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As filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission on August 23, 2013

Registration No. 333-190002

 

 

 

UNITED STATES

SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION

Washington, D.C. 20549

 

 

Amendment No. 1

to

FORM S-11

FOR REGISTRATION UNDER THE SECURITIES ACT OF 1933

OF SECURITIES OF CERTAIN REAL ESTATE COMPANIES

 

 

Brixmor Property Group Inc.

(Exact name of registrant as specified in governing instruments)

 

 

Brixmor Property Group Inc.

420 Lexington Avenue

New York, New York 10170

Tel: (212) 869-3000

(Address, including zip code, and telephone number,

including area code, of registrant’s principal executive offices)

Steven F. Siegel

Executive Vice President and General Counsel

Brixmor Property Group Inc.

420 Lexington Avenue

New York, New York 10170

Tel: (212) 869-3000

(Name, address, including zip code, and telephone number, including area code, of agent for service)

 

 

COPIES TO:

 

Joshua Ford Bonnie

Simpson Thacher & Bartlett LLP

425 Lexington Avenue

New York, New York 10017-3954

Telephone: (212) 455-2000

Facsimile: (212) 455-2502

 

David J. Goldschmidt

Phyllis G. Korff

Skadden, Arps, Slate, Meagher & Flom LLP

Four Times Square

New York, New York 10036

Telephone: (212) 735-3000

Facsimile: (212) 735-2000

 

 

Approximate date of commencement of proposed sale to the public : As soon as is practicable after this Registration Statement becomes effective.

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The registrant hereby amends this registration statement on such date or dates as may be necessary to delay its effective date until the registrant shall file a further amendment which specifically states that this registration statement shall thereafter become effective in accordance with Section 8(a) of the Securities Act of 1933 or until the registration statement shall become effective on such date as the Commission, acting pursuant to said Section 8(a), may determine.

 

 

 


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The information in this preliminary prospectus is not complete and may be changed. These securities may not be sold until the registration statement filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission is effective. This preliminary prospectus is not an offer to sell nor does it seek an offer to buy these securities in any jurisdiction where the offer or sale thereof is not permitted.

 

Subject to Completion

Preliminary Prospectus dated August 23, 2013

PROSPECTUS

 

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             Shares

Brixmor Property Group Inc.

Common Stock

 

 

This is an initial public offering of shares of common stock of Brixmor Property Group Inc. We are offering all of the              shares of common stock to be sold in this offering.

It is currently estimated that the initial public offering price per share will be between $         and $         per share. Prior to this offering there has been no public market for the common stock. Brixmor Property Group Inc. intends to apply for listing of the common stock on the New York Stock Exchange, or NYSE, under the symbol “BRX”.

Upon the completion of this offering, we will be a Maryland corporation. We have elected to qualify as a real estate investment trust, or REIT, for U.S. federal income tax purposes. Shares of our common stock are subject to limitations on ownership and transfer that are primarily intended to assist us in maintaining our qualification as a REIT. Our charter will contain certain restrictions relating to the ownership and transfer of our common stock, including, subject to certain exceptions, a 9.8% limit, in value or by number of shares, whichever is more restrictive, on the ownership of outstanding shares of our common stock and a 9.8% limit, in value, on the ownership of shares of our outstanding stock. See “Description of Stock—Restrictions on Ownership and Transfer.”

After the completion of this offering, affiliates of The Blackstone Group L.P. will continue to own a majority of the voting power of shares eligible to vote in the election of our directors. As a result, we will be a “controlled company” within the meaning of the corporate governance standards of the NYSE. See “Management—Controlled Company Exception” and “Principal Stockholders.”

 

See “ Risk Factors ” beginning on page 25 to read about factors you should consider before buying shares of common stock.

 

 

Neither the Securities and Exchange Commission nor any other regulatory body has approved or disapproved of these securities or passed upon the accuracy of this prospectus. Any representation to the contrary is a criminal offense.

 

 

 

     Per Share      Total  

Initial public offering price

   $                    $                

Underwriting discount

   $         $     

Proceeds, before expenses, to Brixmor Property Group Inc.

   $         $     

To the extent that the underwriters sell more than              shares of common stock, the underwriters have the option to purchase up to an additional              shares from us at the initial public offering price less the underwriting discount.

The underwriters expect to deliver the shares against payment in New York, New York on                     , 2013.

 

 

Joint Bookrunning Managers

 

BofA Merrill Lynch   Citigroup   J.P. Morgan     Wells Fargo Securities   

 

 

Prospectus dated                     , 2013.


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Summary

     1   

Risk Factors

     25   

Forward-Looking Statements

     43   

Market and Industry Data

     43   

Organizational Structure

     44   

Use of Proceeds

     47   

Distribution Policy

     48   

Capitalization

     52   

Dilution

     54   

Unaudited Pro Forma Financial Information

     56   

Selected Financial Information

     68   

Management’s Discussion and Analysis of Financial Condition and Results of Operations

     70   

Industry Overview

     100   

Business

     106   

Management

     149   

Certain Relationships and Related Person Transactions

     180   

Policies with Respect to Certain Activities

     183   

Principal Stockholders

     186   

Description of Indebtedness

     189   

Description of Stock

     193   

Material Provisions of Maryland Law and of Our Charter and Bylaws

     197   

Description of the Partnership Agreement of Brixmor Operating Partnership LP

     205   

Shares Eligible for Future Sale

     208   

Material United States Federal Income Tax Considerations

     210   

Underwriting (Conflicts of Interest)

     233   

Legal Matters

     240   

Experts

     240   

Where You Can Find More Information

     240   

Index to Financial Statements

     F-1   

 

 

You should rely only on the information contained in this prospectus or in any free writing prospectus we may authorize to be delivered to you. Neither we nor the underwriters have authorized anyone to provide you with additional or different information. We and the underwriters are offering to sell, and seeking offers to buy, our shares only in jurisdictions where offers and sales thereof are permitted. The information in this prospectus is accurate only as of the date of this prospectus, regardless of the time of delivery of this prospectus or any sale of our shares.

Through and including                     , 2013 (the 25th day after the date of this prospectus), all dealers effecting transactions in these securities, whether or not participating in this offering, may be required to deliver a prospectus. This is in addition to a dealer’s obligation to deliver a prospectus when acting as an underwriter and with respect to an unsold allotment or subscription.

 

 

In connection with this offering, certain investment funds affiliated with The Blackstone Group L.P. (together with such affiliates, “Blackstone” or our “Sponsor”) will contribute certain properties (the “Acquired Properties”) to us, and we will distribute certain properties that we have historically held in our portfolio (the “Non-Core Properties”) to our Sponsor as described in “Organizational Structure—IPO Property Transfers.” We refer to these contributions and distributions as the “IPO Property Transfers” and to the properties we will own

 

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immediately following the IPO Property Transfers as our “IPO Portfolio.” Unless the context requires otherwise, when describing our portfolio of properties throughout this prospectus, we are referring to our IPO Portfolio. Throughout this prospectus, “Same Property Portfolio” refers to all properties in the IPO Portfolio that we owned on February 28, 2011, when our Sponsor agreed to acquire us (the “Sponsor Contract Date”), and that we continue to own as of the date of this prospectus. The Same Property Portfolio does not include any of the Acquired Properties or the Non-Core Properties.

We refer to our Sponsor, funds affiliated with Centerbridge Partners, L.P. (“Centerbridge”) and the members of our management, in each case, who own shares of our common stock and shares of the common stock of our majority-owned subsidiary, BPG Subsidiary Inc. (“BPG Subsidiary”), and who will receive units in Brixmor Operating Partnership LP (our “Operating Partnership”) as part of the IPO Property Transfers as our “pre-IPO owners.”

Except where the context requires otherwise, references in this prospectus to “Brixmor,” “we,” “our,” “us” and the “company” refer to Brixmor Property Group Inc., together with its consolidated subsidiaries. References to our “common stock” refer to the common stock, $0.01 par value per share, of Brixmor Property Group Inc.

In this prospectus:

 

   

“annualized base rent,” or “ABR,” as of a specified date means monthly base rent as of such date, under leases which have been signed or commenced as of the specified date multiplied by 12. Annualized base rent (i) excludes tenant reimbursements or expenses borne by the tenants, such as the expenses for real estate taxes and insurance and common area and other operating expenses, (ii) does not reflect amounts due per percentage rent lease terms, (iii) is calculated on a cash basis and differs from how we calculate rent in accordance with generally accepted accounting principles in the United States of America (“GAAP”) for purposes of our financial statements and (iv) does not include any ancillary income at a property;

 

   

“ABR per sq. ft.,” or “ABR/SF,” is calculated as ABR divided by leased GLA, excluding ground leases;

 

   

“blended lease spreads” means combined spreads for new and renewal leases (including exercised options) on comparable leases;

 

   

“community shopping center” means a shopping center that we believe meets the International Council of Shopping Centers’ (“ICSC”) definition of community center. ICSC generally defines a community center as a shopping center with general merchandise or convenience-oriented merchandise. Although similar to a neighborhood center (as defined below), a community shopping center offers a wider range of apparel and other soft goods than a neighborhood center. Community centers range from 125,000 to 400,000 sq. ft. in GLA and are usually configured in a straight line as a strip and are commonly anchored by discount stores, supermarkets, drugstores and large specialty discount stores;

 

   

“comparable leases” include only those spaces that were occupied within the prior 12 months;

 

   

“gross leasable area,” or “GLA,” represents the total amount of property square footage that can generate income by being leased to tenants;

 

   

“leased GLA” includes the aggregate GLA of all leases in effect on a given date, including those that are fully executed but as to which the tenant has not yet opened for business and/or not yet commenced the payment of rent;

 

   

“Metropolitan Statistical Area,” or “MSA,” is defined by the United States Office of Management and Budget (“OMB”) as a region associated with at least one urbanized area that has a population of at least 50,000 and comprises the central county or counties containing the core, plus adjacent outlying counties having a high degree of social and economic integration with the central county or counties as measured through commuting;

 

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“neighborhood shopping center” means a shopping center that we believe meets ICSC’s definition of neighborhood center. ICSC generally defines a neighborhood center as a shopping center with offerings that are convenience-oriented. Neighborhood centers range from 30,000 to 125,000 sq. ft. in GLA and are generally anchored by a supermarket;

 

   

“net operating income,” or “NOI,” is a non-GAAP measure often used by real estate companies. We calculate NOI as total property revenues (minimum rent, percentage rents, and recoveries from tenants and other income) less direct property operating expenses (operating and maintenance and real estate taxes) from the properties owned by us. NOI excludes corporate level income (including management, transaction, and other fees). Other REITs may not calculate NOI in the same manner. Accordingly, our NOI may not be comparable to other REITs’ NOI. See “Summary—Summary Financial Information” for information regarding our use of NOI, which is a non-GAAP financial measure;

 

   

“NOI yield” is calculated as projected NOI over incremental cost of a given redevelopment project;

 

   

“occupancy” or “occupied,” in reference to percentage of GLA that is leased, includes lease agreements that have been signed but not yet commenced;

 

   

“PSF” means per square foot (“sq. ft.”) of GLA;

 

   

“redevelopment properties” are properties with significant building improvements, repositioning or GLA expansion underway, where the investment is expected to have a significant favorable impact on marketability;

 

   

“renewal leases” includes expiring leases renewed with the same tenant or the exercise of options by tenants to extend the term of expiring leases. All other leases are categorized as new;

 

   

“rent growth” is calculated as ABR in the final year of the lease compared to ABR in the first year of the new lease. New lease spreads include only those spaces that were occupied within the prior 12 months. Renewal and option lease spreads include leases rolling over with the same tenant in the same location;

 

   

“same property net operating income,” or “same property NOI,” is a non-GAAP measure often used by real estate companies as a supplemental measure of operating performance. We calculate same property NOI as total property revenues (minimum rent, percentage rents, and recoveries from tenants and other income) less direct property operating expenses (operating and maintenance and real estate taxes) from the properties owned by us. NOI excludes corporate level income (including transaction and other fees), lease termination income, straight-line rent and amortization of above-/below-market leases of the same property pool from the prior year reporting period to the current year reporting period. Same property NOI includes all properties in the IPO Portfolio that were owned as of the end of both the current and prior year reporting periods and for the entirety of both periods, excluding properties classified as discontinued operations. See “Summary—Summary Financial Information” for information regarding our use of same property NOI, which is a non-GAAP financial measure; and

 

   

“small shop space” means space of less than 10,000 sq. ft. of GLA.

The sums or percentages, as applicable, of certain tables and charts included in this prospectus may not foot due to rounding.

 

 

Except where the context requires otherwise, the information in this prospectus assumes no exercise by the underwriters of their option to purchase up to an additional              shares from us and that the shares to be sold in this offering are sold at $         per share, which is the mid-point of the price range indicated on the front cover of this prospectus.

 

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SUMMARY

This summary does not contain all of the information that you should consider before investing in shares of our common stock. You should read the entire prospectus carefully before making an investment decision, especially the risks discussed under “Risk Factors,” “Unaudited Pro Forma Financial Information,” “Management’s Discussion and Analysis of Financial Condition and Results of Operations” and our financial statements and the related notes included elsewhere in this prospectus.

Brixmor

Brixmor is an internally-managed REIT that owns and operates the largest wholly-owned portfolio of grocery-anchored community and neighborhood shopping centers in the United States. Our IPO Portfolio is comprised of 522 shopping centers totaling approximately 87 million sq. ft. of gross leasable area (“GLA”). 521 of these shopping centers are 100% owned. Our high quality national portfolio is well diversified by geography, tenancy and retail format, with more than 70% of our shopping centers anchored by market-leading grocers. Our four largest tenants by annualized base rent (“ABR”) are The Kroger Co. (“Kroger”), The TJX Companies, Inc. (“TJX Companies”), Publix Super Markets, Inc. (“Publix”) and Wal-Mart Stores, Inc. (“Walmart”). Our community and neighborhood shopping centers provide a mix of necessity and value-oriented retailers and are primarily located in the top 50 MSAs, surrounded by dense populations in established trade areas. Our company is led by a proven management team that is supported by a fully-integrated, scalable retail real estate operating platform.

A number of trends and factors have driven, and we believe will continue to drive, our internal growth. Since February 28, 2011, when our Sponsor agreed to acquire us (the “Sponsor Contract Date”), for our Same Property Portfolio we have:

 

   

increased occupancy for ten consecutive quarters on a year-over-year basis to 91.7% at June 30, 2013;

 

   

increased our total ABR for 23 consecutive months through June 2013;

 

   

executed 1,599 new leases for approximately 8.4 million sq. ft. of GLA;

 

   

achieved positive new and renewal lease spreads over each of the past ten quarters, including 21% and 7%, respectively, in the six months ended June 30, 2013; and

 

   

realized net operating income (“NOI”) growth of 3.8% for the year ended December 31, 2012, 4.4% for the three months ended June 30, 2013, 4.2% for the six months ended June 30, 2013 and 4.4% for the twelve months ended June 30, 2013, in each case in comparison to the corresponding prior year period. Additional information regarding NOI, including a reconciliation of NOI to net income (loss), is included below in “—Summary Financial and Other Data.”

We believe that our IPO Portfolio provides us with further opportunity for meaningful NOI growth over the coming years and that the key drivers of this growth will be a combination of occupancy increases across both our “anchor” (spaces of greater than or equal to 10,000 sq. ft. of GLA) and “small shop” (spaces of less than 10,000 sq. ft. of GLA) space, positive rent spreads from below-market in-place rents and significant near-term lease rollover, and the realization of embedded redevelopment opportunities.

Our Shopping Centers

Since the Sponsor Contract Date, we have improved the overall operating performance of our portfolio and have also significantly enhanced the quality of our shopping center portfolio through the IPO Property Transfers, other divestitures of other non-core assets and disciplined redevelopment.

 

 

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The following table provides summary information regarding our IPO Portfolio as of June 30, 2013.

Summary of IPO Portfolio

 

Number of shopping centers

     522   

Gross leasable area (sq. ft.)

     86.7 million   

Percent grocery-anchored shopping centers (1)

     70

Average shopping center GLA (sq. ft.)

     166,170   

Occupancy

     92

Average ABR/SF

     $    11.83   

Percent of ABR in top 50 U.S. MSAs

     63

Average effective age (2)

     14 years   

Percent of grocer tenants that are #1 or #2 in their respective markets (3)

     77

Average grocer sales per square foot (“PSF”) (4)

     $       502   

Average population density (5)

     182,928   

Average household income (5)

     $  78,103   

 

(1) Based on total number of shopping centers.
(2) Effective age is calculated based on the year of the most recent redevelopment of the shopping center or based on year built if no redevelopment has occurred.
(3) References in this prospectus to grocer tenants that are #1 or #2 include specialty grocers which are not ranked with general grocers.
(4) Year ended December 31, 2012. Includes only grocers reporting sales.
(5) Demographics based on five-mile radius and weighted by ABR. Based on U.S. Census information (June 2012).

Our Recent History

Since the Sponsor Contract Date, we have improved the overall operating performance of our portfolio, used our broader access to capital to significantly enhance the quality of our shopping center portfolio through capital investments and strengthened our overall operating platform. Additionally, we have executed significant divestitures of non-core assets over the last several years.

During the period of ownership under Centro Properties Group (“Centro”), our capital availability was constrained and limited to general upkeep at our shopping centers. We were unable to fund tenant improvements required for new leases, which severely limited our ability to attract and retain tenants and negatively impacted our occupancy rate. Since the Sponsor Contract Date, we have invested $339 million of primarily revenue-generating capital in our assets in order to both drive leasing and fund 43 value-creating redevelopment projects. Facilitated by this capital investment, since the Sponsor Contract Date we have executed 1,682 new leases in our IPO Portfolio for an aggregate of approximately 8.5 million sq. ft., including 192 new anchor leases for spaces of at least 10,000 sq. ft., of which 92 were new leases for spaces of at least 20,000 sq. ft. We believe that anchor leasing is a critical driver of further growth in our occupancy rate, as well as in leasing spreads for renewal leases.

In addition, during 2012 and 2013, we optimized our operating structure, enhanced our management team and reduced our general and administrative expenses by consolidating our operations into three regions from a previous eight and centralizing our accounting functions into one office in suburban Philadelphia. We believe that our organizational structure is properly aligned to provide superior service to our tenants and to meet the requirements of being a publicly traded company. We do not depend on our Sponsor for any shared services.

 

 

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Competitive Strengths

We believe the following strengths of our company differentiate us from other owners and operators of shopping centers in the United States and position us to execute on our business plan and growth strategies:

Pure Play, Wholly-Owned Portfolio Without Legacy Issues. We have constructed our IPO Portfolio through sales of shopping centers and the distribution of non-core assets, as well as the strategic selection of the Acquired Properties, with the goal of creating a portfolio that is (1) wholly-owned, (2) domestic only and (3) comprised of a single asset class of community and neighborhood shopping centers. Assets were selected for our IPO Portfolio based on growth potential, trade area and overall operating synergies.

Since 2005, we have sold or distributed 238 shopping centers, or 33% of the shopping centers originally acquired by Centro. The divested shopping centers were characterized by weaker average occupancies, demographics, grocer sales levels and tenant quality compared with our IPO Portfolio. Further, our Sponsor has invested additional capital of $339 million into the IPO Portfolio. In connection with this offering, our Sponsor is contributing 43 shopping centers to our IPO Portfolio, which have been managed by us since being acquired by our Sponsor in 2011 and 2012. These properties are located in markets where we already have a significant presence. The Acquired Properties are characterized by high average occupancies and high ABR/SF and are 86% grocery-anchored, including 20 Publix-anchored shopping centers. The following chart provides summary statistics of our IPO Portfolio as compared to (1) the shopping centers Centro acquired to build its U.S. portfolio, (2) properties eliminated from Centro’s portfolio, including the Non-Core Properties, (3) the Same Property Portfolio and (4) the Acquired Properties:

 

     Centro
Portfolio (1)
   

  Properties
Sold (2)
      Non-Core
Properties (3)
   

  =  

  Same
Property
Portfolio (3)
   

 +  

  Acquired
Properties (3)
   

 =   

   IPO
Portfolio (3)
 

Number of shopping centers

     717       

 

193

  

      45          479          43           522   

Occupancy

     87       81       69.3       92       90        92

Average ABR/SF

   $ 10.80        $ 9.23        $   6.65        $ 11.72        $ 13.78         $ 11.83   

Percent grocery-anchored (4)

     58       39       24       69       86        70

Average grocer sales PSF (5)

   $ 459          $ 358          $ 296          $ 504          $ 485           $ 502   

 

(1) For properties owned by us as of June 30, 2013, information is presented as of June 30, 2013, except that average grocer sales reflect tenant-reported information for the year ended December 31, 2012. For properties no longer owned by us as of June 30, 2013, information is that which was most recently available to us before the dates of the sale of the relevant properties, except that average grocer sales reflect the last tenant-reported information before the dates of the sale of the relevant properties.
(2) Information is presented based on information as of the dates of the sale of the relevant properties, except that average grocer sales reflect the last tenant-reported information before the dates of the sale of the relevant properties.
(3) As of June 30, 2013, except that average grocer sales reflect tenant-reported information for the year ended December 31, 2012.
(4) Based on total number of shopping centers owned.
(5) Average grocer sales PSF is derived from sales data provided to us by the relevant grocer, and includes only grocers reporting sales. In the Centro Portfolio, Properties Sold, Non-Core Properties, Same Property Portfolio, Acquired Properties and IPO Portfolio, these grocers represented 75% (315 of 421), 70% (53 of 76), 100% (11 of 11), 75% (251 of 334), 95% (35 of 37) and 77% (286 of 371), respectively, of total grocers.

We currently do not expect to execute a meaningful number of property sales in the foreseeable future, with future dispositions dictated by changes in market or property conditions. As such, our management will be able to focus on optimizing returns from our IPO Portfolio without the distraction that would otherwise accompany the execution of major property dispositions.

In addition, we believe that we have taken advantage of our time as a private company to position ourselves with our IPO Portfolio and with an efficient operating and management infrastructure to support it. As a publicly traded company we do not expect to face the legacy issues that many of our peers face as a result of the global financial crisis

 

 

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and strategic plan modifications, such as significant non-core asset sales, unresolved land owned and being held for potential future development (“land banks”), stalled new developments, resolving of joint ventures and operating platform modifications.

Embedded Internal Growth Opportunity. Our Same Property Portfolio delivered NOI growth of 3.8%, 4.2% and 4.4% during the year ended December 31, 2012 and the six months and quarter ended June 30, 2013, respectively, which exceeded the peer average of 3.2%, 3.5% and 3.7% for the year ended December 31, 2012 and the six months and quarter ended June 30, 2013, respectively, in each case in comparison to the corresponding prior year period. For the twelve months ended June 30, 2013, NOI growth in our Same Property Portfolio was 4.4% in comparison to the prior year period. We believe that we are well-positioned to continue to deliver meaningful same property NOI growth over the next several years. We expect such growth to be driven by a combination of occupancy increases across both our anchor and small shop space, the capture of positive rent spreads from below-market in-place rents and significant near-term lease rollover, through contractual rent increases and redevelopment efforts.

Since the Sponsor Contract Date, we have grown occupancy at our Same Property Portfolio from 90.1% to 91.7% at June 30, 2013. We continue to experience strong leasing momentum and, as of June 30, 2013, our IPO Portfolio contained 283 anchor and small shop leases that were signed but not yet commenced, representing approximately $21 million of contractually obligated ABR, which we expect to predominantly realize by the first half of 2014.

Since the Sponsor Contract Date, we have executed 192 new anchor leases for spaces of at least 10,000 sq. ft., including 92 new leases for spaces of at least 20,000 sq. ft., increasing overall anchor occupancy to 96% as of June 30, 2013. We believe that the commencement of anchor space leases drives strong new and renewal lease spreads and, because it enables us to lease additional small shop space, is instrumental to long-term small shop occupancy gains and NOI growth. Occupancy improved 2.2% during the 12 months ended June 30, 2013 for small shop spaces in shopping centers with at least one anchor commencement in the prior 12 months.

We believe our above-average lease expiration schedule, as compared to our historic annual expirations, with below-market expiring rents will enable us to renew leases or sign new leases at higher rates. During the 12 months ended June 30, 2013, we signed new and renewal leases in our IPO Portfolio at an average ABR/SF of $12.44. As we move forward into 2014 and through 2016, expiring rents will be lower on average than expiring rents in 2013. Twelve percent of our leased GLA expires in 2014, 15% in 2015 and 14% in 2016, with an average expiring rent of $10.91 per sq. ft. This represents a significant near-term opportunity to mark a substantial percentage of the IPO Portfolio to market. We would expect leasing spreads to widen over time as market rents continue to grow.

Finally, our leases generally provide for contractual rent increases which average 1.1% annually across the portfolio. In addition, our leases generally include tenant reimbursements for common area costs, insurance and real estate taxes. Certain leases also provide for additional rental payments based on a percentage of tenant sales.

High Quality, Grocery-Anchored Asset Base Primarily Located in Top 50 MSAs. Our shopping centers are predominantly located in in-fill locations within established trade areas across the top 50 MSAs in the United States by population, with 63% of the ABR of our IPO Portfolio as of June 30, 2013 derived from these MSAs. Key areas of geographic concentration include the major MSAs of New York (6.1% of ABR); Philadelphia (5.8% of ABR); Houston (5.3% of ABR); Chicago (4.8% of ABR) and Dallas (4.3% of ABR). We believe that such geographic concentration allows for economies of scale and provides market leverage. The shopping centers in our IPO Portfolio were initially built an average of 30 years ago (although the average effective age based on the year of the most recent redevelopment of the shopping center or year built is 14 years), which reflects the in-fill nature of our shopping centers in established trade areas with the appropriate ratio of anchor to small shop GLA. MSAs in which our shopping centers are located have characteristics that result in premium rents and high occupancy levels compared to other real estate markets in the United States. In particular, we believe these trade areas have, and will maintain over time, significant barriers to entry, such as limited opportunities and high costs for new development. Additionally, these markets have diversified and established tenant bases and are characterized by strong economic fundamentals.

 

 

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Seventy percent of our portfolio is anchored by market-leading grocers, providing resilient consumer traffic to our shopping centers, with additional anchors being national and regional discount and general merchandise retailers. The top five grocers leasing space from us accounted for 10% of the total ABR of our IPO Portfolio as of June 30, 2013 and overall, grocers are the largest of all our tenant category types. During 2012, based on data reported to us by our tenants, our grocer tenants had average sales of $502 PSF, which is 33% above the average U.S. grocer sales PSF. Additionally, 77% of our grocer tenants ranked as the #1 or #2 grocer, based on market share in their respective markets as reported by industry sources.

In addition, we believe that our shopping centers located outside of the top 50 MSAs are among the strongest centers in their respective markets based on their locations in prominent retail corridors, merchandise mix and physical condition. These properties were on average 92% occupied and 72% grocery-anchored at June 30, 2013. Eighty percent of these grocery-anchored centers located outside of the top 50 MSAs were anchored by the #1 or #2 grocer, based on market share in their respective markets as reported by industry sources, with strong sales of $497 PSF, according to the most recent tenant-reported data.

High Anchor Space Ownership. As of June 30, 2013, we owned 84% of our anchor spaces greater than or equal to 35,000 sq. ft., which we believe is substantially greater than other large publicly traded owners of community and neighborhood shopping centers. These spaces accounted for 42% of our total GLA and 31% of our ABR and primarily include retailers such as Ahold USA, Inc., Publix, Kroger and Walmart. We believe our focus on anchor space ownership provides us with important operational control in the positioning of our shopping centers in the event an anchor ceases to operate and provides flexibility in working with new and existing anchor tenants as they seek to expand or reposition their stores.

At June 30, 2013, the average ABR/SF of our IPO Portfolio was $11.83, with the average ABR/SF of spaces less than 35,000 sq. ft. at $14.26 and of spaces greater than or equal to 35,000 sq. ft. at $8.53. As these greater than or equal to 35,000 sq. ft. leases expire, we expect to generate positive rent increases on these spaces. Twenty-one leases for spaces greater than or equal to 35,000 sq. ft. will expire with no remaining options between July 1, 2013 and December 31, 2016 at an average ABR/SF of $4.70. The total GLA represented by these leases is approximately 1.3 million sq. ft., representing a significant opportunity to increase rents to market rates.

Redevelopment Expertise . We have been a top redeveloper over the past decade, according to Chain Store Age magazine, having completed projects totaling approximately $1 billion since January 1, 2003. Since the Sponsor Contract Date, we have completed 43 redevelopment projects, for a total cost of $129 million with a targeted NOI yield of approximately 18%. The average cost per redevelopment project completed since the Sponsor Contract Date is approximately $3 million, with an average time to completion of 11 months. We currently have 23 active projects, with an expected aggregate cost of $93 million and a targeted NOI yield of 15%. Given the continual evolution of retailer concepts and store prototypes, as well as the lack of significant new development in the United States, we expect to maintain our current pace of redevelopment over the foreseeable future. We believe redevelopment is critical to the success of our company, as it provides incremental growth in NOI, drives small shop leasing, improves the value and quality of our shopping centers and increases consumer traffic. At shopping centers in our IPO Portfolio where we have completed a redevelopment during either the year ended December 31, 2012 or the six months ended June 30, 2013, occupancy has increased on average 7.5% in comparison to the year ended December 31, 2011.

Expansive Retailer Relationships. We own and operate the largest wholly-owned portfolio of community and neighborhood shopping centers in the United States. We believe that, given the scale of our asset base and our nationwide footprint, we have a competitive advantage in supporting the growth plans of the nation’s largest retailers. We are committed to helping our retailers meet their real estate needs through creative leasing strategies, property management capabilities and redevelopment expertise. We believe that we are the largest landlord by GLA to Kroger and TJX Companies, as well as a key landlord to all major grocers and most major

 

 

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retail category leaders. We believe that our strong relationships with leading retailers afford us insight into their strategies and priority access to their expansion plans, enabling us to efficiently provide these retailers with space in multiple locations, often pursuant to a uniform lease form. Our role as a leading landlord to these retailers makes us an important counterparty to them.

Proven Fully-Integrated Operating Platform. We operate with a fully-integrated, comprehensive platform including approximately 475 employees both leveraging our national presence and demonstrating our commitment to a regional and local presence. We provide our tenants with personalized service through our network of three regional offices in Atlanta, Chicago and Philadelphia, as well as via 12 leasing and property management satellite offices throughout the country. Each regional office is responsible for the day-to-day property-level operations and decision-making for shopping centers in its area, including leasing, property management and maintenance, as well as any related legal, construction or redevelopment efforts. We believe that this strategy enables us to obtain critical market intelligence and to benefit from the regional and local expertise of our workforce. Through our complementary in-house disciplines, we are able to consistently maintain high standards and levels of service at the operational and property level. In addition to our network of local and regional offices, we maintain centralized corporate and accounting functions, which drive efficiency, consistency and commonality in operations and reporting.

Experienced Management with Interests Aligned with Stockholders. Senior members of our management team are proven real estate operators with deep industry expertise and retailer relationships and have an average of 25 years of experience in the real estate industry and an average tenure of 13 years with the company. The majority of our seven member executive team has a long history with our IPO Portfolio, including having managed our business through a number of economic cycles. Our management team, led by Michael Carroll and Michael Pappagallo, is familiar with market conditions and investment opportunities in the major markets in which we operate and has extensive and long-standing business relationships with tenants, brokers and vendors established through many years of transactional experience, as well as significant expertise in redevelopment, which we believe will enhance our growth prospects. We believe that the extensive operating expertise of our management team enables us to maintain focused leasing programs, active asset and property management and first-class tenant service.

Our senior management team also has extensive capital markets and balance sheet management experience. Our management team has completed a large volume of capital transactions over the last two years. In addition, all members of our senior management team have extensive public company experience either with a predecessor company or with another publicly traded U.S. shopping center REIT.

The interests of our senior management team are highly aligned with those of our stockholders. As described in “—Organizational Structure—Our Organizational Structure,” our management team collectively owns in excess of     % of the Outstanding Brixmor Interests that will be outstanding after the completion of this offering and the IPO Property Transfers. In addition, we intend to continue to utilize equity-based compensation as part of our compensation program after this offering.

Our Business and Growth Strategies

Our primary objective is to maximize total returns to our stockholders through a combination of growth and value-creation at the asset level supported by stable cash flows. We seek to achieve this through ownership of a large high quality, diversified portfolio of primarily grocery-anchored community and neighborhood shopping centers. We intend to pursue the following strategies to achieve this objective:

Leveraging our Operating Expertise to Proactively Lease and Manage our Assets. We proactively manage our shopping centers with an emphasis on driving high occupancy rates with a solid base of nationally and regionally recognized tenants that generate substantial daily traffic. Our expansive relationships with leading

 

 

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retailers afford us early access to their strategies and expansion plans, as well as to their senior management. We believe these relationships, combined with the national breadth and scale of our portfolio, give us a competitive advantage as a key landlord able to support the real estate strategies of our diverse landscape of retailers. Our operating platform, along with the corresponding regional and local market expertise, enables us to efficiently capitalize on market and retailing trends. We also seek opportunities to refurbish, renovate and redevelop existing shopping centers, as appropriate, including expanding or repositioning existing tenants.

We direct our leasing efforts at the corporate level through our national accounts team and at the regional level through our field network. We believe this strategy enables us to provide our national and regional retailers with a centralized, single point of contact, facilitates reviews of our entire shopping center portfolio and provides for standardized lease templates that streamline the lease execution process, while also accounting for market-specific trends.

Capitalizing on Below-Market Expiring Leases . Our focus is to unlock opportunity and create value at the asset level and increase cash flow by increasing rental rates through the renewal of expiring leases or re-leasing of space to new tenants with limited downtime. As part of our targeted leasing strategy, we constantly seek to maximize rental rates and improve the tenant quality and credit profile of our portfolio. We believe our above-average lease expiration schedule, as compared to our historic annual expirations, with below-market expiring rents will enable us to renew leases or sign new leases at higher rates. As we move forward into 2014 and through 2016, expiring rents will be lower on average than expiring rents in 2013. During 2012, we experienced new lease rent spreads for the IPO Portfolio of 20.4% and blended lease spreads of 6.1%. Strong performance continued in the first six months of 2013, with new lease rent spreads of 21.4% and blended lease spreads of 8.0%. We believe that this performance will continue given our future expiration schedule of 12% of our leased GLA in 2014, 15% in 2015 and 14% in 2016, with an average expiring ABR/SF of $10.91 compared to an average ABR/SF of $12.44 for new and renewal leases signed during the 12 months ended June 30, 2013. This represents a significant near-term opportunity to mark a substantial percentage of the IPO Portfolio to market.

Pursue Value-Creating Redevelopment Opportunities. We evaluate our portfolio on an ongoing basis to identify value-creating redevelopment opportunities. These efforts are tenant-driven and focus on renovating, re-tenanting and repositioning assets and generally present higher risk-adjusted returns than new developments. Potential new projects include value-creation opportunities that have been previously identified within our portfolio, as well as new opportunities created by the lack of meaningful community and neighborhood shopping center development in the United States. We may occasionally seek to acquire non-owned anchor spaces and land parcels at, or adjacent, to our shopping centers in order to facilitate redevelopment projects. As a result of the historically low number of new shopping center developments in the United States, redevelopment opportunities are critical in allowing us to meet space requirements for new store growth and accommodate the evolving prototypes of our retailers.

During 2012, we completed 24 redevelopment projects in our IPO Portfolio, with average targeted NOI yields of 19%. The aggregate cost of these projects was approximately $65 million. During the six months ended June 30, 2013, we completed 14 redevelopment projects in our IPO Portfolio, with average targeted NOI yields of 18% and an aggregate cost of approximately $50 million. We expect average targeted NOI yields of 15% and an aggregate cost of $93 million for our 23 currently active redevelopment projects. The average cost per redevelopment project completed since the Sponsor Contract Date is approximately $3 million, with an average time to completion of 11 months. We expect to continue to expand the number of redevelopment projects over time and intend to fund these efforts through cash from operations.

Portfolio Diversification. We seek to achieve diversification by the geographic distribution of our shopping centers and the breadth of our tenant base and tenant business lines. We believe this diversification serves to insulate us from macro-economic cycles and reduces our exposure to any single market or retailer.

 

 

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The shopping centers in our portfolio are strategically located across 38 states and throughout more than 175 MSAs, with 63% of our ABR derived from shopping centers located in the top 50 MSAs with no one MSA accounting for more than 6.1% of our ABR, in each case as of June 30, 2013.

In total, we have approximately 5,400 diverse national, regional and local retailers with approximately 9,300 leases in our IPO Portfolio. As a result, our 10 largest tenants accounted for only 18% of our ABR, and our two largest tenants, Kroger and TJX Companies, each accounted for only 3.3% of our ABR, in each case, as of June 30, 2013. Our largest shopping center represents only 1.5% of our ABR as of June 30, 2013.

Flexible Capital Structure Positioned for Growth. Our initial capital structure provides us with financial flexibility and capacity to fund our current growth capital needs, as well as future opportunities. We believe the recent completion of our $2.75 billion unsecured credit facility (the “Unsecured Credit Facility”) with a lending group comprised of top-tier financial institutions demonstrates our ability to access cost effective debt capital, provides us the opportunity to repay significant amounts of currently higher cost secured debt and gives us additional flexibility to further improve our financial position. We believe that the Unsecured Credit Facility is the largest ever debut credit facility in the REIT industry. We anticipate that we will have $         million of undrawn capacity under the Unsecured Credit Facility upon completion of this offering after giving effect to the use of proceeds therefrom.

We believe that becoming a publicly traded company will further enhance our access to multiple forms of capital, including follow-on offerings of our common stock, unsecured corporate level debt, preferred equity and additional credit facilities, which will provide us with a competitive advantage over smaller, more highly leveraged or privately-held shopping center companies.

We intend to continue to enhance our financial and operating flexibility through ongoing reduction of our secured debt over time and to pursue an investment grade credit rating with the major credit rating agencies.

Industry Overview

Rosen Consulting Group (“RCG”), a nationally recognized real estate consulting firm, anticipates that continued improvements in consumer and business confidence will drive demand for domestic goods and services in the medium term. RCG believes that these factors should stimulate personal consumption, fueling strong gross domestic product (“GDP”) growth and lead to increased retail sales and restaurant visits. Increased confidence is expected in all income groups going forward, which should form the basis for a broad-based increase in consumer spending and improvements in retail market fundamentals. Retailer demand for space should increase as job creation and population growth spur increased sales of necessity goods, housing-related products, and discretionary items. Category killers, large retail chain stores that are dominant in their product categories, should be among the strongest performers going forward, leading to rapid income growth in community and neighborhood centers and regional mall properties where category killers function as anchor tenants. Grocery-anchored centers should also extend strong performance, as consumer foot traffic increases in centers that provide both necessities and discretionary items. RCG projects that a limited amount of new retail development will be delivered in the next five years, allowing for tightening market conditions and the potential for increased rents.

Private-sector job creation is outpacing the growth of the labor force, resulting in a decreasing trend in the unemployment rate and boosting consumer confidence. RCG expects job creation to drive the unemployment rate from 7.5% as of April 2013 to 7.1% by year-end 2013 and into the high-5% range in the medium term. Employment growth in the top 50 MSAs should outpace the national average during this period. In conjunction with improvements in business and consumer confidence, increased private-sector hiring is driving income growth and increased personal consumption expenditures, which comprise more than 70% of GDP. In the first

 

 

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quarter of 2013, real personal consumption expenditures, including services, increased by 2.1%, marking the 13th consecutive quarter of year-over-year growth. Rising disposable income should boost consumer spending and lead to increased retail sales in the coming years. The economic recovery is also fueling more rapid population growth and household formation. Many of the new households formed will be in dense, urban submarkets, driving increased population density. As the number of U.S. residents and households increases, so will the demand for consumer goods and retail sales.

Job creation and rising consumer confidence propelled retail sales growth in recent years, after a sharp pullback in consumer spending during the recession. Excluding automobile sales, nominal retail sales surpassed the prior annual peak in 2011 at $3.8 trillion. In 2012, this figure increased by 4.8% to $4.0 trillion. Consumer discretionary spending has rebounded robustly in recent years. Beginning in late 2010, the year-over-year increase in real consumer discretionary spending ranged from 2% to 4% per month, most recently reaching 2.9% in April 2013. Year-over-year in March 2013, retail inventories increased by 7.0% to more than $522 billion from a recessionary low of $423 billion in August 2009. By 2017, RCG expects fourth quarter retail sales excluding autos to approach $1.2 trillion.

RCG expects construction to gradually increase as vacant space is absorbed. Much of the excess space built leading up to the recession will need to be absorbed before developers undertake major new projects and significantly increase supply. With new supply constrained between 2013 and 2017, RCG expects that increasing retailer demand for space stimulated by rising retail sales as a result of the strengthening economy and housing market will drive the vacant space to pre-recession levels.

The combination of gradually strengthening tenant demand, limited new supply coming online, and removal or repurposing of outdated stock has caused the community and neighborhood centers space availability rate to decline from its recession-era high. The tenant retention rate at May 2013 increased for all types of retail properties from recessionary lows. Consequently, the community and neighborhood centers space availability rate tightened to 12.7% in 2012 from a peak of 13.1% in 2011. Looking forward, RCG predicts a slow, steady decline in the community and neighborhood centers space availability rate to 10.0% in 2017. The accelerating tenant demand will be concentrated in existing centers while the supply pipeline remains low. Increased retail sales should boost retailer confidence and tenant expansion activity, particularly in regions with positive economic and demographic fundamentals.

Well-positioned community and neighborhood centers outperformed in terms of rent growth during 2012, as rising sales and productivity increased tenant competition for space in these properties. Grocery-anchored properties, in particular, were relatively resilient during the recession and initial years of the recovery. On average, community and neighborhood center rental rates increased by 1.7% in 2012. Tightening rental market conditions and improving retailer confidence should allow landlords to raise asking rental rates for retail space in the coming years. Looking forward, community and neighborhood centers should outperform other types of real estate, with average annual rent growth of 2.7% from 2013 to 2016. Grocery-anchored community and neighborhood shopping centers should outperform the broader category, with even stronger rent growth.

Organizational Structure

IPO Property Transfers. In connection with this offering, we will effect the IPO Property Transfers described in greater detail in “Organizational Structure—IPO Property Transfers,” whereby certain investment funds affiliated with our Sponsor will contribute certain properties (the “Acquired Properties”) to us, and we will distribute certain properties that we have historically held in our portfolio (the “Non-Core Properties”) to our pre-IPO owners. We refer to these contributions and distributions as the “IPO Property Transfers” and to the properties we will own immediately following the IPO Property Transfers as our “IPO Portfolio.” Unless the context requires otherwise, when describing our portfolio of properties throughout this prospectus, we are referring to our IPO Portfolio.

 

 

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Our Organizational Structure. All of our assets are held, and our operations conducted, by Brixmor Operating Partnership LP, our “Operating Partnership.” We own and control our Operating Partnership indirectly through our majority-owned subsidiary, BPG Subsidiary Inc., or “BPG Subsidiary.” Brixmor OP GP LLC, a wholly-owned subsidiary of BPG Subsidiary, serves as the sole general partner of our Operating Partnership.

In addition to owning shares of our common stock, our pre-IPO owners also own shares in BPG Subsidiary, which we refer to as “BPG Subsidiary Shares,” and, following the IPO Property Transfers, will own common units of partnership interest in our Operating Partnership, which we refer to as “OP Units.” Following this offering, holders of BPG Subsidiary Shares (other than Brixmor Property Group Inc.) may exchange their BPG Subsidiary shares for shares of our common stock on a one-for-one basis subject to customary conversion rate adjustments for splits, share dividends and reclassifications or, at our election, for cash based upon the market value of an equivalent number of shares of our common stock. In addition, following this offering, holders of OP Units (other than Brixmor Property Group Inc., BPG Subsidiary or its wholly-owned subsidiary, which is the general partner of our Operating Partnership) may redeem their OP Units for cash based upon the market value of an equivalent number of shares of our common stock or, at our election, exchange their OP Units for shares of our common stock on a one-for-one basis subject to customary conversion rate adjustments for splits, unit distributions and reclassifications. We refer to shares of our common stock, the BPG Subsidiary Shares and the OP Units, collectively, as “Brixmor Interests.” We use the term “Outstanding BPG Subsidiary Shares” to refer to the BPG Subsidiary Shares held by persons other than Brixmor Property Group Inc. and to the term “Outstanding OP Units” to refer to the OP Units not held by Brixmor Property Group Inc., BPG Subsidiary or its wholly-owned subsidiary. We use the term “Outstanding Brixmor Interests” to refer, collectively, to the outstanding shares of our common stock, the Outstanding BPG Subsidiary Shares and the Outstanding OP Units.

Brixmor Property Group Inc. owns a majority of the BPG Subsidiary Shares outstanding. Accordingly, through its power to elect all of BPG Subsidiary’s directors, Brixmor Property Group Inc. operates and controls all of the business and affairs of BPG Subsidiary and consolidates the financial results of BPG Subsidiary and its consolidated subsidiaries, including our Operating Partnership. The ownership interest of the minority stockholders of BPG Subsidiary is reflected as a non-controlling interest in Brixmor Property Group Inc.’s consolidated financial statements.

After the completion of this offering and the IPO Property Transfers, BPG Subsidiary will own a majority of the OP Units of our Operating Partnership outstanding, and its wholly-owned subsidiary, Brixmor OP GP LLC, will serve as the sole general partner of our Operating Partnership. Accordingly, BPG Subsidiary will operate and control all of the business and affairs of our Operating Partnership and consolidates the financial results of our Operating Partnership and its consolidated subsidiaries. The ownership interest of the holders of OP Units to be held by our pre-IPO owners will also be reflected as a non-controlling interest in Brixmor Property Group Inc.’s consolidated financial statements.

 

 

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The following diagram depicts our organizational structure and equity ownership immediately following this offering. This chart is provided for illustrative purposes only and does not show all of our legal entities or ownership percentages of such entities. For additional details, see “Organizational Structure.”

 

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(1) BPG Subsidiary owns a portion of its interest in our Operating Partnership through Brixmor OP GP LLC, a wholly-owned subsidiary of BPG Subsidiary that serves as the sole general partner of our Operating Partnership.

Our Sponsor

Blackstone (NYSE: BX) is one of the world’s leading investment and advisory firms. Blackstone’s alternative asset management businesses include the management of corporate private equity funds, real estate funds, hedge fund solutions, credit-oriented funds and closed-end mutual funds. Blackstone also provides various financial advisory services, including financial and strategic advisory, restructuring and reorganization advisory and fund placement services. Through its different businesses, Blackstone had total assets under management of approximately $230 billion as of June 30, 2013. Blackstone’s global real estate group is the largest private equity real estate manager in the world with $64 billion of investor capital under management as of June 30, 2013.

 

 

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Summary Risk Factors

Investing in our common stock involves substantial risks, and our ability to successfully operate our business is subject to numerous risks, including those that are generally associated with operating in the real estate industry. Some of the more significant challenges and risks include the following:

 

   

adverse global, national and regional economic, market and real estate conditions may adversely affect our performance;

 

   

we face considerable competition in the leasing market and may be unable to renew leases or re-lease space as leases expire;

 

   

we face considerable competition for the tenancy of our leases and the business of retail shoppers;

 

   

our performance depends on the collection of rent from the tenants at the properties in our portfolio, those tenants’ financial condition and the ability of those tenants to maintain their leases;

 

   

real estate property investments are illiquid, and it may not be possible to dispose of assets when appropriate or on favorable terms;

 

   

we utilize a significant amount of indebtedness in the operation of our business;

 

   

we may be unable to obtain financing through the debt and equity markets;

 

   

our cash flows and operating results could be adversely affected by required payments of debt or related interest and other risks of our debt financing;

 

   

mortgage debt obligations expose us to the possibility of foreclosure, which could result in the loss of our investment in a property or group of properties subject to mortgage debt;

 

   

covenants in our debt agreements may restrict our operating activities and adversely affect our financial condition;

 

   

current and future redevelopment or real estate property acquisitions may not yield expected returns;

 

   

an uninsured loss on properties or a loss that exceeds the limits of our insurance policies could result in a loss of our investment or related revenue in our portfolio;

 

   

our real estate assets may be subject to impairment charges;

 

   

we are controlled by our Sponsor;

 

   

our Sponsor exercised influence with respect to the terms of the IPO Property Transfers; and

 

   

if we do not maintain our qualification as a REIT, we will be subject to tax as a regular corporation and could face a substantial tax liability.

Before you participate in this offering, you should carefully consider all of the information in this prospectus, including matters set forth under the heading “Risk Factors.”

Distribution Policy

The Internal Revenue Code of 1986, as amended (the “Code”), generally requires that a REIT distribute annually at least 90% of its REIT taxable income, determined without regard to the deduction for dividends paid and excluding net capital gains, and imposes tax on any taxable income retained by a REIT, including capital gains. To satisfy the requirements for qualification as a REIT and generally not be subject to U.S. federal income and excise tax, we intend to make regular quarterly distributions of all or substantially all of our REIT taxable income to holders of our common stock out of assets legally available for such purposes. Our future distributions will be at the sole discretion of our board of directors.

 

 

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To the extent we are prevented by provisions of our financing arrangements or otherwise from distributing 100% of our REIT taxable income or otherwise do not distribute 100% of our REIT taxable income, we will be subject to income tax, and potentially excise tax, on the retained amounts. If our operations do not generate sufficient cash flow to allow us to satisfy the REIT distribution requirements, we may be required to fund distributions from working capital, borrow funds, sell assets or reduce such distributions. Our board of directors reviews the alternative funding sources available to us from time to time.

REIT Qualification

We made a tax election to be treated as a REIT for U.S. federal income tax purposes commencing with our taxable year ended December 31, 2011 and expect to continue to operate so as to qualify as a REIT. So long as we qualify as a REIT, we generally will not be subject to U.S. federal income tax on net taxable income that we distribute annually to our stockholders. In order to qualify as a REIT for U.S. federal income tax purposes, we must continually satisfy tests concerning, among other things, the real estate qualification of sources of our income, the composition and values of our assets, the amounts we distribute to our stockholders and the diversity of ownership of our stock. In order to comply with REIT requirements, we may need to forego otherwise attractive opportunities and limit our expansion opportunities and the manner in which we conduct our operations. See “Risk Factors—Risks Related to our REIT Status and Certain Other Tax Items.”

Restrictions on Ownership of our Stock

Subject to certain exceptions, our charter will provide that no person may own, or be deemed to own by virtue of the attribution provisions of the Code, more than 9.8% (in value or by number of shares, whichever is more restrictive) of our outstanding common stock or more than 9.8% in value of our outstanding stock, which we refer to as the “ownership limit,” and will impose certain other restrictions on ownership and transfer of our stock. We expect that, upon completion of this offering, our board of directors will grant an exemption from the ownership limit to our Sponsor and its affiliates.

Our charter will also prohibit any person from, among other things:

 

   

owning shares of our stock that would result in our being “closely held” under Section 856(h) of the Code or otherwise cause us to fail to qualify as a REIT;

 

   

transferring shares of our stock if the transfer would result in shares of our stock being beneficially owned by fewer than 100 persons; and

 

   

beneficially owning shares of our stock to the extent such ownership would result in our failing to qualify as a “domestically controlled qualified investment entity” within the meaning of Section 897(h) of the Code.

Any attempted transfer of our stock which, if effective, would result in violation of the above limitations or the ownership limit (except for a transfer which results in shares being owned by fewer than 100 persons, in which case such transfer will be void and of no force and effect and the intended transferee shall acquire no rights in such shares) will cause the number of shares causing the violation, rounded up to the nearest whole share, to be automatically transferred to a trust for the exclusive benefit of one or more charitable beneficiaries designated by us, and the intended transferee will not acquire any rights in the shares.

These restrictions are intended to assist with our REIT compliance under the Code and otherwise to promote our orderly governance, among other purposes. See “Description of Stock—Restrictions on Ownership and Transfer.”

 

 

 

 

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Brixmor Property Group Inc. was incorporated in Delaware on May 27, 2011. Prior to the completion of this offering, we intend to change the jurisdiction of incorporation of Brixmor Property Group Inc. to Maryland. Our principal executive offices are located at 420 Lexington Avenue, New York, New York 10170, and our telephone number is (212) 869-3000.

 

 

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The Offering

 

Common stock offered

             shares (plus up to an additional              shares at the option of the underwriters).

 

Common stock outstanding after this offering

             shares.

 

Common Stock outstanding after this offering assuming exchange of all Outstanding BPG Subsidiary Shares and all Outstanding OP Units

             shares.

 

Use of proceeds

Brixmor Property Group Inc. will contribute the net proceeds of this offering to BPG Subsidiary in exchange for a number of BPG Subsidiary Shares that is equal to the number of shares of common stock that we issue to investors in this offering. BPG Subsidiary will contribute its receipts from this contribution to our Operating Partnership in exchange for a number of OP Units that is equal to the number of BPG Subsidiary Shares that BPG Subsidiary issues to Brixmor Property Group Inc.

 

  Our Operating Partnership will primarily use the net proceeds from this offering to repay approximately $         of outstanding borrowings under the revolving portion of our Unsecured Credit Facility. We will also use approximately $         of net offering proceeds as described in note (G) under “Unaudited Pro Forma Financial Information.”

 

  Affiliates of each of the representatives of the underwriters are lenders under our Unsecured Credit Facility, which we intend to repay in part with the net proceeds of this offering.

 

Listing

We expect to apply to list our common stock on the NYSE under the symbol “BRX”.

In this prospectus, unless otherwise indicated, the number of shares of common stock outstanding and the other information based thereon does not reflect:

 

   

             shares issuable upon exchange of              Outstanding BPG Subsidiary Shares;

 

   

             shares issuable upon exchange of              Outstanding OP Units that will be issued in connection with our acquisition from our Sponsor of interests in certain properties as described in “Organizational Structure—IPO Property Transfers.” The precise number of OP Units to be issued in connection with our acquisition of the Acquired Properties will be determined at the time that the initial public offering price per share in this offering is determined. Based on an assumed initial public offering price of $         per share (the midpoint of the estimated price range set forth on the cover page of this prospectus), we would issue to our Sponsor              OP Units in connection with the IPO Property Transfers. A $1.00 increase in the assumed initial public offering price of $         per share would increase the number of OP Units we would issue to our Sponsor to                     , and a $1.00 decrease in the assumed initial public offering price of $         per share would decrease the number of OP Units we would issue to our Sponsor to                     ;

 

 

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             shares issuable upon exercise of the underwriters’ option to purchase additional shares of our common stock from us; or

 

   

             shares of our common stock issuable pursuant to the 2013 Brixmor Property Group Inc. Omnibus Incentive Plan, or our “2013 Omnibus Incentive Plan”. See “Management—2013 Omnibus Incentive Plan.”

In this prospectus, unless otherwise indicated, the number of shares of common stock outstanding and the other information based thereon reflects a                 -for-one stock split of our common stock.

 

 

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Summary Financial and Other Data

The summary consolidated financial and operating data set forth below as of December 31, 2012 and 2011 and for the year ended December 31, 2012, the period from June 28, 2011 through December 31, 2011, the period from January 1, 2011 through June 27, 2011 and the year ended December 31, 2010 has been derived from our audited consolidated financial statements included elsewhere in this prospectus. The summary condensed consolidated financial and operating data set forth below as of June 30, 2013 and for the six months ended June 30, 2013 has been derived from our unaudited condensed consolidated financial statements included elsewhere in this prospectus. Results for the six month period ended June 30, 2013 are not necessarily indicative of results that may be expected for the entire year. The summary consolidated financial and operating data set forth as of December 31, 2010 has been derived from our audited consolidated financial statements not included in this prospectus. The consolidated financial and operating data set forth as of December 31, 2009 and 2008 and for the years ended December 31, 2009 and 2008 has been derived from unaudited consolidated financial statements not included in this prospectus.

The unaudited summary consolidated pro forma financial data reflects our IPO Portfolio of 522 Properties, and gives pro forma effect to: (1) the IPO Property Transfers; (2) our acquisition of the interest we did not already hold in Arapahoe Crossings, L.P.; (3) borrowings under our Unsecured Credit Facility, including the use thereof; and (4) the estimated net proceeds, including the use thereof, expected to be received from this offering, as if they each occurred on January 1, 2012. The pro forma adjustments associated with the foregoing transactions assume that each transaction was completed as of January 1, 2012 for purposes of the unaudited pro forma condensed consolidated statements of operations information and as of June 30, 2013 for purposes of the unaudited pro forma condensed consolidated balance sheet information. The following unaudited summary consolidated pro forma statement of operations and balance sheet data is presented for illustrative purposes only and is not necessarily indicative of the operating results or financial position that would have occurred if the relevant transactions had been consummated on the date indicated, nor is it indicative of future operating results.

Because the information presented below is only a summary and does not provide all of the information contained in our historical consolidated financial statements, including the related notes, you should read it in conjunction with “Selected Financial Information,” “Management’s Discussion and Analysis of Financial Condition and Results of Operations,” “Unaudited Pro Forma Financial Information” and our historical consolidated financial statements, including the related notes, included elsewhere in this prospectus. The amounts in the tables are dollars in thousands.

 

 

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The Successor period in the following table reflects our selected financial data for the periods following the acquisition of certain assets from Centro on June 28, 2011 (the “Acquisition”), and the Predecessor period in the following table reflects our selected financial data for the periods prior to the Acquisition.

 

    Successor     Predecessor  
  Pro Forma
Six
Months
Ended
June 30,
2013
    Pro Forma
Year Ended
December 31,
2012
    Six Months Ended
June 30,
    Year Ended
December 31,
2012
    Period from
June 28, 2011
through
December 31,
2011
    Period from
January 1,
2011
through
June 27,
2011
    Year Ended
December 31,
2010
 
      2013     2012          
(in thousands)                                                
    (unaudited)     (unaudited)     (unaudited)     (unaudited)                          

Revenue

                 

Rental income

    $                    $                    $443,772        $435,336        $879,766        $443,537        $426,815        $871,508   

Expense reimbursements

        122,898        115,863        234,590        116,354        119,084        237,324   

Other revenue

        6,001        6,160        11,441        5,728        8,035        16,272   
 

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Total revenues

        572,671        557,359        1,125,797        565,619        553,934        1,125,104   
 

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 
 

Operating expenses

                 

Operating costs

        60,971        61,669        124,673        62,217        67,436        126,535   

Real estate taxes

        86,541        81,516        162,900        80,944        79,795        165,372   

Depreciation and amortization

        226,505        260,455        504,583        293,924        174,554        391,170   

Impairment of real estate assets

        36,060        —          —          —          —          249,286   

Provision for doubtful accounts

        5,365        5,806        11,861        8,840        11,319        15,875   

Acquisition-related costs

        —          —          541        41,362        5,647        4,821   

General and administrative

        44,343        48,256        88,870        50,437        57,443        94,644   
 

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Total operating expenses

        459,785        457,702        893,428        537,724        396,194        1,047,703   
 

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 
 

Other income (expense)

                 

Dividends and interest

        420        587        1,138        641        815        2,203   

Gain on bargain purchase

        —          —          —          328,826        —          —     

Interest expense

        (190,262     (193,569     (386,380     (204,714     (191,922     (374,388

Gain on sale of real estate

        722        50        501        —          —          (111

Other

        (2,123     185        (507     2,113        (3,728     5,550   
 

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Total other income (expense)

     

 

(191,243

 

 

(192,747

 

 

(385,248

 

 

126,866

  

 

 

(194,835

 

 

(366,746

 

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 
 

Income (loss) before equity in income (loss) of unconsolidated joint ventures and income taxes

        (78,357     (93,090     (152,879     154,761        (37,095     (289,345

Income tax benefit

        —          —          —          —          —          16,494   

Equity in income (loss) of unconsolidated joint ventures

        754        568        687        (160     (381     (2,116

Impairment of investment in unconsolidated joint ventures

        —          —          (314     —          —          (1,734
 

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Income (loss) from continuing operations

        (77,603     (92,522     (152,506     154,601        (37,476     (276,701
 

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

 

 

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    Successor     Predecessor  
  Pro Forma
Six
Months
Ended
June 30,
2013
    Pro Forma
Year Ended
December 31,
2012
    Six Months
Ended June 30,
    Year Ended
December 31,
2012
    Period from
June 28, 2011
through
December 31,
2011
    Period from
January 1,
2011
through
June 27,
2011
    Year Ended
December 31,
2010
 
      2013     2012          
(in thousands)                                                
    (unaudited)     (unaudited)     (unaudited)     (unaudited)                          
 

Discontinued operations:

                 

Income (loss) from discontinued operations

        192        (365     23        (1,465     (1,007     135   

Gain on disposition of properties

        2,631        1,229        5,369        —          —          —     

Impairment of real estate assets held for sale

        (7,511     (2,911     (13,599     —          (8,608     (43,421
 

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Loss from discontinued operations

        (4,688     (2,047     (8,207     (1,465     (9,615     (43,286
 

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 
 

Net income (loss)

        (82,291     (94,569     (160,713     153,136        (47,091     (319,987
 

Net (income) loss attributable to non-controlling interests

        19,531        22,535        38,146        (37,785     (752     (1,400
 

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 
 

Net income (loss) attributable to Brixmor Property Group Inc.

    $                    $                    $(62,760)        $(72,034)        $(122,567)        $115,351        $(47,843)        $(321,387)   
 

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

 

     Successor           Predecessor  
     Pro Forma
June 30, 2013
     June 30,
2013
     December 31,             December 31,
2010
 
(in thousands)          2012      2011            
     (unaudited)      (unaudited)                              

Selected Balance Sheet Data

                   

Real estate, net

     $                     $8,855,876         $9,098,130         $9,496,903              $9,873,096   

Total assets

     $                     $9,449,961         $9,603,729         $10,032,266              $10,711,209   

Debt obligations, net

     $                     $6,480,369         $6,499,356         $6,694,549              $7,700,237   

Total liabilities

     $                     $7,258,482         $7,305,908         $7,553,277              $8,731,832   

Total equity

     $                     $2,170,012         $2,276,354         $2,457,430              $1,957,818   

 

 

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    Successor     Predecessor  
    Pro  Forma
Six
Months
Ended
June 30,
2013
    Pro Forma
Year

Ended
December 31,
2012
    Six Months
Ended June 30,
    Year Ended
December 31,
2012
    Period from
June 28, 2011
through
December 31,
2011
    Period from
January 1,
2011
through
June 27,
2011
    Year Ended
December 31,
2010
 
        2013     2012          
(in thousands)                                                

Other Data

                 

Funds from operations (1)

  $                   $                   $ 182,113      $ 170,264      $ 356,306      $ 121,569      $ 139,637      $ 382,037   

Funds from operations as adjusted (1)

  $        $        $ 184,462      $ 170,214      $ 356,346      $ 162,931      $ 145,284      $ 386,969   

Same property NOI (2)

  $        $        $ 387,542      $ 373,935      $ 756,401      $ 371,900      $ 357,388      $ 735,577   

EBITDA (3)

  $        $        $ 337,857      $ 368,325      $ 741,642      $ 662,014      $ 336,151      $ 476,813   

Adjusted EBITDA (3)

  $        $        $ 378,075      $ 370,053      $ 750,202      $ 374,580      $ 350,406      $ 779,489   

 

(1) Funds From Operations (“FFO”) is a supplemental non-GAAP measure utilized to evaluate the operating performance of real estate companies. The National Association of Real Estate Investment Trusts (“NAREIT”) defines FFO as net income/(loss) computed in accordance with GAAP, excluding (i) gains or losses from sales of operating real estate assets and (ii) extraordinary items, plus (iii) depreciation and amortization of operating properties, (iv) impairment of depreciable real estate and in substance real estate equity investments and (v) after adjustments for unconsolidated partnerships and joint ventures calculated to reflect funds from operations on the same basis.

We present FFO as we consider it an important supplemental measure of our operating performance and we believe it is frequently used by securities analysts, investors and other interested parties in the evaluation of REITs, many of which present FFO when reporting results. Comparison of our presentation of FFO to similarly titled measures for other REITs may not necessarily be meaningful due to possible differences in the application of the NAREIT definition used by such REITs.

We also present FFO as adjusted as an additional supplemental measure as we believe it is more reflective of our core operating performance. We believe FFO as adjusted provides investors and analysts an additional measure in comparing our performance across reporting periods on a consistent basis by excluding items that we do not believe are indicative of our core operating performance. FFO as adjusted is generally calculated by us as FFO excluding certain transactional income and expenses and non-operating impairments and non-operating gains which management believes are not reflective of the results within our operating real estate portfolio.

FFO is a supplemental non-GAAP financial measure of real estate companies’ operating performances, which does not represent cash generated from operating activities in accordance with GAAP and therefore should not be considered an alternative for net income as a measure of liquidity. Our method of calculating FFO and FFO as adjusted may be different from methods used by other REITs and, accordingly, may not be comparable to such other REITs.

 

 

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The following table provides a reconciliation of net income (loss) to FFO and FFO as adjusted for the periods presented (in thousands):

 

    Successor         Predecessor  
    Pro
Forma
Six
Months
Ended
June 30,
   

Pro Forma
Year Ended
December 31,

    Six Months
Ended June 30,
   

Year Ended
December 31,

   

Period from
June 28, 2011
through
December 31,

         

Period
from
January 1,
2011
through
June 27,

    Year Ended
December 31,
 
    2013     2012     2013     2012     2012     2011           2011     2010  

Net income (loss)

  $                   $                   $ (82,291   $ (94,569   $ (160,713   $ 153,136          $ (47,091   $ (319,987

Gain on disposition of operating properties

        (2,631     (1,229     (5,369     —              —         —    

(Gain) loss on disposition of unconsolidated joint venture operating properties

        —         96        (24     30            —         3,303   

Depreciation and amortization—real estate related-continuing operations

        225,497        258,950        501,831        291,978            172,393        387,103   

Depreciation and amortization—real estate related-discontinued operations

        878        3,580        5,851        4,775            4,819        13,390   

Depreciation and amortization—unconsolidated joint ventures

        160        525        817        476            908        3,787   

Impairment of operating properties

        40,500        2,911        13,599        —              8,608        292,707   

Impairment of unconsolidated joint ventures

        —         —         314        —              —         1,734  

Gain on bargain purchase

        —         —         —         (328,826         —         —    
 

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

       

 

 

   

 

 

 

FFO

        182,113        170,264        356,306        121,569            139,637        382,037   
 

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

       

 

 

   

 

 

 

Gain from development/land sales

        (722     (50     (501     —              —         111   

Impairment of development/land parcels

        3,071        —         —         —              —         —    

Acquisition-related costs

        —         —         541        41,362            5,647        4,821   
 

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

       

 

 

   

 

 

 

Total adjustments

        2,349        (50     40        41,362            5,647        4,932   
 

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

       

 

 

   

 

 

 

FFO as adjusted

  $                   $                   $ 184,462      $ 170,214      $ 356,346      $ 162,931          $ 145,284      $ 386,969   
 

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

       

 

 

   

 

 

 

 

(2) Same property NOI, a non-GAAP measure, is often used by real estate companies as a supplemental measure of operating performance. Although same property NOI is not presented in accordance with GAAP, we believe it assists investors in understanding our business and operating results by providing useful supplemental data regarding the underlying economics of our business operations. Management uses same property NOI to review our operating results for comparative purposes with respect to previous periods or forecasts, and also to evaluate future prospects. Our same property NOI is not intended to be a performance measure that should be regarded as an alternative to, or more meaningful than, our GAAP financial measures. Non-GAAP financial measures have limitations as they do not include all items of income and expense that affect our operations, and, accordingly, should always be considered as supplemental to our financial results presented in accordance with GAAP.

We believe that same property NOI is helpful to investors as a measure of our operational performance because it includes only the net operating income of properties owned for the full period presented, which eliminates disparities in net income due to the acquisition or disposition of properties during the period presented, and, therefore, provides a more consistent metric for comparing the performance of our properties. Same property NOI should not be considered as an alternative to net income (determined in accordance with GAAP) as an indicator of our financial performance. In addition, our computation of same property NOI may differ from similarly titled measures reported by other companies and, therefore, may not be comparable to such other companies.

 

 

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We calculate same property NOI as total property revenues (minimum rent, percentage rents, and recoveries from tenants and other income) less direct property operating expenses (operating and maintenance and real estate taxes) from the properties owned by us. NOI excludes corporate level income (including transaction and other fees), lease termination income, straight-line rent, amortization of above-/below-market leases of the same property pool from the prior year reporting period to the current year reporting period. Same property NOI includes all properties in the IPO Portfolio that were owned as of the end of both the current and prior year reporting periods and for the entirety of both periods, excluding properties classified as discontinued operations.

The following table provides a reconciliation of net income (loss) attributable to Brixmor Property Group Inc. to Same Property NOI for the periods presented (in thousands):

 

    Successor           Predecessor  
    Pro
Forma
Six
Months
Ended
June 30,
2013
    Pro Forma
Year Ended
December 31,
2012
    Six Months
Ended
June 30,
    Year Ended
December 31,
2012
    Period from
June 28, 2011
through
December 31,
2011
          Period
from
January 1,
2011
through
June 27,
2011
    Year Ended
December 31,
2010
 
        2013     2012                

Net income (loss) attributable to Brixmor Property Group Inc.

  $                  $                  $ (62,760   $ (72,034   $ (122,567   $ 115,351          $ (47,843   $ (321,387

Adjustments:

                   

Revenue adjustments (a)

        (33,923     (35,808     (72,779     (42,793         (41,960     (85,740

Depreciation and amortization

        226,505        260,455        504,583        293,924            174,554        391,170   

Impairment of real estate assets

        36,060        —         —         —             —         249,286   

Acquisition-related costs

        —         —         541        41,362            5,647        4,821   

General and administrative

        44,343       48,256       88,870        50,437            57,443        94,644   

Other Expenses

        191,243        192,747       385,248       (126,866         194,835        366,746   

Equity in income (loss) of unconsolidated joint ventures

        (754     (568     (687     160            381        2,116   

Impairment of investment in unconsolidated joint ventures

        —         —         314        —             —         1,734   

Income tax benefit

        —         —         —         —             —         (16,494

Non-same property NOI

        394        290        574        120            2,644        1,305   

Pro rata share of same property NOI of unconsolidated joint ventures

        1,277        1,085        2,243        956            1,320        2,690   

Loss on discontinued operations

        4,688        2,047        8,207        1,464            9,615        43,286   

Net (income) loss attributable to non-controlling interests

        (19,531     (22,535     (38,146     37,785            752        1,400   
 

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

       

 

 

   

 

 

 

Same property NOI

  $                  $                  $ 387,542      $ 373,935      $ 756,401      $ 371,900          $ 357,388      $ 735,577   
 

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

       

 

 

   

 

 

 

 

  (a) Includes adjustments for lease settlement income, straight-line rent, amortization of above and below market leases and fee income from unconsolidated joint ventures.

 

(3) EBITDA is calculated as the sum of net income (loss) before interest expense, income taxes, depreciation and amortization. Adjusted EBITDA represents EBITDA as adjusted for (i) acquisition-related costs, (ii) gain on bargain purchase, (iii) gain (loss) on sales of operating properties, (iv) impairment of real estate assets and related investments, (v) gain on disposition of operating properties, (vi) gain or loss from development/land sales, (vii) gain or loss on disposition of unconsolidated joint venture operating properties and (viii) impairments of operating properties, real estate held for sale and unconsolidated joint ventures.

 

 

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Given the nature of our business as a real estate owner and operator, we believe that the use of EBITDA and Adjusted EBITDA in various financial ratios is helpful to investors as a measure of its operational performance because EBITDA and Adjusted EBITDA exclude various items that do not relate to or are not indicative of its operating performance such as gains (losses) from sales of real estate and depreciation and amortization on real estate assets, and includes the results of operations of real estate properties that have been sold or classified as real estate held for sale at the end of the reporting period. Accordingly, we believe that the use of EBITDA and Adjusted EBITDA in various ratios provides a meaningful performance measure as it relates to its ability to meet various coverage tests for the stated period. EBITDA and Adjusted EBITDA should not be considered as alternatives to net income (determined in accordance with GAAP) as indicators of our financial performance and are not alternatives to cash flow from operating activities (determined in accordance with GAAP) as a measure of our liquidity. In addition, our computation of EBITDA and Adjusted EBITDA may differ in certain respects from the methodology utilized by other REITS to calculate EBITDA and Adjusted EBITDA and, therefore, may not be comparable to such other REITS. Investors are cautioned that items excluded from EBITDA and Adjusted EBITDA are significant components in understanding and addressing our financial performance.

 

 

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The following table provides a reconciliation of EBITDA and Adjusted EBITDA to net income (loss) for the periods presented (in thousands):

 

    Successor           Predecessor  
    Pro
Forma
Six
Months
Ended
June 30,
2013
    Pro Forma
Year Ended
December 31,
2012
    Six Months
Ended
June 30,
    Year Ended
December 31,
2012
    Period from
June 28,

2011 through
December 31,

2011
          Period
from
January 1,
2011
through
June 27,
2011
    Year Ended
December 31,
2010
 
        2013     2012                

Net income (loss)

  $                   $                   $ (82,291   $ (94,569   $ (160,713   $ 153,136          $ (47,091   $ (319,987

Interest expense—continuing operations

        190,262        193,569        386,380        204,714            191,922        374,388   

Interest expense—discontinued operations

        (3     666        963        723            449        3,681   

Interest expense—unconsolidated joint ventures

        450        880        1,589        852            —          —     

Federal and state taxes

        1,896        3,219        2,172        3,414            10,590        10,384   

Depreciation and amortization—continuing operations

        226,505        260,455        504,583        293,924            174,554        391,170   

Depreciation and amortization—discontinued operations

        878        3,580        5,851        4,775            4,819        13,390   

Depreciation and amortization—real estate joint ventures

        160        525        817        476            908        3,787   
 

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

       

 

 

   

 

 

 
 

EBITDA

        337,857        368,325        741,642        662,014            336,151        476,813   
 

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

       

 

 

   

 

 

 

Acquisition-related costs

        —          —          541        41,362            5,647        4,821   

Gain on bargain purchase

        —          —          —          (328,826         —          —     

Gain on disposition of operating properties

        (2,631     (1,229     (5,369     —              —          —     

Gain from development/land sales

        (722     (50     (501     —              —          111   

(Gain) loss on disposition of unconsolidated joint venture operating properties

        —          96        (24     30            —          3,303   

Impairment of operating properties

        36,060        —          —          —              —          249,286   

Impairment of real estate held for sale

        7,511        2,911        13,599        —              8,608        43,421   

Impairment of investment in unconsolidated joint ventures

        —          —          314        —              —          1,734   
 

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

       

 

 

   

 

 

 

Total adjustments

        40,218        1,728        8,560        (287,434         14,255        302,676   
 

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

       

 

 

   

 

 

 

Adjusted EBITDA

  $                   $                   $ 378,075      $ 370,053      $ 750,202      $ 374,580          $ 350,406      $ 779,489   
 

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

       

 

 

   

 

 

 

 

 

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RISK FACTORS

An investment in our shares involves risks. You should carefully consider the following information about these risks, together with the other information contained in this prospectus, before investing in our shares.

Risks Related to Our Properties and Our Business

Adverse global, national and regional economic, market and real estate conditions may adversely affect our performance.

Properties in our portfolio consist of community and neighborhood shopping centers. Our performance is, therefore, subject to risks associated with owning and operating these types of real estate assets, including: (1) changes in national, regional and local economic climates; (2) local conditions, including an oversupply of space in, or a reduction on demand for, properties similar to those in our portfolio; (3) the attractiveness of properties in our portfolio to tenants; (4) the financial stability of tenants, including the ability of tenants to pay rent; (5) competition from other available properties; (6) changes in market rental rates; (7) changes in demographics (including number of households and average household income) surrounding our properties; (8) the need to periodically fund the costs to repair, renovate and re-lease space; (9) changes in operating costs, including costs for maintenance, utilities, insurance and real estate taxes; (10) earthquakes, tornados, hurricanes and other natural disasters, civil unrest, terrorist acts or acts of war, which may result in uninsured or underinsured losses; (11) the fact that the expenses of owning and operating properties are not necessarily reduced when circumstances such as market factors and competition cause a reduction in income from the properties; and (12) changes in laws and governmental regulations, including those governing usage, zoning, the environment and taxes.

Additionally, because properties in our portfolio consist of shopping centers, our performance is linked to general economic conditions in the market for retail space. The market for retail space has been and may continue to be adversely affected by weakness in the national, regional and local economies, the adverse financial condition of some large retailing companies, the consolidation in the retail sector, the excess amount of retail space in certain markets and increasing consumer purchases via the internet. To the extent that any of these conditions worsen, they are likely to affect market rents and overall demand for retail space. In addition, we may face challenges in property management and maintenance or incur increased operating costs, such as real estate taxes, insurance and utilities, which may make properties unattractive to tenants. The loss of rental revenues from a number of our tenants and our inability to replace such tenants may adversely affect our profitability and ability to meet our debt and other financial obligations.

We face considerable competition in the leasing market and may be unable to renew leases or re-lease space as leases expire. Consequently, we may be required to make rent or other concessions and/or significant capital expenditures to improve our properties in order to retain and attract tenants, which could adversely affect our financial condition and results of operations.

We compete with a number of other companies in providing leases to prospective tenants and in re-leasing space to current tenants upon expiration of their respective leases. If our tenants decide not to renew or extend their leases upon expiration, we may not be able to re-lease the space. Even if the tenants do renew or we can re-lease the space, the terms of renewal or re-leasing, including the cost of required renovations or concessions to tenants, may be less favorable or more costly than current lease terms or than expectations for the space. As of June 30, 2013, leases are scheduled to expire on a total of approximately 5% of leased GLA at our properties in our IPO Portfolio during the remainder of 2013 and on an additional 12% of leased GLA during 2014. We may be unable to promptly renew the leases or re-lease this space, or the rental rates upon renewal or re-leasing may be significantly lower than expected rates, which could adversely affect our financial condition and results of operations.

We face considerable competition for the tenancy of our lessees and the business of retail shoppers.

There are numerous shopping venues that compete with our properties in attracting retailers to lease space and shoppers to patronize their properties. In addition, tenants at our properties face continued competition from

 

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retailers at regional malls, outlet malls and other shopping centers, catalog companies and internet sales. In order to maintain our attractiveness to retailers and shoppers, we are required to reinvest in our properties in the form of tenant improvements. If we fail to reinvest in and redevelop our properties so as to maintain their attractiveness to retailers and shoppers, our revenue and profitability may suffer. If retailers or shoppers perceive that shopping at other venues, online or by phone is more convenient, cost-effective or otherwise more attractive, our revenues and profitability may also suffer.

Our performance depends on the collection of rent from the tenants at the properties in our portfolio, those tenants’ financial condition and the ability of those tenants to maintain their leases.

A substantial portion of our income is derived from rental income from real property. As a result, our performance depends on the collection of rent from tenants at the properties in our portfolio. Our income would be negatively affected if a significant number of the tenants at the properties in our portfolio or any major tenants, among other things: (1) decline to extend or renew leases upon expiration; (2) renew leases at lower rates; (3) fail to make rental payments when due; (4) experience a downturn in their business; or (5) become bankrupt or insolvent.

Any of these actions could result in the termination of the tenant’s lease and our loss of rental income. In addition, under certain lease agreements, lease terminations by an anchor tenant or a failure by that anchor tenant to occupy the premises could also result in lease terminations or reductions in rent by other tenants in such shopping centers. In these events, we cannot be certain that any tenant whose lease expires will renew or that we will be able to re-lease space on economically advantageous terms. The loss of rental revenues from a number of tenants and difficulty replacing such tenants, particularly in the case of a substantial tenant with leases in multiple locations, may adversely affect our profitability and our ability to meet debt and other financial obligations.

We may be unable to collect balances due from tenants that file for bankruptcy protection.

If a tenant or lease guarantor files for bankruptcy, we may not be able to collect all pre-bankruptcy amounts owed by that party. In addition, a tenant that files for bankruptcy protection may terminate its lease with us, in which event we would have a general unsecured claim against such tenant that would likely be worth less than the full amount owed to us for the remainder of the lease term, which could adversely affect our financial condition and results of operations.

Real estate property investments are illiquid, and it may not be possible to dispose of assets when appropriate or on favorable terms.

Real estate property investments generally cannot be disposed of quickly, and a return of capital and realization of gains, if any, from an investment generally occur upon the disposition or refinancing of the underlying property. Our ability to dispose of properties on advantageous terms depends on factors beyond our control, including competition from other sellers and the availability of attractive financing for potential buyers of our properties, and we cannot predict the various market conditions affecting real estate investments that will exist at any particular time in the future. Furthermore, we may be required to expend funds to correct defects or to make improvements before a property can be sold. We cannot assure our stockholders that we will have funds available to correct such defects or to make such improvements and, therefore, we may be unable to sell the property or may have to sell it at a reduced cost. As a result of these real estate market characteristics, we may be unable to realize our investment objectives by sale, other disposition or refinancing at attractive prices or within any desired period of time. The ability to sell assets in our portfolio may also be restricted by certain covenants in our debt agreements and the credit agreement governing our Unsecured Credit Facility. As a result, we may be required to dispose of assets on less than favorable terms, if at all, and we may be unable to vary our portfolio in response to economic or other conditions, which could adversely affect our financial position.

 

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Our expenses may remain constant or increase, even if income from our properties decreases, causing our financial condition and results of operations to be adversely affected.

Costs associated with our business, such as mortgage payments, real estate and personal property taxes, insurance, utilities and corporate expenses, are relatively inflexible and generally do not decrease, and may increase, when a property is not fully occupied, rental rates decrease, a tenant fails to pay rent or other circumstances cause our revenues to decrease. If we are unable to decrease our operating costs when our revenue declines, our financial condition, results of operations and ability to make distributions to our stockholders may be adversely affected. In addition, inflationary price increases could result in increased operating costs for us and our tenants and, to the extent we are unable to pass along those price increases or are unable to recover operating expenses from tenants, our operating expenses may increase, which could adversely affect our financial condition, results of operations and ability to make distributions to our stockholders. Conversely, deflation can result in a decline in general price levels caused by a decreased in the supply of money or credit. The predominant effects of deflation are high unemployment, credit contraction and weakened consumer demand.

Our cash flows and operating results could be adversely affected by required payments of debt or related interest and other risks of our debt financing.

We are generally subject to risks associated with debt financing. These risks include: (1) our cash flow may not be sufficient to satisfy required payments of principal and interest; (2) we may not be able to refinance existing indebtedness on our properties as necessary or the terms of the refinancing may be less favorable to us than the terms of existing debt; (3) required debt payments are not reduced if the economic performance of any property declines; (4) debt service obligations could reduce funds available for distribution to our stockholders and funds available for capital investment; (5) any default on our indebtedness could result in acceleration of those obligations and possible loss of property to foreclosure; and (6) the risk that necessary capital expenditures for purposes such as re-leasing space cannot be financed on favorable terms. The aggregate principal amount of our existing indebtedness that will mature in 2013 and 2014 is $1.2 billion. It is expected that these maturities will be primarily addressed through borrowings under the Unsecured Credit Facility. If a property is mortgaged to secure payment of indebtedness and we cannot make the mortgage payments, we may have to surrender the property to the lender with a consequent loss of any prospective income and equity value from such property. Any of these risks could place strains on our cash flows, reduce our ability to grow and adversely affect our results of operations.

We utilize a significant amount of indebtedness in the operation of our business.

At June 30, 2013, as adjusted for completion of this offering and the IPO Property Transfers, we would have had approximately $         million aggregate principal amount of indebtedness outstanding. Our leverage could have important consequences to us. For example, it could (1) result in the acceleration of a significant amount of debt for non-compliance with the terms of such debt or, if such debt contains cross default or cross-acceleration provisions, other debt; (2) result in the loss of assets, including our shopping centers, due to foreclosure or sale on unfavorable terms, which could create taxable income without accompanying cash proceeds; (3) materially impair our ability to borrow unused amounts under existing financing arrangements or to obtain additional financing or refinancing on favorable terms or at all; (4) require us to dedicate a substantial portion of our cash flow to paying principal and interest on our indebtedness, reducing the cash flow available to fund our business, to pay dividends, including those necessary to maintain our REIT qualification, or to use for other purposes; (5) increase our vulnerability to an economic downturn; (6) limit our ability to withstand competitive pressures; or (7) reduce our flexibility to respond to changing business and economic conditions.

If any of the foregoing occurs, our business, financial condition, liquidity, results of operations and prospects could be materially and adversely affected, and the trading price of our common stock or other securities could decline significantly.

 

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We may be unable to obtain financing through the debt and equity markets, which would have a material adverse effect on our growth strategy and our financial condition and results of operations.

We cannot assure you that we will be able to access the capital and credit markets to obtain additional debt or equity financing or that we will be able to obtain financing on terms favorable to us. Our inability to obtain financing could have negative effects on our business. Among other things, we could have great difficulty acquiring, re-developing or maintaining our properties, which would materially and adversely affect our business strategy and portfolio, and may result in our (1) liquidity being adversely affected; (2) inability to repay or refinance our indebtedness on or before its maturity; (3) making higher interest and principal payments or selling some of our assets on terms unfavorable to us to service our indebtedness; or (4) issuing additional capital stock, which could further dilute the ownership of our existing stockholders.

Our variable rate indebtedness subjects us to interest rate risk, which could cause our debt service obligations to increase significantly.

Borrowings under our Unsecured Credit Facility bear interest at variable rates and expose us to interest rate risk. If interest rates were to increase, our debt service obligations on the variable rate indebtedness would increase even though the amount borrowed remained the same, and our net income and cash flows will correspondingly decrease. Assuming all loans under our Unsecured Credit Facility were fully drawn, each quarter point change in interest rates would result in a $6.9 million change in annual interest expense on our indebtedness under our new Unsecured Credit Facility. In the future, we may enter into interest rate swaps that involve the exchange of floating for fixed rate interest payments in order to reduce interest rate volatility. However, we may not maintain interest rate swaps with respect to all of our variable rate indebtedness, and any swaps we enter into may not fully mitigate our interest rate risk.

Mortgage debt obligations expose us to the possibility of foreclosure, which could result in the loss of our investment in a property or group of properties subject to mortgage debt.

Upon completion of this offering, we anticipate that our pro forma mortgage debt outstanding will be approximately $         million, excluding the impact of unamortized premiums. If a property or group of properties is mortgaged to secure payment of debt and we are unable to meet mortgage payments, the holder of the mortgage or lender could foreclose on the property, resulting in a loss of our investment. Alternatively, if we decide to sell assets in the current market to raise funds to repay matured debt, it is possible that these properties will be disposed of at a loss. Also, certain of the mortgages contain customary negative covenants which, among other things, limit our ability, without the prior consent of the lender, to further mortgage the property, to enter into new leases or materially modify existing leases with respect to the property.

Covenants in our debt agreements may restrict our operating activities and adversely affect our financial condition.

Our debt agreements contain financial and/or operating covenants, including, among other things, certain coverage ratios, as well as limitations on the ability to incur secured and unsecured debt. These covenants may limit our operational flexibility and acquisition and disposition activities. Moreover, if any of the covenants in these debt agreements are breached and not cured within the applicable cure period, we could be required to repay the debt immediately, even in the absence of a payment default. As a result, a default under applicable debt covenants could have an adverse effect on our financial condition or results of operations.

Current and future redevelopment or real estate property acquisitions may not yield expected returns.

We are involved in several redevelopment projects and may invest in additional redevelopment projects and property acquisitions in the future. Redevelopment and property acquisitions are subject to a number of risks, including: (1) abandonment of redevelopment or acquisition activities after expending resources to determine feasibility; (2) construction and/or lease-up delays; (3) cost overruns, including construction costs that exceed

 

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original estimates; (4) failure to achieve expected occupancy and/or rent levels within the projected time frame, if at all; (5) inability to operate successfully in new markets where new properties are located; (6) inability to successfully integrate new properties into existing operations; (7) difficulty obtaining financing on acceptable terms or paying operating expenses and debt service costs associated with redevelopment properties prior to sufficient occupancy; (8) delays or failures to obtain necessary zoning, occupancy, land use and other governmental permits; (9) exposure to fluctuations in the general economy due to the significant time lag between commencement and completion of redevelopment projects; and (10) changes in zoning and land use laws. If any of these events occur, overall project costs may significantly exceed initial cost estimates, which could result in reduced returns or losses from such investments. In addition, we may not have sufficient liquidity to fund such projects, and delays in the completion of a redevelopment project may provide various tenants the right to withdraw from a property.

An uninsured loss on properties or a loss that exceeds the limits of our insurance policies could result in a loss of our investment or related revenue in our portfolio.

We carry comprehensive liability, fire, extended coverage, rental loss and acts of terrorism insurance with policy specifications and insured limits customarily carried for similar properties. There are, however, certain types of losses, such as from hurricanes, tornados, floods, terrorism, wars or earthquakes, which may be uninsurable, or the cost of insuring against such losses may not be economically justifiable. In addition, tenants generally are required to indemnify and hold us harmless from liabilities resulting from injury to persons or damage to personal or real property, on the premises, due to activities conducted by tenants or their agents on the properties (including without limitation any environmental contamination), and at the tenant’s expense, to obtain and keep in full force during the term of the lease, liability and property damage insurance policies. However, tenants may not properly maintain their insurance policies or have the ability to pay the deductibles associated with such policies. In addition, if the damaged properties are subject to recourse indebtedness, we would continue to be liable for the indebtedness, even if these properties were irreparably damaged. Should a loss occur that is uninsured or in an amount exceeding the combined aggregate limits for the policies noted above, or in the event of a loss that is subject to a substantial deductible under an insurance policy, we could lose all or part of our capital invested in, and anticipated revenue from, one or more of the properties, which could have a material adverse effect on our operating results and financial condition.

Environmental conditions that exist at some of our properties could result in significant unexpected costs.

We are subject to federal, state and local environmental regulations that apply generally to the ownership of real property and the operations conducted on real property. Under various federal, state and local laws, ordinances and regulations, we may be considered an owner or operator of real property or may have arranged for the disposal or treatment of hazardous or toxic substances or petroleum product releases at a property and, therefore, may become liable for the costs of removal or remediation of certain hazardous substances released on or in our property or disposed of by us or our tenants, as well as certain other potential costs which could relate to hazardous or toxic substances (including governmental fines and injuries to persons and property). Such liability may be imposed whether or not we knew of, or were responsible for, the presence of these hazardous or toxic substances. As is common with community and neighborhood shopping centers, many of our properties had or have on-site dry cleaners and/or on-site gasoline retailing facilities. These operations could potentially result in environmental contamination at the properties. The cost of investigation, remediation or removal of such substances may be substantial, and the presence of such substances, or the failure to properly remediate such substances, may adversely affect our ability to sell or rent such property or to borrow using such property as collateral.

We are aware that soil and groundwater contamination exists at some of our properties. The primary contaminants of concern at these properties include perchloroethylene and trichloroethylene (associated with the operations of on-site dry cleaners) and petroleum hydrocarbons (associated with the operations of on-site gasoline retailing facilities). There may also be asbestos-containing materials at some of our properties. While we do not expect the environmental conditions at our properties, considered as a whole, to have a material adverse

 

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effect on us, there can be no assurance that this will be the case. Further, no assurance can be given that any environmental studies performed have identified or will identify all material environmental conditions that may exist with respect to any of the properties in our portfolio.

Further information relating to recognition of remediation obligation in accordance with GAAP is provided in the consolidated financial statements and notes thereto included in this prospectus.

Compliance with the Americans with Disabilities Act and fire, safety and other regulations may require us to make expenditures that adversely affect our cash flows.

All of the properties in our portfolio are required to comply with the Americans with Disabilities Act (“ADA”). The ADA has separate compliance requirements for “public accommodations” and “commercial facilities,” but generally requires that buildings be made accessible to people with disabilities. Compliance with the ADA requirements could require removal of access barriers, and non-compliance could result in imposition of fines by the United States government or an award of damages to private litigants, or both. Although we believe the properties in our portfolio substantially comply with present requirements of the ADA, we have not conducted an audit or investigation of all of our properties to determine our compliance. While the tenants to whom our properties are leased are obligated by law to comply with the ADA provisions, and typically under tenant leases are obligated to cover costs associated with compliance, if required changes involve greater expenditures than anticipated, or if the changes must be made on a more accelerated basis than anticipated, the ability of these tenants to cover costs could be adversely affected. As a result, we could be required to expend funds to comply with the provisions of the ADA, which could adversely affect our results of operations and financial condition. In addition, we are required to operate the properties in compliance with fire and safety regulations, building codes and other land use regulations, as they may be adopted by governmental agencies and bodies and become applicable to the properties. We may be required to make substantial capital expenditures to comply with, and we may be restricted in our ability to renovate the properties subject to, those requirements. The resulting expenditures and restrictions could have a material adverse effect on our ability to meet our financial obligations.

We have experienced losses in the past, and we may experience similar losses in the future.

For each of the year ended December 31, 2010, the period from January 1, 2011 through June 27, 2011, the year ended December 31, 2012 and the six months ended June 30, 2013, we experienced net losses. Our losses are primarily attributable to non-cash items, such as depreciation, amortization and impairments. Please see the section entitled “Management’s Discussion and Analysis of Financial Condition and Results of Operations” and our consolidated financial statements and the notes thereto included elsewhere in this prospectus for a discussion of our operational history and the factors accounting for such losses. We cannot assure you that, in the future, we will be profitable or that we will realize growth in the value of our assets.

Our real estate assets may be subject to impairment charges.

On a periodic basis, we assess whether there are any indicators that the value of our real estate assets and other investments may be impaired. A property’s value is considered to be impaired only if the estimated aggregate future cash flows (undiscounted and without interest charges) to be generated by the property are less than the carrying value of the property. In our estimate of cash flows, we consider factors such as expected future operating income, trends and prospects, the effects of demand, competition and other factors. If we are evaluating the potential sale of an asset or development alternatives, the undiscounted future cash flows considers the most likely course of action at the balance sheet date based on current plans, intended holding periods and available market information. We are required to make subjective assessments as to whether there are impairments in the value of our real estate assets and other investments. These assessments may have a direct impact on our earnings because recording an impairment charge results in an immediate negative adjustment to earnings. There can be no assurance that we will not take additional charges in the future related to the impairment of our assets. Any future impairment could have a material adverse effect on our results of operations in the period in which the charge is taken.

 

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We face risks relating to cybersecurity attacks that could cause loss of confidential information and other business disruptions.

We rely extensively on computer systems to process transactions and manage our business, and our business is at risk from and may be impacted by cybersecurity attacks. These could include attempts to gain unauthorized access to our data and computer systems. Attacks can be both individual and/or highly organized attempts organized by very sophisticated hacking organizations. We employ a number of measures to prevent, detect and mitigate these threats, which include password protection, frequent password change events, firewall detection systems, frequent backups, a redundant data system for core applications and annual penetration testing; however, there is no guarantee such efforts will be successful in preventing a cyber attack. A cybersecurity attack could compromise the confidential information of our employees, tenants and vendors. A successful attack could disrupt and affect the business operations.

We are highly dependent upon senior management, and failure to attract and retain key members of senior management could have a material adverse effect on us.

We are highly dependent on the performance and continued efforts of the senior management team. Our future success is dependent on our ability to continue to attract and retain qualified executive officers and senior management. Any inability to manage our operations effectively could have a material adverse effect on our business, financial condition, results of operations, cash flow, capital resources and liquidity.

We face competition in pursuing acquisition opportunities that could increase our costs.

We continue to evaluate the market for available properties and may acquire properties when we believe strategic opportunities exist. Our ability to acquire properties on favorable terms and successfully operate or re-develop them is subject to a number of risks. We may be unable to acquire a desired property because of competition from other real estate investors with substantial capital, including from other REITs and institutional investment funds. Even if we are able to acquire a desired property, competition from other potential acquirers may significantly increase the purchase price.

Risks Related to Our Organization and Structure

We are controlled by our Sponsor.

Immediately following this offering, affiliates of our Sponsor will beneficially own shares of our common stock providing them with an aggregate     % of the total voting power of Brixmor Property Group Inc., or     % if the underwriters exercise in full their option to purchase additional shares. Moreover, under our bylaws and the stockholders’ agreement with our Sponsor and its affiliates that will be in effect by the completion of this offering, while our pre-IPO owners and their affiliates retain significant ownership of us, we will agree to nominate to our board individuals designated by our Sponsor, whom we refer to as the “Sponsor Directors.” Even when our Sponsor and its affiliates cease to own shares of our stock representing a majority of the total voting power, for so long as our Sponsor continues to own a significant percentage of our stock our Sponsor will still be able to significantly influence the composition of our board of directors and the approval of actions requiring stockholder approval. Accordingly, until such time, our Sponsor will have significant influence with respect to our management, business plans and policies, including the appointment and removal of our officers. In particular, for so long as our Sponsor continues to own a significant percentage of our stock, our Sponsor will be able to cause or prevent a change of control of our company or a change in the composition of our board of directors and could preclude any unsolicited acquisition of our company. The concentration of ownership could deprive you of an opportunity to receive a premium for your shares of common stock as part of a sale of our company and ultimately might affect the market price of our common stock.

 

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Upon the listing of our shares on the NYSE, we will be a “controlled company” within the meaning of the NYSE rules and, as a result, will qualify for, and intend to rely on, exemptions from certain corporate governance requirements. You will not have the same protections afforded to stockholders of companies that are subject to such requirements.

After completion of this offering, affiliates of Blackstone will continue to control a majority of the combined voting power of all classes of our stock entitled to vote generally in the election of directors. As a result, we will be a “controlled company” within the meaning of the corporate governance standards of the NYSE. Under these rules, a company of which more than 50% of the voting power in the election of directors is held by an individual, group or another company is a “controlled company” and may elect not to comply with certain corporate governance requirements, including the requirements that, within one year of the date of the listing of our common stock:

 

   

we have a board that is comprised of a majority of “independent directors,” as defined under the rules of such exchange;

 

   

we have a compensation committee that is comprised entirely of independent directors; and

 

   

we have a nominating and corporate governance committee that is comprised entirely of independent directors.

Following this offering, we intend to utilize these exemptions. As a result, a majority of the directors on our board will not be independent. In addition, the Compensation Committee and the Nominating and Corporate Governance Committee of our board of directors will not consist entirely of independent directors or be subject to annual performance evaluations. Accordingly, you will not have the same protections afforded to stockholders of companies that are subject to all of the corporate governance requirements of the NYSE.

Our Sponsor exercised influence with respect to the terms of the IPO Property Transfers.

Although we intend for the value of the OP Units to be received by our Sponsor for the Acquired Properties to equal the fair market value of these properties, we did not obtain independent third-party appraisals, valuations or fairness opinions or conduct arm’s-length negotiations with our Sponsor with respect to the terms of our IPO Property Transfers.

We will assume existing liabilities of the Acquired Properties acquired in conjunction with the IPO Property Transfers.

As part of the IPO Property Transfers, we will assume existing liabilities of the Acquired Properties and of the legal entities that own these properties. Although we currently manage these properties for our Sponsor and are generally aware of their liabilities, as well as the insurance in place to address such risks, our recourse against our Sponsor will be limited by the terms of the agreements entered into with our Sponsor in connection with the IPO Property Transfers. Because many liabilities, including tax liabilities, may not be identified within such period, we may have no recourse against our Sponsor for our assumed liabilities. In addition, such indemnification is capped and may not be sufficient to cover all liabilities assumed. Moreover, we may choose not to enforce, or to enforce less vigorously, our rights under these indemnification agreements due to our ongoing relationship with our Sponsor. We are not entitled to indemnification from any other sources in connection with the IPO Property Transfers.

Our board of directors may approve the issuance of stock, including preferred stock, with terms that may discourage a third party from acquiring us.

Our charter will permit our board of directors to authorize the issuance of stock in one or more classes or series. Our board of directors may also classify or reclassify any unissued stock and establish the preferences, conversion and other rights, voting powers, restrictions, limitations as to dividends and other distributions, qualifications and terms and conditions of redemption of any such stock, which rights may be superior to those of our common stock. Thus, our

 

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board of directors could authorize the issuance of shares of a class or series of stock with terms and conditions which could have the effect of discouraging a takeover or other transaction in which holders of some or a majority of our outstanding common stock might receive a premium for their shares over the then current market price of our common stock. See “Description of Stock—Power to Reclassify and Issue Stock.”

Certain provisions in the organizational documents of BPG Subsidiary and the partnership agreement for our Operating Partnership may delay or prevent unsolicited acquisitions of us.

Provisions in the organizational documents of BPG Subsidiary and the partnership agreement for our Operating Partnership may delay, defer or prevent a transaction or a change of control that might involve a premium price for our common stock. These provisions could discourage third parties from making proposals involving an unsolicited acquisition of us or change of our control, although some stockholders might consider such proposals, if made, desirable. These provisions include, among others:

 

   

redemption or exchange rights of qualifying parties;

 

   

transfer restrictions on the BPG Subsidiary Shares held by Brixmor Property Group Inc. and OP Units held directly or indirectly by Brixmor Property Group Inc. or BPG Subsidiary;

 

   

our inability in some cases to amend the charter documents of BPG Subsidiary or the partnership agreement of our Operating Partnership without the consent of the holders of the Outstanding BPG Subsidiary Shares or the Outstanding OP Units;

 

   

the right of the holders of the Outstanding BPG Subsidiary Shares or the Outstanding OP Units to consent to mergers involving us under specified circumstances; and

 

   

the right of the holders of the Outstanding OP Units to consent to transfers of the general partnership interest.

Any potential change of control transaction may be further limited as a result of provisions of the partnership unit designation for the OP Units, which require us to preserve the rights of OP Unit holders and may restrict us from amending the partnership agreement of our Operating Partnership in a manner that would have an adverse effect on the rights of our Sponsor or other OP Unit holders. In addition, the charter and bylaws of BPG Subsidiary require us to preserve the rights of the holders of BPG Subsidiary Shares and these provisions may prevent us from amending the charter or bylaws for BPG Subsidiary in a manner that would have an adverse effect on the rights of the holders of BPG Subsidiary Shares.

Our bylaws generally may be amended only by our board of directors, which could limit your control of certain aspects of our corporate governance.

Our board of directors will have the sole power to amend our bylaws, except that, so long as the stockholders’ agreement remains in effect, certain amendments to our bylaws will require the consent of our Sponsor and amendments to our bylaws that would allow our board of directors to repeal its exemption of any transaction between us and any other person from the “business combination” provisions of the Maryland General Corporation Law (the “MGCL”) or the exemption of any acquisition of our stock from the “control share” provisions of the MGCL must be approved by our stockholders. Thus, our board may amend the bylaws in a way that may be detrimental to your interests.

Our board of directors may change significant corporate policies without stockholder approval.

Our investment, financing, borrowing and dividend policies and our policies with respect to all other activities, including growth, debt, capitalization and operations, will be determined by our board of directors. These policies may be amended or revised at any time and from time to time at the discretion of our board of directors without a vote of our stockholders. Our charter will also provide that our board of directors may revoke or otherwise terminate our REIT election without approval of our stockholders, if it determines that it is no

 

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longer in our best interests to attempt to qualify, or to continue to qualify, as a REIT. In addition, our board of directors may change our policies with respect to conflicts of interest provided that such changes are consistent with applicable legal requirements. A change in these policies or the termination of our REIT election could have an adverse effect on our financial condition, our results of operations, our cash flow, the per share trading price of our common stock and our ability to satisfy our debt service obligations and to pay dividends to our stockholders.

Our rights and the rights of our stockholders to take action against our directors and officers are limited.

Our charter will eliminate the liability of our directors and officers to us and our stockholders for money damages to the maximum extent permitted under Maryland law. Under current Maryland law and our charter, our directors and officers will not have any liability to us or our stockholders for money damages other than liability resulting from:

 

   

actual receipt of an improper benefit or profit in money, property or services; or

 

   

active and deliberate dishonesty by the director or officer that was established by a final judgment and is material to the cause of action adjudicated.

Our charter will authorize us and our bylaws will require us to indemnify each of our directors or officers who is or is threatened to be made a party to or witness in a proceeding by reason of his or her service in those or certain other capacities, to the maximum extent permitted by Maryland law, from and against any claim or liability to which such person may become subject or which such person may incur by reason of his or her status as a present or former director or officer of us. In addition, we may be obligated to pay or reimburse the expenses incurred by our present and former directors and officers without requiring a preliminary determination of their ultimate entitlement to indemnification. As a result, we and our stockholders may have more limited rights to recover money damages from our directors and officers than might otherwise exist absent these provisions in our charter and bylaws or that might exist with other companies, which could limit your recourse in the event of actions that are not in our best interests.

Our charter will contain a provision that expressly permits our Sponsor, our non-employee directors and certain of our pre-IPO owners, and their affiliates, to compete with us.

Our Sponsor may compete with us for investments in properties and for tenants. There is no assurance that any conflicts of interest created by such competition will be resolved in our favor. Moreover, Blackstone is in the business of making investments in companies and acquires and holds interests in businesses that compete directly or indirectly with us. Our charter will provide that, to the maximum extent permitted from time to time by Maryland law, we renounce any interest or expectancy that we have in, or any right to be offered an opportunity to participate in, any business opportunities that are from time to time presented to or developed by our directors or their affiliates, other than to those directors who are employed by us or our subsidiaries, unless the business opportunity is expressly offered or made known to such person in his or her capacity as a director, and none of our Sponsor or Centerbridge, one of our pre-IPO owners, or any of their respective affiliates, or any director who is not employed by us or any of his or her affiliates, will have any duty to refrain from engaging, directly or indirectly, in the same business activities or similar business activities or lines of business in which we or our affiliates engage or propose to engage or to refrain from otherwise competing with us or our affiliates. Our Sponsor also may pursue acquisition opportunities that may be complementary to our business, and, as a result, those acquisition opportunities may not be available to us.

Our charter will provide that, to the maximum extent permitted from time to time by Maryland law, our Sponsor, Centerbridge and each of our non-employee directors (including those designated by our Sponsor), and any of their affiliates, may:

 

   

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Property Group Inc. or BGP Subsidiary, or a limited partner of our Operating Partnership, to the same extent and in the same manner as if he, she or it were not our director or stockholder; and

 

   

in his, her or its personal capacity or in his, her or its capacity as a director, officer, trustee, stockholder, partner, member, equity owner, manager, advisor or employee of any other person, have business interests and engage, directly or indirectly, in business activities that are similar to ours or compete with us, that involve a business opportunity that we could seize and develop or that include the acquisition, syndication, holding, management, development, operation or disposition of interests in mortgages, real property or persons engaged in the real estate business.

Our charter will also provide that, to the maximum extent permitted from time to time by Maryland law, in the event that our Sponsor, Centerbridge, any non-employee director, or any of their respective affiliates, acquires knowledge of a potential transaction or other business opportunity, such person will have no duty to communicate or offer such transaction or business opportunity to us or any of our affiliates and may take any such opportunity for itself, himself or herself or offer it to another person or entity unless the business opportunity is expressly offered to such person in his or her capacity as our director. These provisions may limit our ability to pursue business or investment opportunities that we might otherwise have had the opportunity to pursue, which could have an adverse effect on our financial condition, our results of operations, our cash flow, the per share trading price of our common stock and our ability to satisfy our debt service obligations and to pay dividends to our stockholders.

Conflicts of interest could arise in the future between the interests of our stockholders and the interests of holders of OP Units.

After the consummation of this offering, because we control the general partner of our Operating Partnership, we will have fiduciary duties to the other limited partners in the operating partnership, the discharge of which may conflict with the interests of our stockholders. The limited partners of our Operating Partnership have agreed that, in the event of a conflict between the duties owed by our directors to us and, in our capacity as the controlling stockholder of the sole member of the general partner of our Operating Partnership, the fiduciary duties owed by the general partner of our Operating Partnership to such limited partners, we are under no obligation to give priority to the interests of such limited partners. However, those persons holding OP Units will have the right to vote on certain amendments to the operating partnership agreement (which require approval by a majority in interest of the limited partners, including BPG Subsidiary) and individually to approve certain amendments that would adversely affect their rights. These voting rights may be exercised in a manner that conflicts with the interests of our stockholders. For example, we are unable to modify the rights of limited partners to receive distributions as set forth in the operating partnership agreement in a manner that adversely affects their rights without their consent, even though such modification might be in the best interest of our stockholders.

We will be required to disclose in our periodic reports filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission specified activities engaged in by our “affiliates.”

In August 2012, Congress enacted the Iran Threat Reduction and Syria Human Rights Act of 2012 (“ITRSHRA”), which expands the scope of U.S. sanctions against Iran. More specifically, Section 219 of the ITRSHRA amended the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended (the “Exchange Act”) to require companies subject to Securities and Exchange Commission (“SEC”) reporting obligations under Section 13 of the Exchange Act to disclose in their periodic reports specified dealings or transactions involving Iran or other individuals and entities targeted by certain Office of Foreign Assets Control sanctions engaged in by the reporting company or any of its affiliates during the period covered by the relevant periodic report. In some cases, ITRSHRA requires companies to disclose these types of transactions even if they would otherwise be permissible under U.S. law. These companies are required to separately file with the SEC a notice that such activities have been disclosed in the relevant periodic report, and the SEC is required to post this notice of disclosure on its website and send the report to the U.S. President and certain U.S. Congressional committees. The U.S. President thereafter is required to initiate an investigation and, within 180 days of initiating such an investigation, to determine whether sanctions should be

 

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imposed. Under ITRSHRA, we would be required to report if we or any of our “affiliates” knowingly engaged in certain specified activities during the period covered by the report. Because the SEC defines the term “affiliate” broadly, it includes any entity controlled by us as well as any person or entity that controls us or is under common control with us. Because we may be deemed to be a controlled affiliate of our Sponsor, affiliates of our Sponsor may also be considered our affiliates. Disclosure of such activity, even if such activity is not subject to sanctions under applicable law, and any sanctions actually imposed on us or our affiliates as a result of these activities, could harm our reputation and have a negative impact on our business.

Risks Related to our REIT Status and Certain Other Tax Items

If we do not maintain our qualification as a REIT, we will be subject to tax as a regular corporation and could face a substantial tax liability.

We expect to continue to operate so as to qualify as a REIT under the Code. However, qualification as a REIT involves the application of highly technical and complex Code provisions for which only a limited number of judicial or administrative interpretations exist. Notwithstanding the availability of cure provisions in the Code, we could fail to meet various compliance requirements, which could jeopardize our REIT status. Furthermore, new tax legislation, administrative guidance or court decisions, in each instance potentially with retroactive effect, could make it more difficult or impossible for us to qualify as a REIT. If we fail to qualify as a REIT in any tax year, then:

 

   

we would be taxed as a regular domestic corporation, which under current laws, among other things, means being unable to deduct distributions to stockholders in computing taxable income and being subject to federal income tax on our taxable income at regular corporate income tax rates;

 

   

any resulting tax liability could be substantial and could have a material adverse effect on our book value;

 

   

unless we were entitled to relief under applicable statutory provisions, we would be required to pay taxes, and thus, our cash available for distribution to stockholders would be reduced for each of the years during which we did not qualify as a REIT and for which we had taxable income; and

 

   

we generally would not be eligible to requalify as a REIT for the subsequent four full taxable years.

REITs, in certain circumstances, may incur tax liabilities that would reduce our cash available for distribution to you.

Even if we qualify and maintain our status as a REIT, we may become subject to U.S. federal income taxes and related state and local taxes. For example, net income from the sale of properties that are “dealer” properties sold by a REIT (a “prohibited transaction” under the Code) will be subject to a 100% tax. We may not make sufficient distributions to avoid excise taxes applicable to REITs. Similarly, if we were to fail an income test (and did not lose our REIT status because such failure was due to reasonable cause and not willful neglect) we would be subject to tax on the income that does not meet the income test requirements. We also may decide to retain net capital gain we earn from the sale or other disposition of our investments and pay income tax directly on such income. In that event, our stockholders would be treated as if they earned that income and paid the tax on it directly. However, stockholders that are tax-exempt, such as charities or qualified pension plans, would have no benefit from their deemed payment of such tax liability unless they file U.S. federal income tax returns and thereon seek a refund of such tax. We also may be subject to state and local taxes on our income or property, including franchise, payroll, mortgage recording and transfer taxes, either directly or at the level of the other companies through which we indirectly own our assets, such as our TRSs, which are subject to full U.S. federal, state, local and foreign corporate-level income taxes. Any taxes we pay directly or indirectly will reduce our cash available for distribution to you.

 

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Complying with REIT requirements may cause us to forego otherwise attractive opportunities and limit our expansion opportunities.

In order to qualify as a REIT for U.S. federal income tax purposes, we must continually satisfy tests concerning, among other things, our sources of income, the nature of our investments in commercial real estate and related assets, the amounts we distribute to our stockholders and the ownership of our stock. We may also be required to make distributions to stockholders at disadvantageous times or when we do not have funds readily available for distribution. Thus, compliance with REIT requirements may hinder our ability to operate solely on the basis of maximizing profits.

Complying with REIT requirements may force us to liquidate or restructure otherwise attractive investments.

In order to qualify as a REIT, we must also ensure that at the end of each calendar quarter, at least 75% of the value of our assets consists of cash, cash items, government securities and qualified REIT real estate assets. The remainder of our investments in securities cannot include more than 10% of the outstanding voting securities of any one issuer or 10% of the total value of the outstanding securities of any one issuer unless we and such issuer jointly elect for such issuer to be treated as a “taxable REIT subsidiary” under the Code. The total value of all of our investments in taxable REIT subsidiaries cannot exceed 25% of the value of our total assets. In addition, no more than 5% of the value of our assets can consist of the securities of any one issuer other than a taxable REIT subsidiary. If we fail to comply with these requirements, we must dispose of a portion of our assets within 30 days after the end of the calendar quarter in order to avoid losing our REIT status and suffering adverse tax consequences.

Complying with REIT requirements may limit our ability to hedge effectively and may cause us to incur tax liabilities.

The REIT provisions of the Code substantially limit our ability to hedge our liabilities. Any income from a hedging transaction we enter into to manage risk of interest rate changes with respect to borrowings made or to be made to acquire or carry real estate assets, if not clearly identified under applicable Treasury Regulations, does not constitute “gross income” for purposes of the 75% or 95% gross income tests that we must satisfy in order to maintain our qualification as a REIT. To the extent that we enter into other types of hedging transactions, the income from those transactions is likely to be treated as non-qualifying income for purposes of both of the gross income tests. See “Material United States Federal Income Tax Considerations—Income Tests.” As a result of these rules, we intend to limit our use of advantageous hedging techniques or implement those hedges through a domestic TRS. This could increase the cost of our hedging activities because our TRS would be subject to tax on gains or expose us to greater risks associated with changes in interest rates than we would otherwise want to bear. In addition, losses in our TRS will generally not provide any tax benefit, except for being carried forward against future taxable income in the TRS.

Complying with REIT requirements may force us to borrow to make distributions to stockholders.

From time to time, our taxable income may be greater than our cash flow available for distribution to stockholders. If we do not have other funds available in these situations, we may be unable to distribute substantially all of our taxable income as required by the REIT provisions of the Code. Thus, we could be required to borrow funds, sell a portion of our assets at disadvantageous prices or find another alternative. These options could increase our costs or reduce our equity.

Our charter will not permit any person to own more than 9.8% of our outstanding common stock or of our outstanding stock of all classes or series, and attempts to acquire our common stock or our stock of all other classes or series in excess of these 9.8% limits would not be effective without an exemption from these limits by our board of directors.

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purpose) during the last half of a taxable year. For the purpose of assisting our qualification as a REIT for federal income tax purposes, among other purposes, our charter will prohibit beneficial or constructive ownership by any person of more than a certain percentage, currently 9.8%, in value or by number of shares, whichever is more restrictive, of the outstanding shares of our common stock or 9.8% in value of the outstanding shares of our stock, which we refer to as the “ownership limit.” The constructive ownership rules under the Code and our charter are complex and may cause shares of the outstanding common stock owned by a group of related persons to be deemed to be constructively owned by one person. As a result, the acquisition of less than 9.8% of our outstanding common stock or our stock by a person could cause a person to own constructively in excess of 9.8% of our outstanding common stock or our stock, respectively, and thus violate the ownership limit. There can be no assurance that our board of directors, as permitted in the charter, will not decrease this ownership limit in the future. Any attempt to own or transfer shares of our common stock in excess of the ownership limit without the consent of our board of directors will result either in the shares in excess of the limit being transferred by operation of the charter to a charitable trust, and the person who attempted to acquire such excess shares will not have any rights in such excess shares, or in the transfer being void.

The ownership limit may have the effect of precluding a change in control of us by a third party, even if such change in control would be in the best interests of our stockholders or would result in receipt of a premium to the price of our common stock (and even if such change in control would not reasonably jeopardize our REIT status). The exemptions to the ownership limit granted to date may limit our board of directors’ power to increase the ownership limit or grant further exemptions in the future.

We may choose to make distributions in our own stock, in which case you may be required to pay income taxes without receiving any cash dividends.

In connection with our qualification as a REIT, we are required to annually distribute to our stockholders at least 90% of our REIT taxable income (which does not equal net income, as calculated in accordance with GAAP), determined without regard to the deduction for dividends paid and excluding net capital gain. In order to satisfy this requirement, we may make distributions that are payable in cash and/or shares of our common stock (which could account for up to 90% of the aggregate amount of such distributions) at the election of each stockholder. Taxable stockholders receiving such distributions will be required to include the full amount of such distributions as ordinary dividend income to the extent of our current or accumulated earnings and profits, as determined for U.S. federal income tax purposes. As a result, U.S. stockholders may be required to pay income taxes with respect to such distributions in excess of the cash portion of the distribution received. Accordingly, U.S. holders receiving a distribution of our shares may be required to sell shares received in such distribution or may be required to sell other stock or assets owned by them, at a time that may be disadvantageous, in order to satisfy any tax imposed on such distribution. If a U.S. stockholder sells the stock that it receives as part of the distribution in order to pay this tax, the sales proceeds may be less than the amount it must include in income with respect to the distribution, depending on the market price of our stock at the time of the sale. Furthermore, with respect to certain non-U.S. holders, we may be required to withhold U.S. tax with respect to such distribution, including in respect of all or a portion of such distribution that is payable in stock, by withholding or disposing of part of the shares included in such distribution and using the proceeds of such disposition to satisfy the withholding tax imposed. In addition, if a significant number of our stockholders determine to sell shares of our common stock in order to pay taxes owed on dividend income, such sale may put downward pressure on the market price of our common stock.

Various tax aspects of such a taxable cash/stock distribution are uncertain and have not yet been addressed by the Internal Revenue Service (“IRS”). No assurance can be given that the IRS will not impose requirements in the future with respect to taxable cash/stock distributions, including on a retroactive basis, or assert that the requirements for such taxable cash/stock distributions have not been met.

 

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Dividends payable by REITs do not qualify for the reduced tax rates available for some dividends.

The maximum tax rate applicable to qualified dividend income payable to certain non-corporate U.S. stockholders has been reduced by legislation to 20%. Dividends payable by REITs, however, generally are not eligible for the reduced rates. Although this legislation does not adversely affect the taxation of REITs or dividends payable by REITs, the more favorable rates applicable to regular corporate qualified dividends could cause certain non-corporate investors to perceive investments in REITs to be relatively less attractive than investments in the stocks of non-REIT corporations that pay dividends, which could adversely affect the value of the shares of REITs, including our common stock.

We will be dependent on external sources of capital to finance our growth.

As with other REITs, but unlike corporations generally, our ability to finance our growth must largely be funded by external sources of capital because we generally will have to distribute to our stockholders 90% of our taxable income in order to qualify as a REIT, including taxable income where we do not receive corresponding cash. Our access to external capital will depend upon a number of factors, including general market conditions, the market’s perception of our growth potential, our current and potential future earnings, cash distributions and the market price of our common stock.

We may be subject to adverse legislative or regulatory tax changes that could increase our tax liability, reduce our operating flexibility and reduce the price of our common stock.

In recent years, numerous legislative, judicial and administrative changes have been made in the provisions of U.S. federal income tax laws applicable to investments similar to an investment in shares of our common stock. Additional changes to the tax laws are likely to continue to occur, and we cannot assure you that any such changes will not adversely affect the taxation of a stockholder. Any such changes could have an adverse effect on an investment in our shares or on the market value or the resale potential of our assets. You are urged to consult with your tax advisor with respect to the impact of recent legislation on your investment in our shares and the status of legislative, regulatory or administrative developments and proposals and their potential effect on an investment in our shares. Although REITs generally receive certain tax advantages compared to entities taxed as regular corporations, it is possible that future legislation would result in a REIT having fewer tax advantages, and it could become more advantageous for a company that invests in real estate to elect to be treated for U.S. federal income tax purposes as a corporation. As a result, our charter provides our board of directors with the power, under certain circumstances, to revoke or otherwise terminate our REIT election and cause us to be taxed as a regular corporation, without the approval of our stockholders.

Liquidation of assets may jeopardize our REIT qualification.

To qualify as a REIT, we must comply with requirements regarding our assets and our sources of income. If we are compelled to liquidate our investments to repay obligations to our lenders, we may be unable to comply with these requirements, ultimately jeopardizing our qualification as a REIT, or we may be subject to a 100% tax on any resultant gain if we sell assets that are treated as dealer property or inventory.

Our ownership of and relationship with any TRS will be restricted, and a failure to comply with the restrictions would jeopardize our REIT status and may result in the application of a 100% excise tax.

A REIT may own up to 100% of the stock of one or more TRSs. A TRS may earn income that would not be qualifying income if earned directly by the parent REIT. Both the subsidiary and the REIT must jointly elect to treat the subsidiary as a TRS. A corporation of which a TRS directly or indirectly owns more than 35% of the voting power or value of the stock will automatically be treated as a TRS. Overall, no more than 25% of the value of a REIT’s assets may consist of stock or securities of one or more TRSs. The value of our interests in and thus the amount of assets held in a TRS may also be restricted by our need to qualify for an exclusion from

 

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regulation as an investment company under the Investment Company Act. A TRS will pay federal, state and local income tax at regular corporate rates on any income that it earns. In addition, the TRS rules limit the deductibility of interest paid or accrued by a TRS to its parent REIT to assure that the TRS is subject to an appropriate level of corporate taxation. The rules also impose a 100% excise tax on certain transactions between a TRS and its parent REIT that are not conducted on an arm’s-length basis.

Any TRS we own, as a domestic TRS, will pay federal, state and local income tax on its taxable income, and its after-tax net income is available for distribution to us but is not required to be distributed to us. The aggregate value of the TRS stock and securities owned by us cannot exceed 25% of the value of our total assets (including the TRS stock and securities). Although we plan to monitor our investments in TRSs, there can be no assurance that we will be able to comply with the 25% limitation discussed above or to avoid application of the 100% excise tax discussed above.

Risks Related to this Offering and Ownership of Our Common Stock

The cash available for distribution to stockholders may not be sufficient to pay dividends at expected levels, nor can we assure you of our ability to make distributions in the future. We may use borrowed funds to make distributions.

Our expected annual distributions for the 12 months following the consummation of this offering of $         per share are expected to be approximately     % of estimated cash available for distribution (or     % of estimated cash available for distribution if the underwriters exercise their option to purchase additional shares in full). We expect that our initial estimated annual distributions will not exceed cash available from operations. If cash available for distribution generated by our assets for such twelve month period is less than our estimate, or if such cash available for distribution decreases in future periods from expected levels, our inability to make the expected distributions could result in a decrease in the market price of our common stock. See “Distribution Policy.” All distributions will be made at the discretion of our board of directors and will depend on our earnings, our financial condition, maintenance of our REIT qualification and other factors as our board of directors may deem relevant from time to time. We may not be able to make distributions in the future. In addition, some of our distributions may include a return of capital. To the extent that we decide to make distributions in excess of our current and accumulated earnings and profits, such distributions would generally be considered a return of capital for federal income tax purposes to the extent of the holder’s adjusted tax basis in their shares. A return of capital is not taxable, but it has the effect of reducing the holder’s adjusted tax basis in its investment. To the extent that distributions exceed the adjusted tax basis of a holder’s shares, they will be treated as gain from the sale or exchange of such stock. See “Material United States Federal Income Tax Considerations—Taxation of United States Holders of Our Common Stock—Distributions Generally.” If we borrow to fund distributions, our future interest costs would increase, thereby reducing our earnings and cash available for distribution from what they otherwise would have been.

No public market for our shares currently exists, an active trading market for our shares may not develop and the market price of our shares may decline substantially and quickly.

Prior to this offering, there has been no public market for our shares. Although we intend to apply to list our shares on the NYSE, we cannot predict the extent to which a trading market will develop or how liquid that market might become. The estimated initial public offering price for our shares was determined by negotiations between us and the representative of the underwriters and may not be indicative of prices that will prevail in the trading market. An active trading market may not develop following the closing of this offering or, if developed, may not be sustained. The lack of an active market may impair your ability to sell your shares at the time you wish to sell them or at a price that you consider reasonable. The lack of an active market may also reduce the market price of your shares. An inactive market may also impair our ability to raise capital by selling shares and may impair our ability to acquire additional properties or other businesses by using our shares as consideration, which in turn could materially adversely affect our business. In addition, the stock market in general, and the

 

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NYSE and REITs in particular, have recently experienced extreme price and volume fluctuations. These broad market and industry factors may decrease the market price of our shares, regardless of our actual operating performance. For these reasons, among others, the market price of the shares you purchase in this offering may decline substantially and quickly.

Our share price may decline due to the large number of our shares eligible for future sale.

The market price of our common stock could decline as a result of sales of a large number of shares of our common stock in the market after this offering or the perception that such sales could occur. These sales, or the possibility that these sales may occur, also might make it more difficult for us to sell shares of our common stock in the future at a time and at a price that we deem appropriate. Upon completion of this offering we will have a total of              shares of our common stock outstanding, or              shares of our common stock assuming the underwriters exercise in full their option to purchase additional shares of our common stock. All of the              shares of our common stock sold in this offering, or              shares of our common stock assuming the underwriters exercise in full their option to purchase additional shares of our common stock, will be freely tradable without restriction or further registration under the Securities Act of 1933, as amended (the “Securities Act”), by persons other than our “affiliates.” See “Shares Eligible for Future Sale.”

The remaining shares of our common stock outstanding will be “restricted securities” within the meaning of Rule 144 under the Securities Act and may not be sold in the absence of registration under the Securities Act unless an exemption from registration is available, including the exemptions contained in Rule 144. Our pre-IPO owners will own all of the              remaining outstanding shares of our common stock that will be outstanding immediately following this offering and have advised us that they intend to sell these shares over time. As a result of the registration rights agreement that we will enter into with our pre-IPO owners, however, all of these shares of our common stock will, subject to applicable lock-up arrangements, be eligible for future sale. From and after the first anniversary of the date of the closing of this offering, the BPG Subsidiary Shares held by our pre-IPO owners will be exchangeable at the option of the holder for an equivalent number of shares of our common stock or, at our option, cash based upon the value of an equivalent number of shares of our common stock, subject to the ownership limit and other restrictions on ownership and transfer set forth in our charter and described under the section entitled “Description of Stock—Restrictions on Ownership and Transfer.” In addition, from and after the first anniversary of the date of the closing of this offering, limited partners of our Operating Partnership will have the right to require our Operating Partnership to redeem part or all of their OP Units for cash, based upon the value of an equivalent number of shares of our common stock at the time of the election to redeem, or, at our election, exchange them for an equivalent number of shares of our common stock, subject to the ownership limit and other restrictions on ownership and transfer set forth in our charter and described under the section entitled “Description of Stock—Restrictions on Ownership and Transfer.” Notwithstanding the foregoing, our Sponsor and Centerbridge are generally permitted to exchange BPG Subsidiary Shares and redeem their OP Units at any time. Any shares we issue upon such exchanges would be “restricted securities” as defined in Rule 144 unless we register such issuances. However, we will enter into a registration rights agreement that will require us to register under the Securities Act these shares. See “Shares Eligible For Future Sale—Registration Rights” and “Certain Relationships and Related Person Transactions—Registration Rights Agreement.”

We intend to file one or more registration statements on Form S-8 under the Securities Act to register shares of our common stock or securities convertible into or exchangeable for shares of our common stock issued pursuant to our 2013 Omnibus Incentive Plan. Any such Form S-8 registration statements will automatically become effective upon filing. Accordingly, shares registered under such registration statements will be available for sale in the open market. We expect that the initial registration statement on Form S-8 will cover              shares of our common stock.

Upon completion of this offering, our charter will provide that we may issue up to 3,000,000,000 shares of common stock, and 300,000,000 shares of preferred stock, $0.01 par value per share. Moreover, under Maryland law and our charter, our board of directors has the power to increase the aggregate number of shares of stock or

 

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the number of shares of stock of any class or series that we are authorized to issue without stockholder approval. See “Description of Stock.” Similarly, the agreement of limited partnership of our Operating Partnership authorizes us to issue an unlimited number of additional OP Units of our Operating Partnership, which may be exchangeable for shares of our common stock. In addition, the charter of BPG Subsidiary authorizes BPG Subsidiary to issue additional BPG Subsidiary Shares, which may be exchangeable for shares of our common stock, or, at our option, cash based on the value of an equivalent number of shares of our common stock, and 1,000 shares of preferred stock.

The market price of our common stock could be adversely affected by market conditions and by our actual and expected future earnings and level of cash dividends.

Securities markets worldwide experience significant price and volume fluctuations. This market volatility, as well as general economic, market or political conditions, could reduce the market price of shares without regard to our operating performance. For example, the trading prices of equity securities issued by REITs have historically been affected by changes in market interest rates. One of the factors that may influence the market price of our common stock is the annual yield from distributions on our common stock as compared to yields on other financial instruments. An increase in market interest rates, or a decrease in our distributions to stockholders, may lead prospective purchasers of shares of our common stock to demand a higher distribution rate or seek alternative investments. As a result, if interest rates rise, it is likely that the market price of our common stock will decrease as market rates on interest-bearing securities increase. In addition, our operating results could be below the expectations of public market analysts and investors, and in response the market price of our shares could decrease significantly. The market value of the equity securities of a REIT is also based upon the market’s perception of the REIT’s growth potential and its current and potential future cash distributions, whether from operations, sales or refinancings, and is secondarily based upon the real estate market value of the underlying assets. For that reason, our common stock may trade at prices that are higher or lower than our net asset value per share. To the extent we retain operating cash flow for investment purposes, working capital reserves or other purposes, these retained funds, while increasing the value of our underlying assets, may not correspondingly increase the market price of our common stock. Our failure to meet the market’s expectations with regard to future earnings and cash distributions likely would adversely affect the market price of our common stock and, in such instances, you may be unable to resell your shares at or above the initial public offering price.

 

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FORWARD-LOOKING STATEMENTS

This prospectus contains forward-looking statements, which reflect our current views with respect to, among other things, our operations and financial performance. You can identify these forward-looking statements by the use of words such as “outlook,” “believes,” “expects,” “potential,” “continues,” “may,” “will,” “should,” “seeks,” “approximately,” “projects,” “predicts,” “intends,” “plans,” “estimates,” “anticipates” or the negative version of these words or other comparable words. Such forward-looking statements are subject to various risks and uncertainties. Accordingly, there are or will be important factors that could cause actual outcomes or results to differ materially from those indicated in these statements. We believe these factors include but are not limited to those described under “Risk Factors.” These factors should not be construed as exhaustive and should be read in conjunction with the other cautionary statements that are included in this prospectus. We undertake no obligation to publicly update or review any forward-looking statement, whether as a result of new information, future developments or otherwise, except as required by law.

MARKET AND INDUSTRY DATA

We have obtained the information under “Summary—Industry Overview” and “Industry Overview” from the market study prepared for us by Rosen Consulting Group (“RCG”), a nationally recognized real estate consulting firm, and such information is included in this prospectus in reliance on RCG’s authority as an expert in such matters. See “Experts.” In addition, this prospectus includes market and industry data and forecasts that we have derived from independent consultant reports, publicly available information, various industry publications, other published industry sources and our internal data and estimates. Independent consultant reports, industry publications and other published industry sources generally indicate that the information contained therein was obtained from sources believed to be reliable.

Our internal data and estimates are based upon information obtained from trade and business organizations and other contacts in the markets in which we operate and our management’s understanding of industry conditions.

 

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ORGANIZATIONAL STRUCTURE

IPO Property Transfers

In connection with this offering, we will acquire interests in 43 properties (the “Acquired Properties”) from our Sponsor in exchange for OP Units having a value equivalent to the value of these interests. The precise number of OP Units to be issued in connection with our acquisition of the Acquired Properties will be determined at the time that the initial public offering price per share in this offering is determined. More specifically, because we have determined that the Acquired Properties are of comparable quality to the Same Property Portfolio, we intend to utilize the capitalization rate for the IPO Portfolio implied by the initial price to the public in this offering to assign values to the properties comprising the Same Property Portfolio and the Acquired Properties and then, after taking in to account the differing levels of indebtedness related to these different asset pools, determine the relative equity value contributed by the owners of the Acquired Properties. This calculation will permit us to determine the appropriate percentage ownership of the Operating Partnership to be issued in exchange for the Acquired Properties. Because the Acquired Properties are somewhat more highly leveraged than the Same Property Portfolio, the proportion of the equity value contributed by the owners of the Acquired Properties is correlated to the initial public offering price and the overall value implied to the IPO Portfolio by that price. Based on an assumed initial public offering price of $         per share (the midpoint of the estimated price range set forth on the cover page of this prospectus), we would issue to our Sponsor              OP Units in exchange for its interests in the Acquired Properties. A $1.00 increase in the assumed initial public offering price of $         per share would increase the number of OP Units we would issue to our Sponsor to             , and a $1.00 decrease in the assumed initial public offering price of $         per share would decrease the number of OP Units we would issue to our Sponsor to             .

Also in connection with this offering, we will distribute to our pre-IPO owners interests (except to the extent that we dispose of any such interest prior to such distribution) in 45 properties that we have historically held in our portfolio (the “Non-Core Properties”). Certain of the Non-Core Properties are subject to transfer restrictions under the indentures governing unsecured notes issued by our subsidiary, Brixmor LLC, until January 15, 2014. Accordingly, we intend to effect the distribution of the Non-Core Properties to our pre-IPO owners in two steps. First, at the time of this offering we will issue to our pre-IPO owners a separate series of interest in our Operating Partnership that allocates to them all of the economic consequences of ownership of the Non-Core Properties. This separate series of interest in our Operating Partnership will be redeemable by us at our option at any time by transferring to the holders of such series the underlying Non-Core Properties. Second, following the expiration of the applicable transfer restrictions on January 15, 2014, we intend to transfer to our pre-IPO owners the Non-Core Properties in redemption of the separate series of interest in our Operating Partnership relating to these properties. We will not be required to redeem the separate series of interests after the transfer restrictions expire, nor do we have the option to redeem the separate series of interests with cash or any other form of consideration. However, we do not anticipate any circumstances in which we would not redeem the separate series of interests after the transfer restrictions expire, and because the economic consequences of ownership of the Non-Core Properties will be attributable to the holders of the separate series of interests, which will be reflected as a noncontrolling interest in Brixmor Property Group Inc.’s consolidated financial statements, the net income attributable to Brixmor Property Group Inc. would be unaffected by any decision not to redeem these interests. Following this offering and the IPO Property Transfers, we will continue to manage the Non-Core Properties for which we expect to receive customary management, leasing and other fees.

We refer to the above-described contributions and distributions as the “IPO Property Transfers.” For additional information, see “Unaudited Pro Forma Financial Information—IPO Property Transfers.”

Management Interests in Acquired Properties

Certain members of our management team, including our executive officers, purchased, or received as compensation for services such executives provided with respect to the Acquired Properties, interests in affiliated entities that presently own the Acquired Properties. Following the IPO Property Transfers, the interests of our

 

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management in these entities will be converted into OP Units in a manner intended to replicate the respective economic benefit provided by such units based upon the valuation derived from the initial public offering price relative to the specific assets of that affiliated entity that comprise the Acquired Properties. See “Management—Compensation Discussion and Analysis—Compensation Elements—Long-Term Equity Compensation—Equity Awards in the Acquired Properties We Manage” and “Management—Compensation Discussion and Analysis—Compensation Elements—Long-Term Equity Compensation—Compensation Actions Taken During 2013—Equity Awards in the Acquired Properties We Manage.”

Our Organizational Structure

All of our assets are held, and our operations conducted, by our Operating Partnership. We own and control our Operating Partnership indirectly through our ownership in BPG Subsidiary. Brixmor OP GP LLC, a wholly-owned subsidiary of BPG Subsidiary, serves as the sole general partner of our Operating Partnership.

In addition to owning shares of our common stock, our Pre-IPO owners also own Outstanding BPG Subsidiary Shares and, following the IPO Property Transfers, Outstanding OP Units. We have entered into an exchange agreement with the holders of the Outstanding BPG Subsidiary Shares so that these holders may, from and after the first anniversary of the date of the closing of this offering (subject to the terms of the exchange agreement), exchange their BPG Subsidiary Shares for shares of our common stock on a one-for-one basis subject to customary conversion rate adjustments for splits, share dividends and reclassifications, or, at our election, for cash. In addition, holders of Outstanding OP Units may, from and after the first anniversary of the date of the closing of this offering (subject to the terms of the partnership agreement of our Operating Partnership), redeem their OP Units for cash or, at our election, exchange their OP Units for shares of our common stock on a one-for-one basis subject to customary conversion rate adjustments for splits, unit distributions and reclassifications. Notwithstanding the foregoing, our Sponsor and Centerbridge are generally permitted to exchange BPG Subsidiary Shares and redeem their OP Units at any time.

We refer to shares of our common stock, the BPG Subsidiary Shares and the OP Units, collectively, as “Brixmor Interests.” We use the term “Outstanding BPG Subsidiary Shares” to refer to the BPG Subsidiary Shares held by persons other than Brixmor Property Group Inc. and the term “Outstanding OP Units” to refer to the OP Units not held by Brixmor Property Group Inc., BPG Subsidiary or its wholly-owned subsidiary. We use the term “Outstanding Brixmor Interests” to refer, collectively, to the outstanding shares of our common stock, the Outstanding BPG Subsidiary Shares and the Outstanding OP Units.

Brixmor Property Group Inc. owns a majority of the BPG Subsidiary Shares outstanding. Accordingly, through its power to elect all of BPG Subsidiary’s directors, Brixmor Property Group Inc. operates and controls all of the business and affairs of BPG Subsidiary and consolidates the financial results of BPG Subsidiary and its consolidated subsidiaries, including our Operating Partnership. The ownership interest of the minority stockholders of BPG Subsidiary is reflected as a non-controlling interest in Brixmor Property Group Inc.’s consolidated financial statements.

After the completion of this offering and the IPO Property Transfers, BPG Subsidiary will own a majority of the OP Units of our Operating Partnership outstanding, and its wholly-owned subsidiary, Brixmor OP GP LLC, will serve as the sole general partner of our Operating Partnership. Accordingly, BPG Subsidiary will operate and control all of the business and affairs of our Operating Partnership and consolidate the financial results of our Operating Partnership and its consolidated subsidiaries. The ownership interest of the holders of OP Units to be held by our pre-IPO owners will also be reflected as a non-controlling interest in Brixmor Property Group Inc.’s consolidated financial statements.

As of June 30, 2013, Brixmor Property Group Inc. had outstanding 125 shares of Series A Redeemable Preferred Stock (the “Existing Preferred Stock”) held by 125 holders, having a liquidation preference of $10,000 per share. We intend to redeem for cash all outstanding shares of our Existing Preferred Stock shortly before the completion of this offering.

 

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As of June 30, 2013, BPG Subsidiary Inc. had outstanding 125 shares of Series A Redeemable Preferred Stock, par value $0.01 per share, held by 125 holders, having a liquidation preference of $10,000 per share. The outstanding preferred stock of BPG Subsidiary Inc. will remain outstanding after this offering.

The following diagram depicts our organizational structure and equity ownership immediately following this offering. This chart is provided for illustrative purposes only and does not show all of our legal entities or ownership percentages of such entities.

 

LOGO

 

(1) BPG Subsidiary owns a portion of its interest in our Operating Partnership through Brixmor OP GP LLC, a wholly-owned subsidiary of BPG Subsidiary that serves as the sole general partner of our Operating Partnership.

 

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USE OF PROCEEDS

We estimate that the net proceeds we will receive from this offering, after deducting estimated underwriting discounts and estimated offering expenses payable by us, will be approximately $        , or approximately $         if the underwriters exercise in full their option to purchase additional shares from us, assuming an initial public offering price of $         per share, which is the midpoint of the price range set forth on the cover page of this prospectus. A $1.00 increase (decrease) in the assumed initial public offering price of $         per share would increase (decrease) net proceeds to us from this offering by approximately $        , assuming the number of shares offered by us as set forth on the cover page of this prospectus remains the same.

Brixmor Property Group Inc. will contribute the net proceeds of this offering to BPG Subsidiary in exchange for a number of BPG Subsidiary Shares that is equal to the number of shares that we issue to investors in this offering. BPG Subsidiary will in turn contribute this amount to our Operating Partnership in exchange for a number of OP Units that is equal to the number of BPG Subsidiary Shares that BPG Subsidiary so issues to Brixmor Property Group Inc.

Our Operating Partnership will primarily use the net proceeds from this offering to repay $         of outstanding borrowings under the revolving portion of the Unsecured Credit Facility, which will mature in 2017. Borrowings under the revolving facility currently bear interest at LIBOR plus     %. The borrowings under the revolving credit facility to be repaid with proceeds from this offering will have been used to repay indebtedness of our Operating Partnership and its subsidiaries and for general corporate purposes. See “Description of Indebtedness.” Affiliates of each of the representatives of the underwriters are lenders under our Unsecured Credit Facility, which we intend to repay in part with the net proceeds of this offering. We will also use the net offering proceeds to repay $        million of indebtedness to our Sponsor attributable to certain of the Acquired Properties, to pay $        million of transaction costs related to the IPO Property Transfers, which relate to, among other things, transfer taxes and loan consent fees, and to pay $        million of transfer fees due to lenders on several of our outstanding mortgage loans that are payable in connection with this offering.

 

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DISTRIBUTION POLICY

We intend to continue to qualify as a REIT for U.S. federal income tax purposes. The Code generally requires that a REIT annually distribute at least 90% of its REIT taxable income, determined without regard to the deduction for dividends paid and excluding any net capital gain, and imposes tax on any taxable income retained by a REIT, including capital gains.

We intend to make a pro rata distribution with respect to the quarter during which this offering occurs, based on a distribution rate of $         per share of our common stock for a full quarter. On an annualized basis, this would be $         per share of our common stock, or an annualized distribution rate of approximately     % based on the midpoint of the price range set forth on the cover of this prospectus. We estimate that this initial annual distribution rate will represent approximately     % of estimated cash available for distribution for the 12 months ending June 30, 2014. We do not intend to reduce the annualized distribution per share of our common stock if the underwriters exercise their option to purchase additional shares. Our intended initial annual distribution rate has been established based on our estimate of cash available for distribution for the 12 months ending June 30, 2014, which we have calculated based on adjustments to our pro forma net income for the 12 months ended June 30, 2013. This estimate was based on our pro forma operating results and does not take into account our long-term business and growth strategies, nor does it take into account any unanticipated expenditures that we may have to make or any financings for such expenditures. In estimating our cash available for distribution for the 12 months ending June 30, 2014, we have made certain assumptions reflected in the table and footnotes below, including that there will be no terminations of existing leases in our portfolio after June 30, 2013 (other than scheduled lease expirations) or lease renewals or new leases (other than month-to-month leases) after June 30, 2013 unless a new or renewal lease has been entered into prior to the date of this prospectus.

Our estimate of cash available for distribution does not reflect the effect of any changes in our working capital after June 30, 2013, other than the amount of cash estimated to be used for tenant improvement and leasing commission costs related to leases that may be entered into prior to the date of this prospectus. It also does not reflect the amount of cash estimated to be used for investing activities for acquisition and other activities, other than estimated capital expenditures, or the amount of cash estimated to be used for financing activities, other than scheduled mortgage loan principal repayments on mortgage indebtedness that will be outstanding upon consummation of this offering. Although we have included all material investing and financing activities that we have commitments to undertake as of June 30, 2013, we may undertake other investing and/or financing activities in the future. Any such investing and/or financing activities may have a material effect on our estimate of cash available for distribution. Because we have made the assumptions set forth above in estimating cash available for distribution, we do not intend this estimate to be a projection or forecast of our actual results of operations or liquidity. Our estimate of cash available for distribution should not be considered as an alternative to cash flow from operating activities (computed in accordance with GAAP) or as an indicator of our liquidity or ability to pay dividends or make distributions. In addition, the methodology upon which we made the adjustments described below is not necessarily intended to be a basis for calculating cash available for distribution.

Notwithstanding the estimate set forth below, our future distributions will be at the sole discretion of our board of directors. When determining the amount of future distributions, we expect that our board of directors will consider, among other factors, (1) the amount of cash generated from our operating activities, (2) our expectations of future cash flows, (3) our determination of near-term cash needs for debt repayments, existing or future share repurchases, and selective acquisitions of new properties, (4) the timing of significant redevelopment and re-leasing activities and the establishment of additional cash reserves for anticipated tenant improvements and general property capital improvements, (5) our ability to continue to access additional sources of capital, (6) the amount required to be distributed to maintain our status as a REIT and to reduce any income and excise taxes that we otherwise would be required to pay, (7) any limitations on our distributions contained in our credit or other agreements, including, without limitation, in our Unsecured Credit Facility, and (8) the sufficiency of legally-available assets.

 

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If our operations do not generate sufficient cash flow to allow us to satisfy the REIT distribution requirements, we may be required to fund distributions from working capital, borrow funds, sell assets or reduce such distributions. Our board of directors reviews the alternative funding sources available to us from time to time. Our actual results of operations will be affected by a number of factors, including the revenues we receive from our properties, our operating expenses, interest expense, the ability of our tenants to meet their obligations and unanticipated expenditures. For more information regarding risk factors that could materially adversely affect our actual results of operations, please see “Risk Factors.”

Because Brixmor Property Group Inc. is a holding company and has no material assets other than its ownership of the BPG Subsidiary Shares and no material operations other than those conducted by BPG Subsidiary, we will fund any distributions from legally-available assets authorized by our board of directors in three steps:

 

   

first, our Operating Partnership will make distributions to those of its partners which are holders of OP Units, including BPG Subsidiary. If our Operating Partnership makes such distributions, then in addition to BPG Subsidiary and its wholly-owned subsidiary, the other partners of our Operating Partnership will also be entitled to receive equivalent distributions pro rata based on their partnership interests in our Operating Partnership;

 

   

second, BPG Subsidiary will distribute to Brixmor Property Group Inc. its share of such distributions. If BPG Subsidiary makes such distributions, then in addition to Brixmor Property Group Inc., the other stockholders of BPG Subsidiary will also be entitled to receive equivalent distributions pro rata based on their interests in BPG Subsidiary; and

 

   

third, Brixmor Property Group Inc. will distribute the amount authorized by its board of directors and declared by Brixmor Property Group Inc. to its common stockholders on a pro rata basis.

We did not pay any dividends to the holders of our common stock or Outstanding BPG Subsidiary Shares during the period from June 28, 2011 to December 31, 2011. During 2012 and to date in 2013 we have paid an aggregate of $25.0 million and $37.5 million, respectively, of dividends to the holders of our common stock or Outstanding BPG Subsidiary Shares.

 

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The following table describes Brixmor Property Group Inc.’s pro forma net income for the 12 months ended December 31, 2012 and June 30, 2013, and the adjustments it has made thereto in order to estimate its initial cash available for distribution for the 12 months ending June 30, 2014 (amounts in thousands except share and per share data, square footage data and percentages). Pro forma net income reflects adjustments for certain transactions, as described in “Unaudited Pro Forma Financial Information.” Other than such adjustments, these calculations do not assume any changes to Brixmor Property Group Inc.’s operations or any acquisitions or dispositions or other developments or occurrences which could affect operating results and cash flows, or changes in outstanding shares of our common stock. We cannot assure you that actual results will be the same as or comparable to the calculations below.

 

Pro forma net (income)/loss for the 12 months ended December 31, 2012

   $                

Less: Pro forma net (income)/loss for the six months ended June 30, 2012

  

Add: Pro forma net (income)/loss for the six months ended June 30, 2013

  

Pro forma net (income)/loss for the 12 months ended June 30, 2013

   $     

Add: Pro forma real estate depreciation and amortization

  

Add: Pro forma impairment charges from continuing operations and unconsolidated joint ventures

  

Add: Pro forma loss from discontinued operations

  

Less: Pro forma gain on sale of real estate

  

Add: Net increases in contractual rent income (1)

  

Less: Net decreases in contractual rent income (2)

  

Less: Net effects of straight-line rent adjustments to tenant leases (3)

  

Less: Net effects of above- and below-market rent adjustments (4)

  

Add: Non-cash compensation expense (5)

  

Less: Net effects of non-cash amortization of debt premium, debt discount and debt issuance costs

  

Estimated cash flow from operating activities for the 12 months ending June 30, 2014

   $     

Estimated cash flows from investing activities

  

Less: Contractual obligations for tenant improvements costs and leasing commissions (6)

  

Less: Estimated annual provision for recurring property capital expenditures (7)

  
Total estimated cash flows used in investing activities   
Estimated cash flow used in financing activities—scheduled mortgage loan principal repayments (8)   

Estimated cash available for distribution for the 12 months ending June 30, 2014

   $     

Less: Non-controlling interests’ (other) share of estimated cash available for distribution

  

Estimated cash available to our Operating Partnership for distribution for the 12 months ended June 30, 2014

   $                

Share of estimated cash available to our Operating Partnership for distribution attributable to holders of Outstanding OP units

  

Share of estimated cash available to our Operating Partnership for distribution attributable to holders of Outstanding BPG Subsidiary Shares

  

Share of estimated cash available to our Operating Partnership for distribution attributable to Brixmor Property Group Inc.

  

Total estimated initial annual distribution to our stockholders and to holders of Outstanding BPG Subsidiary Shares and Outstanding OP Units

   $     

Total estimated initial annual distribution to holders of Outstanding OP Units

   $     

Total estimated initial annual distribution to holders of Outstanding BPG Subsidiary Shares

   $     

Total estimated initial annual distribution to our stockholders

   $     

Estimated initial annual distributions per share of our common stock (9)

   $     

Payout ratio based on the company’s share of estimated cash available for distribution (10)

         

 

(1) Represents the net increases in contractual rental income from (i) existing leases (ii) new leases that were not in effect for the entire 12 month period ended June 30, 2013 (iii) new leases that were signed prior to the date of this prospectus but that will go into effect during the 12 months ending June 30, 2014 and (iv) projected lease renewals.

 

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(2) Represents the net decrease in contractual rent from (i) lease expirations including leases that are not projected to be renewed and (ii) leases that expired during the twelve month period ended June 30, 2013.

 

(3) Represents the conversion of estimated rental revenues for the 12 months ending June 30, 2014 from a straight-line accrual basis to a cash basis of revenue recognition.

 

(4) Represents the elimination of non-cash adjustments for above-market and below-market leases for the 12 months ended June 30, 2013.

 

(5) Represents the stock based compensation expense for long term awards granted in 2011 and 2013.

 

(6) For purposes of calculating the distribution in the above table, we have assumed we will incur approximately $80.392 million of tenant improvements and leasing commissions costs related solely to tenant improvements and leasing commissions incurred or expected to be incurred in the 12 months ending June 30, 2014 that we are contractually obligated to provide pursuant to the terms of the leases. All tenant improvements and leasing costs will be funded entirely from cash flow from operations. Capital expenditures related to redevelopment projects are expected to be funded under our Unsecured Credit Facility.

 

(7) For purposes of calculating the distribution in the above table, we have assumed we will incur approximately $              million of recurring capital expenditures.

 

(8) Represents scheduled payments of mortgage loan principal due during the 12 months ending June 30, 2014. Does not include $              million of debt maturities during the 12 months ending June 30, 2014 based on the assumptions that we will be able to fund these amounts under our Unsecured Credit Facility. The $              million of debt maturities includes unsecured notes of $              million that have stated maturity dates of August 2026 to February 2028 and that have a one-time repurchase right that requires us to offer to repurchase the notes if tendered by holders (but does not require the holders to tender) for an amount equal to the principal amount plus accrued and unpaid interest on January 15, 2014.
(9) Based on a total of              shares of our common stock,              Outstanding BPG Subsidiary Shares and              Outstanding OP Units to be outstanding after this offering.
(10) Calculated as estimated initial annual distribution per share divided by the Brixmor Property Group Inc.’s share of estimated cash available for distribution per share for the 12 months ending June 30, 2014.

 

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CAPITALIZATION

The following table sets forth our cash and cash equivalents and capitalization as of June 30, 2013:

 

   

on an actual basis; and

 

   

on a pro forma basis giving effect to the transactions described in “Unaudited Pro Forma Financial Information,” including this offering (at an assumed initial public offering price of $         per share, which is the midpoint of the price range set forth on the cover of this prospectus) and the intended application of the net proceeds therefrom as described in “Use of Proceeds.”

You should read this table together with the other information contained in this prospectus, including “Our Organizational Structure,” “Use of Proceeds,” “Unaudited Pro Forma Financial Information,” “Management’s Discussion and Analysis of Financial Condition and Results of Operations” and the historical financial statements and related notes that appear elsewhere in this prospectus.

 

(amounts in thousands, except shares and per share data)    June 30, 2013  
   Actual     Pro forma  

Cash and cash equivalents

   $ 142,006      $                

Restricted cash

     104,021     
  

 

 

   

 

 

 

Total cash

   $ 246,027      $     
  

 

 

   

 

 

 

Debt:

    

Mortgage and secured loans (1)

   $ 6,093,002      $     

Unsecured Credit Facility (2)

     —       

Brixmor LLC unsecured notes (3)

     387,367     
  

 

 

   

 

 

 

Total debt

     6,480,369     
  

 

 

   

 

 

 

Stockholders’ equity:

    

Common stock, par value $0.01 per share;              shares authorized, actual;              shares issued and outstanding, actual;              shares authorized, as adjusted;              shares issued and outstanding, as adjusted;

     1     

Preferred stock, par value $0.01 per share;              shares authorized, actual;              shares issued and outstanding, actual;              shares authorized, as adjusted; no shares issued and outstanding, as adjusted;

     —       

Additional paid in capital

     1,749,305     

Accumulated other comprehensive loss

     (49  

Distributions in excess of accumulated loss

     (108,232  
  

 

 

   

 

 

 

Total stockholders’ equity (4)

     1,641,024     

Non-controlling interests

     528,987     
  

 

 

   

 

 

 

Total equity

     2,170,011     
  

 

 

   

 

 

 

Total capitalization (4)

   $ 8,650,380      $     
  

 

 

   

 

 

 

 

(1) Actual amount includes unamortized premium of $101.2 million.
(2) On July 16, 2013, we entered into the Unsecured Credit Facility, which consists of a $1,250.0 million revolving credit facility, which will mature on July 31, 2017, with a one-year extension option and a $1,500.0 million term loan facility, which will mature on July 31, 2018.
(3) Actual amount includes unamortized discount of $17.2 million.
(4)

To the extent we change the number of shares of common stock sold by us in this offering from the shares we expect to sell or we change the initial public offering price from the $         per share assumed initial

 

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  public offering price, representing the midpoint of the price range set forth on the cover page of this prospectus, or any combination of these events occurs, the net proceeds to us from this offering and each of total stockholders’ equity and total capitalization may increase or decrease. A $1.00 increase (decrease) in the assumed initial public offering price per share of the common stock, assuming no change in the number of shares of common stock to be sold, would increase (decrease) the net proceeds that we receive in this offering and each of total stockholders’ equity and total capitalization by approximately $         million. An increase (decrease) of 1,000,000 shares in the expected number of shares to be sold in the offering, assuming no change in the assumed initial offering price per share, would increase (decrease) our net proceeds from this offering and our total stockholders’ equity and total capitalization by approximately $         million. If the underwriters’ option to purchase additional shares is exercised in full, the pro forma amount of each of cash, total cash, additional paid-in capital, total stockholders’ equity, total equity and total capitalization would increase by approximately $         million, after deducting underwriting discounts and estimated operating expenses, and we would have              shares of our common stock issued and outstanding, as adjusted.

 

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DILUTION

If you invest in our shares, your interest will be diluted to the extent of the difference between the initial public offering price per share and the pro forma net tangible book value per share immediately after the completion of this offering.

Our pro forma net tangible book value as of June 30, 2013 was approximately $         or $         per share. Pro forma net tangible book value represents the amount of total tangible assets less total liabilities, after giving effect to the IPO Property Transfers, and pro forma net tangible book value per share represents pro forma net tangible book value divided by the number of shares outstanding, after giving effect to the IPO Property Transfers and the transactions described in “Unaudited Pro Forma Financial Information” and assuming that all of the Outstanding BPG Subsidiary Shares and the Outstanding OP Units are exchanged for newly-issued shares of our common stock on a one-for-one basis.

After giving effect to the IPO Property Transfers, including this offering (at an assumed initial public offering price of $         per share) and the intended application of the net proceeds therefrom as described in “Use of Proceeds,” our pro forma net tangible book value as of June 30, 2013 would have been $        , or $         per share. This represents an immediate increase in the net tangible book value of $         per share and an immediate dilution of $         per share to new investors purchasing shares in this offering. The following table illustrates this dilution per share:

 

Assumed initial offering price per share

      $                

Pro forma net tangible book value per share as of June 30, 2013

   $        

Increase in pro forma net tangible book value per share attributable to investors in this offering

     
  

 

 

    

Pro forma net tangible book value per share after this offering

     
     

 

 

 

Dilution in pro forma net tangible book value per share to investors in this offering

      $     
     

 

 

 

A $1.00 increase (decrease) in the assumed initial public offering price of $         per share would increase (decrease) the amount of pro forma net tangible book value attributable to investors in this offering by $         per share, and the dilution to investors in this offering by $         per share, assuming that the number of shares offered by us, as set forth on the cover page of this prospectus, remains the same and no exercise of the underwriters’ option to purchase additional shares.

The following table summarizes, on the same pro forma basis as of June 30, 2013, the total number of shares purchased from us, the total cash consideration paid to us and the average price per share paid by our pre-IPO owners and by new investors purchasing shares in this offering, assuming that all of the Outstanding BPG Subsidiary Shares and the Outstanding OP Units are exchanged for newly-issued shares of our common stock on a one-for-one basis.

 

     Shares Purchased     Total Consideration     Average Price
Per Share
 
     Number    Percentage     Amount      Percentage    
     (in millions)          ($ in millions)               

Pre-IPO owners

               $                  $     

Investors in this offering

               $                  $     

Total

               $                             $                

A $1.00 increase (decrease) in the assumed initial public offering price of $         per share would increase (decrease) the total consideration paid by the investors in this offering by $        , and would increase (decrease) the percent of total consideration paid by the investors by approximately     %, assuming that the number of shares offered by us, as set forth on the cover page of this prospectus, remains the same and no exercise of the underwriters’ option to purchase additional shares.

 

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If the underwriters’ option to purchase additional shares is exercised in full, the following will occur:

 

   

the number of shares purchased by investors in this offering will increase to              shares, or approximately     % of the total number of shares outstanding;

 

   

the immediate dilution experienced by investors in this offering will be $         per share and the pro forma net tangible book value per share will be $         per share; and

 

   

a $1.00 increase (decrease) in the initial offering price of $         per share would increase (decrease) the dilution experienced by investors in this offering by $         per share.

 

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UNAUDITED PRO FORMA FINANCIAL INFORMATION

The following unaudited pro forma condensed consolidated financial statements reflect the pro forma financial condition and results of operations of Brixmor Property Group Inc. after giving effect to (i) the IPO Property Transfers (as described below), (ii) the acquisition of the interests we did not already hold in Arapahoe Crossings, L.P. (as described below), (iii) borrowings under the Unsecured Credit Facility, including use thereof, (as described below) and (iv) the estimated net proceeds, including use thereof, expected to be received from this offering. The pro forma adjustments associated with these transactions assume that each transaction was completed as of June 30, 2013 for purposes of the unaudited pro forma condensed consolidated balance sheet and as of January 1, 2012 for purposes of the unaudited pro forma condensed consolidated statements of operations.

Our pro forma condensed consolidated financial statements are presented for informational purposes only and are based on information and assumptions that we consider appropriate and reasonable. These pro forma condensed consolidated financial statements do not purport to (i) represent our financial position had this offering, and the other transactions described in these pro forma condensed consolidated financial statements, occurred on June 30, 2013, (ii) represent the results of our operations had this offering, and the other transactions described in these pro forma condensed consolidated financial statements, occurred on January 1, 2012 or (iii) project or forecast our financial position or results of operations as of any future date or for any future period, as applicable.

You should read the information below along with all other financial information and analysis presented in this prospectus, including the sections captioned “Risk Factors,” “Management’s Discussion and Analysis of Financial Condition and Results of Operations,” and our historical financial statements and related notes included elsewhere in this prospectus.

IPO Property Transfers

In connection with this offering, certain investment funds affiliated with our Sponsor will contribute their ownership interests in 43 properties (the “Acquired Properties”) to us, and we will distribute 45 properties that we have historically held in our portfolio (the “Non-Core Properties”) to our pre-IPO owners. We refer to our Sponsor, funds affiliated with Centerbridge and the members of our management who own shares of our common stock and shares of the common stock of our majority-owned subsidiary, BPG Subsidiary Inc., and who will receive units in Brixmor Operating Partnership LP as part of the IPO Property Transfers as our “pre-IPO owners.”

Our acquisition of the Acquired Properties will be accounted for as a business combination resulting in the consideration exchanged for the Acquired Properties being allocated to the acquired assets and assumed liabilities based on their fair values on the date of acquisition, including identifiable intangible assets and liabilities.

The distribution of our ownership interests in the Non-Core Properties to our pre-IPO owners is expected to be effected through the consummation of two separate transactions due to the existence of transfer restrictions governing certain of our unsecured notes that are in effect through January 15, 2014. The first transaction, which will occur at the time of this offering, will consist of our Operating Partnership issuing a special class of units to our pre-IPO owners thereby providing our pre-IPO owners with all economic rights and obligations associated with ownership of the Non-Core Properties. The second transaction, expected to be consummated following the expiration of the aforementioned transfer restrictions, will consist of our Operating Partnership redeeming the special class of units in exchange for the Non-Core Properties pursuant to certain redemption provisions providing us with the right to redeem such units at any time. The distribution of the Non-Core Properties will be accounted for at fair value with any resulting gain or loss recognized in earnings. Following this offering and the IPO Property Transfers, we will continue to manage the Non-Core Properties for which we will receive customary management, leasing and other fees from our Sponsor.

 

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Acquisition of Arapahoe Crossings, L.P.

As of June 30, 2013, we owned a 30% ownership interest in Arapahoe Crossings, L.P. (“Arapahoe”), an unconsolidated real estate joint venture, which owns a single shopping center in the Denver, Colorado having 466,363 sq. ft. of GLA. On May 15, 2013, we entered into an agreement with our joint venture partner to acquire the remaining 70% interest not owned by us in exchange for $20.0 million in cash, subject to a $41.9 million mortgage encumbering the asset. The transaction closed on July 31, 2013 and will be accounted for as a business combination with any resulting gain or loss associated with our previously held equity interest being recognized in earnings.

Unsecured Credit Facility

On July 16, 2013, we entered into a new $2,750.0 million Unsecured Credit Facility with a syndicate of lenders consisting of a $1,500.0 million term loan and a $1,250.0 million revolving credit facility. We expect to use the $1,500.0 million term loan and approximately $881.0 million of borrowings under the revolving credit facility to repay an equal amount of our existing indebtedness.

Offering Proceeds

We estimate that the net proceeds to us from this offering will be approximately $         million, or $         million if the underwriters exercise their option to purchase additional shares in full (assuming shares are sold at $         per share, which is the midpoint of the price range set forth on the cover page of this prospectus) after deducting underwriting discounts and other estimated expenses of this offering. Net proceeds of this offering will be used (i) to repay outstanding borrowings under the Unsecured Credit Facility, (ii) to repay indebtedness owed to our Sponsor that is attributable to certain of the Acquired Properties, (iii) to pay transaction costs associated with the IPO Property Transfers and (iv) to pay transfer fees associated with our outstanding mortgage loans.

 

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Brixmor Property Group Inc. and Subsidiaries

Pro Forma Condensed Consolidated Balance Sheet

June 30, 2013

(Unaudited and in thousands)

 

          Acquisitions and Distributions                                          
    Brixmor
Property Group
Inc. and
Subsidiaries
    Acquired
Properties
    Arapahoe
Acquisition
    Non-Core
Properties
Distribution
    Other Pro
Forma
Adjustments
&
Eliminations
          Pro Forma
Before Offering
    Proceeds
from
Offering
    Use of
Proceeds
    Other
Equity
Adjustments
  Pro Forma  
          (A)     (B)     (C)                       (F)     (G)     (H)      

Assets

                     

Real estate, net

  $ 8,855,876      $                   $                   $                   $                     $                   $                   $                     $                

Investments in and advances to unconsolidated joint ventures

    16,446                       

Cash and cash equivalents

    142,006                (D          

Restricted cash

    104,021                (D          

Marketable securities

    23,593                       

Receivables, net

    181,554                (E          

Deferred charges and prepaid expenses, net

    101,956                (D          

Other assets

    24,509                       
 

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

     

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

 

 

Total assets

  $ 9,449,961      $        $        $        $          $        $        $          $     
 

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

     

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

 

 

Liabilities

                     

Debt obligations, net

  $ 6,480,369      $        $        $        $          (D)      $        $        $          $     

Financing liabilities, net

    173,231                       

Accounts payable, accrued expenses and other liabilities

    604,882                (D)             
              (E)             
 

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

     

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

 

 

Total liabilities

  $ 7,258,482      $        $        $        $          $        $        $          $     
 

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

     

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

 

 

Redeemable noncontrolling interests in partnership

    21,467                       
 

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

 

 

Equity:

                     

Preferred stock

  $ —        $        $        $        $          $        $        $          $     

Common stock

    1                       

Additional paid in capital

    1,749,305                       

Accumulated other comprehensive (loss) income

    (49                    

Distributions in excess of accumulated (loss) income

    (108,232             (D          
 

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

     

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

 

 

Total stockholders equity

    1,641,025                       

Non controlling interests

    528,987                       
 

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

     

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

 

 

Total equity

    2,170,012                       
 

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

     

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

 

 

Total liabilities and equity

  $ 9,449,961      $        $        $        $          $        $        $          $     
 

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

     

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

 

 

 

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Brixmor Property Group Inc. and Subsidiaries

Pro Forma Condensed Consolidated Statement of Operations

For the Six Months Ended June 30, 2013

(Unaudited and in thousands, except per share data)

 

    Brixmor
Property
Group Inc.
and
Subsidiaries
    Acquired
Properties
    Arapahoe
Acquisition
    Non-Core
Properties
Distribution
    Other Pro
Forma
Adjustments &
Eliminations
          Pro Forma  
          (AA)     (BB)     (CC)                    

Revenue

             

Rental income

  $ 443,772      $                   $                   $                   $                     $                

Expense reimbursements

    122,898               

Other revenues

    6,001                (DD )    
 

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

     

 

 

 

Total revenues

    572,671               
 

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

     

 

 

 

Operating expenses

             

Operating costs

    60,971                (DD )    

Real estate taxes

    86,541               

Depreciation and amortization

    226,505               

Impairment of real estate assets

    36,060               

Provision for doubtful accounts

    5,365               

Acquisition related costs

    —                 

General and administrative

    44,343               
 

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

     

 

 

 

Total operating expenses

    459,785               
 

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

     

 

 

 

Other income (expense)

             

Dividends and interest

    420               

Interest expense

    (190,262             (EE )    

Gain (loss) on sale of real estate

    722               

Other

    (2,123            
 

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

     

 

 

 

Total other income (expense), net

    (191,243            
 

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

     

 

 

 

(Loss) income before equity in earnings of unconsolidated joint ventures

    (78,357            

Equity in (loss) income of unconsolidated joint ventures

    754               

Impairment of investment in unconsolidated joint ventures

    —                 
 

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

     

 

 

 

(Loss) income from continuing operations

  $ (77,603   $        $        $        $          $     
 

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

     

 

 

 

Income from continuing operations attributable to non-controlling interests

              $     
             

 

 

 

Income from continuing operations attributable to common stockholders

              $     
             

 

 

 

Pro forma loss from continuing operations per share basic

             
             

 

 

 

Pro forma loss from continuing operations per share diluted

             
             

 

 

 

 

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Brixmor Property Group Inc. and Subsidiaries

Pro Forma Condensed Consolidated Statement of Operations

For the Year Ended December 31, 2012

(Unaudited and in thousands, except per share data)

 

    Brixmor
Property
Group Inc.
and
Subsidiaries
    Acquired
Properties
    Arapahoe
Acquisition
    Non-Core
Properties
Distribution
    Other Pro
Forma
Adjustments
&
Eliminations
          Pro Forma  
          (AA)     (BB)     (CC)                    

Revenue

             

Rental income

  $ 879,766      $                   $                   $                   $                     $                    

Expense reimbursements

    234,590               

Other revenues

    11,441                (DD )    
 

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

     

 

 

 

Total revenues

    1,125,797               
 

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

     

 

 

 

Operating expenses

             

Operating costs

    124,673                (DD )    

Real estate taxes

    162,900               

Depreciation and amortization

    504,583               

Provision for doubtful accounts

    11,861               

Acquisition related costs

    541               

General and administrative

    88,870               
 

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

     

 

 

 

Total operating expenses

    893,428               
 

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

     

 

 

 

Other income (expense)

             

Dividends and interest

    1,138               

Interest expense

    (386,380             (EE )    

Gain (loss) on sale of real estate

    501               

Other

    (507            
 

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

     

 

 

 

Total other income (expense), net

    (385,248            
 

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

     

 

 

 

(Loss) income before equity in earnings of unconsolidated joint ventures

    (152,879            

Equity in (loss) income of unconsolidated joint ventures

    687               

Impairment of investment in unconsolidated joint ventures

    (314            
 

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

     

 

 

 

(Loss) income from continuing operations

  $ (152,506   $        $        $        $          $     
 

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

     

 

 

 

Loss from continuing operations attributable to noncontrolling interests

              $     
             

 

 

 

Loss from continuing operations attributable to common stockholders

              $     
             

 

 

 

Pro forma loss from continuing operations per share basic

              $     
             

 

 

 

Pro forma loss from continuing operations per share diluted

              $     
             

 

 

 

Pro forma weighted average shares outstanding basic

             
             

 

 

 

 

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1. Adjustments to the Pro Forma Condensed Consolidated Balance Sheet

(A) Reflects the acquisition by us of 100% of the ownership interests in 43 properties from our pre-IPO owners in exchange for              OP Units with a value of $         million based on an assumed initial public offering price of $         per share (which is the midpoint of the price range set forth on the cover page of this prospectus) and the assumption of $         million of related indebtedness.

The allocation of consideration exchanged to the assets acquired and liabilities assumed is based on our preliminary estimates and is subject to change based on the final determination of the fair value attributable to the acquired assets and assumed liabilities at the time the acquisition is consummated. The estimated fair value of Real estate, net includes the following components (in thousands):

 

Land

   $                

Building and improvements

  

Above-market leases

  

In-place lease value

  
  

 

 

 

Total

   $     
  

 

 

 

Accounts payable, accrued expenses and other liabilities include $         million to reflect the fair value attributed to below-market leases.

These estimates were based on our preliminary analysis and comparable market transactions, which included a preliminary evaluation of the fair values ascribed to component assets relative to overall transaction value in comparable market transactions. Upon completion of the acquisition, the methodologies and significant inputs and assumptions used in deriving final estimates of fair value will vary based on the nature of the tangible or intangible asset. Our methodology for allocating the cost of the assets acquired and liabilities assumed is based upon estimating fair values. Fair values are determined based upon a consideration of all three generally accepted valuation approaches: (i) the income approach, (ii) the market approach and (iii) the cost approach.

We primarily relied upon the income approach to determine overall fair value of the real property assets acquired. The market approach was performed to corroborate the fair value derived under the income approach. The market approach was also relied upon to estimate the fair value of the land. Finally, we utilized the cost and the income approaches to estimate the fair value of building improvements for each of the Acquired Properties. The income approach methodology involved the lease-up of a vacant or “dark” building to the current occupancy as of the acquisition date of the acquired property while the cost approach determined the replacement cost of the building with adjustment to reflect the appropriate physical, functional and external obsolescence/depreciation to arrive at a current cost determined fair value. We placed primary emphasis upon the income approach methodology with the cost approach as a secondary approach. Estimates of fair value associated with identifiable intangible assets will likely be derived using generally accepted methodologies under the income approach. Significant inputs and assumptions associated with these approaches include estimates of future operating cash flows, as contemplated in deriving the acquisition consideration and discount and capitalization rates based on an evaluation of observable market data.

In connection with the acquisition, we expect to incur transaction costs of $         million, which relate to, among other things, transfer taxes, title costs and advisor fees. These transactions costs will, for accounting purposes, be reflected as expenses except for those costs directly attributable to the issuance of the OP Units which will be accounted for as a reduction in the carrying value of the Non-controlling interest. Accordingly, for purposes of the pro forma condensed consolidated balance sheet, $         million of the transaction costs have been reflected as a reduction to the carrying value of the Non-controlling interest and the remaining $         million of transaction costs have been reflected as an addition to Distributions in excess of accumulated loss.

 

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Debt obligations, net reflects the assumption of $             million of debt with an estimated fair value of $             million. No adjustments were made to the historical carrying value of Cash and cash equivalents; Restricted cash; Receivables, net; and Other assets as the estimated fair values of such items were preliminarily determined to approximate their historical carrying values. These preliminary determinations were based on their short term nature and/or the stated terms approximating current market terms.

The pro forma adjustments shown below for the Acquired Properties are based on our preliminary estimates and are subject to change based on the final determination of the fair value of assets and liabilities acquired.

 

     As of June 30, 2013  
     Acquired
Properties
Historical
     Pro Forma
Adjustments
     Acquired
Properties  Pro
Forma
 
    

(in thousands; unaudited)

 

Assets

  

Real estate, net

   $         $         $     

Investments in advances to unconsolidated real estate joint ventures

        

Cash and cash equivalents

        

Restricted cash

        

Marketable securities

        

Receivables, net

        

Deferred charges and prepaid expenses, net

        

Other assets

        
  

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

 

Total assets

   $         $         $     
  

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

 

Liabilities

        

Debt obligations, net

   $         $         $     

Financing liabilities, net

        

Accounts payable, accrued expenses and other liabilities

        
  

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

 

Total liabilities

   $         $         $     
  

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

 

Redeemable noncontrolling interests in partnership

        

Equity

        

Preferred Stock

        

Common Stock

        

Additional paid in capital

        

Accumulated other comprehensive (loss) income

        

Distributions in excess of accumulated loss (income)

        
  

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

 

Total stockholders equity

        

Non controlling interests

        
  

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

 

Total equity

        
  

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

 

Total liabilities and equity

   $                    $                    $                
  

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

 

 

(1) Includes allocation of purchase price to tangible assets and intangible assets, including acquired in place leases and above-market leases.
(2) Adjusts for removal of historical straight line rent receivable.
(3) Adjusts for removal of historical deferred leasing commissions and debt issuance costs and the addition for new loan consent fees.
(4) Adjusts assumed mortgages payable to their estimated fair value and reflects repayment of $             million of debt.
(5) Includes allocation of purchase price to intangible liabilities, including below market leases and removes management fees payable to Brixmor Property Group, Inc.

 

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(B) Reflects the acquisition by us on July 31, 2013 of the 70% ownership interest in Arapahoe in exchange for $             million cash and the assumption of $             million of related indebtedness which was repaid following the close of the acquisition using borrowings under the Unsecured Credit Facility as discussed in Note (D) below. For purposes of the pro forma condensed consolidated balance sheet, the $             million of cash consideration, which was paid by us, is reflected as a reduction of Arapahoe’s cash and cash equivalents balance and the $             million gain resulting from remeasurement of our existing 30% equity interest is reflected as a reduction of Distributions in excess of accumulated loss (income).

The allocation of consideration exchanged to the assets acquired and liabilities assumed is based on our preliminary estimates of fair value and are subject to change based on the final determination of the fair value attributable to the acquired assets and assumed liabilities at the time the acquisition is consummated. The estimated fair value of real estate, net includes the following components (in thousands):

 

Land

   $                

Building and improvements

  

Above-market leases

  

In-place lease value

  
  

 

 

 

Total

   $     
  

 

 

 

Accounts payable, accrued expenses and other liabilities includes $             million to reflect the fair value attributable to below-market leases.

See clause (A) for additional information in respect of the methodologies used to derive these preliminary estimates and those methodologies expected to be utilized in connection with deriving final estimates of fair value, including significant inputs and assumptions.

No adjustments were made to the historical carrying value of Cash and cash equivalents; Restricted cash; Receivables, net; Other assets; and Debt obligations, net as the estimated fair values of such items were preliminarily determined to approximate their historical carrying values. These preliminary determinations were based on their short term nature and/or the stated terms approximating current market terms.

(C) Reflects the distribution by us of the ownership interests in the Non-Core Properties subsequent to our redemption of the special class of units issued to our Sponsor which we have determined is probable. The estimated fair value of the distributed net assets is $         million, resulting in a gain or loss of $         million which is reflected as an increase or decrease to Distributions in excess of accumulated loss (income).

(D) Reflects the closing of our $2,750.0 million Unsecured Credit Facility on July 16, 2013, which consists of a $1,500.0 million term loan and a $1,250.0 million revolving credit facility. Prior to the closing of this offering, we expect to use the $1,500.0 million term loan and $             million of borrowings under the revolving credit facility to repay an equivalent amount of our existing indebtedness, including $             million of accrued interest, which is reflected as a reduction of Accounts payable, accrued expenses and other liabilities; and $             million of fees associated with the repaid debt, which is reflected as an addition to Distribution in excess of accumulated loss (income).

We incurred $19.5 million of issuance costs related to the Unsecured Credit Facility consisting of $19.2 million of fees paid to the lenders in the Unsecured Credit Facility and $0.3 million of fees paid to third parties for legal and advisory services. These costs have been capitalized within the pro forma condensed consolidated balance sheet and offset by $             million of accelerated amortization attributable to capitalized costs related to the repaid indebtedness resulting in a $             million net decrease to Deferred charges and prepaid expenses, net. Capitalized issuance costs associated with the Unsecured Credit Facility will be amortized as additional interest expense over the Unsecured Credit Facility’s term.

 

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In connection with repaying this indebtedness, we accelerated the amortization of the related premium resulting in a $             million reduction to Distributions in excess of accumulated loss (income). In addition, we expect $             million of restricted cash to be released to us by the lenders which is reflected as a decrease to Restricted cash and a corresponding increase to Cash and cash equivalents.

The $             million addition to Distributions in excess of accumulated loss (income) is comprised of the $             million in accelerated issuance cost amortization and the $             million of fees associated with the repaid debt, net of the $             million in accelerated premium amortization attributable to the repaid indebtedness.

(E) Reflects the elimination of accounts receivable of $             million comprised of $             million of management and other fees due from the Acquired Properties and $             million of management and other fees due from Arapahoe.

(F) Reflects gross proceeds in this offering of $             million, which will be reduced by $             million, net of amounts paid to date, to reflect underwriting discounts, legal and other costs payable by us, resulting in net proceeds of $             million. These costs will be charged against the gross offering proceeds upon completion of this offering.

(G) In connection with this offering, we anticipate using the net proceeds as follows: (i) to repay $             million of outstanding borrowings under the revolving portion of the Unsecured Credit Facility, (ii) to repay $             million of indebtedness to our Sponsor attributable to certain of the Acquired Properties; (iii) to pay $             million of transaction costs related to the IPO Property Transfers, which relate to, among other things, transfer taxes and loan consent fees (These transaction costs will be reflected as expenses except for those costs directly attributable to the issuance of the OP Units which will be accounted for as a reduction in the carrying value of the Non-controlling interest. Accordingly, $         million of the transaction costs have been reflected as a reduction to the carrying value of the Non-controlling interest and the remaining $         million of transaction costs have been reflected as an addition to Distributions in excess of accumulated loss.); and (iv) to pay $             million of transfer fees due to lenders on several of our outstanding mortgage loans that are payable in connection with this offering. Of the $             million of consent and/or transfer fees, $             million will be capitalized as an addition to Deferred charges and prepaid expense, net and amortized into interest expense over the remaining term of the underlying mortgage loans, and the remaining $             million will be expensed as it relates to certain Non-Core Property mortgages distributed to our Sponsor. A summary is as followings (in thousands):

 

Repayment of Unsecured Credit Facility    $                

Repayment of indebtedness attributable to Acquired Properties

  

IPO Property Transfer transaction costs

  

Loan transfer and consent fees

  
  

 

 

 
   $     
  

 

 

 

(H) To reflect the allocation of pro forma total equity as of June 30, 2013 based on the issuance of              and              shares of common stock in the Company and the OP Units in the Operating Partnership, respectively, in the IPO.

2. Adjustments to the Pro Forma Condensed Consolidated Statement of Operations

(AA) Reflects the results of operations associated with the Acquired Properties as discussed in Note (A) above. The consideration allocated to (i) buildings and improvements will be depreciated over the estimated average remaining useful lives ranging from              to              years and (ii) above- and below-market leases and in-place lease value will be amortized over the weighted average lives of the related leases ranging from              to              to              years.

 

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The pro forma adjustments shown below for the Acquired Properties are based on our preliminary estimates and are subject to change based on the final determination of the fair value of assets and liabilities acquired.

 

    For the Six Months Ended June 30, 2013     For the Year Ended December 31, 2012  
    Acquired
Properties
Historical
    Pro Forma
Adjustments
        Pro Forma     Acquired
Properties
Historical
    Pro Forma
Adjustments
        Pro Forma  
   

(Unaudited and in thousands)

 

Revenue

               

Rental income

  $                   $                     $                   $                   $                     $                

Expense reimbursements

               

Other revenues

               
 

 

 

   

 

 

     

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

     

 

 

 

Total revenues

               
 

 

 

   

 

 

     

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

     

 

 

 

Operating expenses

               

Operating costs

               

Real estate taxes

               

Depreciation and amortization

               

Provision for doubtful accounts

               

Acquisition related costs

               

General and administrative

               
 

 

 

   

 

 

     

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

     

 

 

 

Total operating expenses

               
 

 

 

   

 

 

     

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

     

 

 

 

Other income (expenses)

               

Dividends and interest

               

Interest expense

               

Gain on sale of real estate

               

Other

               
 

 

 

   

 

 

     

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

     

 

 

 

Total other income (expense), net

               
 

 

 

   

 

 

     

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

     

 

 

 

(Loss) income before equity in earnings of unconsolidated joint ventures

               

Equity (loss) income of unconsolidated joint ventures

               

Impairment of investment in unconsolidated joint ventures

               
 

 

 

   

 

 

     

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

     

 

 

 

(Loss) income from continuing operations

  $        $          $        $        $          $     
 

 

 

   

 

 

     

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

     

 

 

 

 

(1) Adjusts above-/below-market lease amortization and straight line rent.
(2) Adjusts depreciation and amortization based on the allocation of the fair value to tangible and identified intangible assets acquired.
(3) Removes acquisition related costs incurred by our Sponsor related to our Sponsor’s acquisition in 2012 of certain of the Contributed Properties.
(4) Adjusts interest expense to reflect the following: (i) remove debt issuance costs for the acquired loans (ii) assumption fees paid as part of the loan agreement are amortized and included as part of interest expense, and (iii) amortization of the fair value adjustment on assumed loans.

(BB) Reflects the results of operations associated with Arapahoe as discussed in Note (B) above. The consideration allocated to (i) buildings and improvements will be depreciated over the estimated useful lives of the respective assets which range from              to              years and (ii) above- and below-market leases and in-place lease value will be amortized over the weighted average lives of the related leases ranging from              to              years.

 

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The pro forma adjustments shown below are based on our preliminary estimates and are subject to change based on the final determination of the fair value of assets and liabilities acquired.

 

    For the Six Months Ended June 30, 2013     For the Year Ended December 31, 2012  
    Arapahoe
Historical
    Pro Forma
Adjustments
          Pro Forma     Arapahoe
Historical
    Pro Forma
Adjustments
          Pro Forma  
   

(Unaudited and in thousands)

 

Revenue

               

Rental income

  $                 $                (1   $                 $                 $                (1   $              

Expense reimbursements

               

Other revenues

               
 

 

 

   

 

 

     

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

     

 

 

 

Total revenues

               
 

 

 

   

 

 

     

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

     

 

 

 

Operating expenses

               

Operating costs

               

Real estate taxes

               

Depreciation and amortization

        (2           (2  

Provision for doubtful accounts

               

Acquisition related costs

               

General and administrative

               
 

 

 

   

 

 

     

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

     

 

 

 

Total operating expenses

               
 

 

 

   

 

 

     

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

     

 

 

 

Other income (expenses)

               

Dividends and interest

               

Interest expense

        (3           (3  

Gain (loss) on sale of real estate

               

Other

               
 

 

 

   

 

 

     

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

     

 

 

 

Total other income (expense), net

               
 

 

 

   

 

 

     

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

     

 

 

 

(Loss) income before equity in earnings of unconsolidated subsidiaries

               

Equity (loss) income of unconsolidated real estate joint ventures

               

Impairment of investment in unconsolidated real estate joint ventures

               
 

 

 

   

 

 

     

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

     

 

 

 

(Loss) income from continuing operations

  $        $          $        $        $          $     
 

 

 

   

 

 

     

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

     

 

 

 

 

(1) Adjusts above-/below-market lease amortization and straight line rent.
(2) Adjusts depreciation and amortization based on the allocation of the fair value to tangible and identified intangible assets acquired.
(3) Adjusts for the removal of amortization of debt issuance costs on acquired debt. There are no debt issuance costs associated with the acquired debt.

(CC) Reflects the elimination of the results of operations associated with the Non-Core Properties as discussed in Note (C) above. As of June 30, 2013 and December 31, 2012, two of the Non-Core Properties were classified as held for sale and their results from operations are included in discontinued operations on the Company’s historical statements of operations. Therefore, the results of operations for this property are not reflected in this adjustment for both the six months ended June 30, 2013 and the year ended December 31, 2012.

 

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(DD) The adjustment reflects (1) additional estimated management and other fees that will be earned from our Sponsor for the management of the Non-Core Properties following the offering and (2) the elimination of the historical management and other fees earned by us from the Acquired Properties summarized as follows:

 

     Six months ended
June 30, 2013
     Year ended
December 31, 2012
 
     Other
Income
     Operating
Costs
     Other
Income
     Operating
Costs
 

Additions:

           

Management fees and other fees earned on non-core properties

   $                       $                   

Less:

           

Elimination of management and other fees from the Acquired Properties

           

Net adjustment to Pro Forma

   $         $         $         $     

Management fees payable to us are equal to a percentage of gross rental revenues. Other fees include (1) leasing fees (commissions) which are equal to a percentage of ABR for any new and renewal lease signed and (2) overhead reimbursements for out of pocket expenses incurred.

(EE) Reflects the reduction of interest expense attributable to the following, (i) repayment of outstanding indebtedness with the proceeds of our Unsecured Credit Facility as discussed in Note (D) above resulting in a reduction to interest expense. Interest on the existing debt arrangements with principal balances of $         billion was approximately $         million and $         million, for the six months ended June 30, 2013 and the year ended December 31, 2012, respectively. The $         billion debt reduction will be repaid with proceeds from our Unsecured Credit Facility , comprised of a term loan with a balance of $         billion with a projected interest rate of          % and a revolving credit line of approximately $         million with a projected interest rate of          %, resulting in interest expense of approximately $         million and $         million with a corresponding interest expense reduction of $         million and $         million for the six months ended June 30, 2013 and the year ended December 31, 2012, respectively. The projected interest rates on the new borrowings are based on the current LIBOR rate plus the applicable spread (ii) partial repayment of the revolving credit line (see above) with the net proceeds of this offering resulting in a reduction of outstanding principle by $         million and a corresponding decrease in interest expense of $         million and $         million for the six months ended June 30, 2013 and the year ended December 31, 2012, respectively, and (iii) repayment of $         million of indebtedness on the Acquired Properties, with the net proceeds of this offering, resulting in a reduction to interest expense of $         million and $         million for the six months ended June 30, 2013 and the year ended December 31, 2012, respectively.

Borrowings under the Unsecured Credit Facility bear interest, at our option, at a rate equal to a margin over either (a) a base rate determined by reference to the highest of (1) the administrative agent’s prime lending rate, (2) the federal funds effective rate plus 0.5% and (3) the LIBOR rate that would be payable on such day for a LIBOR rate loan with a one-month interest period plus 1% or (b) a LIBOR rate determined by reference to the BBA LIBOR rate for the interest period relevant to such borrowing. The margin for the term loans is based on a total leverage based grid and ranges from 0.40% to 1.00%, in the case of base rate loans, and 1.40% to 2.00%, in the case of LIBOR rate loans. The margin for the revolving credit facility is also based on a total leverage based grid and ranges from 0.50% to 1.10%, in the case of base rate loans, and 1.50% to 2.10%, in the case of LIBOR rate loans.

A 1/8% change to the interest rate would change the pro forma interest expense by $         million and $         million for the six months ended June 30, 2013 and the year ended December 31, 2012, respectively.

 

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SELECTED FINANCIAL INFORMATION

The selected consolidated financial and operating data set forth below as of December 31, 2012 and 2011 and for the year ended December 31, 2012, the period from June 28, 2011 through December 31, 2011, the period from January 1, 2011 through June 27, 2011 and the year ended December 31, 2010 has been derived from our audited consolidated financial statements included elsewhere in this prospectus. The audited consolidated financial statements as of December 31, 2012 and 2011 and for the year ended December 31, 2012, the period from June 28, 2011 through December 31, 2011, the period from January 1, 2011 through June 2011 and the year ended December 31, 2010 have been audited by Ernst & Young LLP, an independent registered public accounting firm. The selected condensed consolidated financial and operating data set forth below as of June 30, 2013 and for the six months ended June 30, 2013 has been derived from our unaudited condensed consolidated financial statements included elsewhere in this prospectus. Results for the six month period ended June 30, 2013 are not necessarily indicative of results that may be expected for the entire year. The selected consolidated financial and operating data set forth below as of December 31, 2010 have been derived from our audited consolidated financial statements not included in this prospectus. The selected consolidated financial and operating data set forth below as of December 31, 2009 and 2008 and for the years ended December 31, 2009 and 2008 have been derived from our unaudited consolidated financial statements not included in this prospectus.

Because the information presented below is only a summary and does not provide all of the information contained in our historical consolidated financial statements, including the related notes, you should read it in conjunction with “Management’s Discussion and Analysis of Financial Condition and Results of Operations,” “Unaudited Pro Forma Financial Information” and our historical consolidated financial statements, including the related notes, included elsewhere in this prospectus. The amounts in the table are dollars in thousands.

The Successor period in the following tables reflects our selected financial data for the periods following the acquisition of certain assets from the Acquisition and the Predecessor period in the following tables reflects our selected financial data for the periods prior to the Acquisition.

 

    Successor           Predecessor  
    Six Months Ended
June 30,
    Year Ended
December 31,

2012
    Period
from
June  28,

2011
through
December  31,

2011
          Period
from
January 1,
2011
through
June 27,

2011
    Year Ended December 31,  
    2013     2012                 2010     2009     2008  
(in thousands)   (unaudited)     (unaudited)                                   (unaudited)     (unaudited)  

Revenue

                   

Rental income

  $ 443,772      $ 435,336      $ 879,766      $ 443,537          $ 426,815      $ 871,508      $ 896,139      $ 948,431   

Expense reimbursements

    122,898        115,863        234,590        116,354            119,084        237,324        241,703        260,022   

Other revenue

    6,001        6,160        11,441        5,728            8,035        16,272        20,477        20,548   
 

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

       

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Total revenues

    572,671        557,359        1,125,797        565,619            553,934        1,125,104        1,158,319        1,229,001   
 

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

       

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 
 

Operating expenses

                   

Operating costs

    60,971        61,669        124,673        62,217            67,436        126,535        128,873        142,742   

Real estate taxes

    86,541        81,516        162,900        80,944            79,795        165,372        166,764        159,514   

Depreciation and amortization

    226,505        260,455        504,583        293,924            174,554        391,170        404,826        521,487   

Impairment of real estate assets

    36,060        —          —          —              —          249,286        92,776        710,357   

Provision for doubtful accounts

    5,365        5,806        11,861        8,840            11,319        15,875        14,412        9,245   

Acquisition-related costs

    —          —          541        41,362            5,647        4,821        1,749        —     

General and administrative

    44,343        48,256        88,870        50,437            57,443        94,644        96,557        130,445   
 

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

       

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Total operating expenses

    459,785        457,702        893,428        537,724            396,194        1,047,703        905,957        1,673,790   
 

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

       

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 
 

Other income (expense)

                   

Dividends and interest

    420        587        1,138        641            815        2,203        3,345        4,151   

Gain on bargain purchase

    —          —          —          328,826            —          —          —          —     

Interest expense

    (190,262     (193,569     (386,380     (204,714         (191,922     (374,388     (377,782     (505,113

Gain on sale of real estate

    722        50        501        —              —          (111     1,426        64   

Other

    (2,123     185        (507     2,113            (3,728     5,550        9,933        13,576   
 

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

       

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Total other income (expense)

    (191,243     (192,747     (385,248     126,866            (194,835     (366,746     (363,078     (487,322
 

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

       

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

 

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    Successor           Predecessor  
    Six Months Ended
June 30,
    Year Ended
December 31,

2012
    Period
from
June  28,

2011
through
December  31,

2011
          Period
from
January 1,
2011
through
June 27,

2011
    Year Ended December 31,  
    2013     2012                 2010     2009     2008  
(in thousands)   (unaudited)     (unaudited)                                   (unaudited)     (unaudited)  

Income (loss) before equity in earnings of unconsolidated joint ventures and income taxes

    (78,357     (93,090     (152,879     154,761            (37,095     (289,345     (110,716     (932,111

Income tax benefit

    —          —          —          —              —          16,494        2,440        (18,547

Equity in income (loss) of unconsolidated joint ventures

    754        568        687        (160         (381     (2,116     (2,890     2,820   

Impairment of investment in unconsolidated joint ventures

    —          —          (314     —              —          (1,734     (15,798     (20,621
 

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

       

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Income (loss) from continuing operations

    (77,603     (92,522     (152,506     154,601            (37,476     (276,701     (126,964     (968,459
 

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

       

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Discontinued operations:

                   

Income (loss) from discontinued operations

    192        (365     23        (1,465         (1,007     135        6,847        23,106   

Gain on disposition of properties

    2,631        1,229        5,369        —              —          —          6,075        5,355   

Impairment of real estate assets held for sale

    (7,511     (2,911     (13,599     —              (8,608     (43,421     (45,080     (170,866
 

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

       

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

(Loss) from discontinued operations

    (4,688     (2,047     (8,207     (1,465         (9,615     (43,286     (32,158     (142,405
 

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

       

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 
 

Net income (loss)

    (82,291     (94,569     (160,713     153,136            (47,091     (319,987     (159,122     (1,110,864
 

Net (income) loss attributable to non-controlling interests

    19,531        22,535        38,146        (37,785         (752     (1,400     (1,377     (4,490
 

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

       

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 
 

Net income (loss) attributable to Brixmor Property Group Inc.

  $ (62,760   $ (72,034   $ (122,567   $ 115,351          $ (47,843   $ (321,387   $ (160,499   $ (1,115,354
 

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

       

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

 

    Successor         Predecessor  
          Year Ended December 31,  
    Six Months
Ended June 30,
2013
    2012     2011           2010     2009      2008  
(in thousands)   (unaudited)                             (unaudited)      (unaudited)  

Real estate, net

  $ 8,855,876      $ 9,098,130      $ 9,496,903          $ 9,873,096      $ 10,503,244       $ 11,349,821   

Total assets

  $ 9,449,961      $ 9,603,729      $ 10,032,266          $ 10,711,209      $ 11,186,828       $ 12,001,110   

Debt obligations, net

  $ 6,480,369      $ 6,499,356      $ 6,694,549          $ 7,700,237      $ 7,711,398       $ 8,111,976   

Total liabilities

  $ 7,258,482      $ 7,305,908      $ 7,553,277          $ 8,731,832      $ 8,625,260       $ 9,224,502   

Total equity

  $ 2,170,012      $ 2,276,354      $ 2,457,430          $ 1,957,818      $ 2,540,009       $ 2,742,170   

 

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MANAGEMENT’S DISCUSSION AND ANALYSIS OF

FINANCIAL CONDITION AND RESULTS OF OPERATIONS

The following discussion and analysis of our financial condition and results of operations should be read together with the “Selected Financial Data,” “Unaudited Pro Forma Financial Information,” “Business,” and our consolidated financial statements and related notes included elsewhere in this prospectus. The following discussion includes information derived from our June 30, 2013 and 2012 condensed consolidated financial statements and December 31, 2012, period from June 28, 2011 through December 31, 2011 and period from January 1, 2011 through June 27, 2011 combined consolidated financial statements included elsewhere in this prospectus, which do not include the effects of (i) the IPO Property Transfers, (ii) the acquisition of Arapahoe Crossings, L.P., (iii) our entry into the Unsecured Credit Facility, (iv) the redemption of the Existing Preferred Stock or (v) this offering and the use of proceeds thereof.

Information related to our financial condition and results of operations as of and for periods ending prior to June 27, 2011 represents that of our Predecessor and information related to our financial condition and results of operations as of and for periods ending after June 27, 2011 represents that of our Successor due to the Acquisition which occurred on June 28, 2011 and was accounted for as a business combination. Therefore, the bases of the assets and liabilities associated with our Predecessor are not comparable to those of our Successor and the results of operations associated with our Successor would not have been the same had the Acquisition not occurred.

This discussion and analysis contains forward-looking statements based upon our current expectations that involve risks and uncertainties. Our actual results may differ materially from those anticipated in these forward-looking statements as a result of various factors, including those set forth under “Risk Factors.”

Executive Summary

Our Company

We are an internally-managed REIT that owns and operates the largest wholly-owned portfolio of grocery-anchored community and neighborhood shopping centers in the United States. Our high quality national portfolio is diversified by geography, tenancy and retail format, and our shopping centers are primarily anchored by market-leading grocers. We have been organized and operated in conformity with the requirements for qualification and taxation as a REIT under the United States federal income tax laws, commencing with our taxable year ended December 31, 2011, and we expect to satisfy the requirements for qualification and taxation as a REIT under the United States income tax laws for our taxable year ending December 31, 2013, and subsequent taxable years.

Acquisition and Comparability of Financial Results

On February 28, 2011, we agreed to purchase certain United States assets and management platform of Centro Properties Group (“Centro”) and its managed funds, which we refer to as the “Acquisition.” On June 28, 2011, the Acquisition was consummated for approximately $9.0 billion, net of cash acquired of $0.1 billion. The consideration for the Acquisition included approximately $1.2 billion in cash and $7.8 billion of assumed indebtedness (the “Consideration”).

The Consideration was funded through an investment fund affiliated with our Sponsor making an initial capital contribution to us of approximately $1.7 billion and a contribution to us from an affiliated noncontrolling interest holder of $560.1 million. Following the closing of the Acquisition, we used $0.9 billion of the cash contributed to repay a portion of the outstanding indebtedness assumed. In addition, we obtained approximately $1.5 billion of debt financing, which is secured by 115 of our community and neighborhood shopping centers, and we repaid and/or refinanced approximately $2.4 billion of assumed indebtedness with the proceeds from this debt financing and cash contributed in connection with the Acquisition.

 

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Prior to the Acquisition, we had nominal assets and operations and, as a result, the assets and management platform acquired constitute our Predecessor. The Predecessor comprises certain United States holding companies that indirectly own the acquired assets and historically conducted the activities of that business prior to the Acquisition. Due to these holding companies being under the common control of Centro, the financial information associated with our Predecessor has been presented on a combined consolidated basis under GAAP at its historical basis, which is not comparable to our basis in the acquired assets and management platform subsequent to the Acquisition. Moreover, due to the effects of the Acquisition, our results of operations subsequent to the Acquisition are not the same as they would have been had the Acquisition not occurred.

Factors That May Influence our Future Results

We derive our revenues primarily from rents (including percentage rents based on tenants’ sales levels) and expense reimbursements due to us from tenants under existing leases at each of our properties. Expense reimbursements consist of payments made by tenants to us under contractual lease obligations for their proportional share of the property’s operating expenses, insurance and real estate taxes.

The amount of rental income and expense reimbursements we receive is primarily dependent on our ability to maintain or increase rental rates and on our ability to lease available space including renewing expiring leases. Factors that could affect our rental income include: (1) changes in national, regional or local economic climates; (2) local conditions, including an oversupply of space in, or a reduction on demand for, properties similar to those in our portfolio; (3) the attractiveness of properties in our portfolio to our tenants; (4) the financial stability of tenants, including the ability of tenants to pay rents; (5) in the case of percentage rents, our tenants’ sales volumes; (6) competition from other available properties; (7) changes in market rental rates; and (8) changes in the regional demographics of our properties.

Other revenues primarily consist of percentage rents and management, development and leasing fees earned from our unconsolidated joint ventures as well as management and leasing fees earned from operating properties we manage but do not own.

Our operating expenses include property-related costs including repairs and maintenance, roof repair, landscaping, parking lot repair, snow removal, utilities, property insurance costs, security, ground rent expense related to ground lease payments for which we are the lessee and various other property related costs. Increases in our operating expenses, to the extent they are not offset by revenue increases, would impact our overall performance.

Economic Conditions and Outlook

For a detailed discussion of economic conditions and the outlook regarding our industry, see “Industry Overview.”

Our Portfolio and Financial Highlights

The information below presents historical property and financial information as of and for the periods presented. It does not give effect to, among other things, our IPO Property Transfers. See “Unaudited Pro Forma Financial Information” and “Business” for more information, including details relating to our IPO Portfolio.

 

   

As of June 30, 2013, we owned interests in 526 shopping centers including 521 wholly-owned shopping centers (the “Historical Portfolio”) and five shopping centers held through unconsolidated real estate joint ventures.

 

   

Occupancy for the Historical Portfolio was 90.0% as of June 30, 2013, 89.9% as of December 31, 2012, 89.2% as of December 31, 2011 and 88.8% as of December 31, 2010.

 

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During the six months ended June 30, 2013, we executed 1,043 leases in our Historical Portfolio totaling 5.6 million sq. ft. of GLA, including 357 new leases totaling 1.6 million sq. ft. of GLA and 686 renewals totaling 4.0 million sq. ft. of GLA. The average ABR under the new leases increased 21.6% from the prior tenants’ ABR and increased 8.0% for both new and renewal leases on comparable space from the prior tenants’ ABR. The average ABR per sq. ft. of new leases in our Historical Portfolio was $12.68 and the average ABR per sq. ft. of new and renewal leases in our Historical Portfolio was $12.30. The cost per sq. ft. for tenant improvements and leasing commissions for new leases was $10.86 and $2.46, respectively. The cost per sq. ft. for tenant improvements and leasing commissions for renewal leases was $0.33 and $0.02, respectively.

 

   

During 2012, we executed 2,273 leases in our Historical Portfolio totaling 12.8 million sq. ft. of GLA, including 715 new leases totaling 3.5 million sq. ft. of GLA and 1,558 renewals totaling 9.2 million sq. ft. The average ABR under the new leases increased 20.1% from the prior tenants’ ABR and increased 6.2% for both new and renewal leases on comparable space for the prior tenants’ ABR. The average ABR per leased sq. ft. of these new leases was $11.86 and the average ABR per leased sq. ft. of these new and renewal leases was $11.95. The cost per sq. ft. for tenant improvements and leasing commissions for new leases was $11.46 and $1.77, respectively. The cost per sq. ft. for tenant improvements and leasing commissions for renewal leases was $0.80 and $0.02, respectively.

 

   

During 2011, we executed 2,051 leases in our Historical Portfolio totaling 13.6 million sq. ft. of GLA, including 701 new leases totaling 4.5 million sq. ft. of GLA and 1,350 renewals totaling 9.1 million sq. ft. The average ABR under the new leases increased 14.2% from the prior tenants’ ABR and increased 6.3% for both new and renewal leases on comparable space for the prior tenants’ ABR. The average ABR per leased sq. ft. of these new leases was $11.26 and the average ABR per leased sq. ft. of these new and renewal leases was $10.94. The cost per sq. ft. for tenant improvements and leasing commissions for new leases was $15.83 and $2.04 respectively. The cost per sq. ft. for tenant improvements and leasing commissions for renewal leases was $0.64 and $0.02, respectively.

 

   

Net income (loss) attributable to Brixmor Property Group Inc. was $(62.8) million for the six months ended June 30, 2013, as compared to $(72.0) million for the six months ended June 30, 2012. Net income (loss) attributable to Brixmor Property Group Inc. was ($122.6) million for the year ended December 31, 2012, $115.4 million for the period from June 28, 2011 through December 31, 2011, ($47.8) million for the period from January 1, 2011 to June 27, 2011, and ($321.4) million for the year ended December 31, 2010. Our results of operations for the period from June 28, 2011 through December 31, 2011 included a gain on bargain purchase of $328.8 million recognized in connection with the Acquisition and our results of operations for the year ended December 31, 2010 included provisions for impairment of $249.3 million relating to real property.

 

   

Net cash flow provided by operating activities was $109.8 million for the six months ended June 30, 2013, as compared to $108.1 million for the six months ended June 30, 2012. Net cash provided by operating activities was $268.8 million for the year ended December 31, 2012, $56.7 million for the period from June 28, 2011 through December 31, 2011, $117.1 million for period from January 1, 2011 through June 27, 2011 and $308.9 million for the year ended December 31, 2010.

 

   

FFO as adjusted, increased $14.3 million from $170.2 million for the six months ended June 30, 2012 to $184.5 million, or 8.4%, for the six months ended June 30, 2013 and increased by $48.1 million, or 15.6%, to $356.3 million for the year ended December 31, 2012 from $162.9 million for the period from June 28, 2011 through December 31, 2011 and $145.3 million for the period from January 1, 2011 through June 27, 2011. Additional information regarding FFO, a non-GAAP measure, including a reconciliation of net income (loss) to FFO, is included under “—Funds From Operations.”

 

   

Same property NOI increased $13.6 million from $373.9 million for the six months ended June 30, 2012 to $387.5 million, or 3.6%, for the six months ended June 30, 2013 and increased by $27.1 million, or 3.7%, to $756.4 million for the year ended December 31, 2012 from $371.9 million for the period from June 28, 2011 through December 31, 2011 and $357.4 million for the period from

 

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January 1, 2011 through June 27, 2011. Additional information regarding NOI, a non-GAAP measure, including a reconciliation of net income (loss) to NOI, is included under “—Same Property Net Operating Income.”

Acquisition Activity

 

   

There were no acquisitions during the six months ended June 30, 2013.

 

   

During the six months ended June 30, 2012, we acquired one retail building for a purchase price of $2.3 million and the remaining 50% ownership interest in a 41.6 acre land parcel for a purchase price of $0.5 million.

 

   

During the year ended December 31, 2012, we acquired three retail buildings, which were adjacent buildings at certain of our existing shopping centers, for approximately $5.5 million. In addition, we acquired the remaining 50% ownership in a 41.6 acre land parcel for a purchase price of $0.5 million.

 

   

In addition to the Acquisition, during the period June 28, 2011 through December 31, 2011, we acquired a land parcel for approximately $1.0 million.

 

   

There were no acquisitions during the period from January 1, 2011 through June 27, 2011 or the year ended December 31, 2010.

Disposition Activity

 

   

During the six months ended June 30, 2013, we disposed of seven shopping centers and two land parcels for aggregate proceeds of $32.9 million.

 

   

During the six months ended June 30, 2012, we disposed of three shopping centers, one land parcel and one building for aggregate proceeds of $5.3 million.

 

   

During the year ended December 31, 2012, we disposed of 19 shopping centers, two buildings and one land parcel for aggregate proceeds of $50.6 million.

 

   

During the period from June 28, 2011 through December 31, 2011, we sold approximately 1.1 acres of land for aggregate proceeds of $0.7 million.

 

   

During the period from January 1, 2011 through June 27, 2011, we sold two community and neighborhood shopping centers for aggregate proceeds of $53.5 million.

 

   

During the year ended December 31, 2010, we sold four shopping centers and two land parcels for aggregate proceeds of $41.4 million.

Our Results of Operations

Comparison of the Six Months Ended June 30, 2013 to the Six Months Ended June 30, 2012

Revenues (in thousands)

 

     Six Months Ended June 30,  
     2013      2012      $ Change  

Revenues:

        

Rental income

   $ 443,772       $ 435,336       $ 8,436   

Expense reimbursements

     122,898         115,863         7,035   

Other revenues

     6,001         6,160         (159
  

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

 

Total revenues

   $ 572,671       $ 557,359       $ 15,312   
  

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

 

 

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Rental income

The increase in rental income for the six months ended June 30, 2013 of approximately $8.4 million, as compared to the corresponding period in 2012, was primarily due to a $10.9 million increase in ABR driven by an increase in occupancy in the Same Property Portfolio from 89.5% as of June 30, 2012 to 90.0% as of June 30, 2013, an increase in leasing spreads of 8.0% for both new and renewal leases, partially offset by a $2.2 million decrease in straight line rent and a $0.6 million net decrease in the amortization of above and below market lease intangibles due to the expiration of leases and termination of leases.

Expense reimbursements

The increase in expense reimbursements of approximately $7.0 million is primarily due to an increase in recoverable expenses of $4.3 million and an increase in the recovery percentage, which increased to approximately 83.2% for the six months ended June 30, 2013, as compared to 80.9% for the same period in 2012. The increased percentage of recoveries from tenants is primarily attributable to higher occupancy of our portfolio coupled with an increase in real estate taxes which have a higher recovery rate than operating expenses.

Other revenues

Other revenues remained approximately the same for the six months ended June 30, 2013 as compared to the corresponding period in 2012.

Operating expenses (in thousands)

 

     Six Months
Ended
June 30,
        
     2013      2012      $ Change  

Operating expenses:

        

Operating costs

   $ 60,971       $ 61,669       $ (698

Real estate taxes

     86,541         81,516         5,025   

Depreciation and amortization

     226,505         260,455         (33,950

Impairment of real estate assets

     36,060         —           36,060   

Provision for doubtful accounts

     5,365         5,806         (441

General and administrative

     44,343         48,256         (3,913
  

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

 

Total operating expenses

   $ 459,785       $ 457,702       $ 2,083   
  

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

 

Operating costs

The decrease in operating costs in the six months ended June 30, 2013 of approximately $0.7 million, as compared to the corresponding period in 2012, was due to decreased snow removal costs of $0.8 million, decreased tenant related legal costs of $1.1 million and decreased personnel costs of $1.4 million, partially offset by $1.3 million in increased insurance costs and a $1.1 million increase in repairs and maintenance.

Real estate taxes

Real estate taxes for the six months ended June 30, 2013 increased by $5.0 million from the corresponding period in 2012, primarily due to increased assessments at certain properties, primarily in California, Illinois, Texas and New York, partially offset by decreases in assessments due to successful appeals of assessed values.

 

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Depreciation and amortization

Depreciation and amortization for the six months ended June 30, 2013 decreased by $34.0 million from the corresponding period in 2012, primarily due to depreciation and amortization expense associated with tenant improvements and in-place lease value intangible assets recorded in connection with the Acquisition due to tenant lease expirations and lease terminations.

Impairment of real estate assets

During the six months ended June 30, 2013, we recognized provisions for impairment on real estate assets of $36.1 million (excluding impairments included in discontinued operations) relating to adjustments to property carrying values. As a result of our strategy to dispose of certain shopping centers, we recognized provisions for impairment. No impairments were recognized on real estate properties during the six months ended June 30, 2012.

Provision for doubtful accounts

The decrease of $0.4 million in the provision for doubtful accounts for the six months ended June 30, 2013, as compared to the corresponding period in 2012, was primarily due to lower billed receivables balances which, before the allowance for bad debt, decreased from $71.1 million as of June 30, 2012 to $66.1 million as of June 30, 2013. Moreover, the provision for doubtful accounts as a percentage of total revenues decreased from 1.05% for the six months ended June 30, 2012 to 0.94% for the six months ended June 30, 2013.

General and administrative

General and administrative costs decreased by $3.9 million for the six months ended June 30, 2013, as compared to the corresponding period in 2012, primarily due to (i) $1.0 million of decreased salaries due to staff reductions, (ii) decreased long-term compensation of $1.6 million and (iii) decreased stock-based compensation expense of $1.6 million due to the forfeiture of long-term incentive awards granted to certain of our employees in November 2011.

Other income and expenses (in thousands)

 

     Six Months
Ended
June 30,
       
     2013     2012     $ Change  

Other income (expense):

      

Dividends and interest

   $ 420      $ 587      $ (167

Interest expense

     (190,262     (193,569     3,307   

Gain on sale of real estate

     722        50        672   

Other

     (2,123     185        (2,308
  

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Total other expense, net

   $ (191,243   $ (192,747   $ 1,504   
  

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Dividends and interest

Dividends and interest income remained approximately the same for the six months ended June, 2013, as compared to the corresponding period in 2012.

Interest expense

Interest expense decreased by $3.3 million for the six months ended June, 2013, as compared to the corresponding period in 2012, primarily due to (i) the repayment in 2012 of unsecured notes in the amount of

 

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$75.5 million, which decreased interest expense during the six months ended June 30, 2013 by approximately $2.1 million, (ii) one-time interest expense of $1.8 million for one property that was recorded during the six months ended June 30, 2012 and (iii) increased capitalized interest of $1.3 million due to increased redevelopment activities, offset by a $1.3 million increase in amortization of debt issuance costs due to costs incurred related to refinancings and a decrease of $1.3 million of debt premium amortization.

Gain on sale of real estate

During the six months ended June 30, 2013 we sold one land parcel for aggregate proceeds of $0.9 million. During the six months ended June 30, 2012 we sold one land parcel for aggregate proceeds of $0.1 million.

Other

Other increased by $2.3 million for the six months ended June 30, 2013, as compared to the corresponding period in 2012, primarily due to an increase in reserves for tenant litigation in 2013.

Equity in income of unconsolidated joint ventures (in thousands)

 

     Six Months
Ended
June 30,
        
     2013      2012      $ Change  

Equity in income of unconsolidated joint ventures

   $ 754       $ 568       $ 186   
  

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

 

Equity in income of unconsolidated joint ventures increased slightly for the six months ended June 30, 2013, as compared to the corresponding period in 2012. The increase was primarily due to increased operating performance of certain of our unconsolidated joint ventures.

Discontinued operations (in thousands)

 

     Six Months
Ended
June 30,
       
     2013     2012     $ Change  

Discontinued operations:

      

Income (loss) from discontinued operations

   $ 192      $ (365   $ 557   

Gain on disposition of properties

     2,631        1,229        1,402   

Impairment on real estate held for sale

     (7,511     (2,911     (4,600
  

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Loss from discontinued operations

   $ (4,688   $ (2,047   $ (2,641
  

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Income (loss) from discontinued operations

Results from discontinued operations include (i) seven shopping centers sold during the six months ended June 30, 2013; (ii) 19 shopping centers sold during 2012 and (iii) two shopping centers sold during the period from January 1, 2011 through June 27, 2011.

Gain on disposition of properties

During the six months ended June 30, 2013 we sold three shopping centers for aggregate proceeds of $11.1 million for a gain of $2.6 million.

During the six months ended June 30, 2012 we sold one building and one shopping center for proceeds of $2.6 million for a gain of $1.2 million.

 

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Impairment on real estate held for sale

During the six months ended June 30, 2013 we recognized provisions for impairment of $7.5 million relating to four shopping centers sold during the period and one property held for sale as of June 30, 2013. During the six months ended June 30, 2012 we recognized provisions for impairment of $2.9 million related to two shopping centers sold during the period. For purposes of measuring the provision, fair value was determined based upon the contracts with buyers and then adjusted to reflect associated disposition costs.

Net income (loss) and net income (loss) attributable to Brixmor Property Group Inc.

Net loss attributable to Brixmor Property Group Inc. was $(62.8) million and $(72.0) million for the six months ended June 30, 2013 and 2012, respectively. The change is primarily attributable to (i) increased total revenues, (ii) decreased depreciation expense, (iii) decreased general and administrative costs, (iv) decreased interest expense and (v) decreased loss attributable to non controlling interests partially offset by (a) higher real estate taxes, (b) impairment of real estate assets and (c) impairments of real estate held for sale.

Comparison of the Year Ended December 31, 2012 to the periods from January 1, 2011 through June 27, 2011 and the period from June 28, 2011 to December 31, 2011

Revenues (in thousands)

 

     Successor             Predecessor  
     Year Ended
December 31,
2012
     Period from
June 28, 2011
through
December 31,
2011
            Period from
January 1, 2011
through June 27,
2011
 

Revenue

             

Rental income

   $ 879,766       $ 443,537            $ 426,815   

Expense reimbursements

     234,590         116,354              119,084   

Other revenue

     11,441         5,728              8,035   
  

 

 

    

 

 

         

 

 

 

Total revenues

   $ 1,125,797       $ 565,619            $ 553,934   
  

 

 

    

 

 

         

 

 

 

Rental income

The increase in rental income for 2012 of approximately $9.4 million from 2011 was primarily due to the combined impact of a $16.5 million increase in ABR driven by a 70 basis point increase in occupancy as well as an increase in leasing spreads of 6.2% for both new and renewal leases and an increase in straight line rent amortization of $3.8 million due to the effects of the Acquisition being included in our results of operations for a full year, partially offset by a $10.8 million net decrease in the amortization of above and below market lease intangibles due to the expiration of leases during 2011 and 2012 termination of leases.

Expense reimbursements

The decrease in expense reimbursements of approximately $0.8 million for 2012, as compared to 2011, was due to a decrease in reimbursable expenses. The impact of this decrease in expenses was partially offset by an increase in the recovery percentage, which increased to approximately 81.6% for 2012 as compared to 81.1% for 2011. The increased percentage of recoveries from tenants was primarily attributable to higher occupancy of our Historical Portfolio.

Other revenue

The decrease in other revenue of approximately $2.3 million for 2012, as compared to 2011, was primarily due to a decrease in fee revenues.

 

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Operating expenses (in thousands)

 

     Successor             Predecessor  
     Year Ended
December 31,
2012
     Period from
June 28, 2011
through
December 31,
2011
            Period from
January 1, 2011
through June 27,
2011
 

Operating expenses

             

Operating costs

   $ 124,673       $ 62,217            $ 67,436   

Real estate taxes

     162,900         80,944              79,795   

Depreciation and amortization

     504,583         293,924              174,554   

Provision for doubtful accounts

     11,861         8,840              11,319   

Acquisition related costs

     541         41,362              5,647   

General and administrative

     88,870         50,437              57,443   
  

 

 

    

 

 

         

 

 

 

Total operating expenses

   $ 893,428       $ 537,724            $ 396,194   
  

 

 

    

 

 

         

 

 

 

Operating costs

The decrease in operating costs in 2012 of $5.0 million, as compared to 2011, was due to decreased snow removal costs of approximately $3.0 million and decreased utilities of approximately $1.3 million due to a milder winter, decreased repairs and maintenance costs of approximately $2.7 million and decreased tenant related legal costs of approximately $1.1 million. These decreases were partially offset with increased insurance costs of approximately $4.0 million.

Real estate taxes

Real estate taxes for 2012 increased by $2.2 million from 2011 due to higher assessments at certain properties.

Depreciation and amortization

The increase in depreciation and amortization of $36.1 million for 2012, as compared to 2011, was primarily due to $18.2 million from the Acquisition and resultant change in basis recorded in connection therewith and $17.9 million due to capital expenditures since the Acquisition.

Provision for doubtful accounts

The decrease of $8.3 million in the provision for doubtful accounts for 2012, as compared to 2011, was primarily due to lower billed receivables which, before the allowance for bad debt, decreased from $74.2 million as of December 31, 2011 to $58.7 million as of December 31, 2012. Moreover, the provision for doubtful accounts as a percentage of total revenues decreased from 2.04% for the period January 1, 2011 to June 27, 2011 to 1.56% for the period June 28, 2011 to December 31, 2011 to 1.05% for the year ended December 31, 2012.

Acquisition-related costs

Acquisition costs incurred during 2011 primarily related to the Acquisition and included legal, accounting, consulting, advisory fees and transfer taxes and other acquisition costs. Acquisition costs incurred during 2012 related to the acquisition of three retail buildings, which were adjacent buildings at three of our existing shopping centers.

 

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General and administrative

General and administrative costs decreased by $19.0 million for 2012, as compared to 2011, due to decreased (i) personnel costs of approximately $7.1 million due to reductions made in staffing coupled with a one-time retention bonus payment made to certain employees in 2011, (ii) tax consulting fees of approximately $4.9 million due to increased costs incurred during 2011 as a result of the Acquisition coupled with reduced tax complexity post-Acquisition, (iii) state franchise taxes of $5.9 million in 2012 due to change in structure as a result of the Acquisition and (iv) state transfer taxes of $6.2 million. Transfer taxes unrelated to the Acquisition were incurred during the Predecessor period from January 1, 2011 through June 27, 2011. These decreases were partially offset by an increase of $5.4 million related to stock based compensation expense due to long-term incentive awards granted to certain of our employees in November 2011 and increased severance costs of approximately $0.7 million due to staff reductions.

Other income (expense) (in thousands)

 

     Successor            Predecessor  
     Year Ended
December 31,
2012
    Period from
June 28, 2011
through
December 31,
2011
           Period from
January 1, 2011
through June 27,
2011
 

Other income (expense)

           

Dividends and interest

   $ 1,138      $ 641           $ 815   

Gain on bargain purchase

     —          328,826             —     

Interest expense

     (386,380     (204,714          (191,922

Gain on sale of real estate

     501        —               —     

Other

     (507     2,113             (3,728
  

 

 

   

 

 

        

 

 

 

Total other income (expense)

   $ (385,248   $ 126,866           $ (194,835
  

 

 

   

 

 

        

 

 

 

Dividends and interest

Dividends and interest income decreased slightly due to lower cash balances during 2012, as compared to the 2011 periods.

Gain on bargain purchase

The Acquisition was accounted for as a business combination. As a result, the associated consideration was allocated to the assets acquired and liabilities assumed based on management’s estimate of fair value using the information available at the date of the Acquisition.

The fair value of the identifiable assets acquired and liabilities assumed exceeded the sum of the fair value of the consideration transferred and the fair value of the non-controlling interest. As a result, a gain on bargain purchase of approximately $328.8 million was recognized.

Interest expense

Interest expense decreased $10.3 million for 2012, as compared to 2011, primarily due to: (i) a $3.4 million decrease due to repayments of unsecured bonds of approximately $29.6 million in November 2011 and $95.8 million during 2012; (ii) a $30 million decrease due to the repayment of approximately $2.4 billion of debt in connection with the Acquisition; (iii) a $10.4 million decrease due to the mark-to-market debt adjustment as a result of the Acquisition; (iv) a $2.1 million decrease in loan defeasance costs that were incurred in 2011 in connection with the Acquisition; (v) increased capitalized interest of approximately $1.1 million due to increased

 

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redevelopment spend; (vi) decreased loan consent fees of $0.9 million that were incurred in connection with the Acquisition in 2011 that were not incurred in 2012; and (vii) decreased advisor costs of approximately $3.2 million that were incurred during the Predecessor period. These decreases were partially offset by interest costs of approximately $43.4 million related to the financing incurred as part of the Acquisition of $1.5 billion. See “—Our Liquidity and Capital Resources” and “Description of Indebtedness” for additional information in respect of our indebtedness.

Gain on sale of real estate

During 2012, we sold one land parcel and two buildings for net proceeds of $1.4 million.

During the period from June 28, 2011 through December 31, 2011, we sold approximately 1.1 acres of land for net proceeds of $0.7 million. There was no gain or loss recognized on the sale.

Other

The change in other includes a $3.3 million impairment of intangible assets for the Predecessor period from January 1, 2011 through June 27, 2011. The intangible assets consisted of property management contracts that were fully impaired as of the date of the Acquisition.

Equity income (loss) in unconsolidated joint ventures (in thousands)

 

    Successor           Predecessor  
    Year Ended
December 31,
2012
    Period from
June 28, 2011
through
December 31,
2011
          Period from
January 1, 2011
through June 27,
2011
 

Equity in income (loss) of unconsolidated joint ventures

  $ 687      $ (160       $ (381

Impairment of investment in unconsolidated joint ventures

  $ (314   $ —            $ —     

Equity in income (loss) of unconsolidated joint ventures increased by $1.2 million in 2012, as compared to 2011, due to improved operating performance of the properties owned by certain of the unconsolidated joint ventures coupled with a gain on a land parcel sale in one of the unconsolidated joint ventures.

During 2012, we recognized provisions for impairment associated with certain of our unconsolidated joint ventures investments due to the operating performance of these unconsolidated joint ventures and general market conditions.

Discontinued operations (in thousands)

 

     Successor            Predecessor  
       Year Ended
December 31,
2012
    Period from
June 28, 2011
through
December 31,
2011
           Period from
January 1, 2011
through June 27,
2011
 

Discontinued operations:

           

Income (loss) from discontinued operations

   $ 23      $ (1,465        $ (1,007

Gain on disposition of properties

     5,369        —               —     

Impairment of real estate assets held for sale

     (13,599     —               (8,608
  

 

 

   

 

 

        

 

 

 

Loss from discontinued operations

   $ (8,207   $ (1,465        $ (9,615
  

 

 

   

 

 

        

 

 

 

 

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Income (loss) from discontinued operations

Results from discontinued operations included the results from: (i) seven shopping centers sold during the six months ended June 30, 2013; (ii) 19 shopping centers sold during 2012 and (iii) two shopping centers sold during the period from January 1, 2011 through June 27, 2011.

Gain on disposition of properties

In connection with the sale of shopping centers in 2012, we recognized a gain of $5.4 million.

Impairment of real estate assets held for sale

In connection with the disposition of 19 shopping centers in 2012 we recognized $13.6 million of provisions for impairment. For purposes of measuring the provision, fair value was determined based upon the contracts with buyers or for purchase and then adjusted to reflect associated disposition costs.

Net income (loss) attributable to Brixmor Property Group Inc. (in thousands)

 

     Successor            Predecessor  
     Year Ended
December 31,
2012
    Period from
June 28, 2011
through
December 31,
2011
           Period from
January 1, 2011
through June 27,
2011
 

Net income (loss) attributable to the Company

   $ (122,567   $ 115,351           $ (47,843

The decrease in net income attributable to us in 2012, as compared to 2011, was primarily due to: (i) the decrease in gain on bargain purchase of $328.8 million recognized in connection with the Acquisition, (ii) an increase in depreciation expense and (iii) the change in net income (loss) attributable to non-controlling interests, which were partially offset by: (a) an increase in rental income, (b) a decrease in Acquisition-related costs, (c) a decrease in provision for doubtful accounts, (d) a decrease in general and administrative costs and (e) a decrease in interest expense.

Comparison of the period from January 1, 2011 through June 27, 2011 and the period from June 28, 2011 through December 31, 2011 to the year ended December 31 2010

Revenues (in thousands)

 

     Successor            Predecessor  
     Period from
June 28, 2011
through
December 31,
2011
           Period from
January 1,
2011 through
June 27, 2011
     Year Ended
December 31,
2010
 

Revenue

            

Rental income

   $ 443,537           $ 426,815       $ 871,508   

Expense reimbursements

     116,354             119,084         237,324   

Other revenue

     5,728             8,035         16,272   
  

 

 

        

 

 

    

 

 

 

Total revenues

   $ 565,619           $ 553,934       $ 1,125,104   
  

 

 

        

 

 

    

 

 

 

 

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Rental income

The decrease in rental income of $1.2 million for 2011 as compared to 2010 was primarily due to the combined impact of: (i) flat ABR in 2011 as most of the increase in the occupancy is due to leases signed in the later part of 2011 for which the impact of the increases in occupancy and leasing spreads will be realized in 2012; (ii) an increase in straight line rent amortization of $7.0 million due to commencement of new leases with rent increases during 2011 and 2012, partially offset by (iii) an $8.1 million net decrease in the amortization of above and below-market lease intangibles.

Expense reimbursements

The decrease in expense reimbursements of approximately $1.9 million for 2011 as compared to 2010 was due to a slight decrease in recovery rates from 81.3% for 2010 to 81.1% for 2011.

Other revenues

The decrease in other revenues of approximately $2.5 million for 2011, as compared to 2010, was primarily due to a decrease in percentage rents.

Operating expenses (in thousands)

 

     Successor             Predecessor  
     Period from
June 28, 2011
through
December 31,
2011
            Period from
January 1,
2011 through
June 27, 2011
     Year Ended
December 31,
2010
 

Operating expenses

             

Operating costs

   $ 62,217            $ 67,436       $ 126,535   

Real estate taxes

     80,944              79,795         165,372   

Depreciation and amortization

     293,924              174,554         391,170   

Impairment of real estate assets

     —               —          249,286   

Provision for doubtful accounts

     8,840              11,319         15,875   

Acquisition related costs

     41,362              5,647         4,821   

General and administrative

     50,437              57,443         94,644   
  

 

 

         

 

 

    

 

 

 

Total operating expenses

   $
537,724
  
        $ 396,194       $ 1,047,703   
  

 

 

         

 

 

    

 

 

 

Operating costs

The increase in operating costs of $3.1 million in 2011, as compared to 2010, was due to increased repairs and maintenance and landscaping costs of approximately $4.7 million partially offset by a decrease in insurance expense of approximately $1.9 million.

Real estate taxes

Real estate taxes for 2011 decreased by $4.6 million from 2010 due to a decrease in assessments at certain properties.

Depreciation and amortization

The increase in depreciation of $77.3 million for 2011, as compared to 2010, was primarily due to the Acquisition and resultant change in basis recorded in connection therewith and capital expenditures.

 

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Impairment of real estate assets

During 2010, we recognized provisions for impairment on real estate assets of $249.3 million (excluding impairments included in discontinued operations) relating to adjustments to property carrying values. The volatile economic conditions that were present during 2009 continued into 2010. These volatile conditions lead to increased capitalization rates, discount rates and vacancies as well as deterioration of real estate fundamentals which impacted net operating income and leasing which further contributed to declines in the real estate markets. As a result of these conditions, as well as our strategy during such periods to dispose of certain shopping centers, we recognized provisions for impairment. No impairments were recognized on real estate properties during the period from June 28, 2011 through December 31, 2011 or the period January 1, 2011 through June 27, 2011.

Provision for doubtful accounts

The increase in the provision for doubtful accounts of $4.3 million is due to an increase in reserves incurred during the period from January 1, 2011 through June 27, 2011 due to challenging market conditions and operating environment of our tenants. The provision for doubtful accounts as a percentage of total revenues was 1.41% during the year ended December 31, 2010 and increased to 2.04% for the Predecessor period January 1, 2011 to June 27, 2011 and decreased to 1.56% for the Successor period June 28, 2011 to December 31, 2011. Receivables before the allowance for bad debt decreased from $85.6 million as of December 31, 2010 to $74.2 as of December 31, 2011.

Acquisition-related costs

Acquisition costs incurred during 2011 and 2010 are related to the Acquisition and primarily include legal, accounting, consulting, advisory fees and transfer taxes and other acquisition costs. The increase of approximately $42.2 million in 2011, as compared to 2010, was a result of the timing of activities occurring in connection with the Acquisition.

General and administrative

The increase in general and administrative costs of $13.2 million in 2011, as compared to 2010, was primarily due to the combined impact of: (i) an increase in state transfer taxes unrelated to the Acquisition of approximately $4.5 million, which were incurred during the Predecessor period from January 1, 2011 to June 27, 2011; (ii) an increase in personnel related costs of $7.5 million due to one-time retention bonus paid to certain employees and normal salary increases coupled with increased medical costs; and (iii) an increase of $1.1 million related to stock based compensation expense due to long-term incentive awards granted to certain of our employees in November 2011.

Other income (expense) (in thousands)

 

     Successor            Predecessor  
     Period from
June 28, 2011
through
December 31,
2011
           Period from
January 1,
2011 through
June 27, 2011
    Year Ended
December 31,
2010
 

Other income (expense)

           

Dividends and interest

   $ 641           $ 815      $ 2,203   

Gain on bargain purchase

     328,826             —         —    

Interest expense

     (204,714          (191,922     (374,388

Gain on sale of real estate

     —              —         (111

Other

     2,113             (3,728     5,550   
  

 

 

        

 

 

   

 

 

 

Total other income (expense)

   $ 126,866           $ (194,835   $ (366,746
  

 

 

        

 

 

   

 

 

 

 

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Dividends and interest

Dividends and interest income decreased slightly in 2011 from 2010 due to lower cash balances during 2011.

Gain on bargain purchase

The Acquisition was accounted for as a business combination. As a result, the associated consideration was allocated to the assets and liabilities assumed based on management’s estimate of fair value using the information available at the date of the Acquisition.

The fair value of the identifiable assets acquired and liabilities assumed exceeded the sum of the fair value of the consideration transferred and the fair value of the non-controlling interest. As a result, we recognized a gain on bargain purchase of approximately $328.8 million.

Interest expense

Interest expense increased $22.2 million in 2011, as compared to 2010, due to: (i) increased interest expense of approximately $10.9 million due to the $659.0 million refinancing in July 2010 at an increased interest rate of approximately 2.75%, increasing from an average interest rate of 4.0% to 6.75%; (ii) increased interest expense of approximately $7.4 million due to a refinancing completed in December 2010 for increased debt of approximately $106 million at a slightly higher interest rate; (iii) increased interest costs of approximately $44 million related to the $1.5 billion financing incurred as part the Acquisition; and (iv) increased interest expense of approximately $13.6 million due to the refinancing of a $424.0 million loan at an average interest rate of 4.27% with a $310 million loan with an interest rate of 5.91% and a financing liability of approximately $121.5 million with an interest rate of 11%. These increases were partially offset by: (i) a $30.1 million decrease due to the repayment of approximately $2.4 billion of debt in connection with the Acquisition; (ii) a decrease of $5.9 million due to the repayment of $142.1 of unsecured notes with an interest rate of 4.5%; (iii) decreased debt amortization costs of $8.8 million due to decreased amortization of debt costs as a result of the Acquisition; and (iv) decrease of $10.1 million due to the mark to market debt adjustment recorded as part of the Acquisition. See “—Our Liquidity and Capital Resources” and “Description of Indebtedness” for additional information in respect of our indebtedness.

Gain on sale of real estate assets

During 2010, we sold two land parcels for aggregate proceeds of approximately $0.5 million.

Other

The decrease in other of approximately $7.2 million in 2011, as compared to 2010, was due to a decrease in gain on extinguishment of debt of $4.7 million in connection with the early repayment of unsecured bonds in 2010 and $3.3 million impairment of intangible assets for the Predecessor period from January 1, 2011 through June 27, 2011.

Equity in income (loss) of unconsolidated joint ventures (in thousands)

 

     Successor            Predecessor  
     Period from
June 28, 2011
through
December 31,
2011
           Period from
January 1,
2011 through
June 27, 2011
    Year Ended
December 31,
2010
 

Equity in loss of unconsolidated joint ventures

   $ (160        $ (381   $ (2,116

Impairment of investment in unconsolidated joint ventures

   $ —             $ —          (1,734

 

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Equity in loss of unconsolidated joint ventures decreased in 2011 due to increased operating performance of the properties owned by certain unconsolidated joint ventures.

During the year ended December 31, 2010, we recognized provisions for impairment associated with certain of our joint ventures due to operating performance of these joint ventures and general market conditions.

Discontinued operations (in thousands)

 

     Successor            Predecessor  
     Period from
June 28, 2011
through
December 31,
2011
           Period from
January 1,
2011 through
June 27, 2011
    Year Ended
December 31,
2010
 

Discontinued operations:

           

Income (loss) from discontinued operations

   $ (1,465        $ (1,007   $ 135   

Gain on disposition of properties

     —              —         —    

Impairment of real estate assets held for sale

     —              (8,608     (43,421
  

 

 

        

 

 

   

 

 

 

Loss from discontinued operations

   $ (1,465        $ (9,615   $ (43,286
  

 

 

        

 

 

   

 

 

 

Income (loss) from discontinued operations

Results from discontinued operations include the results from the following: (i) seven shopping centers sold during the six months ended June 30, 2013, (ii) 19 shopping centers sold during 2012, (iii) two shopping centers sold during the period from January 1, 2011 through June 27, 2011; and (iv) four shopping centers sold during 2010.

Impairment of real estate assets held for sale

In connection with the disposition of the four shopping centers sold during 2010, we recognized provisions for impairment of approximately $24.5 million. In addition, in 2010 we recognized $18.9 million impairment of properties sold in subsequent periods. See “—Impairments of real estate assets” above for further detail regarding these impairments.

In connection with the sale of the two shopping centers during the period from January 1, 2011 through June 27, 2011, we recognized impairments of approximately $8.6 million.

For purposes of measuring the provision for the assets sold, fair value was determined based upon the contracts with buyers and then adjusted to reflect associated disposition costs.

Net income (loss) attributable to Brixmor Property Group Inc. (in thousands)

 

     Successor             Predecessor  
     Period from
June 28, 2011
through
December 31,
2011
            Period from
January 1,
2011 through
June 27, 2011
    Year Ended
December 31,
2010
 

Net income (loss) attributable to Brixmor Property Group Inc.

   $ 115,351            $ (47,843   $ (321,387

 

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Net income (loss) attributable to Brixmor Property Group Inc. increased $389.0 million from $(321.4) million for the year ended December 31, 2010 as compared to $(47.8) million for the period from January 1, 2011 through June 27, 2011 and $115.4 million for the period from June 28, 2011 to December 31, 2011 due to: (i) gain on bargain purchase related to the Acquisition of $328.8 million; (ii) decreased impairments of $249.3 million due to improved market conditions and portfolio operating performance; and (iii) decreased impairment related to discontinued operations of $34.8 million, partially offset by (a) increased depreciation of $77.3 million due to the establishment of a new basis in connection with the Acquisition, (b) increased Acquisition-related costs of $42.2 million, (c) increased general and administrative costs of $13.2 million, (d) increased interest expense of $22.2 million, (e) increased income taxes of $16.4 million due to increased income of one of our taxable REIT subsidiaries and (f) increased net income attributable to non-controlling interests of $37.1 million.

Our Liquidity and Capital Resources

We anticipate that our cash flows from the sources listed below will provide adequate capital for the next 12 months for all anticipated uses, including all scheduled principal and interest payments on our outstanding indebtedness, current and anticipated tenant improvements, stockholder distributions to maintain our qualification as a REIT and other capital obligations associated with conducting our business.

Our primary expected sources and uses and capital are as follows:

 

  Sources     Uses

•    cash and cash equivalents;

 

•    operating cash flow;

 

•    available borrowings under our existing revolving credit facility;

 

•    issuance of long-term debt;

 

•    issuance of equity; and

 

•    asset sales.

 

  Short term:

•    active redevelopments;

 

•    tenant improvements allowances and leasing costs;

 

•    recurring maintenance capital expenditures;

 

•    debt repayment requirements;

 

•    corporate and administrative costs; and

 

•    distribution payments.

 

Long term:

•    major redevelopment, renovation or expansion programs at individual properties;

 

•    acquisitions; and

 

•    debt maturities.

Unsecured Credit Facility

On July 16, 2013, our Operating Partnership entered into a Senior Unsecured Credit Facility (the “Unsecured Credit Facility”) with JPMorgan Chase Bank, N.A., as administrative agent, Bank of America, N.A. and Wells Fargo Bank, National Association, as syndication agents and Barclays Capital plc, Citibank, N.A., Deutsche Bank Securities Inc. and Royal Bank of Canada, as documentation agents.

The Unsecured Credit Facility includes a $1,500.0 million term loan facility (the “Term Loan Facility”), maturing on July 31, 2018, and a $1,250.0 million revolving credit facility (the “Revolving Facility), maturing on July 31, 2017. The Revolving Facility includes borrowing capacity available for letters of credit and for short-term borrowings and an option for us to increase the size of the facility, raise incremental credit facilities, and extend the maturity date subject to certain limitations.

 

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Unsecured Credit Facility borrowings bear interest, at our Operating Partnership’s option, at a rate equal to a margin over either (a) a base rate determined by reference to the highest of (1) the administrative agent’s prime lending rate, (2) the federal funds effective rate plus half of 1%, and (3) the LIBOR rate that would be payable on such day for a LIBOR rate loan with a one-month interest period plus 1% or (b) a LIBOR rate determined by reference to the BBA LIBOR rate for the interest period relevant to a particular borrowing.

The margin associated with Term Loan Facility borrowings is based on a total leverage based grid and ranges from 0.40% to 1.00%, for base rate loans, and 1.4% to 2.0% for LIBOR rate loans. The margin associated with Revolving Facility borrowings is also based on a total leverage based grid and ranges from 0.50% to 1.10%, for base rate loans, and 1.50% to 2.10%, for LIBOR rate loans.

Our Operating Partnership, in addition to recurring interest payments, is required to pay a commitment fee to the lenders related to the Revolving Credit Facility in respect of the unutilized commitments thereunder and customary letter of credit fees. The commitment fee is based on the daily-unused amount and is either 0.25% or 0.175% per annum. Voluntary prepayments are permitted at any time without premium or penalty, subject to certain minimum amounts and the payment of customary “breakage” costs in respect of LIBOR rate loans. The Unsecured Credit Facility requires no amortization payments.

During the remainder of 2013, we have an aggregate of approximately $757.1 million of mortgage loans and $50.0 million of unsecured notes payable scheduled to mature and, $23.8 million of scheduled mortgage amortization payments. We currently intend to repay approximately $700 million of the 2013 maturing mortgage loans including approximately $41.9 million of maturing debt associated with the Arapahoe acquisition with borrowings under the Unsecured Credit Facility. The balance of 2013 debt maturities are anticipated to be extended, refinanced or repaid with operating cash flows. We currently intend to repay $270 million of our 2015 maturities and approximately $1.4 billion of our 2016 maturities in August 2013 with borrowings under the Unsecured Credit Facility. The balance available on the revolving credit facility after the above repayments will be approximately $424 million.

Our cash flow activities are summarized as follows (in thousands):

 

    (Successor)           (Predecessor)  
    Six Months
Ended June 30,
    Year Ended
December 31,
2012
    Period from
June 28, 2011
through
December 31,
2011
          Period from
January 1,
2011 through
June 27, 2011
    Year Ended
December 31,
2010
 
    2013     2012                

Net cash flow provided by operating activities

  $ 109,745      $ 108,120      $ 268,847      $ 56,746          $ 117,093      $ 308,895   

Net cash flow used for investing activities

  $ (36,062   $ (72,793   $ (118,702   $ (1,387,031       $ (18,842   $ (43,712

Net cash flow (used for)/provided by financing activities

  $ (34,775   $ (53,632   $ (204,653   $ 1,487,891          $ (354,573   $ (130,686

Operating activities

Cash and cash equivalents were $142.0 million and $103.1 million as of June 30, 2013 and December 31, 2012, respectively.

Our net cash flow provided by operating activities primarily consist of net income from property operations, adjusted for non-cash items including depreciation and amortization, amortization of lease intangibles, the compensation expense associated with our Class B units and provisions for impairment.

 

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For the six months ended June 30, 2013, net cash flow provided by operating activities increased $1.6 million as compared to the corresponding period in 2012. The increase is primarily due to an increase in Same Property NOI offset by a decrease in cash due to working capital movements, primarily the timing of the payment of expenses.

Net cash flow provided by operating activities for the 12 months ended December 31, 2012 was $268.8 million, as compared to $56.7 million for the period from June 28, 2011 through December 31, 2011 and $117.1 million for the period from January 1, 2011 through June 27, 2011. The increase of $95.0 million is primarily due to (i) an increase in Same Property NOI of $27.0 million, (ii) a decrease in acquisition related costs of $46.5 million, and (iii) a decrease in general and administrative costs of $24.4 million excluding the compensation expense related to the Class B units, partially offset by a $5.2 million decrease due to working capital movements.

Net cash flow provided by operating activities for the period from June 28, 2011 through December 31, 2011 was $56.7 million and $117.1 million for the period from January 1, 2011 through June 27, 2011, as compared to $308.9 for the year ended December 31, 2010. The decrease of $135.1 million is primarily due to (i) a decrease in Same Property NOI of $6.3 million, (ii) increased Acquisition related costs of $42.2 million, (iii) increased general and administrative costs of $12.2 million excluding the compensation expense related to the Class B units and (iv) an increase in interest expense of $42.1 million excluding the impact of amortization of discount/premium and amortization of deferred financing costs, partially offset by a $20.4 million decrease due to working capital movements.

Investing activities

Net cash flows used for investing activities are impacted by the nature, timing and extent of improvements made to our shopping centers, allowances provided to our tenants, and our acquisition and disposition programs. Capital used to fund these activities, and the source thereof, can vary significantly from period to period based on, for example, negotiations with tenants and their willingness to pay higher base rents over the terms of their respective leases and the availability of operating cash flows to do so.

For the six months ended June 30, 2013, net cash used for investing activities decreased $36.7 million as compared to the corresponding period in 2012. The decrease was due to increased proceeds from asset sales of $25.9 million and lower levels of capital invested in improvements in our shopping centers. During the six months ended June 30, 2013, we invested approximately $66.1 million in improvements and completed 14 redevelopment projects with an aggregate cost of approximately $50.2 million including costs incurred in prior years.

On an annual basis, net cash flows used for investing activities decreased significantly in 2012 relative to 2011 and increased significantly in 2011 relative to 2010 due primarily to the effects of the Acquisition, which resulted in the use of approximately $1.3 billion of our capital and capital used to improve our shopping centers which increased by approximately $61.3 million in 2011 and $37.7 million in 2010. Proceeds from asset sales generally remained stable in 2012 as compared to 2011 and in 2011 as compared to 2010. During 2012, we disposed of 19 shopping centers, two buildings and one land parcel for aggregate proceeds of $50.6 million. During the period from June 28, 2011 through December 31, 2011, we sold approximately 1.1 acres of land for aggregate proceeds of $0.7 million. During the period from January 1, 2011 through June 27, 2011, we sold two shopping centers for proceeds of $53.5 million. During the year ended December 31, 2010, we sold four shopping centers and two land parcels for proceeds of $41.4 million.

We continue to execute our strategy to selectively dispose of non-core properties on an opportunistic basis to generate cash proceeds, including in connection with this offering, and to invest our capital in improvements to our shopping centers. Currently, our in-process redevelopments relate to 23 shopping centers for which we anticipate incurring approximately $92.9 million in improvements, of which $55.1 million had not yet been incurred as of June 30, 2013.

 

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Financing activities

Our net cash used in, or provided by, financing activities is impacted by the nature, timing and extent of issuances of debt and equity, principal and other payments associated with our outstanding indebtedness, and prevailing market conditions associated with each source of capital.

During the six months ended June 30, 2013 net cash used for financing activities decreased $18.9 million as compared to the corresponding period in 2012. The decrease was due to $57 million of proceeds from the refinancing completed on February 27, 2013, which was used to repay $42 million of mortgages. Repayments of debt obligations excluding the $42 million repayment decreased approximately $30.2 million due to loan repayments made for the six months ended June 30, 2012.

Net cash flow used for financing activities for 2012 was ($204.7) million as compared to $1,487.9 million for the period from June 28, 2011 through December 31, 2011 and ($354.6) million for the period from January 1, 2011 through June 27, 2011. The decrease of $1,338.0 million was due to $1,742.4 million in proceeds from issuance of stock and $560.1 million proceeds from the issuance of non controlling interest in 2011 and no issuances in 2012. This decrease was offset by $923.5 million in net repayment of debt obligations primarily due to the repayment of debt in connection with the Acquisition.

Net cash flow provided by financing activities for the period from June 28, 2011 through December 31, 2011 was $1,487.9 million and ($354.6) million for the period from January 1, 2011 through June 27, 2011 as compared to ($130.7) million for the year ended December 31, 2010. The $1,264.0 million increase was due to $1,742.4 million in proceeds from issuance of stock and $560.1 million proceeds from the issuance of non controlling interest in 2011. This increase was offset by $1,087.7 million in net repayment of debt obligations primarily due to the repayment of debt in connection with the Acquisition.

Debt transactions

We refinanced $42.0 million of mortgage loans with the proceeds of a $57.0 million mortgage loan. The $57.0 million mortgage loan, which closed on February 27, 2013, is secured by three shopping centers, bears interest at a rate equal to LIBOR (subject to a floor of 25 basis points) plus a spread of 350 basis points, requires interest payments monthly and matures on March 1, 2016, subject to two extension options which allow us to extend the maturity date through March 1, 2018 provided that certain financial conditions are satisfied.

On August 22, 2012, certain of our indirect wholly-owned subsidiaries obtained a $90.0 million mortgage loan which loan is secured by three of our shopping centers and a guaranty by BPG Subsidiary of certain customary recourse carveout liabilities. The loan bears interest at a rate equal to LIBOR (subject to a floor of 50 basis points) plus a spread of 375 basis points, payable monthly, and is scheduled to mature on September 1, 2015, with two extension options that allow the loan to be extended through September 1, 2016 and then to August 1, 2017, subject in each case to the satisfaction of certain financial conditions.

On August 22, 2012, certain of our wholly-owned subsidiaries obtained a $270.0 million mortgage loan which is secured by 27 of our shopping centers and a guaranty by BPG Subsidiary of certain customary recourse carveout liabilities. The loan bears interest at a rate equal to LIBOR (subject to a floor of 50 basis points) plus a spread of 395 basis points, payable monthly, and is scheduled to mature on September 1, 2015, with two extension options that allow the loan to be extended through September 1, 2016 and then to September 1, 2017, subject in each case to the satisfaction of certain financial conditions.

The proceeds from the $90.0 million mortgage loan and the $270.0 million mortgage loan described above, together with $14 million of cash on hand, were used to repay approximately $374.0 million of maturing debt. As a result of debt repayments during 2012, 15 of our previously encumbered real estate assets are now unencumbered.

 

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In connection with the Acquisition, we repaid and/or refinanced a $1,652.0 million bridge loan and $714.4 million of mortgage and secured loans, with $1,480.0 million of mortgage and secured loans and $886.0 million of the initial capital contribution made by an affiliate of our Sponsor. The repayment and refinancing of this indebtedness commenced our strategy of deleveraging our balance sheet.

During 2012, we repaid approximately $95.8 million of unsecured notes with cash. We also repaid mortgages of $29.6 million of mortgages with cash.

In November 2011, we repaid approximately $29.25 million of unsecured notes with cash.

We repaid $142.1 million of unsecured notes in January 2011 with cash.

On July 1, 2011, additional mezzanine loan financing of $62.0 million was obtained pursuant to loan advances made under two mezzanine loan facilities with a maximum aggregate principal amount of $225.0 million, which loans are now fully funded and are secured by, among other things, the limited liability company interests of certain of our indirect wholly-owned subsidiaries that own seven community and neighborhood shopping centers.

On June 17, 2011, certain of our wholly-owned subsidiaries obtained a $163 million mortgage loan which is secured by seven of our shopping centers. The proceeds of the loan were used to repay $162.4 million of maturing debt.

On July 28, 2010, certain of our wholly-owned subsidiaries entered into loan agreements for an aggregate principal amount of $659.0 million. The loan is secured by 76 of our shopping centers and guaranteed by BPG Subsidiary of certain customary recourse carveout liabilities. The loan bears interest at a rate of 6.75% and has a maturity date of August 1, 2020. The proceeds from the loan were used to repay approximately of $580.2 million of maturing debt.

In December 2010, certain of our wholly-owned subsidiaries obtained a $217.7 million mortgage loan which is secured by 20 of our shopping centers. The loan bears interest at a rate of 6.24% and has a maturity date of January 6, 2021. The proceeds of the loan were used to repay approximately $111.5 million of maturing debt.

On December 6, 2010, certain of our wholly-owned subsidiaries obtained a $310.0 million mortgage loan which is secured by 24 shopping centers. The proceeds from the loan along with cash contributed from Inland as detailed below and cash on hand was used to repay $424 million of maturing debt.

On December 6, 2010, we formed a real estate venture with Inland American CP Investment, LLC (“Inland”). We contributed 25 community and neighborhood shopping centers with a fair value of approximately $471.0 million and Inland contributed cash of $121.5 million, resulting in Inland receiving a 70% ownership interest with a cumulative preferential share of cash flow generated by the shopping centers at an 11% stated return. We received a 30% ownership interest, subordinated to Inland’s preferred interest. Due to the venture agreement providing Inland with the right to put its interest to us for an amount of cash equal to the amount it contributed plus accrued interest beginning December 6, 2015, we consolidate the real estate venture under the financing method which requires the amount Inland contributed to be reflected as a liability. The venture agreement also provides us with the right to call Inland’s interest, beginning December 6, 2014, for an amount of cash determined on the same basis.

Contractual Obligations

Our contractual debt obligations relate to our notes payable, mortgages and secured loans and financing liabilities with maturities ranging from one year to 23 years, and non cancellable operating leases pertaining to our shopping centers.

 

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The following table summarizes our debt maturities (excluding options and fair market debt adjustments) and obligations under non-cancelable operating lease as of June 30, 2013.

 

(in thousands)    Total      Less than
1 year (remaining six
months of 2013)
     1-3 years      3-5 years      more than 5
years
 

Debt (1)

   $ 6,396,402       $ 830,991       $ 1,424,822       $ 3,014,893       $ 1,125,696   

Interest payments (2)

     1,386,989         208,473         652,382         280,517         245,617   

Financing liabilities

     170,727         496         130,415         2,071         37,745   

Operating leases

     134,336         4,301         17,156         16,111         96,768   
  

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

 

Total

   $ 8,088,454       $ 1,044,261       $ 2,224,775       $ 3,313,592       $ 1,505,826   
  

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

 

 

(1) Debt includes scheduled amortization and scheduled maturities for mortgages and secured loans and notes payable. Maturities for 1-3 years include the first dates that note holders can require us to redeem all or a portion of the notes pursuant to these put repurchase rights.
(2) We incur interest on $722.0 million of mortgages using the 30-day LIBOR rate (which was 0.1958% as of June 30, 2013, subject to certain rate floor requirements ranging from 25 basis points to 75 basis points), plus interest spreads ranging from 250 basis points to 465 basis points. The remaining balance of variable rate mortgages bears interest at the Prime Rate published in the Wall Street Journal, which was 3.25% as of June 30, 2013, plus an interest spread of 75 basis points.

As of June 30, 2013, we had approximately $404.6 million of notes payable outstanding, excluding the impact of unamortized premiums, with a weighted average interest rate of 5.97%. The agreements related to these notes payable contain certain covenants, including the maintenance of certain financial coverage ratios. As of June 30, 2013, we were in compliance with the covenants.

The holders of the notes issued under our 1995 indenture have a put right that requires us to repurchase notes tendered by holders (but does not require such holders to tender their notes) for an amount equal to the principal amount plus accrued and unpaid interest on January 15, 2014. As of June 30, 2013, there was a $104.6 million aggregate principal amount of notes outstanding under the 1995 indenture.

Consolidated Indebtedness to be Outstanding After This Offering

The following table sets forth certain information with respect to our indebtedness as of June 30, 2013 that we expect will be outstanding after this offering.

 

     Balance      Number of
Properties
Serving as
Collateral
   Weighted Average
Interest Rate
    Weighted Average
Maturity
     ($ in thousands)                 (in years)

Mortgages and secured loans:

          

Fixed rate mortgages and secured loans

   $                               

Variable rate mortgages and secured loans

          
  

 

 

         

Total mortgages and secured loans

          

Financing liabilities

          

Unsecured notes

          

Unsecured credit facility

          
  

 

 

         

Total debt obligations

   $             
  

 

 

         

 

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The following table sets forth the amount of our pro forma indebtedness outstanding as of June 30, 2013 that matures during the periods presented.

 

     Balance  
     (in thousands)  

Year ending December 31,

  

2013

   $                

2014

  

2015

  

2016

  

2017

  

Thereafter

  
  

 

 

 

Total

   $     
  

 

 

 

Funds From Operations

FFO is a supplemental non-GAAP measure utilized to evaluate the operating performance of real estate companies. NAREIT defines FFO as net income/(loss) attributable to common stockholders computed in accordance with GAAP, excluding (i) gains or losses from sales of operating real estate assets and (ii) extraordinary items, plus (iii) depreciation and amortization of operating properties and (iv) impairment of depreciable real estate and in substance real estate equity investments and (v) after adjustments for unconsolidated partnerships and joint ventures calculated to reflect funds from operations on the same basis.

We present FFO as we consider it an important supplemental measure of our operating performance and we believe it is frequently used by securities analysts, investors and other interested parties in the evaluation of REITs, many of which present FFO when reporting results. Comparison of our presentation of FFO to similarly titled measures for other REITs may not necessarily be meaningful due to possible differences in the application of the NAREIT definition used by such REITs.

We also present FFO as adjusted as an additional supplemental measure as we believe it is more reflective of our core operating performance. We believe FFO as adjusted provides investors and analysts an additional measure in comparing our performance across reporting periods on a consistent basis by excluding items that we do not believe are indicative of our core operating performance. FFO as adjusted is generally calculated by us as FFO excluding certain transactional income and expenses and non-operating impairments which management believes are not reflective of the results within our operating real estate portfolio.

FFO is a supplemental non-GAAP financial measure of real estate companies’ operating performances, which does not represent cash generated from operating activities in accordance with GAAP and therefore should not be considered an alternative for net income as a measure of liquidity. Our method of calculating FFO and FFO as adjusted may be different from methods used by other REITs and, accordingly, may not be comparable to such other REITs.

 

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Our reconciliation of net income (loss) to FFO and FFO as adjusted for the six months ended June 30, 2013 and 2012, year ended December 31, 2012, period from June 28, 2011 through December 31, 2011, period from January 1, 2011 through June 27, 2011 and year ended December 31, 2010 is as follows (in thousands):

 

    Successor           Predecessor  
    Six Months
Ended
June 30,
    Year Ended
December 31,

2012
    Period from
June 28,

2011
through
December 31,

2011
          Period from
January 1, 2011
through June 27,

2011
    Year Ended
December 31,

2010
 
    2013     2012                

Net income (loss)

  $ (82,291   $ (94,569   $ (160,713   $ 153,136          $ (47,091   $ (319,987

Gain on disposition of operating properties

    (2,631     (1,229     (5,369     —             —         —    

(Gain) loss on disposition of joint ventures

    —         96        (24 )     30            —         3,303   

Depreciation and amortization—real estate related-continuing operations

    225,497        258,950        501,831        291,978            172,393        387,103   

Depreciation and amortization—real estate related-discontinued operations

    878        3,580        5,851        4,775            4,819        13,390   

Depreciation and amortization—real estate joint ventures

    160        525        817        476            908        3,787   

Impairment of operating properties

    40,500        2,911        13,599       —             8,608        292,707   

Impairment of unconsolidated joint ventures

    —         —         314       —             —         1,734   

Gain on bargain purchase

    —         —         —         (328,826         —         —    
 

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

 

   

 

 

 

FFO

    182,113        170,264        356,306        121,569            139,637        382,037   
 

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

 

   

 

 

 

Gains from development/land sales

    (722     (50     (501     —             —         111   

Impairment of development/land parcels

    3,071        —         —         —             —         —    

Acquisition-related costs

    —         —         541        41,362            5,647        4,821   
 

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

       

 

 

   

 

 

 

Total adjustments

    2,349        (50     40        41,362            5,647        4,932   
 

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

       

 

 

   

 

 

 

FFO as adjusted

  $ 184,462      $ 170,214      $ 356,346      $ 162,931          $ 145,284      $ 386,969   
 

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

       

 

 

   

 

 

 

EBITDA and Adjusted EBITDA

EBITDA is calculated as the sum of net income (loss) before interest expense, income taxes, depreciation and amortization. Adjusted EBITDA represents EBITDA as adjusted for (i) acquisition-related costs, (ii) gain on bargain purchase, (iii) gain (loss) on sales of operating properties, (iv) impairment of real estate assets and related investments, (v) gain on disposition of operating properties, (vi) gain or loss from development/land sales, (vii) gain or loss on disposition of unconsolidated joint venture operating properties and (viii) impairments of operating properties, real estate held for sale and joint ventures.

Given the nature of our business as a real estate owner and operator, we believe that the use of EBITDA and Adjusted EBITDA in various financial ratios is helpful to investors as a measure of its operational performance because EBITDA and Adjusted EBITDA exclude various items that do not relate to or are not indicative of its operating performance such as gains (losses) from sales of real estate and depreciation and amortization on real estate assets, and includes the results of operations of real estate properties that have been sold or classified as real estate held for sale at the end of the reporting period. Accordingly, we believe that the use of EBITDA and Adjusted EBITDA in various ratios provides a meaningful performance measure as it relates to its ability to meet various coverage tests for the stated period. EBITDA and Adjusted EBITDA should not be considered as an alternative to net income (determined in accordance with GAAP) as an indicator of our financial performance and is not an

 

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alternative to cash flow from operating activities (determined in accordance with GAAP) as a measure of our liquidity. In addition, our computation of EBITDA and Adjusted EBITDA may differ in certain respects from the methodology utilized by other REITS to calculate EBITDA and Adjusted EBITDA and, therefore, may not be comparable to such other REITS. Investors are cautioned that items excluded from EBITDA and Adjusted EBITDA are significant components in understanding and addressing our financial performance.

The following table provides a reconciliation of EBITDA and Adjusted EBITDA to net income (loss) (in thousands):

 

    Successor           Predecessor  
    Six Months
Ended
June 30,
    Year Ended
December 31,
2012
    Period from
June 28, 2011
through December 31,
2011
          Period from
January 1, 2011
through June 27,
2011
    Year Ended
December 31,
2010
 
    2013     2012            

Net income (loss)

  $ (82,291   $ (94,569   $ (160,713   $ 153,136          $ (47,091   $ (319,987

Interest expense—continuing operations

    190,262        193,569        386,380        204,714            191,922        374,388   

Interest expense—discontinued operations

    (3     666        963        723            449        3,681   

Interest expense—unconsolidated joint ventures

    450        880        1,589        852            —         —    

Federal and state taxes

    1,896        3,219        2,172        3,414            10,590        10,384   

Depreciation and amortization—continuing operations

    226,505        260,455        504,583        293,924            174,554        391,170   

Depreciation and amortization—discontinued operations

    878        3,580        5,851        4,775            4,819        13,390   

Depreciation and amortization—real estate joint ventures

    160        525        817        476            908        3,787   
 

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

       

 

 

   

 

 

 

EBITDA

    337,857        368,325        741,642        662,014            336,151        476,813   
 

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

       

 

 

   

 

 

 

Acquisition-related costs

    —         —         541        41,362            5,647        4,821   

Gain on bargain purchase

    —         —         —         (328,826         —         —    

Gain on disposition of operating properties

    (2,631     (1,229     (5,369     —             —         —    

Gains from development/land sales

    (722     (50     (501     —             —         111   

(Gain)/loss on disposition of joint venture operating properties

    —         96        (24     30           —         3,303   

Impairment of operating properties

    36,060        —         —         —             —         249,286   

Impairment of real estate held for sale

    7,511        2,911        13,599        —             8,608        43,421   

Impairment of investment in unconsolidated joint ventures

    —         —         314        —             —         1,734   
 

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

       

 

 

   

 

 

 

Total adjustments

    40,218        1,728        8,560        (287,434         14,255        302,676   
 

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

       

 

 

   

 

 

 

Adjusted EBITDA

  $ 378,075      $ 370,053      $ 750,202      $ 374,580          $ 350,406      $ 779,489   
 

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

       

 

 

   

 

 

 

Same Property NOI

Same property NOI, a non-GAAP measure, is often used by real estate companies as a supplemental measure of operating performance. Although same property NOI is not presented in accordance with GAAP, we believe it assists investors in understanding our business and operating results by providing useful supplemental data regarding the underlying economics of our business operations. Management uses same property NOI to review our operating results for comparative purposes with respect to previous periods or forecasts, and also to evaluate future

 

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prospects. Our same property NOI is not intended to be a performance measure that should be regarded as an alternative to, or more meaningful than, our GAAP financial measures. Non-GAAP financial measures have limitations as they do not include all items of income and expense that affect our operations, and, accordingly, should always be considered as supplemental to our financial results presented in accordance with GAAP.

We believe that same property NOI is helpful to investors as a measure of our operational performance because it includes only the net operating income of properties owned for the full period presented, which eliminates disparities in net income due to the acquisition or disposition of properties during the period presented, and, therefore, provides a more consistent metric for comparing the performance of our properties. Same property NOI should not be considered as alternatives to net income (determined in accordance with GAAP) as an indicator of our financial performance. In addition, our computation of same property NOI may differ from similarly titled measures reported by other companies and, therefore, may not be comparable to such other companies.

We calculate same property NOI as total property revenues (minimum rent, percentage rents, and recoveries from tenants and other income) less direct property operating expenses (operating and maintenance and real estate taxes) from the properties owned by us. NOI excludes corporate level income (including transaction and other fees), straight-line rent and amortization of above-/below-market leases of the same property pool from the prior year reporting period to the current year reporting period. Same property NOI includes all properties in the IPO Portfolio that were owned as of the end of both the current and prior year reporting periods and for the entirety of both periods, excluding properties classified as discontinued operations.

The following reconciles net income (loss) attributable to Brixmor Property Group Inc. to Same Property NOI (in thousands):

 

    Successor         Predecessor  
   

 

Six Months Ended
June 30,

    Year Ended
December 31,
2012
    Period from
June 28, 2011
through
December 31,
2011
        Period from
January 1,
2011 through
June 27, 2011
    Year Ended
December 31,
2010
 
    2013     2012            

Net income (loss) attributable to Brixmor Property Group Inc.

  $ (62,760   $ (72,034   $ (122,567   $ 115,351        $ (47,843   $ (321,387

Adjustments:

             

Revenue adjustments (a)

    (33,923     (35,808     (72,779     (42,793       (41,960     (85,740

Depreciation and amortization

    226,505        260,455        504,583        293,924          174,554        391,170   

Impairment of real estate assets

    36,060        —          —          —            —          249,286   

Acquisition-related costs

    —          —          541        41,362          5,647        4,821   

General and administrative

    44,343        48,256        88,870        50,437          57,443        94,644   

Other expenses

    191,243        192,747        385,248        (126,866       194,835        366,746   

Equity in income (loss) of unconsolidated joint ventures

    (754     (568     (687     160          381        2,116   

Impairment of investment in unconsolidated joint ventures

    —          —          314        —            —          1,734   

Income tax benefit

    —          —          —          —            —          (16,494

Non-same property NOI

    394        290        574        120          2,644        1,305   

Pro rata share of same property NOI of unconsolidated joint ventures

    1,277        1,085        2,243        956          1,320        2,690   

Loss on discontinued operations

    4,688        2,047        8,207        1,464          9,615        43,286   

Net (income) loss attributable to noncontrolling interests

    (19,531     (22,535     (38,146     37,785          752        1,400   
 

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

     

 

 

   

 

 

 

Same property NOI

  $ 387,542      $ 373,935      $ 756,401      $ 371,900        $ 357,388      $ 735,577   
 

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

     

 

 

   

 

 

 

 

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In accordance with Accounting Standards Codification 360-10, Impairment and Disposal of Long-Lived Assets , the results of operations of properties that have been disposed of (by sale, by abandonment, or in a distribution to owners) or classified as held for sale must be classified as discontinued operations and segregated in our Consolidated Statements of Operations and Comprehensive Loss and our Predecessor’s Consolidated Statements of Operations and Comprehensive Loss. Therefore, results of operations from prior periods have been restated to reflect the current pool of assets disposed of or held for sale.

Our Critical Accounting Policies

Our discussion and analysis of the historical financial condition and results of operations is based upon our combined consolidated financial statements, which have been prepared in accordance with GAAP. The preparation of financial statements in conformity with GAAP requires management to make estimates and assumptions that affect the amounts reported in the combined consolidated financial statements and accompanying notes. Actual results could ultimately differ from those estimates. For a discussion of recently-issued and adopted accounting standards, see Note 1 to financial statements contained elsewhere in this prospectus.

Revenue Recognition and Receivables

Rental revenue is recognized on a straight-line basis over the terms of the related leases. The cumulative difference between rental revenue recognized in the Statements of Operations and contractual payment terms is recorded as deferred rent and presented on the accompanying Consolidated Balance Sheets within Receivables, net.

We commence recognizing revenue based on an evaluation of a number of factors. In most cases, revenue recognition under a lease begins when the lessee takes possession of or controls the physical use of the leased asset. Generally, this occurs on the lease commencement date.

The determination of who is the owner, for accounting purposes, of tenant improvements (where provided) determines the nature of the leased asset and when revenue recognition under a lease begins. If we are the owner, for accounting purposes, of the tenant improvements, then the leased asset is the finished space and revenue recognition begins when the lessee takes possession of the finished space, typically when the improvements are substantially complete.

If we conclude we are not the owner, for accounting purposes, of the tenant improvements (the lessee is the owner), then the leased asset is the unimproved space and any tenant improvement allowances funded under a lease are accounted for as lease incentives which are amortized as a reduction of revenue recognized over the term of the lease. In these circumstances, we commence revenue recognition when the lessee takes possession of the unimproved space for the lessee to construct their own improvements. In making this assessment, we consider a number of factors, each of which individually is not determinative.

Certain leases also provide for percentage rents based upon the level of sales achieved by a lessee. These percentage rents are recognized upon the achievement of certain pre-determined sales levels. Leases also typically provide for reimbursement of common area maintenance, property taxes and other operating expenses by the lessee which are recognized in the period during which the applicable expenditures are incurred.

Gains from the sale of depreciated operating properties are generally recognized under the full accrual method, provided that various criteria relating to the terms of the sale and subsequent involvement by us with the applicable property are met.

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historical bad debt levels, tenant credit-worthiness and current economic trends when evaluating the adequacy of our allowance for doubtful accounts. In addition, tenants in bankruptcy are analyzed and estimates are made in connection with the expected recovery of pre-petition and post-petition claims.

Real Estate

Real estate assets are recorded in the Consolidated Balance Sheets at historical cost, less accumulated depreciation and amortization. Upon acquisition of real estate operating properties, management estimates the fair value of acquired tangible assets (consisting of land, buildings, and tenant improvements), identifiable intangible assets and liabilities (consisting of above and below-market leases, in-place leases and tenant relationships), and assumed debt based on an evaluation of available information. Using these estimates, the estimated fair value is allocated to the acquired assets and assumed liabilities.

The fair values of tangible assets are determined as if the acquired property is vacant. Fair value is determined using an exit price approach, which contemplates the price that would be received to sell an asset or paid to transfer a liability in an orderly transaction between market participants at the measurement date. If, up to one year from the acquisition date, information regarding the fair value of the assets acquired and liabilities assumed is received and estimates are refined, appropriate adjustments are made to the purchase price allocation on a retrospective basis. We expense transaction costs associated with business combinations in the period incurred.

In allocating the fair value to identifiable intangible assets and liabilities of an acquired operating property, the value of above-market and below-market leases is estimated based on the present value (using an interest rate reflecting the risks associated with leases acquired) of the difference between: (i) the contractual amounts to be paid pursuant to the leases negotiated and in-place at the time of acquisition and (ii) management’s estimate of fair market lease rates for the property or an equivalent property, measured over a period equal to the remaining non-cancelable term of the lease. The capitalized above-market or below-market intangible is amortized as a reduction of, or increase to, rental income over the remaining non-cancelable term of each lease, which includes renewal periods with fixed rental terms that are considered to be below-market.

In determining the value of in-place leases and tenant relationships, management evaluates the specific characteristics of each lease and our overall relationship with each tenant. Factors considered include, but are not limited to: the nature of the existing relationship with a tenant, the credit risk associated with a tenant, expectations surrounding lease renewals, estimated carrying costs of a property during a hypothetical expected lease-up period, current market conditions and costs to execute similar leases. Management also considers information obtained about a property in connection with its pre-acquisition due diligence. Estimated carrying costs include: real estate taxes, insurance, other property operating costs and estimates of lost rentals at market rates during the hypothetical lease-up periods. Costs to execute similar leases include: commissions and legal costs to the extent that such costs are not already incurred with a new lease that has been negotiated in connection with the purchase of a property. The value assigned to in-place leases is amortized to expense over the remaining term of each lease. The value assigned to tenant relationships is amortized over the initial terms of the leases.

Certain real estate assets are depreciated using the straight-line method over the estimated useful lives of the assets. The estimated useful lives are as follows:

 

Building and building and land improvements

  20 – 40 years

Furniture, fixtures, and equipment

  5 – 10 years

Tenant improvements

  The shorter of the term of the related lease or useful life

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When a real estate asset is identified by management as held-for-sale, we discontinue depreciating the asset and estimates its sales price, net of estimated selling costs. If, based on management’s judgment, the estimated net sales price of an asset is less than its net carrying value, an adjustment is recorded to reflect the estimated fair value. Additionally, the real estate asset and related operations are classified as discontinued operations and separately presented within the Statements of Operations and within Other assets on the Consolidated Balance Sheets. Properties classified as real estate held-for-sale generally represent properties that are under contract for sale and are expected to close within 12 months.

On a periodic basis, management assesses whether there are indicators that the value of our real estate assets (including any related intangible assets or liabilities) may be impaired.

If an indicator is identified, a real estate asset is considered impaired only if management’s estimate of current and projected operating cash flows (undiscounted and unleveraged), taking into account the anticipated and probability weighted holding period, are less than a real estate asset’s carrying value. Various factors are considered in the estimation process, including expected future operating income, trends and prospects and the effects of demand, competition, and other economic factors. If management determines that the carrying value of a real estate asset is impaired, a loss will be recorded for the excess of its carrying amount over its fair value.

In situations in which a lease or leases associated with a significant tenant have been, or are expected to be, terminated early, we evaluate the remaining useful lives of depreciable or amortizable assets in the asset group related to the lease that will be terminated (i.e., tenant improvements, above- and below-market lease intangibles, in-place lease value and leasing commissions). Based upon consideration of the facts and circumstances surrounding the termination, we may write-off or accelerate the depreciation and amortization associated with the asset group. Such write-offs are included within Depreciation and amortization in the Statements of Operations.

Inflation

The majority of our leases contain provisions designed to mitigate the adverse impact of inflation. Such provisions contain clauses enabling us to receive percentage rents, which generally increase as prices rise but may be adversely impacted by tenant sales decreases, and/or escalation clauses which are typically related to increases in the consumer price index or similar inflation indices. In addition, we believe that many of our existing lease rates are below current market levels for comparable space and that upon renewal or re-rental such rates may be increased to be consistent with, or closer to, current market rates. This belief is based upon an analysis of relevant market conditions, including a comparison of comparable market rental rates, , and upon the fact that many of our leases have been in place for a number of years and may not contain escalation clauses sufficient to match the increase in market rental rates over such time. Most of our leases require the tenant to pay its share of operating expenses, including common area maintenance, real estate taxes and insurance, thereby reducing our exposure to increases in costs and operating expenses resulting from inflation. In addition, we periodically evaluate our exposure to interest rate fluctuations, and may enter into interest rate protection agreements which mitigate, but do not eliminate, the effect of changes in interest rates on our floating rate loans.

In the normal course of business, we also face risks that are either non-financial or non-qualitative. Such risks principally include credit risks and legal risks. For a discussion of other factors which may adversely affect our liquidity and capital resources, please see the section titled “Risk Factors” in this prospectus.

Off-Balance Sheet Arrangements

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Quantitative and Qualitative Disclosures About Market Risk

We may be exposed to interest rate changes primarily as a result of long-term debt used to maintain liquidity and fund capital expenditures and expansion of our real estate investment portfolio and operations. Our interest rate risk management objectives are to limit the impact of interest rate changes on earnings and cash flows and to lower our overall borrowing costs. To achieve our objectives we borrow primarily at fixed rates or variable rates with the lowest margins available.

With regard to variable rate financing, we assess interest rate cash flow risk by continually identifying and monitoring changes in interest rate exposures that may adversely impact expected future cash flows and by evaluating hedging opportunities. We maintain risk management control systems to monitor interest rate cash flow risk attributable to both our outstanding or forecasted debt obligations as well as our potential offsetting hedge positions. The risk management control systems involve the use of analytical techniques, including cash flow sensitivity analysis, to estimate the expected impact of changes in interest rates on our future cash flows.

We may use additional derivative financial instruments to hedge exposures to changes in interest rates on loans secured by our properties or unsecured debt obligations. To the extent we do we are exposed to market and credit risk. Market risk is the adverse effect on the value of the financial instrument that result a change in interest rates. The market risk associated with interest-rate contracts is managed by establishing and monitoring parameters that limit the types and degree of market risk that may be undertaken. Credit risk is the failure of the counterparty to perform under the terms of the derivative contract. When the fair value derivative contract is positive, the counterparty owes us, which creates credit risk to us. We will minimize the credit risk in derivative instruments by entering into transactions with high-quality counterparties.

As of June 30, 2013, we had approximately $725.6 million of outstanding floating rate mortgages, of which $722.0 million are subject to interest rate cap agreements, which effectively limit the interest rate risk. We do not believe that the interest rate risk represented by our floating rate debt outstanding as of June 30, 2013 is material in relation to our approximately $6.5 billion of outstanding total debt and our approximately $9.5 billion of total assets as of that date. During the six months ended June 30, 2013, no payments were received from the respective counterparties to the interest rate cap agreements.

Our variable rate debt is comprised primarily of mortgage loans, which bear interest at a rate equal to LIBOR (subject to certain floor rates ranging from 25 basis points to 75 basis points) plus interest spreads ranging from 250 basis points to 465 basis points. If market rates of interest on our variable rate debt increased by 1%, the increase in annual interest expense on our variable rate debt would decrease future earnings and cash flows by approximately $4.5 million. As of June 30, 2013, LIBOR was 0.1958%. Even if LIBOR were 0%, our variable debt would still be subject to certain floor rates ranging from 25 basis points to 75 basis points plus interest spreads ranging from 250 basis points to 465 basis points. Accordingly, the decrease in LIBOR would have a nominal effect on future earnings and cash flows. This assumes that the amount outstanding under our variable rate debt agreements subject to LIBOR remains at approximately $722.0 million, the balance as of June 30, 2013.

Our pro forma variable rate debt after giving effect to this offering and the related transactions would have been approximately $         million as of June 30, 2013, of which $         million would be subject to interest rate cap agreements, which would effectively limit the interest rate risk. Our pro forma variable rate debt will bear interest at a rate equal to LIBOR (subject to certain floor rates ranging from 25 basis points to 75 basis points) plus interest spreads ranging from        basis points to        basis points. If market rates of interest on our pro forma variable rate debt increased by 1%, the increase in annual interest expense on our variable rate debt would decrease future earnings and cash flows by approximately $       million. As of June 30, 2013, LIBOR was 0.2%; accordingly, any reduction in LIBOR would have minimal impact on earnings.

 

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INDUSTRY OVERVIEW

Unless otherwise indicated, all information contained in this Industry Overview section is derived from a market study prepared for us by Rosen Consulting Group (“RCG”) as of August 22, 2013 and the projections and beliefs of RCG stated herein are as of that date.

RCG anticipates that continued improvements in consumer and business confidence will drive demand for domestic goods and services in the medium term. RCG believes that these factors should stimulate personal consumption, fueling strong GDP growth and leading to increased retail sales and restaurant visits. Increased confidence is expected in all income groups going forward, which should form the basis for a broad-based increase in consumer spending and improvements in retail market fundamentals. This growth will likely be concentrated in many of the top 50 MSAs in the United States, as new residents are attracted to urban environments and job opportunities in existing knowledge-based industry clusters, resulting in rising population density and faster income growth as compared with the national average. Retailer demand for space should increase as job creation and population growth spur increased sales of necessity goods, housing-related products, and discretionary items. Nearly 82,000 store openings, including retailers, restaurants and hotels, have been scheduled between the second quarter of 2013 and the second quarter of 2015. Category killers should be among the strongest performers going forward, leading to rapid income growth in community and neighborhood centers and regional mall properties where category killers function as anchor tenants. Grocery-anchored centers should also extend strong performance, as consumer foot traffic increases in centers that provide both necessities and discretionary items. RCG projects that a limited amount of new retail development will be delivered in the next five years, allowing for tightening market conditions and the potential for increased rents.

National Economic and Demographic Trends

Private-sector job creation is strong, averaging 194,000 jobs created per month in 2013 through May. RCG forecasts total employment growth to remain positive through the next several years, averaging the addition of slightly less than two million jobs per year through 2017. The rate of employment growth should average 1.4% per year from 2013 to 2017. Employment growth in the top 50 MSAs should outpace the national average during this period. Job creation is outpacing the growth of the labor force, resulting in a decreasing trend in the unemployment rate. As of April 2013, the unemployment rate reached 7.5%, down significantly from the cyclical peak of 10.1% in late 2009. RCG expects job creation to keep outpacing the growth of the labor force, driving the unemployment rate to 7.1% by year-end 2013 and into the high-5% range in the medium term. Through the next five years, RCG forecasts that a majority of the top 50 MSAs will record an unemployment rate lower than the national average. Total payrolls should surpass the previous peak by 2014 and extended broad-based job creation should fuel income growth, driving increased sales of consumer goods through the medium term.

 

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In conjunction with improvements in business and consumer confidence, increased private-sector hiring is driving income growth and increased personal consumption expenditures, which comprise more than 70% of GDP. In the first quarter of 2013, real personal consumption expenditures, including services, increased by 2.1%, marking the 13 th consecutive quarter of year-over-year growth. Growth was fueled by increased spending on consumer goods, which rose by 3.1% on an inflation-adjusted basis during the same period. RCG anticipates that U.S. GDP will grow by 2.3% in 2013 and increase modestly through 2015, peaking at 2.7%. GDP growth should moderate in 2016 and 2017, but remain at a healthy level.

Strengthening employment growth and increasing productivity is also causing a rise in personal income. Hiring in the private sector is particularly strong, driven by job creation in high-wage industries such as high-technology, energy and health care. As household incomes rise, so will the share of disposable income. RCG projects real disposable income growth to average 2.3% annually between 2013 and 2017. Rising disposable income should boost consumer spending and lead to increased retail sales in the coming years. Income growth should be strongest in the top 50 MSAs, which are more likely to contain a high concentration of employers in the high-wage industries expected to lead job creation in the future.

The strong rebound in home values has also helped to restore many households’ overall wealth. The net worth of households and non-profits, as reported by the Federal Reserve, approached its previous non-seasonally adjusted, nominal high in late 2012. The recovery of the U.S. single-family housing market, coupled with more than three years of private-sector job creation, has boosted consumer confidence and is fueling a more positive consumer outlook for the future. Although overall consumer confidence levels are higher than during the recession, at 76.2 in May 2013 as compared with a low of 25.3 in February 2009, significant upside potential exists going forward when concerns about the national debt, the effects of sequestration, political gridlock and future tax increases are assuaged. With job creation expected to extend through 2017, consumer confidence should rise in concert, fueling further growth in consumer spending and retail sales. RCG projects a peak confidence level of 100 in 2016 and stability through 2017 despite higher inflation and slower economic growth.

 

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The economic recovery is also fueling more rapid population growth and household formation. As residents regain economic and financial security and consumer confidence increases, more households are likely to start or add to their families, which will contribute to a steady-to-rising birth rate. As a result, the United States Census Bureau projects that the nation’s population will expand by an annual average of 0.8% through 2017, representing an additional 12.4 million residents during the next five years. Population growth should be even stronger in the top 50 MSAs. RCG expects that nearly seven million new households will be created over the

 

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same time period. Spurred by rapid job creation and population growth, the household formation rate for the top 50 MSAs should accelerate during the next five years. Many of the new households formed in these metropolitan areas will be in dense, urban submarkets, driving increased population density. As the number of U.S. residents and households increases, so will the demand for consumer goods and retail sales.

Retail Sales

Job creation and rising consumer confidence propelled retail sales growth in recent years, after a sharp pullback in consumer spending during the recession. Excluding automobile sales, nominal retail sales surpassed the prior annual peak in 2011 at $3.8 trillion. In 2012, this figure increased by 4.8% to $4.0 trillion. Consumer discretionary spending has rebounded robustly in recent years. Beginning in late 2010, the year-over-year increase in real consumer discretionary spending ranged from 2% to 4% per month, most recently reaching 2.9% in April 2013. Year-over-year in March 2013, retail inventories increased by 7.0% to more than $522 billion from a recessionary low of $423 billion in August 2009.

 

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The need for food through all stages of the economic cycle makes the grocery sector one of the most resilient retail sales categories. Seasonally adjusted nominal grocery store sales volume has generally increased for the past several decades, with very minor, short-lived declines during recessions. Additionally, spending in this category typically expands strongly during expansion periods, as more confident consumers spend more on necessities and discretionary items. Year-over-year in April 2013, monthly grocery store sales increased by 1.7% to $47.9 billion on a seasonally adjusted basis. Just five years prior, monthly grocery store sales totaled $42.7 billion. Driven by an expanding population and positive job creation, RCG projects extended growth in grocery store sales through 2017 and beyond.

Although necessity categories comprised the bulk of retail sales growth in the early years of the recovery, sales growth in discretionary categories has also begun to accelerate in recent months alongside an increasingly solidified national economic recovery. RCG expects the rate of retail sales growth to remain healthy, averaging an increase of 3.1% per year from 2013 to 2017, with an increase in sales at discount and warehouse/superstore retailers and clothing and accessory stores over the same period. By 2017, RCG expects fourth-quarter retail sales excluding autos to approach $1.2 trillion. The number of store closings declined sharply in recent years, as the majority of under-performing retail chains and store locations were shuttered during the recession. Going forward, the combination of a more efficient existing retail industry and rising retail sales should lead to a low level of store closings.

 

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Although RCG believes that internet retail sales will continue to increase going forward, online sales still comprise a small portion of total retail sales. In the first quarter of 2013, seasonally adjusted electronic and mail order sales totaled $86.0 billion, equal to 9.7% of total retail sales excluding autos. Therefore, 90.3% of retail sales are occurring at traditional brick-and-mortar retailers. Shoppers typically prefer to see and handle goods before purchasing them. Grocery stores in particular benefit from this shopping preference. Commodity goods, such as media and office supplies, are less likely to warrant in-person handling before purchase. As a result, power center retailers that specialize in commodity goods are more vulnerable to online sales cannibalization. Additionally, a recent Urban Land Institute survey of echo-boomer shoppers indicated that they are most likely to shop at discount, superstore and neighborhood strip retailers rather than at a mall or big-box facility. The ability to browse and purchase a variety of items at one location appeals to most shoppers. Going forward, RCG believes that the brick-and-mortar retail experience will continue to evolve in order to both compete with and complement e-commerce sales. The volume of internet sales will continue to grow, as will the proportion of total sales, but at a decelerating rate over the long term.

Retail Construction

Construction slowed considerably across all shopping center subcategories with the onset of the recession and has yet to rebound. According to ICSC data, annual net new supply of shopping centers decreased by 92% from 201 million sq. ft. in 2006 to 16 million sq. ft. in 2012. Net new supply of retail space reached a record low in 2012 and very little space is in the development pipeline.

 

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Going forward, as vacant space is absorbed, RCG expects construction to gradually increase. Much of the excess space built leading up to the recession will need to be absorbed before developers undertake major new projects and significantly increase supply. This minimal level of new construction will limit the need for landlords to compete with new supply and ensure that tenants focus on existing retail centers which includes current vacant space and the redevelopment of current leased space. With new supply constrained between 2013 and 2017, RCG expects that increasing retailer demand for space stimulated by rising retail sales as a result of the strengthening economy and housing market will drive the vacant space to pre-recession levels.

 

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Vacancy Trends

The combination of gradually strengthening tenant demand, limited new supply coming online, and removal or repurposing of outdated stock has caused the community and neighborhood centers space availability rate to decline from its recession-era high. An improving national economy, higher consumer confidence and rising retail sales supported a more optimistic outlook for national retailers, resulting in strategic expansion activity in recent years. ICSC’s Shopping Center Executive Opinion Survey indicator increased to 56.9 in May 2013, an increase from both the prior month and year-ago level. An index result above 50 indicates that the majority of survey respondents reported improvements in shopping center industry performance. The tenant retention rate increased for all types of retail properties from recessionary lows. Consequently, the community and neighborhood centers space availability rate tightened to 12.7% in 2012 from a peak of 13.1% in 2011.

 

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Looking forward, RCG predicts a slow, steady decline in the community and neighborhood centers space availability rate. The accelerating tenant demand will be concentrated in existing centers while the supply pipeline remains low. Extended population growth, job creation, income growth and price appreciation of single family homes will lead to healthy growth in consumer spending. Increased retail sales should boost retailer confidence and tenant expansion activity, particularly in regions with positive economic and demographic fundamentals. RCG projects that the community and neighborhood centers space availability rate will tighten to 10.0% in 2017.

 

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Rent Growth

Well-positioned community and neighborhood centers outperformed in terms of rent growth during 2012, as rising sales and productivity increased tenant competition for space in these properties. Both segments exhibited a bifurcation in performance, with well-located, high-quality properties generally recording less vacant space and higher rent growth than lesser quality properties. Grocery-anchored properties, in particular, were relatively resilient during the recession and initial years of the recovery. On average, community and neighborhood center rental rates increased by 1.7% in 2012.

 

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Tightening rental market conditions and improving retailer confidence should allow landlords to raise asking rental rates for retail space in the coming years. RCG expects the trend of bifurcated performance to persist at least through the near term, with stores in high-quality centers capturing the bulk of growing consumer demand; however, a more broad-based economic recovery across income groups could boost sales at lesser quality properties as well. Looking forward, community and neighborhood centers should outperform other types of retail real estate, with average annual rent growth of 2.7% from 2013 to 2016. Grocery-anchored community and neighborhood centers should outperform the broader category, with even stronger rent growth. Locations with a high concentration of knowledge-based industries and/or strong population growth, such as those often found in the top 50 MSAs, will likely record stronger growth in retail sales as a result of increasing population density and faster income growth as compared with the national average. High-quality retail centers in these locations may capture a higher proportion of increased sales, translating to better rent growth than the property type average.

Tenant Demand

In line with expected retail sales trends, certain retailer categories and associated retail property types should record greater tenant demand in the future. Extended population growth, particularly in fast-growing metropolitan areas, will spur the need for necessity retailers, including grocery stores and general merchandise stores. Household formation will drive improved demand for furnishings, electronics, and home improvement goods. Increased income, particularly in regions with a high concentration of high-wage, knowledge-based industries, will fuel demand for apparel and other discretionary goods. Furthermore, well-positioned category-killer retailers should continue to comprise a greater market share of total retail sales, as one-stop shopping for both necessities and discretionary items appeals to consumers in all demographic groups. Properties with tenants in these categories will likely record strong rent growth and sustained high occupancy in the coming years, particularly if they are high-quality properties in locations with strong job creation, income growth and increasing population density.

 

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BUSINESS

Brixmor is an internally-managed REIT that owns and operates the largest wholly-owned portfolio of grocery-anchored community and neighborhood shopping centers in the United States. Our IPO Portfolio is comprised of 522 shopping centers totaling approximately 87 million sq. ft. of GLA. 521 of these shopping centers are 100% owned. Our high quality national portfolio is well diversified by geography, tenancy and retail format, with more than 70% of our shopping centers anchored by market-leading grocers. Our four largest tenants by ABR are Kroger, TJX Companies, Publix and Walmart. Our community and neighborhood shopping centers provide a mix of necessity and value-oriented retailers and are primarily located in the top 50 MSAs, surrounded by dense populations in established trade areas. Our company is led by a proven management team that is supported by a fully-integrated, scalable retail real estate operating platform.

A number of trends and factors have driven, and we believe will continue to drive, our internal growth. Since the Sponsor Contract Date, for our Same Property Portfolio we have:

 

   

increased occupancy for ten consecutive quarters on a year-over-year basis to 91.7% at June 30, 2013;

 

   

increased our total ABR for 23 consecutive months through June 2013;

 

   

executed 1,599 new leases for approximately 8.4 million sq. ft. of GLA;

 

   

achieved positive new and renewal lease spreads over each of the past ten quarters, including 21% and 7%, respectively, in the six months ended June 30, 2013; and

 

   

realized NOI growth of 3.8% for the year ended December 31, 2012, 4.4% for the quarter ended June 30, 2013, 4.2% for the six months ended June 30, 2013 and 4.4% for the twelve months ended June 30, 2013, in each case in comparison to the corresponding prior year period. Additional information regarding NOI, including a reconciliation of NOI to net income (loss), is included above in “Summary—Summary Financial and Other Data.”

We believe that our IPO Portfolio provides us with further opportunity for meaningful NOI growth over the coming years and that the key drivers of this growth will be a combination of occupancy increases across both our anchor and small shop space, positive rent spreads from below-market in-place rents and significant near-term lease rollover, and the realization of embedded redevelopment opportunities.

Our Shopping Centers

Since the Sponsor Contract Date, we have improved the overall operating performance of our portfolio and have also significantly enhanced the quality of our shopping center portfolio through the IPO Property Transfers, other divestitures of other non-core assets and disciplined redevelopment.

The following table provides summary information regarding our IPO Portfolio as of June 30, 2013.

Summary of IPO Portfolio

 

 

Number of shopping centers

     522   

Gross leasable area (sq. ft.)

     86.7 million   

Percent grocery-anchored shopping centers (1)

     70

Average shopping center GLA (sq. ft.)

     166,170   

Occupancy

     92

Average ABR/SF

     $    11.83   

Percent of ABR in top 50 U.S. MSAs

     63

Average effective age (2)

     14 years   

Percent of grocer tenants that are #1 or #2 in their respective markets (3)

     77

Average grocer sales PSF (4)

     $       502   

Average population density (5)

     182,928   

Average household income (5)

     $  78,103   

 

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(2) Effective age is calculated based on the year of the most recent redevelopment of the shopping center or based on year built if no redevelopment has occurred.
(3) References in this prospectus to grocer tenants that are #1 or #2 include specialty grocers which are not ranked with general grocers.
(4) Year ended December 31, 2012. Includes only grocers reporting sales.
(5) Demographics based on five-mile radius and weighted by ABR. Based on U.S. Census information (June 2012).

Our Recent History

Since the Sponsor Contract Date, we have improved the overall operating performance of our portfolio, used our broader access to capital to significantly enhance the quality of our shopping center portfolio through capital investments and strengthened our overall operating platform. Additionally, we have executed significant divestitures of non-core assets over the last several years.

During the period of ownership under Centro, our capital availability was constrained and limited to general upkeep at our shopping centers. We were unable to fund tenant improvements required for new leases, which severely limited our ability to attract and retain tenants and negatively impacted our occupancy rate. Since the Sponsor Contract Date, we have invested $339 million of primarily revenue-generating capital in our assets in order to both drive leasing and fund 43 value-creating redevelopment projects. Facilitated by this capital investment, since the Sponsor Contract Date we have executed 1,682 new leases in our IPO Portfolio for an aggregate of approximately 8.5 million sq. ft., including 192 new anchor leases for spaces of at least 10,000 sq. ft., of which 92 were new leases for spaces of at least 20,000 sq. ft. We believe that anchor leasing is a critical driver of further growth in our occupancy rate, as well as in leasing spreads for renewal leases.

In addition, during 2012 and 2013, we optimized our operating structure, enhanced our management team and reduced our general and administrative expenses by consolidating our operations into three regions from a previous eight and centralizing our accounting functions into one office in suburban Philadelphia. We believe that our organizational structure is properly aligned to provide superior service to our tenants and to meet the requirements of being a publicly traded company. We do not depend on our Sponsor for any shared services.

Competitive Strengths

We believe the following strengths of our company differentiate us from other owners and operators of shopping centers in the United States and position us to execute on our business plan and growth strategies:

Pure Play, Wholly-Owned Portfolio Without Legacy Issues. We have constructed our IPO Portfolio through sales of shopping centers and the distribution of non-core assets, as well as the strategic selection of the Acquired Properties, with the goal of creating a portfolio that is (1) wholly-owned, (2) domestic only and (3) comprised of a single asset class of community and neighborhood shopping centers. Assets were selected for our IPO Portfolio based on growth potential, trade area and overall operating synergies.

 

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Since 2005, we have sold or distributed 238 shopping centers, or 33% of the shopping centers originally acquired by Centro. The divested shopping centers were characterized by weaker average occupancies, demographics, grocer sales levels and tenant quality compared with our IPO Portfolio. Further, our Sponsor has invested additional capital of $339 million into the portfolio. In connection with this offering, our Sponsor is contributing 43 shopping centers to our IPO Portfolio, which have been managed by us since being acquired by our Sponsor in 2011 and 2012. These properties are located in markets where we already have a significant presence. The Acquired Properties are characterized by high average occupancies and high ABR/SF and are 86% grocery-anchored, including 20 Publix-anchored shopping centers. The following chart provides summary statistics of our IPO Portfolio as compared to (1) the shopping centers Centro acquired to build its U.S. portfolio, (2) properties eliminated from Centro’s portfolio, including the Non-Core Properties, (3) the Same Property Portfolio and (4) the Acquired Properties:

 

    Centro
Portfolio (1)
   

  –

  Properties
Sold (2)
      –   Non-Core
Properties (3)
     =   Same
Property
Portfolio (3)
    +   Acquired
Properties (3)
      =   IPO
Portfolio (3)
 

Number of shopping centers

    717       

 

193

  

      45          479          43          522   

Occupancy

    87    

 

81

      69.3       92       90       92

Average ABR/SF

  $ 10.80        $ 9.23        $   6.65        $ 11.72        $ 13.78        $ 11.83   

Percent grocery-anchored (4)

    58       39       24       69       86       70

Average grocer sales PSF (5)

  $ 459        $ 358        $ 296        $ 504        $ 485        $ 502   

 

(1) For properties owned by us as of June 30, 2013, information is presented as of June 30, 2013, except that average grocer sales reflect tenant-reported information for the year ended December 31, 2012. For properties no longer owned by us as of June 30, 2013, information is that which was most recently available to us before the dates of the sale of the relevant properties, except that average grocer sales reflect the last tenant reported information before the dates of the sale of the relevant properties.
(2) Information is presented based on information as of the dates of the sale of the relevant properties, except that average grocer sales reflect the last tenant reported information before the dates of the sale of the relevant properties.
(3) As of June 30, 2013, except that average grocer sales reflect tenant-reported information for the year ended December 31, 2012.
(4) Based on total number of shopping centers owned.
(5) Average grocer sales PSF is derived from sales data provided to us by the relevant grocer and includes only grocers reporting sales. In the Centro Portfolio, Properties Sold, Non-Core Properties, Same Property Portfolio, Acquired Properties and IPO Portfolio, these grocers represent 75% (315 of 421), 70% (53 of 76), 100% (11 of 11), 75% (251 of 334), 95% (35 of 37) and 77% (286 of 371), respectively, of total grocers.

We currently do not expect to execute a meaningful number of property sales in the foreseeable future, with future dispositions dictated by changes in market or property conditions. As such, our management will be able to focus on optimizing returns from our IPO Portfolio without the distraction that would otherwise accompany the execution of major property dispositions.

In addition, we believe that we have taken advantage of our time as a private company to position ourselves with our IPO Portfolio and with an efficient operating and management infrastructure to support it. As a publicly traded company we do not expect to face the legacy issues that many of our peers face as a result of the global financial crisis and strategic plan modifications, such as significant non-core asset sales, unresolved land banks, stalled new developments, resolving of joint ventures and operating platform modifications.

Embedded Internal Growth Opportunity. Our Same Property Portfolio delivered NOI growth of 3.8%, 4.2% and 4.4% during the year ended December 31, 2012 and the six months and quarter ended June 30, 2013, respectively, which exceeded the peer average of 3.2%, 3.5% and 3.7% for the year ended December 31, 2012 and the six months and quarter ended June 30, 2013, respectively, in each case in comparison to the corresponding prior year period. For the twelve months ended June 30, 2013, NOI growth in our Same Property Portfolio was 4.4% in comparison to the prior year period. We believe that we are well-positioned to continue to deliver meaningful same property NOI growth over the next several years. We expect such growth to be driven by a combination of occupancy increases across both

 

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our anchor and small shop space, the capture of positive rent spreads from below-market in-place rents and significant near-term lease rollover, through contractual rent increases and redevelopment efforts.

Since the Sponsor Contract Date, we have grown occupancy at our Same Property Portfolio from 90.1% to 91.7% at June 30, 2013. We continue to experience strong leasing momentum and, as of June 30, 2013, our IPO Portfolio contained 283 anchor and small shop leases that were signed but not yet commenced, representing approximately $21 million of contractually obligated ABR, which we expect to predominantly realize by the first half of 2014.

Since the Sponsor Contract Date, we have executed 192 new anchor leases for spaces of at least 10,000 sq. ft., including 92 new leases for spaces of at least 20,000 sq. ft., increasing overall anchor occupancy to 96% as of June 30, 2013. We believe that the commencement of anchor space leases drives strong new and renewal lease spreads and, because it enables us to lease additional small shop space, is instrumental to long-term small shop occupancy gains and NOI growth. Occupancy improved 2.2% during the 12 months ended June 30, 2013 for small shop spaces in shopping centers with at least one anchor commencement in the prior 12 months. At June 30, 2013, we have signed but not commenced 47 anchor leases of approximately 1.1 million sq. ft., which we believe will help drive further small shop leasing as these anchors open. As of June 30, 2013, our remaining available space was approximately 2.2 million sq. ft. in 100 spaces over 10,000 sq. ft. and approximately 5.1 million sq. ft. in approximately 2,000 small shop spaces, the re-leasing of which would further increase our NOI.

We believe our above-average lease expiration schedule, as compared to our historic annual expirations, with below-market expiring rents will enable us to renew leases or sign new leases at higher rates. During the 12 months ended June 30, 2013, we signed new and renewal leases in our IPO Portfolio at an average ABR/SF of $12.44, with an average ABR/SF of $12.44 for new leases and $12.43 for renewal leases. During the same period, we experienced new and renewal lease spreads for the IPO Portfolio of 7%, with a lease spread for new leases of 23% and renewal leases of 5%. The cost per sq. ft. of tenant improvements and leasing commissions on new leases was $11.48 and $2.29, respectively, and $0.54 and $0.03, respectively, for renewal leases. As we move forward into 2014 and through 2016, expiring rents will be lower on average than expiring rents in 2013. Twelve percent of our leased GLA expires in 2014, 15% in 2015 and 14% in 2016, with an average expiring rent of $10.91 per sq. ft. This represents a significant near-term opportunity to mark a substantial percentage of the IPO Portfolio to market. We would expect leasing spreads to widen over time as market rents continue to grow.

The following chart illustrates our projected annual lease expiration schedule for the near term by both percentage of leased GLA expiring and average ABR/SF expiring.

 

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Finally, our leases generally provide for contractual rent increases which average 1.1% annually across the portfolio. In addition, our leases generally include tenant reimbursements for common area costs, insurance and real estate taxes. Certain leases also provide for additional rental payments based on a percentage of tenant sales.

High Quality, Grocery-Anchored Asset Base Primarily Located in Top 50 MSAs. Our shopping centers are predominantly located in in-fill locations within established trade areas across the top 50 MSAs in the United States by population, with 63% of the ABR of our IPO Portfolio as of June 30, 2013 derived from these MSAs. Key areas of geographic concentration include the major MSAs of New York (6.1% of ABR); Philadelphia (5.8% of ABR); Houston (5.3% of ABR); Chicago (4.8% of ABR) and Dallas (4.3% of ABR). We believe that such geographic concentration allows for economies of scale and provides market leverage. The shopping centers in our IPO Portfolio were initially built an average of 30 years ago (although the average effective age based on the year of the most recent redevelopment of the shopping center or year built is 14 years), which reflects the in-fill nature of our shopping centers in established trade areas with the appropriate ratio of anchor to small shop GLA. MSAs in which our shopping centers are located have characteristics that result in premium rents and high occupancy levels compared to other real estate markets in the United States. In particular, we believe these trade areas have, and will maintain over time, significant barriers to entry, such as limited opportunities and high costs for new development. Additionally, these markets have diversified and established tenant bases and are characterized by strong economic fundamentals.

Seventy percent of our portfolio is anchored by market-leading grocers, providing resilient consumer traffic to our shopping centers, with additional anchors being national and regional discount and general merchandise retailers. The top five grocers leasing space from us accounted for 10% of the total ABR of our IPO Portfolio as of June 30, 2013 and overall, grocers are the largest of all our tenant category types. During 2012, based on data reported to us by our tenants, our grocer tenants had average sales of $502 PSF, which is 33% above the average U.S. grocer sales PSF. Additionally, 77% of our grocer tenants ranked as the #1 or #2 grocer, based on market share in their respective markets as reported by industry sources.

In addition, we believe that our shopping centers located outside of the top 50 MSAs are among the strongest centers in their respective markets based on their locations in prominent retail corridors, merchandise mix and physical condition. These properties were on average 92% occupied and 72% grocery-anchored at June 30, 2013. Eighty percent of these grocery-anchored centers located outside of the top 50 MSAs were anchored by the #1 or #2 grocer based on market share in their respective markets, with strong sales of $497 PSF, according to the most recent tenant-reported data.

Our properties located outside of the top 100 MSAs, which account for 24% of the ABR of our IPO Portfolio, were on average 93% occupied and 71% grocery-anchored at June 30, 2013. Eighty-one percent of these grocery-anchored centers were anchored by the #1 or #2 grocer, based on market share in their respective markets as reported by industry sources, with strong sales of $511 PSF, according to the most recent tenant-reported data.

 

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The following table lists our top 10 markets by ABR as of June 30, 2013.

 

OUR TOP MARKETS BY ABR   

Total ABR

(in  thousands)

     % of  ABR  

New York

   $ 53,442         6.1

Philadelphia

     50,772         5.8

Houston

     46,480         5.3

Chicago

     42,515         4.8

Dallas

     37,980         4.3

Atlanta

     31,080         3.5

Los Angeles

     26,713         3.0

Tampa

     24,740         2.8

Miami

     18,470         2.1

Cincinnati

     18,045         2.1

The following chart lays out the percentage of ABR as of June 30, 2013 by MSA rank, demonstrating that the majority of our shopping centers are located in the top 50 MSA markets.

 

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High Anchor Space Ownership. As of June 30, 2013, we owned 84% of our anchor spaces greater than or equal to 35,000 sq. ft., which we believe is substantially greater than other large publicly traded owners of community and neighborhood shopping centers. These spaces accounted for 42% of our total GLA and 31% of our ABR and primarily include retailers such as Ahold USA, Inc., Publix, Kroger and Walmart. We believe our focus on anchor space ownership provides us with important operational control in the positioning of our shopping centers in the event an anchor ceases to operate and provides flexibility in working with new and existing anchor tenants as they seek to expand or reposition their stores.

 

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This flexibility allows us to enhance the overall positioning and appeal of our shopping centers as illustrated by our recent redevelopment project in Naples, Florida. Naples Plaza is located in an affluent market with a five-mile average household income of approximately $108,000. Originally built in 1962, the shopping center was out-of-date and in need of overall upgrades to enhance its physical appearance. Publix, the leading grocer in the market and an anchor at the center for over 50 years, was realizing sales of approximately $900 per sq. ft. in an older, outdated store of approximately 47,500 sq. ft. The rent on the existing Publix store was substantially below market. In addition, the junior anchor space adjacent to Publix had been vacant for over two years and an existing 20,000 sq. ft. tenant was underperforming. As the owner of the Publix space and the additional anchor space, we were able to proactively and efficiently reposition the shopping center through redevelopment and provide Publix with a new and expanded prototype store of approximately 55,200 sq. ft. and an adjoining Publix Liquor store. In addition, we reset the lease with a new 20-year term and increased the rent to nearly three times the former rent. Redevelopment also included recapturing the approximately 20,000 sq. ft. anchor space and remerchandising it with an approximately 14,000 sq. ft. West Marine and an approximately 6,000 sq. ft. Woodhouse Day Spa, as well as façade improvements to the entire center. Publix opened in December 2012. The project was completed in March 2013 for a total cost of $8.6 million and a targeted NOI yield of 11%.

 

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At June 30, 2013, the average ABR/SF of our IPO Portfolio was $11.83, with the average ABR/SF of spaces less than 35,000 sq. ft. at $14.26 and of spaces greater than or equal to 35,000 sq. ft. at $8.53. As these greater than or equal to 35,000 sq. ft. leases expire, we expect to generate positive rent increases on these spaces. Twenty-one leases for spaces greater than or equal to 35,000 sq. ft. will expire with no remaining options between July 1, 2013 and December 31, 2016 at an average ABR/SF of $4.70. The total GLA represented by these leases is approximately 1.3 million sq. ft., representing a significant opportunity to increase rents to market rates.

Redevelopment Expertise . We have been a top redeveloper over the past decade, according to Chain Store Age magazine, having completed projects totaling approximately $1 billion since January 1, 2003. Since the Sponsor Contract Date, we have completed 43 redevelopment projects, for a total cost of $129 million with a targeted NOI yield of approximately 18%. The average cost per redevelopment project completed since the Sponsor Contract Date is approximately $3 million, with an average time to completion of 11 months. We currently have 23 active projects, with an expected aggregate cost of $93 million and a targeted NOI yield of 15%. Given the continual evolution of retailer concepts and store prototypes, as well as the lack of significant new development in the United States, we expect to maintain our current pace of redevelopment over the foreseeable future. We believe redevelopment is critical to the success of our company, as it provides incremental growth in NOI, drives small shop leasing, improves the value and quality of our shopping centers and increases consumer traffic. At shopping centers in our IPO Portfolio where we have completed a redevelopment during either the year ended December 31, 2012 or the six months ended June 30, 2013, occupancy has increased on average 7.5% in comparison to the year ended December 31, 2011.

 

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The average cost per sq. ft. of the 43 redevelopment projects completed since the Sponsor Contract Date was $12.28, while the average cost per sq. ft. of the projects currently in progress is $14.51. These costs are presented across the entire GLA of each asset.

Our deep relationships with Kroger, Publix and Walmart illustrate our tenant reach and redevelopment expertise. Our IPO Portfolio has 66 Kroger leases with a total of approximately 4.3 million sq. ft. located across 18 states. Since January 1, 2003, 21 redevelopment projects involving Kroger stores have been completed or are underway. Our Publix portfolio consists of 39 leases totaling approximately 1.8 million sq. ft. in the Southeast United States, including one of only eight Publix Sabor stores, the grocer’s Hispanic supermarket concept. Since January 1, 2003, we have completed seven redevelopment projects involving Publix, of which six involved new store construction. Our Walmart portfolio has 27 leases with a total of approximately 3.5 million sq. ft. located across the country. Since January 1, 2003, eight redevelopment projects involving Walmart have been completed or are underway, with several others in the planning stage.

Expansive Retailer Relationships. We own and operate the largest wholly-owned portfolio of community and neighborhood shopping centers in the United States. We believe that, given the scale of our asset base and our nationwide footprint, we have a competitive advantage in supporting the growth plans of the nation’s largest retailers. We are committed to helping our retailers meet their real estate needs through creative leasing strategies, property management capabilities and redevelopment expertise. We believe that we are the largest landlord by GLA to Kroger and TJX Companies, as well as a key landlord to all major grocers and most major retail category leaders. We believe that our strong relationships with leading retailers afford us insight into their strategies and priority access to their expansion plans, enabling us to efficiently provide these retailers with space in multiple locations, often pursuant to a uniform lease form. Our role as a leading landlord to these retailers makes us an important counterparty to them.

Proven Fully-Integrated Operating Platform. We operate with a fully-integrated, comprehensive platform including approximately 475 employees both leveraging our national presence and demonstrating our commitment to a regional and local presence. We provide our tenants with personalized service through our network of three regional offices in Atlanta, Chicago and Philadelphia, as well as via 12 leasing and property management satellite offices throughout the country. Each regional office is responsible for the day-to-day property-level operations and decision-making for shopping centers in its area, including leasing, property management and maintenance, as well as any related legal, construction or redevelopment efforts. We believe that this strategy enables us to obtain critical market intelligence and to benefit from the regional and local expertise of our workforce. Through our complementary in-house disciplines, we are able to consistently maintain high standards and levels of service at the operational and property level.

In addition to our network of local and regional offices, we maintain centralized corporate and accounting functions, which drive efficiency, consistency and commonality in operations and reporting. Our information technology systems are industry standard, flexible and scalable and are based on the Oracle JD Edwards Enterprise One platform.

Experienced Management with Interests Aligned with Stockholders. Senior members of our management team are proven real estate operators with deep industry expertise and retailer relationships and have an average of 25 years of experience in the real estate industry and an average tenure of 13 years with the company. The majority of our seven member executive team has a long history with our IPO Portfolio, including having managed our business through a number of economic cycles. Our management team, led by Michael Carroll and Michael Pappagallo, is familiar with market conditions and investment opportunities in the major markets in which we operate and has extensive and long-standing business relationships with tenants, brokers and vendors established through many years of transactional experience, as well as significant expertise in redevelopment, which we believe will enhance our growth prospects. We believe that the extensive operating expertise of our management team enables us to maintain focused leasing programs, active asset and property management and first-class tenant service.

 

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Our senior management team also has extensive capital markets and balance sheet management experience. Our management team has completed a large volume of capital transactions over the last two years. In addition, all members of our senior management team have extensive public company experience either with a predecessor company or with another publicly traded U.S. shopping center REIT.

The interests of our senior management team are highly aligned with those of our stockholders. Our management team collectively owns in excess of     % of the Outstanding Brixmor Interests that will be outstanding after the completion of this offering and the IPO Property Transfers. In addition, we intend to continue to utilize equity-based compensation as part of our compensation program after this offering.

Our Business and Growth Strategies

Our primary objective is to maximize total returns to our stockholders through a combination of growth and value-creation at the asset level supported by stable cash flows. We seek to achieve this through ownership of a large high quality, diversified portfolio of primarily grocery-anchored community and neighborhood shopping centers. We intend to pursue the following strategies to achieve this objective:

Leveraging our Operating Expertise to Proactively Lease and Manage our Assets. We proactively manage our shopping centers with an emphasis on driving high occupancy rates with a solid base of nationally and regionally recognized tenants that generate substantial daily traffic. Our expansive relationships with leading retailers afford us early access to their strategies and expansion plans, as well as to their senior management. We believe these relationships, combined with the national breadth and scale of our portfolio, give us a competitive advantage as a key landlord able to support the real estate strategies of our diverse landscape of retailers. Our operating platform, along with the corresponding regional and local market expertise, enables us to efficiently capitalize on market and retailing trends. We also seek opportunities to refurbish, renovate and redevelop existing shopping centers, as appropriate, including expanding or repositioning existing tenants.

We generally own shopping centers for long-term investment, with the goal of increasing the value of our portfolio and allowing our assets to appreciate. As such, we regularly monitor the physical condition of our shopping centers and the financial condition of our tenants. We are currently improving the general appearance of certain of our shopping centers by upgrading existing facades, updating signage, resurfacing parking lots and improving exterior lighting, while also maintaining competitive tenant occupancy costs. We believe the retention rate for our IPO Portfolio of 83% for the 12 months ended June 30, 2013 reflects the success of our commitment to shopping center enhancement and proactive management.

We direct our leasing efforts at the corporate level through our national accounts team and at the regional level through our field network. We believe this strategy enables us to provide our national and regional retailers with a centralized, single point of contact, facilitates reviews of our entire shopping center portfolio and provides for standardized lease templates that streamline the lease execution process, while also accounting for market-specific trends. We conduct ongoing portfolio reviews with our retailers to evaluate current and potential new locations, as well as understand their real estate strategies. The goal of these reviews is not only to generate new leasing opportunities, but also to secure lease renewals and explore potential redevelopments. During the year ended December 31, 2012, we conducted 208 portfolio reviews, resulting in 82 new leases for approximately 887,000 sq. ft. of GLA and 97 renewal leases for approximately 1 million sq. ft. of GLA. During the six months ended June 30, 2013, we conducted 105 portfolio reviews, resulting in 114 total leases for approximately 1.1 million sq. ft. of GLA.

Our leasing capabilities can be illustrated by our success in re-leasing vacant anchor space created by three major tenant bankruptcies that occurred in 2008. Approximately 1.4 million sq. ft. of GLA became available in our portfolio as a result of the bankruptcies of Circuit City Stores, Inc. (“Circuit City”) in November 2008, Linens ‘n Things, Inc. in May 2008 and Steve and Barry’s LLC in November 2008. Given our expectations regarding these retailers, we had already begun marketing these spaces both to our existing tenant base and to potential new tenants prior to their respective bankruptcy filings. With capital available as part of our acquisition by our Sponsor, we have

 

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been able to proactively lease and address these vacancies. As a result, as of June 30, 2013, we had leased approximately 1.2 million sq. ft. of this vacant space to both new and existing tenants, including a total of approximately 70,000 sq. ft. over two locations to Bed Bath & Beyond; one approximately 33,000 sq. ft. space to Walmart; and one approximately 72,000 sq. ft. space to Academy Sports + Outdoors, a new tenant; as well as a total of 1.1 million sq. ft. across 35 leases with a mix of several value-oriented retailers. In addition, as of June 30, 2013, we had under letter of intent or were in active negotiations for the majority of the remaining approximately 179,000 sq. ft. of vacant GLA across six shopping centers.

The following examples illustrate our proactive leasing strategies:

Esplanade Shopping Center: Esplanade Shopping Center is located in the Oxnard, California market, north of Los Angeles in the most populous city in Ventura County, with a five-mile population of approximately 264,000 residents. The 356,864 sq. ft. shopping center is a dominant retail destination in its trade area. At March 31, 2011, the center was 91% occupied, with a vacant space of approximately 33,000 sq. ft. that was formerly leased to Circuit City and two pending adjacent vacancies totaling approximately 45,000 sq. ft., one due to the Borders Group, Inc. bankruptcy and the other an oversized Old Navy. Following our acquisition by our Sponsor and the resulting availability of capital, we re-tenanted the Circuit City space with a Walmart Neighborhood Market and combined the Borders and Old Navy locations into a Dick’s Sporting Goods. In addition, these anchor leases enabled us to complete small shop leases with Chipotle Mexican Grill, Inc. and Smile Brands Inc. (Brightnow Dental). At June 30, 2013, occupancy improved to 100%, with a greatly enhanced merchandise mix, as well as improved tenant quality and credit. As a result of the improved occupancy, monthly NOI increased 74% in June 2013 over March 2011.

Westridge Court: Westridge Court is located in suburban Chicago, Illinois, with a five-mile population of approximately 250,000 residents. Prior to our acquisition by our Sponsor, the 673,082 sq. ft. shopping center was showing signs of decline coinciding with the global financial crisis, including several anchor vacancies resulting from bankruptcies and lease expirations. In 2011, with capital available for leasing following our acquisition, we re-leased approximately 140,000 sq. ft. of vacancies and enhanced the shopping center’s merchandise mix with a new approximately 26,000 sq. ft. buybuy BABY (Bed Bath & Beyond Inc.), an approximately 50,000 sq. ft. Gordmans, an approximately 28,000 sq. ft. hhgregg and an approximately 38,000 sq. ft. Savers. As a result of the improved marketability of the shopping center resulting from these anchor lease executions and commencements, we then invested additional tenant-related capital required to execute a new 23,000 sq. ft. lease with Furnish 123, relocate Discovery Clothing to a larger 12,000 sq. ft. space by consolidating three small shop spaces and re-lease their former space with a new 9,000 sq. ft. Five Below. Additional recent follow-on small shop leasing included a 7,200 sq. ft. Sleepy’s and an approximately 6,300 sq. ft. Lumber Liquidators. As a result, occupancy at the center has increased from 87% in March 2011 to 94% in June 2013 and monthly NOI increased from its low point in June 2011 by 40% in June 2013.

Capitalizing on Below-Market Expiring Leases . Our focus is to unlock opportunity and create value at the asset level and increase cash flow by increasing rental rates through the renewal of expiring leases or re-leasing of space to new tenants with limited downtime. As part of our targeted leasing strategy, we constantly seek to maximize rental rates and improve the tenant quality and credit profile of our portfolio. We believe our above-average lease expiration schedule, as compared to our historic annual expirations, with below-market expiring rents will enable us to renew leases or sign new leases at higher rates. As we move forward into 2014 and through 2016, expiring rents will be lower on average than expiring rents in 2013. During 2012, we experienced new lease rent spreads for the IPO Portfolio of 20.4% and blended lease spreads of 6.1%. Strong performance continued in the first six months of 2013, with new lease rent spreads of 21.4% and blended lease spreads of 8.0% and with new lease rent spreads of 22.7% and blended lease spreads of 8.4% in the quarter ended June 30, 2013. During the six months ended June 30, 2013, we signed new and renewal leases in our IPO Portfolio at an average ABR/SF of $13.00, with an average ABR/SF of $13.21 for new leases and $12.90 for renewal leases. We believe that this performance will continue given our future expiration schedule of 12% of our leased GLA in 2014, 15% in 2015 and 14% in 2016, with an average expiring ABR/SF of $10.91 compared to an average ABR/

 

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SF of $12.44 for new and renewal leases signed during the 12 months ended June 30, 2013. This represents a significant near-term opportunity to mark a substantial percentage of the IPO Portfolio to market.

Pursue Value-Creating Redevelopment Opportunities. We evaluate our portfolio on an ongoing basis to identify value-creating redevelopment opportunities. These efforts are tenant-driven and focus on renovating, re-tenanting and repositioning assets and generally present higher risk-adjusted returns than new developments. Potential new projects include value-creation opportunities that have been previously identified within our portfolio, as well as new opportunities created by the lack of meaningful community and neighborhood shopping center development in the United States. We may occasionally seek to acquire non-owned anchor spaces and land parcels at, or adjacent to, our shopping centers in order to facilitate redevelopment projects. As a result of the historically low number of new shopping center developments in the United States, redevelopment opportunities are critical in allowing us to meet space requirements for new store growth and accommodate the evolving prototypes of our retailers.

During 2012, we completed 24 redevelopment projects in our IPO Portfolio, with average targeted NOI yields of 19%. The aggregate cost of these projects was approximately $65 million. During the six months ended June 30, 2013, we completed 14 redevelopment projects in our IPO Portfolio, with average targeted NOI yields of 18% and an aggregate cost of approximately $50 million. We expect average targeted NOI yields of 15% and an aggregate cost of $93 million for our 23 currently active redevelopment projects. The average cost per redevelopment project completed since the Sponsor Contract Date is approximately $3 million, with an average time to completion of 11 months. We expect to continue to expand the number of redevelopment projects over time and intend to fund these efforts through cash from operations.

 

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The following examples highlight two of our recent redevelopment projects:

College Plaza: College Plaza is located in a densely populated suburb on Long Island, New York with a five-mile population of more than 240,000 residents. Prior to redevelopment, the 175,400 sq. ft. shopping center was not reaping the benefits of its strong location due to a vacant anchor and an oversized Bob’s Stores of approximately 61,000 sq. ft. that was seeking to downsize. Commencing immediately after the Sponsor Contract Date, we repositioned the shopping center by rightsizing and relocating the Bob’s Stores to a space of approximately 31,000 sq. ft. and remerchandising its former space with a traffic-generating, market-leading ShopRite of approximately 68,000 sq. ft. The project was completed in early 2013, with a total cost of approximately $13 million and a targeted NOI yield of 16%. Following the anchor repositioning, including the addition of a grocer tenant, the improved merchandise mix drove additional leasing at the center, including a new Blink Fitness (Equinox) of more than 15,400 sq. ft. and a new Hallmark lease of approximately 4,000 sq. ft. involving the combination of two adjacent spaces, one of which had been vacant since 2007. Renewals have also been positively impacted and we are achieving immediate upside in rents in addition to longer lease terms. As a result, occupancy at the center has improved to 95% at June 30, 2013 from 71% at June 30, 2011 and ABR/SF more than doubled to $15.39 during the same period. There is opportunity to unlock further value by renewing or repositioning the existing 18,000 sq. ft. Rite Aid at the center, which expires on January 31, 2016, and has an ABR/SF significantly below the center’s average.

 

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Liberty Plaza: Liberty Plaza is a 220,378 sq. ft. shopping center located in suburban Baltimore, Maryland and has a five-mile population of approximately 200,000 residents. Prior to redevelopment, the shopping center was only 17% occupied, with its few tenants situated in a single corridor, allowing for flexibility in remerchandising. The shopping center, originally built in 1962, was also out-of-date and in need of overall upgrades to enhance its physical appearance. In mid-2011, we commenced redevelopment of the shopping center, adding an approximately 161,000 sq. ft. Wal-Mart Supercenter, which today is a focal point of the community’s retail corridor. This project was completed in October 2012 at a cost of approximately $17 million and resulted in a targeted NOI yield of 14%. The opening of the Wal-Mart Supercenter fueled small shop leasing, including seven leases aggregating over 25,000 sq. ft. Occupancy at the center has improved to 99% at June 30, 2013 and ABR/SF has increased 61% since March 2010 through June 2013.

 

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Portfolio Diversification. We seek to achieve diversification by the geographic distribution of our shopping centers and the breadth of our tenant base and tenant business lines. We believe this diversification serves to insulate us from macro-economic cycles and reduces our exposure to any single market or retailer.

The shopping centers in our portfolio are strategically located across 38 states and throughout more than 175 MSAs, with 63% of our ABR derived from shopping centers located in the top 50 MSAs with no one MSA accounting for more than 6.1% of our ABR, in each case as of June 30, 2013.

In total, we have approximately 5,400 diverse national, regional and local retailers with approximately 9,300 leases in our IPO Portfolio. As a result, our 10 largest tenants accounted for only 18% of our ABR, and our two largest tenants, Kroger and TJX Companies, each accounted for only 3.3% of our ABR, in each case, as of June 30, 2013. Our largest shopping center represents only 1.5% of our ABR as of June 30, 2013.

 

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The following chart lists our top 20 tenants by ABR as of June 30, 2013, illustrating the diversity of our tenant base.

 

       TOP 20 TENANTS BY ABR  (Owned Only)                            
Retailer    Retailer Type    Stores      GLA (K)      % of GLA     ABR ($M)      % of ABR  

LOGO (1)

   Grocery      66         4,263         4.9   $ 29.0         3.3

LOGO (2)

   Discount—apparel      95         3,033         3.5     28.7         3.3

LOGO

   Grocery      39         1,794         2.1     16.5         1.9

LOGO (3)

   Discount / grocery      27         3,458         4.0     16.5         1.9

LOGO (4)

   Discount—dollar store      127         1,449         1.7     14.4         1.6

LOGO (5)

   Grocery      19         1,147         1.3     12.1         1.4

LOGO (6)

   Discount      29         2,586         3.0     11.8         1.3

LOGO (7)

   Grocery      18         943         1.1     9.8         1.1

LOGO

   Discount—apparel      30         856         1.0     9.4         1.1

LOGO (8)

   Electronics      18         714         0.8     9.3         1.1

TOP 10

        468         20,243         23.3   $ 157.5         17.9

LOGO (9)

   Discount      30         730         0.8     9.1         1.0

LOGO

   Specialty      29         655         0.8     9.1         1.0

LOGO

   Discount      45         1,440         1.7     8.3         0.9

LOGO

   Office supply      32         722         0.8     8.2         0.9

LOGO

   Discount—apparel      14         1,131         1.3     7.3         0.8

LOGO

   Discount      13         1,023         1.2     7.2         0.8

LOGO

   Specialty      30         426         0.5     6.5         0.7

LOGO (10)

   Sporting goods      12         492         0.6     6.4         0.7

LOGO (11)

   Grocery      18         834         1.0     6.3         0.7

LOGO (12)

   Discount—apparel      61         359         0.4     6.1         0.7

TOP 20

        752         28,055         32.3   $ 232.1         26.4

 

(1) Includes Dillons, Food 4 Less, King Soopers, Kroger, Pay Less, Ralphs and Smith’s.
(2) Includes HomeGoods, Marshalls and T.J. Maxx.
(3) Includes Discount Stores, Sam’s Club, Supercenters and Walmart Neighborhood Market.
(4) Includes Deal$, Dollar Stop and Dollar Tree.
(5) Includes Giant Food, Martin’s, Stop & Shop and Super Stop & Shop.
(6) Includes Kmart, Sears and Sears Outlet.
(7) Includes Dominick’s, Randalls, Tom Thumb and Vons.
(8) Includes Best Buy and Pacific Sales.
(9) Includes Bed Bath & Beyond, buybuy BABY, Christmas Tree Shops, Harmon Face Values and World Market.
(10) Includes Dick’s and Golf Galaxy.
(11) Includes BI-LO, Harvey’s, Sweetbay and Winn-Dixie.
(12) Includes Catherine’s Plus Sizes, dressbarn, Justice, Lane Bryant and maurices.

 

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The following chart demonstrates the split by percentage of GLA among national, regional and local retailers as of June 30, 2013. National and regional tenants represent 86% of GLA, illustrating the strength of our relationship with national and regional brands.

 

LOGO

The following chart demonstrates the diversity of our tenants as of June 30, 2013, who represent over 10 major categories of merchandise sold or service provided. Tenants are assigned to categories in accordance with the guidelines of the North American Industry Classification System.

 

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Flexible Capital Structure Positioned for Growth. Our initial capital structure provides us with financial flexibility and capacity to fund our current growth capital needs, as well as future opportunities. We believe the recent completion of our $2.75 billion Unsecured Credit Facility with a lending group comprised of top-tier financial institutions demonstrates our ability to access cost effective debt capital, provides us the opportunity to repay significant amounts of currently higher cost secured debt and gives us additional flexibility to further improve our financial position. We believe that the Unsecured Credit Facility is the largest ever debut credit facility in the REIT industry. We anticipate that we will have $         million of undrawn capacity under the Unsecured Credit Facility upon completion of this offering after giving effect to the use of proceeds therefrom.

We believe that becoming a publicly traded company will further enhance our access to multiple forms of capital, including follow-on offerings of our common stock, unsecured corporate level debt, preferred equity and additional credit facilities, which will provide us with a competitive advantage over smaller, more highly leveraged or privately-held shopping center companies.

We intend to continue to enhance our financial and operating flexibility through ongoing reduction of our secured debt over time and to pursue an investment grade credit rating with the major credit rating agencies.

Properties

Our IPO Portfolio consists of 522 shopping centers. Sixty three percent of the ABR in our IPO Portfolio as of June 30, 2013 derived from shopping centers located in the top 50 U.S. MSAs by population. Our top markets by ABR include the MSAs of New York, Philadelphia and Houston.

With an average shopping center size of approximately 166,170 sq. ft. as of June 30, 2013, our IPO Portfolio is comprised predominantly of community shopping centers (63% of our shopping centers), with the balance comprised of neighborhood shopping centers. Our shopping centers have an appropriate mix of anchor and small shop GLA, with approximately one-third of the portfolio GLA comprised of small shop space. Our shopping centers are anchored by a mix of leading grocers, national and regional discount and general merchandise retailers and category-dominant anchors. We believe that the necessity- and value-oriented merchandise mix of the retail tenants in our centers reduces our exposure to macro-economic cycles and consumer purchases via the internet, generating more predictable property-level cash flows. Such retailers provide goods and services that consumers purchase regularly such as food, health care items and household supplies. Such retailers also sell items such as clothing at lower prices than other traditional retailers.

 

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Overall, we have a broad and highly diversified retail tenant base that includes approximately 5,400 tenants, with no one tenant having represented more than 3.3% of the total ABR generated from our shopping centers as of June 30, 2013. Our three largest tenants are Kroger, TJX Companies and Publix, representing 3.3%, 3.3% and 1.9% of total IPO Portfolio ABR as of June 30, 2013, respectively. The following table sets forth certain information as of June 30, 2013, regarding the shopping centers in our IPO Portfolio on a state-by-state basis:

 

State

   Number of
Shopping
Centers
     GLA (sq. ft.)      Occupancy     Percent of ABR  

Texas

     68         9,608,755         92.9     11.4

Florida

     58         9,056,744         88.5     10.9

California

     29         5,719,140         96.4     9.6

Pennsylvania

     37         6,052,679         94.4     7.2

New York

     33         4,344,611         94.3     6.7

Illinois

     24         4,777,425         91.6     5.6

Georgia

     37         5,263,973         85.8     4.7

Ohio

     24         4,515,300         89.0     4.5

North Carolina

     22         4,422,854         90.4     4.4

New Jersey

     17         2,970,476         92.1     4.3

Michigan

     19         3,733,555         91.8     3.6

Connecticut

     15         2,279,356         94.3     3.3

Tennessee

     16         3,245,125         92.4     3.1

Kentucky

     12         2,520,021         95.0     2.2

Massachusetts

     10         1,728,610         91.7     2.1

Colorado

     6         1,478,559         90.4     1.9

Minnesota

     10         1,485,108         92.2     1.7

Indiana

     12         1,970,181         87.5     1.6

Virginia

     11         1,447,318         94.7     1.6

South Carolina

     8         1,394,993         86.1     1.4

Maryland

     5         772,793         96.4     1.0

Nevada

     3         609,661         93.6     0.9

New Hampshire

     5         769,713         94.9     0.8

Alabama

     4         989,734         92.7     0.8

Wisconsin

     5         765,084         90.9     0.8

Missouri

     6         874,795         94.3     0.7

Iowa

     5         783,917         86.8     0.5

Louisiana

     4         612,368         95.8     0.4

Kansas

     2         374,292         90.2     0.3

Mississippi

     3         406,316         68.4     0.3

Maine

     2         391,746         91.2     0.3

Arizona

     2         288,110         80.6     0.2

Delaware

     1         191,855         100.0     0.2

Vermont

     1         224,514         98.0     0.2

West Virginia

     2         251,500         92.3     0.2

Oklahoma

     1         186,851         100.0     0.2

Rhode Island

     1         148,126         97.4     0.2

New Mexico

     2         83,800         100.0     0.1
  

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

   

 

 

 

Total:

     522         86,739,958         91.6     100.0
  

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

   

 

 

 

 

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The following table sets forth certain information by unit size as of June 30, 2013.

 

Unit Size

  ABR/SF     GLA (sq. ft.)     % of
GLA
    Vacant
Units
    Vacant
GLA (sq. ft.)
    % of Vacant
GLA
    Occupancy  

³ 35,000 sq. ft.

  $ 8.53        36,191,625        42%        16        712,674        10%        98.0%   

20,000 sq. ft. – 34,999 sq. ft.

    9.29        14,917,554        17%        28        719,527        10%        95.2%   

10,000 sq. ft. – 19,999 sq. ft.

    12.21        9,478,297        11%        56        746,626        10%        92.1%   

5,000 sq. ft. – 9,999 sq. ft.

    14.91        9,502,464        11%        240        1,650,826        23%        82.6%   

< 5,000 sq. ft.

    20.62        16,650,018        19%        1,732        3,434,081        47%        79.4%   
 

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Total

  $ 11.83        86,739,958        100%        2,072        7,263,734        100%        91.6%   
 

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 
             

³ 10,000 sq. ft.

  $ 9.31        60,587,476        70%        100        2,178,827        30%        96.4%   

< 10,000 sq. ft.

    18.52        26,152,482        30%        1,972        5,084,907        70%        80.6%   

The following table sets forth, as of June 30, 2013, a schedule of lease expirations for leases in place within our IPO Portfolio for each of the next ten years and thereafter, assuming no exercise of renewal options or base rent escalations over the lease term and including ground leases:

 

     Number of Leases
Expiring
     Leased GLA      ABR      % of ABR  

2013

     1,083         4,124,099       $ 49,617,754         5.6

2014

     1,596         9,800,843         108,022,215         12.3

2015

     1,586         11,780,387         126,235,036         14.4

2016

     1,400         11,407,922         125,729,601         14.3

2017

     1,243         9,800,574         115,811,231         13.2

2018

     979         8,391,307         98,584,684         11.2

2019

     281         3,909,738         41,672,153         4.7

2020

     222         3,110,955         35,415,764         4.0

2021

     204         2,970,684         33,174,217         3.8

2022

     218         3,375,141         35,689,806         4.1

Thereafter

     462         10,804,574         108,257,809         12.3
  

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

 

Total:

     9,274         79,476,224       $ 878,210,270         100.0
  

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

 

 

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A complete listing of the shopping centers in our IPO Portfolio as of June 30, 2013 is as follows:

 

Shopping Center Name

  City  

MSA

  GLA
(sq. ft.)
    Occupancy    

Anchor Tenant(s)

 

Anchor(s) Not

Owned(1)

ALABAMA

           

Winchester Plaza *

  Huntsville   Huntsville, AL     75,700        93.3   Publix  

Springdale

  Mobile   Mobile, AL     611,972        90.2   Belk, Best Buy, Big Lots, Burlington Coat Factory, Marshalls   Sam’s Club

Payton Park

  Sylacauga   Talladega-Sylacauga, AL     231,820        99.0   Walmart Supercenter  

Shops of Tuscaloosa *

  Tuscaloosa   Tuscaloosa, AL     70,242        92.6   Publix  

ARIZONA

           

Glendale Galleria

  Glendale   Phoenix-Mesa-Glendale, AZ     119,525        67.9    

Northmall Centre

  Tucson   Tucson, AZ     168,585        89.6   CareMore, JC Penney Home Store, Pacific Sales, Stein Mart   Sam’s Club

CALIFORNIA

           

Applegate Ranch Shopping Center *

  Atwater   Merced, CA     144,444        84.0   Marshalls   SuperTarget, Walmart

Bakersfield Plaza

  Bakersfield   Bakersfield-Delano, CA     236,873        99.9   Burlington Coat Factory, CVS, Lassens Natural Foods & Vitamins  

Carmen Plaza

  Camarillo   Oxnard-Thousand Oaks-Ventura, CA     129,173        100.0   24 Hour Fitness, CVS, Michaels   Trader Joe’s

Plaza Rio Vista *

  Cathedral   Riverside-San Bernardino-Ontario, CA     67,622        85.3   Stater Bros.  

Clovis Commons *

  Clovis   Fresno, CA     174,990        95.3   Best Buy, Office Depot, PetSmart, T.J.Maxx   Target

Cudahy Plaza

  Cudahy   Los Angeles-Long Beach-Santa Ana, CA     147,804        100.0   Big Lots, Kmart  

University Mall

  Davis   Sacramento—Arden-Arcade—Roseville, CA     106,023        91.7   Forever 21, Trader Joe’s, World Market  

Felicita Plaza

  Escondido   San Diego-Carlsbad-San Marcos, CA     98,714        97.6   Chuze Fitness, Vons (Safeway)  

Arbor - Broadway Faire

  Fresno   Fresno, CA     252,634        97.0   PetSmart, Smart & Final, The Home Depot, United Artists Theatres  

Lompoc Shopping Center

  Lompoc   Santa Barbara-Santa Maria-Goleta, CA     179,495        96.4   Marshalls, Michaels, Staples, Vons (Safeway)  

Briggsmore Plaza

  Modesto   Modesto, CA     99,315        100.0   Dunhill Furniture, Grocery Outlet  

Montebello Plaza

  Montebello   Los Angeles-Long Beach-Santa Ana, CA     283,631        96.3   99¢ Only, Albertsons, Best Buy, CVS, Ross Dress for Less  

California Oaks Center

  Murrieta   Riverside-San Bernardino-Ontario, CA     130,922        87.2   Ralphs (Kroger)  

Esplanade Shopping Center

  Oxnard   Oxnard-Thousand Oaks-Ventura, CA     356,864        99.7   Bed Bath & Beyond, Dick’s Sporting Goods, LA Fitness, Nordstrom Rack, T.J.Maxx, Walmart Neighborhood Market   The Home Depot

Pacoima Center

  Pacoima   Los Angeles-Long Beach-Santa Ana, CA     202,773        100.0   Food 4 Less, Ross Dress for Less, Target  

Paradise Plaza

  Paradise   Chico, CA     198,323        93.8   Kmart, Rite Aid, Save Mart  

 

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Shopping Center Name

  City  

MSA

  GLA
(sq. ft.)
    Occupancy    

Anchor Tenant(s)

 

Anchor(s) Not

Owned(1)

Metro 580

  Pleasanton   San Francisco-Oakland-Fremont, CA     176,510        87.2   Kohl’s, Sport Chalet   Walmart

Rose Pavilion

  Pleasanton   San Francisco-Oakland-Fremont, CA     293,359        95.5   99 Ranch Market, Fresh & Easy, Golfsmith, Macy’s Home Store  

Puente Hills Town Center

  Rowland
Heights
  Los Angeles-Long Beach-Santa Ana, CA     259,162        96.7   Marshalls  

San Bernardino Center

  San
Bernardino
  Riverside-San Bernardino-Ontario, CA     143,082        100.0   Big Lots, Target  

Ocean View Plaza

  San
Clemente
  Los Angeles-Long Beach-Santa Ana, CA     169,963        98.9   CVS, Fitness Elite for Women, Ralphs (Kroger), Trader Joe’s  

Mira Mesa Mall

  San Diego   San Diego-Carlsbad-San Marcos, CA     407,100        98.2   Bed Bath & Beyond, Kohl’s, Marshalls, Mira Mesa Lanes, Vons (Safeway)  

San Dimas Plaza

  San Dimas   Los Angeles-Long Beach-Santa Ana, CA     119,157        90.1   T.J.Maxx   Ralphs, Rite Aid

Bristol Plaza

  Santa Ana   Los Angeles-Long Beach-Santa Ana, CA     111,403        100.0   Big Lots, Petco, Rite Aid, Trader Joe’s  

Gateway Plaza

  Santa Fe
Springs
  Los Angeles-Long Beach-Santa Ana, CA     289,268        100.0   El Super, LA Fitness, Walmart   Target

Santa Paula Shopping Center

  Santa Paula   Oxnard-Thousand Oaks-Ventura, CA     191,475        98.7   Big Lots, Heritage Hardware, Vons (Safeway)  

Vail Ranch Center

  Temecula   Riverside-San Bernardino-Ontario, CA     201,904        91.1   Stater Bros., Stein Mart  

Country Hills Shopping Center

  Torrance   Los Angeles-Long Beach-Santa Ana, CA     56,750        100.0   Ralphs (Kroger)  

Gateway Plaza - Vallejo

  Vallejo   Vallejo-Fairfield, CA     490,407        97.4   Bed Bath & Beyond, Century Theatres, Marshalls, Ross Dress for Less, Toys“R”Us   Costco, Target

COLORADO

           

Arvada Plaza

  Arvada   Denver-Aurora-Broomfield, CO     95,236        100.0   Arc, King Soopers (Kroger)  

Arapahoe Crossings

  Aurora   Denver-Aurora-Broomfield, CO     466,363        95.0   2nd & Charles, AMC Theatres, Big Lots, Gordmans, King Soopers (Kroger), Kohl’s, Marshalls  

Aurora Plaza

  Aurora   Denver-Aurora-Broomfield, CO     178,491        100.0   Cinema Latino, King Soopers (Kroger)  

Villa Monaco

  Denver   Denver-Aurora-Broomfield, CO     122,139        80.0   Walmart Neighborhood Market  

Superior Marketplace

  Superior   Boulder, CO     278,790        90.8   Ross Dress for Less, Sports Authority, T.J.Maxx, Whole Foods Market   Costco, SuperTarget

Westminster City Center

  Westminster   Denver-Aurora-Broomfield, CO     337,540        79.9   Babies“R”Us, Barnes & Noble, Gordmans, Ross Dress for Less  

 

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Shopping Center Name

  City  

MSA

  GLA
(sq. ft.)
    Occupancy    

Anchor Tenant(s)

 

Anchor(s) Not

Owned(1)

CONNECTICUT

           

Freshwater - Stateline Plaza

  Enfield   Hartford-West Hartford-East Hartford, CT     295,647        99.5   Costco, Dick’s Sporting Goods, P.C. Richard & Son   The Home Depot

The Shoppes at Fox Run

  Glastonbury   Hartford-West Hartford-East Hartford, CT     108,627        95.3   Petco, Whole Foods Market  

Groton Square

  Groton   Norwich-New London, CT     196,802        97.9   Kohl’s, Super Stop & Shop  

Parkway Plaza

  Hamden   New Haven-Milford, CT     72,353        95.7   PriceRite (ShopRite)  

Killingly Plaza

  Killingly   Willimantic, CT     75,304        93.7   Kohl’s  

The Manchester Collection

  Manchester   Hartford-West Hartford-East Hartford, CT     341,713        89.7   Babies“R”Us, Bed Bath & Beyond, Savers, Sports Authority   Sam’s Club, Walmart

Chamberlain Plaza

  Meriden   New Haven-Milford, CT     55,264        89.0   Dollar Tree, Savers  

Milford Center

  Milford   New Haven-Milford, CT     25,056        100.0   Xpect Discounts  

Turnpike Plaza

  Newington   Hartford-West Hartford-East Hartford, CT     150,741        100.0   Dick’s Sporting Goods, Price Chopper  

North Haven Crossing

  North
Haven
  New Haven-Milford, CT     104,017        97.9   Barnes & Noble, Dollar Tree, DSW, PetSmart, Staples  

Christmas Tree Plaza

  Orange   New Haven-Milford, CT     132,791        85.6   A.C. Moore, Christmas Tree Shops  

Stratford Square

  Stratford   Bridgeport-Stamford-Norwalk, CT     161,539        88.0   Marshalls, Regal Cinemas  

Torrington Plaza

  Torrington   Torrington, CT     125,496        96.2   Jo-Ann Fabric & Craft Stores, Staples, T.J.Maxx  

Waterbury Plaza

  Waterbury   New Haven-Milford, CT     197,206        87.5   Pretty Woman, Super Stop & Shop   Target

Waterford Commons

  Waterford   Norwich-New London, CT     236,800        100.0   Babies“R”Us, Dick’s Sporting Goods   Best Buy

DELAWARE

           

North Dover Shopping Center

  Dover   Dover, DE     191,855        100.0   Acme, Party City, Staples, T.J.Maxx, Toys“R”Us  

FLORIDA

           

Apopka Commons

  Apopka   Orlando-Kissimmee-Sanford, FL     42,507        100.0   Staples   The Home Depot

Brooksville Square

  Brooksville   Tampa-St. Petersburg-Clearwater, FL     152,661        62.8   Publix  

Coastal Way - Coastal Landing

  Brooksville   Tampa-St. Petersburg-Clearwater, FL     368,098        97.4   Bed Bath & Beyond, Belk, Marshalls, Sears  

Midpoint Center *

  Cape Coral   Cape Coral-Fort Myers, FL     75,386        98.1   Publix   Target

Clearwater Mall

  Clearwater   Tampa-St. Petersburg-Clearwater, FL     300,929        98.1   hhgregg, Ross Dress for Less   Costco, Lowe’s, SuperTarget

Coconut Creek

  Coconut
Creek
  Miami-Fort Lauderdale-Pompano Beach, FL     265,671        72.5   Big Lots, Publix, Zero Gravity  

 

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Century Plaza Shopping Center

  Deerfield
Beach
  Miami-Fort Lauderdale-Pompano Beach, FL     90,523        67.5   Broward County Library  

Northgate S.C.

  DeLand   Deltona-Daytona Beach-Ormond Beach, FL     186,396        97.6   Publix  

Eustis Village *

  Eustis   Orlando-Kissimmee-Sanford, FL     156,927        94.0   Beall’s, Publix  

First Street Village *

  Fort Meyers   Cape Coral-Fort Myers, FL     54,926        90.9   Publix  

Sun Plaza

  Ft. Walton
Beach
  Crestview-Fort Walton Beach-Destin, FL     158,118        95.6   Beall’s, Office Depot, Publix, T.J.Maxx  

Normandy Square

  Jacksonville   Jacksonville, FL     87,240        100.0   CVS, Family Dollar, Winn-Dixie  

Regency Park

  Jacksonville   Jacksonville, FL     334,065        68.3   American Signature Furniture, Hobby Lobby  

The Shoppes at Southside

  Jacksonville   Jacksonville, FL     109,113        100.0   Best Buy, David’s Bridal, Sports Authority  

Ventura Downs

  Kissimmee   Orlando-Kissimmee-Sanford, FL     98,191        91.9   Publix Sabor  

Marketplace at Wycliffe

  Lake Worth   Miami-Fort Lauderdale-Pompano Beach, FL     133,520        89.7   Walgreens  

Venetian Isle Shopping Ctr

  Lighthouse
Point
  Miami-Fort Lauderdale-Pompano Beach, FL     189,164        92.9   Petco, Publix, Staples, Tuesday Morning, T.J.Maxx  

Marco Town Center *

  Marco
Island
  Naples-Marco Island, FL     109,830        94.1   Publix  

Mall at 163rd Street

  Miami   Miami-Fort Lauderdale-Pompano Beach, FL     370,132        64.4   Marshalls, Ross Dress for Less   Walmart Supercenter

Miami Gardens

  Miami   Miami-Fort Lauderdale-Pompano Beach, FL     244,719        100.0   Ross Dress for Less, Winn-Dixie  

Freedom Square

  Naples   Naples-Marco Island, FL     211,839        97.6   Publix  

Naples Plaza

  Naples   Naples-Marco Island, FL     200,820        100.0   Marshalls, Office Depot, PGA TOUR Superstore, Publix  

Park Shore Shopping Center

  Naples   Naples-Marco Island, FL     232,820        98.0   Big Lots, HomeGoods, Kmart, The Fresh Market  

Chelsea Place *

  New Port
Richey
  Tampa-St. Petersburg-Clearwater, FL     81,144        84.4   Publix  

Southgate

  New Port
Richey
  Tampa-St. Petersburg-Clearwater, FL     238,838        89.1   Big Lots, Old Time Pottery, Publix  

Presidential Plaza

  North
Lauderdale
  Miami-Fort Lauderdale-Pompano Beach, FL     88,306        85.4   Family Dollar, Sedano’s  

Fashion Square

  Orange
Park
  Jacksonville, FL     36,029        50.4   Miller’s Orange Park Ale House, Ruby Tuesday, Samurai Japanese Steakhouse  

Colonial Marketplace

  Orlando   Orlando-Kissimmee-Sanford, FL     141,069        98.3   LA Fitness, OfficeMax   Target

Conway Crossing *

  Orlando   Orlando-Kissimmee-Sanford, FL     76,321        91.7   Publix  

Hunters Creek *

  Orlando   Orlando-Kissimmee-Sanford, FL     73,204        100.0   Lifestyle Family Fitness, Office Depot  

 

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Pointe Orlando

  Orlando   Orlando-Kissimmee-Sanford, FL     406,190        85.5   Regal Cinemas  

Martin Downs Town Center *

  Palm City   Port St. Lucie, FL     64,546        100.0   Publix  

Martin Downs Village Center *

  Palm City   Port St. Lucie, FL     161,604        80.7   Coastal Care, Goodwill, Walgreens  

23rd Street Station

  Panama
City
  Panama City-Lynn Haven-Panama City Beach, FL     98,827        89.8   Publix  

Panama City Square

  Panama
City
  Panama City-Lynn Haven-Panama City Beach, FL     298,685        98.6   Big Lots, Michaels, Sports Authority, T.J.Maxx, Walmart Supercenter  

Pensacola Square

  Pensacola   Pensacola-Ferry Pass-Brent, FL     142,767        71.6   Beall’s   Hobby Lobby

Shopper’s Haven Shopping Ctr

  Pompano
Beach
  Miami-Fort Lauderdale-Pompano Beach, FL     206,791        94.5   A.C. Moore, Bed Bath & Beyond, Winn-Dixie  

East Port Plaza *

  Port St.
Lucie
  Port St. Lucie, FL     162,831        82.4   Medvance, Publix  

Shoppes of Victoria Square

  Port St.
Lucie
  Port St. Lucie, FL     95,243        84.0   Winn-Dixie  

Lake St. Charles *

  Riverview   Tampa-St. Petersburg-Clearwater, FL     57,015        97.2   Sweetbay  

Cobblestone Village I and II

  Royal
Palm
Beach
  Miami-Fort Lauderdale-Pompano Beach, FL     39,404        39.2     SuperTarget

Beneva Village Shops *

  Sarasota   North Port-Bradenton-Sarasota, FL     141,532        87.5   Harbor Freight Tools, Publix  

Sarasota Village

  Sarasota   North Port-Bradenton-Sarasota, FL     173,184        99.2   Big Lots, Crunch Fitness, HomeGoods, Publix  

Atlantic Plaza

  Satellite
Beach
  Palm Bay-Melbourne-Titusville, FL     128,405        73.8   Publix  

Seminole Plaza

  Seminole   Tampa-St. Petersburg-Clearwater, FL     146,579        95.9   Burlington Coat Factory, T.J.Maxx  

Cobblestone Village

  St.
Augustine
  Jacksonville, FL     261,081        97.4   Beall’s, Bed Bath & Beyond, Publix, Ross Dress for Less  

Dolphin Village *

  St. Pete
Beach
  Tampa-St. Petersburg-Clearwater, FL     136,224        81.7   Publix  

Bay Point Plaza *

  St.
Petersburg
  Tampa-St. Petersburg-Clearwater, FL     103,986        92.0   Beall’s, Publix  

Rutland Plaza

  St.
Petersburg
  Tampa-St. Petersburg-Clearwater, FL     149,562        99.2   Big Lots, Winn-Dixie  

Skyway Plaza

  St.
Petersburg
  Tampa-St. Petersburg-Clearwater, FL     110,799        94.1   Dollar Tree  

Tyrone Gardens

  St.
Petersburg
  Tampa-St. Petersburg-Clearwater, FL     209,337        84.3   Big Lots, Winn-Dixie  

Downtown Publix

  Stuart   Port St. Lucie, FL     153,246        68.0   Publix  

Sunrise Town Center *

  Sunrise   Miami-Fort Lauderdale-Pompano Beach, FL     128,124        84.1   L.A. Fitness, Office Depot, Patel Brothers   Walmart

Carrollwood Center *

  Tampa   Tampa-St. Petersburg-Clearwater, FL     93,673        85.9   Publix  

Ross Plaza *

  Tampa   Tampa-St. Petersburg-Clearwater, FL     90,625        94.7   Deal$, Ross Dress for Less  

Tarpon Mall

  Tarpon
Springs
  Tampa-St. Petersburg-Clearwater, FL     145,832        100.0   Petco, Publix, T.J.Maxx  

Venice Plaza *

  Venice   North Port-Bradenton-Sarasota, FL     132,345        96.3   Sweetbay, T.J.Maxx  

 

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Venice Shopping Center *

  Venice   North Port-Bradenton-Sarasota, FL     109,801        83.9   Beall’s, Publix  

GEORGIA

           

Governors Town Square *

  Acworth   Atlanta-Sandy Springs-Marietta, GA     68,658        98.0   Publix  

Albany Plaza

  Albany   Albany, GA     114,169        72.0   Big Lots, Harveys, OK Beauty & Fashions Outlet  

Mansell Crossing

  Alpharetta   Atlanta-Sandy Springs-Marietta, GA     332,364        96.0   AMC Theatres, Barnes & Noble, Macy’s Furniture Gallery, Sports Authority, T.J.Maxx  

Perlis Plaza

  Americus   Americus, GA     165,315        79.9   Belk, Roses  

Northeast Plaza

  Atlanta   Atlanta-Sandy Springs-Marietta, GA     442,200        87.2   Atlanta Ballroom Dance Club, G-Mart International Foods, Goodwill  

Augusta West Plaza

  Augusta   Augusta-Richmond County, GA-SC     207,823        71.8   Burlington Coat Factory, Dollar Tree  

Sweetwater Village

  Austell   Atlanta-Sandy Springs-Marietta, GA     66,197        94.3   Family Dollar, Food Depot  

Vineyards at Chateau Elan *

  Braselton       79,047        82.4   Publix  

Cedar Plaza

  Cedartown   Cedartown, GA     83,300        100.0   Gold’s Gym, Kroger  

Conyers Plaza

  Conyers   Atlanta-Sandy Springs-Marietta, GA     171,374        91.4   Jo-Ann Fabric & Craft Stores, PetSmart, Value Village   The Home Depot, Walmart Supercenter

Cordele Square

  Cordele   Cordele, GA     127,953        82.6   Belk, Harveys  

Covington Gallery

  Covington   Atlanta-Sandy Springs-Marietta, GA     174,857        93.6   Ingles, Kmart  

Salem Road Station *

  Covington   Atlanta-Sandy Springs-Marietta, GA     67,270        83.2   Publix  

Keith Bridge Commons *

  Cumming   Atlanta-Sandy Springs-Marietta, GA     94,886        87.7   Kroger  

Northside

  Dalton   Dalton, GA     73,931        89.0   BI-LO, Family Dollar  

Cosby Station

  Douglasville   Atlanta-Sandy Springs-Marietta, GA     77,811        91.4   Publix  

Park Plaza

  Douglasville   Atlanta-Sandy Springs-Marietta, GA     46,494        56.6     Kroger

Dublin Village *

  Dublin   Dublin, GA     98,540        87.3   Kroger  

Westgate

  Dublin   Dublin, GA     118,938        86.4   Beall’s, Big Lots, Harveys   The Home Depot

Venture Pointe

  Duluth   Atlanta-Sandy Springs-Marietta, GA     155,172        76.3   American Signature Furniture, Studio Movie Grill  

Banks Station

  Fayetteville   Atlanta-Sandy Springs-Marietta, GA     176,451        87.9   Cinemark, Food Depot, Staples  

Barrett Place

  Kennesaw   Atlanta-Sandy Springs-Marietta, GA     218,818        100.0   Best Buy, Michaels, OfficeMax, PetSmart, Sports Authority, The Furniture Mall  

Shops of Huntcrest *

  Lawrenceville   Atlanta-Sandy Springs-Marietta, GA     97,040        95.9   Publix  

Mableton Walk

  Mableton   Atlanta-Sandy Springs-Marietta, GA     105,884        78.7   Publix  

The Village at Mableton

  Mableton   Atlanta-Sandy Springs-Marietta, GA     239,013        62.8   Kmart  

 

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North Park

  Macon   Macon, GA     216,795        93.5   Kmart, Kroger  

Marshalls at Eastlake

  Marietta   Atlanta-Sandy Springs-Marietta, GA     54,976        97.1   Marshalls  

New Chastain Corners

  Marietta   Atlanta-Sandy Springs-Marietta, GA     113,079        82.3   Kroger  

Pavilions at Eastlake

  Marietta   Atlanta-Sandy Springs-Marietta, GA     157,888        79.3   Kroger  

Perry Marketplace

  Perry   Warner Robins, GA     179,973        77.0   Ace Hardware, Beall’s Outlet, Kroger  

Creekwood Village

  Rex   Atlanta-Sandy Springs-Marietta, GA     69,778        92.1   Food Depot  

Shops of Riverdale

  Riverdale   Atlanta-Sandy Springs-Marietta, GA     16,808        100.0     Walmart Supercenter

Holcomb Bridge Crossing

  Roswell   Atlanta-Sandy Springs-Marietta, GA     105,420        91.7   PGA TOUR Superstore  

Victory Square

  Savannah   Savannah, GA     122,739        98.5   Citi Trends, Dollar Tree, Frank Theatres, Staples   Target, The Home Depot

Stockbridge Village

  Stockbridge   Atlanta-Sandy Springs-Marietta, GA     188,103        81.0   Kroger  

Stone Mountain Festival

  Stone
Mountain
  Atlanta-Sandy Springs-Marietta, GA     347,091        89.2   Hobby Lobby, Walmart Supercenter  

Wilmington Island *

  Wilmington
Island
  Savannah, GA     87,818        66.8   Kroger  

ILLINOIS

           

Annex of Arlington

  Arlington
Heights
  Chicago-Joliet-Naperville, IL-IN-WI     193,175        93.0   Barnes & Noble, Binny’s Beverage Depot, hhgregg, Petco, Trader Joe’s  

Ridge Plaza

  Arlington
Heights
  Chicago-Joliet-Naperville, IL-IN-WI     151,643        82.6   Savers, XSport Fitness   Kohl’s

Bartonville Square

  Bartonville   Peoria, IL     61,678        97.8   Kroger  

Festival Center

  Bradley   Kankakee-Bradley, IL     63,796        76.7   Big Lots, Dollar General  

Southfield Plaza

  Bridgeview   Chicago-Joliet-Naperville, IL-IN-WI     198,331        95.9   Hobby Lobby, Shop ‘n Save  

Commons of Chicago Ridge

  Chicago
Ridge
  Chicago-Joliet-Naperville, IL-IN-WI     324,490        96.9   Marshalls, Office Depot, The Home Depot, XSport Fitness  

Rivercrest Shopping Center

  Crestwood   Chicago-Joliet-Naperville, IL-IN-WI     488,680        93.0   Best Buy, PetSmart, Ross Dress for Less, T.J.Maxx, Ultra Foods  

The Commons of Crystal Lake

  Crystal
Lake
  Chicago-Joliet-Naperville, IL-IN-WI     273,060        87.6   Jewel-Osco, Marshalls, Toys“R”Us   Hobby Lobby

Elk Grove Town Center

  Elk Grove
Village
  Chicago-Joliet-Naperville, IL-IN-WI     131,849        99.2   Dominick’s (Safeway), Walgreens  

Crossroads Centre

  Fairview
Heights
  St. Louis, MO-IL     242,198        85.9   Big Lots, Hobby Lobby, T.J.Maxx  

Frankfort Crossing Shopping Center *

  Frankfort   Chicago-Joliet-Naperville, IL-IN-WI     114,534        89.7   Ace Hardware, Jewel-Osco  

Freeport Plaza

  Freeport   Freeport, IL     87,846        100.0   Cub Foods, Stone’s Hallmark  

Westview Center

  Hanover
Park
  Chicago-Joliet-Naperville, IL-IN-WI     326,372        85.2   Big Lots, LA Fitness, Tony’s Finer Foods   Value City

The Quentin Collection

  Kildeer   Chicago-Joliet-Naperville, IL-IN-WI     161,285        94.2   Best Buy, DSW, PetSmart, Stein Mart, The Fresh Market  

Butterfield Square

  Libertyville   Chicago-Joliet-Naperville, IL-IN-WI     106,755        92.7   Sunset Foods  

 

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High Point Centre

  Lombard   Chicago-Joliet-Naperville, IL-IN-WI     239,892        90.5   Babies“R”Us, Office Depot, Ultra Foods  

Long Meadow Commons

  Mundelein   Chicago-Joliet-Naperville, IL-IN-WI     118,470        87.1   Dominick’s (Safeway)  

Westridge Court

  Naperville   Chicago-Joliet-Naperville, IL-IN-WI     673,082        94.2   Big Lots, buybuy BABY, Carson Pirie Scott Furniture Gallery, Cribs 2 College, Gordmans, hhgregg, Hollywood Palms Cinema, Marshalls, Savers  

Sterling Bazaar

  Peoria   Peoria, IL     84,438        96.6   Kroger  

Rollins Crossing

  Round Lake
Beach
  Chicago-Joliet-Naperville, IL-IN-WI     192,911        86.3   LA Fitness, Regal Cinemas   Kmart Super Center

Twin Oaks Shopping Center

  Silvis   Davenport-Moline-Rock Island, IA-IL     114,342        96.4   Eye Surgeons Associates, Hy-Vee  

Parkway Pointe

  Springfield   Springfield, IL     38,737        99.6   dressbarn, Family Christian Stores, Shoe Carnival   Target, Walmart

Sangamon Center North

  Springfield   Springfield, IL     139,907        91.0   Schnucks, U.S. Post Office  

Tinley Park Plaza

  Tinley Park   Chicago-Joliet-Naperville, IL-IN-WI     249,954        91.5   T.J.Maxx, Walt’s Fine Foods  

INDIANA

           

Meridian Village Plaza

  Carmel   Indianapolis-Carmel, IN     130,812        91.3   Godby Home Furnishings, Ollie’s Bargain Outlet  

Columbus Center

  Columbus   Columbus, IN     143,603        97.7   Big Lots, MC Sports, OfficeMax, T.J.Maxx   Target

Elkhart Plaza West

  Elkhart   Elkhart-Goshen, IN     81,651        93.2   CVS, Martin’s Super Market  

Apple Glen Crossing

  Fort Wayne   Fort Wayne, IN     150,156        90.5   Best Buy, Dick’s Sporting Goods, PetSmart   Kohl’s, Walmart Supercenter

Elkhart Market Centre

  Goshen   Elkhart-Goshen, IN     363,883        97.3   Sam’s Club, Walmart  

Marwood Plaza

  Indianapolis   Indianapolis-Carmel, IN     107,080        82.1   Kroger, Rainbow  

Westlane Shopping Center

  Indianapolis   Indianapolis-Carmel, IN     71,490        88.4   Family Dollar, Marsh Supermarket  

Valley View Plaza

  Marion   Marion, IN     29,974        96.0   Aaron’s   Walmart Supercenter

Bittersweet Plaza

  Mishawaka   South Bend-Mishawaka, IN-MI     91,798        80.5   Martin’s Super Market  

Lincoln Plaza

  New Haven   Fort Wayne, IN     103,938        62.2   Kroger  

Speedway Super Center

  Speedway   Indianapolis-Carmel, IN     577,360        82.9   Kohl’s, Kroger, Sears Outlet, T.J.Maxx  

Sagamore Park Centre

  West
Lafayette
  Lafayette, IN     118,436        85.4   Pay Less (Kroger)  

IOWA

           

Davenport Retail Center

  Davenport   Davenport-Moline-Rock Island, IA-IL     62,588        100.0   Factory Card & Party Outlet, PetSmart, Staples   SuperTarget

Kimberly West Shopping Center

  Davenport   Davenport-Moline-Rock Island, IA-IL     113,713        86.0   Hy-Vee  

Haymarket Mall

  Des Moines   Des Moines-West Des Moines, IA     241,572        96.8   Burlington Coat Factory, Hobby Lobby  

 

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Haymarket Square

  Des Moines   Des Moines-West Des Moines, IA     269,705        71.6   Big Lots, Dahl’s Foods, Northern Tool + Equipment, Office Depot  

Warren Plaza

  Dubuque   Dubuque, IA     96,339        96.7   Hy-Vee   Target

KANSAS

           

Westchester Square

  Lenexa   Kansas City, MO-KS     164,838        81.1   Hy-Vee  

West Loop Shopping Center

  Manhattan   Manhattan, KS     209,454        97.3   Bellus Academy, Dillons (Kroger), Jo-Ann Fabric & Craft Stores, Marshalls  

KENTUCKY

           

Green River Plaza

  Campbellsville   Campbellsville, KY     203,239        99.0   JC Penney, Jo-Ann Fabric & Craft Stores, Kroger, Tractor Supply Co.  

Kmart Plaza

  Elizabethtown   Elizabethtown, KY     130,466        100.0   Kmart, Staples  

Florence Plaza - Florence Square

  Florence   Cincinnati-Middletown, OH-KY-IN     624,090        97.4   Barnes & Noble, Hobby Lobby, Kroger, Old Navy, Ollie’s Bargain Outlet, Staples, T.J.Maxx  

Highland Commons

  Glasgow   Glasgow, KY     130,466        98.2   Food Lion, Kmart  

Jeffersontown Commons

  Jeffersontown   Louisville/Jefferson County, KY-IN     208,374        81.4   King Pin Lanes, Louisville Athletic Club  

Mist Lake Plaza

  Lexington   Lexington-Fayette, KY     217,292        89.6   Gabriel Brothers, Walmart  

London Marketplace

  London   London, KY     169,032        100.0   Burke’s Outlet, Kmart, Kroger  

Eastgate Shopping Center

  Louisville   Louisville/Jefferson County, KY-IN     174,947        96.5   Kroger  

Plainview Village

  Louisville   Louisville/Jefferson County, KY-IN     164,367        87.2   Kroger  

Stony Brook I & II

  Louisville   Louisville/Jefferson County, KY-IN     136,919        89.6   Kroger  

Towne Square North

  Owensboro   Owensboro, KY     163,161        98.1   Books-A-Million, Hobby Lobby, Office Depot  

Lexington Road Plaza

  Versailles   Lexington-Fayette, KY     197,668        100.0   Kmart, Kroger  

LOUISIANA

           

Karam Shopping Center

  Lafayette   Lafayette, LA     100,238        88.4   Conn’s, Super 1 Foods  

Iberia Plaza

  New Iberia   New Iberia, LA     131,731        94.1   Super 1 Foods  

Lagniappe Village

  New Iberia   New Iberia, LA     201,360        98.8   Big Lots, Citi Trends, Stage, T.J.Maxx  

The Pines

  Pineville   Alexandria, LA     179,039        97.8   Kmart, Super 1 Foods  

MAINE

           

BJ’s Plaza

  Portland   Portland-South Portland-Biddeford, ME     104,233        100.0   BJ’s Wholesale Club  

Pine Tree Shopping Center

  Portland   Portland-South Portland-Biddeford, ME     287,513        88.0   Big Lots, Lowe’s  

 

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MARYLAND

           

South Plaza Shopping Center *

  California   Lexington Park, MD     92,335        100.0   Best Buy, Old Navy, Petco, Ross Dress for Less  

Campus Village

  College Park   Washington-Arlington-Alexandria, DC-VA-MD-WV     25,529        75.3    

Fox Run

  Prince
Frederick
  Washington-Arlington-Alexandria, DC-VA-MD-WV     292,849        96.8   Giant Food, Jo-Ann Fabric & Craft Stores, Kmart, Peebles  

Liberty Plaza

  Randallstown   Baltimore-Towson, MD     220,378        98.5   Marshalls, Walmart Supercenter  

Rising Sun Towne Centre

  Rising Sun   Philadelphia-Camden-Wilmington, PA-NJ-DE-MD     141,702        93.5   Big Lots, Martin’s Food (Ahold)  

MASSACHUSETTS

           

Points West

  Brockton   Boston-Cambridge-Quincy, MA-NH     139,255        80.5   Ocean State Job Lot, PriceRite (ShopRite)  

Burlington Square I, II & III

  Burlington   Boston-Cambridge-Quincy, MA-NH     86,290        100.0   Golf Galaxy, Pyara Aveda Spa & Salon, Staples  

Chicopee Marketplace

  Chicopee   Springfield, MA     150,959        100.0   Marshalls, Staples   Walmart Supercenter

Holyoke Shopping Center

  Holyoke   Springfield, MA     201,875        94.8   Ocean State Job Lot, Stop & Shop  

WaterTower Plaza

  Leominster   Worcester, MA     296,320        94.2   Ocean State Job Lot, Shaw’s, T.J.Maxx  

Lunenberg Crossing

  Lunenburg   Worcester, MA     25,515        47.1     Hannaford Bros., Walmart

Lynn Marketplace

  Lynn   Boston-Cambridge-Quincy, MA-NH     78,092        100.0   Rainbow, Shaw’s  

Berkshire Crossing

  Pittsfield   Pittsfield, MA     442,549        99.9   Price Chopper, The Home Depot, Ulta, Walmart  

Westgate Plaza

  Westfield   Springfield, MA     103,903        97.3   Ocean State Job Lot, Staples, T.J.Maxx  

Perkins Farm Marketplace

  Worcester   Worcester, MA     203,852        64.9   CW Price, Super Stop & Shop  

MICHIGAN

           

Maple Village

  Ann Arbor   Ann Arbor, MI     293,525        97.3   Dunham’s Sports, Kmart, Plum Market  

Grand Crossing

  Brighton   Detroit-Warren-Livonia, MI     85,389        87.6   ACO Hardware, VG’s Food (Spartan)  

Farmington Crossroads

  Farmington   Detroit-Warren-Livonia, MI     87,391        89.9   Dollar Tree, Ollie’s Bargain Outlet, True Value  

Silver Pointe Shopping Center

  Fenton   Flint, MI     163,919        80.9   Dunham’s Sports, VG’s Food (Spartan)  

Cascade East

  Grand
Rapids
  Grand Rapids-Wyoming, MI     99,529        74.2   D&W Fresh Market  

Delta Center

  Lansing   Lansing-East Lansing, MI     186,246        89.3   Bed Bath & Beyond, Gift & Bible Center, Hobby Lobby, Planet Fitness  

Lakes Crossing

  Muskegon   Muskegon-Norton Shores, MI     114,623        81.4   Jo-Ann Fabric & Craft Stores, Party City   Kohl’s

 

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Redford Plaza

  Redford   Detroit-Warren-Livonia, MI     293,827        97.4   Burlington Coat Factory, CW Price, Kroger  

Hampton Village Centre

  Rochester
Hills
  Detroit-Warren-Livonia, MI     454,719        98.8   Best Buy, Emagine Theatre, Kohl’s, T.J.Maxx   Target

Fashion Corners

  Saginaw   Saginaw-Saginaw Township North, MI     187,832        94.7   Bed Bath & Beyond, Best Buy, Dunham’s Sports  

Green Acres

  Saginaw   Saginaw-Saginaw Township North, MI     281,646        79.1   Kroger, Ollie’s Bargain Outlet, Planet Fitness  

Hall Road Crossing

  Shelby
Township
  Detroit-Warren-Livonia, MI     175,503        100.0   Gander Mountain, Michaels, Old Navy, T.J.Maxx  

Southfield Plaza

  Southfield   Detroit-Warren-Livonia, MI     106,948        64.2   Dollar Castle, Planet Fitness   Burlington Coat Factory

18 Ryan

  Sterling
Heights
  Detroit-Warren-Livonia, MI     101,709        100.0   O’Reilly Auto Parts, Planet Fitness, VG’s Food (Spartan)  

Delco Plaza

  Sterling
Heights
  Detroit-Warren-Livonia, MI     154,853        100.0   Babies“R”Us, Bed Bath & Beyond, Dunham’s Mega Sports  

Grand Traverse Crossing

  Traverse
City
  Traverse City, MI     412,755        96.9   Books-A-Million, The Home Depot, Walmart  

West Ridge

  Westland   Detroit-Warren-Livonia, MI     163,131        75.6   Bargain Club, Office Solutions, The Tile Shop   Burlington Coat Factory, Target

Roundtree Place

  Ypsilanti   Ann Arbor, MI     246,620        99.2   Ollie’s Bargain Outlet, Walmart  

Washtenaw Fountain Plaza

  Ypsilanti   Ann Arbor, MI     123,390        96.8   Dollar Tree, Dunham’s Sports, Planet Fitness, Save-A-Lot  

MINNESOTA

           

Southport Centre I - VI

  Apple
Valley
  Minneapolis-St. Paul-Bloomington, MN-WI     124,937        97.2   Best Buy, Dollar Tree, Walgreens   Cub Foods, SuperTarget

Austin Town Center

  Austin   Austin, MN     110,680        96.5   ALDI, Jo-Ann Fabric & Craft Stores, Staples   Target

Burning Tree Plaza

  Duluth   Duluth, MN-WI     182,969        97.6   Best Buy, Dunham’s Sports, T.J.Maxx  

Elk Park Center

  Elk River   Minneapolis-St. Paul-Bloomington, MN-WI     204,992        94.9   Cub Foods, OfficeMax  

Westwind Plaza

  Minnetonka   Minneapolis-St. Paul-Bloomington, MN-WI     87,942        96.8     Cub Foods

Richfield Hub & West Shopping Center

  Richfield   Minneapolis-St. Paul-Bloomington, MN-WI     215,334        82.0   Marshalls, Michaels, Rainbow Foods (Roundy’s)  

Roseville Center

  Roseville   Minneapolis-St. Paul-Bloomington, MN-WI     76,894        79.8   Dollar Tree, Hancock Fabrics   Rainbow Foods

Marketplace @ 42

  Savage   Minneapolis-St. Paul-Bloomington, MN-WI     117,873        96.5   Rainbow Foods (Roundy’s)  

Sun Ray Shopping Center

  St. Paul   Minneapolis-St. Paul-Bloomington, MN-WI     290,392        89.4   Blast Fitness, Cub Foods, T.J.Maxx, Valu Thrift Store  

White Bear Hills Shopping Center

  White Bear
Lake
  Minneapolis-St. Paul-Bloomington, MN-WI     73,095        98.2   Dollar Tree, Festival Foods  

MISSISSIPPI

           

Clinton Crossing

  Clinton   Jackson, MS     112,148        92.1   Kroger  

County Line Plaza

  Jackson   Jackson, MS     221,127        45.9   Office Depot  

 

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Jacksonian Plaza

  Jackson   Jackson, MS     73,041        100.0   Books-A-Million, Georgia Carpet Outlet, Office Depot   Kroger

MISSOURI

           

Ellisville Square

  Ellisville   St. Louis, MO-IL     148,940        88.4   Kmart, Lukas Liquors  

Clocktower Place

  Florissant   St. Louis, MO-IL     207,317        91.4   ALDI, Florissant Furniture & Rug Gallery, Office Depot, Ross Dress for Less  

Hub Shopping Center

  Independence   Kansas City, MO-KS     160,423        92.9   Price Chopper  

Watts Mill Plaza

  Kansas City   Kansas City, MO-KS     161,717        100.0   Ace Hardware, Price Chopper  

Liberty Corners

  Liberty   Kansas City, MO-KS     124,808        100.0   Price Chopper, Rainbow  

Maplewood Square

  Maplewood   St. Louis, MO-IL     71,590        95.4   Shop ‘n Save  

NEVADA

           

Galleria Commons

  Henderson   Las Vegas-Paradise, NV     275,011        100.0   Babies“R”Us, Burlington Coat Factory, Stein Mart, T.J.Maxx  

Montecito Marketplace (2)

  Las Vegas   Las Vegas-Paradise, NV     190,434        100.0   Smith’s (Kroger), T.J.Maxx  

Renaissance Center East

  Las Vegas   Las Vegas-Paradise, NV     144,216        72.8   Savers  

NEW HAMPSHIRE

           

Bedford Grove

  Bedford   Manchester-Nashua, NH     216,941        99.4   Hannaford Bros., Walmart  

Capitol Shopping Center

  Concord   Concord, NH     182,887        97.2   Burlington Coat Factory, DeMoulas Supermarkets, Jo-Ann Fabric & Craft Stores, Marshalls  

Willow Springs Plaza

  Nashua   Manchester-Nashua, NH     131,248        97.2   JC Penney, Jordan’s Warehouse, NAMCO, Petco   The Home Depot

Seacoast Shopping Center

  Seabrook   Boston-Cambridge-Quincy, MA-NH     91,690        92.1   Jo-Ann Fabric & Craft Stores, Shaw’s   Walmart

Tri-City Plaza

  Somersworth   Boston-Cambridge-Quincy, MA-NH     146,947        85.0   DeMoulas Supermarkets, T.J.Maxx  

NEW JERSEY

           

Laurel Square

  Brick   New York-Northern New Jersey-Long Island, NY-NJ-PA     246,235        88.4   Kmart, Pathmark  

the Shoppes at Cinnaminson

  Cinnaminson   Philadelphia-Camden-Wilmington, PA-NJ-DE-MD     290,722        99.4   Burlington Coat Factory, Ross Dress For Less, ShopRite  

A&P Fresh Market

  Clark   New York-Northern New Jersey-Long Island, NY-NJ-PA     52,812        100.0   A&P Fresh  

Collegetown Shopping Center

  Glassboro   Philadelphia-Camden-Wilmington, PA-NJ-DE-MD     250,515        76.6   Kmart, Staples  

Hamilton Plaza-Kmart Plaza

  Hamilton   Trenton-Ewing, NJ     149,060        74.7   Kmart  

Bennetts Mills Plaza

  Jackson   New York-Northern New Jersey-Long Island, NY-NJ-PA     127,230        93.8   Stop & Shop  

 

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Lakewood Plaza

  Lakewood   New York-Northern New Jersey-Long Island, NY-NJ-PA     203,547        97.7   ShopRite  

Marlton Crossing

  Marlton   Philadelphia-Camden-Wilmington, PA-NJ-DE-MD     333,255        96.7   Burlington Coat Factory, DSW, HomeGoods, T.J.Maxx  

Middletown Plaza

  Middletown   New York-Northern New Jersey-Long Island, NY-NJ-PA     197,466        99.0   ShopRite  

Old Bridge Gateway

  Old Bridge   New York-Northern New Jersey-Long Island, NY-NJ-PA     235,995        89.1   Marshalls, Pep Boys, Robert Wood Johnson Fitness  

Morris Hills Shopping Center

  Parsippany   New York-Northern New Jersey-Long Island, NY-NJ-PA     159,230        94.0   Blink Fitness (Equinox), Clearview Cinema Group, HomeGoods, Marshalls  

Rio Grande Plaza

  Rio Grande   Ocean City, NJ     141,355        97.0   JC Penney, Peebles, PetSmart   ShopRite

Ocean Heights Shopping Center

  Somers
Point
  Atlantic City-Hammonton, NJ     179,199        99.2   ShopRite, Staples  

ShopRite Supermarket

  Springfield   New York-Northern New Jersey-Long Island, NY-NJ-PA     32,209        100.0   ShopRite  

Tinton Falls Plaza

  Tinton Falls   New York-Northern New Jersey-Long Island, NY-NJ-PA     98,410        81.1   Dollar Tree, WOW! Fitness   A&P

Cross Keys Commons

  Turnersville   Philadelphia-Camden-Wilmington, PA-NJ-DE-MD     216,428        94.2   Marshalls, Ross Dress for Less   Walmart Supercenter

Dover Park Plaza

  Yardville   Trenton-Ewing, NJ     56,808        79.9   CVS, Dollar Buys  

NEW MEXICO

           

St Francis Plaza

  Santa Fe   Santa Fe, NM     35,800        100.0   Walgreens, Whole Foods Market  

Smith’s

  Socorro       48,000        100.0   Smith’s (Kroger)  

NEW YORK

           

Parkway Plaza

  Carle Place   New York-Northern New Jersey-Long Island, NY-NJ-PA     89,704        100.0   Minado, Stew Leonard’s Wines, T.J.Maxx  

Kmart Plaza

  Dewitt   Syracuse, NY     115,500        94.7   Kmart, OfficeMax  

Unity Plaza

  East
Fishkill
  Poughkeepsie-Newburgh-Middletown, NY     67,462        100.0   A&P Fresh  

Suffolk Plaza

  East
Setauket
  New York-Northern New Jersey-Long Island, NY-NJ-PA     84,480        98.1   Waldbaum’s   Kohl’s

Three Village Shopping Center

  East
Setauket
  New York-Northern New Jersey-Long Island, NY-NJ-PA     77,458        99.1   Ace Hardware, King Kullen  

Stewart Plaza

  Garden
City
  New York-Northern New Jersey-Long Island, NY-NJ-PA     193,622        90.9   Burlington Coat Factory, K&G Men’s Center  

Genesee Valley Shopping Center

  Geneseo   Rochester, NY     191,284        95.0   Tractor Supply Co., Wegmans  

McKinley Plaza

  Hamburg   Buffalo-Niagara Falls, NY     93,144        97.9   A.C. Moore, T.J.Maxx   Wegmans

Dalewood I, II & III Shopping Center

  Hartsdale   New York-Northern New Jersey-Long Island, NY-NJ-PA     191,441        100.0   Christmas Tree Shops, H Mart, Mrs. Green’s Natural Market, T.J.Maxx  

 

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Hornell Plaza

  Hornell   Corning, NY     253,329        99.2   Walmart, Wegmans  

Cayuga Mall

  Ithaca   Ithaca, NY     204,830        95.6   Jo-Ann Fabric & Craft Stores, Party City, Rite Aid, T.J.Maxx, True Value  

Kings Park Shopping Center

  Kings Park   New York-Northern New Jersey-Long Island, NY-NJ-PA     71,940        94.6   Key Food Marketplace, T.J.Maxx  

Falcaro’s Plaza

  Lawrence   New York-Northern New Jersey-Long Island, NY-NJ-PA     60,957        95.2   Advance Auto Parts, OfficeMax  

Shops at Seneca Mall

  Liverpool   Syracuse, NY     231,024        66.7   Big Lots, Kmart  

A & P Mamaroneck

  Mamaroneck   New York-Northern New Jersey-Long Island, NY-NJ-PA     24,978        100.0   A&P  

Village Square

  Mamaroneck   New York-Northern New Jersey-Long Island, NY-NJ-PA     17,000        100.0   Trader Joe’s  

Sunshine Square

  Medford   New York-Northern New Jersey-Long Island, NY-NJ-PA     223,322        98.1   Planet Fitness, Savers, Super Stop & Shop  

Wallkill Plaza

  Middletown   Poughkeepsie-Newburgh-Middletown, NY     209,960        85.2   Ashley Furniture, Big Lots, Hobby Lobby  

Monroe ShopRite Plaza

  Monroe   Poughkeepsie-Newburgh-Middletown, NY     121,850        96.9   Retro Fitness, Rite Aid, ShopRite, U.S. Post Office  

Rockland Plaza

  Nanuet   New York-Northern New Jersey-Long Island, NY-NJ-PA     250,926        88.1   Barnes & Noble, Marshalls, Modell’s Sporting Goods, Petco  

North Ridge Plaza

  New
Rochelle
  New York-Northern New Jersey-Long Island, NY-NJ-PA     40,991        90.7   Harmon Discount, New Rochelle Health & Medical Center  

Nesconset Shopping Center

  Port
Jefferson
Station
  New York-Northern New Jersey-Long Island, NY-NJ-PA     122,996        94.0   Dollar Tree, HomeGoods  

Port Washington

  Port
Washington
  New York-Northern New Jersey-Long Island, NY-NJ-PA     19,600        100.0   North Shore Farms  

Roanoke Plaza

  Riverhead   New York-Northern New Jersey-Long Island, NY-NJ-PA     99,131        100.0   Best Yet Market, CVS, T.J.Maxx  

Rockville Centre

  Rockville
Centre
  New York-Northern New Jersey-Long Island, NY-NJ-PA     44,131        100.0   HomeGoods, Rite Aid  

Mohawk Acres

  Rome   Utica-Rome, NY     159,783        92.8   Price Chopper  

College Plaza

  Selden   New York-Northern New Jersey-Long Island, NY-NJ-PA     175,400        94.5   Blink Fitness (Equinox), Bob’s Stores, Rite Aid, ShopRite  

Campus Plaza

  Vestal   Binghamton, NY     160,744        95.8   Olum’s Furniture & Appliances, Staples  

Parkway Plaza

  Vestal   Binghamton, NY     204,954        100.0   Bed Bath & Beyond, Kohl’s, PetSmart, PriceRite (ShopRite)   Target

Shoppes at Vestal

  Vestal   Binghamton, NY     92,328        100.0   HomeGoods, Michaels, Old Navy  

Town Square Mall

  Vestal   Binghamton, NY     293,080        99.4   Barnes & Noble, Dick’s Sporting Goods, Lowes Cinemas, T.J.Maxx   Sam’s Club, Walmart Supercenter

 

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The Plaza at Salmon Run

  Watertown   Watertown-Fort Drum, NY     68,761        100.0   Hannaford Bros., Pier 1 Imports  

Highridge Plaza

  Yonkers   New York-Northern New Jersey-Long Island, NY-NJ-PA     88,501        93.9   Pathmark  

NORTH CAROLINA

           

Devonshire Place

  Cary   Raleigh-Cary, NC     106,691        100.0   Dollar Tree, Golf Galaxy, REI  

McMullen Creek Market

  Charlotte   Charlotte-Gastonia-Rock Hill, NC-SC     283,324        74.0   Burlington Coat Factory  

The Commons at Chancellor Park

  Charlotte   Charlotte-Gastonia-Rock Hill, NC-SC     348,604        95.8   Big Lots, The Home Depot, Value City Furniture  

Parkwest Crossing *

  Durham   Durham-Chapel Hill, NC     85,602        91.6   Food Lion  

Macon Plaza

  Franklin       92,787        86.9   BI-LO, Peebles  

Garner Towne Square *

  Garner   Raleigh-Cary, NC     184,347        90.7   Kroger, PetSmart   The Home Depot, Target

Franklin Square

  Gastonia   Charlotte-Gastonia-Rock Hill, NC-SC     318,435        88.7   Bed Bath & Beyond, Best Buy, Ross Dress for Less   Walmart Supercenter

Wendover Place

  Greensboro   Greensboro-High Point, NC     406,768        97.0   Babies“R”Us, Christmas Tree Shops, Dick’s Sporting Goods, Kohl’s, Michaels, PetSmart, Ross Dress for Less   Target

University Commons

  Greenville   Greenville, NC     232,816        86.5   Barnes & Noble, Harris Teeter, T.J.Maxx   Target

Valley Crossing

  Hickory   Hickory-Lenoir-Morganton, NC     191,431        81.9   Academy Sports + Outdoors, Ollie’s Bargain Outlet  

Kinston Pointe

  Kinston   Kinston, NC     250,580        98.7   Dollar Tree, Walmart Supercenter  

Magnolia Plaza

  Morganton   Hickory-Lenoir-Morganton, NC     104,539        58.7   Ingles   Walmart

Roxboro Square

  Roxboro   Durham-Chapel Hill, NC     97,226        97.2   Person County Health & Human Services  

Innes Street Market

  Salisbury   Salisbury, NC     349,425        98.7   Food Lion, Lowe’s, Marshalls, Old Navy, Tinseltown  

Salisbury Marketplace *

  Salisbury   Salisbury, NC     79,732        72.8   Family Dollar, Food Lion  

Crossroads

  Statesville   Statesville-Mooresville, NC     340,189        96.7   Big Lots, Walmart Supercenter  

Anson Station

  Wadesboro   Charlotte-Gastonia-Rock Hill, NC-SC     132,353        68.1   Food Lion, Goody’s, Tractor Supply Co.  

New Centre Market

  Wilmington   Wilmington, NC     143,762        96.4   Marshalls, OfficeMax, PetSmart   Target

University Commons

  Wilmington   Wilmington, NC     235,345        95.8   HomeGoods, Lowes Foods, T.J.Maxx  

Whitaker Square *

  Winston
Salem
  Winston-Salem, NC     82,760        96.6   Harris Teeter, Rugged Wearhouse  

Parkway Plaza

  Winston-
Salem
  Winston-Salem, NC     283,830        90.4   Citi Trends, Office Depot, Super Compare Foods  

Stratford Commons

  Winston-
Salem
  Winston-Salem, NC     72,308        83.8   Golf Galaxy, Mattress Firm, OfficeMax  

 

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OHIO

           

Brunswick Town Center

  Brunswick   Cleveland-Elyria-Mentor, OH     138,407        88.4   Giant Eagle   The Home Depot

30th Street Plaza

  Canton   Canton-Massillon, OH     157,055        84.9   Giant Eagle, Marc’s  

Brentwood Plaza

  Cincinnati   Cincinnati-Middletown, OH-KY-IN     225,152        94.5   Conway, Kroger  

Delhi Shopping Center

  Cincinnati   Cincinnati-Middletown, OH-KY-IN     169,603        77.5   Kroger  

Harpers Station

  Cincinnati   Cincinnati-Middletown, OH-KY-IN     240,681        93.6   Bova Furniture, HomeGoods, LA Fitness, Stein Mart, T.J.Maxx  

Western Hills Plaza

  Cincinnati   Cincinnati-Middletown, OH-KY-IN     314,754        100.0   Bed Bath & Beyond, Michaels, Sears, Staples, T.J.Maxx   Target

Western Village

  Cincinnati   Cincinnati-Middletown, OH-KY-IN     115,116        99.1   Kroger  

Crown Point

  Columbus   Columbus, OH     147,275        95.0   Kroger, Lombards  

Greentree Shopping Center

  Columbus   Columbus, OH     130,712        79.7   Kroger  

Brandt Pike Place

  Dayton   Dayton, OH     17,900        88.8     Kroger

South Towne Centre

  Dayton   Dayton, OH     333,121        95.0   Burlington Coat Factory, Christmas Tree Shops, Health Foods Unlimited, Jo-Ann Fabric & Craft Stores, Value City Furniture  

The Vineyards

  Eastlake   Cleveland-Elyria-Mentor, OH     144,820        85.9   Harbor Freight Tools, Valu King   Walmart

Midway Market Square

  Elyria   Cleveland-Elyria-Mentor, OH     232,252        73.2   Dick’s Sporting Goods, Giant Eagle   Target, The Home Depot

Southland Shopping Center

  Middleburg
Heights
  Cleveland-Elyria-Mentor, OH     684,559        93.3   BJ’s Wholesale Club, Burlington Coat Factory, Cleveland Furniture Bank, Giant Eagle, Jo-Ann Fabric & Craft Stores, Marc’s, Marshalls  

Tops Plaza

  North
Olmsted
  Cleveland-Elyria-Mentor, OH     70,003        100.0   Ollie’s Bargain Outlet, Sears Outlet  

Tops Plaza

  North
Ridgeville
  Cleveland-Elyria-Mentor, OH     60,830        87.5   Pat Catan’s Craft Centers  

Surrey Square Mall

  Norwood   Cincinnati-Middletown, OH-KY-IN     172,186        97.2   Kroger, Marshalls  

Market Place

  Piqua   Dayton, OH     182,824        92.5   Kroger, Roses  

Brice Park

  Reynoldsburg   Columbus, OH     158,565        79.0   Ashley Furniture, Michaels  

Streetsboro Crossing

  Streetsboro   Akron, OH     89,436        100.0   Giant Eagle   Lowe’s

Miracle Mile Shopping Plaza

  Toledo   Toledo, OH     318,174        70.3   Big Lots, Kroger  

Southland Shopping Plaza

  Toledo   Toledo, OH     290,892        84.1   Big Lots, Kroger, Planet Fitness  

Wadsworth Crossings *

  Wadsworth   Cleveland-Elyria-Mentor, OH     108,164        94.1   Bed Bath & Beyond, MC Sports, OfficeMax, Petco   Kohl’s, Lowe’s, Target

 

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Northgate Plaza

  Westerville   Columbus, OH     12,819        100.0     Kroger, The Home Depot

OKLAHOMA

           

Marketplace

  Tulsa   Tulsa, OK     186,851        100.0   Conn’s, Drysdales, PetSmart   Best Buy, JC Penney Home Store

PENNSYLVANIA

           

Village West

  Allentown   Allentown-Bethlehem-Easton, PA-NJ     140,490        100.0   Giant Food  

Park Hills Plaza

  Altoona   Altoona, PA     279,746        92.3   Dunham’s Sports, Petco, Toys“R”Us, Weis Markets  

Bensalem Square

  Bensalem   Philadelphia-Camden-Wilmington, PA-NJ-DE-MD     70,378        100.0   Redner’s Warehouse Market  

Bethel Park

  Bethel Park   Pittsburgh, PA     218,714        100.0   Giant Eagle, Walmart  

Bethlehem Square

  Bethlehem   Allentown-Bethlehem-Easton, PA-NJ     389,450        100.0   Giant Food, The Home Depot, T.J.Maxx, Walmart  

Lehigh Shopping Center

  Bethlehem   Allentown-Bethlehem-Easton, PA-NJ     378,353        92.1   Big Lots, Giant Food, Mega Marshalls, PetSmart, Staples, Wells Fargo  

Boyertown Shopping Center

  Boyertown   Reading, PA     83,229        73.2   Advance Auto Parts, Big Lots, CVS  

Bristol Park

  Bristol   Philadelphia-Camden-Wilmington, PA-NJ-DE-MD     276,653        97.4   Ollie’s Bargain Outlet, Walmart Supercenter  

Chalfont Village Shopping Center

  Chalfont   Philadelphia-Camden-Wilmington, PA-NJ-DE-MD     46,051        82.4    

New Britain Village Square

  Chalfont   Philadelphia-Camden-Wilmington, PA-NJ-DE-MD     143,716        91.2   Giant Food  

Collegeville Shopping Center

  Collegeville   Philadelphia-Camden-Wilmington, PA-NJ-DE-MD     110,696        41.7   Pep Boys  

Whitemarsh Shopping Center

  Conshohocken   Philadelphia-Camden-Wilmington, PA-NJ-DE-MD     67,476        100.0   Giant Food, Wine & Spirits Shoppe  

Valley Fair

  Devon   Philadelphia-Camden-Wilmington, PA-NJ-DE-MD     105,086        98.9   Chuck E. Cheese’s, Mealey’s Furniture  

Dickson City Crossings

  Dickson City   Scranton—Wilkes-Barre, PA     301,462        100.0   Dick’s Sporting Goods, hhgregg, PetSmart, The Home Depot, T.J.Maxx  

Dillsburg Shopping Center

  Dillsburg   York-Hanover, PA     146,193        100.0   Giant Food, Tractor Supply Co.  

Barn Plaza

  Doylestown   Philadelphia-Camden-Wilmington, PA-NJ-DE-MD     237,681        100.0   Kohl’s, Marshalls, Regal Cinemas  

Pilgrim Gardens

  Drexel Hill   Philadelphia-Camden-Wilmington, PA-NJ-DE-MD     79,252        88.9   Dollar Tree, Ross Dress for Less  

Gilbertsville Shopping Center

  Gilbertsville   Philadelphia-Camden-Wilmington, PA-NJ-DE-MD     85,748        87.2   Weis Markets  

 

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  City  

MSA

  GLA
(sq. ft.)
    Occupancy    

Anchor Tenant(s)

 

Anchor(s) Not
Owned(1)

Mount Carmel Plaza

  Glenside   Philadelphia-Camden-Wilmington, PA-NJ-DE-MD     14,504        89.7   SGS Paper  

Kline Plaza

  Harrisburg   Harrisburg-Carlisle, PA     220,288        89.2   Giant Food, The Dept. of Health  

New Garden Shopping Center

  Kennett
Square
  Philadelphia-Camden-Wilmington, PA-NJ-DE-MD     145,170        88.9   Big Lots, Ollie’s Bargain Outlet  

Stone Mill Plaza

  Lancaster   Lancaster, PA     106,736        97.9   Giant Food, Majik Rent-To-Own  

Woodbourne Square

  Langhorne   Philadelphia-Camden-Wilmington, PA-NJ-DE-MD     29,821        80.9    

North Penn Market Place

  Lansdale   Philadelphia-Camden-Wilmington, PA-NJ-DE-MD     58,458        53.7     Weis Markets

New Holland Shopping Center

  New
Holland
  Lancaster, PA     65,878        88.0   Amelia’s Grocery Outlet, Family Dollar  

Village at Newtown

  Newtown   Philadelphia-Camden-Wilmington, PA-NJ-DE-MD     177,181        96.3   McCaffrey’s  

Cherry Square

  Northampton   Allentown-Bethlehem-Easton, PA-NJ     75,005        91.4   Redner’s Warehouse Market  

Ivyridge

  Philadelphia   Philadelphia-Camden-Wilmington, PA-NJ-DE-MD     107,318        97.9   Super Fresh  

Roosevelt Mall

  Philadelphia   Philadelphia-Camden-Wilmington, PA-NJ-DE-MD     561,642        97.5   Macy’s, Modell’s Sporting Goods, Ross Dress For Less  

Shoppes at Valley Forge

  Phoenixville   Philadelphia-Camden-Wilmington, PA-NJ-DE-MD     176,676        97.6   French Creek Outfitters, Redner’s Warehouse Market, Staples  

Plymouth Plaza

  Plymouth
Meeting
  Philadelphia-Camden-Wilmington, PA-NJ-DE-MD     33,813        100.0   Clear Wireless, Medical Rehabilitation Centers of Pennsylvania  

County Line Plaza

  Souderton   Philadelphia-Camden-Wilmington, PA-NJ-DE-MD     154,758        89.1   Bottom Dollar Food, Planet Fitness, VF Outlet  

69th Street Plaza

  Upper Darby   Philadelphia-Camden-Wilmington, PA-NJ-DE-MD     41,711        100.0   EZ Bargains, Rent-A-Center, Super Dollar City   Pathmark

Warminster Towne Center

  Warminster   Philadelphia-Camden-Wilmington, PA-NJ-DE-MD     237,152        100.0   A.C. Moore, PetSmart, Ross Dress for Less, ShopRite  

Shops at Prospect

  West
Hempfield
  Lancaster, PA     63,392        94.1   Hallmark, Musser’s Markets   Kmart

Whitehall Square

  Whitehall   Allentown-Bethlehem-Easton, PA-NJ     315,192        97.5   Mealey’s Furniture, Redner’s Warehouse Market, Ross Dress for Less, Sports Authority  

Wilkes-Barre Township Marketplace

  Wilkes-
Barre
  Scranton—Wilkes-Barre, PA     307,610        97.4   Walmart Supercenter  

RHODE ISLAND

           

Hunt River Commons

  North
Kingstown
  Providence-New Bedford-Fall River, RI-MA     148,126        97.4   Marshalls, Ocean State Job Lot, Super Stop & Shop  

 

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Shopping Center Name

  City  

MSA

  GLA
(sq. ft.)
    Occupancy    

Anchor Tenant(s)

 

Anchor(s) Not
Owned(1)

SOUTH CAROLINA

           

Belfair Town Village *

  Bluffton   Hilton Head Island-Beaufort, SC     166,639        96.4   Kroger, Stein Mart  

Milestone Plaza *

  Greenville   Greenville-Mauldin-Easley, SC     89,721        90.6   BI-LO  

Circle Center

  Hilton Head   Hilton Head Island-Beaufort, SC     65,213        93.0   BI-LO  

Island Plaza

  James Island   Charleston-North Charleston-Summerville, SC     171,224        93.7   Burke’s Outlet, Dollar Tree, Food Lion, Gold’s Gym  

Festival Centre

  North
Charleston
  Charleston-North Charleston-Summerville, SC     325,347        78.7   Fred’s, Intercontinental Hotels Group, Piggly Wiggly, World Overcomers Ministries  

Remount Village Shopping Center

  North
Charleston
  Charleston-North Charleston-Summerville, SC     60,238        79.0   BI-LO  

Fairview Corners I & II

  Simpsonville   Greenville-Mauldin-Easley, SC     131,002        97.4   Ross Dress for Less, T.J.Maxx   Target

Hillcrest

  Spartanburg   Spartanburg, SC     385,609        79.5   Marshalls, Publix, Ross Dress for Less, Stein Mart  

TENNESSEE

           

Shoppes at Hickory Hollow

  Antioch   Nashville-Davidson—Murfreesboro—Franklin, TN     144,469        83.4   Kroger  

Congress Crossing

  Athens   Athens, TN     180,305        96.1   Dunham’s Sports, Kmart  

East Ridge Crossing

  Chattanooga   Chattanooga, TN-GA     58,950        94.9   Food Lion  

Watson Glen Shopping Center

  Franklin   Nashville-Davidson—Murfreesboro—Franklin, TN     265,027        96.3   ALDI, Big Lots, Franklin Athletic Club, Kmart, Trees n Trends  

Williamson Square

  Franklin   Nashville-Davidson—Murfreesboro—Franklin, TN     329,378        95.1   Grace Church Nashville, Hobby Lobby, Kroger, USA Baby  

Greensboro Village *

  Gallatin   Nashville-Davidson—Murfreesboro—Franklin, TN     70,203        98.0   Publix  

Greeneville Commons

  Greeneville   Greeneville, TN     228,618        95.3   Belk, JC Penney, Kmart  

Oakwood Commons

  Hermitage   Nashville-Davidson—Murfreesboro—Franklin, TN     278,017        90.9   Peebles, Publix, Ross Dress for Less  

Kimball Crossing

  Kimball   Chattanooga, TN-GA     280,476        97.1   Goody’s, Walmart Supercenter   Lowe’s

Kingston Overlook

  Knoxville   Knoxville, TN     122,536        100.0   Babies“R”Us, Michaels  

Farrar Place

  Manchester   Tullahoma, TN     43,220        84.5   Food Lion  

The Commons at Wolfcreek

  Memphis   Memphis, TN-MS-AR     662,474        83.8   Best Buy, Big Lots, hhgregg, Office Depot, PetSmart, Sports Authority, T.J.Maxx, Value City Furniture   Target, The Home Depot, Toys“R”Us

Georgetown Square

  Murfreesboro   Nashville-Davidson—Murfreesboro—Franklin, TN     104,117        96.2   Kroger  

 

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  City  

MSA

  GLA
(sq. ft.)
    Occupancy    

Anchor Tenant(s)

 

Anchor(s) Not
Owned(1)

Nashboro Village *

  Nashville   Nashville-Davidson—Murfreesboro—Franklin, TN     86,811        100.0   Kroger   Walgreens

Commerce Central

  Tullahoma   Tullahoma, TN     182,401        92.8   Walmart Supercenter  

Merchant’s Central

  Winchester   Tullahoma, TN     208,123        95.8   Walmart Supercenter  

TEXAS

           

Palm Plaza

  Aransas   Corpus Christi, TX     50,700        81.5   Bealls (Stage Stores), Family Dollar  

Bardin Place Center

  Arlington   Dallas-Fort Worth-Arlington, TX     309,488        97.4   Hemispheres, Sports Authority   Hobby Lobby

Parmer Crossing

  Austin   Austin-Round Rock-San Marcos, TX     168,112        66.5   Big Lots   Fry’s Electronics

Baytown Shopping Center

  Baytown   Houston-Sugar Land-Baytown, TX     96,166        85.4   24 Hour Fitness  

Cedar Bellaire

  Bellaire   Houston-Sugar Land-Baytown, TX     50,967        100.0   H-E-B, ICI Paints  

El Camino

  Bellaire   Houston-Sugar Land-Baytown, TX     71,575        98.4   El Ahorro Supermarket, Family Dollar, Hancock Fabrics  

Brenham Four Corners

  Brenham   Brenham, TX     114,571        100.0   H-E-B  

Bryan Square

  Bryan   College Station-Bryan, TX     59,029        100.0   99 Cents Only, Citi Trends, Dollar Floor Store, Firestone  

Townshire

  Bryan   College Station-Bryan, TX     136,887        86.9   Tops Printing, Walmart Neighborhood Market  

Plantation Plaza

  Clute   Houston-Sugar Land-Baytown, TX     99,141        92.9   Kroger, Walgreens  

Central Station

  College
Station
  College Station-Bryan, TX     176,847        85.4   OfficeMax, Spec’s Liquors   Kohl’s

Rock Prairie Crossing

  College
Station
  College Station-Bryan, TX     119,000        98.9   CVS, Kroger  

Carmel Village

  Corpus
Christi
  Corpus Christi, TX     85,633        79.5   Bay Area Dialysis, Bealls (Stage Stores), Tuesday Morning  

Five Points

  Corpus
Christi
  Corpus Christi, TX     276,593        81.7   Bealls (Stage Stores), Hobby Lobby, Party City, Ross Dress for Less  

Claremont Village

  Dallas   Dallas-Fort Worth-Arlington, TX     67,305        94.6   Family Dollar, Minyard Food Stores  

Jeff Davis

  Dallas   Dallas-Fort Worth-Arlington, TX     69,562        96.7   Blockbuster, Family Dollar, Mama Rosa, Save-A-Lot  

Stevens Park Village

  Dallas   Dallas-Fort Worth-Arlington, TX     45,492        100.0   O’Reilly Auto Parts  

Webb Royal

  Dallas   Dallas-Fort Worth-Arlington, TX     108,545        93.3   Family Dollar, Super Plaza  

Wynnewood Village

  Dallas   Dallas-Fort Worth-Arlington, TX     440,879        87.0   Fallas Paredes, Gen X Clothing, Kroger, Ross Dress for Less  

Parktown

  Deer Park   Houston-Sugar Land-Baytown, TX     121,388        94.8   Burke’s Outlet, Food Town, Walgreens  

Kenworthy Crossing

  El Paso   El Paso, TX     74,169        93.0   Albertsons  

Preston Ridge

  Frisco   Dallas-Fort Worth-Arlington, TX     780,567        94.1   Best Buy, Big Lots, DSW, GattiTown, Marshalls, Old Navy, Ross Dress for Less, Sheplers, Stein Mart, T.J.Maxx   SuperTarget

 

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Shopping Center Name

  City  

MSA

  GLA
(sq. ft.)
    Occupancy    

Anchor Tenant(s)

 

Anchor(s) Not
Owned(1)

Forest Hills

  Ft. Worth   Dallas-Fort Worth-Arlington, TX     69,651        100.0   Family Dollar, Foodland Markets, Hi Style Fashion  

Ridglea Plaza

  Ft. Worth   Dallas-Fort Worth-Arlington, TX     170,519        97.0   Stein Mart, Tom Thumb  

Trinity Commons

  Ft. Worth   Dallas-Fort Worth-Arlington, TX     197,423        100.0   DSW, Tom Thumb  

Village Plaza

  Garland   Dallas-Fort Worth-Arlington, TX     89,241        96.2   Truong Nguyen Grocer  

North Hills Village

  Haltom
City
  Dallas-Fort Worth-Arlington, TX     43,299        91.5   Dollar Tree, Rent-A-Center, Save-A-Lot  

Highland Village Town Center

  Highland
Village
  Dallas-Fort Worth-Arlington, TX     99,341        96.8   Kroger  

Bay Forest

  Houston   Houston-Sugar Land-Baytown, TX     71,667        100.0   Kroger  

Beltway South

  Houston   Houston-Sugar Land-Baytown, TX     107,174        95.6   Kroger  

Braes Heights

  Houston   Houston-Sugar Land-Baytown, TX     101,002        99.7   CVS, Imagination Toys, I W Marks Jewelers  

Braes Link

  Houston   Houston-Sugar Land-Baytown, TX     38,997        94.0   Walgreens  

Braes Oaks

  Houston   Houston-Sugar Land-Baytown, TX     45,067        89.1   H-E-B  

Braesgate

  Houston   Houston-Sugar Land-Baytown, TX     91,382        97.4   Food Town  

Broadway

  Houston   Houston-Sugar Land-Baytown, TX     74,942        100.0   El Ahorro Supermarket, Fallas Paredes, Worksource Solutions  

Clear Lake Camino South

  Houston   Houston-Sugar Land-Baytown, TX     102,643        87.1   24 Hour Fitness, Hancock Fabrics, Mr. Gatti’s Pizza, Spec’s Liquors  

Hearthstone Corners

  Houston   Houston-Sugar Land-Baytown, TX     208,147        98.6   Big Lots, Kroger, Stein Mart  

Inwood Forest

  Houston   Houston-Sugar Land-Baytown, TX     77,553        94.1   Foodarama  

Jester Village

  Houston   Houston-Sugar Land-Baytown, TX     64,285        74.0   H-E-B  

Jones Plaza

  Houston   Houston-Sugar Land-Baytown, TX     111,206        83.7   24 Hour Fitness, Hancock Fabrics  

Jones Square

  Houston   Houston-Sugar Land-Baytown, TX     169,003        90.7   Big Lots, Hobby Lobby  

Maplewood Mall

  Houston   Houston-Sugar Land-Baytown, TX     94,871        97.3   Burke’s Outlet, Foodarama  

Merchants Park

  Houston   Houston-Sugar Land-Baytown, TX     244,373        99.0   Big Lots, Kroger, Petco, Ross Dress for Less  

Northgate

  Houston   Houston-Sugar Land-Baytown, TX     40,244        100.0   Affordable Furniture, Firestone, TitleMax  

Northshore

  Houston   Houston-Sugar Land-Baytown, TX     233,479        92.5   Conn’s, Office Depot, Sellers Bros.  

Northtown Plaza

  Houston   Houston-Sugar Land-Baytown, TX     193,222        96.8   99 Cents Only, Fallas Paredes  

Northwood

  Houston   Houston-Sugar Land-Baytown, TX     136,747        96.0   Food City  

Orange Grove

  Houston   Houston-Sugar Land-Baytown, TX     189,201        100.0   24 Hour Fitness, FAMSA, Floor & Décor  

Pinemont Shopping Center

  Houston   Houston-Sugar Land-Baytown, TX     73,577        92.9   Family Dollar, Houston Community College  

Royal Oaks Village

  Houston   Houston-Sugar Land-Baytown, TX     145,229        95.5   H-E-B  

 

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Shopping Center Name

  City  

MSA

  GLA
(sq. ft.)
    Occupancy    

Anchor Tenant(s)

 

Anchor(s) Not
Owned(1)

Sharpstown Plaza

  Houston   Houston-Sugar Land-Baytown, TX     43,631        96.6   Family Thrift Center  

Tanglewilde

  Houston   Houston-Sugar Land-Baytown, TX     84,185        100.0   Ace Hardware, Cavender’s, Dollar Tree, Party City, Salon In The Park  

Westheimer Commons

  Houston   Houston-Sugar Land-Baytown, TX     251,672        90.4   Fiesta Mart, Marshalls  

Crossing at Fry Road

  Katy   Houston-Sugar Land-Baytown, TX     237,340        100.0   Hobby Lobby, Kroger, Palais Royal, Stein Mart  

Washington Square

  Kaufman   Dallas-Fort Worth-Arlington, TX     64,230        81.3   AutoZone, Bealls (Stage Stores), Family Dollar  

Jefferson Park

  Mount
Pleasant
  Mount Pleasant, TX     132,096        82.1   Steeles, Super 1 Foods  

Winwood Town Center

  Odessa   Odessa, TX     366,091        100.0   H-E-B, Hastings, Office Depot, Ross Dress for Less, Target  

Crossroads Center

  Pasadena   Houston-Sugar Land-Baytown, TX     134,006        94.5   Kroger, Sears Hardware  

Spencer Square

  Pasadena   Houston-Sugar Land-Baytown, TX     194,512        94.8   Burke’s Outlet, Kroger  

Pearland Plaza

  Pearland   Houston-Sugar Land-Baytown, TX     156,661        95.6   Kroger, Palais Royal  

Market Plaza

  Plano   Dallas-Fort Worth-Arlington, TX     168,137        72.2   Central Market (H-E-B)  

Preston Park *

  Plano   Dallas-Fort Worth-Arlington, TX     239,401        91.7   Tom Thumb  

Northshore Plaza

  Portland   Corpus Christi, TX     152,144        88.9   Bealls (Stage Stores), H-E-B   Kmart

Klein Square

  Spring   Houston-Sugar Land-Baytown, TX     80,857        82.8   Family Dollar, Food Town  

Keegan’s Meadow

  Stafford   Houston-Sugar Land-Baytown, TX     125,491        92.4   Palais Royal, Randalls (Safeway)  

Texas City Bay

  Texas City   Houston-Sugar Land-Baytown, TX     223,152        99.0   BP Engineering Facility, Kroger  

Windvale

  The
Woodlands
  Houston-Sugar Land-Baytown, TX     101,088        94.2   Randalls (Safeway)  

The Centre at Navarro

  Victoria   Victoria, TX     47,960        100.0   Hastings, Walgreens  

VERMONT

           

Rutland Plaza

  Rutland   Rutland, VT     224,514        98.0   Price Chopper, T.J.Maxx, Walmart  

VIRGINIA

           

Spradlin Farm

  Christiansburg   Blacksburg-Christiansburg-Radford, VA     180,220        97.1   Barnes & Noble, Big Lots, Michaels, T.J.Maxx   Target, The Home Depot

Culpeper Town Square

  Culpeper   Culpeper, VA     132,882        100.0   Food Lion, Mountain Run Bowling, Tractor Supply Co.  

Hanover Square

  Mechanicsville   Richmond, VA     129,887        92.4  

Gold’s Gym,

Martin’s Food (Ahold)

  Kohl’s

Jefferson Green

  Newport News   Virginia Beach-Norfolk-Newport News, VA-NC     54,934        93.8   Tuesday Morning  

Tuckernuck Square

  Richmond   Richmond, VA     86,010        94.0   Chuck E. Cheese’s  

Cave Spring Corners

  Roanoke   Roanoke, VA     147,133        100.0   Hamrick’s, Kroger  

Hunting Hills

  Roanoke   Roanoke, VA     166,207        92.3   Kohl’s  

 

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Shopping Center Name

  City  

MSA

  GLA
(sq. ft.)
    Occupancy    

Anchor Tenant(s)

 

Anchor(s) Not
Owned(1)

Valley Commons

  Salem   Roanoke, VA     45,580        81.6   Food Lion  

Lake Drive Plaza

  Vinton   Roanoke, VA     163,090        99.3   Big Lots, Goodwill, Kroger  

Hilltop Plaza

  Virginia
Beach
  Virginia Beach-Norfolk-Newport News, VA-NC     151,133        91.0   Office Depot, PetSmart, Trader Joe’s  

Ridgeview Centre

  Wise       190,242        90.8   Grand Home Furnishings, Kmart   Belk

WEST VIRGINIA

           

Moundsville Plaza

  Moundsville   Wheeling, WV-OH     176,156        93.0   Big Lots, Kroger  

Grand Central Plaza

  Parkersburg   Parkersburg-Marietta-Vienna, WV-OH     75,344        90.7   Office Depot, T.J.Maxx  

WISCONSIN

           

Fitchburg Ridge Shopping Ctr

  Fitchburg   Madison, WI     50,555        100.0   Wisconsin Dialysis  

Spring Mall

  Greenfield   Milwaukee-Waukesha-West Allis, WI     188,861        89.3   T.J.Maxx  

Mequon Pavilions

  Mequon   Milwaukee-Waukesha-West Allis, WI     218,116        84.6   Bed Bath & Beyond, Sendik’s Food Market  

Moorland Square Shopping Ctr

  New Berlin   Milwaukee-Waukesha-West Allis, WI     98,303        100.0   Pick ‘n Save   Walmart

Paradise Pavilion

  West Bend   Milwaukee-Waukesha-West Allis, WI     209,249        92.3   Hobby Lobby, Kohl’s   ShopKo

 

* Denotes an Acquired Property.
(1) Anchor space that is not owned by us can drive additional traffic to our shopping centers.
(2) We own a 20% interest in this shopping center.

We believe that all of the properties in the IPO Portfolio are suitable for use as a community or neighborhood shopping center.

Leases

Our anchor tenants generally have leases with original terms ranging from 10 to 20 years. Such leases frequently contain renewal options for one or more additional periods. Smaller tenants typically have leases with terms ranging from three to five years, which may or may not contain renewal options. Leases of the IPO Portfolio generally provide for the payment of fixed monthly rentals. Leases may also provide for the payment of additional rent based upon a percentage of the tenant’s gross sales above a certain threshold level. Leases typically contain contractual increases in base rentals over both the primary terms and renewal periods. Our leases generally include tenant reimbursements for common area costs, insurance and real estate taxes. Utilities are generally paid by tenants either through separate meters or reimbursement.

The foregoing general description of the characteristics of the leases of the IPO Portfolio is not intended to describe all leases, and material variations in the lease terms exist.

Competition

We face considerable competition in the leasing of real estate, which is a highly competitive market. We compete with a number of other companies in providing leases to prospective tenants and in re-leasing space to current tenants upon expiration of their respective leases. We believe that the principal competitive factors in attracting tenants in our market areas are location, co-tenants and physical conditions of our shopping centers. In this regard, we proactively manage and, where and when appropriate, redevelop and upgrade, our shopping centers, with an emphasis on maintaining high occupancy rates with a strong base of nationally and regionally recognized anchor tenants that generate substantial daily traffic. In addition, we believe that the breadth of our national portfolio of shopping centers, and the local knowledge and market intelligence derived from our regional operating team, allow us to maintain a competitive position.

 

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Environmental Exposure

We are subject to federal, state and local environmental regulations that apply generally to the ownership of real property and the operations conducted on real property. Under various federal, state and local laws, ordinances and regulations, we may be considered an owner or operator of real property or may have arranged for the disposal or treatment of hazardous or toxic substances or petroleum product releases at a property and, therefore, may become liable for the costs of removal or remediation of certain hazardous substances released on or in our property or disposed of by us or our tenants, as well as certain other potential costs which could relate to hazardous or toxic substances (including governmental fines and injuries to persons and property). Such liability may be imposed whether or not we knew of, or were responsible for, the presence of these hazardous or toxic substances. As is common with community and neighborhood shopping centers, many of our properties had or have on-site dry cleaners and/or on-site gasoline retailing facilities. These operations could potentially result in environmental contamination at the properties. The cost of investigation, remediation or removal of such substances may be substantial, and the presence of such substances, or the failure to properly remediate such substances, may adversely affect our ability to sell or rent such property or to borrow using such property as collateral.

We are aware that soil and groundwater contamination exists at some of our properties. The primary contaminants of concern at these properties include perchloroethylene and trichloroethylene (associated with the operations of on-site dry cleaners) and petroleum hydrocarbons (associated with the operations of on-site gasoline retailing facilities). There may also be asbestos-containing materials at some of our properties. While we do not expect the environmental conditions at our properties, for which exposure has been mitigated through insurance coverage specific to environmental conditions, considered as a whole, to have a material adverse effect on us, there can be no assurance that this will be the case. Further, no assurance can be given that any environmental studies performed have identified or will identify all material environmental conditions that may exist with respect to any of the properties in our portfolio.

Employees

As of June 30, 2013, we had approximately 475 employees. Four of our employees are covered by a collective bargaining agreement, and we consider our employee relations to be good.

Financial Information about Industry Segments

Our principal business is the ownership and operation of community and neighborhood shopping centers. We do not distinguish or group our operations on a geographical basis when measuring performance. Accordingly, we believe we have a single reportable segment for disclosure purposes in accordance with GAAP. In the opinion of our management, no material part of our and our subsidiaries’ business is dependent upon a single tenant, the loss of any one of which would have a material adverse effect on us, and no single tenant accounts for 5% or more of our consolidated revenues. During 2012, no single shopping center and no one tenant accounted for more than 5% of our consolidated assets or consolidated revenues.

Insurance

We maintain commercial liability, fire, extended coverage, earthquake, business interruption and rental loss insurance covering all of the properties in our portfolio. We select coverage specifications and insured limits which we believe to be appropriate given the relative risk of loss, the cost of the coverage and industry practice and the nature of the shopping centers in our portfolio. In addition, tenants generally are required to indemnify and hold us harmless from liabilities resulting from injury to persons or damage to personal or real property due to activities conducted by tenants or their agents on the properties (including without limitation any environmental contamination), and at the tenant’s expense, to obtain and keep in full force during the term of the lease, liability and property damage insurance policies. In the opinion of our management, all of the properties in our portfolio are currently, and upon completion of this offering will be, adequately insured. We do not carry

 

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insurance for generally uninsured losses such as loss from war. See “Risk Factors—Risks Related to Our Properties and Our Business—Any uninsured loss on properties or a loss that exceeds the limits of our insurance policies could result in a loss of our investment or related revenue in our portfolio.”

Legal Proceedings

We are not presently involved in any material litigation arising outside the ordinary course of our business. However, we are involved in routine litigation arising in the ordinary course of business, none of which we believe, individually or in the aggregate, taking into account existing reserves, will have a material impact on our results of operations or financial condition.

 

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MANAGEMENT

Directors and Officers

The following table sets forth the names, ages and positions of our current directors and officers. We expect to add additional independent directors prior to the completion of this offering.

 

Name

   Age     

Position(s)

Michael A. Carroll

     45       Chief Executive Officer and Director

John G. Schreiber

     66       Chairman of the Board of Directors

A.J. Agarwal

     46       Director

Jonathan D. Gray

     43       Director

Nadeem Meghji

     33       Director

William D. Rahm

     35       Director

William J. Stein

     51       Director

Michael V. Pappagallo

     54       President and Chief Financial Officer

Timothy Bruce

     56       Executive Vice President, Leasing and Redevelopment

Steven F. Siegel

     53       Executive Vice President, General Counsel & Secretary

Dean Bernstein

     55       Executive Vice President, Acquisitions and Dispositions

Steven A. Splain

     51       Executive Vice President, Chief Accounting Officer

Carolyn Carter Singh

     50       Executive Vice President, Human Resources & Administration

Michael A. Carroll has served as our Chief Executive Officer since February 2009 and Director since 2013. From April 2007 through February 2009, Mr. Carroll was our Executive Vice President and Chief Operating Officer. From March 2005 through April 2007, Mr. Carroll was Executive Vice President, Real Estate Operations of New Plan Excel Realty Trust, Inc., the Company’s predecessor, and, from March 2002 to March 2005, was its Senior Vice President, Director of Redevelopment. Between November 1992 and March 2002, Mr. Carroll held various positions of increasing seniority at New Plan Excel Realty Trust, Inc., including Vice President, Asset Management, Vice President, Leasing and Senior Vice President, Director of Redevelopment. Mr. Carroll received a B.S.B.A. from Bowling Green State University and an M.B.A. from The University of Toledo.

John G. Schreiber has served as a Director since 2013. Mr. Schreiber is the President of Centaur Capital Partners, Inc. and a Partner and Co-Founder of Blackstone Real Estate Advisors. Mr. Schreiber has overseen all of Blackstone’s real estate investments since 1992. Previously, Mr. Schreiber served as Chairman and Chief Executive Officer of JMB Urban Development Co. and Executive Vice President of JMB Realty Corp. Mr. Schreiber currently serves on the board of JMB Realty Corp., General Growth Properties, Inc., Blackstone Mortgage Trust, Inc. and a number of mutual funds managed by T. Rowe Price Associates and is a past board member of Urban Shopping Centers, Inc., Host Hotels & Resorts, Inc., The Rouse Company and AMLI Residential Properties Trust, Inc. Mr. Schreiber graduated from Loyola University of Chicago and received an M.B.A. from Harvard Business School.

A.J. Agarwal has served as a Director since 2013. Mr. Agarwal is a Senior Managing Director in Blackstone’s Real Estate Group. Mr. Agarwal oversees North American acquisitions for the Real Estate Group. Prior to joining the Real Estate Group in 2010, Mr. Agarwal was a member of Blackstone’s Financial Advisory Group, leading the firm’s advisory practice in a number of areas, including real estate and leisure/lodging. Mr. Agarwal graduated magna cum laude from Princeton University and received an M.B.A. from Stanford University Graduate School of Business. Mr. Agarwal serves on the Board of Managers of Extended Stay Hotels.

Jonathan D. Gray has served as a Director since 2013. Mr. Gray is Blackstone’s global head of real estate and a member of the board of directors of Blackstone. He also sits on Blackstone’s management and executive committees. Since joining Blackstone in 1992, Mr. Gray has helped build the largest real estate platform in the world with approximately $64 billion in investor capital under management as of June 30, 2013. Mr. Gray received a B.S. in Economics from the Wharton School, as well as a B.A. in English from the College of Arts

 

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and Sciences at the University of Pennsylvania, where he graduated magna cum laude and was elected to Phi Beta Kappa. He currently serves as a board member of the Pension Real Estate Association and Trinity School and is Chairman of the Board of Harlem Village Academies.

Nadeem Meghji has served as a Director since 2013. Mr. Meghji is a Managing Director in Blackstone’s Real Estate Group. Since joining Blackstone, Mr. Meghji has been involved in various transactions, including the recapitalization of General Growth Properties and the acquisition of the Centro portfolio. Before joining Blackstone in 2008, Mr. Meghji worked as an associate at the Lionstone Group, a real estate fund focused on opportunistic investments across the United States. Mr. Meghji received a B.S. in Electrical Engineering from Columbia University, where he graduated summa cum laude. He received a J.D. from Harvard Law School and an M.B.A. from Harvard Business School.

William D. Rahm has served as a Director since 2013. Mr. Rahm is a Senior Managing Director of Centerbridge Partners, L.P., which he joined at its inception in 2006. He currently focuses on investments in the real estate, gaming and lodging sectors. Prior to joining Centerbridge, Mr. Rahm was a member of Blackstone’s real estate private equity group, where he completed investments in lodging businesses and real estate assets. Mr. Rahm graduated cum laude from Yale College. He received his J.D. cum laude from Harvard Law School and his M.B.A. with distinction from Harvard Business School. Mr. Rahm serves on the Board of Managers of Extended Stay Hotels, Inc. and the Board of Directors for Carefree Communities, Inc.

William J. Stein has served as a Director since 2011. Mr. Stein is a Senior Managing Director and Global Head of Asset Management in Blackstone’s Real Estate Group. Since joining Blackstone in 1997, Mr. Stein has been involved in the direct asset management and asset management oversight of Blackstone’s global real estate assets. Before joining Blackstone, Mr. Stein was a Vice President at Heitman Real Estate Advisors and JMB Realty Corp. Mr. Stein received a B.B.A. from the University of Michigan and an M.B.A. from the University of Chicago.

Michael V. Pappagallo has served as our President and Chief Financial Officer since May 2013. From April 2010 to May 2013, Mr. Pappagallo was Chief Operating Officer of Kimco Realty Corporation (“Kimco”). From May 1997 to April 2010, Mr. Pappagallo served as Chief Financial Officer of Kimco. Prior to joining Kimco in 1997, Mr. Pappagallo was the Chief Financial Officer of G.E. Capital’s commercial real estate financing business, and held various other financial and business development positions. Mr. Pappagallo’s background also includes nine years at the accounting firm KPMG LLP, where he served as Senior Manager in the audit group, responsible for serving a variety of clients in industries ranging from financial services to manufacturing. Mr. Pappagallo received a B.B.A. in Accounting from Iona College.

Timothy Bruce has served as our Executive Vice President, Leasing and Redevelopment since August 2011. From January 2011 to July 2011, Mr. Bruce was employed by Westfield Holdings Limited as Senior Vice President, Regional Leader of the Northeast and, from November 2009 to December 2010, consulted for U.S. Land Acquisition, LLC. From September 2002 to August 2009, Mr. Bruce was employed by DDR Corp. as Executive Vice President of Development and, from December 1998 to August 2002, was employed by Acadia Realty Trust as Senior Vice President of Leasing. Mr. Bruce received a B.A. from the School of Architecture at the University of Illinois at Chicago and a Masters of Management degree from the J.L. Kellogg Graduate School of Business at Northwestern University.

Steven F. Siegel has served as our Executive Vice President, General Counsel since April 2007 and, in May 2007, was also appointed Secretary. From March 2002 to April 2007, Mr. Siegel was Executive Vice President of New Plan Excel Realty Trust, Inc. and was its General Counsel since 1991. Mr. Siegel joined New Plan Excel Realty Trust, Inc. in 1991 and was a Senior Vice President from September 1998 to March 2002. Mr. Siegel received a B.S. and a J.D. from St. John’s University.

Dean Bernstein has served as our Executive Vice President, Acquisitions and Dispositions since April 2007. From 2005 to April 2007, Mr. Bernstein was Executive Vice President, Acquisitions/Dispositions of New Plan

 

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Excel Realty Trust, Inc. Mr. Bernstein joined New Plan Excel Realty Trust, Inc. in 1991 and was its Senior Vice President, Acquisitions/Dispositions from January 2001 to February 2005 and its Senior Vice President, Finance from September 1998 to January 2001. Mr. Bernstein received a B.S. from the Syracuse University School of Management and an M.B.A. from New York University.

Steven A. Splain has served as our Chief Accounting Officer since April 2007 and, in July 2008, was also named an Executive Vice President. Prior thereto, Mr. Splain served as Senior Vice President, Chief Accounting Officer of New Plan Excel Realty Trust, Inc. Prior to his joining New Plan Excel Realty Trust, Inc. in 2000, Mr. Splain spent five years as Corporate Controller of Grove Property Trust and ten years as a tax manager specializing in real estate with Blum, Shapiro & Co., a certified public accounting firm. Mr. Splain received a B.S. from Southern Connecticut State University.

Carolyn Carter Singh has served as our Executive Vice President, Human Resources & Administration since July 2010. From April 2007 through July 2010, Ms. Singh served as our Senior Vice President, Human Resources & Administration. Until April 2007, she was Senior Vice President, Human Resources & Administration of New Plan Excel Realty Trust, Inc., having joined New Plan Excel Realty Trust, Inc. as Director of Human Resources in 2001. Ms. Singh received a B.A. from Rowan University.

There are no family relationships among any of our directors or executive officers.

Our Corporate Governance

We have structured our corporate governance in a manner we believe closely aligns our interests with those of our stockholders. Notable features of our corporate governance include:

 

   

our Sponsor and members of our management will only have voting power in Brixmor Property Group Inc. relating to their shares and, accordingly, investors in this offering will have voting power in a percentage that is greater than their percentage ownership of the Outstanding Brixmor Interests;

 

   

our Sponsor has advised us that, when it ceases to own a majority of the shares of Brixmor Property Group Inc., it will ensure that Blackstone employees will no longer constitute a majority of our board of directors;

 

   

our board of directors is not classified and each of our directors is subject to re-election annually, and we will not classify our board of directors in the future without the approval of the stockholders of Brixmor Property Group Inc.;

 

   

we will have a fully independent audit committee and independent director representation on our compensation and nominating and governance committees immediately at the time of the offering, and our independent directors will meet regularly in executive sessions without the presence of our corporate officers or non-independent directors;

 

   

at least one of our directors will qualify as an “audit committee financial expert” as defined by the SEC;

 

   

we will opt out of the Maryland business combination and control share acquisition statutes, and in the future will not opt in without stockholder approval; and

 

   

we do not have a stockholder rights plan, and we will not adopt a stockholder rights plan in the future without stockholder approval.

Blackstone has advised us that it does not intend to vote in favor of the classification of our board, an opt-in to the Maryland business combination statute or control share acquisition statute or the adoption of a stockholder rights plan.

 

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Composition of the Board of Directors after this Offering

Prior to the completion of this offering, we expect that additional, independent directors will be elected to our board of directors.

Upon completion of this offering, our charter and bylaws will provide that our board of directors will consist of such number of directors as may from time to time be fixed by our board of directors, but may not be more than 15 or fewer than the minimum number permitted by Maryland law, which is one. So long as our pre-IPO owners and their affiliates together continue to beneficially own at least 5% of the total Outstanding Brixmor Interests, we will agree to nominate individuals designated by our Sponsor for election as our directors as specified in our stockholders’ agreement and our Sponsor must consent to any change to the number of our directors. Each director will serve until our next annual meeting and until his or her successor is duly elected and qualifies or until the director’s earlier death, resignation or removal. For a description of our board of directors and our Sponsor’s right to require us to nominate its designees, see “Material Provisions of Maryland Law and of Our Charter and Bylaws—Election and Removal of Directors” and “Certain Relationships and Related Person Transactions—Stockholders’ Agreement.”

Background and Experience of Directors

When considering whether directors and nominees have the experience, qualifications, attributes or skills, taken as a whole, to enable our board of directors to satisfy its oversight responsibilities effectively in light of our business and structure, the board of directors focused primarily on each person’s background and experience as reflected in the information discussed in each of the directors’ individual biographies set forth above. We believe that our directors provide an appropriate mix of experience and skills relevant to the size and nature of our business. In particular, the members of our board of directors considered the following important characteristics, among others:

 

   

Mr. Carroll—our board of directors considered Mr. Carroll’s extensive familiarity with our business and portfolio and his thorough knowledge of our industry owing to his 21-year history with the Company and its predecessors, serving in various senior and executive capacities.

 

   

Mr. Schreiber—our board of directors considered Mr. Schreiber’s extensive experience with, and strong record of success in investing in, real estate-related assets, particularly in light of his having co-founded Blackstone Real Estate Advisors, as well as his significant experience in serving as a director of various other companies, including real estate companies.

 

   

Mr. Agarwal—our board of directors considered Mr. Agarwal’s expertise as a Senior Managing Director in evaluating real estate acquisitions in the North American region and his financial advisory background in the real estate and leisure/lodging sector.

 

   

Mr. Gray—our board of directors considered Mr. Gray’s depth and breadth of success serving as Blackstone’s global head of real estate, the largest real estate platform in the world, as well as the experience he brings, having served on the boards of a diverse group of entities.

 

   

Mr. Meghji—our board of directors considered Mr. Meghi’s knowledge and experience based on his transactional and investment advisory background at Blackstone and at a real estate fund, together with his knowledge of the company through his involvement in the acquisition of the Centro portfolio.

 

   

Mr. Rahm—our board of directors considered Mr. Rahm’s extensive experience resulting from his focus on investments in the real estate, gaming and lodging sector at Centerbridge, his directorship experience and his knowledge of the company.

 

   

Mr. Stein—our board of directors considered Mr. Stein’s 16-year tenure with Blackstone involving the direct asset management and asset management oversight of Blackstone’s global real estate assets, as well as his prior executive positions at other real estate advisory firms.

 

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Controlled Company Exception

After the completion of this offering, affiliates of our Sponsor who are party to the stockholders’ agreement will continue to beneficially own shares representing more than 50% of the voting power of our shares eligible to vote in the election of directors. As a result, we will be a “controlled company” within the meaning of the NYSE corporate governance standards. Under the NYSE corporate governance standards, a company of which more than 50% of the voting power is held by an individual, group or another company is a “controlled company” and may elect not to comply with certain corporate governance standards, including the requirements (1) that a majority of our board of directors consist of independent directors, (2) that our board of directors have a compensation committee that is comprised entirely of independent directors with a written charter addressing the committee’s purpose and responsibilities and (3) that our board of directors have a nominating and corporate governance committee that is comprised entirely of independent directors with a written charter addressing the committee’s purpose and responsibilities. For at least some period following this offering, we intend to utilize these exemptions. As a result, following this offering, the majority of our directors will not be independent and we will not have a nominating and corporate governance committee or a compensation committee that is comprised entirely of independent directors. Accordingly, you will not have the same protections afforded to stockholders of companies that are subject to all of the NYSE corporate governance requirements. In the event that we cease to be a “controlled company” and our shares continue to be listed on the NYSE, we will be required to comply with these provisions within the transition periods specified in the NYSE corporate governance rules.

Committees of the Board of Directors

Prior to the completion of this offering, our board of directors will establish an Audit Committee, a Compensation Committee and a Nominating and Corporate Governance Committee.

Audit Committee

Upon the completion of this offering, we expect to have an Audit Committee, consisting of             ,              and             .             ,              and              qualify as independent directors under NYSE corporate governance standards and the independence requirements of Rule 10A-3 of the Exchange Act. The purpose of the Audit Committee will be to assist our board of directors in overseeing and monitoring (1) the quality and integrity of our financial statements, (2) our compliance with legal and regulatory requirements, (3) the selection of our independent registered public accounting firm, (4) the independent registered public accounting firm’s qualifications and independence and (5) the performance of the independent registered public accounting firm. The Audit Committee will also be responsible for preparing the Audit Committee report that is included in our annual proxy statement.

Compensation Committee

The Compensation Committee will be responsible for approving, administering and interpreting our compensation and benefit policies, including our executive officer incentive programs. It will review and make recommendations to our board of directors to ensure that our compensation and benefit policies are consistent with our compensation philosophy and corporate governance guidelines. The Compensation Committee will also be responsible for establishing the compensation of our executive officers.

Nominating and Corporate Governance Committee

The purpose of the Nominating and Corporate Governance Committee will be to oversee our governance policies, nominate directors (other than Sponsor Directors) for election by stockholders, recommend committee chairpersons and, in consultation with the committee chairpersons, recommend directors for membership on the committees of the board. In addition, the Nominating and Corporate Governance Committee will assist our board of directors with the development of our Corporate Governance Guidelines.

 

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Director Compensation

None of our directors received compensation for fiscal 2012. Our employee directors employed by Blackstone or Centerbridge receive no additional compensation for serving on our board of directors or committees thereof. We anticipate that each outside director (other than the directors employed by Blackstone or by Centerbridge) will be entitled to receive an annual retainer in the amount of $60,000 payable in cash and annual committee fees of $17,500 payable in cash (or $22,500 payable in cash for the director serving as chairperson of the audit committee of the board) and will receive, at the time of this offering, a grant of restricted stock or restricted stock units under the 2013 Omnibus Incentive Plan described below in an amount having a value of $100,000 based on the initial public offering price. The restricted stock or restricted stock units will vest on the first anniversary of the grant date.

Executive Compensation

Compensation Discussion and Analysis

Our executive compensation plan is designed to attract and retain individuals with the qualifications to manage and lead the Company as well as to motivate them to develop professionally and contribute to the achievement of our financial goals and ultimately create and grow our equity value.

Our named executive officers for 2012 were:

 

   

Michael Carroll, our Chief Executive Officer;

 

   

Tiffanie Fisher, our former Executive Vice President, Chief Financial Officer who served as our principal financial officer throughout fiscal 2012; and

 

   

Our three other most highly compensated executive officers who served in such capacities at December 31, 2012, namely,

 

   

Steven F. Siegel, our Executive Vice President, General Counsel and Secretary;

 

   

Dean Bernstein, our Executive Vice President, Acquisitions and Dispositions; and

 

   

Timothy Bruce, our Executive Vice President, Leasing and Redevelopment.

Ms. Fisher served as our Executive Vice President, Chief Financial Officer from April 2009 until her resignation from these positions effective May 20, 2013, and Ms. Fisher continued her employment with the Company through July 31, 2013. On May 20, 2013, Michael V. Pappagallo became our President and Chief Financial Officer.

Executive Compensation Objectives and Philosophy

Our primary executive compensation objectives are to:

 

   

attract, retain and motivate senior management leaders who are capable of advancing our mission and strategy and ultimately, create and maintain our long-term equity value;

 

   

reward senior management in a manner aligned with our financial performance and individuals goals; and

 

   

align senior management’s interests with our equity owners’ long-term interests through equity participation and ownership.

To achieve our objectives, we deliver executive compensation through a combination of the following components: (1) base salary; (2) annual cash incentive compensation; (3) long-term equity compensation; (4) other employee benefits and perquisites; and (5) severance benefits. In 2012, there was one additional element of compensation, relating to a cash incentive plan that existed prior to the Acquisition, which we assumed.

 

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Compensation Determination Process

Presently, our board of directors does not have a compensation committee and, for fiscal 2012, compensation decisions about executive compensation were made by the board of BPG Subsidiary. For fiscal 2012 compensation, BPG Subsidiary’s board did not use any compensation consultants in making its compensation determinations and did not benchmark any of its compensation determinations against a peer group. Mr. Carroll, as a member of BPG Subsidiary’s Board, generally participated in discussions and deliberations with BPG Subsidiary’s board of directors regarding the determinations of annual cash incentive awards for our executive officers. Specifically, he made recommendations to BPG Subsidiary’s board regarding the performance targets to be used under our annual bonus plan and the amounts of annual cash incentive awards. Mr. Carroll does not participate in deliberations regarding his own compensation.

In connection with this offering, we will establish a compensation committee that will be responsible for making all executive compensation determinations. We also intend to review, and have engaged a compensation consultant to assist us in evaluating, the elements and levels of our executive compensation, including base salaries, annual cash incentive awards and annual equity-based incentives for our named executive officers. See “Compensation Actions Taken in 2013.”

Compensation Elements

Base Salary

Base salary compensates our executives for performing the requirements of their positions and provides them with a level of cash income predictability and stability with respect to a portion of their total compensation. The board believes that the level of an executive officer’s base salary should reflect that executive officer’s performance, experience and breadth of responsibilities, salaries for similar positions within the community and in our industry generally, and any other factors relevant to that particular job. The minimum base salary payable to each named executive officer is set by the terms of an employment agreement entered into with each named executive officer, the material terms of which are summarized in the “Narrative Disclosure to Summary Compensation Table and Grants of Plan-Based Awards Table—Employment Agreements with Our Named Executive Officers” below. Each executive officer is reviewed annually and is eligible for a discretionary annual merit increase. Base salaries may also be adjusted at other times to deal with competitive pressures or changes in job responsibilities.

In March 2012, as part of the annual merit review, BPG Subsidiary’s board increased the base salary of each of Ms. Fisher and Messrs. Siegel and Bernstein effective January 1, 2012 by the standard company-wide salary adjustment and determined to maintain Mr. Carroll at his current base salary. Mr. Bruce joined the Company in August 2011 and, accordingly, his base salary was not increased in 2012.

The following table reflects our named executive officers’ base salaries at the end of 2011 and 2012.

 

Name

   Base Salary as of
December 31, 2011
     Base Salary as  of
December 31, 2012
 

Michael A. Carroll

   $ 800,000       $ 800,000   

Timothy Bruce

   $ 400,000       $ 400,000   

Steven F. Siegel

   $ 421,199       $ 427,517   

Dean Bernstein

   $ 377,216       $ 382,875   

Tiffanie Fisher

   $ 500,000       $ 507,500   

Annual Cash Incentive Compensation

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financial target and individual qualitative goals, each set at the beginning of a fiscal year, with the threshold, target and maximum payout amounts based on a percentage of the named executive officer’s base salary. The named executive officers’ threshold, target and maximum payout amounts were as follows based on the following percentages provided in their respective employment agreement.

 

Name

   Threshold     Target     Maximum  

Michael A. Carroll

     75     100     150

Timothy Bruce

     49     65     85

Steven F. Siegel

     49     65     85

Dean Bernstein

     49     65     85

Tiffanie Fisher

     75     100     125

For fiscal 2012, the Annual Bonus Plan rewarded eligible employees, including our named executive officers, based on a combination of (1) a financial target measured by BPG Subsidiary’s net operating income (the “BPG Financial Component”) and (2) the participant’s individual qualitative performance, with each component comprising 50% of the total award. Under the Annual Bonus Plan, the BPG Financial Component of the bonus would be paid at 100% if BPG Subsidiary achieved a net operating income target of $758 million for fiscal 2012. The portion of the bonus pool allocated to the BPG Financial Component would be increased $0.13 for each $1.00 earned above the financial target up to a cap. Participants were eligible to receive the threshold payout amount with respect to the BPG Financial Component if BPG Subsidiary achieved $740 million in net operating income for fiscal 2012 and were eligible to receive the maximum payout amount with respect to the BPG Financial Component if BPG Subsidiary achieved $772 million in net operating income for fiscal 2012, with actual payouts interpolated between the minimum, target and maximum amounts according to the actual BPG Financial Component achieved. For fiscal 2012, BPG Subsidiary achieved a net operating income slightly above the BPG Financial Component net operating income target, yielding a nominal additional bonus payout under the BPG Financial Component.

Participants were also evaluated based on pre-established individual qualitative performance goals. Mr. Carroll’s individual goals included increasing the Company’s market positioning, optimizing operations, completing financial initiatives and cost savings, fostering high-functioning management team and improving the integration of various operations. Mr. Bruce’s individual goals included accomplishing key financial goals measured against operating income and occupancy, focusing on capital spending initiatives to maximize return on invested capital, developing methods to achieve operational goals and fostering retailer relationships at senior levels. Mr. Siegel’s individual goals included assisting in and closing various refinancings, acquisitions and dispositions, resolving various legal issues at property locations and overseeing and resolving various other legal matters. Mr. Bernstein’s individual goals included successfully identifying and disposing of non-core assets, acquiring anchor tenants in high-barrier markets, coordinating initiatives and goals of the property management group and creating greater efficiencies in the property management program. Ms. Fisher’s individual goals included actively managing financial reporting, reducing company-wide expenses, improving efficiencies, maximizing revenues and promoting a team-oriented environment. In connection with fiscal 2012 compensation, BPG Subsidiary’s board considered the performance of the named executive officers and determined that each either achieved or outperformed his or her individual qualitative performance goals.

 

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As detailed in the following table, actual amounts paid under the Annual Bonus Plan were calculated by multiplying each named executive officer’s base salary by his or her target bonus potential, which was then adjusted by an achievement factor based on the combined achievement of the BPG Financial Component and the individual performance goals. Each of the named executive officers earned an Annual Bonus for 2012 as follows:

 

Name

   2012 Base
Salary
     Target Bonus as
a Percentage of
Base Salary
    Target Bonus
Potential
     Combined
Achievement Factor as
a Percentage of Target
    2012 Annual
Bonus
 

Michael A. Carroll

   $ 800,000         100   $ 800,000         136   $ 1,086,040   

Timothy Bruce

   $ 400,000         65   $ 260,000         120   $ 313,208   

Steven F. Siegel

   $ 427,517         65   $ 277,886         118   $ 328,342   

Dean Bernstein

   $ 382,875         65   $ 248,869         118   $ 294,056   

Tiffanie Fisher

   $ 507,500         100   $ 507,500         105   $ 534,791   

Existing Cash Incentive Plan Assumed in the Acquisition

Our predecessor parent company had a cash incentive plan that remained in effect at the time of the Acquisition. As part of the Acquisition, and to incentivize senior management to remain committed to and aligned with the ongoing success of the consolidated entity, our predecessor parent company’s obligations under this existing incentive plan was assumed with payments made in accordance with their terms.

Predecessor LTCP Payment . In October 2009, our predecessor parent company established a long-term compensation plan (the “Predecessor Long-Term Compensation Plan”), which was aimed to (1) align the interests of the executive officers and key employees with that of the predecessor parent company’s security holders, (2) provide long-term compensation to award achievement of our predecessor parent company’s overall strategy with particular emphasis on achieving specified recapitalization goals and (3) ensure that our predecessor parent company’s compensation framework was competitive and consistent with market practice. The Predecessor Long-Term Compensation Plan provided for payments in three tranches where eligible employees received 25% of the award in January 2011 and 25% of the award in July 2011. To further incentivize key employees to remain with the Company following the recapitalization, the terms of the Predecessor Long-Term Compensation Plan provided that the eligible employee would receive the remaining 50% of the award on July 31, 2012, provided they had not been terminated for cause or voluntarily resigned prior to this payment date. BPG Subsidiary’s board determined that the predetermined recapitalization goals had been met, and amounts for the remaining third tranche paid to the named executive officers in 2012 under the Predecessor Long-Term Compensation Plan (the “Predecessor LTCP Payments”) were as follows and are included in the “Non-Equity Incentive Plan” column of the “Summary Compensation Table”:

 

Name

   2012 Predecessor LTCP Payments  

Michael A. Carroll

   $ 945,000   

Timothy Bruce (1)

     —     

Steven F. Siegel

   $ 412,500   

Dean Bernstein

   $ 315,000   

Tiffanie Fisher

   $ 487,500   

 

(1) As Mr. Bruce joined the Company following the Acquisition, he was not an eligible employee under the Predecessor Long-Term Compensation Plan.

There are no remaining payments to be made under the Predecessor Long-Term Compensation Plan.

Acquisition-Related Retention Bonuses

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awarded retention bonuses intended to incentivize these key employees to remain with us through the applicable payment dates. Retention bonuses were awarded for both short-term and long-term retention, the terms of which are set forth in the named executive officers’ respective employment agreements described below under “Narrative Disclosure to Summary Compensation Table and Grants of Plan-Based Awards Table—Employment Agreements with Our Named Executive Officers.”

With respect to the short-term retention bonus (the “Retention Bonus”), 50% of the Retention Bonus was payable to each of the named executive officers on November 1, 2011, and the remaining 50% of the Retention Bonus was payable on or about June 28, 2013, provided the named executive officer had not been terminated for cause or resigned other than as a result of a “constructive termination” (as defined below under “Narrative Disclosure to Summary Compensation Table and Grants of Plan-Based Awards Table—Employment Agreements with Our Named Executive Officers”). The Retention Bonus is reflected in the “Bonus” column of the “Summary Compensation Table.”

The full amount of each named executive officer’s Retention Bonus (including the amount paid in 2011) reflected the severance upon a specified termination of employment that such named executive officer was entitled to receive under his or her employment agreement in effect with our predecessor parent company prior to the Acquisition. No amounts of the Retention Bonus were earned or payable in 2012.

 

Name

   Retention Bonus Paid in 2013  

Michael A. Carroll

   $ 554,431   

Timothy Bruce (1)

     —     

Steven F. Siegel

   $ 362,957   

Dean Bernstein

   $ 305,914   

Tiffanie Fisher

   $ 342,052   

 

(1) As Mr. Bruce joined the Company following the Acquisition, he was not eligible for the Retention Bonus.

With respect to the long-term retention bonus (the “Brixmor LTIP Retention Payment”), the respective amounts are payable to the named executive officers, provided the named executive officer has not been terminated for cause or resigned other than as a result of a “constructive termination” on the first to occur of the following dates: (1) June 28, 2014, (2) the occurrence of a change in control and (3) the date that is six months following specified capital transactions. The consummation of this offering will trigger the Brixmor LTIP Retention Payment, which will become payable six months following such date.

The amount of each named executive officer’s Brixmor LTIP Retention Payment was determined based on each respective executive officer’s position, role and responsibilities within the organization, and the Brixmor LTIP Retention Payment for each named executive officer is as follows:

 

Name

   Brixmor LTIP
Retention  Payment
 

Michael A. Carroll

   $ 1,000,000   

Timothy Bruce

   $ 350,000   

Steven F. Siegel

   $ 400,000   

Dean Bernstein

   $ 350,000   

Tiffanie Fisher (1)

   $ 600,000   

 

(1) In connection with her resignation, Ms. Fisher forfeited the full amount of her Brixmor LTIP Retention Payment.

 

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Long-Term Equity Compensation

Equity Incentive Awards in the Partnerships that Own Brixmor

Each of the named executive officers has been granted long-term incentive awards that are designed to promote our interests by providing management employees with equity interests as an incentive to remain in the Company’s service and align executives’ interests with those of the Company’s equity holders and ultimate parent investors. BRE Retail Holdco L.P. and Blackstone Retail Transaction II Holdco L.P. (the “Partnerships”) granted these long-term incentive awards to the named executive officers in the form of Class B Units in each of the Partnerships. Investment funds affiliated with the Partnerships and our Sponsor hold the Class A-1 Units. The principal terms of each of these grants are summarized immediately below and under “Narrative Disclosure to Summary Compensation Table and Grants of Plan Based Awards—Equity Awards” and “Potential Payments Upon Termination or Change in Control.”

The Class B Units of the Partnerships are profits interests having economic characteristics similar to stock appreciation rights and representing the right to share in any increase in the equity value of the Partnerships that exceeds a specified threshold. Therefore the Class B Units only have value to the extent there is an appreciation in the value of our business from and after the applicable date of grant and the appreciation exceeds a specified threshold. In addition, the vesting of one-half of the Class B Units is subject to our Sponsor achieving minimum internal rates of return on its investment in Class A Units, as described further below.

The number of Class B Units granted to each named executive officer was determined based on each named executive officer’s position, role and responsibilities within the organization as well as the overall market practice for privately held portfolio companies of private equity firms. No equity awards of Class B Units in the Partnerships were made to the named executive officers during 2012, and the previous grants of Class B Units in the Partnerships to the named executive officers were as follows:

 

Name

   Class B Units Granted
(#)
 

Michael A. Carroll

     24,210,526   

Timothy Bruce

     8,473,684   

Steven F. Siegel

     9,684,210   

Dean Bernstein

     8,473,684   

Tiffanie Fisher (1)

     14,526,316   

 

(1) In connection with her resignation, Ms. Fisher forfeited all of her Class B Units in the Partnerships.

Of the Class B Units in the Partnerships granted to the named executive officers, 25% are scheduled to vest on June 28, 2014, and 25% are scheduled to vest on June 28, 2016 (referred to as “time-vesting units”), in each case, subject to the named executive officer’s continued employment through such anniversary. The remaining 50% of the Class B Units in the Partnerships (referred to as “exit-vesting units”) and any then unvested time-vesting Class B Units are currently scheduled to vest on the date, if any, that our Sponsor receives, in respect of its aggregate Class A Units, cash proceeds resulting in at least a 15% internal rate of return, subject to the named executive officer’s continued employment on such date. In connection with this offering, we expect to accelerate the vesting of one-half of the exit-vesting units held by our named executive officers (meaning 25% of the Class B Units will be vested immediately following the offering, 25% will be scheduled to vest on June 28, 2014, 25% will be scheduled to vest on June 28, 2016 and 25% (plus any then unvested time-vesting units) will vest when the internal rate of return condition is satisfied).

In addition to the Class B Unit grants described above, Messrs. Carroll and Siegel as well as other members of management also purchased for cash Class A-2 Units in each of the Partnerships. The Class A-2 Units are equity interests, have economic characteristics that are similar to those of shares of common stock in a corporation and have no vesting schedule.

 

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In connection with this offering, we expect that our executive officers (including our named executive officers) will surrender their units in the Partnerships and receive in exchange shares of our common stock as to units held in BRE Retail Holdco L.P. and shares of common stock in BPG Subsidiary as to units held in Blackstone Retail Transaction II Holdco L.P. With respect to the units in BRE Retail Holdco L.P., the Class A-2 Units will be surrendered for shares of our common stock, and the Class B Units will be surrendered for shares of our restricted stock. With respect to the units in Blackstone Retail Transaction II Holdco L.P., the Class A-2 Units will be surrendered for shares of BPG Subsidiary’s common stock, and the Class B Units will be surrendered for shares of BPG Subsidiary’s restricted stock. The BPG Subsidiary shares, as described in further detail under “Summary—Our Organizational Structure” and “Organizational Structure,” will be exchangeable at the option of the holder for an equivalent number of shares of our common stock or, at our option, cash based upon the value of an equivalent number of shares of our common stock. The number of our and BPG Subsidiary’s shares of common stock and restricted stock delivered to these equity holders of the Partnerships will be determined in a manner intended to replicate the respective economic value associated with the Class A-2 Units and the Class B Units, as applicable, based upon the valuation derived from the initial public offering price. Our shares of common stock and BPG Subsidiary’s shares of common stock delivered will have the same intrinsic value as the Class A-2 Units and the Class B Units, as applicable, held by these equity holders of the Partnerships prior to such transaction. The restricted stock delivered upon the surrender of the Class B Units in the Partnerships will be subject to the same vesting terms and restrictive covenants as those applicable to the unvested Class B Units in the Partnerships immediately prior to such transaction. In addition, in connection with the distribution of the Non-Core Properties, an aggregate amount of approximately $2.0 million will be paid to the Class B unit holders pro rata based on their respective Class B Unit ownership in the Partnerships, which amount was determined to approximate the economic value of the Class B unitholders’ interests in the Non-Core Properties and which cash payment is being made to eliminate any ongoing equity interest on the part of our management team in the Non-Core Properties.

Equity Awards in the Acquired Properties We Manage

In addition to the Class B Units in the Partnerships, in 2012, some of our executive officers, including our named executive officers, received Class B units (the “BRE Units”) in an affiliated entity, BRE Southeast Retail Holdings LLC (“BRE Southeast Retail”), as compensation for services the executives provided with respect to the Acquired Properties under a retail asset management agreement between our subsidiary, Brixmor Southeast Retail Manager LLC, and BRE Southeast Retail. See “Certain Relationships and Related Person Transactions—Property Management Agreements.” The BRE Units are profits interests having economic characteristics similar to stock appreciation rights and representing the right to share in any increase in the equity value of BRE Southeast Retail that exceeds a specified threshold. Therefore, the BRE Units only have value to the extent there is an appreciation in the value of BRE Southeast Retail’s business from and after the applicable date of grant and the appreciation exceeds a specified threshold). The BRE Units have vesting terms that are substantially similar to the Class B Units in the Partnerships described above, with 25% of the BRE Units scheduled to vest on December 20, 2014 and 25% of the BRE Units scheduled to vest on December 20, 2016, in each case, subject to the named executive officer’s continued employment on such date, and the remaining 50% of the BRE Units and any then unvested time-vesting BRE Units are scheduled to vest on the date, if any, when the sponsors of BRE Southeast Retail receive, in respect of their aggregate Class A Units, cash proceeds resulting in at least a 15% internal rate of return, subject to the named executive officer’s continued employment on such date. In connection with this offering and the IPO Property Transfers, we expect BRE Southeast Retail to fully accelerate the vesting of the BRE Units. The BRE Units granted to our named executive officers in 2012 are included in the “Grants of Plan-Based Awards Table” and the “Outstanding Equity Awards at 2012 Fiscal Year End” table. In addition to the BRE Units, Messrs. Carroll and Bruce, also purchased at a discount Class A-2 Units of BRE Southeast Retail. The Class A-2 Units are equity interests, have economic characteristics that are similar to those of shares of common stock in a corporation and have no vesting schedule.

In connection with the IPO Property Transfers, we expect that the Class A-2 unit holders and the BRE Unit holders will surrender their units and receive common units of partnership interests in our operating partnership

 

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(“OP Units”), with the number of OP Units delivered determined in a manner intended to replicate the respective economic benefit provided by such units based upon the valuation derived from the initial public offering price relative to the BRE Southeast Retail assets that comprise the Acquired Properties. As described in further detail under “Summary—Our Organizational Structure” and “Organizational Structure,” these OP Units will be redeemable at the option of the holder for cash, based upon the value of an equivalent number of shares of our common stock at the time of the election to redeem, subject to our right to acquire the OP Units tendered for redemption in exchange for an equivalent number of shares of our common stock. We expect the OP Units delivered upon the surrender of the BRE Units will be fully vested.

Other Employee Benefits & Perquisites

We provide to all our employees, including our named executive officers, broad-based benefits that are intended to attract and retain employees while providing them with retirement and health and welfare security. Our named executive officers are eligible to receive the same benefits, including life and health benefits and vacation, holiday and sick time, that are available to all employees. Our employees, including the named executive officers, are also eligible to participate in a tax-qualified 401(k) plan. Employees may contribute to the 401(k), on a pre-tax basis, between 0% and 50% of their annual pay, up to the maximum allowable amount permitted by the IRS, and we match 100% of the first 3% of the employee’s contribution in order to encourage employee participation. Our named executive officers also receive supplemental long-term disability coverage, executive medical and dental benefits and, in limited circumstances, modest perquisites such as automobile allowances. These other employee benefits perquisites are reflected in the “All Other Compensation” column of the “Summary Compensation Table” below and the accompanying footnote. The board believes that providing modest perquisites is both customary among our peers and necessary for attracting and retaining talent.

Severance Benefits

The board believes that severance arrangements are necessary to attract and retain the talent necessary for our long-term success, and views our severance arrangements as recruitment and retention devices that help secure the continued employment and dedication of our named executive officers, including when we are considering strategic alternatives. Pursuant to the terms of their employment agreements, each of our named executive officers has severance protection in the case of specified qualifying termination events. The severance payments under these agreements are contingent upon the affected executive’s compliance with specified post-termination restrictive covenants. See “Potential Payments Upon Termination or Change in Control” for descriptions of payments to be made under these agreements.

Compensation Actions Taken During 2013

Pappagallo Employment Agreement and Equity Awards

In connection with his appointment as President and Chief Financial Officer, BPG Subsidiary and Mr. Pappagallo entered into an employment agreement, dated as of June 24, 2013. Mr. Pappagallo’s employment agreement provides for a three year employment term, which automatically renews at the end of the term for one-year periods unless either party provides advance notice of non-renewal. Under his employment agreement, Mr. Pappagallo is entitled to receive an annual base salary of $750,000, subject to periodic adjustments as may be approved by the board of directors, and to participate in BPG Subsidiary’s annual cash bonus plan with the potential payout based on a threshold of 75%, a target of 100% and a maximum of 150% of Mr. Pappagallo’s base salary (prorated for 2013 based on the portion of the year employed). Mr. Pappagallo is also eligible to participate in the life and welfare benefit plans and retirement plans and receive other benefits provided to all of our senior employees. Mr. Pappagallo is also entitled to severance benefits upon specified terminations on terms substantially similar to the other named executive officers and described under “Potential Payments Upon Termination or Change in Control.”

 

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Mr. Pappagallo’s employment agreement also contains restrictive covenants, including an indefinite covenant on confidentiality of information and covenants related to non-competition and non-solicitation of employees and customers of BPG Subsidiary and its affiliates at all times during Mr. Pappagallo’s employment, and for two years after any termination of his employment (except with respect to the non-compete, other than after a termination for cause or a termination that occurs after our Sponsor ceases to beneficially own any of our common stock).

Mr. Pappagallo also entered into subscription agreements pursuant to which he received long-term equity incentive awards consisting of 20,578,947 Class B Units in the Partnerships, 998,393 BRE Units and 455,511 Throne Units (described and defined below), in each case, with vesting commencing on May 20, 2013. As a result, 25% of all his Class B Units are scheduled to vest on May 20, 2016, 25% of all his Class B Units are scheduled to vest on May 20, 2018 and his remaining Class B Units and any then unvested time-vesting Class B Units are scheduled to vest on the date, if any, that the respective sponsors in the Partnerships, BRE Southeast Retail and BRE Throne receive, in respect of their Class A Units, cash proceeds resulting in at least a 15% internal rate of return, subject to Mr. Pappagallo’s continued employment on such date. We expect Mr. Pappagallo will surrender his units in each of these entities and receive our restricted stock as to his Class B Units in BRE Retail Holdco L.P., restricted stock in BPG Subsidiary as to his Class B Units in Blackstone Retail Transaction II Holdco L.P. and OP Units as to his BRE Units and Throne Units. We expect the OP Units delivered upon the surrender of the BRE Units and Throne Units will be fully vested.

Under specified circumstances of termination similar to the other named executive officers, Mr. Pappagallo’s unvested Class B Units would immediately vest. See “Potential Payments Upon Termination or Change in Control.”

Equity Awards in the Acquired Properties We Manage

Similar to the BRE Units, in 2013, some of our executive officers, including our named executive officers, received Class B units (the “Throne Units”) in an affiliated entity, BRE Throne HoldCo LLC (“BRE Throne), as compensation for services the executives provided with respect to the Acquired Properties under a retail asset management agreement between our subsidiary, Brixmor Throne Retail Manager LLC, and BRE Throne. See “Certain Relationships and Related Person Transactions—Property Management Agreements.” The Throne Units are profits interests having economic characteristics similar to stock appreciation rights and representing the right to share in any increase in the equity value of BRE Throne that exceeds a specified threshold. Therefore, the Throne Units only have value to the extent there is an appreciation in the value of BRE Throne’s business from and after the applicable date of grant and the appreciation exceeds a specified threshold. The Throne Units have vesting terms that are substantially similar to the Class B Units in the Partnerships and the BRE Units, with 25% of the Throne Units scheduled to vest on July 25, 2015 and 25% of the Throne Units scheduled to vest on July 25, 2017, in each case, subject to the named executive officer’s continued employment on such date, and the remaining 50% of the Throne Units and any then unvested time-vesting Throne Units are currently scheduled to vest on the date, if any, when the sponsors of BRE Throne receive, in respect of their aggregate Class A Units, cash proceeds resulting in at least a 15% internal rate of return, subject to the named executive officer’s continued employment on such date. In connection with this offering and the IPO Property Transfers, we expect BRE Throne to fully accelerate the vesting of the Throne Units. The Throne Units were granted in the following amounts: 535,895 units to Mr. Carroll, 187,563 units to Mr. Bruce, 214,358 units to Mr. Siegel and 187,563 units to Mr. Bernstein. In addition to the grants, Mr. Carroll also purchased Class A-2 Units of BRE Throne, which units are equity interests, have economic characteristics that are similar to those of shares of common stock in a corporation and have no vesting schedule.

In connection with the IPO Property Transfers, we expect that the Class A-2 and the Throne Unit holders will surrender their units of BRE Throne and receive OP Units with the number of OP Units delivered determined in a manner intended to replicate the respective economic benefit provided by such units based upon the valuation derived from the initial public offering price relative to the BRE Throne assets that comprise the Acquired Properties. As described in further detail under “Summary—Our Organizational Structure” and “Organizational Structure,” these OP Units will be redeemable at the option of the holder for cash, based upon

 

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the value of an equivalent number of shares of our common stock at the time of the election to redeem, subject to our right to acquire the OP Units tendered for redemption in exchange for an equivalent number of shares of our common stock. We expect the OP Units delivered upon the surrender of the Throne Units will be fully vested.

In March 2013, the board of directors awarded Mr. Bruce 88,093.42 BRE Units in connection with his additional responsibilities managing the Acquired Properties owned by BRE Southeast Retail. These BRE Units have the same vesting and other terms as the BRE Units granted in 2012 and described under “Compensation Elements—Long-Term Equity Compensation—Equity Awards in the Acquired Properties We Manage” and “Narrative Disclosure to Summary Compensation Table and Grants of Plan-Based Awards Table.” It is anticipated that, in connection with the IPO Property Transfers, Mr. Bruce will surrender these BRE Units and receive OP Units as described above under “Compensation Elements—Long-Term Equity Compensation—Equity Awards in the Acquired Properties We Manage.”

Compensation Advisor

Our board of directors has retained FPL Associates L.P., an independent compensation consulting firm, to provide guidance on executive compensation in connection with this offering and to provide information and guidance on the REIT sector of public companies for our compensation program going forward.

Summary Compensation Table

The following table provides summary information concerning compensation paid or accrued by us to or on behalf of our principal executive officer and principal financial officer serving during fiscal 2012 and each of our three other most highly compensated executive officers serving as executive officers on December 31, 2012.

 

Name and Principal
Position

  Year     Salary
($)
    Bonus
($)
    Stock
Awards
($) (1)
    Option
Awards
    Non-Equity
Incentive Plan
Compensation
($) (2)
    Change in
Pension Value
and
Nonqualified
Deferred
Compensation
Earnings
($) (3)
    All Other
Compensation
($) (4)
    Total ($)  
Michael A. Carroll,     2012        800,000        —          237,852        —          2,031,040        —          82,132        3,151,024   

Chief Executive Officer

                 
Timothy Bruce,     2012        400,000        —          83,248        —          313,208        —          49,269        845,725   

Executive Vice President, Leasing and Redevelopment

                 
Steven F. Siegel,     2012        427,517        —          95,141        —          740,842        —          27,481        1,290,981   

Executive Vice President, General Counsel and Secretary

                 
Dean Bernstein,     2012        382,874        —          83,248        —          609,869        —          18,963        1,094,954   

Executive Vice President, Acquisitions and Dispositions

                 
Tiffanie Fisher, (5)     2012        507,500        —          142,711        —          1,022,291        —          15,190        1,687,692   

Former principal financial officer

                 

 

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(1)

Amounts included in this column reflect the aggregate grant date fair value of BRE Units granted during fiscal 2012 calculated in accordance with Financial Accounting Standards Board Accounting Standards Codification Topic 718, Compensation-Stock Compensation (“FASB ASC Topic 718”). The grant date fair values of the time-vesting and exit-vesting portions of these units are estimated using a Monte Carlo simulation model. Expected volatilities were based on the historical volatility of peer companies’ stock over the expected life of the units. The expected life of the units granted represents the period of time that the units granted are expected to be outstanding. The risk free interest rate is based on the U.S. Treasury yield curve in effect at the time of grant for periods equal to the expected life of the units. The following assumptions were used to calculate the fair value: (1) an expected volatility of 90%; (2) a 4  1 / 2 -year expected life; (3) a 0.51% risk-free interest rate; and (4) a $0 dividend yield. The terms of these units are summarized under “Compensation Discussion and Analysis—Compensation Elements—Long-Term Equity Compensation” above and under “Narrative Disclosure to Summary Compensation Table and Grants of Plan-Based Awards Table—Equity Awards” and “Potential Payments Upon Termination or Change in Control” below.

(2) Amounts included in this column reflect cash incentive awards earned by our named executive officers (A) under the Annual Bonus Plan and (B) under the Predecessor Long-Term Compensation Plan. These awards were based on pre-established, performance-based targets, the outcome of which was uncertain at the time the targets were established, and, therefore, are reportable as “Non-Equity Incentive Plan Compensation” rather than as “Bonus.” Additional information regarding the Annual Bonus and Predecessor LTCP Payments is described above under “Compensation Discussion and Analysis—Compensation Elements—Annual Cash Incentive Compensation.
(3) We have no pension benefits, nonqualified defined contribution or other nonqualified deferred compensation plans for executive officers.
(4) All Other Compensation for 2012 for each named executive officer includes the following:

 

Name

   Insurance
Costs (a)
     Company
Contributions to
Defined
Contribution Plans
(b)
     Discounted Equity
Purchases in BRE
Southeast Retail
(c)
     Bonus
(d)
     Total  

Michael A. Carroll

   $ 20,604       $ 7,500       $ 37,519       $ 16,509       $ 82,132   

Timothy Bruce

   $ 14,756       $ 7,500       $ 18,759       $ 8,254       $ 49,269   

Steven F. Siegel

   $ 19,981       $ 7,500         —           —         $ 27,481   

Dean Bernstein

   $ 11,463       $ 7,500         —           —         $ 18,963   

Tiffanie Fisher

   $ 7,690       $ 7,500         —           —         $ 15,190   

 

  (a) Represents employer-paid medical, dental, life, accidental death and dismemberment, and short and long-term disability insurance premiums.
  (b) Represents the employer’s 401(k) plan matching contributions.
  (c) Represents the compensation cost calculated in accordance with FASB ASC Topic 718 for the Class A-2 Units of BRE Southeast Retail purchased at less than fair market value.
  (d) Represents a discretionary bonus paid by the Company to offset taxes incurred for the Class A-2 Units of BRE Southeast Retail purchased at less than fair market value.

 

(5) Ms. Fisher served as our Executive Vice President, Chief Financial Officer from April 2009 until her resignation from these positions effective May 20, 2013. Ms. Fisher continued her employment with the Company through July 31, 2013. In connection with her resignation, Ms. Fisher forfeited all of her BRE Units. On May 20, 2013, Michael V. Pappagallo became our President and Chief Financial Officer.

 

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Grants of Plan-Based Awards Table

The following table sets forth information concerning grants of plan-based awards to the named executive officers during the fiscal year ended December 31, 2012.

 

Name

  Grant
Date
    Estimated Future Payouts Under
Non-Equity  Incentive
Plan Awards (1)
    Estimated Future Payouts
Under Equity Incentive
Plan Awards (2)(4)
    All other
Stock Awards:

Number of Shares
of Stock or Units
(#) (2)
    Grant Date
Fair Value of
Threshold Stock
and Option
Awards ($) (3)
 
          Threshold
($)
    Target
($)
    Maximum
($)
    Threshold
(#)
    Target
(#)
    Maximum
(#)
     

Michael A. Carroll

   

 

—  

06/13/2012

  

  

   

 

600,000

—  

  

  

   

 

800,000

—  

  

  

   

 

1,200,000

—  

  

  

   

 

—  

—  

  

  

   

 

—  

587,289

  

  

   

 

—  

—  

  

  

   

 

—  

587,289

  

  

   

 

—  

237,852

  

  

Timothy Bruce

   

 

—  

06/13/2012

  

  

   

 

196,000

—  

  

  

   

 

260,000

—  

  

  

   

 

340,000

—  

  

  

   

 

—  

—  

  

  

   

 

—  

205,551

  

  

   

 

—  

—  

  

  

   

 

—  

205,551

  

  

   

 

—  

83,248

  

  

Steven F. Siegel

   

 

—  

06/13/2012

  

  

   

 

209,483

—  

  

  

   

 

277,886

—  

  

  

   

 

363,389

—  

  

  

   

 

—  

—  

  

  

   

 

—  

234,916

  

  

   

 

—  

—  

  

  

   

 

—  

234,916

  

  

   

 

—  

95,141

  

  

Dean Bernstein

   

 

—  

06/13/2012

  

  

   

 

187,609

—  

  

  

   

 

248,869

—  

  

  

   

 

325,444

—  

  

  

   

 

—  

—  

  

  

   

 

—  

205,551

  

  

   

 

—  

—  

  

  

   

 

—  

205,551

  

  

   

 

—  

83,248

  

  

Tiffanie Fisher

   

 

—  

06/13/2012

  

  

   

 

380,625

—  

  

  

   

 

507,500

—  

  

  

   

 

624,375

—  

  

  

   

 

—  

—  

  

  

   

 

—  

352,374

  

  

   

 

—  

—  

  

  

   

 

—  

352,374

  

  

   

 

—  

142,711

  

  

 

(1) Reflects the possible payouts of cash incentive compensation under the Annual Bonus Plan. The actual amounts paid, together with other cash incentive compensation paid to each named executive officer during 2012, are described in the “Non-Equity Incentive Plan Compensation” column of the “Summary Compensation Table” above and the accompanying footnote.
(2) Reflects the BRE Units granted during 2012 that are divided into two tranches for vesting purposes: one half are time-vesting and one half are exit-vesting. The exit-vesting units are reported as an equity incentive plan award in the “Estimated Future Payouts Under Equity Incentive Plan Awards” column, while the time-vesting units are reported as an all other stock award in the “All Other Stock Awards: Number of Shares of Stock or Units” column. See “Narrative Disclosure to Summary Compensation Table and Grants of Plan-Based Awards Table—Equity Awards.” In connection with this offering and the IPO Property Transfers, we expect BRE Southeast Retail to fully accelerate the vesting of the BRE Units issued to our named executive officers.
(3) Represents the grant date fair value of the BRE Units granted during 2012 calculated in accordance with FASB ASC Topic 718 and as described in footnote 1 to the “Summary Compensation Table.”
(4) In connection with her resignation, Ms. Fisher forfeited all of her BRE Units.

Narrative Disclosure to Summary Compensation Table and Grants of Plan-Based Awards Table

Employment Agreements with Our Named Executive Officers

In connection with the Acquisition, BPG Subsidiary’s board of directors took over primary responsibility for compensation decisions relating to our named executive officers and entered into new employment agreements and equity arrangements with our named executive officers, reflecting the compensation objectives and philosophy of our new ultimate parent investors. BPG Subsidiary entered into an employment agreement with Mr. Bruce upon his commencement of employment with the Company. The principal terms of each of these agreements are summarized below, except with respect to potential payments and other benefits upon specified terminations or a “change in control” (as defined in the employment agreements), which are summarized below under “Potential Payments Upon Termination or Change in Control.”

The employment agreements with each named executive officer contain substantially similar terms. Each of the employment agreements provides for a term ending on November 1, 2014, and extends automatically for additional one-year periods unless either BPG Subsidiary or the executive elects not to extend the term. Under the employment agreements, each executive is eligible to receive a minimum base salary, as set forth in the applicable agreement, and an annual bonus based on the achievement of specified financial and individual goals for fiscal years 2012 and beyond.

 

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If these goals are achieved, each executive may receive an annual incentive cash bonus equal to a percentage of his or her base salary as provided below. Each executive officer is also entitled to participate in all employee benefit plans, programs and arrangements made available to other executive officers generally.

In addition, each employment agreement, other than that for Mr. Bruce who joined the Company following the Acquisition, provides for the following three cash awards:

 

   

Final Predecessor LTCP Payment —a payment, on July 31, 2012, covering the third tranche of the Predecessor LTCP Payment to which each named executive officer is entitled under the Predecessor Long-Term Compensation Plan, described above under “Compensation Discussion and Analysis—Compensation Elements—Existing Cash Incentive Plan Assumed in the Acquisition,” provided that such executive had not been terminated for “cause” (as defined in the employment agreements) or resigned other than as a result of a “constructive termination” (as defined below) prior to the payment date;

 

   

Retention Bonus —the Retention Bonus, described above under “Compensation Discussion and Analysis—Compensation Elements—Retention Bonuses,” 50% of which was paid to each executive in November 2011 and 50% of which was payable to each executive in June 2013 provided that such executive had not been terminated for cause or resigned other than as a result of a “constructive termination” (as defined below) prior to the payment date; and

 

   

Brixmor LTIP Retention Payment —the Brixmor LTIP Retention Payment, described above under “Compensation Discussion and Analysis—Compensation Elements—Retention Bonuses,” payable on the first to occur of the following dates: (1) June 28, 2014; (2) the day that is six months after specified capital transactions; and (3) the occurrence of a change in control, provided that such executive has not been terminated for cause or resigned other than as a result of a constructive termination prior to the payment date. The consummation of this offering will trigger the Brixmor LTIP Retention Payment, which will become payable six months following such date.

Mr. Bruce’s employment agreement provides for the Brixmor LTIP Retention Payment.

Under the employment agreements, a “constructive termination” is deemed to occur upon specified events, including, a material reduction in the executive’s annual or incentive compensation, where the executive’s compensation or other material employee benefit is not paid when due, upon a material reduction in the executive’s authority or responsibilities, upon specified relocation events or where BPG Subsidiary elects not to renew the executive’s employment agreement, subject, in each case, to specified notice and cure periods.

Following are the individual provisions of the named executive officers’ employment agreement.

Carroll Employment Agreement . Mr. Carroll’s employment agreement provides that Mr. Carroll is to serve as Chief Executive Officer and is eligible to receive an annual base salary of $800,000, subject to such periodic adjustments as may be approved by our board. Mr. Carroll is also eligible to receive an annual bonus of 75% of his annual base salary if threshold performance objectives are met, 100% of his annual base salary if target performance objectives are met and up to a maximum of 150% of his base salary for top performance. The employment agreement provides that Mr. Carroll is entitled to receive $945,000 as the final Predecessor LTCP Payment (which was paid in 2012), $1,108,861 as a Retention Bonus (half of which was paid in 2011 and half of which was paid in 2013) and $1,000,000 as the Brixmor LTIP Retention Payment (which will be payable six months after this offering).

Bruce Employment Agreement . Mr. Bruce’s employment agreement provides that he is to serve as Executive Vice President, Leasing and Redevelopment and is eligible to receive an annual base salary of $400,000, subject to such periodic adjustments as may be approved by our board. Mr. Bruce is also eligible to receive an annual bonus of 49% of his annual base salary if threshold performance objectives are met, 65% of his annual base salary if target performance objectives are met and up to a maximum of 85% of his base salary for top performance. The employment agreement provides that Mr. Bruce is entitled to receive $350,000 as the Brixmor LTIP Retention Payment (which will be payable six months after this offering).

 

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Siegel Employment Agreement . Mr. Siegel’s employment agreement provides that he is to serve as Executive Vice President, General Counsel and Secretary and is eligible to receive an annual base salary of $421,199, subject to such periodic adjustments as may be approved by our board. Mr. Siegel is also eligible to receive an annual bonus of 49% of his annual base salary if threshold performance objectives are met, 65% of his annual base salary if target performance objectives are met and up to a maximum of 85% of his base salary for top performance. The employment agreement provides that Mr. Siegel is entitled to receive $412,500 as the final Predecessor LTCP Payment (which was paid in 2012), $725,914 as a Retention Bonus (half of which was paid in 2011 and half of which was paid in 2013) and $400,000 as the Brixmor LTIP Retention Payment (which will be payable six months after this offering).

Bernstein Employment Agreement . Mr. Bernstein’s employment agreement provides that he is to serve as Executive Vice President, Acquisitions and Dispositions and is eligible to receive an annual base salary of $377,216, subject to such periodic adjustments as may be approved by our board. Mr. Bernstein is also eligible to receive an annual bonus of 49% of his annual base salary if threshold performance objectives are met, 65% of his annual base salary if target performance objectives are met and up to a maximum of 85% of his base salary for top performance. The employment agreement provides that Mr. Bernstein is entitled to receive $315,000 as the final Predecessor LTCP Payment (which was paid in 2012), $611,828 as a Retention Bonus (half of which was paid in 2011 and half of which was paid in 2013) and $350,000 as the Brixmor LTIP Retention Payment (which will be payable six months after this offering).

Fisher Employment Agreement . Ms. Fisher’s employment agreement provided that she was to serve as Executive Vice President, Chief Financial Officer and was eligible to receive an annual base salary of $500,000, subject to such periodic adjustments as may be approved by the board. Ms. Fisher was also eligible to receive an annual bonus of 75% of her annual base salary if threshold performance objectives were met, 100% of her annual base salary if target performance objectives were met and up to a maximum of 125% of her base salary for top performance. The employment agreement provided that Ms. Fisher was entitled to receive $487,500 as the final Predecessor LTCP Payment (which was paid in 2012), $684,103 as a Retention Bonus (half of which was paid in 2011 and half of which was paid in 2013) and $600,000 as the Brixmor LTIP Retention Payment (which was forfeited in connection with her resignation).

Each of the employment agreements also contain restrictive covenants, including an indefinite covenant on confidentiality of information, and covenants related to non-competition and non-solicitation of our employees and customers and affiliates at all times during the named executive officer’s employment, and for two years after specified terminations of the named executive officer’s employment (other than for cause and, as to the non-compete, other than a termination that occurs after our Sponsor ceases to beneficially own any of our common stock).

Equity Awards

As a condition to receiving the Class B Units in the Partnerships and the BRE Units, each named executive officer was required to enter into a subscription agreement with these entities to become a member of each of these entities, and to become a party to the respective partnership and LLC agreement of these entities as well as an equity holders agreement. These agreements generally govern the named executive officer’s rights with respect to the respective Class B Units in these entities.

The Class B Units of the Partnerships are profits interests having economic characteristics similar to stock appreciation rights and representing the right to share in any increase in the equity value of the Partnerships that exceeds a specified threshold. Therefore, the Class B Units only have value to the extent there is an appreciation in the value of our business from and after the applicable date of grant and the appreciation exceeds a specified threshold. Of the Class B Units in the Partnerships granted to the named executive officers, 25% are scheduled to vest on June 28, 2014 and 25% are scheduled to vest on June 28, 2016, in each case, subject to the named executive officer’s continued employment on such date. The remaining 50% of the Class B Units in the Partnerships and any then unvested time-vesting Class B Units are scheduled to vest on the date, if any, that our

 

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Sponsor receives, in respect of its aggregate Class A Units, cash proceeds resulting in at least a 15% internal rate of return, subject to the named executive officer’s continued employment on such date. In connection with this offering, we expect to accelerate the vesting of one-half of the exit-vesting units held by our named executive officers (meaning 25% of the Class B Units will be vested immediately following the offering, 25% will be scheduled to vest on June 28, 2014, 25% will be scheduled to vest on June 28, 2016 and 25% (plus any then unvested time-vesting units) will vest when the internal rate of return condition is satisfied).

In addition to the Class B Units in the Partnerships, in 2012, some of our executive officers, including our named executive officers, received BRE Units, with substantially similar terms to the Class B Units in the Partnerships described above, with 25% of the BRE Units scheduled to vest on December 20, 2014, 25% of the BRE Units scheduled to vest on December 20, 2016, in each case, subject to the named executive officer’s continued employment through such date, and the remaining 50% of the BRE Units and any then unvested time vesting BRE Units are scheduled to vest on the date, if any, when the sponsors of BRE Southeast Retail receive, in respect of their aggregate Class A Units, cash proceeds resulting in at least a 15% internal rate of return, subject to the named executive officer’s continued employment on such date. In connection with this offering and the IPO Property Transfers, we expect BRE Southeast Retail to fully accelerate the vesting of the BRE Units.

As a condition of receiving their units in the Partnerships and in BRE Southeast Retail, our named executive officers have agreed to specified restrictive covenants, including an indefinite covenant on confidentiality of information, and covenants related to non-competition and non-solicitation of our employees and customers and affiliates at all times during the named executive officer’s employment, and for two years after any termination of the named executive officer’s employment (except, with respect to the non-compete, other than after a termination for cause or a termination that occurs after the responsive sponsors of these entities cease to beneficially own any of our common stock).

Additional terms regarding the equity awards are summarized above under “Compensation Discussion and Analysis—Compensation Elements—Long-Term Equity Compensation” and under “Potential Payments Upon Termination or Change in Control” below.

Outstanding Equity Awards at 2012 Fiscal Year-End

The following table sets forth information regarding outstanding equity awards made to our named executive officers as of December 31, 2012 and includes the Class B Units in the Partnerships and the BRE Units.

 

            Stock Awards  

Name

   Grant Date      Number of Shares or
Units of Stock That
Have Not Vested

(#)
    Market Value of
Shares or Units of
Stock That Have
Not Vested

($)
     Equity Incentive Plan
Awards: Number of
Unearned Shares,
Units, or Other
Rights That Have
Not Vested

(#) (3)
     Equity Incentive Plan
Awards: Market or
Payout Value of
Unearned Shares,
Units, or Other Rights
That Have Not Vested

($)
 

Michael A. Carroll

    

 

11/01/2011

06/13/2012

  

  

    

 

12,105,263

587,289

(1) 

(2) 

   
 
4,115,789(4)
52,856(5)
  
  
    

 

12,105,263

587,289

  

  

    
 
4,115,789(4)
52,856(5)
  
  

Timothy Bruce

    

 

11/01/2011

06/13/2012

  

  

    

 

4,236,842

205,551

(1) 

(2) 

   
 
1,440,526(4)
18,500(5)
  
  
    

 

4,236,842

205,551

  

  

    
 
1,440,526(4)
18,500(5)
  
  

Steven F. Siegel

    

 

11/01/2011

06/13/2012

  

  

    

 

4,842,106

234,915

(1) 

(2) 

   
 
1,646,316(4)
21,142(5)
  
  
    

 

4,842,105

234,915

  

  

    
 
1,646,316(4)
21,142(5)
  
  

Dean Bernstein

    

 

11/01/2011

06/13/2012

  

  

    

 

4,236,842

205,551

(1) 

(2) 

   
 
1,440,526(4)
18,500(5)
  
  
    

 

4,236,842

205,551

  

  

    
 
1,440,526(4)
18,500(5)
  
  

Tiffanie Fisher (6)

    

 

11/01/2011

06/13/2012

  

  

    

 

7,263,158

352,374

(1) 

(2) 

   
 
2,469,474(4)
31,714(5)
  
  
    

 

7,263,158

352,374

  

  

    
 
2,469,474(4)
31,714(5)
  
  

 

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(1) Reflects the number of time-vesting Class B Units of the Partnerships, 50% of which are scheduled to vest on June 28, 2014 and the remaining 50% of which are scheduled to vest on June 28, 2016, in each case, subject to the executive’s continued employment on such date. In addition, any then unvested time-vesting Class B Units are scheduled to vest on the date, if any, when the exit-vesting Class B units in the Partnerships vest. Additional terms of these time-vesting units are summarized under “Compensation Discussion and Analysis—Compensation Elements—Long-Term Equity Compensation,” “Narrative Disclosure to Summary Compensation Table and Grants of Plan Based Awards Table—Equity Awards” and “Potential Payments Upon Termination or Change in Control.”

 

     Vesting of the time-vesting Class B Units in the Partnerships will be accelerated upon a Qualifying Termination in specified circumstances described under “Potential Payments Upon Termination or Change in Control.”

 

(2) Reflects the number of time-vesting BRE Units, 50% of which are scheduled to vest on December 20, 2014, and the remaining 50% of which are scheduled to vest on December 20, 2016, in each case, subject to the executive’s continued employment on such date. In addition, any then unvested time-vesting BRE Units are scheduled to vest on the date, if any, when the exit-vesting BRE Units vest. Additional terms of these time-vesting BRE Units are summarized under “Compensation Discussion and Analysis—Compensation Elements—Long-Term Equity Compensation,” “Narrative Disclosure to Summary Compensation Table and Grants of Plan Based Awards Table—Equity Awards” and “Potential Payments Upon Termination or Change in Control.” In connection with this offering, we expect to accelerate the vesting of all of these time-vesting units held by our named executive officers.

 

     Vesting of the time-vesting BRE Units will be accelerated upon a Qualifying Termination in specified circumstances described under “Potential Payments Upon Termination or Change in Control.”

 

(3) Reflects the number of exit-vesting Class B Units of the Partnerships and the BRE Units, which are scheduled to vest, in each case, only if the sponsors of these entities receive, in respect of their aggregate Class A Units, cash proceeds resulting in at least a 15% internal rate of return, subject to the executive’s continued employment on such date. Additional terms of the exit-vesting units are summarized under “Compensation Discussion and Analysis—Compensation Elements—Long-Term Equity Compensation,” “Narrative Disclosure to Summary Compensation Table and Grants of Plan Based Awards Table—Equity Awards” and “Potential Payments Upon Termination or Change in Control.” In connection with this offering, we expect to accelerate the vesting of one-half of the exit-vesting units in the Partnerships held by our named executive officers (meaning 25% of the Class B Units in the Partnerships will be vested immediately following the offering, 25% will be scheduled to vest on June 28, 2014, 25% will be scheduled to vest on June 28, 2016 and 25% (plus any then unvested time-vesting units) will vest when the internal rate of return condition is satisfied) and to accelerate the vesting of all of the exit-vesting BRE Units held by our named executive officers.

 

     Vesting of the exit-vesting Class B Units in the Partnerships and the BRE Units will be accelerated upon a Qualifying Termination subject to specified events described under “Potential Payments Upon Termination or Change in Control.”

 

(4) As of December 31, 2012, the value of our business had appreciated to a level that would have created value in the time-vesting and exit-vesting Class B Units in the Partnerships. Therefore, amounts reported are based on an assumed fair market value of the Partnerships’ Class B Units as of December 31, 2012.

 

(5) As of December 31, 2012, the value of BRE Southeast Retail’s business had appreciated to a level that would have created value in the time-vesting and exit-vesting BRE Units. Therefore, amounts reported are based on an assumed fair market value of the BRE Units as of December 31, 2012.

 

(6) In connection with her resignation, Ms. Fisher forfeited all of her Class B Units in the Partnerships and her BRE Units.

 

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Option Exercises and Stock Vested in 2012

We do not have any outstanding options, and no equity awards vested during 2012.

Pension Benefits

We have no pension benefits for the executive officers.

Nonqualified Deferred Compensation for 2012

We have no nonqualified defined contribution or other nonqualified deferred compensation plans for executive officers.

 

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Potential Payments Upon Termination or Change in Control

The following table describes the potential payments and benefits that would have been payable to our named executive officers under existing plans and contractual arrangements assuming (1) a termination of employment and/or (2) a change of control (“CIC”) occurred, in each case, on December 31, 2012, the last business day of fiscal 2012. The amounts shown in the table do not include payments and benefits to the extent they are provided generally to all salaried employees upon termination of employment and do not discriminate in scope, terms or operation in favor of the named executive officers. These include distributions of plan balances under our 401(k) savings plan and similar items. For purposes of the table below, a “Qualifying Termination” refers to a termination by BPG Subsidiary without “cause” (as defined in the named executive officers’ employment agreements) or by a named executive officer as a result of a “constructive termination” (as defined under “Narrative Disclosure to Summary Compensation Table and Grants of Plan-Based Awards Table—Employment Agreements with Our Named Executive Officers”).

 

Name

  Retention
Bonus and
Brixmor
LTIP
Retention
Payment (1)
    Cash
Severance
(2)(5)
    Continuation
of Health
Benefits (3)
    Gross-Up
Payments
(4)
    Value of
Accelerated
Equity (5)
    Total  

Michael A. Carroll

           

Qualifying Termination, no CIC

    1,554,431        4,000,000        21,350        —          —          5,575,781   

Qualifying Termination, CIC

    1,554,431        —          21,350        —          8,337,291        9,913,072   

CIC without Termination

    1,000,000        —          —          —          —          1,000,000   

Death or Disability Termination

    1,554,431        800,000        —          —          —          2,354,431   

Death or Disability Outside of Employment

    —          800,000        —          —          —          800,000   

Timothy Bruce

           

Qualifying Termination, no CIC

    350,000        1,580,000        14,958        —          —          1,944,958   

Qualifying Termination, CIC

    350,000        —          14,958        —          2,918,052        3,283,010   

CIC without Termination

    350,000        —          —          —          —          350,000   

Death or Disability Termination

    350,000        260,000        —          —          —          610,000   

Death or Disability Outside of Employment

    —          260,000        —          —          —          260,000   

Steven F. Siegel

           

Qualifying Termination, no CIC

    762,957        1,688,692        21,350        —          —          2,472,999   

Qualifying Termination, CIC

    762,957        —          21,350        —          3,334,916        4,119,223   

CIC without Termination

    400,000        —          —          —          —          400,000   

Death or Disability Termination

    762,957        277,886        —          —          —          1,040,843   

Death or Disability Outside of Employment

    —          277,886        —          —          —          277,886   

Dean Bernstein

           

Qualifying Termination, no CIC

    655,914        1,512,356        13,801        —          —          2,182,071   

Qualifying Termination, CIC

    655,914        —          13,801        —          2,918,052        3,587,767   

CIC without Termination

    350,000        —          —          —          —          350,000   

Death or Disability Termination

    655,914        248,869        —          —          —          904,783   

Death or Disability Outside of Employment

    —          248,869        —          —          —          248,869   

Tiffanie Fisher (6)

           

Qualifying Termination, no CIC

    942,052        2,537,500        7,372        —          —          3,486,924   

Qualifying Termination, CIC

    942,052        —          7,372        —          5,002,375        5,951,799   

CIC without Termination

    600,000        —          —          —          —          600,000   

Death or Disability Termination

    942,052        507,500        —          —          —          1,449,552   

Death or Disability Outside of Employment

    —          507,500        —          —          —          507,500   

 

(1) Upon a Qualifying Termination with our without a change of control or upon a death or disability that occurs in connection with the named executive officers’ performance of his or her employment duties (a Death or Disability Termination), the named executive officer would be entitled to sum of (A) the second tranche (equal to 50%) of the Retention Bonus and (B) the Brixmor LTIP Retention Payment.

 

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(2) Under their employment agreements, each named executive officer is entitled to receive a cash severance amount that consists of (A) an annual bonus in an amount equal to his or her target bonus, pro-rated based on the number of days during the fiscal year that such executive was employed prior to the termination date, plus (B):

 

   

in the case of a Qualifying Termination not in connection with a change in control, an amount equal to the sum of (x) 200% of base salary, and (y) the sum of such executive’s annual bonuses payable (if any) in respect of the two fiscal years (the “Reference Fiscal Years”) immediately prior to the termination date (or, if the termination date occurs in 2012 (or, as to Mr. Pappagallo, in 2013 or 2014), the sum of such executive’s annual bonuses will be deemed to be two times the annual target bonus applicable for the fiscal year terminated) (the total of (x) and (y), the “Severance Target”); provided that if either Reference Fiscal Year is less than a full 12 months, then the annual bonus payable in respect of such fiscal year will be annualized prior to making the foregoing calculation; and

 

   

in the case of a Qualifying Termination that occurs on or within 45 days after a change in control, an amount equal to the excess, if any, of (x) the Severance Target over (y) the sum of (A) the value (as calculated by reference to the prices paid in connection with the change in control transaction) of such named executive officer’s Class B Units in the Partnerships (and/or any cash or property delivered in exchange for or as a distribution in respect of such Class B Units) and (B) an amount equal to the Brixmor LTIP Retention Payment (if such payment has previously been paid) (and, as to Mr. Pappagallo, an amount equal to the excess, if any, of (x) the Severance Target over (y) the value (as calculated by reference to the prices paid in connection with the change in control transaction) of such named executive officer’s Class B Units in the Partnerships (and/or any cash or property delivered in exchange for or as a distribution in respect of such Class B Units)). The amounts reported under “Qualifying Termination, CIC” assume, based on the fair market value of our Class B Units as of December 31, 2012, that, if a Qualifying Termination in connection with a change in control had occurred on December 31, 2012, the Severance Target for each of the named executive officers would not have exceeded the sum of the value of the Class B Units and the remaining unpaid Brixmor LTIP Retention Payment and, therefore, that no additional cash severance for the named executive officers would have been paid.

 

       Where there is a death or disability termination, whether or not in connection with the named executive officer’s employment duties, such named executive officer is entitled to receive an annual bonus in an amount equal to his or her target bonus, pro-rated based on the number of days during the fiscal year that such executive was employed prior to the termination date.

 

(3) Reflects the cost of providing the executive officer with a continuation of medical, dental and vision insurance under COBRA for a period of twelve months following the date of termination.

 

(4) Each of the employment agreements for our named executive officers (as well as Mr. Pappagallo) contains the right, if the equity of BPG Subsidiary is publicly traded, to receive a gross-up payment with respect to amounts subject to Section 280G and Section 4999 of the Internal Revenue Code (and the right to cut back such amounts otherwise payable to such executive) under specified circumstances. However, because the equity of BPG Subsidiary was not publicly traded as of December 31, 2012, such amount is zero.

 

(5) In addition to the other amounts included in the table above, if a named executive officer (as well as Mr. Pappagallo) were terminated as a result of a Qualifying Termination, such individual would receive:

 

   

full vesting of all unvested time-vesting and exit-vesting Class B Units of the Partnerships and BRE Units if (A) such Qualifying Termination occurs after a public offering of the respective entity (or in some cases, a subsidiary) and (B) the value of the Class A Units of the respective entity’s sponsors immediately prior to the termination date represents at least a 15% internal rate of return in respect of such Class A Units, measured prior to any taxes payable on such cash;

 

   

full vesting of all unvested time-vesting and exit-vesting Class B Units of the Partnerships and the BRE Units if (A) such Qualifying Termination occurs within two years following a transaction in which all or substantially all of the business operations and assets of the Partnerships or BRE Southeast Retail (the

 

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“Entity’s Business”), as applicable, have been combined with the business and assets of another business owned and controlled (at the time of the combination) by a third party not affiliated with the sponsors of that entity and the Entity’s Business (a “Combination Transaction”) does not constitute more than 50% of the net assets of the combined businesses and (B) the value of each of that entity’s respective sponsors and its economic affiliates’ respective Class A Units in the Partnerships or BRE Southeast Retail, as applicable, immediately prior to the termination date represents at least a 15% internal rate of return in respect of such Class A Units, measured prior to any taxes payable on such cash; or

 

   

vesting of the number of unvested time-vesting Class B Units in the Partnerships and the BRE Units that would have vested had such executive remained continuously employed for an additional six months.

No time-vesting Class B Units of the Partnerships or BRE Units held by named executive officers were eligible to vest in the six month period following December 31, 2012 solely in connection with a Qualifying Termination. However, the amounts reported under “Qualifying Termination, CIC” assume that both the time-vesting and exit-vesting Class B Units in each of the Partnerships and the BRE Units would have vested if a Qualifying Termination had occurred on December 31, 2012 in connection with a public offering or a Combination Transaction. The amounts reported are based on an assumed fair market value of the Partnerships’ and BRE Southeast Retail’s respective Class B Units on December 31, 2012.

 

(6) In connection with her resignation as principal financial officer, Ms. Fisher forfeited her right to the Brixmor LTIP Retention Payment, any cash severance, the continuation of health benefits and all of her Class B Units in the Partnerships and in BRE Southeast Retail.

Compensation Committee Interlocks and Insider Participation

Presently, our board does not have a compensation committee, and the board performs the equivalent functions of such committee. During the last fiscal year, compensation decisions about executive compensation were made by the board of BPG Subsidiary, and Mr. Carroll, our Chief Executive Officer and a member of BPG Subsidiary’s board, participated in determinations regarding our executive officer compensation (other than with respect to his own). None of our executive officers served on the board of directors or compensation committee of any other entity that had one or more executive officers who served as a member of BPG Subsidiary’s board during fiscal 2012.

2013 Omnibus Incentive Plan

In connection with this offering, our board of directors expects to adopt, and our stockholders expect to approve, the 2013 Omnibus Incentive Plan prior to the completion of the offering.

Purpose

The purpose of the 2013 Omnibus Incentive Plan is to provide a means through which to attract and retain key personnel and to provide a means whereby our directors, officers, employees, consultants and advisors (and prospective directors, officers, employees, consultants and advisors) can acquire and maintain an equity interest in us, or be paid incentive compensation, including incentive compensation measured by reference to the value of our common stock, thereby strengthening their commitment to our welfare and aligning their interests with those of our stockholders.

Administration

The 2013 Omnibus Incentive Plan will be administered by the compensation committee of our board of directors or such other committee of our board of directors to which it has delegated power, or if no such committee or subcommittee thereof exists, the board of directors (as applicable, the “Committee”). The Committee has the sole and plenary authority to establish the terms and conditions of any award consistent with the provisions of the 2013 Omnibus Incentive Plan. The Committee is authorized to interpret, administer,

 

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reconcile any inconsistency in, correct any defect in and/or supply any omission in the 2013 Omnibus Incentive Plan and any instrument or agreement relating to, or any award granted under, the 2013 Omnibus Incentive Plan; establish, amend, suspend, or waive any rules and regulations and appoint such agents as the Committee deems appropriate for the proper administration of the 2013 Omnibus Incentive Plan; and to make any other determination and take any other action that the Committee deems necessary or desirable for the administration of the 2013 Omnibus Incentive Plan. Except to the extent prohibited by applicable law or the applicable rules and regulations of any securities exchange or inter-dealer quotation system on which the securities of the Company are listed or traded, the Committee may allocate all or any portion of its responsibilities and powers to any one or more of its members and may delegate all or any part of its responsibilities and powers to any person or persons selected by it in accordance with the terms of the 2013 Omnibus Incentive Plan. Any such allocation or delegation may be revoked by the Committee at any time. Unless otherwise expressly provided in the 2013 Omnibus Incentive Plan, all designations, determinations, interpretations, and other decisions under or with respect to the 2013 Omnibus Incentive Plan or any award or any documents evidencing awards granted pursuant to the 2013 Omnibus Incentive Plan are within the sole discretion of the Committee, may be made at any time and are final, conclusive and binding upon all persons or entities, including, without limitation, us, any holder or beneficiary of any award, and any of our stockholders.

Shares Subject to the 2013 Omnibus Incentive Plan

The 2013 Omnibus Incentive Plan provides that the total number of shares of common stock that may be issued under the 2013 Omnibus Incentive Plan is            . Of this amount, the maximum number of shares for which incentive stock options may be granted is             ; the maximum number of shares for which options or stock appreciation right may be granted to any individual participant during any single fiscal year is            ; the maximum number of shares for which performance compensation awards denominated in shares may be granted to any individual participant in respect of a single fiscal year is            (or if any such awards are settled in cash, the maximum amount may not exceed the fair market value of such shares on the last day of the performance period to which such award relates); the maximum number of shares of common stock granted during a single fiscal year to any non-employee director, taken together with any cash fees paid to such non-employee director during the fiscal year, shall not exceed $                 in total value; and the maximum amount that may be paid to any individual for a single fiscal year under a performance compensation award denominated in cash is $                . Except for substitute awards (as described below), in the event any award terminates, lapses, or is settled without the payment of the full number of shares subject to such award, including as a result of net set settlement of the award or as a result of the award being settled in cash, the undelivered shares may be granted again under the 2013 Omnibus Incentive Plan, unless the shares are surrendered after the termination of the 2013 Omnibus Incentive Plan, and only if stockholder approval is not required under the then-applicable rules of the exchange on which the shares of common stock are listed. Awards may, in the sole discretion of the Committee, be granted in assumption of, or in substitution for, outstanding awards previously granted by an entity directly or indirectly acquired by us or with which we combine (referred to as “substitute awards”), and such substitute awards shall not be counted against the total number of shares that may be issued under the 2013 Omnibus Incentive Plan, except that substitute awards intended to qualify as “incentive stock options” shall count against the limit on incentive stock options described above. No award may be granted under the 2013 Omnibus Incentive Plan after the tenth anniversary of the effective date (as defined therein), but awards theretofore granted may extend beyond that date.

Options

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option, and will be subject to the terms and conditions that comply with the rules as may be prescribed by Section 422 of the Code. The maximum term for stock options granted under the 2013 Omnibus Incentive Plan will be ten years from the initial date of grant, or with respect to any stock options intended to qualify as incentive stock options, such shorter period as prescribed by Section 422 of the Code. However, if a non-qualified stock option would expire at a time when trading of shares of common stock is prohibited by the Company’s insider trading policy (or Company-imposed “blackout period”), the term will automatically be extended to the 30th day following the end of such period. The purchase price for the shares as to which a stock option is exercised may be paid to us, to the extent permitted by law (1) in cash or its equivalent at the time the stock option is exercised, (2) in shares having a fair market value equal to the aggregate exercise price for the shares being purchased and satisfying any requirements that may be imposed by the Committee, or (3) by such other method as the Committee may permit in its sole discretion, including without limitation (A) in other property having a fair market value on the date of exercise equal to the purchase price, (B) if there is a public market for the shares at such time, through the delivery of irrevocable instructions to a broker to sell the shares being acquired upon the exercise of the stock option and to deliver to us the amount of the proceeds of such sale equal to the aggregate exercise price for the shares being purchased, or (C) through a “net exercise” procedure effected by withholding the minimum number of shares needed to pay the exercise price and all applicable required withholding taxes. Any fractional shares of common stock will be settled in cash.

Stock Appreciation Rights

The Committee may grant stock appreciation rights, with terms and conditions determined by the Committee that are not inconsistent with the 2013 Omnibus Incentive Plan. Generally, each stock appreciation right will entitle the participant upon exercise to an amount (in cash, shares or a combination of cash and shares, as determined by the Committee) equal to the product of (1) the excess of (A) the fair market value on the exercise date of one share of common stock, over (B) the strike price per share, times (2) the numbers of shares of common stock covered by the stock appreciation right. The strike price per share of a stock appreciation right will determined by the Committee at the time of grant but in no event may such amount be less than the fair market value of a share of common stock on the date the stock appreciation right is granted (other than in the case of stock appreciation rights granted in substitution of previously granted awards). The Committee may in its sole discretion substitute, without the consent of the holder or beneficiary of such stock appreciation rights, stock appreciation rights settled in shares of common stock (or settled in shares or cash in the sole discretion of the Committee) for nonqualified stock options.

Restricted Shares and Restricted Stock Units

The Committee may grant restricted shares of our common stock or restricted stock units, representing the right to receive, upon the expiration of the applicable restricted period, one share of common stock for each restricted stock unit, or, in its sole discretion of the Committee, the cash value thereof (or any combination thereof). As to restricted shares of our common stock, subject to the other provisions of the 2013 Omnibus Incentive Plan, the holder will generally have the rights and privileges of a stockholder as to such restricted shares of common stock, including without limitation the right to vote such restricted shares of common stock (except, that if the lapsing of restrictions with respect to such restricted shares of common stock is contingent on satisfaction of performance conditions other than or in addition to the passage of time, any dividends payable on such restricted shares of common stock will be retained, and delivered without interest to the holder of such shares when the restrictions on such shares lapse). To the extent provided in the applicable award agreement, the holder of outstanding restricted stock units will be entitled to be credited with dividend equivalent payments (upon the payment by us of dividends on shares of common stock) either in cash or, at the sole discretion of the Committee, in shares of common stock having a value equal to the amount of such dividends (and interest may, at the sole discretion of the Committee, be credited on the amount of cash dividend equivalents at a rate and subject to such terms as determined by the Committee), which will be payable at the same time as the underlying restricted stock units are settled following the release of restrictions on such restricted stock units.

 

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Other Stock-Based Awards

The Committee may issue unrestricted common stock, rights to receive grants of awards at a future date, or other awards denominated in shares of common stock (including, without limitation, performance shares or performance units), under the 2013 Omnibus Incentive Plan, including performance-based awards.

Performance Compensation Awards

The Committee may also designate any award as a “performance compensation award” intended to qualify as “performance-based compensation” under section 162(m) of the Code. The Committee also has the authority to make an award of a cash bonus to any participant and designate such award as a performance compensation award under the 2013 Omnibus Incentive Plan. The Committee has sole discretion to select the length of any applicable performance periods, the types of performance compensation awards to be issued, the applicable performance criteria and performance goals, and the kinds and/or levels of performance goals that are to apply. The performance criteria that will be used to establish the performance goals may be based on the attainment of specific levels of performance of the Company (and/or one or more affiliates, divisions or operational and/or business units, product lines, brands, business segments, administrative departments, or any combination of the foregoing) and are limited to the following: (1) net earnings or net income (before or after taxes); (2) basic or diluted earnings per share (before or after taxes); (3) net revenue or net revenue growth; (4) gross revenue or gross revenue growth, gross profit or gross profit growth; (5) net operating profit (before or after taxes); (6) same property net operating income; (7) return measures (including, but not limited to, return on investment, assets, capital, employed capital, invested capital, equity, or sales); (8) cash flow measures (including, but not limited to, operating cash flow, funds from operations, free cash flow, and cash flow return on capital), which may but are not required to be measured on a per share basis; (9) earnings before or after taxes, interest, depreciation and/or amortization (including EBIT and EBITDA); (10) gross or net operating margins; (11) productivity ratios; (12) share price (including, but not limited to, growth measures and total stockholder return); (13) expense targets or cost reduction goals, general and administrative expense savings; (14) operating efficiency; (15) objective measures of customer satisfaction; (16) working capital targets; (17) measures of economic value added or other ‘value creation’ metrics; (18) enterprise value; (19) sales; (20) stockholder return; (21) client retention; (22) competitive market metrics; (23) employee retention; (24) objective measures of personal targets, goals or completion of projects (including but not limited to succession and hiring projects, completion of specific acquisitions, reorganizations or other corporate transactions or capital-raising transactions, expansions of specific business operations and meeting divisional or project budgets); (25) comparisons of continuing operations to other operations; (26) market share; (27) cost of capital, debt leverage year-end cash position or book value; (28) strategic objectives and related revenue, sales targets; or (29) any combination of the foregoing. Any one or more of the performance criteria may be stated as a percentage of another performance criteria, or used on an absolute or relative basis to measure our performance as a whole or any of our divisions or operational and/or business units, product lines, brands, business segments, administrative departments or any combination thereof, as the Committee may deem appropriate, or any of the above performance criteria may be compared to the performance of a selected group of comparison companies, or a published or special index that the Committee, in its sole discretion, deems appropriate, or as compared to various stock market indices. Unless otherwise determined by the Committee at the time a performance compensation award is granted, the Committee shall, during the first 90 days of a performance period (or, within any other maximum period allowed under Section 162(m) of the Code), or at any time thereafter to the extent the exercise of such authority at such time would not cause the performance compensation awards granted to any participant for such performance period to fail to qualify as “performance-based compensation” under Section 162(m) of the Code, specify adjustments or modifications to be made to the calculation of a performance goal for such performance period, based on and in order to appropriately reflect the following events: (1) asset write-downs; (2) litigation or claim judgments or settlements; (3) the effect of changes in tax laws, accounting principles, or other laws or regulatory rules affecting reported results; (4) any reorganization and restructuring programs; (5) extraordinary nonrecurring items as described in Accounting Standards Codification Topic 225-20 (or any successor pronouncement thereto) and/or in management’s discussion and analysis of financial condition and results of operations appearing in our

 

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annual report to stockholders for the applicable year; (6) acquisitions or divestitures; (7) any other specific, unusual or nonrecurring events, or objectively determinable category thereof; (8) foreign exchange gains and losses; (9) discontinued operations and nonrecurring charges; and (10) a change in our fiscal year.

Following the completion of a performance period, the Committee will review and certify in writing whether, and to what extent, the performance goals for the performance period have been achieved and, if so, calculate and certify in writing that amount of the performance compensation awards earned for the period based upon the performance formula. In determining the actual amount of an individual participant’s performance compensation award for a performance period, the Committee has the discretion to reduce or eliminate the amount of the performance compensation award consistent with Section 162(m) of the Code. Unless otherwise provided in the applicable award agreement, the Committee does not have the discretion to (A) grant or provide payment in respect of performance compensation awards for a performance period if the performance goals for such performance period have not been attained; or (B) increase a performance compensation award above the applicable limitations set forth in the 2013 Omnibus Incentive Plan.

Effect of Certain Events on 2013 Omnibus Incentive Plan and Awards

In the event of (a) any dividend (other than regular cash dividends) or other distribution (whether in the form of cash, shares of common stock, other securities or other property), recapitalization, stock split, reverse stock split, reorganization, merger, consolidation, split-up, split-off, spin-off, combination, repurchase or exchange of our shares of common stock or other securities, issuance of warrants or other rights to acquire our shares of common stock or other securities, or other similar corporate transaction or event (including, without limitation, a change in control, as defined in the 2013 Omnibus Incentive Plan) that affects the shares of common stock, or (b) unusual or nonrecurring events (including, without limitation, a change in control) affecting us, any affiliate, or the financial statements of us or any affiliate, or changes in applicable rules, rulings, regulations or other requirements of any governmental body or securities exchange or inter-dealer quotation system, accounting principles or law, such that in either case an adjustment is determined by the Committee in its sole discretion to be necessary or appropriate, then the Committee must make any such adjustments in such manner as it may deem equitable, including without limitation, any or all of: (i) adjusting any or all of (A) the share limits applicable under the 2013 Omnibus Incentive Plan with respect to the number of awards which may be granted hereunder, (B) the number of our shares of common stock or other securities which may be delivered in respect of awards or with respect to which awards may be granted under the 2013 Omnibus Incentive Plan and (C) the terms of any outstanding award, including, without limitation, (1) the number of shares of common stock subject to outstanding awards or to which outstanding awards relate (with any increase requiring the approval of our board of directors), (2) the exercise price or strike price with respect to any award or (3) any applicable performance measures; (ii) providing for a substitution or assumption of awards, accelerating the exercisability of, lapse of restrictions on, or termination of, awards or providing for a period of time for participants to exercise outstanding awards prior to the occurrence of such event; and (iii) cancelling any one or more outstanding awards and causing to be paid to the holders holding vested awards (including any awards that would vest as a result of the occurrence of such event but for such cancellation) the value of such awards, if any, as determined by the Committee (which if applicable may be based upon the price per share of common stock received or to be received by other stockholders of the Company in such event), including without limitation, in the case of options and stock appreciation rights, a cash payment equal to the excess, if any, of the fair market value of the shares of common stock subject to the option or stock appreciation right over the aggregate exercise price thereof. For the avoidance of doubt, the Committee may cancel any stock option or stock appreciation right for no consideration if the fair market value of the shares subject to such option or stock appreciation right is less than or equal to the aggregate exercise price or strike price of such stock option or stock appreciation right.

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encumbrance will be void and unenforceable against us or any affiliate. However, the Committee may, in its sole discretion, permit awards (other than incentive stock options) to be transferred, including transfers to a participant’s family members, any trust established solely for the benefit of participant or such participant’s family members, any partnership or limited liability company of which participant, or participant and participant’s family members, are the sole member(s), and a beneficiary to whom donations are eligible to be treated as “charitable contributions” for tax purposes.

Amendment and Termination

The board of directors may amend, alter, suspend, discontinue, or terminate the 2013 Omnibus Incentive Plan or any portion thereof at any time; provided, that no such amendment, alteration, suspension, discontinuation or termination may be made without stockholder approval if (1) such approval is necessary to comply with any regulatory requirement applicable to the 2013 Omnibus Incentive Plan or for changes in GAAP to new accounting standards, (2) it would materially increase the number of securities which may be issued under the 2013 Omnibus Incentive Plan (except for adjustments in connection with certain corporate events), or (3) it would materially modify the requirements for participation in the 2013 Omnibus Incentive Plan; provided, further, that any such amendment, alteration, suspension, discontinuance or termination that would materially and adversely affect the rights of any participant or any holder or beneficiary of any award shall not to that extent be effective without such individual’s consent. The Committee may also, to the extent consistent with the terms of any applicable award agreement, waive any conditions or rights under, amend any terms of, or alter, suspend, discontinue, cancel or terminate, any award granted or the associated award agreement, prospectively or retroactively, subject to the consent of the affected Participant if any such waiver, amendment, alteration, suspension, discontinuance, cancellation or termination would materially and adversely affect the rights of any Participant with respect to such award; provided , further, that without stockholder approval, except as otherwise permitted in the 2013 Omnibus Incentive Plan, (1) no amendment or modification may reduce the exercise price of any option or the strike price of any stock appreciation right, (2) the Committee may not cancel any outstanding option or stock appreciation right and replace it with a new option or stock appreciation right (with a lower exercise price or strike price, as the case may be) or other award or cash payment that is greater than the value of the cancelled option or stock appreciation right, and (3) the Committee may not take any other action which is considered a “repricing” for purposes of the stockholder approval rules of any securities exchange or inter-dealer quotation system on which our securities are listed or quoted.

Dividends and Dividend Equivalents

The Committee in its sole discretion may provide part of an award with dividends or dividend equivalents, on such terms and conditions as may be determined by the Committee in its sole discretion; provided, that no dividend equivalents shall be payable in respect of outstanding (1) options or stock appreciation rights or (2) unearned performance compensation awards or other unearned awards subject to performance conditions (other than or in addition to the passage of time) (although dividend equivalents may be accumulated in respect of unearned awards and paid within 15 days after such awards are earned and become earned, payable or distributable).

Clawback/Forfeiture

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must repay the gain to us. The Committee may also provide in an award agreement that if the participant receives any amount in excess of what the participant should have received under the terms of the award for any reason (including without limitation by reason of a financial restatement, mistake in calculations or other administrative error), then the participant shall be required to repay any such excess amount to us. Without limiting the foregoing, all awards shall be subject to reduction, cancellation, forfeiture or recoupment to the extent necessary to comply with applicable law.

 

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CERTAIN RELATIONSHIPS AND RELATED PERSON TRANSACTIONS

IPO Property Transfers

As described in greater detail in “Organizational Structure—IPO Property Transfers,” prior to this offering, we will effect the IPO Property Transfers whereby certain investment partnerships affiliated with our Sponsor will contribute interests in 43 properties to us in exchange for OP Units. Members of our management received equity interests in these investment partnerships as an incentive and will accordingly be allocated a portion of these OP Units. See “Management—Executive Compensation—Compensation Discussion and Analysis—Compensation Elements—Long Term Equity Compensation—Equity Incentive Awards in the Partnerships that Own Brixmor.” In addition, we will distribute interests in 45 properties to our pre-IPO owners. In connection with the IPO Property Transfers, the contribution of the Acquired Properties will be effectuated pursuant to certain contribution agreements to be entered into between the contributing Sponsor affiliate and our Operating Partnership. The contribution agreements will provide for the contribution of the Sponsor affiliate’s direct or indirect ownership interest in the owners of the Acquired Properties (the “Acquired Interests”) in exchange for OP Units. The Sponsor affiliate will make certain representations and warranties in the contribution agreement regarding its valid authority to contribute the Acquired Interests and the Acquired Interests being free and clear of all liens; provided, however, that the underlying Acquired Properties shall remain subject to all existing liabilities and the Sponsor affiliate shall be released by our Operating Partnership for all such existing liabilities. The contribution agreements will provide for a limited indemnification from the Sponsor affiliate in connection with misrepresentations under the agreement and such indemnification shall be subject to a deductible, a liability cap and a survival period.

Property Management Agreements

We have been managing certain properties owned by our Sponsor and its affiliates. Following the offering, we will continue to manage the Non-Core Properties pursuant to management agreements for which we expect to receive customary management, leasing and other fees.

Property and asset management fees received from our Sponsor and its affiliates were $2.7 million and $1.5 million for the year ended December 31, 2012 and the six months ended June 30, 2013. The fees and expense reimbursements payable to us under the property and asset management agreements are generally consistent with what would be charged to a third party owner that is not affiliated with our Sponsor. The agreements are generally terminable by the owner in the event of a sale or upon 30 days written notice.

Stockholders’ Agreement

In connection with this offering, we intend to enter into a stockholders’ agreement with our Sponsor and its affiliates. This agreement will require us to nominate a number of individuals designated by our Sponsor for election as our directors at any meeting of our stockholders (each a “Sponsor Director”) such that, upon the election of each such individual, and each other individual nominated by or at the direction of our board of directors or a duly-authorized committee of the board, as a director of our company, the number of Sponsor Directors serving as directors of our company will be equal to: (1) if our pre-IPO owners and their affiliates together continue to beneficially own at least 50% of the total Outstanding Brixmor Interests as of the record date for such meeting, the lowest whole number that is greater than 50% of the total number of directors comprising our board of directors; (2) if our pre-IPO owners and their affiliates together continue to beneficially own at least 40% (but less than 50%) of the total Outstanding Brixmor Interests as of the record date for such meeting, the lowest whole number that is at least 40% of the total number of directors comprising our board of directors; (3) if our pre-IPO owners and their affiliates together continue to beneficially own at least 30% (but less than 40%) of the total Outstanding Brixmor Interests as of the record date for such meeting, the lowest whole number that is at least 30% of the total number of directors comprising our board of directors; (4) if our pre-IPO owners and their affiliates together continue to beneficially own at least 20% (but less than 30%) of the total Outstanding Brixmor

 

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Interests as of the record date for such meeting, the lowest whole number that is at least 20% of the total number of directors comprising our board of directors; and (5) if our pre-IPO owners and their affiliates together continue to beneficially own at least 5% (but less than 20%) of the total Outstanding Brixmor Interests as of the record date for such meeting, the lowest whole number that is at least 10% of the total number of directors comprising our board of directors. For so long as the stockholders’ agreement remains in effect, Sponsor Directors may be removed only with the consent of our Sponsor. In the case of a vacancy on our board created by the removal or resignation of a Sponsor Director, the stockholders’ agreement will require us to nominate an individual designated by our Sponsor for election to fill the vacancy. As described more specifically in “Material Provisions of Maryland Law and of our Charter and Bylaws,” the stockholders’ agreement and our charter and bylaws require that certain amendments to our charter and bylaws, and any change to the number of our directors, will require the consent of our Sponsor.

Our Sponsor has advised us that, when it ceases to own a majority of the total Outstanding Brixmor Interests, it will ensure that Blackstone employees will no longer constitute a majority of our board of directors.

The stockholders’ agreement will remain in effect until our Sponsor is no longer entitled to nominate a Sponsor Director pursuant to the stockholders’ agreement, unless our Sponsor requests that it terminate at an earlier date.

Exchange Agreement

We have entered into an exchange agreement with the holders of the Outstanding BPG Subsidiary Shares so that these holders may, from and after the first anniversary of the date of the closing of this offering (subject to the terms of the exchange agreement), exchange their BPG Subsidiary Shares for shares of our common stock on a one-for-one basis subject to customary conversion rate adjustments for splits, share dividends and reclassifications, or, at our election, for cash. Notwithstanding the foregoing, our Sponsor is generally permitted to exchange BPG Subsidiary Shares at any time. We have agreed, from and after the first anniversary of the date of the closing of this offering, upon written request by the holders of a majority of the Outstanding BPG Subsidiary Shares, and subject to compliance with applicable law, to effect an exchange of all of the Outstanding BPG Subsidiary Shares by causing BPG Subsidiary to merge with and into Brixmor Property Group Inc. or a wholly-owned subsidiary of Brixmor Property Group Inc., with the holders of all Outstanding BPG Subsidiary Shares to receive shares of our common stock on a one for one basis subject to customary conversion rate adjustments for splits, share dividends and reclassifications, or, at our election, for an equivalent amount of cash.

Registration Rights Agreement

In connection with this offering, we intend to enter into a registration rights agreement that will provide our Sponsor an unlimited number of “demand” registrations and customary “piggyback” registration rights. Under the registration rights agreement, we will also agree to register the delivery to the exchanging party of shares of our common stock upon exchange or redemption of Outstanding BPG Subsidiary Shares and Outstanding OP Units or, if such registration is not permitted, the resale of such shares of common stock by such exchanging party. The registration rights agreement also provides that we will pay certain expenses relating to such registrations and indemnify the registration rights holders against certain liabilities which may arise under the Securities Act.

Indemnification Agreements

We intend to enter into indemnification agreements with our directors and executive officers. These agreements will require us to indemnify these individuals to the fullest extent permitted under Maryland law against liabilities that may arise by reason of their service to us, and to advance expenses incurred as a result of any proceeding against them as to which they could be indemnified. Insofar as indemnification for liabilities arising under the Securities Act may be permitted to directors or executive officers, we have been informed that in the opinion of the SEC such indemnification is against public policy and is therefore unenforceable.

 

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There is currently no pending material litigation or proceeding involving any of our directors, officers or employees for which indemnification is sought.

Statement of Policy Regarding Transactions with Related Persons

Prior to the completion of this offering, our board of directors will adopt a written statement of policy regarding transactions with related persons, which we refer to as our “related person policy.” Our related person policy requires that a “related person” (as defined as in paragraph (a) of Item 404 of Regulation S-K) must promptly disclose to our General Counsel any “related person transaction” (defined as any transaction that is anticipated would be reportable by us under Item 404(a) of Regulation S-K in which we were or are to be a participant and the amount involved exceeds $120,000 and in which any related person had or will have a direct or indirect material interest) and all material facts with respect thereto. The General Counsel will then promptly communicate that information to our board of directors. No related person transaction will be executed without the approval or ratification of our board of directors or a duly authorized committee of our board of directors. It is our policy that directors interested in a related person transaction will recuse themselves from any vote on a related person transaction in which they have an interest.

 

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POLICIES WITH RESPECT TO CERTAIN ACTIVITIES

The following is a discussion of certain of our investment, financing and other policies that will be in place following the completion of this offering. These policies have been determined by our board of directors and, in general, may be amended and revised from time to time at the discretion of our board of directors without notice to or a vote of our stockholders.

Investment Policies

Investment in Real Estate or Interests in Real Estate

Our investment objectives are to increase cash flow from operations, achieve sustainable long-term growth and maximize stockholder value to allow for stable dividends and stock appreciation. We have not established a specific policy regarding the relative priority of these investment objectives. For a discussion of our properties and our acquisition and other strategic objectives, see “Business.”

We have invested and intend to continue to invest primarily in well located, high quality, shopping centers in the United States. Future investment activities will not be limited to any geographic area, product type or to a specified percentage of our assets. While we may diversify in terms of property locations, size and market or submarket, we do not have any limit on the amount or percentage of our assets that may be invested in any one property or any one geographic area. We intend to engage in such future investment or development activities in a manner that is consistent with our qualification as a REIT for U.S. federal income tax purposes. We do not have a specific policy to acquire assets primarily for capital gain or primarily for income. In addition, we may purchase or lease income-producing commercial and other types of properties for long-term investment, expand and improve the properties we presently own or other acquired properties, or sell such properties, in whole or in part, when circumstances warrant.

We participate with third parties in property ownership, through joint ventures or other types of co-ownership, and we may engage in such activities in the future if we determine that doing so would be the most effective means of owning or acquiring properties. We do not expect, however, to enter into a joint venture or other partnership arrangement to make an investment that would not otherwise meet our investment policies. We also may acquire real estate or interests in real estate in exchange for the issuance of common stock, preferred stock or options to purchase stock or interests in our subsidiaries, including our Operating Partnership.

Equity investments in acquired properties may be subject to existing mortgage financing and other indebtedness or to new indebtedness which may be incurred in connection with acquiring or refinancing these investments. Principal and interest on our debt will have a priority over any dividends with respect to our common stock. Investments are also subject to our policy not to be required to register as an investment company under the Investment Company Act.

Investments in Real Estate Mortgages

Our business objectives emphasize equity investments in retail real estate. Although we do not presently intend to invest in mortgages or deeds of trust, other than in a manner that is ancillary to an equity investment, we may elect, in our discretion, to invest in mortgages and other types of real estate interests, including, without limitation, participating or convertible mortgages; provided , in each case, that such investment is consistent with our qualification as a REIT. Investments in real estate mortgages run the risk that one or more borrowers may default under certain mortgages and that the collateral securing certain mortgages may not be sufficient to enable us to recoup our full investment.

Securities of or Interests in Persons Primarily Engaged in Real Estate Activities and Other Issuers

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for the purpose of exercising control over such entities. We do not currently have any policy limiting the types of entities in which we may invest or the proportion of assets to be so invested, whether through acquisition of an entity’s common stock, limited liability or partnership interests, interests in another REIT or entry into a joint venture. As of December 31, 2012, our investment in marketable securities totaled $24.9 million. Our investments in marketable securities as of December 31, 2011 and 2010 were $23.0 million and $20.2 million, respectively. To the extent we make such investments in the future, we intend to invest primarily in entities that own retail real estate. We have no current plans to make additional investments in entities that are not engaged in real estate activities. Our investment objectives are to maximize the cash flow of our investments, acquire investments with growth potential and provide cash distributions and long-term capital appreciation to our stockholders through increases in the value of our company. We have not established a specific policy regarding the relative priority of these investment objectives.

Investment in Other Securities

Other than as described above, we do not intend to invest in any additional securities such as bonds, preferred stocks or common stock.

Dispositions

We may from time to time dispose of properties if, based upon management’s periodic review of our portfolio, our board of directors determines such action would be in our best interest. In addition, we may elect to enter into joint ventures or other types of co-ownership with respect to properties that we already own, either in connection with acquiring interests in other properties (as discussed above in “—Investment in Real Estate or Interests in Real Estate”) or from investors to raise equity capital.

Financing Policies

We expect to employ leverage in our capital structure in amounts determined from time to time by our board of directors. Although our board of directors has not adopted a policy that limits the total amount of indebtedness that we may incur, it will consider a number of factors in evaluating our level of indebtedness from time to time, as well as the amount of such indebtedness that will be either fixed or variable rate. Our charter and bylaws that will be in effect following this offering will not limit the amount or percentage of indebtedness that we may incur nor will they restrict the form in which our indebtedness will be taken (including recourse or non-recourse debt, cross collateralized debt, etc.). Our board of directors may from time to time modify our debt policy in light of the then-current economic conditions, relative costs of debt and equity capital, market values of our properties, general market conditions for debt and equity securities, fluctuations in the market price of our common stock, growth and acquisition opportunities and other factors.

To the extent our board of directors determines to obtain additional capital, we may, without stockholder approval, issue debt or equity securities, retain earnings (subject to the REIT distribution requirements for U.S. federal income tax purposes) or pursue a combination of these methods.

Conflict of Interest Policies

We have adopted certain policies designed to eliminate or minimize certain potential conflicts of interest. Specifically, we adopted a code of business conduct and ethics that generally prohibits conflicts of interest between our officers and employees on the one hand, and our company on the other hand. Our code of business conduct and ethics will also generally limit our employees and officers from competing with our company or taking for themselves opportunities that are discovered through use of property or information of or position with our company. Waivers of our code of business conduct and ethics may be granted by the board of directors or a committee thereof. However, we cannot assure you these policies or provisions of law will always succeed in eliminating the influence of such conflicts. If they are not successful, decisions could be made that might fail to reflect fully the interests of all stockholders. In addition, our charter will, to the maximum extent permitted from

 

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time to time by Maryland law, renounce any interest or expectancy that we have in, or any right to be offered an opportunity to participate in, any business opportunities that are from time to time presented to or developed by our directors or their affiliates, other than to those directors who are employed by us or our subsidiaries, unless the business opportunity is expressly offered or made known to such person in his or her capacity as a director. See “Material Provisions of Maryland Law and of our Charter and Bylaws—Competing Interests and Activities of our Non-Employees Directors.”

Policies with Respect to Other Activities

We have authority to offer common stock, preferred stock, options to purchase stock or other securities in exchange for property, repurchase or otherwise acquire our common stock or other securities in the open market or otherwise, and we may engage in such activities in the future. Our board of directors has no present intention of causing us to repurchase any common stock, although we may do so in the future. We may issue preferred stock from time to time, in one or more series, as authorized by our board of directors without the need for stockholder approval. See “Description of Stock.” We have not engaged in trading, underwriting or agency distribution or sale of securities of other issuers and do not intend to do so. At all times, we intend to make investments in such a manner as to qualify as a REIT, unless because of circumstances or changes in the Code or the Treasury Regulations our board of directors determines that it is no longer in our best interest to qualify as a REIT. We may make loans to third parties, including, without limitation, to joint ventures in which we participate. We intend to make investments in such a way that we will not be treated as an investment company under the Investment Company Act.

 

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PRINCIPAL STOCKHOLDERS

The following table sets forth information regarding the beneficial ownership of the Outstanding Brixmor Interests immediately following this offering by (1) each person known to us to beneficially own more than 5% of any class of the outstanding voting securities of Brixmor Property Group Inc., (2) each of our directors and named executive officers and (3) all of our directors and executive officers as a group.

The information set forth below regarding the number of shares of our common stock, OP Units and BPG Subsidiary Shares beneficially owned by the identified persons gives effect to the acquisition by such persons of such shares and units pursuant to the IPO Property Transfers.

Beneficial ownership is determined in accordance with the rules of the SEC.

 

Name of Beneficial Owner (1)

  Number of
Shares of
Common
Stock
Beneficially
Owned
  Percentage
of All
Shares of
Common
Stock
  Number of
BPG
Subsidiary
Shares
Beneficially
Owned (2)
  Number of
OP Units
Beneficially
Owned (2)
  Percentage of
All Outstanding
Brixmor
Interests (2)(3)

Blackstone (4)

         

Centerbridge (5)

         

Michael Carroll

         

John G. Schreiber (6)

         

A.J. Agarwal (6)

         

Jonathan D. Gray (6)

         

Nadeem Meghji (6)

         

William D. Rahm (7)

         

William J. Stein (6)

         

Timothy Bruce

         

Steven F. Siegel

         

Dean Bernstein

         

All directors, director nominees and executive officers as a group (13 persons)

         

 

 

(1) Our named executive officers for 2012 were Michael Carroll, Timothy Bruce, Steven F. Siegel, Dean Berstein and Tiffanie Fisher. Ms. Fisher, who formerly served as our Executive Vice President and Chief Financial Officer, has been omitted from the table as she does not beneficially own any Brixmor Interests as of the date of this prospectus. On May 20, 2013, Michael V. Pappagallo became our President and Chief Financial Officer.
(2) Subject to certain requirements and restrictions, the BPG Subsidiary Shares are exchangeable for shares of our common stock, on a one-for-one basis, or, at our option, cash and the OP Units are redeemable for cash or, at our option, exchangeable for shares of our common stock, on a one-for-one basis, in each case, from and after the first anniversary date of the closing of this offering. See “Organizational Structure.” Beneficial ownership of BPG Subsidiary Shares and OP Units reflected in this table are presented separately from the beneficial ownership of the shares of our common stock for which such BPG Subsidiary Shares or OP Units may be exchanged. Notwithstanding the foregoing, our Sponsor and Centerbridge are generally permitted to exchange BPG Subsidiary Shares and redeem their OP Units for shares of our common stock at any time.
(3) Assumes              shares of our common stock,              OP Units and              BPG Subsidiary Shares outstanding immediately following this offering.
(4) Reflects              shares of our common stock directly held by BRE Retail Holdco L.P. (“BRE Retail Holdco”) and              BPG Subsidiary Shares directly held by Blackstone Retail Transaction II Holdco L.P. (“Blackstone Retail Transaction II”). The general partner of each of BRE Retail Holdco and Blackstone Retail Transaction II is Blackstone Real Estate Associates VI L.P. The general partner for Blackstone Real Estate Associates VI L.P. is Blackstone Holdings III L.P.

 

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Also reflects              OP Units directly held by BRE Southeast Retail Holdings LLC (“BRE Southeast”) and              OP Units directly held by BRE Throne JV Members LLC (“BRE Throne JV”). BRE Southeast and BRE Throne JV are owned by a number of affiliated limited partnerships (the “BREP VII Partnerships”) indirectly through intermediate limited liability companies. The general partner of each of the BREP VII Partnerships is Blackstone Real Estate Associates VII L.P. The general partner of Blackstone Real Estate Associates VII L.P. is BREA VII L.L.C. The general partner of is BREA VII L.L.C. is Blackstone Holdings III L.P.

The general partner of Blackstone Holdings III L.P. is Blackstone Holdings III GP L.P. The general partner of Blackstone Holdings III GP L.P. is Blackstone Holdings III GP Management L.L.C. The sole member of Blackstone Holdings III GP Management L.L.C. is The Blackstone Group L.P. The general partner of The Blackstone Group L.P. is Blackstone Group Management L.L.C. Blackstone Group Management L.L.C. is wholly-owned by Blackstone’s senior managing directors and controlled by its founder, Steven A. Schwarzman. Each of such Blackstone entities (other than BRE Retail Holdco, Blackstone Retail Transaction II, BRE Southeast and BRE Throne JV to the extent of their direct holdings) and Mr. Schwarzman may be deemed to beneficially own the shares beneficially owned by BRE Retail Holdco, Blackstone Retail Transaction II, BRE Southeast and BRE Throne JV directly or indirectly controlled by it or him, but each disclaims beneficial ownership of such shares. The address of each of Mr. Schwarzman and each of the other entities listed in this footnote is c/o The Blackstone Group L.P., 345 Park Avenue, New York, New York 10154.

 

(5) Reflects          shares of our common stock held directly by Centerbridge Credit Partners, L.P.,         shares of our common stock held directly by Centerbridge Credit Partners TE Intermediate 1, L.P.,          shares of our common stock held directly by Centerbridge Credit Partners Offshore Intermediate III, L.P. and          shares of our common stock held directly by Centerbridge Special Credit Partners, L.P. Centerbridge Credit Partners General Partner, L.P. is the general partner of Centerbridge Credit Partners, L.P. and Centerbridge Credit Partners TE Intermediate I, L.P. Centerbridge Credit GP Investors, L.L.C. is the general partner of Centerbridge Credit Partners General Partner, L.P. Centerbridge Special Credit Partners General Partner, L.P. is the general partner of Centerbridge Special Credit Partners, L.P. Centerbridge Special GP Investors, L.L.C. is the general partner of Centerbridge Special Credit Partners General Partner, L.P. Centerbridge Credit Partners Offshore General Partner, L.P. is the general partner of Centerbridge Credit Partners Offshore Intermediate III, L.P. Centerbridge Offshore GP Investors, L.L.C. s the general partner of Centerbridge Credit Partners Offshore General Partner, L.P. Mark. T. Gallogly and Jeffrey H. Aronson are the managing mambers of Centerbridge Credit GP Investors, L.L.C., Centerbrige Special GP Investors, L.L.C. and Centerbridge Offshore GP Investors, L.L.C. The address of Mr. Gallogly, Mr. Aronson and each entity or individual described in this footnote (5) is c/o Centerbridge Partners, L.P., 375 Park Avenue, 12th Floor, New York, New York 10152.
(6) Messrs. Schreiber, Agarwal, Gray, Meghji and Stein are each employees of Blackstone, but each disclaims beneficial ownership of the shares beneficially owned by Blackstone. The address for Messrs. Schreiber, Agarwal, Gray, Meghji and Stein is c/o The Blackstone Group L.P., 345 Park Avenue, New York, New York 10154.
(7) Mr. Rahm is an employee of Centerbridge, but disclaims beneficial ownership of the shares beneficially owned by Centerbridge. The address for Mr. Rahm is c/o Centerbridge Partners, L.P., 375 Park Avenue, 12th Floor, New York, New York 10152.

The foregoing table assumes that the initial public offering price for shares of our common stock to be sold in this offering is $         per share, which is the midpoint of the price range indicated on the front cover of this prospectus. However, as discussed in “Organizational Structure—IPO Property Transfers” and “Management—Compensation Discussion and Analysis—Compensation Elements—Long-Term Equity Compensation,” the precise holdings of shares of our common stock, BPG Subsidiary Shares and OP Units by particular existing owners would differ from that presented in the table above if the actual initial public offering price per share differs from this assumed price.

 

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For example, if the initial public offering price per share of common stock in this offering is $        , which is the low-point of the price range indicated on the front cover of this prospectus, the beneficial ownership of Brixmor Interests of the identified holders would be as follows:

 

Name of Beneficial

   Number of
Shares of
Common
Stock
Beneficially
Owned
   Number of
BPG
Subsidiary
Shares
Beneficially
Owned
   Number of
OP Units
Beneficially
Owned

Blackstone

        

Centerbridge

        

Michael Carroll

        

Timothy Bruce

        

Steven F. Siegel

        

Dean Bernstein

        

All directors and executive officers as a group (13 persons)

        

Conversely, if the initial public offering price per share of common stock in this offering is $        , which is the high-point of the price range indicated on the front cover of this prospectus, the beneficial ownership of Brixmor Interests of the identified holders would be as follows:

 

Name of Beneficial Owner

   Number of
Shares of
Common
Stock
Beneficially
Owned
   Number of
BPG
Subsidiary
Shares
Beneficially
Owned
   Number of
OP Units
Beneficially
Owned

Blackstone

        

Centerbridge

        

Michael Carroll

        

Timothy Bruce

        

Steven F. Siegel

        

Dean Bernstein

        

All directors and executive officers as a group (13 persons)

        

 

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DESCRIPTION OF INDEBTEDNESS

Unsecured Credit Facility

Our Operating Partnership has entered into a senior unsecured credit facility with JPMorgan Chase Bank, N.A., as administrative agent, and the lenders from time to time party thereto (the “Unsecured Credit Facility”).

The Unsecured Credit Facility consists of:

 

   

a $1,250.0 million revolving credit facility (the “Revolving Facility”), which will mature on July 31, 2017, with a one-year extension option; and

 

   

a $1,500.0 million term loan facility (the “Term Loan Facility”), which will mature on July 31, 2018.

Our Operating Partnership, which is referred to in this section as the “Borrower,” is the borrower under the Unsecured Credit Facility. The Revolving Facility component includes borrowing capacity available for letters of credit and for short-term borrowings referred to as swing line borrowings. The Unsecured Credit Facility also provides us with the option to increase the size of the Revolving Facility and enter into additional incremental credit facilities, subject to certain limitations.

Interest Rate and Fees

Borrowings under the Unsecured Credit Facility bear interest, at the Borrower’s option, at a rate equal to a margin over either (a) a base rate determined by reference to the highest of (1) the administrative agent’s prime lending rate, (2) the federal funds effective rate plus 0.50% and (3) the LIBOR rate that would be payable on such day for a LIBOR rate loan with a one-month interest period plus 1.00% or (b) a LIBOR rate determined by reference to the BBA LIBOR rate for the interest period relevant to such borrowing. The margin for the Revolving Facility is based on a total leverage based grid and ranges from 0.50% to 1.10%, in the case of base rate loans, and 1.50% to 2.10%, in the case of LIBOR rate loans. The margin for the Term Loan Facility is 10 basis points lower than the applicable Revolving Facility margin. The Revolving Facility can decrease by an additional 10 basis points under certain circumstances. In addition, upon receiving an investment grade rating, the Borrower may elect to convert to a credit rating based pricing grid.

In addition to paying interest on outstanding principal under the Unsecured Credit Facility, the Borrower is required to pay a commitment fee to the lenders under the Revolving Facility in respect of the unutilized commitments thereunder. The commitment fee rate is based on the daily-unused amount of the Revolving Facility and is either 0.250% or 0.175% per annum based on the unused facility amount. Upon converting to credit rating pricing based grid, the unused facility fee will no longer apply and the Borrower will be required to pay a facility fee ranging from 15 to 35 basis points. We are also required to pay customary letter of credit fees.

Prepayments

No prepayment is required under the Unsecured Credit Facility. The Borrower is permitted to voluntarily repay amounts outstanding under the Term Loan Facility at any time without premium or penalty, subject to certain minimum amounts and the payment of customary “breakage” costs with respect to LIBOR loans. Once repaid, no further borrowings are permitted under the Term Loan Facility.

Amortization

The Unsecured Credit Facility has no amortization payments.

Guarantees

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Brixmor GA America LLC (the “Material Subsidiary Guarantors”, and together with the Parent Guarantors, the “Guarantors”). The guarantees from the Material Subsidiary Guarantors are automatically released upon the occurrence of certain events, including upon the Borrower obtaining an investment grade rating.

Certain Covenants and Events of Default

The Unsecured Credit Facility contains certain customary affirmative and negative covenants and events of default. Such covenants, among other things, restrict, subject to certain exceptions, the ability of the Parent Guarantors, the Borrower and their respective subsidiaries to:

 

   

engage in certain mergers or consolidations;

 

   

sell, lease or transfer all or substantially all of their respective assets;

 

   

engage in certain transactions with affiliates; and

 

   

make changes in nature of the business.

The Unsecured Credit Facility also requires the Borrower to maintain a (i) maximum total leverage ratio, (ii) maximum secured leverage ratio, (iii) maximum unsecured leverage ratio, (iv) minimum fixed charge coverage ratio, (v) minimum tangible net worth and (vi) minimum unsecured debt yield ratio (which will no longer apply upon the occurrence of certain events).

Mortgages and Secured Loans

We had $5,999.0 million and $5,991.8 million of mortgage and secured loans outstanding as of December 31, 2012 and June 30, 2013, respectively. Of these mortgage and secured loans, $5,330.4 million and $5,266.3 million accrued interest at fixed rates, with a weighted average interest rate of 5.97% as of December 31, 2012 and 5.96% as of June 30, 2013. The remaining $668.6 million and $725.5 million of our mortgage and secured senior loans accrued interest at variable rates with a weighted average interest rate of 4.60% as of December 31, 2012 and 4.53% as of June 30, 2013. The mortgages and secured loans are collateralized by certain of our properties and the equity interests of certain of our subsidiaries. These properties had a carrying values of $8.1 billion and $8.0 billion, respectively, as of December 31, 2012 and June 30, 2013. For additional information see notes 9 and 7, respectively, in our audited and unaudited financial statements included elsewhere in this prospectus.

As of June 30, 2013, the properties in the IPO Portfolio were encumbered by an aggregate of $         million of mortgages and secured loans with a weighted average interest rate of     %, of which $         million is allocable to our Acquired Properties with a weighted average interest rate of     %. In connection with this offering we will repay certain indebtedness that is attributable to several of the Acquired Properties. See “Organizational Structure—IPO Property Transfers.”

Brixmor LLC Senior Notes

New Plan Realty Trust, Inc. (including its successor New Plan Excel Realty Trust, Inc., “New Plan”), the predecessor of Brixmor LLC as amended and supplemented, our wholly-owned indirect subsidiary, issued the following notes under an indenture dated March 29, 1995 (the “1995 Indenture”) that remain outstanding:

 

   

on June 3, 1996, $10 million aggregate principal amount of 7.970% unsecured senior notes due 2026 (the “7.970% Senior Notes”);

 

   

on October 9, 1996, $25 million aggregate principal amount of 7.650% unsecured senior notes due 2026 (the “7.650% Senior Notes”);

 

   

on November 1, 1996, $10 million aggregate principal amount of 7.680% unsecured senior notes due 2026 and $10 million aggregate principal amount of 7.680% unsecured senior notes due 2026 (together, the “7.680% Senior Notes”); and

 

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on January 9, 1998, $25 million aggregate principal amount of 6.900% unsecured senior notes due 2028 and $25 million aggregate principal amount of 6.900% unsecured senior notes due 2028 (together, the “6.900% Senior Notes”).

New Plan issued the following notes under an indenture dated February 3, 1999 (as amended and supplemented, the “1999 Indenture”) that remain outstanding:

 

   

on July 30, 1999, $25 million aggregate principal amount of 7.500% unsecured senior notes due 2029 (the “7.500% Senior Notes”);

 

   

on May 19, 2003, $10,000 aggregate principal amount of 3.750% convertible senior notes due 2023 (the “3.750% Convertible Senior Notes”); and

 

   

on November 20, 2003, $50 million aggregate principal amount of 5.500% unsecured senior notes due November 2013 (the “5.500% Senior Notes”).

New Plan issued the following notes under an indenture dated January 30, 2004 (as amended and supplemented, the “2004 Indenture” and, together with the 1995 Indenture and the 1999 Indenture, the “Indentures”) that remain outstanding:

 

   

on January 13, 2005, $100 million aggregate principal amount of 5.300% unsecured senior notes due 2015 (the “5.300% Senior Notes”); and

 

   

on September 19, 2005, $125 million aggregate principal amount of 5.250% unsecured senior notes due 2015 (the “5.250% Senior Notes,” and, together with the 7.970% Senior Notes, the 7.650% Senior Notes, the 7.680% Senior Notes, the 6.900% Senior Notes, the 5.500% Senior Notes, the 3.750% Convertible Senior Notes, the 7.500% Senior Notes and the 5.300% Senior Notes, the “Brixmor LLC Senior Notes”).

As of June 30, 2013, Brixmor LLC had outstanding approximately $404.6 million aggregate principal amount of the Brixmor LLC Senior Notes.

Interest on the Brixmor LLC Senior Notes is payable semi-annually in arrears.

Guarantees

The obligations under the 7.500% Senior Notes are guaranteed by New Plan Realty Trust, LLC, a wholly-owned indirect subsidiary of Brixmor LLC.

Ranking

The Brixmor LLC Senior Notes are the senior unsecured obligations of Brixmor LLC and they:

 

   

rank senior in right of payment to all existing and future debt and other obligations that are, by their terms, expressly subordinated in right of payment to the Brixmor LLC Senior Notes;

 

   

rank equally in right of payment to all existing and future senior debt and other obligations that are not, by their terms, expressly subordinated in right of payment to the Brixmor LLC Senior Notes; and

 

   

are effectively subordinated in right of payment to all existing and future secured debt to the extent of the value of the assets securing such debt, and are structurally subordinated to all obligations of each of Brixmor LLC’s subsidiaries that is not a guarantor of the Brixmor LLC Senior Notes.

Covenants

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LLC to maintain an “unencumbered total asset value” (as separately defined in each of the Indentures) at a specified level and, in the case of the 1995 Indenture, limit prior to January 15, 2014 sales or transfers of real property (or any equity interest in any person whose principal asset is real property), or the right to receive the income or profits therefrom, to any affiliate of Brixmor LLC or any person that owns an equity interest in Brixmor LLC. These covenants are subject to a number of important limitations and exceptions. The senior unsecured notes issued under the 1995 Indenture are also puttable on January 15, 2014 at the option of the holders at a price equal to 100% of the principal amount thereof plus any accrued and unpaid interest to, but not including, the repurchase date.

Optional Redemption

Brixmor LLC may redeem some or all of the 5.300% Senior Notes and the 5.250% Senior Notes at any time at a price equal to 100% of the principal amount of 5.300% Senior Notes or 5.250% Senior Notes, respectively, redeemed plus a Make-Whole Amount (as defined below) as of, and accrued and unpaid interest to, the redemption date, subject to the right of holders of record on the relevant record date to receive interest due on the relevant interest payment date. The “Make-Whole Amount” is defined as the excess, if any, of (a) the aggregate present value at such redemption date of (i) each dollar of principal being redeemed, plus (ii) all required interest payments due on such 5.300% Senior Note or 5.250% Senior Note through the redemption date (excluding accrued but unpaid interest to the redemption date), computed using a discount rate equal to the Treasury Rate plus, in the case of the 5.300% Senior Notes, 15 basis points, or, in the case of the 5.250% Senior Notes, 20 basis points, over (b) the aggregate principal amount of 5.300% Senior Notes or 5.250% Senior Notes being redeemed.

Brixmor LLC may also redeem some or all of the 3.750% Convertible Senior Notes at any time at a price equal to 100% of the principal amount of 3.750% Convertible Senior Notes redeemed plus accrued and unpaid interest to the redemption date.

Brixmor LLC may not redeem the 5.500% Senior Notes, the 7.970% Senior Notes, the 7.650% Senior Notes, the 7.680% Senior Notes, the 6.900% Senior Notes or the 7.500% Senior Notes prior to the maturity date.

Purchase at the Option of the Holders

The Brixmor LLC Senior Notes issued under the 1995 Indenture have a one-time put repurchase right that requires Brixmor LLC to offer to repurchase the notes if tendered by holders for an amount equal to the principal amount plus accrued and unpaid interest on January 15, 2014. As of June 30, 2013, approximately $104.6 million aggregate principal amount of the Brixmor LLC Senior Notes containing this provision remained outstanding.

Holders of the 3.750% Convertible Senior Notes may require Brixmor LLC to purchase all or a portion of their 3.750% Convertible Senior Notes for cash on June 1, 2018, or upon a fundamental change, at a purchase price equal to 100% of the principal amount of the 3.750% Convertible Senior Notes to be purchased, plus accrued and unpaid interest, if any, to the applicable purchase date.

Events of Default

The Indentures provide for certain events of default which, if any of them were to occur, would permit or require the principal of and accrued interest, if any, on the Senior Notes to become or be declared due and payable.

As of June 30, 2013, we were in compliance with all covenants and the provisions contained in the indentures and supplemental indentures governing the Brixmor LLC Senior Notes.

 

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DESCRIPTION OF STOCK

The following summary of the terms of our common stock as it will be in effect immediately following this offering is a summary and is qualified in its entirety by reference to our charter and bylaws, as they will be in effect upon completion of this offering, copies of which are filed as exhibits to the registration statement of which this prospectus forms a part, and the MGCL. See “Where You Can Find More Information.”

General

Our charter authorizes us to issue up to 3,000,000,000 shares of common stock, $0.01 par value per share, and up to 300,000,000 shares of preferred stock, $0.01 par value per share. Our charter authorizes our board of directors, without stockholder approval, to amend our charter to increase or decrease the aggregate number of shares of stock that we are authorized to issue or the number of authorized shares of any class or series. Under Maryland law, a stockholder generally is not liable for a corporation’s debts or obligations solely as a result of the stockholder’s status as a stockholder.

Common Stock

Subject to the restrictions on ownership and transfer of our stock discussed below under the caption “—Restrictions on Ownership and Transfer” and the voting rights of holders of outstanding shares of any other class or series of our stock, holders of our common stock are entitled to one vote for each share held of record on all matters on which stockholders are entitled to vote generally, including the election or removal of directors. The holders of our common stock do not have cumulative voting rights in the election of directors.

Holders of our common stock are entitled to receive dividends as and when authorized by our board of directors and declared by us out of assets legally available for the payment of dividends. Upon our liquidation, dissolution or winding up and after payment in full of all amounts required to be paid to creditors and to the holders of outstanding shares of any other class or series of our stock having liquidation preferences, if any, the holders of our common stock will be entitled to receive pro rata our remaining assets available for distribution. Holders of our common stock do not have preemptive, subscription, redemption or conversion rights. There are no sinking fund provisions applicable to the common stock. Holders of our common stock generally have no appraisal rights. All shares of our common stock that will be outstanding at the time of the completion of the offering will be fully paid and nonassessable and have equal dividend and liquidation rights. The rights, powers, preferences and privileges of holders of our common stock will be subject to those of the holders of any shares of our preferred stock or any other class or series of stock we may authorize and issue in the future.

Under Maryland law, a Maryland corporation generally cannot amend its charter, consolidate, merge, sell all or substantially all of its assets, engage in a share exchange or dissolve unless the action is advised by its board of directors and approved by the affirmative vote of stockholders entitled to cast at least two-thirds of the votes entitled to be cast on the matter. As permitted by Maryland law, our charter provides that any of these actions may be approved by the affirmative vote of stockholders entitled to cast a majority of all of the votes entitled to be cast on the matter, although, for so long as the stockholders’ agreement remains in effect, certain amendments to our charter inconsistent with the rights of our Sponsor or Centerbridge under the stockholders’ agreement or our charter or bylaws also require our Sponsor’s consent and, in certain cases, Centerbridge’s consent. See “Material Provisions of Maryland Law and of our Charter and Bylaws.” In addition, because many of our operating assets are held by our subsidiaries, these subsidiaries may be able to merge or sell all or substantially all of their assets without the approval of our stockholders.

Power to Reclassify and Issue Stock

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that have priority over our common stock with respect to dividends or upon liquidation, or have voting rights and other rights that differ from the rights of the common stock, and authorize us to issue the newly-classified shares. Before authorizing the issuance of shares of any new class or series, our board of directors must set, subject to the provisions in our charter relating to the restrictions on ownership and transfer of our stock, the preferences, conversion or other rights, voting powers, restrictions, limitations as to dividends or other distributions, qualifications and terms or conditions of redemption for each class or series of stock. These actions may be taken without the approval of holders of our common stock unless such approval is required by applicable law, the terms of any other class or series of our stock or the rules of any stock exchange or automated quotation system on which any of our stock is listed or traded.

Restrictions on Ownership and Transfer

In order for us to qualify as a REIT for U.S. federal income tax purposes, our stock must be beneficially owned by 100 or more persons during at least 335 days of a taxable year of 12 months (other than the first year for which an election to be a REIT has been made) or during a proportionate part of a shorter taxable year. Also, not more than 50% of the value of the outstanding shares of our stock may be owned, directly or indirectly, by five or fewer individuals (as defined in the Code to include certain entities such as qualified pension plans) during the last half of a taxable year (other than the first year for which an election to be a REIT has been made).

Our charter contains restrictions on the ownership and transfer of our stock. Subject to the exceptions described below, no person or entity may beneficially own, or be deemed to own by virtue of the applicable constructive ownership provisions of the Code, more than 9.8% (in value or by number of shares, whichever is more restrictive) of our outstanding common stock or 9.8% in value of our outstanding stock. We refer to these restrictions, collectively, as the “ownership limit.” We expect that, before the completion of this offering, our board of directors will grant an exemption from the ownership limit to our Sponsor and its affiliates.

The constructive ownership rules under the Code are complex and may cause stock owned actually or constructively by a group of related individuals and/or entities to be owned constructively by one individual or entity. As a result, the acquisition of less than 9.8% of our outstanding common stock or 9.8% of our outstanding stock, or the acquisition of an interest in an entity that owns our stock, could, nevertheless, cause the acquiror or another individual or entity to own our stock in excess of the ownership limit.

Our board of directors may, upon receipt of certain representations and agreements and in its sole discretion, prospectively or retroactively, waive the ownership limit and may establish or increase a different limit on ownership, or excepted holder limit, for a particular stockholder if the stockholder’s ownership in excess of the ownership limit would not result in our being “closely held” under Section 856(h) of the Code (without regard to whether the ownership interest is held during the last half of a taxable year) or otherwise failing to qualify as a REIT. As a condition of granting a waiver of the ownership limit or creating an excepted holder limit, our board of directors may, but is not required to, require an opinion of counsel or IRS ruling satisfactory to our board of directors as it may deem necessary or advisable to determine or ensure our status as a REIT and may impose such other conditions or restrictions as it deems appropriate.

In connection with granting a waiver of the ownership limit or creating or modifying an excepted holder limit, or at any other time, our board of directors may increase or decrease the ownership limit unless, after giving effect to any increased or decreased ownership limit, five or fewer persons could beneficially own, in the aggregate, more than 49.9% in value of the shares of our stock then outstanding or we would otherwise fail to qualify as a REIT. A decreased ownership limit will not apply to any person or entity whose percentage of ownership of our stock is in excess of the decreased ownership limit until the person or entity’s ownership of our stock equals or falls below the decreased ownership limit, but any further acquisition of our stock will be subject to the decreased ownership limit.

 

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Our charter also prohibits:

 

   

any person from beneficially or constructively owning shares of our stock that would result in our being “closely held” under Section 856(h) of the Code (without regard to whether the ownership interest is held during the last half of a taxable year) or otherwise cause us to fail to qualify as a REIT; and

 

   

any person from transferring shares of our stock if the transfer would result in shares of our stock being beneficially owned by fewer than 100 persons; and

 

   

any person from beneficially owning shares of our stock to the extent such ownership would result in our failing to qualify as a “domestically controlled qualified investment entity” within the meaning of Section 897(h) of the Code.

Any person who acquires or attempts or intends to acquire beneficial or constructive ownership of shares of our stock that will or may violate the ownership limit or any of the other restrictions on ownership and transfer of our stock, and any person who is the intended transferee of shares of our stock that are transferred to a trust for the benefit of one or more charitable beneficiaries described below, must give immediate written notice of such an event or, in the case of a proposed or attempted transfer, give at least 15 days’ prior written notice to us and provide us with such other information as we may request in order to determine the effect of the transfer on our status as a REIT. The provisions of our charter relating to the restrictions on ownership and transfer of our stock will not apply if our board of directors determines that it is no longer in our best interests to attempt to qualify, or to continue to qualify, as a REIT, or that compliance is no longer required in order for us to qualify as a REIT.

Any attempted transfer of our stock that, if effective, would result in our stock being beneficially owned by fewer than 100 persons will be null and void. Any attempted transfer of our stock that, if effective, would result in a violation of the ownership limit (or other limit established by our charter or our board of directors), our being “closely held” under Section 856(h) of the Code (without regard to whether the ownership interest is held during the last half of a taxable year) or our otherwise failing to qualify as a REIT or as a “domestically controlled qualified investment entity” within the meaning of Section 897(h) of the Code will cause the number of shares causing the violation (rounded up to the nearest whole share) to be transferred automatically to a trust for the exclusive benefit of one or more charitable beneficiaries, and the proposed transferee will not acquire any rights in the shares. The automatic transfer will be effective as of the close of business on the business day before the date of the attempted transfer or other event that resulted in a transfer to the trust. If the transfer to the trust as described above is not automatically effective, for any reason, to prevent a violation of the applicable restrictions on ownership and transfer of our stock, then the attempted transfer that, if effective, would have resulted in a violation of the ownership limit (or other limit established by our charter or our board of directors), our being “closely held” under Section 856(h) of the Code (without regard to whether the ownership interest is held during the last half of a taxable year) or our otherwise failing to qualify as a REIT or as a “domestically controlled qualified investment entity,” will be null and void.

Shares of our stock held in the trust will be issued and outstanding shares. The proposed transferee will not benefit economically from ownership of any shares of our stock held in the trust and will have no rights to dividends and no rights to vote or other rights attributable to the shares of our stock held in the trust. The trustee of the trust will exercise all voting rights and receive all dividends and other distributions with respect to shares held in the trust for the exclusive benefit of the charitable beneficiary of the trust. Any dividend or other distribution paid before we discover that the shares have been transferred to a trust as described above must be repaid by the recipient to the trustee upon demand. Subject to Maryland law, effective as of the date that the shares have been transferred to the trust, the trustee will have the authority to rescind as void any vote cast by a proposed transferee before our discovery that the shares have been transferred to the trust and to recast the vote in the sole discretion of the trustee. However, if we have already taken irreversible corporate action, then the trustee may not rescind or recast the vote.

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restrictions on ownership and transfer of our stock in our charter. After the sale of the shares, the interest of the charitable beneficiary in the shares transferred to the trust will terminate and the trustee must distribute to the proposed transferee an amount equal to the lesser of:

 

   

the price paid by the proposed transferee for the shares or, if the event that resulted in the transfer to the trust did not involve a purchase of such shares at market price, which will generally be the last sales price reported on the NYSE, the market price on the last trading day before the day of the event that resulted in the transfer of such shares to the trust; and

 

   

the sales proceeds (net of commissions and other expenses of sale) received by the trust for the shares.

The trustee must distribute any remaining funds held by the trust with respect to the shares to the charitable beneficiary. If the shares are sold by the proposed transferee before we discover that they have been transferred to the trust, the shares will be deemed to have been sold on behalf of the trust and the proposed transferee must pay to the trustee, upon demand, the amount, if any, that the proposed transferee received in excess of the amount that the proposed transferee would have received had the shares been sold by the trustee.

Shares of our stock held in the trust will be deemed to be offered for sale to us, or our designee, at a price per share equal to the lesser of:

 

   

the price per share in the transaction that resulted in the transfer to the trust or, if the event that resulted in the transfer to the trust did not involve a purchase of such shares at market price, the market price on the last trading day before the day of the event that resulted in the transfer of such shares to the trust; and

 

   

the market price on the date we accept, or our designee accepts, such offer.

We may accept the offer until the trustee has otherwise sold the shares of our stock held in the trust. Upon a sale to us, the interest of the charitable beneficiary in the shares sold will terminate and the trustee must distribute the net proceeds of the sale to the proposed transferee and distribute any dividends or other distributions held by the trustee with respect to the shares to the charitable beneficiary.

Every owner of 5% or more (or such lower percentage as required by the Code or the regulations promulgated thereunder) of our stock, within 30 days after the end of each taxable year, must give us written notice stating the person’s name and address, the number of shares of each class and series of our stock that the person beneficially owns and a description of the manner in which the shares are held. Each such owner also must provide us with any additional information that we request in order to determine the effect, if any, of the person’s beneficial ownership on our status as a REIT and to ensure compliance with the ownership limit. In addition, any person or entity that is a beneficial owner or constructive owner of shares of our stock and any person or entity (including the stockholder of record) who is holding shares of our stock for a beneficial owner or constructive owner must, on request, disclose to us in writing such information as we may request in order to determine our status as a REIT or to comply, or determine our compliance, with the requirements of any governmental or taxing authority.

If our board of directors authorizes any of our shares to be represented by certificates, the certificates will bear a legend referring to the restrictions described above.

These restrictions on ownership and transfer of our stock could delay, defer or prevent a transaction or a change of control of us that might involve a premium price for our common stock or otherwise be in the best interests of our stockholders.

Transfer Agent and Registrar

We intend for the transfer agent and registrar for our common stock to be Computershare Trust Company, N.A.

 

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MATERIAL PROVISIONS OF MARYLAND LAW

AND OF OUR CHARTER AND BYLAWS

The following summary of certain provisions of Maryland law and of our charter and bylaws as they will be in effect upon completion of this offering is a summary and is qualified in its entirety by reference to our charter and bylaws, copies of which are filed as exhibits to the registration statement of which this prospectus forms a part, and by the MGCL. See “Where You Can Find More Information.”

Election and Removal of Directors

Our charter and bylaws provide that the number of our directors may be established only by our board of directors but may not be more than 15 or fewer than the minimum number permitted by Maryland law, which is one. As provided in the stockholders’ agreement and our bylaws, for so long as the stockholders’ agreement remains in effect, any action by our board of directors to increase or decrease the size of our board of directors generally requires the consent of our Sponsor and our Sponsor must consent to any amendment to our bylaws to modify this consent requirement. For so long as the stockholders’ agreement remains in effect, our bylaws require that, in order for an individual to qualify to be nominated or to serve as a director of our company, the individual must have been nominated in accordance with the stockholders’ agreement, including the requirement that we must nominate a certain number of directors designated by our Sponsor from time to time described under “Certain Relationships and Related Person Transactions—Stockholders’ Agreement,” and our Sponsor must consent to any amendment to our bylaws to eliminate these director qualifications. There will be no cumulative voting in the election of directors, and a director will be elected by a plurality of the votes cast in the election of directors.

Our charter provides that any vacancy on our board of directors may be filled only by the affirmative vote of a majority of the remaining directors in office, even if the remaining directors do not constitute a quorum of the board of directors.

Our charter provides that a director may be removed with or without cause by the affirmative vote of stockholders entitled to cast a majority of the votes entitled to be cast generally in the election of directors, except that, for so long as the stockholders’ agreement remains in effect, the removal of a Sponsor Directors requires the consent of our Sponsor and our Sponsor must consent to any amendment to our charter to amend or modify this consent requirement.

Amendment to Charter and Bylaws

Except as described below and as provided in the MGCL, amendments to our charter must be advised by our board of directors and approved by the affirmative vote of our stockholders entitled to cast a majority of all of the votes entitled to be cast on the matter and our board of directors has the exclusive power to amend our bylaws. Certain amendments to the provisions of our charter and bylaws requiring our Sponsor’s consent to certain actions (including amendments to such provisions of our charter or bylaws), or otherwise modifying our Sponsor’s or Centerbridge’s rights under the stockholders’ agreement or our charter or bylaws (such as our Sponsor’s right to call a special meeting of our stockholders and the requirement that, to be qualified to be nominated and to serve as a director, an individual must be nominated in accordance with the stockholders’ agreement), in either case, as described under “Material Provisions of Maryland Law and our Charter and Bylaws,” require the consent of our Sponsor and, in certain cases, Centerbridge. In addition, the provisions of our bylaws prohibiting our board of directors from revoking, altering or amending its resolution exempting any business combination from the “business combination” provisions of the MGCL and exempting any acquisition of our stock from the “control share” provisions of the MGCL must be approved by the affirmative vote of a majority of the votes cast on the matter by our stockholders.

 

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Business Combinations

Under the MGCL, certain “business combinations” between a Maryland corporation and an interested stockholder or an affiliate of an interested stockholder are prohibited for five years after the most recent date on which the interested stockholder becomes an interested stockholder. These business combinations include a merger, consolidation, share exchange, and, in circumstances specified in the statute, an asset transfer or issuance or reclassification of equity securities. An interested stockholder is defined as:

 

   

any person who beneficially owns 10% or more of the voting power of the corporation’s outstanding voting stock; or

 

   

an affiliate or associate of the corporation who, at any time within the two-year period before the date in question, was the beneficial owner of 10% or more of the voting power of the corporation’s then outstanding voting stock.

A person is not an interested stockholder under the MGCL if the corporation’s board of directors approves in advance the transaction by which the person otherwise would have become an interested stockholder. In approving the transaction, the board of directors may provide that its approval is subject to compliance, at or after the time of approval, with any terms and conditions determined by the board.

After the five-year prohibition, any business combination between the Maryland corporation and the interested stockholder generally must be recommended by the corporation’s board of directors and approved by the affirmative vote of at least:

 

   

80% of the votes entitled to be cast by holders of outstanding shares of voting stock of the corporation; and

 

   

two-thirds of the votes entitled to be cast by holders of outstanding shares of voting stock of the corporation other than shares held by the interested stockholder with whom or with whose affiliate the business combination is to be effected or held by an affiliate or associate of the interested stockholder.

These super-majority vote requirements do not apply if the corporation’s common stockholders receive a minimum price, as defined under the MGCL, for their shares in the form of cash or other consideration in the same form as previously paid by the interested stockholder for its shares.

The MGCL permits various exemptions from its provisions, including business combinations that are exempted by the board of directors before the time that the interested stockholder becomes an interested stockholder. Pursuant to the statute, our board of directors has adopted a resolution exempting any transactions between us and any other person. Consequently, the five-year prohibition and the super-majority vote requirements will not apply to business combinations involving us. Our bylaws provide that this resolution or any other resolution of our board of directors exempting any business combination from the business combination provisions of the MGCL may only be revoked, altered or amended, and our board of directors may only adopt any resolution inconsistent with this resolution, with the affirmative vote of a majority of the votes cast on the matter by our stockholders entitled to vote generally in the election of directors. In the event that our board of directors amends or revokes this resolution, business combinations between us and an interested stockholder or an affiliate of an interested stockholder that are not exempted by our board of directors would be subject to the five-year prohibition and the super-majority vote requirements.

Control Share Acquisitions

The MGCL provides that a holder of control shares of a Maryland corporation acquired in a control share acquisition has no voting rights with respect to the control shares except to the extent approved by a vote of two-thirds of the votes entitled to be cast on the matter. Shares owned by the acquiror, by officers or by employees who are directors of the corporation are excluded from shares entitled to vote on the matter. Control shares are

 

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voting shares of stock that, if aggregated with all other shares of stock owned by the acquiror or in respect of which the acquiror is able to exercise or direct the exercise of voting power (except solely by virtue of a revocable proxy), would entitle the acquiror to exercise voting power in electing directors within one of the following ranges of voting power:

 

   

one-tenth or more but less than one-third;

 

   

one-third or more but less than a majority; or

 

   

a majority or more of all voting power.

Control shares do not include shares the acquiror is then entitled to vote as a result of having previously obtained stockholder approval. A control share acquisition means the acquisition of control shares, subject to certain exceptions.

A person who has made or proposes to make a control share acquisition may compel the board of directors of the corporation to call a special meeting of stockholders to be held within 50 days of demand to consider the voting rights of the shares. The right to compel the calling of a special meeting is subject to the satisfaction of certain conditions, including an undertaking to pay the expenses of the meeting. If no request for a meeting is made, the corporation may itself present the question at any stockholders meeting.

If voting rights are not approved at the meeting or if the acquiror does not deliver an acquiring person statement as required by the statute, then the corporation may, subject to certain limitations and conditions, redeem for fair value any or all of the control shares, except those for which voting rights have previously been approved. Fair value is determined, without regard to the absence of voting rights for the control shares, as of the date of the last control share acquisition by the acquiror or of any meeting of stockholders at which the voting rights of the shares are considered and not approved. If voting rights for control shares are approved at a stockholders meeting and the acquiror becomes entitled to exercise or direct the exercise of a majority of the voting power, all other stockholders may exercise appraisal rights. The fair value of the shares as determined for purposes of appraisal rights may not be less than the highest price per share paid by the acquiror in the control share acquisition.

The control share acquisition statute does not apply (a) to shares acquired in a merger, consolidation or share exchange if the corporation is a party to the transaction or (b) to acquisitions approved or exempted by the charter or bylaws of the corporation.

Our bylaws contain a provision exempting any acquisition of our stock by any person from the foregoing provisions on control shares, and this provision of our bylaws cannot be amended without the affirmative vote of a majority of the votes cast on the matter by our stockholders. In the event that our bylaws are amended to modify or eliminate this provision, acquisitions of our common stock may constitute a control share acquisition.

Subtitle 8

Subtitle 8 of Title 3 of the MGCL permits a Maryland corporation with a class of equity securities registered under the Exchange Act and at least three independent directors to elect, by provision in its charter or bylaws or a resolution of its board of directors and notwithstanding any contrary provision in the charter or bylaws, to be subject to any or all of five provisions, including:

 

   

a classified board;

 

   

a two-thirds vote of outstanding shares to remove a director;

 

   

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a requirement that a vacancy on the board of directors be filled only by the affirmative vote of a majority of the remaining directors and for the remainder of the full term of the class of directors in which the vacancy occurred and until a successor is elected and qualifies; and

 

   

a provision that a special meeting of stockholders must be called upon stockholder request only on the written request of stockholders entitled to cast a majority of the votes entitled to be cast at the meeting.

We have elected in our charter to be subject to the provision of Subtitle 8 that provides that vacancies on our board of directors may be filled only by the remaining directors. We have not elected to be subject to any of the other provisions of Subtitle 8, including the provisions that would permit us to classify our board of directors or increase the vote required to remove a director without stockholder approval. Moreover, our charter provides that, without the affirmative vote of a majority of the votes cast on the matter by our stockholders, we may not elect to be subject to any of these additional provisions of Subtitle 8. We do not currently have a classified board and, subject to the right of our Sponsor to consent to the removal of any Sponsor Director, a director may be removed with or without cause by the affirmative vote of a majority of the votes entitled to be cast generally in the election of directors.

Through provisions in our charter and bylaws unrelated to Subtitle 8, we (1) vest in our board of directors the exclusive power to fix the number of directors, subject to our Sponsor’s right to consent to any change in the number of directors, and (2) require the request of stockholders entitled to cast a majority of the votes entitled to be cast at the meeting to call a special meeting (unless the special meeting is called either by our board of directors, the chairman of our board of directors or our president, chief executive officer or secretary or at the request of our Sponsor as described below under the caption “—Special Meetings of Stockholders”).

Special Meetings of Stockholders

Our board of directors, the chairman of our board of directors or our president, chief executive officer or secretary may call a special meeting of our stockholders. Our bylaws provide that a special meeting of our stockholders to act on any matter that may properly be considered at a meeting of our stockholders must also be called by our secretary upon the written request of stockholders entitled to cast a majority of all the votes entitled to be cast on such matter at the meeting and containing the information required by our bylaws, or, for so long as our Sponsor and its affiliates together continue to beneficially own at least 40% of the total Outstanding Brixmor Interests, our Sponsor, and, for so long as the stockholders’ agreement remains in effect, a special meeting to act on the removal of one or more Sponsor Directors must be called by our secretary upon written request by our Sponsor. For so long as the stockholders’ agreement remains in effect, our Sponsor’s consent is required for any amendment to this provision of our bylaws.

Stockholder Action by Written Consent

The MGCL generally provides that, unless the charter of the corporation authorizes stockholder action by less than unanimous consent, stockholder action may be taken by consent in lieu of a meeting only if it is given by all stockholders entitled to vote on the matter. Our charter permits stockholder action by consent in lieu of a meeting to the extent permitted by our bylaws. Our bylaws provide that, so long as our pre-IPO owners and their affiliates together continue to beneficially own at least 40% of the total Outstanding Brixmor Interests, stockholder action may be taken without a meeting if a consent, setting forth the action so taken, is given by the stockholders entitled to cast not less than the minimum number of votes that would be necessary to authorize or take such action at a meeting at which all shares of our stock entitled to vote thereon were present and voted. For so long as our pre-IPO owners and their affiliates together continue to beneficially own at least 40% of the total Outstanding Brixmor Interests, our Sponsor’s consent is required for any amendment to these provisions of our charter and bylaws.

 

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Competing Interests and Activities of Our Non-Employee Directors

Our charter, to the maximum extent permitted from time to time by Maryland law, renounces any interest or expectancy that we have in, or any right to be offered an opportunity to participate in, any business opportunities that are from time to time presented to or developed by our directors or their affiliates, other than to those directors who are employed by us or our subsidiaries, unless the business opportunity is expressly offered or made known to such person in his or her capacity as a director.

Our charter provides that, to the maximum extent permitted from time to time by Maryland law, none of our Sponsor, Centerbridge or any of their respective affiliates, or any director who is not employed by us or any of his or her affiliates, will have any duty to refrain from (1) engaging in similar lines of business in which we or our affiliates now engage or propose to engage or (2) otherwise competing with us or our affiliates, and our Sponsor, Centerbridge and each of our non-employee directors (including those designated by our Sponsor), and any of their respective affiliates, may (a) acquire, hold and dispose of shares of our stock, BPG Subsidiary Shares or OP Units for his, her or its own account or for the account of others, and exercise all of the rights of a stockholder of us or BPG Subsidiary, or a limited partner of our Operating Partnership, to the same extent and in the same manner as if he, she or it were not our director or stockholder, and (b) in his, her or its personal capacity, or in his or her capacity as a director, officer, trustee, stockholder, partner, member, equity owner, manager, advisor or employee of any other person, have business interests and engage, directly or indirectly, in business activities that are similar to ours or compete with us, that we could seize and develop or that include the acquisition, syndication, holding, management, development, operation or disposition of interests in mortgages, real property or persons engaged in the real estate business. In addition, our charter provides that, to the maximum extent permitted from time to time by Maryland law, in the event that our Sponsor, Centerbridge, any non-employee director or any of their respective affiliates acquires knowledge of a potential transaction or other business opportunity, no such person will have any duty to communicate or offer such transaction or business opportunity to us or any of our affiliates and such person may take any such opportunity for himself, herself or itself or offer it to another person or entity unless the business opportunity is expressly offered to such person in his or her capacity as our director. Our charter provides that, for so long as the stockholders’ agreement remains in effect, this provision of our charter may not be amended without the consent of our Sponsor and Centerbridge.

Advance Notice of Director Nomination and New Business

Our bylaws provide that nominations of individuals for election as directors and proposals of business to be considered by stockholders at any annual meeting may be made only (1) pursuant to our notice of the meeting, (2) by or at the direction of our board of directors or any duly authorized committee of our board of directors or (3) by any stockholder who was a stockholder of record at the time of provision of notice and at the time of the meeting, who is entitled to vote at the meeting in the election of the individuals so nominated or on such other proposed business and who has complied with the advance notice procedures of our bylaws. Stockholders generally must provide notice to our secretary not earlier than the 150th day or later than the close of business on the 120th day before the first anniversary of the date of our proxy statement for the preceding year’s annual meeting.

Only the business specified in the notice of the meeting may be brought before a special meeting of our stockholders. Nominations of individuals for election as directors at a special meeting of stockholders may be made only (1) by or at the direction of our board of directors or any duly authorized committee of our board of directors or (2) if the special meeting has been called in accordance with our bylaws for the purpose of electing directors, by a stockholder who is a stockholder of record both at the time of provision of notice and at the time of the special meeting, who is entitled to vote at the meeting in the election of each individual so nominated and who has complied with the advance notice procedures of our bylaws. Stockholders generally must provide notice to our secretary not earlier than the 120th day before such special meeting and or later than the later of the close of business on the 90th day before the special meeting or the tenth day after the first public announcement of the date of the special meeting and the nominees of our board of directors to be elected at the meeting.

 

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A stockholder’s notice must contain certain information specified by our bylaws about the stockholder, its affiliates and any proposed business or nominee for election as a director, including information about the economic interest of the stockholder, its affiliates and any proposed nominee in us.

Effect of Certain Provisions of Maryland Law and our Charter and Bylaws

The restrictions on ownership and transfer of our stock discussed under the caption “Description of Stock—Restrictions on Ownership and Transfer” prevent any person from acquiring more than 9.8% (in value or by number of shares, whichever is more restrictive) of our outstanding common stock or 9.8% in value of our outstanding stock without the approval of our board of directors. These provisions, as well as our Sponsor’s right to designate certain individuals whom we must nominate for election as directors, may delay, defer or prevent a change in control of us. Further, our board of directors has the power to increase the aggregate number of authorized shares and classify and reclassify any unissued shares of our stock into other classes or series of stock, and to authorize us to issue the newly-classified shares, as discussed under the captions “Description of Stock—Common Stock” and “—Power to Reclassify and Issue Stock,” and could authorize the issuance of shares of common stock or another class or series of stock, including a class or series of preferred stock, that could have the effect of delaying, deferring or preventing a change in control of us. We believe that the power to increase the aggregate number of authorized shares and to classify or reclassify unissued shares of common or preferred stock, without approval of holders of our common stock, provides us with increased flexibility in structuring possible future financings and acquisitions and in meeting other needs that might arise.

Our charter and bylaws also provide that the number of directors may be established only by our board of directors (subject to our Sponsor’s right to consent to changes in the number of our directors for so long as the stockholders’ agreement remains in effect), which prevents our stockholders from increasing the number of our directors and filling any vacancies created by such increase with their own nominees. The provisions of our bylaws discussed above under the captions “—Special Meetings of Stockholders” and “—Advance Notice of Director Nomination and New Business” require stockholders (other than our Sponsor, to the extent described above) seeking to call a special meeting, nominate an individual for election as a director or propose other business at an annual meeting to comply with certain notice and information requirements. We believe that these provisions will help to assure the continuity and stability of our business strategies and policies as determined by our board of directors and promote good corporate governance by providing us with clear procedures for calling special meetings, information about a stockholder proponent’s interest in us and adequate time to consider stockholder nominees and other business proposals. However, these provisions, alone or in combination, could make it more difficult for our stockholders to remove incumbent directors or fill vacancies on our board of directors with their own nominees and could delay, defer or prevent a change in control, including a proxy contest or tender offer that might involve a premium price for our common stockholders or otherwise be in the best interest of our stockholders.

Exclusive Forum

Our bylaws provide that, unless we consent in writing to the selection of an alternative forum, the Circuit Court for Baltimore City, Maryland, or, if that court does not have jurisdiction, the United States District Court for the District of Maryland, Baltimore Division, will be the sole and exclusive forum for (a) any derivative action or proceeding brought on our behalf, (b) any action asserting a claim of breach of any duty owed by any of our directors, officers or other employees to us or to our stockholders, (c) any action asserting a claim against us or any of our directors, officers or other employees arising pursuant to any provision of the MGCL or our charter or bylaws or (d) any action asserting a claim against us or any of our directors, officers or other employees that is governed by the internal affairs doctrine. Any person or entity purchasing or otherwise acquiring any interest in shares of our stock will be deemed to have notice of and consented to the provisions of our chater and bylaws, including the exclusive forum provisions in our bylaws. For so long as the stockholders’ agreement remains in effect, our Sponsor’s consent is required for any amendment to this provision of our bylaws.

 

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Limitation of Liability and Indemnification of Directors and Officers

Maryland law permits us to include a provision in our charter eliminating the liability of our directors and officers to us and our stockholders for money damages, except for liability resulting from (a) actual receipt of an improper benefit or profit in money, property or services or (b) active and deliberate dishonesty that is established by a final judgment and is material to the cause of action. Our charter contains a provision that eliminates our directors’ and officers’ liability to us and our stockholders for money damages to the maximum extent permitted by Maryland law.

The MGCL requires us (unless our charter were to provide otherwise, which our charter does not) to indemnify a director or officer who has been successful, on the merits or otherwise, in the defense of any proceeding to which he or she is made a party by reason of his or her service in that capacity. The MGCL permits us to indemnify our present and former directors and officers, among others, against judgments, penalties, fines, settlements and reasonable expenses actually incurred by them in connection with any proceeding to which they may be made or threatened to be made a party by reason of their service in those or certain other capacities unless it is established that:

 

   

the act or omission of the director or officer was material to the matter giving rise to the proceeding and (a) was committed in bad faith or (b) was the result of active and deliberate dishonesty;

 

   

the director or officer actually received an improper personal benefit in money, property or services; or

 

   

in the case of any criminal proceeding, the director or officer had reasonable cause to believe that the act or omission was unlawful.

The MGCL prohibits us from indemnifying a director or officer who has been adjudged liable in a suit by us or on our behalf or in which the director or officer was adjudged liable on the basis that a personal benefit was improperly received. A court may order indemnification if it determines that the director or officer is fairly and reasonably entitled to indemnification, even though the director or officer did not meet the prescribed standard of conduct or was adjudged liable on the basis that personal benefit was improperly received; however, indemnification for an adverse judgment in a suit by us or on our behalf, or for a judgment of liability on the basis that personal benefit was improperly received, is limited to expenses.

In addition, the MGCL permits us to advance reasonable expenses to a director or officer upon our receipt of (a) a written affirmation by the director or officer of his or her good faith belief that he or she has met the standard of conduct necessary for indemnification and (b) a written undertaking by him or her or on his or her behalf to repay the amount paid or reimbursed if it is ultimately determined that the standard of conduct was not met.

To the maximum extent permitted by Maryland law, our charter authorizes us to indemnify any person who serves or has served, and our bylaws obligate us to indemnify any individual who is made or threatened to be made a party to or witness in a proceeding by reason of his or her service:

 

   

as our director or officer; or

 

   

while a director or officer and at our request, as a director, officer, partner, manager, member or trustee of another corporation, real estate investment trust, partnership, joint venture, limited liability company, trust, employee benefit plan or other enterprise,

from and against any claim or liability to which he or she may become subject or that he or she may incur by reason of his or her service in any of these capacities, and to pay or reimburse his or her reasonable expenses in advance of final disposition of a proceeding. Our charter and bylaws also permit us to indemnify and advance expenses to any individual who served any of our predecessors in any of the capacities described above and any employee or agent of us or any of our predecessors.

 

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Indemnification Agreements

We intend to enter into an indemnification agreement with each of our directors and executive officers as described in “Certain Relationships and Related Person Transactions—Indemnification Agreements.” Insofar as indemnification for liabilities arising under the Securities Act may be permitted to directors or executive officers, we have been informed that in the opinion of the SEC such indemnification is against public policy and is therefore unenforceable.

 

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DESCRIPTION OF THE PARTNERSHIP AGREEMENT OF BRIXMOR OPERATING PARTNERSHIP LP

The following summary of the terms of the agreement of limited partnership of our Operating Partnership does not purport to be complete and is subject to and qualified in its entirety by reference to the Agreement of Limited Partnership of Brixmor Operating Partnership LP, a copy of which is an exhibit to the registration statement of which this prospectus is a part. See “Where You Can Find More Information.”

General

All of our assets are held by, and all of our operations are conducted through, our Operating Partnership, either directly or through subsidiaries. The provisions of the partnership agreement described below will be in effect from and after the completion of this offering. Brixmor OP GP LLC, a wholly-owned subsidiary of BPG Subsidiary, will be the sole general partner of our Operating Partnership.

In the future some of our property acquisitions could be financed by issuing OP Units in exchange for property owned by third parties. Such third parties would then be entitled to share in cash distributions from, and in the profits and losses of, our Operating Partnership in proportion to their respective percentage interests in our Operating Partnership if and to the extent authorized by the general partner of our Operating Partnership. Holders of Outstanding OP Units will, from and after the first anniversary of the date of the closing of this offering (subject to the terms of the partnership agreement), have the right to elect to redeem their OP Units for cash, based upon the value of an equivalent number of shares of our common stock at the time of the election to redeem, subject to our right to acquire the OP Units tendered for redemption in exchange for an equivalent number of shares of our common stock, subject to the restrictions on ownership and transfer of our stock to be set forth in our charter. Notwithstanding the foregoing, our Sponsor and Centerbridge are generally permitted to elect to have their OP Units redeemed for shares of our common stock or cash as described above, at any time. The OP Units will not be listed on any securities exchange or quoted on any inter-dealer quotation system.

Provisions in the partnership agreement may delay or make more difficult unsolicited acquisitions of us or changes in our control. These provisions could discourage third parties from making proposals involving an unsolicited acquisition of us or change of our control, although some stockholders might consider such proposals, if made, desirable. These provisions also make it more difficult for third parties to alter the management structure of our Operating Partnership without the concurrence of our board of directors. These provisions include, among others:

 

   

redemption rights of limited partners and certain assignees of OP Units or other operating partnership interests;

 

   

transfer restrictions on OP Units and restrictions on admission of partners;

 

   

a requirement that Brixmor OP GP LLC may not be removed as the general partner of our Operating Partnership without its consent;

 

   

the ability of the general partner in some cases to amend the partnership agreement and to cause our Operating Partnership to issue preferred partnership interests in our Operating Partnership with terms that it may determine, in either case, without the approval or consent of any limited partner; and

 

   

the right of any future limited partners to consent to transfers of units of other Operating Partnership interests except under specified circumstances, including in connection with mergers, consolidations and other business combinations involving us.

Purpose, Business and Management

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other similar arrangement and may own interests in any other entity engaged in any business permitted by or under the Delaware Revised Uniform Limited Partnership Act. However, our Operating Partnership may not, without the general partner’s specific consent, which it may give or withhold in its sole and absolute discretion, take, or refrain from taking, any action that, in its judgment, in its sole and absolute discretion:

 

   

could adversely affect our ability to continue to qualify as a REIT;

 

   

could subject us to any taxes under Code Section 857 or Code Section 4981 or any other related or successor provision under the Code; or

 

   

could violate any law or regulation of any governmental body or agency having jurisdiction over us, our securities or our Operating Partnership.

The general partner is accountable to a limited partnership as a fiduciary and consequently must exercise good faith and integrity in handling partnership affairs. If there is a conflict between our interests or the interests of our stockholders on one hand and any current or future limited partners on the other, we will endeavor in good faith to resolve the conflict in a manner not adverse to either our stockholders or any limited partners; provided, however, that for so long as we own a controlling interest in our Operating Partnership, any conflict that cannot be resolved in a manner not adverse to either our stockholders or any limited partners may be resolved in favor of our stockholders. The partnership agreement will also provide that the general partner will not be liable to our Operating Partnership, its partners or any other person bound by the partnership agreement for monetary damages for losses sustained, liabilities incurred or benefits not derived by our Operating Partnership or any limited partner, except for liability for the general partner’s intentional harm or gross negligence. Moreover, the partnership agreement will provide that our Operating Partnership is required to indemnify the general partner and its members, managers, managing members, officers, employees, agents and designees from and against any and all claims that relate to the operations of our Operating Partnership, except (1) if the act or omission of the person was material to the matter giving rise to the action and either was committed in bad faith or was the result of active or deliberate dishonesty, (2) for any transaction for which the indemnified party received an improper personal benefit, in money, property or services or otherwise in violation or breach of any provision of the partnership agreement or (3) in the case of a criminal proceeding, if the indemnified person had reasonable cause to believe that the act or omission was unlawful.

Except as otherwise expressly provided in the partnership agreement and subject to the rights of future holders of any class or series of partnership interest, all management powers over the business and affairs of our Operating Partnership are exclusively vested in Brixmor OP GP LLC, in its capacity as the sole general partner of our Operating Partnership. No limited partner, in its capacity as a limited partner, will have any right to participate in or exercise management power over our Operating Partnership’s business, transact any business in our Operating Partnership’s name or sign documents for or otherwise bind our Operating Partnership. Brixmor OP GP LLC may not be removed as the general partner of our Operating Partnership, with or without cause, without its consent, which it may give or withhold in its sole and absolute discretion. In addition to the powers granted to the general partner under applicable law or any provision of the partnership agreement, but subject to certain other provisions of the partnership agreement and the rights of future holders of any class or series of partnership interest, Brixmor OP GP LLC, in its capacity as the general partner of our Operating Partnership, has the full and exclusive power and authority to do all things that it deems necessary or desirable to conduct the business and affairs of our Operating Partnership, to exercise or direct the exercise of all of the powers of our operating partnership and to effectuate the purposes of our Operating Partnership without the approval or consent of any limited partner. The general partner may authorize our Operating Partnership to incur debt and enter into credit, guarantee, financing or refinancing arrangements for any purpose, including, without limitation, in connection with any acquisition of properties, on such terms as it determines to be appropriate, and to acquire or dispose of any, all or substantially all of its assets (including goodwill), dissolve, merge, consolidate, reorganize or otherwise combine with another entity, without the approval or consent of any limited partner. With limited exceptions, the general partner may execute, deliver and perform agreements and transactions on behalf of our Operating Partnership without the approval or consent of any limited partner.

 

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Additional Limited Partners

The general partner of our Operating Partnership may cause our Operating Partnership to issue additional OP Units or other partnership interests and to admit additional limited partners to our Operating Partnership from time to time, on such terms and conditions and for such capital contributions as it may establish in its sole and absolute discretion, without the approval or consent of any limited partner, including:

 

   

upon the conversion, redemption or exchange of any debt, OP Units or other partnership interests or securities issued by our Operating Partnership;

 

   

for less than fair market value; or

 

   

in connection with any merger of any other entity into our Operating Partnership.

The net capital contribution need not be equal for all limited partners. Each person admitted as an additional limited partner must make certain representations to each other partner relating to, among other matters, such person’s ownership of any tenant of Brixmor Property Group Inc., BPG Subsidiary or our Operating Partnership. No person may be admitted as an additional limited partner without our consent, which we may give or withhold in our sole and absolute discretion, and no approval or consent of any limited partner will be required in connection with the admission of any additional limited partner.

Our Operating Partnership may issue additional partnership interests 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 the units) as we may determine, in our sole and absolute discretion, without the approval of any limited partner or any other person. Without limiting the generality of the foregoing, we may specify, as to any such class or series of partnership interest:

 

   

the allocations of items of partnership income, gain, loss, deduction and credit to each such class or series of partnership interest;

 

   

the right of each such class or series of partnership interest to share, on a junior, senior or pari passu basis, in distributions;

 

   

the rights of each such class or series of partnership interest upon dissolution and liquidation of our Operating Partnership;

 

   

the voting rights, if any, of each such class or series of partnership interest; and

 

   

the conversion, redemption or exchange rights applicable to each such class or series of partnership interest.

Series A Interests

At the time of the offering, the partnership agreement of our Operating Partnership will be amended to authorize the Operating Partnership to establish a designated series of Partnership interests having separate rights, powers and duties with respect to specified property or obligations. In connection with the IPO Property Transfers, we intend to enter into a separate series agreement that will establish a series of interests to be distributed to our pre-IPO owners that will be allocated all of the economic consequences of the Non-Core Properties, as described in greater detail in “Organizational Structure—IPO Property Transfers.”

 

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SHARES ELIGIBLE FOR FUTURE SALE

General

Prior to this offering, there has been no public market for our common stock. We cannot predict the effect, if any, future sales of shares of common stock, or the availability for future sale of shares of common stock, will have on the market price of our common stock prevailing from time to time. The sale of substantial amounts of our common stock in the public market, or the perception that such sales could occur, could harm the prevailing market price of our common stock.

Upon completion of this offering we will have a total of              shares of our common stock outstanding. All of the              shares sold in this offering, or              shares assuming the underwriters exercise in full their option to purchase additional shares, will be freely tradable without restriction or further registration under the Securities Act by persons other than our “affiliates.” Under the Securities Act, an “affiliate” of a company is a person that directly or indirectly controls, is controlled by or is under common control with that company. The remaining shares of our common stock outstanding will be “restricted securities” within the meaning of Rule 144 under the Securities Act and may not be sold in the absence of registration under the Securities Act unless an exemption from registration is available, including the exemptions contained in Rule 144. However, as a result of the registration rights agreement, these remaining shares may be eligible for future sale subject to the lock-up arrangements described below.

In addition, upon completion of this offering, there are              Outstanding BPG Subsidiary Shares and Outstanding OP Units, each of which are exchangeable for newly-issued shares of our common stock on a one-for-one basis, subject to the ownership limits set forth in our charter and described under the section entitled “Description of Stock—Restrictions on Ownership and Transfer.” Any shares that we issue upon any such exchange would be “restricted securities” as defined in Rule 144 if not registered. However, we will enter into a registration rights agreement with our pre-IPO owners that will require us to register under the Securities Act these shares. See “—Registration Rights” and “Certain Relationships and Related Person Transactions—Registration Rights Agreement.”

We intend to file one or more registration statements on Form S-8 under the Securities Act to register shares of our common stock or securities convertible into or exchangeable for shares of our common stock issued pursuant to our 2013 Omnibus Incentive Plan. Any such Form S-8 registration statements will automatically become effective upon filing. Accordingly, shares registered under such registration statements will be available for sale in the open market. We expect that the initial registration statement on Form S-8 will cover              shares.

Our charter will provide that we may issue up to 3,000,000,000 shares of common stock and 300,000,000 shares of preferred stock. Moreover, under Maryland law and our charter our board of directors has the power to amend our charter to increase the aggregate number of our shares of stock that we are authorized to issue without approval of our common stockholders. See “Description of Stock.” Similarly, the agreement of limited partnership of our Operating Partnership authorizes us to issue an unlimited number of additional OP Units of our Operating Partnership, which may be exchangeable for shares of our common stock.

Registration Rights

In connection with this offering, we intend to enter into a registration rights agreement that will provide the Sponsor an unlimited number of “demand” registrations and customary “piggyback” registration rights. Under the registration rights agreement, we will also agree to register the delivery to the exchanging party of shares of our common stock upon exchange or redemption of Outstanding BPG Subsidiary Shares and Outstanding OP Units or, if such registration is not permitted, the resale of such shares of common stock by such exchanging party. See “Certain Relationships and Related Person Transactions—Registration Rights Agreement.”

 

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Lock-up Agreements

We and our directors and executive officers and each of our pre-IPO owners have agreed with the underwriters, subject to specified exceptions, not to dispose of or hedge any shares of common stock or securities convertible into or exchangeable for shares of common stock during the period from the date of this prospectus continuing through the date 180 days after the date of this prospectus, except with the prior written consent of the representatives of the underwriters.

The 180-day restricted period described in the preceding paragraph will be automatically extended if: (1) during the last 17 days of the 180-day restricted period, we issue an earnings release or material news or a material event relating to our company occurs; or (2) prior to the expiration of the 180-day restricted period, we announce that we will release earnings results during the 16-day period beginning on the last day of the 180-day restricted period, the restrictions described above shall continue to apply until the expiration of the 18-day period beginning on the issuance of the earnings release or the occurrence of the material news or material event.

Rule 144

In general, under Rule 144, as currently in effect, a person who is not deemed to be our affiliate for purposes of the Securities Act or to have been one of our affiliates at any time during the three months preceding a sale and who has beneficially owned the shares of common stock proposed to be sold for at least six months, including the holding period of any prior owner other than our affiliates, is entitled to sell those shares of common stock without complying with the manner of sale, volume limitation or notice provisions of Rule 144, subject to compliance with the public information requirements of Rule 144. If such a person has beneficially owned the shares of common stock proposed to be sold for at least one year, including the holding period of any prior owner other than our affiliates, then that person is entitled to sell those shares of common stock without complying with any of the requirements of Rule 144. In general, under Rule 144, as currently in effect, our affiliates or persons selling shares of common stock on behalf of our affiliates are entitled to sell, within any three-month period, a number of shares of common stock that does not exceed the greater of (1) 1% of the number of shares of common stock then outstanding and (2) the average weekly training volume of the shares of common stock during the four calendar weeks preceding the filing of a notice on Form 144 with respect to that sale. Sales under Rule 144 by our affiliates or persons selling shares of common stock on behalf of our affiliates are also subject to certain manner of sale provisions and notice requirements and to the availability of current public information about us.

 

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MATERIAL UNITED STATES FEDERAL INCOME TAX CONSIDERATIONS

The following summary describes the material United States federal income tax considerations relating to the ownership of our common stock as of the date hereof by United States holders and non-United States holders, each as defined below. Except where noted, this summary deals only with common stock held as a capital asset and does not deal with special situations, such as those of dealers in securities or currencies, financial institutions, regulated investment companies, tax-exempt entities (except as described in “—Taxation of Tax-Exempt Holders of Our Common Stock” below), insurance companies, persons holding common stock as a part of a hedging, integrated, conversion or constructive sale transaction or a straddle, traders in securities that elect to use a mark-to-market method of accounting for their securities holdings, persons liable for alternative minimum tax, investors in pass-through entities or United States holders of common stock whose “functional currency” is not the United States dollar. Furthermore, the discussion below is based upon the provisions of the Internal Revenue Code and regulations, rulings and judicial decisions thereunder as of the date hereof, and such authorities may be repealed, revoked or modified, possibly with retroactive effect, so as to result in United States federal income tax consequences different from those discussed below. No assurance can be given that the IRS would not assert, or that a court would not sustain, a position contrary to any of the tax consequences described below. The summary is also based upon the assumption that we and our subsidiaries and affiliated entities will operate in accordance with our and their applicable organizational documents.

The United States federal income tax treatment of holders of our common stock depends in some instances on determinations of fact and interpretations of complex provisions of United States federal income tax law for which no clear precedent or authority may be available. In addition, the tax consequences to any particular stockholder of holding our common stock will depend on the stockholder’s particular tax circumstances. You are urged to consult your own tax advisors concerning the United States federal income tax consequences in light of your particular situation as well as consequences arising under the laws of any other taxing jurisdiction.

Our Taxation as a REIT

We elected to be taxed as a REIT under the Internal Revenue Code commencing with our taxable year ended December 31, 2011. We believe that we have been organized and have operated and will continue to operate in such a manner as to qualify for taxation as a REIT under the applicable provisions of the Internal Revenue Code. Substantially all of our assets consist of the common stock of BPG Subsidiary, an entity that has elected to be taxed as a REIT commencing with its taxable year ended December 31, 2007. As described further below, our ability to qualify for taxation as a REIT depends on BPG Subsidiary qualifying for taxation as a REIT by satisfying the requirements under the applicable provisions of the Code.

In connection with this offering, Simpson Thacher & Bartlett LLP is expected to render an opinion that, commencing with our initial taxable year ended December 31, 2011, we have been organized in conformity with the requirements for qualification as a REIT under the Internal Revenue Code, and our actual and proposed method of operation has enabled and will enable us to meet the requirements for qualification and taxation as a REIT under the Internal Revenue Code. Investors should be aware that the opinion of Simpson Thacher & Bartlett LLP will be based upon customary assumptions, will be conditioned upon certain representations made by us as to factual matters, including representations regarding the nature of our assets, income, organizational documents, stockholder ownership, and the present and future conduct of our business and will not be binding upon the IRS or any court. We have not received, and do not intend to seek, any rulings from the IRS regarding our status as a REIT or our satisfaction of the REIT requirements. The IRS may challenge our status a REIT, and a court could sustain any such challenge. In addition, the opinion of Simpson Thacher & Bartlett LLP will be based on existing federal income tax law governing qualification as a REIT, which is subject to change either prospectively or retroactively. Moreover, our qualification and taxation as a REIT depends upon our ability to meet on a continuing basis, through actual annual operating results, certain qualification tests set forth in the United States federal tax laws. Those qualification tests involve the percentage of income that we earn from

 

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specified sources, the percentage of our assets that falls within specified categories, the diversity of the ownership of our shares, and the percentage of our taxable income that we distribute. Simpson Thacher & Bartlett LLP will not review our compliance with those tests on a continuing basis. Accordingly, no assurance can be given that our actual results of operations for any particular taxable year will satisfy such requirements. For a discussion of the tax consequences of our failure to qualify as a REIT, see “—Failure to Qualify.”

The sections of the Internal Revenue Code and the corresponding regulations that govern the United States federal income tax treatment of a REIT and its stockholders are highly technical and complex. The following discussion is qualified in its entirety by the applicable Internal Revenue Code provisions, rules and regulations promulgated thereunder, and administrative interpretations thereof.

Taxation of REITs in General

As indicated above, our qualification and taxation as a REIT depends upon our ability to meet, on a continuing basis, various qualification requirements imposed upon REITs by the Internal Revenue Code. The material qualification requirements are summarized below under “—Requirements for Qualification as a REIT.” While we intend to operate so that we qualify as a REIT, no assurance can be given that the IRS will not challenge our qualification, or that we will be able to operate in accordance with the REIT requirements in the future. See “—Failure to Qualify.”

Provided that we qualify as a REIT, generally we will be entitled to a deduction for dividends that we pay and therefore will not be subject to United States federal corporate income tax on our net taxable income that is currently distributed to our stockholders. This treatment substantially eliminates the “double taxation” at the corporate and stockholder levels that generally results from an investment in a C corporation. A “C corporation” is a corporation that generally is required to pay tax at the corporate level. Double taxation means taxation once at the corporate level when income is earned and once again at the stockholder level when the income is distributed. In general, the income that we generate is taxed only at the stockholder level upon a distribution of dividends to our stockholders.

If we qualify as a REIT, we will nonetheless be subject to United States federal tax in the following circumstances:

 

 

We will pay United States federal income tax on our taxable income, including net capital gain, that we do not distribute to stockholders during, or within a specified time after, the calendar year in which the income is earned.

 

   

Under some circumstances, we may be subject to the “alternative minimum tax” due to our undistributed items of tax preference and alternative minimum tax adjustments.

 

   

If we have net income from “prohibited transactions,” which are, in general, sales or other dispositions of property held primarily for sale to customers in the ordinary course of business, other than foreclosure property, such income will be subject to a 100% tax.

 

   

If we elect to treat property that we acquire in connection with a foreclosure of a mortgage loan or from certain leasehold terminations as “foreclosure property,” we may thereby avoid (a) the 100% tax on gain from a resale of that property (if the sale would otherwise constitute a prohibited transaction) and (b) the inclusion of any income from such property not qualifying for purposes of the REIT gross income tests discussed below, but the income from the sale or operation of the property may be subject to United States corporate income tax at the highest applicable rate (currently 35%).

 

   

If due to reasonable cause and not willful neglect we fail to satisfy either the 75% gross income test or the 95% gross income test discussed below, but nonetheless maintain our qualification as a REIT because other requirements are met, we will be subject to a 100% tax on the greater of the amount by which we fail the 75% gross income test or the 95% gross income test, multiplied in either case by a fraction intended to reflect our profitability.

 

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If we fail to satisfy the asset tests (other than a de minimis failure of the 5% asset test or the 10% vote or value test, as described below under “—Asset Tests”) as long as the failure was due to reasonable cause and not to willful neglect, we dispose of the assets or otherwise comply with such asset tests within six months after the last day of the quarter in which we identify such failure and we file a schedule with the IRS describing the assets that caused such failure, we will pay a tax equal to the greater of $50,000 or the net income from the nonqualifying assets during the period in which we failed to satisfy such asset tests multiplied by the highest corporate tax rate (currently 35%).

 

   

If we fail to satisfy one or more requirements for REIT qualification, other than the gross income tests and the asset tests, and the failure was due to reasonable cause and not to willful neglect, we will be required to pay a penalty of $50,000 for each such failure.

 

   

We may be required to pay monetary penalties to the IRS in certain circumstances, including if we fail to meet recordkeeping requirements intended to monitor our compliance with rules relating to the composition of a REIT’s stockholders, as described below in “—Requirements for Qualification as a REIT.”

 

   

If we fail to distribute during each calendar year at least the sum of:

 

   

85% of our ordinary income for such calendar year;

 

   

95% of our capital gain net income for such calendar year; and

 

   

any undistributed taxable income from prior taxable years,

we will pay a 4% nondeductible excise tax on the excess of the required distribution over the amount we actually distributed, plus any retained amounts on which income tax has been paid at the corporate level.

 

   

We may elect to retain and pay income tax on our net long-term capital gain. In that case, a United States stockholder would include its proportionate share of our undistributed long-term capital gain (to the extent we make a timely designation of such gain to the stockholder) in its income, and would receive a credit or a refund for its proportionate share of the tax we paid.

 

   

We will be subject to a 100% excise tax on amounts received by us from a taxable REIT subsidiary (or on certain expenses deducted by a taxable REIT subsidiary) if certain arrangements between us and a taxable REIT subsidiary of ours, as further described below, are not comparable to similar arrangements among unrelated parties.

 

   

If we acquire any assets from a non-REIT C corporation in a carry-over basis transaction, we could be liable for specified tax liabilities inherited from that non-REIT C corporation with respect to that corporation’s “built-in gain” in its assets. Built-in gain is the amount by which an asset’s fair market value exceeds its adjusted tax basis at the time we acquire the asset. Applicable Treasury regulations, however, allow us to avoid the recognition of gain and the imposition of corporate level tax with respect to a built-in gain asset acquired in a carry-over basis transaction from a non-REIT C corporation unless and until we dispose of that built-in gain asset during the 10-year period (or for assets disposed of in 2013, during the 5 year period) following its acquisition, at which time we would recognize, and would be subject to tax at the highest regular corporate rate on, the built-in gain.

In addition, notwithstanding our status as a REIT, we may also have to pay certain state and local income taxes, because not all states and localities treat REITs in the same manner that they are treated for United States federal income tax purposes. Moreover, as further described below, any domestic taxable REIT subsidiary in which we own an interest will be subject to United States federal corporate income tax on its net income.

Requirements for Qualification as a REIT . The Internal Revenue Code defines a REIT as a corporation, trust or association:

 

  (1) that is managed by one or more trustees or directors;

 

  (2) the beneficial ownership of which is evidenced by transferable shares, or by transferable certificates of beneficial interest;

 

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  (3) that would be taxable as a domestic corporation, but for its election to be subject to tax as a REIT;

 

  (4) that is neither a financial institution nor an insurance company subject to certain provisions of the Internal Revenue Code;

 

  (5) the beneficial ownership of which is held by 100 or more persons;

 

  (6) of which not more than 50% in value of the outstanding shares are owned, directly or indirectly, by five or fewer individuals (as defined in the Internal Revenue Code to include certain entities) after applying certain attribution rules;

 

  (7) that makes an election to be a REIT for the current taxable year or has made such an election for a previous taxable year, which has not been terminated or revoked; and

 

  (8) that meets other tests, described below, regarding the nature of its income and assets.

Conditions (1) through (4), inclusive, must be met during the entire taxable year. Condition (5) must be met during at least 335 days of a taxable year of 12 months, or during a proportionate part of a taxable year of less than 12 months other than the first taxable year for which an election to become a REIT is made. Condition (6) must be met during the last half of each taxable year but neither conditions (5) nor (6) apply to the first taxable year for which an election to become a REIT is made. We believe that we have maintained and will maintain sufficient diversity of ownership to allow us to continue to satisfy conditions (5) and (6) above. In addition, our charter contains restrictions regarding the transfer of our stock that are intended to assist us in continuing to satisfy the share ownership requirements described in (5) and (6) above. The provisions of our charter restricting the ownership and transfer of our stock are described in “Description of Stock—Restrictions on Ownership and Transfer.” These restrictions, however, may not ensure that we will be able to satisfy these share ownership requirements. If we fail to satisfy these share ownership requirements, we will fail to qualify as a REIT.

If we comply with regulatory rules pursuant to which we are required to send annual letters to holders of our stock requesting information regarding the actual ownership of our stock (as discussed below), and we do not know, or exercising reasonable diligence would not have known, whether we failed to meet requirement (6) above, we will be treated as having met the requirement.

To monitor compliance with the share ownership requirements, we generally are required to maintain records regarding the actual ownership of our shares. To do so, we must demand written statements each year from the record holders of significant percentages of our stock pursuant to which the record holders must disclose the actual owners of the shares (i.e., the persons required to include our dividends in their gross income). We must maintain a list of those persons failing or refusing to comply with this demand as part of our records. We could be subject to monetary penalties if we fail to comply with these record-keeping requirements. If you fail or refuse to comply with the demands, you will be required by United States Treasury regulations to submit a statement with your tax return disclosing your actual ownership of our shares and other information. In addition, we must satisfy all relevant filing and other administrative requirements established by the IRS to elect and maintain REIT status, use a calendar year for federal income tax purposes, and comply with the record keeping requirements of the Internal Revenue Code and regulations promulgated thereunder.

Ownership of partnership interests . In the case of a REIT that is a partner in an entity that is treated as a partnership for United States federal income tax purposes, Treasury regulations provide that the REIT is deemed to own its proportionate share of the partnership’s assets and to earn its proportionate share of the partnership’s gross income based on its pro rata share of capital interests in the partnership for purposes of the asset and gross income tests applicable to REITs, as described below. However, solely for purposes of the 10% value test, described below (see “—Asset Tests”), the determination of a REIT’s interest in partnership assets will be based on the REIT’s proportionate interest in any securities issued by the partnership, excluding for these purposes, certain excluded securities as described in the Internal Revenue Code. In addition, the assets and gross income of

 

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the partnership generally are deemed to retain the same character in the hands of the REIT. Thus, our proportionate share of the assets and items of income of partnerships in which we own an equity interest is treated as assets and items of income of our company for purposes of applying the REIT requirements described below. Consequently, to the extent that we directly or indirectly hold a preferred or other equity interest in a partnership, the partnership’s assets and operations may affect our ability to qualify as a REIT, even though we may have no control or only limited influence over the partnership.

Disregarded Subsidiaries . If a REIT owns a corporate subsidiary that is a “qualified REIT subsidiary,” the separate existence of that subsidiary is disregarded for United States federal income tax purposes. Generally, a qualified REIT subsidiary is a corporation, other than a taxable REIT subsidiary, all of the stock of which is owned directly or indirectly by the REIT. Other entities that are wholly-owned by us, including single member limited liability companies that have not elected to be taxed as corporations for United States federal income tax purposes, are also generally disregarded as separate entities for United States federal income tax purposes, including for purposes of the REIT income and asset tests. All assets, liabilities and items of income, deduction and credit of qualified REIT subsidiaries and disregarded subsidiaries will be treated as assets, liabilities and items of income, deduction and credit of the REIT itself. A qualified REIT subsidiary of ours is not subject to United States federal corporate income taxation, although it may be subject to state and local taxation in some states.

In the event that a qualified REIT subsidiary or a disregarded subsidiary ceases to be wholly-owned by us (for example, if any equity interest in the subsidiary is acquired by a person other than us or another disregarded subsidiary of us), the subsidiary’s separate existence would no longer be disregarded for United States federal income tax purposes. Instead, it would have multiple owners and would be treated as either a partnership or a taxable corporation. Such an event could, depending on the circumstances, adversely affect our ability to satisfy the various asset and gross income tests applicable to REITs, including the requirement that REITs generally may not own, directly or indirectly, more than 10% of the value or voting power of the outstanding securities of another corporation. See “—Asset Tests” and “—Income Tests.”

Taxable REIT Subsidiaries . A “taxable REIT subsidiary” is an entity that is taxable as a corporation in which we directly or indirectly own stock and that elects with us to be treated as a taxable REIT subsidiary. The separate existence of a taxable REIT subsidiary is not ignored for United States federal income tax purposes. Accordingly, a taxable REIT subsidiary generally is subject to corporate income tax on its earnings, which may reduce the cash flow that we and our subsidiaries generate in the aggregate, and may reduce our ability to make distributions to our stockholders. In addition, if a taxable REIT subsidiary owns, directly or indirectly, securities representing 35% or more of the vote or value of a subsidiary corporation, that subsidiary will also be treated as a taxable REIT subsidiary. However, an entity will not qualify as a taxable REIT subsidiary if it directly or indirectly operates or manages a lodging or health care facility or, generally, provides to another person, under a franchise, license or otherwise, rights to any brand name under which any lodging facility or health care facility is operated. We generally may not own more than 10%, as measured by voting power or value, of the securities of a corporation that is not a qualified REIT subsidiary, unless we and such corporation elect to treat such corporation as a taxable REIT subsidiary. Overall, no more than 25% of the value of a REIT’s assets may consist of stock or securities of one or more taxable REIT subsidiaries.

Income earned by a taxable REIT subsidiary is not attributable to the REIT. Rather, the stock issued by a taxable REIT subsidiary to us is an asset in our hands, and we treat dividends paid to us from such taxable REIT subsidiary, if any, as income. This income can affect our income and asset tests calculations, as described below. As a result, income that might not be qualifying income for purposes of the income tests applicable to REITs could be earned by a taxable REIT subsidiary without affecting our status as a REIT. For example, we may use taxable REIT subsidiaries to perform services or conduct activities that give rise to certain categories of income such as management fees, or to conduct activities that, if conducted by us directly, would be treated in our hands as prohibited transactions.

 

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Several provisions of the Internal Revenue Code regarding the arrangements between a REIT and its taxable REIT subsidiaries ensure that a taxable REIT subsidiary will be subject to an appropriate level of United States federal income taxation. For example, a taxable REIT subsidiary is limited in its ability to deduct interest payments made to affiliated REITs. In addition, we would be obligated to pay a 100% penalty tax on some payments that we receive from, or on certain expenses deducted by, a taxable REIT subsidiary if the IRS were to assert successfully that the economic arrangements between us and a taxable REIT subsidiary are not comparable to similar arrangements among unrelated parties.

Income Tests

To qualify as a REIT, we must satisfy two gross income requirements, each of which is applied on an annual basis. First, at least 75% of our gross income, excluding gross income from prohibited transactions and certain hedging and foreign currency transactions, for each taxable year generally must be derived directly or indirectly from:

 

   

Rents from real property;

 

   

Interest on debt secured by mortgages on real property or on interests in real property;

 

   

Dividends or other distributions on, and gain from the sale of, stock in other REITs;

 

   

Gain from the sale of real property or mortgage loans;

 

   

Abatements and refunds of taxes on real property;

 

   

Income and gain derived from foreclosure property (as described below);

 

   

Amounts (other than amounts the determination of which depends in whole or in part on the income or profits of any person) received or accrued as consideration for entering into agreements (i) to make loans secured by mortgages on real property or on interests in real property or (ii) to purchase or lease real property (including interests in real property and interests in mortgages on real property); and

 

   

Interest or dividend income from investments in stock or debt instruments attributable to the temporary investment of new capital during the one-year period following our receipt of new capital that we raise through equity offerings or public offerings of debt obligations with at least a five-year term.

Second, at least 95% of our gross income, excluding gross income from prohibited transactions and certain hedging transactions, for each taxable year must be derived from sources that qualify for purposes of the 75% test, and from (i) dividends, (ii) interest and (iii) gain from the sale or disposition of stock or securities, which need not have any relation to real property.

If we fail to satisfy one or both of the 75% and 95% gross income tests for any taxable year, we may nevertheless qualify as a REIT for that year if we are entitled to relief under the Internal Revenue Code. These relief provisions generally will be available if our failure to meet the tests is due to reasonable cause and not due to willful neglect, and we attach a schedule of the sources of our income to our United States federal income tax return. It is not possible, however, to state whether in all circumstances we would be entitled to the benefit of these relief provisions. For example, if we fail to satisfy the gross income tests because nonqualifying income that we intentionally recognize exceeds the limits on nonqualifying income, the IRS could conclude that the failure to satisfy the tests was not due to reasonable cause. If these relief provisions are inapplicable to a particular set of circumstances, we will fail to qualify as a REIT. Even if these relief provisions apply, a penalty tax would be imposed based on the amount of nonqualifying income. See “—Our Taxation as a REIT.”

Gross income from our sale of property that we hold primarily for sale to customers in the ordinary course of business is excluded from both the numerator and the denominator in both gross income tests. In addition, income and gain from hedging transactions that we enter into to hedge indebtedness incurred or to be incurred to acquire or carry real estate assets and that are clearly and timely identified as such will be excluded from both the numerator and the denominator for purposes of both gross income tests. In addition, certain foreign currency

 

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gains will be excluded from gross income for purposes of one or both of the gross income tests. We will monitor the amount of our non-qualifying income and we will manage our portfolio to comply at all times with the gross income tests. The following paragraphs discuss some of the specific applications of the gross income tests to us.

Dividends . We may directly or indirectly receive distributions from taxable REIT subsidiaries or other corporations that are not REITs or qualified REIT subsidiaries. These distributions generally are treated as dividend income to the extent of earnings and profits of the distributing corporation. Our dividend income from stock in any corporation (other than any REIT) and from any taxable REIT subsidiary will be qualifying income for purposes of the 95% gross income test, but not the 75% gross income test. The dividends that we receive from BPG Subsidiary and any other REITs in which we own stock and our gain on the sale of the stock in those REITs will be qualifying income for purposes of both gross income tests. However, if a REIT in which we own stock fails to qualify as a REIT in any year, our income from such REIT would be qualifying income for purposes of the 95% gross income test, but not the 75% gross income test.

Interest . The term “interest,” as defined for purposes of both gross income tests, generally excludes any amount that is based in whole or in part on the income or profits of any person, however, it generally includes the following: (i) an amount that is received or accrued based on a fixed percentage or percentages of receipts or sales, and (ii) an amount that is based on the income or profits of a debtor, as long as the debtor derives substantially all of its income from the real property securing the debt by leasing substantially all of its interest in the property, and only to the extent that the amounts received by the debtor would be qualifying “rents from real property” if received directly by a REIT.

Interest on debt secured by mortgages on real property or on interests in real property, including, for this purpose, prepayment penalties, loan assumption fees and late payment charges that are not compensation for services, generally is qualifying income for purposes of the 75% gross income test. However, if the highest principal amount of a loan outstanding during a taxable year exceeds the fair market value of the real property securing the loan as of the date we agreed to originate or acquire the loan, a portion of the interest income from such loan will not be qualifying income for purposes of the 75% gross income test but will be qualifying income for purposes of the 95% gross income test. The portion of the interest income that will not be qualifying income for purposes of the 75% gross income test will be equal to the portion of the principal amount of the loan that is not secured by real property—that is, the amount by which the loan exceeds the value of the real estate that is security for the loan.

Hedging Transactions . We and our subsidiaries may enter into hedging transactions with respect to one or more of our assets or liabilities. Hedging transactions could take a variety of forms, including interest rate swap agreements, interest rate cap agreements, options, futures contracts, forward rate agreements or similar financial instruments. Except to the extent provided by Treasury regulations, any income from a hedging transaction we enter into (1) in the normal course of our business primarily to manage risk of interest rate or price changes or currency fluctuations with respect to borrowings made or to be made, or ordinary obligations incurred or to be incurred, to acquire or carry real estate assets, which is clearly identified as a hedge along with the risk that it hedges within prescribed time periods specified in Treasury Regulations, or (2) primarily to manage risk of currency fluctuations with respect to any item of income or gain that would be qualifying income under the 75% or 95% income tests which is clearly identified as a hedge along with the risk that it hedges within prescribed time periods, will be excluded from gross income for purposes of both the 75% or 95% gross income tests. To the extent that we enter into other types of hedging transactions, the income from those transactions is likely to be treated as non-qualifying income for purposes of both of the 75% and 95% gross income tests. Moreover, to the extent that a position in a hedging transaction has positive value at any particular point in time, it may be treated as an asset that does not qualify for purposes of the asset tests described below. We intend to structure any hedging transactions in a manner that does not jeopardize our qualification as a REIT. No assurance can be given, however, that our hedging activities will not give rise to income or assets that do not qualify for purposes of the REIT tests, or that our hedging will not adversely affect our ability to satisfy the REIT qualification requirements.

 

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We may conduct some or all of our hedging activities through a taxable REIT subsidiary or other corporate entity, the income of which may be subject to United States federal income tax, rather than by participating in the arrangements directly or through pass-through subsidiaries.

Fee Income . Any fee income that we earn will generally not be qualifying income for purposes of either gross income test. Any fees earned by a taxable REIT subsidiary will not be included for purposes of the gross income tests.

Rents from Real Property . Rents we receive will qualify as “rents from real property” in satisfying the gross income requirements for a REIT described above only if several conditions described below are met. These conditions relate to the identity of the tenant, the computation of the rent payable, and the nature of the property leased. First, the amount of rent must not be based in whole or in part on the income or profits of any person. However, an amount received or accrued generally will not be excluded from rents from real property solely by reason of being based on a fixed percentage or percentages of receipts or sales. Second, rents we receive from a “related party tenant” will not qualify as rents from real property in satisfying the gross income tests unless the tenant is a taxable REIT subsidiary, at least 90% of the property is leased to unrelated tenants, the rent paid by the taxable REIT subsidiary is substantially comparable to the rent paid by the unrelated tenants for comparable space and the rent is not attributable to an increase in rent due to a modification of a lease with a “controlled taxable REIT subsidiary” (i.e., a taxable REIT subsidiary in which we own directly or indirectly more than 50% of the voting power or value of the stock). A tenant is a related party tenant if the REIT, or an actual or constructive owner of 10% or more of the REIT, actually or constructively owns 10% or more of the tenant. Whether rents paid by a taxable REIT subsidiary are substantially comparable to rents paid by other tenants is determined at the time the lease with the taxable REIT subsidiary is entered into, extended, or modified, if such modification increases the rents due under such lease. Third, if rent attributable to personal property leased in connection with a lease of real property is greater than 15% of the total rent received under the lease, then the portion of rent attributable to the personal property will not qualify as rents from real property. Finally, for rents to qualify as “rents from real property” for purposes of the gross income tests, we are only allowed to provide services that are both usually or “customarily rendered” in connection with the rental of real property and not otherwise considered “rendered to the occupant” of the property. Examples of these permitted services include the provision of light, heat, or other utilities, trash removal and general maintenance of common areas. We may, however, render services to our tenants through an “independent contractor” who is adequately compensated and from whom we do not derive revenue. We may also own a taxable REIT subsidiary which provides non-customary services to tenants without tainting our rental income from the related properties.

Even if a REIT furnishes or renders services that are non-customary with respect to a property, if the greater of (i) the amounts received or accrued, directly or indirectly, or deemed received by the REIT with respect to such services, or (ii) 150% of our direct cost in furnishing or rendering the services during a taxable year is not more than 1% of all amounts received or accrued, directly or indirectly by the REIT with respect to the property during the same taxable year, then only the amounts with respect to such non-customary services are not treated as rent for purposes of the REIT gross income tests.

We intend to cause any services that are not “usually or customarily rendered,” or that are for the benefit of a particular tenant in connection with the rental of real property, to be provided through a taxable REIT subsidiary or through an “independent contractor” who is adequately compensated and from which we do not derive revenue. However, no assurance can be given that the IRS will concur with our determination as to whether a particular service is usual or customary, or otherwise in this regard.

Prohibited Transactions Tax . A REIT will incur a 100% tax on the net income derived from any sale or other disposition of property, other than foreclosure property, that the REIT holds as primarily for sale to customers in the ordinary course of a trade or business. Whether a REIT holds an asset as primarily for sale to customers in the ordinary course of a trade or business depends, however, on the facts and circumstances in effect from time to time, including those related to a particular asset. Nevertheless, we intend to conduct our

 

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operations so that no asset that we own (or are treated as owning) will be treated as, or as having been, held for sale to customers, and that a sale of any such asset will not be treated as having been in the ordinary course of our business. We cannot assure you that we will comply with certain safe harbor provisions or that we will avoid owning property that may be characterized as property that we hold primarily for sale to customers in the ordinary course of a trade or business. The 100% tax will not apply to gains from the sale of property that is held through a taxable REIT subsidiary or other taxable corporation, although such income will be subject to tax in the hands of such corporation at regular corporate income tax rates. We intend to structure our activities to avoid prohibited transaction characterization.

Foreclosure Property . Foreclosure property is any real property, including interests in real property, and any personal property incident to such real property:

 

   

That is acquired by a REIT as the result of the REIT having bid in such property at foreclosure, or having otherwise reduced such property to ownership or possession by agreement or process of law, after there was a default or default was imminent on a lease of such property or on indebtedness that such property secured;

 

   

For which the related loan was acquired by the REIT at a time when the default was not imminent or anticipated; and

 

   

For which the REIT makes a proper election to treat the property as foreclosure property.

However, a REIT will not be considered to have foreclosed on a property where the REIT takes control of the property as a mortgagee-in-possession and cannot receive any profit or sustain any loss except as a creditor of the mortgagor.

Property generally ceases to be foreclosure property at the end of the third taxable year following the taxable year in which the REIT acquired the property, or longer if an extension is granted by the Secretary of the Treasury. This grace period terminates and foreclosure property ceases to be foreclosure property on the first day:

 

   

On which a lease is entered into for the property that, by its terms, will give rise to income that does not qualify for purposes of the 75% gross income test, or any amount is received or accrued, directly or indirectly, pursuant to a lease entered into on or after such day that will give rise to income that does not qualify for purposes of the 75% gross income test;

 

   

On which any construction takes place on the property, other than completion of a building or any other improvement, if more than 10% of the construction was completed before default became imminent; or

 

   

Which is more than 90 days after the day on which the REIT acquired the property and the property is used in a trade or business that is conducted by the REIT, other than through an independent contractor from whom the REIT itself does not derive or receive any income.

We will be subject to tax at the maximum corporate rate on any income from foreclosure property, including gain from the disposition of the foreclosure property, other than income that otherwise would be qualifying income for purposes of the 75% gross income test, less expenses directly connected with the production of that income. However, income from foreclosure property, including gain from the sale of foreclosure property held for sale in the ordinary course of a trade or business, will qualify for purposes of the 75% and 95% gross income tests. Any gain from the sale of property for which a foreclosure property election has been made will not be subject to the 100% tax on gains from prohibited transactions described above, even if the property would otherwise constitute inventory or dealer property.

 

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Asset Tests

At the close of each quarter of our taxable year, we must satisfy the following tests relating to the nature of our assets.

 

   

At least 75% of the value of our total assets must be represented by the following:

 

   

interests in real property, including leaseholds and options to acquire real property and leaseholds;

 

   

interests in mortgages on real property;

 

   

stock in other REITs;

 

   

cash and cash items;

 

   

government securities; and

 

   

investments in stock or debt instruments attributable to the temporary investment of new capital during the one-year period following our receipt of new capital that we raise through equity offerings or public offerings of debt obligations with at least a five-year term.

 

   

Not more than 25% of our total assets may be represented by securities, other than those in the 75% asset class.

 

   

Except for securities in taxable REIT subsidiaries and the securities in the 75% asset class described in the first bullet point above, the value of any one issuer’s securities owned by us may not exceed 5% of the value of our total assets.

 

   

Except for securities in taxable REIT subsidiaries and the securities in the 75% asset class described in the first bullet point above, we may not own more than 10% of any one issuer’s outstanding voting securities.

 

   

Except for securities of taxable REIT subsidiaries and the securities in the 75% asset class described in the first bullet point above, we may not own more than 10% of the total value of the outstanding securities of any one issuer, other than securities that qualify for the “straight debt” exception discussed below.

 

   

Not more than 25% of the value of our total assets may be represented by the securities of one or more taxable REIT subsidiaries.

Notwithstanding the general rule, as noted above, that for purposes of the REIT income and asset tests we are treated as owning our proportionate share of the underlying assets of a subsidiary partnership, if we hold indebtedness issued by a partnership, the indebtedness will be subject to, and may cause a violation of, the asset tests unless the indebtedness is a qualifying mortgage asset or other conditions are met. Similarly, although stock of another REIT is a qualifying asset for purposes of the REIT asset tests, any non-mortgage debt that is issued by another REIT may not so qualify (although such debt will not be treated as “securities” for purposes of the 10% asset test, as explained below).

Securities, for the purposes of the asset tests, may include debt we hold from other issuers. However, debt we hold in an issuer that does not qualify for purposes of the 75% asset test will not be taken into account for purposes of the 10% value test if the debt securities meet the straight debt safe harbor. Debt will meet the “straight debt” safe harbor if the debt is a written unconditional promise to pay on demand or on a specified date a sum certain in money, the debt is not convertible, directly or indirectly, into stock, and the interest rate and the interest payment dates of the debt are not contingent on the profits, the borrower’s discretion or similar factors. In the case of an issuer that is a corporation or a partnership, securities that otherwise would be considered straight debt will not be so considered if we, and any of our “controlled taxable REIT subsidiaries” as defined in the Internal Revenue Code, hold any securities of the corporate or partnership issuer that (a) are not straight debt or other excluded securities (prior to the application of this rule), and (b) have an aggregate value greater than 1% of the issuer’s outstanding securities (including, for the purposes of a partnership issuer, our interest as a partner in the partnership).

 

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In addition to straight debt, the Code provides that certain other securities will not violate the 10% asset test. Such securities include (i) any loan made to an individual or an estate, (ii) certain rental agreements pursuant to which one or more payments are to be made in subsequent years (other than agreements between a REIT and certain persons related to the REIT under attribution rules), (iii) any obligation to pay rents from real property, (iv) securities issued by governmental entities that are not dependent in whole or in part on the profits of (or payments made by) a non-governmental entity, (v) any security (including debt securities) issued by another REIT and (vi) any debt instrument issued by a partnership if the partnership’s income is of a nature that it would satisfy the 75% gross income test described above under “—Income Tests.” In applying the 10% asset test, a debt security issued by a partnership (other than straight debt or any other excluded security) is not taken into account to the extent, if any, of the REIT’s proportionate interest as a partner in that partnership.

We believe the stock that we hold in BPG Subsidiary and any stock that we acquire in other REITs will be a qualifying asset for purposes of the 75% asset test. However, if a REIT in which we own stock fails to qualify as a REIT in any year, the stock in such REIT will not be a qualifying asset for purposes of the 75% asset test. Instead, we would be subject to the second, third, fourth, and fifth assets tests described above with respect to our investment in such a disqualified REIT. We will also be subject to those assets tests with respect to our investments in any non-REIT C corporations for which we do not make a taxable REIT subsidiary election. If BPG Subsidiary fails to qualify as a REIT and were instead treated as a non-REIT C corporation, we would not be able to satisfy the above asset tests and would also fail to qualify as a REIT.

We will monitor the status of our assets for purposes of the various asset tests and will seek to manage our portfolio to comply at all times with such tests. There can be no assurances, however, that we will be successful in this effort. No independent appraisals have been obtained to support our conclusions as to the value of our total assets or the value of any particular security or securities. Moreover, the values of some assets may not be susceptible to a precise determination, and values are subject to change in the future. Furthermore, the proper classification of an instrument as debt or equity for United States federal income tax purposes may be uncertain in some circumstances, which could affect the application of the REIT asset requirements. Accordingly, there can be no assurance that the IRS will not contend that our interests in our subsidiaries or in the securities of other issuers will not cause a violation of the REIT asset tests.

However, certain relief provisions are available to allow REITs to satisfy the asset requirements or to maintain REIT qualification notwithstanding certain violations of the asset and other requirements. For example, if we should fail to satisfy the asset tests at the end of a calendar quarter such a failure would not cause us to lose our REIT qualification if we (i) satisfied the asset tests at the close of the preceding calendar quarter and (ii) the discrepancy between the value of our assets and the asset requirements was not wholly or partly caused by an acquisition of non-qualifying assets, but instead arose from changes in the relative market values of our assets. If the condition described in (ii) were not satisfied, we still could avoid disqualification by eliminating any discrepancy within 30 days after the close of the calendar quarter in which it arose or by making use of the relief provisions described above.

In the case of de minimis violations of the 10% and 5% asset tests, a REIT may maintain its qualification despite a violation of such requirements if (i) the value of the assets causing the violation does not exceed the lesser of 1% of the REIT’s total assets and $10,000,000 and (ii) the REIT either disposes of the assets causing the failure within six months after the last day of the quarter in which it identifies the failure, or the relevant tests are otherwise satisfied within that time frame.

Even if we did not qualify for the foregoing relief provisions, one additional provision allows a REIT which fails one or more of the asset requirements for a particular tax quarter to nevertheless maintain its REIT qualification if (i) the REIT provides the IRS with a description of each asset causing the failure, (ii) the failure is due to reasonable cause and not willful neglect, (iii) the REIT pays a tax equal to the greater of (a) $50,000 per failure and (b) the product of the net income generated by the assets that caused the failure multiplied by the highest applicable corporate tax rate (currently 35%) and (iv) the REIT either disposes of the assets causing the failure within six months after the last day of the quarter in which it identifies the failure, or otherwise satisfies the relevant asset tests within that time frame.

 

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Annual Distribution Requirements Applicable to REITs

To qualify as a REIT, we generally must distribute dividends (other than capital gain dividends) to our stockholders in an amount at least equal to:

 

   

the sum of (i) 90% of our REIT taxable income, computed without regard to the dividends paid deduction and our net capital gain and (ii) 90% of our net income after tax, if any, from foreclosure property; minus

 

   

the excess of the sum of specified items of non-cash income (including original issue discount on our mortgage loans) over 5% of our REIT taxable income, computed without regard to the dividends paid deduction and our net capital gain.

Distributions generally must be made during the taxable year to which they relate. Distributions may be made in the following year in two circumstances. First, if we declare a dividend in October, November or December of any year with a record date in one of these months and pay the dividend on or before January 31 of the following year, we will be treated as having paid the dividend on December 31 of the year in which the dividend was declared. Second, distributions may be made in the following year if the dividends are declared before we timely file our tax return for the year and if made before the first regular dividend payment made after such declaration. These distributions are taxable to our stockholders in the year in which paid, even though the distributions relate to our prior taxable year for purposes of the 90% distribution requirement. To the extent that we do not distribute all of our net capital gain or we distribute at least 90%, but less than 100% of our REIT taxable income, as adjusted, we will be subject to tax on the undistributed amount at regular corporate tax rates.

To the extent that in the future we may have available net operating losses carried forward from prior tax years, such losses may reduce the amount of distributions that we must make in order to comply with the REIT distribution requirements. Such losses, however, will generally not affect the tax treatment to our stockholders of any distributions that are actually made.

In order for distributions to be counted as satisfying the annual distribution requirements for REITs, and to provide us with a REIT-level tax deduction, the distributions must not be “preferential dividends.” A dividend is not a preferential dividend if the distribution is (1) pro-rata among all outstanding shares of stock within a particular class, and (2) in accordance with the preferences among different classes of stock as set forth in our organizational documents.

If we fail to distribute during a calendar year (or, in the case of distributions with declaration and record dates falling in the last three months of the calendar year, by the end of January following such calendar year) at least the sum of (i) 85% of our ordinary income for such year, (ii) 95% of our capital gain net income for such year and (iii) any undistributed taxable income from prior years, we will be subject to a 4% excise tax on the excess of such required distribution over the sum of (x) the amounts actually distributed (taking into account excess distributions from prior years) and (y) the amounts of income retained on which we have paid corporate income tax.

We may elect to retain rather than distribute all or a portion of our net capital gains and pay the tax on the gains. In that case, we may elect to have our stockholders include their proportionate share of the undistributed net capital gains in income as long-term capital gains and receive a credit for their share of the tax paid by us. Our stockholders would then increase the adjusted basis of their stock by the difference between (i) the amounts of capital gain dividends that we designated and that they include in their taxable income, minus (ii) the tax that we paid on their behalf with respect to that income. For purposes of the 4% excise tax described above, any retained amounts for which we elect this treatment would be treated as having been distributed.

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cash or liquid assets to enable us to satisfy the distribution requirements described above. However, it is possible that, from time to time, we may not have sufficient cash or other liquid assets to meet the distribution requirements due to timing differences between the actual receipt of income and actual payment of deductible expenses, and the inclusion of items of income and deduction of expenses by us for United States federal income tax purposes. In addition, we may decide to retain our cash, rather than distribute it, in order to repay debt, acquire assets or for other reasons. In the event that such timing differences occur, and in other circumstances, it may be necessary in order to satisfy the distribution requirements to arrange for short-term, or possibly long-term, borrowings, or to pay the dividends in the form of other property (including, for example, shares of our own stock).

Although several types of non-cash income are excluded in determining the annual distribution requirement, we will incur corporate income tax and the 4% nondeductible excise tax with respect to those non-cash income items if we do not distribute those items on a current basis. As a result of the foregoing, we may not have sufficient cash to distribute all of our taxable income and thereby avoid corporate income tax and the excise tax imposed on certain undistributed income. In such a situation, we may need to borrow funds or issue additional common stock or preferred stock.

If our taxable income for a particular year is subsequently determined to have been understated, under some circumstances we may be able to rectify a failure to meet the distribution requirement for a year by paying deficiency dividends to stockholders in a later year, which may be included in our deduction for dividends paid for the earlier year. Thus, we may be able to avoid being taxed on amounts distributed as deficiency dividends. However, we will be required to pay interest based upon the amount of any deduction taken for deficiency dividends.

Like-Kind Exchanges

We may dispose of properties in transactions intended to qualify as like-kind exchanges under the Internal Revenue Code. Such like-kind exchanges are intended to result in the deferral of gain for United States federal income tax purposes. The failure of any such transaction to qualify as a like-kind exchange could require us to pay federal income tax, possibly including the 100% prohibited transaction tax, depending on the facts and circumstances surrounding the particular transaction.

Penalty Tax

Any redetermined rents, redetermined deductions or excess interest we generate will be subject to a 100% penalty tax. In general, redetermined rents are rents from real property that are overstated as a result of any services furnished to any of our tenants by a taxable REIT subsidiary, and redetermined deductions and excess interest represent any amounts that are deducted by a taxable REIT subsidiary for amounts paid to us that are in excess of the amounts that would have been deducted based on arm’s length negotiations. Rents that we receive will not constitute redetermined rents if they qualify for certain safe harbor provisions contained in the Code.

From time to time, a taxable REIT subsidiary of ours may provide services to our tenants. We intend to set any fees paid to our taxable REIT subsidiary for such services at arm’s length rates, although the fees paid may not satisfy the safe-harbor provisions described above. These determinations are inherently factual, and the IRS has broad discretion to assert that amounts paid between related parties should be reallocated to clearly reflect their respective incomes. If the IRS successfully made such an assertion, we would be required to pay a 100% penalty tax on the excess of an arm’s length fee for tenant services over the amount actually paid.

Record Keeping Requirements

We are required to comply with applicable record keeping requirements. Failure to comply could result in monetary fines. For example, we must request on an annual basis information from our stockholders designed to disclose the actual ownership of our outstanding common stock.

 

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Failure to Qualify

If we fail to satisfy one or more requirements of REIT qualification, other than the income tests or asset requirements, then we may still retain REIT qualification if the failure is due to reasonable cause and not willful neglect, and we pay a penalty of $50,000 for each failure.

If we fail to qualify for taxation as a REIT in any taxable year and the relief provisions do not apply, we will be subject to tax, including any applicable alternative minimum tax, on our taxable income at regular corporate rates. This would significantly reduce both our cash available for distribution to our stockholders and our earnings. If we fail to qualify as a REIT, we will not be required to make any distributions to stockholders and any distributions that are made will not be deductible by us. Moreover, all distributions to stockholders would be taxable as dividends to the extent of our current and accumulated earnings and profits, whether or not attributable to capital gains of ours. Subject to certain limitations of the Internal Revenue Code, corporate distributees may be eligible for the dividends received deduction with respect to those distributions, and individual, trust and estate distributees may be eligible for reduced income tax rates on such dividends. Unless we are entitled to relief under specific statutory provisions, we also will be disqualified from taxation as a REIT for the four taxable years following the year during which qualification was lost.

Tax Aspects of BPG Subsidiary’s Operating Partnership and any Subsidiary Partnerships

General. All of the investments of BPG Subsidiary will be held through its Operating Partnership. In addition, the operating partnership may hold certain investments indirectly through subsidiary partnerships and limited liability companies which we expect will be treated as partnerships or disregarded entities for United States federal income tax purposes. In general, entities that are treated as partnerships or disregarded entities for United States federal income tax purposes are “pass-through” entities which are not required to pay federal income tax. Rather, partners or members of such entities are allocated their shares of the items of income, gain, loss, deduction and credit of the partnership or limited liability company, and are potentially required to pay tax on this income, without regard to whether they receive a distribution from the partnership or limited liability company. A partner in such entities that is a REIT will include in its income its share of these partnership and limited liability company items for purposes of the various gross income tests, the computation of its REIT taxable income, and the REIT distribution requirements. Moreover, for purposes of the asset tests, it will include its pro rata share of assets held by its operating partnership, including its share of its subsidiary partnerships and limited liability companies, based on its capital interest in each such entity.

Entity Classification . BPG Subsidiary’s interests in its operating partnership and the subsidiary partnerships and limited liability companies involve special tax considerations, including the possibility that the IRS might challenge the status of these entities as partnerships (or disregarded entities), as opposed to associations taxable as corporations for United States federal income tax purposes. For example, an entity that would otherwise be classified as a partnership for federal income tax purposes may nonetheless be taxable as a corporation if it is a “publicly traded partnership” and certain other requirements are met. A partnership or limited liability company would be treated as a publicly traded partnership if its interests are traded on an established securities market or are readily tradable on a secondary market or a substantial equivalent thereof, within the meaning of applicable Treasury Regulations. If BPG Subsidiary’s operating partnership or a subsidiary partnership or limited liability company were treated as an association rather than as a partnership, it would be taxable as a corporation and would be required to pay an entity-level tax on its income. In this situation, the character of BPG Subsidiary’s assets and items of gross income would change and could prevent it from satisfying the REIT asset tests and possibly the REIT income tests. See “—Asset Tests” and “—Income Tests.” This, in turn, could prevent us from qualifying as a REIT. See “—Failure to Qualify” for a discussion of the effect of our failure to meet these tests. In addition, a change in the tax status of BPG Subsidiary’s operating partnership, a subsidiary partnership or limited liability company might be treated as a taxable event. If so, BPG Subsidiary, and in turn we, might incur a tax liability without any related cash distributions. We do not anticipate that the operating partnership or any subsidiary partnership or limited liability company will be treated as a publicly traded partnership which is taxable as a corporation.

 

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Allocations of Income, Gain, Loss and Deduction. A partnership agreement (or, in the case of a limited liability company treated as a partnership for United States federal income tax purposes, the limited liability company agreement) will generally determine the allocation of partnership income and loss among partners. Generally, Section 704(b) of the Code and the Treasury regulations thereunder require that partnership allocations respect the economic arrangement of the partners. If an allocation of partnership income or loss does not comply with the requirements of Section 704(b) of the Code and the Treasury regulations thereunder, the item subject to the allocation will be reallocated in accordance with the partners’ interests in the partnership. This reallocation will be determined by taking into account all of the facts and circumstances relating to the economic arrangement of the partners with respect to such item. BPG Subsidiary’s operating partnership’s allocations of taxable income and loss are intended to comply with the requirements of Section 704(b) of the Code and the Treasury regulations thereunder.

Tax Allocations with Respect to the Properties. Under Section 704(c) of the Code, income, gain, loss and deduction attributable to appreciated or depreciated property that is contributed to a partnership (including a limited liability company treated as a partnership for United States federal income tax purposes) in exchange for an interest in the partnership, must be allocated in a manner so that the contributing partner is charged with the unrealized gain, or benefits from the unrealized loss, associated with the property at the time of the contribution, as adjusted from time to time. The amount of the unrealized gain or unrealized loss generally is equal to the difference between the fair market value or book value and the adjusted tax basis of the contributed property at the time of contribution (this difference is referred to as a book-tax difference), as adjusted from time to time. These allocations are solely for United States federal income tax purposes and do not affect the book capital accounts or other economic or legal arrangements among the partners.

Appreciated property will be contributed to BPG Subsidiary’s operating partnership in exchange for interests in the operating partnership in connection with the IPO Property Transfers. The partnership agreement requires that allocations be made in a manner consistent with Section 704(c) of the Code. Treasury Regulations issued under Section 704(c) of the Code provide partnerships with a choice of several methods of accounting for book-tax differences. BPG Subsidiary and its operating partnership have agreed to use the “traditional method” for accounting for book-tax differences for the properties initially contributed to the operating partnership.

Under the traditional method, the carryover basis of contributed interests in the properties in the hands of the operating partnership (i) will or could cause BPG Subsidiary to be allocated lower amounts of depreciation deductions for tax purposes than would be allocated to it if all contributed properties were to have a tax basis equal to their fair market value at the time of the contribution and (ii) could cause BPG Subsidiary to be allocated taxable gain in the event of a sale of such contributed interests or properties in excess of the economic or book income allocated to it as a result of such sale, with a corresponding benefit to the other partners in the operating partnership. An allocation described in (ii) above might cause BPG Subsidiary or the other partners to recognize taxable income in excess of cash proceeds in the event of a sale or other disposition of property, which might adversely affect BPG Subsidiary’s ability to comply with the REIT distribution requirements. See “—Taxation of REITs in General—Requirements for Qualification as a Real Estate Investment Trust” and “—Annual Distribution Requirements Applicable to REITs.” With respect to properties contributed to the operating partnership subsequent to the contribution of the initial properties, it is expected that any book-tax differences shall be accounted for using any method approved under Section 704(c) of the Code and the applicable Treasury Regulations as chosen by the general partner under the partnership agreement. Any property acquired by the operating partnership in a taxable transaction will initially have a tax basis equal to its fair market value, and Section 704(c) of the Code will not apply.

Taxation of United States Holders of Our Common Stock

United States Holder . As used in the remainder of this discussion, the term “United States holder” means a beneficial owner of our common stock that is for United States federal income tax purposes:

 

   

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A corporation (or an entity treated as a corporation for United States federal income tax purposes) created or organized in or under the laws of the United States or any political subdivision thereof;

 

   

An estate the income of which is subject to United States federal income taxation regardless of its source; or

 

   

A trust if it (a) is subject to the primary supervision of a court within the United States and one or more United States persons have the authority to control all substantial decisions of the trust or (b) has a valid election in effect under applicable United States Treasury regulations to be treated as a United States person.

If a partnership (or an entity treated as a partnership for United States federal income tax purposes) holds our common stock, the tax treatment of a partner will generally depend upon the status of the partner and the activities of the partnership. If you are a partner of a partnership holding common stock, you should consult your advisors. A “non-United States holder” is a beneficial owner of our common stock that is neither a United States holder nor a partnership (or an entity treated as a partnership for United States federal income tax purposes).

Distributions Generally . As long as we qualify as a REIT, distributions made by us to our taxable United States holders out of current or accumulated earnings and profits that are not designated as capital gain dividends or “qualified dividend income” will be taken into account by them as ordinary income taxable at ordinary income tax rates and will not qualify for the reduced capital gains rates that currently generally apply to distributions by non-REIT C corporations to certain non-corporate United States holders. In determining the extent to which a distribution constitutes a dividend for tax purposes, our earnings and profits will be allocated first to distributions with respect to our preferred stock, if any, and then to our common stock. Corporate stockholders will not be eligible for the dividends received deduction with respect to these distributions.

Distributions in excess of both current and accumulated earnings and profits will not be taxable to a United States holder to the extent that the distributions do not exceed the adjusted basis of the holder’s stock. Rather, such distributions will reduce the adjusted basis of the stock. To the extent that distributions exceed the adjusted basis of a United States holder’s stock, the United States holder generally must include such distributions in income as long-term capital gain if the shares have been held for more than one year, or short-term capital gain if the shares have been held for one year or less.

Distributions will generally be taxable, if at all, in the year of the distribution. However, if we declare a dividend in October, November or December of any year with a record date in one of these months and pay the dividend on or before January 31 of the following year, we will be treated as having paid the dividend, and the stockholder will be treated as having received the dividend, on December 31 of the year in which the dividend was declared.

We will be treated as having sufficient earnings and profits to treat as a dividend any distribution we pay up to the amount required to be distributed in order to avoid imposition of the 4% excise tax discussed above. Moreover, any “deficiency dividend” will be treated as an ordinary or capital gain dividend, as the case may be, regardless of our earnings and profits. As a result, United States holders may be required to treat certain distributions that would otherwise result in a tax-free return of capital as taxable dividends.

Capital Gain Dividends . We may elect to designate distributions of our net capital gain as “capital gain dividends” to the extent that such distributions do not exceed our actual net capital gain for the taxable year. Capital gain dividends are taxed to United States holders of our stock as gain from the sale or exchange of a capital asset held for more than one year. This tax treatment applies regardless of the period during which the stockholders have held their stock. If we designate any portion of a dividend as a capital gain dividend, the amount that will be taxable to the stockholder as capital gain will be indicated to United States holders on IRS Form 1099-DIV. Corporate stockholders, however, may be required to treat up to 20% of capital gain dividends as ordinary income. Capital gain dividends are not eligible for the dividends-received deduction for corporations.

 

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Instead of paying capital gain dividends, we may elect to require stockholders to include our undistributed net capital gains in their income. If we make such an election, United States holders (i) will include in their income as long-term capital gains their proportionate share of such undistributed capital gains and (ii) will be deemed to have paid their proportionate share of the tax paid by us on such undistributed capital gains and thereby receive a credit or refund to the extent that the tax paid by us exceeds the United States holder’s tax liability on the undistributed capital gain. A United States holder of our stock will increase the basis in its stock by the difference between the amount of capital gain included in its income and the amount of tax it is deemed to have paid. A United States holder that is a corporation will appropriately adjust its earnings and profits for the retained capital gain in accordance with Treasury regulations to be prescribed by the IRS. Our earnings and profits will be adjusted appropriately.

We must classify portions of our designated capital gain dividend into the following categories:

 

   

A 20% gain distribution, which would be taxable to non-corporate United States holders of our stock at a rate of up to 20%; or

 

   

An unrecaptured Section 1250 gain distribution, which would be taxable to non-corporate United States holders of our stock at a maximum rate of 25%.

We must determine the maximum amounts that we may designate as 20% and 25% capital gain dividends by performing the computation required by the Internal Revenue Code as if the REIT were an individual whose ordinary income were subject to a marginal tax rate of at least 28%. The IRS currently requires that distributions made to different classes of stock be comprised proportionately of dividends of a particular type.

Passive Activity Loss and Investment Interest Limitation . Distributions that we make and gains arising from the disposition of our common stock by a United States holder will not be treated as passive activity income, and therefore United States holders will not be able to apply any “passive activity losses” against such income. Dividends paid by us, to the extent they do not constitute a return of capital, will generally be treated as investment income for purposes of the investment income limitation on the deduction of the investment interest.

Qualified Dividend Income . Distributions that are treated as dividends may be taxed at capital gains rates, rather than ordinary income rates, if they are distributed to an individual, trust or estate, are properly designated by us as qualified dividend income and certain other requirements are satisfied. Dividends are eligible to be designated by us as qualified dividend income up to an amount equal to the sum of the qualified dividend income received by us during the year of the distribution from other C corporations such as taxable REIT subsidiaries, our “undistributed” REIT taxable income from the immediately preceding year, and any income attributable to the sale of a built-in gain asset from the immediately preceding year (reduced by any federal income taxes that we paid with respect to such REIT taxable income and built-in gain).

Dividends that we receive will be treated as qualified dividend income to us if certain criteria are met. The dividends must be received from a domestic corporation (other than a REIT or a regulated investment company) or a qualifying foreign corporation. A foreign corporation generally will be a qualifying foreign corporation if it is incorporated in a possession of the United States, the corporation is eligible for benefits of an income tax treaty with the United States which the Secretary of Treasury determines is satisfactory, or the stock on which the dividend is paid is readily tradable on an established securities market in the United States. However, if a foreign corporation is a foreign personal holding company, a foreign investment company or a passive foreign investment company, then it will not be treated as a qualifying foreign corporation and the dividends we receive from such an entity would not constitute qualified dividend income.

Furthermore, certain exceptions and special rules apply to determine whether dividends may be treated as qualified dividend income to us. These rules include certain holding requirements that we would have to satisfy with respect to the stock on which the dividend is paid, and special rules with regard to dividends received from regulated investment companies and other REITs.

 

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In addition, even if we designate certain dividends as qualified dividend income to our stockholders, the stockholder will have to meet certain other requirements for the dividend to qualify for taxation at capital gains rates. For example, the stockholder will only be eligible to treat the dividend as qualifying dividend income if the stockholder is taxed at individual rates and meets certain holding requirements. In general, in order to treat a particular dividend as qualified dividend income, a stockholder will be required to hold our stock for more than 60 days during the 121-day period beginning on the date which is 60 days before the date on which the stock becomes ex-dividend.

Other Tax Considerations . To the extent that we have available net operating losses and capital losses carried forward from prior tax years, such losses may reduce the amount of distributions that we must make in order to comply with the REIT distribution requirements. Such losses, however, are not passed through to stockholders and do not offset income of stockholders from other sources, nor would such losses affect the character of any distributions that we make, which are generally subject to tax in the hands of stockholders to the extent that we have current or accumulated earnings and profits.

Sales of Our Common Stock . Upon any taxable sale or other disposition of our common stock, a United States holder of our common stock will recognize gain or loss for federal income tax purposes on the disposition of our common stock in an amount equal to the difference between:

 

   

The amount of cash and the fair market value of any property received on such disposition; and

 

   

The United States holder’s adjusted basis in such common stock for tax purposes.

Gain or loss will be capital gain or loss if the common stock has been held by the United States holder as a capital asset. The applicable tax rate will depend on the holder’s holding period in the asset (generally, if an asset has been held for more than one year it will produce long-term capital gain) and the holder’s tax bracket.

In general, any loss upon a sale or exchange of our common stock by a United States holder who has held such stock for six months or less (after applying certain holding period rules) will be treated as a long-term capital loss, but only to the extent of distributions from us received by such United States holder that are required to be treated by such United States holder as long-term capital gains.

Medicare Tax . Certain United States holders, including individuals and estates and trusts, are subject to an additional 3.8% Medicare tax on all or a portion of their “net investment income,” which includes net gain from a sale or exchange of common stock and income from dividends paid on common stock. United States holders are urged to consult their own tax advisors regarding the Medicare tax.

Taxation of Non-United States Holders of Our Common Stock

The rules governing United States federal income taxation of non-United States holders are complex. This section is only a summary of such rules. We urge non-United States holders to consult their own tax advisors to determine the impact of federal, state and local income tax laws on ownership of the common stock, including any reporting requirements.

Distributions . Distributions by us to a non-United States holder of our common stock that are neither attributable to gain from sales or exchanges by us of “United States real property interests” nor designated by us as capital gains dividends will be treated as dividends of ordinary income to the extent that they are made out of our current or accumulated earnings and profits. These distributions ordinarily will be subject to United States federal income tax on a gross basis at a rate of 30%, or a lower rate as permitted under an applicable income tax treaty, unless the dividends are treated as effectively connected with the conduct by the non-United States holder of a United States trade or business. Under some treaties, however, lower rates generally applicable to dividends do not apply to dividends from REITs. Further, reduced treaty rates are not available to the extent the income allocated to the non-United States stockholder is excess inclusion income. Dividends that are effectively

 

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connected with a trade or business will be subject to tax on a net basis, that is, after allowance for deductions, at graduated rates, in the same manner as United States holders are taxed with respect to these dividends, and are generally not subject to withholding. Applicable certification and disclosure requirements must be satisfied to be exempt from withholding under the effectively connected income exception. Any dividends received by a corporate non-United States holder that is engaged in a United States trade or business also may be subject to an additional branch profits tax at a 30% rate, or lower applicable treaty rate. We expect to withhold United States income tax at the rate of 30% on any dividend distributions, not designated as (or deemed to be) capital gain dividends, made to a non-United States holder unless:

 

   

A lower treaty rate applies and the non-United States holder files an IRS Form W-8BEN with us evidencing eligibility for that reduced rate is filed with us; or

 

   

The non-United States holder files an IRS Form W-8ECI with us claiming that the distribution is income effectively connected with the non-United States holder’s trade or business.

Distributions in excess of our current or accumulated earnings and profits that do not exceed the adjusted basis of the non-United States holder in its common stock will reduce the non-United States holder’s adjusted basis in its common stock and will not be subject to United States federal income tax. Distributions in excess of current and accumulated earnings and profits that do exceed the adjusted basis of the non-United States holder in its common stock will be treated as gain from the sale of its stock, the tax treatment of which is described below. See “—Taxation of Non-United States Holders of Our Common Stock—Sales of Our Common Stock.” Because we generally cannot determine at the time we make a distribution whether or not the distribution will exceed our current and accumulated earnings and profits, we normally will withhold tax on the entire amount of any distribution at the same rate as we would withhold on a dividend.

We would be required to withhold at least 10% of any distribution to a non-United States holder in excess of our current and accumulated earnings and profits if our common stock constitutes a United States real property interest with respect to such non-United States holder, as described below under “—Taxation of Non-United States Holders of Our Common Stock—Sales of Our Common Stock.” This withholding would apply even if a lower treaty rate applies or the non-United States holder is not liable for tax on the receipt of that distribution. However, a non-United States holder may seek a refund of these amounts from the IRS if the non-United States holder’s United States tax liability with respect to the distribution is less than the amount withheld.

Distributions to a non-United States holder that are designated by us at the time of the distribution as capital gain dividends, other than those arising from the disposition of a United States real property interest, generally should not be subject to United States federal income taxation unless:

 

   

The investment in the common stock is effectively connected with the non-United States holder’s trade or business, in which case the non-United States holder will be subject to the same treatment as United States holders with respect to any gain, except that a holder that is a foreign corporation also may be subject to the 30% branch profits tax, as discussed above; or

 

   

The non-United States holder is a nonresident alien individual who is present in the United States for 183 days or more during the taxable year and has a “tax home” in the United States, in which case the nonresident alien individual will be subject to a 30% tax on the individual’s capital gains.

Under the Foreign Investment in Real Property Tax Act of 1980 (“FIRPTA”) distributions to a non-United States holder that are attributable to gain from sales or exchanges by us of United States real property interests, whether or not designated as a capital gain dividend, will cause the non-United States holder to be treated as recognizing gain that is income effectively connected with a United States trade or business. Non-United States holders will be taxed on this gain at the same rates applicable to United States holders, subject to a special alternative minimum tax in the case of nonresident alien individuals. Also, this gain may be subject to a 30% (or lower applicable treaty rate) branch profits tax in the hands of a non-United States holder that is a corporation. A distribution is not attributable to a United States real property interest if we held an interest in the underlying asset solely as a creditor.

 

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We will be required to withhold and remit to the IRS 35% of any distributions to non-United States holders that are designated as capital gain dividends, or, if greater, 35% of a distribution that could have been designated as a capital gain dividend, whether or not attributable to sales of United States real property interests. Distributions can be designated as capital gains to the extent of our net capital gain for the taxable year of the distribution. The amount withheld, which for individual non-United States holders may exceed the actual tax liability, is creditable against the non-United States holder’s United States federal income tax liability.

However, the 35% withholding tax will not apply to any capital gain dividend with respect to any class of our stock which is regularly traded on an established securities market located in the United States if the non-United States stockholder did not own more than 5% of such class of stock at any time during the one-year period ending on the date of such dividend. Instead, any capital gain dividend will be treated as a distribution subject to the rules discussed above under “—Taxation of Non-United States Stockholders of Our Common Stock—Distributions.” Also, the branch profits tax will not apply to such a distribution. We anticipate that our common stock will be “regularly traded” on an established securities exchange.

Although the law is not clear on the matter, it appears that amounts we designate as undistributed capital gains in respect of the stock held by United States holders generally should be treated with respect to non-United States holders in the same manner as actual distributions by us of capital gain dividends. Under that approach, the non-United States holders would be able to offset as a credit against their United States federal income tax liability resulting therefrom their proportionate share of the tax paid by us on the undistributed capital gains, and to receive from the IRS a refund to the extent that their proportionate share of this tax paid by us were to exceed their actual United States federal income tax liability. If we were to designate a portion of our net capital gain as undistributed capital gain, a non-United States stockholder is urged to consult its tax advisor regarding the taxation of such undistributed capital gain.

Sales of Our Common Stock . Gain recognized by a non-United States holder upon the sale or exchange of our stock generally would not be subject to United States taxation unless:

 

   

The investment in our common stock is effectively connected with the non-United States holder’s United States trade or business, in which case the non-United States holder will be subject to the same treatment as domestic holders with respect to any gain;

 

   

The non-United States holder is a nonresident alien individual who is present in the United States for 183 days or more during the taxable year and has a tax home in the United States, in which case the nonresident alien individual will be subject to a 30% tax on the individual’s net capital gains for the taxable year; or

 

   

Our common stock constitutes a United States real property interest within the meaning of FIRPTA, as described below.

Our common stock will constitute a United States real property interest unless we are a domestically-controlled REIT. We will be a domestically-controlled REIT if, at all times during a specified testing period, less than 50% in value of our stock is held directly or indirectly by non-United States holders.

As described above, our charter contains restrictions designed to protect our status as a domestically-controlled REIT, and we believe that we will be and will remain a domestically-controlled REIT, and that a sale of our common stock should not be subject to taxation under FIRPTA. However, because our stock is publicly traded, no assurance can be given that we are or will be a domestically-controlled REIT. Even if we were not a domestically-controlled REIT, a sale of common stock by a non-United States holder would nevertheless not be subject to taxation under FIRPTA as a sale of a United States real property interest if:

 

   

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The non-United States holder did not actually, or constructively under specified attribution rules under the Internal Revenue Code, own more than 5% of our common stock at any time during the shorter of the five-year period preceding the disposition or the holder’s holding period.

We anticipate that our common stock will be regularly traded on an established securities market. If gain on the sale or exchange of our common stock were subject to taxation under FIRPTA, the non-United States holder would be subject to regular United States income tax with respect to any gain in the same manner as a taxable United States holder, subject to any applicable alternative minimum tax and special alternative minimum tax in the case of nonresident alien individuals. In such case, under FIRPTA the purchaser of common stock may be required to withhold 10% of the purchase price and remit this amount to the IRS. In addition, distributions that are treated as gain from the disposition of common stock and are subject to tax under FIRPTA also may be subject to a 30% branch profits tax when made to a corporate non-United States holder that is not entitled to a treaty exemption.

U.S. Federal Income Tax Returns

If a non-United States holder is subject to taxation under FIRPTA on proceeds from the sale of our common stock or on capital gain distributions, the non-United States holder will be required to file a United States federal income tax return. Prospective non-United States holders are urged to consult their tax advisors to determine the impact of United States federal, state, local and foreign income tax laws on their ownership of our common stock, including any reporting requirements.

Taxation of Tax-Exempt Holders of Our Common Stock

Provided that a tax-exempt holder has not held its common stock as “debt-financed property” within the meaning of the Internal Revenue Code and our shares of stock are not being used in an unrelated trade or business, the dividend income from us generally will not be unrelated business taxable income, referred to as UBTI, to a tax-exempt holder. Similarly, income from the sale of our common stock will not constitute UBTI unless the tax-exempt holder has held its common stock as debt-financed property within the meaning of the Internal Revenue Code or has used the common stock in a trade or business.

Further, for a tax-exempt holder that is a social club, voluntary employee benefit association, supplemental unemployment benefit trust or qualified group legal services plan exempt from federal income taxation under Sections 501(c)(7), (c)(9), (c)(17) and (c)(20) of the Internal Revenue Code, respectively, or a single parent title-holding corporation exempt under Section 501(c)(2) the income of which is payable to any of the aforementioned tax-exempt organizations, income from an investment in our common stock will constitute UBTI unless the organization properly sets aside or reserves such amounts for purposes specified in the Internal Revenue Code. These tax-exempt holders should consult their own tax advisors concerning these “set aside” and reserve requirements.

Notwithstanding the above, however, a portion of the dividends paid by a “pension-held REIT” are treated as UBTI as to any trust which is described in Section 401(a) of the Internal Revenue Code, is tax-exempt under Section 501(a) of the Internal Revenue Code, and holds more than 10%, by value, of the interests in the REIT. Tax-exempt pension funds that are described in Section 401(a) of the Internal Revenue Code are referred to below as “pension trusts.”

A REIT is a “pension-held REIT” if it meets the following two tests:

 

   

It would not have qualified as a REIT but for Section 856(h)(3) of the Internal Revenue Code, which provides that stock owned by pension trusts will be treated, for purposes of determining whether the REIT is closely held, as owned by the beneficiaries of the trust rather than by the trust itself; and

 

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Either (i) at least one pension trust holds more than 25% of the value of the interests in the REIT, or (ii) a group of pension trusts each individually holding more than 10% of the value of the REIT’s stock, collectively owns more than 50% of the value of the REIT’s stock.

The percentage of any REIT dividend from a “pension-held REIT” that is treated as UBTI is equal to the ratio of the UBTI earned by the REIT, treating the REIT as if it were a pension trust and therefore subject to tax on UBTI, to the total gross income of the REIT. An exception applies where the percentage is less than 5% for any year, in which case none of the dividends would be treated as UBTI. The provisions requiring pension trusts to treat a portion of REIT distributions as UBTI will not apply if the REIT is not a “pension-held REIT” (for example, if the REIT is able to satisfy the “not closely held requirement” without relying on the “look through” exception with respect to pension trusts).

Backup Withholding Tax and Information Reporting

United States Holders of Common Stock . In general, information-reporting requirements will apply to payments of dividends and interest on and payments of the proceeds of the sale of our common stock held by United States holders, unless an exception applies. The payor is required to withhold tax on such payments if (i) the payee fails to furnish a taxpayer identification number, or TIN, to the payor or to establish an exemption from backup withholding, or (ii) the IRS notifies the payor that the TIN furnished by the payee is incorrect. In addition, a payor of the dividends or interest on our common stock is required to withhold tax if (i) there has been a notified payee under-reporting with respect to interest, dividends or original issue discount described in Section 3406(c) of the Internal Revenue Code, or (ii) there has been a failure of the payee to certify under the penalty of perjury that the payee is not subject to backup withholding under the Internal Revenue Code. A United States holder that does not provide us with a correct taxpayer identification number may also be subject to penalties imposed by the IRS. In addition, we may be required to withhold a portion of capital gain distributions to any United States holders who fail to certify their United States status to us. Some United States holders of our common stock, including corporations, may be exempt from backup withholding. Any amounts withheld under the backup withholding rules from a payment to a stockholder will be allowed as a credit against the stockholder’s United States federal income tax and may entitle the stockholder to a refund, provided that the required information is furnished to the IRS. The payor will be required to furnish annually to the IRS and to holders of our common stock information relating to the amount of dividends and interest paid on our common stock, and that information reporting may also apply to payments of proceeds from the sale of our common stock. Some holders, including corporations, financial institutions and certain tax-exempt organizations, are generally not subject to information reporting.

Non-United States Holders of Our Common Stock . Generally, information reporting will apply to payments of interest and dividends on our common stock, and backup withholding described above for a United States holder will apply, unless the payee certifies that it is not a United States person or otherwise establishes an exemption.

The payment of the proceeds from the disposition of our common stock to or through the United States office of a United States or foreign broker will be subject to information reporting and backup withholding as described above for United States holders unless the non-United States holder satisfies the requirements necessary to be an exempt non-United States holder or otherwise qualifies for an exemption. The proceeds of a disposition by a non-United States holder of our common stock to or through a foreign office of a broker generally will not be subject to information reporting or backup withholding. However, if the broker is a United States person, a controlled foreign corporation for United States tax purposes, a foreign person 50% or more of whose gross income from all sources for specified periods is from activities that are effectively connected with a United States trade or business, a foreign partnership if partners who hold more than 50% of the interest in the partnership are United States persons, or a foreign partnership that is engaged in the conduct of a trade or business in the United States, then information reporting generally will apply as though the payment was made through a United States office of a United States or foreign broker.

 

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Applicable Treasury regulations provide presumptions regarding the status of a holder of our common stock when payments to such holder cannot be reliably associated with appropriate documentation provided to the payer. Because the application of these Treasury regulations varies depending on the stockholder’s particular circumstances, you are advised to consult your tax advisor regarding the information reporting requirements applicable to you.

Legislative or Other Actions Affecting REITs

The present United States. federal income tax treatment of REITs may be modified, possibly with retroactive effect, by legislative, judicial or administrative action at any time. The REIT rules are constantly under review by persons involved in the legislative process and by the IRS and the Treasury which may result in statutory changes as well as revisions to regulations and interpretations. Changes to the United States federal tax laws and interpretations thereof could adversely affect an investment in our common stock.

State and Local Taxes

We and our stockholders may be subject to state or local taxation in various state or local jurisdictions, including those in which we or they transact business or reside. Our state and local tax treatment and that of our stockholders may not conform to the federal income tax treatment discussed above. Consequently, prospective stockholders should consult their own tax advisors regarding the effect of state and local tax laws on an investment in our common stock.

Tax Shelter Reporting

If a stockholder recognizes a loss with respect to stock of $2 million or more for an individual stockholder or $10 million or more for a corporate stockholder, the stockholder must file a disclosure statement with the IRS on Form 8886. Direct stockholders of portfolio securities are in many cases exempt from this reporting requirement, but stockholders of a REIT currently are not excepted. The fact that a loss is reportable under these regulations does not affect the legal determination of whether the taxpayer’s treatment of the loss is proper. Stockholders should consult their tax advisors to determine the applicability of these regulations in light of their individual circumstances.

Additional Withholding Requirements

Under certain provisions of the Hiring Incentives to Restore Employment Act, which was enacted in March 2010, and administrative guidance thereto, the relevant withholding agent may be required to withhold 30% of any dividends paid after June 30, 2014 and the proceeds of a sale or other disposition of our common stock occurring after December 31, 2016 paid to (i) a foreign financial institution unless such foreign financial institution agrees to verify, report and disclose its United States accountholders and meets certain other specified requirements, or otherwise complies with Foreign Account Tax Compliance Act of 2009 or (ii) a non-financial foreign entity that is the beneficial owner of the payment unless such entity certifies that it does not have any substantial United States owners or provides the name, address and taxpayer identification number of each substantial United States owner and such entity meets certain other specified requirements. Non-United States holders should consult their tax advisors to determine the applicability of this legislation in light of their individual circumstances.

 

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UNDERWRITING (CONFLICTS OF INTEREST)

Citigroup Global Markets Inc., J.P. Morgan Securities LLC, Merrill Lynch, Pierce, Fenner & Smith Incorporated and Wells Fargo Securities, LLC are acting as joint book-running managers of the offering and as representatives of the underwriters named below. Subject to the terms and conditions stated in the underwriting agreement dated the date of this prospectus, each underwriter named below has severally agreed to purchase, and we have agreed to sell to that underwriter, the number of shares set forth opposite the underwriter’s name.

 

Underwriter    Number
of Shares

Citigroup Global Markets Inc.

  

J.P. Morgan Securities LLC

  

Merrill Lynch, Pierce, Fenner & Smith

                          Incorporated

  

Wells Fargo Securities, LLC

  
  

 

Total

  
  

 

The underwriting agreement provides that the obligations of the underwriters to purchase the shares included in this offering are subject to approval of legal matters by counsel and to other conditions. The underwriters are obligated to purchase all the shares (other than those covered by the option to purchase additional shares described below) if they purchase any of the shares.

Shares sold by the underwriters to the public will initially be offered at the initial public offering price set forth on the cover of this prospectus. Any shares sold by the underwriters to securities dealers may be sold at a discount from the initial public offering price not to exceed $         per share. If all the shares are not sold at the initial offering price, the underwriters may change the offering price and the other selling terms. The representatives have advised us that the underwriters do not intend to make sales to discretionary accounts.

We have granted to the underwriters an option, exercisable for 30 days from the date of this prospectus, to purchase up to              additional shares at the public offering price less the underwriting discount. To the extent the option to purchase additional shares is exercised, each underwriter must purchase from us a number of additional shares approximately proportionate to that underwriter’s initial purchase commitment. Any shares issued or sold under the option to purchase additional shares will be issued and sold on the same terms and conditions as the other shares that are the subject of this offering.

We, our officers and directors, and each of our pre-IPO owners have agreed that, for a period of 180 days from the date of this prospectus, we and they will not, subject to specified exceptions, without the prior written consent of the representatives of the underwriters, dispose of or hedge any shares or any securities convertible into or exchangeable for our common stock. The representatives of the underwriters, in their sole discretion, may release any of the securities subject to these lock-up agreements at any time. Notwithstanding the foregoing, if (1) during the last 17 days of the 180-day restricted period, we issue an earnings release or material news or a material event relating to our company occurs; or (2) prior to the expiration of the 180-day restricted period, we announce that we will release earnings results during the 16-day period beginning on the last day of the 180-day restricted period, the restrictions described above shall continue to apply until the expiration of the 18-day period beginning on the issuance of the earnings release or the occurrence of the material news or material event.

Prior to this offering, there has been no public market for our shares. Consequently, the initial public offering price for the shares will be determined by negotiations between us and the representatives. Among the factors to be considered in determining the initial public offering price will be our results of operations, our current financial condition, our future prospects, our markets, the economic conditions in and future prospects for the industry in which we compete, our management, our book value at the latest balance sheet date and currently prevailing general conditions in the equity securities markets, including current market valuations of publicly

 

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traded companies considered comparable to our company. We cannot assure you, however, that the price at which the shares will sell in the public market after this offering will not be lower than the initial public offering price or that an active trading market in our shares will develop and continue after this offering.

We intend to apply to list our shares of common stock on the NYSE under the symbol “BRX.”

The following table shows the underwriting discounts and commissions that we are to pay to the underwriters in connection with this offering. These amounts are shown assuming both no exercise and full exercise of the underwriters’ option to purchase additional shares.

 

     No Exercise      Full Exercise  

Per share

   $                    $                

Total

   $         $     

We will pay all of our expenses in connection with this offering, which we estimate to be $        .

In connection with the offering, the underwriters may purchase and sell shares in the open market. Purchases and sales in the open market may include short sales, purchases to cover short positions, which may include purchases pursuant to the option to purchase additional shares, and stabilizing purchases.

 

   

Short sales involve secondary market sales by the underwriters of a greater number of shares than they are required to purchase in the offering.

 

   

“Covered” short sales are sales of shares in an amount up to the number of shares represented by the underwriters’ option to purchase additional shares.

 

   

“Naked” short sales are sales of shares in an amount in excess of the number of shares represented by the underwriters’ option to purchase additional shares.

 

   

Covering transactions involve purchases of shares either pursuant to the underwriters’ option to purchase additional shares or in the open market in order to cover short positions.

 

   

To close a naked short position, the underwriters must purchase shares in the open market. A naked short position is more likely to be created if the underwriters are concerned that there may be downward pressure on the price of the shares in the open market after pricing that could adversely affect investors who purchase in the offering.

 

   

To close a covered short position, the underwriters must purchase shares in the open market or must exercise the option to purchase additional shares. In determining the source of shares to close the covered short position, the underwriters will consider, among other things, the price of shares available for purchase in the open market as compared to the price at which they may purchase shares through the option to purchase additional shares.

 

   

Stabilizing transactions involve bids to purchase shares so long as the stabilizing bids do not exceed a specified maximum.

Purchases to cover short positions and stabilizing purchases, as well as other purchases by the underwriters for their own accounts, may have the effect of preventing or retarding a decline in the market price of the shares. They may also cause the price of the shares to be higher than the price that would otherwise exist in the open market in the absence of these transactions. The underwriters may conduct these transactions on the NYSE, in the over-the-counter market or otherwise. If the underwriters commence any of these transactions, they may discontinue them at any time.

Conflicts of Interest

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investment, hedging, financing and brokerage activities. The underwriters and their respective affiliates have in the past performed commercial banking, investment banking and advisory services for us and our affiliates, including our Sponsor, from time to time for which they have received customary fees and reimbursement of expenses and may, from time to time, engage in transactions with and perform services for us and our affiliates, including our Sponsor, in the ordinary course of their business for which they may receive customary fees and reimbursement of expenses. Most recently, Citigroup Global Markets Inc. acted as the sole bookrunner in two secondary equity offerings in which our Sponsor sold a portion of its equity interest in one of its portfolio companies; J.P. Morgan Securities LLC or its affiliates acted as financial advisor and underwriter to our Sponsor or its affiliates in a variety of transactions including financings and loan originations, loan syndications, initial public offerings, secondary equity offerings, debt offerings and mergers and acquisitions; Merrill Lynch, Pierce, Fenner & Smith Incorporated or its affiliates provided financing and advisory services to our Sponsor or its affiliates and acted as underwriter on the sale by our Sponsor or its affiliates of their respective interests in certain other portfolio companies of our Sponsor; Wells Fargo Securities, LLC acted as financial advisor to affiliates of our Sponsor in twelve transactions, which consisted of financings, property sales, joint ventures or recapitalizations. In the ordinary course of their various business activities, the underwriters and their respective affiliates may make or hold a broad array of investments and actively trade debt and equity securities (or related derivative securities) and financial instruments (which may include bank loans and/or credit default swaps) for their own account and for the accounts of their customers and may at any time hold long and short positions in such securities and instruments. Such investments and securities activities may involve securities and/or instruments of ours or our affiliates. In addition, affiliates of some of the underwriters, including Citigroup Global Markets Inc., J.P. Morgan Securities LLC, Merrill Lynch, Pierce, Fenner & Smith Incorporated and Wells Fargo Securities, LLC, are lenders, and in some cases agents or managers for the lenders, under our Unsecured Credit Facility, which we intend to repay in part with the net proceeds of this offering.

Certain of the underwriters or their affiliates that have a lending relationship with us routinely hedge their credit exposure to us consistent with their customary risk management policies. A typical such hedging strategy would include these underwriters or their affiliates hedging such exposure by entering into transactions which consist of either the purchase of credit default swaps or the creation of short positions in our securities. The underwriters and their affiliates may also make investment recommendations and/or publish or express independent research views in respect of such securities or financial instruments and may hold, or recommend to clients that they acquire, long and/or short positions in such securities and instruments.

We have agreed to indemnify the underwriters against certain liabilities, including liabilities under the Securities Act, or to contribute to payments the underwriters may be required to make because of any of those liabilities.

Notice to Prospective Investors in the European Economic Area

In relation to each member state of the European Economic Area that has implemented the Prospectus Directive (each, a “relevant member state”), with effect from and including the date on which the Prospectus Directive is implemented in that relevant member state (the relevant implementation date), an offer of shares described in this prospectus may not be made to the public in that relevant member state other than:

 

   

to any legal entity which is a qualified investor as defined in the Prospectus Directive;

 

   

to fewer than 100 or, if the relevant member state has implemented the relevant provision of the 2010 PD Amending Directive, 150 natural or legal persons (other than qualified investors as defined in the Prospectus Directive), as permitted under the Prospectus Directive, subject to obtaining the prior consent of the relevant Dealer or Dealers nominated by us for any such offer; or

 

   

in any other circumstances falling within Article 3(2) of the Prospectus Directive,

provided that no such offer of shares shall require us or any underwriter to publish a prospectus pursuant to Article 3 of the Prospectus Directive.

 

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Each person in a relevant member state who initially acquires any shares or to whom any offer is made will be deemed to have represented, acknowledged and agreed that it is a “qualified investor” within the meaning of the law in that relevant member state implementing Article 2(1)(e) of the Prospectus Directive. In the case of any shares being offered to a financial intermediary as that term is used in Article 3(2) of the Prospectus Directive, each such financial intermediary will be deemed to have represented, acknowledged and agreed that the shares acquired by it in the offer have not been acquired on a non-discretionary basis on behalf of, nor have they been acquired with a view to their offer or resale to, persons in circumstances which may give rise to an offer of any shares to the public other than their offer or resale in a relevant member state to qualified investors as so defined or in circumstances in which the prior consent of the representatives has been obtained to each such proposed offer or resale. We, the underwriters and their affiliates will rely upon the truth and accuracy of the foregoing representations, acknowledgements and agreements.

For purposes of this provision, the expression an “offer of securities to the public” in any relevant member state means the communication in any form and by any means of sufficient information on the terms of the offer and the shares to be offered so as to enable an investor to decide to purchase or subscribe for the shares, as the expression may be varied in that member state by any measure implementing the Prospectus Directive in that member state, and the expression “Prospectus Directive” means Directive 2003/71/EC (and amendments thereto, including the 2010 PD Amending Directive, to the extent implemented in the relevant member state) and includes any relevant implementing measure in the relevant member state. The expression 2010 PD Amending Directive means Directive 2010/73/EU.

This prospectus has been prepared on the basis that any offer of shares in any relevant member state will be made pursuant to an exemption under the Prospectus Directive from the requirement to publish a prospectus for offers of shares. Accordingly any person making or intending to make an offer in that relevant member state of shares which are the subject of the offering contemplated in this prospectus may only do so in circumstances in which no obligation arises for us or any of the underwriters to publish a prospectus pursuant to Article 3 of the Prospectus Directive in relation to such offer. Neither the company nor the underwriters have authorized, nor do they authorize, the making of any offer of shares in circumstances in which an obligation arises for us or the underwriters to publish a prospectus for such offer.

The sellers of the shares have not authorized and do not authorize the making of any offer of shares through any financial intermediary on their behalf, other than offers made by the underwriters with a view to the final placement of the shares as contemplated in this prospectus. Accordingly, no purchaser of the shares, other than the underwriters, is authorized to make any further offer of the shares on behalf of the sellers or the underwriters.

Notice to Prospective Investors in the United Kingdom

This prospectus is only being distributed to, and is only directed at, persons in the United Kingdom that are qualified investors within the meaning of Article 2(1)(e) of the Prospectus Directive that are also (i) investment professionals falling within Article 19(5) of the Financial Services and Markets Act 2000 (Financial Promotion) Order 2005 (the “Order”) or (ii) high net worth entities, and other persons to whom it may lawfully be communicated, falling within Article 49(2)(a) to (d) of the Order (each such person being referred to as a “relevant person”). This prospectus and its contents are confidential and should not be distributed, published or reproduced (in whole or in part) or disclosed by recipients to any other persons in the United Kingdom. Any person in the United Kingdom that is not a relevant person should not act or rely on this document or any of its contents.

Notice to Prospective Investors in France

Neither this prospectus nor any other offering material relating to the shares described in this prospectus has been submitted to the clearance procedures of the Autorité des Marchés Financiers or of the competent authority of another member state of the European Economic Area and notified to the Autorité des Marchés Financiers.

 

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The shares have not been offered or sold and will not be offered or sold, directly or indirectly, to the public in France. Neither this prospectus nor any other offering material relating to the shares has been or will be:

 

   

released, issued, distributed or caused to be released, issued or distributed to the public in France; or

 

   

used in connection with any offer for subscription or sale of the shares to the public in France.

Such offers, sales and distributions will be made in France only:

 

   

to qualified investors ( investisseurs qualifiés ) and/or to a restricted circle of investors ( cercle restreint d’investisseurs ), in each case investing for their own account, all as defined in, and in accordance with articles L.411-2, D.411-1, D.411-2, D.734-1, D.744-1, D.754-1 and D.764-1 of the French Code monétaire et financier ;

 

   

to investment services providers authorized to engage in portfolio management on behalf of third parties; or

 

   

in a transaction that, in accordance with article L.411-2-II-1°-or-2°-or 3° of the French Code monétaire et financier and article 211-2 of the General Regulations ( Règlement Général ) of the Autorité des Marchés Financiers , does not constitute a public offer ( appel public à l’épargne ).

The shares may be resold directly or indirectly, only in compliance with articles L.411-1, L.411-2, L.412-1 and L.621-8 through L.621-8-3 of the French Code monétaire et financier .

Notice to Prospective Investors in Hong Kong

The shares may not be offered or sold in Hong Kong by means of any document other than (i) in circumstances which do not constitute an offer to the public within the meaning of the Companies Ordinance (Cap. 32, Laws of Hong Kong), or (ii) to “professional investors” within the meaning of the Securities and Futures Ordinance (Cap. 571, Laws of Hong Kong) and any rules made thereunder, or (iii) in other circumstances which do not result in the document being a “prospectus” within the meaning of the Companies Ordinance (Cap. 32, Laws of Hong Kong) and no advertisement, invitation or document relating to the shares may be issued or may be in the possession of any person for the purpose of issue (in each case whether in Hong Kong or elsewhere), which is directed at, or the contents of which are likely to be accessed or read by, the public in Hong Kong (except if permitted to do so under the laws of Hong Kong) other than with respect to shares which are or are intended to be disposed of only to persons outside Hong Kong or only to “professional investors” within the meaning of the Securities and Futures Ordinance (Cap. 571, Laws of Hong Kong) and any rules made thereunder.

Notice to Prospective Investors in Japan

The shares offered in this prospectus have not been and will not be registered under the Financial Instruments and Exchange Law of Japan. The shares have not been offered or sold and will not be offered or sold, directly or indirectly, in Japan or to or for the account of any resident of Japan (including any corporation or other entity organized under the laws of Japan), except (i) pursuant to an exemption from the registration requirements of the Financial Instruments and Exchange Law and (ii) in compliance with any other applicable requirements of Japanese law.

Notice to Prospective Investors in Singapore

This prospectus has not been registered as a prospectus with the Monetary Authority of Singapore. Accordingly, this prospectus and any other document or material in connection with the offer or sale, or invitation for subscription or purchase, of the shares may not be circulated or distributed, nor may the shares be offered or sold, or be made the subject of an invitation for subscription or purchase, whether directly or indirectly, to persons in Singapore other than (i) to an institutional investor under Section 274 of the Securities

 

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and Futures Act, Chapter 289 of Singapore (the “SFA”), (ii) to a relevant person pursuant to Section 275(1), or any person pursuant to Section 275(1A), and in accordance with the conditions specified in Section 275 of the SFA or (iii) otherwise pursuant to, and in accordance with the conditions of, any other applicable provision of the SFA, in each case subject to compliance with conditions set forth in the SFA.

Where the shares are subscribed or purchased under Section 275 of the SFA by a relevant person which is:

 

   

a corporation (which is not an accredited investor (as defined in Section 4A of the SFA)) the sole business of which is to hold investments and the entire share capital of which is owned by one or more individuals, each of whom is an accredited investor; or

 

   

a trust (where the trustee is not an accredited investor) whose sole purpose is to hold investments and each beneficiary of the trust is an individual who is an accredited investor,

shares, debentures and units of shares and debentures of that corporation or the beneficiaries’ rights and interest (howsoever described) in that trust shall not be transferred within six months after that corporation or that trust has acquired the shares pursuant to an offer made under Section 275 of the SFA except:

 

   

to an institutional investor (for corporations, under Section 274 of the SFA) or to a relevant person defined in Section 275(2) of the SFA, or to any person pursuant to an offer that is made on terms that such shares, debentures and units of shares and debentures of that corporation or such rights and interest in that trust are acquired at a consideration of not less than S$200,000 (or its equivalent in a foreign currency) for each transaction, whether such amount is to be paid for in cash or by exchange of securities or other assets, and further for corporations, in accordance with the conditions specified in Section 275 of the SFA;

 

   

where no consideration is or will be given for the transfer; or

 

   

where the transfer is by operation of law.

Notice to Prospective Investors in Australia

No placement document, prospectus, product disclosure statement or other disclosure document has been lodged with the Australian Securities and Investments Commission (“ASIC”), in relation to the offering. This prospectus does not constitute a prospectus, product disclosure statement or other disclosure document under the Corporations Act 2001 (the “Corporations Act”), and does not purport to include the information required for a prospectus, product disclosure statement or other disclosure document under the Corporations Act.

Any offer in Australia of the shares may only be made to persons (the “Exempt Investors”) who are “sophisticated investors” (within the meaning of section 708(8) of the Corporations Act), “professional investors” (within the meaning of section 708(11) of the Corporations Act) or otherwise pursuant to one or more exemptions contained in section 708 of the Corporations Act so that it is lawful to offer the shares without disclosure to investors under Chapter 6D of the Corporations Act.

The shares applied for by Exempt Investors in Australia must not be offered for sale in Australia in the period of 12 months after the date of allotment under the offering, except in circumstances where disclosure to investors under Chapter 6D of the Corporations Act would not be required pursuant to an exemption under section 708 of the Corporations Act or otherwise or where the offer is pursuant to a disclosure document which complies with Chapter 6D of the Corporations Act. Any person acquiring shares must observe such Australian on-sale restrictions.

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whether the information in this prospectus is appropriate to their needs, objectives and circumstances, and, if necessary, seek expert advice on those matters.

Notice to Prospective Investors in the Dubai International Financial Centre

This prospectus relates to an Exempt Offer in accordance with the Offered Securities Rules of the Dubai Financial Services Authority (“DFSA”). This prospectus is intended for distribution only to persons of a type specified in the Offered Securities Rules of the DFSA. It must not be delivered to, or relied on by, any other person. The DFSA has no responsibility for reviewing or verifying any documents in connection with Exempt Offers. The DFSA has not approved this prospectus nor taken steps to verify the information set forth herein and has no responsibility for the prospectus. The shares to which this prospectus relates may be illiquid and/or subject to restrictions on their resale. Prospective purchasers of the shares offered should conduct their own due diligence on the shares. If you do not understand the contents of this prospectus you should consult an authorized financial advisor.

Notice to Prospective Investors in Switzerland

We have not and will not register with the Swiss Financial Market Supervisory Authority (“FINMA”) as a foreign collective investment scheme pursuant to Article 119 of the Federal Act on Collective Investment Scheme of 23 June 2006, as amended (“CISA”), and accordingly the shares being offered pursuant to this prospectus have not and will not be approved, and may not be licenseable, with FINMA. Therefore, the shares have not been authorized for distribution by FINMA as a foreign collective investment scheme pursuant to Article 119 CISA and the shares offered hereby may not be offered to the public (as this term is defined in Article 3 CISA) in or from Switzerland. The shares may solely be offered to “qualified investors,” as this term is defined in Article 10 CISA, and in the circumstances set out in Article 3 of the Ordinance on Collective Investment Scheme of 22 November 2006, as amended (“CISO”), such that there is no public offer. Investors, however, do not benefit from protection under CISA or CISO or supervision by FINMA. This prospectus and any other materials relating to the shares are strictly personal and confidential to each offeree and do not constitute an offer to any other person. This prospectus may only be used by those qualified investors to whom it has been handed out in connection with the offer described herein and may neither directly or indirectly be distributed or made available to any person or entity other than its recipients. It may not be used in connection with any other offer and shall in particular not be copied and/or distributed to the public in Switzerland or from Switzerland. This prospectus does not constitute an issue prospectus as that term is understood pursuant to Article 652a and/or 1156 of the Swiss Federal Code of Obligations. We have not applied for a listing of the shares on the SIX Swiss Exchange or any other regulated securities market in Switzerland, and consequently, the information presented in this prospectus does not necessarily comply with the information standards set out in the listing rules of the SIX Swiss Exchange and corresponding prospectus schemes annexed to the listing rules of the SIX Swiss Exchange.

 

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LEGAL MATTERS

Certain legal and tax matters will be passed upon for us by Simpson Thacher & Bartlett LLP, New York, New York. Certain legal matters will be passed upon for the underwriters by Skadden, Arps, Slate, Meagher & Flom LLP, New York, New York. Venable LLP, Baltimore, Maryland has issued an opinion to us regarding certain matters of Maryland law, including the validity of the common stock offered hereby. An investment vehicle comprised of selected partners of Simpson Thacher & Bartlett LLP, members of their families, related persons and others owns an interest representing less than 1% of the capital commitments of funds affiliated with The Blackstone Group L.P. Skadden, Arps, Slate, Meagher & Flom LLP has in the past performed, and may in the future perform, legal services for us and our affiliates.

EXPERTS

The consolidated financial statements and related financial statement schedules of Brixmor Property Group Inc. and Subsidiaries as of December 31, 2012 and 2011 and for each of the three years in the period ended December 31, 2012 appearing in this prospectus and registration statement have been audited by Ernst & Young LLP, independent registered public accounting firm, as set forth in their reports thereon appearing elsewhere herein, and are included in reliance upon such reports given on the authority of such firm as experts in accounting and auditing.

Unless otherwise indicated, we have obtained the information under “Summary—Industry Overview” and “Industry Overview” from the market study prepared for us by RCG, a nationally recognized real estate consulting firm, and such information is included in this prospectus in reliance on RCG’s authority as an expert in such matters.

WHERE YOU CAN FIND MORE INFORMATION

We have filed with the SEC a registration statement on Form S-11 under the Securities Act with respect to the common stock offered by this prospectus. This prospectus, filed as part of the registration statement, does not contain all of the information set forth in the registration statement and its exhibits and schedules, portions of which have been omitted as permitted by the rules and regulations of the SEC. For further information about us and our common stock, we refer you to the registration statement and to its exhibits and schedules. Anyone may inspect the registration statement and its exhibits and schedules without charge at the public reference facilities the SEC maintains at 100 F Street, N.E., Washington, D.C. 20549. You may obtain copies of all or any part of these materials from the SEC upon the payment of certain fees prescribed by the SEC. You may obtain further information about the operation of the SEC’s Public Reference Room by calling the SEC at 1-800-SEC-0330. You may also inspect these reports and other information without charge at a website maintained by the SEC. The address of this site is http://www.sec.gov.

Upon completion of this offering, we will become subject to the informational requirements of the Exchange Act and will be required to file reports and other information with the SEC. You will be able to inspect and copy these reports and other information at the public reference facilities maintained by the SEC at the address noted above. You also will be able to obtain copies of this material from the Public Reference Room of the SEC as described above, or inspect them without charge at the SEC’s website. We intend to make available to our common stockholders annual reports containing consolidated financial statements audited by an independent registered public accounting firm.

 

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INDEX TO FINANCIAL STATEMENTS

 

     Page  

Financial Statements as of December 31, 2012 and 2011, for the year ended December 31, 2012 (successor), the period from June 28, 2011 through December 31, 2011 (successor), the period from January 1, 2011 through June 27, 2011 (predecessor) and the year ended December 31, 2010 (predecessor)

  

Report of Ernst & Young LLP, Independent Registered Public Accounting Firm

     F-2   

Consolidated Balance Sheets

     F-3   

Statements of Operations

     F-4   

Statements of Comprehensive (Loss) Income

     F-5   

Statements of Changes in Equity

     F-6   

Statements of Cash Flows

     F-8   

Notes to Combined Consolidated Financial Statements

     F-10   

Schedule II Valuation and Qualifying Accounts

     F-34   

Schedule III Real Estate and Accumulated Depreciation

     F-35   

Condensed Consolidated Financial Statements (unaudited) for the six months ended June 30, 2013

  

Condensed Consolidated Balance Sheets

     F-47   

Condensed Consolidated Statements of Operations

     F-48   

Condensed Consolidated Statements of Comprehensive Income (Loss)

     F-49   

Condensed Consolidated Statements of Changes in Equity

     F-50   

Condensed Consolidated Statements of Cash Flows

     F-51   

Notes to the Condensed Consolidated Financial Statements

     F-52   

 

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Report of Independent Registered Public Accounting Firm

 

To the Board of Directors and Stockholders of Brixmor Property Group Inc. and Subsidiaries:

We have audited the accompanying combined consolidated balance sheets of Brixmor Property Group Inc. and Subsidiaries (the “Company”), as of December 31, 2012 and 2011, and the related combined consolidated statements of operations, comprehensive income (loss), changes in equity and cash flows for the year ended December 31, 2012 (successor), and the periods from June 28, 2011 through December 31, 2011 (successor), January 1, 2011 through June 27, 2011 (predecessor), and the year ended December 31, 2010 (predecessor). Our audits also included the financial statement schedules listed in the accompanying index to financial statements. These financial statements and schedules are the responsibility of the Company’s management. Our responsibility is to express an opinion on these financial statements and schedules based on our audits.

We conducted our audits in accordance with the standards of the Public Company Accounting Oversight Board (United States). Those standards require that we plan and perform the audit to obtain reasonable assurance about whether the financial statements are free of material misstatement. We were not engaged to perform an audit of the Company’s internal control over financial reporting. Our audits included consideration of internal control over financial reporting as a basis for designing audit procedures that are appropriate in the circumstances, but not for the purpose of expressing an opinion on the effectiveness of the Company’s internal control over financial reporting. Accordingly, we express no such opinion. An audit also includes examining, on a test basis, evidence supporting the amounts and disclosures in the financial statements, assessing the accounting principles used and significant estimates made by management, and evaluating the overall financial statement presentation. We believe that our audits provide a reasonable basis for our opinion.

In our opinion, the financial statements referred to above present fairly, in all material respects, the combined consolidated financial position of Brixmor Property Group Inc. and Subsidiaries at December 31, 2012 and 2011, and the combined consolidated results of their operations and their cash flows for the year ended December 31, 2012 (successor) and the periods from June 28, 2011 through December 31,2011 (successor), January 1, 2011 through June 27, 2011 (predecessor), and the year ended December 31, 2010 (predecessor), in conformity with U.S. generally accepted accounting principles. Also, in our opinion, the related financial statement schedules, when considered in relation to the basic financial statements taken as a whole, presents fairly in all material respects the information set forth therein.

 

/s/ Ernst & Young LLP

New York, New York

Date: August 23, 2013

 

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Brixmor Property Group Inc. and Subsidiaries

Consolidated Balance Sheets

(in thousands, except share information)

 

     Successor  
     December 31,  
     2012     2011  

Assets

    

Real estate

    

Land

   $ 1,915,667      $ 1,943,168   

Buildings and improvements

     7,978,759        7,849,285   
  

 

 

   

 

 

 
     9,894,426        9,792,453   

Accumulated depreciation and amortization

     (796,296     (295,550
  

 

 

   

 

 

 

Real estate, net

     9,098,130        9,496,903   

Investments in and advances to unconsolidated joint ventures

     16,038        15,808   

Cash and cash equivalents

     103,098        157,606   

Restricted cash

     90,160        98,282   

Marketable securities

     24,883        23,027   

Receivables, net

     156,944        145,467   

Deferred charges and prepaid expenses, net

     95,118        79,358   

Other assets

     19,358        15,815   
  

 

 

   

 

 

 

Total assets

   $ 9,603,729      $ 10,032,266   
  

 

 

   

 

 

 

Liabilities

    

Debt obligations, net

   $ 6,499,356      $ 6,694,549   

Financing liabilities, net

     174,440        167,574   

Accounts payable, accrued expenses and other liabilities

     632,112        691,154   
  

 

 

   

 

 

 

Total liabilities

     7,305,908        7,553,277   
  

 

 

   

 

 

 

Redeemable non-controlling interests

     21,467        21,559   
  

 

 

   

 

 

 

Commitments and contingencies

     —          —     

Equity

    

Preferred stock, $0.01 par value, authorized 1,000 shares, issued and outstanding 125 shares

     —          —     

Common stock, $0.01 par value, authorized 200,000 shares, issued and outstanding 75,649 shares

     1        1   

Additional paid in capital

     1,748,092        1,743,235   

Accumulated other comprehensive (loss) income

     (39     44   

Distributions in excess of accumulated (loss) income

     (26,559     115,214   
  

 

 

   

 

 

 

Total stockholders’ equity

     1,721,495        1,858,494   

Non-controlling interests

     554,859        598,936   
  

 

 

   

 

 

 

Total equity

     2,276,354        2,457,430   
  

 

 

   

 

 

 

Total liabilities and equity

   $ 9,603,729      $ 10,032,266   
  

 

 

   

 

 

 

The accompanying notes are an integral part of these combined consolidated financial statements.

 

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Brixmor Property Group Inc. and Subsidiaries

Statements of Operations

(in thousands)

 

    Successor
(Consolidated)
    Predecessor
(Combined Consolidated)
 
    Year Ended
December 31,
2012
    Period from
June 28, 2011
through
December 31,
2011
    Period from
January 1, 2011
through June 27,
2011
    Year Ended
December 31,
2010
 

Revenues

         

Rental income

  $ 879,766      $ 443,537      $ 426,815      $ 871,508   

Expense reimbursements

    234,590        116,354        119,084        237,324   

Other revenues

    11,441        5,728        8,035        16,272   
 

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Total revenues

    1,125,797        565,619        553,934        1,125,104   
 

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 
 

Operating expenses

         

Operating costs

    124,673        62,217        67,436        126,535   

Real estate taxes

    162,900        80,944        79,795        165,372   

Depreciation and amortization

    504,583        293,924        174,554        391,170   

Impairment of real estate assets

    —         —         —         249,286   

Provision for doubtful accounts

    11,861        8,840        11,319        15,875   

Acquisition related costs

    541        41,362        5,647        4,821   

General and administrative

    88,870        50,437        57,443        94,644   
 

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Total operating expenses

    893,428        537,724        396,194        1,047,703   
 

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 
 

Other income (expense)

         

Dividends and interest

    1,138        641        815        2,203   

Gain on bargain purchase

    —         328,826        —         —    

Interest expense

    (386,380     (204,714     (191,922     (374,388

Gain (loss) on sale of real estate assets

    501        —         —         (111

Other

    (507     2,113        (3,728     5,550   
 

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Total other (expense) income

    (385,248     126,866        (194,835     (366,746
 

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 
 

(Loss) income before equity in earnings of unconsolidated joint ventures

    (152,879     154,761        (37,095     (289,345

Income tax benefit

    —         —         —         16,494   

Equity in income (loss) of unconsolidated joint ventures

    687        (160     (381     (2,116

Impairment of investment in unconsolidated joint ventures

    (314     —         —         (1,734
 

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

(Loss) income from continuing operations

    (152,506     154,601        (37,476     (276,701
 

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 
 

Discontinued operations

         

Income (loss) from discontinued operations

    23        (1,465     (1,007     135   

Gain on disposition of operating properties

    5,369        —         —         —    

Impairment of real estate assets held for sale

    (13,599     —         (8,608     (43,421
 

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Loss from discontinued operations

    (8,207     (1,465     (9,615     (43,286
 

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Net (loss) income

    (160,713     153,136        (47,091     (319,987
 

Non-controlling interests

         
 

Net (loss) income attributable to non-controlling interests

    38,146        (37,785     (752     (1,400
 

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Net (loss) income attributable to Brixmor Property Group Inc.

    (122,567     115,351        (47,843     (321,387

Preferred stock dividends

    (296     (137     —         —    
 

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Net (loss) income attributable to common stockholders

  $ (122,863   $ 115,214      $ (47,843   $ (321,387
 

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

The accompanying notes are an integral part of these combined consolidated financial statements.

 

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Brixmor Property Group Inc. and Subsidiaries

Statements of Comprehensive (Loss) Income

(in thousands)

 

     Successor
(Consolidated)
     Predecessor
(Combined Consolidated)
 
     Year Ended
December 31, 2012
    Period from
June 28, 2011
through
December 31,
2011
     Period from
January 1, 2011
through June

27, 2011
    Year Ended
December 31,
2010
 

Net (loss) income

   $ (160,713   $ 153,136       $ (47,091   $ (319,987

Other comprehensive income

           

Change in unrealized (loss) gain on marketable securities

     (83     44         20        66   
  

 

 

   

 

 

    

 

 

   

 

 

 

Comprehensive (loss) income

     (160,796     153,180         (47,071     (319,921

Comprehensive loss (income) attributable to non-controlling interests

     38,146        (37,785      (752     (1,400
  

 

 

   

 

 

    

 

 

   

 

 

 

Comprehensive (loss) income attributable to Brixmor Property Group Inc.

   $ (122,650   $ 115,395       $ (47,823   $ (321,321
  

 

 

   

 

 

    

 

 

   

 

 

 

The accompanying notes are an integral part of these combined consolidated financial statements.

 

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Brixmor Property Group Inc. and Subsidiaries

Statements of Changes in Equity

(in thousands)

 

    Successor (Consolidated)  
    For the Year Ended December 31, 2012  
    Preferred
Stock
    Common
Stock
    Additional
Paid-in
Capital
    CNP Net
Investment
    Accumulated
Other
Comprehensive
Income
    Distributions
in Excess of
Accumulated
(Loss)
Income
    Non-
Controlling
Interests
    Total  

Beginning balance, January 1, 2012

  $ —        $ 1      $ 1,743,235      $ —        $ 44      $ 115,214      $ 598,936      $ 2,457,430   

Distributions to stockholders

    —          —          —          —          —          (18,910     —          (18,910

Distributions to non-controlling interests

    —          —          —          —          —          —          (6,203     (6,203

Compensation expense relating to Class B Units

    —          —          4,857        —          —          —          1,563        6,420   

Unrealized loss on marketable securities

    —          —          —          —          (83     —          —          (83

Preferred stock dividends

    —          —          —          —          —          (296     —          (296

Net loss

    —          —          —          —          —          (122,567     (39,437     (162,004
 

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Ending balance, December 31, 2012

  $ —        $ 1      $ 1,748,092      $ —        $ (39   $ (26,559   $ 554,859      $ 2,276,354   
 

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

 

    Successor (Consolidated)  
    For the Period from June 28, 2011 through December 31, 2011  
    Preferred
Stock
    Common
Stock
    Additional
Paid-in
Capital
    CNP Net
Investment
    Accumulated
Other
Comprehensive
Income
    Accumulated
Income
    Non-
Controlling
Interests
    Total  

Beginning balance, June 28, 2011 (Commencement of Operations)

  $ —        $ —        $ —        $ —        $ —        $ —        $ —        $ —     

Issuance of preferred stock

    —          —          2,500        —          —          —          —          2,500   

Issuance of common stock

    —          1        1,739,926        —          —          —          —          1,739,927   

Compensation expense relating to Class B Units

    —          —          809        —          —          —          261        1,070   

Unrealized gain on marketable securities

    —          —          —          —          44        —          —          44   

Preferred stock dividends

    —          —          —          —          —          (137     —          (137

Issuance of non-controlling interests in subsidiary

    —          —          —          —          —          —          561,549        561,549   

Net income

    —          —          —          —          —          115,351        37,126        152,477   
 

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Ending balance, December 31, 2011

  $ —        $ 1      $ 1,743,235      $ —        $ 44      $ 115,214      $ 598,936      $ 2,457,430   
 

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

 

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    Predecessor (Combined Consolidated)  
    For the Period from January 1, 2011 through June 27, 2011  
    Preferred
Stock
    Common
Stock
    Additional
Paid-in
Capital
    CNP Net
Investment
    Accumulated
Other
Comprehensive
Income
    Accumulated
Income
    Non-
Controlling
Interests
    Total  

Beginning balance, January 1, 2011

  $ —        $ —        $ —        $ 1,956,471      $ (5   $ —        $ 1,352      $ 1,957,818   

Contributions

    —          —          —          4,377        —          —          —          4,377   

Distributions

    —          —          —          (36,725     —          —          —          (36,725

Other reclassification adjustment

    —          —          —          2        —          —          —          2   

Unrealized gain on marketable securities

    —          —          —          —          20        —          —          20   

Non-controlling interest

    —          —          —          —          —          —          (28     (28

Net (loss) income

    —          —          —          (47,843     —          —          116        (47,727
 

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Ending balance, June 27, 2011

  $ —        $ —        $ —        $ 1,876,282      $ 15      $ —        $ 1,440      $ 1,877,737   
 

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

 

    Predecessor (Combined Consolidated)  
    For the Year Ended December 31, 2010  
    Preferred
Stock
    Common
Stock
    Additional
Paid-in
Capital
    CNP Net
Investment
    Accumulated
Other
Comprehensive
Income
    Accumulated
Income
    Non-
Controlling
Interests
    Total  

Beginning balance, January 1, 2010

  $ —        $ —        $ —        $ 2,537,027      $ (71   $ —        $ 3,053      $ 2,540,009   

Contributions

    —          —          —          20,509        —          —          —          20,509   

Distributions

    —          —          —          (281,379     —          —          —          (281,379

Other reclassification adjustment

    —          —          —          1,701        —          —          (1,701     —     

Unrealized gain on marketable securities

    —          —          —          —          66        —          —          66   

Non-controlling interest

    —          —          —          —          —          —          91        91   

Net loss

    —          —          —          (321,387     —          —          (91     (321,478
 

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Ending balance, December 31, 2010

  $ —        $ —        $ —        $ 1,956,471      $ (5   $ —        $ 1,352      $ 1,957,818   
 

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

The accompanying notes are an integral part of these combined consolidated financial statements.

 

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Brixmor Property Group Inc. and Subsidiaries

Statements of Cash Flows

(in thousands)

 

     Successor
(Consolidated)
    Predecessor
(Combined Consolidated)
 
     Year Ended
December 31,
2012
    For the period
from June 28,
2011 through
December 31,
2011
    Period from
January 1, 2011
through June 27,
2011
    Year Ended
December 31,
2010
 

Operating Activities

          

Net (loss) income

   $ (160,713   $ 153,136      $ (47,091   $ (319,987

Adjustments to reconcile net (loss) income to net cash provided by operating activities:

          

Depreciation and amortization

     510,435        298,698        179,371        404,558   

Debt premium and discount amortization

     (25,314     (12,974     (2,832     (5,651

Deferred financing cost amortization

     10,272        4,812        5,166        19,345   

Above- and below-market lease intangible amortization

     (50,881     (28,058     (33,989     (71,681

Gain on bargain purchase

     —          (328,826     —          —     

Provisions for impairment

     13,913        —          8,751        295,543   

Gain on sales of real estate assets

     (5,870     —          (143     (989

Amortization of Class B Units

     6,420        1,070        —          —     

Deferred income taxes and other

     (687     210        999        (8,952

Gain on debt extinguishment

     —          (917     —          (118

Changes in operating assets and liabilities:

          

Restricted cash

     (8,144     10,823        (18,103     6,464   

Receivables

     (11,793     (7,706     15,635        15,115   

Deferred charges and prepaid expenses

     (24,422     (5,992     (18,368     (20,590

Other assets

     (2,692     —          4,769        (2,481

Accounts payable, accrued expenses and other liabilities

     18,323        (27,530     22,928        (1,681
  

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Net cash provided by operating activities

     268,847        56,746        117,093        308,895   
  

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Investing Activities

          

Acquisition of the Business

     —          (1,335,799     —          —     

Building improvements

     (177,213     (56,855     (59,073     (78,216

Acquisitions of real estate assets

     (6,000     —          —          —     

Proceeds from sales of real estate assets

     50,609        719        53,453        41,410   

Proceeds from sale of unconsolidated joint venture

     —          —          —          10,029   

Distributions from unconsolidated joint ventures

     1,640        —          3,233        10,347   

Contributions to unconsolidated joint ventures

     (1,496     1,434        (2     (254

Change in restricted cash attributable to investing activities

     16,266        7,370        (16,922     (21,271

Purchases of marketable securities

     (22,116     (12,953     (10,984     (16,112

Proceeds from sales of marketable securities

     19,608        9,053        11,453        10,355   
  

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Net cash used in investing activities

     (118,702     (1,387,031     (18,842     (43,712
  

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

 

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Statements of Cash Flows (continued)

(in thousands)

 

     Successor
(Consolidated)
    Predecessor
(Combined Consolidated)
 
     Year Ended
December 31,
2012
    For the period
from June 28,
2011 through
December 31,
2011
    Period from
January 1, 2011
through June 27,
2011
    Year Ended
December 31,
2010
 

Financing Activities

          

Repayment of debt obligations and financing liabilities

     (530,342     (2,415,462     (383,383     (1,294,133

Proceeds from debt obligations

     360,000        1,542,000        163,000        1,409,437   

Deferred financing costs

     (7,256     (39,243     (921     (36,310

Change in restricted cash attributable to financing activities

     —          100,123        (100,123     —     

Proceeds from issuance of common stock

     —          1,742,426        —          —     

Common and preferred stock dividends

     (19,209     (137     —          —     

Contributions attributable to CNP net investment

     —          —          4,377        20,509   

Distributions attributable to CNP net investment

     —          —          (36,725     (228,880

Contributions from non-controlling interests

     —          560,074        —          —     

Distributions to non-controlling interests and other

     (7,846     (1,890     (798     (1,309
  

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Net cash (used in) provided by financing activities

     (204,653     1,487,891        (354,573     (130,686
  

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Change in cash and cash equivalents

     (54,508     157,606        (256,322     134,497   

Cash and cash equivalents at beginning of year/period

     157,606        —          304,522        170,025   
  

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Cash and cash equivalents at end of year/period

   $ 103,098      $ 157,606      $ 48,200      $ 304,522   
  

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Supplemental cash flow information, including non-cash investing and/or financing

          

Cash paid for interest, net of amounts capitalized

   $ 388,320      $ 217,445      $ 185,597      $ 368,541   

Capitalized interest

     1,661        292        254        660   

Contributions and distributions attributable to CNP net investment

     —          —          —          (52,499

The accompanying notes are an integral part of these combined consolidated financial statements.

 

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Brixmor Property Group Inc. and Subsidiaries

Notes to Combined Consolidated Financial Statements

(in thousands, unless otherwise stated)

1. Summary of Significant Accounting Policies

Description of Business

Brixmor Property Group Inc. (“BPG”) and its wholly and majority owned consolidated subsidiaries (the “Company”), an affiliate of Blackstone Real Estate Partners VI, L.P. (“BREP VI”), was formed for the purpose of owning, operating, managing and redeveloping community and neighborhood shopping centers throughout the United States.

In June 2013, the Company changed its name to Brixmor Property Group Inc. from BRE Retail Parent Inc. Simultaneous with the Company’s name change, the Company’s consolidated subsidiary changed its name to BPG Subsidiary Inc. from Brixmor Property Group Inc.

On February 28, 2011, the Company agreed to purchase certain United States assets and management platform of Centro Properties Group (“CNP”) and its managed funds (collectively, the “Business”), which is referred to herein as the “Transaction”. On June 28, 2011, the Transaction was consummated for approximately $9.0 billion, net of cash acquired of $0.1 billion. The consideration for the Transaction included approximately $1.2 billion in cash and $7.8 billion of assumed indebtedness (the “Consideration”).

The Consideration was funded through BREP VI making an initial capital contribution of approximately $1.7 billion and a contribution from an affiliated non-controlling interest of $560.1 million. Following the closing of the Transaction, $0.9 billion of cash was used to repay a portion of the outstanding indebtedness assumed. In addition, approximately $1.5 billion of debt financing was obtained, which is secured by 115 community and neighborhood shopping centers, and BPG repaid and/or refinanced approximately $2.4 billion of assumed indebtedness with the proceeds from this debt financing. Refer to Note 2 for further information.

The Company does not distinguish its principal business or group its operations on a geographical basis for purposes of measuring performance. Accordingly, the Company believes it has a single reportable segment for disclosure purposes in accordance with U.S. generally accepted accounting principles (“GAAP”).

As of December 31, 2012, the Company owned interests in 534 shopping centers (the “Total Portfolio”), including 528 wholly owned shopping centers (the “Consolidated Portfolio”), and 6 shopping centers held through unconsolidated joint ventures (the “Unconsolidated Portfolio”).

The Company seeks to reduce risk through diversification achieved by the geographic distribution of its properties, the breadth of its tenant base and a balanced mix of shopping centers. As of December 31, 2012, properties in the Consolidated Portfolio were strategically located across 39 states and throughout more than 185 metropolitan markets as defined by the United States Office of Management and Budget, with 60% of the Company’s consolidated annualized base rental revenue (“ABR”) derived from shopping centers located in the top 40 United States metro markets by population. By owning a combination of community shopping centers and neighborhood shopping centers, the Company conveniently provides both a necessity and value-oriented merchandise mix, which includes a range of groceries, services and general merchandise. As a result, its ten largest tenants accounted for 17.1% of the Company’s consolidated ABR and its two largest tenants, The TJX Companies, Inc. and The Kroger Co., only accounted for 3.2% and 3.0%, respectively, of its consolidated ABR as of December 31, 2012. In addition, its largest shopping center represented just 1.4% of consolidated ABR.

 

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Brixmor Property Group Inc. and Subsidiaries

Notes to Combined Consolidated Financial Statements (continued)

(in thousands, unless otherwise stated)

 

Basis of Presentation

The financial information included herein reflects the consolidated financial position of the Company as of December 31, 2012 and 2011 and the consolidated results of its operations and cash flows for the year ended December 31, 2012 and the period from June 28, 2011 through December 31, 2011, as well as the combined consolidated results of the Company’s operations and cash flows for the period from January 1, 2011 through June 27, 2011 and the year ended December 31, 2010.

For periods preceding the date of the Transaction, the financial information included herein reflects the combined consolidated financial position, results of operations and cash flows of the Business, which has been determined to be the predecessor to BPG.

The Business comprised certain U.S. holding companies that indirectly owned the Total Portfolio and historically conducted the activities of that business prior to the Transaction. Because these holding companies were under the common control of CNP prior to the Transaction, the financial information for the pre-Transaction periods has been presented on a combined consolidated basis in accordance with GAAP. All amounts presented have been reflected at the Business’ historical basis.

As a result, the financial information for 2011 includes financial information associated with the post-Transaction basis for the period June 28, 2011 through December 31, 2011 and financial information associated with the pre-Transaction basis for the period January 1, 2011 through June 27, 2011. These separate periods are presented to reflect the new accounting basis established as of June 28, 2011 in connection with the Transactions, which were accounted for as a business combination.

The bases of the assets and liabilities associated with the post-Transaction basis are, therefore, not comparable to the pre-Transaction basis, nor would the statement of operations items for the period June 28, 2011 through December 31, 2011 have been the same had the Transaction not occurred.

Principles of Consolidation and Use of Estimates

The accompanying Consolidated and Combined Consolidated Financial Statements include the accounts of BPG, its wholly owned subsidiaries and all other entities in which it has a controlling financial interest. The portions of consolidated entities not owned by the Company are presented as non-controlling interests as of and during the periods presented. All intercompany transactions have been eliminated.

When the Company obtains an economic interest in an entity, management evaluates the entity to determine: (i) whether the entity is a variable interest entity (“VIE”), (ii) in the event the entity is a VIE, whether the Company is the primary beneficiary of the entity, and (iii) in the event the entity is not a VIE, whether the Company otherwise has a controlling financial interest.

The Company consolidates: (i) entities that are VIEs for which the Company is deemed to be the primary beneficiary and (ii) entities that are not VIEs which the Company controls. If the Company has an interest in a VIE but it is not determined to be the primary beneficiary, the Company accounts for its interest under the equity method of accounting. Similarly, for those entities which are not VIEs and over which the Company has the ability to exercise significant influence, the Company accounts for its interests under the equity method of accounting. The Company continually reconsiders its determination of whether an entity is a VIE and whether the Company qualifies as its primary beneficiary.

 

 

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Brixmor Property Group Inc. and Subsidiaries

Notes to Combined Consolidated Financial Statements (continued)

(in thousands, unless otherwise stated)

 

GAAP requires management to make estimates and assumptions that affect the reported amounts of assets and liabilities, the disclosure of contingent assets and liabilities, and the reported amounts of revenues and expenses during a reporting period. The most significant assumptions and estimates relate to impairments of real estate, recovery of receivables and depreciable lives. These estimates are based on historical experience and other assumptions which management believes are reasonable under the circumstances. Management evaluates its estimates on an ongoing basis and makes revisions to these estimates and related disclosures as experience develops or new information becomes known. Actual results could differ from these estimates.

Non-controlling Interests

The Company accounts for non-controlling interests in accordance with the Consolidation guidance and the Distinguishing Liabilities from Equity guidance issued by the Financial Accounting Standards Board (“FASB”). Non-controlling interests represent the portion of equity that the Company does not own in those entities that it consolidates. The Company identifies its non-controlling interests separately within the Equity section of the Company’s Combined Consolidated Balance Sheets. The amounts of consolidated net earnings attributable to the Company and to the non-controlling interests are presented separately on the Company’s Combined Consolidated Statements of Income.

Non-controlling interests also includes amounts related to partnership units issued by consolidated subsidiaries of the Company. Holders of these Class A Preferred Units have a redemption right that provides the holder with the option to redeem their units for $33.15 per unit in cash plus all accrued and unpaid distributions. The unit holders generally have the right to redeem their units for cash at any time provided certain notification requirements have been met.

The Company evaluates the terms of the partnership units issued in accordance with the FASB’s Distinguishing Liabilities from Equity guidance. Units which embody an unconditional obligation requiring the Company to redeem the units for cash at a specified or determinable date (or dates) or upon an event that is certain to occur are determined to be mandatorily redeemable under this guidance and are included as Redeemable non-controlling interests in partnership and classified within the mezzanine section between Total liabilities and Equity on the Company’s Combined Consolidated Balance Sheets. Convertible units for which the Company has the option to settle redemption amounts in cash or Common Stock are included in the caption Non-controlling interests within the Equity section of the Company’s Combined Consolidated Balance Sheets.

Cash and Cash Equivalents

For purposes of presentation on the Consolidated Balance Sheets and the Consolidated, and Combined Consolidated, Statements of Cash Flows, the Company considers instruments with an original maturity of three months or less to be cash and cash equivalents.

Cash and cash equivalent balances may, at a limited number of banks and financial institutions, exceed insurable amounts. The Company believes it mitigates this risk by investing in or through major financial institutions and primarily in funds that are insured by the United States federal government.

 

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Notes to Combined Consolidated Financial Statements (continued)

(in thousands, unless otherwise stated)

 

Restricted Cash

Restricted cash represents cash deposited in escrow accounts, which generally can only be used for the payment of real estate taxes, debt service, insurance, and future capital expenditures as required by certain loan and lease agreements as well as legally restricted tenant security deposits. All restricted cash is invested in money market accounts.

Real Estate

Real estate assets are recorded in the Consolidated Balance Sheets at historical cost, less accumulated depreciation and amortization. Upon acquisition of real estate operating properties, management estimates the fair value of acquired tangible assets (consisting of land, buildings, and tenant improvements), identifiable intangible assets and liabilities (consisting of above and below-market leases, in-place leases and tenant relationships), and assumed debt based on an evaluation of available information. Using these estimates, the estimated fair value is allocated to the acquired assets and assumed liabilities.

The fair values of tangible assets are determined as if the acquired property is vacant. Fair value is determined using an exit price approach, which contemplates the price that would be received to sell an asset or paid to transfer a liability in an orderly transaction between market participants at the measurement date. If, up to one year from the acquisition date, information regarding the fair value of the assets acquired and liabilities assumed is received and estimates are refined, appropriate adjustments are made to the purchase price allocation on a retrospective basis. The Company expenses transaction costs associated with business combinations in the period incurred.

In allocating the fair value to identifiable intangible assets and liabilities of an acquired operating property, the value of above-market and below-market leases is estimated based on the present value (using an interest rate reflecting the risks associated with leases acquired) of the difference between: (i) the contractual amounts to be paid pursuant to the leases negotiated and in-place at the time of acquisition and (ii) management’s estimate of fair market lease rates for the property or an equivalent property, measured over a period equal to the remaining non-cancelable term of the lease. The capitalized above-market or below-market intangible is amortized as a reduction of, or increase to, rental income over the remaining non-cancelable term of each lease, which includes renewal periods with fixed rental terms that are considered to be below-market.

In determining the value of in-place leases and tenant relationships, management evaluates the specific characteristics of each lease and the Company’s overall relationship with each tenant. Factors considered include, but are not limited to: the nature of the existing relationship with a tenant, the credit risk associated with a tenant, expectations surrounding lease renewals, estimated carrying costs of a property during a hypothetical expected lease-up period, current market conditions and costs to execute similar leases. Management also considers information obtained about a property in connection with its pre-acquisition due diligence. Estimated carrying costs include: real estate taxes, insurance, other property operating costs and estimates of lost rentals at market rates during the hypothetical lease-up periods. Costs to execute similar leases include: commissions and legal costs to the extent that such costs are not already incurred with a new lease that has been negotiated in connection with the purchase of a property. The value assigned to in-place leases is amortized to expense over the remaining term of each lease. The value assigned to tenant relationships is amortized over the initial terms of the leases.

 

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Notes to Combined Consolidated Financial Statements (continued)

(in thousands, unless otherwise stated)

 

Certain real estate assets are depreciated using the straight-line method over the estimated useful lives of the assets. The estimated useful lives are as follows:

 

Building and building and land improvements

   20 – 40 years

Furniture, fixtures, and equipment

   5 – 10 years

Tenant improvements

   The shorter of the term of the
related lease or useful life

Costs to fund major replacements and betterments, which extend the life of the asset, are capitalized and depreciated over their respective useful lives, while costs for ordinary repairs and maintenance activities are expensed as incurred.

When a real estate asset is identified by management as held-for-sale, the Company discontinues depreciating the asset and estimates its sales price, net of estimated selling costs. If, based on management’s judgment, the estimated net sales price of an asset is less than its net carrying value, an adjustment is recorded to reflect the estimated fair value. Additionally, the real estate asset and related operations are classified as discontinued operations and separately presented within the Consolidated, and Combined Consolidated, Statements of Operations and within Other assets on the Consolidated Balance Sheets. Properties classified as real estate held-for-sale generally represent properties that are under contract for sale and are expected to close within 12 months.

On a periodic basis, management assesses whether there are indicators that the value of the Company’s real estate assets (including any related intangible assets or liabilities) may be impaired.

If an indicator is identified, a real estate asset is considered impaired only if management’s estimate of current and projected operating cash flows (undiscounted and unleveraged), taking into account the anticipated and probability weighted holding period, are less than a real estate asset’s carrying value. Various factors are considered in the estimation process, including expected future operating income, trends and prospects and the effects of demand, competition, and other economic factors. If management determines that the carrying value of a real estate asset is impaired, a loss will be recorded for the excess of its carrying amount over its fair value.

In situations in which a lease or leases associated with a significant tenant have been, or are expected to be, terminated early, the Company evaluates the remaining useful lives of depreciable or amortizable assets in the asset group related to the lease that will be terminated (i.e., tenant improvements, above- and below-market lease intangibles, in-place lease value and leasing commissions). Based upon consideration of the facts and circumstances surrounding the termination, the Company may write-off or accelerate the depreciation and amortization associated with the asset group. Such write-offs are included within Depreciation and amortization in the Consolidated, and Combined Consolidated, Statements of Operations.

Real Estate Under Redevelopment

Real estate assets that are under redevelopment are carried at cost and are not depreciated. Amounts essential to the development of the property, such as development costs, construction costs, interest costs, real estate taxes, salaries and related costs of personnel directly involved and other costs incurred during the period of redevelopment are capitalized. The Company ceases cost capitalization when the property is available for occupancy or upon substantial completion of building and tenant improvements, but no later than one year from the completion of major construction activity.

 

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Notes to Combined Consolidated Financial Statements (continued)

(in thousands, unless otherwise stated)

 

Investments in and Advances to Unconsolidated Joint Ventures

The Company accounts for its investments in unconsolidated joint ventures using the equity method of accounting as the Company exercises significant influence over, but does not control these entities. These investments are initially recorded at cost and are subsequently adjusted for cash contributions and distributions. Earnings for each investment are recognized in accordance with the terms of the applicable agreement and where applicable, are based upon an allocation of the investee’s net assets at book value as if it was hypothetically liquidated at the end of each reporting period. Intercompany fees and gains on transactions with an investee are eliminated to the extent of the Company’s ownership interest.

To recognize the character of distributions from an investee, the Company reviews the nature of cash distributions received for purposes of determining whether such distributions should be classified as either a return on investment, which would be included in Operating activities, or a return of investment, which would be included in Investing activities on the Consolidated, and Combined Consolidated, Statements of Cash Flows.

On a periodic basis, management assesses whether there are indicators, including the operating performance of the underlying real estate and general market conditions, that the value of the Company’s investments in unconsolidated joint ventures may be impaired. An investment’s value is impaired only if management’s estimate of the fair value of the Company’s investment is less than its carrying value and such difference is deemed to be other-than-temporary. To the extent impairment has occurred, the loss is measured as the excess of the carrying amount of the investment over its estimated fair value.

Management’s estimates of fair value are based upon a discounted cash flow model for each specific investment that includes all estimated cash inflows and outflows over a specified holding period and, where applicable, any estimated debt premiums. Capitalization rates, discount rates and credit spreads used in these models are based upon rates that the Company believes to be within a reasonable range of current market rates.

Deferred Leasing and Financing Costs

Costs incurred in obtaining tenant leases (including internal leasing costs) and long-term financing are amortized using the straight-line method over the term of the related lease or debt agreement, which approximates the effective interest method. Costs incurred related to obtaining tenant leases which are capitalized include salaries, lease incentives and the related costs of personnel directly involved in successful leasing efforts. Costs incurred in obtaining long-term financing which are capitalized include bank fees, legal and title costs and transfer taxes. The amortization of deferred leasing and financing costs is included in Depreciation and amortization and Interest expense, respectively, in the Consolidated, and Combined Consolidated, Statements of Operations.

Marketable Securities

The Company classifies its marketable securities, which include both debt and equity securities, as available-for-sale. These securities are carried at fair value with unrealized gains and losses reported in stockholders’ equity as a component of accumulated other comprehensive income. Gains or losses on securities sold are based on the weighted average method.

On a periodic basis, management assesses whether there are indicators that the value of the Company’s marketable securities may be impaired. A marketable security is impaired if the fair value of the security is less than its carrying value and the difference is determined to be other-than-temporary. To the extent impairment has occurred, the loss is measured as the excess of the carrying value of the security over its estimated fair value.

 

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Notes to Combined Consolidated Financial Statements (continued)

(in thousands, unless otherwise stated)

 

Derivative Financial Instruments

Derivatives, including certain derivatives embedded in other contracts, are measured at fair value and are recognized in the Consolidated Balance Sheets as assets or liabilities, depending on the Company’s rights or obligations under the applicable derivative contract. The accounting for changes in the fair value of a derivative varies based on the intended use of the derivative, whether the Company has elected to designate a derivative as a hedging relationship and apply hedge accounting and whether the hedging relationship has satisfied the necessary criteria.

The Company has not elected to utilize hedge accounting for its outstanding derivatives, which consist of interest rate caps and interest rate swaps. As a result, gains and losses related to these instruments are included in Interest expense on the Company’s Consolidated, and Combined Consolidated, Statements of Operations.

Revenue Recognition and Receivables

Rental revenue is recognized on a straight-line basis over the terms of the related leases. The cumulative difference between rental income recognized in the Consolidated, and Combined Consolidated, Statements of Operations and contractual payment terms is recorded as deferred rent and presented on the accompanying Consolidated Balance Sheets within Receivables, net.

The Company commences recognizing revenue based on an evaluation of a number of factors. In most cases, revenue recognition under a lease begins when the lessee takes possession of or controls the physical use of the leased asset. Generally, this occurs on the lease commencement date.

The identity of the owner, for accounting purposes, of tenant improvements (where provided) determines the nature of the leased asset and when revenue recognition under a lease begins. If the Company is the owner, for accounting purposes, of the tenant improvements, then the leased asset is the finished space and revenue recognition begins when the lessee takes possession of the finished space, typically when the improvements are substantially complete.

If the Company concludes it is not the owner, for accounting purposes, of the tenant improvements (the lessee is the owner), then the leased asset is the unimproved space and any tenant improvement allowances funded under a lease are accounted for as lease incentives which are amortized as a reduction of revenue recognized over the term of the lease. In these circumstances, the Company commences revenue recognition when the lessee takes possession of the unimproved space for the lessee to construct their own improvements. In making this assessment, the Company considers a number of factors, each of which individually is not determinative.

Certain leases also provide for percentage rents based upon the level of sales achieved by a lessee. These percentage rents are recognized upon the achievement of certain pre-determined sales levels. Leases also typically provide for reimbursement of common area maintenance, property taxes and other operating expenses by the lessee which are recognized in the period during which the applicable expenditures are incurred.

Gains from the sale of depreciated operating properties are generally recognized under the full accrual method, provided that various criteria relating to the terms of the sale and subsequent involvement by the Company with the applicable property are met.

The Company periodically evaluates the collectibility of its receivables related to base rents, straight-line rent, expense reimbursements and those attributable to other revenue generating activities. The Company analyzes its receivables and historical bad debt levels, tenant credit-worthiness and current economic trends when evaluating the adequacy of its allowance for doubtful accounts. In addition, tenants in bankruptcy are analyzed and estimates are made in connection with the expected recovery of pre-petition and post-petition claims.

 

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Notes to Combined Consolidated Financial Statements (continued)

(in thousands, unless otherwise stated)

 

Stock Based Compensation

Compensation costs related to the Class B incentive units granted to employees of the Company are recorded as an expense based on the fair value of the units at grant date. The time-based portion of the units is expensed over the appropriate vesting periods (3 years and 5 years) and the performance-based portion of units will be charged to expense when an exit transaction occurs.

Income Taxes

The Company has made an election to qualify, and believes it is operating so as to qualify, as a REIT for United States federal income tax purposes. REITs generally are not required to pay federal income taxes on their net income that is currently distributed to stockholders if they distribute to stockholders at least 90% of their United States taxable income and meet certain income, asset and organizational tests. Accordingly, the Company generally will not be subject to federal income tax.

The Company has elected to treat certain consolidated subsidiaries, and may in the future elect to treat newly formed subsidiaries, as taxable REIT subsidiaries (“TRSs”), which are subject to income tax. TRSs may participate in non-real estate-related activities and/or perform non-customary services for tenants and are subject to United States federal and state income tax at regular corporate tax rates.

Income taxes are accounted for under the asset and liability method. Deferred tax assets and liabilities are recognized for the estimated future tax consequences attributable to differences between the financial statement carrying amounts of existing assets and liabilities and their respective tax bases and operating loss and tax credit carry-forwards. Deferred tax assets and liabilities are measured using enacted tax rates in effect for the year in which those temporary differences are expected to be recovered or settled. The Company provides a valuation allowance for deferred tax assets for which it does not consider realization of such assets to be more likely than not.

The Company reviews the need to establish a valuation allowance against its deferred tax assets on a quarterly basis. This review includes an analysis of various factors, such as future reversals of existing taxable temporary differences, the capacity for the carryback or carryforward of any losses, the occurrence of future income or loss and available tax planning strategies.

Tax benefits associated with uncertain tax positions are recognized only if it is more likely than not that the tax position will be sustained on examination by the taxing authorities based on the technical merits of the position. The tax benefits recognized in the financial statements from such a position are measured based on the largest benefit that has a greater than fifty percent likelihood of being realized upon ultimate settlement.

New Accounting Pronouncements

In February 2013, the FASB issued Accounting Standards Update (“ASU”) 2013-2, “ Comprehensive Income (Topic 220): Reporting Amounts Reclassified Out of Accumulated Other Comprehensive Income .” ASU 2013-2 requires entities to disclose certain information relating to amounts reclassified out of accumulated other comprehensive income. This pronouncement is effective prospectively for reporting periods beginning after December 15, 2012 and is not expected to have a material impact on the Company’s financial statement presentation.

Effective January 1, 2012, the Company adopted the FASB ASU 2011-04, “ Fair Value Measurement: Amendments to Achieve Common Fair Value Measurement and Disclosure Requirements in U.S. GAAP and IFRSs ”. This update defines fair value, clarifies a framework to measure fair value, and requires specific disclosures of fair value measurements. The adoption of this guidance did not have a material impact on the Company’s financial statement presentation.

 

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Notes to Combined Consolidated Financial Statements (continued)

(in thousands, unless otherwise stated)

 

Effective January 1, 2012, the Company adopted the FASB ASU 2011-05, “ Presentation of Comprehensive Income ”, which requires the components of other comprehensive income to be presented either in a single continuous statement of comprehensive income or in two separate but consecutive statements. The guidance has been applied retrospectively and, other than presentation in the financial statements, its adoption did not have a material effect on the Company’s financial statement presentation.

It has been determined that any other recently issued accounting standards or pronouncements not disclosed above have been excluded as they either are not relevant to the Company, or they are not expected to have a material effect on the combined consolidated financial statements of the Company.

2. BREP VI Transaction

The Transaction described in Note 1 was accounted for as a business combination. As a result, the associated consideration has been allocated to the assets acquired and liabilities assumed based on management’s estimate of their fair values using information available on the acquisition date.

The following table summarizes the consideration paid and fair value of the net assets acquired on June 28, 2011 that resulted in the recognition of a bargain purchase gain:

 

Consideration paid:

  

Cash

   $ 1,235,676   

Debt assumed

     7,761,103   
  

 

 

 

Total consideration

   $ 8,996,779   
  

 

 

 

Assets acquired:

  

Net real estate

   $ 9,747,483   

Investments in and advances to real estate ventures

     17,039   

Marketable securities

     19,141   

Receivables

     132,633   

Deferred charges and prepaid expenses

     33,523   

Other assets

     132,589   
  

 

 

 

Total assets acquired

   $ 10,082,408   
  

 

 

 

Liabilities assumed:

  

Debt obligations

   $ 7,589,997   

Financing liabilities

     171,106   

Accounts payable, accrued expenses and other liabilities

     735,244   
  

 

 

 

Total liabilities assumed

     8,496,347   
  

 

 

 

Redeemable non-controlling interests in partnership

     21,559   
  

 

 

 

Net assets acquired

   $ 1,564,502   
  

 

 

 

Gain on bargain purchase

   $ 328,826   
  

 

 

 

The fair value of the identifiable assets acquired and liabilities assumed exceeded the sum of the fair value of the consideration transferred and the fair value of the non-controlling interest. The fair value of the assets acquired

 

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significantly increased from the date the original purchase terms were agreed upon until the closing of the Transaction on June 28, 2011. As a result, BPG recognized a gain of approximately $328.8 million which is included in the line item “Gain on bargain purchase” in the Combined Consolidated Statement of Operations for the period from June 28, 2011 to December 31, 2011.

The accompanying unaudited pro forma information for the years ended December 31, 2011 and 2010 is presented as if the Transaction had occurred on January 1, 2010. This pro forma information is based on the historical financial statements and should be read in conjunction with the Combined Consolidated Financial Statements and notes thereto. This unaudited pro forma information does not purport to represent what the actual results of operations would have been had the above occurred, nor do they purport to predict the results of operations for future periods.

 

     Revenue      Earnings  

Actual from June 28, 2011 to December 31, 2011

   $ 567,670       $ 153,136   

2011 supplemental pro forma from January 1, 2011 to December 31, 2011

     1,127,077         (260,601

2010 supplemental pro forma from January 1, 2010 to December 31, 2010

     1,124,077         (170,962

The most significant adjustments made in preparing the unaudited pro forma information were to: (i) exclude the impact of acquisition-related costs and the bargain purchase gain, (ii) include the incremental depreciation and amortization expense associated with the real estate fair value adjustments, and (iii) adjust the interest expense recognized for the impact of measuring the assumed indebtedness at fair value.

3. Acquisition of Real Estate

During the year ended December 31, 2012, the Company acquired three retail buildings, which were previously unowned buildings at three of the Company’s existing shopping centers, for approximately $5.5 million. Also during the year ended December 31, 2012, the Company acquired the remaining 50% ownership interest in a 41.6 acre land parcel in Riverhead, NY for a purchase price of $0.5 million.

In addition to the Transaction, during the period June 28, 2011 through December 31, 2011, the Company acquired a land parcel for approximately $1.0 million. No acquisitions of real estate occurred during the period from January 1, 2011 through June 27, 2011 or the year ended December 31, 2010.

4. Discontinued Operations and Assets Held for Sale

The Company reports as discontinued operations assets held-for-sale as of the end of the current period and assets sold during the period. All results of these discontinued operations are included in a separate component of income on the Consolidated, and Combined Consolidated, Statements of Operations under Discontinued operations.

At December 31, 2012, one shopping center was classified as held for sale and is presented in Other assets within the Consolidated Balance Sheets. The property is located in Statesboro, GA. Such property had a carrying value of approximately $1.6 million. During the year ended December 31, 2012, the Company disposed of 19 shopping centers, one land parcel and two buildings in the Consolidated Portfolio for aggregate net proceeds of $50.6 million.

During the period from June 28, 2011 through December 31, 2011, the Company sold approximately 1.1 acres of land in Apopka, FL for net proceeds of approximately $0.7 million.

 

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Notes to Combined Consolidated Financial Statements (continued)

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During the period from January 1, 2011 through June 27, 2011, the Company sold two shopping centers for aggregate net proceeds of approximately $53.5 million.

During the year ended December 31, 2010, the Company sold 4 shopping centers and two land parcels for aggregate net proceeds of approximately $41.4 million.

In connection with the disposition of these shopping centers, the Company recognized provisions for impairment of approximately $13.6 million, $8.6 million and $36.5 million for the year ended December 31, 2012, the period January 1, 2011 through June 27, 2011 and the year ended December 31, 2010, respectively. For purposes of measuring this provision, fair value was determined based upon contracts with buyers or purchase offers from potential buyers and then adjusted to reflect associated disposition costs.

The components of income from discontinued operations for the year ended December 31, 2012, the period from June 28, 2011 through December 31, 2011, the period from January 1, 2011 through June 27, 2011 and the year ended December 31, 2010 are shown below.

 

     Successor
(Consolidated)
     Predecessor
(Combined Consolidated)
 
     Year Ended
December 31,
2012
    Period from
June 28, 2011
and
December 31,
2011
     Period from
January 1, 2011
through June 27,
2011
    Year Ended
December 31,
2010
 

Discontinued operations:

           

Revenues

   $ 13,547      $ 8,043       $ 8,055      $ 29,620   

Operating expenses

     (12,579     (8,785      (9,095     (25,856

Other income (expense), net

     (945     (723      33        (3,629
  

 

 

   

 

 

    

 

 

   

 

 

 

Income (loss) from discontinued operating properties

     23        (1,465      (1,007     135   

Gain on disposition of operating properties

     5,369        —           —          —     

Impairment on real estate held for sale

     (13,599     —           (8,608     (43,421
  

 

 

   

 

 

    

 

 

   

 

 

 

Loss from discontinued operations

   $ (8,207   $ (1,465    $ (9,615   $ (43,286
  

 

 

   

 

 

    

 

 

   

 

 

 

 

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5. Real Estate

The Company’s components of Real estate consisted of the following:

 

     Successor
(Consolidated)
 
     December 31,  
     2012     2011  

Land

   $ 1,915,667      $ 1,943,168   

Buildings and improvements:

    

Building

     6,817,378        6,840,762   

Building and tenant improvements

     254,844        88,194   

Other rental property (1)

     906,537        920,329   
  

 

 

   

 

 

 
     9,894,426        9,792,453   

Accumulated depreciation and amortization

     (796,296     (295,550
  

 

 

   

 

 

 

Total

   $ 9,098,130      $ 9,496,903   
  

 

 

   

 

 

 

 

(1)  

At December 31, 2012 and 2011, Other rental property consisted of intangible assets including: (i) $826.9 million and $839.7 million, respectively, of in-place lease value, (ii) $79.6 million and $80.6 million, respectively, of above-market leases, and (iii) $341.8 million and $142.9 million, respectively, of accumulated amortization. These intangible assets are amortized over the term of each related lease. The weighted average amortization lives for in-place lease value and above-market leases are 6.4 years and 7.1 years, respectively.

In addition, at December 31, 2012 and 2011, the Company had intangible liabilities relating to below-market leases of approximately $473.9 million and $479.1 million, respectively, and accumulated amortization of approximately $97.7 million and $33.7 million, respectively. These intangible liabilities, which are included in Accounts payable, accrued expenses and other liabilities in the Company’s Consolidated Balance Sheets are amortized over the term of each related lease, including any renewal periods with fixed rentals that are considered to be below market. The weighted amortization life for below-market leases is 10.7 years.

Amortization expense associated with the above mentioned intangible assets and liabilities recognized for year ended December 31, 2012, the period June 28, 2011 through December 31, 2011, the period January 1, 2011 through June 27, 2011 and the year ended December 31, 2010 was approximately $142.4 million, $113.2 million, $19.0 million and $55.1 million, respectively. The estimated net amortization expense associated with the Company’s intangible assets and liabilities for each of the next five years is as follows:

 

     Estimated  net
amortization
expense
 

Year ending December 31:

  

2013

   $ 88,086   

2014

     57,911   

2015

     34,728   

2016

     14,724   

2017

     5,519   

 

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Notes to Combined Consolidated Financial Statements (continued)

(in thousands, unless otherwise stated)

 

On a continuous basis, management assesses whether there are any indicators, including property operating performance and general market conditions, that the value of the Company’s assets (including any related amortizable intangible assets or liabilities) may be impaired. To the extent impairment has occurred, the carrying value of the asset would be adjusted to an amount to reflect the estimated fair value of the asset.

During 2009, volatile economic conditions resulted in declines in the real estate markets in which the Company’s shopping centers are located. Increases in capitalization rates, discount rates and vacancies as well as deterioration of real estate market fundamentals impacted net operating income and leasing which further contributed to declines in the real estate markets. During 2010 and 2011, U.S. economic and market conditions improved, which resulted in improvements in capitalization rates, discount rates and vacancies; however, remaining overall declines in market conditions continued to have a negative effect on certain transaction activity. As a result of the conditions described above, as well as the Company’s strategy during such periods to dispose of certain shopping centers, the Company recognized provisions for impairment of approximately $269.3 million for the year ended December 31, 2010. No provisions for impairment were recognized on real estate properties during the year ended December 31, 2012, the period from June 28, 2011 through December 31, 2011 or the period from January 1, 2011 through June 27, 2011.

The Company’s estimated fair values relating to the above impairment assessments were based upon internal analyses and, to augment such analyses related to certain shopping centers, on appraisals obtained. Such appraisals considered market, income and cost approaches, which necessarily included estimates of unobservable inputs. The Company believes the inputs utilized were reasonable in the context of applicable market conditions; however, due to the significance of the unobservable inputs to the overall fair value measures, the Company determined that such fair value measurements were classified within Level 3 of the fair value hierarchy. The fair value of impaired real estate was $491,059 as of December 31, 2010.

6. Investments in and Advances to Unconsolidated Joint Ventures

The Company has investments in and advances to various unconsolidated joint ventures (“joint ventures”). These joint ventures are engaged primarily in the operation of shopping centers, which are either owned or held under long-term operating leases. The Company and its joint venture partners have joint approval rights for major decisions, including those regarding property operations. As such, the Company holds non-controlling interests in these joint ventures and accounts for them under the equity method of accounting.

In connection with the Transaction and changes to the Company’s strategy, the amount of capital allocated to strategic joint ventures has decreased. As a result, the magnitude of the Company’s investments in and advances to joint ventures, and the proportion of the Company’s results of operations attributable thereto, have similarly declined.

 

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Notes to Combined Consolidated Financial Statements (continued)

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The following tables summarize the Company’s investments in and advances to unconsolidated joint ventures.

 

                Successor  
                December 31,  
                2012   2011  

Venture

 

City

 

State

 

JV Partner

  Percent
Ownership
 

Arapahoe Crossings, L.P. (1), (2)

  Aurora   CO   Foreign Investor   30%     30

BPR Land Partnership, L.P.

  Frisco   TX   Private Investor   50%     50

BPR South, L.P.

  Frisco   TX   Private Investor   50%     50

Heritage Intercontinental LP

  Dallas   TX   Intercontinental Real Estate Corporation   25%     25

NP/I&G Institutional Retail II, LLC (1)

  Various     JPMorgan Investment Management Inc.   20%     20

NPK Redevelopment I, LLC (1)

  Various   Various   Kmart Corporation (Sears Holding Corp.)   20%     20

NP/SSP Baybrook, LLC (3)

  Webster   TX   JPMorgan Investment Management Inc.   n/a     20

Westgate Mall, LLC (4)

  Fairview Park   OH   Pearlmark Real Estate Partners, L.L.C/The Richard E. Jacobs Group   n/a     10

 

(1)  

Pursuant to the terms of the applicable joint venture agreements, the Company’s participation in the unconsolidated joint ventures may increase if certain performance targets are achieved.

(2)  

The Arapahoe Crossings, L.P. joint venture had outstanding indebtedness of approximately $42.5 million and $43.5 million at December 31, 2012 and 2011, respectively. Such indebtedness is non-recourse to the Company, however, it may become recourse to the Company and its partners in certain limited situations, such as misuse of funds and material misrepresentations.

(3)  

On October 2, 2012, the joint venture conveyed Baybrook Gateway, a shopping center located in Webster, Texas, to the lender in satisfaction of its $41.0 million non-recourse mortgage loan. The Company no longer has an ownership interest in the shopping center.

(4)

On March 6, 2012, the joint venture sold Westgate Mall for gross proceeds of $73.4 million and the joint venture was dissolved. Accordingly, the Company no longer has an ownership interest in Westgate Mall.

The Company does not have commitments to fund losses in excess of the carrying value of its investment.

During the years ended December 31, 2012 and 2010, the Company recognized provisions for impairment associated with certain of its joint ventures of approximately $314 and $1.8 million, respectively, due to the operating performance of these joint ventures and general market conditions. No provisions for impairment were recognized for the period from June 28, 2011 through December 31, 2011 or the period from January 1, 2011 through June 27, 2011.

The Company’s estimated fair values relating to the above impairment assessment were based upon internal analyses. The Company believes the inputs utilized were reasonable in the context of applicable market conditions; however, due to the significance of the unobservable inputs to the overall fair value measures, the Company determined that such fair value measurements were classified within Level 3 of the fair value hierarchy.

7. Marketable Securities

The Company’s marketable securities, primarily held by a wholly-owned subsidiary, have been classified as available-for sale and, accordingly, are carried at fair value within the Consolidated Balance Sheets with changes in fair value presented as a component of accumulated other comprehensive (loss) income.

 

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At December 31, 2012 and 2011, the fair value of the Company’s marketable securities portfolio approximated its amortized cost basis. As a result, gross unrealized gains and gross unrealized losses were immaterial to the Company’s Consolidated Financial Statements.

Refer to Note 11 for further discussion of management’s estimates of fair value.

8. Financial Instruments – Derivatives and Hedging

The Company’s use of derivative instruments is limited to the utilization of interest rate agreements or other instruments to manage interest rate risk exposures and not for speculative purposes. The principal objective of such arrangements is to manage the risks and/or costs associated with the Company’s financial structure, as well as to hedge specific transactions.

At December 31, 2012 and 2011, the Company’s derivative instruments consisted of interest rate caps, with aggregate notional amounts of $665.0 million and $305.0 million, respectively, which were purchased as a lender requirement relating to variable rate loans with the same notional amount. At December 31, 2012 and 2011, the fair value of these interest rate caps was immaterial, and, during the year ended December 31, 2012, the period from June 28, 2011 through December 31, 2011, the period from January 1, 2011 through June 27, 2011 and the year ended December 31, 2010, no payments were received from the respective counterparties.

9. Debt Obligations

At December 31, 2012 and 2011, the Company had the following indebtedness outstanding:

 

    Successor (Consolidated)
    December 31,     Stated Interest   Scheduled
    2012     2011     Rates   Maturity Dates

Mortgage and secured loans (1) :

       

Fixed rate mortgage and secured loans (2)

  $ 5,330,442      $ 5,767,314      4.85%-12.50%   2013-2034

Variable rate mortgage and secured loans (3)

    668,605        308,758      Variable   2013-2017
 

 

 

   

 

 

     

Total mortgage and secured loans

    5,999,047        6,076,072       

Net unamortized premium

    116,222        145,998       
 

 

 

   

 

 

     

Total mortgage and secured loans, net

  $ 6,115,269      $ 6,222,070       
 

 

 

   

 

 

     

Notes payable:

       

Unsecured notes (4)

  $ 404,612      $ 500,362      3.75%-7.97%   2013-2029

Net unamortized discount

    (20,525     (27,883    
 

 

 

   

 

 

     

Total notes payable, net

  $ 384,087      $ 472,479       
 

 

 

   

 

 

     

Total debt obligation

  $ 6,499,356      $ 6,694,549       
 

 

 

   

 

 

     

 

(1)  

The Company’s mortgages and secured loans are collateralized by certain properties and the equity interests of certain subsidiaries. These properties had a carrying value as of December 31, 2012 of approximately $8.1 billion.

(2)  

The weighted average interest rate on the Company’s fixed rate mortgage and secured loans was 5.97% as of December 31, 2012.

(3)  

The weighted average interest rate on the Company’s variable rate mortgage and secured loans was 4.60% as of December 31, 2012. The Company incurs interest on $665.0 million of variable debt using the 30-day

 

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  LIBOR rate (which was 0.21% as of December 31, 2012, subject to certain rate floor requirements ranging from 50 basis points to 75 basis points), plus interest spreads ranging from 250 basis points to 465 basis points or at the Prime Rate published in the Wall Street Journal, which was 3.25% as of December 31, 2012, plus an interest spread of 75 basis points.
(4)  

The weighted average interest rate on the Company’s unsecured notes was 5.97% as of December 31, 2012. During the year ended December 31, 2012, the Company repaid approximately $95.8 million of its outstanding 5.125% senior unsecured notes due 2012. The Company has a one-time put repurchase right to certain unsecured notes that requires the Company to offer to repurchase the notes if tendered by holders (but does not require the holders to tender) for an amount equal to the principal amount plus accrued and unpaid interest on January 15, 2014. Although the stated maturity dates for these notes range from August 2026 to February 2028, the scheduled maturity dates listed above represent the first dates that note holders can require the Company to redeem all or any portion of the notes pursuant to the required put repurchase right. As of December 31, 2012, approximately $104.6 million aggregate principal amount of unsecured notes with this put right remained outstanding.

Debt Transactions

In connection with the Transaction discussed in Note 1, the Company repaid and/or refinanced a $1,652.0 million bridge loan and $714.4 million of mortgage and secured loans, with $1,480.0 million of mortgage and secured loans and $886.0 million of the initial capital contribution made by BREP VI. The repayment and refinancing of this indebtedness commenced the Company’s strategy of deleveraging its balance sheet.

On August 22, 2012, certain indirect wholly owned subsidiaries of the Company (the “$90 Million Borrowers”) obtained a $90.0 million mortgage loan (the “$90 Million Mortgage Loan”), which loan is secured by three shopping centers and a guaranty by BPG of certain customary recourse carveout liabilities. The $90 Million Mortgage Loan bears interest at a rate equal to LIBOR (subject to a floor of 50 basis points) plus a spread of 375 basis points, payable monthly, and is scheduled to mature on September 1, 2015, with two extension options that allow the $90 Million Borrowers to extend through September 1, 2016 and then to August 1, 2017, subject in each case to the satisfaction of certain financial conditions.

On August 22, 2012, certain wholly owned subsidiaries of the Company (the “$270 Million Borrowers”) obtained a $270.0 million mortgage loan (the “$270 Million Mortgage Loan”), which is secured by 27 shopping centers and a guaranty by BPG of certain customary recourse carveout liabilities. The $270 Million Mortgage Loan bears interest at a rate equal to LIBOR (subject to a floor of 50 basis points) plus a spread of 395 basis points, payable monthly, and is scheduled to mature on September 1, 2015, with two extension options that allow the $270 Million Borrowers to extend through September 1, 2016 and then to September 1, 2017, subject in each case to the satisfaction of certain financial conditions.

The proceeds from the $90 Million Mortgage Loan and the $270 Million Mortgage Loan were used to repay approximately $360.0 million of maturing debt. As a result of the debt repayments during 2012, 15 previously encumbered real estate assets are now unencumbered.

On July 1, 2011, additional mezzanine loan financing of $62.0 million was obtained pursuant to loan advances made under two mezzanine loan facilities with a maximum aggregate principal amount of $225.0 million, which loans are now fully funded and are secured by, among other things, the limited liability company interests of certain indirect wholly-owned subsidiaries of BPG that own seven shopping centers.

 

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Debt Maturities

At December 31, 2012 and 2011, accrued interest of $30.7 million and $31.7 million was outstanding, respectively. At December 31, 2012, scheduled maturities of the outstanding debt obligations were as follows:

 

Year ending December 31:

  

2013

   $ 873,041   

2014

     356,433   

2015

     1,069,933   

2016

     2,620,328   

2017

     339,462   

Thereafter

     1,149,399   
  

 

 

 

Total debt maturities

     6,408,596   

Net unamortized premium

     116,222   

Net unamortized discount

     (20,525

Additional interest (1)

     (4,937
  

 

 

 

Total debt obligations

   $ 6,499,356   
  

 

 

 

 

(1)  

Subject to the terms of the mortgage note secured by an affiliated entity, the interest rate on the note increased from 5.5% to 8.5% in March 2009. This additional 3% interest is accruing against the principal balance of the loan, causing the debt balance to increase. The entire balance of the loan (principal plus additional interest) is payable in full at maturity (January 2034).

The Company, among other things, is subject to maintenance of various covenants. The Company is currently in compliance with these covenants.

10. Financing Liabilities

At December 31, 2012 and 2011, the Company had financing liabilities of $174.4 million and $167.6 million, respectively.

On December 6, 2010, the Company formed a real estate venture with Inland American CP Investment, LLC (“Inland”). The Company contributed 25 shopping centers with a fair value of approximately $471.0 million and Inland contributed cash of $121.5 million, resulting in Inland receiving a 70% ownership interest with a cumulative preferential share of cash flow generated by the shopping centers at an 11% stated return. The Company received a 30% ownership interest, subordinated to Inland’s preferred interest. Due to the venture agreement providing Inland with the right to put its interest to the Company for an amount of cash equal to the amount it contributed plus accrued interest beginning December 6, 2015, the Company consolidates the real estate venture under the financing method which requires the amount Inland contributed to be reflected as a liability. The venture agreement also provided the Company with the right to call Inland’s interest, beginning December 6, 2014, for an amount of cash determined on the same basis as described above.

On November 11, 2008, a Class A Preferred Unit Holder (see Note 12 for further details) elected to redeem substantially all of its units. These units were redeemed in exchange for the fee interest in a property, and the Company entered into a 20 year master lease agreement at the date of transfer with the Class A Preferred Unit Holder. The carrying value of this agreement at December 31, 2012 and 2011 was $18.0 million and $18.2 million, respectively, including unamortized premium of $2.8 million and $3.0 million, respectively.

 

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In addition to the two liabilities disclosed above, financing liabilities include capital leases, net of unamortized discount at December 31, 2012 and 2011 of $27.1 million and $27.9 million, respectively.

11. Fair Value Disclosures

All financial instruments of the Company are reflected in the accompanying Consolidated Balance Sheets at amounts which, in management’s judgment, reasonably approximate their fair values, except those instruments listed below:

 

     Successor (Consolidated)  
     December 31,
2012
     December 31,
2011
 
     Carrying
Value
     Fair
Value
     Carrying
Value
     Fair
Value
 

Mortgage and secured loans

   $ 6,115,269       $ 6,161,656       $ 6,222,070       $ 6,230,322   

Notes payable

     384,087         395,280         472,479         450,525   
  

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

 

Total debt obligations

   $ 6,499,356       $ 6,556,936       $ 6,694,549       $ 6,680,847   
  

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

 

Financing liabilities

   $ 174,440       $ 174,440       $ 167,574       $ 171,442   
  

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

 

The valuation methodology used to estimate the fair value of the Company’s fixed- and variable-rate indebtedness and financing liabilities is based on discounted cash flows, with assumptions that include credit spreads, loan amounts and debt maturities. Such fair value estimates are not necessarily indicative of the amounts that would be realized upon disposition.

As a basis for considering market participant assumptions in fair value measurements, a fair value hierarchy is included in U.S. GAAP that distinguishes between market participant assumptions based on market data obtained from sources independent of the reporting entity (observable inputs that are classified within Levels 1 and 2 of the hierarchy) and the reporting entity’s own assumptions about market participant assumptions (unobservable inputs that are classified within Level 3 of the hierarchy).

In instances where the determination of the fair value measurement is based on inputs from different levels of the fair value hierarchy, the level in the fair value hierarchy within which the entire fair value measurement falls is based on the lowest level input that is significant to the fair value measurement in its entirety. The Company’s assessment of the significance of a particular input to the fair value measurement in its entirety requires judgment, and considers factors specific to the asset or liability.

At December 31, 2012 and 2011, the fair values of the Company’s marketable securities, valued based on quoted market prices, were classified within Level 1 of the fair value hierarchy. Conversely, at December 31, 2012 and 2011, the fair values of the Company’s mortgage and secured loans, notes payable, financing liabilities and interest rate caps, valued based on discounted cash flow or other similar methodologies were classified within Level 3 of the fair value hierarchy.

12. Redeemable Non-controlling Interests

The redeemable non-controlling interests presented in these Combined Consolidated Financial Statements relate to portions of a consolidated subsidiary held by non-controlling interest holders in a partnership (“ERP”) that was formed to own certain real estate properties which were contributed to it in exchange for cash, the assumption of mortgage indebtedness and limited partnership units (or Class A Preferred Units).

 

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Notes to Combined Consolidated Financial Statements (continued)

(in thousands, unless otherwise stated)

 

A wholly owned subsidiary of the Company is the sole general partner of ERP and is entitled to receive 99% of all net income and gains before depreciation, if any, after the limited partners receive their preferred cash and gain allocations. At December 31, 2012 and 2011, there were 648 and 650 Class A Preferred Units outstanding, respectively.

Holders of these Class A Preferred Units have a redemption right that provides the holder with the option to redeem their units for $33.15 per unit in cash plus all accrued and unpaid distributions. Due to this right, the portion of the partnership attributable to such outside interests has been classified as redeemable non-controlling interests within the Company’s Consolidated Balance Sheets which at December 31, 2012 and 2011 were $21.5 million and $21.6 million, respectively.

In September 2012, a Class A Preferred Unit Holder elected to redeem substantially all of its Class A Preferred Units for $0.1 million in cash. During the period from June 28, 2011 through December 31, 2011, no other limited partner with Class A Preferred Units made a redemption election. Such redemption elections may be made at any time, and the Company is required to make any such redemption on the second to last business day of the quarter in which such election is made, provided that the Company receives the redemption election at least ten business days prior to such date.

The changes in redeemable non-controlling interests are summarized as follows:

 

    Successor     Predecessor  
    Year Ended
December 31,
2012
    Period from
June 28, through
December 31,
2011
    Period from
January 1, 2011
through June 27,
2011
    Year Ended
December 31,
2010
 

Balance at beginning of period

  $ 21,559      $ 21,559      $ 21,559      $ 21,559   

Unit redemptions

    (92                     

Distributions to non-controlling interests

    (1,291     (659     (636     (1,309

Net loss attributable to redeemable non-controlling interests

    1,291        659        636        1,309   
 

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Balance at end of period

  $ 21,467      $ 21,559      $ 21,559      $ 21,559   
 

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

13. Non-controlling Interests

The non-controlling interests presented in these Combined Consolidated Financial Statements relate to portions of a consolidated subsidiary held by the non-controlling interest holders in a corporation, BPG Subsidiary Inc. (“BPG Sub”), that was formed to own Brixmor Operating Partnership LP (the “Operating Partnership”), a consolidated entity.

The Company owns 75.65% of BPG Sub and is entitled to receive 75.65% of all net income and gains before depreciation. The remaining 24.35% is held by Blackstone Retail Transaction II Holdco L.P. (“Holdco II”) an affiliate of BREP VI. At December 31, 2012 and 2011, there were 100,000 units of BPG Sub outstanding, of which the Company owned 75,649 and the affiliated non-controlling interest owned 24,351.

14. Stock Based Compensation

Certain employees of the Company have been granted long-term incentive awards which provide them with equity interests as an incentive to remain in the Company’s service and align executives’ interests with those of

 

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Notes to Combined Consolidated Financial Statements (continued)

(in thousands, unless otherwise stated)

 

the Company’s equity holders. The awards were granted by the Company’s current equity holders, BRE Retail Holdco L.P. and Holdco II (the “Partnerships”), in the form of Class B Units in each of the Partnerships, and have been included in the Combined Consolidated Financial Statements of the Company to reflect the full compensation of the employees.

On November 1, 2011, approximately 96.8 million Class B Units were granted with a grant date fair value of approximately $43.1 million. $21.8 million of these Class B Units were granted with a service condition, of which 50% will fully vest on the third anniversary of the Transaction and the remaining 50% will vest on the fifth anniversary of the Transaction, subject to the employee’s continued employment through such anniversary. The remaining $21.3 million of these Class B Units were granted with a performance condition and will vest only if certain equity holders of the Partnerships receive cash proceeds resulting in at least a 15.0% internal rate of return on their Class A Units, subject to the employee’s continued employment through such date.

A Monte Carlo simulation model was used to estimate the grant date weighted average fair value of the service and performance conditions of the Class B Units, yielding fair values of $0.45 and $0.44, respectively The following assumptions were used at grant date: expected dividend yield, $-; risk-free interest rate, 0.9%; expected volatility, 80.0%; and expected life, 5 years.

The fair value of the units with service conditions will be recognized ratably over the applicable service period of either three or five years. At December 31, 2012 and 2011, no Class B Units had vested.

The Class B Units granted to employees by the Partnerships were recorded as a contribution by the Partnerships, with amortization being recorded as a component of General and administrative expenses in the Consolidated Statement of Operations. During the year ended December 31, 2012 and the period from June 28, 2011 to December 31, 2011, the Company recognized approximately $6.4 million and $1.1 million, respectively, of incentive-based compensation expense relating to these units as a component of General and administrative expense in the Consolidated Statements of Operations. The Company did not recognize expense related to the units subject to performance conditions as the applicable conditions have not yet been met. As of December 31, 2012 and 2011, the total compensation cost expected to be recognized over a weighted average period of four years as a result of awards not yet vested was $35.6 million and $42.0 million, respectively.

15. Revenue Recognition

Future minimum annual base rents at December 31, 2012 to be received over the next five years pursuant to the terms of non-cancelable operating leases are included in the table below.

Amounts included assume that all leases which expire are not renewed and that tenant renewal options are not exercised; therefore, neither renewal rents nor rents from replacement tenants are included. Future minimum annual base rents also do not include payments which may be received under certain leases on the basis of a percentage of reported tenants’ sales volume, common area maintenance charges and real estate tax reimbursements.

 

Year ended December 31:

  

2013

   $ 796,529   

2014

     702,609   

2015

     592,817   

2016

     480,947   

2017

     369,658   

Thereafter

     1,369,324   

 

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Notes to Combined Consolidated Financial Statements (continued)

(in thousands, unless otherwise stated)

 

The Company recognized approximately $6.4 million, $3.2 million, $3.6 million and $8.9 million of rental income based on a percentage of its tenants’ sales for year ended December 31, 2012, the period from June 28, 2011 through December 31, 2011, the period from January 1, 2011 through June 27, 2011 and the year ended December 31, 2010, respectively.

At December 31, 2012 and 2011, the estimated allowance associated with the Company’s outstanding rent receivables, included in Receivables, net in the Company’s Consolidated Balance Sheets was approximately $27.5 million and $35.1 million, respectively. In addition, at December 31, 2012 and 2011, receivables associated with the effects of recognizing rental income on a straight-line basis were approximately $31.2 million and $12.3 million, respectively, net of the estimated allowance of $0.5 million and $0.4 million, respectively.

16. Commitments and Contingencies

Leasing commitments

The Company periodically enters into leases in connection with ground leases for shopping centers which it operates and as administrative space for the Company. During the year ended December 31, 2012, the period from June 28, 2011 through December 31, 2011, the period from January 1, 2011 through June 27, 2011 and the year ended December 31, 2010, the Company recognized rent expense associated with these leases of $9.7 million, $4.9 million, $4.6 million and $10.2 million, respectively. Minimum annual rental commitments associated with these leases during the next five years and thereafter are as follows: 2013, $8.4 million, 2014, $8.5 million, 2015, $8.4 million, 2016, $8.0 million, 2017, $7.9 million and thereafter, $91.4 million.

Insurance captive

In April 2007, the Company formed a wholly owned captive insurance company, ERT-CIC, LLC (“ERT CIC”) which underwrote the first layer of general liability insurance programs for the Company’s wholly owned, majority owned and joint venture properties. The Company formed ERT-CIC as part of its overall risk management program and to stabilize insurance costs, manage exposure and recoup expenses through the functions of the captive program. The Company capitalized ERT CIC in accordance with the applicable regulatory requirements. ERT CIC established annual premiums based on projections derived from the past loss experience of the Company’s properties. ERT CIC engaged an independent third party to perform an actuarial estimate of future projected claims, related deductibles and projected expenses necessary to fund associated risk management programs. Premiums paid to ERT CIC may be adjusted based on this estimate and may be reimbursed by tenants pursuant to specific lease terms.

During 2012, the Company replaced ERT CIC with a newly formed, wholly-owned captive insurance company, Brixmor Incap, LLC (“Incap”). Incap underwrites the first layer of general liability insurance programs for the Company’s wholly owned properties, majority owned property and joint venture properties. The Company formed Incap as part of its overall risk management program and to stabilize insurance costs, manage exposure and recoup expenses through the functions of the captive program. The Company has capitalized Incap in accordance with the applicable regulatory requirements. Incap established annual premiums based on projections derived from the past loss experience of the Company’s properties. Incap has engaged an independent third party to perform an actuarial estimate of future projected claims, related deductibles and projected expenses necessary to fund associated risk management programs.

Premiums paid to Incap may be adjusted based on this estimate and may be reimbursed by tenants pursuant to specific lease terms.

 

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Notes to Combined Consolidated Financial Statements (continued)

(in thousands, unless otherwise stated)

 

Environmental matters

Under various federal, state and local laws, ordinances and regulations, the Company may be considered an owner or operator of real property or may have arranged for the disposal or treatment of hazardous or toxic substances. As a result, the Company may be liable for certain costs including removal, remediation, government fines and injuries to persons and property. The Company does not believe that any resulting liability from such matters will have a material adverse effect on the financial position, results of operations or liquidity of the Company.

Other legal matters

The Company is subject to various other legal proceedings and claims that arise in the ordinary course of business. Management believes that the final outcome of such matters will not have a material adverse effect on the financial position, results of operations or liquidity of the Company.

17. Income Taxes

Prior to the Transaction, the business’ organizational structure consisted of corporations, corporations that elected to be and qualified as REITs in accordance with the Internal Revenue Code (the “Code”), partnerships and other non-taxable entities.

The Company has elected to qualify as a REIT in accordance with the Code. To qualify as a REIT, the Company must meet a number of organizational and operational requirements, including a requirement that it currently distribute at least 90% of its adjusted REIT taxable income to its stockholders. It is management’s intention to adhere to these requirements and maintain the Company’s REIT status.

As a REIT, the Company generally will not be subject to federal income tax, provided that distributions to its stockholders equal at least the amount of its REIT taxable income as defined under the Code. If the Company fails to qualify as a REIT in any taxable year, it will be subject to federal taxes at regular corporate rates (including any applicable alternative minimum tax) and may not be able to qualify as a REIT for four subsequent taxable years.

Even if the Company qualifies for taxation as a REIT, the Company is subject to certain state and local taxes on its income and property, and to federal income and excise taxes on its undistributed taxable income. In addition, taxable income from non-REIT activities managed through taxable REIT subsidiaries is subject to federal, state and local income taxes.

Taxable REIT Subsidiaries

TRS activities include real estate operations and an investment in an insurance company (see Note 15 for further information).

Income taxes have been provided for on the asset and liability method. Under the asset and liability method, deferred income taxes are recognized for the temporary differences between the financial reporting basis and the tax basis of taxable assets and liabilities.

At December 31, 2012 and 2011, the TRSs had gross deferred tax assets of $371.1 million and $385.1 million, respectively and gross deferred tax liabilities of $0.6 million and $0.5 million, respectively. Deferred tax assets

 

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Notes to Combined Consolidated Financial Statements (continued)

(in thousands, unless otherwise stated)

 

and liabilities were primarily attributable to real estate basis differences, goodwill, and net operating loss carry forwards. At December 31, 2012 and 2011, a valuation allowance of $370.5 million and $384.6 million, respectively, had been established due to the uncertainty associated with realizing these deferred tax assets. Deferred tax assets (net of the valuation allowance) and liabilities are included in Other assets and Accounts payable, accrued expenses and other liabilities, respectively in the accompanying Consolidated Balance Sheets.

The Company has analyzed the tax position taken on income tax returns for the open 2011 through 2012 tax years and has concluded that no provision for income taxes related to uncertain tax positions is required in the Company’s consolidated financial statements as of December 31, 2012, and 2011.

The Company may be subject to certain state and local income taxes or franchise taxes. State and local income taxes or franchise taxes of approximately $1.6 million, $3.2 million, $6.5 million and $9.0 million for the year ended December 31, 2012, the period from June 28, 2011 through December 31, 2011, the period from January 1, 2011 through June 27, 2011 and the year ended December 31, 2010, respectively, are reflected in General and administrative expenses in the accompanying Consolidated, and Combined Consolidated, Statements of Operations.

18. Related Party Transactions

In the ordinary course of conducting its business, the Company enters into customary agreements with its affiliates and unconsolidated joint ventures in relation to the leasing and management of its and/or its related parties real estate assets. Prior to the Transaction, related party activity also included asset management services and transfers between affiliates and CNP.

At December 31, 2012 and 2011, receivables from related parties were $7.1 million and $8.6 million, respectively, which amounts are included in Receivables, net in the Consolidated Balance Sheets. At December 31, 2012 and 2011, payables to related parties were $50 and $505, respectively, which amounts are included in Accounts payable, accrued expenses and other liabilities in the Consolidated Balance Sheets.

19. Subsequent Events

In preparing these Combined Consolidated Financial Statements, the Company has evaluated events and transactions occurring after December 31, 2012 for recognition or disclosure purposes. Based on this evaluation, the following subsequent events, from December 31, 2012 through to the date the financial statements were issued, were identified:

 

   

The Company repaid mortgage payables totaling $42.1 million and entered into one new loan totaling $57.0 million;

 

   

Certain wholly-owned subsidiaries of the Company exercised the first extension option to extend the initial maturity date of an $80.0 million mortgage loan to July 1, 2014. In addition, the loan is no longer subject to LIBOR floor of 75 basis points. It bears interest at a rate equal to LIBOR which was 0.2% as of June 30, 2013;

 

   

Brixmor Operating Partnership LP, entered into a senior unsecured credit facility consisting of (i) a $1,250.0 million revolving credit facility (the “Revolving Facility”) which will mature on July 31, 2017, with a one-year extension option; and (ii) a $1,500.0 million term loan facility (the “Term Loan Facility”), which will mature on July 31, 2018. The obligations under the unsecured credit facility are guaranteed by both the Company and Brixmor OP GP LLC (together, the “Parent Guarantors”), as well

 

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as by both Brixmor Residual Holding LLC and the Brixmor GA America LLC (the “Material Subsidiary Guarantors”). The guarantees from the Material Subsidiary Guarantors are automatically released upon the occurrence of certain events, including upon Brixmor Operating Partnership LP obtaining an investment grade rating. In August 2013, approximately $540.8 million of the Revolving Facility was drawn to repay certain of the Company’s debt obligations;

 

   

The Company filed a registration statement on Form S-11 with the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission on July 18, 2013 relating to the proposed initial public offering of its common stock. The number of shares to be sold and the price range for the proposed offering have not yet been determined.

 

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SCHEDULE II—VALUATION AND QUALIFYING ACCOUNTS

(Dollars in thousands)

 

            Additions     Deductions        
     Balance at
Beginning of
Period
     Charged /
(Credited) to Bad
Debt Expense
    Accounts
Receivable

Written  Off
    Balance at
End of
Period
 

Allowance for doubtful accounts:

         

Company

         

Year ended December 31, 2012

   $ 35,066       $ 11,283      $ (18,870   $ 27,479   
  

 

 

    

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Period from June 28 through December 31, 2011

   $ 36,636       $ 9,556      $ (11,126   $ 35,066   
  

 

 

    

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Predecessor

         

Period from January 1 through June 27, 2011

   $ 36,551       $ 13,387      $ (13,302   $ 36,636   
  

 

 

    

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Year ended December 31, 2010

   $ 38,317       $ 22,397      $ (24,163   $ 36,551   
  

 

 

    

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 
            Additions     Deductions        
     Balance at
Beginning of
Period
     Charged /
(Credited) to
Expense
    Written Off     Balance at
End of
Period
 

Reserve for straight-line rents:

         

Company

         

Year ended December 31, 2012

   $ 358       $ 100      $ —        $ 458   
  

 

 

    

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Period from June 28 through December 31, 2011

   $ —         $ 358      $ —        $ 358   
  

 

 

    

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Predecessor

         

Period from January 1 through June 27, 2011

   $ 3,313       $ (620   $ —        $ 2,693   
  

 

 

    

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Year ended December 31, 2010

   $ 630       $ 2,683      $ —        $ 3,313   
  

 

 

    

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

 

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SCHEDULE III—REAL ESTATE AND ACCUMULATED DEPRECIATION

DECEMBER 31, 2012

 

              Initial Cost to Company     Cost
Capitalized
Subsequent to

Acquisition
    Gross Amount at Which Carried
at the Close of the Period
    Accumulated
Depreciation
    Year
Constructed  (1)
    Date
Acquired
    Life on Which
Depreciated -

Latest Income
Statement
 
                    Building &
Improvements
            Building &
Improvements
               

Description

  Encumbrances     Land       Improvements     Land       Total          

Springdale

  Mobile, AL   $ (36,907   $ 7,460      $ 31,235      $ 10,667      $ 7,460      $ 41,902      $ 49,362      $ (5,984     2004        Apr-07        40 years   

Kroger

  Scottsboro, AL     —          489        —          —          489        —          489        —          1982        Jun-11        40 years   

Payton Park

  Sylacauga, AL     (10,141     1,830        12,069        2,543        1,830        14,612        16,442        (1,576     1995        Apr-07        40 years   

Glendale Galleria

  Glendale, AZ     —          4,070        6,940        595        4,070        7,535        11,605        (883     1991        Apr-07        40 years   

Southern Village Mesa

  Mesa, AZ     —          1,760        —          —          1,760        —          1,760        —          1987        Apr-07        40 years   

Metro Marketplace

  Phoenix, AZ     (5,100     1,260        6,381        1,740        1,260        8,121        9,381        (1,489     2001        Apr-07        40 years   

Northmall Centre

  Tucson, AZ     (16,956     3,140        17,393        1,621        3,140        19,014        22,154        (1,850     1996        Apr-07        40 years   

Bakersfield Plaza

  Bakersfield, CA     (14,173     4,000        22,379        4,748        4,000        27,127        31,127        (3,034     2007        Apr-07        40 years   

Carmen Plaza

  Camarillo, CA     (18,651     5,410        17,808        2,360        5,410        20,168        25,578        (1,606     2000        Apr-07        40 years   

Cudahy Plaza

  Cudahy, CA     (4,694     4,490        12,127        1,458        4,490        13,585        18,075        (1,938     1994        Apr-07        40 years   

University Mall

  Davis, CA     (15,000     4,270        16,875        2,107        4,270        18,982        23,252        (1,428     2011        Oct-03        40 years   

Felicita Plaza

  Escondido, CA     (9,375     4,280        11,067        1,418        4,280        12,485        16,765        (1,005     2001        Oct-03        40 years   

Arbor-Broadway Faire

  Fresno, CA     (24,485     5,940        31,004        3,392        5,940        34,396        40,336        (3,214     1993        Apr-07        40 years   

Lompoc Shopping Center

  Lompoc, CA     (9,900     4,670        12,433        5,360        4,670        17,793        22,463        (1,697     2012        Apr-07        40 years   

Briggsmore Plaza

  Modesto, CA     —          2,140        11,019        1,273        2,140        12,292        14,432        (1,152     1998        Apr-07        40 years   

Montebello Plaza

  Montebello, CA     (36,569     13,360        35,026        3,914        13,360        38,940        52,300        (3,019     2012        Apr-07        40 years   

California Oaks Center

  Murrieta, CA     (10,100     5,180        13,799        1,949        5,180        15,748        20,928        (1,517     1990        Oct-03        40 years   

Esplanade Shopping Center

  Oxnard, CA     (52,500     6,630        58,359        7,606        6,630        65,965        72,595        (4,476     2012        Oct-03        40 years   

Pacoima Center

  Pacoima, CA     (10,900     7,050        13,177        2,900        7,050        16,077        23,127        (1,777     1995        Oct-03        40 years   

Paradise Plaza

  Paradise, CA     (8,533     1,820        7,106        1,932        1,820        9,038        10,858        (1,314     1997        Apr-07        40 years   

Metro 580

  Pleasanton, CA     (29,800     10,500        17,110        2,338        10,500        19,448        29,948        (1,477     2004        Apr-07        40 years   

Rose Pavilion

  Pleasanton, CA     (66,800     16,790        55,554        3,520        16,790        59,074        75,864        (3,927     2005        Apr-07        40 years   

Puente Hills Town Center

  Rowland Heights, CA     (29,000     15,670        36,839        3,430        15,670        40,269        55,939        (3,562     1984        Oct-03        40 years   

San Bernardino Center

  San Bernardino, CA     (8,438     2,510        7,987        1,658        2,510        9,645        12,155        (1,264     2003        Oct-03        40 years   

Ocean View Plaza

  San Clemente, CA     (43,125     15,750        28,163        2,728        15,750        30,891        46,641        (2,469     1997        Oct-03        40 years   

Mira Mesa Mall

  San Diego, CA     (84,375     14,870        70,198        5,039        14,870        75,237        90,107        (5,276     2003        Oct-03        40 years   

San Dimas Plaza

  San Dimas, CA     (27,696     11,490        19,562        1,467        11,490        21,029        32,519        (1,649     1986        Apr-07        40 years   

Bristol Plaza

  Santa Ana, CA     (8,501     9,110        19,584        1,857        9,110        21,441        30,551        (1,823     2003        Apr-07        40 years   

Gateway Plaza

  Santa Fe Springs, CA     (23,300     9,980        26,531        4,810        9,980        31,341        41,321        (2,315     2002        Oct-03        40 years   

Santa Paula Shopping Center

  Santa Paula, CA     (12,188     3,520        15,722        2,625        3,520        18,347        21,867        (2,085     1995        Oct-03        40 years   

Vail Ranch Center

  Temecula, CA     (27,478     3,750        20,129        2,922        3,750        23,051        26,801        (2,073     2003        Apr-07        40 years   

Country Hills Shopping Center

  Torrance, CA     (4,400     3,630        7,839        993        3,630        8,832        12,462        (538     1977        Apr-07        40 years   

Gateway Plaza—Vallejo

  Vallejo, CA     (47,900     11,880        68,390        8,909        11,880        77,299        89,179        (5,620     1991        Oct-03        40 years   

Arvada Plaza

  Arvada, CO     —          1,160        5,914        1,525        1,160        7,439        8,599        (889     1994        Apr-07        40 years   

Aurora Plaza

  Aurora, CO     (9,652     3,910        7,435        2,436        3,910        9,871        13,781        (1,455     1996        Apr-07        40 years   

Villa Monaco

  Denver, CO     (8,472     3,090        6,659        1,018        3,090        7,677        10,767        (759     2012        Nov-07        40 years   

Superior Marketplace

  Superior, CO     (26,987     7,090        33,805        4,171        7,090        37,976        45,066        (3,306     2004        Apr-07        40 years   

Westminster City Center

  Westminster, CO     (47,000     6,040        41,785        3,433        6,040        45,218        51,258        (3,857     2005        Apr-07        40 years   

Freshwater—Stateline Plaza

  Enfield, CT     (18,347     3,350        26,135        5,332        3,350        31,467        34,817        (2,280     2004        Apr-07        40 years   

The Shoppes at Fox Run

  Glastonbury, CT     (15,194     3,550        18,913        6,096        3,550        25,009        28,559        (1,500     2012        Apr-07        40 years   

Groton Square

  Groton, CT     (22,206     2,730        25,086        3,499        2,730        28,585        31,315        (2,018     1987        Apr-05        40 years   

Parkway Plaza

  Hamden, CT     (8,200     4,100        6,886        989        4,100        7,875        11,975        (728     2006        Apr-05        40 years   

Killingly Plaza

  Killingly, CT     (9,693     1,270        2,347        855        1,270        3,202        4,472        (241     1990        Apr-05        40 years   

The Manchester Collection

  Manchester, CT     (41,688     9,180        49,987        4,498        9,180        54,484        63,664        (4,464     2001        Oct-06        40 years   

Chamberlain Plaza

  Meriden, CT     (3,209     1,260        3,561        1,094        1,260        4,655        5,915        (403     2004        Apr-07        40 years   

Milford Center

  Milford, CT     —          1,140        2,263        538        1,140        2,801        3,941        (238     1966        Jun-11        40 years   

 

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Table of Contents
              Initial Cost to Company     Cost
Capitalized
Subsequent to

Acquisition
    Gross Amount at Which Carried
at the Close of the Period
    Accumulated
Depreciation
    Year
Constructed  (1)
    Date
Acquired
    Life on Which
Depreciated -

Latest Income
Statement
 
                    Building &
Improvements
            Building &
Improvements
               

Description

  Encumbrances     Land       Improvements     Land       Total          

Turnpike Plaza

  Newington, CT     (20,500     3,920        20,600        3,285        3,920        23,885        27,805        (1,621     2004        Apr-07        40 years   

North Haven Crossing

  North Haven, CT     (10,709     5,430        14,827        1,782        5,430        16,609        22,039        (1,311     1993        Apr-07        40 years   

Christmas Tree Plaza

  Orange, CT     (5,455     4,870        13,177        1,887        4,870        15,064        19,934        (1,597     1996        Apr-05        40 years   

Stratford Square

  Stratford, CT     (13,638     5,970        10,973        1,749        5,970        12,722        18,692        (1,766     2013        Apr-05        40 years   

Torrington Plaza

  Torrington, CT     (9,234     2,180        12,338        1,394        2,180        13,732        15,912        (1,113     1994        Oct-06        40 years  

Waterbury Plaza

  Waterbury, CT     (16,744     5,420        15,524        2,688        5,420        18,212        23,632        (1,853     2000        Apr-07        40 years   

Waterford Commons

  Waterford, CT     (25,814     4,990        42,302        5,612        4,990        47,914        52,904        (3,390     2004        Apr-07        40 years   

North Dover Shopping Center

  Dover, DE     (16,100     3,100        18,632        1,834        3,100        20,466        23,566        (2,127     2013        Apr-05        40 years   

Apopka Commons

  Apopka, FL     —          755        3,490        641        755        4,131        4,886        (304     2010        Apr-07        40 years   

Brooksville Square

  Brooksville, FL     (11,300     4,140        10,576        1,657        4,140        12,233        16,373        (955     2006        Apr-07        40 years   

Coastal Way—Coastal Landing

  Brooksville, FL     (28,884     8,840        28,883        5,348        8,840        34,231        43,071        (2,922     2004        Apr-07        40 years   

Clearwater Mall

  Clearwater, FL     (50,759     15,300        51,291        4,826        15,300        56,117        71,417        (4,053     2012        Apr-07        40 years   

Coconut Creek

  Coconut Creek, FL     (16,781     7,400        23,865        1,764        7,400        25,629        33,029        (2,070     2005        Apr-07        40 years   

Century Plaza Shopping Center

  Deerfield Beach, FL     (12,300     3,050        7,286        1,252        3,050        8,538        11,588        (1,212     2006        Apr-05        40 years   

Northgate S.C.

  DeLand, FL     (8,400     3,500        9,294        1,816        3,500        11,110        14,610        (1,140     1993        Apr-07        40 years   

Morse Shores

  Ft. Myers, FL     —          1,330        6,518        2,031        1,330        8,549        9,879        (1,411     2001        Apr-07        40 years   

Sun Plaza

  Ft. Walton Beach, FL     (6,064     4,480        10,018        2,640        4,480        12,658        17,138        (1,305     2004        Apr-07        40 years   

Normandy Square

  Jacksonville, FL     (4,368     1,930        4,622        1,047        1,930        5,669        7,599        (733     1996        Apr-07        40 years   

Regency Park

  Jacksonville, FL     (12,602     6,240        12,580        2,925        6,240        15,505        21,745        (1,979     2006        Apr-07        40 years   

The Shoppes at Southside

  Jacksonville, FL     (23,000     6,720        17,149        2,324        6,720        19,473        26,193        (1,577     2004        Apr-07        40 years   

Ventura Downs

  Kissimmee, FL     (6,533     3,580        7,229        1,032        3,580        8,261        11,841        (964     2005        Apr-07        40 years   

Marketplace at Wycliffe

  Lake Worth, FL     (19,503     7,930        14,439        2,001        7,930        16,440        24,370        (1,322     2002        Apr-07        40 years   

Venetian Isle Shopping Ctr

  Lighthouse Point, FL     (13,874     8,270        13,974        1,173        8,270        15,147        23,417        (1,490     1992        Oct-06        40 years   

Mall at 163rd Street

  Miami, FL     —          9,450        32,842        4,049        9,450        36,891        46,341        (2,951     2007        Apr-07        40 years   

Miami Gardens

  Miami, FL     (23,439     8,876        13,572        4,303        8,876        17,875        26,751        (1,724     1996        Apr-07        40 years   

Freedom Square

  Naples, FL     —          4,760        12,922        2,514        4,760        15,436        20,196        (1,374     1995        Apr-07        40 years   

Naples Plaza

  Naples, FL     (17,400     9,200        18,731        9,106        9,200        27,837        37,037        (2,206     2013        Oct-06        40 years   

Park Shore Shopping Center

  Naples, FL     (14,600     4,750        14,432        2,541        4,750        16,973        21,723        (2,155     2013        Oct-06        40 years   

Southgate

  New Port Richey, FL     —          6,730        12,824        3,212        6,730        16,036        22,766        (1,325     2012        Apr-07        40 years   

Presidential Plaza

  North Lauderdale, FL     (6,500     2,070        5,180        526        2,070        5,706        7,776        (660     2006        Apr-07        40 years   

Fashion Square

  Orange Park, FL     (7,517     1,770        2,759        1,120        1,770        3,879        5,649        (391     1996        Apr-07        40 years   

Colonial Marketplace

  Orlando, FL     (15,404     4,230        18,499        1,859        4,230        20,358        24,588        (1,626     2006        Apr-07        40 years   

Pointe Orlando

  Orlando, FL     —          6,120        53,014        6,155        6,120        59,169        65,289        (4,155     2012        Apr-07        40 years   

23rd Street Station

  Panama City, FL     (8,385     3,120        8,154        979        3,120        9,133        12,253        (943     1995        Apr-07        40 years   

Panama City Square

  Panama City, FL     (17,089     5,690        14,215        2,444        5,690        16,659        22,349        (2,542     2013        Apr-07        40 years   

Pensacola Square

  Pensacola, FL     —          2,630        9,009        1,410        2,630        10,419        13,049        (1,126     1995        Apr-07        40 years   

Shopper’s Haven Shopping Ctr

  Pompano Beach, FL     (14,960     7,700        16,411        3,392        7,700        19,803        27,503        (1,805     1998        Oct-06        40 years   

Shoppes of Victoria Square

  Port St. Lucie, FL     (6,253     3,450        5,873        895        3,450        6,768        10,218        (835     1990        Nov-07        40 years   

Cobblestone Village I and II

  Royal Palm Beach, FL     (9,994     2,700        4,944        297        2,700        5,241        7,941        (330     2005        Apr-07        40 years   

Sarasota Village

  Sarasota, FL     (10,103     5,190        9,301        6,570        5,190        15,871        21,061        (1,206     2011        Nov-07        40 years   

Atlantic Plaza

  Satellite Beach, FL     (8,857     2,630        9,591        1,988        2,630        11,579        14,209        (856     2008        Nov-07        40 years   

Seminole Plaza

  Seminole, FL     (6,988     3,870        7,796        944        3,870        8,740        12,610        (669     1995        Apr-07        40 years   

Cobblestone Village

  St. Augustine, FL     (27,907     7,260        30,432        2,860        7,260        33,292        40,552        (2,801     2003        Apr-07        40 years   

Rutland Plaza

  St. Petersburg, FL     (7,230     3,880        6,932        1,691        3,880        8,623        12,503        (1,164     2002        Apr-07        40 years   

Skyway Plaza

  St. Petersburg, FL     (8,600     2,200        5,898        1,316        2,200        7,214        9,414        (786     2002        Apr-07        40 years   

Tyrone Gardens

  St. Petersburg, FL     —          5,690        8,403        2,156        5,690        10,559        16,249        (2,059     1998        Apr-07        40 years   

Downtown Publix

  Stuart, FL     (11,561     1,770        11,378        1,469        1,770        12,847        14,617        (1,238     2000        Apr-07        40 years   

Tarpon Mall

  Tarpon Springs, FL     (18,053     7,800        12,435        2,079        7,800        14,514        22,314        (1,319     2003        Apr-07        40 years   

Albany Plaza

  Albany, GA     (2,948     1,840        2,628        618        1,840        3,246        5,086        (784     1995        Apr-07        40 years   

Mansell Crossing

  Alpharetta, GA     (34,626     19,840        31,627        3,050        19,840        34,677        54,517        (3,842     2005        Dec-04        40 years   

Perlis Plaza

  Americus, GA     (7,105     1,170        4,073        831        1,170        4,904        6,074        (1,004     1972        Apr-07        40 years   

 

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Table of Contents
              Initial Cost to Company     Cost
Capitalized
Subsequent to

Acquisition
    Gross Amount at Which Carried
at the Close of the Period
    Accumulated
Depreciation
    Year
Constructed  (1)
    Date
Acquired
    Life on Which
Depreciated -

Latest Income
Statement
 
                    Building &
Improvements
            Building &
Improvements
               

Description

  Encumbrances     Land       Improvements     Land       Total          

Northeast Plaza

  Atlanta, GA     (21,093     5,370        35,238        3,607        5,370        38,845        44,215        (3,740     2013        Apr-07        40 years   

Augusta West Plaza

  Augusta, GA     (5,301     1,070        5,942        2,837        1,070        8,779        9,849        (1,334     2006        Nov-07        40 years   

Sweetwater Village

  Austell, GA     (2,925     1,080        2,212        922        1,080        3,134        4,214        (386     1985        Apr-07        40 years   

Cedar Plaza

  Cedartown, GA     (3,800     1,550        3,832        888        1,550        4,720        6,270        (778     1994        Apr-07        40 years   

Covered Bridge

  Clayton, GA     (552     330        1,013        281        330        1,294        1,624        (177     2001        Apr-07        40 years   

Conyers Plaza

  Conyers, GA     (17,611     3,870        10,766        2,239        3,870        13,005        16,875        (1,729     2001        Apr-07        40 years   

Cordele Square

  Cordele, GA     (5,383     2,050        4,044        1,636        2,050        5,680        7,730        (1,018     2002        Apr-07        40 years   

Habersham Crossing

  Cornelia, GA     —          680        2,550        379        680        2,929        3,609        (482     1990        Apr-07        40 years   

Covington Gallery

  Covington, GA     (6,940     3,280        7,277        1,471        3,280        8,748        12,028        (1,114     1991        Apr-07        40 years   

Northside

  Dalton, GA     —          1,320        3,405        789        1,320        4,194        5,514        (694     2001        Apr-07        40 years   

Cosby Station

  Douglasville, GA     (5,686     2,650        6,151        573        2,650        6,724        9,374        (719     1994        Apr-07        40 years   

Park Plaza

  Douglasville, GA     (4,520     1,470        2,657        305        1,470        2,962        4,432        (248     1986        Apr-06        40 years   

Westgate

  Dublin, GA     (4,100     1,450        3,363        639        1,450        4,002        5,452        (565     2004        Apr-07        40 years   

Venture Pointe

  Duluth, GA     (10,710     2,460        6,987        3,192        2,460        10,179        12,639        (705     2012        Nov-04        40 years   

Banks Station

  Fayetteville, GA     (7,283     3,490        10,581        2,792        3,490        13,373        16,863        (1,736     2006        Nov-07        40 years   

Barrett Place

  Kennesaw, GA     (20,664     6,990        12,025        2,444        6,990        14,469        21,459        (2,195     1994        Nov-04        40 years   

Mableton Walk

  Mableton, GA     (9,974     1,660        8,837        811        1,660        9,648        11,308        (1,009     1994        Apr-07        40 years   

The Village at Mableton

  Mableton, GA     (10,100     2,040        5,195        1,447        2,040        6,642        8,682        (1,072     1998        Apr-05        40 years   

North Park

  Macon, GA     (13,514     3,520        10,093        1,502        3,520        11,595        15,115        (1,965     2013        Apr-05        40 years   

Marshalls at Eastlake

  Marietta, GA     (4,500     2,650        2,402        624        2,650        3,026        5,676        (541     1982        Apr-07        40 years   

New Chastain Corners

  Marietta, GA     (9,300     3,090        7,420        947        3,090        8,367        11,457        (983     2004        Apr-07        40 years   

Pavilions at Eastlake

  Marietta, GA     (18,452     4,770        10,733        2,325        4,770        13,058        17,828        (1,478     1996        Apr-07        40 years   

Merchants Crossing

  Newnan, GA     —          1,750        3,114        2,444        1,750        5,558        7,308        (1,017     1974        Apr-07        40 years   

Perry Marketplace

  Perry, GA     (9,280     2,540        6,502        1,717        2,540        8,219        10,759        (1,194     2004        Apr-07        40 years   

Creekwood Village

  Rex, GA     (5,585     1,400        4,243        599        1,400        4,842        6,242        (596     1990        Apr-07        40 years   

Shops of Riverdale

  Riverdale, GA     (1,850     640        1,962        196        640        2,158        2,798        (230     1995        Apr-07        40 years   

Holcomb Bridge Crossing

  Roswell, GA     (6,757     1,170        3,735        2,028        1,170        5,763        6,933        (689     1988        Apr-06        40 years   

Eisenhower Square

  Savannah, GA     (8,300     2,980        6,184        1,295        2,980        7,479        10,459        (828     1997        Apr-07        40 years   

Victory Square

  Savannah, GA     (14,300     6,230        14,278        902        6,230        15,180        21,410        (1,405     2007        Apr-07        40 years   

Wisteria Village

  Snellville, GA     —          3,130        6,989        1,085        3,130        8,074        11,204        (1,538     2004        Apr-07        40 years   

Stockbridge Village

  Stockbridge, GA     (24,935     6,210        15,426        2,442        6,210        17,868        24,078        (1,804     2008        Apr-07        40 years   

Stone Mountain Festival

  Stone Mountain, GA     (12,771     5,740        12,691        4,497        5,740        17,188        22,928        (2,072     2006        Nov-07        40 years   

Tift-Town

  Tifton, GA     (975     1,380        —          (94     1,380        (94     1,286        2        1965        Apr-07        40 years   

Davenport Retail Center

  Davenport, IA     (6,100     1,290        6,504        818        1,290        7,322        8,612        (663     1996        Oct-06        40 years   

Kimberly West Shopping Center

  Davenport, IA     (3,600     1,710        5,564        1,237        1,710        6,801        8,511        (1,185     1987        Oct-06        40 years   

Haymarket Mall

  Des Moines, IA     (6,333     2,320        7,465        2,562        2,320        10,027        12,347        (1,511     2002        Apr-07        40 years   

Haymarket Square

  Des Moines, IA     (6,977     3,360        8,239        2,676        3,360        10,915        14,275        (1,707     2002        Apr-07        40 years   

Warren Plaza

  Dubuque, IA     (4,500     1,740        6,496        933        1,740        7,429        9,169        (1,071     1993        Oct-06        40 years   

Annex of Arlington

  Arlington Heights, IL     (20,481     5,599        16,278        5,835        5,599        22,113        27,712        (1,871     2012        Apr-07        40 years   

Ridge Plaza

  Arlington Heights, IL     (12,753     3,720        7,794        4,476        3,720        12,270        15,990        (1,795     2000        Apr-07        40 years   

Bartonville Square

  Bartonville, IL     (2,030     480        3,187        566        480        3,753        4,233        (563     2001        Oct-06        40 years   

Festival Center

  Bradley, IL     (1,084     390        1,825        402        390        2,227        2,617        (430     2006        Apr-07        40 years   

Southfield Plaza

  Bridgeview, IL     (14,447     5,880        15,063        3,944        5,880        19,007        24,887        (2,335     2006        Apr-07        40 years   

Commons of Chicago Ridge

  Chicago Ridge, IL     (25,720     4,310        35,758        4,138        4,310        39,896        44,206        (3,381     1998        Oct-06        40 years   

Rivercrest Shopping Center

  Crestwood, IL     (31,400     7,010        35,876        9,025        7,010        44,901        51,911        (3,715     2013        Oct-06        40 years   

The Commons of Crystal Lake

  Crystal Lake, IL     (20,600     3,660        30,481        3,023        3,660        33,504        37,164        (2,632     2013        Oct-06        40 years   

Elk Grove Town Center

  Elk Grove Village, IL     (20,945     3,730        17,450        2,488        3,730        19,938        23,668        (1,503     1998        Apr-07        40 years   

Crossroads Centre

  Fairview Heights, IL     (9,600     3,230        14,879        1,724        3,230        16,603        19,833        (1,604     1975        Oct-06        40 years   

Freeport Plaza

  Freeport, IL     (4,900     660        4,343        1,408        660        5,751        6,411        (770     2000        Apr-07        40 years   

Westview Center

  Hanover Park, IL     (17,877     6,130        26,917        4,726        6,130        31,643        37,773        (3,631     1989        Oct-06        40 years   

The Quentin Collection

  Kildeer, IL     (22,446     5,780        25,190        2,661        5,780        27,851        33,631        (2,142     2006        Apr-07        40 years   

Butterfield Square

  Libertyville, IL     (13,400     3,430        12,256        1,355        3,430        13,611        17,041        (1,506     2013        Oct-06        40 years   

 

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Table of Contents
              Initial Cost to Company     Cost
Capitalized
Subsequent to

Acquisition
    Gross Amount at Which Carried
at the Close of the Period
    Accumulated
Depreciation
    Year
Constructed  (1)
    Date
Acquired
    Life on Which
Depreciated -

Latest Income
Statement
 
                    Building &
Improvements
            Building &
Improvements
               

Description

  Encumbrances     Land       Improvements     Land       Total          

High Point Centre

  Lombard, IL     (16,870     7,510        19,658        2,378        7,510        22,036        29,546        (2,386     1992        Oct-06        40 years   

Marketplace at Matteson

  Matteson, IL     (16,800     2,160        9,422        5,235        2,160        14,657        16,817        (2,473     2000        Apr-07        40 years   

Long Meadow Commons

  Mundelein, IL     (11,900     4,700        9,386        2,283        4,700        11,669        16,369        (1,345     1997        Oct-06        40 years   

Westridge Court

  Naperville, IL     (60,870     11,150        68,624        9,685        11,150        78,309        89,459        (6,763     2013        Apr-07        40 years   

Sterling Bazaar

  Peoria, IL     (5,000     2,050        5,708        1,164        2,050        6,872        8,922        (861     1992        Oct-06        40 years   

Rollins Crossing

  Round Lake Beach, IL     (25,600     3,040        18,691        5,176        3,040        23,867        26,907        (2,100     1998        Oct-06        40 years   

Twin Oaks Shopping Center

  Silvis, IL     (5,180     1,300        4,935        1,982        1,300        6,917        8,217        (552     1991        Oct-06        40 years   

Fairhills Mall

  Springfield, IL     (7,100     1,830        5,060        1,101        1,830        6,161        7,991        (954     2007        Oct-06        40 years   

Parkway Pointe

  Springfield, IL     (3,600     650        5,717        575        650        6,292        6,942        (602     1994        Oct-06        40 years   

Sangamon Center North

  Springfield, IL     (9,950     2,350        8,097        1,586        2,350        9,683        12,033        (1,258     1996        Oct-06        40 years   

Tinley Park Plaza

  Tinley Park, IL     (19,335     12,250        19,973        2,857        12,250        22,830        35,080        (2,434     2005        Apr-07        40 years   

Meridian Village Plaza

  Carmel, IN     (8,380     2,290        7,164        1,980        2,290        9,144        11,434        (824     1990        Oct-06        40 years   

Columbus Center

  Columbus, IN     (10,141     1,480        13,067        1,815        1,480        14,882        16,362        (1,518     2005        Apr-07        40 years   

Elkhart Plaza West

  Elkhart, IN     (7,100     770        5,152        1,530        770        6,682        7,452        (606     1997        Apr-07        40 years   

Apple Glen Crossing

  Fort Wayne, IN     (13,100     2,550        18,535        1,677        2,550        20,212        22,762        (1,575     2002        Oct-06        40 years   

Elkhart Market Centre

  Goshen, IN     (8,006     2,000        14,320        3,506        2,000        17,826        19,826        (1,863     1994        Apr-07        40 years   

Marwood Plaza

  Indianapolis, IN     (5,175     1,720        4,962        691        1,720        5,653        7,373        (914     1992        Apr-07        40 years   

Westlane Shopping Center

  Indianapolis, IN     (2,917     870        2,262        721        870        2,983        3,853        (627     1982        Apr-07        40 years   

Valley View Plaza

  Marion, IN     (1,735     440        2,774        404        440        3,178        3,618        (415     1997        Apr-07        40 years   

Bittersweet Plaza

  Mishawaka, IN     (6,100     840        6,154        685        840        6,839        7,679        (1,050     2000        Oct-06        40 years   

Lincoln Plaza

  New Haven, IN     (3,700     780        5,557        946        780        6,503        7,283        (899     1968        Oct-06        40 years   

Speedway Super Center

  Speedway, IN     (29,150     8,410        44,534        6,105        8,410        50,639        59,049        (4,987     2010        Oct-06        40 years   

Knox Plaza

  Vincennes, IN     —          470        —          267        470        267        737        —          1989        Apr-07        40 years   

Sagamore Park Centre

  West Lafayette, IN     (6,850     2,390        10,028        1,226        2,390        11,254        13,644        (1,066     2003        Oct-06        40 years   

Westchester Square

  Lenexa, KS     (12,300     3,250        13,203        1,557        3,250        14,760        18,010        (1,402     1987        Oct-06        40 years   

West Loop Shopping Center

  Manhattan, KS     (9,300     2,800        10,717        4,329        2,800        15,046        17,846        (1,226     2013        Oct-06        40 years   

Green River Plaza

  Campbellsville, KY     (9,022     4,200        8,668        1,943        4,200        10,611        14,811        (1,388     1989        Apr-07        40 years   

Kmart Plaza

  Elizabethtown, KY     (5,945     2,370        4,880        1,325        2,370        6,205        8,575        (822     1992        Apr-07        40 years   

Florence Plaza—Florence Square

  Florence, KY     (19,543     9,380        44,288        6,867        9,380        51,155        60,535        (5,199     2012        Apr-07        40 years   

Highland Commons

  Glasgow, KY     (3,605     1,940        4,916        1,347        1,940        6,263        8,203        (825     1992        Apr-07        40 years   

Jeffersontown Commons

  Jeffersontown, KY     (11,450     3,920        12,516        2,270        3,920        14,786        18,706        (1,754     2005        Apr-07        40 years   

Mist Lake Plaza

  Lexington, KY     (14,350     4,200        9,112        1,578        4,200        10,690        14,890        (1,725     1993        Apr-07        40 years   

London Marketplace

  London, KY     (8,416     1,400        8,339        2,038        1,400        10,377        11,777        (1,142     1994        Apr-07        40 years   

Eastgate Shopping Center

  Louisville, KY     (16,100     4,300        11,652        2,278        4,300        13,930        18,230        (1,447     2002        Apr-07        40 years   

Plainview Village

  Louisville, KY     (10,080     2,600        8,758        2,042        2,600        10,800        13,400        (1,283     1997        Oct-06        40 years   

Stony Brook I & II

  Louisville, KY     (17,250     3,650        16,200        1,874        3,650        18,074        21,724        (1,352     1988        Oct-06        40 years   

Towne Square North

  Owensboro, KY     (6,933     2,230        7,758        1,374        2,230        9,132        11,362        (1,182     1988        Apr-07        40 years   

Lexington Road Plaza

  Versailles, KY     (9,500     3,950        9,207        2,435        3,950        11,642        15,592        (1,176     2007        Apr-07        40 years   

Karam Shopping Center

  Lafayette, LA     (2,093     410        2,226        952        410        3,178        3,588        (441     1998        Apr-07        40 years   

Iberia Plaza

  New Iberia, LA     (6,800     2,590        4,658        1,966        2,590        6,624        9,214        (849     1992        Apr-07        40 years   

Lagniappe Village

  New Iberia, LA     (11,350     3,170        7,574        4,288        3,170        11,862        15,032        (1,725     2010        Apr-07        40 years   

The Pines

  Pineville, LA     (5,662     3,080        6,941        1,218        3,080        8,159        11,239        (1,120     1991        Nov-07        40 years   

Points West

  Brockton, MA     (8,004     2,200        8,898        1,814        2,200        10,712        12,912        (1,389     2007        Apr-07        40 years   

Burlington Square I, II & III

  Burlington, MA     (20,800     4,690        11,093        2,262        4,690        13,355        18,045        (1,496     1992        Oct-06        40 years   

Chicopee Marketplace

  Chicopee, MA     (17,415     3,470        23,394        1,975        3,470        25,369        28,839        (1,936     2005        Apr-07        40 years   

Holyoke Shopping Center

  Holyoke, MA     (11,700     3,110        9,882        2,437        3,110        12,319        15,429        (1,476     2000        Apr-07        40 years   

WaterTower Plaza

  Leominster, MA     (29,309     10,400        35,763        4,577        10,400        40,340        50,740        (3,661     2000        Oct-06        40 years   

Lunenberg Crossing

  Lunenburg, MA     (2,198     930        1,860        354        930        2,214        3,144        (238     1994        Apr-07        40 years   

Lynn Marketplace

  Lynn, MA     (5,229     3,100        4,867        818        3,100        5,685        8,785        (990     1968        Oct-06        40 years   

Berkshire Crossing

  Pittsfield, MA     (23,471     5,210        32,887        6,968        5,210        39,855        45,065        (3,039     1994        Oct-06        40 years   

Westgate Plaza

  Westfield, MA     (5,886     2,250        8,328        1,738        2,250        10,066        12,316        (1,229     1996        Oct-06        40 years   

Perkins Farm Marketplace

  Worcester, MA     (17,625     2,150        15,083        2,017        2,150        17,100        19,250        (1,647     1998        Oct-06        40 years   

 

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Table of Contents
              Initial Cost to Company     Cost
Capitalized
Subsequent to

Acquisition
    Gross Amount at Which Carried
at the Close of the Period
    Accumulated
Depreciation
    Year
Constructed  (1)
    Date
Acquired
    Life on Which
Depreciated -

Latest Income
Statement
 
                    Building &
Improvements
            Building &
Improvements
               

Description

  Encumbrances     Land       Improvements     Land       Total          

Campus Village

  College Park, MD     (5,100     1,660        4,686        649        1,660        5,335        6,995        (347     1986        Apr-05        40 years   

Fox Run

  Prince Frederick, MD     (24,199     3,560        28,561        2,952        3,560        31,513        35,073        (2,855     1997        Apr-05        40 years   

Liberty Plaza

  Randallstown, MD     —          2,820        4,952        17,188        2,820        22,140        24,960        (400     2012        Apr-07        40 years   

Rising Sun Towne Centre

  Rising Sun, MD     (17,100     1,970        15,312        1,664        1,970        16,976        18,946        (993     2013        Apr-07        40 years   

BJ’s Plaza

  Portland, ME     (6,450     1,200        4,825        1,419        1,200        6,244        7,444        (716     1991        Apr-07        40 years   

Pine Tree Shopping Center

  Portland, ME     (9,600     2,860        14,648        4,937        2,860        19,585        22,445        (2,007     1958        Oct-06        40 years   

Maple Village

  Ann Arbor, MI     (18,950     3,200        16,459        2,948        3,200        19,407        22,607        (2,153     2000        Apr-07        40 years   

Grand Crossing

  Brighton, MI     (4,433     1,780        6,624        1,030        1,780        7,654        9,434        (863     2005        Apr-07        40 years   

Farmington Crossroads

  Farmington, MI     —          1,620        3,925        1,060        1,620        4,985        6,605        (400     1986        Jun-11        40 years   

Silver Pointe Shopping Center

  Fenton, MI     (10,281     3,840        10,915        2,444        3,840        13,359        17,199        (1,732     1996        Apr-07        40 years   

Fremont

  Fremont, MI     (1,700     1,510        —          15        1,510        15        1,525        (19     2007        Apr-07        40 years   

Cascade East

  Grand Rapids, MI     (7,780     1,280        4,676        1,003        1,280        5,679        6,959        (788     1983        Apr-07        40 years   

Kentwood

  Kentwood, MI     —          1,820        —          —          1,820        —          1,820        (1     1987        Jun-11        40 years   

Delta Center

  Lansing, MI     (5,581     1,580        7,192        2,490        1,580        9,682        11,262        (1,464     2005        Apr-07        40 years   

Lakes Crossing

  Muskegon, MI     (12,000     1,440        12,635        2,774        1,440        15,409        16,849        (1,144     2011        Apr-04        40 years   

Redford Plaza

  Redford, MI     (14,400     7,510        16,158        4,209        7,510        20,367        27,877        (3,382     1992        Oct-06        40 years   

Hampton Village Centre

  Rochester Hills, MI     (28,171     5,370        43,343        7,396        5,370        50,739        56,109        (4,590     2004        Apr-07        40 years   

Fashion Corners

  Saginaw, MI     (12,519     1,940        15,831        2,101        1,940        17,932        19,872        (2,077     2004        Apr-07        40 years   

Green Acres

  Saginaw, MI     (5,550     2,170        6,402        3,660        2,170        10,062        12,232        (1,711     2011        Apr-07        40 years   

Hall Road Crossing

  Shelby Township, MI     (13,850     5,800        14,306        3,464        5,800        17,770        23,570        (2,675     1999        Apr-07        40 years   

Southfield Plaza

  Southfield, MI     —          1,320        3,154        931        1,320        4,085        5,405        (584     2002        Apr-07        40 years   

18 Ryan

  Sterling Heights, MI     (5,954     3,160        9,247        2,086        3,160        11,333        14,493        (1,231     1997        Apr-07        40 years   

Delco Plaza

  Sterling Heights, MI     (3,921     2,860        5,577        1,666        2,860        7,243        10,103        (1,485     1996        Apr-07        40 years   

Grand Traverse Crossing

  Traverse City, MI     (17,960     3,100        25,556        6,870        3,100        32,426        35,526        (2,307     1996        Oct-06        40 years   

West Ridge Shopping Center

  Westland, MI     (9,693     1,800        5,568        1,053        1,800        6,621        8,421        (1,191     1989        Apr-07        40 years   

Westland Crossing

  Westland, MI     —          4,180        —          62        4,180        62        4,242        (10     1999        Jun-11        40 years   

Roundtree Place

  Ypsilanti, MI     (11,687     3,520        7,935        1,353        3,520        9,288        12,808        (1,655     1992        Apr-07        40 years   

Washtenaw Fountain Plaza

  Ypsilanti, MI     (5,175     2,030        5,862        1,383        2,030        7,245        9,275        (1,101     2005        Apr-07        40 years   

Southport Centre I—VI

  Apple Valley, MN     (13,015     4,960        17,143        1,442        4,960        18,585        23,545        (1,493     1985        Oct-06        40 years   

Austin Town Center

  Austin, MN     (5,850     1,280        3,462        1,296        1,280        4,758        6,038        (689     1999        Oct-06        40 years   

Brookdale Square

  Brooklyn Center, MN     —          9,110        —          98        9,110        98        9,208        (14     1994        Jun-11        40 years   

Central Valu Center

  Columbia Heights, MN     (5,200     2,650        6,376        1,013        2,650        7,389        10,039        (1,385     1961        Oct-06        40 years   

Burning Tree Plaza

  Duluth, MN     (11,480     4,790        14,385        1,659        4,790        16,044        20,834        (2,174     1987        Oct-06        40 years   

Elk Park Center

  Elk River, MN     (19,325     3,770        16,584        2,280        3,770        18,864        22,634        (2,024     1999        Oct-06        40 years   

Westwind Plaza

  Minnetonka, MN     (13,600     2,630        11,142        1,103        2,630        12,245        14,875        (1,026     2007        Oct-06        40 years   

Richfield Hub & West Shopping Center

  Richfield, MN     (16,320     7,960        18,366        1,669        7,960        20,035        27,995        (1,935     1992        Oct-06        40 years   

Terrace Center

  Robbinsdale, MN     (6,816     2,700        5,865        1,103        2,700        6,968        9,668        (1,395     1993        Oct-06        40 years   

Roseville Center

  Roseville , MN     (6,090     1,620        7,592        1,060        1,620        8,652        10,272        (808     2000        Oct-06        40 years   

Marketplace @ 42

  Savage, MN     (15,200     5,150        11,766        1,571        5,150        13,337        18,487        (1,183     1999        Oct-06        40 years   

Sun Ray Shopping Center

  St. Paul, MN     (19,800     5,250        18,369        3,465        5,250        21,834        27,084        (2,391     2013        Oct-06        40 years   

White Bear Hills Shopping Center

  White Bear Lake, MN     (4,576     1,790        5,148        1,148        1,790        6,296        8,086        (770     1996        Oct-06        40 years   

Ellisville Square

  Ellisville, MO     (6,500     2,130        6,179        1,858        2,130        8,037        10,167        (1,080     1989        Oct-06        40 years   

Clocktower Place

  Florissant, MO     (9,300     3,590        7,630        3,315        3,590        10,945        14,535        (1,319     2013        Oct-06        40 years   

Prospect Plaza

  Gladstone, MO     (9,900     1,980        10,989        1,881        1,980        12,870        14,850        (1,946     1999        Oct-06        40 years   

Hub Shopping Center

  Independence, MO     (7,025     850        6,599        1,444        850        8,043        8,893        (1,407     1995        Oct-06        40 years   

Watts Mill Plaza

  Kansas City, MO     (12,800     2,610        12,497        1,859        2,610        14,356        16,966        (1,666     1997        Oct-06        40 years   

Liberty Corners

  Liberty, MO     (5,740     2,530        7,519        1,609        2,530        9,128        11,658        (1,028     1987        Oct-06        40 years   

Maplewood Square

  Maplewood, MO     (3,730     1,450        3,790        802        1,450        4,592        6,042        (447     1998        Oct-06        40 years   

Clinton Crossing

  Clinton, MS     (6,667     2,760        7,612        1,723        2,760        9,335        12,095        (706     2008        Nov-07        40 years   

County Line Plaza

  Jackson, MS     (21,344     2,820        22,280        2,785        2,820        25,065        27,885        (2,615     1997        Oct-06        40 years   

Jacksonian Plaza

  Jackson, MS     —          1,070        2,196        586        1,070        2,782        3,852        (607     1990        Apr-07        40 years   

 

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Table of Contents
              Initial Cost to Company     Cost
Capitalized
Subsequent to

Acquisition
    Gross Amount at Which Carried
at the Close of the Period
    Accumulated
Depreciation
    Year
Constructed  (1)
    Date
Acquired
    Life on Which
Depreciated -

Latest Income
Statement
 
                    Building &
Improvements
            Building &
Improvements
               

Description

  Encumbrances     Land       Improvements     Land       Total          

Devonshire Place

  Cary, NC     (5,023     940        3,422        3,430        940        6,852        7,792        (652     2012        Apr-07        40 years   

McMullen Creek Market

  Charlotte, NC     (18,500     10,590        21,956        2,609        10,590        24,565        35,155        (2,925     2007        Oct-06        40 years   

The Commons at Chancellor Park

  Charlotte, NC     (18,750     5,240        17,429        3,110        5,240        20,539        25,779        (2,265     2005        Oct-06        40 years   

Macon Plaza

  Franklin, NC     (2,975     770        2,613        1,250        770        3,863        4,633        (415     2001        Apr-07        40 years   

Franklin Square

  Gastonia, NC     (23,430     7,060        26,572        2,861        7,060        29,433        36,493        (3,013     2007        Oct-06        40 years   

Wendover Place

  Greensboro, NC     (31,620     15,990        34,330        4,987        15,990        39,317        55,307        (4,148     2000        Oct-06        40 years   

University Commons

  Greenville, NC     (18,000     5,350        24,374        2,188        5,350        26,562        31,912        (2,228     2007        Oct-06        40 years   

Longview Crossing

  Hickory, NC     (1,200     120        718        624        120        1,342        1,462        (144     1988        Apr-07        40 years   

Valley Crossing

  Hickory, NC     (5,500     2,130        6,367        5,829        2,130        12,196        14,326        (661     2013        Apr-07        40 years   

Kinston Pointe

  Kinston, NC     (5,775     2,180        6,248        2,312        2,180        8,560        10,740        (1,320     2001        Apr-07        40 years   

Magnolia Plaza

  Morganton, NC     (4,427     730        3,175        591        730        3,766        4,496        (754     1990        Apr-05        40 years   

Roxboro Square

  Roxboro, NC     —          1,550        4,158        4,847        1,550        9,005        10,555        (826     2005        Apr-07        40 years   

Innes Street Market

  Salisbury, NC     (24,300     12,180        23,850        3,654        12,180        27,504        39,684        (3,029     2002        Oct-05        40 years   

Siler Crossing

  Siler City, NC     —          523        2,028        1,043        523        3,071        3,594        (502     1988        Apr-07        40 years   

Crossroads

  Statesville, NC     (21,943     6,220        13,951        1,752        6,220        15,703        21,923        (1,697     1997        Apr-07        40 years   

Thomasville Crossing

  Thomasville, NC     (4,500     2,690        4,392        930        2,690        5,322        8,012        (683     1996        Apr-07        40 years   

Anson Station

  Wadesboro, NC     (2,024     910        2,730        1,296        910        4,026        4,936        (778     1988        Apr-07        40 years   

New Centre Market

  Wilmington, NC     (12,042     5,730        14,439        843        5,730        15,282        21,012        (1,356     1998        Oct-06        40 years   

University Commons

  Wilmington, NC     (20,200     6,910        24,301        2,947        6,910        27,248        34,158        (2,264     2007        Oct-06        40 years   

Parkway Plaza

  Winston-Salem, NC     (19,865     6,910        14,908        3,004        6,910        17,912        24,822        (2,810     2005        Apr-07        40 years   

Stratford Commons

  Winston-Salem, NC     (8,183     2,770        8,445        957        2,770        9,402        12,172        (801     1995        Apr-07        40 years   

Bedford Grove

  Bedford, NH     (22,775     3,400        16,525        2,548        3,400        19,073        22,473        (2,020     1989        Oct-06        40 years   

Capitol Shopping Center

  Concord, NH     (9,600     2,160        9,913        1,847        2,160        11,760        13,920        (1,793     2001        Oct-06        40 years   

Willow Springs Plaza

  Nashua, NH     (14,791     3,490        18,064        2,412        3,490        20,476        23,966        (1,842     1990        Apr-07        40 years   

Seacoast Shopping Center

  Seabrook, NH     (4,988     2,230        7,991        1,063        2,230        9,054        11,284        (1,387     1991        Apr-07        40 years   

Tri-City Plaza

  Somersworth, NH     (7,938     1,900        8,816        1,324        1,900        10,140        12,040        (1,412     1990        Oct-06        40 years   

Laurel Square

  Brick, NJ     (14,939     5,400        18,597        2,448        5,400        21,045        26,445        (2,795     2003        Apr-07        40 years   

the Shoppes at Cinnaminson

  Cinnaminson, NJ     (32,950     6,030        41,722        4,573        6,030        46,295        52,325        (2,782     2010        Apr-07        40 years   

A&P Fresh Market

  Clark, NJ     (6,843     2,630        7,137        1,214        2,630        8,351        10,981        (479     2007        Apr-07        40 years   

Collegetown Shopping Center

  Glassboro, NJ     (10,646     1,560        13,790        2,577        1,560        16,367        17,927        (2,464     1995        Apr-05        40 years   

Hamilton Plaza-Kmart Plaza

  Hamilton, NJ     (4,208     1,580        7,821        1,275        1,580        9,096        10,676        (1,487     1972        Apr-07        40 years   

Bennetts Mills Plaza

  Jackson, NJ     (13,140     3,130        15,166        1,743        3,130        16,909        20,039        (1,128     2002        Apr-07        40 years   

Lakewood Plaza

  Lakewood, NJ     (33,950     5,090        23,417        2,821        5,090        26,238        31,328        (2,427     1966        Apr-05        40 years   

Marlton Crossing

  Marlton, NJ     (42,048     5,950        41,345        5,445        5,950        46,790        52,740        (3,956     2013        Apr-05        40 years   

Middletown Plaza

  Middletown, NJ     (27,228     5,060        38,546        3,463        5,060        42,009        47,069        (2,646     2001        Apr-07        40 years   

Old Bridge Gateway

  Old Bridge, NJ     (24,490     7,200        34,440        3,755        7,200        38,195        45,395        (3,163     1995        Oct-06        40 years   

Morris Hills Shopping Center

  Parsippany, NJ     (17,891     3,970        27,797        2,373        3,970        30,170        34,140        (2,121     1994        Oct-06        40 years   

Rio Grande Plaza

  Rio Grande, NJ     (7,500     1,660        11,418        1,370        1,660        12,788        14,448        (1,305     1997        Apr-05        40 years   

Ocean Heights Shopping Center

  Somers Point, NJ     (22,967     6,110        32,301        2,802        6,110        35,103        41,213        (1,867     2006        Apr-05        40 years   

ShopRite Supermarket

  Springfield, NJ     (3,504     1,150        3,571        739        1,150        4,310        5,460        (285     1965        Apr-05        40 years   

Tinton Falls Plaza

  Tinton Falls, NJ     (12,800     3,080        10,565        2,151        3,080        12,716        15,796        (1,074     2006        Apr-07        40 years   

Cross Keys Commons

  Turnersville, NJ     (36,625     5,840        30,655        3,150        5,840        33,805        39,645        (2,619     1996        Oct-06        40 years   

Dover Park Plaza

  Yardville, NJ     (5,805     1,030        6,892        934        1,030        7,826        8,856        (613     2005        Apr-07        40 years   

St Francis Plaza

  Santa Fe, NM     (3,900     1,110        4,308        535        1,110        4,843        5,953        (305     1993        Oct-06        40 years   

Smith’s

  Socorro, NM     (2,193     600        4,621        829        600        5,450        6,050        (488     1976        Apr-07        40 years   

Galleria Commons

  Henderson, NV     (24,623     3,220        26,843        2,277        3,220        29,120        32,340        (2,962     2005        Apr-07        40 years   

Renaissance Center East

  Las Vegas, NV     (16,956     4,490        9,433        2,287        4,490        11,720        16,210        (1,053     2012        Apr-07        40 years   

Kietzke Center

  Reno, NV     —          2,542        4,056        1,820        2,542        5,876        8,418        (978     1974        Apr-07        40 years   

University Mall

  Canton, NY     —          164        1,500        423        164        1,923        2,087        (304     1967        Apr-07        40 years   

Parkway Plaza

  Carle Place, NY     (13,770     5,790        18,350        1,402        5,790        19,752        25,542        (1,591     1993        Oct-06        40 years   

Kmart Plaza

  Dewitt, NY     (3,759     1,080        4,477        929        1,080        5,406        6,486        (1,226     1970        Apr-07        40 years   

Unity Plaza

  East Fishkill, NY     (8,915     2,100        12,847        1,214        2,100        14,061        16,161        (772     2005        Apr-07        40 years   

 

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Table of Contents
              Initial Cost to Company     Cost
Capitalized
Subsequent to

Acquisition
    Gross Amount at Which Carried
at the Close of the Period
    Accumulated
Depreciation
    Year
Constructed  (1)
    Date
Acquired
    Life on Which
Depreciated -

Latest Income
Statement
 
                    Building &
Improvements
            Building &
Improvements
               

Description

  Encumbrances     Land       Improvements     Land       Total          

Suffolk Plaza

  East Setauket, NY     (6,100     2,780        11,066        1,334        2,780        12,400        15,180        (1,010     1998        Oct-06        40 years   

Three Village Shopping Center

  East Setauket, NY     (10,043     5,310        14,024        1,841        5,310        15,865        21,175        (975     1991        Oct-06        40 years   

Elmira Plaza

  Elmira, NY     (1,700     290        1,124        302        290        1,426        1,716        (368     2001        Apr-07        40 years   

Stewart Plaza

  Garden City, NY     —          6,040        19,523        2,703        6,040        22,226        28,266        (2,184     1990        Apr-07        40 years   

Genesee Valley Shopping Center

  Geneseo, NY     (13,524     2,090        13,050        2,718        2,090        15,768        17,858        (1,749     2007        Apr-07        40 years   

Pyramid Mall

  Geneva, NY     (11,250     660        (12     329        660        317        977        (14     2006        Apr-07        40 years   

McKinley Plaza

  Hamburg, NY     (10,001     1,300        11,971        852        1,300        12,823        14,123        (1,029     1991        Apr-07        40 years   

Dalewood I, II & III Shopping Center

  Hartsdale, NY     (31,756     6,900        53,463        3,943        6,900        57,406        64,306        (2,995     2012        Oct-06        40 years   

Hornell Plaza

  Hornell, NY     (17,834     2,270        17,490        3,407        2,270        20,897        23,167        (2,652     2005        Apr-07        40 years   

Cayuga Mall

  Ithaca, NY     (7,437     1,180        8,897        2,992        1,180        11,889        13,069        (1,729     2013        Apr-07        40 years   

Kings Park Shopping Center

  Kings Park, NY     (7,776     4,790        10,445        868        4,790        11,313        16,103        (943     1985        Oct-06        40 years   

Falcaro’s Plaza

  Lawrence, NY     (7,384     3,410        9,108        1,055        3,410        10,163        13,573        (746     1972        Oct-06        40 years   

Shops at Seneca Mall

  Liverpool, NY     (7,123     530        6,174        2,095        530        8,269        8,799        (2,121     2005        Apr-07        40 years   

A & P Mamaroneck

  Mamaroneck, NY     —          1,460        886        236        1,460        1,122        2,582        (139     1976        Jun-11        40 years   

Village Square

  Mamaroneck, NY     (3,208     1,320        4,913        584        1,320        5,497        6,817        (289     1981        Oct-06        40 years   

Sunshine Square

  Medford, NY     (17,099     7,350        21,507        3,209        7,350        24,716        32,066        (1,880     2007        Apr-07        40 years   

Wallkill Plaza

  Middletown, NY     (5,600     1,360        5,970        3,005        1,360        8,975        10,335        (1,641     2012        Apr-07        40 years   

Monroe ShopRite Plaza

  Monroe, NY     (8,670     1,840        14,114        1,842        1,840        15,956        17,796        (1,430     1985        Apr-07        40 years   

Rockland Plaza

  Nanuet, NY     (46,745     10,700        57,169        2,811        10,700        59,980        70,680        (3,733     2006        Apr-07        40 years   

North Ridge Plaza

  New Rochelle, NY     (8,649     4,910        8,764        1,037        4,910        9,801        14,711        (725     1971        Apr-05        40 years   

Nesconset Shopping Center

  Port Jefferson Station, NY     (13,300     5,510        19,198        2,086        5,510        21,284        26,794        (1,594     2012        Oct-06        40 years   

Port Washington

  Port Washington, NY     (746     440        364        125        440        489        929        (163     1968        Apr-05        40 years   

Roanoke Plaza

  Riverhead, NY     (9,900     5,050        13,411        1,814        5,050        15,225        20,275        (1,483     2002        Oct-06        40 years   

Rockville Centre

  Rockville Centre, NY     (5,000     3,590        6,506        509        3,590        7,015        10,605        (535     1975        Oct-06        40 years   

Mohawk Acres

  Rome, NY     (7,533     1,720        11,631        2,467        1,720        14,098        15,818        (1,328     2005        Apr-07        40 years   

College Plaza

  Selden, NY     (9,975     6,330        12,221        12,359        6,330        24,580        30,910        (1,640     2013        Oct-06        40 years   

Campus Plaza

  Vestal, NY     (15,300     1,170        14,078        2,375        1,170        16,453        17,623        (1,908     2003        Apr-05        40 years   

Parkway Plaza

  Vestal, NY     (9,938     1,400        17,039        2,873        1,400        19,912        21,312        (1,622     2012        Apr-05        40 years   

Shoppes at Vestal

  Vestal, NY     (13,600     1,340        14,241        508        1,340        14,749        16,089        (1,042     2000        Apr-05        40 years   

Town Square Mall

  Vestal, NY     (32,100     2,520        38,628        4,558        2,520        43,186        45,706        (3,686     2012        Apr-05        40 years   

The Plaza at Salmon Run

  Watertown, NY     (7,600     1,420        11,277        1,154        1,420        12,431        13,851        (1,487     1993        Oct-06        40 years   

Highridge Plaza

  Yonkers, NY     (15,433     6,020        16,446        1,055        6,020        17,501        23,521        (1,487     1977        Apr-05        40 years   

Brunswick Town Center

  Brunswick, OH     (11,317     2,930        16,995        1,583        2,930        18,578        21,508        (1,068     2004        Apr-07        40 years   

30th Street Plaza

  Canton, OH     (12,400     1,950        12,685        1,823        1,950        14,508        16,458        (1,241     1999        Oct-05        40 years   

Brentwood Plaza

  Cincinnati, OH     (17,375     5,090        18,087        2,890        5,090        20,977        26,067        (1,811     2004        Apr-07        40 years   

Delhi Shopping Center

  Cincinnati, OH     (7,400     3,690        7,231        1,142        3,690        8,373        12,063        (1,311     2012        Apr-07        40 years   

Harpers Station

  Cincinnati, OH     (22,025     3,110        23,284        2,444        3,110        25,728        28,838        (2,241     2000        Apr-07        40 years   

Western Hills Plaza

  Cincinnati, OH     (26,100     8,690        24,620        3,502        8,690        28,122        36,812        (3,107     2011        Apr-07        40 years   

Western Village

  Cincinnati, OH     (10,200     3,370        11,120        1,958        3,370        13,078        16,448        (941     2005        Apr-07        40 years   

Crown Point

  Columbus, OH     (12,866     2,120        13,046        2,036        2,120        15,082        17,202        (1,373     1998        Apr-07        40 years   

Greentree Shopping Center

  Columbus, OH     (8,000     1,920        10,509        1,627        1,920        12,136        14,056        (987     2005        Apr-07        40 years   

Karl Plaza

  Columbus, OH     (3,510     1,220        1,831        1,045        1,220        2,876        4,096        (698     1992        Apr-07        40 years   

Brandt Pike Place

  Dayton, OH     —          616        1,384        325        616        1,709        2,325        (168     2008        Apr-07        40 years   

South Towne Centre

  Dayton, OH     (23,999     4,990        39,593        3,916        4,990        43,509        48,499        (3,560     2008        Apr-07        40 years   

The Vineyards

  Eastlake, OH     (4,997     1,170        5,848        1,089        1,170        6,937        8,107        (1,327     1989        Apr-07        40 years   

Midway Crossing

  Elyria, OH     —          2,670        7,155        1,865        2,670        9,020        11,690        (900     1986        Apr-07        40 years   

Midway Market Square

  Elyria, OH     (7,225     4,280        17,967        3,100        4,280        21,067        25,347        (1,987     2001        Apr-07        40 years   

Southland Shopping Center

  Middleburg Heights, OH     (37,674     5,940        48,673        8,540        5,940        57,213        63,153        (4,983     2013        Apr-07        40 years   

Napoleon Center

  Napoleon, OH     —          420        3,400        1,039        420        4,439        4,859        (540     1991        Apr-07        40 years   

New Boston

  New Boston, OH     —          2,070        —          151        2,070        151        2,221        (17     2000        Apr-07        40 years   

Tops Plaza

  North Olmsted, OH     (4,209     510        2,714        1,309        510        4,023        4,533        (306     2002        Apr-07        40 years   

Tops Plaza

  North Ridgeville, OH     (5,604     1,140        4,370        1,325        1,140        5,695        6,835        (455     2002        Apr-07        40 years   

 

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Table of Contents
              Initial Cost to Company     Cost
Capitalized
Subsequent to

Acquisition
    Gross Amount at Which Carried
at the Close of the Period
    Accumulated
Depreciation
    Year
Constructed  (1)
    Date
Acquired
    Life on Which
Depreciated -

Latest Income
Statement
 
                    Building &
Improvements
            Building &
Improvements
               

Description

  Encumbrances     Land       Improvements     Land       Total          

Great Eastern Shopping Plaza

  Northwood, OH     —          6,890        —          37        6,890        37        6,927        (3     1956        Nov-07        40 years   

Surrey Square Mall

  Norwood, OH     (8,337     3,900        15,469        3,296        3,900        18,765        22,665        (1,418     2010        Apr-07        40 years   

Market Place

  Piqua, OH     (2,900     390        3,275        1,652        390        4,927        5,317        (504     2012        Apr-07        40 years   

Brice Park

  Reynoldsburg, OH     —          2,820        11,274        1,646        2,820        12,920        15,740        (1,678     1989        Apr-07        40 years   

Streetsboro Crossing

  Streetsboro, OH     (8,925     640        4,438        1,570        640        6,008        6,648        (527     2002        Apr-07        40 years   

Starlite Plaza

  Sylvania, OH     —          1,200        3,375        908        1,200        4,283        5,483        (668     2000        Jun-11        40 years   

Alexis Park

  Toledo, OH     —          2,040        —          172        2,040        172        2,212        (28     1988        Jun-11        40 years   

Miracle Mile Shopping Plaza

  Toledo, OH     (7,067     1,510        12,659        3,110        1,510        15,769        17,279        (1,846     2008        Nov-07        40 years   

Southland Shopping Plaza

  Toledo, OH     (8,200     2,440        9,394        1,986        2,440        11,380        13,820        (1,840     1988        Apr-07        40 years   

Northgate Plaza

  Westerville, OH     —          300        1,074        248        300        1,322        1,622        (148     2008        Apr-07        40 years   

Marketplace

  Tulsa, OK     (6,223     5,040        11,341        3,306        5,040        14,647        19,687        (1,845     1992        Apr-07        40 years   

Village West

  Allentown, PA     (13,067     4,180        21,788        1,898        4,180        23,686        27,866        (1,639     1999        Apr-05        40 years   

Park Hills Plaza

  Altoona, PA     (19,571     4,390        20,207        3,613        4,390        23,820        28,210        (2,382     1985        Apr-05        40 years   

Bensalem Square

  Bensalem, PA     (8,388     1,800        4,390        1,454        1,800        5,844        7,644        (552     1986        Apr-05        40 years   

Bethel Park

  Bethel Park, PA     (10,066     3,060        15,741        2,736        3,060        18,477        21,537        (1,967     2004        Apr-07        40 years   

Bethlehem Square

  Bethlehem, PA     (29,812     8,830        33,792        3,329        8,830        37,121        45,951        (4,206     1994        Apr-05        40 years   

Lehigh Shopping Center

  Bethlehem, PA     (15,982     6,980        27,878        5,515        6,980        33,393        40,373        (3,542     2013        Oct-06        40 years   

Boyertown Shopping Center

  Boyertown, PA     (3,200     1,680        2,930        2,590        1,680        5,520        7,200        (377     2012        Oct-06        40 years   

Bradford Mall

  Bradford, PA     —          550        —          318        550        318        868        (27     1993        Jun-11        40 years   

Bristol Park

  Bristol, PA     (16,196     3,180        18,836        3,048        3,180        21,884        25,064        (2,708     2013        Apr-05        40 years   

Bristol Plaza

  Bristol, PA     —          2,010        4,846        732        2,010        5,578        7,588        (705     1989        Apr-07        40 years   

Chalfont Village Shopping Center

  Chalfont, PA     (3,998     1,040        2,906        731        1,040        3,637        4,677        (325     1989        Apr-05        40 years   

New Britain Village Square

  Chalfont, PA     (23,275     4,250        23,039        1,474        4,250        24,513        28,763        (2,012     1989        Apr-07        40 years   

Collegeville Shopping Center

  Collegeville, PA     (9,133     3,410        6,638        1,212        3,410        7,850        11,260        (1,045     2004        Apr-05        40 years   

Whitemarsh Shopping Center

  Conshohocken, PA     (12,721     3,410        10,707        1,071        3,410        11,778        15,188        (883     2002        Apr-05        40 years   

Valley Fair

  Devon, PA     (13,096     1,810        6,343        2,928        1,810        9,271        11,081        (1,002     2001        Apr-05        40 years   

Dickson City Crossings

  Dickson City, PA     (32,100     3,780        27,533        3,991        3,780        31,524        35,304        (3,936     1997        Apr-07        40 years   

Dillsburg Shopping Center

  Dillsburg, PA     (15,800     1,670        13,191        3,065        1,670        16,256        17,926        (1,284     2002        Apr-07        40 years   

Barn Plaza

  Doylestown, PA     (24,787     8,780        25,530        3,862        8,780        29,392        38,172        (2,569     2002        Apr-05        40 years   

Pilgrim Gardens

  Drexel Hill, PA     —          2,090        4,061        1,009        2,090        5,070        7,160        (793     1955        Jun-11        40 years   

Market Street Square

  Elizabethtown, PA     (11,610     2,130        9,836        2,127        2,130        11,963        14,093        (919     1993        Apr-07        40 years   

Gilbertsville Shopping Center

  Gilbertsville, PA     (5,070     1,830        3,688        1,906        1,830        5,594        7,424        (893     2002        Apr-05        40 years   

Mount Carmel Plaza

  Glenside, PA     (1,165     380        804        208        380        1,012        1,392        (212     1975        Apr-05        40 years   

Kline Plaza

  Harrisburg, PA     —          2,300        10,070        3,775        2,300        13,845        16,145        (1,906     1952        Apr-05        40 years   

Johnstown Galleria Outparcel

  Johnstown, PA     (4,091     490        3,801        698        490        4,499        4,989        (608     1993        Apr-07        40 years   

New Garden Shopping Center

  Kennett Square, PA     (3,325     2,240        6,767        2,065        2,240        8,832        11,072        (1,265     2012        Apr-07        40 years   

Stone Mill Plaza

  Lancaster, PA     (13,700     2,490        10,718        1,888        2,490        12,606        15,096        (1,028     2008        Apr-07        40 years   

Woodbourne Square

  Langhorne, PA     (5,400     1,640        3,887        349        1,640        4,236        5,876        (417     1984        Apr-05        40 years   

North Penn Market Place

  Lansdale, PA     (7,600     3,060        4,689        451        3,060        5,140        8,200        (449     1977        Apr-05        40 years   

New Holland Shopping Center

  New Holland, PA     (2,423     890        2,881        640        890        3,521        4,411        (574     1995        Apr-05        40 years   

Village at Newtown

  Newtown, PA     (24,704     7,690        35,904        2,104        7,690        38,008        45,698        (2,589     1989        Apr-05        40 years   

Cherry Square

  Northampton, PA     (7,502     950        5,875        1,069        950        6,944        7,894        (852     1989        Apr-05        40 years   

Ivyridge

  Philadelphia, PA     (14,042     7,100        19,432        1,720        7,100        21,152        28,252        (1,279     2006        Apr-07        40 years   

Roosevelt Mall

  Philadelphia, PA     (50,057     8,820        80,420        8,985        8,820        89,405        98,225        (7,897     2011        Apr-07        40 years   

Shoppes at Valley Forge

  Phoenixville, PA     (13,700     2,010        10,776        2,473        2,010        13,249        15,259        (1,504     2003        Apr-05        40 years   

Plymouth Plaza

  Plymouth Meeting, PA     (6,860     3,120        5,459        559        3,120        6,018        9,138        (557     2005        Apr-05        40 years   

County Line Plaza

  Souderton, PA     (8,388     910        6,521        2,165        910        8,686        9,596        (1,479     2013        Apr-05        40 years   

69th Street Plaza

  Upper Darby, PA     (3,896     640        3,804        579        640        4,383        5,023        (517     1994        Apr-05        40 years   

Warminster Towne Center

  Warminster, PA     (21,800     4,310        32,473        3,332        4,310        35,805        40,115        (2,796     1997        Oct-06        40 years   

Chesterbrook Village Shopping Center

  Wayne, PA     (9,977     1,830        4,448        1,067        1,830        5,515        7,345        (605     1995        Apr-05        40 years   

Shops at Prospect

  West Hempfield, PA     (6,235     760        5,839        805        760        6,644        7,404        (778     1994        Apr-07        40 years   

 

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Table of Contents
              Initial Cost to Company     Cost
Capitalized
Subsequent to

Acquisition
    Gross Amount at Which Carried
at the Close of the Period
    Accumulated
Depreciation
    Year
Constructed  (1)
    Date
Acquired
    Life on Which
Depreciated -

Latest Income
Statement
 
                    Building &
Improvements
            Building &
Improvements
               

Description

  Encumbrances     Land       Improvements     Land       Total          

Whitehall Square

  Whitehall, PA     (21,928     4,350        29,727        4,141        4,350        33,868        38,218        (2,993     2006        Apr-05        40 years   

Wilkes-Barre Township Marketplace

  Wilkes-Barre , PA     (10,613     2,180        12,829        4,751        2,180        17,580        19,760        (1,602     2004        Apr-07        40 years   

Hunt River Commons

  North Kingstown, RI     (9,000     1,580        13,286        2,688        1,580        15,974        17,554        (1,519     1989        Apr-07        40 years   

Park Centre

  Columbia, SC     (8,050     2,730        5,301        1,647        2,730        6,948        9,678        (1,837     2000        Apr-05        40 years   

Circle Center

  Hilton Head, SC     (6,125     3,010        4,899        980        3,010        5,879        8,889        (509     2000        Apr-07        40 years   

Island Plaza

  James Island, SC     (8,265     2,940        7,840        1,982        2,940        9,822        12,762        (1,348     2004        Apr-07        40 years   

Lexington Town Square

  Lexington, SC     (2,600     1,380        2,642        651        1,380        3,293        4,673        (479     1995        Apr-07        40 years   

Festival Centre

  North Charleston, SC     (7,600     3,630        8,285        2,850        3,630        11,135        14,765        (2,189     2004        Apr-07        40 years   

Remount Village Shopping Center

  North Charleston, SC     —          1,040        2,177        1,028        1,040        3,205        4,245        (483     1996        Apr-07        40 years   

Fairview Corners I & II

  Simpsonville, SC     (12,400     2,370        15,610        1,779        2,370        17,389        19,759        (1,659     2003        Oct-06        40 years   

Hillcrest

  Spartanburg, SC     (18,500     4,190        32,249        4,509        4,190        36,758        40,948        (3,193     2012        Apr-07        40 years   

Shoppes at Hickory Hollow

  Antioch, TN     (7,600     3,650        9,401        1,711        3,650        11,112        14,762        (1,211     1986        Apr-07        40 years   

Congress Crossing

  Athens, TN     (8,700     920        6,315        1,982        920        8,297        9,217        (1,082     2012        Apr-07        40 years   

East Ridge Crossing

  Chattanooga , TN     (3,558     1,230        3,157        1,003        1,230        4,160        5,390        (451     1999        Apr-07        40 years   

Watson Glen Shopping Center

  Franklin, TN     (12,555     5,220        12,769        2,801        5,220        15,570        20,790        (2,550     1988        Oct-06        40 years   

Williamson Square

  Franklin, TN     (17,440     7,730        18,918        4,331        7,730        23,249        30,979        (3,547     1993        Oct-05        40 years   

Greeneville Commons

  Greeneville, TN     (12,350     2,880        11,349        2,142        2,880        13,491        16,371        (2,036     2002        Apr-07        40 years   

Hazel Path Commons

  Hendersonville, TN     (6,175     1,830        5,636        1,080        1,830        6,716        8,546        (790     1989        Apr-07        40 years   

Oakwood Commons

  Hermitage, TN     (14,316     6,840        16,063        2,716        6,840        18,779        25,619        (2,293     2005        Oct-06        40 years   

Kimball Crossing

  Kimball, TN     (12,800     1,860        15,272        3,723        1,860        18,995        20,855        (2,383     2007        Jun-11        40 years   

Kingston Overlook

  Knoxville, TN     (6,000     2,060        5,577        1,186        2,060        6,763        8,823        (1,492     1996        Apr-07        40 years   

Farrar Place

  Manchester, TN     (1,783     470        1,963        967        470        2,930        3,400        (346     1989        Apr-07        40 years   

The Commons at Wolfcreek

  Memphis, TN     (52,800     22,530        49,445        8,083        22,530        57,529        80,059        (6,766     1997        Apr-07        40 years   

Georgetown Square

  Murfreesboro, TN     (6,177     3,250        6,618        931        3,250        7,549        10,799        (1,011     2003        Apr-07        40 years   

Commerce Central

  Tullahoma, TN     (7,096     1,240        10,466        1,698        1,240        12,164        13,404        (1,694     1995        Apr-07        40 years   

Merchant’s Central

  Winchester, TN     (9,812     1,480        10,366        1,771        1,480        12,137        13,617        (1,246     1997        Apr-07        40 years   

Palm Plaza

  Aransas, TX     (2,000     680        1,767        521        680        2,288        2,968        (526     2002        Apr-07        40 years   

Bardin Place Center

  Arlington, TX     (29,922     7,640        23,729        2,851        7,640        26,580        34,220        (3,155     1993        Apr-07        40 years   

Parmer Crossing

  Austin, TX     (8,067     3,730        9,076        1,381        3,730        10,457        14,187        (1,290     2004        Nov-07        40 years   

Baytown Shopping Center

  Baytown, TX     (6,000     3,410        5,687        1,176        3,410        6,863        10,273        (856     1987        Apr-07        40 years   

Cedar Bellaire

  Bellaire, TX     (3,470     2,760        4,112        587        2,760        4,699        7,459        (570     1994        Apr-07        40 years   

El Camino

  Bellaire, TX     (2,600     1,320        3,143        716        1,320        3,859        5,179        (569     2008        Apr-07        40 years   

Brenham Four Corners

  Brenham, TX     (7,800     1,310        7,664        2,223        1,310        9,887        11,197        (591     1997        Apr-07        40 years   

Bryan Square

  Bryan, TX     (2,024     820        2,003        355        820        2,358        3,178        (401     2008        Apr-07        40 years   

Townshire

  Bryan, TX     (6,000     1,790        4,787        1,617        1,790        6,404        8,194        (780     2002        Apr-07        40 years   

Plantation Plaza

  Clute, TX     (6,994     1,090        5,783        1,496        1,090        7,279        8,369        (828     1997        Apr-07        40 years   

Central Station

  College Station, TX     (12,034     4,340        19,830        3,126        4,340        22,956        27,296        (1,835     2012        Apr-07        40 years   

Rock Prairie Crossing

  College Station, TX     (10,872     2,460        11,619        2,026        2,460        13,645        16,105        (1,258     2002        Apr-07        40 years   

Carmel Village

  Corpus Christi, TX     (3,277     1,900        3,892        843        1,900        4,735        6,635        (728     1993        Apr-07        40 years   

Five Points

  Corpus Christi, TX     —          2,760        16,259        8,864        2,760        25,123        27,883        (1,444     2012        Apr-07        40 years   

Claremont Village

  Dallas, TX     (2,667     1,700        2,191        900        1,700        3,091        4,791        (576     1976        Apr-07        40 years   

Jeff Davis

  Dallas, TX     (3,400     1,390        2,877        863        1,390        3,740        5,130        (644     1975        Apr-07        40 years   

Stevens Park Village

  Dallas, TX     (2,891     1,270        2,474        741        1,270        3,215        4,485        (499     1974        Apr-07        40 years   

Webb Royal

  Dallas, TX     (5,267     2,470        4,794        1,839        2,470        6,633        9,103        (1,003     1992        Apr-07        40 years   

Wynnewood Village

  Dallas, TX     (19,614     14,770        36,964        5,201        14,770        42,165        56,935        (4,161     2006        Apr-07        40 years   

Parktown

  Deer Park, TX     (5,783     2,790        5,812        1,802        2,790        7,614        10,404        (1,251     1999        Apr-07        40 years   

Kenworthy Crossing

  El Paso, TX     (5,350     2,370        4,234        1,319        2,370        5,553        7,923        (500     2003        Apr-07        40 years   

Preston Ridge

  Frisco, TX     (139,400     25,820        116,592        11,201        25,820        127,793        153,613        (9,812     2003        Apr-07        40 years   

Forest Hills

  Ft. Worth, TX     (2,400     1,220        2,271        522        1,220        2,793        4,013        (549     1968        Apr-07        40 years   

Ridglea Plaza

  Ft. Worth, TX     (10,333     2,770        14,027        2,192        2,770        16,219        18,989        (1,989     1990        Nov-07        40 years   

Trinity Commons

  Ft. Worth, TX     (16,132     5,780        23,929        3,172        5,780        27,101        32,881        (2,370     1998        Oct-06        40 years   

Village Plaza

  Garland, TX     (5,333     3,230        5,986        906        3,230        6,892        10,122        (889     2002        Apr-07        40 years   

 

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              Initial Cost to Company     Cost
Capitalized
Subsequent to

Acquisition
    Gross Amount at Which Carried
at the Close of the Period
    Accumulated
Depreciation
    Year
Constructed  (1)
    Date
Acquired
    Life on Which
Depreciated -

Latest Income
Statement
 
                    Building &
Improvements
            Building &
Improvements
               

Description

  Encumbrances     Land       Improvements     Land       Total          

North Hills Village

  Haltom City, TX     (746     940        1,955        532        940        2,487        3,427        (353     1998        Apr-07        40 years   

Highland Village Town Center

  Highland Village, TX     (5,867     3,370        6,138        1,280        3,370        7,418        10,788        (944     1996        Apr-07        40 years   

Bay Forest

  Houston, TX     (4,723     1,500        5,906        688        1,500        6,594        8,094        (753     2004        Apr-07        40 years   

Beltway South

  Houston, TX     (7,553     3,340        8,293        1,460        3,340        9,753        13,093        (819     1998        Apr-07        40 years   

Braes Heights

  Houston, TX     (8,096     1,700        14,064        1,671        1,700        15,735        17,435        (1,122     2003        Apr-07        40 years   

Braes Link

  Houston, TX     (4,825     850        5,915        630        850        6,545        7,395        (436     1999        Apr-07        40 years   

Braes Oaks

  Houston, TX     (2,169     1,310        3,464        355        1,310        3,819        5,129        (471     1992        Apr-07        40 years   

Braesgate

  Houston, TX     (3,500     1,570        1,990        792        1,570        2,782        4,352        (497     1997        Apr-07        40 years   

Broadway

  Houston, TX     (4,000     1,720        4,681        865        1,720        5,546        7,266        (859     2006        Apr-07        40 years   

Clear Lake Camino South

  Houston, TX     (8,133     3,320        10,595        1,633        3,320        12,228        15,548        (1,205     2004        Apr-07        40 years   

Hearthstone Corners

  Houston, TX     (18,000     5,240        11,988        2,529        5,240        14,517        19,757        (1,916     1998        Apr-07        40 years   

Huntington Village

  Houston, TX     —          1,720        3,748        1,126        1,720        4,874        6,594        (912     2007        Apr-07        40 years   

Inwood Forest

  Houston, TX     (3,637     1,440        3,985        1,057        1,440        5,042        6,482        (858     1997        Apr-07        40 years   

Jester Village

  Houston, TX     (3,800     1,380        4,268        356        1,380        4,624        6,004        (522     1988        Apr-07        40 years   

Jones Plaza

  Houston, TX     (6,924     2,110        10,045        1,473        2,110        11,518        13,628        (1,317     2000        Apr-07        40 years   

Jones Square

  Houston, TX     (9,512     3,210        9,007        1,684        3,210        10,691        13,901        (1,471     1999        Apr-07        40 years   

Maplewood Mall

  Houston, TX     (4,337     1,790        4,658        1,005        1,790        5,663        7,453        (920     2004        Apr-07        40 years   

Merchants Park

  Houston, TX     (20,337     6,580        28,777        3,622        6,580        32,399        38,979        (2,493     2009        Apr-07        40 years   

Northgate

  Houston, TX     (1,542     740        1,188        329        740        1,517        2,257        (333     1972        Apr-07        40 years   

Northshore

  Houston, TX     (16,419     5,970        20,168        3,114        5,970        23,282        29,252        (2,282     2001        Apr-07        40 years   

Northtown Plaza

  Houston, TX     (12,333     4,990        16,138        2,585        4,990        18,723        23,713        (2,001     1990        Apr-07        40 years   

Northwood

  Houston, TX     (9,950     2,730        8,386        2,172        2,730        10,558        13,288        (1,351     1972        Apr-07        40 years   

Orange Grove

  Houston, TX     (12,099     3,670        12,962        2,806        3,670        15,768        19,438        (2,017     2005        Apr-07        40 years   

Pinemont Shopping Center

  Houston, TX     (5,300     1,680        3,250        1,402        1,680        4,652        6,332        (1,232     1999        Apr-07        40 years   

Royal Oaks Village

  Houston, TX     (22,630     4,620        27,936        1,961        4,620        29,897        34,517        (2,177     2001        Oct-06        40 years   

Sharpstown Plaza

  Houston, TX     (2,650     1,050        2,141        711        1,050        2,852        3,902        (299     2005        Apr-07        40 years   

Tanglewilde

  Houston, TX     (4,800     1,620        6,048        1,396        1,620        7,444        9,064        (802     1998        Apr-07        40 years   

Westheimer Commons

  Houston, TX     —          5,160        11,185        4,746        5,160        15,931        21,091        (1,592     2012        Apr-07        40 years   

Crossing at Fry Road

  Katy, TX     (17,765     6,030        17,393        2,553        6,030        19,946        25,976        (2,093     2005        Apr-07        40 years   

Washington Square

  Kaufman, TX     (1,467     880        1,723        384        880        2,107        2,987        (413     1978        Apr-07        40 years   

League City

  League City, TX     —          1,740        3,406        1,059        1,740        4,465        6,205        (598     2010        Apr-07        40 years   

Jefferson Park

  Mount Pleasant, TX     (3,667     870        4,425        1,254        870        5,679        6,549        (921     2001        Apr-07        40 years   

Winwood Town Center

  Odessa, TX     (13,778     2,850        24,453        3,963        2,850        28,416        31,266        (2,962     2002        Apr-07        40 years   

Crossroads Center

  Pasadena, TX     (8,425     4,660        9,595        1,616        4,660        11,211        15,871        (1,393     1997        Apr-07        40 years   

Spencer Square

  Pasadena, TX     (12,260     5,360        17,068        2,578        5,360        19,646        25,006        (1,967     1998        Apr-07        40 years   

Pearland Plaza

  Pearland, TX     (10,700     3,020        7,996        1,525        3,020        9,521        12,541        (1,270     1995        Apr-07        40 years   

Market Plaza

  Plano, TX     (11,951     6,380        17,930        2,878        6,380        20,808        27,188        (1,839     2002        Apr-07        40 years   

Northshore Plaza

  Portland, TX     (8,323     3,510        6,757        1,816        3,510        8,573        12,083        (1,236     2000        Apr-07        40 years   

Klein Square

  Spring, TX     (5,301     1,220        6,433        533        1,220        6,966        8,186        (884     1999        Apr-07        40 years   

Keegan’s Meadow

  Stafford, TX     (9,861     3,300        8,877        1,608        3,300        10,485        13,785        (1,432     1999        Apr-07        40 years   

Texas City Bay

  Texas City, TX     (9,879     3,780        15,599        2,597        3,780        18,196        21,976        (2,370     2005        Apr-07        40 years   

Windvale

  The Woodlands, TX     (7,073     3,460        8,261        1,601        3,460        9,862        13,322        (715     2002        Nov-07        40 years   

Tomball Parkway Plaza

  Tomball, TX     —          2,760        4,735        966        2,760        5,701        8,461        (993     2005        Apr-07        40 years   

The Centre at Navarro

  Victoria, TX     (3,631     1,490        6,190        822        1,490        7,012        8,502        (498     2005        Apr-07        40 years   

Spradlin Farm

  Christiansburg, VA     (16,919     3,860        20,658        2,564        3,860        23,222        27,082        (2,143     2000        Oct-06        40 years   

Culpeper Town Square

  Culpeper, VA     (6,710     3,200        7,019        2,810        3,200        9,829        13,029        (1,212     1999        Apr-05        40 years   

Hanover Square

  Mechanicsville, VA     (13,475     3,540        14,827        1,546        3,540        16,373        19,913        (1,350     1991        Apr-07        40 years   

Jefferson Green

  Newport News, VA     (6,400     1,430        6,926        837        1,430        7,763        9,193        (713     1988        Apr-07        40 years   

VA-KY Regional S.C.

  Norton, VA     —          3,260        —          179        3,260        179        3,439        (11     1996        Apr-07        40 years   

Tuckernuck Square

  Richmond, VA     (8,393     2,400        9,380        1,154        2,400        10,534        12,934        (1,014     1994        Apr-07        40 years   

Cave Spring Corners

  Roanoke, VA     (9,974     3,060        9,142        2,224        3,060        11,366        14,426        (1,229     2005        Apr-07        40 years   

Hunting Hills

  Roanoke, VA     (9,512     1,150        5,322        2,899        1,150        8,221        9,371        (574     2013        Apr-07        40 years   

 

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              Initial Cost to Company     Cost
Capitalized
Subsequent to

Acquisition
    Gross Amount at Which Carried
at the Close of the Period
    Accumulated
Depreciation
    Year
Constructed  (1)
    Date
Acquired
    Life on Which
Depreciated -

Latest Income
Statement
 
                    Building &
Improvements
            Building &
Improvements
               

Description

  Encumbrances     Land       Improvements     Land       Total          

Valley Commons

  Salem , VA     (2,233     220        1,112        378        220        1,490        1,710        (235     1988        Apr-07        40 years   

Lake Drive Plaza

  Vinton, VA     (8,048     2,330        10,147        2,448        2,330        12,595        14,925        (1,248     2008        Apr-07        40 years   

Hilltop Plaza

  Virginia Beach, VA     (20,212     5,170        19,441        3,302        5,170        22,743        27,913        (1,647     2010        Apr-07        40 years   

Strawbridge

  Virginia Beach, VA     —          1,570        3,637        747        1,570        4,384        5,954        (485     1997        Jun-11        40 years   

Ridgeview Centre

  Wise, VA     (6,433     2,080        7,702        1,767        2,080        9,469        11,549        (1,305     2005        Apr-07        40 years   

Rutland Plaza

  Rutland, VT     (14,004     2,130        19,273        1,935        2,130        21,208        23,338        (2,036     1997        Oct-06        40 years   

Fox River Plaza

  Burlington, WI     (5,000     1,020        3,841        1,515        1,020        5,356        6,376        (663     1987        Oct-06        40 years   

Packard Plaza

  Cudahy, WI     —          1,150        3,910        953        1,150        4,863        6,013        (1,018     1992        Apr-07        40 years   

Fitchburg Ridge Shopping Ctr

  Fitchburg, WI     (2,900     1,440        3,199        598        1,440        3,797        5,237        (534     2003        Oct-06        40 years   

Spring Mall

  Greenfield, WI     (11,880     2,540        15,043        1,419        2,540        16,462        19,002        (1,741     2003        Oct-06        40 years   

Mequon Pavilions

  Mequon, WI     (23,860     7,520        27,682        3,173        7,520        30,855        38,375        (2,482     2004        Oct-06        40 years   

Northridge Plaza

  Milwaukee, WI     —          2,990        —          15        2,990        15        3,005        (1     1996        Apr-07        40 years   

Moorland Square Shopping Ctr

  New Berlin, WI     (9,650     2,080        8,362        1,222        2,080        9,584        11,664        (965     1990        Oct-06        40 years   

Paradise Pavilion

  West Bend, WI     (12,966     1,510        13,759        2,007        1,510        15,766        17,276        (1,838     2000        Apr-07        40 years   

Moundsville Plaza

  Moundsville, WV     (7,973     1,650        8,860        1,633        1,650        10,493        12,143        (1,466     2004        Apr-07        40 years   

Grand Central Plaza

  Parkersburg, WV     (5,329     670        5,235        520        670        5,755        6,425        (822     1986        Apr-07        40 years   

Various

  Various     —          18,053        2        1,704        18,053        1,706        19,759        (157      
   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

       
    $ (6,041,615   $ 1,915,667      $ 6,817,877      $ 1,160,882      $ 1,915,667      $ 7,978,759      $ 9,894,426      $ (796,296      
   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

       

 

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BRIXMOR PROPERTY GROUP INC. AND SUBSIDIARIES

SCHEDULE III—REAL ESTATE AND ACCUMULATED DEPRECIATION

(Dollars in thousands)

 

    Successor           Predecessor  
    Year ended
December 31, 2012
    Period from
June 28, 2011 through
December 31, 2011
          Period from
January 1, 2011 through
June 27, 2011
    Year ended
December 31, 2010
 

Reconciliation of total real estate carrying value is as follows:

           

Balance at beginning of period

  $ 9,792,453      $ 9,745,812          $ 11,745,631      $ 12,025,295   

Acquisitions and improvements

    183,179        56,881            54,892        94,296   

Real estate held for sale

    (32,214     (2,020         —          —     

Impairment of real estate

    (6,689     —              —          (269,257

Cost of property sold or transferred to joint Ventures

    (28,397     (105         (70,767     (87,028

Write-off of assets no longer in service

    (13,906     (8,115         (34,035     (17,675
 

 

 

   

 

 

       

 

 

   

 

 

 

Balance at end of period

  $ 9,894,426      $ 9,792,453          $ 11,695,721      $ 11,745,631   
 

 

 

   

 

 

       

 

 

   

 

 

 
 

Reconciliation of accumulated depreciation is as follows:

           

Balance at beginning of period

  $ 295,550      $ —            $ 1,872,535      $ 1,522,051   

Depreciation expense

    510,488        297,529            165,835        389,527   

Property sold or transferred to joint ventures

    (4,426     —              (6,311     (5,625

Write-off of assets no longer in service

    (5,316     (1,979         (23,699     (33,418
 

 

 

   

 

 

       

 

 

   

 

 

 

Balance at end of period

  $ 796,296      $ 295,550          $ 2,008,360      $ 1,872,535   
 

 

 

   

 

 

       

 

 

   

 

 

 

 

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CONDENSED CONSOLIDATED BALANCE SHEETS

(Dollars in thousands)

 

     June 30, 2013     December 31, 2012  
     (Unaudited)        

Assets

    

Real estate

    

Land

   $ 1,897,893      $ 1,915,667   

Buildings and improvements

     7,966,042        7,978,759   
  

 

 

   

 

 

 
     9,863,935        9,894,426   

Accumulated depreciation and amortization

     (1,008,059     (796,296
  

 

 

   

 

 

 

Real estate, net

     8,855,876        9,098,130   

Investments in and advances to unconsolidated real estate joint ventures

     16,446        16,038   

Cash and cash equivalents

     142,006        103,098   

Restricted cash

     104,021        90,160   

Marketable securities

     23,593        24,883   

Receivables, net

     181,554        156,944   

Deferred charges and prepaid expenses, net

     101,956        95,118   

Other assets, net

     24,509        19,358   
  

 

 

   

 

 

 

Total assets

   $ 9,449,961      $ 9,603,729   
  

 

 

   

 

 

 

Liabilities

    

Debt obligations, net

   $ 6,480,369      $ 6,499,356   

Financing liabilities, net

     173,231        174,440   

Accounts payable, accrued expenses and other liabilities

     604,882        632,112   
  

 

 

   

 

 

 

Total liabilities

     7,258,482        7,305,908   
  

 

 

   

 

 

 

Redeemable non-controlling interests

     21,467        21,467   
  

 

 

   

 

 

 

Commitments and contingencies

     —         —    

Equity

    

Preferred stock, $0.01 par value, authorized 1,000 shares, issued and outstanding 125 shares

     —         —    

Common stock, $0.01 par value, authorized 200,000 shares, issued and outstanding 75,649 shares

     1        1   

Additional paid in capital

     1,749,305        1,748,092   

Accumulated other comprehensive loss

     (49     (39

Distributions in excess of accumulated loss

     (108,232     (26,559
  

 

 

   

 

 

 

Total stockholders’ equity

     1,641,025        1,721,495   

Non-controlling interests

     528,987        554,859   
  

 

 

   

 

 

 

Total equity

     2,170,012        2,276,354   
  

 

 

   

 

 

 

Total liabilities and equity

   $ 9,449,961      $ 9,603,729   
  

 

 

   

 

 

 

The accompanying notes are an integral part of these condensed consolidated financial statements.

 

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BRIXMOR PROPERTY GROUP INC. AND SUBSIDIARIES

CONDENSED CONSOLIDATED STATEMENTS OF OPERATIONS

(Unaudited, dollars in thousands)

 

     Six months ended  
     June 30, 2013     June 30, 2012  

Revenues

    

Rental income

   $ 443,772      $ 435,336   

Expense reimbursements

     122,898        115,863   

Other revenues

     6,001        6,160   
  

 

 

   

 

 

 

Total revenues

     572,671        557,359   
  

 

 

   

 

 

 

Operating expenses

    

Operating costs

     60,971        61,669   

Real estate taxes

     86,541        81,516   

Depreciation and amortization

     226,505        260,455   

Impairment of real estate assets

     36,060        —     

Provision for doubtful accounts

     5,365        5,806   

General and administrative

     44,343        48,256   
  

 

 

   

 

 

 

Total operating expenses

     459,785        457,702   
  

 

 

   

 

 

 

Other income (expense)

    

Dividends and interest

     420        587   

Interest expense

     (190,262     (193,569

Gain on sales of real estate assets

     722        50   

Other

     (2,123     185   
  

 

 

   

 

 

 

Total other expense

     (191,243     (192,747
  

 

 

   

 

 

 

Loss before equity in earnings of unconsolidated joint ventures

     (78,357     (93,090

Equity in income of unconsolidated joint ventures

     754        568   
  

 

 

   

 

 

 

Loss from continuing operations

     (77,603     (92,522
  

 

 

   

 

 

 

Discontinued operations

    

Income (loss) from discontinued operations

     192        (365

Gain on disposition of operating properties

     2,631        1,229   

Impairment on real estate held for sale

     (7,511     (2,911
  

 

 

   

 

 

 

Loss from discontinued operations

     (4,688     (2,047
  

 

 

   

 

 

 

Net loss

     (82,291     (94,569

Non-controlling interests

    

Net loss attributable to non-controlling interests

     19,531        22,535   
  

 

 

   

 

 

 

Net loss attributable to Brixmor Property Group Inc.

   $ (62,760   $ (72,034
  

 

 

   

 

 

 

The accompanying notes are an integral part of these condensed consolidated financial statements.

 

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BRIXMOR PROPERTY GROUP INC. AND SUBSIDIARIES

CONDENSED CONSOLIDATED STATEMENTS OF COMPREHENSIVE INCOME (LOSS)

(Unaudited, dollars in thousands)

 

     Six months ended  
     June 30, 2013     June 30, 2012  

Net loss

   $ (82,291   $ (94,569

Other comprehensive income

    

Change in unrealized gain (loss) on marketable securities

     49        (19
  

 

 

   

 

 

 

Comprehensive loss

     (82,242     (94,588

Comprehensive loss attributable to non-controlling interests

     19,531        22,535   
  

 

 

   

 

 

 

Comprehensive loss attributable to Brixmor Property Group Inc.

   $ (62,711   $ (72,053
  

 

 

   

 

 

 

The accompanying notes are an integral part of these condensed consolidated financial statements.

 

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BRIXMOR PROPERTY GROUP INC. AND SUBSIDIARIES

CONDENSED CONSOLIDATED STATEMENTS OF CHANGES IN EQUITY

(Unaudited, dollars in thousands)

 

    For the Six months ended June 30, 2013  
    Preferred
Stock
    Common
Stock
    Additional
Paid-in
Capital
    Accumulated
Other
Comprehensive
loss
    Distributions
in excess of
accumulated
Loss
    Non-
controlling
Interests
    Total  

Beginning balance, January 1, 2013

  $ —        $ 1      $ 1,748,092      $ (39   $ (26,559   $ 554,859      $ 2,276,354   

Distribution to stockholders

    —          —          —          —          (18,913     —          (18,913

Distributions to non-controlling interests

    —          —          —          —          —          (6,088     (6,088

Compensation expense relating to Class B Units

    —          —          1,213       —          —          391        1,604   

Unrealized gain on marketable securities

    —          —          —          (10     —          —          (10

Net loss

    —          —          —          —          (62,760     (20,175     (82,935
 

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Ending balance, June 30, 2013

  $ —        $ 1      $ 1,749,305      $ (49 )   $ (108,232   $ 528,987      $ 2,170,012   
 

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

The accompanying notes are an integral part of these condensed consolidated financial statements.

 

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BRIXMOR PROPERTY GROUP INC. AND SUBSIDIARIES

CONDENSED CONSOLIDATED STATEMENTS OF CASH FLOWS

(Unaudited, dollars in thousands)

 

     Six months ended  
     June 30, 2013     June 30, 2012  

Operating activities

    

Net loss

   $ (82,291   $ (94,569

Adjustments to reconcile net loss to net cash provided by operating activities:

    

Depreciation and amortization

     227,406        264,042   

Debt premium and discount amortization

     (11,812     (13,269

Deferred financing cost amortization

     6,051        4,785   

Above- and below-market lease intangible amortization

     (24,659     (25,436

Provisions of impairment

     43,571        2,911   

Gain on sales of real estate assets

     (3,352     (1,279

Amortization of Class B Units

     1,605        3,210   

Other

     (753     (547

Changes in operating assets and liabilities:

    

Restricted cash

     (10,897     (19,852

Receivables

     (25,229     (1,158

Deferred charges and prepaid expenses

     (15,069     (15,788

Other assets

     499        462   

Accounts payable, accrued expenses and other liabilities

     4,675        4,608   
  

 

 

   

 

 

 

Net cash provided by operating activities

     109,745        108,120   
  

 

 

   

 

 

 

Investing activities

    

Building improvements

     (66,086     (79,038

Proceeds from sales of real estate assets

     31,361        5,414   

Distributions from unconsolidated real estate joint ventures

     347        1,399   

Contributions to unconsolidated real estate joint ventures

     (1     (1,418

Change in restricted cash attributable to investing activities

     (2,963     —     

Purchase of marketable securities

     (8,185     —     

Proceeds from sales of marketable securities

     9,465        850   
  

 

 

   

 

 

 

Net cash used in investing activities

     (36,062     (72,793
  

 

 

   

 

 

 

Financing activities

    

Repayment of debt obligations and financing liabilities

     (64,671     (52,854

Proceeds from debt obligations

     57,000        —     

Deferred financing costs

     (1,428     (134

Common stock dividends

     (18,913     —     

Distributions to non-controlling interests and other

     (6,763     (644
  

 

 

   

 

 

 

Net cash used in financing activities

     (34,775     (53,632
  

 

 

   

 

 

 

Change in cash and cash equivalents

     38,908        (18,305

Cash and cash equivalents at beginning of period

     103,098        157,606   
  

 

 

   

 

 

 

Cash and cash equivalents at end of period

   $ 142,006      $ 139,301   
  

 

 

   

 

 

 

Supplemental cash flow information, including non-cash investing and/or financing activities

    

Cash paid for interest, net of amount capitalized

   $ 177,969      $ 192,490   

Capitalized interest

     1,975        580   

The accompanying notes are an integral part of these condensed consolidated financial statements.

 

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BRIXMOR PROPERTY GROUP INC. AND SUBSIDIARIES

NOTES TO CONDENSED CONSOLIDATED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS

(dollars in thousands, unless otherwise stated)

1. Nature of Business and Financial Statement Presentation

Description of Business

Brixmor Property Group Inc. (“BPG”) and its wholly and majority owned consolidated subsidiaries (the “Company”), an affiliate of Blackstone Real Estate Partners VI, L.P. (“BREP VI”), was formed for the purpose of owning, operating, managing and redeveloping shopping centers throughout the United States.

In March 2013, the Company changed its name to Brixmor Property Group Inc. from BRE Retail Parent Inc. Simultaneous with the Company’s name change, the Company’s consolidated subsidiary changed its name to BPG Subsidiary Inc. from Brixmor Property Group Inc.

The Company does not distinguish its principal business or group its operations on a geographical basis for purposes of measuring performance. Accordingly, the Company believes it has a single reportable segment for disclosure purposes in accordance with U.S. generally accepted accounting principles (“GAAP”).

As of June 30, 2013, the Company owned interests in 526 shopping centers (the “Total Portfolio”), including 521 wholly owned shopping centers (the “Consolidated Portfolio”), and 5 shopping centers held through unconsolidated real estate joint ventures (the “Unconsolidated Portfolio”).

Basis of Presentation

The financial information included herein reflects the Company’s consolidated financial position as of June 30, 2013 and December 31, 2012, and the consolidated results of its operations and cash flows for the six months ended June 30, 2013 and 2012.

Principles of Consolidation and Use of Estimates

The accompanying Condensed Consolidated Financial Statements include the accounts of BPG, its wholly owned subsidiaries and all other entities in which it has a controlling financial interest. The portions of consolidated entities not owned by the Company are presented as non-controlling interests as of and during the periods presented. All intercompany transactions have been eliminated.

When the Company obtains an economic interest in an entity, management evaluates the entity to determine: (i) whether the entity is a variable interest entity (“VIE”), (ii) in the event the entity is a VIE, whether the Company is the primary beneficiary of the entity, and (iii) in the event the entity is not a VIE, whether the Company otherwise has a controlling financial interest.

The Company consolidates: (i) entities that are VIEs for which the Company is deemed to be the primary beneficiary and (ii) entities that are not VIEs which the Company controls. If the Company has an interest in a VIE but it is not determined to be the primary beneficiary, the Company accounts for its interest under the equity method of accounting. Similarly, for those entities which are not VIEs and over which the Company has the ability to exercise significant influence, the Company accounts for its interests under the equity method of accounting. The Company continually reconsiders its determination of whether an entity is a VIE and whether the Company qualifies as its primary beneficiary.

GAAP requires management to make estimates and assumptions that affect the reported amounts of assets and liabilities, the disclosure of contingent assets and liabilities, and the reported amounts of revenues and expenses

 

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during a reporting period. The most significant assumptions and estimates relate to impairments of real estate, recovery of receivables and depreciable lives. These estimates are based on historical experience and other assumptions which management believes are reasonable under the circumstances. Management evaluates its estimates on an ongoing basis and makes revisions to these estimates and related disclosures as experience develops or new information becomes known. Actual results could differ from these estimates.

New Accounting Pronouncements

In February 2013, the Financial Accounting Standards Board (“FASB”) issued Accounting Standards Update (“ASU”) 2013-2, Comprehensive Income (Topic 220): Reporting Amounts Reclassified Out of Accumulated Other Comprehensive Income .” ASU 2013-2 requires entities to disclose certain information relating to amounts reclassified out of accumulated other comprehensive income. The adoption of this guidance did not have a material impact on the Company’s financial statement presentation.

It has been determined that any other recently issued accounting standards or pronouncements not disclosed above have been excluded as they either are not relevant to the Company, or they are not expected to have a material effect on the Condensed Consolidated Financial Statements of the Company.

2. Acquisition of Real Estate

There were no acquisitions during the six months ended June 30, 2013.

During the year ended December 31, 2012, the Company acquired three retail buildings adjacent to certain of the Company’s existing shopping centers, for approximately $5.5 million. Also during the year ended December 31, 2012, the Company acquired the remaining 50% ownership interest in a 41.6 acre land parcel in Riverhead, NY for a purchase price of $0.5 million.

3. Discontinued Operations and Assets Held for Sale

The Company reports as discontinued operations assets held-for-sale as of the end of the current period and assets sold during the period. All results of these discontinued operations are included in a separate component of income on the Condensed Consolidated Statements of Operations under Discontinued operations.

At June 30, 2013 and December 31, 2012, two shopping centers and one shopping center, respectively, were classified as held for sale and are presented in Other assets within the Condensed Consolidated Balance Sheets. The shopping centers are located in Fort Myers, FL and Statesboro, GA and had carrying values of approximately $7.0 million and $1.6 million as of June 30, 2013 and December 31, 2012, respectively. During the six months ended June 30, 2013, the Company disposed of seven shopping centers in the Consolidated Portfolio for aggregate proceeds of $27.4 million.

During the six months ended June 30, 2012, the Company disposed of three shopping centers and one building for aggregate proceeds of $5.0 million.

In connection with the disposition of the shopping centers during the six months ended June 30, 2013 and 2012, the Company recognized provisions for impairment of $7.5 million and $2.9 million, respectively. For purposes of measuring this provision, fair value was determined based upon contracts with buyers or purchase offers from potential buyers and then adjusted to reflect associated disposition costs.

 

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The components of income from discontinued operations for the six months ended June 30, 2013 and 2012 are shown below:

 

     Six months ended  
     June 30,
2013
    June 30,
2012
 

Discontinued operations:

    

Revenues

   $ 2,099      $ 7,490   

Operating expenses

     (1,910     (7,212

Other income (expense), net

     3        (643
  

 

 

   

 

 

 

Income from discontinued operating properties

     192        (365

Gain on disposition of operating properties

     2,631        1,229   

Impairment on real estate held for sale

     (7,511     (2,911
  

 

 

   

 

 

 

Loss from discontinued operations

   $ (4,688   $ (2,047
  

 

 

   

 

 

 

4. Real Estate

The Company’s components of Real estate consisted of the following:

 

     June 30,
2013
    December 31,
2012
 

Land

   $ 1,897,893      $ 1,915,667   

Buildings and improvements:

    

Building

     6,781,359        6,817,378   

Building and tenant improvements

     285,172        254,844   

Other rental property (1)

     903,378        906,537   
  

 

 

   

 

 

 
     9,867,802        9,894,426   

Accumulated depreciation and amortization

     (1,008,059     (796,296
  

 

 

   

 

 

 

Total

   $ 8,859,743      $ 9,098,130   
  

 

 

   

 

 

 

 

(1) At June 30, 2013 and December 31, 2012, Other rental property consisted of intangible assets including: (i) $824.6 million and $826.9 million, respectively, of in-place lease value, (ii) $78.8 million and $79.6 million, respectively, of above-market leases, and (iii) $414.5 million and $341.8 million, respectively, of accumulated amortization. These intangible assets are amortized over the term of each related lease.

In addition, at June 30, 2013 and December 31, 2012, the Company had intangible liabilities relating to below-market leases of approximately $471.2 million and $473.9 million, respectively, and accumulated amortization of approximately $127.4 million and $97.7 million, respectively. These intangible liabilities, which are included in Accounts payable, accrued expenses and other liabilities in the Company’s Condensed Consolidated Balance Sheets, are amortized over the term of each related lease including any renewal periods with fixed rentals that are considered to be below market.

 

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Amortization expense associated with the above mentioned intangible assets and liabilities recognized for the six months ended June 30, 2013 and 2012 was approximately $24.7 million and $25.4 million, respectively. The estimated net amortization expense associated with the Company’s intangible assets and liabilities for each of the next five years is as follows:

 

Year ending December 31,    Estimated net
amortization
expense
 

2013 (remaining six months)

   $ 39,072   

2014

     57,379   

2015

     34,475   

2016

     14,653   

2017

     5,484   

On a continuous basis, management assesses whether there are any indicators, including property operating performance and general market conditions, that the value of the Company’s assets (including any related amortizable intangible assets or liabilities) may be impaired. To the extent impairment has occurred, the carrying value of the asset would be adjusted to an amount to reflect the estimated fair value of the asset.

The Company recognized approximately $36.1 million of provision for impairment for the six months ended June 30, 2013, excluding provision of impairment included in Discontinued operations. Other than the provision of impairment recognized in Discontinued operations, the Company did not recognize any provision for impairment for the six months ended June 30, 2012 (see Note 3).

The Company’s estimated fair values relating to the above impairment assessments were based upon internal analyses. The Company believes the inputs utilized were reasonable in the context of applicable market conditions; however, due to the significance of the unobservable inputs to the overall fair value measures, the Company determined that such fair value measurements were classified within Level 3 of the fair value hierarchy. The fair value of impaired real estate was $92.3 million as of June 30, 2013.

5. Investments in and Advances to Unconsolidated Real Estate Joint Ventures

The Company has investments in and advances to various unconsolidated real estate joint ventures (“joint ventures”). These joint ventures are engaged primarily in the operation of shopping centers, which are either owned or held under long-term operating leases. The Company and its joint venture partners have joint approval rights for major decisions, including those regarding property operations. As such, the Company holds non-controlling interests in these joint ventures and accounts for them under the equity method of accounting.

The following tables summarize the Company’s investments in and advances to unconsolidated real estate joint ventures:

 

                June 30,
2013
    December 31,
2012
 

Venture

  City   State  

JV Partner

  Percent
Ownership
    Percent
Ownership
 

Arapahoe Crossings, L.P. (1)(2)(3)

  Aurora   CO   Foreign Investor     30     30

BPR Land Partnership, L.P.

  Frisco   TX   Private Investors     50     50

BPR South, L.P.

  Frisco   TX   Private Investors     50     50

Heritage Intercontinental LP

  Dallas   TX  

Intercontinental Real Estate

Corporation

    25     25

NP/I&G Institutional Retail Company II, LLC (1)

  Las Vegas   NV  

JPMorgan Investment

Management, Inc.

    20     20

NPK Redevelopment I, LLC (1)

  Various   Various   Kmart Corporation (Sears Holding Corp.)     20     20

 

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(1) Pursuant to the terms of the applicable joint venture agreements, the Company’s participation in the joint ventures may increase if certain performance targets are achieved.
(2) The Arapahoe Crossings, L.P. joint venture had outstanding indebtedness of approximately $41.9 million and $42.5 million at June 30, 2013 and December 31, 2012, respectively. Such indebtedness is non-recourse to the Company; however, it may become recourse to the Company and its partners in certain limited situations, such as misuse of funds and material misrepresentations.
(3) On July 31, 2013, the Company acquired the 70% partnership interest in Arapahoe Crossings, L.P. that was previously owned by a foreign investor for an aggregate purchase price of $20.0 million. The acquisition included the assumption of debt obligations of approximately $41.8 million, which were paid off with the proceeds from the unsecured credit facility entered into in July 2013 (see Note 16 for further discussion of the credit facility).

The Company does not have commitments to fund losses in excess of the carrying value of its investment.

6. Financial Instruments — Derivatives and Hedging

The Company’s use of derivative instruments is limited to the utilization of interest rate agreements or other instruments to manage interest rate risk exposures and not for speculative purposes. The principal objective of such arrangements is to manage the risks and/or costs associated with the Company’s financial structure, as well as to hedge specific transactions.

At June 30, 2013 and December 31, 2012, the Company’s derivative instruments consisted of interest rate caps with aggregate notional amount of $722.0 million and $665.0 million, respectively, which were purchased as a lender requirement relating to variable rate loans with the same notional amount. At June 30, 2013 and December 31, 2012, the fair value of these interest rate caps was immaterial and during the six months ended June 30, 2013 and 2012, no payments were received from the respective counterparties.

7. Debt Obligations

At June 30, 2013 and December 31, 2012, the Company had the following indebtedness outstanding:

 

     Carrying Value as of             
     June 30,
2013
    December 31,
2012
   

Stated Interest
Rates

   Scheduled
Maturity Date
 

Mortgage and secured loans(1)

         

Fixed rate mortgage and secured loans(2)

   $ 5,266,261      $ 5,330,442      4.85% –12.5%      2013 – 2034   

Variable rate mortgage and secured loans(3)

     725,528        668,605      Variable(3)      2013 – 2017   
  

 

 

   

 

 

      

Total mortgage and secured loans

     5,991,789        5,999,047        

Net unamortized premium

     101,213        116,222        
  

 

 

   

 

 

      

Total mortgage and secured loans, net

   $ 6,093,002      $ 6,115,269        
  

 

 

   

 

 

      

Notes payables:

         

Unsecured notes(4)(5)

   $ 404,612      $ 404,612      3.75% –7.97%      2013 – 2029   

Net unamortized discount

     (17,245     (20,525     
  

 

 

   

 

 

      

Total notes payable, net

   $ 387,367      $ 384,087        
  

 

 

   

 

 

      

Total debt obligations

   $ 6,480,369      $ 6,499,356        
  

 

 

   

 

 

      

 

(1) The Company’s mortgages and secured loans are collateralized by certain properties and the equity interests of certain subsidiaries. These properties had a carrying value as of June 30, 2013 of approximately $8.0 billion.
(2) The weighted average interest rate on the Company’s fixed rate mortgage and secured loans was 5.96% as of June 30, 2013.

 

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(3) The weighted average interest rate on the Company’s variable rate mortgage and secured loans was 4.53% as of June 30, 2013. The Company incurs interest on $722.0 million of mortgages using the 30-day LIBOR rate (which was 0.1958% as of June 30, 2013, subject to certain rate floor requirements ranging from 25 basis points to 75 basis points), plus interest spreads ranging from 250 basis points to 465 basis points. The remaining balance of variable rate mortgages bears interest at the Prime Rate published in the Wall Street Journal, which was 3.25% as of June 30, 2013, plus an interest spread of 75 basis points.
(4) The weighted average interest rate on the Company’s unsecured notes was 5.97% as of June 30, 2013.
(5) The Company have a one time put repurchase right to certain unsecured notes that requires the Company to offer to repurchase the notes if tendered by holders (but does not require the holders to tender) for an amount equal to the principal amount plus accrued and unpaid interest on January 15, 2014. Although the stated maturity dates for these notes range from August 2026 to February 2028, the scheduled maturity dates listed above represent the first dates that note holders can require the Company to redeem all or any portion of the notes pursuant to the required put repurchase right. As of June 30, 2013, approximately $104.6 million aggregate principal amount of unsecured notes with this put right remained outstanding.

Debt Transactions

On February 27, 2013, certain indirect wholly owned subsidiaries of the Company (the “Borrowers”) obtained a $57.0 million mortgage loan (the “Mortgage Loan”). The Mortgage Loan is secured by three shopping centers and is guaranteed by BPG for certain customary recourse carveout liabilities.

The Mortgage Loan bears interest at a rate equal to LIBOR (subject to a floor of 25 basis points) plus a spread of 350 basis points, payable monthly, and is scheduled to mature on March 1, 2016, with two extension options that allow the Borrowers to extend the maturity through March 1, 2017 and then to March 1, 2018, subject in each case to the satisfaction of certain financial conditions.

In connection with the closing of the Mortgage Loan, approximately $42.0 million of mortgage loans of the Company was repaid.

Debt Maturities

At June 30, 2013 and December 31, 2012, accrued interest of $41.1 million and $30.7 million was outstanding, respectively. At June 30, 2013, scheduled maturities of the outstanding debt obligations were as follows:

 

Year ending December 31,

      

2013 (remaining six months)

   $ 830,991   

2014

     355,735   

2015

     1,069,087   

2016

     2,676,422   

2017

     338,471   

Thereafter

     1,125,695   
  

 

 

 

Total debt maturities

     6,396,401   

Net unamortized premiums on mortgages

     101,213   

Net unamortized discount on notes

     (17,245
  

 

 

 

Total debt obligations

   $ 6,480,369   
  

 

 

 

The Company, among other things, is subject to maintenance of various covenants. The Company is currently in compliance with these covenants.

 

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8. Financing Liabilities

At June 30, 2013 and December 31, 2012, the Company had financing liabilities of $173.2 million and $174.4 million, respectively.

On December 6, 2010, the Company formed a real estate venture with Inland American CP Investment, LLC (“Inland”). The Company contributed 25 shopping centers with a fair value of approximately $471.0 million and Inland contributed cash of $121.5 million, resulting in Inland receiving a 70% ownership interest with a cumulative preferential share of cash flow generated by the shopping centers at an 11% stated return. The Company received a 30% ownership interest, subordinated to Inland’s preferred interest. Due to the venture agreement providing Inland with the right to put its interest to the Company for an amount of cash equal to the amount it contributed plus accrued interest beginning December 6, 2015, the Company consolidates the real estate venture under the financing method which requires the amount Inland contributed to be reflected as a liability. The venture agreement also provided the Company with the right to call Inland’s interest, beginning December 6, 2014, for an amount of cash determined on the same basis as described above.

On November 11, 2008, a Class A Preferred Unit Holder (see Note 10 for further details) elected to redeem substantially all of its units. These units were redeemed in exchange for the fee interest in a property, and the Company entered into a 20 year master lease agreement at the date of transfer with the Class A Preferred Unit Holder. The carrying value of this agreement at June 30, 2013 and December 31, 2012 was $17.9 million and $18.0 million, respectively, including unamortized premium of $2.7 million and $2.8 million, respectively.

In addition to the two liabilities disclosed above, financing liabilities include capital leases, net of unamortized discount at June 30, 2013 and December 31, 2012 of $26.7 million and $27.1 million, respectively.

9. Fair Value Disclosures

All financial instruments of the Company are reflected in the accompanying Condensed Consolidated Balance Sheets at amounts which, in Management’s judgment, reasonably approximate their fair values, except those instruments listed below:

 

     June 30, 2013      December 31, 2012  
     Carrying
Amounts
     Fair
Value
     Carrying
Amounts
     Fair
Value
 

Mortgage and secured loans payable

   $ 6,093,002       $ 6,201,555       $ 6,115,269       $ 6,161,656   

Notes payable

     387,367         402,853         384,087         395,280   
  

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

 

Total debt obligations

   $ 6,480,369       $ 6,604,408       $ 6,499,356       $ 6,556,936   
  

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

 

Financing liabilities

   $ 173,231       $ 173,231       $ 174,440       $ 174,440   
  

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

 

The valuation methodology used to estimate the fair value of the Company’s fixed- and variable-rate indebtedness and financing liabilities is based on discounted cash flows, with assumptions that include credit spreads, loan amounts and debt maturities. Such fair value estimates are not necessarily indicative of the amounts that would be realized upon disposition.

As a basis for considering market participant assumptions in fair value measurements, a fair value hierarchy is included in U.S. GAAP that distinguishes between market participant assumptions based on market data obtained from sources independent of the reporting entity (observable inputs that are classified within Levels 1 and 2 of the hierarchy) and the reporting entity’s own assumptions about market participant assumptions (unobservable inputs that are classified within Level 3 of the hierarchy).

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based on the lowest level input that is significant to the fair value measurement in its entirety. The Company’s assessment of the significance of a particular input to the fair value measurement in its entirety requires judgment, and considers factors specific to the asset or liability.

At June 30, 2013 and December 31, 2012, the fair values of the Company’s marketable securities, valued based on quoted market prices, were classified within Level 1 of the fair value hierarchy. Conversely, at June 30, 2013 and December 31, 2012, the fair values of the Company’s mortgage and secured loans, notes payable, financing liabilities and interest rate caps, valued based on discounted cash flow or other similar methodologies were classified within Level 3 of the fair value hierarchy.

10. Redeemable Non-controlling Interests

The redeemable non-controlling interests presented in these Condensed Consolidated Financial Statements relate to portions of a consolidated subsidiary held by non-controlling interest holders in a partnership (“ERP”) that was formed to own certain real estate properties which were contributed to it in exchange for cash, the assumption of mortgage indebtedness and limited partnership units (or Class A Preferred Units).

A wholly owned subsidiary of the Company is the sole general partner of ERP and is entitled to receive 99% of all net income and gains before depreciation, if any, after the limited partners receive their preferred cash and gain allocations. There were 648 thousand Class A Preferred Units outstanding at June 30, 2013 and December 31, 2012.

Holders of these Class A Preferred Units have a redemption right that provides the holder with the option to redeem their units for $33.15 per unit in cash plus all accrued and unpaid distributions. Due to this right, the portion of the partnership attributable to such outside interests has been classified as redeemable non-controlling interests within the Company’s Condensed Consolidated Balance Sheets which at June 30, 2013 and December 31, 2012 was $21.5 million and $21.5 million, respectively.

During the six months ended June 30, 2013 and 2012, no limited partners with Class A Preferred Units made a redemption election. Such redemption elections may be made at any time, and the Company is required to make any such redemption on the second to last business day of the quarter in which such election is made, provided that the Company receives the redemption election at least ten business days prior to such date.

The changes in redeemable non-controlling interests are as follows:

 

     Six months ended  
     June 30,
2013
    June 30,
2012
 

Balance at beginning of period

   $ 21,467      $ 21,559   

Distributions to non-controlling interests

     (644     (647

Net loss attributable to redeemable non-controlling interests

     644        647   
  

 

 

   

 

 

 

Balance at end of period

   $ 21,467      $ 21,559   
  

 

 

   

 

 

 

11. Non-controlling Interests

The non-controlling interests presented in these Condensed Consolidated Financial Statements relate to portions of a consolidated subsidiary held by the non-controlling interest holders in a corporation, BPG Subsidiary Inc. (“BPG Sub”), that was formed to own Brixmor Operating Partnership LP (the “Operating Partnership”), a consolidated entity.

The Company owns 75.65% of BPG Sub and is entitled to receive 75.65% of all net income and gains before depreciation. The remaining 24.35% is held by Blackstone Retail Transaction II Holdco L.P. (“Holdco II”) an affiliate of BREP VI. At June 30, 2013 and December 31, 2012, there were 100,000 units of BPG Sub outstanding, of which the Company owned 75,649 and the affiliated non-controlling interest owned 24,351.

 

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12. Stock Based Compensation

Certain employees of the Company have been granted long-term incentive awards which provide them with equity interests as an incentive to remain in the Company’s service and align executives’ interests with those of the Company’s equity holders. The awards were granted by the Company’s equity holders, BRE Retail Holdco L.P. and Blackstone Retail Transaction II Holdco L.P. (the “Partnerships”), in the form of Class B Units in each of the Partnerships.

On November 1, 2011, approximately 96.8 million Class B Units were granted with a grant date fair value of approximately $43.1 million. $21.8 million of these Class B Units were granted with a service condition, of which 50% will fully vest on the third anniversary of the Transaction and the remaining 50% will vest on the fifth anniversary of the Transaction, subject to the employee’s continued employment through such anniversary. The remaining $21.3 million of these Class B Units were granted with a performance condition and will vest only if certain equity holders of the Partnerships receive cash proceeds resulting in at least a 15.0% internal rate of return on their Class A Units, subject to the employee’s continued employment through such date.

A Monte Carlo simulation model was used to estimate the grant date weighted average fair value of the service and performance conditions of the Class B Units, yielding fair values of $0.45 and $0.44, respectively The following assumptions were used at grant date: expected dividend yield, $-; risk-free interest rate, 0.9%; expected volatility, 80.0%; and expected life, 5 years.

On March 29, 2013, approximately 9.1 million Class B Units were granted with a grant date fair value of approximately $4.0 million. $2.0 million of these Class B Units were granted with a service condition, of which 50% will fully vest on the third anniversary of the Transaction and the remaining 50% will vest on the fifth anniversary of the Transaction, subject to the employee’s continued employment through such anniversary. The remaining $2.0 million of these Class B Units were granted with a performance condition and will vest only if certain equity holders of the Partnerships receive cash proceeds resulting in at least a 15.0% internal rate of return on their Class A Units, subject to the employee’s continued employment through such date.

A Monte Carlo simulation model was used to estimate the grant date weighted average fair value of the service and performance conditions of the Class B Units, yielding fair values of $0.445 and $0.444, respectively The following assumptions were used at grant date: expected dividend yield, $-; risk-free interest rate, 0.2%; expected volatility, 35.0%; and expected life, 1.6 years.

On April 30, 2013, approximately 1.8 million Class B Units were granted with a grant date fair value of approximately $0.8 million. $0.4 million of these Class B Units were granted with a service condition, of which 50% will fully vest on the third anniversary of the Transaction and the remaining 50% will vest on the fifth anniversary of the Transaction, subject to the employee’s continued employment through such anniversary. The remaining $0.4 million of these Class B Units were granted with a performance condition and will vest only if certain equity holders of the Partnerships receive cash proceeds resulting in at least a 15.0% internal rate of return on their Class A Units, subject to the employee’s continued employment through such date.

A Monte Carlo simulation model was used to estimate the grant date weighted average fair value of the service and performance conditions of the Class B Units, yielding fair values of $0.445 and $0.444, respectively The following assumptions were used at grant date: expected dividend yield, $-; risk-free interest rate, 0.2%; expected volatility, 35.0%; and expected life, 1.6 years.

On May 20, 2013 approximately 20.6 million Class B Units were granted with a grant date fair value of $6.0 million. Approximately $3.0 million of these units were granted with a service condition, of which 50% will fully vest on May 20, 2016 and 50% will vest on May 20, 2018, subject to the employee’s continued employment through such dates. The remaining $3.0 million of these Class B Units were granted with a performance condition and will vest only if certain equity holders of the Partnerships receive cash proceeds resulting in at least a 15.0% internal rate of return on their Class A Units, subject to the employee’s continued employment through such date.

 

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A Monte Carlo simulation model was used to estimate the grant date weighted average fair value of the service and performance conditions of the Class B Units, yielding fair values of $0.289 and $0.289, respectively The following assumptions were used at grant date: expected dividend yield, $-; risk-free interest rate, 0.2%; expected volatility, 35.0%; and expected life, 1.6 years.

The fair value of the units with service conditions will be recognized ratably over the applicable service period of either three or five years. At June 30, 2013 and December 31, 2012, no Class B Units had vested.

The Class B Units granted to employees by the Partnerships were recorded as a contribution by the Partnerships, with amortization being recorded as a component of General and administrative expenses in the Condensed Consolidated Statement of Operations. During the six months ended June 30, 2013 and 2012, the Company recognized approximately $1.6 million and $3.2 million, respectively, of incentive-based compensation expense relating to these units as a component of General and administrative expense in the Condensed Consolidated Statements of Operations. The $1.6 million of expense recognized in the six months ended June 30, 2013 reflects approximately $1.4 million of incentive-based compensation expense that was reversed as a result of Class B Units that were forfeited. The Company did not recognize expense related to the units subject to performance conditions as the applicable conditions have not yet been met. As of June 30, 2013 and December 31, 2012, the total compensation cost expected to be recognized over a weighted average period of four years as a result of awards not yet vested was $32.4 million and $35.6 million, respectively.

13. Commitments and Contingencies

Leasing commitments

The Company periodically enters into leases in connection with ground leases for neighborhood and community shopping centers which it operates and as administrative space for the Company. During the six months ended June 30, 2013 and 2012, the Company recognized rent expense associated with these leases of $4.8 million and $4.8 million, respectively. Minimum annual rental commitments associated with these leases during the next five years and thereafter are as follows: 2013 (remaining six months), $4.3 million, 2014, $8.6 million, 2015, $8.6 million, 2016, $8.1 million, 2017, $8.0 million and thereafter, $96.8 million.

Insurance captive

In April 2007, the Company formed a wholly owned captive insurance company, ERT-CIC, LLC (“ERT CIC”) which underwrote the first layer of general liability insurance programs for the Company’s wholly owned, majority owned and joint venture properties. The Company formed ERT-CIC as part of its overall risk management program and to stabilize insurance costs, manage exposure and recoup expenses through the functions of the captive program. The Company capitalized ERT CIC in accordance with the applicable regulatory requirements. ERT CIC established annual premiums based on projections derived from the past loss experience of the Company’s properties. ERT CIC engaged an independent third party to perform an actuarial estimate of future projected claims, related deductibles and projected expenses necessary to fund associated risk management programs. Premiums paid to ERT CIC may be adjusted based on this estimate and may be reimbursed by tenants pursuant to specific lease terms.

During 2012, the Company replaced ERT-CIC with a newly formed, wholly-owned captive insurance company, Brixmor Incap, LLC (“Incap”). Incap underwrites the first layer of general liability insurance programs for the Company’s wholly owned, majority owned and joint venture properties. The Company formed Incap as part of its overall risk management program and to stabilize insurance costs, manage exposure and recoup expenses through the functions of the captive program. The Company has capitalized Incap in accordance with the applicable regulatory requirements. Incap established annual premiums based on projections derived from the past loss experience of the Company’s properties. Incap has engaged an independent third party to perform an actuarial estimate of future projected claims, related deductibles and projected expenses necessary to fund associated risk management programs.

Premiums paid to Incap may be adjusted based on this estimate and may be reimbursed by tenants pursuant to specific lease terms.

 

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Environmental matters

Under various federal, state and local laws, ordinances and regulations, the Company may be considered an owner or operator of real property or may have arranged for the disposal or treatment of hazardous or toxic substances. As a result, the Company may be liable for certain costs including removal, remediation, government fines and injuries to persons and property. The Company does not believe that any resulting liability from such matters will have a material adverse effect on the financial position, results of operations or liquidity of the Company.

Other legal matters

The Company is subject to various other legal proceedings and claims that arise in the ordinary course of business. Management believes that the final outcome of such matters will not have a material adverse effect on the financial position, results of operations or liquidity of the Company.

14. Income Taxes

The Company has elected to qualify as a REIT in accordance with the Internal Revenue Code (the “Code”). To qualify as a REIT, the Company must meet a number of organizational and operational requirements, including a requirement that it currently distribute at least 90% of its adjusted REIT taxable income to its stockholders. It is management’s intention to adhere to these requirements and maintain the Company’s REIT status.

As a REIT, the Company generally will not be subject to federal income tax, provided that distributions to its stockholders equal at least the amount of its REIT taxable income as defined under the Code. If the Company fails to qualify as a REIT in any taxable year, it will be subject to federal taxes at regular corporate rates (including any applicable alternative minimum tax) and may not be able to qualify as a REIT for four subsequent taxable years.

Even if the Company qualifies for taxation as a REIT, the Company is subject to certain state and local taxes on its income and property, and to federal income and excise taxes on its undistributed taxable income. In addition, taxable income from non-REIT activities managed through taxable REIT subsidiaries (“TRS”) is subject to federal, state and local income taxes.

The Company has analyzed the tax position taken on income tax returns for the open 2010 through 2012 tax years and has concluded that no provision for income taxes related to uncertain tax positions is required in the Company’s consolidated financial statements as of June 30, 2013.

The Company may be subject to certain state and local income taxes or franchise taxes. State and local income taxes or franchise taxes of approximately $1.9 million and $3.1 million for the six months ended June 30, 2013 and 2012, respectively, are reflected in General and administrative expenses in the accompanying Consolidated Statements of Operations.

Taxable REIT Subsidiaries

TRS’ activities include real estate operations and an investment in an insurance company (see Note 13 for further information).

Income taxes have been recorded based on the asset and liability method. Under the asset and liability method, deferred income taxes are recognized for the temporary differences between the financial reporting basis and the tax basis of taxable assets and liabilities.

At June 30, 2013 and December 31, 2012, the TRS had gross deferred tax assets of $361.5 million and $371.1 million, respectively and gross deferred tax liabilities of $0.7 million and $0.6 million, respectively.

 

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Deferred tax assets and liabilities are primarily attributable to real estate basis differences, goodwill, and net operating loss carry forwards. At June 30, 2013 and December 31, 2012, a valuation allowance of $360.9 million and $370.5 million, respectively, had been established due to the uncertainty associated with realizing these deferred tax assets. Deferred tax assets (net of the valuation allowance) and liabilities are included in Other assets and Accounts payable, accrued expenses and other liabilities, respectively in the accompanying Condensed Consolidated Balance Sheets.

15. Related-Party Transactions

In the ordinary course of conducting its business, the Company enters into customary agreements with its affiliates and unconsolidated real estate joint ventures in relation to the leasing and management of its and/or its related parties real estate assets.

At June 30, 2013 and December 31, 2012, receivables from related parties were $7.3 million and $7.1 million, respectively, which amounts are included in Receivables, net in the Condensed Consolidated Balance Sheets. There were no payables due to related parties at June 30, 2013. At December 31, 2012, payables to related parties were $0.05 million, which amounts are included in Accounts payable, accrued expenses and other liabilities in the Condensed Consolidated Balance Sheets.

16. Subsequent Events

In preparing the condensed consolidated financial statements, the Company has evaluated events and transactions occurring after June 30, 2013 for recognition or disclosure purposes. Based on this evaluation, the following subsequent events, from June 30, 2013 through to the date the financial statements were issued, were identified:

 

   

On July 1, 2013, certain wholly-owned subsidiaries of the Company exercised the first extension option to extend the initial maturity date of an $80.0 million mortgage loan to July 1, 2014. In addition, the loan is no longer subject to LIBOR floor of 75 basis points. It bears interest at a rate equal to LIBOR which was 0.2% as of June 30, 2013.

 

   

On July 16, 2013, Brixmor Operating Partnership LP, entered into a senior unsecured credit facility consisting of (i) a $1,250.0 million revolving credit facility (the “Revolving Facility”) which will mature on July 31, 2017, with a one-year extension option; and (ii) a $1,500.0 million term loan facility (the “Term Loan Facility”), which will mature on July 31, 2018. The obligations under the unsecured credit facility are guaranteed by both the Company and Brixmor OP GP LLC (together, the “Parent Guarantors”), as well as by both Brixmor Residual Holding LLC and the Brixmor GA America LLC (the “Material Subsidiary Guarantors”). The guarantees from the Material Subsidiary Guarantors are automatically released upon the occurrence of certain events, including upon Brixmor Operating Partnership LP obtaining an investment grade rating. In August 2013, approximately $540.8 million of the Revolving Facility was drawn to repay certain of the Company’s debt obligations.

 

   

On July 18, 2013, the Company filed a registration statement on Form S-11 with the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission relating to the proposed initial public offering of its common stock. The number of shares to be sold and the price range for the proposed offering have not yet been determined.

 

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Brixmor Property Group Inc.

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PRELIMINARY PROSPECTUS

                    , 2013

 

 

BofA Merrill Lynch

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Wells Fargo Securities

Until                     , 2013 (25 days after the date of this prospectus), all dealers that buy, sell or trade shares of our common stock, whether or not participating in this offering, may be required to deliver a prospectus. This is in addition to the dealers’ obligation to deliver a prospectus when acting as underwriters and with respect to their unsold allotments or subscriptions.

 

 

 


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PART II

INFORMATION NOT REQUIRED IN PROSPECTUS

Item 31. Other Expenses of Issuance and Distribution.

The following table sets forth the estimated costs and expenses, other than the underwriting discount, payable by us in connection with the sale of the securities being registered hereby. All amounts shown are estimates except the SEC registration fee and the Financial Industry Regulatory Authority filing fee.

 

Filing Fee—Securities and Exchange Commission

   $ 13,640   

Fee—Financial Industry Regulatory Authority

     15,500   

Listing Fee—New York Stock Exchange

         

Fees of Transfer Agent

         

Fees and Expenses of Counsel

         

Printing Expenses

         

Fees and Expenses of Accountants

         

Miscellaneous Expenses

         
  

 

 

 

Total

         
  

 

 

 

 

* To be filed by amendment.

Item 32. Sales to Special Parties.

Not applicable.

Item 33. Recent Sales of Unregistered Equity Securities.

In connection with the Acquisition, on June 28, 2011 Brixmor Property Group Inc. issued an aggregate of 75,649 shares of common stock to an investment vehicle controlled by an investment fund managed by an affiliate of The Blackstone Group L.P. for aggregate proceeds to us of approximately $1,740 million. Such securities were issued in reliance on the exemption contained in Section 4(2) of the Securities Act as transactions by the issuer not involving a public offering. No general solicitation or underwriters were involved in this issuance.

Item 34. Indemnification of Directors and Officers.

Maryland law permits us to include a provision in our charter eliminating the liability of our directors and officers to us and our stockholders for money damages, except for liability resulting from (a) actual receipt of an improper benefit or profit in money, property or services or (b) active and deliberate dishonesty that is established by a final judgment and is material to the cause of action. Our charter contains a provision that eliminates our directors’ and officers’ liability to the maximum extent permitted by Maryland law.

Maryland law requires us (unless our charter were to provide otherwise, which our charter does not) to indemnify a director or officer who has been successful, on the merits or otherwise, in the defense of any proceeding to which he or she is made a party by reason of his or her service in that capacity. Maryland law permits us to indemnify our present and former directors and officers, among others, against judgments, penalties, fines, settlements and reasonable expenses actually incurred by them in connection with any proceeding to which they may be made or threatened to be made a party by reason of their service in those or certain other capacities unless it is established that:

 

   

the act or omission of the director or officer was material to the matter giving rise to the proceeding and (a) was committed in bad faith or (b) was the result of active and deliberate dishonesty;

 

   

the director or officer actually received an improper personal benefit in money, property or services; or

 

   

in the case of any criminal proceeding, the director or officer had reasonable cause to believe that the act or omission was unlawful.

 

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Maryland law prohibits us from indemnifying a director or officer who has been adjudged liable in a suit by us or on our behalf or in which the director or officer was adjudged liable on the basis that a personal benefit was improperly received. A court may order indemnification if it determines that the director or officer is fairly and reasonably entitled to indemnification, even though the director or officer did not meet the prescribed standard of conduct or was adjudged liable on the basis that personal benefit was improperly received; however, indemnification for an adverse judgment in a suit by us or on our behalf, or for a judgment of liability on the basis that personal benefit was improperly received, is limited to expenses.

In addition, Maryland law permits us to advance reasonable expenses to a director or officer upon our receipt of (a) a written affirmation by the director or officer of his or her good faith belief that he or she has met the standard of conduct necessary for indemnification and (b) a written undertaking by him or her or on his or her behalf to repay the amount paid or reimbursed if it is ultimately determined that the standard of conduct was not met.

To the maximum extent permitted by Maryland law, our charter authorizes us to indemnify any person who serves or has served, and our bylaws obligate us, to the maximum extent permitted by Maryland law, to indemnify any individual who is made or threatened to be made a party to or witness in a proceeding by reason of his or her service:

 

   

as our director or officer; or

 

   

while a director or officer and at our request, as a director, officer, partner, manager, member or trustee of another corporation, real estate investment trust, partnership, joint venture, limited liability company, trust, employee benefit plan or other enterprise,

from and against any claim or liability to which he or she may become subject or that he or she may incur by reason of his or her service in any of these capacities, and to pay or reimburse his or her reasonable expenses in advance of final disposition of a proceeding. Our charter and bylaws also permit us to indemnify and advance expenses to any individual who served any of our predecessors in any of the capacities described above and any employee or agent of us or any of our predecessors.

Furthermore, our officers and directors are indemnified against specified liabilities by the underwriters, and the underwriters are indemnified against certain liabilities by us, under the underwriting agreement relating to this offering. See “Underwriting.”

We are currently party to or intend to enter into indemnification agreements with our directors and executive officers. These agreements require or will require us to indemnify these individuals to the fullest extent permitted under Maryland law against liabilities that may arise by reason of their service to us, and to advance expenses incurred as a result of any proceeding against them as to which they could be indemnified. Insofar as indemnification for liabilities arising under the Securities Act may be permitted to directors or executive officers, we have been informed that, in the opinion of the Securities and Exchange Commission, such indemnification is against public policy and is therefore unenforceable.

In addition, our directors and officers are indemnified for specified liabilities and expenses pursuant to the organizational documents of certain of our subsidiaries.

Item 35. Treatment of Proceeds from Stock Being Registered.

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Item 36. Financial Statements and Exhibits.

(a) See Page F-1 for an index of the financial statements that are being filed as part of this registration statement on Form S-11.

(b) Following is a list of exhibits being filed as part of, or incorporated by reference into, this registration statement on Form S-11.

 

Exhibit
number
   Description
  1.1    Form of Underwriting Agreement*
  3.1    Form of Charter of the Registrant
  3.2    Form of Bylaws of the Registrant
  4.1    Indenture, dated as of March 29, 1995, between New Plan Realty Trust and The First National Bank of Boston, as Trustee (the “1995 Indenture”) (incorporated herein by reference to Exhibit 4.2 to the New Plan Realty Trust’s Registration Statement on Form S-3 (File No. 33-61383) filed on July 28, 1995)
  4.2    First Supplemental Indenture to the 1995 Indenture, dated as of August 5, 1999, by and among New Plan Realty Trust, New Plan Excel Realty Trust, Inc. and State Street Bank and Trust Company (incorporated herein by reference to Exhibit 10.2 to New Plan Excel Realty Trust, Inc.’s Quarterly Report on Form 10-Q for the quarter ended September 30, 1999 (File No. 001-12244) filed on November 12, 1999)
  4.3    Successor Supplemental Indenture to the 1995 Indenture, dated as of April 20, 2007, by and among Super IntermediateCo LLC and U.S. Bank Trust National Association (incorporated herein by reference to Exhibit 4.2 to Centro NP LLC’s Quarterly Report on Form 10-Q for the quarter ended June 30, 2007 (File No. 001-12244) filed on August 9, 2007)
  4.4    Third Supplemental Indenture to the 1995 Indenture, dated as of October 30, 2009, by and among Centro NP LLC and U.S. Bank Trust National Association
  4.5    Indenture, dated as of February 3, 1999, among the New Plan Excel Realty Trust, Inc., as Primary Obligor, New Plan Realty Trust, as Guarantor, and State Street Bank and Trust Company, as Trustee (the “1999 Indenture”) (incorporated herein by reference to Exhibit 4.1 to New Plan Excel Realty Trust, Inc.’s Current Report on Form 8-K dated February 3, 1999 (File No. 001-12244))
  4.6    Form of Officers’ Certificate relating to the terms of the Company’s 3.75% Convertible Senior Notes due 2023 (incorporated herein by reference to Exhibit 4.2 to New Plan Excel Realty Trust, Inc.’s Current Report on Form 8-K dated May 19, 2003 (File No. 001-12244))
  4.7    Supplemental Indenture to the 1999 Indenture, dated as of December 17, 2004, by and between New Plan Excel Realty Trust, Inc., as Primary Obligor, New Plan Realty Trust, as Guarantor, and U.S. Bank Trust National Association (as successor to State Street Bank and Trust Company) (incorporated herein by reference to Exhibit 4.1 to New Plan Excel Realty Trust, Inc.’s Current Report on Form 8-K dated December 22, 2004 (File No. 001-12244))
  4.8    Successor Supplemental Indenture to the 1999 Indenture, dated as of April 20, 2007, by and among Super IntermediateCo LLC and U.S. Bank Trust National Association (incorporated herein by reference to Exhibit 4.3 to Centro NP LLC’s Quarterly Report on Form 10-Q for the quarter ended June 30, 2007 (File No. 001-12244) filed on August 9, 2007)
  4.9    Supplemental Indenture to the 1999 Indenture, dated as of May 4, 2007, by and between Centro NP LLC and U.S. Bank Trust National Association (incorporated herein by reference to Exhibit 4.3 to Centro NP LLC’s Quarterly Report on Form 10-Q for the quarter ended June 30, 2007 (File No. 001-12244) filed on August 9, 2007)

 

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Exhibit
number
   Description
  4.10    Indenture, dated as of January 30, 2004, by and between New Plan Excel Realty Trust, Inc. as Primary Obligor, and U.S. Bank Trust National Association, as Trustee (the “2004 Indenture”) (incorporated herein by reference to Exhibit 4.1 to New Plan Excel Realty Trust, Inc.’s Current Report on Form 8-K dated February 5, 2004 (File No. 001-12244))
  4.11    First Supplemental Indenture to the 2004 Indenture, dated as of September 19, 2006, between New Plan Excel Realty Trust and U.S. Bank Trust National Association, as trustee (incorporated herein by reference to Exhibit 4.1 to New Plan Excel Realty Trust, Inc.’s Current Report on Form 8-K, dated September 13, 2006 (File No. 001-12244))
  4.12    Successor Supplemental Indenture to the 2004 Indenture, dated as of April 20, 2007, by and among Super IntermediateCo LLC and U.S. Bank Trust National Association (incorporated herein by reference to Exhibit 4.3 to Centro NP LLC’s Quarterly Report on Form 10-Q for the quarter ended June 30, 2007 (File No. 001-12244) filed on August 9, 2007)
  4.13   

Supplemental Indenture to the 2004 Indenture, dated as of May 4, 2007, by and between Centro NP LLC and U.S. Bank Trust National Association (incorporated herein by reference to Exhibit 4.3 to Centro NP LLC’s Quarterly Report on Form 10-Q for the quarter ended June 30, 2007 (File No. 001-12244) filed on August 9, 2007)

  5.1    Opinion of Venable LLP regarding validity of the shares registered*
  8.1    Opinion of Simpson Thacher & Bartlett LLP regarding certain tax matters*
10.1    Form of Agreement of Limited Partnership of Brixmor Operating Partnership LP*
10.2    Form of Contribution Agreement
10.3    Form of Non-Core Property Management Agreement
10.4    Form of Registration Rights Agreement*
10.5    Form of Stockholders’ Agreement
10.6    Revolving Credit and Term Loan Agreement, dated as of July 16, 2013, among Brixmor Operating Partnership LP, as borrower, JPMorgan Chase Bank, N.A., as administrative agent, Bank of America, N.A. and Wells Fargo Bank, National Association as syndication agents, Barclays Bank plc, Citibank, N.A., Deutsche Bank Securities Inc. and Royal Bank of Canada as documentation agents and the other lenders party thereto
10.7    Parent Guaranty, dated as of July 16, 2013, made by BPG Subsidiary Inc. and Brixmor OP GP LLC for the benefit of JPMorgan Chase Bank, N.A., as administrative agent
10.8    Subsidiary Guaranty, dated as of July 16, 2013, made by Brixmor Residual Holding LLC and Brixmor GA America LLC for the benefit of JPMorgan Chase Bank, N.A., as administrative agent
10.9    Loan Agreement, dated as of July 28, 2010, by and among Centro NP New Garden SC Owner, LLC, Centro NP Clark, LLC, Centro NP Hamilton Plaza Owner, LLC, Centro NP Holdings 11 SPE, LLC, Centro NP Holdings 12 SPE, LLC, Centro NP Atlantic Plaza, LLC, Centro NP 23rd Street Station Owner, LLC, Centro NP Coconut Creek Owner, LLC, Centro NP Seminole Plaza Owner, LLC, Centro NP Ventura Downs Owner, LLC, Centro NP Augusta West Plaza, LLC, Centro NP Banks Station, LLC, Centro NP Laurel Square Owner, LLC, Centro NP Middletown Plaza Owner, LLC, Centro NP Miracle Mile, LLC, Centro NP Ridgeview, LLC, Centro NP Surrey Square Mall, LLC, Centro NP Covington Gallery Owner, LLC, Centro NP Stone Mountain, LLC, Centro NP Greentree SC, LLC, Centro NP Arbor Faire Owner, LP, Centro NP Holdings 10 SPE, LLC, HK New Plan Festival Center (IL), LLC and JPMorgan Chase Bank, N.A., as lender
10.10    Guaranty, dated as of July 28, 2010, made by Centro NP LLC for the benefit of JPMorgan Chase Bank, N.A., as lender (regarding Loan Agreement with Centro NP New Garden SC Owner, LLC, et al.)

 

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number
   Description
10.11    Senior Mezzanine Loan Agreement, dated as of July 28, 2010, by and among Centro NP New Garden Mezz 1, LLC, Centro NP Senior Mezz Holding, LLC and JPMorgan Chase Bank, N.A., as lender
10.12    Senior Mezzanine Guaranty, dated as of July 28, 2010, made by Centro NP LLC for the benefit of JPMorgan Chase Bank, N.A., as lender
10.13    Omnibus Amendment to the Mezzanine Loan Documents, dated as of September 1, 2010, by and among Centro NP New Garden Mezz 2, LLC, Centro NP Junior Mezz Holding, LLC and JPMorgan Chase Bank, N.A., as lender
10.14    Loan Agreement, dated as of July 28, 2010, by and between Centro NP Roosevelt Mall Owner, LLC and JPMorgan Chase Bank, N.A., as lender
10.15    Guaranty, dated as of July 28, 2010, made by Centro NP LLC for the benefit of JPMorgan Chase Bank, N.A., as lender (regarding Loan Agreement with Centro NP Roosevelt Mall Owner, LLC)
10.16    Mortgage Loan, dated as of June 28, 2011, by and among BRE Retail NP Owner 1 LLC, BRE Retail NP Lexington Road Plaza Owner LLC, BRE Retail NP Festival Centre Owner LLC, BRE Retail NP Shoppes at Hickory Hollow Owner LLC, BRE Retail NP Kimball Crossing Owner LLC, BRE Retail NP Memphis Commons Owner LLC, BRE Retail NP Brenham Four Corners Owner LLC, HK New Plan Hunt River Commons LLC, BRE Retail NP TRS LLC and Wells Fargo Bank, National Association
10.17    Loan Agreement, dated as of August 22, 2012, by and between New Plan of Arlington Heights, LLC, New Plan Cinnaminson Urban Renewal, L.L.C., New Plan of Cinnaminson, L.P., Brixmor Montebello Plaza, L.P. and Goldman Sachs Mortgage Company, as lender
10.18    Form of 2013 Omnibus Incentive Plan*
10.19    Form of Director and Officer Indemnification Agreement
10.20    Employment Agreement, dated November 1, 2011, between BPG Subsidiary Inc. and Michael A. Carroll
10.21    Employment Agreement, dated June 24, 2013, between BPG Subsidiary Inc. and Michael V. Pappagallo
10.22    Employment Agreement, dated November 1, 2011, between BPG Subsidiary Inc. and Timothy Bruce
10.23    Employment Agreement, dated November 1, 2011, between BPG Subsidiary Inc. and Steven F. Siegel
10.24    Employment Agreement, dated November 1, 2011, between BPG Subsidiary Inc. and Dean Bernstein
10.25    Employment Agreement, dated November 1, 2011, between BPG Subsidiary Inc. and Tiffanie Fisher
21.1    Subsidiaries of the Registrant
23.1    Consent of Ernst & Young LLP
23.2    Consent of Venable LLP (included in the opinion filed as Exhibit 5.1)*
23.3    Consent of Simpson Thacher & Bartlett LLP (included in the opinion filed as Exhibit 8.1)*
23.4    Consent of Rosen Consulting Group**
24.1    Power of Attorney (included on signature pages to this Registration Statement)
99.1    Amended and Restated Certificate of Incorporation of BPG Subsidiary Inc.
99.2    Amended and Restated Bylaws of BPG Subsidiary Inc.

 

* To be filed by amendment
** Previously filed

 

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Item 37. Undertakings.

(a) The undersigned registrant hereby undertakes to provide to the underwriters at the closing specified in the purchase agreement, certificates in such denominations and registered in such names as required by the underwriters to permit prompt delivery to each purchaser.

(b) Insofar as indemnification for liabilities arising under the Securities Act of 1933 may be permitted to directors, officers and controlling persons of the registrant pursuant to the foregoing provisions, or otherwise, the registrant has been advised that in the opinion of the Securities and Exchange Commission such indemnification is against public policy as expressed in the Act and is, therefore, unenforceable. In the event that a claim for indemnification against such liabilities (other than the payment by the registrant of expenses incurred or paid by a director, officer or controlling person of the registrant in the successful defense of any action, suit or proceeding) is asserted by such director, officer or controlling person in connection with the securities being registered, the registrant will, unless in the opinion of its counsel the matter has been settled by controlling precedent, submit to a court of appropriate jurisdiction the question whether such indemnification by it is against public policy as expressed in the Act and will be governed by the final adjudication of such issue.

(c) The undersigned registrant hereby undertakes that:

 

  (1) For purposes of determining any liability under the Securities Act of 1933, the information omitted from the form of prospectus filed as part of this registration statement in reliance upon Rule 430A and contained in a form of prospectus filed by the registrant pursuant to Rule 424(b) (1) or (4) or 497(h) under the Securities Act shall be deemed to be part of this registration statement as of the time it was declared effective.

 

  (2) For the purpose of determining any liability under the Securities Act of 1933, each post-effective amendment that contains a form of prospectus shall be deemed to be a new registration statement relating to the securities offered therein, and the offering of such securities at that time shall be deemed to be the initial bona fide offering thereof.

 

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SIGNATURES

Pursuant to the requirements of the Securities Act of 1933, as amended, the registrant certifies that it has reasonable grounds to believe that it meets all of the requirements for filing on Form S-11 and has duly caused this registration statement to be signed on its behalf by the undersigned, thereunto duly authorized in the City of New York, New York, on August 23, 2013.

 

BRIXMOR PROPERTY GROUP INC.

By:

 

/s/ Michael A. Carroll

  Name: Michael A. Carroll
  Title: Chief Executive Officer

POWER OF ATTORNEY

Know all men by these presents, that each person whose signature appears below hereby constitutes and appoints Michael A. Carroll, Michael V. Pappagallo and Steven F. Siegel, and each of them, any of whom may act without joinder of the other, the individual’s true and lawful attorneys-in-fact and agents, with full power of substitution and resubstitution, for the person and in his or her name, place and stead, in any and all capacities, to sign this Registration Statement and any or all amendments, including post-effective amendments to the Registration Statement, including a prospectus or an amended prospectus therein and any Registration Statement for the same offering that is to be effective upon filing pursuant to Rule 462 under the Securities Act, and all other documents in connection therewith to be filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission, granting unto said attorneys-in-fact and agents, and each of them, full power and authority to do and perform each and every act and thing requisite and necessary to be done in and about the premises, as fully to all intents and purposes as he or she might or could do in person, hereby ratifying and confirming all that said attorneys-in-fact as agents or any of them, or their substitute or substitutes, may lawfully do or cause to be done by virtue hereof.

Pursuant to the requirements of the Securities Act of 1933, as amended, this registration statement has been signed by the following persons in the capacities and on the dates indicated.

 

Signature

  

Title

 

Date

/s/ Michael A. Carroll

Michael A. Carroll

  

Director, Chief Executive Officer

(Principal Executive Officer)

  August 23, 2013

/s/ Michael V. Pappagallo

Michael V. Pappagallo

  

President and Chief Financial Officer

(Principal Financial Officer)

  August 23, 2013

/s/ Steven A. Splain

Steven A. Splain

  

Executive Vice President and
Chief Accounting Officer

(Principal Accounting Officer)

  August 23, 2013

*

A.J. Agarwal

   Director   August 23, 2013

*

Jonathan D. Gray

   Director   August 23, 2013

*

Nadeem Meghji

   Director   August 23, 2013

 

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Signature

  

Title

 

Date

*

William D. Rahm

   Director   August 23, 2013

/s/ John G. Schreiber

John G. Schreiber

   Director   August 23, 2013

*

William J. Stein

   Director   August 23, 2013

 

* By:  

/s/ Michael A. Carroll

  Name:   Michael A. Carroll
  Title:   Attorney-in-Fact

 

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Exhibit 3.1

BRIXMOR PROPERTY GROUP INC.

ARTICLES OF INCORPORATION

ARTICLE I

INCORPORATOR

The undersigned,                      , whose address is c/o                      , being at least 18 years of age, does hereby form a corporation under the general laws of the State of Maryland.

ARTICLE II

NAME

The name of the corporation (the “Corporation”) is:

Brixmor Property Group Inc.

ARTICLE III

PURPOSE

The purposes for which the Corporation is formed are to engage in any lawful act or activity (including, without limitation or obligation, engaging in business as a real estate investment trust under the Internal Revenue Code of 1986, as amended, or any successor statute (the “Code”)) for which corporations may be organized under the general laws of the State of Maryland as now or hereafter in force. For purposes of these Articles, “REIT” means a real estate investment trust under Sections 856 through 860 of the Code.

ARTICLE IV

PRINCIPAL OFFICE IN STATE AND RESIDENT AGENT

The address of the principal office of the Corporation in the State of Maryland is c/o CSC-Lawyers Incorporating Service Company, 7 St. Paul Street, Suite 1660, Baltimore, Maryland 21202. The name and address of the resident agent of the Corporation in the State of Maryland is CSC-Lawyers Incorporating Service Company, 7 St. Paul Street, Suite 1660, Baltimore, Maryland 21202. The resident agent is a Maryland corporation.

 

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ARTICLE V

PROVISIONS FOR DEFINING, LIMITING

AND REGULATING CERTAIN POWERS OF THE

CORPORATION AND OF THE STOCKHOLDERS AND DIRECTORS

Section 5.1 Number of Directors . The business and affairs of the Corporation shall be managed under the direction of the Board of Directors. The number of directors of the Corporation initially shall be nine, which number may be increased or decreased only by the Board of Directors pursuant to the Bylaws of the Corporation (the “Bylaws”), but shall never be less than the minimum number required by the Maryland General Corporation Law (the “MGCL”). The names of the directors who shall serve until the next annual meeting of stockholders and until their successors are duly elected and qualify are:

Michael A. Carroll

John G. Schreiber

A.J. Agarwal

Jonathan D. Gray

Nadeem Meghji

William D. Rahm

William J. Stein

Any vacancy on the Board of Directors may be filled in the manner provided in the Bylaws. The Corporation elects that, except as may be provided by the Board of Directors in setting the terms of any class or series of stock, any and all vacancies on the Board of Directors may be filled only by the affirmative vote of a majority of the remaining directors in office, even if the remaining directors do not constitute a quorum (or, if only one director remains, by the sole director), and any director elected to fill a vacancy shall serve for the remainder of the full term of the directorship in which such vacancy occurred.

Section 5.2 Extraordinary Actions . Notwithstanding any provision of law permitting or requiring any action to be taken or approved by the affirmative vote of stockholders entitled to cast a greater number of votes, but subject to the provisions of the charter of the Corporation (the “Charter”) requiring Blackstone Consent (as defined in the Bylaws) to certain actions, any such action shall be effective and valid if declared advisable by the Board of Directors and taken or approved by the affirmative vote of stockholders entitled to cast a majority of all the votes entitled to be cast on the matter.

Section 5.3 Authorization by Board of Stock Issuance . The Board of Directors may authorize the issuance from time to time of shares of stock of the Corporation of any class or series, whether now or hereafter authorized, or securities or rights convertible into shares of its stock of any class or series, whether now or hereafter authorized, for such consideration as the Board of Directors may deem advisable (or without consideration in the case of a stock split or stock dividend), subject to such restrictions or limitations, if any, as may be set forth in the Charter or the Bylaws.

Section 5.4 Preemptive and Appraisal Rights . Except as may be provided by the Board of Directors in setting the terms of classified or reclassified shares of stock pursuant to Section 6.4 or as may otherwise be provided by a contract approved by the Board of Directors, no holder of shares of stock of the Corporation shall, as such holder, have any preemptive right to purchase or subscribe for any additional shares of stock of the Corporation or any other security of the Corporation which it may issue or sell. Holders of shares of stock shall not be

 

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entitled to exercise any rights of an objecting stockholder provided for under Title 3, Subtitle 2 of the MGCL or any successor statute unless the Board of Directors, upon the affirmative vote of a majority of the Board of Directors and upon such terms and conditions as specified by the Board of Directors, shall determine that such rights apply, with respect to all or any shares of all or any classes or series of stock, to one or more transactions occurring after the date of such determination in connection with which holders of such shares would otherwise be entitled to exercise such rights. Notwithstanding the foregoing, in the event the Corporation becomes subject to the Maryland Control Share Acquisition Act, holders of shares of stock shall be entitled to exercise rights of an objecting stockholder under Section 3-708(a) of the MGCL, unless otherwise provided in the Bylaws.

Section 5.5 Indemnification . The Corporation shall have the power, to the maximum extent permitted by Maryland law in effect from time to time, to obligate itself to indemnify, and to pay or reimburse reasonable expenses in advance of final disposition of a proceeding to, (a) any individual who is a present or former director or officer of the Corporation or (b) any individual who, while a director or officer of the Corporation and at the request of the Corporation, serves or has served as a director, officer, partner, member, manager, or trustee of another corporation, real estate investment trust, partnership, joint venture, limited liability company, trust, employee benefit plan or any other enterprise from and against any claim or liability to which such person may become subject or which such person may incur by reason of his or her service in such capacity. The Corporation shall have the power, with the approval of the Board of Directors, to provide such indemnification and advancement of expenses to a person who served a predecessor of the Corporation in any of the capacities described in (a) or (b) above and to any employee or agent of the Corporation or a predecessor of the Corporation.

Section 5.6 Determinations by Board . The determination as to any of the following matters, made by or pursuant to the direction of the Board of Directors, shall be final and conclusive and shall be binding upon the Corporation and every holder of shares of its stock: the amount of the net income of the Corporation for any period and the amount of assets at any time legally available for the payment of dividends, acquisition of its stock or the payment of other distributions on its stock; the amount of paid-in surplus, net assets, other surplus, cash flow, funds from operations, adjusted funds from operations, net profit, net assets in excess of capital, undivided profits or excess of profits over losses on sales of assets; the amount, purpose, time of creation, increase or decrease, alteration or cancellation of any reserves or charges and the propriety thereof (whether or not any obligation or liability for which such reserves or charges shall have been created shall have been paid or discharged); any interpretation or resolution of any ambiguity with respect to any provision of the Charter (including any of the terms, 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 shares of any class or series of stock of the Corporation) or of the Bylaws; the number or value of shares of stock of any class or series of the Corporation; the fair value, or any sale, bid or asked price to be applied in determining the fair value, of any asset owned or held by the Corporation or of any shares of stock of the Corporation; any matter relating to the acquisition, holding and disposition of any assets by the Corporation; or any other matter relating to the business and affairs of the Corporation or required or permitted by applicable law, the Charter or Bylaws or otherwise to be determined by the Board of Directors.

 

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Section 5.7 REIT Qualification . If the Corporation elects to qualify for federal income tax treatment as a REIT, the Board of Directors shall use reasonable efforts to take such actions as are necessary or appropriate to preserve the status of the Corporation as a REIT; however, if the Board of Directors determines that it is no longer in the best interests of the Corporation to attempt to, or continue to, qualify as a REIT, the Board of Directors may revoke or otherwise terminate the Corporation’s REIT election pursuant to Section 856(g) of the Code. The Board of Directors, in its sole and absolute discretion, also may (a) determine that compliance with any restriction or limitation on stock ownership and transfers set forth in Article VII is no longer required for REIT qualification and (b) make any other determination or take any other action pursuant to Article VII.

Section 5.8 Removal of Directors . Subject to the rights of holders of one or more classes or series of Preferred Stock to elect or remove one or more directors, any director, or the entire Board of Directors, may be removed from office at any time, with or without cause, but only by the affirmative vote of stockholders entitled to cast a majority of all the votes entitled to be cast generally in the election of directors; except that, for so long as that certain Stockholders Agreement, dated as of             , 2013 (the “Stockholders Agreement”), by and among the Corporation and the other parties thereto, remains in effect, Blackstone Consent shall also be required in order to remove any director who is a Blackstone Designee (as defined in the Stockholders Agreement) or to amend this Section 5.8.

Section 5.9 Corporate Opportunities .

Section 5.9.1 In recognition and anticipation that (a) certain Identified Persons (as defined below) may serve as directors, officers or agents of the Corporation and (b) The Blackstone Group L.P., a Delaware limited partnership (“Blackstone”), Centerbridge Partners, L.P. (“Centerbridge”), the Non-Employee Directors (as defined below) and their respective Affiliates (each, an “Identified Person”) may now engage and may continue to engage in the same or similar activities or related lines of business as those in which the Corporation, directly or indirectly, may engage, or in other business activities that overlap or compete with those in which the Corporation, directly or indirectly, may engage, the provisions of this Section 5.9 of Article V are set forth to regulate and define the conduct of certain affairs of the Corporation with respect to certain classes or categories of business opportunities as they may involve any of the Identified Persons and the powers, rights, duties and liabilities of the Corporation and its directors, officers and stockholders in connection therewith.

Section 5.9.2 To the maximum extent permitted from time to time by Maryland law, no Identified Person will have any duty to refrain from, on such Identified Person’s own behalf or on behalf of any other Person (as defined below): (a) engaging in the same or similar business activities or lines of business in which the Corporation or any of its Affiliates now engages or proposes to engage or (b) otherwise competing with the Corporation or any of its Affiliates.

Section 5.9.3 To the maximum extent permitted from time to time by Maryland law, the Corporation renounces any interest or expectancy in, or any right to be offered an opportunity to participate in, any business opportunity that from time to time may be presented to or developed by any Non-Employee Director of the Corporation or any Affiliate of

 

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any Non-Employee Director, unless the business opportunity was expressly offered or made known to the Non-Employee Director in his or her capacity as a director of the Corporation. To the maximum extent permitted from time to time by Maryland law, in the event that any Identified Person acquires knowledge of a potential transaction or other business opportunity, no Identified Person will have any duty to communicate or offer such transaction or business opportunity to the Corporation or any of the Corporation’s Affiliates and such Identified Person may take any such opportunity for himself, herself or itself, or offer it to another Person or entity unless the business opportunity is expressly offered to such Identified Person in his or her capacity as a director of the Corporation.

Section 5.9.4 An Identified Person may (a) acquire, hold or dispose of, for his or her own account or for the account of others, and exercise all of the rights associated with any ownership of, shares of the Corporation’s stock, shares of common stock (the “BPG Subsidiary Shares”) of BPG Subsidiary Inc., a Delaware corporation (“BPG Subsidiary”), or common units of partnership interest (the “OP Units”) in Brixmor Operating Partnership LP, a Delaware limited partnership (the “Operating Partnership”), and exercise all of the rights of a stockholder of the Corporation or BPG Subsidiary, or a limited partner of the Operating Partnership, to the same extent and in the same manner as if he, she or it were not a director or stockholder of the Corporation and (b) in his, her or its personal capacity, or in his, her or its capacity as a director, officer, trustee, stockholder, partner, member, equity owner, manager, advisor or employee of any other Person, have business interests and engage, directly or indirectly, in business activities that are similar to those of the Corporation or compete with the Corporation, that the Corporation could seize and develop or that include the acquisition, syndication, holding, management, development, operation or disposition of interests in mortgages, real property or persons engaged in the real estate business.

Section 5.9.5 As used herein, (a) “Affiliate” shall mean (i) in respect of Blackstone or Centerbridge, any Person that, directly or indirectly, is controlled by Blackstone or Centerbridge, controls Blackstone or Centerbridge or is under common control with Blackstone or Centerbridge and shall include any principal, member, director, partner, stockholder, officer, employee or other representative of any of the foregoing (other than the Corporation and any entity that is controlled by the Corporation), (ii) in respect of a Non-Employee Director, any Person that, directly or indirectly, is controlled by such Non-Employee Director (other than the Corporation and any entity that is controlled by the Corporation) and (iii) in respect of the Corporation, any Person that, directly or indirectly, is controlled by the Corporation; (b) “Person” has the meaning set forth in Section 7.1 of Article VII; and (c) “Non-Employee Director” shall mean a director of the Corporation who is not an employee of the Corporation or any of its Affiliates.

Section 5.9.6 For so long as the Stockholders Agreement remains in effect, Blackstone Consent and, if it is then a record holder of shares of the Corporation’s common stock, the prior written consent of Centerbridge Partners, L.P. (“Centerbridge”) (or, if Centerbridge is not then a stockholder of record, any affiliate of Centerbridge that is then a holder of record of shares of the Corporation’s common stock) shall be required in order to amend this Section 5.9.

 

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Section 5.10 Subtitle 8 . In accordance with Section 3-802(c) of the MGCL, the Corporation is prohibited from electing to be subject to the provisions of Sections 3-803, 3-804(a)-(b) or 3-805 of the MGCL, unless such election is approved by the affirmative vote of a majority of the votes cast on the matter by stockholders entitled to vote generally in the election of directors.

ARTICLE VI

STOCK

Section 6.1 Authorized Shares . The Corporation has authority to issue 3,300,000,000 shares of stock, consisting of 3,000,000,000 shares of Common Stock, $0.01 par value per share (“Common Stock”) and 300,000,000 shares of Preferred Stock, $0.01 par value per share (“Preferred Stock”). The aggregate par value of all authorized shares of stock having par value is $33,000,000. If shares of one class of stock are classified or reclassified into shares of another class of stock pursuant to Section 6.2, 6.3 or 6.4 of this Article VI, the number of authorized shares of the former class shall be automatically decreased and the number of shares of the latter class shall be automatically increased, in each case by the number of shares so classified or reclassified, so that the aggregate number of shares of stock of all classes that the Corporation has authority to issue shall not be more than the total number of shares of stock set forth in the first sentence of this paragraph. The Board of Directors, with the approval of a majority of the entire Board and without any action by the stockholders of the Corporation, may amend the Charter from time to time to increase or decrease the aggregate number of shares of stock or the number of shares of stock of any class or series that the Corporation has authority to issue.

Section 6.2 Common Stock . Subject to the provisions of Article VII and except as may otherwise be specified in the Charter, each share of Common Stock shall entitle the holder thereof to one vote. The Board of Directors may reclassify any unissued shares of Common Stock from time to time into one or more classes or series of stock.

Section 6.3 Preferred Stock . The Board of Directors may classify any unissued shares of Preferred Stock and reclassify any previously classified but unissued shares of Preferred Stock of any series from time to time, into one or more classes or series of stock.

Section 6.4 Classified or Reclassified Shares . Prior to issuance of classified or reclassified shares of any class or series, the Board of Directors by resolution shall: (a) designate that class or series to distinguish it from all other classes and series of stock of the Corporation; (b) specify the number of shares to be included in the class or series; (c) set or change, subject to the provisions of Article VII and subject to the express terms of any class or series of stock of the Corporation outstanding at the time, the preferences, conversion or other rights, voting powers, restrictions, limitations as to dividends or other distributions, qualifications and terms and conditions of redemption for each class or series; and (d) cause the Corporation to file articles supplementary with the State Department of Assessments and Taxation of Maryland (“SDAT”). Any of the terms of any class or series of stock set or changed pursuant to clause (c) of this Section 6.4 may be made dependent upon facts or events ascertainable outside the Charter (including determinations by the Board of Directors or other facts or events within the control of

 

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the Corporation) and may vary among holders thereof, provided that the manner in which such facts, events or variations shall operate upon the terms of such class or series of stock is clearly and expressly set forth in the articles supplementary or other Charter document.

Section 6.5 Stockholders’ Consent in Lieu of Meeting . Any action required or permitted to be taken at any meeting of the holders of Common Stock entitled to vote generally in the election of directors may be taken without a meeting by consent, in writing or by electronic transmission, in any manner and by any vote permitted by the MGCL and set forth in the Bylaws. For so long as the Pre-IPO Owners (as defined in the Stockholders Agreement) collectively beneficially own, within the meaning of Rule 13d-3 promulgated under the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended (the “Exchange Act”), at least 40% of the Outstanding Brixmor Interests (as defined in the Stockholders Agreement), Blackstone Consent shall be required in order to amend this Section 6.5.

Section 6.6 Charter and Bylaws . The rights of all stockholders and the terms of all stock are subject to the provisions of the Charter and the Bylaws.

Section 6.7 Distributions . The Board of Directors from time to time may authorize the Corporation to declare and pay to stockholders such dividends or other distributions in cash or other assets of the Corporation or in securities of the Corporation, including in shares of one class or series of the Corporation’s stock payable to holders of shares of another class or series of stock of the Corporation, or from any other source as the Board of Directors in its sole and absolute discretion shall determine. The exercise of the powers and rights of the Board of Directors pursuant to this Section 6.8 shall be subject to the provisions of any class or series of shares of the Corporation’s stock at the time outstanding.

ARTICLE VII

RESTRICTION ON TRANSFER AND OWNERSHIP OF SHARES

Section 7.1 Definitions . For the purpose of this Article VII, the following terms shall have the following meanings:

Aggregate Stock Ownership Limit . The term “Aggregate Stock Ownership Limit” shall mean 9.8% in value of the aggregate of the outstanding shares of Capital Stock, or such other percentage determined by the Board of Directors in accordance with Section 7.2.8 of the Charter. For the purpose of determining the percentage of ownership of Capital Stock by any Person, shares of Capital Stock that may be acquired upon the conversion, exchange, redemption or exercise of any securities of the Corporation directly or Constructively held by such Person, but not shares of Capital Stock issuable upon the conversion, exchange, redemption or exercise of securities of the Corporation held by other Persons, shall be deemed to be outstanding prior to such conversion exchange, redemption or exercise.

Beneficial Ownership . The term “Beneficial Ownership” shall mean ownership of Capital Stock by a Person, whether the interest in the shares of Capital Stock is held directly or indirectly (including by a nominee), and shall include interests that would be treated as owned through the application of Section 544 of the Code, as modified by Section 856(h)(1)(B) of the Code. The terms “Beneficial Owner,” “Beneficially Owns” and “Beneficially Owned” shall have the correlative meanings.

 

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Business Day . The term “Business Day” shall mean any day, other than a Saturday or Sunday, that is neither a legal holiday nor a day on which banking institutions in New York City are authorized or required by law, regulation or executive order to close.

Capital Stock . The term “Capital Stock” shall mean all classes or series of stock of the Corporation, including, without limitation, Common Stock and Preferred Stock.

Charitable Beneficiary . The term “Charitable Beneficiary” shall mean one or more beneficiaries of the Trust as determined pursuant to Section 7.3.6.

Common Stock Ownership Limit . The term “Common Stock Ownership Limit” shall mean 9.8% (in value or in number of shares, whichever is more restrictive) of the aggregate of the outstanding shares of Common Stock of the Corporation, or such other percentage determined by the Board of Directors in accordance with Section 7.2.8 of the Charter. For the purpose of determining the percentage of ownership of Common Stock by any Person, shares of Common Stock that may be acquired upon the conversion, exchange, redemption or exercise of any securities of the Corporation directly or Constructively held by such Person, but not shares of Common Stock issuable upon the conversion, exchange, redemption or exercise of securities of the Corporation held by other Persons, shall be deemed to be outstanding prior to such conversion exchange, redemption or exercise.

Constructive Ownership . The term “Constructive Ownership” shall mean ownership of Capital Stock by a Person, whether the interest in the shares of Capital Stock is held directly or indirectly (including by a nominee), and shall include interests that would be treated as owned through the application of Section 318(a) of the Code, as modified by Section 856(d)(5) of the Code. The terms “Constructive Owner,” “Constructively Owns” and “Constructively Owned” shall have the correlative meanings.

Excepted Holder . The term “Excepted Holder” shall mean a stockholder of the Corporation for whom an Excepted Holder Limit is created by the Charter or by the Board of Directors pursuant to Section 7.2.7.

Excepted Holder Limit . The term “Excepted Holder Limit” shall mean, provided that the affected Excepted Holder agrees to comply with the requirements established by the Board of Directors pursuant to Section 7.2.7 and subject to adjustment pursuant to Section 7.2.8, the percentage limit established by the Board of Directors pursuant to Section 7.2.7.

Initial Date . The term “Initial Date” shall mean the date upon which the Articles of Incorporation first containing this Article VII become effective.

Market Price . The term “Market Price” on any date shall mean, with respect to any class or series of outstanding shares of Capital Stock, the Closing Price for such Capital Stock on such date. The “Closing Price” on any date shall mean the last sale price for such Capital Stock, 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 Capital Stock, in either case as reported in the

 

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principal consolidated transaction reporting system with respect to securities listed or admitted to trading on the NYSE or, if such Capital Stock is not listed or admitted to trading on the NYSE, as reported on the principal consolidated transaction reporting system with respect to securities listed on the principal national securities exchange on which such Capital Stock is listed or admitted to trading or, if such Capital Stock is 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 Capital Stock is 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 Capital Stock selected by the Board of Directors or, in the event that no trading price is available for such Capital Stock, the fair market value of the Capital Stock, as determined by the Board of Directors.

NYSE . The term “NYSE” shall mean the New York Stock Exchange.

Person . The term “Person” shall mean an individual, corporation, partnership, limited liability company, estate, trust (including a trust qualified under Sections 401(a) or 501(c)(17) of the Code), a portion of a trust permanently set aside for or to be used exclusively for the purposes described in Section 642(c) of the Code, association, private foundation within the meaning of Section 509(a) of the Code, joint stock company or other entity and also includes a group as that term is used for purposes of Section 13(d)(3) of the Exchange Act and a group to which an Excepted Holder Limit applies.

Prohibited Owner . The term “Prohibited Owner” shall mean, with respect to any purported Transfer, any Person who, but for the provisions of this Article VII, would Beneficially Own or Constructively Own shares of Capital Stock in violation of Section 7.2.1, and if appropriate in the context, shall also mean any Person who would have been the record owner of the shares that the Prohibited Owner would have so owned.

Restriction Termination Date . The term “Restriction Termination Date” shall mean the first day after the Initial Date on which the Board determines pursuant to Section 5.7 of the Charter that it is no longer in the best interests of the Corporation to attempt to, or continue to, qualify as a REIT or that compliance with the restrictions and limitations on Beneficial Ownership, Constructive Ownership and Transfers of shares of Capital Stock set forth herein is no longer required in order for the Corporation to qualify as a REIT.

Transfer . The term “Transfer” shall mean any issuance, sale, transfer, redemption, gift, assignment, devise or other disposition, as well as any other event that causes any Person to acquire or possess Beneficial Ownership or Constructive Ownership, or any agreement to take any such actions or cause any such events, of Capital Stock or the right to vote or receive dividends on Capital Stock, including (a) the granting or exercise of any option (or any disposition of any option), (b) any disposition of any securities or rights convertible into or exchangeable for Capital Stock or any interest in Capital Stock or any exercise of any such conversion or exchange right and (c) Transfers of interests in other entities that result in changes in Beneficial or Constructive Ownership of Capital Stock; in each case, whether voluntary or involuntary, whether owned of record, Constructively Owned or Beneficially Owned and whether by operation of law or otherwise. The terms “Transferring” and “Transferred” shall have the correlative meanings.

 

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Trust . The term “Trust” shall mean any trust provided for in Section 7.3.1.

Trustee . The term “Trustee” shall mean the Person unaffiliated with the Corporation and a Prohibited Owner that is appointed by the Corporation to serve as trustee of the Trust.

Section 7.2 Capital Stock .

Section 7.2.1 Ownership Limitations . During the period commencing on the Initial Date and prior to the Restriction Termination Date, but subject to Section 7.4:

(a) Basic Restrictions .

(i) (1) No Person, other than a Person exempted from the Aggregate Stock Ownership Limit pursuant to Section 7.2.7 or an Excepted Holder, shall Beneficially Own or Constructively Own shares of Capital Stock in excess of the Aggregate Stock Ownership Limit, (2) no Person, other than a Person exempted from the Common Stock Ownership Limit pursuant to Section 7.2.7 or an Excepted Holder, shall Beneficially Own or Constructively Own shares of Common Stock in excess of the Common Stock Ownership Limit and (3) no Excepted Holder shall Beneficially Own or Constructively Own shares of Capital Stock in excess of the Excepted Holder Limit for such Excepted Holder.

(ii) No Person shall Beneficially or Constructively Own shares of Capital Stock to the extent that such Beneficial or Constructive Ownership of Capital Stock would result in the Corporation being “closely held” within the meaning of Section 856(h) of the Code (without regard to whether the ownership interest is held during the last half of a taxable year), or otherwise failing to qualify as a REIT (including, without limitation, Beneficial or Constructive Ownership that would result in the Corporation owning (actually or Constructively) an interest in a tenant that is described in Section 856(d)(2)(B) of the Code if the income derived by the Corporation from such tenant would cause the Corporation to fail to satisfy any of the gross income requirements of Section 856(c) of the Code).

(iii) Any Transfer of shares of Capital Stock that, if effective, would result in the Capital Stock being beneficially owned by less than 100 Persons (determined under the principles of Section 856(a)(5) of the Code) shall be null and void ab initio , and the intended transferee shall acquire no rights in such shares of Capital Stock.

(iv) No Person shall beneficially own shares of Capital Stock to the extent that such beneficial ownership of Capital Stock would result in the Corporation failing to qualify as a “domestically controlled qualified investment entity” within the meaning of Section 897(h) of the Code.

 

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(b) Transfer in Trust . If any Transfer of shares of Capital Stock occurs which, if effective, would result in any Person Beneficially Owning or Constructively Owning shares of Capital Stock in violation of Section 7.2.1(a)(i), (ii) or (iv),

(i) then that number of shares of the Capital Stock the Beneficial or Constructive Ownership of which otherwise would cause such Person to violate Section 7.2.1(a)(i), (ii) or (iv) (rounded up to the nearest whole share) shall be automatically transferred to a Trust for the benefit of a Charitable Beneficiary, as described in Section 7.3, effective as of the close of business on the Business Day prior to the date of such Transfer, and such Person shall acquire no rights in such shares; or

(ii) if the transfer to the Trust described in clause (i) of this sentence would not be automatically effective for any reason to prevent the violation of Section 7.2.1(a)(i), (ii) or (iv), then the Transfer of that number of shares of Capital Stock that otherwise would cause any Person to violate Section 7.2.1(a)(i), (ii) or (iv) shall be void ab initio , and the intended transferee shall acquire no rights in such shares of Capital Stock.

(iii) To the extent that, upon a transfer of shares of Capital Stock pursuant to this Section 7.2.1(b), a violation of any provision of this Article VII would nonetheless be continuing (for example where the ownership of shares of Capital Stock by a single Trust would violate the 100 stockholder requirement applicable to REITs), then shares of Capital Stock shall be transferred to that number of Trusts, each having a distinct Trustee and a Charitable Beneficiary or Beneficiaries that are distinct from those of each other Trust, such that there is no violation of any provision of this Article VII.

Section 7.2.2 Remedies for Breach . If the Board of Directors shall at any time determine that a Transfer or other event has taken place that results in a violation of Section 7.2.1 or that a Person intends to acquire or has attempted to acquire Beneficial or Constructive Ownership of any shares of Capital Stock in violation of Section 7.2.1 (whether or not such violation is intended), the Board of Directors shall take such action as it deems advisable to refuse to give effect to or to prevent such Transfer or other event, including, without limitation, causing the Corporation to redeem shares, refusing to give effect to such Transfer on the books of the Corporation or instituting proceedings to enjoin such Transfer or other event; provided , however , that any Transfer or attempted Transfer or other event in violation of Section 7.2.1 shall automatically result in the transfer to the Trust described above, and, where applicable, such Transfer (or other event) shall be void ab initio as provided above irrespective of any action (or non-action) by the Board of Directors.

Section 7.2.3 Notice of Restricted Transfer . Any Person who acquires or attempts or intends to acquire Beneficial Ownership or Constructive Ownership of shares of Capital Stock that will or may violate Section 7.2.1(a), and any Person who would have owned shares of Capital Stock that resulted in a transfer to the Trust pursuant to the provisions of Section 7.2.1(b), shall immediately give written notice to the Corporation of such event or, in the case of such a proposed or attempted transaction, give at least 15 days prior written notice, and shall provide to the Corporation such other information as the Corporation may request in order to determine the effect, if any, of such Transfer on the Corporation’s status as a REIT.

 

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Section 7.2.4 Owners Required To Provide Information . From the Initial Date and prior to the Restriction Termination Date:

(a) every owner of 5% or more (or such lower percentage as required by the Code or the Treasury Regulations promulgated thereunder) of the outstanding shares of Capital Stock, within 30 days after the end of each taxable year, shall give written notice to the Corporation stating the name and address of such owner, the number of shares of Capital Stock Beneficially Owned and a description of the manner in which such shares are held. Each such owner shall provide to the Corporation such additional information as the Corporation may request in order to determine the effect, if any, of such Beneficial Ownership on the Corporation’s status as a REIT and to ensure compliance with the Aggregate Stock Ownership Limit and the Common Stock Ownership Limit; and

(b) each Person who is a Beneficial or Constructive Owner of Capital Stock and each Person (including the stockholder of record) who is holding Capital Stock for a Beneficial or Constructive Owner shall provide to the Corporation in writing such information as the Corporation may request, in order to determine the Corporation’s status as a REIT or to comply with requirements of any taxing authority or governmental authority or to determine such compliance.

Section 7.2.5 Remedies Not Limited . Subject to Section 5.7 of the Charter, nothing contained in this Section 7.2 shall limit the authority of the Board of Directors to take such other action as it deems necessary or advisable to protect the Corporation in preserving the Corporation’s status as a REIT.

Section 7.2.6 Ambiguity . In the case of an ambiguity in the application of any of the provisions of this Section 7.2, Section 7.3 or any definition contained in Section 7.1, the Board of Directors may determine the application of the provisions of this Section 7.2 or Section 7.3 or any such definition with respect to any situation based on the facts known to it. In the event Section 7.2 or 7.3 requires an action by the Board of Directors and the Charter fails to provide specific guidance with respect to such action, the Board of Directors may determine the action to be taken so long as such action is not contrary to the provisions of Sections 7.1, 7.2 or 7.3. Absent a decision to the contrary by the Board of Directors, if a Person would have (but for the remedies set forth in Section 7.2.2) acquired Beneficial or Constructive Ownership of Capital Stock in violation of Section 7.2.1, such remedies (as applicable) shall apply first to the shares of Capital Stock which, but for such remedies, would have been Beneficially Owned or Constructively Owned (but not actually owned) by such Person, pro rata among the Persons who actually own such shares of Capital Stock based upon the relative number of the shares of Capital Stock held by each such Person.

Section 7.2.7 Exceptions .

(a) Subject to Section 7.2.1(a)(ii), the Board of Directors may exempt (prospectively or retroactively) a Person from the Aggregate Stock Ownership Limit and the Common Stock Ownership Limit, as the case may be, and may establish or increase an Excepted Holder Limit for such Person if:

(i) the Board of Directors obtains such representations and undertakings from such Person as are reasonably necessary for the Board to ascertain that no individual’s Beneficial or Constructive Ownership of such shares of Capital Stock will violate Section 7.2.1(a)(ii);

 

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(ii) the Board of Directors obtains such representations and undertakings from such Person as are reasonably necessary for the Board to ascertain that such Person does not and represents that it will not own, actually or Constructively, an interest in a tenant of the Corporation (or a tenant of any entity owned or controlled by the Corporation) that would cause the Corporation to own, actually or Constructively, more than a 9.9% interest (as set forth in Section 856(d)(2)(B) of the Code) in such tenant (for this purpose, a tenant from whom the Corporation (or an entity owned or controlled by the Corporation) derives (and is expected to continue to derive) a sufficiently small amount of revenue such that, in the judgment of the Board, rent from such tenant would not adversely affect the Corporation’s ability to qualify as a REIT shall not be treated as a tenant of the Corporation); and

(iii) such Person agrees that any violation or attempted violation of such representations or undertakings (or other action which is contrary to the restrictions contained in Sections 7.2.1 through 7.2.6) will result in such shares of Capital Stock being automatically transferred to a Trust in accordance with Sections 7.2.1(b) and 7.3.

(b) Prior to granting any exception or creating any Excepted Holder Limit pursuant to Section 7.2.7(a), the Board of Directors may require a ruling from the Internal Revenue Service, or an opinion of counsel, in either case in form and substance satisfactory to the Board of Directors, as it may deem necessary or advisable in order to determine or ensure the Corporation’s status as a REIT. Notwithstanding the receipt of any ruling or opinion, the Board of Directors may impose such conditions or restrictions as it deems appropriate in connection with granting such exception.

(c) Subject to Section 7.2.1(a)(ii), an underwriter which participates in a public offering or a private placement of Capital Stock (or securities convertible into or exchangeable for Capital Stock) may Beneficially Own or Constructively Own shares of Capital Stock (or securities convertible into or exchangeable for Capital Stock) in excess of the Aggregate Stock Ownership Limit, the Common Stock Ownership Limit, or both such limits, but only to the extent necessary to facilitate such public offering or private placement.

(d) The Board of Directors may only revoke an exemption previously granted to any Person pursuant to Section 7.2.7(a) or reduce the Excepted Holder Limit for an Excepted Holder: (1) with the written consent of such exempted Person or Excepted Holder at any time, or (2) pursuant to the terms and conditions of the agreements and undertakings entered into with such exempted Person or Excepted Holder in connection with the establishment of the exemption for such exempted Person or Excepted Holder Limit for that Excepted Holder. No Excepted Holder Limit shall be reduced to a percentage that is less than the Common Stock Ownership Limit.

Section 7.2.8 Increase or Decrease in Common Stock Ownership or Aggregate Stock Ownership Limits . Subject to Section 7.2.1(a)(ii) and this Section 7.2.8, the Board of Directors may from time to time increase or decrease the Common Stock Ownership Limit or the Aggregate Stock Ownership Limit, or both. No decreased Common Stock

 

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Ownership Limit or Aggregate Stock Ownership Limit will be effective for any Person whose percentage of ownership of Capital Stock is in excess of such decreased Common Stock Ownership Limit or Aggregate Stock Ownership Limit, as applicable, until such time as such Person’s percentage of ownership of Capital Stock equals or falls below the decreased Common Stock Ownership Limit or Aggregate Stock Ownership Limit, as applicable; provided, however, any further acquisition of Capital Stock by any such Person (other than a Person for whom an exemption has been granted pursuant to Section 7.2.7(a) or an Excepted Holder) in excess of the Capital Stock owned by such person on the date the decreased Common Stock Ownership Limit or Aggregate Stock Ownership Limit, as applicable, became effective will be in violation of the Common Stock Ownership Limit or Aggregate Stock Ownership Limit. No increase to the Common Stock Ownership Limit or Aggregate Stock Ownership Limit may be approved if the new Common Stock Ownership Limit and/or Aggregate Stock Ownership Limit would allow five or fewer Persons to Beneficially Own, in the aggregate more than 49.9% in value of the outstanding Capital Stock.

Section 7.2.9 Legend . Each certificate, if any, for shares of Capital Stock shall bear substantially the following legend:

The shares represented by this certificate are subject to restrictions on Beneficial and Constructive Ownership and Transfer for the purpose, among others, of the Corporation’s maintenance of its status as a Real Estate Investment Trust under the Internal Revenue Code of 1986, as amended (the “Code”). Subject to certain further restrictions and except as expressly provided in the Corporation’s Charter, (i) no Person may Beneficially or Constructively Own shares of the Corporation’s Common Stock in excess of the Common Stock Ownership Limit unless such Person is an Excepted Holder (in which case the Excepted Holder Limit shall be applicable); (ii) no Person may Beneficially or Constructively Own shares of Capital Stock of the Corporation in excess of the Aggregate Stock Ownership Limit, unless such Person is an Excepted Holder (in which case the Excepted Holder Limit shall be applicable); (iii) no Person may Beneficially or Constructively Own Capital Stock that would result in the Corporation being “closely held” under Section 856(h) of the Code or otherwise cause the Corporation to fail to qualify as a REIT; (iv) no Person may Transfer shares of Capital Stock if such Transfer would result in the Capital Stock of the Corporation being owned by fewer than 100 Persons; and (v) no Person may beneficially own shares of Capital Stock of the Corporation to the extent that such beneficial ownership of Capital Stock would result in the Corporation failing to qualify as a “domestically controlled qualified investment entity” within the meaning of Section 897(h) of the Code. Any Person who Beneficially or Constructively Owns or attempts to Beneficially or Constructively Own shares of Capital Stock which causes or will cause a Person to Beneficially or Constructively Own shares of Capital Stock in excess or in violation of the above limitations must immediately notify the Corporation. If the restrictions on ownership or transfer set forth in clauses (i), (ii), (iii) or (v) above are violated, the shares of Capital Stock represented hereby will be automatically

 

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transferred to a Trustee of a Trust for the benefit of one or more Charitable Beneficiaries. In addition, the Corporation may redeem shares upon the terms and conditions specified by the Board of Directors in its sole and absolute discretion if the Board of Directors determines that ownership or a Transfer or other event may violate the restrictions described above. Furthermore, any Transfer of shares of Capital Stock that would result in the Capital Stock of the Corporation being owned by fewer than 100 Persons and, upon the occurrence of certain events, attempted Transfers in violation of the other restrictions described above will be void ab initio . All capitalized terms in this legend have the meanings defined in the charter of the Corporation, as the same may be amended from time to time, a copy of which, including the restrictions on ownership and transfer of Capital Stock, will be furnished to each holder of Capital Stock of the Corporation on request and without charge. Requests for such a copy may be directed to the Secretary of the Corporation at its Principal Office.

Instead of the foregoing legend, the certificate may state that the Corporation will furnish a full statement about certain restrictions on transferability to a stockholder on request and without charge. If shares of Capital Stock are issued without a certificate, a statement describing the restrictions on ownership and transfer of such shares shall also be included in the written statement of information to the stockholder, if one is sent to any stockholder who is issued uncertificated shares.

Section 7.3 Transfer of Capital Stock in Trust .

Section 7.3.1 Ownership in Trust . Upon any purported Transfer or other event described in Section 7.2.1(b) that would result in a transfer of shares of Capital Stock to a Trust, such shares of Capital Stock shall be deemed to have been transferred to the Trustee as trustee of a Trust for the exclusive benefit of one or more Charitable Beneficiaries. Such transfer to the Trustee shall be deemed to be effective as of the close of business on the Business Day prior to the purported Transfer or other event that results in the transfer to the Trust pursuant to Section 7.2.1(b). The Trustee shall be appointed by the Corporation and shall be a Person unaffiliated with the Corporation and any Prohibited Owner. Each Charitable Beneficiary shall be designated by the Corporation as provided in Section 7.3.6.

Section 7.3.2 Status of Shares Held by the Trustee . Shares of Capital Stock held by the Trustee shall be issued and outstanding shares of Capital Stock of the Corporation. The relevant Prohibited Owner shall have no rights in the shares held by the Trustee. Such Prohibited Owner shall not benefit economically from ownership of any shares held in trust by the Trustee, shall have no rights to dividends or other distributions and shall not possess any rights to vote or other rights attributable to the shares held in the Trust.

Section 7.3.3 Dividend and Voting Rights . The Trustee shall have all voting rights and rights to dividends or other distributions with respect to shares of Capital Stock held in the Trust, which rights shall be exercised for the exclusive benefit of the Charitable Beneficiary. Any dividend or other distribution paid prior to the discovery by the Corporation that the shares of Capital Stock have been transferred to the Trustee shall be paid by the recipient

 

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of such dividend or distribution to the Trustee upon demand and any dividend or other distribution authorized but unpaid shall be paid when due to the Trustee. Any dividend or distribution so paid to the Trustee shall be held in trust for the Charitable Beneficiary. The Prohibited Owner shall have no voting rights with respect to shares held in the Trust and, subject to Maryland law, effective as of the date that the shares of Capital Stock have been transferred to the Trustee, the Trustee shall have the authority (at the Trustee’s sole and absolute discretion) (i) to rescind as void any vote cast by a Prohibited Owner prior to the discovery by the Corporation that the shares of Capital Stock have been transferred to the Trustee and (ii) to recast such vote; provided, however, that if the Corporation has already taken irreversible corporate action, then the Trustee shall not have the authority to rescind and recast such vote. Notwithstanding the provisions of this Article VII, until the Corporation has received notification that shares of Capital Stock have been transferred into a Trust, the Corporation shall be entitled to rely on its share transfer and other stockholder records for purposes of preparing lists of stockholders entitled to vote at meetings, determining the validity and authority of proxies and otherwise conducting votes and determining the other rights of stockholders.

Section 7.3.4 Sale of Shares by Trustee . Within 20 days of receiving notice from the Corporation that shares of Capital Stock have been transferred to the Trust, the Trustee of the Trust shall sell the shares held in the Trust to a person, designated by the Trustee, whose ownership of the shares will not violate the ownership limitations set forth in Section 7.2.1(a). Upon such sale, the interest of the Charitable Beneficiary in the shares sold shall terminate and the Trustee shall distribute the net proceeds of the sale to the relevant Prohibited Owner and to the Charitable Beneficiary as provided in this Section 7.3.4. The Prohibited Owner shall receive the lesser of (1) the price paid by the Prohibited Owner for the shares or, if the event causing the shares to be held in the Trust did not involve a purchase of such shares at Market Price, the Market Price of the shares on the last trading day before the day of such event and (2) the price per share received by the Trustee (net of any commissions and other expenses of sale) from the sale or other disposition of the shares held in the Trust. The Trustee may reduce the amount payable to the Prohibited Owner by the amount of dividends and distributions which have been paid to the Prohibited Owner and are owed by the Prohibited Owner to the Trustee pursuant to Section 7.3.3 of this Article VII. Any net sales proceeds in excess of the amount payable to the Prohibited Owner and other amounts held in the trust with respect to such shares shall be immediately paid to the Charitable Beneficiary. If, prior to the discovery by the Corporation that shares of Capital Stock have been transferred to the Trustee, such shares are sold by a Prohibited Owner, then (i) such shares shall be deemed to have been sold on behalf of the Trust and (ii) to the extent that the Prohibited Owner received an amount for such shares that exceeds the amount that such Prohibited Owner was entitled to receive pursuant to this Section 7.3.4, such excess shall be paid to the Trustee upon demand.

Section 7.3.5 Purchase Right in Stock Transferred to the Trustee . Shares of Capital Stock transferred to the Trustee shall be deemed to have been offered for sale to the Corporation, or its designee, at a price per share equal to the lesser of (i) the price per share in the transaction that resulted in the transfer of such shares to the Trust (or, if the event that resulted in the transfer to the Trust did not involve a purchase of such shares at Market Price, the Market Price on the last trading day before the day of such event) and (ii) the Market Price on the date the Corporation, or its designee, accepts such offer. The Corporation may reduce the amount payable by the amount of dividends and distributions which has been paid to the Prohibited

 

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Owner and is owed by the Prohibited Owner to the Trustee pursuant to Section 7.3.3 of this Article VII and may pay the amount of such reduction to the Trustee for the benefit of the Charitable Beneficiary. The Corporation shall have the right to accept such offer until the Trustee has sold the shares held in the Trust pursuant to Section 7.3.4. Upon such a sale to the Corporation, the interest of the Charitable Beneficiary in the shares sold shall terminate and the Trustee shall distribute the net proceeds of the sale to the Prohibited Owner, and distribute any dividends or other distributions held by the Trustee with respect to the shares to the Charitable Beneficiary.

Section 7.3.6 Designation of Charitable Beneficiaries . By written notice to the Trustee, the Corporation shall designate one or more nonprofit organizations to be the Charitable Beneficiary of the interest in the Trust such that (i) the shares of Capital Stock held in the Trust would not violate the restrictions set forth in Section 7.2.1(a) in the hands of such Charitable Beneficiary and (ii) each such organization must be described in Section 501(c)(3) of the Code and contributions to each such organization must be eligible for deduction under each of Sections 170(b)(1)(A), 2055 and 2522 of the Code. Neither the failure of the Corporation to make such designation nor the failure of the Corporation to appoint the Trustee before the automatic transfer provided in Section 7.2.1(b) shall make such transfer ineffective, provided that the Corporation thereafter makes such designation and appointment.

Section 7.4 NYSE Transactions . Nothing in this Article VII shall preclude the settlement of any transaction entered into through the facilities of the NYSE or any other national securities exchange or automated inter-dealer quotation system. The fact that the settlement of any transaction occurs shall not negate the effect of any other provision of this Article VII and any transferee in such a transaction shall be subject to all of the provisions and limitations set forth in this Article VII.

Section 7.5 Enforcement . The Corporation is authorized specifically to seek equitable relief, including injunctive relief, to enforce the provisions of this Article VII.

Section 7.6 Non-Waiver . No delay or failure on the part of the Corporation or the Board of Directors in exercising any right hereunder shall operate as a waiver of any right of the Corporation or the Board of Directors, as the case may be, except to the extent specifically waived in writing.

ARTICLE VIII

AMENDMENTS

The Corporation reserves the right from time to time to make any amendment to its Charter, now or hereafter authorized by law, including any amendment altering the terms or contract rights, as expressly set forth in the Charter, of any shares of outstanding stock. All rights and powers conferred by the Charter on stockholders, directors and officers are granted subject to this reservation. Except for those amendments permitted to be made without stockholder approval under Maryland law or by specific provision in the Charter, and subject to such additional requirements as may be expressly set forth in the Charter, any amendment to the Charter shall be valid only if declared advisable by the Board of Directors and approved by the affirmative vote of a majority of all the votes entitled to be cast on the matter.

 

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ARTICLE IX

LIMITATION OF LIABILITY

To the maximum extent that Maryland law in effect from time to time permits limitation of the liability of directors and officers of a corporation, no present or former director or officer of the Corporation shall be liable to the Corporation or its stockholders for money damages. Neither the amendment nor repeal of this Article IX, nor the adoption or amendment of any other provision of the Charter or Bylaws inconsistent with this Article IX, shall apply to or affect in any respect the applicability of the preceding sentence with respect to any act or failure to act which occurred prior to such amendment, repeal or adoption.

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IN WITNESS WHEREOF, I have signed these Articles of Incorporation and acknowledge the same to be my act as of the      day of              , 2013.

 

 

 

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Exhibit 3.2

BRIXMOR PROPERTY GROUP INC.

BYLAWS

ARTICLE I

OFFICES

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

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

ARTICLE II

MEETINGS OF STOCKHOLDERS

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

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

Section 3. SPECIAL MEETINGS .

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

(b) Stockholder-Requested Special Meetings . (1) Any stockholder of record seeking to have stockholders request a special meeting shall, by sending written notice to the secretary (the “Record Date Request Notice”) by registered mail, return receipt requested, request the Board of Directors to fix a record date to determine the stockholders entitled to request a special meeting (the “Request Record Date”). The Record Date Request Notice shall set forth the purpose of the meeting and the matters proposed to be acted on at it, shall be signed by one or more stockholders of record as of the date of signature (or their agents duly authorized in a writing

 

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accompanying the Record Date Request Notice), shall bear the date of signature of each such stockholder (or such agent) and shall set forth all information relating to each such stockholder and each matter proposed to be acted on at the meeting that would be required to be disclosed in connection with the solicitation of proxies for the election of directors in an election contest (even if an election contest is not involved), or would otherwise be required in connection with such a solicitation, in each case pursuant to Regulation 14A (or any successor provision) promulgated under the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended, and the rules and regulations promulgated thereunder (the “Exchange Act”). Upon receiving the Record Date Request Notice, the Board of Directors may fix a Request Record Date. The Request Record Date shall not precede and shall not be more than ten days after the close of business on the date on which the resolution fixing the Request Record Date is adopted by the Board of Directors. If the Board of Directors, within ten days after the date on which a valid Record Date Request Notice is received, fails to adopt a resolution fixing the Request Record Date, the Request Record Date shall be the close of business on the tenth day after the first date on which a Record Date Request Notice is received by the secretary.

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

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

(4) In the case of any special meeting called by the secretary upon the request of stockholders (a “Stockholder-Requested Meeting”), such meeting shall be held

 

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

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

(6) The chairman of the board, chief executive officer, president or Board of Directors may appoint regionally or nationally recognized independent inspectors of elections to act as the agent of the Corporation for the purpose of promptly performing a ministerial review of the validity of any purported Special Meeting Request received by the secretary. For the purpose of permitting the inspectors to perform such review, no such purported Special Meeting Request shall be deemed to have been received by the secretary until the earlier of (i) five Business Days after actual receipt by the secretary of such purported request and (ii) such date as the independent inspectors certify to the Corporation that the valid requests received by the

 

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secretary represent, as of the Request Record Date, stockholders of record entitled to cast not less than the Special Meeting Percentage. Nothing contained in this paragraph (6) shall in any way be construed to suggest or imply that the Corporation or any stockholder shall not be entitled to contest the validity of any request, whether during or after such five Business Day period, or to take any other action (including, without limitation, the commencement, prosecution or defense of any litigation with respect thereto, and the seeking of injunctive relief in such litigation).

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

(c) Blackstone-Requested Special Meetings . For so long as that certain Stockholders Agreement, dated as of             , 2013 (the “Stockholders Agreement”), by and among the Corporation and the other parties thereto, remains in effect, a special meeting of stockholders shall be called by the secretary for the purpose of removing a Blackstone Designee (as defined in the Stockholders Agreement) upon the written request of the Blackstone Designator (as defined in the Stockholders Agreement), delivered in accordance with the Stockholders Agreement. For so long as Blackstone Entities collectively Beneficially Own (as defined in the Stockholders Agreement) at least 40% of the Outstanding Brixmor Interests (as defined in the Stockholders Agreement), a special meeting of stockholders shall be called by the secretary to act on any matter that may properly be considered at a meeting of stockholders upon the written request of the Blackstone Designator, delivered in accordance with the Stockholders Agreement. For so long as the Stockholders Agreement remains in effect, the consent of the Blackstone Designator, delivered in accordance with the Stockholders Agreement (such consent, so delivered, the “Blackstone Consent”), shall be required in order to amend this paragraph (c) of Section 3 of Article II.

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

 

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

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

Section 6. QUORUM . At any meeting of stockholders, the presence in person or by proxy of stockholders entitled to cast a majority of all the votes entitled to be cast at such meeting on any matter shall constitute a quorum; but this section shall not affect any requirement under any statute or the charter of the Corporation for the vote necessary for the approval of any

 

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matter. If such quorum is not established at any meeting of the stockholders, the chairman of the meeting may adjourn the meeting sine die or from time to time to a date not more than 120 days after the original record date without notice other than announcement at the meeting. At such adjourned meeting at which a quorum shall be present, any business may be transacted which might have been transacted at the meeting as originally notified.

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

Section 7. VOTING . A plurality of all the votes cast at a meeting of stockholders duly called and at which a quorum has been established shall be sufficient to elect a director. Each share entitles the holder thereof to vote for as many different individuals as there are directors to be elected and for whose election the holder is entitled to vote. For the avoidance of doubt, stockholders do not have cumulative voting rights in the election of directors generally. A majority of the votes cast at a meeting of stockholders duly called and at which a quorum has been established shall be sufficient to approve any other matter which may properly come before the meeting, unless more than a majority of the votes cast is required by statute or by the Charter. Unless otherwise provided by statute or by the Charter, each outstanding share, regardless of class, entitles the holder thereof to cast one vote on each matter submitted to a vote at a meeting of stockholders. Voting on any question or in any election may be viva voce unless the chairman of the meeting shall order that voting be by ballot or otherwise.

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

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

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

 

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

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

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

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

(2) For any nomination or other business to be properly brought before an annual meeting by a stockholder pursuant to clause (iii) of paragraph (a)(1) of this Section 11, the stockholder must have given timely notice thereof in writing to the secretary of the Corporation and any such other business must otherwise be a proper matter for action by the stockholders. To be timely, a stockholder’s notice shall set forth all information required under this Section 11 and shall be delivered to the secretary at the principal executive office of the Corporation not earlier than the 150 th day nor later than the close of business, Eastern Time, on the 120 th day prior to the first anniversary of the date of the proxy statement (as defined in Section 11(c)(3) of this Article II) for the preceding year’s annual meeting; provided, however, that if the

 

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date of the annual meeting is advanced or delayed by more than 30 days from the first anniversary of the date of the preceding year’s annual meeting, in order for notice by the stockholder to be timely, such notice must be so delivered not earlier than the 150 th day prior to the date of such annual meeting and not later than the close of business, Eastern Time, on the later of the 120 th day prior to the date of such annual meeting, as originally convened, or the tenth day following the day on which public announcement of the date of such meeting is first made; and provided further, that, for notice of any nomination or other business to be properly brought before the first annual meeting of the Corporation’s stockholders convened after the closing of the initial public offering of the Corporation’s common stock, to be timely, a stockholder s notice shall set forth all information required under, and shall be delivered to the secretary of the Corporation at the principal executive office of the Corporation within the time periods required by, this Section 11, such time periods to be calculated as though the date of the proxy statement for the preceding year’s annual meeting, and the date of such meeting, both had been June 1 of the preceding calendar year. The public announcement of a postponement or adjournment of an annual meeting shall not commence a new time period for the giving of a stockholder’s notice as described above.

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

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

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

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

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

 

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

(C) whether and the extent to which such stockholder, Proposed Nominee or Stockholder Associated Person, directly or indirectly (through brokers, nominees or otherwise), is subject to or during the last six months has engaged in any hedging, derivative or other transaction or series of transactions or entered into any other agreement, arrangement or understanding (including any short interest, any borrowing or lending of securities or any proxy or voting agreement), the effect or intent of which is to (I) manage risk or benefit of changes in the price of Company Securities for such stockholder, Proposed Nominee or Stockholder Associated Person or (II) increase or decrease the voting power of such stockholder, Proposed Nominee or Stockholder Associated Person in the Corporation or any controlled affiliate thereof disproportionately to such person’s economic interest in the Company Securities; and

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

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

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

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

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

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

(4) Such stockholder’s notice shall, with respect to any Proposed Nominee, be accompanied by a certificate executed by the Proposed Nominee (i) certifying that such Proposed Nominee (a) is not, and will not become, a party to any agreement,

 

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

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

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

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

 

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the later of the 90 th day prior to such special meeting or the tenth day following the day on which public announcement is first made of the date of the special meeting and of the nominees proposed by the Board of Directors to be elected at such meeting. The public announcement of a postponement or adjournment of a special meeting shall not commence a new time period for the giving of a stockholder’s notice as described above.

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

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

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

(4) Notwithstanding the foregoing provisions of this Section 11, a stockholder shall also comply with all applicable requirements of the Exchange Act with respect to the matters set forth in this Section 11; provided however, that any references in these Bylaws to the Exchange Act are not intended to and shall not limit any requirements applicable to nominations or proposals as to any other business to be considered pursuant to this Section 11 (including paragraphs (a)(1)(iii) and (b) hereof), and compliance with paragraphs (a)(1)(iii) and (b) of this Section 11 shall be the exclusive means for a stockholder to make nominations or submit other business.

 

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Section 12. TELEPHONE MEETINGS . The Board of Directors or chairman of the meeting may permit one or more stockholders or other persons to participate in a meeting by means of a conference telephone or other communications equipment if all persons participating in the meeting can hear each other at the same time. Participation in a meeting by these means constitutes presence in person at the meeting.

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

Section 14. STOCKHOLDERS’ CONSENT IN LIEU OF MEETING . Any action required or permitted to be taken at any meeting of stockholders may be taken without a meeting (a) if a unanimous consent setting forth the action is given in writing or by electronic transmission by each stockholder entitled to vote on the matter and filed with the minutes of proceedings of the stockholders or (b) for so long as the Pre-IPO Owners (as defined in the Stockholders Agreement) collectively Beneficially Own at least 40% of the Outstanding Brixmor Interests, if a consent setting forth the action is given, in writing or by electronic transmission, by stockholders entitled to cast not less than the minimum number of votes that would be necessary to authorize or take the action at a meeting at which all of our stockholders entitled to vote thereon were present and voted is delivered to the Corporation in accordance with the MGCL. The Corporation shall give notice of any action taken by less than unanimous consent to each stockholder not later than ten days after the effective time of such action. For so long as the Pre-IPO Owners collectively Beneficially Own at least 40% of the Outstanding Brixmor Interests, Blackstone Consent shall be required in order to amend this Section 14 of Article II.

Section 15. BUSINESS COMBINATIONS . By virtue of a resolution adopted by the Board of Directors prior to or at the time of adoption of these Bylaws (and the adoption of these Bylaws shall be deemed to be, and shall be conclusive evidence of, the adoption of such resolution), any business combination (as defined in Section 3-601(e) of the MGCL) between the Corporation and any other person or entity or group of persons or entities is exempt from the provisions of Subtitle 6 of Title 3 of the MGCL. The approval by the affirmative vote of a majority of the votes cast on the matter by stockholders entitled to vote generally in the election of directors shall be required in order for the Board of Directors to revoke, alter or amend such resolution or otherwise adopt any resolution that is inconsistent with this Section 15 of Article II or with a prior resolution of the Board of Directors that exempts any business combination between the Corporation and any other person, whether identified specifically, generally or by type, from the provisions of Subtitle 6 of Title 3 of the MGCL.

 

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ARTICLE III

DIRECTORS

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

Section 2. NUMBER, TENURE, QUALIFICATIONS AND RESIGNATION .

(a) At any regular meeting or at any special meeting called for that purpose, a majority of the entire Board of Directors may establish, increase or decrease the number of directors, provided that the number thereof shall never be less than the minimum number required by the MGCL, nor more than 15, and further provided that the tenure of office of a director shall not be affected by any decrease in the number of directors, except that, so long as the Stockholders Agreement remains in effect, Blackstone Consent shall be required in order for the Board to approve any increase or decrease in the number of directors, other than any increase in the number of directors in connection with the election of one or more directors elected exclusively by the holders of one or more classes or series of the Corporation’s stock other than common stock. For so long as the Stockholders’ Agreement remains in effect, in order for an individual to be qualified to be nominated for election as a director, or to serve as a director, the nomination and election of such individual, when considered together with all other individuals nominated by the same person or body, must not cause the Corporation to violate, and must meet all other requirements specified in, the Stockholders Agreement. For so long as the Stockholders Agreement remains effective, Blackstone Consent shall be required in order to amend this paragraph (a) of Section 2 of Article III.

(b) Any director of the Corporation may resign at any time by delivering his or her resignation to the Board of Directors, the chairman of the board or the secretary. Any resignation shall take effect immediately upon its receipt or at such later time specified in the resignation. The acceptance of a resignation shall not be necessary to make it effective unless otherwise stated in the resignation.

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

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

 

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

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

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

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

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

 

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

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

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

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

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

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

ARTICLE IV

COMMITTEES

Section 1. NUMBER, TENURE AND QUALIFICATIONS . The Board of Directors may appoint from among its members an Audit Committee, a Compensation Committee, a Nominating and Corporate Governance Committee and other committees, composed of one or more directors, to serve at the pleasure of the Board of Directors.

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

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

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

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

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

 

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Section 7. COMMITTEE CHARTERS . The Board of Directors may establish, in a written charter for any committee of the Board, provisions governing the structure and operations of such committee and the appointment and removal of its members. To the extent that any such provisions are inconsistent with the provisions of Sections 3 through 6 of this Article IV, such provisions shall instead apply to such committee.

ARTICLE V

OFFICERS

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

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

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

Section 4. CHAIRMAN OF THE BOARD . The Board of Directors may designate from among its members a chairman of the board, who shall not, solely by reason of these Bylaws, be an officer of the Corporation. The Board of Directors may designate the chairman of the board as an executive or non-executive chairman. The chairman of the board shall preside over the meetings of the Board of Directors. The chairman of the board shall perform such other duties as may be assigned to him or her by these Bylaws or the Board of Directors.

 

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Section 5. CHIEF EXECUTIVE OFFICER . The Board of Directors may designate a chief executive officer. The chief executive officer shall have general responsibility for implementation of the policies of the Corporation, as determined by the Board of Directors, and for the management of the business and affairs of the Corporation. He or she in general shall perform all duties incident to the office of chief executive officer and such other duties as may be prescribed by the Board of Directors from time to time.

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

Section 7. CHIEF FINANCIAL OFFICER . The Board of Directors may designate a chief financial officer. The chief financial officer shall have the responsibilities and duties as determined by the Board of Directors or the chief executive officer.

Section 8. PRESIDENT . In the absence of a chief executive officer, the president shall in general supervise and control all of the business and affairs of the Corporation. In the absence of a designation of a chief operating officer by the Board of Directors, the president shall be the chief operating officer. He or she in general shall perform all duties incident to the office of president and such other duties as may be prescribed by the Board of Directors from time to time.

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

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

Section 11. TREASURER . The treasurer shall have the custody of the funds and securities of the Corporation, shall keep full and accurate accounts of receipts and disbursements in books belonging to the Corporation, shall deposit all moneys and other valuable effects in the name and to the credit of the Corporation in such depositories as may be designated

 

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by the Board of Directors and in general perform such other duties as from time to time may be assigned to him or her by the chief executive officer, the president or the Board of Directors. In the absence of a designation of a chief financial officer by the Board of Directors, the treasurer shall be the chief financial officer of the Corporation.

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

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

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

ARTICLE VI

CONTRACTS, CHECKS AND DEPOSITS

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

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

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

 

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ARTICLE VII

STOCK

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

Section 2. TRANSFERS . All transfers of shares of stock shall be made on the books of the Corporation, by the holder of the shares, in person or by his or her attorney, in such manner as the Board of Directors or any officer of the Corporation may prescribe and, if such shares are certificated, upon surrender of certificates duly endorsed. The issuance of a new certificate upon the transfer of certificated shares is subject to the determination of the Board of Directors that such shares shall be represented by certificates. Upon the transfer of any uncertificated shares, to the extent then required by the MGCL, the Corporation shall provide to the record holders of such shares a written statement of the information required by the MGCL to be included on stock certificates.

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

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

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

 

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

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

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

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

ARTICLE VIII

ACCOUNTING YEAR

The Board of Directors shall have the power, from time to time, to fix the fiscal year of the Corporation by a duly adopted resolution.

ARTICLE IX

DISTRIBUTIONS

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

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other distributions such sum or sums as the Board of Directors may from time to time, in its absolute discretion, think proper as a reserve fund for contingencies, for equalizing dividends, for repairing or maintaining any property of the Corporation or for such other purpose as the Board of Directors shall determine, and the Board of Directors may modify or abolish any such reserve.

ARTICLE X

SEAL

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

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

ARTICLE XI

INDEMNIFICATION AND ADVANCE OF EXPENSES

Section 1. GENERAL . To the maximum extent permitted by Maryland law in effect from time to time, the Corporation shall indemnify and, without requiring a preliminary determination of the ultimate entitlement to indemnification, shall pay or reimburse reasonable expenses in advance of final disposition of a proceeding to (a) any individual who is a present or former director or officer of the Corporation and who is made or threatened to be made a party to, or witness in, the proceeding by reason of his or her service in that capacity or (b) any individual who, while a director or officer of the Corporation and at the request of the Corporation, serves or has served as a director, officer, partner, member, manager or trustee of another corporation, real estate investment trust, partnership, joint venture, limited liability company, trust, employee benefit plan or other enterprise and who is made or threatened to be made a party to the proceeding by reason of his or her service in that capacity.

Section 2. INDEMNIFICATION NOT EXCLUSIVE . The indemnification or payment or reimbursement of expenses provided in these Bylaws, shall not limit or restrict in any way the power of the Corporation to indemnify or pay or reimburse expenses and costs to any person in any other way permitted by law and shall not be deemed exclusive of, or invalidate in any way, any other rights to which any person seeking indemnification or payment or reimbursement of expenses may be or may become entitled under any law, bylaws, resolution, insurance agreement or otherwise, including as to action in such person’s capacity as an officer, director, employee or agent of the Corporation and as to action in any other capacity.

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indemnification pursuant to this Article XI (an “Indemnitee”) as a director of the Corporation at the request of one of the Indemnitee-Related Entities (as defined below), the Corporation shall be fully and primarily responsible for the payment to the Indemnitee in respect of indemnification or advance of expenses in connection with any such Jointly Indemnifiable Claims, pursuant to and in accordance with the terms of this Article XI, irrespective of any right of recovery the Indemnitee may have from the Indemnitee-Related Entities. Under no circumstance shall the Corporation be entitled to any right of subrogation or contribution by the Indemnitee-Related Entities and no right of advance or recovery the Indemnitee may have from the Indemnitee-Related Entities shall reduce or otherwise alter the rights of the Indemnitee or the obligations of the Corporation hereunder. In the event that any of the Indemnitee-Related Entities shall make any payment in respect of indemnification or advance of expenses with respect to any Jointly Indemnifiable Claim, the Indemnitee-Related Entity making such payment shall be subrogated to the extent of such payment to all of the rights of recovery of the Indemnitee against the Corporation, and the Indemnitee shall execute all papers reasonably required and shall do all things that may be reasonably necessary to secure such rights, including the execution of such documents as may be necessary to enable the Indemnitee-Related Entities effectively to bring suit to enforce such rights. Each of the Indemnitee-Related Entities shall be third-party beneficiaries with respect to this Section 3 of Article XI, entitled to enforce this Section 3 of Article XI.

For purposes of this Section 3 of Article XII, the following terms shall have the following meanings:

(a) The term “Indemnitee-Related Entities” means any corporation, real estate investment trust, limited liability company, partnership, joint venture, trust, employee benefit plan or other enterprise (other than the Corporation or any other corporation, real estate investment trust, limited liability company, partnership, joint venture, trust, employee benefit plan or other enterprise for which the Indemnitee serves or has served as a director, officer, employee or agent as described in clause (b) of Section 1 of this Article XI) from whom an Indemnitee may be entitled to indemnification or payment or reimbursement of expenses with respect to which, in whole or in part, the Corporation may also have an indemnification or advance or reimbursement of expenses obligation.

(b) The term “Jointly Indemnifiable Claims” shall be broadly construed and means any action, suit or proceeding for which the Indemnitee shall be entitled to indemnification or advance or reimbursement of expenses from both an Indemnitee-Related Entity and the Corporation pursuant to law, any agreement or the charter, certificate of incorporation, bylaws, partnership agreement, operating agreement, certificate of formation, certificate of limited partnership, declaration of trust or comparable organizational document or governing instrument of the Corporation or the Indemnitee-Related Entity, as applicable.

Section 4. CORPORATE OBLIGATIONS, RELIANCE . The rights granted pursuant to the provisions of this Article XI shall vest immediately upon election of a director or officer of the Corporation and shall be deemed to create a binding contractual obligation on the part of the Corporation to the persons who from time to time are elected as directors or officers of the Corporation, and such persons in acting in their capacities as directors or officers of the Corporation or any subsidiary shall be entitled to rely on such provisions of this Article XI without giving notice thereof to the Corporation.

 

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Section 5. NATURE OF RIGHTS . The rights conferred upon Indemnities in the Article XI shall be contract rights and such rights shall continue as to an Indemnitee who has ceased to be a director or officer of the Corporation and shall inure to the benefit of the Indemnitee’s heirs, executors and administrators. Any amendment, alteration or repeal of this Article XI that adversely affects any right of an indemnitee or his, her, or its successors shall be prospective only and shall not limit, eliminate or impair any such right with respect to any proceeding involving any occurrence or alleged occurrence of any action or omission of act that took place prior to such amendment or repeal.

Section 6. INSURANCE . The Corporation may maintain insurance, at its expense, to protect itself and any director, officer employee or agent of the Corporation or another corporation, real estate investment trust, limited liability company, partnership, joint venture, trust or other enterprise against any expense, liability or loss, whether or not the Corporation would have the power to indemnify such person against such expense, liability or loss under the MGCL.

Section 7. INDEMNIFICATION OF EMPLOYEES AND AGENTS OF THE CORPORATION . The Corporation may, with the approval of its Board of Directors, provide such indemnification and advance for expenses to any individual who served a predecessor of the Corporation in any of the capacities described in clauses (a) and (b) of Section 1 of this Article XI, above, and to any employee or agent of the Corporation or predecessor of the Corporation.

ARTICLE XII

EXCLUSIVE FORUM FOR CERTAIN LITIGATION

Unless the Corporation consents in writing to the selection of an alternative forum, the Circuit Court for Baltimore City, Maryland, or, if that Court does not have jurisdiction, the United States District Court for the District of Maryland, Baltimore Division, shall be the sole and exclusive forum for (a) any derivative action or proceeding brought on behalf of the Corporation, (b) any action asserting a claim of breach of any duty owed by any director or officer or other employee of the Corporation to the Corporation or to the stockholders of the Corporation, (c) any action asserting a claim against the Corporation or any director or officer or other employee of the Corporation arising pursuant to any provision of the MGCL or the charter or Bylaws of the Corporation or (d) any action asserting a claim against the Corporation or any director or officer or other employee of the Corporation that is governed by the internal affairs doctrine. For so long as the Stockholders Agreement remains in effect, Blackstone Consent shall be required in order to amend this Article XII.

ARTICLE XIII

WAIVER OF NOTICE

Whenever any notice of a meeting is required to be given pursuant to the Charter or these Bylaws or pursuant to applicable law, a waiver thereof in writing or by electronic

 

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

ARTICLE XIV

AMENDMENT OF BYLAWS

Subject to such additional requirements as may be expressly set forth in these Bylaws, the Board of Directors shall have the exclusive power to adopt, alter or repeal any provision of these Bylaws and to make new Bylaws, except that any amendment to Section 13 or Section 15 of Article II must be approved by the affirmative vote of a majority of the votes cast on the matter by stockholders entitled to vote generally in the election of directors.

 

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Exhibit 4.4

 

 

THIRD SUPPLEMENTAL INDENTURE

Dated as of October 30, 2009

to

INDENTURE

Dated as of March 29, 1995

Between

CENTRO NP LLC

and

U.S. BANK TRUST NATIONAL ASSOCIATION, as Trustee

 

 

Senior Debt Securities

 

 

 


THIRD SUPPLEMENTAL INDENTURE dated as of October 30, 2009 (this “ Supplemental Indenture ”) by and among Centro NP LLC, a Maryland limited liability company (the “ Company ”), as successor to New Plan Excel Realty Trust, Inc., a Maryland corporation, and U.S. Bank Trust National Association (as successor to State Street Bank and Trust Company, as successor to The First National Bank of Boston), as trustee under the Indenture referred to below (the “ Trustee ”).

W I T N E S S E T H

WHEREAS, the Company has heretofore executed and delivered to the Trustee an indenture, dated as of March 29, 1995 (as heretofore amended or supplemented, the “ Indenture ”), providing for the issuance of senior debt securities;

WHEREAS, the Indenture provides that the Company may enter into a supplemental indenture with the consent of the Holders of not less than a majority in principal amount of all outstanding securities affected by such supplemental indenture for the purpose of adding any provisions to or changing in any manner or eliminating any of the provisions of the Indenture or of modifying in any manner the rights of Holders of Securities and any related coupons under the Indenture, subject to certain limitations set forth in the Indenture not applicable to the matters addressed by this Supplemental Indenture;

WHEREAS, the Company has received and delivered or caused to be delivered to the Trustee the consents of the Holders of at least a majority in principal amount of all outstanding Securities to the amendments provided for in this Supplemental Indenture;

WHEREAS, the Company has been authorized by or pursuant to a resolution of its sole member to enter into this Supplemental Indenture;

WHEREAS, the Company has requested that the Trustee join in the execution and delivery of this Supplemental Indenture; and

WHEREAS, all other acts and proceedings required by law, by the Indenture and by the organizational documents of the Company to make this Supplemental Indenture a valid and binding agreement for the purposes expressed herein, in accordance with its terms, have been duly done and performed.

NOW, THEREFORE, in consideration of the premises and the covenants and agreements contained herein, and for other good and valuable consideration the receipt of which is hereby acknowledged, the Company and the Trustee hereby agree as follows:

ARTICLE 1

Section 1.01 Capitalized Terms . Capitalized terms used in this Supplemental Indenture and not otherwise defined herein shall have the meanings assigned to such terms in the Indenture.


ARTICLE 2

AMENDMENTS

Section 2.01 Amendment of Certain Definitions in Article 1 of the Indenture . The definition of “Consolidated Income Available for Debt Service” in Section 101 is eliminated in its entirety and replaced with the following:

“Consolidated Income Available for Debt Service” for any period, means Consolidated Net Income of the Company and its Subsidiaries plus amounts which have been deducted for (a) interest on Debt of the Company and its Subsidiaries, (b) provision for taxes of the Company and its Subsidiaries based on income, (c) amortization of debt discount, (d) property depreciation and amortization, (e) the effect of any non-cash charge resulting from a change in accounting principles in determining Consolidated Net Income for such period and (f) other non-cash items, and less amounts which have been added in determining Consolidated Net Income for such period for other non-cash items.

Section 2.02 Insertion of a New Subsection to Section 5.01 of Article 5 . Section 5.01 of Article 5 is hereby amended to provide for the insertion of a new subsection (9) to read as follows:

(9) default in the payment of the Put Right Repurchase Price, when it becomes due and payable as set forth in Section 1013 hereto.

Section 2.03 Amendment of Certain Covenants in Article 10 of the Indenture .

(a) Section 1004(d) of the Indenture is replaced in its entirety with the following:

Prior to the Put Right Repurchase Date, the Company will at all times maintain an Unencumbered Total Asset Value in an amount not less than 125% of the aggregate principal amount of all outstanding Debt of the Company and its Subsidiaries that is unsecured. On and after the Put Right Repurchase Date, the Company will at all times maintain an Unencumbered Total Asset Value in an amount not less than 100% of the aggregate principal amount of all outstanding Debt of the Company and its Subsidiaries that is unsecured.

(b) Section 1004 is amended to provide for the insertion of a new Section 1004(f) to read as follows:

In addition to the limitations set forth in subsections (a), (b), (c) and (d) of this Section 1004, prior to April 15, 2011, the Company will not, and will not permit any Subsidiary to, incur any Debt if, immediately after giving effect to the incurrence of such additional Debt and the application of the proceeds thereof, the aggregate principal amount of all outstanding Debt of the Company and its Subsidiaries on a consolidated basis determined in accordance with GAAP is greater than $1,869 million.

(c) Section 1004 is amended to provide for the insertion of a new Section 1004(g) to read as follows:

 

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For the purpose of determining compliance with this Section 1004, any election by the Company to measure an item of Debt using fair value (as permitted by Financial Accounting Standards Board Statement No. 159 or any similar accounting standard) shall be disregarded and such determination shall be made instead using the outstanding principal amount of such Debt.

(d) Section 1009 of the Indenture is replaced in its entirety with the following:

Provision of Financial Information. If the Company is required to file annual and quarterly reports and other documents with the Commission pursuant to Section 13 or 15(d) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, the Company will (i) file such reports and documents with the Commission on or prior to the respective dates by which the Company is required to file such documents, (ii) within 15 days after being required to file the same with the Commission, deliver such reports and documents to the Trustee, and (iii) within 15 days after being required to file the same with the Commission, transmit a copy of each such annual and quarterly report (exclusive of exhibits) by mail to all Holders, as their names and addresses appear in the Security Register, without cost to such Holders. If the Company is not required to file annual and quarterly reports and other documents with the Commission pursuant to either of such provisions, the Company will, within 15 days of the date by which the Company would have been required to file the same with the Commission if it were so required, (i) deliver to the Trustee (A) all quarterly and annual financial information (including exhibits) that would be required to be contained in a filing with the Commission on Forms 10-Q and 10-K if the Company were required to file such Forms, including a “Management’s Discussion and Analysis of Financial Condition and Results of Operations” that describes the financial condition and results of operations of the Company and its consolidated Subsidiaries and, with respect to the annual information only, a report thereon by the Company’s certified independent accountants and (B) all current reports that would be required to be filed with the Commission on Form 8-K if the Company were required to file such reports; provided , however , that such information and reports may exclude any certifications, reports or other information required to be a part of, or filed with, such reports pursuant to the provisions of the Sarbanes Oxley Act of 2002 or the rules and regulations of the Commission thereunder, (ii) transmit a copy of each document required to be delivered to the Trustee (exclusive of exhibits) by mail to all Holders, as their names and addresses appear in the Security Register, without cost to such Holders, (iii) post a copy of each document required to be delivered to the Trustee (including exhibits) to the Company’s or its Affiliate’s website and shall promptly after such posting issue a press release indicating that such documents have been posted with reference to the website address such documents have been posted on and (iv) use commercially reasonable efforts to post a copy of each document required to be delivered to the Trustee (including exhibits) to the Company’s “Company News” page and “Company Filings” page on www.bloomberg.com. So long as the Company continues to hold an equity interest therein, the Company shall include in the information delivered to the Trustee and provided to Holders, the audited annual financial statements and the unaudited quarterly financial statements of Centro NP Residual Holding LLC.

Section 2.04 Insertion of New Sections to Article 10 .

(a) Article 10 is amended to provide for the insertion of a new Section 1013 to read as follows:

 

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SECTION 1013. Security Holder Repurchase Right. (a) Each Holder of Securities shall have the right, at such Holder’s option, to require the Company to repurchase all of such Holder’s Securities or any portion thereof that is a multiple of $1,000 principal amount, for cash on January 15, 2014 (the “ Put Right Repurchase Date ”) at a repurchase price per Security equal to 100% of the aggregate principal amount of the Securities being repurchased, together with any accrued and unpaid interest up to, but not including, such Put Right Repurchase Date (the “ Put Right Repurchase Price ”).

(b) No later than 20 Business Days prior to the Put Right Repurchase Date, the Company shall give notice of the repurchase right under Section 1013 (a “ Put Right Repurchase Offer ”) to all record Holders at their addresses set forth in the Securities Register and to beneficial owners as required by applicable law. The Put Right Repurchase Offer shall include a form of notice (the “ Put Right Exercise Notice ”) to be completed by the Holder and returned to the Company in the event that the Holder elects such repurchase right and shall briefly state, as applicable:

(i) the Put Right Repurchase Date;

(ii) the Put Right Repurchase Price;

(iii) the name and address of the Paying Agent;

(iv) that Securities must be surrendered to the Paying Agent to collect payment;

(v) that the Put Right Repurchase Price for any Security as to which a Put Right

Exercise Notice has been given and not withdrawn will be paid promptly following the later of the Put Right Repurchase Date and the time of surrender of such Security as described in subclause (iv) above;

(vi) the procedures the Holder must follow to exercise rights under this Section and a brief description of those rights;

(vii) the procedures for withdrawing a Put Right Exercise Notice (including pursuant to the terms of Section 1013(d));

(viii) that, unless the Company defaults in making payment on Securities for which a Put Right Exercise Notice has been submitted, interest on the Securities in respect of which a Put Right Exercise Notice has been delivered and not withdrawn will cease to accrue on the Put Right Repurchase Date; and

(ix) the CUSIP number of each of the applicable series of Securities.

At the Company’s request, the Trustee shall deliver the Put Right Repurchase Offer to Holders of Securities at the Company’s expense; provided, however, that the Company makes such request at least three Business Days (unless a shorter period shall be satisfactory to the Trustee) prior to the date by which such Put Right Repurchase Offer must be delivered to the Holders in accordance with this Section 1013(b); provided, further, that the text of the Put Right Repurchase Offer shall be prepared by the Company.

A Holder may exercise its repurchase right as specified in this Section 1013 upon delivery of a properly completed Put Right Exercise Notice to the Paying Agent by the Holder at any time

 

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during the period beginning at 9:00 a.m. (local time in The City of New York) on the date that is 20 Business Days immediately preceding the relevant Put Right Repurchase Date until the close of business on the Business Day immediately preceding such Put Right Repurchase Date, stating:

(A) if certificated, the certificate numbers of the Securities to be delivered for repurchase;

(B) the portion of the principal amount of the Securities to be repurchased, which must be $1,000 or an integral multiple thereof; and

(C) that the Securities are to be repurchased by the Company pursuant to the applicable provisions of the Securities and this Indenture.

The delivery of such Security to the Paying Agent prior to, on or after the Put Right Repurchase Date (together with all necessary endorsements) at the offices of the Paying Agent, shall be a condition to receipt by the Holder of the Put Right Repurchase Price therefor, which shall be so paid pursuant to this Section 1013 only if the Security so delivered to the Paying Agent shall conform in all respects to the description thereof in the related Put Right Exercise Notice, as determined by the Company.

The Company shall repurchase from the Holder thereof, pursuant to this Section 1013, a portion of a Security if the principal amount of such portion is $1,000 or an integral multiple of $1,000.

Any repurchase by the Company contemplated pursuant to the provisions of this Section 1013 shall be consummated by the delivery of the consideration to be received by the Holder promptly following the later of the Put Right Repurchase Date and the time of delivery of the Security.

The Paying Agent shall promptly notify the Company of the receipt by it of any Put Right

Exercise Notice or written notice of withdrawal thereof.

Any Security that is to be repurchased only in part shall be surrendered to the Paying Agent (with, if the Company, Trustee or Paying Agent so requires, due endorsement by, or a written instrument of transfer in form satisfactory to the Company, the Trustee and Paying Agent duly executed by the Holder thereof or his attorney duly authorized in writing), and the Company shall execute, and the Trustee shall authenticate and make available for delivery to the Holder of such Security without service charge, a new Security or Securities, containing identical terms and conditions, each in an authorized denomination in aggregate principal amount equal to and in exchange for the unrepurchased portion of the principal of the Security so surrendered.

(c) Upon receipt by the Paying Agent of the Put Right Exercise Notice, the Holder of the Security in respect of which such Put Right Exercise Notice was given shall (unless such Put Right Exercise Notice is withdrawn as specified in Section 1013(d)) thereafter be entitled to receive solely the Put Right Repurchase Price with respect to such Security. Such Put Right Repurchase Price shall be paid to such Holder, subject to receipt of funds by the Paying Agent, promptly following the later of (x) the Put Right Repurchase Date with respect to such Security ( provided the conditions in Section 1013(a) have been satisfied) and (y) the time of delivery of such Security to the Paying Agent by the Holder thereof in the manner required by Section 1013(a).

 

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(d) A Put Right Exercise Notice may be withdrawn by means of a written notice of withdrawal delivered to the office of the Paying Agent at any time prior to the close of business on the Business Day immediately preceding the Put Right Repurchase Date specifying:

(i) if certificated Securities have been issued, the certificate numbers of the withdrawn Securities,

(ii) the principal amount of the Securities with respect to which such notice of withdrawal is being submitted, and

(iii) the principal amount, if any, of such Securities that remains subject to the original Put Right Exercise Notice, which portion must be in principal amounts of $1,000 or an integral multiple of $1,000;

provided, however , that if the Securities are not in certificated form, the notice must comply with appropriate procedures of the applicable depositary.

A written notice of withdrawal of a Put Right Exercise Notice shall be in the form set forth in the preceding paragraph.

Upon receipt of a written notice of withdrawal, the Paying Agent shall promptly return to the Holders thereof any Securities in respect of which a Put Right Exercise Notice has been withdrawn in accordance with the provisions of Section 1013(d).

(e) There shall be no repurchase of any Securities pursuant to this Section 1013 if there has occurred (prior to, on or after, as the case may be, the giving, by the Holders of such Securities, of the required Put Right Exercise Notice) and is continuing an Event of Default with respect to Securities (other than a default in the payment of the Put Right Repurchase Price with respect to such Securities). The Paying Agent will promptly return to the respective Holders thereof any Securities held by it during the continuance of an Event of Default with respect to Securities (other than a default in the payment of the Put Right Repurchase Price with respect to such Securities), in which case, upon such return, the Put Right Exercise Notice with respect thereto shall be deemed to have been withdrawn.

(f) Prior to 11:00 a.m. (local time in The City of New York) on the Put Right Repurchase Date, the Company shall deposit with the Paying Agent an amount (in immediately available funds) sufficient to pay the aggregate Put Right Repurchase Price of all the Securities or portions thereof which are to be purchased as of the Put Right Repurchase Date. The manner in which the deposit required by this Section 1013(f) is made by the Company shall be at the option of the Company; provided that such deposit shall be made in a manner such that the Paying Agent shall have immediately available funds on the Put Right Repurchase Date.

If the Paying Agent holds, in accordance with the terms hereof, money sufficient to pay the Put Right Repurchase Price of any Security, then, on the Put Right Repurchase Date, such Security will cease to be outstanding and the rights of the Holder in respect thereof shall terminate (other than the right to receive the Put Right Repurchase Price as aforesaid).

 

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To the extent that the aggregate amount of cash deposited by the Company pursuant to this Section 1013(f) exceeds the aggregate Put Right Repurchase Price of the Securities or portions thereof that the Company is obligated to purchase, then promptly after the Put Right Repurchase Date the Paying Agent shall return any such excess cash to the Company.

(b) Article 10 is amended to provide for the insertion of a new Section 1014 to read as follows:

SECTION 1014. Transfer of Real Property. Prior to the Put Right Repurchase Date, neither the Company nor any Subsidiary shall sell or transfer any real property (or any equity interest in any Person whose principal asset is real property) or the right to receive the income or profits therefrom (i) to an Affiliate of the Company that is not a Subsidiary or (ii) to any Person that owns an equity interest in the Company. For the avoidance of doubt, the restrictions contained in this Section 1014 shall not apply to personal property (including cash and cash equivalents) of, or income or profit from real property or otherwise received by, the Company and its Subsidiaries.

ARTICLE 3

MISCELLANEOUS

Section 3.01 Relation to Original Indenture .

This Supplemental Indenture supplements the Indenture and shall be a part and subject to all the terms thereof. Except as supplemented hereby, the Indenture and the Securities issued thereunder shall continue in full force and effect.

Section 3.02 Concerning the Trustee .

The Trustee shall not be responsible for any recital herein as such recitals shall be taken as statements of the Company, or the validity of the execution by the Company of this Supplemental Indenture. The Trustee makes no representations as to the validity or sufficiency of this Supplemental Indenture.

Section 3.03 Effect of Headings .

The Article and Section headings herein are for convenience of reference only and shall not affect the construction hereof.

Section 3.04 Counterparts .

This Supplemental Indenture may be executed in counterparts, each of which shall be deemed an original, but all of which shall together constitute one and the same instrument.

Section 3.05 Governing Law .

THIS SUPPLEMENTAL INDENTURE SHALL BE GOVERNED BY, AND CONSTRUED IN ACCORDANCE WITH, THE LAWS OF THE STATE OF NEW YORK.

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IN WITNESS WHEREOF, the parties have caused this Supplemental Indenture to be duly executed as of the date first written above.

 

CENTRO NP LLC
By  

/s/ Steven Siegel

Name:   Steven Siegel
Title:   Executive Vice President
U.S. BANK TRUST NATIONAL ASSOCIATION,
as Trustee
By  

 

Name:  
Title  


IN WITNESS WHEREOF, the parties have caused this Supplemental Indenture to be duly executed as of the date first written above.

 

CENTRO NP LLC
By  

 

Name:   Steven Siegel
Title:   Executive Vice President
U.S. BANK TRUST NATIONAL ASSOCIATION,
as Trustee
By  

/s/ Thomas E. Tabor

Name:   Thomas E. Tabor
Title   Vice President

Exhibit 10.2

CONTRIBUTION AGREEMENT

This Contribution Agreement, dated as of               , 2013 (this “ Contribution Agreement ”), is entered into by and between                      , a                      (“ Contributor ”) and Brixmor Operating Partnership L.P., a Delaware limited partnership (“ Contributee ”).

W I T N E S S E T H:

WHEREAS, Contributor and Contributee desire to effectuate the contributions set forth in this Contribution Agreement;

WHEREAS, Contributor is the owner of 100% of the interests (the “ Interests ”) in                              , a                              (the “ Company ”);

WHEREAS, this Contribution Agreement is being entered into to effectuate the contribution of the Interests, such contribution to be effective as of the date hereof;

WHEREAS, in exchange for [      ] OP units in Contributee (the “ OP Unit Consideration ”), Contributor desires to (i) contribute the Interests to Contributee (the “ Contribution ”) and (ii) upon the consummation of the Contribution, cease to be a member of the Company;

WHEREAS, Contributee desires to (i) accept a contribution of the Interests held by Contributor prior to the Contribution and (ii) effective simultaneously with the Contribution, be admitted to the Company as a substitute member of the Company;

WHEREAS, Contributor, to accomplish the foregoing, desires to amend the limited liability company agreement of the Company (the “ Company Agreement ”) and continue the Company in the manner set forth herein; and

[WHEREAS, the Contribution is intended to qualify as a contribution under Section 721(a) of the Internal Revenue Code of 1986, as amended (the “Code”)] [and to the extent applicable, any distribution deemed to be made for U.S. federal income tax purposes in connection with the Contribution is to be treated as a reimbursement of preformation expenditures described in U.S. Treasury Regulations Section 1.707-4(d) or otherwise qualify for an exception to the disguised sale rules under the Code and U.S. Treasury Regulations].

NOW, THEREFORE, in consideration of the mutual covenants and promises contained herein and for other good and valuable consideration, the receipt and adequacy of which are hereby acknowledged, the parties hereto agree as follows:

1. Representations .

A. Contributor represents and warrants to Contributee that (i) Contributor has all requisite power and authority to enter into this Contribution Agreement and to consummate the Contribution contemplated hereby, (ii) this Contribution Agreement has been duly executed and delivered by Contributor and (iii) Contributor is the owner of the Interests free and clear of any liens or encumbrances.


B. Contributee represents and warrants to Contributor that (i) Contributee has all requisite power and authority to enter into this Contribution Agreement and to consummate the Contribution contemplated hereby and (ii) this Contribution Agreement has been duly executed and delivered by Contributee.

2. Contribution of the Interests . Notwithstanding any provision in the Company Agreement to the contrary, in consideration of the OP Unit Consideration granted to Contributor concurrently with the execution of this Contribution Agreement, Contributor hereby contributes the Interests to Contributee.

3. Indemnification .

A. Contributor shall indemnify and hold Contributee, its affiliates, members and partners, and the partners, shareholders, officers, directors, employees, representatives and agents of each of the foregoing (collectively, the “ Contributee-Related Entities ”) harmless from and against any and all costs, fees, expenses, damages, deficiencies, interest and penalties (including, without limitation, reasonable attorneys’ fees and disbursements) suffered or incurred by any such indemnified party in connection with any and all losses, liabilities, claims, damages and expenses (“ Losses ”), arising out of, or in any way relating to any breach of any representation or warranty of Contributor contained in Section 2 of this Contribution Agreement.

B. Notwithstanding the foregoing provisions of Section 3(A) of this Contribution Agreement, (i) Contributor shall not be required to indemnify Contributee or any Contributee-Related Entities under Section 3(A) unless the aggregate of all amounts for which an indemnity would otherwise be payable by Contributor under Section 3(A) exceeds an amount equal to          % of the value of the OP Unit Consideration (such value being deemed to be equal to the product of the number of OP units in Contributee forming the OP Unit Consideration multiplied by the initial public offering price per share of common stock of Brixmor Property Group Inc.); and (ii) in no event shall Contributor’s indemnification obligations exceed an amount equal to          % of the value of the OP Unit Consideration (such value being deemed to be equal to the product of the number of OP units in Contributee forming the OP Unit Consideration multiplied by the initial public offering price per share of common stock of Brixmor Property Group Inc.).

C. The representations and warranties contained in this Contribution Agreement shall survive for a period of one (1) year after the Contribution (the “ Survival Period ”). No claim for indemnification under this Section 3 and no action or proceeding with respect to such claim shall be valid or enforceable, at law or in equity, unless a legal proceeding is commenced thereon within thirty (30) days after the expiration of the Survival Period.

D. If the Contribution has occurred, the sole and exclusive remedy available to a party in the event of a breach by the other party to this Contribution Agreement of any representation, warranty, covenant or other provision of this Contribution Agreement which survives the Closing shall be the indemnifications provided for under this Section 3.


E. Any indemnity payment by the Contributor hereunder shall be treated as an adjustment to the Contribution for U.S. federal income tax purposes, unless otherwise required by law

4. Admission . Notwithstanding any provision in the Company Agreement to the contrary, simultaneously with the Contribution, Contributee shall be admitted to the Company as a substitute member of the Company.

5. Cessation . Notwithstanding any provision in the Company Agreement to the contrary, immediately following the admission of Contributee as a substitute member of the Company, Contributor shall and does hereby cease to be a member of the Company and shall thereupon cease to have or exercise any right or power as a member of the Company.

6. Continuation of the Company . The parties hereto agree that the contribution of the Interests, the admission of Contributee as a substitute member of the Company, and the cessation of Contributor in as a member of the Company shall not dissolve the Company and that the business of the Company shall continue following the Contribution.

7. Books and Records . The undersigned shall take all actions necessary, including causing the amendment of the Company Agreement, to evidence the withdrawal of Contributor as a member of the Company in connection with the Contribution and the admission of Contributee as a substitute member of the Company in connection with the Contribution.

8. Future Cooperation . The parties hereto agree to cooperate at all times from and after the date hereof with respect to all of the matters described herein, and to execute such further assignments, releases, assumptions, amendments of the Company Agreement, notifications and other documents as may be reasonably requested for the purpose of giving effect to, or evidencing or giving notice of, the transactions contemplated by this Contribution Agreement.

9. Binding Effect . This Contribution Agreement shall be binding upon, and shall inure to the benefit of, the parties hereto and their respective successors and assigns.

10. Execution in Counterparts . This Contribution Agreement may be executed in counterparts, each of which shall be deemed an original, but all of which shall constitute one and the same instrument.

11. Company Agreement in Effect . Except as hereby amended, the Company Agreement shall remain in full force and effect.

12. Governing Law . This Contribution Agreement shall be governed by, and interpreted in accordance with, the laws of the State of Delaware, all rights and remedies being governed by such laws.

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IN WITNESS WHEREOF, the parties hereto have caused this Contribution Agreement to be duly executed as of the day and year first above written.

 

CONTRIBUTOR:
[  

 

  ]
By:  

 

 
Name:    
Title:    
CONTRIBUTEE:  

BRIXMOR OPERATING PARTNERSHIP LP,

a Delaware limited partnership

 
By:  

 

 
Name:    
Title:    

Exhibit 10.3

PROPERTY MANAGEMENT AGREEMENT

THIS PROPERTY MANAGEMENT AGREEMENT (this “ Agreement ”), made as of this              day of              , 2013, by and between EACH OF THE ENTITIES SET FORTH ON SCHEDULE 1 HERETO, each with its office at c/o Blackstone Real Estate Advisors L.P., 345 Park Avenue, New York, New York, 10154 (hereinafter called, individually or collectively, as the context may dictate, “ Owner ”), and BRIXMOR MANGEMENT JOINT VENTURE 2, L.P., a Delaware limited partnership, with its offices at 420 Lexington Avenue, 7 th Floor, New York, New York, 10170 (hereinafter called “ Manager ”).

W I T N E S S E T H :

WHEREAS, Owner is now the owner of certain parcels of land (hereinafter called, collectively, “ Premises ”) on which now exist the shopping centers described on Schedule 1 hereto (hereinafter called, individually, a “ Project ” and collectively, the “ Projects ”); and

WHEREAS, Owner desires that Manager act on Owner’s behalf to provide herein for the leasing, operation, management, maintenance and supervision of each Project and provide management services to Owner; and

NOW THEREFORE, in consideration of the mutual promises hereafter contained, and of the sum of ONE DOLLAR ($1.00), by each to the other in hand paid, the receipt hereof is hereby acknowledged, the parties hereto, intending to be legally bound, covenant and agree with each other as following:

1. Definitions . For purposes of this Agreement, the following terms shall have the following meanings:

Commission ” means a full commission with respect to the applicable transaction calculated in accordance with Schedule 3 attached hereto and made a part hereof.

Lease ” means any agreement of lease, license agreement or other occupancy agreement of any kind (including, without limitation, an agreement renewing or extending the term of a lease or modifying the provisions of a lease or any agreement expanding the size of the premises demised by any Tenant or other occupant), with respect to occupancy or use of space at any individual Project.

Rent ” shall mean the aggregate gross fixed rent as stated in the Lease for the entire term of the Lease, but not including: (i) Tenant electric charges, (ii) any future tax, labor, porter’s wage, real estate tax escalation, percentage rents, interest or late charges, any separate payments made by a Tenant on account of alterations or improvements or other work funded by Owner, consumer price index and other operating expense and/or cost of living escalation charges (it being agreed, however, that fixed increases in fixed rent (whether or not in lieu of operating expense or cost of living charges or escalations) are commissionable and that, in the case of a net Lease, Rent shall be increased by and shall be deemed to include an amount equal to the annual rentable square foot average of the individual Project operating expenses (other than electricity charges for tenanted space) and taxes for the most recent full calendar year prior to the date of the extension of such net Lease), (iii) any separate charges for utilities, chilled water, riser access and other similar charges for specific services or (iv) percentage rent. If the fixed rent for a portion of the Lease term is stated in terms other than a fixed dollar amount (e.g., as “90% of fair market value” or as “the then escalated gross rent”) then the initial commission calculation for that portion of the term shall be made based on the fixed dollar amount of the fixed rent payable by the Tenant for the immediately preceding period if all or part of the commission is payable prior to the time that such Rent is finally determined. Such commission shall then be adjusted at the time that the fixed dollar amount for such fixed rent is actually determined to reflect the actual amount of fixed rent payable by the Tenant for such portion of the Lease term. If the Tenant is required to pay a lump sum in advance which is attributable to a period of more than one month, the commission calculation for the portion of the term to which such payment is attributable shall be made based on simple arithmetic apportionment of such lump sum among all the months to which such payment is attributable.


Tenant ” means any person or entity occupying or using space at any individual Project.

2. Employment .

Owner hereby employs Manager as its sole and exclusive agent to perform the professional and other services described in and required by this Agreement to be performed by Manager with respect to the Project, and Manager undertakes said employment as the exclusive manager for Owner and on all other terms, conditions, provisions and qualifications set forth in this Agreement.

This Agreement constitutes a separate and independent contract between Owner and the Manager for each individual Project listed on Schedule 1 . Upon any sale of any individual Project, each such sold Project, upon the transfer of title or the transfer, directly or indirectly, of the controlling ownership interests in the entity holding title to such sold individual Project, shall no longer be a Project hereunder and shall be deleted from Schedule 1 . Owner and Manager shall, upon either’s request from time to time, amend and restate Schedule 1 so that it contains an accurate list of the then existing Projects. Notwithstanding the foregoing, upon the removal of any Project from Schedule 1 , Owner shall be responsible for paying Manager any then accrued but unpaid compensation as provided for in Sections 8 or 9 hereof.

3. Services .

The services to be performed from time to time by Manager with proceeds from the operation of the Project or funds provided by Owner hereunder shall include all acts necessary for the leasing, operation, management, maintenance and supervision of the Project in accordance with sound commercial management practices including (provided that Manager shall have no obligation to perform any of such services to the extent that Owner does not make sufficient funds available (whether from Project operations or otherwise) to Manager to perform such services , inter alia , the following:

(a) To use due diligence in the exercise of the powers conferred and duties assumed hereunder in the operation, management, supervision and maintenance of the Project in a manner reasonably calculated to assure that the Project shall at all times be properly tenanted and operated, managed and maintained at high standards, and with efficiency and economy consistent with high-quality operating practices.

(b) To lease (investigate Tenants, negotiate and prepare leases) commercial space in the Project to such Tenants and upon such terms as may be approved by Owner. Owner agrees to forward to Manager all inquiries received relating to services performed by Manager.

(c) To negotiate with Tenants for the extension, renewal, modification, amendment or termination of existing Leases and to prepare and present to Owner such agreements upon such terms as may be approved by Owner.

(d) To calculate, prepare and send bills and collect all fixed rents, percentage rents (consistent with the law governing real estate investment trusts with the intent that all rents shall qualify as “rents from real property” within the meaning of Section 856 of the Internal Revenue Code) and other sums, whether payable as additional rent or otherwise, payable (1) by Tenants under their respective Leases and other agreements and (2) by other parties under license, service and other agreements, and to obtain and review statements of sales furnished by Tenants to support their payments of percentage rents, and to remit the net amounts thereof to Owner.

(e) To enforce the performance by the various Tenants of all requirements of their respective Leases and the observance of all rules and regulations of the Project, by all reasonable means including, but not limited to, the commencement or prosecution of legal proceedings and to sign and serve in Owner’s name such notices as deemed needful or required by Owner.

 

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(f) To cause the Project to be maintained in good operating condition and repair, and to supervise the maintenance and operation thereof, and to do all acts or things necessary therefor, in its own name as Manager for Owner, to hire such persons, firms or corporations including, without limitation, a commercial property manager or supervisor and public relations, security and maintenance personnel or firms, to purchase or lease such equipment and supplies at reasonable rates and costs prevailing in the industry as may be necessary or desirable to accomplish such purposes.

(g) To keep books and records with respect to all of the services performed or purchases, leases, etc., made by or on behalf of Owner at Owner’s direction or request and to provide accounting services, including such services as relate to the preparation of tax returns and annual reports.

(h) To advise Owner of the due dates of real estate and other similar taxes and special assessments of which Manager has knowledge, mortgage payments and other like items and to make payment thereof out of Owner’s funds to the extent that Owner’s funds held by Manager are sufficient therefor subject to Owner’s approval.

(i) Unless otherwise instructed by Owner, to advise Owner as to insurance coverage for the Project, and to procure such insurance coverage thereon as approved by Owner.

(j) With Owner’s approval, to represent Owner at meetings and activities of any Merchants’ Association formed for Tenants of the Project and collect dues or other amounts therefor to the extent they are payable to Owner.

(k) With Owner’s approval, to be designated as the operator or manager under any reciprocal easement agreements, operating easement agreements or similar agreements affecting the Premises, and to perform the duties and obligations and exercise the rights and powers of an operator or manager under such agreements.

(l) To deal with all co-operating and participating real estate brokers.

(m) To hereafter deposit promptly all funds collected from the operation of the Project or in any way incidental thereto in segregated bank accounts (with the understanding that one or more Projects may have commingled accounts, if permitted pursuant to the terms of any applicable financing documents, as long as any such commingled accounts are solely for Projects). Manager may endorse any and all checks drawn to the order of Owner for deposit in such bank accounts. Interest on any such account shall accrue to Owner. Manager shall not commingle any funds from the Project with any other funds.

(n) To comply with the requirements of all laws pertaining to the employment of Manager’s employees engaged in the operation and management of the Project, including, but not limited to, wage taxes and wage and hour regulations.

(o) To select, employ at reasonable wages, supervise, direct and discharge all employees and independent contractors as shall be required for the operation and management of the Project and to use reasonable care in the selection of such employees and independent contractors. All persons employed to perform such services shall at all times be deemed to be employees of Manager or independent contractors.

(p) Manager shall contract for electricity, gas, fuel, water, telephone, window cleaning, rubbish hauling and other services and utilities or such of them as shall be necessary or appropriate for the proper operation and maintenance of the Project.

 

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(q) When deemed necessary by Manager, the commencement and/or prosecution of legal proceedings for the enforcement of Tenant obligations, for the payment of rent or other sums due Owner, or for any other purpose consistent with this Agreement and approved by Owner.

(r) With Owner’s prior consent (such consent to be given by budget approval), making, supervising, or paying the cost of any alterations, improvements or changes to the Project.

(s) With Owner’s consent (such consent to be given by budget approval), payment of any of the following items:

 

  (i) Real estate taxes and assessments;

 

  (ii) Mortgage interest or amortization;

 

  (iii) Insurance premiums for Owner’s insurance;

 

  (iv) Charges incurred for legal or accounting services;

 

  (v) Utility charges; and

 

  (vi) Cost of labor, material or goods for the management, maintenance or repair of the Project or any alterations, improvements or changes thereto.

(t) To prepare an annual budget and a business plan for the Project. Such budget and business plan shall be submitted to Owner for its review and approval.

(u) To meet with Owner on a quarterly basis for review of the status of the budget and business plan.

(v) If applicable, to prepare an annual promotion and advertising plan for Owner’s review and approval.

(w) To make examinations or audits of books of Tenants.

(x) To perform any accounting or bookkeeping services with respect to payment of Owner’s bills or commitments or disbursements of Owner’s funds or preparation of financial statements or tax returns for Owner.

(y) To supervise and manage construction items.

(z) To generally do such acts and things as may be necessary or reasonably appropriate to carry out the obligations of Owner under the Leases with Tenants of the Project (consistent with the law governing real estate investment trust under Section 856 et seq. of the Internal Revenue Code) and for the proper management and operation of the Project.

4. Leasing .

(a) Leasing Activities . During the term of this Agreement, Manager shall have the right to procure and negotiate, on behalf of Owner, tenant leases for the Projects in accordance with the terms of this Section 4 . In accordance with the terms of this Section 4 , Manager shall use commercially reasonable efforts to lease space in the Projects to tenants in accordance with rates and leasing policies approved by Owner and to perform such other services in connection with the efficient leasing of the Projects as Owner may from time to time direct, including negotiating and facilitating buyouts with existing Tenants.

 

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(b) Right to Lease . Owner grants to Manager, during the term of this Agreement, the non-exclusive right to obtain one or more tenants for the Projects. Owner agrees to refer to Manager all inquiries Owner receives relating to the Projects. Further, Manager will present to Owner all bona fide offers and conduct all negotiations under Owner’s supervision, direction and control, with such participation by Owner and Owner’s counsel as Owner directs. Notwithstanding the foregoing, Owner reserves the right to enlist other brokers (each an “ Owner’s Broker ”) to lease space in a Project (each such Lease, an “ Owner’s Broker’s Lease ”). In the event that an Owner’s Broker shall be entitled to payment of a commission in connection with a Lease, Owner agrees that it shall be responsible for making such payment to Owner’s Broker. Manager shall not be entitled to a Commission in connection with any Owner’s Broker’s Lease.

(c) Marketing . Manager agrees to market the Projects using such advertising, canvassing, solicitation of Outside Brokers (as defined below), and other promotional and marketing activities as the parties may agree upon. Owner shall be responsible for the payment of all marketing costs incurred with outside vendors, so long as such costs are approved by Owner in advance.

(d) Outside Brokers . Manager may not without Owner’s consent in each instance, enlist other brokers to assist Manager in attempting to lease space in a Project (each, an “ Outside Broker ”). Notwithstanding the foregoing, Owner’s consent shall not be required in connection with an Outside Broker engaged by a prospective Tenant in connection with leasing space in a Project (an “ Outside Tenant Broker ”). Manager shall use its commercially reasonable efforts to cause any Outside Broker involved in such Lease transaction to enter into, prior to the time that it may be reasonably anticipated that negotiations of a Lease shall be entered into or such other time that Owner directs that Manager do so, a form of agreement between Manager and any Outside Broker as Manager and Owner may approve (each of the foregoing sometimes herein called an “ Authorized Outside Broker Agreement ”). Manager agrees not to enter into any agreement with an Outside Broker without the prior approval of the terms of such agreement by Owner. In the event that an Outside Tenant Broker shall be entitled to payment of a commission in connection with a Lease, Owner agrees that it shall be responsible for paying to Manager (for the payment to the Outside Tenant Broker) any commission owed to such Outside Tenant Broker (the “ Outside Broker Commission ”), provided, however, Owner shall not be required to pay any portion of an Outside Broker Commission which, when taken together with the Commission that would otherwise be due and payable to Manager had an Outside Tenant Broker not been engaged, exceeds one-hundred fifty percent (150%) of the Commission otherwise payable to Manager (the “ Owner Commission Cap ”). Manager shall have the sole and exclusive responsibility to pay (i) any portion of a commission payable to an Outside Tenant Broker after Owner has made payments up to the Owner Commission Cap with respect to such Lease and (ii) any commission owed to an Outside Broker that is not an Outside Tenant Broker or that Owner has not otherwise consented to pay such Outside Broker, subject, however, in all events to the prior receipt by Manager of the Commission with respect to such Lease in accordance with this Agreement. Manager shall retain for its own account the remainder of the Commission and Outside Broker Commission after paying to the Outside Tenant Broker all amounts due and payable to the Outside Tenant Broker in connection with such Lease transaction and Manager shall be responsible for payment of any amounts in excess of the Owner Commission Cap with respect to any particular Lease.

(e) Offers to Lease . Manager shall provide Owner with appropriate analysis and comparison of each offer and counteroffer and recommend to Owner which offer to accept, but all final business and legal decisions shall be made solely by Owner, and all binding agreements shall be executed and delivered solely by Owner. Owner shall be free to reject any proposed transaction for any reason or no reason and no compensation shall be paid for Manager’s services hereunder for any portion of the Project for which no transaction is effected. Owner and Manager agree that the Projects will be offered in compliance with all applicable federal, state and local anti-discrimination laws and regulations. Manager shall indemnify Owner and their agents from any damages, including attorney’s fees, arising out of or relating to the performance of Manager’s duties hereunder, provided that Manager’s liability under this Section 4(e) shall not arise from duties performed at the request of Owner unless such liability arises from Manager’s gross negligence or willful misconduct.

 

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(f) Authority . At Owner’s election and in its sole and absolute discretion, Manager shall prepare all Leases, Lease amendments and buyout documents and coordinate negotiations of same for Owner’s execution. All Leases, Lease amendments and buyout documents for the Projects shall be on Owner’s form, which form is subject to change from time to time by Owner. All Leases, Lease amendments and buyout documents must be approved by Owner in its sole and absolute discretion. Notwithstanding any other provision in this Agreement, Owner shall have absolute discretion in determining rates and policies in the leasing of space to tenants. Owner shall have no express or implied obligation to Manager or to any broker to accept or execute any Lease. Manager shall require that similar provisions be included in the agreement with any listing broker.

(g) Employees . Manager shall be responsible for all employees of Manager and all independent contractors and consultants hired by Manager to assist Manager in performing its duties hereunder. Moreover, all matters pertaining to the employment, supervision, compensation, promotion and discharge of Manager’s employees and others engaged by Manager to assist Manager in performing its duties hereunder are the responsibility of Manager, and solely Manager shall be liable to such employees, contractors and consultants for their compensation. In no event shall Owner ever be directly or indirectly responsible for their compensation. Manager shall fully comply with all applicable laws and regulations relating to worker’s compensation, social security, income and withholding pay, unemployment insurance, hours of labor, wages, working conditions and other employer-employee related matters.

5. Books and Records .

Manager agrees that it shall, during the term of this Agreement, in accordance with the provisions hereof:

(a) Maintain, at the office of Manager, a comprehensive system of office records, books and accounts relating to the income, expenses and operations of the Projects based on the property management system utilized by Manager from time to time. Manager shall maintain such records, books and accounts in accordance with generally accepted accounting principles, as in effect from time to time. Owner and those designated by Owner shall have access to such office records, books and accounts and to all vouchers, files and other material relating to the Projects and maintained pursuant to this Agreement. All such records shall relate solely to the Projects and shall be separate and distinct from any other records maintained by Manager not relating to the Projects. Owner shall exercise their rights of inspection hereunder after reasonable notice and solely during normal business hours and shall do so in such a manner so as not to unreasonably interfere with the operations of Manager.

(b) Deliver to Owner, in accordance with the requirements set forth in Schedule 2 attached hereto and made a part hereof, on or before (i) twenty-five (25) days after the end of each calendar month, (ii) forty-five (45) days after the end of the first three calendar quarters of each calendar year, (iii) sixty (60) days after the end of each calendar year during the term hereof, the calculations and figures identified in Section III-A of Schedule 2 attached hereto and (iv) ninety (90) days after the end of each calendar year during the term hereof, the reports identified in Section III-B of Schedule 2 attached hereto. Such reports shall be made on an accrual basis and shall include all such transactions, whether or not reimbursable pursuant to the provisions hereof. All reports delivered hereunder shall be in a form agreed upon by Manager and Owner. Manager agrees to deliver to Owner such other reports and information as Owner may reasonably require, and to such additional and/or more frequent reports with respect to the Projects and/or Owner as are required under the terms of any applicable financing documents.

(c) Deliver to Owner all financial information concerning the Projects that Owner may reasonably require to prepare their tax returns.

 

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(d) In the event of the termination of this Agreement, whether by normal expiration or otherwise, within the applicable time period set forth herein, deliver to Owner both a quarterly report and a year-to-date report, each covering that portion of the relevant time period which is included within the term hereof, prior to such termination.

6. Manager’s Authority to Contract .

Manager is hereby authorized to enter into contracts in the name of Owner in amounts up to FIFTY THOUSAND DOLLARS ($50,000.00) for annual service / maintenance contracts and TWO-HUNDRED AND FIFTY THOUSAND DOLLARS ($250,000.00) for any ONE (1) job for changes, repairs, alterations, improvements or replacements in, to, or upon the Project, or such lower or higher thresholds as Owner may designate to Manager in writing, in addition to such contracts as may be entered into by Manager in the ordinary course of the performance by Manager of its duties hereinabove described pursuant to budgets approved in advance by Owner. Said additional authorization shall extend only to such changes, repairs, alterations, improvements or replacements as shall be reasonably necessary for the preservation of the health or safety of persons or property. Manager is hereby authorized to enter into Leases for the Projects to the extent such Leases are consistent with the budget or otherwise approved for execution by the Owner.

7. Term and Termination .

The term of this Agreement shall commence on the date hereof (“ Commencement Date ”) and shall extend until terminated by Owner or Manager, which termination may be effectuated by Owner or Manager, at its option for any or no reason, by delivering 30 days’ prior written notice of such termination to the other party hereto (the “ Term ”). In addition, Owner may terminate this Agreement (y) without notice by Owner if Manager has committed gross negligence, fraud or willful misconduct in the performance of its duties under this Agreement, (z) if Manager breaches the terms of this Agreement and such breach of this Agreement has not been cured within 30 days, in the case of a non-monetary breach, or 5 days, in the case of a monetary breach, after notice of such breach from Owner.

8. Compensation .

(a) Reimbursement of Costs . Owner shall reimburse Manager for all out-of-pocket costs and expenses incurred by Manager in carrying out the duties imposed on Manager by the terms of this Agreement, including, out-of-pocket professional fees (including legal, audit, advisory, and similar fees) which are reasonable and contemplated by the approved budget.

(b) Base Management Fee . The compensation payable to Manager shall be equal to an annual fee of three percent (3%) of the gross revenues (rentals as collected) (the “ Management Fee ”). The Management Fee shall be payable monthly based on the costs estimated to be reimbursed by Owner to Manager over a twelve (12) month period with a reconciliation done at the end of each calendar year.

(c) Redevelopment Fee . In connection with any redevelopment or Tenant improvement work at any Project, Manager shall also receive a fee equal to five percent (5%) of all hard costs of the applicable Project (the “ Redevelopment Fee ”), including, without limitation: site costs, demolition costs, construction costs, traffic and utility costs, landscaping costs, costs for off-site work, Tenant improvement costs (so long as Manager is coordinating and performing construction management services with respect to the work) and environmental and geotechnical costs, regardless of whether such costs are funded by Owner, Manager, a development manager, actual or quasi-governmental agencies, Tenants or other third parties. The Redevelopment Fee shall be payable by the Owner in installments throughout the course of the applicable development/redevelopment. Land costs, impact fees and leasing fees and commissions shall not be included within “costs” for purposes of calculating the development/redevelopment fee.

 

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(d) Disposition Fee . Manager shall also receive a fee upon the final sale (a “ Disposition ”) of any Project to a third party that is not affiliated with Owner (the “ Disposition Fee ”), provided, however, that such Disposition occurs during the term of this Agreement. The Disposition Fee shall be an amount equal to three-tenths of one percent (0.30%) of the final gross sales price of such Project. The Disposition Fee shall be payable upon the closing of the Disposition. For the avoidance of doubt, any sale of less than the entirety of a Project, or an outparcel thereof, shall be subject to the provisions of Section 9(g) hereof, and Manager shall not be entitled to a separate Disposition Fee therefor.

9. Leasing Commissions .

(a) New Leases . If during the term of this Agreement a new Lease is entered into by Owner for space in any of the Projects which is fully executed and delivered by all parties thereto in accordance with the terms of the Lease, then (except as otherwise provided in Section 9(a)(ii) below), Owner shall pay Manager a Commission in accordance with the attached schedule of rates and conditions set forth in Schedule 3 attached hereto (the terms of which are hereby incorporated) on the date on which the following conditions (the “ Leasing Conditions ”) have been satisfied or waived: (a) a Lease for space in the Projects shall be fully executed by Owner and a Tenant and all other necessary transactional documents shall be executed by all applicable parties, and such Lease and documents shall have been unconditionally delivered by all parties thereto (including, without limitation, delivery of any and all required consents, approvals and releases from, or non-disturbance agreements with, the holders of superior Leases and superior mortgages or any other party as set forth in the applicable Lease unless the Lease term commences in the absence of any of the foregoing); (b) Tenant shall have deposited with Owner such security as may be required (both in form and amount) under the terms of the executed Lease; (c) Tenant shall have paid to Owner all rental payments due and other sums then due and owing unless Owner has waived, in writing, the payment of the same or agreed, in writing to accept payment thereof at a later date; and (d) Tenant shall have taken possession of the applicable premises and commenced paying Rent (other than Rent paid at the time of execution of the Lease). Without limitation, each of the following shall be deemed a new Lease for purposes of this Agreement and Manager shall be entitled to Commissions thereon in accordance with the rates and conditions set forth in Schedule 3 attached hereto:

 

  i. an amendment or modification of an existing Lease (whether such Lease was entered into prior to or during the term of this Agreement) adding space (whether or not pursuant to an Option) or increasing the Rent thereunder, provided that Manager shall only be entitled to a Commission with respect to such amendment or modification on the Rent payable with respect to such added space or the amount of any increase in Rent thereunder;

 

  ii. an amendment or modification of an existing Lease (whether such Lease was entered into prior to or during the term of this Agreement) extending the term thereof (other than pursuant to an Option), provided that Manager shall only be entitled to a Commission on the Rent payable during the additional term with respect to such amendment or modification; and

 

  iii. a new Lease entered into during the term of this Agreement with an existing Tenant or person or entity that is not an existing Tenant.

(b) Options . If a Tenant exercises an option (an “ Option ”) contained in a Lease (whether such Lease was entered into prior to or during the term of this Agreement) to renew or extend the term of the Lease, or to lease additional space at the individual Project (including a right of first refusal or first offer), then Owner shall pay to Manager a Renewal Commission (as defined in, and in accordance with the rates and conditions set forth in Schedule 3 attached hereto) with respect to the exercise of such Option on the effective date of the term of the Option (rather than upon the date of the exercise of the

 

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Option). Notwithstanding the provisions of this Section 9(b) , if a Lease executed during the term of this Agreement contains an Option which is executed after the termination of this Agreement, Manager shall not be entitled to any Commission or payment under this Agreement in connection with the exercise of such Option. In addition, notwithstanding the provisions of this Section 9 , Manager shall not be entitled to any Commission or payment under this Agreement in connection with the exercise of an Option if (1) the Lease which contains such Option was executed prior to the term of this Agreement and (2) the exercise of such Option occurs after the term of this Agreement.

(c) Relocation . The relocation of an existing Tenant to other premises at an individual Project pursuant to an Option or right to do so in a Lease shall not be deemed to entitle Manager to a Commission thereon, except to the extent that (a) an increase in Rent becomes payable by such Tenant as a result of such relocation (in which case a New Commission shall be earned on such additional Rent as if payable pursuant to a new Lease), or (b) the term of such Lease is extended and additional Rent becomes payable by such Tenant as a result of such extension (in which case a New Commission shall be earned on such additional Rent as if payable pursuant to a new Lease). In the case of the relocation of an existing Tenant to other premises at any such individual Project other than pursuant to an Option or right of Owner to do so, Owner and Manager shall negotiate in good faith with respect to the Commission payable with respect thereto.

(d) Leases with Rent Abatement and/or Owner’s Work . Rent abatements (i.e., so called “free rent”) granted by Owner as an inducement to a Tenant entering into a Lease (but excluding customary tenant fixturing periods) shall be averaged over the initial term of the Lease and then such average shall be deducted from Rent for each year of the term of such Lease prior to applying the Commission rates set forth in Schedule 3 attached hereto. In calculating the Commission, there shall be no deduction for the amount of Owner’s work allowance or the value of its work letter or other Tenant concessions.

(e) Leases with Cancellation Clause . An Owner’s right of cancellation and a Lease cancellation by mutual agreement subsequent to execution and delivery of the Lease shall not affect Manager’s right to payment of its Commission on the entire Lease term as if there were no cancellation clause. Where a Tenant has a unilateral, discretionary right to cancel a portion of the Lease term on or after a fixed date (i.e., a right to cancel not contingent upon the occurrence of subsequent events), Manager initially shall be paid a Commission for the non-cancelable portion of the term only, provided that if Tenant’s right to cancel is conditioned upon payment of a cancellation premium fixed by taking into account the unamortized proration of the Commission as of the projected date of cancellation, then Manager shall also initially be paid Commissions for the cancelable portion of this Agreement, in an amount of additional Commissions for such cancelable portion not to exceed such cancellation premium. Except as provided in this Section 9(e) , if the cancelable portion of the term of the Lease is cancelled pursuant to such right, then no Commission shall be paid on the Rent which would have been paid during the portion of the term that is cancelled. If the cancelable portion of the term of the Lease is not cancelled by Tenant within the time do to so fixed in the Lease, or the right to do so is earlier waived or released, Manager shall thereupon be paid the balance of the Commission for the remainder of the term (including, without limitation, any remaining Commissions payable to Manager with respect to the cancelable portion of the Lease for which Manager was not therefore compensated prior thereto on the basis of the cancellation premium).

(f) Termination; Commissions . Within twenty (20) business days following the date (the “ Cutoff Date ”) of the giving of a termination notice pursuant to Section 7 of this Agreement (unless such termination was pursuant to clause (y) or (z) of Section 7 of this Agreement, in which case manager shall not be entitled to any Commission or other amounts under this Section 9(f) ), Manager shall deliver to Owner a list of all parties (“ Prospects ”) with whom Manager was involved, as of the Cutoff Date, in active negotiations for premises at any individual Project on Owner’s behalf, including a reasonably detailed description of the nature of the contact between Manager and such Prospects and the name of any Outside Brokers involved in the transaction known to Manager. “ Active negotiations ”, as used herein,

 

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shall mean only where any of the following shall have occurred prior to the Cutoff Date: (i) Manager has, at Owner’s request, submitted a proposal (such as, for example, a term sheet) to the Prospect or its representative, (ii) the Prospect or its representative has submitted a proposal to lease space which has been received by Owner or Manager or any of their representatives, or (iii) a first draft of a Lease has been prepared and distributed to the Prospect or its representative with Owner’s permission. Mere solicitation of a Prospect shall not constitute “active negotiations”. If within sixty (60) days (which time period shall be extended for so long as the parties are engaged in negotiations without abandonment or termination) after the Cutoff Date, a Lease is consummated with any such Prospects identified on Manager’s list (or with its parent, subsidiary, or affiliate), Owner shall pay to Manager any Commission(s) to which Manager would have been entitled with respect to such transaction as if this Agreement had not been terminated; and, in addition, if by the end of such 60-day period (as the same may be extended as described above), leases upon which all material provisions have been agreed to by Owner and the Prospect have been distributed to the prospect for signature by Owner’s counsel, Manager shall be entitled to compensation therefore upon, satisfaction of the conditions in Section 9(a) above even if satisfaction occurs after the end of such 60-day period (as the same may be extended as described above) and this Agreement (and the compensation provided for herein) shall govern such transaction, if, as, and when consummated. If upon any expiration or termination of this Agreement, Manager shall not be entitled to any Commissions under the provisions of this above even if satisfaction occurs after the end of such 60-day period (as the same may be extended as described above) and this Agreement (and the compensation provided for herein) shall govern such transaction, if, as, and when consummated. Within five (5) business days after the Cutoff Date, Manager shall deliver to Owner copies of any correspondence with Prospects relating to any proposed terms for any Leases, any responses to such proposals and any term sheets with respect to any proposed Lease transactions, and any Authorized Outside Brokerage Agreements pertaining to any Prospect.

(g) Outparcel Sales . If, at any time during the term of this Agreement, a portion of any individual Project, or any interest therein is acquired by an unaffiliated purchaser to whom Manager introduced Owner (a “ Sale ”), then Owner shall pay to Manager, at the end of the closing of such acquisition, a Sales Commission (as defined in Schedule 3 ) in accordance with the attached schedule of rates and Commissions set forth on Schedule 3 attached hereto (the terms of which are hereby incorporated herein). Notwithstanding the foregoing, in the event a Lease was fully executed and entered into with a Tenant, prior to the Tenant acquiring the same leased space, and Manager is or was entitled to a leasing Commission pursuant to this Agreement in connection with the executed Lease, then Manager shall not be entitled to, and Manager hereby agrees that the Sales Commission payable to Manager in connection with such acquisition shall be reduced by the amount of any leasing Commission previously paid to Manager. For the avoidance of doubt, any Disposition of the entirety of a Project shall be subject to the provisions of Section 8(d) hereof, and Manager shall not be entitled to a separate Sales Commission therefor.

(h) Invoices . For each Commission payable pursuant to the terms of this Agreement, Manager shall deliver to Owner an invoice setting forth the amount of the Commission payable and detail of how such amount was calculated.

(i) Survival . The obligations to pay commissions and other fees set forth in this Section 9 shall survive termination of the Term of this Agreement, to the extent earned during the Term of this Agreement or otherwise earned in accordance with the express terms of this Agreement.

10. Deductions From Rentals .

From the rentals and other sums received by Manager, pursuant to Leases of portions of the Project, Manager may, to the extent consistent with the approved budget:

(a) Reimburse itself monthly for all costs or monies advanced by Manager for Owner pursuant hereto and for all fees set forth in Sections 8 and 9 hereof;

 

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(b) Make any payments pursuant to Section 3 hereof; and

(c) Pay all amounts contracted for Manager in its name or in the name of Owner which are the obligations of Owner pursuant hereto. Manager shall promptly from time to time and no later than the EIGHTEENTH (18) BUSINESS DAY of each month remit to Owner, at the address of Owner, all other amounts received during the month preceding such remittance, together with a proper accounting thereof. In the event such rentals and/or other sums are insufficient to reimburse Manager, Owner shall do so within TEN (10) DAYS after notice by Manager.

11. Indemnification and Insurance .

(a) Except for acts of gross negligence or willful misconduct on the part of Manager, Owner shall indemnify, defend and hold harmless Manager and its respective stockholders, members, partners and directors and the officers, employees and agents of Manager (as used in this paragraph, each an “ indemnified party ”) from and against all claims, losses, expenses and liabilities arising out of arising out of or occasioned by or in connection with Manager’s position as Manager of the Projects, or arising out of or resulting from the acts or omissions of Manager and any such other indemnified party in connection with the performance of Manager’s duties hereunder, or the existence, use or condition of the Project, and all reasonable costs, fees and attorney’s expenses in connection therewith (excluding matters which are subject to indemnification by Manager under Section 11(b) hereof). The indemnification hereunder shall survive termination of this Agreement for those circumstances occurring prior to said termination for one (1) year.

(b) Manager shall indemnify, defend and hold harmless Owner and its respective stockholders, members, partners and directors and the officers, employees and agents of Owner from and against all claims, losses, expenses and liabilities arising out of or occasioned by or in connection with Manager’s gross negligence or willful misconduct in connection with the performance hereunder, together with all reasonable costs, fees and attorney’s expenses in connection therewith. The indemnification hereunder shall survive termination of this Agreement for those circumstances occurring prior to said termination for one (1) year.

It is further agreed that each of Manager and Owner, upon request, will provide evidence to the other of insurance coverage in the form of Certificates of Insurance.

12. Notices .

All notices by either party to the other hereunder shall be served by certified or registered mail, postage prepaid or hand carried, addressed to such party at the address as such party may designate from time to time by written notice in accordance herewith.

13. Representative .

Owner hereby designates Andrea Drasites and Kevin Dinnie as its authorized representatives and hereby authorizes either such individual to approve (or disapprove, as the case may be) proposals submitted by Manager pursuant to this Agreement and to execute in the name of Owner any and all documents to be executed by Owner to enable Manager to carry out its duties hereunder. In the event of a change as to the authorized representative of Owner, Owner shall within TEN (10) DAYS advise Manager of the appointment of the successor or successors by notice in accordance herewith.

14. Interpretation .

The captions set forth herein are for convenience only and shall not govern the meaning of any terms of this Agreement. This Agreement sets forth the entire agreement between the parties, and no amendment or alteration hereof or change hereto shall be binding unless same shall be in writing and signed by both of the parties hereto.

 

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15. Additional Provisions .

(a) Manager shall promptly notify Owner of any damage or destruction to the Premises or the occasion of any event which may lead to claims being brought against Owner or Manager.

(b) Owner shall designate the accountant and legal counsel whom Manager shall use in connection with the performance of its services under this Agreement.

(c) Owner shall receive credit for all rebates, commissions, discounts and allowances so that all expenses charged to Owner shall be net.

(d) All Leases shall limit liability of Owner to the Project and contain such other provisions as are required by Owner. Owner shall receive one original lease for each Lease negotiated by Manager.

(e) Upon termination of this Agreement, Manager shall deliver to Owner any and all Leases, accounting records, files and other documents relating to the Project. Manager shall reasonably cooperate in transitioning the management of the Project to a new manager.

(f) Those funds collected from Tenants to defray overhead and administrative expenses or common costs of operation and maintenance are understood to be funds collected from operation of the Project, or incidental thereto, and sums received by Manager pursuant to laws of the Project, are therefore to be deposited to the account of Owner.

16. REOC . The parties acknowledge that Owner is a direct or indirect subsidiary of an entity (the “ Parent ”) that is intended to qualify as a “real estate operating company” (a “ REOC ”) within the meaning of the U.S. Department of Labor plan assets regulation (Section 2510.3-101, Part 2510 of Chapter XXV, Title 29 of the Code of Federal Regulations) and that it is intended that Owner will have the rights, pursuant to this Agreement, as would be reasonably necessary to result in the qualification of Parent as a REOC. Without limiting the generality of the foregoing, notwithstanding any other provision of this Agreement to the contrary, without prejudice to the other rights provided to Owner under this Agreement, Manager agrees to: (i) permit Owner to visit and inspect the Project and inspect and copy the books and records of Manager, at such times as Owner shall reasonably request; (ii) periodically (at least quarterly) provide Owner with information and reports regarding Manager’s operation and management of the Project and the performance of its duties under this Agreement and with respect to renovations, alterations, general maintenance, repairs and development activities that Manager has engaged in or intends to engage in with respect to the Project and their surroundings; (iii) periodically (at least quarterly) consult with Owner with respect to the operation and management of the Project and the performance of Manager’s duties under this Agreement including, without limitation, with respect to matters relating to renovations, alterations, general maintenance, repairs and development activities with respect to the Project and their surroundings; and (iv) provide Owner with such other rights as may reasonably be determined by Owner to be necessary to enable Parent to qualify as a REOC, provided such additional rights do not materially adversely affect Manager’s ability to perform its duties under this Agreement or the economic benefits enjoyed by Manager under this Agreement. Manager agrees to follow the recommendations of Owner in connection with the matters on which it is consulted as described above.

17. Assignment . This Agreement may not be assigned by Manager without the written consent of Owner. This Agreement may be assigned by Owner to any affiliate of Owner which acquires a direct or indirect interest in the Project.

 

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18. Competing Activities of Manager . Anything contained herein to the contrary notwithstanding, Owner hereby agrees that, during the term of this Agreement, Manager or any affiliate of Manager, may render services identical or similar to those required of Manager hereunder to other owners of real property, improved in a similar fashion to the Projects or otherwise, and may themselves engage in the acquisition, development, leasing and exploitation of real property for their own account and benefit or for others and without any accountability or liability whatsoever to Owner even though such services or business activities compete with or are enhanced by the business activity of Owner, including Owner’s involvement in the Projects, provided, Manager covenants and agrees not to initiate discussions with a Tenant (either directly or indirectly) at a Project regarding the opportunity to lease space in a building which is owned, leased, managed or operated by Manager or an affiliate of Manager (other than another Project). Manager will not contract with any affiliate of Manager to perform any additional services under this Agreement which are outside the scope of Manager’s duties under this Agreement unless such additional services are at market rates and on arm’s length terms, are contemplated by the approved budget or are otherwise approve by an Owner. In the event that Manager receives an inquiry from a prospective or existing Tenant in a market in which a Project is located, Manager shall use good faith and commercially reasonable efforts to show all appropriate Projects, together with any appropriate properties that may be owned or managed by Manager or its affiliates which, in the reasonable judgment of Manager, meet the existing or prospective Tenant’s requirements.

19. Successors and Assigns . This Agreement shall inure to the benefit of and be binding upon the parties hereto and each of their successors, executors, administrators, heirs and assigns.

20. Counterparts . This Agreement may be executed in several counterparts, each of which counterparts shall be deemed an original instrument and all of which together shall constitute a single Agreement.

21. Amendments . This Agreement, as it may hereafter be modified, amended or extended, and all of Manager’s right, title and interest in and to the Premises, are and shall be subject and subordinate to any financing secured by the Premises or any portion thereof and/or any mezzanine financing. Manager shall reasonably cooperate with any financing of the Premises and respond to the reasonable requests of any mortgagee of the Premises (subject to the terms of this Agreement) including entering into subordination agreements and/or cash management agreements reasonably acceptable to Manager. This Agreement shall not be enforceable against any mortgagee of the Premises, or such Mortgagee’s successors by foreclosure, deed in lieu of foreclosure or by assignment of any mortgage encumbering the Premises. The provisions of this Section 21 shall be subject to any separate agreement between Manager and any mortgagee of the Premises with regard to the subject matter hereof.

22. GOVERNING LAW . THIS AGREEMENT, AND ITS VALIDITY, ENFORCEMENT AND INTERPRETATION, SHALL BE GOVERNED BY NEW YORK LAW AND APPLICABLE UNITED STATES FEDERAL LAW.

23. WAIVER OF JURY TRIAL . MANAGER AND OWNER EACH WAIVES TRIAL BY JURY IN ANY ACTION OR PROCEEDING TO WHICH IT MAY BE A PARTY, ARISING OUT OF, IN CONNECTION WITH OR IN ANY WAY PERTAINING TO, THIS AGREEMENT. IT IS AGREED AND UNDERSTOOD THAT THIS WAIVER CONSTITUTES A WAIVER OF TRIAL BY JURY OF ALL CLAIMS AGAINST ALL PARTIES TO SUCH ACTION OR PROCEEDINGS, INCLUDING CLAIMS AGAINST PARTIES WHO ARE NOT PARTY TO THIS AGREEMENT. THIS WAIVER IS KNOWINGLY, WILLINGLY AND VOLUNTARILY MADE BY MANAGER AND OWNER, AND MANAGER AND OWNER HEREBY REPRESENT THAT NO REPRESENTATIONS OF FACT OR OPINION HAVE BEEN MADE BY ANY INDIVIDUAL TO INDUCE THIS WAIVER OF TRIAL BY JURY OR TO IN ANY WAY MODIFY OR NULLIFY ITS EFFECT. MANAGER AND OWNER EACH FURTHER REPRESENTS AND WARRANTS THAT IT HAS BEEN REPRESENTED IN THE

 

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EXECUTION OR ACCEPTANCE OF THIS AGREEMENT AND IN THE MAKING OF THIS WAIVER BY INDEPENDENT LEGAL COUNSEL, OR HAS HAD THE OPPORTUNITY TO BE REPRESENTED BY INDEPENDENT LEGAL COUNSEL SELECTED OF ITS OWN FREE WILL, AND THAT IT HAS HAD THE OPPORTUNITY TO DISCUSS THIS WAIVER WITH COUNSEL.

24. Anti-Corruption Compliance Policy .

(A) Manager acknowledges and agrees that it is the written and established policy of The Blackstone Group LP and affiliates (“ Blackstone ”) to comply fully with all applicable laws and regulations of the United States and all jurisdictions in which it does business. Manager warrants and represents that it will not take any action that would constitute a violation, or implicate Blackstone in a violation, of any law of any jurisdiction in which it performs business, or of the United States, or of the United Kingdom, including without limitation, the Foreign Corrupt Practices Act of 1977, as amended (“ FCPA ”), the UK Bribery Act 2010, and where applicable, legislation enacted by member States and signatories implementing the OECD Convention Combating Bribery of Foreign Officials (collectively, “ Anti-Corruption Laws ”).

(B) In furtherance of Blackstone’s Global Anti-Corruption Compliance Policy, a copy of which has been provided, Manager represents, warrants, and agrees that:

 

  1. 1. Manager is neither a governmental entity nor an instrumentality of a government. If Manager becomes a governmental entity or instrumentality of a government during the term covered by the document, Manager shall notify Blackstone immediately so Blackstone may, and hereby reserves the right to, take whatever precautions and actions may be appropriate to assure compliance with applicable Anti-Corruption Laws;

 

  2. None of Manager’s principals, owners, officers, directors, or agents is currently a Government Official. 1 If any of Manager’s principals, owners, officers, directors, or agents becomes a Government Official during the term covered by this document, Manager shall notify Blackstone immediately so Blackstone may, and hereby reserves the right to, take whatever precautions and actions may be appropriate to assure compliance with applicable Anti-Corruption Laws;

 

  3. No Government Official is associated with, or owns an interest, whether direct or indirect, in Manager, or has any legal or beneficial interest in the proposed agreement/relationship contemplated herein between Manager and Blackstone, or any payments to be made by Blackstone to Manager under such agreement. If a Government Official obtains such an interest, Manager shall notify Blackstone immediately so Blackstone may, and hereby reserves the right to, take whatever precautions and actions may be appropriate to assure compliance with applicable Anti-Corruption Laws;

 

1   The term “ Government Official ” includes, without limitation, all officers or employees of a government department, agency or instrumentality; permitting agencies; custom officials; political party officials; candidates for political office; officials of public international organizations (e.g., the Red Cross); employees or affiliates of an enterprise that is owned, sponsored, or controlled by any government—such as a health care facility, bank, utility, oil company, university or research institute; and any other position as defined by applicable Anti-Corruption Laws.

 

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  4. Neither Manager nor any of its principals, owners, officers, directors, or agents has made, promised to make, will promise to make, or will cause to be made, in connection with the proposed agreement contemplated herein, any Payments 2 (i) to or for the use or benefit of any Government Official; (ii) to any other person either for an advance or reimbursement, if it knows or has reason to know that any part of such Payment will be directly or indirectly given or paid by such other person, or will reimburse such other person for Payments previously made, to any Government Official; or (iii) to any other person or entity, to obtain or keep business or to secure some other improper advantage, the payment of which would violate applicable Anti-Corruption Laws. Manager shall immediately notify Blackstone of any violation or potential violation of Anti-Corruption Laws and shall be responsible for any damages to Blackstone from Manager’s or its agents’ violation or potential violation of Anti-Corruption Laws;

 

  5. Neither Manager nor any of its principals, owners, officers, directors, or agents has made, promised to make, will promise to make, or will cause to be made, in connection with the proposed agreement contemplated herein, any Payments (i) to or for the use or benefit of any Government Official; (ii) to any other person either for an advance or reimbursement, if it knows or has reason to know that any part of such Payment will be directly or indirectly given or paid by such other person, or will reimburse such other person for Payments previously made, to any Government Official; or (iii) to any other person or entity, to obtain or keep business or to secure some other improper advantage, the payment of which would violate applicable Anti-Corruption Laws. Manager shall immediately notify Blackstone of any violation or potential violation of Anti-Corruption Laws and shall be responsible for any damages to Blackstone from Manager’s or its agents’ violation or potential violation of Anti-Corruption Laws

(C) Compliance with Economic Sanctions Laws . Neither Manager, nor any of its principals, owners, officers, directors, or agents, nor other Persons associated with, or acting on behalf of, Manager is subject to any sanction administered by the Office of Foreign Assets Control of the United States Treasury Department (“U.S. Economic Sanctions”) and does not and will not make any sales to or engage in business activities with or for the benefit of, and will not use any amounts payable under the proposed agreement/relationship for the purposes of financing the activities of, any persons and countries that are subject to U.S. Economic Sanctions, including any “Specially Designated Nationals and Blocked Persons.”

(D) Compliance with Money Laundering Laws . The operations of Manager have been conducted at all times, and will continue to be conducted, in compliance with applicable financial recordkeeping and reporting requirements of the U.S. Currency and Foreign Transaction Reporting Act of 1970, as amended, the U.S. Money Laundering

 

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The term “ Payments ” refers to anything of value, including cash, gifts, travel expenses, entertainment, offers of employment, provision of free services, and business meals. It may also include event sponsorships, consultant contracts, fellowship support, job offers, and charitable contributions made at the request of, or for the benefit of, an individual, his or her family, or other relations, even if made to a legitimate charity.

 

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Control Act of 1986, as amended, and all money laundering-related laws of other jurisdictions where Manager conducts business or owns assets, and any related or similar Law issued, administered or enforced by any Government Authority (collectively, the “Money Laundering Laws”). No Proceeding by or before any Government Authority involving Manager with respect to the Money Laundering Laws is pending or, to the knowledge of Manager, is threatened.

[SIGNATURE PAGES FOLLOW]

 

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IN WITNESS WHEREOF, the parties hereto have caused this Agreement to be executed on the day and year first above written.

 

Manager :

BRIXMOR US MANAGEMENT JOINT VENTURE 2, LP, a

Delaware limited partnership

By:   [                      ]
  By:                                                                                  
 

Name:

Title:

(Signatures continue on following page)

[Property Management Agreement]


Owner :

[                      ], each a

Delaware limited liability company

By:    

Name:

Title:

 

[Property Management Agreement]


SCHEDULE 1

Owners and Shopping Centers

 

     

P ROPERTY

 

 

S TATE

 

 

O WNER

 

     
         
     
         
     
         
     
         
     
         
     
         
     
         
     
         
     
         
     
         


SCHEDULE 2

Project Reporting Requirements*

I. Monthly

Occupancy Reports

Rent Roll, including Vacant Units

Leasing Status Report to include all pertinent terms (rent, NNN, TI, commissions, terms, escalations, spread etc.)

Other monthly reports to be agreed upon between Owner and Manager

Comparative Property Level Income Statement with Year-to-Date Comparisons to Budget

Comparative Consolidated Income Statement (including comparisons to Budget with explanation of material variances)

Retail Sales Reports for Tenants

Disposition Status Report

Aging Report

II. Quarterly

Balance Sheet

Comparative Property Level Income Statement with Current Quarter and Year-to-Date Comparisons to Budget

Comparative Consolidated Income Statement (including comparisons to budget with explanation of material variances)

Delinquency Aging Report

Rent Roll, including Vacant Units

Leasing Status Report

Retail Sales Reports for Tenants

Budget reforecast

Operational Report (including building services, facilities management updates, capital expenditure schedule and vacancy report)


III-A. Annually (within 60 days of year-end)

Number of Projects / SF update

Net Operating Income by Project with 2% management fee by Property

Net Operating Income by Project without any management fee

Restricted / Non-restricted cash balance

Debt balance, including standalone mortgages and associated interest rates, amortization and maturity

Disposition summary

III-B. Annually (within 90 days of year-end)

Comparative Property Level Income Statement with Current Quarter and Year-to-Date Comparisons to Budget

Comparative Consolidated Income Statement (including comparisons to budget with explanation of material variances)

Forecasting Budget (including a Capital Expenditures Budget)

 

* Property Manager may deliver any or all reports electronically; provided, Property Manager shall deliver hard copies of any reports to the extent required by the lender under any financing documents.


SCHEDULE 3

Commission Rates

 

1. ANCHOR LEASE COMMISSION RATES : Subject to the definitions and the applicable provisions set forth herein, in connection with a Major Lease (as defined below), Manager shall be paid a commission equal to (a) two dollars ($2.00) per square foot (a “ New Anchor Commission ”) of each new Major Lease signed during the term of this Agreement and (b) one dollar ($1) per square foot (a “ Renewal Anchor Commission ”) of each Major Lease renewal signed during the term of this Agreement.

As used herein, the term “ Major Lease ” shall mean, with respect to any individual Project, any Lease (i) covering more than twenty-five thousand (25,000) square feet at such individual Project or (ii) entered into by a Tenant that is a Tenant under another Lease at such individual Project or that is an affiliate of any other Tenant under a Lease at such individual Project, if, pursuant to such Leases, such Tenant (or such Tenant and its affiliate(s)) leases more than twenty-five thousand (25,000) square feet in the aggregate at the applicable individual Project.

 

2. SHOP LEASE COMMISSION RATES : Subject to the definitions and the applicable provisions set forth herein, in connection with a new Shop Lease (as defined below) signed during the term of this Agreement, Manager shall be paid a commission (a “ New Shop Commission ”; together with a New Anchor Commission, collectively, a “ New Commission ”) calculated by (a) multiplying the Rent for the applicable period by the following rates and (b) adding the product together:

 

First full year through and including the fifth year      5.00
Sixth year and beyond (excluding any renewal terms)      2.50

For each Shop Lease renewal signed during the term of this Agreement, Manager shall be paid a commission (a “ Renewal Shop Commission ”; together with a Renewal Anchor Commission, collectively, a “ Renewal Commission ”) calculated by (a) multiplying the Rent for the applicable period by the following rates and (b) adding the product together:

 

First full renewal year through and including the fifth renewal year      2.50
Sixth renewal year and beyond (excluding any renewal terms )      1.25

As used herein, the term “ Shop Lease ” shall mean, with respect to any individual Project, any Lease that is not a Major Lease.

 

3. OUTPARCEL SALE COMMISSION RATES : Subject to the definitions and the applicable provisions set forth herein, if, at any time during the term of this Agreement, there is a Sale of a portion of any individual Project, or any interest therein is acquired by an unaffiliated purchaser to whom Manager introduced Owner, then Owner shall pay to Manager, at the time of the closing of such acquisition, a sales commission equal to three-tenths of one percent (0.30%) of the total sales or acquisition price of such individual Project (a “ Sales Commission ”).

Exhibit 10.5

STOCKHOLDERS AGREEMENT

DATED AS OF [                      ], 2013

AMONG

BRIXMOR PROPERTY GROUP INC.

AND

THE OTHER PARTIES HERETO


Table of Contents

 

          Page  
ARTICLE I. INTRODUCTORY MATTERS      1   
1.1      Defined Terms      1   
1.2      Construction      4   
ARTICLE II. CORPORATE GOVERNANCE MATTERS      4   
2.1      Election of Directors      4   
ARTICLE III. INFORMATION; VCOC      5   
3.1      Books and Records; Access      5   
3.2      Certain Reports      6   
3.3      VCOC      6   
ARTICLE IV. ADDITIONAL COVENANTS      8   
4.1      Ownership Limits      8   
ARTICLE V. GENERAL PROVISIONS      8   
5.1      Termination      8   
5.2      Notices      8   
5.3      Amendment; Waiver      9   
5.4      Further Assurances      9   
5.5      Assignment      9   
5.6      Third Parties      10   
5.7      Governing Law      10   
5.8      Jurisdiction; Waiver of Jury Trial      10   
5.9      Specific Performance      10   
5.10    Entire Agreement      10   
5.11    Severability      10   
5.12    Table of Contents, Headings and Captions      11   
5.13    Grant of Consent      11   
5.14    Counterparts      11   
5.15    Effectiveness      11   
5.16    No Recourse      11   

 

 

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STOCKHOLDERS AGREEMENT

This Stockholders Agreement is entered into as of [                      ], 2013 by and among Brixmor Property Group Inc. (the “ Company ”), and each of the other parties identified on the signature pages hereto (the “ Investor Parties ”).

BACKGROUND:

WHEREAS, the Company is currently contemplating an underwritten initial public offering (“ IPO ”) of shares of its Common Stock (as defined below); and

WHEREAS, in connection with the IPO, the Company and the Investor Parties wish to set forth certain understandings between such parties, including with respect to certain governance matters.

NOW, THEREFORE, the parties agree as follows:

ARTICLE I.

INTRODUCTORY MATTERS

1.1 Defined Terms . In addition to the terms defined elsewhere herein, the following terms have the following meanings when used herein with initial capital letters:

Affiliate ” has the meaning set forth in Rule 12b-2 promulgated under the Exchange Act, as in effect on the date hereof.

Agreement ” means this Stockholders Agreement, as the same may be amended, supplemented, restated or otherwise modified from time to time in accordance with the terms hereof.

Beneficially Own ” has the meaning set forth in Rule 13d-3 promulgated under the Exchange Act.

Blackstone Designee ” has the meaning set forth in Section 2.1(b).

Blackstone Designator ” means the Blackstone Party, or any group of Blackstone Parties collectively, then holding of record a majority of Outstanding Brixmor Interests held of record by all Blackstone Parties.

Blackstone Entities ” means the entities comprising the Blackstone Parties and their Affiliates.

Blackstone Parties ” means the entities listed on the signature pages hereto under the heading “Blackstone Parties” and any other Blackstone Entities that may from time to time become parties hereto.

Board ” means the board of directors of the Company.

BPG Subsidiary ” means BPG Subsidiary Inc., a Delaware corporation.

 


BPG Subsidiary Exchange Agreement ” means the exchange agreement, dated on or about the date hereof, among the Company, BPG Subsidiary and the holders of BPG Subsidiary shares party thereto, as amended and in effect from time to time.

BPG Subsidiary Shares ” means the shares of common stock, par value $0.01 per share, of BPG Subsidiary.

Business Day ” means a day other than a Saturday, Sunday, federal or New York State holiday or other day on which commercial banks in New York City are authorized or required by law to close.

Closing Date ” means the date of the closing of the IPO.

Company ” has the meaning set forth in the Preamble.

Common Stock ” means the shares of common stock, par value $0.01 per share, of the Company, and any other stock of the Company into which outstanding shares of such stock is reclassified or reconstituted and any other common stock of the Company.

Control ” (including its correlative meanings, “ Controlled by ” and “ under common Control with ”) means possession, directly or indirectly, of the power to direct or cause the direction of management or policies (whether through ownership of securities or partnership or other ownership interests, by contract or otherwise) of a Person.

Director ” means any director of the Company.

Exchange Act ” means the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended, and the rules and regulations promulgated thereunder, as the same may be amended from time to time.

Governmental Authority ” means any nation or government, any state or other political subdivision thereof, and any entity exercising executive, legislative, judicial, regulatory or administrative functions of or pertaining to government.

Investor Parties ” has the meaning set forth in the Preamble.

IPO ” has the meaning set forth in the Background.

Law ” means any statute, law, regulation, ordinance, rule, injunction, order, decree, governmental approval, directive, requirement, or other governmental restriction or any similar form of decision of, or determination by, or any interpretation or administration of any of the foregoing by, any Governmental Authority.

OP ” means Brixmor Operating Partnership LP, a Delaware limited partnership.

OP Units ” means the common units of partnership interest in the OP.

Outstanding Brixmor Interests ” means, collectively, (i) the outstanding shares of Common Stock, (ii) the BPG Subsidiary Shares held by persons other than the Company and (iii)

 

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the OP Units held by persons other than the Company, BPG Subsidiary Inc. and its wholly owned subsidiary. For purposes of calculating any proportion of Outstanding Brixmor Interests, the number of Outstanding Brixmor Interests held by any Person shall consist of the sum of (a) the number of shares of Common Stock held by such Person, (b) the number of shares of Common Stock such Person would receive upon the exchange of all BPG Subsidiary Shares held by such Person in accordance with the BPG Subsidiary Exchange Agreement and (c) the number of shares of Common Stock such Person would receive upon the acquisition by the Company or BPG Subsidiary of all of the OP Units held by such Person upon the tender of such OP Units for redemption in accordance with the Amended and Restated Agreement of Limited Partnership of the OP dated on or about the date hereof.

Person ” means an individual, a partnership, a corporation, a limited liability company, an association, a joint stock company, a trust, a joint venture, an unincorporated organization, or other form of business organization, whether or not regarded as a legal entity under applicable Law, or any Governmental Authority or any department, agency or political subdivision thereof.

Plan Asset Regulation ” has the meaning set forth in Section 3.3.

Pre-IPO Owners ” means the Blackstone Entities and the other Persons who held Outstanding Brixmor Interests at the time of the IPO and any Affiliate thereof that shall become a holder of any Outstanding Brixmor Interests.

Subsidiary ” means, with respect to any Person, any corporation, limited liability company, partnership, association or other business entity of which: (i) if a corporation, a majority of the total voting power of shares of stock entitled (without regard to the occurrence of any contingency) to vote in the election of directors, representatives or trustees thereof is at the time owned or Controlled, directly or indirectly, by that Person or one or more of the other Subsidiaries of that Person or a combination thereof; or (ii) if a limited liability company, partnership, association or other business entity, a majority of the total voting power of stock (or equivalent ownership interest) of the limited liability company, partnership, association or other business entity is at the time owned or Controlled, directly or indirectly, by that Person or one or more Subsidiaries of that Person or a combination thereof. For purposes hereof, a Person or Persons shall be deemed to have a majority ownership interest in a limited liability company, partnership, association or other business entity if such Person or Persons shall be allocated a majority of limited liability company, partnership, association or other business entity gains or losses or shall be or Control the managing member, managing director or other governing body or general partner of such limited liability company, partnership, association or other business entity.

Total Number of Directors ” means the total number of directors comprising the Board.

Transfer ” (including its correlative meanings, “ Transferor ”, “ Transferee ” and “ Transferred ”) shall mean, with respect to any security, directly or indirectly, to sell, contract to sell, give, assign, hypothecate, pledge, encumber, grant a security interest in, offer, sell any option or contract to purchase, purchase any option or contract to sell, grant any option, right or

 

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warrant to purchase, lend or otherwise transfer or dispose of any economic, voting or other rights in or to such security. When used as a noun, “ Transfer ” shall have such correlative meaning as the context may require.

VCOC Investor ” has the meaning set forth in Section 3.3.

1.2 Construction . The language used in this Agreement will be deemed to be the language chosen by the parties to express their mutual intent, and no rule of strict construction will be applied against any party. Unless the context otherwise requires: (a) “ or ” is disjunctive but not exclusive, (b) words in the singular include the plural, and in the plural include the singular, and (c) the words “ hereof ”, “ herein ”, and “ hereunder ” and words of similar import when used in this Agreement refer to this Agreement as a whole and not to any particular provision of this Agreement, and Section references are to this Agreement unless otherwise specified.

ARTICLE II.

CORPORATE GOVERNANCE MATTERS

2.1 Election of Directors .

(a) Following the Closing Date, the Blackstone Designator shall have the right, but not the obligation, to designate, and the individuals nominated for election as Directors by or at the direction of the Board or a duly-authorized committee thereof shall include, a number of individuals such that, upon the election of each such individual, and each other individual nominated by or at the direction of the Board or a duly-authorized committee of the Board, as a Director and taking into account any Director continuing to serve as such without the need for re-election, the number of Blackstone Designees (as defined below) serving as Directors of the Company will be equal to: (i) if the Pre-IPO Owners collectively Beneficially Own 50% or more of the total Outstanding Brixmor Interests as of the record date for such meeting, the lowest whole number that is greater than 50% of the Total Number of Directors; (ii) if the Pre-IPO Owners collectively Beneficially Own at least 40% (but less than 50%) of the total Outstanding Brixmor Interests as of the record date for such meeting, the lowest whole number that is greater than 40% of the Total Number of Directors; (iii) if the Pre-IPO Owners collectively Beneficially Own at least 30% (but less than 40%) of the total Outstanding Brixmor Interests as of the record date for such meeting, the lowest whole number that is greater than 30% of the Total Number of Directors; (iv) if the Pre-IPO Owners collectively Beneficially Own at least 20% (but less than 30%) of the total Outstanding Brixmor Interests as of the record date for such meeting, the lowest whole number that is greater than 20% of the Total Number of Directors; and (v) if the Pre-IPO Owners collectively Beneficially Own at least 5% (but less than 20%) of the total Outstanding Brixmor Interests as of the record date for such meeting, the lowest whole number that is greater than 10% of the Total Number of Directors.

(b) If at any time the Blackstone Designator has designated fewer than the total number of individuals that the Blackstone Designator is then entitled to designate pursuant to Section 2.1(a), the Blackstone Designator shall have the right to designate such additional individuals which it is entitled to so designate, in which case, any individuals nominated by or at the direction of the Board or any duly-authorized committee thereof for election as Directors to

 

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fill any vacancy on the Board shall include such designees, and the Company shall use its best efforts to (x) effect the election of such additional designees, whether by increasing the size of the Board or otherwise, and (y) cause the election of such additional designees to fill any such newly-created vacancies or to fill any other existing vacancies. Each such individual whom the Blackstone Designator shall actually designate pursuant to this Section 2.1 and who is thereafter elected and qualifies to serve as a Director shall be referred to herein as a “ Blackstone Designee ”.

(c) In the event that a vacancy is created at any time by the death, disability, retirement or resignation of any Blackstone Designee, any individual nominated by or at the direction of the Board or any duly-authorized committee thereof to fill such vacancy shall be, and the Company shall use its best efforts to cause such vacancy to be filled, as soon as possible, by a new designee of the Blackstone Designator, and the Company shall take, to the fullest extent permitted by law, at any time and from time to time, all actions necessary to accomplish the same.

(d) The Company shall, to the fullest extent permitted by law, include in the slate of nominees recommended by the Board at any meeting of stockholders called for the purpose of electing directors, the persons designated pursuant to this Section 2.1 and use its best efforts to cause the election of each such designee to the Board, including nominating each such individual to be elected as a Director as provided herein, recommending such individual’s election and soliciting proxies or consents in favor thereof.

(e) In addition to any vote or consent of the Board or the stockholders of the Company required by applicable Law or the charter or bylaws of the Company, and notwithstanding anything to the contrary in this Agreement, for so long as this Agreement is in effect, any action by the Board to increase or decrease the Total Number of Directors (other than any increase in the Total Number of Directors in connection with the election of one or more directors elected exclusively by the holders of one or more classes or series of the Company’s stock other than Common Stock) shall require the prior written consent of the Blackstone Designator, delivered in accordance with Section 5.13 of this Agreement.

ARTICLE III.

INFORMATION; VCOC

3.1 Books and Records; Access . The Company shall, and shall cause its Subsidiaries to, permit the Blackstone Entities and their respective designated representatives, at reasonable times and upon reasonable prior notice to the Company, to review the books and records of the Company or any of such Subsidiaries and to discuss the affairs, finances and condition of the Company or any of such Subsidiaries with the officers of the Company or any such Subsidiary; provided , however , that the Company shall not be required to disclose any privileged information of the Company so long as the Company has used commercially reasonable efforts to enter into an arrangement pursuant to which it may provide such information to the Blackstone Entities without the loss of any such privilege.

 

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3.2 Certain Reports . The Company shall deliver or cause to be delivered to the Blackstone Entities, at their request:

(a) to the extent otherwise prepared by the Company, operating and capital expenditure budgets and periodic information packages relating to the operations and cash flows of the Company and its Subsidiaries; and

(b) to the extent otherwise prepared by the Company, such other reports and information as may be reasonably requested by the Blackstone Entities; provided , however , that the Company shall not be required to disclose any privileged information of the Company so long as the Company has used commercially reasonable efforts to enter into an arrangement pursuant to which it may provide such information to the Blackstone Entities without the loss of any such privilege.

3.3 VCOC . With respect to each Blackstone Entity that is intended to qualify its direct or indirect investment in the Company as a “venture capital investment” as defined in the Department of Labor regulations codified at 29 CFR Section 2510.3-101 (the “ Plan Asset Regulation ”) (each, a “ VCOC Investor ”), for so long as the VCOC Investor, directly or through one or more subsidiaries, continues to hold any shares of Common Stock (or other securities of the company into which such shares of Common Stock may be converted or for which such shares of Common Stock may be exchanged), without limitation or prejudice of any the rights provided to the Blackstone Entities hereunder, the Company shall, with respect to each such VCOC Investor:

(a) provide each VCOC Investor or its designated representative with:

(i) the right to visit and inspect any of the offices and properties of the Company and its Subsidiaries and inspect and copy the books and records of the Company and its Subsidiaries, at such times as the VCOC Investor shall reasonably request;

(ii) as soon as available and in any event within 45 days after the end of each of the first three quarters of each fiscal year of the Company, consolidated balance sheets of the Company and its Subsidiaries as of the end of such period, and consolidated statements of income and cash flows of the Company and its Subsidiaries for the period then ended prepared in conformity with generally accepted accounting principles in the United States applied on a consistent basis, except as otherwise noted therein, and subject to the absence of footnotes and to year-end adjustments;

(iii) as soon as available and in any event within 120 days after the end of each fiscal year of the Company, a consolidated balance sheet of the Company and its Subsidiaries as of the end of such year, and consolidated statements of income and cash flows of the Company and its Subsidiaries for the year then ended prepared in conformity with generally accepted accounting principles in the United States applied on a consistent basis, except as otherwise noted therein, together with an auditor’s report thereon of a firm of established national reputation;

 

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(iv) to the extent the Company is required by law or pursuant to the terms of any outstanding indebtedness of the Company to prepare such reports, any annual reports, quarterly reports and other periodic reports pursuant to Section 13 or 15(d) of the Exchange Act, actually prepared by the Company as soon as available; and

(v) copies of all materials provided to the Board, subject to appropriate protections with respect to confidentiality and preservation of attorney-client privilege;

provided , that , in each case, if the Company makes the information described in clauses (ii), (iii) and (iv) of this clause (a) available through public filings on the EDGAR System or any successor or replacement system of the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission, the delivery of such information shall be deemed satisfied;

(b) make appropriate officers and/or Directors of the Company available, and cause the officers and directors of its Subsidiaries to be made available, periodically and at such times as reasonably requested by each VCOC Investor for consultation with such VCOC Investor or its designated representative with respect to matters relating to the business and affairs of the Company and its Subsidiaries;

(c) to the extent consistent with applicable law, rule, regulation or listing standards (and with respect to events which require public disclosure, only following the Company’s public disclosure thereof through applicable securities law filings or otherwise), inform each VCOC Investor or its designated representative in advance with respect to any significant corporate actions, and to provide (or cause to be provided) each VCOC Investor or its designated representative with the right to consult with the Company and its Subsidiaries with respect to such actions should the VCOC Investor elect to do so and provided that the Company shall be under no obligation to provide the VCOC Investor with any material non-public information with respect to such corporate action; and

(d) provide each VCOC Investor or its designated representative with such other rights of consultation which the VCOC Investor’s counsel may determine to be reasonably necessary under applicable legal authorities promulgated after the date hereof to qualify its investment in the Company as a “venture capital investment” for purposes of the United States Department of Labor Regulation published the Plan Asset Regulation.

The Company agrees to consider, in good faith, the recommendations of each VCOC Investor or its designated representative in connection with the matters on which it is consulted as described above in this Section 3.3, recognizing that the ultimate discretion with respect to all such matters shall be retained by the Company.

In the event the VCOC Investor or any of its Affiliates transfers all or any portion of their investment in the Company to an Affiliated entity that is intended to qualify as a “venture capital operating company” (as defined in the Plan Asset Regulation), such Transferee shall be afforded the same rights with respect to the Company afforded to the VCOC Investor hereunder and shall be treated, for such purposes, as a third party beneficiary hereunder.

 

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In the event that the Company ceases to qualify as an “operating company” (as defined in the first sentence of 2510.3-101(c)(1) of the Plan Asset Regulation), or the investment in the Company by a VCOC Investor does not qualify as a “venture capital investment” as defined in the Plan Asset Regulation, then the Company and each Blackstone Entity will cooperate in good faith to take all reasonable actions necessary, subject to applicable law, to preserve the VCOC status of each VCOC Investor or the qualification of the investment as a “venture capital investment,” it being understood that such reasonable actions shall not require a VCOC Investor to purchase or sell any investments.

ARTICLE IV.

ADDITIONAL COVENANTS

4.1 Ownership Limits . The Board has granted to the Blackstone Entities an exemption from the Common Stock Ownership Limit and Aggregate Stock Ownership Limit set forth in Article VII of the charter of the Company.

ARTICLE V.

GENERAL PROVISIONS

5.1 Termination . This Agreement shall terminate on the earlier to occur of (i) such time as the Blackstone Designator is no longer entitled to designate a Director pursuant to Section 2.1(a) and (ii) the delivery of a written notice by the Blackstone Designator to the Company requesting that this Agreement terminate.

5.2 Notices . Any notice, designation, request, request for consent or consent provided for in this Agreement shall be in writing and shall be either personally delivered, or mailed first class mail (postage prepaid) or sent by reputable overnight courier service (charges prepaid) to the Company at the address set forth below and to any other recipient at the address indicated on the Company’s records, or at such address or to the attention of such other Person as the recipient party has specified by prior written notice to the sending party. Notices and other such documents will be deemed to have been given or made hereunder when sent by facsimile (receipt confirmed) delivered personally, five (5) days after deposit in the U.S. mail and one (1) day after deposit with a reputable overnight courier service.

The Company’s address is:

Brixmor Property Group Inc.

420 Lexington Avenue, Seventh Floor

New York, New York 10170

 

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Attention: General Counsel

Fax: (212) 869-9585

with a copy (not constituting notice) to:

Simpson Thacher & Bartlett LLP

425 Lexington Avenue

New York, NY 10017

Attention: Joshua Ford Bonnie, Esq.

Fax: (212) 455-2502

The Blackstone Entities’ address is:

The Blackstone Group L.P.

345 Park Avenue

New York, NY 10154

Attention: A.J. Agarwal

Fax: (212) 583-5749

with a copy (not constituting notice) to:

Simpson Thacher & Bartlett LLP

425 Lexington Avenue

New York, NY 10017

Attention: Joshua Ford Bonnie, Esq.

Fax: (212) 455-2502

5.3 Amendment; Waiver . This Agreement may be amended, supplemented or otherwise modified only by a written instrument executed by the Company and the other parties hereto. Neither the failure nor delay on the part of any party hereto to exercise any right, remedy, power or privilege under this Agreement shall operate as a waiver thereof, nor shall any single or partial exercise of any right, remedy, power or privilege preclude any other or further exercise of the same or of any other right, remedy, power or privilege, nor shall any waiver of any right, remedy, power or privilege with respect to any occurrence be construed as a waiver of such right, remedy, power or privilege with respect to any other occurrence. No waiver shall be effective unless it is in writing and is signed by the party asserted to have granted such waiver.

5.4 Further Assurances . The parties hereto will sign such further documents, cause such meetings to be held, resolutions passed, exercise their votes and do and perform and cause to be done such further acts and things necessary, proper or advisable in order to give full effect to this Agreement and every provision hereof. To the fullest extent permitted by law, the Company shall not directly or indirectly take any action that is intended to, or would reasonably be expected to result in, Blackstone or any Blackstone Entity being deprived of the rights contemplated by this Agreement.

5.5 Assignment . This Agreement will inure to the benefit of and be binding on the parties hereto and their respective successors and permitted assigns. This Agreement may not be assigned without the express prior written consent of the other parties hereto, and any

 

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attempted assignment, without such consents, will be null and void; provided, however , that, without the prior written consent of the Company, a Blackstone Party may assign this Agreement to an Affiliate that becomes a party hereto.

5.6 Third Parties . Except as provided for in Article II, Section 3.3 and Section 4.1 with respect to any Blackstone Entity, this Agreement does not create any rights, claims or benefits inuring to any person that is not a party hereto nor create or establish any third party beneficiary hereto.

5.7 Governing Law . This Agreement shall be governed by and construed in accordance with the laws of the State of Maryland, without regard to principles of conflicts of laws thereof.

5.8 Jurisdiction; Waiver of Jury Trial . In any judicial proceeding involving any dispute, controversy or claim arising out of or relating to this Agreement, each of the parties unconditionally accepts the jurisdiction and venue of the courts of the State of Maryland or if jurisdiction over the matter is vested exclusively in federal courts, the United States District Court for the District of Maryland, and the appellate courts to which orders and judgments thereof may be appealed. In any such judicial proceeding, the parties agree that in addition to any method for the service of process permitted or required by such courts, to the fullest extent permitted by law, service of process may be made by delivery provided pursuant to the directions in Section 5.2. EACH OF THE PARTIES HEREBY WAIVES TO THE FULLEST EXTENT PERMITTED BY APPLICABLE LAW TRIAL BY JURY IN ANY JUDICIAL PROCEEDING INVOLVING ANY DISPUTE, CONTROVERSY OR CLAIM ARISING OUT OF OR RELATING TO THIS AGREEMENT.

5.9 Specific Performance . Each party hereto acknowledges and agrees that in the event of any breach of this Agreement by any of them, the other parties hereto would be irreparably harmed and could not be made whole by monetary damages. Each party accordingly agrees to waive the defense in any action for specific performance that a remedy at law would be adequate and agrees that the parties, in addition to any other remedy to which they may be entitled at law or in equity, shall be entitled to specific performance of this Agreement without the posting of bond.

5.10 Entire Agreement . This Agreement sets forth the entire understanding of the parties hereto with respect to the subject matter hereof. There are no agreements, representations, warranties, covenants or understandings with respect to the subject matter hereof or thereof other than those expressly set forth herein and therein. This Agreement supersedes all other prior agreements and understandings between the parties with respect to such subject matter.

5.11 Severability . If any provision of this Agreement, or the application of such provision to any Person or circumstance or in any jurisdiction, shall be held to be invalid or unenforceable to any extent, (i) the remainder of this Agreement shall not be affected thereby, and each other provision hereof shall be valid and enforceable to the fullest extent permitted by law, (ii) as to such Person or circumstance or in such jurisdiction such provision shall be reformed to be valid and enforceable to the fullest extent permitted by law and (iii) the application of such provision to other Persons or circumstances or in other jurisdictions shall not be affected thereby.

 

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5.12 Table of Contents, Headings and Captions . The table of contents, headings, subheadings and captions contained in this Agreement are included for convenience of reference only, and in no way define, limit or describe the scope of this Agreement or the intent of any provision hereof.

5.13 Grant of Consent . Any vote, consent or approval of, or designation by, or other action of, the Blackstone Designator hereunder shall be effective if notice of such vote, consent, approval, designation or action is provided in accordance with Section 5.2 by the Blackstone Party or Parties holding of record a majority of the Outstanding Brixmor Interests then held of record by Blackstone Parties as of the latest date any such notice is so provided.

5.14 Counterparts . This Agreement and any amendment hereto may be signed in any number of separate counterparts, each of which shall be deemed an original, but all of which taken together shall constitute one Agreement (or amendment, as applicable).

5.15 Effectiveness . This Agreement shall become effective upon the Closing Date.

5.16 No Recourse . This Agreement may only be enforced against, and any claims or cause of action that may be based upon, arise out of or relate to this Agreement, or the negotiation, execution or performance of this Agreement may only be made against the entities that are expressly identified as parties hereto and no past, present or future Affiliate, director, officer, employee, incorporator, member, manager, partner, stockholder, agent, attorney or representative of any party hereto shall have any liability for any obligations or liabilities of the parties to this Agreement or for any claim based on, in respect of, or by reason of, the transactions contemplated hereby.

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IN WITNESS WHEREOF, the parties hereto have executed this Stockholders Agreement on the day and year first above written.

 

COMPANY
BRIXMOR PROPERTY GROUP INC.
By:  

 

Name:  
Title:  

[ Signature Page to Stockholders’ Agreement ]

 


BLACKSTONE PARTIES:
BRE RETAIL HOLDCO L.P.
By:   Blackstone Real Estate Associates VI L.P.,
  its general partner
By:   BREA VI L.L.C.,
  its general partner
By:  

 

  Name:
  Title:     Authorized Signatory

[ Signature Page to Stockholders’ Agreement ]

 

Exhibit 10.6

Execution Version

REVOLVING CREDIT AND TERM LOAN AGREEMENT

dated as of

July 16, 2013

among

BRIXMOR OPERATING PARTNERSHIP LP

The Lenders Party Hereto

JPMORGAN CHASE BANK, N.A.

as Administrative Agent

BANK OF AMERICA, N.A. and

WELLS FARGO BANK, NATIONAL ASSOCIATION

as Syndication Agents

and

BARCLAYS BANK PLC, CITIBANK, N.A., DEUTSCHE BANK

SECURITIES INC., and ROYAL BANK OF CANADA

as Documentation Agents

 

 

J.P. MORGAN SECURITIES LLC, MERRILL LYNCH, PIERCE, FENNER

& SMITH INCORPORATED and WELLS FARGO SECURITIES, LLC

as Joint Bookrunners and Joint Lead Arrangers

and

DEUTSCHE BANK SECURITIES INC., CITIGROUP

GLOBAL MARKETS INCORPORATED, RBC CAPITAL

MARKETS, and BARCLAYS BANK PLC

as Joint Lead Arrangers

 

 

 


TABLE OF CONTENTS

 

     Page  

ARTICLE I         Definitions

     1   

SECTION 1.01.

 

Defined Terms

     1   

SECTION 1.02.

 

Classification of Loans and Borrowings

     31   

SECTION 1.03.

 

Terms Generally

     32   

SECTION 1.04.

 

Accounting Terms; GAAP

     32   

ARTICLE II        The Credits

     32   

SECTION 2.01.

 

Commitments

     32   

SECTION 2.02.

 

Loans and Borrowings

     33   

SECTION 2.03.

 

Requests for Borrowings

     34   

SECTION 2.04.

 

Incremental Facilities

     35   

SECTION 2.05.

 

Swingline Loans

     37   

SECTION 2.06.

 

Letters of Credit

     38   

SECTION 2.07.

 

Funding of Borrowings

     42   

SECTION 2.08.

 

Interest Elections

     43   

SECTION 2.09.

 

Termination and Reduction of Commitments

     44   

SECTION 2.10.

 

Repayment of Loans; Evidence of Debt

     44   

SECTION 2.11.

 

Prepayment of Loans

     45   

SECTION 2.12.

 

Fees

     46   

SECTION 2.13.

 

Interest

     47   

SECTION 2.14.

 

Alternate Rate of Interest

     48   

SECTION 2.15.

 

Increased Costs

     48   

SECTION 2.16.

 

Break Funding Payments

     50   

SECTION 2.17.

 

Payments Free of Taxes

     50   

SECTION 2.18.

 

Payments Generally; Pro Rata Treatment; Sharing of Set-offs

     54   

SECTION 2.19.

 

Mitigation Obligations; Replacement of Lenders

     56   

SECTION 2.20.

 

Defaulting Lenders

     57   

SECTION 2.21.

 

Extension of Revolving Maturity Date

     58   

ARTICLE III       Representations and Warranties

     59   

SECTION 3.01.

 

Organization; Powers

     59   

SECTION 3.02.

 

Authorization; Enforceability

     59   

 

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(continued)

 

     Page  

SECTION 3.03.

 

Governmental Approvals; No Conflicts

     59   

SECTION 3.04.

 

Financial Condition; No Material Adverse Change

     60   

SECTION 3.05.

 

Properties

     60   

SECTION 3.06.

 

Litigation, Guarantee Obligations, and Environmental Matters

     60   

SECTION 3.07.

 

Compliance with Laws and Agreements

     61   

SECTION 3.08.

 

Investment Company Status

     61   

SECTION 3.09.

 

Taxes

     61   

SECTION 3.10.

 

ERISA

     61   

SECTION 3.11.

 

Disclosure

     61   

SECTION 3.12.

 

Sanctions Laws and Regulations

     62   

SECTION 3.13.

 

Federal Reserve Board Regulations

     62   

SECTION 3.14.

 

Subsidiaries

     62   

SECTION 3.15.

 

Solvency

     62   

SECTION 3.16.

 

Status of the Limited Partner

     62   

SECTION 3.17.

 

Insurance

     62   

ARTICLE IV         Conditions

     62   

SECTION 4.01.

 

Effective Date

     62   

SECTION 4.02.

 

Each Credit Event

     64   

ARTICLE V           Affirmative Covenants

     65   

SECTION 5.01.

 

Financial Statements; Ratings Change and Other Information

     65   

SECTION 5.02.

 

Notices of Material Events

     66   

SECTION 5.03.

 

Existence; Conduct of Business; REIT Status

     67   

SECTION 5.04.

 

Payment of Obligations

     67   

SECTION 5.05.

 

Maintenance of Properties; Insurance

     67   

SECTION 5.06.

 

Books and Records; Inspection Rights

     67   

SECTION 5.07.

 

Compliance with Laws

     68   

SECTION 5.08.

 

Use of Proceeds and Letters of Credit

     68   

SECTION 5.09.

 

[Reserved]

     68   

SECTION 5.10.

 

Addition and Release of Guaranties

     68   

 

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(continued)

 

     Page  

ARTICLE VI       Negative Covenants

     70   

SECTION 6.01.

 

Financial Covenants

     70   

SECTION 6.02.

 

Fundamental Changes

     72   

SECTION 6.03.

 

Restricted Payments

     73   

SECTION 6.04.

 

Transactions with Affiliates

     73   

SECTION 6.05.

 

Sanctions Laws and Regulations

     73   

SECTION 6.06.

 

Changes in Fiscal Periods

     73   

ARTICLE VII      Events of Default

     74   

SECTION 7.01.

 

Events of Default

     74   

SECTION 7.02.

 

Distribution of Payments after Default

     76   

ARTICLE VIII     The Administrative Agent

     77   

ARTICLE IX        Miscellaneous

     79   

SECTION 9.01.

 

Notices

     79   

SECTION 9.02.

 

Waivers; Amendments

     81   

SECTION 9.03.

 

Expenses; Indemnity; Damage Waiver

     82   

SECTION 9.04.

 

Successors and Assigns

     84   

SECTION 9.05.

 

Survival

     87   

SECTION 9.06.

 

Counterparts; Integration; Effectiveness; Electronic Execution

     87   

SECTION 9.07.

 

Severability

     88   

SECTION 9.08.

 

Right of Setoff

     88   

SECTION 9.09.

 

Governing Law; Jurisdiction; Consent to Service of Process

     88   

SECTION 9.10.

 

WAIVER OF JURY TRIAL

     89   

SECTION 9.11.

 

Headings

     90   

SECTION 9.12.

 

Confidentiality

     90   

SECTION 9.13.

 

Material Non-Public Information

     90   

SECTION 9.14.

 

Interest Rate Limitation

     91   

SECTION 9.15.

 

USA PATRIOT Act

     91   

SECTION 9.16.

 

No Advisory or Fiduciary Responsibility

     91   

 

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SCHEDULES:

 

Schedule EGL       Eligible Ground Leases
Schedule II       Inland Indebtedness
Schedule IUA       Inland Unencumbered Assets
Schedule 2.01       Commitments
Schedule 3.05       Unencumbered Assets
Schedule 3.06       Disclosed Matters
Schedule 3.14       Subsidiaries
Schedule 6.04       Affiliate Transactions

EXHIBITS:

 

Exhibit A       Form of Assignment and Assumption
Exhibit B       Form of Compliance Certificate
Exhibit C-1       U.S. Tax Certificate (For Non-U.S. Lenders that are not Partnerships for U.S. Federal Income Tax Purposes
Exhibit C-2       U.S. Tax Certificate (For Non-U.S. Lenders that are Partnerships for U.S. Federal Income Tax Purposes
Exhibit C-3       U.S. Tax Certificate (For Non-U.S. Participants that are not Partnerships for U.S. Federal Income Tax Purposes
Exhibit C-4       U.S. Tax Certificate (For Non-U.S. Participants that are Partnerships for U.S. Federal Income Tax Purposes
Exhibit D       Form of Note
Exhibit E       Form of Borrowing Request

 

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REVOLVING CREDIT AND TERM LOAN AGREEMENT (this “ Agreement ”) dated as of July 16, 2013, among BRIXMOR OPERATING PARTNERSHIP LP, a Delaware limited partnership, the LENDERS party hereto, and JPMORGAN CHASE BANK, N.A., as Administrative Agent.

The parties hereto agree as follows:

ARTICLE I

Definitions

SECTION 1.01. Defined Terms . As used in this Agreement, the following terms have the meanings specified below:

ABR ”, when used in reference to any Loan or Borrowing, refers to whether such Loan, or the Loans comprising such Borrowing, are bearing interest at a rate determined by reference to the Alternate Base Rate.

Acquisition Asset ” means any asset which has been owned for a period of less than twenty-four (24) months.

Additional Brixmor LLC Indebtedness ” means any outstanding Indebtedness in excess of the aggregate principal amount of $50,000,000 that is incurred by Brixmor LLC and the Brixmor LLC Subsidiaries, other than the Brixmor LLC Indebtedness and any Nonrecourse Indebtedness.

Additional Credit Extension Amendment ” means an amendment to this Agreement providing for any New Revolving Commitments and/or New Term Loans which shall be consistent with the applicable provisions of this Agreement relating to New Revolving Commitments and/or New Term Loans and otherwise reasonably satisfactory to the Administrative Agent, the Company and the Borrower.

Additional Subsidiary Guarantor ” means any Subsidiary of the Borrower that provides a Subsidiary Guaranty in accordance with Section 5.10(a).

Additional Subsidiary Indebtedness ” means any outstanding Indebtedness of the Subsidiaries of the Borrower that own or lease Unencumbered Assets (other than Brixmor LLC or any Brixmor LLC Subsidiary), other than Nonrecourse Indebtedness and other than Unsecured Indebtedness in an aggregate outstanding principal amount of less than $50,000,000.

Adjusted LIBO Rate ” means, with respect to any Eurodollar Borrowing for any Interest Period, an interest rate per annum (rounded upwards, if necessary, to the next 1/16 of 1%) equal to (a) the LIBO Rate for such Interest Period multiplied by (b) the Statutory Reserve Rate.

Administrative Agent ” means JPMorgan Chase Bank, N.A., in its capacity as administrative agent for the Lenders hereunder, and any successor thereto appointed pursuant to Article VIII.


Administrative Questionnaire ” means an administrative questionnaire in a form supplied by the Administrative Agent.

Affiliate ” means, with respect to a specified Person, another Person that directly, or indirectly through one or more intermediaries, Controls or is Controlled by or is under common Control with the Person specified. In no event shall the Administrative Agent or any Lender be deemed to be an Affiliate of the Borrower.

Agent Party ” has the meaning assigned to such term in Section 9.01(d).

Agreement ” has the meaning assigned to such term in the Recitals.

Alternate Base Rate ” means, 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) the Adjusted LIBO Rate for a one month Interest Period on such day (or if such day is not a Business Day, the immediately preceding Business Day) plus 1%, provided that, for the avoidance of doubt, the Adjusted LIBO Rate for any day shall be based on the rate appearing on the Reuters Screen LIBOR01 Page (or on any successor or substitute page of such page) at approximately 11:00 a.m. London time on such day. Any change in the Alternate Base Rate due to a change in the Prime Rate, the Federal Funds Effective Rate or the Adjusted LIBO Rate shall be effective from and including the effective date of such change in the Prime Rate, the Federal Funds Effective Rate or the Adjusted LIBO Rate, respectively.

Applicable Credit Rating ” means a rating assigned to the Borrower’s Index Debt by Moody’s or S&P.

Applicable Rate ” means, for any day, with respect to any ABR Loan or Eurodollar Loan, or with respect to the facility fees payable hereunder, as the case may be, the applicable rate per annum determined as set forth below.

(a) From and after the Effective Date and until the Debt Rating Pricing Election Date, the Applicable Rates shall be determined as follows:

(i) for Revolving Loans, the “Eurodollar - Applicable Rate” or the “ABR - Applicable Rate”, as the case may be, shall be determined by the range into which the Total Leverage Ratio falls in the table below:

 

RATIO LEVEL

   TOTAL
LEVERAGE
RATIO
   EURODOLLAR  -
APPLICABLE

RATE
    ABR -
APPLICABLE
RATE
 

Level I

   £  45%      1.50     0.50

Level II

   > 45% and  £  50%      1.60     0.60

Level III

   > 50% and  £  55%      1.70     0.70

Level IV

   > 55% and  £  60%      1.85     0.85

Level V

   > 60% and  £  65%      2.10     1.10

 

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; provided that if the Public Company Financial Covenant Election Date has occurred, the Applicable Rates set forth in the table above shall each be reduced by 0.10%; and

(ii) for Term Loans, the “Eurodollar - Applicable Rate” or the “ABR - Applicable Rate”, as the case may be, shall be determined by the range into which the Total Leverage Ratio falls in the table below:

 

RATIO LEVEL

   TOTAL
LEVERAGE
RATIO
   EURODOLLAR  -
APPLICABLE

RATE
    ABR -
APPLICABLE
RATE
 

Level I

   £  45%      1.40     0.40

Level II

   > 45% and  £  50%      1.50     0.50

Level III

   > 50% and  £  55%      1.60     0.60

Level IV

   > 55% and  £  60%      1.75     0.75

Level V

   > 60% and  £  65%      2.00     1.00

For purposes of this clause (a), any increase or decrease in the Applicable Rate resulting from a change in the Total Leverage Ratio shall become effective as of the first Business Day immediately following the date a compliance certificate is delivered in accordance with Section 5.01(c); provided , however , that if such compliance certificate is not delivered within thirty (30) days after notice from the Administrative Agent or the Required Lenders to the Borrower notifying the Borrower of the failure to deliver such compliance certificate on the date when due in accordance with Section 5.01(c), then the Applicable Rate shall be the percentage that would apply to the Level V Ratio and it shall apply as of the first Business Day after the date on which such compliance certificate was required to have been delivered. The Applicable Rate from the Effective Date until the delivery of the compliance certificate for the fiscal quarter ending September 30, 2013 shall be based on Level III.

If at any time the financial statements upon which the Applicable Rate was determined were incorrect (whether based on a restatement, fraud or otherwise), the Borrower shall be required to retroactively pay (or, if applicable, the Lenders will be required to credit against the next interest payment(s) due from the Borrower hereunder) any additional amount that the Borrower would have been required to pay (or, if applicable, should not have paid) if such financial statements had been accurate at the time they were delivered.

 

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(b) From and after the Debt Rating Pricing Election Date, the Applicable Rates and the Facility Fee Rate shall be determined as follows:

(i) for Revolving Loans, the “Eurodollar - Applicable Rate”, the “ABR - Applicable Rate” or the “Facility Fee Rate”, as the case may be, shall be determined solely by the Applicable Credit Ratings in the table below:

 

RATINGS LEVEL

   MOODY’S/
S&P
APPLICABLE
CREDIT
RATING
   EURODOLLAR
-  APPLICABLE

RATE
    ABR-
APPLICABLE
RATE
    FACILITY
FEE
RATE
 

Level I Rating

   A3/A- or higher      0.90     0     0.15

Level II Rating

   Baa1/BBB+      1.00     0     0.15

Level III Rating

   Baa2/BBB      1.10     0.10     0.20

Level IV Rating

   Baa3/BBB-      1.30     0.30     0.30

Level V Rating

   Below
Baa3/BBB- or
unrated
     1.70     0.70     0.35

(ii) for Term Loans, the “Eurodollar - Applicable Rate” or the “ABR - Applicable Rate”, as the case may be, shall be determined solely by the Applicable Credit Ratings in the table below:

 

RATINGS LEVEL

   MOODY’S/
S&P APPLICABLE
CREDIT  RATING
   EURODOLLAR
-  APPLICABLE

RATE
    ABR-
APPLICABLE
RATE
 

Level I Rating

   A3/A- or higher      0.95     0

Level II Rating

   Baa1/BBB+      1.05     0.05

Level III Rating

   Baa2/BBB      1.20     0.20

Level IV Rating

   Baa3/BBB-      1.50     0.50

Level V Rating

   Below Baa3/BBB- or
unrated
     1.95     0.95

For purposes of this clause (b), (A) if the Borrower has only one Applicable Credit Rating, such Applicable Credit Rating shall determine the Applicable Rate, (B) if the Borrower has two Applicable Credit Ratings and the Applicable Credit Ratings do not match, then the higher of two Applicable Credit Ratings shall determine the Applicable Rate; provided , however , that if the two Applicable Credit Ratings are more than one level apart, then the rating that is in between the two differing Applicable Credit Ratings (or, if there is more than one level in between the two ratings, the higher of such rating) shall determine the Applicable Rate, and (C) if the Applicable Credit Ratings established or deemed to have been established by the rating agencies for the Index Debt shall be changed (other than as a result of change in the rating system of any such rating agency), such change shall be effective as of the date on which it is first announced by the applicable rating agency and furnished to the Borrower. Each change in the Applicable Rate under this clause (b) shall apply during the period commencing on the effective date of such change and ending on the date immediately preceding the effective date of

 

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the next such change. If both S&P and Moody’s discontinue their ratings of the REIT industry or the Borrower, the Borrower may seek a rating of its Index Debt from another substitute rating agency reasonably satisfactory to the Administrative Agent and the Borrower. For the period from the date of such discontinuance until the earlier of (i) the date the Borrower receives a rating of its Index Debt from such new rating agency and (ii) ninety (90) days after the date of such discontinuance, the Applicable Rates and the Facility Fee Rate shall be based on the level that was in effect immediately prior to such discontinuance and, thereafter, if no such substitute rating agency has been identified and accepted by the Administrative Agent, the Applicable Rates and the Facility Fee Rate shall be based on a Level V Rating in the above table. To the extent applicable, the above pricing grids will be adjusted upon the receipt of such new rating from such new rating agency such that the pricing levels based on such new rating most closely correspond to the above ratings levels.

If a downgrade or discontinuance of an Applicable Credit Rating results in an increase in the Applicable Rate or the Facility Fee Rate and if such downgrade or discontinuance is reversed within ninety (90) days thereafter, at the Borrower’s request, the Borrower shall receive a credit against interest next due to the Lenders equal to the interest differential on the Loans and the differential on the facility fee payable under Section 2.12(b) during such period of downgrade or discontinuance.

If an upgrade of an Applicable Credit Rating results in a decrease in the Applicable Rate or Facility Fee Rate and if such upgrade is reversed within ninety (90) days thereafter, the Borrower shall be required to pay an amount to the Lenders equal to the interest differential on the Loans and the differential on the facility fee payable under Section 2.12(b) during such period of upgrade.

Any adjustment in the Applicable Rate shall be applicable to all existing Loans.

Approved Fund ” means any Person (other than a natural person) that is engaged in making, purchasing, holding or investing in bank loans and similar extensions of credit in the ordinary course of its business and that is administered or managed by (a) a Lender, (b) an Affiliate of a Lender or (c) an entity or an Affiliate of an entity that administers or manages a Lender.

Approved M&A Transaction ” means the direct or indirect sale or transfer to a Public Vehicle of a majority of the Equity Interests in the Borrower, or a direct or indirect sale or transfer by a Parent Entity to a Public Vehicle of all of the Equity Interests in the Borrower that are owned directly or indirectly by the Parent Entity, in each case that has been approved by the Required Lenders pursuant to Section 6.02.

Assets Under Development ” means as of any date of determination, all retail real estate assets then currently under original construction or the expansion portion of any existing Operating Property under new construction, in each case which are then treated as assets under development under GAAP.

Assignment and Assumption ” means an assignment and assumption entered into by a Lender and an assignee (with the consent of any party whose consent is required by Section 9.04), and accepted by the Administrative Agent, in the form of Exhibit A or any other form approved by the Administrative Agent.

 

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Authorized Officer ” means any of the Chief Executive Officer, President, Chief Operating Officer, Executive Vice President, Financial Officer or General Counsel of the general partner of the Borrower or any other officer listed on the incumbency certificate delivered pursuant to Section 4.01(c)(iii).

Availability Period ” means, with respect to the Revolving Facility, the period from and including the Last Day of the Delayed Draw Period to but excluding the earlier of the Revolving Maturity Date and the date of termination of the Revolving Commitments.

Available Revolving Commitment ” means, as to any Revolving Lender at any time, an amount equal to the excess, if any, of (a) such Lender’s Revolving Commitment then in effect minus (b) such Lender’s Revolving Credit Exposure then outstanding; provided , that in calculating any Lender’s Revolving Credit Exposure for the purpose of determining such Lender’s Available Revolving Commitment pursuant to Section 2.12(a), the aggregate principal amount of Swingline Loans then outstanding shall be deemed to be zero.

Balance Sheet Cash ” means all cash and Cash Equivalents, including cash and Cash Equivalents held as collateral, in escrow in a bank account by a lender, creditor or contract counterparty and from like-kind exchanges.

Bankruptcy Event ” means, with respect to any Person, such Person becomes the subject of a bankruptcy or insolvency proceeding, or has had a receiver, conservator, trustee, administrator, custodian, assignee for the benefit of creditors or similar Person charged with the reorganization or liquidation of its business appointed for it, or, in the good faith determination of the Administrative Agent, has taken any action in furtherance of, or indicating its consent to, approval of, or acquiescence in, any such proceeding or appointment, provided that a Bankruptcy Event shall not result solely by virtue of any ownership interest, or the acquisition of any ownership interest, in such Person by a Governmental Authority or instrumentality thereof, provided, further, that such ownership interest does not result in or provide such Person with immunity from the jurisdiction of courts within the United States or from the enforcement of judgments or writs of attachment on its assets or permit such Person (or such Governmental Authority or instrumentality) to reject, repudiate, disavow or disaffirm any contracts or agreements made by such Person.

Board ” means the Board of Governors of the Federal Reserve System of the United States of America.

Book Value ” means, with respect to any asset, the book value of such asset determined in accordance with GAAP, without giving effect to depreciation but after taking into account any impairments.

Borrower ” means Brixmor Operating Partnership LP, a Delaware limited partnership.

Borrowing ” means (a) Loans (or in the case of Term Loans, each portion thereof) of the same Type and Class, made, converted or continued on the same date and, in the case of Eurodollar Loans (or in the case of Term Loans, each portion thereof), as to which a single Interest Period is in effect or (b) a Swingline Loan.

 

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Borrowing Request ” means a request in substantially the form of Exhibit E hereto by the Borrower for a Borrowing in accordance with Section 2.03.

Brixmor LLC ” means Brixmor LLC, a Delaware limited liability company.

Brixmor LLC Election ” means the delivery by the Borrower of written notice to the Administrative Agent of its election (which shall be irrevocable) to (a) include the Brixmor LLC Indebtedness, any Additional Brixmor LLC Indebtedness and the Unencumbered Asset Value attributable to the Brixmor LLC Unencumbered Assets in the calculation of the Unsecured Leverage Ratio and (b) include the Brixmor LLC Indebtedness, any Additional Brixmor LLC Indebtedness and the Net Operating Income attributable to the Brixmor LLC Unencumbered Assets in the Unsecured Debt Yield Ratio.

Brixmor LLC Indebtedness ” means the indebtedness of Brixmor LLC in the aggregate outstanding amount as of the Effective Date of approximately $405,000,000 issued pursuant to the Indentures dated March 29, 1995, February 3, 1999 and January 30, 2004 (in each case, as such Indenture is amended, supplemented or modified from time to time).

Brixmor LLC Subsidiary ” has the meaning assigned to such term in Section 5.10(b).

Brixmor LLC Unencumbered Asset ” means, with respect to Brixmor LLC and any of its Wholly-Owned Subsidiaries, any Acquisition Asset, Land, Operating Property and Asset Under Development that satisfies clauses (a) and (b) of the definition of “Unencumbered Asset” and that is owned or ground-leased (under an Eligible Ground Lease) by Brixmor LLC or such Wholly-Owned Subsidiary. For the avoidance of doubt, any such Acquisition Asset, Land, Operating Property or any Asset Under Development shall not be eligible to be treated as a Brixmor LLC Unencumbered Asset under the circumstances described in Section 5.10(b)(2)(ii).

Business Day ” means any day that is not a Saturday, Sunday or other day on which commercial banks in New York City are authorized or required by law to remain closed; provided that, when used in connection with a Eurodollar Loan, the term “Business Day” shall also exclude any day on which banks are not open for dealings in dollar deposits in the London interbank market.

Capital Expenditure Reserve ” means, for any Operating Property, an amount equal to (A) $0.15 multiplied by (B) the number of square feet of such Operating Property.

Capital Lease Obligations ” of any Person means the obligations of such Person to pay rent or other amounts under any lease of (or other arrangement conveying the right to use) real or personal property, or a combination thereof, which obligations are required to be classified and accounted for as capital leases on a balance sheet of such Person under GAAP, and the amount of such obligations shall be the capitalized amount thereof determined in accordance with GAAP.

Capitalization Rate ” means 7.00%.

 

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Cash Equivalents ” means:

(a) direct obligations of, or obligations the principal of and interest on which are unconditionally guaranteed by, the United States of America (or by any agency thereof to the extent such obligations are backed by the full faith and credit of the United States of America), in each case maturing within one year from the date of acquisition thereof;

(b) investments in commercial paper maturing within 365 days from the date of acquisition thereof and having, at such date of acquisition, the highest credit rating obtainable from S&P or from Moody’s;

(c) investments in certificates of deposit, banker’s acceptances and time deposits maturing within 365 days from the date of acquisition thereof issued or guaranteed by or placed with, and money market deposit accounts issued or offered by, any domestic office of any commercial bank organized under the laws of the United States of America or any State thereof which has a combined capital and surplus and undivided profits of not less than $500,000,000;

(d) fully collateralized repurchase agreements with a term of not more than 30 days for securities described in clause (a) above and entered into with a financial institution satisfying the criteria described in clause (c) above; and

(e) money market funds that (i) comply with the criteria set forth in Securities and Exchange Commission Rule 2a-7 under the Investment Company Act of 1940, (ii) are rated AAA by S&P and Aaa by Moody’s and (iii) have portfolio assets of at least $5,000,000,000.

Change in Control ” means: (a) for any reason whatsoever an entity other than the General Partner, the Limited Partner, another Parent Entity or any direct Wholly-Owned Subsidiary of any of the foregoing becomes the general partner of the Borrower; (b) at any time prior to a Qualified IPO and for any reason whatsoever, the Permitted Holders shall cease to own, directly or indirectly, at least 50.1% of the Equity Interests of the Parent Entity having the power, directly or indirectly, to designate (and do so designate) a majority of the board of directors (the “ Voting Equity Interests ”); (c) at any time after a Qualified IPO and for any reason whatsoever any “person” or “group” (within the meaning of Rule 13d-5 of the Exchange Act as in effect on the Effective Date) other than the Permitted Holders shall beneficially own a percentage of the then outstanding Voting Equity Interests of the Parent Entity that is more than 40% of the outstanding Voting Equity Interests of the Parent Entity; or (d) at any time after a Qualified IPO, during any period of 12 consecutive months, individuals who at the beginning of any such 12-month period constituted the Board of Directors of the Parent Entity (together with any new directors whose election by such Board or whose nomination for election by the shareholders of Parent Entity was approved by a vote of a majority of the directors then still in office who were either directors at the beginning of such period or whose election or nomination for election was previously so approved) cease for any reason to constitute a majority of the Board of Directors of the Parent Entity.

Change in Law ” the occurrence after the date of this Agreement or, with respect to any Lender, such later date on which such Lender becomes a party to this Agreement) (a) the adoption of any law, rule, regulation or treaty, (b) any change in any law, rule, regulation or

 

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treaty or in the interpretation or application thereof by any Governmental Authority or (c) compliance by any Lender or the Issuing Bank (or, for purposes of Section 2.15(b), by any lending office of such Lender or by such Lender’s or the Issuing Bank’s holding company, if any) with any request, guideline or directive (whether or not having the force of law) of any Governmental Authority made or issued after the date of this Agreement; provided that, notwithstanding anything herein to the contrary, (x) the Dodd-Frank Wall Street Reform and Consumer Protection Act and all requests, rules, guidelines or directives thereunder or issued in connection therewith and (y) all requests, rules, guidelines or directives promulgated by the Bank for International Settlements, the Basel Committee on Banking Supervision (or any successor or similar authority) or the United States or foreign regulatory authorities, in each case pursuant to Basel III, shall be deemed to be a “Change in Law”, regardless of the date enacted, adopted or issued.

Class ”, when used in reference to any Loan or Borrowing, refers to whether such Loan, or the Loans comprising such Borrowing, are Revolving Loans, Term Loans or Swingline Loans.

Code ” means the Internal Revenue Code of 1986, as amended.

Commitment ” means, with respect to each Lender, its Revolving Commitment and/or its Term Loan Commitment, as the context may require.

Commitment Fee Rate ” means, to the extent in effect as calculated on a daily basis, for any calendar quarter (a) 0.25% per annum, if the average daily Revolving Commitment Utilization Percentage for such quarter is less than 50%, and (b) 0.175% per annum, if the average daily Revolving Commitment Utilization Percentage for such quarter is greater than or equal to 50%.

Communications ” has the meaning assigned to such term in Section 9.01(d).

Competitor ” shall mean (i) any competitor of the Borrower that is engaged in the business of owning, managing and/or operating regional, neighborhood or community shopping centers, (ii) any REIT (other than a REIT that invests primarily in mortgages) or (iii) any Affiliate of either of the foregoing.

Connection Income Taxes ” means Other Connection Taxes that are imposed on or measured by net income (however denominated) or that are franchise Taxes or branch profits Taxes.

Consolidated Group ” means the Limited Partner and all of its subsidiaries which are consolidated with the Limited Partner for financial reporting purposes under GAAP.

Control ” means the possession, directly or indirectly, of the power to direct or cause the direction of the management or policies of a Person, whether through the ability to exercise voting power, by contract or otherwise. “ Controlling ” and “ Controlled ” have meanings correlative thereto.

Credit Party ” means the Administrative Agent, the Issuing Bank, the Swingline Lender or any other Lender.

 

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Debt Rating Pricing Election Date ” means the date on which (a) an Investment Grade Rating Event has occurred and continues to exist on the date that the Borrower gives its election notice described below and (b) the Borrower has delivered written notice to the Administrative Agent of its election (which shall be irrevocable) to have the Applicable Rates determined by reference to the Applicable Credit Ratings instead of the Total Leverage Ratio.

Default ” means any event or condition which constitutes an Event of Default or which upon notice, lapse of time or both would, unless cured or waived, become an Event of Default.

Defaulting Lender ” means any Lender that (a) has failed, within two Business Days of the date required to be funded or paid, to (i) fund any portion of its Loans, (ii) fund any portion of its participations in Letters of Credit or Swingline Loans or (iii) pay over to any Credit Party any other amount required to be paid by it hereunder, unless, in the case of clause (i) above, such Lender notifies the Administrative Agent in writing that such failure is the result of such Lender’s good faith determination that a condition precedent to funding (specifically identified and including the particular default, if any) has not been satisfied, (b) has notified the Borrower or any Credit Party in writing, or has made a public statement to the effect, that it does not intend or expect to comply with any of its funding obligations under this Agreement (unless such writing or public statement indicates that such position is based on such Lender’s good faith determination that a condition precedent (specifically identified and including the particular default, if any) to funding a loan under this Agreement cannot be satisfied) or generally under other agreements in which it commits to extend credit, (c) has failed, within two Business Days after request by a Credit Party, acting in good faith, to provide a certification in writing from an authorized officer of such Lender that it will comply with its obligations (and is financially able to meet such obligations) to fund prospective Loans and participations in then outstanding Letters of Credit and Swingline Loans under this Agreement, provided that such Lender shall cease to be a Defaulting Lender pursuant to this clause (c) upon such Credit Party’s receipt of such certification in form and substance satisfactory to it and the Administrative Agent, or (d) has become the subject of a Bankruptcy Event.

Designated Persons ” means a person or entity (a) listed in the annex to, or otherwise subject to the provisions of, any Executive Order; (b) named as a “Specially Designated National and Blocked Person” (“ SDN ”) on the most current list published by OFAC at its official website or any replacement website or other replacement official publication of such list (the “ SDN List ”) or is otherwise the subject of any Sanctions Laws and Regulations; (c) in which an entity or person on the SDN List has 50% or greater ownership interest or that is otherwise controlled by an SDN.

Disclosed Matters ” means the actions, suits and proceedings and the environmental matters disclosed in Schedule 3.06 .

dollars ” or “ $ ” refers to lawful money of the United States of America.

Effective Date ” means the date on which the conditions specified in Section 4.01 are satisfied (or waived in accordance with Section 9.02).

 

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Electronic Signature ” means an electronic sound, symbol, or process attached to, or associated with, a contract or other record and adopted by a person with the intent to sign, authenticate or accept such contract or record.

Electronic System ” means any electronic system, including e-mail, e-fax, Intralinks ®, ClearPar® and any other Internet or extranet-based site, whether such electronic system is owned, operated or hosted by the Administrative Agent and the Issuing Bank and any of its respective Related Persons or any other Person, providing for access to data protected by passcodes or other security systems.

Eligible Assignee ” means (i) a Lender other than a Defaulting Lender or any Affiliate or Approved Fund thereof; (ii) a commercial bank having total assets in excess of $2,500,000,000; (iii) the central bank of any country which is a member of the Organization for Economic Cooperation and Development; or (iv) a finance company or other financial institution reasonably acceptable to the Administrative Agent, which is regularly engaged in making, purchasing or investing in loans and having total assets in excess of $300,000,000 or is otherwise reasonably acceptable to the Administrative Agent. For the avoidance of doubt, no Ineligible Institution is an Eligible Assignee.

Eligible Ground Lease ” means each ground lease existing on the date of this Agreement and listed on Schedule EGL and each ground lease entered into or acquired after the date hereof that would constitute a financeable ground lease to a prudent institutional lender in the business of making commercial real estate loans and, accordingly, provide customary protections for a potential leasehold mortgagee including a remaining term, including any optional extension terms exercisable unilaterally by the tenant, of no less than 25 years from the Effective Date.

Environmental Laws ” means all laws, rules, regulations, codes, ordinances, orders, decrees, judgments, injunctions, notices or binding agreements issued, promulgated or entered into by any Governmental Authority, relating in any way to the environment, preservation or reclamation of natural resources, the management, release or threatened release of any Hazardous Material or to health and safety matters.

Environmental Liability ” means any liability, contingent or otherwise (including any liability for damages, costs of environmental remediation, fines, penalties or indemnities), of the Borrower or any Subsidiary directly or indirectly resulting from or based upon (a) violation of any Environmental Law, (b) the generation, use, handling, transportation, storage, treatment or disposal of any Hazardous Materials, (c) exposure to any Hazardous Materials, (d) the release or threatened release of any Hazardous Materials into the environment or (e) any contract, agreement or other consensual arrangement pursuant to which liability is assumed or imposed with respect to any of the foregoing.

Equity Interests ” means shares of capital stock, partnership interests, membership interests in a limited liability company, beneficial interests in a trust or other equity ownership interests in a Person, and any warrants, options or other rights entitling the holder thereof to purchase or acquire any such equity interest.

 

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ERISA ” means the Employee Retirement Income Security Act of 1974, as amended from time to time.

ERISA Affiliate ” means any trade or business (whether or not incorporated) that, together with the Borrower, is treated as a single employer under Section 414(b) or (c) of the Code or, solely for purposes of Section 302 of ERISA and Section 412 of the Code, is treated as a single employer under Section 414(m) of the Code.

ERISA Event ” means (a) any “reportable event”, as defined in Section 4043 of ERISA or the regulations issued thereunder with respect to a Plan (other than an event for which the 30 day notice period is waived); (b) any failure to meet the minimum funding standards of Section 303 of ERISA or Section 430 of ERISA; (c) the filing pursuant to Section 412(c) of the Code or Section 302(c) of ERISA of an application for a waiver of the minimum funding standard with respect to any Plan; (d) the incurrence by the Borrower or any of its ERISA Affiliates of any liability under Title IV of ERISA with respect to the termination of any Plan; (e) the receipt by the Borrower or any ERISA Affiliate from the PBGC of any notice relating to an intention to terminate any Plan or Plans or to appoint a trustee to administer any Plan; (f) the incurrence by the Borrower or any of its ERISA Affiliates of any liability with respect to the withdrawal or partial withdrawal from any Plan or Multiemployer Plan; or (g) the receipt by the Borrower or any ERISA Affiliate of any notice, or the receipt by any Multiemployer Plan from the Borrower or any ERISA Affiliate of any notice, concerning the imposition of Withdrawal Liability or a determination that a Multiemployer Plan is, or is expected to be, in endangered or critical status, or insolvent or in reorganization, within the meaning of Title I or IV of ERISA, as applicable.

Eurodollar ”, when used in reference to any Loan or Borrowing, refers to whether such Loan, or the Loans comprising such Borrowing, are bearing interest at a rate determined by reference to the Adjusted LIBO Rate.

Event of Default ” has the meaning assigned to such term in Section 7.01.

Excluded Taxes ” means any of the following Taxes imposed on or with respect to a Recipient or required to be withheld or deducted from a payment to a Recipient, (a) Taxes imposed on or measured by net income (however denominated), franchise Taxes, and branch profits Taxes, in each case, (i) imposed as a result of such Recipient being organized under the laws of, or having its principal office or, in the case of any Lender, its applicable lending office located in, the jurisdiction imposing such Tax (or any political subdivision thereof) or (ii) that are Other Connection Taxes, (b) in the case of a Lender, U.S. Federal withholding Taxes imposed on amounts payable to or for the account of such Lender with respect to an applicable interest in a Loan or Commitment pursuant to a law in effect on the date on which (i) such Lender acquires such interest in the Loan or Commitment (other than pursuant to an assignment request by the Borrower under Section 2.19(b)) or (ii) such Lender changes its lending office, except in each case to the extent that, pursuant to Section 2.17, amounts with respect to such Taxes were payable either to such Lender’s assignor immediately before such Lender became a party hereto or to such Lender immediately before it changed its lending office, (c) Taxes attributable to such Recipient’s failure to comply with Section 2.17(f) or (g), and (d) any U.S. Federal withholding Taxes imposed under FATCA.

 

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Executive Order ” has the meaning assigned to such term in the definition of Sanctions Laws and Regulations.

Facility ” means each of the Term Loan Facility and the Revolving Facility (and collectively, the “ Facilities ”).

FATCA ” means Sections 1471 through 1474 of the Code, as of the date of this Agreement (or any amended or successor version that is substantively comparable and not materially more onerous to comply with), any current or future regulations or official interpretations thereof and any agreement entered into pursuant to Section 1471(b)(1) of the Code.

Federal Funds Effective Rate ” means, for any day, the weighted average (rounded upwards, if necessary, to the next 1/100 of 1%) 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 (rounded upwards, if necessary, to the next 1/100 of 1%) of the quotations for such day for such transactions received by the Administrative Agent from three Federal funds brokers of recognized standing selected by it.

Financial Covenants ” means the Initial Financial Covenants and the Public Company Financial Covenants.

Financial Officer ” means the chief financial officer or principal accounting officer of the general partner of the Borrower.

Financial Statements ” means the financial statements to be furnished pursuant to Sections 5.01(a) and (b).

First Mortgage Receivables ” means any Indebtedness owing to a member of the Consolidated Group which is secured by a first-priority mortgage or deed of trust on commercial real estate having a value in excess of (x) the purchase price of such Indebtedness with respect to any such Indebtedness that was originated by a third party and acquired by such member of the Consolidated Group, or (y) the amount of such Indebtedness with respect to any such Indebtedness that was originated by such member of the Consolidated Group, and in each case, which has been designated by the Borrower as a “First Mortgage Receivable” in its most recent financial covenant compliance certificate; provided , however , that (i) any such Indebtedness owed by an Investment Affiliate shall be reduced by the Ownership Share of such Indebtedness, and (ii) any such Indebtedness owed by a member of the Consolidated Group shall be reduced by the Consolidated Group’s pro rata share of such Indebtedness.

Fixed Charges ” means, for any period, the sum of (i) Total Interest Expense, (ii) all scheduled principal payments due on account of Total Outstanding Indebtedness (excluding balloon payments) and (iii) all dividends payable on account of preferred stock or preferred operating partnership units of the Borrower or any other Person in the Consolidated Group.

Foreign Lender ” means a Lender that is not a U.S. Person.

 

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GAAP ” means generally accepted accounting principles in the United States of America.

Galileo ” means Brixmor GA America LLC, a Delaware limited liability company.

General Partner ” means Brixmor OP GP LLC, a Delaware limited liability company.

Governmental Authority ” means the government of the United States of America, any other nation or any political subdivision thereof, whether state or local, and any agency, authority, instrumentality, regulatory body, court, central bank or other entity exercising executive, legislative, judicial, taxing, regulatory or administrative powers or functions of or pertaining to government.

guarantee ” of or by any Person (the “ guarantor ”) means any obligation, contingent or otherwise, of the guarantor guaranteeing or having the economic effect of guaranteeing any Indebtedness or other obligation of any other Person (the “ primary obligor ”) in any manner, whether directly or indirectly, and including any obligation of the guarantor, direct or indirect, (a) to purchase or pay (or advance or supply funds for the purchase or payment of) such Indebtedness or other obligation or to purchase (or to advance or supply funds for the purchase of) any security for the payment thereof, (b) to purchase or lease property, securities or services for the purpose of assuring the owner of such Indebtedness or other obligation of the payment thereof, (c) to maintain working capital, equity capital or any other financial statement condition or liquidity of the primary obligor so as to enable the primary obligor to pay such Indebtedness or other obligation or (d) as an account party in respect of any letter of credit or letter of guaranty issued to support such Indebtedness or obligation; provided , that the term guarantee shall not include endorsements for collection or deposit in the ordinary course of business.

Guaranties ” means, collectively, the Parent Guaranty and the Subsidiary Guaranty (and each individually, a “ Guaranty ”).

Guarantors ” means (i) the Parent Guarantors, (ii) subject to release as provided in Section 5.10(c), the Material Subsidiary Guarantors, (iii) subject to release as provided in Section 5.10(b), Brixmor LLC or any Brixmor LLC Subsidiary, if it provides a Subsidiary Guaranty pursuant to Section 5.10(b), and (iv) subject to release as provided in Section 5.10(a), any Additional Subsidiary Guarantor, if it provides a Subsidiary Guaranty pursuant to Section 5.10(a).

Hazardous Materials ” means all explosive or radioactive substances or wastes and all hazardous or toxic substances, wastes or other pollutants, including petroleum or petroleum distillates, asbestos or asbestos containing materials, polychlorinated biphenyls, radon gas, infectious or medical wastes and all other substances or wastes of any nature regulated pursuant to any Environmental Law.

Increased Amount Date ” has the meaning assigned to such term in Section 2.04.

Incremental Commitments ” has the meaning assigned to such term in Section 2.04.

 

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Indebtedness ” of any Person means, without duplication, (a) all obligations of such Person for borrowed money, (b) all obligations of such Person evidenced by bonds, debentures, notes or similar instruments, (c) all obligations of such Person upon which interest charges are customarily paid, (d) all obligations of such Person under conditional sale or other title retention agreements relating to property acquired by such Person, (e) all obligations of such Person in respect of the deferred purchase price of property or services (excluding current accounts payable incurred in the ordinary course of business), (f) all Indebtedness of others secured by (or for which the holder of such Indebtedness has an existing right, contingent or otherwise, to be secured by) any Lien on property owned or acquired by such Person, whether or not the Indebtedness secured thereby has been assumed, (g) all guarantees by such Person of Indebtedness of others, (h) all Capital Lease Obligations of such Person, (i) all obligations, contingent or otherwise, of such Person as an account party in respect of letters of credit and letters of guaranty and (j) all obligations, contingent or otherwise, of such Person in respect of bankers’ acceptances. The Indebtedness of any Person shall include the Indebtedness of any other entity (including any partnership in which such Person is a general partner) to the extent such Person is personally liable therefor as a result of such Person’s ownership interest in or other relationship with such entity, except any Indebtedness to the extent that any such Person is not personally liable therefore pursuant to the terms of any such Indebtedness.

Indemnified Taxes ” means (a) Taxes, other than Excluded Taxes, imposed on or with respect to any payment made by or on account of any obligation of any Loan Party under any Loan Document and (b) to the extent not otherwise described in (a), Other Taxes.

Index Debt ” means senior, unsecured, long-term indebtedness for borrowed money of the Borrower that is not guaranteed by any other Person or subject to any other credit enhancement.

Ineligible Institution ” means (a) a natural person, (b) a Defaulting Lender, (c) the Borrower or any of its Affiliates, or (d) a Competitor.

Initial Financial Covenants ” means the financial covenants set forth in Section 6.01(a).

Inland Entities ” means Brixmor/IA JV, LLC and its subsidiaries.

Inland Equity Interest ” means the Equity Interests in Brixmor/IA JV, LLC that are owned by Inland American Real Estate Trust, Inc. and its subsidiaries.

Inland Indebtedness ” means the Indebtedness of the Inland Entities relating to the Inland Unencumbered Assets. The Inland Indebtedness as of the Effective Date is set forth on Schedule II .

Inland Loan Documents ” means the agreements, documents and instruments evidencing, securing or otherwise relating to the Inland Indebtedness.

Inland Repurchase Date ” means the date on which the Borrower, Brixmor/IA Member, LLC or any other Wholly-Owned Subsidiary of the Borrower purchases all of the Inland Equity Interest (and Brixmor/IA JV, LLC thereby becomes a Wholly-Owned Subsidiary of the Borrower).

 

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Inland Unencumbered Assets ” means the properties described on Schedule IUA that are owned or ground-leased by the Inland Entities; provided that such properties shall only be eligible to be treated as Inland Unencumbered Assets from and after the Inland Repurchase Date.

Inland Unencumbered Asset Value ” means, as of any date, an amount equal to the aggregate Net Operating Income from Inland Unencumbered Assets (notwithstanding the fact that such assets are encumbered pursuant to the Inland Indebtedness) for the most recently ended period of six (6) months for which the Borrower has reported financial results pursuant to Section 5.01, annualized, and divided by the Capitalization Rate.

Investment Affiliate ” means any Person in which the Consolidated Group, directly or indirectly, owns any Equity Interests, whose financial results are not consolidated under GAAP with the financial results of the Consolidated Group.

Interest Election Request ” means a request by the Borrower to convert or continue a Borrowing in accordance with Section 2.08.

Interest Payment Date ” means (a) with respect to any ABR Loan (other than a Swingline Loan), the last day of each March, June, September and December, (b) with respect to any Eurodollar Loan, the last day of the Interest Period applicable to the Borrowing of which such Loan is a part and, in the case of a Eurodollar Borrowing with an Interest Period of more than three months’ duration, each day prior to the last day of such Interest Period that occurs at intervals of three months’ duration after the first day of such Interest Period, and (c) with respect to any Swingline Loan, the day that such Loan is required to be repaid.

Interest Period ” means, with respect to any Eurodollar Borrowing, the period commencing on the date of such Borrowing and ending on the numerically corresponding day in the calendar month that is one, two, three or six months thereafter, as the Borrower may elect; provided , that (i) if any Interest Period would end on a day other than a Business Day, such Interest Period shall be extended to the next succeeding Business Day unless, in the case of a Eurodollar Borrowing only, such next succeeding Business Day would fall in the next calendar month, in which case such Interest Period shall end on the next preceding Business Day, (ii) any Interest Period pertaining to a Eurodollar Borrowing that commences on the last Business Day of a calendar month (or on a day for which there is no numerically corresponding day in the last calendar month of such Interest Period) shall end on the last Business Day of the last calendar month of such Interest Period and (iii) no Interest Period shall extend beyond the then applicable Maturity Date for such Facility. For purposes hereof, the date of a Borrowing initially shall be the date on which such Borrowing is made and, in the case of a Revolving or Term Borrowing, thereafter shall be the effective date of the most recent conversion or continuation of such Borrowing.

Investment Grade Rating ” means an Applicable Credit Rating of Baa3 or better from Moody’s or BBB- or better from S&P.

Investment Grade Rating Event ” means the achievement by the Borrower of an Investment Grade Rating.

 

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IRS ” means the United States Internal Revenue Service.

Issuing Bank ” means JPMorgan Chase Bank, N.A., in its capacity as the issuer of Letters of Credit hereunder, and its successors in such capacity as provided in Section 2.06(i). The Issuing Bank may, in its discretion, arrange for one or more Letters of Credit to be issued by Affiliates of the Issuing Bank, in which case the term “Issuing Bank” shall include any such Affiliate with respect to Letters of Credit issued by such Affiliate. The Borrower, the Administrative Agent and any Lender may agree that such Lender may issue Letters of Credit hereunder, in which case the term “Issuing Bank” shall include such Lender with respect to the Letters of Credit issued by such Lender, and each reference to “Issuing Bank” shall mean the applicable Issuing Bank or all Issuing Banks, as the context may require.

Joint Lead Arrangers ” means Deutsche Bank Securities Incorporated, Citigroup Global Markets Incorporated, RBC Capital Markets and Barclays Bank Plc, as Joint Lead Arrangers under this Agreement.

Joint Lead Arrangers/Joint Bookrunners ” means J.P. Morgan Securities LLC, Merrill Lynch, Pierce, Fenner & Smith Incorporated, and Wells Fargo Securities, LLC, as Joint Lead Arrangers and Joint Bookrunners under this Agreement.

Land ” means any undeveloped land parcel, whether owned or ground-leased.

Last Day of the Delayed Draw Period ” has the meaning assigned to such term in Section 2.01(b).

LC Disbursement ” means a payment made by the Issuing Bank pursuant to a Letter of Credit.

LC Exposure ” means, at any time, the sum of (a) the aggregate undrawn amount of all outstanding Letters of Credit at such time plus (b) the aggregate amount of all LC Disbursements that have not yet been reimbursed by or on behalf of the Borrower at such time. The LC Exposure of any Lender at any time shall be its Revolving Percentage of the total LC Exposure at such time.

Lender Parent ” means, with respect to any Lender, any Person as to which such Lender is, directly or indirectly, a subsidiary.

Lenders ” means the Persons listed on Schedule 2.01 and any other Person that shall have become a party hereto pursuant to Section 2.04 or an Assignment and Assumption, other than any such Person that ceases to be a party hereto pursuant to an Assignment and Assumption. Unless the context otherwise requires, the term “Lenders” includes the Swingline Lender and the Issuing Bank.

Letter of Credit ” means any letter of credit issued pursuant to this Agreement.

LIBO Rate ” means, with respect to any Eurodollar Borrowing for any Interest Period, the rate appearing on Reuters Screen LIBOR01 Page (or on any successor or substitute page) on such screen at approximately 11:00 a.m., London time, two Business Days prior to the

 

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commencement of such Interest Period, as the rate for dollar deposits in the London interbank market with a maturity comparable to such Interest Period. In the event that such rate does not appear on such page (or on any successor or substitute page on such screen or otherwise on such screen), the “LIBO Rate” shall be determined by reference to such other comparable publicly available service for displaying interest rates for dollar deposits in the London interbank market as may be selected by the Administrative Agent or, in the absence of such availability, by reference to the rate at which dollar deposits of $5,000,000 and for a maturity comparable to such Interest Period are offered by the principal London office of the Administrative Agent in immediately available funds in the London interbank market at approximately 11:00 a.m., London time, two Business Days prior to the commencement of such Interest Period.

Lien ” means, with respect to any asset, (a) any mortgage, deed of trust, lien, pledge, hypothecation, encumbrance, charge or security interest in, on or of such asset, (b) the interest of a vendor or a lessor under any conditional sale agreement, capital lease or title retention agreement (or any financing lease having substantially the same economic effect as any of the foregoing) relating to such asset and (c) in the case of securities, any purchase option, call or similar right of a third party with respect to such securities.

Limited Partner ” means BPG Subsidiary Inc., a Delaware corporation.

Loan Documents ” means this Agreement, including without limitation, schedules and exhibits hereto, the Notes (if any), the Guaranties, and any other agreements entered into in connection herewith or therewith, including any amendments, modifications or supplements hereto or thereto or waivers hereof or thereof.

Loan Parties ” means the Borrower and the Guarantors.

Loans ” means the loans made by the Lenders to the Borrower pursuant to this Agreement.

Management Fees ” means, collectively, all fees and income earned by the Borrower and its Subsidiaries for the applicable period in connection with the management, development, and operations of a property including, without limitation, all property management fees, asset management fees, leasing and sales commissions, development fees, construction management fees, tenant coordination fees, legal fees, accounting fees, tax preparation fees, consulting fees, and financing or debt placement fees.

Material Adverse Effect ” means (a) a material adverse effect on the business, operations, properties or condition (financial or otherwise) of the Parent Guarantors and the Borrower and its Subsidiaries taken as a whole, (b) a material impairment of the ability of any Loan Party to perform any of its obligations under any Loan Document or (c) a material adverse effect on the validity or enforceability of any of the Loan Documents.

Material Indebtedness ” means Indebtedness (other than the Loans and Letters of Credit and Nonrecourse Indebtedness), or obligations in respect of one or more Swap Agreements, of any one or more of the Parent Guarantors, the Borrower and its Subsidiaries in an aggregate principal amount exceeding $100,000,000. For purposes of determining Material Indebtedness, the “principal amount” of the obligations of a Parent Guarantor, the Borrower or any Subsidiary

 

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in respect of any Swap Agreement at any time shall be the maximum aggregate amount (giving effect to any netting agreements) that such Parent Guarantor, the Borrower or such Subsidiary would be required to pay if such Swap Agreement were terminated at such time.

Material Subsidiaries ” means Galileo, Residual, Brixmor LLC, any Brixmor LLC Subsidiary that is then a party to a Subsidiary Guaranty, any Subsidiary which is then an Additional Subsidiary Guarantor, and any other Subsidiary of the Borrower to which more than 5% of Total Asset Value is attributable.

Material Subsidiary Guarantors ” means Galileo and Residual.

Maturity Date ” means the Revolving Maturity Date and/or the Term Loan Maturity Date, as the context may require.

Mezzanine Debt Investments ” means any mezzanine or subordinated mortgage loans made by a member of the Consolidated Group to entities that own commercial real estate or to the members, partners, stockholders, or other equity owners of such entities, which real estate has a value in excess of the sum of (x) the purchase price of such Indebtedness with respect to any such Indebtedness that was originated by a third party and acquired by such member of the Consolidated Group, or (y) the amount of such Indebtedness with respect to any such Indebtedness that was originated by such member of the Consolidated Group, plus any senior debt encumbering such real estate and which has been designated by the Borrower as a “Mezzanine Debt Investment” in its most recent financial covenant compliance certificate; provided , however , that any such Indebtedness owed by a member of the Consolidated Group shall be reduced by the Consolidated Group’s pro rata share of such Indebtedness.

Moody’s ” means Moody’s Investors Service, Inc.

Multiemployer Plan ” means a multiemployer plan as defined in Section 4001(a)(3) of ERISA.

Negative Pledge ” means a provision of any document, instrument or agreement (including any charter, by-laws or other organizational documents), other than this Agreement or any other Loan Document, that prohibits, restricts or limits, or purports to prohibit, restrict or limit, the creation or assumption of any Lien on any assets of a Person as security for the Indebtedness of such Person or any other Person, or entitles another Person to obtain or claim the benefit of a Lien on any assets of such Person; provided , however , that an agreement that conditions a Person’s ability to encumber its assets upon the maintenance of one or more specified ratios that limit such Person’s ability to encumber its assets but that do not generally prohibit the encumbrance of its assets, or the encumbrance of specific assets, shall not constitute a Negative Pledge.

Net Operating Income ” means, with respect to any Operating Property for any period, as determined in accordance with GAAP, an amount equal to (i) the aggregate rental income and other revenues from the operation of such Operating Property, including from straight-lined rent and amortization of above or below market leases minus  (ii) all expenses and charges incurred in connection with the operation of such Operating Property (including, without limitation, real

 

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estate taxes, management fees (at an assumed amount equal to two percent (2%) of the aggregate base rent and percentage rent (net of provisions for doubtful accounts) due and payable under leases with tenants at such Operating Property), provisions for doubtful accounts and rent under ground leases); but, for the avoidance of doubt, excluding the payment of or provision for debt service charges, income taxes, capital expenses, acquisition costs for consummated acquisitions, and depreciation, amortization, and other non-cash expenses.

New Revolving Commitments ” has the meaning assigned to such term in Section 2.04.

New Revolving Loan Lender ” has the meaning assigned to such term in Section 2.04.

New Term Loan Commitments ” has the meaning assigned to such term in Section 2.04.

New Term Loan Lender ” has the meaning assigned to such term in Section 2.04.

New Term Loan ” has the meaning assigned to such term in Section 2.04.

Nonrecourse Indebtedness ” means, with respect to a Person, Indebtedness for borrowed money (or the portion thereof) in respect of which recourse for payment (except for customary exceptions for fraud, misapplication of funds, environmental indemnities, violation of “special purpose entity” covenants, bankruptcy, insolvency, receivership or other similar events and other similar exceptions to recourse liability until a claim is made with respect thereto, and then in the event of any such claim, only a portion of such Indebtedness in an amount equal to the amount of such claim shall no longer constitute “Nonrecourse Indebtedness” for the period that such portion is subject to such claim) is contractually limited to specific assets of such Person encumbered by a Lien securing such Indebtedness.

Non-Stabilized Project ” means, as of any date of determination, any Operating Property (other than an Acquisition Asset or an Asset Under Development) for which (i) Net Operating Income for the most recently ended period of twelve (12) months for which the Borrower has reported financial results pursuant to Section 5.01 divided by the then-current Book Value of such Operating Property is less than the Capitalization Rate and (ii) the Borrower has elected by written notice to the Administrative Agent that such Operating Property be treated as a Non-Stabilized Property. Any such Operating Property may continue to be treated as a Non-Stabilized Property for up to twenty-four (24) months from the Effective Date or such later date on which such Operating Property becomes a Non-Stabilized Property.

Non-Wholly-Owned Subsidiary ” means any Subsidiary of the Borrower which is not a Wholly-Owned Subsidiary of the Borrower; provided , however , that none of the Inland Entities nor Excel Realty Partners, L.P. will be deemed a Non-Wholly-Owned Subsidiary, and each shall be treated as a Wholly-Owned Subsidiary, notwithstanding the fact that the Borrower holds less than 100% of the Equity Interests in such Persons.

Notes ” means any promissory notes executed by the Borrower to evidence the Obligations in accordance with Section 2.10(e).

Obligations ” means the unpaid principal of and interest on (including interest accruing after the maturity of the Loans and LC Disbursements and interest accruing after the filing of any

 

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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 and all other obligations and liabilities of the Borrower to the Administrative Agent or to 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, this Agreement, any other Loan Document, the Letters of Credit, 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 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.

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

Operating Property ” means any real estate asset owned or ground leased by any member of the Consolidated Group or any Investment Affiliate which at any time (i) is an income producing property in operating condition and in respect of which no material part thereof has been (a) damaged by fire or other casualty (unless such damage has been repaired) or (b) condemned (unless the remaining portion of such property has been restored), and (ii) is a retail property.

Other Connection Taxes ” means, with respect to any Recipient, Taxes imposed as a result of a present or former connection between such Recipient and the jurisdiction imposing such Tax (other than connections arising from such Recipient having executed, delivered, become a party to, performed its obligations under, received payments under, received or perfected a security interest under, engaged in any other transaction pursuant to or enforced any Loan Document, or sold or assigned an interest in any Loan or Loan Document).

Other Taxes ” means all present or future stamp, court or documentary, intangible, recording, filing or similar Taxes that arise from any payment made under, from the execution, delivery, performance, enforcement or registration of, from the receipt or perfection of a security interest under, or otherwise with respect to, any Loan Document, except any such Taxes that are Other Connection Taxes imposed with respect to an assignment (other than an assignment made pursuant to Section 2.19).

Ownership Share ” means (a) with respect to any member of the Consolidated Group other than a Non-Wholly Owned Subsidiary, 100%, (b) with respect to any Non-Wholly-Owned Subsidiary, the percentage of the issued and outstanding Equity Interests in such Non-Wholly-Owned Subsidiary held by the Consolidated Group, and (c) with respect to any Investment Affiliate, the percentage of the total Equity Interests held by the Consolidated Group in the aggregate, in such Investment Affiliate determined by calculating the greater of (i) the percentage of the issued and outstanding Equity Interests in such Investment Affiliate held by the Consolidated Group in the aggregate and (ii) the percentage of the total Book Value of such Investment Affiliate that would be received by the Consolidated Group in the aggregate, upon liquidation of such Investment Affiliate, after repayment in full of all Indebtedness and other claims that would have priority in such a liquidation of such Investment Affiliate. Notwithstanding anything to the contrary herein, with respect to each of the Inland Entities and Excel Realty Partners, L.P., “Ownership Share” means 100%.

 

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Parent Entity ” means Brixmor Property Group Inc., the Limited Partner or any other Person holding, directly or indirectly, a majority of the Equity Interests in the Borrower.

Parent Guarantors ” means the Limited Partner and the General Partner.

Parent Guaranty ” means the Guaranty dated as of the date hereof from the Parent Guarantors in favor of the Administrative Agent for the benefit of the Lenders.

Participant ” has the meaning assigned to such term in Section 9.04(c).

Participant Register ” has the meaning assigned to such term in Section 9.04(c).

PBGC ” means the Pension Benefit Guaranty Corporation referred to and defined in ERISA and any successor entity performing similar functions.

Permitted Encumbrances ” means:

(a) Liens imposed by law for Taxes that are not yet delinquent or are being contested in compliance with Section 5.04;

(b) Statutory Liens of carriers’, warehousemen’s, mechanics’, materialmen’s, repairmen’s and other like Liens imposed by law, (i) arising in the ordinary course of business and securing obligations that are not overdue by more than 60 days, (ii) are being contested or bonded over in compliance with Section 5.04, (iii) relate to tenant improvements and with respect to which the applicable Subsidiary Guarantor is diligently enforcing its rights under a tenant lease to have removed by the applicable tenant, or (iv) if not resolved in favor of the applicable Subsidiary Guarantor, is not reasonably likely to result in a material impairment of the value of the asset subject to such Lien;

(c) pledges and deposits made in the ordinary course of business in compliance with workers’ compensation, unemployment insurance and other social security laws or regulations;

(d) deposits to secure the performance of bids, trade contracts, leases, statutory obligations, surety and appeal bonds, performance bonds and other obligations of a like nature, in each case in the ordinary course of business;

(e) judgment liens in respect of judgments that do not constitute an Event of Default under Section 7.01(k); and

(f) easements, zoning restrictions, rights-of-way and similar encumbrances on real property imposed by law or arising in the ordinary course of business that do not secure any monetary obligations and do not materially detract from the value of the affected property or interfere with the ordinary conduct of business of the Borrower or any Subsidiary;

 

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provided that the term “Permitted Encumbrances” shall not include any Lien securing Indebtedness.

Permitted Holders ” means any of the following: Blackstone Real Estate Holdings VI L.P., Blackstone Real Estate Partners (AIV) VI L.P., Blackstone Real Estate Partners VI.F L.P., Blackstone Real Estate Partners VI L.P., Blackstone Real Estate Partners VI. TE.1 L.P., Blackstone Real Estate Partners VI. TE.2 L.P., Blackstone Retail Principal Transaction Partners L.P., Blackstone Retail Principal Transaction Partners CP L.P., Blackstone Retail Transaction II Holdco L.P., any Affiliate of the foregoing and any “group” within the meaning of Rule 13d-5 of the Exchange Act as in effect on the Effective Date that includes any of the foregoing.

Person ” means any natural person, corporation, limited liability company, trust, joint venture, association, company, partnership, Governmental Authority or other entity.

Plan ” means any employee pension benefit plan (other than a Multiemployer Plan) subject to the provisions of Title IV of ERISA or Section 412 of the Code or Section 302 of ERISA, and in respect of which the Borrower or any ERISA Affiliate is (or, if such plan were terminated, would under Section 4069 of ERISA be deemed to be) an “employer” as defined in Section 3(5) of ERISA.

Prime Rate ” means the rate of interest per annum publicly announced from time to time by JPMorgan Chase Bank, N.A. (or any replacement Administrative Agent) as its prime rate in effect at its office located at 270 Park Avenue, New York, New York (or the principal office of any such replacement Administrative Agent); each change in the Prime Rate shall be effective from and including the date such change is publicly announced as being effective.

Pro-Rata Share ” means, with respect to any Lender, the percentage of the total Term Loan Exposure, Revolving Credit Exposure and unused Commitments represented by such Lender’s Term Loan Exposure, Revolving Credit Exposure and unused Commitments.

Public Company Exit ” means the registration of any Equity Interests in a Parent Entity on a nationally-recognized stock exchange in the United States.

Public Company Financial Covenants ” means the financial covenants set forth in Section 6.01(b).

Public Company Financial Covenant Election Date ” means the date on which (a) no Default or Event of Default has occurred and is continuing with respect to the Initial Financial Covenants and (b) the Borrower delivers an irrevocable written notice to the Administrative Agent of its election to be subject to the Public Company Financial Covenants instead of the Initial Financial Covenants.

Public Vehicle ” means a Person whose Equity Interests are listed on a nationally-recognized stock exchange in the United States, or a Wholly-Owned Subsidiary or an operating partnership of such Person.

Qualified IPO ” means the issuance by the Borrower or any Parent Entity of its common Equity Interests in an underwritten primary public offering (other than a public offering pursuant

 

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to a registration statement on Form S-8) pursuant to an effective registration statement filed with the SEC in accordance with the Securities Act (whether alone or in connection with a secondary public offering) and such Equity Interests are listed on a nationally-recognized stock exchange in the United States.

Recipient ” means (a) the Administrative Agent, (b) any Lender and (c) any Issuing Bank, as applicable.

Register ” has the meaning assigned to such term in Section 9.04(b)(iv).

REIT ” means a domestic trust or corporation that qualifies as a real estate investment trust under the provisions of §856, et. seq. of the Code or any successor provisions.

Related Parties ” means, with respect to any specified Person, such Person’s Affiliates and the respective directors, officers, employees, agents and advisors of such Person and such Person’s Affiliates.

Required Facility Lenders ” means, with respect to any Facility, the holders of more than 50% of the total Term Loan Exposures or the total Revolving Commitments, as the case may be, outstanding under such Facility (or, in the case of the Revolving Facility, after any termination of the Revolving Commitments, the holders of more than 50% of the total Revolving Credit Exposures); provided that, in the event any Lender shall be a Defaulting Lender, then for so long as such Lender is a Defaulting Lender, “Required Facility Lenders” means Lenders (excluding all Defaulting Lenders) having more than 50% of the total Term Loan Exposures or the total Revolving Commitments (or total Revolving Credit Exposures), as the case may be, outstanding under such Facility (excluding the Term Loan Exposures, Revolving Commitments and Revolving Credit Exposures, as applicable, of all Defaulting Lenders).

Required Lenders ” means, at any time, Lenders having Term Loan Exposures, Revolving Credit Exposures and unused Commitments representing more than 50% of the sum of the total Term Loan Exposures, Revolving Credit Exposures and unused Commitments at such time; provided that, in the event any of the Lenders shall be a Defaulting Lender, then for so long as such Lender is a Defaulting Lender, “Required Lenders” means Lenders (excluding all Defaulting Lenders) having Term Loan Exposures, Revolving Credit Exposures and unused Commitments representing more than 50% of the sum of the total Term Loan Exposures, Revolving Credit Exposures and unused Commitments of such Lenders (excluding all Defaulting Lenders) at such time.

Residual ” means Brixmor Residual Holding LLC, a Delaware limited liability company.

Restricted Payment ” means any dividend or other distribution (whether in cash, securities or other property) with respect to any Equity Interests in the Borrower or any Subsidiary, or any payment (whether in cash, securities or other property), including any sinking fund or similar deposit, on account of the purchase, redemption, retirement, acquisition, cancellation or termination of any such Equity Interests in the Borrower or any option, warrant or other right to acquire any such Equity Interests in the Borrower.

Revolving Borrowing ” means a Borrowing of Revolving Loans.

 

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Revolving Commitment ” means, with respect to each Lender, the commitment of such Lender to make Revolving Loans and to acquire participations in Letters of Credit and Swingline Loans hereunder, expressed as an amount representing the maximum aggregate amount of such Lender’s Revolving Credit Exposure hereunder, as such commitment may be (a) reduced from time to time pursuant to Section 2.09, (b) increased from time to time pursuant to Section 2.04, and (c) reduced or increased from time to time pursuant to assignments by or to such Lender pursuant to Section 9.04. The initial amount of each Lender’s Revolving Commitment is set forth on Schedule 2.01 , or in the Additional Credit Extension Amendment or the Assignment and Assumption pursuant to which such Lender shall have assumed its Revolving Commitment, as applicable. The initial aggregate amount of the Lenders’ Revolving Commitments is $1,250,000,000.

Revolving Commitment Utilization Percentage ” means on any date, the percentage equal to a fraction (a) the numerator of which is the total Revolving Credit Exposures and (b) the denominator of which is the total Revolving Commitments; provided that in calculating the total Revolving Credit Exposures for purposes of Section 2.12(a), the aggregate principal amount of Swingline Loans then outstanding shall be deemed to be zero.

Revolving Credit Exposure ” means, with respect to any Revolving Lender at any time, the sum of the outstanding principal amount of such Lender’s Revolving Loans and its LC Exposure and Swingline Exposure at such time.

Revolving Facility ” means the Revolving Commitments and the Revolving Loans and Swingline Loans made, and Letters of Credit issued, thereunder.

Revolving Lender ” means a Lender with a Revolving Commitment or Revolving Credit Exposure.

Revolving Loan ” means a Loan made pursuant to Section 2.01(a) and Section 2.03.

Revolving Maturity Date ” means July 31, 2017, subject to extension as provided in Section 2.21.

Revolving Percentage ” means, with respect to any Revolving Lender, the percentage of the total Revolving Commitments represented by such Lender’s Revolving Commitment. If the Revolving Commitments have terminated or expired, the Revolving Percentages shall be determined based upon the Revolving Commitments most recently in effect, giving effect to any assignments.

S&P ” means Standard & Poor’s Ratings Services, a division of the McGraw-Hill Companies, Inc.

Sanctions Laws and Regulations means any sanctions, prohibitions or requirements imposed by any executive order (an “Executive Order”) or by any sanctions program administered by OFAC.

SEC ” means the Securities and Exchange Commission of the United State of America.

 

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Secured Indebtedness ” means all Indebtedness of any Person that is secured by a Lien on any asset of such Person; provided , however , that prior to the Inland Repurchase Date, the Inland Equity Interest will be deemed Secured Indebtedness.

Solvent ” when used with respect to any Person, means that, as of any date of determination, (a) the fair saleable value of its assets is in excess of the total amount of its liabilities (including, without limitation, contingent liabilities); (b) the present fair saleable value of its assets is greater than the probable liability on its existing debts as such debts become absolute and matured; (c) it is then able and expects to be able to pay its debts (including, without limitation, contingent debts and other commitments) as they mature; and (d) it has capital sufficient to carry on its business as conducted and as proposed to be conducted.

Stabilized Project ” means an Operating Property which is not (i) an Acquisition Asset, (ii) an Asset Under Development or (iii) a Non-Stabilized Project.

Statutory Reserve Rate ” means a fraction (expressed as a decimal), the numerator of which is the number one and the denominator of which is the number one minus the aggregate of the maximum reserve percentage (including any marginal, special, emergency or supplemental reserves) expressed as a decimal established by the Board to which the Administrative Agent is subject with respect to the Adjusted LIBO Rate, for eurocurrency funding (currently referred to as “Eurocurrency Liabilities” in Regulation D of the Board). Such reserve percentage shall include those imposed pursuant to such Regulation D. Eurodollar Loans shall be deemed to constitute eurocurrency funding and to be subject to such reserve requirements without benefit of or credit for proration, exemptions or offsets that may be available from time to time to any Lender under such Regulation D or any comparable regulation. The Statutory Reserve Rate shall be adjusted automatically on and as of the effective date of any change in any reserve percentage.

subsidiary ” means, with respect to any Person (the “ parent ”) at any date, any corporation, limited liability company, partnership, association or other entity the accounts of which would be consolidated with those of the parent in the parent’s consolidated financial statements if such financial statements were prepared in accordance with GAAP as of such date, as well as any other corporation, limited liability company, partnership, association or other entity (a) of which securities or other ownership interests representing more than 50% of the equity or more than 50% of the ordinary voting power or, in the case of a partnership, more than 50% of the general partnership interests are, as of such date, owned, controlled or held, or (b) that is, as of such date, otherwise Controlled, by the parent or one or more subsidiaries of the parent or by the parent and one or more subsidiaries of the parent.

Subsidiary ” means any subsidiary of the Borrower.

Subsidiary Guaranty ” means, collectively, (a) the Guaranty dated as of the date hereof from the Material Subsidiary Guarantors in favor of the Administrative Agent for the benefit of the Lenders (the “ Initial Subsidiary Guaranty ”) and (b) any additional Guaranty in substantially the form of the Initial Subsidiary Guaranty that may be executed and delivered after the Effective Date by Brixmor LLC, a Brixmor LLC Subsidiary or an Additional Subsidiary Guarantor in accordance with Section 5.10(a) or (b).

 

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Swap Agreement ” means any agreement with respect to any swap, forward, future or derivative transaction or option or similar agreement involving, or settled by reference to, one or more rates, currencies, commodities, equity or debt instruments or securities, or economic, financial or pricing indices or measures of economic, financial or pricing risk or value or any similar transaction or any combination of these transactions; provided that no phantom stock or similar plan providing for payments only on account of services provided by current or former directors, officers, employees or consultants of the Borrower or the Subsidiaries shall be a Swap Agreement.

Swingline Exposure ” means, at any time, the aggregate principal amount of all Swingline Loans outstanding at such time. The Swingline Exposure of any Lender at any time shall be its Revolving Percentage of the total Swingline Exposure at such time.

Swingline Lender ” means JPMorgan Chase Bank, N.A., in its capacity as lender of Swingline Loans hereunder.

Swingline Loan ” means a Loan made pursuant to Section 2.05.

Tangible Net Worth ” shall have the meaning assigned to such term in Section 6.01(a)(v).

Taxes ” means all present or future taxes, levies, imposts, duties, deductions, withholdings (including backup withholding), assessments, fees or other charges imposed by any Governmental Authority, including any interest, additions to tax or penalties applicable thereto.

Term Facility ” means the Term Loan Commitments and the Term Loans made thereunder.

Term Loan ” means a Loan made pursuant to Section 2.01(b) and Section 2.03, and includes any New Term Loans made pursuant to Section 2.04.

Term Loan Commitment ” means, with respect to each Term Loan Lender, the commitment of such Lender to make Term Loans hereunder, including any New Term Loan Commitments. The initial amount of each Lender’s Term Loan Commitment is set forth on Schedule 2.01 . The initial aggregate amount of the Lenders’ Term Loan Commitments is $1,500,000,000.

Term Loan Commitment Expiry Date ” has the meaning assigned to such term in Section 2.01(b).

Term Loan Exposure ” means, with respect to any Term Loan Lender at any time, the outstanding principal amount of such Lender’s Term Loans.

Term Loan Lender ” means a Lender with a Term Loan Commitment or Term Loan Exposure.

Term Loan Maturity Date ” means July 31, 2018.

 

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Total Asset Value ” means, as of any date, an amount equal to the sum of the following for the Consolidated Group and the Investment Affiliates (in each case, in an amount equal to the Ownership Share for each member of the Consolidated Group and each Investment Affiliate):

 

  (a) the Total Capitalization Value as of such date, plus

 

  (b) the then-current Book Value of Land, plus

 

  (c) the then-current Book Value of Assets Under Development, plus

 

  (d) the value of Non-Stabilized Projects, as determined individually for each Non-Stabilized Project, at the then-current Book Value thereof, plus

 

  (e) the value of Mezzanine Debt Investments that are not more than ninety (90) days past due determined in accordance with GAAP, plus

 

  (f) the then-current value under GAAP of all First Mortgage Receivables;

provided that, notwithstanding anything to the contrary herein, the aggregate contributions to Total Asset Value from categories (c), (d) and (e) above shall not exceed 35% of Total Asset Value (and any amount in excess of such limitation shall be excluded from the calculation of Total Asset Value).

Total Capitalization Value ” means, as of any date, without duplication, an amount equal to the sum of the following for the Consolidated Group and the Investment Affiliates (in each case, in an amount equal to the Ownership Share for each member of the Consolidated Group and each Investment Affiliate):

 

  (a) the Ownership Share of Net Operating Income from Stabilized Projects of the Consolidated Group for the most recent six (6) months for which the Borrower has reported financial results pursuant to Section 5.01, annualized, and divided by the Capitalization Rate, plus

 

  (b) the Ownership Share of Net Operating Income from Stabilized Projects owned by Investment Affiliates for the most recent six (6) months for which the Borrower has reported financial results pursuant to Section 5.01, annualized, and divided by the Capitalization Rate, plus

 

  (c) the amount of Management Fees received by the Consolidated Group for the most recent six (6) months for which the Borrower has reported financial results pursuant to Section 5.01, annualized, and divided by the Capitalization Rate, provided that the amount added to Total Capitalization Value pursuant to this clause (c) shall not exceed 5% of the Total Capitalization Value, plus

 

  (d) Acquisition Assets valued at the higher of their capitalization value (so long as owned for at least six (6) months) or acquisition cost, such capitalization value to be calculated by dividing (x) the Net Operating Income for such Acquisition Assets for the most recent six (6) months for which the Borrower has reported financial results pursuant to Section 5.01, annualized, by (y) the Capitalization Rate.

 

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Total Interest Expense ” means, for any period, without duplication, the sum of (a) the Ownership Share of interest expense, determined on a notional basis, of the Consolidated Group for such period attributable to Total Outstanding Indebtedness during such period plus (b) the Ownership Share of any interest expense, determined on a notional basis, of any Investment Affiliate, for such period, whether recourse or non-recourse.

Total Net Operating Income ” means for the Consolidated Group and all Investment Affiliates for any period, as determined in accordance with GAAP, an amount equal to (i) the aggregate rental income and other revenues from the operation of all real estate assets, including from straight-lined rent and amortization of above or below market leases minus  (ii) all expenses and other charges incurred in connection with the operation of such real estate assets (including, without limitation, real estate taxes, management fees, provisions for doubtful accounts and rent under ground leases); but, for the avoidance of doubt, excluding the payment of or provision for debt service charges, income taxes, capital expenses, and depreciation, amortization, and other non-cash expenses.

Total Outstanding Indebtedness ” means, as of any date of determination, without duplication, the sum of (a) the Ownership Share of all Indebtedness of the Consolidated Group outstanding at such date, determined on a notional basis (and, including without limitation, the Inland Equity Interest), plus (b) the applicable Ownership Share of any Indebtedness of each Investment Affiliate other than Indebtedness of such Investment Affiliate to a member of the Consolidated Group.

Total Secured Indebtedness ” means, as of any date of determination, without duplication, the sum of (a) the aggregate principal amount of that portion of the Total Outstanding Indebtedness that is Secured Indebtedness, without regard to recourse, plus (b) the aggregate principal amount of any Indebtedness of a Subsidiary of the Borrower that is to be treated as Secured Indebtedness in accordance with Section 5.10(a) or Section 5.10(b).

Total Unsecured Indebtedness ” means, as of any date of determination, without duplication, the aggregate principal amount of that portion of the Total Outstanding Indebtedness that is Unsecured Indebtedness, without regard to recourse, including without limitation all the outstanding Indebtedness under this Agreement as of such date; provided , however , that prior to the Inland Repurchase Date, the Inland Equity Interest shall not be deemed Unsecured Indebtedness.

Transactions ” means the execution, delivery and performance by the Borrower and the other Loan Parties of this Agreement and the other Loan Documents, the borrowing of Loans, the use of the proceeds thereof and the issuance of Letters of Credit hereunder.

Type ”, when used in reference to any Loan or Borrowing, refers to whether the rate of interest on such Loan, or on the Loans comprising such Borrowing, is determined by reference to the Adjusted LIBO Rate or the Alternate Base Rate.

 

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Unencumbered Asset ” means any Acquisition Asset, Land, Operating Property and any Asset Under Development located in the United States which, as of any date of determination:

(a) 100% of which is owned directly or indirectly in fee simple, in a condominium structure or ground leased (under an Eligible Ground Lease) by the Borrower or any Subsidiary that is a Wholly-Owned Subsidiary (but excluding the Inland Entities until the Inland Repurchase Date occurs); and

(b) is not subject to any Liens, claims, or restrictions on transferability or assignability of any kind (including any such Lien, claim or restriction imposed by the organizational documents of any subsidiary, any Negative Pledge clause, or any “equal and ratable” clause or similar provision that entitles an entity to a Lien on such asset upon the occurrence of any contingency) other than (i) Permitted Encumbrances or Liens in favor of the Administrative Agent and (ii) customary restrictions on transferability that result in a change of control or that trigger a right of first offer or right of first refusal.

Notwithstanding the foregoing, to the extent that and only so long as any Acquisition Asset, Land, Operating Property or any Asset Under Development otherwise satisfies clauses (a) and (b) above but is an “Excluded Unencumbered Asset” pursuant to Section 5.10(a)(2)(ii), such Acquisition Asset, Land, Operating Property or Asset Under Development shall not be an “Unencumbered Asset.”

Unencumbered Asset Value ” means, as of any date, an amount equal to the sum of the following for the Consolidated Group (in each case, in an amount equal to the Ownership Share for each member of the Consolidated Group):

(a) Net Operating Income from Stabilized Projects that are Unencumbered Assets for the most recent six (6) months for which the Borrower has reported results, annualized, and divided by the Capitalization Rate, plus

(b) the then-current Book Value of Assets Under Development that are Unencumbered Assets, provided that the amount added to Unencumbered Asset Value pursuant to this clause (b) shall not exceed 10% of the total Unencumbered Asset Value, plus

(c) the then-current Book Value of all Land that is an Unencumbered Asset, provided that the amount added to Unencumbered Asset Value pursuant to this clause (c) shall not exceed 5% of the total Unencumbered Asset Value, plus

(d) Acquisition Assets that are Unencumbered Assets valued at the higher of their capitalization value (so long as owned for at least six (6) months) or acquisition cost, such capitalization value to be calculated by dividing (x) the Net Operating Income for such Acquisition Assets for the most recent six (6) months, annualized, by (y) the Capitalization Rate, plus

(e) the value of Non-Stabilized Projects that are Unencumbered Assets, as determined individually for each such unencumbered Non-Stabilized Project, at the then-current Book Value thereof, plus

 

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(f) 75% of the amount of Management Fees received by the Consolidated Group for the most recent six (6) months for which the Borrower has reported results, annualized, and divided by 15%, provided that the amount added to Unencumbered Asset Value pursuant to this clause (f) shall not exceed 5% of the total Unencumbered Asset Value.

Unrestricted Cash ” means all Balance Sheet Cash other than cash and Cash Equivalents held as collateral, in escrow in a bank account by a lender, creditor or contract counterparty and from like-kind exchanges.

Unsecured Indebtedness ” means all Indebtedness of any Person that is not secured by a Lien on any asset of such Person.

Unsecured Debt Yield Ratio ” means the financial covenant ratio set forth in Section 6.01(a)(vi).

Unsecured Leverage Ratio ” means the financial covenant ratio set forth in Section 6.01(a)(iii).

U.S. Person ” means a “United States person” within the meaning of Section 7701(a)(30) of the Code.

U.S. Tax Compliance Certificate ” has the meaning assigned to such term in Section 2.17(f)(ii)(B)(3).

Wholly-Owned Subsidiary ” of a Person means (i) any Subsidiary of which all of the outstanding voting Equity Interests shall at the time be owned or controlled, directly or indirectly, by such Person or one or more Wholly-Owned Subsidiaries of such Person, or by such Person and one or more Wholly-Owned Subsidiaries of such Person, or (ii) any partnership, association, joint venture or similar business organization of which 100% of the Equity Interests having ordinary voting power shall at the time be so owned or controlled by such Person; provided , however , that each of the Inland Entities (including prior to the Inland Repurchase Date) and Excel Realty Partners, L.P. will be deemed a Wholly-Owned Subsidiary notwithstanding the fact that the Borrower holds less than 100% of the Equity Interests in such Persons.

Withdrawal Liability ” means liability to a Multiemployer Plan as a result of a complete or partial withdrawal from such Multiemployer Plan, as such terms are defined in Part I of Subtitle E of Title IV of ERISA.

Withholding Agent ” means any Loan Party and the Administrative Agent.

SECTION 1.02. Classification of Loans and Borrowings . For purposes of this Agreement, Loans may be classified and referred to by Class ( e . g ., a “ Revolving Loan ”) or by Type ( e . g ., a “ Eurodollar Loan ”) or by Class and Type ( e . g ., a “ Eurodollar Revolving Loan ”). Borrowings also may be classified and referred to by Class ( e . g ., a “ Revolving Borrowing ”) or by Type ( e . g ., a “ Eurodollar Borrowing ”) or by Class and Type ( e . g ., a “ Eurodollar Revolving Borrowing ”).

 

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SECTION 1.03. Terms Generally . The definitions of terms herein shall apply equally to the singular and plural forms of the terms defined. Whenever the context may require, any pronoun shall include the corresponding masculine, feminine and neuter forms. The words “include”, “includes” and “including” shall be deemed to be followed by the phrase “without limitation”. The word “will” shall be construed to have the same meaning and effect as the word “shall”. With respect to a reference to any date, the word “from” shall mean “from and including” such date and the word “until” shall mean “until but excluding such date”. Unless the context requires otherwise (a) any definition of or reference to any agreement, instrument or other document herein shall be construed as referring to such agreement, instrument or other document as from time to time amended, supplemented or otherwise modified (subject to any restrictions on such amendments, supplements or modifications set forth herein), (b) any reference herein to any Person shall be construed to include such Person’s successors and assigns, (c) the words “herein”, “hereof” and “hereunder”, and words of similar import, shall be construed to refer to this Agreement in its entirety and not to any particular provision hereof, (d) all references herein to Articles, Sections, Exhibits and Schedules shall be construed to refer to Articles and Sections of, and Exhibits and Schedules to, this Agreement, (e) the words “asset” and “property” shall be construed to have the same meaning and effect and to refer to any and all tangible and intangible assets and properties, including cash, securities, accounts and contract rights and (f) any reference to any law, rule or regulation shall mean such law, rule or regulation as amended, modified, replaced or supplemented from time to time.

SECTION 1.04. Accounting Terms; GAAP . Except as otherwise expressly provided herein, all terms of an accounting or financial nature shall be construed in accordance with GAAP, as in effect from time to time; provided that, if the Borrower notifies the Administrative Agent that the Borrower requests an amendment to any provision hereof to eliminate the effect of any change occurring after the date hereof in GAAP or in the application thereof on the operation of such provision (or if the Administrative Agent notifies the Borrower that the Required Lenders request an amendment to any provision hereof for such purpose), regardless of whether any such notice is given before or after such change in GAAP or in the application thereof, then such provision shall be interpreted on the basis of GAAP as in effect and applied immediately before such change shall have become effective until such notice shall have been withdrawn or such provision amended in accordance herewith. Notwithstanding any other provision contained herein, all terms of an accounting or financial nature used herein shall be construed, and all computations of amounts and ratios referred to herein shall be made, without giving effect to any election under Financial Accounting Standards Board Accounting Standards Codification 825 (or any other Financial Accounting Standard having a similar result or effect) to value any Indebtedness or other liabilities of the Borrower or any Subsidiary at “fair value”, as defined therein.

ARTICLE II

The Credits

SECTION 2.01. Commitments . (a) Subject to the terms and conditions set forth herein, each Revolving Lender agrees to make Revolving Loans to the Borrower from time to time during the Availability Period in an aggregate principal amount that will not result in (i) such Lender’s Revolving Credit Exposure exceeding such Lender’s Revolving Commitment or (ii) the

 

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sum of the total Revolving Credit Exposures exceeding the total Revolving Commitments. Within the foregoing limits and subject to the terms and conditions set forth herein, the Borrower may borrow, prepay and reborrow Revolving Loans.

(b) Subject to the terms and conditions set forth herein, each Term Loan Lender agrees to make Term Loans (other than New Term Loans) to the Borrower in up to five (5) Borrowings made on the date (that is on or after the Effective Date and on or before the Term Loan Commitment Expiry Date) and in the principal amount requested by the Borrower in accordance with Section 2.03 so long as such requested amount does not result in (i) the aggregate principal amount of the Term Loans made by such Term Loan Lender exceeding its Term Loan Commitment or (ii) the aggregate principal amount of all Term Loans made by the Term Loan Lenders exceeding the total Term Loan Commitments. The Term Loan Commitments of the Lenders to make the Term Loans (other than the New Term Loan Commitments, which shall be governed by Section 2.04) shall expire on the earliest of (a) the date specified in Section 4.01 in the event that the conditions set forth in Section 4.01 are not satisfied (or waived pursuant to Section 9.02) at or prior to 3:00 p.m. New York City time on such date, (b) the date on which the aggregate principal amount of Borrowings of Term Loans equals the aggregate Term Loan Commitments, or (c) September 30, 2013 (such earliest date, the “ Term Loan Commitment Expiry Date ”, and the earlier of clauses (b) and (c), the “ Last Day of the Delayed Draw Period ”). Any portion of the Term Loans that is repaid may not be reborrowed.

SECTION 2.02. Loans and Borrowings . (a) Each Revolving Loan shall be made as part of a Borrowing consisting of Revolving Loans made by the Lenders ratably in accordance with their respective Revolving Commitments. Each Term Loan shall be made as part of a Borrowing consisting of Term Loans made by the Term Loan Lenders ratably in accordance with their respective Term Loan Commitments. The failure of any Lender to make any Loan required to be made by it shall not relieve any other Lender of its obligations hereunder; provided that the Commitments of the Lenders are several and no Lender shall be responsible for any other Lender’s failure to make Loans as required.

(b) Subject to Section 2.14, each Borrowing of any Class shall be comprised entirely of ABR Loans or Eurodollar Loans as the Borrower may request in accordance herewith. Each Swingline Loan shall be an ABR Loan. So long as doing so would not result in any increased costs to which the Borrower would be responsible for under Section 2.15, each Lender at its option may make any Eurodollar Loan by causing any domestic or foreign branch or Affiliate of such Lender to make such Loan; provided that any exercise of such option shall not affect the obligation of the Borrower to repay such Loan in accordance with the terms of this Agreement.

(c) At the commencement of each Interest Period for any Eurodollar Revolving Borrowing, such Borrowing shall be in an aggregate amount that is an integral multiple of $1,000,000 and not less than $5,000,000. At the time that each ABR Revolving Borrowing is made, such Borrowing shall be in an aggregate amount that is an integral multiple of $500,000 and not less than $1,000,000; provided that (i) any Borrowing need not comply with the foregoing integral multiple requirements if the proceeds of such Borrowing are to be used to repay Indebtedness as long as such Borrowing is in an amount equal to the amount being repaid, and (ii) an ABR Revolving Borrowing may be in an aggregate amount that is equal to the entire unused balance of the total Revolving Commitments or that is required to finance the

 

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reimbursement of an LC Disbursement as contemplated by Section 2.06(e). At the commencement of each Interest Period for any Eurodollar Term Borrowing, such Borrowing shall be in an aggregate amount that is an integral multiple of $5,000,000 and not less than $10,000,000. At the time that each ABR Term Borrowing is made, such Borrowing shall be in an aggregate amount that is an integral multiple of $1,000,000 and not less than $5,000,000; provided that an ABR Term Loan Borrowing may be in an aggregate amount that is equal to the entire unused balance of the total Term Loan Commitments. Each Swingline Loan shall be in an amount that is an integral multiple of $1,000,000 and not less than $2,000,000. Borrowings of more than one Type and Class may be outstanding at the same time; provided that there shall not at any time be more than a total of eight (8) Eurodollar Revolving Borrowings or ten (10) Eurodollar Term Borrowings outstanding.

(d) Notwithstanding any other provision of this Agreement, the Borrower shall not be entitled to request, or to elect to convert or continue, any Borrowing if the Interest Period requested with respect thereto would end after the applicable Maturity Date.

SECTION 2.03. Requests for Borrowings . To request a Borrowing, the Borrower shall notify the Administrative Agent of such request by telephone (a) in the case of a Eurodollar Borrowing, not later than 11:00 a.m., New York City time, three Business Days before the date of the proposed Borrowing or (b) in the case of an ABR Borrowing, not later than 11:00 a.m., New York City time, one Business Day before the date of the proposed Borrowing; provided that any such notice of an ABR Revolving Borrowing to finance the reimbursement of an LC Disbursement as contemplated by Section 2.06(e) may be given not later than 10:00 a.m., New York City time, on the date of the proposed Borrowing, and any notice of a Swingline Loan Borrowing shall be made in accordance with Section 2.05(b). Each such telephonic Borrowing Request shall be irrevocable and shall be confirmed promptly by hand delivery, telecopy or e-mail to the Administrative Agent of a written Borrowing Request and signed by an Authorized Officer. Each such telephonic and written Borrowing Request shall specify the following information in compliance with Section 2.02:

(i) the aggregate principal amount of the requested Borrowing, and whether such Borrowing is a Revolving Borrowing or a Term Loan Borrowing;

(ii) the date of such Borrowing, which shall be a Business Day;

(iii) whether such Borrowing is to be an ABR Borrowing or a Eurodollar Borrowing;

(iv) in the case of a Eurodollar Borrowing, the initial Interest Period to be applicable thereto, which shall be a period contemplated by the definition of the term “Interest Period”; and

(v) the location and account number of the account to which funds are to be disbursed, which shall comply with the requirements of Section 2.07.

If no election as to the Type of Borrowing is specified, then the requested Borrowing shall be an ABR Borrowing. If no Interest Period is specified with respect to any requested Eurodollar Borrowing, then the Borrower shall be deemed to have selected an Interest Period of one

 

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month’s duration. Promptly following receipt of a Borrowing Request in accordance with this Section, the Administrative Agent shall advise each Lender of the details thereof and of the amount of such Lender’s Loan to be made as part of the requested Borrowing.

SECTION 2.04. Incremental Facilities . On one or more occasions at any time after the Effective Date, the Borrower may by written notice to the Administrative Agent elect to request (A) an increase to the existing Revolving Commitments (any such increase, the “ New Revolving Commitments ”) and/or (B) the establishment of one or more new term loan commitments (the “ New Term Loan Commitments ”, together with the New Revolving Commitments, the “ Incremental Commitments ”), by up to an aggregate amount not to exceed $1,000,000,000 for all Incremental Commitments. Each such notice shall specify the date (each, an “ Increased Amount Date ”) on which the Borrower proposes that such Incremental Commitments shall be effective, which shall be a date not less than five (5) Business Days after the date on which such notice is delivered to the Administrative Agent. The Administrative Agent and/or its Affiliates shall use commercially reasonable efforts, with the assistance of the Borrower, to arrange a syndicate of Lenders or other Persons that are Eligible Assignees willing to hold the requested Incremental Commitments; provided that (x) any Incremental Commitments on any Increased Amount Date shall be in the minimum aggregate amount of $10,000,000, (y) any Lender approached to provide all or a portion of the Incremental Commitments may elect or decline, in its sole discretion, to provide an Incremental Commitment; provided that the Lenders will first be afforded the opportunity to provide the Incremental Commitments on a pro rata basis, and if any Lender so approached fails to respond, such Lender shall be deemed to have declined to provide such Incremental Commitments, and (z) any Lender or other Person that is an Eligible Assignee (each, a “ New Revolving Loan Lender ” or “ New Term Loan Lender ,” as applicable) to whom any portion of such Incremental Commitment shall be allocated shall be subject to the approval of the Borrower and the Administrative Agent (such approval not to be unreasonably withheld or delayed), and, in the case of a New Revolving Commitment, the Issuing Bank and the Swingline Lender (each of which approvals shall not be unreasonably withheld), unless such New Revolving Loan Lender or New Term Loan Lender is an existing Lender.

The terms and provisions of any New Revolving Commitments shall be identical to the existing Revolving Commitments. The terms and provisions of any New Term Loan Commitments and any New Term Loans shall (a) provide that the maturity date of any New Term Loan that is a separate tranche shall be no earlier than the Term Loan Maturity Date and shall not have any scheduled amortization payments, (b) share ratably in any prepayments of the existing Term Loan Facility, unless the Borrower and the New Term Loan Lenders in respect of such New Term Loans elect lesser payments and (c) otherwise be identical to the existing Term Loans or reasonably acceptable to the Administrative Agent.

The effectiveness of any Incremental Commitments and the availability of any borrowings under any such Incremental Commitment shall be subject to the satisfaction of the following conditions precedent: (x) after giving pro forma effect to such Incremental Commitments and borrowings and the use of proceeds thereof, (i) no Default or Event of Default shall exist and (ii) as of the last day of the most recent month for which financial statements have been delivered pursuant to Section 5.01, the Borrower would have been in compliance with the Financial Covenants that are applicable at such time; (y) the representations and warranties made or deemed made by the Borrower in any Loan Document shall be true and correct in all material

 

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respects on the effective date of such Incremental Commitments except to the extent that such representations and warranties expressly relate solely to an earlier date (in which case such representations and warranties shall have been true and correct in all material respects on and as of such earlier date) and except for changes in factual circumstances specifically and expressly permitted under the Loan Documents; and (z) the Administrative Agent shall have received each of the following, in form and substance reasonably satisfactory to the Administrative Agent: (i) if not previously delivered to the Administrative Agent, copies certified by the Secretary or Assistant Secretary of (A) all corporate or other necessary action taken by the Borrower to authorize such Incremental Commitments and (B) all corporate, partnership, member, or other necessary action taken by each Guarantor authorizing the Guaranty by such Guarantor of such Incremental Commitments; and (ii) a customary opinion of counsel to the Borrower and the Guarantors (which may be in substantially the same form as delivered on the Effective Date and may be delivered by internal counsel of the Borrower), and addressed to the Administrative Agent and the Lenders, and (iii) if requested by any Lender, new notes executed by the Borrower, payable to any new Lender, and replacement notes executed by the Borrower, payable to any existing Lenders.

On any Increased Amount Date on which New Revolving Commitments are effected, subject to the satisfaction of the foregoing terms and conditions, (a) each of the Revolving Lenders shall assign to each of the New Revolving Loan Lenders, and each of the New Revolving Lenders shall purchase from each of the Revolving Lenders, at the principal amount thereof (together with accrued interest), such interests in the Revolving Loans outstanding on such Increased Amount Date as shall be necessary in order that, after giving effect to all such assignments and purchases, such Revolving Loans will be held by existing Revolving Loan Lenders and New Revolving Loan Lenders ratably in accordance with their Revolving Commitments after giving effect to the addition of such New Revolving Commitments to the Revolving Commitments, (b) each New Revolving Commitment shall be deemed for all purposes a Revolving Commitment and each Loan made thereunder shall be deemed, for all purposes, a Revolving Loan and (c) each New Revolving Loan Lender shall become a Lender with respect to its New Revolving Commitment and all matters relating thereto.

On any Increased Amount Date on which any New Term Loan Commitments are effected, subject to the satisfaction of the foregoing terms and conditions, (i) each New Term Loan Lender shall make a Loan to the Borrower (a “ New Term Loan ”) in an amount equal to its New Term Loan Commitment, and (ii) each New Term Loan Lender shall become a Lender hereunder with respect to the New Term Loan Commitment and the New Term Loans made pursuant thereto.

The Administrative Agent shall notify the Lenders promptly upon receipt of the Borrower’s notice of each Increased Amount Date and in respect thereof (y) the New Revolving Commitments and the New Revolving Loan Lenders or the New Term Loan Commitments and the New Term Loan Lenders, as applicable, and (z) in the case of each notice to any Revolving Loan Lender, the respective interests in such Revolving Loan Lender’s Revolving Loans, in each case subject to the assignments contemplated by this Section.

 

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The upfront fees payable to the New Revolving Loan Lenders and/or New Term Loan Lenders shall be determined by the Borrower and the applicable New Revolving Loan Lenders and/or New Term Loan Lenders.

The Incremental Commitments shall be effected pursuant to one or more Additional Credit Extension Amendments executed and delivered by the Borrower, the New Revolving Loan Lender or New Term Loan Lender, as applicable, and the Administrative Agent, and each of which shall be recorded in the Register. Each Additional Credit Extension Amendment may, without the consent of any other Lenders, effect such amendments to this Agreement and the other Loan Documents as may be necessary or appropriate, in the opinion of the Administrative Agent, to effect the provisions of this Section 2.04.

SECTION 2.05. Swingline Loans . (a) Subject to the terms and conditions set forth herein, the Swingline Lender agrees to make Swingline Loans to the Borrower from time to time during the Availability Period, in an aggregate principal amount at any time outstanding that will not result in (i) the aggregate principal amount of outstanding Swingline Loans exceeding $50,000,000 or (ii) the sum of the total Revolving Credit Exposures exceeding the total Revolving Commitments; provided that the Swingline Lender shall not be required to make a Swingline Loan to refinance an outstanding Swingline Loan. Within the foregoing limits and subject to the terms and conditions set forth herein, the Borrower may borrow, prepay and reborrow Swingline Loans.

(b) To request a Swingline Loan, the Borrower shall notify the Administrative Agent of such request by telephone (confirmed by telecopy), not later than 12:00 noon, New York City time, on the day of a proposed Swingline Loan. Each such notice shall be irrevocable and shall specify the requested date (which shall be a Business Day) and amount of the requested Swingline Loan. The Administrative Agent will promptly advise the Swingline Lender of any such notice received from the Borrower. The Swingline Lender shall make each Swingline Loan available to the Borrower by means of a credit to the general deposit account of the Borrower with the Swingline Lender (or, in the case of a Swingline Loan made to finance the reimbursement of an LC Disbursement as provided in Section 2.06(e), by remittance to the Issuing Bank) by 3:00 p.m., New York City time, on the requested date of such Swingline Loan.

(c) The Swingline Lender may by written notice given to the Administrative Agent not later than 10:00 a.m., New York City time, on any Business Day require the Revolving Lenders to acquire participations on such Business Day in all or a portion of the Swingline Loans outstanding. Such notice shall specify the aggregate amount of Swingline Loans in which Revolving Lenders will participate. Promptly upon receipt of such notice, the Administrative Agent will give notice thereof to each Revolving Lender, specifying in such notice such Lender’s Revolving Percentage of such Swingline Loan or Loans. Each Revolving Lender hereby absolutely and unconditionally agrees, upon receipt of notice as provided above, to pay to the Administrative Agent, for the account of the Swingline Lender, such Lender’s Revolving Percentage of such Swingline Loan or Loans. Each Revolving Lender acknowledges and agrees that its obligation to acquire participations in Swingline Loans pursuant to this paragraph is absolute and unconditional and shall not be affected by any circumstance whatsoever, including the occurrence and continuance of a Default or reduction or termination of the Revolving Commitments, and that each such payment shall be made without any offset, abatement,

 

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withholding or reduction whatsoever. Each Revolving Lender shall comply with its obligation under this paragraph by wire transfer of immediately available funds, in the same manner as provided in Section 2.07 with respect to Revolving Loans made by such Revolving Lender (and Section 2.07 shall apply, mutatis mutandis , to the payment obligations of the Revolving Lenders), and the Administrative Agent shall promptly pay to the Swingline Lender the amounts so received by it from the Revolving Lenders. The Administrative Agent shall notify the Borrower of any participations in any Swingline Loan acquired pursuant to this paragraph, and thereafter payments in respect of such Swingline Loan shall be made to the Administrative Agent and not to the Swingline Lender. Any amounts received by the Swingline Lender from the Borrower (or other party on behalf of the Borrower) in respect of a Swingline Loan after receipt by the Swingline Lender of the proceeds of a sale of participations therein shall be promptly remitted to the Administrative Agent; any such amounts received by the Administrative Agent shall be promptly remitted by the Administrative Agent to the Revolving Lenders that shall have made their payments pursuant to this paragraph and to the Swingline Lender, as their interests may appear; provided that any such payment so remitted shall be repaid to the Swingline Lender or to the Administrative Agent, as applicable, if and to the extent such payment is required to be refunded to the Borrower for any reason. The purchase of participations in a Swingline Loan pursuant to this paragraph shall not relieve the Borrower of any default in the payment thereof.

SECTION 2.06. Letters of Credit . (a)  General . Subject to the terms and conditions set forth herein, the Borrower may request and the Issuing Bank shall issue Letters of Credit as the applicant thereof for the support of its or its Subsidiaries’ obligations, in a form reasonably acceptable to the Administrative Agent and the Issuing Bank, at any time and from time to time during the Availability Period. In the event of any inconsistency between the terms and conditions of this Agreement and the terms and conditions of any form of letter of credit application or other agreement submitted by the Borrower to, or entered into by the Borrower with, the Issuing Bank relating to any Letter of Credit, the terms and conditions of this Agreement shall control.

(b) Notice of Issuance, Amendment, Renewal, Extension; Certain Conditions . To request the issuance of a Letter of Credit (or the amendment, renewal or extension of an outstanding Letter of Credit), the Borrower shall hand deliver or telecopy (or transmit by electronic communication, if arrangements for doing so have been approved by the Issuing Bank) to the Issuing Bank and the Administrative Agent (reasonably in advance of the requested date of issuance, amendment, renewal or extension, but in any event no less than three Business Days or such shorter period as the Issuing Bank shall agree to) a notice requesting the issuance of a Letter of Credit, or identifying the Letter of Credit to be amended, renewed or extended, and specifying the date of issuance, amendment, renewal or extension (which shall be a Business Day), the date on which such Letter of Credit is to expire (which shall comply with paragraph (c) of this Section), the amount of such Letter of Credit, the name and address of the beneficiary thereof and such other information as shall be necessary to prepare, amend, renew or extend such Letter of Credit. If requested by the Issuing Bank, the Borrower also shall submit a letter of credit application on the Issuing Bank’s standard form in connection with any request for a Letter of Credit. A Letter of Credit shall be issued, amended, renewed or extended only if (and upon issuance, amendment, renewal or extension of each Letter of Credit the Borrower shall be deemed to represent and warrant that), after giving effect to such issuance, amendment, renewal or extension (i) the LC Exposure shall not exceed $75,000,000 and (ii) the sum of the total Revolving Credit Exposures shall not exceed the total Revolving Commitments.

 

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(c) Expiration Date . Each Letter of Credit shall expire (or be subject to termination by notice from the Issuing Bank to the beneficiary thereof) at or prior to the close of business on the earlier of (i) the date one year after the date of the issuance of such Letter of Credit (or, in the case of any renewal or extension thereof, one year after such renewal or extension, which renewals or extensions, subject to clause (ii) hereof, may be automatic pursuant to the terms of such Letter of Credit so long as the Issuing Bank shall have the right to prevent such renewal or extension at least once in each twelve month period) and (ii) the date that is five Business Days prior to the Revolving Maturity Date. Notwithstanding the foregoing, a Letter of Credit may have an expiration date that is not more than twelve (12) months after the Revolving Maturity Date so long as (x) the Borrower shall provide cash collateral to the Administrative Agent pursuant to and in accordance with Section 2.06(j) on or prior to forty-five (45) days before the Revolving Maturity Date in an amount equal to 102% of the LC Exposure with respect to all such Letters of Credit with expiry dates after the Revolving Maturity Date, (y) the obligations of the Borrower under this Section 2.06 in respect of such Letters of Credit shall survive the Revolving Maturity Date and shall remain in effect until no such Letters of Credit remain outstanding and (z) each Lender shall remain obligated hereunder, to the extent any such cash collateral, the application thereof or reimbursement in respect thereof is required to be returned to the Borrower by the Administrative Agent after the Revolving Maturity Date until no such Letters of Credit remain outstanding.

(d) Participations . By the issuance of a Letter of Credit (or an amendment to a Letter of Credit increasing the amount thereof) and without any further action on the part of the Issuing Bank or the Lenders, the Issuing Bank hereby grants to each Revolving Lender, and each Revolving Lender hereby acquires from the Issuing Bank, a participation in such Letter of Credit equal to such Lender’s Revolving Percentage of the aggregate amount available to be drawn under such Letter of Credit. In consideration and in furtherance of the foregoing, each Revolving Lender hereby absolutely and unconditionally agrees to pay to the Administrative Agent, for the account of the Issuing Bank, such Lender’s Revolving Percentage of each LC Disbursement made by the Issuing Bank and not reimbursed by the Borrower on the date due as provided in paragraph (e) of this Section, or of any reimbursement payment required to be refunded to the Borrower for any reason. Each Revolving Lender acknowledges and agrees that its obligation to acquire participations pursuant to this paragraph in respect of Letters of Credit is absolute and unconditional and shall not be affected by any circumstance whatsoever, including any amendment, renewal or extension of any Letter of Credit or the occurrence and continuance of a Default or reduction or termination of the Revolving Commitments, and that each such payment shall be made without any offset, abatement, withholding or reduction whatsoever.

(e) Reimbursement . If the Issuing Bank shall make any LC Disbursement in respect of a Letter of Credit, the Borrower shall reimburse such LC Disbursement by paying to the Administrative Agent an amount equal to such LC Disbursement not later than 12:00 noon, New York City time, on the date that such LC Disbursement is made, if the Borrower shall have received notice of such LC Disbursement prior to 10:00 a.m., New York City time, on such date, or, if such notice has not been received by the Borrower prior to such time on such date, then not later than 12:00 noon, New York City time, on (i) the Business Day that the Borrower receives

 

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such notice, if such notice is received prior to 10:00 a.m., New York City time, on the day of receipt, or (ii) the Business Day immediately following the day that the Borrower receives such notice, if such notice is not received prior to such time on the day of receipt; provided that the Borrower may, subject to the conditions to borrowing set forth herein, request in accordance with Section 2.03 or 2.05 that such payment be financed with an ABR Revolving Borrowing or Swingline Loan in an equivalent amount and, to the extent so financed, the Borrower’s obligation to make such payment shall be discharged and replaced by the resulting ABR Revolving Borrowing or Swingline Loan. If the Borrower fails to make such payment when due, the Administrative Agent shall notify each Revolving Lender of the applicable LC Disbursement, the payment then due from the Borrower in respect thereof and such Lender’s Revolving Percentage thereof. Promptly following receipt of such notice, each Revolving Lender shall pay to the Administrative Agent its Revolving Percentage of the payment then due from the Borrower, in the same manner as provided in Section 2.07 with respect to Revolving Loans made by such Lender (and Section 2.07 shall apply, mutatis mutandis , to the payment obligations of the Revolving Lenders), and the Administrative Agent shall promptly pay to the Issuing Bank the amounts so received by it from the Revolving Lenders. Promptly following receipt by the Administrative Agent of any payment from the Borrower pursuant to this paragraph, the Administrative Agent shall distribute such payment to the Issuing Bank or, to the extent that Revolving Lenders have made payments pursuant to this paragraph to reimburse the Issuing Bank, then to such Revolving Lenders and the Issuing Bank as their interests may appear. Any payment made by a Revolving Lender pursuant to this paragraph to reimburse the Issuing Bank for any LC Disbursement (other than the funding of ABR Revolving Loans or a Swingline Loan as contemplated above) shall not constitute a Loan and shall not relieve the Borrower of its obligation to reimburse such LC Disbursement.

(f) Obligations Absolute . The Borrower’s obligation to reimburse LC Disbursements as provided in paragraph (e) of this Section shall be absolute, unconditional and irrevocable, and shall be performed strictly in accordance with the terms of this Agreement under any and all circumstances whatsoever and irrespective of (i) any lack of validity or enforceability of any Letter of Credit or this Agreement, or any term or provision therein, (ii) any draft or other document presented under a Letter of Credit proving to be forged, fraudulent or invalid in any respect or any statement therein being untrue or inaccurate in any respect, (iii) payment by the Issuing Bank under a Letter of Credit against presentation of a draft or other document that does not comply with the terms of such Letter of Credit, or (iv) any other event or circumstance whatsoever, whether or not similar to any of the foregoing, that might, but for the provisions of this Section, constitute a legal or equitable discharge of, or provide a right of setoff against, the Borrower’s obligations hereunder. Neither the Administrative Agent, the Lenders nor the Issuing Bank, nor any of their Related Parties, shall have any liability or responsibility by reason of or in connection with the issuance or transfer of any Letter of Credit or any payment or failure to make any payment thereunder (irrespective of any of the circumstances referred to in the preceding sentence), or any error, omission, interruption, loss or delay in transmission or delivery of any draft, notice or other communication under or relating to any Letter of Credit (including any document required to make a drawing thereunder), any error in interpretation of technical terms or any consequence arising from causes beyond the control of the Issuing Bank; provided that nothing in this Section shall be construed to excuse the Issuing Bank from liability to the Borrower to the extent of any direct damages (as opposed to special, indirect, consequential or punitive damages, claims in respect of which are hereby waived by the

 

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Borrower to the extent permitted by applicable law) suffered by the Borrower that are caused by the Issuing Bank’s failure to exercise care when determining whether drafts and other documents presented under a Letter of Credit comply with the terms thereof. The parties hereto expressly agree that, in the absence of gross negligence or willful misconduct on the part of the Issuing Bank (as finally determined by a court of competent jurisdiction), the Issuing Bank shall be deemed to have exercised care in each such determination. In furtherance of the foregoing and without limiting the generality thereof, the parties agree that, with respect to documents presented which appear on their face to be in substantial compliance with the terms of a Letter of Credit, the Issuing Bank may, in its sole discretion, either accept and make payment upon such documents without responsibility for further investigation, regardless of any notice or information to the contrary, or refuse to accept and make payment upon such documents if such documents are not in strict compliance with the terms of such Letter of Credit.

(g) Disbursement Procedures . The Issuing Bank shall, promptly following its receipt thereof, examine all documents purporting to represent a demand for payment under a Letter of Credit. The Issuing Bank shall promptly notify the Administrative Agent and the Borrower by telephone (confirmed by telecopy) of such demand for payment and whether the Issuing Bank has made or will make an LC Disbursement thereunder; provided that any failure to give or delay in giving such notice shall not relieve the Borrower of its obligation to reimburse the Issuing Bank and the Revolving Lenders with respect to any such LC Disbursement.

(h) Interim Interest . If the Issuing Bank shall make any LC Disbursement, then, unless the Borrower shall reimburse such LC Disbursement in full on the date such LC Disbursement is made, the unpaid amount thereof shall bear interest, for each day from and including the date such LC Disbursement is made to but excluding the date that the Borrower reimburses such LC Disbursement, at the rate per annum then applicable to ABR Revolving Loans; provided that, if the Borrower fails to reimburse such LC Disbursement when due pursuant to paragraph (e) of this Section, then Section 2.13(c) shall apply. Interest accrued pursuant to this paragraph shall be for the account of the Issuing Bank, except that interest accrued on and after the date of payment by any Revolving Lender pursuant to paragraph (e) of this Section to reimburse the Issuing Bank shall be for the account of such Revolving Lender to the extent of such payment.

(i) Replacement of the Issuing Bank . The Issuing Bank may be replaced at any time by written agreement among the Borrower, the Administrative Agent, the replaced Issuing Bank and the successor Issuing Bank. The Administrative Agent shall notify the Lenders of any such replacement of the Issuing Bank. At the time any such replacement shall become effective, the Borrower shall pay all unpaid fees accrued for the account of the replaced Issuing Bank pursuant to Section 2.12(c). From and after the effective date of any such replacement, (i) the successor Issuing Bank shall have all the rights and obligations of the Issuing Bank under this Agreement with respect to Letters of Credit to be issued thereafter and (ii) references herein to the term “Issuing Bank” shall be deemed to refer to such successor or to any previous Issuing Bank, or to such successor and all previous Issuing Banks, as the context shall require. After the replacement of an Issuing Bank hereunder, the replaced Issuing Bank shall remain a party hereto and shall continue to have all the rights and obligations of an Issuing Bank under this Agreement with respect to Letters of Credit issued by it prior to such replacement, but shall not be required to issue additional Letters of Credit.

 

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(j) Cash Collateralization . If (A) any Event of Default shall occur and be continuing, on the Business Day that the Borrower receives notice from the Administrative Agent or the Required Facility Lenders under the Revolving Facility (or, if the maturity of the Loans has been accelerated, Lenders with LC Exposure representing greater than 50% of the total LC Exposure) demanding the deposit of cash collateral pursuant to this paragraph, or (B) required by Section 2.06(c), the Borrower shall deposit in an account with the Administrative Agent, in the name of the Administrative Agent and for the benefit of the Revolving Lenders, an amount in cash equal to 102% of the LC Exposure as of such date plus any accrued and unpaid interest thereon; provided that the obligation to deposit such cash collateral shall become effective immediately, and such deposit shall become immediately due and payable, without demand or other notice of any kind, upon the occurrence of any Event of Default with respect to the Borrower described in Section 7.01(h) or (i). Such deposit shall be held by the Administrative Agent for the satisfaction of the LC Exposure. The Administrative Agent shall have exclusive dominion and control, including the exclusive right of withdrawal, over such account. Other than any interest earned on the investment of such deposits, which investments shall be made in Cash Equivalents at the option and sole discretion of the Administrative Agent and at the Borrower’s risk and expense, such deposits shall not bear interest. Interest or profits, if any, on such investments shall accumulate in such account. Moneys in such account shall be applied by the Administrative Agent to reimburse the Issuing Bank for LC Disbursements for which it has not been reimbursed and, to the extent not so applied, shall be held for the satisfaction of the reimbursement obligations of the Borrower for the LC Exposure at such time. If the Borrower is required to provide an amount of cash collateral hereunder as a result of the occurrence of an Event of Default, such amount (to the extent not applied as aforesaid) shall be returned to the Borrower within three Business Days after all Events of Default have been cured or waived.

SECTION 2.07. Funding of Borrowings . (a) Each Lender shall make each Loan to be made by it hereunder on the proposed date thereof by wire transfer of immediately available funds by 12:00 noon, New York City time, to the account of the Administrative Agent most recently designated by it for such purpose by notice to the Lenders; provided that Swingline Loans shall be made as provided in Section 2.05. The Administrative Agent will make such Loans available to the Borrower by promptly, but in no event later than 2:00 PM, New York City time, crediting the amounts so received, in like funds, to an account of the Borrower or other account designated by the Borrower in the applicable Borrowing Request; provided that ABR Revolving Loans made to finance the reimbursement of an LC Disbursement as provided in Section 2.06(e) shall be remitted by the Administrative Agent to the Issuing Bank.

(b) Unless the Administrative Agent shall have received notice from a Lender prior to the proposed date of any Borrowing that such Lender will not make available to the Administrative Agent such Lender’s share of such Borrowing, the Administrative Agent may assume that such Lender has made such share available on such date in accordance with paragraph (a) of this Section and may, in reliance upon such assumption, make available to the Borrower a corresponding amount. In such event, if a Lender has not in fact made its share of the applicable Borrowing available to the Administrative Agent, then the applicable Lender and the Borrower severally agree to pay to the Administrative Agent forthwith on demand such corresponding amount with interest thereon, for each day from and including the date such amount is made available to the Borrower to but excluding the date of payment to the Administrative Agent, at (i) in the case of such Lender, the greater of the Federal Funds Effective

 

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Rate and a rate determined by the Administrative Agent in accordance with banking industry rules on interbank compensation or (ii) in the case of the Borrower, the interest rate applicable to ABR Loans. If such Lender pays such amount to the Administrative Agent, then such amount shall constitute such Lender’s Loan included in such Borrowing.

SECTION 2.08. Interest Elections . (a) Each Borrowing initially shall be of the Type specified in the applicable Borrowing Request and, in the case of a Eurodollar Borrowing, shall have an initial Interest Period as specified in such Borrowing Request. Thereafter, the Borrower may elect to convert such Borrowing to a different Type or to continue such Borrowing and, in the case of a Eurodollar Borrowing, may elect Interest Periods therefor, all as provided in this Section. The Borrower may elect different options with respect to different portions of the affected Borrowing, in which case each such portion shall be allocated ratably among the Lenders holding the Loans comprising such Borrowing, and the Loans comprising each such portion shall be considered a separate Borrowing. This Section shall not apply to Swingline Borrowings, which may not be converted or continued.

(b) To make an election pursuant to this Section, the Borrower shall notify the Administrative Agent of such election by telephone by the time that a Borrowing Request would be required under Section 2.03 if the Borrower were requesting a Borrowing of the Type resulting from such election to be made on the effective date of such election. Each such telephonic Interest Election Request shall be irrevocable and shall be confirmed promptly by hand delivery or telecopy to the Administrative Agent of a written Interest Election Request in a form approved by the Administrative Agent and signed by an Authorized Officer.

(c) Each telephonic and written Interest Election Request shall specify the following information in compliance with Section 2.02:

(i) the Borrowing to which such Interest Election Request applies and, if different options are being elected with respect to different portions thereof, the portions thereof to be allocated to each resulting Borrowing (in which case the information to be specified pursuant to clauses (iii) and (iv) below shall be specified for each resulting Borrowing);

(ii) the effective date of the election made pursuant to such Interest Election Request, which shall be a Business Day;

(iii) whether the resulting Borrowing is to be an ABR Borrowing or a Eurodollar Borrowing; and

(iv) if the resulting Borrowing is a Eurodollar Borrowing, the Interest Period to be applicable thereto after giving effect to such election, which shall be a period contemplated by the definition of the term “ Interest Period ”.

If any such Interest Election Request requests a Eurodollar Borrowing but does not specify an Interest Period, then the Borrower shall be deemed to have selected an Interest Period of one month’s duration.

 

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(d) Promptly following receipt of an Interest Election Request, the Administrative Agent shall advise each Lender of the details thereof and of such Lender’s portion of each resulting Borrowing.

(e) If the Borrower fails to deliver a timely Interest Election Request with respect to a Eurodollar Borrowing prior to the end of the Interest Period applicable thereto, then, unless such Borrowing is repaid as provided herein, at the end of such Interest Period such Borrowing shall be converted to an ABR Borrowing. Notwithstanding any contrary provision hereof, if an Event of Default has occurred and is continuing and the Administrative Agent, at the request of the Required Facility Lenders under the applicable Facility, so notifies the Borrower, then, so long as an Event of Default is continuing (i) no outstanding Borrowing under such Facility may be converted to or continued as a Eurodollar Borrowing and (ii) unless repaid, each Eurodollar Borrowing shall be converted to an ABR Borrowing at the end of the Interest Period applicable thereto.

SECTION 2.09. Termination and Reduction of Commitments . (a) Unless previously terminated, the Revolving Commitments shall terminate on the Revolving Maturity Date and (b) the Term Loan Commitments shall terminate on the Term Loan Commitment Expiry Date as provided in Section 2.01(b).

(b) The Borrower may at any time terminate, or from time to time reduce, the Commitments under a particular Facility; provided that (i) each reduction of the Commitments shall be in an amount that is an integral multiple of $1,000,000 and not less than $50,000,000 and (ii) the Borrower shall not terminate or reduce the Revolving Commitments if, after giving effect to any concurrent prepayment of the Loans in accordance with Section 2.11, the sum of the Revolving Credit Exposures would exceed the total Revolving Commitments.

(c) The Borrower shall notify the Administrative Agent of any election to terminate or reduce the Commitments under paragraph (b) of this Section at least three Business Days prior to the effective date of such termination or reduction, specifying such election and the effective date thereof. Promptly following receipt of any notice, the Administrative Agent shall advise the Lenders of the contents thereof. Each notice delivered by the Borrower pursuant to this Section shall be irrevocable; provided that a notice of termination of the Revolving Commitments delivered by the Borrower may state that such notice is conditioned upon the effectiveness of other credit facilities, in which case such notice may be revoked by the Borrower (by notice to the Administrative Agent on or prior to the specified effective date) if such condition is not satisfied. Any termination or reduction of the Commitments shall be permanent. Each reduction of the Commitments under a particular Facility shall be made ratably among the Lenders in accordance with their respective Commitments under such Facility.

SECTION 2.10. Repayment of Loans; Evidence of Debt . (a) The Borrower hereby unconditionally promises to pay (i) to the Administrative Agent for the account of each Revolving Lender, the then unpaid principal amount of each Revolving Loan on the Revolving Maturity Date, (ii) to the Administrative Agent for the account of each Term Loan Lender, the then unpaid principal amount of each Term Loan on the Term Loan Maturity Date and (iii) to the Swingline Lender the then unpaid principal amount of each Swingline Loan on the earlier of the Revolving Maturity Date and the first date after such Swingline Loan is made that is the 15th or

 

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last day of a calendar month and is at least two Business Days after such Swingline Loan is made; provided that on each date that a Revolving Borrowing is made, the Borrower shall repay all Swingline Loans then outstanding.

(b) Each Lender shall maintain in accordance with its usual practice an account or accounts evidencing the indebtedness of the Borrower to such Lender resulting from each Loan made by such Lender, including the amounts of principal and interest payable and paid to such Lender from time to time hereunder.

(c) The Administrative Agent shall maintain accounts in which it shall record (i) the amount of each Loan made hereunder, the Class and Type thereof and the 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) the amount of any sum received by the Administrative Agent hereunder for the account of the Lenders and each Lender’s share thereof.

(d) The entries made in the accounts maintained pursuant to paragraph (b) or (c) of this Section shall be prima facie evidence of the existence and amounts of the obligations recorded therein; provided that the failure of any Lender or the Administrative Agent to maintain such accounts or any error therein shall not in any manner affect the obligation of the Borrower to repay the Loans in accordance with the terms of this Agreement.

(e) Any Lender may request that Loans made by it be evidenced by one or more promissory notes in substantially the form of Exhibit D . In such event, the Borrower shall prepare, execute and deliver to such Lender one or more promissory notes payable to the order of such Lender (or, if requested by such Lender, to such Lender and its registered assigns) and in a form approved by the Administrative Agent. Thereafter, the Loans evidenced by such promissory note(s) and interest thereon shall at all times (including after assignment pursuant to Section 9.04) be represented by one or more promissory notes in such form payable to the order of the payee named therein (or, if such promissory note is a registered note, to such payee and its registered assigns). Upon either (a) payment in full of the Loans evidenced by any such promissory note and termination of the Commitments relating thereto or (b) the assignment of such Loans and Commitments in accordance with Section 9.04 hereof, each such promissory note shall be returned to the Borrower by the payee named therein at the request of the Borrower.

SECTION 2.11. Prepayment of Loans . (a) The Borrower shall have the right at any time and from time to time to prepay any Borrowing in whole or in part, without premium or penalty (except as provided in Section 2.16), subject to prior notice in accordance with paragraph (b) of this Section.

(b) The Borrower shall notify the Administrative Agent (and, in the case of prepayment of a Swingline Loan, the Swingline Lender) by telephone (confirmed by telecopy) of any prepayment hereunder (i) in the case of prepayment of a Eurodollar Borrowing, not later than 11:00 a.m., New York City time, three Business Days before the date of prepayment, (ii) in the case of prepayment of an ABR Borrowing, not later than 11:00 a.m., New York City time, one Business Day before the date of prepayment or (iii) in the case of prepayment of a Swingline Loan, not later than 12:00 noon, New York City time, on the date of prepayment. Each such

 

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notice shall be irrevocable and shall specify the prepayment date and the principal amount of each Borrowing or portion thereof to be prepaid; provided that, if a notice of prepayment is given in connection with a conditional notice of termination of the Revolving Commitments as contemplated by Section 2.09, then such notice of prepayment may be revoked if such notice of termination is revoked in accordance with Section 2.09. Promptly following receipt of any such notice relating to a Borrowing, the Administrative Agent shall advise the applicable Lenders of the contents thereof. Each partial prepayment of any Borrowing shall be in an amount that would be permitted in the case of an advance of a Borrowing of the same Type and Class as provided in Section 2.02. Each prepayment of a Borrowing shall be applied ratably to the applicable Loans included in the prepaid Borrowing. Prepayments shall be accompanied by accrued interest to the extent required by Section 2.13. Any portion of the Term Loan that is prepaid may not be reborrowed.

SECTION 2.12. Fees . (a) From the Last Day of the Delayed Draw Period until the earlier of the Debt Rating Pricing Election Date and the last day of the Availability Period, the Borrower agrees to pay to the Administrative Agent, for the account of each Revolving Lender, a commitment fee, computed at the Commitment Fee Rate on the average daily amount of the Available Revolving Commitment of such Revolving Lender during the period for which payment is made, payable quarterly in arrears on each last day of each March, June, September and December of each year end on the date on which the Commitments terminate, commencing on the first such date to occur after the Last Day of the Delayed Draw Period. All commitment fees shall be computed on the basis of a year of 360 days and shall be payable for the actual number of days elapsed (including the first day but excluding the last day).

(b) From and after the Debt Rating Pricing Election Date, the Borrower agrees to pay to the Administrative Agent for the account of each Revolving Lender a facility fee, which shall accrue at the Facility Fee Rate (as set forth in the definition of Applicable Rate) on the daily amount of the Revolving Commitment of such Lender (whether used or unused) during the period from and including the Debt Rating Pricing Election Date to but excluding the date on which such Commitment terminates; provided that, if such Revolving Lender continues to have any Revolving Credit Exposure after its Revolving Commitment terminates, then such facility fee shall continue to accrue on the daily amount of such Lender’s Revolving Credit Exposure from and including the date on which its Revolving Commitment terminates to but excluding the date on which such Lender ceases to have any Revolving Credit Exposure. Accrued facility fees shall be payable in arrears on the last day of March, June, September and December of each year and on the date on which the Revolving Commitments terminate, commencing on the first such date to occur after the date hereof; provided that any facility fees accruing after the date on which the Revolving Commitments terminate shall be payable on demand. All facility fees shall be computed on the basis of a year of 360 days and shall be payable for the actual number of days elapsed (including the first day but excluding the last day).

(c) The Borrower agrees to pay (i) to the Administrative Agent for the account of each Revolving Lender a participation fee with respect to its participations in Letters of Credit, which shall accrue at the same Applicable Rate used to determine the interest rate applicable to Eurodollar Revolving Loans on the average daily amount of such Revolving Lender’s LC Exposure (excluding any portion thereof attributable to unreimbursed LC Disbursements) during the period from and including the Last Day of the Delayed Draw Period to but excluding the

 

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later of the date on which such Lender’s Revolving Commitment terminates and the date on which such Lender ceases to have any LC Exposure, and (ii) to the Issuing Bank a fronting fee, which shall accrue at the rate or rates per annum separately agreed upon between the Borrower and the Issuing Bank on the average daily amount of the LC Exposure (excluding any portion thereof attributable to unreimbursed LC Disbursements) during the period from and including the Last Day of the Delayed Draw Period to but excluding the later of the date of termination of the Revolving Commitments and the date on which there ceases to be any LC Exposure, as well as the Issuing Bank’s standard fees with respect to the issuance, amendment, renewal or extension of any Letter of Credit or processing of drawings thereunder. Participation fees and fronting fees accrued through and including the last day of March, June, September and December of each year shall be payable on the third Business Day following such last day, commencing on the first such date to occur after the Last Day of the Delayed Draw Period; provided that all such fees shall be payable on the date on which the Revolving Commitments terminate and any such fees accruing after the date on which the Revolving Commitments terminate shall be payable on demand. Any other fees payable to the Issuing Bank pursuant to this paragraph shall be payable within ten (10) days after demand. All participation fees and fronting fees shall be computed on the basis of a year of 360 days and shall be payable for the actual number of days elapsed (including the first day but excluding the last day).

(d) The Borrower agrees to pay to the Administrative Agent, for its own account, fees payable in the amounts and at the times separately agreed upon between the Borrower and the Administrative Agent.

(e) All fees payable hereunder shall be paid on the dates due, in immediately available funds, to the Administrative Agent (or to the Issuing Bank, in the case of fees payable to it) for distribution, in the case of facility fees and participation fees, to the applicable Lenders. Fees paid shall not be refundable under any circumstances.

SECTION 2.13. Interest . (a) The Loans comprising each ABR Borrowing (including each Swingline Loan) shall bear interest at the Alternate Base Rate plus the Applicable Rate.

(b) The Loans comprising each Eurodollar Borrowing shall bear interest at the Adjusted LIBO Rate for the Interest Period in effect for such Borrowing plus the Applicable Rate.

(c) Notwithstanding the foregoing, if an Event of Default under Section 7.01(a), (b), (h) or (i) has occurred and is continuing, all overdue Obligations (which shall include all Obligations following an acceleration under Section 7.01, including an automatic acceleration) shall bear interest, after as well as before judgment, at a rate per annum equal to (i) in the case of overdue principal of any Loan, 2% plus the rate otherwise applicable to such Loan as provided in the preceding paragraphs of this Section or (ii) in the case of any other amount, 2% plus the rate applicable to ABR Revolving Loans as provided in paragraph (a) of this Section.

(d) Accrued interest on each Loan shall be payable in arrears on each Interest Payment Date for such Loan and, in the case of Revolving Loans, upon termination of the Revolving Commitments; provided that (i) interest accrued pursuant to paragraph (c) of this Section shall be payable on demand, (ii) in the event of any repayment or prepayment of any Loan (other than a prepayment of an ABR Revolving Loan prior to the end of the Availability Period), accrued

 

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interest on the principal amount repaid or prepaid shall be payable on the date of such repayment or prepayment and (iii) in the event of any conversion of any Eurodollar Loan prior to the end of the current Interest Period therefor, accrued interest on such Loan shall be payable on the effective date of such conversion.

(e) All interest hereunder shall be computed on the basis of a year of 360 days, except that interest computed by reference to the Alternate Base Rate at times when the Alternate Base Rate is based on the Prime Rate shall be computed on the basis of a year of 365 days (or 366 days in a leap year), and in each case shall be payable for the actual number of days elapsed (including the first day but excluding the last day). The applicable Alternate Base Rate, Adjusted LIBO Rate or LIBO Rate shall be determined by the Administrative Agent in accordance with the terms hereof, and such determination shall be conclusive absent manifest error.

SECTION 2.14. Alternate Rate of Interest . If prior to the commencement of any Interest Period for a Eurodollar Borrowing:

(a) the Administrative Agent determines (which determination shall be conclusive absent manifest error) that adequate and reasonable means do not exist for ascertaining the Adjusted LIBO Rate or the LIBO Rate, as applicable, for such Interest Period; or

(b) the Administrative Agent is advised by the Required Facility Lenders under a particular Facility that the Adjusted LIBO Rate or the LIBO Rate, as applicable, for such Interest Period will not adequately and fairly reflect the cost to such Lenders (or Lender) of making or maintaining their Loans (or its Loan) included in such Borrowing under such Facility for such Interest Period;

then the Administrative Agent shall give notice thereof to the Borrower and the Lenders by telephone or telecopy as promptly as practicable thereafter and, until the Administrative Agent notifies the Borrower and the Lenders that the circumstances giving rise to such notice no longer exist, (i) any Interest Election Request that requests the conversion of any Borrowing under such Facility to, or continuation of any Borrowing under such Facility as, a Eurodollar Borrowing shall be ineffective and (ii) if any Borrowing Request requests a Eurodollar Borrowing under such Facility, such Borrowing shall be made as an ABR Borrowing; provided that if the circumstances giving rise to such notice affect only one Type of Borrowings, then the other Type of Borrowings shall be permitted.

SECTION 2.15. Increased Costs . (a) If any Change in Law shall:

(i) impose, modify or deem applicable any reserve, special deposit, liquidity or similar requirement (including any compulsory loan requirement, insurance charge or other assessment) against assets of, deposits with or for the account of, or credit extended by, any Lender (except any such reserve requirement reflected in the Adjusted LIBO Rate) or the Issuing Bank;

(ii) impose on any Lender or the Issuing Bank or the London interbank market any other condition, cost or expense (other than Taxes) affecting this Agreement or Loans made by such Lender or any Letter of Credit or participation therein; or

 

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(iii) subject any Recipient to any Taxes (other than (A) Indemnified Taxes, (B) Taxes described in clauses (b) through (d) of the definition of Excluded Taxes and (C) Connection Income Taxes) on its loans, loan principal, letters of credit, commitments, or other obligations, or its deposits, reserves, other liabilities or capital attributable thereto;

and the result of any of the foregoing shall be to increase the cost to such Lender or such other Recipient of making or maintaining any Eurodollar Loan (or of maintaining its obligation to make any such Loan) or to increase the cost to such Lender, the Issuing Bank or such other Recipient of participating in, issuing or maintaining any Letter of Credit or to reduce the amount of any sum received or receivable by such Lender, the Issuing Bank or such other Recipient hereunder (whether of principal, interest or otherwise), in each case in an amount that such Lender, the Issuing Bank or such other Recipient deems to be material, then the Borrower will pay to such Lender, the Issuing Bank or such other Recipient, as the case may be, such additional amount or amounts as will compensate such Lender, the Issuing Bank or such other Recipient, as the case may be, for such additional costs incurred or reduction suffered.

(b) If any Lender or the Issuing Bank determines that any Change in Law regarding capital or liquidity requirements has or would have the effect of reducing the rate of return on such Lender’s or the Issuing Bank’s capital or on the capital of such Lender’s or the Issuing Bank’s holding company, if any, as a consequence of this Agreement or the Loans made by, or participations in Letters of Credit held by, such Lender, or the Letters of Credit issued by the Issuing Bank, to a level below that which such Lender or the Issuing Bank or such Lender’s or the Issuing Bank’s holding company could have achieved but for such Change in Law (taking into consideration such Lender’s or the Issuing Bank’s policies and the policies of such Lender’s or the Issuing Bank’s holding company with respect to capital adequacy and liquidity), then from time to time the Borrower will pay to such Lender or the Issuing Bank, as the case may be, such additional amount or amounts as will compensate such Lender or the Issuing Bank or such Lender’s or the Issuing Bank’s holding company for any such reduction suffered; provided that such Lender or such Issuing Bank is generally seeking compensation from similarly situated borrowers under similar credit facilities (to the extent such Lender or Issuing Bank has the right under such similar credit facilities to do so) with respect to such Change in Law regarding capital or liquidity requirements.

(c) A certificate of a Lender or the Issuing Bank setting forth the amount or amounts necessary to compensate such Lender or the Issuing Bank or its holding company, as the case may be, as specified in paragraph (a) or (b) of this Section shall be delivered to the Borrower and shall be conclusive absent manifest error. The Borrower shall pay such Lender or the Issuing Bank, as the case may be, the amount shown as due on any such certificate within 30 days after receipt thereof.

(d) Failure or delay on the part of any Lender or the Issuing Bank to demand compensation pursuant to this Section shall not constitute a waiver of such Lender’s or the Issuing Bank’s right to demand such compensation; provided that the Borrower shall not be required to compensate a Lender or the Issuing Bank pursuant to this Section for any increased costs or reductions incurred more than 180 days prior to the date that such Lender or the Issuing Bank, as the case may be, notifies the Borrower of the Change in Law giving rise to such increased costs or reductions and of such Lender’s or the Issuing Bank’s intention to claim

 

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compensation therefor; provided further that, if the Change in Law giving rise to such increased costs or reductions is retroactive, then the 270-day period referred to above shall be extended to include the period of retroactive effect thereof.

SECTION 2.16. Break Funding Payments . In the event of (a) the payment of any principal of any Eurodollar Loan other than on the last day of an Interest Period applicable thereto (including as a result of an Event of Default), (b) the conversion of any Eurodollar Loan other than on the last day of the Interest Period applicable thereto, (c) the failure to borrow, convert, continue or prepay any Eurodollar Loan on the date specified in any notice delivered pursuant hereto (regardless of whether such notice may be revoked under Section 2.11(b) and is revoked in accordance therewith), or (d) the assignment of any Eurodollar Loan other than on the last day of the Interest Period applicable thereto as a result of a request by the Borrower pursuant to Section 2.19, then, in any such event, the Borrower shall compensate each Lender for the loss, cost and expense attributable to such event (excluding loss of anticipated profits); provided that each such Lender shall use reasonable efforts to mitigate any such loss, cost and expense in accordance with Section 2.19. In the case of a Eurodollar Loan, such loss, cost or expense to any Lender shall be deemed to include an amount determined by such Lender to be the excess, if any, of (i) the amount of interest which would have accrued on the principal amount of such Loan had such event not occurred, at the Adjusted LIBO Rate that would have been applicable to such Loan, for the period from the date of such event to the last day of the then current Interest Period therefor (or, in the case of a failure to borrow, convert or continue, for the period that would have been the Interest Period for such Loan), over (ii) the amount of interest which would accrue on such principal amount for such period at the interest rate which such Lender would bid were it to bid, at the commencement of such period, for dollar deposits of a comparable amount and period from other banks in the eurodollar market. A certificate of any Lender setting forth any amount or amounts that such Lender is entitled to receive pursuant to this Section, including, if requested by the Borrower, in reasonable detail a description of the basis for such compensation and a calculation of such amount or amounts (but excluding any confidential or proprietary information of such Lender), shall be delivered to the Borrower and shall be conclusive absent manifest error. The Borrower shall pay such Lender the amount shown as due on any such certificate within thirty (30) days after receipt thereof.

SECTION 2.17. Payments Free of Taxes . (a) Any and all payments by or on account of any obligation of any Loan Party under any Loan Document shall be made without deduction or withholding for any Taxes, except as required by applicable law. If any applicable law (as determined in the good faith discretion of an applicable Withholding Agent) requires the deduction or withholding of any Tax from any such payment by a Withholding Agent, then the applicable withholding agent shall be entitled to make such deduction or withholding and shall timely pay the full amount deducted or withheld to the relevant Governmental Authority in accordance with applicable law and, if such Tax is an Indemnified Tax, then the sum payable by the applicable Loan Party shall be increased as necessary so that after such deduction or withholding has been made (including such deductions and withholdings applicable to additional sums payable under this Section 2.17) the applicable Recipient receives an amount equal to the sum it would have received had no such deduction or withholding been made.

 

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(b) Payment of Other Taxes by the Borrower . The Loan Parties shall timely pay to the relevant Governmental Authority in accordance with applicable law, or at the option of the Administrative Agent timely reimburse it for, Other Taxes.

(c) Evidence of Payments . As soon as practicable after any payment of Taxes by any Loan Party to a Governmental Authority pursuant to this Section 2.17, such Loan Party shall deliver to the Administrative Agent the original or a certified copy of a receipt issued by such Governmental Authority evidencing such payment, a copy of the return reporting such payment or other evidence of such payment reasonably satisfactory to the Administrative Agent.

(d) Indemnification by the Borrower . The Loan Parties shall indemnify each Recipient, within 10 days after demand therefor, for the full amount of any Indemnified Taxes (including Indemnified Taxes imposed or asserted on or attributable to amounts payable under this Section) payable or paid by such Recipient or required to be withheld or deducted from a payment to such Recipient and any reasonable expenses arising therefrom or with respect thereto, whether or not such Indemnified Taxes were correctly or legally imposed or asserted by the relevant Governmental Authority. A certificate as to the amount of such payment or liability delivered to the Borrower by a Lender (with a copy to the Administrative Agent), or by the Administrative Agent on its own behalf or on behalf of a Lender, shall be conclusive absent manifest error.

(e) Indemnification by the Lenders . Each Lender shall severally indemnify the Administrative Agent, within 10 days after demand therefor, for (i) any Indemnified Taxes attributable to such Lender (but only to the extent that any Loan Party has not already indemnified the Administrative Agent for such Indemnified Taxes and without limiting the obligation of the Loan Parties to do so), (ii) any Taxes attributable to such Lender’s failure to comply with the provisions of Section 9.04(c) relating to the maintenance of a Participant Register and (iii) any Excluded Taxes attributable to such Lender, in each case, that are payable or paid by the Administrative Agent in connection with any Loan Document, and any reasonable expenses arising therefrom or with respect thereto, whether or not such Taxes were correctly or legally imposed or asserted by the relevant Governmental Authority. A certificate as to the amount of such payment or liability delivered to any Lender by the Administrative Agent shall be conclusive absent manifest error. Each Lender hereby authorizes the Administrative Agent to set off and apply any and all amounts at any time owing to such Lender under any Loan Document or otherwise payable by the Administrative Agent to the Lender from any other source against any amount due to the Administrative Agent under this paragraph (e).

(f) Status of Lenders . (i) Any Lender that is entitled to an exemption from or reduction of withholding Tax with respect to payments made under any Loan Document shall deliver to the Borrower and the Administrative Agent, at the time or times reasonably requested by the Borrower or the Administrative Agent, such properly completed and executed documentation reasonably requested by the Borrower or the Administrative Agent as will permit such payments to be made without withholding or at a reduced rate of withholding. In addition, any Lender, if reasonably requested by the Borrower or the Administrative Agent, shall deliver such other documentation prescribed by applicable law or reasonably requested by the Borrower or the Administrative Agent as will enable the Borrower or the Administrative Agent to determine whether or not such Lender is subject to backup withholding or information reporting requirements. Notwithstanding anything to the contrary in the preceding two sentences, the

 

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completion, execution and submission of such documentation (other than such documentation set forth in Section 2.17(f)(ii)(A), (ii)(B) and (ii)(D) below) shall not be required if in the Lender’s reasonable judgment such completion, execution or submission would subject such Lender to any material unreimbursed cost or expense or would materially prejudice the legal or commercial position of such Lender.

(ii) Without limiting the generality of the foregoing, in the event that the Borrower is a U.S. Person,

(A) any Lender that is a U.S. Person shall deliver to the Borrower and the Administrative Agent on or prior to the date on which such Lender becomes a Lender under this Agreement (and from time to time thereafter upon the reasonable request of the Borrower or the Administrative Agent), executed originals of IRS Form W-9 certifying that such Lender is exempt from U.S. Federal backup withholding tax;

(B) any Foreign Lender shall, to the extent it is legally entitled to do so, deliver to the Borrower and the Administrative Agent (in such number of copies as shall be requested by the recipient) on or prior to the date on which such Foreign Lender becomes a Lender under this Agreement (and from time to time thereafter upon the reasonable request of the Borrower or the Administrative Agent), whichever of the following is applicable:

(1) in the case of a Foreign Lender claiming the benefits of an income tax treaty to which the United States is a party (x) with respect to payments of interest under any Loan Document, executed originals of IRS Form W-8BEN establishing an exemption from, or reduction of, U.S. Federal withholding Tax pursuant to the “interest” article of such tax treaty and (y) with respect to any other applicable payments under any Loan Document, IRS Form W-8BEN establishing an exemption from, or reduction of, U.S. Federal withholding Tax pursuant to the “business profits” or “other income” article of such tax treaty;

(2) executed originals of IRS Form W-8ECI;

(3) in the case of a Foreign Lender claiming the benefits of the exemption for portfolio interest under Section 881(c) of the Code, (x) a certificate substantially in the form of Exhibit C-1 to the effect that such Foreign Lender is not a “bank” within the meaning of Section 881(c)(3)(A) of the Code, a “10 percent shareholder” of the Borrower within the meaning of Section 881(c)(3)(B) of the Code, or a “controlled foreign corporation” described in Section 881(c)(3)(C) of the Code (a “ U.S. Tax Compliance Certificate ”) and (y) executed originals of IRS Form W-8BEN; or

(4) to the extent a Foreign Lender is not the beneficial owner, executed originals of IRS Form W-8IMY, accompanied by IRS Form W-8ECI, IRS Form W-8BEN, a U.S. Tax Compliance Certificate substantially in the form of Exhibit C-2 or Exhibit C-3 , IRS Form W-9, and/or other certification documents from each beneficial owner, as applicable; provided that if the Foreign Lender is a partnership and one or more direct or indirect partners of such Foreign Lender are

 

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claiming the portfolio interest exemption, such Foreign Lender may provide a U.S. Tax Compliance Certificate substantially in the form of Exhibit C-4 on behalf of each such direct and indirect partner;

(C) any Foreign Lender shall, to the extent it is legally entitled to do so, deliver to the Borrower and the Administrative Agent (in such number of copies as shall be requested by the recipient) on or prior to the date on which such Foreign Lender becomes a Lender under this Agreement (and from time to time thereafter upon the reasonable request of the Borrower or the Administrative Agent), executed originals of any other form prescribed by applicable law as a basis for claiming exemption from or a reduction in U.S. Federal withholding Tax, duly completed, together with such supplementary documentation as may be prescribed by applicable law to permit the Borrower or the Administrative Agent to determine the withholding or deduction required to be made; and

(D) if a payment made to a Lender under any Loan Document would be subject to U.S. Federal withholding Tax imposed by FATCA if such Lender were to fail to comply with the applicable reporting requirements of FATCA (including those contained in Section 1471(b) or 1472(b) of the Code, as applicable), such Lender shall deliver to the Borrower and the Administrative Agent at the time or times prescribed by law and at such time or times reasonably requested by the Borrower or the Administrative Agent such documentation prescribed by applicable law (including as prescribed by Section 1471(b)(3)(C)(i) of the Code) and such additional documentation reasonably requested by the Borrower or the Administrative Agent as may be necessary for the Borrower and the Administrative Agent to comply with their obligations under FATCA and to determine that such Lender has complied with such Lender’s obligations under FATCA or to determine the amount to deduct and withhold from such payment. Solely for purposes of this clause (D), “FATCA” shall include any amendments made to FATCA after the date of this Agreement.

Each Lender agrees that if any form or certification it previously delivered expires or becomes obsolete or inaccurate in any respect, it shall update such form or certification or promptly notify the Borrower and the Administrative Agent in writing of its legal inability to do so.

(g) Treatment of Certain Refunds . If any party determines, in its sole discretion exercised in good faith, that it has received a refund of any Taxes as to which it has been indemnified pursuant to this Section 2.17 (including by the payment of additional amounts pursuant to this Section 2.17), it shall pay to the indemnifying party an amount equal to such refund (but only to the extent of indemnity payments made under this Section 2.17 with respect to the Taxes giving rise to such refund), net of all out-of-pocket expenses (including Taxes) of such indemnified party and without interest (other than any interest paid by the relevant Governmental Authority with respect to such refund). Such indemnifying party, upon the request of such indemnified party, shall repay to such indemnified party the amount paid over pursuant to this paragraph (g) (plus any penalties, interest or other charges imposed by the relevant Governmental Authority) in the event that such indemnified party is required to repay such refund to such Governmental Authority. Notwithstanding anything to the contrary in this paragraph (g) in no event will the indemnified party be required to pay any amount to an indemnifying party pursuant to this paragraph (g) the payment of which would place the indemnified party in a less favorable net

 

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after-Tax position than the indemnified party would have been in if the Tax subject to indemnification and giving rise to such refund had not been deducted, withheld or otherwise imposed and the indemnification payments or additional amounts with respect to such Tax had never been paid. This paragraph shall not be construed to require any indemnified party to make available its Tax returns (or any other information relating to its Taxes that it deems confidential) to the indemnifying party or any other Person.

(h) Survival . Each party’s obligations under this Section 2.17 shall survive the resignation or replacement of the Administrative Agent or any assignment of rights by, or the replacement of, a Lender, the termination of the Commitments and the repayment, satisfaction or discharge of all obligations under any Loan Document.

(i) Defined Terms . For purposes of this Section 2.17, the term “ Lender ” includes any Issuing Bank and the term “ applicable law ” includes FATCA.

SECTION 2.18. Payments Generally; Pro Rata Treatment; Sharing of Set-offs . (a) The Borrower shall make each payment required to be made by it hereunder (whether of principal, interest, fees or reimbursement of LC Disbursements, or of amounts payable under Section 2.15, 2.16 or 2.17, or otherwise) prior to 12:00 noon, New York City time, on the date when due, in immediately available funds, without set off or counterclaim (but without prejudice to the Borrower’s rights with respect to any Defaulting Lender). Any amounts received after such time on any date may, in the discretion of the Administrative Agent, be deemed to have been received on the next succeeding Business Day for purposes of calculating interest thereon. All such payments shall be made to the Administrative Agent at its offices at 270 Park Avenue, New York, New York, except payments to be made directly to the Issuing Bank or Swingline Lender as expressly provided herein and except that payments pursuant to Sections 2.15, 2.16, 2.17 and 9.03 shall be made directly to the Persons entitled thereto. The Administrative Agent shall distribute any such payments received by it for the account of any other Person to the appropriate recipient promptly following receipt thereof. If any payment hereunder shall be due on a day that is not a Business Day, the date for payment shall be extended to the next succeeding Business Day, and, in the case of any payment accruing interest, interest thereon shall be payable for the period of such extension. All payments hereunder shall be made in dollars. Each payment (including each prepayment) by the Borrower on account of principal of and interest on the Term Loans shall be made pro rata according to the respective outstanding principal amounts of the Term Loans then held by the Term Loan Lenders. Each payment (including each prepayment) by the Borrower on account of principal of and interest on the Revolving Loans shall be made pro rata according to the respective Revolving Percentages of the Revolving Lenders.

(b) If at any time insufficient funds are received by and available to the Administrative Agent to pay fully all amounts of principal, unreimbursed LC Disbursements, interest and fees then due hereunder, such funds shall be applied (i) first, towards payment of interest and fees then due hereunder, ratably among the parties entitled thereto in accordance with the amounts of interest and fees then due to such parties, and (ii) second, towards payment of principal and unreimbursed LC Disbursements then due hereunder, ratably among the parties entitled thereto in accordance with the amounts of principal and unreimbursed LC Disbursements then due to such parties.

 

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(c) If any Lender shall, by exercising any right of set off or counterclaim or otherwise, obtain payment in respect of any principal of or interest on any of its Loans or participations in LC Disbursements or Swingline Loans resulting in such Lender receiving payment of a greater proportion of the aggregate amount of its Loans and participations in LC Disbursements and Swingline Loans and accrued interest thereon than the proportion received by any other Lender, then the Lender receiving such greater proportion shall purchase (for cash at face value) participations in the Loans and participations in LC Disbursements and Swingline Loans of other Lenders to the extent necessary so that the benefit of all such payments shall be shared by the Lenders ratably in accordance with the aggregate amount of principal of and accrued interest on their respective Loans and participations in LC Disbursements and Swingline Loans; provided that (i) if any such participations are purchased and all or any portion of the payment giving rise thereto is recovered, such participations shall be rescinded and the purchase price restored to the extent of such recovery, without interest, and (ii) the provisions of this paragraph shall not be construed to apply to any payment made by the Borrower pursuant to and in accordance with the express terms of this Agreement or any payment obtained by a Lender as consideration for the assignment of or sale of a participation in any of its Loans or participations in LC Disbursements to any assignee or participant, other than to the Borrower or any Subsidiary or Affiliate thereof (as to which the provisions of this paragraph shall apply). The Borrower consents to the foregoing and agrees, to the extent it may effectively do so under applicable law, that any Lender acquiring a participation pursuant to the foregoing arrangements may exercise against the Borrower rights of set-off and counterclaim with respect to such participation as fully as if such Lender were a direct creditor of the Borrower in the amount of such participation.

(d) Unless the Administrative Agent shall have received notice from the Borrower prior to the date on which any payment is due to the Administrative Agent for the account of the Lenders or the Issuing Bank hereunder that the Borrower will not make such payment, the Administrative Agent may assume that the Borrower has made such payment on such date in accordance herewith and may, in reliance upon such assumption, distribute to the Lenders or the Issuing Bank, as the case may be, the amount due. In such event, if the Borrower has not in fact made such payment, then each of the Lenders or the Issuing Bank, as the case may be, severally agrees to repay to the Administrative Agent forthwith on demand the amount so distributed to such Lender or Issuing Bank with interest thereon, for each day from and including the date such amount is distributed to it to but excluding the date of payment to the Administrative Agent, at the greater of the Federal Funds Effective Rate and a rate determined by the Administrative Agent in accordance with banking industry rules on interbank compensation.

(e) If any Lender shall fail to make any payment required to be made by it pursuant to Section 2.05(c), Section 2.06(d), Section 2.06(e), Section 2.07(b), Section 2.18(d) or Section 9.03(c), then the Administrative Agent may, in its discretion and notwithstanding any contrary provision hereof, apply any amounts thereafter received by the Administrative Agent for the account of such Lender to satisfy such Lender’s obligations under such Sections until all such unsatisfied obligations are fully paid, and/or (ii) hold such amounts in a segregated account over which the Administrative Agent shall have exclusive control as cash collateral for, and application to, any future funding obligations of such Lender under any such Section, in the case of each of clause (i) and (ii) above, in any order as determined by the Administrative Agent in its discretion.

 

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SECTION 2.19. Mitigation Obligations; Replacement of Lenders . (a) If any Lender requests compensation under Section 2.15, or if the Borrower is required to pay any Indemnified Taxes or additional amounts to any Lender or any Governmental Authority for the account of any Lender pursuant to Section 2.17, then such Lender shall use reasonable efforts to designate a different lending office for funding or booking its Loans hereunder or to assign its rights and obligations hereunder to another of its offices, branches or affiliates, if, in the judgment of such Lender, such designation or assignment (i) would eliminate or reduce amounts payable pursuant to Sections 2.15 or 2.17, as the case may be, in the future and (ii) would not subject such Lender to any unreimbursed cost or expense and would not otherwise be disadvantageous to such Lender. The Borrower hereby agrees to pay all reasonable costs and expenses incurred by any Lender in connection with any such designation or assignment.

(b) If (w) any Lender requests compensation under Section 2.15, or (x) if the Borrower is required to pay any Indemnified Taxes or additional amounts to any Lender or any Governmental Authority for the account of any Lender pursuant to Section 2.17, or (y) if any Lender becomes Defaulting Lender, or (z) any Lender has refused to consent to any proposed amendment, modification, waiver, termination or consent with respect to any provision of this Agreement or any other Loan Document that, pursuant to Section 9.02, requires the consent of all Lenders or each Lender affected thereby and with respect to which Lenders constituting the Required Lenders have consented to such proposed amendment, modification, waiver, termination or consent, then the Borrower may, at its sole expense and effort, upon notice to such Lender and the Administrative Agent, require such Lender to assign and delegate, without recourse (in accordance with and subject to the restrictions contained in Section 9.04), all its interests, rights (other than its existing rights to payments pursuant to Sections 2.15 or 2.17) and obligations under this Agreement to an assignee that shall assume such obligations (which assignee may be another Lender, if a Lender accepts such assignment); provided that (i) the Borrower shall have received the prior written consent of the Administrative Agent (and if a Revolving Commitment is being assigned, the Issuing Bank and the Swingline Lender) if such assignee is not a Lender, which consent shall not unreasonably be withheld, (ii) subject to the Borrower’s rights with respect to Defaulting Lenders under Section 2.20 hereof, such Lender shall have received payment of an amount equal to the outstanding principal of its Loans and participations in LC Disbursements and Swingline Loans, accrued interest thereon, accrued fees and all other amounts payable to it hereunder, from the assignee (to the extent of such outstanding principal and accrued interest and fees) or the Borrower (in the case of all other amounts), (iii) in the case of any such assignment resulting from a claim for compensation under Section 2.15 or payments required to be made pursuant to Section 2.17, such assignment will result in a reduction in or elimination of such compensation or payments, and (iv) in the case of any such assignment resulting from a Lender’s refusal to consent to a proposed amendment, modification, waiver, termination or consent, the assignee shall approve the proposed amendment, modification, waiver, termination or consent. A Lender shall not be required to make any such assignment and delegation if, prior thereto, as a result of a waiver by such Lender or otherwise, the circumstances entitling the Borrower to require such assignment and delegation cease to apply.

 

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SECTION 2.20. Defaulting Lenders .

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) commitment fees shall cease to accrue on the unfunded portion of the Revolving Commitment of such Defaulting Lender pursuant to Section 2.12(a) and facility fees shall cease to accrue on the Revolving Commitment of such Defaulting Lender pursuant to Section 2.12(b);

(b) the Commitments, Term Loan Exposure and Revolving Credit Exposure of such Defaulting Lender shall not be included in determining whether the Required Lenders or the Required Facility Lenders have taken or may take any action hereunder (including any consent to any amendment, waiver or other modification pursuant to Section 9.02); provided, that this clause (b) shall not apply to the vote of a Defaulting Lender in the case of an amendment, waiver or other modification requiring the consent of such Lender or each Lender affected thereby except (i) such Defaulting Lender’s Commitments may not be increased or extended without its consent and (ii) the principal amount of, or interest or fees payable on, Loans or LC Disbursements may not be reduced or excused or the scheduled date of payment may not be postponed as to such Defaulting Lender without such Defaulting Lender’s consent;

(c) if any Swingline Exposure or LC Exposure exists at the time such Lender becomes a Defaulting Lender then:

(i) all or any part of the Swingline Exposure and LC Exposure of such Defaulting Lender shall be reallocated among the non-Defaulting Lenders that are Revolving Lenders in accordance with their respective Revolving Percentages but only to the extent that (x) the sum of all such non-Defaulting Lenders’ Revolving Credit Exposures plus such Defaulting Lender’s Swingline Exposure and LC Exposure does not exceed the total of all non-Defaulting Lenders’ Revolving Commitments and (y) the conditions set forth in Section 4.02(a) and (b) are satisfied at such time;

(ii) if the reallocation described in clause (i) above cannot, or can only partially, be effected, the Borrower shall within one Business Day following notice by the Administrative Agent (x) first, prepay such Swingline Exposure and (y) second, cash collateralize for the benefit of the Issuing Bank only the Borrower’s obligations corresponding to such Defaulting Lender’s LC Exposure (after giving effect to any partial reallocation pursuant to clause (i) above) in accordance with the procedures set forth in Section 2.06(j) for so long as such LC Exposure is outstanding;

(iii) if the Borrower cash collateralizes any portion of such Defaulting Lender’s LC Exposure pursuant to clause (ii) above, the Borrower shall not be required to pay any fees to such Defaulting Lender pursuant to Section 2.12(c) with respect to such Defaulting Lender’s LC Exposure during the period such Defaulting Lender’s LC Exposure is cash collateralized;

(iv) if the LC Exposure of the non-Defaulting Lenders is reallocated pursuant to clause (i) above, then the fees payable to the Lenders pursuant to Section 2.12(a) and Section 2.12(c) shall be adjusted in accordance with such non-Defaulting Lenders’ Revolving Percentages; and

 

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(v) if all or any portion of such Defaulting Lender’s LC Exposure is neither reallocated nor cash collateralized pursuant to clause (i) or (ii) above, then, without prejudice to any rights or remedies of the Issuing Bank or any other Lender hereunder, all facility fees payable under Section 2.12(b) that otherwise would have been payable to such Defaulting Lender (solely with respect to the portion of such Defaulting Lender’s Revolving Commitment that was utilized by such LC Exposure) and letter of credit fees payable under Section 2.12(c) with respect to such Defaulting Lender’s LC Exposure shall be payable to the Issuing Bank until and to the extent that such LC Exposure is reallocated and/or cash collateralized; and

(d) so long as such Revolving Lender is a Defaulting Lender, the Swingline Lender shall not be required to fund any Swingline Loan and the Issuing Bank shall not be required to issue, amend or increase any Letter of Credit, unless it is satisfied that the related exposure and the Defaulting Lender’s then outstanding LC Exposure will be 100% covered by the Revolving Commitments of the non-Defaulting Lenders and/or cash collateral will be provided by the Borrower in accordance with Section 2.20(c), and participating interests in any newly made Swingline Loan or any newly issued or increased Letter of Credit shall be allocated among non-Defaulting Lenders in a manner consistent with Section 2.20(c)(i) (and such Defaulting Lender shall not participate therein).

If (i) a Bankruptcy Event with respect to a Lender Parent shall occur following the date hereof and for so long as such event shall continue or (ii) the Swingline Lender or the Issuing Bank has a good faith belief that any Revolving Lender has defaulted in fulfilling its obligations under one or more other agreements in which such Lender commits to extend credit, the Swingline Lender shall not be required to fund any Swingline Loan and the Issuing Bank shall not be required to issue, amend or increase any Letter of Credit, unless the Swingline Lender or the Issuing Bank, as the case may be, shall have entered into arrangements with the Borrower or such Lender, satisfactory to the Swingline Lender or the Issuing Bank, as the case may be, to defease any risk to it in respect of such Lender hereunder.

In the event that the Administrative Agent, the Borrower, the Swingline Lender and the Issuing Bank each agrees that a Defaulting Lender has adequately remedied all matters that caused such Lender to be a Defaulting Lender, then the Swingline Exposure and LC Exposure of the Lenders shall be readjusted to reflect the inclusion of such Lender’s Revolving Commitment and on such date such Lender shall purchase at par such of the Loans of the other Lenders (other than Swingline Loans) as the Administrative Agent shall determine may be necessary in order for such Lender to hold such Loans in accordance with its Revolving Percentage.

SECTION 2.21. Extension of Revolving Maturity Date . The Borrower shall have one (1) option (which shall be binding on the Lenders), exercisable by written notice to the Administrative Agent given no more than 120 days nor less than 30 days prior to the then Revolving Maturity Date, to extend the Revolving Maturity Date for a period of one (1) year. Upon delivery of such notice, the Revolving Maturity Date shall be extended for one (1) year so long as the following conditions are satisfied as of the effective date of such extension: (i) no

 

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Default or Event of Default has occurred and is continuing; (ii) the representations and warranties made or deemed made by the Borrower in any Loan Document shall be true and correct in all material respects except to the extent that such representations and warranties expressly relate solely to an earlier date (in which case such representations and warranties shall have been true and correct in all material respects on and as of such earlier date); and (iii) the Borrower shall have paid an extension fee equal to 0.15% of the aggregate outstanding amount of the Revolving Commitments (to the Administrative Agent for the ratable benefit of the Revolving Lenders).

ARTICLE III

Representations and Warranties

The Borrower represents and warrants to the Lenders that:

SECTION 3.01. Organization; Powers . Each of the Parent Guarantors and each of the Borrower and its Subsidiaries is duly organized, validly existing and in good standing under the laws of the jurisdiction of its organization, has all requisite power and authority to carry on its business as now conducted and, except where the failure to do so, individually or in the aggregate, would not reasonably be expected to have a Material Adverse Effect, is qualified to do business in, and is in good standing in, every jurisdiction where such qualification is required.

SECTION 3.02. Authorization; Enforceability . The Transactions are within each Loan Party’s corporate, partnership, limited liability company or other organizational powers and have been duly authorized by all necessary corporate, partnership, limited liability company or other organizational action. Each of this Agreement and the other Loan Documents to which a Loan Party is a party has been duly executed and delivered by such Loan Party and constitutes a legal, valid and binding obligation of such Loan Party, enforceable against such Loan Party in accordance with its terms, subject to applicable bankruptcy, insolvency, reorganization, moratorium or other laws affecting creditors’ rights generally and subject to general principles of equity, regardless of whether considered in a proceeding in equity or at law.

SECTION 3.03. Governmental Approvals; No Conflicts . The Transactions (a) do not require any consent or approval of, registration or filing with, or any other action by, any Governmental Authority, except such as have been obtained or made and are in full force and effect, (b) will not violate any applicable law or regulation or the charter, by-laws or other organizational documents of the Borrower or any of its Subsidiaries or the Parent Guarantors or any order of any Governmental Authority, except for any violation of any applicable law or regulation that would not reasonably be expected to have a Material Adverse Effect, (c) will not violate or result in a default under any indenture, agreement or other instrument binding upon the Borrower or any of its Subsidiaries or the Parent Guarantors or their assets, or give rise to a right thereunder to require any payment to be made by the Borrower or any of its Subsidiaries or the Parent Guarantors, except for any violation or default that would not reasonably be expected to have a Material Adverse Effect, and (d) will not result in the creation or imposition of any Lien on any asset of the Borrower or any of its Subsidiaries or the Parent Guarantors.

 

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SECTION 3.04. Financial Condition; No Material Adverse Change . (a) The Borrower has heretofore furnished to the Lenders its consolidated balance sheet and statements of income, retained earnings and cash flows (i) as of and for the fiscal year ended December 31, 2012, audited by Ernst & Young, independent public accountants, and (ii) as of and for the fiscal quarter and the portion of the fiscal year ended March 31, 2013, certified by a Financial Officer. Such financial statements present fairly, in all material respects, the financial position and results of operations and cash flows of the Borrower and its consolidated Subsidiaries as of such dates and for such periods in accordance with GAAP, subject to year-end audit adjustments and the absence of footnotes in the case of the statements referred to in clause (ii) above.

(b) Since December 31, 2012, no event, development or circumstance has occurred which has had, or would reasonably be expected to have, a Material Adverse Effect.

SECTION 3.05. Properties . (a) Each of the Borrower and its Subsidiaries and the Parent Guarantors has good title to, or valid leasehold interests in, all its real and personal property material to its business, except (i) in the case of Permitted Encumbrances or (ii) where the failure to do so would not reasonably be expected to have a Material Adverse Effect. Each of the assets included as Unencumbered Assets for purposes of the Financial Covenants satisfies the requirements for an Unencumbered Asset set forth in the definition thereof. As of the Effective Date, Schedule 3.05 sets forth a list of the Unencumbered Assets and whether such Unencumbered Asset is subject to an Eligible Ground Lease.

(b) Each of the Borrower and its Subsidiaries and the Parent Guarantors owns, or is licensed to use, all trademarks, tradenames, copyrights, patents and other intellectual property material to its business, and the use thereof by the Borrower and its Subsidiaries does not infringe upon the rights of any other Person, except for any such infringements that, individually or in the aggregate, would not reasonably be expected to have a Material Adverse Effect.

SECTION 3.06. Litigation, Guarantee Obligations, and Environmental Matters . (a) There are no actions, suits or proceedings by or before any arbitrator or Governmental Authority pending against or, to the knowledge of the Borrower, threatened against the Borrower or any of its Subsidiaries or any Parent Guarantor (i) as to which there is a reasonable likelihood of an adverse determination and that, if adversely determined, would reasonably be expected, individually or in the aggregate, to have a Material Adverse Effect (other than the Disclosed Matters and matters fully covered by insurance as to which the insurer has been notified of such action, suit or proceeding and has not issued a notice denying coverage thereof) or (ii) challenging the validity or enforceability of this Agreement, the other Loan Documents or the Transactions. As of the date of this Agreement, the Borrower and its Subsidiaries and the Parent Guarantors have no material contingent obligations that are not disclosed in the financial statements referred to in Section 3.04 or listed as a Disclosed Matter.

(b) Except for the Disclosed Matters and except with respect to any other matters that, individually or in the aggregate, would not reasonably be expected to have a Material Adverse Effect, neither the Borrower nor any of its Subsidiaries or any Parent Guarantor (i) has failed to comply with any Environmental Law or to obtain, maintain or comply with any permit, license or other approval required under any Environmental Law, (ii) is subject to any Environmental Liability of which it is aware, (iii) has received written notice of any claim with respect to any Environmental Liability or (iv) knows of any basis for any Environmental Liability.

 

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SECTION 3.07. Compliance with Laws and Agreements . Each of the Borrower and its Subsidiaries and the Parent Guarantors is in compliance with all laws, regulations and orders of any Governmental Authority applicable to it or its property and all indentures, agreements and other instruments binding upon it or its property, except where the failure to do so, individually or in the aggregate, would not reasonably be expected to have a Material Adverse Effect. No Default has occurred and is continuing.

SECTION 3.08. Investment Company Status . Neither the Borrower nor any of its Subsidiaries nor any Parent Guarantor is an “investment company” as defined in, or subject to regulation under, the Investment Company Act of 1940.

SECTION 3.09. Taxes . Each of the Borrower and its Subsidiaries and the Parent Guarantors has timely filed or caused to be filed all Tax returns and reports required to have been filed and has paid or caused to be paid all Taxes required to have been paid by it, except (a) Taxes that are being contested in good faith by appropriate proceedings and for which the Borrower or such Subsidiary or such Parent Guarantor, as applicable, has set aside on its books adequate reserves in conformity with GAAP or (b) to the extent that the failure to do so would not reasonably be expected to have a Material Adverse Effect.

SECTION 3.10. ERISA . No ERISA Event has occurred or is reasonably expected to occur that, when taken together with all other such ERISA Events for which liability is reasonably expected to occur, would reasonably be expected to have a Material Adverse Effect. The present value of all accumulated benefit obligations under each Plan (based on the assumptions used for purposes of ASC 715-30 (formerly Statement of Financial Accounting Standards No. 87)) did not, as of the date of the most recent financial statements reflecting such amounts, exceed by more than $50,000,000 the fair market value of the assets of such Plan, and the present value of all accumulated benefit obligations of all underfunded Plans (based on the assumptions used for purposes of ASC 715-30 (formerly Statement of Financial Accounting Standards No. 87)) did not, as of the date of the most recent financial statements reflecting such amounts, exceed by more than $50,000,000 the fair market value of the assets of all such underfunded Plans.

SECTION 3.11. Disclosure . None of the reports, financial statements, certificates or other written information furnished by or on behalf of the Borrower to the Administrative Agent or any Lender in connection with this Agreement or delivered hereunder (as modified or supplemented by other written information so furnished) contains any material misstatement of fact or omits to state any material fact necessary to make the statements therein, in the light of the circumstances under which they were made, not misleading; provided that, with respect to projected financial information, the Borrower represents only that such information was prepared in good faith based upon assumptions believed to be reasonable at the time prepared.

 

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SECTION 3.12. Sanctions Laws and Regulations . None of the Borrower or its Subsidiaries or any Parent Guarantor, or to the best of its knowledge any of its directors or officers acting or benefiting in any capacity in connection with this Agreement, is a Designated Person.

SECTION 3.13. Federal Reserve Board Regulations . None of the Loan Parties is engaged or will engage, principally or as one of its important activities, in the business of extending credit for the purposes of “purchasing” or “carrying” any “Margin Stock” within the respective meanings of such terms under Regulations U, T and X of the Board. No part of the proceeds of the Loans will be used for “purchasing” or “carrying” “Margin Stock” as so defined for any purpose which violates, or which would be inconsistent with, the provisions of, any applicable laws or regulations of any Governmental Authority (including, without limitation, the Regulations of the Board).

SECTION 3.14. Subsidiaries . As of the Effective Date, (a)  Schedule 3.14 sets forth the name and jurisdiction of incorporation of each material Subsidiary and material Investment Affiliate of the Borrower and (b) except as disclosed on Schedule 3.14 , there are no outstanding subscriptions, options, warrants, calls, rights or other agreements or commitments of any nature relating to any Equity Interests owned by the Borrower or any Subsidiary in any Subsidiary or Investment Affiliate.

SECTION 3.15. Solvency . The Borrower and its Subsidiaries, on a consolidated basis, are, and after giving effect to the incurrence of all Loans and Obligations being incurred in connection herewith will be, Solvent.

SECTION 3.16. Status of the Limited Partner . The Limited Partner (i) is a REIT, (ii) has not revoked its election to be a REIT, (iii) has not engaged in any “prohibited transactions” as defined in Section 857(b)(6)(B)(iii) of the Code (or any successor provision thereto), and (iv) for its current “tax year” (as defined in the Code) is, and for all prior tax years subsequent to its election to be a real estate investment trust has been, entitled to a dividends paid deduction which meets the requirements of Section 857(a) of the Code.

SECTION 3.17. Insurance . The Borrower and its Subsidiaries maintain (either directly or indirectly by causing its tenants to maintain) insurance on their material real estate assets with financially sound and reputable insurance companies (or through self insurance provisions), in such amounts, with such deductibles and covering such properties and risks as is prudent in the reasonable business judgment of the Borrower and its Subsidiaries.

ARTICLE IV

Conditions

SECTION 4.01. Effective Date . The obligations of the Lenders to make Loans and of the Issuing Bank to issue Letters of Credit hereunder shall not become effective until the date on which each of the following conditions is satisfied (or waived in accordance with Section 9.02):

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such party or (ii) written evidence satisfactory to the Administrative Agent (which may include telecopy transmission of a signed signature page of this Agreement or such Loan Document) that such party has signed a counterpart of this Agreement or such Loan Document.

(b) The Administrative Agent shall have received a favorable written opinion (addressed to the Administrative Agent and the Lenders and dated the Effective Date) of Jones Day, counsel for the Borrower and the other Loan Parties, in form and substance reasonably acceptable to the Administrative Agent. The Borrower hereby requests such counsel to deliver such opinion.

(c) The Administrative Agent shall have received the following items from the Borrower:

(i) Certificates of good standing for each Loan Party from the states of organization of such Loan Party, certified by the appropriate governmental officer and dated not more than thirty (30) days prior to the Effective Date;

(ii) Copies of the formation documents of each Loan Party certified by an officer of such Loan Party, together with all amendments thereto;

(iii) Incumbency certificates, executed by officers of each Loan Party, which shall identify by name and title and bear the signature of the Persons authorized to sign the Loan Documents on behalf of such Loan Party (and to make borrowings hereunder on behalf of the Borrower, in the case of the Borrower), upon which certificate the Administrative Agent and the Lenders shall be entitled to rely until informed of any change in writing by the Borrower;

(iv) Copies, certified by a Secretary or an Assistant Secretary of each Loan Party of the resolutions (and resolutions of other bodies, if any are reasonably deemed necessary by counsel for the Administrative Agent) authorizing the Borrowings provided for herein, with respect to the Borrower, and the execution, delivery and performance of the Loan Documents to be executed and delivered by the Loan Parties;

(v) The most recent annual audited and quarterly unaudited financial statements of the Borrower;

(vi) UCC financing statement, judgment, and tax lien searches with respect to each Loan Party from its state of organization;

(vii) If a Borrowing is to be made on the Effective Date, written money transfer instructions in form and substance reasonably acceptable to the Administrative Agent, addressed to the Administrative Agent and signed by an officer of the Borrower, together with such other related money transfer authorizations as the Administrative Agent may have reasonably requested; and

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fiscal quarter ending March 31, 2013 and after giving effect to the Transactions (assuming a borrowing of all amounts intended to be borrowed through and including the Last Day of the Delayed Draw Period and the application of proceeds of such borrowings to the repayment of Indebtedness intended to be repaid therefrom).

(d) The Administrative Agent shall have received all fees (including upfront fees payable to the Lenders) and other amounts due and payable on or prior to the Effective Date, including, to the extent invoiced at least two (2) Business Days prior to the Effective Date, reimbursement or payment of all out of pocket expenses required to be reimbursed or paid by the Borrower hereunder, or satisfactory evidence that such fees and amounts will be paid out of the initial Borrowing hereunder.

(e) The Administrative Agent and the Lenders shall have received all documentation and other information about the Loan Parties as shall have been reasonably requested by the Administrative Agent or such Lender that it shall have reasonably determined is required by regulatory authorities under applicable “know your customer” and anti-money laundering rules and regulations, including without limitation, the USA Patriot Act.

Immediately upon the satisfaction of the foregoing conditions precedent, the Administrative Agent shall notify the Borrower and the Lenders of the Effective Date, and such notice shall be conclusive and binding. Notwithstanding the foregoing, the obligations of the Lenders to make Loans and of the Issuing Bank to issue Letters of Credit hereunder shall not become effective unless each of the foregoing conditions is satisfied (or waived pursuant to Section 9.02) at or prior to 3:00 p.m., New York City time, on August 1, 2013 (and, in the event such conditions are not so satisfied or waived, the Commitments shall terminate at such time).

SECTION 4.02. Each Credit Event . The obligation of each Lender to make a Loan on the occasion of any Borrowing, and of the Issuing Bank to issue, amend, renew or extend any Letter of Credit, is subject to the satisfaction of the following conditions:

(a) The representations and warranties of the Borrower set forth in this Agreement shall be true and correct in all material respects on and as of the date of such Borrowing or the date of issuance, amendment, renewal or extension of such Letter of Credit, as applicable (except to the extent that any such representation and warranty expressly relates to an earlier date, in which case such representation and warranty shall be true and correct in all material respects as of such earlier date).

(b) At the time of and immediately after giving effect to such Borrowing or the issuance, amendment, renewal or extension of such Letter of Credit, as applicable, no Default or Event of Default shall have occurred and be continuing.

Each Borrowing and each issuance, amendment, renewal or extension of a Letter of Credit shall be deemed to constitute a representation and warranty by the Borrower on the date thereof as to the matters specified in paragraphs (a) and (b) of this Section.

 

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ARTICLE V

Affirmative Covenants

Until the Commitments have expired or been terminated and the principal of and interest on each Loan and all fees and other Obligations payable hereunder shall have been paid in full (other than indemnities and other contingent obligations not then due and payable and as to which no claim has been made) and all Letters of Credit shall have expired or terminated (or have been cash collateralized in accordance with Section 2.06), in each case, without any pending draw, and all LC Disbursements shall have been reimbursed, the Borrower covenants and agrees with the Lenders that:

SECTION 5.01. Financial Statements; Ratings Change and Other Information . The Borrower will furnish to the Administrative Agent (and the Administrative Agent will promptly furnish the same to each Lender):

(a) within 90 days after the end of each fiscal year of the Borrower, its audited consolidated balance sheet and related statements of income, retained earnings and cash flows as of the end of and for such year, setting forth in each case in comparative form the figures for the previous fiscal year, all reported on by Ernst & Young or other independent public accountants of recognized national standing (without a “going concern” or like qualification, commentary or exception and without any qualification or exception as to the scope of such audit) to the effect that such consolidated financial statements present fairly in all material respects the financial condition and results of operations of the Borrower and its consolidated Subsidiaries on a consolidated basis in accordance with GAAP consistently applied;

(b) within 45 days after the end of each of the first three fiscal quarters of each fiscal year of the Borrower, its unaudited consolidated balance sheet and related unaudited statements of income retained earnings and cash flows as of the end of and for such fiscal quarter and the then elapsed portion of the fiscal year, setting forth in each case in comparative form the figures for the corresponding period or periods of (or, in the case of the balance sheet, as of the end of) the previous fiscal year, all certified by a Financial Officer as presenting fairly in all material respects the financial condition and results of operations of the Borrower and its consolidated Subsidiaries on a consolidated basis in accordance with GAAP consistently applied, subject to normal year-end audit adjustments and the absence of footnotes;

(c) concurrently with any delivery of financial statements under clause (a) or (b) above, a compliance certificate in the form attached hereto as Exhibit B , signed by a Financial Officer (i) (x) certifying that, to such Financial Officer’s knowledge, no Default has occurred and is continuing, or (y) specifying the details of any Default that, to such Financial Officer’s knowledge, has occurred and is continuing, and any action taken or proposed to be taken with respect thereto, (ii) setting forth reasonably detailed calculations and computations demonstrating compliance with the applicable Financial Covenants including, without limitation, (x) a listing of the Unencumbered Assets (including any Brixmor LLC Unencumbered Assets and Inland Unencumbered Assets, to the extent included in such calculations and computations), any new Eligible Ground Leases entered into during such quarter, and the Net Operating Income for each of the Unencumbered Assets and (y) schedules of Inland Indebtedness, Brixmor LLC

 

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Indebtedness, Additional Brixmor LLC Indebtedness, and Additional Subsidiary Indebtedness, to the extent included in such calculations and computations, and (iii) stating whether any change in GAAP or in the application thereof has occurred since the date of the audited financial statements referred to in Section 3.04 and, if any such change has occurred, specifying the effect of such change on the financial statements accompanying such certificate;

(d) after the occurrence of a Qualified IPO, a Public Company Exit or an Approved M&A Transaction, promptly after the same become publicly available, copies of all periodic and other reports, proxy statements and other materials filed by the Borrower or any Subsidiary or any applicable Parent Entity with the Securities and Exchange Commission, or any Governmental Authority succeeding to any or all of the functions of said Commission, or with any national securities exchange, and/or distributed by the Borrower or such Parent Entity to its shareholders generally, as the case may be;

(e) after the occurrence of the Debt Rating Pricing Election Date, promptly after Moody’s or S&P shall have announced a change in the rating established or deemed to have been established for the Index Debt, written notice of such rating change; and

(f) promptly following any request therefor, such other information regarding the operations, business affairs and financial condition of the Borrower or any Subsidiary, or compliance with the terms of this Agreement, as the Administrative Agent or any Lender may reasonably request.

After the occurrence of a Qualified IPO, a Public Company Exit or an Approved M&A Transaction, information required to be delivered pursuant to clause (a), (b) or (d) of this Section shall be deemed to have been delivered if such information, or one or more annual or quarterly reports containing such information, shall be available on the website of the SEC at http://www.sec.gov. Information required to be delivered pursuant to this Section may also be delivered by electronic communications pursuant to procedures approved by the Administrative Agent.

SECTION 5.02. Notices of Material Events . The Borrower will furnish to the Administrative Agent (and the Administrative Agent will promptly furnish the same to each Lender) prompt written notice, after an Authorized Officer becomes aware of such event, of the following events:

(a) the occurrence of any Default or Event of Default;

(b) the filing or commencement of any action, suit, investigation or proceeding by or before any arbitrator or Governmental Authority against or affecting the Parent Guarantors, the Borrower or any Subsidiary that, in the good faith judgment of the Borrower, if adversely determined, would reasonably be expected to have a Material Adverse Effect;

(c) the occurrence of any ERISA Event that, alone or together with any other ERISA Events that have occurred, would reasonably be expected to result in liability of the Borrower and its Subsidiaries in an aggregate amount exceeding $50,000,000; and

(d) any Environmental Liability that, in the good faith judgment of the Borrower, has, or would reasonably be expected to have, a Material Adverse Effect.

 

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Each notice delivered under this Section shall be accompanied by a statement of a Financial Officer or other executive officer of the Borrower setting forth the details of the event or development requiring such notice and any action taken or proposed to be taken with respect thereto.

SECTION 5.03. Existence; Conduct of Business; REIT Status . The Borrower will, and will cause each of its Subsidiaries and the Parent Guarantors to, do or cause to be done all things necessary to preserve, renew and keep in full force and effect its legal existence and the rights, licenses, permits, privileges and franchises material to the conduct of its business; provided that the foregoing shall not prohibit any Qualified IPO, Public Company Exit or Approved M&A Transaction; and provided further that this Section 5.03 shall not require the Borrower, any Subsidiary or any Parent Guarantor to preserve or maintain any rights, licenses, permits, privileges or franchises if the Borrower shall reasonably determine that (a) the preservation and maintenance thereof is no longer desirable in the conduct of the business of the Borrower, the Subsidiaries and the Parent Guarantors, taken as a whole, and that the loss thereof is not disadvantageous in any material respect to the Lenders, or (b) the failure to maintain and preserve the same by any Subsidiary would not reasonably be expected, in the aggregate, to have a Material Adverse Effect. The Borrower shall cause the Limited Partner to maintain its REIT status under the Code. The Borrower shall cause the Limited Partner and the General Partner to own substantially all of their properties and assets and shall conduct substantially all of their business activities through the Borrower.

SECTION 5.04. Payment of Obligations . The Borrower will, and will cause each of its Subsidiaries and the Parent Guarantors to, pay its obligations, including Tax liabilities, that, if not paid, could result in a Material Adverse Effect before the same shall become delinquent or in default, except where (i) (a) the validity or amount thereof is being contested in good faith by appropriate proceedings and (b) the Borrower or such Subsidiary has set aside on its books adequate reserves with respect thereto in accordance with GAAP, or (ii) the failure to make payment pending such contest would not reasonably be expected to have a Material Adverse Effect.

SECTION 5.05. Maintenance of Properties; Insurance . The Borrower will, and will cause each of its Subsidiaries and the Parent Guarantors to, (a) keep and maintain all property material to the conduct of its business in good working order and condition, ordinary wear and tear excepted, except to the extent any failure to do so would not reasonably be expected to have a Material Adverse Effect, and (b) maintain (either directly or indirectly by causing its tenants to maintain), with financially sound and reputable insurance companies, insurance in such amounts and against such risks as are customarily maintained by companies engaged in the same or similar businesses operating in the same or similar locations.

SECTION 5.06. Books and Records; Inspection Rights . The Borrower will, and will cause each of its Subsidiaries and the Parent Guarantors to, keep proper books of record and account in which true and correct entries in all material respects are made of all dealings and transactions in relation to its business and activities to the extent required by GAAP. The

 

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Borrower will, and will cause each of its Subsidiaries and the Parent Guarantors to, permit any representatives designated by the Administrative Agent or any Lender, upon reasonable prior notice, to visit and inspect its properties, to examine and make extracts from its books and records, and to discuss its affairs, finances and condition with its officers and independent accountants (in the presence of an officer of the Borrower), all at such reasonable times during normal business hours and as often as reasonably requested. Absent an Event of Default, only two such visits per calendar year shall be at the Borrower’s expense.

SECTION 5.07. Compliance with Laws . The Borrower will, and will cause each of its Subsidiaries and the Parent Guarantors to, comply with all laws, rules, regulations and orders of any Governmental Authority applicable to it or its property, including Environmental Laws, except where the failure to do so, individually or in the aggregate, would not reasonably be expected to have a Material Adverse Effect.

SECTION 5.08. Use of Proceeds and Letters of Credit . The proceeds of the Loans will be used only for, and Letters of Credit will be issued only to support, (i) the repayment of existing Indebtedness of the Borrower and its Subsidiaries and (ii) general corporate purposes of the Borrower, including, but not limited to, the funding of acquisitions, investments, redevelopments, expansions, renovations, construction, capital expenditures and working capital needs. No part of the proceeds of any Loan will be used, whether directly or indirectly, for any purpose that entails a violation of any of the Regulations of the Board, including Regulations T, U and X.

SECTION 5.09. [Reserved]

SECTION 5.10. Addition and Release of Guaranties .

(a) Additional Subsidiary Guaranties . If (x) the Borrower does not have an Investment Grade Rating and (y) one or more direct or indirect Subsidiaries of the Borrower (other than Brixmor LLC or any direct or indirect subsidiary thereof) that owns or ground leases any Excluded Unencumbered Assets incurs any Additional Subsidiary Indebtedness, then, at the option of the Borrower, either (1) each borrower or guarantor of such Indebtedness shall become an Additional Subsidiary Guarantor hereunder or (2) (i) such Additional Subsidiary Indebtedness shall be treated as Secured Indebtedness for purposes of calculating the Financial Covenants and (ii) any Acquisition Asset, Land, Operating Property or Asset Under Development owned directly or indirectly by each borrower or guarantor of such Additional Subsidiary Indebtedness shall not be considered an “Unencumbered Asset” for purposes of calculating the Financial Covenants (any such Unencumbered Assets so excluded shall be referred to in this Agreement collectively as “ Excluded Unencumbered Assets ”). Upon a subsequent Investment Grade Rating Event, and so long as the Borrower maintains an Investment Grade Rating and no Event of Default then exists, the Subsidiary Guaranty of any such Additional Subsidiary Guarantor will be released (and, for the avoidance of doubt, such Subsidiary Guaranty shall be promptly reinstated in a manner satisfactory to the Administrative Agent if the Borrower has failed to maintain an Investment Grade Rating and such Subsidiary Guaranty is otherwise required by this Section 5.10(a)), any such Additional Subsidiary Indebtedness will no longer be treated as Secured Indebtedness and each such Excluded Unencumbered Asset will be eligible to be treated as an “Unencumbered Asset” for purposes of calculating the Financial Covenants.

 

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(b) Brixmor LLC Guaranty . If (x) the Borrower does not have an Investment Grade Rating, (y) Brixmor LLC or any direct or indirect subsidiary thereof that owns or ground leases a Brixmor LLC Unencumbered Asset (a “ Brixmor LLC Subsidiary ”) incurs any Additional Brixmor LLC Indebtedness, and (z) the Borrower has made the Brixmor LLC Election while the Initial Financial Covenants are applicable, then, at the option of the Borrower, either (1) Brixmor LLC (only to the extent that Brixmor LLC is a borrower or guarantor of such Additional Brixmor LLC Indebtedness) or such Brixmor LLC Subsidiary thereof that is a borrower or guarantor on such Additional Brixmor LLC Indebtedness shall provide a Subsidiary Guaranty hereunder or (2) (i) such Additional Brixmor LLC Indebtedness shall be treated as Secured Indebtedness for purposes of calculating the Initial Financial Covenants subject to the Brixmor LLC Election and (ii) any Acquisition Asset, Land, Operating Property or Asset Under Development owned directly or indirectly by Brixmor LLC or such Brixmor LLC Subsidiary that is the borrower or guarantor of such Additional Brixmor LLC Indebtedness shall not be considered a “Brixmor LLC Unencumbered Asset” for purposes of the Financial Covenants. Upon a subsequent Investment Grade Rating Event, and so long as the Borrower maintains an Investment Grade Rating and no Event of Default then exists, any such Subsidiary Guaranty will be released (and, for the avoidance of doubt, such Subsidiary Guaranty shall be promptly reinstated in a manner satisfactory to the Administrative Agent if the Borrower has failed to maintain an Investment Grade Rating and such Subsidiary Guaranty is otherwise required by this Section 5.10(b)), any such Additional Brixmor LLC Indebtedness will no longer be treated as Secured Indebtedness and any such Acquisition Asset, Land, Operating Property or Asset Under Development will be eligible to be treated as a “Brixmor LLC Unencumbered Asset” for purposes of the Financial Covenants.

(c) Release of Subsidiary Guaranties from Material Subsidiary Guarantors . The Subsidiary Guaranty provided by each Material Subsidiary Guarantor shall be automatically terminated upon the occurrence of any of the following, so long as no Event of Default has occurred and is continuing at such time:

(i) the Public Company Financial Covenant Election Date has occurred;

(ii) an Investment Grade Rating Event has occurred (and regardless of whether the Borrower thereafter fails to maintain such Investment Grade Rating); or

(iii) the Borrower has issued corporate bonds in the principal amount of at least $200,000,000 that rank pari passu with the Obligations (whether new or in exchange for the Brixmor LLC Indebtedness) and such corporate bonds are not guaranteed by the Material Subsidiary Guarantors.

(d) Instruments of Release . The Administrative Agent shall, at the request and expense of the Borrower and without the need for any consent or approval by the Lenders, execute and deliver an instrument of release to evidence any release of Guaranty described in this Section 5.10 in a form reasonably acceptable to the Borrower and the Administrative Agent.

 

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ARTICLE VI

Negative Covenants

Until the Commitments have expired or terminated and the principal of and interest on each Loan and all fees and other Obligations payable hereunder have been paid in full (other than indemnities and other contingent obligations not then due and payable and as to which no claim has been made) and all Letters of Credit shall have expired or terminated (or have been cash collateralized in accordance with Section 2.06), in each case, without any pending draw, and all LC Disbursements shall have been reimbursed, the Borrower covenants and agrees with the Lenders that:

SECTION 6.01. Financial Covenants .

(a) Initial Financial Covenants . From the Effective Date until the Public Company Financial Covenant Election Date, as of the last day of any fiscal quarter of the Borrower, commencing with the fiscal quarter ended September 30, 2013, the Borrower shall not permit:

(i) Maximum Leverage Ratio . Total Outstanding Indebtedness minus Balance Sheet Cash to exceed 65% of Total Asset Value.

(ii) Maximum Secured Leverage Ratio . Total Secured Indebtedness minus Balance Sheet Cash to exceed 55% of Total Asset Value.

(iii) Maximum Unsecured Leverage Ratio . The sum of (A) Total Unsecured Indebtedness (other than Brixmor LLC Indebtedness and, if applicable, Additional Brixmor LLC Indebtedness unless, in each case, the Borrower has made the Brixmor LLC Election) plus (B) on and after the Inland Repurchase Date, Inland Indebtedness minus (C) all Unrestricted Cash and cash from like-kind exchanges to exceed 65% of the sum of (x) Unencumbered Asset Value (other than Unencumbered Asset Value attributable to Brixmor LLC Unencumbered Assets, to the extent there is any Brixmor LLC Indebtedness or Additional Brixmor LLC Indebtedness outstanding unless the Borrower has made the Brixmor LLC Election, in which case the Unencumbered Asset Value of the Brixmor LLC Unencumbered Assets will be included) plus (y) on and after the Inland Repurchase Date, Inland Unencumbered Asset Value.

(iv) Minimum Fixed Charge Coverage Ratio . Total Net Operating Income minus the aggregate Capital Expenditure Reserve for each Operating Property to be less than 1.5 times Fixed Charges, all based on the most recent six (6) months for which the Borrower has reported financial results pursuant to Section 5.01, annualized.

(v) Minimum Tangible Net Worth . The sum of (x) Total Asset Value plus (y) Balance Sheet Cash minus (z) Total Outstanding Indebtedness (“ Tangible Net Worth ”) to be less than $4,033,855,798.

 

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(vi) Minimum Unsecured Debt Yield Ratio . The sum of (A) the aggregate Net Operating Income from Unencumbered Assets (other than Net Operating Income attributable to Brixmor LLC Unencumbered Assets, to the extent there is any Brixmor LLC Indebtedness or Additional Brixmor LLC Indebtedness outstanding unless the Borrower has made the Brixmor LLC Election, in which case the Net Operating Income attributable to the Brixmor LLC Unencumbered Assets will be included) plus (B) on and after the Inland Repurchase Date, the aggregate Net Operating Income from Inland Unencumbered Assets divided by the amount equal to the sum of (x) Total Unsecured Indebtedness (other than Brixmor LLC Indebtedness and, if applicable, Additional Brixmor LLC Indebtedness unless, in each case, the Borrower has made the Brixmor LLC Election) plus (y) on and after the Inland Repurchase Date, Inland Indebtedness minus (z) all Unrestricted Cash and cash from like-kind exchanges, to be less than 9.5%.

(b) Public Company Financial Covenants . From and after the Public Company Financial Covenant Election Date, as of the last day of any fiscal quarter of the Borrower, the Borrower shall not permit:

(i) Maximum Leverage Ratio . Total Outstanding Indebtedness minus Balance Sheet Cash to exceed 60% of Total Asset Value.

(ii) Minimum Fixed Charge Coverage Ratio . Total Net Operating Income minus the aggregate Capital Expenditure Reserve for each Operating Property to be less than 1.5 times Fixed Charges, all based on the most recent six (6) months for which the Borrower has reported financial results pursuant to Section 5.01, annualized.

(iii) Maximum Secured Leverage Ratio . Total Secured Indebtedness minus Balance Sheet Cash to exceed 40% of Total Asset Value.

(iv) Maximum Unsecured Leverage Ratio . Total Unsecured Indebtedness minus all Unrestricted Cash and cash from like-kind exchanges to exceed 60% of Unencumbered Asset Value.

(v) Minimum Tangible Net Worth . Tangible Net Worth to be less than $4,033,855,798; provided that the Borrower shall not be required to comply with the foregoing covenant from and after the date that is the earlier to occur of (1) an Investment Grade Rating Event or (2) the consummation of a Qualified IPO.

(c) Calculation of Financial Covenants . For purposes of calculating the Financial Covenants under this Agreement:

(i) for any period, the Financial Covenants shall be calculated based upon the most recent quarter-end financial statements of the Borrower delivered pursuant to Section 5.01, on a pro forma basis, giving effect to any asset disposition or acquisition or any incurrence, retirement or extinguishment of Indebtedness during such period, in each case, with such asset disposition or acquisition or such incurrence, retirement or extinguishment of Indebtedness being deemed to have occurred as of the first day of the period for which such Financial Covenants are being determined;

 

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(ii) the Initial Financial Covenants set forth in Sections 6.01(a)(i), (ii), (iv) and (v) and the Public Company Financial Covenants set forth in Sections 6.01(b)(i), (ii), (iii) and (v), with respect to any Investment Affiliate or any Non-Wholly-Owned Subsidiary shall be calculated in a manner such that only the Ownership Share of the applicable Investment Affiliate or Non-Wholly-Owned Subsidiary shall be taken into account, so that the Borrower will be credited (or debited, if applicable) with its pro rata share of the appropriate components that are included in the calculation of such Financial Covenants; and

(iii) notwithstanding the foregoing, (i) the Ownership Share of the Inland Entities will be deemed to be 100% notwithstanding the fact that Residual owns less than 100% of the Inland Entities, and (ii) the Ownership Share of Excel Realty Partners, L.P. will be deemed to be 100% notwithstanding the fact that Brixmor LLC owns less than 100% of Excel Realty Partners, L.P.

SECTION 6.02. Fundamental Changes . (a) The Borrower will not, and will not permit any Subsidiary or any Parent Guarantor to, merge into or consolidate with any other Person, or permit any other Person to merge into or consolidate with it, or sell, transfer, lease or otherwise dispose of (in one transaction or in a series of transactions) all or substantially all of their consolidated assets (including all or substantially all of the Equity Interests in the Subsidiaries) (in each case, whether now owned or hereafter acquired), or liquidate or dissolve; provided that, the following events shall be permitted without the consent of the Lenders: (i) any Person may merge into the Borrower or any Parent Guarantor or Parent Entity in a transaction in which the Borrower or such Parent Guarantor or Parent Entity is the surviving corporation (or, if the Borrower or such Parent Guarantor or such Parent Entity is not the survivor, the Required Lenders have consented to such transaction), (ii) any Person may merge into any Subsidiary in a transaction in which the surviving entity is a Subsidiary, (iii) any Subsidiary may liquidate or dissolve or sell, transfer, lease or otherwise dispose of its assets to the Borrower or to another Subsidiary, (iv) any Subsidiary (other than a Material Subsidiary) may liquidate or dissolve or merge into, or sell, transfer, lease or otherwise dispose of its assets to, another Person if the Borrower determines in good faith that such liquidation or dissolution, merger or disposition is in the best interests of the Borrower and is not materially disadvantageous to the Lenders, and (v) the Borrower or a Parent Entity may consummate a Qualified IPO or a Public Company Exit; and provided further that only the approval of the Required Lenders, without the payment of any fees by the Borrower, shall be required for (x) the merger or consolidation of the Borrower or a Parent Entity into a Public Vehicle that would result in a Change in Control or (y) an Approved M&A Transaction.

(b) The Borrower will not, and will not permit the Parent Guarantors or any of its Subsidiaries to, engage to any material extent in any business other than businesses of the type conducted by the Parent Guarantors and the Borrower and its Subsidiaries on the Effective Date and businesses reasonably related thereto.

 

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SECTION 6.03. Restricted Payments . If an Event of Default under Section 7.01(a) or (b) has occurred and is continuing, the Borrower will not declare or make, or agree to pay or make, directly or indirectly, any Restricted Payments in excess of the minimum amount necessary under the Code for the Limited Partner to maintain its status as a REIT and to avoid any tax under Section 4981 of the Code.

SECTION 6.04. Transactions with Affiliates . The Borrower will not, and will not permit any of its Subsidiaries or the Parent Guarantor to, sell, lease or otherwise transfer any property or assets to, or purchase, lease or otherwise acquire any property or assets from, or otherwise engage in any other transactions with, any of its Affiliates, except (a) upon fair and reasonable terms which are not materially less favorable to the Borrower or such Subsidiary or Parent Guarantor than could be obtained on an arm’s-length basis from unrelated third parties, (b) transactions solely between or among Parent Guarantors, the Borrower and Wholly-Owned Subsidiaries, (c) transactions pursuant to agreements and arrangements described on Schedule 6.04 , (d) the issuance of equity securities to Affiliates, (e) compensation, bonus and benefit arrangements with employees, officers, directors and trustees of the Borrower, its Subsidiaries or the Parent Guarantors that are customary in the industry or are in the ordinary course consistent with past practices, and (f) the transfer or distribution of assets to the direct or indirect shareholders of the Limited Partner and/or the contribution of assets to the Borrower or the Limited Partner and the issuance by the Borrower of membership units in exchange therefor, all in connection with a Qualified IPO.

SECTION 6.05. Sanctions Laws and Regulations . (a) The Borrower shall not, directly or indirectly, use the proceeds of the Loans, or lend, contribute or otherwise make available such proceeds to any Subsidiary, joint venture partner or other person or entity (i) to fund any activities or business of or with any Designated Person, or in any country or territory, that at the time of such funding is the subject of any sanctions under any Sanctions Laws and Regulations , or (ii) in any other manner that would result in a violation of any Sanctions Laws and Regulations by any party to this Agreement.

(b) None of the funds or assets of the Borrower that are used to pay any amount due pursuant to this Agreement shall constitute funds obtained from transactions with or relating to Designated Persons or countries which are the subject of sanctions under any Sanctions Laws and Regulations.

SECTION 6.06. Changes in Fiscal Periods . Unless required by a law, regulation or order of a Governmental Authority, the Borrower will not (i) permit the fiscal year of the Borrower to end on a day other than December 31 or (ii) change the Borrower’s method of determining fiscal quarters; provided that if such change is required by such law, regulation or order, the Borrower shall give the Administrative Agent and the Lenders prior written notice of such change.

 

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ARTICLE VII

Events of Default

SECTION 7.01. Events of Default .

If any of the following events (“ Events of Default ”) shall occur:

(a) the Borrower shall fail to pay any principal of any Loan or any reimbursement obligation in respect of any LC Disbursement when and as the same shall become due and payable, whether at the due date thereof or at a date fixed for prepayment thereof or otherwise;

(b) the Borrower shall fail to pay any interest on any Loan or any fee or any other amount (other than an amount referred to in clause (a) of this Article) payable under this Agreement or any other Loan Document, when and as the same shall become due and payable, and such failure shall continue unremedied for a period of five (5) Business Days;

(c) any representation or warranty made or deemed made by or on behalf of the Borrower or any other Loan Party in or in connection with this Agreement and the other Loan Documents or any amendment or modification hereof or waiver hereunder or thereunder, or in any report, certificate, financial statement or other document furnished pursuant to or in connection with this Agreement or any amendment or modification hereof or waiver hereunder or thereunder, shall prove to have been incorrect in any material respect when made or deemed made;

(d) the Borrower shall fail to observe or perform any covenant, condition or agreement contained in Article VI;

(e) the Borrower shall fail to observe or perform any covenant, condition or agreement contained in this Agreement (other than those specified in clause (a), (b) or (d) of this Article), and such failure shall continue without being remedied for a period of thirty (30) days after notice thereof from the Administrative Agent or the Required Lenders to the Borrower;

(f) the Borrower or any of its Subsidiaries or any Parent Guarantor shall fail to make any payment (whether of principal or interest and regardless of amount) in respect of any Material Indebtedness, when and as the same shall become due and payable and after the expiration of all grace or cure periods (provided that the failure to pay any such Indebtedness shall not constitute a Default so long as the Borrower or its Subsidiaries or such Parent Guarantor is diligently contesting the payment of the same by appropriate legal proceedings and the Borrower or its Subsidiaries or such Parent Guarantor have set aside, in a manner reasonably satisfactory to Administrative Agent, a sufficient reserve to repay such Indebtedness plus all accrued interest thereon calculated at the default rate thereunder and costs of enforcement in the event of an adverse outcome);

(g) any event or condition occurs that results in any Material Indebtedness becoming due prior to its scheduled maturity or that enables or permits (after the giving of all notices and the expiration of all grace periods) the holder or holders of any Material Indebtedness or any trustee or agent on its or their behalf to cause any Material Indebtedness to become due, or to require the prepayment, repurchase, redemption or defeasance thereof, prior to its scheduled maturity; provided that this clause (g) shall not apply to Material Indebtedness that is Secured Indebtedness and that becomes due as a result of the voluntary sale or transfer of the property or assets securing such Material Indebtedness (provided that the failure to pay any such Indebtedness shall not constitute a Default so long as the Borrower or its Subsidiaries or such

 

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Parent Guarantor is diligently contesting the payment of the same by appropriate legal proceedings and the Borrower or its Subsidiaries or such Parent Guarantor have set aside, in a manner reasonably satisfactory to Administrative Agent, a sufficient reserve to repay such Indebtedness plus all accrued interest thereon calculated at the default rate thereunder and costs of enforcement in the event of an adverse outcome);

(h) an involuntary proceeding shall be commenced or an involuntary petition shall be filed seeking (i) liquidation, reorganization or other relief in respect of the Borrower, a Parent Guarantor or any Material Subsidiary or its debts, or of a substantial part of its assets, under any Federal, state or foreign bankruptcy, insolvency, receivership or similar law now or hereafter in effect or (ii) the appointment of a receiver, trustee, custodian, sequestrator, conservator or similar official for the Borrower, a Parent Guarantor or any Material Subsidiary or for a substantial part of its assets, and, in any such case, such proceeding or petition shall continue undismissed for 60 days or an order or decree approving or ordering any of the foregoing shall be entered;

(i) the Borrower, a Parent Guarantor or any Material Subsidiary shall (i) voluntarily commence any proceeding or file any petition seeking liquidation, reorganization or other relief under any Federal, state or foreign bankruptcy, insolvency, receivership or similar law now or hereafter in effect, (ii) consent to the institution of, or fail to contest in a timely and appropriate manner, any proceeding or petition described in clause (h) of this Article, (iii) apply for or consent to the appointment of a receiver, trustee, custodian, sequestrator, conservator or similar official for the Borrower, a Parent Guarantor or any Material Subsidiary or for a substantial part of its assets, (iv) file an answer admitting the material allegations of a petition filed against it in any such proceeding, (v) make a general assignment for the benefit of creditors or (vi) take any action for the purpose of effecting any of the foregoing;

(j) the Borrower, a Parent Guarantor or any Material Subsidiary shall become unable, admit in writing its inability or fail generally to pay its debts as they become due;

(k) the Borrower, a Parent Guarantor or any Material Subsidiary shall fail within sixty (60) days to pay, bond or otherwise discharge any judgments or orders for the payment of money (not covered by insurance as to which the insurer has been notified of such judgment or order and has not issued a notice denying coverage thereof) in an amount which, when added to all other judgments or orders outstanding against the Borrower, a Parent Guarantor or any Material Subsidiary would exceed $50,000,000 in the aggregate, which have not been stayed on appeal or otherwise appropriately contested in good faith;

(l) the Borrower or any other Loan Party shall disavow, revoke or terminate (or attempt to terminate) any Loan Document to which it is a party or shall otherwise challenge or contest in any action, suit or proceeding in any court or before any Governmental Authority the validity or enforceability of this Agreement, a Guaranty or any other Loan Document; or this Agreement, a Guaranty or any other Loan Document shall cease to be in full force and effect (except as a result of the express terms thereof);

(m) an ERISA Event shall have occurred that, when taken together with all other ERISA Events that have occurred, could reasonably be expected to result in liability of the Borrower and its Subsidiaries in an aggregate amount exceeding (i) $50,000,000; or

 

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(n) a Change in Control shall occur, other than as a result of a Qualified IPO, Public Company Exit or Approved M&A Transaction;

then, and in every such event (other than an event with respect to the Borrower described in clause (h) or (i) of this Article), and at any time thereafter during the continuance of such event, the Administrative Agent shall, at the request of the Required Lenders, by notice to the Borrower, take either or both of the following actions, at the same or different times: (i) terminate the Commitments, and thereupon the Commitments shall terminate immediately, and (ii) declare the Loans then outstanding to be due and payable in whole (or in part, in which case any principal not so declared to be due and payable may thereafter be declared to be due and payable), and thereupon the principal of the Loans so declared to be due and payable, together with accrued interest thereon and all fees and other obligations of the Borrower accrued hereunder, shall become due and payable immediately, without presentment, demand, protest or other notice of any kind, all of which are hereby waived by the Borrower; and in case of any event with respect to the Borrower described in clause (h) or (i) of this Article, the Commitments shall automatically terminate and the principal of the Loans then outstanding, together with accrued interest thereon and all fees and other obligations of the Borrower accrued hereunder, shall automatically become due and payable, without presentment, demand, protest or other notice of any kind, all of which are hereby waived by the Borrower.

SECTION 7.02. Distribution of Payments after Default . In the event that following the occurrence or during the continuance of any Event of Default, the Administrative Agent or any Lender, as the case may be, receives any monies in connection with the enforcement of any the Loan Documents, such monies shall be distributed for application as follows:

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

(b) Second, to pay any fees or expense reimbursements then due to the Lenders from the Loan Parties;

(c) Third to pay interest then due and payable on the Loans and unreimbursed LC Disbursements ratably;

(d) Fourth, to prepay principal on the Loans and unreimbursed LC Disbursements ratably;

(e) Fifth, to pay an amount to the Administrative Agent equal to one hundred two percent (102%) of the aggregate undrawn face amount of all outstanding Letters of Credit and the aggregate amount of any unreimbursed LC Disbursements, to be held as cash collateral for such Obligations;

 

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(f) Sixth, to payment of any amounts owing with respect to indemnification provisions of the Loan Documents;

(g) Seventh, to the payment of any other Obligation due to the Administrative Agent or any Lender; and

(h) Eighth, to the Borrower or whoever may be legally entitled thereto.

ARTICLE VIII

The Administrative Agent

Each of the Lenders and the Issuing Bank hereby irrevocably appoints the Administrative Agent as its agent and authorizes the Administrative Agent to take such actions on its behalf and to exercise such powers as are delegated to the Administrative Agent by the terms hereof, together with such actions and powers as are reasonably incidental thereto.

The bank serving as the Administrative Agent hereunder shall have the same rights and powers in its capacity as a Lender as any other Lender and may exercise the same as though it were not the Administrative Agent, and such bank and its Affiliates may accept deposits from, lend money to and generally engage in any kind of business with the Borrower or any Subsidiary or other Affiliate thereof as if it were not the Administrative Agent hereunder.

The Administrative Agent shall not have any duties or obligations except those expressly set forth herein. Without limiting the generality of the foregoing, (a) the Administrative Agent shall not be subject to any fiduciary or other implied duties, regardless of whether a Default has occurred and is continuing, (b) the Administrative Agent shall not have any duty to take any discretionary action or exercise any discretionary powers, except discretionary rights and powers expressly contemplated hereby that the Administrative Agent is required to exercise in writing as directed by the Required Lenders (or such other number or percentage of the Lenders as shall be necessary under the circumstances as provided in Section 9.02), and (c) except as expressly set forth herein, the Administrative Agent shall not have any duty to disclose, and shall not be liable for the failure to disclose, any information relating to the Borrower or any of its Subsidiaries that is communicated to or obtained by the bank serving as Administrative Agent or any of its Affiliates in any capacity. The Administrative Agent shall not be liable for any action taken or not taken by it with the consent or at the request of the Required Lenders (or such other number or percentage of the Lenders as shall be necessary under the circumstances as provided in Section 9.02) or in the absence of its own gross negligence or willful misconduct. The Administrative Agent shall not be deemed to have knowledge of any Default unless and until written notice thereof is given to the Administrative Agent by the Borrower or a Lender, and the Administrative Agent shall not be responsible for or have any duty to ascertain or inquire into (i) any statement, warranty or representation made in or in connection with this Agreement, (ii) the contents of any certificate, report or other document delivered hereunder or in connection herewith, (iii) the performance or observance of any of the covenants, agreements or other terms

 

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or conditions set forth herein, (iv) the validity, enforceability, effectiveness or genuineness of this Agreement or any other agreement, instrument or document, or (v) the satisfaction of any condition set forth in Article IV or elsewhere herein, other than to confirm receipt of items expressly required to be delivered to the Administrative Agent.

The Administrative Agent shall be entitled to rely upon, and shall not incur any liability for relying upon, any notice, request, certificate, consent, statement, instrument, document or other writing believed by it to be genuine and to have been signed or sent by the proper Person. The Administrative Agent also may rely upon any statement made to it orally or by telephone and believed by it to be made by the proper Person, and shall not incur any liability for relying thereon. The Administrative Agent may consult with legal counsel (who may be counsel for the Borrower), independent accountants and other experts selected by it, and shall not be liable for any action taken or not taken by it in accordance with the advice of any such counsel, accountants or experts.

The Administrative Agent may perform any and all its duties and exercise its rights and powers by or through any one or more sub-agents appointed by the Administrative Agent. The Administrative Agent and any such sub-agent may perform any and all its duties and exercise its rights and powers through their respective Related Parties. The exculpatory provisions of the preceding paragraphs shall apply to any such sub-agent and to the Related Parties of the Administrative Agent and any such sub-agent, and shall apply to their respective activities in connection with the syndication of the credit facilities provided for herein as well as activities as Administrative Agent.

Subject to the appointment and acceptance of a successor Administrative Agent as provided in this paragraph, (a) the Administrative Agent may resign at any time by notifying the Lenders, the Issuing Bank and the Borrower and (b) the Required Lenders may by written notice to the Administrative Agent and the Borrower remove the Administrative Agent for its gross negligence or willful misconduct as determined by a court of competent jurisdiction. Upon any such resignation or removal, the Required Lenders shall have the right, subject to the consent of the Borrower (so long as no Event of Default under Section 7.01(a), (b), (h) or (i) has occurred and is continuing at such time), to appoint a successor. If no successor shall have been so appointed by the Required Lenders and shall have accepted such appointment within 30 days after the retiring or removed Administrative Agent gives notice of its resignation or is removed, then the retiring or removed Administrative Agent may, on behalf of the Lenders and the Issuing Bank, appoint a successor Administrative Agent which shall be a Lender. Upon the acceptance of its appointment as Administrative Agent hereunder by a successor, such successor shall succeed to and become vested with all the rights, powers, privileges and duties of the retiring or removed Administrative Agent, and the retiring or removed Administrative Agent shall be discharged from its duties and obligations hereunder. The fees payable by the Borrower to a successor Administrative Agent shall be the same as those payable to its predecessor unless otherwise agreed between the Borrower and such successor. After the Administrative Agent’s resignation hereunder, the provisions of this Article and Section 9.03 shall continue in effect for the benefit of such retiring Administrative Agent, its sub agents and their respective Related Parties in respect of any actions taken or omitted to be taken by any of them while it was acting as Administrative Agent.

 

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Each Lender acknowledges and agrees that the extensions of credit made hereunder are commercial loans and letters of credit and not investments in a business enterprise or securities. Each Lender further represents that it is engaged in making, acquiring or holding commercial loans in the ordinary course of its business and 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 Agreement as a Lender, and to make, acquire or hold Loans hereunder. Each Lender shall, independently and without reliance upon the Administrative Agent or any other Lender and based on such documents and information (which may contain material, non-public information within the meaning of the United States securities laws concerning the Borrower and its Affiliates) as it shall from time to time deem appropriate, continue to make its own decisions in taking or not taking action under or based upon this Agreement, any related agreement or any document furnished hereunder or thereunder and in deciding whether or to the extent to which it will continue as a lender or assign or otherwise transfer its rights, interests and obligations hereunder.

ARTICLE IX

Miscellaneous

SECTION 9.01. Notices . (a) Except in the case of notices and other communications expressly permitted to be given by telephone (and subject to paragraph (b) below), all notices and other communications provided for herein shall be in writing and shall be delivered by hand or overnight courier service, mailed by certified or registered mail or sent by telecopy, as follows:

(i) if to the Borrower, to it at 420 Lexington Avenue, New York, NY 10170, Attention of Michael Pappagallo, President and Chief Financial Officer, and Steven Siegel, General Counsel (Telecopy No. (212) 869-9585);

(ii) if to the Administrative Agent, to JPMorgan Chase Bank, N.A., Loan and Agency Services Group, 500 Stanton Christiana Road, Ops Building 2, 3rd Floor, Newark, DE 19713-2107, Attention of Taieshia Reefer (Telecopy No. (302) 634-4733), with a copy to JPMorgan Chase Bank, N.A., 383 Madison Avenue, 24th Floor, New York, NY 10179, Attention of Mohammad S. Hasan (Telecopy No. (646) 328-3040);

(iii) if to the Issuing Bank, to it at JPMorgan Chase Bank, N.A., 500 Stanton Christiana Road, Ops Building 2, 3rd Floor, Newark, DE 19713-2107, Attention of Taieshia Reefer (Telecopy No. (302) 634-4733), with a copy to JPMorgan Chase Bank, N.A., 383 Madison Avenue, 24th Floor, New York, NY 10179, Attention of Mohammad S. Hasan (Telecopy No. (646) 328-3040);

(iv) if to the Swingline Lender, to it at JPMorgan Chase Bank, N.A., 500 Stanton Christiana Road, Ops Building 2, 3rd Floor, Newark, DE 19713-2107, Attention of Taieshia Reefer (Telecopy No. (302) 634-4733), with a copy to JPMorgan Chase Bank, N.A., 383 Madison Avenue, 24th Floor, New York, NY 10179, Attention of Mohammad S. Hasan (Telecopy No. (646) 328-3040); and

 

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(v) if to any other Lender, to it at its address (or telecopy number) set forth in its Administrative Questionnaire.

Notices sent by hand or overnight courier service, or mailed by certified or registered mail, shall be deemed to have been given when received; notices sent by facsimile shall be deemed to have been given when sent (except that, if not given during normal business hours for the recipient, shall be deemed to have been given at the opening of business on the next business day for the recipient). Notices delivered through Electronic Systems, to the extent provided in paragraph (b) below, shall be effective as provided in said paragraph (b).

(b) Notices and other communications to the Lenders and the Issuing Bank hereunder may be delivered or furnished by using Electronic Systems pursuant to procedures approved by the Administrative Agent; provided that the foregoing shall not apply to notices pursuant to Article II 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.

Unless the Administrative Agent otherwise prescribes, (i) notices and other communications sent to an e-mail address shall be deemed received upon the sender’s receipt of an acknowledgement from the intended recipient (such as by the “return receipt requested” function, as available, return e-mail or other written acknowledgement), and (ii) notices or communications posted to an Internet or intranet website shall be deemed received upon the deemed receipt by the intended recipient, at its e-mail address as described in the foregoing clause (i), of notification that such notice or communication is available and identifying the website address therefor; provided that, for both clauses (i) and (ii) above, if such notice, email or other communication is not sent during the normal business hours of the recipient, such notice or communication shall be deemed to have been sent at the opening of business on the next business day for the recipient.

(c) Any party hereto may change its address or telecopy number for notices and other communications hereunder by notice to the other parties hereto. All notices and other communications given to any party hereto in accordance with the provisions of this Agreement shall be deemed to have been given on the date of receipt.

(d) Electronic Systems.

(i) Each Loan Party agrees that the Administrative Agent may, but shall not be obligated to, make Communications (as defined below) available to the Issuing Banks and the other Lenders by posting the Communications on Debt Domain, Intralinks, Syndtrak, ClearPar or a substantially similar Electronic System.

(ii) Any Electronic System used by the Administrative Agent is provided “as is” and “as available.” The Agent Parties (as defined below) do not warrant the adequacy of such Electronic Systems and expressly disclaim liability for errors or omissions in the Communications. No warranty of any kind, express, implied or statutory, including, without limitation, any warranty

 

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of merchantability, fitness for a particular purpose, non-infringement of third-party rights or freedom from viruses or other code defects, is made by any Agent Party in connection with the Communications or any Electronic System. In no event shall the Administrative Agent or any of its Related Parties (collectively, the “ Agent Parties ”) have any liability to the Borrower or the other Loan Parties, any Lender, the Issuing Bank or any other Person or entity for damages of any kind, including, without limitation, direct or indirect, special, incidental or consequential damages, losses or expenses (whether in tort, contract or otherwise) arising out of the Borrower’s, any Loan Party’s or the Administrative Agent’s transmission of communications through an Electronic System other than as a result of willful misconduct or gross negligence by such Person as determined by a final, non-appealable order of a court of competent jurisdiction. “ Communications ” means, collectively, any notice, demand, communication, information, document or other material provided by or on behalf of any Loan Party pursuant to any Loan Document or the transactions contemplated therein which is distributed by the Administrative Agent, any Lender or any Issuing Bank by means of electronic communications pursuant to this Section, including through an Electronic System.

SECTION 9.02. Waivers; Amendments . (a) No failure or delay by the Administrative Agent, the Issuing Bank or any Lender in exercising any right or power hereunder shall operate as a waiver thereof, nor shall any single or partial exercise of any such right or power, or any abandonment or discontinuance of steps to enforce such a right or power, preclude any other or further exercise thereof or the exercise of any other right or power. The rights and remedies of the Administrative Agent, the Issuing Bank and the Lenders hereunder are cumulative and are not exclusive of any rights or remedies that they would otherwise have. No waiver of any provision of this Agreement or consent to any departure by the Borrower therefrom shall in any event be effective unless the same shall be permitted by paragraph (b) of this Section, and then such waiver or consent shall be effective only in the specific instance and for the purpose for which given. Without limiting the generality of the foregoing, the making of a Loan or issuance of a Letter of Credit shall not be construed as a waiver of any Default, regardless of whether the Administrative Agent, any Lender or the Issuing Bank may have had notice or knowledge of such Default at the time.

(b) Subject to Section 2.20(b), neither this Agreement nor any provision hereof may be waived, amended or modified except pursuant to an agreement or agreements in writing entered into by the Borrower and the Required Lenders or by the Borrower and the Administrative Agent with the consent of the Required Lenders; provided that no such agreement shall (i) increase the Commitment of any Lender without the written consent of such Lender, (ii) reduce the principal amount of any Loan or LC Disbursement or reduce the rate of interest thereon, or reduce any fees payable hereunder, without the written consent of each Lender affected thereby, (iii) except as provided in Section 2.21, postpone the scheduled date of payment of the principal amount of any Loan or LC Disbursement, or any interest thereon, or any fees payable hereunder, or reduce the amount of, waive or excuse any such payment, or postpone the scheduled date of expiration of any Commitment, without the written consent of each Lender affected thereby, (iv) change Section 2.18(b) or (c) or Section 7.02 in a manner that would alter the pro rata sharing of payments required thereby, without the written consent of each Lender, (v) change any of the provisions of this Section or the definition of “Required Lenders” or any other provision hereof specifying the number or percentage of Lenders required to waive, amend or modify any rights hereunder or make any determination or grant any consent hereunder, without the written

 

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consent of each Lender, (vi) reduce the percentage specified in the definition of “Required Facility Lenders” with respect to any Facility without the written consent of all Lenders under such Facility, or (vii) release either of the Parent Guarantors from its obligations under the Parent Guaranty, or release any of the other Guarantors from their obligations under the Subsidiary Guaranty (except as otherwise provided in Section 5.10), in each case, without the written consent of each Lender; provided further that (x) no such agreement shall amend, modify or otherwise affect the rights or duties of the Administrative Agent, the Issuing Bank or the Swingline Lender hereunder without the prior written consent of the Administrative Agent, the Issuing Bank or the Swingline Lender, as the case may be, (y) the consent of the Required Facility Lenders of a Facility shall be required for any amendment, waiver or modification that adversely affects the rights of such Facility in a manner different than such amendment, waiver or modification affects the other Facility, and (z) no such agreement shall amend or modify Section 2.20 without the prior written consent of the Administrative Agent, the Swingline Lender and the Issuing Bank.

SECTION 9.03. Expenses; Indemnity; Damage Waiver . (a) The Borrower shall pay (i) all reasonable out of pocket expenses incurred by the Administrative Agent and the Joint Lead Arrangers/Joint Bookrunners and their Affiliates, including the reasonable fees, charges and disbursements of one outside counsel for the Administrative Agent and the Joint Lead Arrangers/Joint Bookrunners and their Affiliates, taken as a whole, in connection with the syndication of the credit facilities provided for herein, the preparation and administration of this Agreement or any amendments, modifications or waivers of the provisions hereof (whether or not the transactions contemplated hereby or thereby shall be consummated), (ii) all reasonable out-of-pocket expenses incurred by the Issuing Bank in connection with the issuance, amendment, renewal or extension of any Letter of Credit or any demand for payment thereunder and (iii) all out-of-pocket expenses incurred by the Administrative Agent, the Issuing Bank or any Lender, including the fees, charges and disbursements of any counsel for the Administrative Agent, the Issuing Bank or any Lender, during the existence of an Event of Default and in connection with the enforcement or protection of its rights in connection with this Agreement, including its rights under this Section, or in connection with the Loans made or Letters of Credit issued hereunder, including all such out-of pocket expenses incurred during any workout, restructuring or negotiations in respect of such Loans or Letters of Credit.

(b) The Borrower shall indemnify the Administrative Agent, the Issuing Bank and each Lender, and each Related Party of any of the foregoing Persons (each such Person being called an “ Indemnitee ”) against, and hold each Indemnitee harmless from, any and all losses, claims, damages, liabilities and related expenses, including the reasonable fees, charges and disbursements of counsel, incurred by or asserted against any Indemnitee arising out of, in connection with, or as a result of (i) the execution or delivery of this Agreement or any agreement or instrument contemplated hereby, the performance by the parties hereto of their respective obligations hereunder or the consummation of the Transactions or any other transactions contemplated hereby, (ii) any Loan or Letter of Credit or the use of the proceeds therefrom (including any refusal by the Issuing Bank 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 Hazardous Materials on or from any property owned 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

 

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Subsidiaries, 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 and regardless of whether any Indemnitee is a party thereto, whether brought by the Borrower, any other Loan Party or a third party; provided that (a) such indemnity shall not, as to any Indemnitee, be available to the extent that such losses, claims, damages, liabilities or related expenses are determined by a court of competent jurisdiction by final and nonappealable judgment to have resulted from the gross negligence, bad faith or willful misconduct of such Indemnitee or from the material breach by such Indemnitee of its obligations under the Loan Documents and (b) the Borrower shall not, in connection with any such losses, claims, damages, liabilities or related expenses in the same jurisdiction, be liable for the reasonable fees and expenses of more than one separate law firm (which shall be selected by the Joint Lead Arrangers/Joint Bookrunners after consultation with the Borrower) at any one time for the Indemnitees as a whole (and, if necessary, one firm of local and regulatory counsel in each appropriate jurisdiction and regulatory field, as applicable, at any one time for the Indemnitees as a whole); provided , further, that in the case of a conflict of interest where the Indemnitee affected by such conflict informs the Borrower of such conflict, the Borrower shall be responsible for the reasonable fees and expenses of one firm of counsel (and, if necessary, one firm of local and regulatory counsel in each appropriate jurisdiction and regulatory field) for each such affected Indemnitee. If any action, suit or proceeding is brought against any Indemnitee in connection with any claim for which it is entitled to indemnity hereunder, such indemnified person shall (i) promptly notify the Borrower in writing of such action, suit or proceeding and (ii) give the Borrower an opportunity to consult from time to time with such Indemnitee regarding defensive measures and potential settlement. This Section 9.03(b) shall not apply with respect to Taxes other than any Taxes that represent losses, claims or damages arising from any non-Tax claim.

(c) To the extent that the Borrower fails to pay any amount required to be paid by it to the Administrative Agent under paragraph (a) or (b) of this Section, each Lender severally agrees to pay to the Administrative Agent such Lender’s Pro-Rata Share (determined as of the time that the applicable unreimbursed expense or indemnity payment is sought) of such unpaid amount; provided that the unreimbursed expense or indemnified loss, claim, damage, liability or related expense, as the case may be, was incurred by or asserted against the Administrative Agent in its capacity as such. To the extent that the Borrower fails to pay any amount required to be paid by it to the Issuing Bank or the Swingline Lender under paragraph (a) or (b) of this Section, each Revolving Lender severally agrees to pay to the Issuing Bank or the Swingline Lender, as the case may be, such Lender’s Revolving Percentage (determined as of the time that the applicable unreimbursed expense or indemnity payment is sought) of such unpaid amount; provided that the unreimbursed expense or indemnified loss, claim, damage, liability or related expense, as the case may be, was incurred by or asserted against the Issuing Bank or the Swingline Lender in its capacity as such.

(d) To the extent permitted by applicable law, no party hereto shall assert, and each such party hereby waives, any claim against any other party, on any theory of liability, for special, indirect, consequential or punitive damages (as opposed to direct or actual damages) arising out of, in connection with, or as a result of, this Agreement or any agreement or instrument contemplated hereby, the Transactions, any Loan or Letter of Credit or the use of the proceeds thereof; provided that, nothing in this clause (d) shall relieve the Borrower of any obligation it may have to indemnify an Indemnitee against special, indirect, consequential or punitive damages asserted against such Indemnitee by a third party.

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SECTION 9.04. Successors and Assigns . (a) The provisions of this Agreement shall be binding upon and inure to the benefit of the parties hereto and their respective successors and assigns permitted hereby (including any Affiliate of the Issuing Bank that issues any Letter of Credit), except that (i) the Borrower may not assign or otherwise transfer any of its rights or obligations hereunder without the prior written consent of each Lender (and any attempted assignment or transfer by the Borrower without such consent shall be null and void), other than as contemplated by the second proviso set forth in Section 6.02, and (ii) no Lender may assign or otherwise transfer its rights or obligations hereunder except in accordance with this Section. Nothing in this Agreement, expressed or implied, shall be construed to confer upon any Person (other than the parties hereto, their respective successors and assigns permitted hereby (including any Affiliate of the Issuing Bank that issues any Letter of Credit), Participants (to the extent provided in paragraph (c) of this Section) and, to the extent expressly contemplated hereby, the Related Parties of each of the Administrative Agent, the Issuing Bank and the Lenders) any legal or equitable right, remedy or claim under or by reason of this Agreement.

(b) (i) Subject to the conditions set forth in paragraph (b)(ii) below, any Lender may assign to one or more Eligible Assignees (other than an Ineligible Institution) all or a portion of its rights and obligations under this Agreement (including all or a portion of its Commitment and the Loans at the time owing to it) with the prior written consent (such consent not to be unreasonably withheld or delayed) of:

(A) the Borrower, provided that, the Borrower shall be deemed to have consented to an assignment unless it shall have objected thereto by written notice to the Administrative Agent within five (5) Business Days after having received notice thereof; provided further that no consent of the Borrower shall be required for an assignment to a Lender, an Affiliate of a Lender, an Approved Fund or, if an Event of Default under Section 7.01(a), (b), (h) or (i) has occurred and is continuing at the time of such assignment, any other assignee, but the Administrative Agent shall nonetheless send notice of such assignment to the Borrower;

(B) the Administrative Agent, provided that no consent of the Administrative Agent shall be required for an assignment of (x) any Revolving Commitment to an assignee that is a Lender with a Revolving Commitment immediately prior to giving effect to such assignment and (y) all or any portion of a Term Loan to a Lender, an Affiliate of a Lender or an Approved Fund;

(C) the Issuing Bank, provided that no consent of the Issuing Bank shall be required for an assignment of all or any portion of a Term Loan; and

(D) the Swingline Lender, provided , that no consent of the Swingline Lender shall be required for an assignment of all or any portion of a Term Loan.

 

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(ii) Assignments shall be subject to the following additional conditions:

(A) except in the case of an assignment to a Lender or an Affiliate of a Lender or an assignment of the entire remaining amount of the assigning Lender’s Commitment or Loans of any Class, the amount of the Commitment or Loans of the assigning Lender subject to each such assignment (determined as of the date the Assignment and Assumption with respect to such assignment is delivered to the Administrative Agent) shall not be less than $5,000,000, unless each of the Borrower and the Administrative Agent otherwise consent, provided that no such consent of the Borrower shall be required if an Event of Default under Section 7.01(a), (b), (h) or (i) has occurred and is continuing at the time of such assignment;

(B) each partial assignment shall be made as an assignment of a proportionate part of all the assigning Lender’s rights and obligations under this Agreement, provided that this clause shall not be construed to prohibit the assignment of a proportionate part of all the assigning Lender’s rights and obligations in respect of only one Facility;

(C) the parties to each assignment shall execute and deliver to the Administrative Agent an Assignment and Assumption, together with a processing and recordation fee of $3,500 and any Tax Forms required to be provided under Section 2.17(f); and

(D) the assignee, if it shall not be a Lender, shall deliver to the Administrative Agent an Administrative Questionnaire in which the assignee designates one or more credit contacts at such assignee to whom all syndicate-level information (which may contain material non-public information about the Borrower, the Loan Parties and their related parties or their respective securities) will be made available and who may receive such information in accordance with the assignee’s compliance procedures and applicable laws, including Federal and state securities laws.

(iii) Subject to acceptance and recording thereof pursuant to paragraph (b)(iv) of this Section, from and after the effective date specified in each Assignment and Assumption the assignee thereunder shall be a party hereto and, to the extent of the interest assigned by such Assignment and Assumption, have the rights and obligations of a Lender under this Agreement, and the assigning Lender thereunder shall, to the extent of the interest assigned by such Assignment and Assumption, be released from its obligations under this Agreement (and, in the case of an Assignment and Assumption covering all of the assigning Lender’s rights and obligations under this Agreement, such Lender shall cease to be a party hereto but shall continue to be entitled to the benefits of Sections 2.15, 2.16, 2.17 and 9.03). Any assignment or transfer by a Lender of rights or obligations under this Agreement that does not comply with this Section 9.04 shall be treated for purposes of this Agreement as a sale by such Lender of a participation in such rights and obligations in accordance with paragraph (c) of this Section.

(iv) The Administrative Agent, acting for this purpose as an agent of the Borrower, shall maintain at one of its offices a copy of each Assignment and Assumption delivered to it and a register for the recordation of the names and addresses of the Lenders, and the Commitment of, and principal amount (and stated interest) of the Loans and LC Disbursements owing to, each Lender pursuant to the terms hereof from time to time (the “ Register ”). The entries in the Register shall be conclusive, and the Borrower,

 

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the Administrative Agent, the Issuing Bank and the Lenders shall treat each Person whose name is recorded in the Register pursuant to the terms hereof as a Lender hereunder for all purposes of this Agreement, notwithstanding notice to the contrary. The Register shall be available for inspection by the Borrower, the Issuing Bank and any Lender, at any reasonable time and from time to time upon reasonable prior notice.

(v) Upon its receipt of a duly completed Assignment and Assumption executed by an assigning Lender and an assignee, the assignee’s completed Administrative Questionnaire (unless the assignee shall already be a Lender hereunder), the processing and recordation fee referred to in paragraph (b) of this Section and any written consent to such assignment required by paragraph (b) of this Section, the Administrative Agent shall accept such Assignment and Assumption and record the information contained therein in the Register; provided that if either the assigning Lender or the assignee shall have failed to make any payment required to be made by it pursuant to Section 2.05(c), Section 2.06(d), Section 2.06(e), Section 2.07(b), Section 2.18(d) or Section 9.03(c), the Administrative Agent shall have no obligation to accept such Assignment and Assumption and record the information therein in the Register unless and until such payment shall have been made in full, together with all accrued interest thereon. No assignment shall be effective for purposes of this Agreement unless it has been recorded in the Register as provided in this paragraph.

(c) Any Lender may, without the consent of the Borrower, the Administrative Agent, the Issuing Bank or the Swingline Lender, sell participations to one or more Eligible Assignees (a “ Participant ”), other than an Ineligible Institution, in all or a portion of such Lender’s rights and obligations under this Agreement (including all or a portion of its Commitment and the Loans owing to it); provided that (A) such Lender’s obligations under this Agreement shall remain unchanged; (B) such Lender shall remain solely responsible to the other parties hereto for the performance of such obligations; and (C) the Borrower, the Administrative Agent, the Issuing Bank and the other Lenders shall continue to deal solely and directly with such Lender in connection with such Lender’s rights and obligations under this Agreement. Any agreement or instrument pursuant to which a Lender sells such a participation shall provide that such Lender shall retain the sole right to enforce this Agreement and to approve any amendment, modification or waiver of any provision of this Agreement; provided that such agreement or instrument may provide that such Lender will not, without the consent of the Participant, agree to any amendment, modification or waiver described in the first proviso to Section 9.02(b) that affects such Participant. The Borrower agrees that each Participant shall be entitled to the benefits of Sections 2.15, 2.16 and 2.17 (subject to the requirements and limitations therein, including the requirements under Section 2.17(f) (it being understood that the documentation required under Section 2.17(f) shall be delivered to the participating Lender) to the same extent as if it were a Lender and had acquired its interest by assignment pursuant to paragraph (b) of this Section; provided that such Participant (A) agrees to be subject to the provisions of Section 2.19 as if it were an assignee under paragraph (b) of this Section; and (B) shall not be entitled to receive any greater payment under Section 2.15 or 2.17, with respect to any participation, than its participating Lender would have been entitled to receive, except to the extent such participation was made with the Borrower’s prior written consent. Each Lender that sells a participation agrees, at the Borrower’s request and expense, to use reasonable efforts to cooperate with the Borrower to effectuate the provisions of Section 2.19(b) with respect to any Participant. To the

 

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extent permitted by law, each Participant also shall be entitled to the benefits of Section 9.08 as though it were a Lender; provided that such Participant agrees to be subject to Section 2.18(c) as though it were a Lender. Each Lender that sells a participation shall, acting solely for this purpose as a non-fiduciary agent of the Borrower, maintain a register on which it enters the name and address of each Participant and the principal amounts (and stated interest) of each Participant’s interest in the Loans or other obligations under the Loan Documents (the “ Participant Register ”); provided that no Lender shall have any obligation to disclose all or any portion of the Participant Register (including the identity of any Participant or any information relating to a Participant’s interest in any Commitments, Loans, Letters of Credit or its other obligations under any Loan Document) to any Person except to the extent that such disclosure is necessary to establish that such Commitment, Loan, Letter of Credit or other obligation is in registered form under Section 5f.103-1(c) of the United States Treasury Regulations. The entries in the Participant Register shall be conclusive absent manifest error, and such Lender shall treat each Person whose name is recorded in the Participant Register as the owner of such participation for all purposes of this Agreement notwithstanding any notice to the contrary. For the avoidance of doubt, the Administrative Agent (in its capacity as Administrative Agent) shall have no responsibility for maintaining a Participant Register.

(d) Any Lender may at any time pledge or assign a security interest in all or any portion of its rights under this Agreement to secure obligations of such Lender, including without limitation any pledge or assignment to secure obligations to a Federal Reserve Bank, and this Section shall not apply to any such pledge or assignment of a security interest; provided that no such pledge or assignment of a security interest shall release a Lender from any of its obligations hereunder or substitute any such pledgee or assignee for such Lender as a party hereto.

SECTION 9.05. Survival . All covenants, agreements, representations and warranties made by the Borrower herein and in the certificates or other instruments delivered in connection with or pursuant to this Agreement shall be considered to have been relied upon by the other parties hereto and shall survive the execution and delivery of this Agreement and the making of any Loans and issuance of any Letters of Credit, regardless of any investigation made by any such other party or on its behalf and notwithstanding that the Administrative Agent, the Issuing Bank or any Lender may have had notice or knowledge of any Default or incorrect representation or warranty at the time any credit is extended hereunder, and shall continue in full force and effect as long as the principal of or any accrued interest on any Loan or any fee or any other amount payable under this Agreement is outstanding and unpaid or any Letter of Credit is outstanding and so long as the Commitments have not expired or terminated. The provisions of Sections 2.15, 2.16, 2.17 and 9.03 and Article VIII shall survive and remain in full force and effect regardless of the consummation of the transactions contemplated hereby, the repayment of the Loans, the expiration or termination of the Letters of Credit and the Commitments or the termination of this Agreement or any provision hereof.

SECTION 9.06. Counterparts; Integration; Effectiveness; Electronic Execution . (a) This Agreement may be executed in counterparts (and by different parties hereto on different counterparts), each of which shall constitute an original, but all of which when taken together shall constitute a single contract. This Agreement and any separate letter agreements with respect to fees payable to the Administrative Agent constitute the entire contract among the parties relating to the subject matter hereof and supersede any and all previous agreements and

 

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understandings, oral or written, relating to the subject matter hereof. Except as provided in Section 4.01, this Agreement shall become effective when it shall have been executed by the Administrative Agent and when the Administrative Agent shall have received counterparts hereof which, when taken together, bear the signatures of each of the other parties hereto, and thereafter shall be binding upon and inure to the benefit of the parties hereto and their respective successors and assigns.

(b) Delivery of an executed counterpart of a signature page of this Agreement by telecopy, emailed pdf. or any other electronic means that reproduces an image of the actual executed signature page shall be effective as delivery of a manually executed counterpart of this Agreement. The words “execution,” “signed,” “signature,” “delivery,” and words of like import in or relating to any document to be signed in connection with this Agreement and the transactions contemplated hereby shall be deemed to include Electronic Signatures, deliveries or the keeping of records in electronic form, each of which shall be of the same legal effect, validity or enforceability as a manually executed signature, physical delivery thereof or the use of a paper-based recordkeeping system, as the case may be, to the extent and as provided for in any applicable law, including the Federal Electronic Signatures in Global and National Commerce Act, the New York State Electronic Signatures and Records Act, or any other similar state laws based on the Uniform Electronic Transactions Act.

SECTION 9.07. Severability . Any provision of this Agreement held to be invalid, illegal or unenforceable in any jurisdiction shall, as to such jurisdiction, be ineffective to the extent of such invalidity, illegality or unenforceability without affecting the validity, legality and enforceability of the remaining provisions hereof; and the invalidity of a particular provision in a particular jurisdiction shall not invalidate such provision in any other jurisdiction.

SECTION 9.08. Right of Setoff . If an Event of Default shall have occurred and be continuing, each Lender and each of its Affiliates is hereby authorized at any time and from time to time, to the fullest extent permitted by law, to set off and apply any and all deposits (general or special, time or demand, provisional or final) at any time held and other obligations at any time owing by such Lender or Affiliate to or for the credit or the account of the Borrower against any of and all the obligations of the Borrower now or hereafter existing under this Agreement held by such Lender, irrespective of whether or not such Lender shall have made any demand under this Agreement and although such obligations may be unmatured. The rights of each Lender under this Section are in addition to other rights and remedies (including other rights of setoff) which such Lender may have.

SECTION 9.09. Governing Law; Jurisdiction; Consent to Service of Process . (a) This Agreement shall be construed in accordance with and governed by the law of the State of New York.

(b) Each party to this Agreement hereby irrevocably and unconditionally submits, for itself and its property, to the exclusive jurisdiction of the Supreme Court of the State of New York sitting in New York County, Borough of Manhattan, and of the United States District Court for the Southern District of New York, and any appellate court from any thereof, in any action or proceeding arising out of or relating to this Agreement, or for recognition or enforcement of any judgment, and each of the parties hereto hereby irrevocably and

 

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unconditionally agrees that all claims in respect of any such action or proceeding may be heard and determined solely in such New York State or, to the extent permitted by law, in such Federal court. Each of the parties hereto agrees that a final judgment in any such action or proceeding shall be conclusive and may be enforced in other jurisdictions by suit on the judgment or in any other manner provided by law. Notwithstanding the foregoing, nothing in this Agreement shall be deemed or operate to preclude (i) the Administrative Agent, any Lender or the Issuing Bank from bringing suit or taking other legal action in any other jurisdiction to realize on any security for the Obligations (in which case any party shall be entitled to assert any claim or defense other than any objection to the laying of venue of such action or the action having been brought in an inconvenient forum but including any claim or defense that this Section 9.09 would otherwise require to be asserted in a legal action or proceeding in a New York court), or to enforce a judgment or other court order in favor of the Administrative Agent, any Lender or the Issuing Bank, (ii) any party from bringing any legal action or proceeding in any jurisdiction for the recognition and enforcement of any judgment, (iii) if all such New York courts decline jurisdiction over any Person, or decline (or, in the case of the Federal District court, lack) jurisdiction over any subject matter of such action or proceeding, a legal action or proceeding may be brought with respect thereto in another court having jurisdiction and (iv) in the event a legal action or proceeding is brought against any party hereto or involving any of its assets or property in another court (without any collusive assistance by such party or any of its subsidiaries or Affiliates), such party from asserting a claim or defense (including any claim or defense that this Section 9.09 would otherwise require to be asserted in a legal action or proceeding in a New York court) in any such action or proceeding.

(c) Each party to this Agreement hereby irrevocably and unconditionally waives, to the fullest extent it may legally and effectively do so, any objection which it may now or hereafter have to the laying of venue of any suit, action or proceeding arising out of or relating to this Agreement in any court referred to in paragraph (b) of this Section. Each of the parties hereto hereby irrevocably waives, to the fullest extent permitted by law, the defense of an inconvenient forum to the maintenance of such action or proceeding in any such court.

(d) Each party to this Agreement irrevocably consents to service of process in the manner provided for notices in Section 9.01. Nothing in this Agreement will affect the right of any party to this Agreement to serve process in any other manner permitted by law.

SECTION 9.10. WAIVER OF JURY TRIAL . EACH PARTY HERETO HEREBY WAIVES, TO THE FULLEST EXTENT PERMITTED BY APPLICABLE LAW, ANY RIGHT IT MAY HAVE TO A TRIAL BY JURY IN ANY LEGAL PROCEEDING DIRECTLY OR INDIRECTLY ARISING OUT OF OR RELATING TO THIS AGREEMENT OR THE TRANSACTIONS CONTEMPLATED HEREBY (WHETHER BASED ON CONTRACT, TORT OR ANY OTHER THEORY). EACH PARTY HERETO (A) CERTIFIES THAT NO REPRESENTATIVE, AGENT OR ATTORNEY OF ANY OTHER PARTY HAS REPRESENTED, EXPRESSLY OR OTHERWISE, THAT SUCH OTHER PARTY WOULD NOT, IN THE EVENT OF LITIGATION, SEEK TO ENFORCE THE FOREGOING WAIVER AND (B) ACKNOWLEDGES THAT IT AND THE OTHER PARTIES HERETO HAVE BEEN INDUCED TO ENTER INTO THIS AGREEMENT BY, AMONG OTHER THINGS, THE MUTUAL WAIVERS AND CERTIFICATIONS IN THIS SECTION.

 

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SECTION 9.11. Headings . Article and Section headings and the Table of Contents used herein are for convenience of reference only, are not part of this Agreement and shall not affect the construction of, or be taken into consideration in interpreting, this Agreement.

SECTION 9.12. Confidentiality . Each of the Administrative Agent, the Issuing Bank and the Lenders agrees to maintain the confidentiality of the Information (as defined below), except that Information may be disclosed (a) to its and its Affiliates’ directors, officers, employees and agents, including accountants, legal counsel and other advisors (it being understood that the Persons to whom such disclosure is made will be informed of the confidential nature of such Information and instructed to keep such Information confidential), (b) to the extent requested by any regulatory authority, (c) to the extent required by applicable laws or regulations or by any subpoena or similar legal process, (d) to any other party to this Agreement, (e) in connection with the exercise of any remedies hereunder or any suit, action or proceeding relating to this Agreement or the enforcement of rights hereunder, (f) subject to an agreement containing provisions substantially the same as those of this Section, to (i) any assignee of or Participant in, or any prospective assignee of or Participant in, any of its rights or obligations under this Agreement or (ii) any actual or prospective counterparty (or its advisors) to any swap or derivative transaction relating to the Borrower and its obligations, (g) with the consent of the Borrower or (h) to the extent such Information (i) becomes publicly available other than as a result of a breach of this Section or (ii) becomes available to the Administrative Agent, the Issuing Bank or any Lender on a non-confidential basis from a source other than the Borrower. For the purposes of this Section, “ Information ” means all information received from the Borrower relating to the Borrower or its business, other than any such information that is available to the Administrative Agent, the Issuing Bank or any Lender on a nonconfidential basis prior to disclosure by the Borrower; provided that, in the case of information received from the Borrower after the date hereof, such information is clearly identified at the time of delivery as confidential. Any Person required to maintain the confidentiality of Information as provided in this Section shall be considered to have complied with its obligation to do so if such Person has exercised the same degree of care to maintain the confidentiality of such Information as such Person would accord to its own confidential information.

SECTION 9.13. Material Non-Public Information .

(a) EACH LENDER ACKNOWLEDGES THAT INFORMATION (AS DEFINED IN SECTION 9.12(a)) FURNISHED TO IT PURSUANT TO THIS AGREEMENT MAY INCLUDE MATERIAL NON-PUBLIC INFORMATION CONCERNING THE BORROWER AND ITS RELATED PARTIES OR THEIR RESPECTIVE SECURITIES, AND CONFIRMS THAT IT HAS DEVELOPED COMPLIANCE PROCEDURES REGARDING THE USE OF MATERIAL NON-PUBLIC INFORMATION AND THAT IT WILL HANDLE SUCH MATERIAL NON-PUBLIC INFORMATION IN ACCORDANCE WITH THOSE PROCEDURES AND APPLICABLE LAW, INCLUDING FEDERAL AND STATE SECURITIES LAWS.

(b) ALL INFORMATION, INCLUDING REQUESTS FOR WAIVERS AND AMENDMENTS, FURNISHED BY THE BORROWER OR THE ADMINISTRATIVE AGENT PURSUANT TO, OR IN THE COURSE OF ADMINISTERING, THIS AGREEMENT WILL BE SYNDICATE-LEVEL INFORMATION, WHICH MAY

 

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CONTAIN MATERIAL NON-PUBLIC INFORMATION ABOUT THE BORROWER, THE OTHER LOAN PARTIES AND THEIR RELATED PARTIES OR THEIR RESPECTIVE SECURITIES. ACCORDINGLY, EACH LENDER REPRESENTS TO THE BORROWER AND THE ADMINISTRATIVE AGENT THAT IT HAS IDENTIFIED IN ITS ADMINISTRATIVE QUESTIONNAIRE A CREDIT CONTACT WHO MAY RECEIVE INFORMATION THAT MAY CONTAIN MATERIAL NON-PUBLIC INFORMATION IN ACCORDANCE WITH ITS COMPLIANCE PROCEDURES AND APPLICABLE LAW.

SECTION 9.14. Interest Rate Limitation . Notwithstanding anything herein to the contrary, if at any time the interest rate applicable to any Loan, together with all fees, charges and other amounts which are treated as interest on such Loan under applicable law (collectively the “ Charges ”), shall exceed the maximum lawful rate (the “ Maximum Rate ”) which may be contracted for, charged, taken, received or reserved by the Lender holding such Loan in accordance with applicable law, the rate of interest payable in respect of such Loan hereunder, together with all Charges payable in respect thereof, shall be limited to the Maximum Rate and, to the extent lawful, the interest and Charges that would have been payable in respect of such Loan but were not payable as a result of the operation of this Section shall be cumulated and the interest and Charges payable to such Lender in respect of other Loans or periods shall be increased (but not above the Maximum Rate therefor) until such cumulated amount, together with interest thereon at the Federal Funds Effective Rate to the date of repayment, shall have been received by such Lender.

SECTION 9.15. USA PATRIOT Act . Each Lender that is subject to the requirements of the USA Patriot Act (Title III of Pub. L. 107-56 (signed into law October 26, 2001)) (the “ Act ”) hereby notifies the Borrower and the Guarantors that pursuant to the requirements of the Act, it is required to obtain, verify and record information that identifies the Borrower and the Guarantors, which information includes the name and address of the Borrower and the Guarantors and other information that will allow such Lender to identify the Borrower and the Guarantors in accordance with the Act.

SECTION 9.16. No Advisory or Fiduciary Responsibility . In connection with all aspects of each transaction contemplated hereby (including in connection with any amendment, waiver or other modification hereof or of any other Loan Document), the Borrower acknowledges and agrees, and acknowledges its Affiliates’ understanding, that: (i) (A) the arranging and other services regarding this Agreement provided by the Administrative Agent, the Joint Lead Arrangers/Joint Bookrunners, the Joint Lead Arrangers, and the Lenders are arm’s-length commercial transactions between the Borrower and its Affiliates, on the one hand, and the Administrative Agent, the Joint Lead Arrangers/Joint Bookrunners, the Joint Lead Arrangers, and the Lenders, on the other hand, (B) the Borrower has consulted its own legal, accounting, regulatory and tax advisors to the extent it has deemed appropriate, and (C) the Borrower is capable of evaluating, and understands and accepts, the terms, risks and conditions of the transactions contemplated hereby and by the other Loan Documents; (ii) (A) the Administrative Agent, each Joint Lead Arranger/Joint Bookrunner, each Joint Lead Arranger and each Lender is and has been acting solely as a principal and, except as expressly agreed in writing by the relevant parties, has not been, is not, and will not be acting as an advisor, agent or fiduciary for the Borrower or any of its Affiliates, or any other Person and (B) neither the Administrative

 

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Agent, any Joint Lead Arranger/Joint Bookrunner, any Joint Lead Arranger nor any Lender has any obligation to the Borrower or any of its Affiliates with respect to the transactions contemplated hereby except those obligations expressly set forth herein and in the other Loan Documents; and (iii) the Administrative Agent, the Joint Lead Arrangers/Joint Bookrunners, the Joint Lead Arrangers and the Lenders and their respective Affiliates may be engaged in a broad range of transactions that involve interests that differ from those of the Borrower and its Affiliates, and neither the Administrative Agent, any Joint Lead Arranger/Joint Bookrunner, any Joint Lead Arranger, nor any Lender has any obligation to disclose any of such interests to the Borrower or its Affiliates. To the fullest extent permitted by law, the Borrower hereby waives and releases any claims that it may have against the Administrative Agent, any Joint Lead Arranger/Joint Bookrunner, any Joint Lead Arranger or any Lender with respect to any breach or alleged breach of agency or fiduciary duty in connection with any aspect of any transaction contemplated hereby.

[Signature pages follow]

 

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IN WITNESS WHEREOF, the parties hereto have caused this Agreement to be duly executed by their respective authorized officers as of the day and year first above written.

 

BRIXMOR OPERATING PARTNERSHIP LP
By:   Brixmor OP GP LLC, its general partner
By:  

/s/ Steven Siegel

  Name:   Steven Siegel
  Title:   Executive Vice President, General Counsel and Secretary

 

[Signature Page - Brixmor Revolving Credit and Term Loan Agreement]


JPMORGAN CHASE BANK, N.A., individually and as Administrative Agent
  By:  

/s/ Mohammad S. Hasan

    Name:   Mohammad S. Hasan
    Title:   Vice President

 

[Signature Page - Brixmor Revolving Credit and Term Loan Agreement]


BANK OF AMERICA, N.A.
  By:  

/s/ Michael W. Edwards

    Name:   Michael W. Edwards
    Title:   Senior Vice President

 

[Signature Page - Brixmor Revolving Credit and Term Loan Agreement]


WELLS FARGO BANK, NATIONAL ASSOCIATION
  By:  

/s/ Sean Armah

    Name:   Sean Armah
    Title:   Vice-President

 

[Signature Page - Brixmor Revolving Credit and Term Loan Agreement]


BARCLAYS BANK PLC
  By:  

/s/ Noam Azachi

    Name:   Noam Azachi
    Title:   Vice President

 

[Signature Page - Brixmor Revolving Credit and Term Loan Agreement]


CITIBANK, N.A.
  By:  

/s/ John C. Rowland

    Name:   John C. Rowland
    Title:   Vice President

 

[Signature Page - Brixmor Revolving Credit and Term Loan Agreement]


DEUTSCHE BANK AG NEW YORK BRANCH
  By:  

/s/ George R. Reynolds

  Name:   George R. Reynolds
    Title:   Director
  By:  

/s/ James Rolison

  Name:   James Rolison
    Title:   Managing Director

 

[Signature Page - Brixmor Revolving Credit and Term Loan Agreement]


ROYAL BANK OF CANADA
  By:  

/s/ G. David Cole

    Name:   G. David Cole
    Title:   Authorized Signatory

 

[Signature Page - Brixmor Revolving Credit and Term Loan Agreement]


PNC BANK, NATIONAL ASSOCIATION
  By:  

/s/ Brian P. Kelly

    Name:   Brian P. Kelly
    Title:   Senior Vice President

 

[Signature Page - Brixmor Revolving Credit and Term Loan Agreement]


UBS LOAN FINANCE LLC
  By:  

/s/ Lana Gifas

    Name:   Lana Gifas
    Title:  

Director

Banking Products Services, US

  By:  

/s/ Joseline Fernandes

    Name:   Joselin Fernandes
    Title:  

Associate Director

Banking Products Services, US

 

[Signature Page - Brixmor Revolving Credit and Term Loan Agreement]


UNION BANK, N.A.
  By:  

/s/ Andrew Romanosky

    Name:   Andrew Romanosky
    Title:   Vice President

 

[Signature Page - Brixmor Revolving Credit and Term Loan Agreement]


SUNTRUST BANK
  By:  

/s/ Daniel J. Reddy

    Name:   Daniel J. Reddy
    Title:   SVP

 

[Signature Page - Brixmor Revolving Credit and Term Loan Agreement]


REGIONS BANK
  By:  

/s/ Lori Chambers

    Name:   Lori Chambers
    Title:   Vice President

 

[Signature Page - Brixmor Revolving Credit and Term Loan Agreement]


KEYBANK NATIONAL ASSOCIATION
  By:  

/s/ Daniel Stegemoeller

    Name:   Daniel Stegemoeller
    Title:   Sr. Vice President

 

[Signature Page - Brixmor Revolving Credit and Term Loan Agreement]


EXHIBIT A

FORM OF ASSIGNMENT AND ASSUMPTION

This Assignment and Assumption (the “ Assignment and Assumption ”) is dated as of the Effective Date set forth below and is entered into by and between [ Insert name of Assignor ] (the “ Assignor ”) and [ Insert name of Assignee ] (the “ Assignee ”). Capitalized terms used but not defined herein shall have the meanings given to them in the Credit Agreement identified below (as amended, the “ Credit Agreement ”), receipt of a copy of which is hereby acknowledged by the Assignee. The Standard Terms and Conditions set forth in Annex 1 attached hereto are hereby agreed to and incorporated herein by reference and made a part of this Assignment and Assumption as if set forth herein in full.

For an agreed consideration, the Assignor hereby irrevocably sells and assigns to the Assignee, and the Assignee hereby irrevocably purchases and assumes from the Assignor, subject to and in accordance with the Standard Terms and Conditions and the Credit Agreement, as of the Effective Date inserted by the Administrative Agent as contemplated below (i) all of the Assignor’s 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 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 contract claims, tort claims, malpractice claims, statutory claims and all other claims at law or in equity related to the rights and obligations sold and assigned pursuant to clause (i) above (the rights and obligations sold and assigned pursuant to clauses (i) and (ii) above being referred to herein collectively as the “ Assigned Interest ”). Such sale and assignment is without recourse to the Assignor and, except as expressly provided in this Assignment and Assumption, without representation or warranty by the Assignor.

 

1.    Assignor:        
2.    Assignee:        
      [and is [a Lender] [an Affiliate/Approved Fund of [ identify Lender ] 1 ] ]
3.    Borrower:    Brixmor Operating Partnership LP
4.    Administrative Agent:    JPMorgan Chase Bank, N.A., as the administrative agent under the Credit Agreement
5.    Credit Agreement:    The Revolving Credit and Term Loan Agreement dated as of July 16, 2013 among Brixmor Operating Partnership LP, the Lenders parties thereto, JPMorgan Chase Bank, N.A., as Administrative Agent, and the other agents parties thereto

 

1  

Select as applicable.

 

Exhibit A - 1


6. Assigned Interest:

 

Facility Assigned 2

   Aggregate Amount of
Commitment/Loans
for all Lenders
     Amount of
Commitment/Loans
Assigned
     Percentage Assigned
of

Commitment/Loans 3
 
   $                    $                       
   $                    $                       
   $                    $                       

Effective Date:              , 20              [TO BE INSERTED BY ADMINISTRATIVE AGENT AND WHICH SHALL BE THE EFFECTIVE DATE OF RECORDATION OF TRANSFER IN THE REGISTER THEREFOR.]

The Assignee, if not already a Lender, agrees to deliver to the Administrative Agent a completed Administrative Questionnaire in which the Assignee designates one or more credit contacts to whom all syndicate-level information (which may contain material non-public information about the Borrower, the Loan Parties and their Related Parties or their respective securities) will be made available and who may receive such information in accordance with the Assignee’s compliance procedures and applicable laws, including Federal and state securities laws.

The terms set forth in this Assignment and Assumption are hereby agreed to:

 

ASSIGNOR

[NAME OF ASSIGNOR]

  By:    
    Title:

ASSIGNEE

[NAME OF ASSIGNEE]

  By:    
    Title:

 

2  

Fill in the appropriate terminology for the types of facilities under the Credit Agreement that are being assigned under this Assignment (e.g., “Revolving Commitment,” “Term Loan Commitment,” etc.)

3  

Set forth, to at least 9 decimals, as a percentage of the Commitment/Loans of all Lenders thereunder.

 

Exhibit A - 2


[Consented to and] 4 Accepted:

JPMORGAN CHASE BANK, N.A., as

Administrative Agent

By

   
 

Title:

[Consented to:] 5

[NAME OF RELEVANT PARTY]

By

   
  Title:

 

4  

To be added only if the consent of the Administrative Agent is required by the terms of the Credit Agreement.

5  

To be added only if the consent of the Borrower and/or other parties (e.g. Swingline Lender, Issuing Bank) is required by the terms of the Credit Agreement.

 

Exhibit A - 3


ANNEX I

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, (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 (iv) it is not a Defaulting Lender; and (b) assumes no responsibility with respect to (i) any statements, warranties or representations made in or in connection with the Credit Agreement, (ii) the execution, legality, validity, enforceability, genuineness, sufficiency or value of the Credit Agreement 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 the Agreement 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 the Credit Agreement.

1.2. Assignee . The Assignee (a) represents and warrants that (i) it has full power and authority, and has taken all action necessary, to execute and deliver this Assignment and Assumption and to consummate the transactions contemplated hereby and to become a Lender under the Credit Agreement, (ii) it satisfies the requirements, if any, specified in the Credit Agreement that are required to be satisfied by it in order to acquire the Assigned Interest and become a Lender, (iii) from and after the Effective Date, it shall be bound by the provisions of the Credit Agreement as a Lender thereunder and, to the extent of the Assigned Interest, shall have the obligations of a Lender thereunder, (iv) it has received a copy of the Credit Agreement, together with copies of the most recent financial statements delivered pursuant to Section 5.01 thereof, as applicable, and such other documents and information as it has deemed appropriate to make its own credit analysis and decision to enter into this Assignment and Assumption and to purchase the Assigned Interest on the basis of which it has made such analysis and decision independently and without reliance on the Administrative Agent or any other Lender, and (v) 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 Agreement, and (ii) it will perform in accordance with their terms all of the obligations which by the terms of the Agreement are required to be performed by it as a Lender.

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

 

Exhibit A - 4


one instrument. Acceptance and adoption of the terms of this Assignment and Assumption by the Assignee and the Assignor by Electronic Signature or delivery of an executed counterpart of a signature page of this Assignment and Assumption by any Electronic System 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.

 

Exhibit A - 5


EXHIBIT B

FORM OF COMPLIANCE CERTIFICATE

For the Fiscal [Quarter][Year] ended              ,             

 

To: JPMorgan Chase Bank, N.A., as Administrative Agent

Ladies and Gentlemen:

Reference is made to that certain Revolving Credit and Term Loan Agreement, dated as of July 16, 2013 (as amended, restated, extended, supplemented or otherwise modified in writing from time to time, the “ Agreement ”; the terms defined therein being used herein as therein defined), among Brixmor Operating Partnership LP, a Delaware limited partnership (the “ Borrower ”), each lender from time to time party thereto (collectively, the “ Lenders ” and individually, a “ Lender ”), and JPMorgan Chase Bank, N.A., as the Administrative Agent, Swingline Lender and Issuing Bank.

The undersigned Financial Officer hereby certifies as of the date hereof that [he][she] is the                      of the General Partner, and that, as such, [he][she] is authorized to execute and deliver this Compliance Certificate (this “ Certificate ”) to the Administrative Agent on the behalf of the Borrower, and that:

[Use the following paragraph 1 for fiscal year-end financial statements]

1. The Borrower has delivered the year-end audited financial statements required by Section 5.01(a) of the Agreement for the fiscal year of the Borrower ended as of the above date, together with the report of an independent certified public accountant required by such section.

[Use the following paragraph 1 for fiscal quarter-end financial statements]

1. The Borrower has delivered the unaudited financial statements required by Section 5.01(b) of the Agreement for the fiscal quarter of the Borrower ended as of the above date. Such financial statements fairly present in all material respects the financial condition and results of operations of the Borrower and its consolidated Subsidiaries on a consolidated basis in accordance with GAAP as of such date and for such period, subject to normal year-end audit adjustments and the absence of footnotes.

2. [To the knowledge of the undersigned, no Default has occurred and is continuing.] [To the knowledge of the undersigned, the following is a list of each Default that has occurred and is continuing and the actions taken or proposed to be taken with respect thereto:]

3. The financial covenant analyses and information set forth on the schedules attached hereto are true and correct in all material respects on and as of the date of this Certificate.

4. [No change in GAAP or in the application thereof has occurred since the date of the audited financial statements referred to in Section 3.04 of the Agreement.] [The following is a list of each change in GAAP or in the application thereof that has occurred since the date of the audited financial statements referred to in Section 3.04 of the Agreement and the effect of such change on the financial statements referred to in paragraph (1):]

[Signature on the following page.]

 

Exhibit B - 1


IN WITNESS WHEREOF , the undersigned has executed this Certificate as of                      ,          .

 

BRIXMOR OPERATING PARTNERSHIP LP

By:

   
 

Name:

 

Title:

 

Exhibit B - 2


[This version of Schedule 1 is to be used only during the application of the Initial Financial Covenants.]

SCHEDULE 1

Covenant Compliance

($ in 000’s)

For the Fiscal [Quarter][Year] ended                                  ,                  (the “ Statement Date ”)

 

I. Section 6.01(a)(i) – Maximum Leverage Ratio.

  

A. Total Outstanding Indebtedness (from Schedule 2 ):

   $                

B. Balance Sheet Cash:

   $                

C. Total Asset Value (from Schedule 2 ):

   $                

D. Leverage Ratio ((Line I.A. – Line I.B) ÷ Line I.C):

                 

Maximum permitted:

     65

II. Section 6.01(a)(ii) – Maximum Secured Leverage Ratio.

  

A. Total Secured Indebtedness (from Schedule 2 ):

   $                

B. Balance Sheet Cash (from Line I.B above):

   $                

C. Total Asset Value (from Schedule 2 ):

   $                

D. Secured Leverage Ratio ((Line II.A – Line II.B) ÷ Line II.C):

                 

Maximum permitted:

     55

III. Section 6.01(a)(iii) – Maximum Unsecured Leverage Ratio.

  

A. Total Unsecured Indebtedness (from Schedule 2 ):

   $                

B. On and after the Inland Repurchase Date, Inland Indebtedness (from Schedule 3 ):

   $                

C. Unrestricted Cash and cash from like-kind exchanges:

   $                

D. Unencumbered Asset Value (from Schedule 2 ):

   $                

 

Exhibit B - 3


E. On and after the Inland Repurchase Date, Inland Unencumbered Asset Value:

   $                 

F. Unsecured Leverage Ratio ((Line III.A + Line III.B – Line III.C) ÷ (Line III.D + Line III.E) :

                 

Maximum permitted:

     65

IV. Section 6.01(a)(iv) – Minimum Fixed Charge Coverage Ratio

  

A. Total Net Operating Income for the most recent 6 months for which the Borrower has reported financial results, annualized:

   $                

B. Aggregate square footage of all Operating Properties multiplied by $0.15:

   $                

C. Fixed Charges (from Schedule 2 ):

   $                

D. Fixed Charge Coverage Ratio (Line IV.A – Line IV.B) ÷ Line IV.C):

          to 1.0   

Minimum required:

     1.5 to 1.0   

V. Section 6.01(a)(v) – Minimum Tangible Net Worth.

  

A. Total Asset Value (from Schedule 2 ):

   $                

B. Balance Sheet Cash (from Line I.B above):

   $                

C. Total Outstanding Indebtedness (from Schedule 2 ):

   $                

D. Tangible Net Worth (Line V.A + Line V.B – Line V.C):

   $                

Minimum required:

   $ [              ] 6  

VI. Section 6.01(a)(vi) – Minimum Unsecured Debt Yield Ratio.

  

A. Net Operating Income from Unencumbered Assets (from Schedule 2 ):

   $                

B. On and after the Inland Repurchase Date, Net Operating Income from Inland Unencumbered Assets (from Schedule 8 ):

   $                

 

6  

To equal 75% of the Tangible Net Worth as of March 31, 2013.

 

Exhibit B - 4


C. Total Unsecured Indebtedness (from Schedule 2 ):

   $                

D. On and after the Inland Repurchase Date, Inland Indebtedness (from Schedule 3 ):

   $                

E. Unrestricted Cash and cash from like-kind exchanges (from Line III.C above):

   $                

F. Unsecured Debt Yield Ratio ((Line VI.A + Line VI.B) ÷ (Line VI.C + Line VI.D – Line VI.E)):

                 

Minimum required:

     9.5

 

Exhibit B - 5


[ This version of Schedule 1 is to be used only during the application of the Public Company Financial Covenants. ]

SCHEDULE 1

Covenant Compliance

($ in 000’s)

For the Fiscal [Quarter][Year] ended          ,          (the “ Statement Date ”)

 

I. Section 6.01(b)(i) – Maximum Leverage Ratio.

  

A. Total Outstanding Indebtedness (from Schedule 2 ):

   $                

B. Balance Sheet Cash:

   $                

C. Total Asset Value (from Schedule 2 ):

   $                

D. Leverage Ratio ((Line I.A. – Line I.B) ÷ Line I.C):

                 

Maximum permitted:

     60

II. Section 6.01(b)(ii) – Minimum Fixed Charge Coverage Ratio.

  

A. Total Net Operating Income for the most recent 6 months for which the Borrower has reported financial results, annualized:

   $                

B. Aggregate square footage of all Operating Properties multiplied by $0.15:

   $                

C. Fixed Charges (from Schedule 2 ):

   $                

D. Fixed Charge Coverage Ratio (Line IV.A – Line IV.B) ÷ Line IV.C):

          to 1.0   

Minimum required:

     1.5 to 1.0   

III. Section 6.01(b)(iii) – Maximum Secured Leverage Ratio.

  

A. Total Secured Indebtedness (from Schedule 2 ):

   $                

B. Balance Sheet Cash (from Line I.B above):

   $                

C. Total Asset Value (from Schedule 2 ):

   $                

 

Exhibit B - 6


D. Secured Leverage Ratio ((Line II.A – Line II.B) ÷ Line II.C):

                 

Maximum permitted:

     40

IV. Section 6.01(b)(iv) – Maximum Unsecured Leverage Ratio.

  

A. Total Unsecured Indebtedness (from Schedule 2 ):

   $                

B. Unrestricted Cash and cash from like-kind exchanges:

   $                

C. Unencumbered Asset Value (from Schedule 2 ):

   $                

D. Unsecured Leverage Ratio ((Line IV.A – Line IV.B) ÷ Line IV.C):

                 

Maximum permitted:

     60

V. Section 6.01(b)(v) – Minimum Tangible Net Worth. 7

  

A. Total Asset Value (from Schedule 2 ):

   $                

B. Balance Sheet Cash (from Line I.B above):

   $                

C. Total Outstanding Indebtedness (from Schedule 2 ):

   $                

C. Tangible Net Worth (Line V.A + Line V.B – Line V.C):

   $                

Minimum required:

   $ [              ] 8  

 

7  

This section may be omitted from this Schedule 1 from and after the date that is earlier to occur of (1) an Investment Grade Rating Event or (2) the consummation of a qualified IPO.

8  

To equal 75% of the Tangible Net Worth as of March 31, 2013.

 

Exhibit B - 7


SCHEDULE 2

Additional Calculations

($ in 000’s)

For the Fiscal [Quarter][Year] ended              (the “ Statement

Date ”)

The calculations below have been made (i) as of the Statement Date with respect to the most recent 6 months for which the Borrower has reported financial results, annualized, and (ii) in accordance with Section 6.01(c) of the Agreement.

 

  1. Fixed Charges equals the sum of the following:

 

(a) Total Interest Expense

   $                

(b) plus all scheduled principal payments due on Total Outstanding Indebtedness (excluding balloon payments)

   $                

(c) plus all dividends payable on account of preferred stock or preferred operating partnership units of the Borrower or any other Person in the Consolidated Group

   $                

Fixed Charges:

   $                

 

  2. Net Operating Income from Unencumbered Assets equals the difference of the following:

 

(a)    the aggregate Net Operating Income attributable to Unencumbered Assets

   $                

(b) minus the aggregate Net Operating Income attributable to Brixmor LLC Unencumbered Assets, to the extent there is any Brixmor LLC Indebtedness or Additional Brixmor LLC Indebtedness outstanding, unless the Borrower has made the Brixmor LLC Election

   $                

Net Operating Income from Unencumbered Assets:

   $                

 

  3. Total Asset Value equals the sum of the following as of the Statement Date for the Consolidated Group and the Investment Affiliates (in each case, in an amount equal to the Ownership Share for each member of the Consolidated Group and each Investment Affiliate):

 

(a) Total Capitalization Value (from Section 4 below)

   $                

(b) plus then-current Book Value of Land

   $                

(c) plus then-current Book Value of Assets Under Development

   $                

 

Exhibit B - 8


(d) plus value of Non-Stabilized Projects (from Schedule 7 ), as determined individually for each Non-Stabilized Project, at the then-current Book Value

   $                

(e) plus value of Mezzanine Debt Investments that are not more than 90 days past due determined in accordance with GAAP

   $                

(f) plus then-current value under GAAP of all First Mortgage Receivables

   $                

(g) minus , if the sum of (c), (d) and (e) exceeds 35% of the sum of (a) through (f), the amount of such excess

   $                

Total Asset Value:

   $                

 

  4. Total Capitalization Value equals the sum of the following as of the Statement Date for the Consolidated Group and the Investment Affiliates (in each case, in an amount equal to the Ownership Share for each member of the Consolidated Group and each Investment Affiliate):

 

(a) Ownership Share of Net Operating Income from Stabilized Projects of the Consolidated Group for the most recent 6 months for which the Borrower has reported financial results, annualized, divided by 7.00%

   $                

(b) plus Ownership Share of Net Operating Income from Stabilized Projects owned by Investment Affiliates for the most recent 6 months for which the Borrower has reported financial results, annualized, divided by 7.00%

   $                

(c) plus Management Fees received by the Consolidated Group for the most recent 6 months for which the Borrower has reported financial results, annualized, divided by 7.00%

   $                

(d) plus Acquisition Assets valued at the greater of (i) capitalization value (so long as owned for at least 6 months) or (ii) acquisition cost

   $                

(e) minus , if the amount in (c) exceeds 5% of the sum of (a) through (d), the amount of such excess

   $                

Total Capitalization Value:

   $                

 

  5. Total Outstanding Indebtedness equals the sum of the following as of the Statement Date:

 

(a) Ownership Share of all Indebtedness of the Consolidated Group (including, without limitation, the Inland Equity Interest)

   $                

(b) plus applicable Ownership Share of any Indebtedness of each Investment Affiliate other than Indebtedness of such Investment Affiliate to a member of the Consolidated Group

   $                

Total Outstanding Indebtedness:

   $                

 

Exhibit B - 9


  6. Total Secured Indebtedness equals the sum of the following as of the Statement Date:

 

(a) aggregate principal amount of the portion of Total Outstanding Indebtedness (from Section 5 above) that is Secured Indebtedness

   $                

(b) plus aggregate principal amount of any Indebtedness of a Subsidiary of the Borrower that is to be treated as Secured Indebtedness in accordance with Section 5.10(a) or Section 5.10(b) of the Agreement

   $                

Total Secured Indebtedness:

   $                

 

  7. Total Unsecured Indebtedness equals the sum of the following as of the Statement Date:

 

(a) aggregate principal amount of the portion of Total Outstanding Indebtedness (from Section 5 above) that is Unsecured Indebtedness (excluding, prior to the Inland Repurchase Date, the Inland Equity Interest)

   $                

(b) minus , only for any period during which the Initial Financial Covenants are then in effect, any amounts included in (a) above attributable to Brixmor LLC Indebtedness (from Schedule 4 ) and Additional Brixmor LLC Indebtedness (from Schedule 5 ) unless, in each case, the Borrower has made the Brixmor LLC Election

   $                

Total Unsecured Indebtedness:

   $                

 

  8. Unencumbered Asset Value equals the sum of the following as of the Statement Date (in each case, in an amount equal to the Ownership Share for each member of the Consolidated Group):

 

(a) Net Operating Income from Stabilized Projects that are Unencumbered Assets for the most recent 6 months for which the Borrower has reported results, annualized, divided by 7.00%

   $                

(b) plus then-current Book Value of Assets Under Development that are Unencumbered Assets

   $                

(c) plus then-current Book Value of Land that is an Unencumbered Asset

   $                

(d) plus Acquisition Assets that are Unencumbered Assets valued at the greater of (i) capitalization value (if owned for at least 6 months) or (ii) acquisition cost

   $                

 

Exhibit B - 10


(e) plus Non-Stabilized Projects (from Schedule 7 ) that are Unencumbered Assets, as determined individually for each such unencumbered Non-Stabilized Project, at the then-current Book Value thereof

   $                

(f) plus , 75% of the amount of Management Fees received by the Consolidated Group for the most recent 6 months for which the Borrower has reported results, annualized, divided by 15%

   $                

(g) minus , if the amount in (b) exceeds 10% of the sum of (a) through (f), the amount of such excess

   $                

(h) minus , if the amount in (c) exceeds 5% of the sum of (a) through (f), the amount of such excess

   $                

(i) minus , if the amount in (f) exceeds 5% of the sum of (a) through (f), the amount of such excess

   $                

(j) minus , only for any period during which the Initial Financial Covenants are then in effect, any amounts included in (a) through (e) above that are attributable to Brixmor LLC Unencumbered Assets, to the extent there is any Brixmor LLC Indebtedness or Additional Brixmor LLC Indebtedness outstanding, unless the Borrower has made the Brixmor LLC Election

   $                

Unencumbered Asset Value:

   $                

 

Exhibit B - 11


SCHEDULE 3

Inland Indebtedness

[ If applicable ]

 

Exhibit B - 12


SCHEDULE 4

Brixmor LLC Indebtedness

[ If applicable ]

 

Exhibit B - 13


SCHEDULE 5

Additional Brixmor LLC Indebtedness

[ If applicable ]

 

Exhibit B - 14


SCHEDULE 6

Additional Subsidiary Indebtedness

[ If applicable ]

 

Exhibit B - 15


SCHEDULE 7

Non-Stabilized Projects

 

Exhibit B - 16


SCHEDULE 8

Unencumbered Assets

[ To include a list of all Unencumbered Assets, Brixmor LLC Unencumbered Assets and Inland Unencumbered Assets, if applicable, and the Net Operating Income attributable to each ]

 

Exhibit B - 17


EXHIBIT C-1

FORM OF U.S. TAX COMPLIANCE CERTIFICATE

(For Foreign Lenders That Are Not Partnerships For U.S. Federal Income Tax Purposes)

Reference is hereby made to the Revolving Credit and Term Loan Agreement dated as of July 16, 2013 (as amended, supplemented or otherwise modified from time to time, the “ Credit Agreement ”), among Brixmor Operating Partnership LP, as Borrower, JPMorgan Chase Bank, N.A., as Administrative Agent, and each lender from time to time party thereto.

Pursuant to the provisions of Section 2.17(f)(ii)(B)(3) of the Credit Agreement, the undersigned hereby certifies that (i) it is the sole record and beneficial owner of the Loan(s) (as well as any Note(s) evidencing such Loan(s)) in respect of which it is providing this certificate, (ii) it is not a bank within the meaning of Section 881(c)(3)(A) of the Code, (iii) it is not a ten percent shareholder of the Borrower within the meaning of Section 871(h)(3)(B) of the Code and (iv) it is not a controlled foreign corporation related to the Borrower as described in Section 881(c)(3)(C) of the Code.

The undersigned has furnished the Administrative Agent and the Borrower with a certificate of its non-U.S. Person status on IRS Form W-8BEN. By executing this certificate, the undersigned agrees that (1) if the information provided on this certificate changes, the undersigned shall promptly so inform the Borrower and the Administrative Agent, and (2) the undersigned shall have at all times furnished the Borrower and the Administrative Agent with a properly completed and currently effective certificate in either the calendar year in which each payment is to be made to the undersigned, or in either of the two calendar years preceding such payments.

Unless otherwise defined herein, terms defined in the Credit Agreement and used herein shall have the meanings given to them in the Credit Agreement.

 

[NAME OF LENDER]

By:

 

 

 

Name:

 

Title:

Date:              , 201[      ]

 

Exhibit C-1 - 1


EXHIBIT C-2

FORM OF U.S. TAX COMPLIANCE CERTIFICATE

(For Foreign Lenders That Are Partnerships For U.S. Federal Income Tax Purposes)

Reference is hereby made to the Revolving Credit and Term Loan Agreement dated as of July 16, 2013 (as amended, supplemented or otherwise modified from time to time, the “ Credit Agreement ”), among Brixmor Operating Partnership LP, as Borrower, JPMorgan Chase Bank, N.A., as Administrative Agent, and each lender from time to time party thereto.

Pursuant to the provisions of 2.17(f)(ii)(B)(4) of the Credit Agreement, the undersigned hereby certifies that (i) it is the sole record owner of the Loan(s) (as well as any Note(s) evidencing such Loan(s)) in respect of which it is providing this certificate, (ii) its direct or indirect partners/members are the sole beneficial owners of such Loan(s) (as well as any Note(s) evidencing such Loan(s)), (iii) with respect to the extension of credit pursuant to this Credit Agreement or any other Loan Document, neither the undersigned nor any of its direct or indirect partners/members is a bank extending credit pursuant to a loan agreement entered into in the ordinary course of its trade or business within the meaning of Section 881(c)(3)(A) of the Code, (iv) none of its direct or indirect partners/members is a ten percent shareholder of the Borrower within the meaning of Section 871(h)(3)(B) of the Code and (v) none of its direct or indirect partners/members is a controlled foreign corporation related to the Borrower as described in Section 881(c)(3)(C) of the Code.

The undersigned has furnished the Administrative Agent and the Borrower with IRS Form W-8IMY accompanied by one of the following forms from each of its partners/members that is claiming the portfolio interest exemption: (i) an IRS Form W-8BEN or (ii) an IRS Form W-8IMY accompanied by an IRS Form W-8BEN from each of such partner’s/member’s beneficial owners that is claiming the portfolio interest exemption. By executing this certificate, the undersigned agrees that (1) if the information provided on this certificate changes, the undersigned shall promptly so inform the Borrower and the Administrative Agent, and (2) the undersigned shall have at all times furnished the Borrower and the Administrative Agent with a properly completed and currently effective certificate in either the calendar year in which each payment is to be made to the undersigned, or in either of the two calendar years preceding such payments.

Unless otherwise defined herein, terms defined in the Credit Agreement and used herein shall have the meanings given to them in the Credit Agreement.

 

[NAME OF LENDER]

By:

 

 

 

Name:

 

Title:

Date:              , 201[      ]

 

Exhibit C-2 - 1


EXHIBIT C-3

FORM OF U.S. TAX COMPLIANCE CERTIFICATE

(For Foreign Participants That Are Not Partnerships For U.S. Federal Income Tax Purposes)

Reference is hereby made to the Revolving Credit and Term Loan Agreement dated as of July 16, 2013 (as amended, supplemented or otherwise modified from time to time, the “ Credit Agreement ”), among Brixmor Operating Partnership LP, as Borrower, JPMorgan Chase Bank, N.A., as Administrative Agent, and each lender from time to time party thereto.

Pursuant to the provisions of 2.17(f)(ii)(B)(4) of the Credit Agreement, the undersigned hereby certifies that (i) it is the sole record and beneficial owner of the participation in respect of which it is providing this certificate, (ii) it is not a bank within the meaning of Section 881(c)(3)(A) of the Code, (iii) it is not a ten percent shareholder of the Borrower within the meaning of Section 871(h)(3)(B) of the Code, and (iv) it is not a controlled foreign corporation related to the Borrower as described in Section 881(c)(3)(C) of the Code.

The undersigned has furnished its participating Lender with a certificate of its non-U.S. Person status on IRS Form W-8BEN. By executing this certificate, the undersigned agrees that (1) if the information provided on this certificate changes, the undersigned shall promptly so inform such Lender in writing, and (2) the undersigned shall have at all times furnished such Lender with a properly completed and currently effective certificate in either the calendar year in which each payment is to be made to the undersigned, or in either of the two calendar years preceding such payments.

Unless otherwise defined herein, terms defined in the Credit Agreement and used herein shall have the meanings given to them in the Credit Agreement.

 

[NAME OF PARTICIPANT]

By:

 

 

 

Name:

 

Title:

Date:              , 201[      ]

 

Exhibit C-3 - 1


EXHIBIT C-4

FORM OF U.S. TAX COMPLIANCE CERTIFICATE

(For Foreign Participants That Are Partnerships For U.S. Federal Income Tax Purposes)

Reference is hereby made to the Revolving Credit and Term Loan Agreement dated as of July 16, 2013 (as amended, supplemented or otherwise modified from time to time, the “ Credit Agreement ”), among Brixmor Operating Partnership LP, as Borrower, JPMorgan Chase Bank, N.A., as Administrative Agent, and each lender from time to time party thereto.

Pursuant to the provisions of 2.17(f)(ii)(B)(4) of the Credit Agreement, the undersigned hereby certifies that (i) it is the sole record owner of the participation in respect of which it is providing this certificate, (ii) its direct or indirect partners/members are the sole beneficial owners of such participation, (iii) with respect such participation, neither the undersigned nor any of its direct or indirect partners/members is a bank extending credit pursuant to a loan agreement entered into in the ordinary course of its trade or business within the meaning of Section 881(c)(3)(A) of the Code, (iv) none of its direct or indirect partners/members is a ten percent shareholder of the Borrower within the meaning of Section 871(h)(3)(B) of the Code and (v) none of its direct or indirect partners/members is a controlled foreign corporation related to the Borrower as described in Section 881(c)(3)(C) of the Code.

The undersigned has furnished its participating Lender with IRS Form W-8IMY accompanied by one of the following forms from each of its partners/members that is claiming the portfolio interest exemption: (i) an IRS Form W-8BEN or (ii) an IRS Form W-8IMY accompanied by an IRS Form W-8BEN from each of such partner’s/member’s beneficial owners that is claiming the portfolio interest exemption. By executing this certificate, the undersigned agrees that (1) if the information provided on this certificate changes, the undersigned shall promptly so inform such Lender and (2) the undersigned shall have at all times furnished such Lender with a properly completed and currently effective certificate in either the calendar year in which each payment is to be made to the undersigned, or in either of the two calendar years preceding such payments.

Unless otherwise defined herein, terms defined in the Credit Agreement and used herein shall have the meanings given to them in the Credit Agreement.

 

[NAME OF PARTICIPANT]

By:

 

 

 

Name:

 

Title:

Date:              , 201[      ]

 

Exhibit C-4 - 1


EXHIBIT D-1

FORM OF REVOLVING LOAN NOTE

 

$[                      ]    July 16, 2013

FOR VALUE RECEIVED, the undersigned, BRIXMOR OPERATING PARTNERSHIP LP, a Delaware limited partnership (the “ Borrower ”), promises to pay, without offset or counterclaim, to the order of [              ] (hereinafter, together with its successors in title and permitted assigns, the “ Lender ”) in care of the Administrative Agent to the Administrative Agent’s address at 500 Stanton Christiana Road, Newark, Delaware, or at such other address as may be specified in writing by the Administrative Agent to the Borrower, the principal sum of [              ] Dollars ($[              ]) or, if less, the aggregate unpaid principal amount of all Revolving Loans made by the Lender to the Borrower pursuant to the Revolving Credit and Term Loan Agreement, dated as of July 16, 2013, among the Lender, the Borrower, the other lending institutions named therein and JPMorgan Chase Bank, N.A., as administrative agent (the “ Administrative Agent ”) (as amended, restated, replaced, supplemented or modified from time to time, the “ Credit Agreement ”). Capitalized terms used herein and not otherwise defined herein shall have the meanings assigned to them in the Credit Agreement. Unless otherwise provided herein, the rules of interpretation set forth in Article I of the Credit Agreement shall be applicable to this Note.

The Borrower also promises to pay (a) principal at the times provided in the Credit Agreement and (b) interest from the date hereof on the principal amount unpaid at the rates and times set forth in the Credit Agreement and in all cases in accordance with the terms of the Credit Agreement. Late charges and other charges and default rate interest shall be paid by Borrower in accordance with, and subject to, the terms and conditions of the Credit Agreement. The entire outstanding principal amount of this Note, together with all accrued but unpaid interest thereon, shall be due and payable in full on the Maturity Date. The Lender may endorse the record relating to this Note with appropriate notations evidencing advances and payments of principal hereunder as contemplated by the Credit Agreement. Such notations shall, to the extent not inconsistent with the notations made by the Administrative Agent in the Register, be conclusive and binding on the Borrower in the absence of manifest error; provided, however, that the failure of any Lender to make any such notations shall not limit or otherwise affect any Obligations of the Borrower.

Payments of both principal and interest are to be made in the currency in which such Revolving Loan was made and as specified in the Credit Agreement in immediately available funds to the account designated by the Administrative Agent pursuant to the Credit Agreement.

This Note is issued pursuant to, is entitled to the benefits of, and is subject to the provisions of the Credit Agreement and the other Loan Documents. The principal of this Note is subject to prepayment in whole or in part without premium or penalty (subject to the provisions of Section 2.16 of the Credit Agreement) in the manner and to the extent specified in the Credit Agreement. The principal of this Note, the interest accrued on this Note and all other obligations of the Borrower are full recourse obligations of the Borrower.

 

Exhibit D-1 - 1


In case an Event of Default shall occur and be continuing, the entire unpaid principal amount of this Note and all of the unpaid interest accrued thereon may become or be declared due and payable in the manner and with the effect provided in the Credit Agreement.

The Borrower and all the parties hereto, whether as makers, endorsers, or otherwise, hereby waive presentment for payment, demand protest and notice of any kind in connection with the delivery, acceptance, performance and enforcement of this Note (except for notices expressly required by the Credit Agreement), and also hereby assent to extensions of time of payment or forbearance or other indulgences without notice.

THIS NOTE SHALL BE INTERPRETED, AND THE RIGHTS AND LIABILITIES OF THE PARTIES HERETO DETERMINED, IN ACCORDANCE WITH THE LAWS OF THE STATE OF NEW YORK.

[ Signature Page to Follow ]

 

Exhibit D-1 - 2


IN WITNESS WHEREOF, the Borrower has caused this Note to be duly executed in its name as of the date first above written.

 

BRIXMOR OPERATING PARTNERSHIP LP

By:

 

 

Name:

Title:

[Signature Page—Revolving Loan Note (Form)]

 

Exhibit D-1 - 3


REVOLVING LOANS AND PRINCIPAL PAYMENTS

 

 

     

Amount of

Loan

Made

 

Interest

Period

(If

Applicable)

 

Amount of

Principal Repaid

 

Unpaid

Principal Balance

       

Notation

Made By

            Eurodollar           Eurodollar         Eurodollar        
Date   ABR   Rate     ABR   Rate   ABR   Rate   Total  
                   
                                     
                   
                                     
                   
                                     
                   
                                     
                   
                                     
                   
                                     
                   
                                     
                   
                                     
                   
                                     
                   
                                     
                   
                                     
                   
                                     
                   
                                     
                   
                                     
                   
                                     
                   
                                     
                   
                                     
                   
                                     
                   
                                     
                   
                                     
                   
                                     
                   
                                     
                   
                                     
                   
                                     

 

Exhibit D-1 - 4


EXHIBIT D-2

FORM OF TERM LOAN NOTE

 

$[              ]    July 16, 2013

FOR VALUE RECEIVED, the undersigned, BRIXMOR OPERATING PARTNERSHIP LP, a Delaware limited partnership (the “ Borrower ”), promises to pay, without offset or counterclaim, to the order of [              ] (hereinafter, together with its successors in title and permitted assigns, the “ Lender ”) in care of the Administrative Agent to the Administrative Agent’s address at 500 Stanton Christiana Road, Newark, Delaware, or at such other address as may be specified in writing by the Administrative Agent to the Borrower, the principal sum of [              ] Dollars ($[              ]) or, if less, the aggregate unpaid principal amount of all Term Loans made by the Lender to the Borrower pursuant to the Revolving Credit and Term Loan Agreement, dated as of July 16, 2013, among the Lender, the Borrower, the other lending institutions named therein and JPMorgan Chase Bank, N.A., as administrative agent (the “ Administrative Agent ”) (as amended, restated, replaced, supplemented or modified from time to time, the “ Credit Agreement ”). Capitalized terms used herein and not otherwise defined herein shall have the meanings assigned to them in the Credit Agreement. Unless otherwise provided herein, the rules of interpretation set forth in Article I of the Credit Agreement shall be applicable to this Note.

The Borrower also promises to pay (a) principal at the times provided in the Credit Agreement and (b) interest from the date hereof on the principal amount unpaid at the rates and times set forth in the Credit Agreement and in all cases in accordance with the terms of the Credit Agreement. Late charges and other charges and default rate interest shall be paid by Borrower in accordance with, and subject to, the terms and conditions of the Credit Agreement. The entire outstanding principal amount of this Note, together with all accrued but unpaid interest thereon, shall be due and payable in full on the Maturity Date. The Lender may endorse the record relating to this Note with appropriate notations evidencing advances and payments of principal hereunder as contemplated by the Credit Agreement. Such notations shall, to the extent not inconsistent with the notations made by the Administrative Agent in the Register, be conclusive and binding on the Borrower in the absence of manifest error; provided, however, that the failure of any Lender to make any such notations shall not limit or otherwise affect any Obligations of the Borrower.

Payments of both principal and interest are to be made in the currency in which such Term Loan was made and as specified in the Credit Agreement in immediately available funds to the account designated by the Administrative Agent pursuant to the Credit Agreement.

This Note is issued pursuant to, is entitled to the benefits of, and is subject to the provisions of the Credit Agreement and the other Loan Documents. The principal of this Note is subject to prepayment in whole or in part without premium or penalty (subject to the provisions of Section 2.16 of the Credit Agreement) in the manner and to the extent specified in the Credit Agreement. The principal of this Note, the interest accrued on this Note and all other obligations of the Borrower are full recourse obligations of the Borrower.

 

Exhibit D-2 - 1


In case an Event of Default shall occur and be continuing, the entire unpaid principal amount of this Note and all of the unpaid interest accrued thereon may become or be declared due and payable in the manner and with the effect provided in the Credit Agreement.

The Borrower and all the parties hereto, whether as makers, endorsers, or otherwise, hereby waive presentment for payment, demand protest and notice of any kind in connection with the delivery, acceptance, performance and enforcement of this Note (except for notices expressly required by the Credit Agreement), and also hereby assent to extensions of time of payment or forbearance or other indulgences without notice.

THIS NOTE SHALL BE INTERPRETED, AND THE RIGHTS AND LIABILITIES OF THE PARTIES HERETO DETERMINED, IN ACCORDANCE WITH THE LAWS OF THE STATE OF NEW YORK.

[ Signature Page to Follow ]

 

Exhibit D-2 - 2


IN WITNESS WHEREOF, the Borrower has caused this Note to be duly executed in its name as of the date first above written.

 

BRIXMOR OPERATING PARTNERSHIP LP

By:

 

 

Name:

Title:

 

Exhibit D-2 - 3


TERM LOANS AND PRINCIPAL PAYMENTS

 

     

Amount of

Loan

Made

 

Interest
Period

(If
Applicable)

 

Amount of

Principal Repaid

 

Unpaid

Principal Balance

           
Date   ABR   Eurodollar
Rate
    ABR   Eurodollar
Rate
  ABR   Eurodollar
Rate
  Total   Notation
Made By
                                     
                                     
                                     
                                     
                                     
                                     
                                     
                                     
                                     
                                     
                                     
                                     
                                     
                                     
                                     
                                     
                                     
                                     
                                     
                                     
                                     
                                     
                                     
                                     

 

Exhibit D-2 - 4


EXHIBIT D-3

FORM OF SWINGLINE LOAN NOTE

 

$50,000,000    July 16, 2013

FOR VALUE RECEIVED, the undersigned, BRIXMOR OPERATING PARTNERSHIP LP, a Delaware limited partnership (the “ Borrower ”), promises to pay, without offset or counterclaim, to the order of JPMORGAN CHASE BANK, N.A. (hereinafter, together with its successors in title and permitted assigns, the “ Lender ”) in care of the Administrative Agent to the Administrative Agent’s address at 500 Stanton Christiana Road, Newark, Delaware, or at such other address as may be specified in writing by the Administrative Agent to the Borrower, the principal sum of Fifty Million Dollars ($50,000,000) or, if less, the aggregate unpaid principal amount of all Swingline Loans made by the Lender to the Borrower pursuant to the Revolving Credit and Term Loan Agreement, dated as of July 16, 2013, among the Lender, the Borrower, the other lending institutions named therein and JPMorgan Chase Bank, N.A., as administrative agent (the “ Administrative Agent ”) (as amended, restated, replaced, supplemented or modified from time to time, the “ Credit Agreement ”). Capitalized terms used herein and not otherwise defined herein shall have the meanings assigned to them in the Credit Agreement. Unless otherwise provided herein, the rules of interpretation set forth in Article I of the Credit Agreement shall be applicable to this Note.

The Borrower also promises to pay (a) principal at the times provided in the Credit Agreement and (b) interest on the principal amount unpaid at the rates and times set forth in the Credit Agreement and in all cases in accordance with the terms of the Credit Agreement. Late charges and other charges and default rate interest shall be paid by Borrower in accordance with, and subject to, the terms and conditions of the Credit Agreement. The entire outstanding principal amount of this Note, together with all accrued but unpaid interest thereon, shall be due and payable in full on the Maturity Date. The Lender may endorse the record relating to this Note with appropriate notations evidencing advances and payments of principal hereunder as contemplated by the Credit Agreement. Such notations shall, to the extent not inconsistent with the notations made by the Administrative Agent in the Register, be conclusive and binding on the Borrower in the absence of manifest error; provided, however, that the failure of any Lender to make any such notations shall not limit or otherwise affect any Obligations of the Borrower.

Payments of both principal and interest are to be made in the currency in which such Swingline Loan was made and as specified in the Credit Agreement in immediately available funds to the account designated by the Administrative Agent pursuant to the Credit Agreement.

This Note is issued pursuant to, is entitled to the benefits of, and is subject to the provisions of the Credit Agreement and the other Loan Documents. The principal of this Note is subject to prepayment in whole or in part without premium or penalty in the manner and to the extent specified in the Credit Agreement. The principal of this Note, the interest accrued on this Note and all other obligations of the Borrower are full recourse obligations of the Borrower.

 

Exhibit D-3 - 1


In case an Event of Default shall occur and be continuing, the entire unpaid principal amount of this Note and all of the unpaid interest accrued thereon may become or be declared due and payable in the manner and with the effect provided in the Credit Agreement.

The Borrower and all the parties hereto, whether as makers, endorsers, or otherwise, hereby waive presentment for payment, demand protest and notice of any kind in connection with the delivery, acceptance, performance and enforcement of this Note (except for notices expressly required by the Credit Agreement), and also hereby assent to extensions of time of payment or forbearance or other indulgences without notice.

THIS NOTE SHALL BE INTERPRETED, AND THE RIGHTS AND LIABILITIES OF THE PARTIES HERETO DETERMINED, IN ACCORDANCE WITH THE LAWS OF THE STATE OF NEW YORK.

[Signature Page to Follow]

 

Exhibit D-3 - 2


IN WITNESS WHEREOF, the Borrower has caused this Note to be duly executed in its name as of the date first above written.

 

BRIXMOR OPERATING PARTNERSHIP LP

By:

 

 

Name:

Title:

 

Exhibit D-3 - 3


SWINGLINE LOANS AND PRINCIPAL PAYMENTS

 

Date  

Amount

of Loan

 

Amount of

Principal Paid

or Prepaid

 

Balance of

Principal

Unpaid

 

Notation

Made By:

         
                 
         
                 
         
                 
         
                 
         
                 
         
                 
         
                 
         
                 
         
                 
         
                 
         
                 
         
                 
         
                 
         
                 
         
                 
         
                 
         
                 
         
                 
         
                 
         
                 
         
                 
         
                 
         
                 
         
                 
         
                 
         
                 
         
                 
         
                 
         
                 
                 

 

Exhibit D-3 - 4


EXHIBIT E

FORM OF BORROWING REQUEST

Date:                  , 201    

 

To: JPMorgan Chase Bank, N.A., as Administrative Agent

Ladies and Gentlemen:

Reference is made to that certain Revolving Credit and Term Loan Agreement, dated as of July 16, 2013 (as amended, restated, extended, supplemented or otherwise modified in writing from time to time, the “ Credit Agreement ;” the terms defined therein being used herein as therein defined), among Brixmor Operating Partnership LP, a Delaware limited partnership (the “ Borrower ”), the Lenders from time to time party thereto and JPMorgan Chase Bank, N.A., as administrative agent for the Lenders (the “ Administrative Agent ”).

The undersigned hereby requests (select one):

 

  ¨ A Borrowing of Revolving Loans

 

  1.

On [              ], 201      (the “ Borrowing Date ”) 1 .

 

  2.

In the principal amount of $              . 2

 

  3. Comprised of [Eurodollar Borrowing][ABR Borrowing].

 

  4. For Eurodollar Borrowings: with an Interest Period of              months.

 

  5. To be wired to the following account in accordance with Section 2.07 of the Credit Agreement: [Location] [Name] [Account Number].

 

  ¨ A Borrowing of Term Loans

 

  1.

On [              ], 201      (the “ Borrowing Date ”) 3 .

 

  2.

In the principal amount of $              . 4

 

1  

The Borrowing Date must be a Business Day.

2  

Subject to the exceptions set forth in Section 2.02(c) of the Credit Agreement, (1) any Borrowing of Eurodollar Loans must be in a minimum principal amount of $5,000,000 or a whole multiple of $1,000,000 in excess of that amount and (2) any Borrowing of ABR Loans must be in a principal amount of $1,000,000 or a whole multiple of $500,000 in excess of that amount.

3  

The Borrowing Date must be a Business Day.

4  

Subject to the exceptions set forth in Section 2.02(c) of the Credit Agreement, (1) any Borrowing of Eurodollar Loans must be in a minimum principal amount of $10,000,000 or a whole multiple of $5,000,000 in excess of that amount and (2) any Borrowing of ABR Loans shall be in a principal amount of $5,000,000 or a whole multiple of $1,000,000 in excess of that amount.

 

Exhibit E-1


  3. Comprised of [Eurodollar Borrowing][ABR Borrowing].

 

  4. For Eurodollar Borrowings: with an Interest Period of              months.

 

  5. To be wired to the following account in accordance with Section 2.07 of the Credit Agreement: [Location] [Name] [Account Number].

 

  ¨ A Borrowing of Swingline Loans

 

  1.

On [              ], 201     (the “ Borrowing Date ”) 5 .

 

  2.

In the amount of $              . 6

 

  ¨ The [issuance][amendment][renewal][extension] of a Letter of Credit

 

  1.

On [            ], 201     (the “ Effective Date ”) 7 .

 

  2. With an expiration date of [              ].

 

  3. In the amount of $              .

 

  4. The name and address of the beneficiary is: [              ].

 

  [5.

The identification number of the Letter of Credit is [              ].] 8

The Borrower hereby certifies to the Administrative Agent and the Lenders that as of the [Borrowing Date][Effective Date] and after giving effect to the requested [Borrowing][issuance, amendment, renewal or extension]:

(a) The representations and warranties of the Borrower set forth in the Credit Agreement are true and correct in all material respects on and as of the [Borrowing Date][Effective Date] (except to the extent that any such representation and warranty expressly relates to an earlier date, in which case such representation and warranty is true and correct in all material respects as of such earlier date); and

(b) No Default or Event of Default has occurred and is continuing.

If notice of the requested Borrowing was previously given by telephone, this notice is to be considered the written confirmation of such telephone notice required by Section 2.03 of the Credit Agreement.

[REMAINDER OF PAGE INTENTIONALLY LEFT BLANK; SIGNATURE PAGE TO FOLLOW]

 

5  

The Borrowing Date must be a Business Day.

6  

Any Borrowing of Swingline Loans must be in a minimum principal amount of $2,000,000 or a whole multiple of $1,000,000 in excess of that amount.

7  

The Effective Date must be a Business Day.

8  

Line 6 to be included only for an amendment to, or a renewal or extension of, an issued and outstanding Letter of Credit.

 

Exhibit E-2


Borrower

 

BRIXMOR OPERATING PARTNERSHIP LP ,

a Delaware limited partnership

By:    

Name:

Title:

 

Exhibit E-3

Exhibit 10.7

Execution Version

PARENT GUARANTY

THIS GUARANTY (“ Guaranty ”) is executed as of July 16, 2013, by BPG SUBSIDIARY INC., a Delaware corporation (“ BPG Subsidiary ”), and BRIXMOR OP GP LLC, a Delaware limited liability company (“ Brixmor OP GP ,” and together with BPG Subsidiary, collectively, the “ Guarantors ”), for the benefit of JPMORGAN CHASE BANK, N.A., (“ Administrative Agent ”), in its capacity as the administrative agent for the Lenders under the Loan Agreement defined below, for the benefit of itself and such Lenders. Capitalized terms used herein without definition shall have the meanings assigned to such terms in the Loan Agreement defined below.

RECITALS

A. Brixmor Operating Partnership LP, a Delaware limited partnership (“ Borrower ”), Administrative Agent and the Lenders have entered into that certain Revolving Credit and Term Loan Agreement of even date herewith (the “ Loan Agreement ”), pursuant to which the Lenders have agreed to make available to Borrower Loans and certain other financial accommodations on the terms and conditions set forth in the Loan Agreement.

B. The Lenders are not willing to make the Loans, or otherwise extend credit, to Borrower unless each of the Guarantors unconditionally guarantees payment and performance to Administrative Agent, for the benefit of the Lenders, of the Obligations; and

C. Each of the Guarantors is the owner of a direct equity interest in Borrower, and each of the Guarantors will directly benefit from the Lenders’ making the Loans and other financial accommodations to Borrower.

AGREEMENT

NOW, THEREFORE, as an inducement to the Lenders to make the Loans and other financial accommodations to Borrower, and for other good and valuable consideration, the receipt and legal sufficiency of which are hereby acknowledged, each Guarantor agrees with Administrative Agent, for the benefit of the Lenders, as follows:

Section 1. Guaranty of Obligations . Each of the Guarantors hereby absolutely, irrevocably and unconditionally guarantees to Administrative Agent, for the benefit of the Lenders, jointly and severally, the payment and performance of the Obligations as and when the same shall be due and payable, whether by lapse of time, by acceleration of maturity or otherwise. Each of the Guarantors hereby absolutely, irrevocably and unconditionally covenants and agrees that it is liable, jointly and severally, for the Obligations as a primary obligor, and that each Guarantor shall fully perform each and every term and provision hereof. This Guaranty is a guaranty of payment and not of collection only. Administrative Agent shall not be required to exhaust any right or remedy or take any action against Borrower or any other person or entity. Each Guarantor agrees that, as between Guarantor and Administrative Agent and the Lenders, the Obligations may be declared to be due and payable for the purposes of this Guaranty


notwithstanding any stay, injunction or other prohibition which may prevent, delay or vitiate any declaration as regards Borrower and that in the event of a declaration or attempted declaration, the Obligations shall immediately become due and payable by each of the Guarantors for the purposes of this Guaranty.

Section 2. Guaranty Absolute . Each Guarantor guarantees that the Obligations shall be paid strictly in accordance with the terms of the Loan Documents. The liability of each Guarantor under this Guaranty is absolute and unconditional irrespective of: (a) any change in the time, manner or place of payment of, or in any other term of, all or any of the Obligations, or any other amendment or waiver of or any consent to departure from any of the terms of any Loan Document, including any increase or decrease in the rate of interest thereon; (b) any release or amendment or waiver of, or consent to departure from, or failure to act by Administrative Agent or the Lenders with respect to, any other guaranty or support document, or any exchange, release or non-perfection of, or failure to act by Administrative Agent or the Lenders with respect to, any collateral, for all or any of the Obligations; (c) any present or future law, regulation or order of any jurisdiction (whether of right or in fact) or of any agency thereof purporting to reduce, amend, restructure or otherwise affect any term of the Obligations or any Loan Document; (d) any change in the corporate existence, structure, or ownership of Borrower; (e) without being limited by the foregoing, any lack of validity or enforceability of any Loan Document; and (f) any other setoff, recoupment, defense or counterclaim whatsoever (in any case, whether based on contract, tort or any other theory) with respect to the Loan Documents or the transactions contemplated thereby which might constitute a legal or equitable defense available to, or discharge of, Borrower or a guarantor, other than the payment in full of the Obligations.

Section 3. Guaranty Irrevocable . This Guaranty is a continuing guaranty of the payment of all Obligations now or hereafter existing and shall remain in full force and effect until payment in full of all Obligations and other amounts payable under this Guaranty and all Commitments are terminated.

Section 4. Waiver of Certain Rights and Notices . To the fullest extent not prohibited by applicable law, except as specifically provided herein, each Guarantor hereby waives and agrees not to assert or take advantage of (a) any right to require Administrative Agent or any Lender to proceed against or exhaust its recourse against Borrower, any other guarantor or endorser, or any security or collateral held by Administrative Agent (for the benefit of Lenders) at any time or to pursue any other remedy in its power before proceeding against Guarantor hereunder; (b) the defense of the statute of limitations in any action hereunder; (c) any defense that may arise by reason of (i) the incapacity, lack of authority, death or disability of Borrower, any Guarantor or any other or others, (ii) the revocation or repudiation hereof by any Guarantor or the revocation or repudiation of any of the Loan Documents by Borrower or any other or others, (iii) the failure of Administrative Agent (on behalf of the Lenders) to file or enforce a claim against the estate (either in administration, bankruptcy or any other proceeding) of Borrower or any other or others, (iv) the unenforceability in whole or in part of any Loan Document, (v) Administrative Agent’s election (on behalf of the Lenders), in any proceeding instituted under the federal Bankruptcy Code, of the application of Section 1111(b)(2) of the federal Bankruptcy Code, or (vi) any borrowing or grant of a security interest under Section 364 of the federal Bankruptcy Code; (d) presentment, demand for payment, protest, notice of discharge, notice of acceptance of

 

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this Guaranty, and indulgences and notices of any other kind whatsoever; (e) any defense based upon an election of remedies by Administrative Agent (on behalf of the Lenders) which destroys or otherwise impairs the subrogation rights of any Guarantor or the right of such Guarantor to proceed against Borrower for reimbursement, or both; (f) any defense based upon any taking, modification or release of any collateral or other guarantees, or any failure to perfect any security interest in, or the taking of or failure to take any other action with respect to any collateral securing payment or performance of the Obligations; (g) any right to require marshaling of assets and liabilities, sale in inverse order of alienation, notice of acceptance of this Guaranty and of any obligations to which it applies or may apply; and (h) any rights or defenses based upon an offset by any Guarantor against any obligation now or hereafter owed to such Guarantor by Borrower; provided, however, that this Section 4 shall not constitute a waiver on the part of any Guarantor of any defense of payment. Each Guarantor shall remain liable hereunder to the extent set forth herein, notwithstanding any act, omission or thing which might otherwise operate as a legal or equitable discharge of such Guarantor, until the termination of this Guaranty under Section 3.

Section 5. Reinstatement . This Guaranty shall continue to be effective or be reinstated, as the case may be, if at any time any payment of any of the Obligations is rescinded or must otherwise be returned by the Lenders on the insolvency, bankruptcy or reorganization of Borrower or otherwise, all as though the payment had not been made, whether or not Administrative Agent is in possession of the Guaranty.

Section 6. Subrogation . No Guarantor shall exercise any rights which it may acquire by way of subrogation, by any payment made under this Guaranty or otherwise, until all the Obligations have been paid in full and the Loan Documents are no longer in effect. If any amount is paid to a Guarantor on account of subrogation rights under this Guaranty at any time when all the Obligations have not been paid in full, the amount shall be held in trust for the benefit of the Lenders and shall be promptly paid to Administrative Agent, for the benefit of the Lenders, to be credited and applied to the Obligations, whether matured or unmatured or absolute or contingent, in accordance with the terms of the Loan Documents. If any Guarantor makes payment to Administrative Agent, for the benefit of the Lenders, of all or any part of the Obligations and all the Obligations are paid in full and the Loan Documents are no longer in effect, Administrative Agent shall, at such Guarantor’s request, execute and deliver to such Guarantor appropriate documents, without recourse and without representation or warranty, necessary to evidence the transfer by subrogation to such Guarantor of the interest in the Obligations resulting from the payment.

Section 7. Subordination . Without limiting Administrative Agent’s rights under any other agreement, any liabilities owed by Borrower to a Guarantor in connection with any extension of credit or financial accommodation by such Guarantor to or for the account of Borrower, including but not limited to interest accruing at the agreed contract rate after the commencement of a bankruptcy or similar proceeding, are hereby subordinated to the Obligations, and such liabilities of Borrower to such Guarantor, if Administrative Agent so requests, shall be collected, enforced and received by such Guarantor as trustee for the Lenders and shall be paid over to Administrative Agent, for the benefit of the Lenders, on account of the Obligations but without reducing or affecting in any manner the liability of such Guarantor under the other provisions of this Guaranty.

 

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Section 8. Certain Taxes. Each Guarantor further agrees that all payments to be made hereunder shall be made without setoff or counterclaim and free and clear of, and without deduction for, any taxes, levies, imposts, duties, charges, fees, deductions, withholdings or restrictions or conditions of any nature whatsoever now or hereafter imposed, levied, collected, withheld or assessed by any country or by any political subdivision or taxing authority thereof or therein as provided in Section 2.17 of the Loan Agreement.

Section 9. Representations and Warranties . Each Guarantor represents and warrants that:

(a) (i) such Guarantor is duly organized, validly existing and in good standing under the laws of the jurisdiction of its organization, has all requisite power and authority to carry on its business as now conducted and, except where the failure to do so, individually or in the aggregate, would not reasonably be expected to have a Material Adverse Effect, is qualified to do business in, and is in good standing in, every jurisdiction where such qualification is required, (ii) the execution, delivery and performance of this Guaranty are within such Guarantor’s corporate, limited liability company or other organizational powers and have been duly authorized by all necessary corporate, limited liability company or other organizational action, (iii) this Guaranty has been duly executed and delivered by such Guarantor and constitutes a legal, valid and binding obligation of such Guarantor, enforceable against such Guarantor in accordance with its terms, subject to applicable bankruptcy, insolvency, reorganization, moratorium or other laws affecting creditors’ rights generally and subject to general principles of equity, regardless of whether considered in a proceeding in equity or at law, and (iv) the execution, delivery and performance of this Guaranty by such Guarantor (A) do not require any consent or approval of, registration or filing with, or any other action by, any Governmental Authority, except such as have been obtained or made and are in full force and effect, (B) will not violate any applicable law or regulation or the charter, by-laws or other organizational documents of such Guarantor or any order of any Governmental Authority, except for any violation of any applicable law or regulation that would not reasonably be expected to have a Material Adverse Effect, (C) will not violate or result in a default under any indenture, agreement or other instrument binding upon such Guarantor or its assets, or give rise to a right thereunder to require any payment to be made by such Guarantor, except for any violation or default that would not reasonably be expected to have a Material Adverse Effect, and (D) will not result in the creation or imposition of any Lien on any asset of such Guarantor; and

(b) in executing and delivering this Guaranty, such Guarantor has (i) without reliance on Administrative Agent or any Lender or any information received from Administrative Agent or any Lender and based upon such documents and information it deems appropriate, made an independent investigation of the transactions contemplated hereby and Borrower, Borrower’s business, assets, operations, prospects and condition, financial or otherwise, and any circumstances which may bear upon such transactions, Borrower or the obligations and risks undertaken herein with respect to the Obligations; (ii) adequate means to obtain from Borrower on a continuing basis information concerning Borrower; (iii) full and complete access to the Loan Documents and any other documents executed in connection with the Loan Documents;

 

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and (iv) not relied and will not rely upon any representations or warranties of Administrative Agent or any Lender not embodied herein or any acts heretofore or hereafter taken by Administrative Agent or any Lender (including but not limited to any review by Administrative Agent or any Lender of the affairs of Borrower).

Section 10. Covenants . Each Guarantor will perform and comply with all covenants applicable to such Guarantor, or which Borrower is required to cause such Guarantor to comply with, under the terms of the Loan Agreement or any of the other Loan Documents as if the same were more fully set forth herein.

Section 11. Remedies Generally . The remedies provided in this Guaranty are cumulative and not exclusive of any remedies provided by law.

Section 12. Setoff . If a Default shall have occurred and be continuing, each Lender and each of its Affiliates is hereby authorized at any time and from time to time, to the fullest extent permitted by law, and to the extent permitted under Section 9.08 of the Loan Agreement, to set off and apply any and all deposits (general or special, time or demand, provisional or final) at any time held and other obligations at any time owing by such Lender or Affiliate to or for the credit or the account of any Guarantor against any of and all the Obligations held by such Lender, irrespective of whether or not such Lender shall have made any demand under this Guaranty and although such Obligations may be unmatured. The rights of each Lender under this Section are in addition to other rights and remedies (including other rights of setoff) which such Lender may have.

Section 13. Formalities . Each Guarantor waives presentment, demand, notice of dishonor, protest, notice of acceptance of this Guaranty or incurrence of any of the Obligations and any other formality with respect to any of the Obligations or this Guaranty.

Section 14. Amendments and Waivers . No amendment or waiver of any provision of this Guaranty, nor consent to any departure by any Guarantor therefrom, shall be effective unless it is in writing and signed by Administrative Agent, and then the waiver or consent shall be effective only in the specific instance and for the specific purpose for which given. No failure on the part of Administrative Agent to exercise, and no delay in exercising, any right under this Guaranty shall operate as a waiver or preclude any other or further exercise thereof or the exercise of any other right.

Section 15. Expenses . Each of the Guarantors shall reimburse Administrative Agent and the Lenders on demand for all costs, expenses and charges incurred by Administrative Agent and the Lenders in connection with the performance or enforcement of this Guaranty, subject, in each case, to the terms and limitations set forth in Section 9.03 of the Loan Agreement. The obligations of the Guarantors under this Section shall survive the termination of this Guaranty.

Section 16. Assignment . This Guaranty shall be binding on, and shall inure to the benefit of each Guarantor, Administrative Agent, the Lenders and their respective successors and assigns; provided that no Guarantor may assign or transfer its rights or obligations under this Guaranty except as provided in the Loan Agreement. Without limiting the generality of the

 

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foregoing, Administrative Agent and each Lender may assign, sell participations in or otherwise transfer its rights under the Loan Documents to any other person or entity in accordance with the terms of the Loan Agreement, and the other person or entity shall then become vested with all the rights granted to Administrative Agent or such Lender, as applicable, in this Guaranty or otherwise.

Section 17. Captions . The headings and captions in this Guaranty are for convenience only and shall not affect the interpretation or construction of this Guaranty.

Section 18. Notices . All notices or other written communications hereunder shall be in writing and shall be delivered by hand or overnight courier service, mailed by certified or registered mail or sent by telecopy or email, as follows:

(a) if to BPG Subsidiary, to it at 420 Lexington Avenue, New York, NY 10170, Attention of Michael Pappagallo, President and Chief Financial Officer, and Steven Siegel, General Counsel (Telecopy No. (212) 869-9585);

(b) if to Brixmor OP GP, to it at 420 Lexington Avenue, New York, NY 10170, Attention of Michael Pappagallo, President and Chief Financial Officer, and Steven Siegel, General Counsel (Telecopy No. (212) 869-9585); and

(c) if to Administrative Agent, to JPMorgan Chase Bank, N.A., Loan and Agency Services Group, 500 Stanton Christiana Road, Ops Building 2, 3rd Floor, Newark, DE 19713-2107, Attention of Taieshia Reefer (Telecopy No. (302) 634-4733), with a copy to JPMorgan Chase Bank, N.A., 383 Madison Avenue, 24th Floor, New York, NY 10179, Attention of Mohammad S. Hasan (Telecopy No. (646) 328-3040).

Each Guarantor and Administrative Agent may change its address or telecopy number for notices and other communications hereunder by notice to the other party. All notices and other communications given to Guarantor or Administrative Agent in accordance with the provisions of this Guaranty shall be deemed to have been given on the date of receipt.

Section 19. Governing Law; Jurisdiction; Consent to Service of Process .

(a) This Guaranty shall be construed in accordance with and governed by the law of the State of New York.

(b) Each party to this Guaranty hereby irrevocably and unconditionally submits, for itself and its property, to the exclusive jurisdiction of the Supreme Court of the State of New York sitting in New York County, Borough of Manhattan, and of the United States District Court for the Southern District of New York, and any appellate court from any thereof, in any action or proceeding arising out of or relating to this Guaranty, or for recognition or enforcement of any judgment, and each party to this Guaranty hereby irrevocably and unconditionally agrees that all claims in respect of any such action or proceeding may be heard and determined solely in such New York State or, to the extent permitted by law, in such Federal court. Each of the parties hereto agrees that a final judgment in any such action or proceeding shall be conclusive and may

 

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be enforced in other jurisdictions by suit on the judgment or in any other manner provided by law. Notwithstanding the foregoing, nothing in this Guaranty shall be deemed or operate to preclude (i) Administrative Agent, any Lender or the Issuing Bank from bringing suit or taking other legal action in any other jurisdiction to realize on any security for the Obligations (in which case any party shall be entitled to assert any claim or defense other than any objection to the laying of venue of such action or the action having been brought in an inconvenient forum but including any claim or defense that this Section 20(b) would otherwise require to be asserted in a legal action or proceeding in a New York court), or to enforce a judgment or other court order in favor of Administrative Agent, any Lender or the Issuing Bank, (ii) any party from bringing any legal action or proceeding in any jurisdiction for the recognition and enforcement of any judgment, (iii) if all such New York courts decline jurisdiction over any Person, or decline (or, in the case of the Federal District court, lack) jurisdiction over any subject matter of such action or proceeding, a legal action or proceeding may be brought with respect thereto in another court having jurisdiction and (iv) in the event a legal action or proceeding is brought against any party hereto or involving any of its assets or property in another court (without any collusive assistance by such party or any of its subsidiaries or Affiliates), such party from asserting a claim or defense (including any claim or defense that this Section 20(b) would otherwise require to be asserted in a legal action or proceeding in a New York court) in any such action or proceeding.

(c) Each party to this Guaranty hereby irrevocably and unconditionally waives, to the fullest extent it may legally and effectively do so, any objection which it may now or hereafter have to the laying of venue of any suit, action or proceeding arising out of or relating to this Guaranty in any court referred to in subsection (b) above. Each party to this Guaranty hereby irrevocably waives, to the fullest extent permitted by law, the defense of an inconvenient forum to the maintenance of such action or proceeding in any such court.

(d) Each party to this Guaranty irrevocably consents to service of process in the manner provided for notices herein. Nothing in this Guaranty will affect the right of any party to this Guaranty to serve process in any other manner permitted by law.

Section 20. Invalid Provisions . If any provision of this Guaranty is held to be illegal, invalid, or unenforceable under present or future laws effective during the term of this Guaranty, such provision shall be fully severable and this Guaranty shall be construed and enforced as if such illegal, invalid or unenforceable provision had never comprised a part of this Guaranty, and the remaining provisions of this Guaranty shall remain in full force and effect and shall not be affected by the illegal, invalid or unenforceable provision or by its severance from this Guaranty, unless such continued effectiveness of this Guaranty, as modified, would be contrary to the basic understandings and intentions of the parties as expressed herein.

Section 21. ENTIRETY . THIS GUARANTY AND THE OTHER LOAN DOCUMENTS EXECUTED BY ANY GUARANTOR EMBODY THE FINAL, ENTIRE AGREEMENT OF SUCH GUARANTOR, ADMINISTRATIVE AGENT AND THE LENDERS WITH RESPECT TO THE SUBJECT MATTER HEREOF AND THEREOF AND SUPERSEDES ANY AND ALL PRIOR COMMITMENTS, AGREEMENTS, REPRESENTATIONS, AND UNDERSTANDINGS, WHETHER WRITTEN OR ORAL, RELATING TO THE SUBJECT MATTER HEREOF AND THEREOF. THIS GUARANTY

 

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AND THE OTHER LOAN DOCUMENTS EXECUTED BY EACH GUARANTOR ARE INTENDED BY SUCH GUARANTOR, ADMINISTRATIVE AGENT AND THE LENDERS AS A FINAL AND COMPLETE EXPRESSION OF THE TERMS HEREOF AND THEREOF, AND NO COURSE OF DEALING AMONG SUCH GUARANTOR, ADMINISTRATIVE AGENT AND THE LENDERS, NO COURSE OF PERFORMANCE, NO TRADE PRACTICES, AND NO EVIDENCE OF PRIOR, CONTEMPORANEOUS OR SUBSEQUENT ORAL AGREEMENTS OR DISCUSSIONS OR OTHER EXTRINSIC EVIDENCE OF ANY NATURE SHALL BE USED TO CONTRADICT, VARY, SUPPLEMENT OR MODIFY ANY TERM OF THIS GUARANTY OR ANY OTHER LOAN DOCUMENT EXECUTED BY GUARANTOR. THERE ARE NO ORAL AGREEMENTS BETWEEN ANY GUARANTOR, ADMINISTRATIVE AGENT AND THE LENDERS.

Section 22. WAIVER OF RIGHT TO TRIAL BY JURY . EACH GUARANTOR AND, BY ITS ACCEPTANCE HEREOF, ADMINISTRATIVE AGENT, ON BEHALF OF THE LENDERS, EACH HEREBY WAIVES, TO THE FULLEST EXTENT PERMITTED BY APPLICABLE LAW, ANY RIGHT IT MAY HAVE TO A TRIAL BY JURY IN ANY LEGAL PROCEEDING DIRECTLY OR INDIRECTLY ARISING OUT OF OR RELATING TO THIS GUARANTY OR THE TRANSACTIONS CONTEMPLATED HEREBY (WHETHER BASED ON CONTRACT, TORT OR ANY OTHER THEORY). EACH GUARANTOR AND, BY ITS ACCEPTANCE HEREOF, ADMINISTRATIVE AGENT, ON BEHALF OF THE LENDERS, EACH (A) CERTIFIES THAT NO REPRESENTATIVE, AGENT OR ATTORNEY OF THE OTHER PARTY HAS REPRESENTED, EXPRESSLY OR OTHERWISE, THAT SUCH OTHER PARTY WOULD NOT, IN THE EVENT OF LITIGATION, SEEK TO ENFORCE THE FOREGOING WAIVER AND (B) ACKNOWLEDGES THAT IT AND SUCH OTHER PARTY HAVE BEEN INDUCED TO EXECUTE OR ACCEPT THIS GUARANTY BY, AMONG OTHER THINGS, THE MUTUAL WAIVERS AND CERTIFICATIONS IN THIS SECTION.

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IN WITNESS WHEREOF , each Guarantor has caused this Guaranty to be duly executed and delivered by its duly authorized officer as of the date first above written.

 

BPG SUBSIDIARY INC.
By:  

/s/ Steven Siegel

Name:   Steven Siegel
Title:  

Executive Vice President,

General Counsel and Secretary

BRIXMOR OP GP LLC
By:  

/s/ Steven Siegel

Name:   Steven Siegel
Title:  

Executive Vice President,

General Counsel and Secretary

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Exhibit 10.8

Execution Version

SUBSIDIARY GUARANTY

THIS GUARANTY (“ Guaranty ”) is executed as of July 16, 2013, by BRIXMOR RESIDUAL HOLDING LLC, a Delaware limited liability company (“ Residual ”), and BRIXMOR GA AMERICA LLC, a Delaware limited liability company (“ Galileo ,” and together with Residual, collectively, the “ Guarantors ”), for the benefit of JPMORGAN CHASE BANK, N.A., (“ Administrative Agent ”), in its capacity as the administrative agent for the Lenders under the Loan Agreement defined below, for the benefit of itself and such Lenders. Capitalized terms used herein without definition shall have the meanings assigned to such terms in the Loan Agreement defined below.

RECITALS

A. Brixmor Operating Partnership LP, a Delaware limited partnership (“ Borrower ”), Administrative Agent and the Lenders have entered into that certain Revolving Credit and Term Loan Agreement of even date herewith (the “ Loan Agreement ”), pursuant to which the Lenders have agreed to make available to Borrower Loans and certain other financial accommodations on the terms and conditions set forth in the Loan Agreement.

B. The Lenders are not willing to make the Loans, or otherwise extend credit, to Borrower unless each of the Guarantors unconditionally guarantees payment and performance to Administrative Agent, for the benefit of the Lenders, of the Obligations; and

C. Each of the Guarantors is a subsidiary of Borrower, and each of the Guarantors will directly benefit from the Lenders’ making the Loans and other financial accommodations to Borrower.

AGREEMENT

NOW, THEREFORE, as an inducement to the Lenders to make the Loans and other financial accommodations to Borrower, and for other good and valuable consideration, the receipt and legal sufficiency of which are hereby acknowledged, each Guarantor agrees with Administrative Agent, for the benefit of the Lenders, as follows:

Section 1. Guaranty of Obligations . Each of the Guarantors hereby absolutely, irrevocably and unconditionally guarantees to Administrative Agent, for the benefit of the Lenders, jointly and severally, the payment and performance of the Obligations as and when the same shall be due and payable, whether by lapse of time, by acceleration of maturity or otherwise. Each of the Guarantors hereby absolutely, irrevocably and unconditionally covenants and agrees that it is liable, jointly and severally, for the Obligations as a primary obligor, and that each Guarantor shall fully perform each and every term and provision hereof. This Guaranty is a guaranty of payment and not of collection only. Administrative Agent shall not be required to exhaust any right or remedy or take any action against Borrower or any other person or entity. Each Guarantor agrees that, as between Guarantor and Administrative Agent and the Lenders, the Obligations may be declared to be due and payable for the purposes of this Guaranty


notwithstanding any stay, injunction or other prohibition which may prevent, delay or vitiate any declaration as regards Borrower and that in the event of a declaration or attempted declaration, the Obligations shall immediately become due and payable by each of the Guarantors for the purposes of this Guaranty. Without limiting the generality of the foregoing, each Guarantor, and by its acceptance of this Guaranty, Administrative Agent, for the benefit of the Lenders, hereby confirms that the parties intend that this Guaranty not constitute a fraudulent transfer or conveyance for purposes of the Bankruptcy Law (as defined below), the Uniform Fraudulent Conveyance Act, the Uniform Fraudulent Transfer Act or any similar federal, state or foreign law to the extent applicable to this Guaranty. In furtherance of that intention, the liabilities of each Guarantor under this Guaranty (the “ Liabilities ”) shall be limited to the maximum amount that will, after giving effect to such maximum amount and all other contingent and fixed liabilities of such Guarantor that are relevant under such laws, and after giving effect to any collections from, rights to receive contribution from or payments made by or on behalf of any other person with respect to the Liabilities, result in the Liabilities of such Guarantor under this Guaranty not constituting a fraudulent transfer or conveyance. For purposes hereof, “Bankruptcy Law” means Title 11, U.S. Code, or any similar federal, state or foreign law for the relief of debtors. This paragraph with respect to the maximum liability of each Guarantor is intended solely to preserve the rights of the Administrative Agent, for the benefit of the Lenders, to the maximum extent not subject to avoidance under applicable law, and neither a Guarantor nor any other person or entity shall have any right or claim under this paragraph with respect to such maximum liability, except to the extent necessary so that the obligations of a Guarantor hereunder shall not be rendered voidable under applicable law. Each Guarantor agrees that the Obligations may at any time and from time to time exceed the maximum liability of such Guarantor without impairing this Guaranty or affecting the rights and remedies of the Administrative Agent on behalf of the Lenders, hereunder, provided that , nothing in this sentence shall be construed to increase such Guarantor’s obligations hereunder beyond its maximum liability.

Section 2. Guaranty Absolute . Each Guarantor guarantees that the Obligations shall be paid strictly in accordance with the terms of the Loan Documents. The liability of each Guarantor under this Guaranty is absolute and unconditional irrespective of: (a) any change in the time, manner or place of payment of, or in any other term of, all or any of the Obligations, or any other amendment or waiver of or any consent to departure from any of the terms of any Loan Document, including any increase or decrease in the rate of interest thereon; (b) any release or amendment or waiver of, or consent to departure from, or failure to act by Administrative Agent or the Lenders with respect to, any other guaranty or support document, or any exchange, release or non-perfection of, or failure to act by Administrative Agent or the Lenders with respect to, any collateral, for all or any of the Obligations; (c) any present or future law, regulation or order of any jurisdiction (whether of right or in fact) or of any agency thereof purporting to reduce, amend, restructure or otherwise affect any term of the Obligations or any Loan Document; (d) any change in the corporate existence, structure, or ownership of Borrower; (e) without being limited by the foregoing, any lack of validity or enforceability of any Loan Document; and (f) any other setoff, recoupment, defense or counterclaim whatsoever (in any case, whether based on contract, tort or any other theory) with respect to the Loan Documents or the transactions contemplated thereby which might constitute a legal or equitable defense available to, or discharge of, Borrower or a guarantor, other than the payment in full of the Obligations.

 

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Section 3. Guaranty Irrevocable . This Guaranty is a continuing guaranty of the payment of all Obligations now or hereafter existing and shall remain in full force and effect until this Guaranty is terminated pursuant to Section 17 hereof.

Section 4. Waiver of Certain Rights and Notices . To the fullest extent not prohibited by applicable law, except as specifically provided herein, each Guarantor hereby waives and agrees not to assert or take advantage of (a) any right to require Administrative Agent or any Lender to proceed against or exhaust its recourse against Borrower, any other guarantor or endorser, or any security or collateral held by Administrative Agent (for the benefit of Lenders) at any time or to pursue any other remedy in its power before proceeding against Guarantor hereunder; (b) the defense of the statute of limitations in any action hereunder; (c) any defense that may arise by reason of (i) the incapacity, lack of authority, death or disability of Borrower, any Guarantor or any other or others, (ii) the revocation or repudiation hereof by any Guarantor or the revocation or repudiation of any of the Loan Documents by Borrower or any other or others, (iii) the failure of Administrative Agent (on behalf of the Lenders) to file or enforce a claim against the estate (either in administration, bankruptcy or any other proceeding) of Borrower or any other or others, (iv) the unenforceability in whole or in part of any Loan Document, (v) Administrative Agent’s election (on behalf of the Lenders), in any proceeding instituted under the federal Bankruptcy Code, of the application of Section 1111(b)(2) of the federal Bankruptcy Code, or (vi) any borrowing or grant of a security interest under Section 364 of the federal Bankruptcy Code; (d) presentment, demand for payment, protest, notice of discharge, notice of acceptance of this Guaranty, and indulgences and notices of any other kind whatsoever; (e) any defense based upon an election of remedies by Administrative Agent (on behalf of the Lenders) which destroys or otherwise impairs the subrogation rights of any Guarantor or the right of such Guarantor to proceed against Borrower for reimbursement, or both; (f) any defense based upon any taking, modification or release of any collateral or other guarantees, or any failure to perfect any security interest in, or the taking of or failure to take any other action with respect to any collateral securing payment or performance of the Obligations; (g) any right to require marshaling of assets and liabilities, sale in inverse order of alienation, notice of acceptance of this Guaranty and of any obligations to which it applies or may apply; and (h) any rights or defenses based upon an offset by any Guarantor against any obligation now or hereafter owed to such Guarantor by Borrower; provided, however, that this Section 4 shall not constitute a waiver on the part of any Guarantor of any defense of payment. Each Guarantor shall remain liable hereunder to the extent set forth herein, notwithstanding any act, omission or thing which might otherwise operate as a legal or equitable discharge of such Guarantor, until the termination of this Guaranty under Section 3.

Section 5. Reinstatement . This Guaranty shall continue to be effective or be reinstated, as the case may be, if at any time any payment of any of the Obligations is rescinded or must otherwise be returned by the Lenders on the insolvency, bankruptcy or reorganization of Borrower or otherwise, all as though the payment had not been made, whether or not Administrative Agent is in possession of the Guaranty; provided, however, that no such reinstatement shall occur if this Guaranty has terminated pursuant to Section 17(b) hereof.

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Obligations have been paid in full and the Loan Documents are no longer in effect. If any amount is paid to a Guarantor on account of subrogation rights under this Guaranty at any time when all the Obligations have not been paid in full, the amount shall be held in trust for the benefit of the Lenders and shall be promptly paid to Administrative Agent, for the benefit of the Lenders, to be credited and applied to the Obligations, whether matured or unmatured or absolute or contingent, in accordance with the terms of the Loan Documents. If any Guarantor makes payment to Administrative Agent, for the benefit of the Lenders, of all or any part of the Obligations and all the Obligations are paid in full and the Loan Documents are no longer in effect, Administrative Agent shall, at such Guarantor’s request, execute and deliver to such Guarantor appropriate documents, without recourse and without representation or warranty, necessary to evidence the transfer by subrogation to such Guarantor of the interest in the Obligations resulting from the payment.

Section 7. Subordination . Without limiting Administrative Agent’s rights under any other agreement, any liabilities owed by Borrower to a Guarantor in connection with any extension of credit or financial accommodation by such Guarantor to or for the account of Borrower, including but not limited to interest accruing at the agreed contract rate after the commencement of a bankruptcy or similar proceeding, are hereby subordinated to the Obligations, and such liabilities of Borrower to such Guarantor, if Administrative Agent so requests, shall be collected, enforced and received by such Guarantor as trustee for the Lenders and shall be paid over to Administrative Agent, for the benefit of the Lenders, on account of the Obligations but without reducing or affecting in any manner the liability of such Guarantor under the other provisions of this Guaranty.

Section 8. Certain Taxes. Each Guarantor further agrees that all payments to be made hereunder shall be made without setoff or counterclaim and free and clear of, and without deduction for, any taxes, levies, imposts, duties, charges, fees, deductions, withholdings or restrictions or conditions of any nature whatsoever now or hereafter imposed, levied, collected, withheld or assessed by any country or by any political subdivision or taxing authority thereof or therein as provided in Section 2.17 of the Loan Agreement.

Section 9. Representations and Warranties . Each Guarantor represents and warrants that:

(a) (i) such Guarantor is duly organized, validly existing and in good standing under the laws of the jurisdiction of its organization, has all requisite power and authority to carry on its business as now conducted and, except where the failure to do so, individually or in the aggregate, would not reasonably be expected to have a Material Adverse Effect, is qualified to do business in, and is in good standing in, every jurisdiction where such qualification is required, (ii) the execution, delivery and performance of this Guaranty are within such Guarantor’s corporate, limited liability company or other organizational powers and have been duly authorized by all necessary corporate, limited liability company or other organizational action, (iii) this Guaranty has been duly executed and delivered by such Guarantor and constitutes a legal, valid and binding obligation of such Guarantor, enforceable against such Guarantor in accordance with its terms, subject to applicable bankruptcy, insolvency, reorganization, moratorium or other laws affecting creditors’ rights generally and subject to general principles of equity, regardless of whether considered in a proceeding in equity or at law, and (iv) the

 

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execution, delivery and performance of this Guaranty by such Guarantor (A) do not require any consent or approval of, registration or filing with, or any other action by, any Governmental Authority, except such as have been obtained or made and are in full force and effect, (B) will not violate any applicable law or regulation or the charter, by-laws or other organizational documents of such Guarantor or any order of any Governmental Authority, except for any violation of any applicable law or regulation that would not reasonably be expected to have a Material Adverse Effect, (C) will not violate or result in a default under any indenture, agreement or other instrument binding upon such Guarantor or its assets, or give rise to a right thereunder to require any payment to be made by such Guarantor, except for any violation or default that would not reasonably be expected to have a Material Adverse Effect, and (D) will not result in the creation or imposition of any Lien on any asset of such Guarantor; and

(b) in executing and delivering this Guaranty, such Guarantor has (i) without reliance on Administrative Agent or any Lender or any information received from Administrative Agent or any Lender and based upon such documents and information it deems appropriate, made an independent investigation of the transactions contemplated hereby and Borrower, Borrower’s business, assets, operations, prospects and condition, financial or otherwise, and any circumstances which may bear upon such transactions, Borrower or the obligations and risks undertaken herein with respect to the Obligations; (ii) adequate means to obtain from Borrower on a continuing basis information concerning Borrower; (iii) full and complete access to the Loan Documents and any other documents executed in connection with the Loan Documents; and (iv) not relied and will not rely upon any representations or warranties of Administrative Agent or any Lender not embodied herein or any acts heretofore or hereafter taken by Administrative Agent or any Lender (including but not limited to any review by Administrative Agent or any Lender of the affairs of Borrower).

Section 10. Covenants . Each Guarantor will perform and comply with all covenants applicable to such Guarantor, or which Borrower is required to cause such Guarantor to comply with, under the terms of the Loan Agreement or any of the other Loan Documents as if the same were more fully set forth herein.

Section 11. Remedies Generally . The remedies provided in this Guaranty are cumulative and not exclusive of any remedies provided by law.

Section 12. Setoff . If a Default shall have occurred and be continuing, each Lender and each of its Affiliates is hereby authorized at any time and from time to time, to the fullest extent permitted by law, and to the extent permitted under Section 9.08 of the Loan Agreement, to set off and apply any and all deposits (general or special, time or demand, provisional or final) at any time held and other obligations at any time owing by such Lender or Affiliate to or for the credit or the account of any Guarantor against any of and all the Obligations held by such Lender, irrespective of whether or not such Lender shall have made any demand under this Guaranty and although such Obligations may be unmatured. The rights of each Lender under this Section are in addition to other rights and remedies (including other rights of setoff) which such Lender may have.

 

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Section 13. Formalities . Each Guarantor waives presentment, demand, notice of dishonor, protest, notice of acceptance of this Guaranty or incurrence of any of the Obligations and any other formality with respect to any of the Obligations or this Guaranty.

Section 14. Amendments and Waivers . No amendment or waiver of any provision of this Guaranty, nor consent to any departure by any Guarantor therefrom, shall be effective unless it is in writing and signed by Administrative Agent, and then the waiver or consent shall be effective only in the specific instance and for the specific purpose for which given. No failure on the part of Administrative Agent to exercise, and no delay in exercising, any right under this Guaranty shall operate as a waiver or preclude any other or further exercise thereof or the exercise of any other right.

Section 15. Expenses . Each of the Guarantors shall reimburse Administrative Agent and the Lenders on demand for all costs, expenses and charges incurred by Administrative Agent and the Lenders in connection with the performance or enforcement of this Guaranty, subject, in each case, to the terms and limitations set forth in Section 9.03 of the Loan Agreement. The obligations of the Guarantors under this Section shall survive the termination of this Guaranty.

Section 16. Assignment . This Guaranty shall be binding on, and shall inure to the benefit of each Guarantor, Administrative Agent, the Lenders and their respective successors and assigns; provided that no Guarantor may assign or transfer its rights or obligations under this Guaranty except as provided in the Loan Agreement. Without limiting the generality of the foregoing, Administrative Agent and each Lender may assign, sell participations in or otherwise transfer its rights under the Loan Documents to any other person or entity in accordance with the terms of the Loan Agreement, and the other person or entity shall then become vested with all the rights granted to Administrative Agent or such Lender, as applicable, in this Guaranty or otherwise.

Section 17. Termination . This Guaranty and all obligations (other than those expressly stated to survive such termination) of the Administrative Agent and each Guarantor hereunder shall terminate, all without delivery of any instrument or performance of any act by any party upon (a) the payment in full of the obligations and other amounts payable under this Guaranty and the Loan Documents, or (b) the release of this Guaranty pursuant to Section 5.10(c) of the Loan Agreement; provided, however, pursuant to Section 5.10(d) of the Loan Agreement, Administrative Agent shall, at the request and expense of Borrower and without the need for any consent or approval by the Lenders, execute and deliver an instrument to evidence any such release pursuant to Section 5.10(c) of the Loan Agreement in a form reasonably acceptable to Borrower and Administrative Agent.

Section 18. Captions . The headings and captions in this Guaranty are for convenience only and shall not affect the interpretation or construction of this Guaranty.

Section 19. Notices . All notices or other written communications hereunder shall be in writing and shall be delivered by hand or overnight courier service, mailed by certified or registered mail or sent by telecopy or email, as follows:

 

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(a) if to Residual, to it at 420 Lexington Avenue, New York, NY 10170, Attention of Michael Pappagallo, President and Chief Financial Officer, and Steven Siegel, General Counsel (Telecopy No. (212) 869-9585);

(b) if to Galileo, to it at 420 Lexington Avenue, New York, NY 10170, Attention of Michael Pappagallo, President and Chief Financial Officer, and Steven Siegel, General Counsel (Telecopy No. (212) 869-9585); and

(c) if to Administrative Agent, to JPMorgan Chase Bank, N.A., Loan and Agency Services Group, 500 Stanton Christiana Road, Ops Building 2, 3rd Floor, Newark, DE 19713-2107, Attention of Taieshia Reefer (Telecopy No. (302) 634-4733), with a copy to JPMorgan Chase Bank, N.A., 383 Madison Avenue, 24th Floor, New York, NY 10179, Attention of Mohammad S. Hasan (Telecopy No. (646) 328-3040).

Each Guarantor and Administrative Agent may change its address or telecopy number for notices and other communications hereunder by notice to the other party. All notices and other communications given to Guarantor or Administrative Agent in accordance with the provisions of this Guaranty shall be deemed to have been given on the date of receipt.

Section 20. Governing Law; Jurisdiction; Consent to Service of Process .

(a) This Guaranty shall be construed in accordance with and governed by the law of the State of New York.

(b) Each party to this Guaranty hereby irrevocably and unconditionally submits, for itself and its property, to the exclusive jurisdiction of the Supreme Court of the State of New York sitting in New York County, Borough of Manhattan, and of the United States District Court for the Southern District of New York, and any appellate court from any thereof, in any action or proceeding arising out of or relating to this Guaranty, or for recognition or enforcement of any judgment, and each party to this Guaranty hereby irrevocably and unconditionally agrees that all claims in respect of any such action or proceeding may be heard and determined solely in such New York State or, to the extent permitted by law, in such Federal court. Each of the parties hereto agrees that a final judgment in any such action or proceeding shall be conclusive and may be enforced in other jurisdictions by suit on the judgment or in any other manner provided by law. Notwithstanding the foregoing, nothing in this Guaranty shall be deemed or operate to preclude (i) Administrative Agent, any Lender or the Issuing Bank from bringing suit or taking other legal action in any other jurisdiction to realize on any security for the Obligations (in which case any party shall be entitled to assert any claim or defense other than any objection to the laying of venue of such action or the action having been brought in an inconvenient forum but including any claim or defense that this Section 20(b) would otherwise require to be asserted in a legal action or proceeding in a New York court), or to enforce a judgment or other court order in favor of Administrative Agent, any Lender or the Issuing Bank, (ii) any party from bringing any legal action or proceeding in any jurisdiction for the recognition and enforcement of any judgment, (iii) if all such New York courts decline jurisdiction over any Person, or decline (or, in the case of the Federal District court, lack) jurisdiction over any subject matter of such action or proceeding, a legal action or proceeding may be brought with respect thereto in another court

 

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having jurisdiction and (iv) in the event a legal action or proceeding is brought against any party hereto or involving any of its assets or property in another court (without any collusive assistance by such party or any of its subsidiaries or Affiliates), such party from asserting a claim or defense (including any claim or defense that this Section 20(b) would otherwise require to be asserted in a legal action or proceeding in a New York court) in any such action or proceeding.

(c) Each party to this Guaranty hereby irrevocably and unconditionally waives, to the fullest extent it may legally and effectively do so, any objection which it may now or hereafter have to the laying of venue of any suit, action or proceeding arising out of or relating to this Guaranty in any court referred to in subsection (b) above. Each party to this Guaranty hereby irrevocably waives, to the fullest extent permitted by law, the defense of an inconvenient forum to the maintenance of such action or proceeding in any such court.

(d) Each party to this Guaranty irrevocably consents to service of process in the manner provided for notices herein. Nothing in this Guaranty will affect the right of any party to this Guaranty to serve process in any other manner permitted by law.

Section 21. Invalid Provisions . If any provision of this Guaranty is held to be illegal, invalid, or unenforceable under present or future laws effective during the term of this Guaranty, such provision shall be fully severable and this Guaranty shall be construed and enforced as if such illegal, invalid or unenforceable provision had never comprised a part of this Guaranty, and the remaining provisions of this Guaranty shall remain in full force and effect and shall not be affected by the illegal, invalid or unenforceable provision or by its severance from this Guaranty, unless such continued effectiveness of this Guaranty, as modified, would be contrary to the basic understandings and intentions of the parties as expressed herein.

Section 22. ENTIRETY . THIS GUARANTY AND THE OTHER LOAN DOCUMENTS EXECUTED BY ANY GUARANTOR EMBODY THE FINAL, ENTIRE AGREEMENT OF SUCH GUARANTOR, ADMINISTRATIVE AGENT AND THE LENDERS WITH RESPECT TO THE SUBJECT MATTER HEREOF AND THEREOF AND SUPERSEDES ANY AND ALL PRIOR COMMITMENTS, AGREEMENTS, REPRESENTATIONS, AND UNDERSTANDINGS, WHETHER WRITTEN OR ORAL, RELATING TO THE SUBJECT MATTER HEREOF AND THEREOF. THIS GUARANTY AND THE OTHER LOAN DOCUMENTS EXECUTED BY EACH GUARANTOR ARE INTENDED BY SUCH GUARANTOR, ADMINISTRATIVE AGENT AND THE LENDERS AS A FINAL AND COMPLETE EXPRESSION OF THE TERMS HEREOF AND THEREOF, AND NO COURSE OF DEALING AMONG SUCH GUARANTOR, ADMINISTRATIVE AGENT AND THE LENDERS, NO COURSE OF PERFORMANCE, NO TRADE PRACTICES, AND NO EVIDENCE OF PRIOR, CONTEMPORANEOUS OR SUBSEQUENT ORAL AGREEMENTS OR DISCUSSIONS OR OTHER EXTRINSIC EVIDENCE OF ANY NATURE SHALL BE USED TO CONTRADICT, VARY, SUPPLEMENT OR MODIFY ANY TERM OF THIS GUARANTY OR ANY OTHER LOAN DOCUMENT EXECUTED BY GUARANTOR. THERE ARE NO ORAL AGREEMENTS BETWEEN ANY GUARANTOR, ADMINISTRATIVE AGENT AND THE LENDERS.

 

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Section 23. WAIVER OF RIGHT TO TRIAL BY JURY . EACH GUARANTOR AND, BY ITS ACCEPTANCE HEREOF, ADMINISTRATIVE AGENT, ON BEHALF OF THE LENDERS, EACH HEREBY WAIVES, TO THE FULLEST EXTENT PERMITTED BY APPLICABLE LAW, ANY RIGHT IT MAY HAVE TO A TRIAL BY JURY IN ANY LEGAL PROCEEDING DIRECTLY OR INDIRECTLY ARISING OUT OF OR RELATING TO THIS GUARANTY OR THE TRANSACTIONS CONTEMPLATED HEREBY (WHETHER BASED ON CONTRACT, TORT OR ANY OTHER THEORY). EACH GUARANTOR AND, BY ITS ACCEPTANCE HEREOF, ADMINISTRATIVE AGENT, ON BEHALF OF THE LENDERS, EACH (A) CERTIFIES THAT NO REPRESENTATIVE, AGENT OR ATTORNEY OF THE OTHER PARTY HAS REPRESENTED, EXPRESSLY OR OTHERWISE, THAT SUCH OTHER PARTY WOULD NOT, IN THE EVENT OF LITIGATION, SEEK TO ENFORCE THE FOREGOING WAIVER AND (B) ACKNOWLEDGES THAT IT AND SUCH OTHER PARTY HAVE BEEN INDUCED TO EXECUTE OR ACCEPT THIS GUARANTY BY, AMONG OTHER THINGS, THE MUTUAL WAIVERS AND CERTIFICATIONS IN THIS SECTION.

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IN WITNESS WHEREOF , each Guarantor has caused this Guaranty to be duly executed and delivered by its duly authorized officer as of the date first above written.

 

BRIXMOR RESIDUAL HOLDING LLC
By:  

/s/ Steven Siegel

Name:   Steven Siegel
Title:  

Executive Vice President,

General Counsel and Secretary

BRIXMOR GA AMERICA LLC
By:  

/s/ Steven Siegel

Name:   Steven Siegel
Title:  

Executive Vice President,

General Counsel and Secretary

[Signature Page - Material Subsidiary Guaranty]

Exhibit 10.9

LOAN AGREEMENT

Dated as of July 28, 2010

Among

THE ENTITIES IDENTIFIED ON THE SIGNATURE PAGES HEREOF AS

BORROWER,

collectively, as Borrower

and

JPMORGAN CHASE BANK, N.A.,

as Lender


TABLE OF CONTENTS

 

            Page  

ARTICLE I – DEFINITIONS; PRINCIPLES OF CONSTRUCTION

     1   

Section 1.1

    

Definitions

     1   

Section 1.2

    

Principles of Construction

     36   

ARTICLE II – GENERAL TERMS

     37   

Section 2.1

    

Loan Commitment; Disbursement to Borrower

     37   

2.1.1

    

Agreement to Lend and Borrow

     37   

2.1.2

    

Single Disbursement to Borrower

     37   

2.1.3

    

The Note, Mortgages and Loan Documents

     37   

2.1.4

    

Use of Proceeds

     37   

Section 2.2

    

Interest Rate

     37   

2.2.1

    

Interest Rate

     37   

2.2.2

    

Interest Calculation

     37   

2.2.3

    

Default Rate

     37   

2.2.4

    

Usury Savings

     38   

Section 2.3

    

Loan Payment

     38   

2.3.1

    

Monthly Debt Service Payments

     38   

2.3.2

    

Payments Generally

     38   

2.3.3

    

Payment on Maturity Date

     38   

2.3.4

    

Late Payment Charge

     38   

2.3.5

    

Method and Place of Payment

     39   

Section 2.4

    

Prepayments

     39   

2.4.1

    

Voluntary Prepayments

     39   

2.4.2

    

Mandatory Prepayments

     40   

2.4.3

    

Prepayments After Default

     41   

Section 2.5

    

Intentionally Omitted

     41   

Section 2.6

    

Release of Properties

     41   

2.6.1

    

Release of Individual Property

     41   

2.6.2

    

Releases of Outparcels and Partial Release Parcels

     43   

2.6.3

    

Release on Payment in Full

     44   

2.6.4

    

Release of Reserve Funds

     45   

2.6.5

    

Assignments of Mortgages

     45   

Section 2.7

    

Lockbox Account/Cash Management

     45   

2.7.1

    

Lockbox Account

     45   

2.7.2

    

Cash Management Account

     46   

2.7.3

    

Payments Received under the Cash Management Agreement

     47   

2.7.4

    

Distributions to Mezzanine Borrower

     47   

ARTICLE III – CONDITIONS PRECEDENT

     47   

3.1.1

    

Intentionally Omitted

     47   

 

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ARTICLE IV – REPRESENTATIONS AND WARRANTIES

     48   

Section 4.1

    

Borrower Representations

     48   

4.1.1

    

Organization

     48   

4.1.2

    

Proceedings

     48   

4.1.3

    

No Conflicts

     48   

4.1.4

    

Litigation

     48   

4.1.5

    

Agreements

     49   

4.1.6

    

Title

     49   

4.1.7

    

Solvency

     49   

4.1.8

    

Full and Accurate Disclosure

     50   

4.1.9

    

No Plan Assets

     50   

4.1.10

    

Compliance

     50   

4.1.11

    

Financial Information

     51   

4.1.12

    

Condemnation

     51   

4.1.13

    

Federal Reserve Regulations

     51   

4.1.14

    

Utilities and Public Access

     51   

4.1.15

    

Not a Foreign Person

     52   

4.1.16

    

Separate Lots

     52   

4.1.17

    

Assessments

     52   

4.1.18

    

Enforceability

     52   

4.1.19

    

No Prior Collateral Assignment

     52   

4.1.20

    

Insurance

     52   

4.1.21

    

Use of Property

     52   

4.1.22

    

Certificate of Occupancy; Licenses

     52   

4.1.23

    

Flood Zone

     53   

4.1.24

    

Physical Condition

     53   

4.1.25

    

Boundaries

     53   

4.1.26

    

Leases

     53   

4.1.27

    

Survey

     54   

4.1.28

    

Principal Place of Business; State of Organization

     54   

4.1.29

    

Filing and Recording Taxes

     54   

4.1.30

    

Special Purpose Entity/Separateness

     55   

4.1.31

    

Management Agreement

     55   

4.1.32

    

Illegal Activity

     55   

4.1.33

    

No Change in Facts or Circumstances; Disclosure

     55   

4.1.34

    

Investment Company Act

     56   

4.1.35

    

Embargoed Person

     56   

4.1.36

    

Cash Management Account

     56   

4.1.37

    

Reciprocal Easement Agreement

     57   

4.1.38

    

Underwriting Representations

     57   

4.1.39

    

Equipment, Fixtures and Personal Property

     58   

4.1.40

    

Ground Lease

     58   

Section 4.2

    

Survival of Representations

     59   

ARTICLE V – BORROWER COVENANTS

     60   

Section 5.1

    

Affirmative Covenants

     60   

5.1.1

    

Existence; Compliance with Legal Requirements

     60   

5.1.2

    

Taxes and Other Charges

     61   

5.1.3

    

Litigation

     61   

 

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5.1.4

    

Access to Properties

     61   

5.1.5

    

Notice of Default

     61   

5.1.6

    

Cooperate in Legal Proceedings

     62   

5.1.7

    

Perform Loan Documents

     62   

5.1.8

    

Award and Insurance Benefits

     62   

5.1.9

    

Further Assurances

     62   

5.1.10

    

Supplemental Mortgage Affidavits

     62   

5.1.11

    

Financial Reporting

     63   

5.1.12

    

Business and Operations

     66   

5.1.13

    

Title to the Properties

     67   

5.1.14

    

Costs of Enforcement

     67   

5.1.15

    

Estoppel Statement

     67   

5.1.16

    

Loan Proceeds

     67   

5.1.17

    

Intentionally Omitted

     68   

5.1.18

    

Confirmation of Representations

     68   

5.1.19

    

No Joint Assessment

     68   

5.1.20

    

Leasing Matters

     68   

5.1.21

    

Alterations

     69   

5.1.22

    

Operation of Property

     71   

5.1.23

    

Operations and Maintenance Program

     71   

5.1.24

    

Mold Mitigation Protocol

     71   

5.1.25

    

Updated Appraisals

     71   

5.1.26

    

Principal Place of Business, State of Organization

     72   

5.1.27

    

Embargoed Person

     72   

5.1.28

    

Ground Lease

     72   

5.1.29

    

Special Purpose Entity/Separateness

     75   

Section 5.2

    

Negative Covenants

     76   

5.2.1

    

Operation of Property

     76   

5.2.2

    

Liens; Utility and Other Easements

     77   

5.2.3

    

Dissolution; Amendment of Organizational Documents

     77   

5.2.4

    

Change in Business

     78   

5.2.5

    

Debt Cancellation

     78   

5.2.6

    

Zoning

     78   

5.2.7

    

No Joint Assessment

     78   

5.2.8

    

Principal Place of Business and Organization

     78   

5.2.9

    

ERISA

     79   

5.2.10

    

Transfers

     79   

5.2.11

    

Intentionally Omitted

     83   

5.2.12

    

REA

     83   

5.2.13

    

Ground Lease

     84   

5.2.14

    

Leasing Matters

     84   

5.2.15

    

EIL Policy

     84   

ARTICLE VI – INSURANCE; CASUALTY; CONDEMNATION

     85   

Section 6.1

    

Insurance

     85   

Section 6.2

    

Casualty

     89   

Section 6.3

    

Condemnation

     89   

Section 6.4

    

Restoration

     90   

 

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ARTICLE VII – RESERVE FUNDS

     95   

Section 7.1

    

Required Repairs

     95   

7.1.1

    

Deposits

     95   

7.1.2

    

Release of Required Repair Reserve Funds

     96   

7.1.3

    

Limitations on Required Repairs

     96   

Section 7.2

    

Tax and Insurance Reserve Funds

     97   

7.2.1

    

Tax and Insurance Reserve Funds

     97   

7.2.2

    

Tax Static Reserve Funds

     98   

Section 7.3

    

Replacements and Replacement Reserve

     99   

7.3.1

    

Replacement Reserve Fund

     99   

7.3.2

    

Disbursements from Replacement Reserve Account

     99   

7.3.3

    

Balance in the Replacement Reserve Account

     101   

Section 7.4

    

Rollover Reserve Account

     101   

7.4.1

    

Deposits to Rollover Reserve Funds

     101   

7.4.2

    

Withdrawal from Rollover Reserve Fund

     101   

Section 7.5

    

Excess Cash Flow Reserve Fund

     102   

7.5.1

    

Deposits to Excess Cash Flow Reserve Fund

     102   

7.5.2

    

Release of Excess Cash Flow Reserve Fund

     103   

Section 7.6

    

Ground Rent Reserve Fund

     103   

7.6.1

    

Deposits to Ground Rent Reserve Fund

     103   

7.6.2

    

Disbursements from the Ground Rent Reserve Fund

     103   

7.6.3

    

Ground Rent Static Reserve Funds

     104   

Section 7.7

    

Letter of Credit

     105   

Section 7.8

    

Reserve Accounts Generally

     106   

ARTICLE VIII – DEFAULTS

     108   

Section 8.1

    

Event of Default

     108   

Section 8.2

    

Remedies

     110   

Section 8.3

    

Remedies Cumulative; Waivers

     112   

ARTICLE IX – SPECIAL PROVISIONS

     112   

Section 9.1

    

Securitization

     112   

9.1.1

    

Sale of Notes and Securitization

     112   

9.1.2

    

Splitting the Loan; Uncross of Properties

     116   

9.1.3

    

Loan/Mezzanine Loans

     117   

9.1.4

    

Securitization Costs

     118   

Section 9.2

    

Exculpation

     118   

Section 9.3

    

Matters Concerning Manager

     120   

Section 9.4

    

Servicer

     120   

ARTICLE X – MISCELLANEOUS

     121   

Section 10.1

    

Survival

     121   

Section 10.2

    

Lender’s Discretion

     121   

Section 10.3

    

Governing Law

     121   

Section 10.4

    

Modification, Waiver in Writing

     122   

 

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Section 10.5

    

Delay Not a Waiver

     123   

Section 10.6

    

Notices

     123   

Section 10.7

    

Trial by Jury

     124   

Section 10.8

    

Headings

     124   

Section 10.9

    

Severability

     124   

Section 10.10

    

Preferences

     124   

Section 10.11

    

Waiver of Notice

     125   

Section 10.12

    

Remedies of Borrower

     125   

Section 10.13

    

Expenses; Indemnity

     125   

Section 10.14

    

Schedules Incorporated

     127   

Section 10.15

    

Offsets, Counterclaims and Defenses

     127   

Section 10.16

    

No Joint Venture or Partnership; No Third Party Beneficiaries

     127   

Section 10.17

    

Publicity

     127   

Section 10.18

    

Cross-Collateralization; Waiver of Marshalling of Assets

     127   

Section 10.19

    

Waiver of Counterclaim

     128   

Section 10.20

    

Conflict; Construction of Documents; Reliance

     128   

Section 10.21

    

Brokers and Financial Advisors

     128   

Section 10.22

    

Prior Agreements

     129   

Section 10.23

    

Joint and Several Liability

     129   

Section 10.24

    

Certain Additional Rights of Lender (VCOC)

     129   

Section 10.25

    

Additional California Waivers

     130   

SCHEDULES AND EXHIBITS

 

Schedule I

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Reserved

Schedule II

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Required Repairs - Deadlines for Completion

Schedule III

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Organizational Chart of Borrower

Schedule IV

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Ground Leases

Schedule V

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Allocated Loan Amounts

Schedule VI

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Transaction Property

Schedule VII

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Individual Properties Requiring O&M Agreements

Schedule VIII

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Individual Properties Requiring Mold & Moisture Protocols

Schedule IX-A

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Outparcels

Schedule IX-B

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Partial Release Parcels

Schedule X

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Prepaid Rent

Schedule XI

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Tenant Purchase Options and Rights

 

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Schedule XII

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Exceptions to Ground Lease Representations and Warranties

Schedule XIII

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Preapproved Alterations

Schedule XIV

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Predecessors as to Certain Individual Properties

Schedule XV

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Tenant Termination Rights

Exhibit A

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Form of Subordination, Non-Disturbance and Attornment Agreement

 

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LOAN AGREEMENT

THIS LOAN AGREEMENT , dated as of July 28, 2010 (as amended, restated, replaced, supplemented or otherwise modified from time to time, this “ Agreement ”), by and among JPMORGAN CHASE BANK, N.A. , a banking association chartered under the laws of the United States of America, having an address at 383 Madison Avenue, New York, New York 10179 (together with its successors and assigns, “ Lender ”) and THE ENTITIES IDENTIFIED ON THE SIGNATURE PAGES HEREOF AS BORROWER , each having its principal place of business at 420 Lexington Avenue, New York, New York 10170 (collectively and/or individually as the context may require, “ Borrower ”).

W I T N E S S E T H:

WHEREAS, Borrower desires to obtain the Loan (as hereinafter defined) from Lender; and

WHEREAS, Lender is willing to make the Loan to Borrower, subject to and in accordance with the terms of this Agreement and the other Loan Documents (as hereinafter defined).

NOW THEREFORE, in consideration of the making of the Loan by Lender and the covenants, agreements, representations and warranties set forth in this Agreement, the parties hereto hereby covenant, agree, represent and warrant as follows:

ARTICLE I – DEFINITIONS; PRINCIPLES OF CONSTRUCTION

Section 1.1 Definitions . For all purposes of this Agreement, except as otherwise expressly required or unless the context clearly indicates a contrary intent:

Accrual Period ” shall mean the period commencing on and including the first (1st) day of each calendar month during the term of the Loan and ending on and including the final calendar day of such calendar month; provided , however , that the initial Accrual Period shall commence on and include the Closing Date and shall end on and include the final calendar day of the calendar month in which the Closing Date occurs.

Additional Insolvency Opinion ” shall have the meaning set forth in Section 4.1.30(d) hereof.

Affected Properties ” shall have the meaning set forth in Section 9.1.2(b) hereof.

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

Affiliated Manager ” shall mean any manager in which borrower, SPE Constituent Entity, or Guarantor has, directly or indirectly, any legal, beneficial or economic interest.

Agent ” shall mean KeyBank National Association or any Replacement Agent.

Aggregate Material Adverse Effect ” shall mean in Lender’s reasonable judgment any event or condition that has a material adverse effect on (a) the use, operation, or value of the


Properties taken as a whole, (b) the business, profits, operations or financial condition of Borrower (including, without limitation, Net Operating Income), or (c) the ability of Borrower to repay the principal and interest of the Loan as it becomes due or to satisfy any of Borrower’s other obligations under the Loan Documents.

Aggregate Square Footage ” shall mean the aggregate rentable square footage of the Properties (but excluding the rentable square footage of each Release Property that shall have been released from the Lien of the related Mortgage pursuant to Section 2.6 prior to the date of determination).

Allocated Loan Amount ” shall mean, with respect to each Individual Property, the amount set forth on Schedule V hereof. For the avoidance of doubt, no portion of the Loan shall be allocated to any of the Outparcels.

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

Alterations ” shall have the meaning set forth in Section 5.1.21(a) hereof.

Alterations Deposit ” shall have the meaning set forth in Section 5.1.21(b) hereof.

Annual-Basis Ground Rent ” shall mean, in respect of each Ground Lease under which Ground Rent is payable on other than a monthly basis, the annual Ground Rent payable thereunder.

Annual Budget ” shall mean the operating budget, including all planned Capital Expenditures, for the Properties prepared by Borrower in accordance with Section 5.1.11(e) hereof for the annual budgeting period.

Approved Annual Budget ” shall have the meaning set forth in Section 5.1.11(e) hereof.

Assignment of Leases ” shall mean, with respect to each Individual Property, that certain first priority Assignment of Leases and Rents, dated as of the Closing Date, from each Borrower, as assignor, to Lender, as assignee, assigning to Lender all of Borrower’s interest in and to the Leases and Rents of such Individual Property as security for the Loan, as the same may be amended, restated, replaced, supplemented or otherwise modified from time to time.

Assignment of Management Agreement ” shall mean that certain Assignment of Management Agreement and Subordination of Management Fees, dated as of the Closing Date, among Lender, Borrower and Manager, as manager, as the same may be amended, restated, replaced, supplemented or otherwise modified from time to time.

Award ” shall mean any compensation paid by any Governmental Authority in connection with a Condemnation with respect to all or any part of any Individual Property.

Bankruptcy Action ” shall mean with respect to any Person (a) such Person filing a voluntary petition under the Bankruptcy Code; (b) the filing of an involuntary petition against such Person under the Bankruptcy Code, or soliciting or causing to be solicited petitioning creditors for any involuntary petition against such Person; (c) such Person filing an answer

 

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consenting to or otherwise acquiescing in or joining in any involuntary petition filed against it, by any other Person under the Bankruptcy Code, or soliciting or causing to be solicited petitioning creditors for any involuntary petition from any Person; (d) such Person consenting to or acquiescing in or joining in an application for the appointment of a custodian, receiver, trustee, or examiner for such Person or any portion of any Individual Property; or (e) such Person making an assignment for the benefit of creditors, or admitting, in writing or in any legal proceeding, its insolvency or inability to pay its debts as they become due.

Bankruptcy Code ” shall mean 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, state or foreign bankruptcy or insolvency law.

Big Four ” shall mean any of the following accounting firms: (a) Deloitte & Touche LLP, (b) Ernst & Young LLP, (c) KPMG LLP and (d) PricewaterhouseCoopers LLP.

Borrower ” shall have the meaning set forth in the introductory paragraph hereto, together with each such Person’s successors and permitted assigns.

Business Day ” shall mean any day other than a Saturday, Sunday or any other day on which any of the following are not open for business: (i) national banks in New York, New York, (ii) the New York Stock Exchange, (iii) the Federal Reserve Bank of New York or (iv)  provided that Borrower shall have received written notice thereof (which written notice, in the case of any the determination of any Payment Date or the date upon which any other payment hereunder is required to be made pursuant to Section 2.3.2 , shall have been delivered to Borrower not less than thirty (30) days prior to such date), (A) the principal place of business of the trustee under a Securitization (or, if no Securitization has occurred, the principal place of business of Lender), (B) the principal place of business of any Servicer or (C) the principal place of business of the Agent, the Lockbox Bank or the financial institution that maintains any Reserve Account.

Capital Expenditures ” shall mean, for any period, the amount expended for items capitalized under GAAP (including expenditures for building improvements or major repairs, leasing commissions and tenant improvements).

Cash Management Account ” shall have the meaning set forth in Section 2.7.2 hereof.

Cash Management Agreement ” shall mean the Closing Date Cash Management Agreement or any Replacement Cash Management Agreement, as applicable, in each case, as the same may be amended, restated, replaced, supplemented or otherwise modified from time to time.

Cash Sweep Cure Date ” shall mean the first date following the occurrence of a Cash Sweep Event on which no Event of Default or Bankruptcy Action of Borrower or Guarantor or DSCR Trigger Period is continuing, provided that, notwithstanding the foregoing, at such time as three (3) Cash Sweep Cures Dates shall have occurred from time to time during the term of the Loan, any Cash Sweep Period occurring thereafter shall continue until the Maturity Date and no subsequent Cash Sweep Cure Date shall be deemed to have occurred upon the satisfaction of the foregoing conditions or otherwise.

 

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Cash Sweep Event ” shall mean the occurrence of: (a) an Event of Default; (b) any Bankruptcy Action of Borrower or Guarantor; or (c) a DSCR Trigger Event.

Cash Sweep Period ” shall mean the period commencing on the occurrence of a Cash Sweep Event and terminating on the Cash Sweep Cure Date.

Casualty ” shall have the meaning set forth in Section 6.2 hereof.

Casualty/Condemnation Prepayment ” shall have the meaning set forth in Section 6.4(e) hereof.

Casualty Consultant ” shall have the meaning set forth in Section 6.4(b)(iii) hereof.

Casualty Retainage ” shall have the meaning set forth in Section 6.4(b)(iv) hereof.

Certificate Administrator ” shall mean any certificate administrator, trustee, paying agent or other Person responsible for administering the Securities.

Certificate of Rent Roll ” shall mean a Certificate of Rent Roll, dated as of the Closing Date, certifying and attaching a rent roll for each Individual Property for the month in which the Closing Date occurs.

Closing Date ” shall mean the date of this Agreement.

Closing Date Cash Management Agreement ” shall mean that certain Cash Management Agreement, dated as of the Closing Date, by and among Borrower, Lender, Manager, Senior Mezzanine Borrower, Junior Mezzanine Borrower, Senior Mezzanine Lender, Junior Mezzanine Lender and Agent.

Closing Date DSCR ” shall mean 1.66:1.00.

Closing Date Lockbox Agreement ” shall mean that certain Lockbox - Deposit Account Control Agreement dated as of the Closing Date among Borrower, Lender, Manager and Lockbox Bank.

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

Collective Group ” shall have the meaning set forth in Section 10.23 hereof.

Condemnation ” shall mean a temporary or permanent taking by any Governmental Authority as the result or in lieu or in anticipation of the exercise of the right of condemnation or eminent domain, of all or any part of any Individual Property, or any interest therein or right accruing thereto, including any right of access thereto or any change of grade affecting such Individual Property or any part thereof.

 

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Condemnation Proceeds ” shall have the meaning set forth in Section 6.4(b) hereof.

Contribution Agreement ” shall mean that certain Contribution Agreement, dated as of the Closing Date, by and among each Borrower, as the same may be amended, restated, replaced, supplemented or otherwise modified from time to time.

Control ” shall mean the possession, directly or indirectly, of the power to direct or cause the direction of management, policies or activities of a Person, whether through ownership of voting securities, by contract or otherwise. “Controlled” and “Controlling” shall have correlative meanings.

Covered Disclosure Information ” shall have the meaning set forth in Section 9.1.1(c) hereof

Debt ” shall mean the outstanding principal amount set forth in, and evidenced by, this Agreement and the Note, together with all interest accrued and unpaid thereon (including any interest that would accrue on the outstanding principal amount of the Loan through and including the end of any applicable Accrual Period, even if such Accrual Period extends beyond any applicable Payment Date, prepayment date or the Maturity Date), any Yield Maintenance Premium and/or Yield Maintenance Default Premium that, in each case, becomes due pursuant to Section 2.4 hereof, and all other sums due to Lender in respect of the Loan under the Note, this Agreement, the Mortgages and the other Loan Documents.

Debt Service ” shall mean, with respect to any particular period of time, the scheduled principal and interest payments due under this Agreement and the Note.

Debt Service Coverage Ratio ” shall mean a ratio for the period in question in which:

(a) the numerator is the Net Operating Income (excluding interest on credit accounts) for such period as set forth in the financial statements required hereunder; provided , however , that for the purposes of this definition Net Operating Income shall be determined using the annualized Rents set forth on the rent roll most recently delivered pursuant to Section 5.1.11(d) (as opposed to Rents for the applicable period), and

(b) the denominator is the aggregate amount of (i) Debt Service and (ii) Mezzanine Debt Service for such period.

Default ” shall mean the occurrence of any event hereunder or under any other Loan Document which, but for the giving of notice or passage of time, or both, would be an Event of Default.

Default Rate ” shall mean a rate per annum equal to the lesser of (a) the Maximum Legal Rate and (b) three percent (3%) above the Interest Rate.

 

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Disclosure Document(s) ” shall mean any written materials used or provided to any prospective investors and/or Rating Agencies in connection with any public offering or private placement of Securities in a Securitization, including, without limitation, a prospectus, prospectus supplement, private placement memorandum, offering memorandum, offering circular, term sheet, road show presentation materials or other offering documents marketing materials or information provided to prospective investors, in each case in preliminary or final form and including any amendments, supplements, exhibits, annexes and other attachments thereto, used to offer Securities in connection with a Securitization and designated as a “Disclosure Document” by Lender in its sole and absolute discretion.

DSCR Trigger Event ” shall mean that, as of the date of determination, the Debt Service Coverage Ratio based on the trailing three (3) month period immediately preceding the date of such determination is less than 1.40 to 1.00.

DSCR Trigger Event Cure ” shall mean that the Debt Service Coverage Ratio, as determined as of the first day of each of six (6) consecutive months following the occurrence of the applicable DSCR Trigger Event, based on the trailing three (3) month period immediately preceding the date of each determination, shall be greater than 1.40 to 1.00.

DSCR Trigger Period ” shall mean the period from the date of the occurrence of a DSCR Trigger Event until the date that a DSCR Trigger Event Cure occurs in respect of such DSCR Trigger Event.

EIL Policy ” shall have the meaning set forth in Section 6.1(a)(x) hereof.

Eligible Account ” shall mean 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 $50,000,000.00 and subject to supervision or examination by federal and state authority, as applicable. An Eligible Account will not be evidenced by a certificate of deposit, passbook or other instrument.

Eligible Institution ” shall mean either (a) a depository institution or trust company insured by the Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation, the short-term unsecured debt obligations or commercial paper of which are rated at least “A-1+” by S&P, “P-1” by Moody’s and “F-1+” by Fitch in the case of accounts in which funds are held for thirty (30) days or less (or, in the case of Letters of Credit and accounts in which funds are held for more than thirty (30) days, the long-term unsecured debt obligations of which are rated at least “AA-” by Fitch and S&P and “Aa3” by Moody’s), (b) JPMorgan, provided that the rating by S&P and the other Rating Agencies for JPMorgan’s short term unsecured debt obligations or commercial paper and long term unsecured debt obligations does not decrease below the ratings set forth in subclause (a)  hereof, or (c) KeyBank National Association, a national banking association, provided that the short-term unsecured debt obligations or commercial paper of the same are rated at least “A-2”

 

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by S&P, “P-2” by Moody’s and “F2” by Fitch in the case of accounts in which funds are held for thirty (30) days or less (or, in the case of Letters of Credit and accounts in which funds are held for more than thirty (30) days, the long-term unsecured debt obligations of the same are rated at least “BBB+” by Fitch and S&P and “A3” by Moody’s).

Embargoed Person ” shall mean any Person, entity or government subject to trade restrictions under U.S. law, including, but not limited to, The USA PATRIOT Act (including the anti-terrorism provisions thereof), the International Emergency Economic Powers Act, 50 U.S.C. §§ 1701, et seq., The Trading with the Enemy Act, 50 U.S.C. App. 1 et seq., and any Executive Orders or regulations promulgated thereunder including those related to Specially Designated Nationals and Specially Designated Global Terrorists, with the result that the investment in Borrower, any SPE Constituent Entity or Guarantor, as applicable (whether directly or indirectly), is prohibited by law or the Loan is in violation of law.

Environmental Indemnity ” shall mean that certain Environmental Indemnity Agreement, dated as of the Closing Date, executed by Borrower and Guarantor in connection with the Loan for the benefit of Lender, as the same may be amended, restated, replaced, supplemented or otherwise modified from time to time.

Equipment ” shall have the meaning set forth in the granting clause of the related Mortgage with respect to each Individual Property.

ERISA ” shall mean the Employee Retirement Income Security Act of 1974, as, amended from time to time, and the regulations promulgated and the rulings issued thereunder.

Event of Default ” shall have the meaning set forth in Section 8.1 (a) hereof.

Excess Cash Flow ” shall have the meaning set forth in the Cash Management Agreement.

Excess Cash Flow Reserve Account ” shall have the meaning set forth in Section 7.5.1 hereof.

Excess Cash Flow Reserve Funds ” shall have the meaning set forth in Section 7.5.1 hereof.

Excess Net Proceeds ” shall have the meaning set forth in Section 6.4(b)(vii) hereof.

Exchange Act ” shall have the meaning set forth in Section 9.1.1(1) hereof

Excluded Entity ” shall mean Guarantor and any direct or indirect legal or beneficial owner (including, without limitation, any shareholder, partner, member and/or non-member manager) of Guarantor.

Existing Management Agreement ” shall mean that certain Exclusive Leasing and Management Agreement, dated as of the Closing Date, between Borrower and Existing Manager, pursuant to which Existing Manager is to provide management and other services with respect to the Properties.

 

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Existing Manager ” shall mean, collectively, Centro Super Management Joint Venture 2, LLC, a Delaware limited liability company.

Extraordinary Expense ” shall have the meaning set forth in Section 5.1.11(e) hereof

Fiscal Year ” shall mean each twelve (12) month period commencing on January 1 and ending on December 31 during each year of the term of the Loan.

Fitch ” shall mean Fitch, Inc.

Fixtures ” shall have the meaning set forth in the granting clause of the related Mortgage with respect to each Individual Property.

Force Majeure ” shall mean any delay caused by reason of strike, lock-out or other labor trouble, governmental preemption of priorities or other controls in connection with a national or other public emergency or shortages of fuel, supplies or labor resulting therefrom or other similar causes beyond Borrower’s reasonable control.

GAAP ” shall mean generally accepted accounting principles in the United States of America as of the date of the applicable financial report.

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

Grantor Trust ” shall mean a grantor trust as defined in subpart E, part I of subchapter J of the Code.

Gross Income from Operations ” shall mean, for any period, all income, derived from the ownership and operation of the Properties from whatever source during such period, including, but not limited to, Rents, utility charges, escalations, forfeited security deposits, interest on credit accounts, service fees or charges, license fees, parking fees, rent concessions or credits, and other pass-through or reimbursements paid by Tenants under the Leases of any nature but excluding extraordinary non-recurring items of income, Rents from month-to-month Tenants (unless such Tenants have been in occupancy for at least one (1) year) or Tenants that are included in any Bankruptcy Action (unless such Tenants have affirmed their Lease), sales, use and occupancy or other taxes on receipts required to be accounted for by Borrower to any Governmental Authority, refunds and uncollectible accounts, sales of furniture, fixtures and equipment, Insurance Proceeds (other than business interruption or other loss of income insurance) and Condemnation Proceeds, and any disbursements to the Borrower or Mezzanine Borrower from the Reserve Accounts or the Mezzanine Reserve Accounts.

Ground Lease ” shall mean each of those certain ground leases more particularly described on Schedule IV hereto, as modified by any agreements executed by the applicable Ground Lessor in favor of Lender, and as each of the same may be amended, restated, replaced, supplemented or otherwise modified from time to time in accordance with the terms and conditions hereof.

 

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Ground Lease Property ” shall mean, individually or collectively, as the context may dictate, that certain real property demised by each Ground Lease.

Ground Lessor ” shall mean each lessor under a Ground Lease.

Ground Rent ” shall mean the rents that are payable by Borrower, as lessee under each Ground Lease.

Ground Rent Reserve Account ” shall have the meaning set forth in Section 7.6.1 hereof.

Ground Rent Reserve Funds ” shall have the meaning set forth in Section 7.6.1 hereof.

Ground Rent Static Reserve Account ” shall have the meaning set forth in Section 7.6.3 .

Ground Rent Static Reserve Funds ” shall have the meaning set forth in Section 7.6.3 .

Guarantor ” shall mean Centro NP LLC, a Maryland limited liability company.

Guarantor Net Worth ” shall mean, as of the date of determination, as to Guarantor or any Guarantor Successor, total stockholders’ equity in such Person (taking into account, among other things, all increases or decreases in tax liabilities and contingent liabilities as a result of the applicable consolidation or merger) of such Person, on a consolidated basis, as reasonably determined by Lender based upon the financial statements of such Person for the immediately preceding calendar quarter prepared in accordance with GAAP and audited by a “Big Four” accounting firm or other independent certified public accountant reasonably acceptable to Lender (but subject to any deemed approval pursuant to Section 5.2.10(g) hereof). For the avoidance of doubt, in determining the Guarantor Net Worth of any Guarantor Successor, such determination shall be pro forma based upon the financial statements of the Persons comprising such Guarantor Successor upon the consummation of the proposed transaction, in each case, prepared in accordance with GAAP and audited by a “Big Four” accounting firm or other independent certified public accountant reasonably acceptable to Lender.

Guarantor Successor ” shall mean any Person with which Guarantor or any prior Guarantor Successor is consolidated with, or into which Guarantor or such prior Guarantor Successor is merged (whether or not Guarantor or such prior Guarantor Successor is the surviving Person), in one or more related transactions that satisfy the requirements of a Permitted Guarantor Merger Transaction.

Guaranty ” shall mean that certain Guaranty Agreement, dated as of the Closing Date and executed and delivered by Guarantor in connection with the Loan to and for the benefit of Lender, as the same may be amended, restated, replaced, supplemented or otherwise modified from time to time.

Improvements ” shall have the meaning set forth in the granting clause of the related Mortgage with respect to each Individual Property.

 

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Indebtedness ” of a Person, at a particular date, means the sum (without duplication) at such date of (a) all indebtedness or liability of such Person (including, without limitation, amounts for borrowed money and indebtedness in the form of mezzanine debt and preferred equity); (b) obligations evidenced by bonds, debentures, notes, or other similar instruments; (c) obligations for the deferred purchase price of property or services (including trade obligations); (d) the face amount of the obligations under letters of credit; (e) obligations under acceptance facilities; (f) all guaranties, endorsements (other than for collection or deposit in the ordinary course of business) and other contingent obligations to purchase, to provide funds for payment, to supply funds, to invest in any Person or entity, or otherwise to assure a creditor against loss; and (g) obligations secured by any Liens, whether or not the obligations have been assumed, provided that “Indebtedness” described in this clause (g)  shall not include any Permitted Encumbrances.

Indemnified Liabilities ” shall have the meaning set forth in Section 10.13(b) hereof.

Indemnified Parties ” shall mean (a) Lender and any designee of Lender, (b) any Affiliate of Lender that has filed any registration statement relating to a Securitization or has acted as the sponsor or depositor in connection with such Securitization, (c) any Affiliate of Lender that acts as an underwriter, placement agent or initial purchaser of Securities issued in such Securitization, (d) any other co-underwriters, co-placement agents or co-initial purchasers of Securities issued in such Securitization, (e) each Person who controls (within the meaning of Section 15 of the Exchange Act) any Person described in any of the foregoing clauses, (f) any Person who is or will have been involved in the origination of the Loan, (g) any Person who is or will have been involved in the servicing of the Loan, (h) any Person in whose name the Liens created by the Mortgages are or will be recorded, (i) any Person who may hold or acquire or will have held a full or partial interest in the Loan (including, but not limited to, investors or prospective investors in the Securities, as well as custodians, trustees and other fiduciaries who hold or have held a full or partial interest in the Loan evidenced for the benefit of third parties), (j) any Person who holds or acquires or will have held a participation or other full or partial interest in the Loan, whether during the term of the Loan or as a part of or following a foreclosure of the Loan, (k) any successors by merger, consolidation or acquisition of all or a substantial portion of Lender’s assets and business and (1) the respective officers, directors, shareholders, partners, employees, agents, representatives, contractors, subcontractors, Affiliates, participants, successors and assigns of any Person described in any of the foregoing clauses.

Indemnified Persons ” shall have the meaning set forth in Section 9.1.1(c) hereof.

Independent Director ” or “ Independent Manager ” means a natural person who has prior experience as an independent director, independent manager or independent member with at least three (3) years of employment experience and who is provided by CT Corporation, Corporation Service Company, National Registered Agents, Inc., Wilmington Trust Company, Stewart Management Company, Lord Securities Corporation or, if none of those companies is then providing professional independent directors or independent managers, another nationally-recognized company reasonably approved by Lender that provides professional independent directors or independent managers and other corporate services in the ordinary course of its business and is not an Affiliate of Borrower or any SPE Constituent Entity, and which natural person is duly appointed as an Independent Director or Independent Manager, as applicable, and is not, and has never been, and will not while serving as an Independent Director or Independent Manager, as applicable, be, any of the following:

 

  (a) a member, partner, equityholder, manager, director, officer or employee of Borrower, any SPE Constituent Entity or any of their respective Affiliates (other than as an Independent Director or Independent Manager of (i) Borrower or any SPE Constituent Entity or (ii) any Affiliate of Borrower that is not in the direct chain of ownership of Borrower and that is required by a creditor to be a single purpose bankruptcy remote entity, provided that (A) such Independent Director or Independent Manager is employed by a company that routinely provides professional independent directors or managers in the ordinary course of its business) and (B) the fees that such Independent Director or Independent Manager earns from serving as an Independent Director or Independent Manager of Borrower, each SPE Constituent Entity and any Affiliate of Borrower in any given calendar year constitute, in the aggregate, less than five percent (5%) of the annual income of such Independent Director or Independent Manager for that calendar year;

 

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  (b) a creditor, supplier or service provider (including provider of professional services) to Borrower, any SPE Constituent Entity, or any of their respective Affiliates (other than a nationally-recognized company that routinely provides professional independent directors or independent managers and other corporate services to Borrower, any SPE Constituent Entity or any of their respective Affiliates in the ordinary course of its business);

 

  (c) a family member of any Person referenced in the foregoing clause (a)  that is a natural person; or

 

  (d) a Person that Controls any Person referenced in any of the foregoing clauses (a) , (b)  or (c) .

The same natural person may not serve as an Independent Director or Independent Manager of any Borrower (or any SPE Constituent Entity) and also of any Mezzanine Borrower (or any Mezzanine SPE Constituent Entity).

Individual Material Adverse Effect ” shall mean, in Lender’s reasonable judgment, in respect of an Individual Property, any event or condition that has a material adverse effect on the use, operation, or value of such Individual Property.

Individual Property ” shall mean each parcel of land and/or leasehold estate, as applicable, the Improvements thereon and all personal property owned by Borrower or leased pursuant to a ground lease by Borrower and encumbered by a Mortgage, together with all rights pertaining to such property and Improvements, as more particularly described in the granting clauses of each such Mortgage and referred to therein as the “Property”.

Insolvency Opinion ” shall mean that certain non-consolidation opinion letter dated as of the Closing Date delivered by Edwards Angell Palmer & Dodge LLP in connection with the Loan.

 

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Insurance Premiums ” shall have the meaning set forth in Section 6.1(b) hereof.

Insurance Proceeds ” shall have the meaning set forth in Section 6.4(b) hereof.

Insurance Reserve Funds ” shall have the meaning set forth in Section 7.2.1 hereof.

Interest Rate ” shall mean a rate of six and two hundred sixty-eight thousand two hundred ninety-eight millionths percent (6.268298%) per annum.

JPMorgan ” shall mean JPMorgan Chase Bank, N.A., a national banking association, and its successors and assigns.

Junior Mezzanine Borrower ” shall mean, collectively, Centro NP New Garden Mezz 2, LLC, and Centro NP Junior Mezz Holding, LLC, each a Delaware limited liability company, together with their respective successors and permitted assigns.

Junior Mezzanine Debt ” shall have the meaning ascribed to the term “Debt” in the Junior Mezzanine Loan Agreement.

Junior Mezzanine Debt Service ” shall have the meaning ascribed to the term “Debt Service” in the Junior Mezzanine Loan Agreement.

Junior Mezzanine Debt Service Account ” shall have the meaning ascribed to the term “Junior Mezzanine Debt Service Account” in the Junior Mezzanine Loan Agreement.

Junior Mezzanine Lender ” shall mean JPMorgan in its capacity as Lender under the Junior Mezzanine Loan Agreement, together with its successors and assigns in such capacity.

Junior Mezzanine Loan ” shall mean that certain loan made as of the Closing Date by Junior Mezzanine Lender to Junior Mezzanine Borrower in the original principal amount of Forty-Four Million Five Hundred Thousand and No/100 Dollars ($44,500,000.00), and evidenced by the Junior Mezzanine Note and evidenced and secured by the other Junior Mezzanine Loan Documents.

Junior Mezzanine Loan Agreement ” shall mean that certain Junior Mezzanine Loan Agreement, dated as of the Closing Date, between Junior Mezzanine Borrower and Junior Mezzanine Lender, as the same may be amended, restated, replaced, supplemented or otherwise modified, from time to time.

Junior Mezzanine Loan Documents ” shall have the meaning ascribed to the term “Loan Documents” in the Junior Mezzanine Loan Agreement.

Junior Mezzanine Note ” shall have the meaning ascribed to the term “Note” in the Junior Mezzanine Loan Agreement.

Junior Mezzanine Reserve Account ” shall mean each “Junior Mezzanine Reserve Account” as defined in the Junior Mezzanine Loan Agreement.

 

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Land ” shall have the meaning set forth in the granting clause of the related Mortgage with respect to each Individual Property.

Lease ” shall mean any lease, sublease or subsublease, letting, license, concession or other agreement (whether written or oral and whether now or hereafter in effect) pursuant to which any Tenant is granted a possessory interest in, or right to use or occupy all or any portion of any space in any Individual Property by or on behalf of Borrower, and (a) every modification, amendment or other agreement relating to such lease, sublease, subsublease, or other agreement entered into in connection with such lease, sublease, subsublease, or other agreement, and (b) every guarantee of the performance and observance of the covenants, conditions and agreements to be performed and observed by the other party thereto. Notwithstanding the foregoing, no Ground Lease shall constitute a Lease.

Legal Requirements ” shall mean, with respect to each Individual Property, all federal, state, county, municipal and other governmental statutes, laws, rules, orders, regulations, ordinances, judgments, decrees and injunctions of Governmental Authorities affecting such Individual Property or any part thereof, or the construction, use, alteration or operation thereof, or any part thereof, whether now or hereafter enacted and in force, and all permits, licenses and authorizations and regulations relating thereto, and all covenants, agreements, restrictions and encumbrances contained in any instruments, either of record or known to Borrower, at any time in force affecting Borrower, such Individual Property or any part thereof, including, without limitation, any which may (a) require repairs, modifications or Alterations in or to such Individual Property or any part thereof, or (b) in any way limit the use and enjoyment thereof.

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

Letter of Credit ” shall mean an irrevocable, unconditional, transferable, clean sight draft letter of credit having an initial term of not less than one (1) year, in favor of Lender and entitling Lender to draw thereon in New York, New York, based solely on a statement that Lender has the right to draw thereon executed by an officer or authorized signatory of Lender. A Letter of Credit must be issued by an Eligible Institution.

Liabilities ” shall have the meaning set forth in Section 9.1.1(c) hereof.

Licenses ” shall have the meaning set forth in Section 4.1.22 hereof.

Lien ” shall mean, with respect to each Individual Property, any mortgage, deed of trust, deed to secure debt, indemnity deed of trust, lien, pledge, hypothecation, assignment, security interest, or any other encumbrance, charge or transfer of, on or affecting Borrower, the related Individual Property, any portion thereof or any interest therein, including, without limitation, any conditional sale or other title retention agreement, any financing lease having substantially the same economic effect as any of the foregoing, the filing of any financing statement, and mechanic’s, materialmen’s and other similar liens and encumbrances.

Loan ” shall mean the loan made by Lender to Borrower pursuant to this Agreement and evidenced and secured by the Note and the other Loan Documents.

 

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Loan Documents ” shall mean, collectively, this Agreement, the Note, the Mortgages, the Guaranty, the Assignment of Leases, the O&M Agreement, the Environmental Indemnity, the Assignment of Management Agreement, the Lockbox Agreement, the Cash Management Agreement, the Contribution Agreement and all other documents executed and/or delivered in connection with the Loan, as each of the same may be amended, restated, replaced, supplemented or otherwise modified from time to time.

Loan Split Documents ” shall have the meaning set forth in Section 9.1.2(b) hereof.

Loan Splitting ” shall have the meaning set forth in Section 9.1.2(a) hereof.

Lockbox Account ” shall have the meaning set forth in Section 2.7.1 hereof.

Lockbox Agreement ” shall mean the Closing Date Lockbox Agreement or any Replacement Lockbox Agreement, as applicable, in each case, as the same may be amended, restated, replaced, supplemented or otherwise modified from time to time.

Lockbox Bank ” shall mean KeyBank National Association or any Replacement Lockbox Bank.

Major Lease ” shall mean, with respect to any Individual Property, any (a) Lease covering more than thirty thousand (30,000) square feet at such Individual Property or entered into by a Tenant that is a Tenant under another Lease at such Individual Property or that is an Affiliate of any other Tenant under a Lease at such Individual Property, if, pursuant to such Leases, such Tenant (or such Tenant and its Affiliate(s)) leases more than thirty thousand (30,000) square feet in the aggregate at the applicable Individual Property or (b) Lease under which the Tenant is an Affiliate of Borrower or Guarantor. Notwithstanding the foregoing, no Permitted Parcel Ground Lease shall constitute a Major Lease.

Management Agreement ” shall mean the Existing Management Agreement or, if the context requires, a Replacement Management Agreement pursuant to which a Qualified Manager is managing one or more of the Individual Properties in accordance with the terms and provisions of this Agreement.

Manager ” shall mean Existing Manager or, if the context requires, a Qualified Manager who is managing one or more of the Individual Properties in accordance with the terms and provisions of this Agreement pursuant to a Replacement Management Agreement.

Material Action ” shall mean any Bankruptcy Action or a voluntary dissolution of Borrower or an SPE Constituent Entity.

Material Lease ” shall mean, with respect to any Individual Property, any Lease or Leases (i) with a Tenant that is a nationally or regionally recognized retail chain (as reasonably determined by Lender) or (ii) pursuant to which such Tenant leases more than five thousand (5,000) square feet in the aggregate at such Individual Property.

 

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Maturity Date ” shall mean August 1, 2020, or such other date on which the final payment of principal of the Note becomes due and payable as therein or herein provided, whether at such stated maturity date, by declaration of acceleration, or otherwise.

Maximum Legal Rate ” shall mean the maximum nonusurious interest rate, if any, that at any time or from time to time may be contracted for, taken, reserved, charged or received on the indebtedness evidenced by the Note and as provided for herein or the other Loan Documents, under the laws of such state or states whose laws are held by any court of competent jurisdiction to govern the interest rate provisions of the Loan.

Mezzanine Borrower ” shall mean, individually and collectively, as the context may require, Senior Mezzanine Borrower and Junior Mezzanine Borrower.

Mezzanine Debt Service ” shall mean, with respect to any particular period of time, the sum of (a) the Senior Mezzanine Debt Service and (b) the Junior Mezzanine Debt Service.

Mezzanine Debt Service Account ” shall mean, individually and collectively, as the context may require, the Senior Mezzanine Debt Service Account and the Junior Mezzanine Debt Service Account.

Mezzanine Lender ” shall mean, individually and collectively, as the context may require, Senior Mezzanine Lender and Junior Mezzanine Lender.

Mezzanine Loan ” shall mean, individually and collectively, as the context may require, the Senior Mezzanine Loan and the Junior Mezzanine Loan.

Mezzanine Loan Agreement ” shall mean, individually and collectively, as the context may require, the Senior Mezzanine Loan Agreement and the Junior Mezzanine Loan Agreement.

Mezzanine Loan Documents ” shall mean, individually and collectively, as the context may require, the Senior Mezzanine Loan Documents and the Junior Mezzanine Loan Documents.

Mezzanine Reserve Accounts ” shall mean, individually and collectively, as the context may require, the Senior Mezzanine Reserve Accounts and the Junior Mezzanine Reserve Accounts.

Mezzanine SPE Constituent Entity ” shall mean the Special Purpose Entity that is the general partner of a Mezzanine Borrower, if such Mezzanine Borrower is a limited partnership, or managing member of a Mezzanine Borrower, if such Mezzanine Borrower is a multi-member limited liability company.

Minimum Disbursement Amount ” shall mean Twenty-Five Thousand and No/100 Dollars ($25,000.00).

Moisture and Mold Mitigation Protocol ” shall mean an operations and maintenance plan, that is reasonably satisfactory to Lender, for the prevention and remediation of any mold, mycotoxins, microbial matter and airborne pathogens (naturally occurring or otherwise) on or at

 

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each of the Properties and that pose a threat to human health or the environment or that adversely affect any of the Properties. Any such Moisture and Mold Mitigation Protocol shall include provision for annual site assessments by an engineering firm licensed to conduct such testing, and the preparation by such engineering firm of a report on the results of such testing and any recommendations for removal or other remediation with respect to any such mold, mycotoxins, microbial matter and airborne pathogens.

Monthly-Basis Ground Rent ” shall mean, in respect of each Ground Lease under which Ground Rent is payable on a monthly basis, the aggregate of such monthly Ground Rent payments payable during the twelve (12) months following the date of determination.

Monthly Debt Service Payment Amount ” shall mean a constant monthly payment of Two Million Nine Hundred Ninety-Two Thousand Two and 65/100 Dollars ($2,992,002.65), as the same may be recalculated upon any prepayment of the Loan made pursuant to Section 2.4 hereof to reflect the principal amount of the Loan remaining outstanding after giving effect to such prepayment and the then-remaining amortization term of the Loan (the initial amortization term on the Closing Date being thirty (30) years).

Moody’s ” shall mean Moody’s Investors Service, Inc.

Mortgage ” shall mean, with respect to each Individual Property, that certain first-priority Mortgage/Deed of Trust/Deed to Secure Debt, Assignment of Leases and Rents, Fixture Filing and Security Agreement and/or Leasehold Mortgage/Deed of Trust/Deed to Secure Debt, Assignment of Leases and Rents, Fixture Filing and Security Agreement, dated as of the Closing Date, executed and delivered by Borrower to Lender as security for the Loan and encumbering an Individual Property, as the same may be amended, restated, replaced, supplemented or otherwise modified from time to time.

Net Cash Flow ” shall mean, with respect to the Properties for any period, the amount obtained by subtracting Operating Expenses and Capital Expenditures for such period from Gross Income from Operations for such period.

Net Cash Flow Schedule ” shall have the meaning set forth in Section 5.1.11(b) hereof.

Net Operating Income ” shall mean, for any period, the amount obtained by subtracting Operating Expenses for such period from Gross Income from Operations for such period.

Net Proceeds ” shall have the meaning set forth in Section 6.4(b) hereof.

Net Proceeds Deficiency ” shall have the meaning set forth in Section 6.4(b)(vi) hereof.

Net Proceeds Prepayment ” shall have the meaning set forth in Section 6.4(e) hereof.

New Note ” shall have the meaning set forth in Section 9.1.2(b) hereof.

New Note Amount ” shall have the meaning set forth in Section 9.1.2(b) hereof.

 

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Non-Disturbance Agreement ” shall have the meaning set forth in Section 5.1.20 hereof.

Note ” shall mean that certain Consolidated, Amended and Restated Promissory Note of even date herewith in the principal amount of Four Hundred Eighty-Five Million and No/100 Dollars ($485,000,000.00), made by Borrower in favor of Lender, as the same may be amended, restated, replaced, supplemented or otherwise modified from time to time.

O&M Agreement ” shall mean that certain Operations and Maintenance Agreement dated as of the Closing Date between Lender and each applicable Borrower, as the same may be amended, restated, replaced, supplemented or otherwise modified from time to time.

Officer’s Certificate ” shall mean a certificate delivered to Lender by Borrower which is signed by an authorized officer of Borrower or the general partner or the managing member of Borrower, as applicable.

Open Prepayment Date ” shall mean February 1, 2020.

Operating Expenses ” shall mean, for any period, the total of all expenditures, of whatever kind during such period relating to the operation, maintenance and management of the Properties that are incurred on a regular monthly or other periodic basis, including without limitation, Ground Rent, utilities, ordinary repairs and maintenance, insurance, license fees, property taxes and assessments, advertising expenses, assumed management fees in an amount equal to the greater of actual management fees or three and one-half percent (3.5%) of Gross Income from Operations, payroll and related taxes, computer processing charges, tenant improvements and leasing commissions, operational equipment or other lease payments, and other similar costs, but excluding depreciation, income taxes, Debt Service (including amortization, if any), Mezzanine Debt Service, Capital Expenditures and contributions to the Tax and Insurance Reserve Account, the Replacement Reserve Account, the Rollover Reserve Account and any other Reserve Accounts or the Mezzanine Reserve Accounts, and any item of expense which would otherwise be considered an Operating Expense pursuant to this definition but is paid directly by any Tenant.

Other Charges ” shall mean all ground rents (other than Ground Rent), 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 any Individual Property, now or hereafter levied or assessed or imposed against such Individual Property or any part thereof

Other Obligations ” shall have the meaning as respectively set forth in the Mortgages.

Other Obligor ” and “ Other Obligors ” shall have the meaning set forth in Section 10.25 .

Outparcel ” shall mean each parcel of Land legally described or depicted on Schedule IX-A hereto.

 

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Parcel Release Amount ” shall mean, with respect to each Partial Release Parcel, the amount set forth on Schedule IX-B hereto for such Partial Release Parcel.

Partial Par Prepayment ” shall have the meaning set forth in Section 2.4.1(b) hereof.

Partial Par Prepayment Cap ” shall have the meaning set forth in Section 2.4.1(b) hereof.

Partial Par Prepayment Date ” shall mean September 1, 2017.

Partial Release Parcel ” shall mean each parcel of Land legally described or depicted on Schedule IX-B .

Payment Date ” shall mean the first (1st) day of each calendar month during the term of the Loan, or if such day is not a Business Day, then the Business Day immediately preceding such day, commencing on September 1, 2010 and continuing to and including the Maturity Date.

Permitted Debt ” shall mean, collectively (a) the Note and the other obligations, indebtedness and liabilities specifically provided for in any Loan Document and secured by the Mortgages and the other Loan Documents and (b) trade payables incurred in the ordinary course of Borrower’s business, not secured by Liens on any one or more Individual Properties (other than Liens being properly contested in accordance with the provisions of this Agreement), provided that such trade payables in respect of each Individual Property (i) do not exceed three percent (3%) of the Allocated Loan Amount for such Individual Property, (ii) are normal and reasonable under the circumstances, (iii) are payable by or on behalf of Borrower for or in respect of the operation of such Individual Property in the ordinary course of the operation of Borrower’s business or the routine administration of such Borrower’s business, (iv) are paid within sixty (60) days following the date on which such amount is incurred, and (v) are not evidenced by a note. Nothing contained herein shall be deemed to require Borrower to pay any trade payable, so long as Borrower is in good faith at its own expense, and by proper legal proceedings, diligently contesting the validity, amount or application thereof, provided that in each case, at the time of the commencement of any such action or proceeding, and during the pendency of such action or proceeding (w) no Event of Default shall exist and be continuing hereunder, (x) no Individual Property nor any part thereof or interest therein will be in material danger of being sold, forfeited, or lost, (y) Borrower shall furnish such security as may be required in the proceeding, or as may be reasonably requested by Lender, to insure the payment any amounts contested, together with all interest and penalties thereon, and (z) such contest operates to suspend collection or enforcement, as the case may be, of the contested amount.

Permitted Encumbrances ” shall mean, with respect to an Individual Property, collectively, (a) the Liens and security interests created by the Loan Documents, (b) all Liens, encumbrances and other matters disclosed in the applicable Title Insurance Policy relating to such Individual Property or any part thereof, (c) Liens, if any, for Taxes imposed by any Governmental Authority not yet due or delinquent or contested in accordance with the terms hereof, (d) such other title and survey exceptions as Lender has approved or may approve in writing in Lender’s sole discretion, (e) all immaterial easements, rights-of-way, restrictions and other similar non-monetary encumbrances recorded against and affecting such Individual

 

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Property and that do not materially and adversely affect (i) the ability of Borrower to pay any of its obligations to any Person as and when due, (ii) the marketability of title to such Individual Property, (iii) the fair market value of such Individual Property, or (iv) the use or operation of such Individual Property, and (f) rights of Tenants, as Tenants only.

Permitted Equipment Transfer ” shall mean the Transfer by Borrower of Equipment, Fixtures and/or Personal Property that is either being replaced or that is no longer necessary in connection with the operation of the applicable Individual Property, provided that such Transfer will not (i) materially adversely affect the value of such Individual Property, (ii) impair the utility of such Individual Property or (iii) result in a reduction or abatement of, or right of offset against, the Rents under any Lease in respect of such Individual Property.

Permitted Guarantor Merger Transaction ” shall mean any consolidation or merger of Guarantor or any prior Guarantor Successor with or into any other Person (whether or not Guarantor or such prior Guarantor Successor is the surviving Person), provided that (i) immediately after giving effect to such transaction, (A) no Event of Default exists and (B) the Guarantor Net Worth shall not be less than the Guarantor Net Worth as of the last fiscal quarter of Guarantor or such prior Guarantor Successor, and (ii) either (1) Guarantor or such prior Guarantor Successor, as applicable, is the surviving Person in any such transaction (in which case such Guarantor or such prior Guarantor Successor shall ratify in writing the Guaranty and the Environmental Indemnity) or (2) in the case of any transaction in which the Person formed by or surviving such transaction is other than the Guarantor or such prior Guarantor Successor, as applicable, such surviving Person executes a guaranty in favor of Lender in the form of the Guaranty and an environmental indemnity agreement in favor of Lender in the form of the Environmental Indemnity and otherwise assumes all the obligations of Guarantor or such prior Guarantor Successor, as applicable, under the Loan Documents (including, without limitation, the obligation to continue to maintain the EIL Policy in accordance with Section 6.1(a) hereof) both prospectively and retrospectively (and, upon the execution and delivery thereof, the Guaranty shall be terminated and Guarantor or such prior Guarantor Successor, as applicable, shall be released from all obligations under the other Loan Documents (and Lender shall execute any documentation reasonably requested by Borrower, and prepared by Borrower at Borrower’s sole cost and expense (including, without limitation, Lender’s reasonable legal fees and expenses), in order to evidence the same)), and (D) Borrower shall not have replaced Manager within the six (6) week period prior to such consolidation or merger.

Permitted Investments ” shall mean any one or more of the following obligations or securities acquired at a purchase price of not greater than par, including those issued by Servicer, or any Certificate Administrator under any Securitization or any of their respective Affiliates, payable on demand or having a maturity date not later than the Business Day immediately prior to the first Payment Date following the date of acquiring such investment and meeting one of the appropriate standards set forth below:

(i) obligations of, or obligations fully guaranteed as to timely payment of principal and interest by, the United States or any agency or instrumentality thereof provided such obligations are backed by the full faith and credit of the United States of America including, without limitation, obligations of: the U.S. Treasury (all direct or fully guaranteed obligations), the Farmers Home Administration (certificates of

 

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beneficial ownership), the General Services Administration (participation certificates), the U.S. Maritime Administration (guaranteed Title XI financing), the Small Business Administration (guaranteed participation certificates and guaranteed pool certificates), the U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development (local authority bonds) and the Washington Metropolitan Area Transit Authority (guaranteed transit bonds); provided , however , that the investments described in this clause must (A) have a predetermined fixed dollar of principal due at maturity that cannot vary or change, (B) if rated by S&P, must not have an “r” highlighter affixed to their rating, (C) if such investments have a variable rate of interest, such interest rate must be tied to a single interest rate index plus a fixed spread (if any) and must move proportionately with that index, and (D) such investments must not be subject to liquidation prior to their maturity;

(ii) obligations of the following United States government sponsored agencies: Federal Home Loan Mortgage Corp. (debt obligations), the Federal National Mortgage Association (debt obligations); provided , however , that the investments described in this clause must (A) have a predetermined fixed dollar of principal due at maturity that cannot vary or change, (B) if rated by S&P, must not have an “ r ” highlighter affixed to their rating, (C) if such investments have a variable rate of interest, such interest rate must be tied to a single interest rate index plus a fixed spread (if any) and must move proportionately with that index, and (D) such investments must not be subject to liquidation prior to their maturity;

(iii) unsecured certificates of deposit, time deposits, bankers’ acceptances and repurchase agreements or obligations with maturities of not more than 365 days issued or held by any depository institution or trust company incorporated or organized under the laws of the United States of America or any state thereof and subject to supervision and examination by federal or state banking authorities, so long as the commercial paper or other short term obligations of which at all times are rated in the highest short term rating category by each Rating Agency (or, if not rated by all Rating Agencies, rated by at least one Rating Agency in the highest short term rating category and otherwise acceptable to each other Rating Agency, as confirmed in writing that such investment would not, in and of itself, result in a downgrade, qualification or withdrawal of the initial, or, if higher, then-current ratings assigned to the Securities); provided , however , that the investments described in this clause must (A) have a predetermined fixed dollar of principal due at maturity that cannot vary or change, (B) if rated by S&P, must not have an “r” highlighter affixed to their rating, (C) if such investments have a variable rate of interest, such interest rate must be tied to a single interest rate index plus a fixed spread (if any) and must move proportionately with that index, and (D) such investments must not be subject to liquidation prior to their maturity;

(iv) fully Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation-insured demand and time deposits in, or certificates of deposit of, or bankers’ acceptances issued by, any bank or trust company, savings and loan association or savings bank, the short term obligations of which at all times are rated in the highest short term rating category by each Rating Agency (or, if not rated by all Rating Agencies, rated by at least one Rating Agency in the highest short term rating category and otherwise acceptable to each other Rating Agency, as confirmed in writing that such investment would not, in and of itself, result in

 

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a downgrade, qualification or withdrawal of the initial, or, if higher, then-current ratings assigned to the Securities); provided , however , that the investments described in this clause must (A) have a predetermined fixed dollar of principal due at maturity that cannot vary or change, (B) if rated by S&P, must not have an “r” highlighter affixed to their rating, (C) if such investments have a variable rate of interest, such interest rate must be tied to a single interest rate index plus a fixed spread (if any) and must move proportionately with that index, and (D) such investments must not be subject to liquidation prior to their maturity;

(v) debt obligations bearing interest or sold at a discount issued by any corporation incorporated under the laws of the United States of America or any state thereof with maturities of not more than 365 days from the date of acquisition and at all times rated by each Rating Agency (or, if not rated by all Rating Agencies, rated by at least one Rating Agency and otherwise acceptable to each other Rating Agency, as confirmed in writing that such investment would not, in and of itself, result in a downgrade, qualification or withdrawal of the initial, or, if higher, then-current ratings assigned to the Securities) in its highest rating category; provided , however , that securities issued by any particular corporation will not be Permitted Investments to the extent that investment therein will cause the then-outstanding principal amount of the securities issued by such corporation and held in the accounts established hereunder to exceed ten percent (10%) of the sum of the aggregate principal balance and the aggregate principal amount of all Permitted Investments in such account; provided , further , that the investments described in this clause must (A) have a predetermined fixed dollar of principal due at maturity that cannot vary or change, (B) if rated by S&P, must not have an “r” highlighter affixed to their rating, (C) if such investments have a variable rate of interest, such interest rate must be tied to a single interest rate index plus a fixed spread (if any) and must move proportionately with that index, and (D) such investments must not be subject to liquidation prior to their maturity;

(vi) commercial paper (including both non-interest-bearing discount obligations and interest-bearing obligations) of any corporation or other entity organized under the laws of the United States of America or any state thereof payable on demand or on a specified date maturing not more than one year after the date of acquisition thereof) and that at all times is rated by each Rating Agency (or, if not rated by all Rating Agencies, rated by at least one Rating Agency and otherwise acceptable to each other Rating Agency, as confirmed in writing that such investment would not, in and of itself, result in a downgrade, qualification or withdrawal of the initial, or, if higher, then-current ratings assigned to the Securities) in its highest rating category; provided , however , that the investments described in this clause must (A) have a predetermined fixed dollar of principal due at maturity that cannot vary or change, (B) if rated by S&P, must not have an “r” highlighter affixed to their rating, (C) if such investments have a variable rate of interest, such interest rate must be tied to a single interest rate index plus a fixed spread (if any) and must move proportionately with that index, and (D) such investments must not be subject to liquidation prior to their maturity;

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solely in obligations backed by the full faith and credit of the United States, which funds have the highest rating available from each Rating Agency (or, if not rated by all Rating Agencies, rated by at least one Rating Agency and otherwise acceptable to each other Rating Agency, as confirmed in writing that such investment would not, in and of itself, result in a downgrade, qualification or withdrawal of the initial, or, if higher, then-current ratings assigned to the Securities) for money market funds; and

(viii) any other demand, money market or time deposit, security, obligation or investment which has been approved as a Permitted Investment in writing by (A) Lender and (B) as to which Borrower has obtained a Rating Agency Confirmation;

provided , however , that no obligation or security shall be a Permitted Investment if (A) such obligation or security evidences a right to receive only interest payments, (B) the right to receive principal and interest payments on such obligation or security are derived from an underlying investment that provides a yield to maturity in excess of one hundred twenty percent (120%) of the yield to maturity at par of such underlying investment, or (C) such instrument may be redeemed at a price below the purchase price. Permitted Investments that are subject to prepayment or call may not be purchased at a price in excess of par.

Permitted Parcel Ground Lease ” shall mean any Lease entered into after the Closing Date that constitutes a ground lease pursuant to which premises located wholly within an Outparcel or Partial Release Parcel are demised to a Person that is not an Affiliate of Borrower and which does not obligate Borrower as ground lessor to pay the costs of, or reimburse the applicable ground lessee for the costs of, or perform any Alterations, the aggregate cost of which exceeds the Threshold Amount.

Permitted Transfer ” shall mean any of the following: (a) any transfer, directly as a result of the death of a natural person, of stock, membership interests, partnership interests or other ownership interests previously held by the decedent in question to the Person or Persons lawfully entitled thereto, (b) any transfer, directly as a result of the legal incapacity of a natural person, of stock, membership interests, partnership interests or other ownership interests previously held by such natural person to the Person or Persons lawfully entitled thereto, (c) any Transfer of any interest in an Affiliated Manager if, following such Transfer, such Affiliated Manager shall be under common Control with Guarantor, (d) any Transfer permitted without the consent of Lender pursuant to the provisions of Section 5.2.2(b) , Section 5.2.10(d) or Section 5.2.10(g) , (e) any Lease of space in any of the Improvements to Tenants in accordance with the provisions of Section 5.1.20 , (f) any Permitted Equipment Transfer, (g) Permitted Encumbrances, and (h) any direct or indirect pledge (or any Transfer occurring upon the foreclosure of the same or delivery of an assignment in lieu of foreclosure in respect of the same) by (i) Senior Mezzanine Borrower of the direct ownership interests in Borrower and/or each SPE Constituent Entity pursuant to the Senior Mezzanine Loan Agreement and (ii) Junior Mezzanine Borrower of the direct ownership interests in Senior Mezzanine Borrower pursuant to the Junior Mezzanine Loan Agreement.

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

Personal Property ” shall have the meaning set forth in the applicable granting clause of the related Mortgage with respect to each Individual Property.

Policies ” shall have the meaning set forth in Section 6.1(b) hereof.

Policy ” shall have the meaning set forth in Section 6.1(b) hereof.

Preapproved Alterations ” shall mean the Alterations more particularly described on Schedule XIII hereto.

Prepayment Rate ” shall mean the bond equivalent yield (in the secondary market) on the United States Treasury Security that, as of the Prepayment Rate Determination Date, has a remaining term to maturity closest to, but not exceeding, the term from the Prepayment Rate Determination Date to the Open Prepayment Date as most recently published in “Statistical Release H.15 (519), Selected Interest Rates,” or any successor publication published by the Board of Governors of the Federal Reserve System, or if such publication becomes unavailable, on the basis of such other publication or statistical guide as Lender may reasonably select.

Prepayment Rate Determination Date ” shall mean the date which is five (5) Business Days prior to the date that such prepayment shall be applied in accordance with the terms and provisions of Section 2.4.1 hereof.

Properties ” shall mean, collectively, each and every Individual Property which is subject to the terms of this Agreement.

Provided Information ” shall mean any and all financial and other information (including any updates thereto) provided at any time by, or on behalf of, Borrower, SPE Constituent Entity, Guarantor and/or Manager.

Qualified Manager ” shall mean (a) Existing Manager, (b) any Person that is under common Control with Existing Manager or Guarantor and/or (c) is a reputable Person that (i) has at least five (5) years’ experience in the management of commercial retail properties with similar size, scope, class, use and value as the Properties, (ii) has, for at least five (5) years prior to its engagement as property manager, managed at least ten (10) properties similar in size, scope, class, use and value as the Properties which comprise in the aggregate at least one million (1,000,000) leasable square feet of retail shopping centers, and (iii) is not the subject of a Bankruptcy Action, provided , that, if required by Lender following a Securitization, Borrower shall have obtained (i) in the case of the foregoing subclause (c) , a Rating Agency Confirmation in respect of the management of the Properties by such Person (and in which event Lender shall be deemed to have consented to such management organization) and (ii) in the case of the foregoing subclause (b) and subclause (c) , if such Person is an Affiliate of Borrower, an Additional Insolvency Opinion.

 

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Rating Agencies ” shall mean each of S&P, Moody’s, Fitch, and Realpoint or any other nationally recognized statistical rating organization that has been approved by Lender, or that has been engaged by or on behalf of Lender or its designee to rate the Loan to assign a rating to the Loan or the Securities.

Rating Agency Confirmation ” means, collectively, a written affirmation from each of the Rating Agencies that the credit rating of the Securities given by such Rating Agency of such Securities immediately prior to the occurrence of the event with respect to which such Rating Agency Confirmation is sought will not be qualified, downgraded or withdrawn as a result of the occurrence of such event, which affirmation may be granted or withheld in such Rating Agency’s sole and absolute discretion. In the event that, at any given time, any Rating Agency elects not to consider whether to grant or withhold such an affirmation, then the term Rating Agency Confirmation shall be deemed instead to require the written approval of Lender based on its good faith determination of whether the Rating Agencies would issue a Rating Agency Confirmation, provided that the foregoing shall be inapplicable in any case in which Lender has an independent approval right in respect of the matter at issue pursuant to the terms of this Agreement.

REA ” or “ Reciprocal Easement Agreement ” shall mean any reciprocal easement agreement or similar agreement affecting any Individual Property or portion thereof.

Realpoint ” shall mean Realpoint, LLC, a Pennsylvania limited liability company.

Related Entities ” shall have the meaning set forth in Section 5.2.10(e)(v) hereof.

Release Amount ” shall mean, for an Individual Property, the lesser of:

(a) the Debt; or

(b) an amount equal to the Allocated Loan Amount for such Individual Property set forth on Schedule V multiplied by (A) one hundred five percent (105%) to the extent such Allocated Loan Amount plus the aggregate Allocated Loan Amounts paid by Borrower to Lender in connection with releases of Release Properties pursuant to Section 2.6.1 occurring prior to the release of the Individual Property for which the Release Amount is being calculated is less than Seventy-Five Million and No/100 Dollars ($75,000,000.00), and (B) one hundred fifteen percent (115%) to the extent such Allocated Loan Amount plus the aggregate Allocated Loan Amounts paid by Borrower to Lender in connection with releases of Release Properties pursuant to Section 2.6.1 occurring prior to the release of the Individual Property for which the Release Amount is being calculated is equal to or greater than Seventy-Five Million and No/100 Dollars ($75,000,000.00). For the avoidance of doubt, any Parcel Release Amounts paid by Borrower shall not be taken into account in determining whether the aforesaid Seventy-Five Million and No/100 Dollars ($75,000,000.00) threshold shall have been met.

Release Property ” shall have the meaning set forth in Section 2.6.1 hereof

REMIC Trust ” shall mean a “real estate mortgage investment conduit” (within the meaning of Section 860D of the Code) that holds the Note or a portion thereof.

 

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Rents ” shall mean, with respect to each Individual Property, all rents (including, without limitation, percentage rents), rent equivalents, moneys payable as damages or in lieu of rent or rent equivalents, any fees, payments or other compensation from any Tenant relating to or in exchange for the termination of such Tenant’s Lease, royalties (including, without limitation, all oil and gas or other mineral royalties and bonuses), income, receivables, receipts, revenues, deposits (including, without limitation, security, utility and other deposits), accounts, cash, issues, profits, charges for services rendered, all other amounts payable as rent under any Lease or other agreement relating to such Individual Property, including, without limitation, charges for electricity, oil, gas, water, steam, heat, ventilation, air-conditioning and any other energy, telecommunication, telephone, utility or similar items or time use charges, HVAC equipment charges, sprinkler charges, escalation charges, license fees, maintenance fees, charges for Taxes, operating expenses or other reimbursables payable to Borrower (or to Manager for the account of Borrower) under any Lease, and other consideration of whatever form or nature received by or paid to or for the account of or benefit of Borrower or its agents or employees from any and all sources arising from or attributable to the Individual Property, and proceeds, if any, from business interruption or other loss of income or rental insurance.

Replacement Agent ” shall mean any successor to KeyBank National Association that is an Eligible Institution and either (a) assumes the obligations of the Agent being replaced under the then-existing Cash Management Agreement or (b) executes and delivers a Replacement Cash Management Agreement, in each case, acting in such Person’s capacity as Agent under the Replacement Cash Management Agreement.

Replacement Cash Management Agreement ” shall mean any cash management agreement entered into by and among Borrower, Lender, Manager, Senior Mezzanine Borrower, Junior Mezzanine Borrower, Lender, Senior Mezzanine Lender, Junior Mezzanine Lender and a Replacement Agent, provided that such cash management agreement is in form and substance substantially similar to the Closing Date Cash Management Agreement or is otherwise in form and substance reasonably acceptable to Lender.

Replacement Lockbox Bank ” shall mean any successor to KeyBank National Association that is an Eligible Institution which maintains and holds the Lockbox Account and either (a) assumes the obligations of the Agent being replaced under the then-existing Lockbox Agreement or (b) executes and delivers a Replacement Lockbox Agreement, in each case, acting in such Person’s capacity as Agent under the Replacement Cash Management Agreement.

Replacement Lockbox Agreement ” shall mean any lockbox agreement entered into by and among Borrower, Manager, Lender and a Replacement Agent, provided that such lockbox agreement is in form and substance substantially similar to the Closing Date Lockbox Agreement or is otherwise in form and substance reasonably acceptable to Lender.

Replacement Management Agreement ” shall mean, 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 reasonably acceptable to Lender in form and substance, provided, with respect to this subclause (ii) , Lender, at its option, after a Securitization, may require that Borrower obtain a Rating Agency Confirmation in respect of such management

 

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agreement and (b) an assignment of management agreement and subordination of management fees substantially in the form then used by Lender (or of such other form and substance reasonably acceptable to Lender), executed and delivered to Lender by Borrower and such Qualified Manager at Borrower’s expense.

Replacement Reserve Account ” shall have the meaning set forth in Section 7.3.1 hereof

Replacement Reserve Cap ” shall mean, as of the date of determination, an amount equal to the Aggregate Square Footage multiplied by Forty Cents ($0.40), provided that in the event that the Debt Service Coverage Ratio based on the trailing twelve (12) month period immediately preceding such date of determination is equal to or greater than 1.71 to 1.00, the Replacement Reserve Cap shall mean, as of the date of determination, an amount equal to the Aggregate Square Footage multiplied by Twenty Cents ($0.20). The Replacement Reserve Cap as of the Closing Date is Three Million Nine Hundred One Thousand Five Hundred Fifteen ($3,901,515).

Replacement Reserve Funds ” shall have the meaning set forth in Section 7.3.1 hereof.

Replacement Reserve Monthly Deposit ” shall mean, for each date of determination, one twelfth (1/12) of the amount equal to the Aggregate Square Footage multiplied by Twenty Cents ($0.20).

Replacements ” shall have the meaning set forth in Section 7.3.1 hereof.

Repurchase ” shall have the meaning set forth in Section 9.1.2(d) hereof.

Required Repair Deadline ” shall have the meaning set forth in Section 7.1.1 hereof.

Required Repair Reserve Account ” shall have the meaning set forth in Section 7.1.1 hereof.

Required Repair Reserve Funds ” shall have the meaning set forth in Section 7.1.1 hereof.

Required Repairs ” shall have the meaning set forth in Section 7.1.1 hereof.

Reserve Accounts ” shall mean, collectively, the Tax and Insurance Reserve Account, the Tax Static Reserve Account, the Replacement Reserve Account, the Required Repair Reserve Account, the Rollover Reserve Account, the Excess Cash Flow Reserve Account, the Ground Rent Reserve Account, the Ground Rent Static Account and any other escrow account established pursuant to the Loan Documents.

Reserve Funds ” shall mean, collectively, the Tax Reserve Funds, the Insurance Reserve Funds, the Tax Static Reserve Funds, the Replacement Reserve Funds, the Required Repair Reserve Account, the Rollover Reserve Funds, the Excess Cash Flow Reserve Funds, the Ground Rent Reserve Funds, the Ground Rent Static Funds and any funds deposited into any other Reserve Account.

 

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Reserve Threshold ” shall mean Two Hundred Fifty Thousand and No/100 Dollars ($250,000.00).

Reserved Other Charges ” shall mean all Other Charges which are or may become a Lien prior to, or of equal priority with, the Liens created by the Loan Documents.

Restoration ” shall mean the repair and restoration of an Individual Property after a Casualty or Condemnation as nearly as possible to the condition the Individual Property was in immediately prior to such Casualty or Condemnation, with such Alterations as may be reasonably approved by Lender.

Restricted Party ” shall mean collectively, (a) Borrower, each SPE Constituent Entity, each Mezzanine Borrower, each Mezzanine SPE Constituent Entity, and any Affiliated Manager and (b) any direct or indirect legal or beneficial owner (including, without limitation, any shareholder, partner, member and/or non-member manager) of Borrower, any SPE Constituent Entity, any Mezzanine Borrower, any Mezzanine SPE Constituent Entity or any Affiliated Manager, provided that no Excluded Entity shall be a Restricted Party. For the avoidance of doubt in respect of the foregoing subclause (b) , notwithstanding anything in this Agreement to the contrary, no notice to or consent of Lender shall be required in connection with the consummation of any Sale or Pledge of a direct or indirect interest in any Excluded Entity.

Rollover Reserve Account ” shall have the meaning set forth in Section 7.4.1 hereof.

Rollover Reserve Cap ” shall mean, as of the date of determination, an amount equal to the Aggregate Square Footage multiplied by Ninety-Eight Cents ($0.98), provided that in the event that the Debt Service Coverage Ratio based on the trailing twelve (12) month period immediately preceding such date of determination is equal to or greater than 1.71 to 1.00, the Rollover Reserve Cap shall mean, as of the date of determination, an amount equal to the Aggregate Square Footage multiplied by Forty-Nine Cents ($0.49). The Rollover Reserve Cap as of the Closing Date is Nine Million Five Hundred Fifty-Eight Thousand Seven Hundred Twelve and No/100 Dollars ($9,558,712.00).

Rollover Reserve Funds ” shall have the meaning set forth in Section 7.4.1 hereof.

Rollover Reserve Monthly Deposit ” shall mean, for each date of determination, one twelfth (1/12) of the amount equal to the Aggregate Square Footage multiplied by Forty-Nine Cents ($0.49).

S&P ” shall mean Standard & Poor’s Ratings Group, a division of the McGraw-Hill Companies.

Sale or Pledge ” shall mean a voluntary or involuntary sale, conveyance, assignment, transfer, encumbrance, pledge, grant of option to purchase or other transfer or disposal of a legal or beneficial interest, whether direct or indirect.

Securities ” shall have the meaning set forth in Section 9.1 hereof.

Securitization ” shall have the meaning set forth in Section 9.1.1 hereof.

 

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Securitization Vehicle ” shall mean the issuer of Certificates in a Securitization.

Senior Mezzanine Borrower ” shall mean, collectively, Centro NP New Garden Mezz 1, LLC and Centro NP Senior Mezz Holding, LLC, each a Delaware limited liability company, together with their respective successors and permitted assigns.

Senior Mezzanine Debt ” shall have the meaning ascribed to the term “Debt” in the Senior Mezzanine Loan Agreement.

Senior Mezzanine Debt Service ” shall have the meaning ascribed to the term “Debt Service” in the Senior Mezzanine Loan Agreement.

Senior Mezzanine Debt Service Account ” shall have the meaning ascribed to the term “Senior Mezzanine Debt Service Account” in the Senior Mezzanine Loan Agreement.

Senior Mezzanine Lender ” shall mean JPMorgan in its capacity as Lender under the Junior Mezzanine Loan Agreement, together with its successors and assigns in such capacity.

Senior Mezzanine Loan ” shall mean that certain loan made as of the Closing Date by Senior Mezzanine Lender to Senior Mezzanine Borrower in the original principal amount of Forty-Four Million Five Hundred Thousand and No/100 Dollars ($44,500,000.00), and evidenced by the Senior Mezzanine Note and evidenced and secured by the other Senior Mezzanine Loan Documents.

Senior Mezzanine Loan Agreement ” shall mean that certain Senior Mezzanine Loan Agreement, dated as of the Closing Date, between Senior Mezzanine Borrower and Senior Mezzanine Lender, as the same may be amended, restated, replaced, supplemented or otherwise modified, from time to time.

Senior Mezzanine Loan Documents ” shall have the meaning ascribed to the term “Loan Documents” in the Senior Mezzanine Loan Agreement.

Senior Mezzanine Note ” shall have the meaning ascribed to the term “Note” in the Senior Mezzanine Loan Agreement.

Senior Mezzanine Reserve Account ” shall mean each “Senior Mezzanine Reserve Account” as defined in the Senior Mezzanine Loan Agreement.

Servicer ” shall have the meaning set forth in Section 9.4 hereof.

Servicing Agreement ” shall have the meaning set forth in Section 9.4 hereof.

Severed Loan Documents ” shall have the meaning set forth in Section 8.2(c) hereof.

SPE Constituent Entity ” shall mean the Special Purpose Entity that is the general partner of Borrower, if Borrower is a limited partnership, or the managing member of Borrower, if Borrower is a multi-member limited liability company.

 

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Special Purpose Entity ” shall mean a corporation, limited partnership or limited liability company that, since the date of its formation and at all times on and after the date thereof, has complied with and shall at all times comply with the following requirements:

(i) is and shall be organized solely for the purpose of (A) in the case of Borrower, acquiring, developing, owning, holding, selling, leasing, transferring, exchanging, managing and operating the Properties or its Individual Property, entering into and performing its obligations under the Loan Documents with Lender, refinancing the Properties in connection with a permitted repayment of the Loan, and transacting any lawful business that is incident, necessary and appropriate to accomplish the foregoing; or (B) in the case of an SPE Constituent Entity, acting as a general partner of the limited partnership that owns any one or more Individual Properties or as member of the limited liability company that owns any one or more Individual Properties and transacting lawful business that is incident, necessary and appropriate to accomplish the foregoing;

(ii) has not engaged and shall not engage in any business unrelated to (A) the acquisition, development, ownership, management, leasing or operation of any one or more Individual Properties or (B) in the case of an SPE Constituent Entity, acting as general partner of the limited partnership that owns any one or more Individual Properties or acting as a member of the limited liability company that owns any one or more Individual Properties, as applicable;

(iii) has not owned and shall not own any real property other than, in the case of Borrower, any one or more Individual Properties;

(iv) does not have, shall not have and at no time had any assets other than (A) in the case of Borrower, any one or more Individual Properties and personal property necessary or incidental to its ownership and operation of such Individual Property or Individual Properties or (B) in the case of an SPE Constituent Entity, its partnership interest in the limited partnership or the member interest in the limited liability company that owns any one or more Individual Properties and personal property necessary or incidental to its ownership of such interests;

(v) has not engaged in, sought, consented or permitted to and shall not engage in, seek, consent to or permit (A) any dissolution, winding up, liquidation, consolidation or merger, (B) any sale or other transfer of all or substantially all of its assets or any sale of assets outside the ordinary course of its business, except as permitted by the Loan Documents, or (C) in the case of an SPE Constituent Entity, any transfer of its partnership interest or member interest in Borrower;

(vi) shall not cause, consent to or permit any amendment of its limited partnership agreement, articles of incorporation, articles of organization, certificate of formation, operating agreement or other formation document or organizational document (as applicable) with respect to the matters set forth in this definition without the prior written consent of Lender;

 

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(vii) if such entity is a limited partnership, has and shall have at least one general partner and has and shall have, as its only general partners, Special Purpose Entities each of which (A) is a corporation or single-member Delaware limited liability company, (B) has two (2) Independent Directors, and (C) holds a direct interest as general partner in the limited partnership of not less than one-half of one percent (0.5%);

(viii) if such entity is a corporation, has and shall have at least two (2) Independent Directors, and shall not cause or permit the board of directors of such entity to take any Material Action either with respect to itself or, if the corporation is an SPE Constituent Entity, with respect to Borrower, unless two (2) Independent Directors shall have consented in writing to such action;

(ix) if such entity is a limited liability company (other than a limited liability company meeting all of the requirements applicable to a single-member limited liability company set forth in this definition of “Special Purpose Entity”), has and shall have at least one (1) member that is a Special Purpose Entity that is a corporation or a single-member Delaware limited liability company, that has at least two (2) Independent Directors and that directly owns at least one-half-of-one percent (0.5%) of the equity of the limited liability company;

(x) if such entity is a single-member limited liability company, (A) is and shall be a Delaware limited liability company, (B) has and shall have at least two (2) Independent Directors, (C) shall not take any Material Action and shall not cause or permit the members or managers of such limited liability company to take any Material Action, either with respect to itself or, if the limited liability company is an SPE Constituent Entity, with respect to Borrower, in each case unless two (2) Independent Directors then serving as managers of the limited liability company shall have consented in writing to such action, and (D) has and shall have two (2) natural persons who are not members of the limited liability company, that have signed its limited liability company agreement and that, under the terms of such limited liability company agreement become a member of the limited liability company immediately prior to the withdrawal or dissolution of the last remaining member of the limited liability company;

(xi) has not and shall not (and, if such entity is (a) a limited liability company, has and shall have a limited liability agreement or an operating agreement, as applicable, (b) a limited partnership, has a limited partnership agreement, or (c) a corporation, has a certificate or articles of incorporation or bylaws that, in each case, provide that such entity shall not) (I) dissolve, merge, liquidate, consolidate; (II) sell all or substantially all of its assets; (III) amend its organizational documents with respect to the matters set forth in this definition without the consent of Lender; or (IV) without the affirmative vote of two (2) Independent Directors of itself or the consent of an SPE Constituent Entity that is a member or general partner in it: (A) file or consent to the filing of any bankruptcy, insolvency or reorganization case or proceeding, institute any proceedings under any applicable insolvency law or otherwise seek relief under any laws relating to the relief from debts or the protection of debtors generally, file a bankruptcy or insolvency petition or otherwise institute insolvency proceedings; (B) seek or consent to the appointment of a receiver, liquidator, assignee, trustee, sequestrator, custodian or any similar official for

 

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the entity or a substantial portion of its property; (C) make an assignment for the benefit of the creditors of the entity; or (D) take any action in furtherance of any of the foregoing;

(xii) has at all times been and shall at all times remain solvent and has paid and shall pay its debts and liabilities (including a fairly-allocated portion of any personnel and overhead expenses that it shares with any Affiliate) from its assets as the same shall become due, and has maintained and shall maintain adequate capital for the normal obligations reasonably foreseeable in a business of its size and character and in light of its contemplated business operations; provided , however , that the foregoing shall not require any shareholder, partner or member of such entity, as applicable, to make additional capital contributions to such entity;

(xiii) has not failed and shall not fail to correct any known misunderstanding regarding the separate identity of such entity;

(xiv) has maintained and shall maintain books of account, books and records separate from those of any other Person and, to the extent that it is required to file tax returns under applicable law, has filed and shall file its own tax returns, except to the extent that it is required by law to file consolidated tax returns and, if it is a corporation, has not filed and shall not file a consolidated federal income tax return with any other corporation, except to the extent that it is required by law to file consolidated tax returns;

(xv) has maintained and shall maintain its own records, books, resolutions and agreements;

(xvi) except as contemplated herein with respect to each other Borrower, has not commingled and shall not commingle its funds or assets with those of any other Person and has not participated and shall not participate in any cash management system with any other Person other than as provided in the Loan Documents;

(xvii) has held and shall hold its assets in its own name;

(xviii) has conducted and shall conduct its business in its name or in a name franchised or licensed to it by an entity other than its Affiliate, except for business conducted on behalf of itself by another Person under a business management services agreement that is on commercially-reasonable terms, so long as the manager, or equivalent thereof, under such business management services agreement holds itself out as its agent;

(xix) (A) has maintained and shall maintain its financial statements, accounting records and other entity documents separate from those of any other Person; (B) has shown and shall show, in its financial statements, its asset and liabilities separate and apart from those of any other Person; and (C) has not permitted and shall not permit its assets to be listed as assets on the financial statement of any of its Affiliates except as required by GAAP; provided , however , that any such consolidated financial statement contains a note indicating that the Special Purpose Entity’s separate assets and credit are not available to pay the debts of such Affiliate and that the Special Purpose Entity’s liabilities do not constitute obligations of the consolidated entity except as provided herein with respect to each other Borrower;

 

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(xx) has paid and shall pay its own liabilities and expenses, including the salaries of its own employees, if any, out of its own funds and assets, and has maintained and shall maintain a sufficient number of employees in light of its contemplated business operations;

(xxi) has observed and shall observe all partnership, corporate or limited liability company formalities, as applicable, that are necessary to comply with the other clauses of this definition;

(xxii) prior to the Closing Date, has not incurred any Indebtedness other than, (A) acquisition financing with respect to the Individual Property or Individual Properties owned by it, (B) construction financing with respect to the Improvements on each such Individual Property and certain off-site improvements required by municipal and other authorities as conditions to the construction of such Improvements, (C) first mortgage financings secured by such Individual Property or Individual Properties, (D) Indebtedness pursuant to letters of credit, guaranties, interest rate protection agreements and other similar instruments executed and delivered in connection with such financings, (E) Indebtedness incurred in the financing of Equipment and other Personal Property used on such Individual Property or Individual Properties and (F) unsecured trade payables and operational debt not evidenced by a note;

(xxiii) shall have no Indebtedness other than (A) the Loan, (B) Permitted Debt, and (C) such other liabilities that are permitted pursuant to this Agreement;

(xxiv) has not assumed, guaranteed or become obligated and shall not assume or guarantee or become obligated for the debts of any other Person, and has not held out and shall not hold out itself or its credit or assets as being available to satisfy the obligations of any other Person, in each case, except as contemplated by this Agreement with respect to each other Borrower or with respect to any co-borrower in connection with any Indebtedness described in clause (xxii)  above;

(xxv) has not acquired and shall not acquire obligations or securities of its partners, members or shareholders or any other Affiliate;

(xxvi) has allocated and shall allocate fairly and reasonably any overhead expenses that are shared with any of its Affiliates or any guarantor of any of their respective obligations, or any Affiliate of any of the foregoing, including, but not limited to, paying for shared office space and for services performed by any employee of an Affiliate;

(xxvii) has maintained and used and shall maintain and use separate stationery, invoices and checks bearing its name and not bearing the name of any other entity unless such entity is clearly designated as being the Special Purpose Entity’s agent;

 

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(xxviii) except as contemplated herein with respect to each other Borrower, has not pledged and shall not pledge its assets to secure the obligations of any other Person other than, in the case of Borrower, (A) with respect to loans secured by the Individual Property or Individual Properties owned by it, and/or (B) with respect to any co-borrower in connection with any Indebtedness described in clause (xxii)  above, and no such pledge remains outstanding except to Lender to secure the Loan;

(xxix) has held itself out and identified itself and shall hold itself out and identify itself as a separate and distinct entity under its own name or in a name franchised or licensed to it by an entity other than an Affiliate of Borrower and not as a division or part of any other Person,

(xxx) has maintained and shall maintain its assets in such a manner that it shall not be costly or difficult to segregate, ascertain or identify its individual assets from those of any other Person;

(xxxi) has not made and shall not make loans to any Person and has not held and shall not hold evidence of indebtedness issued by any other Person or entity (other than cash and investment-grade securities issued by an entity that is not an Affiliate of or subject to common ownership with such entity);

(xxxii) has not identified and shall not identify its partners, members or shareholders, or any Affiliate of any of them, as a division or part of it;

(xxxiii) other than capital contributions and distributions permitted under the terms of its organizational documents, has not entered into or been a party to, and shall not enter into or be a party to, any transaction with any of its partners, members, shareholders or Affiliates except (A) in the ordinary course of its business and on terms which are intrinsically fair, commercially reasonable and are comparable to those of an arm’s-length transaction with an unrelated third party and (B) in connection with this Agreement;

(xxxiv) has not had and shall not have any obligation to, and has not indemnified and shall not indemnify its partners, officers, directors or members, as the case may be, in each case unless such an obligation or indemnification is fully subordinated to the Debt and shall not constitute a claim against it in the event that its cash flow is insufficient to pay the Debt;

(xxxv) if such entity is a corporation, has considered and shall consider the interests of its creditors in connection with all corporate actions;

(xxxvi) has not had and shall not have any of its obligations guaranteed by any Affiliate except as provided by the Loan Documents or in connection with any Indebtedness described in clause (xxii)  above;

(xxxvii) has not formed, acquired or held and shall not form, acquire or hold any subsidiary, except that an SPE Constituent Entity may acquire and hold its interest in Borrower;

 

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(xxxviii) has complied and shall comply with all of the terms and provisions contained in its organizational documents.

(xxxix) has maintained and shall maintain its bank accounts separate from those of any other Person and has not permitted and shall not permit any Affiliate independent access to its bank accounts (other than Existing Manager, acting in its capacity as agent pursuant to the Management Agreement, or any other Manager that is under common Control with Existing Manager or Guarantor), except as otherwise contemplated by the Loan Documents;

(xl) is, has always been and shall continue to be duly formed, validly existing, and in good standing in the state of its incorporation or formation and duly qualified in all other jurisdictions where it is required to be qualified in order to do business;

(xli) has no material contingent or actual obligations, other than, in the case of Borrower, material contingent or actual obligations related to the Individual Property or Individual Properties owned by it; and

(xlii) if treated as a “disregarded entity” for tax purposes, does not have and shall not have any obligation to reimburse its equityholders or any of their Affiliates for any taxes that such equityholders or any of their Affiliates may incur as a result of any profits or losses of such entity.

Split Loan ” shall have the meaning set forth in Section 9.1.2(a) hereof.

Splitting Documentation ” shall have the meaning set forth in Section 9.1.2(a) hereof.

State ” shall mean, with respect to an Individual Property, the State or Commonwealth in which such Individual Property or any part thereof is located.

Survey ” shall mean a survey of the Individual Property in question prepared by a surveyor licensed in the State in which such Individual Property is located and satisfactory to Lender and the company or companies issuing the applicable Title Insurance Policy relating to such Individual Property or any part thereof, and containing a certification of such surveyor satisfactory to Lender.

Tax and Insurance Reserve Account ” shall have the meaning set forth in Section 7.2.1 hereof.

Tax and Insurance Reserve Funds ” shall have the meaning set forth in Section 7.2.1 hereof.

Tax Bill ” shall have the meaning set forth in Section 7.2.1 hereof.

Tax Reserve Funds ” shall have the meaning set forth in Section 7.2.1 hereof.

Tax Static Reserve Account ” shall have the meaning set forth in Section 7.2.2 hereof .

 

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Tax Static Reserve Funds ” shall have the meaning set forth in Section 7.2.2 hereof.

Taxes ” shall mean all real estate and personal property taxes, assessments, water rates or sewer rents, now or hereafter levied or assessed or imposed against any Individual Property or part thereof.

Tenant ” shall mean any Person with a possessory right to all or any part of an Individual Property pursuant to a Lease.

Tenant Direction Letter ” shall have the meaning set forth in the Cash Management Agreement.

Termination Payment ” shall have the meaning set forth in Section 7.4.1 hereof.

Threshold Amount ” shall mean the greater of Seven Hundred Fifty Thousand and No/100 Dollars ($750,000.00) and five percent (5%) of the Allocated Loan Amount for the applicable Individual Property.

Title Insurance Policy ” shall mean, with respect to each Individual Property, an ALTA mortgagee title insurance policy in a form reasonably acceptable to Lender (or, if an Individual 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 Lender) issued with respect to such Individual Property and insuring the Lien of the Mortgage encumbering such Individual Property.

Transaction Property ” shall have the meaning set forth in Section 4.1.38(f) hereof.

Transfer ” shall have the meaning set forth in Section 5.2.10(b) hereof.

Transferee ” shall have the meaning set forth in Section 5.2.10(e) hereof.

Transferee’s SPE Constituent Entity ” shall mean, in respect of any Transferee, the Special Purpose Entity that is the general partner of such Transferee, if such Transferee is a limited partnership, or managing member of such Transferee, if such Transferee is a multimember limited liability company.

Transferee’s Sponsors ” shall mean, in respect of any Transferee, collectively, (A) such Transferee’s managing members, general partners or principal shareholders and (B) such other members, partners or shareholders which, directly or indirectly, shall own a fifty-one percent (51%) or greater economic and voting interest in such Transferee.

U.S. Obligations ” shall mean non-redeemable securities evidencing an obligation to timely pay principal and/or interest in a full and timely manner that are (a) direct obligations of the United States of America for the payment of which its full faith and credit is pledged, or (b) to the extent acceptable to the Rating Agencies, other “government securities” within the meaning of Section 2(a)(16) of the Investment Company Act of 1940, as amended.

 

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U.C.C. ” or “ Uniform Commercial Code ” shall mean the Uniform Commercial Code as in effect in the applicable State in which an Individual Property is located.

Yield Maintenance Default Premium ” shall mean an amount equal to the greater of five percent (5%) of the outstanding principal balance of the Loan to be prepaid or satisfied and (b) an amount equal to the quantity “A / B x C” (“A” divided by “B” multiplied by “C”), where “A” is the positive difference, if any, as of the date of determination, between (1) the sum of the present values of all then-scheduled payments of principal and interest under the Note assuming that all scheduled payments are made timely and that the remaining outstanding principal and interest on the Loan is paid on the Open Prepayment Date (with each such assumed payment discounted to its present value at the date of prepayment at the rate which, when compounded monthly, is equivalent to the Prepayment Rate when compounded semi-annually) less any short-term interest paid from the date of prepayment to the next succeeding Payment Date in the event such prepayment is not made on a Payment Date and (2) the outstanding principal amount of the Loan immediately before such prepayment, “B” is the outstanding principal amount of the Loan immediately before such prepayment, and “C” is the outstanding principal balance of the Loan to be prepaid or satisfied.

Yield Maintenance Premium ” shall mean an amount equal to the greater of (a) one percent (1%) of the outstanding principal balance of the Loan to be prepaid or satisfied and an amount equal to the quantity “A / B x C” (“A” divided by “B” multiplied by “C”), where “A” is the positive difference, if any, as of the date of determination, between (1) the sum of the present values of all then-scheduled payments of principal and interest under the Note assuming that all scheduled payments are made timely and that the remaining outstanding principal and interest on the Loan is paid on the Open Prepayment Date (with each such assumed payment discounted to its present value at the date of prepayment at the rate which, when compounded monthly, is equivalent to the Prepayment Rate when compounded semi-annually) less any short-term interest paid from the date of prepayment to the next succeeding Payment Date in the event such prepayment is not made on a Payment Date and (2) the outstanding principal amount of the Loan immediately before such prepayment, “B” is the outstanding principal amount of the Loan immediately before such prepayment, and “C” is the outstanding principal balance of the Loan to be prepaid or satisfied.

Section 1.2 Principles of Construction . All references to sections and schedules are to sections and schedules in or to this Agreement unless otherwise specified. All uses of the word “including” shall mean “including, without limitation” unless the context shall indicate otherwise. Unless otherwise specified, the words “hereof’, “herein” and “hereunder” and words of similar import when used in this Agreement shall refer to this Agreement as a whole and not to any particular provision of this Agreement. Unless otherwise specified, all meanings attributed to defined terms herein shall be equally applicable to both the singular and plural forms of the terms so defined.

 

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ARTICLE II – GENERAL TERMS

Section 2.1 Loan Commitment; Disbursement to Borrower .

2.1.1 Agreement to Lend and Borrow . Subject to and upon the terms and conditions set forth herein, Lender hereby agrees to make, and Borrower hereby agrees to accept, the Loan on the Closing Date.

2.1.2 Single Disbursement to Borrower . The principal amount of the Loan shall be advanced to Borrower in one advance on the Closing Date. Any amount borrowed and repaid hereunder in respect of the Loan may not be reborrowed. Borrower acknowledges and agrees that the Loan has been fully funded as of the Closing Date.

2.1.3 The Note, Mortgages and Loan Documents . The Loan shall be evidenced by the Note and secured by the Mortgages, the Assignments of Leases and the other Loan Documents.

2.1.4 Use of Proceeds . Borrower shall use the proceeds of the Loan to (a) repay and discharge any existing loans relating to the Properties, (b) pay all past-due basic carrying costs, if any, with respect to the Properties, (c) make deposits into the Reserve Accounts on the Closing Date in the amounts provided herein, (d) pay costs and expenses incurred in connection with the closing of the Loan, as approved by Lender, (e) fund any working capital requirements of the Properties and (f) distribute the balance, if any, to Borrower.

Section 2.2 Interest Rate .

2.2.1 Interest Rate . Except as herein provided with respect to interest accruing at the Default Rate, subject to Section 2.2.4 , interest on the principal balance of the Loan outstanding from time to time shall accrue at the Interest Rate from (and including) the Closing Date to (but excluding) the Maturity Date.

2.2.2 Interest Calculation . Interest on the outstanding principal balance of the Loan shall be calculated by multiplying (a) the actual number of days elapsed in the relevant Accrual Period by (b) a daily rate based on the Interest Rate and a three hundred sixty (360) day year by (c) the outstanding principal balance of the Loan.

2.2.3 Default Rate . In the event that, and for so long as, any Event of Default shall have occurred and be continuing, the outstanding principal balance of the Loan and, to the extent permitted by law, all accrued and unpaid interest in respect of the Loan and any other amounts due pursuant to the Loan Documents, shall accrue interest at the Default Rate, calculated from the date such payment was due without regard to any grace or cure periods contained herein. Interest at the Default Rate shall be computed from the occurrence of the Event of Default until (i) in the event of an Event of Default that is non-monetary in nature, the cure of such Event of Default by Borrower or (ii) in the event of an Event of Default that is monetary in nature, the actual receipt and collection of the Debt (or that portion thereof that is then due). To the extent permitted by applicable law, interest at the Default Rate shall be added to the Debt, shall itself accrue interest at the same rate as the Loan and shall be secured by the Mortgages. This Section 2.2.3 shall not be construed as an agreement or privilege to extend the date of the payment of the Debt, nor as a waiver of any other right or remedy accruing to Lender by reason of the occurrence of any Event of Default, and Lender retains its rights under the Note and this Agreement to accelerate and to continue to demand payment of the Debt during the continuance of any Event of Default.

 

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2.2.4 Usury Savings . This Agreement, the Note and the other Loan Documents are subject to the express condition that at no time shall Borrower be obligated or required to pay interest on the principal balance of the Loan at a rate which could subject Lender to either civil or criminal liability as a result of being in excess of the Maximum Legal Rate. If, by the terms of this Agreement or the other Loan Documents, Borrower is at any time required or obligated to pay interest on the principal balance due hereunder at a rate in excess of the Maximum Legal Rate, the Interest Rate or the Default Rate, as the case may be, shall be deemed to be immediately reduced to the Maximum Legal Rate and all previous payments in excess of the Maximum Legal Rate shall be deemed to have been payments in reduction of principal and not on account of the interest due hereunder. All sums paid or agreed to be paid to Lender for the use, forbearance, or detention of the sums due under the Loan, shall, to the extent permitted by applicable law, be amortized, prorated, allocated, and spread throughout the full stated term of the Loan until payment in full so that the rate or amount of interest on account of the Loan does not exceed the Maximum Legal Rate of interest from time to time in effect and applicable to the Loan for so long as the Loan is outstanding.

Section 2.3 Loan Payment .

2.3.1 Monthly Debt Service Payments . Borrower shall pay to Lender (a) on the Closing Date, an amount equal to interest only on the outstanding principal balance of the Loan for the initial Accrual Period and (b) on September 1, 2010, and on each Payment Date thereafter up to and including the Maturity Date, the Monthly Debt Service Payment Amount, which payments shall be applied first to accrued and unpaid interest and the balance to principal.

2.3.2 Payments Generally . For purposes of making payments hereunder, but not for purposes of calculating Accrual Periods, if the day on which such payment is due is not a Business Day, then amounts due on such date shall be due on the immediately preceding Business Day and, with respect to payments of principal due on the Maturity Date, interest shall be payable at the Interest Rate or the Default Rate, as the case may be, through and including the day immediately preceding the Maturity Date. All amounts due pursuant to this Agreement and the other Loan Documents shall be payable without setoff, counterclaim, defense or any other deduction whatsoever.

2.3.3 Payment on Maturity Date . Borrower shall pay to Lender on the Maturity Date the outstanding principal balance of the Loan, all accrued and unpaid interest and all other amounts due hereunder and under the Note, the Mortgages and the other Loan Documents.

2.3.4 Late Payment Charge . If any principal, interest or any other sums due under the Loan Documents (excluding the balloon payment due on the Maturity Date) are not paid by Borrower on or before the date on which it is due, Borrower shall pay to Lender upon demand an amount equal to the lesser of three percent (3%) of such unpaid sum and the Maximum Legal Rate in order to defray the expense incurred by Lender in handling and processing such delinquent payment and to compensate Lender for the loss of the use of such delinquent payment. Any such amount shall be secured by the Mortgages and the other Loan Documents to the extent permitted by applicable law.

 

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2.3.5 Method and Place of Payment . Except as otherwise specifically provided herein, all payments and prepayments under this Agreement and the Note shall be made to Lender not later than 11:00 a.m., New York City time, on the date when due and shall be made in lawful money of the United States of America in immediately available funds at Lender’s office or as otherwise directed by Lender, and any funds received by Lender after such time shall, for all purposes hereof, be deemed to have been paid on the next succeeding Business Day.

Section 2.4 Prepayments .

2.4.1 Voluntary Prepayments . (a) Except as otherwise expressly provided in this Section 2.4 , Borrower shall not have the right to prepay the Loan in whole or in part prior to the Maturity Date.

(b) Notwithstanding anything to the contrary herein, from time to time on any Business Day after the Partial Par Prepayment Date through but not including the Open Prepayment Date, and provided no Event of Default is continuing on the date of any such prepayment, a portion of the Debt not to exceed Ninety-Seven Million and No/100 Dollars ($97,000,000.00) in the aggregate (the “ Partial Par Prepayment Cap ”) may be prepaid, in one or more prepayments (each such prepayment, a “ Partial Par Prepayment ”), in each case upon not less than thirty (30) days’ and not more than ninety (90) days’ prior written notice to Lender specifying the projected date of such Partial Par Prepayment and the amount of such Partial Par Prepayment, without payment of any Yield Maintenance Premium or other premium or penalty. If any notice of a Partial Par Prepayment pursuant to this Section 2.4.1(b) is given, the related Partial Par Prepayment shall be due and payable on the projected date of such Partial Par Prepayment, provided that Borrower shall have the right to revoke or postpone any such Partial Par Prepayment upon written notice given to Lender not less than three (3) Business Days prior to the projected date of the Partial Par Prepayment ( provided , further , that Borrower shall pay all actual out-of-pocket costs and expenses of Lender incurred in reliance upon the projected date of the Partial Par Prepayment). If for any reason Borrower makes a Partial Par Prepayment on a date other than a Payment Date, Borrower shall pay to Lender, in addition to the amount of such Partial Par Prepayment, interest on the amount of such Partial Par Prepayment for the full Accrual Period during which such Partial Par Prepayment occurs.

(c) Notwithstanding anything to the contrary herein but subject to Borrower’s rights pursuant to Section 2.4.1(b) above, from time to time on any Business Day after the Permitted YM Prepayment Date, through but not including the Open Prepayment Date, and provided no Event of Default is continuing on the date of any such prepayment, the Debt may be prepaid in whole or in part upon not less than thirty (30) days’ and not more than ninety (90) days’ prior written notice to Lender specifying the projected date of prepayment and upon payment of an amount equal to the Yield Maintenance Premium, provided that contemporaneously with such prepayment of the Debt, (i) Senior Mezzanine Borrower shall have prepaid all, or in the case of a partial prepayment of the Debt pursuant to this Section 2.4.1(c) , a pro-rata portion (based on the outstanding principal balance of the Loan prior to the proposed prepayment, the then-outstanding principal balance of the Senior Mezzanine Loan and the portion of the Debt proposed to be

 

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prepaid), of the Senior Mezzanine Debt pursuant to Section 2.4.1(c) of the Senior Mezzanine Loan Agreement and (ii) Junior Mezzanine Borrower shall have prepaid all, or in the case of a partial prepayment of the Debt pursuant to this Section 2.4.1(c), a pro-rata portion (based on the outstanding principal balance of the Loan prior to the proposed prepayment, the then-outstanding principal balance of the Junior Mezzanine Loan and the portion of the Debt proposed to be prepaid), of the Junior Mezzanine Debt pursuant to Section 2.4.1(c) of the Junior Mezzanine Loan Agreement. Lender shall notify Borrower of the amount of the Yield Maintenance Premium. If any notice of prepayment is given, the portion of the Debt that is the subject of such prepayment notice shall be due and payable on the projected date of prepayment, provided that Borrower shall have the right to revoke or postpone any such prepayment upon written notice given to Lender not less than three (3) Business Days prior to the projected date of such prepayment ( provided that Borrower shall pay all actual out-of-pocket costs and expenses of Lender incurred in reliance upon the projected date of such prepayment). Lender shall not be obligated to accept any prepayment of all or any portion of the Debt pursuant to this Section 2.4.1(c) unless it is accompanied by the Yield Maintenance Premium due in connection therewith. If for any reason Borrower prepays all or any portion of the Loan on a date other than a Payment Date, Borrower shall pay to Lender, in addition to the Debt (or portion thereof) being prepaid, interest on the Debt or such portion thereof for the full Accrual Period during which such prepayment occurs. For the avoidance of doubt, any prepayment of the Debt made by Borrower on or after the Partial Par Prepayment Date shall be deemed to have been made by Borrower pursuant to Section 2.4.1(b) until such time as the aggregate amount of the Debt prepaid by Borrower pursuant to said Section 2.4.1(b) shall equal the Partial Par Prepayment Cap.

(d) Provided no Event of Default has occurred and is continuing, on the Open Prepayment Date, and on any Business Day thereafter through the Maturity Date, Borrower may, at its option, prepay the Debt in full (but not in part) without payment of any Yield Maintenance Premium or other premium or penalty; provided , however , if for any reason such prepayment is not paid on a regularly-scheduled Payment Date, the Debt shall include interest for the full Accrual Period during which the prepayment occurs. Borrower’s right to prepay the principal balance of the Loan in full pursuant to this subsection shall be subject to Borrower’s submission of a notice to Lender setting forth the projected date of prepayment, which date shall be no less than thirty (30) days from the date of such notice.

2.4.2 Mandatory Prepayments . (a) Each Net Proceeds Prepayment shall be applied in its entirety to the Debt (until paid in full) in any order or priority as Lender may determine in its sole discretion. No Yield Maintenance Premium or other premium or penalty shall be due in connection with any prepayment made pursuant to this Section 2.4.2 . The Allocated Loan Amount for the Individual Property with respect to which such Net Proceeds were paid shall be reduced in an amount equal to such prepayment. Borrower shall be entitled to a release of an Individual Property if its Allocated Loan Amount is reduced to zero, provided that Borrower satisfies the requirements of Section 2.6.1(a)(iii) and (v)  hereof.

(b) As provided in Section 6.4(e) hereof, each Casualty/Condemnation Prepayment tendered by Borrower to Lender in accordance with said Section 6.4(e) shall be in the amount of the Release Amount in respect of the applicable Individual Property. No Yield Maintenance Premium or other penalty or premium shall be due in connection with any such Casualty/Condemnation Prepayment.

 

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2.4.3 Prepayments After Default . If payment of all or any part of the Debt is tendered by Borrower or otherwise recovered by Lender (including through application of any Reserve Funds) during the continuance of an Event of Default, such tender or recovery shall be (a) made on the next occurring Payment Date together with the Monthly Debt Service Payment Amount and (b) if occurring (i) prior to the Permitted YM Prepayment Date, deemed a voluntary prepayment by Borrower in violation of the prohibition against prepayment set forth in Section 2.4.1(a) hereof, and Borrower shall pay, in addition to the other Debt, an amount equal to the Yield Maintenance Default Premium which shall be applied by Lender to the Debt in such order and priority as Lender shall determine in its sole and absolute discretion, and (ii) on or after the Permitted YM Prepayment Date, deemed a voluntary prepayment by Borrower pursuant to Section 2.4.1(c) hereof, and Borrower shall pay, in addition to the other Debt, an amount equal to the Yield Maintenance Premium which shall be applied by Lender to the Debt in such order and priority as Lender shall determine in its sole and absolute discretion.

Section 2.5 Intentionally Omitted .

Section 2.6 Release of Properties . Except as set forth in this Section 2.6, no repayment or prepayment of all or any portion of the Loan shall cause, give rise to a right to require, or otherwise result in, the release of any Lien of any Mortgage on any Individual Property.

2.6.1 Release of Individual Property . (a) After the Permitted YM Prepayment Date, Borrower may obtain the release of an Individual Property from the Lien of the Mortgage thereon and related Loan Documents (each such Individual Property, a “ Release Property ”) and the release of Borrower’s obligations under the Loan Documents with respect to such Release Property (other than those expressly stated to survive), upon the satisfaction of each of the following conditions:

(i) Borrower shall deliver notice to Lender of the proposed release of such Release Property, and no Default or Event of Default shall be continuing at the time such notice is delivered to Lender and on the date that the Release Property is released from the Lien of the Mortgage thereon;

(ii) Borrower shall have paid to Lender (A) the applicable Release Amount and (B) the Yield Maintenance Premium, if applicable (as provided in Section 2.4.1 );

(iii) Borrower shall submit to Lender, not less than fifteen (15) days prior to the date of such release, a release of Lien (and related Loan Documents) for such Release Property for execution by Lender. Such release shall be in a form appropriate in each jurisdiction in which such Release Property is located and that would be reasonably satisfactory to a prudent lender. In addition, Borrower shall provide all documentation Lender reasonably requires to be delivered by Borrower in connection with such release, together with an Officer’s Certificate certifying that such documentation (A) will effect such release in accordance with the terms of this Agreement, and (B) will not impair or

 

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otherwise adversely affect the Liens, security interests and other rights of Lender under the Loan Documents not being released (or as to the parties to the Loan Documents and Individual Properties subject to the Loan Documents not being released);

(iv) After giving effect to such release, as of the date of such release, the Debt Service Coverage Ratio (excluding such Release Property then being released) shall not be less than the greater of (A) the Debt Service Coverage Ratio for the trailing twelve (12) full calendar months as of the date immediately preceding such release and (B) the Closing Date DSCR; provided , however , that, in order to satisfy the Debt Service Coverage Ratio requirement set forth in this clause (iv)  Borrower may prepay a portion of the Loan in accordance with Section 2.4.1 hereof and/or one or more Mezzanine Borrowers may prepay all or a portion of the related Mezzanine Loan in accordance with Section 2.4.1 of the applicable Mezzanine Loan Agreement;

(v) Borrower shall have paid or reimbursed Lender for all reasonable out-of-pocket costs and expenses incurred by Lender (including, without limitation, reasonable attorneys’ fees and disbursements) in connection with any release effectuated pursuant to this Section 2.6.1 , and Borrower shall have paid all third-party fees, costs and expenses incurred in connection with any such release, including but not limited to, the current fee being assessed by such Servicer to effect such release and any other charges incurred in connection with the release of any Liens;

(vi) Borrower shall have delivered to Lender (A) evidence that would be reasonably satisfactory to a prudent lender that the Special Purpose Entity nature and bankruptcy remoteness of Borrower following such release have not been adversely affected and are in accordance with the terms and provisions of this Agreement (which evidence may include a “bring-down” of the Insolvency Opinion or delivery of an Additional Insolvency Opinion, if the same would be reasonably required by a prudent lender in such circumstances); and (B) an opinion of a nationally-recognized tax counsel that the release of such Release Property would not constitute a “significant modification” of the Mortgage Loan under Treasury Regulations Section 1.860G-2(b) nor cause a Securitization Vehicle to fail to qualify as a REMIC Trust or a Grantor Trust, as applicable, or a tax to be imposed on a Securitization Vehicle; and

(vii) Borrower shall deliver evidence satisfactory to Lender that each Mezzanine Borrower has otherwise complied with all of the terms and conditions set forth in the applicable Mezzanine Loan Documents in respect of the release of the applicable Individual Property.

(b) Simultaneously with any release of a Release Property in accordance with this Section 2.6.1 , any Borrower which, as a result of such release no longer owns any Individual Properties, shall be released from its obligations under the Loan and the Loan Documents other than with respect to any provision of this Agreement and the other Loan Documents which expressly survives the termination of this Agreement and the satisfaction and discharge of the Debt and then only insofar as such liabilities and obligations arise from or relate to such Borrower and/or such Release Property owned by such Borrower.

 

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2.6.2 Releases of Outparcels and Partial Release Parcels . Lender agrees that, upon the request of Borrower, Borrower may obtain the release of individual Outparcels and Partial Release Parcels (from time to time) and the release of Borrower’s obligations under the Loan Documents with respect to each such Outparcel and Partial Release Parcel that is released from time to time as herein provided (other than those expressly stated to survive) upon the satisfaction of each of the following conditions:

(a) Borrower shall deliver notice to Lender of the proposed release of such Outparcel or Partial Release Parcel, and no Default or Event of Default shall be continuing at the time such notice is delivered to Lender and on the date that the Outparcel or Partial Release Parcel is released from the Lien of the Mortgage thereon;

(b) Borrower shall submit to Lender, not less than fifteen (15) days prior to the date of such release, a release of Lien (and related Loan Documents) for such Outparcel or Partial Release Parcel for execution by Lender. Such release shall be in a form reasonably satisfactory to a prudent lender and appropriate in each jurisdiction in which the Individual Property is located.

(c) In the case of any Partial Release Parcel, Borrower shall have paid to Lender the applicable Parcel Release Amount (for the avoidance of doubt, in connection with any release of an Outparcel or a Parcel Release Parcel, Borrower shall not be obligated to pay any Allocated Loan Amount, Release Amount or Yield Maintenance Premium or other prepayment fee or premium in connection therewith except for, in the case of a Partial Release Parcel, the aforesaid Parcel Release Amount);

(d) Prior to the transfer and release of the Outparcel or Partial Release Parcel in question, each applicable municipal authority exercising jurisdiction over such Outparcel or Partial Release Parcel shall have approved a lot-split ordinance or other applicable action under local law dividing the Outparcel or Partial Release Parcel from the remainder of the affected Individual Property, and a separate tax identification number shall have been issued for the Outparcel or Partial Release Parcel in question (with the result that, upon the transfer and release of the Outparcel or Partial Release Parcel in question, no part of the remaining affected Individual Property shall be part of a tax lot which includes any portion of such Outparcel or Partial Release Parcel);

(e) All Legal Requirements applicable to the Outparcel or Partial Release Parcel in question necessary to accomplish the lot split shall have been fulfilled, and all necessary variances, if any, shall have been obtained, and Borrower shall have delivered to Lender either (1) letters or other evidence from the appropriate municipal authorities confirming such compliance with laws, or (2) a zoning report or legal opinion confirming such compliance with laws, in each case in substance reasonably satisfactory to Lender;

(f) As a result of the lot split, the remaining Individual Property (after the release of the Outparcel or Partial Release Parcel in question from such Individual Property) with all easements appurtenant and other Permitted Encumbrances thereto will not be in violation of any Leases and then applicable Legal Requirements and all necessary variances, if any, shall have been obtained and evidence thereof has been delivered to Lender which in form and substance is appropriate for the jurisdiction in which the applicable Outparcel or Partial Release Parcel is located;

 

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(g) If reasonably necessary, appropriate reciprocal easement agreements for the benefit and burden of the remaining Individual Property and the Outparcel or Partial Release Parcel in question regarding the use of common facilities of such parcels, including, but not limited to, roadways, parking areas, utilities and community facilities, in a form and substance that would be reasonably acceptable to an ordinary prudent lender and which easements will not materially adversely affect the remaining Individual Property, shall be declared and recorded, and the remaining Individual Property and the applicable Outparcel or Partial Release Parcel shall be in compliance with all applicable covenants under all easements and property agreements contained in the Permitted Encumbrances for the Individual Property;

(h) Borrower shall have delivered to Lender an opinion of a nationally-recognized tax counsel that the release of such Outparcel does not constitute a “significant modification” of the Mortgage Loan under Treasury Regulations Section 1.860G-2(b) nor cause a Securitization Vehicle to fail to qualify as a REMIC Trust or a Grantor Trust, as applicable, or a tax to be imposed on a Securitization Vehicle;

(i) Borrower shall deliver evidence satisfactory to Lender that each Mezzanine Borrower has otherwise complied with all of the terms and conditions set forth in the applicable Mezzanine Loan Documents in respect of the release of the applicable Outparcel or Partial Release Parcel;

(j) Borrower shall have delivered an Officer’s Certificate to the effect that (i), to such officer’s knowledge after diligent inquiry, the conditions in subsection (a) - (i)  hereof have occurred or shall occur concurrently with the transfer and release of the applicable Outparcel or Partial Release Parcel and (ii) that the release of the applicable Outparcel or Partial Release Parcel will not impair or otherwise adversely affect the Liens, security interests and other rights of Lender under the Loan Documents other than the release of the same as to the applicable Outparcel or Partial Release Parcel;

(k) Borrower shall have executed and delivered such other documents and instruments that are reasonably requested by Lender and typical for similar transactions; and

(l) Lender shall have received payment of all Lender’s reasonable out-of-pocket costs and expenses, reasonable counsel fees and disbursements incurred in connection with the release of the Outparcel or Partial Release Parcel from the Lien of the related Mortgage and the review and approval of the documents and information required to be delivered in connection therewith. In addition, Borrower shall have paid all third-party fees, costs and expenses incurred in connection with the release of the applicable Outparcel or Partial Release Parcel, including but not limited to, the current fee being assessed by such Servicer to effect such release.

2.6.3 Release on Payment in Full . Upon payment in full of the Debt in accordance with the terms and provisions of the Note and this Agreement and the other Loan Documents, Lender shall, upon the written request and at the sole cost and expense (including Lender’s reasonable attorneys’ fees and disbursements) of Borrower, release the Lien of the Mortgage on each Individual Property, in each case not theretofore released.

 

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2.6.4 Release of Reserve Funds . In connection with a release of a Release Property pursuant to this Section 2.6 , Lender will return to Borrower a portion of the Reserve Funds (or permit Borrower to deposit replacement Letters of Credit in lieu of any Letters of Credit delivered to Lender in lieu of such Reserve Funds in accordance with Section 7.7 ) equal to the amount, as determined by Lender in its reasonable discretion, that is allocable to such Release Property, but only to the extent the remaining amount in the applicable Reserve Accounts or the amount of such Letters of Credit with respect to all Individual Properties remaining subject to the Loan Documents exceed the estimated amounts that Lender determines in its reasonable discretion is necessary to satisfy the obligations for which such Reserve Accounts were established or Letters of Credit were deposited. Following the release of a Release Property in accordance with Section 2.6.1 , Lender shall adjust the Replacement Reserve Cap, the Rollover Reserve Cap and (if applicable) the other amounts thereafter required to be deposited by Borrower into the Reserve Accounts to reflect amounts required solely for the remaining Individual Properties after giving effect to such release.

2.6.5 Assignments of Mortgages . Upon the request of Borrower in connection with the release of any Release Property pursuant to the provisions of this Agreement, Lender agrees to cooperate, at Borrower’s sole cost and expense (including Lender’s reasonable attorneys’ fees and disbursements), to provide an assignment of the Mortgage with respect to such Release Property without representation or warranty and without recourse in lieu of the release.

Section 2.7 Lockbox Account/Cash Management .

2.7.1 Lockbox Account . (a) Borrower shall establish and, during the term of the Loan, maintain one or more segregated Eligible Accounts (collectively, the “ Lockbox Account ”) with Lockbox Bank in trust for the benefit of Lender, which Lockbox Account shall be under the sole dominion and control of Lender. The Lockbox Account shall initially consist of four separate accounts which shall be entitled (A) “Centro NP Holdings 12 SPE, LLC, et al . fbo JPMorgan Chase Bank, N.A., as Lender pursuant to Loan Agreement dated as of July 28, 2010 - Lockbox Account”, (B) “Centro NP Arbor Faire Owner, L.P., et al . fbo JPMorgan Chase Bank, N.A., as Lender pursuant to Loan Agreement dated as of July 28, 2010 - Lockbox Account”, (C) “Centro NP Augusta West Plaza, LLC, et al ., as Borrower fbo JPMorgan Chase Bank, N.A., as Lender and pursuant to Loan Agreement dated as of July 28, 2010 - Lockbox Account”, and (D) “Centro NP Holdings 11 SPE, LLC, et al . as Borrower fbo JPMorgan Chase Bank, N.A., as Lender and pursuant to Loan Agreement dated as of July 28, 2010 - Lockbox Account”; provided , however , that such Lockbox Account shall have subaccounts thereof which include the name of each applicable Individual Property. Borrower hereby grants to Lender a first-priority security interest in the Lockbox Account and all deposits at any time contained therein and the proceeds thereof and will take all actions necessary to maintain in favor of Lender a perfected first-priority security interest in the Lockbox Account, including, without limitation, filing UCC-1 financing statements and continuations thereof. Lender and Servicer shall have the sole right to make withdrawals from the Lockbox Account. All costs and expenses of establishing and maintaining the Lockbox Account shall be paid by Borrower. All monies now or hereafter deposited into the Lockbox Account shall be deemed additional security for the Debt. The Lockbox Agreement shall remain in effect and the Lockbox Account shall remain in existence until the Loan has been repaid in full.

 

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(b) Borrower shall, or shall cause Manager to, as promptly as possible following the Closing Date but in no event later than three (3) Business Days thereafter, deliver Tenant Direction Letters to all Tenants under Leases to deliver all Rents payable thereunder directly to the Lockbox Account. Borrower shall, and shall cause Manager to, deposit all amounts received by Borrower or Manager constituting Rents (including, without limitation, all Termination Payments) into the Lockbox Account within one (1) Business Day after receipt thereof.

(c) Borrower shall obtain from Lockbox Bank its agreement to transfer to the Cash Management Account on each Business Day in immediately available funds by federal wire transfer all amounts on deposit in the Lockbox Account (other than the reasonable fees of the Lockbox Bank as more particularly described in the Lockbox Agreement) throughout the term of the Loan.

(d) Upon the occurrence of an Event of Default, Lender may, in addition to any and all other rights and remedies available to Lender, apply any sums then present in the Lockbox Account to the payment of the Debt in such order and priority as Lender shall determine in its sole discretion.

(e) Funds on deposit in the Lockbox Account shall not be commingled with other monies held by Borrower, Manager or Lockbox Bank.

(f) Borrower shall not further pledge, assign or grant any security interest in the Lockbox Account or the monies deposited therein or permit any Lien to attach thereto, or any levy to be made thereon, or any UCC-1 financing statement, except those naming Lender as the secured party, to be filed with respect thereto.

(g) Borrower shall indemnify Lender and hold Lender harmless from and against any and all actions, suits, claims, demands, liabilities, losses, damages, obligations and costs and expenses (including litigation costs and reasonable attorneys’ fees and expenses) arising from or in any way connected with the Lockbox Account and/or the Lockbox Agreement (unless arising from the gross negligence or willful misconduct of Lender) or the performance of the obligations for which the Lockbox Account was established.

2.7.2 Cash Management Account . (a) Borrower shall establish and, during the term of the Loan, maintain a segregated Eligible Account (the “ Cash Management Account ”) to be held by Agent in trust and for the benefit of Lender, which Cash Management Account shall be under the sole dominion and control of Lender. The Cash Management Account shall be entitled “Centro NP Holdings 11 SPE, LLC, et al . as Borrower fbo JPMorgan Chase Bank, N.A., as Lender together with its successors and assigns pursuant to Loan Agreement dated as of July 28, 2010 - Cash Management Account”. Borrower hereby grants to Lender a first-priority security interest in the Cash Management Account and all deposits at any time contained therein and the proceeds thereof and will take all actions necessary to maintain in favor of Lender a perfected first-priority security interest in the Cash Management Account, including, without limitation, filing UCC-1 financing statements and continuations thereof upon Lender’s request therefor.

 

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Borrower will not in any way alter or modify the Cash Management Account without the prior written consent of Lender, and Borrower will notify Lender of the account number of the Cash Management Account. Lender and Servicer shall have the sole right to make withdrawals from the Cash Management Account and all costs and expenses for establishing and maintaining the Cash Management Account shall be paid by Borrower.

(b) Upon the occurrence and during the continuance of an Event of Default, all funds on deposit in the Cash Management Account shall be applied by Lender to the payment of the Debt and/or for any other purpose for which such funds may be applied by Lender pursuant to the provisions of any Loan Document, in such order and priority as Lender shall determine, in its sole discretion.

(c) The insufficiency of funds on deposit in the Cash Management Account shall not relieve Borrower from the obligation to make any payments, as and when due pursuant to this Agreement and the other Loan Documents, and such obligations shall be separate and independent, and not conditioned on any event or circumstance whatsoever.

(d) Borrower hereby agrees to cooperate with Lender in connection with any amendment to the Cash Management Agreement that Lender deems necessary for the purpose of establishing additional sub-accounts in connection with any payments otherwise required under this Agreement and the other Loan Documents.

2.7.3 Payments Received under the Cash Management Agreement . Notwithstanding anything to the contrary contained in this Agreement or the other Loan Documents, and provided no Event of Default has occurred and is continuing, Borrower’s obligations with respect to the payment of the Monthly Debt Service Payment Amount and amounts required to be deposited into the Reserve Accounts, if any, shall be deemed satisfied to the extent sufficient amounts are deposited in the Cash Management Account to satisfy such obligations pursuant to this Agreement and the Cash Management Agreement on the dates that each such payment is required, regardless of whether any of such amounts are so applied by Lender.

2.7.4 Distributions to Mezzanine Borrower . All transfers of funds on deposit in the Cash Management Account to the Mezzanine Debt Service Account or otherwise to or for the benefit of Senior Mezzanine Lender, Senior Mezzanine Borrower, Junior Mezzanine Lender or Junior Mezzanine Borrower, pursuant to the Loan Agreement, the Cash Management Agreement or any of the other Loan Documents or Mezzanine Loan Documents are intended by Borrower, Senior Mezzanine Borrower and Junior Mezzanine Borrower to constitute, and shall constitute, distributions from Borrower to Senior Mezzanine Borrower and from Senior Mezzanine Borrower to Junior Mezzanine Borrower, as applicable. No provision of the Loan Documents or the Mezzanine Loan Documents shall create a debtor-creditor relationship between Borrower and either Senior Mezzanine Lender or Junior Mezzanine Lender.

ARTICLE III – CONDITIONS PRECEDENT

3.1.1 Intentionally Omitted .

 

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ARTICLE IV – REPRESENTATIONS AND WARRANTIES

Section 4.1 Borrower Representations . Borrower represents and warrants as of the Closing Date that:

4.1.1 Organization . Borrower has been duly organized and is and has been validly existing and is in good standing with requisite power and authority to own its properties and to transact the businesses in which it is now engaged. Borrower is and always has been duly qualified to do business and is in good standing in each jurisdiction where it is required to be so qualified in connection with its properties, businesses and operations. Borrower possesses all rights, licenses, permits and authorizations, governmental or otherwise, necessary to entitle it to own its properties and to transact the businesses in which it is now engaged, and the sole business of Borrower is the ownership, management, leasing and operation of the Properties. The ownership interests in Borrower are as set forth on the organizational chart attached hereto as Schedule III .

4.1.2 Proceedings . Borrower has taken all necessary action to authorize the execution, delivery and performance of this Agreement and the other Loan Documents. This Agreement and the other Loan Documents have been duly executed and delivered by or on behalf of Borrower and constitute legal, valid and binding obligations of Borrower enforceable against Borrower in accordance with their respective terms, subject only to applicable bankruptcy, insolvency and similar laws affecting rights of creditors generally, and subject, as to enforceability, to general principles of equity (regardless of whether enforcement is sought in a proceeding in equity or at law).

4.1.3 No Conflicts . The execution, delivery and performance of this Agreement and the other Loan Documents by Borrower will not conflict with or result in a breach of any of the terms or provisions of, or constitute a default under, or result in the creation or imposition of any Lien, charge or encumbrance (other than pursuant to the Loan Documents) upon any of the property or assets of Borrower pursuant to the terms of any indenture, mortgage, deed of trust, deed to secure debt, loan agreement, partnership agreement, management agreement or other agreement or instrument to which Borrower is a party or, to Borrower’s actual knowledge, to which any of Borrower’s property or assets is subject, nor will such action result in any violation of the provisions of any statute or any order, rule or regulation of any Governmental Authority having jurisdiction over Borrower or any of Borrower’s properties or assets, and any consent, approval, authorization, order, registration or qualification of or with any such Governmental Authority required for the execution, delivery and performance by Borrower of this Agreement or any other Loan Documents has been obtained and is in full force and effect.

4.1.4 Litigation . There are no actions, suits or proceedings at law or in equity by or before any Governmental Authority or other agency now pending against or affecting or, to Borrower’s actual knowledge, threatened against or affecting Borrower, Guarantor, any SPE Constituent Entity or any Individual Property, which actions, suits or proceedings, if determined against Borrower, Guarantor, any SPE Constituent Entity or any Individual Property, would materially adversely affect the condition (financial or otherwise) or business of Borrower, Guarantor, any SPE Constituent Entity or the condition or ownership of any Individual Property. There are no actions, suits or proceedings at law or in equity by or before any Governmental Authority or other agency that resulted in a judgment against any Borrower or Guarantor or that otherwise affects any Individual Property that has not been paid in full.

 

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4.1.5 Agreements . Borrower is not a party to any agreement or instrument or subject to any restriction which would materially and adversely affect Borrower or any Individual Property, or Borrower’s business, properties or assets, operations or condition, financial or otherwise. Borrower is not in default in any material respect in the performance, observance or fulfillment of any of the obligations, covenants or conditions contained in any agreement or instrument to which it is a party or by which Borrower or, to Borrower’s knowledge, any of the Properties are bound. Borrower has no material financial obligation under any indenture, mortgage, deed of trust, loan agreement or other agreement or instrument to which Borrower is a party or by which Borrower or the Properties is otherwise bound, other than (a) obligations incurred in the ordinary course of the operation of the Properties as permitted pursuant to clause (xxiii)  of the definition of “Special Purpose Entity” set forth in Section 1.1 hereof and (b) obligations under the Loan Documents. Each Borrower has no contingent or actual obligations not related to the Individual Property(ies) owned by such Borrower.

4.1.6 Title . Borrower has (a) good and insurable leasehold title to each Ground Lease Property, (b) good and insurable fee simple title to the real property comprising part of each Individual Property (excluding each Ground Lease Property), and (c) good title to the balance of such Individual Property, free and clear of all Liens whatsoever except the Permitted Encumbrances, such other Liens as are permitted pursuant to the Loan Documents and the Liens created by the Loan Documents. The Permitted Encumbrances in the aggregate do not have an Individual Material Adverse Effect on any Individual Property or an Aggregate Material Adverse Effect. Each Mortgage, when properly recorded in the appropriate records, together with any Uniform Commercial Code financing statements required to be filed in connection therewith, will create (a) a valid, perfected first-priority lien on the applicable Individual Property, subject only to Permitted Encumbrances and (b) perfected security interests in and to, and perfected collateral assignments of, all personalty (including the Leases), all in accordance with the terms thereof, in each case subject only to any applicable Permitted Encumbrances. There are no claims for payment for work, labor or materials affecting the Properties which are or may become a Lien prior to, or of equal priority with, the Liens created by the Loan Documents, and as to which Lender has not otherwise received affirmative insurance in the applicable Title Insurance Policy (in form and substance satisfactory to Lender in all respects). With respect to each Individual Property set forth on Schedule XIV hereto, the Borrower owning such Individual Property (as reflected on said Schedule XIV ) took title to the same pursuant to a deed from the Person set opposite such Individual Property in the column entitled “Grantor Entity” on said Schedule XIV , and such grantor entity is the successor by merger or otherwise by operation of law to all right, title and interest therein previously owned by the Person set forth opposite such Individual Property on said Schedule XIV .

4.1.7 Solvency . Borrower has (a) not entered into the transaction contemplated by this Agreement nor executed any Loan Document with the actual intent to hinder, delay or defraud any creditor and (b) received reasonably equivalent value in exchange for its obligations under the Loan Documents. After giving effect to the Loan (i) the fair saleable value of Borrower’s assets exceeds Borrower’s total liabilities, including, without limitation, subordinated, unliquidated, disputed and contingent liabilities, (ii) the fair saleable value of Borrower’s assets

 

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is greater than Borrower’s probable liabilities, including the maximum amount of its contingent liabilities on its debts as such debts become absolute and matured, and (iii) Borrower’s assets do not constitute unreasonably small capital to carry out its business as conducted or as proposed to be conducted. Borrower does not intend to, and does not believe that it will, incur debt and liabilities (including contingent liabilities and other commitments) beyond its ability to pay such debt and liabilities as they mature (taking into account the timing and amounts of cash to be received by Borrower and the amounts to be payable on or in respect of obligations of Borrower). No petition in bankruptcy has been filed against Borrower, any SPE Constituent Entity or Guarantor in the last seven (7) years, and none of Borrower, any SPE Constituent Entity nor Guarantor has, in the last seven (7) years, made an assignment for the benefit of creditors or taken advantage of any insolvency act for the benefit of debtors. None of Borrower, any SPE Constituent Entity or Guarantor is contemplating either the filing of a petition by it under any state or federal bankruptcy or insolvency laws or the liquidation of all or a major portion of such Person’s assets or property, and to Borrower’s actual knowledge no Person is contemplating the filing of any such petition against it or against any SPE Constituent Entity or Guarantor.

4.1.8 Full and Accurate Disclosure . No statement of fact made by Borrower in this Agreement or in any of the other Loan Documents contains any untrue statement of a material fact or omits to state any material fact necessary to make statements contained herein or therein not misleading. There is no material fact presently known to Borrower which has not been disclosed to Lender which materially and adversely affects, nor as far as Borrower can foresee, might materially and adversely affect, any Individual Property or the business, operations or condition (financial or otherwise) of Borrower, any SPE Constituent Entity or Guarantor.

4.1.9 No Plan Assets . Borrower does not sponsor, is not obligated to contribute to, and is not itself an “employee benefit plan,” as defined in Section 3(3) of ERISA, subject to Title I of ERISA or Section 4975 of the Code, and none of the assets of Borrower constitutes or will constitute “plan assets” of one or more such plans within the meaning of 29 C.F.R. Section 2510.3-101. In addition, (a) Borrower is not a “governmental plan” within the meaning of Section 3(32) of ERISA and (b) transactions by or with Borrower are not subject to any state or other statute , regulation or other restriction regulating investments of, or fiduciary obligations with respect to, governmental plans within the meaning of Section 3(32) of ERISA which is similar to the provisions of Section 406 of ERISA or Section 4975 of the Code and which prohibit or otherwise restrict the transactions contemplated by this Agreement, including but not limited to the exercise by Lender of any of its rights under the Loan Documents.

4.1.10 Compliance . Borrower and the Properties (including the use thereof) comply in all material respects with all applicable Legal Requirements, including, without limitation, building and zoning ordinances and codes and parking requirements and ratios, except where the failure to comply with such Legal Requirements would not have an Individual Material Adverse Effect on any Individual Property. Borrower is not in default or violation of any order, writ, injunction, decree or demand of any Governmental Authority. There has not been committed by Borrower or, to Borrower’s actual knowledge, by any other Person in occupancy of or involved with the operation or use of the Properties any act or omission affording the federal government or any other Governmental Authority the right of forfeiture as against any Individual Property or any part thereof or any monies paid in performance of Borrower’s obligations under any of the Loan Documents.

 

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4.1.11 Financial Information . All financial data (including, without limitation, the statements of cash flow and income and operating expense) that have been delivered to Lender by or at the direction of Borrower or its Affiliates in connection with the Loan (a) are true, complete and correct in all material respects (or, to the extent that any such financial data were incorrect when delivered, the same have been corrected by financial data subsequently delivered to Lender prior to the Closing Date), (b) accurately represent the financial condition of Borrower and the Properties, as applicable, as of the date of such reports, and (c) to the extent prepared or audited by an independent certified public accounting firm, have been prepared in accordance with GAAP throughout the periods covered, except as disclosed therein. The foregoing representation shall not apply to any such financial data that constitutes projections, provided that Borrower represents and warrants that such projections were made in good faith and that Borrower has no reason to believe that such projections are materially inaccurate. Except for Permitted Encumbrances, neither Borrower nor Guarantor has any contingent liabilities, liabilities for taxes, unusual forward or long-term commitments or unrealized or anticipated losses from any unfavorable commitments that are known to Borrower and reasonably likely to have a materially adverse effect on Borrower, Guarantor or any Individual Property or the current operation thereof as a retail shopping center, except as referred to or reflected in said financial statements. Since the date of such financial statements, there has been no material adverse change in the financial condition, operation or business of Borrower or Guarantor from that set forth in said financial statements.

4.1.12 Condemnation . No Condemnation or other similar proceeding has been commenced or, to Borrower’s knowledge, is threatened or, to Borrower’s actual knowledge, is contemplated with respect to all or any portion of any Individual Property or for the relocation of roadways providing access to any Individual Property other than to the extent that the same do not have an Individual Material Adverse Effect on the Individual Property affected thereby.

4.1.13 Federal Reserve Regulations . No part of the proceeds of the Loan will be used for the purpose of purchasing or acquiring any “margin stock” within the meaning of Regulation U of the Board of Governors of the Federal Reserve System or for any other purpose which would be inconsistent with such Regulation U or any other Regulations of such Board of Governors, or for any purposes prohibited by Legal Requirements or by the terms and conditions of this Agreement or the other Loan Documents.

4.1.14 Utilities and Public Access . Except if the same do not, in the aggregate in respect of the Individual Property affected thereby, have an Individual Material Adverse Effect on such Individual Property or an Aggregate Material Adverse Effect, (i) as depicted on the Surveys of the Properties delivered to Lender, (A) each Individual Property has rights of access to public ways and is served by water, sewer, sanitary sewer and storm drain facilities adequate to service such Individual Property for its respective intended uses and (B) all public utilities necessary or convenient to the full use and enjoyment of each Individual Property are located either in the public right-of-way abutting such Individual Property (which are connected so as to serve such Individual Property without passing over other property) or in recorded easements serving such Individual Property and such easements are set forth in and insured by the applicable Title

 

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Insurance Policy and (ii) all roads necessary for the use of each Individual Property for their current respective purposes have been completed and dedicated to public use and accepted by all Governmental Authorities.

4.1.15 Not a Foreign Person . Borrower is not a “foreign person” within the meaning of § 1445(f)(3) of the Code.

4.1.16 Separate Lots . Each Individual Property is comprised of one (1) or more parcels which constitute a separate tax lot or lots and does not constitute a portion of any other tax lot not a part of such Individual Property.

4.1.17 Assessments . To Borrower’s knowledge, there are no pending or, to Borrower’s actual knowledge, proposed special or other assessments for public improvements or otherwise affecting any Individual Property, nor are there any contemplated improvements to any Individual Property that may result in such special or other assessments, except to the extent, in each case, such assessments could not reasonably be expected to have an Individual Material Adverse Effect on such Individual Property.

4.1.18 Enforceability . The Loan Documents are enforceable by Lender (or any subsequent holder thereof) in accordance with their respective terms, subject to principles of equity and bankruptcy, insolvency and other laws generally applicable to creditors’ rights and the enforcement of debtors’ obligations. The Loan Documents are not subject to any right of rescission, set-off, counterclaim or defense by Borrower or Guarantor, including the defense of usury, nor would the operation of any of the terms of the Loan Documents, or the exercise of any right thereunder, render the Loan Documents unenforceable (subject to principles of equity and bankruptcy, insolvency and other laws generally affecting creditors’ rights and the enforcement of debtors’ obligations), and none of Borrower, Manager or Guarantor has asserted any right of rescission, set-off, counterclaim or defense with respect thereto.

4.1.19 No Prior Collateral Assignment . There are no prior collateral assignments of the Leases or any portion of the Rents due and payable or to become due and payable which are presently outstanding.

4.1.20 Insurance . Borrower has obtained and has delivered to Lender certificates evidencing all Policies, which certificates reflect the insurance coverages, amounts and other requirements set forth in this Agreement. No claims have been made that are currently pending, outstanding or otherwise remain unsatisfied under any such Policies and would have an Individual Material Adverse Effect with respect to any Individual Property or an Aggregate Material Adverse Effect. No Person, including Borrower, has done, by act or omission, anything which would impair the coverage of any of the Policies.

4.1.21 Use of Property . Each Individual Property is used exclusively as a retailshopping center and other appurtenant and related uses.

4.1.22 Certificate of Occupancy; Licenses . All certifications, permits, licenses and approvals, including without limitation, certificates of completion and occupancy permits, required for the legal use, occupancy and operation of each Individual Property as a retail shopping center (collectively, the “ Licenses ”), have been obtained and are in full force and effect

 

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to the extent the failure to not have such Licenses would have individually or in the aggregate an Individual Material Adverse Effect on such Individual Property. Borrower shall keep and maintain all Licenses necessary for the operation of each Individual Property as a retail shopping center to the extent the failure to not have such Licenses would have an Individual Material Adverse Effect on such Individual Property. The use being made of each Individual Property is in conformity with the certificate of occupancy issued for such Individual Property.

4.1.23 Flood Zone . None of the Improvements on any Individual Property are located in an area as identified by the Federal Emergency Management Agency as an area having special flood hazards, or, if so located, the flood insurance required pursuant to Section 6.1(a)(i) is in full force and effect with respect to each such Individual Property.

4.1.24 Physical Condition . Except if the same do not, in the aggregate in respect of the Individual Property affected thereby, have an Individual Material Adverse Effect or Aggregate Material Adverse Effect, and except as disclosed in the engineering reports commissioned by Lender in connection with the making of the Loan, to Borrower’s actual knowledge (i) each Individual Property, including, without limitation, all 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; and (ii) there exists no structural or other material defects or damages in any Individual Property, whether latent or otherwise, and Borrower has not received notice from any insurance company or bonding company of any defects or inadequacies in any Individual Property, or any part thereof, which have not been remedied prior to the Closing Date and 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.

4.1.25 Boundaries . As depicted on the Surveys of the Properties delivered to Lender, all of the Improvements which were included in determining the appraised value of each Individual Property lie wholly within the boundaries and building restriction lines of such Individual Property, and no improvements on adjoining properties encroach upon such Individual Property, and no easements or other encumbrances upon the applicable Individual Property encroach upon any of the Improvements, so as to materially affect the value or marketability of the applicable Individual Property except those which are insured against by the applicable Title Insurance Policy.

4.1.26 Leases . No Individual Property is subject to any leases other than the Leases in respect of such Individual Property that are described in the Certificate of Rent Roll. To Borrower’s knowledge, except as otherwise disclosed on the Certificate of Rent Roll and except for discrepancies which, either individually or in the aggregate would not have an Individual Material Adverse Effect in respect of any Individual Property nor have an Aggregate Material Adverse Effect, the rent roll attached to the Certificate of Rent Roll is true, complete and accurate in all respects as of the date of such rent roll. In respect of each Individual Property, (i) Borrower is the owner and lessor of landlord’s interest in the Leases in respect to such Individual Property and (ii) no Person has any possessory interest in such Individual Property or right to occupy the same except under and pursuant to the provisions of the Leases or any Permitted

 

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Encumbrances. To Borrower’s knowledge, except as otherwise disclosed on the Certificate of Rent Roll, the current Leases are in full force and effect. None of Manager, Borrower, Guarantor or any Affiliate of Guarantor has received written notice that Borrower (or Borrower’s predecessor-in-interest) is in default under any Lease except for violations or defaults (A) that have been cured or (B) that do not, in the aggregate in respect of any Individual Property, have an Individual Material Adverse Effect on such Individual Property. Except (1) as set forth in the tenant estoppels delivered by Borrower to Lender on or prior to the Closing Date or in the Certificate of Rent Roll and (2) if the same, either individually or in the aggregate, would not have an Individual Material Adverse Effect in respect of any Individual Property nor have an Aggregate Material Adverse Effect, as of the Closing Date (a) none of Manager, Borrower (or Borrower’s predecessor-in-interest), Guarantor or any Affiliate of Guarantor has delivered a written notice to a Tenant at any Individual Property that it is in default under its Lease (other than notices relating to defaults that have been cured by such tenant) and no Tenant is in monetary or, to Borrower’s actual knowledge, material non-monetary default under its Lease, (b) all security deposits in respect of each Individual Property are held by Borrower in accordance with applicable law, (c) except as set forth on Schedule X hereto, no Rent has been paid by any Tenant at any Individual Property more than one (1) month in advance of its due date, and (d) all work to be performed by Borrower under each Lease in respect of each Individual Property has been performed as required and has been accepted by the applicable Tenant. As of the Closing Date, except as otherwise disclosed on Schedule XI hereto, no Tenant has a right or option pursuant to its Lease or otherwise to purchase all or any part of the Individual Property to which such Lease relates. Except if the same, either individually or in the aggregate, would not have an Individual Material Adverse Effect in respect of any Individual Property nor have an Aggregate Material Adverse Effect, and except as set forth on Schedule XV hereto, as of the Closing Date, no Tenant has a right or option pursuant to its Lease or otherwise to terminate such Lease prior to the scheduled expiration date thereof, other than any such right or option that is conditional upon the occurrence of certain events of circumstances. Borrower has not, directly or indirectly, voluntarily or involuntarily, by operation of law or otherwise, assigned, transferred, encumbered, hypothecated, pledged or granted a security interest in any of the Leases or its interest therein, other than pursuant to the Loan Documents.

4.1.27 Survey . The Survey for each Individual Property delivered to Lender in connection with this Agreement does not fail to reflect any material matter affecting such Individual Property or the title thereto.

4.1.28 Principal Place of Business; State of Organization . Borrower’s principal place of business has been for the preceding four months (or, if less, the entire period of the existence of Borrower), and is as of the Closing Date, the address set forth in the introductory paragraph of this Agreement. Borrower is organized under the laws of the state of Delaware.

4.1.29 Filing and Recording Taxes . All transfer taxes, deed stamps, intangible taxes or other amounts in the nature of transfer taxes required to be paid by any Person under applicable Legal Requirements currently in effect in connection with the transfer of the Properties to Borrower have been paid. All mortgage, mortgage recording, stamp, intangible or other similar tax required to be paid by any Person under applicable Legal Requirements currently in effect in connection with the execution, delivery, recordation, filing, registration, perfection or enforcement of any of the Loan Documents, including, without limitation, the Mortgages, have

 

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been paid, and, under current Legal Requirements, the Mortgages are enforceable in accordance with their respective terms by Lender (or any subsequent holder thereof), subject to principles of equity and bankruptcy, insolvency and other laws generally applicable to creditors’ rights and the enforcement of debtors’ obligations.

4.1.30 Special Purpose Entity/Separateness . (a) Borrower and each SPE Constituent Entity is a Special Purpose Entity.

(b) The representations and warranties set forth in Section 4.1.30(a) shall survive for so long as any amount remains payable to Lender under this Agreement or any other Loan Document.

(c) Any amendment or amendment and restatement of any of Borrower’s organizational documents on or prior to the Closing Date has been accomplished in accordance with, and was permitted by, the relevant provisions of each such organizational document (as the same existed prior to such amendment or amendment and restatement).

(d) All of the stated facts and assumptions made in the Insolvency Opinion, including, but not limited to, any exhibits attached thereto, are true and correct in all material respects and any assumptions made in any subsequent non-consolidation opinion required to be delivered in connection with the Loan Documents (an “ Additional Insolvency Opinion ”), including, but not limited to, any exhibits attached thereto, will have been and shall be true and correct in all material respects. Borrower and each SPE Constituent Entity have complied with all of the stated facts and assumptions made with respect to Borrower and each SPE Constituent Entity in the Insolvency Opinion. Borrower and each SPE Constituent Entity have complied with all of the stated facts and assumptions made with respect to Borrower in any Additional Insolvency Opinion. Each entity other than Borrower and each SPE Constituent Entity with respect to which an assumption is made or a fact stated in the Insolvency Opinion and any Additional Insolvency Opinion have complied with all of the assumptions made and facts stated with respect to it in the Insolvency Opinion and any such Additional Insolvency Opinion.

4.1.31 Management Agreement . The Management Agreement is in full force and effect and there is no default thereunder by any party thereto and no event has occurred that, with the passage of time and/or the giving of notice would constitute a default thereunder.

4.1.32 Illegal Activity . No portion of any Individual Property has been or will be purchased with proceeds of any illegal activity.

4.1.33 No Change in Facts or Circumstances; Disclosure . To Borrower’s actual knowledge, all information submitted by and on behalf of Borrower, Guarantor and Manager to Lender and in all financial statements, reports, certificates and other documents submitted in connection with the Loan or in satisfaction of the terms thereof and all statements of fact made by Borrower, Guarantor and Manager in this Agreement or in any other Loan Document, are true, complete and correct in all material respects. The foregoing representation shall not apply to any such financial information that constitutes projections, provided that Borrower represents and warrants that it has no reason to believe that such projections are materially inaccurate. There has been no material adverse change in any condition, fact, circumstance or event that

 

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would make any such information inaccurate, incomplete or otherwise misleading in any material respect or that otherwise has or might have an Individual Material Adverse Effect with respect to any Individual Property or an Aggregate Material Adverse Effect. Borrower, Guarantor and Manager have disclosed to Lender all material facts and has not failed to disclose any material fact that could cause any Provided Information or representation or warranty made herein to be materially misleading.

4.1.34 Investment Company Act . Borrower is not (a) an “investment company” or a company “controlled” by an “investment company,” within the meaning of the Investment Company Act of 1940, as amended; (b) a “holding company” or a “subsidiary company” of a “holding company” or an “affiliate” of either a “holding company” or a “subsidiary company” within the meaning of the Public Utility Holding Company Act of 1935, as amended; or (c) subject to any other federal or state law or regulation which purports to restrict or regulate its ability to borrow money.

4.1.35 Embargoed Person . None of the funds or other assets of Borrower or Guarantor constitute property of, or are beneficially owned, directly or indirectly, by any Embargoed Person. No Embargoed Person has any interest of any nature whatsoever in Borrower or Guarantor, as applicable, with the result that the investment in Borrower or Guarantor, as applicable (whether directly or indirectly), is prohibited by law or the Loan is in violation of law, and none of the funds of Borrower or Guarantor, as applicable, have been derived from any unlawful activity with the result that the investment in Borrower or Guarantor, as applicable (whether directly or indirectly), is prohibited by law or the Loan is in violation of law.

4.1.36 Cash Management Account .

(a) This Agreement, together with the other Loan Documents, creates a valid and continuing security interest (as defined in the Uniform Commercial Code of the State of New York) in the Lockbox Account and Cash Management Account in favor of Lender, which security interest is prior to all other Liens, other than Permitted Encumbrances, and is enforceable as such against creditors of and purchasers from Borrower. Other than in connection with the Loan Documents and except for Permitted Encumbrances, Borrower has not sold, pledged, transferred or otherwise conveyed the Lockbox Account or the Cash Management Account;

(b) Each of the Lockbox Account and Cash Management Account constitutes a “deposit account” and/or “securities account” within the meaning of the Uniform Commercial Code as in effect in the State of New York;

(c) Pursuant and subject to the terms hereof and the other applicable Loan Documents, the Lockbox Bank and Agent have agreed to comply with all instructions originated by Lender, without further consent by Borrower, directing disposition of the Lockbox Account and Cash Management Account and all sums at any time held, deposited or invested therein, together with any interest or other earnings thereon, and all proceeds thereof (including proceeds of sales and other dispositions), whether accounts, general intangibles, chattel paper, deposit accounts, instruments, documents or securities, and Borrower has not consented to the Lockbox. Bank or Agent complying with instructions with respect to the Lockbox Account and Cash Management Account from any Person other than Lender;

 

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(d) The Lockbox Account and Cash Management Account are not in the name of any Person other than Borrower, as pledgor, or Lender, as pledgee; and

(e) None of the Properties are subject to any cash management system (other than pursuant to the Loan Documents), and Borrower has prepared the Tenant Direction Letters, which Tenant Direction Letters (i) direct the Tenants to deposit all Rents directly into the Lockbox Account, (ii) state that any and all existing tenant instruction letters issued in connection with any previous financing are terminated, and (iii) shall be delivered to the Tenants as required by Section 2.7.1(b) .

4.1.37 Reciprocal Easement Agreement . To Borrower’s actual knowledge, each Reciprocal Easement Agreement is in full force and effect. Neither the applicable Borrower nor, to Borrower’s actual knowledge, any other party to the Reciprocal Easement Agreement, is in default under any of the material provisions thereof (except for violations or defaults that have been cured or that have not resulted, or would not reasonably be expected to result, individually or in the aggregate, in an Individual Material Adverse Effect). Borrower has not delivered a written notice to any party under a Reciprocal Easement Agreement that it is in default thereunder (other than notices relating to defaults that have been cured by such party) and no such party to a Reciprocal Easement Agreement is in monetary or, to Borrower’s actual knowledge, material non-monetary default under such Reciprocal Easement Agreement (except for defaults that do not have, or would not reasonably be expected to result in, individually or in the aggregate, an Individual Material Adverse Effect on the applicable Individual Property).

4.1.38 Underwriting Representations . Borrower hereby represents, warrants and covenants that, each Borrower:

(a) is and always has been duly formed, validly existing, and in good standing in the state of its organization and in all other jurisdictions where it is qualified to do business;

(b) to Borrower’s actual knowledge, has no judgments or liens of any nature against it except for tax liens not yet due;

(c) is in compliance with all laws, regulations and orders applicable to it and, except as otherwise disclosed in this Agreement, has received all permits necessary for it to operate;

(d) is not involved in any dispute with any taxing authority;

(e) to Borrower’s knowledge, has paid all taxes which it owes;

(f) has never owned any real property other than the Individual Property or Individual Properties reflected on Schedule VI as being owned by it (individually or collectively, as the context may dictate, the “ Transaction Property ”), and personal property necessary or incidental to its ownership or operation of the Transaction Property and has never engaged in any business other than the ownership and operation of the Transaction Property;

(g) is not now, nor has ever been, party to any lawsuit, arbitration, summons or legal proceeding that is still pending or that resulted in a judgment against it that has not been paid in full; and

(h) has no material contingent or actual obligations that are not related to the Transaction Property.

 

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4.1.39 Equipment, Fixtures and Personal Property . Borrower is the owner of all of the Equipment, Fixtures and Personal Property located on or at each Individual Property, other than any such Equipment, Fixtures and Personal Property which have been leased by Borrower as permitted under the terms of this Agreement. All of the Equipment, Fixtures and Personal Property are sufficient to operate each Individual Property in the manner required hereunder and in the manner in which it is currently operated.

4.1.40 Ground Lease . Borrower hereby represents and warrants to Lender the following with respect to each Ground Lease ( provided that each such representation and warranty shall be deemed to be qualified by any matters disclosed on Schedule XII hereto):

(a) Recognized Mortgagee . In case of the Ground Lease Property subject to such Ground Lease, Lender is required by such Ground Lease to be recognized by the Ground Lessor thereunder as a permitted mortgagee of the Ground Lease Property.

(b) Recording; Modification . Such Ground Lease (or a memorandum thereof) was recorded in the applicable recording office and with the related recording information respectively set forth on Schedule IV hereto. Such Ground Lease permits the interest of Borrower to be encumbered by a mortgage ( provided that such mortgage is at all times subject and subordinate to the Ground Lease) or the Ground Lessor thereunder has approved and consented to the encumbrance of the applicable Ground Lease Property by the related Mortgage. There have not been amendments or modifications to the terms of such Ground Lease since recordation of the same (or a memoranda thereof). Such Ground Lease provides that it may not be terminated, surrendered or amended without the prior written consent of Lender as a mortgagee of the interest of Borrower other than any provisions thereof that provides that the Ground Lessor thereunder may exercise its remedies in accordance with such Ground Lease if the obligations of Borrower under the Ground Lease are not performed or cured by such mortgagee as provided in the Ground Lease.

(c) No Liens . Except for the Permitted Encumbrances and other encumbrances of record, Borrower’s interest in such Ground Lease is not subject to any Liens or encumbrances superior to, or of equal priority with, the related Mortgage other than the applicable Ground Lessor’s related fee interest.

(d) Ground Lease Assignable . Borrower’s interest in such Ground Lease is assignable to Lender, the purchaser at any foreclosure sale or the transferee under a deed or assignment in lieu of foreclosure in connection with the foreclosure of the Lien of the related Mortgage or transfer of Borrower’s leasehold estate by deed or assignment in lieu of foreclosure, in each case, without the consent of the Ground Lessor thereunder. After any assignment pursuant to the foregoing, such Ground Lease is further assignable by the applicable transferee and its successors and assigns without the consent of the Ground Lessor thereunder.

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default occurred on the part of the Ground Lessor thereunder (except, in each case, any such default which has previously been cured). There exists no condition which, but for the passage of time or the giving of notice, could result in (i) a default by Borrower under the terms of such Ground Lease or (ii) to Borrower’s actual knowledge, a default by the Ground Lessor thereunder under the terms of such Ground Lease.

(f) Notice . Such Ground Lease requires the Ground Lessor thereunder to give Lender as a mortgagee of the interest of Borrower 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 Borrower, 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 Lender as a mortgagee of the interest of Borrower. Such Ground Lease further requires the Ground Lessor thereunder to give notice to Lender as a mortgagee of the interest of Borrower if such Ground Lease is terminated by reason of an event of default under such Ground Lease.

(g) Cure . Lender as a mortgagee of the interest of Borrower is permitted the opportunity to cure any default by Borrower under such Ground Lease before the Ground Lessor thereunder may terminate such Ground Lease.

(h) Term . Such Ground Lease has a term which extends at least twenty (20) years beyond the Maturity Date (including any unexercised option periods, which may be exercised by Lender upon the terms and subject to the conditions set forth in Section 5.1.28(h) hereof).

(i) New Lease . Such Ground Lease requires the Ground Lessor thereunder to enter into a new lease upon termination of such Ground Lease for any reason, including rejection or disaffirmation of such Ground Lease in a bankruptcy proceeding.

(j) Insurance Proceeds and Condemnation Awards . The terms of such Ground Lease and the related Mortgage, taken together, provide that any related insurance and condemnation proceeds that are paid or awarded with respect to the leasehold interest demised by such Ground Lease will be applied either to the repair or restoration of all or part of the applicable Ground Lease Property or to Lender to apply as otherwise provided in this Agreement.

(k) Subleasing . Such Ground Lease generally permits subleasing by Borrower without the consent of the Ground Lessor thereunder.

Section 4.2 Survival of Representations . Borrower agrees that all of the representations and warranties of Borrower set forth in Section 4.1 hereof and elsewhere in this Agreement and in the other Loan Documents shall survive for so long as any amount remains owing to Lender under this Agreement or any of the other Loan Documents by Borrower. All representations, warranties, covenants and agreements made in this Agreement or in the other Loan Documents by Borrower shall be deemed to have been relied upon by Lender notwithstanding any investigation heretofore or hereafter made by Lender or on its behalf.

 

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ARTICLE V – BORROWER COVENANTS

Section 5.1 Affirmative Covenants . From the Closing Date and until payment and performance in full of all obligations of Borrower under the Loan Documents or the earlier release of the Liens of the Mortgages encumbering the Properties (and all related obligations) in accordance with the terms of this Agreement and the other Loan Documents, Borrower hereby covenants and agrees with Lender that:

5.1.1 Existence; Compliance with Legal Requirements . Borrower shall 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 Legal Requirements applicable to Borrower and the Properties (and the use thereof), including, without limitation, building and zoning ordinances and codes and certificates of occupancy. There shall never be committed by Borrower, and Borrower shall not permit any other Person in occupancy of or involved with the operation or use of the Properties to commit any act or omission affording the federal government or any state or local government the right of forfeiture against any Individual Property or any part thereof or any monies paid in performance of Borrower’s obligations under any of the Loan Documents. Borrower hereby covenants and agrees not to commit, permit or suffer to exist any act or omission affording such right of forfeiture. 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 and shall keep the Properties in good working order and repair, and from time to time make, or cause to be made, all reasonably necessary repairs, renewals, replacements, betterments and improvements thereto, all as more fully provided in the Loan Documents. Borrower shall keep the Properties insured at all times by financially sound and reputable insurers, to such extent and against such risks, and maintain liability and such other insurance, as is more fully provided in this Agreement. After prior written notice to Lender, Borrower, at Borrower’s own expense, may contest by appropriate legal proceeding promptly initiated and conducted in good faith and with due diligence, the validity of any Legal Requirement, the applicability of any Legal Requirement to Borrower or any Individual Property or any alleged violation of any Legal Requirement, provided that (a) no Default or Event of Default has occurred and remains uncured; (b) such proceeding shall be permitted under and be conducted in accordance with the provisions of any instrument to which Borrower is subject and shall not constitute a default thereunder and such proceeding shall be conducted in accordance with all applicable statutes, laws and ordinances; (c) no Individual Property nor any part thereof or interest therein will be in danger of being sold, forfeited, terminated, cancelled or lost; (d) Borrower shall promptly upon final determination thereof comply with any such Legal Requirement determined to be valid or applicable or cure any violation of any Legal Requirement; (e) such proceeding shall suspend the enforcement of the contested Legal Requirement against Borrower and any Individual Property; and (f) Borrower shall furnish such security as may be required in the proceeding, or as may be reasonably requested by Lender, to insure compliance with such Legal Requirement, together with all interest and penalties payable in connection therewith. Lender may apply any such security, as necessary to cause compliance with such Legal Requirement at any time when, in the reasonable judgment of Lender, the validity, applicability or violation of such Legal Requirement is finally established or any Individual Property (or any part thereof or interest therein) shall be in danger of being sold, forfeited, terminated, cancelled or lost.

 

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5.1.2 Taxes and Other Charges . Subject to Section 7.2 hereof, Borrower shall pay all Taxes and Other Charges now or hereafter levied or assessed or imposed against the Properties or any part thereof as the same become due and payable. Borrower shall, not later than ten (10) Business Days after receipt of a written request from Lender, deliver to Lender receipts for payment or other evidence reasonably satisfactory to Lender that all Taxes and Other Charges that are due and payable at such time have been duly paid by Borrower prior to delinquency ( provided , however , that Lender shall have no right to deliver such written request to Borrower during any period that such Taxes and Other Charges are being paid by Lender pursuant to Section 7.2 hereof). Borrower shall not suffer and shall promptly cause to be paid and discharged any Lien or charge whatsoever which may be or become a Lien or charge against the Properties, and shall promptly pay for all utility services provided to the Properties (other than any such utilities which are, pursuant to the terms of any Lease, required to be paid by the Tenant thereunder directly to the applicable service provider). After prior written notice to Lender, Borrower, at Borrower’s own expense, may contest by appropriate legal proceeding, promptly initiated and conducted in good faith and with due diligence, the amount or validity or application in whole or in part of any Taxes or Other Charges, provided that (a) no Default or Event of Default has occurred and remains uncured; (b) such proceeding shall be permitted under and be conducted in accordance with the provisions of any other instrument to which Borrower is subject and shall not constitute a default thereunder and such proceeding shall be conducted in accordance with all applicable statutes, laws and ordinances; (c) no Individual Property nor any part thereof or interest therein will be in danger of being sold, forfeited, terminated, cancelled or lost; (d) Borrower shall promptly upon final determination thereof pay the amount of any such Taxes or Other Charges, together with all costs, interest and penalties which may be payable in connection therewith; (e) such proceeding shall suspend the collection of such contested Taxes or Other Charges from the applicable Individual Property; and (f) Borrower shall furnish such security as may be reasonably required in the proceeding, or as may be reasonably requested by Lender, to insure the payment of any such Taxes or Other Charges, together with all interest and penalties thereon. Lender may pay over any such cash deposit or part thereof held by Lender to the claimant entitled thereto at any time when, in the judgment of Lender, the entitlement of such claimant is established or any Individual Property (or part thereof or interest therein) shall be in danger of being sold, forfeited, terminated, cancelled or lost or there shall be any danger of the Lien of the related Mortgage being primed by any related Lien.

5.1.3 Litigation . Borrower shall give prompt written notice to Lender of any litigation or governmental proceedings pending or threatened against Borrower, any SPE Constituent Entity, Guarantor or any Individual Property which might materially adversely affect the condition of Borrower, any SPE Constituent Entity or Guarantor (financial or otherwise) or business or any Individual Property.

5.1.4 Access to Properties . Subject to the rights of Tenants, Borrower shall permit agents, representatives and employees of Lender to inspect the Properties or any part thereof at reasonable hours upon reasonable advance notice.

5.1.5 Notice of Default . Borrower shall promptly advise Lender of any material adverse change in the condition of Borrower, any SPE Constituent Entity or Guarantor, financial or otherwise, or of the occurrence of any Default or Event of Default of which Borrower has knowledge.

 

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5.1.6 Cooperate in Legal Proceedings . Borrower shall cooperate fully with Lender with respect to any proceedings before any court, board or other Governmental Authority which may in any way affect the rights of Lender hereunder or any rights obtained by Lender under any of the other Loan Documents and, in connection therewith, permit Lender, at its election, to participate in any such proceedings.

5.1.7 Perform Loan Documents . Borrower shall, in a timely manner, observe, perform and satisfy all the terms, provisions, covenants and conditions of the Loan Documents executed and delivered by, or applicable to, Borrower, and shall pay when due all costs, fees and expenses of Lender, to the extent required under the Loan Documents executed and delivered by, or applicable to, Borrower.

5.1.8 Award and Insurance Benefits . Borrower shall cooperate with Lender in obtaining for Lender, in accordance with the relevant provisions of this Agreement, the benefits of any Awards or Insurance Proceeds lawfully or equitably payable in connection with any Individual Property, and Lender shall be reimbursed for any expenses incurred in connection therewith (including reasonable attorneys’ fees and disbursements, and the payment by Borrower of the reasonable expense of an appraisal on behalf of Lender in case of Casualty or Condemnation affecting any Individual Property or any part thereof) out of such Insurance Proceeds.

5.1.9 Further Assurances . Borrower shall, at Borrower’s sole cost and expense:

(a) furnish to Lender all instruments, documents, boundary surveys, footing or foundation surveys, certificates, plans and specifications, appraisals, title and other insurance reports and agreements, and each and every other document, certificate, agreement and instrument required to be furnished by Borrower pursuant to the terms of the Loan Documents or which are reasonably requested by Lender in connection therewith;

(b) execute and deliver to Lender such documents, instruments, certificates, assignments and other writings, and do such other acts necessary or desirable, to evidence, preserve and/or protect the collateral at any time securing or intended to secure the obligations of Borrower under the Loan Documents, as Lender may reasonably require; and

(c) do and execute all and such further lawful and reasonable acts, conveyances and assurances for the better and more effective carrying out of the intents and purposes of this Agreement and the other Loan Documents, as Lender shall reasonably require from time to time.

5.1.10 Supplemental Mortgage Affidavits . Borrower represents that it has paid all state, county and municipal recording and all other taxes imposed upon the execution and recordation of the Mortgages. If at any time Lender determines, based on applicable law, that Lender is not being afforded the maximum amount of security available from any one or more of the Properties as a direct or indirect result of applicable recording, stamp and like taxes not having been paid upon the execution and recordation of any Mortgage, Borrower agrees that Borrower will execute, acknowledge and deliver to Lender, immediately upon Lender’s request, supplemental affidavits increasing the amount of the Debt attributable to any such Individual Property (as set forth as the Allocated Loan Amount on Schedule V annexed hereto) for which

 

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all applicable taxes have been paid to an amount determined by Lender to be equal to the lesser of (a) the greater of the fair market value of the applicable Individual Property (i) as of the Closing Date and (ii) as of the date such supplemental affidavits are to be delivered to Lender, and (b) the amount of the Debt attributable to any such Individual Property (as set forth as the Allocated Loan Amount on Schedule V annexed hereto), and Borrower shall, on demand, pay any additional taxes.

5.1.11 Financial Reporting . (a) Borrower will keep and maintain or will cause to be kept and maintained on a Fiscal Year basis, in accordance with the requirements for a Special Purpose Entity set forth herein and GAAP (or such other consistently applied accounting basis that is acceptable to Lender), proper and accurate books, records and accounts reflecting all of the financial affairs of Borrower and all items of income and expense in connection with the operation on an individual basis of the Properties. Lender shall have the right from time to time at all times during normal business hours upon reasonable notice (and, in any event, not more than twice in any calendar year (unless an Event of Default shall have occurred and be continuing, in which case no such restriction shall apply)) to examine such books, records and accounts at the office of Borrower or any other Person maintaining such books, records and accounts and to make such copies or extracts thereof as Lender shall desire. After the occurrence of an Event of Default, Borrower shall pay any reasonable costs and expenses incurred by Lender to examine Borrower’s accounting records with respect to the Properties, as Lender shall determine to be necessary or appropriate in the protection of Lender’s interest.

(b) Borrower will furnish to Lender annually, within one hundred and twenty (120) days following the end of each Fiscal Year, a complete copy of the annual financial statements of Borrower audited by a “Big Four” accounting firm or other independent certified public accountant reasonably acceptable to Lender in accordance with GAAP (or such other consistently applied accounting basis that is acceptable to Lender) covering the Properties on a combined basis for such Fiscal Year and containing statements of profit and loss for Borrower and the Properties and a balance sheet for Borrower. Such statements shall set forth the financial condition and the results of operations for Borrower and the Properties (on a combined basis) for such Fiscal Year, and shall include, but not be limited to, amounts representing annual Net Cash Flow, Net Operating Income, Gross Income from Operations, Capital Expenditures (for the avoidance of doubt, not including any contributions to the Replacement Reserve Account or the Required Repair Reserve Account) and Operating Expenses. Borrower’s annual financial statements shall be accompanied by (i) a comparison of the budgeted income and expenses and the actual income and expenses for the Properties (on a combined basis) for the prior Fiscal Year, (ii) an unqualified opinion of a “Big Four” accounting firm or other independent certified public accountant reasonably acceptable to Lender, (iii) a current rent roll for each Individual Property, (iv) a schedule reconciling Net Operating Income to Net Cash Flow for the Properties on a combined basis (the “ Net Cash Flow Schedule ”), which shall itemize all adjustments made to Net Operating Income to arrive at Net Cash Flow deemed material by such independent certified public accountant and (v) an Officer’s Certificate certifying (1) that each annual financial statement, including each of the schedules described in the immediately preceding subclause (iv) , present fairly the financial condition and the results of operations of Borrower, Mezzanine Borrower and the Properties being reported upon, (2) that such financial statements and schedules have been prepared in accordance with GAAP and (3) as of the date thereof whether there exists an event or circumstance which constitutes a Default or Event of Default

 

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under the Loan Documents executed and delivered by, or applicable to, Borrower, and if such Default or Event of Default exists, the nature thereof, the period of time it has existed and the action then being taken to remedy the same. All financial statements of Borrower required pursuant to this Section 5.1.11(b) shall also constitute the financial statements of Mezzanine Borrower.

(c) (i) Prior to the Securitization of the entire Loan, Borrower will furnish, or cause to be furnished, to Lender on or before thirty (30) days after the end of each calendar month, (A) an operating statement in respect of such calendar month and a calendar year-to-date operating statement (on a combined basis with respect to the Properties), noting Net Operating Income, Net Cash Flow, Gross Income from Operations, Operating Expenses and Capital Expenditures (for the avoidance of doubt, not including any contributions to the Replacement Reserve Account and the Required Repair Reserve Account), and containing a comparison of (A) such information for (I) in respect of the operating statement in respect of such calendar month, the same calendar month in the immediately preceding calendar year, and (II) in respect of the operating statement in respect of the calendar year-to-date, the corresponding time period of the immediately preceding calendar year, and (B) budgeted income and expenses and the actual income and expenses for such calendar month, and (C) upon Lender’s request, other information reasonably necessary and sufficient to fairly represent the financial position and results of operation of the Properties (on a combined basis) during such calendar month. Each such monthly report shall be accompanied by an Officer’s Certificate stating that the items provided are true, correct, accurate, and complete and fairly present the financial condition and results of the operations of Borrower and the Properties on a combined basis as well as, where applicable, the financial condition and results of operations of each Individual Property, for the applicable calendar month. The reports and statements provided by Borrower pursuant to this Section 5.1.11(c) may be prepared in accordance with the accounting standards otherwise utilized by Borrower on a consistent basis for interim financial reporting and need not be prepared in accordance with GAAP.

(ii) During any Cash Sweep Period (regardless of whether occurring before or after any Securitization of the Loan), Borrower will furnish, or cause to be furnished (without duplication of any item furnished to Lender pursuant to clause (i)  above) on or before thirty (30) days after the end of each calendar month, (A) an operating statement in respect of such calendar month and a calendar year-to-date operating statement (on a combined basis with respect to the Properties), (B) a current rent roll for each Individual Property, and (C) upon Lender’s request, other information maintained by Borrower in the ordinary course of business that is reasonably necessary and sufficient to fairly represent the financial position and results of operation of the Properties (on a combined basis) during such calendar month. The reports and statements provided by Borrower pursuant to this Section 5.1.11(c) may be prepared in accordance with the accounting standards otherwise utilized by Borrower on a consistent basis for interim financial reporting and need not be prepared in accordance with GAAP.

(d) Borrower will furnish, or cause to be furnished, to Lender, on or before sixty (60) days after the end of each calendar quarter the following items, accompanied by an Officer’s Certificate stating that such items are true, correct, accurate, and complete and fairly present the financial condition and results of the operations of Borrower and the Properties on a combined basis as well as, where applicable, the financial condition and results of operations of each

 

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Individual Property (subject to normal year-end adjustments) as applicable: (i) a rent roll for the subject period for each Individual Property and (ii) quarterly and year-to-date operating statements prepared for each calendar quarter, noting Net Operating Income, Net Cash Flow, Gross Income from Operations, and Operating Expenses and Capital Expenditures (for the avoidance of doubt, not including any contributions to the Replacement Reserve Account and the Required Repair Reserve Account), and for the Properties (on a combined basis), and, upon Lender’s request, other information reasonably necessary and sufficient to fairly represent the financial position and results of operation of the Properties (on a combined basis) during such calendar quarter, and containing a comparison of budgeted income and expenses and the actual income and expenses for the applicable calendar quarter, together with a detailed explanation of any variances of ten percent (10%) or more between budgeted and actual amounts for such periods, all in form reasonably satisfactory to Lender; (iii) a calculation reflecting the annual Debt Service Coverage Ratio for the immediately preceding three (3), six (6), and twelve (12) month periods as of the last day of such quarter; (iv) a Net Cash Flow Schedule; and (v) for informational purposes only, an accounts receivable report for the Properties. In addition, such Officer’s Certificate shall also state that the representations and warranties of Borrower set forth in Section 4.1.30 are true and correct as of the date of such certificate and that there are no trade payables outstanding for more than sixty (60) days unless such amounts are being contested pursuant to the terms hereof. All financial statements of Borrower required pursuant to this Section 5.1.11(d) shall also constitute the financial statements of Mezzanine Borrower.

(e) For each annual budgeting period following the partial annual budgeting period commencing on the Closing Date, Borrower shall submit to Lender an Annual Budget not later than fifteen (15) days prior to the commencement of such annual budgeting period in form reasonably satisfactory to Lender. In respect of the partial annual budgeting period commencing on the Closing Date, Borrower has submitted the existing Annual Budget to Lender on or prior to the Closing Date. The Annual Budget shall be for informational purposes only, provided that, during any Cash Sweep Period, the Annual Budget shall be subject to Lender’s written approval (each such Annual Budget, an “ Approved Annual Budget ”), which approval shall not be unreasonably withheld or conditioned. Lender shall grant or deny, in writing to Borrower with a reasonable explanation of any objections, any consent required hereunder within fifteen (15) days after the receipt of the applicable proposed Annual Budget. In the event that Lender fails to respond within said fifteen (15) day period, such failure shall be deemed to be the consent and approval of Lender if (A) Borrower has delivered to Lender the Annual Budget with the notation “ IMMEDIATE RESPONSE REQUIRED, FAILURE TO RESPOND TO THIS APPROVAL REQUEST WITHIN FIFTEEN (15) DAYS FROM RECEIPT SHALL BE DEEMED TO BE LENDER’S APPROVAL ” prominently displayed in bold, all caps and fourteen (14) point or larger font in the transmittal letter requesting approval and (B) Lender does not approve or reject (with a reasonable explanation) the applicable request within fifteen (15) days from the date Lender receives the request as evidenced by a certified mail return receipt or confirmation by a reputable national overnight delivery service that the same has been delivered. In the event that Lender timely disapproves a proposed Annual Budget in accordance with the foregoing, Borrower shall promptly revise such Annual Budget and resubmit the same to Lender (and each such resubmittal shall be subject to the provisions of this Section 5.1.11(e) as if the applicable proposed Annual Budget were being submitted to Lender for its initial review of the same, provided that the aforesaid fifteen (15) day period shall be ten (10) days in connection with any such resubmittal). Borrower shall promptly revise each proposed Annual

 

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Budget and resubmit the same to Lender in accordance with the foregoing until Lender approves the proposed Annual Budget. Until such time that Lender approves a proposed Annual Budget, the most recently Approved Annual Budget shall apply; provided that, each line item of such Approved Annual Budget shall be increased by five percent (5%) (other than the line items in respect of Taxes, Insurance Premiums and Other Charges, which line items shall be adjusted to reflect actual increases in such expenses). In the event that, during any Cash Sweep Period, Borrower proposes to incur an extraordinary operating expense or capital expense that is not consistent with the Approved Annual Budget (each an “ Extraordinary Expense ”), Borrower shall promptly deliver to Lender a reasonably detailed explanation of such proposed Extraordinary Expense for Lender’s approval, such approval not to be unreasonably withheld, conditioned or delayed.

(f) Intentionally omitted.

(g) Borrower shall furnish to Lender, within ten (10) Business Days after Lender’s request (or as soon thereafter as may be reasonably possible), financial and sales information from any Tenant designated by Lender, provided that such financial and sales information shall be provided by Borrower only if (i) the same is in the possession of Borrower or is otherwise required to be provided by the applicable Tenant pursuant to the terms of its Lease, (ii) Borrower is not prohibited from disclosing the same, whether pursuant to any provisions of the applicable Lease or any other agreement entered into by Borrower and the applicable Tenant prior to the date of Lender’s request, (iii) the same is not publicly available upon reasonable inquiry, and (iv) the Tenant as to which such information is requested is one of the three (3) largest Tenants at the applicable Individual Property, calculated on the basis of aggregate rentable square footage leased by such Tenant and such Tenant’s Affiliates under one or more Leases at such Individual Property.

(h) Borrower will cause Guarantor to furnish to Lender annually, within one hundred twenty (120) days following the end of each Fiscal Year of Guarantor, financial statements audited by a “ Big Four ” accounting firm or other independent certified public accountant reasonably acceptable to Lender in accordance with GAAP (or such other consistently applied accounting basis that is acceptable to Lender), which shall include an annual balance sheet and profit and loss statement of Guarantor.

(i) Any reports, statements or other information required to be delivered under this Agreement shall be delivered in electronic form and prepared using Microsoft Word for Windows files (which files may be prepared using a spreadsheet program and saved as word processing files), provided that Borrower may elect to provide the same also in paper form and/or on a diskette. Borrower agrees that Lender may disclose information regarding the Properties and Borrower that is provided to Lender pursuant to this Section 5.1.11 in connection with a Securitization to such parties requesting such information in connection with such Securitization.

5.1.12 Business and Operations . Borrower will continue to engage in the businesses presently conducted by it as and to the extent the same are necessary for the ownership, maintenance, management, leasing and operation of the Properties. Borrower will qualify to do business and will remain in good standing under the laws of each jurisdiction as and to the extent

 

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the same are required for the ownership, maintenance, management and operation of the Properties. Borrower shall, at all times during the term of the Loan, continue to own or lease all Equipment, Fixtures and Personal Property which are necessary to operate the Properties in the manner in which they are currently operated, provided that the foregoing shall not be deemed to prohibit or restrict any Permitted Equipment Transfer.

5.1.13 Title to the Properties . Borrower will warrant and defend (a) the title to each Individual Property and every part thereof, subject only to Liens permitted hereunder (including Permitted Encumbrances) and (b) the validity and priority of the Liens of the Mortgages and the Assignments of Leases on the Properties, subject only to Liens permitted hereunder (including Permitted Encumbrances), in each case against the claims of all Persons whomsoever. Borrower shall reimburse Lender for any losses, costs, damages or expenses (including reasonable attorneys’ fees, costs and expenses) incurred by Lender if an interest in any Individual Property, other than as permitted hereunder, is claimed by another Person.

5.1.14 Costs of Enforcement . In the event (a) that any Mortgage encumbering one or more Individual Properties is foreclosed in whole or in part or that such Mortgage is put into the hands of an attorney for collection, suit, action or foreclosure, (b) of the foreclosure of any mortgage prior to or subsequent to the Mortgage encumbering any Individual Property in which proceeding Lender is made a party, or (c) of the bankruptcy, insolvency, rehabilitation or other similar proceeding in respect of Borrower, Guarantor or any of their respective constituent Persons or an assignment by Borrower, Guarantor or any of their respective constituent Persons for the benefit of its creditors, Borrower, its successors or assigns, shall be chargeable with and agrees to pay all costs of collection and defense, including reasonable attorneys’ fees, costs and expenses, incurred by Lender or Borrower in connection therewith and in connection with any appellate proceeding or post judgment action involved therein, together with all required service or use taxes.

5.1.15 Estoppel Statement . (a) After request by Lender, Borrower shall within fifteen (15) days furnish Lender with a statement, duly acknowledged and certified, setting forth (i) the original principal amount of the Loan, (ii) the unpaid principal amount of the Loan, (iii) the Interest Rate of the Loan, (iv) the date installments of interest and/or principal were last paid, (v) any offsets or defenses to the payment of the Debt, if any, claimed by Borrower, and (vi) that the Note, this Agreement, the Mortgages and the other Loan Documents are valid, legal and binding obligations and have not been modified or if modified, giving particulars of such modification; provided , however , Borrower shall not be required to provide such statement more often than two (2) times in any calendar year.

(b) Upon the written request of Lender (i) prior to the Securitization of the entire Loan, and (ii) at any time that an Event of Default is continuing (whether the same is continuing prior to or following a Securitization), Borrower shall use commercially reasonable efforts to deliver to Lender tenant estoppel certificates from each Tenant, in form and substance reasonably satisfactory to Lender, provided that Borrower shall not be required to deliver such certificates more frequently than once in any calendar year.

5.1.16 Loan Proceeds . Borrower shall use the proceeds of the Loan received by it on the Closing Date only for the purposes set forth in Section 2.1.4 hereof.

 

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5.1.17 Intentionally Omitted .

5.1.18 Confirmation of Representations . Borrower shall deliver, in connection with any Securitization, (a) one (1) or more Officer’s Certificates certifying as to the accuracy of all representations made by Borrower in the Loan Documents as of the date of the closing of such Securitization in all relevant jurisdictions or, if any of such representations require qualification on such date, setting forth such qualifications in detail, and (b) certificates of the relevant Governmental Authorities in all relevant jurisdictions indicating the good standing and qualification of Borrower, each SPE Constituent Entity and Guarantor as of the date of such Securitization.

5.1.19 No Joint Assessment . Borrower shall not suffer, permit or initiate the joint assessment of any Individual Property (a) with any other real property constituting a tax lot separate from such Individual Property, and (b) which constitutes real property with any portion of such Individual 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 the Individual Property.

5.1.20 Leasing Matters . (a) Any Major Lease, including any amendment, modification or supplement thereto, executed after the Closing Date shall be subject to the approval of Lender, which approval shall not be unreasonably withheld. Upon request, Borrower shall furnish Lender with executed copies of such Leases as are identified by Lender (including all Leases, if requested by Lender, provided that Borrower shall not be required to deliver copies of all Leases more frequently than two (2) times in any calendar year). All renewals of Leases and all proposed Leases shall provide for rental rates and other terms comparable or superior to then-existing local market rates. All proposed Leases shall be on commercially reasonable terms and shall not contain any terms which would have any materially adverse effect on Lender’s rights under the Loan Documents or the value of the applicable Individual Property. All Leases executed after the Closing Date shall provide that they are subordinate to the Mortgage encumbering the applicable Individual Property and that the Tenant agrees to attorn to Lender or any purchaser at a sale by foreclosure or power of sale. Lender, at the request of Borrower, shall enter into a subordination, attornment and non-disturbance agreement in the form attached hereto as Exhibit A (with such modifications thereto as may be reasonably acceptable to Lender) or in such other form that is reasonably satisfactory to Lender and such Tenant (a “ Non-Disturbance Agreement ”) with any Tenant entering into a Material Lease, including a Major Lease (other than a Lease to an Affiliate of Borrower), after the Closing Date. All actual and reasonable, out-of-pocket costs and expenses of Lender and Servicer in connection with the negotiation, preparation, execution and delivery by Lender and Servicer of any Non-Disturbance Agreement, including, without limitation, reasonable attorneys’ fees and disbursements and the current fee being assessed by Servicer in connection therewith, shall be paid by Borrower.

(b) Borrower shall (i) observe and perform the obligations imposed upon the lessor under the Leases in a commercially reasonable manner; (ii) enforce the terms, covenants and conditions contained in the Leases upon the part of the Tenant thereunder to be observed or performed in a commercially reasonable manner and in a manner not to impair the value of the Individual Property involved and (iii) execute and deliver at the request of Lender all such further assurances, confirmations and assignments in connection with the Leases as Lender shall from time to time reasonably require.

 

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(c) Lender shall grant or deny with a reasonable explanation any consent required hereunder within fifteen (15) days after the receipt of the applicable request and all documents in connection therewith. In the event that Lender fails to respond within said fifteen (15) day period, such failure shall be deemed to be the consent and approval of Lender if (A) Borrower has delivered to Lender the applicable documents, with the notation “ IMMEDIATE RESPONSE REQUIRED, FAILURE TO RESPOND TO THIS APPROVAL REQUEST WITHIN FIFTEEN (15) DAYS FROM RECEIPT SHALL BE DEEMED TO BE LENDER’S APPROVAL ” prominently displayed in bold, all caps and fourteen (14) point or larger font in the transmittal letter requesting approval and (B) Lender does not approve or reject (with a reasonable explanation) the applicable request within fifteen (15) days from the date Lender receives the request as evidenced by a certified mail return receipt or confirmation by a reputable national overnight delivery service that the same has been delivered.

5.1.21 Alterations . (a) Borrower shall obtain Lender’s prior written consent to any alterations to any Improvements (“ Alterations ”), including tenant improvements, which consent shall not be unreasonably withheld except with respect to Alterations that would reasonably be expected to result in an Individual Material Adverse Effect on the applicable Individual Property. Notwithstanding the foregoing, Lender’s consent shall not be required in connection with any (i) Required Repairs, (ii) Alterations performed pursuant to (A) the provisions of any Major Lease that is approved (or deemed approved) by Lender in accordance with Section 5.1.20 hereof, and (B) any other Lease that is approved in writing by Lender, provided that, in each case, Lender shall have expressly approved the estimated cost and scope of such Alterations at the time Lender approved such Major Lease or other Lease, (iii) Preapproved Alterations, (iv) Alterations to Improvements located wholly on an Outparcel or Partial Release Parcel pursuant to a Permitted Parcel Ground Lease ( provided that the cost of such Alterations is borne solely by the applicable Tenant), and (v) Alterations that are not reasonably expected to result in an Individual Material Adverse Effect on the applicable Individual Property, provided that, in the case of Alterations pursuant to the foregoing subclause (v) , such Alterations (1) are made in connection with tenant improvement work performed pursuant to the terms of any Lease executed on or before the Closing Date or pursuant to any Major Lease that is approved (or deemed approved) by Lender in accordance with Section 5.1.20 , (2) do not adversely affect any structural component of any Improvements and the aggregate cost thereof does not exceed the Threshold Amount, or (3) are performed in connection with the Restoration of an Individual Property after the occurrence of a Casualty in accordance with the terms and provisions of this Agreement. Lender shall grant or deny with a reasonable explanation any consent required hereunder within fifteen (15) days after the receipt of the applicable request and all documents in connection therewith. In the event that Lender fails to respond within said fifteen (15) day period, such failure shall be deemed to be the consent and approval of Lender if (x) Borrower has delivered to Lender the applicable documents, with the notation “ IMMEDIATE RESPONSE REQUIRED, FAILURE TO RESPOND TO THIS APPROVAL REQUEST WITHIN FIFTEEN (15) DAYS FROM RECEIPT SHALL BE DEEMED TO BE LENDER’S APPROVAL ” prominently displayed in bold, all caps and fourteen (14) point or larger font in the transmittal letter requesting approval and (y) Lender does not approve or reject with a reasonable explanation the applicable request within fifteen (15) days from the date Lender receives the request as evidenced by a certified mail return receipt or confirmation by a reputable national overnight delivery service that the same has been delivered.

 

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(b) If the total unpaid amounts due and payable with respect to Alterations at any Individual Property (other than such amounts to be paid or reimbursed by Tenants under the Leases and any amounts to be paid in respect of Preapproved Alterations with respect to such Individual Property) shall at any time exceed the Threshold Amount, Borrower shall promptly deliver to Lender as security for the payment of such excess amounts and as additional security for Borrower’s obligations under the Loan Documents any of the following (as applicable, the “ Alterations Deposit ”): (I) cash, (II) U.S. Obligations, (III) other securities having a rating reasonably acceptable to Lender and in respect of which, at Lender’s option, Borrower has obtained a Rating Agency Confirmation from the applicable Rating Agencies or (IV) a completion and performance bond or an irrevocable letter of credit (payable on sight draft only) issued by a financial institution having a rating by S&P of not less than “A-1+” if the term of such bond or letter of credit is no longer than three (3) months or, if such term is in excess of three (3) months, issued by a financial institution having a rating that is reasonably acceptable to Lender and in respect of which, at Lender’s option, Borrower has obtained a Rating Agency Confirmation from the applicable Rating Agencies. Each such Alterations Deposit shall be (A) in an amount equal to the excess of the total unpaid amounts with respect to the applicable Alterations on the applicable Individual Property (other than such amounts to be paid or reimbursed by Tenants under the Leases) over the Threshold Amount and (B) disbursed from time to time by Lender to Borrower for completion of the Alterations at the applicable Individual Property upon the satisfaction of the following conditions: (1) Borrower shall submit a request for payment to Lender at least ten (10) days prior to the date on which Borrower requests that such payment be made, which request for payment shall specify the Alterations for which payment is requested, (2) on the date such request is received by Lender and on the date such payment is to be made, no Event of Default shall be continuing, and (3) such request shall be accompanied by an Officer’s Certificate (x) stating that the applicable portion of the Alterations at the applicable Individual Property to be funded by the requested disbursement have been completed in good and workmanlike manner and in accordance with all applicable Legal Requirements, such Officer’s Certificate to be accompanied by copies of paid invoices and any licenses, permits or other approvals by any Governmental Authority required in connection with the applicable portion of the Alterations, (y) identifying each contractor that supplied materials or labor in connection with the applicable portion of the Alterations to be funded by the requested disbursement and (z) stating that each such contractor has been paid in full upon such disbursement. Each Alterations Deposit shall be held by Lender in an interest-bearing account and, until disbursed in accordance with the provisions of this Section 5.1.21(b) , shall constitute additional security for the Debt and other obligations under the Loan Documents. Upon the completion of the Alterations in respect of which any Alteration Deposit is being held, Lender shall promptly return to Borrower any remaining portion of the Alterations Deposit upon the request of Borrower, provided that (1) on the date such request is received by Lender and on the date such disbursement is to be made, no Event of Default shall be continuing and (2) such request shall be accompanied by an Officer’s Certificate stating that the Alterations have been fully completed in good and workmanlike manner and in accordance with all applicable Legal Requirements, such Officer’s Certificate to be accompanied by copies of paid invoices and any licenses, permits or other approvals by any Governmental Authority required in connection with Alterations (to the extent not received by Lender in connection with prior disbursement requests) and stating that each contractor providing services in connection with the Alterations has been paid in full.

 

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5.1.22 Operation of Property . (a) Borrower shall cause the Properties to be operated, in all material respects, in accordance with the Management Agreement. In the event that the Management Agreement expires or is terminated (without limiting any obligation of Borrower to obtain Lender’s consent to any termination or modification of the Management Agreement in accordance with the terms and provisions of this Agreement), Borrower shall promptly enter into a Replacement Management Agreement with Manager or another Qualified Manager, as applicable.

(b) Borrower shall: (i) promptly perform and/or observe, in all material respects, all of the covenants and agreements required to be performed and observed by it under the Management Agreement and do all things necessary to preserve and to keep unimpaired its material rights thereunder; (ii) promptly notify Lender of any material default under the Management Agreement of which it is aware; (iii) promptly deliver to Lender a copy of each financial statement, business plan, capital expenditures plan, notice, report and estimate received by it under the Management Agreement (without duplication of any item being delivered to Lender pursuant to Section 5.1.11 hereof); and (iv) enforce the performance and observance in all material respects of all of the covenants and agreements required to be performed and/or observed by Manager under the Management Agreement, in a commercially reasonable manner.

5.1.23 Operations and Maintenance Program . Each Borrower that owns an Individual Property identified on Schedule VII shall implement, within no more than ninety (90) days after the Closing Date, and diligently comply in all respects with, the terms, conditions and requirements of an operations and maintenance program, all in accordance with the terms of the applicable O&M Agreements. Each operations and maintenance program adopted by each such Borrower, as aforesaid, shall be in compliance with all applicable Legal Requirements and shall be subject to the reasonable approval of Lender. Each such Borrower shall comply with the recommendations identified in each Phase I environmental assessment for each such Borrower’s Individual Property.

5.1.24 Mold Mitigation Protocol . Each Borrower that owns an Individual Property identified on Schedule VIII shall implement, within no more than ninety (90) days after the Closing Date, and diligently comply in all respects with, the terms, conditions and requirements of a Moisture and Mold Mitigation Protocol for each such Individual Property. Each Moisture and Mold Mitigation Protocol shall be in compliance with all applicable Legal Requirements and shall be subject to the reasonable approval of Lender.

5.1.25 Updated Appraisals . During the continuance of an Event of Default or if Lender otherwise reasonably believes that an Event of Default is imminent, Lender may commission (or Lender may request that Borrower commission directly) an updated appraisal of one or more of the Properties then remaining subject to the Lien of a Mortgage. Borrower shall pay directly or promptly reimburse Lender for, as applicable, the costs and expenses of obtaining all such updated appraisals.

 

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5.1.26 Principal Place of Business, State of Organization . Upon Lender’s request, Borrower shall, at Borrower’s sole cost and expense, execute and deliver additional financing statements, security agreements and other instruments which may be necessary to effectively evidence or perfect Lender’s security interest in each Individual Property as a result of any change in its principal place of business or place of organization. Borrower shall cause its principal place of business and chief executive office, and the place where Borrower keeps its books and records, including recorded data of any kind or nature, regardless of the medium or recording, including software, writings, plans, specifications and schematics, to continue to be the address of Borrower set forth at the introductory paragraph of this Agreement (unless Borrower notifies Lender in writing at least thirty (30) days prior to the date of such change). Borrower shall promptly notify Lender of any change in its organizational identification number. If any Borrower does not now have an organizational identification number and later obtains one, such Borrower promptly shall notify Lender of such organizational identification number.

5.1.27 Embargoed Person . Borrower shall perform reasonable due diligence to insure that at all times throughout the term of the Loan, including after giving effect to any Transfers permitted pursuant to the Loan Documents, (a) none of the funds or other assets of Borrower, any SPE Constituent Entity and Guarantor shall constitute property of, or are beneficially owned, directly or indirectly, by any Embargoed Person; (b) no Embargoed Person shall have any interest of any nature whatsoever in Borrower, any SPE Constituent Entity or Guarantor, as applicable, with the result that the investment in Borrower, any SPE Constituent Entity or Guarantor, as applicable (whether directly or indirectly), is prohibited by law or the Loan is in violation of law; and (c) none of the funds of Borrower, any SPE Constituent Entity or Guarantor, as applicable, shall be derived from, or are the proceeds of, any unlawful activity, including money laundering, terrorism or terrorism activities, with the result that the investment in Borrower, any SPE Constituent Entity or Guarantor, as applicable (whether directly or indirectly), is prohibited by law or the Loan is in violation of law, or may cause any Individual Property to be subject to forfeiture or seizure.

5.1.28 Ground Lease . (a) Borrower shall, at its sole cost and expense, promptly and timely perform and observe all the material terms, covenants and conditions required to be performed and observed by Borrower as lessee under each Ground Lease (including, but not limited to, the payment of all rent, additional rent, percentage rent and other charges required to be paid under such Ground Lease).

(b) If Borrower shall be in default under any Ground Lease, then, subject to the terms of such Ground Lease, Borrower shall grant Lender the right (but not the obligation) (i) to cause the default or defaults under such Ground Lease to be remedied and (ii) otherwise exercise any and all rights of Borrower under such Ground Lease, as may be necessary to cure such default or defaults and (iii) subject to the rights of Tenants under the Leases with respect to the applicable Ground Lease Property, to enter all or any portion of the applicable Ground Lease Property, at such times and in such manner as Lender reasonably deems necessary, in order to cure any such default, provided that, in each case, such actions are necessary to protect Lender’s interest in the applicable Ground Lease Property pursuant to the Loan Documents. In the event that a default on the part of the applicable Borrower is continuing under a Ground Lease and Lender has the right to cure the same in accordance with the foregoing, Borrower shall promptly execute, acknowledge and deliver to Lender such instruments as may be required to permit Lender to cure

 

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or remedy the matter in default and preserve the security interest of Lender under the Loan Documents with respect to the applicable Ground Lease Property or to take such other action as may be required in order to enable Lender to effect such cure or remedy. Borrower irrevocably appoints Lender 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 protect Lender’s interest in the applicable Ground Lease Property pursuant to the Loan Documents (including, without limitation, the right to effectuate any extension or renewal of such Ground Lease in accordance with Section 5.1.28(h ) below and to take any action necessary to cure or remedy the matter in default under such Ground Lease), and the above powers granted to Lender are coupled with an interest and shall be irrevocable.

(c) Any actions or payments of Lender to cure any default by Borrower under a Ground Lease in accordance with Section 5.1.28(b) above shall not remove or waive, as between Borrower and Lender, any Default or Event of Default arising by virtue of such default unless and until Borrower shall have paid to Lender all sums referenced in the immediately succeeding sentence. All sums expended by Lender to cure any default by Borrower under any Ground Lease in accordance with Section 5.1.28(b) shall constitute a portion of the Debt and shall be paid by Borrower to Lender, upon demand, with interest on such sum at the Default Rate from the date such sum is expended to and including the date the reimbursement payment is made to Lender.

(d) Borrower shall notify Lender promptly in writing of (i) the occurrence of any material default by any Ground Lessor of which Borrower is aware, (ii) the occurrence of any event of which Borrower is aware that, with the passage of time or service of notice, or both, would constitute a material default by any Ground Lessor, or (iii) Borrower becoming aware (whether upon the receipt by Borrower of a written notice from any Ground Lessor or otherwise) of the occurrence of (or any claim by a Ground Lessor that there has occurred) any default by Borrower under such Ground Lease or the occurrence of any event that, with the passage of time or service of notice, or both, would constitute a default by Borrower under such Ground Lease. Borrower shall promptly deliver to Lender a copy of any written notice of default referenced in the foregoing subclause (iii)  unless Lender has advised Borrower that it already received notice of the same from the applicable Ground Lessor.

(e) Within ten (10) days after receipt of a written request from Lender, Borrower shall use commercially reasonable efforts to obtain and furnish to Lender an estoppel certificate of the Ground Lessor under any Ground Lease identified by Lender stating (i) the date through which rent has been paid thereunder, (ii) that such Ground Lessor is not in default thereunder beyond any applicable grace, cure or notice period or, if any such default shall exist, setting forth a description of such default and the steps being taken to cure such default and (iii) such other Ground Lessor’s knowledge, Borrower is not in default thereunder beyond any applicable grace, cure or notice period or, if any such default shall exist, a description of such default and the steps being taken to cure such default, provided that Borrower shall not be required to deliver such certificates in respect of a particular Ground Lease more frequently than once in any calendar year.

 

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(f) Notwithstanding anything to the contrary contained in this Agreement with respect to any Ground Lease:

(i) The Lien of the related Mortgage attaches to all of Borrower’s rights and remedies at any time arising under or pursuant to Subsection 365(h) of the Bankruptcy Code, including, without limitation, all of Borrower’s rights to remain in possession of applicable Ground Lease Property.

(ii) Borrower shall not, without Lender’s prior written consent, elect to treat any Ground Lease as terminated under subsection 365(h)(1) of the Bankruptcy Code. Any such election made without Lender’s prior written consent shall be void.

(iii) As security for the Debt, Borrower unconditionally assigns, transfers and sets over to Lender all of Borrower’s claims and rights to the payment of damages arising as a result of any rejection of a Ground Lease by the applicable Ground Lessor under the Bankruptcy Code. Lender and Borrower shall proceed jointly or in the name of Borrower (as determined by Lender and Borrower upon consultation with each other in good faith) in respect of any claim, suit, action or proceeding relating to the rejection of any 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 Debt shall have been satisfied and discharged in full. Any amounts received by Lender or Borrower as damages arising out of the rejection of any Ground Lease as aforesaid shall be applied (1) first, to all reasonable costs and expenses of Lender (including, without limitation, reasonable attorney’s fees and costs) actually incurred in connection with the exercise of any of its rights or remedies pursuant to this Section 5.1.28 and (2) second, to the Debt. The Allocated Loan Amount for the Individual Property with respect to which such rejection damages were paid shall be reduced in an amount equal to the amount applied to the Debt pursuant to the foregoing subclause (2) .

(iv) If, pursuant to subsection 365(h) of the Bankruptcy Code, Borrower seeks to offset, against the rent reserved in any 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 Ground Lease under the Bankruptcy Code, then Borrower shall not effect any offset of such amounts unless it shall have provided written notice to Lender of its intent to do so and Lender shall have consented thereto ( provided that Lender shall be deemed to have consented thereto if is shall fail to object to the same in writing to Borrower within ten (10) days after receipt of the aforesaid written notice from Borrower), in which case Borrower may proceed to offset the amounts set forth in Borrower’s notice.

(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 Ground Lease Property in connection with any case under the Bankruptcy Code, Lender and Borrower shall cooperatively conduct and control any such litigation with counsel agreed upon between Borrower and Lender in connection with such litigation. Borrower shall, upon demand, pay to Lender all reasonable costs and expenses (including reasonable attorneys’ fees and costs) actually paid or actually incurred by Lender in connection with the cooperative prosecution or conduct of any such proceedings. All such costs and expenses shall be secured by the Lien of the Mortgages and the other Loan Documents.

 

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(g) Borrower shall telephonically notify Lender of any filing by or against any Ground Lessor of a petition under the Bankruptcy Code promptly after obtaining knowledge of such filing. Borrower shall thereafter promptly give written notice of such filing to Lender, setting forth any information available to Borrower as to the date of such filing, the court in which such petition was filed, and the relief sought in such filing. Borrower shall promptly deliver to Lender a copy of any and all notices, summonses, pleadings, applications and other documents received by Borrower in connection with any such petition and any proceedings relating to such petition.

(h) Borrower shall (i) exercise each option or right to renew or extend the term of any Ground Lease in accordance with the terms of such Ground Lease at least one hundred twenty (120) days prior to the last date on which Borrower may exercise such option or right pursuant to the terms of such Ground Lease, (ii) give prompt written notice to Lender upon any such exercise and (iii) execute, acknowledge, deliver and record any document reasonably requested by Lender to evidence the continuation of the Lien of the related Mortgage on the applicable Ground Lease Property during such extended or renewed lease term; provided , however , that Borrower shall not be required to exercise any particular option or right to renew or extend to the extent Borrower shall have received the prior written consent of Lender to such non-exercise (which consent may be withheld by Lender in its sole and absolute discretion). If Borrower shall fail to deliver to Lender evidence satisfactory to Lender that Borrower has exercised any such option or right that Borrower is required to exercise pursuant to this Section 5.1.28(h) on or prior to the date that is one hundred twenty (120) days prior to the last date on which Borrower may exercise such option or right pursuant to the terms of such Ground Lease, Lender may exercise such option or right as Borrower’s agent and attorney-in-fact as provided in Section 5.1.28(f) above, in Lender’s own name or in the name of and on behalf of a nominee of Lender, as Lender may determine in the exercise of its sole and absolute discretion.

(i) Any acquisition of any Ground Lessor’s interest in any Ground Lease by Borrower or any Affiliate of Borrower shall be accomplished by Borrower or such Affiliate in such a manner so as to avoid a merger of the interests of the lessor under such Ground Lease, and the lessee under such Ground Lease, unless consent to such merger is granted by Lender.

(j) Borrower shall pay all Monthly-Basis Ground Rent as the same become due and payable under the applicable Ground Leases. Borrower shall, not later than ten (10) Business Days after receipt of a written request from Lender, deliver to Lender evidence, reasonably satisfactory to Lender, of payment of the Monthly-Basis Ground Rent in respect of any applicable Ground Lease ( provided , however , that Lender shall have no right to deliver such written request to Borrower during any period that such Monthly-Basis Ground Rent is being paid by Lender pursuant to Section 7.6 hereof).

5.1.29 Special Purpose Entity/Separateness . (a) Borrower and each SPE Constituent Entity shall each be and continue to be a Special Purpose Entity.

 

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(b) Borrower and each SPE Constituent Entity will comply with all of the stated facts and assumptions made with respect to Borrower and each SPE Constituent Entity in the Insolvency Opinion. Borrower and each SPE Constituent Entity will comply with all of the stated facts and assumptions made with respect to Borrower in any Additional Insolvency Opinion. Each entity other than Borrower and each SPE Constituent Entity with respect to which an assumption is made or a fact stated in the Insolvency Opinion and any Additional Insolvency Opinion will comply with all of the assumptions made and facts stated with respect to it in the Insolvency Opinion and any such Additional Insolvency Opinion. Borrower covenants that, in connection with any Additional Insolvency Opinion, it shall provide an updated certification regarding compliance with the facts and assumptions made therein.

(c) Borrower shall provide Lender with thirty (30) days’ prior written notice prior to the removal of an Independent Director or Independent Manager of Borrower or any SPE Constituent Entity and Borrower shall not remove any such Independent Director or Independent Manager without Cause (as defined in the organizational documents of Borrower or such SPE Constituent Entity, as applicable).

Section 5.2 Negative Covenants . From the Closing Date until payment and performance in full of all obligations of Borrower under the Loan Documents or the earlier release of the Lien of the Mortgages in accordance with the terms of this Agreement and the other Loan Documents, Borrower covenants and agrees with Lender that it will not do, directly or indirectly, any of the following:

5.2.1 Operation of Property . (a) Borrower shall not, without Lender’s prior written consent (which consent shall not be unreasonably withheld): (i) surrender, terminate or cancel the Management Agreement; provided , that Borrower may, without Lender’s consent, replace the Manager so long as (A) the replacement manager is a Qualified Manager pursuant to a Replacement Management Agreement ( provided that, in the event that such Qualified Manager is an Affiliate of Borrower or Guarantor, Borrower shall deliver an acceptable Additional Insolvency Opinion covering such Qualified Manager if such Qualified Manager was not covered by the Insolvency Opinion) and (B) other than in any case in which the proposed replacement manager is (1) a Person that is under common Control with Existing Manager or (2) a Person that is under common Control with the Guarantor Successor (provided such proposed Replacement Manager constitutes a Qualified Manager under clause (c) of the definition thereof), no Permitted Guarantor Merger Transaction shall have occurred within six (6) weeks prior to the date of such replacement; (ii) reduce or consent to the reduction of the term of the Management Agreement; (iii) increase or consent to the increase of the amount of any charges under the Management Agreement, or (iv) otherwise modify, change, supplement, alter or amend, or waive or release any of its rights and remedies under, the Management Agreement in any material respect.

(b) Following the occurrence and during the continuance of an Event of Default, Borrower shall not exercise any rights, make any decisions, grant any approvals or otherwise take any action under the Management Agreement without the prior written consent of Lender, which consent may be granted, conditioned or withheld in Lender’s sole discretion.

 

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5.2.2 Liens; Utility and Other Easements . (a) Borrower shall not create, incur, assume or suffer to exist any Lien on any portion of any Individual Property or permit any such action to be taken, except Permitted Encumbrances.

(b) Borrower may, without the consent of Lender, (i) make Transfers of immaterial portions of any one or more Individual Properties to Governmental Authorities for dedication or public use, or to third parties for private use as roadways or for access, ingress or egress, or (ii) grant easements, restrictions, covenants, reservations and rights of way in the ordinary course of business for access, water and sewer lines, telephone and telegraph lines, electric lines, telecommunications leases and other utilities, provided that no such conveyance, grant, conveyance or encumbrance shall impair the utility and operation of the affected Individual Property or have an Individual Material Adverse Effect on such Individual Property. In connection with any such grant, conveyance or encumbrance, if requested by Borrower, Lender shall execute and deliver any instrument necessary or reasonably appropriate and in the form reasonably acceptable to the Lender evidencing its consent to such grant, conveyance or encumbrance (and, in the case of any such Transfer as described in the preceding subclause (i) , a release of such portion of the Individual Property from the Lien of the applicable Mortgage and, in the case of any easement, covenant, reservation or right-of-way as described in the preceding subclause (ii) , the subordination of the Lien of the Mortgage encumbering the affected Individual Property to such easement, covenant, reservation or right-of-way) upon receipt by Lender of:

(A) thirty (30) days’ prior written notice thereof;

(B) a copy of the easement, covenant, reservation or right of way;

(C) an Officer’s Certificate stating (I) with respect to any Transfer, the consideration, if any, being paid for the Transfer and (II) that such Transfer, easement, covenant, reservation or right of way does not have an Individual Material Adverse Effect on the applicable Individual Property; and

(D) reimbursement of all of Lender’s reasonable costs and expenses incurred in connection with such grant, conveyance or encumbrance (and such consent, release of Lien or instrument of subordination).

If Borrower shall receive any consideration in connection with any Transfers or grants consummated in accordance with this Section 5.2.2(b) , Borrower shall have the right to use any such consideration in connection with any Alterations performed in connection with such Transfer or grant, provided that, to the extent any such consideration is not used in connection with such Alterations (or any such consideration exceeds the amount required to perform such Alterations), Borrower shall promptly deposit the consideration or such excess amount, as the case may be, into the Cash Management Account.

5.2.3 Dissolution; Amendment of Organizational Documents . Borrower shall not, without obtaining the consent of Lender (a) engage in any dissolution, liquidation or consolidation or merger with or into any other business entity, (b) engage in any business activity not related to the ownership, leasing, maintenance and operation of the Properties, (c) transfer, lease or sell, in one transaction or any combination of transactions, the assets or all or

 

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substantially all of the properties or assets of Borrower except to the extent permitted by the Loan Documents, (d) modify, amend, waive or terminate its organizational documents or its qualification and good standing in any jurisdiction or (e) cause or permit any SPE Constituent Entity to (i) dissolve, wind up or liquidate or take any action, or omit to take an action, as a result of which such SPE Constituent Entity would be dissolved, wound up or liquidated in whole or in part, or (ii) amend, modify, waive or terminate the organizational documents of such SPE Constituent Entity, in each case, without obtaining the prior written consent of Lender or Lender’s designee.

5.2.4 Change in Business . Borrower shall not enter into any line of business other than the ownership and operation of the Properties, or make any material change in the scope or nature of its business objectives, purposes or operations, or undertake or participate in activities other than the continuance of its present business. Nothing contained in this Section 5.2.4 shall be deemed to apply to any Transfers, and for the avoidance of doubt, the rights of Borrower to effectuate Transfers is governed solely by Section 5.2.10 hereof.

5.2.5 Debt Cancellation . Borrower shall not cancel or otherwise forgive or release any claim or debt (other than termination of Leases in accordance with Section 5.2.14 hereof or forgiveness in the ordinary course of Borrower’s business of Rent in arrears in connection with a settlement with a Tenant under a Lease, provided that in the case of a Major Lease, the amount of Rent so forgiven is less than the aggregate amount of six (6) months’ basic Rent under such Major Lease) owed to Borrower by any Person, except for adequate consideration and in the ordinary course of Borrower’s business.

5.2.6 Zoning . Borrower shall not initiate or consent to any zoning reclassification of any portion of any Individual Property or seek any variance under any existing zoning ordinance or use or permit the use of any portion of any Individual Property in any manner that could result in such use becoming a non-conforming use under any zoning ordinance or any other applicable land use law, rule or regulation, without the prior written consent of Lender.

5.2.7 No Joint Assessment . Borrower shall not suffer, permit or initiate the joint assessment of any Individual Property (a) with any other real property constituting a tax lot separate from such Individual Property, and (b) which constitutes real property with any portion of such Individual 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 Individual Property.

5.2.8 Principal Place of Business and Organization . Borrower shall not change (or permit any other Person to change) its name, identity (including its trade name or names), place of organization or formation (as set forth in Section 4.1.28 hereof) or its corporate or partnership or other structure unless Borrower shall have first notified Lender in writing of such change at least thirty (30) days prior to the effective date of such change, and shall have first taken all action required by Lender for the purpose of perfecting or protecting the lien and security interests of Lender pursuant to this Agreement, and the other Loan Documents and, in the case of a change in Borrower’s structure, without first obtaining the prior written consent of Lender, which consent may given or denied in Lender’s sole discretion. Borrower shall not change (or permit any Person to change) the place of its organization from the State of Delaware without the consent of Lender, which consent shall not be unreasonably withheld.

 

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5.2.9 ERISA . (a) Borrower shall not engage in any transaction which would cause any obligation, or action taken or to be taken, hereunder (or the exercise by Lender of any of its rights under the Note, this Agreement or the other Loan Documents) to be a non-exempt (under a statutory or administrative class exemption) prohibited transaction under ERISA.

(b) Borrower further covenants and agrees to deliver to Lender such certifications or other evidence from time to time throughout the term of the Loan, as requested by Lender in its sole discretion, that (i) Borrower is not and does not maintain an “employee benefit plan” as defined in Section 3(3) of ERISA, which is subject to Title I of ERISA, or a “governmental plan” within the meaning of Section 3(32) of ERISA; (ii) Borrower is not subject to any state statute regulating investments of, or fiduciary obligations with respect to, governmental plans; and (iii) one or more of the following circumstances is true:

(A) Equity interests in Borrower are publicly offered securities, within the meaning of 29 C.F.R. § 2510.3-101(b)(2);

(B) Less than twenty-five percent (25%) of each outstanding class of equity interests in Borrower is held by “benefit plan investors” within the meaning of 29 C.F.R. § 2510.3-101(f)(2); or

(C) Borrower qualifies as an “operating company” or a “real estate operating company” within the meaning of 29 C.F.R. § 2510.3-101(c) or (e).

5.2.10 Transfers . (a) Borrower acknowledges that Lender has examined and relied on the experience of Borrower and its stockholders, general partners, members and (if Borrower is a trust) beneficial owners, as applicable, and principals of Borrower in owning and operating properties such as the Properties in agreeing to make the Loan, and will continue to rely on Borrower’s ownership of the Properties as a means of maintaining the value of the Properties as security for repayment of the Debt and the performance of the Other Obligations. Borrower acknowledges that Lender has a valid interest in maintaining the value of the Properties so as to ensure that, should Borrower default in the repayment of the Debt or the performance of the Other Obligations, Lender can recover the Debt by a sale of the Properties.

(b) Without the prior written consent of Lender and except to the extent otherwise set forth in this Section 5.2.10 , Borrower shall not, and shall not permit any Restricted Party to do any of the following (collectively, a “ Transfer ”): (i) sell, convey, mortgage, grant, bargain, encumber, pledge, assign, grant options with respect to, or otherwise transfer or dispose of (directly or indirectly, voluntarily or involuntarily, by operation of law or otherwise, and whether or not for consideration or of record) any Individual Property or any part thereof or any legal or beneficial interest therein or (ii) permit a Sale or Pledge of an interest in any Restricted Party, other than, in either case, to the extent that such Transfer constitutes a Permitted Transfer. Any Transfer made without Lender’s prior written consent (to the extent that such consent is required pursuant to this Section 5.2.10 ) shall be null and void. For the avoidance of doubt, notwithstanding anything in this Agreement to the contrary, the Sale or Pledge of a direct or indirect interest in an Excluded Entity shall not constitute a Transfer and may be effectuated by the applicable Person without the consent of, or any notice to, Lender.

 

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(c) A Transfer shall include, but not be limited to, (i) an installment sales agreement wherein Borrower agrees to sell an Individual Property or any part thereof for a price to be paid in installments; (ii) an agreement by Borrower leasing all or a substantial part of an Individual Property for other than actual occupancy by a space Tenant thereunder or a sale, assignment or other transfer of, or the grant of a security interest in, Borrower’s right, title and interest in and to any Leases or any Rents; (iii) if a Restricted Party is a corporation, any merger, consolidation or Sale or Pledge of such corporation’s stock or the creation or issuance of new stock; (iv) if a Restricted Party is a limited or general partnership or joint venture, any merger or consolidation or the change, removal, resignation or addition of a general partner or the Sale or Pledge of the partnership interest of any general partner or any profits or proceeds relating to such partnership interest, or the Sale or Pledge of limited partnership interests or any profits or proceeds relating to such limited partnership interest or the creation or issuance of new limited partnership interests; (v) if a Restricted Party is a limited liability company, any merger or consolidation or the change, removal, resignation or addition of a managing member or non-member manager (or if no managing member, any member) or the Sale or Pledge of the membership interest of a managing member (or if no managing member, any member) or any profits or proceeds relating to such membership interest, or the Sale or Pledge of non-managing membership interests or the creation or issuance of new non-managing membership interests; (vi) if a Restricted Party is a trust or nominee trust, any merger, consolidation or the Sale or Pledge of the legal or beneficial interest in a Restricted Party or the creation or issuance of new legal or beneficial interests; or (vii) the removal or the resignation of the managing agent (including, without limitation, an Affiliated Manager) other than in accordance with Section 5.1.22 hereof.

(d) Notwithstanding the provisions of this Section 5.2.10 but subject to the final two sentences of this Section 5.2.10(d) , Lender’s consent shall not be required in connection with one or a series of Transfers, of not more than forty-nine percent (49%) of the stock, limited partnership interests or membership interests ( provided that, in the case of any multi-member Restricted Party, excluding any interests of the managing member) (as the case may be) in a Restricted Party; provided , however , (i) no such Transfer shall result in the change of Control in a Restricted Party, (ii) as a condition to each such Transfer, Lender shall receive not less than thirty (30) days’ prior written notice of such proposed Transfer, and (iii) if after giving effect to any such Transfer, more than forty-nine percent (49%) in the aggregate of direct or indirect interests in a Restricted Party are owned by any Person and its Affiliates that owned less than forty-nine percent (49%) direct or indirect interest in such Restricted Party as of the Closing Date, Borrower shall, no less than thirty (30) days prior to the effective date of any such Transfer, deliver to Lender an Additional Insolvency Opinion reasonably acceptable to Lender and, following a Securitization, acceptable to the Rating Agencies. Notwithstanding anything contained in this Section 5.2.10(d) , no Transfer of any direct ownership interests in any Borrower, any SPE Constituent Entity, any Mezzanine Borrower or any Mezzanine SPE Constituent Entity shall be permitted. In addition, at all times, Guarantor must continue to Control Borrower, each SPE Constituent Entity, Mezzanine Borrower and each Mezzanine SPE Constituent Entity and own, directly or indirectly, at least a fifty-one percent (51%) legal and beneficial interest in Borrower, each SPE Constituent Entity, Mezzanine Borrower and each Mezzanine SPE Constituent Entity.

 

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(e) No Transfer of all of the Properties and assumption of the Loan shall occur during the period that is sixty (60) days prior to a Securitization or the period that is sixty (60) days after a Securitization. Otherwise, Lender’s consent to a one (1) time Transfer of all of the Properties and assumption of the entire Loan by the proposed Transferee (the “ Transferee ”) shall be given in Lender’s sole discretion provided that Lender receives sixty (60) days’ prior written notice of such Transfer and no Event of Default has occurred and is continuing at the time Lender receives such notice and at the time such Transfer is consummated. In determining whether to consent to any proposed Transfer pursuant to this Section 5.2.10(e) , Lender may require or consider, without limitation, the following actions and matters:

(i) Borrower shall pay Lender a fee equal to one-half percent (0.5%) of the outstanding principal balance of the Loan at the time of such Transfer;

(ii) Borrower shall pay any and all reasonable out-of-pocket costs incurred in connection with such Transfer (including, without limitation, Lender’s reasonable counsel fees and disbursements and all recording fees, title insurance premiums and mortgage and intangible taxes and the fees and expenses of the Rating Agencies pursuant to clause (x)  below);

(iii) Transferee or Transferee’s Sponsors must have demonstrated expertise in owning and operating properties similar in location, size, class and operation to the Properties, which expertise shall be reasonably determined by Lender;

(iv) Transferee and Transferee’s Sponsors shall, as of the date of such Transfer, have an aggregate net worth and liquidity reasonably acceptable to Lender;

(v) Transferee, Transferee’s Sponsors and all other entities which may be owned or Controlled directly or indirectly by Transferee’s Sponsors (“ Related Entities ”) must not have been party to any bankruptcy proceedings, voluntary or involuntary, made an assignment for the benefit of creditors or taken advantage of any insolvency act, or any act for the benefit of debtors within seven (7) years prior to the date of the proposed Transfer;

(vi) Transferee shall assume all of the obligations of Borrower under the Loan Documents in a manner satisfactory to Lender in all respects, including, without limitation, by entering into an assumption agreement in form and substance satisfactory to Lender;

(vii) There shall be no material litigation or regulatory action pending or threatened against Transferee, Transferee’s Sponsors or any Related Entities which is not reasonably acceptable to Lender;

(viii) Transferee, Transferee’s Sponsors and any Related Entities shall not have defaulted under its or their obligations with respect to any other Indebtedness in a manner which is not reasonably acceptable to Lender;

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perform all of the covenants set forth in Sections 5.1.27 , 5.1.29 and 5.2.9 of this Agreement, no Default or Event of Default shall otherwise occur as a result of such Transfer, and Transferee and Transferee’s SPE Constituent Entities shall deliver (A) all organizational documentation reasonably requested by Lender, which shall be reasonably satisfactory to Lender, and (B) all certificates, agreements, covenants and legal opinions reasonably required by Lender;

(x) Following a Securitization, if required by Lender, Transferee shall be approved by the Rating Agencies rating the Loan, which approval, if required by Lender, shall take the form of a Rating Agency Confirmation with respect to such Transfer;

(xi) Prior to any release of Guarantor, one (1) or more substitute guarantors reasonably acceptable to Lender shall have assumed all of the liabilities and obligations of Guarantor under the Guaranty and the Environmental Indemnity or executed a replacement guaranty and/or environmental indemnity reasonably satisfactory to Lender;

(xii) Borrower shall deliver, at its sole cost and expense, an endorsement to each Title Insurance Policy, as modified by the assumption agreement, confirming the Lien of the Mortgages as a valid first lien on all of the Properties and naming the Transferee as owner of all of the Properties, which endorsements shall insure that, as of the date of the recording of the assumption agreement, the applicable Individual Property shall not be subject to any additional exceptions or Liens other than those contained in the applicable Title Insurance Policy issued on the Closing Date and the Permitted Encumbrances;

(xiii) Each Individual Property shall be managed by Qualified Manager (and, if the Qualified Manager managing any one or more Individual Properties prior to the Transfer is being replaced, the replacement Qualified Manager shall manage such Individual Properties pursuant to a Replacement Management Agreement);

(xiv) Borrower or Transferee, at its sole cost and expense, shall deliver to Lender (A) an Additional Insolvency Opinion in respect of such Transfer satisfactory in form and substance to Lender and (B) a fraudulent conveyance opinion in respect of such Transfer, each of which opinions may be relied upon by Lender and the Rating Agencies with respect to the proposed Transfer; and

(xv) If any Mezzanine Loan is still outstanding, the related Mezzanine Borrower shall have complied with all of the terms and conditions set forth in the related Mezzanine Loan Documents with respect to the Transfer and to effectuate the assumption of such Mezzanine Loan.

Immediately upon the consummation of a Transfer pursuant to this Section 5.2.10(e) ( provided that Lender has consented thereto in accordance with the foregoing), each Borrower and Guarantor shall be released from all liability under this Agreement, the Note, the Mortgages and the other Loan Documents accruing after the date of such Transfer (other than to the extent such liability is expressly stated herein to survive). The foregoing release shall be effective upon the date of such Transfer, but Lender agrees to provide written evidence thereof if the same is reasonably requested by Borrower.

 

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(f) Lender shall not be required to demonstrate any actual impairment of its security or any increased risk of default hereunder in order to declare the Debt immediately due and payable upon the consummation of a purported Transfer that is prohibited (and as such, null and void) pursuant to the terms of this Section 5.2.10 . This provision shall apply to every Transfer regardless of whether voluntary or not, or whether or not Lender has consented to any previous Transfer.

(g) Notwithstanding the provisions of this Section 5.2.10 but subject to the final two sentences of this Section 5.2.10(g) , Lender’s consent shall not be required in connection with a Permitted Guarantor Merger Transaction; provided that, (i) Lender shall have received written notice of such proposed Permitted Guarantor Merger Transaction not less than sixty (60) days prior to the effective date thereof, (ii) prior to the effective date of such Permitted Guarantor Merger Transaction, Borrower shall have delivered to Lender an Additional Insolvency Opinion reasonably acceptable to Lender and, following a Securitization, acceptable to the Rating Agencies, and (iii) Lender shall have received such documents, instruments, certificates, assignments and other writings to evidence, preserve and/or protect the Properties as Lender may reasonably require. Lender shall make a determination of the Guarantor Net Worth within fifteen (15) days after the receipt of the required financial statements. In the event that Lender fails to make such determination within said fifteen (15) day period, such failure shall be deemed to be a determination by Lender that the condition set forth in clause (i)(B) of the definition of Permitted Guarantor Merger Transaction shall have been satisfied if (A) Borrower has delivered to Lender the required financial statements, with the notation “ IMMEDIATE RESPONSE REQUIRED, FAILURE TO RESPOND TO THIS APPROVAL REQUEST WITHIN FIFTEEN (15) DAYS FROM RECEIPT SHALL BE DEEMED TO BE LENDER’S APPROVAL ” prominently displayed in bold, all caps and fourteen (14) point or larger font in the transmittal letter requesting acceptance and (B) Lender does not advise Borrower of its determination of the Guarantor Net Worth within fifteen (15) days from the date Lender receives the financial statements as evidenced by a certified mail return receipt or confirmation by a reputable national overnight delivery service that the same has been delivered. Notwithstanding anything contained in this Section 5.2.10(g) , no Transfer of any direct ownership interests in any Borrower, any SPE Constituent Entity, any Mezzanine Borrower or any Mezzanine SPE Constituent Entity shall be permitted. In addition, at all times, Guarantor (or Guarantor Successor, if Guarantor Successor is the surviving Person with respect to such Permitted Guarantor Merger Transaction) must continue to Control Borrower, each SPE Constituent Entity, each Mezzanine Borrower and each Mezzanine SPE Constituent Entity and own, directly or indirectly, at least a fifty-one percent (51%) legal and beneficial interest in Borrower, each SPE Constituent Entity, each Mezzanine Borrower and each Mezzanine SPE Constituent Entity.

5.2.11 Intentionally Omitted .

5.2.12 REA . Borrower agrees that without the prior consent of Lender, Borrower shall not execute modifications to any REA if such modifications will have an Individual Material Adverse Effect on the affected Individual Property. Without limiting the generality of the foregoing, Borrower shall not, without the prior written consent of Lender, take (and hereby

 

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assigns to Lender any right it may have to take) any action to terminate, surrender, or accept any termination or surrender of, any REA. Borrower shall pay all charges and other sums to be paid by Borrower pursuant to the terms of any REA as the same shall become due and payable and prior to the expiration of any applicable grace period therein provided. Borrower shall comply, in all material respects, with all of the terms, covenants and conditions on Borrower’s part to be complied with pursuant to terms of any REA. Borrower shall take all actions as may be necessary from time to time to preserve and maintain the REA’s in accordance with applicable laws, rules and regulations. Borrower shall enforce, in a commercially reasonably manner, the obligations to be performed by the parties to the REA (other than Borrower). Borrower shall promptly furnish to Lender any notice of default or other communication delivered in connection with any REA by any party to any such REA or any third party other than routine correspondence and invoices. Borrower shall not assign (other than to Lender) or encumber its rights under any REA.

5.2.13 Ground Lease . (a) Borrower shall not waive, excuse, condone or in any way release or discharge any Ground Lessor of or from such Ground Lessor’s material obligations, covenants and/or conditions under the applicable Ground Lease without the prior written consent of Lender (which consent shall not be unreasonably withheld).

(b) Borrower shall not, without Lender’s prior written consent, (i) surrender, terminate, forfeit, or suffer or permit the surrender, termination or forfeiture of any Ground Lease, (ii) reject (as debtor in possession in connection with a Bankruptcy Action or otherwise) any Ground Lease or (iii) modify, change, supplement, alter or amend in a manner that is materially adverse to Borrower or the applicable Individual Property, any Ground Lease. Consent by Lender to any particular amendment, change or modification of a Ground Lease shall not be deemed to be a waiver of the right to require consent to future or successive amendments, changes or modifications.

5.2.14 Leasing Matters . Borrower shall not (i) terminate any Lease or accept a surrender by a Tenant of any Lease other than by reason of either (A) a Tenant default and then only in a commercially reasonable manner to preserve and protect the Individual Property, or (B) a Tenant pursuant to the exercise by such Tenant of any termination right expressly provided in any existing Lease or any Lease hereafter entered into in compliance with the conditions set forth in Section 5.1.20 ; provided , however , that no such termination or surrender of any Major Lease will be permitted under the foregoing subclause (A) without the prior written consent of Lender, which consent shall not be unreasonably withheld; (ii) collect any of the Rents more than one (1) month in advance (other than security deposits and estimated additional rent amounts on account of operating expenses, tax and other escalations or pass-throughs); or (iii) execute any other collateral assignments of lessor’s interest in the Leases or the Rents (except as contemplated by the Loan Documents); (iv) alter, modify or change the terms of the Leases in a manner inconsistent with the provisions of the Loan Documents. Notwithstanding anything to the contrary contained herein, Borrower shall not enter into a lease of all or substantially all of any Individual Property without Lender’s prior written consent.

5.2.15 EIL Policy . Prior to the payment in full of the Debt, Borrower shall not terminate the EIL Policy or enter into or otherwise suffer or permit any modification, amendment (including any endorsement), supplement or replacement thereof or thereto without the prior written consent of Lender.

 

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ARTICLE VI – INSURANCE; CASUALTY; CONDEMNATION

Section 6.1 Insurance . (a) Borrower shall obtain and maintain, or cause to be maintained, insurance for Borrower and the Properties providing at least the following coverages:

(i) comprehensive all risk “special form” insurance including, but not limited to, loss caused by any type of windstorm or hail on the Improvements and the Personal Property, including contingent liability from Operation of Building Laws, Demolition Costs and Increased Cost of Construction Endorsements, (A) except as specifically provided in subclause (D)  below in respect of demolition costs and coverage for increased costs of construction, 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); (B) containing an agreed amount endorsement with respect to the Improvements and Personal Property waiving all co-insurance provisions or to be written on a no co-insurance form; (C) providing for no deductible in excess of $25,000.00 for all such insurance coverage; provided however with respect to windstorm and earthquake coverage, providing for a deductible not to exceed five percent (5%) of the total insurable value of the applicable Individual Property; and (D) if any of the Improvements on any Individual Property or the use of any Individual Property shall at any time constitute legal non-conforming structures or uses, coverage for loss due to operation of law and coverage for demolition costs and coverage for increased costs of construction in amounts reasonably acceptable to Lender. In addition, Borrower shall obtain: (y) if any portion of the Improvements is currently or at any time in the future located in a federally designated “special flood hazard area”, flood hazard insurance in an amount equal to the maximum amount of such insurance available under the National Flood Insurance Act of 1968, the Flood Disaster Protection Act of 1973 or the National Flood Insurance Reform Act of 1994, as each may be amended, plus excess amounts as Lender shall require, and (z) earthquake insurance in amounts and in form and substance satisfactory to Lender in the event any Individual Property is located in an area with a high degree of seismic activity; provided that the insurance pursuant to subclauses (y)  and (z)  hereof shall be on terms consistent with the comprehensive all risk insurance policy required under this subsection (1) ;

(ii) business income or rental loss insurance (A) with loss payable to Lender; (B) covering all risks required to be covered by the insurance provided for in subsections (i) , (iii) , (iv) , (ix)  and (xi)  of this Section 6.1(a) ; (C) in an amount equal to one hundred percent (100%) of the aggregate projected gross revenues from the operation of the Properties (as reduced to reflect expenses not incurred during a period of Restoration) for a period of at least eighteen (18) months after the date of the Casualty; and (D) containing an extended period of indemnity endorsement which provides that after the physical loss to the Improvements and Personal Property has been repaired, the continued loss of income will be insured until such income either returns to the same

 

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level it was at prior to the loss, or the expiration of twelve (12) months from the date that the applicable Individual 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 Closing Date and at least once each year thereafter based on Borrower’s reasonable estimate of the gross revenues from each Individual Property for the succeeding eighteen (18) month period. Notwithstanding the provisions of Section 2.7.1 hereof, all proceeds payable to Lender pursuant to this subsection shall be held by Lender and shall be applied in Lender’s sole discretion to (I) the obligations secured by the Loan Documents from time to time due and payable hereunder and under the Note or (II) Operating Expenses approved by Lender in its sole discretion; provided , however , that nothing herein contained shall be deemed to relieve Borrower of its obligations to pay the obligations secured by the Loan 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 the Improvements, and only if each of the Individual Property coverage form and the liability insurance coverage form does not otherwise apply, (A) owner’s contingent or protective liability insurance, otherwise known as Owner Contractor’s Protective Liability (or its equivalent), covering claims not covered by or under the terms or provisions of the above mentioned commercial general liability insurance policy and (B) the insurance provided for in subsection (i)  above written in a so-called builder’s risk completed value form including coverage for all insurable hard and soft costs of construction (1) on a non-reporting basis, (2) against all risks insured against pursuant to subsections (i) , (ii) , (iv) , (ix)  and (xi)  of this Section 6.1(a) , (3) including permission to occupy such Individual 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 Lender 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 Individual Property, such insurance (A) to be on the so-called “occurrence” form with a combined limit of not less than Two Million and No/100 Dollars ($2,000,000.00) in the aggregate “per location” and One Million and No/100 Dollars ($1,000,000.00) per occurrence; (B) to continue at not less than the aforesaid limit until required to be changed by Lender in writing by reason of changed economic conditions making such protection inadequate and (C) to cover at least the following hazards: (1) premises and operations; (2) products and completed operations on an “if any” basis; (3) independent contractors; (4) blanket contractual liability for all insured contracts and (5) contractual liability covering the indemnities contained in Article 9 of each Mortgage to the extent the same is available;

 

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(vi) if applicable, automobile liability coverage for all owned and non-owned vehicles, including rented and leased vehicles containing minimum limits per occurrence of One Million and No/100 Dollars ($1,000,000.00);

(vii) if applicable, worker’s compensation subject to the worker’s compensation laws of the applicable state, and employer’s liability in amounts reasonably acceptable to Lender;

(viii) umbrella and excess liability insurance in an amount not less than One Hundred Million and No/100 Dollars ($100,000,000.00) per occurrence on terms consistent with the commercial general liability insurance policy required under subsection (v) above, and including employer liability and automobile liability, if required;

(ix) the insurance required under this Section 6.1(a) shall cover perils of terrorism and acts of terrorism (including, without limitation, domestic, foreign, certified and non-certified as set forth in the Terrorism Risk Insurance Program Reauthorization Act of 2007) and Borrower shall maintain insurance for loss resulting from perils and acts of terrorism on terms (including amounts) consistent with those required under this Section 6.1(a) at all times during the term of the Loan;

(x) through the stated policy period as indicated on the declaration sheet for Pollution Legal Liability Select (PLL Select) Policy 27781505 (issued by Chartis Specialty Insurance Company) (such policy, the “ EIL Policy ”) covering the Properties and naming “JPMorgan Chase Bank, N.A., its successors, assigns and/or affiliates” as a mortgagee insured and additional named insured thereunder; and

(xi) upon sixty (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 which at the time are commonly insured against for property similar to the Individual Property located in or around the region in which such Individual Property is located.

(b) All insurance provided for in Section 6.1(a) 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 Lender as to insurance companies. 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:X” or better in the current Best’s Insurance Reports and a claims paying ability rating of “A” or better by (i) prior to a Securitization, S&P or another Rating Agency selected by Lender, and (ii) from and after a Securitization, S&P and any other Rating Agency rating the Securities (if such Rating Agency also rates the applicable insurance company), provided , however , that if Borrower elects to have its insurance coverage provided by a syndicate of insurers, then, if such syndicate consists of five (5) or more members, (A) at least sixty percent (60%) of the insurance coverage (or seventy-five percent (75%) if such syndicate consists of four (4) or fewer members) and one hundred (100%) of the first layer of such insurance coverage shall be provided by insurance companies having a claims paying ability

 

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rating of “A” or better by S&P and (B) the remaining forty percent (40%) of the insurance coverage (or the remaining twenty-five percent (25%) if such syndicate consists of four (4) or fewer members) shall be provided by insurance companies having a claims paying ability rating of “BBB” or better by S&P. Borrower shall deliver to Lender (1) within ten (10) days prior to the expiration dates of the Policies theretofore furnished to Lender, certificates of insurance evidencing the Policies accompanied by evidence satisfactory to Lender of payment of the premiums due thereunder (the “ Insurance Premiums ”) and (2) within five (5) Business Days of Lender’s request, any other documentation evidencing the Policies (including without limitation certified copies of the Policies) as may be reasonably requested by Lender from time to time.

(c) Any blanket insurance Policy shall be subject to Lender’s prior approval (such approval not to be unreasonably withheld) and shall provide the same protection as would a separate Policy insuring only each Individual Property in compliance with the provisions of Section 6.1(a) hereof. Lender has approved the blanket insurance Policy in effect on the Closing Date.

(d) All Policies of insurance provided for or contemplated by Section 6.1(a) shall name Borrower as the named insured and, in the case of liability coverages (other than the EIL Policy, as to which Lender is the named insured), shall name Lender as the additional insured, as its interests may appear, and all property insurance Policies described in Section 6.1(a) shall name Lender as a mortgagee and loss payee and shall contain a so-called New York standard non-contributing mortgagee clause in favor of Lender providing that the loss thereunder shall be payable to Lender.

(e) Each Policy shall contain clauses or endorsements to the effect that:

(i) no act or negligence of Borrower, or anyone acting for Borrower, or of any Tenant or other occupant, or failure to comply with the provisions of any Policy, which might otherwise result in a forfeiture of the insurance or any part thereof, or exercise of Lender’s rights or remedies hereunder or any other Loan Document, shall in any way affect the validity or enforceability of the insurance insofar as Lender is concerned;

(ii) such Policy shall not be materially changed (other than to increase the coverage provided thereby) or canceled without at least thirty (30) days written notice to Lender and any other party named therein as an additional insured;

(iii) the issuer thereof shall give written notice to Lender if such Policy has not been renewed thirty (30) days prior to its expiration; and

(iv) Lender shall not be liable for any Insurance Premiums thereon or subject to any assessments thereunder.

(f) If at any time Lender is not in receipt of written evidence that all insurance required hereunder is in full force and effect, Lender shall have the right, without notice to Borrower, to take such action as Lender deems necessary to protect its interest in the Properties, including, without limitation, the obtaining of such insurance coverage as Lender in its sole discretion deems appropriate after three (3) Business Days’ notice to Borrower if prior to the

 

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date upon which any such coverage will lapse or at any time Lender deems necessary (regardless of prior notice to Borrower) to avoid the lapse of any such coverage. All premiums incurred by Lender in connection with such action or in obtaining such insurance and keeping it in effect shall be paid by Borrower to Lender upon demand and, until paid, shall constitute a portion of the Debt and shall bear interest at the Default Rate. If Borrower fails to maintain any Policy as required pursuant to this Section 6.1 , Lender may, at its option, obtain such Policy using such carriers and agencies as Lender shall elect from year to year (until Borrower shall have obtained such Policy in accordance with this Section 6.1 ) and pay the premiums therefor, and Borrower shall reimburse Lender on demand for any premium so paid, with interest thereon at the Default Rate from the time such premiums are paid by Lender until the same are reimbursed by Borrower, and the amount so owing to Lender shall constitute a portion of the Debt. The insurance obtained by Lender pursuant to the foregoing may, but need not, protect Borrower’s interest, and the same may not pay any claim that Borrower makes or any claim that is made against Borrower in connection with any Individual Property.

(g) In the event of foreclosure of any Mortgage or other transfer of title to any Individual Property in extinguishment in whole or in part of the Debt, all right, title and interest of Borrower in and to the Policies then in force concerning such Individual Property and all proceeds payable thereunder with respect to such Individual Property shall thereupon vest in the purchaser of such foreclosure or Lender or other transferee in the event of such other transfer of title.

Section 6.2 Casualty . If an Individual Property shall be damaged or destroyed, in whole or in part, by fire or other casualty (a “ Casualty ”), Borrower shall give prompt written notice of such damage to Lender and shall promptly commence and diligently prosecute the completion of the Restoration of the Individual Property pursuant to Section 6.4 hereof as nearly as possible to the condition the Individual Property was in immediately prior to such Casualty, with such Alterations as may be reasonably approved by Lender (to the extent approval thereof is required pursuant to Section 5.1.21 ) and otherwise in accordance with Section 6.4 hereof. Borrower shall pay all costs of such Restoration whether or not such costs are covered by insurance. Lender may, but shall not be obligated to make proof of loss if not made promptly by Borrower. In addition, Lender may participate in any settlement discussions with any insurance companies with respect to any Casualty in which the Net Proceeds or the costs of completing the Restoration are equal to or greater than the Threshold Amount, and Borrower shall deliver to Lender all instruments required by Lender to permit such participation.

Section 6.3 Condemnation . Borrower shall promptly give Lender notice of the actual or threatened commencement of any proceeding for the Condemnation of any Individual Property and shall deliver to Lender copies of any and all papers served in connection with such proceedings. Lender may participate in any such proceedings that relate to a Condemnation of a material portion of an Individual Property, and Borrower shall from time to time deliver to Lender all instruments requested by it to permit such participation. Borrower shall, at its expense, diligently prosecute any such proceedings, and in the case of such proceedings that relate to a Condemnation of a material portion of an Individual Property, shall consult with Lender, its attorneys and experts, and cooperate with them in the carrying on or defense of any such proceedings. Notwithstanding any taking by any public or quasi-public authority through Condemnation or otherwise (including, but not limited to, any transfer made in lieu of or in

 

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anticipation of the exercise of such taking), Borrower shall continue to pay the Debt at the time and in the manner provided for its payment in the Note and in this Agreement and the Debt shall not be reduced until any Award shall have been actually received and applied by Lender, after the deduction of expenses of collection, to the reduction or discharge of the Debt. Lender shall not be limited to the interest paid on the Award by the condemning authority but shall be entitled to receive out of the Award interest at the rate or rates provided herein or in the Note. If any Individual Property or any portion thereof is taken by a condemning authority, Borrower shall promptly commence and diligently prosecute the Restoration of the applicable Individual Property pursuant to Section 6.4 hereof and otherwise comply with the provisions of Section 6.4 hereof If any Individual Property is sold, through foreclosure or otherwise, prior to the receipt by Lender of the Award, Lender shall have the right, whether or not a deficiency judgment on the Note shall have been sought, recovered or denied, to receive the Award, or a portion thereof sufficient to pay the Debt.

Section 6.4 Restoration . The following provisions shall apply in connection with the Restoration of any Individual Property:

(a) If the Net Proceeds shall be less than the Threshold Amount and the costs of completing the Restoration shall be less than the Threshold Amount, the Net Proceeds (i) if the same are paid by the insurance company directly to Borrower, may be retained by Borrower or (ii) if the same are paid by the insurance company to Lender, will be disbursed by Lender to Borrower upon receipt, provided that all of the conditions set forth in Section 6.4(b)(i) hereof are met and Borrower delivers to Lender a written undertaking to expeditiously commence and to satisfactorily complete with due diligence the Restoration in accordance with the terms of this Agreement.

(b) If the Net Proceeds are equal to or greater than the Threshold Amount or the costs of completing the Restoration is equal to or greater than the Threshold Amount, the Net Proceeds will be held by Lender and Lender shall make the Net Proceeds available for the Restoration in accordance with the provisions of this Section 6.4 . The term “ Net Proceeds ” for purposes of this Section 6.4 shall mean: (i) the net amount of all insurance proceeds received by Lender pursuant to Section 6.1(a)(i) , Section 6.1(a)(ix) and Section 6.1(a)(xi) as a result of such damage or destruction, after deduction of its reasonable costs and expenses (including, but not limited to, reasonable counsel fees), if any, in collecting same (“ Insurance Proceeds ”), or (ii) the net amount of the Award, after deduction of its reasonable costs and expenses (including, but not limited to, reasonable counsel fees), if any, in collecting same (“ Condemnation Proceeds ”), whichever the case may be.

(i) The Net Proceeds shall be made available to Borrower for Restoration upon the approval of Lender in its reasonable discretion that the following conditions are met:

(A) no Event of Default shall have occurred and be continuing;

(B) (1) in the event the Net Proceeds are Insurance Proceeds, less than thirty percent (30%) of the total floor area of the Improvements on the Individual Property has been damaged, destroyed or rendered unusable as a result of such

 

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Casualty or (2) in the event the Net Proceeds are Condemnation Proceeds, less than ten percent (10%) of the land constituting the Individual Property is taken, and such land is located along the perimeter or periphery of the Individual Property, and no portion of the Improvements is located on such land;

(C) Leases demising in the aggregate a percentage amount equal to or greater than seventy-five percent (75%) of the total rentable space in the Individual Property which has been demised under executed and delivered Leases in effect as of the date of the occurrence of such Casualty or Condemnation, whichever the case may be, shall remain in full force and effect during and after the completion of the Restoration, notwithstanding the occurrence of any such Casualty or Condemnation, whichever the case may be, and Borrower and/or Tenant, as applicable under the respective Lease, will make all necessary repairs and restorations thereto at their sole cost and expense;

(D) Borrower shall commence the Restoration as soon as reasonably practicable (but in no event later than ninety (90) days after such Casualty or Condemnation, whichever the case may be, occurs) and shall expeditiously and diligently pursue the same to satisfactory completion in compliance with all applicable Legal Requirements; provided that for the purposes of this clause the filing of an application for a building permit shall be deemed to be commencement of the Restoration;

(E) Lender shall be satisfied that any operating deficits, including all scheduled payments of principal and interest under the Note, which will be incurred with respect to the Individual Property as a result of the occurrence of any such Casualty or Condemnation, whichever the case may be, will be covered out of (1) the Net Proceeds, (2) the insurance coverage referred to in Section 6.1(a)(ii) hereof, if applicable, or (3) by other funds of Borrower;

(F) Lender shall be satisfied that, subject to Force Majeure, the Restoration will be completed on or before the earliest to occur of (1) six (6) months prior to the Maturity Date, (2) the earliest date required for such completion under the terms of any Leases, (3) such time as may be required under all applicable Legal Requirements in order to repair and restore the affected Individual Property as nearly as possible to the condition it was in immediately prior to such Casualty or Condemnation, as applicable, or (4) the expiration of the insurance coverage referred to in Section 6.1(a)(ii) hereof;

(G) the Individual Property and the use thereof after the Restoration will be in compliance with and permitted under all applicable Legal Requirements (including, as a legal non-conforming use);

(H) such Casualty or Condemnation, as applicable, does not result in the loss of access to the Individual Property or the related Improvements;

 

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(I) the Debt Service Coverage Ratio, after giving effect to the Restoration, based on the trailing twelve (12) month period immediately preceding the date of determination in connection with this Section 6.4(b) , shall be equal to or greater than 1.20 to 1.00;

(J) Borrower shall deliver, or cause to be delivered, to Lender a detailed budget approved in writing by Borrower’s architect or engineer stating the entire cost of completing the Restoration, which budget shall be subject to Lender’s approval in the same manner as each Annual Budget is to be approved by Lender during the continuance of a Cash Sweep Period as provided in Section 5.1.11(e) ; and

(K) the Net Proceeds together with any cash or cash equivalent deposited by Borrower with Lender or Letter of Credit reasonably satisfactory to Lender delivered to Lender are sufficient in Lender’s reasonable discretion to cover the cost of the Restoration.

(ii) The Net Proceeds shall be held by Lender in an interest-bearing Eligible Account and, until disbursed in accordance with the provisions of this Section 6.4(b) , shall constitute additional security for the Debt and the Other Obligations. The Net Proceeds shall be disbursed by Lender to, or as directed by, Borrower from time to time during the course of the Restoration, upon receipt of evidence reasonably satisfactory to Lender that (A) all materials installed and work and labor performed (except to the extent that they are to be paid for out of the requested disbursement) in connection with the Restoration have been paid for in full, and (B) there exist no notices of pendency, stop orders, mechanic’s or materialman’s liens or notices of intention to file same, or any other liens or encumbrances of any nature whatsoever on the Individual Property which have not either been fully bonded to the reasonable satisfaction of Lender and discharged of record or in the alternative fully insured to the reasonable satisfaction of Lender by the title company issuing the applicable Title Insurance Policy.

(iii) All plans and specifications required in connection with the Restoration shall be subject to prior review and acceptance in all respects by Lender and by an independent consulting engineer selected by Lender (the “ Casualty Consultant ”). Lender shall have the use of the plans and specifications and all permits, licenses and approvals required or obtained in connection with the Restoration. The identity of the contractors, subcontractors and materialmen engaged in the Restoration, as well as the contracts under which they have been engaged, shall be subject to prior review and reasonable acceptance by Lender and the Casualty Consultant. All reasonable costs and expenses incurred by Lender in connection with making the Net Proceeds available for the Restoration including, without limitation, reasonable counsel fees and disbursements and the Casualty Consultant’s fees, shall be paid by Borrower. Lender shall grant or deny with a reasonable explanation any consent required hereunder within fifteen (15) days after the receipt of the applicable request and all documents in connection therewith. In the event that Lender fails to respond within said fifteen (15) day period, such failure shall be deemed to be the consent and approval of Lender if (A) Borrower has delivered to Lender the applicable documents, with the notation “ IMMEDIATE RESPONSE

 

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REQUIRED, FAILURE TO RESPOND TO THIS APPROVAL REQUEST WITHIN FIFTEEN (15) DAYS FROM RECEIPT SHALL BE DEEMED TO BE LENDER’S APPROVAL ” prominently displayed in bold, all caps and fourteen (14) point or larger font in the transmittal letter requesting approval and (B) Lender does not approve or reject (with a reasonable explanation) the applicable request within fifteen (15) days from the date Lender receives the request as evidenced by a certified mail return receipt or confirmation by a reputable national overnight delivery service that the same has been delivered.

(iv) In no event shall Lender be obligated to make disbursements of the Net Proceeds in excess of an amount equal to the costs actually incurred from time to time for work in place as part of the Restoration, as certified by the Casualty Consultant, minus the Casualty Retainage. The term “ Casualty Retainage ” shall mean an amount equal to ten percent (10%) of the costs actually incurred for work in place as part of the Restoration, as certified by the Casualty Consultant, until the Restoration has been completed. The Casualty Retainage shall in no event, and notwithstanding anything to the contrary set forth above in this Section 6.4(b), be less than the amount actually held back by Borrower from contractors, subcontractors and materialmen engaged in the Restoration. The Casualty Retainage shall not be released until the Casualty Consultant certifies to Lender that the Restoration has been completed in accordance with the provisions of this Section 6.4(b) and that all approvals necessary for the re-occupancy and use of the Individual Property have been obtained from all appropriate governmental and quasi-governmental authorities, and Lender receives evidence satisfactory to Lender that the costs of the Restoration have been paid in full or will be paid in full out of the Casualty Retainage; provided , however , that Lender will release the portion of the Casualty Retainage being held with respect to any contractor, subcontractor or materialman engaged in the Restoration as of the date upon which the Casualty Consultant certifies to Lender that the contractor, subcontractor or materialman has satisfactorily completed all work and has supplied all materials in accordance with the provisions of the contractor’s, subcontractor’s or materialman’s contract, the contractor, subcontractor or materialman delivers the lien waivers and evidence of payment in full of all sums due to the contractor, subcontractor or materialman as may be reasonably requested by Lender or by the title company issuing the applicable Title Insurance Policy, and Lender receives an endorsement to such Title Insurance Policy insuring the continued priority of the Lien of the related Mortgage and evidence of payment of any premium payable for such endorsement. If reasonably required by Lender, the release of any such portion of the Casualty Retainage shall be approved by the surety company, if any, which has issued a payment or performance bond with respect to the contractor, subcontractor or materialman.

(v) Lender shall not be obligated to make disbursements of the Net Proceeds more frequently than once every calendar month.

(vi) If at any time the Net Proceeds or the undisbursed balance thereof shall not, in the reasonable opinion of Lender in consultation with the Casualty Consultant, be sufficient to pay in full the balance of the costs which are estimated by the Casualty Consultant to be incurred in connection with the completion of the Restoration, Borrower

 

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shall, before any further disbursement of the Net Proceeds is made either (A) deposit the deficiency (the “ Net Proceeds Deficiency ”) with Lender or (B) deliver a Letter of Credit reasonably satisfactory to Lender in an amount equal to the Net Proceeds Deficiency. The Net Proceeds Deficiency deposited with Lender, or a Letter of Credit delivered to Lender, shall be held by Lender and shall be disbursed, or drawn upon, as applicable, for costs actually incurred in connection with the Restoration on the same conditions applicable to the disbursement of the Net Proceeds, and until so disbursed, or drawn upon, as applicable, pursuant to this Section 6.4(b) shall constitute additional security for the Debt and the Other Obligations.

(vii) The excess, if any, of the Net Proceeds and the remaining balance, if any, of the Net Proceeds Deficiency deposited with Lender after the Casualty Consultant certifies to Lender that the Restoration has been completed in accordance with the provisions of this Section 6.4(b) (“ Excess Net Proceeds ”) and Lender has received evidence reasonably satisfactory to Lender that all costs incurred in connection with the Restoration have been paid in full, shall be (A) deposited in the Cash Management Account and applied in accordance with the Cash Management Agreement or (B) if Borrower shall otherwise elect or if an Event of Default shall have occurred and shall be continuing at the time that Excess Net Proceeds become available, applied as a Net Proceeds Prepayment.

(c) In the event of foreclosure of the Mortgage with respect to an Individual Property, or other transfer of title to an Individual Property in extinguishment in whole or in part of the Debt all right, title and interest of Borrower in and to the Policies that are not blanket Policies then in force concerning such Individual Property and all proceeds payable thereunder shall thereupon vest in the purchaser at such foreclosure or Lender or other transferee in the event of such other transfer of title.

(d) Notwithstanding anything to the contrary contained in the Loan Documents, with respect to the disbursement of Insurance Proceeds or Condemnation Proceeds in respect of any Ground Lease Property, the provisions set forth in the applicable Ground Lease shall govern; provided , however , to the extent the compliance by Borrower with the terms and conditions of this Section 6.4 do not create a default under the terms and provisions of the applicable Ground Lease, Borrower shall comply with the terms and provisions of this Section 6.4 and, provided , further, that Borrower shall not grant its consent, approval or waiver with respect to any disbursement of Insurance Proceeds or Condemnation Proceeds in respect of any Ground Lease Property (if such disbursement would violate the terms and provisions of this Section 6.4) as may be requested or required in connection with the terms and provisions of such Ground Lease without first obtaining the written consent, approval, or waiver of Lender.

(e) Lender shall, with reasonable promptness following any Casualty or Condemnation, notify Borrower whether or not Net Proceeds are required to be made available to Borrower for a Restoration pursuant to this Section 6.4 (or, if the same are not required to be made available to Borrower for Restoration pursuant to this Section 6.4 , whether Lender will nevertheless make the same available, which election Lender may make in its sole discretion). All Net Proceeds and the Net Proceeds Deficiency not made available for a Restoration pursuant to this Section 6.4 and any Excess Net Proceeds required to be applied in accordance with

 

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subclause (B)  of Section 6.4(b)(vii) hereof (as applicable, a “ Net Proceeds Prepayment ”) shall be applied by Lender in accordance with Section 2.4.2 hereof. If any such Net Proceeds Prepayment shall be equal to or greater than sixty percent (60%) of the Release Amount in respect of the applicable Individual Property, Borrower shall have the right, regardless of any restrictions contained in Section 2.4.1 hereof, to prepay the Release Amount of the applicable Individual Property (a “ Casualty/Condemnation Prepayment ”) and obtain the release of the applicable Individual Property from the Lien of the Mortgage thereon and related Loan Documents, provided that (i) Borrower shall have satisfied the requirements of Section 2.6.1(a)(i) , (iii) , (v) , (vi)  and (vii)  hereof, (ii) Borrower shall consummate the Casualty/Condemnation Prepayment on or before the second Payment Date occurring following the proposed date of the intended Casualty/Condemnation Prepayment and (iii) Borrower pays to Lender, concurrently with making such Casualty/Condemnation Prepayment, the amounts required pursuant to Section 2.4.2(b) hereof. Notwithstanding anything in Section 6.2 or Section 6.3 to the contrary, Borrower shall not have any obligation to commence Restoration of an Individual Property upon delivery of the written notice required pursuant to Section 2.6.1(a)(i) hereof unless Borrower shall subsequently fail to pay to Lender the amounts required to be paid pursuant to Section 2.4.2(b) hereof.

ARTICLE VII – RESERVE FUNDS

Section 7.1 Required Repairs .

7.1.1 Deposits . On the Closing Date, Borrower has deposited with Lender funds in the amount of Four Million Four Hundred Twenty-Two Thousand Fifty-Five and No/100 Dollars ($4,422,055.00) (the “ Required Repair Reserve Funds ”), which Required Repair Reserve Funds shall be held by Lender in accordance with Section 7.8 hereof and disbursed to Borrower in accordance with Section 7.1.2 hereof. The account in which the Required Repair Reserve Funds are held shall hereinafter be referred to as the “ Required Repair Reserve Account ”. Borrower shall perform the repairs (on an Individual Property by Individual Property basis) at the applicable Individual Properties, as more particularly set forth on Schedule II hereto (such repairs hereinafter referred to as “ Required Repairs ”) (i) in compliance with all applicable Legal Requirements, (ii) in a Lien-free, good and workmanlike manner and (iii) prior to the one (1) year anniversary of the Closing Date (the “ Required Repair Deadline ”). It shall constitute an Event of Default if Borrower does not complete each Required Repair by the Required Repair Deadline, provided that, if Borrower shall have been unable to complete a Required Repair by the Required Repair Deadline, after using commercially reasonable efforts to do so, the Required Repair Deadline shall be automatically extended solely as to such Required Repair to permit Borrower to complete such Required Repair so long as Borrower is at all times thereafter diligently and expeditiously proceeding to complete the same (provided that such additional period shall not exceed ninety (90) days in respect of any Required Repair). Upon the occurrence of an Event of Default, Lender, at its option, may withdraw all Required Repair Reserve Funds from the Required Repair Reserve Account and apply such funds either to (i) the costs of completion of the Required Repairs or (ii) the Debt, in such order, proportion and priority as Lender may determine in its sole discretion. Notwithstanding the foregoing, if an Event of Default shall occur as a result of a failure by Borrower to timely complete a Required Repair in accordance with the foregoing and (A) Lender shall apply the Required Repair Reserve Funds to the costs of completion of the Required Repairs in accordance with the foregoing, (B) Borrower

 

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shall have paid to Lender all costs and expenses incurred by Lender in connection with the completion such Required Repairs and (C) the Required Repair Reserve Funds are sufficient to complete the Required Repairs, the applicable Event of Default shall be deemed to have been cured by Borrower. Lender’s right to withdraw and apply Required Repair Reserve Funds in accordance with the foregoing shall be in addition to all other rights and remedies provided to Lender under this Agreement and the other Loan Documents.

7.1.2 Release of Required Repair Reserve Funds . Lender shall disburse to Borrower the Required Repair Reserve Funds from the Required Repair Reserve Account from time to time upon satisfaction by Borrower of each of the following conditions: (a) Borrower shall submit a written request for payment to Lender at least ten (10) days prior to the date on which Borrower requests such payment be made, which written request shall specify the Required Repairs as to which the disbursement is requested, (b) on the date such request is received by Lender and on the date such payment is to be made, no Default or Event of Default shall exist and remain uncured, (c) Lender shall have received an Officer’s Certificate (i) stating that all Required Repairs to be funded by the requested disbursement have been completed in a good and workmanlike manner and in accordance with all applicable Legal Requirements, such certificate to be accompanied by a copy of any license, permit or other approval by any Governmental Authority required to commence and/or complete the Required Repairs, (ii) identifying each Person that supplied materials or labor in connection with the Required Repairs to be funded by the requested disbursement, and (iii) stating that each such Person has been paid in full or will be paid in full from such disbursement, (d) Lender shall have received such other evidence as Lender shall reasonably request in order to confirm the facts stated in the aforesaid Officer’s Certificate and (e) if the costs of the such Required Repairs exceed the Reserve Threshold, such request shall be accompanied by (i) lien waivers or other evidence of payment reasonably satisfactory to Lender, and (ii) at Lender’s option, a title search for the applicable Individual Property indicating that such Individual Property is free from all Liens not previously approved by Lender (other than Permitted Encumbrances). Lender shall not be required to make disbursements from the Required Repair Reserve Account with respect to the Properties (i) more than once per calendar month, and (ii) unless such requested disbursement is in an amount greater than the Minimum Disbursement Amount (or a lesser amount if the total remaining amount on deposit in the Required Repair Reserve Account is less than the Minimum Disbursement Amount on the date of the requested disbursement, in which case only one disbursement of the amount remaining in the Required Repair Reserve Account shall be made).

7.1.3 Limitations on Required Repairs . Notwithstanding anything to the contrary in this Agreement (except as set forth in the next succeeding sentence), the Required Repairs shall not be subject to the provisions of Section 5.1.21 or Section 6.4 , including, without limitation, (i) any obligation of Borrower to deliver to Lender an Alterations Deposit pursuant to Section 5.1.21 and (ii) any restriction on the ability of Borrower to use Insurance Proceeds for the completion of the Required Repairs to which such Insurance Proceeds relate. In the event that Borrower shall use Required Repair Reserve Funds to complete Required Repairs at the Individual Property known as Rockland Plaza and located in Nanuet, New York, and such Required Repairs are completed in accordance with the requirements of this Section 7.1 , then notwithstanding anything to the contrary in Section 6.4 hereof, Borrower shall be entitled to retain Insurance Proceeds that relate solely to such Required Repairs and shall not be obligated to deposit any portion of such Insurance Proceeds into the Required Repair Reserve Account or otherwise pay over any portion of such Insurance Proceeds to Lender.

 

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Section 7.2 Tax and Insurance Reserve Funds .

7.2.1 Tax and Insurance Reserve Funds . Subject to Section 2.7.3 hereof, Borrower shall pay to Lender, on each Payment Date occurring (a) at any time that an Event of Default has occurred and is continuing, (b) during any period from and after the date that Borrower shall have failed to provide to Lender, upon Lender’s written request pursuant to Section 5.1.2 hereof, receipts for payment or other evidence reasonably satisfactory to Lender that no Taxes or Reserved Other Charges are then delinquent until Borrower shall have provided such receipts for payment or other evidence or (c) at any time that the Debt Service Coverage Ratio, based on the trailing twelve (12) month period immediately preceding the date of determination, shall then be less than 1.40 to 1.00, one-twelfth (1/12) of the Taxes and Reserved Other Charges that Lender estimates will be payable during the next ensuing twelve (12) months, in each case, in order to accumulate with Lender sufficient funds (taking into account the amount then on deposit in the Tax Static Reserve Account) to pay all such Taxes and Reserved Other Charges at least thirty (30) days prior to their respective due dates (the “ Tax Reserve Funds ”). In addition, Borrower shall pay to Lender, on each Payment Date occurring (i) at any time that an Event of Default has occurred and is continuing and (ii) at any period during which the Properties are not insured pursuant to a blanket insurance policy covering all properties owned, directly or indirectly, by Guarantor (which policy satisfies the conditions of Section 6.1 hereof and covers substantially all other real property owned by Guarantor, as reasonably demonstrated to Lender), one-twelfth (1/12) of the Insurance Premiums that Lender estimates will be payable for the renewal of the coverage afforded by the Policies upon the expiration thereof in order to accumulate with Lender sufficient funds to pay all such Insurance Premiums at least thirty (30) days prior to the expiration of the Policies (the “ Insurance Reserve Funds ,” and collectively with the Tax Reserve Funds, the “ Tax and Insurance Reserve Funds ”). The account in which the Tax and Insurance Reserve Funds are held shall hereinafter be referred to as the “ Tax and Insurance Reserve Account ”. Provided no Event of Default is then continuing, Lender will release to Borrower Tax Reserve Funds sufficient to pay such Taxes, provided that, Borrower shall have delivered to Lender copies of all Tax Bills (defined below) relating to such Taxes (and following payment of such Taxes by Borrower, Borrower shall provide to Lender receipts for payment or other evidence reasonably satisfactory to Lender of such payment). Lender will apply any Insurance Reserve Funds on deposit in the Tax and Insurance Reserve Account to payments of Insurance Premiums and on or prior to the date such payments are due and, upon written request, shall provide to Borrower evidence of such payment. In making any payment from the Tax and Insurance Reserve Account, Lender may do so according to any bill, statement or estimate procured from the appropriate public office (each, a “ Tax Bill ”) (with respect to Taxes) or insurer or agent (with respect to Insurance Premiums), without inquiry into the accuracy of such bill, statement or estimate or into the validity of any tax, assessment, sale, forfeiture, tax lien or title or claim thereof. If at any time during which Borrower is required to make payments of Tax and Insurance Reserve Funds pursuant to this Section 7.2.1 , the amount on deposit in the Tax and Insurance Reserve Account shall exceed the amounts due for Taxes, Reserved Other Charges and/or Insurance Premiums, as applicable, Lender shall, in its sole discretion, either (1) return any excess to Borrower or (2) credit such excess against future payments required to be made by Borrower to the Tax and Insurance Reserve Account pursuant to the provisions of this Section 7.2.1 .

 

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In allocating such excess, Lender may deal with the Person shown on the records of Lender to be the owner of the Properties. If at the time that Borrower ceases to have an obligation to deposit Tax and Insurance Reserve Funds into the Tax and Insurance Reserve Account pursuant to this Section 7.2.1 , there shall remain any amount on deposit in the Tax and Insurance Reserve Account, Lender shall, upon receipt of the written request of Borrower, return such remaining amount to Borrower. If, at any time during which Borrower is required to make payments of Tax and Insurance Reserve Funds pursuant to this Section 7.2.1 , Lender reasonably determines that the amount on deposit in the Tax and Insurance Reserve Account is not or will not be sufficient to pay Taxes, Reserved Other Charges and Insurance Premiums, as applicable, by the required payment dates set forth above in this Section 7.2.1 , Lender shall notify Borrower in writing of such determination and, commencing with the first Payment Date following the date of Borrower’s receipt of such written notice, Borrower shall increase its monthly payments to Lender by the amount that Lender reasonably estimates is sufficient to fund the deficiency. Any Tax and Insurance Reserve Funds remaining on deposit in the Tax and Insurance Reserve Account after the Debt has been paid in full shall be paid (a) to Senior Mezzanine Lender to be held by Senior Mezzanine Lender pursuant to the Senior Mezzanine Loan Agreement for the same purposes as those described in this Section 7.2.1 , (b) if the Senior Mezzanine Loan is no longer outstanding, but the Junior Mezzanine Loan is outstanding, to Junior Mezzanine Lender to be held by Junior Mezzanine Lender pursuant to the Junior Mezzanine Loan Agreement for the same purposes as those described in this Section 7.2.1 , or (c) if neither the Senior Mezzanine Loan nor the Junior Mezzanine Loan is then outstanding, to Borrower.

7.2.2 Tax Static Reserve Funds . On the Closing Date, Borrower has deposited with Lender funds in the amount of Four Million Six Hundred Forty-One Thousand One Hundred Thirteen and No/100 Dollars ($4,641,113.00) (the “ Tax Static Reserve Funds ”), which Tax Static Reserve Funds shall be held by Lender in accordance with Section 7.8 hereof and disbursed to Borrower in accordance with this Section 7.2.2 . The account in which the Tax Static Reserve Funds are held shall hereinafter be referred to as the “ Tax Static Reserve Account ”. Borrower shall not be entitled to any disbursement from the Tax Static Reserve Account prior to the payment in full of the Debt, and the Tax Static Reserve Funds shall constitute additional security for the Debt. On the fifth (5 th ) anniversary of the Closing Date, the Tax Static Reserve Funds shall be increased or decreased, as applicable, to an amount equal to one-fourth (1/4) of the amount which Lender reasonably determines is required to pay all Taxes and Reserved Other Charges that shall become payable from such date through the date that is one year thereafter. In the event that the Tax Static Reserve Funds are required to be increased in accordance with the foregoing sentence, the additional funds required to be deposited in the Tax Static Reserve Account shall be promptly paid by Borrower to Lender, and in the event that the Tax Static Reserve Funds are required to be decreased in accordance with the foregoing sentence, Lender shall promptly reimburse to Borrower the excess funds on deposit in the Tax Static Reserve Account. Any Tax Static Reserve Funds remaining on deposit in the Tax Static Reserve Account after the Debt has been paid in full shall be paid (a) to Senior Mezzanine Lender to be held by Senior Mezzanine Lender pursuant to the Senior Mezzanine Loan Agreement for the same purposes as those described in this Section 7.2.2 , (b) if the Senior Mezzanine Loan is no longer outstanding, but the Junior Mezzanine Loan is outstanding, to Junior Mezzanine Lender to be held by Junior Mezzanine Lender pursuant to the Junior Mezzanine Loan Agreement for the same purposes as those described in this Section 7.2.2 , or (c) if neither the Senior Mezzanine Loan nor the Junior Mezzanine Loan is then outstanding, to Borrower.

 

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Section 7.3 Replacements and Replacement Reserve .

7.3.1 Replacement Reserve Fund . On the Closing Date and, subject to Section 2.7.3 hereof, on each Payment Date thereafter on which the amount of Replacements Reserve Funds (defined below) on deposit in the Replacements Reserve Account (defined below) is less than the Replacements Reserve Cap, Borrower shall pay to Lender the Replacement Reserve Monthly Deposit, if any, which amounts shall be held by Lender in accordance with Section 7.8 hereof and disbursed to Borrower in accordance with Section 7.3.2 in respect of replacements and repairs required to be made to the Properties (collectively, the “ Replacements ”). Amounts so deposited shall hereinafter be referred to as the “ Replacement Reserve Funds ” and the account in which such amounts are held shall hereinafter be referred to as the “ Replacement Reserve Account ”. Any amount held in the Replacement Reserve Account and allocated for an Individual Property shall be retained by Lender and credited toward the future Replacement Reserve Monthly Deposits required by Lender hereunder in the event such Individual Property is released from the Lien of the related Mortgage in accordance with Section 2.6 hereof

7.3.2 Disbursements from Replacement Reserve Account . (a) Lender shall disburse to Borrower the Replacement Reserve Funds (or applicable portion thereof) upon satisfaction by Borrower of each of the following conditions:

(i) Borrower shall submit a request for payment to Lender at least ten (10) days prior to the date on which Borrower requests that such payment be made, which request for payment shall specify the Replacements for which payment is requested;

(ii) on the date such request is received by Lender and on the date such payment is to be made, no Event of Default shall be continuing;

(iii) such request shall be accompanied by an Officer’s Certificate (A) stating that all Replacements (or, in the case of periodic payments approved by Lender pursuant to Section 7.3.2(c) below, the applicable portion of such Replacements) at the applicable Individual Property to be funded by the requested disbursement have been completed in good and workmanlike manner and in accordance with all applicable Legal Requirements, such Officer’s Certificate to be accompanied by copies of paid invoices and any licenses, permits or other approvals by any Governmental Authority required in connection with the applicable Replacements (or portion thereof, in the case of approved periodic payments), (B) identifying each contractor that supplied materials or labor in connection with the Replacements (or portion thereof, in the case of approved periodic payments) to be funded by the requested disbursement, and (C) stating that each such contractor has been paid in full upon such disbursement (or, in any case in which Borrower has requested that Lender issue joint checks payable to Borrower and such contractor, that each such contractor will be paid in full with the funds to be so disbursed);

(iv) if the costs of the applicable Replacements exceed the Reserve Threshold or in any case in which Borrower has requested that Lender issue joint checks payable to Borrower and the contractor that supplied materials or labor in connection with the Replacements (or portion thereof, in the case of approved periodic payments), such

 

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request is accompanied by (X) lien waivers or other evidence of payment reasonably satisfactory to Lender, (Y) at Lender’s request, a title search for the applicable Individual Property indicating that such Individual Property is free from all Liens not previously approved by Lender (other than Permitted Encumbrances);

(v) such request is accompanied by such other evidence as Lender shall reasonably request that the Replacements (or portion thereof, in the case of approved periodic payments) at the applicable Individual Property to be funded by the requested disbursement have been completed and are paid for (or, in any case in which Borrower has requested that Lender issue joint checks payable to Borrower and the contractor that supplied materials or labor in connection with the Replacements (or portion thereof, in the case of approved periodic payments), that the same will be paid for upon such disbursement to Borrower); and

(vi) if the costs of the applicable Replacements exceed the Reserve Threshold, if requested by Lender, the applicable Replacements shall have been inspected by an independent qualified professional selected by Lender, at Borrower’s expense, in order to verify that such Replacements (or portion thereof, in the case of approved periodic payments) have been completed.

(b) Lender shall not be required to make disbursements from the Replacement Reserve Account with respect to the Properties (i) more than once in each calendar month and (ii) unless such requested disbursement is in an amount greater than the Minimum Disbursement Amount (or a lesser amount if the total amount on deposit in the Replacement Reserve Account on the date of the requested disbursement is less than the Minimum Disbursement Amount), in which case only one disbursement of the amount remaining in the Replacement Reserve Account shall be made).

(c) If (i) the cost of a Replacement exceeds the Minimum Disbursement Amount, (ii) the contractor performing such Replacement requires periodic payments pursuant to terms of a written contract, and (iii) Lender has approved in writing in advance (such approval not to be unreasonably withheld) such periodic payments, a request for reimbursement from the Replacement Reserve Account may be made after completion of a portion of the work under such contract, provided that (A) such contract requires payment upon completion of such portion of the work, (B) the materials for which the request is made are on site at the applicable Individual Property and are properly secured or have been installed in the applicable Individual Property, (C) all other conditions to disbursement set forth in this Section 7.3.2 have been satisfied, and (D) funds remaining in the Replacement Reserve Account are, in Lender’s reasonable judgment, sufficient to complete such Replacement and other contemplated Replacements as and when the same are required to be completed.

(d) During the continuance of an Event of Default, Lender may use the Replacement Reserve Funds (or any portion thereof) to complete any Replacements that are then in progress or otherwise apply the same in accordance with Section 7.8(a) hereof, and such rights shall be in addition to all other rights and remedies provided to Lender under this Agreement and the other Loan Documents. If Lender shall apply the Replacement Reserve Funds (or any portion thereof) to complete any Replacements in accordance with the foregoing, (i) Borrower shall indemnify

 

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and hold harmless each Indemnified Party from and against any and all actions, suits, claims, demands, liabilities, losses, damages, obligations and costs and expenses (including litigation costs and reasonable attorneys’ fees and expenses) arising from or in any way connected with any such action taken by Lender, unless the same are solely due to gross negligence, illegal acts, fraud or willful misconduct of such Indemnified Party and (ii) Borrower shall assign to Lender all rights and claims Borrower may have against all Persons supplying labor or materials in connection with the applicable Replacements ( provided , that Lender may pursue such rights and claims only during such time as an Event of Default is continuing).

7.3.3 Balance in the Replacement Reserve Account . The insufficiency of any balance in the Replacement Reserve Account shall not relieve Borrower from any obligation to repair and maintain the Properties set forth in the Loan Documents. Any Replacement Reserve Funds remaining on deposit in the Replacement Reserve Account after the Debt has been paid in full shall be paid (a) to Senior Mezzanine Lender to be held by Senior Mezzanine Lender pursuant to the Senior Mezzanine Loan Agreement for the same purposes as those described in this Section 7.3 , (b) if the Senior Mezzanine Loan is no longer outstanding, but the Junior Mezzanine Loan is outstanding, to Junior Mezzanine Lender to be held by Junior Mezzanine Lender pursuant to the Junior Mezzanine Loan Agreement for the same purposes as those described in this Section 7.3 , or (c) if neither the Senior Mezzanine Loan nor the Junior Mezzanine Loan is then outstanding, to Borrower.

Section 7.4 Rollover Reserve Account .

7.4.1 Deposits to Rollover Reserve Funds . On the Closing Date Borrower has deposited with Lender funds in the amount of Two Hundred Twenty-Five Thousand and No/100 Dollars ($225,000.00) and, subject to Section 2.7.3 hereof, on each Payment Date thereafter on which the amount of Rollover Reserve Funds (defined below) on deposit in the Rollover Reserve Account (defined below) is less than the Rollover Reserve Cap, Borrower shall pay to Lender the Rollover Reserve Monthly Deposit, if any, which amounts shall be held by Lender in accordance with Section 7.8 hereof and disbursed to Borrower in accordance with Section 7.4.2 in respect of tenant improvement and leasing commission obligations to be incurred following the Closing Date. Amounts so deposited shall hereinafter be referred to as the “ Rollover Reserve Funds ” and the account in which such amounts are held shall hereinafter be referred to as the “ Rollover Reserve Account ”. In addition to and not as a substitute for any required Rollover Reserve Monthly Deposit, in accordance with the Cash Management Agreement Borrower shall deposit with Lender as Rollover Reserve Funds all lease termination payments and similar payments required under any Lease to be made by the related Tenant in connection with the termination or non-renewal of such Lease (each, a “ Termination Payment ”), provided that the amount on deposit in the Rollover Reserve Account is then less than the Rollover Reserve Cap, and provided, further, that Borrower shall be obligated to deposit as Rollover Reserve Funds only such portion of a Termination Payment as is sufficient to increase the funds on deposit in the Rollover Reserve Account to the Rollover Reserve Cap.

7.4.2 Withdrawal from Rollover Reserve Fund . (a) Lender shall disburse to Borrower the Rollover Reserve Funds (or any portion thereof) upon satisfaction by Borrower of each of the following conditions: (i) Borrower shall submit a request for payment to Lender at least ten (10) days prior to the date on which Borrower requests such payment be made, which

 

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request for payment shall specify the tenant improvement costs and/or leasing commissions for which payment is requested; (ii) on the date such request is received by Lender and on the date such payment is to be made, no Event of Default shall be continuing; (iii) with respect to any request for payment relating to tenant improvement costs, Lender shall have received (A) an Officer’s Certificate (1) stating that all tenant improvements at the applicable Individual Property to be funded by the requested disbursement have been completed in good and workmanlike manner and in accordance with all applicable Legal Requirements, such certificate to be accompanied by a copy of any license, permit or other approval by any Governmental Authority required in connection with the tenant improvements, (2) identifying each Person that supplied materials or labor in connection with the tenant improvements to be funded by the requested disbursement, and (3) stating that each such Person has been paid in full or will be paid in full upon such disbursement; (iv) with respect to any request for payment relating to tenant improvement costs in excess of the Reserve Threshold, such request is accompanied by (X) lien waivers or other evidence of payment reasonably satisfactory to Lender, (Y) at Lender’s option, a title search for the applicable Individual Property indicating that such Individual Property is free from all Liens not previously approved by Lender (other than Permitted Encumbrances); (v) with respect to any request for payment relating to tenant improvements pursuant to any Lease, as to which the aggregate costs incurred and to be incurred exceeds the Threshold Amount, Lender shall have approved such tenant improvements (including any approval or deemed approval of the same granted pursuant to Section 5.1.21 ), which approval shall have been deemed given in any case in which Lender shall have approved (or such approval have been deemed to have been given pursuant to Section 5.1.20 ) the Major Lease pursuant to which such tenant improvement costs have been incurred, provided that the terms of such Major Lease provide for payments of tenant improvement costs by Borrower in an amount not less than the amount requested to be disbursed by Borrower; and (vi) such request is accompanied by such other evidence as Lender shall reasonably request that the tenant improvements at the applicable Individual Property to be funded by the requested disbursement have been completed and are paid for or will be paid upon such disbursement to Borrower. Lender shall not be required to make disbursements from the Rollover Reserve Account with respect to the Properties (i) more than once in each calendar month and (ii) unless such requested disbursement is in an amount greater than the Minimum Disbursement Amount (or a lesser amount if the total amount on deposit in the Rollover Reserve Account on the date of the requested disbursement is less than the Minimum Disbursement Amount), in which case only one disbursement of the amount remaining in the Rollover Reserve Account shall be made). Any Rollover Reserve Funds remaining on deposit in the Rollover Reserve Account after the Debt has been paid in full shall be paid (a) to Senior Mezzanine Lender to be held by Senior Mezzanine Lender pursuant to the Senior Mezzanine Loan Agreement for the same purposes as those described in this Section 7.4 , (b) if the Senior Mezzanine Loan is no longer outstanding, but the Junior Mezzanine Loan is outstanding, to Junior Mezzanine Lender to be held by Junior Mezzanine Lender pursuant to the Junior Mezzanine Loan Agreement for the same purposes as those described in this Section 7.4 , or (c) if neither the Senior Mezzanine Loan nor the Junior Mezzanine Loan is then outstanding, to Borrower.

Section 7.5 Excess Cash Flow Reserve Fund .

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Loan, all as more particularly provided in the Cash Management Agreement. The amounts so held by Lender shall be hereinafter referred to as the “ Excess Cash Flow Reserve Funds ” and the account in which such amounts are held shall hereinafter be referred to as the “ Excess Cash Flow Reserve Account ”.

7.5.2 Release of Excess Cash Flow Reserve Fund . Any Excess Cash Flow Reserve Funds remaining on deposit in the Excess Cash Flow Reserve Account on a Cash Sweep Cure Date shall be paid (a) if a “Cash Sweep Period” (as defined in the Senior Mezzanine Loan Agreement) is then continuing, to Senior Mezzanine Lender to be held by Senior Mezzanine Lender pursuant to the Senior Mezzanine Loan Agreement for the same purposes as those described in this Section 7.5 , (b) if the Senior Mezzanine Loan is no longer outstanding, but a “Cash Sweep Period” as defined in the Junior Mezzanine Loan Agreement is then continuing, to Junior Mezzanine Lender to be held by Junior Mezzanine Lender pursuant to the Junior Mezzanine Loan Agreement for the same purposes as those described in this Section 7.5 or (c) if neither the Senior Mezzanine Loan nor the Junior Mezzanine Loan is then outstanding, to Borrower. Any Excess Cash Flow Reserve Funds remaining on deposit in the Excess Cash Flow Reserve Account after the Debt has been paid in full shall be paid (1) to Senior Mezzanine Lender to be held by Senior Mezzanine Lender pursuant to the Senior Mezzanine Loan Agreement for the same purposes as those described in this Section 7.5 , (2) if the Senior Mezzanine Loan is no longer outstanding, but the Junior Mezzanine Loan is outstanding, to Junior Mezzanine Lender to be held by Junior Mezzanine Lender pursuant to the Junior Mezzanine Loan Agreement for the same purposes as those described in this Section 7.5 , or (3) if neither the Senior Mezzanine Loan nor the Junior Mezzanine Loan is then outstanding, to Borrower.

Section 7.6 Ground Rent Reserve Fund .

7.6.1 Deposits to Ground Rent Reserve Fund . On the Closing Date and, subject to Section 2.7.3 hereof, on each Payment Date thereafter, Borrower shall pay to Lender (a) one-twelfth (1/12th) of the Annual-Basis Ground Rent payable by Borrower during the next ensuing twelve (12) months under the applicable Ground Lease and (b) during the continuance of an Event of Default, one-twelfth (1/12th) of the aggregate Monthly-Basis Ground Rent payable by Borrower during the next ensuing twelve (12) months under each applicable Ground Lease, in each case, in order to accumulate with Lender sufficient funds (but taking into account amounts then on deposit in the Ground Rent Static Reserve Fund) to pay all installments of Ground Rent under the applicable Ground Leases at least thirty (30) days prior to the respective due dates thereof. Amounts so deposited shall hereinafter be referred to as the “ Ground Rent Reserve Funds ” and the account in which such amounts are held shall hereinafter be referred to as the “ Ground Rent Reserve Account ”.

7.6.2 Disbursements from the Ground Rent Reserve Fund . Provided no Event of Default is then continuing, Lender shall apply any Ground Rent Reserve Funds on deposit in the Ground Rent Reserve Account to payments of Ground Rent due under the applicable Ground Leases on or prior to the date such payments are due and, upon written request, shall provide Borrower evidence of such payment. In making any payment from the Ground Rent Reserve Account, Lender may do so according to any bill, statement or estimate procured from the applicable Ground Lessor, without inquiry into the accuracy of such bill, statement or estimate.

 

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If the amount on deposit in the Ground Rent Reserve Account shall exceed the aggregate amount of Ground Rent due under the applicable Ground Leases, Lender shall, in its sole discretion, return any excess to Borrower or credit such excess against future payments required to be made by Borrower to the Ground Rent Reserve Account pursuant to the provisions of Section 7.6.1 hereof. If, at any time during which Borrower is required to make payments of Ground Rent Reserve Funds in respect of Monthly-Basis Ground Rent pursuant to this Section 7.6.2 , Lender reasonably determines that the amount on deposit in the Ground Rent Reserve Account is not or will not be sufficient to pay the Monthly-Basis Ground Rent due under the applicable Ground Leases by the respective due dates thereof, Lender shall notify Borrower in writing of such determination and, commencing with the first Payment Date following the date of Borrower’s receipt of such written notice, Borrower shall increase its monthly payments to Lender by the amount that Lender reasonably estimates is sufficient to fund the deficiency. In the event that Borrower shall cure the Event of Default which gave rise to Borrower’s obligation to pay the Ground Rent Reserve Funds in respect of Monthly-Basis Ground Rent, Lender shall, upon receipt of the written request of Borrower, return to Borrower the portion of the Ground Rent Reserve Funds on deposit in the Ground Rent Reserve Account that are allocable to such Monthly-Basis Ground Rent. Any Ground Lease Reserve Funds remaining on deposit in the Ground Lease Reserve Account after the Debt has been paid in full shall be paid (a) to Senior Mezzanine Lender to be held by Senior Mezzanine Lender pursuant to the Senior Mezzanine Loan Agreement for the same purposes as those described in this Section 7.6.2 , (b) if the Senior Mezzanine Loan is no longer outstanding, but the Junior Mezzanine Loan is outstanding, to Junior Mezzanine Lender to be held by Junior Mezzanine Lender pursuant to the Junior Mezzanine Loan Agreement for the same purposes as those described in this Section 7.6.2 , or (c) if neither the Senior Mezzanine Loan nor the Junior Mezzanine Loan is then outstanding, to Borrower.

7.6.3 Ground Rent Static Reserve Funds . On the Closing Date, Borrower has deposited with Lender funds in the amount of Thirty-Six Thousand One Hundred Fifty and No/100 Dollars ($36,150.00) (the “ Ground Rent Static Reserve Funds ”), which Ground Rent Static Reserve Funds shall be held by Lender in accordance with Section 7.8 hereof and disbursed to Borrower in accordance with this Section 7.6.3 . The account in which the Ground Rent Static Reserve Funds are held shall hereinafter be referred to as the “ Ground Rent Static Reserve Account ”. Borrower shall not be entitled to any disbursement from the Ground Rent Static Reserve Account prior to the payment in full of the Debt, and the Ground Rent Static Reserve Funds shall constitute additional security for the Debt. Upon any increases or decreases in Monthly-Basis Ground Rent from time to time, the Ground Rent Static Reserve Funds shall be increased or decreased, as applicable, to an amount equal to one-twelfth (1/12th) of such increased or decreased Monthly-Basis Ground Rent. In the event that the Ground Rent Static Reserve Funds are required to be increased in accordance with the foregoing sentence, the additional funds required to be deposited in the Ground Rent Static Reserve Account shall be promptly paid by Borrower to Lender, and in the event that the Ground Rent Static Reserve Funds are required to be decreased in accordance with the foregoing sentence, Lender shall promptly reimburse to Borrower the excess funds on deposit in the Ground Rent Static Reserve Account. Any Ground Rent Static Reserve Funds remaining on deposit in the Ground Rent Static Reserve Account after the Debt has been paid in full shall be paid (a) to Senior Mezzanine Lender to be held by Senior Mezzanine Lender pursuant to the Senior Mezzanine Loan Agreement for the same purposes as those described in this Section 7.6.3 , (b) if the Senior

 

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Mezzanine Loan is no longer outstanding, but the Junior Mezzanine Loan is outstanding, to Junior Mezzanine Lender to be held by Junior Mezzanine Lender pursuant to the Junior Mezzanine Loan Agreement for the same purposes as those described in this Section 7.6.3 , or (c) if neither the Senior Mezzanine Loan nor the Junior Mezzanine Loan is then outstanding, to Borrower.

Section 7.7 Letter of Credit . (a) In addition to or in lieu of making the payments to the Replacement Reserve Account or the Rollover Reserve Account as set forth in Sections 7.3.1 or 7.4.1 , Borrower may from time to time deliver to Lender a Letter of Credit in accordance with the provisions of this Section 7.7 . Any Letter of Credit from time to time delivered in lieu of payments to the Replacement Reserve Account or the Rollover Reserve Account shall be for not less than the amount of deposits required to be made by Borrower to such Reserve Account for the twelve (12) calendar months following the date such Letter of Credit is delivered to Lender. If during the term of any Letter of Credit delivered by Borrower pursuant to this Section 7.7 , the amount of deposits required to be made by Borrower to the applicable Reserve Account for the twelve (12) calendar months following such date shall increase to an amount exceeding the amount of such Letter of Credit, Borrower shall deliver to Lender an amendment to such Letter of Credit or a replacement Letter of Credit which shall be in an amount not less than the aggregate amount of such deposits required to be made during such twelve (12) calendar month period. In no event shall Borrower be an account party to, or have or incur any reimbursement obligations in connection with, any Letter of Credit.

(b) Borrower shall give Lender no less than ten (10) days’ revocable notice of Borrower’s election to deliver a Letter of Credit on account of the Replacement Reserve Account or the Rollover Reserve Account and Borrower shall pay to Lender all of Lender’s reasonable out-of-pocket costs and expenses in connection therewith, if any. Borrower shall not be entitled to draw from any such Letter of Credit. Upon fifteen (15) days’ revocable notice to Lender, Borrower may replace a Letter of Credit with a cash deposit to the Replacement Reserve Account or the Rollover Reserve Account pursuant to Section 7.3.1 or 7.4.1 , as applicable. Prior to the return of a Letter of Credit, Borrower shall deposit an amount equal to the amount that would be on deposit in the Replacement Reserve Account or the Rollover Reserve Account (excluding any interest that may have accrued) if such Letter of Credit had not been delivered.

(c) Each Letter of Credit delivered under this Agreement shall be additional security for the payment of the Debt. Upon the occurrence and during the continuance of an Event of Default, Lender shall have the right, at its option, to draw on any Letter of Credit and to apply all or any part thereof to the payment of the items for which such Letter of Credit was established or to apply each such Letter of Credit to payment of the Debt in such order, proportion or priority as Lender may determine.

(d) In addition to any other right Lender may have to draw upon a Letter of Credit pursuant to the terms and conditions of this Agreement, Lender shall have the additional rights to draw in full any Letter of Credit: (i) with respect to any evergreen Letter of Credit, if Lender has received a notice from the issuing bank that the Letter of Credit will not be renewed and a substitute Letter of Credit is not provided at least twenty (20) days prior to the date on which the outstanding Letter of Credit is scheduled to expire; (ii) with respect to any Letter of Credit with a stated expiration date, if a substitute Letter of Credit is not provided at least twenty (20) days

 

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prior to the date on which the outstanding Letter of Credit is scheduled to expire; (iii) upon receipt of notice from the issuing bank that the Letter of Credit will be terminated (except if the termination of such Letter of Credit is permitted pursuant to the terms and conditions of this Agreement or a substitute Letter of Credit is provided); or (iv) if Lender has received notice that the bank issuing the Letter of Credit shall cease to be an Eligible Institution; provided , however , that in the event Lender receives any notice referred to in subclause (iv)  hereof and Lender, in its reasonable discretion, determines that the security intended to be provided to Lender by the related Letter of Credit is not thereby materially jeopardized, Borrower shall have ten (10) Business Days following receipt of notice from Lender in which to deliver to Lender a replacement Letter of Credit issued by an Eligible Institution; provided , further , that in the event Lender draws on any Letter of Credit upon the happening of an event specified in subclause (i) , (ii) , (iii)  or (iv)  above (but specifically excluding any draw related to the occurrence of an Event of Default), Lender shall return to Borrower the funds so drawn in the event Borrower provides Lender with a replacement Letter of Credit issued by an Eligible Institution within thirty (30) days following such draw. Notwithstanding anything to the contrary contained in the above, Lender is not obligated to draw any Letter of Credit upon the happening of an event specified in subclause (i) , (ii) , (iii)  or (iv)  above and shall not be liable for any losses sustained by Borrower due to the insolvency of the bank issuing the Letter of Credit if Lender has not drawn the Letter of Credit.

(e) In the event that Borrower elects to deliver a Letter of Credit pursuant to this Section 7.7 for which an Affiliate of Borrower provides collateral, and if such Letter of Credit, together with all outstanding Letters of Credit, is in an aggregate amount equal to or greater than ten percent (10%) of the face amount of the Loan, then Borrower shall deliver an updated Insolvency Opinion reasonably acceptable to Lender which takes into account such Letters of Credit.

Section 7.8 Reserve Accounts Generally . (a) During the continuance of an Event of Default, Lender may, in addition to any and all other rights and remedies available to Lender, apply any sums then present in any or all of the Reserve Accounts to the payment of the Debt in any order in its sole discretion.

(b) All interest or other earnings on Reserve Funds shall be added to and become a part of such Reserve Funds and shall be disbursed in the same manner as other monies deposited in the applicable Reserve Account. The Reserve Funds shall be held in an Eligible Account and shall bear interest at a money market rate selected by Lender, provided that Borrower shall have the right to direct Lender to invest sums on deposit in the Eligible Account in Permitted Investments if (a) such investments are then regularly offered by Lender for accounts of this size, category and type, (b) such investments are permitted by applicable Legal Requirements, (c) the maturity date of the Permitted Investment is not later than the date on which the applicable Reserve Funds are required for payment of an obligation for which the applicable Reserve Account was created, and (d) no Event of Default shall have occurred and be continuing. Borrower shall be responsible for payment of any federal, state or local income or other tax applicable to the interest earned on the Reserve Funds credited or paid to Borrower. No other investments of the sums on deposit in the Reserve Accounts shall be permitted except as set forth in this Section 7.8(b) . Borrower shall bear all reasonable costs associated with the investment of the sums in the account in Permitted Investments. Such costs shall be deducted from the income

 

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or earnings on such investment, if any, and to the extent such income or earnings shall not be sufficient to pay such costs, such costs shall be paid by Borrower promptly on demand by Lender.

(c) Servicer shall hold each Reserve Account in trust and for the benefit of Lender and Borrower as provided in the Loan Documents, and each Reserve Account shall be under the sole dominion and control of Lender. Each Reserve Account shall be entitled “JPMorgan Chase Bank, N.A., as Lender and Centro NP Holdings 11 SPE, LLC, et al. as Borrower pursuant to Loan Agreement dated as of July 28, 2010 - Reserve Account”. Lender shall have the sole right to make withdrawals from each Reserve Account.

(d) Lender and Servicer shall not be liable for any loss sustained on the investment of any funds constituting the Reserve Funds. Borrower shall indemnify Lender and Servicer and hold Lender and Servicer harmless from and against any and all actions, suits, claims, demands, liabilities, losses, damages, obligations and costs and expenses (including litigation costs and reasonable attorneys’ fees and expenses) arising from or in any way connected with the Reserve Accounts or the performance of the obligations for which the Reserve Accounts were established. Borrower shall assign to Lender all rights and claims Borrower may have against all persons or entities supplying labor, materials or other services which are to be paid from or secured by the Reserve Accounts; provided , however , that Lender may not pursue any such right or claim unless an Event of Default has occurred and remains uncured.

(e) Upon the payment in full of the Debt, if any Senior Mezzanine Reserve Account is required to be established and maintained by Senior Mezzanine Borrower in accordance with Article VII of the Senior Mezzanine Loan Agreement, Borrower shall cause any amounts that have been deposited into the applicable Reserve Accounts in accordance with the terms hereof to be transferred to and deposited with Senior Mezzanine Lender in accordance with the terms of Article VII of the Senior Mezzanine Loan Agreement (and Borrower shall execute any and all amendments to the Cash Management Agreement as shall be necessary in connection with establishing and maintaining the applicable Senior Mezzanine Reserve Accounts), and, if any Letters of Credit have been substituted by Borrower for any such amounts deposited in the applicable Reserve Accounts pursuant to this Agreement, then Borrower shall also cause such Letters of Credit to be transferred to Senior Mezzanine Lender to be held by Senior Mezzanine Lender upon the same terms and provisions as set forth in herein.

(f) Upon the payment in full of the Debt, if no Senior Mezzanine Reserve Account is required to be established or maintained by Senior Mezzanine Borrower in accordance with Article VII of the Senior Mezzanine Loan Agreement, but any Junior Mezzanine Reserve Account is required to be established or maintained by Junior Mezzanine Borrower in accordance with Article VII of the Junior Mezzanine Loan Agreement, Borrower shall cause any amounts that have been deposited into the applicable Reserve Accounts in accordance with the terms hereof to be transferred to and deposited with Junior Mezzanine Lender in accordance with the terms of Article VII of the Junior Mezzanine Loan Agreement (and Borrower shall execute any and all amendments to the Cash Management Agreement as shall be necessary in connection with establishing and maintaining the applicable Junior Mezzanine Reserve Accounts), and, if any Letters of Credit have been substituted by Borrower for any such amounts deposited in the applicable Reserve Accounts pursuant to this Agreement, then Borrower shall also cause such Letters of Credit to be transferred to Junior Mezzanine Lender to be held by Junior Mezzanine Lender upon the same terms and provisions as set forth in herein.

 

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ARTICLE VIII – DEFAULTS

Section 8.1 Event of Default . (a) Each of the following events shall constitute an event of default hereunder (an “ Event of Default ”):

(i) if (A) any Monthly Debt Service Payment Amount is not paid on or before when due, (B) the Debt is not paid in full on the Maturity Date or (C) any other portion of the Debt not specified in the foregoing subclause (A)  or subclause (B)  is not paid on or prior to the date when the same is due with such failure continuing for five (5) Business Days after Lender delivers written notice thereof to Borrower;

(ii) if any of the Taxes or Other Charges are not paid when the same become delinquent, subject to Borrower’s rights to contest same as provided herein;

(iii) if the Policies are not kept in full force and effect;

(iv) if Borrower shall fail to deliver to Lender certificates of insurance evidencing the Policies and such other documentation as reasonably requested by Lender in respect of the Policies within the applicable time periods set forth in Section 6.1(b) hereof;

(v) if any Transfer is consummated in violation of the provisions of Section 5.2.10 hereof;

(vi) if any representation or warranty made by Borrower herein or by Borrower or Guarantor in any other Loan Document, or in any report, certificate, financial statement or other instrument, agreement or document or other materials or information furnished to Lender shall have been false or misleading in any material adverse respect as of the date the representation or warranty was made;

(vii) if Borrower or any SPE Constituent Entity shall make an assignment for the benefit of creditors;

(viii) if a receiver, liquidator or trustee shall be appointed for Borrower or any SPE Constituent Entity or if Borrower or any SPE Constituent Entity shall be adjudicated a bankrupt or insolvent, or if any petition for bankruptcy, reorganization or arrangement pursuant to the Bankruptcy Code shall be filed by or against, consented to, or acquiesced in by, Borrower or any SPE Constituent Entity, or if any proceeding for the dissolution or liquidation of Borrower or any SPE Constituent Entity shall be instituted; provided , however , if such appointment, adjudication, petition or proceeding was involuntary and not consented to by Borrower or any SPE Constituent Entity upon the same not being discharged, stayed or dismissed within ninety (90) days;

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Guarantor or any other guarantor or indemnitor under any guaranty or indemnity that may be entered into in respect of the Loan following the Closing Date shall make an assignment for the benefit of creditors or if, (B) a receiver, liquidator or trustee shall be appointed for Guarantor or any guarantor or indemnitor under any guarantee or indemnity issued in connection with the Loan or if Guarantor or any such other guarantor or indemnitor shall be adjudicated a bankrupt or insolvent, or if (C) any petition for bankruptcy, reorganization or arrangement pursuant to the Bankruptcy Code shall be filed by or against, consented to, or acquiesced in by, Guarantor or any such other guarantor or indemnitor, or if (D) any proceeding for the dissolution or liquidation of Guarantor or any such other guarantor or indemnitor shall be instituted; provided , however , if such appointment, adjudication, petition or proceeding was involuntary and not consented to by Guarantor or such other guarantor or indemnitor, upon the same not being discharged, stayed or dismissed within ninety (90) days;

(x) if Borrower or Guarantor attempts to assign its rights under this Agreement or any of the other Loan Documents or any interest herein or therein in contravention of the Loan Documents;

(xi) if Borrower breaches any covenant contained in Section 5.1.29 hereof, provided , however , that any such breach shall not constitute an Event of Default (A) if such breach is inadvertent and non-recurring, (B) if such breach is curable, if Borrower shall promptly cure such breach within thirty (30) days after such breach occurs, and (C) upon the written request of Lender, if Borrower promptly delivers to Lender an Additional Insolvency Opinion or a modification of the Insolvency Opinion, as applicable, to the effect that such breach shall not in any way impair, negate or amend the opinions rendered in the Insolvency Opinion, which opinion or modification and the counsel delivering such opinion and modification shall be acceptable to Lender in its sole discretion;

(xii) with respect to any term, covenant or provision set forth herein which specifically contains a notice requirement or grace period, if Borrower shall be in default under such term, covenant or condition after the giving of such notice or the expiration of such grace period;

(xiii) if any of the assumptions contained in the Insolvency Opinion delivered to Lender in connection with the Loan, or in any Additional Insolvency Opinion delivered subsequent to the closing of the Loan, is or shall become untrue in any material respect;

(xiv) if a material default has occurred and continues beyond any applicable cure period under the Management Agreement (or any Replacement Management Agreement) and if such default permits the Manager thereunder to terminate or cancel the Management Agreement (or any Replacement Management Agreement);

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(xvi) if Borrower shall breach any of the other terms, covenants or conditions of this Agreement not specified in clauses (i) to (xv) above, and such Default shall continue for ten (10) days after written notice to Borrower from Lender, in the case of any such Default which can be cured by the payment of a sum of money, or for thirty (30) days after written notice from Lender in the case of any other Default; provided , however , that if such non-monetary Default is susceptible of cure but cannot reasonably be cured within such thirty (30) day period and provided further that Borrower shall have commenced to cure such Default within such thirty (30) day period and thereafter diligently and expeditiously proceeds to cure the same, such thirty (30) day period shall be extended for such time as is reasonably necessary for Borrower in the exercise of due diligence to cure such Default, such additional period not to exceed ninety (90) days;

(xvii) if there shall be any default under any of the other Loan Documents beyond any applicable cure periods contained in such documents, whether as to Borrower or any Individual Property, or if any other such event shall occur or condition shall exist, if the effect of such event or condition is to accelerate the maturity of any portion of the Debt or to permit Lender to accelerate the maturity of all or any portion of the Debt; or

(xviii) if (A) there shall be any default by the applicable Borrower under any Ground Lease beyond any applicable cure periods contained therein (unless waived by the applicable Ground Lessor), (B) there occurs any event or condition that gives the Ground Lessor under any Ground Lease a right to terminate or cancel such Ground Lease and such event or condition is not cured within any applicable cure period under such Ground Lease (unless waived by the applicable Ground Lessor), (C) any Ground Lease Property shall be surrendered or any Ground Lease shall be terminated or cancelled for any reason or under any circumstances whatsoever, or (D) any of the terms, covenants or conditions of any Ground Lease shall in any manner be modified, changed, supplemented, altered, or amended without the prior written consent of Lender to the extent that the same is required by the terms of this Agreement.

(b) Upon the occurrence of an Event of Default (other than an Event of Default described in clauses (vii) , (viii)  or (x)  above) and at any time thereafter, in addition to any other rights or remedies available to it pursuant to this Agreement and the other Loan Documents or at law or in equity, Lender may take such action, without notice or demand, that Lender deems advisable to protect and enforce its rights against Borrower and in and to all or any Individual Property, including, without limitation, declaring the Debt to be immediately due and payable, and Lender may enforce or avail itself of any or all rights or remedies provided in the Loan Documents against Borrower and any or all of the Properties, including, without limitation, all rights or remedies available at law or in equity; and upon any Event of Default described in clauses (vii) , (viii)  or (x)  above, the Debt and the Other Obligations shall immediately and automatically become due and payable, without notice or demand, and Borrower hereby expressly waives any such notice or demand, anything contained herein or in any other Loan Document to the contrary notwithstanding.

Section 8.2 Remedies . (a) Upon the occurrence of an Event of Default, all or any one or more of the rights, powers, privileges and other remedies available to Lender against Borrower under this Agreement or any of the other Loan Documents executed and delivered by,

 

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or applicable to, Borrower or at law or in equity may be exercised by Lender at any time and from time to time, whether or not all or any of the Debt shall be declared due and payable, and whether or not Lender shall have commenced any foreclosure proceeding or other action for the enforcement of its rights and remedies under any of the Loan Documents with respect to all or any part of any Individual Property. Any such actions taken by Lender shall be cumulative and concurrent and may be pursued independently, singularly, successively, together or otherwise, at such time and in such order as Lender may determine in its sole discretion, to the fullest extent permitted by law, without impairing or otherwise affecting the other rights and remedies of Lender permitted by law, equity or contract or as set forth herein or in the other Loan Documents. Without limiting the generality of the foregoing, Borrower agrees that if an Event of Default is continuing (i) Lender is not subject to any “one action” or “election of remedies” law or rule, and (ii) all liens and other rights, remedies or privileges provided to Lender shall remain in full force and effect until Lender has exhausted all of its remedies against the Properties and the Mortgages have been foreclosed, sold and/or otherwise realized upon in satisfaction of the Debt or the Debt has been paid in full.

(b) With respect to Borrower and the Properties, nothing contained herein or in any other Loan Document shall be construed as requiring Lender to resort to any Individual Property for the satisfaction of any of the Debt in any preference or priority to any other Individual Property, and Lender may seek satisfaction out of all of the Properties or any part thereof, in its absolute discretion in respect of the Debt. In addition, Lender shall have the right from time to time to partially foreclose any or all of the Mortgages in any manner and for any amounts secured by the Mortgages then due and payable as determined by Lender in its sole discretion. During the continuance of any Event of Default pursuant to clause (i)  of Section 8.1 or any other monetary Event of Default, Lender may foreclose any or all of the Mortgages to recover the applicable delinquent payments. If, pursuant to its rights set forth in Section 8.1(b) , Lender elects to accelerate less than the entire outstanding principal balance of the Loan, Lender may foreclose any or all of the Mortgages to recover so much of the principal balance of the Loan as Lender may accelerate and such other portions of the Debt as Lender may elect. Notwithstanding any partial foreclosures, the Properties shall remain subject to the Mortgages to secure payment of sums secured by the Mortgages and not previously recovered.

(c) Upon the occurrence and during the continuance of an Event of Default, Lender shall have the right from time to time to sever the Note and the other Loan Documents into one or more separate notes, mortgages and other security documents (the “ Severed Loan Documents ”) in such denominations as Lender shall determine in its sole discretion for purposes of evidencing and enforcing its rights and remedies provided hereunder. Borrower shall execute and deliver to Lender from time to time, promptly after the request of Lender, a severance agreement and such other documents as Lender shall request in order to effect the severance described in the preceding sentence, all in form and substance reasonably satisfactory to Lender. Borrower hereby absolutely and irrevocably appoints Lender as its true and lawful attorney, coupled with an interest, in its name and stead to execute the Severed Loan Documents (Borrower ratifying all that its said attorney shall do by virtue thereof); provided , however , that Lender shall not make or execute any such Severed Loan Documents under such power until the expiration of three (3) days after written notice has been given to Borrower by Lender of Lender’s intent to exercise its rights under the aforesaid power. Borrower shall be obligated to pay any costs or expenses incurred in connection with the preparation, execution, recording or

 

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filing of the Severed Loan Documents. The Severed Loan Documents shall not contain any representations, warranties or covenants not contained in the Loan Documents, and any such representations and warranties contained in the Severed Loan Documents will be given by Borrower only as of the Closing Date.

(d) Any amounts recovered by Lender in connection with the exercise of its remedies under this Section 8.2 may be applied by Lender toward the payment of Debt in such order and priority as Lender shall determine in its sole and absolute discretion.

(e) As used in this Section 8.2 , a “foreclosure” shall include, without limitation, any sale by power of sale.

Section 8.3 Remedies Cumulative; Waivers . The rights, powers and remedies of Lender under this Agreement shall be cumulative and not exclusive of any other right, power or remedy which Lender may have against Borrower pursuant to this Agreement or the other Loan Documents, or existing at law or in equity or otherwise. Lender’s rights, powers and remedies may be pursued singularly, concurrently or otherwise, at such time and in such order as Lender may determine in Lender’s sole discretion. No delay or omission to exercise any remedy, right or power accruing upon an Event of Default shall impair any such remedy, right or power or shall be construed as a waiver thereof, but any such remedy, right or power may be exercised from time to time and as often as may be deemed expedient. A waiver of one Default or Event of Default with respect to Borrower shall not be construed to be a waiver of any subsequent Default or Event of Default by Borrower or to impair any remedy, right or power consequent thereon.

ARTICLE IX – SPECIAL PROVISIONS

Section 9.1 Securitization .

9.1.1 Sale of Notes and Securitization . (a) Borrower acknowledges and agrees that Lender may sell all or any portion of the Loan and the Loan Documents, or issue one or more participations therein, or consummate one or more private or public securitizations of rated or unrated single-class or multi-class securities (the “ Securities ”) secured by or evidencing ownership interests in all or any portion of the Loan and the Loan Documents or a pool of assets that include the Loan and the Loan Documents (such sales, participations and/or securitizations, collectively, a “ Securitization ”).

(b) At the request of Lender prior to a Securitization of the entire Loan, and to the extent not already required to be provided by or on behalf of Borrower under this Agreement, Borrower shall (i) use reasonable efforts to provide information not in the possession of Lender or which may be reasonably required by Lender or (ii) take other actions reasonably required by Lender, in each case, in order to (A) comply with disclosure laws applicable to any such Securitization, (B) satisfy inquiries from one or more Rating Agencies relating to any such Securitization, (C) satisfy requests from actual or potential investors or other interested parties (including any holder of an interest in a Mezzanine Loan or other loan subordinate to the Loan created or entered into in connection with any structural changes to the Loan and the Mezzanine Loan contemplated by this Section 9.1 ) in any such Securitization, or (D) satisfy the market standards to which Lender customarily adheres or which may be reasonably required by

 

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prospective investors and/or the Rating Agencies in connection with any such Securitization. Lender shall have the right to provide to prospective investors in any Securitization and the Rating Agencies any information in its possession (including, without limitation, financial statements) relating to Borrower, any SPE Constituent Entity, Guarantor, Mezzanine Borrower, the Properties and any Tenant. Borrower acknowledges that certain information regarding the Loan and the parties thereto and the Properties may be included in Disclosure Documents. Borrower agrees that each of Borrower, each SPE Constituent Entity, Guarantor, Mezzanine Borrower and their respective officers and representatives, shall, at Lender’s request, cooperate with Lender’s efforts to arrange for a Securitization in accordance with the market standards to which Lender customarily adheres and/or which may be required by prospective investors and/or the Rating Agencies in connection with any such Securitization.

(c) Lender shall cause to be delivered to Borrower the Disclosure Documents for review and comment by Borrower not less than five (5) Business Days prior to the date upon which Borrower is otherwise required to confirm such Disclosure Documents. Borrower agrees to provide, in connection with the Securitization, an indemnification agreement (i) certifying that (A) each of Borrower, each SPE Constituent Entity and Guarantor has, at Lender’s request in connection with each Securitization, reviewed the sections of the Disclosure Documents entitled “Risk Factors,” “Description of the Properties,” “Description of the Borrowers,” “Description of the Management Agreements,” “Description of the Mortgage Loan,” “Description of the Mezzanine Loan,” and “Certain Legal Aspects of the Mortgage Loan” as the same relate to Borrower, each SPE Constituent Entity, Guarantor, Manager, Mezzanine Borrower (and/or the respective Affiliates of the foregoing), the Properties and the Loan (collectively with the Provided Information, the “ Covered Disclosure Information ”), and (B) the factual statements and representations contained in such sections do not contain any untrue statement of a material fact or omit to state a material fact necessary in order to make the statements made, in the light of the circumstances under which they were made, not misleading, (ii) jointly and severally indemnifying Lender, JPMorgan (whether or not it is the Lender), any Affiliate of JPMorgan that has filed any registration statement relating to the Securitization or has acted as the sponsor or depositor in connection with the Securitization, any Affiliate of JPMorgan that acts as an underwriter, placement agent or initial purchaser of Securities issued in the Securitization, any other co-underwriters, co-placement agents or co-initial purchasers of Securities issued in the Securitization, and each of their respective officers, directors, partners, employees, representatives, agents and Affiliates and each Person or entity who controls any such Person within the meaning of Section 15 of the Securities Act or Section 20 of the Exchange Act (collectively, the “ Indemnified Persons ”), for any losses, claims, damages, liabilities, reasonable costs or expenses (including, without limitation, reasonable legal fees and expenses for enforcement of these obligations (collectively, the “ Liabilities ”)) to which any such Indemnified Person may become subject (whether or not arising from any third-party claim) insofar as the Liabilities arise out of or are based upon any untrue statement or alleged untrue statement of any material fact contained in the Covered Disclosure Information or arise out of or are based upon the omission or alleged omission to state in the Covered Disclosure Information a material fact required to be stated therein or necessary in order to make the statements in the Covered Disclosure Information, in light of the circumstances under which they were made, not misleading, and (iii) agreeing to reimburse each Indemnified Person for any reasonable legal or other expenses incurred by such Indemnified Person, as they are incurred, in connection with investigating or defending the Liabilities. This indemnity agreement will be in addition to any

 

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liability which Borrower may otherwise have. Moreover, the indemnification provided for in clauses (ii) and (iii) above shall be effective whether or not an indemnification agreement described in clause (i) above is provided.

(d) In connection with filings under the Exchange Act, Borrower jointly and severally agrees to indemnify (i) the Indemnified Persons for Liabilities to which any such Indemnified Person may become subject insofar as the Liabilities arise out of or are based upon any untrue statement or alleged untrue statement of any material fact in the Covered Disclosure Information, or the omission or alleged omission to state in the Covered Disclosure Information a material fact required to be stated therein or necessary in order to make the statements in the Covered Disclosure Information, in light of the circumstances under which they were made, not misleading and (ii) reimburse each Indemnified Person for any reasonable legal or other expenses incurred by such Indemnified Persons, as they are incurred, in connection with defending or investigating the Liabilities.

(e) Promptly after receipt by an Indemnified Person of notice of any claim or the commencement of any action, the Indemnified Person shall, if a claim in respect thereof is to be made against any Borrower, notify such Borrower in writing of the claim or the commencement of that action; provided , however , that the failure to notify such Borrower shall not relieve it from any liability which it may have under the indemnification provisions of this Section 9.1 except to the extent that it has been materially prejudiced by such failure and, provided further that the failure to notify such Borrower shall not relieve it from any liability which it may have to an Indemnified Person otherwise than under the provisions of this Section 9.1 . If any such claim or action shall be brought against an Indemnified Person, and it shall notify any Borrower thereof, such Borrower shall be entitled to participate therein and, to the extent that it wishes, assume the defense thereof with counsel reasonably satisfactory to the Indemnified Person. After notice from any Borrower to the Indemnified Person of its election to assume the defense of such claim or action, such Borrower shall not be liable to the Indemnified Person for any legal or other expenses subsequently incurred by the Indemnified Person in connection with the defense thereof.

(f) Without the prior consent of JPMorgan (which consent shall not be unreasonably withheld), no Borrower shall settle or compromise or consent to the entry of any judgment in any pending or threatened claim, action, suit or proceeding in respect of which indemnification may be sought hereunder (whether or not any Indemnified Person is an actual or potential party to such claim, action, suit or proceeding) unless such Borrower shall have given JPMorgan reasonable prior notice thereof and shall have obtained an unconditional release of each Indemnified Person hereunder from all liability arising out of such claim, action, suit or proceedings. As long as Borrower has complied with its obligations to defend and indemnify hereunder, such Borrower shall not be liable for any settlement made by any Indemnified Person without the consent of such Borrower (which consent shall not be unreasonably withheld).

(g) Borrower agrees that if any indemnification or reimbursement sought pursuant to this Section 9.1 is finally judicially determined to be unavailable for any reason or is insufficient to hold any Indemnified Person harmless (with respect only to the Liabilities that are the subject of this Section 9.1 ), then Borrower, on the one hand, and such Indemnified Person, on the other hand, shall contribute to the Liabilities for which such indemnification or reimbursement is held

 

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unavailable or is insufficient: (x) in such proportion as is appropriate to reflect the relative benefits to Borrower, on the one hand, and such Indemnified Person, on the other hand, from the transactions to which such indemnification or reimbursement relates; or (y) if the allocation provided by clause (x)  above is not permitted by applicable law, in such proportion as is appropriate to reflect not only the relative benefits referred to in clause (x) but also the relative faults of Borrower, on the one hand, and all Indemnified Persons, on the other hand, as well as any other equitable considerations. Notwithstanding the provisions of this Section 9.1 , no party found liable for a fraudulent misrepresentation shall be entitled to contribution from any other party who is not also found liable for such fraudulent misrepresentation.

(h) Borrower agrees that the indemnification, contribution and reimbursement obligations set forth in this Section 9.1 shall apply whether or not any Indemnified Person is a formal party to any lawsuits, claims or other proceedings. Borrower further agrees that the Indemnified Persons are intended third party beneficiaries under this Section 9.1 .

(i) The liabilities and obligations of the Indemnified Persons and Borrower under this Section 9.1 shall survive the termination of this Agreement and the satisfaction and discharge of the Debt.

(j) Notwithstanding anything to the contrary contained herein, Borrower shall have no obligation to act as depositor with respect to the Loan or an issuer or registrant with respect to the Securities issued in any Securitization.

(k) Borrower shall execute such amendments to the Loan Documents as are necessary to reflect any structural changes to the Loan that are requested by Lender in writing from time to time prior to a Securitization. Such structural changes may involve, without limitation, (i) the delivery by Borrower of one or more new component notes to replace the original note or the modification of the original note to reflect multiple components of the Loan (which new notes or modified note may have different interest rates and amortization schedules), and (ii) the creation of one or more mezzanine loans (including amending Borrower’s organizational structure to provide for one or more mezzanine borrowers); provided , however , that (A) no amendment to the Loan Documents or new notes, modified notes or mezzanine notes shall (x) modify (1) the initial weighted average interest rate payable under the Note, (2) the stated maturity of the Note, (3) the aggregate amortization of principal of the Note, or (4) any other material economic term of the Loan, or (y) decrease the time periods during which Borrower is permitted to perform its obligations under the Loan Documents and (B) any documents evidencing any new mezzanine loans shall be substantially in the form of the Mezzanine Loan Documents. In connection with the foregoing, Borrower shall (1) modify the Cash Management Agreement to reflect the newly created components and/or mezzanine loans and (2) deliver such opinions of counsel reasonably acceptable to the Rating Agencies or potential investors in a Securitization and addressing such matters as such Rating Agencies or potential investors may reasonably require.

(l) If requested by Lender, Borrower shall provide Lender, promptly upon request, with any financial statements, or financial, statistical or operating information, as Lender shall determine to be required pursuant to Regulation AB under the Securities Act of 1933, as amended, or the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended (as applicable, the “ Exchange Act ”), or any amendment, modification or replacement thereto or other legal requirements in connection with any Disclosure Documents or any filing pursuant to the Exchange Act in connection with a Securitization.

 

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9.1.2 Splitting the Loan; Uncross of Properties . (a) Without limitation to Section 9.1.1(b) above, at the election of Lender (in its sole discretion) at any time prior to a Securitization, the Loan and the Mezzanine Loan may be split and severed into additional loans (any such splitting and severing, a “ Loan Splitting ” and any such severed and split loan, a “ Split Loan ”). Upon the written request of Lender in connection with any Loan Splitting, Borrower shall deliver to Lender, (i) the Loan Split Documents, (ii) such opinions of counsel reasonably acceptable to the Rating Agencies or potential investors in a Securitization and addressing such matters as such Rating Agencies or potential investors may reasonably require, (iii) endorsements and/or updates to the Title Insurance Policies, and (iv) such other certificates, instruments and documentation as Lender may reasonably determine are necessary or appropriate to effect the Loan Splitting (the items described in subclauses (i)  through (iv)  collectively hereinafter shall be referred to as the “ Splitting Documentation ”), which Splitting Documentation shall be in form and substance reasonably acceptable to Lender (subject to Section 9.1.2(b) below). Upon any Loan Splitting, Lender may effect, in its sole discretion, one or more Securitizations of which the Split Loan(s) may be a part.

(b) In furtherance of any Loan Splitting, Lender shall have the right to (i) sever or divide the Note and the other Loan Documents in order to allocate the Split Loan to the applicable Individual Properties (the “ Affected Properties ”) and to evidence the same with a new note having a original principal amount equal to the New Note Amount (the “ New Note ”) and other necessary loan documents (such loan documents, collectively with the New Note and the Note and other Loan Documents, as severed and divided, the “ Loan Split Documents ”), (ii) segregate the applicable portion of each of the Reserve Accounts relating to the Affected Properties and (iii) take such additional action as is reasonably necessary to effect the Loan Splitting; provided , that (A) the Loan Split Documents, together with the Loan Documents secured by the remaining Individual Properties, shall not (1) modify (w) the initial weighted average interest rate payable under the Note, (x) the stated maturity of the Note, (y) the aggregate amortization of principal of the Note, or (z) any other material economic term of the Loan, as any of the foregoing existed prior to the Loan Splitting, or (2) decrease the time periods during which Borrower is permitted to perform its obligations under the Loan Documents, and (B) the Loan Split Documents shall be substantially in the form of the applicable Loan Documents. The Loan Split Documents may, at Lender’s option, contain provisions that cross-default and/or cross-collateralize the Split Loan with the Loan and/or one or more other Split Loans. Upon a Loan Splitting, the principal amount of the Loan shall be reduced by an amount equal to the aggregate Allocated Loan Amounts of the Affected Properties (the “ New Note Amount ”), and the original principal amount of the Split Loan, as evidenced by the New Note, shall be equal to the New Note Amount.

(c) Upon the written request of Lender in connection with any Loan Splitting, Borrower shall deliver to Lender (A) evidence that would be reasonably satisfactory to a prudent lender that the Special Purpose Entity nature and bankruptcy remoteness of Borrower following such Loan Splitting have not been adversely affected and are in accordance with the terms and provisions of this Agreement (which evidence may include a “ bring-down ” of the Insolvency Opinion or delivery of an Additional Insolvency Opinion, if the same would be reasonably

 

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required by a prudent lender in such circumstances), and (B) an opinion of a nationally-recognized tax counsel that such Loan Splitting does not constitute a “significant modification” of the Mortgage Loan under Treasury Regulations Section 1.860G-2(b) nor cause a Securitization Vehicle to fail to qualify as a REMIC Trust or a Grantor Trust, as applicable, or a tax to be imposed on a Securitization Vehicle.

(d) Notwithstanding the foregoing, in the event that Lender shall be required to repurchase any portion of the Loan under the operative documents for any Securitization (a “ Repurchase ”), Lender may effect a Loan Splitting in connection therewith pursuant to, and subject to the terms and provisions of, the foregoing subsections of this Section 9.1.2 . In connection with any such Repurchase, Borrower shall reasonably cooperate with Lender to satisfy all requirements necessary in order to obtain a Rating Agency Confirmation with respect to such Loan Splitting in connection with such Repurchase. In the event that (and only in the event that) a Repurchase is required due to any misrepresentation made by Borrower in connection with the Disclosure Documents or indirectly due to a material breach of any representation made by Borrower in this Agreement or the other Loan Documents, Borrower shall pay all third-party expenses incurred in connection with the preparation and delivery of Splitting Documentation and the effectuation of the Repurchase and the related Loan Splitting, notwithstanding the provisions of Section 9.1.4 to the contrary.

9.1.3 Loan/Mezzanine Loans . Notwithstanding the provisions of Section 9.1 to the contrary, Borrower covenants and agrees that, prior to a Securitization, Lender shall have the right to reallocate the amortization, interest rates and principal balances (including, without limitation, a reallocation of the Allocated Loan Amounts on a pro rata basis) of each of the Loan and each Mezzanine Loan amongst each other and to require the payment of the Loan and each Mezzanine Loan in such order of priority as may be designated by Lender such that the pricing and marketability of the Securities and the size of each class of Securities and the rating assigned to each class by the Rating Agencies shall provide the most favorable rating levels and achieve the optimum bond execution for the Loan; provided , that, Lender agrees that (a) the Loan and the Mezzanine Loan shall, at all times prior to the occurrence of an Event of Default (and other than any modifications resulting from the application of any Insurance Proceeds or Condemnation Proceeds to the outstanding principal balance of the Loan and/or the Mezzanine Loan) have the same weighted average coupon as the weighted average coupon of the Loan and the Mezzanine Loan on the Closing Date and (b) no such reallocation shall modify the aggregate amortization of principal of the Loan and the Mezzanine Loan. Borrower shall, as promptly as possible under the circumstances, execute and deliver such amendments to the Loan Documents and the Mezzanine Loan Documents and other documents as shall reasonably be required by Lender in connection with such reallocation, all in form and substance reasonably satisfactory to Lender and the Rating Agencies, provided that no such amendments or other documents shall modify any provisions of the Loan Documents or the Mezzanine Loan Documents other than to effectuate such reallocation. In connection with any such reallocation, Borrower shall deliver to Lender opinions of legal counsel with respect to due execution, authority and the enforceability of the Loan Documents and the Mezzanine Loan Documents, in each case, as amended, and an Additional Insolvency Opinion for the Loan and the Mezzanine Loan, each in form and substance reasonably acceptable to Lender, any prospective investors in a Securitization and the Rating Agencies.

 

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9.1.4 Securitization Costs . All reasonable third-party costs and expenses incurred by Borrower and Guarantor in connection with Borrower’s complying with requests made under this Section 9.1 (including, without limitation, the fees and expenses of the Rating Agencies and the reasonable fees of any counsel to Borrower that issues any legal opinion required to be delivered by Borrower pursuant to this Section 9.1 ) shall be paid by Lender, provided that, Borrower and Guarantor shall pay the costs and expenses of Borrower and Guarantor (including the fees and disbursements of legal counsel to Borrower and Guarantor, other than in respect of any legal opinion required to be delivered by Borrower and Guarantor pursuant to this Section 9.1 ) incurred in connection with Borrower’s and Guarantor’s (as applicable) complying with requests made under this Section 9.1 .

Section 9.2 Exculpation . (a) Subject to the qualifications below, Lender shall not enforce the liability and obligation of Borrower to perform and observe the obligations contained in the Note, this Agreement, the Mortgages or the other Loan Documents by any action or proceeding wherein a money judgment shall be sought against Borrower, except that Lender may bring a foreclosure action, an action for specific performance or any other appropriate action or proceeding to enable Lender to enforce and realize upon its interest under the Note, this Agreement, the Mortgages and the other Loan Documents, or in the Properties, the Rents, or any other collateral given to Lender pursuant to the Loan Documents; provided , however , that, except as specifically provided herein, any judgment in any such action or proceeding shall be enforceable against Borrower only to the extent of Borrower’s interest in the Properties, in the Rents and in any other collateral given to Lender, and Lender, by accepting the Note, this Agreement, the Mortgages and the other Loan Documents, agrees that it shall not sue for, seek or demand any deficiency judgment against Borrower in any such action or proceeding under, or by reason of, or in connection with, the Note, this Agreement, the Mortgages or the other Loan Documents. The provisions of this Section shall not, however, (a) constitute a waiver, release or impairment of any obligation evidenced or secured by any of the Loan Documents; (b) impair the right of Lender to name Borrower as a party defendant in any action or suit for foreclosure and sale under any of the Mortgages; (c) affect the validity or enforceability of the Guaranty or the Environmental Indemnity or any of the rights and remedies of Lender thereunder; (d) impair the right of Lender to obtain the appointment of a receiver; (e) impair the enforcement of the Assignment of Leases; (f) constitute a prohibition against Lender to seek a deficiency judgment against Borrower in order to fully realize the security granted by each of the Mortgages or to commence any other appropriate action or proceeding in order for Lender to exercise its remedies against all of the Properties; or (g) constitute a waiver of the right of Lender to enforce the liability and obligation of Borrower, by money judgment or otherwise, to the extent of any loss, damage, cost, expense, liability, claim or other obligation incurred by Lender (including attorneys’ fees, costs and expenses reasonably incurred) arising out of or in connection with the following:

(i) fraud or intentional misrepresentation by Borrower, any SPE Constituent Entity, Guarantor or Mezzanine Borrower or any of their respective Affiliates in connection with the Loan;

(ii) the gross negligence or willful misconduct of Borrower, any SPE Constituent Entity, Guarantor or Mezzanine Borrower;

 

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(iii) the failure to return, or to reimburse Lender for, all Personal Property removed from any Individual Property by or on behalf of Borrower and not replaced with Personal Property of the same utility and of the same or greater value;

(iv) material physical waste of any Individual Property by Borrower;

(v) the removal or disposal of any portion of any Individual Property during the continuance of an Event of Default;

(vi) the misapplication or conversion by Borrower, any SPE Constituent Entity, Guarantor or Mezzanine Borrower of (A) any Insurance Proceeds paid by reason of any Casualty or proceeds of the EIL Policy, (B) any Awards or other amounts received in connection with a Condemnation, (C) any Rents during the continuance of an Event of Default, or (D) any Rents paid more than one (1) month in advance;

(vii) failure to pay charges for labor or materials or other charges or judgments that can create Liens on any portion of any Individual Property to the extent that Borrower has sufficient revenue from such Individual Property with which to make such payment;

(viii) any security deposits, advance deposits or any other deposits collected with respect to any Individual Property which are not delivered to Lender upon a foreclosure of such Individual Property or action in lieu thereof, except to the extent any such security deposits were applied in accordance with the terms and conditions of any of the Leases prior to the occurrence of the Event of Default that gave rise to such foreclosure or action in lieu thereof;

(ix) failure by Borrower, any SPE Constituent Entity or Mezzanine Borrower to comply with any covenant set forth in Section 5.1.29 hereof (other than to the extent relating to a failure to comply, on a prospective basis only, with clause (xii) of the definition of Special Purpose Entity in Section 1.1 ); and

(x) (A) the termination or cancellation of any Ground Lease or surrender of any Ground Lease Property for any reason or under any circumstances whatsoever or (B) any failure by Borrower to comply with any covenant set forth in Section 5.2.13 .

(b) Notwithstanding anything to the contrary in this Agreement, the Note or any of the Loan Documents, (A) Lender shall not be deemed to have waived any right which Lender may have under Section 506(a), 506(b), 1111(b) or any other provisions of the Bankruptcy Code to file a claim for the full amount of the Debt secured by the Mortgages or to require that all collateral shall continue to secure all of the Debt owing to Lender in accordance with the Loan Documents, and (B) the Debt shall be fully recourse to Borrower (i) in the event of: (a) Borrower or any SPE Constituent Entity filing a voluntary petition under the Bankruptcy Code; the filing of an involuntary petition against Borrower or any SPE Constituent Entity under the Bankruptcy Code in which Borrower, any SPE Constituent Entity or Guarantor colludes with, or otherwise assists such Person, or solicits or causes to be solicited petitioning creditors for any involuntary petition against Borrower or any SPE Constituent Entity from any Person; Borrower or any SPE Constituent Entity filing an answer consenting to or otherwise acquiescing in or joining in any

 

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involuntary petition filed against it, by any other Person under the Bankruptcy Code; (d) Borrower or any SPE Constituent Entity consenting to or acquiescing in or joining in an application for the appointment of a custodian, receiver, trustee, or examiner for Borrower or any SPE Constituent Entity or any Individual Property (or portion thereof); (e) Borrower or any SPE Constituent Entity making an assignment for the benefit of creditors, or admitting, in writing or in any legal proceeding, its insolvency or inability to pay its debts as they become due; (ii) if Borrower encumbers any Individual Property (or causes any Individual Property to be encumbered) by any Lien (other than a Permitted Encumbrance) without Lender’s prior written consent; or (iii) if Borrower fails to obtain Lender’s prior written consent to any Transfer in any case in which such consent is required to be obtained pursuant to Section 5.2.10 hereof.

Section 9.3 Matters Concerning Manager . If (a) an Event of Default occurs and is continuing, (b) Manager shall become subject to a Bankruptcy Action, or (c) a default occurs under the Management Agreement, then, in the case of any of the foregoing, Borrower shall, at the request of Lender, terminate the Management Agreement and replace the Manager with a Qualified Manager (other than Existing Manager or any Person that is under common Control with Existing Manager or Guarantor) 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 9.4 Servicer . At the option of Lender, the Loan may be serviced by a master servicer, primary servicer, special servicer and/or trustee (any such master servicer, primary servicer, special servicer, and trustee, together with its agents, nominees or designees, are collectively referred to as “ Servicer ”) selected by Lender, and Lender may delegate all or any portion of its responsibilities under this Agreement and the other Loan Documents to Servicer pursuant to a pooling and servicing agreement, trust and servicing agreement, servicing agreement, special servicing agreement or other agreement providing for the servicing of one or more mortgage loans (collectively, the “ Servicing Agreement ”) between Lender and Servicer. Borrower shall not be responsible for any cost or expenses relating to the Servicing Agreement or the services provided by Servicer thereunder, including, without limitation, any set-up fees or other initial costs, the regular monthly master servicing fee or trustee fee due to Servicer under the Servicing Agreement or any other fees or expenses required to be borne by, and not reimbursable to, Servicer, provided that, notwithstanding the foregoing, Borrower shall promptly reimburse Lender on demand for (a) interest payable on advances made by Servicer with respect to delinquent debt service payments (to the extent charges pursuant to Section 2.3.4 and interest at the Default Rate actually paid by Borrower in respect of such payments are insufficient to pay the same) or expenses paid by Servicer in respect of the protection and preservation of the Properties (including, without limitation, payments of Taxes and Insurance Premiums) and (b) the following costs and expenses payable by Lender to Servicer as a result of the Loan becoming specially serviced: (i) any liquidation fees that are due and payable to Servicer under the Servicing Agreement in connection with the exercise of any or all remedies permitted under this Agreement, (ii) any workout fees and special servicing fees that are due and payable to Servicer under the Servicing Agreement, which fees may be due and payable under the Servicing Agreement on a periodic or continuing basis, and (iii) the costs of all property inspections and/or appraisals of the Properties (or any updates to any existing inspection or appraisal) that Servicer may be required to obtain (other than the cost of regular annual inspections required to be borne by Servicer under the Servicing Agreement).

 

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ARTICLE X – MISCELLANEOUS

Section 10.1 Survival . This Agreement and all covenants, agreements, representations and warranties made herein and in the certificates delivered pursuant hereto shall survive the making by Lender of the Loan and the execution and delivery to Lender of the Note, and shall continue in full force and effect so long as all or any of the Debt is outstanding and unpaid unless a longer period is expressly set forth herein or in the other Loan Documents. Whenever in this Agreement any of the parties hereto is referred to, such reference shall be deemed to include the legal representatives, successors and assigns of such party. All covenants, promises and agreements in this Agreement, by or on behalf of Borrower, shall inure to the benefit of the legal representatives, successors and assigns of Lender.

Section 10.2 Lender’s Discretion . Whenever pursuant to this Agreement, Lender exercises any right given to it to approve or disapprove, or any arrangement or term is to be satisfactory to Lender, the decision of Lender to approve or disapprove or to decide whether arrangements or terms are satisfactory or not satisfactory shall (except as is otherwise specifically herein provided) be in the sole discretion of Lender and shall be final and conclusive. Whenever this Agreement expressly provides that Lender is required to be reasonable in its determination of whether or not to consent to or approve a certain matter, such provisions shall also be deemed to require that Lender not unreasonably delay or condition such consent or approval.

Section 10.3 Governing Law . (a) THIS AGREEMENT WAS NEGOTIATED IN THE STATE OF NEW YORK, THE LOAN WAS MADE BY LENDER AND ACCEPTED BY BORROWER IN THE STATE OF NEW YORK, AND THE PROCEEDS OF THE LOAN DELIVERED PURSUANT HERETO WERE DISBURSED FROM THE STATE OF NEW YORK, WHICH STATE THE PARTIES AGREE HAS A SUBSTANTIAL RELATIONSHIP TO THE PARTIES AND TO THE UNDERLYING TRANSACTION EMBODIED HEREBY, AND IN ALL RESPECTS, INCLUDING, WITHOUT LIMITING THE GENERALITY OF THE FOREGOING, MATTERS OF CONSTRUCTION, VALIDITY AND PERFORMANCE, THIS AGREEMENT, THE NOTE AND THE OTHER LOAN DOCUMENTS AND THE OBLIGATIONS ARISING HEREUNDER AND THEREUNDER SHALL BE GOVERNED BY, AND CONSTRUED IN ACCORDANCE WITH, THE LAWS OF THE STATE OF NEW YORK APPLICABLE TO CONTRACTS MADE AND PERFORMED IN SUCH STATE (WITHOUT REGARD TO PRINCIPLES OF CONFLICTS OF LAWS) AND ANY APPLICABLE LAW OF THE UNITED STATES OF AMERICA, EXCEPT THAT AT ALL TIMES THE PROVISIONS FOR THE CREATION, PERFECTION, AND ENFORCEMENT OF THE LIENS AND SECURITY INTERESTS CREATED PURSUANT HERETO AND PURSUANT TO THE OTHER LOAN DOCUMENTS SHALL BE GOVERNED BY AND CONSTRUED ACCORDING TO THE LAW OF THE STATE IN WHICH THE APPLICABLE INDIVIDUAL PROPERTY IS LOCATED, IT BEING UNDERSTOOD THAT, TO THE FULLEST EXTENT PERMITTED BY THE LAW OF SUCH STATE, THE LAW OF THE STATE OF NEW YORK SHALL GOVERN THE CONSTRUCTION, VALIDITY AND ENFORCEABILITY OF ALL LOAN DOCUMENTS AND ALL OF THE OBLIGATIONS ARISING HEREUNDER OR THEREUNDER. TO THE FULLEST EXTENT PERMITTED BY LAW, BORROWER HEREBY UNCONDITIONALLY AND

 

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IRREVOCABLY WAIVES ANY CLAIM TO ASSERT THAT THE LAW OF ANY OTHER JURISDICTION GOVERNS THIS AGREEMENT, THE NOTE AND THE OTHER LOAN DOCUMENTS, AND THIS AGREEMENT, THE NOTE AND THE OTHER LOAN DOCUMENTS SHALL BE GOVERNED BY AND CONSTRUED IN ACCORDANCE WITH THE LAWS OF THE STATE OF NEW YORK PURSUANT TO SECTION 5-1401 OF THE NEW YORK GENERAL OBLIGATIONS LAW.

(b) ANY LEGAL SUIT, ACTION OR PROCEEDING AGAINST LENDER OR BORROWER ARISING OUT OF OR RELATING TO THIS AGREEMENT OR THE OTHER LOAN DOCUMENTS MAY AT LENDER’S 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 BORROWER WAIVES ANY OBJECTIONS WHICH IT MAY NOW OR HEREAFTER HAVE BASED ON VENUE AND/OR FORUM NON CONVENIENS OF ANY SUCH SUIT, ACTION OR PROCEEDING, AND BORROWER HEREBY IRREVOCABLY SUBMITS TO THE JURISDICTION OF ANY SUCH COURT IN ANY SUIT, ACTION OR PROCEEDING. BORROWER DOES HEREBY DESIGNATE AND APPOINT:

CORPORATION SERVICE COMPANY

80 STATE STREET

ALBANY, NEW YORK 12207-2543

AS ITS AUTHORIZED AGENT TO ACCEPT AND ACKNOWLEDGE ON ITS BEHALF SERVICE OF ANY AND ALL PROCESS WHICH MAY BE SERVED IN ANY SUCH SUIT, ACTION OR PROCEEDING IN ANY FEDERAL OR STATE COURT IN NEW YORK, NEW YORK, AND AGREES THAT SERVICE OF PROCESS UPON SAID AGENT AT SAID ADDRESS AND WRITTEN NOTICE OF SAID SERVICE MAILED OR DELIVERED TO BORROWER IN THE MANNER PROVIDED HEREIN SHALL BE DEEMED IN EVERY RESPECT EFFECTIVE SERVICE OF PROCESS UPON BORROWER IN ANY SUCH SUIT, ACTION OR PROCEEDING IN THE STATE OF NEW YORK. BORROWER (I) SHALL GIVE PROMPT NOTICE TO LENDER OF ANY CHANGED ADDRESS OF ITS AUTHORIZED AGENT HEREUNDER, (II) MAY AT ANY TIME AND FROM TIME TO TIME DESIGNATE A SUBSTITUTE AUTHORIZED AGENT WITH AN OFFICE IN NEW YORK, NEW YORK (WHICH SUBSTITUTE AGENT AND OFFICE SHALL BE DESIGNATED AS THE PERSON AND ADDRESS FOR SERVICE OF PROCESS), AND (III) SHALL PROMPTLY DESIGNATE SUCH A SUBSTITUTE IF ITS AUTHORIZED AGENT CEASES TO HAVE AN OFFICE IN NEW YORK, NEW YORK OR IS DISSOLVED WITHOUT LEAVING A SUCCESSOR.

Section 10.4 Modification, Waiver in Writing . No modification, amendment, extension, discharge, termination or waiver of any provision of this Agreement, or of the Note, or of any other Loan Document, nor consent to any departure by Borrower therefrom, shall in any event be effective unless the same shall be in a writing signed by the party against whom enforcement is sought, and then such waiver or consent shall be effective only in the specific instance, and for the purpose, for which given. Except as otherwise expressly provided herein, no notice to, or demand on Borrower, shall entitle Borrower to any other or future notice or demand in the same, similar or other circumstances.

 

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Section 10.5 Delay Not a Waiver . Neither any failure nor any delay on the part of Lender in insisting upon strict performance of any term, condition, covenant or agreement, or exercising any right, power, remedy or privilege hereunder, or under the Note or under any other Loan Document, or any other instrument given as security therefor, shall operate as or constitute a waiver thereof, nor shall a single or partial exercise thereof preclude any other future exercise, or the exercise of any other right, power, remedy or privilege. In particular, and not by way of limitation, by accepting payment after the due date of any amount payable under this Agreement, the Note or any other Loan Document, Lender shall not be deemed to have waived any right either to require prompt payment when due of all other amounts due under this Agreement, the Note or the other Loan Documents, or to declare a default for failure to effect prompt payment of any such other amount.

Section 10.6 Notices . All notices, consents, approvals and requests required or permitted hereunder or under any other Loan Document shall be given in writing and shall be effective for all purposes if hand delivered or sent by (a) certified or registered United States mail, postage prepaid, return receipt requested or (b) expedited prepaid delivery service, either commercial or United States Postal Service, with proof of attempted delivery, and by telecopier (with answer back acknowledged), addressed as follows (or at such other address and Person as shall be designated from time to time by any party hereto, as the case may be, in a written notice to the other parties hereto in the manner provided for in this Section 10.6) :

 

If to Lender:    JPMorgan Chase Bank, N.A.
   383 Madison Avenue
   New York, New York 10179
   Attention: Joseph E. Geoghan
   Facsimile No.: (212) 272-7047
with a copy to:    JPMorgan Chase Bank, N.A.
   4 New York Plaza, 22nd floor
   New York, New York 10004
   Attention: Nancy Alto
   Facsimile No.: (212) 623-4779
   and
   Cadwalader, Wickersham & Taft LLP
   One World Financial Center
   New York, New York 10281
   Attention: William P. McInerney, Esq.
   Facsimile No. (212) 504-6666
If to Borrower, to each Borrower at:    c/o Centro NP LLC
   420 Lexington Avenue, 7th Floor

 

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   New York, New York 10170
   Attention: General Counsel
   Facsimile No.: (646) 344-8627
with a copy to:    Skadden, Arps, Slate, Meagher & Flom, LLP
   Four Times Square
   New York, New York 10036
   Attention: Harvey R. Uris, Esq.
   Facsimile No.: (917) 777-2212
and    Skadden, Arps, Slate, Meagher & Flom, LLP
   155 N. Wacker Drive
   Chicago, Illinois 60606
   Attention: Matthew A. Shebuski, Esq.
   Facsimile No.: (312) 407-8593

A notice shall be deemed to have been given: in the case of hand delivery, at the time of delivery; in the case of registered or certified mail, when delivered or the first attempted delivery on a Business Day; or in the case of expedited prepaid delivery and telecopy, upon the first attempted delivery on a Business Day; or in the case of telecopy, upon sender’s receipt of a machine-generated confirmation of successful transmission after advice by telephone to recipient that a telecopy notice is forthcoming.

Section 10.7 Trial by Jury . BORROWER HEREBY AGREES NOT TO ELECT A TRIAL BY JURY OF ANY ISSUE TRIABLE OF RIGHT BY JURY, AND WAIVES ANY RIGHT TO TRIAL BY JURY FULLY TO THE EXTENT THAT ANY SUCH RIGHT SHALL NOW OR HEREAFTER EXIST WITH REGARD TO THE LOAN DOCUMENTS, OR ANY CLAIM, COUNTERCLAIM OR OTHER ACTION ARISING IN CONNECTION THEREWITH. THIS WAIVER OF RIGHT TO TRIAL BY JURY IS GIVEN KNOWINGLY AND VOLUNTARILY BY BORROWER, AND IS INTENDED TO ENCOMPASS INDIVIDUALLY EACH INSTANCE AND EACH ISSUE AS TO WHICH THE RIGHT TO A TRIAL BY JURY WOULD OTHERWISE ACCRUE. LENDER IS HEREBY AUTHORIZED TO FILE A COPY OF THIS PARAGRAPH IN ANY PROCEEDING AS CONCLUSIVE EVIDENCE OF THIS WAIVER BY BORROWER.

Section 10.8 Headings . The Article and/or Section headings and the Table of Contents in this Agreement are included herein for convenience of reference only and shall not constitute a part of this Agreement for any other purpose.

Section 10.9 Severability . Wherever possible, each provision of this Agreement shall be interpreted in such manner as to be effective and valid under applicable law, but if any provision of this Agreement shall be prohibited by or invalid under applicable law, such provision shall be ineffective to the extent of such prohibition or invalidity, without invalidating the remainder of such provision or the remaining provisions of this Agreement.

Section 10.10 Preferences . Lender shall have the continuing and exclusive right to apply or reverse and reapply any and all payments by Borrower to any portion of the obligations of

 

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Borrower hereunder. To the extent Borrower makes a payment or payments to Lender, which payment or proceeds or any part thereof are subsequently invalidated, declared to be fraudulent or preferential, set aside or required to be repaid to a trustee, receiver or any other party under any bankruptcy law, state or federal law, common law or equitable cause, then, to the extent of such payment or proceeds received, the obligations hereunder or part thereof intended to be satisfied shall be revived and continue in full force and effect, as if such payment or proceeds had not been received by Lender.

Section 10.11 Waiver of Notice . Borrower shall not be entitled to any notices of any nature whatsoever from Lender except with respect to matters for which this Agreement or the other Loan Documents specifically and expressly provide for the giving of notice by Lender to Borrower and except with respect to matters for which Borrower is not, pursuant to applicable Legal Requirements, permitted to waive the giving of notice. Borrower hereby expressly waives the right to receive any notice from Lender with respect to any matter for which this Agreement or the other Loan Documents do not specifically and expressly provide for the giving of notice by Lender to Borrower.

Section 10.12 Remedies of Borrower . In the event that a claim or adjudication is made that Lender or its agents have acted unreasonably or unreasonably delayed acting in any case where by law or under this Agreement or the other Loan Documents, Lender or such agent, as the case may be, has an obligation to act reasonably or promptly, Borrower agrees that neither Lender nor its agents shall be liable for any monetary damages, and Borrower’s sole remedies shall be limited to commencing an action seeking injunctive relief or declaratory judgment. The parties hereto agree that any action or proceeding to determine whether Lender has acted reasonably shall be determined by an action seeking declaratory judgment.

Section 10.13 Expenses; Indemnity . (a) Other than as provided in Section 9.1.4 , Borrower covenants and agrees to pay or, if Borrower fails to pay, to reimburse, Lender upon receipt of written notice from Lender for all reasonable costs and expenses (including reasonable attorneys’ fees, disbursements and expenses) incurred by Lender in connection with (i) the preparation, negotiation, execution and delivery of this Agreement and the other Loan Documents and the consummation of the transactions contemplated hereby and thereby and all the costs of furnishing all opinions by counsel for Borrower (including without limitation any opinions requested by Lender as to any legal matters arising under this Agreement or the other Loan Documents with respect to the Properties); (ii) Borrower’s ongoing performance of and compliance with Borrower’s respective agreements and covenants contained in this Agreement and the other Loan Documents on its part to be performed or complied with after the Closing Date, including, without limitation, confirming compliance with environmental and insurance requirements; (iii) Lender’s ongoing performance and compliance with all agreements and conditions contained in this Agreement and the other Loan Documents on its part to be performed or complied with after the Closing Date; (iv) the negotiation, preparation, execution, delivery and administration of any consents, amendments, waivers or other modifications to this Agreement and the other Loan Documents and any other documents or matters requested by Borrower or Lender; (v) securing Borrower’s compliance with any requests made pursuant to the provisions of this Agreement; (vi) the filing and recording fees and expenses, the premiums and other costs and expenses associated with the Title Insurance Policy and reasonable fees and expenses of counsel for providing to Lender all required legal opinions, and other similar

 

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expenses incurred in creating and perfecting the Liens in favor of Lender pursuant to this Agreement and the other Loan Documents; (vii) enforcing or preserving any rights, either in response to third-party claims or in prosecuting or defending any action or proceeding or other litigation, in each case against, under or affecting Borrower, this Agreement, the other Loan Documents, the Properties, or any other security given for the Loan; and (viii) enforcing any obligations of or collecting any payments due from Borrower or Guarantor under this Agreement, the other Loan Documents or with respect to the Properties (including, without limitation, any fees incurred by a Servicer that is a master servicer in connection with the transfer of the Loan to a Servicer that is a special servicer prior to or following a Default or an Event of Default) or in connection with any refinancing or restructuring of the credit arrangements provided under this Agreement in the nature of a “work-out” or of any insolvency or bankruptcy proceedings; provided , however , that Borrower shall not be liable for the payment of any such costs and expenses to the extent the same arise by reason of the gross negligence, illegal acts, fraud or willful misconduct of Lender. Any cost and expenses due and payable to Lender may be paid from any amounts in the Lockbox Account or the Cash Management Account, as applicable.

(b) Borrower shall indemnify, defend and hold harmless the Indemnified Parties from and against any and all other liabilities, obligations, losses, damages, penalties, actions, judgments, suits, claims, costs, expenses and disbursements of any kind or nature whatsoever (including, without limitation, the reasonable fees and disbursements of counsel in connection with any investigative, administrative or judicial proceeding commenced or threatened, whether or not an Indemnified Party shall be designated a party thereto), that may be imposed on, incurred by, or asserted against any Indemnified Party in any manner (whether or not arising from a third-party claim) relating to or arising out of (i) any breach by Borrower of its obligations under, or any material misrepresentation by Borrower contained in, this Agreement or the other Loan Documents (including, without limitation, any material misstatement or omission in any report, certificate, financial statement or other instrument, agreement or document or other materials or information furnished by or on behalf of Borrower pursuant to this Agreement or any other Loan Document), or (ii) the use or intended use of the proceeds of the Loan (collectively, the “ Indemnified Liabilities ”); provided , however , that Borrower shall not have any obligation to any Indemnified Party hereunder to the extent that such Indemnified Liabilities arise from the gross negligence, illegal acts, fraud or willful misconduct of such Indemnified Party. To the extent that the undertaking to indemnify, defend and hold harmless set forth in the preceding sentence may be unenforceable because it violates any law or public policy, Borrower shall pay the maximum portion that it is permitted to pay and satisfy under applicable law to the payment and satisfaction of all Indemnified Liabilities incurred by the Indemnified Parties.

(c) Other than as provided in Section 9.1.4 , Borrower covenants and agrees to pay for or, if Borrower fails to pay, to reimburse Lender for, any fees and expenses incurred by any Rating Agency in connection with any Rating Agency review of the Loan, the Loan Documents or any transaction contemplated thereby or any consent, approval, waiver or confirmation obtained from such Rating Agency pursuant to the terms and conditions of this Agreement or any other Loan Document, and Lender shall be entitled to require payment of such fees and expenses as a condition precedent to the obtaining of any such consent, approval, waiver or confirmation.

 

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Section 10.14 Schedules Incorporated . The Schedules annexed hereto are hereby incorporated herein as a part of this Agreement with the same effect as if set forth in the body hereof.

Section 10.15 Offsets, Counterclaims and Defenses . Any assignee of Lender’s interest in and to this Agreement, the Note and the other Loan Documents shall take the same free and clear of all offsets, counterclaims or defenses which are unrelated to such documents which Borrower may otherwise have against any assignor of such documents, and no such unrelated counterclaim or defense shall be interposed or asserted by Borrower in any action or proceeding brought by any such assignee upon such documents and any such right to interpose or assert any such unrelated offset, counterclaim or defense in any such action or proceeding is hereby expressly waived by Borrower.

Section 10.16 No Joint Venture or Partnership; No Third Party Beneficiaries . (a) Borrower and Lender intend that the relationships created hereunder and under the other Loan Documents be solely that of borrower and lender. Nothing herein or therein is intended to create a joint venture, partnership, tenancy-in-common, or joint tenancy relationship between Borrower and Lender nor to grant Lender any interest in the Properties other than that of mortgagee, beneficiary or lender.

(b) This Agreement and the other Loan Documents are solely for the benefit of Lender and Borrower and nothing contained in this Agreement or the other Loan Documents shall be deemed to confer upon anyone other than Lender and Borrower any right to insist upon or to enforce the performance or observance of any of the obligations contained herein or therein. All conditions to the obligations of Lender to make the Loan hereunder are imposed solely and exclusively for the benefit of Lender and no other Person shall have standing to require satisfaction of such conditions in accordance with their terms or be entitled to assume that Lender will refuse to make the Loan in the absence of strict compliance with any or all thereof and no other Person shall under any circumstances be deemed to be a beneficiary of such conditions, any or all of which may be freely waived in whole or in part by Lender if, in Lender’s sole discretion, Lender deems it advisable or desirable to do so.

Section 10.17 Publicity . All news releases, publicity or advertising by Borrower or its Affiliates through any media intended to reach the general public which refers to the Loan Documents or the financing evidenced by the Loan Documents, to Lender, JPMorgan or any of their respective Affiliates shall be subject to the prior written approval of Lender and JPMorgan, in their respective sole discretion.

Section 10.18 Cross-Collateralization; Waiver of Marshalling of Assets . (a) Borrower acknowledges that Lender has made the Loan to Borrower upon the security of its collective interest in the Properties and in reliance upon the aggregate of the Properties taken together being of greater value as collateral security than the sum of each Individual Property taken separately. Subject to Section 9.1.2 , Borrower agrees that the Mortgages are and will be cross-collateralized and cross-defaulted with each other so that (i) upon the occurrence of any Event of Default, an event of default shall be deemed to have occurred under each of the Mortgages regardless of whether the event constituting such Event of Default related to any particular Individual Property; (ii) each Mortgage shall constitute security for the Note as if a single blanket lien were placed on all of the Properties as security for the Note; and (iii) such crosscollateralization shall in no event be deemed to constitute a fraudulent conveyance.

 

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(b) To the fullest extent permitted by law, Borrower, for itself and its successors and assigns, waives all rights to a marshalling of the assets of Borrower, Borrower’s partners and others with interests in Borrower, and of the Properties, or to a sale in inverse order of alienation in the event of foreclosure of any Mortgage, and agrees not to assert any right under any laws pertaining to the marshalling of assets, the sale in inverse order of alienation, homestead exemption, the administration of estates of decedents, or any other matters whatsoever to defeat, reduce or affect the right of Lender under the Loan Documents to a sale of the Properties for the collection of the Debt without any prior or different resort for collection or of the right of Lender to the payment of the Debt out of the net proceeds of the Properties in preference to every other claimant whatsoever. In addition, Borrower, for itself and its successors and assigns, waives in the event of foreclosure of any or all of the Mortgages, any equitable right otherwise available to Borrower which would require the separate sale of the Properties or require Lender to exhaust its remedies against any Individual Property or any combination of the Properties before proceeding against any other Individual Property or combination of Properties; and further in the event of such foreclosure Borrower does hereby expressly consent to and authorize, at the option of Lender, the foreclosure and sale either separately or together of any combination of the Properties.

Section 10.19 Waiver of Counterclaim . Borrower hereby waives the right to assert a counterclaim, other than a compulsory counterclaim, in any action or proceeding brought against it by Lender or its agents.

Section 10.20 Conflict; Construction of Documents; Reliance . In the event of any conflict between the provisions of this Agreement and any of the other Loan Documents, the provisions of this Agreement shall control. The parties hereto acknowledge that they were represented by competent counsel in connection with the negotiation, drafting and execution of the Loan Documents and that such Loan Documents shall not be subject to the principle of construing their meaning against the party which drafted same. Borrower acknowledges that, with respect to the Loan, Borrower shall rely solely on its own judgment and advisors in entering into the Loan without relying in any manner on any statements, representations or recommendations of Lender or any parent, subsidiary or Affiliate of Lender. Lender shall not be subject to any limitation whatsoever in the exercise of any rights or remedies available to it under any of the Loan Documents or any other agreements or instruments which govern the Loan by virtue of the ownership by it or any parent, subsidiary or Affiliate of Lender of any equity interest any of them may acquire in Borrower, and Borrower hereby irrevocably waives the right to raise any defense or take any action on the basis of the foregoing with respect to Lender’s exercise of any such rights or remedies. Borrower acknowledges that Lender engages in the business of real estate financings and other real estate transactions and investments which may be viewed as adverse to or competitive with the business of Borrower or its Affiliates.

Section 10.21 Brokers and Financial Advisors . Borrower hereby represents that it has dealt with no financial advisors, brokers, underwriters, placement agents, agents or finders in connection with the transactions contemplated by this Agreement, other than Holliday Fenoglio Fowler, L.P. Borrower hereby agrees to indemnify, defend and hold Lender harmless from and

 

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against any and all claims, liabilities, costs and expenses of any kind (including Lender’s attorneys’ fees and expenses) in any way relating to or arising from a claim by any Person that such Person acted on behalf of Borrower or Lender in connection with the transactions contemplated herein. The provisions of this Section 10.21 shall survive the expiration and termination of this Agreement and the payment of the Debt.

Section 10.22 Prior Agreements . This Agreement and the other Loan Documents contain the entire agreement of the parties hereto and thereto in respect of the transactions contemplated hereby and thereby, and all prior agreements among or between such parties, whether oral or written, are superseded by the terms of this Agreement and the other Loan Documents. This Agreement and the other Loan Documents may not be contradicted by evidence of prior, contemporaneous or subsequent oral agreements of the parties hereto or thereto.

Section 10.23 Joint and Several Liability . If Borrower consists of more than one (1) Person the obligations and liabilities of each Person comprising Borrower shall be joint and several. The parties hereto acknowledge that the defined term “Borrower” (as well as the defined term “Collective Group”) has been defined to collectively include each Borrower (and in the case of the Collective Group, defined to collectively include each Borrower and each SPE Constituent Entity). It is the intent of the parties hereto in determining whether there has occurred an event which (i) constitutes a Default or Event of Default or (ii) creates recourse obligations under Section 9.2 hereof, that any such event with respect to any Borrower (or, where applicable, with respect to any single member of the Collective Group) shall be deemed to be such a Default, Event of Default or event creating recourse obligations under Section 9.2 hereof, as applicable, with respect to every Borrower and that every Borrower need not have been involved with the event causing the same in order for such event to be deemed such a Default, Event of Default or event creating recourse obligations under Section 9.2 hereof, as applicable, with respect to every Borrower (and likewise, where applicable, that each member of the Collective Group need not have been involved with such event for the same to be deemed such a Default, Event of Default or event creating recourse obligations under Section 9.2 hereof, as applicable). The term “ Collective Group ” as used in this Agreement means, collectively, each Borrower and each SPE Constituent Entity.

Section 10.24 Certain Additional Rights of Lender (VCOC) . Notwithstanding anything to the contrary contained in this Agreement, Lender shall have:

(a) upon not less than fifteen (15) Business Days’ prior written notice to Borrower, the right to request and to hold a meeting at Lender’s office in New York, New York no more than four (4) times during any calendar year to consult with an officer of Borrower that is familiar with the financial condition of each Borrower and the operation of the Individual Properties and is otherwise reasonably acceptable to Lender regarding such significant business activities and business and financial developments of Borrower as are specified by Lender in writing in the request for such meeting; provided , however , that such consultations shall not include discussions of environmental compliance programs or disposal of hazardous substances; and

(b) the right, in accordance with the terms of this Agreement, to examine the books and records of Borrower at any reasonable times upon reasonable notice, provided that any such examination shall be conducted so as not to unreasonably interfere with the business of Borrower or any Tenants or other occupants of any Individual Property.

 

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The rights described above in this Section 10.24 may be exercised by Lender on behalf of any Person which Controls Lender.

Section 10.25 Additional California Waivers .

In the event that (and only in the event that) any court of competent jurisdiction determines that, notwithstanding the terms and provisions of Section 10.3 hereof, the laws of the State of California shall govern in any respect the interpretation or enforcement of all or any portion of this Agreement, then the following terms and provisions of this Section 10.25 shall apply:

(a) Each Borrower hereby waives any and all benefits and defenses under California Civil Code Section 2810 and agrees that by doing so, such Borrower shall be liable even if each other Borrower (each, an “ Other Obligor ” and, collectively, the “ Other Obligors ”) had no liability at the time of execution of, or thereafter ceases to be liable under, the Note, the Loan Agreement, the Mortgages or any other Loan Document. Each Borrower hereby waives any and all benefits and defenses under California Civil Code Section 2809 and agrees that by doing so, each Borrower’s liability may be larger in amount and more burdensome than that of any Other Obligor. Borrower waives all rights to require Lender to pursue any other remedy it may have against any Other Obligor, or any shareholder, member or partner of any Other Obligor, including any and all benefits under California Civil Code Section 2845, 2849 and 2850. Each Borrower further waives any rights, defenses and benefits that may be derived from Sections 2787 to 2855, inclusive, of the California Civil Code or comparable provisions of the laws of any other jurisdiction and further waives all other suretyship defenses such Borrower would otherwise have under the laws of the State of California or any other jurisdiction.

(b) During the continuance of an Event of Default, Lender, in its sole discretion, without prior notice to or consent of any Borrower, may elect to: (i) foreclose, either judicially or nonjudicially, against the Properties or any other collateral for the Loan or any portion thereof, (ii) accept a transfer of the Properties or any other collateral for the Loan or any portion thereof in lieu of foreclosure, (iii) compromise or adjust the Loan or any part of it or make any other accommodation with any Other Obligor or any Borrower, or (iv) exercise any other remedy provided for in Section 8.2 above against any Other Obligor, any Borrower or the Properties or any other collateral for the Loan or any portion thereof. No such action by Lender shall release or limit the liability of any Borrower, each of which shall remain liable under this Agreement after the action, even if the effect of the action is to deprive any Borrower of any subrogation rights, rights of indemnity or other rights to collect reimbursement from any Other Obligor for any sums paid to Lender, whether contractual or arising by operation of law or otherwise. Borrower expressly agrees that, except as required by applicable law, under no circumstances shall it be deemed to have any right, title, interest or claim in or to the Properties or any other collateral for the Loan or any portion thereof to the extent held by Lender or any third party after any foreclosure or transfer in lieu of foreclosure in respect thereof.

 

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(c) Regardless of whether any Borrower may have made any payments to Lender, each Borrower hereby waives: (A) all rights of subrogation, indemnification, contribution and any other rights to collect reimbursement from any Other Obligor or any other party for any sums paid to Lender, whether contractual or arising by operation of law (including the United States Bankruptcy Code or any successor or similar statute) or otherwise, (B) all rights to enforce any remedy that Lender may have against any Other Obligor and (C) all rights to participate in any collateral now or hereafter held by Lender as security for the Debt. The waivers given in this subsection (c)  shall be effective until the Debt has been fully repaid.

(d) Each Borrower waives all rights and defenses arising out of an election of remedies by Lender, even in the event that such election of remedies, such as a nonjudicial foreclosure with respect to security for a guaranteed obligation, shall destroy any of Borrower’s rights of subrogation and reimbursement against any Other Obligor by operation of Section 580d of the California Code of Civil Procedure or otherwise. To the extent permitted by applicable law, each Borrower further waives any right to a fair value hearing under California Code of Civil Procedure Section 580a or any other similar law to determine the size of any deficiency owing (for which any Other Obligor would be liable hereunder) following a non-judicial foreclosure sale.

(e) Without limiting the foregoing or anything else contained in this Agreement, to the extent permitted by applicable law, each Borrower waives all rights and defenses that such Borrower may have because the Loan is secured by real property. This means, among other things:

(i) That Lender may collect from each Borrower without first foreclosing on any real property collateral or personal property collateral pledged by any Other Obligor; and

(ii) If Lender forecloses on any real property collateral pledged by any Other Obligor: (x) the Debt may be reduced only by the price for which that collateral is sold at the foreclosure sale, even if the collateral is worth more than the sale price; and (y) Lender may collect from each Borrower even if Lender, by foreclosing on the real property collateral, has destroyed any right that any Borrower may have to collect from any Other Obligor.

This subsection (e)  is an unconditional and irrevocable waiver of any rights and defenses that any Borrower may have because the Loan is secured by real property. These rights and defenses include, but are not limited to, any rights or defenses based upon Sections 580a, 580h, 580d, or 726 of the California Code of Civil Procedure.

(f) Each Borrower waives all rights and defenses arising out of any failure of Lender to disclose to any Borrower any information relating to the financial condition, operations, properties or prospects of any Other Obligor now or in the future known to Lender (each Borrower waiving any duty on the part of the Lender to disclose such information).

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IN WITNESS WHEREOF, the parties hereto have caused this Agreement to be duly executed by their duly authorized representatives, all as of the day and year first above written.

 

BORROWER:
CENTRO NP NEW GARDEN SC OWNER, LLC , a Delaware limited liability company
CENTRO NP CLARK, LLC , a Delaware limited liability company
CENTRO NP HAMILTON PLAZA OWNER, LLC , a Delaware limited liability company
CENTRO NP HOLDINGS 11 SPE, LLC , a Delaware limited liability company
CENTRO NP HOLDINGS 12 SPE, LLC , a Delaware limited liability company
CENTRO NP ATLANTIC PLAZA, LLC , a Delaware limited liability company
CENTRO NP 23RD STREET STATION OWNER, LLC , a Delaware limited liability company
CENTRO NP COCONUT CREEK OWNER, LLC , a Delaware limited liability company
CENTRO NP SEMINOLE PLAZA OWNER, LLC , a Delaware limited liability company
CENTRO NP VENTURA DOWNS OWNER, LLC , a Delaware limited liability company
CENTRO NP AUGUSTA WEST PLAZA, LLC , a Delaware limited liability company

 

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CENTRO NP BANKS STATION, LLC , a Delaware limited liability company
CENTRO NP LAUREL SQUARE OWNER, LLC , a Delaware limited liability company
CENTRO NP MIDDLETOWN PLAZA OWNER, LLC , a Delaware limited liability company
CENTRO NP MIRACLE MILE, LLC , a Delaware limited liability company
CENTRO NP RIDGEVIEW, LLC , a Delaware limited liability company
CENTRO NP SURREY SQUARE MALL, LLC , a Delaware limited liability company
CENTRO NP COVINGTON GALLERY OWNER, LLC , a Delaware limited liability company
CENTRO NP STONE MOUNTAIN, LLC , a Delaware limited liability company
CENTRO NP GREENTREE SC, LLC , a Delaware limited liability company
CENTRO NP HOLDINGS 10 SPE, LLC , a Delaware limited liability company

 

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HK NEW PLAN FESTIVAL CENTER (IL), LLC,

a Delaware limited liability company

By:   /s/ Steven Siegel
 

Name: Steven Siegel

as Executive Vice President of, and on

behalf of, each of the 22 entities listed above

CENTRO NP ARBOR FAIRE OWNER, LP,

a Delaware limited partnership

 

CENTRO NP ARBOR FAIRE GP, LLC,

its general partner

  By:  

/s/ Steven Siegel

   

Name: Steven Siegel

Title: Executive Vice President

 

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ACKNOWLEDGMENT

 

STATE OF NEW YORK    )   
   )    ss.
COUNTY OF NEW YORK    )   

On the 23 day of July in the year 2010 before me, the undersigned, a Notary Public in and for said State, personally appeared Steven Siegel, personally known to me or proved to me on the basis of satisfactory evidence to be the individual(s) whose name(s) is (are) subscribed to the within instrument and acknowledged to me that he/she/they executed the same in his/her/their capacity(ies), and that by his/her/their signature(s) on the instrument, the individual(s), or the person upon behalf of which the individual(s) acted, executed the instrument.

 

/s/ Jason A. Dickens

Notary Public
JASON A. DICKENS
Notary Public, State of New York
No. 01DI6078811
Qualified in New York County
Commission Expires Sept. 20, 2010

 

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LENDER:
JPMORGAN CHASE BANK, N.A. , a banking association chartered under the laws of the United States of America
By:  

/s/ Joseph E. Geoghan

  Name:   Joseph E. Geoghan
  Title:   Managing Director


STATE OF NEW YORK    )   
   )    ss.
COUNTY OF NEW YORK    )   

On July  19th 2010, before me Claudia Omari , a notary public for said state, personally appears Joseph Geoghan , personally known to me (or proved to me on the basis of satisfactory evidence) to be the person whose name is subscribed to the within instrument and acknowledged to me that he executed the same as the Managing Director of JPMorgan Chase Bank, N.A., a banking association chartered under the laws of the United States of America, in his authorized capacity on behalf of said banking association and that by his signature on the instrument the person, or the entity upon behalf of which the person acted, executed the instrument.

Witness my hand and official seal.

 

/s/ Claudia Omari

Notary
Claudia Omari
OFFICIAL SEAL
CLAUDIA OMARI
NOTARY PUBLIC — NEW JERSEY
BERGEN COUNTY
My Comm. Expires Mar. 5, 2013


EXHIBIT A

(FORM OF SUBORDINATION, NON-DISTURBANCE

AND ATTORNMENT AGREEMENT)

(See attached)

 

EXH. A-1


JPMORGAN CHASE BANK, N.A.

(Lender)

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[                                           ]

(Tenant)

 

 

SUBORDINATION, NON-DISTURBANCE

AND ATTORNMENT AGREEMENT

 

 

Dated: as of [              ], 2010

Location: [                      ]

Section:

Block:

Lot:

County

PREPARED AND UPON

RECORDATION RETURN TO:

Cadwalader, Wickersham & Taft LLP

One World Financial Center

New York, New York 10281

Attention: William P. McInerney, Esq.

 

 

 

EXH. A-2


SUBORDINATION, NON-DISTURBANCE AND ATTORNMENT AGREEMENT

THIS SUBORDINATION, NON-DISTURBANCE AND ATTORNMENT AGREEMENT (this “ Agreement ”) is made as of the [      ] day of [              ], 2010 by and between JPMORGAN CHASE BANK, N.A. (“ Lender ”), and [                                          ], a [              ], having an address at                                          (“ Tenant ”).

RECITALS:

A. Lender has made (or will make) a loan (the “ Loan ”) to Landlord (defined below), which Loan is given pursuant to the terms and conditions of certain loan documents between Lender and Landlord (collectively, including, without limitation, the Mortgage (defined below), the “ Loan Documents ”). The Loan is secured by a certain mortgage, deed of trust or deed to secure debt, as applicable, given by Landlord for the benefit of Lender (the “ Mortgage ”), which encumbers the [fee/ground leasehold] estate of Landlord in certain premises described in Exhibit A attached hereto (the “ Property ”);

B. Tenant occupies a portion of the Property under and pursuant to the provisions of a certain lease dated [                      ], [              ] between [                      ], as landlord (“ Landlord ”), and Tenant, as tenant (the “ Lease ”); and

C. Tenant has agreed to subordinate the Lease to the Mortgage and to the lien thereof and Lender has agreed to grant non-disturbance to Tenant under the Lease on the terms and conditions hereinafter set forth.

AGREEMENT:

For good and valuable consideration, Tenant and Lender agree as follows:

1. Subordination . Tenant agrees that the Lease and all of the terms, covenants and provisions thereof and all rights, remedies and options of Tenant thereunder are and shall at all times continue to be subject and subordinate in all respects to the Mortgage and to the lien thereof and all terms, covenants and conditions set forth in the Mortgage and the other Loan Documents including without limitation all renewals, increases, modifications, spreaders, consolidations, replacements and extensions thereof and to all sums secured thereby with the same force and effect as if the Mortgage and the other Loan Documents had been executed, delivered and (in the case of the Mortgage) recorded prior to the execution and delivery of the Lease.

2. Non-Disturbance . Lender agrees that if any action or proceeding is commenced by Lender for the foreclosure of the Mortgage or the sale of the Property, Tenant shall not be named as a party therein unless such joinder shall be required by law, provided, however, such joinder shall not result in the termination of the Lease or disturb the Tenant’s possession or use of the premises demised thereunder, and the sale of the Property in any such action or proceeding shall be made subject to all rights of Tenant under the Lease except as set forth in Section 3 below, provided that at the time of the commencement of any such action or proceeding or at the time of any such sale or exercise of any such other rights (a) the term of the Lease shall have

 

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commenced pursuant to the provisions thereof, (b) Tenant shall be in possession of the premises demised under the Lease, (c) the Lease shall be in full force and effect and (d) Tenant shall not be in default under any of the terms, covenants or conditions of the Lease or of this Agreement on Tenant’s part to be observed or performed beyond the expiration of any applicable notice or grace periods.

3. Attornment . Lender and Tenant agree that upon the conveyance of the Property by reason of the foreclosure of the Mortgage or the acceptance of a deed or assignment in lieu of foreclosure or otherwise, the Lease shall not be terminated or affected thereby (at the option of the transferee of the Property (the “ Transferee ”) if the conditions set forth in Section 2 above have not been met at the time of such transfer) but shall continue in full force and effect as a direct lease between the Transferee and Tenant upon all of the terms, covenants and conditions set forth in the Lease and in that event, Tenant agrees to attorn to the Transferee and the Transferee shall accept such attornment, whereupon, subject to the observance and performance by Tenant of all the terms, covenants and conditions of the Lease on the part of Tenant to be observed and performed, Transferee shall recognize the leasehold estate of Tenant under all of the terms, covenants and conditions of the Lease with the same force and effect as if Transferee were the lessor under the Lease; provided, however, that Transferee shall not be: (a) obligated to complete any construction work required to be done by Landlord pursuant to the provisions of the Lease or to reimburse Tenant for any construction work done by Tenant, (b) liable (i) for Landlord’s failure to perform any of its obligations under the Lease which have accrued prior to the date on which the Transferee shall become the owner of the Property, or (ii) for any act or omission of Landlord, whether prior to or after such foreclosure or sale, (c) required to make any repairs to the Property or to the premises demised under the Lease required as a result of fire, or other casualty or by reason of condemnation unless the Transferee shall be obligated under the Lease to make such repairs and shall have received sufficient casualty insurance proceeds or condemnation awards to finance the completion of such repairs, (d) required to make any capital improvements to the Property or to the premises demised under the Lease which Landlord may have agreed to make, but had not completed, or to perform or provide any services not related to possession or quiet enjoyment of the premises demised under the Lease, (e) subject to any offsets, defenses, abatements or counterclaims which shall have accrued to Tenant against Landlord prior to the date upon which the Transferee shall become the owner of the Property, (f) liable for the return of rental security deposits, if any, paid by Tenant to Landlord in accordance with the Lease unless such sums are actually received by the Transferee, (g) bound by any payment of rents, additional rents or other sums which Tenant may have paid more than one (1) month in advance to any prior Landlord unless (i) such sums are actually received by the Transferee or (ii) such prepayment shall have been expressly approved of by the Transferee, (h) bound to make any payment to Tenant which was required under the. Lease, or otherwise, to be made prior to the time the Transferee succeeded to Landlord’s interest, (i) bound by any agreement amending, modifying or terminating the Lease made without the Lender’s prior written consent prior to the time the Transferee succeeded to Landlord’s interest or (j) bound by any assignment of the Lease or sublease of the Property, or any portion thereof, made prior to the time the Transferee succeeded to Landlord’s interest other than if pursuant to the provisions of the Lease.

4. Notice to Tenant. After notice is given to Tenant by Lender to the effect that an event of default on the part of the Landlord is continuing under the Loan Documents and that the

 

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rentals under the Lease should be paid to Lender pursuant to the terms of the assignment of leases and rents executed and delivered by Landlord to Lender in connection therewith, Tenant shall thereafter pay to Lender or as directed by the Lender, all rentals and all other monies due or to become due to Landlord under the Lease and Landlord hereby expressly authorizes Tenant to make such payments to Lender and hereby releases and discharges Tenant from any liability to Landlord on account of any such payments.

5. Lender’s Consent . Tenant shall not, without obtaining the prior written consent of Lender, (a) voluntarily surrender the premises demised under the Lease or terminate the Lease without cause or shorten the term thereof unless pursuant to the exercise by Tenant of a termination right expressly provided in the Lease (any such right, a “ Termination Right ”) (or enter into any agreement to do the foregoing), or (b) assign the Lease or sublet the premises demised under the Lease or any part thereof other than pursuant to the provisions of the Lease; and any such termination, voluntary surrender, assignment or subletting, without Lender’s prior consent, shall not be binding upon Lender. Tenant shall not, without obtaining the prior written consent of the Lender, prepay any of the rents, additional rents or other sums due under the Lease for more than one (1) month in advance of the due dates thereof (other than security deposits and estimated additional rent amounts on account of operating expenses, tax and other escalations or pass-throughs).

6. Lender to Receive Notices . Tenant shall provide Lender with copies of all written notices sent to Landlord pursuant to the Lease simultaneously with the transmission of such notices to the Landlord. Tenant shall notify Lender of any default by Landlord under the Lease which would entitle Tenant to cancel the Lease or to an abatement of the rents, additional rents or other sums payable thereunder, and agrees that, notwithstanding any provisions of the Lease to the contrary, no notice of cancellation thereof or of such an abatement shall be effective unless Lender shall have received notice of default giving rise to such cancellation or abatement and shall have failed within thirty (30) days after receipt of such notice to cure such default, or if such default cannot be cured within thirty (30) days, shall have failed within sixty (60) days after receipt of such notice to commence and thereafter diligently pursue any action necessary to cure such default.

 

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7. Notices . All notices or other written communications hereunder shall be deemed to have been properly given (i) upon delivery, if delivered in person or by facsimile transmission with receipt acknowledged by the recipient thereof and confirmed by telephone by sender, (ii) one (1) Business Day (hereinafter defined) after having been deposited for overnight delivery with any reputable overnight courier service, or (iii) three (3) Business Days after having been deposited in any post office or mail depository regularly maintained by the U.S. Postal Service and sent by registered or certified mail, postage prepaid, return receipt requested, addressed as follows:

 

If to Tenant:   [                                                       ]
  [                                                       ]
  [                                                       ]
  Attention: [                                  ]
  Facsimile No. [                          ]
With a copy to:   [                                                       ]
  [                                                       ]
  [                                                       ]
  Attention: [                                  ]
  Facsimile No. [                          ]
If to Lender:   JPMorgan Chase Bank, N.A.
  383 Madison Avenue
  New York, New York 10179
  Attention: Joseph E. Geoghan
  Facsimile No.: (212) 272-7047
With a copy to:   JPMorgan Chase Bank, N.A.
  4 New York Plaza, 22nd floor
  New York, New York 10004
  Attention: Nancy Alto
  Facsimile No.: (212) 623-4779
  and
  Cadwalader, Wickersham & Taft LLP
  One World Financial Center
  New York, New York 10281
  Attention: William P. McInerney, Esq.
  Facsimile No. (212) 504-6666

or addressed as such party may from time to time designate by written notice to the other parties. For purposes of this Section, the term “ Business Day ” shall mean a day on which commercial banks are not authorized or required by law to close in New York, New York.

Either party by notice to the other may designate additional or different addresses for subsequent notices or communications.

8. Joint and Several Liability . If Tenant consists of more than one person, the obligations and liabilities of each such person hereunder shall be joint and several. This Agreement shall be binding upon and inure to the benefit of Lender and Tenant and their respective successors and assigns.

9. Definitions . The term “ Lender ” as used herein shall include the successors and assigns of Lender and any person, party or entity which shall become the owner of the Property

 

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by reason of a foreclosure of the Mortgage or the acceptance of a deed or assignment in lieu of foreclosure or otherwise. The term “ Landlord ” as used herein shall mean and include the present landlord under the Lease and such landlord’s predecessors and successors in interest under the Lease, but shall not mean or include Lender. The term “ Property ” as used herein shall mean the Property, the improvements now or hereafter located thereon and the estates therein encumbered by the Mortgage.

10. No Oral Modifications . This Agreement may not be modified in any manner or terminated except by an instrument in writing executed by the parties hereto.

11. Governing Law . This Agreement shall be deemed to be a contract entered into pursuant to the laws of the State where the Property is located and shall in all respects be governed, construed, applied and enforced in accordance with the laws of the State where the Property is located.

12. Inapplicable Provisions . If any term, covenant or condition of this Agreement is held to be invalid, illegal or unenforceable in any respect, this Agreement shall be construed without such provision.

13. Duplicate Originals; Counterparts . This Agreement may be executed in any number of duplicate originals and each duplicate original shall be deemed to be an original. This Agreement may be executed in several counterparts, each of which counterparts shall be deemed an original instrument and all of which together shall constitute a single Agreement. The failure of any party hereto to execute this Agreement, or any counterpart hereof, shall not relieve the other signatories from their obligations hereunder.

14. Number and Gender . 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.

15. Transfer of Loan . Lender may sell, transfer and deliver the note evidencing the Loan and assign the Mortgage, this Agreement and the other documents executed in connection therewith to one or more investors in the secondary mortgage market (“ Investors ”). In connection with such sale, Lender may retain or assign responsibility for servicing the loan, including the Mortgage, this Agreement and the other documents executed in connection therewith, or may delegate some or all of such responsibility and/or obligations to a servicer including, but not limited to, any subservicer or master servicer, on behalf of the Investors. All references to Lender herein shall refer to and include any such servicer to the extent applicable.

16. Further Acts . Tenant will, at the cost of Tenant, and without expense to Lender, do, execute, acknowledge and deliver all and every such further acts and assurances as Lender shall, from time to time, require, for the better assuring and confirming unto Lender the property and rights hereby intended now or hereafter so to be, or for carrying out the intention or facilitating the performance of the terms of this Agreement or for filing, registering or recording this Agreement, or for complying with all applicable laws.

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Loan Documents. In no event shall Lender or any purchaser of the Property at foreclosure sale or any grantee of the Property named in a deed-in-lieu of foreclosure, nor any heir, legal representative, successor, or assignee of Lender or any such purchaser or grantee (collectively the Lender, such purchaser, grantee, heir, legal representative, successor or assignee, the “ Subsequent Landlord ”) have any personal liability for the obligations of Landlord under the Lease and should the Subsequent Landlord succeed to the interests of the Landlord under the Lease, Tenant shall look only to the estate and property of any such Subsequent Landlord in the Property for the satisfaction of Tenant’s remedies for the collection of a judgment (or other judicial process) requiring the payment of money in the event of any default by any Subsequent Landlord as landlord under the Lease, and no other property or assets of any Subsequent Landlord shall be subject to levy, execution or other enforcement procedure for the satisfaction of Tenant’s remedies under or with respect to the Lease; provided, however, that the Tenant may exercise any other right or remedy provided thereby or by law in the event of any failure by Subsequent Landlord to perform any such material obligation.

[Signatures appear on the following page]

 

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IN WITNESS WHEREOF, Lender and Tenant have duly executed this Agreement as of the date first above written.

 

LENDER:

JPMORGAN CHASE BANK, N.A. ,

a national banking association

By:  

 

  Name:
  Title:

 

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      TENANT:
     

 

      a                                         
      By:  

 

        Name:
        Title:
The undersigned accepts and agrees to the provisions of Section 4 hereof:      
LANDLORD:      
                                                                                   , a      

 

     
By:  

 

     
  Name:      
  Title:      

 

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ACKNOWLEDGMENTS

[INSERT STATE-SPECIFIC ACKNOWLEDGMENT]

 

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EXHIBIT A

LEGAL DESCRIPTION

 

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Exhibit 10.10

GUARANTY

THIS GUARANTY (this “Guaranty”) is executed as of July 28, 2010, by CENTRO NP LLC, a Maryland limited liability company, having an address at 420 Lexington Avenue, New York, New York 10170 (“Guarantor”) for the benefit of JPMORGAN CHASE BANK, N.A., a banking association chartered under the laws of the United States of America, having an address at 383 Madison Avenue, New York, New York 10179 (“Lender”).

W    I    T    N    E    S    S    E    T    H   :

WHEREAS, pursuant to that certain Loan Agreement, dated as of the date hereof (the “Loan Agreement”), between the parties identified on the signature pages thereof as Borrower (individually and/or collectively, as the context may require, “Borrower”) and Lender, Lender made a loan to Borrower in the aggregate principal amount of FOUR HUNDRED EIGHTY-FIVE MILLION AND N0/100 DOLLARS ($485,000,000.00) (the “Loan”) which Loan is evidenced by that certain Amended, Restated and Consolidated Promissory Note of even date herewith given by Borrower to Lender (as the same may be amended, restated, replaced, renewed, extended, supplemented, or otherwise modified from time to time, the “Note”) and secured by, among other things, those certain mortgages, deeds of trust and deeds to secure debt, each of even date herewith, given by Borrower to Lender (as the same hereafter may be amended, restated, replaced, renewed, extended, supplemented, or otherwise modified from time to time, collectively, the “Mortgage”) encumbering the real property described therein (said real property being collectively referred to as the “Property”);

WHEREAS, Lender is not willing to make the Loan, or otherwise extend credit, to Borrower unless Guarantor unconditionally guarantees payment and performance to Lender of the Guaranteed Obligations (as herein defined); and

WHEREAS, Guarantor is the owner of a direct or indirect interest in Borrower, and Guarantor will directly benefit from Lender’s making the Loan to Borrower.

NOW, THEREFORE, for good and valuable consideration, the receipt and legal sufficiency of which are hereby acknowledged, Guarantor does hereby agree as follows:

ARTICLE I

NATURE AND SCOPE OF GUARANTY

1.1 Guaranty of Obligation . Guarantor hereby irrevocably and unconditionally guarantees to Lender and its successors and assigns the payment and performance of the Guaranteed Obligations as and when the same shall be due and payable, whether by lapse of time, by acceleration of maturity or otherwise. Guarantor hereby irrevocably and unconditionally covenants and agrees that it is liable for the Guaranteed Obligations as a primary obligor.

1.2 Definition of Guaranteed Obligations . As used herein, the term “Guaranteed Obligations” means (i) the obligations and liabilities of Borrower to Lender for any loss, damage, cost, expense, liability, claim or other obligation incurred by Lender (including attorneys’ fees, costs and expenses reasonably incurred) arising out of or in connection with any of the matters set forth


in Section 9.2(a) of the Loan Agreement, (ii) the entire amount of the Debt upon the occurrence of any of the matters or events specified in Section 9.2(b) of the Loan Agreement and (iii) all amounts due under Section 1.8 of this Guaranty.

1.3 Nature of Guaranty . This Guaranty is an irrevocable, absolute, continuing guaranty of payment and performance and not a guaranty of collection. This Guaranty may not be revoked by Guarantor and shall continue to be effective with respect to any Guaranteed Obligations arising or created after any attempted revocation by Guarantor. This Guaranty may be enforced by Lender and any subsequent holder of the Note (or any part thereof or interest therein) and shall not be discharged by the assignment or negotiation of all or part of the Note.

1.4 Guaranteed Obligations Not Reduced by Offset . The Guaranteed Obligations . and the liabilities and obligations of Guarantor to Lender hereunder, shall not be reduced, discharged or released because or by reason of any existing or future offset, claim or defense of Borrower, or any other party, against Lender or against payment of the Guaranteed Obligations, whether such offset, claim or defense arises in connection with the Guaranteed Obligations (or the transactions creating the Guaranteed Obligations) or otherwise.

1.5 Payment By Guarantor . If all or any part of the Guaranteed Obligations shall not be punctually paid when due, Guarantor shall, immediately upon demand by Lender, and without presentment, protest, notice of protest, notice of non-payment, notice of intention to accelerate the maturity, notice of acceleration of the maturity, or any other notice whatsoever, pay in lawful money of the United States of America, the amount due on the Guaranteed Obligations to Lender at Lender’s address as set forth herein. Such demand(s) may be made at any time coincident with or after the time for payment of the Guaranteed Obligations. Such demand shall be deemed made, given and received in accordance with the notice provisions hereof.

1.6 No Duty To Pursue Others . It shall not be necessary for Lender (and Guarantor hereby waives any rights which Guarantor may have to require Lender), in order to enforce the obligations of Guarantor hereunder, first to (a) institute suit or exhaust its remedies against Borrower or others liable for amounts due under the Note or the Guaranteed Obligations or any other person, (b) institute suit or exhaust its remedies with respect to the Note or any Person, (c) enforce Lender’s rights against any collateral which shall ever have been given to secure the Loan, (d) enforce Lender’s rights against any other guarantor of the Guaranteed Obligations, (e) join Borrower or any others liable on the Guaranteed Obligations in any action seeking to enforce this Guaranty, (f) exhaust any remedies available to Lender against any collateral which shall ever have been given to secure the Loan, or (g) resort to any other means of obtaining payment of the Guaranteed Obligations. Lender shall not be required to mitigate damages or take any other action to reduce, collect or enforce the Guaranteed Obligations.

1.7 Waivers . Guarantor agrees to the provisions of the Loan Documents, and hereby waives notice of (a) any loans or advances made by Lender to Borrower, (b) acceptance of this Guaranty, (c) any amendment or extension of the Note, the Mortgage, the Loan Agreement or of any other Loan Documents, (d) the execution and delivery by Borrower and Lender of any other loan or credit agreement or of Borrower’s execution and delivery of any promissory notes or other documents arising under the Loan Documents or in connection with the Property, (e) Lender’s transfer or disposition of the Guaranteed Obligations, or any part thereof, (f) the occurrence of any Default or an Event of Default, (g) sale or foreclosure (or posting or advertising for sale or foreclosure) of any collateral for the Loan, (h) protest, proof of non-payment or default by Borrower and (i) any other action at any time taken or omitted by Lender, and, generally, all demands and notices of every kind in connection with this Guaranty or the Loan Documents.

 

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1.8 Payment of Expenses . In the event that Guarantor should breach or fail to timely perform any provisions of this Guaranty, Guarantor shall, immediately upon demand by Lender, pay Lender all costs and expenses (including court costs and reasonable attorneys’ fees) incurred by Lender in the enforcement hereof or the preservation of Lender’s rights hereunder. The covenant contained in this Section shall survive the payment and performance of the Guaranteed Obligations.

1.9 Effect of Bankruptcy . In the event that, pursuant to any insolvency, bankruptcy, reorganization, receivership or other debtor relief law, or any judgment, order or decision thereunder, Lender must rescind or restore any payment, or any part thereof, received by Lender in satisfaction of the Guaranteed Obligations, as set forth herein, any prior release or discharge from the terms of this Guaranty given to Guarantor by Lender shall be without effect, and this Guaranty shall remain in full force and effect. It is the intention of Borrower and Guarantor that Guarantor’s obligations hereunder shall not be discharged except by Guarantor’s performance of such obligations and then only to the extent of such performance.

1.10 Waiver of Subrogation, Reimbursement and Contribution . Notwithstanding anything to the contrary contained in this Guaranty, Guarantor hereby unconditionally and irrevocably waives, releases and abrogates any and all rights it may now or hereafter have under any agreement, at law or in equity (including, without limitation, any law subrogating Guarantor to the rights of Lender), to assert any claim against or seek contribution, indemnification or any other form of reimbursement from Borrower or any other party liable for payment of any or all of the Guaranteed Obligations for any payment made by Guarantor under or in connection with this Guaranty or otherwise until the full and final payment and satisfaction of the Guaranteed Obligations.

1.11 Borrower . The term “Borrower” as used herein shall include any new or successor corporation, association, partnership (general or limited), limited liability company, joint venture, trust or other individual or organization formed as a result of any merger, reorganization, sale, transfer, devise, gift or bequest of Borrower or any interest in Borrower.

ARTICLE II

EVENTS AND CIRCUMSTANCES NOT REDUCING

OR DISCHARGING GUARANTOR’S OBLIGATIONS

Guarantor hereby consents and agrees to each of the following, and agrees that Guarantor’s obligations under this Guaranty shall not be released, diminished, impaired, reduced or adversely affected by any of the following, and waives any common law, equitable, statutory or other rights (including without limitation rights to notice) which Guarantor might otherwise have as a result of or in connection with any of the following:

2.1 Modifications . Any renewal, extension, increase, modification, alteration or rearrangement of all or any part of the Guaranteed Obligations, the Note, the Mortgage, the Loan Agreement, the other Loan Documents, or any other document, instrument, contract or understanding between Borrower and Lender, or any other parties, pertaining to the Guaranteed Obligations or any failure of Lender to notify Guarantor of any such action.

 

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2.2 Adjustment . Any adjustment, indulgence, forbearance or compromise that might be granted or given by Lender to Borrower or Guarantor.

2.3 Condition of Borrower or Guarantor . The insolvency, bankruptcy, arrangement, adjustment, composition, liquidation, disability, dissolution or lack of power of Borrower, Guarantor or any other party at any time liable for the payment of all or part of the Guaranteed Obligations; or any dissolution of Borrower or Guarantor, or any sale, lease or transfer of any or all of the assets of Borrower or Guarantor, or any changes in the shareholders, partners or members of Borrower or Guarantor; or any reorganization of Borrower or Guarantor.

2.4 Invalidity of Guaranteed Obligations . The invalidity, illegality or unenforceability of all or any part of the Guaranteed Obligations, or any document or agreement executed in connection with the Guaranteed Obligations, for any reason whatsoever, including without limitation the fact that (a) the Guaranteed Obligations, or any part thereof, exceeds the amount permitted by law, (b) the act of creating the Guaranteed Obligations or any part thereof is ultra vires , (c) the officers or representatives executing the Note, the Loan Agreement or the other Loan Documents or otherwise creating the Guaranteed Obligations acted in excess of their authority, (d) the Guaranteed Obligations violate applicable usury laws, (e) Borrower has valid defenses, claims or offsets (whether at law, in equity or by agreement) which render the Guaranteed Obligations wholly or partially uncollectible from Borrower other than payments made on the Loan by Borrower, (f) the creation, performance or repayment of the Guaranteed Obligations (or the execution, delivery and performance of any document or instrument representing part of the Guaranteed Obligations or executed in connection with the Guaranteed Obligations, or given to secure the repayment of the Guaranteed Obligations) is illegal, uncollectible or unenforceable, or (g) the Note, the Loan Agreement or any of the other Loan Documents have been forged or otherwise are irregular or not genuine or authentic, it being agreed that Guarantor shall remain liable hereon regardless of whether Borrower or any other Person be found not liable on the Guaranteed Obligations or any part thereof for any reason.

2.5 Release of Guarantor . Any full or partial release of the liability of Borrower on the Guaranteed Obligations, or any part thereof, or of any co-guarantors, or any other Person now or hereafter liable, whether directly or indirectly, jointly, severally, or jointly and severally, to pay, perform, guarantee or assure the payment of the Guaranteed Obligations, or any part thereof, it being recognized, acknowledged and agreed by Guarantor that Guarantor may be required to pay the Guaranteed Obligations in full without assistance or support of any other party, and Guarantor has not been induced to enter into this Guaranty on the basis of a contemplation, belief, understanding or agreement that other Persons will be liable to pay or perform the Guaranteed Obligations, or that Lender will look to other Persons to pay or perform the Guaranteed Obligations.

2.6 Other Collateral . The taking or accepting of any other security, collateral or guaranty, or other assurance of payment, for all or any part of the Guaranteed Obligations.

2.7 Release of Collateral . Any release, surrender, exchange, subordination, deterioration, waste, loss or impairment (including without limitation negligent, willful, unreasonable or unjustifiable impairment) of any collateral, property or security at any time existing in connection with, or assuring or securing payment of, all or any part of the Guaranteed Obligations.

 

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2.8 Care and Diligence . The failure of Lender or any other party to exercise diligence or reasonable care in the preservation, protection, enforcement, sale or other handling or treatment of all or any part of any collateral, property or security, including but not limited to any neglect, delay, omission, failure or refusal of Lender (a) to take or prosecute any action for the collection of any of the Guaranteed Obligations or (b) to foreclose, or initiate any action to foreclose, or, once commenced, prosecute to completion any action to foreclose upon any security therefor, or (c) to take or prosecute any action in connection with any instrument or agreement evidencing or securing all or any part of the Guaranteed Obligations.

2.9 Unenforceability . The fact that any collateral, security, security interest or lien contemplated or intended to be given, created or granted as security for the repayment of the Guaranteed Obligations, or any part thereof, shall not be properly perfected or created, or shall prove to be unenforceable or subordinate to any other security interest or lien, it being recognized and agreed by Guarantor that Guarantor is not entering into this Guaranty in reliance on, or in contemplation of the benefits of, the validity, enforceability, collectibility or value of any of the collateral for the Guaranteed Obligations.

2.10 Offset . Any existing or future right of offset, claim or defense of Borrower against Lender, or any other Person, or against payment of the Guaranteed Obligations, whether such right of offset, claim or defense arises in connection with the Guaranteed Obligations (or the transactions creating the Guaranteed Obligations) or otherwise, other than the payment of the Guaranteed Obligations.

2.11 Merger . The reorganization, merger or consolidation of Borrower into or with any other Person.

2.12 Preference . Any payment by Borrower to Lender is held to constitute a preference under bankruptcy laws, or for any reason Lender is required to refund such payment or pay such amount to Borrower or someone else.

2.13 Other Actions Taken or Omitted . Any other action taken or omitted to be taken with respect to the Loan Documents, the Guaranteed Obligations, or the security and collateral therefor, whether or not such action or omission prejudices Guarantor or increases the likelihood that Guarantor will be required to pay the Guaranteed Obligations pursuant to the terms hereof, it is the unambiguous and unequivocal intention of Guarantor that Guarantor shall be obligated to pay the Guaranteed Obligations when due, notwithstanding any occurrence, circumstance, event, action, or omission whatsoever, whether contemplated or uncontemplated, and whether or not otherwise or particularly described herein, which obligation shall be deemed satisfied only upon the full and final payment and satisfaction of the Guaranteed Obligations.

ARTICLE III

REPRESENTATIONS AND WARRANTIES

To induce Lender to enter into the Loan Documents and extend credit to Borrower, Guarantor represents and warrants to Lender as follows:

3.1 Benefit . Guarantor is an affiliate of Borrower, is the owner of a direct or indirect interest in Borrower, and has received, or will receive, direct or indirect benefit from the making of this Guaranty with respect to the Guaranteed Obligations.

 

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3.2 Familiarity and Reliance . Guarantor is familiar with, and has independently reviewed books and records regarding, the financial condition of Borrower and is familiar with the value of any and all collateral intended to be created as security for the payment of the Note or Guaranteed Obligations; however, Guarantor is not relying on such financial condition or the collateral as an inducement to enter into this Guaranty.

3.3 No Representation By Lender . Neither Lender nor any other party has made any representation, warranty or statement to Guarantor in order to induce Guarantor to execute this Guaranty.

3.4 Guarantor’s Financial Condition . As of the date hereof, and after giving effect to this Guaranty and the contingent obligation evidenced hereby, Guarantor is, and will be, solvent, and has and will have assets which, fairly valued, exceed its obligations, liabilities (including contingent liabilities) and debts, and has and will have property and assets sufficient to satisfy and repay its obligations and liabilities.

3.5 Organization, Authority of Guarantor . Guarantor is a limited liability company duly organized and validly existing under the laws of the jurisdiction of its formation and has the power and authority and the legal right to own and operate its property, to lease the property it operates and to conduct the business in which it is currently engaged.

3.6 Execution, Delivery and Performance by Guarantor . Guarantor has the power and authority and the legal right to execute and deliver, and to perform its obligations under, this Guaranty, and has taken all necessary action to authorize its execution, delivery and performance of this Guaranty.

3.7 Legality . This Guaranty constitutes a legal, valid and binding obligation of Guarantor enforceable in accordance with its terms, except as may be affected by bankruptcy, insolvency, fraudulent conveyance, reorganization, moratorium and other similar laws relating to or affecting the enforcement of creditors’ rights generally, general equitable principles and an implied covenant of good faith and fair dealing.

3.8 No Violation of Guarantor’s Duties or Obligations . The execution, delivery and performance of this Guaranty will not violate any provision of any requirement of law or contractual obligation of Guarantor and will not result in or require the creation or imposition of any lien on any of the properties or revenues of Guarantor pursuant to any requirement of law or contractual obligation of Guarantor.

3.9 No Legal Proceedings against Guarantor . No litigation, investigation or proceeding of or before any arbitrator or Governmental Authority is pending or, to the knowledge of Guarantor, threatened by or against Guarantor or against any of its properties or revenues (i) with respect to this Guaranty or any of the transactions contemplated hereby, or (ii) which could reasonably be expected to have a material adverse effect on the business, operations, property or financial or other condition of Guarantor.

3.10 No Consent Required for Guarantor’s Execution, Delivery or Performance . No consent or authorization of, filing with, or other act by or in respect of, any arbitrator or Governmental Authority and no consent of any other Person (including, without limitation, any stockholder or creditor of Guarantor) is required in connection with the execution, delivery, performance, validity or enforceability of this Guaranty.

 

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3.11 Survival . All representations and warranties made by Guarantor herein shall survive the execution hereof.

ARTICLE IV

SUBORDINATION OF CERTAIN INDEBTEDNESS

4.1 Subordination of All Guarantor Claims . As used herein, the term “Guarantor Claims” shall mean all debts and liabilities of Borrower to Guarantor, whether such debts and liabilities now exist or are hereafter incurred or arise, or whether the obligations of Borrower thereon be direct, contingent, primary, secondary, several, joint and several, or otherwise, and irrespective of whether such debts or liabilities be evidenced by note, contract, open account, or otherwise, and irrespective of the Person in whose favor such debts or liabilities may, at their inception, have been, or may hereafter be created, or the manner in which they have been or may hereafter be acquired by Guarantor. The Guarantor Claims shall include without limitation all rights and claims of Guarantor against Borrower (arising as a result of subrogation or otherwise) as a result of Guarantor’s payment of all or a portion of the Guaranteed Obligations. Upon the occurrence of an Event of Default or Default, Guarantor shall not receive or collect, directly or indirectly, from Borrower or any other party any amount upon the Guarantor Claims.

4.2 Claims in Bankruptcy . In the event of receivership, bankruptcy, reorganization, arrangement, debtor’s relief, or other insolvency proceedings involving Guarantor as debtor, Lender shall have the right to prove its claim in any such proceeding so as to establish its rights hereunder and receive directly from the receiver, trustee or other court custodian dividends and payments which would otherwise be payable upon Guarantor Claims. Guarantor hereby assigns such dividends and payments to Lender. Should Lender receive, for application against the Guaranteed Obligations, any such dividend or payment which is otherwise payable to Guarantor, and which, as between Borrower and Guarantor, shall constitute a credit against the Guarantor Claims, then upon payment to Lender in full of the Guaranteed Obligations, Guarantor shall become subrogated to the rights of Lender to the extent that such payments to Lender on the Guarantor Claims have contributed toward the liquidation of the Guaranteed Obligations, and such subrogation shall be with respect to that proportion of the Guaranteed Obligations which would have been unpaid if Lender had not received dividends or payments upon the Guarantor Claims.

4.3 Payments Held in Trust . In the event that, notwithstanding anything to the contrary in this Guaranty, Guarantor should receive any funds, payment, claim or distribution which is prohibited by this Guaranty, Guarantor agrees to hold in trust for Lender an amount equal to the amount of all funds, payments, claims or distributions so received, and agrees that it shall have absolutely no dominion over the amount of such funds, payments, claims or distributions so received except to pay them promptly to Lender, and Guarantor covenants promptly to pay the same to Lender.

4.4 Liens Subordinate . Guarantor agrees that any liens, security interests, judgment liens, charges or other encumbrances upon Borrower’s assets securing payment of the Guarantor Claims shall be and remain inferior and subordinate to any liens, security interests, judgment liens, charges or other encumbrances upon Borrower’s assets securing payment of the Guaranteed Obligations, regardless of whether such encumbrances in favor of Guarantor or Lender presently exist or are hereafter created or attach. Without the prior written consent of Lender, Guarantor shall not (a) exercise or enforce any creditor’s right it may have against Borrower, or (b) foreclose, repossess, sequester or otherwise take steps or institute any action or proceedings

 

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Judicial or otherwise, including without limitation the commencement of, or joinder in, any liquidation, bankruptcy, rearrangement, debtor’s relief or insolvency proceeding) to enforce any liens, mortgages, deeds of trust, deeds to secure debt, security interests, collateral rights, judgments or other encumbrances on assets of Borrower held by Guarantor.

ARTICLE V

MISCELLANEOUS

5.1 Waiver . No failure to exercise, and no delay in exercising, on the part of Lender, any right hereunder shall operate as a waiver thereof, nor shall any single or partial exercise thereof preclude any other or further exercise thereof or the exercise of any other right. The rights of Lender hereunder shall be in addition to all other rights provided by law. No modification or waiver of any provision of this Guaranty, nor consent to departure therefrom, shall be effective unless in writing and no such consent or waiver shall extend beyond the particular case and purpose involved. No notice or demand given in any case shall constitute a waiver of the right to take other action in the same, similar or other instances without such notice or demand.

5.2 Notices . All notices, consents, approvals and requests required or permitted hereunder shall be given in writing and shall be effective for all purposes if hand delivered or sent by (a) certified or registered United States mail, postage prepaid, return receipt requested or (b) expedited prepaid delivery service, either commercial or United States Postal Service, with proof of attempted delivery, and by telecopier (with answer back acknowledged), addressed as follows (or at such other address and Person as shall be designated from time to time by any party hereto, as the case may be, in a written notice to the other parties hereto in the manner provided for in this Section 5.2 ):

 

Guarantor :     

Centro NP LLC

420 Lexington Avenue, 7th Floor

New York, New York 10170

Attention: General Counsel

Facsimile No.: (646) 344-8627

With a copy to:     

Skadden, Arps, Slate, Meagher & Flom, LLP

Four Times Square

New York, New York 10036

Attention: Harvey R. Uris, Esq.

Facsimile No.: (917) 777 2212

Lender     

JPMorgan Chase Bank N.A.

383 Madison Avenue

New York, New York 10179

Attention: Joseph E. Geoghan

Facsimile No.: (212) 272-7047

With a copy to:     

JPMorgan Chase Bank, N.A.

4 New York Plaza, 22nd floor

New York, New York 10004

Attention: Nancy Alto

Facsimile No.: (212) 623-4779

 

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With a copy to:     

Cadwalader, Wickersham & Taft LLP

One World Financial Center

New York, New York 10281

Attention: William P. Mcinerney, Esq.

Facsimile No. (212) 504-6666

A notice shall be deemed to have been given: in the case of hand delivery, at the time of delivery; in the case of registered or certified mail, when delivered or the first attempted delivery on a Business Day; or in the case of expedited prepaid delivery and telecopy, upon the first attempted delivery on a Business Day; or in the case of telecopy, upon sender’s receipt of a machine-generated confirmation of successful transmission after advice by telephone to recipient that a telecopy notice is forthcoming.

5.3 Governing Law, Submission to Jurisdiction, Waivers .

(A) THIS GUARANTY SHALL BE GOVERNED BY AND CONSTRUED IN ACCORDANCE WITH THE LAWS OF THE STATE OF NEW YORK AND THE APPLICABLE LAWS OF THE UNITED STATES OF AMERICA. ANY LEGAL SUIT, ACTION OR PROCEEDING AGAINST LENDER OR GUARANTOR ARISING OUT OF OR RELATING TO THIS GUARANTY MAY 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. GUARANTOR HEREBY IRREVOCABLY AND UNCONDITIONALLY SUBMITS FOR ITSELF AND ITS PROPERTY IN ANY LEGAL ACTION OR PROCEEDING RELATING TO THIS GUARANTY 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 FOR THE SOUTHERN DISTRICT OF NEW YORK, AND APPELLATE COURTS FROM ANY THEREOF AND EACH OF THE PARTIES HERETO IRREVOCABLY AND UNCONDITIONALLY AGREES THAT ALL CLAIMS IN RESPECT OF ANY SUCH ACTION OR PROCEEDING MAY BE HEARD AND DETERMINED IN SUCH NEW YORK STATE COURT, TO THE FULLEST EXTENT PERMITTED BY APPLICABLE LAW, IN SUCH FEDERAL COURT. EACH OF THE PARTIES HERETO AGREES THAT A FINAL JUDGMENT IN ANY SUCH ACTION OR PROCEEDING SHALL BE CONCLUSIVE AND MAY BE ENFORCED IN OTHER JURISDICTIONS BY SUIT ON THE JUDGMENT OR IN ANY OTHER MATTER PROVIDED BY LAW.

(B) GUARANTOR HEREBY IRREVOCABLY AND UNCONDITIONALLY WAIVES, TO THE FULLEST EXTENT PERMITTED BY APPLICABLE LAW, ANY OBJECTION THAT IT MAY NOW OR HEREAFTER HAVE TO THE LAYING OF VENUE OF ANY SUCH ACTION OR PROCEEDING IN ANY SUCH COURT REFERRED TO IN PARAGRAPH (A) OF THIS SECTION 5.3. EACH OF THE PARTIES HERETO HEREBY IRREVOCABLY WAIVES, TO THE FULLEST EXTENT PERMITTED BY APPLICABLE LAW, THE DEFENSE OF INCONVENIENT FORUM TO THE MAINTENANCE OF SUCH ACTION OR PROCEEDING IN ANY SUCH COURT.

 

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(c) FOR THE PURPOSE OF PROCEEDINGS IN THE COURTS OF THE STATE OF NEW YORK AND THE UNITED STATES COURTS FOR THE SOUTHERN DISTRICT OF NEW YORK, IN EACH CASE SITTING IN THE BOROUGH OF MANHATTAN, GUARANTOR HEREBY IRREVOCABLY DESIGNATES AS ITS AGENT FOR SERVICE OF PROCESS:

CORPORATION SERVICE COMPANY

80 STATE STREET

ALBANY, NEW YORK 12207-2543

IN THE EVENT THAT SUCH AGENT OR ANY SUCCESSOR SHALL CEASE TO BE LOCATED IN THE BOROUGH OF MANHATTAN, GUARANTOR SHALL PROMPTLY AND IRREVOCABLY BEFORE THE RELOCATION OF SUCH AGENT FOR SERVICE OF PROCESS, IF PRACTICABLE, OR PROMPTLY THEREAFTER DESIGNATE A SUCCESSOR AGENT, WHICH SUCCESSOR AGENT SHALL BE LOCATED IN THE BOROUGH OF MANHATTAN, AND NOTIFY THE AGENT THEREOF, TO ACCEPT ON ITS BEHALF SERVICE OF ANY AND ALL PROCESS OR OTHER DOCUMENTS WHICH MAY BE SERVED IN ANY ACTION OR PROCEEDING IN ANY OF SUCH COURTS AND FURTHER AGREES THAT SERVICE UPON SUCH AGENT SHALL CONSTITUTE VALID AND EFFECTIVE SERVICE UPON GUARANTOR AND THAT FAILURE OF ANY SUCH AGENT TO GIVE ANY NOTICE OF SUCH SERVICE TO GUARANTOR SHALL NOT AFFECT THE VALIDITY OF SUCH SERVICE OR ANY JUDGMENT RENDERED IN ANY ACTION OR PROCEEDING BASED THEREON. GUARANTOR AGREES THAT SERVICE OF ANY AND ALL SUCH PROCESS OR OTHER DOCUMENTS ON SUCH PERSON MAY ALSO BE EFFECTED BY REGISTERED MAIL TO ITS ADDRESS AS SET FORTH IN SECTION 5.2 .

(d) EACH PARTY HERETO IRREVOCABLY AGREES THAT NOTHING HEREIN SHALL AFFECT THE RIGHT TO EFFECT SERVICE OF PROCESS IN ANY OTHER MANNER PERMITTED BYLAW OR SHALL LIMIT THE RIGHT TO SUE IN ANY OTHER JURISDICTION.

(e) GUARANTOR HEREBY IRREVOCABLY AND UNCONDITIONALLY 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.

5.4 Invalid Provisions . If any provision of this Guaranty is held to be illegal, invalid, or unenforceable under present or future laws effective during the term of this Guaranty, such provision shall be fully severable and this Guaranty shall be construed and enforced as if such illegal, invalid or unenforceable provision had never comprised a part of this Guaranty, and the remaining provisions of this Guaranty shall remain in full force and effect and shall not be affected by the illegal, invalid or unenforceable provision or by its severance from this Guaranty, unless such continued effectiveness of this Guaranty, as modified, would be contrary to the basic understandings and intentions of the parties as expressed herein.

5.5 Amendments . This Guaranty may be amended only by an instrument in writing executed by the party or an authorized representative of the party against whom such amendment is sought to be enforced.

 

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5.6 Parties Bound; Assignment; Joint and Several . This Guaranty shall be binding upon and inure to the benefit of the parties hereto and their respective successors, assigns and legal representatives and an assignment by Lender of all or any part of its interest in the Loan shall not affect the liability of Guarantor hereunder; provided, however, that Guarantor may not, without the prior written consent of Lender, assign any of its rights, powers, duties or obligations hereunder. If Guarantor consists of more than one person or party, the obligations and liabilities of each such person or party shall be joint and several.

5.7 Headings . Section headings are for convenience of reference only and shall in no way affect the interpretation of this Guaranty.

5.8 Recitals . The recital and introductory paragraphs hereof are a part hereof, form a basis for this Guaranty and shall be considered prima facie evidence of the facts and documents referred to therein.

5.9 Counterparts . To facilitate execution, this Guaranty may be executed in as many counterparts as may be convenient or required. It shall not be necessary that the signature of, or on behalf of, each party, or that the signature of all Persons required to bind any party, appear on each counterpart. All counterparts shall collectively constitute a single instrument. It shall not be necessary in making proof of this Guaranty to produce or account for more than a single counterpart containing the respective signatures of, or on behalf of, each of the parties hereto. Any signature page to any counterpart may be detached from such counterpart without impairing the legal effect of the signatures thereon and thereafter attached to another counterpart identical thereto except having attached to it additional signature pages.

5.10 Rights and Remedies . If Guarantor becomes liable for any indebtedness owing by Borrower to Lender, by endorsement or otherwise, other than under this Guaranty, such liability shall not be in any manner impaired or affected hereby and the rights of Lender hereunder shall be cumulative of any and all other rights that Lender may ever have against Guarantor. The exercise by Lender of any right or remedy hereunder or under any other instrument, or at law or in equity, shall not preclude the concurrent or subsequent exercise of any other right or remedy.

5.11 Other Defined Terms . Any capitalized term utilized herein shall have the meaning as specified in the Loan Agreement, unless such term is otherwise specifically defined herein.

5.12 Entirety . THIS GUARANTY EMBODIES THE FINAL AND ENTIRE AGREEMENT OF GUARANTOR AND LENDER WITH RESPECT TO GUARANTOR’S GUARANTY OF THE GUARANTEED OBLIGATIONS AND SUPERSEDES ANY AND ALL PRIOR COMMITMENTS, AGREEMENTS, REPRESENTATIONS, AND UNDERSTANDINGS, WHETHER WRITTEN OR ORAL, RELATING TO THE SUBJECT MATTER HEREOF. THIS GUARANTY IS INTENDED BY GUARANTOR AND LENDER AS A FINAL AND COMPLETE EXPRESSION OF THE TERMS OF THIS GUARANTY, AND NO COURSE OF DEALING BETWEEN GUARANTOR AND LENDER, NO COURSE OF PERFORMANCE, NO TRADE PRACTICES, AND NO EVIDENCE OF PRIOR, CONTEMPORANEOUS OR SUBSEQUENT ORAL AGREEMENTS OR DISCUSSIONS OR OTHER EXTRINSIC EVIDENCE OF ANY NATURE SHALL BE USED TO CONTRADICT, VARY, SUPPLEMENT OR MODIFY ANY TERM OF THIS GUARANTY. THERE ARE NO ORAL AGREEMENTS BETWEEN GUARANTOR AND LENDER.

 

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5.13 Waiver of Right To Trial By Jury . GUARANTOR HEREBY AGREES NOT TO ELECT A TRIAL BY JURY OF ANY ISSUE TRIABLE OF RIGHT BY JURY, AND WAIVES ANY RIGHT TO TRIAL BY JURY FULLY TO THE EXTENT THAT ANY SUCH RIGHT SHALL NOW OR HEREAFTER EXIST WITH REGARD TO THIS GUARANTY, THE NOTE, THE LOAN AGREEMENT, THE MORTGAGE, OR THE OTHER LOAN DOCUMENTS, OR ANY CLAIM, COUNTERCLAIM OR OTHER ACTION ARISING IN CONNECTION THEREWITH. THIS WAIVER OF RIGHT TO TRIAL BY JURY IS GIVEN KNOWINGLY AND VOLUNTARILY BY GUARANTOR, AND IS INTENDED TO ENCOMPASS INDIVIDUALLY EACH INSTANCE AND EACH ISSUE AS TO WHICH THE RIGHT TO A TRIAL BY JURY WOULD OTHERWISE ACCRUE. LENDER IS HEREBY AUTHORIZED TO FILE A COPY OF THIS PARAGRAPH IN ANY PROCEEDING AS CONCLUSIVE EVIDENCE OF THIS WAIVER BY GUARANTOR.

5.14 C ooperation and Securitization .

(a) Guarantor acknowledges that, in connection with a Securitization, Lender and its successors and assigns may (i) sell this Guaranty, the Note and other Loan Documents to one or more investors as a whole loan, (ii) participate the Loan secured by this Guaranty to one or more investors, (iii) deposit this Guaranty, the Note and other Loan Documents with a trust, which trust may sell Securities to investors, or (iv) otherwise sell the Loan or interest therein to investors.

(b) At the request of Lender prior to a Securitization of the entire Loan, and to the extent not already required to be provided by or on behalf of Borrower under the Loan Agreement, Guarantor shall (A) use reasonable efforts to provide information not in the possession of Lender or which may be reasonably required by Lender or (B) take other actions reasonably required by Lender, in each case, in order to (1) comply with disclosure laws applicable to any such Securitization, (2) satisfy inquiries from one or more Rating Agencies relating to any such Securitization, (3) satisfy requests from actual or potential investors or other interested parties (including any holder of an interest in a Mezzanine Loan or other loan subordinate to the Loan created or entered into in connection with any structural changes to the Loan and the Mezzanine Loan contemplated by Section 9.1 of the Loan Agreement) in any such Securitization, or (4) satisfy the market standards to which Lender customarily adheres or which may be reasonably required by prospective investors and/or the Rating Agencies in connection with any such Securitization. Lender shall have the right to provide to prospective investors in any Securitization and the Rating Agencies any information in its possession (including, without limitation, financial statements) relating to Guarantor, Borrower, any SPE Constituent Entity, Mezzanine Borrower, the Properties and any Tenant. Guarantor acknowledges that certain information regarding the Guarantor may be included in Disclosure Documents. Guarantor agrees that each of Guarantor, each SPE Constituent Entity, Borrower, Mezzanine Borrower and their respective officers and representatives, shall, at Lender’s request, cooperate with Lender’s efforts to arrange for a Securitization in accordance with the market standards to which Lender customarily adheres and/or which may be required by prospective investors and/or the Rating Agencies in connection with any such Securitization. Guarantor agrees that Guarantor shall (1) at Lender’s request in connection with each Securitization, review the sections of the Disclosure Documents identified in Section 9.1.1(c) of the Loan Agreement as the same relate to Guarantor, Borrower, each SPE Constituent Entity, Manager, Mezzanine Borrower and/or the respective Affiliate of the foregoing and (2) confirm that the factual statements and representations contained in such sections do not contain any untrue statement of a material fact or omit to state a material fact necessary in order to make the statements made, in the light of the circumstances under which they were made, not misleading.

 

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(c) Lender shall cause to be delivered to Guarantor the Disclosure Documents for review and comment by Guarantor not less than five (5) Business Days prior to the date upon which Guarantor is otherwise required to confirm such Disclosure Documents. Guarantor agrees to provide, in connection with the Securitization, an indemnification agreement (i) certifying that (A) each of Borrower, each SPE Constituent Entity and Guarantor has, at Lender’s request in connection with each Securitization, reviewed the sections of the Disclosure Documents entitled “Risk Factors,” “Description of the Properties,” “Description of the Borrowers,” “Description of the Management Agreements,” “Description of the Mortgage Loan,” “Description of the Mezzanine Loan,” and “Certain Legal Aspects of the Mortgage Loan” as the same relate to Borrower, each SPE Constituent Entity, Guarantor, Manager, Mezzanine Borrower (and/or the respective Affiliates of the foregoing), the Properties and the Loan (collectively with the Provided Information, the “Covered Disclosure Information” ), and (B) the factual statements and representations contained in such sections do not contain any untrue statement of a material fact or omit to state a material fact necessary in order to make the statements made, in the light of the circumstances under which they were made, not misleading, (ii) jointly and severally indemnifying Lender, JPMorgan (whether or not it is the Lender), any Affiliate of JPMorgan that has filed any registration statement relating to the Securitization or has acted as the sponsor or depositor in connection with the Securitization, any Affiliate of JPMorgan that acts as an underwriter, placement agent or initial purchaser of Securities issued in the Securitization, any other co-underwriters, co-placement agents or co-initial purchasers of Securities issued in the Securitization, and each of their respective officers, directors, partners, employees, representatives, agents and Affiliates and each Person or entity who controls any such Person within the meaning of Section 15 of the Securities Act or Section 20 of the Exchange Act (collectively, the “Indemnified Persons” ), for any losses, claims, damages, liabilities, reasonable costs or expenses (including, without limitation, reasonable legal fees and expenses for enforcement of these obligations (collectively, the “Liabilities” )) to which any such Indemnified Person may become subject (whether. or not arising from any third-party claim) insofar as the Liabilities arise out of or are based upon any untrue statement or alleged untrue statement of any material fact contained in the Covered Disclosure Information or arise out of or are based upon the omission or alleged omission to state in the Covered Disclosure Information a material fact required to be stated therein or necessary in order to make the statements in the Covered Disclosure Information, in light of the circumstances under which they were made, not misleading, and (iii) agreeing to reimburse each Indemnified Person for any reasonable legal or other expenses incurred by such Indemnified Person, as they are incurred, in connection with investigating or defending the Liabilities. This indemnity agreement will be in addition to any liability which Guarantor may otherwise have. Moreover, the indemnification provided for in clauses (ii) and (iii) above shall be effective whether or not an indemnification agreement described in clause (i) above is provided.

(d) In connection with filings under the Exchange Act, Guarantor agrees to indemnify (i) the Indemnified Persons for Liabilities to which any such Indemnified Person may become subject insofar as the Liabilities arise out of or are based upon any untrue statement or alleged untrue statement of any material fact in the Covered Disclosure Information, or the omission or alleged omission to state in the Covered Disclosure Information a material fact required to be stated therein or necessary in order to make the statements in the Covered Disclosure Information, in light of the circumstances under which they were made, not misleading and (ii) reimburse each Indemnified Person for any reasonable legal or other expenses incurred by such Indemnified Persons, as they are incurred, in connection with defending or investigating the Liabilities.

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against Guarantor, notify Guarantor in writing of the claim or the commencement of that action; provided, however , that the failure to notify Guarantor shall not relieve it from any liability which it may have under the indemnification provisions of this Section 5.14 except to the extent that it has been materially prejudiced by such failure and, provided further that the failure to notify Guarantor shall not relieve it from any liability which it may have to an Indemnified Person otherwise than under the provisions of this Section 5.14 . If any such claim or action shall be brought against an Indemnified Person, and it shall notify Guarantor thereof, Guarantor shall be entitled to participate therein and, to the extent that it wishes, assume the defense thereof with counsel reasonably satisfactory to the Indemnified Person. After notice from Guarantor to the Indemnified Person of its election to assume the defense of such claim or action, Guarantor shall not be liable to the Indemnified Person for any legal or other expenses subsequently incurred by the Indemnified Person in connection with the defense thereof.

(f) Without the prior consent of JPMorgan (which consent shall not be unreasonably withheld), Guarantor shall not settle or compromise or consent to the entry of any judgment in any pending or threatened claim, action, suit or proceeding in respect of which indemnification may be sought hereunder (whether or not any Indemnified Person is an actual or potential party to such claim, action, suit or proceeding) unless Guarantor shall have given JPMorgan reasonable prior notice thereof and shall have obtained an unconditional release of each Indemnified Person hereunder from all liability arising out of such claim, action, suit or proceedings. As long as Guarantor has complied with its obligations to defend and indemnify hereunder, Guarantor shall not be liable for any settlement made by any Indemnified Person without the consent of Guarantor (which consent shall not be unreasonably withheld).

(g) Guarantor agrees that if any indemnification or reimbursement sought pursuant to this Section 5.14 is finally judicially determined to be unavailable for any reason or is insufficient to hold any Indemnified Person harmless (with respect only to the Liabilities that are the subject of this Section 5.14 ), then Guarantor, on the one hand, and such Indemnified Person, on the other hand, shall contribute to the Liabilities for which such indemnification or reimbursement is held unavailable or is insufficient: (x) in such proportion as is appropriate to reflect the relative benefits to Guarantor, on the one hand, and such Indemnified Person, on the other hand, from the transactions to which such indemnification or reimbursement relates; or (y) if the allocation provided by clause (x) above is not permitted by applicable law, in such proportion as is appropriate to reflect not only the relative benefits referred to in clause (x) but also the relative faults of Guarantor, on the one hand, and all Indemnified Persons, on the other hand, as well as any other equitable considerations. Notwithstanding the provisions of this Section 5.14 , no party found liable for a fraudulent misrepresentation shall be entitled to contribution from any other party who is not also found liable for such fraudulent misrepresentation.

(h) Guarantor agrees that the indemnification, contribution and reimbursement obligations set forth in this Section 5.14 shall apply whether or not any Indemnified Person is a formal party to any lawsuits, claims or other proceedings. Guarantor further agrees that the Indemnified Persons are intended third party beneficiaries under this Section 5.14 .

(i) The liabilities and obligations of the Indemnified Persons and Guarantor under this Section 5.14 shall survive the termination of this Agreement and the satisfaction and discharge of the Debt and the Guaranteed Obligations.

(j) Notwithstanding anything to the contrary contained herein, Guarantor shall have no obligation to act as depositor with respect to the Loan or an issuer or registrant with respect to the Securities issued in any Securitization.

 

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(k) Guarantor shall execute such amendments to the Loan Documents to which it is a party to as are necessary to reflect any structural changes to the Loan that are requested by Lender in writing from time to time prior to a Securitization. Such structural changes may involve, without limitation, (i) causing the delivery by Borrower of one or more new component notes to replace the original note or the modification of the original note to reflect multiple components of the Loan (which new notes or modified note may have different interest rates and amortization schedules), and (ii) the creation of one or more mezzanine loans (including amending Borrower’s organizational structure to provide for one or more mezzanine borrowers); provided, however , that (A) no amendment to the Loan Documents or new notes, modified notes or mezzanine notes shall (x) modify (1) the initial weighted average interest rate payable under the Note, (2) the stated maturity of the Note, (3) the aggregate amortization of principal of the Note, or (4) any other material economic term of the Loan, or (y) decrease the time periods during which Borrower is permitted to perform its obligations under the Loan Documents and (B) any documents evidencing any new mezzanine loans shall be substantially in the form of the Mezzanine Loan Documents. In connection with the foregoing, Guarantor shall cause Borrower and Mezzanine Borrower to (1) modify the Cash Management Agreement to reflect the newly created components and/or mezzanine loans and (2) deliver such opinions of counsel reasonably acceptable to the Rating Agencies or potential investors in a Securitization and addressing such matters as such Rating Agencies or potential investors may reasonably require.

(l) Notwithstanding anything to the contrary in the Loan Agreement, Guarantor’s failure to cooperate with Lender in connection with a Securitization pursuant to any of the terms, covenants or conditions of this Section 5.14 shall not constitute an Event of Default unless such failure to cooperate shall have continued for thirty (30) days after written notice is delivered to Guarantor by Lender; provided, however, that if such failure to cooperate is susceptible of cure but cannot reasonably be cured within such thirty (30) day period and provided further that Guarantor shall have commenced to cure such failure to cooperate within such thirty (30) day period and thereafter diligently and expeditiously proceeds to cure the same, such thirty (30) day period shall be extended for such time as is reasonably necessary for Guarantor in the exercise of due diligence to cure such failure to cooperate, such additional period not to exceed ninety (90) days.

5.15 Reinstatement in Certain Circumstances . If at any time any payment of the principal of or interest under the Note or any other amount payable by Borrower under the Loan Documents is rescinded or must be otherwise restored or returned upon the insolvency, bankruptcy or reorganization of Borrower or otherwise, Guarantor’s obligations hereunder with respect to such payment shall be reinstated as though such payment has been due but not made at such time.

5.16 General Covenants . Guarantor covenants as follows:

(a) Guarantor shall preserve and maintain its legal existence and, if applicable, good standing in the jurisdiction of its organization and, if applicable, qualify and remain qualified as a foreign partnership in each jurisdiction in which such qualification is required, except to the extent that failure to so qualify could not reasonably be expected to have a material adverse effect on the business, operations, property or financial or other condition of Guarantor.

(b) Guarantor shall keep adequate records and books of account, in which complete entries will be made in accordance with GAAP reflecting all of its financial transactions.

 

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(c) Guarantor shall comply in all material respects with all federal, state and local laws, rules, ordinances, codes or regulations applicable to it, such compliance to include, without limitation, paying before the same become delinquent, all taxes, assessments and governmental charges imposed upon it, except to the extent that any such unpaid taxes, assessments and governmental charges are the subject of a good faith contest.

(d) Guarantor shall promptly deliver such other information respecting the condition or operations, financial or otherwise, of Guarantor, as Lender may from time to time reasonably request.

5.17 Recourse Limitations. Notwithstanding anything to the contrary contained herein, (a) in no event shall Lender have any recourse to any partner, shareholder, officer, director, employee or agent of Guarantor for any liability of the Guaranteed Obligations or any representations, warranties or other covenants made by Guarantor in this Guaranty, and (b) upon the consummation of any enforcement action by (i) Senior Mezzanine Lender resulting in the direct interests in each Borrower no longer being vested in Senior Mezzanine Borrower or (ii) Junior Mezzanine Lender resulting in the direct interests in Senior Mezzanine Borrower and the indirect interests in each Borrower no longer being vested in Junior Mezzanine Borrower, Guarantor shall not have any obligation hereunder with respect to matters arising solely out of acts taking place following such vesting of interest.

5.18 EIL Policy . Prior to the payment in full of the Debt, Guarantor shall not, and shall not cause or permit Borrower or Mezzanine Borrower to terminate the EIL Policy or enter into or otherwise suffer or permit, any modification, amendment (including any endorsement), supplement or replacement of or to the EIL Policy without the prior written consent of Lender.

ARTICLE VI

SPECIAL CALIFORNIA PROVISIONS

6.1 In the event that (and only in the event that) any court of competent jurisdiction determines that, notwithstanding the terms and provisions of Section 5.3 hereof, the laws of the State of California shall govern in any respect the interpretation or enforcement of all or any portion of this Guaranty, then the following terms and provisions of this Article VI shall apply:

6.2 Modifications to Loan and Loan Documents . Guarantor agrees that Lender may do any of the following without affecting the enforceability of this Guaranty or the other Loan Documents: (a) take or release additional security for any obligation in connection with the Loan Documents; (b) discharge or release (by judicial or nonjudicial foreclosure, acceptance of a deed in lieu of foreclosure or otherwise) any party or parties liable under the Loan Documents; (c) accept or make compositions or other arrangements or file or refrain from filing a claim in any bankruptcy proceeding of Borrower, any guarantor of Borrower’s obligations under the Loan Documents or any pledgor of collateral for any Person’s obligations to Lender; and (d) credit payments in such manner and order of priority to principal, interest or other obligations as Lender may determine.

6.3 Waivers . (a) Guarantor agrees that Lender’s right to enforce this Agreement is absolute and is not contingent upon the genuineness, validity or enforceability of any of the Loan Documents. Guarantor waives all benefits and defenses it may have under California Civil Code Section 2810 and agrees that Lender’s rights under this Agreement shall be enforceable even if Borrower had no liability at the time of execution of the Loan Documents or later ceases to be liable.

 

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(b) Guarantor waives all benefits and defenses it may have under California Civil Code Section 2809 and agrees that Lender’s rights under the Loan Documents will remain enforceable even if the amount secured by the Loan Documents is larger in amount and more burdensome than that for which Borrower is responsible. The enforceability of the Loan Documents against Guarantor shall continue until all sums due under the Loan Documents have been paid in full and shall not be limited or affected in any way by any impairment or any diminution or loss of value of any security or collateral for Borrower’s obligations under the Loan Documents, from whatever cause, the failure of any security interest in any such security or collateral or any disability or other defense of Borrower, any guarantor of Borrower’s obligations under the Loan Documents, any other pledgor of collateral for any Person’s obligations to Lender or any other Person in connection with the Loan.

(c) Guarantor waives all benefits and defenses it may have under California Civil Code Sections 2845, 2849 and 2850 (subject to Section 1.10 of this Guaranty), including, without limitation, the right to require Lender to (i) proceed against Borrower, any guarantor of Borrower’s obligations under the Loan Documents, any other pledgor of collateral for any Person’s obligations to Lender or any other Person in connection with the Loan, (ii) proceed against or exhaust any other security or collateral Lender may hold, or (iii) pursue any other right or remedy for Borrower’s benefit, and agree that Lender may exercise its rights under this Agreement or may foreclose against any of the Individual Properties without taking any action against Borrower, any guarantor of Borrower’s obligations under the Loan Documents, any pledgor of collateral for any Person’s obligations to Lender or any other Person in connection with the Loan, and without proceeding against or exhausting any security or collateral Lender holds.

(d) Guarantor waives any rights or benefits it may have by reason of California Code of Civil Procedure Section 580a which could limit the amount which Lender could recover in a foreclosure of any of the Individual Properties to the difference between the amount owing under the Loan Documents and the fair value of any such Individual Property or interests sold at a nonjudicial foreclosure sale or sales of any other real property held by Lender as security for the obligations under the Loan Documents.

(e) Guarantor, as a guarantor or surety, waives diligence and all demands, protests, presentments and notices of protest, dishonor, nonpayment and acceptance of the Loan Documents.

(f) Guarantor waives all rights and defenses that are or may become available to the guarantor or other surety by reason of California Civil Code Sections 2787 to 2855, inclusive, subject to Section 1.10 of this Guaranty.

6.4 Guarantor Informed of Borrower’s Condition . Guarantor acknowledges that it has had an opportunity to review the Loan Documents, the value of the security for each of the other entities comprising Borrower under the Loan Documents and the financial condition of each of the other entities comprising Borrower and the ability of such entity to satisfy its obligations to Lender. Guarantor agrees to keep itself fully informed of all aspects of the financial condition of Borrower and of the performance of Borrower to Lender and agrees that Lender has no duty to disclose to Guarantor any information pertaining to Borrower or any security for the obligations of the other entities comprising Borrower under the Loan Documents.

 

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6.5 Waiver of Estoppel Defense . Upon Borrower’s default under the Loan Documents, Lender may elect to foreclose nonjudicially on real property given by Borrower or others as security under the Loan Documents and also to exercise its rights under this Guaranty. Guarantor acknowledges that its right to seek reimbursement from Borrower for any amounts paid by it to Lender under this Guaranty will be eliminated if Lender elects to so foreclose on Guarantor’s property. Nevertheless, Guarantor waives any such right to reimbursement and agrees that a nonjudicial foreclosure by Lender against any real property security owned by Guarantor or others will not affect the enforceability of the Loan Documents on Guarantor’s interest in any of the Individual Properties. In order to further effectuate such waiver, each Guarantor hereby agrees as follows: it waives all rights and defenses arising out of an election of remedies by Lender, even though that election of remedies, such as a nonjudicial foreclosure with respect to any of the Individual Properties, has destroyed its rights of subrogation and reimbursement against Borrower by the operation of Section 580d of the Code of Civil Procedure or otherwise.

6.6 Subrogation . Guarantor waives its rights under California Civil Code Sections 2847, 2848 and 2849 to the extent not inconsistent with the Section 1.10 of this Guaranty.

6.7 Confirmation of Waivers . (a) In accordance with California Civil Code Section 2856(c), Guarantor, as guarantor, hereby waives all rights and defenses that Guarantor may have because the Loan is secured by real property. This means, among other things:

(i) Lender may collect from Guarantor without first foreclosing on any other real or personal property collateral pledged by Borrower or any other person (each an “Other Obligor” and collectively, the “Other Obligors” ).

(ii) If Lender forecloses on any real property collateral pledged by any Other Obligor:

(A) The amount of the Loan may be reduced only by the price for which the collateral is sold at the foreclosure sale, even if the collateral is worth more than the sale price; and

(B) Lender may collect from Guarantor even if Lender, by foreclosing on the real property collateral, has destroyed any right Guarantor may have to collect from any Other Obligor.

(b) This is an unconditional and irrevocable waiver of any rights and defenses Guarantor may have because the Loan is secured by real property. These rights and defenses include, but are not limited to, any rights or defenses based upon Sections 580a, 580b, 580d or 726 of the California Code of Civil Procedure.

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EXECUTED as of the day and year first above written.

 

GUARANTOR:

CENTRO NP LLC,

    a Maryland limited liability company

By:  

/s/ Steven Siegel

Name:   Steven Siegel
Title:   Executive Vice President

Exhibit 10.11

SENIOR MEZZANINE LOAN AGREEMENT

Dated as of July 28, 2010

Among

CENTRO NP NEW GARDEN MEZZ 1, LLC, and

CENTRO NP SENIOR MEZZ HOLDING, LLC,

collectively, as Borrower

and

JPMORGAN CHASE BANK, N.A.,

as Lender


TABLE OF CONTENTS

 

              Page  

ARTICLE I — DEFINITIONS; PRINCIPLES OF CONSTRUCTION

     2   
 

Section 1.1

   Definitions      2   
 

Section 1.2

   Principles of Construction      29   

ARTICLE II — GENERAL TERMS

     30   
 

Section 2.1

   Loan Commitment; Disbursement to Borrower      30   
 

2.1.1

   Agreement to Lend and Borrow      30   
 

2.1.2

   Single Disbursement to Borrower      30   
 

2.1.3

   The Note, Pledge Agreement and Loan Documents      30   
 

2.1.4

   Use of Proceeds      30   
 

Section 2.2

   Interest Rate      30   
 

2.2.1

   Interest Rate      30   
 

2.2.2

   Interest Calculation      30   
 

2.2.3

   Default Rate      30   
 

2.2.4

   Usury Savings      31   
 

Section 2.3

   Loan Payment      31   
 

2.3.1

   Monthly Debt Service Payments      31   
 

2.3.2

   Payments Generally      31   
 

2.3.3

   Payment on Maturity Date      31   
 

2.3.4

   Late Payment Charge      31   
 

2.3.5

   Method and Place of Payment      32   
 

Section 2.4

   Prepayments      32   
 

2.4.1

   Voluntary Prepayments      32   
 

2.4.2

   Mandatory Prepayments      33   
 

2.4.3

   Prepayments After Default      33   
 

2.4.4

   Liquidation Events      34   
 

Section 2.5

   Intentionally Omitted      35   
 

Section 2.6

   Release of Collateral      35   
 

2.6.1

   Prepayment in Connection with Release of Individual Property      35   
 

2.6.2

   Releases of Outparcels and Partial Release Parcels      37   
 

2.6.3

   Release of Senior Mezzanine Reserve Funds      39   
 

2.6.4

   Release on Payment in Full      39   
 

Section 2.7

   Lockbox Account; Cash Management Account; Senior Mezzanine   
     Debt Service Account      39   
 

2.7.1

   Lockbox Account      39   
 

2.7.2

   Cash Management Account      39   
 

2.7.3

   Senior Mezzanine Debt Service Account      40   
 

2.7.4

   Payments Received from Senior Mezzanine Debt Service Account      41   
 

2.7.5

   Distributions to Borrower and Junior Mezzanine Borrower      41   

 

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ARTICLE III — CONDITIONS PRECEDENT

     41   
 

Section 3.1  

   Intentionally Omitted      41   

ARTICLE IV — REPRESENTATIONS AND WARRANTIES

     41   
 

Section 4.1  

   Borrower Representations      41   
 

4.1.1  

   Organization      41   
 

4.1.2  

   Proceedings      42   
 

4.1.3  

   No Conflicts      42   
 

4.1.4  

   Litigation      42   
 

4.1.5  

   Agreements      42   
 

4.1.6  

   Title      43   
 

4.1.7  

   Solvency      43   
 

4.1.8  

   Full and Accurate Disclosure      44   
 

4.1.9  

   No Plan Assets      44   
 

4.1.10

   Compliance      44   
 

4.1.11

   Financial Information      44   
 

4.1.12

   Condemnation      45   
 

4.1.13

   Federal Reserve Regulations      45   
 

4.1.14

   Intentionally Omitted      45   
 

4.1.15

   Not a Foreign Person      45   
 

4.1.16

   Intentionally Omitted      45   
 

4.1.17

   Intentionally Omitted      45   
 

4.1.18

   Enforceability      45   
 

4.1.19

   No Prior Collateral Assignment      45   
 

4.1.20

   Insurance      46   
 

4.1.21

   Mortgage Loan Representations      46   
 

4.1.22

   Intentionally Omitted      46   
 

4.1.23

   Intentionally Omitted      46   
 

4.1.24

   Intentionally Omitted      46   
 

4.1.25

   Intentionally Omitted      46   
 

4.1.26

   Leases      46   
 

4.1.27

   Intentionally Omitted      47   
 

4.1.28

   Principal Place of Business; State of Organization      47   
 

4.1.29

   Filing Fees      47   
 

4.1.30

   Special Purpose Entity/Separateness      47   
 

4.1.31

   Management Agreement      48   
 

4.1.32

   Illegal Activity      48   
 

4.1.33

   No Change in Facts or Circumstances; Disclosure      48   
 

4.1.34

   Investment Company Act      48   
 

4.1.35

   Embargoed Person      49   
 

4.1.36

   Senior Mezzanine Debt Service Account; Cash Management System, Etc      49   
 

4.1.37

   Intentionally Omitted      49   
 

4.1.38

   Underwriting Representations      50   
 

4.1.39

   Equipment, Fixtures and Personal Property      50   
 

4.1.40

   Ground Lease      50   

 

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4.1.41

   No Contractual Obligations      51   
 

4.1.42

   Intentionally Omitted      51   
 

Section 4.2  

   Survival of Representations      51   

ARTICLE V — BORROWER COVENANTS

     51   
 

Section 5.1  

   Affirmative Covenants      51   
 

5.1.1  

   Existence; Compliance with Legal Requirements      51   
 

5.1.2  

   Taxes and Other Charges      52   
 

5.1.3  

   Litigation      53   
 

5.1.4  

   Access to Properties      53   
 

5.1.5  

   Notice of Default, Etc      53   
 

5.1.6  

   Cooperate in Legal Proceedings      54   
 

5.1.7  

   Perform Loan Documents      54   
 

5.1.8  

   Net Liquidation Proceeds After Debt Service      54   
 

5.1.9  

   Further Assurances      54   
 

5.1.10

   Intentionally Omitted      54   
 

5.1.11

   Financial Reporting      54   
 

5.1.12

   Business and Operations      58   
 

5.1.13

   Title to the Properties      59   
 

5.1.14

   Costs of Enforcement      59   
 

5.1.15

   Estoppel Statement      59   
 

5.1.16

   Loan Proceeds      59   
 

5.1.17

   Intentionally Omitted      59   
 

5.1.18

   Confirmation of Representations      59   
 

5.1.19

   No Joint Assessment      60   
 

5.1.20

   Leasing Matters      60   
 

5.1.21

   Alterations      61   
 

5.1.22

   Operation of Property      62   
 

5.1.23

   Mortgage Reserve Accounts      63   
 

5.1.24

   Notices      63   
 

5.1.25

   Updated Appraisals      63   
 

5.1.26

   Principal Place of Business, State of Organization      63   
 

5.1.27

   Embargoed Person      63   
 

5.1.28

   Intentionally Omitted      64   
 

5.1.29

   Curing      64   
 

5.1.30

   Ground Lease      64   
 

5.1.31

   Mortgage Borrower Covenants      66   
 

5.1.32

   Special Purpose Entity/Separateness      67   
 

Section 5.2  

   Negative Covenants      67   
 

5.2.1  

   Operation of Property      67   
 

5.2.2  

   Liens      68   
 

5.2.3  

   Dissolution; Amendment of Organizational Documents      68   
 

5.2.4  

   Change in Business      68   
 

5.2.5  

   Debt Cancellation      68   
 

5.2.6  

   Zoning      69   

 

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5.2.7  

   Intentionally Omitted      69   
 

5.2.8  

   Principal Place of Business and Organization      69   
 

5.2.9  

   ERISA      69   
 

5.2.10

   Transfers      70   
 

5.2.11

   Material Agreements      74   
 

5.2.12

   Limitation on Securities Issuances      75   
 

5.2.13

   Limitations on Distributions      75   
 

5.2.14

   Mortgage Loan Documents      75   
 

5.2.15

   Contractual Obligations      76   
 

5.2.16

   Refinancing      76   
 

5.2.17

   Ground Lease      76   
 

5.2.18

   Leasing Matters      76   
 

5.2.19

   EIL Policy      77   

ARTICLE VI — INSURANCE; CASUALTY; CONDEMNATION

     77   
 

Section 6.1

   Insurance      77   
 

Section 6.2

   Casualty      78   
 

Section 6.3

   Condemnation      78   
 

Section 6.4

   Restoration      78   

ARTICLE VII — MEZZANINE RESERVE FUNDS

     79   
 

Section 7.1

   Required Repairs      79   
 

Section 7.2

   Tax and Insurance Reserve Account and Tax Static Reserve Account      79   
 

7.2.1

   Tax and Insurance Reserve Account      79   
 

7.2.2

   Tax Static Reserve Account      79   
 

Section 7.3

   Replacement Reserve Account      79   
 

Section 7.4

   Rollover Reserve Account      80   
 

Section 7.5

   Excess Cash Flow Reserve Account      80   
 

Section 7.6

   Ground Rent Reserve Account and Ground Rent Static Reserve Account      80   
 

7.6.1

   Ground Rent Reserve Account      80   
 

7.6.2

   Ground Rent Static Reserve Account      81   
 

Section 7.7

   Letter of Credit      81   
 

Section 7.8

   Reserve Accounts Generally      81   
 

Section 7.9

   Transfer of Funds In Mortgage Reserve Accounts      81   

ARTICLE VIII — DEFAULTS

     82   
 

Section 8.1

   Event of Default      82   
 

Section 8.2

   Remedies      85   
 

Section 8.3

   Remedies Cumulative; Waivers      86   

 

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ARTICLE IX — SPECIAL PROVISIONS

     86   
 

Section 9.1  

   Securitization      86   
 

9.1.1  

   Sale of Notes and Securitization      86   
 

9.1.2  

   Splitting the Loan; Uncross of Properties      90   
 

9.1.3  

   Loan/ Mezzanine Loans      91   
 

9.1.4  

   Securitization Costs      92   
 

Section 9.2  

   Exculpation      92   
 

Section 9.3  

   Matters Concerning Manager      95   
 

Section 9.4  

   Servicer      95   

ARTICLE X — MISCELLANEOUS

     95   
 

Section 10.1  

   Survival      95   
 

Section 10.2  

   Lender’s Discretion      96   
 

Section 10.3  

   Governing Law      96   
 

Section 10.4  

   Modification, Waiver in Writing      97   
 

Section 10.5  

   Delay Not a Waiver      97   
 

Section 10.6  

   Notices      98   
 

Section 10.7  

   Trial by Jury      99   
 

Section 10.8  

   Headings      99   
 

Section 10.9  

   Severability      99   
 

Section 10.10

   Preferences      99   
 

Section 10.11

   Waiver of Notice      100   
 

Section 10.12

   Remedies of Borrower      100   
 

Section 10.13

   Expenses; Indemnity      100   
 

Section 10.14

   Schedules Incorporated      101   
 

Section 10.15

   Offsets, Counterclaims and Defenses      101   
 

Section 10.16

   No Joint Venture or Partnership; No Third Party Beneficiaries      102   
 

Section 10.17

   Publicity      102   
 

Section 10.18

   Collective Interest in Collateral; Waiver of Marshalling of Assets      102   
 

Section 10.19

   Waiver of Counterclaim      103   
 

Section 10.20

   Conflict; Construction of Documents; Reliance      103   
 

Section 10.21

   Brokers and Financial Advisors      103   
 

Section 10.22

   Prior Agreements      103   
 

Section 10.23

   Joint and Several Liability      103   
 

Section 10.24

   Certain Additional Rights of Lender (VCOC)      104   
 

Section 10.25

   Waiver of Rights, Defenses and Claims      104   

SCHEDULES AND EXHIBITS

 

Schedule I-A

          Mortgage Borrower (Limited Liability Companies)

Schedule I-B

          Mortgage Borrower (Limited Partnerships and General Partners)

Schedule II-A

          Borrower Company Agreements

Schedule II-B

          Mortgage Borrower Company Agreements

 

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Schedule III

     Organizational Chart of Borrower

Schedule IV

     Reserved

Schedule V

     Allocated Loan Amounts

Schedule VI

     Reserved

Schedule VII

     Reserved

Schedule VIII

     Reserved

Schedule IX-A

     Outparcels

Schedule IX-B

     Partial Release Parcels

Schedule X

     Prepaid Rent

Schedule XI

     Tenant Purchase Options and Rights

Schedule XII

     Exceptions to Ground Lease Representations and Warranties

Schedule XIII

     Preapproved Alterations

Schedule XIV

     Predecessors as to Certain Individual Properties

Schedule XV

     Tenant Termination Rights

Exhibit A

     Closing Date Mortgage Loan Agreement

 

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SENIOR MEZZANINE LOAN AGREEMENT

THIS SENIOR MEZZANINE LOAN AGREEMENT , dated as of July 28, 2010 (as amended, restated, replaced, supplemented or otherwise modified from time to time, this “ Agreement ”), by and among JPMORGAN CHASE BANK , N.A. , a banking association chartered under the laws of the United States of America, having an address at 383 Madison Avenue, New York, New York 10179 (together with its successors and assigns, “ Lender ”) and CENTRO NP NEW GARDEN MEZZ 1 , LLC , a Delaware limited liability company, and CENTRO NP SENIOR MEZZ HOLDING , LLC , a Delaware limited liability company, each having its principal place of business at 420 Lexington Avenue, New York, New York 10170 (collectively and/or individually as the context may require, “ Borrower ”).

W I T N E S S E T H:

WHEREAS, JPMorgan (as hereinafter defined), as mortgage lender (in such capacity, “ Mortgage Lender ”), has made a loan in the original principal amount of Four Hundred Eighty-Five Million and No/100 Dollars ($485,000,000.00) (the “ Mortgage Loan ”) to the entities respectively set forth on Schedule I-A and Schedule I-B hereto (individually and/or collectively as the context may require, “ Mortgage Borrower ”), pursuant to a Loan Agreement dated as of July 28, 2010 (as amended, supplemented or otherwise modified from time to time, the “ Mortgage Loan Agreement ”), which Mortgage Loan is evidenced by a Consolidated, Amended and Restated Promissory Note of even date therewith made by Mortgage Borrower to Mortgage Lender and secured by, among other things, the Mortgage (as defined in the Mortgage Loan Agreement) by Mortgage Borrower in favor of Mortgage Lender pursuant to which Mortgage Borrower has granted Mortgage Lender a first priority Lien (as hereinafter defined) on, among other things, the Properties (as hereinafter defined);

WHEREAS, Borrower desires to obtain the Loan (as hereinafter defined) from Lender;

WHEREAS, Borrower is the legal and beneficial direct owner of one hundred percent (100%) of the limited liability company interests (the “ Pledged LLC Interests ”) in each Mortgage Borrower that is a limited liability company, as set forth on Schedule I-A hereto;

WHEREAS, Borrower is the legal and beneficial direct owner of ninety-nine and one-half percent (99.5%) of the limited partner interests (the “ Pledged Limited Partner Interests ”) in the Mortgage Borrower that is a limited partnership (the “ Mortgage Borrower Limited Partnership ”), as set forth on Schedule I-B hereto;

WHEREAS, Borrower is the legal and beneficial direct owner of one hundred percent (100%) of the limited liability company interests (the “ Pledged General Partner Interests ”) in each general partner of a Mortgage Borrower Limited Partnership, as set forth on Schedule I-C ;

WHEREAS, Lender is willing to make the Loan to Borrower, subject to and in accordance with the terms of this Agreement and the other Loan Documents (as hereinafter defined).

 

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NOW THEREFORE, in consideration of the making of the Loan by Lender and the covenants, agreements, representations and warranties set forth in this Agreement, the parties hereto hereby covenant, agree, represent and warrant as follows:

ARTICLE I — DEFINITIONS; PRINCIPLES OF CONSTRUCTION.

Section 1.1 Definitions . For all purposes of this Agreement, except as otherwise expressly required or unless the context clearly indicates a contrary intent, capitalized terms used in this Agreement shall have the meanings set forth in this Section 1.1 . Any term that is defined below with reference to the definition thereof set forth in the Mortgage Loan Agreement shall be deemed to have such meaning set forth in the Closing Date Mortgage Loan Agreement.

Accrual Period ” shall mean the period commencing on and including the first (1st) day of each calendar month during the term of the Loan and ending on and including the final calendar day of such calendar month; provided, however, that the initial Accrual Period shall commence on and include the Closing Date and shall end on and include the final calendar day of the calendar month in which the Closing Date occurs.

Additional Insolvency Opinion ” shall have the meaning set forth in Section 4.1.30(d) hereof.

Affected Pledged Company Interests ” shall have the meaning set forth in Section 9.1.2(b) hereof.

Affiliate ” shall have the meaning set forth in the Closing Date Mortgage Loan Agreement.

Affiliated Manager ” shall mean any Manager in which Mortgage Borrower, Borrower, Junior Mezzanine Borrower, any SPE Constituent Entity, any Mortgage SPE Constituent Entity, any Junior Mezzanine SPE Constituent Entity, or Guarantor has, directly or indirectly, any legal, beneficial or economic interest.

Agent ” shall have the meaning set forth in the Closing Date Mortgage Loan Agreement.

Aggregate Material Adverse Effect ” shall mean in Lender’s reasonable judgment any event or condition that has a material adverse effect on (a) the use, operation, or value of the Properties taken as a whole, (b) the business, profits, operations or financial condition of Borrower or Mortgage Borrower (including, without limitation, Net Operating Income), or (c) the ability of Borrower or Mortgage Borrower to repay the principal and interest of the Loan or the Mortgage Loan, respectively, as it becomes due or to satisfy any of Borrower’s or Mortgage Borrower’s other obligations under the Loan Documents or the Mortgage Loan Documents, respectively.

Aggregate Square Footage ” shall mean the aggregate rentable square footage of the Properties (but excluding the rentable square footage of each Release Property that shall have been released from the Lien of the related Mortgage pursuant to Section 2.6 of the Closing Date Mortgage Loan Agreement prior to the date of determination).

 

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Allocated Loan Amount ” shall mean, with respect to each Individual Property, the amount set forth on Schedule V hereof. For the avoidance of doubt, no portion of the Loan shall be allocated to any of the Outparcels.

Alterations ” shall have the meaning set forth in Section 5.1.21(a) hereof.

Alterations Deposit ” shall have the meaning set forth in Section 5.1.21(b) hereof.

Annual Budget ” shall mean the operating budget, including all planned Capital Expenditures, for the Properties prepared by Mortgage Borrower in accordance with Section 5.1.11(e) hereof for the annual budgeting period.

Approved Annual Budget ” shall have the meaning set forth in Section 5.1.11(e) hereof.

Award ” shall have the meaning set forth in the Closing Date Mortgage Loan Agreement.

Bankruptcy Action ” shall mean with respect to any Person (a) such Person filing a voluntary petition under the Bankruptcy Code; (b) the filing of an involuntary petition against such Person under the Bankruptcy Code, or soliciting or causing to be solicited petitioning creditors for any involuntary petition against such Person; (c) such Person filing an answer consenting to or otherwise acquiescing in or joining in any involuntary petition filed against it, by any other Person under the Bankruptcy Code, or soliciting or causing to be solicited petitioning creditors for any involuntary petition from any Person; (d) such Person consenting to or acquiescing in or joining in an application for the appointment of a custodian, receiver, trustee, or examiner for such Person or any portion of any Collateral or any Individual Property; or (e) such Person making an assignment for the benefit of creditors, or admitting, in writing or in any legal proceeding, its insolvency or inability to pay its debts as they become due.

Bankruptcy Code ” shall have the meaning set forth in the Closing Date Mortgage Loan Agreement.

Big Four ” shall have the meaning set forth in the Closing Date Mortgage Loan Agreement.

Borrower ” shall have the meaning set forth in the introductory paragraph hereto, together with each such Person’s successors and permitted assigns.

Borrower Company Agreements ” shall mean, collectively, each of the limited liability company agreements of Borrower, each dated as of Closing Date and more particularly described on Schedule II-A , as the same may be amended, restated, replaced, supplemented or otherwise modified from time to time in accordance with the terms of this Agreement.

Business Day ” shall mean any day other than a Saturday, Sunday or any other day on which any of the following are not open for business: (i) national banks in New York, New York, (ii) the New York Stock Exchange, (iii) the Federal Reserve Bank of New York or (iv) provided that Borrower shall have received written notice thereof (which written notice, in

 

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the case of any the determination of any Payment Date or the date upon which any other payment hereunder is required to be made pursuant to Section 2.3.2 , shall have been delivered to Borrower not less than thirty (30) days prior to such date), (A) the principal place of business of the trustee under a Securitization (or, if no Securitization has occurred, the principal place of business of Lender), (B) the principal place of business of any Servicer or (C) the principal place of business of the Agent, the Lockbox Bank or the financial institution that maintains any Mortgage Reserve Account or Senior Mezzanine Reserve Account.

Capital Expenditures ” shall have the meaning set forth in the Closing Date Mortgage Loan Agreement.

Cash Management Account ” shall have the meaning set forth in the Closing Date Mortgage Loan Agreement.

Cash Management Agreement ” shall mean the Closing Date Cash Management Agreement or any Replacement Cash Management Agreement, as applicable, in each case, as the same may be amended, restated, replaced, supplemented or otherwise modified from time to time.

Cash Sweep Cure Date ” shall mean the first date following the occurrence of a Cash Sweep Event on which no Event of Default or Bankruptcy Action of Borrower, Mortgage Borrower or Guarantor or DSCR Trigger Period is continuing, provided that, notwithstanding the foregoing, at such time as three (3) Cash Sweep Cures Dates shall have occurred from time to time during the term of the Loan, any Cash Sweep Period occurring thereafter shall continue until the Maturity Date and no subsequent Cash Sweep Cure Date shall be deemed to have occurred upon the satisfaction of the foregoing conditions or otherwise.

Cash Sweep Event ” shall mean the occurrence of: (a) an Event of Default; (b) any Bankruptcy Action of Borrower, Mortgage Borrower or Guarantor; or (c) a DSCR Trigger Event.

Cash Sweep Period ” shall mean the period commencing on the occurrence of a Cash Sweep Event and terminating on the Cash Sweep Cure Date.

Casualty ” shall have the meaning set forth in the Closing Date Mortgage Loan Agreement.

Casualty/Condemnation Prepayment ” shall have the meaning set forth in the Closing Date Mortgage Loan Agreement.

Certificate of Rent Roll ” shall mean a Certificate of Rent Roll, dated as of the Closing Date, certifying and attaching a rent roll for each Individual Property for the month in which the Closing Date occurs.

Closing Date ” shall mean the date of this Agreement.

Closing Date Cash Management Agreement ” shall mean that certain Cash Management Agreement, dated as of the Closing Date, by and among Borrower, Lender, Manager, Mortgage Borrower, Mortgage Lender, Junior Mezzanine Borrower, Junior Mezzanine Lender and Agent.

 

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Closing Date DSCR ” shall mean 1.66:1.00.

Closing Date Mortgage Loan Agreement ” shall mean the Mortgage Loan Agreement as of the Closing Date (as attached hereto as Exhibit A ), without regard to any amendment, restatement, supplement, modification, lack of enforceability or termination thereof or thereto occurring after the Closing Date. To the extent that any terms, provisions or definitions of the Closing Date Mortgage Loan Agreement that are incorporated herein by reference are incorporated into the Closing Date Mortgage Loan Agreement by reference to any other document or instrument, such terms, provisions or definitions that are incorporated herein by reference shall at all times be deemed to incorporate each such term, provision and definition of the applicable other document or instrument as the same is set forth in such other document or instrument as of the Closing Date, without regard to any amendment, restatement, supplement or modification of or to such other document or instrument occurring after the Closing Date.

Code ” shall have the meaning set forth in the Closing Date Mortgage Loan Agreement.

Collateral ” shall mean, collectively, the “Collateral” (as defined in the Pledge Agreement) and all amounts on deposit in the Senior Mezzanine Debt Service Account and any Senior Mezzanine Reserve Account.

Collective Group ” shall have the meaning set forth in Section 10.23 hereof.

Condemnation ” shall have the meaning set forth in the Closing Date Mortgage Loan Agreement.

Condemnation Proceeds ” shall have the meaning set forth in the Closing Date Mortgage Loan Agreement.

Contractual Obligation ” shall mean, as to Borrower, any agreement, instrument or undertaking to which Borrower is a party or by which it or any of its property is bound or any provision of the foregoing, other than the Loan Documents, the Mortgage Borrower Company Agreements (and the initial membership and partnership interests, as applicable, in Mortgage Borrower issued pursuant thereto), certain service agreements entered into by Borrower and its Independent Managers prior to the Closing Date and such agreements, instruments or undertakings that are not material in the aggregate and are incidental to its activities as a general or limited partner or regular member, as applicable, of Mortgage Borrower.

Contribution Agreement ” shall mean that certain Contribution Agreement, dated as of the Closing Date, by and among each Borrower, as the same may be amended, restated, replaced, supplemented or otherwise modified from time to time.

Control ” shall have the meaning set forth in the Closing Date Mortgage Loan Agreement.

 

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Covered Disclosure Information ” shall have the meaning set forth in Section 9.1.1(c) hereof

Debt ” shall mean the outstanding principal amount set forth in, and evidenced by, this Agreement and the Note, together with all interest accrued and unpaid thereon (including any interest that would accrue on the outstanding principal amount of the Loan through and including the end of any applicable Accrual Period, even if such Accrual Period extends beyond any applicable Payment Date, prepayment date or the Maturity Date), any Prepayment Premium or Prepayment Default Premium that, in each case, becomes due pursuant to Section 2.4 hereof, and all other sums due to Lender in respect of the Loan under the Note, this Agreement, the Pledge Agreement and the other Loan Documents.

Debt Service ” shall mean, with respect to any particular period of time, the scheduled interest payments due under this Agreement and the Note.

Debt Service Coverage Ratio ” shall mean a ratio for the period in question in which:

(a) the numerator is the Net Operating Income (excluding interest on credit accounts) for such period as set forth in the financial statements required hereunder; provided , however , that for the purposes of this definition Net Operating Income shall be determined using the annualized Rents set forth on the rent roll most recently delivered pursuant to Section 5.1.11(d) (as opposed to Rents for the applicable period), and

(b) the denominator is the aggregate amount of (i) Debt Service, (ii) Mortgage Debt Service and (iii) Junior Mezzanine Debt Service for such period.

Default ” shall mean the occurrence of any event hereunder or under any other Loan Document which, but for the giving of notice or passage of time, or both, would be an Event of Default.

Default Rate ” shall mean a rate per annum equal to the lesser of (a) the Maximum Legal Rate and (b) three percent (3%) above the Interest Rate.

Disclosure Document(s) ” shall mean any written materials used or provided to any prospective investors and/or Rating Agencies in connection with any public offering or private placement of Securities in a Securitization, including, without limitation, a prospectus, prospectus supplement, private placement memorandum, offering memorandum, offering circular, term sheet, road show presentation materials or other offering documents marketing materials or information provided to prospective investors, in each case in preliminary or final form and including any amendments, supplements, exhibits, annexes and other attachments thereto, used to offer Securities in connection with a Securitization and designated as a “Disclosure Document” by Lender in its sole and absolute discretion.

DSCR Trigger Event ” shall mean that, as of the date of determination, the Debt Service Coverage Ratio based on the trailing three (3) month period immediately preceding the date of such determination is less than 1.40 to 1.00.

 

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DSCR Trigger Event Cure ” shall mean that the Debt Service Coverage Ratio, as determined as of the first day of each of six (6) consecutive months following the occurrence of the applicable DSCR Trigger Event, based on the trailing three (3) month period immediately preceding the date of each determination, shall be greater than 1.40 to 1.00.

DSCR Trigger Period ” shall mean the period from the date of the occurrence of a DSCR Trigger Event until the date that a DSCR Trigger Event Cure occurs in respect of such DSCR Trigger Event.

EIL Policy ” shall mean that certain Pollution Legal Liability Select (PLL Select) Policy Number 27781505 issued by Chards Specialty Insurance Company.

Eligible Account ” shall have the meaning set forth in the Closing Date Mortgage Loan Agreement.

Eligible Institution ” shall have the meaning set forth in the Closing Date Mortgage Loan Agreement.

Embargoed Person ” shall mean any Person, entity or government subject to trade restrictions under U.S. law, including, but not limited to, The USA PATRIOT Act (including the anti-terrorism provisions thereof), the International Emergency Economic Powers Act, 50 U.S.C. §§ 1701, et seq., The Trading with the Enemy Act, 50 U.S.C. App. 1 et seq., and any Executive Orders or regulations promulgated thereunder including those related to Specially Designated Nationals and Specially Designated Global Terrorists, with the result that the investment in Borrower, any SPE Constituent Entity or Guarantor, as applicable (whether directly or indirectly), is prohibited by law or the Loan is in violation of law.

Environmental Indemnity ” shall mean that certain Environmental Indemnity Agreement, dated as of the Closing Date, executed by Borrower and Guarantor in connection with the Loan for the benefit of Lender, as the same may be amended, restated, replaced, supplemented or otherwise modified from time to time.

Equipment ” shall have the meaning set forth in the Closing Date Mortgage Loan Agreement.

ERISA ” shall have the meaning set forth in the Closing Date Mortgage Loan Agreement.

Event of Default ” shall have the meaning set forth in Section 8.1(a) hereof.

Excess Cash Flow ” shall have the meaning set forth in the Cash Management Agreement.

Excess Cash Flow Reserve Account ” shall have the meaning set forth in the Closing Date Mortgage Loan Agreement.

Exchange Act ” shall have the meaning set forth in the Closing Date Mortgage Loan Agreement.

 

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Excluded Entity ” shall mean Guarantor and any direct or indirect legal or beneficial owner (including, without limitation, any shareholder, partner, member and/or nonmember manager) of Guarantor.

Existing Management Agreement ” shall have the meaning set forth in the Closing Date Mortgage Loan Agreement.

Existing Manager ” shall have the meaning set forth in the Closing Date Mortgage Loan Agreement.

Extraordinary Expense ” shall have the meaning set forth in Section 5.1.11(e) hereof

Fiscal Year ” shall mean each twelve (12) month period commencing on January 1 and ending on December 31 during each year of the term of the Loan.

Fitch ” shall have the meaning set forth in the Closing Date Mortgage Loan Agreement.

Fixtures ” shall have the meaning set forth in the Closing Date Mortgage Loan Agreement.

GAAP ” shall have the meaning set forth in the Closing Date Mortgage Loan Agreement.

Governmental Authority ” shall have the meaning set forth in the Closing Date Mortgage Loan Agreement.

Grantor Trust ” shall mean a grantor trust as defined in subpart E, part I of subchapter J of the Code.

Gross Income from Operations ” shall mean, for any period, all income derived from the ownership and operation of the Properties from whatever source during such period, including, but not limited to, Rents, utility charges, escalations, forfeited security deposits, interest on credit accounts, service fees or charges, license fees, parking fees, rent concessions or credits, and other pass-through or reimbursements paid by Tenants under the Leases of any nature but excluding extraordinary non-recurring items of income, Rents from month-to-month Tenants (unless such Tenants have been in occupancy for at least one (1) year) or Tenants that are included in any Bankruptcy Action (unless such Tenants have affirmed their Lease), sales, use and occupancy or other taxes on receipts required to be accounted for by Borrower to any Governmental Authority, refunds and uncollectible accounts, sales of furniture, fixtures and equipment, Insurance Proceeds (other than business interruption or other loss of income insurance) and Condemnation Proceeds, and any disbursements to Borrower, Mortgage Borrower or Junior Mezzanine Borrower from the Mortgage Reserve Accounts, the Senior Mezzanine Reserve Accounts or the Junior Mezzanine Reserve Accounts.

Ground Lease ” shall have the meaning set forth in the Closing Date Mortgage Loan Agreement.

 

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Ground Lease Property ” shall have the meaning set forth in the Closing Date Mortgage Loan Agreement.

Ground Lessor ” shall have the meaning set forth in the Closing Date Mortgage Loan Agreement.

Ground Rent ” shall have the meaning set forth in the Closing Date Mortgage Loan Agreement.

Ground Rent Reserve Account ” shall have the meaning set forth in the Closing Date Mortgage Loan Agreement.

Ground Rent Static Reserve Account ” shall have the meaning set forth in the Closing Date Mortgage Loan Agreement.

Guarantor ” shall mean Centro NP LLC, a Maryland limited liability company.

Guarantor Net Worth ” shall mean, as of the date of determination, as to Guarantor or any Guarantor Successor, total stockholders’ equity in such Person (taking into account, among other things, all increases or decreases in tax liabilities and contingent liabilities as a result of the applicable consolidation or merger) of such Person, on a consolidated basis, as reasonably determined by Lender based upon the financial statements of such Person for the immediately preceding calendar quarter prepared in accordance with GAAP and audited by a “Big Four” accounting firm or other independent certified public accountant reasonably acceptable to Lender (but subject to any deemed approval pursuant to Section 5.2.10(g) hereof). For the avoidance of doubt, in determining the Guarantor Net Worth of any Guarantor Successor, such determination shall be pro forma based upon the financial statements of the Persons comprising such Guarantor Successor upon the consummation of the proposed transaction, in each case, prepared in accordance with GAAP and audited by a “Big Four” accounting firm or other independent certified public accountant reasonably acceptable to Lender.

Guarantor Successor ” shall mean any Person with which Guarantor or any prior Guarantor Successor is consolidated with, or into which Guarantor or such prior Guarantor Successor is merged (whether or not Guarantor or such prior Guarantor Successor is the surviving Person), in one or more related transactions that satisfy the requirements of a Permitted Guarantor Merger Transaction.

Guaranty ” shall mean that certain Guaranty Agreement, dated as of the Closing Date and executed and delivered by Guarantor in connection with the Loan to and for the benefit of Lender, as the same may be amended, restated, replaced, supplemented or otherwise modified from time to time.

Improvements ” shall have the meaning set forth in the Closing Date Mortgage Loan Agreement.

Indebtedness ” of a Person, at a particular date, means the sum (without duplication) at such date of (a) all indebtedness or liability of such Person (including, without limitation, amounts for borrowed money and indebtedness in the form of mezzanine debt and preferred equity); (b) obligations evidenced by bonds, debentures, notes, or other similar

 

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instruments; (c) obligations for the deferred purchase price of property or services (including trade obligations); (d) the face amount of the obligations under letters of credit; (e) obligations under acceptance facilities; (f) all guaranties, endorsements (other than for collection or deposit in the ordinary course of business) and other contingent obligations to purchase, to provide funds for payment, to supply funds, to invest in any Person or entity, or otherwise to assure a creditor against loss; and (g) obligations secured by any Liens, whether or not the obligations have been assumed.

Indemnified Liabilities ” shall have the meaning set forth in Section 10.13(b) hereof.

Indemnified Parties ” shall mean (a) Lender and any designee of Lender, (b) any Affiliate of Lender that has filed any registration statement relating to a Securitization or has acted as the sponsor or depositor in connection with such Securitization, (c) any Affiliate of Lender that acts as an underwriter, placement agent or initial purchaser of Securities issued in such Securitization, (d) any other co-underwriters, co-placement agents or co-initial purchasers of Securities issued in such Securitization, (e) each Person who controls (within the meaning of Section 15 of the Exchange Act) any Person described in any of the foregoing clauses, (f) any Person who is or will have been involved in the origination of the Loan, (g) any Person who is or will have been involved in the servicing of the Loan, (h) any Person who may hold or acquire or will have held a full or partial interest in the Loan (including, but not limited to, investors or prospective investors in the Securities, as well as custodians, trustees and other fiduciaries who hold or have held a full or partial interest in the Loan evidenced for the benefit of third parties), (i) any Person who holds or acquires or will have held a participation or other full or partial interest in the Loan, whether during the term of the Loan or as a part of or following a foreclosure of the Loan, (j) any successors by merger, consolidation or acquisition of all or a substantial portion of Lender’s assets and business, and (k) the respective officers, directors, shareholders, partners, employees, agents, representatives, contractors, subcontractors, Affiliates, participants, successors and assigns of any Person described in any of the foregoing clauses.

Indenmified Persons ” shall have the meaning set forth in Section 9.1.1(c) hereof.

Independent Director ” or “ Independent Manager ” means a natural person who has prior experience as an independent director, independent manager or independent member with at least three (3) years of employment experience and who is provided by CT Corporation, Corporation Service Company, National Registered Agents, Inc., Wilmington Trust Company, Stewart Management Company, Lord Securities Corporation or, if none of those companies is then providing professional independent directors or independent managers, another nationally-recognized company reasonably approved by Lender that provides professional independent directors or independent managers and other corporate services in the ordinary course of its business and is not an Affiliate of Borrower or any SPE Constituent Entity, and which natural person is duly appointed as an Independent Director or Independent Manager, as applicable, and is not, and has never been, and will not while serving as an Independent Director or Independent Manager, as applicable, be, any of the following:

(a) a member, partner, equityholder, manager, director, officer or employee of Borrower, any SPE Constituent Entity or any of their respective Affiliates (other than as

 

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an Independent Director or Independent Manager of (i) Borrower or any SPE Constituent Entity or (ii) any Affiliate of Borrower that is not in the direct chain of ownership of Borrower and that is required by a creditor to be a single purpose bankruptcy remote entity, provided that (A) such Independent Director or Independent Manager is employed by a company that routinely provides professional independent directors or managers in the ordinary course of its business) and (B) the fees that such Independent Director or Independent Manager earns from serving as an Independent Director or Independent Manager of Borrower, each SPE Constituent Entity and any Affiliate of Borrower in any given calendar year constitute, in the aggregate, less than five percent (5%) of the annual income of such Independent Director or Independent Manager for that calendar year;

(b) a creditor, supplier or service provider (including provider of professional services) to Borrower, any SPE Constituent Entity, or any of their respective Affiliates (other than a nationally-recognized company that routinely provides professional independent directors or independent managers and other corporate services to Borrower, any SPE Constituent Entity or any of their respective Affiliates in the ordinary course of its business);

(c) a family member of any Person referenced in the foregoing clause (a)  that is a natural person; or

(d) a Person that Controls any Person referenced in any of the foregoing clauses (a) , (b)  or (c) .

The same natural person may not serve as an Independent Director or Independent Manager of any Borrower (or any SPE Constituent Entity) and also of any Mortgage Borrower (or any Mortgage Borrower SPE Constituent Entity) or any Junior Mezzanine Borrower (or any Junior Mezzanine SPE Constituent Entity).

Individual Material Adverse Effect ” shall mean, in Lender’s reasonable judgment, in respect of an Individual Property, any event or condition that has a material adverse effect on the use, operation, or value of such Individual Property.

Individual Property ” shall have the meaning set forth in the Closing Date Mortgage Loan Agreement.

Insolvency Opinion ” shall mean that certain non-consolidation opinion letter dated as of the Closing Date delivered by Edwards Angell Palmer & Dodge LLP in connection with the Loan.

Insurance Premiums ” shall have the meaning set forth in the Closing Date Mortgage Loan Agreement.

Insurance Proceeds ” shall have the meaning set forth in the Closing Date Mortgage Loan Agreement.

Interest Rate ” shall mean a rate of nine percent (9.00%) per annum.

 

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JPMorgan ” shall mean JPMorgan Chase Bank, N.A., a national banking association, and its successors and assigns.

Junior Mezzanine Borrower ” shall mean, collectively, Centro NP New Garden Mezz 2, LLC and Centro NP Junior Mezz Holding, LLC, each a Delaware limited liability company, together with their respective successors and permitted assigns.

Junior Mezzanine Debt Service ” shall have the meaning ascribed to the term “Debt Service” in the Junior Mezzanine Loan Agreement.

Junior Mezzanine Debt Service Account ” shall have the meaning ascribed to the term “Junior Mezzanine Debt Service Account” in the Junior Mezzanine Loan Agreement.

Junior Mezzanine Lender ” shall mean JPMorgan in its capacity as Lender under the Junior Mezzanine Loan Agreement, together with its successors and assigns in such capacity.

Junior Mezzanine Loan ” shall mean that certain loan made as of the Closing Date by Junior Mezzanine Lender to Junior Mezzanine Borrower in the original principal amount of Forty-Four Million Five Hundred Thousand and No/100 Dollars ($44,500,000.00), and evidenced by the Junior Mezzanine Note and evidenced and secured by the other Junior Mezzanine Loan Documents.

Junior Mezzanine Loan Agreement ” shall mean that certain Junior Mezzanine Loan Agreement, dated as of the Closing Date, between Junior Mezzanine Borrower and Junior Mezzanine Lender, as the same may be amended, restated, replaced, supplemented or otherwise modified, from time to time.

Junior Mezzanine Loan Documents ” shall have the meaning ascribed to the term “Loan Documents” in the Junior Mezzanine Loan Agreement.

Junior Mezzanine Note ” shall have the meaning ascribed to the term “Note” in the Junior Mezzanine Loan Agreement.

Junior Mezzanine Reserve Account ” shall have the meaning ascribed to the term “Junior Mezzanine Reserve Account” in the Junior Mezzanine Loan Agreement.

Junior Mezzanine SPE Constituent Entity ” shall have the meaning ascribed to the term “SPE Constituent Entity” in the Junior Mezzanine Loan Agreement.

Land ” shall have the meaning set forth in the Closing Date Mortgage Loan Agreement.

Lease ” shall have the meaning set forth in the Closing Date Mortgage Loan Agreement.

Legal Requirements ” shall mean, with respect to each Individual Property and the Collateral, as the context requires, all federal, state, county, municipal and other governmental statutes, laws, rules, orders, regulations, ordinances, judgments, decrees and

 

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injunctions of Governmental Authorities affecting such Individual Property or Collateral (or any part of the foregoing), or the construction, use, alteration or operation of any Individual Property, or any part thereof, whether now or hereafter enacted and in force, and all permits, licenses and authorizations and regulations relating thereto, and all covenants, agreements, restrictions and encumbrances contained in any instruments, either of record or known to Borrower or Mortgage Borrower, at any time in force affecting Borrower, Mortgage Borrower, the Collateral or any Individual Property or any part thereof, including, without limitation, any which may (a) require repairs, modifications or Alterations in or to such Individual Property or any part thereof, or (b) in any way limit the use and enjoyment thereof.

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

Letter of Credit ” shall mean an irrevocable, unconditional, transferable, clean sight draft letter of credit having an initial term of not less than one (1) year, in favor of Lender and entitling Lender to draw thereon in New York, New York, based solely on a statement that Lender has the right to draw thereon executed by an officer or authorized signatory of Lender. A Letter of Credit must be issued by an Eligible Institution.

Liabilities ” shall have the meaning set forth in Section 9.1.1(c) hereof.

Lien ” shall mean, with respect to each Individual Property and the Collateral, as the context requires, any mortgage, deed of trust, deed to secure debt, indemnity deed of trust, lien, pledge, hypothecation, assignment, security interest, or any other encumbrance, charge or transfer of, on or affecting Borrower, Mortgage Borrower, the Collateral, the related Individual Property, any portion thereof or any interest therein, including, without limitation, any conditional sale or other title retention agreement, any financing lease having substantially the same economic effect as any of the foregoing, the filing of any financing statement, and mechanic’s, materialmen’s and other similar liens and encumbrances.

Liquidation Event ” shall have the meaning set forth in Section 2.4.4(a) hereof.

Loan ” shall mean the loan made by Lender to Borrower pursuant to this Agreement and evidenced and secured by the Note and the other Loan Documents.

Loan Documents ” shall mean, collectively, this Agreement, the Note, the Pledge Agreement, the Guaranty, the Environmental Indemnity, the Subordination of Management Agreement, the Cash Management Agreement, the Contribution Agreement and all other documents executed and/or delivered in connection with the Loan, as each of the same may be amended, restated, replaced, supplemented or otherwise modified from time to time.

Loan Split Documents ” shall have the meaning set forth in Section 9.1.2(b) hereof.

Loan Splitting ” shall have the meaning set forth in Section 9.1.2(a) hereof.

Lockbox Account ” shall have the meaning set forth in the Closing Date Mortgage Loan Agreement.

 

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Lockbox Agreement ” shall have the meaning set forth in the Closing Date Mortgage Loan Agreement.

Lockbox Bank ” shall have the meaning set forth in the Closing Date Mortgage Loan Agreement.

Major Lease ” shall mean, with respect to any Individual Property, any (a) Lease (i) covering more than thirty thousand (30,000) square feet at such Individual Property or (ii) entered into by a Tenant that is a Tenant under another Lease at such Individual Property or that is an Affiliate of any other Tenant under a Lease at such Individual Property, if, pursuant to such Leases, such Tenant (or such Tenant and its Affiliate(s)) leases more than thirty thousand (30,000) square feet in the aggregate at the applicable Individual Property or (b) Lease under which the Tenant is an Affiliate of Mortgage Borrower, Borrower or Guarantor. Notwithstanding the foregoing, no Permitted Parcel Ground Lease shall constitute a Major Lease.

Management Agreement ” shall mean the Existing Management Agreement or, if the context requires, a Replacement Management Agreement pursuant to which a Qualified Manager is managing one or more of the Individual Properties in accordance with the terms and provisions of this Agreement.

Manager ” shall mean Existing Manager or, if the context requires, a Qualified Manager who is managing one or more of the Individual Properties in accordance with the terms and provisions of this Agreement pursuant to a Replacement Management Agreement.

Material Action ” shall mean any Bankruptcy Action or a voluntary dissolution of Borrower or an SPE Constituent Entity.

Material Agreements ” shall mean, collectively, all contracts and agreements relating to the ownership, management, development, use, operation, leasing, maintenance, repair or improvement of the Properties or any Individual Property (other than the Management Agreement, the Leases and contracts under which contractors, subcontractors and materialmen are engaged solely in respect of the completion of Alterations at the applicable Individual Property, provided that (i) such Alterations are permitted under Section 5.1.21 hereof without the consent of Lender or (ii) if Lender’s consent to such Alterations is required under Section 5.1.21 hereof, Lender shall have consented thereto) under which there is an obligation of Mortgage Borrower to pay more than Two Hundred Fifty Thousand and No/100 Dollars ($250,000.00) per annum.

Maturity Date ” shall mean August 1, 2020, or such other date on which the final payment of principal of the Note becomes due and payable as therein or herein provided, whether at such stated maturity date, by declaration of acceleration, or otherwise.

Maximum Legal Rate ” shall mean the maximum nonusurious interest rate, if any, that at any time or from time to time may be contracted for, taken, reserved, charged or received on the indebtedness evidenced by the Note and as provided for herein or the other Loan Documents, under the laws of such state or states whose laws are held by any court of competent jurisdiction to govern the interest rate provisions of the Loan.

 

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Moody’s ” shall have the meaning set forth in the Closing Date Mortgage Loan Agreement.

Mortgage ” shall have the meaning set forth in the Closing Date Mortgage Loan Agreement.

Mortgage Borrower ” shall have the meaning set forth in the recitals to this Agreement, together with its respective successors and permitted assigns.

Mortgage Borrower Company Agreements ” shall mean, collectively, each of the limited liability company agreements and limited partnership agreements of Mortgage Borrower, each dated as of the Closing Date and more particularly described on Schedule II-B.

Mortgage Borrower Limited Partnership ” shall have the meaning set forth in the recitals to this Agreement.

Mortgage Debt Service ” shall mean “Debt Service” as defined in the Mortgage Loan agreement.

Mortgage Lender ” shall have the meaning set forth in the recitals to this Agreement, together with its successors and assigns.

Mortgage Loan ” shall have the meaning set forth in the recitals to this Agreement.

Mortgage Loan Agreement ” shall have the meaning set forth in the recitals to this Agreement.

Mortgage Loan Default ” shall mean a “Default” under and as defined in the Mortgage Loan Agreement.

Mortgage Loan Documents ” shall mean the Loan Documents (as defined in the Mortgage Loan Agreement).

Mortgage Loan Event of Default ” shall mean an “Event of Default” under and as defined in the Mortgage Loan Agreement.

Mortgage Loan Foreclosure Transfer ” shall mean any Transfer of one or more Individual Properties in connection with realization thereon by Mortgage Lender in connection with the exercise of its remedies pursuant to the Mortgage Loan Documents following a Mortgage Event of Default, including, without limitation, a foreclosure sale or deed-in-lieu of foreclosure in respect of one or more Individual Properties.

Mortgage Reserve Accounts ” shall mean the “Reserve Accounts” as defined in the Mortgage Loan Agreement.

Mortgage SPE Constituent Entity ” shall mean each “SPE Constituent Entity” as defined in the Mortgage Loan Agreement.

 

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Net Cash Flow ” shall mean, with respect to the Properties for any period, the amount obtained by subtracting Operating Expenses and Capital Expenditures for such period from Gross Income from Operations for such period.

Net Cash Flow Schedule ” shall have the meaning set forth in Section 5.1.11(b) hereof.

Net Liquidation Proceeds After Debt Service ” shall mean, with respect to any Liquidation Event, all proceeds and other amounts paid to or received by or on behalf of Mortgage Borrower from or in connection with such Liquidation Event, less (i) any portion of such amounts required to be paid by Mortgage Borrower to Mortgage Lender or by Borrower to Lender in respect of the costs of Mortgage Lender or Lender, respectively, incurred in connection with the recovery thereof, (ii) in the case of any Casualty or Condemnation, the costs incurred by Mortgage Borrower in connection with any Restoration made in accordance with the Mortgage Loan Documents, (iii) amounts required or permitted to be deducted therefrom pursuant to the Mortgage Loan Documents and amounts paid to, or retained by, Mortgage Lender pursuant to the Mortgage Loan Documents, (iv) in the case of a Mortgage Loan Foreclosure Transfer, (A) reasonable and customary costs and expenses of sale or other disposition (including attorneys’ fees and brokerage commissions) and (B) such costs and expenses incurred by Mortgage Lender as to which Mortgage Lender shall be entitled to receive reimbursement under the terms of the Mortgage Loan Documents, (v) in the case of a refinancing of the Mortgage Loan, such costs and expenses (including attorneys’ fees) of such refinancing as shall be reasonably approved by Lender, and (vi) in the case of any proceeds realized under an owner’s title insurance policy, any portion of such proceeds that are used by Mortgage Borrower to cure the applicable title defect in accordance with, and subject to the restrictions set forth in, Section 2.4.4(c).

Net Operating Income ” shall mean, for any period, the amount obtained by subtracting Operating Expenses for such period from Gross Income from Operations for such period.

Net Proceeds ” shall have the meaning set forth in the Closing Date Mortgage Loan Agreement.

New Note ” shall have the meaning set forth in Section 9.1.2(b) hereof.

New Note Amount ” shall have the meaning set forth in Section 9.1.2(b) hereof.

Note ” shall mean that certain Mezzanine Promissory Note of even date herewith in the principal amount of Forty-Four Million Five Hundred Thousand and No/100 Dollars ($44,500,000.00), made by Borrower in favor of Lender, as the same may be amended, restated, replaced, supplemented or otherwise modified from time to time.

O&M Agreement ” shall mean that certain Operations and Maintenance Agreement dated as of the Closing Date entered into by Mortgage Lender and each applicable Mortgage Borrower in connection with the Mortgage Loan, as the same may be amended, restated, replaced, supplemented or otherwise modified from time to time.

 

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Officer’s Certificate ” shall mean a certificate delivered to Lender by Borrower which is signed by an authorized officer of Borrower or the general partner or the managing member of Borrower, as applicable.

Open Prepayment Date ” shall mean February 1, 2020.

Operating Expenses ” shall mean, for any period, the total of all expenditures of whatever kind during such period relating to the operation, maintenance and management of the Properties that are incurred on a regular monthly or other periodic basis, including without limitation, Ground Rent, utilities, ordinary repairs and maintenance, insurance, license fees, property taxes and assessments, advertising expenses, assumed management fees in an amount equal to the greater of actual management fees or three and one-half percent (3.5%) of Gross Income from Operations, payroll and related taxes, computer processing charges, tenant improvements and leasing commissions, operational equipment or other lease payments, and other similar costs, but excluding depreciation, income taxes, Mortgage Debt Service (including amortization, if any), Debt Service, Junior Mezzanine Debt Service, Capital Expenditures and contributions to the Tax and Insurance Reserve Account, the Replacement Reserve Account, the Rollover Reserve Account and any other Mortgage Reserve Accounts, Senior Mezzanine Reserve Accounts or Junior Mezzanine Reserve Accounts, and any item of expense which would otherwise be considered an Operating Expense pursuant to this definition but is paid directly by any Tenant.

Organizational Documents ” means as to any Person, the certificate of incorporation and by-laws with respect to a corporation; the certificate of organization and operating agreement with respect to a limited liability company; the certificate of limited partnership and partnership agreement with respect to a limited partnership, or any other organizational or governing documents of such Person.

Other Charges ” shall have the meaning set forth in the Closing Date Mortgage Loan Agreement.

Outparcel ” shall mean each parcel of Land legally described or depicted on Schedule IX-A hereto.

Parcel Release Prepayment Amount ” shall mean, with respect to each Partial Release Parcel, the amount set forth on Schedule IX-B hereto for such Partial Release Parcel.

Partial Par Prepayment ” shall have the meaning set forth in Section 2.4.1(b) hereof.

Partial Par Prepayment Cap ” shall have the meaning set forth in Section 2.4.1(b) hereof.

Partial Par Prepayment Date ” shall mean September 1, 2017.

Partial Release Parcel ” shall mean each parcel of Land legally described or depicted on Schedule IX-B .

 

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Payment Date ” shall mean the first (1st) day of each calendar month during the term of the Loan, or if such day is not a Business Day, then the Business Day immediately preceding such day, commencing on September 1, 2010 and continuing to and including the Maturity Date.

Permitted Debt ” shall mean, collectively, the Note and the other obligations, indebtedness and liabilities specifically provided for in any Loan Document and secured by the Pledge Agreement and the other Loan Documents.

Permitted Encumbrances ” shall have the meaning set forth in the Closing Date Mortgage Loan Agreement.

Permitted Equipment Transfer ” shall have the meaning set forth in the Closing Date Mortgage Loan Agreement.

Permitted Guarantor Merger Transaction ” shall mean any consolidation or merger of Guarantor or any prior Guarantor Successor with or into any other Person (whether or not Guarantor or such prior Guarantor Successor is the surviving Person), provided that (i) immediately after giving effect to such transaction, (A) no Event of Default exists and (B) the Guarantor Net Worth shall not be less than the Guarantor Net Worth as of the last fiscal quarter of Guarantor or such prior Guarantor Successor, and (ii) either (1) Guarantor or such prior Guarantor Successor, as applicable, is the surviving Person in any such transaction (in which case such Guarantor or such prior Guarantor Successor shall ratify in writing the Guaranty and the Environmental Indemnity) or (2) in the case of any transaction in which the Person formed by or surviving such transaction is other than the Guarantor or such prior Guarantor Successor, as applicable, such surviving Person executes a guaranty in favor of Lender in the form of the Guaranty and an environmental indemnity agreement in favor of Lender in the form of the Environmental Indemnity and otherwise assumes all the obligations of Guarantor or such prior Guarantor Successor, as applicable, under the Loan Documents (including, without limitation, the obligation to continue to maintain the EIL Policy in accordance with Section 6.1(a) hereof) both prospectively and retrospectively (and, upon the execution and delivery thereof, the Guaranty shall be terminated and Guarantor or such prior Guarantor Successor, as applicable, shall be released from all obligations under the other Loan Documents (and Lender shall execute any documentation reasonably requested by Borrower, and prepared by Borrower at Borrower’s sole cost and expense (including, without limitation, Lender’s reasonable legal fees and expenses), in order to evidence the same)), and (D) Borrower shall not have replaced Manager within the six (6) week period prior to such consolidation or merger.

Permitted Investments ” shall have the meaning set forth in the Closing Date Mortgage Loan Agreement.

Permitted Parcel Ground Lease ” shall mean any Lease entered into after the Closing Date that constitutes a ground lease pursuant to which premises located wholly within an Outparcel or Partial Release Parcel are demised to a Person that is not an Affiliate of Mortgage Borrower or Borrower and which does not obligate Mortgage Borrower as ground lessor to pay the costs of, or reimburse the applicable ground lessee for the costs of, or perform any Alterations, the aggregate cost of which exceeds the Threshold Amount.

 

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Permitted Premium Prepayment Date ” shall mean September 1, 2012.

Permitted Transfer ” shall mean any of the following: (a) any transfer, directly as a result of the death of a natural person, of stock, membership interests, partnership interests or other ownership interests previously held by the decedent in question to the Person or Persons lawfully entitled thereto, (b) any transfer, directly as a result of the legal incapacity of a natural person, of stock, membership interests, partnership interests or other ownership interests previously held by such natural person to the Person or Persons lawfully entitled thereto, (c) any Transfer of any interest in an Affiliated Manager if, following such Transfer, such Affiliated Manager shall be under common Control with Guarantor, (d) any Transfer permitted without the consent of Lender pursuant to the provisions of Section 5.2.2(b) , Section 5.2.10(d) or Section 5.2.10(g) , (e) any Lease of space in any of the Improvements to Tenants in accordance with the provisions of Section 5.1.20 , (f) any Permitted Equipment Transfer, (g) Permitted Encumbrances, (h) any pledge (or any Transfer occurring upon the foreclosure of the same or delivery of an assignment in lieu of foreclosure in respect of the same) by Junior Mezzanine Borrower of the direct ownership interests in Borrower and/or each SPE Constituent Entity pursuant to the Junior Mezzanine Loan Agreement, and (i) any Mortgage Loan Foreclosure Transfer.

Person ” shall have the meaning set forth in the Closing Date Mortgage Loan Agreement.

Personal Property ” shall have the meaning set forth in the Closing Date Mortgage Loan Agreement.

Pledge Agreement ” shall mean that certain Pledge Agreement and Security Agreement, dated as of the Closing Date, by Borrower in favor of Lender, as the same may be amended, restated, supplemented or otherwise modified from time to time.

Pledged Company Interests ” shall mean, collectively, as to each Mortgage Borrower, the related Pledged LLC Interests, Pledged Limited Partner Interests and Pledged General Partner Interests, as applicable.

Pledged General Partner Interests ” shall have the meaning set forth in the recitals to this Agreement.

Pledged Limited Partner Interests ” shall have the meaning set forth in the recitals to this Agreement.

Pledged LLC Interests ” shall have the meaning set forth in the recitals to this Agreement.

Policies ” shall have the meaning set forth in the Closing Date Mortgage Loan Agreement.

Policy ” shall have the meaning set forth in the Closing Date Mortgage Loan Agreement.

 

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Preapproved Alterations ” shall mean the Alterations more particularly described on Schedule XIII hereto.

Prepayment Default Premium ” shall mean an amount equal to eight percent (8%) of the outstanding principal balance of the Loan to be prepaid or satisfied.

Prepayment Premium ” shall mean an amount equal to the outstanding principal amount of the Loan being prepaid multiplied by (a) if the relevant prepayment occurs on any date after the Permitted Premium Prepayment Date through and including September 1, 2013, six percent (6.00%), (b) if the relevant prepayment occurs on any date from and including September 2, 2013 through and including September 1, 2014, five percent (5.00%), (c) if the relevant prepayment occurs on any date from and including September 2, 2014 through and including September 1, 2015, four percent (4.00%), (d) if the relevant prepayment occurs on any date from and including September 2, 2015 through and including September 1, 2016, three percent (3.00%), (e) if the relevant prepayment occurs on any date from and including September 2, 2016 through and including September 1, 2017, two percent (2.00%), and (f) if the relevant prepayment occurs on any date after September 2, 2017 but prior to the Open Prepayment Date, one percent (1.00%).

Properties ” shall have the meaning set forth in the Closing Date Mortgage Loan Agreement.

Provided Information ” shall mean any and all financial and other information (including any updates thereto) provided at any time by, or on behalf of, Borrower, Mortgage Borrower, Junior Mezzanine Borrower, any SPE Constituent Entity, any Mortgage SPE Constituent Entity, any Junior Mezzanine SPE Constituent Entity, Guarantor and/or Manager.

Qualified Manager ” shall mean (a) Existing Manager, (b) any Person that is under common Control with Existing Manager or Guarantor and/or (c) is a reputable Person that (i) has at least five (5) years’ experience in the management of commercial retail properties with similar size, scope, class, use and value as the Property, (ii) has, for at least five (5) years prior to its engagement as property manager, managed at least ten (10) properties similar in size, scope, class, use and value as the Property which comprise in the aggregate at least one million (1,000,000) leasable square feet of retail shopping centers, and (iii) is not the subject of a Bankruptcy Action, provided , that, if required by Lender following a Securitization, Borrower shall have obtained (i) in the case of the foregoing subclause (c) , a Rating Agency Confirmation in respect of the management of the Properties by such Person (and in which event Lender shall be deemed to have consented to such management organization) and (ii) in the case of the foregoing subclause (b)  and subclause (c) , if such Person is an Affiliate of Borrower, an Additional Insolvency Opinion.

Rating Agencies ” shall mean each of S&P, Moody’s, Fitch, and Realpoint or any other nationally recognized statistical rating organization that has been approved by Lender, or that has been engaged by or on behalf of Lender or its designee to rate the Loan to assign a rating to the Loan or the Securities.

Rating Agency Confirmation ” means, collectively, a written affirmation from each of the Rating Agencies that the credit rating of the Securities given by such Rating Agency

 

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of such Securities immediately prior to the occurrence of the event with respect to which such Rating Agency Confirmation is sought will not be qualified, downgraded or withdrawn as a result of the occurrence of such event, which affirmation may be granted or withheld in such Rating Agency’s sole and absolute discretion. In the event that, at any given time, any Rating Agency elects not to consider whether to grant or withhold such an affirmation, then the term Rating Agency Confirmation shall be deemed instead to require the written approval of Lender based on its good faith determination of whether the Rating Agencies would issue a Rating Agency Confirmation, provided that the foregoing shall be inapplicable in any case in which Lender has an independent approval right in respect of the matter at issue pursuant to the terms of this Agreement.

Realpoint ” shall have the meaning set forth in the Closing Date Mortgage Loan Agreement.

Related Entities ” shall have the meaning set forth in Section 5.2.10(e)(v) hereof.

Release Prepayment ” shall have the meaning set forth in Section 2.6.1 hereof.

Release Prepayment Amount shall mean, for an Individual Property, the lesser of:

(a) the Debt; or

(b) an amount equal to the Allocated Loan Amount for such Individual Property set forth on Schedule V multiplied by (A) one hundred five percent (105%) to the extent such Allocated Loan Amount plus the aggregate Allocated Loan Amounts paid by Borrower to Lender in connection with releases of Release Properties pursuant to Section 2.6.1 occurring prior to the release of the Individual Property for which the Release Prepayment Amount is being calculated is less than Seven Million Five Hundred Thousand and No/100 Dollars ($7,500,000.00), and (B) one hundred fifteen percent (115%) to the extent such Allocated Loan Amount plus the aggregate Allocated Loan Amounts paid by Borrower to Lender in connection with releases of Release Properties pursuant to Section 2.6.1 occurring prior to the release of the Individual Property for which the Release Prepayment Amount is being calculated is equal to or greater than Seven Million Five Hundred Thousand and No/100 Dollars ($7,500,000.00). For the avoidance of doubt, any Parcel Release Prepayment Amounts paid by Borrower shall not be taken into account in determining whether the aforesaid Seven Million Five Hundred Thousand and No/100 Dollars ($7,500,000.00) threshold shall have been met.

Release Property ” shall have the meaning set forth in Section 2.6.1 hereof.

Rents ” shall have the meaning set forth in the Closing Date Mortgage Loan Agreement.

Replacement Agent ” shall mean any successor to KeyBank National Association that is an Eligible Institution and either (a) assumes the obligations of the Agent being replaced under the then-existing Cash Management Agreement or (b) executes and delivers a Replacement Cash Management Agreement, in each case, acting in such Person’s capacity as Agent under the Replacement Cash Management Agreement.

 

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Replacement Cash Management Agreement ” shall mean any cash management agreement entered into by and among Borrower, Lender, Manager, Mortgage Borrower, Junior Mezzanine Borrower, Lender, Mortgage Lender, Junior Mezzanine Lender and a Replacement Agent, provided that such cash management agreement is in form and substance substantially similar to the Closing Date Cash Management Agreement or is otherwise in form and substance reasonably acceptable to Lender.

Replacement Management Agreement ” shall mean, 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 reasonably acceptable to Lender in form and substance, provided , with respect to this subclause (ii) , Lender, at its option, after a Securitization, may require that Borrower cause Mortgage Borrower to obtain a Rating Agency Confirmation in respect of such management agreement and (b) a subordination of management agreement and management fees substantially in the form then used by Lender (or of such other form and substance reasonably acceptable to Lender), executed and delivered to Lender by Borrower, Mortgage Borrower and such Qualified Manager at Borrower’s expense.

Replacement Reserve Account ” shall have the meaning set forth in the Closing Date Mortgage Loan Agreement.

Replacement Reserve Cap ” shall have the meaning set forth in the Closing Date Mortgage Loan Agreement.

Repurchase ” shall have the meaning set forth in Section 9.1.2(d) hereof.

Required Repairs ” shall have the meaning set forth in the Closing Date Mortgage Loan Agreement.

Restoration ” shall have the meaning as set forth in the Mortgage Loan Agreement.

Restricted Party ” shall mean collectively, (a) Borrower, each SPE Constituent Entity, each Mortgage Borrower, each Mortgage SPE Constituent Entity, each Junior Mezzanine Borrower, each Junior. Mezzanine SPE Constituent Entity, and any Affiliated Manager and (b) any direct or indirect legal or beneficial owner (including, without limitation, any shareholder, partner, member and/or non-member manager) of Borrower, any SPE Constituent Entity, any Mortgage Borrower, any Mortgage SPE Constituent Entity, any Junior Mezzanine Borrower, any Junior Mezzanine SPE Constituent Entity or any Affiliated Manager, provided that no Excluded Entity shall be a Restricted Party. For the avoidance of doubt in respect of the foregoing subclause (b), notwithstanding anything in this Agreement to the contrary, no notice to or consent of Lender shall be required in connection with the consummation of any Sale or Pledge of a direct or indirect interest in any Excluded Entity.

Rollover Reserve Account ” shall have the meaning set forth in the Closing Date Mortgage Loan Agreement.

 

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Rollover Reserve Cap ” shall have the meaning set forth in the Closing Date Mortgage Loan Agreement.

“S&P” shall have the meaning set forth in the Closing Date Mortgage Loan Agreement.

Sale or Pledge ” shall have the meaning set forth in the Closing Date Mortgage Loan Agreement.

Securities ” shall have the meaning set forth in Section 9.1 hereof.

Securitization ” shall have the meaning set forth in Section 9.1.1(a) hereof.

Securitization Vehicle ” shall mean the issuer of Certificates in a Securitization.

Senior Mezzanine Debt Service Account ” shall have the meaning set forth in Section 2.7.3 hereof.

Senior Mezzanine Reserve Account ” shall mean any reserve account established and maintained by Borrower for the benefit of Lender pursuant to Article VII hereof.

Senior Mezzanine Reserve Funds ” shall mean any funds deposited into any Senior Mezzanine Reserve Account.

Servicer ” shall have the meaning set forth in Section 9.4 hereof.

Servicing Agreement ” shall have the meaning set forth in Section 9.4 hereof.

Severed Loan Documents ” shall have the meaning set forth in Section 8.2(c) hereof.

SPE Constituent Entity ” shall mean the Special Purpose Entity that is the general partner of Borrower, if Borrower is a limited partnership, or the managing member of Borrower, if Borrower is a multi-member limited liability company.

Special Purpose Entity ” shall mean a corporation, limited partnership or limited liability company that, since the date of its formation and at all times on and after the date thereof, has complied with and shall at all times comply with the following requirements:

(i) is and shall be organized solely for the purpose of (A) in the case of Borrower, owning the Pledged Company Interests, entering into and performing its obligations under the Loan Documents with Lender, refinancing the Pledged Company Interests in connection with a permitted repayment of the Loan, and transacting any lawful business that is incident, necessary and appropriate to accomplish the foregoing; or (B) in the case of an SPE Constituent Entity, acting as a general partner of the limited partnership that is a Borrower or as member of the limited liability company that is a Borrower and transacting lawful business that is incident, necessary and appropriate to accomplish the foregoing;

 

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(ii) has not engaged and shall not engage in any business unrelated to (A) the ownership of the Pledged Company Interests and acting as the sole member or the sole limited partner, as applicable, of Mortgage Borrower and each general partner of a Mortgage Borrower Limited Partnership or (B) in the case of an SPE Constituent Entity, acting as general partner of the limited partnership that is a Borrower or acting as a member of the limited liability company that is a Borrower, as applicable;

(iii) has not owned and shall not own any property other than the Pledged Company Interests;

(iv) does not have, shall not have and at no time had any assets other than (A) in the case of Borrower, the Pledged Company Interests and personal property necessary or incidental to its ownership and operation of the Pledged Company Interests, or (B) in the case of an SPE Constituent Entity, its partnership interest in the limited partnership or the member interest in the limited liability company that is a Borrower and personal property necessary or incidental to its ownership of such interests;

(v) has not engaged in, sought, consented or permitted to and shall not engage in, seek, consent to or permit (A) any dissolution, winding up, liquidation, consolidation or merger, (B) any sale or other transfer of all or substantially all of its assets or any sale of assets outside the ordinary course of its business, except as permitted by the Loan Documents, or (C) in the case of an SPE Constituent Entity, any transfer of its partnership interest or member interest in Borrower;

(vi) shall not cause, consent to or permit any amendment of its Organizational Documents with respect to the matters set forth in this definition without the prior written consent of Lender;

(vii) if such entity is a limited partnership, has and shall have at least one general partner and has and shall have, as its only general partners, Special Purpose Entities each of which (A) is a corporation or single-member Delaware limited liability company, (B) has two (2) Independent Directors, and (C) holds a direct interest as general partner in the limited partnership of not less than one- half of one percent (0.5%);

(viii) if such entity is a corporation, has and shall have at least two (2) Independent Directors, and shall not cause or permit the board of directors of such entity to take any Material Action either with respect to itself or, if the corporation is an SPE Constituent Entity, with respect to Borrower, unless two (2) Independent Directors shall have consented in writing to such action;

(ix) if such entity is a limited liability company (other than a limited liability company meeting all of the requirements applicable to a single-member limited liability company set forth in this definition of “Special Purpose Entity”), has and shall have at least one (1) member that is a Special Purpose Entity that is a corporation or a single-member Delaware limited liability company, that has at least two (2) Independent Directors and that directly owns at least one-half-of-one percent (0.5%) of the equity of the limited liability company;

 

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(x) if such entity is a single-member limited liability company, (A) is and shall be a Delaware limited liability company, (B) has and shall have at least two (2) Independent Directors, (C) shall not take any Material Action and shall not cause or permit the members or managers of such limited liability company to take any Material Action, either with respect to itself or, if the limited liability company is an SPE Constituent Entity, with respect to Borrower, in each case unless two (2) Independent Directors then serving as managers of the limited liability company shall have consented in writing to such action, and (D) has and shall have two (2) natural persons who are not members of the limited liability company, that have signed its limited liability company agreement and that, under the terms of such limited liability company agreement become a member of the limited liability company immediately prior to the withdrawal or dissolution of the last remaining member of the limited liability company;

(xi) has not and shall not (and, if such entity is (a) a limited liability company, has and shall have a limited liability agreement or an operating agreement, as applicable, (b) a limited partnership, has a limited partnership agreement, or (c) a corporation, has a certificate or articles of incorporation or bylaws that, in each case, provide that such entity shall not) (I) dissolve, merge, liquidate, consolidate; (II) sell all or substantially all of its assets; (III) amend its Organizational Documents with respect to the matters set forth in this definition without the consent of Lender; or (IV) without the affirmative vote of two (2) Independent Directors of itself or the consent of an SPE Constituent Entity that is a member or general partner in it: (A) file or consent to the filing of any bankruptcy, insolvency or reorganization case or proceeding, institute any proceedings under any applicable insolvency law or otherwise seek relief under any laws relating to the relief from debts or the protection of debtors generally, file a bankruptcy or insolvency petition or otherwise institute insolvency proceedings; (B) seek or consent to the appointment of a receiver, liquidator, assignee, trustee, sequestrator, custodian or any similar official for the entity or a substantial portion of its property; (C) make an assignment for the benefit of the creditors of the entity; or (D) take any action in furtherance of any of the foregoing;

(xii) has at all times been and shall at all times remain solvent and has paid and shall pay its debts and liabilities (including, a fairly-allocated portion of any personnel and overhead expenses that it shares with any Affiliate) from its assets as the same shall become due, and has maintained and shall maintain adequate capital for the normal obligations reasonably foreseeable in a business of its size and character and in light of its contemplated business operations; provided, however, that the foregoing shall not require any shareholder, partner or member of such entity, as applicable, to make additional capital contributions to such entity;

 

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(xiii) has not failed and shall not fail to correct any known misunderstanding regarding the separate identity of such entity;

(xiv) has maintained and shall maintain books of account, books and records separate from those of any other Person and, to the extent that it is required to file tax returns under applicable law, has filed and shall file its own tax returns, except to the extent that it is required by law to file consolidated tax returns and, if it is a corporation, has not filed and shall not file a consolidated federal income tax return with any other corporation, except to the extent that it is required by law to file consolidated tax returns;

(xv) has maintained and shall maintain its own records, books, resolutions and agreements;

(xvi) except as contemplated herein with respect to each other Borrower, has not commingled and shall not commingle its funds or assets with those of any other Person and has not participated and shall not participate in any cash management system with any other Person other than as provided in the Loan Documents;

(xvii) has held and shall hold its assets in its own name;

(xviii) has conducted and shall conduct its business in its name or in a name franchised or licensed to it by an entity other than its Affiliate, except for business conducted on behalf of itself by another Person under a business management services agreement that is on commercially-reasonable terms, so long as the manager, or equivalent thereof, under such business management services agreement holds itself out as its agent;

(xix) (A) has maintained and shall maintain its financial statements, accounting records and other entity documents separate from those of any other Person; (B) has shown and shall show, in its financial statements, its asset and liabilities separate and apart from those of any other Person; and (C) has not permitted and shall not permit its assets to be listed as assets on the financial statement of any of its Affiliates except as required by GAAP; provided, however, that any such consolidated financial statement contains a note indicating that the Special Purpose Entity’s separate assets and credit are not available to pay the debts of such Affiliate and that the Special Purpose Entity’s liabilities do not constitute obligations of the consolidated entity except as provided herein with respect to each other Borrower;

(xx) has paid and shall pay its own liabilities and expenses, including the salaries of its own employees, if any, out of its own funds and assets, and has maintained and shall maintain a sufficient number of employees in light of its contemplated business operations;

(xxi) has observed and shall observe all partnership, corporate or limited liability company formalities, as applicable, that are necessary to comply with the other clauses of this definition;

 

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(xxii) Intentionally omitted;

(xxiii) shall have no Indebtedness other than (A) the Loan, (B) Permitted Debt, and (C) such other liabilities that are permitted pursuant to this Agreement;

(xxiv) has not assumed, guaranteed or become obligated and shall not assume or guarantee or become obligated for the debts of any other Person, and has not held out and shall not hold out itself or its credit or assets as being available to satisfy the obligations of any other Person, in each case, except as contemplated by this Agreement with respect to each other Borrower;

(xxv) has not acquired and shall not acquire obligations or securities of its partners, members or shareholders or any other Affiliate;

(xxvi) has allocated and shall allocate fairly and reasonably any overhead expenses that are shared with any of its Affiliates or any guarantor of any of their respective obligations, or any Affiliate of any of the foregoing, including, but not limited to, paying for shared office space and for services performed by any employee of an Affiliate;

(xxvii) has maintained and used and shall maintain and use separate stationery, invoices and checks bearing its name and not bearing the name of any other entity unless such entity is clearly designated as being the Special Purpose Entity’s agent;

(xxviii) except as contemplated herein with respect to each other Borrower, has not pledged and shall not pledge its assets to secure the obligations of any other Person;

(xxix) has held itself out and identified itself and shall hold itself out and identify itself as a separate and distinct entity under its own name or in a name franchised or licensed to it by an entity other than an Affiliate of Borrower and not as a division or part of any other Person,

(xxx) has maintained and shall maintain its assets in such a manner that it shall not be costly or difficult to segregate, ascertain or identify its individual assets from those of any other Person;

(xxxi) has not made and shall not make loans to any Person and has not held and shall not hold evidence of indebtedness issued by any other Person or entity (other than cash and investment-grade securities issued by an entity that is not an Affiliate of or subject to common ownership with such entity);

(xxxii) has not identified and shall not identify its partners, members or shareholders, or any Affiliate of any of them, as a division or part of it;

(xxxiii) other than capital contributions and distributions permitted under the terms of its Organizational Documents, has not entered into or been a party to, and shall not enter into or be a party to, any transaction with any of its partners,

 

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members, shareholders or Affiliates except (A) in the ordinary course of its business and on terms which are intrinsically fair, commercially reasonable and are comparable to those of an arm’s-length transaction with an unrelated third party and (B) in connection with this Agreement;

(xxxiv) has not had and shall not have any obligation to, and has not indemnified and shall not indemnify its partners, officers, directors or members, as the case may be, in each case unless such an obligation or indemnification is fully subordinated to the Debt and shall not constitute a claim against it in the event that its cash flow is insufficient to pay the Debt;

(xxxv) if such entity is a corporation, has considered and shall consider the interests of its creditors in connection with all corporate actions;

(xxxvi) has not had and shall not have any of its obligations guaranteed by any Affiliate except as provided by the Loan Documents;

(xxxvii) has not formed, acquired or held and shall not form, acquire or hold any subsidiary other than Mortgage Borrower and each Mortgage SPE Constituent Entity, except that an SPE Constituent Entity may acquire and hold its interest in Borrower;

(xxxviii) has complied and shall comply with all of the terms and provisions contained in its Organizational Documents;

(xxxix) has maintained and shall maintain its bank accounts separate from those of any other Person and has not permitted and shall not permit any Affiliate independent access to its bank accounts, except as otherwise contemplated by the Loan Documents;

(xl) is, has always been and shall continue to be duly formed, validly existing, and in good standing in the state of its incorporation or formation and duly qualified in all other jurisdictions where it is required to be qualified in order to do business;

(xli) has no material contingent or actual obligations, other than, in the case of Borrower, material contingent or actual obligations related to the Pledged Company Interests directly or indirectly owned by it; and

(xlii) if treated as a “disregarded entity” for tax purposes, does not have and shall not have any obligation to reimburse its equityholders or any of their Affiliates for any taxes that such equityholders or any of their Affiliates may incur as a result of any profits or losses of such entity.

Special Purpose Entity (Mortgage Loan) ” shall mean a “Special Purpose Entity” as defined in the Mortgage Loan Agreement.

Split Loan ” shall have the meaning set forth in Section 9.1.2(a) hereof.

 

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Splitting Documentation ” shall have the meaning set forth in Section 9.1.2(a) hereof.

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

Tax and Insurance Reserve Account ” shall have the meaning set forth in the Closing Date Mortgage Loan Agreement.

Tax Static Reserve Account ” shall have the meaning set forth in the Closing Date Mortgage Loan Agreement.

Taxes ” shall mean all real estate and personal property taxes, assessments, water rates or sewer rents, now or hereafter levied or assessed or imposed against any Individual Property or part thereof.

Tenant ” shall mean any Person with a possessory right to all or any part of an Individual Property pursuant to a Lease.

Tenant Direction Letter ” shall have the meaning set forth in the Cash Management Agreement.

Threshold Amount ” shall mean the greater of $750,000 and five percent (5%) of the Allocated Loan Amount for the applicable Individual Property.

Transfer ” shall have the meaning set forth in Section 5.2.10(b) hereof.

Transferee ” shall have the meaning set forth in Section 5.2.10(e) hereof.

Transferee’s SPE Constituent Entity ” shall have the meaning set forth in the Closing Date Mortgage Loan Agreement.

Transferee’s Sponsors ” shall have the meaning set forth in the Closing Date Mortgage Loan Agreement.

UCC ” or “ Uniform Commercial Code ” shall mean the Uniform Commercial Code as in effect in the applicable state in which an Individual Property or the Collateral (or any part thereof) is located.

UCC Title Insurance Policy ” shall mean, with respect to the Collateral, a UCC title insurance policy in a form reasonably acceptable to Lender issued with respect to the Collateral and insuring the Lien of the Pledge Agreement encumbering such Collateral.

Section 1.2 Principles of Construction . All references to sections and schedules are to sections and schedules in or to this Agreement unless otherwise specified. All uses of the word “including” shall mean “including, without limitation” unless the context shall indicate otherwise. Unless otherwise specified, the words “hereof”, “herein” and “hereunder” and words

 

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of similar import when used in this Agreement shall refer to this Agreement as a whole and not to any particular provision of this Agreement. Unless otherwise specified, all meanings attributed to defined terms herein shall be equally applicable to both the singular and plural forms of the terms so defined.

ARTICLE II — GENERAL TERMS

Section 2.1 Loan Commitment; Disbursement to Borrower .

2.1.1 Agreement to Lend and Borrow . Subject to and upon the terms and conditions set forth herein, Lender hereby agrees to make, and Borrower hereby agrees to accept, the Loan on the Closing Date.

2.1.2 Single Disbursement to Borrower . The principal amount of the Loan shall be advanced to Borrower in one advance on the Closing Date. Any amount borrowed and repaid hereunder in respect of the Loan may not be reborrowed. Borrower acknowledges and agrees that the Loan has been fully funded as of the Closing Date.

2.1.3 The Note, Pledge Agreement and Loan Documents . The Loan shall be evidenced by the Note and secured by the Pledge Agreement and the other Loan Documents.

2.1.4 Use of Proceeds . Borrower shall use the proceeds of the Loan to (a) make an equity contribution to Mortgage Borrower in order to cause the Mortgage Borrower to use such amounts for any use permitted pursuant to Section 2.1.4 of the Mortgage Loan Agreement, (b) pay costs and expenses incurred in connection with the closing of the Loan, as approved by Lender and (c) distribute the balance, if any, to Borrower.

Section 2.2 Interest Rate.

2.2.1 Interest Rate . Except as herein provided with respect to interest accruing at the Default Rate, subject to Section 2.2.4 , interest on the principal balance of the Loan outstanding from time to time shall accrue at the Interest Rate from (and including) the Closing Date to (but excluding) the Maturity Date.

2.2.2 Interest Calculation . Interest on the outstanding principal balance of the Loan shall be calculated by multiplying (a) the actual number of days elapsed in the relevant Accrual Period by (b) a daily rate based on the Interest Rate and a three hundred sixty (360) day year by (c) the outstanding principal balance of the Loan.

2.2.3 Default Rate . In the event that, and for so long as, any Event of Default shall have occurred and be continuing, the outstanding principal balance of the Loan and, to the extent permitted by law, all accrued and unpaid interest in respect of the Loan and any other amounts due pursuant to the Loan Documents, shall accrue interest at the Default Rate, calculated from the date such payment was due without regard to any grace or cure periods contained herein. Interest at the Default Rate shall be computed from the occurrence of the Event of Default until (i) in the event of an Event of Default that is non-monetary in nature, the cure of such Event of Default by Borrower or (ii) in the event of an Event of Default that is monetary in nature, the actual receipt and collection of the Debt (or that portion thereof that is then due). To the extent permitted by applicable law, interest at the Default Rate shall be added to the Debt,

 

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shall itself accrue interest at the same rate as the Loan and shall be secured by the Pledge Agreement. This Section 2.2.3 shall not be construed as an agreement or privilege to extend the date of the payment of the Debt, nor as a waiver of any other right or remedy accruing to Lender by reason of the occurrence of any Event of Default, and Lender retains its rights under the Note and this Agreement to accelerate and to continue to demand payment of the Debt during the continuance of any Event of Default.

2.2.4 Usury Savings . This Agreement, the Note and the other Loan Documents are subject to the express condition that at no time shall Borrower be obligated or required to pay interest on the principal balance of the Loan at a rate which could subject Lender to either civil or criminal liability as a result of being in excess of the Maximum Legal Rate. If, by the terms of this Agreement or the other Loan Documents, Borrower is at any time required or obligated to pay interest on the principal balance due hereunder at a rate in excess of the Maximum Legal Rate, the Interest Rate or the Default Rate, as the case may be, shall be deemed to be immediately reduced to the Maximum Legal Rate and all previous payments in excess of the Maximum Legal Rate shall be deemed to have been payments in reduction of principal and not on account of the interest due hereunder. All sums paid or agreed to be paid to Lender for the use, forbearance, or detention of the sums due under the Loan, shall, to the extent permitted by applicable law, be amortized, prorated, allocated, and spread throughout the full stated term of the Loan until payment in full so that the rate or amount of interest on account of the Loan does not exceed the Maximum Legal Rate of interest from time to time in effect and applicable to the Loan for so long as the Loan is outstanding.

Section 2.3 Loan Payment .

2.3.1 Monthly Debt Service Payments . Borrower shall pay to Lender (a) on the Closing Date, an amount equal to interest only on the outstanding principal balance of the Loan for the initial Accrual Period and (b) on September 1, 2010, and on each Payment Date thereafter up to and including the Maturity Date, all interest that shall have accrued during the Accrual Period immediately preceding such Payment Date.

2.3.2 Payments Generally . For purposes of making payments hereunder, but not for purposes of calculating Accrual Periods, if the day on which such payment is due is not a Business Day, then amounts due on such date shall be due on the immediately preceding Business Day and, with respect to payments of principal due on the Maturity Date, interest shall be payable at the Interest Rate or the Default Rate, as the case may be, through and including the day immediately preceding the Maturity Date. All amounts due pursuant to this Agreement and the other Loan Documents shall be payable without setoff, counterclaim, defense or any other deduction whatsoever.

2.3.3 Payment on Maturity Date . Borrower shall pay to Lender on the Maturity Date the outstanding principal balance of the Loan, all accrued and unpaid interest and all other amounts due hereunder and under the Note, the Pledge Agreement and the other Loan Documents.

2.3.4 Late Payment Charge . If any principal, interest or any other sums due under the Loan Documents (excluding the balloon payment due on the Maturity Date) are not paid by Borrower on or before the date on which it is due, Borrower shall pay to Lender upon

 

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demand an amount equal to the lesser of three percent (3%) of such unpaid sum and the Maximum Legal Rate in order to defray the expense incurred by Lender in handling and processing such delinquent payment and to compensate Lender for the loss of the use of such delinquent payment. Any such amount shall be secured by the Pledge Agreement and the other Loan Documents to the extent permitted by applicable law.

2.3.5 Method and Place of Payment . Except as otherwise specifically provided herein, all payments and prepayments under this Agreement and the Note shall be made to Lender not later than 11:00 a.m., New York City time, on the date when due and shall be made in lawful money of the United States of America in immediately available funds at Lender’s office or as otherwise directed by Lender, and any funds received by Lender after such time shall, for all purposes hereof, be deemed to have been paid on the next succeeding Business Day.

Section 2.4 Prepayments.

2.4.1 Voluntary Prepayments . (a) Except as otherwise expressly provided in this Section 2.4 , Borrower shall not have the right to prepay the Loan in whole or in part prior to the Maturity Date.

(b) Notwithstanding anything to the contrary herein, from time to time on any Business Day after the Partial Par Prepayment Date, through but not including the Open Prepayment Date, and provided no Event of Default is continuing on the date of any such prepayment, a portion of the Debt not to exceed Eight Million Nine Hundred Thousand and No/100 Dollars ($8,900,000.00) in the aggregate (the “ Partial Par Prepayment Cap ) may be prepaid, in one or more prepayments (each such prepayment, a “ Partial Par Prepayment ) , in each case upon not less than thirty (30) days’ and not more than ninety (90) days’ prior written notice to Lender specifying the projected date of such Partial Par Prepayment and the amount of such Partial Par Prepayment, without payment of any Prepayment Premium or other premium or penalty. If any notice of a Partial Par Prepayment pursuant to this Section 2.4.1(b) is given, the related Partial Par Prepayment shall be due and payable on the projected date of such Partial Par Prepayment, provided that Borrower shall have the right to revoke or postpone any such Partial Par Prepayment upon written notice given to Lender not less than three (3) Business Days prior to the projected date of the Partial Par Prepayment (provided , further , that Borrower shall pay all actual out-of-pocket costs and expenses of Lender incurred in reliance upon the projected date of the Partial Par Prepayment). If for any reason Borrower makes a Partial Par Prepayment on a date other than a Payment Date, Borrower shall pay to Lender, in addition to the amount of such Partial Par Prepayment, interest on the amount of such Partial Par Prepayment for the full Accrual Period during which such Partial Par Prepayment occurs. Any prepayment made pursuant to this Section 2.4.1(b) shall reduce the Allocated Loan Amounts on a pro rata basis.

(c) Notwithstanding anything to the contrary herein but subject to Borrower’s rights pursuant to Section 2.4.1(b) above, from time to time on any Business Day after the Permitted Premium Prepayment Date through but not including the Open Prepayment Date, and provided no Event of Default is continuing on the date of any such prepayment, the Debt may be prepaid in whole or in part upon not less than thirty (30) days’ and not more than ninety (90) days’ prior written notice to Lender specifying the projected date of prepayment and upon payment of an amount equal to the Prepayment Premium, provided that contemporaneously with such prepayment of the Debt, Junior Mezzanine Borrower shall have prepaid all, or in the

 

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case of a partial prepayment of the Debt pursuant to this Section 24.1(c) , a pro-rata portion (based on the outstanding principal balance of the Loan prior to the proposed prepayment, the then- outstanding principal balance of the Junior Mezzanine Loan and the portion of the Debt proposed to be prepaid), of the Junior Mezzanine Debt pursuant to Section 2.4.1(c) of the Junior Mezzanine Loan Agreement. If any notice of prepayment is given, the portion of the Debt that is the subject of such prepayment notice shall be due and payable on the projected date of prepayment, provided that Borrower shall have the right to revoke or postpone any such prepayment upon written notice given to Lender not less than three (3) Business Days prior to the projected date of such prepayment (provided that Borrower shall pay all actual out-of-pocket costs and expenses of Lender incurred in reliance upon the projected date of such prepayment). Lender shall not be obligated to accept any prepayment of all or any portion of the Debt pursuant to this Section 2.4.1(c) unless it is accompanied by the Prepayment Premium due in connection therewith. If for any reason Borrower prepays all or any portion of the Loan on a date other than a Payment Date, Borrower shall pay to Lender, in addition to the Debt (or portion thereof) being prepaid, interest on the Debt or such portion thereof for the full Accrual Period during which such prepayment occurs. For the avoidance of doubt, any prepayment of the Debt made by Borrower on or after the Partial Par Prepayment Date shall be deemed to have been made by Borrower pursuant to Section 2.4.1(b) until such time as the aggregate amount of the Debt prepaid by Borrower pursuant to said Section 2.4.1(b) shall equal the Partial Par Prepayment Cap. Any prepayment made pursuant to this Section 2.4.1(c) shall reduce the Allocated Loan Amounts on a pro rata basis.

(d) Provided no Event of Default has occurred and is continuing, on the Open Prepayment Date, and on any Business Day thereafter through the Maturity Date, Borrower may, at its option, prepay the Debt in full (but not in part) without payment of any Prepayment Premium or other premium or penalty; provided , however , if for any reason such prepayment is not paid on a regularly-scheduled Payment Date, the Debt shall include interest for the full Accrual Period during which the prepayment occurs. Borrower’s right to prepay the principal balance of the Loan in full pursuant to this subsection shall be subject to Borrower’s submission of a notice to Lender setting forth the projected date of prepayment, which date shall be no less than thirty (30) days from the date of such notice.

2.4.2 Mandatory Prepayments . All Net Proceeds shall be applied as provided in Section 2.4.2 and Section 6.4(e) of the Mortgage Loan Agreement. Upon the making by Mortgage Borrower of any Casualty/Condemnation Prepayment pursuant to the terms of the Mortgage Loan Agreement and in accordance with Section 6.4(b) , concurrently with the payment of the amounts required to be paid to Lender pursuant to Section 6.4(e) of the Closing Date Mortgage Loan Agreement, Borrower shall pay to Lender the Release Prepayment Amount in respect of the applicable Individual Property, provided that no Prepayment Premium or other penalty or premium shall be due in connection with any such prepayment.

2.4.3 Prepayments After Default . If payment of all or any part of the Debt is tendered by Borrower or otherwise recovered by Lender (including through application of amounts on deposit in any Senior Mezzanine Reserve Accounts) during the continuance of an Event of Default, such tender or recovery shall be (a) made on the next occurring Payment Date together with all accrued and unpaid interest on the amount of the Debt so tendered, and (b) if occurring (i) prior to the Permitted Premium Prepayment Date, deemed a voluntary prepayment by Borrower in violation of the prohibition against prepayment set forth in Section 2.4.1(a)

 

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hereof, and Borrower shall pay, in addition to the other Debt, an amount equal to the Prepayment Default Premium which shall be applied by Lender to the Debt in such order and priority as Lender shall determine in its sole and absolute discretion, or (ii) on or after the Permitted Premium Prepayment Date, deemed a voluntary prepayment by Borrower pursuant to Section 2.4.1(c) hereof, and Borrower shall pay, in addition to the other Debt, an amount equal to the Prepayment Premium which shall be applied by Lender to the Debt in such order and priority as Lender shall determine in its sole and absolute discretion.

2.4.4 Liquidation Events . (a) In the event of (i) any Casualty, (ii) any Condemnation, (iii) a Mortgage Loan Foreclosure Transfer, (iv) any refinancing of the Mortgage Loan, or (v) the receipt by Mortgage Borrower of any proceeds realized under its owner’s title insurance policy (each, a “ Liquidation Event ) , Borrower shall cause the related Net Liquidation Proceeds After Debt Service to be deposited directly into the Senior Mezzanine Debt Service Account. On each date on which Net Liquidation Proceeds After Debt Service are deposited into the Senior Mezzanine Debt Service Account in accordance with the foregoing, the same shall be applied by Lender to prepay the outstanding principal balance of the Loan in an amount equal to one hundred percent (100%) of such Net Liquidation Proceeds After Debt Service, together with interest that would have accrued on such amount through the next Payment Date. Any Net Liquidation Proceeds After Debt Service remaining after the repayment of the Debt in full shall be (A) if the Junior Mezzanine Loan is then outstanding, deposited into the Junior Mezzanine Debt Service Account for further distribution pursuant to the terms and conditions of the Cash Management Agreement, or (B) if the Junior Mezzanine Loan is not then outstanding, paid to Borrower. In the event that Net Liquidation Proceeds After Debt Service are applied as a prepayment of the Debt, the Allocated Loan Amount for the Individual Property or Individual Properties with respect to which such Net Liquidation Proceeds After Debt Service were paid shall be reduced in an amount equal to such prepayment (or, in the case of a Liquidation Event referenced in the foregoing clause (iii) or clause (iv), applied to reduce the Allocated Loan Amounts on a pro rata basis).

(b) Borrower shall immediately notify Lender of any Liquidation Event once Borrower has knowledge of such event, and Borrower shall be deemed to have knowledge of such event at any time that Mortgage Borrower or Guarantor has, or is deemed to have, knowledge thereof Borrower, Mortgage Borrower and Guarantor shall be deemed to have knowledge of (i) a Mortgage Loan Foreclosure Transfer on the date that notice of such Mortgage Loan Foreclosure Transfer is provided to Mortgage Borrower, and (ii) a refinancing of the Mortgage Loan in its entirety on the date on which a commitment for such refinancing has been entered into by Mortgage Borrower. The provisions of this Section 2.4.4 shall not be construed in a manner so as to contravene or modify in any manner the restrictions and other provisions governing refinancing of the Mortgage Loan and Transfers set forth in this Agreement and the other Loan Documents.

(c) Notwithstanding anything to the contrary in this Section 2.4.4 and provided no Event of Default has occurred, in the event of a Liquidation Event (solely with respect to clause (v) of the definition thereof) that consists of the receipt by Mortgage Borrower of proceeds realized under its owner’s title insurance policy and gives rise to Net Liquidation Proceeds After Debt Service, if the applicable title defect as to which such proceeds were paid by the applicable title insurance company is the result of any mechanics’ Liens, mortgage Liens or other monetary Liens that were not excepted from coverage in the applicable title insurance

 

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policy and the failure to so cure would cause a Mortgage Event of Default, Lender shall distribute the Net Liquidation Proceeds After Debt Service in respect of such title defect to Borrower for application by Mortgage Borrower (and Borrower shall cause Mortgage Borrower to so apply the same) for the payment of the amounts required to release the applicable Lien on the affected Individual Property, provided that, if such proceeds are not sufficient to repay the amounts required to release the applicable Lien in full, Lender may, as a condition to making such proceeds available to Mortgage Borrower, require that Borrower provide to Lender evidence that is reasonably satisfactory to Lender that Mortgage Borrower has funds available to pay the shortfall (and, in such case, Borrower shall cause Mortgage Borrower to pay such shortfall).

Section 2.5 Intentionally Omitted .

Section 2.6 Release of Collateral . Except as set forth in this Section 2.6, no repayment or prepayment of all or any portion of the Loan shall cause, give rise to a right to require, or otherwise result in, the release or assignment of any Lien of the Pledge Agreement on the Collateral.

2.6.1 Prepayment in Connection with Release of Individual Property . (a) After the Permitted Premium Prepayment Date, Mortgage Borrower shall have the right to obtain from Mortgage Lender the release of an Individual Property (each such Individual Property, a “ Release Property ) from the Lien of the Mortgage thereon and the Mortgage Loan Documents pursuant to Section 2.6.1 of the Mortgage Loan Agreement, and Borrower shall have the right to obtain the release of Borrower’s obligations under the Loan Documents in respect of such Release Property (other than those expressly stated to survive), upon the satisfaction of each of the following conditions:

(i) Borrower shall deliver notice to Lender of the proposed release of such Release Property, and no Default or Event of Default shall be continuing at the time such notice is delivered to Lender and on the date that the Release Property is released from the Lien of the Mortgage thereon;

(ii) Borrower shall have paid to Lender (A) the applicable Release Prepayment Amount (such payment, the “ Release Prepayment ) and (B) the Prepayment Premium, if applicable (as provided in Section 2.4.1);

(iii) intentionally omitted;

(iv) After giving effect to such Release Prepayment, as of the date of such Release Prepayment, the Debt Service Coverage Ratio (excluding such Release Property then being released at the request of Mortgage Borrower) shall not be less than the greater of (A) the Debt Service Coverage Ratio for the trailing twelve (12) full calendar months as of the date immediately preceding such release and (B) the Closing Date DSCR; provided, however, that, in order to satisfy the Debt Service Coverage Ratio requirement set forth in this clause (iv)  (1) Borrower may prepay a portion of the Loan in accordance with Section 2.4.1 hereof, (2) Mortgage Borrower may prepay all or a portion of the Mortgage Loan in accordance with Section 2.4.1 of the Mortgage Loan Agreement, and/or (3) Junior Mezzanine Borrower may prepay all or a portion of the related Junior Mezzanine Loan in accordance with Section 2.4.1 of the Junior Mezzanine Loan Agreement;

 

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(v) Borrower shall have paid or reimbursed Lender for all reasonable out-of-pocket costs and expenses incurred by Lender (including, without limitation, reasonable attorneys’ fees and disbursements) in connection with any release effectuated pursuant to this Section 2.6.1 , and Borrower shall have paid all third-party fees, costs and expenses incurred in connection with any such release, including but not limited to, the current fee being assessed by any Servicer to effect such release and any other charges incurred in connection with the return of the certificates evidencing such Pledged Company Interests as provided below;

(vi) Borrower shall have delivered to Lender (A) evidence that would be reasonably satisfactory to a prudent lender that the Special Purpose Entity nature and bankruptcy remoteness of Mortgage Borrower and Borrower following such release have not been adversely affected and are in accordance with the terms and provisions of this Agreement (which evidence may include a “bring-down” of the Insolvency Opinion or delivery of an Additional Insolvency Opinion, if the same would be reasonably required by a prudent lender in such circumstances); and (B) an opinion of a nationally-recognized tax counsel that the release of such Release Property would not constitute a “significant modification” of the Mortgage Loan under Treasury Regulations Section 1.860G-2(b) nor cause a Securitization Vehicle to fail to qualify as a Grantor Trust, or a tax to be imposed on a Securitization Vehicle;

(vii) Borrower shall deliver evidence satisfactory to Lender that Mortgage Borrower has otherwise complied with all of the terms and conditions set forth in Section 2.6.1 of the Mortgage Loan Agreement in respect of the release of the applicable Individual Property; and

(viii) Borrower shall deliver evidence satisfactory to Lender that Junior Mezzanine Borrower has otherwise complied with all of the terms and conditions set forth in Section 2.6.1 of the Junior Mezzanine Loan Agreement in respect of the release of the applicable Individual Property.

If any Release Prepayment is in connection with the release pursuant to Section 2.6.1 of the Mortgage Loan Agreement of all of the Individual Properties then owned by the related Mortgage Borrower, the Lien of the Pledge Agreement on the Collateral that is Pledged Company Interests of such Mortgage Borrower (and its general partner, if applicable) shall be deemed released and terminated and (i) Lender shall promptly return to Borrower any certificates evidencing such Pledged Company Interests and (ii) Borrower may, at its cost and expense, file terminations of any UCC financing statements (subject to Lender’s confirmation that any terminations to be so filed by Borrower relate only to the applicable Pledged Company Interests and do not impair the coverage under the Lender’s UCC Title Insurance Policy as to the remaining Pledged Company Interests) as shall then be filed in respect of such Pledged Company Interests, provided that Borrower shall have delivered to Lender an Officer’s Certificate certifying that such release and termination will not impair or otherwise adversely affect the Liens, security interests and other rights of Lender under the Pledge Agreement and the other Loan Documents not being released (or as to the parties to the Loan Documents and Collateral not being released).

 

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(b) Simultaneously with any release of a Release Property in accordance with this Section 2.6.1 , any Borrower which, as a result of such release no longer owns indirectly any Individual Properties, shall be released from its obligations under the Loan and the Loan Documents other than with respect to any provision of this Agreement and the other Loan Documents which expressly survives the termination of this Agreement and the satisfaction and discharge of the Debt and then only insofar as such liabilities and obligations arise from or relate to such Borrower and/or such Release Property indirectly owned by such Borrower.

2.6.2 Releases of Outparcels and Partial Release Parcels. Lender agrees that, upon the request of Borrower, Borrower may cause Mortgage Borrower to obtain the release of individual Outparcels and Partial Release Parcels (from time to time) and the release of Mortgage Borrower’s obligations under the Mortgage Loan Documents with respect to each such Outparcel and Partial Release Parcel that is released from time to time as herein provided (other than those expressly stated to survive) upon the satisfaction of each of the following conditions:

(a) Borrower shall deliver notice to Lender of the proposed release of such Outparcel or Partial Release Parcel, and no Default or Event of Default shall be continuing at the time such notice is delivered to Lender and on the date that the Outparcel or Partial Release Parcel is released from the Lien of the Mortgage thereon;

(b) Intentionally omitted;

(c) In the case of any Partial Release Parcel, Borrower shall have paid to Lender the applicable Parcel Release Prepayment Amount (for the avoidance of doubt, in connection with any release of an Outparcel or a Partial Release Parcel, Borrower shall not be obligated to pay any Allocated Loan Amount, Release Prepayment Amount or Prepayment Premium or other prepayment fee or premium in connection therewith except for, in the case of a Partial Release Parcel, the aforesaid Parcel Release Prepayment Amount);

(d) Prior to the transfer and release of the Outparcel or Partial Release Parcel in question, each applicable municipal authority exercising jurisdiction over such Outparcel or Partial Release Parcel shall have approved a lot-split ordinance or other applicable action under local law dividing the Outparcel or Partial Release Parcel from the remainder of the affected Individual Property, and a separate tax identification number shall have been issued for the Outparcel or Partial Release Parcel in question (with the result that, upon the transfer and release of the Outparcel or Partial Release Parcel in question, no part of the remaining affected Individual Property shall be part of a tax lot which includes any portion of such Outparcel or Partial Release Parcel);

(e) All Legal Requirements applicable to the Outparcel or Partial Release Parcel in question necessary to accomplish the lot split shall have been fulfilled, and all necessary variances, if any, shall have been obtained, and Borrower shall have delivered, or caused Mortgage Borrower to deliver, to Lender either (1) letters or other evidence from the appropriate municipal authorities confirming such compliance with laws, or (2) a zoning report or legal opinion confirming such compliance with laws, in each case in substance reasonably satisfactory to Lender;

 

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(f) As a result of the lot split, the remaining Individual Property (after the release of the Outparcel or Partial Release Parcel in question from such Individual Property) with all easements appurtenant and other Permitted Encumbrances thereto will not be in violation of any Leases and then applicable Legal Requirements and all necessary variances, if any, shall have been obtained and evidence thereof has been delivered to Lender which in form and substance is appropriate for the jurisdiction in which the applicable Outparcel or Partial Release Parcel is located;

(g) If reasonably necessary, appropriate reciprocal easement agreements for the benefit and burden of the remaining Individual Property and the Outparcel or Partial Release Parcel in question regarding the use of common facilities of such parcels, including, but not limited to, roadways, parking areas, utilities and community facilities, in a form and substance that would be reasonably acceptable to an ordinary prudent lender and which easements will not materially adversely affect the remaining Individual Property, shall be declared and recorded, and the remaining Individual Property and the applicable Outparcel or Partial Release Parcel shall be in compliance with all applicable covenants under all easements and property agreements contained in the Permitted Encumbrances for the Individual Property;

(h) Borrower shall have delivered to Lender an opinion of a nationally- recognized tax counsel that the release of such Outparcel does not constitute a “significant modification” of the Mortgage Loan under Treasury Regulations Section 1.860G-2(b) nor cause a Securitization Vehicle to fail to qualify as a Grantor Trust, or cause a tax to be imposed on a Securitization Vehicle;

(i) Borrower shall deliver evidence satisfactory to Lender that Mortgage Borrower has otherwise complied with all of the terms and conditions set forth in Section 2.6.2 of the Mortgage Loan Agreement in respect of the release of the applicable Outparcel or Partial Release Parcel;

(j) Borrower shall have delivered an Officer’s Certificate to the effect that (i), to such officer’s knowledge after diligent inquiry, the conditions in subsection (a)-(i)  hereof have occurred or shall occur concurrently with the transfer and release of the applicable Outparcel or Partial Release Parcel and (ii) the release of the applicable Outparcel or Partial Release Parcel will not impair or otherwise adversely affect the Liens, security interests and other rights of Lender under the Loan Documents, other than the release of the same as to the applicable Outparcel or Partial Release Parcel;

(k) Borrower shall have executed and delivered such other documents and instruments that are reasonably requested by Lender and typical for similar transactions; and

(1) Borrower shall have paid or reimbursed Lender for all reasonable out-of-pocket costs and expenses incurred by Lender (including, without limitation, reasonable attorneys’ fees and disbursements) in connection with any release effectuated pursuant to this Section 2.6.2 , and Borrower shall have paid all third-party fees, costs and expenses incurred by Lender in connection with any such release, including but not limited to, the current fee being assessed by any Servicer to effect such release.

 

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2.6.3 Release of Senior Mezzanine Reserve Funds . In the event that, at the time that any Release Prepayment is made pursuant to Section 2.6.1 in connection with release of a Release Property pursuant to Section 2.6.1 of the Mortgage Loan Agreement, Lender will return to Borrower a portion of the Senior Mezzanine Reserve Funds (or permit Borrower to deposit replacement Letters of Credit in lieu of any Letters of Credit delivered to Lender in lieu of such Senior Mezzanine Reserve Funds in accordance with Section 7.7) , if any, equal to the amount, as determined by Lender in its reasonable discretion, that is allocable to such Release Property, but only to the extent the remaining amount in the applicable Senior Mezzanine Reserve Accounts or the amount of such Letters of Credit with respect to all Individual Properties remaining subject to the Loan Documents exceed the estimated amounts that Lender determines in its reasonable discretion is necessary to satisfy the obligations for which such Senior Mezzanine Reserve Accounts were established or Letters of Credit were deposited. Following the release of a Release Property in accordance with Section 2.6.1, if the related Senior Mezzanine Reserve Accounts have been established, Lender shall adjust the Replacement Reserve Cap, the Rollover Reserve Cap and (if applicable) the other amounts thereafter required to be deposited by Borrower into the Senior Mezzanine Reserve Accounts to reflect amounts required solely for the remaining Individual Properties after giving effect to such release.

2.6.4 Release on Payment in Full. Upon payment in full of the Debt in accordance with the terms and provisions of the Note and this Agreement and the other Loan Documents, the Lien of the Pledge Agreement on the Collateral shall be deemed released and terminated and (i) Lender shall promptly return to Borrower any certificates evidencing the Pledged Company Interests and (ii) Borrower may, at its sole cost and expense, file terminations of any UCC financing statements as shall then be filed in respect of the Collateral.

Section 2.7 Lockbox Account; Cash Management Account; Senior Mezzanine Debt Service Account.

2.7.1 Lockbox Account. (a) Borrower has caused Mortgage Borrower to establish the Lockbox Account as required by Section 2.7.1 of the Closing Date Mortgage Loan Agreement, and during the term of the Loan (and without regard to whether the Mortgage Loan shall then be outstanding) Borrower will cause Mortgage Borrower to at all times comply with the provisions of said Section 2.7.1 of the Closing Date Mortgage Loan Agreement.

(b) Borrower shall indemnify Lender and hold Lender harmless from and against any and all actions, suits, claims, demands, liabilities, losses, damages, obligations and costs and expenses (including litigation costs and reasonable attorneys’ fees and expenses) arising from or in any way connected with the Lockbox Account and/or the Lockbox Agreement (unless arising from the gross negligence or willful misconduct of Lender) or the performance of the obligations for which the Lockbox Account was established.

2.7.2 Cash Management Account. Borrower has caused Mortgage Borrower to establish the Cash Management Account as required by Section 2.7.1 of the Closing Date Mortgage Loan Agreement, and during the term of the Loan (and without regard to whether the Mortgage Loan shall then be outstanding), Borrower will cause Mortgage Borrower to at all

 

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times comply with the provisions of said Section 2.7.2 of the Closing Date Mortgage Loan Agreement. Borrower will not cause or permit Mortgage Borrower in any way to alter or modify the Cash Management Account and will notify Lender of the account number thereof Mortgage Lender and its servicer shall have the sole right to make withdrawals from the Cash Management Account and all costs and expenses for establishing and maintaining the Cash Management Account shall be paid by Mortgage Borrower. Borrower shall direct or cause Mortgage Borrower to direct that all cash distributions from the Cash Management Account to be paid to Lender in accordance with the Cash Management Agreement (including the Net Liquidation Proceeds After Debt Service) be deposited into the Senior Mezzanine Debt Service Account. Disbursements from the Senior Mezzanine Debt Service Account will be made in accordance with the terms and conditions of the Cash Management Agreement and Section 2.7.3 .

2.7.3 Senior Mezzanine Debt Service Account. (a) During the term of the Loan, Borrower shall establish and maintain a segregated Eligible Account (the “ Senior Mezzanine Debt Service Account ) to be held by Agent in trust and for the benefit of Lender, which Senior Mezzanine Debt Service Account shall be under the sole dominion and control of Lender. The Senior Mezzanine Debt Service Account shall be entitled “Centro NP New Garden Mezz 1, LLC and Centro NP Senior Mezz Holding, LLC as Mezzanine Borrower fbo JPMorgan Chase Bank, N.A., as Lender together with its successors and assigns, pursuant to Senior Mezzanine Loan Agreement dated as of July 28; 2010 — Senior Mezzanine Debt Service Account”. Borrower hereby grants to Lender a first priority security interest in the Senior Mezzanine Debt Service Account and all deposits at any time contained therein and the proceeds thereof and will take all actions necessary to maintain in favor of Lender a perfected first priority security interest in the Senior Mezzanine Debt Service Account, including, without limitation, filing UCC-1 financing statements and continuations thereof upon Lender’s request therefor. Borrower will not cause or permit Mortgage Borrower to in any way alter or modify the Senior Mezzanine Debt Service Account without the prior written consent of Lender, and Borrower will notify Lender of the account number of the Senior Mezzanine Debt Service Account. Lender and Servicer shall have the sole right to make withdrawals from the Senior Mezzanine Debt Service Account and all costs and expenses for establishing and maintaining the Senior Mezzanine Debt Service Account shall be paid by Borrower.

(b) Upon the occurrence and during the continuance of an Event of Default, all funds on deposit in the Senior Mezzanine Debt Service Account shall be applied by Lender to the payment of the Debt and/or for any other purpose for which such funds may be applied by Lender pursuant to the provisions of any Loan Document, in such order and priority as Lender shall determine, in its sole discretion. Provided no Event of Default shall have occurred and be continuing, all funds on deposit in the Senior Mezzanine Debt Service Account shall be applied by Lender in accordance with the Cash Management Agreement and this Agreement.

(c) The insufficiency of funds on deposit in the Senior Mezzanine Debt Service Account shall not relieve Borrower from the obligation to make any payments, as and when due pursuant to this Agreement and the other Loan Documents, and such obligations shall be separate and independent, and not conditioned on any event or circumstance whatsoever.

(d) Borrower hereby agrees to cooperate with Lender in connection with any amendment to the Cash Management Agreement that Lender deems necessary for the purpose of establishing additional sub-accounts in connection with any payments otherwise required under this Agreement and the other Loan Documents.

 

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2.7.4 Payments Received from Senior Mezzanine Debt Service Account. Notwithstanding anything to the contrary contained in this Agreement or the other Loan Documents, and provided no Event of Default has occurred and is continuing, Borrower’s obligations with respect to the payment of Debt Service, shall be deemed satisfied to the extent sufficient amounts are deposited in the Senior Mezzanine Debt Service Account to satisfy such obligations pursuant to this Agreement and the Cash Management Agreement on the dates that each such payment is required, regardless of whether any of such amounts are so applied by Lender. To the extent that sufficient funds are on deposit in the Cash Management Account to fund the amount required to be deposited into the Senior Mezzanine Debt Service Account and Mortgage Lender is required under the terms of the Mortgage Loan Agreement and the Cash Management Agreement to disburse the same to the Senior Mezzanine Debt Service Account, it shall not constitute a Default or Event of Default if such funds are not transferred to the Senior Mezzanine Debt Service Account unless such failure is the result of an act or omission of Mortgage Borrower or Borrower.

2.7.5 Distributions to Borrower and Junior Mezzanine Borrower. All transfers of funds on deposit in the Cash Management Account to the Senior Mezzanine Debt Service Account or the Junior Mezzanine Debt Service Account or otherwise to or for the benefit of Lender, Borrower, Junior Mezzanine Lender or Junior Mezzanine Borrower, pursuant to the Loan Agreement, the Cash Management Agreement or any of the other Loan Documents, Mortgage Loan Documents or Junior Mezzanine Loan Documents are intended by Borrower, Mortgage Borrower and Junior Mezzanine Borrower to constitute, and shall constitute, distributions from Mortgage Borrower to Borrower and from Borrower to Junior Mezzanine Borrower, as applicable. No provision of the Loan Documents, the Mortgage Loan Documents or the Junior Mezzanine Loan Documents shall create a debtor-creditor relationship between Borrower and either Mortgage Lender or Junior Mezzanine Lender or between Lender and either Mortgage Borrower or Junior Mezzanine Borrower.

ARTICLE III — CONDITIONS PRECEDENT

Section 3.1 Intentionally Omitted.

ARTICLE IV — REPRESENTATIONS AND WARRANTIES

Section 4.1 Borrower Representations. Borrower represents and warrants as of the Closing Date that:

4.1.1 Organization. Borrower has been duly organized and is and has been validly existing and is in good standing with requisite power and authority to own its assets and to transact the businesses in which it is now engaged. Borrower is and always has been duly qualified to do business and is in good standing in each jurisdiction where it is required to be so qualified in connection with its assets, businesses and operations. Borrower possesses all rights, licenses, permits and authorizations, governmental or otherwise, necessary to entitle it to own its assets and to transact the businesses in which it is now engaged, and the sole business of Borrower is the ownership of the Pledged Company Interests. The ownership interests in Borrower and the Pledged Company Interests are as set forth on the organizational chart attached hereto as Schedule III, and Borrower does not own equity interests in any Person other than as reflected on said Schedule III.

 

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4.1.2 Proceedings. Borrower has taken all necessary action to authorize the execution, delivery and performance of this Agreement and the other Loan Documents. This Agreement and the other Loan Documents have been duly executed and delivered by or on behalf of Borrower and constitute legal, valid and binding obligations of Borrower enforceable against Borrower in accordance with their respective terms, subject only to applicable bankruptcy, insolvency and similar laws affecting rights of creditors generally, and subject, as to enforceability, to general principles of equity (regardless of whether enforcement is sought in a proceeding in equity or at law).

4.1.3 No Conflicts . The execution, delivery and performance of this Agreement and the other Loan Documents by Borrower will not conflict with or result in a breach of any of the terms or provisions of, or constitute a default under, or result in the creation or imposition of any Lien, charge or encumbrance (other than pursuant to the Loan Documents) upon any of the property or assets of Borrower pursuant to the terms of any indenture, mortgage, deed of trust, deed to secure debt, loan agreement, partnership agreement, management agreement or other agreement or instrument to which Borrower is a party or, to Borrower’s actual knowledge, to which any of Borrower’s property or assets is subject, nor will such action result in any violation of the provisions of any statute or any order, rule or regulation of any Governmental Authority having jurisdiction over Borrower or any of Borrower’s properties or assets, and any consent, approval, authorization, order, registration or qualification of or with any such Governmental Authority required for the execution, delivery and performance by Borrower of this Agreement or any other Loan Documents has been obtained and is in full force and effect.

4.1.4 Litigation . There are no actions, suits or proceedings at law or in equity by or before any Governmental Authority or other agency now pending against or affecting or, to Borrower’s actual knowledge, threatened against or affecting Borrower, Mortgage Borrower, Guarantor, any SPE Constituent Entity, the Collateral or any Individual Property, which actions, suits or proceedings, if determined against Borrower, Mortgage Borrower, Guarantor, any SPE Constituent Entity, the Collateral or any Individual Property, would materially adversely affect the business or condition (financial or otherwise) of Borrower, Mortgage Borrower, Guarantor, any SPE Constituent Entity or the condition or ownership of the Collateral or any Individual Property. There are no actions, suits or proceedings at law or in equity by or before any Governmental Authority or other agency that resulted in a judgment against any Borrower, any SPE Constituent Entity, any Mortgage Borrower, any Mortgage SPE Constituent Entity or Guarantor or that otherwise affects any Individual Property or the Collateral that has not been paid in full.

4.1.5 Agreements . Borrower is not a party to any agreement or instrument or subject to any restriction which would materially and adversely affect Borrower, Mortgage Borrower, any Individual Property or the Collateral, or Borrower’s or Mortgage Borrower’s business, properties or assets, operations or condition, financial or otherwise. Neither Borrower nor Mortgage Borrower is in default in any material respect in the performance, observance or fulfillment of any of the obligations, covenants or conditions contained in any agreement or instrument to which it is a party or by which Borrower or Mortgage Borrower, or, to Borrower’s

 

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knowledge, any of the Properties or the Collateral are bound. Neither Borrower nor Mortgage Borrower has any material financial obligation under any indenture, mortgage, deed of trust, loan agreement or other agreement or instrument to which Borrower or Mortgage Borrower is a party or by which Borrower, Mortgage Borrower, the Properties or the Collateral is otherwise bound, other than (a) in the case of Borrower, obligations incurred in the ordinary course of the ownership of the Collateral and the management of Mortgage Borrower as permitted pursuant to clause (xxiii)  of the definition of “Special Purpose Entity” set forth in Section 1.1 hereof and obligations under the Loan Documents and (b) in the case of Mortgage Borrower, obligations incurred in the ordinary course of the operation of the Properties as permitted pursuant to clause (xxiii) of the definition of “Special Purpose Entity” set forth in Section 1.1 of the Closing Date Mortgage Loan Agreement and obligations under the Mortgage Loan Documents. Each Borrower has no contingent or actual obligations not related to the Pledged Company Interests owned by such Borrower.

4.1.6 Title . Borrower is the beneficial owner of, and has good title to, the Collateral, free and clear of all Liens whatsoever, except the Liens created by the Loan Documents. The Pledge Agreement, together with the UCC financing statements relating to the Collateral when properly filed in the appropriate records, will create a valid, perfected security interest in and to the Collateral, all in accordance with the terms thereof for which a Lien can be perfected by filing a UCC financing statement. Borrower’s delivery to Lender of the certificates, evidencing the Pledge Company Interests described in the Pledge Agreement, creates a valid and perfected first-priority security interest in the Collateral. With respect to each Individual Property set forth on Schedule XIV hereto, the Mortgage Borrower owning such Individual Property (as reflected on said Schedule XIV) took title to the same pursuant to a deed from the Person set opposite such Individual Property in the column entitled “Grantor Entity” on said Schedule XIV, and such grantor entity is the successor by merger or otherwise by operation of law, or by special or limited warranty deed, to all right, title and interest therein previously owned by the Person set forth opposite such Individual Property on said Schedule XIV.

4.1.7 Solvency. Borrower has (a) not entered into the transaction contemplated by this Agreement nor executed any Loan Document with the actual intent to hinder, delay or defraud any creditor and (b) received reasonably equivalent value in exchange for its obligations under the Loan Documents. After giving effect to the Loan (i) the fair saleable value of Borrower’s assets exceeds Borrower’s total liabilities, including, without limitation, subordinated, unliquidated, disputed and contingent liabilities, (ii) the fair saleable value of Borrower’s assets is greater than Borrower’s probable liabilities, including the maximum amount of its contingent liabilities on its debts as such debts become absolute and matured, and (iii) Borrower’s assets do not constitute unreasonably small capital to carry out its business as conducted or as proposed to be conducted. Borrower does not intend to, and does not believe that it will, incur debt and liabilities (including contingent liabilities and other commitments) beyond its ability to pay such debt and liabilities as they mature (taking into account the timing and amounts of cash to be received by Borrower and the amounts to be payable on or in respect of obligations of Borrower). No petition in bankruptcy has been filed against Borrower, Mortgage Borrower, any SPE Constituent Entity or Guarantor in the last seven (7) years, and none of Borrower, Mortgage Borrower, any SPE Constituent Entity nor Guarantor has, in the last seven (7) years, made an assignment for the benefit of creditors or taken advantage of any insolvency act for the benefit of debtors. None of Borrower, Mortgage Borrower, any SPE Constituent Entity or Guarantor is contemplating either the filing of a petition by it under any state or federal

 

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bankruptcy or insolvency laws or the liquidation of all or a major portion of such Person’s assets or property, and to Borrower’s actual knowledge no Person is contemplating the filing of any such petition against it or against any Mortgage Borrower, SPE Constituent Entity or Guarantor.

4.1.8 Full and Accurate Disclosure. No statement of fact made by Borrower in this Agreement or in any of the other Loan Documents contains any untrue statement of a material fact or omits to state any material fact necessary to make statements contained herein or therein not misleading. There is no material fact presently known to Borrower which has not been disclosed to Lender which materially and adversely affects, nor as far as Borrower can foresee, might materially and adversely affect any Individual Property, the Collateral or the business, operations or condition (financial or otherwise) of Borrower, Mortgage Borrower, any SPE Constituent Entity, any Mortgage SPE Constituent Entity or Guarantor.

4.1.9 No Plan Assets. Borrower does not sponsor, is not obligated to contribute to, and is not itself an “employee benefit plan,” as defined in Section 3(3) of ERISA, subject to Title I of ERISA or Section 4975 of the Code, and none of the assets of Borrower constitutes or will constitute “plan assets” of one or more such plans within the meaning of 29 C.F.R. Section 2510.3-101. In addition, (a) Borrower is not a “governmental plan” within the meaning of Section 3(32) of ERISA and (b) transactions by or with Borrower are not subject to any state or other statute , regulation or other restriction regulating investments of, or fiduciary obligations with respect to, governmental plans within the meaning of Section 3(32) of ERISA which is similar to the provisions of Section 406 of ERISA or Section 4975 of the Code and which prohibit or otherwise restrict the transactions contemplated by this Agreement, including but not limited to the exercise by Lender of any of its rights under the Loan Documents.

4.1.10 Compliance. Borrower complies in all material respects with all applicable Legal Requirements. The Properties (including the use thereof) comply in all material respects with all applicable Legal Requirements, including, without limitation, building and zoning ordinances and codes and parking requirements and ratios, except where the failure to comply with such Legal Requirements would not have an Individual Material Adverse Effect on any Individual Property. Neither Mortgage Borrower nor Borrower is in default or violation of any order, writ, injunction, decree or demand of any Governmental Authority. There has not been committed by Borrower or Mortgage Borrower or, to Borrower’s actual knowledge, by any other Person in occupancy of or involved with the operation or use of the Properties any act or omission affording the federal government or any other Governmental Authority the right of forfeiture as against any Individual Property, the Collateral or any part thereof or any monies paid in performance of Borrower’s obligations under any of the Loan Documents or Mortgage Borrower’s obligations under any of the Mortgage Loan Documents.

4.1.11 Financial Information. All financial data (including, without limitation, the statements of cash flow and income and operating expense) that have been delivered to Lender by or at the direction of Borrower or its Affiliates in connection with the Loan (a) are true, complete and correct in all material respects (or, to the extent that any such financial data were incorrect when delivered, the same have been corrected by financial data subsequently delivered to Lender prior to the Closing Date), (b) accurately represent the financial condition of Borrower, the Collateral, Mortgage Borrower, Guarantor, and the Properties, as applicable, as of the date of such reports, and (c) to the extent prepared or audited by an independent certified public accounting firm, have been prepared in accordance with GAAP throughout the periods

 

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covered, except as disclosed therein. The foregoing representation shall not apply to any such financial data that constitutes projections, provided that Borrower represents and warrants that such projections were made in good faith and that Borrower has no reason to believe that such projections are materially inaccurate. None of Mortgage Borrower, Borrower or Guarantor has any contingent liabilities, liabilities for taxes, unusual forward or long-term commitments or unrealized or anticipated losses from any unfavorable commitments that are known to Borrower and reasonably likely to have a materially adverse effect on Borrower, Mortgage Borrower, Guarantor, the Collateral or any Individual Property or the current operation of any Individual Property as a retail shopping center, except (i) in the case of Mortgage Borrower, Permitted Encumbrances, and (ii) as referred to or reflected in said financial statements. Since the date of such financial statements, there has been no material adverse change in the financial condition, operation or business of Borrower, Mortgage Borrower or Guarantor from that set forth in said financial statements.

4.1.12 Condemnation. No Condemnation or other similar proceeding has been commenced or, to Borrower’s knowledge, is threatened or, to Borrower’s actual knowledge, is contemplated with respect to all or any portion of any Individual Property or for the relocation of roadways providing access to any Individual Property other than to the extent that the same do not have an Individual Material Adverse Effect on the Individual Property affected thereby.

4.1.13 Federal Reserve Regulations . No part of the proceeds of the Loan will be used for the purpose of purchasing or acquiring any “margin stock” within the meaning of Regulation U of the Board of Governors of the Federal Reserve System or for any other purpose which would be inconsistent with such Regulation U or any other Regulations of such Board of Governors, or for any purposes prohibited by Legal Requirements or by the terms and conditions of this Agreement or the other Loan Documents.

4.1.14 Intentionally Omitted .

4.1.15 Not a Foreign Person . Borrower is not a “foreign person” within the meaning of § 1445(0(3) of the Code.

4.1.16 Intentionally Omitted .

4.1.17 Intentionally Omitted .

4.1.18 Enforceability . The Loan Documents are enforceable by Lender (or any subsequent holder thereof) in accordance with their respective terms, subject to principles of equity and bankruptcy, insolvency and other laws generally applicable to creditors’ rights and the enforcement of debtors’ obligations. The Loan Documents are not subject to any right of rescission, set-off, counterclaim or defense by Borrower or Guarantor, including the defense of usury, nor would the operation of any of the terms of the Loan Documents, or the exercise of any right thereunder, render the Loan Documents unenforceable (subject to principles of equity and bankruptcy, insolvency and other laws generally affecting creditors’ rights and the enforcement of debtors’ obligations), and none of Borrower, Mortgage Borrower, Manager or Guarantor has asserted any right of rescission, set-off, counterclaim or defense with respect thereto.

4.1.19 No Prior Collateral Assignment . There are no prior assignments of the Collateral which are presently outstanding except in accordance with the Loan Documents.

 

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4.1.20 Insurance . Borrower has caused Mortgage Borrower to obtain and deliver to Lender certificates evidencing all Policies, which certificates reflect the insurance coverages, amounts and other requirements set forth in this Agreement. No claims have been made that are currently pending, outstanding or otherwise remain unsatisfied under any such Policies and would have an Individual Material Adverse Effect with respect to any Individual Property or an Aggregate Material Adverse Effect. No Person, including Borrower and Mortgage Borrower, has done, by act or omission, anything which would impair the coverage of any of the Policies.

4.1.21 Mortgage Loan Representations . All of the representations and warranties of Mortgage Borrower contained in the Mortgage Loan Documents are hereby incorporated into this Agreement and deemed made by Borrower hereunder as and when made thereunder and shall remain incorporated without regard to any waiver, amendment or other modification thereof by Mortgage Lender or to whether the Mortgage Loan has been repaid, unless otherwise consented to in writing by Lender.

4.1.22 Intentionally Omitted .

4.1.23 Intentionally Omitted .

4.1.24 Intentionally Omitted .

4.1.25 Intentionally Omitted .

4.1.26 Leases . No Individual Property is subject to any leases other than the Leases in respect of such Individual Property that are described in the Certificate of Rent Roll. To Borrower’s knowledge, except as otherwise disclosed on the Certificate of Rent Roll and except for discrepancies which, either individually or in the aggregate would not have an Individual Material Adverse Effect in respect of any Individual Property nor have an Aggregate Material Adverse Effect, the rent roll attached to the Certificate of Rent Roll is true, complete and accurate in all respects as of the date of such rent roll. In respect of each Individual Property, (i) Mortgage Borrower is the owner and lessor of landlord’s interest in the Leases in respect to such Individual Property and (ii) no Person has any possessory interest in such Individual Property or right to occupy the same except under and pursuant to the provisions of the Leases or any Permitted Encumbrances. To Borrower’s knowledge, except as otherwise disclosed on the Certificate of Rent Roll, the current Leases are in full force and effect. None of Manager, Borrower, Mortgage Borrower, Guarantor or any Affiliate of Guarantor has received written notice that Mortgage Borrower (or Mortgage Borrower’s predecessor-in-interest) is in default under any Lease except for violations or defaults (A) that have been cured or (B) that do not, in the aggregate in respect of any Individual Property, have an Individual Material Adverse Effect on such Individual Property. Except (1) as set forth in the tenant estoppels delivered by Borrower to Lender on or prior to the Closing Date or in the Certificate of Rent Roll and (2) if the same, either individually or in the aggregate, would not have an Individual Material Adverse Effect in respect of any Individual Property nor have an Aggregate Material Adverse Effect, as of the Closing Date, (a) none of Manager, Borrower, Mortgage Borrower (or Mortgage Borrower’s predecessor-in-interest), Guarantor or any Affiliate of Guarantor has delivered a written notice to a Tenant at any Individual Property that it is in default under its Lease (other

 

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than notices relating to defaults that have been cured by such tenant) and no Tenant is in monetary or, to Borrower’s actual knowledge, material non-monetary default under its Lease, (b) all security deposits in respect of each Individual Property are held by Mortgage Borrower in accordance with applicable law, (c) except as otherwise disclosed on Schedule X hereto, no Rent has been paid by any Tenant at any Individual Property more than one (1) month in advance of its due date, and (d) all work to be performed by Mortgage Borrower under each Lease in respect of each Individual Property has been performed as required and has been accepted by the applicable Tenant. As of the Closing Date, except as otherwise disclosed on Schedule XI hereto, no Tenant has a right or option pursuant to its Lease or otherwise to purchase all or any part of the Individual Property to which such Lease relates. Except if the same, either individually or in the aggregate, would not have an Individual Material Adverse Effect in respect of any Individual Property nor have an Aggregate Material Adverse Effect and except as otherwise disclosed on Schedule XV hereto, as of the Closing Date, no Tenant has a right or option pursuant to its Lease or otherwise to terminate such Lease prior to the scheduled expiration date thereof, other than any such right or option that is conditional upon the occurrence of certain events of circumstances. Neither Borrower nor Mortgage Borrower has, directly or indirectly, voluntarily or involuntarily, by operation of law or otherwise, assigned, transferred, encumbered, hypothecated, pledged or granted a security interest in any of the Leases or its interest therein, other than pursuant to the Loan Documents. The organizational identification number of Centro NP Senior Mezz Holding, LLC is 4847021, and the organizational identification number of Centro NP New Garden Mezz 1, LLC is 4846514.

4.1.27 Intentionally Omitted.

4.1.28 Principal Place of Business; State of Organization . Borrower’s principal place of business has been for the preceding four months (or, if less, the entire period of the existence of Borrower), and is as of the Closing Date, the address set forth in the introductory paragraph of this Agreement. Borrower is organized under the laws of the State of Delaware.

4.1.29 Filing Fees . All filing and other fees required to be paid by any Person under applicable Legal Requirements currently in effect in connection with the delivery and filing of any UCC financing statements to be filed on the Closing Date in respect of the Collateral have been paid.

4.1.30 Special Purpose Entity/Separateness . (a) Borrower and each SPE Constituent Entity is a Special Purpose Entity. Each Mortgage Borrower and each Mortgage SPE Constituent Entity is a Special Purpose Entity (Mortgage Loan).

(b) The representations and warranties set forth in Section 4.1.30(a) shall survive for so long as any amount remains payable to Lender under this Agreement or any other Loan Document.

(c) Any amendment or amendment and restatement of any of Borrower’s Organizational Documents on or prior to the Closing Date has been accomplished in accordance with, and was permitted by, the relevant provisions of each such Organizational Document (as the same existed prior to such amendment or amendment and restatement).

 

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(d) All of the stated facts and assumptions made in the Insolvency Opinion, including, but not limited to, any exhibits attached thereto, are true and correct in all material respects and any assumptions made in any subsequent non-consolidation opinion required to be delivered in connection with the Loan Documents (an “ Additional Insolvency Opinion ) , including, but not limited to, any exhibits attached thereto, will have been and shall be true and correct in all material respects. Borrower, Mortgage Borrower and each SPE Constituent Entity have each complied with all of the stated facts and assumptions made with respect to Borrower, Mortgage Borrower and each SPE Constituent Entity in the Insolvency Opinion. Borrower, Mortgage Borrower and each SPE Constituent Entity have complied with all of the stated facts and assumptions made with respect to Borrower and Mortgage Borrower in any Additional Insolvency Opinion. Each entity other than Borrower, Mortgage Borrower and each SPE Constituent Entity with respect to which an assumption is made or a fact stated in the Insolvency Opinion and any Additional Insolvency Opinion have complied with all of the assumptions made and facts stated with respect to it in the Insolvency Opinion and any such Additional Insolvency Opinion.

4.1.31 Management Agreement . The Management Agreement is in full force and effect and there is no default thereunder by any party thereto and no event has occurred that, with the passage of time and/or the giving of notice would constitute a default thereunder.

4.1.32 Illegal Activity . No portion of any Individual Property or the Collateral has been or will be purchased with proceeds of any illegal activity.

4.1.33 No Change in Facts or Circumstances; Disclosure . To Borrower’s actual knowledge, all information submitted by and on behalf of Borrower, Mortgage Borrower, Guarantor and Manager to Lender and in all financial statements, reports, certificates and other documents submitted in connection with the Loan or in satisfaction of the terms thereof and all statements of fact made by Borrower, Mortgage Borrower, Guarantor and Manager in this Agreement or in any other Loan Document, are true, complete and correct in all material respects. The foregoing representation shall not apply to any such financial information that constitutes projections, provided that Borrower represents and warrants that it has no reason to believe that such projections are materially inaccurate. There has been no material adverse change in any condition, fact, circumstance or event that would make any such information inaccurate, incomplete or otherwise misleading in any material respect or that otherwise has or might have an Individual Material Adverse Effect with respect to any Individual Property or an Aggregate Material Adverse Effect. Borrower, Mortgage Borrower, Guarantor and Manager have disclosed to Lender all material facts and has not failed to disclose any material fact that could cause any Provided Information or representation or warranty made herein to be materially misleading.

4.1.34 Investment Company Act . Borrower is not (a) an “investment company” or a company “controlled” by an “investment company,” within the meaning of the Investment Company Act of 1940, as amended; (b) a “holding company” or a “subsidiary company” of a “holding company” or an “affiliate” of either a “holding company” or a “subsidiary company” within the meaning of the Public Utility Holding Company Act of 1935, as amended; or (c) subject to any other federal or state law or regulation which purports to restrict or regulate its ability to borrow money.

 

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4.1.35 Embargoed Person . None of the funds or other assets of Borrower, Mortgage Borrower or Guarantor constitute property of, or are beneficially owned, directly or indirectly, by any Embargoed Person. No Embargoed Person has any interest of any nature whatsoever in Borrower, Mortgage Borrower or Guarantor, as applicable, with the result that the investment in Borrower, Mortgage Borrower or Guarantor, as applicable (whether directly or indirectly), is prohibited by law or the Loan is in violation of law, and none of the funds of Borrower, Mortgage Borrower or Guarantor, as applicable, have been derived from any unlawful activity with the result that the investment in Borrower, Mortgage Borrower or Guarantor, as applicable (whether directly or indirectly), is prohibited by law or the Loan is in violation of law.

4.1.36 Senior Mezzanine Debt Service Account; Cash Management Systems Etc. (a) This Agreement, together with the other Loan Documents, creates a valid and continuing security interest (as defined in the Uniform Commercial Code of the State of New York) in the Senior Mezzanine Debt Service Account in favor of Lender, which security interest is prior to all other Liens, and is enforceable as such against creditors of and purchasers from Borrower. Other than in connection with the Loan Documents, Borrower has not sold, pledged, transferred or otherwise conveyed the Senior Mezzanine Debt Service Account.

(b) The Senior Mezzanine Debt Service Account constitutes a “deposit account” and/or “securities account” within the meaning of the Uniform Commercial Code as in effect in the State of New York.

(c) Pursuant and subject to the terms hereof and the other applicable Loan Documents, Agent has agreed to comply with all instructions originated by Lender, without further consent by Borrower, directing disposition of the Senior Mezzanine Debt Service Account and all sums at any time held, deposited or invested therein, together with any interest or other earnings thereon, and all proceeds thereof (including proceeds of sales and other dispositions), whether accounts, general intangibles, chattel paper, deposit accounts, instruments, documents or securities, and Borrower has not consented to the Agent complying with instructions with respect to the Senior Mezzanine Debt Service Account from any Person other than Lender.

(d) The Senior Mezzanine Debt Service Account is not in the name of any Person other than Borrower, as pledgor, or Lender, as pledgee.

(e) Other than in connection with the Mortgage Loan Documents, Mortgage Borrower has not sold, pledged, transferred or otherwise conveyed the Lockbox Account or the Cash Management Account.

(f) None of the Properties are subject to any cash management system (other than pursuant to the Mortgage Loan Documents).

4.1.37 Intentionally Omitted.

 

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4.1.38 Underwriting Representations. Borrower hereby represents, warrants and covenants that, each Borrower:

(a) is and always has been duly formed, validly existing, and in good standing in the state of its organization and in all other jurisdictions where it is qualified to do business;

(b) has no judgments or liens of any nature against it except for tax liens not yet due;

(c) is in compliance with all laws, regulations and orders applicable to it and, except as otherwise disclosed in this Agreement, has received all permits necessary for it to operate;

(d) is not involved in any dispute with any taxing authority;

(e) has paid all taxes which it owes;

(f) has never owned any personal property other than the Pledged Company Interests reflected on Schedule III as being owned by it and has never engaged in any business other than the ownership of the Pledged Company Interests;

(g) is not now, nor has ever been, party to any lawsuit, arbitration, summons or legal proceeding that is still pending or that resulted in a judgment against it that has not been paid in full; and

(h) has no material contingent or actual obligations that are not related to the Pledged Company Interests reflected on Schedule III as being owned by it.

4.1.39 Equipment, Fixtures and Personal Property. Mortgage Borrower is the owner of all of the Equipment, Fixtures and Personal Property located on or at each Individual Property, other than any such Equipment, Fixtures and Personal Property which have been leased by Mortgage Borrower as permitted under the terms of the Mortgage Loan Agreement and this Agreement. All of the Equipment, Fixtures and Personal Property are sufficient to operate each Individual Property in the manner required under the Mortgage Loan Agreement and the Loan Agreement and in the manner in which it is currently operated.

4.1.40 Ground Lease. Borrower hereby represents and warrants to Lender the following with respect to each Ground Lease (provided that each such representation and warranty shall be deemed to be qualified by any matters disclosed on Schedule XII hereof):

(a) Pledge of Equity Interests. Such Ground Lease does not prohibit the granting of any Lien upon the Pledged Company Interests (or the exercise of the pledgee thereof of its rights and remedies under any document created or evidencing such Lien) or the Ground Lessor thereunder has approved and consented to the same. Such Ground Lease does not contain any prohibition on change of control of the Mortgage Borrower.

(b) Lender Consent. Such Ground Lease provides that it may not be terminated, surrendered or amended without the prior written consent of Lender other than any provisions thereof that provides that the Ground Lessor thereunder may exercise its remedies in accordance with such Ground Lease if the obligations of Mortgage Borrower under the Ground Lease are not performed or cured by Lender as provided in the Ground Lease.

 

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(c) Notice . Such Ground Lease requires the Ground Lessor thereunder to give Lender as a pledgee of the Pledged Company Interests 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 Mortgage Borrower, 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 Lender as a pledgee of the Pledged Company Interests. Such Ground Lease further requires the Ground Lessor thereunder to give notice to Lender as a pledgee of the Pledged Company Interests if such Ground Lease is terminated by reason of an event of default under such Ground Lease.

(d) Cure . Lender as a pledgee of the Pledged Company Interests is permitted the opportunity to cure any default by Mortgage Borrower under such Ground Lease before the Ground Lessor thereunder may terminate such Ground Lease.

4.1.41 No Contractual Obligations . As of the Closing Date, Borrower is not subject to any Contractual Obligations and has not entered into any agreement, instrument or undertaking by which it or its assets are bound, or pursuant to which it has incurred any Indebtedness (other than the Loan Documents).

4.1.42 Intentionally Omitted .

Section 4.2 Survival of Representations . Borrower agrees that all of the representations and warranties of Borrower set forth in Section 4.1 hereof and elsewhere in this Agreement and in the other Loan Documents shall survive for so long as any amount remains owing to Lender under this Agreement or any of the other Loan Documents by Borrower. All representations, warranties, covenants and agreements made in this Agreement or in the other Loan Documents by Borrower shall be deemed to have been relied upon by Lender notwithstanding any investigation heretofore or hereafter made by Lender or on its behalf.

ARTICLE V — BORROWER COVENANTS

Section 5.1 Affirmative Covenants . From the Closing Date and until payment and performance in full of all obligations of Borrower under the Loan Documents or the earlier release of the Liens encumbering the Collateral (and all related obligations) in accordance with the terms of this Agreement and the other Loan Documents, Borrower hereby covenants and agrees with Lender that:

5.1.1 Existence; Compliance with Legal Requirements . Borrower shall 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 shall comply, and cause Mortgage Borrower, to comply with all Legal Requirements applicable to Borrower, Mortgage Borrower, the Collateral and the Properties (and the use thereof), as applicable, including, without limitation, building and zoning ordinances and codes and certificates of occupancy. There shall never be committed by Borrower, and Borrower shall not permit Mortgage Borrower or cause Mortgage Borrower to permit any other Person in occupancy of or involved with the operation or use of the Properties to commit any act or omission affording the federal government or any state or local government the right of forfeiture against any Individual Property or any part thereof or any monies paid in performance of Borrower’s obligations under any of the Loan Documents. Borrower hereby covenants and agrees not to permit or suffer to exist, or cause Mortgage

 

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Borrower to commit, permit or suffer to exist any act or omission affording such right of forfeiture. Borrower shall at all times cause Mortgage Borrower to maintain, preserve and protect all franchises and trade names and preserve all the remainder of the property of Mortgage Borrower used or useful in the conduct of its business and cause Mortgage Borrower to keep the Properties in good working order and, from time to time, repair and make, or cause to be made, all reasonably necessary repairs, renewals, replacements, betterments and improvements thereto, all as more fully provided in the Mortgage Loan Documents. Borrower shall keep, or cause Mortgage Borrower to keep, the Properties insured at all times by financially sound and reputable insurers, to such extent and against such risks, and maintain liability and such other insurance, as is more fully provided in the Mortgage Loan Agreement. Borrower shall cause Mortgage Borrower to operate any Individual Property that is the subject of the O&M Agreement in accordance with the terms and provisions thereof in all material respects. After prior written notice to Lender, Borrower, or Mortgage Borrower, as applicable, at its own expense, may contest, by appropriate legal proceeding promptly initiated and conducted in good faith and with due diligence, the validity of any Legal Requirement, the applicability of any Legal Requirement to Borrower, Mortgage Borrower, any Individual Property or the Collateral or any alleged violation of any Legal Requirement, provided that (a) no Default or Event of Default has occurred and remains uncured; (b) such proceeding shall be permitted under and be conducted in accordance with the provisions of any instrument to which Borrower or Mortgage Borrower, as applicable, is subject and shall not constitute a default thereunder and such proceeding shall be conducted in accordance with all applicable statutes, laws and ordinances; (c) neither any Individual Property nor the Collateral nor any part thereof or interest therein will be in danger of being sold, forfeited, terminated, cancelled or lost; (d) Borrower or Mortgage Borrower, as applicable, shall promptly upon final determination thereof comply with any such Legal Requirement determined to be valid or applicable or cure any violation of any Legal Requirement; (e) such proceeding shall suspend the enforcement of the contested Legal Requirement against Borrower, Mortgage Borrower, the Collateral or any Individual Property, as applicable; and (f) either (A) in the case of any contest related to Mortgage Borrower or an Individual Property, Mortgage Borrower shall have furnished to Mortgage Lender such security as may be required pursuant to the Mortgage Loan Agreement, or if Mortgage Lender shall have waived the requirement to deposit such security, Borrower shall have furnished, or caused Mortgage Borrower to furnish, such security to Lender and (B) in the case of any contest related to Borrower or the Collateral, Borrower shall furnish such security as may be required in the proceeding, or as may be reasonably requested by Lender, to insure compliance with such Legal Requirement, together with all interest and penalties payable in connection therewith. Lender may apply any security deposited with it pursuant to the foregoing sentence as necessary to cause compliance with such Legal Requirement at any time when, in the reasonable judgment of Lender, the validity, applicability or violation of such Legal Requirement is finally established or any Individual Property or the Collateral (or any part thereof or interest therein) shall be in danger of being sold, forfeited, terminated, cancelled or lost.

5.1.2 Taxes and Other Charges . Borrower shall cause Mortgage Borrower to pay, all Taxes and Other Charges now or hereafter levied or assessed or imposed against the Properties or any part thereof as the same become due and payable; provided , however , that Borrower’s obligation to cause Mortgage Borrower to directly pay Taxes and Other Charges shall be suspended for so long as Mortgage Borrower complies with the terms and provisions of Section 7.2 of the Mortgage Loan Agreement. At any time that Mortgage Borrower is required to deliver to Mortgage Lender receipts for payment or other evidence reasonably that all Taxes and

 

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Other Charges pursuant to Section 5.1.2 of the Closing Date Mortgage Loan Agreement and upon the request of Lender at any time during the continuance of an Event of Default, Borrower shall cause such receipts or other evidence to be delivered to Lender. Borrower shall not suffer, and shall not permit Mortgage Borrower to suffer, and shall promptly cause Mortgage Borrower to pay and discharge any Lien or charge whatsoever which may be or become a Lien or charge against the Properties, and shall promptly cause Mortgage Borrower to pay, or cause to be paid, all utility services provided to the Properties (other than any such utilities which are, pursuant to the terms of any Lease, required to be paid by the Tenant thereunder directly to the applicable service provider). After prior written notice to Lender, Mortgage Borrower, at its own expense, may contest, by appropriate legal proceeding, promptly initiated and conducted in good faith and with due diligence, the amount or validity or application in whole or in part of any Taxes or Other Charges, provided that (a) no Default or Event of Default has occurred and remains uncured; (b) such proceeding shall be permitted under and be conducted in accordance with the provisions of any other instrument to which Mortgage Borrower is subject and shall not constitute a default thereunder and such proceeding shall be conducted in accordance with all applicable statutes, laws and ordinances; (c) neither the Collateral nor any Individual Property nor any part thereof or interest therein will be in danger of being sold, forfeited, terminated, cancelled or lost; (d) Mortgage Borrower shall, promptly upon final determination thereof, pay the amount of any such Taxes or Other Charges, together with all costs, interest and penalties which may be payable in connection therewith; (e) such proceeding shall suspend the collection of such contested Taxes or Other Charges from the applicable Individual Property; and (f) Mortgage Borrower shall have furnished to Mortgage Lender such security as may be required pursuant to the Closing Date Mortgage Loan Agreement, or if Mortgage Lender shall have waived such security, Borrower shall have furnished such security to Lender. In the event that any such security is deposited with Lender, Lender may pay over the same or part thereof to the claimant entitled thereto at any time when, in the judgment of Lender, the entitlement of such claimant is established or any Individual Property (or part thereof or interest therein) shall be in danger of being sold, forfeited, terminated, cancelled or lost or there shall be any danger of the Lien of the related Mortgage being primed by any related Lien.

5.1.3 Litigation. Borrower shall give prompt written notice to Lender of any litigation or governmental proceedings pending or threatened against Borrower, Mortgage Borrower, any SPE Constituent Entity, any Mortgage SPE Constituent Entity, Guarantor or any Individual Property which might materially adversely affect the condition of Borrower, Mortgage Borrower, any SPE Constituent Entity or Guarantor (financial or otherwise) or business, any Individual Property or the Collateral.

5.1.4 Access to Properties. Subject to the rights of Tenants, Borrower shall cause Mortgage Borrower to permit agents, representatives and employees of Lender to inspect the Properties or any part thereof at reasonable hours upon reasonable advance notice.

5.1.5 Notice of Default, Etc. Borrower shall promptly advise Lender of any material adverse change in the condition of Borrower, Mortgage Borrower, any SPE Constituent Entity, any Mortgage SPE Constituent Entity, or Guarantor, financial or otherwise, or of the occurrence of any Default, Event of Default Mortgage Loan Default or Mortgage Loan Event of Default of which Borrower has knowledge.

 

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5.1.6 Cooperate in Legal Proceedings. Borrower shall cooperate fully with Lender with respect to any proceedings before any court, board or other Governmental Authority which may in any way affect the rights of Lender hereunder or any rights obtained by Lender under any of the other Loan Documents and, in connection therewith, permit Lender, at its election, to participate in any such proceedings.

5.1.7 Perform Loan Documents. Borrower shall, in a timely manner, observe, perform and satisfy all the terms, provisions, covenants and conditions of the Loan Documents executed and delivered by, or applicable to, Borrower, and shall pay when due all costs, fees and expenses of Lender, to the extent required under the Loan Documents executed and delivered by, or applicable to, Borrower.

5.1.8 Net Liquidation Proceeds After Debt Service. Borrower shall cooperate with Lender in obtaining for Lender, in accordance with the relevant provisions of this Agreement, the benefits of any Net Liquidation Proceeds After Debt Service, and Lender shall be reimbursed for any expenses incurred in connection therewith (including reasonable attorneys’ fees and disbursements and the reasonable expense of any appraisal obtained by Lender in case of a Liquidation Event that is a Casualty or Condemnation), provided that in lieu of any separate appraisal that Borrower would otherwise be required to obtain pursuant to this Section 5.1.8, Lender shall accept any appraisal delivered by Mortgage Borrower to Mortgage Lender pursuant to Section 5.1.8 of the Mortgage Loan Agreement if (a) no Default or Event of Default has occurred and is continuing on the date of such delivery and (b) such appraisal is also addressed to Lender.

5.1.9 Further Assurances. Borrower shall, at Borrower’s sole cost and expense:

(a) furnish to Lender all instruments, documents, boundary surveys, footing or foundation surveys, certificates, plans and specifications, appraisals, title and other insurance reports and agreements, and each and every other document, certificate, agreement and instrument required to be furnished by Borrower to Lender pursuant to the terms of the Loan Documents (if any) and by Mortgage Borrower to Mortgage Lender pursuant to the terms of the Mortgage Loan Documents or which are reasonably requested by Lender in connection therewith (regardless of whether Mortgage Lender may have waived delivery of same);

(b) execute and deliver to Lender such documents, instruments, certificates, assignments and other writings, and do such other acts necessary or desirable, to evidence, preserve and/or protect the collateral at any time securing or intended to secure the obligations of Borrower under the Loan Documents, as Lender may reasonably require; and

(c) do and execute all and such further lawful and reasonable acts, conveyances and assurances for the better and more effective carrying out of the intents and purposes of this Agreement and the other Loan Documents, as Lender shall reasonably require from time to time.

5.1.10 Intentionally Omitted.

5.1.11 Financial Reporting. (a) Borrower will cause Mortgage Borrower to keep and maintain (or cause to be kept and maintained), on a Fiscal Year basis, in accordance with the requirements for a Special Purpose Entity set forth in the Mortgage Loan Agreement and GAAP

 

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(or such other consistently applied accounting basis that is acceptable to Lender), proper and accurate books, records and accounts reflecting all of the financial affairs of Mortgage Borrower and all items of income and expense in connection with Mortgage Borrower’s operation on an individual basis of the Properties. Lender shall have the right from time to time at all times during normal business hours upon reasonable notice (and, in any event, not more than twice in any calendar year (unless an Event of Default shall have occurred and be continuing, in which case no such restriction shall apply)) to examine such books, records and accounts at the office of Mortgage Borrower or any other Person maintaining such books, records and accounts and to make such copies or extracts thereof as Lender shall desire. After the occurrence of an Event of Default, Borrower shall pay any reasonable costs and expenses incurred by Lender to examine Borrower’s accounting records with respect to the Properties, as Lender shall determine to be necessary or appropriate in the protection of Lender’s interest.

(b) Borrower will furnish, or cause to be furnished, to Lender annually, within one hundred and twenty (120) days following the end of each Fiscal Year, a complete copy of annual financial statements of Mortgage Borrower audited by a “Big Four” accounting firm or other independent certified public accountant reasonably acceptable to Lender in accordance with GAAP (or such other consistently applied accounting basis that is acceptable to Lender) covering the Properties on a combined basis for such Fiscal Year and containing statements of profit and loss for Mortgage Borrower and the Properties and a balance sheet for Mortgage Borrower. Such statements shall set forth the financial condition and the results of operations for Mortgage Borrower and the Properties (on a combined basis) for such Fiscal Year, and shall include, but not be limited to, amounts representing annual Net Cash Flow, Net Operating Income, Gross Income from Operations, Capital Expenditures (for the avoidance of doubt, not including any contributions to the Replacement Reserve Account and the Required Repair Reserve Account) and Operating Expenses. Mortgage Borrower’s annual financial statements shall be accompanied by (i) a comparison of the budgeted income and expenses and the actual income and expenses for the Properties (on a combined basis) for the prior Fiscal Year, (ii) an unqualified opinion of a “Big Four” accounting firm or other independent certified public accountant reasonably acceptable to Lender, (iii) a current rent roll for each Individual Property, (iv) a schedule reconciling Net Operating Income to Net Cash Flow for the Properties on a combined basis (the “ Net Cash Flow Schedule ) , which shall itemize all adjustments made to Net Operating Income to arrive at Net Cash Flow deemed material by such independent certified public accountant and (v) an Officer’s Certificate certifying (1) that each annual financial statement, including each of the schedules described in the immediately preceding subclause (iv), present fairly the financial condition and the results of operations of Borrower, Mortgage Borrower and the Properties being reported upon, (2) that such financial statements and schedules have been prepared in accordance with GAAP and (3) as of the date thereof whether there exists an event or circumstance which constitutes a Default or Event of Default under the Loan Documents executed and delivered by, or applicable to, Borrower, and if such Default or Event of Default exists, the nature thereof, the period of time it has existed and the action then being taken to remedy the same. All financial statements of Mortgage Borrower to be delivered pursuant to this Section 5.1.11(b) shall constitute the financial statements of Borrower.

(c) (i) Prior to the earlier of (A) the Securitization of the entire Loan and (B) the date that is six (6) months after the Closing Date, Borrower will furnish, or cause to be furnished, to Lender on or before thirty (30) days after the end of each calendar month, (I) an operating statement in respect of such calendar month and a calendar year-to-date operating statement (on

 

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a combined basis with respect to the Properties), noting Net Operating Income, Net Cash Flow, Gross Income from Operations, Operating Expenses and Capital Expenditures (for the avoidance of doubt, not including any contributions by Mortgage Borrower to the Replacement Reserve Account (as defined in the Mortgage Loan Agreement) and the Required Repair Reserve Account (as defined in the Mortgage Loan Agreement)), and containing a comparison of (II) such information for (x) in respect of the operating statement in respect of such calendar month, the same calendar month in the immediately preceding calendar year, and (y) in respect of the operating statement in respect of the calendar year-to-date, the corresponding time period of the immediately preceding calendar year, and (III) budgeted income and expenses and the actual income and expenses for such calendar month, and (IV) upon Lender’s request, other information reasonably necessary and sufficient to fairly represent the financial position and results of operation of Mortgage Borrower and the Properties (on a combined basis) during such calendar month. Each such monthly report shall be accompanied by an Officer’s Certificate stating that the items provided are true, correct, accurate, and complete and fairly present the financial condition and results of the operations of Mortgage Borrower and the Properties on a combined basis as well as, where applicable, the financial condition and results of operations of each Individual Property, for the applicable calendar month. The reports and statements provided by Mortgage Borrower pursuant to this Section 5.1.11(c) may be prepared in accordance with the accounting standards otherwise utilized by Mortgage Borrower on a consistent basis for interim financial reporting and need not be prepared in accordance with GAAP.

(ii) During any Cash Sweep Period (regardless of whether occurring before or after any Securitization of the Loan), Borrower will furnish, or cause to be furnished (without duplication of any item furnished to Lender pursuant to clause (i)  above) on or before thirty (30) days after the end of each calendar month, (A) an operating statement in respect of such calendar month and a calendar year-to-date operating statement (on a combined basis with respect to the Properties), (B) a current rent roll for each Individual Property, and (C) upon Lender’s request, other information maintained by Borrower in the ordinary course of business that is reasonably necessary and sufficient to fairly represent the financial position and results of operation of the Properties (on a combined basis) during such calendar month. The reports and statements provided by Borrower pursuant to this Section 5.1.11(c) may be prepared in accordance with the accounting standards otherwise utilized by Borrower on a consistent basis for interim financial reporting and need not be prepared in accordance with GAAP.

(d) Borrower will furnish, or cause to be furnished, to Lender, on or before sixty (60) days after the end of each calendar quarter the following items, accompanied by an Officer’s Certificate stating that such items are true, correct, accurate, and complete and fairly present the financial condition and results of the operations of Mortgage Borrower and the Properties on a combined basis as well as, where applicable, the financial condition and results of operations of each Individual Property (subject to normal year-end adjustments) as applicable: (i) a rent roll for the subject period for each Individual Property and (ii) quarterly and year-to- date operating statements prepared for each calendar quarter, noting Net Operating Income, Net Cash Flow, Gross Income from Operations, and Operating Expenses and Capital Expenditures (for the avoidance of doubt, not including any contributions to the Replacement Reserve Account or the Required Repair Reserve Account), and for the Properties (on a combined basis), and, upon Lender’s request, other information reasonably necessary and sufficient to fairly represent the financial position and results of operation of the Properties (on a combined basis) during such calendar quarter, and containing a comparison of budgeted income and expenses and the actual

 

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income and expenses for the applicable calendar quarter, together with a detailed explanation of any variances of ten percent (10%) or more between budgeted and actual amounts for such periods, all in form reasonably satisfactory to Lender; (iii) a calculation reflecting the annual Debt Service Coverage Ratio for the immediately preceding three (3), six (6), and twelve (12) month periods as of the last day of such quarter; (iv) a Net Cash Flow Schedule; and (v) for informational purposes only, an accounts receivable report for the Properties. In addition, such Officer’s Certificate shall also state that the representations and warranties of Borrower set forth in Section 4.1.30 are true and correct as of the date of such certificate and that there are no trade payables of Mortgage Borrower outstanding for more than sixty (60) days unless such amounts are being contested pursuant to the terms of the Mortgage Loan Agreement. All financial statements of Mortgage Borrower to be delivered pursuant to this Section 5.1.11(d) shall constitute the financial statements of Borrower.

(e) For each annual budgeting period following the partial annual budgeting period commencing on the Closing Date, Borrower shall submit to Lender an Annual Budget not later than fifteen (15) days prior to the commencement of such annual budgeting period in form reasonably satisfactory to Lender. In respect of the partial annual budgeting period commencing on the Closing Date, Borrower has submitted the existing Annual Budget to Lender on or prior to the Closing Date. The Annual Budget shall be for informational purposes only, provided that, during any Cash Sweep Period, the Annual Budget shall be subject to Lender’s written approval (each such Annual Budget, an “ Approved Annual Budget ) , which approval shall not be unreasonably withheld or conditioned. Lender shall grant or deny, in writing to Borrower with a reasonable explanation of any objections, any consent required hereunder within fifteen (15) days after the receipt of the applicable proposed Annual Budget. In the event that Lender fails to respond within said fifteen (15) day period, such failure shall be deemed to be the consent and approval of Lender if (A) Borrower has delivered to Lender the Annual Budget with the notation “ IMMEDIATE RESPONSE REQUIRED , FAILURE TO RESPOND TO THIS APPROVAL REQUEST WITHIN FIFTEEN (15) DAYS FROM RECEIPT SHALL BE DEEMED TO BE LENDER’S APPROVAL ” prominently displayed in bold, all caps and fourteen (14) point or larger font in the transmittal letter requesting approval and (B) Lender does not approve or reject (with a reasonable explanation) the applicable request within fifteen (15) days from the date Lender receives the request as evidenced by a certified mail return receipt or confirmation by a reputable national overnight delivery service that the same has been delivered. In the event that Lender timely disapproves a proposed Annual Budget in accordance with the foregoing, Borrower shall promptly revise such Annual Budget and resubmit the same to Lender (and each such resubmittal shall be subject to the provisions of this Section 5.1.11(e) as if the applicable proposed Annual Budget were being submitted to Lender for its initial review of the same, provided that the aforesaid fifteen (15) day period shall be ten (10) days in connection with any such resubmittal). Borrower shall promptly revise each proposed Annual Budget and resubmit the same to Lender in accordance with the foregoing until Lender approves the proposed Annual Budget. Until such time that Lender approves a proposed Annual Budget, the most recently Approved Annual Budget shall apply; provided that, each line item of such Approved Annual Budget shall be increased by five percent (5%) (other than the line items in respect of Taxes, Insurance Premiums and Other Charges, which line items shall be adjusted to reflect actual increases in such expenses). In the event that, during any Cash Sweep Period, Borrower or Mortgage Borrower proposes to incur an extraordinary operating expense or capital expense that is not consistent with the Approved Annual Budget (each an “ Extraordinary Expense ) , Borrower shall promptly deliver to Lender a reasonably detailed explanation of such proposed Extraordinary Expense for Lender’s approval, such approval not to be unreasonably withheld, conditioned or delayed.

 

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(f) Intentionally omitted.

(g) Borrower shall cause Mortgage Borrower to furnish to Lender, within ten (10) Business Days after Lender’s request (or as soon thereafter as may be reasonably possible), financial and sales information from any Tenant designated by Lender, provided that such financial and sales information shall be provided by Borrower only if (i) the same is in the possession of Mortgage Borrower or is otherwise required to be provided by the applicable Tenant pursuant to the terms of its Lease, (ii) Mortgage Borrower is not prohibited from disclosing the same, whether pursuant to any provisions of the applicable Lease or any other agreement entered into by Mortgage Borrower and the applicable Tenant prior to the date of Lender’s request, (iii) the same is not publicly available upon reasonable inquiry, and (iv) the Tenant as to which such information is requested is one of the three (3) largest Tenants at the applicable Individual Property, calculated on the basis of aggregate rentable square footage leased by such Tenant and such Tenant’s Affiliates under one or more Leases at such Individual Property.

(h) Borrower will cause Guarantor to furnish to Lender annually, within one hundred twenty (120) days following the end of each Fiscal Year of Guarantor, financial statements prepared in accordance with GAAP (or such other consistently applied accounting basis that is acceptable to Lender) audited by a “Big Four” accounting firm or other independent certified public accountant reasonably acceptable to Lender, which shall include an annual balance sheet and profit and loss statement of Guarantor.

(i) Any reports, statements or other information required to be delivered under this Agreement shall be delivered in electronic form and prepared using Microsoft Word for Windows files (which files may be prepared using a spreadsheet program and saved as word processing files), provided that Borrower may elect to provide the same also in paper form and/or on a diskette. Borrower agrees that Lender may disclose information regarding the Properties, the Collateral, Borrower and Mortgage Borrower that is provided to Lender pursuant to this Section 5.1.11 in connection with a Securitization to such parties requesting such information in connection with such Securitization.

5.1.12 Business and Operations . Borrower will continue to engage in the businesses presently conducted by it as and to the extent the same are necessary for the ownership and management of the Collateral. Borrower will cause Mortgage Borrower to continue to engage in the businesses presently conducted by it as and to the extent the same are necessary for the ownership, maintenance, management, leasing and operation of the Properties. Borrower will, and will cause Mortgage Borrower to, qualify to do business and will remain in good standing under the laws of each jurisdiction as and to the extent the same are required for the ownership of the Collateral and the Properties, as applicable, or in the case of Mortgage Borrower, the maintenance, management and operation of the Properties. Borrower shall cause Mortgage Borrower at all times during the term of the Loan to continue to own or lease all Equipment, Fixtures and Personal Property which are necessary to operate the Properties in the manner in which they are currently operated, provided that the foregoing shall not be deemed to prohibit or restrict any Permitted Equipment Transfer.

 

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5.1.13 Title to the Properties. Borrower will cause Mortgage Borrower to warrant and defend (a) the title to each Individual Property and every part thereof, subject only to Liens permitted hereunder and under the Mortgage Loan Agreement (including Permitted Encumbrances) and (b) the validity and priority of the Liens of the Mortgages and the Assignments of Leases on the Properties, subject only to Liens permitted hereunder (including Permitted Encumbrances), in each case against the claims of all Persons whomsoever. Borrower shall reimburse Lender for any losses, costs, damages or expenses (including reasonable attorneys’ fees, costs and expenses) incurred by Lender if an interest in the Collateral or any Individual Property, other than as permitted hereunder, is claimed by another Person.

5.1.14 Costs of Enforcement. In the event (a) that Lender exercises any or all of its rights or remedies under the Pledge Agreement or any other Loan Documents as and when permitted thereby, or (b) of the bankruptcy, insolvency, rehabilitation or other similar proceeding in respect of Borrower, Mortgage Borrower, Guarantor or any of their respective constituent Persons or an assignment by Borrower, Mortgage Borrower, Guarantor or any of their respective constituent Persons for the benefit of its creditors, Borrower, its successors or assigns, shall be chargeable with and agrees to pay all costs of collection and defense, including reasonable attorneys’ fees, costs and expenses, incurred by Lender or Borrower in connection therewith and in connection with any appellate proceeding or post-judgment action involved therein, together with all required service or use taxes.

5.1.15 Estoppel Statement. (a) After request by Lender, Borrower shall within fifteen (15) days furnish Lender with a statement, duly acknowledged and certified, setting forth (i) the original principal amount of the Loan, (ii) the unpaid principal amount of the Loan, (iii) the Interest Rate of the Loan, (iv) the date installments of interest were last paid, (v) any offsets or defenses to the payment of the Debt, if any, claimed by Borrower, and (vi) that the Note, this Agreement, the Pledge Agreement and the other Loan Documents are valid, legal and binding obligations and have not been modified or if modified, giving particulars of such modification; provided, however, Borrower shall not be required to provide such statement more often than two (2) times in any calendar year.

(b) At any time that (i) an Event of Default is continuing or (ii) Mortgage Borrower is required to deliver to Mortgage Lender tenant estoppel certificates pursuant to Section 5.1.15(b) of the Closing Date Mortgage Loan Agreement or ground lessor estoppel certificates pursuant to Section 5.1.28(e) of the Closing Date Mortgage Loan Agreement, Borrower shall cause such certificates to also be addressed to Lender and to otherwise be in form and substance reasonably satisfactory to Lender.

5.1.16 Loan Proceeds. Borrower shall use the proceeds of the Loan received by it on the Closing Date only for the purposes set forth in Section 2.1.4 hereof.

5.1.17 Intentionally Omitted.

5.1.18 Confirmation of Representations . Borrower shall deliver, in connection with any Securitization, (a) one (1) or more Officer’s Certificates certifying as to the accuracy of all representations made by Borrower in the Loan Documents as of the date of the closing of such Securitization in all relevant jurisdictions or, if any of such representations require qualification on such date, setting forth such qualifications in detail, and (b) certificates of the

 

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relevant Governmental Authorities in all relevant jurisdictions indicating the good standing and qualification of Borrower, Mortgage Borrower, each SPE Constituent Entity and Guarantor as of the date of such Securitization.

5.1.19 No Joint Assessment. Borrower shall not cause or permit Mortgage Borrower to suffer, permit or initiate the joint assessment of any Individual Property (a) with any other real property constituting a tax lot separate from such Individual Property, and (b) which constitutes real property with any portion of such Individual 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 the Individual Property.

5.1.20 Leasing Matters. (a) Any Major Lease, including any amendment, modification or supplement thereto, executed after the Closing Date shall be subject to the approval of Lender, which approval shall not be unreasonably withheld. Upon request, Borrower shall furnish Lender with executed copies of such Leases as are identified by Lender (including all Leases, if requested by Lender, provided that Borrower shall not be required to deliver copies of all Leases more frequently than two (2) times in any calendar year), provided that, if Mortgage Lender is then concurrently requesting copies of Leases from Mortgage Borrower pursuant to Section 5.1.20 of the Mortgage Loan Agreement, Lender shall accept delivery from Mortgage Borrower of copies of such Leases in satisfaction of Lender’s request hereunder. All renewals of Leases and all proposed Leases shall provide for rental rates and other terms comparable or superior to then-existing local market rates. All proposed Leases shall be on commercially reasonable terms and shall not contain any terms which would have any materially adverse effect on Lender’s rights under the Loan Documents or the value of the applicable Individual Property.

(b) Borrower shall cause Mortgage Borrower to (i) observe and perform the obligations imposed upon the lessor under the Leases in a commercially reasonable manner; (ii) enforce the terms, covenants and conditions contained in the Leases upon the part of the Tenant thereunder to be observed or performed in a commercially reasonable manner and in a manner not to impair the value of the Individual Property involved; and (iii) execute and deliver at the request of Lender all such further assurances, confirmations and assignments in connection with the Leases as Lender shall from time to time reasonably require.

(c) Lender shall grant or deny with a reasonable explanation any consent required hereunder within fifteen (15) days after the receipt of the applicable request and all documents in connection therewith. In the event that Lender fails to respond within said fifteen (15) day period, such failure shall be deemed to be the consent and approval of Lender if (A) Borrower has delivered to Lender the applicable documents, with the notation “ IMMEDIATE RESPONSE REQUIRED , FAILURE TO RESPOND TO THIS APPROVAL REQUEST WITHIN FIFTEEN (15) DAYS FROM RECEIPT SHALL BE DEEMED TO BE LENDER’S APPROVAL ” prominently displayed in bold, all caps and fourteen (14) point or larger font in the transmittal letter requesting approval and (B) Lender does not approve or reject (with a reasonable explanation) the applicable request within fifteen (15) days from the date Lender receives the request as evidenced by a certified mail return receipt or confirmation by a reputable national overnight delivery service that the same has been delivered.

 

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5.1.21 Alterations . (a) Borrower shall obtain Lender’s prior written consent to any alterations to any Improvements ( Alterations ) , including tenant improvements, which consent shall not be unreasonably withheld except with respect to Alterations that would reasonably be expected to result in an Individual Material Adverse Effect on the applicable Individual Property. Notwithstanding the foregoing, Lender’s consent shall not be required in connection with any (i) Required Repairs, (ii) Alterations performed pursuant to (A) the provisions of any Major Lease that is approved (or deemed approved) by Lender in accordance with Section 5.1.20 hereof, and (B) any other Lease that is approved in writing by Lender, provided that, in each case, Lender shall have expressly approved the estimated cost and scope of such Alterations at the time Lender approved such Major Lease or other Lease, (iii) Preapproved Alterations, (iv) Alterations to Improvements located wholly on an Outparcel or Partial Release Parcel pursuant to a Permitted Parcel Ground Lease (provided that the cost of such Alterations is borne solely by the applicable Tenant), and (v) Alterations that are not reasonably expected to result in an Individual Material Adverse Effect on the applicable Individual Property, provided that, in the case of Alterations pursuant to the foregoing subclause (v) , such Alterations (1) are made in connection with tenant improvement work performed pursuant to the terms of any Lease executed on or before the Closing Date or pursuant to any Major Lease that is approved (or deemed approved) by Lender in accordance with Section 5.1.20 , (2) do not adversely affect any structural component of any Improvements and the aggregate cost thereof does not exceed the Threshold Amount, or (3) are performed in connection with the Restoration of an Individual Property after the occurrence of a Casualty in accordance with the terms and provisions of this Agreement. Lender shall grant or deny with a reasonable explanation any consent required hereunder within fifteen (15) days after the receipt of the applicable request and all documents in connection therewith. In the event that Lender fails to respond within said fifteen (15) day period, such failure shall be deemed to be the consent and approval of Lender if (x) Borrower has delivered to Lender the applicable documents, with the notation “ IMMEDIATE RESPONSE REQUIRED , FAILURE TO RESPOND TO THIS APPROVAL REQUEST WITHIN FIFTEEN (15) DAYS FROM RECEIPT SHALL BE DEEMED TO BE LENDER’S APPROVAL ” prominently displayed in bold, all caps and fourteen (14) point or larger font in the transmittal letter requesting approval and (y) Lender does not approve or reject with a reasonable explanation the applicable request within fifteen (15) days from the date Lender receives the request as evidenced by a certified mail return receipt or confirmation by a reputable national overnight delivery service that the same has been delivered.

(b) If (i) the total unpaid amounts due and payable with respect to Alterations at any Individual Property (other than such amounts to be paid or reimbursed by Tenants under the Leases and any amounts to be paid in respect of Preapproved Alterations with respect to such Individual Property) shall at any time exceed the Threshold Amount and (ii) Mortgage Lender waives the obligation of Mortgage Borrower to deliver such security to Mortgage Lender pursuant to Section 5.1.21(b) of the Closing Date Mortgage Loan Agreement, Borrower shall promptly deliver, or cause Mortgage Borrower to deliver, to Lender as security for the payment of such excess amounts and as additional security for Borrower’s obligations under the Loan Documents any of the following (as applicable, the “ Alterations Deposit ): (I) cash, (II) U.S. Obligations, (III) other securities having a rating reasonably acceptable to Lender and in respect of which, at Lender’s option, Borrower has obtained a Rating Agency Confirmation from the applicable Rating Agencies or (IV) a completion and performance bond or an irrevocable letter of credit (payable on sight draft only) issued by a financial institution having a rating by S&P of not less than “A-1+” if the term of such bond or letter of credit is no longer than three (3) months

 

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or, if such term is in excess of three (3) months, issued by a financial institution having a rating that is reasonably acceptable to Lender and in respect of which, at Lender’s option, Borrower has obtained a Rating Agency Confirmation from the applicable Rating Agencies. Each such Alterations Deposit shall be (A) in an amount equal to the excess of the total unpaid amounts with respect to the applicable Alterations on the applicable Individual Property (other than such amounts to be paid or reimbursed by Tenants under the Leases) over the Threshold Amount and (B) disbursed from time to time by Lender to Borrower for completion of the Alterations at the applicable Individual Property upon the satisfaction of the following conditions: (1) Borrower shall submit, or cause Mortgage Borrower to submit, a request for payment to Lender at least ten (10) days prior to the date on which Borrower requests that such payment be made, which request for payment shall specify the Alterations for which payment is requested, (2) on the date such request is received by Lender and on the date such payment is to be made, no Event of Default shall be continuing, and (3) such request shall be accompanied by an Officer’s Certificate (x) stating that the applicable portion of the Alterations at the applicable Individual Property to be funded by the requested disbursement have been completed in good and workmanlike manner and in accordance with all applicable Legal Requirements, such Officer’s Certificate to be accompanied by copies of paid invoices and any licenses, permits or other approvals by any Governmental Authority required in connection with the applicable portion of the Alterations, (y) identifying each contractor that supplied materials or labor in connection with the applicable portion of the Alterations to be funded by the requested disbursement and (z) stating that each such contractor has been paid in full upon such disbursement. Each Alterations Deposit shall be held by Lender in an interest-bearing account and, until disbursed in accordance with the provisions of this Section 5.1.21(b), shall constitute additional security for the Debt and other obligations under the Loan Documents. Upon the completion of the Alterations in respect of which any Alterations Deposit is being held, Lender shall promptly return to Borrower any remaining portion of the Alterations Deposit upon the request of Borrower, provided that (1) on the date such request is received by Lender and on the date such disbursement is to be made, no Event of Default shall be continuing and (2) such request shall be accompanied by an Officer’s Certificate stating that the Alterations have been fully completed in good and workmanlike manner and in accordance with all applicable Legal Requirements, such Officer’s Certificate to be accompanied by copies of paid invoices and any licenses, permits or other approvals by any Governmental Authority required in connection with Alterations (to the extent not received by Lender in connection with prior disbursement requests) and stating that each contractor providing services in connection with the Alterations has been paid in full.

5.1.22 Operation of Property. (a) Borrower shall cause Mortgage Borrower to operate the Properties, in all material respects, in accordance with the Management Agreement. In the event that the Management Agreement expires or is terminated (without limiting any obligation of Borrower to obtain Lender’s consent to any termination or modification of the Management Agreement in accordance with the terms and provisions of this Agreement), Borrower shall promptly cause Mortgage Borrower to enter into a Replacement Management Agreement with Manager or another Qualified Manager, as applicable.

(b) Borrower shall: (i) cause Mortgage Borrower to promptly perform and/or observe, in all material respects, all of the covenants and agreements required to be performed and observed by it under the Management Agreement and do all things necessary to preserve and to keep unimpaired its material rights thereunder; (ii) promptly notify Lender of any material default under the Management Agreement of which it is aware; (iii) promptly deliver to Lender a

 

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copy of each financial statement, business plan, capital expenditures plan, notice, report and estimate received by Mortgage Borrower under the Management Agreement (without duplication of any item being delivered to Lender pursuant to Section 5.1.11 hereof); and (iv) cause Mortgage Borrower to enforce the performance and observance in all material respects of all of the covenants and agreements required to be performed and/or observed by Manager under the Management Agreement, in a commercially reasonable manner.

5.1.23 Mortgage Reserve Accounts . Borrower shall cause Mortgage Borrower to establish and maintain each of the Mortgage Reserve Accounts as more particularly set forth in Article VII of the Closing Date Mortgage Loan Agreement and to perform and comply with all the terms and provisions relating thereto.

5.1.24 Notices . Borrower shall give notice, or cause notice to be given, to Lender, promptly upon the occurrence of:

(a) any default or event of default on the part of Mortgage Borrower, Guarantor or Manager under any Material Agreement that could reasonably be expected to have an Individual Material Adverse Effect on the applicable Individual Property or an Aggregate Material Adverse Effect; and

(b) a change in the business, operations, property or financial or other condition or prospects of Borrower, Guarantor or Mortgage Borrower which could reasonably be expected to have an Individual Material Adverse Effect on any Individual Property or an Aggregate Material Adverse Effect.

5.1.25 Updated Appraisals. During the continuance of an Event of Default or if Lender otherwise reasonably believes that an Event of Default is imminent, Lender may commission (or Lender may request that Borrower commission directly) an updated appraisal of one or more of the Properties then remaining subject to the Lien of a Mortgage. Borrower shall pay directly or promptly reimburse Lender for, as applicable, the costs and expenses of obtaining all such updated appraisals.

5.1.26 Principal Place of Business, State of Organization. Upon Lender’s request, Borrower shall, at Borrower’s sole cost and expense, execute and deliver additional financing statements, security agreements and other instruments which may be necessary to effectively evidence or perfect Lender’s security interest in the Collateral as a result of any change in its principal place of business or place of organization. Borrower shall cause its principal place of business and chief executive office, and the place where Borrower keeps its books and records, including recorded data of any kind or nature, regardless of the medium or recording, including software, writings, plans, specifications and schematics, to continue to be the address of Borrower set forth at the introductory paragraph of this Agreement (unless Borrower notifies Lender in writing at least thirty (30) days prior to the date of such change). Borrower shall promptly notify Lender of any change in its organizational identification number.

5.1.27 Embargoed Person . Borrower shall perform reasonable due diligence to insure that at all times throughout the term of the Loan, including after giving effect to any Transfers permitted pursuant to the Loan Documents, (a) none of the funds or other assets of Borrower, Mortgage Borrower, any SPE Constituent Entity and Guarantor shall constitute

 

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property of, or are beneficially owned, directly or indirectly, by any Embargoed Person; (b) no Embargoed Person shall have any interest of any nature whatsoever in Borrower, Mortgage Borrower, any SPE Constituent Entity or Guarantor, as applicable, with the result that the investment in Borrower, Mortgage Borrower, any SPE Constituent Entity or Guarantor, as applicable (whether directly or indirectly), is prohibited by law or the Loan is in violation of law; and (c) none of the funds of Borrower, Mortgage Borrower, any SPE Constituent Entity or Guarantor, as applicable, shall be derived from, or are the proceeds of, any unlawful activity, including money laundering, terrorism or terrorism activities, with the result that the investment in Borrower, Mortgage Borrower, any SPE Constituent Entity or Guarantor, as applicable (whether directly or indirectly), is prohibited by law or the Loan is in violation of law, or may cause any Individual Property to be subject to forfeiture or seizure.

5.1.28 Intentionally Omitted.

5.1.29 Curing . Lender shall have the right, but shall not have the obligation, to cure a Mortgage Loan Event of Default (including, if necessary, by exercising Borrower’s rights under the applicable Mortgage Borrower Company Agreements in accordance with the terms of the Pledge Agreement), unless Mortgage Borrower shall be diligently pursuing a remedy of the same, as determined by Lender in its sole discretion. Borrower shall reimburse Lender on demand for any and all costs incurred by Lender in connection with curing any such Mortgage Loan Event of Default.

5.1.30 Ground Lease . (a) Borrower shall, at its sole cost and expense, cause Mortgage Borrower to promptly and timely perform and observe all the material terms, covenants and conditions required to be performed and observed by Mortgage Borrower as lessee under each Ground Lease (including, but not limited to, the payment of all rent, additional rent, percentage rent and other charges required to be paid under such Ground Lease).

(b) If Mortgage Borrower shall be in default under any Ground Lease, then, subject to the terms of such Ground Lease, Borrower shall cause Mortgage Borrower to grant to Lender the right (but not the obligation) (i) to cause the default or defaults under such Ground Lease to be remedied and (ii) to otherwise exercise any and all rights of Mortgage Borrower under such Ground Lease, as may be necessary to cure such default or defaults and (iii) subject to the rights of Tenants under the Leases with respect to the applicable Ground Lease Property, to enter all or any portion of the applicable Ground Lease Property, at such times and in such manner as Lender reasonably deems necessary, in order to cure any such default, provided that, in each case, such actions are necessary to protect Lender’s indirect interest in the applicable Ground Lease Property pursuant to the Loan Documents. In the event that a default on the part of the applicable Mortgage Borrower is continuing under a Ground Lease and Lender has the right to cure the same in accordance with the foregoing, Borrower shall cause Mortgage Borrower to promptly execute, acknowledge and deliver to Lender such instruments as may be required to permit Lender to cure or remedy the matter in default and preserve the security interest of Lender in the Collateral as it relates to each Ground Lease Property. Borrower irrevocably appoints Lender 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 Mortgage Borrower under or with respect to each Ground Lease as it relates to each Ground Lease Property (including, without limitation, the right to take any action necessary to cure or remedy the matter in default under such Ground Lease), and the above powers granted to Lender

 

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are coupled with an interest and shall be irrevocable. This Section 5.1.30(b) is expressly subject to the assignment in favor of Mortgage Lender contained in Section 5.1.28(b) of the Closing Date Mortgage Loan Agreement.

(c) Borrower shall notify Lender promptly in writing of (i) the occurrence of any material default by any Ground Lessor of which Borrower or Mortgage Borrower is aware, (ii) the occurrence of any event of which Borrower or Mortgage Borrower is aware that, with the passage of time or service of notice, or both, would constitute a material default by any Ground Lessor, or (iii) Borrower or Mortgage Borrower becoming aware (whether upon the receipt by Mortgage Borrower of a written notice from any Ground Lessor or otherwise) of the occurrence of (or any claim by a Ground Lessor that there has occurred) any default by Mortgage Borrower under such Ground Lease or the occurrence of any event that, with the passage of time or service of notice, or both, would constitute a default by Mortgage Borrower under such Ground Lease and Borrower shall promptly deliver to Lender a copy of any written notice of default referenced in the foregoing subclause (iii)  unless Lender has advised Borrower that it already received notice of the same from the applicable Ground Lessor.

(d) Notwithstanding anything to the contrary contained in this Agreement with respect to any Ground Lease:

(i) Borrower shall not permit Mortgage Borrower, without Lender’s prior written consent, to elect to treat any Ground Lease as terminated under subsection 365(h)(1) of the Bankruptcy Code. Any such election made without Lender’s prior written consent shall be void.

(ii) As security for the Debt, Borrower unconditionally assigns, transfers and sets over to Lender all of Borrower’s claims and rights to the payment of damages arising as a result of any rejection of a Ground Lease by the applicable Ground Lessor under the Bankruptcy Code. Lender and Borrower shall proceed jointly or in the name of Borrower or Mortgage Borrower (as determined by Lender and Borrower upon consultation with each other in good faith) in respect of any claim, suit, action or proceeding relating to the rejection of any 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 Debt shall have been satisfied and discharged in full. Any amounts received by Lender or Borrower as damages arising out of the rejection of any Ground Lease as aforesaid shall be applied (1) first, to all reasonable costs and expenses of Lender (including, without limitation, reasonable attorney’s fees and costs) actually incurred in connection with the exercise of any of its rights or remedies pursuant to this Section 5.1.30 and (2) second, to the Debt. The Allocated Loan Amount for the Individual Property with respect to which such rejection damages were paid shall be reduced in an amount equal to the amount applied to the Debt pursuant to the foregoing subclause (2) . The foregoing assignment is expressly subject to the assignment in favor of Mortgage Lender contained in Section 5.1.28(f)(iii) of the Closing Date Mortgage Loan Agreement.

 

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(iii) 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 Ground Lease Property in connection with any case under the Bankruptcy Code, Lender and Borrower shall, subject to the rights of Mortgage Lender pursuant to Section 5.1.28(f)(v) of the Closing Date Mortgage Loan Agreement, cooperatively conduct and control any such litigation with counsel agreed upon between Borrower and Lender in connection with such litigation. Borrower shall, upon demand, pay to Lender all reasonable costs and expenses (including reasonable attorneys’ fees and costs) actually paid or actually incurred by Lender in connection with the cooperative prosecution or conduct of any such proceedings. All such costs and expenses shall be secured by the Lien of the Pledge Agreement and the other Loan Documents.

(e) Borrower shall telephonically notify Lender of any filing by or against any Ground Lessor of a petition under the Bankruptcy Code promptly after obtaining knowledge of such filing. Borrower shall thereafter promptly give written notice of such filing to Lender, setting forth any information available to Borrower as to the date of such filing, the court in which such petition was filed, and the relief sought in such filing. Borrower shall promptly deliver to Lender a copy of any and all notices, summonses, pleadings, applications and other documents received by Borrower in connection with any such petition and any proceedings relating to such petition.

(f) Borrower shall cause Mortgage Borrower to (i) exercise each option or right to renew or extend the term of any Ground Lease in accordance with the terms of such Ground Lease at least one hundred twenty (120) days prior to the last date on which Mortgage Borrower may exercise such option or right pursuant to the terms of such Ground Lease, and (ii) give prompt written notice to Lender upon any such exercise; provided , however , that Borrower shall not be required to cause Mortgage Borrower to exercise any particular option or right to renew or extend to the extent Borrower shall have received the prior written consent of Lender to such non-exercise (which consent may be withheld by Lender in its sole and absolute discretion).

(g) Borrower shall cause any acquisition of any Ground Lessor’s interest in any Ground Lease by Mortgage Borrower or any Affiliate of Mortgage Borrower to be accomplished by Mortgage Borrower or such Affiliate in such a manner so as to avoid a merger of the interests of the lessor under such Ground Lease, and the lessee under such Ground Lease, unless consent to such merger is granted by Lender.

5.1.31 Mortgage Borrower Covenants. Borrower shall cause Mortgage Borrower, in a timely manner, to observe, perform and fulfill each and every covenant, term and provision of each Mortgage Loan Document executed and delivered by, or applicable to, Mortgage Borrower (including, without limitation, those certain affirmative covenants and negative covenants set forth in Article V of the Mortgage Loan Agreement) whether the Mortgage Loan has been repaid or the applicable Mortgage Loan Document has been terminated (except as to any such covenants that apply to any Individual Property that has been released from the Lien of the Mortgage in accordance with the terms of the Mortgage Loan Agreement and this Agreement), unless otherwise consented to in writing by Lender (which consent shall not be unreasonably withheld, conditioned or delayed).

 

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5.1.32 Special Purpose Entity/Separateness. (a) Borrower and each SPE Constituent Entity shall each be and continue to be a Special Purpose Entity. Borrower shall cause Mortgage Borrower and each Mortgage SPE Constituent Entity to be and continue to be a Special Purpose Entity (Mortgage Loan).

(b) Borrower and each SPE Constituent Entity will, and Borrower will cause each Mortgage Borrower and each Mortgage SPE Constituent Entity to, comply with all of the stated facts and assumptions made with respect to such Person in the Insolvency Opinion. Borrower and each SPE Constituent Entity will, and Borrower will cause each Mortgage Borrower and each Mortgage SPE Constituent Entity to, comply with all of the stated facts and assumptions made with respect to such Person in any Additional Insolvency Opinion. Each entity other than Borrower, Mortgage Borrower, each Mortgage SPE Constituent Entity and each SPE Constituent Entity with respect to which an assumption is made or a fact stated in the Insolvency Opinion and any Additional Insolvency Opinion will comply with all of the assumptions made and facts stated with respect to it in the Insolvency Opinion and any such Additional Insolvency Opinion. Borrower covenants that, in connection with any Additional Insolvency Opinion, it shall provide an updated certification regarding compliance with the facts and assumptions made therein.

(c) Borrower shall provide Lender with thirty (30) days’ prior written notice prior to the removal of an Independent Director or Independent Manager of Borrower, Mortgage Borrower, any Mortgage SPE Constituent Entity or any SPE Constituent Entity and Borrower shall not remove any such Independent Director or Independent Manager without Cause (as defined in the Organizational Documents of Borrower, Mortgage Borrower, such SPE Constituent Entity or such Mortgage SPE Constituent Entity, as applicable).

Section 5.2 Negative Covenants . From the Closing Date until payment and performance in full of all obligations of Borrower under the Loan Documents or the earlier release of the Collateral in accordance with the terms of this Agreement and the other Loan Documents, Borrower covenants and agrees with Lender that it will not do, directly or indirectly, any of the following:

5.2.1 Operation of Property . (a) Borrower shall not, without Lender’s prior written consent (which consent shall not be unreasonably withheld) cause or permit Mortgage Borrower to: (i) surrender, terminate or cancel the Management Agreement; provided, that Mortgage Borrower may, without Borrower obtaining Lender’s consent, replace the Manager so long as (A) the replacement manager is a Qualified Manager pursuant to a Replacement Management Agreement (provided that, in the event that such Qualified Manager is an Affiliate of Borrower, Mortgage Borrower or Guarantor, Borrower shall deliver an acceptable Additional Insolvency Opinion covering such Qualified Manager if such Qualified Manager was not covered by the Insolvency Opinion) and (B) other than in any case in which the proposed replacement manager is (1) a Person that is under common Control with Existing Manager or (2) a Person that is under common Control with the Guarantor Successor (provided such proposed Replacement Manager constitutes a Qualified Manager under clause (c) of the definition thereof), no Permitted Guarantor Merger Transaction shall have occurred within six (6) weeks prior to the date of such replacement; (ii) reduce or consent to the reduction of the term of the Management Agreement; (iii) increase or consent to the increase of the amount of any charges under the Management Agreement, or (iv) otherwise modify, change, supplement, alter or amend, or waive or release any of its rights and remedies under, the Management Agreement in any material respect.

 

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(b) Following the occurrence and during the continuance of an Event of Default, Borrower shall not cause or permit Mortgage Borrower to exercise any rights, make any decisions, grant any approvals or otherwise take any action under the Management Agreement without the prior written consent of Lender, which consent may be granted, conditioned or withheld in Lender’s sole discretion.

5.2.2 Liens . (a) Borrower shall not create, incur, assume or suffer to exist any Lien on any of the Collateral, except Liens created by or permitted pursuant to the Loan Documents.

(b) Borrower shall not permit or cause Mortgage Borrower to create, incur, assume or suffer to exist any Lien on any portion of any Individual Property or permit any such action to be taken, except Permitted Encumbrances.

5.2.3 Dissolution; Amendment of Organizational Documents . Borrower shall not, without obtaining the consent of Lender (a) engage in any dissolution, liquidation or consolidation or merger with or into any other business entity, (b) engage in any business activity not related to the ownership of the Collateral, (c) transfer, lease or sell, in one transaction or any combination of transactions, the assets or all or substantially all of the assets of Borrower except to the extent permitted by the Loan Documents, (d) modify, amend, waive or terminate its Organizational Documents or its qualification and good standing in any jurisdiction or (e) cause or permit Mortgage Borrower or any SPE Constituent Entity to (i) dissolve, wind up or liquidate or take any action, or omit to take an action, as a result of which Mortgage Borrower or such SPE Constituent Entity would be dissolved, wound up or liquidated in whole or in part, or (ii) amend, modify, waive or terminate the Organizational Documents of Mortgage Borrower or such SPE Constituent Entity, in each case, without obtaining the prior written consent of Lender or Lender’s designee.

5.2.4 Change in Business . (a) Borrower shall not enter into any line of business other than the ownership of the Collateral, or make any material change in the scope or nature of its business objectives, purposes or operations, or undertake or participate in activities other than the continuance of its present business.

(b) Borrower shall not cause or permit any Mortgage Borrower to enter into any line of business other than the ownership and operation of the Individual Properties owned by it, or make any material change in the scope or nature of its respective business objectives, purposes or operations, or undertake or participate in activities other than the continuance of its present business.

(c) Nothing contained in this Section 5.2.4 shall be deemed to apply to any Transfers, and for the avoidance of doubt, Borrower’s right to effectuate Transfers is governed solely by Section 5.2.10 hereof.

5.2.5 Debt Cancellation . Borrower shall not cancel or otherwise forgive or release any claim or debt owed to Borrower by any Person, except for adequate consideration and in the ordinary course of Borrower’s business. In addition, Borrower shall not permit or

 

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cause Mortgage Borrower to cancel or otherwise forgive or release any material claim or debt (other than termination of Leases in accordance with Section 5.2.18 hereof or with Section 5.2.14 of the Closing Date Mortgage Loan Agreement or forgiveness in the ordinary course of Mortgage Borrower’s business of Rent in arrears in connection with a settlement with a Tenant under a Lease, provided that, in the case of a Major Lease, the amount of Rent so forgiven is less than the aggregate amount of six (6) months’ basic Rent under such Major Lease) owed to Mortgage Borrower by any Person, except for adequate consideration and in the ordinary course of Mortgage Borrower’s business.

5.2.6 Zoning . Borrower shall not cause or permit Mortgage Borrower to initiate or consent to any zoning reclassification of any portion of any Individual Property or seek any variance under any existing zoning ordinance or use or permit the use of any portion of any Individual Property in any manner that could result in such use becoming a non-conforming use under any zoning ordinance or any other applicable land use law, rule or regulation, without the prior written consent of Lender.

5.2.7 Intentionally Omitted.

5.2.8 Principal Place of Business and Organization . Borrower shall not change (or permit any other Person to change) its or Mortgage Borrower’s name, identity (including its trade name or names), place of organization or formation (as set forth in Section 4.1.28 hereof) or its corporate or partnership or other structure unless Borrower shall have first notified Lender in writing of such change at least thirty (30) days prior to the effective date of such change, and shall have first taken all action required by Lender for the purpose of perfecting or protecting the lien and security interests of Lender pursuant to this Agreement and the other Loan Documents and, in the case of a change in Borrower’s or Mortgage Borrower’s structure, without first obtaining the prior written consent of Lender, which consent may given or denied in Lender’s sole discretion. Borrower shall not change (or permit any other Person to change) the place of its or Mortgage Borrower’s respective organization from the State of Delaware without the consent of Lender, which consent shall not be unreasonably withheld.

5.2.9 ERISA . (a) Borrower shall not engage in any transaction which would cause any obligation, or action taken or to be taken, hereunder (or the exercise by Lender of any of its rights under the Note, this Agreement or the other Loan Documents) to be a non-exempt (under a statutory or administrative class exemption) prohibited transaction under ERISA.

(b) Borrower further covenants and agrees to deliver to Lender such certifications or other evidence from time to time throughout the term of the Loan, as requested by Lender in its sole discretion, that (i) Borrower is not and does not maintain an “employee benefit plan” as defined in Section 3(3) of ERISA, which is subject to Title I of ERISA, or a “governmental plan” within the meaning of Section 3(32) of ERISA; (ii) Borrower is not subject to any state statute regulating investments of, or fiduciary obligations with respect to, governmental plans; and (iii) one or more of the following circumstances is true:

(A) Equity interests in Borrower are publicly offered securities, within the meaning of 29 C.F.R. § 2510.3-101(b)(2);

 

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(B) Less than twenty-five percent (25%) of each outstanding class of equity interests in Borrower is held by “benefit plan investors” within the meaning of 29 C.F.R. § 2510.3-101(f)(2); or

(C) Borrower qualifies as an “operating company” or a “real estate operating company” within the meaning of 29 C.F.R. § 2510.3-101(c) or (e).

5.2.10 Transfers . (a) Borrower acknowledges that Lender has examined and relied on the experience of Borrower and its stockholders, general partners, members and (if Borrower is a trust) beneficial owners, as applicable, and principals of Borrower in owning the Collateral in agreeing to make the Loan, and will continue to rely on Borrower’s ownership of the Collateral as a means of maintaining the value of the Collateral as security for repayment of the Debt and the performance of the other obligations of Borrower set forth in the Loan Documents. Borrower acknowledges that Lender has a valid interest in maintaining the value of the Collateral so as to ensure that, should Borrower default in the repayment of the Debt or the performance of the other obligations of Borrower set forth in the Loan Documents, Lender can recover the Debt by a sale of the Collateral.

(b) Without the prior written consent of Lender and except to the extent otherwise set forth in this Section 5.2.10, Borrower shall not, and shall not permit any Restricted Party to do any of the following (collectively, a “ Transfer ): (i) sell, convey, mortgage, grant, bargain, encumber, pledge, assign, grant options with respect to, or otherwise transfer or dispose of (directly or indirectly, voluntarily or involuntarily, by operation of law or otherwise, and whether or not for consideration or of record) any Individual Property, or all or any part of the Collateral or any part thereof or any legal or beneficial interest therein or (ii) permit a Sale or Pledge of an interest in any Restricted Party, other than, in either case, to the extent that such Transfer constitutes a Permitted Transfer. Any Transfer made without Lender’s prior written consent (to the extent that such consent is required pursuant to this Section 5.2.10 ) shall be null and void. For the avoidance of doubt, notwithstanding anything in this Agreement to the contrary, the Sale or Pledge of a direct or indirect interest in an Excluded Entity shall not constitute a Transfer and may be effectuated by the applicable Person without the consent of, or any notice to, Lender.

(c) A Transfer shall include, but not be limited to, (i) an installment sales agreement wherein Borrower agrees to sell the Collateral or any part thereof or Mortgage Borrower agrees to sell the Individual Property or any part thereof, in each case for a price to be paid in installments; (ii) an agreement by Mortgage Borrower leasing all or a substantial part of an Individual Property for other than actual occupancy by a space Tenant thereunder or a sale, assignment or other transfer of, or the grant of a security interest in, Mortgage Borrower’s right, title and interest in and to any Leases or any Rents; (iii) if a Restricted Party is a corporation, any merger, consolidation or Sale or Pledge of such corporation’s stock or the creation or issuance of new stock; (iv) if a Restricted Party is a limited or general partnership or joint venture, any merger or consolidation or the change, removal, resignation or addition of a general partner or the Sale or Pledge of the partnership interest of any general partner or any profits or proceeds relating to such partnership interest, or the Sale or Pledge of limited partnership interests or any profits or proceeds relating to such limited partnership interest or the creation or issuance of new limited partnership interests; (v) if a Restricted Party is a limited liability company, any merger or consolidation or the change, removal, resignation or addition of a managing member or non-

 

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member manager (or if no managing member, any member) or the Sale or Pledge of the membership interest of a managing member (or if no managing member, any member) or any profits or proceeds relating to such membership interest, or the Sale or Pledge of non-managing membership interests or the creation or issuance of new non-managing membership interests; (vi) if a Restricted Party is a trust or nominee trust, any merger, consolidation or the Sale or Pledge of the legal or beneficial interest in a Restricted Party or the creation or issuance of new legal or beneficial interests; or (vii) the removal or the resignation of the managing agent (including, without limitation, an Affiliated Manager) other than in accordance with Section 5.1.22 hereof.

(d) Notwithstanding the provisions of this Section 5.2.10 but subject to the final two sentences of this Section 5.2.10(d) , Lender’s consent shall not be required in connection with one or a series of Transfers, of not more than forty-nine percent (49%) of the stock, limited partnership interests or membership interests (provided that, in the case of any multi-member Restricted Party, excluding any interests of the managing member) (as the case may be) in a Restricted Party; provided, however , (i) no such Transfer shall result in the change of Control in a Restricted Party, (ii) as a condition to each such Transfer, Lender shall receive not less than thirty (30) days’ prior written notice of such proposed Transfer, and (iii) if after giving effect to any such Transfer, more than forty-nine percent (49%) in the aggregate of direct or indirect interests in a Restricted Party are owned by any Person and its Affiliates that owned less than forty-nine percent (49%) direct or indirect interest in such Restricted Party as of the Closing Date, Borrower shall, no less than thirty (30) days prior to the effective date of any such Transfer, deliver to Lender an Additional Insolvency Opinion reasonably acceptable to Lender and, following a Securitization, acceptable to the Rating Agencies. Notwithstanding anything contained in this Section 5.2.10(d) , no Transfer of any direct ownership interests in any Borrower, any SPE Constituent Entity, any Mortgage Borrower, any Mortgage SPE Constituent Entity, any Junior Mezzanine Borrower or any Junior Mezzanine SPE Entity shall be permitted. In addition, at all times, Guarantor must continue to Control Borrower, each SPE Constituent Entity, Mortgage Borrower, each Mortgage SPE Constituent Entity, each Junior Mezzanine Borrower, and each Junior Mezzanine SPE Constituent Entity and own, directly or indirectly, at least a fifty-one percent (51%) legal and beneficial interest in Borrower, each SPE Constituent Entity, Mortgage Borrower, each Mortgage Borrower SPE Constituent Entity, each Junior Mezzanine Borrower, and each Junior Mezzanine SPE Constituent Entity.

(e) No Transfer of all of the Properties and assumption of the Loan shall occur during the period that is sixty (60) days prior to a Securitization or the period that is sixty (60) days after a Securitization. Otherwise, Lender’s consent to a one (1) time Transfer of all of the Properties or of Mortgage Borrower and Borrower, in each case, that results in an assumption of the entire Loan and the Mortgage Loan by the proposed Transferee (the “ Transferee ) shall be given in Lender’s sole discretion provided that Lender receives sixty (60) days’ prior written notice of such Transfer and no Event of Default has occurred and is continuing at the time Lender receives such notice and at the time such Transfer is consummated. In determining whether to consent to any proposed Transfer pursuant to this Section 5.2.10(e) , Lender may require or consider, without limitation, the following actions and matters:

(i) Borrower shall pay Lender a fee equal to one-half percent (0.5%) of the outstanding principal balance of the Loan at the time of such Transfer;

 

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(ii) Borrower shall pay any and all reasonable out-of-pocket costs incurred in connection with such Transfer (including, without limitation, Lender’s reasonable counsel fees and disbursements and all recording fees, title insurance premiums (whether for title insurance with respect to the Properties and/or UCC title insurance with respect to the Collateral) and mortgage and intangible taxes and the fees and expenses of the Rating Agencies pursuant to clause (x)  below);

(iii) Transferee or Transferee’s Sponsors must have demonstrated expertise in owning and operating properties similar in location, size, class and operation to the Properties, which expertise shall be reasonably determined by Lender;

(iv) Transferee and Transferee’s Sponsors shall, as of the date of such Transfer, have an aggregate net worth and liquidity reasonably acceptable to Lender;

(v) Transferee, Transferee’s Sponsors and all other entities which may be owned or Controlled directly or indirectly by Transferee’s Sponsors ( Related Entities ) must not have been party to any bankruptcy proceedings, voluntary or involuntary, made an assignment for the benefit of creditors or taken advantage of any insolvency act, or any act for the benefit of debtors within seven (7) years prior to the date of the proposed Transfer;

(vi) Transferee shall assume all of the obligations of Borrower under the Loan Documents in a manner satisfactory to Lender in all respects, including, without limitation, by entering into an assumption agreement in form and substance satisfactory to Lender;

(vii) There shall be no material litigation or regulatory action pending or threatened against Transferee, Transferee’s Sponsors or any Related Entities which is not reasonably acceptable to Lender;

(viii) Transferee, Transferee’s Sponsors and any Related Entities shall not have defaulted under its or their obligations with respect to any other Indebtedness in a manner which is not reasonably acceptable to Lender;

(ix) Transferee and Transferee’s SPE Constituent Entities must be able to make all of the representations set forth in Sections 4.1.30 , 4.1.35 , and 4.1.38 of each of this Agreement and the Mortgage Loan Agreement, and perform all of the covenants set forth in the respective Sections 5.1.27 , 5.1.32 and 5.2.9 of each of this Agreement and the Mortgage Loan Agreement, as applicable, no Default or Event of Default shall otherwise occur as a result of such Transfer, and Transferee and Transferee’s SPE Constituent Entities shall deliver (A) all Organizational Documents reasonably requested by Lender, which shall be reasonably satisfactory to Lender, and (B) all certificates, agreements, covenants and legal opinions reasonably required by Lender;

(x) Following a Securitization, if required by Lender, Transferee shall be approved by the Rating Agencies rating the Loan, which approval, if required by Lender, shall take the form of a Rating Agency Confirmation with respect to such Transfer;

 

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(xi) Prior to any release of Guarantor, one (1) or more substitute guarantors reasonably acceptable to Lender shall have assumed all of the liabilities and obligations of Guarantor under the Guaranty and the Environmental Indemnity or executed a replacement guaranty and/or environmental indemnity agreement reasonably satisfactory to Lender;

(xii) Borrower shall deliver, at its sole cost and expense, (A) an endorsement to the UCC Title Insurance Policy confirming the Lien of the Pledge Agreement, as modified by the assumption agreement, as a valid first lien on the Collateral and naming Transferee as owner of the Collateral, which endorsement shall insure that, as of the date that such Transferee assumes the Loan, the Collateral shall not be subject to any additional exceptions or Liens other than those contained in the UCC Title Insurance Policy issued on the Closing Date and (B) in the case of a Transfer that includes the Transfer of the Properties, an owner’s title insurance policy reasonably acceptable to Lender insuring that the applicable Transferee has (a) good and insurable leasehold title to each Ground Lease Property, (b) good and insurable fee simple title to the real property comprising part of each Individual Property (excluding each Ground Lease Property), and (c) good title to the balance of such Individual Property, free and clear of all Liens whatsoever except Permitted Encumbrances;

(xiii) Each Individual Property shall be managed by Qualified Manager (and, if the Qualified Manager managing any one or more Individual Properties prior to the Transfer is being replaced, the replacement Qualified Manager shall manage such Individual Properties pursuant to a Replacement Management Agreement);

(xiv) Borrower or Transferee, at its sole cost and expense, shall deliver to Lender (A) an Additional Insolvency Opinion in respect of such Transfer satisfactory in form and substance to Lender and (B) a fraudulent conveyance opinion in respect of such Transfer, each of which opinions may be relied upon by Lender and the Rating Agencies with respect to the proposed Transfer;

(xv) if the Junior Mezzanine Loan is still outstanding, Junior Mezzanine Borrower shall have complied with all of the terms and conditions set forth in the Junior Mezzanine Loan Documents with respect to the Transfer and to effectuate the assumption of the Junior Mezzanine Loan; and

(xvi) Mortgage Borrower shall have complied with all of the terms and conditions set forth in the Mortgage Loan Documents with respect to the Transfer and the assumption of the Mortgage Loan and Mortgage Lender shall have approved such Transfer pursuant to the Mortgage Loan Documents.

Immediately upon the consummation of a Transfer pursuant to this Section 5.2.10(e) (provided that Lender has consented thereto in accordance with the foregoing), each Borrower and Guarantor shall be released from all liability under this Agreement, the Note, the Pledge Agreement and the other Loan Documents and, in the case of an assumption of the Mortgage Loan, each Mortgage Borrower and Guarantor (as defined in the Mortgage Loan Agreement shall be released from all liability under the Mortgage Loan Documents, in each case accruing after the date of such Transfer (other than to the extent such liability is expressly stated herein to survive). The foregoing release shall be effective upon the date of such Transfer, but Lender agrees to provide written evidence thereof if the same is reasonably requested by Borrower.

 

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(f) Lender shall not be required to demonstrate any actual impairment of its security or any increased risk of default hereunder in order to declare the Debt immediately due and payable upon the consummation of a purported Transfer that is prohibited (and as such, null and void) pursuant to the terms of this Section 5.2.10 . This provision shall apply to every Transfer regardless of whether voluntary or not, or whether or not Lender has consented to any previous Transfer.

(g) Notwithstanding the provisions of this Section 5.2.10 but subject to the final two sentences of this Section 5.2.10(g) , Lender’s consent shall not be required in connection with a Permitted Guarantor Merger Transaction; provided that, (i) Lender shall have received written notice of such proposed Permitted Guarantor Merger Transaction not less than sixty (60) days prior to the effective date thereof, (ii) prior to the effective date of such Permitted Guarantor Merger Transaction, Borrower shall have delivered to Lender an Additional Insolvency Opinion reasonably acceptable to Lender and, following a Securitization, acceptable to the Rating Agencies, and (iii) Lender shall have received such documents, instruments, certificates, assignments and other writings to evidence, preserve and/or protect the Collateral as Lender may reasonably require. Lender shall make a determination of the Guarantor Net Worth within fifteen (15) days after the receipt of the required financial statements. In the event that Lender fails to make such determination within said fifteen (15) day period, such failure shall be deemed to be a determination by Lender that the condition set forth in clause (i)(B) of the definition of Permitted Guarantor Merger Transaction shall have been satisfied if (A) Borrower has delivered to Lender the required financial statements, with the notation “ IMMEDIATE RESPONSE REQUIRED , FAILURE TO RESPOND TO THIS APPROVAL REQUEST WITHIN FIFTEEN (15) DAYS FROM RECEIPT SHALL BE DEEMED TO BE LENDER’S APPROVAL ” prominently displayed in bold, all caps and fourteen (14) point or larger font in the transmittal letter requesting acceptance and (B) Lender does not advise Borrower of its determination of the Guarantor Net Worth within fifteen (15) days from the date Lender receives the financial statements as evidenced by a certified mail return receipt or confirmation by a reputable national overnight delivery service that the same has been delivered. Notwithstanding anything contained in this Section 5.2.10(g) , no Transfer of any direct ownership interests in any Borrower, any SPE Constituent Entity, any Mortgage Borrower or any Mortgage SPE Constituent Entity shall be permitted. In addition, at all times, Guarantor (or Guarantor Successor, if Guarantor Successor is the surviving Person with respect to such Permitted Guarantor Merger Transaction) must continue to Control Borrower, each SPE Constituent Entity, Mortgage Borrower, each Mortgage SPE Constituent Entity, each Mezzanine Borrower and each Mezzanine SPE Constituent Entity and own, directly or indirectly, at least a fifty-one percent (51%) legal and beneficial interest in Borrower, each SPE Constituent Entity, Mortgage Borrower, each Mortgage SPE Constituent Entity, each Mezzanine Borrower and each Mezzanine SPE Constituent Entity.

5.2.11 Material Agreements . Borrower shall not cause or permit Mortgage Borrower to, without Lender’s prior written consent: (a) enter into any Material Agreement (b) surrender or terminate any Material Agreement to which it is a party (unless (i) the other party thereto is in material default and the termination of such agreement would be commercially reasonable or (ii) such termination is effectuated in the ordinary course of the business of Mortgage Borrower and in compliance with the terms of such Material Agreement and, to the extent that the services provided pursuant to such Material Agreement continue to be required with respect to the applicable Individual Property or Individual Properties, Mortgage Borrower

 

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shall enter into a contract with a replacement service provider to provide such services in compliance with this Section 5.2.11 ), (c) increase or consent to the increase of the amount of any amounts to be paid by Mortgage Borrower under any Material Agreement to which it is a party, except as expressly permitted thereby or on an arms’-length basis and on commercially reasonable terms; or (d) otherwise modify, change, supplement, alter or amend, or waive or release any of its rights and remedies under any Material Agreement to which it is a party in any material respect, except on an arms’-length basis and on commercially reasonable terms. Lender shall grant or deny with a reasonable explanation any consent required hereunder within fifteen (15) days after the receipt of the applicable request, together with a copy of the proposed Material Agreement. In the event that Lender fails to respond within said fifteen (15) day period, such failure shall be deemed to be the consent and approval of Lender if (x) Borrower has delivered to Lender such request, with the notation “ IMMEDIATE RESPONSE REQUIRED , FAILURE TO RESPOND TO THIS APPROVAL REQUEST WITHIN FIFTEEN (15) DAYS FROM RECEIPT SHALL BE DEEMED TO BE LENDER’S APPROVAL ” prominently displayed in bold, all caps and fourteen (14) point or larger font in the transmittal letter requesting approval and (y) Lender does not approve or reject with a reasonable explanation the applicable request within fifteen (15) days from the date Lender receives the request as evidenced by a certified mail return receipt or confirmation by a reputable national overnight delivery service that the same has been delivered.

5.2.12 Limitation on Securities Issuances . Borrower shall not, nor shall Borrower cause or permit Mortgage Borrower to, issue any limited liability company interests or partnership interests, as applicable, or other securities other than those that have been issued as of the Closing Date.

5.2.13 Limitations on Distributions . During the continuance of an Event of Default, neither Borrower nor any SPE Constituent Entity shall make any distributions to its members or partners, as applicable. Borrower shall not cause or permit Mortgage Borrower to distribute to Borrower any property other than cash (other than any Transfer of an Individual Property to an Affiliate of Mortgage Borrower (other than Borrower) in compliance with the provisions of Section 2.6 ).

5.2.14 Mortgage Loan Documents . Prior to the payment in full of the Debt, Borrower shall not cause or permit Mortgage Borrower to enter into or otherwise suffer or permit any material modification, material amendment (including any consolidation, spread or restatement), material waiver or termination of any of the Mortgage Loan Documents (other than any such termination that is effected pursuant to the provisions of the Mortgage Loan Documents) without the prior written consent of Lender, such consent not to be unreasonably withheld, conditioned or delayed. Lender shall grant or deny with a reasonable explanation any consent required hereunder within fifteen (15) days after the receipt of the applicable request and all documents in connection therewith. Borrower shall deliver to Lender the applicable documents with the notation “ IMMEDIATE RESPONSE TO THIS APPROVAL REQUEST REQUIRED WITHIN FIFTEEN (15) DAYS FROM RECEIPT ” prominently displayed in bold, all caps and fourteen (14) point or larger font in the transmittal letter requesting approval. If Lender does not approve or reject (with a reasonable explanation) the applicable request within fifteen (15) days from the date Lender receives such request as evidenced by a certified mail return receipt or confirmation by a reputable national overnight delivery service that the same has been delivered, Borrower shall re-deliver to Lender the applicable documents with the

 

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notation “ IMMEDIATE RESPONSE REQUIRED , FAILURE TO RESPOND TO THIS APPROVAL REQUEST WITHIN FIFTEEN (15) DAYS FROM RECEIPT SHALL BE DEEMED TO BE LENDER’S APPROVAL ” prominently displayed in bold, all caps and fourteen (14) point or larger font in the transmittal letter requesting approval. If Lender fails to approve or reject (with a reasonable explanation) the applicable request within said fifteen (15) day period, such failure shall be deemed to be the consent and approval of Lender.

5.2.15 Contractual Obligations. Borrower shall not enter into any Contractual Obligations.

5.2.16 Refinancing. Borrower shall not permit Mortgage Borrower to consummate any refinancing of the Mortgage Loan unless it obtains the prior consent of Lender, which consent may be granted or withheld by Lender in its sole and absolute discretion and may be conditioned by Lender upon the satisfaction of such factors and conditions as Lender shall determine in its sole and absolute discretion.

5.2.17 Ground Lease. (a) Borrower shall not permit Mortgage Borrower to waive, excuse, condone or in any way release or discharge any Ground Lessor of or from such Ground Lessor’s material obligations, covenants and/or conditions under the applicable Ground Lease without the prior written consent of Lender (which consent shall not be unreasonably withheld).

(b) Borrower shall not, without Lender’s prior written consent, permit Mortgage Borrower to (i) surrender, terminate, forfeit, or suffer or permit the surrender, termination or forfeiture of any Ground Lease, (ii) reject (as debtor in possession in connection with a Bankruptcy Action or otherwise) any Ground Lease or (iii) modify, change, supplement, alter or amend in a manner that is materially adverse to Mortgage Borrower or the applicable Individual Property, any Ground Lease. Consent by Lender to any particular amendment, change or modification of a Ground Lease shall not be deemed to be a waiver of the right to require consent to future or successive amendments, changes or modifications.

5.2.18 Leasing Matters. Borrower shall not permit Mortgage Borrower to (i) terminate any Lease other than by reason of either (A) a Tenant default and then only in a commercially reasonable manner to preserve and protect the Individual Property, or (B) a Tenant pursuant to the exercise by such Tenant of any termination right expressly provided in any existing Lease or any Lease hereafter entered into in compliance with the conditions set forth in this Section 5.2.18 ; provided , however , that no such termination or surrender of any Major Lease will be permitted under the foregoing subclause (A)  without the prior written consent of Lender, which consent shall not be unreasonably withheld; except that no termination by Mortgage Borrower or acceptance of surrender by a Tenant of any Leases shall be permitted without the prior written consent of Lender, which consent shall not be unreasonably withheld; (ii) permit Mortgage Borrower to collect any of the Rents more than one (1) month in advance (other than security deposits and estimated additional rent amounts on account of operating expense, tax and other escalations or pass-throughs); (iii) permit Mortgage Borrower to execute any other collateral assignment of lessor’s interest in the Leases or the Rents (except as contemplated by the Mortgage Loan Documents); or (iv) shall not permit Mortgage Borrower to alter, modify or change the terms of the Leases in a manner inconsistent with the provisions of the Mortgage Loan Documents. Notwithstanding anything to the contrary contained herein, Borrower shall not cause or permit Mortgage Borrower to enter into a lease of all or substantially all of any Individual Property without Lender’s prior written consent.

 

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5.2.19 EIL Policy . Prior to the payment in full of the Debt, Borrower shall not, and shall not cause or permit Mortgage Borrower to, terminate the EIL Policy or enter into or otherwise suffer or permit any modification, amendment (including any endorsement), supplement or replacement thereof or thereto without the prior written consent of Lender.

ARTICLE VI — INSURANCE; CASUALTY; CONDEMNATION

Section 6.1 Insurance . (a) From the Closing Date until payment and performance in full of all obligations of Borrower under the Loan Documents or the earlier release of the Collateral in accordance with the terms of this Agreement and the other Loan Documents, Borrower shall cause Mortgage Borrower to maintain the insurance required under Section 6.1 of the Mortgage Loan Agreement (including without limitation the EIL Policy), which insurance shall, without limitation, meet all insurer requirements thereunder. Borrower shall cause Lender and Borrower to each to be named as an additional insured under the insurance policies described in Section 6.1(a)(v), (vii) and (viii) of the Mortgage Loan Agreement. In addition, Borrower shall cause Lender to be named as a loss payee together with Mortgage Lender, as their interests may appear under the insurance policies required under Sections 6.1(a)(i), (ii), (iii), (iv), (ix), (x) and (xi) of the Mortgage Loan Agreement. Borrower shall also cause all insurance policies required under this Section 6.1 to provide for at least thirty (30) days prior notice to Lender in the event of policy cancellation or material changes (other than to increase the coverage provided thereby). Borrower shall provide Lender with evidence of all such insurance required hereunder simultaneously with Mortgage Borrower’s provision of such evidence to Mortgage Lender.

(b) If at any time Lender is not in receipt of written evidence that all insurance required hereunder is in full force and effect, Lender shall have the right, subject to the rights of Mortgage Lender pursuant to Section 6.1(f) of the Mortgage Loan Agreement, without notice to Borrower, to take such action as Lender deems necessary to protect its interest in the Collateral, including, without limitation, the obtaining of such insurance coverage (provided that (i) in no event shall such coverage be in excess of the coverage required under the Mortgage Loan Agreement and (ii) Lender shall not obtain any insurance pursuant to this Section 6.1(b) in any case in which the same is being obtained by Mortgage Lender in accordance with the terms of the Mortgage Loan Agreement) as Lender in its sole discretion deems appropriate after three (3) Business Days’ notice to Borrower if prior to the date upon which any such coverage will lapse or at any time Lender deems necessary (regardless of prior notice to Borrower) to avoid the lapse of any such coverage. All premiums incurred by Lender in connection with such action or in obtaining such insurance and keeping it in effect shall be paid by Borrower to Lender upon demand and, until paid, shall constitute a portion of the Debt and shall bear interest at the Default Rate. If Borrower fails to maintain any Policy as required pursuant to this Section 6.1 , Lender may, at its option, obtain such Policy in accordance with, but subject to the restrictions set forth in, the foregoing using such carriers and agencies as Lender shall elect from year to year (until Borrower shall have obtained such Policy in accordance with this Section 6.1 ) and pay the premiums therefor, and Borrower shall reimburse Lender on demand for any premium so paid, with interest thereon at the Default Rate from the time such premiums are paid by Lender until the same are reimbursed by Borrower, and the amount so owing to Lender shall constitute a

 

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portion of the Debt. The insurance obtained by Lender pursuant to the foregoing may, but need not, protect Borrower’s or Mortgage Borrower’s interest, and the same may not pay any claim that Borrower or Mortgage Borrower makes or any claim that is made against Mortgage Borrower in connection with any Individual Property.

Section 6.2 Casualty. If an Individual Property shall be damaged or destroyed, in whole or in part, by a Casualty, Borrower shall (or shall cause Mortgage Borrower to) give prompt written notice of such damage to Lender and shall cause Mortgage Borrower to promptly commence and diligently prosecute the completion of the Restoration of the Individual Property pursuant to Section 6.4 of the Mortgage Loan Agreement as nearly as possible to the condition the Individual Property was in immediately prior to such Casualty, with such Alterations as may be reasonably approved by Lender (to the extent approval thereof is required pursuant to Section 5.1.21 ) and otherwise in accordance with Section 6.4 of the Mortgage Loan Agreement.

Section 6.3 Condemnation . Borrower shall (or shall cause Mortgage Borrower to) promptly give Lender notice of the actual or threatened commencement of any proceeding for the Condemnation of any Individual Property and shall cause Mortgage Borrower to deliver to Lender copies of any and all papers served in connection with such proceedings. Lender may participate in any such proceedings that relate to a Condemnation of a material portion of an Individual Property, and Borrower shall from time to time deliver to Lender all instruments requested by it to permit such participation. Borrower shall cause Mortgage Borrower to, at its expense, diligently prosecute any such proceedings, and in the case of such proceedings that relate to a Condemnation of a material portion of an Individual Property, shall consult with Lender, its attorneys and experts, and cooperate with them in the carrying on or defense of any such proceedings. Notwithstanding any taking by any public or quasi-public authority through Condemnation or otherwise (including, but not limited to, any transfer made in lieu of or in anticipation of the exercise of such taking), Borrower shall continue to pay the Debt at the time and in the manner provided for its payment in the Note and in this Agreement and the Debt shall not be reduced until Net Liquidation Proceeds After Debt Service have been actually received and applied by Lender, after the deduction of expenses of collection, to the reduction or discharge of the Debt. Lender shall not be limited to the interest paid on the Award by the condemning authority but shall be entitled to receive out of the Net Liquidation Proceeds After Debt Service interest at the rate or rates provided herein or in the Note. If any Individual Property or any portion thereof is taken by a condemning authority, Borrower shall cause Mortgage Borrower to promptly commence and diligently prosecute the Restoration of the applicable Individual Property pursuant to Section 6.4 of the Mortgage Loan Agreement and otherwise comply with the provisions of Section 6.4 of the Mortgage Loan Agreement.

Section 6.4 Restoration . (a) Borrower shall, or shall cause Mortgage Borrower to, deliver to Lender all reports, plans, specifications, documents and other materials that are delivered to Mortgage Lender under Section 6.4 of the Mortgage Loan Agreement and to otherwise comply in all respects with Section 6.4 of the Mortgage Loan Agreement in connection with any Restoration.

(b) Mortgage Borrower shall be permitted to make a Casualty/Condemnation Prepayment in accordance with Section 6.4(b) of the Closing Date Mortgage Loan Agreement, provided that (i) Borrower shall have satisfied the requirements of Section 2.6.1(a)(i) , (v) , (vi) , and (vii) hereof, (ii) Borrower shall consummate the Casualty/Condemnation Prepayment on or

 

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before the second Payment Date occurring following the proposed date of the intended Casualty/Condemnation Prepayment and (iii) Borrower pays to Lender, concurrently with making such Casualty/Condemnation Prepayment, the amounts required pursuant to Section 2.4.2 hereof.

ARTICLE VII — MEZZANINE RESERVE FUNDS

Section 7.1 Required Repairs . Borrower shall, or shall cause Mortgage Borrower to perform the Required Repairs in accordance with all of the terms and conditions set forth in Section 7.1 of the Closing Date Mortgage Loan Agreement.

Section 7.2 Tax and Insurance Reserve Account and Tax Static Reserve Account .

7.2.1 Tax and Insurance Reserve Account .

(a) Borrower shall cause Mortgage Borrower to comply with all the terms and conditions set forth in Section 7.2.1 of the Closing Date Mortgage Loan Agreement.

(b) In the event that, prior to the payment and performance in full of all obligations of Borrower under the Loan Documents, (i) Mortgage Borrower is required to maintain the Tax and Insurance Reserve Account pursuant to the terms of Section 7.2.1 of the Closing Date Mortgage Loan Agreement, but Mortgage Lender waives such requirement, or (ii) the Mortgage Loan has been repaid in full, (A) Lender shall have the right to require Borrower to establish and maintain an reserve account that would operate in the same manner as the Tax and Insurance Reserve Account pursuant to Section 7.2.1 of the Closing Date Mortgage Loan Agreement, and (B) the provisions of Section 7.2.1 of the Closing Date Mortgage Loan Agreement and all related definitions shall be incorporated herein by reference.

7.2.2 Tax Static Reserve Account.

(a) Borrower shall cause Mortgage Borrower to comply with all the terms and conditions set forth in Section 7.2.2 of the Closing Date Mortgage Loan Agreement.

(b) In the event that, prior to the payment and performance in full of all obligations of Borrower under the Loan Documents, (i) Mortgage Borrower is required to maintain the Tax Static Reserve Account pursuant to the terms of Section 7.2.2 of the Closing Date Mortgage Loan Agreement, but Mortgage Lender waives such requirement, or (ii) the Mortgage Loan has been repaid in full, (A) Lender shall have the right to require Borrower to establish and maintain an reserve account that would operate in the same manner as the Tax Static Reserve Account pursuant to Section 7.2.2 of the Closing Date Mortgage Loan Agreement, and (B) the provisions of Section 7.2.2 of the Closing Date Mortgage Loan Agreement and all related definitions shall be incorporated herein by reference.

Section 7.3 Replacement Reserve Account.

(a) Borrower shall cause Mortgage Borrower to comply with all the terms and conditions set forth in Section 7.3.1 of the Closing Date Mortgage Loan Agreement.

 

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(b) In the event that, prior to the payment and performance in full of all obligations of Borrower under the Loan Documents, (i) Mortgage Borrower is required to maintain the Replacement Reserve Account pursuant to the terms of Section 7.3 of the Closing Date Mortgage Loan Agreement, but Mortgage Lender waives such requirement, or (ii) the Mortgage Loan has been repaid in full, (A) Lender shall have the right to require Borrower to establish and maintain an reserve account that would operate in the same manner as the Replacement Reserve Account pursuant to Section 7.3 of the Closing Date Mortgage Loan Agreement, and (B) the provisions of Section 7.3 of the Closing Date Mortgage Loan Agreement and all related definitions shall be incorporated herein by reference.

Section 7.4 Rollover Reserve Account .

(a) Borrower shall cause Mortgage Borrower to comply with all the terms and conditions set forth in Section 7.4 of the Closing Date Mortgage Loan Agreement.

(b) In the event that, prior to the payment and performance in full of all obligations of Borrower under the Loan Documents, (i) Mortgage Borrower is required to maintain the Rollover Reserve Account pursuant to the terms of Section 7.4 of the Closing Date Mortgage Loan Agreement, but Mortgage Lender waives such requirement, or (ii) the Mortgage Loan has been repaid in full, (A) Lender shall have the right to require Borrower to establish and maintain an reserve account that would operate in the same manner as the Rollover Reserve Account pursuant to Section 7.4 of the Closing Date Mortgage Loan Agreement, and (B) the provisions of Section 7.4 of the Closing Date Mortgage Loan Agreement and all related definitions shall be incorporated herein by reference.

Section 7.5 Excess Cash Flow Reserve Account .

(a) Borrower shall cause Mortgage Borrower to comply with all the terms and conditions set forth in Section 7.5 of the Closing Date Mortgage Loan Agreement.

(b) In the event that, prior to the payment and performance in full of all obligations of Borrower under the Loan Documents (i) Mortgage Borrower is required to maintain the Excess Cash Flow Reserve Account pursuant to the terms of Section 7.5 of the Closing Date Mortgage Loan Agreement, but Mortgage Lender waives such requirement, or (ii) the Mortgage Loan has been repaid in full, (A) Lender shall have the right to require Borrower to establish and maintain an reserve account that would operate in the same manner as the Excess Cash Flow Reserve Account pursuant to Section 7.5 of the Closing Date Mortgage Loan Agreement, and (B) the provisions of Section 7.5 of the Closing Date Mortgage Loan Agreement and all related definitions shall be incorporated herein by reference.

Section 7.6 Ground Rent Reserve Account and Ground Rent Static Reserve Account .

7.6.1 Ground Rent Reserve Account .

(a) Borrower shall cause Mortgage Borrower to comply with all the terms and conditions set forth in Section 7.6.1 of the Closing Date Mortgage Loan Agreement.

 

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(b) In the event that, prior to the payment and performance in full of all obligations of Borrower under the Loan Documents (i) Mortgage Borrower is required to maintain the Ground Rent Reserve Account pursuant to the terms of Section 7.6.1 of the Closing Date Mortgage Loan Agreement, but Mortgage Lender waives such requirement, or (ii) the Mortgage Loan has been repaid in full, (A) Lender shall have the right to require Borrower to establish and maintain an reserve account that would operate in the same manner as the Ground Rent Reserve Account pursuant to Section 7.6.1 of the Closing Date Mortgage Loan Agreement, and (B) the provisions of Section 7.6.1 of the Closing Date Mortgage Loan Agreement and all related definitions shall be incorporated herein by reference.

7.6.2 Ground Rent Static Reserve Account . (a) Borrower shall cause Mortgage Borrower to comply with all the terms and conditions set forth in Section 7.6.2 of the Closing Date Mortgage Loan Agreement.

(b) In the event that, prior to the payment and performance in full of all obligations of Borrower under the Loan Documents (i) Mortgage Borrower is required to maintain the Ground Rent Static Reserve Account pursuant to the terms of Section 7.6.2 of the Closing Date Mortgage Loan Agreement, but Mortgage Lender waives such requirement, or (ii) the Mortgage Loan has been repaid in full, (A) Lender shall have the right to require Borrower to establish and maintain an reserve account that would operate in the same manner as the Ground Rent Static Reserve Account pursuant to Section 7.6.2 of the Closing Date Mortgage Loan Agreement, and (B) the provisions of Section 7.6.2 of the Closing Date Mortgage Loan Agreement and all related definitions shall be incorporated herein by reference.

Section  7.7 Letter of Credit . In addition to or in lieu of making the payments to any Senior Mezzanine Reserve Account similar to the Replacement Reserve Account or the Rollover Reserve Account and established by Lender pursuant to Section 7.3 and/or Section 7.4 , as applicable, Borrower may deliver a Letter of Credit on the same terms and subject to the requirements of Section 7.7 of the Closing Date Mortgage Loan Agreement.

Section 7.8 Reserve Accounts Generally . All reserve accounts to be maintained, if any, by Borrower under this Article VII will be subject to the general requirements for Mortgage Reserve Accounts as set forth in Section 7.8 of the Closing Date Mortgage Loan Agreement.

Section 7.9 Transfer of Funds In Mortgage Reserve Accounts . (a) In the event that any Senior Mezzanine Reserve Account is required to be established and maintained by Borrower in accordance with the foregoing, Borrower shall cause any amounts, if any, that would have been deposited into the applicable Mortgage Reserve Accounts in accordance with the terms of the Mortgage Loan Agreement to be transferred to and deposited with Lender in accordance with the terms of this Article VII (and Borrower shall execute any and all amendments to the Lockbox Agreement and the Cash Management Agreement as shall be necessary in connection with establishing and maintaining the applicable Senior Mezzanine Reserve Accounts), and, if any Letters of Credit have been substituted by Mortgage Borrower for any such amounts deposited in the applicable Mortgage Reserve Accounts pursuant to the Closing Date Mortgage Loan Agreement, then Borrower shall also cause such Letters of Credit to be transferred to Lender to be held by Lender upon the same terms and provisions as set forth in the Mortgage Loan Agreement.

 

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(b) Upon the payment in full of the Debt, if the Junior Mezzanine Loan is then outstanding and Junior Mezzanine Lender has elected to require Junior Mezzanine Borrower to establish and maintain any Junior Mezzanine Reserve Account in accordance with Article VII of the Junior Mezzanine Loan Agreement, Borrower shall cause any amounts that have been deposited into the applicable Senior Mezzanine Reserve Accounts in accordance with the terms hereof to be transferred to and deposited with Junior Mezzanine Lender in accordance with the terms of Article VII of the Junior Mezzanine Loan Agreement (and Borrower shall execute any and all amendments to the Cash Management Agreement as shall be necessary in connection with establishing and maintaining the applicable Junior Mezzanine Reserve Accounts), and, if any Letters of Credit have been substituted by Borrower for any such amounts deposited in the applicable Senior Mezzanine Reserve Accounts pursuant to this Agreement, then Borrower shall also cause such Letters of Credit to be transferred to Junior Mezzanine Lender to be held by Junior Mezzanine Lender upon the same terms and provisions as set forth in the Mortgage Loan Agreement.

ARTICLE VIII — DEFAULTS

Section 8.1 Event of Default . (a) Each of the following events shall constitute an event of default hereunder (an “ Event of Default ):

(i) if (A) any Debt Service payment is not paid on or before the day on which such payment is due, (B) the Debt is not paid in full on the Maturity Date or (C) any other portion of the Debt not specified in the foregoing subclause (A)  or subclause (B)  is not paid on or prior to the date when the same is due with such failure continuing for five (5) Business Days after Lender delivers written notice thereof to Borrower;

(ii) if any of the Taxes or Other Charges are not paid when the same become delinquent, subject to the rights of Mortgage Borrower to contest same as provided herein and in the Mortgage Loan Agreement;

(iii) if the Policies are not kept in full force and effect;

(iv) if Borrower shall fail to deliver to Lender certificates of insurance evidencing the Policies within ten (10) days prior to the expiration dates of the Policies theretofore furnished to Lender and such other documentation evidencing the Policies (including, without limitation, certified copies of the Policies) as reasonably requested by Lender from time to time within five (5) Business Days of any such request;

(v) if any Transfer is consummated in violation of the provisions of Section 5.2.10 hereof;

(vi) if any representation or warranty made by Borrower herein (including any representation or warranty of Mortgage Borrower that is incorporated herein by reference pursuant to Section 4.1.21 and made by Borrower hereunder) or by Borrower or Guarantor in any other Loan Document, or in any report, certificate, financial statement or other instrument, agreement or document or other materials or information furnished to Lender shall have been false or misleading in any material adverse respect as of the date the representation or warranty was made;

 

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(vii) if Borrower, Mortgage Borrower, any Mortgage SPE Constituent Entity or any SPE Constituent Entity shall make an assignment for the benefit of creditors;

(viii) if a receiver, liquidator or trustee shall be appointed for Borrower, Mortgage Borrower, any Mortgage SPE Constituent Entity or any SPE Constituent Entity or if Borrower, Mortgage Borrower, any Mortgage SPE Constituent Entity or any SPE Constituent Entity shall be adjudicated a bankrupt or insolvent, or if any petition for bankruptcy, reorganization or arrangement pursuant to the Bankruptcy Code shall be filed by or against, consented to, or acquiesced in by, Borrower, Mortgage Borrower, any Mortgage SPE Constituent Entity or any SPE Constituent Entity, or if any proceeding for the dissolution or liquidation of Borrower, Mortgage Borrower, any Mortgage SPE Constituent Entity or any SPE Constituent Entity shall be instituted; provided, however, if such appointment, adjudication, petition or proceeding was involuntary and not consented to by Borrower, Mortgage Borrower, any Mortgage SPE Constituent Entity or any SPE Constituent Entity upon the same not being discharged, stayed or dismissed within ninety (90) days;

(ix) only upon the declaration by Lender that the same constitutes an Event of Default (which declaration may be made by Lender in its sole discretion) if (A) Guarantor or any other guarantor or indemnitor under any guaranty or indemnity that may be entered into in respect of the Loan following the Closing Date shall make an assignment for the benefit of creditors or if, (B) a receiver, liquidator or trustee shall be appointed for Guarantor or any guarantor or indemnitor under any guarantee or indemnity issued in connection with the Loan or if Guarantor or any such other guarantor or indemnitor shall be adjudicated a bankrupt or insolvent, or if (C) any petition for bankruptcy, reorganization or arrangement pursuant to the Bankruptcy Code shall be filed by or against, consented to, or acquiesced in by, Guarantor or any such other guarantor or indemnitor, or if (D) any proceeding for the dissolution or liquidation of Guarantor or any such other guarantor or indemnitor shall be instituted; provided , however , if such appointment, adjudication, petition or proceeding was involuntary and not consented to by Guarantor or such other guarantor or indemnitor, upon the same not being discharged, stayed or dismissed within ninety (90) days;

(x) if Borrower or Guarantor attempts to assign its rights under this Agreement or any of the other Loan Documents or any interest herein or therein in contravention of the Loan Documents;

(xi) if Borrower breaches any covenant contained in Section 5.1.32 hereof, provided , however , that any such breach shall not constitute an Event of Default (A) if such breach is inadvertent and non-recurring, (B) if such breach is curable, if Borrower shall promptly cure such breach within thirty (30) days after such breach occurs, and (C) upon the written request of Lender, if Borrower promptly delivers to Lender an Additional Insolvency Opinion or a modification of the Insolvency Opinion, as applicable, to the effect that such breach shall not in any way impair, negate or amend the opinions rendered in the Insolvency Opinion, which opinion or modification and the counsel delivering such opinion and modification shall be acceptable to Lender in its sole discretion;

 

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(xii) with respect to any term, covenant or provision set forth herein which specifically contains a notice requirement or grace period, if Borrower shall be in default under such term, covenant or condition after the giving of such notice or the expiration of such grace period;

(xiii) if any of the assumptions contained in the Insolvency Opinion delivered to Lender in connection with the Loan, or in any Additional Insolvency Opinion delivered subsequent to the closing of the Loan, is or shall become untrue in any material respect;

(xiv) if a material default has occurred and continues beyond any applicable cure period under the Management Agreement (or any Replacement Management Agreement) and if such default permits the Manager thereunder to terminate or cancel the Management Agreement (or any Replacement Management Agreement);

(xv) a Mortgage Loan Event of Default shall occur;

(xvi) if Borrower shall breach any of the other terms, covenants or conditions of this Agreement not specified in clauses (i)  to (xv)  above or clause (xviii)  or (xix)  below, and such Default shall continue for ten (10) days after written notice to Borrower from Lender, in the case of any such Default which can be cured by the payment of a sum of money, or for thirty (30) days after written notice from Lender in the case of any other Default; provided , however , that if such non-monetary Default is susceptible of cure but cannot reasonably be cured within such thirty (30) day period and provided further that Borrower shall have commenced to cure such Default within such thirty (30) day period and thereafter diligently and expeditiously proceeds to cure the same, such thirty (30) day period shall be extended for such time as is reasonably necessary for Borrower in the exercise of due diligence to cure such Default, such additional period not to exceed ninety (90) days;

(xvii) if there shall be any default under any of the other Loan Documents beyond any applicable cure periods contained in such documents, whether as to Borrower, Mortgage Borrower, the Collateral or any Individual Property, or if any other such event shall occur or condition shall exist, if the effect of such event or condition is to accelerate the maturity of any portion of the Debt or to permit Lender to accelerate the maturity of all or any portion of the Debt;

(xviii) any Lien created pursuant to any Loan Document shall cease to be a fully perfected enforceable first priority Lien other than, with respect to priority, solely as a result of Lender’s failure to file a UCC financing statement or continuation thereof; or

(xix) if Borrower breaches any covenant contained in Section 5.2.11 , 5.2.12 , 5.2.13 , 5.2.14 , or 5.2.16 hereof.

(b) Upon the occurrence of an Event of Default (other than an Event of Default described in clauses (vii) , (viii)  or (x)  above) and at any time thereafter, in addition to any other rights or remedies available to it pursuant to this Agreement and the other Loan Documents or at

 

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law or in equity, Lender may take such action, without notice or demand, that Lender deems advisable to protect and enforce its rights against Borrower and in and to all or any portion of the Collateral, including, without limitation, declaring the Debt to be immediately due and payable, and Lender may enforce or avail itself of any or all rights or remedies provided in the Loan Documents and any or all of the Collateral and may exercise all the rights and remedies of a secured party under the Uniform Commercial Code, as adopted and enacted by the state or states where any of the Collateral is located, against Borrower and the Collateral, including, without limitation, all rights or remedies available at law or in equity; and upon any Event of Default described in clauses (vii), (viii)  or (x)  above, the Debt and the other obligations of Borrower hereunder and under the other Loan Documents shall immediately and automatically become due and payable, without notice or demand, and Borrower hereby expressly waives any such notice or demand, anything contained herein or in any other Loan Document to the contrary notwithstanding.

Section 8.2 Remedies. (a) Upon the occurrence of an Event of Default, all or any one or more of the rights, powers, privileges and other remedies available to Lender against Borrower under this Agreement or any of the other Loan Documents executed and delivered by, or applicable to, Borrower or at law or in equity may be exercised by Lender at any time and from time to time, whether or not all or any of the Debt shall be declared due and payable, and whether or not Lender shall have commenced any foreclosure proceeding or other action for the enforcement of its rights and remedies under any of the Loan Documents with respect to all or any of the Collateral. Any such actions taken by Lender shall be cumulative and concurrent and may be pursued independently, singularly, successively, together or otherwise, at such time and in such order as Lender may determine in its sole discretion, to the fullest extent permitted by law, without impairing or otherwise affecting the other rights and remedies of Lender permitted by law, equity or contract or as set forth herein or in the other Loan Documents. Without limiting the generality of the foregoing, Borrower agrees that if an Event of Default is continuing (i) Lender is not subject to any “one action” or “election of remedies” law or rule, and (ii) all liens and other rights, remedies or privileges provided to Lender shall remain in full force and effect until Lender has exhausted all of its remedies against the Collateral and the Collateral has been foreclosed upon, sold and/or otherwise realized upon in satisfaction of the Debt or the Debt has been paid in full.

(b) With respect to Borrower and the Collateral, nothing contained herein or in any other Loan Document shall be construed as requiring Lender to resort to any portion of the Collateral for the satisfaction of any of the Debt in any preference or priority to any other portion of the Collateral, and Lender may seek satisfaction out of all of the Collateral or any part thereof, in its absolute discretion in respect of the Debt. In addition, Lender shall have the right from time to time to partially foreclose upon the Collateral in any manner and for any amounts secured by the Pledge Agreement then due and payable as determined by Lender in its sole discretion. During the continuance of any Event of Default pursuant to clause (i)  of Section 8.1 or any other monetary Event of Default, Lender may foreclose any or all of the Collateral to recover the applicable delinquent payments. If, pursuant to its rights set forth in Section 8.1(b) , Lender elects to accelerate less than the entire outstanding principal balance of the Loan, Lender may foreclose upon the Collateral to recover so much of the principal balance of the Loan as Lender may accelerate and such other portions of the Debt as Lender may elect. Notwithstanding any partial foreclosures, the Collateral shall remain subject to the Pledge Agreement and the other Loan Documents to secure payment of sums secured by the Pledge Agreement and the other Loan Documents and not previously recovered.

 

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Upon the occurrence and during the continuance of an Event of Default, Lender shall have the right from time to time to sever the Note and the other Loan Documents into one or more separate notes, pledge agreements and other security documents (the “ Severed Loan Documents ) in such denominations as Lender shall determine in its sole discretion for purposes of evidencing and enforcing its rights and remedies provided hereunder. Borrower shall execute and deliver to Lender from time to time, promptly after the request of Lender, a severance agreement and such other documents as Lender shall request in order to effect the severance described in the preceding sentence, all in form and substance reasonably satisfactory to Lender. Borrower hereby absolutely and irrevocably appoints Lender as its true and lawful attorney, coupled with an interest, in its name and stead to execute the Severed Loan Documents (Borrower ratifying all that its said attorney shall do by virtue thereof); provided , however , that Lender shall not make or execute any such Severed Loan Documents under such power until the expiration of three (3) days after written notice has been given to Borrower by Lender of Lender’s intent to exercise its rights under the aforesaid power. Borrower shall be obligated to pay any costs or expenses incurred in connection with the preparation, execution, recording or filing of the Severed Loan Documents. The Severed Loan Documents shall not contain any representations, warranties or covenants not contained in the Loan Documents, and any such representations and warranties contained in the Severed Loan Documents will be given by Borrower only as of the Closing Date.

(c) Any amounts recovered by Lender in connection with the exercise of its remedies under this Section 8.2 may be applied by Lender toward the payment of Debt in such order and priority as Lender shall determine in its sole and absolute discretion.

Section 8.3 Remedies Cumulative; Waivers . The rights, powers and remedies of Lender under this Agreement shall be cumulative and not exclusive of any other right, power or remedy which Lender may have against Borrower pursuant to this Agreement or the other Loan Documents, or existing at law or in equity or otherwise. Lender’s rights, powers and remedies may be pursued singularly, concurrently or otherwise, at such time and in such order as Lender may determine in Lender’s sole discretion No delay or omission to exercise any remedy, right or power accruing upon an Event of Default shall impair any such remedy, right or power or shall be construed as a waiver thereof, but any such remedy, right or power may be exercised from time to time and as often as may be deemed expedient. A waiver of one Default or Event of Default with respect to Borrower shall not be construed to be a waiver of any subsequent Default or Event of Default by Borrower or to impair any remedy, right or power consequent thereon.

ARTICLE IX — SPECIAL PROVISIONS

Section 9.1 Securitization .

9.1.1 Sale of Notes and Securitization . (a) Borrower acknowledges and agrees that Lender may sell all or any portion of the Loan and the Loan Documents, or issue one or more participations therein, or consummate one or more private or public securitizations of rated or unrated single-class or multi-class securities (the “ Securities ) secured by or evidencing ownership interests in all or any portion of the Loan and the Loan Documents or a pool of assets that include the Loan and the Loan Documents (such sales, participations and/or securitizations, collectively, a “ Securitization ”).

 

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(b) At the request of Lender prior to a Securitization of the entire Loan, and to the extent not already required to be provided by or on behalf of Borrower under this Agreement, Borrower shall (i) use reasonable efforts to provide information not in the possession of Lender or which may be reasonably required by Lender or (ii) take other actions reasonably required by Lender, in each case, in order to (A) comply with disclosure laws applicable to any such Securitization, (B) satisfy inquiries from one or more Rating Agencies relating to any such Securitization, (C) satisfy requests from actual or potential investors or other interested parties (including any holder of an interest in the Junior Mezzanine Loan or any other loan subordinate to the Loan created or entered into in connection with any structural changes to the Loan, the Mortgage Loan and the Junior Mezzanine Loan contemplated by this Section 9.1) in any such Securitization, or (D) satisfy the market standards to which Lender customarily adheres or which may be reasonably required by prospective investors and/or the Rating Agencies in connection with any such Securitization. Lender shall have the right to provide to prospective investors in any Securitization and the Rating Agencies any information in its possession (including, without limitation, financial statements) relating to Borrower, any SPE Constituent Entity, Guarantor, Mortgage Borrower, the Properties, the Collateral and any Tenant. Borrower acknowledges that certain information regarding the Loan and the parties thereto and the Properties may be included in Disclosure Documents. Borrower agrees that each of Borrower, each Mortgage SPE Constituent Entity, each SPE Constituent Entity, Guarantor, Mortgage Borrower and their respective officers and representatives, shall, at Lender’s request, cooperate with Lender’s efforts to arrange for a Securitization in accordance with the market standards to which Lender customarily adheres and/or which may be required by prospective investors and/or the Rating Agencies in connection with any such Securitization.

(c) Lender shall cause to be delivered to Borrower the Disclosure Documents for review and comment by Borrower not less than five (5) Business Days prior to the date upon which Borrower is otherwise required to confirm such Disclosure Documents. Borrower agrees to provide, in connection with the Securitization, an indemnification agreement (i) certifying that (A) each of Borrower, Mortgage Borrower, each SPE Constituent Entity, each Mortgage SPE Constituent Entity and Guarantor has, at Lender’s request in connection with each Securitization, reviewed the sections of the Disclosure Documents entitled “Risk Factors,” “Description of the Properties,” “Description of the Borrowers,” “Description of the Management Agreements,” “Description of the Mortgage Loan,” “Description of the Loan,” “Description of the Junior Mezzanine Loan,” and “Certain Legal Aspects of the Mortgage Loan” as the same relate to Borrower, Mortgage Borrower, each SPE Constituent Entity, each Mortgage SPE Constituent Entity, Guarantor and Manager (and/or the respective Affiliates of the foregoing), the Properties, the Collateral, the Loan and the Mortgage Loan (collectively with the Provided Information, the “ Covered Disclosure Information ) , and (B) the factual statements and representations contained in such sections do not contain any untrue statement of a material fact or omit to state a material fact necessary in order to make the statements made, in the light of the circumstances under which they were made, not misleading, (ii) jointly and severally indemnifying Lender, JPMorgan (whether or not it is the Lender), any Affiliate of JPMorgan that has filed any registration statement relating to the Securitization or has acted as the sponsor or depositor in connection with the Securitization, any Affiliate of JPMorgan that acts as an underwriter, placement agent or initial purchaser of Securities issued in the Securitization, any

 

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other co- underwriters, co-placement agents or co-initial purchasers of Securities issued in the Securitization, and each of their respective officers, directors, partners, employees, representatives, agents and Affiliates and each Person or entity who controls any such Person within the meaning of Section 15 of the Securities Act or Section 20 of the Exchange Act (collectively, the “ Indemnified Persons ”), for any losses, claims, damages, liabilities, reasonable costs or expenses (including, without limitation, reasonable legal fees and expenses for enforcement of these obligations (collectively, the “ Liabilities ”)) to which any such Indemnified Person may become subject (whether or not arising from any third-party claim) insofar as the Liabilities arise out of or are based upon any untrue statement or alleged untrue statement of any material fact contained in the Covered Disclosure Information or arise out of or are based upon the omission or alleged omission to state in the Covered Disclosure Information a material fact required to be stated therein or necessary in order to make the statements in the Covered Disclosure Information, in light of the circumstances under which they were made, not misleading, and (iii) agreeing to reimburse each Indemnified Person for any reasonable legal or other expenses incurred by such Indemnified Person, as they are incurred, in connection with investigating or defending the Liabilities. This indemnity agreement will be in addition to any liability which Borrower may otherwise have. Moreover, the indemnification provided for in clauses (ii)  and (iii)  above shall be effective whether or not an indemnification agreement described in clause (i)  above is provided.

(d) In connection with filings under the Exchange Act, Borrower jointly and severally agrees to indemnify (i) the Indemnified Persons for Liabilities to which any such Indemnified Person may become subject insofar as the Liabilities arise out of or are based upon any untrue statement or alleged untrue statement of any material fact in the Covered Disclosure Information, or the omission or alleged omission to state in the Covered Disclosure Information a material fact required to be stated therein or necessary in order to make the statements in the Covered Disclosure Information, in light of the circumstances under which they were made, not misleading and (ii) reimburse each Indemnified Person for any reasonable legal or other expenses incurred by such Indemnified Persons, as they are incurred, in connection with defending or investigating the Liabilities.

(e) Promptly after receipt by an Indemnified Person of notice of any claim or the commencement of any action, the Indemnified Person shall, if a claim in respect thereof is to be made against any Borrower, notify such Borrower in writing of the claim or the commencement of that action; provided, however, that the failure to notify such Borrower shall not relieve it from any liability which it may have under the indemnification provisions of this Section 9.1 except to the extent that it has been materially prejudiced by such failure and, provided further that the failure to notify such Borrower shall not relieve it from any liability which it may have to an Indemnified Person otherwise than under the provisions of this Section  9 91 1. If any such claim or action shall be brought against an Indemnified Person, and it shall notify any Borrower thereof, such Borrower shall be entitled to participate therein and, to the extent that it wishes, assume the defense thereof with counsel reasonably satisfactory to the Indemnified Person. After notice from any Borrower to the Indemnified Person of its election to assume the defense of such claim or action, such Borrower shall not be liable to the Indemnified Person for any legal or other expenses subsequently incurred by the Indemnified Person in connection with the defense thereof.

 

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(f) Without the prior consent of JPMorgan (which consent shall not be unreasonably withheld), no Borrower shall settle or compromise or consent to the entry of any judgment in any pending or threatened claim, action, suit or proceeding in respect of which indemnification may be sought hereunder (whether or not any Indemnified Person is an actual or potential party to such claim, action, suit or proceeding) unless such Borrower shall have given JPMorgan reasonable prior notice thereof and shall have obtained an unconditional release of each Indemnified Person hereunder from all liability arising out of such claim, action, suit or proceedings. As long as Borrower has complied with its obligations to defend and indemnify hereunder, such Borrower shall not be liable for any settlement made by any Indemnified Person without the consent of such Borrower (which consent shall not be unreasonably withheld).

(g) Borrower agrees that if any indemnification or reimbursement sought pursuant to this Section 9.1 is finally judicially determined to be unavailable for any reason or is insufficient to hold any Indemnified Person harmless (with respect only to the Liabilities that are the subject of this Section 9.1 ), then Borrower, on the one hand, and such Indemnified Person, on the other hand, shall contribute to the Liabilities for which such indemnification or reimbursement is held unavailable or is insufficient: (x) in such proportion as is appropriate to reflect the relative benefits to Borrower, on the one hand, and such Indemnified Person, on the other hand, from the transactions to which such indemnification or reimbursement relates; or (y) if the allocation provided by clause (x)  above is not permitted by applicable law, in such proportion as is appropriate to reflect not only the relative benefits referred to in clause (x) but also the relative faults of Borrower, on the one hand, and all Indemnified Persons, on the other hand, as well as any other equitable considerations. Notwithstanding the provisions of this Section 9.1 , no party found liable for a fraudulent misrepresentation shall be entitled to contribution from any other party who is not also found liable for such fraudulent misrepresentation.

(h) Borrower agrees that the indemnification, contribution and reimbursement obligations set forth in this Section 9.1 shall apply whether or not any Indemnified Person is a formal party to any lawsuits, claims or other proceedings. Borrower further agrees that the Indemnified Persons are intended third party beneficiaries under this Section 9.1 .

(i) The liabilities and obligations of the Indemnified Persons and Borrower under this Section 9.1 shall survive the termination of this Agreement and the satisfaction and discharge of the Debt.

(j) Notwithstanding anything to the contrary contained herein, Borrower shall have no obligation to act as depositor with respect to the Loan or an issuer or registrant with respect to the Securities issued in any Securitization.

(k) Borrower shall execute such amendments to the Loan Documents as are necessary to reflect any structural changes to the Loan that are requested by Lender in writing from time to time prior to a Securitization. Such structural changes may involve, without limitation, (i) the delivery by Borrower of one or more new component notes to replace the original note or the modification of the original note to reflect multiple components of the Loan (which new notes or modified note may have different interest rates), and (ii) the creation of one or more additional mezzanine loans (including amending Borrower’s organizational structure to

 

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provide for one or more additional mezzanine borrowers); provided , however , that (A) no amendment to the Loan Documents or new notes, modified notes or additional mezzanine notes shall (x) modify (1) the initial weighted average interest rate payable under the Note, (2) the stated maturity of the Note, or (3) any other material economic term of the Loan, or (y) decrease the time periods during which Borrower is permitted to perform its obligations under the Loan Documents and (B) any documents evidencing any new mezzanine loans shall be substantially in the form of the Loan Documents. In connection with the foregoing, Borrower shall (A) modify the Cash Management Agreement to reflect the newly created components and/or mezzanine loans and (B) deliver such opinions of counsel reasonably acceptable to the Rating Agencies or potential investors in a Securitization and addressing such matters as such Rating Agencies or potential investors may reasonably require.

(1) If requested by Lender, Borrower shall provide Lender, promptly upon request, with any financial statements, or financial, statistical or operating information, as Lender shall determine to be required pursuant to Regulation AB under the Securities Act of 1933, as amended, or the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended (as applicable, the “ Exchange Act ”), or any amendment, modification or replacement thereto or other legal requirements in connection with any Disclosure Documents or any filing pursuant to the Exchange Act in connection with a Securitization.

9.1.2 Splitting the Loan; Uncross of Properties . (a) Without limitation to Section 9.1.1(b) above, at the election of Lender (in its sole discretion) at any time prior to a Securitization of the Loan or the securitization of the Mortgage Loan, the Loan and the Junior Mezzanine Loan may be split and severed into additional loans (any such splitting and severing, a “ Loan Splitting ” and any such severed and split loan, a “ Split Loan ”). Upon the written request of Lender in connection with any Loan Splitting, Borrower shall deliver to Lender, (i) the Loan Split Documents, (ii) such opinions of counsel reasonably acceptable to the Rating Agencies or potential investors in a Securitization and addressing such matters as such Rating Agencies or potential investors may reasonably require, (iii) endorsements and/or updates to the UCC Title Insurance Policy, and (iv) such other certificates, instruments and documentation as Lender may reasonably determine are necessary or appropriate to effect the Loan Splitting (the items described in subclauses (i)  through (iv)  collectively hereinafter shall be referred to as the “ Splitting Documentation ”), which Splitting Documentation shall be in form and substance reasonably acceptable to Lender (subject to Section 9.1.2(b) below). Upon any Loan Splitting, Lender may effect, in its sole discretion, one or more Securitizations of which the Split Loan(s) may be a part.

(b) In furtherance of any Loan Splitting, Lender shall have the right to (i) sever or divide the Note and the other Loan Documents in order to allocate the Split Loan in respect of the applicable Pledged Company Interests (the “ Affected Pledged Company Interests ”) and to evidence the same with a new note having a original principal amount equal to the New Note Amount (the “ New Note ”) and other necessary loan documents (such loan documents, collectively with the New Note and the Note and other Loan Documents, as severed and divided, the “ Loan Split Documents ”), (ii) segregate the applicable portion of each of the Senior Mezzanine Reserve Funds in respect of the Affected Pledged Company Interests and (iii) take such additional action as is reasonably necessary to effect the Loan Splitting; provided , that (A) the Loan Split Documents, together with the Loan Documents secured by remaining Pledged Company Interest, shall not (1) modify (w) the initial weighted average interest rate payable

 

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under the Note, (x) the stated maturity of the Note or (y) any other material economic term of the Loan, as any of the foregoing existed prior to the Loan Splitting, or (2) decrease the time periods during which Borrower is permitted to perform its obligations under the Loan Documents, and (B) the Loan Split Documents shall be substantially in the form of the applicable Loan Documents. The Loan Split Documents may, at Lender’s option, contain provisions that cross-default and/or cross-collateralize the Split Loan with the Loan and/or one or more other Split Loans. Upon a Loan Splitting, the principal amount of the Loan shall be reduced by an amount equal to the aggregate Allocated Loan Amounts of the Individual Properties corresponding to the Affected Pledged Company Interests (the “New Note Amount ”), and the original principal amount of the Split Loan, as evidenced by the New Note, shall be equal to the New Note Amount.

(c) Upon the written request of Lender in connection with any Loan Splitting, Borrower shall deliver to Lender (A) evidence that would be reasonably satisfactory to a prudent lender that the Special Purpose Entity nature and bankruptcy remoteness of Borrower following such Loan Splitting have not been adversely affected and are in accordance with the terms and provisions of this Agreement (which evidence may include a “bring-down” of the Insolvency Opinion or delivery of an Additional Insolvency Opinion, if the same would be reasonably required by a prudent lender in such circumstances), and (B) an opinion of a nationally- recognized tax counsel that such Loan Splitting does not constitute a “significant modification” of the Mortgage Loan under Treasury Regulations Section 1.860G-2(b) nor cause a Securitization Vehicle to fail to qualify as a Grantor Trust, as applicable, or cause a tax to be imposed on a Securitization Vehicle.

(d) Notwithstanding the foregoing, in the event that Lender shall be required to repurchase any portion of the Loan under the operative documents for any Securitization (a “ Repurchase ”), Lender may effect a Loan Splitting in connection therewith pursuant to, and subject to the terms and provisions of, the foregoing subsections of this Section 9.1.2 . In connection with any such Repurchase, Borrower shall reasonably cooperate with Lender to satisfy all requirements necessary in order to obtain a Rating Agency Confirmation with respect to such Loan Splitting in connection with such Repurchase. In the event that (and only in the event that) a Repurchase is required due to any misrepresentation made by Borrower in connection with the Disclosure Documents or indirectly due to a material breach of any representation made by Borrower in this Agreement or the other Loan Documents, Borrower shall pay all third-party expenses incurred in connection with the preparation and delivery of Splitting Documentation and the effectuation of the Repurchase and the related Loan Splitting, notwithstanding the provisions of Section 9.1.4 to the contrary.

9.1.3 Loan/ Mezzanine Loans . Notwithstanding the provisions of Section 9.1 to the contrary, Borrower covenants and agrees that, prior to a Securitization, Lender shall have the right to reallocate the amortization, interest rates and principal balances (including, without limitation, a reallocation of the Allocated Loan Amounts on a pro rata basis) of each of the Loan, the Mortgage Loan and the Junior Mezzanine Loan amongst each other and to require the payment of the Loan, the Mortgage Loan and the Junior Mezzanine Loan in such order of priority as may be designated by Lender such that the pricing and marketability of the Securities and the size of each class of Securities and the rating assigned to each class by the Rating Agencies shall provide the most favorable rating levels and achieve the optimum bond execution for the Loan; provided , that, Lender agrees that (a) the Loan, the Mortgage Loan and the Junior

 

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Mezzanine Loan shall, at all times prior to the occurrence of an Event of Default (and other than any modifications resulting from the application of any Insurance Proceeds or Condemnation Proceeds to the outstanding principal balance of the Loan, the Mortgage Loan and/or the Junior Mezzanine Loan) have the same weighted average coupon as the weighted average coupon of the Loan, the Mortgage Loan and the Junior Mezzanine Loan on the Closing Date and (b) no such reallocation shall modify the aggregate amortization of principal of the Loan, the Mortgage Loan and the Junior Mezzanine Loan. Borrower shall, as promptly as possible under the circumstances, execute and deliver such amendments to the Loan Documents, the Mortgage Loan Documents and the Junior Mezzanine Loan Documents and other documents as shall reasonably be required by Lender in connection with such reallocation, all in form and substance reasonably satisfactory to Lender and the Rating Agencies, provided that no such amendments or other documents shall modify any provisions of the Loan Documents, the Mortgage Loan Documents or the Junior Mezzanine Loan Documents other than to effectuate such reallocation. In connection with any such reallocation, Borrower shall deliver to Lender (i) opinions of legal counsel with respect to due execution, authority and the enforceability of the Loan Documents, the Mortgage Loan Documents and the Junior Mezzanine Loan Documents, in each case, as amended, and an Additional Insolvency Opinion for the Loan, the Mortgage Loan and the Junior Mezzanine Loan, each in form and substance reasonably acceptable to Lender, any prospective investors in a Securitization and the Rating Agencies, and (ii) applicable endorsements and/or updates to the UCC Title Insurance Policy.

9.1.4 Securitization Costs . All reasonable third-party costs and expenses incurred by Borrower and Guarantor in connection with Borrower’s complying with requests made under this Section 9.1 (including, without limitation, the fees and expenses of the Rating Agencies and the reasonable fees of any counsel to Borrower that issues any legal opinion required to be delivered by Borrower pursuant to this Section 9.1 ) shall be paid by Lender, provided that, Borrower and Guarantor shall pay the costs and expenses of Borrower and Guarantor (including the fees and disbursements of legal counsel to Borrower and Guarantor, other than in respect of any legal opinion required to be delivered by Borrower and/or Guarantor pursuant to this Section 9.1 ) incurred in connection with Borrower’s and Guarantor’s (as applicable) complying with requests made under this Section 9.1 .

Section 9.2 Exculpation . (a) Subject to the qualifications below, Lender shall not enforce the liability and obligation of Borrower to perform and observe the obligations contained in the Note, this Agreement, the Pledge Agreement or the other Loan Documents by any action or proceeding wherein a money judgment shall be sought against Borrower, except that Lender may bring a foreclosure action, an action for specific performance or any other appropriate action or proceeding to enable Lender to enforce and realize upon its interest under the Note, this Agreement, the Pledge Agreement and the other Loan Documents, or in the Collateral, or any other collateral given to Lender pursuant to the Loan Documents; provided , however , that, except as specifically provided herein, any judgment in any such action or proceeding shall be enforceable against Borrower only to the extent of Borrower’s interest in the Collateral and in any other collateral given to Lender, and Lender, by accepting the Note, this Agreement, the Pledge Agreement and the other Loan Documents, agrees that it shall not sue for, seek or demand any deficiency judgment against Borrower in any such action or proceeding under, or by reason of, or in connection with, the Note, this Agreement, the Pledge Agreement or the other Loan Documents. The provisions of this Section shall not, however, (1) constitute a waiver, release or impairment of any obligation evidenced or secured by any of the Loan Documents; (2)

 

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impair the right of Lender to name Borrower as a party defendant in any action or suit for foreclosure and sale under the Pledge Agreement; (3) affect the validity or enforceability of the Guaranty or the Environmental Indemnity or any of the rights and remedies of Lender thereunder; (4) impair the right of Lender to obtain the appointment of a receiver; (5) constitute a prohibition against Lender to seek a deficiency judgment against Borrower in order to fully realize the security granted by the Pledge Agreement or to commence any other appropriate action or proceeding in order for Lender to exercise its remedies against all of the Collateral; or (6) constitute a waiver of the right of Lender to enforce the liability and obligation of Borrower, by money judgment or otherwise, to the extent of any loss, damage, cost, expense, liability, claim or other obligation incurred by Lender (including attorneys’ fees, costs and expenses reasonably incurred) arising out of or in connection with the following:

(i) fraud or intentional misrepresentation by Borrower, Mortgage Borrower, any Mortgage SPE Constituent Entity, any SPE Constituent Entity, Guarantor or any of their respective Affiliates in connection with the Loan;

(ii) the gross negligence or willful misconduct of Borrower, Mortgage Borrower, any Mortgage SPE Constituent Entity, any SPE Constituent Entity, or Guarantor;

(iii) the failure to return, or to reimburse Lender for, all Personal Property removed from any Individual Property by or on behalf of Mortgage Borrower or Borrower and not replaced with Personal Property of the same utility and of the same or greater value;

(iv) material physical waste of any Individual Property by Mortgage Borrower or Borrower;

(v) the removal or disposal of any portion of any Individual Property during the continuance of an Event of Default;

(vi) the misapplication or conversion by Borrower, Mortgage Borrower, Junior Mezzanine Borrower, any SPE Constituent Entity, any Mortgage SPE Constituent Entity, any Junior Mezzanine SPE Constituent Entity, or Guarantor of (A) any Insurance Proceeds paid by reason of any Casualty or proceeds of the EIL Policy, (B) any Awards or other amounts received in connection with a Condemnation, (C) any Rents during the continuance of an Event of Default, (D) any Rents paid more than one (1) month in advance or (E) any Net Liquidation Proceeds After Debt Service;

(vii) any distribution made in violation of Section 5.2.13 ;

(viii) failure to pay charges for labor or materials or other charges or judgments that can create Liens on any portion of any Individual Property to the extent that Mortgage Borrower has sufficient revenue from such Individual Property with which to make such payment;

(ix) any security deposits, advance deposits or any other deposits collected with respect to any Individual Property which are not delivered to Lender upon a foreclosure of such Individual Property or action in lieu thereof, except to the extent any such security deposits were applied in accordance with (A) the terms of the Mortgage Loan Agreement or (B) the terms and conditions of any of the Leases prior to the occurrence of the Event of Default that gave rise to such foreclosure or action in lieu thereof;

 

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(x) failure by Borrower, Mortgage Borrower, any Mortgage SPE Constituent Entity or any SPE Constituent Entity to comply with any covenant set forth in Section 51.32 hereof (other than to the extent relating to a failure of Mortgage Borrower to comply, on a prospective basis only, with clause (xii) of the definition of Special Purpose Entity in Section 1.1 of the Mortgage Loan Agreement or of Borrower to comply, on a prospective basis only, with clause (xii) of the definition of Special Purpose Entity in Section 1.1 hereof); and

(xi)(A) the termination or cancellation of any Ground Lease or surrender of any Ground Lease Property for any reason or under any circumstances whatsoever or (B) any failure by Borrower to comply with any covenant set forth in Section 5.2.17 .

(b) Notwithstanding anything to the contrary in this Agreement, the Note or any of the Loan Documents, (A) Lender shall not be deemed to have waived any right which Lender may have under Section 506(a), 506(b), 1111(b) or any other provisions of the Bankruptcy Code to file a claim for the full amount of the Debt secured by the Pledge Agreement or to require that all Collateral shall continue to secure all of the Debt owing to Lender in accordance with the Loan Documents, and (B) the Debt shall be fully recourse to Borrower (i) in the event of: (a) Borrower, Mortgage Borrower, any Mortgage SPE Constituent Entity or any SPE Constituent Entity filing a voluntary petition under the Bankruptcy Code; (b) the filing of an involuntary petition against Borrower, Mortgage Borrower, any Mortgage SPE Constituent Entity or any SPE Constituent Entity under the Bankruptcy Code in which Borrower, Mortgage Borrower, any Mortgage SPE Constituent Entity, any SPE Constituent Entity or Guarantor colludes with, or otherwise assists such Person, or solicits or causes to be solicited petitioning creditors for any involuntary petition against Borrower, Mortgage Borrower, any Mortgage SPE Constituent Entity or any SPE Constituent Entity; (c) Borrower, Mortgage Borrower, any Mortgage SPE Constituent Entity or any SPE Constituent Entity filing an answer consenting to or otherwise acquiescing in or joining in any involuntary petition filed against it, by any other Person under the Bankruptcy Code; (d) Borrower, Mortgage Borrower, any Mortgage SPE Constituent Entity or any SPE Constituent Entity consenting to or acquiescing in or joining in an application for the appointment of a custodian, receiver, trustee, or examiner for Borrower, Mortgage Borrower, any Mortgage SPE Constituent Entity or any SPE Constituent Entity or any Individual Property (or any portion thereof) or the Collateral (or any portion thereof); (e) Borrower, Mortgage Borrower, any Mortgage SPE Constituent Entity or any SPE Constituent Entity making an assignment for the benefit of creditors, or admitting, in writing or in any legal proceeding, its insolvency or inability to pay its debts as they become due; (ii) if (A) Borrower encumbers the Collateral (or causes the Collateral to be encumbered) by any Lien (other than any Lien that is expressly permitted by this Agreement) or (B) Mortgage Borrower encumbers any Individual Property (or causes any Individual Property to be encumbered) by any Lien (other than Permitted Encumbrances), in either case, without Lender’s prior written consent; or (iii) if Borrower fails to obtain Lender’s prior written consent to any Transfer in any case in which such consent is required to be obtained pursuant to Section 5.2.10 hereof.

 

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Section 9.3 Matters Concerning Manager . If (a) an Event of Default occurs and is continuing, (b) Manager shall become subject to a Bankruptcy Action, or (c) a default occurs under the Management Agreement, then, in the case of any of the foregoing, Borrower shall, at the request of Lender, cause Mortgage Borrower to terminate the Management Agreement and replace the Manager with a Qualified Manager (other than Existing Manager or any Person that is under common Control with Existing Manager or Guarantor) 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 9.4 Servicer . At the option of Lender, the Loan may be serviced by a master servicer, primary servicer, special servicer and/or trustee (any such master servicer, primary servicer, special servicer, and trustee, together with its agents, nominees or designees, are collectively referred to as “ Servicer ”) selected by Lender and Lender may delegate all or any portion of its responsibilities under this Agreement and the other Loan Documents to Servicer pursuant to a pooling and servicing agreement, servicing agreement, special servicing agreement or other agreement providing for the servicing of one or more mezzanine loans (collectively, the “ Servicing Agreement ”) between Lender and Servicer. Borrower shall not be responsible for any cost or expenses relating to the Servicing Agreement or the services provided by Servicer thereunder, including, without limitation, any set-up fees or other initial costs, the regular monthly master servicing fee or trustee fee due to Servicer under the Servicing Agreement or any other fees or expenses required to be borne by, and not reimbursable to, Servicer, provided that, notwithstanding the foregoing, Borrower shall promptly reimburse Lender on demand for (a) interest payable on advances made by Servicer with respect to delinquent debt service payments (to the extent charges pursuant to Section 2.3.4 and interest at the Default Rate actually paid by Borrower in respect of such payments are insufficient to pay the same) or expenses paid by Servicer in respect of the protection and preservation of the Properties (including, without limitation, payments of Taxes and Insurance Premiums) and (b) the following costs and expenses payable by Lender to Servicer as a result of the Loan becoming specially serviced: (i) any liquidation fees that are due and payable to Servicer under the Servicing Agreement in connection with the exercise of any or all remedies permitted under this Agreement, (ii) any workout fees and special servicing fees that are due and payable to Servicer under the Servicing Agreement, which fees may be due and payable under the Servicing Agreement on a periodic or continuing basis, and (iii) the costs of all property inspections and/or appraisals of the Properties (or any updates to any existing inspection or appraisal) that Servicer may be required to obtain (other than the cost of regular annual inspections required to be borne by Servicer under the Servicing Agreement).

ARTICLE X — MISCELLANEOUS

Section 10.1 Survival . This Agreement and all covenants, agreements, representations and warranties made herein and in the certificates delivered pursuant hereto shall survive the making by Lender of the Loan and the execution and delivery to Lender of the Note, and shall continue in full force and effect so long as all or any of the Debt is outstanding and unpaid unless a longer period is expressly set forth herein or in the other Loan Documents. Whenever in this Agreement any of the parties hereto is referred to, such reference shall be deemed to include the legal representatives, successors and assigns of such party. All covenants, promises and agreements in this Agreement, by or on behalf of Borrower, shall inure to the benefit of the legal representatives, successors and assigns of Lender.

 

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Section 10.2 Lender’s Discretion . Whenever pursuant to this Agreement, Lender exercises any right given to it to approve or disapprove, or any arrangement or term is to be satisfactory to Lender, the decision of Lender to approve or disapprove or to decide whether arrangements or terms are satisfactory or not satisfactory shall (except as is otherwise specifically herein provided) be in the sole discretion of Lender and shall be final and conclusive. Whenever this Agreement expressly provides that Lender is required to be reasonable in its determination of whether or not to consent to or approve a certain matter, such provisions shall also be deemed to require that Lender not unreasonably delay or condition such consent or approval.

Section 10.3 Governing Law . (a) THIS AGREEMENT WAS NEGOTIATED IN THE STATE OF NEW YORK , THE LOAN WAS MADE BY LENDER AND ACCEPTED BY BORROWER IN THE STATE OF NEW YORK , AND THE PROCEEDS OF THE LOAN DELIVERED PURSUANT HERETO WERE DISBURSED FROM THE STATE OF NEW YORK , WHICH STATE THE PARTIES AGREE HAS A SUBSTANTIAL RELATIONSHIP TO THE PARTIES AND TO THE UNDERLYING TRANSACTION EMBODIED HEREBY , AND IN ALL RESPECTS , INCLUDING , WITHOUT LIMITING THE GENERALITY OF THE FOREGOING , MATTERS OF CONSTRUCTION , VALIDITY AND PERFORMANCE , THIS AGREEMENT , THE NOTE AND THE OTHER LOAN DOCUMENTS AND THE OBLIGATIONS ARISING HEREUNDER AND THEREUNDER SHALL BE GOVERNED BY , AND CONSTRUED IN ACCORDANCE WITH , THE LAWS OF THE STATE OF NEW YORK APPLICABLE TO CONTRACTS MADE AND PERFORMED IN SUCH STATE (WITHOUT REGARD TO PRINCIPLES OF CONFLICTS OF LAWS) AND ANY APPLICABLE LAW OF THE UNITED STATES OF AMERICA , EXCEPT THAT AT ALL TIMES THE PROVISIONS FOR THE CREATION , PERFECTION , AND ENFORCEMENT OF THE LIENS AND SECURITY INTERESTS CREATED PURSUANT HERETO AND PURSUANT TO THE OTHER LOAN DOCUMENTS SHALL BE GOVERNED BY AND CONSTRUED ACCORDING TO THE LAW OF THE STATE IN WHICH COLLATERAL IS LOCATED OR AS OTHERWISE DETERMINED BY APPLICABLE LAW , IT BEING UNDERSTOOD THAT , TO THE FULLEST EXTENT PERMITTED BY THE LAW OF SUCH STATE , THE LAW OF THE STATE OF NEW YORK SHALL GOVERN THE CONSTRUCTION , VALIDITY AND ENFORCEABILITY OF ALL LOAN DOCUMENTS AND ALL OF THE OBLIGATIONS ARISING HEREUNDER OR THEREUNDER. TO THE FULLEST EXTENT PERMITTED BY LAW , BORROWER HEREBY UNCONDITIONALLY AND IRREVOCABLY WAIVES ANY CLAIM TO ASSERT THAT THE LAW OF ANY OTHER JURISDICTION GOVERNS THIS AGREEMENT , THE NOTE AND THE OTHER LOAN DOCUMENTS , AND THIS AGREEMENT , THE NOTE AND THE OTHER LOAN DOCUMENTS SHALL BE GOVERNED BY AND CONSTRUED IN ACCORDANCE WITH THE LAWS OF THE STATE OF NEW YORK PURSUANT TO SECTION 5-1401 OF THE NEW YORK GENERAL OBLIGATIONS LAW.

(b) ANY LEGAL SUIT , ACTION OR PROCEEDING AGAINST LENDER OR BORROWER ARISING OUT OF OR RELATING TO THIS AGREEMENT OR THE OTHER LOAN DOCUMENTS MAY AT LENDER’S 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

 

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OBLIGATIONS LAW AND BORROWER WAIVES ANY OBJECTIONS WHICH IT MAY NOW OR HEREAFTER HAVE BASED ON VENUE AND/OR FORUM NON CONVENIENS OF ANY SUCH SUIT , ACTION OR PROCEEDING , AND BORROWER HEREBY IRREVOCABLY SUBMITS TO THE JURISDICTION OF ANY SUCH COURT IN ANY SUIT , ACTION OR PROCEEDING. BORROWER DOES HEREBY DESIGNATE AND APPOINT:

CORPORATION SERVICE COMPANY

80 STATE STREET

ALBANY , NEW YORK 12207-2543

AS ITS AUTHORIZED AGENT TO ACCEPT AND ACKNOWLEDGE ON ITS BEHALF SERVICE OF ANY AND ALL PROCESS WHICH MAY BE SERVED IN ANY SUCH SUIT , ACTION OR PROCEEDING IN ANY FEDERAL OR STATE COURT IN NEW YORK , NEW YORK , AND AGREES THAT SERVICE OF PROCESS UPON SAID AGENT AT SAID ADDRESS AND WRITTEN NOTICE OF SAID SERVICE MAILED OR DELIVERED TO BORROWER IN THE MANNER PROVIDED HEREIN SHALL BE DEEMED IN EVERY RESPECT EFFECTIVE SERVICE OF PROCESS UPON BORROWER IN ANY SUCH SUIT , ACTION OR PROCEEDING IN THE STATE OF NEW YORK. BORROWER (I) SHALL GIVE PROMPT NOTICE TO LENDER OF ANY CHANGED ADDRESS OF ITS AUTHORIZED AGENT HEREUNDER , (II) MAY AT ANY TIME AND FROM TIME TO TIME DESIGNATE A SUBSTITUTE AUTHORIZED AGENT WITH AN OFFICE IN NEW YORK , NEW YORK (WHICH SUBSTITUTE AGENT AND OFFICE SHALL BE DESIGNATED AS THE PERSON AND ADDRESS FOR SERVICE OF PROCESS) , AND (III) SHALL PROMPTLY DESIGNATE SUCH A SUBSTITUTE IF ITS AUTHORIZED AGENT CEASES TO HAVE AN OFFICE IN NEW YORK , NEW YORK OR IS DISSOLVED WITHOUT LEAVING A SUCCESSOR.

Section 10.4 Modification, Waiver in Writing . No modification, amendment, extension, discharge, termination or waiver of any provision of this Agreement, or of the Note, or of any other Loan Document, nor consent to any departure by Borrower therefrom, shall in any event be effective unless the same shall be in a writing signed by the party against whom enforcement is sought, and then such waiver or consent shall be effective only in the specific instance, and for the purpose, for which given. Except as otherwise expressly provided herein, no notice to, or demand on Borrower, shall entitle Borrower to any other or future notice or demand in the same, similar or other circumstances.

Section 10.5 Delay Not a Waiver . Neither any failure nor any delay on the part of Lender in insisting upon strict performance of any term, condition, covenant or agreement, or exercising any right, power, remedy or privilege hereunder, or under the Note or under any other Loan Document, or any other instrument given as security therefor, shall operate as or constitute a waiver thereof, nor shall a single or partial exercise thereof preclude any other future exercise, or the exercise of any other right, power, remedy or privilege. In particular, and not by way of limitation, by accepting payment after the due date of any amount payable under this Agreement, the Note or any other Loan Document, Lender shall not be deemed to have waived any right either to require prompt payment when due of all other amounts due under this Agreement, the Note or the other Loan Documents, or to declare a default for failure to effect prompt payment of any such other amount.

 

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Section 10.6 Notices . All notices, consents, approvals and requests required or permitted hereunder or under any other Loan Document shall be given in writing and shall be effective for all purposes if hand delivered or sent by (a) certified or registered United States mail, postage prepaid, return receipt requested or (b) expedited prepaid delivery service, either commercial or United States Postal Service, with proof of attempted delivery, and by telecopier (with answer back acknowledged), addressed as follows (or at such other address and Person as shall be designated from time to time by any party hereto, as the case may be, in a written notice to the other parties hereto in the manner provided for in this Section 10.6 ):

 

If to Lender:   JPMorgan Chase Bank, N.A.
  383 Madison Avenue
  New York, New York 10179
  Attention: Joseph E. Geoghan
  Facsimile No.: (212) 272-7047
with a copy to:   JPMorgan Chase Bank, N.A.
  4 New York Plaza, 22nd floor
  New York, New York 10004
  Attention: Nancy Alto
  Facsimile No.: (212) 623-4779
  and
  Cadwalader, Wickersham & Taft LLP
  One World Financial Center
  New York, New York 10281
  Attention: William P. McInerney, Esq.
  Facsimile No. (212) 504-6666
If to Borrower, to
each Borrower at:
  c/o Centro NP LLC
  420 Lexington Avenue, 7th Floor
  New York, New York 10170
  Attention: General Counsel
  Facsimile No.: (646) 344-8627
With a copy to:   Skadden, Arps, Slate, Meagher & Flom, LLP
  Four Times Square
  New York, New York 10036
  Attention: Harvey R. Uris, Esq.
  Facsimile No.: (917) 777-2212

 

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and  

Skadden, Arps, Slate, Meagher & Flom, LLP

155 N. Wacker Drive

  Chicago, Illinois 60606
 

Attention: Matthew A. Shebuski, Esq.

Facsimile No.: (312) 407-8593

A notice shall be deemed to have been given: in the case of hand delivery, at the time of delivery; in the case of registered or certified mail, when delivered or the first attempted delivery on a Business Day; or in the case of expedited prepaid delivery and telecopy, upon the first attempted delivery on a Business Day; or in the case of telecopy, upon sender’s receipt of a machine-generated confirmation of successful transmission after advice by telephone to recipient that a telecopy notice is forthcoming.

Section 10.7 Trial by Jury . BORROWER HEREBY AGREES NOT TO ELECT A TRIAL BY JURY OF ANY ISSUE TRIABLE OF RIGHT BY JURY, AND WAIVES ANY RIGHT TO TRIAL BY JURY FULLY TO THE EXTENT THAT ANY SUCH RIGHT SHALL NOW OR HEREAFTER EXIST WITH REGARD TO THE LOAN DOCUMENTS, OR ANY CLAIM, COUNTERCLAIM OR OTHER ACTION ARISING IN CONNECTION THEREWITH. THIS WAIVER OF RIGHT TO TRIAL BY JURY IS GIVEN KNOWINGLY AND VOLUNTARILY BY BORROWER, AND IS INTENDED TO ENCOMPASS INDIVIDUALLY EACH INSTANCE AND EACH ISSUE AS TO WHICH THE RIGHT TO A TRIAL BY JURY WOULD OTHERWISE ACCRUE. LENDER IS HEREBY AUTHORIZED TO FILE A COPY OF THIS PARAGRAPH IN ANY PROCEEDING AS CONCLUSIVE EVIDENCE OF THIS WAIVER BY BORROWER.

Section 10.8 Headings . The Article and/or Section headings and the Table of Contents in this Agreement are included herein for convenience of reference only and shall not constitute a part of this Agreement for any other purpose.

Section 10.9 Severability . Wherever possible, each provision of this Agreement shall be interpreted in such manner as to be effective and valid under applicable law, but if any provision of this Agreement shall be prohibited by or invalid under applicable law, such provision shall be ineffective to the extent of such prohibition or invalidity, without invalidating the remainder of such provision or the remaining provisions of this Agreement.

Section 10.10 Preferences . Lender shall have the continuing and exclusive right to apply or reverse and reapply any and all payments by Borrower to any portion of the obligations of Borrower hereunder. To the extent Borrower makes a payment or payments to Lender, which payment or proceeds or any part thereof are subsequently invalidated, declared to be fraudulent or preferential, set aside or required to be repaid to a trustee, receiver or any other party under any bankruptcy law, state or federal law, common law or equitable cause, then, to the extent of such payment or proceeds received, the obligations hereunder or part thereof intended to be satisfied shall be revived and continue in full force and effect, as if such payment or proceeds had not been received by Lender.

 

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Section 10.11 Waiver of Notice . Borrower shall not be entitled to any notices of any nature whatsoever from Lender except with respect to matters for which this Agreement or the other Loan Documents specifically and expressly provide for the giving of notice by Lender to Borrower and except with respect to matters for which Borrower is not, pursuant to applicable Legal Requirements, permitted to waive the giving of notice. Borrower hereby expressly waives the right to receive any notice from Lender with respect to any matter for which this Agreement or the other Loan Documents do not specifically and expressly provide for the giving of notice by Lender to Borrower.

Section 10.12 Remedies of Borrower . In the event that a claim or adjudication is made that Lender or its agents have acted unreasonably or unreasonably delayed acting in any case where by law or under this Agreement or the other Loan Documents, Lender or such agent, as the case may be, has an obligation to act reasonably or promptly, Borrower agrees that neither Lender nor its agents shall be liable for any monetary damages, and Borrower’s sole remedies shall be limited to commencing an action seeking injunctive relief or declaratory judgment. The parties hereto agree that any action or proceeding to determine whether Lender has acted reasonably shall be determined by an action seeking declaratory judgment.

Section 10.13 Expenses; Indemnity . (a) Other than as provided in Section 9.1.4 , Borrower covenants and agrees to pay or, if Borrower fails to pay, to reimburse, Lender upon receipt of written notice from Lender for all reasonable costs and expenses (including reasonable attorneys’ fees, disbursements and expenses) incurred by Lender in connection with (i) the preparation, negotiation, execution and delivery of this Agreement and the other Loan Documents and the consummation of the transactions contemplated hereby and thereby and all the costs of furnishing all opinions by counsel for Borrower (including without limitation any opinions requested by Lender as to any legal matters arising under this Agreement or the other Loan Documents with respect to the Properties); (ii) Borrower’s ongoing performance of and compliance with Borrower’s respective agreements and covenants contained in this Agreement and the other Loan Documents on its part to be performed or complied with after the Closing Date, including, without limitation, confirming compliance with environmental and insurance requirements; (iii) Lender’s ongoing performance and compliance with all agreements and conditions contained in this Agreement and the other Loan Documents on its part to be performed or complied with after the Closing Date; (iv) the negotiation, preparation, execution, delivery and administration of any consents, amendments, waivers or other modifications to this Agreement and the other Loan Documents and any other documents or matters requested by Borrower or Lender; (v) securing Borrower’s compliance with any requests made pursuant to the provisions of this Agreement; (vi) the filing and recording fees and expenses, the premiums and other costs and expenses associated with the UCC Title Insurance Policy and reasonable fees and expenses of counsel for providing to Lender all required legal opinions, and other similar expenses incurred in creating and perfecting the Liens in favor of Lender pursuant to this Agreement and the other Loan Documents; (vii) enforcing or preserving any rights, either in response to third-party claims or in prosecuting or defending any action or proceeding or other litigation, in each case against, under or affecting Borrower, this Agreement, the other Loan Documents, the Collateral, or any other security given for the Loan; and (viii) enforcing any obligations of or collecting any payments due from Borrower or Guarantor under this Agreement, the other Loan Documents or with respect to the Collateral (including, without limitation, any fees incurred by a Servicer that is a master servicer in connection with the transfer of the Loan to a Servicer that is a special servicer prior to or following a Default or an Event of Default) or in connection with any refinancing or restructuring of the credit arrangements provided under this Agreement in the nature of a “work-out” or of any insolvency

 

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or bankruptcy proceedings; provided, however, that Borrower shall not be liable for the payment of any such costs and expenses to the extent the same arise by reason of the gross negligence, illegal acts, fraud or willful misconduct of Lender. Any cost and expenses due and payable to Lender may be paid from any amounts in the Senior Mezzanine Debt Service Account.

(b) Borrower shall indemnify, defend and hold harmless the Indemnified Parties from and against any and all other liabilities, obligations, losses, damages, penalties, actions, judgments, suits, claims, costs, expenses and disbursements of any kind or nature whatsoever (including, without limitation, the reasonable fees and disbursements of counsel in connection with any investigative, administrative or judicial proceeding commenced or threatened, whether or not an Indemnified Party shall be designated a party thereto), that may be imposed on, incurred by, or asserted against any Indemnified Party in any manner (whether or not arising from a third-party claim) relating to or arising out of (i) any breach by Borrower of its obligations under, or any material misrepresentation by Borrower contained in, this Agreement or the other Loan Documents (including, without limitation, any material misstatement or omission in any report, certificate, financial statement or other instrument, agreement or document or other material or information furnished by or on behalf of Borrower pursuant to this Agreement or any other Loan Document), or (ii) the use or intended use of the proceeds of the Loan (collectively, the “ Indemnified Liabilities ); provided , however , that Borrower shall not have any obligation to any Indemnified Party hereunder to the extent that such Indemnified Liabilities arise from the gross negligence, illegal acts, fraud or willful misconduct of such Indemnified Party. To the extent that the undertaking to indemnify, defend and hold harmless set forth in the preceding sentence may be unenforceable because it violates any law or public policy, Borrower shall pay the maximum portion that it is permitted to pay and satisfy under applicable law to the payment and satisfaction of all Indemnified Liabilities incurred by the Indemnified Parties.

(c) Other than as provided in Section 9.1.4 , Borrower covenants and agrees to pay for or, if Borrower fails to pay, to reimburse Lender for, any fees and expenses incurred by any Rating Agency in connection with any Rating Agency review of the Loan, the Loan Documents or any transaction contemplated thereby or any consent, approval, waiver or confirmation obtained from such Rating Agency pursuant to the terms and conditions of this Agreement or any other Loan Document, and Lender shall be entitled to require payment of such fees and expenses as a condition precedent to the obtaining of any such consent, approval, waiver or confirmation.

Section 10.14 Schedules Incorporated . The Schedules annexed hereto are hereby incorporated herein as a part of this Agreement with the same effect as if set forth in the body hereof.

Section 10.15 Offsets, Counterclaims and Defenses . Any assignee of Lender’s interest in and to this Agreement, the Note and the other Loan Documents shall take the same free and clear of all offsets, counterclaims or defenses which are unrelated to such documents which Borrower may otherwise have against any assignor of such documents, and no such unrelated counterclaim or defense shall be interposed or asserted by Borrower in any action or proceeding brought by any such assignee upon such documents and any such right to interpose or assert any such unrelated offset, counterclaim or defense in any such action or proceeding is hereby expressly waived by Borrower.

 

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Section 10.16 No Joint Venture or Partnership; No Third Party Beneficiaries . (a) Borrower and Lender intend that the relationships created hereunder and under the other Loan Documents be solely that of borrower and lender. Nothing herein or therein is intended to create a joint venture, partnership, tenancy-in-common, or joint tenancy relationship between Borrower and Lender.

(b) This Agreement and the other Loan Documents are solely for the benefit of Lender and Borrower and nothing contained in this Agreement or the other Loan Documents shall be deemed to confer upon anyone other than Lender and Borrower any right to insist upon or to enforce the performance or observance of any of the obligations contained herein or therein. All conditions to the obligations of Lender to make the Loan hereunder are imposed solely and exclusively for the benefit of Lender and no other Person shall have standing to require satisfaction of such conditions in accordance with their terms or be entitled to assume that Lender will refuse to make the Loan in the absence of strict compliance with any or all thereof and no other Person shall under any circumstances be deemed to be a beneficiary of such conditions, any or all of which may be freely waived in whole or in part by Lender if, in Lender’s sole discretion, Lender deems it advisable or desirable to do so.

Section 10.17 Publicity . All news releases, publicity or advertising by Borrower or its Affiliates through any media intended to reach the general public which refers to the Loan Documents or the financing evidenced by the Loan Documents, to Lender, JPMorgan or any of their respective Affiliates shall be subject to the prior written approval of Lender and JPMorgan, in their respective sole discretion.

Section 10.18 Collective Interest in Collateral; Waiver of Marshalling of Assets . (a) Borrower acknowledges that Lender has made the Loan to Borrower upon the security of its collective interest in the Collateral and in reliance upon the aggregate of the Collateral taken together being of greater value as collateral security than the sum of the individual Pledged Company Interests taken separately.

(b) To the fullest extent permitted by law, Borrower, for itself and its successors and assigns, waives all rights to a marshalling of the assets of Borrower, Borrower’s partners and others with interests in Borrower, and of the Collateral, and shall not assert any right under any laws pertaining to the marshalling of assets, the sale in inverse order of alienation, the administration of estates of decedents, or any other matters whatsoever to defeat, reduce or affect the right of Lender under the Loan Documents to a sale of the Collateral for the collection of the Debt without any prior or different resort for collection or of the right of Lender to the payment of the Debt out of the net proceeds of the Collateral in preference to every other claimant whatsoever. In addition, Borrower, for itself and its successors and assigns, waives in the event of foreclosure upon all of the Collateral, any equitable right otherwise available to Borrower which would require the separate sale of any part of the Collateral or require Lender to exhaust its remedies against any part of the Collateral or any combination of the Collateral before proceeding against any other part of the Collateral or combination of the Collateral; and further in the event of such foreclosure Borrower does hereby expressly consent to and authorize, at the option of Lender, the foreclosure and sale either separately or together of any combination of the Collateral.

 

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Section 10.19 Waiver of Counterclaim . Borrower hereby waives the right to assert a counterclaim, other than a compulsory counterclaim, in any action or proceeding brought against it by Lender or its agents.

Section 10.20 Conflict; Construction of Documents; Reliance . In the event of any conflict between the provisions of this Agreement and any of the other Loan Documents, the provisions of this Agreement shall control. The parties hereto acknowledge that they were represented by competent counsel in connection with the negotiation, drafting and execution of the Loan Documents and that such Loan Documents shall not be subject to the principle of construing their meaning against the party which drafted same. Borrower acknowledges that, with respect to the Loan, Borrower shall rely solely on its own judgment and advisors in entering into the Loan without relying in any manner on any statements, representations or recommendations of Lender or any parent, subsidiary or Affiliate of Lender. Lender shall not be subject to any limitation whatsoever in the exercise of any rights or remedies available to it under any of the Loan Documents or any other agreements or instruments which govern the Loan by virtue of the ownership by it or any parent, subsidiary or Affiliate of Lender of any equity interest any of them may acquire in Borrower, and Borrower hereby irrevocably waives the right to raise any defense or take any action on the basis of the foregoing with respect to Lender’s exercise of any such rights or remedies. Borrower acknowledges that Lender engages in the business of real estate financings and other real estate transactions and investments which may be viewed as adverse to or competitive with the business of Borrower or its Affiliates.

Section 10.21 Brokers and Financial Advisors . Borrower hereby represents that it has dealt with no financial advisors, brokers, underwriters, placement agents, agents or finders in connection with the transactions contemplated by this Agreement, other than Holiday Fenoglio Fowler, L.P. Borrower hereby agrees to indemnify, defend and hold Lender harmless from and against any and all claims, liabilities, costs and expenses of any kind (including Lender’s attorneys’ fees and expenses) in any way relating to or arising from a claim by any Person that such Person acted on behalf of Borrower or Lender in connection with the transactions contemplated herein. The provisions of this Section 10.21 shall survive the expiration and termination of this Agreement and the payment of the Debt.

Section 10.22 Prior Agreements . This Agreement and the other Loan Documents contain the entire agreement of the parties hereto and thereto in respect of the transactions contemplated hereby and thereby, and all prior agreements among or between such parties, whether oral or written, are superseded by the terms of this Agreement and the other Loan Documents. This Agreement and the other Loan Documents may not be contradicted by evidence of prior, contemporaneous or subsequent oral agreements of the parties hereto or thereto.

Section 10.23 Joint and Several Liability . If Borrower consists of more than one (1) Person the obligations and liabilities of each Person comprising Borrower shall be joint and several. The parties hereto acknowledge that the defined term “Borrower” (as well as the defined term “Collective Group”) has been defined to collectively include each Borrower (and in the case of the Collective Group, defined to collectively include each Borrower and each SPE Constituent Entity). It is the intent of the parties hereto in determining whether there has occurred an event which (i) constitutes a Default or Event of Default or (ii) creates recourse obligations under Section 9.2 hereof, that any such event with respect to any Borrower (or, where applicable, with

 

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respect to any single member of the Collective Group) shall be deemed to be such a Default, Event of Default or event creating recourse obligations under Section 9.2 hereof, as applicable, with respect to every Borrower and that every Borrower need not have been involved with the event causing the same in order for such event to be deemed such a Default, Event of Default or event creating recourse obligations under Section 9.2 hereof, as applicable, with respect to every Borrower (and likewise, where applicable, that each member of the Collective Group need not have been involved with such event for the same to be deemed such a Default, Event of Default or event creating recourse obligations under Section 9.2 hereof, as applicable). The term “ Collective Group ” as used in this Agreement means, collectively, each Borrower and each SPE Constituent Entity.

Section 10.24 Certain Additional Rights of Lender (VCOC) . Notwithstanding anything to the contrary contained in this Agreement, Lender shall have:

(a) upon not less than fifteen (15) Business Days’ prior written notice to Borrower, the right to request and to hold a meeting at Lender’s office in New York, New York no more than four (4) times during any calendar year to consult with an officer of Borrower that is familiar with the financial condition of each Borrower and the operation of the Individual Properties and is otherwise reasonably acceptable to Lender regarding such significant business activities and business and financial developments of Borrower as are specified by Lender in writing in the request for such meeting; provided , however , that such consultations shall not include discussions of environmental compliance programs or disposal of hazardous substances; and

(b) the right, in accordance with the terms of this Agreement, to examine the books and records of Borrower at any reasonable times upon reasonable notice, provided that any such examination shall be conducted so as not to unreasonably interfere with the business of Borrower or any Tenants or other occupants of any Individual Property.

The rights described above in this Section 10.24 may be exercised by Lender on behalf of any Person which Controls Lender.

Section 10.25 Waiver of Rights, Defenses and Claims . Borrower hereby unconditionally and irrevocably waives all rights, defenses and claims that Borrower may have based on the fact that certain terms and provisions of the Closing Date Mortgage Loan Agreement and the Mortgage Loan Agreement, including without limitation certain definitions set forth in Section 1.1 of the Closing Date Mortgage Loan Agreement, are incorporated into this Agreement by reference.

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IN WITNESS WHEREOF, the parties hereto have caused this Agreement to be duly executed by their duly authorized representatives, all as of the day and year first above written.

 

BORROWER:
CENTRO NP NEW GARDEN MEZZ 1, LLC,
    a Delaware limited liability company
By:  

/s/ Steven Siegel

Name:   Steven Siegel
Title:   Executive Vice President

CENTRO NP SENIOR MEZZ HOLDING, LLC,

    a Delaware limited liability company

By:  

/s/ Steven Siegel

Name:   Steven Siegel
Title:   Executive Vice President


ACKNOWLEDGMENT

 

STATE OF NEW YORK   )
  ss.
COUNTY OF NEW YORK)  

On the 19 day of July in the year 2010 before me, the undersigned, a Notary Public in and for said State, personally appeared Steven Siegel, personally known to me or proved to me on the basis of satisfactory evidence to be the individual(s) whose name(s) is (are) subscribed to the within instrument and acknowledged to me that he/she/they executed the same in his/her/their capacity(ies), and that by his/her/their signature(s) on the instrument, the individual(s), or the person upon behalf of which the individual(s) acted, executed the instrument.

 

/s/ Heather Crawford

Notary Public

HEATHER CRAWFORD

NOTARY PUBLIC, State of New York

No. 01CR6173727

Qualified in New York County

Commission Expires Sept. 4, 2011

ACKNOWLEDGMENT

 

STATE OF NEW YORK   )
  ss.
COUNTY OF NEW YORK)  

On the 19 day of July in the year 2010 before me, the undersigned, a Notary Public in and for said State, personally appeared Steven Siegel, personally known to me or proved to me on the basis of satisfactory evidence to be the individual(s) whose name(s) is (are) subscribed to the within instrument and acknowledged to me that he/she/they executed the same in his/her/their capacity(ies), and that by his/her/their signature(s) on the instrument, the individual(s), or the person upon behalf of which the individual(s) acted, executed the instrument.

 

/s/ Jessica Buffman

Notary Public

JESSICA BUFFMAN

NOTARY PUBLIC, State of New York

No. 1BU6194621

Qualified in New York County

Commission Expires Oct. 6, 2012

 


LENDER:

JPMORGAN CHASE BANK, N.A., a banking association chartered under the laws of the United States of America

By:  

/s/ Joseph E. Geoghan

Name:   Joseph E. Geoghan
Title:   Managing Director


STATE OF NEW YORK   )
    )  ss.:
COUNTY OF NEW YORK   )

On July  19th , 2010, before me Claudia Omari , a notary public for said state, personally appeared Joseph Geoghan personally known to me (or proved to me on the basis of satisfactory evidence) to be the person whose name is subscribed to the within instrument and acknowledged to me that he executed the same as the Managing Director of JPMorgan Chase Bank, N.A., a banking association chartered under the laws of the United States of America, in his authorized capacity on behalf of said banking association and that by his signature on the instrument the person, or the entity upon behalf of which the person acted, executed the instrument.

Witness my hand and official seal.

 

/s/ Claudia Omari

Notary:

 

OFFICIAL SEAL
CLAUDIA OMARI
NOTARY PUBLIC—NEW JERSEY
BERGEN COUNTY
My Comm. Expires Mar. 5, 2013


EXHIBIT A

(CLOSING DATE MORTGAGE LOAN AGREEMENT)

[See attached]

 

EX. A-1


LOAN AGREEMENT

Dated as of July 28 , 2010

Among

THE ENTITIES IDENTIFIED ON THE SIGNATURE PAGES HEREOF AS

BORROWER,

collectively, as Borrower

and

JPMORGAN CHASE BANK , N.A. ,

as Lender


TABLE OF CONTENTS

 

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ARTICLE I — DEFINITIONS; PRINCIPLES OF CONSTRUCTION

     1   

Section 1.1 Definitions

     1   

Section 1.2 Principles of Construction

     36   

ARTICLE II — GENERAL TERMS

     36   

Section 2.1 Loan Commitment; Disbursement to Borrower

     36   

2.1.1 Agreement to Lend and Borrow

     36   

2.1.2 Single Disbursement to Borrower

     36   

2.1.3 The Note, Mortgages and Loan Documents

     36   

2.1.4 Use of Proceeds

     36   

Section 2.2 Interest Rate

     36   

2.2.1 Interest Rate

     36   

2.2.2 Interest Calculation

     36   

2.2.3 Default Rate

     37   

2.2.4 Usury Savings

     37   

Section 2.3 Loan Payment

     37   

2.3.1 Monthly Debt Service Payments

     37   

2.3.2 Payments Generally

     37   

2.3.3 Payment on Maturity Date

     38   

2.3.4 Late Payment Charge

     38   

2.3.5 Method and Place of Payment

     38   

Section 2.4 Prepayments

     38   

2.4.1 Voluntary Prepayments

     38   

2.4.2 Mandatory Prepayments

     40   

2.4.3 Prepayments After Default

     40   

Section 2.5 Intentionally Omitted

     40   

Section 2.6 Release of Properties

     40   

2.6.1 Release of Individual Property

     40   

2.6.2 Releases of Outparcels and Partial Release Parcels

     42   

2.6.3 Release on Payment in Full

     44   

2.6.4 Release of Reserve Funds

     44   

2.6.5 Assignments of Mortgages

     44   

Section 2.7 Lockbox Account/Cash Management

     44   

2.7.1 Lockbox Account

     44   

2.7.2 Cash Management Account

     45   

2.7.3 Payments Received under the Cash Management Agreement

     46   

2.7.4 Distributions to Mezzanine Borrower

     46   

ARTICLE III — CONDITIONS PRECEDENT

     47   

Section 3.1 Intentionally Omitted

     47   

ARTICLE IV — REPRESENTATIONS AND WARRANTIES

     47   

Section 4.1 Borrower Representations

     47   

4.1.1 Organization

     47   

4.1.2 Proceedings

     47   

 

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4.1.3 No Conflicts

     47   

4.1.4 Litigation

     47   

4.1.5 Agreements

     48   

4.1.6 Title

     48   

4.1.7 Solvency

     48   

4.1.8 Full and Accurate Disclosure

     49   

4.1.9 No Plan Assets

     49   

4.1.10 Compliance

     49   

4.1.11 Financial Information

     50   

4.1.12 Condemnation

     50   

4.1.13 Federal Reserve Regulations

     50   

4.1.14 Utilities and Public Access

     50   

4.1.15 Not a Foreign Person

     51   

4.1.16 Separate Lots

     51   

4.1.17 Assessments

     51   

4.1.18 Enforceability

     51   

4.1.19 No Prior Collateral Assignment

     51   

4.1.20 Insurance

     51   

4.1.21 Use of Property

     51   

4.1.22 Certificate of Occupancy; Licenses

     51   

4.1.23 Flood Zone

     52   

4.1.24 Physical Condition

     52   

4.1.25 Boundaries

     52   

4.1.26 Leases

     52   

4.1.27 Survey

     53   

4.1.28 Principal Place of Business; State of Organization

     53   

4.1.29 Filing and Recording Taxes

     53   

4.1.30 Special Purpose Entity/Separateness

     54   

4.1.31 Management Agreement

     54   

4.1.32 Illegal Activity

     54   

4.1.33 No Change in Facts or Circumstances; Disclosure

     54   

4.1.34 Investment Company Act

     55   

4.1.35 Embargoed Person

     55   

4.1.36 Cash Management Account

     55   

4.1.37 Reciprocal Easement Agreement

     56   

4.1.38 Underwriting Representations

     56   

4.1.39 Equipment, Fixtures and Personal Property

     56   

4.1.40 Ground Lease

     57   

Section 4.2 Survival of Representations

     58   

ARTICLE V – BORROWER COVENANTS

     58   

Section 5.1 Affirmative Covenants

     58   

5.1.1 Existence; Compliance with Legal Requirements

     59   

5.1.2 Taxes and Other Charges

     59   

5.1.3 Litigation

     60   

5.1.4 Access to Properties

     60   

5.1.5 Notice of Default

     60   

5.1.6 Cooperate in Legal Proceedings

     60   

 

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5.1.7 Perform Loan Documents

     60   

5.1.8 Award and Insurance Benefits

     61   

5.1.9 Further Assurances

     61   

5.1.10 Supplemental Mortgage Affidavits

     61   

5.1.11 Financial Reporting

     61   

5.1.12 Business and Operations

     65   

5.1.13 Title to the Properties

     65   

5.1.14 Costs of Enforcement

     66   

5.1.15 Estoppel Statement

     66   

5.1.16 Loan Proceeds

     66   

5.1.17 Intentionally Omitted

     66   

5.1.18 Confirmation of Representations

     66   

5.1.19 No Joint Assessment

     67   

5.1.20 Leasing Matters

     67   

5.1.21 Alterations

     68   

5.1.22 Operation of Property

     69   

5.1.23 Operations and Maintenance Program

     70   

5.1.24 Mold Mitigation Protocol

     70   

5.1.25 Updated Appraisals

     70   

5.1.26 Principal Place of Business, State of Organization

     70   

5.1.27 Embargoed Person

     70   

5.1.28 Ground Lease

     71   

5.1.29 Special Purpose Entity/Separateness

     74   

Section 5.2 Negative Covenants

     74   

5.2.1 Operation of Property

     75   

5.2.2 Liens; Utility and Other Easements

     75   

5.2.3 Dissolution; Amendment of Organizational Documents

     76   

5.2.4 Change in Business

     76   

5.2.5 Debt Cancellation

     76   

5.2.6 Zoning

     77   

5.2.7 No Joint Assessment

     77   

5.2.8 Principal Place of Business and Organization

     77   

5.2.9 ERISA

     77   

5.2.10 Transfers

     78   

5.2.11 Intentionally Omitted

     82   

5.2.12 REA

     82   

5.2.13 Ground Lease

     82   

5.2.14 Leasing Matters

     83   

5.2.15 EIL Policy

     83   

ARTICLE VI — INSURANCE; CASUALTY; CONDEMNATION

     83   

Section 6.1 Insurance

     83   

Section 6.2 Casualty

     87   

Section 6.3 Condemnation

     88   

Section 6.4 Restoration

     88   

ARTICLE VII — RESERVE FUNDS

     93   

Section 7.1 Required Repairs

     93   

 

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7.1.1 Deposits

     93   

7.1.2 Release of Required Repair Reserve Funds

     94   

7.1.3 Limitations on Required Repairs

     94   

Section 7.2 Tax and Insurance Reserve Funds

     95   

7.2.1 Tax and Insurance Reserve Funds

     95   

7.2.2 Tax Static Reserve Funds

     96   

Section 7.3 Replacements and Replacement Reserve

     97   

7.3.1 Replacement Reserve Fund

     97   

7.3.2 Disbursements from Replacement Reserve Account

     97   

7.3.3 Balance in the Replacement Reserve Account

     99   

Section 7.4 Rollover Reserve Account

     99   

7.4.1 Deposits to Rollover Reserve Funds

     99   

7.4.2 Withdrawal from Rollover Reserve Fund

     99   

Section 7.5 Excess Cash Flow Reserve Fund

     100   

7.5.1 Deposits to Excess Cash Flow Reserve Fund

     100   

7.5.2 Release of Excess Cash Flow Reserve Fund

     101   

Section 7.6 Ground Rent Reserve Fund

     101   

7.6.1 Deposits to Ground Rent Reserve Fund

     101   

7.6.2 Disbursements from the Ground Rent Reserve Fund

     101   

7.6.3 Ground Rent Static Reserve Funds

     102   

Section 7.7 Letter of Credit

     103   

Section 7.8 Reserve Accounts Generally

     104   

ARTICLE VIII – DEFAULTS

     106   

Section 8.1 Event of Default

     106   

Section 8.2 Remedies

     108   

Section 8.3 Remedies Cumulative; Waivers

     110   

ARTICLE IX – SPECIAL PROVISIONS

     110   

Section 9.1 Securitization

     110   

9.1.1 Sale of Notes and Securitization

     110   

9.1.2 Splitting the Loan; Uncross of Properties

     113   

9.1.3 Loan/Mezzanine Loans

     115   

9.1.4 Securitization Costs

     115   

Section 9.2 Exculpation

     116   

Section 9.3 Matters Concerning Manager

     118   

Section 9.4 Servicer

     118   

ARTICLE X – MISCELLANEOUS

     118   

Section 10.1 Survival

     118   

Section 10.2 Lender’s Discretion

     119   

Section 10.3 Governing Law

     119   

Section 10.4 Modification, Waiver in Writing

     120   

Section 10.5 Delay Not a Waiver

     120   

Section 10.6 Notices

     121   

Section 10.7 Trial by Jury

     122   

Section 10.8 Headings

     122   

Section 10.9 Severability

     122   

 

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Section 10.10 Preferences

     122   

Section 10.11 Waiver of Notice

     123   

Section 10.12 Remedies of Borrower

     123   

Section 10.13 Expenses; Indemnity

     123   

Section 10.14 Schedules Incorporated

     124   

Section 10.15 Offsets, Counterclaims and Defenses

     124   

Section 10.16 No Joint Venture or Partnership; No Third Party Beneficiaries

     125   

Section 10.17 Publicity

     125   

Section 10.18 Cross-Collateralization; Waiver of Marshalling of Assets

     125   

Section 10.19 Waiver of Counterclaim

     126   

Section 10.20 Conflict; Construction of Documents; Reliance

     126   

Section 10.21 Brokers and Financial Advisors

     126   

Section 10.22 Prior Agreements

     126   

Section 10.23 Joint and Several Liability

     127   

Section 10.24 Certain Additional Rights of Lender (VCOC)

     127   

Section 10.25 Additional California Waivers

     127   

SCHEDULES AND EXHIBITS

 

Schedule I       Reserved
Schedule II       Required Repairs—Deadlines for Completion
Schedule III       Organizational Chart of Borrower
Schedule IV       Ground Leases
Schedule V       Allocated Loan Amounts
Schedule VI       Transaction Property
Schedule VII       Individual Properties Requiring O&M Agreements
Schedule VIII       Individual Properties Requiring Mold & Moisture Protocols
Schedule IX-A       Outparcels
Schedule IX-B       Partial Release Parcels
Schedule X       Prepaid Rent
Schedule XI       Tenant Purchase Options and Rights
Schedule XII       Exceptions to Ground Lease Representations and Warranties
Schedule XIII       Preapproved Alterations
Schedule XIV       Predecessors as to Certain Individual Properties
Schedule XV       Tenant Termination Rights
Exhibit A       Form of Subordination, Non-Disturbance and Attornment Agreement

 

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LOAN AGREEMENT

THIS LOAN AGREEMENT , dated as of July 28, 2010 (as amended, restated, replaced, supplemented or otherwise modified from time to time, this “ Agreement ) , by and among JPMORGAN CHASE BANK , N.A. , a banking association chartered under the laws of the United States of America, having an address at 383 Madison Avenue, New York, New York 10179 (together with its successors and assigns, “ Lender ) and THE ENTITIES IDENTIFIED ON THE SIGNATURE PAGES HEREOF AS BORROWER , each having its principal place of business at 420 Lexington Avenue, New York, New York 10170 (collectively and/or individually as the context may require, “ Borrower ).

W I T N E S S E T H:

WHEREAS, Borrower desires to obtain the Loan (as hereinafter defined) from Lender; and

WHEREAS, Lender is willing to make the Loan to Borrower, subject to and in accordance with the terms of this Agreement and the other Loan Documents (as hereinafter defined).

NOW THEREFORE, in consideration of the making of the Loan by Lender and the covenants, agreements, representations and warranties set forth in this Agreement, the parties hereto hereby covenant, agree, represent and warrant as follows:

ARTICLE I — DEFINITIONS; PRINCIPLES OF CONSTRUCTION.

Section 1.1 Definitions . For all purposes of this Agreement, except as otherwise expressly required or unless the context clearly indicates a contrary intent:

Accrual Period ” shall mean the period commencing on and including the first (1st) day of each calendar month during the term of the Loan and ending on and including the final calendar day of such calendar month; provided , however , that the initial Accrual Period shall commence on and include the Closing Date and shall end on and include the final calendar day of the calendar month in which the Closing Date occurs.

Additional Insolvency Opinion ” shall have the meaning set forth in Section 4.1.30(d) hereof.

Affected Properties ” shall have the meaning set forth in Section 9.1.2(b) hereof.

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

Affiliated Manager ” shall mean any Manager in which Borrower, SPE Constituent Entity, or Guarantor has, directly or indirectly, any legal, beneficial or economic interest.


Agent ” shall mean KeyBank National Association or any Replacement Agent.

Aggregate Material Adverse Effect ” shall mean in Lender’s reasonable judgment any event or condition that has a material adverse effect on (a) the use, operation, or value of the Properties taken as a whole, (b) the business, profits, operations or financial condition of Borrower (including, without limitation, Net Operating Income), or (c) the ability of Borrower to repay the principal and interest of the Loan as it becomes due or to satisfy any of Borrower’s other obligations under the Loan Documents.

Aggregate Square Footage ” shall mean the aggregate rentable square footage of the Properties (but excluding the rentable square footage of each Release Property that shall have been released from the Lien of the related Mortgage pursuant to Section 2.6 prior to the date of determination).

Allocated Loan Amount ” shall mean, with respect to each Individual Property, the amount set forth on Schedule V hereof. For the avoidance of doubt, no portion of the Loan shall be allocated to any of the Outparcels.

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

Alterations ” shall have the meaning set forth in Section 5.1.21(a) hereof.

Alterations Deposit ” shall have the meaning set forth in Section 5.1.21(b) hereof.

Annual-Basis Ground Rent ” shall mean, in respect of each Ground Lease under which Ground Rent is payable on other than a monthly basis, the annual Ground Rent payable thereunder.

Annual Budget ” shall mean the operating budget, including all planned Capital Expenditures, for the Properties prepared by Borrower in accordance with Section 5.1.11(e) hereof for the annual budgeting period.

Approved Annual Budget ” shall have the meaning set forth in Section 5.1.11(e) hereof.

Assignment of Leases ” shall mean, with respect to each Individual Property, that certain first priority Assignment of Leases and Rents, dated as of the Closing Date, from each Borrower, as assignor, to Lender, as assignee, assigning to Lender all of Borrower’s interest in and to the Leases and Rents of such Individual Property as security for the Loan, as the same may be amended, restated, replaced, supplemented or otherwise modified from time to time.

Assignment of Management Agreement ” shall mean that certain Assignment of Management Agreement and Subordination of Management Fees, dated as of the Closing Date, among Lender, Borrower and Manager, as manager, as the same may be amended, restated, replaced, supplemented or otherwise modified from time to time.

Award ” shall mean any compensation paid by any Governmental Authority in connection with a Condemnation with respect to all or any part of any Individual Property.

 

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Bankruptcy Action ” shall mean with respect to any Person (a) such Person filing a voluntary petition under the Bankruptcy Code; (b) the filing of an involuntary petition against such Person under the Bankruptcy Code, or soliciting or causing to be solicited petitioning creditors for any involuntary petition against such Person; (c) such Person filing an answer consenting to or otherwise acquiescing in or joining in any involuntary petition filed against it, by any other Person under the Bankruptcy Code, or soliciting or causing to be solicited petitioning creditors for any involuntary petition from any Person; (d) such Person consenting to or acquiescing in or joining in an application for the appointment of a custodian, receiver, trustee, or examiner for such Person or any portion of any Individual Property; or (e) such Person making an assignment for the benefit of creditors, or admitting, in writing or in any legal proceeding, its insolvency or inability to pay its debts as they become due.

Bankruptcy Code ” shall mean 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, state or foreign bankruptcy or insolvency law.

Big Four ” shall mean any of the following accounting firms: (a) Deloitte & Touche LLP, (b) Ernst & Young LLP, (c) KPMG LLP and (d) PricewaterhouseCoopers LLP.

Borrower ” shall have the meaning set forth in the introductory paragraph hereto, together with each such Person’s successors and permitted assigns.

Business Day ” shall mean any day other than a Saturday, Sunday or any other day on which any of the following are not open for business: (i) national banks in New York, New York, (ii) the New York Stock Exchange, (iii) the Federal Reserve Bank of New York or (iv)  provided that Borrower shall have received written notice thereof (which written notice, in the case of any the determination of any Payment Date or the date upon which any other payment hereunder is required to be made pursuant to Section 2.3.2 , shall have been delivered to Borrower not less than thirty (30) days prior to such date), (A) the principal place of business of the trustee under a Securitization (or, if no Securitization has occurred, the principal place of business of Lender), (B) the principal place of business of any Servicer or (C) the principal place of business of the Agent, the Lockbox Bank or the financial institution that maintains any Reserve Account.

Capital Expenditures ” shall mean, for any period, the amount expended for items capitalized under GAAP (including expenditures for building improvements or major repairs, leasing commissions and tenant improvements).

Cash Management Account ” shall have the meaning set forth in Section 2.7.2 hereof.

Cash Management Agreement ” shall mean the Closing Date Cash Management Agreement or any Replacement Cash Management Agreement, as applicable, in each case, as the same may be amended, restated, replaced, supplemented or otherwise modified from time to time.

 

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Cash Sweep Cure Date ” shall mean the first date following the occurrence of a Cash Sweep Event on which no Event of Default or Bankruptcy Action of Borrower or Guarantor or DSCR Trigger Period is continuing, provided that, notwithstanding the foregoing, at such time as three (3) Cash Sweep Cures Dates shall have occurred from time to time during the term of the Loan, any Cash Sweep Period occurring thereafter shall continue until the Maturity Date and no subsequent Cash Sweep Cure Date shall be deemed to have occurred upon the satisfaction of the foregoing conditions or otherwise.

Cash Sweep Event ” shall mean the occurrence of: (a) an Event of Default; (b) any Bankruptcy Action of Borrower or Guarantor; or (c) a DSCR Trigger Event.

Cash Sweep Period ” shall mean the period commencing on the occurrence of a Cash Sweep Event and terminating on the Cash Sweep Cure Date.

Casualty ” shall have the meaning set forth in Section 6.2 hereof.

Casualty/Condemnation Prepayment ” shall have the meaning set forth in Section 6.4(e) hereof

Casualty Consultant ” shall have the meaning set forth in Section 6.4(b)(iii) hereof “ Casualty Retainage ” shall have the meaning set forth in Section 6.4(b)(iv) hereof.

Certificate Administrator ” shall mean any certificate administrator, trustee, paying agent or other Person responsible for administering the Securities.

Certificate of Rent Roll ” shall mean a Certificate of Rent Roll, dated as of the Closing Date, certifying and attaching a rent roll for each Individual Property for the month in which the Closing Date occurs.

Closing Date ” shall mean the date of this Agreement.

Closing Date Cash Management Agreement ” shall mean that certain Cash Management Agreement, dated as of the Closing Date, by and among Borrower, Lender, Manager, Senior Mezzanine Borrower, Junior Mezzanine Borrower, Senior Mezzanine Lender, Junior Mezzanine Lender and Agent.

Closing Date DSCR ” shall mean 1.66:1.00.

Closing Date Lockbox Agreement ” shall mean that certain Lockbox — Deposit Account Control Agreement dated as of the Closing Date among Borrower, Lender, Manager and Lockbox Bank.

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

Collective Group ” shall have the meaning set forth in Section 10.23 hereof.

Condemnation ” shall mean a temporary or permanent taking by any Governmental Authority as the result or in lieu or in anticipation of the exercise of the right of condemnation or eminent domain, of all or any part of any Individual Property, or any interest therein or right accruing thereto, including any right of access thereto or any change of grade affecting such Individual Property or any part thereof.

 

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Condemnation Proceeds ” shall have the meaning set forth in Section 6.4(b) hereof.

Contribution Agreement ” shall mean that certain Contribution Agreement, dated as of the Closing Date, by and among each Borrower, as the same may be amended, restated, replaced, supplemented or otherwise modified from time to time.

Control ” shall mean the possession, directly or indirectly, of the power to direct or cause the direction of management, policies or activities of a Person, whether through ownership of voting securities, by contract or otherwise. “Controlled” and “Controlling” shall have correlative meanings.

Covered Disclosure Information ” shall have the meaning set forth in Section 9.1.1(c) hereof.

Debt ” shall mean the outstanding principal amount set forth in, and evidenced by, this. Agreement and the Note, together with all interest accrued and unpaid thereon (including any interest that would accrue on the outstanding principal amount of the Loan through and including the end of any applicable Accrual Period, even if such Accrual Period extends beyond any applicable Payment Date, prepayment date or the Maturity Date), any Yield Maintenance Premium and/or Yield Maintenance Default Premium that, in each case, becomes due pursuant to Section 2.4 hereof, and all other sums due to Lender in respect of the Loan under the Note, this Agreement, the Mortgages and the other Loan Documents.

Debt Service ” shall mean, with respect to any particular period of time, the scheduled principal and interest payments due under this Agreement and the Note.

Debt Service Coverage Ratio ” shall mean a ratio for the period in question in which:

(a) the numerator is the Net Operating Income (excluding interest on credit accounts) for such period as set forth in the financial statements required hereunder; provided , however , that for the purposes of this definition Net Operating Income shall be determined using the annualized Rents set forth on the rent roll most recently delivered pursuant to Section 5.1.11(d) (as opposed to Rents for the applicable period), and

(b) the denominator is the aggregate amount of (i) Debt Service and (ii) Mezzanine Debt Service for such period.

Default ” shall mean the occurrence of any event hereunder or under any other Loan Document which, but for the giving of notice or passage of time, or both, would be an Event of Default.

Default Rate ” shall mean a rate per annum equal to the lesser of (a) the Maximum Legal Rate and (b) three percent (3%) above the Interest Rate.

 

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Disclosure Document(s) ” shall mean any written materials used or provided to any prospective investors and/or Rating Agencies in connection with any public offering or private placement of Securities in a Securitization, including, without limitation, a prospectus, prospectus supplement, private placement memorandum, offering memorandum, offering circular, term sheet, road show presentation materials or other offering documents marketing materials or information provided to prospective investors, in each case in preliminary or final form and including any amendments, supplements, exhibits, annexes and other attachments thereto, used to offer Securities in connection with a Securitization and designated as a “Disclosure Document” by Lender in its sole and absolute discretion.

DSCR Trigger Event ” shall mean that, as of the date of determination, the Debt Service Coverage Ratio based on the trailing three (3) month period immediately preceding the date of such determination is less than 1.40 to 1.00.

DSCR Trigger Event Cure ” shall mean that the Debt Service Coverage Ratio, as determined as of the first day of each of six (6) consecutive months following the occurrence of the applicable DSCR Trigger Event, based on the trailing three (3) month period immediately preceding the date of each determination, shall be greater than 1.40 to 1.00.

DSCR Trigger Period ” shall mean the period from the date of the occurrence of a DSCR Trigger Event until the date that a DSCR Trigger Event Cure occurs in respect of such DSCR Trigger Event.

EIL Policy ” shall have the meaning set forth in Section 6.1(a)(x) hereof.

Eligible Account ” shall mean 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 $50,000,000.00 and subject to supervision or examination by federal and state authority, as applicable. An Eligible Account will not be evidenced by a certificate of deposit, passbook or other instrument.

Eligible Institution ” shall mean either (a) a depository institution or trust company insured by the Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation, the short-term unsecured debt obligations or commercial paper of which are rated at least “A-1+” by S&P, “P-1” by Moody’s and “F-1+” by Fitch in the case of accounts in which funds are held for thirty (30) days or less (or, in the case of Letters of Credit and accounts in which funds are held for more than thirty (30) days, the long-term unsecured debt obligations of which are rated at least “AA-” by Fitch and S&P and “Aa3” by Moody’s), (b) JPMorgan, provided that the rating by S&P and the other Rating Agencies for JPMorgan’s short term unsecured debt obligations or commercial paper and long term unsecured debt obligations does not decrease below the ratings set forth in subclause (a)  hereof, or (c) KeyBank National Association, a national banking association, provided that the short-term unsecured debt obligations or commercial paper of the same are rated at least “A-2” by S&P, “P-2” by Moody’s and “F2” by Fitch in the case of accounts in which funds are held for thirty (30) days or less (or, in the case of Letters of Credit and accounts in which funds are held for more than thirty (30) days, the long-term unsecured debt obligations of the same are rated at least “BBB+” by Fitch and S&P and “A3” by Moody’s).

 

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Embargoed Person ” shall mean any Person, entity or government subject to trade restrictions under U.S. law, including, but not limited to, The USA PATRIOT Act (including the anti-terrorism provisions thereof), the International Emergency Economic Powers Act, 50 U.S.C. §§ 1701, et seq., The Trading with the Enemy Act, 50 U.S.C. App. 1 et seq., and any Executive Orders or regulations promulgated thereunder including those related to Specially Designated Nationals and Specially Designated Global Terrorists, with the result that the investment in Borrower, any SPE Constituent Entity or Guarantor, as applicable (whether directly or indirectly), is prohibited by law or the Loan is in violation of law.

Environmental Indemnity ” shall mean that certain Environmental Indemnity Agreement, dated as of the Closing Date, executed by Borrower and Guarantor in connection with the Loan for the benefit of Lender, as the same may be amended, restated, replaced, supplemented or otherwise modified from time to time.

Equipment ” shall have the meaning set forth in the granting clause of the related Mortgage with respect to each Individual Property.

ERISA ” shall mean the Employee Retirement Income Security Act of 1974, as amended from time to time, and the regulations promulgated and the rulings issued thereunder.

Event of Default ” shall have the meaning set forth in Section 8.1(a) hereof.

Excess Cash Flow ” shall have the meaning set forth in the Cash Management Agreement.

Excess Cash Flow Reserve Account ” shall have the meaning set forth in Section 7.5.1 hereof.

Excess Cash Flow Reserve Funds ” shall have the meaning set forth in Section 7.5.1 hereof.

Excess Net Proceeds ” shall have the meaning set forth in Section 6.4(b)(vii) hereof.

Exchange Act ” shall have the meaning set forth in Section 9.1.1(1) hereof.

Excluded Entity ” shall mean Guarantor and any direct or indirect legal or beneficial owner (including, without limitation, any shareholder, partner, member and/or non-member manager) of Guarantor.

Existing Management Agreement ” shall mean that certain Exclusive Leasing and Management Agreement, dated as of the Closing Date, between Borrower and Existing Manager, pursuant to which Existing Manager is to provide management and other services with respect to the Properties.

 

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Existing Manager ” shall mean, collectively, Centro Super Management Joint Venture 2, LLC, a Delaware limited liability company.

Extraordinary Expense ” shall have the meaning set forth in Section 5.1.11(e) hereof.

Fiscal Year ” shall mean each twelve (12) month period commencing on January 1 and ending on December 31 during each year of the term of the Loan.

Fitch ” shall mean Fitch, Inc.

Fixtures ” shall have the meaning set forth in the granting clause of the related Mortgage with respect to each Individual Property.

Force Majeure ” shall mean any delay caused by reason of strike, lock-out or other labor trouble, governmental preemption of priorities or other controls in connection with a national or other public emergency or shortages of fuel, supplies or labor resulting therefrom or other similar causes beyond Borrower’s reasonable control.

GAAP ” shall mean generally accepted accounting principles in the United States of America as of the date of the applicable financial report.

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

Grantor Trust ” shall mean a grantor trust as defined in subpart E, part I of subchapter J of the Code.

Gross Income from Operations ” shall mean, for any period, all income, derived from the ownership and operation of the Properties from whatever source during such period, including, but not limited to, Rents, utility charges, escalations, forfeited security deposits, interest on credit accounts, service fees or charges, license fees, parking fees, rent concessions or credits, and other pass-through or reimbursements paid by Tenants under the Leases of any nature but excluding extraordinary non-recurring items of income, Rents from month-to-month Tenants (unless such Tenants have been in occupancy for at least one (1) year) or Tenants that are included in any Bankruptcy Action (unless such Tenants have affirmed their Lease), sales, use and occupancy or other taxes on receipts required to be accounted for by Borrower to any Governmental Authority, refunds and uncollectible accounts, sales of furniture, fixtures and equipment, Insurance Proceeds (other than business interruption or other loss of income insurance) and Condemnation Proceeds, and any disbursements to the Borrower or Mezzanine Borrower from the Reserve Accounts or the Mezzanine Reserve Accounts.

Ground Lease ” shall mean each of those certain ground leases more particularly described on Schedule IV hereto, as modified by any agreements executed by the applicable Ground Lessor in favor of Lender, and as each of the same may be amended, restated, replaced, supplemented or otherwise modified from time to time in accordance with the terms and conditions hereof.

 

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Ground Lease Property ” shall mean, individually or collectively, as the context may dictate, that certain real property demised by each Ground Lease.

Ground Lessor ” shall mean each lessor under a Ground Lease.

Ground Rent ” shall mean the rents that are payable by Borrower, as lessee under each Ground Lease.

Ground Rent Reserve Account ” shall have the meaning set forth in Section 7.6.1 hereof.

Ground Rent Reserve Funds ” shall have the meaning set forth in Section 7.6.1 hereof.

Ground Rent Static Reserve Account ” shall have the meaning set forth in Section 7.6.3 .

Ground Rent Static Reserve Funds ” shall have the meaning set forth in Section 7.6.3 .

Guarantor ” shall mean Centro NP LLC, a Maryland limited liability company.

Guarantor Net Worth ” shall mean, as of the date of determination, as to Guarantor or any Guarantor Successor, total stockholders’ equity in such Person (taking into account, among other things, all increases or decreases in tax liabilities and contingent liabilities as a result of the applicable consolidation or merger) of such Person, on a consolidated basis, as reasonably determined by Lender based upon the financial statements of such Person for the immediately preceding calendar quarter prepared in accordance with GAAP and audited by a “Big Four” accounting firm or other independent certified public accountant reasonably acceptable to Lender (but subject to any deemed approval pursuant to Section 5.2.10(g) hereof). For the avoidance of doubt, in determining the Guarantor Net Worth of any Guarantor Successor, such determination shall be pro forma based upon the financial statements of the Persons comprising such Guarantor Successor upon the consummation of the proposed transaction, in each case, prepared in accordance with GAAP and audited by a “Big Four” accounting firm or other independent certified public accountant reasonably acceptable to Lender.

Guarantor Successor ” shall mean any Person with which Guarantor or any prior Guarantor Successor is consolidated with, or into which Guarantor or such prior Guarantor Successor is merged (whether or not Guarantor or such prior Guarantor Successor is the surviving Person), in one or more related transactions that satisfy the requirements of a Permitted Guarantor Merger Transaction.

Guaranty ” shall mean that certain Guaranty Agreement, dated as of the Closing Date and executed and delivered by Guarantor in connection with the Loan to and for the benefit of Lender, as the same may be amended, restated, replaced, supplemented or otherwise modified from time to time.

Improvements ” shall have the meaning set forth in the granting clause of the related Mortgage with respect to each Individual Property.

 

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Indebtedness ” of a Person, at a particular date, means the sum (without duplication) at such date of (a) all indebtedness or liability of such Person (including, without limitation, amounts for borrowed money and indebtedness in the form of mezzanine debt and preferred equity); (b) obligations evidenced by bonds, debentures, notes, or other similar instruments; (c) obligations for the deferred purchase price of property or services (including trade obligations); (d) the face amount of the obligations under letters of credit; (e) obligations under acceptance facilities; (f) all guaranties, endorsements (other than for collection or deposit in the ordinary course of business) and other contingent obligations to purchase, to provide funds for payment, to supply funds, to invest in any Person or entity, or otherwise to assure a creditor against loss; and (g) obligations secured by any Liens, whether or not the obligations have been assumed, provided that “Indebtedness” described in this clause (g)  shall not include any Permitted Encumbrances.

Indemnified Liabilities ” shall have the meaning set forth in Section 10.13(b) hereof.

Indemnified Parties ” shall mean (a) Lender and any designee of Lender, (b) any Affiliate of Lender that has filed any registration statement relating to a Securitization or has acted as the sponsor or depositor in connection with such Securitization, (c) any Affiliate of Lender that acts as an underwriter, placement agent or initial purchaser of Securities issued in such Securitization, (d) any other co-underwriters, co-placement agents or co-initial purchasers of Securities issued in such Securitization, (e) each Person who controls (within the meaning of Section 15 of the Exchange Act) any Person described in any of the foregoing clauses, (f) any Person who is or will have been involved in the origination of the Loan, (g) any Person who is or will have been involved in the servicing of the Loan, (h) any Person in whose name the Liens created by the Mortgages are or will be recorded, (i) any Person who may hold or acquire or will have held a full or partial interest in the Loan (including, but not limited to, investors or prospective investors in the Securities, as well as custodians, trustees and other fiduciaries who hold or have held a full or partial interest in the Loan evidenced for the benefit of third parties), (j) any Person who holds or acquires or will have held a participation or other full or partial interest in the Loan, whether during the term of the Loan or as a part of or following a foreclosure of the Loan, (k) any successors by merger, consolidation or acquisition of all or a substantial portion of Lender’s assets and business and (1) the respective officers, directors, shareholders, partners, employees, agents, representatives, contractors, subcontractors, Affiliates, participants, successors and assigns of any Person described in any of the foregoing clauses.

Indemnified Persons ” shall have the meaning set forth in Section 9.1.1(c) hereof.

Independent Director ” or “ Independent Manager ” means a natural person who has prior experience as an independent director, independent manager or independent member with at least three (3) years of employment experience and who is provided by CT Corporation, Corporation Service Company, National Registered Agents, Inc., Wilmington Trust Company, Stewart Management Company, Lord Securities Corporation or, if none of those companies is then providing professional independent directors or independent managers, another nationally- recognized company reasonably approved by Lender that provides professional independent directors or independent managers and other corporate services in the ordinary course of its business and is not an Affiliate of Borrower or any SPE Constituent Entity, and which natural person is duly appointed as an Independent Director or Independent Manager, as applicable, and is not, and has never been, and will not while serving as an Independent Director or Independent Manager, as applicable, be, any of the following:

 

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  (a) a member, partner, equityholder, manager, director, officer or employee of Borrower, any SPE Constituent Entity or any of their respective Affiliates (other than as an Independent Director or Independent Manager of (i) Borrower or any SPE Constituent Entity or (ii) any Affiliate of Borrower that is not in the direct chain of ownership of Borrower and that is required by a creditor to be a single purpose bankruptcy remote entity, provided that (A) such Independent Director or Independent Manager is employed by a company that routinely provides professional independent directors or managers in the ordinary course of its business) and (B) the fees that such Independent Director or Independent Manager earns from serving as an Independent Director or Independent Manager of Borrower, each SPE Constituent Entity and any Affiliate of Borrower in any given calendar year constitute, in the aggregate, less than five percent (5%) of the annual income of such Independent Director or Independent Manager for that calendar year;

 

  (b) a creditor, supplier or service provider (including provider of professional services) to Borrower, any SPE Constituent Entity, or any of their respective Affiliates (other than a nationally-recognized company that routinely provides professional independent directors or independent managers and other corporate services to Borrower, any SPE Constituent Entity or any of their respective Affiliates in the ordinary course of its business);

 

  (c) a family member of any Person referenced in the foregoing clause (a)  that is a natural person; or

 

  (d) a Person that Controls any Person referenced in any of the foregoing clauses (a) , (b) or (c) .

The same natural person may not serve as an Independent Director or Independent Manager of any Borrower (or any SPE Constituent Entity) and also of any Mezzanine Borrower (or any Mezzanine SPE Constituent Entity).

Individual Material Adverse Effect ” shall mean, in Lender’s reasonable judgment, in respect of an Individual Property, any event or condition that has a material adverse effect on the use, operation, or value of such Individual Property.

Individual Property ” shall mean each parcel of land and/or leasehold estate, as applicable, the Improvements thereon and all personal property owned by Borrower or leased pursuant to a ground lease by Borrower and encumbered by a Mortgage, together with all rights pertaining to such property and Improvements, as more particularly described in the granting clauses of each such Mortgage and referred to therein as the “Property”.

Insolvency Opinion ” shall mean that certain non-consolidation opinion letter dated as of the Closing Date delivered by Edwards Angell Palmer & Dodge LLP in connection with the Loan.

 

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Insurance Premiums ” shall have the meaning set forth in Section 6.1(b) hereof.

Insurance Proceeds ” shall have the meaning set forth in Section 6.4(b) hereof.

Insurance Reserve Funds ” shall have the meaning set forth in Section 7.2.1 hereof.

Interest Rate ” shall mean a rate of six and two hundred sixty-eight thousand two hundred ninety-eight millionths percent (6.268298%) per annum.

JPMorgan ” shall mean JPMorgan Chase Bank, N.A., a national banking association, and its successors and assigns.

Junior Mezzanine Borrower ” shall mean, collectively, Centro NP New Garden Mezz 2, LLC, and Centro NP Junior Mezz Holding, LLC, each a Delaware limited liability company, together with their respective successors and permitted assigns.

Junior Mezzanine Debt ” shall have the meaning ascribed to the term “Debt” in the Junior Mezzanine Loan Agreement.

Junior Mezzanine Debt Service ” shall have the meaning ascribed to the term “Debt Service” in the Junior Mezzanine Loan Agreement.

Junior Mezzanine Debt Service Account ” shall have the meaning ascribed to the term “Junior Mezzanine Debt Service Account” in the Junior Mezzanine Loan Agreement.

Junior Mezzanine Lender ” shall mean JPMorgan in its capacity as Lender under the Junior Mezzanine Loan Agreement, together with its successors and assigns in such capacity.

Junior Mezzanine Loan ” shall mean that certain loan made as of the Closing Date by Junior Mezzanine Lender to Junior Mezzanine Borrower in the original principal amount of Forty-Four Million Five Hundred Thousand and No/100 Dollars ($44,500,000.00), and evidenced by the Junior Mezzanine Note and evidenced and secured by the other Junior . Mezzanine Loan Documents.

Junior Mezzanine Loan Agreement ” shall mean that certain Junior Mezzanine Loan Agreement, dated as of the Closing Date, between Junior Mezzanine Borrower and Junior Mezzanine Lender, as the same may be amended, restated, replaced, supplemented or otherwise modified, from time to time.

Junior Mezzanine Loan Documents ” shall have the meaning ascribed to the term “Loan Documents” in the Junior Mezzanine Loan Agreement.

Junior Mezzanine Note ” shall have the meaning ascribed to the term “Note” in the Junior Mezzanine Loan Agreement.

Junior Mezzanine Reserve Account ” shall mean each “Junior Mezzanine Reserve Account” as defined in the Junior Mezzanine Loan Agreement.

 

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Land ” shall have the meaning set forth in the granting clause of the related Mortgage with respect to each Individual Property.

Lease ” shall mean any lease, sublease or subsublease, letting, license, concession or other agreement (whether written or oral and whether now or hereafter in effect) pursuant to which any Tenant is granted a possessory interest in, or right to use or occupy all or any portion of any space in any Individual Property by or on behalf of Borrower, and (a) every modification, amendment or other agreement relating to such lease, sublease, subsublease, or other agreement entered into in connection with such lease, sublease, subsublease, or other agreement, and (b) every guarantee of the performance and observance of the covenants, conditions and agreements to be performed and observed by the other party thereto. Notwithstanding the foregoing, no Ground Lease shall constitute a Lease.

Legal Requirements ” shall mean, with respect to each Individual Property, all federal, state, county, municipal and other governmental statutes, laws, rules, orders, regulations, ordinances, judgments, decrees and injunctions of Governmental Authorities affecting such Individual Property or any part thereof, or the construction, use, alteration or operation thereof, or any part thereof, whether now or hereafter enacted and in force, and all permits, licenses and authorizations and regulations relating thereto, and all covenants, agreements, restrictions and encumbrances contained in any instruments, either of record or known to Borrower, at any time in force affecting Borrower, such Individual Property or any part thereof, including, without limitation, any which may (a) require repairs, modifications or Alterations in or to such Individual Property or any part thereof, or (b) in any way limit the use and enjoyment thereof.

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

Letter of Credit ” shall mean an irrevocable, unconditional, transferable, clean sight draft letter of credit having an initial term of not less than one (1) year, in favor of Lender and entitling Lender to draw thereon in New York, New York, based solely on a statement that Lender has the right to draw thereon executed by an officer or authorized signatory of Lender. A Letter of Credit must be issued by an Eligible Institution.

Liabilities ” shall have the meaning set forth in Section 9.1.1(c) hereof.

Licenses ” shall have the meaning set forth in Section 4.1.22 hereof.

Lien ” shall mean, with respect to each Individual Property, any mortgage, deed of trust, deed to secure debt, indemnity deed of trust, lien, pledge, hypothecation, assignment, security interest, or any other encumbrance, charge or transfer of, on or affecting Borrower, the related Individual Property, any portion thereof or any interest therein, including, without limitation, any conditional sale or other title retention agreement, any financing lease having substantially the same economic effect as any of the foregoing, the filing of any financing statement, and mechanic’s, materialmen’s and other similar liens and encumbrances.

Loan ” shall mean the loan made by Lender to Borrower pursuant to this Agreement and evidenced and secured by the Note and the other Loan Documents.

 

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Loan Documents ” shall mean, collectively, this Agreement, the Note, the Mortgages, the Guaranty, the Assignment of Leases, the O&M Agreement, the Environmental Indemnity, the Assignment of Management Agreement, the Lockbox Agreement, the Cash Management Agreement, the Contribution Agreement and all other documents executed and/or delivered in connection with the Loan, as each of the same may be amended, restated, replaced, supplemented or otherwise modified from time to time.

Loan Split Documents ” shall have the meaning set forth in Section 9.1.2(b) hereof.

Loan Splitting ” shall have the meaning set forth in Section 9.1.2(a) hereof.

Lockbox Account ” shall have the meaning set forth in Section 2.7.1 hereof.

Lockbox Agreement ” shall mean the Closing Date Lockbox Agreement or any Replacement Lockbox Agreement, as applicable, in each case, as the same may be amended, restated, replaced, supplemented or otherwise modified from time to time.

Lockbox Bank ” shall mean KeyBank National Association or any Replacement Lockbox Bank.

Major Lease ” shall mean, with respect to any Individual Property, any (a) Lease (i) covering more than thirty thousand (30,000) square feet at such Individual Property or (ii) entered into by a Tenant that is a Tenant under another Lease at such Individual Property or that is an Affiliate of any other Tenant under a Lease at such Individual Property, if, pursuant to such Leases, such Tenant (or such Tenant and its Affiliate(s)) leases more than thirty thousand (30,000) square feet in the aggregate at the applicable Individual Property or (b) Lease under which the Tenant is an Affiliate of Borrower or Guarantor. Notwithstanding the foregoing, no Permitted Parcel Ground Lease shall constitute a Major Lease.

Management Agreement ” shall mean the Existing Management Agreement or, if the context requires, a Replacement Management Agreement pursuant to which a Qualified Manager is managing one or more of the Individual Properties in accordance with the terms and provisions of this Agreement.

Manager ” shall mean Existing Manager or, if the context requires, a Qualified Manager who is managing one or more of the Individual Properties in accordance with the terms and provisions of this Agreement pursuant to a Replacement Management Agreement.

Material Action ” shall mean any Bankruptcy Action or a voluntary dissolution of Borrower or an SPE Constituent Entity.

Material Lease ” shall mean, with respect to any Individual Property, any Lease or Leases (i) with a Tenant that is a nationally or regionally recognized retail chain (as reasonably determined by Lender) or (ii) pursuant to which such Tenant leases more than five thousand (5,000) square feet in the aggregate at such Individual Property.

Maturity Date ” shall mean August 1, 2020, or such other date on which the final payment of principal of the Note becomes due and payable as therein or herein provided, whether at such stated maturity date, by declaration of acceleration, or otherwise.

 

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Maximum Legal Rate ” shall mean the maximum nonusurious interest rate, if any, that at any time or from time to time may be contracted for, taken, reserved, charged or received on the indebtedness evidenced by the Note and as provided for herein or the other Loan Documents, under the laws of such state or states whose laws are held by any court of competent jurisdiction to govern the interest rate provisions of the Loan.

Mezzanine Borrower ” shall mean, individually and collectively, as the context may require, Senior Mezzanine Borrower and Junior Mezzanine Borrower.

Mezzanine Debt Service ” shall mean, with respect to any particular period of time, the sum of (a) the Senior Mezzanine Debt Service and (b) the Junior Mezzanine Debt Service.

Mezzanine Debt Service Account ” shall mean, individually and collectively, as the context may require, the Senior Mezzanine Debt Service Account and the Junior Mezzanine Debt Service Account.

Mezzanine Lender ” shall mean, individually and collectively, as the context may require, Senior Mezzanine Lender and Junior Mezzanine Lender.

Mezzanine Loan ” shall mean, individually and collectively, as the context may require, the Senior Mezzanine Loan and the Junior Mezzanine Loan.

Mezzanine Loan Agreement ” shall mean, individually and collectively, as the context may require, the Senior Mezzanine Loan Agreement and the Junior Mezzanine Loan Agreement.

Mezzanine Loan Documents ” shall mean, individually and collectively, as the context may require, the Senior Mezzanine Loan Documents and the Junior Mezzanine Loan Documents.

Mezzanine Reserve Accounts ” shall mean, individually and collectively, as the context may require, the Senior Mezzanine Reserve Accounts and the Junior Mezzanine Reserve Accounts.

Mezzanine SPE Constituent Entity ” shall mean the Special Purpose Entity that is the general partner of a Mezzanine Borrower, if such Mezzanine Borrower is a limited partnership, or managing member of a Mezzanine Borrower, if such Mezzanine Borrower is a multi-member limited liability company.

Minimum Disbursement Amount ” shall mean Twenty-Five Thousand and No/100 Dollars ($25,000.00).

Moisture and Mold Mitigation Protocol ” shall mean an operations and maintenance plan, that is reasonably satisfactory to Lender, for the prevention and remediation of any mold, mycotoxins, microbial matter and airborne pathogens (naturally occurring or otherwise) on or at each of the Properties and that pose a threat to human health or the environment or that adversely affect any of the Properties. Any such Moisture and Mold Mitigation Protocol shall include provision for annual site assessments by an engineering firm licensed to conduct such testing, and the preparation by such engineering firm of a report on the results of such testing and any recommendations for removal or other remediation with respect to any such mold, mycotoxins, microbial matter and airborne pathogens.

 

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Monthly-Basis Ground Rent ” shall mean, in respect of each Ground Lease under which Ground Rent is payable on a monthly basis, the aggregate of such monthly Ground Rent payments payable during the twelve (12) months following the date of determination.

Monthly Debt Service Payment Amount ” shall mean a constant monthly payment of Two Million Nine Hundred Ninety-Two Thousand Two and 65/100 Dollars ($2,992,002.65), as the same may be recalculated upon any prepayment of the Loan made pursuant to Section 2.4 hereof to reflect the principal amount of the Loan remaining outstanding after giving effect to such prepayment and the then-remaining amortization term of the Loan (the initial amortization term on the Closing Date being thirty (30) years).

Moody’s ” shall mean Moody’s Investors Service, Inc.

Mortgage ” shall mean, with respect to each Individual Property, that certain first- priority Mortgage/Deed of Trust/Deed to Secure Debt, Assignment of Leases and Rents, Fixture Filing and Security Agreement and/or Leasehold Mortgage/Deed of Trust/Deed to Secure Debt, Assignment of Leases and Rents, Fixture Filing and Security Agreement, dated as of the Closing Date, executed and delivered by Borrower to Lender as security for the Loan and encumbering an Individual Property, as the same may be amended, restated, replaced, supplemented or otherwise modified from time to time.

Net Cash Flow ” shall mean, with respect to the Properties for any period, the amount obtained by subtracting Operating Expenses and Capital Expenditures for such period from Gross Income from Operations for such period.

Net Cash Flow Schedule ” shall have the meaning set forth in Section 5.1.11(b) hereof.

Net Operating Income ” shall mean, for any period, the amount obtained by subtracting Operating Expenses for such period from Gross Income from Operations for such period.

Net Proceeds ” shall have the meaning set forth in Section 6.4(b) hereof.

Net Proceeds Deficiency ” shall have the meaning set forth in Section 6.4(b)(vi) hereof.

Net Proceeds Prepayment ” shall have the meaning set forth in Section 6.4(e) hereof.

New Note ” shall have the meaning set forth in Section 9.1.2(b) hereof.

New Note Amount ” shall have the meaning set forth in Section 9.1.2(b) hereof.

Non-Disturbance Agreement ” shall have the meaning set forth in Section 5.1.20 hereof.

Note ” shall mean that certain Consolidated, Amended and Restated Promissory Note of even date herewith in the principal amount of Four Hundred Eighty-Five Million and No/100 Dollars ($485,000,000.00), made by Borrower in favor of Lender, as the same may be amended, restated, replaced, supplemented or otherwise modified from time to time.

 

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O&M Agreement ” shall mean that certain Operations and Maintenance Agreement dated as of the Closing Date between Lender and each applicable Borrower, as the same may be amended, restated, replaced, supplemented or otherwise modified from time to time.

Officer’s Certificate ” shall mean a certificate delivered to Lender by Borrower which is signed by an authorized officer of Borrower or the general partner or the managing member of Borrower, as applicable.

Open Prepayment Date ” shall mean February 1, 2020.

Operating Expenses ” shall mean, for any period, the total of all expenditures, of whatever kind during such period relating to the operation, maintenance and management of the Properties that are incurred on a regular monthly or other periodic basis, including without limitation, Ground Rent, utilities, ordinary repairs and maintenance, insurance, license fees, property taxes and assessments, advertising expenses, assumed management fees in an amount equal to the greater of actual management fees or three and one-half percent (3.5%) of Gross Income from Operations, payroll and related taxes, computer processing charges, tenant improvements and leasing commissions, operational equipment or other lease payments, and other similar costs, but excluding depreciation, income taxes, Debt Service (including amortization, if any), Mezzanine Debt Service, Capital Expenditures and contributions to the Tax and Insurance Reserve Account, the Replacement Reserve Account, the Rollover Reserve Account and any other Reserve Accounts or the Mezzanine Reserve Accounts, and any item of expense which would otherwise be considered an Operating Expense pursuant to this definition but is paid directly by any Tenant.

Other Charges ” shall mean all ground rents (other than Ground Rent), 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 any Individual Property, now or hereafter levied or assessed or imposed against such Individual Property or any part thereof.

Other Obligations ” shall have the meaning as respectively set forth in the Mortgages.

Other Obligor ” and “ Other Obligors ” shall have the meaning set forth in Section 10.25 .

Outparcel ” shall mean each parcel of Land legally described or depicted on Schedule IX-A hereto.

Parcel Release Amount ” shall mean, with respect to each Partial Release Parcel, the amount set forth on Schedule a-B hereto for such Partial Release Parcel.

Partial Par Prepayment ” shall have the meaning set forth in Section 2.4.1(b) hereof.

 

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Partial Par Prepayment Cap ” shall have the meaning set forth in Section 2.4.1(b) hereof.

Partial Par Prepayment Date ” shall mean September 1, 2017.

Partial Release Parcel ” shall mean each parcel of Land legally described or depicted on Schedule IX-B.

Payment Date ” shall mean the first (1st) day of each calendar month during the term of the Loan, or if such day is not a Business Day, then the Business Day immediately preceding such day, commencing on September 1, 2010 and continuing to and including the Maturity Date.

Permitted Debt ” shall mean, collectively (a) the Note and the other obligations, indebtedness and liabilities specifically provided for in any Loan Document and secured by the Mortgages and the other Loan Documents and (b) trade payables incurred in the ordinary course of Borrower’s business, not secured by Liens on any one or more Individual Properties (other than Liens being properly contested in accordance with the provisions of this Agreement), provided that such trade payables in respect of each Individual Property (i) do not exceed three percent (3%) of the Allocated Loan Amount for such Individual Property, (ii) are normal and reasonable under the circumstances, (iii) are payable by or on behalf of Borrower for or in respect of the operation of such Individual Property in the ordinary course of the operation of Borrower’s business or the routine administration of such Borrower’s business, (iv) are paid within sixty (60) days following the date on which such amount is incurred, and (v) are not evidenced by a note. Nothing contained herein shall be deemed to require Borrower to pay any trade payable, so long as Borrower is in good faith at its own expense, and by proper legal proceedings, diligently contesting the validity, amount or application thereof, provided that in each case, at the time of the commencement of any such action or proceeding, and during the pendency of such action or proceeding (w) no Event of Default shall exist and be continuing hereunder, (x) no Individual Property nor any part thereof or interest therein will be in material danger of being sold, forfeited, or lost, (y) Borrower shall furnish such security as may be required in the proceeding, or as may be reasonably requested by Lender, to insure the payment any amounts contested, together with all interest and penalties thereon, and (z) such contest operates to suspend collection or enforcement, as the case may be, of the contested amount.

Permitted Encumbrances ” shall mean, with respect to an Individual Property, collectively, (a) the Liens and security interests created by the Loan Documents, (b) all Liens, encumbrances and other matters disclosed in the applicable Title Insurance Policy relating to such Individual Property or any part thereof, (c) Liens, if any, for Taxes imposed by any Governmental Authority not yet due or delinquent or contested in accordance with the terms hereof, (d) such other title and survey exceptions as Lender has approved or may approve in writing in Lender’s sole discretion, (e) all immaterial easements, rights-of-way, restrictions and other similar non-monetary encumbrances recorded against and affecting such Individual Property and that do not materially and adversely affect (i) the ability of Borrower to pay any of its obligations to any Person as and when due, (ii) the marketability of title to such Individual Property, (iii) the fair market value of such Individual Property, or (iv) the use or operation of such Individual Property, and (f) rights of Tenants, as Tenants only.

 

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Permitted Equipment Transfer ” shall mean the Transfer by Borrower of Equipment, Fixtures and/or Personal Property that is either being replaced or that is no longer necessary in connection with the operation of the applicable Individual Property, provided that such Transfer will not (i) materially adversely affect the value of such Individual Property, (ii) impair the utility of such Individual Property or (iii) result in a reduction or abatement of, or right of offset against, the Rents under any Lease in respect of such Individual Property.

Permitted Guarantor Merger Transaction ” shall mean any consolidation or merger of Guarantor or any prior Guarantor Successor with or into any other Person (whether or not Guarantor or such prior Guarantor Successor is the surviving Person), provided that (i) immediately after giving effect to such transaction, (A) no Event of Default exists and (B) the Guarantor Net Worth shall not be less than the Guarantor Net Worth as of the last fiscal quarter of Guarantor or such prior Guarantor Successor, and (ii) either (1) Guarantor or such prior Guarantor Successor, as applicable, is the surviving Person in any such transaction (in which case such Guarantor or such prior Guarantor Successor shall ratify in writing the Guaranty and the Environmental Indemnity) or (2) in the case of any transaction in which the Person formed by or surviving such transaction is other than the Guarantor or such prior Guarantor Successor, as applicable, such surviving Person executes a guaranty in favor of Lender in the form of the Guaranty and an environmental indemnity agreement in favor of Lender in the form of the Environmental Indemnity and otherwise assumes all the obligations of Guarantor or such prior Guarantor Successor, as applicable, under the Loan Documents (including, without limitation, the obligation to continue to maintain the EIL Policy in accordance with Section 6.1(a) hereof) both prospectively and retrospectively (and, upon the execution and delivery thereof, the Guaranty shall be terminated and Guarantor or such prior Guarantor Successor, as applicable, shall be released from all obligations under the other Loan Documents (and Lender shall execute any documentation reasonably requested by Borrower, and prepared by Borrower at Borrower’s sole cost and expense (including, without limitation, Lender’s reasonable legal fees and expenses), in order to evidence the same)), and (D) Borrower shall not have replaced Manager within the six (6) week period prior to such consolidation or merger.

Permitted Investments ” shall mean any one or more of the following obligations or securities acquired at a purchase price of not greater than par, including those issued by Servicer, or any Certificate Administrator under any Securitization or any of their respective Affiliates, payable on demand or having a maturity date not later than the Business Day immediately prior to the first Payment Date following the date of acquiring such investment and meeting one of the appropriate standards set forth below:

(i) obligations of, or obligations fully guaranteed as to timely payment of principal and interest by, the United States or any agency or instrumentality thereof provided such obligations are backed by the full faith and credit of the United States of America including, without limitation, obligations of: the U.S. Treasury (all direct or fully guaranteed obligations), the Farmers Home Administration (certificates of beneficial ownership), the General Services Administration (participation certificates), the U.S. Maritime Administration (guaranteed Title XI financing), the Small Business Administration (guaranteed participation certificates and guaranteed pool certificates), the U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development (local authority bonds) and the Washington Metropolitan Area Transit Authority (guaranteed transit bonds); provided, however, that the investments described in this clause must (A) have a predetermined

 

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fixed dollar of principal due at maturity that cannot vary or change, (B) if rated by S&P, must not have an “r” highlighter affixed to their rating, (C) if such investments have a variable rate of interest, such interest rate must be tied to a single interest rate index plus a fixed spread (if any) and must move proportionately with that index, and (D) such investments must not be subject to liquidation prior to their maturity;

(ii) obligations of the following United States government sponsored agencies: Federal Home Loan Mortgage Corp. (debt obligations), the Federal National Mortgage Association (debt obligations); provided, however, that the investments described in this clause must (A) have a predetermined fixed dollar of principal due at maturity that cannot vary or change, (B) if rated by S&P, must not have an “r” highlighter affixed to their rating, (C) if such investments have a variable rate of interest, such interest rate must be tied to a single interest rate index plus a fixed spread (if any) and must move proportionately with that index, and (D) such investments must not be subject to liquidation prior to their maturity;

(iii) unsecured certificates of deposit, time deposits, bankers’ acceptances and repurchase agreements or obligations with maturities of not more than 365 days issued or held by any depository institution or trust company incorporated or organized under the laws of the United States of America or any state thereof and subject to supervision and examination by federal or state banking authorities, so long as the commercial paper or other short term obligations of which at all times are rated in the highest short term rating category by each Rating Agency (or, if not rated by all Rating Agencies, rated by at least one Rating Agency in the highest short term rating category and otherwise acceptable to each other Rating Agency, as confirmed in writing that such investment would not, in and of itself, result in a downgrade, qualification or withdrawal of the initial, or, if higher, then-current ratings assigned to the Securities); provided, however, that the investments described in this clause must (A) have a predetermined fixed dollar of principal due at maturity that cannot vary or change, (B) if rated by S&P, must not have an “r” highlighter affixed to their rating, (C) if such investments have a variable rate of interest, such interest rate must be tied to a single interest rate index plus a fixed spread (if any) and must move proportionately with that index, and (D) such investments must not be subject to liquidation prior to their maturity;

(iv) fully Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation-insured demand and time deposits in, or certificates of deposit of, or bankers’ acceptances issued by, any bank or trust company, savings and loan association or savings bank, the short term obligations of which at all times are rated in the highest short term rating category by each Rating Agency (or, if not rated by all Rating Agencies, rated by at least one Rating Agency in the highest short term rating category and otherwise acceptable to each other Rating Agency, as confirmed in writing that such investment would not, in and of itself, result in a downgrade, qualification or withdrawal of the initial, or, if higher, then-current ratings assigned to the Securities); provided, however, that the investments described in this clause must (A) have a predetermined fixed dollar of principal due at maturity that cannot vary or change, (B) if rated by S&P, must not have an “r” highlighter affixed to their rating, (C) if such investments have a variable rate of interest, such interest rate must be tied to a single interest rate index plus a fixed spread (if any) and must move proportionately with that index, and (D) such investments must not be subject to liquidation prior to their maturity;

 

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(v) debt obligations bearing interest or sold at a discount issued by any corporation incorporated under the laws of the United States of America or any state thereof with maturities of not more than 365 days from the date of acquisition and at all times rated by each Rating Agency (or, if not rated by all Rating Agencies, rated by at least one Rating Agency and otherwise acceptable to each other Rating Agency, as confirmed in writing that such investment would not, in and of itself, result in a downgrade, qualification or withdrawal of the initial, or, if higher, then-current ratings assigned to the Securities) in its highest rating category; provided, however, that securities issued by any particular corporation will not be Permitted Investments to the extent that investment therein will cause the then-outstanding principal amount of the securities issued by such corporation and held in the accounts established hereunder to exceed ten percent (10%) of the sum of the aggregate principal balance and the aggregate principal amount of all Permitted Investments in such account; provided, further, that the investments described in this clause must (A) have a predetermined fixed dollar of principal due at maturity that cannot vary or change, (B) if rated by S&P, must not have an “r” highlighter affixed to their rating, (C) if such investments have a variable rate of interest, such interest rate must be tied to a single interest rate index plus a fixed spread (if any) and must move proportionately with that index, and (D) such investments must not be subject to liquidation prior to their maturity;

(vi) commercial paper (including both non-interest-bearing discount obligations and interest-bearing obligations) of any corporation or other entity organized under the laws of the United States of America or any state thereof payable on demand or on a specified date maturing not more than one year after the date of acquisition thereof) and that at all times is rated by each Rating Agency (or, if not rated by all Rating Agencies, rated by at least one Rating Agency and otherwise acceptable to each other Rating Agency, as confirmed in writing that such investment would not, in and of itself, result in a downgrade, qualification or withdrawal of the initial, or, if higher, then-current ratings assigned to the Securities) in its highest rating category; provided, however, that the investments described in this clause must (A) have a predetermined fixed dollar of principal due at maturity that cannot vary or change, (B) if rated by S&P, must not have an “r” highlighter affixed to their rating, (C) if such investments have a variable rate of interest, such interest rate must be tied to a single interest rate index plus a fixed spread (if any) and must move proportionately with that index, and (D) such investments must not be subject to liquidation prior to their maturity;

(vii) units of taxable money market funds, which funds are regulated investment companies, seek to maintain a constant net asset value per share and invest solely in obligations backed by the full faith and credit of the United States, which funds have the highest rating available from each Rating Agency (or, if not rated by all Rating Agencies, rated by at least one Rating Agency and otherwise acceptable to each other Rating Agency, as confirmed in writing that such investment would not, in and of itself, result in a downgrade, qualification or withdrawal of the initial, or, if higher, then-current ratings assigned to the Securities) for money market funds; and

 

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(viii) any other demand, money market or time deposit, security, obligation or investment which has been approved as a Permitted Investment in writing by (A) Lender and (B) as to which Borrower has obtained a Rating Agency Confirmation;

provided, however, that no obligation or security shall be a Permitted Investment if (A) such obligation or security evidences a right to receive only interest payments, (B) the right to receive principal and interest payments on such obligation or security are derived from an underlying investment that provides a yield to maturity in excess of one hundred twenty percent (120%) of the yield to maturity at par of such underlying investment, or (C) such instrument may be redeemed at a price below the purchase price. Permitted Investments that are subject to prepayment or call may not be purchased at a price in excess of par.

Permitted Parcel Ground Lease ” shall mean any Lease entered into after the Closing Date that constitutes a ground lease pursuant to which premises located wholly within an Outparcel or Partial Release Parcel are demised to a Person that is not an Affiliate of Borrower and which does not obligate Borrower as ground lessor to pay the costs of, or reimburse the applicable ground lessee for the costs of, or perform any Alterations, the aggregate cost of which exceeds the Threshold Amount.

Permitted Transfer ” shall mean any of the following: (a) any transfer, directly as a result of the death of a natural person, of stock, membership interests, partnership interests or other ownership interests previously held by the decedent in question to the Person or Persons lawfully entitled thereto, (b) any transfer, directly as a result of the legal incapacity of a natural person, of stock, membership interests, partnership interests or other ownership interests previously held by such natural person to the Person or Persons lawfully entitled thereto, (c) any Transfer of any interest in an Affiliated Manager if, following such Transfer, such Affiliated Manager shall be under common Control with Guarantor, (d) any Transfer permitted without the consent of Lender pursuant to the provisions of Section 5.2.2(b) , Section 5.2.10(d) or Section 5.2.10(g) , (e) any Lease of space in any of the Improvements to Tenants in accordance with the provisions of Section 5.1.20 , (f) any Permitted Equipment Transfer, (g) Permitted Encumbrances, and (h) any direct or indirect pledge (or any Transfer occurring upon the foreclosure of the same or delivery of an assignment in lieu of foreclosure in respect of the same) by (i) Senior Mezzanine Borrower of the direct ownership interests in Borrower and/or each SPE Constituent Entity pursuant to the Senior Mezzanine Loan Agreement and (ii) Junior Mezzanine Borrower of the direct ownership interests in Senior Mezzanine Borrower pursuant to the Junior Mezzanine Loan Agreement.

Permitted YM Prepayment Date ” shall mean September 1, 2012.

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

Personal Property ” shall have the meaning set forth in the applicable granting clause of the related Mortgage with respect to each Individual Property.

Policies ” shall have the meaning set forth in Section 6.1(b) hereof.

 

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Policy ” shall have the meaning set forth in Section 6.1(b) hereof.

Preapproved Alterations ” shall mean the Alterations more particularly described on Schedule XIII hereto.

Prepayment Rate ” shall mean the bond equivalent yield (in the secondary market) on the United States Treasury Security that, as of the Prepayment Rate Determination Date, has a remaining term to maturity closest to, but not exceeding, the term from the Prepayment Rate Determination Date to the Open Prepayment Date as most recently published in “Statistical Release H.15 (519), Selected Interest Rates,” or any successor publication published by the Board of Governors of the Federal Reserve System, or if such publication becomes unavailable, on the basis of such other publication or statistical guide as Lender may reasonably select.

Prepayment Rate Determination Date ” shall mean the date which is five (5) Business Days prior to the date that such prepayment shall be applied in accordance with the terms and provisions of Section 2.4.1 hereof.

Properties ” shall mean, collectively, each and every Individual Property which is subject to the terms of this Agreement.

Provided Information ” shall mean any and all financial and other information (including any updates thereto) provided at any time by, or on behalf of, Borrower, SPE Constituent Entity, Guarantor and/or Manager.

Qualified Manager ” shall mean (a) Existing Manager, (b) any Person that is under common Control with Existing Manager or Guarantor and/or (c) is a reputable Person that (i) has at least five (5) years’ experience in the management of commercial retail properties with similar size, scope, class, use and value as the Properties, (ii) has, for at least five (5) years prior to its engagement as property manager, managed at least ten (10) properties similar in size, scope, class, use and value as the Properties which comprise in the aggregate at least one million (1,000,000) leasable square feet of retail shopping centers, and (iii) is not the subject of a Bankruptcy Action, provided, that, if required by Lender following a Securitization, Borrower shall have obtained (i) in the case of the foregoing subclause (c), a Rating Agency Confirmation in respect of the management of the Properties by such Person (and in which event Lender shall be deemed to have consented to such management organization) and (ii) in the case of the foregoing subclause (b)  and subclause (c), if such Person is an Affiliate of Borrower, an Additional Insolvency Opinion.

Rating Agencies ” shall mean each of S&P, Moody’s, Fitch, and Realpoint or any other nationally recognized statistical rating organization that has been approved by Lender, or that has been engaged by or on behalf of Lender or its designee to rate the Loan to assign a rating to the Loan or the Securities.

Rating Agency Confirmation ” means, collectively, a written affirmation from each of the Rating Agencies that the credit rating of the Securities given by such Rating Agency of such Securities immediately prior to the occurrence of the event with respect to which such Rating Agency Confirmation is sought will not be qualified, downgraded or withdrawn as a result of the occurrence of such event, which affirmation may be granted or withheld in such Rating Agency’s sole and absolute discretion. In the event that, at any given time, any Rating Agency

 

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elects not to consider whether to grant or withhold such an affirmation, then the term Rating Agency Confirmation shall be deemed instead to require the written approval of Lender based on its good faith determination of whether the Rating Agencies would issue a Rating Agency Confirmation, provided that the foregoing shall be inapplicable in any case in which Lender has an independent approval right in respect of the matter at issue pursuant to the terms of this Agreement.

REA ” or “ Reciprocal Easement Agreement ” shall mean any reciprocal easement agreement or similar agreement affecting any Individual Property or portion thereof.

Realpoint ” shall mean Realpoint, LLC, a Pennsylvania limited liability company.

Related Entities ” shall have the meaning set forth in Section 5.2.10(e)(v) hereof.

Release Amount ” shall mean, for an Individual Property, the lesser of:

(a) the Debt; or

(b) an amount equal to the Allocated Loan Amount for such Individual Property set forth on Schedule V multiplied by (A) one hundred five percent (105%) to the extent such Allocated Loan Amount plus the aggregate Allocated Loan Amounts paid by Borrower to Lender in connection with releases of Release Properties pursuant to Section 2.6.1 occurring prior to the release of the Individual Property for which the Release Amount is being calculated is less than Seventy-Five Million and No/100 Dollars ($75,000,000.00), and (B) one hundred fifteen percent (115%) to the extent such Allocated Loan Amount plus the aggregate Allocated Loan Amounts paid by Borrower to Lender in connection with releases of Release Properties pursuant to Section 2.6.1 occurring prior to the release of the Individual Property for which the Release Amount is being calculated is equal to or greater than Seventy-Five Million and No/100 Dollars ($75,000,000.00). For the avoidance of doubt, any Parcel Release Amounts paid by Borrower shall not be taken into account in determining whether the aforesaid Seventy-Five Million and No/100 Dollars ($75,000,000.00) threshold shall have been met.

Release Property ” shall have the meaning set forth in Section 2.6.1 hereof.

REMIC Trust ” shall mean a “real estate mortgage investment conduit” (within the meaning of Section 860D of the Code) that holds the Note or a portion thereof.

Rents ” shall mean, with respect to each Individual Property, all rents (including, without limitation, percentage rents), rent equivalents, moneys payable as damages or in lieu of rent or rent equivalents, any fees, payments or other compensation from any Tenant relating to or in exchange for the termination of such Tenant’s Lease, royalties (including, without limitation, all oil and gas or other mineral royalties and bonuses), income, receivables, receipts, revenues, deposits (including, without limitation, security, utility and other deposits), accounts, cash, issues, profits, charges for services rendered, all other amounts payable as rent under any Lease or other agreement relating to such Individual Property, including, without limitation, charges for electricity, oil, gas, water, steam, heat, ventilation, air-conditioning and any other energy, telecommunication, telephone, utility or similar items or time use charges, HVAC equipment charges, sprinkler charges, escalation charges, license fees, maintenance fees, charges for Taxes, operating expenses or other reimbursables payable to Borrower (or to Manager for the account of

 

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Borrower) under any Lease, and other consideration of whatever form or nature received by or paid to or for the account of or benefit of Borrower or its agents or employees from any and all sources arising from or attributable to the Individual Property, and proceeds, if any, from business interruption or other loss of income or rental insurance.

Replacement Agent ” shall mean any successor to KeyBank National Association that is an Eligible Institution and either (a) assumes the obligations of the Agent being replaced under the then-existing Cash Management Agreement or (b) executes and delivers a Replacement Cash Management Agreement, in each case, acting in such Person’s capacity as Agent under the Replacement Cash Management Agreement.

Replacement Cash Management Agreement ” shall mean any cash management agreement entered into by and among Borrower, Lender, Manager, Senior Mezzanine Borrower, Junior Mezzanine Borrower, Lender, Senior Mezzanine Lender, Junior Mezzanine Lender and a Replacement Agent, provided that such cash management agreement is in form and substance substantially similar to the Closing Date Cash Management Agreement or is otherwise in form and substance reasonably acceptable to Lender.

Replacement Lockbox Bank ” shall mean any successor to KeyBank National Association that is an Eligible Institution which maintains and holds the Lockbox Account and either (a) assumes the obligations of the Agent being replaced under the then-existing Lockbox Agreement or (b) executes and delivers a Replacement Lockbox Agreement, in each case, acting in such Person’s capacity as Agent under the Replacement Cash Management Agreement.

Replacement Lockbox Agreement ” shall mean any lockbox agreement entered into by and among Borrower, Manager, Lender and a Replacement Agent, provided that such lockbox agreement is in form and substance substantially similar to the Closing Date Lockbox Agreement or is otherwise in form and substance reasonably acceptable to Lender.

Replacement Management Agreement ” shall mean, 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 reasonably acceptable to Lender in form and substance, provided, with respect to this subclause (ii) , Lender, at its option, after a Securitization, may require that Borrower obtain a Rating Agency Confirmation in respect of such management agreement and (b) an assignment of management agreement and subordination of management fees substantially in the form then used by Lender (or of such other form and substance reasonably acceptable to Lender), executed and delivered to Lender by Borrower and such Qualified Manager at Borrower’s expense.

Replacement Reserve Account ” shall have the meaning set forth in Section 7.3.1 hereof.

Replacement Reserve Cap ” shall mean, as of the date of determination, an amount equal to the Aggregate Square Footage multiplied by Forty Cents ($040), provided that in the event that the Debt Service Coverage Ratio based on the trailing twelve (12) month period immediately preceding such date of determination is equal to or greater than 1.71 to 1.00, the Replacement Reserve Cap shall mean, as of the date of determination, an amount equal to the Aggregate Square Footage multiplied by Twenty Cents ($0.20). The Replacement Reserve Cap as of the Closing Date is Three Million Nine Hundred One Thousand Five Hundred Fifteen ($3,901,515).

 

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Replacement Reserve Funds ” shall have the meaning set forth in Section 7.3.1 hereof.

Replacement Reserve Monthly Deposit ” shall mean, for each date of determination, one twelfth (1/12) of the amount equal to the Aggregate Square Footage multiplied by Twenty Cents ($0.20).

Replacements ” shall have the meaning set forth in Section 7.3.1 hereof.

Repurchase ” shall have the meaning set forth in Section 9.1.2(d) hereof.

Required Repair Deadline ” shall have the meaning set forth in Section 7.1.1 hereof.

Required Repair Reserve Account ” shall have the meaning set forth in Section 7.1.1 hereof.

Required Repair Reserve Funds ” shall have the meaning set forth in Section 7.1.1 hereof.

Required Repairs ” shall have the meaning set forth in Section 7.1.1 hereof.

Reserve Accounts ” shall mean, collectively, the Tax and Insurance Reserve Account, the Tax Static Reserve Account, the Replacement Reserve Account, the Required Repair Reserve Account, the Rollover Reserve Account, the Excess Cash Flow Reserve Account, the Ground Rent Reserve Account, the Ground Rent Static Account and any other escrow account established pursuant to the Loan Documents.

Reserve Funds ” shall mean, collectively, the Tax Reserve Funds, the Insurance Reserve Funds, the Tax Static Reserve Funds, the Replacement Reserve Funds, the Required Repair Reserve Account, the Rollover Reserve Funds, the Excess Cash Flow Reserve Funds, the Ground Rent Reserve Funds, the Ground Rent Static Funds and any funds deposited into any other Reserve Account.

Reserve Threshold ” shall mean Two Hundred Fifty Thousand and No/100 Dollars ($250,000.00).

Reserved Other Charges ” shall mean all. Other Charges which are or may become a Lien prior to, or of equal priority with, the Liens created by the Loan Documents.

Restoration ” shall mean the repair and restoration of an Individual Property after a Casualty or Condemnation as nearly as possible to the condition the Individual Property was in immediately prior to such Casualty or Condemnation, with such Alterations as may be reasonably approved by Lender.

Restricted Party ” shall mean collectively, (a) Borrower, each SPE Constituent Entity, each Mezzanine Borrower, each Mezzanine SPE Constituent Entity, and any Affiliated Manager and (b) any direct or indirect legal or beneficial owner (including, without limitation, any shareholder, partner, member and/or non-member manager) of Borrower, any SPE Constituent Entity, any Mezzanine Borrower, any Mezzanine SPE Constituent Entity or any Affiliated Manager, provided that no Excluded Entity shall be a Restricted Party. For the avoidance of

 

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doubt in respect of the foregoing subclause (b), notwithstanding anything in this Agreement to the contrary, no notice to or consent of Lender shall be required in connection with the consummation of any Sale or Pledge of a direct or indirect interest in any Excluded Entity.

Rollover Reserve Account ” shall have the meaning set forth in Section 7.4.1 hereof.

Rollover Reserve Cap ” shall mean, as of the date of determination, an amount equal to the Aggregate Square Footage multiplied by Ninety-Eight Cents ($0.98), provided that in the event that the Debt Service Coverage Ratio based on the trailing twelve (12) month period immediately preceding such date of determination is equal to or greater than 1.71 to 1.00, the Rollover Reserve Cap shall mean, as of the date of determination, an amount equal to the Aggregate Square Footage multiplied by Forty-Nine Cents ($0.49). The Rollover Reserve Cap as of the Closing Date is Nine Million Five Hundred Fifty-Eight Thousand Seven Hundred Twelve and No/100 Dollars ($9,558,712.00).

Rollover Reserve Funds ” shall have the meaning set forth in Section 7.4.1 hereof.

Rollover Reserve Monthly Deposit ” shall mean, for each date of determination, one twelfth (1/12) of the amount equal to the Aggregate Square Footage multiplied by Forty-Nine Cents ($0.49).

S&P ” shall mean Standard & Poor’s Ratings Group, a division of the McGraw-Hill Companies.

Sale or Pledge ” shall mean a voluntary or involuntary sale, conveyance, assignment, transfer, encumbrance, pledge, grant of option to purchase or other transfer or disposal of a legal or beneficial interest, whether direct or indirect.

Securities ” shall have the meaning set forth in Section 9.1 hereof.

Securitization ” shall have the meaning set forth in Section 9.1.1 hereof.

Securitization Vehicle ” shall mean the issuer of Certificates in a Securitization.

Senior Mezzanine Borrower ” shall mean, collectively, Centro NP New Garden Mezz 1, LLC and Centro NP Senior Mezz Holding, LLC, each a Delaware limited liability company, together with their respective successors and permitted assigns.

Senior Mezzanine Debt ” shall have the meaning ascribed to the term “Debt” in the Senior Mezzanine Loan Agreement.

Senior Mezzanine Debt Service ” shall have the meaning ascribed to the term “Debt Service” in the Senior Mezzanine Loan Agreement.

Senior Mezzanine Debt Service Account ” shall have the meaning ascribed to the term “Senior Mezzanine Debt Service Account” in the Senior Mezzanine Loan Agreement.

Senior Mezzanine Lender ” shall mean JPMorgan in its capacity as Lender under the Junior Mezzanine Loan Agreement, together with its successors and assigns in such capacity.

 

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Senior Mezzanine Loan ” shall mean that certain loan made as of the Closing Date by Senior Mezzanine Lender to Senior Mezzanine Borrower in the original principal amount of Forty-Four Million Five Hundred Thousand and No/100 Dollars ($44,500,000.00), and evidenced by the Senior Mezzanine Note and evidenced and secured by the other Senior Mezzanine Loan Documents.

Senior Mezzanine Loan Agreement ” shall mean that certain Senior Mezzanine Loan Agreement, dated as of the Closing Date, between Senior Mezzanine Borrower and Senior Mezzanine Lender, as the same may be amended, restated, replaced, supplemented or otherwise modified, from time to time.

Senior Mezzanine Loan Documents ” shall have the meaning ascribed to the term “Loan Documents” in the Senior Mezzanine Loan Agreement.

Senior Mezzanine Note ” shall have the meaning ascribed to the term “Note” in the Senior Mezzanine Loan Agreement.

Senior Mezzanine Reserve Account ” shall mean each “Senior Mezzanine Reserve Account” as defined in the Senior Mezzanine Loan Agreement.

Servicer ” shall have the meaning set forth in Section 9.4 hereof.

Servicing Agreement ” shall have the meaning set forth in Section 9.4 hereof.

Severed Loan Documents” shall have the meaning set forth in Section 8.2(c) hereof.

SPE Constituent Entity ” shall mean the Special Purpose Entity that is the general partner of Borrower, if Borrower is a limited partnership, or the managing member of Borrower, if Borrower is a multi-member limited liability company.

Special Purpose Entity ” shall mean a corporation, limited partnership or limited liability company that, since the date of its formation and at all times on and after the date thereof, has complied with and shall at all times comply with the following requirements:

(i) is and shall be organized solely for the purpose of (A) in the case of Borrower, acquiring, developing, owning, holding, selling, leasing, transferring, exchanging, managing and operating the Properties or its Individual Property, entering into and performing its obligations under the Loan Documents with Lender, refinancing the Properties in connection with a permitted repayment of the Loan, and transacting any lawful business that is incident, necessary and appropriate to accomplish the foregoing; or (B) in the case of an SPE Constituent Entity, acting as a general partner of the limited partnership that owns any one or more Individual Properties or as member of the limited liability company that owns any one or more Individual Properties and transacting lawful business that is incident, necessary and appropriate to accomplish the foregoing;

(ii) has not engaged and shall not engage in any business unrelated to (A) the acquisition, development, ownership, management, leasing or operation of any one or more Individual Properties or (B) in the case of an SPE Constituent Entity, acting as general partner of the limited partnership that owns any one or more Individual Properties or acting as a member of the limited liability company that owns any one or more Individual Properties, as applicable;

 

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(iii) has not owned and shall not own any real property other than, in the case of Borrower, any one or more Individual Properties;

(iv) does not have, shall not have and at no time had any assets other than (A) in the case of Borrower, any one or more Individual Properties and personal property necessary or incidental to its ownership and operation of such Individual Property or Individual Properties or (B) in the case of an SPE Constituent Entity, its partnership interest in the limited partnership or the member interest in the limited liability company that owns any one or more Individual Properties and personal property necessary or incidental to its ownership of such interests;

(v) has not engaged in, sought, consented or permitted to and shall not engage in, seek, consent to or permit (A) any dissolution, winding up, liquidation, consolidation or merger, (B) any sale or other transfer of all or substantially all of its assets or any sale of assets outside the ordinary course of its business, except as permitted by the Loan Documents, or (C) in the case of an SPE Constituent Entity, any transfer of its partnership interest or member interest in Borrower;

(vi) shall not cause, consent to or permit any amendment of its limited partnership agreement, articles of incorporation, articles of organization, certificate of formation, operating agreement or other formation document or organizational document (as applicable) with respect to the matters set forth in this definition without the prior written consent of Lender;

(vii) if such entity is a limited partnership, has and shall have at least one general partner and has and shall have, as its only general partners, Special Purpose Entities each of which (A) is a corporation or single-member Delaware limited liability company, (B) has two (2) Independent Directors, and (C) holds a direct interest as general partner in the limited partnership of not less than one-half of one percent (0.5%);

(viii) if such entity is a corporation, has and shall have at least two (2) Independent Directors, and shall not cause or permit the board of directors of such entity to take any Material Action either with respect to itself or, if the corporation is an SPE Constituent Entity, with respect to Borrower, unless two (2) Independent Directors shall have consented in writing to such action;

(ix) if such entity is a limited liability company (other than a limited liability company meeting all of the requirements applicable to a single-member limited liability company set forth in this definition of “Special Purpose Entity”), has and shall have at least one (1) member that is a Special Purpose Entity that is a corporation or a single- member Delaware limited liability company, that has at least two (2) Independent Directors and that directly owns at least one-half-of-one percent (0.5%) of the equity of the limited liability company;

 

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(x) if such entity is a single-member limited liability company, (A) is and shall be a Delaware limited liability company, (B) has and shall have at least two (2) Independent Directors, (C) shall not take any Material Action and shall not cause or permit the members or managers of such limited liability company to take any Material Action, either with respect to itself or, if the limited liability company is an SPE Constituent Entity, with respect to Borrower, in each case unless two (2) Independent Directors then serving as managers of the limited liability company shall have consented in writing to such action, and (D) has and shall have two (2) natural persons who are not members of the limited liability company, that have signed its limited liability company agreement and that, under the terms of such limited liability company agreement become a member of the limited liability company immediately prior to the withdrawal or dissolution of the last remaining member of the limited liability company;

(xi) has not and shall not (and, if such entity is (a) a limited liability company, has and shall have a limited liability agreement or an operating agreement, as applicable, (b) a limited partnership, has a limited partnership agreement, or (c) a corporation, has a certificate or articles of incorporation or bylaws that, in each case, provide that such entity shall not) (I) dissolve, merge, liquidate, consolidate; (II) sell all or substantially all of its assets; (III) amend its organizational documents with respect to the matters set forth in this definition without the consent of Lender; or (IV) without the affirmative vote of two (2) Independent Directors of itself or the consent of an SPE Constituent Entity that is a member or general partner in it: (A) file or consent to the filing of any bankruptcy, insolvency or reorganization case or proceeding, institute any proceedings under any applicable insolvency law or otherwise seek relief under any laws relating to the relief from debts or the protection of debtors generally, file a bankruptcy or insolvency petition or otherwise institute insolvency proceedings; (B) seek or consent to the appointment of a receiver, liquidator, assignee, trustee, sequestrator, custodian or any similar official for the entity or a substantial portion of its property; (C) make an assignment for the benefit of the creditors of the entity; or (D) take any action in furtherance of any of the foregoing;

(xii) has at all times been and shall at all times remain solvent and has paid and shall pay its debts and liabilities (including a fairly-allocated portion of any personnel and overhead expenses that it shares with any Affiliate) from its assets as the same shall become due, and has maintained and shall maintain adequate capital for the normal obligations reasonably foreseeable in a business of its size and character and in light of its contemplated business operations; provided, however, that the foregoing shall not require any shareholder, partner or member of such entity, as applicable, to make additional capital contributions to such entity;

(xiii) has not failed and shall not fail to correct any known misunderstanding regarding the separate identity of such entity;

(xiv) has maintained and shall maintain books of account, books and records separate from those of any other Person and, to the extent that it is required to file tax returns under applicable law, has filed and shall file its own tax returns, except to the extent that it is required by law to file consolidated tax returns and, if it is a corporation, has not filed and shall not file a consolidated federal income tax return with any other corporation, except to the extent that it is required by law to file consolidated tax returns;

 

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(xv) has maintained and shall maintain its own records, books, resolutions and agreements;

(xvi) except as contemplated herein with respect to each other Borrower, has not commingled and shall not commingle its funds or assets with those of any other Person and has not participated and shall not participate in any cash management system with any other Person other than as provided in the Loan Documents;

(xvii) has held and shall hold its assets in its own name;

(xviii) has conducted and shall conduct its business in its name or in a name franchised or licensed to it by an entity other than its Affiliate, except for business conducted on behalf of itself by another Person under a business management services agreement that is on commercially-reasonable terms, so long as the manager, or equivalent thereof, under such business management services agreement holds itself out as its agent;

(xix) (A) has maintained and shall maintain its financial statements, accounting records and other entity documents separate from those of any other Person; (B) has shown and shall show, in its financial statements, its asset and liabilities separate and apart from those of any other Person; and (C) has not permitted and shall not permit its assets to be listed as assets on the financial statement of any of its Affiliates except as required by GAAP; provided, however, that any such consolidated financial statement contains a note indicating that the Special Purpose Entity’s separate assets and credit are not available to pay the debts of such Affiliate and that the Special Purpose Entity’s liabilities do not constitute obligations of the consolidated entity except as provided herein with respect to each other Borrower;

(xx) has paid and shall pay its own liabilities and expenses, including the salaries of its own employees, if any, out of its own funds and assets, and has maintained and shall maintain a sufficient number of employees in light of its contemplated business operations;

(xxi) has observed and shall observe all partnership, corporate or limited liability company formalities, as applicable, that are necessary to comply with the other clauses of this definition;

(xxii) prior to the Closing Date, has not incurred any Indebtedness other than, (A) acquisition financing with respect to the Individual Property or Individual Properties owned by it, (B) construction financing with respect to the Improvements on each such Individual Property and certain off-site improvements required by municipal and other authorities as conditions to the construction of such Improvements, (C) first mortgage financings secured by such Individual Property or Individual Properties, (D) Indebtedness pursuant to letters of credit, guaranties, interest rate protection agreements and other similar instruments executed and delivered in connection with such financings, (E) Indebtedness incurred in the financing of Equipment and other Personal Property used on such Individual Property or Individual Properties and (F) unsecured trade payables and operational debt not evidenced by a note;

 

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(xxiii) shall have no Indebtedness other than (A) the Loan, (B) Permitted Debt, and (C) such other liabilities that are permitted pursuant to this Agreement;

(xxiv) has not assumed, guaranteed or become obligated and shall not assume or guarantee or become obligated for the debts of any other Person, and has not held out and shall not hold out itself or its credit or assets as being available to satisfy the obligations of any other Person, in each case, except as contemplated by this Agreement with respect to each other Borrower or with respect to any co-borrower in connection with any Indebtedness described in clause (xxii)  above;

(xxv) has not acquired and shall not acquire obligations or securities of its partners, members or shareholders or any other Affiliate;

(xxvi) has allocated and shall allocate fairly and reasonably any overhead expenses that are shared with any of its Affiliates or any guarantor of any of their respective obligations, or any Affiliate of any of the foregoing, including, but not limited to, paying for shared office space and for services performed by any employee of an Affiliate;

(xxvii) has maintained and used and shall maintain and use separate stationery, invoices and checks bearing its name and not bearing the name of any other entity unless such entity is clearly designated as being the Special Purpose Entity’s agent;

(xxviii) except as contemplated herein with respect to each other Borrower, has not pledged and shall not pledge its assets to secure the obligations of any other Person other than, in the case of Borrower, (A) with respect to loans secured by the Individual Property or Individual Properties owned by it, and/or (B) with respect to any co-borrower in connection with any Indebtedness described in clause (xxii)  above, and no such pledge remains outstanding except to Lender to secure the Loan;

(xxix) has held itself out and identified itself and shall hold itself out and identify itself as a separate and distinct entity under its own name or in a name franchised or licensed to it by an entity other than an Affiliate of Borrower and not as a division or part of any other Person,

(xxx) has maintained and shall maintain its assets in such a manner that it shall not be costly or difficult to segregate, ascertain or identify its individual assets from those of any other Person;

(xxxi) has not made and shall not make loans to any Person and has not held and shall not hold evidence of indebtedness issued by any other Person or entity (other than cash and investment-grade securities issued by an entity that is not an Affiliate of or subject to common ownership with such entity);

(xxxii) (xxxi) has not identified and shall not identify its partners, members or shareholders, or any Affiliate of any of them, as a division or part of it;

 

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(xxxiii) other than capital contributions and distributions permitted under the terms of its organizational documents, has not entered into or been a party to, and shall not enter into or be a party to, any transaction with any of its partners, members, shareholders or Affiliates except (A) in the ordinary course of its business and on terms which are intrinsically fair, commercially reasonable and are comparable to those of an arm’s- length transaction with an unrelated third party and (B) in connection with this Agreement;

(xxxiv) has not had and shall not have any obligation to, and has not indemnified and shall not indemnify its partners, officers, directors or members, as the case may be, in each case unless such an obligation or indemnification is fully subordinated to the Debt and shall not constitute a claim against it in the event that its cash flow is insufficient to pay the Debt;

(xxxv) if such entity is a corporation, has considered and shall consider the interests of its creditors in connection with all corporate actions;

(xxxvi) has not had and shall not have any of its obligations guaranteed by any Affiliate except as provided by the Loan Documents or in connection with any Indebtedness described in clause (xxii)  above;

(xxxvii) has not formed, acquired or held and shall not form, acquire or hold any subsidiary, except that an SPE Constituent Entity may acquire and hold its interest in Borrower;

(xxxviii) has complied and shall comply with all of the terms and provisions contained in its organizational documents.

(xxxix) has maintained and shall maintain its bank accounts separate from those of any other Person and has not permitted and shall not permit any Affiliate independent access to its bank accounts (other than Existing Manager, acting in its capacity as agent pursuant to the Management Agreement, or any other Manager that is under common Control with Existing Manager or Guarantor), except as otherwise contemplated by the Loan Documents;

(xl) is, has always been and shall continue to be duly formed, validly existing, and in good standing in the state of its incorporation or formation and duly qualified in all other jurisdictions where it is required to be qualified in order to do business;

(xli) has no material contingent or actual obligations, other than, in the case of Borrower, material contingent or actual obligations related to the Individual Property or Individual Properties owned by it; and

(xlii) if treated as a “disregarded entity” for tax purposes, does not have and shall not have any obligation to reimburse its equityholders or any of their Affiliates for any taxes that such equityholders or any of their Affiliates may incur as a result of any profits or losses of such entity.

Split Loan ” shall have the meaning set forth in Section 9.1.2(a) hereof.

Splitting Documentation ” shall have the meaning set forth in Section 9.1.2(a) hereof.

 

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State ” shall mean, with respect to an Individual Property, the State or Commonwealth in which such Individual Property or any part thereof is located.

Survey ” shall mean a survey of the Individual Property in question prepared by a surveyor licensed in the State in which such Individual Property is located and satisfactory to Lender and the company or companies issuing the applicable Title Insurance Policy relating to such Individual Property or any part thereof, and containing a certification of such surveyor satisfactory to Lender.

Tax and Insurance Reserve Account ” shall have the meaning set forth in Section 7.2.1 hereof.

Tax and Insurance Reserve Funds ” shall have the meaning set forth in Section 7.2.1 hereof.

Tax Bill ” shall have the meaning set forth in Section 7.2.1 hereof.

Tax Reserve Funds ” shall have the meaning set forth in Section 7.2.1 hereof.

Tax Static Reserve Account ” shall have the meaning set forth in Section 7.2.2 hereof.

Tax Static Reserve Funds ” shall have the meaning set forth in Section 7.2.2 hereof.

Taxes ” shall mean all real estate and personal property taxes, assessments, water rates or sewer rents, now or hereafter levied or assessed or imposed against any Individual Property or part thereof.

Tenant ” shall mean any Person with a possessory right to all or any part of an Individual Property pursuant to a Lease.

Tenant Direction Letter ” shall have the meaning set forth in the Cash Management Agreement.

Termination Payment ” shall have the meaning set forth in Section 7.4.1 hereof.

Threshold Amount ” shall mean the greater of Seven Hundred Fifty Thousand and No/100 Dollars ($750,000.00) and five percent (5%) of the Allocated Loan Amount for the applicable Individual Property.

Title Insurance Policy ” shall mean, with respect to each Individual Property, an ALTA mortgagee title insurance policy in a form reasonably acceptable to Lender (or, if an Individual 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 Lender) issued with respect to such Individual Property and insuring the Lien of the Mortgage encumbering such Individual Property.

Transaction Property ” shall have the meaning set forth in Section 4.1.38(f) hereof.

Transfer ” shall have the meaning set forth in Section 5.2.10(b) hereof.

 

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Transferee ” shall have the meaning set forth in Section 5.2.10(e) hereof.

Transferee’s SPE Constituent Entity ” shall mean, in respect of any Transferee, the Special Purpose Entity that is the general partner of such Transferee, if such Transferee is a limited partnership, or managing member of such Transferee, if such Transferee is a multimember limited liability company.

Transferee’s Sponsors ” shall mean, in respect of any Transferee, collectively, (A) such Transferee’s managing members, general partners or principal shareholders and (B) such other members, partners or shareholders which, directly or indirectly, shall own a fifty-one percent (51%) or greater economic and voting interest in such Transferee.

“U.S. Obligations ” shall mean non-redeemable securities evidencing an obligation to timely pay principal and/or interest in a full and timely manner that are (a) direct obligations of the United States of America for the payment of which its full faith and credit is pledged, or (b) to the extent acceptable to the Rating Agencies, other “government securities” within the meaning of Section 2(a)(16) of the Investment Company Act of 1940, as amended.

U.C.C. ” or “ Uniform Commercial Code ” shall mean the Uniform Commercial Code as in effect in the applicable State in which an Individual Property is located.

Yield Maintenance Default Premium ” shall mean an amount equal to the greater of (a) five percent (5%) of the outstanding principal balance of the Loan to be prepaid or satisfied and (b) an amount equal to the quantity “A / B x C” (“A” divided by “B” multiplied by “C”), where “A” is the positive difference, if any, as of the date of determination, between (1) the sum of the present values of all then-scheduled payments of principal and interest under the Note assuming that all scheduled payments are made timely and that the remaining outstanding principal and interest on the Loan is paid on the Open Prepayment Date (with each such assumed payment discounted to its present value at the date of prepayment at the rate which, when compounded monthly, is equivalent to the Prepayment Rate when compounded semi-annually) less any short-term interest paid from the date of prepayment to the next succeeding Payment Date in the event such prepayment is not made on a Payment Date and (2) the outstanding principal amount of the Loan immediately before such prepayment, “B” is the outstanding principal amount of the Loan immediately before such prepayment, and “C” is the outstanding principal balance of the Loan to be prepaid or satisfied.

Yield Maintenance Premium ” shall mean an amount equal to the greater of (a) one percent (1%) of the outstanding principal balance of the Loan to be prepaid or satisfied and (b) an amount equal to the quantity “A / B x C” (“A” divided by “B” multiplied by “C”), where “A” is the positive difference, if any, as of the date of determination, between (1) the sum of the present values of all then-scheduled payments of principal and interest under the Note assuming that all scheduled payments are made timely and that the remaining outstanding principal and interest on the Loan is paid on the Open Prepayment Date (with each such assumed payment discounted to its present value at the date of prepayment at the rate which, when compounded monthly, is equivalent to the Prepayment Rate when compounded semi-annually) less any short- term interest paid from the date of prepayment to the next succeeding Payment Date in the event such prepayment is not made on a Payment Date and (2) the outstanding principal amount of the Loan immediately before such prepayment, “B” is the outstanding principal amount of the Loan immediately before such prepayment, and “C” is the outstanding principal balance of the Loan to be prepaid or satisfied.

 

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Section 1.2 Principles of Construction. All references to sections and schedules are to sections and schedules in or to this Agreement unless otherwise specified. All uses of the word “including” shall mean “including, without limitation” unless the context shall indicate otherwise. Unless otherwise specified, the words “hereof’, “herein” and “hereunder” and words of similar import when used in this Agreement shall refer to this Agreement as a whole and not to any particular provision of this Agreement. Unless otherwise specified, all meanings attributed to defined terms herein shall be equally applicable to both the singular and plural forms of the terms so defined.

ARTICLE II — GENERAL TERMS

Section 2.1 Loan Commitment; Disbursement to Borrower .

2.1.1 Agreement to Lend and Borrow . Subject to and upon the terms and conditions set forth herein, Lender hereby agrees to make, and Borrower hereby agrees to accept, the Loan on the Closing Date.

2.1.2 Single Disbursement to Borrower . The principal amount of the Loan shall be advanced to Borrower in one advance on the Closing Date. Any amount borrowed and repaid hereunder in respect of the Loan may not be reborrowed. Borrower acknowledges and agrees that the Loan has been fully funded as of the Closing Date.

2.1.3 The Note , Mortgages and Loan Documents . The Loan shall be evidenced by the Note and secured by the Mortgages, the Assignments of Leases and the other Loan Documents.

2.1.4 Use of Proceeds . Borrower shall use the proceeds of the Loan to (a) repay and discharge any existing loans relating to the Properties, (b) pay all past-due basic carrying costs, if any, with respect to the Properties, (c) make deposits into the Reserve Accounts on the Closing Date in the amounts provided herein, (d) pay costs and expenses incurred in connection with the closing of the Loan, as approved by Lender, (e) fund any working capital requirements of the Properties and (f) distribute the balance, if any, to Borrower.

Section  2.2 Interest Rate .

2.2.1 Interest Rate . Except as herein provided with respect to interest accruing at the Default Rate, subject to Section 2.2.4 , interest on the principal balance of the Loan outstanding from time to time shall accrue at the Interest Rate from (and including) the Closing Date to (but excluding) the Maturity Date.

2.2.2 Interest Calculation . Interest on the outstanding principal balance of the Loan shall be calculated by multiplying (a) the actual number of days elapsed in the relevant Accrual Period by (b) a daily rate based on the Interest Rate and a three hundred sixty (360) day year by (c) the outstanding principal balance of the Loan.

 

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2.2.3 Default Rate . In the event that, and for so long as, any Event of Default shall have occurred and be continuing, the outstanding principal balance of the Loan and, to the extent permitted by law, all accrued and unpaid interest in respect of the Loan and any other amounts due pursuant to the Loan Documents, shall accrue interest at the Default Rate, calculated from the date such payment was due without regard to any grace or cure periods contained herein. Interest at the Default Rate shall be computed from the occurrence of the Event of Default until (i) in the event of an Event of Default that is non-monetary in nature, the cure of such Event of Default by Borrower or (ii) in the event of an Event of Default that is monetary in nature, the actual receipt and collection of the Debt (or that portion thereof that is then due). To the extent permitted by applicable law, interest at the Default Rate shall be added to the Debt, shall itself accrue interest at the same rate as the Loan and shall be secured by the Mortgages. This Section 2.2.3 shall not be construed as an agreement or privilege to extend the date of the payment of the Debt, nor as a waiver of any other right or remedy accruing to Lender by reason of the occurrence of any Event of Default, and Lender retains its rights under the Note and this Agreement to accelerate and to continue to demand payment of the Debt during the continuance of any Event of Default.

2.2.4 Usury Savings . This Agreement, the Note and the other Loan Documents are subject to the express condition that at no time shall Borrower be obligated or required to pay interest on the principal balance of the Loan at a rate which could subject Lender to either civil or criminal liability as a result of being in excess of the Maximum Legal Rate. If, by the terms of this Agreement or the other Loan Documents, Borrower is at any time required or obligated to pay interest on the principal balance due hereunder at a rate in excess of the Maximum Legal Rate, the Interest Rate or the Default Rate, as the case may be, shall be deemed to be immediately reduced to the Maximum Legal Rate and all previous payments in excess of the Maximum Legal Rate shall be deemed to have been payments in reduction of principal and not on account of the interest due hereunder. All sums paid or agreed to be paid to Lender for the use, forbearance, or detention of the sums due under the Loan, shall, to the extent permitted by applicable law, be amortized, prorated, allocated, and spread throughout the full stated term of the Loan until payment in full so that the rate or amount of interest on account of the Loan does not exceed the Maximum Legal Rate of interest from time to time in effect and applicable to the Loan for so long as the Loan is outstanding.

Section 2.3 Loan Payment .

2.3.1 Monthly Debt Service Payments . Borrower shall pay to Lender (a) on the Closing Date, an amount equal to interest only on the outstanding principal balance of the Loan for the initial Accrual Period and (b) on September 1, 2010, and on each Payment Date thereafter up to and including the Maturity Date, the Monthly Debt Service Payment Amount, which payments shall be applied first to accrued and unpaid interest and the balance to principal.

2.3.2 Payments Generally . For purposes of making payments hereunder, but not for purposes of calculating Accrual Periods, if the day on which such payment is due is not a Business Day, then amounts due on such date shall be due on the immediately preceding Business Day and, with respect to payments of principal due on the Maturity Date, interest shall be payable at the Interest Rate or the Default Rate, as the case may be, through and including the day immediately preceding the Maturity Date. All amounts due pursuant to this Agreement and the other Loan Documents shall be payable without setoff, counterclaim, defense or any other deduction whatsoever.

 

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2.3.3 Payment on Maturity Date . Borrower shall pay to Lender on the Maturity Date the outstanding principal balance of the Loan, all accrued and unpaid interest and all other amounts due hereunder and under the Note, the Mortgages and the other Loan Documents.

2.3.4 Late Payment Charge . If any principal, interest or any other sums due under the Loan Documents (excluding the balloon payment due on the Maturity Date) are not paid by Borrower on or before the date on which it is due, Borrower shall pay to Lender upon demand an amount equal to the lesser of three percent (3%) of such unpaid sum and the Maximum Legal Rate in order to defray the expense incurred by Lender in handling and processing such delinquent payment and to compensate Lender for the loss of the use of such delinquent payment. Any such amount shall be secured by the Mortgages and the other Loan Documents to the extent permitted by applicable law.

2.3.5 Method and Place of Payment . Except as otherwise specifically provided herein, all payments and prepayments under this Agreement and the Note shall be made to Lender not later than 11:00 a.m., New York City time, on the date when due and shall be made in lawful money of the United States of America in immediately available funds at Lender’s office or as otherwise directed by Lender, and any funds received by Lender after such time shall, for all purposes hereof, be deemed to have been paid on the next succeeding Business Day.

Section 2.4 Prepayments .

2.4.1 Voluntary Prepayments . (a) Except as otherwise expressly provided in this Section 2.4 , Borrower shall not have the right to prepay the Loan in whole or in part prior to the Maturity Date.

(b) Notwithstanding anything to the contrary herein, from time to time on any Business Day after the Partial Par Prepayment Date through but not including the Open Prepayment Date, and provided no Event of Default is continuing on the date of any such prepayment, a portion of the Debt not to exceed Ninety-Seven Million and No/100 Dollars ($97,000,000.00) in the aggregate (the “ Partial Par Prepayment Cap ) may be prepaid, in one or more prepayments (each such prepayment, a “ Partial Par Prepayment ) , in each case upon not less than thirty (30) days’ and not more than ninety (90) days’ prior written notice to Lender specifying the projected date of such Partial Par Prepayment and the amount of such Partial Par Prepayment, without payment of any Yield Maintenance Premium or other premium or penalty. If any notice of a Partial Par Prepayment pursuant to this Section 2.4.1(b) is given, the related Partial Par Prepayment shall be due and payable on the projected date of such Partial Par Prepayment, provided that Borrower shall have the right to revoke or postpone any such Partial Par Prepayment upon written notice given to Lender not less than three (3) Business Days prior to the projected date of the Partial Par Prepayment (provided , further , that Borrower shall pay all actual out-of-pocket costs and expenses of Lender incurred in reliance upon the projected date of the Partial Par Prepayment). If for any reason Borrower makes a Partial Par Prepayment on a date other than a Payment Date, Borrower shall pay to Lender, in addition to the amount of such Partial Par Prepayment, interest on the amount of such Partial Par Prepayment for the full Accrual Period during which such Partial Par Prepayment occurs.

 

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(c) Notwithstanding anything to the contrary herein but subject to Borrower’s rights pursuant to Section 2.4.1(b) above, from time to time on any Business Day after the Permitted YM Prepayment Date, through but not including the Open Prepayment Date, and provided no Event of Default is continuing on the date of any such prepayment, the Debt may be prepaid in whole or in part upon not less than thirty (30) days’ and not more than ninety (90) days’ prior written notice to Lender specifying the projected date of prepayment and upon payment of an amount equal to the Yield Maintenance Premium, provided that contemporaneously with such prepayment of the Debt, (i) Senior Mezzanine Borrower shall have prepaid all, or in the case of a partial prepayment of the Debt pursuant to this Section 2.4.1(c) , a pro-rata portion (based on the outstanding principal balance of the Loan prior to the proposed prepayment, the then-outstanding principal balance of the Senior Mezzanine Loan and the portion of the Debt proposed to be prepaid), of the Senior Mezzanine Debt pursuant to Section 2.4.1(c) of the Senior Mezzanine Loan Agreement and (ii) Junior Mezzanine Borrower shall have prepaid all, or in the case of a partial prepayment of the Debt pursuant to this Section 2.4.1(c) , a pro-rata portion (based on the outstanding principal balance of the Loan prior to the proposed prepayment, the then-outstanding principal balance of the Junior Mezzanine Loan and the portion of the Debt proposed to be prepaid), of the Junior Mezzanine Debt pursuant to Section 2.4.1(c) of the Junior Mezzanine Loan Agreement. Lender shall notify Borrower of the amount of the Yield Maintenance Premium. If any notice of prepayment is given, the portion of the Debt that is the subject of such prepayment notice shall be due and payable on the projected date of prepayment, provided that Borrower shall have the right to revoke or postpone any such prepayment upon written notice given to Lender not less than three (3) Business Days prior to the projected date of such prepayment ( provided that Borrower shall pay all actual out-of-pocket costs and expenses of Lender incurred in reliance upon the projected date of such prepayment). Lender shall not be obligated to accept any prepayment of all or any portion of the Debt pursuant to this Section 2.4.1(c) unless it is accompanied by the Yield Maintenance Premium due in connection therewith. If for any reason Borrower prepays all or any portion of the Loan on a date other than a Payment Date, Borrower shall pay to Lender, in addition to the Debt (or portion thereof) being prepaid, interest on the Debt or such portion thereof for the full Accrual Period during which such prepayment occurs. For the avoidance of doubt, any prepayment of the Debt made by Borrower on or after the Partial Par Prepayment Date shall be deemed to have been made by Borrower pursuant to Section 2.4.1(b) until such time as the aggregate amount of the Debt prepaid by Borrower pursuant to said Section 2.4.1(b) shall equal the Partial Par Prepayment Cap.

(d) Provided no Event of Default has occurred and is continuing, on the Open Prepayment Date, and on any Business Day thereafter through the Maturity Date, Borrower may, at its option, prepay the Debt in full (but not in part) without payment of any Yield Maintenance Premium or other premium or penalty; provided , however , if for any reason such prepayment is not paid on a regularly-scheduled Payment Date, the Debt shall include interest for the full Accrual Period during which the prepayment occurs. Borrower’s right to prepay the principal balance of the Loan in full pursuant to this subsection shall be subject to Borrower’s submission of a notice to Lender setting forth the projected date of prepayment, which date shall be no less than thirty (30) days from the date of such notice.

 

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2.4.2 Mandatory Prepayments . (a) Each Net Proceeds Prepayment shall be applied in its entirety to the Debt (until paid in full) in any order or priority as Lender may determine in its sole discretion. No Yield Maintenance Premium or other premium or penalty shall be due in connection with any prepayment made pursuant to this Section 2.4.2 . The Allocated Loan Amount for the Individual Property with respect to which such Net Proceeds were paid shall be reduced in an amount equal to such prepayment. Borrower shall be entitled to a release of an Individual Property if its Allocated Loan Amount is reduced to zero, provided that Borrower satisfies the requirements of Section 2.6.1(a)(iii) and fy) hereof.

(b) As provided in Section 6.4(e) hereof, each Casualty/Condemnation Prepayment tendered by Borrower to Lender in accordance with said Section 6.4(e) shall be in the amount of the Release Amount in respect of the applicable Individual Property. No Yield Maintenance Premium or other penalty or premium shall be due in connection with any such Casualty/Condemnation Prepayment.

2.4.3 Prepayments After Default . If payment of all or any part of the Debt is tendered by Borrower or otherwise recovered by Lender (including through application of any Reserve Funds) during the continuance of an Event of Default, such tender or recovery shall be (a) made on the next occurring Payment Date together with the Monthly Debt Service Payment Amount and (b) if occurring (i) prior to the Permitted YM Prepayment Date, deemed a voluntary prepayment by Borrower in violation of the prohibition against prepayment set forth in Section 2.4.1(a) hereof, and Borrower shall pay, in addition to the other Debt, an amount equal to the Yield Maintenance Default Premium which shall be applied by Lender to the Debt in such order and priority as Lender shall determine in its sole and absolute discretion, and (ii) on or after the Permitted YM Prepayment Date, deemed a voluntary prepayment by Borrower pursuant to Section 2.4.1(c) hereof, and Borrower shall pay, in addition to the other Debt, an amount equal to the Yield Maintenance Premium which shall be applied by Lender to the Debt in such order and priority as Lender shall determine in its sole and absolute discretion.

Section 2.5 Intentionally Omitted .

Section 2.6 Release of Properties . Except as set forth in this Section 2.6 , no repayment or prepayment of all or any portion of the Loan shall cause, give rise to a right to require, or otherwise result in, the release of any Lien of any Mortgage on any Individual Property.

2.6.1 Release of Individual Property . (a) After the Permitted YM Prepayment Date, Borrower may obtain the release of an Individual Property from the Lien of the Mortgage thereon and related Loan Documents (each such Individual Property, a “ Release Property ”) and the release of Borrower’s obligations under the Loan Documents with respect to such Release Property (other than those expressly stated to survive), upon the satisfaction of each of the following conditions:

(i) Borrower shall deliver notice to Lender of the proposed release of such Release Property, and no Default or Event of Default shall be continuing at the time such notice is delivered to Lender and on the date that the Release Property is released from the Lien of the Mortgage thereon;

 

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(ii) Borrower shall have paid to Lender (A) the applicable Release Amount and (B) the Yield Maintenance Premium, if applicable (as provided in Section 2.4.1) ;

(iii) Borrower shall submit to Lender, not less than fifteen (15) days prior to the date of such release, a release of Lien (and related Loan Documents) for such Release Property for execution by Lender. Such release shall be in a form appropriate in each jurisdiction in which such Release Property is located and that would be reasonably satisfactory to a prudent lender. In addition, Borrower shall provide all documentation Lender reasonably requires to be delivered by Borrower in connection with such release, together with an Officer’s Certificate certifying that such documentation (A) will effect such release in accordance with the terms of this Agreement, and (B) will not impair or otherwise adversely affect the Liens, security interests and other rights of Lender under the Loan Documents not being released (or as to the parties to the Loan Documents and Individual Properties subject to the Loan Documents not being released);

(iv) After giving effect to such release, as of the date of such release, the Debt Service Coverage Ratio (excluding such Release Property then being released) shall not be less than the greater of (A) the Debt Service Coverage Ratio for the trailing twelve (12) full calendar months as of the date immediately preceding such release and (B) the Closing Date DSCR; provided , however , that, in order to satisfy the Debt Service Coverage Ratio requirement set forth in this clause (iv)  Borrower may prepay a portion of the Loan in accordance with Section 2.4.1 hereof and/or one or more Mezzanine Borrowers may prepay all or a portion of the related Mezzanine Loan in accordance with Section 2.4.1 of the applicable Mezzanine Loan Agreement;

(v) Borrower shall have paid or reimbursed Lender for all reasonable out-of-pocket costs and expenses incurred by Lender (including, without limitation, reasonable attorneys’ fees and disbursements) in connection with any release effectuated pursuant to this Section 2.6.1, and Borrower shall have paid all third-party fees, costs and expenses incurred in connection with any such release, including but not limited to, the current fee being assessed by such Servicer to effect such release and any other charges incurred in connection with the release of any Liens;

(vi) Borrower shall have delivered to Lender (A) evidence that would be reasonably satisfactory to a prudent lender that the Special Purpose Entity nature and bankruptcy remoteness of Borrower following such release have not been adversely affected and are in accordance with the terms and provisions of this Agreement (which evidence may include a “bring-down” of the Insolvency Opinion or delivery of an Additional Insolvency Opinion, if the same would be reasonably required by a prudent lender in such circumstances); and (B) an opinion of a nationally-recognized tax counsel that the release of such Release Property would not constitute a “significant modification” of the Mortgage Loan under Treasury Regulations Section 1.860G-2(b) nor cause a Securitization Vehicle to fail to qualify as a REMIC Trust or a Grantor Trust, as applicable, or a tax to be imposed on a Securitization Vehicle; and

(vii) Borrower shall deliver evidence satisfactory to Lender that each Mezzanine Borrower has otherwise complied with all of the terms and conditions set forth in the applicable Mezzanine Loan Documents in respect of the release of the applicable Individual Property.

 

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(b) Simultaneously with any release of a Release Property in accordance with this Section 2.6.1 , any Borrower which, as a result of such release no longer owns any Individual Properties, shall be released from its obligations under the Loan and the Loan Documents other than with respect to any provision of this Agreement and the other Loan Documents which expressly survives the termination of this Agreement and the satisfaction and discharge of the Debt and then only insofar as such liabilities and obligations arise from or relate to such Borrower and/or such Release Property owned by such Borrower.

2.6.2 Releases of Outparcels and Partial Release Parcels . Lender agrees that, upon the request of Borrower, Borrower may obtain the release of individual Outparcels and Partial Release Parcels (from time to time) and the release of Borrower’s obligations under the Loan Documents with respect to each such Outparcel and Partial Release Parcel that is released from time to time as herein provided (other than those expressly stated to survive) upon the satisfaction of each of the following conditions:

(a) Borrower shall deliver notice to Lender of the proposed release of such Outparcel or Partial Release Parcel, and no Default or Event of Default shall be continuing at the time such notice is delivered to Lender and on the date that the Outparcel or Partial Release Parcel is released from the Lien of the Mortgage thereon;

(b) Borrower shall submit to Lender, not less than fifteen (15) days prior to the date of such release, a release of Lien (and related Loan Documents) for such Outparcel or Partial Release Parcel for execution by Lender. Such release shall be in a form reasonably satisfactory to a prudent lender and appropriate in each jurisdiction in which the Individual Property is located.

(c) In the case of any Partial Release Parcel, Borrower shall have paid to Lender the applicable Parcel Release Amount (for the avoidance of doubt, in connection with any release of an Outparcel or a Parcel Release Parcel, Borrower shall not be obligated to pay any Allocated Loan Amount, Release Amount or Yield Maintenance Premium or other prepayment fee or premium in connection therewith except for, in the case of a Partial Release Parcel, the aforesaid Parcel Release Amount);

(d) Prior to the transfer and release of the Outparcel or Partial Release Parcel in question, each applicable municipal authority exercising jurisdiction over such Outparcel or Partial Release Parcel shall have approved a lot-split ordinance or other applicable action under local law dividing the Outparcel or Partial Release Parcel from the remainder of the affected Individual Property, and a separate tax identification number shall have been issued for the Outparcel or Partial Release Parcel in question (with the result that, upon the transfer and release of the Outparcel or Partial Release Parcel in question, no part of the remaining affected Individual Property shall be part of a tax lot which includes any portion of such Outparcel or Partial Release Parcel);

(e) All Legal Requirements applicable to the Outparcel or Partial Release Parcel in question necessary to accomplish the lot split shall have been fulfilled, and all necessary variances, if any, shall have been obtained, and Borrower shall have delivered to Lender either (1) letters or other evidence from the appropriate municipal authorities confirming such compliance with laws, or (2) a zoning report or legal opinion confirming such compliance with laws, in each case in substance reasonably satisfactory to Lender;

 

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(f) As a result of the lot split, the remaining Individual Property (after the release of the Outparcel or Partial Release Parcel in question from such Individual Property) with all easements appurtenant and other Permitted Encumbrances thereto will not be in violation of any Leases and then applicable Legal Requirements and all necessary variances, if any, shall have been obtained and evidence thereof has been delivered to Lender which in form and substance is appropriate for the jurisdiction in which the applicable Outparcel or Partial Release Parcel is located;

(g) If reasonably necessary, appropriate reciprocal easement agreements for the benefit and burden of the remaining Individual Property and the Outparcel or Partial Release Parcel in question regarding the use of common facilities of such parcels, including, but not limited to, roadways, parking areas, utilities and community facilities, in a form and substance that would be reasonably acceptable to an ordinary prudent lender and which easements will not materially adversely affect the remaining Individual Property, shall be declared and recorded, and the remaining Individual Property and the applicable Outparcel or Partial Release Parcel shall be in compliance with all applicable covenants under all easements and property agreements contained in the Permitted Encumbrances for the Individual Property;

(h) Borrower shall have delivered to Lender an opinion of a nationally-recognized tax counsel that the release of such Outparcel does not constitute a “significant modification” of the Mortgage Loan under Treasury Regulations Section 1.860G-2(b) nor cause a Securitization Vehicle to fail to qualify as a REMIC Trust or a Grantor Trust, as applicable, or a tax to be imposed on a Securitization Vehicle;

(i) Borrower shall deliver evidence satisfactory to Lender that each Mezzanine Borrower has otherwise complied with all of the terms and conditions set forth in the applicable Mezzanine Loan Documents in respect of the release of the applicable Outparcel or Partial Release Parcel;

Borrower shall have delivered an Officer’s Certificate to the effect that (i), to such officer’s knowledge after diligent inquiry, the conditions in subsection (a)—(i)  hereof have occurred or shall occur concurrently with the transfer and release of the applicable Outparcel or Partial Release Parcel and (ii) that the release of the applicable Outparcel or Partial Release Parcel will not impair or otherwise adversely affect the Liens, security interests and other rights of Lender under the Loan Documents other than the release of the same as to the applicable Outparcel or Partial Release Parcel;

(k) Borrower shall have executed and delivered such other documents and instruments that are reasonably requested by Lender and typical for similar transactions; and

(1) Lender shall have received payment of all Lender’s reasonable out-of-pocket costs and expenses, reasonable counsel fees and disbursements incurred in connection with the release of the Outparcel or Partial Release Parcel from the Lien of the related Mortgage and the review and approval of the documents and information required to be delivered in connection therewith.

 

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In addition, Borrower shall have paid all third-party fees, costs and expenses incurred in connection with the release of the applicable Outparcel or Partial Release Parcel, including but not limited to, the current fee being assessed by such Servicer to effect such release.

2.6.3 Release on Payment in Full . Upon payment in full of the Debt in accordance with the terms and provisions of the Note and this Agreement and the other Loan Documents, Lender shall, upon the written request and at the sole cost and expense (including Lender’s reasonable attorneys’ fees and disbursements) of Borrower, release the Lien of the Mortgage on each Individual Property, in each case not theretofore released.

2.6.4 Release of Reserve Funds . In connection with a release of a Release Property pursuant to this Section 2.6 , Lender will return to Borrower a portion of the Reserve Funds (or permit Borrower to deposit replacement Letters of Credit in lieu of any Letters of Credit delivered to Lender in lieu of such Reserve Funds in accordance with Section 7.7) equal to the amount, as determined by Lender in its reasonable discretion, that is allocable to such Release Property, but only to the extent the remaining amount in the applicable Reserve Accounts or the amount of such Letters of Credit with respect to all Individual Properties remaining subject to the Loan Documents exceed the estimated amounts that Lender determines in its reasonable discretion is necessary to satisfy the obligations for which such Reserve Accounts were established or Letters of Credit were deposited. Following the release of a Release Property in accordance with Section 2.6.1 , Lender shall adjust the Replacement Reserve Cap, the Rollover Reserve Cap and (if applicable) the other amounts thereafter required to be deposited by Borrower into the Reserve Accounts to reflect amounts required solely for the remaining Individual Properties after giving effect to such release.

2.6.5 Assignments of Mortgages . Upon the request of Borrower in connection with the release of any Release Property pursuant to the provisions of this Agreement, Lender agrees to cooperate, at Borrower’s sole cost and expense (including Lender’s reasonable attorneys’ fees and disbursements), to provide an assignment of the Mortgage with respect to such Release Property without representation or warranty and without recourse in lieu of the release.

Section 2.7 Lockbox Account/Cash Management .

2.7.1 Lockbox Account . (a) Borrower shall establish and, during the term of the Loan, maintain one or more segregated Eligible Accounts (collectively, the “ Lockbox Account ”) with Lockbox Bank in trust for the benefit of Lender, which Lockbox Account shall be under the sole dominion and control of Lender. The Lockbox Account shall initially consist of four separate accounts which shall be entitled (A) “Centro NP Holdings 12 SPE, LLC, et al. fbo JPMorgan Chase Bank, N.A., as Lender pursuant to Loan Agreement dated as of July 28, 2010 — Lockbox Account”, (B) “Centro NP Arbor Faire Owner, L.P., et al. fbo JPMorgan Chase Bank, N.A., as Lender pursuant to Loan Agreement dated as of July 28, 2010 — Lockbox Account”, (C) “Centro NP Augusta West Plaza, LLC, et al., as Borrower fbo JPMorgan Chase Bank, N.A., as Lender and pursuant to Loan Agreement dated as of July 28, 2010 — Lockbox Account”, and (D) “Centro NP Holdings 11 SPE, LLC, et al. as Borrower fbo JPMorgan Chase Bank, NA, as Lender and pursuant to Loan Agreement dated as of July 28, 2010 — Lockbox Account”; provided , however , that such Lockbox Account shall have subaccounts thereof which include the name of each applicable Individual Property. Borrower hereby grants to Lender a first-priority security interest in the Lockbox Account and all deposits at any time contained therein and the

 

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proceeds thereof and will take all actions necessary to maintain in favor of Lender a perfected first-priority security interest in the Lockbox Account, including, without limitation, filing UCC-1 financing statements and continuations thereof. Lender and Servicer shall have the sole right to make withdrawals from the Lockbox Account. All costs and expenses of establishing and maintaining the Lockbox Account shall be paid by Borrower. All monies now or hereafter deposited into the Lockbox Account shall be deemed additional security for the Debt. The Lockbox Agreement shall remain in effect and the Lockbox Account shall remain in existence until the Loan has been repaid in full.

(b) Borrower shall, or shall cause Manager to, as promptly as possible following the Closing Date but in no event later than three (3) Business Days thereafter, deliver Tenant Direction Letters to all Tenants under Leases to deliver all Rents payable thereunder directly to the Lockbox Account. Borrower shall, and shall cause Manager to, deposit all amounts received by Borrower or Manager constituting Rents (including, without limitation, all Termination Payments) into the Lockbox Account within one (1) Business Day after receipt thereof.

(c) Borrower shall obtain from Lockbox Bank its agreement to transfer to the Cash Management Account on each Business Day in immediately available funds by federal wire transfer all amounts on deposit in the Lockbox Account (other than the reasonable fees of the Lockbox Bank as more particularly described in the Lockbox Agreement) throughout the term of the Loan.

(d) Upon the occurrence of an Event of Default, Lender may, in addition to any and all other rights and remedies available to Lender, apply any sums then present in the Lockbox Account to the payment of the Debt in such order and priority as Lender shall determine in its sole discretion.

(e) Funds on deposit in the Lockbox Account shall not be commingled with other monies held by Borrower, Manager or Lockbox Bank.

(f) Borrower shall not further pledge, assign or grant any security interest in the Lockbox Account or the monies deposited therein or permit any Lien to attach thereto, or any levy to be made thereon, or any UCC-1 financing statement, except those naming Lender as the secured party, to be filed with respect thereto.

(g) Borrower shall indemnify Lender and hold Lender harmless from and against any and all actions, suits, claims, demands, liabilities, losses, damages, obligations and costs and expenses (including litigation costs and reasonable attorneys’ fees and expenses) arising from or in any way connected with the Lockbox Account and/or the Lockbox Agreement (unless arising from the gross negligence or willful misconduct of Lender) or the performance of the obligations for which the Lockbox Account was established.

2.7.2 Cash Management Account . (a) Borrower shall establish and, during the term of the Loan, maintain a segregated Eligible Account (the “ Cash Management Account ) to be held by Agent in trust and for the benefit of Lender, which Cash Management Account shall be under the sole dominion and control of Lender. The Cash Management Account shall be entitled “Centro NP Holdings 11 SPE, LLC, et al. as Borrower fbo JPMorgan Chase Bank, N.A., as Lender together with its successors and assigns pursuant to Loan Agreement dated as of July 28,

 

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2010 — Cash Management Account”. Borrower hereby grants to Lender a first-priority security interest in the Cash Management Account and all deposits at any time contained therein and the proceeds thereof and will take all actions necessary to maintain in favor of Lender a perfected first-priority security interest in the Cash Management Account, including, without limitation, filing UCC-1 financing statements and continuations thereof upon Lender’s request therefor. Borrower will not in any way alter or modify the Cash Management Account without the prior written consent of Lender, and Borrower will notify Lender of the account number of the Cash Management Account. Lender and Servicer shall have the sole right to make withdrawals from the Cash Management Account and all costs and expenses for establishing and maintaining the Cash Management Account shall be paid by Borrower.

(b) Upon the occurrence and during the continuance of an Event of Default, all funds on deposit in the Cash Management Account shall be applied by Lender to the payment of the Debt and/or for any other purpose for which such funds may be applied by Lender pursuant to the provisions of any Loan Document, in such order and priority as Lender shall determine, in its sole discretion.

(c) The insufficiency of funds on deposit in the Cash Management Account shall not relieve Borrower from the obligation to make any payments, as and when due pursuant to this Agreement and the other Loan Documents, and such obligations shall be separate and independent, and not conditioned on any event or circumstance whatsoever.

(d) Borrower hereby agrees to cooperate with Lender in connection with any amendment to the Cash Management Agreement that Lender deems necessary for the purpose of establishing additional sub-accounts in connection with any payments otherwise required under this Agreement and the other Loan Documents.

2.7.3 Payments Received under the Cash Management Agreement . Notwithstanding anything to the contrary contained in this Agreement or the other Loan Documents, and provided no Event of Default has occurred and is continuing, Borrower’s obligations with respect to the payment of the Monthly Debt Service Payment Amount and amounts required to be deposited into the Reserve Accounts, if any, shall be deemed satisfied to the extent sufficient amounts are deposited in the Cash Management Account to satisfy such obligations pursuant to this Agreement and the Cash Management Agreement on the dates that each such payment is required, regardless of whether any of such amounts are so applied by Lender.

2.7.4 Distributions to Mezzanine Borrower . All transfers of funds on deposit in the Cash Management Account to the Mezzanine Debt Service Account or otherwise to or for the benefit of Senior Mezzanine Lender, Senior Mezzanine Borrower, Junior Mezzanine Lender or Junior Mezzanine Borrower, pursuant to the Loan Agreement, the Cash Management Agreement or any of the other Loan Documents or Mezzanine Loan Documents are intended by Borrower, Senior Mezzanine Borrower and Junior Mezzanine Borrower to constitute, and shall constitute, distributions from Borrower to Senior Mezzanine Borrower and from Senior Mezzanine Borrower to Junior Mezzanine Borrower, as applicable. No provision of the Loan Documents or the Mezzanine Loan Documents shall create a debtor-creditor relationship between Borrower and either Senior Mezzanine Lender or Junior Mezzanine Lender.

 

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ARTICLE III — CONDITIONS PRECEDENT

Section 3.1 Intentionally Omitted.

ARTICLE IV — REPRESENTATIONS AND WARRANTIES

Section 4.1 Borrower Representations . Borrower represents and warrants as of the Closing Date that:

4.1.1 Organization . Borrower has been duly organized and is and has been validly existing and is in good standing with requisite power and authority to own its properties and to transact the businesses in which it is now engaged. Borrower is and always has been duly qualified to do business and is in good standing in each jurisdiction where it is required to be so qualified in connection with its properties, businesses and operations. Borrower possesses all rights, licenses, permits and authorizations, governmental or otherwise, necessary to entitle it to own its properties and to transact the businesses in which it is now engaged, and the sole business of Borrower is the ownership, management, leasing and operation of the Properties. The ownership interests in Borrower are as set forth on the organizational chart attached hereto as Schedule III.

4.1.2 Proceedings . Borrower has taken all necessary action to authorize the execution, delivery and performance of this Agreement and the other Loan Documents. This Agreement and the other Loan Documents have been duly executed and delivered by or on behalf of Borrower and constitute legal, valid and binding obligations of Borrower enforceable against Borrower in accordance with their respective terms, subject only to applicable bankruptcy, insolvency and similar laws affecting rights of creditors generally, and subject, as to enforceability, to general principles of equity (regardless of whether enforcement is sought in a proceeding in equity or at law).

4.1.3 No Conflicts . The execution, delivery and performance of this Agreement and the other Loan Documents by Borrower will not conflict with or result in a breach of any of the terms or provisions of, or constitute a default under, or result in the creation or imposition of any Lien, charge or encumbrance (other than pursuant to the Loan Documents) upon any of the property or assets of Borrower pursuant to the terms of any indenture, mortgage, deed of trust, deed to secure debt, loan agreement, partnership agreement, management agreement or other agreement or instrument to which Borrower is a party or, to Borrower’s actual knowledge, to which any of Borrower’s property or assets is subject, nor will such action result in any violation of the provisions of any statute or any order, rule or regulation of any Governmental Authority having jurisdiction over Borrower or any of Borrower’s properties or assets, and any consent, approval, authorization, order, registration or qualification of or with any such Governmental Authority required for the execution, delivery and performance by Borrower of this Agreement or any other Loan Documents has been obtained and is in full force and effect.

4.1.4 Litigation . There are no actions, suits or proceedings at law or in equity by or before any Governmental Authority or other agency now pending against or affecting or, to Borrower’s actual knowledge, threatened against or affecting Borrower, Guarantor, any SPE Constituent Entity or any Individual Property, which actions, suits or proceedings, if determined against Borrower, Guarantor, any SPE Constituent Entity or any Individual Property, would materially adversely affect the condition (financial or otherwise) or business of Borrower, Guarantor, any SPE Constituent Entity or the condition or ownership of any Individual Property.

 

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There are no actions, suits or proceedings at law or in equity by or before any Governmental Authority or other agency that resulted in a judgment against any Borrower or Guarantor or that otherwise affects any Individual Property that has not been paid in full.

4.1.5 Agreements . Borrower is not a party to any agreement or instrument or subject to any restriction which would materially and adversely affect Borrower or any Individual Property, or Borrower’s business, properties or assets, operations or condition, financial or otherwise. Borrower is not in default in any material respect in the performance, observance or fulfillment of any of the obligations, covenants or conditions contained in any agreement or instrument to which it is a party or by which Borrower or, to Borrower’s knowledge, any of the Properties are bound. Borrower has no material financial obligation under any indenture, mortgage, deed of trust, loan agreement or other agreement or instrument to which Borrower is a party or by which Borrower or the Properties is otherwise bound, other than (a) obligations incurred in the ordinary course of the operation of the Properties as permitted pursuant to clause (xxiii)  of the definition of “Special Purpose Entity” set forth in Section 1.1 hereof and (b) obligations under the Loan Documents. Each Borrower has no contingent or actual obligations not related to the Individual Property(ies) owned by such Borrower.

4.1.6 Title . Borrower has (a) good and insurable leasehold title to each Ground Lease Property, (b) good and insurable fee simple title to the real property comprising part of each Individual Property (excluding each Ground Lease Property), and (c) good title to the balance of such Individual Property, free and clear of all Liens whatsoever except the Permitted Encumbrances, such other Liens as are permitted pursuant to the Loan Documents and the Liens created by the Loan Documents. The Permitted Encumbrances in the aggregate do not have an Individual Material Adverse Effect on any Individual Property or an Aggregate Material Adverse Effect. Each Mortgage, when properly recorded in the appropriate records, together with any Uniform Commercial Code financing statements required to be filed in connection therewith, will create (a) a valid, perfected first-priority lien on the applicable Individual Property, subject only to Permitted Encumbrances and (b) perfected security interests in and to, and perfected collateral assignments of, all personalty (including the Leases), all in accordance with the terms thereof, in each case subject only to any applicable Permitted Encumbrances. There are no claims for payment for work, labor or materials affecting the Properties which are or may become a Lien prior to, or of equal priority with, the Liens created by the Loan Documents, and as to which Lender has not otherwise received affirmative insurance in the applicable Title Insurance Policy (in form and substance satisfactory to Lender in all respects). With respect to each Individual Property set forth on Schedule XIV hereto, the Borrower owning such Individual Property (as reflected on said Schedule XIV ) took title to the same pursuant to a deed from the Person set opposite such Individual Property in the column entitled “Grantor Entity” on said Schedule XIV , and such grantor entity is the successor by merger or otherwise by operation of law to all right, title and interest therein previously owned by the Person set forth opposite such Individual Property on said Schedule XIV.

4.1.7 Solvency . Borrower has (a) not entered into the transaction contemplated by this Agreement nor executed any Loan Document with the actual intent to hinder, delay or defraud any creditor and (b) received reasonably equivalent value in exchange for its obligations under the Loan Documents. After giving effect to the Loan (i) the fair saleable value of Borrower’s assets exceeds Borrower’s total liabilities, including, without limitation, subordinated, unliquidated, disputed and contingent liabilities, (ii) the fair saleable value of Borrower’s assets

 

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is greater than Borrower’s probable liabilities, including the maximum amount of its contingent liabilities on its debts as such debts become absolute and matured, and (iii) Borrower’s assets do not constitute unreasonably small capital to carry out its business as conducted or as proposed to be conducted. Borrower does not intend to, and does not believe that it will, incur debt and liabilities (including contingent liabilities and other commitments) beyond its ability to pay such debt and liabilities as they mature (taking into account the timing and amounts of cash to be received by Borrower and the amounts to be payable on or in respect of obligations of Borrower). No petition in bankruptcy has been filed against Borrower, any SPE Constituent Entity or Guarantor in the last seven (7) years, and none of Borrower, any SPE Constituent Entity nor Guarantor has, in the last seven (7) years, made an assignment for the benefit of creditors or taken advantage of any insolvency act for the benefit of debtors. NOne of Borrower, any SPE Constituent Entity or Guarantor is contemplating either the filing of a petition by it under any state or federal bankruptcy or insolvency laws or the liquidation of all or a major portion of such Person’s assets or property, and to Borrower’s actual knowledge no Person is contemplating the filing of any such petition against it or against any SPE Constituent Entity or Guarantor.

4.1.8 Full and Accurate Disclosure . No statement of fact made by Borrower in this Agreement or in any of the other Loan Documents contains any untrue statement of a material fact or omits to state any material fact necessary to make statements contained herein or therein not misleading. There is no material fact presently known to Borrower which has not been disclosed to Lender which materially and adversely affects, nor as far as Borrower can foresee, might materially and adversely affect, any Individual Property or the business, operations or condition (financial or otherwise) of Borrower, any SPE Constituent Entity or Guarantor.

4.1.9 No Plan Assets . Borrower does not sponsor, is not obligated to contribute to, and is not itself an “employee benefit plan,” as defined in Section 3(3) of ERISA, subject to Title I of ERISA or Section 4975 of the Code, and none of the assets of Borrower constitutes or will constitute “plan assets” of one or more such plans within the meaning of 29 C.F.R. Section 2510.3-101. In addition, (a) Borrower is not a “governmental plan” within the meaning of Section 3(32) of ERISA and (b) transactions by or with Borrower are not subject to any state or other statute , regulation or other restriction regulating investments of, or fiduciary obligations with respect to, governmental plans within the meaning of Section 3(32) of ERISA which is similar to the provisions of Section 406 of ERISA or Section 4975 of the Code and which prohibit or otherwise restrict the transactions contemplated by this Agreement, including but not limited to the exercise by Lender of any of its rights under the Loan Documents.

4.1.10 Compliance . Borrower and the Properties (including the use thereof) comply in all material respects with all applicable Legal Requirements, including, without limitation, building and zoning ordinances and codes and parking requirements and ratios, except where the failure to comply with such Legal Requirements would not have an Individual Material Adverse Effect on any Individual Property. Borrower is not in default or violation of any order, writ, injunction, decree or demand of any Governmental Authority. There has not been committed by Borrower or, to Borrower’s actual knowledge, by any other Person in occupancy of or involved with the operation or use of the Properties any act or omission affording the federal government or any other Governmental Authority the right of forfeiture as against any Individual Property or any part thereof or any monies paid in performance of Borrower’s obligations under any of the Loan Documents.

 

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4.1.11 Financial Information . All financial data (including, without limitation, the statements of cash flow and income and operating expense) that have been delivered to Lender by or at the direction of Borrower or its Affiliates in connection with the Loan (a) are true, complete and correct in all material respects (or, to the extent that any such financial data were incorrect when delivered, the same have been corrected by financial data subsequently delivered to Lender prior to the Closing Date), (b) accurately represent the financial condition of Borrower and the Properties, as applicable, as of the date of such reports, and (c) to the extent prepared or audited by an independent certified public accounting firm, have been prepared in accordance with GAAP throughout the periods covered, except as disclosed therein. The foregoing representation shall not apply to any such financial data that constitutes projections, provided that Borrower represents and warrants that such projections were made in good faith and that Borrower has no reason to believe that such projections are materially inaccurate. Except for Permitted Encumbrances, neither Borrower nor Guarantor has any contingent liabilities, liabilities for taxes, unusual forward or long-term commitments or unrealized or anticipated losses from any unfavorable commitments that are known to Borrower and reasonably likely to have a materially adverse effect on Borrower, Guarantor or any Individual Property or the current operation thereof as a retail shopping center, except as referred to or reflected in said financial statements. Since the date of such financial statements, there has been no material adverse change in the financial condition, operation or business of Borrower or Guarantor from that set forth in said financial statements.

4.1.12 Condemnation . No Condemnation or other similar proceeding has been commenced or, to Borrower’s knowledge, is threatened or, to Borrower’s actual knowledge, is contemplated with respect to all or any portion of any Individual Property or for the relocation of roadways providing access to any Individual Property other than to the extent that the same do not have an Individual Material Adverse Effect on the Individual Property affected thereby.

4.1.13 Federal Reserve Regulations . No part of the proceeds of the Loan will be used for the purpose of purchasing or acquiring any “margin stock” within the meaning of Regulation U of the Board of Governors of the Federal Reserve System or for any other purpose which would be inconsistent with such Regulation U or any other Regulations of such Board of Governors, or for any purposes prohibited by Legal Requirements or by the terms and conditions of this Agreement or the other Loan Documents.

4.1.14 Utilities and Public Access . Except if the same do not, in the aggregate in respect of the Individual Property affected thereby, have an Individual Material Adverse Effect on such Individual Property or an Aggregate Material Adverse Effect, (i) as depicted on the Surveys of the Properties delivered to Lender, (A) each Individual Property has rights of access to public ways and is served by water, sewer, sanitary sewer and storm drain facilities adequate to service such Individual Property for its respective intended uses and (B) all public utilities necessary or convenient to the full use and enjoyment of each Individual Property are located either in the public right-of-way abutting such Individual Property (which are connected so as to serve such Individual Property without passing over other property) or in recorded easements serving such Individual Property and such easements are set forth in and insured by the applicable Title Insurance Policy and (ii) all roads necessary for the use of each Individual Property for their current respective purposes have been completed and dedicated to public use and accepted by all Governmental Authorities.

 

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4.1.15 Not a Foreign Person . Borrower is not a “foreign person” within the meaning of § 1445(0(3) of the Code.

4.1.16 Separate Lots . Each Individual Property is comprised of one (1) or more parcels which constitute a separate tax lot or lots and does not constitute a portion of any other tax lot not a part of such Individual Property.

4.1.17 Assessments . To Borrower’s knowledge, there are no pending or, to Borrower’s actual knowledge, proposed special or other assessments for public improvements or otherwise affecting any Individual Property, nor are there any contemplated improvements to any Individual Property that may result in such special or other assessments, except to the extent, in each case, such assessments could not reasonably be expected to have an Individual Material Adverse Effect on such Individual Property.

4.1.18 Enforceability . The Loan Documents are enforceable by Lender (or any subsequent holder thereof) in accordance with their respective terms, subject to principles of equity and bankruptcy, insolvency and other laws generally applicable to creditors’ rights and the enforcement of debtors’ obligations. The Loan Documents are not subject to any right of rescission, set-off, counterclaim or defense by Borrower or Guarantor, including the defense of usury, nor would the operation of any of the terms of the Loan Documents, or the exercise of any right thereunder, render the Loan Documents unenforceable (subject to principles of equity and bankruptcy, insolvency and other laws generally affecting creditors’ rights and the enforcement of debtors’ obligations), and none of Borrower, Manager or Guarantor has asserted any right of rescission, set-off, counterclaim or defense with respect thereto.

4.1.19 No Prior Collateral Assignment . There are no prior collateral assignments of the Leases or any portion of the Rents due and payable or to become due and payable which are presently outstanding.

4.1.20 Insurance . Borrower has obtained and has delivered to Lender certificates evidencing all Policies, which certificates reflect the insurance coverages, amounts and other requirements set forth in this Agreement. No claims have been made that are currently pending, outstanding or otherwise remain unsatisfied under any such Policies and would have an Individual Material Adverse Effect with respect to any Individual Property or an Aggregate Material Adverse Effect. No Person, including Borrower, has done, by act or omission, anything which would impair the coverage of any of the Policies.

4.1.21 Use of Property . Each Individual Property is used exclusively as a retail shopping center and other appurtenant and related uses.

4.1.22 Certificate of Occupancy; Licenses . All certifications, permits, licenses and approvals, including without limitation, certificates of completion and occupancy permits, required for the legal use, occupancy and operation of each Individual Property as a retail shopping center (collectively, the “ Licenses ”), have been obtained and are in full force and effect to the extent the failure to not have such Licenses would have individually or in the aggregate an Individual Material Adverse Effect on such Individual Property. Borrower shall keep and maintain all Licenses necessary for the operation of each Individual Property as a retail shopping center to the extent the failure to not have such Licenses would have an Individual Material Adverse Effect on such Individual Property. The use being made of each Individual Property is in conformity with the certificate of occupancy issued for such Individual Property.

 

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4.1.23 Flood Zone . None of the Improvements on any Individual Property are located in an area as identified by the Federal Emergency Management Agency as an area having special flood hazards, or, if so located, the flood insurance required pursuant to Section 6.1(a)(i) is in full force and effect with respect to each such Individual Property.

4.1.24 Physical Condition . Except if the same do not, in the aggregate in respect of the Individual Property affected thereby, have an Individual Material Adverse Effect or Aggregate Material Adverse Effect, and except as disclosed in the engineering reports commissioned by Lender in connection with the making of the Loan, to Borrower’s actual knowledge (i) each Individual Property, including, without limitation, all 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; and (ii) there exists no structural or other material defects or damages in any Individual Property, whether latent or otherwise, and Borrower has not received notice from any insurance company or bonding company of any defects or inadequacies in any Individual Property, or any part thereof, which have not been remedied prior to the Closing Date and 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.

4.1.25 Boundaries . As depicted on the Surveys of the Properties delivered to Lender, all of the Improvements which were included in determining the appraised value of each Individual Property lie wholly within the boundaries and building restriction lines of such Individual Property, and no improvements on adjoining properties encroach upon such Individual Property, and no easements or other encumbrances upon the applicable Individual Property encroach upon any of the Improvements, so as to materially affect the value or marketability of the applicable Individual Property except those which are insured against by the applicable Title Insurance Policy.

4.1.26 Leases . No Individual Property is subject to any leases other than the Leases in respect of such Individual Property that are described in the Certificate of Rent Roll. To Borrower’s knowledge, except as otherwise disclosed on the Certificate of Rent Roll and except for discrepancies which, either individually or in the aggregate would not have an Individual Material Adverse Effect in respect of any Individual Property nor have an Aggregate Material Adverse Effect, the rent roll attached to the Certificate of Rent Roll is true, complete and accurate in all respects as of the date of such rent roll. In respect of each Individual Property, (i) Borrower is the owner and lessor of landlord’s interest in the Leases in respect to such Individual Property and (ii) no Person has any possessory interest in such Individual Property or right to occupy the same except under and pursuant to the provisions of the Leases or any Permitted Encumbrances. To Borrower’s knowledge, except as otherwise disclosed on the Certificate of Rent Roll, the current Leases are in full force and effect. None of Manager, Borrower, Guarantor or any Affiliate of Guarantor has received written notice that Borrower (or Borrower’s predecessor-in-interest) is in default under any Lease except for violations or defaults (A) that have been cured or (B) that do not, in the aggregate in respect of any Individual Property, have

 

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an Individual Material Adverse Effect on such Individual Property. Except (1) as set forth in the tenant estoppels delivered by Borrower to Lender on or prior to the Closing Date or in the Certificate of Rent Roll and (2) if the same, either individually or in the aggregate, would not have an Individual Material Adverse Effect in respect of any Individual Property nor have an Aggregate Material Adverse Effect, as of the Closing Date (a) none of Manager, Borrower (or Borrower’s predecessor-in-interest), Guarantor or any Affiliate of Guarantor has delivered a written notice to a Tenant at any Individual Property that it is in default under its Lease (other than notices relating to defaults that have been cured by such tenant) and no Tenant is in monetary or, to Borrower’s actual knowledge, material non-monetary default under its Lease, (b) all security deposits in respect of each Individual Property are held by Borrower in accordance with applicable law, (c) except as set forth on Schedule X hereto, no Rent has been paid by any Tenant at any Individual Property more than one (1) month in advance of its due date, and (d) all work to be performed by Borrower under each Lease in respect of each Individual Property has been performed as required and has been accepted by the applicable Tenant. As of the Closing Date, except as otherwise disclosed on Schedule XI hereto, no Tenant has a right or option pursuant to its Lease or otherwise to purchase all or any part of the Individual Property to which such Lease relates. Except if the same, either individually or in the aggregate, would not have an Individual Material Adverse Effect in respect of any Individual Property nor have an Aggregate Material Adverse Effect, and except as set forth on Schedule XV hereto, as of the Closing Date, no Tenant has a right or option pursuant to its Lease or otherwise to terminate such Lease prior to the scheduled expiration date thereof, other than any such right or option that is conditional upon the occurrence of certain events of circumstances. Borrower has not, directly or indirectly, voluntarily or involuntarily, by operation of law or otherwise, assigned, transferred, encumbered, hypothecated, pledged or granted a security interest in any of the Leases or its interest therein, other than pursuant to the Loan Documents.

4.1.27 Survey . The Survey for each Individual Property delivered to Lender in connection with this Agreement does not fail to reflect any material matter affecting such Individual Property or the title thereto.

4.1.28 Principal Place of Business; State of Organization . Borrower’s principal place of business has been for the preceding four months (or, if less, the entire period of the existence of Borrower), and is as of the Closing Date, the address set forth in the introductory paragraph of this Agreement. Borrower is organized under the laws of the state of Delaware.

4.1.29 Filing and Recording Taxes . All transfer taxes, deed stamps, intangible taxes or other amounts in the nature of transfer taxes required to be paid by any Person under applicable Legal Requirements currently in effect in connection with the transfer of the Properties to Borrower have been paid. All mortgage, mortgage recording, stamp, intangible or other similar tax required to be paid by any Person under applicable Legal Requirements currently in effect in connection with the execution, delivery, recordation, filing, registration, perfection or enforcement of any of the Loan Documents, including, without limitation, the Mortgages, have been paid, and, under current Legal Requirements, the Mortgages are enforceable in accordance with their respective terms by Lender (or any subsequent holder thereof), subject to principles of equity and bankruptcy, insolvency and other laws generally applicable to creditors’ rights and the enforcement of debtors’ obligations.

 

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4.1.30 Special Purpose Entity/Separateness . (a) Borrower and each SPE Constituent Entity is a Special Purpose Entity.

(b) The representations and warranties set forth in Section 4.1.30(a) shall survive for so long as any amount remains payable to Lender under this Agreement or any other Loan Document.

(c) Any amendment or amendment and restatement of any of Borrower’s organizational documents on or prior to the Closing Date has been accomplished in accordance with, and was permitted by, the relevant provisions of each such organizational document (as the same existed prior to such amendment or amendment and restatement).

(d) All of the stated facts and assumptions made in the Insolvency Opinion, including, but not limited to, any exhibits attached thereto, are true and correct in all material respects and any assumptions made in any subsequent non-consolidation opinion required to be delivered in connection with the Loan Documents (an “ Additional Insolvency Opinion ”), including, but not limited to, any exhibits attached thereto, will have been and shall be true and correct in all material respects. Borrower and each SPE Constituent Entity have complied with all of the stated facts and assumptions made with respect to Borrower and each SPE Constituent Entity in the Insolvency Opinion. Borrower and each SPE Constituent Entity have complied with all of the stated facts and assumptions made with respect to Borrower in any Additional Insolvency Opinion. Each entity other than Borrower and each SPE Constituent Entity with respect to which an assumption is made or a fact stated in the Insolvency Opinion and any Additional Insolvency Opinion have complied with all of the assumptions made and facts stated with respect to it in the Insolvency Opinion and any such Additional Insolvency Opinion.

4.1.31 Management Agreement . The Management Agreement is in full force and effect and there is no default thereunder by any party thereto and no event has occurred that, with the passage of time and/or the giving of notice would constitute a default thereunder.

4.1.32 Illegal Activity . No portion of any Individual Property has been or will be purchased with proceeds of any illegal activity.

4.1.33 No Change in Facts or Circumstances; Disclosure . To Borrower’s actual knowledge, all information submitted by and on behalf of Borrower, Guarantor and Manager to Lender and in all financial statements, reports, certificates and other documents submitted in connection with the Loan or in satisfaction of the terms thereof and all statements of fact made by Borrower, Guarantor and Manager in this Agreement or in any other Loan Document, are true, complete and correct in all material respects. The foregoing representation shall not apply to any such financial information that constitutes projections, provided that Borrower represents and warrants that it has no reason to believe that such projections are materially inaccurate. There has been no material adverse change in any condition, fact, circumstance or event that would make any such information inaccurate, incomplete or otherwise misleading in any material respect or that otherwise has or might have an Individual Material Adverse Effect with respect to any Individual Property or an Aggregate Material Adverse Effect. Borrower, Guarantor and Manager have disclosed to Lender all material facts and has not failed to disclose any material fact that could cause any Provided Information or representation or warranty made herein to be materially misleading.

 

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4.1.34 Investment Company Act . Borrower is not (a) an “investment company” or a company “controlled” by an “investment company,” within the meaning of the Investment Company Act of 1940, as amended; (b) a “holding company” or a “subsidiary company” of a “holding company” or an “affiliate” of either a “holding company” or a “subsidiary company” within the meaning of the Public Utility Holding Company Act of 1935, as amended; or (c) subject to any other federal or state law or regulation which purports to restrict or regulate its ability to borrow money.

4.1.35 Embargoed Person . None of the funds or other assets of Borrower or Guarantor constitute property of, or are beneficially owned, directly or indirectly, by any Embargoed Person. No Embargoed Person has any interest of any nature whatsoever in Borrower or Guarantor, as applicable, with the result that the investment in Borrower or Guarantor, as applicable (whether directly or indirectly), is prohibited by law or the Loan is in violation of law, and none of the funds of Borrower or Guarantor, as applicable, have been derived from any unlawful activity with the result that the investment in Borrower or Guarantor, as applicable (whether directly or indirectly), is prohibited by law or the Loan is in violation of law.

4.1.36 Cash Management Account .

(a) This Agreement, together with the other Loan Documents, creates a valid and continuing security interest (as defined in the Uniform Commercial Code of the State of New York) in the Lockbox Account and Cash Management Account in favor of Lender, which security interest is prior to all other Liens, other than Permitted Encumbrances, and is enforceable as such against creditors of and purchasers from Borrower. Other than in connection with the Loan Documents and except for Permitted Encumbrances, Borrower has not sold, pledged, transferred or otherwise conveyed the Lockbox Account or the Cash Management Account;

(b) Each of the Lockbox Account and Cash Management Account constitutes a “deposit account” and/or “securities account” within the meaning of the Uniform Commercial Code as in effect in the State of New York;

(c) Pursuant and subject to the terms hereof and the other applicable Loan Documents, the Lockbox Bank and Agent have agreed to comply with all instructions originated by Lender, without further consent by Borrower, directing disposition of the Lockbox Account and Cash Management Account and all sums at any time held, deposited or invested therein, together with any interest or other earnings thereon, and all proceeds thereof (including proceeds of sales and other dispositions), whether accounts, general intangibles, chattel paper, deposit accounts, instruments, documents or securities, and Borrower has not consented to the Lockbox Bank or Agent complying with instructions with respect to the Lockbox Account and Cash Management Account from any Person other than Lender;

(d) The Lockbox Account and Cash Management Account are not in the name of any Person other than Borrower, as pledgor, or Lender, as pledgee; and

(e) None of the Properties are subject to any cash management system (other than pursuant to the Loan Documents), and Borrower has prepared the Tenant Direction Letters, which Tenant Direction Letters (i) direct the Tenants to deposit all Rents directly into the Lockbox Account, (ii) state that any and all existing tenant instruction letters issued in connection with any previous financing are terminated, and (iii) shall be delivered to the Tenants as required by Section 2.7.1(b).

 

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4.1.37 Reciprocal Easement Agreement . To Borrower’s actual knowledge, each Reciprocal Easement Agreement is in full force and effect. Neither the applicable Borrower nor, to Borrower’s actual knowledge, any other party to the Reciprocal Easement Agreement, is in default under any of the material provisions thereof (except for violations or defaults that have been cured or that have not resulted, or would not reasonably be expected to result, individually or in the aggregate, in an Individual Material Adverse Effect). Borrower has not delivered a written notice to any party under a Reciprocal Easement Agreement that it is in default thereunder (other than notices relating to defaults that have been cured by such party) and no such party to a Reciprocal Easement Agreement is in monetary or, to Borrower’s actual knowledge, material non-monetary default under such Reciprocal Easement Agreement (except for defaults that do not have, or would not reasonably be expected to result in, individually or in the aggregate, an Individual Material Adverse Effect on the applicable Individual Property).

4.1.38 Underwriting Representations . Borrower hereby represents, warrants and covenants that, each Borrower:

(a) is and always has been duly formed, validly existing, and in good standing in the state of its organization and in all other jurisdictions where it is qualified to do business;

(b) to Borrower’s actual knowledge, has no judgments or liens of any nature against it except for tax liens not yet due;

(c) is in compliance with all laws, regulations and orders applicable to it and, except as otherwise disclosed in this Agreement, has received all permits necessary for it to operate;

(d) is not involved in any dispute with any taxing authority;

(e) to Borrower’s knowledge, has paid all taxes which it owes;

(f) has never owned any real property other than the Individual Property or Individual Properties reflected on Schedule VI as being owned by it (individually or collectively, as the context may dictate, the “ Transaction Property ”), and personal property necessary or incidental to its ownership or operation of the Transaction Property and has never engaged in any business other than the ownership and operation of the Transaction Property;

(g) is not now, nor has ever been, party to any lawsuit, arbitration, summons or legal proceeding that is still pending or that resulted in a judgment against it that has not been paid in full; and

(h) has no material contingent or actual obligations that are not related to the Transaction Property.

4.1.39 Equipment , Fixtures and Personal Property . Borrower is the owner of all of the Equipment, Fixtures and Personal Property located on or at each Individual Property, other than any such Equipment, Fixtures and Personal Property which have been leased by Borrower as permitted under the terms of this Agreement. All of the Equipment, Fixtures and Personal Property are sufficient to operate each Individual Property in the manner required hereunder and in the manner in which it is currently operated.

 

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4.1.40 Ground Lease . Borrower hereby represents and warrants to Lender the following with respect to each Ground Lease (provided that each such representation and warranty shall be deemed to be qualified by any matters disclosed on Schedule XII hereto):

(a) Recognized Mortgagee . In case of the Ground Lease Property subject to such Ground Lease, Lender is required by such Ground Lease to be recognized by the Ground Lessor thereunder as a permitted mortgagee of the Ground Lease Property.

(b) Recording; Modification . Such Ground Lease (or a memorandum thereof) was recorded in the applicable recording office and with the related recording information respectively set forth on Schedule IV hereto. Such Ground Lease permits the interest of Borrower to be encumbered by a mortgage (provided that such mortgage is at all times subject and subordinate to the Ground Lease) or the Ground Lessor thereunder has approved and consented to the encumbrance of the applicable Ground Lease Property by the related Mortgage. There have not been amendments or modifications to the terms of such Ground Lease since recordation of the same (or a memoranda thereof). Such Ground Lease provides that it may not be terminated, surrendered or amended without the prior written consent of Lender as a mortgagee of the interest of Borrower other than any provisions thereof that provides that the Ground Lessor thereunder may exercise its remedies in accordance with such Ground Lease if the obligations of Borrower under the Ground Lease are not performed or cured by such mortgagee as provided in the Ground Lease.

(c) No Liens . Except for the Permitted Encumbrances and other encumbrances of record, Borrower’s interest in such Ground Lease is not subject to any Liens or encumbrances superior to, or of equal priority with, the related Mortgage other than the applicable Ground Lessor’s related fee interest.

(d) Ground Lease Assignable . Borrower’s interest in such Ground Lease is assignable to Lender, the purchaser at any foreclosure sale or the transferee under a deed or assignment in lieu of foreclosure in connection with the foreclosure of the Lien of the related Mortgage or transfer of Borrower’s leasehold estate by deed or assignment in lieu of foreclosure, in each case, without the consent of the Ground Lessor thereunder. After any assignment pursuant to the foregoing, such Ground Lease is further assignable by the applicable transferee and its successors and assigns without the consent of the Ground Lessor thereunder.

(e) Default . Such Ground Lease is in full force and effect. No default has occurred on the part of Borrower under such Ground Lease nor, to Borrower’s actual knowledge, has any default occurred on the part of the Ground Lessor thereunder (except, in each case, any such default which has previously been cured). There exists no condition which, but for the passage of time or the giving of notice, could result in (i) a default by Borrower under the terms of such Ground Lease or (ii) to Borrower’s actual knowledge, a default by the Ground Lessor thereunder under the terms of such Ground Lease.

 

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(f) Notice . Such Ground Lease requires the Ground Lessor thereunder to give Lender as a mortgagee of the interest of Borrower 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 Borrower, 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 Lender as a mortgagee of the interest of Borrower. Such Ground Lease further requires the Ground Lessor thereunder to give notice to Lender as a mortgagee of the interest of Borrower if such Ground Lease is terminated by reason of an event of default under such Ground Lease.

(g) Cure . Lender as a mortgagee of the interest of Borrower is permitted the opportunity to cure any default by Borrower under such Ground Lease before the Ground Lessor thereunder may terminate such Ground Lease.

(h) Term . Such Ground Lease has a term which extends at least twenty (20) years beyond the Maturity Date (including any unexercised option periods, which may be exercised by Lender upon the terms and subject to the conditions set forth in Section 5.1.28(h) hereof).

(i) New Lease . Such Ground Lease requires the Ground Lessor thereunder to enter into a new lease upon termination of such Ground Lease for any reason, including rejection or disaffirmation of such Ground Lease in a bankruptcy proceeding.

(j) Insurance Proceeds and Condemnation Awards . The terms of such Ground Lease and the related Mortgage, taken together, provide that any related insurance and condemnation proceeds that are paid or awarded with respect to the leasehold interest demised by such Ground Lease will be applied either to the repair or restoration of all or part of the applicable Ground Lease Property or to Lender to apply as otherwise provided in this Agreement.

(k) Subleasing . Such Ground Lease generally permits subleasing by Borrower without the consent of the Ground Lessor thereunder.

Section 4.2 Survival of Representations . Borrower agrees that all of the representations and warranties of Borrower set forth in Section 4.1 hereof and elsewhere in this Agreement and in the other Loan Documents shall survive for so long as any amount remains owing to Lender under this Agreement or any of the other Loan Documents by Borrower. All representations, warranties, covenants and agreements made in this Agreement or in the other Loan Documents by Borrower shall be deemed to have been relied upon by Lender notwithstanding any investigation heretofore or hereafter made by Lender or on its behalf.

ARTICLE V — BORROWER COVENANTS

Section 5.1 Affirmative Covenants . From the Closing Date and until payment and performance in full of all obligations of Borrower under the Loan Documents or the earlier release of the Liens of the Mortgages encumbering the Properties (and all related obligations) in accordance with the terms of this Agreement and the other Loan Documents, Borrower hereby covenants and agrees with Lender that:

 

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5.1.1 Existence; Compliance with Legal Requirements . Borrower shall 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 Legal Requirements applicable to Borrower and the Properties (and the use thereof), including, without limitation, building and zoning ordinances and codes and certificates of occupancy. There shall never be committed by Borrower, and Borrower shall not permit any other Person in occupancy of or involved with the operation or use of the Properties to commit any act or omission affording the federal government or any state or local government the right of forfeiture against any Individual Property or any part thereof or any monies paid in performance of Borrower’s obligations under any of the Loan Documents. Borrower hereby covenants and agrees not to commit, permit or suffer to exist any act or omission affording such right of forfeiture. 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 and shall keep the Properties in good working order and repair, and from time to time make, or cause to be made, all reasonably necessary repairs, renewals, replacements, betterments and improvements thereto, all as more fully provided in the Loan Documents. Borrower shall keep the Properties insured at all times by financially sound and reputable insurers, to such extent and against such risks, and maintain liability and such other insurance, as is more fully provided in this Agreement. After prior written notice to Lender, Borrower, at Borrower’s own expense, may contest by appropriate legal proceeding promptly initiated and conducted in good faith and with due diligence, the validity of any Legal Requirement, the applicability of any Legal Requirement to Borrower or any Individual Property or any alleged violation of any Legal Requirement, provided that (a) no Default or Event of Default has occurred and remains uncured; (b) such proceeding shall be permitted under and be conducted in accordance with the provisions of any instrument to which Borrower is subject and shall not constitute a default thereunder and such proceeding shall be conducted in accordance with all applicable statutes, laws and ordinances; (c) no Individual Property nor any part thereof or interest therein will be in danger of being sold, forfeited, terminated, cancelled or lost; (d) Borrower shall promptly upon final determination thereof comply with any such Legal Requirement determined to be valid or applicable or cure any violation of any Legal Requirement; (e) such proceeding shall suspend the enforcement of the contested Legal Requirement against Borrower and any Individual Property; and (f) Borrower shall furnish such security as may be required in the proceeding, or as may be reasonably requested by Lender, to insure compliance with such Legal Requirement, together with all interest and penalties payable in connection therewith. Lender may apply any such security, as necessary to cause compliance with such Legal Requirement at any time when, in the reasonable judgment of Lender, the validity, applicability or violation of such Legal Requirement is finally established or any Individual Property (or any part thereof or interest therein) shall be in danger of being sold, forfeited, terminated, cancelled or lost.

5.1.2 Taxes and Other Charges . Subject to Section 7.2 hereof, Borrower shall pay all Taxes and Other Charges now or hereafter levied or assessed or imposed against the Properties or any part thereof as the same become due and payable. Borrower shall, not later than ten (10) Business Days after receipt of a written request from Lender, deliver to Lender receipts for payment or other evidence reasonably satisfactory to Lender that all Taxes and Other Charges that are due and payable at such time have been duly paid by Borrower prior to delinquency (provided, however, that Lender shall have no right to deliver such written request to Borrower during any period that such Taxes and Other Charges are being paid by Lender pursuant to Section 7.2 hereof). Borrower shall not suffer and shall promptly cause to be paid and discharged

 

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any Lien or charge whatsoever which may be or become a Lien or charge against the Properties, and shall promptly pay for all utility services provided to the Properties (other than any such utilities which are, pursuant to the terms of any Lease, required to be paid by the Tenant thereunder directly to the applicable service provider). After prior written notice to Lender, Borrower, at Borrower’s own expense, may contest by appropriate legal proceeding, promptly initiated and conducted in good faith and with due diligence, the amount or validity or application in whole or in part of any Taxes or Other Charges, provided that (a) no Default or Event of Default has occurred and remains uncured; (b) such proceeding shall be permitted under and be conducted in accordance with the provisions of any other instrument to which Borrower is subject and shall not constitute a default thereunder and such proceeding shall be conducted in accordance with all applicable statutes, laws and ordinances; (c) no Individual Property nor any part thereof or interest therein will be in danger of being sold, forfeited, terminated, cancelled or lost; (d) Borrower shall promptly upon final determination thereof pay the amount of any such Taxes or Other Charges, together with all costs, interest and penalties which may be payable in connection therewith; (e) such proceeding shall suspend the collection of such contested Taxes or Other Charges from the applicable Individual Property; and (f) Borrower shall furnish such security as may be reasonably required in the proceeding, or as may be reasonably requested by Lender, to insure the payment of any such Taxes or Other Charges, together with all interest and penalties thereon. Lender may pay over any such cash deposit or part thereof held by Lender to the claimant entitled thereto at any time when, in the judgment of Lender, the entitlement of such claimant is established or any Individual Property (or part thereof or interest therein) shall be in danger of being sold, forfeited, terminated, cancelled or lost or there shall be any danger of the Lien of the related Mortgage being primed by any related Lien.

5.1.3 Litigation . Borrower shall give prompt written notice to Lender of any litigation or governmental proceedings pending or threatened against Borrower, any SPE Constituent Entity, Guarantor or any Individual Property which might materially adversely affect the condition of Borrower, any SPE Constituent Entity or Guarantor (financial or otherwise) or business or any Individual Property.

5.1.4 Access to Properties . Subject to the rights of Tenants, Borrower shall permit agents, representatives and employees of Lender to inspect the Properties or any part thereof at reasonable hours upon reasonable advance notice.

5.1.5 Notice of Default . Borrower shall promptly advise Lender of any material adverse change in the condition of Borrower, any SPE Constituent Entity or Guarantor, financial or otherwise, or of the occurrence of any Default or Event of Default of which Borrower has knowledge.

5.1.6 Cooperate in Legal Proceedings . Borrower shall cooperate fully with Lender with respect to any proceedings before any court, board or other Governmental Authority which may in any way affect the rights of Lender hereunder or any rights obtained by Lender under any of the other Loan Documents and, in connection therewith, permit Lender, at its election, to participate in any such proceedings.

5.1.7 Perform Loan Documents . Borrower shall, in a timely manner, observe, perform and satisfy all the terms, provisions, covenants and conditions of the Loan Documents executed and delivered by, or applicable to, Borrower, and shall pay when due all costs, fees and expenses of Lender, to the extent required under the Loan Documents executed and delivered by, or applicable to, Borrower.

 

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5.1.8 Award and Insurance Benefits . Borrower shall cooperate with Lender in obtaining for Lender, in accordance with the relevant provisions of this Agreement, the benefits of any Awards or Insurance Proceeds lawfully or equitably payable in connection with any Individual Property, and Lender shall be reimbursed for any expenses incurred in connection therewith (including reasonable attorneys’ fees and disbursements, and the payment by Borrower of the reasonable expense of an appraisal on behalf of Lender in case of Casualty or Condemnation affecting any Individual Property or any part thereof) out of such Insurance Proceeds.

5.1.9 Further Assurances . Borrower shall, at Borrower’s sole cost and expense:

(a) furnish to Lender all instruments, documents, boundary surveys, footing or foundation surveys, certificates, plans and specifications, appraisals, title and other insurance reports and agreements, and each and every other document, certificate, agreement and instrument required to be furnished by Borrower pursuant to the terms of the Loan Documents or which are reasonably requested by Lender in connection therewith;

(b) execute and deliver to Lender such documents, instruments, certificates, assignments and other writings, and do such other acts necessary or desirable, to evidence, preserve and/or protect the collateral at any time securing or intended to secure the obligations of Borrower under the Loan Documents, as Lender may reasonably require; and

(c) do and execute all and such further lawful and reasonable acts, conveyances and assurances for the better and more effective carrying out of the intents and purposes of this Agreement and the other Loan Documents, as Lender shall reasonably require from time to time.

5.1.10 Supplemental Mortgage Affidavits . Borrower represents that it has paid all state, county and municipal recording and all other taxes imposed upon the execution and recordation of the Mortgages. If at any time Lender determines, based on applicable law, that Lender is not being afforded the maximum amount of security available from any one or more of the Properties as a direct or indirect result of applicable recording, stamp and like taxes not having been paid upon the execution and recordation of any Mortgage, Borrower agrees that Borrower will execute, acknowledge and deliver to Lender, immediately upon Lender’s request, supplemental affidavits increasing the amount of the Debt attributable to any such Individual Property (as set forth as the Allocated Loan Amount on Schedule V annexed hereto) for which all applicable taxes have been paid to an amount determined by Lender to be equal to the lesser of (a) the greater of the fair market value of the applicable Individual Property (i) as of the Closing Date and (ii) as of the date such supplemental affidavits are to be delivered to Lender, and (b) the amount of the Debt attributable to any such Individual Property (as set forth as the Allocated Loan Amount on Schedule V annexed hereto), and Borrower shall, on demand, pay any additional taxes.

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that is acceptable to Lender), proper and accurate books, records and accounts reflecting all of the financial affairs of Borrower and all items of income and expense in connection with the operation on an individual basis of the Properties. Lender shall have the right from time to time at all times during normal business hours upon reasonable notice (and, in any event, not more than twice in any calendar year (unless an Event of Default shall have occurred and be continuing, in which case no such restriction shall apply)) to examine such books, records and accounts at the office of Borrower or any other Person maintaining such books, records and accounts and to make such copies or extracts thereof as Lender shall desire. After the occurrence of an Event of Default, Borrower shall pay any reasonable costs and expenses incurred by Lender to examine Borrower’s accounting records with respect to the Properties, as Lender shall determine to be necessary or appropriate in the protection of Lender’s interest.

(b) Borrower will furnish to Lender annually, within one hundred and twenty (120) days following the end of each Fiscal Year, a complete copy of the annual financial statements of Borrower audited by a “Big Four” accounting firm or other independent certified public accountant reasonably acceptable to Lender in accordance with GAAP (or such other consistently applied accounting basis that is acceptable to Lender) covering the Properties on a combined basis for such Fiscal Year and containing statements of profit and loss for Borrower and the Properties and a balance sheet for Borrower. Such statements shall set forth the financial condition and the results of operations for Borrower and the Properties (on a combined basis) for such Fiscal Year, and shall include, but not be limited to, amounts representing annual Net Cash Flow, Net Operating Income, Gross Income from Operations, Capital Expenditures (for the avoidance of doubt, not including any contributions to the Replacement Reserve Account or the Required Repair Reserve Account) and Operating Expenses. Borrower’s annual financial statements shall be accompanied by (i) a comparison of the budgeted income and expenses and the actual income and expenses for the Properties (on a combined basis) for the prior Fiscal Year, (ii) an unqualified opinion of a “Big Four” accounting firm or other independent certified public accountant reasonably acceptable to Lender, (iii) a current rent roll for each Individual Property, (iv) a schedule reconciling Net Operating Income to Net Cash Flow for the Properties on a combined basis (the “ Net Cash Flow Schedule ) , which shall itemize all adjustments made to Net Operating Income to arrive at Net Cash Flow deemed material by such independent certified public accountant and (v) an Officer’s Certificate certifying (1) that each annual financial statement, including each of the schedules described in the immediately preceding subclause (iv) , present fairly the financial condition and the results of operations of Borrower, Mezzanine Borrower and the Properties being reported upon, (2) that such financial statements and schedules have been prepared in accordance with GAAP and (3) as of the date thereof whether there exists an event or circumstance which constitutes a Default or Event of Default under the Loan Documents executed and delivered by, or applicable to, Borrower, and if such Default or Event of Default exists, the nature thereof, the period of time it has existed and the action then being taken to remedy the same. All financial statements of Borrower required pursuant to this Section 5.1.11(b) shall also constitute the financial statements of Mezzanine Borrower.

(c) (i) Prior to the Securitization of the entire Loan, Borrower will furnish, or cause to be furnished, to Lender on or before thirty (30) days after the end of each calendar month, (A) an operating statement in respect of such calendar month and a calendar year-to-date operating statement (on a combined basis with respect to the Properties), noting Net. Operating Income, Net Cash Flow, Gross Income from Operations, Operating Expenses and Capital Expenditures

 

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(for the avoidance of doubt, not including any contributions to the Replacement Reserve Account and the Required Repair Reserve Account), and containing a comparison of (A) such information for (I) in respect of the operating statement in respect of such calendar month, the same calendar month in the immediately preceding calendar year, and (II) in respect of the operating statement in respect of the calendar year-to-date, the corresponding time period of the immediately preceding calendar year, and (B) budgeted income and expenses and the actual income and expenses for such calendar month, and (C) upon Lender’s request, other information reasonably necessary and sufficient to fairly represent the financial position and results of operation of the Properties (on a combined basis) during such calendar month. Each such monthly report shall be accompanied by an Officer’s Certificate stating that the items provided are true, correct, accurate, and complete and fairly present the financial condition and results of the operations of Borrower and the Properties on a combined basis as well as, where applicable, the financial condition and results of operations of each Individual Property, for the applicable calendar month. The reports and statements provided by Borrower pursuant to this Section 5.1.11(c) may be prepared in accordance with the accounting standards otherwise utilized by Borrower on a consistent basis for interim financial reporting and need not be prepared in accordance with GAAP.

(ii) During any Cash Sweep Period (regardless of whether occurring before or after any Securitization of the Loan), Borrower will furnish, or cause to be furnished (without duplication of any item furnished to Lender pursuant to clause (i)  above) on or before thirty (30) days after the end of each calendar month, (A) an operating statement in respect of such calendar month and a calendar year-to-date operating statement (on a combined basis with respect to the Properties), (B) a current rent roll for each Individual Property, and (C) upon Lender’s request, other information maintained by Borrower in the ordinary course of business that is reasonably necessary and sufficient to fairly represent the financial position and results of operation of the Properties (on a combined basis) during such calendar month. The reports and statements provided by Borrower pursuant to this Section 5.1.11(c) may be prepared in accordance with the accounting standards otherwise utilized by Borrower on a consistent basis for interim financial reporting and need not be prepared in accordance with GAAP.

(d) Borrower will furnish, or cause to be furnished, to Lender, on or before sixty (60) days after the end of each calendar quarter the following items, accompanied by an Officer’s Certificate stating that such items are true, correct, accurate, and complete and fairly present the financial condition and results of the operations of Borrower and the Properties on a combined basis as well as, where applicable, the financial condition and results of operations of each Individual Property (subject to normal year-end adjustments) as applicable: (i) a rent roll for the subject period for each Individual Property and (ii) quarterly and year-to-date operating statements prepared for each calendar quarter, noting Net Operating Income, Net Cash Flow, Gross Income from Operations, and Operating Expenses and Capital Expenditures (for the avoidance of doubt, not including any contributions to the Replacement Reserve Account and the Required Repair Reserve Account), and for the Properties (on a combined basis), and, upon Lender’s request, other information reasonably necessary and sufficient to fairly represent the financial position and results of operation of the Properties (on a combined basis) during such calendar quarter, and containing a comparison of budgeted income and expenses and the actual income and expenses for the applicable calendar quarter, together with a detailed explanation of any variances of ten percent (10%) or more between budgeted and actual amounts for such periods, all in form reasonably satisfactory to Lender; (iii) a calculation reflecting the annual

 

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Debt Service Coverage Ratio for the immediately preceding three (3), six (6), and twelve (12) month periods as of the last day of such quarter; (iv) a Net Cash Flow Schedule; and (v) for informational purposes only, an accounts receivable report for the Properties. In addition, such Officer’s Certificate shall also state that the representations and warranties of Borrower set forth in Section 4.1.30 are true and correct as of the date of such certificate and that there are no trade payables outstanding for more than sixty (60) days unless such amounts are being contested pursuant to the terms hereof. All financial statements of Borrower required pursuant to this Section 5.1.11(d) shall also constitute the financial statements of Mezzanine Borrower.

(e) For each annual budgeting period following the partial annual budgeting period commencing on the Closing Date, Borrower shall submit to Lender an Annual Budget not later than fifteen (15) days prior to the commencement of such annual budgeting period in form reasonably satisfactory to Lender. In respect of the partial annual budgeting period commencing on the Closing Date, Borrower has submitted the existing Annual Budget to Lender on or prior to the Closing Date. The Annual Budget shall be for informational purposes only, provided that, during any Cash Sweep Period, the Annual Budget shall be subject to Lender’s written approval (each such Annual Budget, an “ Approved Annual Budget ”), which approval shall not be unreasonably withheld or conditioned. Lender shall grant or deny, in writing to Borrower with a reasonable explanation of any objections, any consent required hereunder within fifteen (15) days after the receipt of the applicable proposed Annual Budget. In the event that Lender fails to respond within said fifteen (15) day period, such failure shall be deemed to be the consent and approval of Lender if (A) Borrower has delivered to Lender the Annual Budget with the notation “ IMMEDIATE RESPONSE REQUIRED , FAILURE TO RESPOND TO THIS APPROVAL REQUEST WITHIN FIFTEEN (15) DAYS FROM RECEIPT SHALL BE DEEMED TO BE LENDER’S APPROVAL ” prominently displayed in bold, all caps and fourteen (14) point or larger font in the transmittal letter requesting approval and (B) Lender does not approve or reject (with a reasonable explanation) the applicable request within fifteen (15) days from the date Lender receives the request as evidenced by a certified mail return receipt or confirmation by a reputable national overnight delivery service that the same has been delivered. In the event that Lender timely disapproves a proposed Annual Budget in accordance with the foregoing, Borrower shall promptly revise such Annual Budget and resubmit the same to Lender (and each such resubmittal shall be subject to the provisions of this Section 5.1.11(e) as if the applicable proposed Annual Budget were being submitted to Lender for its initial review of the same, provided that the aforesaid fifteen (15) day period shall be ten (10) days in connection with any such resubmittal). Borrower shall promptly revise each proposed Annual Budget and resubmit the same to Lender in accordance with the foregoing until Lender approves the proposed Annual Budget. Until such time that Lender approves a proposed Annual Budget, the most recently Approved Annual Budget shall apply; provided that, each line item of such Approved Annual Budget shall be increased by five percent (5%) (other than the line items in respect of Taxes, Insurance Premiums and Other Charges, which line items shall be adjusted to reflect actual increases in such expenses). In the event that, during any Cash Sweep Period, Borrower proposes to incur an extraordinary operating expense or capital expense that is not consistent with the Approved Annual Budget (each an “ Extraordinary Expense ”), Borrower shall promptly deliver to Lender a reasonably detailed explanation of such proposed Extraordinary Expense for Lender’s approval, such approval not to be unreasonably withheld, conditioned or delayed.

 

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(f) Intentionally omitted.

(g) Borrower shall furnish to Lender, within ten (10) Business Days after Lender’s request (or as soon thereafter as may be reasonably possible), financial and sales information from any Tenant designated by Lender, provided that such financial and sales information shall be provided by Borrower only if (i) the same is in the possession of Borrower or is otherwise required to be provided by the applicable Tenant pursuant to the terms of its Lease, (ii) Borrower is not prohibited from disclosing the same, whether pursuant to any provisions of the applicable Lease or any other agreement entered into by Borrower and the applicable Tenant prior to the date of Lender’s request, (iii) the same is not publicly available upon reasonable inquiry, and (iv) the Tenant as to which such information is requested is one of the three (3) largest Tenants at the applicable Individual Property, calculated on the basis of aggregate rentable square footage leased by such Tenant and such Tenant’s Affiliates under one or more Leases at such Individual Property.

(h) Borrower will cause Guarantor to furnish to Lender annually, within one hundred twenty (120) days following the end of each Fiscal Year of Guarantor, financial statements audited by a “Big Four” accounting firm or other independent certified public accountant reasonably acceptable to Lender in accordance with GAAP (or such other consistently applied accounting basis that is acceptable to Lender), which shall include an annual balance sheet and profit and loss statement of Guarantor.

(i) Any reports, statements or other information required to be delivered under this Agreement shall be delivered in electronic form and prepared using Microsoft Word for Windows files (which files may be prepared using a spreadsheet program and saved as word processing files), provided that Borrower may elect to provide the same also in paper form and/or on a diskette. Borrower agrees that Lender may disclose information regarding the Properties and Borrower that is provided to Lender pursuant to this Section 5.1.11 in connection with a Securitization to such parties requesting such information in connection with such Securitization.

5.1.12 Business and Operations . Borrower will continue to engage in the businesses presently conducted by it as and to the extent the same are necessary for the ownership, maintenance, management, leasing and operation of the Properties. Borrower will qualify to do business and will remain in good standing under the laws of each jurisdiction as and to the extent the same are required for the ownership, maintenance, management and operation of the Properties. Borrower shall, at all times during the term of the Loan, continue to own or lease all Equipment, Fixtures and Personal Property which are necessary to operate the Properties in the manner in which they are currently operated, provided that the foregoing shall not be deemed to prohibit or restrict any Permitted Equipment Transfer.

5.1.13 Title to the Properties . Borrower will warrant and defend (a) the title to each Individual Property and every part thereof, subject only to Liens permitted hereunder (including Permitted Encumbrances) and (b) the validity and priority of the Liens of the Mortgages and the Assignments of Leases on the Properties, subject only to Liens permitted hereunder (including Permitted Encumbrances), in each case against the claims of all Persons whomsoever. Borrower shall reimburse Lender for any losses, costs, damages or expenses (including reasonable attorneys’ fees, costs and expenses) incurred by Lender if an interest in any Individual Property, other than as permitted hereunder, is claimed by another Person.

 

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5.1.14 Costs of Enforcement . In the event (a) that any Mortgage encumbering one or more Individual Properties is foreclosed in whole or in part or that such Mortgage is put into the hands of an attorney for collection, suit, action or foreclosure, (b) of the foreclosure of any mortgage prior to or subsequent to the Mortgage encumbering any Individual Property in which proceeding Lender is made a party, or (c) of the bankruptcy, insolvency, rehabilitation or other similar proceeding in respect of Borrower, Guarantor or any of their respective constituent Persons or an assignment by Borrower, Guarantor or any of their respective constituent Persons for the benefit of its creditors, Borrower, its successors or assigns, shall be chargeable with and agrees to pay all costs of collection and defense, including reasonable attorneys’ fees, costs and expenses, incurred by Lender or Borrower in connection therewith and in connection with any appellate proceeding or post-judgment action involved therein, together with all required service or use taxes.

5.1.15 Estoppel Statement . (a) After request by Lender, Borrower shall within fifteen (15) days furnish Lender with a statement, duly acknowledged and certified, setting forth (i) the original principal amount of the Loan, (ii) the unpaid principal amount of the Loan, (iii) the Interest Rate of the Loan, (iv) the date installments of interest and/or principal were last paid, (v) any offsets or defenses to the payment of the Debt, if any, claimed by Borrower, and (vi) that the Note, this Agreement, the Mortgages and the other Loan Documents are valid, legal and binding obligations and have not been modified or if modified, giving particulars of such modification; provided , however , Borrower shall not be required to provide such statement more often than two (2) times in any calendar year.

(b) Upon the written request of Lender (i) prior to the Securitization of the entire Loan, and (ii) at any time that an Event of Default is continuing (whether the same is continuing prior to or following a Securitization), Borrower shall use commercially reasonable efforts to deliver to Lender tenant estoppel certificates from each Tenant, in form and substance reasonably satisfactory to Lender, provided that Borrower shall not be required to deliver such certificates more frequently than once in any calendar year.

5.1.16 Loan Proceeds . Borrower shall use the proceeds of the Loan received by it on the Closing Date only for the purposes set forth in Section 2.1.4 hereof.

5.1.17 Intentionally Omitted .

5.1.18 Confirmation of Representations . Borrower shall deliver, in connection with any Securitization, (a) one (1) or more Officer’s Certificates certifying as to the accuracy of all representations made by Borrower in the Loan Documents as of the date of the closing of such Securitization in all relevant jurisdictions or, if any of such representations require qualification on such date, setting forth such qualifications in detail, and (b) certificates of the relevant Governmental Authorities in all relevant jurisdictions indicating the good standing and qualification of Borrower, each SPE Constituent Entity and Guarantor as of the date of such Securitization.

 

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5.1.19 No Joint Assessment . Borrower shall not suffer, permit or initiate the joint assessment of any Individual Property (a) with any other real property constituting a tax lot separate from such Individual Property, and (b) which constitutes real property with any portion of such Individual 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 the Individual Property.

5.1.20 Leasing Matters . (a) Any Major Lease, including any amendment, modification or supplement thereto, executed after the Closing Date shall be subject to the approval of Lender, which approval shall not be unreasonably withheld. Upon request, Borrower shall furnish Lender with executed copies of such Leases as are identified by Lender (including all Leases, if requested by Lender, provided that Borrower shall not be required to deliver copies of all Leases more frequently than two (2) times in any calendar year). All renewals of Leases and all proposed Leases shall provide for rental rates and other terms comparable or superior to then-existing local market rates. All proposed Leases shall be on commercially reasonable terms and shall not contain any terms which would have any materially adverse effect on Lender’s rights under the Loan Documents or the value of the applicable Individual Property. All Leases executed after the Closing Date shall provide that they are subordinate to the Mortgage encumbering the applicable Individual Property and that the Tenant agrees to attorn to Lender or any purchaser at a sale by foreclosure or power of sale. Lender, at the request of Borrower, shall enter into a subordination, attornment and non-disturbance agreement in the form attached hereto as Exhibit A (with such modifications thereto as may be reasonably acceptable to Lender) or in such other form that is reasonably satisfactory to Lender and such Tenant (a “ Non-Disturbance Agreement ) with any Tenant entering into a Material Lease, including a Major Lease (other than a Lease to an Affiliate of Borrower), after the Closing Date. All actual and reasonable, out-of-pocket costs and expenses of Lender and Servicer in connection with the negotiation, preparation, execution and delivery by Lender and Servicer of any Non-Disturbance Agreement, including, without limitation, reasonable attorneys’ fees and disbursements and the current fee being assessed by Servicer in connection therewith, shall be paid by Borrower.

(b) Borrower shall (i) observe and perform the obligations imposed upon the lessor under the Leases in a commercially reasonable manner; (ii) enforce the terms, covenants and conditions contained in the Leases upon the part of the Tenant thereunder to be observed or performed in a commercially reasonable manner and in a manner not to impair the value of the Individual Property involved and (iii) execute and deliver at the request of Lender all such further assurances, confirmations and assignments in connection with the Leases as Lender shall from time to time reasonably require.

(c) Lender shall grant or deny with a reasonable explanation any consent required hereunder within fifteen (15) days after the receipt of the applicable request and all documents in connection therewith. In the event that Lender fails to respond within said fifteen (15) day period, such failure shall be deemed to be the consent and approval of Lender if (A) Borrower has delivered to Lender the applicable documents, with the notation “ IMMEDIATE RESPONSE REQUIRED , FAILURE TO RESPOND TO THIS APPROVAL REQUEST WITHIN FIFTEEN (15) DAYS FROM RECEIPT SHALL BE DEEMED TO BE LENDER’S APPROVAL ” prominently displayed in bold, all caps and fourteen (14) point or larger font in the transmittal letter requesting approval and (B) Lender does not approve or reject (with a reasonable explanation) the applicable request within fifteen (15) days from the date Lender receives the request as evidenced by a certified mail return receipt or confirmation by a reputable national overnight delivery service that the same has been delivered.

 

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5.1.21 Alterations . (a) Borrower shall obtain Lender’s prior written consent to any alterations to any Improvements (“ Alterations ”), including tenant improvements, which consent shall not be unreasonably withheld except with respect to Alterations that would reasonably be expected to result in an Individual Material Adverse Effect on the applicable Individual Property. Notwithstanding the foregoing, Lender’s consent shall not be required in connection with any (i) Required Repairs, (ii) Alterations performed pursuant to (A) the provisions of any Major Lease that is approved (or deemed approved) by Lender in accordance with Section 5.1.20 hereof, and (B) any other Lease that is approved in writing by Lender, provided that, in each case, Lender shall have expressly approved the estimated cost and scope of such Alterations at the time Lender approved such Major Lease or other Lease, (iii) Preapproved Alterations, (iv) Alterations to Improvements located wholly on an Outparcel or Partial Release Parcel pursuant to a Permitted Parcel Ground Lease ( provided that the cost of such Alterations is borne solely by the applicable Tenant), and (v) Alterations that are not reasonably expected to result in an Individual Material Adverse Effect on the applicable Individual Property, provided that, in the case of Alterations pursuant to the foregoing subclause (v) , such Alterations (1) are made in connection with tenant improvement work performed pursuant to the terms of any Lease executed on or before the Closing Date or pursuant to any Major Lease that is approved (or deemed approved) by Lender in accordance with Section 5.1.20 , (2) do not adversely affect any structural component of any Improvements and the aggregate cost thereof does not exceed the Threshold Amount, or (3) are performed in connection with the Restoration of an Individual Property after the occurrence of a Casualty in accordance with the terms and provisions of this Agreement. Lender shall grant or deny with a reasonable explanation any consent required hereunder within fifteen (15) days after the receipt of the applicable request and all documents in connection therewith. In the event that Lender fails to respond within said fifteen (15) day period, such failure shall be deemed to be the consent and approval of Lender if (x) Borrower has delivered to Lender the applicable documents, with the notation “ IMMEDIATE RESPONSE REQUIRED , FAILURE TO RESPOND TO THIS APPROVAL REQUEST WITHIN FIFTEEN (15) DAYS FROM RECEIPT SHALL BE DEEMED TO BE LENDER’S APPROVAL ” prominently displayed in bold, all caps and fourteen (14) point or larger font in the transmittal letter requesting approval and (y) Lender does not approve or reject with a reasonable explanation the applicable request within fifteen (15) days from the date Lender receives the request as evidenced by a certified mail return receipt or confirmation by a reputable national overnight delivery service that the same has been delivered.

(b) If the total unpaid amounts due and payable with respect to Alterations at any Individual Property (other than such amounts to be paid or reimbursed by Tenants under the Leases and any amounts to be paid in respect of Preapproved Alterations with respect to such Individual Property) shall at any time exceed the Threshold Amount, Borrower shall promptly deliver to Lender as security for the payment of such excess amounts and as additional security for Borrower’s obligations under the Loan Documents any of the following (as applicable, the “ Alterations Deposit ): (I) cash, (II) U.S. Obligations, (III) other securities having , a rating reasonably acceptable to Lender and in respect of which, at Lender’s option, Borrower has obtained a Rating Agency Confirmation from the applicable Rating Agencies or (IV) a completion and performance bond or an irrevocable letter of credit (payable on sight draft only) issued by a financial institution having a rating by S&P of not less than “A-1+” if the term of

 

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such bond or letter of credit is no longer than three (3) months or, if such term is in excess of three (3) months, issued by a financial institution having a rating that is reasonably acceptable to Lender and in respect of which, at Lender’s option, Borrower has obtained a Rating Agency Confirmation from the applicable Rating Agencies. Each such Alterations Deposit shall be (A) in an amount equal to the excess of the total unpaid amounts with respect to the applicable Alterations on the applicable Individual Property (other than such amounts to be paid or reimbursed by Tenants under the Leases) over the Threshold Amount and (B) disbursed from time to time by Lender to Borrower for completion of the Alterations at the applicable Individual Property upon the satisfaction of the following conditions: (1) Borrower shall submit a request for payment to Lender at least ten (10) days prior to the date on which Borrower requests that such payment be made, which request for payment shall specify the Alterations for which payment is requested, (2) on the date such request is received by Lender and on the date such payment is to be made, no Event of Default shall be continuing, and (3) such request shall be accompanied by an Officer’s Certificate (x) stating that the applicable portion of the Alterations at the applicable Individual Property to be funded by the requested disbursement have been completed in good and workmanlike manner and in accordance with all applicable Legal Requirements, such Officer’s Certificate to be accompanied by copies of paid invoices and any licenses, permits or other approvals by any Governmental Authority required in connection with the applicable portion of the Alterations, (y) identifying each contractor that supplied materials or labor in connection with the applicable portion of the Alterations to be funded by the requested disbursement and (z) stating that each such contractor has been paid in full upon such disbursement. Each Alterations Deposit shall be held by Lender in an interest-bearing account and, until disbursed in accordance with the provisions of this Section 5.1.21(b), shall constitute additional security for the Debt and other obligations under the Loan Documents. Upon the completion of the Alterations in respect of which any Alteration Deposit is being held, Lender shall promptly return to Borrower any remaining portion of the Alterations Deposit upon the request of Borrower, provided that (1) on the date such request is received by Lender and on the date such disbursement is to be made, no Event of Default shall be continuing and (2) such request shall be accompanied by an Officer’s Certificate stating that the Alterations have been fully completed in good and workmanlike manner and in accordance with all applicable Legal Requirements, such Officer’s Certificate to be accompanied by copies of paid invoices and any licenses, permits or other approvals by any Governmental Authority required in connection with Alterations (to the extent not received by Lender in connection with prior disbursement requests) and stating that each contractor providing services in connection with the Alterations has been paid in full.

5.1.22 Operation of Property . (a) Borrower shall cause the Properties to be operated, in all material respects, in accordance with the Management Agreement. In the event that the Management Agreement expires or is terminated (without limiting any obligation of Borrower to obtain Lender’s consent to any termination or modification of the Management Agreement in accordance with the terms and provisions of this Agreement), Borrower shall promptly enter into a Replacement Management Agreement with Manager or another Qualified Manager, as applicable.

(b) Borrower shall: (i) promptly perform and/or observe, in all material respects, all of the covenants and agreements required to be performed and observed by it under the Management Agreement and do all things necessary to preserve and to keep unimpaired its material rights thereunder; (ii) promptly notify Lender of any material default under the

 

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Management Agreement of which it is aware; (iii) promptly deliver to Lender a copy of each financial statement, business plan, capital expenditures plan, notice, report and estimate received by it under the Management Agreement (without duplication of any item being delivered to Lender pursuant to Section 5.1.11 hereof); and (iv) enforce the performance and observance in all material respects of all of the covenants and agreements required to be performed and/or observed by Manager under the Management Agreement, in a commercially reasonable manner.

5.1.23 Operations and Maintenance Program . Each Borrower that owns an Individual Property identified on Schedule VII shall implement, within no more than ninety (90) days after the Closing Date, and diligently comply in all respects with, the terms, conditions and requirements of an operations and maintenance program, all in accordance with the terms of the applicable O&M Agreements. Each operations and maintenance program adopted by each such Borrower, as aforesaid, shall be in compliance with all applicable Legal Requirements and shall be subject to the reasonable approval of Lender. Each such Borrower shall comply with the recommendations identified in each Phase I environmental assessment for each such Borrower’s Individual Property.

5.1.24 Mold Mitigation Protocol . Each Borrower that owns an Individual Property identified on Schedule VIII shall implement, within no more than ninety (90) days after the Closing Date, and diligently comply in all respects with, the terms, conditions and requirements of a Moisture and Mold Mitigation Protocol for each such Individual Property. Each Moisture and Mold Mitigation Protocol shall be in compliance with all applicable Legal Requirements and shall be subject to the reasonable approval of Lender.

5.1.25 Updated Appraisals . During the continuance of an Event of Default or if Lender otherwise reasonably believes that an Event of Default is imminent, Lender may commission (or Lender may request that Borrower commission directly) an updated appraisal of one or more of the Properties then remaining subject to the Lien of a Mortgage. Borrower shall pay directly or promptly reimburse Lender for, as applicable, the costs and expenses of obtaining all such updated appraisals.

5.1.26 Principal Place of Business , State of Organization . Upon Lender’s request, Borrower shall, at Borrower’s sole cost and expense, execute and deliver additional financing statements, security agreements and other instruments which may be necessary to effectively evidence or perfect Lender’s security interest in each Individual Property as a result of any change in its principal place of business or place of organization. Borrower shall cause its principal place of business and chief executive office, and the place where Borrower keeps its books and records, including recorded data of any kind or nature, regardless of the medium or recording, including software, writings, plans, specifications and schematics, to continue to be the address of Borrower set forth at the introductory paragraph of this Agreement (unless Borrower notifies Lender in writing at least thirty (30) days prior to the date of such change). Borrower shall promptly notify Lender of any change in its organizational identification number. If any Borrower does not now have an organizational identification number and later obtains one, such Borrower promptly shall notify Lender of such organizational identification number.

5.1.27 Embargoed Person . Borrower shall perform reasonable due diligence to insure that at all times throughout the term of the Loan, including after giving effect to any Transfers permitted pursuant to the Loan Documents, (a) none of the funds or other assets of Borrower,

 

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any SPE Constituent Entity and Guarantor shall constitute property of, or are beneficially owned, directly or indirectly, by any Embargoed Person; (b) no Embargoed Person shall have any interest of any nature whatsoever in Borrower, any SPE Constituent Entity or Guarantor, as applicable, with the result that the investment in Borrower, any SPE Constituent Entity or Guarantor, as applicable (whether directly or indirectly), is prohibited by law or the Loan is in violation of law; and (c) none of the funds of Borrower, any SPE Constituent Entity or Guarantor, as applicable, shall be derived from, or are the proceeds of, any unlawful activity, including money laundering, terrorism or terrorism activities, with the result that the investment in Borrower, any SPE Constituent Entity or Guarantor, as applicable (whether directly or indirectly), is prohibited by law or the Loan is in violation of law, or may cause any Individual Property to be subject to forfeiture or seizure.

5.1.28 Ground Lease . (a) Borrower shall, at its sole cost and expense, promptly and timely perform and observe all the material terms, covenants and conditions required to be performed and observed by Borrower as lessee under each Ground Lease (including, but not limited to, the payment of all rent, additional rent, percentage rent and other charges required to be paid under such Ground Lease).

(b) If Borrower shall be in default under any Ground Lease, then, subject to the terms of such Ground Lease, Borrower shall grant Lender the right (but not the obligation) (i) to cause the default or defaults under such Ground Lease to be remedied and (ii) otherwise exercise any and all rights of Borrower under such Ground Lease, as may be necessary to cure such default or defaults and (iii) subject to the rights of Tenants under the Leases with respect to the applicable Ground Lease Property, to enter all or any portion of the applicable Ground Lease Property, at such times and in such manner as Lender reasonably deems necessary, in order to cure any such default, provided that, in each case, such actions are necessary to protect Lender’s interest in the applicable Ground Lease Property pursuant to the Loan Documents. In the event that a default on the part of the applicable Borrower is continuing under a Ground Lease and Lender has the right to cure the same in accordance with the foregoing, Borrower shall promptly execute, acknowledge and deliver to Lender such instruments as may be required to permit Lender to cure or remedy the matter in default and preserve the security interest of Lender under the Loan Documents with respect to the applicable Ground Lease Property or to take such other action as may be required in order to enable Lender to effect such cure or remedy. Borrower irrevocably appoints Lender 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 protect Lender’s interest in the applicable Ground Lease Property pursuant to the Loan Documents (including, without limitation, the right to effectuate any extension or renewal of such Ground Lease in accordance with Section 5.1.28(h) below and to take any action necessary to cure or remedy the matter in default under such Ground Lease), and the above powers granted to Lender are coupled with an interest and shall be irrevocable.

(c) Any actions or payments of Lender to cure any default by Borrower under a Ground Lease in accordance with Section 5.1.28(b) above shall not remove or waive, as between Borrower and Lender, any Default or Event of Default arising by virtue of such default unless and until Borrower shall have paid to Lender all sums referenced in the immediately succeeding sentence. All sums expended by Lender to cure any default by Borrower under any Ground Lease in accordance with Section 5.1.28(b) shall constitute a portion of the Debt and shall be paid by Borrower to Lender, upon demand, with interest on such sum at the Default Rate from the date such sum is expended to and including the date the reimbursement payment is made to Lender.

 

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(d) Borrower shall notify Lender promptly in writing of (i) the occurrence of any material default by any Ground Lessor of which Borrower is aware, (ii) the occurrence of any event of which Borrower is aware that, with the passage of time or service of notice, or both, would constitute a material default by any Ground Lessor, or (iii) Borrower becoming aware (whether upon the receipt by Borrower of a written notice from any Ground Lessor or otherwise) of the occurrence of (or any claim by a Ground Lessor that there has occurred) any default by Borrower under such Ground Lease or the occurrence of any event that, with the passage of time or service of notice, or both, would constitute a default by Borrower under such Ground Lease. Borrower shall promptly deliver to Lender a copy of any written notice of default referenced in the foregoing subclause (iii)  unless Lender has advised Borrower that it already received notice of the same from the applicable Ground Lessor.

(e) Within ten (10) days after receipt of a written request from Lender, Borrower shall use commercially reasonable efforts to obtain and furnish to Lender an estoppel certificate of the Ground Lessor under any Ground Lease identified by Lender stating (i) the date through which rent has been paid thereunder, (ii) that such Ground Lessor is not in default thereunder beyond any applicable grace, cure or notice period or, if any such default shall exist, setting forth a description of such default and the steps being taken to cure such default and (iii) such other Ground Lessor’s knowledge, Borrower is not in default thereunder beyond any applicable grace, cure or notice period or, if any such default shall exist, a description of such default and the steps being taken to cure such default, provided that Borrower shall not be required to deliver such certificates in respect of a particular Ground Lease more frequently than once in any calendar year.

(f) Notwithstanding anything to the contrary contained in this Agreement with respect to any Ground Lease:

(i) The Lien of the related Mortgage attaches to all of Borrower’s rights and remedies at any time arising under or pursuant to Subsection 365(h) of the Bankruptcy Code, including, without limitation, all of Borrower’s rights to remain in possession of applicable Ground Lease Property.

(ii) Borrower shall not, without Lender’s prior written consent, elect to treat any Ground Lease as terminated under subsection 365(h)(1) of the Bankruptcy Code. Any such election made without Lender’s prior written consent shall be void.

(iii) As security for the Debt, Borrower unconditionally assigns, transfers and sets over to Lender all of Borrower’s claims and rights to the payment of damages arising as a result of any rejection of a Ground Lease by the applicable Ground Lessor under the Bankruptcy Code. Lender and Borrower shall proceed jointly or in the name of Borrower (as determined by Lender and Borrower upon consultation with each other in good faith) in respect of any claim, suit, action or proceeding relating to the rejection of any 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,

 

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irrevocable and unconditional assignment of the foregoing claims, rights and remedies, and shall continue in effect until all of the Debt shall have been satisfied and discharged in full. Any amounts received by Lender or Borrower as damages arising out of the rejection of any Ground Lease as aforesaid shall be applied (1) first, to all reasonable costs and expenses of Lender (including, without limitation, reasonable attorney’s fees and costs) actually incurred in connection with the exercise of any of its rights or remedies pursuant to this Section 5.1.28 and (2) second, to the Debt. The Allocated Loan Amount for the Individual Property with respect to which such rejection damages were paid shall be reduced in an amount equal to the amount applied to the Debt pursuant to the foregoing subclause (2).

(iv) If, pursuant to subsection 365(h) of the Bankruptcy Code, Borrower seeks to offset, against the rent reserved in any 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 Ground Lease under the Bankruptcy Code, then Borrower shall not effect any offset of such amounts unless it shall have provided written notice to Lender of its intent to do so and Lender shall have consented thereto (provided that Lender shall be deemed to have consented thereto if is shall fail to object to the same in writing to Borrower within ten (10) days after receipt of the aforesaid written notice from Borrower), in which case Borrower may proceed to offset the amounts set forth in Borrower’s notice.

(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 Ground Lease Property in connection with any case under the Bankruptcy Code, Lender and Borrower shall cooperatively conduct and control any such litigation with counsel agreed upon between Borrower and Lender in connection with such litigation. Borrower shall, upon demand, pay to Lender all reasonable costs and expenses (including reasonable attorneys’ fees and costs) actually paid or actually incurred by Lender in connection with the cooperative prosecution or conduct of any such proceedings. All such costs and expenses shall be secured by the Lien of the Mortgages and the other Loan Documents.

(g) Borrower shall telephonically notify Lender of any filing by or against any Ground Lessor of a petition under the Bankruptcy Code promptly after obtaining knowledge of such filing. Borrower shall thereafter promptly give written notice of such filing to Lender, setting forth any information available to Borrower as to the date of such filing, the court in which such petition was filed, and the relief sought in such filing. Borrower shall promptly deliver to Lender a copy of any and all notices, summonses, pleadings, applications and other documents received by Borrower in connection with any such petition and any proceedings relating to such petition.

(h) Borrower shall (i) exercise each option or right to renew or extend the term of any Ground Lease in accordance with the terms of such Ground Lease at least one hundred twenty (120) days prior to the last date on which Borrower may exercise such option or right pursuant to the terms of such Ground Lease, (ii) give prompt written notice to Lender upon any such exercise and (iii) execute, acknowledge, deliver and record any document reasonably requested by Lender to evidence the continuation of the Lien of the related Mortgage on the applicable Ground Lease Property during such extended or renewed lease term; provided, however, that

 

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Borrower shall not be required to exercise any particular option or right to renew or extend to the extent Borrower shall have received the prior written consent of Lender to such non-exercise (which consent may be withheld by Lender in its sole and absolute discretion). If Borrower shall fail to deliver to Lender evidence satisfactory to Lender that Borrower has exercised any such option or right that Borrower is required to exercise pursuant to this Section 5.1.28(h) on or prior to the date that is one hundred twenty (120) days prior to the last date on which Borrower may exercise such option or right pursuant to the terms of such Ground Lease, Lender may exercise such option or right as Borrower’s agent and attorney-in-fact as provided in Section 5.1.28(f) above, in Lender’s own name or in the name of and on behalf of a nominee of Lender, as Lender may determine in the exercise of its sole and absolute discretion.

(i) Any acquisition of any Ground Lessor’s interest in any Ground Lease by Borrower or any Affiliate of Borrower shall be accomplished by Borrower or such Affiliate in such a manner so as to avoid a merger of the interests of the lessor under such Ground Lease, and the lessee under such Ground Lease, unless consent to such merger is granted by Lender.

(j) Borrower shall pay all Monthly-Basis Ground Rent as the same become due and payable under the applicable Ground Leases. Borrower shall, not later than ten (10) Business Days after receipt of a written request from Lender, deliver to Lender evidence, reasonably satisfactory to Lender, of payment of the Monthly-Basis Ground Rent in respect of any applicable Ground Lease (provided, however, that Lender shall have no right to deliver such written request to Borrower during any period that such Monthly-Basis Ground Rent is being paid by Lender pursuant to Section 7.6 hereof).

5.1.29 Special Purpose Entity/Separateness . (a) Borrower and each SPE Constituent Entity shall each be and continue to be a Special Purpose Entity.

(b) Borrower and each SPE Constituent Entity will comply with all of the stated facts and assumptions made with respect to Borrower and each SPE Constituent Entity in the Insolvency Opinion. Borrower and each SPE Constituent Entity will comply with all of the stated facts and assumptions made with respect to Borrower in any Additional Insolvency Opinion. Each entity other than Borrower and each SPE Constituent Entity with respect to which an assumption is made or a fact stated in the Insolvency Opinion and any Additional Insolvency Opinion will comply with all of the assumptions made and facts stated with respect to it in the Insolvency Opinion and any such Additional Insolvency Opinion. Borrower covenants that, in connection with any Additional Insolvency Opinion, it shall provide an updated certification regarding compliance with the facts and assumptions made therein.

(c) Borrower shall provide Lender with thirty (30) days’ prior written notice prior to the removal of an Independent Director or Independent Manager of Borrower or any SPE Constituent Entity and Borrower shall not remove any such Independent Director or Independent Manager without Cause (as defined in the organizational documents of Borrower or such SPE Constituent Entity, as applicable).

Section  5.2 Negative Covenants . From the Closing Date until payment and performance in full of all obligations of Borrower under the Loan Documents or the earlier release of the Lien of the Mortgages in accordance with the terms of this Agreement and the other Loan Documents, Borrower covenants and agrees with Lender that it will not do, directly or indirectly, any of the following:

 

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5.2.1 Operation of Property . (a) Borrower shall not, without Lender’s prior written consent (which consent shall not be unreasonably withheld): (i) surrender, terminate or cancel the Management Agreement; provided, that Borrower may, without Lender’s consent, replace the Manager so long as (A) the replacement manager is a Qualified Manager pursuant to a Replacement Management Agreement (provided that, in the event that such Qualified Manager is an Affiliate of Borrower or Guarantor, Borrower shall deliver an acceptable Additional Insolvency Opinion covering such Qualified Manager if such Qualified Manager was not covered by the Insolvency Opinion) and (B) other than in any case in which the proposed replacement manager is (1) a Person that is under common Control with Existing Manager or (2) a Person that is under common Control with the Guarantor Successor (provided such proposed Replacement Manager constitutes a Qualified Manager under clause (c) of the definition thereof), no Permitted Guarantor Merger Transaction shall have occurred within six (6) weeks prior to the date of such replacement; (ii) reduce or consent to the reduction of the term of the Management Agreement; (iii) increase or consent to the increase of the amount of any charges under the Management Agreement, or (iv) otherwise modify, change, supplement, alter or amend, or waive or release any of its rights and remedies under, the Management Agreement in any material respect.

(b) Following the occurrence and during the continuance of an Event of Default, Borrower shall not exercise any rights, make any decisions, grant any approvals or otherwise take any action under the Management Agreement without the prior written consent of Lender, which consent may be granted, conditioned or withheld in Lender’s sole discretion.

5.2.2 Liens; Utility and Other Easements . (a) Borrower shall not create, incur, assume or suffer to exist any Lien on any portion of any Individual Property or permit any such action to be taken, except Permitted Encumbrances.

(b) Borrower may, without the consent of Lender, (i) make Transfers of immaterial portions of any one or more Individual Properties to Governmental Authorities for dedication or. public use, or to third parties for private use as roadways or for access, ingress or egress, or (ii) grant easements, restrictions, covenants, reservations and rights of way in the ordinary course of business for access, water and sewer lines, telephone and telegraph lines, electric lines, telecommunications leases and other utilities, provided that no such conveyance, grant, conveyance or encumbrance shall impair the utility and operation of the affected Individual Property or have an Individual Material Adverse Effect on such Individual Property. In connection with any such grant, conveyance or encumbrance, if requested by Borrower, Lender shall execute and deliver any instrument necessary or reasonably appropriate and in the form reasonably acceptable to the Lender evidencing its consent to such grant, conveyance or encumbrance (and, in the case of any such Transfer as described in the preceding subclause (i) , a release of such portion of the Individual Property from the Lien of the applicable Mortgage and, in the case of any easement, covenant, reservation or right-of-way as described in the preceding subclause (ii) , the subordination of the Lien of the Mortgage encumbering the affected Individual Property to such easement, covenant, reservation or right-of-way) upon receipt by Lender of:

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(B) a copy of the easement, covenant, reservation or right of way;

(C) an Officer’s Certificate stating (I) with respect to any Transfer, the consideration, if any, being paid for the Transfer and (II) that such Transfer, easement, covenant, reservation or right of way does not have an Individual Material Adverse Effect on the applicable Individual Property; and

(D) reimbursement of all of Lender’s reasonable costs and expenses incurred in connection with such grant, conveyance or encumbrance (and such consent, release of Lien or instrument of subordination).

If Borrower shall receive any consideration in connection with any Transfers or grants consummated in accordance with this Section 5.2.2(b), Borrower shall have the right to use any such consideration in connection with any Alterations performed in connection with such Transfer or grant, provided that, to the extent any such consideration is not used in connection with such Alterations (or any such consideration exceeds the amount required to perform such Alterations), Borrower shall promptly deposit the consideration or such excess amount, as the case may be, into the Cash Management Account.

5.2.3 Dissolution; Amendment of Organizational Documents . Borrower shall not, without obtaining the consent of Lender (a) engage in any dissolution, liquidation or consolidation or merger with or into any other business entity, (b) engage in any business activity not related to the ownership, leasing, maintenance and operation of the Properties, (c) transfer, lease or sell, in one transaction or any combination of transactions, the assets or all or substantially all of the properties or assets of Borrower except to the extent permitted by the Loan Documents, (d) modify, amend, waive or terminate its organizational documents or its qualification and good standing in any jurisdiction or (e) cause or permit any SPE Constituent Entity to (i) dissolve, wind up or liquidate or take any action, or omit to take an action, as a result of which such SPE Constituent Entity would be dissolved, wound up or liquidated in whole or in part, or (ii) amend, modify, waive or terminate the organizational documents of such SPE Constituent Entity, in each case, without obtaining the prior written consent of Lender or Lender’s designee.

5.2.4 Change in Business . Borrower shall not enter into any line of business other than the ownership and operation of the Properties, or make any material change in the scope or nature of its business objectives, purposes or operations, or undertake or participate in activities other than the continuance of its present business. Nothing contained in this Section 5.2.4 shall be deemed to apply to any Transfers, and for the avoidance of doubt, the rights of Borrower to effectuate Transfers is governed solely by Section 5.2.10 hereof.

5.2.5 Debt Cancellation . Borrower shall not cancel or otherwise forgive or release any claim or debt (other than termination of Leases in accordance with Section 5.2.14 hereof or forgiveness in the ordinary course of Borrower’s business of Rent in arrears in connection with a settlement with a Tenant under a Lease, provided that in the case of a Major Lease, the amount of Rent so forgiven is less than the aggregate amount of six (6) months’ basic Rent under such Major Lease) owed to Borrower by any Person, except for adequate consideration and in the ordinary course of Borrower’s business.

 

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5.2.6 Zoning . Borrower shall not initiate or consent to any zoning reclassification of any portion of any Individual Property or seek any variance under any existing zoning ordinance or use or permit the use of any portion of any Individual Property in any manner that could result in such use becoming a non-conforming use under any zoning ordinance or any other applicable land use law, rule or regulation, without the prior written consent of Lender.

5.2.7 No Joint Assessment . Borrower shall not suffer, permit or initiate the joint assessment of any Individual Property (a) with any other real property constituting a tax lot separate from such Individual Property, and (b) which constitutes real property with any portion of such Individual 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 Individual Property.

5.2.8 Principal Place of Business and Organization . Borrower shall not change (or permit any other Person to change) its name, identity (including its trade name or names), place of organization or formation (as set forth in Section 4.1.28 hereof) or its corporate or partnership or other structure unless Borrower shall have first notified Lender in writing of such change at least thirty (30) days prior to the effective date of such change, and shall have first taken all action required by Lender for the purpose of perfecting or protecting the lien and security interests of Lender pursuant to this Agreement, and the other Loan Documents and, in the case of a change in Borrower’s structure, without first obtaining the prior written consent of Lender, which consent may given or denied in Lender’s sole discretion. Borrower shall not change (or permit any Person to change) the place of its organization from the State of Delaware without the consent of Lender, which consent shall not be unreasonably withheld.

5.2.9 ERISA . (a) Borrower shall not engage in any transaction which would cause any obligation, or action taken or to be taken, hereunder (or the exercise by Lender of any of its rights under the Note, this Agreement or the other Loan Documents) to be a non-exempt (under a statutory or administrative class exemption) prohibited transaction under ERISA.

(b) Borrower further covenants and agrees to deliver to Lender such certifications or other evidence from time to time throughout the term of the Loan, as requested by Lender in its sole discretion, that (i) Borrower is not and does not maintain an “employee benefit plan” as defined in Section 3(3) of ERISA, which is subject to Title I of ERISA, or a “governmental plan” within the meaning of Section 3(32) of ERISA; (ii) Borrower is not subject to any state statute regulating investments of, or fiduciary obligations with respect to, governmental plans; and (iii) one or more of the following circumstances is true:

(A) Equity interests in Borrower are publicly offered securities, within the meaning of 29 C.F.R. § 2510.3-101(b)(2);

(B) Less than twenty-five percent (25%) of each outstanding class of equity interests in Borrower is held by “benefit .plan investors” within the meaning of 29 C.F.R. § 2510.3-101(f)(2); or

(C) Borrower qualifies as an “operating company” or a “real estate operating company” within the meaning of 29 C.F.R. § 2510.3-101(c) or (e).

 

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5.2.10 Transfers . (a) Borrower acknowledges that Lender has examined and relied on the experience of Borrower and its stockholders, general partners, members and (if Borrower is a trust) beneficial owners, as applicable, and principals of Borrower in owning and operating properties such as the Properties in agreeing to make the Loan, and will continue to rely on Borrower’s ownership of the Properties as a means of maintaining the value of the Properties as security for repayment of the Debt and the performance of the Other Obligations. Borrower acknowledges that Lender has a valid interest in maintaining the value of the Properties so as to ensure that, should Borrower default in the repayment of the Debt or the performance of the Other Obligations, Lender can recover the Debt by a sale of the Properties.

(b) Without the prior written consent of Lender and except to the extent otherwise set forth in this Section 5.2.10, Borrower shall not, and shall not permit any Restricted Party to do any of the following (collectively, a “ Transfer ): (i) sell, convey, mortgage, grant, bargain, encumber, pledge, assign, grant options with respect to, or otherwise transfer or dispose of (directly or indirectly, voluntarily or involuntarily, by operation of law or otherwise, and whether or not for consideration or of record) any Individual Property or any part thereof or any legal or beneficial interest therein or (ii) permit a Sale or Pledge of an interest in any Restricted Party, other than, in either case, to the extent that such Transfer constitutes a Permitted Transfer. Any Transfer made without Lender’s prior written consent (to the extent that such consent is required pursuant to this Section 5.2.10) shall be null and void. For the avoidance of doubt, notwithstanding anything in this Agreement to the contrary, the Sale or Pledge of a direct or indirect interest in an Excluded Entity shall not constitute a Transfer and may be effectuated by the applicable Person without the consent of, or any notice to, Lender.

(c) A Transfer shall include, but not be limited to, (i) an installment sales agreement wherein Borrower agrees to sell an Individual Property or any part thereof for a price to be paid in installments; (ii) an agreement by Borrower leasing all or a substantial part of an Individual Property for other than actual occupancy by a space Tenant thereunder or a sale, assignment or other transfer of, or the grant of a security interest in, Borrower’s right, title and interest in and to any Leases or any Rents; (iii) if a Restricted Party is a corporation, any merger, consolidation or Sale or Pledge of such corporation’s stock or the creation or issuance of new stock; (iv) if a Restricted Party is a limited or general partnership or joint venture, any merger or consolidation or the change, removal, resignation or addition of a general partner or the Sale or Pledge of the partnership interest of any general partner or any profits or proceeds relating to such partnership interest, or the Sale or Pledge of limited partnership interests or any profits or proceeds relating to such limited partnership interest or the creation or issuance of new limited partnership interests; (v) if a Restricted Party is a limited liability company, any merger or consolidation or the change, removal, resignation or addition of a managing member or non-member manager (or if no managing member, any member) or the Sale or Pledge of the membership interest of a managing member (or if no managing member, any member) or any profits or proceeds relating to such membership interest, or the Sale or Pledge of non-managing membership interests or the creation or issuance of new non-managing membership interests; (vi) if a Restricted Party is a trust or nominee trust, any merger, consolidation or the Sale or Pledge of the legal or beneficial interest in a Restricted Party or the creation or issuance of new legal or beneficial interests; or (vii) the removal or the resignation of the managing agent (including, without limitation, an Affiliated Manager) other than in accordance with Section 5.1.22 hereof.

 

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(d) Notwithstanding the provisions of this Section 5.2.10 but subject to the final two sentences of this Section 5.2.10(d), Lender’s consent shall not be required in connection with one or a series of Transfers, of not more than forty-nine percent (49%) of the stock, limited partnership interests or membership interests (provided that, in the case of any multi-member Restricted Party, excluding any interests of the managing member) (as the case may be) in a Restricted Party; provided, however, (i) no such Transfer shall result in the change of Control in a Restricted Party, (ii) as a condition to each such Transfer, Lender shall receive not less than thirty (30) days’ prior written notice of such proposed Transfer, and (iii) if after giving effect to any such Transfer, more than forty-nine percent (49%) in the aggregate of direct or indirect interests in a Restricted Party are owned by any Person and its Affiliates that owned less than forty-nine percent (49%) direct or indirect interest in such Restricted Party as of the Closing Date, Borrower shall, no less than thirty (30) days prior to the effective date of any such Transfer, deliver to Lender an Additional Insolvency Opinion reasonably acceptable to Lender and, following a Securitization, acceptable to the Rating Agencies. Notwithstanding anything contained in this Section 5.2.10(d) , no Transfer of any direct ownership interests in any Borrower, any SPE Constituent Entity, any Mezzanine Borrower or any Mezzanine SPE Constituent Entity shall be permitted. In addition, at all times, Guarantor must continue to Control Borrower, each SPE Constituent Entity, Mezzanine Borrower and each Mezzanine SPE Constituent Entity and own, directly or indirectly, at least a fifty-one percent (51%) legal and beneficial interest in Borrower, each SPE Constituent Entity, Mezzanine Borrower and each Mezzanine SPE Constituent Entity.

(e) No Transfer of all of the Properties and assumption of the Loan shall occur during the period that is sixty (60) days prior to a Securitization or the period that is sixty (60) days after a Securitization. Otherwise, Lender’s consent to a one (1) time Transfer of all of the Properties and assumption of the entire Loan by the proposed Transferee (the “ Transferee ) shall be given in Lender’s sole discretion provided that Lender receives sixty (60) days’ prior written notice of such Transfer and no Event of Default has occurred and is continuing at the time Lender receives such notice and at the time such Transfer is consummated. In determining whether to consent to any proposed Transfer pursuant to this Section 5.2.10(e) , Lender may require or consider, without limitation, the following actions and matters:

(i) Borrower shall pay Lender a fee equal to one-half percent (0.5%) of the outstanding principal balance of the Loan at the time of such Transfer;

(ii) Borrower shall pay any and all reasonable out-of-pocket costs incurred in connection with such Transfer (including, without limitation, Lender’s reasonable counsel fees and disbursements and all recording fees, title insurance premiums and mortgage and intangible taxes and the fees and expenses of the Rating Agencies pursuant to clause (x)  below);

(iii) Transferee or Transferee’s Sponsors must have demonstrated expertise in owning and operating properties similar in location, size, class and operation to the Properties, which expertise shall be reasonably determined by Lender;

(iv) Transferee and Transferee’s Sponsors shall, as of the date of such Transfer, have an aggregate net worth and liquidity reasonably acceptable to Lender;

 

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(v) Transferee, Transferee’s Sponsors and all other entities which may be owned or Controlled directly or indirectly by Transferee’s Sponsors ( Related Entities ) must not have been party to any bankruptcy proceedings, voluntary or involuntary, made an assignment for the benefit of creditors or taken advantage of any insolvency act, or any act for the benefit of debtors within seven (7) years prior to the date of the proposed Transfer;

(vi) Transferee shall assume all of the obligations of Borrower under the Loan Documents in a manner satisfactory to Lender in all respects, including, without limitation, by entering into an assumption agreement in form and substance satisfactory to Lender;

(vii) There shall be no material litigation or regulatory action pending or threatened against Transferee, Transferee’s Sponsors or any Related Entities which is not reasonably acceptable to Lender;

(viii) Transferee, Transferee’s Sponsors and any Related Entities shall not have defaulted under its or their obligations with respect to any other Indebtedness in a manner which is not reasonably acceptable to Lender;

(ix) Transferee and Transferee’s SPE Constituent Entities must be able to make all of the representations set forth in Sections 4.1.30, 4.1.35, and 4.1.38, and perform all of the covenants set forth in Sections 5.1.27, 5.1.29 and 5.2.9 of this Agreement, no Default or Event of Default shall otherwise occur as a result of such Transfer, and Transferee and Transferee’s SPE Constituent Entities shall deliver (A) all organizational documentation reasonably requested by Lender, which shall be reasonably satisfactory to Lender, and (B) all certificates, agreements, covenants and legal opinions reasonably required by Lender;

(x) Following a Securitization, if required by Lender, Transferee shall be approved by the Rating Agencies rating the Loan, which approval, if required by Lender, shall take the form of a Rating Agency Confirmation with respect to such Transfer;

(xi) Prior to any release of Guarantor, one (1) or more substitute guarantors reasonably acceptable to Lender shall have assumed all of the liabilities and obligations of Guarantor under the Guaranty and the Environmental Indemnity or executed a replacement guaranty and/or environmental indemnity reasonably satisfactory to Lender;

(xii) Borrower shall deliver, at its sole cost and expense, an endorsement to each Title Insurance Policy, as modified by the assumption agreement, confirming the Lien of the Mortgages as a valid first lien on all of the Properties and naming the Transferee as owner of all of the Properties, which endorsements shall insure that, as of the date of the recording of the assumption agreement, the applicable Individual Property shall not be subject to any additional exceptions or Liens other than those contained in the applicable Title Insurance Policy issued on the Closing Date and the Permitted Encumbrances;

 

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(xiii) Each Individual Property shall be managed by Qualified Manager (and, if the Qualified Manager managing any one or more Individual Properties prior to the Transfer is being replaced, the replacement Qualified Manager shall manage such Individual Properties pursuant to a Replacement Management Agreement);

(xiv) Borrower or Transferee, at its sole cost and expense, shall deliver to Lender (A) an Additional Insolvency Opinion in respect of such Transfer satisfactory in form and substance to Lender and (B) a fraudulent conveyance opinion in respect of such Transfer, each of which opinions may be relied upon by Lender and the Rating Agencies with respect to the proposed Transfer; and

(xv) if any Mezzanine Loan is still outstanding, the related Mezzanine Borrower shall have complied with all of the terms and conditions set forth in the related Mezzanine Loan Documents with respect to the Transfer and to effectuate the assumption of such Mezzanine Loan.

Immediately upon the consummation of a Transfer pursuant to this Section 5.2.10(e) (provided that Lender has consented thereto in accordance with the foregoing), each Borrower and Guarantor shall be released from all liability under this Agreement, the Note, the Mortgages and the other Loan Documents accruing after the date of such Transfer (other than to the extent such liability is expressly stated herein to survive). The foregoing release shall be effective upon the date of such Transfer, but Lender agrees to provide written evidence thereof if the same is reasonably requested by Borrower.

(f) Lender shall not be required to demonstrate any actual impairment of its security or any increased risk of default hereunder in order to declare the Debt immediately due and payable upon the consummation of a purported Transfer that is prohibited (and as such, null and void) pursuant to the terms of this Section 5.2.10 . This provision shall apply to every Transfer regardless of whether voluntary or not, or whether or not Lender has consented to any previous Transfer.

(g) Notwithstanding the provisions of this Section 5.2.10 but subject to the final two sentences of this Section 5.2.10(g), Lender’s consent shall not be required in connection with a Permitted Guarantor Merger Transaction; provided that, (i) Lender shall have received written notice of such proposed Permitted Guarantor Merger Transaction not less than sixty (60) days prior to the effective date thereof, (ii) prior to the effective date of such Permitted Guarantor Merger Transaction, Borrower shall have delivered to Lender an Additional Insolvency Opinion reasonably acceptable to Lender and, following a Securitization, acceptable to the Rating Agencies, and (iii) Lender shall have received such documents, instruments, certificates, assignments and other writings to evidence, preserve and/or protect the Properties as Lender may reasonably require. Lender shall make a determination of the Guarantor Net Worth within fifteen (15) days after the receipt of the required financial statements. In the event that Lender fails to make such determination within said fifteen (15) day period, such failure shall be deemed to be a determination by Lender that the condition set forth in clause (i)(B) of the definition of Permitted Guarantor Merger Transaction shall have been satisfied if (A) Borrower has delivered to Lender the required financial statements, with the notation “ IMMEDIATE RESPONSE REQUIRED , FAILURE TO RESPOND TO THIS APPROVAL REQUEST WITHIN FIFTEEN (15) DAYS FROM RECEIPT SHALL BE DEEMED TO BE LENDER’S APPROVAL prominently displayed in bold, all caps and fourteen (14) point or larger font in the transmittal letter requesting acceptance and (B) Lender does not advise Borrower of its determination of the

 

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Guarantor Net Worth within fifteen (15) days from the date Lender receives the financial statements as evidenced by a certified mail return receipt or confirmation by a reputable national overnight delivery service that the same has been delivered. Notwithstanding anything contained in this Section 5.2.10(g) , no Transfer of any direct ownership interests in any Borrower, any SPE Constituent Entity, any Mezzanine Borrower or any Mezzanine SPE Constituent Entity shall be permitted. In addition, at all times, Guarantor (or Guarantor Successor, if Guarantor Successor is the surviving Person with respect to such Permitted Guarantor Merger Transaction) must continue to Control Borrower, each SPE Constituent Entity, each Mezzanine Borrower and each Mezzanine SPE Constituent Entity and own, directly or indirectly, at least a fifty-one percent (51%) legal and beneficial interest in Borrower, each SPE Constituent Entity, each Mezzanine Borrower and each Mezzanine SPE Constituent Entity.

5.2.11 Intentionally Omitted.

5.2.12 REA . Borrower agrees that without the prior consent of Lender, Borrower shall not execute modifications to any REA if such modifications will have an Individual Material Adverse Effect on the affected Individual Property. Without limiting the generality of the foregoing, Borrower shall not, without the prior written consent of Lender, take (and hereby assigns to Lender any right it may have to take) any action to terminate, surrender, or accept any termination or surrender of, any REA. Borrower shall pay all charges and other sums to be paid by Borrower pursuant to the terms of any REA as the same shall become due and payable and prior to the expiration of any applicable grace period therein provided. Borrower shall comply, in all material respects, with all of the terms, covenants and conditions on Borrower’s part to be complied with pursuant to terms of any REA. Borrower shall take all actions as may be necessary from time to time to preserve and maintain the REA’ s in accordance with applicable laws, rules and regulations. Borrower shall enforce, in a commercially reasonably manner, the obligations to be performed by the parties to the REA (other than Borrower). Borrower shall promptly furnish to Lender any notice of default or other communication delivered in connection with any REA by any party to any such REA or any third party other than routine correspondence and invoices. Borrower shall not assign (other than to Lender) or encumber its rights under any REA.

5.2.13 Ground Lease . (a) Borrower shall not waive, excuse, condone or in any way release or discharge any Ground Lessor of or from such Ground Lessor’s material obligations, covenants and/or conditions under the applicable Ground Lease without the prior written consent of Lender (which consent shall not be unreasonably withheld).

(b) Borrower shall not, without Lender’s prior written consent, (i) surrender, terminate, forfeit, or suffer or permit the surrender, termination or forfeiture of any Ground Lease, (ii) reject (as debtor in possession in connection with a Bankruptcy Action or otherwise) any Ground Lease or (iii) modify, change, supplement, alter or amend in a manner that is materially adverse to Borrower or the applicable Individual Property, any Ground Lease. Consent by Lender to any particular amendment, change or modification of a Ground Lease shall not be deemed to be a waiver of the right to require consent to future or successive amendments, changes or modifications.

 

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5.2.14 Leasing Matters . Borrower shall not (i) terminate any Lease or accept a surrender by a Tenant of any Lease other than by reason of either (A) a Tenant default and then only in a commercially reasonable manner to preserve and protect the Individual Property, or (B) a Tenant pursuant to the exercise by such Tenant of any termination right expressly provided in any existing Lease or any Lease hereafter entered into in compliance with the conditions set forth in Section 5.1.20 ; provided , however , that no such termination or surrender of any Major Lease will be permitted under the foregoing subclause (A) without the prior written consent of Lender, which consent shall not be unreasonably withheld; (ii) collect any of the Rents more than one (1) month in advance (other than security deposits and estimated additional rent amounts on account of operating expenses, tax and other escalations or pass-throughs); or (iii) execute any other collateral assignments of lessor’s interest in the Leases or the Rents (except as contemplated by the Loan Documents); (iv) alter, modify or change the terms of the Leases in a manner inconsistent with the provisions of the Loan Documents. Notwithstanding anything to the contrary contained herein, Borrower shall not enter into a lease of all or substantially all of any Individual Property without Lender’s prior written consent.

5.2.15 EIL Policy . Prior to the payment in full of the Debt, Borrower shall not terminate the EIL Policy or enter into or otherwise suffer or permit any modification, amendment (including any endorsement), supplement or replacement thereof or thereto without the prior written consent of Lender.

ARTICLE VI — INSURANCE; CASUALTY; CONDEMNATION

Section 6.1 Insurance . (a) Borrower shall obtain and maintain, or cause to be maintained, insurance for Borrower and the Properties providing at least the following coverages:

(i) comprehensive all risk “special form” insurance including, but not limited to, loss caused by any type of windstorm or hail on the Improvements and the Personal Property, including contingent liability from Operation of Building Laws, Demolition Costs and Increased Cost of Construction Endorsements, (A) except as specifically provided in subclause (D)  below in respect of demolition costs and coverage for increased costs of construction, 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); (B) containing an agreed amount endorsement with respect to the Improvements and Personal Property waiving all co-insurance provisions or to be written on a no co-insurance form; (C) providing for no deductible in excess of $25,000.00 for all such insurance coverage; provided however with respect to windstorm and earthquake coverage, providing for a deductible not to exceed five percent (5%) of the total insurable value of the applicable Individual Property; and (D) if any of the Improvements on any Individual Property or the use of any Individual Property shall at any time constitute legal non-conforming structures or uses, coverage for loss due to operation of law and coverage for demolition costs and coverage for increased costs of construction in amounts reasonably acceptable to Lender. In addition, Borrower shall obtain: (y) if any portion of the Improvements is currently or at any time in the future located in a federally designated “special flood hazard area”, flood hazard insurance in an amount equal to the maximum amount of such insurance available under the National Flood Insurance Act of 1968, the Flood Disaster Protection Act of 1973 or the National Flood Insurance Reform Act of 1994, as each may be amended, plus excess amounts as Lender shall require, and (z) earthquake insurance in amounts and in form and substance satisfactory to Lender in the event any Individual Property is located in an area with a high degree of seismic activity; provided that the insurance pursuant to subclauses (y)  and (z) hereof shall be on terms consistent with the comprehensive all risk insurance policy required under this subsection (i) ;

 

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(ii) business income or rental loss insurance (A) with loss payable to Lender; (B) covering all risks required to be covered by the insurance provided for in subsections (i) , (iii) , (iv) , (ix) and (xi)  of this Section 6.1(a) ; (C) in an amount equal to one hundred percent (100%) of the aggregate projected gross revenues from the operation of the Properties (as reduced to reflect expenses not incurred during a period of Restoration) for a period of at least eighteen (18) months after the date of the Casualty; and (D) containing an extended period of indemnity endorsement which provides that after the physical loss to the Improvements and Personal Property has been repaired, the continued loss of income will be insured until such income either returns to the same level it was at prior to the loss, or the expiration of twelve (12) months from the date that the applicable Individual 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 Closing Date and at least once each year thereafter based on Borrower’s reasonable estimate of the gross revenues from each Individual Property for the succeeding eighteen (18) month period. Notwithstanding the provisions of Section 2.7.1 hereof, all proceeds payable to Lender pursuant to this subsection shall be held by Lender and shall be applied in Lender’s sole discretion to (I) the obligations secured by the Loan Documents from time to time due and payable hereunder and under the Note or (II) Operating Expenses approved by Lender in its sole discretion; provided , however , that nothing herein contained shall be deemed to relieve Borrower of its obligations to pay the obligations secured by the Loan 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 the Improvements, and only if each of the Individual Property coverage form and the liability insurance coverage form does not otherwise apply, (A) owner’s contingent or protective liability insurance, otherwise known as Owner Contractor’s Protective Liability (or its equivalent), covering claims not covered by or under the terms or provisions of the above mentioned commercial general liability insurance policy and (B) the insurance provided for in subsection (i)  above written in a so-called builder’s risk completed value form including coverage for all insurable hard and soft costs of construction (1) on a non-reporting basis, (2) against all risks insured against pursuant to subsections (i) , (ii) , (iv) , (ix) and (xi)  of this Section 6.1(a) , (3) including permission to occupy such Individual 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 Lender on terms consistent with the commercial property insurance policy required under subsection (i)  above;

 

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(v) commercial general liability insurance against claims for personal injury, bodily injury, death or property damage occurring upon, in or about any Individual Property, such insurance (A) to be on the so-called “occurrence” form with a combined limit of not less than Two Million and No/100 Dollars ($2,000,000.00) in the aggregate “per location” and One Million and No/100 Dollars ($1,000,000.00) per occurrence; (B) to continue at not less than the aforesaid limit until required to be changed by Lender in writing by reason of changed economic conditions making such protection inadequate and (C) to cover at least the following hazards: (1) premises and operations; (2) products and completed operations on an “if any” basis; (3) independent contractors; (4) blanket contractual liability for all insured contracts and (5) contractual liability covering the indemnities contained in Article 9 of each Mortgage to the extent the same is available;

(vi) if applicable, automobile liability coverage for all owned and non-owned vehicles, including rented and leased vehicles containing minimum limits per occurrence of One Million and No/100 Dollars ($1,000,000.00);

(vii) if applicable, worker’s compensation subject to the worker’s compensation laws of the applicable state, and employer’s liability in amounts reasonably acceptable to Lender;

(viii) umbrella and excess liability insurance in an amount not less than One Hundred Million and No/100 Dollars ($100,000,000.00) per occurrence on terms consistent with the commercial general liability insurance policy required under subsection (v)  above, and including employer liability and automobile liability, if required;

(ix) the insurance required under this Section 6.1(a) shall cover perils of terrorism and acts of terrorism (including, without limitation, domestic, foreign, certified and non-certified as set forth in the Terrorism Risk Insurance Program Reauthorization Act of 2007) and Borrower shall maintain insurance for loss resulting from perils and acts of terrorism on terms (including amounts) consistent with those required under this Section 6.1(a) at all times during the term of the Loan;

(x) through the stated policy period as indicated on the declaration sheet for Pollution Legal Liability Select (PLL Select) Policy 27781505 (issued by Chartis Specialty Insurance Company) (such policy, the “EIL Policy” ) covering the Properties and naming “JPMorgan Chase Bank, N.A., its successors, assigns and/or affiliates” as a mortgagee insured and additional named insured thereunder; and

(xi) upon sixty (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 which at the time are commonly insured against for property similar to the Individual Property located in or around the region in which such Individual Property is located.

 

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(b) All insurance provided for in Section 6.1(a) 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 Lender as to insurance companies. 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:X” or better in the current Best’s Insurance Reports and a claims paying ability rating of “A” or better by (i) prior to a Securitization, S&P or another Rating Agency selected by Lender, and (ii) from and after a Securitization, S&P and any other Rating Agency rating the Securities (if such Rating Agency also rates the applicable insurance company), provided , however , that if Borrower elects to have its insurance coverage provided by a syndicate of insurers, then, if such syndicate consists of five (5) or more members, (A) at least sixty percent (60%) of the insurance coverage (or seventy-five percent (75%) if such syndicate consists of four (4) or fewer members) and one hundred (100%) of the first layer of such insurance coverage shall be provided by insurance companies having a claims paying ability rating of “A” or better by S&P and (B) the remaining forty percent (40%) of the insurance coverage (or the remaining twenty-five percent (25%) if such syndicate consists of four (4) or fewer members) shall be provided by insurance companies having a claims paying ability rating of “BBB” or better by S&P. Borrower shall deliver to Lender (1) within ten (10) days prior to the expiration dates of the Policies theretofore furnished to Lender, certificates of insurance evidencing the Policies accompanied by evidence satisfactory to Lender of payment of the premiums due thereunder (the “ Insurance Premiums ) and (2) within five (5) Business Days of Lender’s request, any other documentation evidencing the Policies (including without limitation certified copies of the Policies) as may be reasonably requested by Lender from time to time.

(c) Any blanket insurance Policy shall be subject to Lender’s prior approval (such approval not to be unreasonably withheld) and shall provide the same protection as would a separate Policy insuring only each Individual Property in compliance with the provisions of Section 6.1(a) hereof. Lender has approved the blanket insurance Policy in effect on the Closing Date.

(d) All Policies of insurance provided for or contemplated by Section 6.1(a) shall name Borrower as the named insured and, in the case of liability coverages (other than the EIL Policy, as to which Lender is the named insured), shall name Lender as the additional insured, as its interests may appear, and all property insurance Policies described in Section 6.1(a) shall name Lender as a mortgagee and loss payee and shall contain a so-called New York standard non-contributing mortgagee clause in favor of Lender providing that the loss thereunder shall be payable to Lender.

(e) Each Policy shall contain clauses or endorsements to the effect that:

(i) no act or negligence of Borrower, or anyone acting for Borrower, or of any Tenant or other occupant, or failure to comply with the provisions of any Policy, which might otherwise result in a forfeiture of the insurance or any part thereof, or exercise of Lender’s rights or remedies hereunder or any other Loan Document, shall in any way affect the validity or enforceability of the insurance insofar as Lender is concerned;

(ii) such Policy shall not be materially changed (other than to increase the coverage provided thereby) or canceled without at least thirty (30) days written notice to Lender and any other party named therein as an additional insured;

 

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(iii) the issuer thereof shall give written notice to Lender if such Policy has not been renewed thirty (30) days prior to its expiration; and

(iv) Lender shall not be liable for any Insurance Premiums thereon or subject to any assessments thereunder.

(f) If at any time Lender is not in receipt of written evidence that all insurance required hereunder is in full force and effect, Lender shall have the right, without notice to Borrower, to take such action as Lender deems necessary to protect its interest in the Properties, including, without limitation, the obtaining of such insurance coverage as Lender in its sole discretion deems appropriate after three (3) Business Days’ notice to Borrower if prior to the date upon which any such coverage will lapse or at any time Lender deems necessary (regardless of prior notice to Borrower) to avoid the lapse of any such coverage. All premiums incurred by Lender in connection with such action or in obtaining such insurance and keeping it in effect shall be paid by Borrower to Lender upon demand and, until paid, shall constitute a portion of the Debt and shall bear interest at the Default Rate. If Borrower fails to maintain any Policy as required pursuant to this Section 6.1, Lender may, at its option, obtain such Policy using such carriers and agencies as Lender shall elect from year to year (until Borrower shall have obtained such Policy in accordance with this Section 6.1) and pay the premiums therefor, and Borrower shall reimburse Lender on demand for any premium so paid, with interest thereon at the Default Rate from the time such premiums are paid by Lender until the same are reimbursed by Borrower, and the amount so owing to Lender shall constitute a portion of the Debt. The insurance obtained by Lender pursuant to the foregoing may, but need not, protect Borrower’s interest, and the same may not pay any claim that Borrower makes or any claim that is made against Borrower in connection with any Individual Property.

(g) In the event of foreclosure of any Mortgage or other transfer of title to any Individual Property in extinguishment in whole or in part of the Debt, all right, title and interest of Borrower in and to the Policies then in force concerning such Individual Property and all proceeds payable thereunder with respect to such Individual Property shall thereupon vest in the purchaser of such foreclosure or Lender or other transferee in the event of such other transfer of title.

Section 6.2 Casualty . If an Individual Property shall be damaged or destroyed, in whole or in part, by fire or other casualty (a “ Casualty ) , Borrower shall give prompt written notice of such damage to Lender and shall promptly commence and diligently prosecute the completion of the Restoration of the Individual Property pursuant to Section 6.4 hereof as nearly as possible to the condition the Individual Property was in immediately prior to such Casualty, with such Alterations as may be reasonably approved by Lender (to the extent approval thereof is required pursuant to Section 5.1.21 ) and otherwise in accordance with Section 6.4 hereof. Borrower shall pay all costs of such Restoration whether or not such costs are covered by insurance. Lender may, but shall not be obligated to make proof of loss if not made promptly by Borrower. In addition, Lender may participate in any settlement discussions with any insurance companies with respect to any Casualty in which the Net Proceeds or the costs of completing the Restoration are equal to or greater than the Threshold Amount, and Borrower shall deliver to Lender all instruments required by Lender to permit such participation.

 

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Section 6.3 Condemnation . Borrower shall promptly give Lender notice of the actual or threatened commencement of any proceeding for the Condemnation of any Individual Property and shall deliver to Lender copies of any and all papers served in connection with such proceedings. Lender may participate in any such proceedings that relate to a Condemnation of a material portion of an Individual Property, and Borrower shall from time to time deliver to Lender all instruments requested by it to permit such participation. Borrower shall, at its expense, diligently prosecute any such proceedings, and in the case of such proceedings that relate to a Condemnation of a material portion of an Individual Property, shall consult with Lender, its attorneys and experts, and cooperate with them in the carrying on or defense of any such proceedings. Notwithstanding any taking by any public or quasi-public authority through Condemnation or otherwise (including, but not limited to, any transfer made in lieu of or in anticipation of the exercise of such taking), Borrower shall continue to pay the Debt at the time and in the manner provided for its payment in the Note and in this Agreement and the Debt shall not be reduced until any Award shall have been actually received and applied by Lender, after the deduction of expenses of collection, to the reduction or discharge of the Debt. Lender shall not be limited to the interest paid on the Award by the condemning authority but shall be entitled to receive out of the Award interest at the rate or rates provided herein or in the Note. If any Individual Property or any portion thereof is taken by a condemning authority, Borrower shall promptly commence and diligently prosecute the Restoration of the applicable Individual Property pursuant to Section 6.4 hereof and otherwise comply with the provisions of Section 6.4 hereof. If any Individual Property is sold, through foreclosure or otherwise, prior to the receipt by Lender of the Award, Lender shall have the right, whether or not a deficiency judgment on the Note shall have been sought, recovered or denied, to receive the Award, or a portion thereof sufficient to pay the Debt.

Section 6.4 Restoration . The following provisions shall apply in connection with the Restoration of any Individual Property:

(a) If the Net Proceeds shall be less than the Threshold Amount and the costs of completing the Restoration shall be less than the Threshold Amount, the Net Proceeds (i) if the same are paid by the insurance company directly to Borrower, may be retained by Borrower or (ii) if the same are paid by the insurance company to Lender, will be disbursed by Lender to Borrower upon receipt, provided that all of the conditions set forth in Section 6.4(b)(i) hereof are met and Borrower delivers to Lender a written undertaking to expeditiously commence and to satisfactorily complete with due diligence the Restoration in accordance with the terms of this Agreement.

(b) If the Net Proceeds are equal to or greater than the Threshold Amount or the costs of completing the Restoration is equal to or greater than the Threshold Amount, the Net Proceeds will be held by Lender and Lender shall make the Net Proceeds available for the Restoration in accordance with the provisions of this Section 6.4 . The term “ Net Proceeds ” for purposes of this Section 6.4 shall mean: (i) the net amount of all insurance proceeds received by Lender pursuant to Section 6.1(a)(i) , Section 6.1(a)(ix) and Section 6.1(a)(xi) as a result of such damage or destruction, after deduction of its reasonable costs and expenses (including, but not limited to, reasonable counsel fees), if any, in collecting same ( Insurance Proceeds ) , or (ii) the net amount of the Award, after deduction of its reasonable costs and expenses (including, but not limited to, reasonable counsel fees), if any, in collecting same ( Condemnation Proceeds ) , whichever the case may be.

 

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(i) The Net Proceeds shall be made available to Borrower for Restoration upon the approval of Lender in its reasonable discretion that the following conditions are met:

(A) no Event of Default shall have occurred and be continuing;

(B) (1) in the event the Net Proceeds are Insurance Proceeds, less than thirty percent (30%) of the total floor area of the Improvements on the Individual Property has been damaged, destroyed or rendered unusable as a result of such Casualty or (2) in the event the Net Proceeds are Condemnation Proceeds, less than ten percent (10%) of the land constituting the Individual Property is taken, and such land is located along the perimeter or periphery of the Individual Property, and no portion of the Improvements is located on such land;

(C) Leases demising in the aggregate a percentage amount equal to or greater than seventy-five percent (75%) of the total rentable space in the Individual Property which has been demised under executed and delivered Leases in effect as of the date of the occurrence of such Casualty or Condemnation, whichever the case may be, shall remain in full force and effect during and after the completion of the Restoration, notwithstanding the occurrence of any such Casualty or Condemnation, whichever the case may be, and Borrower and/or Tenant, as applicable under the respective Lease, will make all necessary repairs and restorations thereto at their sole cost and expense;

(D) Borrower shall commence the Restoration as soon as reasonably practicable (but in no event later than ninety (90) days after such Casualty or Condemnation, whichever the case may be, occurs) and shall expeditiously and diligently pursue the same to satisfactory completion in compliance with all applicable Legal Requirements; provided that for the purposes of this clause the filing of an application for a building permit shall be deemed to be commencement of the Restoration;

(E) Lender shall be satisfied that any operating deficits, including all scheduled payments of principal and interest under the Note, which will be incurred with respect to the Individual Property as a result of the occurrence of any such Casualty or Condemnation, whichever the case may be, will be covered out of (1) the Net Proceeds, (2) the insurance coverage referred to in Section 6.1(a)(ii) hereof, if applicable, or (3) by other funds of Borrower;

(F) Lender shall be satisfied that, subject to Force Majeure, the Restoration will be completed on or before the earliest to occur of (1) six (6) months prior to the Maturity Date, (2) the earliest date required for such completion under the terms of any Leases, (3) such time as may be required under all applicable Legal Requirements in order to repair and restore the affected Individual Property as nearly as possible to the condition it was in immediately prior to such Casualty or Condemnation, as applicable, or (4) the expiration of the insurance coverage referred to in Section 6.1(a)(ii) hereof;

 

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(G) the Individual Property and the use thereof after the Restoration will be in compliance with and permitted under all applicable Legal Requirements (including, as a legal non-conforming use);

(H) such Casualty or Condemnation, as applicable, does not result in the loss of access to the Individual Property or the related Improvements;

(I) the Debt Service Coverage Ratio, after giving effect to the Restoration, based on the trailing twelve (12) month period immediately preceding the date of determination in connection with this Section 6.4(b), shall be equal to or greater than 1.20 to 1.00;

(J) Borrower shall deliver, or cause to be delivered, to Lender a detailed budget approved in writing by Borrower’s architect or engineer stating the entire cost of completing the Restoration, which budget shall be subject to Lender’s approval in the same manner as each Annual Budget is to be approved by Lender during the continuance of a Cash Sweep Period as provided in Section 5.1.11(e); and

(K) the Net Proceeds together with any cash or cash equivalent deposited by Borrower with Lender or Letter of Credit reasonably satisfactory to Lender delivered to Lender are sufficient in Lender’s reasonable discretion to cover the cost of the Restoration.

(ii) The Net Proceeds shall be held by Lender in an interest-bearing Eligible Account and, until disbursed in accordance with the provisions of this Section 6.4(b), shall constitute additional security for the Debt and the Other Obligations. The Net Proceeds shall be disbursed by Lender to, or as directed by, Borrower from time to time during the course of the Restoration, upon receipt of evidence reasonably satisfactory to Lender that (A) all materials installed and work and labor performed (except to the extent that they are to be paid for out of the requested disbursement) in connection with the Restoration have been paid for in full, and (B) there exist no notices of pendency, stop orders, mechanic’s or materialman’s liens or notices of intention to file same, or any other liens or encumbrances of any nature whatsoever on the Individual Property which have not either been fully bonded to the reasonable satisfaction of Lender and discharged of record or in the alternative fully insured to the reasonable satisfaction of Lender by the title company issuing the applicable Title Insurance Policy.

(iii) All plans and specifications required in connection with the Restoration shall be subject to prior review and acceptance in all respects by Lender and by an independent consulting engineer selected by Lender (the “ Casualty Consultant ). Lender shall have the use of the plans and specifications and all permits, licenses and approvals required or obtained in connection with the Restoration. The identity of the contractors, subcontractors and materialmen engaged in the Restoration, as well as the

 

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contracts under which they have been engaged, shall be subject to prior review and reasonable acceptance by Lender and the Casualty Consultant. All reasonable costs and expenses incurred by Lender in connection with making the Net Proceeds available for the Restoration including, without limitation, reasonable counsel fees and disbursements and the Casualty Consultant’s fees, shall be paid by Borrower. Lender shall grant or deny with a reasonable explanation any consent required hereunder within fifteen (15) days after the receipt of the applicable request and all documents in connection therewith. In the event that Lender fails to respond within said fifteen (15) day period, such failure shall be deemed to be the consent and approval of Lender if (A) Borrower has delivered to Lender the applicable documents, with the notation “ IMMEDIATE RESPONSE REQUIRED , FAILURE TO RESPOND TO THIS APPROVAL REQUEST WITHIN FIFTEEN (15) DAYS FROM RECEIPT SHALL BE DEEMED TO BE LENDER’S APPROVAL ” prominently displayed in bold, all caps and fourteen (14) point or larger font in the transmittal letter requesting approval and (B) Lender does not approve or reject (with a reasonable explanation) the applicable request within fifteen (15) days from the date Lender receives the request as evidenced by a certified mail return receipt or confirmation by a reputable national overnight delivery service that the same has been delivered.

(iv) In no event shall Lender be obligated to make disbursements of the Net Proceeds in excess of an amount equal to the costs actually incurred from time to time for work in place as part of the Restoration, as certified by the Casualty Consultant, minus the Casualty Retainage. The term “ Casualty Retainage ” shall mean an amount equal to ten percent (10%) of the costs actually incurred for work in place as part of the Restoration, as certified by the Casualty Consultant, until the Restoration has been completed. The Casualty Retainage shall in no event, and notwithstanding anything to the contrary set forth above in this Section 6.4(b) , be less than the amount actually held back by Borrower from contractors, subcontractors and materialmen engaged in the Restoration. The Casualty Retainage shall not be released until the Casualty Consultant certifies to Lender that the Restoration has been completed in accordance with the provisions of this Section 6.4(b) and that all approvals necessary for the re-occupancy and use of the Individual Property have been obtained from all appropriate governmental and quasi-governmental authorities, and Lender receives evidence satisfactory to Lender that the costs of the Restoration have been paid in full or will be paid in full out of the Casualty Retainage; provided , however , that Lender will release the portion of the Casualty Retainage being held with respect to any contractor, subcontractor or materialman engaged in the Restoration as of the date upon which the Casualty Consultant certifies to Lender that the contractor, subcontractor or materialman has satisfactorily completed all work and has supplied all materials in accordance with the provisions of the contractor’s, subcontractor’s or materialman’s contract, the contractor, subcontractor or materialman delivers the lien waivers and evidence of payment in full of all sums due to the contractor, subcontractor or materialman as may be reasonably requested by Lender or by the title company issuing the applicable Title Insurance Policy, and Lender receives an endorsement to such Title Insurance Policy insuring the continued priority of the Lien of the related Mortgage and evidence of payment of any premium payable for such endorsement. If reasonably required by Lender, the release of any such portion of the Casualty Retainage shall be approved by the surety company, if any, which has issued a payment or performance bond with respect to the contractor, subcontractor or materialman.

 

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(v) Lender shall not be obligated to make disbursements of the Net Proceeds more frequently than once every calendar month.

(vi) If at any time the Net Proceeds or the undisbursed balance thereof shall not, in the reasonable opinion of Lender in consultation with the Casualty Consultant, be sufficient to pay in full the balance of the costs which are estimated by the Casualty Consultant to be incurred in connection with the completion of the Restoration, Borrower shall, before any further disbursement of the Net Proceeds is made either (A) deposit the deficiency (the “ Net Proceeds Deficiency ) with Lender or (B) deliver a Letter of Credit reasonably satisfactory to Lender in an amount equal to the Net Proceeds Deficiency. The Net Proceeds Deficiency deposited with Lender, or a Letter of Credit delivered to Lender, shall be held by Lender and shall be disbursed, or drawn upon, as applicable, for costs actually incurred in connection with the Restoration on the same conditions applicable to the disbursement of the Net Proceeds, and until so disbursed, or drawn upon, as applicable, pursuant to this Section 6.4(b) shall constitute additional security for the Debt and the Other Obligations.

(vii) The excess, if any, of the Net Proceeds and the remaining balance, if any, of the Net Proceeds Deficiency deposited with Lender after the Casualty Consultant certifies to Lender that the Restoration has been completed in accordance with the provisions of this Section 6.4(b) ( Excess Net Proceeds ) and Lender has received evidence reasonably satisfactory to Lender that all costs incurred in connection with the Restoration have been paid in full, shall be (A) deposited in the Cash Management Account and applied in accordance with the Cash Management Agreement or (B) if Borrower shall otherwise elect or if an Event of Default shall have occurred and shall be continuing at the time that Excess Net Proceeds become available, applied as a Net Proceeds Prepayment.

(c) In the event of foreclosure of the Mortgage with respect to an Individual Property, or other transfer of title to an Individual Property in extinguishment in whole or in part of the Debt all right, title and interest of Borrower in and to the Policies that are not blanket Policies then in force concerning such Individual Property and all proceeds payable thereunder shall thereupon vest in the purchaser at such foreclosure or Lender or other transferee in the event of such other transfer of title.

(d) Notwithstanding anything to the contrary contained in the Loan Documents, with respect to the disbursement of Insurance Proceeds or Condemnation Proceeds in respect of any Ground Lease Property, the provisions set forth in the applicable Ground Lease shall govern; provided , however , to the extent the compliance by Borrower with the terms and conditions of this Section 6.4 do not create a default under the terms and provisions of the applicable Ground Lease, Borrower shall comply with the terms and provisions of this Section 6.4 and, provided , further , that Borrower shall not grant its consent, approval or waiver with respect to any disbursement of Insurance Proceeds or Condemnation Proceeds in respect of any Ground Lease Property (if such disbursement would violate the terms and provisions of this Section 6.4) as may be requested or required in connection with the terms and provisions of such Ground Lease without first obtaining the written consent, approval, or waiver of Lender.

 

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(e) Lender shall, with reasonable promptness following any Casualty or Condemnation, notify Borrower whether or not Net Proceeds are required to be made available to Borrower for a Restoration pursuant to this Section 6.4 (or, if the same are not required to be made available to Borrower for Restoration pursuant to this Section 6.4, whether Lender will nevertheless make the same available, which election Lender may make in its sole discretion). All Net Proceeds and the Net Proceeds Deficiency not made available for a Restoration pursuant to this Section 6.4 and any Excess Net Proceeds required to be applied in accordance with subclause (B)  of Section 6.4(b)(vii) hereof (as applicable, a “ Net Proceeds Prepayment ) shall be applied by Lender in accordance with Section 2.4.2 hereof. If any such Net Proceeds Prepayment shall be equal to or greater than sixty percent (60%) of the Release Amount in respect of the applicable Individual Property, Borrower shall have the right, regardless of any restrictions contained in Section 2.4.1 hereof, to prepay the Release Amount of the applicable Individual Property (a “ Casualty/Condemnation Prepayment ) and obtain the release of the applicable Individual Property from the Lien of the Mortgage thereon and related Loan Documents, provided that (i) Borrower shall have satisfied the requirements of Section 2.6.1(a)(i) , (iii) , (v) , (vi)  and (vii)  hereof, (ii) Borrower shall consummate the Casualty/Condemnation Prepayment on or before the second Payment Date occurring following the proposed date of the intended Casualty/Condemnation Prepayment and (iii) Borrower pays to Lender, concurrently with making such Casualty/Condemnation Prepayment, the amounts required pursuant to Section 2.4.2(b) hereof. Notwithstanding anything in Section 6.2 or Section 6.3 to the contrary, Borrower shall not have any obligation to commence Restoration of an Individual Property upon delivery of the written notice required pursuant to Section 2.6.1(a)(i) hereof unless Borrower shall subsequently fail to pay to Lender the amounts required to be paid pursuant to Section 2.4.2(b) hereof.

ARTICLE VII — RESERVE FUNDS

Section 7.1 Required Repairs.

7.1.1 Deposits . On the Closing Date, Borrower has deposited with Lender funds in the amount of Four Million Four Hundred Twenty-Two Thousand Fifty-Five and No/100 Dollars ($4,422,055.00) (the “ Required Repair Reserve Funds ) , which Required Repair Reserve Funds shall be held by Lender in accordance with Section 7.8 hereof and disbursed to Borrower in accordance with Section 7.1.2 hereof. The account in which the Required Repair Reserve Funds are held shall hereinafter be referred to as the “ Required Repair Reserve Account . Borrower shall perform the repairs (on an Individual Property by Individual Property basis) at the applicable Individual Properties, as more particularly set forth on Schedule II hereto (such repairs hereinafter referred to as “ Required Repairs ) (i) in compliance with all applicable Legal Requirements, (ii) in a Lien-free, good and workmanlike manner and (iii) prior to the one (1) year anniversary of the Closing Date (the “ Required Repair Deadline ). It shall constitute an Event of Default if Borrower does not complete each Required Repair by the Required Repair Deadline, provided that, if Borrower shall have been unable to complete a Required Repair by the Required Repair Deadline, after using commercially reasonable efforts to do so, the Required Repair Deadline shall be automatically extended solely as to such Required Repair to permit Borrower to complete such Required Repair so long as Borrower is at all times thereafter diligently and expeditiously proceeding to complete the same (provided that such additional period shall not exceed ninety (90) days in respect of any Required Repair). Upon the occurrence of an Event of Default, Lender, at its option, may withdraw all Required Repair Reserve Funds

 

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from the Required Repair Reserve Account and apply such funds either to (i) the costs of completion of the Required Repairs or (ii) the Debt, in such order, proportion and priority as Lender may determine in its sole discretion. Notwithstanding the foregoing, if an Event of Default shall occur as a result of a failure by Borrower to timely complete a Required Repair in accordance with the foregoing and (A) Lender shall apply the Required Repair Reserve Funds to the costs of completion of the Required Repairs in accordance with the foregoing, (B) Borrower shall have paid to Lender all costs and expenses incurred by Lender in connection with the completion such Required Repairs and (C) the Required Repair Reserve Funds are sufficient to complete the Required Repairs, the applicable Event of Default shall be deemed to have been cured by Borrower. Lender’s right to withdraw and apply Required Repair Reserve Funds in accordance with the foregoing shall be in addition to all other rights and remedies provided to Lender under this Agreement and the other Loan Documents.

7.1.2 Release of Required Repair Reserve Funds . Lender shall disburse to Borrower the Required Repair Reserve Funds from the Required Repair Reserve Account from time to time upon satisfaction by Borrower of each of the following conditions: (a) Borrower shall submit a written request for payment to Lender at least ten (10) days prior to the date on which Borrower requests such payment be made, which written request shall specify the Required Repairs as to which the disbursement is requested, (b) on the date such request is received by Lender and on the date such payment is to be made, no Default or Event of Default shall exist and remain uncured, (c) Lender shall have received an Officer’s Certificate (i) stating that all Required Repairs to be funded by the requested disbursement have been completed in a good and workmanlike manner and in accordance with all applicable Legal Requirements, such certificate to be accompanied by a copy of any license, permit or other approval by any Governmental Authority required to commence and/or complete the Required Repairs, (ii) identifying each Person that supplied materials or labor in connection with the Required Repairs to be funded by the requested disbursement, and (iii) stating that each such Person has been paid in full or will be paid in full from such disbursement, (d) Lender shall have received such other evidence as Lender shall reasonably request in order to confirm the facts stated in the aforesaid Officer’s Certificate and (e) if the costs of the such Required Repairs exceed the Reserve Threshold, such request shall be accompanied by (i) lien waivers or other evidence of payment reasonably satisfactory to Lender, and (ii) at Lender’s option, a title search for the applicable Individual Property indicating that such Individual Property is free from all Liens not previously approved by Lender (other than Permitted Encumbrances). Lender shall not be required to make disbursements from the Required Repair Reserve Account with respect to the Properties (i) more than once per calendar month, and (ii) unless such requested disbursement is in an amount greater than the Minimum Disbursement Amount (or a lesser amount if the total remaining amount on deposit in the Required Repair Reserve Account is less than the Minimum Disbursement Amount on the date of the requested disbursement, in which case only one disbursement of the amount remaining in the Required Repair Reserve Account shall be made).

7.1.3 Limitations on Required Repairs . Notwithstanding anything to the contrary in this Agreement (except as set forth in the next succeeding sentence), the Required Repairs shall not be subject to the provisions of Section 5.1.21 or Section 6.4, including, without limitation, (i) any obligation of Borrower to deliver to Lender an Alterations Deposit pursuant to Section 5.1.21 and (ii) any restriction on the ability of Borrower to use Insurance Proceeds for the completion of the Required Repairs to which such Insurance Proceeds relate. In the event that

 

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Borrower shall use Required Repair Reserve Funds to complete Required Repairs at the Individual Property known as Rockland Plaza and located in Nanuet, New York, and such Required Repairs are completed in accordance with the requirements of this Section 7.1, then notwithstanding anything to the contrary in Section 6.4 hereof, Borrower shall be entitled to retain Insurance Proceeds that relate solely to such Required Repairs and shall not be obligated to deposit any portion of such Insurance Proceeds into the Required Repair Reserve Account or otherwise pay over any portion of such Insurance Proceeds to Lender.

Section 7.2 Tax and Insurance Reserve Funds.

7.2.1 Tax and Insurance Reserve Funds . Subject to Section 27.3 hereof, Borrower shall pay to Lender, on each Payment Date occurring (a) at any time that an Event of Default has occurred and is continuing, (b) during any period from and after the date that Borrower shall have failed to provide to Lender, upon Lender’s written request pursuant to Section 5.1.2 hereof, receipts for payment or other evidence reasonably satisfactory to Lender that no Taxes or Reserved Other Charges are then delinquent until Borrower shall have provided such receipts for payment or other evidence or (c) at any time that the Debt Service Coverage Ratio, based on the trailing twelve (12) month period immediately preceding the date of determination, shall then be less than 1.40 to 1.00, one-twelfth (1/12) of the Taxes and Reserved Other Charges that Lender estimates will be payable during the next ensuing twelve (12) months, in each case, in order to accumulate with Lender sufficient funds (taking into account the amount then on deposit in the Tax Static Reserve Account) to pay all such Taxes and Reserved Other Charges at least thirty (30) days prior to their respective due dates (the “ Tax Reserve Funds ). In addition, Borrower shall pay to Lender, on each Payment Date occurring (i) at any time that an Event of Default has occurred and is continuing and (ii) at any period during which the Properties are not insured pursuant to a blanket insurance policy covering all properties owned, directly or indirectly, by Guarantor (which policy satisfies the conditions of Section 6.1 hereof and covers substantially all other real property owned by Guarantor, as reasonably demonstrated to Lender), one-twelfth (1/12) of the Insurance Premiums that Lender estimates will be payable for the renewal of the coverage afforded by the Policies upon the expiration thereof in order to accumulate with Lender sufficient funds to pay all such Insurance Premiums at least thirty (30) days prior to the expiration of the Policies (the “ Insurance Reserve Funds ,” and collectively with the Tax Reserve Funds, the “ Tax and Insurance Reserve Funds ”). The account in which the Tax and Insurance Reserve Funds are held shall hereinafter be referred to as the “ Tax and Insurance Reserve Account ”. Provided no Event of Default is then continuing, Lender will release to Borrower Tax Reserve Funds sufficient to pay such Taxes, provided that, Borrower shall have delivered to Lender copies of all Tax Bills (defined below) relating to such Taxes (and following payment of such Taxes by Borrower, Borrower shall provide to Lender receipts for payment or other evidence reasonably satisfactory to Lender of such payment). Lender will apply any Insurance Reserve Funds on deposit in the Tax and Insurance Reserve Account to payments of Insurance Premiums and on or prior to the date such payments are due and, upon written request, shall provide to Borrower evidence of such payment. In making any payment from the Tax and Insurance Reserve Account, Lender may do so according to any bill, statement or estimate procured from the appropriate public office (each, a “ Tax Bill ) (with respect to Taxes) or insurer or agent (with respect to Insurance Premiums), without inquiry into the accuracy of such bill, statement or estimate or into the validity of any tax, assessment, sale, forfeiture, tax lien or title or claim thereof. If at any time during which Borrower is required to make payments of Tax and Insurance Reserve Funds pursuant to this Section 7.2.1, the amount on deposit in the Tax

 

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and Insurance Reserve Account shall exceed the amounts due for Taxes, Reserved Other Charges and/or Insurance Premiums, as applicable, Lender shall, in its sole discretion, either (1) return any excess to Borrower or (2) credit such excess against future payments required to be made by Borrower to the Tax and Insurance Reserve Account pursuant to the provisions of this Section 7.2.1 . In allocating such excess, Lender may deal with the Person shown on the records of Lender to be the owner of the Properties. If at the time that Borrower ceases to have an obligation to deposit Tax and Insurance Reserve Funds into the Tax and Insurance Reserve Account pursuant to this Section 7.2.1, there shall remain any amount on deposit in the Tax and Insurance Reserve Account, Lender shall, upon receipt of the written request of Borrower, return such remaining amount to Borrower. If, at any time during which Borrower is required to make payments of Tax and Insurance Reserve Funds pursuant to this Section 7.2.1, Lender reasonably determines that the amount on deposit in the Tax and Insurance Reserve Account is not or will not be sufficient to pay Taxes, Reserved Other Charges and Insurance Premiums, as applicable, by the required payment dates set forth above in this Section 7.2.1 , Lender shall notify Borrower in writing of such determination and, commencing with the first Payment Date following the date of Borrower’s receipt of such written notice, Borrower shall increase its monthly payments to Lender by the amount that Lender reasonably estimates is sufficient to fund the deficiency. Any Tax and Insurance Reserve Funds remaining on deposit in the Tax and Insurance Reserve Account after the Debt has been paid in full shall be paid (a) to Senior Mezzanine Lender to be held by Senior Mezzanine Lender pursuant to the Senior Mezzanine Loan Agreement for the same purposes as those described in this Section 7.2.1 , (b) if the Senior Mezzanine Loan is no longer outstanding, but the Junior Mezzanine Loan is outstanding, to Junior Mezzanine Lender to be held by Junior Mezzanine Lender pursuant to the Junior Mezzanine Loan Agreement for the same purposes as those described in this Section 7.2.1 , or (c) if neither the Senior Mezzanine Loan nor the Junior Mezzanine Loan is then outstanding, to Borrower.

7.2.2 Tax Static Reserve Funds . On the Closing Date, Borrower has deposited with Lender funds in the amount of Four Million Six Hundred Forty-One Thousand One Hundred Thirteen and No/100 Dollars ($4,641,113.00) (the “ Tax Static Reserve Funds ) , which Tax Static Reserve Funds shall be held by Lender in accordance with Section 7.8 hereof and disbursed to Borrower in accordance with this Section 7.2.2 . The account in which the Tax Static Reserve Funds are held shall hereinafter be referred to as the “ Tax Static Reserve Account . Borrower shall not be entitled to any disbursement from the Tax Static Reserve Account prior to the payment in full of the Debt, and the Tax Static Reserve Funds shall constitute additional security for the Debt. On the fifth (5 th ) anniversary of the Closing Date, the Tax Static Reserve Funds shall be increased or decreased, as applicable, to an amount equal to one-fourth (1/4) of the amount which Lender reasonably determines is required to pay all Taxes and Reserved Other Charges that shall become payable from such date through the date that is one year thereafter. In the event that the Tax Static Reserve Funds are required to be increased in accordance with the foregoing sentence, the additional funds required to be deposited in the Tax Static Reserve Account shall be promptly paid by Borrower to Lender, and in the event that the Tax Static Reserve Funds are required to be decreased in accordance with the foregoing sentence, Lender shall promptly reimburse to Borrower the excess funds on deposit in the Tax Static Reserve Account. Any Tax Static Reserve Funds remaining on deposit in the Tax Static Reserve Account after the Debt has been paid in full shall be paid (a) to Senior Mezzanine Lender to be held by Senior Mezzanine Lender pursuant to the Senior Mezzanine Loan Agreement for the same purposes as those described in this Section 7.2.2, (b) if the Senior Mezzanine Loan is no longer outstanding, but the Junior Mezzanine Loan is outstanding, to Junior Mezzanine Lender to be held by Junior Mezzanine Lender pursuant to the Junior Mezzanine Loan Agreement for the same purposes as those described in this Section 7.2.2, or (c) if neither the Senior Mezzanine Loan nor the Junior Mezzanine Loan is then outstanding, to Borrower.

 

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Section 7.3 Replacements and Replacement Reserve.

7.3.1 Replacement Reserve Fund . On the Closing Date and, subject to Section 2.7.3 hereof, on each Payment Date thereafter on which the amount of Replacements Reserve Funds (defined below) on deposit in the Replacements Reserve Account (defined below) is less than the Replacements Reserve Cap, Borrower shall pay to Lender the Replacement Reserve Monthly Deposit, if any, which amounts shall be held by Lender in accordance with Section 7.8 hereof and disbursed to Borrower in accordance with Section 7.3.2 in respect of replacements and repairs required to be made to the Properties (collectively, the “ Replacements ). Amounts so deposited shall hereinafter be referred to as the “ Replacement Reserve Funds ” and the account in which such amounts are held shall hereinafter be referred to as the “ Replacement Reserve Account . Any amount held in the Replacement Reserve Account and allocated for an Individual Property shall be retained by Lender and credited toward the future Replacement Reserve Monthly Deposits required by Lender hereunder in the event such Individual Property is released from the Lien of the related Mortgage in accordance with Section 2.6 hereof.

7.3.2 Disbursements from Replacement Reserve Account . (a) Lender shall disburse to Borrower the Replacement Reserve Funds (or applicable portion thereof) upon satisfaction by Borrower of each of the following conditions:

(i) Borrower shall submit a request for payment to Lender at least ten (10) days prior to the date on which Borrower requests that such payment be made, which request for payment shall specify the Replacements for which payment is requested;

(ii) on the date such request is received by Lender and on the date such payment is to be made, no Event of Default shall be continuing;

(iii) such request shall be accompanied by an Officer’s Certificate (A) stating that all Replacements (or, in the case of periodic payments approved by Lender pursuant to Section 7.3.2(c) below, the applicable portion of such Replacements) at the applicable Individual Property to be funded by the requested disbursement have been completed in good and workmanlike manner and in accordance with all applicable Legal Requirements, such Officer’s Certificate to be accompanied by copies of paid invoices and any licenses, permits or other approvals by any Governmental Authority required in connection with the applicable Replacements (or portion thereof, in the case of approved periodic payments), (B) identifying each contractor that supplied materials or labor in connection with the Replacements (or portion thereof, in the case of approved periodic payments) to be funded by the requested disbursement, and (C) stating that each such contractor has been paid in full upon such disbursement (or, in any case in which Borrower has requested that Lender issue joint checks payable to Borrower and such contractor, that each such contractor will be paid in full with the funds to be so disbursed);

 

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(iv) if the costs of the applicable Replacements exceed the Reserve Threshold or in any case in which Borrower has requested that Lender issue joint checks payable to Borrower and the contractor that supplied materials or labor in connection with the Replacements (or portion thereof, in the case of approved periodic payments), such request is accompanied by (X) lien waivers or other evidence of payment reasonably satisfactory to Lender, (Y) at Lender’s request, a title search for the applicable Individual Property indicating that such Individual Property is free from all Liens not previously approved by Lender (other than Permitted Encumbrances);

(v) such request is accompanied by such other evidence as Lender shall reasonably request that the Replacements (or portion thereof, in the case of approved periodic payments) at the applicable Individual Property to be funded by the requested disbursement have been completed and are paid for (or, in any case in which Borrower has requested that Lender issue joint checks payable to Borrower and the contractor that supplied materials or labor in connection with the Replacements (or portion thereof, in the case of approved periodic payments), that the same will be paid for upon such disbursement to Borrower); and

(vi) if the costs of the applicable Replacements exceed the Reserve Threshold, if requested by Lender, the applicable Replacements shall have been inspected by an independent qualified professional selected by Lender, at Borrower’s expense, in order to verify that such Replacements (or portion thereof, in the case of approved periodic payments) have been completed.

(b) Lender shall not be required to make disbursements from the Replacement Reserve Account with respect to the Properties (i) more than once in each calendar month and (ii) unless such requested disbursement is in an amount greater than the Minimum Disbursement Amount (or a lesser amount if the total amount on deposit in the Replacement Reserve Account on the date of the requested disbursement is less than the Minimum Disbursement Amount), in which case only one disbursement of the amount remaining in the Replacement Reserve Account shall be made).

(c) If (i) the cost of a Replacement exceeds the Minimum Disbursement Amount, (ii) the contractor performing such Replacement requires periodic payments pursuant to terms of a written contract, and (iii) Lender has approved in writing in advance (such approval not to be unreasonably withheld) such periodic payments, a request for reimbursement from the Replacement Reserve Account may be made after completion of a portion of the work under such contract, provided that (A) such contract requires payment upon completion of such portion of the work, (B) the materials for which the request is made are on site at the applicable Individual Property and are properly secured or have been installed in the applicable Individual Property, (C) all other conditions to disbursement set forth in this Section 7.3.2 have been satisfied, and (D) funds remaining in the Replacement Reserve Account are, in Lender’s reasonable judgment, sufficient to complete such Replacement and other contemplated Replacements as and when the same are required to be completed.

(d) During the continuance of an Event of Default, Lender may use the Replacement Reserve Funds (or any portion thereof) to complete any Replacements that are then in progress or otherwise apply the same in accordance with Section 7.8(a) hereof, and such rights shall be in addition to all other rights and remedies provided to Lender under this Agreement and the other Loan Documents. If Lender shall apply the Replacement Reserve Funds (or any portion thereof)

 

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to complete any Replacements in accordance with the foregoing, (i) Borrower shall indemnify and hold harmless each Indemnified Party from and against any and all actions, suits, claims, demands, liabilities, losses, damages, obligations and costs and expenses (including litigation costs and reasonable attorneys’ fees and expenses) arising from or in any way connected with any such action taken by Lender, unless the same are solely due to gross negligence, illegal acts, fraud or willful misconduct of such Indemnified Party and (ii) Borrower shall assign to Lender all rights and claims Borrower may have against all Persons supplying labor or materials in connection with the applicable Replacements (provided , that Lender may pursue such rights and claims only during such time as an Event of Default is continuing).

7.3.3 Balance in the Replacement Reserve Account . The insufficiency of any balance in the Replacement Reserve Account shall not relieve Borrower from any obligation to repair and maintain the Properties set forth in the Loan Documents. Any Replacement Reserve Funds remaining on deposit in the Replacement Reserve Account after the Debt has been paid in full shall be paid (a) to Senior Mezzanine Lender to be held by Senior Mezzanine Lender pursuant to the Senior Mezzanine Loan Agreement for the same purposes as those described in this Section 7.3, (b) if the Senior Mezzanine Loan is no longer outstanding, but the Junior Mezzanine Loan is outstanding, to Junior Mezzanine Lender to be held by Junior Mezzanine Lender pursuant to the Junior Mezzanine Loan Agreement for the same purposes as those described in this Section 7.3, or (c) if neither the Senior Mezzanine Loan nor the Junior Mezzanine Loan is then outstanding, to Borrower.

Section 7.4 Rollover Reserve Account.

7.4.1 Deposits to Rollover Reserve Funds . On the Closing Date Borrower has deposited with Lender funds in the amount of Two Hundred Twenty-Five Thousand and No/100 Dollars ($225,000.00) and, subject to Section 2.7.3 hereof, on each Payment Date thereafter on which the amount of Rollover Reserve Funds (defined below) on deposit in the Rollover Reserve Account (defined below) is less than the Rollover Reserve Cap, Borrower shall pay to Lender the Rollover Reserve Monthly Deposit, if any, which amounts shall be held by Lender in accordance with Section 7.8 hereof and disbursed to Borrower in accordance with Section 7.4.2 in respect of tenant improvement and leasing commission obligations to be incurred following the Closing Date. Amounts so deposited shall hereinafter be referred to as the “ Rollover Reserve Funds ” and the account in which such amounts are held shall hereinafter be referred to as the “ Rollover Reserve Account . In addition to and not as a substitute for any required Rollover Reserve Monthly Deposit, in accordance with the Cash Management Agreement Borrower shall deposit with Lender as Rollover Reserve Funds all lease termination payments and similar payments required under any Lease to be made by the related Tenant in connection with the termination or non-renewal of such Lease (each, a “ Termination Payment ) , provided that the amount on deposit in the Rollover Reserve Account is then less than the Rollover Reserve Cap, and provided, further, that Borrower shall be obligated to deposit as Rollover Reserve Funds only such portion of a Termination Payment as is sufficient to increase the funds on deposit in the Rollover Reserve Account to the Rollover Reserve Cap.

7.4.2 Withdrawal from Rollover Reserve Fund . (a) Lender shall disburse to Borrower the Rollover Reserve Funds (or any portion thereof) upon satisfaction by Borrower of each of the following conditions: (i) Borrower shall submit a request for payment to Lender at least ten (10) days prior to the date on which Borrower requests such payment be made, which request for

 

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payment shall specify the tenant improvement costs and/or leasing commissions for which payment is requested; (ii) on the date such request is received by Lender and on the date such payment is to be made, no Event of Default shall be continuing; (iii) with respect to any request for payment relating to tenant improvement costs, Lender shall have received (A) an Officer’s Certificate (1) stating that all tenant improvements at the applicable Individual Property to be funded by the requested disbursement have been completed in good and workmanlike manner and in accordance with all applicable Legal Requirements, such certificate to be accompanied by a copy of any license, permit or other approval by any Governmental Authority required in connection with the tenant improvements, (2) identifying each Person that supplied materials or labor in connection with the tenant improvements to be funded by the requested disbursement, and (3) stating that each such Person has been paid in full or will be paid in full upon such disbursement; (iv) with respect to any request for payment relating to tenant improvement costs in excess of the Reserve Threshold, such request is accompanied by (X) lien waivers or other evidence of payment reasonably satisfactory to Lender, (Y) at Lender’s option, a title search for the applicable Individual Property indicating that such Individual Property is free from all Liens not previously approved by Lender (other than Permitted Encumbrances); (v) with respect to any request for payment relating to tenant improvements pursuant to any Lease, as to which the aggregate costs incurred and to be incurred exceeds the Threshold Amount, Lender shall have approved such tenant improvements (including any approval or deemed approval of the same granted pursuant to Section 5.1.21) , which approval shall have been deemed given in any case in which Lender shall have approved (or such approval have been deemed to have been given pursuant to Section 5.1.20 ) the Major Lease pursuant to which such tenant improvement costs have been incurred, provided that the terms of such Major Lease provide for payments of tenant improvement costs by Borrower in an amount not less than the amount requested to be disbursed by Borrower; and (vi) such request is accompanied by such other evidence as Lender shall reasonably request that the tenant improvements at the applicable Individual Property to be funded by the requested disbursement have been completed and are paid for or will be paid upon such disbursement to Borrower. Lender shall not be required to make disbursements from the Rollover Reserve Account with respect to the Properties (i) more than once in each calendar month and (ii) unless such requested disbursement is in an amount greater than the Minimum Disbursement Amount (or a lesser amount if the total amount on deposit in the Rollover Reserve Account on the date of the requested disbursement is less than the Minimum Disbursement Amount), in which case only one disbursement of the amount remaining in the Rollover Reserve Account shall be made). Any Rollover Reserve Funds remaining on deposit in the Rollover Reserve Account after the Debt has been paid in full shall be paid (a) to Senior Mezzanine Lender to be held by Senior Mezzanine Lender pursuant to the Senior Mezzanine Loan Agreement for the same purposes as those described in this Section 7.4, (b) if the Senior Mezzanine Loan is no longer outstanding, but the Junior Mezzanine Loan is outstanding, to Junior Mezzanine Lender to be held by Junior Mezzanine Lender pursuant to the Junior Mezzanine Loan Agreement for the same purposes as those described in this Section 7.4, or (c) if neither the Senior Mezzanine Loan nor the Junior Mezzanine Loan is then outstanding, to Borrower.

Section 7.5 Excess Cash Flow Reserve Fund.

7.5.1 Deposits to Excess Cash Flow Reserve Fund . During the continuance of any Cash Sweep Period, all Excess Cash Flow shall be held by Lender as additional security for the Loan, all as more particularly provided in the Cash Management Agreement. The amounts so held by Lender shall be hereinafter referred to as the “ Excess Cash Flow Reserve Funds ” and the account in which such amounts are held shall hereinafter be referred to as the “ Excess Cash Flow Reserve Account .

 

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7.5.2 Release of Excess Cash Flow Reserve Fund . Any Excess Cash Flow Reserve Funds remaining on deposit in the Excess Cash Flow Reserve Account on a Cash Sweep Cure Date shall be paid (a) if a “Cash Sweep Period” (as defined in the Senior Mezzanine Loan Agreement) is then continuing, to Senior Mezzanine Lender to be held by Senior Mezzanine Lender pursuant to the Senior Mezzanine Loan Agreement for the same purposes as those described in this Section 7.5, (b) if the Senior Mezzanine Loan is no longer outstanding, but a “Cash Sweep Period” as defined in the Junior Mezzanine Loan Agreement is then continuing, to Junior Mezzanine Lender to be held by Junior Mezzanine Lender pursuant to the Junior Mezzanine Loan Agreement for the same purposes as those described in this Section 7.5 or (c) if neither the Senior Mezzanine Loan nor the Junior Mezzanine Loan is then outstanding, to Borrower. Any Excess Cash Flow Reserve Funds remaining on deposit in the Excess Cash Flow Reserve Account after the Debt has been paid in full shall be paid (1) to Senior Mezzanine Lender to be held by Senior Mezzanine Lender pursuant to the Senior Mezzanine Loan Agreement for the same purposes as those described in this Section 7.5, (2) if the Senior Mezzanine Loan is no longer outstanding, but the Junior Mezzanine Loan is outstanding, to Junior Mezzanine Lender to be held by Junior Mezzanine Lender pursuant to the Junior Mezzanine Loan Agreement for the same purposes as those described in this Section 7.5, or (3) if neither the Senior Mezzanine Loan nor the Junior Mezzanine Loan is then outstanding, to Borrower.

Section 7.6 Ground Rent Reserve Fund.

7.6.1 Deposits to Ground Rent Reserve Fund . On the Closing Date and, subject to Section 2.7.3 hereof, on each Payment Date thereafter, Borrower shall pay to Lender (a) one- twelfth (1/12th) of the Annual-Basis Ground Rent payable by Borrower during the next ensuing twelve (12) months under the applicable Ground Lease and (b) during the continuance of an Event of Default, one-twelfth (1/12th) of the aggregate Monthly-Basis Ground Rent payable by Borrower during the next ensuing twelve (12) months under each applicable Ground Lease, in each case, in order to accumulate with Lender sufficient funds (but taking into account amounts then on deposit in the Ground Rent Static Reserve Fund) to pay all installments of Ground Rent under the applicable Ground Leases at least thirty (30) days prior to the respective due dates thereof. Amounts so deposited shall hereinafter be referred to as the “ Ground Rent Reserve Funds ” and the account in which such amounts are held shall hereinafter be referred to as the “ Ground Rent Reserve Account .

7.6.2 Disbursements from the Ground Rent Reserve Fund . Provided no Event of Default is then continuing, Lender shall apply any Ground Rent Reserve Funds on deposit in the Ground Rent Reserve Account to payments of Ground Rent due under the applicable Ground Leases on or prior to the date such payments are due and, upon written request, shall provide Borrower evidence of such payment. In making any payment from the Ground Rent Reserve Account, Lender may do so according to any bill, statement or estimate procured from the applicable Ground Lessor, without inquiry into the accuracy of such bill, statement or estimate. If the amount on deposit in the Ground Rent Reserve Account shall exceed the aggregate amount of Ground Rent due under the applicable Ground Leases, Lender shall, in its sole discretion,

 

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return any excess to Borrower or credit such excess against future payments required to be made by Borrower to the Ground Rent Reserve Account pursuant to the provisions of Section 7.6.1 hereof. If, at any time during which Borrower is required to make payments of Ground Rent Reserve Funds in respect of Monthly-Basis Ground Rent pursuant to this Section 7.6.2 , Lender reasonably determines that the amount on deposit in the Ground Rent Reserve Account is not or will not be sufficient to pay the Monthly-Basis Ground Rent due under the applicable Ground Leases by the respective due dates thereof, Lender shall notify Borrower in writing of such determination and, commencing with the first Payment Date following the date of Borrower’s receipt of such written notice, Borrower shall increase its monthly payments to Lender by the amount that Lender reasonably estimates is sufficient to fund the deficiency. In the event that Borrower shall cure the Event of Default which gave rise to Borrower’s obligation to pay the Ground Rent Reserve Funds in respect of Monthly-Basis Ground Rent, Lender shall, upon receipt of the written request of Borrower, return to Borrower the portion of the Ground Rent Reserve Funds on deposit in the Ground Rent Reserve Account that are allocable to such Monthly-Basis Ground Rent. Any Ground Lease Reserve Funds remaining on deposit in the Ground Lease Reserve Account after the Debt has been paid in full shall be paid (a) to Senior Mezzanine Lender to be held by Senior Mezzanine Lender pursuant to the Senior Mezzanine Loan Agreement for the same purposes as those described in this Section 7.6.2 , (b) if the Senior Mezzanine Loan is no longer outstanding, but the Junior Mezzanine Loan is outstanding, to Junior Mezzanine Lender to be held by Junior Mezzanine Lender pursuant to the Junior Mezzanine Loan Agreement for the same purposes as those described in this Section 7.6.2 , or (c) if neither the Senior Mezzanine Loan nor the Junior Mezzanine Loan is then outstanding, to Borrower.

7.6.3 Ground Rent Static Reserve Funds . On the Closing Date, Borrower has deposited with Lender funds in the amount of Thirty-Six Thousand One Hundred Fifty and No/100 Dollars ($36,150.00) (the “ Ground Rent Static Reserve Funds ) , which Ground Rent Static Reserve Funds shall be held by Lender in accordance with Section 7.8 hereof and disbursed to Borrower in accordance with this Section 7.6.3 . The account in which the Ground Rent Static Reserve Funds are held shall hereinafter be referred to as the “ Ground Rent Static Reserve Account . Borrower shall not be entitled to any disbursement from the Ground Rent Static Reserve Account prior to the payment in full of the Debt, and the Ground Rent Static Reserve Funds shall constitute additional security for the Debt. Upon any increases or decreases in Monthly-Basis Ground Rent from time to time, the Ground Rent Static Reserve Funds shall be increased or decreased, as applicable, to an amount equal to one-twelfth (1/12th) of such increased or decreased Monthly-Basis Ground Rent. In the event that the Ground Rent Static Reserve Funds are required to be increased in accordance with the foregoing sentence, the additional funds required to be deposited in the Ground Rent Static Reserve Account shall be promptly paid by Borrower to Lender, and in the event that the Ground Rent Static Reserve Funds are required to be decreased in accordance with the foregoing sentence, Lender shall promptly reimburse to Borrower the excess funds on deposit in the Ground Rent Static Reserve Account. Any Ground Rent Static Reserve Funds remaining on deposit in the Ground Rent Static Reserve Account after the Debt has been paid in full shall be paid (a) to Senior Mezzanine Lender to be held by Senior Mezzanine Lender pursuant to the Senior Mezzanine Loan Agreement for the same purposes as those described in this Section 7.6.3, (b) if the Senior Mezzanine Loan is no longer outstanding, but the Junior Mezzanine Loan is outstanding, to Junior Mezzanine Lender to be held by Junior Mezzanine Lender pursuant to the Junior Mezzanine Loan Agreement for the same purposes as those described in this Section 7.6.3, or (c) if neither the Senior Mezzanine Loan nor the Junior Mezzanine Loan is then outstanding, to Borrower.

 

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Section  7.7 Letter of Credit . (a) In addition to or in lieu of making the payments to the Replacement Reserve Account or the Rollover Reserve Account as set forth in Sections 7.3.1 or 7.4.1, Borrower may from time to time deliver to Lender a Letter of Credit in accordance with the provisions of this Section 7.7 . Any Letter of Credit from time to time delivered in lieu of payments to the Replacement Reserve Account or the Rollover Reserve Account shall be for not less than the amount of deposits required to be made by Borrower to such Reserve Account for the twelve (12) calendar months following the date such Letter of Credit is delivered to Lender. If during the term of any Letter of Credit delivered by Borrower pursuant to this Section 7.7 , the amount of deposits required to be made by Borrower to the applicable Reserve Account for the twelve (12) calendar months following such date shall increase to an amount exceeding the amount of such Letter of Credit, Borrower shall deliver to Lender an amendment to such Letter of Credit or a replacement Letter of Credit which shall be in an amount not less than the aggregate amount of such deposits required to be made during such twelve (12) calendar month period. In no event shall Borrower be an account party to, or have or incur any reimbursement obligations in connection with, any Letter of Credit.

(b) Borrower shall give Lender no less than ten (10) days’ revocable notice of Borrower’s election to deliver a Letter of Credit on account of the Replacement Reserve Account or the Rollover Reserve Account and Borrower shall pay to Lender all of Lender’s reasonable out-of-pocket costs and expenses in connection therewith, if any. Borrower shall not be entitled to draw from any such Letter of Credit. Upon fifteen (15) days’ revocable notice to Lender, Borrower may replace a Letter of Credit with a cash deposit to the Replacement Reserve Account or the Rollover Reserve Account pursuant to Section 7.3.1 or 7.4.1 , as applicable. Prior to the return of a Letter of Credit, Borrower shall deposit an amount equal to the amount that would be on deposit in the Replacement Reserve Account or the Rollover Reserve Account (excluding any interest that may have accrued) if such Letter of Credit had not been delivered.

(c) Each Letter of Credit delivered under this Agreement shall be additional security for the payment of the Debt. Upon the occurrence and during the continuance of an Event of Default, Lender shall have the right, at its option, to draw on any Letter of Credit and to apply all or any part thereof to the payment of the items for which such Letter of Credit was established or to apply each such Letter of Credit to payment of the Debt in such order, proportion or priority as Lender may determine.

(d) In addition to any other right Lender may have to draw upon a Letter of Credit pursuant to the terms and conditions of this Agreement, Lender shall have the additional rights to draw in full any Letter of Credit: (i) with respect to any evergreen Letter of Credit, if Lender has received a notice from the issuing bank that the Letter of Credit will not be renewed and a substitute Letter of Credit is not provided at least twenty (20) days prior to the date on which the outstanding Letter of Credit is scheduled to expire; (ii) with respect to any Letter of Credit with a stated expiration date, if a substitute Letter of Credit is not provided at least twenty (20) days prior to the date on which the outstanding Letter of Credit is scheduled to expire; (iii) upon receipt of notice from the issuing bank that the Letter of Credit will be terminated (except if the termination of such Letter of Credit is permitted pursuant to the terms and conditions of this Agreement or a substitute Letter of Credit is provided); or (iv) if Lender has received notice that

 

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the bank issuing the Letter of Credit shall cease to be an Eligible Institution; provided , however , that in the event Lender receives any notice referred to in subclause (iv)  hereof and Lender, in its reasonable discretion, determines that the security intended to be provided to Lender by the related Letter of Credit is not thereby materially jeopardized, Borrower shall have ten (10) Business Days following receipt of notice from Lender in which to deliver to Lender a replacement Letter of Credit issued by an Eligible Institution; provided , further, that in the event Lender draws on any Letter of Credit upon the happening of an event specified in subclause (i) , (ii) , (iii)  or (iv)  above (but specifically excluding any draw related to the occurrence of an Event of Default), Lender shall return to Borrower the funds so drawn in the event Borrower provides Lender with a replacement Letter of Credit issued by an Eligible Institution within thirty (30) days following such draw. Notwithstanding anything to the contrary contained in the above, Lender is not obligated to draw any Letter of Credit upon the happening of an event specified in subclause (i) , (ii) , (iii)  or (iv)  above and shall not be liable for any losses sustained by Borrower due to the insolvency of the bank issuing the Letter of Credit if Lender has not drawn the Letter of Credit.

(e) In the event that Borrower elects to deliver a Letter of Credit pursuant to this Section 7.7 for which an Affiliate of Borrower provides collateral, and if such Letter of Credit, together with all outstanding Letters of Credit, is in an aggregate amount equal to or greater than ten percent (10%) of the face amount of the Loan, then Borrower shall deliver an updated Insolvency Opinion reasonably acceptable to Lender which takes into account such Letters of Credit.

Section 7.8 Reserve Accounts Generally . (a) During the continuance of an Event of Default, Lender may, in addition to any and all other rights and remedies available to Lender, apply any sums then present in any or all of the Reserve Accounts to the payment of the Debt in any order in its sole discretion.

(b) All interest or other earnings on Reserve Funds shall be added to and become a part of such Reserve Funds and shall be disbursed in the same manner as other monies deposited in the applicable Reserve Account. The Reserve Funds shall be held in an Eligible Account and shall bear interest at a money market rate selected by Lender, provided that Borrower shall have the right to direct Lender to invest sums on deposit in the Eligible Account in Permitted Investments if (a) such investments are then regularly offered by Lender for accounts of this size, category and type, (b) such investments are permitted by applicable Legal Requirements, (c) the maturity date of the Permitted Investment is not later than the date on which the applicable Reserve Funds are required for payment of an obligation for which the applicable Reserve Account was created, and (d) no Event of Default shall have occurred and be continuing. Borrower shall be responsible for payment of any federal, state or local income or other tax applicable to the interest earned on the Reserve Funds credited or paid to Borrower. No other investments of the sums on deposit in the Reserve Accounts shall be permitted except as set forth in this Section 7.8(b) . Borrower shall bear all reasonable costs associated with the investment of the sums in the account in Permitted Investments. Such costs shall be deducted from the income or earnings on such investment, if any, and to the extent such income or earnings shall not be sufficient to pay such costs, such costs shall be paid by Borrower promptly on demand by Lender.

 

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(c) Servicer shall hold each Reserve Account in trust and for the benefit of Lender and Borrower as provided in the Loan Documents, and each Reserve Account shall be under the sole dominion and control of Lender. Each Reserve Account shall be entitled “JPMorgan Chase Bank, N.A., as Lender and Centro NP Holdings 11 SPE, LLC, et al . as Borrower pursuant to Loan Agreement dated as of July 28, 2010 – Reserve Account”. Lender shall have the sole right to make withdrawals from each Reserve Account.

(d) Lender and Servicer shall not be liable for any loss sustained on the investment of any funds constituting the Reserve Funds. Borrower shall indemnify Lender and Servicer and hold Lender and Servicer harmless from and against any and all actions, suits, claims, demands, liabilities, losses, damages, obligations and costs and expenses (including litigation costs and reasonable attorneys’ fees and expenses) arising from or in any way connected with the Reserve Accounts or the performance of the obligations for which the Reserve Accounts were established. Borrower shall assign to Lender all rights and claims Borrower may have against all persons or entities supplying labor, materials or other services which are to be paid from or secured by the Reserve Accounts; provided , however , that Lender may not pursue any such right or claim unless an Event of Default has occurred and remains uncured.

(e) Upon the payment in full of the Debt, if any Senior Mezzanine Reserve Account is required to be established and maintained by Senior Mezzanine Borrower in accordance with Article VII of the Senior Mezzanine Loan Agreement, Borrower shall cause any amounts that have been deposited into the applicable Reserve Accounts in accordance with the terms hereof to be transferred to and deposited with Senior Mezzanine Lender in accordance with the terms of Article VII of the Senior Mezzanine Loan Agreement (and Borrower shall execute any and all amendments to the Cash Management Agreement as shall be necessary in connection with establishing and maintaining the applicable Senior Mezzanine Reserve Accounts), and, if any Letters of Credit have been substituted by Borrower for any such amounts deposited in the applicable Reserve Accounts pursuant to this Agreement, then Borrower shall also cause such Letters of Credit to be transferred to Senior Mezzanine Lender to be held by Senior Mezzanine Lender upon the same terms and provisions as set forth in herein.

(f) Upon the payment in full of the Debt, if no Senior Mezzanine Reserve Account is required to be established or maintained by Senior Mezzanine Borrower in accordance with Article VII of the Senior Mezzanine Loan Agreement, but any Junior Mezzanine Reserve Account is required to be established or maintained by Junior Mezzanine Borrower in accordance with Article VII of the Junior Mezzanine Loan Agreement, Borrower shall cause any amounts that have been deposited into the applicable Reserve Accounts in accordance with the terms hereof to be transferred to and deposited with Junior Mezzanine Lender in accordance with the terms of Article VII of the Junior Mezzanine Loan Agreement (and Borrower shall execute any and all amendments to the Cash Management Agreement as shall be necessary in connection with establishing and maintaining the applicable Junior Mezzanine Reserve Accounts), and, if any Letters of Credit have been substituted by Borrower for any such amounts deposited in the applicable Reserve Accounts pursuant to this Agreement, then Borrower shall also cause such Letters of Credit to be transferred to Junior Mezzanine Lender to be held by Junior Mezzanine Lender upon the same terms and provisions as set forth in herein.

 

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ARTICLE VIII — DEFAULTS

Section 8.1 Event of Default . (a) Each of the following events shall constitute an event of default hereunder (an “ Event of Default ):

(i) if (A) any Monthly Debt Service Payment Amount is not paid on or before when due, (B) the Debt is not paid in full on the Maturity Date or (C) any other portion of the Debt not specified in the foregoing subclause (A)  or subclause (B)  is not paid on or prior to the date when the same is due with such failure continuing for five (5) Business Days after Lender delivers written notice thereof to Borrower;

(ii) if any of the Taxes or Other Charges are not paid when the same become delinquent, subject to Borrower’s rights to contest same as provided herein;

(iii) if the Policies are not kept in full force and effect;

(iv) if Borrower shall fail to deliver to Lender certificates of insurance evidencing the Policies and such other documentation as reasonably requested by Lender in respect of the Policies within the applicable time periods set forth in Section 6.1(b) hereof;

(v) if any Transfer is consummated in violation of the provisions of Section 5.2.10 hereof;

(vi) if any representation or warranty made by Borrower herein or by Borrower or Guarantor in any other Loan Document, or in any report, certificate, financial statement or other instrument, agreement or document or other materials or information furnished to Lender shall have been false or misleading in any material adverse respect as of the date the representation or warranty was made;

(vii) if Borrower or any SPE Constituent Entity shall make an assignment for the benefit of creditors;

(viii) if a receiver, liquidator or trustee shall be appointed for Borrower or any SPE Constituent Entity or if Borrower or any SPE Constituent Entity shall be adjudicated a bankrupt or insolvent, or if any petition for bankruptcy, reorganization or arrangement pursuant to the Bankruptcy Code shall be filed by or against, consented to, or acquiesced in by, Borrower or any SPE Constituent Entity, or if any proceeding for the dissolution or liquidation of Borrower or any SPE Constituent Entity shall be instituted; provided , however , if such appointment, adjudication, petition or proceeding was involuntary and not consented to by Borrower or any SPE Constituent Entity upon the same not being discharged, stayed or dismissed within ninety (90) days;

(ix) only upon the declaration by Lender that the same constitutes an Event of Default (which declaration may be made by Lender in its sole discretion) if (A) Guarantor or any other guarantor or indemnitor under any guaranty or indemnity that may be entered into in respect of the Loan following the Closing Date shall make an assignment for the benefit of creditors or if, (B) a receiver, liquidator or trustee shall be appointed for Guarantor or any guarantor or indemnitor under any guarantee or indemnity

 

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issued in connection with the Loan or if Guarantor or any such other guarantor or indemnitor shall be adjudicated a bankrupt or insolvent, or if (C) any petition for bankruptcy, reorganization or arrangement pursuant to the Bankruptcy Code shall be filed by or against, consented to, or acquiesced in by, Guarantor or any such other guarantor or indemnitor, or if (D) any proceeding for the dissolution or liquidation of Guarantor or any such other guarantor or indemnitor shall be instituted; provided , however , if such appointment, adjudication, petition or proceeding was involuntary and not consented to by Guarantor or such other guarantor or indemnitor, upon the same not being discharged, stayed or dismissed within ninety (90) days;

(x) if Borrower or Guarantor attempts to assign its rights under this Agreement or any of the other Loan Documents or any interest herein or therein in contravention of the Loan Documents;

(xi) if Borrower breaches any covenant contained in Section 5.1.29 hereof, provided, however, that any such breach shall not constitute an Event of Default (A) if such breach is inadvertent and non-recurring, (B) if such breach is curable, if Borrower shall promptly cure such breach within thirty (30) days after such breach occurs, and (C) upon the written request of Lender, if Borrower promptly delivers to Lender an Additional Insolvency Opinion or a modification of the Insolvency Opinion, as applicable, to the effect that such breach shall not in any way impair, negate or amend the opinions rendered in the Insolvency Opinion, which opinion or modification and the counsel delivering such opinion and modification shall be acceptable to Lender in its sole discretion;

(xii) with respect to any term, covenant or provision set forth herein which specifically contains a notice requirement or grace period, if Borrower shall be in default under such term, covenant or condition after the giving of such notice or the expiration of such grace period;

(xiii) if any of the assumptions contained in the Insolvency Opinion delivered to Lender in connection with the Loan, or in any Additional Insolvency Opinion delivered subsequent to the closing of the Loan, is or shall become untrue in any material respect;

(xiv) if a material default has occurred and continues beyond any applicable cure period under the Management Agreement (or any Replacement Management Agreement) and if such default permits the Manager thereunder to terminate or cancel the Management Agreement (or any Replacement Management Agreement);

(xv) if a default has occurred and continues beyond any applicable cure period under any REA;

(xvi) if Borrower shall breach any of the other terms, covenants or conditions of this Agreement not specified in clauses (i)  to (xv) above, and such Default shall continue for ten (10) days after written notice to Borrower from Lender, in the case of any such Default which can be cured by the payment of a sum of money, or for thirty (30) days after written notice from Lender in the case of any other Default; provided, however, that if such non-monetary Default is susceptible of cure but cannot reasonably be cured

 

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within such thirty (30) day period and provided further that Borrower shall have commenced to cure such Default within such thirty (30) day period and thereafter diligently and expeditiously proceeds to cure the same, such thirty (30) day period shall be extended for such time as is reasonably necessary for Borrower in the exercise of due diligence to cure such Default, such additional period not to exceed ninety (90) days;

(xvii) if there shall be any default under any of the other Loan Documents beyond any applicable cure periods contained in such documents, whether as to Borrower or any Individual Property, or if any other such event shall occur or condition shall exist, if the effect of such event or condition is to accelerate the maturity of any portion of the Debt or to permit Lender to accelerate the maturity of all or any portion of the Debt; or

(xviii) if (A) there shall be any default by the applicable Borrower under any Ground Lease beyond any applicable cure periods contained therein (unless waived by the applicable Ground Lessor), (B) there occurs any event or condition that gives the Ground Lessor under any Ground Lease a right to terminate or cancel such Ground Lease and such event or condition is not cured within any applicable cure period under such Ground Lease (unless waived by the applicable Ground Lessor), (C) any Ground Lease Property shall be surrendered or any Ground Lease shall be terminated or cancelled for any reason or under any circumstances whatsoever, or (D) any of the terms, covenants or conditions of any Ground Lease shall in any manner be modified, changed, supplemented, altered, or amended without the prior written consent of Lender to the extent that the same is required by the terms of this Agreement.

(b) Upon the occurrence of an Event of Default (other than an Event of Default described in clauses (vii) , (viii)  or (x)  above) and at any time thereafter, in addition to any other rights or remedies available to it pursuant to this Agreement and the other Loan Documents or at law or in equity, Lender may take such action, without notice or demand, that Lender deems advisable to protect and enforce its rights against Borrower and in and to all or any Individual Property, including, without limitation, declaring the Debt to be immediately due and payable, and Lender may enforce or avail itself of any or all rights or remedies provided in the Loan Documents against Borrower and any or all of the Properties, including, without limitation, all rights or remedies available at law or in equity; and upon any Event of Default described in clauses (vii) , (viii)  or (x)  ( above, the Debt and the Other Obligations shall immediately and automatically become due and payable, without notice or demand, and Borrower hereby expressly waives any such notice or demand, anything contained herein or in any other Loan Document to the contrary notwithstanding.

Section 8.2 Remedies . (a) Upon the occurrence of an Event of Default, all or any one or more of the rights, powers, privileges and other remedies available to Lender against Borrower under this Agreement or any of the other Loan Documents executed and delivered by, or applicable to, Borrower or at law or in equity may be exercised by Lender at any time and from time to time, whether or not all or any of the Debt shall be declared due and payable, and whether or not Lender shall have commenced any foreclosure proceeding or other action for the enforcement of its rights and remedies under any of the Loan Documents with respect to all or any part of any Individual Property. Any such actions taken by Lender shall be cumulative and concurrent and may be pursued independently, singularly, successively, together or otherwise, at such time and in such order as Lender may determine in its sole discretion, to the fullest extent

 

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permitted by law, without impairing or otherwise affecting the other rights and remedies of Lender permitted by law, equity or contract or as set forth herein or in the other Loan Documents. Without limiting the generality of the foregoing, Borrower agrees that if an Event of Default is continuing (i) Lender is not subject to any “one action” or “election of remedies” law or rule, and (ii) all liens and other rights, remedies or privileges provided to Lender shall remain in full force and effect until Lender has exhausted all of its remedies against the Properties and the Mortgages have been foreclosed, sold and/or otherwise realized upon in satisfaction of the Debt or the Debt has been paid in full.

(b) With respect to Borrower and the Properties, nothing contained herein or in any other Loan Document shall be construed as requiring Lender to resort to any Individual Property for the satisfaction of any of the Debt in any preference or priority to any other Individual Property, and Lender may seek satisfaction out of all of the Properties or any part thereof, in its absolute discretion in respect of the Debt. In addition, Lender shall have the right from time to time to partially foreclose any or all of the Mortgages in any manner and for any amounts secured by the Mortgages then due and payable as determined by Lender in its sole discretion. During the continuance of any Event of Default pursuant to clause (i)  of Section 8.1 or any other monetary Event of Default, Lender may foreclose any or all of the Mortgages to recover the applicable delinquent payments. If, pursuant to its rights set forth in Section 8.1(b) , Lender elects to accelerate less than the entire outstanding principal balance of the Loan, Lender may foreclose any or all of the Mortgages to recover so much of the principal balance of the Loan as Lender may accelerate and such other portions of the Debt as Lender may elect. Notwithstanding any partial foreclosures, the Properties shall remain subject to the Mortgages to secure payment of sums secured by the Mortgages and not previously recovered.

(c) Upon the occurrence and during the continuance of an Event of Default, Lender shall have the right from time to time to sever the Note and the other Loan Documents into one or more separate notes, mortgages and other security documents (the “ Severed Loan Documents ) in such denominations as Lender shall determine in its sole discretion for purposes of evidencing and enforcing its rights and remedies provided hereunder. Borrower shall execute and deliver to Lender from time to time, promptly after the request of Lender, a severance agreement and such other documents as Lender shall request in order to effect the severance described in the preceding sentence, all in form and substance reasonably satisfactory to Lender. Borrower hereby absolutely and irrevocably appoints Lender as its true and lawful attorney, coupled with an interest, in its name and stead to execute the Severed Loan Documents (Borrower ratifying all that its said attorney shall do by virtue thereof); provided , however , that Lender shall not make or execute any such Severed Loan Documents under such power until the expiration of three (3) days after written notice has been given to Borrower by Lender of Lender’s intent to exercise its rights under the aforesaid power. Borrower shall be obligated to pay any costs or expenses incurred in connection with the preparation, execution, recording or filing of the Severed Loan Documents. The Severed Loan Documents shall not contain any representations, warranties or covenants not contained in the Loan Documents, and any such representations and warranties contained in the Severed Loan Documents will be given by Borrower only as of the Closing Date.

(d) Any amounts recovered by Lender in connection with the exercise of its remedies under this Section 8.2 may be applied by Lender toward the payment of Debt in such order and priority as Lender shall determine in its sole and absolute discretion.

 

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(e) As used in this Section 8.2 , a “foreclosure” shall include, without limitation, any sale by power of sale.

Section 8.3 Remedies Cumulative; Waivers . The rights, powers and remedies of Lender under this Agreement shall be cumulative and not exclusive of any other right, power or remedy which Lender may have against Borrower pursuant to this Agreement or the other Loan Documents, or existing at law or in equity or otherwise. Lender’s rights, powers and remedies may be pursued singularly, concurrently or otherwise, at such time and in such order as Lender may determine in Lender’s sole discretion. No delay or omission to exercise any remedy, right or power accruing upon an Event of Default shall impair any such remedy, right or power or shall be construed as a waiver thereof, but any such remedy, right or power may be exercised from time to time and as often as may be deemed expedient. A waiver of one Default or Event of Default with respect to Borrower shall not be construed to be a waiver of any subsequent Default or Event of Default by Borrower or to impair any remedy, right or power consequent thereon.

ARTICLE IX — SPECIAL PROVISIONS

Section 9.1 Securitization.

9.1.1 Sale of Notes and Securitization . (a) Borrower acknowledges and agrees that Lender may sell all or any portion of the Loan and the Loan Documents, or issue one or more participations therein, or consummate one or more private or public securitizations of rated or unrated single-class or multi-class securities (the “ Securities ) secured by or evidencing ownership interests in all or any portion of the Loan and the Loan Documents or a pool of assets that include the Loan and the Loan Documents (such sales, participations and/or securitizations, collectively, a “ Securitization ).

(b) At the request of Lender prior to a Securitization of the entire Loan, and to the extent not already required to be provided by or on behalf of Borrower under this Agreement, Borrower shall (i) use reasonable efforts to provide information not in the possession of Lender or which may be reasonably required by Lender or (ii) take other actions reasonably required by Lender, in each case, in order to (A) comply with disclosure laws applicable to any such Securitization, (B) satisfy inquiries from one or more Rating Agencies relating to any such Securitization, (C) satisfy requests from actual or potential investors or other interested parties (including any holder of an interest in a Mezzanine Loan or other loan subordinate to the Loan created or entered into in connection with any structural changes to the Loan and the Mezzanine Loan contemplated by this Section 9.1 ) in any such Securitization, or (D) satisfy the market standards to which Lender customarily adheres or which may be reasonably required by prospective investors and/or the Rating Agencies in connection with any such Securitization. Lender shall have the right to provide to prospective investors in any Securitization and the Rating Agencies any information in its possession (including, without limitation, financial statements) relating to Borrower, any SPE Constituent Entity, Guarantor, Mezzanine Borrower, the Properties and any Tenant. Borrower acknowledges that certain information regarding the Loan and the parties thereto and the Properties may be included in Disclosure Documents. Borrower agrees that each of Borrower, each SPE Constituent Entity, Guarantor, Mezzanine Borrower and their respective officers and representatives, shall, at Lender’s request, cooperate with Lender’s efforts to arrange for a Securitization in accordance with the market standards to which Lender customarily adheres and/or which may be required by prospective investors and/or the Rating Agencies in connection with any such Securitization.

 

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(c) Lender shall cause to be delivered to Borrower the Disclosure Documents for review and comment by Borrower not less than five (5) Business Days prior to the date upon which Borrower is otherwise required to confirm such Disclosure Documents. Borrower agrees to provide, in connection with the Securitization, an indemnification agreement (i) certifying that (A) each of Borrower, each SPE Constituent Entity and Guarantor has, at Lender’s request in connection with each Securitization, reviewed the sections of the Disclosure Documents entitled “Risk Factors,” “Description of the Properties,” “Description of the Borrowers,” “Description of the Management Agreements,” “Description of the Mortgage Loan,” “Description of the Mezzanine Loan,” and “Certain Legal Aspects of the Mortgage Loan” as the same relate to Borrower, each SPE Constituent Entity, Guarantor, Manager, Mezzanine Borrower (and/or the respective Affiliates of the foregoing), the Properties and the Loan (collectively with the Provided Information, the “ Covered Disclosure Information ) , and (B) the factual statements and representations contained in such sections do not contain any untrue statement of a material fact or omit to state a material fact necessary in order to make the statements made, in the light of the circumstances under which they were made, not misleading, (ii) jointly and severally indemnifying Lender, JPMorgan (whether or not it is the Lender), any Affiliate of JPMorgan that has filed any registration statement relating to the Securitization or has acted as the sponsor or depositor in connection with the Securitization, any Affiliate of JPMorgan that acts as an underwriter, placement agent or initial purchaser of Securities issued in the Securitization, any other co-underwriters, co-placement agents or co-initial purchasers of Securities issued in the Securitization, and each of their respective officers, directors, partners, employees, representatives, agents and Affiliates and each Person or entity who controls any such Person within the meaning of Section 15 of the Securities Act or Section 20 of the Exchange Act (collectively, the “ Indemnified Persons ) , for any losses, claims, damages, liabilities, reasonable costs or expenses (including, without limitation, reasonable legal fees and expenses for enforcement of these obligations (collectively, the “ Liabilities )) to which any such Indemnified Person may become subject (whether or not arising from any third-party claim) insofar as the Liabilities arise out of or are based upon any untrue statement or alleged untrue statement of any material fact contained in the Covered Disclosure Information or arise out of or are based upon the omission or alleged omission to state in the Covered Disclosure Information a material fact required to be stated therein or necessary in order to make the statements in the Covered Disclosure Information, in light of the circumstances under which they were made, not misleading, and (iii) agreeing to reimburse each Indemnified Person for any reasonable legal or other expenses incurred by such Indemnified Person, as they are incurred, in connection with investigating or defending the Liabilities. This indemnity agreement will be in addition to any liability which Borrower may otherwise have. Moreover, the indemnification provided for in clauses (ii) and (iii) above shall be effective whether or not an indemnification agreement described, in clause (i) above is provided.

(d) In connection with filings under the Exchange Act, Borrower jointly and severally agrees to indemnify (i) the Indemnified Persons for Liabilities to which any such Indemnified Person may become subject insofar as the Liabilities arise out of or are based upon any untrue statement or alleged untrue statement of any material fact in the Covered Disclosure Information, or the omission or alleged omission to state in the Covered Disclosure

 

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Information a material fact required to be stated therein or necessary in order to make the statements in the Covered Disclosure Information, in light of the circumstances under which they were made, not misleading and (ii) reimburse each Indemnified Person for any reasonable legal or other expenses incurred by such Indemnified Persons, as they are incurred, in connection with defending or investigating the Liabilities.

(e) Promptly after receipt by an Indemnified Person of notice of any claim or the commencement of any action, the Indemnified Person shall, if a claim in respect thereof is to be made against any Borrower, notify such Borrower in writing of the claim or the commencement of that action; provided , however , that the failure to notify such Borrower shall not relieve it from any liability which it may have under the indemnification provisions of this Section 9.1 except to the extent that it has been materially prejudiced by such failure and, provided further that the failure to notify such Borrower shall not relieve it from any liability which it may have to an Indemnified Person otherwise than under the provisions of this Section 9.1 . If any such claim or action shall be brought against an Indemnified Person, and it shall notify any Borrower thereof, such Borrower shall be entitled to participate therein and, to the extent that it wishes, assume the defense thereof with counsel reasonably satisfactory to the Indemnified Person. After notice from any Borrower to the Indemnified Person of its election to assume the defense of such claim or action, such Borrower shall not be liable to the Indemnified Person for any legal or other expenses subsequently incurred by the Indemnified Person in connection with the defense thereof.

(f) Without the prior consent of JPMorgan (which consent shall not be unreasonably withheld), no Borrower shall settle or compromise or consent to the entry of any judgment in any pending or threatened claim, action, suit or proceeding in respect of which indemnification may be sought hereunder (whether or not any Indemnified Person is an actual or potential party to such claim, action, suit or proceeding) unless such Borrower shall have given JPMorgan reasonable prior notice thereof and shall have obtained an unconditional release of each Indemnified Person hereunder from all liability arising out of such claim, action, suit or proceedings. As long as Borrower has complied with its obligations to defend and indemnify hereunder, such Borrower shall not be liable for any settlement made by any Indemnified Person without the consent of such Borrower (which consent shall not be unreasonably withheld).

(g) Borrower agrees that if any indemnification or reimbursement sought pursuant to this Section 9.1 is finally judicially determined to be unavailable for any reason or is insufficient to hold any Indemnified Person harmless (with respect only to the Liabilities that are the subject of this Section 9.1 ), then Borrower, on the one hand, and such Indemnified Person, on the other hand, shall contribute to the Liabilities for which such indemnification or reimbursement is held unavailable or is insufficient: (x) in such proportion as is appropriate to reflect the relative benefits to Borrower, on the one hand, and such Indemnified Person, on the other hand, from the transactions to which such indemnification or reimbursement relates; or (y) if the allocation provided by clause (x)  above is not permitted by applicable law, in such proportion as is appropriate to reflect not only the relative benefits referred to in clause (x)  but also the relative faults of Borrower, on the one hand, and all Indemnified Persons, on the other hand, as well as any other equitable considerations. Notwithstanding the provisions of this Section 9.1 , no party found liable for a fraudulent misrepresentation shall be entitled to contribution from any other party who is not also found liable for such fraudulent misrepresentation.

 

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(h) Borrower agrees that the indemnification, contribution and reimbursement obligations set forth in this Section 9.1 shall apply whether or not any Indemnified Person is a formal party to any lawsuits, claims or other proceedings. Borrower further agrees that the Indemnified Persons are intended third party beneficiaries under this Section 9.1 .

(i) The liabilities and obligations of the Indemnified Persons and Borrower under this Section 9.1 shall survive the termination of this Agreement and the satisfaction and discharge of the Debt.

(j) Notwithstanding anything to the contrary contained herein, Borrower shall have no obligation to act as depositor with respect to the Loan or an issuer or registrant with respect to the Securities issued in any Securitization.

(k) Borrower shall execute such amendments to the Loan Documents as are necessary to reflect any structural changes to the Loan that are requested by Lender in writing from time to time prior to a Securitization. Such structural changes may involve, without limitation, (i) the delivery by Borrower of one or more new component notes to replace the original note or the modification of the original note to reflect multiple components of the Loan (which new notes or modified note may have different interest rates and amortization schedules), and (ii) the creation of one or more mezzanine loans (including amending Borrower’s organizational structure to provide for one or more mezzanine borrowers); provided , however , that (A) no amendment to the Loan Documents or new notes, modified notes or mezzanine notes shall (x) modify (1) the initial weighted average interest rate payable under the Note, (2) the stated maturity of the Note, (3) the aggregate amortization of principal of the Note, or (4) any other material economic term of the Loan, or (y) decrease the time periods during which Borrower is permitted to perform its obligations under the Loan Documents and (B) any documents evidencing any new mezzanine loans shall be substantially in the form of the Mezzanine Loan Documents. In connection with the foregoing, Borrower shall (1) modify the Cash Management Agreement to reflect the newly created components and/or mezzanine loans and (2) deliver such opinions of counsel reasonably acceptable to the Rating Agencies or potential investors in a Securitization and addressing such matters as such Rating Agencies or potential investors may reasonably require.

(l) If requested by Lender, Borrower shall provide Lender, promptly upon request, with any financial statements, or financial, statistical or operating information, as Lender shall determine to be required pursuant to Regulation AB under the Securities Act of 1933, as amended, or the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended (as applicable, the “ Exchange Act ”), or any amendment, modification or replacement thereto or other legal requirements in connection with any Disclosure Documents or any filing pursuant to the Exchange Act in connection with a Securitization.

9.1.2 Splitting the Loan; Uncross of Properties . (a) Without limitation to Section 9.1.1(b) above, at the election of Lender (in its sole discretion) at any time prior to a Securitization, the Loan and the Mezzanine Loan may be split and severed into additional loans (any such splitting and severing, a “ Loan Splitting ” and any such severed and split loan, a “ Split Loan ). Upon the written request of Lender in connection with any Loan Splitting, Borrower shall deliver to Lender, (i) the Loan Split Documents, (ii) such opinions of counsel reasonably acceptable to the

 

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Rating Agencies or potential investors in a Securitization and addressing such matters as such Rating Agencies or potential investors may reasonably require, (iii) endorsements and/or updates to the Title Insurance Policies, and (iv) such other certificates, instruments and documentation as Lender may reasonably determine are necessary or appropriate to effect the Loan Splitting (the items described in subclauses (i)  through (iv)  collectively hereinafter shall be referred to as the “ Splitting Documentation ) , which Splitting Documentation shall be in form and substance reasonably acceptable to Lender (subject to Section 9.1.2(b) below). Upon any Loan Splitting, Lender may effect, in its sole discretion, one or more Securitizations of which the Split Loan(s) may be a part.

(b) In furtherance of any Loan Splitting, Lender shall have the right to (i) sever or divide the Note and the other Loan Documents in order to allocate the Split Loan to the applicable Individual Properties (the “ Affected Properties ) and to evidence the same with a new note having a original principal amount equal to the New Note Amount (the “ New Note ) and other necessary loan documents (such loan documents, collectively with the New Note and the Note and other Loan Documents, as severed and divided, the “ Loan Split Documents ) , (ii) segregate the applicable portion of each of the Reserve Accounts relating to the Affected Properties and (iii) take such additional action as is reasonably necessary to effect the Loan Splitting; provided , that (A) the Loan Split Documents, together with the Loan Documents secured by the remaining Individual Properties, shall not (1) modify (w) the initial weighted average interest rate payable under the Note, (x) the stated maturity of the Note, (y) the aggregate amortization of principal of the Note, or (z) any other material economic term of the Loan, as any of the foregoing existed prior to the Loan Splitting, or (2) decrease the time periods during which Borrower is permitted to perform its obligations under the Loan Documents, and (B) the Loan Split Documents shall be substantially in the form of the applicable Loan Documents. The Loan Split Documents may, at Lender’s option, contain provisions that cross-default and/or cross-collateralize the Split Loan with the Loan and/or one or more other Split Loans. Upon a Loan Splitting, the principal amount of the Loan shall be reduced by an amount equal to the aggregate Allocated Loan Amounts of the Affected Properties (the “ New Note Amount ) , and the original principal amount of the Split Loan, as evidenced by the New Note, shall be equal to the New Note Amount.

(c) Upon the written request of Lender in connection with any Loan Splitting, Borrower shall deliver to Lender (A) evidence that would be reasonably satisfactory to a prudent lender that the Special Purpose Entity nature and bankruptcy remoteness of Borrower following such Loan Splitting have not been adversely affected and are in accordance with the terms and provisions of this Agreement (which evidence may include a “bring-down” of the Insolvency Opinion or delivery of an Additional Insolvency Opinion, if the same would be reasonably required by a prudent lender in such circumstances), and (B) an opinion of a nationally- recognized tax counsel that such Loan Splitting does not constitute a “significant modification” of the Mortgage Loan under Treasury Regulations Section 1.860G-2(b) nor cause a Securitization Vehicle to fail to qualify as a REMIC Trust or a Grantor Trust, as applicable, or a tax to be imposed on a Securitization Vehicle.

(d) Notwithstanding the foregoing, in the event that Lender shall be required to repurchase any portion of the Loan under the operative documents for any Securitization (a “ Repurchase ) , Lender may effect a Loan Splitting in connection therewith pursuant to, and subject to the terms and provisions of, the foregoing subsections of this Section 9.1.2 . In

 

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connection with any such Repurchase, Borrower shall reasonably cooperate with Lender to satisfy all requirements necessary in order to obtain a Rating Agency Confirmation with respect to such Loan Splitting in connection with such Repurchase. In the event that (and only in the event that) a Repurchase is required due to any misrepresentation made by Borrower in connection with the Disclosure Documents or indirectly due to a material breach of any representation made by Borrower in this Agreement or the other Loan Documents, Borrower shall pay all third-party expenses incurred in connection with the preparation and delivery of Splitting Documentation and the effectuation of the Repurchase and the related Loan Splitting, notwithstanding the provisions of Section 9.1.4 to the contrary.

9.1.3 Loan/Mezzanine Loans . Notwithstanding the provisions of Section 9.1 to the contrary, Borrower covenants and agrees that, prior to a Securitization, Lender shall have the right to reallocate the amortization, interest rates and principal balances (including, without limitation, a reallocation of the Allocated Loan Amounts on a pro rata basis) of each of the Loan and each Mezzanine Loan amongst each other and to require the payment of the Loan and each Mezzanine Loan in such order of priority as may be designated by Lender such that the pricing and marketability of the Securities and the size of each class of Securities and the rating assigned to each class by the Rating Agencies shall provide the most favorable rating levels and achieve the optimum bond execution for the Loan; provided , that, Lender agrees that (a) the Loan and the Mezzanine Loan shall, at all times prior to the occurrence of an Event of Default (and other than any modifications resulting from the application of any Insurance Proceeds or Condemnation Proceeds to the outstanding principal balance of the Loan and/or the Mezzanine Loan) have the same weighted average coupon as the weighted average coupon of the Loan and the Mezzanine Loan on the Closing Date and (b) no such reallocation shall modify the aggregate amortization of principal of the Loan and the Mezzanine Loan. Borrower shall, as promptly as possible under the circumstances, execute and deliver such amendments to the Loan Documents and the Mezzanine Loan Documents and other documents as shall reasonably be required by Lender in connection with such reallocation, all in form and substance reasonably satisfactory to Lender and the Rating Agencies, provided that no such amendments or other documents shall modify any provisions of the Loan Documents or the Mezzanine Loan Documents other than to effectuate such reallocation. In connection with any such reallocation, Borrower shall deliver to Lender opinions of legal counsel with respect to due execution, authority and the enforceability of the Loan Documents and the Mezzanine Loan Documents, in each case, as amended, and an Additional Insolvency Opinion for the Loan and the Mezzanine Loan, each in form and substance reasonably acceptable to Lender, any prospective investors in a Securitization and the Rating Agencies.

9.1.4 Securitization Costs . All reasonable third-party costs and expenses incurred by Borrower and Guarantor in connection with Borrower’s complying with requests made under this Section 9.1 (including, without limitation, the fees and expenses of the Rating Agencies and the reasonable fees of any counsel to Borrower that issues any legal opinion required to be delivered by Borrower pursuant to this Section 9.1 ) shall be paid by Lender, provided that, Borrower and Guarantor shall pay the costs and expenses of Borrower and Guarantor (including the fees and disbursements of legal counsel to Borrower and Guarantor, other than in respect of any legal opinion required to be delivered by Borrower and Guarantor pursuant to this Section 9.1 ) incurred in connection with Borrower’s and Guarantor’s (as applicable) complying with requests made under this Section 9.1 .

 

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Section 9.2 Exculpation . (a) Subject to the qualifications below, Lender shall not enforce the liability and obligation of Borrower to perform and observe the obligations contained in the Note, this Agreement, the Mortgages or the other Loan Documents by any action or proceeding wherein a money judgment shall be sought against Borrower, except that Lender may bring a foreclosure action, an action for specific performance or any other appropriate action or proceeding to enable Lender to enforce and realize upon its interest under the Note, this Agreement, the Mortgages and the other Loan Documents, or in the Properties, the Rents, or any other collateral given to Lender pursuant to the Loan Documents; provided , however , that, except as specifically provided herein, any judgment in any such action or proceeding shall be enforceable against Borrower only to the extent of Borrower’s interest in the Properties, in the Rents and in any other collateral given to Lender, and Lender, by accepting the Note, this Agreement, the Mortgages and the other Loan Documents, agrees that it shall not sue for, seek or demand any deficiency judgment against Borrower in any such action or proceeding under, or by reason of, or in connection with, the Note, this Agreement, the Mortgages or the other Loan Documents. The provisions of this. Section shall not, however, (a) constitute a waiver, release or impairment of any obligation evidenced or secured by any of the Loan Documents; (b) impair the right of Lender to name Borrower as a party defendant in any action or suit for foreclosure and sale under any of the Mortgages; (c) affect the validity or enforceability of the Guaranty or the Environmental Indemnity or any of the rights and remedies of Lender thereunder; (d) impair the right of Lender to obtain the appointment of a receiver; (e) impair the enforcement of the Assignment of Leases; (f) constitute a prohibition against Lender to seek a deficiency judgment against Borrower in order to fully realize the security granted by each of the Mortgages or to commence any other appropriate action or proceeding in order for Lender to exercise its remedies against all of the Properties; or (g) constitute a waiver of the right of Lender to enforce the liability and obligation of Borrower, by money judgment or otherwise, to the extent of any loss, damage, cost, expense, liability, claim or other obligation incurred by Lender (including attorneys’ fees, costs and expenses reasonably incurred) arising out of or in connection with the following:

(i) fraud or intentional misrepresentation by Borrower, any SPE Constituent Entity, Guarantor or Mezzanine Borrower or any of their respective Affiliates in connection with the Loan;

(ii) the gross negligence or willful misconduct of Borrower, any SPE Constituent Entity, Guarantor or Mezzanine Borrower;

(iii) the failure to return, or to reimburse Lender for, all Personal Property removed from any Individual Property by or on behalf of Borrower and not replaced with Personal Property of the same utility and of the same or greater value;

(iv) material physical waste of any Individual Property by Borrower;

(v) the removal or disposal of any portion of any Individual Property during the continuance of an Event of Default;

(vi) the misapplication or conversion by Borrower, any SPE Constituent Entity, Guarantor or Mezzanine Borrower of (A) any Insurance Proceeds paid by reason of any Casualty or proceeds of the EIL Policy, (B) any Awards or other amounts received in connection with a Condemnation, (C) any Rents during the continuance of an Event of Default, or (D) any Rents paid more than one (1) month in advance;

 

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(vii) failure to pay charges for labor or materials or other charges or judgments that can create Liens on any portion of any Individual Property to the extent that Borrower has sufficient revenue from such Individual Property with which to make such payment;

(viii) any security deposits, advance deposits or any other deposits collected with respect to any Individual Property which are not delivered to Lender upon a foreclosure of such Individual Property or action in lieu thereof, except to the extent any such security deposits were applied in accordance with the terms and conditions of any of the Leases prior to the occurrence of the Event of Default that gave rise to such foreclosure or action in lieu thereof;

(ix) failure by Borrower, any SPE Constituent Entity or Mezzanine Borrower to comply with any covenant set forth in Section 5.1.29 hereof (other than to the extent relating to a failure to comply, on a prospective basis only, with clause (xii) of the definition of Special Purpose Entity in Section 1.1); and

(x) (A) the termination or cancellation of any Ground Lease or surrender of any Ground Lease Property for any reason or under any circumstances whatsoever or (B) any failure by Borrower to comply with any covenant set forth in Section 5.2.13.

(b) Notwithstanding anything to the contrary in this Agreement, the Note or any of the Loan Documents, (A) Lender shall not be deemed to have waived any right which Lender may have under Section 506(a), 506(b), 1111(b) or any other provisions of the Bankruptcy Code to file a claim for the full amount of the Debt secured by the Mortgages or to require that all collateral shall continue to secure all of the Debt owing to Lender in accordance with the Loan Documents, and (B) the Debt shall be fully recourse to Borrower (i) in the event of: (a) Borrower or any SPE Constituent Entity filing a voluntary petition under the Bankruptcy Code; (b) the filing of an involuntary petition against Borrower or any SPE Constituent Entity under the Bankruptcy Code in which Borrower, any SPE Constituent Entity or Guarantor colludes with, or otherwise assists such Person, or solicits or causes to be solicited petitioning creditors for any involuntary petition against Borrower or any SPE Constituent Entity from any Person; (c) Borrower or any SPE Constituent Entity filing an answer consenting to or otherwise acquiescing in or joining in any involuntary petition filed against it, by any other Person under the Bankruptcy Code; (d) Borrower or any SPE Constituent Entity consenting to or acquiescing in or joining in an application for the appointment of a custodian, receiver, trustee, or examiner for Borrower or any SPE Constituent Entity or any Individual Property (or portion thereof); (e) Borrower or any SPE Constituent Entity making an assignment for the benefit of creditors, or admitting, in writing or in any legal proceeding, its insolvency or inability to pay its debts as they become due; (ii) if Borrower encumbers any Individual Property (or causes any Individual Property to be encumbered) by any Lien (other than a Permitted Encumbrance) without Lender’s prior written consent; or (iii) if Borrower fails to obtain Lender’s prior written consent to any Transfer in any case in which such consent is required to be obtained pursuant to Section 5.2.10 hereof.

 

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Section 9.3 Matters Concerning Manager . If (a) an Event of Default occurs and is continuing, (b) Manager shall become subject to a Bankruptcy Action, or (c) a default occurs under the Management Agreement, then, in the case of any of the foregoing, Borrower shall, at the request of Lender, terminate the Management Agreement and replace the Manager with a Qualified Manager (other than Existing Manager or any Person that is under common Control with Existing Manager or Guarantor) 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 9.4 Servicer . At the option of Lender, the Loan may be serviced by a master servicer, primary servicer, special servicer and/or trustee (any such master servicer, primary servicer, special servicer, and trustee, together with its agents, nominees or designees, are collectively referred to as “ Servicer ) selected by Lender, and Lender may delegate all or any portion of its responsibilities under this Agreement and the other Loan Documents to Servicer pursuant to a pooling and servicing agreement, trust and servicing agreement, servicing agreement, special servicing agreement or other agreement providing for the servicing of one or more mortgage loans (collectively, the “ Servicing Agreement ) between Lender and Servicer. Borrower shall not be responsible for any cost or expenses relating to the Servicing Agreement or the services provided by Servicer thereunder, including, without limitation, any set-up fees or other initial costs, the regular monthly master servicing fee or trustee fee due to Servicer under the Servicing Agreement or any other fees or expenses required to be borne by, and not reimbursable to, Servicer, provided that, notwithstanding the foregoing, Borrower shall promptly reimburse Lender on demand for (a) interest payable on advances made by Servicer with respect to delinquent debt service payments (to the extent charges pursuant to Section 2.3.4 and interest at the Default Rate actually paid by Borrower in respect of such payments are insufficient to pay the same) or expenses paid by Servicer in respect of the protection and preservation of the Properties (including, without limitation, payments of Taxes and Insurance Premiums) and (b) the following costs and expenses payable by Lender to Servicer as a result of the Loan becoming specially serviced: (i) any liquidation fees that are due and payable to Servicer under the Servicing Agreement in connection with the exercise of any or all remedies permitted under this Agreement, (ii) any workout fees and special servicing fees that are due and payable to Servicer under the Servicing Agreement, which fees may be due and payable under the Servicing Agreement on a periodic or continuing basis, and (iii) the costs of all property inspections and/or appraisals of the Properties (or any updates to any existing inspection or appraisal) that Servicer may be required to obtain (other than the cost of regular annual inspections required to be borne by Servicer under the Servicing Agreement).

ARTICLE X — MISCELLANEOUS

Section 10.1 Survival . This Agreement and all covenants, agreements, representations and warranties made herein and in the certificates delivered pursuant hereto shall survive the making by Lender of the Loan and the execution and delivery to Lender of the Note, and shall continue in full force and effect so long as all or any of the Debt is outstanding and unpaid unless a longer period is expressly set forth herein or in the other Loan Documents. Whenever in this Agreement any of the parties hereto is referred to, such reference shall be deemed to include the legal representatives, successors and assigns of such party. All covenants, promises and agreements in this Agreement, by or on behalf of Borrower, shall inure to the benefit of the legal representatives, successors and assigns of Lender.

 

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Section 10.2 Lender’s Discretion . Whenever pursuant to this Agreement, Lender exercises any right given to it to approve or disapprove, or any arrangement or term is to be satisfactory to Lender, the decision of Lender to approve or disapprove or to decide whether arrangements or terms are satisfactory or not satisfactory shall (except as is otherwise specifically herein provided) be in the sole discretion of Lender and shall be final and conclusive. Whenever this Agreement expressly provides that Lender is required to be reasonable in its determination of whether or not to consent to or approve a certain matter, such provisions shall also be deemed to require that Lender not unreasonably delay or condition such consent or approval.

Section 10.3 Governing Law . (a) THIS AGREEMENT WAS NEGOTIATED IN THE STATE OF NEW YORK , THE LOAN WAS MADE BY LENDER AND ACCEPTED BY BORROWER IN THE STATE OF NEW YORK , AND THE PROCEEDS OF THE LOAN DELIVERED PURSUANT HERETO WERE DISBURSED FROM THE STATE OF NEW YORK , WHICH STATE THE PARTIES AGREE HAS A SUBSTANTIAL RELATIONSHIP TO THE PARTIES AND TO THE UNDERLYING TRANSACTION EMBODIED HEREBY , AND IN ALL RESPECTS , INCLUDING , WITHOUT LIMITING THE GENERALITY OF THE FOREGOING , MATTERS OF CONSTRUCTION , VALIDITY AND PERFORMANCE , THIS AGREEMENT , THE NOTE AND THE OTHER LOAN DOCUMENTS AND THE OBLIGATIONS ARISING HEREUNDER AND THEREUNDER SHALL BE GOVERNED BY , AND CONSTRUED IN ACCORDANCE WITH , THE LAWS OF THE STATE OF NEW YORK APPLICABLE TO CONTRACTS MADE AND PERFORMED IN SUCH STATE (WITHOUT REGARD TO PRINCIPLES OF CONFLICTS OF LAWS) AND ANY APPLICABLE LAW OF THE UNITED STATES OF AMERICA , EXCEPT THAT AT ALL TIMES THE PROVISIONS FOR THE CREATION , PERFECTION , AND ENFORCEMENT OF THE LIENS AND SECURITY INTERESTS CREATED PURSUANT HERETO AND PURSUANT TO THE OTHER LOAN DOCUMENTS SHALL BE GOVERNED BY AND CONSTRUED ACCORDING TO THE LAW OF THE STATE IN WHICH THE APPLICABLE INDIVIDUAL PROPERTY IS LOCATED , IT BEING UNDERSTOOD THAT , TO THE FULLEST EXTENT PERMITTED BY THE LAW OF SUCH STATE , THE LAW OF THE STATE OF NEW YORK SHALL GOVERN THE CONSTRUCTION , VALIDITY AND ENFORCEABILITY OF ALL LOAN DOCUMENTS AND ALL OF THE OBLIGATIONS ARISING HEREUNDER OR THEREUNDER. TO THE FULLEST EXTENT PERMITTED BY LAW , BORROWER HEREBY UNCONDITIONALLY AND IRREVOCABLY WAIVES ANY CLAIM TO ASSERT THAT THE LAW OF ANY OTHER JURISDICTION GOVERNS THIS AGREEMENT , THE NOTE AND THE OTHER LOAN DOCUMENTS , AND THIS AGREEMENT , THE NOTE AND THE OTHER LOAN DOCUMENTS SHALL BE GOVERNED BY AND CONSTRUED IN ACCORDANCE WITH THE LAWS OF THE STATE OF NEW YORK PURSUANT TO SECTION 5-1401 OF THE NEW YORK GENERAL OBLIGATIONS LAW.

 

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(b) ANY LEGAL SUIT , ACTION OR PROCEEDING AGAINST LENDER OR BORROWER ARISING OUT OF OR RELATING TO THIS AGREEMENT OR THE OTHER LOAN DOCUMENTS MAY AT LENDER’S 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 BORROWER WAIVES ANY OBJECTIONS WHICH IT MAY NOW OR HEREAFTER HAVE BASED ON VENUE AND/OR FORUM NON CONVENIENS OF ANY SUCH SUIT , ACTION OR PROCEEDING , AND BORROWER HEREBY IRREVOCABLY SUBMITS TO THE JURISDICTION OF ANY SUCH COURT IN ANY SUIT , ACTION OR PROCEEDING. BORROWER DOES HEREBY DESIGNATE AND APPOINT:

CORPORATION SERVICE COMPANY

80 STATE STREET

ALBANY , NEW YORK 12207-2543

AS ITS AUTHORIZED AGENT TO ACCEPT AND ACKNOWLEDGE ON ITS BEHALF SERVICE OF ANY AND ALL PROCESS WHICH MAY BE SERVED IN ANY SUCH SUIT , ACTION OR PROCEEDING IN ANY FEDERAL OR STATE COURT IN NEW YORK , NEW YORK , AND AGREES THAT SERVICE OF PROCESS UPON SAID AGENT AT SAID ADDRESS AND WRITTEN NOTICE OF SAID SERVICE MAILED OR DELIVERED TO BORROWER IN THE MANNER PROVIDED HEREIN SHALL BE DEEMED IN EVERY RESPECT EFFECTIVE SERVICE OF PROCESS UPON BORROWER IN ANY SUCH SUIT , ACTION OR PROCEEDING IN THE STATE OF NEW YORK. BORROWER (I) SHALL GIVE PROMPT NOTICE TO LENDER OF ANY CHANGED ADDRESS OF ITS AUTHORIZED AGENT HEREUNDER , (II) MAY AT ANY TIME AND FROM TIME TO TIME DESIGNATE A SUBSTITUTE AUTHORIZED AGENT WITH AN OFFICE IN NEW YORK , NEW YORK (WHICH SUBSTITUTE AGENT AND OFFICE SHALL BE DESIGNATED AS THE PERSON AND ADDRESS FOR SERVICE OF PROCESS) , AND MD SHALL PROMPTLY DESIGNATE SUCH A SUBSTITUTE IF ITS AUTHORIZED AGENT CEASES TO HAVE AN OFFICE IN NEW YORK , NEW YORK OR IS DISSOLVED WITHOUT LEAVING A SUCCESSOR.

Section 10.4 Modification , Waiver in Writing . No modification, amendment, extension, discharge, termination or waiver of any provision of this Agreement, or of the Note, or of any other Loan Document, nor consent to any departure by Borrower therefrom, shall in any event be effective unless the same shall be in a writing signed by the party against whom enforcement is sought, and then such waiver or consent shall be effective only in the specific instance, and for the purpose, for which given. Except as otherwise expressly provided herein, no notice to, or demand on Borrower, shall entitle Borrower to any other or future notice or demand in the same, similar or other circumstances.

Section 10.5 Delay Not a Waiver . Neither any failure nor any delay on the part of Lender in insisting upon strict performance of any term, condition, covenant or agreement, or exercising any right, power, remedy or privilege hereunder, or under the Note or under any other Loan Document, or any other instrument given as security therefor, shall operate as or constitute a waiver thereof, nor shall a single or partial exercise thereof preclude any other future exercise, or the exercise of any other right, power, remedy or privilege. In particular, and not by way of limitation, by accepting payment after the due date of any amount payable under this Agreement, the Note or any other Loan Document, Lender shall not be deemed to have waived any right either to require prompt payment when due of all other amounts due under this Agreement, the Note or the other Loan Documents, or to declare a default for failure to effect prompt payment of any such other amount.

 

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Section 10.6 Notices . All notices, consents, approvals and requests required or permitted hereunder or under any other Loan Document shall be given in writing and shall be effective for all purposes if hand delivered or sent by (a) certified or registered United States mail, postage prepaid, return receipt requested or (b) expedited prepaid delivery service, either commercial or United States Postal Service, with proof of attempted delivery, and by telecopier (with answer back acknowledged), addressed as follows (or at such other address and Person as shall be designated from time to time by any party hereto, as the case may be, in a written notice to the other parties hereto in the manner provided for in this Section 10.6 ):

 

        If to Lender:

JPMorgan Chase Bank, N.A.

383 Madison Avenue

New York, New York 10179

Attention: Joseph E. Geoghan

Facsimile No.: (212) 272-7047

 

        with a copy to:

JPMorgan Chase Bank, N.A.

4 New York Plaza, 22nd floor

New York, New York 10004

Attention: Nancy Alto

Facsimile No.: (212) 623-4779

 

  and

 

  Cadwalader, Wickersham & Taft LLP

One World Financial Center

New York, New York 10281

Attention: William P. McInerney, Esq.

Facsimile No. (212) 504-6666

        If to Borrower, to

        each Borrower at:

c/o Centro NP LLC

420 Lexington Avenue, 7th Floor

New York, New York 10170

Attention: General Counsel

Facsimile No.: (646) 344-8627

 

        With a copy to:

Skadden, Arps, Slate, Meagher & Flom, LLP

Four Times Square

New York, New York 10036

Attention: Harvey R. Uris, Esq.

Facsimile No.: (917) 777-2212

 

  and

 

  Skadden, Arps, Slate, Meagher & Flom, LLP

155 N. Wacker Drive

Chicago, Illinois 60606

Attention: Matthew A. Shebuski, Esq.

Facsimile No.: (312) 407-8593

 

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A notice shall be deemed to have been given: in the case of hand delivery, at the time of delivery; in the case of registered or certified mail, when delivered or the first attempted delivery on a Business Day; or in the case of expedited prepaid delivery and telecopy, upon the first attempted delivery on a Business Day; or in the case of telecopy, upon sender’s receipt of a machine-generated confirmation of successful transmission after advice by telephone to recipient that a telecopy notice is forthcoming.

Section 10.7 Trial by Jury . BORROWER HEREBY AGREES NOT TO ELECT A TRIAL BY JURY OF ANY ISSUE TRIABLE OF RIGHT BY JURY, AND WAIVES ANY RIGHT TO TRIAL BY JURY FULLY TO THE EXTENT THAT ANY SUCH RIGHT SHALL NOW OR HEREAFTER EXIST WITH REGARD TO THE LOAN DOCUMENTS, OR ANY CLAIM, COUNTERCLAIM OR OTHER ACTION ARISING IN CONNECTION THEREWITH. THIS WAIVER OF RIGHT TO TRIAL BY JURY IS GIVEN KNOWINGLY AND VOLUNTARILY BY BORROWER, AND IS INTENDED TO ENCOMPASS INDIVIDUALLY EACH INSTANCE AND EACH ISSUE AS TO WHICH THE RIGHT TO A TRIAL BY JURY WOULD OTHERWISE ACCRUE. LENDER IS HEREBY AUTHORIZED TO FILE A COPY OF THIS PARAGRAPH IN ANY PROCEEDING AS CONCLUSIVE EVIDENCE OF THIS WAIVER BY BORROWER.

Section 10.8 Headings . The Article and/or Section headings and the Table of Contents in this Agreement are included herein for convenience of reference only and shall not constitute a part of this Agreement for any other purpose.

Section 10.9 Severability . Wherever possible, each provision of this Agreement shall be interpreted in such manner as to be effective and valid under applicable law, but if any provision of this Agreement shall be prohibited by or invalid under applicable law, such provision shall be ineffective to the extent of such prohibition or invalidity, without invalidating the remainder of such provision or the remaining provisions of this Agreement.

Section 10.10 Preferences . Lender shall have the continuing and exclusive right to apply or reverse and reapply any and all payments by Borrower to any portion of the obligations of Borrower hereunder. To the extent Borrower makes a payment or payments to Lender, which payment or proceeds or any part thereof are subsequently invalidated, declared to be fraudulent or preferential, set aside or required to be repaid to a trustee, receiver or any other party under any bankruptcy law, state or federal law, common law or equitable cause, then, to the extent of such payment or proceeds received, the obligations hereunder or part thereof intended to be satisfied shall be revived and continue in full force and effect, as if such payment or proceeds had not been received by Lender.

 

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Section 10.11 Waiver of Notice . Borrower shall not be entitled to any notices of any nature whatsoever from Lender except with respect to matters for which this Agreement or the other Loan Documents specifically and expressly provide for the giving of notice by Lender to Borrower and except with respect to matters for which Borrower is not, pursuant to applicable Legal Requirements, permitted to waive the giving of notice Borrower hereby expressly waives the right to receive any notice from Lender with respect to any matter for which this Agreement or the other Loan Documents do not specifically and expressly provide for the giving of notice by Lender to Borrower.

Section 10.12 Remedies of Borrower . In the event that a claim or adjudication is made that Lender or its agents have acted unreasonably or unreasonably delayed acting in any case where by law or under this Agreement or the other Loan Documents, Lender or such agent, as the case may be, has an obligation to act reasonably or promptly, Borrower agrees that neither Lender nor its agents shall be liable for any monetary damages, and Borrower’s sole remedies shall be limited to commencing an action seeking injunctive relief or declaratory judgment. The parties hereto agree that any action or proceeding to determine whether Lender has acted reasonably shall be determined by an action seeking declaratory judgment.

Section 10.13 Expenses; Indemnity . (a) Other than as provided in Section 9.1.4, Borrower covenants and agrees to pay or, if Borrower fails to pay, to reimburse, Lender upon receipt of written notice from Lender for all reasonable costs and expenses (including reasonable attorneys’ fees, disbursements and expenses) incurred by Lender in connection with (i) the preparation, negotiation, execution and delivery of this Agreement and the other Loan Documents and the consummation of the transactions contemplated hereby and thereby and all the costs of furnishing all opinions by counsel for Borrower (including without limitation any opinions requested by Lender as to any legal matters arising under this Agreement or the other Loan Documents with respect to the Properties); (ii) Borrower’s ongoing performance of and compliance with Borrower’s respective agreements and covenants contained in this Agreement and the other Loan Documents on its part to be performed or complied with after the Closing Date, including, without limitation, confirming compliance with environmental and insurance requirements; (iii) Lender’s ongoing performance and compliance with all agreements and conditions contained in this Agreement and the other Loan Documents on its part to be performed or complied with after the Closing Date; (iv) the negotiation, preparation, execution, delivery and administration of any consents, amendments, waivers or other modifications to this Agreement and the other Loan Documents and any other documents or matters requested by Borrower or Lender; (v) securing Borrower’s compliance with any requests made pursuant to the provisions of this Agreement; (vi) the filing and recording fees and expenses, the premiums and other costs and expenses associated with the Title Insurance Policy and reasonable fees and expenses of counsel for providing to Lender all required legal opinions, and other similar expenses incurred in creating and perfecting the Liens in favor of Lender pursuant to this Agreement and the other Loan Documents; (vii) enforcing or preserving any rights, either in response to third-party claims or in prosecuting or defending any action or proceeding or other litigation, in each case against, under or affecting Borrower, this Agreement, the other Loan Documents, the Properties, or any other security given for the Loan; and (viii) enforcing any obligations of or collecting any payments due from Borrower or Guarantor under this Agreement, the other Loan Documents or with respect to the Properties (including, without limitation, any fees incurred by a Servicer that is a master servicer in connection with the transfer of the Loan to a Servicer that is a special servicer prior to or following a Default or an Event of Default) or in connection with any refinancing or restructuring of the credit arrangements provided under this Agreement in the nature of a “work-out” or of any insolvency or bankruptcy

 

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proceedings; provided , however , that Borrower shall not be liable for the payment of any such costs and expenses to the extent the same arise by reason of the gross negligence, illegal acts, fraud or willful misconduct of Lender. Any cost and expenses due and payable to Lender may be paid from any amounts in the Lockbox Account or the Cash Management Account, as applicable.

(b) Borrower shall indemnify, defend and hold harmless the Indemnified Parties from and against any and all other liabilities, obligations, losses, damages, penalties, actions, judgments, suits, claims, costs, expenses and disbursements of any kind or nature whatsoever (including, without limitation, the reasonable fees and disbursements of counsel in connection with any investigative, administrative or judicial proceeding commenced or threatened, whether or not an Indemnified Party shall be designated a party thereto), that may be imposed on, incurred by, or asserted against any Indemnified Party in any manner (whether or not arising from a third-party claim) relating to or arising out of (i) any breach by Borrower of its obligations under, or any material misrepresentation by Borrower contained in, this Agreement or the other Loan Documents (including, without limitation, any material misstatement or omission in any report, certificate, financial statement or other instrument, agreement or document or other materials or information furnished by or on behalf of Borrower pursuant to this Agreement or any other Loan Document), or (ii) the use or intended use of the proceeds of the Loan (collectively, the “ Indemnified Liabilities ); provided , however , that Borrower shall not have any obligation to any Indemnified Party hereunder to the extent that such Indemnified Liabilities arise from the gross negligence, illegal acts, fraud or willful misconduct of such Indemnified Party. To the extent that the undertaking to indemnify, defend and hold harmless set forth in the preceding sentence may be unenforceable because it violates any law or public policy, Borrower shall pay the maximum portion that it is permitted to pay and satisfy under applicable law to the payment and satisfaction of all Indemnified Liabilities incurred by the Indemnified Parties.

(c) Other than as provided in Section 9.1.4 , Borrower covenants and agrees to pay for or, if Borrower fails to pay, to reimburse Lender for, any fees and expenses incurred by any Rating Agency in connection with any Rating Agency review of the Loan, the Loan Documents or any transaction contemplated thereby or any consent, approval, waiver or confirmation obtained from such Rating Agency pursuant to the terms and conditions of this Agreement or any other Loan Document, and Lender shall be entitled to require payment of such fees and expenses as a condition precedent to the obtaining of any such consent, approval, waiver or confirmation.

Section 10.14 Schedules Incorporated . The Schedules annexed hereto are hereby incorporated herein as a part of this Agreement with the same effect as if set forth in the body hereof.

Section 10.15 Offsets , Counterclaims and Defenses . Any assignee of Lender’s interest in and to this Agreement, the Note and the other Loan Documents shall take the same free and clear of all offsets, counterclaims or defenses which are unrelated to such documents which Borrower may otherwise have against any assignor of such documents, and no such unrelated counterclaim or defense shall be interposed or asserted by Borrower in any action or proceeding brought by any such assignee upon such documents and any such right to interpose or assert any such unrelated offset, counterclaim or defense in any such action or proceeding is hereby expressly waived by Borrower.

 

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Section 10.16 No Joint Venture or Partnership; No Third Party Beneficiaries . (a) Borrower and Lender intend that the relationships created hereunder and under the other Loan Documents be solely that of borrower and lender. Nothing herein or therein is intended to create a joint venture, partnership, tenancy-in-common, or joint tenancy relationship between Borrower and Lender nor to grant Lender any interest in the Properties other than that of mortgagee, beneficiary or lender.

(b) This Agreement and the other Loan Documents are solely for the benefit of Lender and Borrower and nothing contained in this Agreement or the other Loan Documents shall be deemed to confer upon anyone other than Lender and Borrower any right to insist upon or to enforce the performance or observance of any of the obligations contained herein or therein. All conditions to the obligations of Lender to make the Loan hereunder are imposed solely and exclusively for the benefit of Lender and no other Person shall have standing to require satisfaction of such conditions in accordance with their terms or be entitled to assume that Lender will refuse to make the Loan in the absence of strict compliance with any or all thereof and no other Person shall under any circumstances be deemed to be a beneficiary of such conditions, any or all of which may be freely waived in whole or in part by Lender if, in Lender’s sole discretion, Lender deems it advisable or desirable to do so.

Section 10.17 Publicity . All news releases, publicity or advertising by Borrower or its Affiliates through any media intended to reach the general public which refers to the Loan Documents or the financing evidenced by the Loan Documents, to Lender, JPMorgan or any of their respective Affiliates shall be subject to the prior written approval of Lender and JPMorgan, in their respective sole discretion.

Section 10.18 Cross-Collateralization; Waiver of Marshalling of Assets . (a) Borrower acknowledges that Lender has made the Loan to Borrower upon the security of its collective interest in the Properties and in reliance upon the aggregate of the Properties taken together being of greater value as collateral security than the sum of each Individual Property taken separately. Subject to Section 9.1.2, Borrower agrees that the Mortgages are and will be cross-collateralized and cross-defaulted with each other so that (i) upon the occurrence of any Event of Default, an event of default shall be deemed to have occurred under each of the Mortgages regardless of whether the event constituting such Event of Default related to any particular Individual Property; (ii) each Mortgage shall constitute security for the Note as if a single blanket lien were placed on all of the Properties as security for the Note; and (iii) such cross-collateralization shall in no event be deemed to constitute a fraudulent conveyance.

(b) To the fullest extent permitted by law, Borrower, for itself and its successors and assigns, waives all rights to a marshalling of the assets of Borrower, Borrower’s partners and others with interests in Borrower, and of the Properties, or to a sale in inverse order of alienation in the event of foreclosure of any Mortgage, and agrees not to assert any right under any laws pertaining to the marshalling of assets, the sale in inverse order of alienation, homestead exemption, the administration of estates of decedents, or any other matters whatsoever to defeat, reduce or affect the right of Lender under the Loan Documents to a sale of the Properties for the collection of the Debt without any prior or different resort for collection or of the right of Lender to the payment of the Debt out of the net proceeds of the Properties in preference to every other claimant whatsoever. In addition, Borrower, for itself and its successors and assigns, waives in the event of foreclosure of any or all of the Mortgages, any equitable right otherwise available to

 

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Borrower which would require the separate sale of the Properties or require Lender to exhaust its remedies against any Individual Property or any combination of the Properties before proceeding against any other Individual Property or combination of Properties; and further in the event of such foreclosure Borrower does hereby expressly consent to and authorize, at the option of Lender, the foreclosure and sale either separately or together of any combination of the Properties.

Section 10.19 Waiver of Counterclaim . Borrower hereby waives the right to assert a counterclaim, other than a compulsory counterclaim, in any action or proceeding brought against it by Lender or its agents.

Section 10.20 Conflict; Construction of Documents; Reliance . In the event of any conflict between the provisions of this Agreement and any of the other Loan Documents, the provisions of this Agreement shall control. The parties hereto acknowledge that they were represented by competent counsel in connection with the negotiation, drafting and execution of the Loan Documents and that such Loan Documents shall not be subject to the principle of construing their meaning against the party which drafted same. Borrower acknowledges that, with respect to the Loan, Borrower shall rely solely on its own judgment and advisors in entering into the Loan without relying in any manner on any statements, representations or recommendations of Lender or any parent, subsidiary or Affiliate of Lender. Lender shall not be subject to any limitation whatsoever in the exercise of any rights or remedies available to it under any of the Loan Documents or any other agreements or instruments which govern the Loan by virtue of the ownership by it or any parent, subsidiary or Affiliate of Lender of any equity interest any of them may acquire in Borrower, and Borrower hereby irrevocably waives the right to raise any defense or take any action on the basis of the foregoing with respect to Lender’s exercise of any such rights or remedies. Borrower acknowledges that Lender engages in the business of real estate financings and other real estate transactions and investments which may be viewed as adverse to or competitive with the business of Borrower or its Affiliates.

Section 10.21 Brokers and Financial Advisors . Borrower hereby represents that it has dealt with no financial advisors, brokers, underwriters, placement agents, agents or finders in connection with the transactions contemplated by this Agreement, other than Holliday Fenoglio Fowler, L.P. Borrower hereby agrees to indemnify, defend and hold Lender harmless from and against any and all claims, liabilities, costs and expenses of any kind (including Lender’s attorneys’ fees and expenses) in any way relating to or arising from a claim by any Person that such Person acted on behalf of Borrower or Lender in connection with the transactions contemplated herein. The provisions of this Section 10.21 shall survive the expiration and termination of this Agreement and the payment of the Debt.

Section 10.22 Prior Agreements . This Agreement and the other Loan Documents contain the entire agreement of the parties hereto and thereto in respect of the transactions contemplated hereby and thereby, and all prior agreements among or between such parties, whether oral or written, are superseded by the terms of this Agreement and the other Loan Documents. This Agreement and the other Loan Documents may not be contradicted by evidence of prior, contemporaneous or subsequent oral agreements of the parties hereto or thereto.

 

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Section 10.23 Joint and Several Liability . If Borrower consists of more than one (1) Person the obligations and liabilities of each Person comprising Borrower shall be joint and several. The parties hereto acknowledge that the defined term “Borrower” (as well as the defined term “Collective Group”) has been defined to collectively include each Borrower (and in the case of the Collective Group, defined to collectively include each Borrower and each SPE Constituent Entity). It is the intent of the parties hereto in determining whether there has occurred an event which (i) constitutes a Default or Event of Default or (ii) creates recourse obligations under Section 9.2 hereof, that any such event with respect to any Borrower (or, where applicable, with respect to any single member of the Collective Group) shall be deemed to be such a Default, Event of Default or event creating recourse obligations under Section 9.2 hereof, as applicable, with respect to every Borrower and that every Borrower need not have been involved with the event causing the same in order for such event to be deemed such a Default, Event of Default or event creating recourse obligations under Section 9.2 hereof, as applicable, with respect to every Borrower (and likewise, where applicable, that each member of the Collective Group need not have been involved with such event for the same to be deemed such a Default, Event of Default or event creating recourse obligations under Section 9.2 hereof, as applicable). The term “ Collective Group ” as used in this Agreement means, collectively, each Borrower and each SPE Constituent Entity.

Section 10.24 Certain Additional Rights of Lender (VCOC) . Notwithstanding anything to the contrary contained in this Agreement, Lender shall have:

(a) upon not less than fifteen (15) Business Days’ prior written notice to Borrower, the right to request and to hold a meeting at Lender’s office in New York, New York no more than four (4) times during any calendar year to consult with an officer of Borrower that is familiar with the financial condition of each Borrower and the operation of the Individual Properties and is otherwise reasonably acceptable to Lender regarding such significant business activities and business and financial developments of Borrower as are specified by Lender in writing in the request for such meeting; provided , however , that such consultations shall not include discussions of environmental compliance programs or disposal of hazardous substances; and

(b) the right, in accordance with the terms of this Agreement, to examine the books and records of Borrower at any reasonable times upon reasonable notice, provided that any such examination shall be conducted so as not to unreasonably interfere with the business of Borrower or any Tenants or other occupants of any Individual Property.

The rights described above in this Section 10.24 may be exercised by Lender on behalf of any Person which Controls Lender.

Section 10.25 Additional California Waivers.

In the event that (and only in the event that) any court of competent jurisdiction determines that, notwithstanding the terms and provisions of Section 10.3 hereof, the laws of the State of California shall govern in any respect the interpretation or enforcement of all or any portion of this Agreement, then the following terms and provisions of this Section 10.25 shall apply:

 

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(a) Each Borrower hereby waives any and all benefits and defenses under California Civil Code Section 2810 and agrees that by doing so, such Borrower shall be liable even if each other Borrower (each, an “ Other Obligor ” and, collectively, the “ Other Obligors ) had no liability at the time of execution of, or thereafter ceases to be liable under, the Note, the Loan Agreement, the Mortgages or any other Loan Document. Each Borrower hereby waives any and all benefits and defenses under California Civil Code Section 2809 and agrees that by doing so, each Borrower’s liability may be larger in amount and more burdensome than that of any Other Obligor. Borrower waives all rights to require Lender to pursue any other remedy it may have against any Other Obligor, or any shareholder, member or partner of any Other Obligor, including any and all benefits under California Civil Code Section 2845, 2849 and 2850. Each Borrower further waives any rights, defenses and benefits that may be derived from Sections 2787 to 2855, inclusive, of the California Civil Code or comparable provisions of the laws of any other jurisdiction and further waives all other suretyship defenses such Borrower would otherwise have under the laws of the State of California or any other jurisdiction.

(b) During the continuance of an Event of Default, Lender, in its sole discretion, without prior notice to or consent of any Borrower, may elect to: (i) foreclose, either judicially or nonjudicially, against the Properties or any other collateral for the Loan or any portion thereof, (ii) accept a transfer of the Properties or any other collateral for the Loan or any portion thereof in lieu of foreclosure, (iii) compromise or adjust the Loan or any part of it or make any other accommodation with any Other Obligor or any Borrower, or (iv) exercise any other remedy provided for in Section 8.2 above against any Other Obligor, any Borrower or the Properties or any other collateral for the Loan or any portion thereof. No such action by Lender shall release or limit the liability of any Borrower, each of which shall remain liable under this Agreement after the action, even if the effect of the action is to deprive any Borrower of any subrogation rights, rights of indemnity or other rights to collect reimbursement from any Other Obligor for any sums paid to Lender, whether contractual or arising by operation of law or otherwise. Borrower expressly agrees that, except as required by applicable law, under no circumstances shall it be deemed to have any right, title, interest or claim in or to the Properties or any other collateral for the Loan or any portion thereof to the extent held by Lender or any third party after any foreclosure or transfer in lieu of foreclosure in respect thereof.

(c) Regardless of whether any Borrower may have made any payments to Lender, each Borrower hereby waives: (A) all rights of subrogation, indemnification, contribution and any other rights to collect reimbursement from any Other Obligor or any other party for any sums paid to Lender, whether contractual or arising by operation of law (including the United States Bankruptcy Code or any successor or similar statute) or otherwise, (B) all rights to enforce any remedy that Lender may have against any Other Obligor and (C) all rights to participate in any collateral now or hereafter held by Lender as security for the Debt. The waivers given in this subsection (c)  shall be effective until the Debt has been fully repaid.

(d) Each Borrower waives all rights and defenses arising out of an election of remedies by Lender, even in the event that such election of remedies, such as a nonjudicial foreclosure with respect to security for a guaranteed obligation, shall destroy any of Borrower’s rights of subrogation and reimbursement against any Other Obligor by operation of Section 580d of the California Code of Civil Procedure or otherwise. To the extent permitted by applicable law, each Borrower further waives any right to a fair value hearing under California Code of Civil Procedure Section 580a or any other similar law to determine the size of any deficiency owing (for which any Other Obligor would be liable hereunder) following a non-judicial foreclosure sale.

 

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(e) Without limiting the foregoing or anything else contained in this Agreement, to the extent permitted by applicable law, each Borrower waives all rights and defenses that such Borrower may have because the Loan is secured by real property. This means, among other things:

(i) That Lender may collect from each Borrower without first foreclosing on any real property collateral or personal property collateral pledged by any Other Obligor; and

(ii) If Lender forecloses on any real property collateral pledged by any Other Obligor: (x) the Debt may be reduced only by the price for which that collateral is sold at the foreclosure sale, even if the collateral is worth more than the sale price; and (y) Lender may collect from each Borrower even if Lender, by foreclosing on the real property collateral, has destroyed any right that any Borrower may have to collect from any Other Obligor.

This subsection (e)  is an unconditional and irrevocable waiver of any rights and defenses that any Borrower may have because the Loan is secured by real property. These rights and defenses include, but are not limited to, any rights or defenses based upon Sections 580a, 580b, 580d, or 726 of the California Code of Civil Procedure.

(f) Each Borrower waives all rights and defenses arising out of any failure of Lender to disclose to any Borrower any information relating to the financial condition, operations, properties or prospects of any Other Obligor now or in the future known to Lender (each Borrower waiving any duty on the part of the Lender to disclose such information).

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IN WITNESS WHEREOF, the parties hereto have caused this Agreement to be duly executed by their duly authorized representatives, all as of the day and year first above written.

 

BORROWER:

[BORROWER] ,

a[                      ]

        By:    
        Name:  
        Title:  

[Signatures continue on the following page]

[JPM – Centro Portfolio – Loan Agreement]


STATE OF                                      )   
   )    ss.:
COUNTY OF                                  )   

On                      , 2010, before me,                      , a notary public for said state, personally appeared Steven Siegel, personally known to me (or proved to me on the basis of satisfactory evidence) to be the person whose name is subscribed to the within instrument and acknowledged to me that he executed the same as the Executive Vice President of each entity upon behalf of which he acted, in his authorized capacity on behalf of each said entity and that by his signature on the instrument the person, or the entity upon behalf of which the person acted, executed the instrument.

Witness my hand and official seal.

 

   
Notary:

 

“[JPM - Centro Portfolio - Loan Agreement]”


LENDER:

 

JPMORGAN CHASE BANK , N.A. , a banking association chartered under the laws of the United States of America

By:

   

Name:

 

Title:

 

 

“[JPM - Centro Portfolio - Loan Agreement]”


STATE OF NEW YORK    )   
   )    ss.:
COUNTY OF NEW YORK    )   

On                      , 2010, before me,                      a notary public for said state, personally appeared                      , personally known to me (or proved to me on the basis of satisfactory evidence) to be the person whose name is subscribed to the within instrument and acknowledged to me that he executed the same as the                      of JPMorgan Chase Bank, N.A., a banking association chartered under the laws of the United States of America, in his authorized capacity on behalf of said banking association and that by his signature on the instrument the person, or the entity upon behalf of which the person acted, executed the instrument.

Witness my hand and official seal.

 

   
Notary:

[End of signatures]

[JPM – Centro Portfolio – Loan Agreement]

 


EXHIBIT A

(FORM OF SUBORDINATION , NON-DISTURBANCE

AND ATTORNMENT AGREEMENT)

(See attached)

 

EXH. A-1


JPMORGAN CHASE BANK , N.A.

(Lender)

- and -

[                                           ]

(Tenant)

SUBORDINATION , NON-DISTURBANCE

AND ATTORNMENT AGREEMENT

Dated: as of [                      ], 2010

Location: [              ]

Section:

Block:

Lot:

County:

PREPARED BY AND UPON

RECORDATION RETURN TO:

Cadwalader, Wickersham & Taft LLP

One World Financial Center

New York, New York 10281

Attention: William P. McInerney, Esq.

 

EXH. A-2


SUBORDINATION , NON-DISTURBANCE AND ATTORNMENT AGREEMENT

THIS SUBORDINATION, NON-DISTURBANCE AND ATTORNMENT AGREEMENT (this “ Agreement ) is made as of the [__] day of [              ], 2010 by and between JPMORGAN CHASE BANK , N.A. ( Lender ) , and [              ], [              ], having an address at              ( Tenant ).

RECITALS:

A. Lender has made (or will make) a loan (the “ Loan ”) to Landlord (defined below), which Loan is given pursuant to the terms and conditions of certain loan documents between Lender and Landlord (collectively, including, without limitation, the Mortgage (defined below), the “ Loan Documents ”). The Loan is secured by a certain mortgage, deed of trust or deed to secure debt, as applicable, given by Landlord for the benefit of Lender (the “ Mortgage ”), which encumbers the [fee/ground leasehold] estate of Landlord in certain premises described in Exhibit A attached hereto (the “ Property ”);

Tenant occupies a portion of the Property under and pursuant to the provisions of a certain lease dated [                      ] between [                      ], as landlord ( Landlord ) , and Tenant, as tenant (the “ Lease ); and

B. Tenant has agreed to subordinate the Lease to the Mortgage and to the lien thereof and Lender has agreed to grant non-disturbance to Tenant under the Lease on the terms and conditions hereinafter set forth.

AGREEMENT:

For good and valuable consideration, Tenant and Lender agree as follows:

1. Subordination . Tenant agrees that the Lease and all of the terms, covenants and provisions thereof and all rights, remedies and options of Tenant thereunder are and shall at all times continue to be subject and subordinate in all respects to the Mortgage and to the lien thereof and all terms, covenants and conditions set forth in the Mortgage and the other Loan Documents including without limitation all renewals, increases, modifications, spreaders, consolidations, replacements and extensions thereof and to all sums secured thereby with the same force and effect as if the Mortgage and the other Loan Documents had been executed, delivered and (in the case of the Mortgage) recorded prior to the execution and delivery of the Lease.

2. Non-Disturbance . Lender agrees that if any action or proceeding is commenced by Lender for the foreclosure of the Mortgage or the sale of the Property, Tenant shall not be named as a party therein unless such joinder shall be required by law, provided, however, such joinder shall not result in the termination of the Lease or disturb the Tenant’s possession or use of the premises demised thereunder, and the sale of the Property in any such action or proceeding shall be made subject to all rights of Tenant under the Lease except as set forth in Section 3 below, provided that at the time of the commencement of any such action or proceeding or at the time of any such sale or exercise of any such other rights (a) the term of the Lease shall have commenced pursuant to the provisions thereof, (b) Tenant shall be in possession

 

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of the premises demised under the Lease, (c) the Lease shall be in full force and effect and (d) Tenant shall not be in default under any of the terms, covenants or conditions of the Lease or of this Agreement on Tenant’s part to be observed or performed beyond the expiration of any applicable notice or grace periods.

3. Attornment . Lender and Tenant agree that upon the conveyance of the Property by reason of the foreclosure of the Mortgage or the acceptance of a deed or assignment in lieu of foreclosure or otherwise, the Lease shall not be terminated or affected thereby (at the option of the transferee of the Property (the “ Transferee ) if the conditions set forth in Section 2 above have not been met at the time of such transfer) but shall continue in full force and effect as a direct lease between the Transferee and Tenant upon all of the terms, covenants and conditions set forth in the Lease and in that event, Tenant agrees to attorn to the Transferee and the Transferee shall accept such attornment, whereupon, subject to the observance and performance by Tenant of all the terms, covenants and conditions of the Lease on the part of Tenant to be observed and performed, Transferee shall recognize the leasehold estate of Tenant under all of the terms, covenants and conditions of the Lease with the same force and effect as if Transferee were the lessor under the Lease; provided, however, that Transferee shall not be: (a) obligated to complete any construction work required to be done by Landlord pursuant to the provisions of the Lease or to reimburse Tenant for any construction work done by Tenant, (b) liable (i) for Landlord’s failure to perform any of its obligations under the Lease which have accrued prior to the date on which the Transferee shall become the owner of the Property, or (ii) for any act or omission of Landlord, whether prior to or after such foreclosure or sale, (c) required to make any repairs to the Property or to the premises demised under the Lease required as a result of fire, or other casualty or by reason of condemnation unless the Transferee shall be obligated under the Lease to make such repairs and shall have received sufficient casualty insurance proceeds or condemnation awards to finance the completion of such repairs, (d) required to make any capital improvements to the Property or to the premises demised under the Lease which Landlord may have agreed to make, but had not completed, or to perform or provide any services not related to possession or quiet enjoyment of the premises demised under the Lease, (e) subject to any offsets, defenses, abatements or counterclaims which shall have accrued to Tenant against Landlord prior to the date upon which the Transferee shall become the owner of the Property, (f) liable for the return of rental security deposits, if any, paid by Tenant to Landlord in accordance with the Lease unless such sums are actually received by the Transferee, (g) bound by any payment of rents, additional rents or other sums which Tenant may have paid more than one (1) month in advance to any prior Landlord unless (i) such sums are actually received by the Transferee or (ii) such prepayment shall have been expressly approved of by the Transferee, (h) bound to make any payment to Tenant which was required under the Lease, or otherwise, to be made prior to the time the Transferee succeeded to Landlord’s interest, (i) bound by any agreement amending, modifying or terminating the Lease made without the Lender’s prior written consent prior to the time the Transferee succeeded to Landlord’s interest or (j) bound by any assignment of the Lease or sublease of the Property, or any portion thereof, made prior to the time the Transferee succeeded to Landlord’s interest other than if pursuant to the provisions of the Lease.

4. Notice to Tenant . After notice is given to Tenant by Lender to the effect that an event of default on the part of the Landlord is continuing under the Loan Documents and that the rentals under the Lease should be paid to Lender pursuant to the terms of

 

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the assignment of leases and rents executed and delivered by Landlord to Lender in connection therewith, Tenant shall thereafter pay to Lender or as directed by the Lender, all rentals and all other monies due or to become due to Landlord under the Lease and Landlord hereby expressly authorizes Tenant to make such payments to Lender and hereby releases and discharges Tenant from any liability to Landlord on account of any such payments.

5. Lender’s Consent . Tenant shall not, without obtaining the prior written consent of Lender, (a) voluntarily surrender the premises demised under the Lease or terminate the Lease without cause or shorten the term thereof unless pursuant to the exercise by Tenant of a termination right expressly provided in the Lease (any such right, a “Termination Right”) (or enter into any agreement to do the foregoing), or (b) assign the Lease or sublet the premises demised under the Lease or any part thereof other than pursuant to the provisions of the Lease; and any such termination, voluntary surrender, assignment or subletting, without Lender’s prior consent, shall not be binding upon Lender. Tenant shall not, without obtaining the prior written consent of the Lender, prepay any of the rents, additional rents or other sums due under the Lease for more than one (1) month in advance of the due dates thereof (other than security deposits and estimated additional rent amounts on account of operating expenses, tax and other escalations or pass-throughs).

6. Lender to Receive Notices . Tenant shall provide Lender with copies of all written notices sent to Landlord pursuant to the Lease simultaneously with the transmission of such notices to the Landlord. Tenant shall notify Lender of any default by Landlord under the Lease which would entitle Tenant to cancel the Lease or to an abatement of the rents, additional rents or other sums payable thereunder, and agrees that, notwithstanding any provisions of the Lease to the contrary, no notice of cancellation thereof or of such an abatement shall be effective unless Lender shall have received notice of default giving rise to such cancellation or abatement and shall have failed within thirty (30) days after receipt of such notice to cure such default, or if such default cannot be cured within thirty (30) days, shall have failed within sixty (60) days after receipt of such notice to commence and thereafter diligently pursue any action necessary to cure such default.

7. Notices . All notices or other written communications hereunder shall be deemed to have been properly given (i) upon delivery, if delivered in person or by facsimile transmission with receipt acknowledged by the recipient thereof and confirmed by telephone by sender, (ii) one (1) Business Day (hereinafter defined) after having been deposited for overnight delivery with any reputable overnight courier service, or (iii) three (3) Business Days after having been deposited in any post office or mail depository regularly maintained by the U.S. Postal Service and sent by registered or certified mail, postage prepaid, return receipt requested, addressed as follows:

 

If to Tenant:    [                      ]
   [                      ]
   [                      ]
   Attention: [                      ]
   Facsimile No. [                      ]
With a copy to:    [                      ]
   [                      ]
   [                      ]
   Attention: [                      ]
   Facsimile No. [                      ]

 

EXH. A-5


If to Lender:    JPMorgan Chase Bank, N.A.
   383 Madison Avenue
   New York, New York 10179
   Attention: Joseph E. Geoghan
   Facsimile No.: (212) 272-7047
With a copy to:    JPMorgan Chase Bank, N.A.
   4 New York Plaza, 22nd floor
   New York, New York 10004
   Attention: Nancy Alto
   Facsimile No.: (212) 623-4779
   and
   Cadwalader, Wickersham & Taft LLP
   One World Financial Center
   New York, New York 10281
   Attention: William P. McInerney, Esq.
   Facsimile No. (212) 504-6666

or addressed as such party may from time to time designate by written notice to the other parties. For purposes of this Section, the term “ Business Day ” shall mean a day on which commercial banks are not authorized or required by law to close in New York, New York.

Either party by notice to the other may designate additional or different addresses for subsequent notices or communications.

8. Joint and Several Liability . If Tenant consists of more than one person, the obligations and liabilities of each such person hereunder shall be joint and several. This Agreement shall be binding upon and inure to the benefit of Lender and Tenant and their respective successors and assigns.

9. Definitions . The term “Lender” as used herein shall include the successors and assigns of Lender and any person, party or entity which shall become the owner of the Property by reason of a foreclosure of the Mortgage or the acceptance of a deed or assignment in lieu of foreclosure or otherwise. The term “Landlord” as used herein shall mean and include the present landlord under the Lease and such landlord’s predecessors and successors in interest under the Lease, but shall not mean or include Lender. The term “Property” as used herein shall mean the Property, the improvements now or hereafter located thereon and the estates therein encumbered by the Mortgage.

 

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10. No Oral Modifications . This Agreement may not be modified in any manner or terminated except by an instrument in writing executed by the parties hereto.

11. Governing Law . This Agreement shall be deemed to be a contract entered into pursuant to the laws of the State where the Property is located and shall in all respects be governed, construed, applied and enforced in accordance with the laws of the State where the Property is located.

12. Inapplicable Provisions . If any term, covenant or condition of this Agreement is held to be invalid, illegal or unenforceable in any respect, this Agreement shall be construed without such provision.

13. Duplicate Originals; Counterparts . This Agreement may be executed in any number of duplicate originals and each duplicate original shall be deemed to be an original. This Agreement may be executed in several counterparts, each of which counterparts shall be deemed an original instrument and all of which together shall constitute a single Agreement. The failure of any party hereto to execute this Agreement, or any counterpart hereof, shall not relieve the other signatories from their obligations hereunder.

14. Number and Gender . 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.

15. Transfer of Loan . Lender may sell, transfer and deliver the note evidencing the Loan and assign the Mortgage, this Agreement and the other documents executed in connection therewith to one or more investors in the secondary mortgage market (“Investors”). In connection with such sale, Lender may retain or assign responsibility for servicing the loan, including the Mortgage, this Agreement and the other documents executed in connection therewith, or may delegate some or all of such responsibility and/or obligations to a servicer including, but not limited to, any subservicer or master servicer, on behalf of the Investors. All references to Lender herein shall refer to and include any such servicer to the extent applicable.

16. Further Acts . Tenant will, at the cost of Tenant, and without expense to Lender, do, execute, acknowledge and deliver all and every such further acts and assurances as Lender shall, from time to time, require, for the better assuring and confirming unto Lender the property and rights hereby intended now or hereafter so to be, or for carrying out the intention or facilitating the performance of the terms of this Agreement or for filing, registering or recording this Agreement, or for complying with all applicable laws.

17. Limitations on Lender’s Liability . Tenant acknowledges that Lender is obligated only to Landlord to make the Loan upon the terms and subject to the conditions set forth in the Loan Documents. In no event shall Lender or any purchaser of the Property at foreclosure sale or any grantee of the Property named in a deed-in-lieu of foreclosure, nor any heir, legal representative, successor, or assignee of Lender or any such purchaser or grantee (collectively the Lender, such purchaser, grantee, heir, legal representative, successor or assignee, the “ Subsequent Landlord ) have any personal liability for the obligations of Landlord under the Lease and should the Subsequent Landlord succeed to the interests of the Landlord under the Lease, Tenant shall look only to the estate and property of any such

 

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Subsequent Landlord in the Property for the satisfaction of Tenant’s remedies for the collection of a judgment (or other judicial process) requiring the payment of money in the event of any default by any Subsequent Landlord as landlord under the Lease, and no other property or assets of any Subsequent Landlord shall be subject to levy, execution or other enforcement procedure for the satisfaction of Tenant’s remedies under or with respect to the Lease; provided, however, that the Tenant may exercise any other right or remedy provided thereby or by law in the event of any failure by Subsequent Landlord to perform any such material obligation.

[Signatures appear on the following page]

 

EXH. A-8


IN WITNESS WHEREOF, Lender and Tenant have duly executed this Agreement as of the date first above written.

 

LENDER:

JPMORGAN CHASE BANK , N.A. ,

a national banking association

By:     
  Name:
  Title:

 

EXH. A-9


TENANT:
   
a                                         

 

By:    
Name:
Title:

 

The undersigned accepts and agrees to the provisions of Section 4 hereof:
LANDLORD:

 

                                                                               , a
 
By:    
  Name:
  Title:

 

EXH. A-10


ACKNOWLEDGMENTS

[INSERT STATE-SPECIFIC ACKNOWLEDGMENT]

 

EXH. A-11


EXHIBIT A

LEGAL DESCRIPTION

 

EXH. A-12

Exhibit 10.12

SENIOR MEZZANINE GUARANTY

THIS SENIOR MEZZANINE GUARANTY (this “Guaranty”) is executed as of July 28, 2010, by CENTRO NP LLC, a Maryland limited liability company, having an address at 420 Lexington Avenue, New York, New York 10170 (“Guarantor”) for the benefit of JPMORGAN CHASE BANK, N.A., a banking association chartered under the laws of the United States of America, having an address at 383 Madison Avenue, New York, New York 10179 (“Lender”).

W I T N E S S E T H :

WHEREAS, pursuant to that certain Senior Mezzanine Loan Agreement, dated as of the date hereof (the “Loan Agreement” ), between the parties identified on the signature pages thereof as Borrower (individually and/or collectively, as the context may require, “Borrower’) and Lender, Lender made a loan to Borrower in the aggregate principal amount of FORTY-FOUR MILLION FIVE HUNDRED THOUSAND AND NO/100 DOLLARS ($44,500,000.00) (the “Loan”) which Loan is evidenced by that certain Senior Mezzanine Promissory Note of even date herewith given by Borrower to Lender (as the same may be amended, restated, replaced, renewed, extended, supplemented, or otherwise modified from time to time, the “Note” );

WHEREAS, the Loan is secured by, among other things, that certain Senior Mezzanine Pledge and Security Agreement dated as of the date hereof made by Borrower to or for the benefit of Lender (as the same hereafter may be amended, restated, replaced, renewed, extended, supplemented, or otherwise modified from time to time, the “Pledge Agreement” ), and further evidenced, secured or governed by such other instruments executed in connection with the Loan (together with the Note, the Loan Agreement and the Pledge Agreement are hereinafter referred to as the “Loan Documents” );

WHEREAS, Lender is not willing to make the Loan, or otherwise extend credit, to Borrower unless Guarantor unconditionally guarantees payment and performance to Lender of the Guaranteed Obligations (as herein defined); and

WHEREAS, Guarantor is the owner of a direct or indirect interest in Borrower, and Guarantor will directly benefit from Lender’s making the Loan to Borrower.

NOW, THEREFORE, for good and valuable consideration, the receipt and legal sufficiency of which are hereby acknowledged, Guarantor does hereby agree as follows:

ARTICLE I

NATURE AND SCOPE OF GUARANTY

1.1 Guaranty of Obligation . Guarantor hereby irrevocably and unconditionally guarantees to Lender and its successors and assigns the payment and performance of the Guaranteed Obligations as and when the same shall be due and payable, whether by lapse of time, by acceleration of maturity or otherwise. Guarantor hereby irrevocably and unconditionally covenants and agrees that it is liable for the Guaranteed Obligations as a primary obligor.


1.2 Definition of Guaranteed Obligations . As used herein, the term “Guaranteed Obligations” means (i) the obligations and liabilities of Borrower to Lender for any loss, damage, cost, expense, liability, claim or other obligation incurred by Lender (including attorneys’ fees, costs and expenses reasonably incurred) arising out of or in connection with any of the matters set forth in Section 9.2(a) of the Loan Agreement, (ii) the entire amount of the Debt upon the occurrence of any of the matters or events specified in Section 9.2(b) of the Loan Agreement and (iii) all amounts due under Section 1.8 of this Guaranty.

1.3 Nature of Guaranty . This Guaranty is an irrevocable, absolute, continuing guaranty of payment and performance and not a guaranty of collection. This Guaranty may not be revoked by Guarantor and shall continue to be effective with respect to any Guaranteed Obligations arising or created after any attempted revocation by Guarantor. This Guaranty may be enforced by Lender and any subsequent holder of the Note (or any part thereof or interest therein) and shall not be discharged by the assignment or negotiation of all or part of the Note.

1.4 Guaranteed Obligations Not Reduced by Offset . The Guaranteed Obligations and the liabilities and obligations of Guarantor to Lender hereunder, shall not be reduced, discharged or released because or by reason of any existing or future offset, claim or defense of Borrower, or any other party, against Lender or against payment of the Guaranteed Obligations, whether such offset, claim or defense arises in connection with the Guaranteed Obligations (or the transactions creating the Guaranteed Obligations) or otherwise.

1.5 Payment By Guarantor . If all or any part of the Guaranteed Obligations shall not be punctually paid when due, Guarantor shall, immediately upon demand by Lender, and without presentment, protest, notice of protest, notice of non-payment, notice of intention to accelerate the maturity, notice of acceleration of the maturity, or any other notice whatsoever, pay in lawful money of the United States of America, the amount due on the Guaranteed Obligations to Lender at Lender’s address as set forth herein. Such demand(s) may be made at any time coincident with or after the time for payment of the Guaranteed Obligations. Such demand shall be deemed made, given and received in accordance with the notice provisions hereof.

1.6 No Duty To Pursue Others . It shall not be necessary for Lender (and Guarantor hereby waives any rights which Guarantor may have to require Lender), in order to enforce the obligations of Guarantor hereunder, first to (a) institute suit or exhaust its remedies against Borrower or others liable for amounts due under the Note or the Guaranteed Obligations or any other person, (b) institute suit or exhaust its remedies with respect to the Note or any Person, (c) enforce Lender’s rights against any collateral which shall ever have been given to secure the Loan, (d) enforce Lender’s rights against any other guarantor of the Guaranteed Obligations, (e) join Borrower or any others liable on the Guaranteed Obligations in any action seeking to enforce this Guaranty, (f) exhaust any remedies available to Lender against any collateral which shall ever have been given to secure the Loan, or (g) resort to any other means of obtaining payment of the Guaranteed Obligations. Lender shall not be required to mitigate damages or take any other action to reduce, collect or enforce the Guaranteed Obligations.

1.7 Waivers . Guarantor agrees to the provisions of the Loan Documents, and hereby waives notice of (a) any loans or advances made by Lender to Borrower, (b) acceptance

 

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of this Guaranty, (c) any amendment or extension of the Note, the Pledge Agreement, the Loan Agreement or of any other Loan Documents, (d) the execution and delivery by Borrower and Lender of any other loan or credit agreement or of Borrower’s execution and delivery of any promissory notes or other documents arising under the Loan Documents or in connection with the Collateral, (e) Lender’s transfer or disposition of the Guaranteed Obligations, or any part thereof, (f) the occurrence of any Default or an Event of Default, (g) sale or foreclosure (or posting or advertising for sale or foreclosure) of any collateral for the Loan, (h) protest, proof of non-payment or default by Borrower and (i) any other action at any time taken or omitted by Lender, and, generally, all demands and notices of every kind in connection with this Guaranty or the Loan Documents.

1.8 Payment of Expenses . In the event that Guarantor should breach or fail to timely perform any provisions of this Guaranty, Guarantor shall, immediately upon demand by Lender, pay Lender all costs and expenses (including court costs and reasonable attorneys’ fees) incurred by Lender in the enforcement hereof or the preservation of Lender’s rights hereunder. The covenant contained in this Section shall survive the payment and performance of the Guaranteed Obligations.

1.9 Effect of Bankruptcy . In the event that, pursuant to any insolvency, bankruptcy, reorganization, receivership or other debtor relief law, or any judgment, order or decision thereunder, Lender must rescind or restore any payment, or any part thereof, received by Lender in satisfaction of the Guaranteed Obligations, as set forth herein, any prior release or discharge from the terms of this Guaranty given to Guarantor by Lender shall be without effect, and this Guaranty shall remain in full force and effect. It is the intention of Borrower and Guarantor that Guarantor’s obligations hereunder shall not be discharged except by Guarantor’s performance of such obligations and then only to the extent of such performance.

1.10 Waiver of Subrogation, Reimbursement and Contribution . Notwithstanding anything to the contrary contained in this Guaranty, Guarantor hereby unconditionally and irrevocably waives, releases and abrogates any and all rights it may now or hereafter have under any agreement, at law or in equity (including, without limitation, any law subrogating Guarantor to the rights of Lender), to assert any claim against or seek contribution, indemnification or any other form of reimbursement from Borrower or any other party liable for payment of any or all of the Guaranteed Obligations for any payment made by Guarantor under or in connection with this Guaranty or otherwise until the full and final payment and satisfaction of the Guaranteed Obligations.

1.11 Borrower . The term “Borrower” as used herein shall include any new or successor corporation, association, partnership (general or limited), limited liability company, joint venture, trust or other individual or organization formed as a result of any merger, reorganization, sale, transfer, devise, gift or bequest of Borrower or any interest in Borrower.

 

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ARTICLE II

EVENTS AND CIRCUMSTANCES NOT REDUCING

OR DISCHARGING GUARANTOR’S OBLIGATIONS

Guarantor hereby consents and agrees to each of the following, and agrees that Guarantor’s obligations under this Guaranty shall not be released, diminished, impaired, reduced or adversely affected by any of the following, and waives any common law, equitable, statutory or other rights (including without limitation rights to notice) which Guarantor might otherwise have as a result of or in connection with any of the following:

2.1 Modifications . Any renewal, extension, increase, modification, alteration or rearrangement of all or any part of the Guaranteed Obligations, the Note, the Pledge Agreement, the Loan Agreement, the other Loan Documents, or any other document, instrument, contract or understanding between Borrower and Lender, or any other parties, pertaining to the Guaranteed Obligations or any failure of Lender to notify Guarantor of any such action.

2.2 Adjustment . Any adjustment, indulgence, forbearance or compromise that might be granted or given by Lender to Borrower or Guarantor.

2.3 Condition of Borrower or Guarantor . The insolvency, bankruptcy, arrangement, adjustment, composition, liquidation, disability, dissolution or lack of power of Borrower, Guarantor or any other party at any time liable for the payment of all or part of the Guaranteed Obligations; or any dissolution of Borrower or Guarantor, or any sale, lease or transfer of any or all of the assets of Borrower or Guarantor, or any changes in the shareholders, partners or members of Borrower or Guarantor; or any reorganization of Borrower or Guarantor.

2.4 Invalidity of Guaranteed Obligations . The invalidity, illegality or unenforceability of all or any part of the Guaranteed Obligations, or any document or agreement executed in connection with the Guaranteed Obligations, for any reason whatsoever, including without limitation the fact that (a) the Guaranteed Obligations, or any part thereof, exceeds the amount permitted by law, (b) the act of creating the Guaranteed Obligations or any part thereof is ultra vires , (c) the officers or representatives executing the Note, the Loan Agreement, the Pledge Agreement or the other Loan Documents or otherwise creating the Guaranteed Obligations acted in excess of their authority, (d) the Guaranteed Obligations violate applicable usury laws, (e) Borrower has valid defenses, claims or offsets (whether at law, in equity or by agreement) which render the Guaranteed Obligations wholly or partially uncollectible from Borrower other than payments made on the Loan by Borrower, (f) the creation, performance or repayment of the Guaranteed Obligations (or the execution, delivery and performance of any document or instrument representing part of the Guaranteed Obligations or executed in connection with the Guaranteed Obligations, or given to secure the repayment of the Guaranteed Obligations) is illegal, uncollectible or unenforceable, or (g) the Note, the Loan Agreement, the Pledge Agreement or any of the other Loan Documents have been forged or otherwise are irregular or not genuine or authentic, it being agreed that Guarantor shall remain liable hereon regardless of whether Borrower or any other Person be found not liable on the Guaranteed Obligations or any part thereof for any reason.

 

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2.5 Release of Guarantor . Any full or partial release of the liability of Borrower on the Guaranteed Obligations, or any part thereof, or of any co-guarantors, or any other Person now or hereafter liable, whether directly or indirectly, jointly, severally, or jointly and severally, to pay, perform, guarantee or assure the payment of the Guaranteed Obligations, or any part thereof, it being recognized, acknowledged and agreed by Guarantor that Guarantor may be required to pay the Guaranteed Obligations in full without assistance or support of any other party, and Guarantor has not been induced to enter into this Guaranty on the basis of a contemplation, belief, understanding or agreement that other Persons will be liable to pay or perform the Guaranteed Obligations, or that Lender will look to other Persons to pay or perform the Guaranteed Obligations.

2.6 Other Collateral . The taking or accepting of any other security, collateral or guaranty, or other assurance of payment, for all or any part of the Guaranteed Obligations.

2.7 Release of Collateral . Any release, surrender, exchange, subordination, deterioration, waste, loss or impairment (including without limitation negligent, willful, unreasonable or unjustifiable impairment) of any collateral, property or security at any time existing in connection with, or assuring or securing payment of, all or any part of the Guaranteed Obligations.

2.8 Care and Diligence . The failure of Lender or any other party to exercise diligence or reasonable care in the preservation, protection, enforcement, sale or other handling or treatment of all or any part of any collateral, property or security, including but not limited to any neglect, delay, omission, failure or refusal of Lender (a) to take or prosecute any action for the collection of any of the Guaranteed Obligations or (b) to foreclose, or initiate any action to foreclose, or, once commenced, prosecute to completion any action to foreclose upon any security therefor, or (c) to take or prosecute any action in connection with any instrument or agreement evidencing or securing all or any part of the Guaranteed Obligations.

2.9 Unenforceability . The fact that any collateral, security, security interest or lien contemplated or intended to be given, created or granted as security for the repayment of the Guaranteed Obligations, or any part thereof, shall not be properly perfected or created, or shall prove to be unenforceable or subordinate to any other security interest or lien, it being recognized and agreed by Guarantor that Guarantor is not entering into this Guaranty in reliance on, or in contemplation of the benefits of, the validity, enforceability, collectibility or value of any of the collateral for the Guaranteed Obligations.

2.10 Offset . Any existing or future right of offset, claim or defense of Borrower against Lender, or any other Person, or against payment of the Guaranteed Obligations, whether such right of offset, claim or defense arises in connection with the Guaranteed Obligations (or the transactions creating the Guaranteed Obligations) or otherwise, other than the payment of the Guaranteed Obligations.

2.11 Merger . The reorganization, merger or consolidation of Borrower into or with any other Person.

 

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2.12 Preference . Any payment by Borrower to Lender is held to constitute a preference under bankruptcy laws, or for any reason Lender is required to refund such payment or pay such amount to Borrower or someone else.

2.13 Other Actions Taken or Omitted . Any other action taken or omitted to be taken with respect to the Loan Documents, the Guaranteed Obligations, or the security and collateral therefor, whether or not such action or omission prejudices Guarantor or increases the likelihood that Guarantor will be required to pay the Guaranteed Obligations pursuant to the terms hereof, it is the unambiguous and unequivocal intention of Guarantor that Guarantor shall be obligated to pay the Guaranteed Obligations when due, notwithstanding any occurrence, circumstance, event, action, or omission whatsoever, whether contemplated or uncontemplated, and whether or not otherwise or particularly described herein, which obligation shall be deemed satisfied only upon the full and final payment and satisfaction of the Guaranteed Obligations.

ARTICLE III

REPRESENTATIONS AND WARRANTIES

To induce Lender to enter into the Loan Documents and extend credit to Borrower, Guarantor represents and warrants to Lender as follows:

3.1 Benefit . Guarantor is an affiliate of Borrower, is the owner of a direct or indirect interest in Borrower, and has received, or will receive, direct or indirect benefit from the making of this Guaranty with respect to the Guaranteed Obligations.

3.2 Familiarity and Reliance . Guarantor is familiar with, and has independently reviewed books and records regarding, the financial condition of Borrower and is familiar with the value of any and all collateral intended to be created as security for the payment of the Note or Guaranteed Obligations; however, Guarantor is not relying on such financial condition or the collateral as an inducement to enter into this Guaranty.

3.3 No Representation By Lender . Neither Lender nor any other party has made any representation, warranty or statement to Guarantor in order to induce Guarantor to execute this Guaranty.

3.4 Guarantor’s Financial Condition . As of the date hereof, and after giving effect to this Guaranty and the contingent obligation evidenced hereby, Guarantor is, and will be, solvent, and has and will have assets which, fairly valued, exceed its obligations, liabilities (including contingent liabilities) and debts, and has and will have property and assets sufficient to satisfy and repay its obligations and liabilities.

3.5 Organization, Authority of Guarantor . Guarantor is a limited liability company duly organized and validly existing under the laws of the jurisdiction of its formation and has the power and authority and the legal right to own and operate its property, to lease the property it operates and to conduct the business in which it is currently engaged.

3.6 Execution, Delivery and Performance by Guarantor . Guarantor has the power and authority and the legal right to execute and deliver, and to perform its obligations under, this Guaranty, and has taken all necessary action to authorize its execution, delivery and performance of this Guaranty.

 

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3.7 Legality . This Guaranty constitutes a legal, valid and binding obligation of Guarantor enforceable in accordance with its terms, except as may be affected by bankruptcy, insolvency, fraudulent conveyance, reorganization, moratorium and other similar laws relating to or affecting the enforcement of creditors’ rights generally, general equitable principles and an implied covenant of good faith and fair dealing.

3.8 No Violation of Guarantor’s Duties or Obligations . The execution, delivery and performance of this Guaranty will not violate any provision of any requirement of law or contractual obligation of Guarantor and will not result in or require the creation or imposition of any lien on any of the properties or revenues of Guarantor pursuant to any requirement of law or contractual obligation of Guarantor.

3.9 No Legal Proceedings against Guarantor . No litigation, investigation or proceeding of or before any arbitrator or Governmental Authority is pending or, to the knowledge of Guarantor, threatened by or against Guarantor or against any of its properties or revenues (i) with respect to this Guaranty or any of the transactions contemplated hereby, or (ii) which could reasonably be expected to have a material adverse effect on the business, operations, property or financial or other condition of Guarantor.

3.10 No Consent Required for Guarantor’s Execution, Delivery or Performance . No consent or authorization of, filing with, or other act by or in respect of, any arbitrator or Governmental Authority and no consent of any other Person (including, without limitation, any stockholder or creditor of Guarantor) is required in connection with the execution, delivery, performance, validity or enforceability of this Guaranty.

3.11 Survival . All representations and warranties made by Guarantor herein shall survive the execution hereof.

ARTICLE IV

SUBORDINATION OF CERTAIN INDEBTEDNESS

4.1 Subordination of All Guarantor Claims . As used herein, the term “Guarantor Claims” shall mean all debts and liabilities of Borrower to Guarantor, whether such debts and liabilities now exist or are hereafter incurred or arise, or whether the obligations of Borrower thereon be direct, contingent, primary, secondary, several, joint and several, or otherwise, and irrespective of whether such debts or liabilities be evidenced by note, contract, open account, or otherwise, and irrespective of the Person in whose favor such debts or liabilities may, at their inception, have been, or may hereafter be created, or the manner in which they have been or may hereafter be acquired by Guarantor. The Guarantor Claims shall include without limitation all rights and claims of Guarantor against Borrower (arising as a result of subrogation or otherwise) as a result of Guarantor’s payment of all or a portion of the Guaranteed Obligations. Upon the occurrence of an Event of Default or Default, Guarantor shall not receive or collect, directly or indirectly, from Borrower or any other party any amount upon the Guarantor Claims.

4.2 Claims in Bankruptcy . In the event of receivership, bankruptcy, reorganization, arrangement, debtor’s relief, or other insolvency proceedings involving Guarantor as debtor, Lender shall have the right to prove its claim in any such proceeding so as to establish its rights hereunder and receive directly from the receiver, trustee or other court custodian dividends and payments which would otherwise be payable upon Guarantor Claims. Guarantor hereby assigns such dividends and payments to Lender. Should Lender receive, for

 

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application against the Guaranteed Obligations, any such dividend or payment which is otherwise payable to Guarantor, and which, as between Borrower and Guarantor, shall constitute a credit against the Guarantor Claims, then upon payment to Lender in full of the Guaranteed Obligations, Guarantor shall become subrogated to the rights of Lender to the extent that such payments to Lender on the Guarantor Claims have contributed toward the liquidation of the Guaranteed Obligations, and such subrogation shall be with respect to that proportion of the Guaranteed Obligations which would have been unpaid if Lender had not received dividends or payments upon the Guarantor Claims.

4.3 Payments Held in Trust . In the event that, notwithstanding anything to the contrary in this Guaranty, Guarantor should receive any funds, payment, claim or distribution which is prohibited by this Guaranty, Guarantor agrees to hold in trust for Lender an amount equal to the amount of all funds, payments, claims or distributions so received, and agrees that it shall have absolutely no dominion over the amount of such funds, payments, claims or distributions so received except to pay them promptly to Lender, and Guarantor covenants promptly to pay the same to Lender.

4.4 Liens Subordinate . Guarantor agrees that any liens, security interests, judgment liens, charges or other encumbrances upon Borrower’s assets securing payment of the Guarantor Claims shall be and remain inferior and subordinate to any liens, security interests, judgment liens, charges or other encumbrances upon Borrower’s assets securing payment of the Guaranteed Obligations, regardless of whether such encumbrances in favor of Guarantor or Lender presently exist or are hereafter created or attach. Without the prior written consent of Lender, Guarantor shall not (a) exercise or enforce any creditor’s right it may have against Borrower, or (b) foreclose, repossess, sequester or otherwise take steps or institute any action or proceedings (judicial or otherwise, including without limitation the commencement of, or joinder in, any liquidation, bankruptcy, rearrangement, debtor’s relief or insolvency proceeding) to enforce any liens, security interests, collateral rights, judgments or other encumbrances on assets of Borrower held by Guarantor.

ARTICLE V

MISCELLANEOUS

5.1 Waiver . No failure to exercise, and no delay in exercising, on the part of Lender, any right hereunder shall operate as a waiver thereof, nor shall any single or partial exercise thereof preclude any other or further exercise thereof or the exercise of any other right. The rights of Lender hereunder shall be in addition to all other rights provided by law. No modification or waiver of any provision of this Guaranty, nor consent to departure therefrom, shall be effective unless in writing and no such consent or waiver shall extend beyond the particular case and purpose involved. No notice or demand given in any case shall constitute a waiver of the right to take other action in the same, similar or other instances without such notice or demand.

 

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5.2 Notices . All notices, consents, approvals and requests required or permitted hereunder shall be given in writing and shall be effective for all purposes if hand delivered or sent by (a) certified or registered United States mail, postage prepaid, return receipt requested or (b) expedited prepaid delivery service, either commercial or United States Postal Service, with proof of attempted delivery, and by telecopier (with answer back acknowledged), addressed as follows (or at such other address and Person as shall be designated from time to time by any party hereto, as the case may be, in a written notice to the other parties hereto in the manner provided for in this Section 5.2 ):

 

Guarantor:   

Centro NP LLC

420 Lexington Avenue, 7 th Floor

New York, New York 10170

Attention: General Counsel

Facsimile No.: (646) 344-8627

With a copy to:   

Skadden, Arps, Slate, Meagher & Flom, LLP

Four Times Square

New York, New York 10036

Attention: Harvey R. Uris, Esq.

Facsimile No.: (917) 777 2212

Lender:   

JPMorgan Chase Bank N.A.

383 Madison Avenue

New York, New York 10179

Attention: Joseph E. Geoghan

Facsimile No.: (212) 272-7047

With a copy to:   

JPMorgan Chase Bank, N.A.

4 New York Plaza, 22nd floor

New York, New York 10004

Attention: Nancy Alto

Facsimile No.: (212) 623-4779

With a copy to:   

Cadwalader, Wickersham & Taft LLP

One World Financial Center

New York, New York 10281

Attention: William P. McInerney, Esq.

Facsimile No. (212) 504-6666

 

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A notice shall be deemed to have been given: in the case of hand delivery, at the time of delivery; in the case of registered or certified mail, when delivered or the first attempted delivery on a Business Day; or in the case of expedited prepaid delivery and telecopy, upon the first attempted delivery on a Business Day; or in the case of telecopy, upon sender’s receipt of a machine-generated confirmation of successful transmission after advice by telephone to recipient that a telecopy notice is forthcoming.

5.3 Governing Law, Submission to Jurisdiction, Waivers .

(A) THIS GUARANTY SHALL BE GOVERNED BY AND CONSTRUED IN ACCORDANCE WITH THE LAWS OF THE STATE OF NEW YORK AND THE APPLICABLE LAWS OF THE UNITED STATES OF AMERICA. ANY LEGAL SUIT, ACTION OR PROCEEDING AGAINST LENDER OR GUARANTOR ARISING OUT OF OR RELATING TO THIS GUARANTY MAY 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. GUARANTOR HEREBY IRREVOCABLY AND UNCONDITIONALLY SUBMITS FOR ITSELF AND ITS PROPERTY IN ANY LEGAL ACTION OR PROCEEDING RELATING TO THIS GUARANTY 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 FOR THE SOUTHERN DISTRICT OF NEW YORK, AND APPELLATE COURTS FROM ANY THEREOF AND EACH OF THE PARTIES HERETO IRREVOCABLY AND UNCONDITIONALLY AGREES THAT ALL CLAIMS IN RESPECT OF ANY SUCH ACTION OR PROCEEDING MAY BE HEARD AND DETERMINED IN SUCH NEW YORK STATE COURT, TO THE FULLEST EXTENT PERMITTED BY APPLICABLE LAW, IN SUCH FEDERAL COURT. EACH OF THE PARTIES HERETO AGREES THAT A FINAL JUDGMENT IN ANY SUCH ACTION OR PROCEEDING SHALL BE CONCLUSIVE AND MAY BE ENFORCED IN OTHER JURISDICTIONS BY SUIT ON THE JUDGMENT OR IN ANY OTHER MATTER PROVIDED BY LAW.

(B) GUARANTOR HEREBY IRREVOCABLY AND UNCONDITIONALLY WAIVES, TO THE FULLEST EXTENT PERMITTED BY APPLICABLE LAW, ANY OBJECTION THAT IT MAY NOW OR HEREAFTER HAVE TO THE LAYING OF VENUE OF ANY SUCH ACTION OR PROCEEDING IN ANY SUCH COURT REFERRED TO IN PARAGRAPH (A) OF THIS SECTION 5.3 . EACH OF THE PARTIES HERETO HEREBY IRREVOCABLY WAIVES, TO THE FULLEST EXTENT PERMITTED BY APPLICABLE LAW, THE DEFENSE OF INCONVENIENT FORUM TO THE MAINTENANCE OF SUCH ACTION OR PROCEEDING IN ANY SUCH COURT.

(c) FOR THE PURPOSE OF PROCEEDINGS IN THE COURTS OF THE STATE OF NEW YORK AND THE UNITED STATES COURTS FOR THE SOUTHERN DISTRICT OF NEW YORK, IN EACH CASE SITTING IN THE BOROUGH OF MANHATTAN, GUARANTOR HEREBY IRREVOCABLY DESIGNATES AS ITS AGENT FOR SERVICE OF PROCESS:

CORPORATION SERVICE COMPANY

80 STATE STREET

ALBANY, NEW YORK 12207-2543

 

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IN THE EVENT THAT SUCH AGENT OR ANY SUCCESSOR SHALL CEASE TO BE LOCATED IN THE BOROUGH OF MANHATTAN, GUARANTOR SHALL PROMPTLY AND IRREVOCABLY BEFORE THE RELOCATION OF SUCH AGENT FOR SERVICE OF PROCESS, IF PRACTICABLE, OR PROMPTLY THEREAFTER DESIGNATE A SUCCESSOR AGENT, WHICH SUCCESSOR AGENT SHALL BE LOCATED IN THE BOROUGH OF MANHATTAN, AND NOTIFY THE AGENT THEREOF, TO ACCEPT ON ITS BEHALF SERVICE OF ANY AND ALL PROCESS OR OTHER DOCUMENTS WHICH MAY BE SERVED IN ANY ACTION OR PROCEEDING IN ANY OF SUCH COURTS AND FURTHER AGREES THAT SERVICE UPON SUCH AGENT SHALL CONSTITUTE VALID AND EFFECTIVE SERVICE UPON GUARANTOR AND THAT FAILURE OF ANY SUCH AGENT TO GIVE ANY NOTICE OF SUCH SERVICE TO GUARANTOR SHALL NOT AFFECT THE VALIDITY OF SUCH SERVICE OR ANY JUDGMENT RENDERED IN ANY ACTION OR PROCEEDING BASED THEREON. GUARANTOR AGREES THAT SERVICE OF ANY AND ALL SUCH PROCESS OR OTHER DOCUMENTS ON SUCH PERSON MAY ALSO BE EFFECTED BY REGISTERED MAIL TO ITS ADDRESS AS SET FORTH IN SECTION 5.2 .

(d) EACH PARTY HERETO IRREVOCABLY 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.

(e) GUARANTOR HEREBY IRREVOCABLY AND UNCONDITIONALLY 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.

5.4 Invalid Provisions . If any provision of this Guaranty is held to be illegal, invalid, or unenforceable under present or future laws effective during the term of this Guaranty, such provision shall be fully severable and this Guaranty shall be construed and enforced as if such illegal, invalid or unenforceable provision had never comprised a part of this Guaranty, and the remaining provisions of this Guaranty shall remain in full force and effect and shall not be affected by the illegal, invalid or unenforceable provision or by its severance from this Guaranty, unless such continued effectiveness of this Guaranty, as modified, would be contrary to the basic understandings and intentions of the parties as expressed herein.

5.5 Amendments . This Guaranty may be amended only by an instrument in writing executed by the party or an authorized representative of the party against whom such amendment is sought to be enforced.

5.6 Parties Bound; Assignment; Joint and Several . This Guaranty shall be binding upon and inure to the benefit of the parties hereto and their respective successors, assigns and legal representatives and an assignment by Lender of all or any part of its interest in the Loan shall not affect the liability of Guarantor hereunder; provided, however, that Guarantor

 

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may not, without the prior written consent of Lender, assign any of its rights, powers, duties or obligations hereunder. If Guarantor consists of more than one person or party, the obligations and liabilities of each such person or party shall be joint and several.

5.7 Headings . Section headings are for convenience of reference only and shall in no way affect the interpretation of this Guaranty.

5.8 Recitals . The recital and introductory paragraphs hereof are a part hereof, form a basis for this Guaranty and shall be considered prima facie evidence of the facts and documents referred to therein.

5.9 Counterparts . To facilitate execution, this Guaranty may be executed in as many counterparts as may be convenient or required. It shall not be necessary that the signature of, or on behalf of, each party, or that the signature of all Persons required to bind any party, appear on each counterpart. All counterparts shall collectively constitute a single instrument. It shall not be necessary in making proof of this Guaranty to produce or account for more than a single counterpart containing the respective signatures of, or on behalf of, each of the parties hereto. Any signature page to any counterpart may be detached from such counterpart without impairing the legal effect of the signatures thereon and thereafter attached to another counterpart identical thereto except having attached to it additional signature pages.

5.10 Rights and Remedies . If Guarantor becomes liable for any indebtedness owing by Borrower to Lender, by endorsement or otherwise, other than under this Guaranty, such liability shall not be in any manner impaired or affected hereby and the rights of Lender hereunder shall be cumulative of any and all other rights that Lender may ever have against Guarantor. The exercise by Lender of any right or remedy hereunder or under any other instrument, or at law or in equity, shall not preclude the concurrent or subsequent exercise of any other right or remedy.

5.11 Other Defined Terms . Any capitalized term utilized herein shall have the meaning as specified in the Loan Agreement, unless such term is otherwise specifically defined herein.

5.12 Entirety . THIS GUARANTY EMBODIES THE FINAL AND ENTIRE AGREEMENT OF GUARANTOR AND LENDER WITH RESPECT TO GUARANTOR’S GUARANTY OF THE GUARANTEED OBLIGATIONS AND SUPERSEDES ANY AND ALL PRIOR COMMITMENTS, AGREEMENTS, REPRESENTATIONS, AND UNDERSTANDINGS, WHETHER WRITTEN OR ORAL, RELATING TO THE SUBJECT MATTER HEREOF. THIS GUARANTY IS INTENDED BY GUARANTOR AND LENDER AS A FINAL AND COMPLETE EXPRESSION OF THE TERMS OF THIS GUARANTY, AND NO COURSE OF DEALING BETWEEN GUARANTOR AND LENDER, NO COURSE OF PERFORMANCE, NO TRADE PRACTICES, AND NO EVIDENCE OF PRIOR, CONTEMPORANEOUS OR SUBSEQUENT ORAL AGREEMENTS OR DISCUSSIONS OR OTHER EXTRINSIC EVIDENCE OF ANY NATURE SHALL BE USED TO CONTRADICT, VARY, SUPPLEMENT OR MODIFY ANY TERM OF THIS GUARANTY. THERE ARE NO ORAL AGREEMENTS BETWEEN GUARANTOR AND LENDER.

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BY JURY, AND WAIVES ANY RIGHT TO TRIAL BY JURY FULLY TO THE EXTENT THAT ANY SUCH RIGHT SHALL NOW OR HEREAFTER EXIST WITH REGARD TO THIS GUARANTY, THE NOTE, THE LOAN AGREEMENT, THE PLEDGE AGREEMENT, OR THE OTHER LOAN DOCUMENTS, OR ANY CLAIM, COUNTERCLAIM OR OTHER ACTION ARISING IN CONNECTION THEREWITH. THIS WAIVER OF RIGHT TO TRIAL BY JURY IS GIVEN KNOWINGLY AND VOLUNTARILY BY GUARANTOR, AND IS INTENDED TO ENCOMPASS INDIVIDUALLY EACH INSTANCE AND EACH ISSUE AS TO WHICH THE RIGHT TO A TRIAL BY JURY WOULD OTHERWISE ACCRUE. LENDER IS HEREBY AUTHORIZED TO FILE A COPY OF THIS PARAGRAPH IN ANY PROCEEDING AS CONCLUSIVE EVIDENCE OF THIS WAIVER BY GUARANTOR.

5.14 Cooperation and Securitization .

(a) Guarantor acknowledges that, in connection with a Securitization, Lender and it successors and assigns may (i) sell this Guaranty, the Note and other Loan Documents to one or more investors as a whole loan, (ii) participate the Loan secured by this Guaranty to one or more investors, (iii) deposit this Guaranty, the Note and other Loan Documents with a trust, which trust may sell Securities to investors, or (iv) otherwise sell the Loan or interest therein to investors.

(b) At the request of Lender prior to a Securitization of the entire Loan, and to the extent not already required to be provided by or on behalf of Borrower under the Loan Agreement, Guarantor shall (A) use reasonable efforts to provide information not in the possession of Lender or which may be reasonably required by Lender or (B) take other actions reasonably required by Lender, in each case, in order to (i) comply with disclosure laws applicable to any such Securitization, (ii) satisfy inquiries from one or more Rating Agencies relating to any such Securitization, (iii) satisfy requests from actual or potential investors or other interested parties (including any holder of an interest in the Junior Mezzanine Loan or other loan subordinate to the Loan created or entered into in connection with any structural changes to the Loan, the Mortgage Loan and the Junior Mezzanine Loan contemplated by Section 9.1 of the Loan Agreement) in any such Securitization, or (iv) satisfy the market standards to which Lender customarily adheres or which may be reasonably required by prospective investors and/or the Rating Agencies in connection with any such Securitization. Lender shall have the right to provide to prospective investors in any Securitization and the Rating Agencies any information in its possession (including, without limitation, financial statements) relating to Guarantor, any SPE Constituent Entity, Borrower, the Junior Mezzanine Borrower, Mortgage Borrower, the Properties, the Collateral and any Tenant. Guarantor acknowledges that certain information regarding the Guarantor may be included in Disclosure Documents. Guarantor agrees that each of Guarantor, Borrower, Junior Mezzanine Borrower, Mortgage Borrower, each Mortgage SPE Constituent Entity, each SPE Constituent Entity and their respective officers and representatives shall, at Lender’s request, cooperate with Lender’s efforts to arrange for a Securitization in accordance with the market standards to which Lender customarily adheres and/or which may be required by prospective investors and/or the Rating Agencies in connection with any such Securitization. Guarantor agrees that Guarantor shall (1) at Lender’s request in connection with each Securitization, review the sections of the Disclosure Documents identified in Section 9.1.1(c) of the Loan Agreement as the same relate to Guarantor, Borrower, each SPE Constituent Entity, Manager, Mortgage Borrower, Junior Mezzanine Borrower and/or the respective Affiliates of the foregoing and (2) confirm that the factual statements and representations contained in such sections do not contain any untrue statement of a material fact or omit to state a material fact necessary in order to make the statements made, in the light of the circumstances under which they were made, not misleading.

 

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(c) Lender shall cause to be delivered to Guarantor the Disclosure Documents for review and comment by Guarantor not less than five (5) Business Days prior to the date upon which Guarantor is otherwise required to confirm such Disclosure Documents. Guarantor agrees to provide, in connection with the Securitization, an indemnification agreement (i) certifying that (A) each of Borrower, each SPE Constituent Entity and Guarantor has, at Lender’s request in connection with each Securitization, reviewed the sections of the Disclosure Documents entitled “Risk Factors,” “Description of the Properties,” “Description of the Borrowers,” “Description of the Management Agreements,” “Description of the Mortgage Loan,” “Description of the Mezzanine Loan,” and “Certain Legal Aspects of the Mortgage Loan” as the same relate to Borrower, each SPE Constituent Entity, Guarantor, Manager, Mortgage Borrower, Junior Mezzanine Borrower (and/or the respective Affiliates of the foregoing), the Properties and the Loan (collectively with the Provided Information, the “Covered Disclosure Information” ), and (B) the factual statements and representations contained in such sections do not contain any untrue statement of a material fact or omit to state a material fact necessary in order to make the statements made, in the light of the circumstances under which they were made, not misleading, (ii) jointly and severally indemnifying Lender, JPMorgan (whether or not it is the Lender), any Affiliate of JPMorgan that has filed any registration statement relating to the Securitization or has acted as the sponsor or depositor in connection with the Securitization, any Affiliate of JPMorgan that acts as an underwriter, placement agent or initial purchaser of Securities issued in the Securitization, any other co-underwriters, co-placement agents or co-initial purchasers of Securities issued in the Securitization, and each of their respective officers, directors, partners, employees, representatives, agents and Affiliates and each Person or entity who controls any such Person within the meaning of Section 15 of the Securities Act or Section 20 of the Exchange Act (collectively, the “Indemnified Persons” ), for any losses, claims, damages, liabilities, reasonable costs or expenses (including, without limitation, reasonable legal fees and expenses for enforcement of these obligations (collectively, the “Liabilities” )) to which any such Indemnified Person may become subject (whether or not arising from any third-party claim) insofar as the Liabilities arise out of or are based upon any untrue statement or alleged untrue statement of any material fact contained in the Covered Disclosure Information or arise out of or are based upon the omission or alleged omission to state in the Covered Disclosure Information a material fact required to be stated therein or necessary in order to make the statements in the Covered Disclosure Information, in light of the circumstances under which they were made, not misleading, and (iii) agreeing to reimburse each Indemnified Person for any reasonable legal or other expenses incurred by such Indemnified Person, as they are incurred, in connection with investigating or defending the Liabilities. This indemnity agreement will be in addition to any liability which Guarantor may otherwise have. Moreover, the indemnification provided for in clauses (ii) and (iii) above shall be effective whether or not an indemnification agreement described in clause (i) above is provided.

(d) In connection with filings under the Exchange Act, Guarantor agrees to indemnify (i) the Indemnified Persons for Liabilities to which any such Indemnified Person may become subject insofar as the Liabilities arise out of or are based upon any untrue statement or alleged untrue statement of any material fact in the Covered Disclosure Information, or the omission or alleged omission to state in the Covered Disclosure Information a material fact required to be stated therein or necessary in order to make the statements in the Covered Disclosure Information, in light of the circumstances under which they were made, not misleading and (ii) reimburse each Indemnified Person for any reasonable legal or other expenses incurred by such Indemnified Persons, as they are incurred, in connection with defending or investigating the Liabilities.

 

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(e) Promptly after receipt by an Indemnified Person of notice of any claim or the commencement of any action, the Indemnified Person shall, if a claim in respect thereof is to be made against Guarantor, notify Guarantor in writing of the claim or the commencement of that action; provided , however , that the failure to notify Guarantor shall not relieve it from any liability which it may have under the indemnification provisions of this Section 5.14 except to the extent that it has been materially prejudiced by such failure and, provided further that the failure to notify Guarantor shall not relieve it from any liability which it may have to an Indemnified Person otherwise than under the provisions of this Section 5.14 . If any such claim or action shall be brought against an Indemnified Person, and it shall notify Guarantor thereof, Guarantor shall be entitled to participate therein and, to the extent that it wishes, assume the defense thereof with counsel reasonably satisfactory to the Indemnified Person. After notice from Guarantor to the Indemnified Person of its election to assume the defense of such claim or action, Guarantor shall not be liable to the Indemnified Person for any legal or other expenses subsequently incurred by the Indemnified Person in connection with the defense thereof.

(f) Without the prior consent of JPMorgan (which consent shall not be unreasonably withheld), Guarantor shall not settle or compromise or consent to the entry of any judgment in any pending or threatened claim, action, suit or proceeding in respect of which indemnification may be sought hereunder (whether or not any Indemnified Person is an actual or potential party to such claim, action, suit or proceeding) unless Guarantor shall have given JPMorgan reasonable prior notice thereof and shall have obtained an unconditional release of each Indemnified Person hereunder from all liability arising out of such claim, action, suit or proceedings. As long as Guarantor has complied with its obligations to defend and indemnify hereunder, Guarantor shall not be liable for any settlement made by any Indemnified Person without the consent of Guarantor (which consent shall not be unreasonably withheld).

(g) Guarantor agrees that if any indemnification or reimbursement sought pursuant to this Section 5.14 is finally judicially determined to be unavailable for any reason or is insufficient to hold any Indemnified Person harmless (with respect only to the Liabilities that are the subject of this Section 5.14 ), then Guarantor, on the one hand, and such Indemnified Person, on the other hand, shall contribute to the Liabilities for which such indemnification or reimbursement is held unavailable or is insufficient: (x) in such proportion as is appropriate to reflect the relative benefits to Guarantor, on the one hand, and such Indemnified Person, on the other hand, from the transactions to which such indemnification or reimbursement relates; or (y) if the allocation provided by clause (x) above is not permitted by applicable law, in such proportion as is appropriate to reflect not only the relative benefits referred to in clause (x) but also the relative faults of Guarantor, on the one hand, and all Indemnified Persons, on the other hand, as well as any other equitable considerations. Notwithstanding the provisions of this Section 5.14 , no party found liable for a fraudulent misrepresentation shall be entitled to contribution from any other party who is not also found liable for such fraudulent misrepresentation.

(h) Guarantor agrees that the indemnification, contribution and reimbursement obligations set forth in this Section 5.14 shall apply whether or not any Indemnified Person is a formal party to any lawsuits, claims or other proceedings. Guarantor further agrees that the Indemnified Persons are intended third party beneficiaries under this Section 5.14.

 

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(i) The liabilities and obligations of the Indemnified Persons and Guarantor under this Section 5.14 shall survive the termination of this Agreement and the satisfaction and discharge of the Debt and the Guaranteed Obligations.

(j) Notwithstanding anything to the contrary contained herein, Guarantor shall have no obligation to act as depositor with respect to the Loan or an issuer or registrant with respect to the Securities issued in any Securitization.

(k) Guarantor shall execute such amendments to the Loan Documents to which it is a party as are necessary to reflect any structural changes to the Loan that are requested by Lender in writing from time to time prior to a Securitization. Such structural changes may involve, without limitation, (i) causing the delivery by Borrower of one or more new component notes to replace the original note or the modification of the original note to reflect multiple components of the Loan (which new notes or modified note may have different interest rates and amortization schedules), and (ii) the creation of one or more mezzanine loans (including amending Borrower’s organizational structure to provide for one or more mezzanine borrowers); provided , however , that (A) no amendment to the Loan Documents or new notes, modified notes or mezzanine notes shall (x) modify (1) the initial weighted average interest rate payable under the Note, (2) the stated maturity of the Note or (3) any other material economic term of the Loan, or (y) decrease the time periods during which Borrower is permitted to perform its obligations under the Loan Documents and (B) any documents evidencing any new mezzanine loans shall be substantially in the form of the Loan Documents. In connection with the foregoing, Guarantor shall cause Borrower, Mortgage Borrower and Junior Mezzanine Borrower to (1) modify the Cash Management Agreement to reflect the newly created components and/or mezzanine loans and (2) deliver such opinions of counsel reasonably acceptable to the Rating Agencies or potential investors in a Securitization and addressing such matters as such Rating Agencies or potential investors may reasonably require.

(1) Notwithstanding anything to the contrary in the Loan Agreement, Guarantor’s failure to cooperate with Lender in connection with a Securitization pursuant to any of the terms, covenants or conditions of this Section 5.14 shall not constitute an Event of Default unless such failure to cooperate shall have continued for thirty (30) days after written notice is delivered to Guarantor by Lender; provided , however , that if such failure to cooperate is susceptible of cure but cannot reasonably be cured within such thirty (30) day period and provided further that Guarantor shall have commenced to cure such failure to cooperate within such thirty (30) day period and thereafter diligently and expeditiously proceeds to cure the same, such thirty (30) day period shall be extended for such time as is reasonably necessary for Guarantor in the exercise of due diligence to cure such failure to cooperate, such additional period not to exceed ninety (90) days.

5.15 Reinstatement in Certain Circumstances . If at any time any payment of the principal of or interest under the Note or any other amount payable by Borrower under the Loan Documents is rescinded or must be otherwise restored or returned upon the insolvency, bankruptcy or reorganization of Borrower or otherwise, Guarantor’s obligations hereunder with respect to such payment shall be reinstated as though such payment has been due but not made at such time.

 

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5.16 General Covenants . Guarantor covenants as follows:

(a) Guarantor shall preserve and maintain its legal existence and, if applicable, good standing in the jurisdiction of its organization and, if applicable, qualify and remain qualified as a foreign partnership in each jurisdiction in which such qualification is required, except to the extent that failure to so qualify could not reasonably be expected to have a material adverse effect on the business, operations, property or financial or other condition of Guarantor.

(b) Guarantor shall keep adequate records and books of account, in which complete entries will be made in accordance with GAAP reflecting all of its financial transactions.

(c) Guarantor shall comply in all material respects with all federal, state and local laws, rules, ordinances, codes or regulations applicable to it, such compliance to include, without limitation, paying before the same become delinquent, all taxes, assessments and governmental charges imposed upon it, except to the extent that any such unpaid taxes, assessments and governmental charges are the subject of a good faith contest.

(d) Guarantor shall promptly deliver such other information respecting the condition or operations, financial or otherwise, of Guarantor, as Lender may from time to time reasonably request.

5.17 Recourse Limitations . Notwithstanding anything to the contrary contained herein, (a) in no event shall Lender have any recourse to any partner, shareholder, officer, director, employee or agent of Guarantor for any liability of the Guaranteed Obligations or any representations, warranties or other covenants made by Guarantor in this Guaranty, and (b) upon the consummation of any enforcement action by Junior Mezzanine Lender resulting in the interests in each Borrower no longer being vested in Junior Mezzanine Borrower, Guarantor shall not have any obligation hereunder with respect to matters arising solely out of acts taking place following such vesting of interest.

5.18 EIL Policy . Prior to the payment in full of the Debt, Guarantor shall not, and shall not cause or permit Borrower or Mortgage Borrower to terminate the EIL Policy or enter into or otherwise suffer or permit, any modification, amendment (including any endorsement), supplement or replacement of or to the EIL Policy without the prior written consent of Lender.

 

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EXECUTED as the day and year first above written.

 

GUARANTOR:

CENTRO NP LLC, a Maryland limited liability company

By:  

/s/ Steven Siegel

  Name:   Steven Siegel
  Title:   Executive Vice President

Exhibit 10.13

OMNIBUS AMENDMENT TO MEZZANINE LOAN DOCUMENTS

THIS OMNIBUS AMENDMENT TO MEZZANINE LOAN DOCUMENTS , dated as of September 1, 2010 (as amended, restated, replaced, supplemented or otherwise modified from time to time, this “ Omnibus Amendment ”), by and among JPMORGAN CHASE BANK, N.A. , a banking association chartered under the laws of the United States of America having an address at 383 Madison Avenue, New York, New York 10179 (collectively with its successors and assigns, “ Lender ”), and CENTRO NP NEW GARDEN MEZZ 1, LLC , a Delaware limited liability company, and CENTRO NP SENIOR MEZZ HOLDING, LLC , a Delaware limited liability company, each having its principal place of business at 420 Lexington Avenue, New York, New York 10170 (collectively and/or individually as the context may require, “ Borrower ”).

W I T N E S S E T H :

WHEREAS , pursuant to that certain Senior Mezzanine Loan Agreement dated as of July 28, 2010 (the “ Original Loan Agreement ”), by and among Borrower and Lender, Lender made a loan in the original principal amount of Forty-Four Million Five Hundred Thousand and No/100 Dollars ($44,500,000.00) (the “ Original Loan ”);

WHEREAS , the Original Loan was evidenced by the Note (as defined in the Original Loan Agreement) and evidenced and secured by the other Loan Documents (as defined in the Original Loan Agreement and hereinafter referred to as the “ Original Loan Documents ”);

WHEREAS , in accordance with that certain letter agreement of even date herewith (the “ Side Letter ”) by and among Borrower, Lender, Junior Mezzanine Borrower (as defined therein) and Junior Mezzanine Lender (as defined therein), effective immediately prior to the effectiveness of this Omnibus Amendment, (i) Lender made, and Borrower accepted, the Additional Borrowing (as defined in the Side Letter), (ii) Borrower distributed or was deemed to have distributed the entire amount of the Additional Borrowing to Junior Mezzanine Borrower, (iii) Junior Mezzanine Borrower paid, or caused to be paid, such amount to Junior Mezzanine Lender and (iv) Junior Mezzanine Lender applied such amount to repay the Junior Mezzanine Loan in full.

WHEREAS , in order to evidence the Additional Borrowing, Borrower has agreed to execute and deliver to Lender that certain Amended and Restated Mezzanine Promissory Note dated as of the date hereof (as the same may be amended, restated, replaced, supplemented or otherwise modified from time to time, the “ A&R Note ”), which A&R Note shall amend and restate the Note in its entirety, and Borrower, Lender, Mortgage Borrower, Mortgage Lender, Manager and Agent have agreed to amend and restate the Cash Management Agreement (as defined in the Original Loan Agreement) in its entirety pursuant to, and in accordance with, that certain Amended and Restated Cash Management Agreement dated as of the date hereof (as the same may be amended, restated, replaced, supplemented or otherwise modified from time to time, the “ A&R CMA ” and, collectively with the A&R Note, the “ A&R Loan Documents ”);

WHEREAS , in order to further effectuate the transactions described in the Side Letter, Borrower and Lender further desire to execute this Omnibus Amendment in order to


amend the Original Loan Agreement (the Original Loan Agreement, as so amended by this Omnibus Amendment, the “ Amended Loan Agreement ”) and certain other Original Loan Documents set forth on Schedule I to this Omnibus Amendment (such other Original Loan Documents, as so amended by this Omnibus Amendment, collectively with the Amended Loan Agreement, the “ Amended Loan Documents ”);

NOW, THEREFORE , for good and valuable consideration, the receipt and sufficiency of which are acknowledged, the parties hereto hereby covenant, agree, represent and warrant as follows:

1. All capitalized terms used in this Omnibus Amendment but not defined herein shall have the meaning given to such terms in the Original Loan Agreement.

2. Effective as of the date hereof, all references in each Original Loan Document to the original principal amount of the Loan of Forty-Four Million Five Hundred Thousand and No/100 Dollars ($44,500,000.00) shall be, and hereby are, amended and deemed to refer to an original principal amount of the Loan of Eighty-Nine Million and No/100 Dollars ($89,000,000.00).

3. For all purposes of the Original Loan Agreement and the other Original Loan Documents, the Junior Mezzanine Loan shall be deemed to be paid in full as of the date hereof, and effective from and after the date hereof, each capitalized term set forth in any Original Loan Document that includes the words “Junior Mezzanine” (including, without limitation, the terms “Junior Mezzanine Borrower”, “Junior Mezzanine Debt”, “Junior Mezzanine Debt Service”, “Junior Mezzanine Debt Service Account”, “Junior Mezzanine Lender”, “Junior Mezzanine Loan”, “Junior Mezzanine Loan Agreement”, “Junior Mezzanine Loan Documents”, “Junior Mezzanine Note”, “Junior Mezzanine Reserve Account”, and “Junior Mezzanine SPE Constituent Entity”), together with (i) the definition of each such capitalized term set forth in any Original Loan Document (including such terms as are set forth in Section 1.1 of the Original Loan Agreement) and (ii) all text contained in any Original Loan Document which, upon and as a result of the deletion of such capitalized term, is superfluous, shall be deemed in each instance to be deleted in their entirety and given no further force and effect.

4. The title of each applicable Original Loan Document and each capitalized term set forth in any Original Loan Document that includes the words “Senior Mezzanine” (including, without limitation, the terms “Senior Mezzanine Debt Service Account”, “Senior Mezzanine Reserve Account”, and “Senior Mezzanine Reserve Funds”), are hereby amended in each instance to delete the word “Senior” therefrom.

5. The Original Loan Agreement is hereby further amended as follows:

(i) Each of the following definitions in Section 1.1 of the Original Loan Agreement is hereby deleted in its entirety and respectively replaced by the following:

““ Closing Date Cash Management Agreement ” shall mean that certain Amended and Restated Cash Management Agreement, dated as of September 1, 2010, by and among Borrower, Lender, Manager, Mortgage Borrower, Mortgage Lender and Agent.”

 

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““ Closing Date Mortgage Loan Agreement ” shall mean the Mortgage Loan Agreement as of the Closing Date, as amended by that certain Omnibus Amendment to Loan Agreement dated as of September 1, 2010 (the “ Mortgage Loan Omnibus Amendment ”) (as such Mortgage Loan Agreement and Mortgage Loan Omnibus Amendment are attached hereto as Exhibit A ), between Mortgage Borrower and Mortgage Lender, but without regard to any other amendment, restatement, supplement, modification, lack of enforceability or termination thereof or thereto occurring after the Closing Date. To the extent that any terms, provisions or definitions of the Closing Date Mortgage Loan Agreement that are incorporated herein by reference are incorporated into the Closing Date Mortgage Loan Agreement by reference to any other document or instrument, such terms, provisions or definitions that are incorporated herein by reference shall at all times be deemed to incorporate each such term, provision and definition of the applicable other document or instrument as the same is set forth in such other document or instrument as of the Closing Date, as such other document or instrument may be amended by the Omnibus Amendment, but without regard to any other amendment, restatement, supplement or modification of or to such other document or instrument occurring after the Closing Date (other than the Mortgage Loan Omnibus Amendment).”

““ Environmental Indemnity ” shall mean that certain Mezzanine Environmental Indemnity Agreement, dated as of the Closing Date, executed by Borrower and Guarantor in connection with the Loan for the benefit of Lender, as the same may be amended, restated, replaced, supplemented or otherwise modified from time to time.”

““ Gross Income from Operations ” shall mean, for any period, all income derived from the ownership and operation of the Properties from whatever source during such period, including, but not limited to, Rents, utility charges, escalations, forfeited security deposits, interest on credit accounts, service fees or charges, license fees, parking fees, rent concessions or credits, and other pass-through or reimbursements paid by Tenants under the Leases of any nature but excluding extraordinary non-recurring items of income, Rents from month-to-month Tenants (unless such Tenants have been in occupancy for at least one (1) year) or Tenants that are included in any Bankruptcy Action (unless such Tenants have affirmed their Lease), sales, use and occupancy or other taxes on receipts required to be accounted for by Borrower or Mortgage Borrower to any Governmental Authority, refunds and uncollectible accounts, sales of furniture, fixtures and equipment, Insurance Proceeds (other than business interruption or other loss of income insurance) and Condemnation Proceeds, and any disbursements to Borrower, Mortgage Borrower or Junior Mezzanine Borrower from the Mortgage Reserve Accounts, the Senior Mezzanine Reserve Accounts or the Junior Mezzanine Reserve Accounts.”

““ Guaranty ” shall mean that certain Mezzanine Guaranty Agreement, dated as of the Closing Date and executed and delivered by Guarantor in connection with the Loan to and for the benefit of Lender, as the same may be amended, restated, replaced, supplemented or otherwise modified from time to time.”

““ Interest Rate ” shall mean a rate of nine and three hundred seventy-five one-thousandths percent (9.375%) per annum.”

 

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““ Note ” shall mean that certain Amended and Restated Mezzanine Promissory Note dated September 1, 2010 in the principal amount of Eighty-Nine Million and No/100 Dollars ($89,000,000.00), made by Borrower in favor of Lender, as the same may be further amended, restated, replaced, supplemented or otherwise modified from time to time.”

Pledge Agreement ” shall mean that certain Mezzanine Pledge Agreement and Security Agreement, dated as of the Closing Date, by Borrower in favor of Lender, as the same may be amended, restated, supplemented or otherwise modified from time to time.

““ Rating Agency Confirmation ” means, collectively, a written affirmation from each of the Rating Agencies that the credit rating of the Securities given by such Rating Agency of such Securities immediately prior to the occurrence of the event with respect to which such Rating Agency Confirmation is sought will not be qualified, downgraded or withdrawn as a result of the occurrence of such event, which affirmation may be granted or withheld in such Rating Agency’s sole and absolute discretion. In the event that, at any given time, no Rating Agency has elected to consider whether to grant or withhold such an affirmation, then the term Rating Agency Confirmation shall be deemed instead to require the written approval of Lender based on its good faith determination of whether the Rating Agencies would issue a Rating Agency Confirmation, provided that the foregoing shall be inapplicable in any case in which Lender has an independent approval right in respect of the matter at issue pursuant to the terms of this Agreement.”

(ii) Clause (b) of the definition of “Release Prepayment Amount” in Section 1.1 of the Original Loan Agreement is hereby amended by deleting therefrom the dollar figure “Seven Million Five Hundred Thousand and No/100 Dollars ($7,500,000.00)” and replacing the same with the dollar figure “Fifteen Million and No/100 Dollars ($15,000,000.00)” in each instance in which the same appears therein.

(iii) Section 2.4.1(b) of the Original Loan Agreement is hereby amended by deleting therefrom the dollar figure “Eight Million Nine Hundred Thousand and No/100 Dollars ($8,900,000.00)” and replacing the same with the dollar figure “Seventeen Million Eight Hundred Thousand and No/100 Dollars ($17,800,000.00)”.

(iv) The first sentence of Section 2.4.2 of the Original Loan Agreement is hereby amended by replacing the term “Mortgage Loan Agreement” therein with the term “Closing Date Mortgage Loan Agreement”.

(v) Section 2.4.4(a) of the Original Loan Agreement is hereby amended by inserting the following sentence at the end thereof:

“No Prepayment Premium or other premium or penalty shall be due in connection with any prepayment made pursuant to this Section 2.4.4 solely in connection with a Liquidation Event (other than the Liquidation Events described in clauses (iii)  and (iv)  of the definition thereof).”

 

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(vi) Section 2.6.2(h) of the Original Loan Agreement is hereby deleted in its entirety and replaced by the following:

“(h) Borrower shall have delivered to Lender an opinion of a nationally-recognized tax counsel that the release of such Outparcel or Partial Release Parcel does not constitute a “significant modification” of the Mortgage Loan under Treasury Regulations Section 1.860G-2(b) nor cause a Securitization Vehicle to fail to qualify as a Grantor Trust, or cause a tax to be imposed on a Securitization Vehicle;”.

(vii) Section 5.2.18 of the Original Loan Agreement is hereby deleted in its entirety and replaced by the following:

Section 5.2.18 Leasing Matters . Borrower shall not permit Mortgage Borrower to (i) terminate any Lease or accept a surrender by a Tenant of any Lease other than by reason of either (A) a Tenant default and then only in a commercially reasonable manner to preserve and protect the Individual Property, or (B) a Tenant pursuant to the exercise by such Tenant of any termination right expressly provided in any existing Lease or any Lease hereafter entered into in compliance with the conditions set forth in Section 5.1.20 provided , however , that no such termination or surrender of any Major Lease will be permitted under the foregoing subclause (A)  without the prior written consent of Lender, which consent shall not be unreasonably withheld; (ii) collect any of the Rents more than one (1) month in advance (other than security deposits and estimated additional rent amounts on account of operating expense, tax and other escalations or pass-throughs); (iii) execute any other collateral assignment of lessor’s interest in the Leases or the Rents (except as contemplated by the Mortgage Loan Documents); or (iv) alter, modify or change the terms of the Leases in a manner inconsistent with the provisions of the Mortgage Loan Documents. Notwithstanding anything to the contrary contained herein, Borrower shall not cause or permit Mortgage Borrower to enter into a lease of all or substantially all of any Individual Property without Lender’s prior written consent.”

(viii) Schedule V to the Original Loan Agreement is hereby deleted in its entirety and replaced by the replacement Schedule V thereto attached to this Omnibus Amendment as Exhibit A .

(ix) Schedule IX-B to the Original Loan Agreement is hereby amended by deleting the column heading “Parcel Release Amount” in its entirety therefrom and replacing the same with the column heading “Partial Release Prepayment Amount”.

(x) Exhibit A to the Original Loan Agreement is hereby supplemented by adding thereto the Mortgage Loan Omnibus Amendment attached to this Omnibus Amendment as Exhibit B .

6. From and after the date hereof, (i) all references in the Original Loan Agreement to “this Agreement”, “hereunder”, “hereof’ or words of like import referring to the Original Loan Agreement shall mean the Amended Loan Agreement, (ii) all references in the other Original Loan Documents to the “Loan Agreement” shall mean the Amended Loan Agreement, (iii) all references in an Original Loan Document to “this Agreement”, “hereunder”, “hereof’ or words of like import referring to such Original Loan Agreement shall mean the corresponding Amended Loan Document or A&R Loan Document, as applicable, (iv) all references in the Original Loan Documents to the “Loan Documents” shall mean the Amended Loan Documents

 

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and the A&R Loan Documents, collectively (and any reference to any particular Loan Document shall mean the corresponding Amended Loan Document or A&R Loan Document) and (v) all terms in the Original Loan Documents which, by the terms thereof, have the meanings set forth in the “Loan Agreement” shall have the respective meanings set forth in the Amended Loan Agreement.

7. All of the terms, covenants, and conditions contained in the Amended Loan Documents shall be and remain in full force and effect, except as specifically modified in this Omnibus Amendment, and are hereby ratified, reaffirmed and republished in their entirety by the parties hereto. It is expressly understood that the execution and delivery of this Omnibus Amendment and the A&R Loan Documents do not and shall not (i) give rise to any defense, set-off, right of recoupment, claim or counterclaim with respect to any of Borrower’s, Guarantor’s or Manager’s obligations under the Original Loan Documents or the enforcement thereof, (ii) operate as a waiver of any of Lender’s rights, powers or privileges under the Original Loan Documents, or (iii) prejudice, limit or affect in any way any present or future rights, remedies, powers or benefits available to Lender under the Original Loan Documents or any other documents executed by Borrower, Guarantor or Manager for the benefit of Lender in connection with the Loan. In addition, the parties hereto expressly disclaim any intent to effect a novation or an extinguishment or discharge of any of the obligations pursuant to the Original Loan Documents or by any other document executed in connection therewith by reason of this Omnibus Amendment.

8. Each Borrower hereby represents, warrants and agrees that, as of the date hereof and after giving effect to this Omnibus Amendment, such Borrower has no defenses, set-offs, rights of recoupment, claims or counterclaims of any nature with respect to the Loan, the Original Loan Agreement or the Original Loan Documents, the Amended Loan Agreement or the Amended Loan Documents, or the enforcement thereof.

9. Each party hereto hereby represents and warrants that such party (a) is authorized to enter into this Omnibus Amendment and (b) has obtained all necessary consents, if any, needed to enter into this Omnibus Amendment.

10. Borrower has (a) not entered into the transaction contemplated by this Omnibus Amendment nor executed any Amended Loan Document or A&R Loan Document with the actual intent to hinder, delay or defraud any creditor and (b) received reasonably equivalent value in exchange for its obligations under the Amended Loan Documents and the A&R Loan Documents. After giving effect to the Additional Borrowing, (i) the fair saleable value of Borrower’s assets exceeds Borrower’s total liabilities, including, without limitation, subordinated, unliquidated, disputed and contingent liabilities, (ii) the fair saleable value of Borrower’s assets is greater than Borrower’s probable liabilities, including the maximum amount of its contingent liabilities on its debts as such debts become absolute and matured, and (iii) Borrower’s assets do not constitute unreasonably small capital to carry out its business as conducted or as proposed to be conducted.

11. Wherever possible, each provision of this Omnibus Amendment shall be interpreted in such manner as to be effective and valid under applicable law, but if any provision of this Omnibus Amendment shall be prohibited by or invalid under applicable law, such provision shall be ineffective to the extent of such prohibition or invalidity, without invalidating the remainder of such provision or the remaining provisions of this Omnibus Amendment.

 

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12. Except as otherwise expressly modified hereby or amended and restated by the A&R Loan Documents, each Original Loan Document shall remain in full force and effect without modification.

13. This Omnibus Amendment may be executed by one or more of the parties hereto on any number of separate counterparts, each of which shall be an original and all of which taken together shall constitute one and the same instrument. Delivery of an executed counterpart of a signature page of this Omnibus Amendment by telecopy or email shall be effective as delivery of a manually executed counterpart of this Omnibus Amendment.

14. This Omnibus Amendment shall inure to the benefit of and are binding upon Borrower and Lender, and their respective successors and permitted assigns.

15. This Omnibus Amendment shall be governed in accordance with the terms and provisions of Section 10.3 of the Loan Agreement.

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IN WITNESS WHEREOF, the parties hereto have caused this Omnibus Amendment to be duly executed by their duly authorized representatives, all as of the day and year first above written.

 

BORROWER:

CENTRO NP NEW GARDEN MEZZ 1, LLC , a Delaware limited liability company

By:  

/s/ Steven Siegel

  Name:   Steven Siegel
  Title:   Executive Vice President

CENTRO NP SENIOR MEZZ HOLDING, LLC , a Delaware limited liability company

By:  

/s/ Steven Siegel

  Name:   Steven Siegel
  Title:   Executive Vice President


LENDER:

JPMORGAN CHASE BANK, N.A. , a banking association chartered under the laws of the United States of America

By:  

/s/ Michael A. Forastiere

  Name:   Michael A. Forastiere
  Title:   Executive Director


ACKNOWLEDGED AND AGREED :
GUARANTOR:

CENTRO NP LLC, a Maryland limited liability company

By:  

/s/ Steven Siegel

  Name:   Steven Siegel
  Title:   Executive Vice President
MANAGER:

CENTRO SUPER MANAGEMENT JOINT VENTURE 2, LLC , a Delaware limited liability company

By:  

/s/ Steven Siegel

  Name:   Steven Siegel
  Title:   Executive Vice President


EXHIBIT A TO OMNIBUS AMENDMENT

REPLACEMENT SCHEDULE V TO ORIGINAL LOAN AGREEMENT

[See attached]

 

EXHIBIT A TO OMNIBUS AGREEMENT


EXHIBIT B TO OMNIBUS AMENDMENT

MORTGAGE LOAN OMNIBUS AMENDMENT

[See attached]

 

EXHIBIT B TO OMNIBUS AMENDMENT


OMNIBUS AMENDMENT TO LOAN DOCUMENTS

THIS OMNIBUS AMENDMENT TO LOAN DOCUMENTS , dated as of September 1, 2010 (as amended, restated, replaced, supplemented or otherwise modified from time to time, this “ Omnibus Amendment ”), by and among JPMORGAN CHASE BANK, N.A. , a banking association chartered under the laws of the United States of America, having an address at 383 Madison Avenue, New York, New York 10179 (collectively with its successors and assigns, “Lender”), and THE ENTITIES IDENTIFIED ON THE SIGNATURE PAGES HEREOF AS BORROWER , each having its principal place of business at 420 Lexington Avenue, New York, New York 10170 (collectively and/or individually as the context may require, “ Borrower ”).

W I T N E S S E T H :

WHEREAS , pursuant to that certain Loan Agreement dated as of July 28, 2010 (the “ Original Loan Agreement ”), by and among Borrower and Lender, Lender made a loan in the original principal amount of Four Hundred Eighty-Five Million and No/100 Dollars ($485,000,000.00) (the “ Original Loan ”);

WHEREAS , the Original Loan was evidenced by the Note (as defined in the Original Loan Agreement) and evidenced and secured by the other Loan Documents (as defined in the Original Loan Agreement and hereinafter referred to as the “ Original Loan Documents ”);

WHEREAS , effective immediately prior to the effectiveness of this Omnibus Amendment, (i) Senior Mezzanine Lender (such term and each other capitalized term used in this whereas clause that is not otherwise defined having the meanings set forth in the Original Loan Agreement) made, and Senior Mezzanine Borrower accepted, an additional borrowing in the principal amount of Forty-Four Million Five Hundred Thousand and No/100 Dollars ($44,500,000.00) under and as part of the Senior Mezzanine Loan on the terms and conditions set forth in the Senior Mezzanine Loan Documents (the “ Additional Senior Mezzanine Borrowing ”), (ii) Senior Mezzanine Borrower distributed or was deemed to have distributed the entire amount of the Additional Senior Mezzanine Borrowing to Junior Mezzanine Borrower, (iii) Junior Mezzanine Borrower paid, or caused to be paid, such amount to Junior Mezzanine Lender and (iv) Junior Mezzanine Lender applied such amount to repay the Junior Mezzanine Loan in full (the foregoing actions and occurrences are herein referred to collectively as the “ Mezzanine Modifications ”);

WHEREAS , in order to reflect the Mezzanine Modifications, (i) Borrower, Lender, Senior Mezzanine Borrower, Senior Mezzanine Lender, Manager and Agent have agreed to amend and restate the Cash Management Agreement (as defined in the Original Loan Agreement) in its entirety pursuant to, and in accordance with, that certain Amended and Restated Cash Management Agreement dated as of the date hereof (as the same may be amended, restated, replaced, supplemented or otherwise modified from time to time, the “ A&R CMA ”) and (ii) Borrower and Lender now desire to execute this Omnibus Amendment in order to amend the Original Loan Agreement (the Original Loan Agreement, as so amended by this Omnibus Amendment, the “ Amended Loan Agreement ”) and certain other Original Loan Documents set forth on Schedule I to this Omnibus Amendment (such other Original Loan Documents, as so amended by this Omnibus Amendment, collectively with the Amended Loan Agreement, the “ Amended Loan Documents ”);


NOW, THEREFORE , for good and valuable consideration, the receipt and sufficiency of which are acknowledged, the parties hereto hereby covenant, agree, represent and warrant as follows:

1. All capitalized terms used in this Omnibus Amendment but not defined herein shall have the meaning given to such terms in the Original Loan Agreement.

2. For all purposes of the Original Loan Agreement and the other Original Loan Documents, the Junior Mezzanine Loan shall be deemed to be paid in full as of the date hereof, and effective from and after the date hereof, each capitalized term set forth in any Original Loan Document that includes the words “Junior Mezzanine” (including, without limitation, the terms “Junior Mezzanine Borrower”, “Junior Mezzanine Debt”, “Junior Mezzanine Debt Service”, “Junior Mezzanine Debt Service Account”, “Junior Mezzanine Lender”, “Junior Mezzanine Loan”, “Junior Mezzanine Loan Agreement”, “Junior Mezzanine Loan Documents”, “Junior Mezzanine Note” and “Junior Mezzanine Reserve Account”), together with (i) the definition of each such capitalized term set forth in any Original Loan Document (including such terms as are set forth in Section 1.1 of the Original Loan Agreement) and (ii) all text contained in any Original Loan Document which, upon and as a result of the deletion of such capitalized term, is superfluous, shall be deemed in each instance to be deleted in their entirety and given no further force and effect.

3. The definitions of each of the following capitalized terms set forth in Section 1.1 of the Original Loan Agreement are hereby deleted in their entirety: “Mezzanine Borrower”, “Mezzanine Debt Service”, “Mezzanine Debt Service Account”, “Mezzanine Lender”, “Mezzanine Loan Documents”, “Mezzanine Reserve Accounts”, “Senior Mezzanine Loan” and “Senior Mezzanine Loan Agreement”.

4. Each capitalized term set forth in any Original Loan Document that includes the words “Senior Mezzanine” (including, without limitation, the terms “Senior Mezzanine Borrower”, “Senior Mezzanine Debt”, “Senior Mezzanine Debt Service”, “Senior Mezzanine Debt Service Account”, “Senior Mezzanine Lender”, “Senior Mezzanine Loan”, “Senior Mezzanine Loan Agreement”, “Senior Mezzanine Loan Documents”, “Senior Mezzanine Note” and “Senior Mezzanine Reserve Account”), are hereby amended in each instance to delete the word “Senior” therefrom.

5. The Original Loan Agreement is hereby further amended as follows:

(i) Each of the following definitions in Section 1.1 of the Original Loan Agreement is hereby deleted in its entirety and respectively replaced by the following:

“Closing Date Cash Management Agreement” shall mean that certain Amended and Restated Cash Management Agreement, dated as of September 1, 2010, by and among Borrower, Lender, Manager, Mezzanine Borrower, Mezzanine Lender and Agent.”

 

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““Eligible Account” shall mean 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 that has a Moody’s rating of at least “Baa3” and 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 $50,000,000.00 and subject to supervision or examination by federal and state authority, as applicable. An Eligible Account will not be evidenced by a certificate of deposit, passbook or other instrument.”

““Eligible Institution” shall mean either (a) a depository institution or trust company insured by the Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation, the short-term unsecured debt obligations or commercial paper of which are rated at least “A-1+” by S&P, “P-1” by Moody’s and “F-1+” by Fitch in the case of accounts in which funds are held for thirty (30) days or less (or, in the case of Letters of Credit and accounts in which funds are held for more than thirty (30) days, the long-term unsecured debt obligations of which are rated at least “AA-” by Fitch and S&P and “Aa3” by Moody’s), (b) JPMorgan, provided that the rating by S&P and the other Rating Agencies for JPMorgan’s short term unsecured debt obligations or commercial paper and long term unsecured debt obligations does not decrease below the ratings set forth in subclause (a)  hereof, or (c) KeyBank National Association, a national banking association, provided that the short-term unsecured debt obligations or commercial paper of the same are rated at least “A-2” by S&P, “P-1” by Moody’s and “F2” by Fitch in the case of accounts in which funds are held for thirty (30) days or less (or, in the case of Letters of Credit and accounts in which funds are held for more than thirty (30) days, the long-term unsecured debt obligations of the same are rated at least “BBB+” by Fitch and S&P and “A2” by Moody’s).”

““Mezzanine Loan” shall mean that certain loan made as of the Closing Date by Mezzanine Lender to Mezzanine Borrower in the original principal amount of Forty-Four Million Five Hundred Thousand and No/100 Dollars ($44,500,000.00) (as of September 1, 2010, the outstanding principal amount of the same is Eighty-Nine Million and No/100 Dollars ($89,000,000.00)), and evidenced by the Mezzanine Note and evidenced and secured by the other Mezzanine Loan Documents.

“Mezzanine Loan Agreement” shall mean that certain Mezzanine Loan Agreement, dated as of the Closing Date, between Mezzanine Borrower and Mezzanine Lender, as amended by that certain Omnibus Amendment to Mezzanine Loan Documents, dated as of September 1, 2010, between Mezzanine Lender and Mezzanine Borrower, and as the same may be further amended, restated, replaced, supplemented or otherwise modified from time to time.

““Rating Agency Confirmation” means, collectively, a written affirmation from each of the Rating Agencies that the credit rating of the Securities given by such Rating Agency of such Securities immediately prior to the occurrence of the event with respect to which such Rating Agency Confirmation is sought will not be qualified, downgraded or withdrawn as a result of the occurrence of such event, which affirmation may be granted or withheld in such Rating Agency’s sole and absolute discretion. In the event that, at any given time, no Rating Agency has elected to consider whether to grant or withhold such an affirmation, then the term

 

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Rating Agency Confirmation shall be deemed instead to require the written approval of Lender based on its good faith determination of whether the Rating Agencies would issue a Rating Agency Confirmation, provided that the foregoing shall be inapplicable in any case in which Lender has an independent approval right in respect of the matter at issue pursuant to the terms of this Agreement.”

(ii) Section 2.6.2(h) of the Original Loan Agreement is hereby deleted in its entirety and replaced by the following:

“(h) Borrower shall have delivered to Lender an opinion of a nationally-recognized tax counsel that the release of such Outparcel or Partial Release Parcel does not constitute a “significant modification” of the Mortgage Loan under Treasury Regulations Section 1.860G-2(b) nor cause a Securitization Vehicle to fail to qualify as a Grantor Trust, or cause a tax to be imposed on a Securitization Vehicle;”

(iii) Section 7.5.2 of the Original Loan Agreement is hereby deleted in its entirety and replaced by the following:

Release of Excess Cash Flow Reserve Fund . Any Excess Cash Flow Reserve Funds remaining on deposit in the Excess Cash Flow Reserve Account on a Cash Sweep Cure Date shall be paid (a) if a “Cash Sweep Period” (as defined in the Mezzanine Loan Agreement) is then continuing, to Mezzanine Lender to be held by Mezzanine Lender pursuant to the Mezzanine Loan Agreement for the same purposes as those described in this Section 7.5 or (b) if a “Cash Sweep Period” (as defined in the Mezzanine Loan Agreement) is not then continuing or if the Mezzanine Loan is not then outstanding, to Borrower. Any Excess Cash Flow Reserve Funds remaining on deposit in the Excess Cash Flow Reserve Account after the Debt has been paid in full shall be paid (1) to Mezzanine Lender to be held by Mezzanine Lender pursuant to the Mezzanine Loan Agreement for the same purposes as those described in this Section 7.5 or (2) if the Mezzanine Loan is not then outstanding, to Borrower.”

(iv) Schedule IV to the Original Loan Agreement is hereby deleted in its entirety and replaced by the replacement Schedule IV thereto attached to this Omnibus Amendment as Exhibit A .

6. From and after the date hereof, (i) all references in the Original Loan Agreement to “this Agreement”, “hereunder”, “hereof” or words of like import referring to the Original Loan Agreement shall mean the Amended Loan Agreement, (ii) all references in the other Original Loan Documents to the “Loan Agreement” shall mean the Amended Loan Agreement, (iii) all references in an Original Loan Document to “this Agreement”, “hereunder”, “hereof’ or words of like import referring to such Original Loan Agreement shall mean the corresponding Amended Loan Document or the A&R CMA, as applicable, (iv) all references in the Original Loan Documents to the “Loan Documents” shall mean the Amended Loan Documents and the A&R CMA, collectively (and any reference to any particular Loan Document or the Cash Management Agreement shall mean the corresponding Amended Loan Document or the A&R CMA, as the case may be) and (v) all terms in the Original Loan Documents which, by the terms thereof, have the meanings set forth in the “Loan Agreement” shall have the respective meanings set forth in the Amended Loan Agreement.

 

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7. All of the terms, covenants, and conditions contained in the Amended Loan Documents shall be and remain in full force and effect, except as specifically modified in this Omnibus Amendment, and are hereby ratified, reaffirmed and republished in their entirety by the parties hereto. It is expressly understood that the execution and delivery of this Omnibus Amendment and the A&R CMA do not and shall not (i) give rise to any defense, set-off, right of recoupment, claim or counterclaim with respect to any of Borrower’s, Guarantor’s or Manager’s obligations under the Original Loan Documents or the enforcement thereof, (ii) operate as a waiver of any of Lender’s rights, powers or privileges under the Original Loan Documents, or (iii) prejudice, limit or affect in any way any present or future rights, remedies, powers or benefits available to Lender under the Original Loan Documents or any other documents executed by Borrower, Guarantor or Manager for the benefit of Lender in connection with the Loan. In addition, the parties hereto expressly disclaim any intent to effect a novation or an extinguishment or discharge of any of the obligations pursuant to the Original Loan Documents or by any other document executed in connection therewith by reason of this Omnibus Amendment.

8. Each Borrower hereby represents, warrants and agrees that, as of the date hereof and after giving effect to this Omnibus Amendment, such Borrower has no defenses, set-offs, rights of recoupment, claims or counterclaims of any nature with respect to the Loan, the Original Loan Agreement or the Original Loan Documents, the Amended Loan Agreement or the Amended Loan Documents, or the enforcement thereof.

9. Each party hereto hereby represents and warrants that such party (a) is authorized to enter into this Omnibus Amendment and (b) has obtained all necessary consents, if any, needed to enter into this Omnibus Amendment.

10. Wherever possible, each provision of this Omnibus Amendment shall be interpreted in such manner as to be effective and valid under applicable law, but if any provision of this Omnibus Amendment shall be prohibited by or invalid under applicable law, such provision shall be ineffective to the extent of such prohibition or invalidity, without invalidating the remainder of such provision or the remaining provisions of this Omnibus Amendment.

11. Except as otherwise expressly modified hereby or amended and restated by the A&R CMA, each Original Loan Document shall remain in full force and effect without modification.

12. This Omnibus Amendment may be executed by one or more of the parties hereto on any number of separate counterparts, each of which shall be an original and all of which taken together shall constitute one and the same instrument. Delivery of an executed counterpart of a signature page of this Omnibus Amendment by telecopy or email shall be effective as delivery of a manually executed counterpart of this Omnibus Amendment.

13. This Omnibus Amendment shall inure to the benefit of and are binding upon Borrower and Lender, and their respective successors and permitted assigns.

 

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14. This Omnibus Amendment shall be governed in accordance with the terms and provisions of Section 10.3 of the Loan Agreement.

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IN WITNESS WHEREOF, the parties hereto have caused this Omnibus Amendment to be duly executed by their duly authorized representatives, all as of the day and year first above written.

 

BORROWER:

CENTRO NP NEW GARDEN SC OWNER,

LLC , a Delaware limited liability company

CENTRO NP CLARK, LLC, a Delaware limited

liability company

CENTRO NP HAMILTON PLAZA, a Delaware

limited liability company

OWNER, LLC, a Delaware limited liability

company

CENTRO NP HOLDINGS 11 SPE, LLC, a

Delaware limited liability company

CENTRO NP HOLDINGS 12 SPE, LLC, a

Delaware limited liability company

CENTRO NP ATLANTIC PLAZA, LLC, a

Delaware limited liability company

CENTRO NP 23RD STREET STATION

OWNER, LLC, a Delaware limited

liability company

CENTRO NP COCONUT CREEK OWNER,

LLC, a Delaware limited liability company

CENTRO NP SEMINOLE PLAZA OWNER,

LLC, a Delaware limited liability company

CENTRO NP VENTURA DOWNS OWNER,

LLC, a Delaware limited liability company

CENTRO NP AUGUSTA WEST PLAZA, LLC,

a Delaware limited liability company

CENTRO NP BANKS STATION, LLC, a

Delaware limited liability company

CENTRO NP LAUREL SQUARE OWNER,

LLC, a Delaware limited liability company

 


CENTRO NP MIDDLETOWN PLAZA

OWNER, LLC, a Delaware limited liability company

CENTRO NP MIRACLE MILE, LLC, a

Delaware limited liability company

CENTRO NP RIDGEVIEW, LLC, a Delaware

limited liability company

CENTRO NP SURREY SQUARE MALL, LLC,

a Delaware limited liability company

CENTRO NP COVINGTON GALLERY

OWNER, LLC, a Delaware limited liability company

CENTRO NP STONE MOUNTAIN, LLC, a

Delaware limited liability company

CENTRO NP GREENTREE SC, LLC, a

Delaware limited liability company

CENTRO NP HOLDINGS 10 SPE, LLC, a

Delaware limited liability company

 


HK NEW PLAN FESTIVAL CENTER (IL),

LLC, a Delaware limited liability company

By:   /s/ Steven Siegel
 

Name: Steven Siegel

as Executive Vice President of, and on behalf of, each of the 22 entities listed above

CENTRO NP ARBOR FAIRE OWNER, LP, a

Delaware limited partnership

  CENTRO NP ARBOR FAIRE GP, LLC, its
 

general partner

  By:   /s/ Steven Siegel
    Name:   Steven Siegel
    Title:   Executive Vice President


LENDER:

JPMORGAN CHASE BANK, N.A., a banking

association chartered under the laws of the

United States of America

By:   /s/ Michael A. Forastiere
  Name: Michael A. Forastiere
  Title:   Executive Director

 


ACKNOWLEDGED AND AGREED:
GUARANTOR:
CENTRO NP LLC,

a Maryland limited liability company

By:   /s/ Steven Siegel
  Name: Steven Siegel
  Title:   Executive Vice President
MANAGER:
CENTRO SUPER MANAGEMENT

JOINT VENTURE 2, LLC,

a Delaware limited liability company

By:   /s/ Steven Siegel
  Name: Steven Siegel
  Title:   Executive Vice President

 

Exhibit 10.14

LOAN AGREEMENT

Dated as of July 28, 2010

by and between

CENTRO NP ROOSEVELT MALL OWNER, LLC,

as Borrower

and

JPMORGAN CHASE BANK, N.A.,

as Lender


TABLE OF CONTENTS

 

         Page  

ARTICLE I — DEFINITIONS; PRINCIPLES OF CONSTRUCTION

     1   

Section 1.1         Definitions

     1   

Section 1.2         Principles of Construction

     31   

ARTICLE II — GENERAL TERMS

     31   

Section 2.1         Loan Commitment; Disbursement to Borrower

     31   

2.1.1

  Agreement to Lend and Borrow      31   

2.1.2

  Single Disbursement to Borrower      31   

2.1.3

  The Note, Mortgage and Loan Documents      31   

2.1.4

  Use of Proceeds      31   

Section 2.2         Interest Rate

     31   

2.2.1

  Interest Rate      31   

2.2.2

  Interest Calculation      31   

2.2.3

  Default Rate      31   

2.2.4

  Usury Savings      32   

Section 2.3         Loan Payment

     32   

2.3.1

  Monthly Debt Service Payments      32   

2.3.2

  Payments Generally      32   

2.3.3

  Payment on Maturity Date      32   

2.3.4

  Late Payment Charge      33   

2.3.5

  Method and Place of Payment      33   

Section 2.4         Prepayments

     33   

2.4.1

  Voluntary Prepayments      33   

2.4.2

  Mandatory Prepayments      34   

2.4.3

  Prepayments After Default      34   

Section 2.5         Intentionally Omitted

     34   

Section 2.6         Release of Property

     34   

2.6.1

  Intentionally Omitted      34   

2.6.2

  Releases of Partial Release Parcels      34   

2.6.3

  Release on Payment in Full      36   

2.6.4

  Intentionally Omitted      36   

2.6.5

  Assignments of Mortgage      36   

 

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Section 2.7         Lockbox Account/Cash Management

     36   

2.7.1

  Lockbox Account      36   

2.7.2

  Cash Management Account      38   

2.7.3

  Payments Received under the Cash Management Agreement      38   

ARTICLE III — CONDITIONS PRECEDENT

     39   

Section 3.1         Intentionally Omitted

     39   

ARTICLE IV — REPRESENTATIONS AND WARRANTIES

     39   

Section 4.1         Borrower Representations

     39   

4.1.1

  Organization      39   

4.1.2

  Proceedings      39   

4.1.3

  No Conflicts      39   

4.1.4

  Litigation      39   

4.1.5

  Agreements      40   

4.1.6

  Title      40   

4.1.7

  Solvency      40   

4.1.8

  Full and Accurate Disclosure      41   

4.1.9

  No Plan Assets      41   

4.1.10

  Compliance      41   

4.1.11

  Financial Information      41   

4.1.12

  Condemnation      42   

4.1.13

  Federal Reserve Regulations      42   

4.1.14

  Utilities and Public Access      42   

4.1.15

  Not a Foreign Person      42   

4.1.16

  Separate Lots      42   

4.1.17

  Assessments      42   

4.1.18

  Enforceability      43   

4.1.19

  No Prior Collateral Assignment      43   

4.1.20

  Insurance      43   

4.1.21

  Use of Property      43   

4.1.22

  Certificate of Occupancy; Licenses      43   

4.1.23

  Flood Zone      43   

4.1.24

  Physical Condition      43   

4.1.25

  Boundaries      44   

4.1.26

  Leases      44   

 

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4.1.27

  Survey      45   

4.1.28

  Principal Place of Business; State of Organization      45   

4.1.29

  Filing and Recording Taxes      45   

4.1.30

  Special Purpose Entity/Separateness      45   

4.1.31

  Management Agreement      46   

4.1.32

  Illegal Activity      46   

4.1.33

  No Change in Facts or Circumstances; Disclosure      46   

4.1.34

  Investment Company Act      46   

4.1.35

  Embargoed Person      46   

4.1.36

  Cash Management Account      46   

4.1.37

  Reciprocal Easement Agreement      47   

4.1.38

  Underwriting Representations      47   

4.1.39

  Equipment, Fixtures and Personal Property      48   

4.1.40

  Intentionally Omitted      48   

Section 4.2         Survival of Representations

     48   

ARTICLE V — BORROWER COVENANTS

     48   

Section 5.1         Affirmative Covenants

     48   

5.1.1

  Existence; Compliance with Legal Requirements      48   

5.1.2

  Taxes and Other Charges      49   

5.1.3

  Litigation      50   

5.1.4

  Access to Property      50   

5.1.5

  Notice of Default      50   

5.1.6

  Cooperate in Legal Proceedings      50   

5.1.7

  Perform Loan Documents      50   

5.1.8

  Award and Insurance Benefits      51   

5.1.9

  Further Assurances      51   

5.1.10

  Supplemental Mortgage Affidavits      51   

5.1.11

  Financial Reporting      51   

5.1.12

  Business and Operations      55   

5.1.13

  Title to the Property      55   

5.1.14

  Costs of Enforcement      55   

5.1.15

  Estoppel Statement      55   

5.1.16

  Loan Proceeds      56   

5.1.17

  Intentionally Omitted      56   

 

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5.1.18

  Confirmation of Representations      56   

5.1.19

  No Joint Assessment      56   

5.1.20

  Leasing Matters      56   

5.1.21

  Alterations      57   

5.1.22

  Operation of Property      59   

5.1.23

  Operations and Maintenance Program      59   

5.1.24

  Intentionally Omitted      59   

5.1.25

  Updated Appraisals      59   

5.1.26

  Principal Place of Business, State of Organization      60   

5.1.27

  Embargoed Person      60   

5.1.28

  Intentionally Omitted      60   

5.1.29

  Special Purpose Entity/Separateness      60   

Section 5.2         Negative Covenants

     61   

5.2.1

  Operation of Property      61   

5.2.2

  Liens; Utility and Other Easements      61   

5.2.3

  Dissolution; Amendment of Organizational Documents      62   

5.2.4

  Change in Business      62   

5.2.5

  Debt Cancellation      63   

5.2.6

  Zoning      63   

5.2.7

  No Joint Assessment      63   

5.2.8

  Principal Place of Business and Organization      63   

5.2.9

  ERISA      63   

5.2.10

  Transfers      64   

5.2.11

  Intentionally Omitted      68   

5.2.12

  REA      68   

5.2.13

  Intentionally Omitted      68   

5.2.14

  Leasing Matters      68   

5.2.15

  EIL Policy      69   

ARTICLE VI — INSURANCE; CASUALTY; CONDEMNATION

     69   

Section 6.1         Insurance

     69   

Section 6.2         Casualty

     73   

Section 6.3         Condemnation

     73   

Section 6.4         Restoration

     74   

 

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ARTICLE VII — RESERVE FUNDS

     78   

Section 7.1         Intentionally Omitted

     78   

Section 7.2         Tax and Insurance Reserve Funds

     78   

7.2.1

  Tax and Insurance Reserve Funds      78   

Section 7.3         Replacements and Replacement Reserve

     80   

7.3.1

  Replacement Reserve Fund      80   

7.3.2

  Disbursements from Replacement Reserve Account      80   

7.3.3

  Balance in the Replacement Reserve Account      82   

Section 7.4         Rollover Reserve Account

     82   

7.4.1

  Deposits to Rollover Reserve Funds      82   

7.4.2

  Withdrawal from Rollover Reserve Fund      82   

Section 7.5         Excess Cash Flow Reserve Fund

     83   

7.5.1

  Deposits to Excess Cash Flow Reserve Fund      83   

7.5.2

  Release of Excess Cash Flow Reserve Fund      83   

Section 7.6         Intentionally Omitted

     83   

Section 7.7         Letter of Credit

     83   

Section 7.8         Reserve Accounts Generally

     85   

ARTICLE VIII — DEFAULTS

     86   

Section 8.1         Event of Default

     86   

Section 8.2         Remedies

     88   

Section 8.3         Remedies Cumulative; Waivers

     89   

ARTICLE IX — SPECIAL PROVISIONS

     90   

Section 9.1         Securitization

     90   

9.1.1

  Sale of Notes and Securitization      90   

9.1.2

  Intentionally Omitted      93   

9.1.3

  Loan/Mezzanine Loans      93   

9.1.4

  Securitization Costs      94   

Section 9.2         Exculpation

     94   

Section 9.3         Matters Concerning Manager

     96   

Section 9.4         Servicer

     96   

ARTICLE X — MISCELLANEOUS

     97   

Section 10.1       Survival

     97   

Section 10.2       Lender’s Discretion

     97   

Section 10.3       Governing Law

     97   

Section 10.4       Modification, Waiver in Writing

     99   

Section 10.5       Delay Not a Waiver

     99   

 

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Section 10.6       Notices

     99   

Section 10.7       Trial by Jury

     100   

Section 10.8       Headings

     101   

Section 10.9       Severability

     101   

Section 10.10     Preferences

     101   

Section 10.11     Waiver of Notice

     101   

Section 10.12     Remedies of Borrower

     101   

Section 10.13     Expenses; Indemnity

     101   

Section 10.14     Schedules Incorporated

     103   

Section 10.15     Offsets, Counterclaims and Defenses

     103   

Section 10.16     No Joint Venture or Partnership; No Third Party Beneficiaries

     103   

Section 10.17     Publicity

     104   

Section 10.18     Waiver of Marshalling of Assets

     104   

Section 10.19     Waiver of Counterclaim

     104   

Section 10.20     Conflict; Construction of Documents; Reliance

     104   

Section 10.21     Brokers and Financial Advisors

     104   

Section 10.22     Prior Agreements

     105   

Section 10.23     Joint and Several Liability

     105   

Section 10.24     Certain Additional Rights of Lender (VCOC)

     105   

SCHEDULES AND EXHIBITS

 

Schedule I

      Reserved   

Schedule II

      Reserved   

Schedule III

      Organizational Chart of Borrower   

Schedule IV

      Reserved   

Schedule IV

      Reserved   

Schedule IV

      Reserved   

Schedule IV

      Reserved   

Schedule V

      Reserved   

Schedule VI

      Reserved   

Schedule VII

      Reserved   

 

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Schedule VIII

      Reserved   

Schedule IX

      Partial Release Parcels   

Schedule X

      Reserved   

Schedule XI

      Tenant Purchase Options and Rights   

Schedule XII

      Reserved   

Schedule XIII

      Preapproved Alterations   

Exhibit A

      Form of Subordination, Non-Disturbance and Attornment Agreement   

Exhibit B

      Form of Ross Lease   

 

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LOAN AGREEMENT

THIS LOAN AGREEMENT, dated as of July 28, 2010 (as amended, restated, replaced, supplemented or otherwise modified from time to time, this “Agreement” ), by and among JPMORGAN CHASE BANK, N.A., a banking association chartered under the laws of the United States of America, having an address at 383 Madison Avenue, New York, New York 10179 (together with its successors and assigns, “Lender” ) and CENTRO NP ROOSEVELT MALL OWNER, LLC, having its principal place of business at 420 Lexington Avenue, New York, New York 10170 ( “Borrower” ).

W I T N E S S E T H:

WHEREAS, Borrower desires to obtain the Loan (as hereinafter defined) from Lender; and

WHEREAS, Lender is willing to make the Loan to Borrower, subject to and in accordance with the terms of this Agreement and the other Loan Documents (as hereinafter defined).

NOW THEREFORE, in consideration of the making of the Loan by Lender and the covenants, agreements, representations and warranties set forth in this Agreement, the parties hereto hereby covenant, agree, represent and warrant as follows:

ARTICLE I — DEFINITIONS; PRINCIPLES OF CONSTRUCTION.

Section 1.1 Definitions . For all purposes of this Agreement, except as otherwise expressly required or unless the context clearly indicates a contrary intent:

“Accrual Period” shall mean the period commencing on and including the first (1st) day of each calendar month during the term of the Loan and ending on and including the final calendar day of such calendar month; provided , however , that the initial Accrual Period shall commence on and include the Closing Date and shall end on and include the final calendar day of the calendar month in which the Closing Date occurs.

“Additional Insolvency Opinion” shall have the meaning set forth in Section 4.1.30(d) hereof.

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

“Affiliated Manager” shall mean any Manager in which Borrower, SPE Constituent Entity, or Guarantor has, directly or indirectly, any legal, beneficial or economic interest.

“Agent” shall mean KeyBank National Association or any Replacement Agent.

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

 

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“Alterations” shall have the meaning set forth in Section 5.1.21(a) hereof.

“Alterations Deposit” shall have the meaning set forth in Section 5.1.21(b) hereof.

“Annual Budget” shall mean the operating budget for the Property, including all planned Capital Expenditures, prepared by Borrower in accordance with Section 5.1.11(e) hereof for the annual budgeting period.

“Approved Annual Budget” shall have the meaning set forth in Section 5.1.11(e) hereof.

“Assignment of Leases” shall mean that certain first priority Assignment of Leases and Rents, dated as of the Closing Date, from Borrower, as assignor, to Lender, as assignee, assigning to Lender all of Borrower’s interest in and to the Leases and Rents as security for the Loan, as the same may be amended, restated, replaced, supplemented or otherwise modified from time to time.

“Assignment of Management Agreement” shall mean that certain Assignment of Management Agreement and Subordination of Management Fees, dated as of the Closing Date, among Lender, Borrower and Manager, as manager, as the same may be amended, restated, replaced, supplemented or otherwise modified from time to time.

“Award” shall mean any compensation paid by any Governmental Authority in connection with a Condemnation with respect to all or any part of the Property.

“Bankruptcy Action” shall mean with respect to any Person (a) such Person filing a voluntary petition under the Bankruptcy Code; (b) the filing of an involuntary petition against such Person under the Bankruptcy Code, or soliciting or causing to be solicited petitioning creditors for any involuntary petition against such Person; (c) such Person filing an answer consenting to or otherwise acquiescing in or joining in any involuntary petition filed against it, by any other Person under the Bankruptcy Code, or soliciting or causing to be solicited petitioning creditors for any involuntary petition from any Person; (d) such Person consenting to or acquiescing in or joining in an application for the appointment of a custodian, receiver, trustee, or examiner for such Person or any portion of the Property; or (e) such Person making an assignment for the benefit of creditors, or admitting, in writing or in any legal proceeding, its insolvency or inability to pay its debts as they become due.

“Bankruptcy Code” shall mean 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, state or foreign bankruptcy or insolvency law.

“Big Four” shall mean any of the following accounting firms: (a) Deloitte & Touche LLP, (b) Ernst & Young LLP, (c) KPMG LLP and (d) PricewaterhouseCoopers LLP.

“Borrower” shall have the meaning set forth in the introductory paragraph hereto, together with Borrower’s successors and permitted assigns.

 

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“Business Day” shall mean any day other than a Saturday, Sunday or any other day on which any of the following are not open for business: (i) national banks in New York, New York, (ii) the New York Stock Exchange, (iii) the Federal Reserve Bank of New York or (iv)  provided that Borrower shall have received written notice thereof (which written notice, in the case of any the determination of any Payment Date or the date upon which any other payment hereunder is required to be made pursuant to Section 2.3.2 , shall have been delivered to Borrower not less than thirty (30) days prior to such date), (A) the principal place of business of the trustee under a Securitization (or, if no Securitization has occurred, the principal place of business of Lender), (B) the principal place of business of any Servicer or (C) the principal place of business of the Agent, the Lockbox Bank or the financial institution that maintains any Reserve Account.

“Capital Expenditures” shall mean, for any period, the amount expended for items capitalized under GAAP (including expenditures for building improvements or major repairs, leasing commissions and tenant improvements).

“Cash Management Account” shall have the meaning set forth in Section 2.7.2 hereof.

“Cash Management Agreement” shall mean the Closing Date Cash Management Agreement or any Replacement Cash Management Agreement, as applicable, in each case, as the same may be amended, restated, replaced, supplemented or otherwise modified from time to time.

“Cash Sweep Cure Date” shall mean the first date following the occurrence of a Cash Sweep Event on which no Event of Default or Bankruptcy Action of Borrower or Guarantor or DSCR Trigger Period is continuing, provided that, notwithstanding the foregoing, at such time as three (3) Cash Sweep Cures Dates shall have occurred from time to time during the term of the Loan, any Cash Sweep Period occurring thereafter shall continue until the Maturity Date and no subsequent Cash Sweep Cure Date shall be deemed to have occurred upon the satisfaction of the foregoing conditions or otherwise.

“Cash Sweep Event” shall mean the occurrence of: (a) an Event of Default; (b) any Bankruptcy Action of Borrower or Guarantor; or (c) a DSCR Trigger Event.

“Cash Sweep Period” shall mean the period commencing on the occurrence of a Cash Sweep Event and terminating on the Cash Sweep Cure Date.

“Casualty” shall have the meaning set forth in Section 6.2 hereof.

“Casualty/Condemnation Prepayment” shall have the meaning set forth in Section 6.4(e) hereof.

“Casualty Consultant” shall have the meaning set forth in Section 6.4(b)(iii) hereof.

“Casualty Retainage” shall have the meaning set forth in Section 6.4(b)(iv) hereof.

“Certificate Administrator” shall mean any certificate administrator, trustee, paying agent or other Person responsible for administering the Securities.

 

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“Certificate of Rent Roll” shall mean a Certificate of Rent Roll, dated as of the Closing Date, certifying and attaching a rent roll for the Property for the month in which the Closing Date occurs .

“Closing Date” shall mean the date of this Agreement.

“Closing Date Cash Management Agreement” shall mean that certain Cash Management Agreement, dated as of the Closing Date, by and among Borrower, Lender, Manager and Agent.

“Closing Date DSCR” shall mean 1.57:1.00.

“Closing Date Lockbox Agreement” shall mean that certain Lockbox — Deposit Account Control Agreement dated as of the Closing Date among Borrower, Lender, Manager and Lockbox Bank.

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

“Collective Group” shall have the meaning set forth in Section 10.23 hereof.

“Condemnation” shall mean a temporary or permanent taking by any Governmental Authority as the result or in lieu or in anticipation of the exercise of the right of condemnation or eminent domain, of all or any part of the Property, or any interest therein or right accruing thereto, including any right of access thereto or any change of grade affecting the Property or any part thereof.

“Condemnation Proceeds” shall have the meaning set forth in Section 6.4(b) hereof.

“Control” shall mean the possession, directly or indirectly, of the power to direct or cause the direction of management, policies or activities of a Person, whether through ownership of voting securities, by contract or otherwise. “Controlled” and “Controlling” shall have correlative meanings.

“Covered Disclosure Information” shall have the meaning set forth in Section 9.1.1(c) hereof.

Debt ” shall mean the outstanding principal amount set forth in, and evidenced by, this Agreement and the Note, together with all interest accrued and unpaid thereon (including any interest that would accrue on the outstanding principal amount of the Loan through and including the end of any applicable Accrual Period, even if such Accrual Period extends beyond any applicable Payment Date, prepayment date or the Maturity Date), any Yield Maintenance Premium and/or Yield Maintenance Default Premium that, in each case, becomes due pursuant to Section 2.4 hereof, and all other sums due to Lender in respect of the Loan under the Note, this Agreement, the Mortgage and the other Loan Documents.

 

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“Debt Service” shall mean, with respect to any particular period of time, the scheduled principal and interest payments due under this Agreement and the Note.

“Debt Service Coverage Ratio” shall mean a ratio for the period in question in which:

(a) the numerator is the Net Operating Income (excluding interest on credit accounts) for such period as set forth in the financial statements required hereunder; provided , however , that for the purposes of this definition Net Operating Income shall be determined using the annualized Rents set forth on the rent roll most recently delivered pursuant to Section 5.1.11(d) (as opposed to Rents for the applicable period), and

(b) the denominator is the Debt Service for such period.

“Default” shall mean the occurrence of any event hereunder or under any other Loan Document which, but for the giving of notice or passage of time, or both, would be an Event of Default.

“Default Rate” shall mean a rate per annum equal to the lesser of (a) the Maximum Legal Rate and (b) three percent (3%) above the Interest Rate.

“Disclosure Document(s)” shall mean any written materials used or provided to any prospective investors and/or Rating Agencies in connection with any public offering or private placement of Securities in a Securitization, including, without limitation, a prospectus, prospectus supplement, private placement memorandum, offering memorandum, offering circular, term sheet, road show presentation materials or other offering documents marketing materials or information provided to prospective investors, in each case in preliminary or final form and including any amendments, supplements, exhibits, annexes and other attachments thereto, used to offer Securities in connection with a Securitization and designated as a “Disclosure Document” by Lender in its sole and absolute discretion.

“DSCR Trigger Event” shall mean that, as of the date of determination, the Debt Service Coverage Ratio based on the trailing three (3) month period immediately preceding the date of such determination is less than 1.30 to 1.00.

“DSCR Trigger Event Cure” shall mean that the Debt Service Coverage Ratio, as determined as of the first day of each of six (6) consecutive months following the occurrence of the applicable DSCR Trigger Event, based on the trailing three (3) month period immediately preceding the date of each determination, shall be greater than 1.30 to 1.00.

“DSCR Trigger Period” shall mean the period from the date of the occurrence of a DSCR Trigger Event until the date that a DSCR Trigger Event Cure occurs in respect of such DSCR Trigger Event.

“EIL Policy” shall have the meaning set forth in Section 6.1(a)(x) hereof.

“Eligible Account” shall mean 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

 

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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 $50,000,000.00 and subject to supervision or examination by federal and state authority, as applicable. An Eligible Account will not be evidenced by a certificate of deposit, passbook or other instrument.

“Eligible Institution” shall mean either (a) a depository institution or trust company insured by the Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation, the short-term unsecured debt obligations or commercial paper of which are rated at least “A-1+” by S&P, “P-1” by Moody’s and “F-1+” by Fitch in the case of accounts in which funds are held for thirty (30) days or less (or, in the case of Letters of Credit and accounts in which funds are held for more than thirty (30) days, the long-term unsecured debt obligations of which are rated at least “AA-” by Fitch and S&P and “Aa3” by Moody’s), (b) JPMorgan, provided that the rating by S&P and the other Rating Agencies for JPMorgan’s short term unsecured debt obligations or commercial paper and long term unsecured debt obligations does not decrease below the ratings set forth in subclause (a)  hereof, or (c) KeyBank National Association, a national banking association, provided that the short-term unsecured debt obligations or commercial paper of the same are rated at least “A-2” by S&P, “P-2” by Moody’s and “F2” by Fitch in the case of accounts in which funds are held for thirty (30) days or less (or, in the case of Letters of Credit and accounts in which funds are held for more than thirty (30) days, the long-term unsecured debt obligations of the same are rated at least “BBB+” by Fitch and S&P and “A3” by Moody’s).

“Embargoed Person” shall mean any Person, entity or government subject to trade restrictions under U.S. law, including, but not limited to, The USA PATRIOT Act (including the anti-terrorism provisions thereof), the International Emergency Economic Powers Act, 50 U.S.C. §§ 1701, et seq., The Trading with the Enemy Act, 50 U.S.C. App. 1 et seq., and any Executive Orders or regulations promulgated thereunder including those related to Specially Designated Nationals and Specially Designated Global Terrorists, with the result that the investment in Borrower, any SPE Constituent Entity or Guarantor, as applicable (whether directly or indirectly), is prohibited by law or the Loan is in violation of law.

“Environmental Indemnity” shall mean that certain Environmental Indemnity Agreement, dated as of the Closing Date, executed by Borrower and Guarantor in connection with the Loan for the benefit of Lender, as the same may be amended, restated, replaced, supplemented or otherwise modified from time to time.

“Equipment” shall have the meaning set forth in the granting clause of the Mortgage.

“ERISA” shall mean the Employee Retirement Income Security Act of 1974, as amended from time to time, and the regulations promulgated and the rulings issued thereunder.

“Event of Default” shall have the meaning set forth in Section 8.1(a) hereof.

“Excess Cash Flow” shall have the meaning set forth in the Cash Management Agreement.

 

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“Excess Cash Flow Reserve Account” shall have the meaning set forth in Section 7.5.1 hereof.

“Excess Cash Flow Reserve Funds” shall have the meaning set forth in Section 7.5.1 hereof.

“Excess Net Proceeds” shall have the meaning set forth in Section 6.4(b)(vii) hereof.

“Exchange Act” shall have the meaning set forth in Section 9.1.1(1) hereof.

“Excluded Entity” shall mean Guarantor and any direct or indirect legal or beneficial owner (including, without limitation, any shareholder, partner, member and/or non-member manager) of Guarantor.

“Existing Management Agreement” shall mean that certain Exclusive Leasing and Management Agreement, dated as of the Closing Date, between Borrower and Existing Manager, pursuant to which Existing Manager is to provide management and other services with respect to the Property.

“Existing Manager” shall mean, collectively, Centro Super Management Joint Venture 2, LLC, a Delaware limited liability company.

“Extraordinary Expense” shall have the meaning set forth in Section 5.1.11(e) hereof

“Fiscal Year” shall mean each twelve (12) month period commencing on January 1 and ending on December 31 during each year of the term of the Loan.

“Fitch” shall mean Fitch, Inc.

“Fixtures” shall have the meaning set forth in the granting clause of the Mortgage.

“Force Majeure” shall mean any delay caused by reason of strike, lock-out or other labor trouble, governmental preemption of priorities or other controls in connection with a national or other public emergency or shortages of fuel, supplies or labor resulting therefrom or other similar causes beyond Borrower’s reasonable control.

“GAAP” shall mean generally accepted accounting principles in the United States of America as of the date of the applicable financial report.

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

“Grantor Trust” shall mean a grantor trust as defined in subpart E, part I of subchapter J of the Code.

 

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“Gross Income from Operations” shall mean, for any period, all income, derived from the ownership and operation of the Property from whatever source during such period, including, but not limited to, Rents, utility charges, escalations, forfeited security deposits, interest on credit accounts, service fees or charges, license fees, parking fees, rent concessions or credits, and other pass-through or reimbursements paid by Tenants under the Leases of any nature but excluding extraordinary non-recurring items of income, Rents from month-to-month Tenants (unless such Tenants have been in occupancy for at least one (1) year) or Tenants that are included in any Bankruptcy Action (unless such Tenants have affirmed their Lease), sales, use and occupancy or other taxes on receipts required to be accounted for by Borrower to any Governmental Authority, refunds and uncollectible accounts, sales of furniture, fixtures and equipment, Insurance Proceeds (other than business interruption or other loss of income insurance) and Condemnation Proceeds, and any disbursements to the Borrower from the Reserve Accounts.

“Guarantor” shall mean Centro NP LLC, a Maryland limited liability company.

“Guarantor Net Worth” shall mean, as of the date of determination, as to Guarantor or any Guarantor Successor, total stockholders’ equity in such Person (taking into account, among other things, all increases or decreases in tax liabilities and contingent liabilities as a result of the applicable consolidation or merger) of such Person, on a consolidated basis, as reasonably determined by Lender based upon the financial statements of such Person for the immediately preceding calendar quarter prepared in accordance with GAAP and audited by a “Big Four” accounting firm or other independent certified public accountant reasonably acceptable to Lender (but subject to any deemed approval pursuant to Section 5.2.10(g) hereof). For the avoidance of doubt, in determining the Guarantor Net Worth of any Guarantor Successor, such determination shall be pro forma based upon the financial statements of the Persons comprising such Guarantor Successor upon the consummation of the proposed transaction, in each case, prepared in accordance with GAAP and audited by a “Big Four” accounting firm or other independent certified public accountant reasonably acceptable to Lender.

“Guarantor Successor” shall mean any Person with which Guarantor or any prior Guarantor Successor is consolidated with, or into which Guarantor or such prior Guarantor Successor is merged (whether or not Guarantor or such prior Guarantor Successor is the surviving Person), in one or more related transactions that satisfy the requirements of a Permitted Guarantor Merger Transaction.

“Guaranty” shall mean that certain Guaranty Agreement, dated as of the Closing Date and executed and delivered by Guarantor in connection with the Loan to and for the benefit of Lender, as the same may be amended, restated, replaced, supplemented or otherwise modified from time to time.

“Improvements” shall have the meaning set forth in the granting clause of the Mortgage.

“Indebtedness” of a Person, at a particular date, means the sum (without duplication) at such date of (a) all indebtedness or liability of such Person (including, without limitation, amounts for borrowed money and indebtedness in the form of mezzanine debt and preferred equity); (b) obligations evidenced by bonds, debentures, notes, or other similar instruments; (c) obligations for the deferred purchase price of property or services (including trade obligations); (d) the face amount of the obligations under letters of credit; (e) obligations under acceptance facilities; (f) all guaranties, endorsements (other than for collection or deposit in the ordinary

 

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course of business) and other contingent obligations to purchase, to provide funds for payment, to supply funds, to invest in any Person or entity, or otherwise to assure a creditor against loss; and (g) obligations secured by any Liens, whether or not the obligations have been assumed, provided that “Indebtedness” described in this clause (g)  shall not include any Permitted Encumbrances.

“Indemnified Liabilities” shall have the meaning set forth in Section 10.13(b) hereof.

“Indemnified Parties” shall mean (a) Lender and any designee of Lender, (b) any Affiliate of Lender that has filed any registration statement relating to a Securitization or has acted as the sponsor or depositor in connection with such Securitization, (c) any Affiliate of Lender that acts as an underwriter, placement agent or initial purchaser of Securities issued in such Securitization, (d) any other co-underwriters, co-placement agents or co-initial purchasers of Securities issued in such Securitization, (e) each Person who controls (within the meaning of Section 15 of the Exchange Act) any Person described in any of the foregoing clauses, (f) any Person who is or will have been involved in the origination of the Loan, (g) any Person who is or will have been involved in the servicing of the Loan, (h) any Person in whose name the Lien created by the Mortgage is or will be recorded, (i) any Person who may hold or acquire or will have held a full or partial interest in the Loan (including, but not limited to, investors or prospective investors in the Securities, as well as custodians, trustees and other fiduciaries who hold or have held a full or partial interest in the Loan evidenced for the benefit of third parties), (j) any Person who holds or acquires or will have held a participation or other full or partial interest in the Loan, whether during the term of the Loan or as a part of or following a foreclosure of the Loan, (k) any successors by merger, consolidation or acquisition of all or a substantial portion of Lender’s assets and business and (1) the respective officers, directors, shareholders, partners, employees, agents, representatives, contractors, subcontractors, Affiliates, participants, successors and assigns of any Person described in any of the foregoing clauses.

“Indemnified Persons” shall have the meaning set forth in Section 9.1.1(c) hereof.

“Independent Director” or “Independent Manager” means a natural person who has prior experience as an independent director, independent manager or independent member with at least three (3) years of employment experience and who is provided by CT Corporation, Corporation Service Company, National Registered Agents, Inc., Wilmington Trust Company, Stewart Management Company, Lord Securities Corporation or, if none of those companies is then providing professional independent directors or independent managers, another nationally- recognized company reasonably approved by Lender that provides professional independent directors or independent managers and other corporate services in the ordinary course of its business and is not an Affiliate of Borrower or any SPE Constituent Entity, and which natural person is duly appointed as an Independent Director or Independent Manager, as applicable, and is not, and has never been, and will not while serving as an Independent Director or Independent Manager, as applicable, be, any of the following:

 

  (a)

a member, partner, equityholder, manager, director, officer or employee of Borrower, any SPE Constituent Entity or any of their respective Affiliates (other than as an Independent Director or Independent Manager of (i) Borrower or any SPE Constituent Entity or (ii) any Affiliate of Borrower that is not in the direct

 

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  chain of ownership of Borrower and that is required by a creditor to be a single purpose bankruptcy remote entity, provided that (A) such Independent Director or Independent Manager is employed by a company that routinely provides professional independent directors or managers in the ordinary course of its business) and (B) the fees that such Independent Director or Independent Manager earns from serving as an Independent Director or Independent Manager of Borrower, each SPE Constituent Entity and any Affiliate of Borrower in any given calendar year constitute, in the aggregate, less than five percent (5%) of the annual income of such Independent Director or Independent Manager for that calendar year;

 

  (b) a creditor, supplier or service provider (including provider of professional services) to Borrower, any SPE Constituent Entity, or any of their respective Affiliates (other than a nationally-recognized company that routinely provides professional independent directors or independent managers and other corporate services to Borrower, any SPE Constituent Entity or any of their respective Affiliates in the ordinary course of its business);

 

  (c) a family member of any Person referenced in the foregoing clause (a)  that is a natural person; or

 

  (d) a Person that Controls any Person referenced in any of the foregoing clauses (a) , (b)  or (c) .

“Insolvency Opinion” shall mean that certain non-consolidation opinion letter dated as of the Closing Date delivered by Edwards Angell Palmer & Dodge LLP in connection with the Loan.

“Insurance Premiums” shall have the meaning set forth in Section 6.1(b) hereof.

“Insurance Proceeds” shall have the meaning set forth in Section 6.4(b) hereof.

“Insurance Reserve Funds” shall have the meaning set forth in Section 7.2.1 hereof.

“Interest Rate” shall mean a rate of six and seventy-five hundredths percent (6.75%) per annum.

“JPMorgan” shall mean JPMorgan Chase Bank, N.A., a national banking association, and its successors and assigns.

“Land shall have the meaning set forth in the granting clause of the Mortgage.

“Lease” shall mean any lease, sublease or subsublease, letting, license, concession or other agreement (whether written or oral and whether now or hereafter in effect) pursuant to which any Tenant is granted a possessory interest in, or right to use or occupy all or any portion of any space in the Property by or on behalf of Borrower, and (a) every modification, amendment or other agreement relating to such lease, sublease, subsublease, or other agreement entered into in connection with such lease, sublease, subsublease, or other agreement, and (b) every guarantee of the performance and observance of the covenants, conditions and agreements to be performed and observed by the other party thereto.

 

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“Legal Requirements” shall mean all federal, state, county, municipal and other governmental statutes, laws, rules, orders, regulations, ordinances, judgments, decrees and injunctions of Governmental Authorities affecting the Property or any part thereof, or the construction, use, alteration or operation thereof, or any part thereof, whether now or hereafter enacted and in force, and all permits, licenses and authorizations and regulations relating thereto, and all covenants, agreements, restrictions and encumbrances contained in any instruments, either of record or known to Borrower, at any time in force affecting Borrower, the Property or any part thereof, including, without limitation, any which may (a) require repairs, modifications or Alterations in or to the Property or any part thereof, or (b) in any way limit the use and enjoyment thereof

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

“Letter of Credit” shall mean an irrevocable, unconditional, transferable, clean sight draft letter of credit having an initial term of not less than one (1) year, in favor of Lender and entitling Lender to draw thereon in New York, New York, based solely on a statement that Lender has the right to draw thereon executed by an officer or authorized signatory of Lender. A Letter of Credit must be issued by an Eligible Institution.

“Liabilities” shall have the meaning set forth in Section 9.1.1(c) hereof.

Licenses ” shall have the meaning set forth in Section 4.1.22 hereof.

Lien ” shall mean any mortgage, deed of trust, deed to secure debt, indemnity deed of trust, lien, pledge, hypothecation, assignment, security interest, or any other encumbrance, charge or transfer of, on or affecting Borrower, the Property, any portion thereof or any interest therein, including, without limitation, any conditional sale or other title retention agreement, any financing lease having substantially the same economic effect as any of the foregoing, the filing of any financing statement, and mechanic’s, materialmen’s and other similar liens and encumbrances.

“Loan” shall mean the loan made by Lender to Borrower pursuant to this Agreement and evidenced and secured by the Note and the other Loan Documents.

“Loan Documents” shall mean, collectively, this Agreement, the Note, the Mortgage, the Guaranty, the Assignment of Leases, the O&M Agreement, the Environmental Indemnity, the Assignment of Management Agreement, the Lockbox Agreement, the Cash Management Agreement and all other documents executed and/or delivered in connection with the Loan, as each of the same may be amended, restated, replaced, supplemented or otherwise modified from time to time.

“Lockbox Account” shall have the meaning set forth in Section 2.7.1 hereof.

“Lockbox Agreement” shall mean the Closing Date Lockbox Agreement or any Replacement Lockbox Agreement, as applicable, in each case, as the same may be amended, restated, replaced, supplemented or otherwise modified from time to time.

 

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“Lockbox Bank” shall mean KeyBank National Association or any Replacement Lockbox Bank.

“Macy’s Lease” shall mean that certain Lease dated March 30, 1962 between The May Department Stores Company and the applicable predecessor in interest to Borrower.

“Macy’s Parcel” shall mean the Partial Release Parcel demised by Borrower pursuant to the Macy’s Lease.

“Major Lease” shall mean any (a) Lease (i) covering more than thirty thousand (30,000) square feet at the Property or (ii) entered into by a Tenant that is a Tenant under another Lease at the Property or that is an Affiliate of any other Tenant under a Lease at the Property, if, pursuant to such Leases, such Tenant (or such Tenant and its Affiliate(s)) leases more than thirty thousand (30,000) square feet in the aggregate at the Property or (b) Lease under which the Tenant is an Affiliate of Borrower or Guarantor. Notwithstanding the foregoing, no Permitted Parcel Ground Lease shall constitute a Major Lease.

“Management Agreement” shall mean the Existing Management Agreement or, if the context requires, a Replacement Management Agreement pursuant to which a Qualified Manager is managing the Property in accordance with the terms and provisions of this Agreement.

“Manager” shall mean Existing Manager or, if the context requires, a Qualified Manager who is managing the Property in accordance with the terms and provisions of this Agreement pursuant to a Replacement Management Agreement.

“Material Action” shall mean any Bankruptcy Action or a voluntary dissolution of Borrower or an SPE Constituent Entity.

“Material Adverse Effect” shall mean in Lender’s reasonable judgment any event or condition that has a material adverse effect on (a) the use, operation, or value of the Property, (b) the business, profits, operations or financial condition of Borrower (including, without limitation, Net Operating Income), or (c) the ability of Borrower to repay the principal and interest of the Loan as it becomes due or to satisfy any of Borrower’s other obligations under the Loan Documents.

“Material Lease” shall mean any Lease or Leases (i) with a Tenant that is a nationally or regionally recognized retail chain (as reasonably determined by Lender) or (ii) pursuant to which such Tenant leases more than five thousand (5,000) square feet in the aggregate at the Property.

“Maturity Date” shall mean August 1, 2020, or such other date on which the final payment of principal of the Note becomes due and payable as therein or herein provided, whether at such stated maturity date, by declaration of acceleration, or otherwise.

“Maximum Legal Rate” shall mean the maximum nonusurious interest rate, if any, that at any time or from time to time may be contracted for, taken, reserved, charged or received on the indebtedness evidenced by the Note and as provided for herein or the other Loan Documents, under the laws of such state or states whose laws are held by any court of competent jurisdiction to govern the interest rate provisions of the Loan.

 

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“Mezzanine Loan” shall have the meaning set forth in Section 9.1.1(k) hereof.

“Minimum Disbursement Amount” shall mean Twenty-Five Thousand and No/100 Dollars ($25,000.00).

“Monthly Debt Service Payment Amount” shall mean a constant monthly payment of Three Hundred Thirty- Three Thousand One Hundred Eighty-Four and 84/100 Dollars ($333,184.84), as the same may be recalculated upon any prepayment of the Loan made pursuant to Section 2.4 hereof to reflect the principal amount of the Loan remaining outstanding after giving effect to such prepayment and the then-remaining amortization term of the Loan (the initial amortization term on the Closing Date being thirty (30) years).

“Moody’s” shall mean Moody’s Investors Service, Inc.

“Mortgage” shall mean that certain first-priority Mortgage, Assignment of Leases and Rents, Fixture Filing and Security Agreement, dated as of the Closing Date, executed and delivered by Borrower to Lender as security for the Loan and encumbering the Property, as the same may be amended, restated, replaced, supplemented or otherwise modified from time to time.

“Net Cash Flow” shall mean, for any period, the amount obtained by subtracting Operating Expenses and Capital Expenditures for such period from Gross Income from Operations for such period.

“Net Cash Flow Schedule” shall have the meaning set forth in Section 5.1.11(b) hereof.

“Net Operating Income” shall mean, for any period, the amount obtained by subtracting Operating Expenses for such period from Gross Income from Operations for such period.

“Net Proceeds” shall have the meaning set forth in Section 6.4(b) hereof.

“Net Proceeds Deficiency” shall have the meaning set forth in Section 6.4(b)(iv) hereof.

“Net Proceeds Prepayment” shall have the meaning set forth in Section 6.4(e) hereof.

“Non-Disturbance Agreement” shall have the meaning set forth in Section 5.1.20 hereof.

“Note” shall mean that certain Promissory Note of even date herewith in the principal amount of Fifty-One Million Three Hundred Seventy Thousand and No/100 Dollars ($51,370,000.00), made by Borrower in favor of Lender, as the same may be amended, restated, replaced, supplemented or otherwise modified from time to time.

“O&M Agreement” shall mean that certain Operations and Maintenance Agreement dated as of the Closing Date between Lender and Borrower, as the same may be amended, restated, replaced, supplemented or otherwise modified from time to time.

 

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“Officer’s Certificate” shall mean a certificate delivered to Lender by Borrower which is signed by an authorized officer of Borrower or the general partner or the managing member of Borrower, as applicable.

“Open Prepayment Date” shall mean February 1, 2020.

“Operating Expenses” shall mean, for any period, the total of all expenditures, of whatever kind during such period relating to the operation, maintenance and management of the Property that are incurred on a regular monthly or other periodic basis, including without limitation, ground rent, utilities, ordinary repairs and maintenance, insurance, license fees, property taxes and assessments, advertising expenses, assumed management fees in an amount equal to the greater of actual management fees or three and one-half percent (3.5%) of Gross Income from Operations, payroll and related taxes, computer processing charges, tenant improvements and leasing commissions, operational equipment or other lease payments, and other similar costs, but excluding depreciation, income taxes, Debt Service (including amortization, if any), Capital Expenditures and contributions to the Tax and Insurance Reserve Account, the Replacement Reserve Account, the Rollover Reserve Account and any other Reserve Accounts and any item of expense which would otherwise be considered an Operating Expense pursuant to this definition but is paid directly by any Tenant.

“Other Charges” shall mean 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 Property, now or hereafter levied or assessed or imposed against the Property or any part thereof.

“Other Obligations” shall have the meaning as respectively set forth in the Mortgage.

“Parcel Release Amount” shall mean, (i) with respect to the Macy’s Parcel, One Million Five Hundred Fifty Thousand and No/100 Dollars ($1,550,000.00), and (ii) with respect to each other Partial Release Parcel, the amount set forth on Schedule IX hereto for such Partial Release Parcel.

“Partial Release Parcel” shall mean each of (i) the Macy’s Parcel and (ii) each parcel of Land legally described or depicted on Schedule IX-B hereto.

“Payment Date” shall mean the first (1st) day of each calendar month during the term of the Loan, or if such day is not a Business Day, then the Business Day immediately preceding such day, commencing on September 1, 2010 and continuing to and including the Maturity Date.

“Permitted Debt” shall mean, collectively (a) the Note and the other obligations, indebtedness and liabilities specifically provided for in any Loan Document and secured by the Mortgage and the other Loan Documents and (b) trade payables incurred in the ordinary course of Borrower’s business, not secured by Liens on the Property (other than Liens being properly contested in accordance with the provisions of this Agreement), provided that such trade payables (i) do not exceed three percent (3%) of the original principal balance of the Loan, (ii) are normal and reasonable under the circumstances, (iii) are payable by or on behalf of Borrower for or in respect of the operation of the Property in the ordinary course of the operation of Borrower’s business or the routine administration of such Borrower’s business, (iv) are paid

 

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within sixty (60) days following the date on which such amount is incurred, and (v) are not evidenced by a note. Nothing contained herein shall be deemed to require Borrower to pay any trade payable, so long as Borrower is in good faith at its own expense, and by proper legal proceedings, diligently contesting the validity, amount or application thereof, provided that in each case, at the time of the commencement of any such action or proceeding, and during the pendency of such action or proceeding (x) no Event of Default shall exist and be continuing hereunder, (y) neither the Property nor any part thereof or interest therein will be in material danger of being sold, forfeited, or lost, (z) Borrower shall furnish such security as may be required in the proceeding, or as may be reasonably requested by Lender, to insure the payment any amounts contested, together with all interest and penalties thereon, and (d) such contest operates to suspend collection or enforcement, as the case may be, of the contested amount.

“Permitted Encumbrances” shall mean, collectively, (a) the Liens and security interests created by the Loan Documents, (b) all Liens, encumbrances and other matters disclosed in the Title Insurance Policy, (c) Liens, if any, for Taxes imposed by any Governmental Authority not yet due or delinquent or contested in accordance with the terms hereof, (d) such other title and survey exceptions as Lender has approved or may approve in writing in Lender’s sole discretion, (e) all immaterial easements, rights-of-way, restrictions and other similar non-monetary encumbrances recorded against and affecting the Property and that do not materially and adversely affect (i) the ability of Borrower to pay any of its obligations to any Person as and when due, (ii) the marketability of title to the Property, (iii) the fair market value of the Property, or (iv) the use or operation of the Property, and (f) rights of Tenants, as Tenants only.

“Permitted Equipment Transfer” shall mean the Transfer by Borrower of Equipment, Fixtures and/or Personal Property that is either being replaced or that is no longer necessary in connection with the operation of the Property, provided that such Transfer will not (i) materially adversely affect the value of the Property, (ii) impair the utility of the Property or (iii) result in a reduction or abatement of, or right of offset against, the Rents under any Lease.

“Permitted Guarantor Merger Transaction” shall mean any consolidation or merger of Guarantor or any prior Guarantor Successor with or into any other Person (whether or not Guarantor or such prior Guarantor Successor is the surviving Person), provided that (i) immediately after giving effect to such transaction, (A) no Event of Default exists and (B) the Guarantor Net Worth shall not be less than the Guarantor Net Worth as of the last fiscal quarter of Guarantor or such prior Guarantor Successor, and, (ii) either (1) Guarantor or such prior Guarantor Successor, as applicable, is the surviving Person in any such transaction (in which case such Guarantor or such prior Guarantor Successor shall ratify in writing the Guaranty and the Environmental Indemnity)or (2) in the case of any transaction in which the Person formed by or surviving such transaction is other than the Guarantor or such prior Guarantor Successor, as applicable, such surviving Person executes a guaranty in favor of Lender in the form of the Guaranty and an environmental indemnity agreement in favor of Lender in the form of the Environmental Indemnity and otherwise assumes all the obligations of Guarantor or such prior Guarantor Successor, as applicable, under the Loan Documents (including without limitation the obligation to continue to maintain the EIL Policy in accordance with Section 6.1(a) hereof) both prospectively and retrospectively (and, upon the execution and delivery thereof, the Guaranty shall be terminated and Guarantor or such prior Guarantor Successor, as applicable, shall be released from all obligations under the other Loan Documents (and Lender shall execute any

 

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documentation reasonably requested by Borrower, and prepared by Borrower at Borrower’s sole cost and expense (including without limitation Lender’s reasonable legal fees and expenses), in order to evidence the same)), and (D) Borrower shall not have replaced Manager within the six (6) week period prior to such consolidation or merger.

“Permitted Investments” shall mean any one or more of the following obligations or securities acquired at a purchase price of not greater than par, including those issued by Servicer, or any Certificate Administrator under any Securitization or any of their respective Affiliates, payable on demand or having a maturity date not later than the Business Day immediately prior to the first Payment Date following the date of acquiring such investment and meeting one of the appropriate standards set forth below:

(i) obligations of, or obligations fully guaranteed as to timely payment of principal and interest by, the United States or any agency or instrumentality thereof provided such obligations are backed by the full faith and credit of the United States of America including, without limitation, obligations of: the U.S. Treasury (all direct or fully guaranteed obligations), the Farmers Home Administration (certificates of beneficial ownership), the General Services Administration (participation certificates), the U.S. Maritime Administration (guaranteed Title XI financing), the Small Business Administration (guaranteed participation certificates and guaranteed pool certificates), the U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development (local authority bonds) and the Washington Metropolitan Area Transit Authority (guaranteed transit bonds); provided , however , that the investments described in this clause must (A) have a predetermined fixed dollar of principal due at maturity that cannot vary or change, (B) if rated by S&P, must not have an “r” highlighter affixed to their rating, (C) if such investments have a variable rate of interest, such interest rate must be tied to a single interest rate index plus a fixed spread (if any) and must move proportionately with that index, and (D) such investments must not be subject to liquidation prior to their maturity;

(ii) obligations of the following United States government sponsored agencies: Federal Home Loan Mortgage Corp. (debt obligations), the Federal National Mortgage Association (debt obligations); provided , however , that the investments described in this clause must (A) have a predetermined fixed dollar of principal due at maturity that cannot vary or change, (B) if rated by S&P, must not have an “r” highlighter affixed to their rating, (C) if such investments have a variable rate of interest, such interest rate must be tied to a single interest rate index plus a fixed spread (if any) and must move proportionately with that index, and (D) such investments must not be subject to liquidation prior to their maturity;

(iii) unsecured certificates of deposit, time deposits, bankers’ acceptances and repurchase agreements or obligations with maturities of not more than 365 days issued or held by any depository institution or trust company incorporated or organized under the laws of the United States of America or any state thereof and subject to supervision and examination by federal or state banking authorities, so long as the commercial paper or other short term obligations of which at all times are rated in the highest short term rating category by each Rating Agency (or, if not rated by all Rating Agencies, rated by at least one Rating Agency in the highest short term rating category and otherwise acceptable to

 

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each other Rating Agency, as confirmed in writing that such investment would not, in and of itself, result in a downgrade, qualification or withdrawal of the initial, or, if higher, then-current ratings assigned to the Securities); provided , however , that the investments described in this clause must (A) have a predetermined fixed dollar of principal due at maturity that cannot vary or change, (B) if rated by S&P, must not have an “r” highlighter affixed to their rating, (C) if such investments have a variable rate of interest, such interest rate must be tied to a single interest rate index plus a fixed spread (if any) and must move proportionately with that index, and (D) such investments must not be subject to liquidation prior to their maturity;

(iv) fully Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation-insured demand and time deposits in, or certificates of deposit of, or bankers’ acceptances issued by, any bank or trust company, savings and loan association or savings bank, the short term obligations of which at all times are rated in the highest short term rating category by each Rating Agency (or, if not rated by all Rating Agencies, rated by at least one Rating Agency in the highest short term rating category and otherwise acceptable to each other Rating Agency, as confirmed in writing that such investment would not, in and of itself, result in a downgrade, qualification or withdrawal of the initial, or, if higher, then-current ratings assigned to the Securities); provided , however , that the investments described in this clause must (A) have a predetermined fixed dollar of principal due at maturity that cannot vary or change, (B) if rated by S&P, must not have an “r” highlighter affixed to their rating, (C) if such investments have a variable rate of interest, such interest rate must be tied to a single interest rate index plus a fixed spread (if any) and must move proportionately with that index, and (D) such investments must not be subject to liquidation prior to their maturity;

(v) debt obligations bearing interest or sold at a discount issued by any corporation incorporated under the laws of the United States of America or any state thereof with maturities of not more than 365 days from the date of acquisition and at all times rated by each Rating Agency (or, if not rated by all Rating Agencies, rated by at least one Rating Agency and otherwise acceptable to each other Rating Agency, as confirmed in writing that such investment would not, in and of itself, result in a downgrade, qualification or withdrawal of the initial, or, if higher, then-current ratings assigned to the Securities) in its highest rating category; provided , however , that securities issued by any particular corporation will not be Permitted Investments to the extent that investment therein will cause the then-outstanding principal amount of the securities issued by such corporation and held in the accounts established hereunder to exceed ten percent (10%) of the sum of the aggregate principal balance and the aggregate principal amount of all Permitted Investments in such account; provided , further , that the investments described in this clause must (A) have a predetermined fixed dollar of principal due at maturity that cannot vary or change, (B) if rated by S&P, must not have an “r” highlighter affixed to their rating, (C) if such investments have a variable rate of interest, such interest rate must be tied to a single interest rate index plus a fixed spread (if any) and must move proportionately with that index, and (D) such investments must not be subject to liquidation prior to their maturity;

 

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(vi) commercial paper (including both non-interest-bearing discount obligations and interest-bearing obligations) of any corporation or other entity organized under the laws of the United States of America or any state thereof payable on demand or on a specified date maturing not more than one year after the date of acquisition thereof) and that at all times is rated by each Rating Agency (or, if not rated by all Rating Agencies, rated by at least one Rating Agency and otherwise acceptable to each other Rating Agency, as confirmed in writing that such investment would not, in and of itself, result in a downgrade, qualification or withdrawal of the initial, or, if higher, then-current ratings assigned to the Securities) in its highest rating category; provided, however, that the investments described in this clause must (A) have a predetermined fixed dollar of principal due at maturity that cannot vary or change, (B) if rated by S&P, must not have an “r” highlighter affixed to their rating, (C) if such investments have a variable rate of interest, such interest rate must be tied to a single interest rate index plus a fixed spread (if any) and must move proportionately with that index, and (D) such investments must not be subject to liquidation prior to their maturity;

(vii) units of taxable money market funds, which funds are regulated investment companies, seek to maintain a constant net asset value per share and invest solely in obligations backed by the full faith and credit of the United States, which funds have the highest rating available from each Rating Agency (or, if not rated by all Rating Agencies, rated by at least one Rating Agency and otherwise acceptable to each other Rating Agency, as confirmed in writing that such investment would not, in and of itself, result in a downgrade, qualification or withdrawal of the initial, or, if higher, then current ratings assigned to the Securities) for money market funds; and

(viii) any other demand, money market or time deposit, security, obligation or investment which has been approved as a Permitted Investment in writing by (A) Lender and (B) as to which Borrower has obtained a Rating Agency Confirmation;

provided , however , that no obligation or security shall be a Permitted Investment if (A) such obligation or security evidences a right to receive only interest payments, (B) the right to receive principal and interest payments on such obligation or security are derived from an underlying investment that provides a yield to maturity in excess of one hundred twenty percent (120%) of the yield to maturity at par of such underlying investment, or (C) such instrument may be redeemed at a price below the purchase price. Permitted Investments that are subject to prepayment or call may not be purchased at a price in excess of par.

“Permitted Parcel Ground Lease” shall mean any Lease entered into after the Closing Date that constitutes a ground lease pursuant to which premises located wholly within a Partial Release Parcel are demised to a Person that is not an Affiliate of Borrower and which does not obligate Borrower as ground lessor to pay the costs of, or reimburse the applicable ground lessee for the costs of, or perform any Alterations, the aggregate cost of which exceeds the Threshold Amount.

“Permitted Transfer” shall mean any of the following: (a) any transfer, directly as a result of the death of a natural person, of stock, membership interests, partnership interests or other ownership interests previously held by the decedent in question to the Person or Persons

 

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lawfully entitled thereto, (b) any transfer, directly as a result of the legal incapacity of a natural person, of stock, membership interests, partnership interests or other ownership interests previously held by such natural person to the Person or Persons lawfully entitled thereto, (c) any Transfer of any interest in an Affiliated Manager if, following such Transfer, such Affiliated Manager shall be under common Control with Guarantor, (d) any Transfer permitted without the consent of Lender pursuant to the provisions of Section 5.2.2(b) , Section 5.2.10(d) or Section 5.2.10(g) , (e) any Lease of space in any of the Improvements to Tenants in accordance with the provisions of Section 5.1.20 , (f) any Permitted Equipment Transfer, (g) Permitted Encumbrances and (h) any pledge (or any Transfer occurring upon the foreclosure of the same or delivery of an assignment in lieu of foreclosure in respect of the same) of the direct and/or indirect ownership interests in Borrower and/or any SPE Constituent Entity pursuant to any documents evidencing a Mezzanine Loan.

“Permitted YM Prepayment Date” shall mean September 1, 2012.

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

“Personal Property” shall have the meaning set forth in the applicable granting clause of the Mortgage.

“Policies” shall have the meaning set forth in Section 6.1(b) hereof. “Policy” shall have the meaning set forth in Section 6.1(b) hereof.

“Preapproved Alterations” shall mean, subject to the execution and delivery of the Ross Lease by Borrower and the making of the Ross Alterations Deposit, the Alterations provided for in the Ross Lease and more particularly described on Schedule XIII .

“Prepayment Rate” shall mean the bond equivalent yield (in the secondary market) on the United States Treasury Security that, as of the Prepayment Rate Determination Date, has a remaining term to maturity closest to, but not exceeding, the term from the Prepayment Rate Determination Date to the Open Prepayment Date as most recently published in “Statistical Release H.15 (519), Selected Interest Rates,” or any successor publication published by the Board of Governors of the Federal Reserve System, or if such publication becomes unavailable, on the basis of such other publication or statistical guide as Lender may reasonably select.

“Prepayment Rate Determination Date” shall mean the date which is five (5) Business Days prior to the date that such prepayment shall be applied in accordance with the terms and provisions of Section 2.4.1 hereof.

“Property” shall mean each parcel of land, the Improvements thereon and all personal property owned by Borrower and encumbered by the Mortgage, together with all rights pertaining to such property and Improvements, as more particularly described in the granting clause of the Mortgage and referred to therein as the “Property”.

 

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“Provided Information” shall mean any and all financial and other information (including any updates thereto) provided at any time by, or on behalf of, Borrower, any SPE Constituent Entity, Guarantor and/or Manager.

“Qualified Manager” shall mean (a) Existing Manager, (b) any Person that is under common Control with Existing Manager or Guarantor and/or (c) is a reputable Person that (i) has at least five (5) years’ experience in the management of commercial retail properties with similar size, scope, class, use and value as the Property, (ii) has, for at least five (5) years prior to its engagement as property manager, managed at least ten (10) properties similar in size, scope, class, use and value as the Property which comprise in the aggregate at least one million (1,000,000) leasable square feet of retail shopping centers, and (iii) is not the subject of a Bankruptcy Action, provided , that, if required by Lender following a Securitization, Borrower shall have obtained (i) in the case of the foregoing subclause (c) , a Rating Agency Confirmation in respect of the management of the Property by such Person (and in which event Lender shall be deemed to have consented to such management organization) and (ii) in the case of the foregoing subclause (b)  and subclause (c) , if such Person is an Affiliate of Borrower, an Additional Insolvency Opinion.

“Rating Agencies” shall mean each of S&P, Moody’s, Fitch, and Realpoint or any other nationally recognized statistical rating organization that has been approved by Lender, or that has been engaged by or on behalf of Lender or its designee to rate the Loan to assign a rating to the Loan or the Securities.

“Rating Agency Confirmation” means, collectively, a written affirmation from each of the Rating Agencies that the credit rating of the Securities given by such Rating Agency of such Securities immediately prior to the occurrence of the event with respect to which such Rating Agency Confirmation is sought will not be qualified, downgraded or withdrawn as a result of the occurrence of such event, which affirmation may be granted or withheld in such Rating Agency’s sole and absolute discretion. In the event that, at any given time, any Rating Agency elects not to consider whether to grant or withhold such an affirmation, then the term Rating Agency Confirmation shall be deemed instead to require the written approval of Lender based on its good faith determination of whether the Rating Agencies would issue a Rating Agency Confirmation, provided that the foregoing shall be inapplicable in any case in which Lender has an independent approval right in respect of the matter at issue pursuant to the terms of this Agreement .

“REA” or “Reciprocal Easement Agreement” shall mean any reciprocal easement agreement or similar agreement affecting the Property or portion thereof.

“Realpoint” shall mean Realpoint, LLC, a Pennsylvania limited liability company.

“Related Entities” shall have the meaning set forth in Section 5.2.10(e)(v) hereof.

“REMIC Trust” shall mean a “real estate mortgage investment conduit” (within the meaning of Section 860D of the Code) that holds the Note or a portion thereof.

 

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“Rents” shall mean, all rents (including, without limitation, percentage rents), rent equivalents, moneys payable as damages or in lieu of rent or rent equivalents, any fees, payments or other compensation from any Tenant relating to or in exchange for the termination of such Tenant’s Lease, royalties (including, without limitation, all oil and gas or other mineral royalties and bonuses), income, receivables, receipts, revenues, deposits (including, without limitation, security, utility and other deposits), accounts, cash, issues, profits, charges for services rendered, all other amounts payable as rent under any Lease or other agreement relating to the Property, including, without limitation, charges for electricity, oil, gas, water, steam, heat, ventilation, air-conditioning and any other energy, telecommunication, telephone, utility or similar items or time use charges, HVAC equipment charges, sprinkler charges, escalation charges, license fees, maintenance fees, charges for Taxes, operating expenses or other reimbursables payable to Borrower (or to Manager for the account of Borrower) under any Lease, and other consideration of whatever form or nature received by or paid to or for the account of or benefit of Borrower or its agents or employees from any and all sources arising from or attributable to the Property, and proceeds, if any, from business interruption or other loss of income or rental insurance.

“Replacement Agent” shall mean any successor to KeyBank National Association that is an Eligible Institution and either (a) assumes the obligations of the Agent being replaced under the then-existing Cash Management Agreement or (b) executes and delivers a Replacement Cash Management Agreement, in each case, acting in such Person’s capacity as Agent under the Replacement Cash Management Agreement.

“Replacement Cash Management Agreement” shall mean any cash management agreement entered into by and among Borrower, Lender, Manager and a Replacement Agent, provided that such cash management agreement is in form and substance substantially similar to the Closing Date Cash Management Agreement or is otherwise in form and substance reasonably acceptable to Lender.

“Replacement Lockbox Bank” shall mean any successor to KeyBank National Association that is an Eligible Institution which maintains and holds the Lockbox Account and either (a) assumes the obligations of the Agent being replaced under the then-existing Lockbox Agreement or (b) executes and delivers a Replacement Lockbox Agreement, in each case, acting in such Person’s capacity as Agent under the Replacement Cash Management Agreement.

“Replacement Lockbox Agreement” shall mean any lockbox agreement entered into by and among Borrower, Manager, Lender and a Replacement Agent, provided that such lockbox agreement is in form and substance substantially similar to the Closing Date Lockbox Agreement or is otherwise in form and substance reasonably acceptable to Lender.

“Replacement Management Agreement” shall mean, 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 reasonably acceptable to Lender in form and substance, provided , with respect to this subclause (ii) , Lender, at its option, after a Securitization, may require that Borrower obtain a Rating Agency Confirmation in respect of such management agreement and (b) an assignment of management agreement and subordination of management fees substantially in the form then used by Lender (or of such other form and substance reasonably acceptable to Lender), executed and delivered to Lender by Borrower and such Qualified Manager at Borrower’s expense.

 

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“Replacement Reserve Account” shall have the meaning set forth in Section 7.3.1 hereof.

“Replacement Reserve Cap” shall mean an amount equal to One Hundred Six Thousand Two Hundred Fifty and No/100 Dollars ($106,250.00).

“Replacement Reserve Funds” shall have the meaning set forth in Section 7.3.1 hereof.

“Replacement Reserve Monthly Deposit” shall mean an amount equal to Four Thousand Four Hundred Twenty-Seven and 8/100 Dollars ($4,427.08).

“Replacements” shall have the meaning set forth in Section 7.3.1 hereof.

“Reserve Accounts” shall mean, collectively, the Tax and Insurance Reserve Account, the Replacement Reserve Account, the Rollover Reserve Account, the Excess Cash Flow Reserve Account and any other escrow account established pursuant to the Loan Documents.

“Reserve Funds” shall mean, collectively, the Tax Reserve Funds, the Insurance Reserve Funds, the Replacement Reserve Funds, the Rollover Reserve Funds, the Excess Cash Flow Reserve Funds and any funds deposited into any other Reserve Account.

“Reserve Threshold” shall mean Two Hundred Fifty Thousand and No/100 Dollars ($250,000.00).

“Reserved Other Charges” shall mean all Other Charges which are or may become a Lien prior to, or of equal priority with, the Liens created by the Loan Documents.

“Restoration” shall mean the repair and restoration of the Property after a Casualty or Condemnation as nearly as possible to the condition the Property was in immediately prior to such Casualty or Condemnation, with such Alterations as may be reasonably approved by Lender.

“Restricted Party” shall mean collectively, (a) Borrower, each SPE Constituent Entity and any Affiliated Manager and (b) any direct or indirect legal or beneficial owner (including, without limitation, any shareholder, partner, member and/or non-member manager) of Borrower, any SPE Constituent Entity or any Affiliated Manager, provided that no Excluded Entity shall be a Restricted Party. For the avoidance of doubt in respect of the foregoing subclause (b) , notwithstanding anything in this Agreement to the contrary, no notice to or consent of Lender shall be required in connection with the consummation of any Sale or Pledge of a direct or indirect interest in any Excluded Entity.

“Rollover Reserve Account” shall have the meaning set forth in Section 7.4.1 hereof.

“Rollover Reserve Cap” shall mean an amount equal to Seven Hundred Fifty Thousand and No/100 Dollars ($750,000.00).

“Rollover Reserve Funds” shall have the meaning set forth in Section 7.4.1 hereof.

 

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“Rollover Reserve Monthly Deposit” shall mean an amount equal to Twenty Thousand Eight Hundred Thirty-Three and 33/100 Dollars ($20,833.33).

“Ross” shall mean Ross Dress for Less, Inc., a Virginia corporation.

“Ross Alterations Deposit” have the meaning set forth in Section 7.4.1 hereof.

“Ross Lease” shall mean a Lease on substantially the same form as attached hereto as Exhibit B with Ross, which Borrower intends to enter into after the Closing Date.

“S&P” shall mean Standard & Poor’s Ratings Group, a division of the McGraw-Hill Companies.

“Sale or Pledge” shall mean a voluntary or involuntary sale, conveyance, assignment, transfer, encumbrance, pledge, grant of option to purchase or other transfer or disposal of a legal or beneficial interest, whether direct or indirect.

“Securities” shall have the meaning set forth in Section 9.1 hereof.

“Securitization” shall have the meaning set forth in Section 9.1.1 hereof.

“Securitization Vehicle” shall mean the issuer of Certificates in a Securitization.

“Servicer” shall have the meaning set forth in Section 9.4 hereof.

“Servicing Agreement” shall have the meaning set forth in Section 9.4 hereof.

“Severed Loan Documents” shall have the meaning set forth in Section 8.2(c) hereof.

“SPE Constituent Entity” shall mean the Special Purpose Entity that is the general partner of Borrower, if Borrower is a limited partnership, or the managing member of Borrower, if Borrower is a multi-member limited liability company.

“Special Purpose Entity” shall mean a corporation, limited partnership or limited liability company that, since the date of its formation and at all times on and after the date thereof, has complied with and shall at all times comply with the following requirements:

(i) is and shall be organized solely for the purpose of (A) in the case of Borrower, acquiring, developing, owning, holding, selling, leasing, transferring, exchanging, managing and operating the Property, entering into and performing its obligations under the Loan Documents with Lender, refinancing the Property in connection with a permitted repayment of the Loan, and transacting any lawful business that is incident, necessary and appropriate to accomplish the foregoing; or (B) in the case of an SPE Constituent Entity, acting as a general partner of the limited partnership that owns the Property or as member of the limited liability company that owns the Property and transacting lawful business that is incident, necessary and appropriate to accomplish the foregoing;

 

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(ii) has not engaged and shall not engage in any business unrelated to (A) the acquisition, development, ownership, management, leasing or operation of the Property or (B) in the case of an SPE Constituent Entity, acting as general partner of the limited partnership that owns the Property or acting as a member of the limited liability company that owns the Property, as applicable;

(iii) has not owned and shall not own any real property other than, in the case of Borrower, the Property;

(iv) does not have, shall not have and at no time had any assets other than (A) in the case of Borrower, the Property and personal property necessary or incidental to its ownership and operation of the Property or (B) in the case of an SPE Constituent Entity, its partnership interest in the limited partnership or the member interest in the limited liability company that owns the Property and personal property necessary or incidental to its ownership of such interests;

(v) has not engaged in, sought, consented or permitted to and shall not engage in, seek, consent to or permit (A) any dissolution, winding up, liquidation, consolidation or merger, (B) any sale or other transfer of all or substantially all of its assets or any sale of assets outside the ordinary course of its business, except as permitted by the Loan Documents, or (C) in the case of an SPE Constituent Entity, any transfer of its partnership interest or member interest in Borrower;

(vi) shall not cause, consent to or permit any amendment of its limited partnership agreement, articles of incorporation, articles of organization, certificate of formation, operating agreement or other formation document or organizational document (as applicable) with respect to the matters set forth in this definition without the prior written consent of Lender;

(vii) if such entity is a limited partnership, has and shall have at least one general partner and has and shall have, as its only general partners, Special Purpose Entities each of which (A) is a corporation or single-member Delaware limited liability company, (B) has two (2) Independent Directors, and (C) holds a direct interest as general partner in the limited partnership of not less than one-half of one percent (0.5%);

(viii) if such entity is a corporation, has and shall have at least two (2) Independent Directors, and shall not cause or permit the board of directors of such entity to take any Material Action either with respect to itself or, if the corporation is an SPE Constituent Entity, with respect to Borrower, unless two (2) Independent Directors shall have consented in writing to such action;

(ix) if such entity is a limited liability company (other than a limited liability company meeting all of the requirements applicable to a single-member limited liability company set forth in this definition of “Special Purpose Entity”), has and shall have at least one (1) member that is a Special Purpose Entity that is a corporation or a single-member Delaware limited liability company, that has at least two (2) Independent Directors and that directly owns at least one-half-of-one percent (0.5%) of the equity of the limited liability company;

 

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(x) if such entity is a single-member limited liability company, (A) is and shall be a Delaware limited liability company, (B) has and shall have at least two (2) Independent Directors, (C) shall not take any Material Action and shall not cause or permit the members or managers of such limited liability company to take any Material Action, either with respect to itself or, if the limited liability company is an SPE Constituent Entity, with respect to Borrower, in each case unless two (2) Independent Directors then serving as managers of the limited liability company shall have consented in writing to such action, and (D) has and shall have two (2) natural persons who are not members of the limited liability company, that have signed its limited liability company agreement and that, under the terms of such limited liability company agreement become a member of the limited liability company immediately prior to the withdrawal or dissolution of the last remaining member of the limited liability company;

(xi) has not and shall not (and, if such entity is (a) a limited liability company, has and shall have a limited liability agreement or an operating agreement, as applicable, (b) a limited partnership, has a limited partnership agreement, or (c) a corporation, has a certificate or articles of incorporation or bylaws that, in each case, provide that such entity shall not) (I) dissolve, merge, liquidate, consolidate; (II) sell all or substantially all of its assets; (III) amend its organizational documents with respect to the matters set forth in this definition without the consent of Lender; or (IV) without the affirmative vote of two (2) Independent Directors of itself or the consent of an SPE Constituent Entity that is a member or general partner in it: (A) file or consent to the filing of any bankruptcy, insolvency or reorganization case or proceeding, institute any proceedings under any applicable insolvency law or otherwise seek relief under any laws relating to the relief from debts or the protection of debtors generally, file a bankruptcy or insolvency petition or otherwise institute insolvency proceedings; (B) seek or consent to the appointment of a receiver, liquidator, assignee, trustee, sequestrator, custodian or any similar official for the entity or a substantial portion of its property; (C) make an assignment for the benefit of the creditors of the entity; or (D) take any action in furtherance of any of the foregoing;

(xii) has at all times been and shall at all times remain solvent and has paid and shall pay its debts and liabilities (including a fairly-allocated portion of any personnel and overhead expenses that it shares with any Affiliate) from its assets as the same shall become due, and has maintained and shall maintain adequate capital for the normal obligations reasonably foreseeable in a business of its size and character and in light of its contemplated business operations; provided , however , that the foregoing shall not require any shareholder, partner or member of such entity, as applicable, to make additional capital contributions to such entity;

(xiii) has not failed and shall not fail to correct any known misunderstanding regarding the separate identity of such entity;

 

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(xiv) has maintained and shall maintain books of account, books and records separate from those of any other Person and, to the extent that it is required to file tax returns under applicable law, has filed and shall file its own tax returns, except to the extent that it is required by law to file consolidated tax returns and, if it is a corporation, has not filed and shall not file a consolidated federal income tax return with any other corporation, except to the extent that it is required by law to file consolidated tax returns;

(xv) has maintained and shall maintain its own records, books, resolutions and agreements;

(xvi) has not commingled and shall not commingle its funds or assets with those of any other Person and has not participated and shall not participate in any cash management system with any other Person other than as provided in the Loan Documents;

(xvii) has held and shall hold its assets in its own name;

(xviii) has conducted and shall conduct its business in its name or in a name franchised or licensed to it by an entity other than its Affiliate, except for business conducted on behalf of itself by another Person under a business management services agreement that is on commercially-reasonable terms, so long as the manager, or equivalent thereof, under such business management services agreement holds itself out as its agent;

(xix) (A) has maintained and shall maintain its financial statements, accounting records and other entity documents separate from those of any other Person; (B) has shown and shall show, in its financial statements, its asset and liabilities separate and apart from those of any other Person; and (C) has not permitted and shall not permit its assets to be listed as assets on the financial statement of any of its Affiliates except as required by GAAP; provided , however , that any such consolidated financial statement contains a note indicating that the Special Purpose Entity’s separate assets and credit are not available to pay the debts of such Affiliate and that the Special Purpose Entity’s liabilities do not constitute obligations of the consolidated entity;

(xx) has paid and shall pay its own liabilities and expenses, including the salaries of its own employees, if any, out of its own funds and assets, and has maintained and shall maintain a sufficient number of employees in light of its contemplated business operations;

(xxi) has observed and shall observe all partnership, corporate or limited liability company formalities, as applicable, that are necessary to comply with the other clauses of this definition;

(xxii) prior to the Closing Date, has not incurred any Indebtedness other than, (A) acquisition financing with respect to the Property, (B) construction financing with respect to the Improvements and certain off-site improvements required by municipal and other authorities as conditions to the construction of such Improvements, (C) first mortgage financings secured by the Property, (D) Indebtedness pursuant to letters of

 

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credit, guaranties, interest rate protection agreements and other similar instruments executed and delivered in connection with such financings, (E) Indebtedness incurred in the financing of Equipment and other Personal Property used on the Property and (F) unsecured trade payables and operational debt not evidenced by a note;

(xxiii) shall have no Indebtedness other than (A) the Loan, (B) Permitted Debt, and (C) such other liabilities that are permitted pursuant to this Agreement;

(xxiv) has not assumed, guaranteed or become obligated and shall not assume or guarantee or become obligated for the debts of any other Person, and has not held out and shall not hold out itself or its credit or assets as being available to satisfy the obligations of any other Person, in each case;

(xxv) has not acquired and shall not acquire obligations or securities of its partners, members or shareholders or any other Affiliate;

(xxvi) has allocated and shall allocate fairly and reasonably any overhead expenses that are shared with any of its Affiliates or any guarantor of any of their respective obligations, or any Affiliate of any of the foregoing, including, but not limited to, paying for shared office space and for services performed by any employee of an Affiliate;

(xxvii) has maintained and used and shall maintain and use separate stationery, invoices and checks bearing its name and not bearing the name of any other entity unless such entity is clearly designated as being the Special Purpose Entity’s agent;

(xxviii) has not pledged and shall not pledge its assets to secure the obligations of any other Person other than with respect to loans secured by the Property and no such pledge remains outstanding except to Lender to secure the Loan;

(xxix) has held itself out and identified itself and shall hold itself out and identify itself as a separate and distinct entity under its own name or in a name franchised or licensed to it by an entity other than an Affiliate of Borrower and not as a division or part of any other Person,

(xxx) has maintained and shall maintain its assets in such a manner that it shall not be costly or difficult to segregate, ascertain or identify its individual assets from those of any other Person;

(xxxi) has not made and shall not make loans to any Person and has not held and shall not hold evidence of indebtedness issued by any other Person or entity (other than cash and investment-grade securities issued by an entity that is not an Affiliate of or subject to common ownership with such entity);

(xxxii) has not identified and shall not identify its partners, members or shareholders, or any Affiliate of any of them, as a division or part of it;

 

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(xxxiii) other than capital contributions and distributions permitted under the terms of its organizational documents, has not entered into or been a party to, and shall not enter into or be a party to, any transaction with any of its partners, members, shareholders or Affiliates except (A) in the ordinary course of its business and on terms which are intrinsically fair, commercially reasonable and are comparable to those of an arm’s- length transaction with an unrelated third party and (B) in connection with this Agreement;

(xxxiv) has not had and shall not have any obligation to, and has not indemnified and shall not indemnify its partners, officers, directors or members, as the case may be, in each case unless such an obligation or indemnification is fully subordinated to the Debt and shall not constitute a claim against it in the event that its cash flow is insufficient to pay the Debt;

(xxxv) if such entity is a corporation, has considered and shall consider the interests of its creditors in connection with all corporate actions;

(xxxvi) has not had and shall not have any of its obligations guaranteed by any Affiliate except as provided by the Loan Documents or in connection with any Indebtedness described in clause (xxii)  above;

(xxxvii) has not formed, acquired or held and shall not form, acquire or hold any subsidiary, except that an SPE Constituent Entity may acquire and hold its interest in Borrower;

(xxxviii) has complied and shall comply with all of the terms and provisions contained in its organizational documents.

(xxxix) has maintained and shall maintain its bank accounts separate from those of any other Person and has not permitted and shall not permit any Affiliate independent access to its bank accounts (other than Existing Manager, acting in its capacity as agent pursuant to the Management Agreement, or any other Manager that is under common Control with Existing Manager or Guarantor), except as otherwise contemplated by the Loan Documents;

(xl) is, has always been and shall continue to be duly formed, validly existing, and in good standing in the state of its incorporation or formation and duly qualified in all other jurisdictions where it is required to be qualified in order to do business;

(xli) has no material contingent or actual obligations, other than, in the case of Borrower, material contingent or actual obligations related to the Property; and

(xlii) if treated as a “disregarded entity” for tax purposes, does not have and shall not have any obligation to reimburse its equityholders or any of their Affiliates for any taxes that such equityholders or any of their Affiliates may incur as a result of any profits or losses of such entity.

 

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State shall mean the State or Commonwealth in which the Property or any part thereof is located.

Survey ” shall mean a survey of the Property prepared by a surveyor licensed in the State and satisfactory to Lender and the company or companies issuing the Title Insurance Policy, and containing a certification of such surveyor satisfactory to Lender.

“Tax and Insurance Reserve Account” shall have the meaning set forth in Section 7.2.1 hereof.

“Tax and Insurance Reserve Funds” shall have the meaning set forth in Section 7.2.1 hereof.

“Tax Bill” shall have the meaning set forth in Section 7.2.1 hereof.

“Tax Reserve Funds” shall have the meaning set forth in Section 7.2.1 hereof.

“Taxes” shall mean all real estate and personal property taxes, assessments, water rates or sewer rents, now or hereafter levied or assessed or imposed against the Property or part thereof.

“Tenant” shall mean any Person with a possessory right to all or any part of the Property pursuant to a Lease.

“Tenant Direction Letter” shall have the meaning set forth in the Cash Management Agreement.

“Termination Payment” shall have the meaning set forth in Section 7.4.1 hereof.

“Threshold Amount” shall mean the lesser of Seven Hundred Fifty Thousand and No/100 Dollars ($750,000.00) and five percent (5%) of the original principal balance of the Loan.

“Title Insurance Policy” shall mean an ALTA mortgagee title insurance policy in a form reasonably acceptable to Lender (or, if the 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 Lender) issued with respect to the Property and insuring the Lien of the Mortgage.

“Transfer” shall have the meaning set forth in Section 5.2.10(b) hereof.

“Transferee” shall have the meaning set forth in Section 5.2.10(e) hereof.

“Transferee’s SPE Constituent Entity” shall mean, in respect of any Transferee, the Special Purpose Entity that is the general partner of such Transferee, if such Transferee is a limited partnership, or managing member of such Transferee, if such Transferee is a multi-member limited liability company.

 

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“Transferee’s Sponsors” shall mean, in respect of any Transferee, collectively, (A) such Transferee’s managing members, general partners or principal shareholders and (B) such other members, partners or shareholders which, directly or indirectly, shall own a fifty-one percent (51%) or greater economic and voting interest in such Transferee.

U.S. Obligations” shall mean non-redeemable securities evidencing an obligation to timely pay principal and/or interest in a full and timely manner that are (a) direct obligations of the United States of America for the payment of which its full faith and credit is pledged, or (b) to the extent acceptable to the Rating Agencies, other “government securities” within the meaning of Section 2(a)(16) of the Investment Company Act of 1940, as amended.

“U.C.C. or “Uniform Commercial Code” shall mean the Uniform Commercial Code as in effect in the State.

“Yield Maintenance Default Premium” shall mean an amount equal to the greater of (a) five percent (5%) of the outstanding principal balance of the Loan to be prepaid or satisfied and (b) an amount equal to the quantity “A / B x C” (“A” divided by “B” multiplied by “C”), where “A” is the positive difference, if any, as of the date of determination, between (1) the sum of the present values of all then-scheduled payments of principal and interest under the Note assuming that all scheduled payments are made timely and that the remaining outstanding principal and interest on the Loan is paid on the Open Prepayment Date (with each such assumed payment discounted to its present value at the date of prepayment at the rate which, when compounded monthly, is equivalent to the Prepayment Rate when compounded semi-annually) less any short-term interest paid from the date of prepayment to the next succeeding Payment Date in the event such prepayment is not made on a Payment Date and (2) the outstanding principal amount of the Loan immediately before such prepayment, “B” is the outstanding principal amount of the Loan immediately before such prepayment, and “C” is the outstanding principal balance of the Loan to be prepaid or satisfied.

“Yield Maintenance Premium” shall mean an amount equal to the greater of (a) one percent (1%) of the outstanding principal balance of the Loan to be prepaid or satisfied and an amount equal to the quantity “A / B x C” (“A” divided by “B” multiplied by “C”), where “A” is the positive difference, if any, as of the date of determination, between (1) the sum of the present values of all then-scheduled payments of principal and interest under the Note assuming that all scheduled payments are made timely and that the remaining outstanding principal and interest on the Loan is paid on the Open Prepayment Date (with each such assumed payment discounted to its present value at the date of prepayment at the rate which, when compounded monthly, is equivalent to the Prepayment Rate when compounded semi-annually) less any short-term interest paid from the date of prepayment to the next succeeding Payment Date in the event such prepayment is not made on a Payment Date and (2) the outstanding principal amount of the Loan immediately before such prepayment, “B” is the outstanding principal amount of the Loan immediately before such prepayment, and “C” is the outstanding principal balance of the Loan to be prepaid or satisfied.

 

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Section 1.2 Principles of Construction . All references to sections and schedules are to sections and schedules in or to this Agreement unless otherwise specified. All uses of the word “including” shall mean “including, without limitation” unless the context shall indicate otherwise. Unless otherwise specified, the words “hereof”, “herein” and “hereunder” and words of similar import when used in this Agreement shall refer to this Agreement as a whole and not to any particular provision of this Agreement. Unless otherwise specified, all meanings attributed to defined terms herein shall be equally applicable to both the singular and plural forms of the terms so defined.

ARTICLE II — GENERAL TERMS

Section 2.1 Loan Commitment; Disbursement to Borrower .

2.1.1 Agreement to Lend and Borrow . Subject to and upon the terms and conditions set forth herein, Lender hereby agrees to make, and Borrower hereby agrees to accept, the Loan on the Closing Date.

2.1.2 Single Disbursement to Borrower . The principal amount of the Loan shall be advanced to Borrower in one advance on the Closing Date. Any amount borrowed and repaid hereunder in respect of the Loan may not be reborrowed. Borrower acknowledges and agrees that the Loan has been fully funded as of the Closing Date.

2.1.3 The Note, Mortgage and Loan Documents . The Loan shall be evidenced by the Note and secured by the Mortgage, the Assignment of Leases and the other Loan Documents.

2.1.4 Use of Proceeds . Borrower shall use the proceeds of the Loan to (a) repay and discharge any existing loans relating to the Property, (b) pay all past-due basic carrying costs, if any, with respect to the Property, (c) make deposits into the Reserve Accounts on the Closing Date in the amounts provided herein, (d) pay costs and expenses incurred in connection with the closing of the Loan, as approved by Lender, (e) fund any working capital requirements of the Property and (f) distribute the balance, if any, to Borrower.

Section 2.2 Interest Rate .

2.2.1 Interest Rate . Except as herein provided with respect to interest accruing at the Default Rate, subject to Section 2.2.4 , interest on the principal balance of the Loan outstanding from time to time shall accrue at the Interest Rate from (and including) the Closing Date to (but excluding) the Maturity Date.

2.2.2 Interest Calculation . Interest on the outstanding principal balance of the Loan shall be calculated by multiplying (a) the actual number of days elapsed in the relevant Accrual Period by (b) a daily rate based on the Interest Rate and a three hundred sixty (360) day year by (c) the outstanding principal balance of the Loan.

2.2.3 Default Rate . In the event that, and for so long as, any Event of Default shall have occurred and be continuing, the outstanding principal balance of the Loan and, to the extent permitted by law, all accrued and unpaid interest in respect of the Loan and any other amounts due pursuant to the Loan Documents, shall accrue interest at the Default Rate, calculated from the date such payment was due without regard to any grace or cure periods contained herein. Interest at the Default Rate shall be computed from the occurrence of the Event of Default until

 

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(i) in the event of an Event of Default that is non-monetary in nature, the cure of such Event of Default by Borrower or (ii) in the event of an Event of Default that is monetary in nature, the actual receipt and collection of the Debt (or that portion thereof that is then due). To the extent permitted by applicable law, interest at the Default Rate shall be added to the Debt, shall itself accrue interest at the same rate as the Loan and shall be secured by the Mortgage. This Section 2.2.3 shall not be construed as an agreement or privilege to extend the date of the payment of the Debt, nor as a waiver of any other right or remedy accruing to Lender by reason of the occurrence of any Event of Default, and Lender retains its rights under the Note and this Agreement to accelerate and to continue to demand payment of the Debt during the continuance of any Event of Default.

2.2.4 Usury Savings . This Agreement, the Note and the other Loan Documents are subject to the express condition that at no time shall Borrower be obligated or required to pay interest on the principal balance of the Loan at a rate which could subject Lender to either civil or criminal liability as a result of being in excess of the Maximum Legal Rate. If, by the terms of this Agreement or the other Loan Documents, Borrower is at any time required or obligated to pay interest on the principal balance due hereunder at a rate in excess of the Maximum Legal Rate, the Interest Rate or the Default Rate, as the case may be, shall be deemed to be immediately reduced to the Maximum Legal Rate and all previous payments in excess of the Maximum Legal Rate shall be deemed to have been payments in reduction of principal and not on account of the interest due hereunder. All sums paid or agreed to be paid to Lender for the use, forbearance, or detention of the sums due under the Loan, shall, to the extent permitted by applicable law, be amortized, prorated, allocated, and spread throughout the full stated term of the Loan until payment in full so that the rate or amount of interest on account of the Loan does not exceed the Maximum Legal Rate of interest from time to time in effect and applicable to the Loan for so long as the Loan is outstanding.

Section 2.3 Loan Payment .

2.3.1 Monthly Debt Service Payments . Borrower shall pay to Lender (a) on the Closing Date, an amount equal to interest only on the outstanding principal balance of the Loan for the initial Accrual Period and (b) on September 1, 2010, and on each Payment Date thereafter up to and including the Maturity Date, the Monthly Debt Service Payment Amount, which payments shall be applied first to accrued and unpaid interest and the balance to principal.

2.3.2 Payments Generally . For purposes of making payments hereunder, but not for purposes of calculating Accrual Periods, if the day on which such payment is due is not a Business Day, then amounts due on such date shall be due on the immediately preceding Business Day and, with respect to payments of principal due on the Maturity Date, interest shall be payable at the Interest Rate or the Default Rate, as the case may be, through and including the day immediately preceding the Maturity Date. All amounts due pursuant to this Agreement and the other Loan Documents shall be payable without setoff, counterclaim, defense or any other deduction whatsoever.

2.3.3 Payment on Maturity Date . Borrower shall pay to Lender on the Maturity Date the outstanding principal balance of the Loan, all accrued and unpaid interest and all other amounts due hereunder and under the Note, the Mortgage and the other Loan Documents.

 

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2.3.4 Late Payment Charge . If any principal, interest or any other sums due under the Loan Documents (excluding the balloon payment due on the Maturity Date) are not paid by Borrower on or before the date on which it is due, Borrower shall pay to Lender upon demand an amount equal to the lesser of three percent (3%) of such unpaid sum and the Maximum Legal Rate in order to defray the expense incurred by Lender in handling and processing such delinquent payment and to compensate Lender for the loss of the use of such delinquent payment. Any such amount shall be secured by the Mortgage and the other Loan Documents to the extent permitted by applicable law.

2.3.5 Method and Place of Payment . Except as otherwise specifically provided herein, all payments and prepayments under this Agreement and the Note shall be made to Lender not later than 11:00 a.m., New York City time, on the date when due and shall be made in lawful money of the United States of America in immediately available funds at Lender’s office or as otherwise directed by Lender, and any funds received by Lender after such time shall, for all purposes hereof, be deemed to have been paid on the next succeeding Business Day.

Section 2.4 Prepayments .

2.4.1 Voluntary Prepayments . (a) Except as otherwise expressly provided in this Section 2.4 , Borrower shall not have the right to prepay the Loan in whole or in part prior to the Maturity Date.

(b) Intentionally omitted.

(c) Notwithstanding anything to the contrary herein, from time to time on any Business Day after the Permitted YM Prepayment Date, and through but not including the Open Prepayment Date, and provided no Event of Default is continuing on the date of any such prepayment, the Debt may be prepaid in whole or in part upon not less than thirty (30) days’ and not more than ninety (90) days’ prior written notice to Lender specifying the projected date of prepayment and upon payment of an amount equal to the Yield Maintenance Premium. Lender shall notify Borrower of the amount of the Yield Maintenance Premium. If any notice of prepayment is given, the portion of the Debt that is the subject of such prepayment notice shall be due and payable on the projected date of prepayment, provided that Borrower shall have the right to revoke or postpone any such prepayment upon written notice given to Lender not less than three (3) Business Days prior to the projected date of such prepayment (provided that Borrower shall pay all actual out-of-pocket costs and expenses of Lender incurred in reliance upon the projected date of such prepayment). Lender shall not be obligated to accept any prepayment of all or any portion of the Debt pursuant to this Section 2.4.1(c) unless it is accompanied by the Yield Maintenance Premium due in connection therewith. If for any reason Borrower prepays all or any portion of the Loan on a date other than a Payment Date, Borrower shall pay to Lender, in addition to the Debt (or portion thereof) being prepaid, interest on the Debt or such portion thereof for the full Accrual Period during which such prepayment occurs.

(d) Provided no Event of Default has occurred and is continuing, on the Open Prepayment Date, and on any Business Day thereafter through the Maturity Date, Borrower may, at its option, prepay the Debt in full (but not in part) without payment of any Yield Maintenance Premium or other premium or penalty; provided , however , if for any reason such prepayment is

 

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not paid on a regularly-scheduled Payment Date, the Debt shall include interest for the full Accrual Period during which the prepayment occurs. Borrower’s right to prepay the principal balance of the Loan in full pursuant to this subsection shall be subject to Borrower’s submission of a notice to Lender setting forth the projected date of prepayment, which date shall be no less than thirty (30) days from the date of such notice.

2.4.2 Mandatory Prepayments . (a) Each Net Proceeds Prepayment shall be applied in its entirety to the Debt (until paid in full) in any order or priority as Lender may determine in its sole discretion. No Yield Maintenance Premium or other premium or penalty shall be due in connection with any prepayment made pursuant to this Section 2.4.2.

(b) As provided in Section 6.4(e) hereof, each Casualty/Condemnation Prepayment tendered by Borrower to Lender in accordance with said Section 6.4(e) shall be in an amount equal to the outstanding principal balance of the Loan, all accrued and unpaid interest and all other amounts due hereunder and under the Note, the Mortgage and the other Loan Documents. No Yield Maintenance Premium or other penalty or premium shall be due in connection with any such Casualty/Condemnation Prepayment.

2.4.3 Prepayments After Default . If payment of all or any part of the Debt is tendered by Borrower or otherwise recovered by Lender (including through application of any Reserve Funds) during the continuance of an Event of Default, such tender or recovery shall be (a) made on the next occurring Payment Date together with the Monthly Debt Service Payment Amount and (b) if occurring (i) prior to the Permitted YM Prepayment Date, deemed a voluntary prepayment by Borrower in violation of the prohibition against prepayment set forth in Section 2.4.1(a) hereof, and Borrower shall pay, in addition to the other Debt, an amount equal to the Yield Maintenance Default Premium which shall be applied by Lender to the Debt in such order and priority as Lender shall determine in its sole and absolute discretion, and (ii) on or after the Permitted YM Prepayment Date, deemed a voluntary prepayment by Borrower pursuant to Section 2.4.1(c) hereof, and Borrower shall pay, in addition to the other Debt, an amount equal to the Yield Maintenance Premium which shall be applied by Lender to the Debt in such order and priority as Lender shall determine in its sole and absolute discretion.

Section 2.5 Intentionally Omitted .

Section 2.6 Release of Property . Except as set forth in this Section 2.6 , no repayment or prepayment of all or any portion of the Loan shall cause, give rise to a right to require, or otherwise result in, the release of the Lien of the Mortgage.

2.6.1 Intentionally Omitted .

2.6.2 Releases of Partial Release Parcels . Lender agrees that, upon the request of Borrower, Borrower may obtain the release of individual Partial Release Parcels (from time to time) and the release of Borrower’s obligations under the Loan Documents with respect to each such Partial Release Parcel that is released from time to time as herein provided (other than those expressly stated to survive), upon the satisfaction of each of the following conditions:

(a) Borrower shall deliver notice to Lender of the proposed release of such Partial Release Parcel, and no Default or Event of Default shall be continuing at the time such notice is delivered to Lender and on the date that the Partial Release Parcels is released from the Lien of the Mortgage thereon;

 

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(b) Borrower shall submit to Lender, not less than fifteen (15) days prior to the date of such release, a release of Lien (and related Loan Documents) for such Partial Release Parcel for execution by Lender. Such release shall be in a form reasonably satisfactory to a prudent lender and appropriate in each jurisdiction in which the Property is located.

(c) In the case of the Macy’s Parcel, Borrower shall have paid to Lender the applicable Parcel Release Amount (for the avoidance of doubt, in connection with any release of the Macy’s Parcel, Borrower shall not be obligated to pay any Yield Maintenance Premium or other prepayment fee or premium in connection therewith);

(d) In the case of any Partial Release Parcel other than the Macy’s Parcel, Borrower shall have paid to Lender (i) the applicable Parcel Release Amount, and (ii) the Yield Maintenance Premium, if applicable (as provided in Section 2.4.1) ;

(e) Prior to the transfer and release of the Partial Release Parcel in question, each applicable municipal authority exercising jurisdiction over such Partial Release Parcel shall have approved a lot-split ordinance or other applicable action under local law dividing the Partial Release Parcel from the remainder of the Property, and a separate tax identification number shall have been issued for the Partial Release Parcel in question (with the result that, upon the transfer and release of the Partial Release Parcel in question, no part of the remaining affected Property shall be part of a tax lot which includes any portion of such Partial Release Parcel);

(f) All Legal Requirements applicable to the Partial Release Parcel in question necessary to accomplish the lot split shall have been fulfilled, and all necessary variances, if any, shall have been obtained, and Borrower shall have delivered to Lender either (1) letters or other evidence from the appropriate municipal authorities confirming such compliance with laws, or (2) a zoning report or legal opinion confirming such compliance with laws, in each case in substance reasonably satisfactory to Lender;

(g) As a result of the lot split, the remaining Property (after the release of the Partial Release Parcel in question from the Property) with all easements appurtenant and other Permitted Encumbrances thereto will not be in violation- of any Leases and then applicable Legal Requirements and all necessary variances, if any, shall have been obtained and evidence thereof has been delivered to Lender which in form and substance is appropriate for the jurisdiction in which the applicable Partial Release Parcel is located;

(h) If reasonably necessary, appropriate reciprocal easement agreements for the benefit and burden of the remaining Property and the Partial Release Parcel in question regarding the use of common facilities of such parcels, including, but not limited to, roadways, parking areas, utilities and community facilities, in a form and substance that would be reasonably acceptable to an ordinary prudent lender and which easements will not materially adversely affect the remaining Property, shall be declared and recorded, and the remaining Property and the Partial Release Parcel shall be in compliance with all applicable covenants under all easements and property agreements contained in the Permitted Encumbrances for the Property;

 

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(i) Borrower shall have delivered to Lender an opinion of a nationally-recognized tax counsel that the release of such Outparcel does not constitute a “significant modification” of the Mortgage Loan under Treasury Regulations Section 1.860G-2(b) nor cause a Securitization Vehicle to fail to qualify as a REMIC Trust or a Grantor Trust, as applicable, or a tax to be imposed on a Securitization Vehicle;

(j) In the case of the Macy’s Parcel, such release shall be made in accordance with the Macy’s Lease, and (ii) if required in order to satisfy the foregoing clause (i) , Borrower shall deliver a current appraisal of the Property;

(k) Borrower shall have delivered an Officer’s Certificate to the effect that (i), to such officer’s knowledge after diligent inquiry, the conditions in subsection (a)- (j) hereof have occurred or shall occur concurrently with the transfer and release of the Partial Release Parcel and (ii) that the release of the Partial Release Parcel will not impair or otherwise adversely affect the Liens, security interests and other rights of Lender under the Loan Documents other than the release of the same as to the Partial Release Parcel;

(l) Borrower shall have executed and delivered such other documents and instruments that are reasonably requested by Lender and typical for similar transactions; and

(m) Lender shall have received payment of all Lender’s reasonable out-of-pocket costs and expenses, reasonable counsel fees and disbursements incurred in connection with the release of the Partial Release Parcel from the Lien of the Mortgage and the review and approval of the documents and information required to be delivered in connection therewith. In addition, Borrower shall have paid all third-party fees, costs and expenses incurred in connection with the release of the applicable Partial Release Parcel, including but not limited to, the current fee being assessed by such Servicer to effect such release.

2.6.3 Release on Payment in Full . Upon payment in full of the Debt in accordance with the terms and provisions of the Note and this Agreement and the other Loan Documents, Lender shall, upon the written request and at the sole cost and expense (including Lender’s reasonable attorneys’ fees and disbursements) of Borrower, release the Lien of the Mortgage on the Property.

2.6.4 Intentionally Omitted .

2.6.5 Assignments of Mortgage . Upon the request of Borrower in connection with the release of the Lien of the Mortgage pursuant to the provisions of this Agreement, Lender agrees to cooperate; at Borrower’s sole cost and expense (including Lender’s reasonable attorneys’ fees and disbursements), to provide an assignment of the Mortgage without representation or warranty and without recourse in lieu of the release.

Section 2.7 Lockbox Account/Cash Management .

2.7.1 Lockbox Account . (a) Borrower shall establish and, during the term of the Loan, maintain one or more segregated Eligible Accounts (collectively, the “Lockbox Account” ) with Lockbox Bank in trust for the benefit of Lender, which Lockbox Account shall be under the sole dominion and control of Lender. The Lockbox Account shall initially consist of

 

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one account which shall be entitled “Centro NP Roosevelt Mall Owner, LLC, as Borrower fbo JPMorgan Chase Bank, N.A., as Lender pursuant to Loan Agreement dated as of July 28, 2010 — “Lockbox Account”. Borrower hereby grants to Lender a first-priority security interest in the Lockbox Account and all deposits at any time contained therein and the proceeds thereof and will take all actions necessary to maintain in favor of Lender a perfected first-priority security interest in the Lockbox Account, including, without limitation, filing UCC-1 financing statements and continuations thereof. Lender and Servicer shall have the sole right to make withdrawals from the Lockbox Account. All costs and expenses of establishing and maintaining the Lockbox Account shall be paid by Borrower. All monies now or hereafter deposited into the Lockbox Account shall be deemed additional security for the Debt. The Lockbox Agreement shall remain in effect and the Lockbox Account shall remain in existence until the Loan has been repaid in full.

(b) Borrower shall, or shall cause Manager to, as promptly as possible following the Closing Date but in no event later than three (3) Business Days thereafter, deliver Tenant Direction Letters to all Tenants under Leases to deliver all Rents payable thereunder directly to the Lockbox Account. Borrower shall, and shall cause Manager to, deposit all amounts received by Borrower or Manager constituting Rents (including, without limitation, all Termination Payments) into the Lockbox Account within one (1) Business Day after receipt thereof.

(c) Borrower shall obtain from Lockbox Bank its agreement to transfer to the Cash Management Account on each Business Day in immediately available funds by federal wire transfer all amounts on deposit in the Lockbox Account (other than the reasonable fees of the Lockbox Bank as more particularly described in the Lockbox Agreement) throughout the term of the Loan.

(d) Upon the occurrence of an Event of Default, Lender may, in addition to any and all other rights and remedies available to Lender, apply any sums then present in the Lockbox Account to the payment of the Debt in such order and priority as Lender shall determine in its sole discretion.

(e) Funds on deposit in the Lockbox Account shall not be commingled with other monies held by Borrower, Manager or Lockbox Bank.

(f) Borrower shall not further pledge, assign or grant any security interest in the Lockbox Account or the monies deposited therein or permit any Lien to attach thereto, or any levy to be made thereon, or any UCC-1 financing statement, except those naming Lender as the secured party, to be filed with respect thereto.

(g) Borrower shall indemnify Lender and hold Lender harmless from and against any and all actions, suits, claims, demands, liabilities, losses, damages, obligations and costs and expenses (including litigation costs and reasonable attorneys’ fees and expenses) arising from or in any way connected with the Lockbox Account and/or the Lockbox Agreement (unless arising from the gross negligence or willful misconduct of Lender) or the performance of the obligations for which the Lockbox Account was established.

 

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2.7.2 Cash Management Account . (a) Borrower shall establish and, during the term of the Loan, maintain a segregated Eligible Account (the “Cash Management Account” ) to be held by Agent in trust and for the benefit of Lender, which Cash Management Account shall be under the sole dominion and control of Lender. The Cash Management Account shall be entitled “Centro NP Roosevelt Mall Owner, LLC as Borrower fbo JPMorgan Chase Bank, N.A., as Lender together with its successors and assigns pursuant to Loan Agreement dated as of July 28, 2010 — Cash Management Account”. Borrower hereby grants to Lender a first-priority security interest in the Cash Management Account and all deposits at any time contained therein and the proceeds thereof and will take all actions necessary to maintain in favor of Lender a perfected first-priority security interest in the Cash Management Account, including, without limitation, filing UCC-1 financing statements and continuations thereof upon Lender’s request therefor. Borrower will not in any way alter or modify the Cash Management Account without the prior written consent of Lender, and Borrower will notify Lender of the account number of the Cash Management Account. Lender and Servicer shall have the sole right to make withdrawals from the Cash Management Account and all costs and expenses for establishing and maintaining the Cash Management Account shall be paid by Borrower.

(b) Upon the occurrence and during the continuance of an Event of Default, all funds on deposit in the Cash Management Account shall be applied by Lender to the payment of the Debt and/or for any other purpose for which such funds may be applied by Lender pursuant to the provisions of any Loan Document, in such order and priority as Lender shall determine, in its sole discretion.

(c) The insufficiency of funds on deposit in the Cash Management Account shall not relieve Borrower from the obligation to make any payments, as and when due pursuant to this Agreement and the other Loan Documents, and such obligations shall be separate and independent, and not conditioned on any event or circumstance whatsoever.

(d) Borrower hereby agrees to cooperate with Lender in connection with any amendment to the Cash Management Agreement that Lender deems necessary for the purpose of establishing additional sub-accounts in connection with any payments otherwise required under this Agreement and the other Loan Documents.

2.7.3 Payments Received under the Cash Management Agreement . Notwithstanding anything to the contrary contained in this Agreement or the other Loan Documents, and provided no Event of Default has occurred and is continuing, Borrower’s obligations with respect to the payment of the Monthly Debt Service Payment Amount and amounts required to be deposited into the Reserve Accounts, if any, shall be deemed satisfied to the extent sufficient amounts are deposited in the Cash Management Account to satisfy such obligations pursuant to this Agreement and the Cash Management Agreement on the dates that each such payment is required, regardless of whether any of such amounts are so applied by Lender.

 

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ARTICLE III — CONDITIONS PRECEDENT

Section 3.1 Intentionally Omitted .

ARTICLE IV — REPRESENTATIONS AND WARRANTIES

Section 4.1 Borrower Representations . Borrower represents and warrants as of the Closing Date that:

4.1.1 Organization . Borrower has been duly organized and is and has been validly existing and is in good standing with requisite power and authority to own its properties and to transact the businesses in which it is now engaged. Borrower is and always has been duly qualified to do business and is in good standing in each jurisdiction where it is required to be so qualified in connection with its properties, businesses and operations. Borrower possesses all rights, licenses, permits and authorizations, governmental or otherwise, necessary to entitle it to own its properties and to transact the businesses in which it is now engaged, and the sole business of Borrower is the ownership, management, leasing and operation of the Property. The ownership interests in Borrower are as set forth on the organizational chart attached hereto as Schedule III .

4.1.2 Proceedings . Borrower has taken all necessary action to authorize the execution, delivery and performance of this Agreement and the other Loan Documents. This Agreement and the other Loan Documents have been duly executed and delivered by or on behalf of Borrower and constitute legal, valid and binding obligations of Borrower enforceable against Borrower in accordance with their respective terms, subject only to applicable bankruptcy, insolvency and similar laws affecting rights of creditors generally, and subject, as to enforceability, to general principles of equity (regardless of whether enforcement is sought in a proceeding in equity or at law).

4.1.3 No Conflicts . The execution, delivery and performance of this Agreement and the other Loan Documents by Borrower will not conflict with or result in a breach of any of the terms or provisions of, or constitute a default under, or result in the creation or imposition of any Lien, charge or encumbrance (other than pursuant to the Loan Documents) upon any of the property or assets of Borrower pursuant to the terms of any indenture, mortgage, deed of trust, deed to secure debt, loan agreement, partnership agreement, management agreement or other agreement or instrument to which Borrower is a party or, to Borrower’s actual knowledge, to which any of Borrower’s property or assets is subject, nor will such action result in any violation of the provisions of any statute or any order, rule or regulation of any Governmental Authority having jurisdiction over Borrower or any of Borrower’s properties or assets, and any consent, approval, authorization, order, registration or qualification of or with any such Governmental Authority required for the execution, delivery and performance by Borrower of this Agreement or any other Loan Documents has been obtained and is in full force and effect.

4.1.4 Litigation . There are no actions, suits or proceedings at law or in equity by or before any Governmental Authority or other agency now pending against or affecting or, to Borrower’s actual knowledge, threatened against or affecting Borrower, Guarantor, any SPE Constituent Entity or the Property, which actions, suits or proceedings, if determined against Borrower, Guarantor, any SPE Constituent Entity or the Property, would materially adversely affect the condition (financial or otherwise) or business of Borrower, Guarantor, any SPE Constituent Entity or the condition or ownership of the Property. There are no actions, suits or proceedings at law or in equity by or before any Governmental Authority or other agency that resulted in a judgment against Borrower or Guarantor or that otherwise affects the Property that has not been paid in full.

 

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4.1.5 Agreements . Borrower is not a party to any agreement or instrument or subject to any restriction which would materially and adversely affect Borrower or the Property, or Borrower’s business, properties or assets, operations or condition, financial or otherwise. Borrower is not in default in any material respect in the performance, observance or fulfillment of any of the obligations, covenants or conditions contained in any agreement or instrument to which it is a party or by which Borrower or, to Borrower’s knowledge, the Property is bound. Borrower has no material financial obligation under any indenture, mortgage, deed of trust, loan agreement or other agreement or instrument to which Borrower is a party or by which Borrower or the Property is otherwise bound, other than (a) obligations incurred in the ordinary course of the operation of the Property as permitted pursuant to clause (xxiii)  of the definition of “Special Purpose Entity” set forth in Section 1.1 hereof and (b) obligations under the Loan Documents. Borrower has no contingent or actual obligations not related to the Property.

4.1.6 Title . Borrower has (a) good and insurable fee simple title to the real property comprising part of the Property, and (b) good title to the balance of the Property, free and clear of all Liens whatsoever except the Permitted Encumbrances, such other Liens as are permitted pursuant to the Loan Documents and the Liens created by the Loan Documents. The Permitted Encumbrances in the aggregate do not have a Material Adverse Effect. Each Mortgage, when properly recorded in the appropriate records, together with any Uniform Commercial Code financing statements required to be filed in connection therewith, will create (a) a valid, perfected first-priority lien on the Property, subject only to Permitted Encumbrances and (b) perfected security interests in and to, and perfected collateral assignments of, all personalty (including the Leases), all in accordance with the terms thereof, in each case subject only to any applicable Permitted Encumbrances. There are no claims for payment for work, labor or materials affecting the Property which are or may become a Lien prior to, or of equal priority with, the Liens created by the Loan Documents, and as to which Lender has not otherwise received affirmative insurance in the Title Insurance Policy (in form and substance satisfactory to Lender in all respects).

4.1.7 Solvency . Borrower has (a) not entered into the transaction contemplated by this Agreement nor executed any Loan Document with the actual intent to hinder, delay or defraud any creditor and (b) received reasonably equivalent value in exchange for its obligations under the Loan Documents. After giving effect to the Loan (i) the fair saleable value of Borrower’s assets exceeds Borrower’s total liabilities, including, without limitation, subordinated, unliquidated, disputed and contingent liabilities, (ii) the fair saleable value of Borrower’s assets is greater than Borrower’s probable liabilities, including the maximum amount of its contingent liabilities on its debts as such debts become absolute and matured, and (iii) Borrower’s assets do not constitute unreasonably small capital to carry out its business as conducted or as proposed to be conducted. Borrower does not intend to, and does not believe that it will, incur debt and liabilities (including contingent liabilities and other commitments) beyond its ability to pay such debt and liabilities as they mature (taking into account the timing and amounts of cash to be received by Borrower and the amounts to be payable on or in respect of obligations of Borrower). No petition in bankruptcy has been filed against Borrower, any SPE Constituent Entity or Guarantor in the last seven (7) years, and none of Borrower, any SPE Constituent

 

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Entity nor Guarantor has, in the last seven (7) years, made an assignment for the benefit of creditors or taken advantage of any insolvency act for the benefit of debtors. None of Borrower, any SPE Constituent Entity or Guarantor is contemplating either the filing of a petition by it under any state or federal bankruptcy or insolvency laws or the liquidation of all or a major portion of such Person’s assets or property, and to Borrower’s actual knowledge no Person is contemplating the filing of any such petition against it or against any SPE Constituent Entity or Guarantor.

4.1.8 Full and Accurate Disclosure . No statement of fact made by Borrower in this Agreement or in any of the other Loan Documents contains any untrue statement of a material fact or omits to state any material fact necessary to make statements contained herein or therein not misleading. There is no material fact presently known to Borrower which has not been disclosed to Lender which materially and adversely affects, nor as far as Borrower can foresee, might materially and adversely affect, the Property or the business, operations or condition (financial or otherwise) of Borrower, any SPE Constituent Entity or Guarantor.

4.1.9 No Plan Assets . Borrower does not sponsor, is not obligated to contribute to, and is not itself an “employee benefit plan,” as defined in Section 3(3) of ERISA, subject to Title I of ERISA or Section 4975 of the Code, and none of the assets of Borrower constitutes or will constitute “plan assets” of one or more such plans within the meaning of 29 C.F.R. Section 2510.3-101. In addition, (a) Borrower is not a “governmental plan” within the meaning of Section 3(32) of ERISA and (b) transactions by or with Borrower are not subject to any state or other statute , regulation or other restriction regulating investments of, or fiduciary obligations with respect to, governmental plans within the meaning of Section 3(32) of ERISA which is similar to the provisions of Section 406 of ERISA or Section 4975 of the Code and which prohibit or otherwise restrict the transactions contemplated by this Agreement, including but not limited to the exercise by Lender of any of its rights under the Loan Documents.

4.1.10 Compliance . Borrower and the Property (including the use thereof) comply in all material respects with all applicable Legal Requirements, including, without limitation, building and zoning ordinances and codes and parking requirements and ratios, except where the failure to comply with such Legal Requirements would not have a Material Adverse Effect. Borrower is not in default or violation of any order, writ, injunction, decree or demand of any Governmental Authority. There has not been committed by Borrower or, to Borrower’s actual knowledge, by any other Person in occupancy of or involved with the operation or use of the Property any act or omission affording the federal government or any other Governmental Authority the right of forfeiture as against the Property or any part thereof or any monies paid in performance of Borrower’s obligations under any of the Loan Documents.

4.1.11 Financial Information . All financial data (including, without limitation, the statements of cash flow and income and operating expense) that have been delivered to Lender by or at the direction of Borrower or its Affiliates in connection with the Loan (a) are true, complete and correct in all material respects (or, to the extent that any such financial data were incorrect when delivered, the same have been corrected by financial data subsequently delivered to Lender prior to the Closing Date), (b) accurately represent the financial condition of Borrower and the Property, as applicable, as of the date of such reports, and (c) to the extent prepared or audited by an independent certified public accounting firm, have been prepared in accordance

 

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with GAAP throughout the periods covered, except as disclosed therein. The foregoing representation shall not apply to any such financial data that constitutes projections, provided that Borrower represents and warrants that such projections were made in good faith and that Borrower has no reason to believe that such projections are materially inaccurate. Except for Permitted Encumbrances, neither Borrower nor Guarantor has any contingent liabilities, liabilities for taxes, unusual forward or long-term commitments or unrealized or anticipated losses from any unfavorable commitments that are known to Borrower and reasonably likely to have a materially adverse effect on Borrower, Guarantor or the Property or the current operation thereof as a retail shopping center, except as referred to or reflected in said financial statements. Since the date of such financial statements, there has been no material adverse change in the financial condition, operation or business of Borrower or Guarantor from that set forth in said financial statements.

4.1.12 Condemnation . No Condemnation or other similar proceeding has been commenced or, to Borrower’s knowledge, is threatened or, to Borrower’s actual knowledge, is contemplated with respect to all or any portion of the Property or for the relocation of roadways providing access to the Property other than to the extent that the same do not have a Material Adverse Effect.

4.1.13 Federal Reserve Regulations . No part of the proceeds of the Loan will be used for the purpose of purchasing or acquiring any “margin stock” within the meaning of Regulation U of the Board of Governors of the Federal Reserve System or for any other purpose which would be inconsistent with such Regulation U or any other Regulations of such Board of Governors, or for any purposes prohibited by Legal Requirements or by the terms and conditions of this Agreement or the other Loan Documents.

4.1.14 Utilities and Public Access . Except if the same do not have a Material Adverse Effect, (i) as depicted on the Survey of the Property delivered to Lender, (A) the Property has rights of access to public ways and is served by water, sewer, sanitary sewer and storm drain facilities adequate to service the Property for its intended uses and (B) all public utilities necessary or convenient to the full use and enjoyment of the Property are located either in the public right-of-way abutting the Property (which are connected so as to serve the Property without passing over other property) or in recorded easements serving the Property and such easements are set forth in and insured by the Title Insurance Policy and (ii) all roads necessary for the use of the Property for its current purposes have been completed and dedicated to public use and accepted by all Governmental Authorities.

4.1.15 Not a Foreign Person . Borrower is not a “foreign person” within the meaning of § 1445(0(3) of the Code.

4.1.16 Separate Lots . The Property is comprised of one (1) or more parcels which constitute a separate tax lot or lots and does not constitute a portion of any other tax lot not a part of the Property.

4.1.17 Assessments . To Borrower’s knowledge, there are no pending or, to Borrower’s actual knowledge, proposed special or other assessments for public improvements or otherwise affecting the Property, nor are there any contemplated improvements to the Property that may result in such special or other assessments, except to the extent, in each case, such assessments could not reasonably be expected to have a Material Adverse Effect.

 

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4.1.18 Enforceability . The Loan Documents are enforceable by Lender (or any subsequent holder thereof) in accordance with their respective terms, subject to principles of equity and bankruptcy, insolvency and other laws generally applicable to creditors’ rights and the enforcement of debtors’ obligations. The Loan Documents are not subject to any right of rescission, set-off, counterclaim or defense by Borrower or Guarantor, including the defense of usury, nor would the operation of any of the terms of the Loan Documents, or the exercise of any right thereunder, render the Loan Documents unenforceable (subject to principles of equity and bankruptcy, insolvency and other laws generally affecting creditors’ rights and the enforcement of debtors’ obligations), and none of Borrower, Manager or Guarantor has asserted any right of rescission, set-off, counterclaim or defense with respect thereto.

4.1.19 No Prior Collateral Assignment . There are no prior collateral assignments of the Leases or any portion of the Rents due and payable or to become due and payable which are presently outstanding.

4.1.20 Insurance . Borrower has obtained and has delivered to Lender certificates evidencing all Policies, which certificates reflect the insurance coverages, amounts and other requirements set forth in this Agreement. No claims have been made that are currently pending, outstanding or otherwise remain unsatisfied under any such Policies and would have a Material Adverse Effect with respect to the Property. No Person, including Borrower, has done, by act or omission, anything which would impair the coverage of any of the Policies.

4.1.21 Use of Property . The Property is used exclusively as a retail shopping center and other appurtenant and related uses.

4.1.22 Certificate of Occupancy; Licenses . 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 Property as a retail shopping center (collectively, the “Licenses”), have been obtained and are in full force and effect to the extent the failure to not have such Licenses would have individually or in the aggregate a Material Adverse Effect. Borrower shall keep and maintain all Licenses necessary for the operation of the Property as a retail shopping center to the extent the failure to not have such Licenses would have a Material Adverse Effect. The use being made of the Property is in conformity with the certificate of occupancy issued for the Property.

4.1.23 Flood Zone . None of the Improvements are located in an area as identified by the Federal Emergency Management Agency as an area having special flood hazards, or, if so located, the flood insurance required pursuant to Section 6.1(a)(i) is in full force and effect.

4.1.24 Physical Condition . Except if the same do not, in the aggregate, have a Material Adverse Effect, and except as disclosed in the engineering reports commissioned by Lender in connection with the making of the Loan, to Borrower’s actual knowledge (i) the Property, including, without limitation, all Improvements, parking facilities, sidewalks, storm drainage systems, roofs, plumbing systems, HVAC systems, fire protection systems, electrical systems,

 

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equipment, elevators, exterior sidings and doors, landscaping, irrigation systems and all structural components, are in good condition, order and repair in all material respects; and (ii) there exists no structural or other material defects or damages in the Property, whether latent or otherwise, and Borrower has not received notice from any insurance company or bonding company of any defects or inadequacies in the Property, or any part thereof, which have not been remedied prior to the Closing Date and 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.

4.1.25 Boundaries . As depicted on the Survey of the Property delivered to Lender, all of the Improvements which were included in determining the appraised value of the Property lie wholly within the boundaries and building restriction lines of the Property, and no improvements on adjoining properties encroach upon the Property, and no easements or other encumbrances upon the Property encroach upon any of the Improvements, so as to materially affect the value or marketability of the Property except those which are insured against by the Title Insurance Policy.

4.1.26 Leases . The Property is not subject to any leases other than the Leases that are described in the Certificate of Rent Roll. To Borrower’s knowledge, except as otherwise disclosed on the Certificate of Rent Roll and except for discrepancies which, either individually or in the aggregate would not have a Material Adverse Effect, the rent roll attached to the Certificate of Rent Roll is true, complete and accurate in all respects as of the date of such rent roll. Borrower is the owner and lessor of landlord’s interest in the Leases, and no Person has any possessory interest in the Property or right to occupy the same except under and pursuant to the provisions of the Leases or any Permitted Encumbrances. To Borrower’s knowledge, except as otherwise disclosed on the Certificate of Rent Roll, the current Leases are in full force and effect. None of Manager, Borrower, Guarantor or any Affiliate of Guarantor has received written notice that Borrower (or Borrower’s predecessor-in-interest) is in default under any Lease except for violations or defaults (i) that have been cured or (ii) that do not, in the aggregate have a Material Adverse Effect. Except (1) as set forth in the tenant estoppels delivered by Borrower to Lender on or prior to the Closing Date or in the Certificate of Rent Roll and (2) if the same, either individually or in the aggregate, would not have a Material Adverse Effect, as of the Closing Date (a) none of Manager, Borrower (or Borrower’s predecessor-in-interest), Guarantor or any Affiliate of Guarantor has delivered a written notice to a Tenant that it is in default under its Lease (other than notices relating to defaults that have been cured by such tenant) and no Tenant is in monetary or, to Borrower’s actual knowledge, material non-monetary default under its Lease, (b) all security deposits in respect of the Property is held by Borrower in accordance with applicable law, (c) no Rent has been paid by any Tenant more than one (1) month in advance of its due date, and (d) all work to be performed by Borrower under each Lease has been performed as required and has been accepted by the applicable Tenant. As of the Closing Date, except as otherwise disclosed on Schedule III hereto, no Tenant has a right or option pursuant to its Lease or otherwise to purchase all or any part of the Property to which such Lease relates. Except if the same, either individually or in the aggregate, would not have a Material Adverse Effect in respect of the Property, as of the Closing Date, no Tenant has a right or option pursuant to its Lease or otherwise to terminate such Lease prior to the scheduled expiration date thereof, other than any such right or option that is conditional upon the occurrence of certain events of circumstances. Borrower has not, directly or indirectly, voluntarily or involuntarily, by operation of law or otherwise, assigned, transferred, encumbered, hypothecated, pledged or granted a security interest in any of the Leases or its interest therein, other than pursuant to the Loan Documents.

 

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4.1.27 Survey . The Survey delivered to Lender in connection with this Agreement does not fail to reflect any material matter affecting the Property or the title thereto.

4.1.28 Principal Place of Business; State of Organization . Borrower’s principal place of business has been for the preceding four months (or, if less, the entire period of the existence of Borrower), and is as of the Closing Date, the address set forth in the introductory paragraph of this Agreement. Borrower is organized under the laws of the state of Delaware.

4.1.29 Filing and Recording Taxes . All transfer taxes, deed stamps, intangible taxes or other amounts in the nature of transfer taxes required to be paid by any Person under applicable Legal Requirements currently in effect in connection with the transfer of the Property to Borrower have been paid. All mortgage, mortgage recording, stamp, intangible or other similar tax required to be paid by any Person under applicable Legal Requirements currently in effect in connection with the execution, delivery, recordation, filing, registration, perfection or enforcement of any of the Loan Documents, including, without limitation, the Mortgage, have been paid, and, under current Legal Requirements, the Mortgage is enforceable in accordance with its terms by Lender (or any subsequent holder thereof), subject to principles of equity and bankruptcy, insolvency and other laws generally applicable to creditors’ rights and the enforcement of debtors’ obligations.

4.1.30 Special Purpose Entity/Separateness . (a) Borrower and each SPE Constituent Entity is a Special Purpose Entity.

(b) The representations and warranties set forth in Section 4.1.30(a) shall survive for so long as any amount remains payable to Lender under this Agreement or any other Loan Document.

(c) Any amendment or amendment and restatement of any of Borrower’s organizational documents on or prior to the Closing Date has been accomplished in accordance with, and was permitted by, the relevant provisions of each such organizational document (as the same existed prior to such amendment or amendment and restatement).

(d) All of the stated facts and assumptions made in the Insolvency Opinion, including, but not limited to, any exhibits attached thereto, are true and correct in all material respects and any assumptions made in any subsequent non-consolidation opinion required to be delivered in connection with the Loan Documents (an “Additional Insolvency Opinion” ), including, but not limited to, any exhibits attached thereto, will have been and shall be true and correct in all material respects. Borrower and each SPE Constituent Entity have complied with all of the stated facts and assumptions made with respect to Borrower and each SPE Constituent Entity in the Insolvency Opinion. Borrower and each SPE Constituent Entity have complied with all of the stated facts and assumptions made with respect to Borrower in any Additional Insolvency Opinion. Each entity other than Borrower and each SPE Constituent Entity with respect to which an assumption is made or a fact stated in the Insolvency Opinion and any Additional Insolvency Opinion have complied with all of the assumptions made and facts stated with respect to it in the Insolvency Opinion and any such Additional Insolvency Opinion.

 

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4.1.31 Management Agreement . The Management Agreement is in full force and effect and there is no default thereunder by any party thereto and no event has occurred that, with the passage of time and/or the giving of notice would constitute a default thereunder.

4.1.32 Illegal Activity . No portion of the Property has been or will be purchased with proceeds of any illegal activity.

4.1.33 No Change in Facts or Circumstances; Disclosure . To Borrower’s actual knowledge, all information submitted by and on behalf of Borrower, Guarantor and Manager to Lender and in all financial statements, reports, certificates and other documents submitted in connection with the Loan or in satisfaction of the terms thereof and all statements of fact made by Borrower, Guarantor and Manager in this Agreement or in any other Loan Document, are true, complete and correct in all material respects. The foregoing representation shall not apply to any such financial information that constitutes projections, provided that Borrower represents and warrants that it has no reason to believe that such projections are materially inaccurate. There has been no material adverse change in any condition, fact, circumstance or event that would make any such information inaccurate, incomplete or otherwise misleading in any material respect or that otherwise has or might have a Material Adverse Effect. Borrower, Guarantor and Manager have disclosed to Lender all material facts and has not failed to disclose any material fact that could cause any Provided Information or representation or warranty made herein to be materially misleading.

4.1.34 Investment Company Act . Borrower is not (a) an “investment company” or a company “controlled” by an “investment company,” within the meaning of the Investment Company Act of 1940, as amended; (b) a “holding company” or a “subsidiary company” of a “holding company” or an “affiliate” of either a “holding company” or a “subsidiary company” within the meaning of the Public Utility Holding Company Act of 1935, as amended; or (c) subject to any other federal or state law or regulation which purports to restrict or regulate its ability to borrow money.

4.1.35 Embargoed Person . None of the funds or other assets of Borrower or Guarantor constitute property of, or are beneficially owned, directly or indirectly, by any Embargoed Person. No Embargoed Person has any interest of any nature whatsoever in Borrower or Guarantor, as applicable, with the result that the investment in Borrower or Guarantor, as applicable (whether directly or indirectly), is prohibited by law or the Loan is in violation of law, and none of the funds of Borrower or Guarantor, as applicable, have been derived from any unlawful activity with the result that the investment in Borrower or Guarantor, as applicable (whether directly or indirectly), is prohibited by law or the Loan is in violation of law.

4.1.36 Cash Management Account .

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interest is prior to all other Liens, other than Permitted Encumbrances, and is enforceable as such against creditors of and purchasers from Borrower. Other than in connection with the Loan Documents and except for Permitted Encumbrances, Borrower has not sold, pledged, transferred or otherwise conveyed the Lockbox Account or the Cash Management Account;

(b) Each of the Lockbox Account and Cash Management Account constitutes a “deposit account” and/or “securities account” within the meaning of the Uniform Commercial Code as in effect in the State of New York;

(c) Pursuant and subject to the terms hereof and the other applicable Loan Documents, the Lockbox Bank and Agent have agreed to comply with all instructions originated by Lender, without further consent by Borrower, directing disposition of the Lockbox Account and Cash Management Account and all sums at any time held, deposited or invested therein, together with any interest or other earnings thereon, and all proceeds thereof (including proceeds of sales and other dispositions), whether accounts, general intangibles, chattel paper, deposit accounts, instruments, documents or securities, and Borrower has not consented to the Lockbox Bank or Agent complying with instructions with respect to the Lockbox Account and Cash Management Account from any Person other than Lender;

(d) The Lockbox Account and Cash Management Account are not in the name of any Person other than Borrower, as pledgor, or Lender, as pledgee; and

(e) The Property is not subject to any cash management system (other than pursuant to the Loan Documents), and Borrower has prepared the Tenant Direction Letters, which Tenant Direction Letters (i) direct the Tenants to deposit all Rents directly into the Lockbox Account, (ii) state that any and all existing tenant instruction letters issued in connection with any previous financing are terminated, and (iii) shall be delivered to the Tenants as required by Section 2.7.1(b) .

4.1.37 Reciprocal Easement Agreement . To Borrower’s actual knowledge, each Reciprocal Easement Agreement is in full force and effect. Neither the applicable Borrower nor, to Borrower’s actual knowledge, any other party to the Reciprocal Easement Agreement, is in default under any of the material provisions thereof (except for violations or defaults that have been cured or that have not resulted, or would not reasonably be expected to result, individually or in the aggregate, in a Material Adverse Effect). Borrower has not delivered a written notice to any party under a Reciprocal Easement Agreement that it is in default thereunder (other than notices relating to defaults that have been cured by such party) and no such party to a Reciprocal Easement Agreement is in monetary or, to Borrower’s actual knowledge, material non-monetary default under such Reciprocal Easement Agreement (except for defaults that do not have, or would not reasonably be expected to result in, individually or in the aggregate, a Material Adverse Effect).

4.1.38 Underwriting Representations . Borrower hereby represents, warrants and covenants that, Borrower:

(a) is and always has been duly formed, validly existing, and in good standing in the state of its organization and in all other jurisdictions where it is qualified to do business;

 

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(b) to Borrower’s actual knowledge, has no judgments or liens of any nature against it except for tax liens not yet due;

(c) is in compliance with all laws, regulations and orders applicable to it and, except as otherwise disclosed in this Agreement, has received all permits necessary for it to operate;

(d) is not involved in any dispute with any taxing authority;

(e) to Borrower’s knowledge, has paid all taxes which it owes;

(f) has never owned any real property other than the Property and personal property necessary or incidental to its ownership or operation of the Property and has never engaged in any business other than the ownership and operation of the Property;

(g) is not now, nor has ever been, party to any lawsuit, arbitration, summons or legal proceeding that is still pending or that resulted in a judgment against it that has not been paid in full; and

(h) has no material contingent or actual obligations that are not related to the Property.

4.1.39 Equipment, Fixtures and Personal Property . Borrower is the owner of all of the Equipment, Fixtures and Personal Property located on or at the Property, other than any such Equipment, Fixtures and Personal Property which have been leased by Borrower as permitted under the terms of this Agreement. All of the Equipment, Fixtures and Personal Property are sufficient to operate the Property in the manner required hereunder and in the manner in which it is currently operated.

4.1.40 Intentionally Omitted .

Section 4.2 Survival of Representations . Borrower agrees that all of the representations and warranties of Borrower set forth in Section 4.1 hereof and elsewhere in this Agreement and in the other Loan Documents shall survive for so long as any amount remains owing to Lender under this Agreement or any of the other Loan Documents by Borrower. All representations, warranties, covenants and agreements made in this Agreement or in the other Loan Documents by Borrower shall be deemed to have been relied upon by Lender notwithstanding any investigation heretofore or hereafter made by Lender or on its behalf.

ARTICLE V — BORROWER COVENANTS

Section 5.1 Affirmative Covenants . From the Closing Date and until payment and performance in full of all obligations of Borrower under the Loan Documents or the earlier release of the Lien of the Mortgage (and all related obligations) in accordance with the terms of this Agreement and the other Loan Documents, Borrower hereby covenants and agrees with Lender that:

5.1.1 Existence; Compliance with Legal Requirements . Borrower shall do or cause to be done all things necessary to preserve, renew and keep in full force and effect its existence,

 

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rights, licenses, permits and franchises and comply with all Legal Requirements applicable to Borrower and the Property (and the use thereof), including, without limitation, building and zoning ordinances and codes and certificates of occupancy. There shall never be committed by Borrower, and Borrower shall not permit any other Person in occupancy of or involved with the operation or use of the Property to commit any act or omission affording the federal government or any state or local government the right of forfeiture against the Property or any part thereof or any monies paid in performance of Borrower’s obligations under any of the Loan Documents. Borrower hereby covenants and agrees not to commit, permit or suffer to exist any act or omission affording such right of forfeiture. 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 and shall keep the Property in good working order and repair, and from time to time make, or cause to be made, all reasonably necessary repairs, renewals, replacements, betterments and improvements thereto, all as more fully provided in the Loan Documents. Borrower shall keep the Property insured at all times by financially sound and reputable insurers, to such extent and against such risks, and maintain liability and such other insurance, as is more fully provided in this Agreement. After prior written notice to Lender, Borrower, at Borrower’s own expense, may contest by appropriate legal proceeding promptly initiated and conducted in good faith and with due diligence, the validity of any Legal Requirement, the applicability of any Legal Requirement to Borrower or the Property or any alleged violation of any Legal Requirement, provided that (a) no Default or Event of Default has occurred and remains uncured; (b) such proceeding shall be permitted under and be conducted in accordance with the provisions of any instrument to which Borrower is subject and shall not constitute a default thereunder and such proceeding shall be conducted in accordance with all applicable statutes, laws and ordinances; (c) neither the Property nor any part thereof or interest therein will be in danger of being sold, forfeited, terminated, cancelled or lost; (d) Borrower shall promptly upon final determination thereof comply with any such Legal Requirement determined to be valid or applicable or cure any violation of any Legal Requirement; (e) such proceeding shall suspend the enforcement of the contested Legal Requirement against Borrower and the Property; and (f) Borrower shall furnish such security as may be required in the proceeding, or as may be reasonably requested by Lender, to insure compliance with such Legal Requirement, together with all interest and penalties payable in connection therewith. Lender may apply any such security, as necessary to cause compliance with such Legal Requirement at any time when, in the reasonable judgment of Lender, the validity, applicability or violation of such Legal Requirement is finally established or the Property (or any part thereof or interest therein) shall be in danger of being sold, forfeited, terminated, cancelled or lost.

5.1.2 Taxes and Other Charges . Subject to Section 7.2 hereof, Borrower shall pay all Taxes and Other Charges now or hereafter levied or assessed or imposed against the Property or any part thereof as the same become due and payable. Borrower shall, not later than ten (10) Business Days after receipt of a written request from Lender, deliver to Lender receipts for payment or other evidence reasonably satisfactory to Lender that all Taxes and Other Charges that are due and payable at such time have been duly paid by Borrower prior to delinquency (provided , however , that Lender shall have no right to deliver such written request to Borrower during any period that such Taxes and Other Charges are being paid by Lender pursuant to Section 7.2 hereof). Borrower shall not suffer and shall promptly cause to be paid and discharged any Lien or charge whatsoever which may be or become a Lien or charge against the Property, and shall promptly pay for all utility services provided to the Property (other than any such

 

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utilities which are, pursuant to the terms of any Lease, required to be paid by the Tenant thereunder directly to the applicable service provider). After prior written notice to Lender, Borrower, at Borrower’s own expense, may contest by appropriate legal proceeding, promptly initiated and conducted in good faith and with due diligence, the amount or validity or application in whole or in part of any Taxes or Other Charges, provided that (a) no Default or Event of Default has occurred and remains uncured; (b) such proceeding shall be permitted under and be conducted in accordance with the provisions of any other instrument to which Borrower is subject and shall not constitute a default thereunder and such proceeding shall be conducted in accordance with all applicable statutes, laws and ordinances; (c) neither the Property nor any part thereof or interest therein will be in danger of being sold, forfeited, terminated, cancelled or lost; (d) Borrower shall promptly upon final determination thereof pay the amount of any such Taxes or Other Charges, together with all costs, interest and penalties which may be payable in connection therewith; (e) such proceeding shall suspend the collection of such contested Taxes or Other Charges from the Property; and (f) Borrower shall furnish such security as may be reasonably required in the proceeding, or as may be reasonably requested by Lender, to insure the payment of any such Taxes or Other Charges, together with all interest and penalties thereon. Lender may pay over any such cash deposit or part thereof held by Lender to the claimant entitled thereto at any time when, in the judgment of Lender, the entitlement of such claimant is established or the Property (or part thereof or interest therein) shall be in danger of being sold, forfeited, terminated, cancelled or lost or there shall be any danger of the Lien of the Mortgage being primed by any related Lien.

5.1.3 Litigation . Borrower shall give prompt written notice to Lender of any litigation or governmental proceedings pending or threatened against Borrower, any SPE Constituent Entity, Guarantor or the Property which might materially adversely affect the condition of Borrower, any SPE Constituent Entity or Guarantor (financial or otherwise) or business or the Property.

5.1.4 Access to Property . Subject to the rights of Tenants, Borrower shall permit agents, representatives and employees of Lender to inspect the Property or any part thereof at reasonable hours upon reasonable advance notice.

5.1.5 Notice of Default . Borrower shall promptly advise Lender of any material adverse change in the condition of Borrower, any SPE Constituent Entity or Guarantor, financial or otherwise, or of the occurrence of any Default or Event of Default of which Borrower has knowledge.

5.1.6 Cooperate in Legal Proceedings . Borrower shall cooperate fully with Lender with respect to any proceedings before any court, board or other Governmental Authority which may in any way affect the rights of Lender hereunder or any rights obtained by Lender under any of the other Loan Documents and, in connection therewith, permit Lender, at its election, to participate in any such proceedings.

5.1.7 Perform Loan Documents . Borrower shall, in a timely manner, observe, perform and satisfy all the terms, provisions, covenants and conditions of the Loan Documents executed and delivered by, or applicable to, Borrower, and shall pay when due all costs, fees and expenses of Lender, to the extent required under the Loan Documents executed and delivered by, or applicable to, Borrower.

 

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5.1.8 Award and Insurance Benefits . Borrower shall cooperate with Lender in obtaining for Lender, in accordance with the relevant provisions of this Agreement, the benefits of any Awards or Insurance Proceeds lawfully or equitably payable in connection with the Property, and Lender shall be reimbursed for any expenses incurred in connection therewith (including reasonable attorneys’ fees and disbursements, and the payment by Borrower of the reasonable expense of an appraisal on behalf of Lender in case of Casualty or Condemnation affecting the Property or any part thereof) out of such Insurance Proceeds.

5.1.9 Further Assurances . Borrower shall, at Borrower’s sole cost and expense:

(a) furnish to Lender all instruments, documents, boundary surveys, footing or foundation surveys, certificates, plans and specifications, appraisals, title and other insurance reports and agreements, and each and every other document, certificate, agreement and instrument required to be furnished by Borrower pursuant to the terms of the Loan Documents or which are reasonably requested by Lender in connection therewith;

(b) execute and deliver to Lender such documents, instruments, certificates, assignments and other writings, and do such other acts necessary or desirable, to evidence, preserve and/or protect the collateral at any time securing or intended to secure the obligations of Borrower under the Loan Documents, as Lender may reasonably require; and

(c) do and execute all and such further lawful and reasonable acts, conveyances and assurances for the better and more effective carrying out of the intents and purposes of this Agreement and the other Loan Documents, as Lender shall reasonably require from time to time.

5.1.10 Supplemental Mortgage Affidavits . Borrower represents that it has paid all state, county and municipal recording and all other taxes imposed upon the execution and recordation of the Mortgage. If at any time Lender determines, based on applicable law, that Lender is not being afforded the maximum amount of security available from the Property as a direct or indirect result of applicable recording, stamp and like taxes not having been paid upon the execution and recordation of the Mortgage, Borrower agrees that Borrower will execute, acknowledge and deliver to Lender, immediately upon Lender’s request, supplemental affidavits increasing the amount of the Debt for which all applicable taxes have been paid to an amount determined by Lender to be equal to the lesser of (a) the greater of the fair market value of the Property (i) as of the Closing Date and (ii) as of the date such supplemental affidavits are to be delivered to Lender, and (b) the amount of the Debt, and Borrower shall, on demand, pay any additional taxes.

5.1.11 Financial Reporting . (a) Borrower will keep and maintain or will cause to be kept and maintained on a Fiscal Year basis, in accordance with the requirements for a Special Purpose Entity set forth herein and GAAP (or such other consistently applied accounting basis that is acceptable to Lender), proper and accurate books, records and accounts reflecting all of the financial affairs of Borrower and all items of income and expense in connection with the operation of the Property. Lender shall have the right from time to time at all times during

 

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normal business hours upon reasonable notice (and, in any event, not more than twice in any calendar year (unless an Event of Default shall have occurred and be continuing, in which case no such restriction shall apply)) to examine such books, records and accounts at the office of Borrower or any other Person maintaining such books, records and accounts and to make such copies or extracts thereof as Lender shall desire. After the occurrence of an Event of Default, Borrower shall pay any reasonable costs and expenses incurred by Lender to examine Borrower’s accounting records with respect to the Property, as Lender shall determine to be necessary or appropriate in the protection of Lender’s interest.

(b) Borrower will furnish to Lender annually, within one hundred and twenty (120) days following the end of each Fiscal Year, a complete copy of the annual financial statements of Borrower audited by an independent certified public accountant reasonably acceptable to Lender in accordance with GAAP (or such other consistently applied accounting basis that is acceptable to Lender) covering the Property for such Fiscal Year and containing statements of profit and loss for Borrower and the Property and a balance sheet for Borrower. Such statements shall set forth the financial condition and the results of operations for Borrower and the Property for such Fiscal Year, and shall include, but not be limited to, amounts representing annual Net Cash Flow, Net Operating Income, Gross Income from Operations, Capital Expenditures (for the avoidance of doubt, not including any contributions to the Replacement Reserve Account) and Operating Expenses. Borrower’s annual financial statements shall be accompanied by (i) an unqualified opinion of an accounting firm or other independent certified public accountant reasonably acceptable to Lender, and (ii) a current rent roll for the Property, (iv) a schedule reconciling Net Operating Income to Net Cash Flow for the Property (the “Net Cash Flow Schedule” ), which shall itemize all adjustments made to Net Operating Income to arrive at Net Cash Flow deemed material by such independent certified public accountant and (v) an Officer’s Certificate certifying (1) that each annual financial statement, including each of the schedules described in the immediately preceding subclause (iv) , present fairly the financial condition and the results of operations of Borrower and the Property, (2) that such financial statements and schedules have been prepared in accordance with GAAP and (3) as of the date thereof whether there exists an event or circumstance which constitutes a Default or Event of Default under the Loan Documents executed and delivered by, or applicable to, Borrower, and if such Default or Event of Default exists, the nature thereof, the period of time it has existed and the action then being taken to remedy the same.

(c) (i) Prior to the Securitization of the entire Loan, Borrower will furnish, or cause to be furnished, to Lender on or before thirty (30) days after the end of each calendar month, (i) an operating statement in respect of such calendar month and a calendar year-to-date operating statement noting Net Operating Income, Net Cash Flow, Gross Income from Operations, Operating Expenses and Capital Expenditures (for the avoidance of doubt, not including any contributions to the Replacement Reserve Account), and containing a comparison of (A) such information for (1) in respect of the operating statement in respect of such calendar month, the same calendar month in the immediately preceding calendar year, and (2) in respect of the operating statement in respect of the calendar year-to-date, the corresponding time period of the immediately preceding calendar year, and (B) budgeted income and expenses and the actual income and expenses for such calendar month, and (ii) upon Lender’s request, other information reasonably necessary and sufficient to fairly represent the financial position and results of operation of the Property during such calendar month. Each such monthly report shall

 

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be accompanied by an Officer’s Certificate stating that the items provided are true, correct, accurate, and complete and fairly present the financial condition and results of the operations of Borrower and the Property for the applicable calendar month. The reports and statements provided by Borrower pursuant to this Section 5.1.11(c) may be prepared in accordance with the accounting standards otherwise utilized by Borrower on a consistent basis for interim financial reporting and need not be prepared in accordance with GAAP.

(ii) During any Cash Sweep Period (regardless of whether occurring before or after any Securitization of the Loan), Borrower will furnish, or cause to be furnished (without duplication of any item furnished to Lender pursuant to clause (i)  above) on or before thirty (30) days after the end of each calendar month, (A) an operating statement in respect of such calendar month and a calendar year-to-date operating statement (on a combined basis with respect to the Property), (B) a current rent roll for the Property, and (C) upon Lender’s request, other information maintained by Borrower in the ordinary course of business that is reasonably necessary and sufficient to fairly represent the financial position and results of operation of the Property during such calendar month. The reports and statements provided by Borrower pursuant to this Section 5.1.11(c) may be prepared in accordance with the accounting standards otherwise utilized by Borrower on a consistent basis for interim financial reporting and need not be prepared in accordance with GAAP.

(d) Borrower will furnish, or cause to be furnished, to Lender, on or before sixty (60) days after the end of each calendar quarter the following items, accompanied by an Officer’s Certificate stating that such items are true, correct, accurate, and complete and fairly present the financial condition and results of the operations of Borrower and the Property (subject to normal year-end adjustments) as applicable: (i) a rent roll for the subject period for the Property and quarterly and year-to-date operating statements prepared for each calendar quarter, noting Net Operating Income, Net Cash Flow, Gross Income from Operations, and Operating Expenses and Capital Expenditures (for the avoidance of doubt, not including any contributions to the Replacement Reserve Account), and for the Property, and containing a comparison of budgeted income and expenses and the actual income and expenses for the applicable calendar quarter, and, upon Lender’s request, a detailed explanation of any variances of ten percent (10%) or more between budgeted and actual amounts for such periods, as specifically requested by Lender; a calculation reflecting the annual Debt Service Coverage Ratio for the immediately preceding three (3) month periods as of the last day of such quarter; and (iv) a Net Cash Flow Schedule. In addition, such Officer’s Certificate shall also state that the representations and warranties of Borrower set forth in Section 4.1.30 are true and correct as of the date of such certificate and that there are no trade payables outstanding for more than sixty (60) days unless such amounts are being contested pursuant to the terms hereof.

(e) For each annual budgeting period following the partial annual budgeting period commencing on the Closing Date, Borrower shall submit to Lender an Annual Budget not later than fifteen (15) days prior to the commencement of such annual budgeting period in form reasonably satisfactory to Lender. In respect of the partial annual budgeting period commencing on the Closing Date, Borrower has submitted the existing Annual Budget to Lender on or prior to the Closing Date. The Annual Budget shall be for informational purposes only, provided that, during any Cash Sweep Period, the Annual Budget shall be subject to Lender’s written approval (each such Annual Budget, an “Approved Annual Budget” ), which approval shall not be

 

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unreasonably withheld or conditioned. Lender shall grant or deny, in writing to Borrower with a reasonable explanation of any objections, any consent required hereunder within fifteen (15) days after the receipt of the applicable proposed Annual Budget. In the event that Lender fails to respond within said fifteen (15) day period, such failure shall be deemed to be the consent and approval of Lender if (A) Borrower has delivered to Lender the Annual Budget with the notation “IMMEDIATE RESPONSE REQUIRED, FAILURE TO RESPOND TO THIS APPROVAL REQUEST WITHIN FIFTEEN (15) DAYS FROM RECEIPT SHALL BE DEEMED TO BE LENDER’S APPROVAL” prominently displayed in bold, all caps and fourteen (14) point or larger font in the transmittal letter requesting approval and (B) Lender does not approve or reject (with a reasonable explanation) the applicable request within fifteen (15) days from the date Lender receives the request as evidenced by a certified mail return receipt or confirmation by a reputable national overnight delivery service that the same has been delivered. In the event that Lender timely disapproves a proposed Annual Budget in accordance with the foregoing, Borrower shall promptly revise such Annual Budget and resubmit the same to Lender (and each such resubmittal shall be subject to the provisions of this Section 5.1.11(e) as if the applicable proposed Annual Budget were being submitted to Lender for its initial review of the same, provided that the aforesaid fifteen (15) day period shall be ten (10) days in connection with any such resubmittal). Borrower shall promptly revise each proposed Annual Budget and resubmit the same to Lender in accordance with the foregoing until Lender approves the proposed Annual Budget. Until such time that Lender approves a proposed Annual Budget, the most recently Approved Annual Budget shall apply; provided that, each line item of such Approved Annual Budget shall be increased by five percent (5%) (other than the line items in respect of Taxes, Insurance Premiums and Other Charges, which line items shall be adjusted to reflect actual increases in such expenses). In the event that, during any Cash Sweep Period, Borrower proposes to incur an extraordinary operating expense or capital expense that is not consistent with the Approved Annual Budget (each an “Extraordinary Expense” ), Borrower shall promptly deliver to Lender a reasonably detailed explanation of such proposed Extraordinary Expense for Lender’s approval, such approval not to be unreasonably withheld, conditioned or delayed.

(f) Intentionally omitted.

(g) Borrower shall furnish to Lender, within ten (10) Business Days after Lender’s request (or as soon thereafter as may be reasonably possible), financial and sales information from any Tenant designated by Lender, provided that such financial and sales information shall be provided by Borrower only if (i) the same is in the possession of Borrower or is otherwise required to be provided by the applicable Tenant pursuant to the terms of its Lease, (ii) Borrower is not prohibited from disclosing the same, whether pursuant to any provisions of the applicable Lease or any other agreement entered into by Borrower and the applicable Tenant prior to the date of Lender’s request, (iii) the same is not publicly available upon reasonable inquiry, and (iv) the Tenant as to which such information is requested is one of the three (3) largest Tenants at the Property, calculated on the basis of aggregate rentable square footage leased by such Tenant and such Tenant’s Affiliates under one or more Leases.

(h) Borrower will cause Guarantor to furnish to Lender annually, within one hundred twenty (120) days following the end of each Fiscal Year of Guarantor, financial statements audited by a “Big Four” accounting firm or other independent certified public accountant reasonably acceptable to Lender in accordance with GAAP (or such other consistently applied accounting basis that is acceptable to Lender), which shall include an annual balance sheet and profit and loss statement of Guarantor.

 

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(i) Any reports, statements or other information required to be delivered under this Agreement shall be delivered in electronic form and prepared using Microsoft Word for Windows files (which files may be prepared using a spreadsheet program and saved as word processing files), provided that Borrower may elect to provide the same also in paper form and/or on a diskette. Borrower agrees that Lender may disclose information regarding the Property and Borrower that is provided to Lender pursuant to this Section 5.1.11 in connection with a Securitization to such parties requesting such information in connection with such Securitization.

5.1.12 Business and Operations . Borrower will continue to engage in the businesses presently conducted by it as and to the extent the same are necessary for the ownership, maintenance, management, leasing and operation of the Property. Borrower will qualify to do business and will remain in good standing under the laws of each jurisdiction as and to the extent the same are required for the ownership, maintenance, management and operation of the Property. Borrower shall, at all times during the term of the Loan, continue to own or lease all Equipment, Fixtures and Personal Property which are necessary to operate the Property in the manner in which it is currently operated, provided that the foregoing shall not be deemed to prohibit or restrict any Permitted Equipment Transfer.

5.1.13 Title to the Property . Borrower will warrant and defend (a) the title to the Property and every part thereof, subject only to Liens permitted hereunder (including Permitted Encumbrances) and (b) the validity and priority of the Lien of the Mortgage and the Assignment of Leases on the Properties, subject only to Liens permitted hereunder (including Permitted Encumbrances), in each case against the claims of all Persons whomsoever. Borrower shall reimburse Lender for any losses, costs, damages or expenses (including reasonable attorneys’ fees, costs and expenses) incurred by Lender if an interest in the Property, other than as permitted hereunder, is claimed by another Person.

5.1.14 Costs of Enforcement . In the event (a) that the Mortgage is foreclosed in whole or in part or that the Mortgage is put into the hands of an attorney for collection, suit, action or foreclosure, (b) of the foreclosure of any mortgage prior to or subsequent to the Mortgage in which proceeding Lender is made a party, or (c) of the bankruptcy, insolvency, rehabilitation or other similar proceeding in respect of Borrower, Guarantor or any of their respective constituent Persons or an assignment by Borrower, Guarantor or any of their respective constituent Persons for the benefit of its creditors, Borrower, its successors or assigns, shall be chargeable with and agrees to pay all costs of collection and defense, including reasonable attorneys’ fees, costs and expenses, incurred by Lender or Borrower in connection therewith and in connection with any appellate proceeding or post judgment action involved therein, together with all required service or use taxes.

5.1.15 Estoppel Statement . (a) After request by Lender, Borrower shall within fifteen (15) days furnish Lender with a statement, duly acknowledged and certified, setting forth (i) the original principal amount of the Loan, (ii) the unpaid principal amount of the Loan, (iii) the

 

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Interest Rate of the Loan, (iv) the date installments of interest and/or principal were last paid, (v) any offsets or defenses to the payment of the Debt, if any, claimed by Borrower, and (vi) that the Note, this Agreement, the Mortgage and the other Loan Documents are valid, legal and binding obligations and have not been modified or if modified, giving particulars of such modification; provided , however , Borrower shall not be required to provide such statement more often than two (2) times in any calendar year.

(b) Upon the written request of Lender (i) prior to the Securitization of the entire Loan, and (ii) at any time that an Event of Default is continuing (whether the same is continuing prior to or following a Securitization), Borrower shall use commercially reasonable efforts to deliver to Lender tenant estoppel certificates from each Tenant, in form and substance reasonably satisfactory to Lender, provided that Borrower shall not be required to deliver such certificates more frequently than once in any calendar year.

5.1.16 Loan Proceeds . Borrower shall use the proceeds of the Loan received by it on the Closing Date only for the purposes set forth in Section 2.1.4 hereof.

5.1.17 Intentionally Omitted .

5.1.18 Confirmation of Representations . Borrower shall deliver, in connection with any Securitization, (a) one (1) or more Officer’s Certificates certifying as to the accuracy of all representations made by Borrower in the Loan Documents as of the date of the closing of such Securitization in all relevant jurisdictions or, if any of such representations require qualification on such date, setting forth such qualifications in detail, and (b) certificates of the relevant Governmental Authorities in all relevant jurisdictions indicating the good standing and qualification of Borrower, each SPE Constituent Entity and Guarantor as of the date of such Securitization.

5.1.19 No Joint Assessment . Borrower shall not suffer, permit or initiate the joint assessment of the Property (a) with any other real property constituting a tax lot separate from the Property, and (b) which constitutes real property with any portion of the Property which may be deemed to constitute personal property, or any other procedure whereby the lien of any taxes which may be levied against such personal property shall be assessed or levied or charged to such real property portion of the Property.

5.1.20 Leasing Matters . (a) Any Major Lease, including any amendment, modification or supplement thereto, executed after the Closing Date shall be subject to the approval of Lender, which approval shall not be unreasonably withheld. Effective upon the making of the Ross Alterations Deposit, Lender hereby approves the Ross Lease. Upon request, Borrower shall furnish Lender with executed copies of such Leases as are identified by Lender (including all Leases, if requested by Lender, provided that Borrower shall not be required to deliver copies of all Leases more frequently than two (2) times in any calendar year). All renewals of Leases and all proposed Leases shall provide for rental rates and other terms comparable or superior to then-existing local market rates. All proposed Leases shall be on commercially reasonable terms and shall not contain any terms which would have any materially adverse effect on Lender’s rights under the Loan Documents or the value of the Property. All Leases executed after the Closing Date shall provide that they are subordinate to the Mortgage and that the Tenant agrees to attorn

 

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to Lender or any purchaser at a sale by foreclosure or power of sale. Lender, at the request of Borrower, shall enter into a subordination, attornment and non- disturbance agreement in the form attached hereto as Exhibit A (with such modifications thereto as may be reasonably acceptable to Lender) or in such other form that is reasonably satisfactory to Lender and such Tenant (a “Non-Disturbance Agreement” ) with any Tenant entering into a Material Lease, including a Major Lease (other than a Lease to an Affiliate of Borrower), after the Closing Date. All actual and reasonable, out-of-pocket costs and expenses of Lender and Servicer in connection with the negotiation, preparation, execution and delivery by Lender and Servicer of any Non-Disturbance Agreement, including, without limitation, reasonable attorneys’ fees and disbursements and the current fee being assessed by Servicer in connection therewith, shall be paid by Borrower.

(b) Borrower shall (i) observe and perform the obligations imposed upon the lessor under the Leases in a commercially reasonable manner; (ii) enforce the terms, covenants and conditions contained in the Leases upon the part of the Tenant thereunder to be observed or performed in a commercially reasonable manner and in a manner not to impair the value of the Property involved and (iii) execute and deliver at the request of Lender all such further assurances, confirmations and assignments in connection with the Leases as Lender shall from time to time reasonably require.

(c) Lender shall grant or deny with a reasonable explanation any consent required hereunder within fifteen (15) days after the receipt of the applicable request and all documents in connection therewith. In the event that Lender fails to respond within said fifteen (15) day period, such failure shall be deemed to be the consent and approval of Lender if (A) Borrower has delivered to Lender the applicable documents, with the notation “IMMEDIATE RESPONSE REQUIRED, FAILURE TO RESPOND TO THIS APPROVAL REQUEST WITHIN FIFTEEN (15) DAYS FROM RECEIPT SHALL BE DEEMED TO BE LENDER’S APPROVAL” prominently displayed in bold, all caps and fourteen (14) point or larger font in the transmittal letter requesting approval and (B) Lender does not approve or reject (with a reasonable explanation) the applicable request within fifteen (15) days from the date Lender receives the request as evidenced by a certified mail return receipt or confirmation by a reputable national overnight delivery service that the same has been delivered.

5.1.21 Alterations . (a) Borrower shall obtain Lender’s prior written consent to any alterations to any Improvements ( “Alterations” ), including tenant improvements, which consent shall not be unreasonably withheld except with respect to Alterations that would reasonably be expected to result in a Material Adverse Effect. Notwithstanding the foregoing, Lender’s consent shall not be required in connection with any (i) Alterations performed pursuant to (A) the provisions of any Major Lease that is approved (or deemed approved) by Lender in accordance with Section 5.120 hereof, and (B) any other Lease that is approved in writing by Lender, provided that, in each case, Lender shall have expressly approved the estimated cost and scope of such Alterations at the time Lender approved such Major Lease or other Lease, (ii) Preapproved Alterations, (iii) Alterations to Improvements located wholly on a Partial Release Parcel pursuant to a Permitted Parcel Ground Lease (provided that the cost of such Alterations is borne solely by the applicable Tenant), and (iv) Alterations that are not reasonably expected to result in a Material Adverse Effect, provided that, in the case of Alterations pursuant to the foregoing subclause (iv) , such Alterations (1) are made in connection with tenant improvement work

 

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performed pursuant to the terms of any Lease executed on or before the Closing Date or pursuant to any Major Lease that is approved (or deemed approved) by Lender in accordance with Section 5.1.20 , (2) do not adversely affect any structural component of any Improvements and the aggregate cost thereof does not exceed the Threshold Amount, or (3) are performed in connection with the Restoration of the Property after the occurrence of a Casualty in accordance with the terms and provisions of this Agreement. Lender shall grant or deny with a reasonable explanation any consent required hereunder within fifteen (15) days after the receipt of the applicable request and all documents in connection therewith. In the event that Lender fails to respond within said fifteen (15) day period, such failure shall be deemed to be the consent and approval of Lender if (x) Borrower has delivered to Lender the applicable documents, with the notation “IMMEDIATE RESPONSE REQUIRED, FAILURE TO RESPOND TO THIS APPROVAL REQUEST WITHIN FIFTEEN (15) DAYS FROM RECEIPT SHALL BE DEEMED TO BE LENDER’S APPROVAL” prominently displayed in bold, all caps and fourteen (14) point or larger font in the transmittal letter requesting approval and (y) Lender does not approve or reject with a reasonable explanation the applicable request within fifteen (15) days from the date Lender receives the request as evidenced by a certified mail return receipt or confirmation by a reputable national overnight delivery service that the same has been delivered.

(b) If the total unpaid amounts due and payable with respect to Alterations at the Property (other than such amounts to be paid or reimbursed by Tenants under the Leases and any amounts to be paid in respect of Preapproved Alterations with respect to the Property) shall at any time exceed the Threshold Amount, Borrower shall promptly deliver to Lender as security for the payment of such excess amounts and as additional security for Borrower’s obligations under the Loan Documents any of the following (as applicable, the “Alterations Deposit” ): (I) cash, (II) U.S. Obligations, (III) other securities having a rating reasonably acceptable to Lender or (IV) a completion and performance bond or an irrevocable letter of credit (payable on sight draft only) issued by a financial institution having a rating by S&P of not less than “A-1+” if the term of such bond or letter of credit is no longer than three (3) months or, if such term is in excess of three (3) months, issued by a financial institution having a rating that is reasonably acceptable to Lender. Each such Alterations Deposit shall be (A) in an amount equal to the excess of the total unpaid amounts with respect to the applicable Alterations on the Property (other than such amounts to be paid or reimbursed by Tenants under the Leases) over the Threshold Amount and (B) disbursed from time to time by Lender to Borrower for completion of the Alterations at the Property upon the satisfaction of the following conditions: (1) Borrower shall submit a request for payment to Lender at least ten (10) days prior to the date on which Borrower requests that such payment be made, which request for payment shall specify the Alterations for which payment is requested, (2) on the date such request is received by Lender and on the date such payment is to be made, no Event of Default shall be continuing, and (3) such request shall be accompanied by an Officer’s Certificate (x) stating that the applicable portion of the Alterations at the Property to be funded by the requested disbursement have been completed in good and workmanlike manner and in accordance with all applicable Legal Requirements, such Officer’s Certificate to be accompanied by copies of paid invoices and any licenses, permits or other approvals by any Governmental Authority required in connection with the applicable portion of the Alterations, (y) identifying each contractor that supplied materials or labor in connection with the applicable portion of the Alterations to be funded by the requested disbursement and (z) stating that each such contractor has been paid in full upon such disbursement. Each Alterations Deposit shall be held by Lender in an interest-bearing account

 

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and, until disbursed in accordance with the provisions of this Section 5.1.21(b) , shall constitute additional security for the Debt and other obligations under the Loan Documents. Upon the completion of the Alterations in respect of which any Alteration Deposit is being held, Lender shall promptly return to Borrower any remaining portion of the Alterations Deposit upon the request of Borrower, provided that (1) on the date such request is received by Lender and on the date such disbursement is to be made, no Event of Default shall be continuing and (2) such request shall be accompanied by an Officer’s Certificate stating that the Alterations have been fully completed in good and workmanlike manner and in accordance with all applicable Legal Requirements, such Officer’s Certificate to be accompanied by copies of paid invoices and any licenses, permits or other approvals by any Governmental Authority required in connection with Alterations (to the extent not received by Lender in connection with prior disbursement requests) and stating that each contractor providing services in connection with the Alterations has been paid in full.

5.1.22 Operation of Property . (a) Borrower shall cause the Property to be operated, in all material respects, in accordance with the Management Agreement. In the event that the Management Agreement expires or is terminated (without limiting any obligation of Borrower to obtain Lender’s consent to any termination or modification of the Management Agreement in accordance with the terms and provisions of this Agreement), Borrower shall promptly enter into a Replacement Management Agreement with Manager or another Qualified Manager, as applicable.

(b) Borrower shall: (i) promptly perform and/or observe, in all material respects, all of the covenants and agreements required to be performed and observed by it under the Management Agreement and do all things necessary to preserve and to keep unimpaired its material rights thereunder; (ii) promptly notify Lender of any material default under the Management Agreement of which it is aware; (iii) promptly deliver to Lender a copy of each financial statement, business plan, capital expenditures plan, notice, report and estimate received by it under the Management Agreement (without duplication of any item being delivered to Lender pursuant to Section 5.1.11 hereof); and (iv) enforce the performance and observance in all material respects of all of the covenants and agreements required to be performed and/or observed by Manager under the Management Agreement, in a commercially reasonable manner.

5.1.23 Operations and Maintenance Program . Borrower shall implement, within no more than ninety (90) days after the Closing Date, and diligently comply in all respects with, the terms, conditions and requirements of an operations and maintenance program, all in accordance with the terms of the O&M Agreement. The operations and maintenance program adopted by Borrower, as aforesaid, shall be in compliance with all applicable Legal Requirements and shall be subject to the reasonable approval of Lender. Borrower shall comply with the recommendations identified in each Phase I environmental assessment for the Property.

5.1.24 Intentionally Omitted .

5.1.25 Updated Appraisals . During the continuance of an Event of Default or if Lender otherwise reasonably believes that an Event of Default is imminent, Lender may commission (or Lender may request that Borrower commission directly) an updated appraisal of the Property. Borrower shall pay directly or promptly reimburse Lender for, as applicable, the costs and expenses of obtaining all such updated appraisals.

 

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5.1.26 Principal Place of Business, State of Organization . Upon Lender’s request, Borrower shall, at Borrower’s sole cost and expense, execute and deliver additional financing statements, security agreements and other instruments which may be necessary to effectively evidence or perfect Lender’s security interest in the Property as a result of any change in its principal place of business or place of organization. Borrower shall cause its principal place of business and chief executive office, and the place where Borrower keeps its books and records, including recorded data of any kind or nature, regardless of the medium or recording, including software, writings, plans, specifications and schematics, to continue to be the address of Borrower set forth at the introductory paragraph of this Agreement (unless Borrower notifies Lender in writing at least thirty (30) days prior to the date of such change). Borrower shall promptly notify Lender of any change in its organizational identification number. If Borrower does not now have an organizational identification number and later obtains one, such Borrower promptly shall notify Lender of such organizational identification number.

5.1.27 Embargoed Person . Borrower shall perform reasonable due diligence to insure that at all times throughout the term of the Loan, including after giving effect to any Transfers permitted pursuant to the Loan Documents, (a) none of the funds or other assets of Borrower, any SPE Constituent Entity and Guarantor shall constitute property of, or are beneficially owned, directly or indirectly, by any Embargoed Person; (b) no Embargoed Person shall have any interest of any nature whatsoever in Borrower, any SPE Constituent Entity or Guarantor, as applicable, with the result that the investment in Borrower, any SPE Constituent Entity or Guarantor, as applicable (whether directly or indirectly), is prohibited by law or the Loan is in violation of law; and (c) none of the funds of Borrower, any SPE Constituent Entity or Guarantor, as applicable, shall be derived from, or are the proceeds of, any unlawful activity, including money laundering, terrorism or terrorism activities, with the result that the investment in Borrower, any SPE Constituent Entity or Guarantor, as applicable (whether directly or indirectly), is prohibited by law or the Loan is in violation of law, or may cause the Property to be subject to forfeiture or seizure.

5.1.28 Intentionally Omitted .

5.1.29 Special Purpose Entity/Separateness . (a) Borrower and each SPE Constituent Entity shall each be and continue to be a Special Purpose Entity.

(b) Borrower and each SPE Constituent Entity will comply with all of the stated facts and assumptions made with respect to Borrower and each SPE Constituent Entity in the Insolvency Opinion. Borrower and each SPE Constituent Entity will comply with all of the stated facts and assumptions made with respect to Borrower in any Additional Insolvency Opinion. Each entity other than Borrower and each SPE Constituent Entity with respect to which an assumption is made or a fact stated in the Insolvency Opinion and any Additional Insolvency Opinion will comply with all of the assumptions made and facts stated with respect to it in the Insolvency Opinion and any such Additional Insolvency Opinion. Borrower covenants that, in connection with any Additional Insolvency Opinion, it shall provide an updated certification regarding compliance with the facts and assumptions made therein.

 

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(c) Borrower shall provide Lender with thirty (30) days’ prior written notice prior to the removal of an Independent Director or Independent Manager of Borrower or any SPE Constituent Entity and Borrower shall not remove any such Independent Director or Independent Manager without Cause (as defined in the organizational documents of Borrower or such SPE Constituent Entity, as applicable).

Section 5.2 Negative Covenants . From the Closing Date until payment and performance in full of all obligations of Borrower under the Loan Documents or the earlier release of the Lien of the Mortgage in accordance with the terms of this Agreement and the other Loan Documents, Borrower covenants and agrees with Lender that it will not do, directly or indirectly, any of the following:

5.2.1 Operation of Property . (a) Borrower shall not, without Lender’s prior written consent (which consent shall not be unreasonably withheld): (i) surrender, terminate or cancel the Management Agreement; provided , that Borrower may, without Lender’s consent, replace the Manager so long as (A) the replacement manager is a Qualified Manager pursuant to a Replacement Management Agreement (provided that, in the event that such Qualified Manager is an Affiliate of Borrower or Guarantor, Borrower shall deliver an acceptable Additional Insolvency Opinion covering such Qualified Manager if such Qualified Manager was not covered by the Insolvency Opinion) and (B) other than in any case in which the proposed replacement manager is (1) a Person that is under common Control with Existing Manager or (2) a Person that is under common Control with the Guarantor Successor (provided such proposed Replacement Manager constitutes a Qualified Manager under clause (c) of the definition thereof), no Permitted Guarantor Merger Transaction shall have occurred within six (6) weeks prior to the date of such replacement; (ii) reduce or consent to the reduction of the term of the Management Agreement; (iii) increase or consent to the increase of the amount of any charges under the Management Agreement, or (iv) otherwise modify, change, supplement, alter or amend, or waive or release any of its rights and remedies under, the Management Agreement in any material respect.

(b) Following the occurrence and during the continuance of an Event of Default, Borrower shall not exercise any rights, make any decisions, grant any approvals or otherwise take any action under the Management Agreement without the prior written consent of Lender, which consent may be granted, conditioned or withheld in Lender’s sole discretion.

5.2.2 Liens; Utility and Other Easements . (a) Borrower shall not create, incur, assume or suffer to exist any Lien on any portion of the Property or permit any such action to be taken, except Permitted Encumbrances.

(b) Borrower may, without the consent of Lender, (i) make Transfers of immaterial portions of the Property to Governmental Authorities for dedication or public use, or to third parties for private use as roadways or for access, ingress or egress, or (ii) grant easements, restrictions, covenants, reservations and rights of way in the ordinary course of business for access, water and sewer lines, telephone and telegraph lines, electric lines, telecommunications leases and other utilities, provided that no such conveyance, grant, conveyance or encumbrance shall impair the utility and operation of the Property or have a Material Adverse Effect. In connection with any such grant, conveyance or encumbrance, if requested by Borrower, Lender

 

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shall execute and deliver any instrument necessary or reasonably appropriate and in the form reasonably acceptable to the Lender evidencing its consent to such grant, conveyance or encumbrance (and, in the case of any such Transfer as described in the preceding subclause (i) , a release of such portion of the Property from the Lien of the Mortgage and, in the case of any easement, covenant, reservation or right-of-way as described in the preceding subclause (ii) , the subordination of the Lien of the Mortgage to such easement, covenant, reservation or right-of- way) upon receipt by Lender of:

(A) thirty (30) days’ prior written notice thereof;

(B) a copy of the easement, covenant, reservation or right of way;

(C) an Officer’s Certificate stating (I) with respect to any Transfer, the consideration, if any, being paid for the Transfer and (II) that such Transfer, easement, covenant, reservation or right of way does not have a Material Adverse Effect; and

(D) reimbursement of all of Lender’s reasonable costs and expenses incurred in connection with such grant, conveyance or encumbrance (and such consent, release of Lien or instrument of subordination).

If Borrower shall receive any consideration in connection with any Transfers or grants consummated in accordance with this Section 5.2.2(b) , Borrower shall have the right to use any such consideration in connection with any Alterations performed in connection with such Transfer or grant, provided that, to the extent any such consideration is not used in connection with such Alterations (or any such consideration exceeds the amount required to perform such Alterations), Borrower shall promptly deposit the consideration or such excess amount, as the case may be, into the Cash Management Account.

5.2.3 Dissolution; Amendment of Organizational Documents . Borrower shall not, without obtaining the consent of Lender (a) engage in any dissolution, liquidation or consolidation or merger with or into any other business entity, (b) engage in any business activity not related to the ownership, leasing, maintenance and operation of the Property, (c) transfer, lease or sell, in one transaction or any combination of transactions, the assets or all or substantially all of the properties or assets of Borrower except to the extent permitted by the Loan Documents, (d) modify, amend, waive or terminate its organizational documents or its qualification and good standing in any jurisdiction or (e) cause or permit any SPE Constituent Entity to (i) dissolve, wind up or liquidate or take any action, or omit to take an action, as a result of which such SPE Constituent Entity would be dissolved, wound up or liquidated in whole or in part, or (ii) amend, modify, waive or terminate the organizational documents of such SPE Constituent Entity, in each case, without obtaining the prior written consent of Lender or Lender’s designee.

5.2.4 Change in Business . Borrower shall not enter into any line of business other than the ownership and operation of the Property, or make any material change in the scope or nature of its business objectives, purposes or operations, or undertake or participate in activities other than the continuance of its present business. Nothing contained in this Section 5.2.4 shall be deemed to apply to any Transfers, and for the avoidance of doubt, the rights of Borrower to effectuate Transfers is governed solely by Section 5.2.10 hereof.

 

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5.2.5 Debt Cancellation . Borrower shall not cancel or otherwise forgive or release any claim or debt (other than termination of Leases in accordance with Section 5.2.14 hereof or forgiveness in the ordinary course of Borrower’s business of Rent in arrears in connection with a settlement with a Tenant under a Lease, provided that in the case of a Major Lease, the amount of Rent so forgiven is less than the aggregate amount of six (6) months’ basic Rent under such Major Lease) owed to Borrower by any Person, except for adequate consideration and in the ordinary course of Borrower’s business.

5.2.6 Zoning . Borrower shall not initiate or consent to any zoning reclassification of any portion of the Property or seek any variance under any existing zoning ordinance or use or permit the use of any portion of the Property in any manner that could result in such use becoming a non-conforming use under any zoning ordinance or any other applicable land use law, rule or regulation, without the prior written consent of Lender.

5.2.7 No Joint Assessment . Borrower shall not suffer, permit or initiate the joint assessment of the Property (a) with any other real property constituting a tax lot separate from the Property, and (b) which constitutes real property with any portion of the Property which may be deemed to constitute personal property, or any other procedure whereby the Lien of any taxes which may be levied against such personal property shall be assessed or levied or charged to such real property portion of the Property.

5.2.8 Principal Place of Business and Organization . Borrower shall not change (or permit any other Person to change) its name, identity (including its trade name or names), place of organization or formation (as set forth in Section 4.1.28 hereof) or its corporate or partnership or other structure unless Borrower shall have first notified Lender in writing of such change at least thirty (30) days prior to the effective date of such change, and shall have first taken all action required by Lender for the purpose of perfecting or protecting the lien and security interests of Lender pursuant to this Agreement, and the other Loan Documents and, in the case of a change in Borrower’s structure, without first obtaining the prior written consent of Lender, which consent may given or denied in Lender’s sole discretion. Borrower shall not change (or permit any Person to change) the place of its organization from the State of Delaware without the consent of Lender, which consent shall not be unreasonably withheld.

5.2.9 ERISA . (a) Borrower shall not engage in any transaction which would cause any obligation, or action taken or to be taken, hereunder (or the exercise by Lender of any of its rights under the Note, this Agreement or the other Loan Documents) to be a non-exempt (under a statutory or administrative class exemption) prohibited transaction under ERISA.

(b) Borrower further covenants and agrees to deliver to Lender such certifications or other evidence from time to time throughout the term of the Loan, as requested by Lender in its sole discretion, that (i) Borrower is not and does not maintain an “employee benefit plan” as defined in Section 3(3) of ERISA, which is subject to Title I of ERISA, or a “governmental plan” within the meaning of Section 3(32) of ERISA; (ii) Borrower is not subject to any state statute regulating investments of, or fiduciary obligations with respect to, governmental plans; and (iii) one or more of the following circumstances is true:

 

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(A) Equity interests in Borrower are publicly offered securities, within the meaning of 29 C.F.R. § 2510.3-101(b)(2);

(B) Less than twenty-five percent (25%) of each outstanding class of equity interests in Borrower is held by “benefit plan investors” within the meaning of 29 C.F.R. § 2510.3-101(0(2); or

(C) Borrower qualifies as an “operating company” or a “real estate operating company” within the meaning of 29 C.F.R. § 2510.3-101(c) or (e).

5.2.10 Transfers . (a) Borrower acknowledges that Lender has examined and relied on the experience of Borrower and its stockholders, general partners, members and (if Borrower is a trust) beneficial owners, as applicable, and principals of Borrower in owning and operating properties such as the Property in agreeing to make the Loan, and will continue to rely on Borrower’s ownership of the Property as a means of maintaining the value of the Property as security for repayment of the Debt and the performance of the Other Obligations. Borrower acknowledges that Lender has a valid interest in maintaining the value of the Property so as to ensure that, should Borrower default in the repayment of the Debt or the performance of the Other Obligations, Lender can recover the Debt by a sale of the Property.

(b) Without the prior written consent of Lender and except to the extent otherwise set forth in this Section 5.2.10 , Borrower shall not, and shall not permit any Restricted Party to do any of the following (collectively, a “Transfer” ): (i) sell, convey, mortgage, grant, bargain, encumber, pledge, assign, grant options with respect to, or otherwise transfer or dispose of (directly or indirectly, voluntarily or involuntarily, by operation of law or otherwise, and whether or not for consideration or of record) the Property or any part thereof or any legal or beneficial interest therein or (ii) permit a Sale or Pledge of an interest in any Restricted Party, other than, in either case, to the extent that such Transfer constitutes a Permitted Transfer. Any Transfer made without Lender’s prior written consent (to the extent that such consent is required pursuant to this Section 5.2.10) shall be null and void. For the avoidance of doubt, notwithstanding anything in this Agreement to the contrary, the Sale or Pledge of a direct or indirect interest in an Excluded Entity shall not constitute a Transfer and may be effectuated by the applicable Person without the consent of, or any notice to, Lender.

(c) A Transfer shall include, but not be limited to, (i) an installment sales agreement wherein Borrower agrees to sell the Property or any part thereof for a price to be paid in installments; (ii) an agreement by Borrower leasing all or a substantial part of the Property for other than actual occupancy by a space Tenant thereunder or a sale, assignment or other transfer of, or the grant of a security interest in, Borrower’s right, title and interest in and to any Leases or any Rents; (iii) if a Restricted Party is a corporation, any merger, consolidation or Sale or Pledge of such corporation’s stock or the creation or issuance of new stock; (iv) if a Restricted Party is a limited or general partnership or joint venture, any merger or consolidation or the change, removal, resignation or addition of a general partner or the Sale or Pledge of the partnership interest of any general partner or any profits or proceeds relating to such partnership interest, or

 

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the Sale or Pledge of limited partnership interests or any profits or proceeds relating to such limited partnership interest or the creation or issuance of new limited partnership interests; (v) if a Restricted Party is a limited liability company, any merger or consolidation or the change, removal, resignation or addition of a managing member or non-member manager (or if no managing member, any member) or the Sale or Pledge of the membership interest of a managing member (or if no managing member, any member) or any profits or proceeds relating to such membership interest, or the Sale or Pledge of non-managing membership interests or the creation or issuance of new non-managing membership interests; (vi) if a Restricted Party is a trust or nominee trust, any merger, consolidation or the Sale or Pledge of the legal or beneficial interest in a Restricted Party or the creation or issuance of new legal or beneficial interests; or (vii) the removal or the resignation of the managing agent (including, without limitation, an Affiliated Manager) other than in accordance with Section 5.1.22 hereof.

(d) Notwithstanding the provisions of this Section 5.2.10 but subject to the final two sentences of this Section 5.2.10(d) , Lender’s consent shall not be required in connection with one or a series of Transfers, of not more than forty-nine percent (49%) of the stock, limited partnership interests or membership interests (provided that, in the case of any multi-member Restricted Party, excluding any interests of the managing member) (as the case may be) in a Restricted Party; provided , however , (i) no such Transfer shall result in the change of Control in a Restricted Party, (ii) as a condition to each such Transfer, Lender shall receive not less than thirty (30) days’ prior written notice of such proposed Transfer, and (iii) if after giving effect to any such Transfer, more than forty-nine percent (49%) in the aggregate of direct or indirect interests in a Restricted Party are owned by any Person and its Affiliates that owned less than forty-nine percent (49%) direct or indirect interest in such Restricted Party as of the Closing Date, Borrower shall, no less than thirty (30) days prior to the effective date of any such Transfer, deliver to Lender an Additional Insolvency Opinion reasonably acceptable to Lender and, following a Securitization, acceptable to the Rating Agencies. Notwithstanding anything contained in this Section 5.2.10(d) , no Transfer of any direct ownership interests in Borrower or any SPE Constituent Entity shall be permitted. In addition, at all times, Guarantor must continue to Control Borrower and each SPE Constituent Entity and own, directly or indirectly, at least a fifty-one percent (51%) legal and beneficial interest in Borrower and each SPE Constituent Entity.

(e) No Transfer of the Property and assumption of the Loan shall occur during the period that is sixty (60) days prior to a Securitization or the period that is sixty (60) days after a Securitization. Otherwise, Lender’s consent to a one (1) time Transfer of the Property and assumption of the entire Loan by the proposed Transferee (the “Transferee” ) shall be given in Lender’s sole discretion provided that Lender receives sixty (60) days’ prior written notice of such Transfer and no Event of Default has occurred and is continuing at the time Lender receives such notice and at the time such Transfer is consummated. In determining whether to consent to any proposed Transfer pursuant to this Section 5.2.10(e) , Lender may require or consider, without limitation, the following actions and matters:

(i) Borrower shall pay Lender a fee equal to one-half percent (0.5%) of the outstanding principal balance of the Loan at the time of such Transfer;

 

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(ii) Borrower shall pay any and all reasonable out-of-pocket costs incurred in connection with such Transfer (including, without limitation, Lender’s reasonable counsel fees and disbursements and all recording fees, title insurance premiums and mortgage and intangible taxes and the fees and expenses of the Rating Agencies pursuant to clause (x)  below);

(iii) Transferee or Transferee’s Sponsors must have demonstrated expertise in owning and operating properties similar in location, size, class and operation to the Property, which expertise shall be reasonably determined by Lender;

(iv) Transferee and Transferee’s Sponsors shall, as of the date of such Transfer, have an aggregate net worth and liquidity reasonably acceptable to Lender;

(v) Transferee, Transferee’s Sponsors and all other entities which may be owned or Controlled directly or indirectly by Transferee’s Sponsors ( “Related Entities” ) must not have been party to any bankruptcy proceedings, voluntary or involuntary, made an assignment for the benefit of creditors or taken advantage of any insolvency act, or any act for the benefit of debtors within seven (7) years prior to the date of the proposed Transfer;

(vi) Transferee shall assume all of the obligations of Borrower under the Loan Documents in a manner satisfactory to Lender in all respects, including, without limitation, by entering into an assumption agreement in form and substance satisfactory to Lender;

(vii) There shall be no material litigation or regulatory action pending or threatened against Transferee, Transferee’s Sponsors or any Related Entities which is not reasonably acceptable to Lender;

(viii) Transferee, Transferee’s Sponsors and any Related Entities shall not have defaulted under its or their obligations with respect to any other Indebtedness in a manner which is not reasonably acceptable to Lender;

(ix) Transferee and Transferee’s SPE Constituent Entities must be able to make all of the representations set forth in Sections 4.1.30, 4.1.35 , and 4.1.38 , and perform all of the covenants set forth in Sections 5.1.27, 5.1.29 and 5.2.9 of this Agreement, no Default or Event of Default shall otherwise occur as a result of such Transfer, and Transferee and Transferee’s SPE Constituent Entities shall deliver (A) all organizational documentation reasonably requested by Lender, which shall be reasonably satisfactory to Lender, and (B) all certificates, agreements, covenants and legal opinions reasonably required by Lender;

(x) Following a Securitization, if required by Lender, Transferee shall be approved by the Rating Agencies rating the Loan, which approval, if required by Lender, shall take the form of a Rating Agency Confirmation with respect to such Transfer;

(xi) Prior to any release of Guarantor, one (1) or more substitute guarantors reasonably acceptable to Lender shall have assumed all of the liabilities and obligations of Guarantor under the Guaranty and the Environmental Indemnity or executed a replacement guaranty and/or environmental indemnity reasonably satisfactory to Lender;

 

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(xii) Borrower shall deliver, at its sole cost and expense, an endorsement to the Title Insurance Policy, as modified by the assumption agreement, confirming the Lien of the Mortgage as a valid first lien on the Property and naming the Transferee as owner of the Property, which endorsements shall insure that, as of the date of the recording of the assumption agreement, the Property shall not be subject to any additional exceptions or Liens other than those contained in the Title Insurance Policy issued on the Closing Date and the Permitted Encumbrances;

(xiii) The Property shall be managed by Qualified Manager (and, if the Qualified Manager managing the Property prior to the Transfer is being replaced, the replacement Qualified Manager shall manage the Property pursuant to a Replacement Management Agreement); and

(xiv) Borrower or Transferee, at its sole cost and expense, shall deliver to Lender (A) an Additional Insolvency Opinion in respect of such Transfer satisfactory in form and substance to Lender and (B) a fraudulent conveyance opinion in respect of such Transfer, each of which opinions may be relied upon by Lender and the Rating Agencies with respect to the proposed Transfer.

Immediately upon the consummation of a Transfer pursuant to this Section 5.2.10(e) ( provided that Lender has consented thereto in accordance with the foregoing), Borrower and Guarantor shall be released from all liability under this Agreement, the Note, the Mortgage and the other Loan Documents accruing after the date of such Transfer (other than to the extent such liability is expressly stated herein to survive). The foregoing release shall be effective upon the date of such Transfer, but Lender agrees to provide written evidence thereof if the same is reasonably requested by Borrower.

(f) Lender shall not be required to demonstrate any actual impairment of its security or any increased risk of default hereunder in order to declare the Debt immediately due and payable upon the consummation of a purported Transfer that is prohibited (and as such, null and void) pursuant to the terms of this Section 5.2.10 . This provision shall apply to every Transfer regardless of whether voluntary or not, or whether or not Lender has consented to any previous Transfer.

(g) Notwithstanding the provisions of this Section 5.2.10 but subject to the final two sentences of this Section 5.2.10(g) , Lender’s consent shall not be required in connection with a Permitted Guarantor Merger Transaction; provided that, (i) Lender shall have received written notice of such proposed Permitted Guarantor Merger Transaction not less than sixty (60) days prior to the effective date thereof, (ii) prior to the effective date of such Permitted Guarantor Merger Transaction, Borrower shall have delivered to Lender an Additional Insolvency Opinion reasonably acceptable to Lender and, following a Securitization, acceptable to the Rating Agencies, and (iii) Lender shall have received such documents, instruments, certificates, assignments and other writings to evidence, preserve and/or protect the Property as Lender may reasonably require. Lender shall make a determination of the Guarantor Net Worth within fifteen (15) days after the receipt of the required financial statements. In the event that Lender fails to

 

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make such determination within said fifteen (15) day period, such failure shall be deemed to be a determination by Lender that the condition set forth in clause (i)(B) of the definition of Permitted Guarantor Merger Transaction shall have been satisfied if (A) Borrower has delivered to Lender the required financial statements, with the notation “IMMEDIATE RESPONSE REQUIRED, FAILURE TO RESPOND TO THIS APPROVAL REQUEST WITHIN FIFTEEN (15) DAYS FROM RECEIPT SHALL BE DEEMED TO BE LENDER’S APPROVAL” prominently displayed in bold, all caps and fourteen (14) point or larger font in the transmittal letter requesting acceptance and (B) Lender does not advise Borrower of its determination of the Guarantor Net Worth within fifteen (15) days from the date Lender receives the financial statements as evidenced by a certified mail return receipt or confirmation by a reputable national overnight delivery service that the same has been delivered. Notwithstanding anything contained in this Section 5.2.10(g) , no Transfer of any direct ownership interests in any Borrower or any SPE Constituent Entity shall be permitted. In addition, at all times, Guarantor (or Guarantor Successor, if Guarantor Successor is the surviving Person with respect to such Permitted Guarantor Merger Transaction) must continue to Control Borrower and each SPE Constituent Entity and own, directly or indirectly, at least a fifty-one percent (51%) legal and beneficial interest in Borrower and each SPE Constituent Entity.

5.2.11 Intentionally Omitted .

5.2.12 REA . Borrower agrees that without the prior consent of Lender, Borrower shall not execute modifications to any REA if such modifications will have a Material Adverse Effect. Without limiting the generality of the foregoing, Borrower shall not, without the prior written consent of Lender, take (and hereby assigns to Lender any right it may have to take) any action to terminate, surrender, or accept any termination or surrender of, any REA. Borrower shall pay all charges and other sums to be paid by Borrower pursuant to the terms of any REA as the same shall become due and payable and prior to the expiration of any applicable grace period therein provided. Borrower shall comply, in all material respects, with all of the terms, covenants and conditions on Borrower’s part to be complied with pursuant to terms of any REA. Borrower shall take all actions as may be necessary from time to time to preserve and maintain the REA’s in accordance with applicable laws, rules and regulations. Borrower shall enforce, in a commercially reasonably manner, the obligations to be performed by the parties to the REA (other than Borrower). Borrower shall promptly furnish to Lender any notice of default or other communication delivered in connection with any REA by any party to any such REA or any third party other than routine correspondence and invoices. Borrower shall not assign (other than to Lender) or encumber its rights under any REA.

5.2.13 Intentionally Omitted .

5.2.14 Leasing Matters . Borrower shall not (i) terminate any Lease or accept a surrender by a Tenant of any Lease other than by reason of either (A) a Tenant default and then only in a commercially reasonable manner to preserve and protect the Property, or (B) a Tenant pursuant to the exercise by such Tenant of any termination right expressly provided in any existing Lease or any Lease hereafter entered into in compliance with the conditions set forth in Section 5.1.20 ; provided , however , that no such termination or surrender of any Major Lease will be permitted under the foregoing subclause (A)  without the prior written consent of Lender, which consent shall not be unreasonably withheld; (ii) collect any of the Rents more than one (1)

 

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month in advance (other than security deposits and estimated additional rent amounts on account of operating expenses, tax and other escalations or pass throughs); or (iii) execute any other collateral assignments of lessor’s interest in the Leases or the Rents (except as contemplated by the Loan Documents); (iv) alter, modify or change the terms of the Leases in a manner inconsistent with the provisions of the Loan Documents. Notwithstanding anything to the contrary contained herein, Borrower shall not enter into a lease of all or substantially all of the Property without Lender’s prior written consent.

5.2.15 EIL Policy . Prior to the payment in full of the Debt, Borrower shall not terminate the EIL Policy or enter into or otherwise suffer or permit any modification, amendment (including any endorsement), supplement or replacement thereof or thereto without the prior written consent of Lender.

ARTICLE VI — INSURANCE; CASUALTY; CONDEMNATION

Section 6.1 Insurance . (a) Borrower shall obtain and maintain, or cause to be maintained, insurance for Borrower and the Property providing at least the following coverages:

(i) comprehensive all risk “special form” insurance including, but not limited to, loss caused by any type of windstorm or hail on the Improvements and the Personal Property, including contingent liability from Operation of Building Laws, Demolition Costs and Increased Cost of Construction Endorsements, (A) except as specifically provided in subclause (D)  below in respect of demolition costs and coverage for increased costs of construction, 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); (B) containing an agreed amount endorsement with respect to the Improvements and Personal Property waiving all co-insurance provisions or to be written on a no co-insurance form; (C) providing for no deductible in excess of $25,000.00 for all such insurance coverage; provided however with respect to windstorm and earthquake coverage, providing for a deductible not to exceed five percent (5%) of the total insurable value of the Property; and (D) if any of the Improvements or the use of the Property shall at any time constitute legal non-conforming structures or uses, coverage for loss due to operation of law and coverage for demolition costs and coverage for increased costs of construction in amounts reasonably acceptable to Lender. In addition, Borrower shall obtain: (y) if any portion of the Improvements is currently or at any time in the future located in a federally designated “special flood hazard area”, flood hazard insurance in an amount equal to the maximum amount of such insurance available under the National Flood Insurance Act of 1968, the Flood Disaster Protection Act of 1973 or the National Flood Insurance Reform Act of 1994, as each may be amended, plus excess amounts as Lender shall require, and (z) earthquake insurance in amounts and in form and substance satisfactory to Lender in the event the Property is located in an area with a high degree of seismic activity; provided that the insurance pursuant to subclauses (v)  and (z)  hereof shall be on terms consistent with the comprehensive all risk insurance policy required under this subsection (i) ;

 

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(ii) business income or rental loss insurance (A) with loss payable to Lender; (B) covering all risks required to be covered by the insurance provided for in subsections (i), (iii), (iv) , (ix) and (xi)  of this Section 6.1(a) ; (C) in an amount equal to one hundred percent (100%) of the aggregate projected gross revenues from the operation of the Property (as reduced to reflect expenses not incurred during a period of Restoration) for a period of at least eighteen (18) months after the date of the Casualty; and (D) containing an extended period of indemnity endorsement which provides that after the physical loss to the Improvements and Personal Property has been repaired, the continued loss of income will be insured until such income either returns to the same level it was at prior to the loss, or the expiration of twelve (12) months from the date that the Property is repaired or replaced and operations are resumed, whichever first occurs, and notwithstanding that the policy may expire prior to the end of such period. The amount of such business income or rental loss insurance shall be determined prior to the Closing Date and at least once each year thereafter based on Borrower’s reasonable estimate of the gross revenues from the Property for the succeeding eighteen (18) month period. Notwithstanding the provisions of Section 2.7.1 hereof, all proceeds payable to Lender pursuant to this subsection shall be held by Lender and shall be applied in Lender’s sole discretion to (I) the obligations secured by the Loan Documents from time to time due and payable hereunder and under the Note or (II) Operating Expenses approved by Lender in its sole discretion; provided , however , that nothing herein contained shall be deemed to relieve Borrower of its obligations to pay the obligations secured by the Loan 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 the Improvements, and only if each of the Property coverage form and the liability insurance coverage form does not otherwise apply, (A) owner’s contingent or protective liability insurance, otherwise known as Owner Contractor’s Protective Liability (or its equivalent), covering claims not covered by or under the terms or provisions of the above mentioned commercial general liability insurance policy and (B) the insurance provided for in subsection (i)  above written in a so-called builder’s risk completed value form including coverage for all insurable hard and soft costs of construction (1) on a non-reporting basis, (2) against all risks insured against pursuant to subsections (i) , (ii) , (iv) , (ix) and (xi)  of this Section 6.1(a) , (3) including permission to occupy the 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 Lender on terms consistent with the commercial property insurance policy required under subsection (i)  above;

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than Two Million and No/100 Dollars ($2,000,000.00) in the aggregate “per location” and One Million and No/100 Dollars ($1,000,000.00) per occurrence; (B) to continue at not less than the aforesaid limit until required to be changed by Lender in writing by reason of changed economic conditions making such protection inadequate and (C) to cover at least the following hazards: (1) premises and operations; (2) products and completed operations on an “if any” basis; (3) independent contractors; (4) blanket contractual liability for all insured contracts and (5) contractual liability covering the indemnities contained in Article 9 of the Mortgage to the extent the same is available;

(vi) if applicable, automobile liability coverage for all owned and non-owned vehicles, including rented and leased vehicles containing minimum limits per occurrence of One Million and No/100 Dollars ($1,000,000.00);

(vii) if applicable, worker’s compensation subject to the worker’s compensation laws of the applicable state, and employer’s liability in amounts reasonably acceptable to Lender;

(viii) umbrella and excess liability insurance in an amount not less than One Hundred Million and No/100 Dollars ($100,000,000.00) per occurrence on terms consistent with the commercial general liability insurance policy required under subsection (v)  above, and including employer liability and automobile liability, if required;

(ix) the insurance required under this Section 6.1(a) shall cover perils of terrorism and acts of terrorism (including, without limitation, domestic, foreign, certified and non-certified as set forth in the Terrorism Risk Insurance Program Reauthorization Act of 2007) and Borrower shall maintain insurance for loss resulting from perils and acts of terrorism on terms (including amounts) consistent with those required under this Section 6.1(a) at all times during the term of the Loan;

(x) through the stated policy period as indicated on the declaration sheet for Pollution Legal Liability Select (PLL Select) Policy 27781505 (issued by Chartis Specialty Insurance Company) (such policy, the “EIL Policy” ) covering the Properties and naming “JPMorgan Chase Bank, N.A., its successors, assigns and/or affiliates” as a mortgagee insured and additional named insured thereunder; and

(xi) upon sixty (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 which at the time are commonly insured against for property similar to the Property located in or around the region in which the Property is located.

(b) All insurance provided for in Section 6.1(a) 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 Lender as to insurance companies. 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:X” or better in the current Best’s Insurance Reports and a claims paying

 

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ability rating of “A” or better by (i) prior to a Securitization, S&P or another Rating Agency selected by Lender, and (ii) from and after a Securitization, S&P and any other Rating Agency rating the Securities (if such Rating Agency also rates the applicable insurance company), provided , however , that if Borrower elects to have its insurance coverage provided by a syndicate of insurers, then, if such syndicate consists of five (5) or more members, (A) at least sixty percent (60%) of the insurance coverage (or seventy-five percent (75%) if such syndicate consists of four (4) or fewer members) and one hundred (100%) of the first layer of such insurance coverage shall be provided by insurance companies having a claims paying ability rating of “A” or better by S&P and (B) the remaining forty percent (40%) of the insurance coverage (or the remaining twenty-five percent (25%) if such syndicate consists of four (4) or fewer members) shall be provided by insurance companies having a claims paying ability rating of “BBB” or better by S&P. Borrower shall deliver to Lender (1) within ten (10) days prior to the expiration dates of the Policies theretofore furnished to Lender, certificates of insurance evidencing the Policies accompanied by evidence satisfactory to Lender of payment of the premiums due thereunder (the “Insurance Premiums” ) and (2) within five (5) Business Days of Lender’s request, any other documentation evidencing the Policies (including without limitation certified copies of the Policies) as may be reasonably requested by Lender from time to time.

(c) Any blanket insurance Policy shall be subject to Lender’s prior approval (such approval not to be unreasonably withheld) and shall provide the same protection as would a separate Policy insuring only the Property in compliance with the provisions of Section 6.1(a) hereof. Lender has approved the blanket insurance Policy in effect on the Closing Date.

(d) All Policies of insurance provided for or contemplated by Section 6.1(a) shall name Borrower as the named insured and, in the case of liability coverages (other than the EIL Policy, as to which Lender is the named insured), shall name Lender as the additional insured, as its interests may appear, and all property insurance Policies described in Section 6.1(a) shall name Lender as a mortgagee and loss payee and shall contain a so-called New York standard non-contributing mortgagee clause in favor of Lender providing that the loss thereunder shall be payable to Lender.

(e) Each Policy shall contain clauses or endorsements to the effect that:

(i) no act or negligence of Borrower, or anyone acting for Borrower, or of any Tenant or other occupant, or failure to comply with the provisions of any Policy, which might otherwise result in a forfeiture of the insurance or any part thereof, or exercise of Lender’s rights or remedies hereunder or any other Loan Document, shall in any way affect the validity or enforceability of the insurance insofar as Lender is concerned;

(ii) such Policy shall not be materially changed (other than to increase the coverage provided thereby) or canceled without at least thirty (30) days written notice to Lender and any other party named therein as an additional insured;

(iii) the issuer thereof shall give written notice to Lender if such Policy has not been renewed thirty (30) days prior to its expiration; and

(iv) Lender shall not be liable for any Insurance Premiums thereon or subject to any assessments thereunder.

 

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(f) If at any time Lender is not in receipt of written evidence that all insurance required hereunder is in full force and effect, Lender shall have the right, without notice to Borrower, to take such action as Lender deems necessary to protect its interest in the Property, including, without limitation, the obtaining of such insurance coverage as Lender in its sole discretion deems appropriate after three (3) Business Days’ notice to Borrower if prior to the date upon which any such coverage will lapse or at any time Lender deems necessary (regardless of prior notice to Borrower) to avoid the lapse of any such coverage. All premiums incurred by Lender in connection with such action or in obtaining such insurance and keeping it in effect shall be paid by Borrower to Lender upon demand and, until paid, shall constitute a portion of the Debt and shall bear interest at the Default Rate. If Borrower fails to maintain any Policy as required pursuant to this Section 6.1 , Lender may, at its option, obtain such Policy using such carriers and agencies as Lender shall elect from year to year (until Borrower shall have obtained such Policy in accordance with this Section 6.1 ) and pay the premiums therefor, and Borrower shall reimburse Lender on demand for any premium so paid, with interest thereon at the Default Rate from the time such premiums are paid by Lender until the same are reimbursed by Borrower, and the amount so owing to Lender shall constitute a portion of the Debt. The insurance obtained by Lender pursuant to the foregoing may, but need not, protect Borrower’s interest, and the same may not pay any claim that Borrower makes or any claim that is made against Borrower in connection with the Property.

(g) In the event of foreclosure of the Mortgage or other transfer of title to the Property in extinguishment in whole or in part of the Debt, all right, title and interest of Borrower in and to the Policies then in force concerning the Property and all proceeds payable thereunder with respect to the Property shall thereupon vest in the purchaser of such foreclosure or Lender or other transferee in the event of such other transfer of title.

Section 6.2 Casualty . If the Property shall be damaged or destroyed, in whole or in part, by fire or other casualty (a “Casualty” ), Borrower shall give prompt written notice of such damage to Lender and shall promptly commence and diligently prosecute the completion of the Restoration of the Property pursuant to Section 6.4 hereof as nearly as possible to the condition the Property was in immediately prior to such Casualty, with such Alterations as may be reasonably approved by Lender (to the extent approval thereof is required pursuant to Section 5.1.21) and otherwise in accordance with Section 6.4 hereof. Borrower shall pay all costs of such Restoration whether or not such costs are covered by insurance. Lender may, but shall not be obligated to make proof of loss if not made promptly by Borrower. In addition, Lender may participate in any settlement discussions with any insurance companies with respect to any Casualty in which the Net Proceeds or the costs of completing the Restoration are equal to or greater than the Threshold Amount, and Borrower shall deliver to Lender all instruments required by Lender to permit such participation.

Section 6.3 Condemnation . Borrower shall promptly give Lender notice of the actual or threatened commencement of any proceeding for the Condemnation of the Property and shall deliver to Lender copies of any and all papers served in connection with such proceedings. Lender may participate in any such proceedings that relate to a Condemnation of a material

 

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portion of the Property, and Borrower shall from time to time deliver to Lender all instruments requested by it to permit such participation. Borrower shall, at its expense, diligently prosecute any such proceedings, and in the case of such proceedings that relate to a Condemnation of a material portion of the Property, shall consult with Lender, its attorneys and experts, and cooperate with them in the carrying on or defense of any such proceedings. Notwithstanding any taking by any public or quasi-public authority through Condemnation or otherwise (including, but not limited to, any transfer made in lieu of or in anticipation of the exercise of such taking), Borrower shall continue to pay the Debt at the time and in the manner provided for its payment in the Note and in this Agreement and the Debt shall not be reduced until any Award shall have been actually received and applied by Lender, after the deduction of expenses of collection, to the reduction or discharge of the Debt. Lender shall not be limited to the interest paid on the Award by the condemning authority but shall be entitled to receive out of the Award interest at the rate or rates provided herein or in the Note. If any portion of the Property is taken by a condemning authority, Borrower shall promptly commence and diligently prosecute the Restoration of the Property pursuant to Section 6.4 hereof and otherwise comply with the provisions of Section 6.4 hereof. If the Property is sold, through foreclosure or otherwise, prior to the receipt by Lender of the Award, Lender shall have the right, whether or not a deficiency judgment on the Note shall have been sought, recovered or denied, to receive the Award, or a portion thereof sufficient to pay the Debt.

Section 6.4 Restoration . The following provisions shall apply in connection with the Restoration of the Property:

(a) If the Net Proceeds shall be less than the Threshold Amount and the costs of completing the Restoration shall be less than the Threshold Amount, the Net Proceeds (i) if the same are paid by the insurance company directly to Borrower, may be retained by Borrower or (ii) if the same are paid by the insurance company to Lender, will be disbursed by Lender to Borrower upon receipt, provided that all of the conditions set forth in Section 6.4(b)(i) hereof are met and Borrower delivers to Lender a written undertaking to expeditiously commence and to satisfactorily complete with due diligence the Restoration in accordance with the terms of this Agreement.

(b) If the Net Proceeds are equal to or greater than the Threshold Amount or the costs of completing the Restoration is equal to or greater than the Threshold Amount, the Net Proceeds will be held by Lender and Lender shall make the Net Proceeds available for the Restoration in accordance with the provisions of this Section 6.4. The term “Net Proceeds” for purposes of this Section 6.4 shall mean: (i) the net amount of all insurance proceeds received by Lender pursuant to Section 6.1(a)(i) , Section 6.1(a)(ix) and Section 6.1(a)(xi) as a result of such damage or destruction, after deduction of its reasonable costs and expenses (including, but not limited to, reasonable counsel fees), if any, in collecting same ( “Insurance Proceeds” ), or (ii) the net amount of the Award, after deduction of its reasonable costs and expenses (including, but not limited to, reasonable counsel fees), if any, in collecting same ( “Condemnation Proceeds ), whichever the case may be.

 

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(i) The Net Proceeds shall be made available to Borrower for Restoration upon the approval of Lender in its reasonable discretion that the following conditions are met:

(A) no Event of Default shall have occurred and be continuing;

(B) (1) in the event the Net Proceeds are Insurance Proceeds, less than thirty percent (30%) of the total floor area of the Improvements has been damaged, destroyed or rendered unusable as a result of such Casualty or (2) in the event the Net Proceeds are Condemnation Proceeds, less than ten percent (10%) of the land constituting the Property is taken, and such land is located along the perimeter or periphery of the Property, and no portion of the Improvements is located on such land;

(C) Leases demising in the aggregate a percentage amount equal to or greater than seventy-five percent (75%) of the total rentable space in the Property which has been demised under executed and delivered Leases in effect as of the date of the occurrence of such Casualty or Condemnation, whichever the case may be, shall remain in full force and effect during and after the completion of the Restoration, notwithstanding the occurrence of any such Casualty or Condemnation, whichever the case may be, and Borrower and/or Tenant, as applicable under the respective Lease, will make all necessary repairs and restorations thereto at their sole cost and expense;

(D) Borrower shall commence the Restoration as soon as reasonably practicable (but in no event later than ninety (90) days after such Casualty or Condemnation, whichever the case may be, occurs) and shall expeditiously and diligently pursue the same to satisfactory completion in compliance with all applicable Legal Requirements; provided that for the purposes of this clause the filing of an application for a building permit shall be deemed to be commencement of the Restoration;

(E) Lender shall be satisfied that any operating deficits, including all scheduled payments of principal and interest under the Note, which will be incurred with respect to the Property as a result of the occurrence of any such Casualty or Condemnation, whichever the case may be, will be covered out of (1) the Net Proceeds, (2) the insurance coverage referred to in Section 6.1(a)(ii) hereof, if applicable, or (3) by other funds of Borrower;

(F) Lender shall be satisfied that, subject to Force Majeure, the Restoration will be completed on or before the earliest to occur of (1) six (6) months prior to the Maturity Date, (2) the earliest date required for such completion under the terms of any Leases, (3) such time as may be required under all applicable Legal Requirements in order to repair and restore the Property as nearly as possible to the condition it was in immediately prior to such Casualty or Condemnation, as applicable, or (4) the expiration of the insurance coverage referred to in Section 6.1(a)(ii) hereof;

(G) the Property and the use thereof after the Restoration will be in compliance with and permitted under all applicable Legal Requirements (including, as a legal non-conforming use);

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(I) the Debt Service Coverage Ratio, after giving effect to the Restoration, based on the trailing twelve (12) month period immediately preceding the date of determination in connection with this Section 6.4(b) , shall be equal to or greater than 1.20 to 1.00;

(J) at Lender’s request, Borrower shall deliver, or cause to be delivered, to Lender a detailed budget approved in writing by Borrower’s architect or engineer stating the entire cost of completing the Restoration, which budget shall be subject to Lender’s approval in the same manner as each Annual Budget is to be approved by Lender during the continuance of a Cash Sweep Period as provided in Section 5.1.11(e) ; and

(K) the Net Proceeds together with any cash or cash equivalent deposited by Borrower with Lender or Letter of Credit reasonably satisfactory to Lender delivered to Lender are sufficient in Lender’s reasonable discretion to cover the cost of the Restoration.

(ii) The Net Proceeds shall be held by Lender in an interest-bearing Eligible Account and, until disbursed in accordance with the provisions of this Section 6.4(b) , shall constitute additional security for the Debt and the Other Obligations. The Net Proceeds shall be disbursed by Lender to, or as directed by, Borrower from time to time during the course of the Restoration, upon receipt of evidence reasonably satisfactory to Lender that (A) all materials installed and work and labor performed (except to the extent that they are to be paid for out of the requested disbursement) in connection with the Restoration have been paid for in full, and (B) there exist no notices of pendency, stop orders, mechanic’s or materialman’s liens or notices of intention to file same, or any other liens or encumbrances of any nature whatsoever on the Property which have not either been fully bonded to the reasonable satisfaction of Lender and discharged of record or in the alternative fully insured to the reasonable satisfaction of Lender by the title company issuing the Title Insurance Policy.

(iii) Lender may retain an independent consulting engineer (the “Casualty Consultant” ) to review and approve the plans and specifications required in connection with the Restoration, which shall be subject to prior review and acceptance in all respects by Lender and by any Casualty Consultant retained by Lender. Lender shall have the use of the plans and specifications and all permits, licenses and approvals required or obtained in connection with the Restoration. All reasonable costs and expenses incurred by Lender in connection with making the Net Proceeds available for the Restoration including, without limitation, reasonable counsel fees and disbursements and the Casualty Consultant’s fees, shall be paid by Borrower. Lender shall grant or deny with a reasonable explanation any consent required hereunder within fifteen (15) days after the receipt of the applicable request and all documents in connection therewith. In the event that Lender fails to respond within said fifteen (15) day period, such failure shall be deemed to be the consent and approval of Lender if (A) Borrower has delivered to Lender the applicable documents, with the notation “IMMEDIATE RESPONSE REQUIRED, FAILURE TO RESPOND TO THIS APPROVAL REQUEST WITHIN FIFTEEN (15) DAYS FROM RECEIPT SHALL BE DEEMED TO BE LENDER’S APPROVAL” prominently displayed in bold, all caps and fourteen (14) point or larger font in the transmittal letter requesting approval and (B) Lender does not approve or reject (with a reasonable explanation) the applicable request within fifteen (15) days from the date Lender receives the request as evidenced by a certified mail return receipt or confirmation by a reputable national overnight delivery service that the same has been delivered.

 

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(iv) In no event shall Lender be obligated to make disbursements of the Net Proceeds in excess of an amount equal to the costs actually incurred from time to time for work in place as part of the Restoration, as certified by the Casualty Consultant, minus the Casualty Retainage. The term “Casualty Retainage” shall mean an amount equal to ten percent (10%) of the costs actually incurred for work in place as part of the Restoration, as reasonably determined by Lender (and, if a Casualty Consultant has been engaged by Lender, as certified by such Casualty Consultant), until the Restoration has been completed. The Casualty Retainage shall in no event, and notwithstanding anything to the contrary set forth above in this Section 6.4(b) , be less than the amount actually held back by Borrower from contractors, subcontractors and materialmen engaged in the Restoration. The Casualty Retainage shall not be released until Lender has received evidence and is satisfied that the Restoration has been completed in accordance with the provisions of this Section 6.4(b) and that all approvals necessary for the re-occupancy and use of the Property have been obtained from all appropriate governmental and quasi- governmental authorities, and Lender receives evidence satisfactory to Lender that the costs of the Restoration have been paid in full or will be paid in full out of the Casualty Retainage; provided , however , that Lender will release the portion of the Casualty Retainage being held with respect to any contractor, subcontractor or materialman engaged in the Restoration as of the date upon Lender has received evidence and is satisfied that the contractor, subcontractor or materialman has satisfactorily completed all work and has supplied all materials in accordance with the provisions of the contractor’s, subcontractor’s or materialman’s contract, the contractor, subcontractor or materialman delivers the lien waivers and evidence of payment in full of all sums due to the contractor, subcontractor or materialman as may be reasonably requested by Lender or, if Lender requires, by the title company issuing the Title Insurance Policy, and, if Lender requires, Lender receives an endorsement to the Title Insurance Policy insuring the continued priority of the Lien of the Mortgage and evidence of payment of any premium payable for such endorsement. If reasonably required by Lender, the release of any such portion of the Casualty Retainage shall be approved by the surety company, if any, which has issued a payment or performance bond with respect to the contractor, subcontractor or materialman.

(v) Lender shall not be obligated to make disbursements of the Net Proceeds more frequently than once every calendar month.

(vi) If at any time the Net Proceeds or the undisbursed balance thereof shall not, in the reasonable opinion of Lender, be sufficient to pay in full the balance of the costs which are reasonably estimated by Lender (or, if a Casualty Consultant has been engaged by Lender, as estimated by such Casualty Consultant) to be incurred in connection with the completion of the Restoration, Borrower shall, before any further disbursement of the Net Proceeds is made either (A) deposit the deficiency (the “Net Proceeds Deficiency ”) with Lender or (B) deliver a Letter of Credit reasonably satisfactory to Lender in an amount equal to the Net Proceeds Deficiency. The Net Proceeds Deficiency deposited with Lender, or a Letter of Credit delivered to Lender, shall be held by Lender and shall be disbursed, or drawn upon, as applicable, for costs actually incurred in connection with the Restoration on the same conditions applicable to the disbursement of the Net Proceeds, and until so disbursed, or drawn upon, as applicable, pursuant to this Section 6.4(b) shall constitute additional security for the Debt and the Other Obligations.

 

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(vii) The excess, if any, of the Net Proceeds and the remaining balance, if any, of the Net Proceeds Deficiency deposited with Lender after the Casualty Consultant certifies to Lender (or if no Casualty Consultant has been retained by Lender, after Lender is reasonably satisfied) that the Restoration has been completed in accordance with the provisions of this Section 6.4(b) ( “Excess Net Proceeds” ) and Lender has received evidence reasonably satisfactory to Lender that all costs incurred in connection with the Restoration have been paid in full, shall be (A) deposited in the Cash Management Account and applied in accordance with the Cash Management Agreement or (B) if Borrower shall otherwise elect or if an Event of Default shall have occurred and shall be continuing at the time that Excess Net Proceeds become available, applied as a Net Proceeds Prepayment.

(c) In the event of foreclosure of the Mortgage, or other transfer of title to the Property in extinguishment in whole or in part of the Debt all right, title and interest of Borrower in and to the Policies that are not blanket Policies then in force concerning the Property and all proceeds payable thereunder shall thereupon vest in the purchaser at such foreclosure or Lender or other transferee in the event of such other transfer of title.

(d) Intentionally omitted.

(e) Lender shall, with reasonable promptness following any Casualty or Condemnation, notify Borrower whether or not Net Proceeds are required to be made available to Borrower for a Restoration pursuant to this Section 6.4 (or, if the same are not required to be made available to Borrower for Restoration pursuant to this Section 6.4 , whether Lender will nevertheless make the same available, which election Lender may make in its sole discretion). All Net Proceeds and the Net Proceeds Deficiency not made available for a Restoration pursuant to this Section 6.4 and any Excess Net Proceeds required to be applied in accordance with subclause (B)  of Section 6.4(b)(vii) hereof (as applicable, a “Net Proceeds Prepayment” ) shall be applied by Lender in accordance with Section 2.4.2 hereof. If any such Net Proceeds Prepayment shall be equal to or greater than sixty percent (60%) of the original principal amount of the Loan, Borrower shall have the right, regardless of any restrictions contained in Section 2.4.1 hereof, to prepay the outstanding principal balance of the Loan (a “Casualty/Condemnation Prepayment” ) and obtain the release of the Property from the Lien of the Mortgage thereon and related Loan Documents, provided that (i) Borrower shall consummate the Casualty/Condemnation Prepayment on or before the second Payment Date occurring following the proposed date of the intended Casualty/Condemnation Prepayment and (ii) Borrower pays to Lender, concurrently with making such Casualty/Condemnation Prepayment, the amounts required pursuant to Section 2.4.2(b) hereof.

ARTICLE VII — RESERVE FUNDS

Section 7.1 Intentionally Omitted .

Section 7.2 Tax and Insurance Reserve Funds .

7.2.1 Tax and Insurance Reserve Funds . Subject to Section 2.7.3 hereof, Borrower shall pay to Lender, on each Payment Date, one-twelfth (1/12) of the amount of Taxes and Reserved Other Charges (as estimated by Lender) necessary to accumulate with Lender

 

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sufficient funds to pay all Taxes and Reserved Other Charges that are or will become payable prior to the next-succeeding anniversary of the Closing Date (the “ Tax Reserve Funds ”). In addition, Borrower shall pay to Lender, on each Payment Date occurring (A) at any time that an Event of Default has occurred and is continuing and (B) at any period during which the Property is not insured pursuant to a blanket insurance policy covering all properties owned, directly or indirectly, by Guarantor (which policy satisfies the conditions of Section 6.1 hereof and covers substantially all other real property owned by Guarantor, as reasonably demonstrated to Lender), one-twelfth (1/12) of the Insurance Premiums that Lender estimates will be payable for the renewal of the coverage afforded by the Policies upon the expiration thereof in order to accumulate with Lender sufficient funds to pay all such Insurance Premiums at least thirty (30) days prior to the expiration of the Policies (the “Insurance Reserve Funds,” and collectively with the Tax Reserve Funds, the “Tax and Insurance Reserve Funds” ). The account in which the Tax and Insurance Reserve Funds are held shall hereinafter be referred to as the “Tax and Insurance Reserve Account” . - Provided no Event of Default is then continuing, Lender will release to Borrower Tax Reserve Funds sufficient to pay such Taxes, provided that, Borrower shall have delivered to Lender copies of all Tax Bills (defined below) relating to such Taxes (and following payment of such Taxes by Borrower, Borrower shall provide to Lender receipts for payment or other evidence reasonably satisfactory to Lender of such payment). Lender will apply any Insurance Reserve Funds on deposit in the Tax and Insurance Reserve Account to payments of Insurance Premiums and on or prior to the date such payments are due and, upon written request, shall provide to Borrower evidence of such payment. In making any payment from the Tax and Insurance Reserve Account, Lender may do so according to any bill, statement or estimate procured from the appropriate public office (each, a “Tax Bill” ) (with respect to Taxes) or insurer or agent (with respect to Insurance Premiums), without inquiry into the accuracy of such bill, statement or estimate or into the validity of any tax, assessment, sale, forfeiture, tax lien or title or claim thereof. If at any time during which Borrower is required to make payments of Tax and Insurance Reserve Funds pursuant to this Section 7.2.1 , the amount on deposit in the Tax and Insurance Reserve Account shall exceed the amounts due for Taxes, Reserved Other Charges and/or Insurance Premiums, as applicable, Lender shall, in its sole discretion, either (1) return any excess to Borrower or (2) credit such excess against future payments required to be made by Borrower to the Tax and Insurance Reserve Account pursuant to the provisions of this Section 7.2.1 . In allocating such excess, Lender may deal with the Person shown on the records of Lender to be the owner of the Property. If at the time that Borrower ceases to have an obligation to deposit Tax and Insurance Reserve Funds into the Tax and Insurance Reserve Account pursuant to this Section 7.2.1 , there shall remain any amount on deposit in the Tax and Insurance Reserve Account, Lender shall, upon receipt of the written request of Borrower, return such remaining amount to Borrower. If, at any time during which Borrower is required to make payments of Tax and Insurance Reserve Funds pursuant to this Section 7.2.1 , Lender reasonably determines that the amount on deposit in the Tax and Insurance Reserve Account is not or will not be sufficient to pay Taxes, Reserved Other Charges and Insurance Premiums, as applicable, by the required payment dates set forth above in this Section 7.2.1 , Lender shall notify Borrower in writing of such determination and, commencing with the first Payment Date following the date of Borrower’s receipt of such written notice, Borrower shall increase its monthly payments to Lender by the amount that Lender reasonably estimates is sufficient to fund the deficiency. Any Tax and Insurance Reserve Funds remaining on deposit in the Tax and Insurance Reserve Account after the Debt has been paid in full shall be paid to Borrower.

 

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Section 7.3 Replacements and Replacement Reserve .

7.3.1 Replacement Reserve Fund . On the Closing Date and on each Payment Date thereafter on which the amount of Replacement Reserve Funds (defined below) on deposit in the Replacement Reserve Account (defined below) is less than the Replacement Reserve Cap, Borrower shall pay to Lender the applicable Replacement Reserve Monthly Deposit, if any, which amounts shall be held by Lender in accordance with Section 7.8 hereof and disbursed to Borrower in accordance with Section 7.3.2 in respect of replacements and repairs required to be made to the Property (collectively, the “ Replacements ”). Amounts so deposited shall hereinafter be referred to as the “ Replacement Reserve Funds ” and the account in which such amounts are held shall hereinafter be referred to as the “Replacement Reserve Account” .

7.3.2 Disbursements from Replacement Reserve Account . (a) Lender shall disburse to Borrower the Replacement Reserve Funds (or applicable portion thereof) upon satisfaction by Borrower of each of the following conditions:

(i) Borrower shall submit a request for payment to Lender at least ten (10) days prior to the date on which Borrower requests that such payment be made, which request for payment shall specify the Replacements for which payment is requested;

(ii) on the date such request is received by Lender and on the date such payment is to be made, no Event of Default shall be continuing;

(iii) such request shall be accompanied by an Officer’s Certificate (A) stating that all Replacements (or, in the case of periodic payments approved by Lender pursuant to Section 7.3.2(c) below, the applicable portion of such Replacements) at the Property to be funded by the requested disbursement have been completed in good and workmanlike manner and in accordance with all applicable Legal Requirements, such Officer’s Certificate to be accompanied by copies of paid invoices and any licenses, permits or other approvals by any Governmental Authority required in connection with the applicable Replacements (or portion thereof, in the case of approved periodic payments), (B) identifying each contractor that supplied materials or labor in connection with the Replacements (or portion thereof, in the case of approved periodic payments) to be funded by the requested disbursement, and (C) stating that each such contractor has been paid in full upon such disbursement (or, in any case in which Borrower has requested that Lender issue joint checks payable to Borrower and such contractor, that each such contractor will be paid in full with the funds to be so disbursed);

(iv) if the costs of the applicable Replacements exceed the Reserve Threshold or in any case in which Borrower has requested that Lender issue joint checks payable to Borrower and the contractor that supplied materials or labor in connection with the Replacements (or portion thereof, in the case of approved periodic payments), such request is accompanied by (X) lien waivers or other evidence of payment reasonably satisfactory to Lender, (Y) at Lender’s request, a title search for the Property indicating that the Property is free from all Liens not previously approved by Lender (other than Permitted Encumbrances);

 

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(v) such request is accompanied by such other evidence as Lender shall reasonably request that the Replacements (or portion thereof, in the case of approved periodic payments) to be funded by the requested disbursement have been completed and are paid for (or, in any case in which Borrower has requested that Lender issue joint checks payable to Borrower and the contractor that supplied materials or labor in connection with the Replacements (or portion thereof, in the case of approved periodic payments), that the same will be paid for upon such disbursement to Borrower); and

(vi) if the costs of the applicable Replacements exceed the Reserve Threshold, if requested by Lender, the applicable Replacements shall have been inspected by an independent qualified professional selected by Lender, at Borrower’s expense, in order to verify that such Replacements (or portion thereof, in the case of approved periodic payments) have been completed.

(b) Lender shall not be required to make disbursements from the Replacement Reserve Account with respect to the Property (i) more than once in each calendar month and (ii) unless such requested disbursement is in an amount greater than the Minimum Disbursement Amount (or a lesser amount if the total amount on deposit in the Replacement Reserve Account on the date of the requested disbursement is less than the Minimum Disbursement Amount), in which case only one disbursement of the amount remaining in the Replacement Reserve Account shall be made).

(c) If (i) the cost of a Replacement exceeds the Minimum Disbursement Amount, (ii) the contractor performing such Replacement requires periodic payments pursuant to terms of a written contract, and (iii) Lender has approved in writing in advance (such approval not to be unreasonably withheld) such periodic payments, a request for reimbursement from the Replacement Reserve Account may be made after completion of a portion of the work under such contract, provided that (A) such contract requires payment upon completion of such portion of the work, (B) the materials for which the request is made are on site at the Property and are properly secured or have been installed in the Property, (C) all other conditions to disbursement set forth in this Section 7.3.2 have been satisfied, and (D) funds remaining in the Replacement Reserve Account are, in Lender’s reasonable judgment, sufficient to complete such Replacement and other contemplated Replacements as and when the same are required to be completed.

(d) During the continuance of an Event of Default, Lender may use the Replacement Reserve Funds (or any portion thereof) to complete any Replacements that are then in progress or otherwise apply the same in accordance with Section 7.8(a) hereof and such rights shall be in addition to all other rights and remedies provided to Lender under this Agreement and the other Loan Documents. If Lender shall apply the Replacement Reserve Funds (or any portion thereof) to complete any Replacements in accordance with the foregoing, (i) Borrower shall indemnify and hold harmless each Indemnified Party from and against any and all actions, suits, claims, demands, liabilities, losses, damages, obligations and costs and expenses (including litigation costs and reasonable attorneys’ fees and expenses) arising from or in any way connected with any such action taken by Lender, unless the same are solely due to gross negligence, illegal acts, fraud or willful misconduct of such Indemnified Party and (ii) Borrower shall assign to Lender all rights and claims Borrower may have against all Persons supplying labor or materials in connection with the applicable Replacements (provided , that Lender may pursue such rights and claims only during such time as an Event of Default is continuing).

 

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7.3.3 Balance in the Replacement Reserve Account . The insufficiency of any balance in the Replacement Reserve Account shall not relieve Borrower from any obligation to repair and maintain the Property set forth in the Loan Documents. Any Replacement Reserve Funds remaining on deposit in the Replacement Reserve Account after the Debt has been paid in full shall be paid to Borrower.

Section 7.4 Rollover Reserve Account .

7.4.1 Deposits to Rollover Reserve Funds . A condition to Lender’s preapproval of the Ross Lease and the Preapproved Alterations, Borrower shall deposit with Lender funds in the amount of Nine Hundred Ninety-Nine Thousand Twenty-Nine and No/100 Dollars ($999,029.00) (the “Ross Alterations Deposit ”) to be held by Lender in accordance with Section 7.8 hereof and disbursed to Borrower in accordance with Section 7.4.2 in respect of tenant improvement and leasing commission obligations to be incurred following the Closing Date. Subject to Section 2.73 hereof, on each Payment Date thereafter on which the amount of Rollover Reserve Funds on deposit in the Rollover Reserve Account is less than the Rollover Reserve Cap, Borrower shall pay to Lender the applicable Rollover Reserve Monthly Deposit, if any, which amounts shall be held by Lender in accordance with Section 7.8 hereof and disbursed to Borrower in accordance with Section 7.4.2 in respect of tenant improvement and leasing commission obligations to be incurred following the Closing Date. Amounts so deposited shall hereinafter be referred to as the “Rollover Reserve Funds” and the account in which such amounts are held shall hereinafter be referred to as the “Rollover Reserve Account” . In addition to and not as a substitute for any required Rollover Reserve Monthly Deposit, in accordance with the Cash Management Agreement, Borrower shall deposit with Lender as Rollover Reserve Funds all lease termination payments and similar payments required under any Lease to be made by the related Tenant in connection with the termination or non-renewal of such Lease (each, a “Termination Payment” ), provided that the amount on deposit in the Rollover Reserve Account is then less than the Rollover Reserve Cap, and provided , further , that Borrower shall be obligated to deposit as Rollover Reserve Funds only such portion of a Termination Payment as is sufficient to increase the funds on deposit in the Rollover Reserve Account to the Rollover Reserve Cap.

7.4.2 Withdrawal from Rollover Reserve Fund . (a) Lender shall disburse to Borrower the Rollover Reserve Funds (or any portion thereof) upon satisfaction by Borrower of each of the following conditions: (i) Borrower shall submit a request for payment to Lender at least ten (10) days prior to the date on which Borrower requests such payment be made, which request for payment shall specify the tenant improvement costs and/or leasing commissions for which payment is requested; (ii) on the date such request is received by Lender and on the date such payment is to be made, no Event of Default shall be continuing; (iii) with respect to any request for payment relating to tenant improvement costs, Lender shall have received (A) an Officer’s Certificate (1) stating that all tenant improvements to be funded by the requested disbursement have been completed in good and workmanlike manner and in accordance with all applicable Legal Requirements, such certificate to be accompanied by a copy of any license, permit or other approval by any Governmental Authority required in connection with the tenant

 

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improvements, (2) identifying each Person that supplied materials or labor in connection with the tenant improvements to be funded by the requested disbursement, and (3) stating that each such Person has been paid in full or will be paid in full upon such disbursement; (iv) with respect to any request for payment relating to tenant improvement costs in excess of the Reserve Threshold, such request is accompanied by (X) lien waivers or other evidence of payment reasonably satisfactory to Lender, (Y) at Lender’s option, a title search for the Property indicating that the Property is free from all Liens not previously approved by Lender (other than Permitted Encumbrances); (v) with respect to any request for payment relating to tenant improvements pursuant to any Lease, as to which the aggregate costs incurred and to be incurred exceeds the Threshold Amount, Lender shall have approved such tenant improvements (including any approval or deemed approval of the same granted pursuant to Section 5.1.21 ), which approval shall have been deemed given in any case in which Lender shall have approved (or such approval have been deemed to have been given pursuant to Section 5.1.20 ) the Major Lease pursuant to which such tenant improvement costs have been incurred, provided that the terms of such Major Lease provide for payments of tenant improvement costs by Borrower in an amount not less than the amount requested to be disbursed by Borrower; and (vi) such request is accompanied by such other evidence as Lender shall reasonably request that the tenant improvements at the Property to be funded by the requested disbursement have been completed and are paid for or will be paid upon such disbursement to Borrower. Lender shall not be required to make disbursements from the Rollover Reserve Account with respect to the Property (i) more than once in each calendar month and (ii) unless such requested disbursement is in an amount greater than the Minimum Disbursement Amount (or a lesser amount if the total amount on deposit in the Rollover Reserve Account on the date of the requested disbursement is less than the Minimum Disbursement Amount), in which case only one disbursement of the amount remaining in the Rollover Reserve Account shall be made). Any Rollover Reserve Funds remaining on deposit in the Rollover Reserve Account after the Debt has been paid in full shall be paid to Borrower.

Section 7.5 Excess Cash Flow Reserve Fund .

7.5.1 Deposits to Excess Cash Flow Reserve Fund . During the continuance of any Cash Sweep Period, all Excess Cash Flow shall be held by Lender as additional security for the Loan, all as more particularly provided in the Cash Management Agreement. The amounts so held by Lender shall be hereinafter referred to as the “Excess Cash Flow Reserve Funds” and the account in which such amounts are held shall hereinafter be referred to as the “Excess Cash Flow Reserve Account” .

7.5.2 Release of Excess Cash Flow Reserve Fund . Any Excess Cash Flow Reserve Funds remaining on deposit in the Excess Cash Flow Reserve Account on a Cash Sweep Cure Date shall be paid to Borrower.

Section 7.6 Intentionally Omitted .

Section 7.7 Letter of Credit . (a) In addition to or in lieu of making the payments to the Replacement Reserve Account or the Rollover Reserve Account as set forth in Sections 7.3.1 or 7.4.1 , Borrower may from time to time deliver to Lender a Letter of Credit in accordance with the provisions of this Section 7.7 . Any Letter of Credit from time to time delivered in lieu of

 

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payments to the Replacement Reserve Account or the Rollover Reserve Account shall be for not less than the amount of deposits required to be made by Borrower to such Reserve Account for the twelve (12) calendar months following the date such Letter of Credit is delivered to Lender. If during the term of any Letter of Credit delivered by Borrower pursuant to this Section 7.7 , the amount of deposits required to be made by Borrower to the applicable Reserve Account for the twelve (12) calendar months following such date shall increase to an amount exceeding the amount of such Letter of Credit, Borrower shall deliver to Lender an amendment to such Letter of Credit or a replacement Letter of Credit which shall be in an amount not less than the aggregate amount of such deposits required to be made during such twelve (12) calendar month period. In no event shall Borrower be an account party to, or have or incur any reimbursement obligations in connection with, any Letter of Credit.

(b) Borrower shall give Lender no less than ten (10) days’ revocable notice of Borrower’s election to deliver a Letter of Credit on account of the Replacement Reserve Account or the Rollover Reserve Account and Borrower shall pay to Lender all of Lender’s reasonable out-of-pocket costs and expenses in connection therewith, if any. Borrower shall not be entitled to draw from any such Letter of Credit. Upon fifteen (15) days’ revocable notice to Lender, Borrower may replace a Letter of Credit with a cash deposit to the Replacement Reserve Account or the Rollover Reserve Account pursuant to Section 7.3.1 or 7.4.1 , as applicable. Prior to the return of a Letter of Credit, Borrower shall deposit an amount equal to the amount that would be on deposit in the Replacement Reserve Account or the Rollover Reserve Account (excluding any interest that may have accrued) if such Letter of Credit had not been delivered.

(c) Each Letter of Credit delivered under this Agreement shall be additional security for the payment of the Debt. Upon the occurrence and during the continuance of an Event of Default, Lender shall have the right, at its option, to draw on any Letter of Credit and to apply all or any part thereof to the payment of the items for which such Letter of Credit was established or to apply each such Letter of Credit to payment of the Debt in such order, proportion or priority as Lender may determine.

(d) In addition to any other right Lender may have to draw upon a Letter of Credit pursuant to the terms and conditions of this Agreement, Lender shall have the additional rights to draw in full any Letter of Credit: (i) with respect to any evergreen Letter of Credit, if Lender has received a notice from the issuing bank that the Letter of Credit will not be renewed and a substitute Letter of Credit is not provided at least twenty (20) days prior to the date on which the outstanding Letter of Credit is scheduled to expire; (ii) with respect to any Letter of Credit with a stated expiration date, if a substitute Letter of Credit is not provided at least twenty (20) days prior to the date on which the outstanding Letter of Credit is scheduled to expire; (iii) upon receipt of notice from the issuing bank that the Letter of Credit will be terminated (except if the termination of such Letter of Credit is permitted pursuant to the terms and conditions of this Agreement or a substitute Letter of Credit is provided); or (iv) if Lender has received notice that the bank issuing the Letter of Credit shall cease to be an Eligible Institution; provided , however , that in the event Lender receives any notice referred to in subclause (iv)  hereof and Lender, in its reasonable discretion, determines that the security intended to be provided to Lender by the related Letter of Credit is not thereby materially jeopardized, Borrower shall have ten (10) Business Days following receipt of notice from Lender in which to deliver to Lender a replacement Letter of Credit issued by an Eligible Institution; provided , further , that in the event

 

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Lender draws on any Letter of Credit upon the happening of an event specified in subclause (i) , (ii) , (iii)  or (iv)  above (but specifically excluding any draw related to the occurrence of an Event of Default), Lender shall return to Borrower the funds so drawn in the event Borrower provides Lender with a replacement Letter of Credit issued by an Eligible Institution within thirty (30) days following such draw. Notwithstanding anything to the contrary contained in the above, Lender is not obligated to draw any Letter of Credit upon the happening of an event specified in subclause (i) , (ii) , (iii)  or (iv)  above and shall not be liable for any losses sustained by Borrower due to the insolvency of the bank issuing the Letter of Credit if Lender has not drawn the Letter of Credit.

(e) In the event that Borrower elects to deliver a Letter of Credit pursuant to this Section 7.7 for which an Affiliate of Borrower provides collateral, and if such Letter of Credit, together with all outstanding Letters of Credit, is in an aggregate amount equal to or greater than ten percent (10%) of the face amount of the Loan, then Borrower shall deliver an updated Insolvency Opinion reasonably acceptable to Lender which takes into account such Letters of Credit.

Section 7.8 Reserve Accounts Generally . (a) During the continuance of an Event of Default, Lender may, in addition to any and all other rights and remedies available to Lender, apply any sums then present in any or all of the Reserve Accounts to the payment of the Debt in any order in its sole discretion.

(b) The Reserve Funds shall not constitute trust funds and may be commingled with other monies held by Lender. All interest or other earnings on Reserve Funds shall be added to and become a part of such Reserve Funds and shall be disbursed in the same manner as other monies deposited in the applicable Reserve Account. The Reserve Funds shall be held in an Eligible Account in Permitted Investments as directed by Lender or Lender’s Servicer. Borrower shall be responsible for payment of any federal, state or local income or other tax applicable to the interest earned on the Reserve Funds credited or paid to Borrower.

(c) Lender and Servicer shall have the sole right to make withdrawals from each Reserve Account.

(d) Lender and Servicer shall not be liable for any loss sustained on the investment of any funds constituting the Reserve Funds. Borrower shall indemnify Lender and Servicer and hold Lender and Servicer harmless from and against any and all actions, suits, claims, demands, liabilities, losses, damages, obligations and costs and expenses (including litigation costs and reasonable attorneys’ fees and expenses) arising from or in any way connected with the Reserve Accounts or the performance of the obligations for which the Reserve Accounts were established. Borrower shall assign to Lender all rights and claims Borrower may have against all persons or entities supplying labor, materials or other services which are to be paid from or secured by the Reserve Accounts; provided , however , that Lender may not pursue any such right or claim unless an Event of Default has occurred and remains uncured.

 

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ARTICLE VIII — DEFAULTS

Section 8.1 Event of Default . (a) Each of the following events shall constitute an event of default hereunder (an “Event of Default” ):

(i) if (A) any Monthly Debt Service Payment Amount is not paid on or before when due, (B) the Debt is not paid in full on the Maturity Date or (C) any other portion of the Debt not specified in the foregoing subclause (A)  or subclause (B)  is not paid on or prior to the date when the same is due with such failure continuing for five (5) Business Days after Lender delivers written notice thereof to Borrower;

(ii) if any of the Taxes or Other Charges are not paid when the same become delinquent, subject to Borrower’s rights to contest same as provided herein;

(iii) if the Policies are not kept in full force and effect;

(iv) if Borrower shall fail to deliver to Lender certificates of insurance evidencing the Policies and such other documentation as reasonably requested by Lender in respect of the Policies within the applicable time periods set forth in Section 6.1(b) hereof;

(v) if any Transfer is consummated in violation of the provisions of Section 5.2.10 hereof;

(vi) if any representation or warranty made by Borrower herein or by Borrower or Guarantor in any other Loan Document, or in any report, certificate, financial statement or other instrument, agreement or document or other materials or information furnished to Lender shall have been false or misleading in any material adverse respect as of the date the representation or warranty was made;

(vii) if Borrower or any SPE Constituent Entity shall make an assignment for the benefit of creditors;

(viii) if a receiver, liquidator or trustee shall be appointed for Borrower or any SPE Constituent Entity or if Borrower or any SPE Constituent Entity shall be adjudicated a bankrupt or insolvent, or if any petition for bankruptcy, reorganization or arrangement pursuant to the Bankruptcy Code shall be filed by or against, consented to, or acquiesced in by, Borrower or any SPE Constituent Entity, or if any proceeding for the dissolution or liquidation of Borrower or any SPE Constituent Entity shall be instituted; provided , however , if such appointment, adjudication, petition or proceeding was involuntary and not consented to by Borrower or any SPE Constituent Entity upon the same not being discharged, stayed or dismissed within ninety (90) days;

(ix) only upon the declaration by Lender that the same constitutes an Event of Default (which declaration may be made by Lender in its sole discretion) if (A) Guarantor or any other guarantor or indemnitor under any guaranty or indemnity that may be entered into in respect of the Loan following the Closing Date shall make an assignment for the benefit of creditors or if, (B) a receiver, liquidator or trustee shall be

 

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appointed for Guarantor or any guarantor or indemnitor under any guarantee or indemnity issued in connection with the Loan or if Guarantor or any such other guarantor or indemnitor shall be adjudicated a bankrupt or insolvent, or if (C) any petition for bankruptcy, reorganization or arrangement pursuant to the Bankruptcy Code shall be filed by or against, consented to, or acquiesced in by, Guarantor or any such other guarantor or indemnitor, or if (D) any proceeding for the dissolution or liquidation of Guarantor or any such other guarantor or indemnitor shall be instituted; provided , however , if such appointment, adjudication, petition or proceeding was involuntary and not consented to by Guarantor or such other guarantor or indemnitor, upon the same not being discharged, stayed or dismissed within ninety (90) days;

(x) if Borrower or Guarantor attempts to assign its rights under this Agreement or any of the other Loan Documents or any interest herein or therein in contravention of the Loan Documents;

(xi) if Borrower breaches any covenant contained in Section 5.1.29 hereof, provided , however , that any such breach shall not constitute an Event of Default (A) if such breach is inadvertent and non-recurring, (B) if such breach is curable, if Borrower shall promptly cure such breach within thirty (30) days after such breach occurs, and (C) upon the written request of Lender, if Borrower promptly delivers to Lender an Additional Insolvency Opinion or a modification of the Insolvency Opinion, as applicable, to the effect that such breach shall not in any way impair, negate or amend the opinions rendered in the Insolvency Opinion, which opinion or modification and the counsel delivering such opinion and modification shall be acceptable to Lender in its sole discretion;

(xii) with respect to any term, covenant or provision set forth herein which specifically contains a notice requirement or grace period, if Borrower shall be in default under such term, covenant or condition after the giving of such notice or the expiration of such grace period;

(xiii) if any of the assumptions contained in the Insolvency Opinion delivered to Lender in connection with the Loan, or in any Additional Insolvency Opinion delivered subsequent to the closing of the Loan, is or shall become untrue in any material respect;

(xiv) if a material default has occurred and continues beyond any applicable cure period under the Management Agreement (or any Replacement Management Agreement) and if such default permits the Manager thereunder to terminate or cancel the Management Agreement (or any Replacement Management Agreement);

(xv) if a default has occurred and continues beyond any applicable cure period under any REA;

(xvi) if Borrower shall breach any of the other terms, covenants or conditions of this Agreement not specified in clauses (i)  to (xv)  above, and such Default shall continue for ten (10) days after written notice to Borrower from Lender, in the case of any such Default which can be cured by the payment of a sum of money, or for thirty (30) days

 

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after written notice from Lender in the case of any other Default; provided , however , that if such non-monetary Default is susceptible of cure but cannot reasonably be cured within such thirty (30) day period and provided further that Borrower shall have commenced to cure such Default within such thirty (30) day period and thereafter diligently and expeditiously proceeds to cure the same, such thirty (30) day period shall be extended for such time as is reasonably necessary for Borrower in the exercise of due diligence to cure such Default, such additional period not to exceed ninety (90) days; or

(xvii) if there shall be any default under any of the other Loan Documents beyond any applicable cure periods contained in such documents, whether as to Borrower or the Property, or if any other such event shall occur or condition shall exist, if the effect of such event or condition is to accelerate the maturity of any portion of the Debt or to permit Lender to accelerate the maturity of all or any portion of the Debt.

(b) Upon the occurrence of an Event of Default (other than an Event of Default described in clauses (vii) , (viii)  or (x)  above) and at any time thereafter, in addition to any other rights or remedies available to it pursuant to this Agreement and the other Loan Documents or at law or in equity, Lender may take such action, without notice or demand, that Lender deems advisable to protect and enforce its rights against Borrower and in and to the Property, including, without limitation, declaring the Debt to be immediately due and payable, and Lender may enforce or avail itself of any or all rights or remedies provided in the Loan Documents against Borrower and the Property, including, without limitation, all rights or remedies available at law or in equity; and upon any Event of Default described in clauses (vii) , (viii)  or (x)  above, the Debt and the Other Obligations shall immediately and automatically become due and payable, without notice or demand, and Borrower hereby expressly waives any such notice or demand, anything contained herein or in any other Loan Document to the contrary notwithstanding.

Section 8.2 Remedies . (a) Upon the occurrence of an Event of Default, all or any one or more of the rights, powers, privileges and other remedies available to Lender against Borrower under this Agreement or any of the other Loan Documents executed and delivered by, or applicable to, Borrower or at law or in equity may be exercised by Lender at any time and from time to time, whether or not all or any of the Debt shall be declared due and payable, and whether or not Lender shall have commenced any foreclosure proceeding or other action for the enforcement of its rights and remedies under any of the Loan Documents with respect to all or any part of the Property. Any such actions taken by Lender shall be cumulative and concurrent and may be pursued independently, singularly, successively, together or otherwise, at such time and in such order as Lender may determine in its sole discretion, to the fullest extent permitted by law, without impairing or otherwise affecting the other rights and remedies of Lender permitted by law, equity or contract or as set forth herein or in the other Loan Documents. Without limiting the generality of the foregoing, Borrower agrees that if an Event of Default is continuing (i) Lender is not subject to any “one action” or “election of remedies” law or rule, and (ii) all liens and other rights, remedies or privileges provided to Lender shall remain in full force and effect until Lender has exhausted all of its remedies against the Property and the Mortgage has been foreclosed, sold and/or otherwise realized upon in satisfaction of the Debt or the Debt has been paid in full.

 

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(b) With respect to Borrower and the Property, nothing contained herein or in any other Loan Document shall be construed as requiring Lender to resort to the Property for the satisfaction of any of the Debt in any preference or priority, and Lender may seek satisfaction out of the Property or any part thereof, in its absolute discretion in respect of the Debt. In addition, Lender shall have the right from time to time to partially foreclose the Mortgage in any manner and for any amounts secured by the Mortgage then due and payable as determined by Lender in its sole discretion. During the continuance of any Event of Default pursuant to clause (i)  of Section 8.1 or any other monetary Event of Default, Lender may foreclose the Mortgage to recover the applicable delinquent payments. If, pursuant to its rights set forth in Section 8.1(b) , Lender elects to accelerate less than the entire outstanding principal balance of the Loan, Lender may foreclose the Mortgage to recover so much of the principal balance of the Loan as Lender may accelerate and such other portions of the Debt as Lender may elect. Notwithstanding any partial foreclosures, the Property shall remain subject to the Mortgage to secure payment of sums secured by the Mortgage and not previously recovered.

(c) Upon the occurrence and during the continuance of an Event of Default, Lender shall have the right from time to time to sever the Note and the other Loan Documents into one or more separate notes, mortgages and other security documents (the “Severed Loan Documents” ) in such denominations as Lender shall determine in its sole discretion for purposes of evidencing and enforcing its rights and remedies provided hereunder. Borrower shall execute and deliver to Lender from time to time, promptly after the request of Lender, a severance agreement and such other documents as Lender shall request in order to effect the severance described in the preceding sentence, all in form and substance reasonably satisfactory to Lender. Borrower hereby absolutely and irrevocably appoints Lender as its true and lawful attorney, coupled with an interest, in its name and stead to execute the Severed Loan Documents (Borrower ratifying all that its said attorney shall do by virtue thereof); provided , however , that Lender shall not make or execute any such Severed Loan Documents under such power until the expiration of three (3) days after written notice has been given to Borrower by Lender of Lender’s intent to exercise its rights under the aforesaid power. Borrower shall be obligated to pay any costs or expenses incurred in connection with the preparation, execution, recording or filing of the Severed Loan Documents. The Severed Loan Documents shall not contain any representations, warranties or covenants not contained in the Loan Documents, and any such representations and warranties contained in the Severed Loan Documents will be given by Borrower only as of the Closing Date.

(d) Any amounts recovered by Lender in connection with the exercise of its remedies under this Section 8.2 may be applied by Lender toward the payment of Debt in such order and priority as Lender shall determine in its sole and absolute discretion

(e) As used in this Section 8.2 , a “foreclosure” shall include, without limitation, any sale by power of sale.

Section 8.3 Remedies Cumulative; Waivers . The rights, powers and remedies of Lender under this Agreement shall be cumulative and not exclusive of any other right, power or remedy which Lender may have against Borrower pursuant to this Agreement or the other Loan Documents, or existing at law or in equity or otherwise. Lender’s rights, powers and remedies may be pursued singularly, concurrently or otherwise, at such time and in such order as Lender

 

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may determine in Lender’s sole discretion. No delay or omission to exercise any remedy, right or power accruing upon an Event of Default shall impair any such remedy, right or power or shall be construed as a waiver thereof, but any such remedy, right or power may be exercised from time to time and as often as may be deemed expedient. A waiver of one Default or Event of Default with respect to Borrower shall not be construed to be a waiver of any subsequent Default or Event of Default by Borrower or to impair any remedy, right or power consequent thereon.

ARTICLE IX — SPECIAL PROVISIONS

Section 9.1 Securitization .

9.1.1 Sale of Notes and Securitization . (a) Borrower acknowledges and agrees that Lender may sell all or any portion of the Loan and the Loan Documents, or issue one or more participations therein, or consummate one or more private or public securitizations of rated or unrated single-class or multi-class securities (the “Securities” ) secured by or evidencing ownership interests in all or any portion of the Loan and the Loan Documents or a pool of assets that include the Loan and the Loan Documents (such sales, participations and/or securitizations, collectively, a “Securitization” ).

(b) At the request of Lender prior to a Securitization of the entire Loan, and to the extent not already required to be provided by or on behalf of Borrower under this Agreement or any other Loan Document, Borrower shall (i) use reasonable efforts to provide information not in the possession of Lender or which may be reasonably required by Lender or (ii) take other actions reasonably required by Lender, in each case, in order to (A) comply with disclosure laws applicable to any such Securitization, (B) satisfy inquiries from one or more Rating Agencies relating to any such Securitization, (C) satisfy requests from actual or potential investors or other interested parties (including any holder of an interest in any Mezzanine Loan or other loan subordinate to the Loan created or entered into in connection with any structural changes to the Loan or any Mezzanine Loan contemplated by this Section 9.1 ) in any such Securitization, or (D) satisfy the market standards to which Lender customarily adheres or which may be reasonably required by prospective investors and/or the Rating Agencies in connection with any such Securitization. Lender shall have the right to provide to prospective investors in any Securitization and the Rating Agencies any information in its possession (including, without limitation, financial statements) relating to Borrower, any SPE Constituent Entity, Guarantor, the Property and any Tenant. Borrower acknowledges that certain information regarding the Loan and the parties thereto and the Property may be included in Disclosure Documents. Borrower agrees that Borrower, each SPE Constituent Entity, Guarantor and their respective officers and representatives, shall, at Lender’s request, cooperate with Lender’s efforts to arrange for a Securitization in accordance with the market standards to which Lender customarily adheres and/or which may be required by prospective investors and/or the Rating Agencies in connection with any such Securitization.

(c) Lender shall cause to be delivered to Borrower the Disclosure Documents for review and comment by Borrower not less than five (5) Business Days prior to the date upon which Borrower is otherwise required to confirm such Disclosure Documents. Borrower agrees to provide, in connection with the Securitization, an indemnification agreement (i) certifying that (A) each of Borrower, each SPE Constituent Entity and Guarantor has, at Lender’s request in

 

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connection with each Securitization, reviewed the sections of the Disclosure Documents entitled “Risk Factors,” “Description of the Properties,” “Description of the Borrowers,” “Description of the Management Agreements,” “Description of the Mortgage Loan,” “Description of the Mezzanine Loans,” and “Certain Legal Aspects of the Mortgage Loan” as the same relate to Borrower, each SPE Constituent Entity, Guarantor, Manager (and/or the respective Affiliates of the foregoing), the Properties and the Loan (collectively with the Provided Information, the “Covered Disclosure Information” ), and (B) the factual statements and representations contained in such sections do not contain any untrue statement of a material fact or omit to state a material fact necessary in order to make the statements made, in the light of the circumstances under which they were made, not misleading, (ii) jointly and severally indemnifying Lender, JPMorgan (whether or not it is the Lender), any Affiliate of JPMorgan that has filed any registration statement relating to the Securitization or has acted as the sponsor or depositor in connection with the Securitization, any Affiliate of JPMorgan that acts as an underwriter, placement agent or initial purchaser of Securities issued in the Securitization, any other co-underwriters, co-placement agents or co-initial purchasers of Securities issued in the Securitization, and each of their respective officers, directors, partners, employees, representatives, agents and Affiliates and each Person or entity who controls any such Person within the meaning of Section 15 of the Securities Act or Section 20 of the Exchange Act (collectively, the “Indemnified Persons” ), for any losses, claims, damages, liabilities, reasonable costs or expenses (including, without limitation, reasonable legal fees and expenses for enforcement of these obligations (collectively, the “Liabilities” )) to which any such Indemnified Person may become subject (whether or not arising from any third-party claim) insofar as the Liabilities arise out of or are based upon any untrue statement or alleged untrue statement of any material fact contained in the Covered Disclosure Information or arise out of or are based upon the omission or alleged omission to state in the Covered Disclosure Information a material fact required to be stated therein or necessary in order to make the statements in the Covered Disclosure Information, in light of the circumstances under which they were made, not misleading, and (iii) agreeing to reimburse each Indemnified Person for any reasonable legal or other expenses incurred by such Indemnified Person, as they are incurred, in connection with investigating or defending the Liabilities. This indemnity agreement will be in addition to any liability which Borrower may otherwise have. Moreover, the indemnification provided for in clauses (ii)  and (iii)  above shall be effective whether or not an indemnification agreement described in clause (i)  above is provided.

(d) In connection with filings under the Exchange Act, Borrower agrees to indemnify the Indemnified Persons for Liabilities to which any such Indemnified Person may become subject insofar as the Liabilities arise out of or are based upon any untrue statement or alleged untrue statement of any material fact in the Covered Disclosure Information, or the omission or alleged omission to state in the Covered Disclosure Information a material fact required to be stated therein or necessary in order to make the statements in the Covered Disclosure Information, in light of the circumstances under which they were made, not misleading and reimburse each Indemnified Person for any reasonable legal or other expenses incurred by such Indemnified Persons, as they are incurred, in connection with defending or investigating the Liabilities.

 

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(e) Promptly after receipt by an Indemnified Person of notice of any claim or the commencement of any action, the Indemnified Person shall, if a claim in respect thereof is to be made against Borrower, notify Borrower in writing of the claim or the commencement of that action; provided , however , that the failure to notify Borrower shall not relieve it from any liability which it may have under the indemnification provisions of this Section 9.1 except to the extent that it has been materially prejudiced by such failure and, provided further that the failure to notify Borrower shall not relieve it from any liability which it may have to an Indemnified Person otherwise than under the provisions of this Section 9.1 . If any such claim or action shall be brought against an Indemnified Person, and it shall notify Borrower thereof, Borrower shall be entitled to participate therein and, to the extent that it wishes, assume the defense thereof with counsel reasonably satisfactory to the Indemnified Person. After notice from Borrower to the Indemnified Person of its election to assume the defense of such claim or action, Borrower shall not be liable to the Indemnified Person for any legal or other expenses subsequently incurred by the Indemnified Person in connection with the defense thereof.

(f) Without the prior consent of JPMorgan (which consent shall not be unreasonably withheld), Borrower shall not settle or compromise or consent to the entry of any judgment in any pending or threatened claim, action, suit or proceeding in respect of which indemnification may be sought hereunder (whether or not any Indemnified Person is an actual or potential party to such claim, action, suit or proceeding) unless Borrower shall have given JPMorgan reasonable prior notice thereof and shall have obtained an unconditional release of each Indemnified Person hereunder from all liability arising out of such claim, action, suit or proceedings. As long as Borrower has complied with its obligations to defend and indemnify hereunder, Borrower shall not be liable for any settlement made by any Indemnified Person without the consent of Borrower (which consent shall not be unreasonably withheld).

(g) Borrower agrees that if any indemnification or reimbursement sought pursuant to this Section 9.1 is finally judicially determined to be unavailable for any reason or is insufficient to hold any Indemnified Person harmless (with respect only to the Liabilities that are the subject of this Section 9.1 ), then Borrower, on the one hand, and such Indemnified Person, on the other hand, shall contribute to the Liabilities for which such indemnification or reimbursement is held unavailable or is insufficient: (x) in such proportion as is appropriate to reflect the relative benefits to Borrower, on the one hand, and such Indemnified Person, on the other hand, from the transactions to which such indemnification or reimbursement relates; or (y) if the allocation provided by clause (x) above is not permitted by applicable law, in such proportion as is appropriate to reflect not only the relative benefits referred to in clause (x) but also the relative faults of Borrower, on the one hand, and all Indemnified Persons, on the other hand, as well as any other equitable considerations. Notwithstanding the provisions of this Section 9.1 , no party found liable for a fraudulent misrepresentation shall be entitled to contribution from any other party who is not also found liable for such fraudulent misrepresentation.

(h) Borrower agrees that the indemnification, contribution and reimbursement obligations set forth in this Section 9.1 shall apply whether or not any Indemnified Person is a formal party to any lawsuits, claims or other proceedings. Borrower further agrees that the Indemnified Persons are intended third party beneficiaries under this Section 9.1 .

(i) The liabilities and obligations of the Indemnified Persons and Borrower under this Section 9.1 shall survive the termination of this Agreement and the satisfaction and discharge of the Debt.

 

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(j) Notwithstanding anything to the contrary contained herein, Borrower shall not have any obligation to act as depositor with respect to the Loan or an issuer or registrant with respect to the Securities issued in any Securitization.

(k) Borrower shall execute such amendments to the Loan Documents as are necessary to reflect any structural changes to the Loan that are requested by Lender in writing from time to time prior to a Securitization. Such structural changes may involve, without limitation, (i) the delivery by Borrower of one or more new component notes to replace the original note or the modification of the original note to reflect multiple components of the Loan (which new notes or modified note may have different interest rates and amortization schedules), and (ii) the creation of one or more mezzanine loans (each, a “Mezzanine Loan” ) (including amending Borrower’s and SPE Constituent Entity’s organizational structure to provide for one or more mezzanine borrowers); provided , however , that (A) no amendment to the Loan Documents or new notes, modified notes or mezzanine notes shall (x) modify (1) the initial weighted average interest rate payable under the Note, (2) the stated maturity of the Note, (3) the aggregate amortization of principal of the Note, or (4) any other material economic term of the Loan, or (y) decrease the time periods during which Borrower is permitted to perform its obligations under the Loan Documents and (B) any documents evidencing any Mezzanine Loans shall be substantially in the form of the mezzanine loan documents dated as of the Closing Date and entered into by and among one or more Affiliates of Borrower, as mezzanine borrower, and Lender, as mezzanine lender. In connection with the foregoing, Borrower shall (1) modify the Cash Management Agreement to reflect the newly created components and/or Mezzanine Loans and (2) deliver such opinions of counsel reasonably acceptable to the Rating Agencies or potential investors in a Securitization and addressing such matters as such Rating Agencies or potential investors may reasonably require.

( l) If requested by Lender, Borrower shall provide Lender, promptly upon request, with any financial statements, or financial, statistical or operating information, as Lender shall determine to be required pursuant to Regulation AB under the Securities Act of 1933, as amended, or the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended (as applicable, the “Exchange Act” ), or any amendment, modification or replacement thereto or other legal requirements in connection with any Disclosure Documents or any filing pursuant to the Exchange Act in connection with a Securitization.

9.1.2 Intentionally Omitted .

9.1.3 Loan/Mezzanine Loans . Notwithstanding the provisions of Section 9.1 to the contrary, Borrower covenants and agrees that, prior to a Securitization, Lender shall have the right to reallocate the amortization, interest rates and principal balances of each of the Loan and any Mezzanine Loan amongst each other and to require the payment of the Loan and any Mezzanine Loan in such order of priority as may be designated by Lender such that the pricing and marketability of the Securities and the size of each class of Securities and the rating assigned to each class by the Rating Agencies shall provide the most favorable rating levels and achieve the optimum bond execution for the Loan; provided , that, Lender agrees that (a) the Loan and each Mezzanine Loan shall, at all times prior to the occurrence of an Event of Default (and other than any modifications resulting from the application of any Insurance Proceeds or Condemnation Proceeds to the outstanding principal balance of the Loan and/or the Mezzanine

 

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Loan) have the same weighted average coupon as the coupon of the Loan on the Closing Date and (b) no such reallocation shall result in an aggregate amortization of principal of the Loan and each Mezzanine Loan that is not equal to the amortization of principal of the Loan on the Closing Date. Borrower shall, as promptly as possible under the circumstances, execute and deliver such amendments to the Loan Documents and the documents evidencing each Mezzanine Loan and other documents as shall reasonably be required by Lender in connection with such reallocation, all in form and substance reasonably satisfactory to Lender and the Rating Agencies, provided that no such amendments or other documents shall modify any provisions of the Loan Documents or documents evidencing each Mezzanine Loan other than to effectuate such reallocation. In connection with any such reallocation, Borrower shall deliver to Lender opinions of legal counsel with respect to due execution, authority and the enforceability of the Loan Documents and documents evidencing each Mezzanine Loan, as amended, and an Additional Insolvency Opinion for the Loan and each Mezzanine Loan, each in form and substance reasonably acceptable to Lender, any prospective investors in a Securitization and the Rating Agencies.

9.1.4 Securitization Costs . All reasonable third-party costs and expenses incurred by Borrower and Guarantor in connection with Borrower’s complying with requests made under this Section 9.1 (including, without limitation, the fees and expenses of the Rating Agencies and the reasonable fees of any counsel to Borrower that issues any legal opinion required to be delivered by Borrower pursuant to this Section 9.1 ) shall be paid by Lender, provided that, Borrower and Guarantor shall pay the costs and expenses of Borrower and Guarantor (including the fees and disbursements of legal counsel to Borrower and Guarantor other than in respect of any legal opinion required to be delivered by Borrower and Guarantor pursuant to this Section 9.1 ) incurred in connection with Borrower’s and Guarantor’s (as applicable) complying with requests made under this Section 9.1 .

Section 9.2 Exculpation . (a) Subject to the qualifications below, Lender shall not enforce the liability and obligation of Borrower to perform and observe the obligations contained in the Note, this Agreement, the Mortgage or the other Loan Documents by any action or proceeding wherein a money judgment shall be sought against Borrower, except that Lender may bring a foreclosure action, an action for specific performance or any other appropriate action or proceeding to enable Lender to enforce and realize upon its interest under the Note, this Agreement, the Mortgage and the other Loan Documents, or in the Property, the Rents, or any other collateral given to Lender pursuant to the Loan Documents; provided , however , that, except as specifically provided herein, any judgment in any such action or proceeding shall be enforceable against Borrower only to the extent of Borrower’s interest in the Property, in the Rents and in any other collateral given to Lender, and Lender, by accepting the Note, this Agreement, the Mortgage and the other Loan Documents, agrees that it shall not sue for, seek or demand any deficiency judgment against Borrower in any such action or proceeding under, or by reason of, or in connection with, the Note, this Agreement, the Mortgage or the other Loan Documents. The provisions of this Section shall not, however, (a) constitute a waiver, release or impairment of any obligation evidenced or secured by any of the Loan Documents; (b) impair the right of Lender to name Borrower as a party defendant in any action or suit for foreclosure and sale under the Mortgage; (c) affect the validity or enforceability of the Guaranty or the Environmental Indemnity or any of the rights and remedies of Lender thereunder; (d) impair the right of Lender to obtain the appointment of a receiver; (e) impair the enforcement of the

 

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Assignment of Leases; (f) constitute a prohibition against Lender to seek a deficiency judgment against Borrower in order to fully realize the security granted by the Mortgage or to commence any other appropriate action or proceeding in order for Lender to exercise its remedies against the Property; or (g) constitute a waiver of the right of Lender to enforce the liability and obligation of Borrower, by money judgment or otherwise, to the extent of any loss, damage, cost, expense, liability, claim or other obligation incurred by Lender (including attorneys’ fees, costs and expenses reasonably incurred) arising out of or in connection with the following:

(i) fraud or intentional misrepresentation by Borrower, any SPE Constituent Entity or Guarantor or any of their respective Affiliates in connection with the Loan;

(ii) the gross negligence or willful misconduct of Borrower, any SPE Constituent Entity or Guarantor;

(iii) the failure to return, or to reimburse Lender for, all Personal Property removed from the Property by or on behalf of Borrower and not replaced with Personal Property of the same utility and of the same or greater value;

(iv) material physical waste of the Property by Borrower;

(v) the removal or disposal of any portion of the Property during the continuance of an Event of Default;

(vi) the misapplication or conversion by Borrower, any SPE Constituent Entity or Guarantor of (A) any Insurance Proceeds paid by reason of any Casualty or proceeds of the EIL Policy, (B) any Awards or other amounts received in connection with a Condemnation, (C) any Rents during the continuance of an Event of Default, or (D) any Rents paid more than one (1) month in advance;

(vii) failure to pay charges for labor or materials or other charges or judgments that can create Liens on any portion of the Property to the extent that Borrower has sufficient revenue from the Property with which to make such payment;

(viii) any security deposits, advance deposits or any other deposits collected with respect to the Property which are not delivered to Lender upon a foreclosure of the Property or action in lieu thereof, except to the extent any such security deposits were applied in accordance with the terms and conditions of any of the Leases prior to the occurrence of the Event of Default that gave rise to such foreclosure or action in lieu thereof; and

(ix) failure by Borrower or any SPE Constituent Entity to comply with any covenant set forth in Section 5.1.29 hereof (other than to the extent relating to a failure to comply, on a prospective basis only, with clause (xii)  of the definition of Special Purpose Entity in Section 1.1 ).

(b) Notwithstanding anything to the contrary in this Agreement, the Note or any of the Loan Documents, (A) Lender shall not be deemed to have waived any right which Lender may have under Section 506(a), 506(b), 1111(b) or any other provisions of the Bankruptcy Code

 

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to file a claim for the full amount of the Debt secured by the Mortgage or to require that all collateral shall continue to secure all of the Debt owing to Lender in accordance with the Loan Documents, and (B) the Debt shall be fully recourse to Borrower (i) in the event of: (a) Borrower or any SPE Constituent Entity filing a voluntary petition under the Bankruptcy Code; (b) the filing of an involuntary petition against Borrower or any SPE Constituent Entity under the Bankruptcy Code in which Borrower, any SPE Constituent Entity or Guarantor colludes with, or otherwise assists such Person, or solicits or causes to be solicited petitioning creditors for any involuntary petition against Borrower or any SPE Constituent Entity from any Person; (c) Borrower or any SPE Constituent Entity filing an answer consenting to or otherwise acquiescing in or joining in any involuntary petition filed against it, by any other Person under the Bankruptcy Code; (d) Borrower or any SPE Constituent Entity consenting to or acquiescing in or joining in an application for the appointment of a custodian, receiver, trustee, or examiner for Borrower or any SPE Constituent Entity or the Property (or portion thereof); (e) Borrower or any SPE Constituent Entity making an assignment for the benefit of creditors, or admitting, in writing or in any legal proceeding, its insolvency or inability to pay its debts as they become due; (ii) if Borrower encumbers the Property (or causes the Property to be encumbered) by any Lien (other than a Permitted Encumbrance) without Lender’s prior written consent; or (iii) if Borrower fails to obtain Lender’s prior written consent to any Transfer in any case in which such consent is required to be obtained pursuant to Section 5.2.10 hereof

Section 9.3 Matters Concerning Manager . If (a) an Event of Default occurs and is continuing, (b) Manager shall become subject to a Bankruptcy Action, or (c) a default occurs under the Management Agreement, then, in the case of any of the foregoing, Borrower shall, at the request of Lender, terminate the Management Agreement and replace the Manager with a Qualified Manager (other than Existing Manager or any Person that is under common Control with Existing Manager or Guarantor) 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 9.4 Servicer . At the option of Lender, the Loan may be serviced by a master servicer, primary servicer, special servicer and/or trustee (any such master servicer, primary servicer, special servicer, and trustee, together with its agents, nominees or designees, are collectively referred to as “Servicer” ) selected by Lender, and Lender may delegate all or any portion of its responsibilities under this Agreement and the other Loan Documents to Servicer pursuant to a pooling and servicing agreement, trust and servicing agreement, servicing agreement, special servicing agreement or other agreement providing for the servicing of one or more mortgage loans (collectively, the “Servicing Agreement” ) between Lender and Servicer. Borrower shall not be responsible for any cost or expenses relating to the Servicing Agreement or the services provided by Servicer thereunder, including, without limitation, any set-up fees or other initial costs, the regular monthly master servicing fee or trustee fee due to Servicer under the Servicing Agreement or any other fees or expenses required to be borne by, and not reimbursable to, Servicer, provided that, notwithstanding the foregoing, Borrower shall promptly reimburse Lender on demand for (a) interest payable on advances made by Servicer with respect to delinquent debt service payments (to the extent charges pursuant to Section 2.3.4 and interest at the Default Rate actually paid by Borrower in respect of such payments are insufficient to pay the same) or expenses paid by Servicer in respect of the protection and preservation of the Properties (including, without limitation, payments of Taxes and Insurance Premiums) and (b)

 

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the following costs and expenses payable by Lender to Servicer as a result of the Loan becoming specially serviced: (i) any liquidation fees that are due and payable to Servicer under the Servicing Agreement in connection with the exercise of any or all remedies permitted under this Agreement, (ii) any workout fees and special servicing fees that are due and payable to Servicer under the Servicing Agreement, which fees may be due and payable under the Servicing Agreement on a periodic or continuing basis, and (iii) the costs of all property inspections and/or appraisals of the Property (or any updates to any existing inspection or appraisal) that Servicer may be required to obtain (other than the cost of regular annual inspections required to be borne by Servicer under the Servicing Agreement).

ARTICLE X — MISCELLANEOUS

Section 10.1 Survival . This Agreement and all covenants, agreements, representations and warranties made herein and in the certificates delivered pursuant hereto shall survive the making by Lender of the Loan and the execution and delivery to Lender of the Note, and shall continue in full force and effect so long as all or any of the Debt is outstanding and unpaid unless a longer period is expressly set forth herein or in the other Loan Documents. Whenever in this Agreement any of the parties hereto is referred to, such reference shall be deemed to include the legal representatives, successors and assigns of such party. All covenants, promises and agreements in this Agreement, by or on behalf of Borrower, shall inure to the benefit of the legal representatives, successors and assigns of Lender.

Section 10.2 Lender’s Discretion . Whenever pursuant to this Agreement, Lender exercises any right given to it to approve or disapprove, or any arrangement or term is to be satisfactory to Lender, the decision of Lender to approve or disapprove or to decide whether arrangements or terms are satisfactory or not satisfactory shall (except as is otherwise specifically herein provided) be in the sole discretion of Lender and shall be final and conclusive. Whenever this Agreement expressly provides that Lender is required to be reasonable in its determination of whether or not to consent to or approve a certain matter, such provisions shall also be deemed to require that Lender not unreasonably delay or condition such consent or approval.

Section 10.3 Governing Law . (a) THIS AGREEMENT WAS NEGOTIATED IN THE STATE OF NEW YORK, THE LOAN WAS MADE BY LENDER AND ACCEPTED BY BORROWER IN THE STATE OF NEW YORK, AND THE PROCEEDS OF THE LOAN DELIVERED PURSUANT HERETO WERE DISBURSED FROM THE STATE OF NEW YORK, WHICH STATE THE PARTIES AGREE HAS A SUBSTANTIAL RELATIONSHIP TO THE PARTIES AND TO THE UNDERLYING TRANSACTION EMBODIED HEREBY, AND IN ALL RESPECTS, INCLUDING, WITHOUT LIMITING THE GENERALITY OF THE FOREGOING, MATTERS OF CONSTRUCTION, VALIDITY AND PERFORMANCE, THIS AGREEMENT, THE NOTE AND THE OTHER LOAN DOCUMENTS AND THE OBLIGATIONS ARISING HEREUNDER AND THEREUNDER SHALL BE GOVERNED BY, AND CONSTRUED IN ACCORDANCE WITH, THE LAWS OF THE STATE OF NEW YORK APPLICABLE TO CONTRACTS MADE AND PERFORMED IN SUCH STATE (WITHOUT REGARD TO PRINCIPLES OF CONFLICTS OF LAWS) AND ANY APPLICABLE LAW OF THE UNITED STATES OF AMERICA, EXCEPT THAT AT ALL TIMES THE PROVISIONS

 

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FOR THE CREATION, PERFECTION, AND ENFORCEMENT OF THE LIENS AND SECURITY INTERESTS CREATED PURSUANT HERETO AND PURSUANT TO THE OTHER LOAN DOCUMENTS SHALL BE GOVERNED BY AND CONSTRUED ACCORDING TO THE LAW OF THE STATE IN WHICH THE PROPERTY IS LOCATED, IT BEING UNDERSTOOD THAT, TO THE FULLEST EXTENT PERMITTED BY THE LAW OF SUCH STATE, THE LAW OF THE STATE OF NEW YORK SHALL GOVERN THE CONSTRUCTION, VALIDITY AND ENFORCEABILITY OF ALL LOAN DOCUMENTS AND ALL OF THE OBLIGATIONS ARISING HEREUNDER OR THEREUNDER. TO THE FULLEST EXTENT PERMITTED BY LAW, BORROWER HEREBY UNCONDITIONALLY AND IRREVOCABLY WAIVES ANY CLAIM TO ASSERT THAT THE LAW OF ANY OTHER JURISDICTION GOVERNS THIS AGREEMENT, THE NOTE AND THE OTHER LOAN DOCUMENTS, AND THIS AGREEMENT, THE NOTE AND THE OTHER LOAN DOCUMENTS SHALL BE GOVERNED BY AND CONSTRUED IN ACCORDANCE WITH THE LAWS OF THE STATE OF NEW YORK PURSUANT TO SECTION 5-1401 OF THE NEW YORK GENERAL OBLIGATIONS LAW.

(b) ANY LEGAL SUIT, ACTION OR PROCEEDING AGAINST LENDER OR BORROWER ARISING OUT OF OR RELATING TO THIS AGREEMENT OR THE OTHER LOAN DOCUMENTS MAY AT LENDER’S 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 BORROWER WAIVES ANY OBJECTIONS WHICH IT MAY NOW OR HEREAFTER HAVE BASED ON VENUE AND/OR FORUM NON CONVENIENS OF ANY SUCH SUIT, ACTION OR PROCEEDING, AND BORROWER HEREBY IRREVOCABLY SUBMITS TO THE JURISDICTION OF ANY SUCH COURT IN ANY SUIT, ACTION OR PROCEEDING. BORROWER DOES HEREBY DESIGNATE AND APPOINT:

CORPORATION SERVICE COMPANY

80 STATE STREET

ALBANY, NEW YORK 12207-2543

AS ITS AUTHORIZED AGENT TO ACCEPT AND ACKNOWLEDGE ON ITS BEHALF SERVICE OF ANY AND ALL PROCESS WHICH MAY BE SERVED IN ANY SUCH SUIT, ACTION OR PROCEEDING IN ANY FEDERAL OR STATE COURT IN NEW YORK, NEW YORK, AND AGREES THAT SERVICE OF PROCESS UPON SAID AGENT AT SAID ADDRESS AND WRITTEN NOTICE OF SAID SERVICE MAILED OR DELIVERED TO BORROWER IN THE MANNER PROVIDED HEREIN SHALL BE DEEMED IN EVERY RESPECT EFFECTIVE SERVICE OF PROCESS UPON BORROWER IN ANY SUCH SUIT, ACTION OR PROCEEDING IN THE STATE OF NEW YORK. BORROWER (I) SHALL GIVE PROMPT NOTICE TO LENDER OF ANY CHANGED ADDRESS OF ITS AUTHORIZED AGENT HEREUNDER, (II) MAY AT ANY TIME AND FROM TIME TO TIME DESIGNATE A SUBSTITUTE AUTHORIZED AGENT WITH AN OFFICE IN NEW YORK, NEW YORK (WHICH SUBSTITUTE AGENT AND OFFICE SHALL BE DESIGNATED AS THE PERSON AND ADDRESS FOR SERVICE OF PROCESS), AND (III) SHALL PROMPTLY DESIGNATE SUCH A SUBSTITUTE IF ITS AUTHORIZED AGENT CEASES TO HAVE AN OFFICE IN NEW YORK, NEW YORK OR IS DISSOLVED WITHOUT LEAVING A SUCCESSOR.

 

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Section 10.4 Modification, Waiver in Writing . No modification, amendment, extension, discharge, termination or waiver of any provision of this Agreement, or of the Note, or of any other Loan Document, nor consent to any departure by Borrower therefrom, shall in any event be effective unless the same shall be in a writing signed by the party against whom enforcement is sought, and then such waiver or consent shall be effective only in the specific instance, and for the purpose, for which given. Except as otherwise expressly provided herein, no notice to, or demand on Borrower, shall entitle Borrower to any other or future notice or demand in the same, similar or other circumstances.

Section 10.5 Delay Not a Waiver . Neither any failure nor any delay on the part of Lender in insisting upon strict performance of any term, condition, covenant or agreement, or exercising any right, power, remedy or privilege hereunder, or under the Note or under any other Loan Document, or any other instrument given as security therefor, shall operate as or constitute a waiver thereof, nor shall a single or partial exercise thereof preclude any other future exercise, or the exercise of any other right, power, remedy or privilege. In particular, and not by way of limitation, by accepting payment after the due date of any amount payable under this Agreement, the Note or any other Loan Document, Lender shall not be deemed to have waived any right either to require prompt payment when due of all other amounts due under this Agreement, the Note or the other Loan Documents, or to declare a default for failure to effect prompt payment of any such other amount.

Section 10.6 Notices . All notices, consents, approvals and requests required or permitted hereunder or under any other Loan Document shall be given in writing and shall be effective for all purposes if hand delivered or sent by (a) certified or registered United States mail, postage prepaid, return receipt requested or (b) expedited prepaid delivery service, either commercial or United States Postal Service, with proof of attempted delivery, and by telecopier (with answer back acknowledged), addressed as follows (or at such other address and Person as shall be designated from time to time by any party hereto, as the case may be, in a written notice to the other parties hereto in the manner provided for in this Section 10.6):

 

 

If to Lender:

  JPMorgan Chase Bank, N.A.
   

383 Madison Avenue

New York, New York 10179

Attention: Joseph E. Geoghan

Facsimile No.: (212) 272-7047

 

with a copy to:

 

JPMorgan Chase Bank, N.A.

4 New York Plaza, 22nd floor

New York, New York 10004

Attention: Nancy Alto

Facsimile No.: (212) 623-4779

 

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Cadwalader, Wickersham & Taft LLP

One World Financial Center

New York, New York 10281

Attention: William P. McInerney, Esq.

Facsimile No. (212) 504-6666

  If to Borrower:  

Centro NP Roosevelt Mall Owner, LLC

c/o Centro NP LLC

420 Lexington Avenue, 7th Floor

New York, New York 10170

Attention: General Counsel

Facsimile No.: (646) 344-8627

  With a copy to:  

Skadden, Arps, Slate, Meagher & Flom, LLP

Four Times Square

New York, New York 10036

Attention: Harvey R. Uris, Esq.

Facsimile No.: (917) 777-2212

 

and

   

Skadden, Arps, Slate, Meagher & Flom, LLP

155 N. Wacker Drive

Chicago, Illinois 60606

Attention: Matthew A. Shebuski, Esq.

Facsimile No.: (312) 407-8593

 

A notice shall be deemed to have been given: in the case of hand delivery, at the time of delivery; in the case of registered or certified mail, when delivered or the first attempted delivery on a Business Day; or in the case of expedited prepaid delivery and telecopy, upon the first attempted delivery on a Business Day; or in the case of telecopy, upon sender’s receipt of a machine-generated confirmation of successful transmission after advice by telephone to recipient that a telecopy notice is forthcoming.

Section 10.7 Trial by Jury . BORROWER HEREBY AGREES NOT TO ELECT A TRIAL BY JURY OF ANY ISSUE TRIABLE OF RIGHT BY JURY, AND WAIVES ANY RIGHT TO TRIAL BY JURY FULLY TO THE EXTENT THAT ANY SUCH RIGHT SHALL NOW OR HEREAFTER EXIST WITH REGARD TO THE LOAN DOCUMENTS, OR ANY CLAIM, COUNTERCLAIM OR OTHER ACTION ARISING IN CONNECTION THEREWITH. THIS WAIVER OF RIGHT TO TRIAL BY JURY IS GIVEN KNOWINGLY AND VOLUNTARILY BY BORROWER, AND IS INTENDED TO ENCOMPASS INDIVIDUALLY EACH INSTANCE AND EACH ISSUE AS TO WHICH THE RIGHT TO A TRIAL BY JURY WOULD OTHERWISE ACCRUE. LENDER IS HEREBY AUTHORIZED TO FILE A COPY OF THIS PARAGRAPH IN ANY PROCEEDING AS CONCLUSIVE EVIDENCE OF THIS WAIVER BY BORROWER.

 

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Section 10.8 Headings . The Article and/or Section headings and the Table of Contents in this Agreement are included herein for convenience of reference only and shall not constitute a part of this Agreement for any other purpose.

Section 10.9 Severability . Wherever possible, each provision of this Agreement shall be interpreted in such manner as to be effective and valid under applicable law, but if any provision of this Agreement shall be prohibited by or invalid under applicable law, such provision shall be ineffective to the extent of such prohibition or invalidity, without invalidating the remainder of such provision or the remaining provisions of this Agreement.

Section 10.10 Preferences . Lender shall have the continuing and exclusive right to apply or reverse and reapply any and all payments by Borrower to any portion of the obligations of Borrower hereunder. To the extent Borrower makes a payment or payments to Lender, which payment or proceeds or any part thereof are subsequently invalidated, declared to be fraudulent or preferential, set aside or required to be repaid to a trustee, receiver or any other party under any bankruptcy law, state or federal law, common law or equitable cause, then, to the extent of such payment or proceeds received, the obligations hereunder or part thereof intended to be satisfied shall be revived and continue in full force and effect, as if such payment or proceeds had not been received by Lender.

Section 10.11 Waiver of Notice . Borrower shall not be entitled to any notices of any nature whatsoever from Lender except with respect to matters for which this Agreement or the other Loan Documents specifically and expressly provide for the giving of notice by Lender to Borrower and except with respect to matters for which Borrower is not, pursuant to applicable Legal Requirements, permitted to waive the giving of notice. Borrower hereby expressly waives the right to receive any notice from Lender with respect to any matter for which this Agreement or the other Loan Documents do not specifically and expressly provide for the giving of notice by Lender to Borrower.

Section 10.12 Remedies of Borrower . In the event that a claim or adjudication is made that Lender or its agents have acted unreasonably or unreasonably delayed acting in any case where by law or under this Agreement or the other Loan Documents, Lender or such agent, as the case may be, has an obligation to act reasonably or promptly, Borrower agrees that neither Lender nor its agents shall be liable for any monetary damages, and Borrower’s sole remedies shall be limited to commencing an action seeking injunctive relief or declaratory judgment. The parties hereto agree that any action or proceeding to determine whether Lender has acted reasonably shall be determined by an action seeking declaratory judgment.

Section 10.13 Expenses; Indemnity . (a) Other than as provided in Section 9.1.4 , Borrower covenants and agrees to pay or, if Borrower fails to pay, to reimburse, Lender upon receipt of written notice from Lender for all reasonable costs and expenses (including reasonable attorneys’ fees, disbursements and expenses) incurred by Lender in connection with (i) the preparation, negotiation, execution and delivery of this Agreement and the other Loan Documents and the consummation of the transactions contemplated hereby and thereby and all the costs of furnishing all opinions by counsel for Borrower (including without limitation any opinions requested by Lender as to any legal matters arising under this Agreement or the other Loan Documents with respect to the Property); (ii) Borrower’s ongoing performance of and

 

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compliance with Borrower’s agreements and covenants contained in this Agreement and the other Loan Documents on its part to be performed or complied with after the Closing Date, including, without limitation, confirming compliance with environmental and insurance requirements; (iii) Lender’s ongoing performance and compliance with all agreements and conditions contained in this Agreement and the other Loan Documents on its part to be performed or complied with after the Closing Date; (iv) the negotiation, preparation, execution, delivery and administration of any consents, amendments, waivers or other modifications to this Agreement and the other Loan Documents and any other documents or matters requested by Borrower or Lender; (v) securing Borrower’s compliance with any requests made pursuant to the provisions of this Agreement; (vi) the filing and recording fees and expenses, the premiums and other costs and expenses associated with the Title Insurance Policy and reasonable fees and expenses of counsel for providing to Lender all required legal opinions, and other similar expenses incurred in creating and perfecting the Liens in favor of Lender pursuant to this Agreement and the other Loan Documents; (vii) enforcing or preserving any rights, either in response to third-party claims or in prosecuting or defending any action or proceeding or other litigation, in each case against, under or affecting Borrower, this Agreement, the other Loan Documents, the Property, or any other security given for the Loan; and (viii) enforcing any obligations of or collecting any payments due from Borrower or Guarantor under this Agreement, the other Loan Documents or with respect to the Property (including, without limitation, any fees incurred by a Servicer that is a master servicer in connection with the transfer of the Loan to a Servicer that is a special servicer prior to or following a Default or an Event of Default) or in connection with any refinancing or restructuring of the credit arrangements provided under this Agreement in the nature of a “work-out” or of any insolvency or bankruptcy proceedings; provided , however , that Borrower shall not be liable for the payment of any such costs and expenses to the extent the same arise by reason of the gross negligence, illegal acts, fraud or willful misconduct of Lender. Any cost and expenses due and payable to Lender may be paid from any amounts in the Lockbox Account or the Cash Management Account, as applicable.

(b) Borrower shall indemnify, defend and hold harmless the Indemnified Parties from and against any and all other liabilities, obligations, losses, damages, penalties, actions, judgments, suits, claims, costs, expenses and disbursements of any kind or nature whatsoever (including, without limitation, the reasonable fees and disbursements of counsel in connection with any investigative, administrative or judicial proceeding commenced or threatened, whether or not an Indemnified Party shall be designated a party thereto), that may be imposed on, incurred by, or asserted against any Indemnified Party in any manner (whether or not arising from a third-party claim) relating to or arising out of (i) any breach by Borrower of its obligations under, or any material misrepresentation by Borrower contained in, this Agreement or the other Loan Documents (including, without limitation, any material misstatement or omission in any report, certificate, financial statement or other instrument, agreement or document or other materials or information furnished by or on behalf of Borrower pursuant to this Agreement or any other Loan Document), or (ii) the use or intended use of the proceeds of the Loan (collectively, the “Indemnified Liabilities” ); provided , however , that Borrower shall not have any obligation to any Indemnified Party hereunder to the extent that such Indemnified Liabilities arise from the gross negligence, illegal acts, fraud or willful misconduct of such Indemnified Party. To the extent that the undertaking to indemnify, defend and hold harmless set forth in the preceding sentence may be unenforceable because it violates any law or public policy, Borrower shall pay the maximum portion that it is permitted to pay and satisfy under applicable law to the payment and satisfaction of all Indemnified Liabilities incurred by the Indemnified Parties.

 

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(c) Other than as provided in Section 9.1.4 , Borrower covenants and agrees to pay for or, if Borrower fails to pay, to reimburse Lender for, any fees and expenses incurred by any Rating Agency in connection with any Rating Agency review of the Loan, the Loan Documents or any transaction contemplated thereby or any consent, approval, waiver or confirmation obtained from such Rating Agency pursuant to the terms and conditions of this Agreement or any other Loan Document, and Lender shall be entitled to require payment of such fees and expenses as a condition precedent to the obtaining of any such consent, approval, waiver or confirmation.

Section 10.14 Schedules Incorporated . The Schedules annexed hereto are hereby incorporated herein as a part of this Agreement with the same effect as if set forth in the body hereof.

Section 10.15 Offsets, Counterclaims and Defenses . Any assignee of Lender’s interest in and to this Agreement, the Note and the other Loan Documents shall take the same free and clear of all offsets, counterclaims or defenses which are unrelated to such documents which Borrower may otherwise have against any assignor of such documents, and no such unrelated counterclaim or defense shall be interposed or asserted by Borrower in any action or proceeding brought by any such assignee upon such documents and any such right to interpose or assert any such unrelated offset, counterclaim or defense in any such action or proceeding is hereby expressly waived by Borrower.

Section 10.16 No Joint Venture or Partnership; No Third Party Beneficiaries . (a) Borrower and Lender intend that the relationships created hereunder and under the other Loan Documents be solely that of borrower and lender. Nothing herein or therein is intended to create a joint venture, partnership, tenancy-in-common, or joint tenancy relationship between Borrower and Lender nor to grant Lender any interest in the Property other than that of mortgagee, beneficiary or lender.

(b) This Agreement and the other Loan Documents are solely for the benefit of Lender and Borrower and nothing contained in this Agreement or the other Loan Documents shall be deemed to confer upon anyone other than Lender and Borrower any right to insist upon or to enforce the performance or observance of any of the obligations contained herein or therein. All conditions to the obligations of Lender to make the Loan hereunder are imposed solely and exclusively for the benefit of Lender and no other Person shall have standing to require satisfaction of such conditions in accordance with their terms or be entitled to assume that Lender will refuse to make the Loan in the absence of strict compliance with any or all thereof and no other Person shall under any circumstances be deemed to be a beneficiary of such conditions, any or all of which may be freely waived in whole or in part by Lender if, in Lender’s sole discretion, Lender deems it advisable or desirable to do so.

 

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Section 10.17 Publicity . All news releases, publicity or advertising by Borrower or its Affiliates through any media intended to reach the general public which refers to the Loan Documents or the financing evidenced by the Loan Documents, to Lender, JPMorgan or any of their respective Affiliates shall be subject to the prior written approval of Lender and JPMorgan, in their respective sole discretion.

Section 10.18 Waiver of Marshalling of Assets . To the fullest extent permitted by law, Borrower, for itself and its successors and assigns, waives all rights to a marshalling of the assets of Borrower, Borrower’s partners and others with interests in Borrower, and of the Property, or to a sale in inverse order of alienation in the event of foreclosure of the Mortgage, and agrees not to assert any right under any laws pertaining to the marshalling of assets, the sale in inverse order of alienation, homestead exemption, the administration of estates of decedents, or any other matters whatsoever to defeat, reduce or affect the right of Lender under the Loan Documents to a sale of the Property for the collection of the Debt without any prior or different resort for collection or of the right of Lender to the payment of the Debt out of the net proceeds of the Property in preference to every other claimant whatsoever.

Section 10.19 Waiver of Counterclaim . Borrower hereby waives the right to assert a counterclaim, other than a compulsory counterclaim, in any action or proceeding brought against it by Lender or its agents.

Section 10.20 Conflict; Construction of Documents; Reliance . In the event of any conflict between the provisions of this Agreement and any of the other Loan Documents, the provisions of this Agreement shall control. The parties hereto acknowledge that they were represented by competent counsel in connection with the negotiation, drafting and execution of the Loan Documents and that such Loan Documents shall not be subject to the principle of construing their meaning against the party which drafted same. Borrower acknowledges that, with respect to the Loan, Borrower shall rely solely on its own judgment and advisors in entering into the Loan without relying in any manner on any statements, representations or recommendations of Lender or any parent, subsidiary or Affiliate of Lender. Lender shall not be subject to any limitation whatsoever in the exercise of any rights or remedies available to it under any of the Loan Documents or any other agreements or instruments which govern the Loan by virtue of the ownership by it or any parent, subsidiary or Affiliate of Lender of any equity interest any of them may acquire in Borrower, and Borrower hereby irrevocably waives the right to raise any defense or take any action on the basis of the foregoing with respect to Lender’s exercise of any such rights or remedies. Borrower acknowledges that Lender engages in the business of real estate financings and other real estate transactions and investments which may be viewed as adverse to or competitive with the business of Borrower or its Affiliates.

Section 10.21 Brokers and Financial Advisors . Borrower hereby represents that it has dealt with no financial advisors, brokers, underwriters, placement agents, agents or finders in connection with the transactions contemplated by this Agreement, other than Holliday Fenoglio Fowler, L.P. Borrower hereby agrees to indemnify, defend and hold Lender harmless from and against any and all claims, liabilities, costs and expenses of any kind (including Lender’s attorneys’ fees and expenses) in any way relating to or arising from a claim by any Person that such Person acted on behalf of Borrower or Lender in connection with the transactions contemplated herein. The provisions of this Section 10.21 shall survive the expiration and termination of this Agreement and the payment of the Debt.

 

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Section 10.22 Prior Agreements . This Agreement and the other Loan Documents contain the entire agreement of the parties hereto and thereto in respect of the transactions contemplated hereby and thereby, and all prior agreements among or between such parties, whether oral or written, are superseded by the terms of this Agreement and the other Loan Documents. This Agreement and the other Loan Documents may not be contradicted by evidence of prior, contemporaneous or subsequent oral agreements of the parties hereto or thereto.

Section 10.23 Joint and Several Liability . If Borrower consists of more than one (1) Person the obligations and liabilities of each Person comprising Borrower shall be joint and several. The parties hereto acknowledge that the defined term “Collective Group” has been defined to collectively include Borrower and each SPE Constituent Entity. It is the intent of the parties hereto in determining whether there has occurred an event which (i) constitutes a Default or Event of Default or (ii) creates recourse obligations under Section 9.2 hereof, that any such event with respect to any single member of the Collective Group shall be deemed to be such a Default, Event of Default or event creating recourse obligations under Section 9.2 hereof, as applicable, with respect to Borrower and that Borrower need not have been involved with the event causing the same in order for such event to be deemed such a Default, Event of Default or event creating recourse obligations under Section 9.2 hereof, as applicable (and likewise, where applicable, that each member of the Collective Group need not have been involved with such event for the same to be deemed such a Default, Event of Default or event creating recourse obligations under Section 9.2 hereof, as applicable). The term “Collective Group” as used in this Agreement means, collectively, Borrower and each SPE Constituent Entity.

Section 10.24 Certain Additional Rights of Lender (VCOC) . Notwithstanding anything to the contrary contained in this Agreement, Lender shall have:

(a) upon not less than fifteen (15) Business Days’ prior written notice to Borrower, the right to request and to hold a meeting at Lender’s office in New York, New York no more than four (4) times during any calendar year to consult with an officer of Borrower that is familiar with the financial condition of Borrower and the operation of the Property and is otherwise reasonably acceptable to Lender regarding such significant business activities and business and financial developments of Borrower as are specified by Lender in writing in the request for such meeting; provided , however , that such consultations shall not include discussions of environmental compliance programs or disposal of hazardous substances; and

(b) the right, in accordance with the terms of this Agreement, to examine the books and records of Borrower at any reasonable times upon reasonable notice, provided that any such examination shall be conducted so as not to unreasonably interfere with the business of Borrower or any Tenants or other occupants of the Property.

The rights described above in this Section 10.24 may be exercised by Lender on behalf of any Person which Controls Lender.

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IN WITNESS WHEREOF, the parties hereto have caused this Agreement to be duly executed by their duly authorized representatives, all as of the day and year first above written.

 

BORROWER:

CENTRO NP ROOSEVELT MALL

OWNER, LLC

a Delaware limited liability company

By:   /s/ Steven Siegel
  Name: Steven Siegel
  Title: Authorized Signatory

 

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ACKNOWLEDGMENT

STATE OF NEW YORK )

SS.

COUNTY OF NEW YORK)

On the 19 day of July in the year 2010 before me, the undersigned, a Notary Public in and for said State, personally appeared Steven Siegel, personally known to me or proved to me on the basis of satisfactory evidence to be the individual(s) whose name(s) is (are) subscribed to the within instrument and acknowledged to me that he/she/they executed the same in his/her/their capacity(ies), and that by his/her/their signature(s) on the instrument, the individual(s), or the person upon behalf of which the individual(s) acted, executed the instrument.

 

  /s/ Heather Crawford
  Notary Public

 

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LENDER:
JPMORGAN CHASE BANK, N.A ., a banking association chartered under the laws of the United States of America
By:   /s/ Joseph E. Geoghan
  Name: Joseph E. Geoghan
  Title: Managing Director

 

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STATE OF NEW YORK       )         
                   ) ss.:         
COUNTY OF NEW YORK   )         

On July  19th , 2010, before me, Claudia Omari , notary public for said state, personally appeared Joseph E. Geoghan , personally known to me (or proved to me on the basis of satisfactory evidence) to be the person whose name is subscribed to he within instrument and acknowledged to me that he executed the same as the Managing Director of JPMorgan Chase Bank, N.A., a banking association chartered under the laws oh& United States of America, in his authorized capacity on behalf of said banking association and that by his signature on the instrument the person, or the entity upon behalf of which the person acted, executed the instrument.

Witness my hand and official seal.

 

  /s/ Claudia Omari
  Notary:


EXHIBIT A

(FORM OF SUBORDINATION, NON-DISTURBANCE

AND ATTORNMENT AGREEMENT)

(See attached)

 

EXH. A-1


JPMORGAN CHASE BANK, N.A.

(Lender)

- and -

[              ]

(Tenant)

SUBORDINATION, NON-DISTURBANCE

AND ATTORNMENT AGREEMENT

Dated: as of [                              ], 2010

Location: [                              ]

Section:

Block:

Lot:

County:

PREPARED BY AND UPON

RECORDATION RETURN TO:

Cadwalader, Wickersham & Taft LLP

One World Financial Center

New York, New York 10281

Attention: William P. McInerney, Esq.

 

EXH. A-2


SUBORDINATION, NON-DISTURBANCE AND ATTORNMENT AGREEMENT

THIS SUBORDINATION, NON-DISTURBANCE AND ATTORNMENT AGREEMENT (this “Agreement” ) is made as of the [          ] day of [            ], 2010 by and between JPMORGAN CHASE BANK, N.A. ( “Lender” ), and [                          ], a [              ], having an address at                          (“ Tenant ”).

RECITALS:

A. Lender has made (or will make) a loan (the “Loan” ) to Landlord (defined below), which Loan is given pursuant to the terms and conditions of certain loan documents between Lender and Landlord (collectively, including, without limitation, the Mortgage (defined below), the “Loan Documents” ). The Loan is secured by a certain mortgage, deed of trust or deed to secure debt, as applicable, given by Landlord for the benefit of Lender (the “Mortgage” ), which encumbers the [fee/ground leasehold] estate of Landlord in certain premises described in Exhibit A attached hereto (the “Property” );

B. Tenant occupies a portion of the Property under and pursuant to the provisions of a certain lease dated [              ], [              ] between [              ] as landlord ( “Landlord” ), and Tenant, as tenant (the “Lease” ); and

C. Tenant has agreed to subordinate the Lease to the Mortgage and to the lien thereof and Lender has agreed to grant non-disturbance to Tenant under the Lease on the terms and conditions hereinafter set forth.

AGREEMENT:

For good and valuable consideration, Tenant and Lender agree as follows:

1. Subordination . Tenant agrees that the Lease and all of the terms, covenants and provisions thereof and all rights, remedies and options of Tenant thereunder are and shall at all times continue to be subject and subordinate in all respects to the Mortgage and to the lien thereof and all terms, covenants and conditions set forth in the Mortgage and the other Loan Documents including without limitation all renewals, increases, modifications, spreaders, consolidations, replacements and extensions thereof and to all sums secured thereby with the same force and effect as if the Mortgage and the other Loan Documents had been executed, delivered and (in the case of the Mortgage) recorded prior to the execution and delivery of the Lease.

2. Non-Disturbance . Lender agrees that if any action or proceeding is commenced by Lender for the foreclosure of the Mortgage or the sale of the Property, Tenant shall not be named as a party therein unless such joinder shall be required by law, provided, however, such joinder shall not result in the termination of the Lease or disturb the Tenant’s possession or use of the premises demised thereunder, and the sale of the Property in any such action or proceeding shall be made subject to all rights of Tenant under the Lease except as set forth in Section 3 below, provided that at the time of the commencement of any such action or proceeding or at the time of any such sale or exercise of any such other rights (a) the term of the Lease shall have commenced pursuant to the provisions thereof, (b) Tenant shall be in possession of the premises

 

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demised under the Lease, (c) the Lease shall be in full force and effect and (d) Tenant shall not be in default under any of the terms, covenants or conditions of the Lease or of this Agreement on Tenant’s part to be observed or performed beyond the expiration of any applicable notice or grace periods.

3. Attornment . Lender and Tenant agree that upon the conveyance of the Property by reason of the foreclosure of the Mortgage or the acceptance of a deed or assignment in lieu of foreclosure or otherwise, the Lease shall not be terminated or affected thereby (at the option of the transferee of the Property (the “Transferee” ) if the conditions set forth in Section 2 above have not been met at the time of such transfer) but shall continue in full force and effect as a direct lease between the Transferee and Tenant upon all of the terms, covenants and conditions set forth in the Lease and in that event, Tenant agrees to attorn to the Transferee and the Transferee shall accept such attornment, whereupon, subject to the observance and performance by Tenant of all the terms, covenants and conditions of the Lease on the part of Tenant to be observed and performed, Transferee shall recognize the leasehold estate of Tenant under all of the terms, covenants and conditions of the Lease with the same force and effect as if Transferee were the lessor under the Lease; provided, however, that Transferee shall not be: (a) obligated to complete any construction work required to be done by Landlord pursuant to the provisions of the Lease or to reimburse Tenant for any construction work done by Tenant, (b) liable (i) for Landlord’s failure to perform any of its obligations under the Lease which have accrued prior to the date on which the Transferee shall become the owner of the Property, or (ii) for any act or omission of Landlord, whether prior to or after such foreclosure or sale, (c) required to make any repairs to the Property or to the premises demised under the Lease required as a result of fire, or other casualty or by reason of condemnation unless the Transferee shall be obligated under the Lease to make such repairs and shall have received sufficient casualty insurance proceeds or condemnation awards to finance the completion of such repairs, (d) required to make any capital improvements to the Property or to the premises demised under the Lease which Landlord may have agreed to make, but had not completed, or to perform or provide any services not related to possession or quiet enjoyment of the premises demised under the Lease, (e) subject to any offsets, defenses, abatements or counterclaims which shall have accrued to Tenant against Landlord prior to the date upon which the Transferee shall become the owner of the Property, (f) liable for the return of rental security deposits, if any, paid by Tenant to Landlord in accordance with the Lease unless such sums are actually received by the Transferee, (g) bound by any payment of rents, additional rents or other sums which Tenant may have paid more than one (1) month in advance to any prior Landlord unless (i) such sums are actually received by the Transferee or (ii) such prepayment shall have been expressly approved of by the Transferee, (h) bound to make any payment to Tenant which was required under the Lease, or otherwise, to be made prior to the time the Transferee succeeded to Landlord’s interest, (i) bound by any agreement amending, modifying or terminating the Lease made without the Lender’s prior written consent prior to the time the Transferee succeeded to Landlord’s interest or (j) bound by any assignment of the Lease or sublease of the Property, or any portion thereof, made prior to the time the Transferee succeeded to Landlord’s interest other than if pursuant to the provisions of the Lease.

4. Notice to Tenant . After notice is given to Tenant by Lender to the effect that an event of default on the part of the Landlord is continuing under the Loan Documents and that the rentals under the Lease should be paid to Lender pursuant to the terms of the assignment of leases and

 

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rents executed and delivered by Landlord to Lender in connection therewith, Tenant shall thereafter pay to Lender or as directed by the Lender, all rentals and all other monies due or to become due to Landlord under the Lease and Landlord hereby expressly authorizes Tenant to make such payments to Lender and hereby releases and discharges Tenant from any liability to Landlord on account of any such payments.

5. Lender’s Consent . Tenant shall not, without obtaining the prior written consent of Lender, (a) voluntarily surrender the premises demised under the Lease or terminate the Lease without cause or shorten the term thereof unless pursuant to the exercise by Tenant of a termination right expressly provided in the Lease (any such right, a “Termination Right”) (or enter into any agreement to do the foregoing), or (b) assign the Lease or sublet the premises demised under the Lease or any part thereof other than pursuant to the provisions of the Lease; and any such termination, voluntary surrender, assignment or subletting, without Lender’s prior consent, shall not be binding upon Lender. Tenant shall not, without obtaining the prior written consent of the Lender, prepay any of the rents, additional rents or other sums due under the Lease for more than one (1) month in advance of the due dates thereof (other than security deposits and estimated additional rent amounts on account of operating expenses, tax and other escalations or pass-throughs).

6. Lender to Receive Notices . Tenant shall provide Lender with copies of all written notices sent to Landlord pursuant to the Lease simultaneously with the transmission of such notices to the Landlord. Tenant shall notify Lender of any default by Landlord under the Lease which would entitle Tenant to cancel the Lease or to an abatement of the rents, additional rents or other sums payable thereunder, and agrees that, notwithstanding any provisions of the Lease to the contrary, no notice of cancellation thereof or of such an abatement shall be effective unless Lender shall have received notice of default giving rise to such cancellation or abatement and shall have failed within thirty (30) days after receipt of such notice to cure such default, or if such default cannot be cured within thirty (30) days, shall have failed within sixty (60) days after receipt of such notice to commence and thereafter diligently pursue any action necessary to cure such default.

7. Notices . All notices or other written communications hereunder shall be deemed to have been properly given (i) upon delivery, if delivered in person or by facsimile transmission with receipt acknowledged by the recipient thereof and confirmed by telephone by sender, (ii) one (1) Business Day (hereinafter defined) after having been deposited for overnight delivery with any reputable overnight courier service, or (iii) three (3) Business Days after having been deposited in any post office or mail depository regularly maintained by the U.S. Postal Service and sent by registered or certified mail, postage prepaid, return receipt requested, addressed as follows:

 

If to Tenant:   

[____________________]

[____________________]

[____________________]

Attention:        [________]

Facsimile No. [________]

 

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6

 

With a copy to:   

[____________________]

[____________________]

[____________________]

Attention:        [________]

Facsimile No. [________]

If to Lender:   

JPMorgan Chase Bank, N.A.

383 Madison Avenue

New York, New York 10179

Attention: Joseph E. Geoghan

Facsimile No.: (212) 272-7047

With a copy to:   

JPMorgan Chase Bank, N.A.

4 New York Plaza, 22nd floor

New York, New York 10004

Attention: Nancy Alto

Facsimile No.: (212) 623-4779

and   
  

Cadwalader, Wickersham & Taft LLP

One World Financial Center

New York, New York 10281

Attention: William P. McInerney,

Esq.

Facsimile No. (212) 504-6666

or addressed as such party may from time to time designate by written notice to the other parties. For purposes of this Section, the term “Business Day” shall mean a day on which commercial banks are not authorized or required by law to close in New York, New York.

Either party by notice to the other may designate additional or different addresses for subsequent notices or communications.

8. Joint and Several Liability . If Tenant consists of more than one person, the obligations and liabilities of each such person hereunder shall be joint and several. This Agreement shall be binding upon and inure to the benefit of Lender and Tenant and their respective successors and assigns.

9. Definitions . The term “Lender” as used herein shall include the successors and assigns of Lender and any person, party or entity which shall become the owner of the Property by reason of a foreclosure of the Mortgage or the acceptance of a deed or assignment in lieu of foreclosure or otherwise. The term “Landlord” as used herein shall mean and include the present landlord under the Lease and such landlord’s predecessors and successors in interest under the Lease, but shall not mean or include Lender. The term “Property” as used herein shall mean the Property, the improvements now or hereafter located thereon and the estates therein encumbered by the Mortgage.

 

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10. No Oral Modifications . This Agreement may not be modified in any manner or terminated except by an instrument in writing executed by the parties hereto.

11. Governing Law . This Agreement shall be deemed to be a contract entered into pursuant to the laws of the State where the Property is located and shall in all respects be governed, construed, applied and enforced in accordance with the laws of the State where the Property is located.

12. Inapplicable Provisions . If any term, covenant or condition of this Agreement is held to be invalid, illegal or unenforceable in any respect, this Agreement shall be construed without such provision.

13. Duplicate Originals; Counterparts . This Agreement may be executed in any number of duplicate originals and each duplicate original shall be deemed to be an original. This Agreement may be executed in several counterparts, each of which counterparts shall be deemed an original instrument and all of which together shall constitute a single Agreement. The failure of any party hereto to execute this Agreement, or any counterpart hereof, shall not relieve the other signatories from their obligations hereunder.

14. Number and Gender . 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.

15. Transfer of Loan . Lender may sell, transfer and deliver the note evidencing the Loan and assign the Mortgage, this Agreement and the other documents executed in connection therewith to one or more investors in the secondary mortgage market ( “Investors” ). In connection with such sale, Lender may retain or assign responsibility for servicing the loan, including the Mortgage, this Agreement and the other documents executed in connection therewith, or may delegate some or all of such responsibility and/or obligations to a servicer including, but not limited to, any subservicer or master servicer, on behalf of the Investors. All references to Lender herein shall refer to and include any such servicer to the extent applicable.

16. Further Acts . Tenant will, at the cost of Tenant, and without expense to Lender, do, execute, acknowledge and deliver all and every such further acts and assurances as Lender shall, from time to time, require, for the better assuring and confirming unto Lender the property and rights hereby intended now or hereafter so to be, or for carrying out the intention or facilitating the performance of the terms of this Agreement or for filing, registering or recording this Agreement, or for complying with all applicable laws.

17. Limitations on Lender’s Liability . Tenant acknowledges that Lender is obligated only to Landlord to make the Loan upon the terms and subject to the conditions set forth in the Loan Documents. In no event shall Lender or any purchaser of the Property at foreclosure sale or any grantee of the Property named in a deed-in-lieu of foreclosure, nor any heir, legal representative, successor, or assignee of Lender or any such purchaser or grantee (collectively the Lender, such purchaser, grantee, heir, legal representative, successor or assignee, the “Subsequent Landlord” ) have any personal liability for the obligations of Landlord under the Lease and should the Subsequent Landlord succeed to the interests of the Landlord under the Lease, Tenant

 

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shall look only to the estate and property of any such Subsequent Landlord in the Property for the satisfaction of Tenant’s remedies for the collection of a judgment (or other judicial process) requiring the payment of money in the event of any default by any Subsequent Landlord as landlord under the Lease, and no other property or assets of any Subsequent Landlord shall be subject to levy, execution or other enforcement procedure for the satisfaction of Tenant’s remedies under or with respect to the Lease; provided, however, that the Tenant may exercise any other right or remedy provided thereby or by law in the event of any failure by Subsequent Landlord to perform any such material obligation.

[Signatures appear on the following page]

 

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9

 

IN WITNESS WHEREOF, Lender and Tenant have duly executed this Agreement as of the date first above written.

 

LENDER:

JPMORGAN CHASE BANK, N.A. ,

a national banking association

By:    
  Name:
  Title:

 

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10

 

TENANT:
a    
By:    
  Name:
  Title:

 

The undersigned accepts and agrees to

the provisions of Section 4 hereof:

LANDLORD:

,                                                                           , a

 

 

By:    
  Name:
  Title:

 

EXH. A-10


11

 

ACKNOWLEDGMENTS

[INSERT STATE-SPECIFIC ACKNOWLEDGMENT]

 

EXH. A-11


12

 

EXHIBIT A

LEGAL DESCRIPTION

 

EXH. A-12

Exhibit 10.15

GUARANTY

THIS GUARANTY (this “Guaranty”) is executed as of July 28, 2010, by CENTRO NP LLC, a Maryland limited liability company, having an address at 420 Lexington Avenue, New York, New York 10170 (“Guarantor”) for the benefit of JPMORGAN CHASE BANK, N.A., a banking association chartered under the laws of the United States of America, having an address at 383 Madison Avenue, New York, New York 10179 (“Lender”).

W I T N E S S E T H :

WHEREAS, pursuant to that certain Loan Agreement, dated as of the date hereof (the “Loan Agreement” ), between CENTRO NP ROOSEVELT MALL OWNER, LLC (“Borrower”) and Lender, Lender made a loan to Borrower in the aggregate principal amount of FIFTY-ONE MILLION THREE HUNDRED AND SEVENTY THOUSAND AND NO/100 DOLLARS ($51,370,000.00) (the “Loan” ) which Loan is evidenced by that certain Promissory Note of even date herewith given by Borrower to Lender (as the same may be amended, restated, replaced, renewed, extended, supplemented, or otherwise modified from time to time, the “Note”) and secured by, among other things, that certain mortgage of even date herewith, given by Borrower to Lender (as the same hereafter may be amended, restated, replaced, renewed, extended, supplemented, or otherwise modified from time to time, the “Mortgage” ) encumbering the real property described therein (said real property being referred to as the “Property” );

WHEREAS, Lender is not willing to make the Loan, or otherwise extend credit, to Borrower unless Guarantor unconditionally guarantees payment and performance to Lender of the Guaranteed Obligations (as herein defined); and

WHEREAS, Guarantor is the owner of a direct or indirect interest in Borrower, and Guarantor will directly benefit from Lender’s making the Loan to Borrower.

NOW, THEREFORE, for good and valuable consideration, the receipt and legal sufficiency of which are hereby acknowledged, Guarantor does hereby agree as follows:

ARTICLE I

NATURE AND SCOPE OF GUARANTY

1.1 Guaranty of Obligation . Guarantor hereby irrevocably and unconditionally guarantees to Lender and its successors and assigns the payment and performance of the Guaranteed Obligations as and when the same shall be due and payable, whether by lapse of time, by acceleration of maturity or otherwise. Guarantor hereby irrevocably and unconditionally covenants and agrees that it is liable for the Guaranteed Obligations as a primary obligor.

1.2 Definition of Guaranteed Obligations . As used herein, the term “Guaranteed Obligations” means (i) the obligations and liabilities of Borrower to Lender for any loss, damage, cost, expense, liability, claim or other obligation incurred by Lender (including attorneys’ fees, costs and expenses reasonably incurred) arising out of or in connection with any of the matters set forth in Section 9.2(a) of the Loan Agreement, (ii) the entire amount of the Debt upon the occurrence of any of the matters or events specified in Section 9.2(b) of the Loan Agreement and (iii) all amounts due under Section 1.8 of this Guaranty.

 

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1.3 Nature of Guaranty . This Guaranty is an irrevocable, absolute, continuing guaranty of payment and performance and not a guaranty of collection. This Guaranty may not be revoked by Guarantor and shall continue to be effective with respect to any Guaranteed Obligations arising or created after any attempted revocation by Guarantor. This Guaranty may be enforced by Lender and any subsequent holder of the Note (or any part thereof or interest therein) and shall not be discharged by the assignment or negotiation of all or part of the Note.

1.4 Guaranteed Obligations Not Reduced by Offset . The Guaranteed Obligations and the liabilities and obligations of Guarantor to Lender hereunder, shall not be reduced, discharged or released because or by reason of any existing or future offset, claim or defense of Borrower, or any other party, against Lender or against payment of the Guaranteed Obligations, whether such offset, claim or defense arises in connection with the Guaranteed Obligations (or the transactions creating the Guaranteed Obligations) or otherwise.

1.5 Payment By Guarantor . If all or any part of the Guaranteed Obligations shall not be punctually paid when due, Guarantor shall, immediately upon demand by Lender, and without presentment, protest, notice of protest, notice of non-payment, notice of intention to accelerate the maturity, notice of acceleration of the maturity, or any other notice whatsoever, pay in lawful money of the United States of America, the amount due on the Guaranteed Obligations to Lender at Lender’s address as set forth herein. Such demand(s) may be made at any time coincident with or after the time for payment of the Guaranteed Obligations. Such demand shall be deemed made, given and received in accordance with the notice provisions hereof.

1.6 No Duty To Pursue Others . It shall not be necessary for Lender (and Guarantor hereby waives any rights which Guarantor may have to require Lender), in order to enforce the obligations of Guarantor hereunder, first to (a) institute suit or exhaust its remedies against Borrower or others liable for amounts due under the Note or the Guaranteed Obligations or any other person, (b) institute suit or exhaust its remedies with respect to the Note or any Person, (c) enforce Lender’s rights against any collateral which shall ever have been given to secure the Loan, (d) enforce Lender’s rights against any other guarantor of the Guaranteed Obligations, (e) join Borrower or any others liable on the Guaranteed Obligations in any action seeking to enforce this Guaranty, (f) exhaust any remedies available to Lender against any collateral which shall ever have been given to secure the Loan, or (g) resort to any other means of obtaining payment of the Guaranteed Obligations. Lender shall not be required to mitigate damages or take any other action to reduce, collect or enforce the Guaranteed Obligations.

1.7 Waivers . Guarantor agrees to the provisions of the Loan Documents, and hereby waives notice of (a) any loans or advances made by Lender to Borrower, (b) acceptance of this Guaranty, (c) any amendment or extension of the Note, the Mortgage, the Loan Agreement or of any other Loan Documents, (d) the execution and delivery by Borrower and Lender of any other loan or credit agreement or of Borrower’s execution and delivery of any

 

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promissory notes or other documents arising under the Loan Documents or in connection with the Property, (e) Lender’s transfer or disposition of the Guaranteed Obligations, or any part thereof, (f) the occurrence of any Default or an Event of Default, (g) sale or foreclosure (or posting or advertising for sale or foreclosure) of any collateral for the Loan, (h) protest, proof of non-payment or default by Borrower and (i) any other action at any time taken or omitted by Lender, and, generally, all demands and notices of every kind in connection with this Guaranty or the Loan Documents.

1.8 Payment of Expenses . In the event that Guarantor should breach or fail to timely perform any provisions of this Guaranty, Guarantor shall, immediately upon demand by Lender, pay Lender all costs and expenses (including court costs and reasonable attorneys’ fees) incurred by Lender in the enforcement hereof or the preservation of Lender’s rights hereunder. The covenant contained in this Section shall survive the payment and performance of the Guaranteed Obligations.

1.9 Effect of Bankruptcy . In the event that, pursuant to any insolvency, bankruptcy, reorganization, receivership or other debtor relief law, or any judgment, order or decision thereunder, Lender must rescind or restore any payment, or any part thereof, received by Lender in satisfaction of the Guaranteed Obligations, as set forth herein, any prior release or discharge from the terms of this Guaranty given to Guarantor by Lender shall be without effect, and this Guaranty shall remain in full force and effect. It is the intention of Borrower and Guarantor that Guarantor’s obligations hereunder shall not be discharged except by Guarantor’s performance of such obligations and then only to the extent of such performance.

1.10 Waiver of Subrogation, Reimbursement and Contribution . Notwithstanding anything to the contrary contained in this Guaranty, Guarantor hereby unconditionally and irrevocably waives, releases and abrogates any and all rights it may now or hereafter have under any agreement, at law or in equity (including, without limitation, any law subrogating Guarantor to the rights of Lender), to assert any claim against or seek contribution, indemnification or any other form of reimbursement from Borrower or any other party liable for payment of any or all of the Guaranteed Obligations for any payment made by Guarantor under or in connection with this Guaranty or otherwise until the full and final payment and satisfaction of the Guaranteed Obligations.

1.11 Borrower . The term “Borrower” as used herein shall include any new or successor corporation, association, partnership (general or limited), limited liability company, joint venture, trust or other individual or organization formed as a result of any merger, reorganization, sale, transfer, devise, gift or bequest of Borrower or any interest in Borrower.

ARTICLE II

EVENTS AND CIRCUMSTANCES NOT REDUCING

OR DISCHARGING GUARANTOR’S OBLIGATIONS

Guarantor hereby consents and agrees to each of the following, and agrees that Guarantor’s obligations under this Guaranty shall not be released, diminished, impaired, reduced or adversely affected by any of the following, and waives any common law, equitable,

 

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statutory or other rights (including without limitation rights to notice) which Guarantor might otherwise have as a result of or in connection with any of the following:

2.1 Modifications . Any renewal, extension, increase, modification, alteration or rearrangement of all or any part of the Guaranteed Obligations, the Note, the Mortgage, the Loan Agreement, the other Loan Documents, or any other document, instrument, contract or understanding between Borrower and Lender, or any other parties, pertaining to the Guaranteed Obligations or any failure of Lender to notify Guarantor of any such action.

2.2 Adjustment . Any adjustment, indulgence, forbearance or compromise that might be granted or given by Lender to Borrower or Guarantor.

2.3 Condition of Borrower or Guarantor . The insolvency, bankruptcy, arrangement, adjustment, composition, liquidation, disability, dissolution or lack of power of Borrower, Guarantor or any other party at any time liable for the payment of all or part of the Guaranteed Obligations; or any dissolution of Borrower or Guarantor, or any sale, lease or transfer of any or all of the assets of Borrower or Guarantor, or any changes in the shareholders, partners or members of Borrower or Guarantor; or any reorganization of Borrower or Guarantor.

2.4 Invalidity of Guaranteed Obligations . The invalidity, illegality or unenforceability of all or any part of the Guaranteed Obligations, or any document or agreement executed in connection with the Guaranteed Obligations, for any reason whatsoever, including without limitation the fact that (a) the Guaranteed Obligations, or any part thereof, exceeds the amount permitted by law, (b) the act of creating the Guaranteed Obligations or any part thereof is ultra vires , (c) the officers or representatives executing the Note, the Loan Agreement or the other Loan Documents or otherwise creating the Guaranteed Obligations acted in excess of their authority, (d) the Guaranteed Obligations violate applicable usury laws, (e) Borrower has valid defenses, claims or offsets (whether at law, in equity or by agreement) which render the Guaranteed Obligations wholly or partially uncollectible from Borrower other than payments made on the Loan by Borrower, (f) the creation, performance or repayment of the Guaranteed Obligations (or the execution, delivery and performance of any document or instrument representing part of the Guaranteed Obligations or executed in connection with the Guaranteed Obligations, or given to secure the repayment of the Guaranteed Obligations) is illegal, uncollectible or unenforceable, or (g) the Note, the Loan Agreement or any of the other Loan Documents have been forged or otherwise are irregular or not genuine or authentic, it being agreed that Guarantor shall remain liable hereon regardless of whether Borrower or any other Person be found not liable on the Guaranteed Obligations or any part thereof for any reason.

2.5 Release of Guarantor . Any full or partial release of the liability of Borrower on the Guaranteed Obligations, or any part thereof, or of any co-guarantors, or any other Person now or hereafter liable, whether directly or indirectly, jointly, severally, or jointly and severally, to pay, perform, guarantee or assure the payment of the Guaranteed Obligations, or any part thereof, it being recognized, acknowledged and agreed by Guarantor that Guarantor may be required to pay the Guaranteed Obligations in full without assistance or support of any other party, and Guarantor has not been induced to enter into this Guaranty on the basis of a contemplation, belief, understanding or agreement that other Persons will be liable to pay or perform the Guaranteed Obligations, or that Lender will look to other Persons to pay or perform the Guaranteed Obligations.

2.6 Other Collateral . The taking or accepting of any other security, collateral or guaranty, or other assurance of payment, for all or any part of the Guaranteed Obligations.

 

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2.7 Release of Collateral . Any release, surrender, exchange, subordination, deterioration, waste, loss or impairment (including without limitation negligent, willful, unreasonable or unjustifiable impairment) of any collateral, property or security at any time existing in connection with, or assuring or securing payment of, all or any part of the Guaranteed Obligations.

2.8 Care and Diligence . The failure of Lender or any other party to exercise diligence or reasonable care in the preservation, protection, enforcement, sale or other handling or treatment of all or any part of any collateral, property or security, including but not limited to any neglect, delay, omission, failure or refusal of Lender (a) to take or prosecute any action for the collection of any of the Guaranteed Obligations or (b) to foreclose, or initiate any action to foreclose, or, once commenced, prosecute to completion any action to foreclose upon any security therefor, or (c) to take or prosecute any action in connection with any instrument or agreement evidencing or securing all or any part of the Guaranteed Obligations.

2.9 Unenforceability . The fact that any collateral, security, security interest or lien contemplated or intended to be given, created or granted as security for the repayment of the Guaranteed Obligations, or any part thereof, shall not be properly perfected or created, or shall prove to be unenforceable or subordinate to any other security interest or lien, it being recognized and agreed by Guarantor that Guarantor is not entering into this Guaranty in reliance on, or in contemplation of the benefits of, the validity, enforceability, collectibility or value of any of the collateral for the Guaranteed Obligations.

2.10 Offset . Any existing or future right of offset, claim or defense of Borrower against Lender, or any other Person, or against payment of the Guaranteed Obligations, whether such right of offset, claim or defense arises in connection with the Guaranteed Obligations (or the transactions creating the Guaranteed Obligations) or otherwise, other than the payment of the Guaranteed Obligations.

2.11 Merger . The reorganization, merger or consolidation of Borrower into or with any other Person.

2.12 Preference . Any payment by Borrower to Lender is held to constitute a preference under bankruptcy laws, or for any reason Lender is required to refund such payment or pay such amount to Borrower or someone else.

2.13 Other Actions Taken or Omitted . Any other action taken or omitted to be taken with respect to the Loan Documents, the Guaranteed Obligations, or the security and collateral therefor, whether or not such action or omission prejudices Guarantor or increases the likelihood that Guarantor will be required to pay the Guaranteed Obligations pursuant to the terms hereof, it is the unambiguous and unequivocal intention of Guarantor that Guarantor shall be obligated to pay the Guaranteed Obligations when due, notwithstanding any occurrence, circumstance, event, action, or omission whatsoever, whether contemplated or uncontemplated, and whether or not otherwise or particularly described herein, which obligation shall be deemed satisfied only upon the full and final payment and satisfaction of the Guaranteed Obligations.

 

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ARTICLE III

REPRESENTATIONS AND WARRANTIES

To induce Lender to enter into the Loan Documents and extend credit to Borrower, Guarantor represents and warrants to Lender as follows:

3.1 Benefit . Guarantor is an affiliate of Borrower, is the owner of a direct or indirect interest in Borrower, and has received, or will receive, direct or indirect benefit from the making of this Guaranty with respect to the Guaranteed Obligations.

3.2 Familiarity and Reliance . Guarantor is familiar with, and has independently reviewed books and records regarding, the financial condition of Borrower and is familiar with the value of any and all collateral intended to be created as security for the payment of the Note or Guaranteed Obligations; however, Guarantor is not relying on such financial condition or the collateral as an inducement to enter into this Guaranty.

3.3 No Representation By Lender . Neither Lender nor any other party has made any representation, warranty or statement to Guarantor in order to induce Guarantor to execute this Guaranty.

3.4 Guarantor’s Financial Condition . As of the date hereof, and after giving effect to this Guaranty and the contingent obligation evidenced hereby, Guarantor is, and will be, solvent, and has and will have assets which, fairly valued, exceed its obligations, liabilities (including contingent liabilities) and debts, and has and will have property and assets sufficient to satisfy and repay its obligations and liabilities.

3.5 Organization, Authority of Guarantor . Guarantor is a limited liability company duly organized and validly existing under the laws of the jurisdiction of its formation and has the power and authority and the legal right to own and operate its property, to lease the property it operates and to conduct the business in which it is currently engaged.

3.6 Execution, Delivery and Performance by Guarantor . Guarantor has the power and authority and the legal right to execute and deliver, and to perform its obligations under, this Guaranty, and has taken all necessary action to authorize its execution, delivery and performance of this Guaranty.

3.7 Legality . This Guaranty constitutes a legal, valid and binding obligation of Guarantor enforceable in accordance with its terms, except as may be affected by bankruptcy, insolvency, fraudulent conveyance, reorganization, moratorium and other similar laws relating to or affecting the enforcement of creditors’ rights generally, general equitable principles and an implied covenant of good faith and fair dealing.

3.8 No Violation of Guarantor’s Duties or Obligations . The execution, delivery and performance of this Guaranty will not violate any provision of any requirement of law or contractual obligation of Guarantor and will not result in or require the creation or imposition of any lien on any of the properties or revenues of Guarantor pursuant to any requirement of law or contractual obligation of Guarantor.

 

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3.9 No Legal Proceedings against Guarantor . No litigation, investigation or proceeding of or before any arbitrator or Governmental Authority is pending or, to the knowledge of Guarantor, threatened by or against Guarantor or against any of its properties or revenues (i) with respect to this Guaranty or any of the transactions contemplated hereby, or (ii) which could reasonably be expected to have a material adverse effect on the business, operations, property or financial or other condition of Guarantor.

3.10 No Consent Required for Guarantor’s Execution, Delivery or Performance . No consent or authorization of, filing with, or other act by or in respect of, any arbitrator or Governmental Authority and no consent of any other Person (including, without limitation, any stockholder or creditor of Guarantor) is required in connection with the execution, delivery, performance, validity or enforceability of this Guaranty.

3.11 Survival . All representations and warranties made by Guarantor herein shall survive the execution hereof.

ARTICLE IV

SUBORDINATION OF CERTAIN INDEBTEDNESS

4.1 Subordination of All Guarantor Claims . As used herein, the term “Guarantor Claims” shall mean all debts and liabilities of Borrower to Guarantor, whether such debts and liabilities now exist or are hereafter incurred or arise, or whether the obligations of Borrower thereon be direct, contingent, primary, secondary, several, joint and several, or otherwise, and irrespective of whether such debts or liabilities be evidenced by note, contract, open account, or otherwise, and irrespective of the Person in whose favor such debts or liabilities may, at their inception, have been, or may hereafter be created, or the manner in which they have been or may hereafter be acquired by Guarantor. The Guarantor Claims shall include without limitation all rights and claims of Guarantor against Borrower (arising as a result of subrogation or otherwise) as a result of Guarantor’s payment of all or a portion of the Guaranteed Obligations. Upon the occurrence of an Event of Default or Default, Guarantor shall not receive or collect, directly or indirectly, from Borrower or any other party any amount upon the Guarantor Claims.

4.2 Claims in Bankruptcy . In the event of receivership, bankruptcy, reorganization, arrangement, debtor’s relief, or other insolvency proceedings involving Guarantor as debtor, Lender shall have the right to prove its claim in any such proceeding so as to establish its rights hereunder and receive directly from the receiver, trustee or other court custodian dividends and payments which would otherwise be payable upon Guarantor Claims. Guarantor hereby assigns such dividends and payments to Lender. Should Lender receive, for application against the Guaranteed Obligations, any such dividend or payment which is otherwise payable to Guarantor, and which, as between Borrower and Guarantor, shall constitute a credit against the Guarantor Claims, then upon payment to Lender in full of the Guaranteed Obligations, Guarantor shall become subrogated to the rights of Lender to the extent that such payments to Lender on the Guarantor Claims have contributed toward the liquidation of the Guaranteed Obligations, and such subrogation shall be with respect to that proportion of the Guaranteed Obligations which would have been unpaid if Lender had not received dividends or payments upon the Guarantor Claims.

 

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4.3 Payments Held in Trust . In the event that, notwithstanding anything to the contrary in this Guaranty, Guarantor should receive any funds, payment, claim or distribution which is prohibited by this Guaranty, Guarantor agrees to hold in trust for Lender an amount equal to the amount of all funds, payments, claims or distributions so received, and agrees that it shall have absolutely no dominion over the amount of such funds, payments, claims or distributions so received except to pay them promptly to Lender, and Guarantor covenants promptly to pay the same to Lender.

4.4 Liens Subordinate . Guarantor agrees that any liens, security interests, judgment liens, charges or other encumbrances upon Borrower’s assets securing payment of the Guarantor Claims shall be and remain inferior and subordinate to any liens, security interests, judgment liens, charges or other encumbrances upon Borrower’s assets securing payment of the Guaranteed Obligations, regardless of whether such encumbrances in favor of Guarantor or Lender presently exist or are hereafter created or attach. Without the prior written consent of Lender, Guarantor shall not (a) exercise or enforce any creditor’s right it may have against Borrower, or (b) foreclose, repossess, sequester or otherwise take steps or institute any action or proceedings (judicial or otherwise, including without limitation the commencement of, or joinder in, any liquidation, bankruptcy, rearrangement, debtor’s relief or insolvency proceeding) to enforce any liens, mortgages, deeds of trust, deeds to secure debt, security interests, collateral rights, judgments or other encumbrances on assets of Borrower held by Guarantor.

ARTICLE V

MISCELLANEOUS

5.1 Waiver . No failure to exercise, and no delay in exercising, on the part of Lender, any right hereunder shall operate as a waiver thereof, nor shall any single or partial exercise thereof preclude any other or further exercise thereof or the exercise of any other right. The rights of Lender hereunder shall be in addition to all other rights provided by law. No modification or waiver of any provision of this Guaranty, nor consent to departure therefrom, shall be effective unless in writing and no such consent or waiver shall extend beyond the particular case and purpose involved. No notice or demand given in any case shall constitute a waiver of the right to take other action in the same, similar or other instances without such notice or demand.

5.2 Notices . All notices, consents, approvals and requests required or permitted hereunder shall be given in writing and shall be effective for all purposes if hand delivered or sent by (a) certified or registered United States mail, postage prepaid, return receipt requested or (b) expedited prepaid delivery service, either commercial or United States Postal Service, with proof of attempted delivery, and by telecopier (with answer back acknowledged), addressed as follows (or at such other address and Person as shall be designated from time to time by any party hereto, as the case may be, in a written notice to the other parties hereto in the manner provided for in this Section 5.2 ):

 

  Guarantor:    Centro NP LLC
     420 Lexington Avenue, 7 th Floor
     New York, New York 10170
     Attention: General Counsel
     Facsimile No.: (646) 344-8627
  With a copy to:                    Skadden, Arps, Slate, Meagher & Flom, LLP
     Four Times Square

 

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     New York, New York 10036
     Attention: Harvey R. Uris, Esq.
     Facsimile No.: (917) 777 2212
  Lender :    JPMorgan Chase Bank N.A.
     383 Madison Avenue
     New York, New York 10179
     Attention: Joseph E. Geoghan
     Facsimile No.: (212) 272-7047
  With a copy to:                    JPMorgan Chase Bank, N.A.
     4 New York Plaza, 22nd floor
     New York, New York 10004
     Attention: Nancy Alto
     Facsimile No.: (212) 623-4779
  With a copy to:    Cadwalader, Wickersham & Taft LLP
     One World Financial Center
     New York, New York 10281
     Attention: William P. McInerney, Esq.
     Facsimile No. (212) 504-6666

A notice shall be deemed to have been given: in the case of hand delivery, at the time of delivery; in the case of registered or certified mail, when delivered or the first attempted delivery on a Business Day; or in the case of expedited prepaid delivery and telecopy, upon the first attempted delivery on a Business Day; or in the case of telecopy, upon sender’s receipt of a machine-generated confirmation of successful transmission after advice by telephone to recipient that a telecopy notice is forthcoming.

5.3 Governing Law, Submission to Jurisdiction, Waivers.

(a) THIS GUARANTY SHALL BE GOVERNED BY AND CONSTRUED IN ACCORDANCE WITH THE LAWS OF THE STATE OF NEW YORK AND THE APPLICABLE LAWS OF THE UNITED STATES OF AMERICA. ANY LEGAL SUIT, ACTION OR PROCEEDING AGAINST LENDER OR GUARANTOR ARISING OUT OF OR RELATING TO THIS GUARANTY MAY 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. GUARANTOR HEREBY IRREVOCABLY AND UNCONDITIONALLY SUBMITS FOR ITSELF AND ITS PROPERTY IN ANY LEGAL ACTION OR PROCEEDING RELATING TO THIS GUARANTY 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 FOR THE SOUTHERN DISTRICT OF NEW YORK, AND APPELLATE COURTS FROM ANY THEREOF AND EACH OF THE PARTIES HERETO IRREVOCABLY AND UNCONDITIONALLY AGREES THAT ALL CLAIMS IN RESPECT OF ANY SUCH ACTION OR PROCEEDING MAY BE HEARD AND DETERMINED IN SUCH NEW YORK STATE COURT, TO THE FULLEST EXTENT PERMITTED BY APPLICABLE LAW, IN SUCH FEDERAL COURT. EACH OF THE PARTIES HERETO AGREES THAT A FINAL JUDGMENT IN ANY SUCH ACTION OR PROCEEDING SHALL BE CONCLUSIVE AND MAY BE ENFORCED IN OTHER JURISDICTIONS BY SUIT ON THE JUDGMENT OR IN ANY OTHER MATTER PROVIDED BY LAW.

 

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(b) GUARANTOR HEREBY IRREVOCABLY AND UNCONDITIONALLY WAIVES, TO THE FULLEST EXTENT PERMITTED BY APPLICABLE LAW, ANY OBJECTION THAT IT MAY NOW OR HEREAFTER HAVE TO THE LAYING OF VENUE OF ANY SUCH ACTION OR PROCEEDING IN ANY SUCH COURT REFERRED TO IN PARAGRAPH (A) OF THIS SECTION 5.3 . EACH OF THE PARTIES HERETO HEREBY IRREVOCABLY WAIVES, TO THE FULLEST EXTENT PERMITTED BY APPLICABLE LAW, THE DEFENSE OF INCONVENIENT FORUM TO THE MAINTENANCE OF SUCH ACTION OR PROCEEDING IN ANY SUCH COURT.

(c) FOR THE PURPOSE OF PROCEEDINGS IN THE COURTS OF THE STATE OF NEW YORK AND THE UNITED STATES COURTS FOR THE SOUTHERN DISTRICT OF NEW YORK, IN EACH CASE SITTING IN THE BOROUGH OF MANHATTAN, GUARANTOR HEREBY IRREVOCABLY DESIGNATES AS ITS AGENT FOR SERVICE OF PROCESS:

CORPORATION SERVICE COMPANY

80 STATE STREET

ALBANY, NEW YORK 12207-2543

IN THE EVENT THAT SUCH AGENT OR ANY SUCCESSOR SHALL CEASE TO BE LOCATED IN THE BOROUGH OF MANHATTAN, GUARANTOR SHALL PROMPTLY AND IRREVOCABLY BEFORE THE RELOCATION OF SUCH AGENT FOR SERVICE OF PROCESS, IF PRACTICABLE, OR PROMPTLY THEREAFTER DESIGNATE A SUCCESSOR AGENT, WHICH SUCCESSOR AGENT SHALL BE LOCATED IN THE BOROUGH OF MANHATTAN, AND NOTIFY THE AGENT THEREOF, TO ACCEPT ON ITS BEHALF SERVICE OF ANY AND ALL PROCESS OR OTHER DOCUMENTS WHICH MAY BE SERVED IN ANY ACTION OR PROCEEDING IN ANY OF SUCH COURTS AND FURTHER AGREES THAT SERVICE UPON SUCH AGENT SHALL CONSTITUTE VALID AND EFFECTIVE SERVICE UPON GUARANTOR AND THAT FAILURE OF ANY SUCH AGENT TO GIVE ANY NOTICE OF SUCH SERVICE TO GUARANTOR SHALL NOT AFFECT THE VALIDITY OF SUCH SERVICE OR ANY JUDGMENT RENDERED IN ANY ACTION OR PROCEEDING BASED THEREON. GUARANTOR AGREES THAT

 

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SERVICE OF ANY AND ALL SUCH PROCESS OR OTHER DOCUMENTS ON SUCH PERSON MAY ALSO BE EFFECTED BY REGISTERED MAIL TO ITS ADDRESS AS SET FORTH IN SECTION 5.2 .

(d) EACH PARTY HERETO IRREVOCABLY 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.

(e) GUARANTOR HEREBY IRREVOCABLY AND UNCONDITIONALLY 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.

5.4 Invalid Provisions . If any provision of this Guaranty is held to be illegal, invalid, or unenforceable under present or future laws effective during the term of this Guaranty, such provision shall be fully severable and this Guaranty shall be construed and enforced as if such illegal, invalid or unenforceable provision had never comprised a part of this Guaranty, and the remaining provisions of this Guaranty shall remain in full force and effect and shall not be affected by the illegal, invalid or unenforceable provision or by its severance from this Guaranty, unless such continued effectiveness of this Guaranty, as modified, would be contrary to the basic understandings and intentions of the parties as expressed herein.

5.5 Amendments . This Guaranty may be amended only by an instrument in writing executed by the party or an authorized representative of the party against whom such amendment is sought to be enforced.

5.6 Parties Bound; Assignment; Joint and Several . This Guaranty shall be binding upon and inure to the benefit of the parties hereto and their respective successors, assigns and legal representatives and an assignment by Lender of all or any part of its interest in the Loan shall not affect the liability of Guarantor hereunder; provided, however, that Guarantor may not, without the prior written consent of Lender, assign any of its rights, powers, duties or obligations hereunder. If Guarantor consists of more than one person or party, the obligations and liabilities of each such person or party shall be joint and several.

5.7 Headings . Section headings are for convenience of reference only and shall in no way affect the interpretation of this Guaranty.

5.8 Recitals . The recital and introductory paragraphs hereof are a part hereof, form a basis for this Guaranty and shall be considered prima facie evidence of the facts and documents referred to therein.

5.9 Counterparts . To facilitate execution, this Guaranty may be executed in as many counterparts as may be convenient or required. It shall not be necessary that the signature of, or on behalf of, each party, or that the signature of all Persons required to bind any party, appear on each counterpart. All counterparts shall collectively constitute a single instrument. It shall not be necessary in making proof of this Guaranty to produce or account for more than a single counterpart containing the respective signatures of, or on behalf of, each of the parties hereto. Any signature page to any counterpart may be detached from such counterpart without impairing the legal effect of the signatures thereon and thereafter attached to another counterpart identical thereto except having attached to it additional signature pages.

 

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5.10 Rights and Remedies . If Guarantor becomes liable for any indebtedness owing by Borrower to Lender, by endorsement or otherwise, other than under this Guaranty, such liability shall not be in any manner impaired or affected hereby and the rights of Lender hereunder shall be cumulative of any and all other rights that Lender may ever have against Guarantor. The exercise by Lender of any right or remedy hereunder or under any other instrument, or at law or in equity, shall not preclude the concurrent or subsequent exercise of any other right or remedy.

5.11 Other Defined Terms . Any capitalized term utilized herein shall have the meaning as specified in the Loan Agreement, unless such term is otherwise specifically defined herein.

5.12 Entirety . THIS GUARANTY EMBODIES THE FINAL AND ENTIRE AGREEMENT OF GUARANTOR AND LENDER WITH RESPECT TO GUARANTOR’S GUARANTY OF THE GUARANTEED OBLIGATIONS AND SUPERSEDES ANY AND ALL PRIOR COMMITMENTS, AGREEMENTS, REPRESENTATIONS, AND UNDERSTANDINGS, WHETHER WRITTEN OR ORAL, RELATING TO THE SUBJECT MATTER HEREOF. THIS GUARANTY IS INTENDED BY GUARANTOR AND LENDER AS A FINAL AND COMPLETE EXPRESSION OF THE TERMS OF THIS GUARANTY, AND NO COURSE OF DEALING BETWEEN GUARANTOR AND LENDER, NO COURSE OF PERFORMANCE, NO TRADE PRACTICES, AND NO EVIDENCE OF PRIOR, CONTEMPORANEOUS OR SUBSEQUENT ORAL AGREEMENTS OR DISCUSSIONS OR OTHER EXTRINSIC EVIDENCE OF ANY NATURE SHALL BE USED TO CONTRADICT, VARY, SUPPLEMENT OR MODIFY ANY TERM OF THIS GUARANTY. THERE ARE NO ORAL AGREEMENTS BETWEEN GUARANTOR AND LENDER.

5.13 Waiver of Right To Trial By Jury . GUARANTOR HEREBY AGREES NOT TO ELECT A TRIAL BY JURY OF ANY ISSUE TRIABLE OF RIGHT BY JURY, AND WAIVES ANY RIGHT TO TRIAL BY JURY FULLY TO THE EXTENT THAT ANY SUCH RIGHT SHALL NOW OR HEREAFTER EXIST WITH REGARD TO THIS GUARANTY, THE NOTE, THE LOAN AGREEMENT, THE MORTGAGE, OR THE OTHER LOAN DOCUMENTS, OR ANY CLAIM, COUNTERCLAIM OR OTHER ACTION ARISING IN CONNECTION THEREWITH. THIS WAIVER OF RIGHT TO TRIAL BY JURY IS GIVEN KNOWINGLY AND VOLUNTARILY BY GUARANTOR, AND IS INTENDED TO ENCOMPASS INDIVIDUALLY EACH INSTANCE AND EACH ISSUE AS TO WHICH THE RIGHT TO A TRIAL BY JURY WOULD OTHERWISE ACCRUE. LENDER IS HEREBY AUTHORIZED TO FILE A COPY OF THIS PARAGRAPH IN ANY PROCEEDING AS CONCLUSIVE EVIDENCE OF THIS WAIVER BY GUARANTOR.

5.14 Cooperation and Securitization . (a) Guarantor acknowledges that, in connection with a Securitization, Lender and its successors and assigns may (i) sell this Guaranty, the Note and other Loan Documents to one or more investors as a whole loan, (ii) participate the Loan secured by this Guaranty to one or more investors, (iii) deposit this Guaranty, the Note and other Loan Documents with a trust, which trust may sell Securities to investors, or (iv) otherwise sell the Loan or interest therein to investors.

 

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(b) At the request of Lender prior to a Securitization of the entire Loan, and to the extent not already required to be provided by or on behalf of Borrower under the Loan Agreement, Guarantor shall (A) use reasonable efforts to provide information not in the possession of Lender or which may be reasonably required by Lender or (B) take other actions reasonably required by Lender, in each case, in order to (1) comply with disclosure laws applicable to any such Securitization, (2) satisfy inquiries from one or more Rating Agencies relating to any such Securitization, (3) satisfy requests from actual or potential investors or other interested parties (including any holder of an interest in any Mezzanine Loan or other loan subordinate to the Loan created or entered into in connection with any structural changes to the Loan and any Mezzanine Loan contemplated by Section 9.1 of the Loan Agreement) in any such Securitization, or (4) satisfy the market standards to which Lender customarily adheres or which may be reasonably required by prospective investors and/or the Rating Agencies in connection with any such Securitization. Lender shall have the right to provide to prospective investors in any Securitization and the Rating Agencies any information in its possession (including, without limitation, financial statements) relating to Guarantor, Borrower, any SPE Constituent Entity, the Property and any Tenant. Guarantor acknowledges that certain information regarding the Guarantor may be included in Disclosure Documents. Guarantor agrees that each of Guarantor, each SPE Constituent Entity, Borrower, and their respective officers and representatives, shall, at Lender’s request, cooperate with Lender’s efforts to arrange for a Securitization in accordance with the market standards to which Lender customarily adheres and/or which may be required by prospective investors and/or the Rating Agencies in connection with any such Securitization. Guarantor agrees that Guarantor shall (1) at Lender’s request in connection with each Securitization, review the sections of the Disclosure Documents identified in Section 9.1.1(c) of the Loan Agreement as the same relate to Guarantor, Borrower, each SPE Constituent Entity, Manager and/or the respective Affiliate of the foregoing and (2) confirm that the factual statements and representations contained in such sections do not contain any untrue statement of a material fact or omit to state a material fact necessary in order to make the statements made, in the light of the circumstances under which they were made, not misleading.

(c) Lender shall cause to be delivered to Guarantor the Disclosure Documents for review and comment by Guarantor not less than five (5) Business Days prior to the date upon which Guarantor is otherwise required to confirm such Disclosure Documents. Guarantor agrees to provide, in connection with the Securitization, an indemnification agreement (i) certifying that (A) Borrower, each SPE Constituent Entity and Guarantor has, at Lender’s request in connection with each Securitization, reviewed the sections of the Disclosure Documents entitled “Risk Factors,” “Description of the Properties,” “Description of the Borrowers,” “Description of the Management Agreements,” “Description of the Mortgage Loan,” “Description of the Mezzanine Loan,” and “Certain Legal Aspects of the Mortgage Loan” as the same relate to Borrower, each SPE Constituent Entity, Guarantor, Manager (and/or the respective Affiliates of the foregoing), the Properties and the Loan (collectively with the Provided Information, the “Covered Disclosure Information” ), and (B) the factual statements and representations contained in such sections do not contain any untrue statement of a material fact or omit to state a material fact necessary in order to make the statements made, in the light of the circumstances under which they were made, not misleading, (ii) jointly and severally indemnifying Lender, JPMorgan (whether or not it is the Lender), any Affiliate of JPMorgan that has filed any registration statement relating to the Securitization or has acted as the sponsor or depositor in connection with the Securitization, any Affiliate of JPMorgan that acts as an underwriter, placement agent or initial purchaser of Securities issued in the Securitization, any other co underwriters, co placement agents or co initial purchasers of Securities issued in the Securitization, and each of their respective officers, directors, partners, employees, representatives, agents and Affiliates and each Person or entity who controls any such Person within the meaning of Section 15 of the Securities Act or Section 20 of the Exchange Act (collectively, the “Indemnified Persons” ), for

 

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any losses, claims, damages, liabilities, reasonable costs or expenses (including, without limitation, reasonable legal fees and expenses for enforcement of these obligations (collectively, the “Liabilities” )) to which any such Indemnified Person may become subject (whether or not arising from any third-party claim) insofar as the Liabilities arise out of or are based upon any untrue statement or alleged untrue statement of any material fact contained in the Covered Disclosure Information or arise out of or are based upon the omission or alleged omission to state in the Covered Disclosure Information a material fact required to be stated therein or necessary in order to make the statements in the Covered Disclosure Information, in light of the circumstances under which they were made, not misleading, and (iii) agreeing to reimburse each Indemnified Person for any reasonable legal or other expenses incurred by such Indemnified Person, as they are incurred, in connection with investigating or defending the Liabilities. This indemnity agreement will be in addition to any liability which Guarantor may otherwise have. Moreover, the indemnification provided for in clauses (ii) and (iii) above shall be effective whether or not an indemnification agreement described in clause (i) above is provided.

(d) In connection with filings under the Exchange Act, Guarantor agrees to indemnify (i) the Indemnified Persons for Liabilities to which any such Indemnified Person may become subject insofar as the Liabilities arise out of or are based upon any untrue statement or alleged untrue statement of any material fact in the Covered Disclosure Information, or the omission or alleged omission to state in the Covered Disclosure Information a material fact required to be stated therein or necessary in order to make the statements in the Covered Disclosure Information, in light of the circumstances under which they were made, not misleading and (ii) reimburse each Indemnified Person for any reasonable legal or other expenses incurred by such Indemnified Persons, as they are incurred, in connection with defending or investigating the Liabilities.

(e) Promptly after receipt by an Indemnified Person of notice of any claim or the commencement of any action, the Indemnified Person shall, if a claim in respect thereof is to be made against Guarantor, notify Guarantor in writing of the claim or the commencement of that action; provided , however , that the failure to notify Guarantor shall not relieve it from any liability which it may have under the indemnification provisions of this Section 5.14 except to the extent that it has been materially prejudiced by such failure and, provided further that the failure to notify Guarantor shall not relieve it from any liability which it may have to an Indemnified Person otherwise than under the provisions of this Section 5.14 . If any such claim or action shall be brought against an Indemnified Person, and it shall notify Guarantor thereof, Guarantor shall be entitled to participate therein and, to the extent that it wishes, assume the defense thereof with counsel reasonably satisfactory to the Indemnified Person. After notice from Guarantor to the Indemnified Person of its election to assume the defense of such claim or action, Guarantor shall not be liable to the Indemnified Person for any legal or other expenses subsequently incurred by the Indemnified Person in connection with the defense thereof.

 

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(f) Without the prior consent of JPMorgan (which consent shall not be unreasonably withheld), Guarantor shall not settle or compromise or consent to the entry of any judgment in any pending or threatened claim, action, suit or proceeding in respect of which indemnification may be sought hereunder (whether or not any Indemnified Person is an actual or potential party to such claim, action, suit or proceeding) unless Guarantor shall have given JPMorgan reasonable prior notice thereof and shall have obtained an unconditional release of each Indemnified Person hereunder from all liability arising out of such claim, action, suit or proceedings. As long as Guarantor has complied with its obligations to defend and indemnify hereunder, Guarantor shall not be liable for any settlement made by any Indemnified Person without the consent of Guarantor (which consent shall not be unreasonably withheld).

(g) Guarantor agrees that if any indemnification or reimbursement sought pursuant to this Section 5.14 is finally judicially determined to be unavailable for any reason or is insufficient to hold any Indemnified Person harmless (with respect only to the Liabilities that are the subject of this Section 5.14 ), then Guarantor, on the one hand, and such Indemnified Person, on the other hand, shall contribute to the Liabilities for which such indemnification or reimbursement is held unavailable or is insufficient: (x) in such proportion as is appropriate to reflect the relative benefits to Guarantor, on the one hand, and such Indemnified Person, on the other hand, from the transactions to which such indemnification or reimbursement relates; or (y) if the allocation provided by clause (x) above is not permitted by applicable law, in such proportion as is appropriate to reflect not only the relative benefits referred to in clause (x) but also the relative faults of Guarantor, on the one hand, and all Indemnified Persons, on the other hand, as well as any other equitable considerations. Notwithstanding the provisions of this Section 5.14 , no party found liable for a fraudulent misrepresentation shall be entitled to contribution from any other party who is not also found liable for such fraudulent misrepresentation.

(h) Guarantor agrees that the indemnification, contribution and reimbursement obligations set forth in this Section 5.14 shall apply whether or not any Indemnified Person is a formal party to any lawsuits, claims or other proceedings. Guarantor further agrees that the Indemnified Persons are intended third party beneficiaries under this Section 5.14 .

(i) The liabilities and obligations of the Indemnified Persons and Guarantor under this Section 5.14 shall survive the termination of this Agreement and the satisfaction and discharge of the Debt and the Guaranteed Obligations.

(j) Notwithstanding anything to the contrary contained herein, Guarantor shall have no obligation to act as depositor with respect to the Loan or an issuer or registrant with respect to the Securities issued in any Securitization.

(k) Guarantor shall execute such amendments to the Loan Documents to which it is a party to as are necessary to reflect any structural changes to the Loan that are requested by Lender in writing from time to time prior to a Securitization. Such structural changes may involve, without limitation, (i) causing the delivery by Borrower of one or more new component notes to replace the original note or the modification of the original note to reflect multiple components of the Loan (which new notes or modified note may have different interest rates and amortization schedules), and (ii) the creation of one or more mezzanine loans (each, a “Mezzanine Loan”) (including amending Borrower’s organizational structure to

 

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provide for one or more mezzanine borrowers); provided , however , that (A) no amendment to the Loan Documents or new notes, modified notes or mezzanine notes shall (x) modify (1) the initial weighted average interest rate payable under the Note, (2) the stated maturity of the Note, (3) the aggregate amortization of principal of the Note, or (4) any other material economic term of the Loan, or (y) decrease the time periods during which Borrower is permitted to perform its obligations under the Loan Documents and (B) any documents evidencing any Mezzanine Loans shall be substantially in the form of the mezzanine loan documents dated as of the Closing Date and entered into by and among one or more Affiliates of Guarantor, as mezzanine borrower, and Lender, as mezzanine lender. In connection with the foregoing, Guarantor shall cause Borrower to (1) modify the Cash Management Agreement to reflect the newly created components and/or mezzanine loans and (2) deliver such opinions of counsel reasonably acceptable to the Rating Agencies or potential investors in a Securitization and addressing such matters as such Rating Agencies or potential investors may reasonably require.

(l) Notwithstanding anything to the contrary in the Loan Agreement, Guarantor’s failure to cooperate with Lender in connection with a Securitization pursuant to any of the terms, covenants or conditions of this Section 5.14 shall not constitute an Event of Default unless such failure to cooperate shall have continued for thirty (30) days after written notice is delivered to Guarantor by Lender; provided , however , that if such failure to cooperate is susceptible of cure but cannot reasonably be cured within such thirty (30) day period and provided further that Guarantor shall have commenced to cure such failure to cooperate within such thirty (30) day period and thereafter diligently and expeditiously proceeds to cure the same, such thirty (30) day period shall be extended for such time as is reasonably necessary for Guarantor in the exercise of due diligence to cure such failure to cooperate, such additional period not to exceed ninety (90) days.

5.15 Reinstatement in Certain Circumstances . If at any time any payment of the principal of or interest under the Note or any other amount payable by Borrower under the Loan Documents is rescinded or must be otherwise restored or returned upon the insolvency, bankruptcy or reorganization of Borrower or otherwise, Guarantor’s obligations hereunder with respect to such payment shall be reinstated as though such payment has been due but not made at such time.

5.16 General Covenants . Guarantor covenants as follows:

(a) Guarantor shall preserve and maintain its legal existence and, if applicable, good standing in the jurisdiction of its organization and, if applicable, qualify and remain qualified as a foreign partnership in each jurisdiction in which such qualification is required, except to the extent that failure to so qualify could not reasonably be expected to have a material adverse effect on the business, operations, property or financial or other condition of Guarantor.

(b) Guarantor shall keep adequate records and books of account, in which complete entries will be made in accordance with GAAP reflecting all of its financial transactions.

(c) Guarantor shall comply in all material respects with all federal, state and local laws, rules, ordinances, codes or regulations applicable to it, such compliance to include, without limitation, paying before the same become delinquent, all taxes, assessments and governmental charges imposed upon it, except to the extent that any such unpaid taxes, assessments and governmental charges are the subject of a good faith contest.

 

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(d) Guarantor shall promptly deliver such other information respecting the condition or operations, financial or otherwise, of Guarantor, as Lender may from time to time reasonably request.

5.17 Recourse Limitations . Notwithstanding anything to the contrary contained herein, in no event shall Lender have any recourse to any partner, shareholder, officer, director, employee or agent of Guarantor for any liability of the Guaranteed Obligations or any representations, warranties or other covenants made by Guarantor in this Guaranty.

5.18 EIL Policy . Prior to the payment in full of the Debt, Guarantor shall not, and shall not cause or permit Borrower to terminate the EIL Policy or enter into or otherwise suffer or permit, any modification, amendment (including any endorsement), supplement or replacement of or to the EIL Policy without the prior written consent of Lender.

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EXECUTED as of the day and year first above written.

 

GUARANTOR:
CENTRO NP LLC,
  a Maryland limited liability company
By:  

/s/ Steven Siegel

Name:   Steven Siegel
Title:   Executive Vice President

 

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Exhibit 10.16

LOAN AGREEMENT

Dated as of June 28, 2011

Among

THE ENTITIES IDENTIFIED ON EXHIBIT A ATTACHED HERETO ,

Collectively, as Borrower

and

WELLS FARGO BANK, NATIONAL ASSOCIATION ,

as Lender


TABLE OF CONTENTS

 

         Page  

ARTICLE I – DEFINITIONS; PRINCIPLES OF CONSTRUCTION

     1   

Section 1.1

 

Definitions

     1   

Section 1.2

 

Principles of Construction

     36   

ARTICLE II – GENERAL TERMS

     36   

Section 2.1

 

Loan Commitment; Disbursement to Borrower

     36   

2.1.1

 

Agreement to Lend and Borrow

     36   

2.1.2

 

Single Disbursement to Borrower

     36   

2.1.3

 

The Note, Mortgages and Loan Documents

     36   

2.1.4

 

Use of Proceeds

     36   

Section 2.2

 

Interest Rate

     36   

2.2.1

 

Interest Rate

     36   

2.2.2

 

Interest Calculation

     36   

2.2.3

 

Default Rate

     37   

2.2.4

 

Usury Savings

     37   

2.2.5

 

Determination of Interest Rate

     37   

2.2.6

 

Additional Costs

     40   

2.2.7

 

Interest Rate Cap Agreement

     40   

Section 2.3

 

Loan Payment

     42   

2.3.1

 

Monthly Debt Service Payments

     42   

2.3.2

 

Payments Generally

     42   

2.3.3

 

Payment on Maturity Date

     42   

2.3.4

 

Late Payment Charge

     42   

2.3.5

 

Method and Place of Payment

     42   

Section 2.4

 

Prepayments

     43   

2.4.1

 

Voluntary Prepayments

     43   

2.4.2

 

Mandatory Prepayments

     43   

2.4.3

 

Prepayments After Default

     44   

Section 2.5

 

Intentionally Omitted

     44   

Section 2.6

 

Release of Properties

     44   

2.6.1

 

Release of Individual Property

     44   

2.6.2

 

Releases of Outparcels and Tenant Option Release Parcels

     46   

2.6.3

 

Release on Payment in Full

     48   

2.6.4

 

Release of Reserve Funds

     48   

2.6.5

 

Assignments of Mortgages

     49   

Section 2.7

 

Lockbox Account/Cash Management

     49   

2.7.1

 

Lockbox Account

     49   

2.7.2

 

Cash Management Account

     50   

2.7.3

 

Payments Received under the Cash Management Agreement

     50   

Section 2.8

 

Extension of the Initial Maturity Date

     51   

Section 2.9

 

Withholding Taxes

     51   

 

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ARTICLE III – CONDITIONS PRECEDENT

     55   

Section 3.1

 

Intentionally Omitted

     55   

ARTICLE IV – REPRESENTATIONS AND WARRANTIES

     55   

Section 4.1

 

Borrower Representations

     55   

4.1.1

 

Organization

     55   

4.1.2

 

Proceedings

     56   

4.1.3

 

No Conflicts

     56   

4.1.4

 

Litigation

     56   

4.1.5

 

Agreements

     57   

4.1.6

 

Title

     57   

4.1.7

 

Solvency

     57   

4.1.8

 

Full and Accurate Disclosure

     58   

4.1.9

 

No Plan Assets

     58   

4.1.10

 

Compliance

     58   

4.1.11

 

Financial Information

     59   

4.1.12

 

Condemnation

     59   

4.1.13

 

Federal Reserve Regulations

     59   

4.1.14

 

Utilities and Public Access

     59   

4.1.15

 

Not a Foreign Person

     60   

4.1.16

 

Separate Lots

     60   

4.1.17

 

Assessments

     60   

4.1.18

 

Enforceability

     60   

4.1.19

 

No Prior Collateral Assignment

     60   

4.1.20

 

Insurance

     60   

4.1.21

 

Use of Property

     60   

4.1.22

 

Certificate of Occupancy; Licenses

     60   

4.1.23

 

Flood Zone

     61   

4.1.24

 

Physical Condition

     61   

4.1.25

 

Boundaries

     61   

4.1.26

 

Leases

     61   

4.1.27

 

Survey

     62   

4.1.28

 

Principal Place of Business; State of Organization

     62   

4.1.29

 

Filing and Recording Taxes

     62   

4.1.30

 

Special Purpose Entity/Separateness

     63   

4.1.31

 

Management Agreement

     65   

4.1.32

 

Illegal Activity

     66   

4.1.33

 

No Change in Facts or Circumstances; Disclosure

     66   

4.1.34

 

Investment Company Act

     66   

4.1.35

 

Embargoed Person

     66   

4.1.36

 

Cash Management Account

     66   

4.1.37

 

Reciprocal Easement Agreement

     67   

4.1.38

 

Underwriting Representations

     67   

4.1.39

 

Equipment, Fixtures and Personal Property

     68   

Section 4.2

 

Survival of Representations

     68   

 

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ARTICLE V – BORROWER COVENANTS

     69   

Section 5.1

 

Affirmative Covenants

     69   

5.1.1

 

Existence; Compliance with Legal Requirements

     69   

5.1.2

 

Taxes and Other Charges

     69   

5.1.3

 

Litigation

     70   

5.1.4

 

Access to Properties

     70   

5.1.5

 

Notice of Default

     70   

5.1.6

 

Cooperate in Legal Proceedings

     70   

5.1.7

 

Perform Loan Documents

     71   

5.1.8

 

Award and Insurance Benefits

     71   

5.1.9

 

Further Assurances

     71   

5.1.10

 

Supplemental Mortgage Affidavits

     71   

5.1.11

 

Financial Reporting

     72   

5.1.12

 

Business and Operations

     76   

5.1.13

 

Title to the Properties

     76   

5.1.14

 

Costs of Enforcement

     76   

5.1.15

 

Estoppel Statement

     76   

5.1.16

 

Loan Proceeds

     77   

5.1.17

 

Intentionally Omitted

     77   

5.1.18

 

Confirmation of Representations

     77   

5.1.19

 

No Joint Assessment

     77   

5.1.20

 

Leasing Matters

     77   

5.1.21

 

Alterations

     78   

5.1.22

 

Operation of Property

     80   

5.1.23

 

Operations and Maintenance Program

     80   

5.1.24

 

Intentionally Omitted

     80   

5.1.25

 

Updated Appraisals

     80   

5.1.26

 

Principal Place of Business, State of Organization

     81   

5.1.27

 

Embargoed Person

     81   

5.1.28

 

Intentionally Deleted

     81   

5.1.29

 

Special Purpose Entity/Separateness

     81   

5.1.31

 

Environmental Insurance

     82   

Section 5.2

 

Negative Covenants

     82   

5.2.1

 

Operation of Property

     82   

5.2.2

 

Liens; Utility and Other Easements

     82   

5.2.3

 

Dissolution; Amendment of Organizational Documents

     83   

5.2.4

 

Change in Business

     83   

5.2.5

 

Debt Cancellation

     84   

5.2.6

 

Zoning

     84   

5.2.7

 

No Joint Assessment

     84   

5.2.8

 

Principal Place of Business and Organization

     84   

5.2.9

 

Intentionally Omitted

     84   

5.2.10

 

Transfers

     84   

5.2.11

 

Indebtedness. Borrower shall not incur any Indebtedness other than Permitted Debt.

     89   

5.2.12

 

REA

     89   

5.2.13

 

Intentionally Deleted

     90   

 

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5.2.14

 

Leasing Matters

     90   

5.2.15

 

PLL Policy

     90   

ARTICLE VI – INSURANCE; CASUALTY; CONDEMNATION

     90   

Section 6.1

 

Insurance

     90   

Section 6.2

 

Casualty

     95   

Section 6.3

 

Condemnation

     95   

Section 6.4

 

Restoration

     96   

ARTICLE VII – RESERVE FUNDS

     101   

Section 7.1

 

Required Repairs

     101   

7.1.1

 

Deposits

     101   

7.1.2

 

Release of Required Repair Reserve Funds

     102   

7.1.3

 

Limitations on Required Repairs

     102   

Section 7.2

 

Tax and Insurance Reserve Funds

     103   

7.2.1

 

Tax and Insurance Reserve Funds

     103   

7.2.2

 

Intentionally Omitted

     104   

Section 7.3

 

Replacements and Replacement Reserve

     104   

7.3.1

 

Replacement Reserve Fund

     104   

7.3.2

 

Disbursements from Replacement Reserve Account

     104   

7.3.3

 

Balance in the Replacement Reserve Account

     106   

Section 7.4

 

Rollover Reserve Account

     106   

7.4.1

 

Deposits to Rollover Reserve Funds

     106   

7.4.2

 

Withdrawal from Rollover Reserve Fund

     106   

Section 7.5

 

Excess Cash Flow Reserve Fund

     107   

7.5.1

 

Deposits to Excess Cash Flow Reserve Fund

     107   

7.5.2

 

Release of Excess Cash Flow Reserve Fund

     108   

Section 7.6

 

Intentionally Deleted

     108   

Section 7.7

 

Letter of Credit

     108   

Section 7.8

 

Reserve Accounts Generally

     109   

Section 7.9

 

Intentionally Omitted

     110   

ARTICLE VIII – DEFAULTS

     111   

Section 8.1

 

Event of Default

     111   

Section 8.2

 

Remedies

     113   

Section 8.3

 

Remedies Cumulative; Waivers

     115   

ARTICLE IX – SPECIAL PROVISIONS

     115   

Section 9.1

 

Securitization

     115   

9.1.1

 

Sale of Notes and Securitization

     115   

9.1.2

 

Splitting the Loan; Uncross of Properties

     119   

9.1.3

 

Loan

     120   

9.1.4

 

Securitization Costs

     121   

Section 9.2

 

Exculpation

     121   

Section 9.3

 

Matters Concerning Manager

     123   

Section 9.4

 

Servicer

     123   

 

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ARTICLE X – MISCELLANEOUS

     124   

Section 10.1

 

Survival

     124   

Section 10.2

 

Lender’s Discretion

     124   

Section 10.3

 

Governing Law

     124   

Section 10.4

 

Modification, Waiver in Writing

     126   

Section 10.5

 

Delay Not a Waiver

     126   

Section 10.6

 

Notices

     126   

Section 10.7

 

Trial by Jury

     127   

Section 10.8

 

Headings

     128   

Section 10.9

 

Severability

     128   

Section 10.10

 

Preferences

     128   

Section 10.11

 

Waiver of Notice

     128   

Section 10.12

 

Remedies of Borrower

     128   

Section 10.13

 

Expenses; Indemnity

     129   

Section 10.14

 

Schedules Incorporated

     130   

Section 10.15

 

Offsets, Counterclaims and Defenses

     130   

Section 10.16

 

No Joint Venture or Partnership; No Third Party Beneficiaries

     130   

Section 10.17

 

Publicity

     131   

Section 10.18

 

Cross-Collateralization; Waiver of Marshalling of Assets

     131   

Section 10.19

 

Waiver of Counterclaim

     131   

Section 10.20

 

Conflict; Construction of Documents; Reliance

     131   

Section 10.21

 

Brokers and Financial Advisors

     132   

Section 10.22

 

Prior Agreements

     132   

Section 10.23

 

Joint and Several Liability

     132   

Section 10.24

 

Register

     133   

Section 10.25

 

Certain Additional Rights of Lender (VCOC)

     133   

Section 10.26

 

Intentionally Deleted

     134   

Section 10.27

 

Use of Borrower Provided Information

     134   

Section 10.28

 

Borrower Affiliate Lender

     134   

Section 10.29

 

TRS Transfer

     134   

SCHEDULES AND EXHIBITS

 

Schedule 1.1(a)      Allocated Loan Amounts
Schedule 1.1(c)      Outparcels
Schedule 1.1(d)      Preapproved Alterations
Schedule 1.1(e)      Preapproved Leases
Schedule 1.1(f)      Tenant Option Release Parcels
Schedule 4.1.1      Organizational Chart of Borrower
Schedule 4.1.12      Condemnations

 

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Schedule 4.1.26(a)      Notice of Landlord Defaults
Schedule 4.1.26(b)      Notice of Tenant Defaults
Schedule 4.1.26(c)      Prepaid Rent
Schedule 4.1.26(d)      Purchase Options
Schedule 4.1.26(e)      Tenant Termination Rights
Schedule 4.1.38      Transaction Property
Schedule 5.1.23      Individual Properties Requiring O&M Agreements
Schedule 5.1.24      Individual Properties Requiring Mold & Moisture Protocols
Schedule 5.2.14      Leases to be Terminated
Schedule 7.1.1      Required Repairs
Exhibit A      Borrower
Exhibit B      Form of Subordination, Non-Disturbance and Attornment Agreement

 

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LOAN AGREEMENT

THIS LOAN AGREEMENT , dated as of June 28, 2011 (as amended, restated, replaced, supplemented or otherwise modified from time to time, this “Agreement”), by and among WELLS FARGO BANK, NATIONAL ASSOCIATION , having an address at Wells Fargo Center, 1901 Harrison Street, 2 nd Floor, Oakland, California 94612 (together with its successors and assigns, “Lender”) and THE ENTITIES IDENTIFIED ON EXHIBIT A ATTACHED HERETO AS BORROWER , each having its principal place of business at 420 Lexington Avenue, New York, New York 10170 (collectively and/or individually as the context may require, “Borrower”).

W I T N E S S E T H:

WHEREAS, Borrower desires to obtain the Loan (as hereinafter defined) from Lender; and

WHEREAS, Lender is willing to make the Loan to Borrower, subject to and in accordance with the terms of this Agreement and the other Loan Documents (as hereinafter defined).

NOW THEREFORE, in consideration of the making of the Loan by Lender and the covenants, agreements, representations and warranties set forth in this Agreement, the parties hereto hereby covenant, agree, represent and warrant as follows:

ARTICLE I – DEFINITIONS; PRINCIPLES OF CONSTRUCTION

Section 1.1 Definitions . For all purposes of this Agreement, except as otherwise expressly required or unless the context clearly indicates a contrary intent:

“10K Lease” shall mean with respect to any Individual Property, any Lease or Leases pursuant to which such Tenant leases more than 10,000 square feet in the aggregate.

“15K Lease” shall mean with respect to any Individual Property, any Lease or Leases pursuant to which such Tenant leases more than 15,000 square feet in the aggregate.

“2011 Interim Budget” shall have the meaning set forth in Section 5.1.11(e) hereof.

“Acceptable Counterparty” shall mean a counterparty to the Interest Rate Cap Agreement (or the guarantor of such counterparty’s obligations) that (a) has and shall maintain, until the expiration of the applicable Interest Rate Cap Agreement, a long-term unsecured debt rating of not less than “A” by S&P and “A2” from Moody’s, which rating shall not include a “t” or otherwise reflect a termination risk, or (b) is otherwise acceptable to the Approved Rating Agencies, as evidenced by a Rating Agency Confirmation to the effect that such counterparty shall not cause a downgrade, withdrawal or qualification of the ratings assigned, or to be assigned, to the Securities or any class thereof in any Securitization.?

“Additional Insolvency Opinion” shall have the meaning set forth in Section 4.1.30(d) hereof.

 

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“Affected Properties” shall have the meaning set forth in Section 9.1.2(b) hereof.

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

“Affiliated Manager” shall mean any Manager in which Borrower, SPE Constituent Entity, or Guarantor has, directly or indirectly, any legal, beneficial or economic interest.

“Agent” shall mean Servicer or any Replacement Agent.

“Aggregate Material Adverse Effect” shall mean any event or condition that has a material adverse effect on (a) the use, operation, or value of the Properties taken as a whole, (b) the business, profits, operations or financial condition of Borrower (including, without limitation, Net Operating Income) taken as a whole, (c) the enforceability, validity, perfection or priority of the lien of the Mortgages taken as a whole or the other Loan Documents, or (d) the ability of Borrower to repay the principal and interest of the Loan as it becomes due or to satisfy any of Borrower’s other material obligations under the Loan Documents.

“Aggregate Square Footage” shall mean the aggregate rentable square footage of the Properties (but excluding the rentable square footage of each Release Property that shall have been released from the Lien of the related Mortgage pursuant to Section 2.6 prior to the date of determination).

“Allocated Loan Amount” shall mean, with respect to each Individual Property, the amount set forth on Schedule 1.1(a) hereof. For the avoidance of doubt, no portion of the Loan shall be allocated to any of the Outparcels.

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

“Alterations” shall have the meaning set forth in Section 5.1.21(a) hereof.

“Alterations Deposit” shall have the meaning set forth in Section 5.1.21(b) hereof.

“Annual Budget” shall mean the operating budget, including all planned Capital Expenditures, for the Properties prepared by Borrower in accordance with Section 5.1.11(e) hereof for the annual budgeting period.

“Applicable Similar Law” shall have the meaning set forth in Section 4.1.3 hereof.

“Approved Annual Budget” shall have the meaning set forth in Section 5.1.11(e) hereof.

“Assignment of Leases” shall mean, with respect to each Individual Property, that certain first priority Assignment of Leases and Rents, dated as of the Closing Date or such other date with respect to a substitution in accordance with Section 2.6.6, from each Borrower, as assignor, to Lender, as assignee, assigning to Lender all of Borrower’s interest in and to the Leases and Rents of such Individual Property as security for the Loan, as the same may be amended, restated, replaced, supplemented or otherwise modified from time to time.

 

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“Assignment of Management Agreement” shall mean that certain Assignment of Management Agreement and Subordination of Management Fees, dated as of the Closing Date, among Lender, Borrower and Manager, as manager, as the same may be amended, restated, replaced, supplemented or otherwise modified from time to time.

“Assignment of Interest Rate Cap Agreement” shall have the meaning set forth in Section 2.2.7(a) hereof .

“Award” shall mean any compensation paid by any Governmental Authority in connection with a Condemnation with respect to all or any part of any Individual Property.

“Bankruptcy Action” shall mean with respect to any Person (a) such Person filing a voluntary petition under the Bankruptcy Code; (b) the filing of an involuntary petition against such Person under the Bankruptcy Code, or soliciting or causing to be solicited petitioning creditors for any involuntary petition against such Person; (c) such Person filing an answer consenting to or otherwise acquiescing in or joining in any involuntary petition filed against it, by any other Person under the Bankruptcy Code, or soliciting or causing to be solicited petitioning creditors for any involuntary petition from any Person; (d) such Person consenting to or acquiescing in or joining in an application for the appointment of a custodian, receiver, trustee, or examiner for such Person or any portion of any Individual Property; or (e) such Person making an assignment for the benefit of creditors.

“Bankruptcy Code” shall mean 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, state or foreign bankruptcy or insolvency law.

“Blackstone” shall mean, collectively, Blackstone Real Estate Partners VI L.P., Blackstone Real Estate Partners (AIV) VI L.P., Blackstone Real Estate Partners VI.F L.P., Blackstone Real Estate Holdings VI L.P., Blackstone Real Estate Partners VI.TE.1 L.P., Blackstone Real Estate Partners VI.TE.2 L.P., Blackstone Retail Principal Transaction Partners — CP L.P., Blackstone Retail Principal Transaction Partners L.P., Blackstone Retail Principal Transaction Partners II, L.P. and any parallel partnerships or alternative investment vehicles comprising the real estate investment fund commonly known as Blackstone Real Estate Partners VI.

“Big Four” shall mean any of the following accounting firms: (a) Deloitte & Touche LLP, (b) Ernst & Young LLP, (c) KPMG LLP and (d) PricewaterhouseCoopers LLP.

“Borrower” shall have the meaning set forth in the introductory paragraph hereto, together with each such Person’s successors and permitted assigns.

“Borrower’s knowledge” , “Borrower’s best knowledge” , “known to Borrower” , and similar phrases shall mean (and shall be limited to) the actual knowledge of Michael A. Carroll, Tiffanie Fisher and Steven Siegel as of the Closing Date after conducting such due diligence as each of them, as senior executives of experienced investors in commercial properties and/or operators of commercial properties similar to the Properties, as applicable, have reasonably

 

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deemed appropriate in connection with the acquisition and ownership of the Collateral and the borrowing of the Loan. Lender acknowledges and agrees that the foregoing individuals are identified solely for the purpose of defining the scope of knowledge and not for the purpose of imposing any liability upon such individual or creating any duties running from any such individual to Borrower, Guarantor, Lender or any other party.

“BRE Retail” shall mean BRE Retail Holdings Inc., a Delaware corporation.

“BRE Retail Private Acquiror” the acquirer of 50% or more of the direct or indirect interests in, or Control of, BRE Retail pursuant to a BRE Retail Private Sale.

“BRE Retail Private Sale” shall mean a Transfer of the direct or indirect interests in BRE Retail to a Person which is not a Public Vehicle which results in Blackstone no longer owning at least 51% of the direct or indirect interests in BRE Retail.

“BRE Private Sale Replacement Guarantor” shall have the meaning set forth in Section 5.2.10(g) .

“Breakage Costs” shall have the meaning set forth in Section 2.2.5(g) hereof.

“Business Day” shall mean any day other than a Saturday, Sunday or any other day on which any of the following are not open for business: (i) national banks in New York, New York, (ii) the New York Stock Exchange, (iii) the Federal Reserve Bank of New York or (iv)  provided that Borrower shall have received written notice thereof (which written notice, in the case of any the determination of any Payment Date or the date upon which any other payment hereunder is required to be made pursuant to Section 2.3.2 , shall have been delivered to Borrower not less than thirty (30) days prior to such date), (A) the principal place of business of the trustee under a Securitization (or, if no Securitization has occurred, the principal place of business of Lender), (B) the principal place of business of any Servicer or (C) the principal place of business of the Agent, the Lockbox Bank or the financial institution that maintains any Reserve Account.

“Capital Expenditures” shall mean, for any period, the amount expended for items capitalized under GAAP (including expenditures for building improvements or major repairs, leasing commissions and tenant improvements).

“Cash Management Account” shall have the meaning set forth in Section 2.7.2 hereof.

“Cash Management Agreement” shall mean the Closing Date Cash Management Agreement or any Replacement Cash Management Agreement, as applicable, in each case, as the same may be amended, restated, replaced, supplemented or otherwise modified from time to time.

“Cash Sweep Cure Date” shall mean the first date following the occurrence of a Cash Sweep Event on which no Event of Default, Manager Bankruptcy Period or DSCR Trigger Period is continuing, provided that, notwithstanding the foregoing, in the event of a Cash Sweep Event caused by a Bankruptcy Action of Borrower, any Cash Sweep Period occurring thereafter shall continue until the Maturity Date and no subsequent Cash Sweep Cure Date shall be deemed to have occurred upon the satisfaction of the foregoing conditions or otherwise.

 

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“Cash Sweep Event” shall mean the occurrence of: (a) an Event of Default; (b) any Bankruptcy Action of Borrower; (c) a Manager Bankruptcy; or (d) a DSCR Trigger Event.

“Cash Sweep Period” shall mean the period commencing on the occurrence of a Cash Sweep Event and terminating on the Cash Sweep Cure Date.

“Casualty” shall have the meaning set forth in Section 6.2 hereof.

“Casualty/Condemnation Prepayment” shall have the meaning set forth in Section 6.4(e) hereof.

“Casualty/Condemnation Threshold Amount” shall mean the greater of Seven Hundred Fifty Thousand and No/100 Dollars ($750,000.00) and five percent (5%) of the Allocated Loan Amount for the applicable Individual Property.

“Casualty Consultant” shall have the meaning set forth in Section 6.4(b)(iii) hereof.

“Casualty Retainage” shall have the meaning set forth in Section 6.4(b)(iv) hereof.

“Certificate Administrator” shall mean any certificate administrator, trustee, paying agent or other Person responsible for administering the Securities.

“Certificate of Rent Roll” shall mean a Certificate of Rent Roll, dated as of the Closing Date, certifying and attaching (i) a rent roll for each Individual Property and (ii) a schedule of executed future leases not identified on such rent roll for the month in which the Closing Date occurs.

“Closing Date” shall mean the date of this Agreement.

“Closing Date Cash Management Agreement” shall mean that certain Cash Management Agreement, dated as of the Closing Date, by and among Borrower, Lender, Manager, and Agent.

“Closing Date Debt Yield” shall mean 12.30%.

“Closing Date Lockbox Agreement” shall mean that certain Lockbox — Deposit Account Control Agreement dated as of the Closing Date among Borrower, Lender, Manager and Lockbox Bank.

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

“Collective Group” means, collectively, each Borrower and each SPE Constituent Entity.

“Condemnation” shall mean a temporary or permanent taking by any Governmental Authority as the result or in lieu or in anticipation of the exercise of the right of condemnation or

 

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eminent domain, of all or any part of any Individual Property, or any interest therein or right accruing thereto, including any right of access thereto or any change of grade affecting such Individual Property or any part thereof

“Condemnation Proceeds” shall have the meaning set forth in Section 6.4(b) hereof

“Consumer Price Index” shall mean the All Items Consumer Price Index for all Urban Consumers (CPI-U) for the US City Average, 1982-84=100, as published by the United States Department of Labor, Bureau of Labor Statistics or any substitute index hereafter adopted by the Department of Labor.

“Contribution Agreement” shall mean that certain Contribution Agreement, dated as of the Closing Date, by and among each Borrower, as the same may be amended, restated, replaced, supplemented or otherwise modified from time to time.

“Control” shall mean the possession, directly or indirectly, of the power to direct or cause the direction of management, policies or activities of a Person, whether through ownership of voting securities, by contract or otherwise. “Controlled” and “Controlling” shall have correlative meanings.

“Covered Disclosure Information” shall have the meaning set forth in Section 9.1.1(c) hereof.

“Cure Amount” shall have the meaning set forth in Section 7.9.1 hereof.

“Debt” shall mean the outstanding principal amount set forth in, and evidenced by, this Agreement and the Note, together with all interest accrued and unpaid thereon (including any interest that would accrue on the outstanding principal amount of the Loan through and including the end of any applicable Interest Period, even if such Interest Period extends beyond any applicable Payment Date, prepayment date or the Maturity Date), any Prepayment Premium that, in each case, becomes due pursuant to Section 2.4 hereof, and all other sums due to Lender in respect of the Loan under the Note, this Agreement, the Mortgages and the other Loan Documents.

“Debt Service” shall mean, with respect to any particular period of time, the scheduled principal and interest payments due under this Agreement and the Note.

“Debt Service Coverage Ratio” shall mean a ratio for the period in question in which:

(a) the numerator is the Net Operating Income for such period as set forth in the financial statements required hereunder, assuming management fees equal to two percent (2%) of Gross Income from Operations, and

(b) the denominator is the product of (i) the then outstanding principal balance of the Loan, and (2) a constant equal to the Spread plus the then-applicable Strike Price calculated for such period.

 

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“Debt Yield” shall mean a fraction (a) the numerator of which is the Net Operating Income and (b) the denominator of which is the then outstanding principal balance of the Loan.

“Default” shall mean the occurrence of any event hereunder or under any other Loan Document which, but for the giving of notice or passage of time, or both, would be an Event of Default.

“Default Rate” shall mean a rate per annum equal to the lesser of (a) the Maximum Legal Rate and (b) three percent (3%) above the Interest Rate.

“Determination Date” shall mean, with respect to any Interest Period, the date that is two (2) London Business Days prior to the first day of such Interest Period.

“Disclosure Document(s)” shall mean any disclosure documents used or provided to any prospective investors and/or Rating Agencies (whether or not such Rating Agencies have been engaged by or on behalf of Lender or its designee to rate the Loan to assign a rating to the Loan or the Securities) in connection with any public offering or private placement of Securities in a Securitization, including, without limitation, a prospectus, prospectus supplement, private placement memorandum, offering memorandum, offering circular, term sheet, road show presentation materials or other offering documents marketing materials or information provided to prospective investors, in each case in preliminary or final form and including any amendments, supplements, exhibits, annexes and other attachments thereto, used to offer Securities in connection with a Securitization and designated as a “Disclosure Document” by Lender in its reasonable discretion.

“DSCR Trigger Event” shall mean that, as of the date of determination, the Debt Service Coverage Ratio based on the trailing three (3) month period immediately preceding the date of such determination is less than 1.40 to 1.00 for two (2) consecutive calendar quarters.

“DSCR Trigger Event Cure” shall mean that the Debt Service Coverage Ratio, as determined as of the first day of each of two (2) consecutive calendar quarters following the occurrence of the applicable DSCR Trigger Event, based on the trailing three (3) month period immediately preceding the date of each determination, shall be greater than 1.40 to 1.00.

“DSCR Trigger Period” shall mean the period from the date of the occurrence of a DSCR Trigger Event until the date that a DSCR Trigger Event Cure occurs in respect of such DSCR Trigger Event.

“Eligible Account” shall mean 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 $50,000,000.00 and subject to supervision or examination by federal and state authority, as applicable. An Eligible Account will not be evidenced by a certificate of deposit, passbook or other instrument.

 

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“Eligible Institution” shall mean either (a) a depository institution or trust company insured by the Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation, the short-term unsecured debt obligations or commercial paper of which are rated at least “A-1+” by S&P, “P-1” by Moody’s and “F-1+” by Fitch in the case of accounts in which funds are held for thirty (30) days or less (or, in the case of Letters of Credit and accounts in which funds are held for more than thirty (30) days, the long-term unsecured debt obligations of which are rated at least “AA-” by Fitch and S&P and “Aa3” by Moody’s), (b) Wells or GACC, provided that the rating by S&P and the other Rating Agencies for Wells’ or GACC’s short term unsecured debt obligations or commercial paper and long term unsecured debt obligations does not decrease below the ratings set forth in subclause (a)  hereof or (c) KeyBank National Association (only as a Lockbox Bank), provided that the rating by S&P and the equivalent rating from the other Rating Agencies for KeyBank National Association’s short term unsecured debt obligations or commercial paper and long term unsecured debt obligations does not decrease below “BBB+”.

“Embargoed Person” shall mean any Person, entity or government subject to trade restrictions under U.S. law, including, but not limited to, The USA PATRIOT Act (including the anti-terrorism provisions thereof), the International Emergency Economic Powers Act, 50 U.S.C. §§ 1701, et seq., The Trading with the Enemy Act, 50 U.S.C. App. 1 et seq., and any Executive Orders or regulations promulgated thereunder including those related to Specially Designated Nationals and Specially Designated Global Terrorists, with the result that the investment in Borrower, any SPE Constituent Entity or Guarantor, as applicable (whether directly or indirectly), is prohibited by law or the Loan is in violation of law.

“Environmental Indemnity” shall mean that certain Environmental Indemnity Agreement, dated as of the Closing Date or such future date in connection with a substitution in accordance with Section 2.6.6 , executed by Borrower in connection with the Loan for the benefit of Lender, as the same may be amended, restated, replaced, supplemented or otherwise modified from time to time.

“Equipment” shall have the meaning set forth in the granting clause of the related Mortgage with respect to each Individual Property.

“ERISA” shall mean the Employee Retirement Income Security Act of 1974, as amended from time to time, and the regulations promulgated and the rulings issued thereunder.

“Event of Default” shall have the meaning set forth in Section 8.1(a) hereof.

“Excess Cash Flow” shall have the meaning set forth in the Cash Management Agreement.

“Excess Cash Flow Reserve Account” shall have the meaning set forth in Section 7.5.1 hereof.

“Excess Cash Flow Reserve Funds” shall have the meaning set forth in Section 7.5.1 hereof.

“Excess Net Proceeds” shall have the meaning set forth in Section 6.4(b)(vii) hereof.

 

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“Exchange Act” shall have the meaning set forth in Section 9.1.1(1) hereof.

“Excluded Taxes” shall mean any of the following taxes imposed on or with respect to a recipient: (a) taxes that are imposed on a recipient’s overall net income (and franchise taxes imposed in lieu thereof or in addition thereto), or by the jurisdiction under the laws of which such recipient is organized or in which the principal office is located or, in the case of any Lender, in which its applicable lending office is located unless such taxes are imposed solely as a result of the recipient having executed, delivered or performed its obligations or received payments under, or enforced, this Agreement or any of the other Loan Documents, (b) taxes that are branch profits taxes imposed by the United States or any similar jurisdiction in which the Borrower is located, (c) in the case of a Lender, any U.S. federal withholding taxes resulting from any Legal Requirement in effect on the date Lender becomes a party to this Agreement (or designates a new lending office) or is attributable to Lender’s (or other relevant recipient’s) failure to comply with Section 2.9(e) , except to the extent that such Lender (or its assignor, if any) was entitled, at the time of designation of a new lending office (or assignment), to receive additional amounts from any Loan Party with respect to such withholding taxes pursuant to Section 2.9(a) , and (c) any withholding taxes imposed pursuant to FATCA.

“Existing Management Agreement” shall mean that certain Property Management Agreement, dated as of the Closing Date, between Borrower and Existing Manager, pursuant to which Existing Manager is to provide management and other services with respect to the Properties.

“Existing Manager” shall mean, collectively, Centro US Management Joint Venture 2, LP, a Delaware limited partnership.

“Existing TRS Borrower” shall mean BRE Retail NP TRS LLC, a Delaware limited liability company.

“Extended Maturity Date” shall have the meaning set forth in Section 2.8 hereof.

“Extension Option” shall have the meaning set forth in Section 2.8 hereof.

“Extension Term” shall have the meaning set forth in Section 2.8 hereof.

“Extraordinary Expense” shall have the meaning set forth in Section 5.1.11(e) hereof.

“FATCA” shall mean Sections 1471 through 1474 of the Code, as of the date of this Agreement, and any current or future regulations or official interpretations thereof.

“Fiscal Year” shall mean each twelve (12) month period commencing on January 1 and ending on December 31 during each year of the term of the Loan.

“Fitch” shall mean Fitch, Inc.

“Fixtures” shall have the meaning set forth in the granting clause of the related Mortgage with respect to each Individual Property.

 

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“Floating Interest Rate” shall mean a fluctuating rate per annum equal to LIBOR plus the Spread; provided , however , in no event shall LIBOR be deemed to be less than 0.75%.

“Floating Interest Rate Loan” shall mean the Loan at such time as the interest thereon accrues at a rate of interest based on the Floating Interest Rate.

“Force Majeure” shall mean any delay caused by reason of strike, lock-out or other labor trouble, governmental preemption of priorities or other controls in connection with a national or other public emergency or shortages of fuel, supplies or labor resulting therefrom or other similar causes beyond Borrower’s reasonable control.

“GAAP” shall mean generally accepted accounting principles in the United States of America as of the date of the applicable financial report.

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

“Grantor Trust” shall mean a grantor trust as defined in subpart E, part I of subchapter J of the Code.

“Gross Income from Operations” shall mean, for any period, all operating income of Borrower from each of the Properties during such period, determined based on GAAP principles (but without straight-lining of rents), other than (i) Net Proceeds (but Gross Income from Operations will include rental loss insurance proceeds to the extent allocable to any Individual Property during such period), (ii) any revenue attributable to a Lease to the extent it is paid more than 30 days prior to the due date (but any such prepayment shall be included as revenue in the month for which it was paid), (iii) any interest income from any source, (iv) any repayments received from any third party of principal loaned or advanced to such third party by Borrower, (v) any proceeds resulting from the Transfer of all or any portion of such Property, (vi) sales, use and occupancy or other taxes on receipts required to be accounted for by Borrower to any government or governmental agency, (vii) Termination Payments, (viii) payments made to Borrower pursuant to the Interest Rate Cap Agreement, and (ix) any other extraordinary or non-recurring items.

“Guarantor” shall mean BRE Retail or, if applicable, its successors in accordance with Section 5.2.10(e) (i.e. the Transferee Replacement Guarantor), Section 5.2.10(f) (i.e. the Public Vehicle) or Section 5.2.10(g) (i.e. a BRE Retail Private Sale Replacement Guarantor), or a Guarantor Public Vehicle Successor pursuant to clause (m) of the definition of Permitted Transfer.

“Guaranty” shall mean that certain Guaranty Agreement, dated as of the Closing Date and executed and delivered by Guarantor in connection with the Loan to and for the benefit of Lender, as the same may be amended, restated, replaced, supplemented or otherwise modified from time to time.

“Improvements” shall have the meaning set forth in the granting clause of the related Mortgage with respect to each Individual Property.

 

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“Indebtedness” of a Person, at a particular date, means the sum (without duplication) at such date of (a) all indebtedness or liability of such Person (including, without limitation, amounts for borrowed money and indebtedness in the form of mezzanine debt and preferred equity); (b) obligations evidenced by bonds, debentures, notes, or other similar instruments; (c) obligations for the deferred purchase price of property or services (including trade obligations); (d) the face amount of the obligations under letters of credit; (e) obligations under acceptance facilities; (f) all guaranties, endorsements (other than for collection or deposit in the ordinary course of business) and other contingent obligations to purchase, to provide funds for payment, to supply funds, to invest in any Person or entity, or otherwise to assure a creditor against loss; and (g) obligations secured by any Liens, whether or not the obligations have been assumed, provided that “Indebtedness” described in this clause (g)  shall not include any Permitted Encumbrances.

“Indemnified Liabilities” shall have the meaning set forth in Section 10.13(b) hereof.

“Indemnified Parties” shall mean (a) Lender and any designee of Lender, (b) any Affiliate of Lender that has filed any registration statement relating to a Securitization or has acted as the sponsor or depositor in connection with such Securitization, (c) any Affiliate of Lender that acts as an underwriter, placement agent or initial purchaser of Securities issued in such Securitization, (d) any other co-underwriters, co-placement agents or co-initial purchasers of Securities issued in such Securitization, (e) each Person who controls (within the meaning of Section 15 of the Exchange Act) any Person described in any of the foregoing clauses, (f) any Person who is or will have been involved in the origination of the Loan, (g) any Person who is or will have been involved in the servicing of the Loan, (h) any Person in whose name the Liens created by the Mortgages are or will be recorded, (i) any Person who may hold or acquire or will have held a full or partial interest in the Loan (including, but not limited to, investors or prospective investors in the Securities, as well as custodians, trustees and other fiduciaries who hold or have held a full or partial interest in the Loan evidenced for the benefit of third parties), (j) any Person who holds or acquires or will have held a participation or other full or partial interest in the Loan, whether during the term of the Loan or as a part of or following a foreclosure of the Loan, (k) any successors by merger, consolidation or acquisition of all or a substantial portion of Lender’s assets and business and (1) the respective officers, directors, shareholders, partners, employees, agents, representatives, contractors, subcontractors, Affiliates, participants, successors and assigns of any Person described in any of the foregoing clauses.

“Indemnified Persons” shall have the meaning set forth in Section 9.1.1(c) hereof

“Independent Director” or “Independent Manager” or “Independent Trustee” means a natural person who has prior experience as an independent director, independent manager, independent trustee or independent member with at least three (3) years of employment experience and who is provided by CT Corporation, Corporation Service Company, National Registered Agents, Inc., Wilmington Trust Company, Stewart Management Company, Lord Securities Corporation or, if none of those companies is then providing professional independent directors or independent managers, another nationally-recognized company reasonably approved by Lender that provides professional independent directors or independent managers and other corporate services in the ordinary course of its business and is not an Affiliate of Borrower or any SPE Constituent Entity, and which natural person is duly appointed as an Independent

 

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Director or Independent Manager or Independent Trustee, as applicable, and is not, and has never been, and will not while serving as an Independent Director or Independent Manager or Independent Trustee, as applicable, be, any of the following:

(a) a member, partner, equityholder, beneficial owner, manager, director, trustee, officer or employee of Borrower, any SPE Constituent Entity or any of their respective Affiliates (other than as an Independent Director or Independent Manager or Independent Trustee of (i) Borrower or any SPE Constituent Entity or (ii) any Affiliate of Borrower that is not in the direct chain of ownership of Borrower and that is required by a creditor to be a single purpose bankruptcy remote entity, provided that (A) such Independent Director or Independent Manager or Independent Trustee is employed by a company that routinely provides professional independent directors or managers in the ordinary course of its business) and (B) the fees that such Independent Director or Independent Manager or Independent Trustee earns from serving as an Independent Director or Independent Manager or Independent Trustee of Borrower, each SPE Constituent Entity and any Affiliate of Borrower in any given calendar year constitute, in the aggregate, less than five percent (5%) of the annual income of such Independent Director or Independent Manager or Independent Trustee for that calendar year;

(b) a creditor, supplier or service provider (including provider of professional services) to Borrower, any SPE Constituent Entity, or any of their respective Affiliates (other than a nationally-recognized company that routinely provides professional independent directors or independent managers or independent trustees and other corporate services to Borrower, any SPE Constituent Entity or any of their respective Affiliates in the ordinary course of its business);

(c) a family member of any Person referenced in the foregoing clause (a)  that is a natural person; or

(d) a Person that Controls any Person referenced in any of the foregoing clauses (a) , (b)  or (c) .

The same natural person may not serve as an Independent Director or Independent Manager or Independent Trustee of any Borrower (or any SPE Constituent Entity).

“Individual Material Adverse Effect” shall mean in respect of an Individual Property, any event or condition that has a material adverse effect on (a) the use, operation, or value of the Individual Property, (b) the business, profits, operations or financial condition of Borrower (including, without limitation, Net Operating Income), (c) the enforceability, validity, perfection or priority of the lien of the Security Instrument or the other Loan Documents, or (d) the ability of Borrower to repay the principal and interest of the Loan as it becomes due or to satisfy any of Borrower’s other obligations under the Loan Documents.

“Individual Property” shall mean each parcel of land, the Improvements thereon and all personal property owned by Borrower and encumbered by a Mortgage, together with all rights pertaining to such property and Improvements, as more particularly described in the granting clauses of each such Mortgage and referred to therein as the “Property”.

“Initial Maturity Date” shall mean the Payment Date occurring in July, 2013.

 

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“Insolvency Opinion” shall mean that certain non-consolidation opinion letter dated as of the Closing Date delivered by Richards, Layton & Finger, P.A. in connection with the Loan.

“Insurance Premiums” shall have the meaning set forth in Section 6.1(b) hereof.

“Insurance Proceeds” shall have the meaning set forth in Section 6.4(b) hereof.

“Insurance Reserve Funds” shall have the meaning set forth in Section 7.2.1 hereof.

“Interest Period” shall mean, with respect to the Note, (a) the period commencing on the Closing Date and ending on (and including) June 30, 2011 and (b) thereafter, the period commencing on the first day of each calendar month during the term of the Loan and ending on (but including) the last day of such calendar month. Each Interest Period as set forth in clause (b) above shall be a full month and shall not be shortened by reason of any payment of the Loan prior to the expiration of such Interest Period.

“Interest Rate” shall mean the rate at which the outstanding principal amount of the Loan bears interest from time to time in accordance with Section 2.2.3 hereof.

“Interest Rate Cap Agreement” shall mean, collectively, one or more interest rate protection agreements (together with the confirmation and schedules relating thereto) reasonably acceptable to Lender, between an Acceptable Counterparty and Borrower obtained by Borrower as and when required pursuant to Section 2.2.7 and/or Section 2.7 hereof. After delivery of a Replacement Interest Rate Cap Agreement to Lender, the term “Interest Rate Cap Agreement” shall be deemed to mean such Replacement Interest Rate Cap Agreement and such Replacement Interest Rate Cap Agreement shall be subject to all requirements applicable to the Interest Rate Cap Agreement.

“KBRA” shall mean Kroll Bond Rating Agency, Inc.

“Land” shall have the meaning set forth in the granting clause of the related Mortgage with respect to each Individual Property.

“Lease” shall mean any lease, sublease or subsublease, letting, license, concession or other agreement (whether written or oral and whether now or hereafter in effect) pursuant to which any Tenant is granted a possessory interest in, or right to use or occupy all or any portion of any space in any Individual Property by or on behalf of Borrower, and (a) every modification, amendment or other agreement relating to such lease, sublease, subsublease, or other agreement entered into in connection with such lease, sublease, subsublease, or other agreement, and (b) every guarantee of the performance and observance of the covenants, conditions and agreements to be performed and observed by the other party thereto.

“Legal Requirements” shall mean, with respect to each Individual Property, all federal, state, county, municipal and other governmental statutes, laws, rules, orders, regulations, ordinances, judgments, decrees and injunctions of Governmental Authorities affecting such Individual Property or any part thereof, or the construction, use, alteration or operation thereof, or any part thereof, whether now or hereafter enacted and in force, and all permits, licenses and authorizations and regulations relating thereto, and all covenants, agreements, restrictions and

 

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encumbrances contained in any instruments, either of record or known to Borrower, at any time in force affecting Borrower, such Individual Property or any part thereof, including, without limitation, any which may (a) require repairs, modifications or Alterations in or to such Individual Property or any part thereof, or (b) in any way limit the use and enjoyment thereof.

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

“Lender Documents” shall mean any agreement among Lender and/or any participant or any fractional owner of a beneficial interest in the Loan relating to the administration of the Loan or the Loan Documents, including without limitation any intercreditor agreements, co-lender agreements and participation agreements.

“Letter of Credit” shall mean an irrevocable, unconditional, transferable, clean sight draft letter of credit having an initial term of not less than one (1) year, in favor of Lender and entitling Lender to draw thereon in New York, New York, based solely on a statement that Lender has the right to draw thereon executed by an officer or authorized signatory of Lender. A Letter of Credit must be issued by an Eligible Institution.

“Liabilities” shall have the meaning set forth in Section 9.1.1(c) hereof.

“LIBOR” shall mean, with respect to each Interest Period, the rate (expressed as a percentage per annum and rounded to the next nearest 1/1000 of 1%) equal to the rate reported for deposits in U.S. dollars, for a one-month period, that appears on Reuters Screen LIBOR01 Page (or the successor thereto) as of 11:00 a.m., London time, on the related Determination Date; provided that, (i) if such rate does not appear on Reuters Screen LIBOR01 Page as of 11:00 a.m., London time, on such Determination Date, Lender shall request the principal London office of any four major reference banks in the London interbank market selected by Lender to provide such bank’s offered quotation (expressed as a percentage per annum) to prime banks in the London interbank market for deposits in U.S. dollars for a one-month period as of 11:00 a.m., London time, on such Determination Date for the amounts for a comparable loan at the time of such calculation and, if at least two such offered quotations are so provided, LIBOR shall be the arithmetic mean of such quotations and (ii) if fewer than two such quotations in clause (i) are so provided, Lender shall request any three major banks in New York City selected by Lender to provide such bank’s rate (expressed as a percentage per annum) for loans in U.S. dollars to leading European banks for a one-month period as of approximately 11:00 a.m., New York City time on the applicable Determination Date for the amounts for a comparable loan at the time of such calculation and, if at least two such rates are so provided, LIBOR shall be the arithmetic mean of such rates. LIBOR shall be determined conclusively by Lender or its agent absent manifest error. Notwithstanding the foregoing, in no event shall LIBOR be less than the LIBOR Floor.

“LIBOR Floor” shall mean 0.75%.

“Licenses” shall have the meaning set forth in Section 4.1.22 hereof.

“Lien” shall mean, with respect to each Individual Property, any mortgage, deed of trust, deed to secure debt, indemnity deed of trust, lien, pledge, hypothecation, assignment, security interest, or any other encumbrance, charge or transfer of, on or affecting Borrower, the related

 

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Individual Property, any portion thereof or any interest therein, including, without limitation, any conditional sale or other title retention agreement, any financing lease having substantially the same economic effect as any of the foregoing, the filing of any financing statement, and mechanic’s, materialmen’s and other similar liens and encumbrances.

“Loan” shall mean the loan made by Lender to Borrower pursuant to this Agreement and evidenced and secured by the Note and the other Loan Documents.

“Loan Documents” shall mean, collectively, this Agreement, the Note, the Mortgages, the Guaranty, the Assignment of Leases, the O&M Agreement, the Environmental Indemnity, the Assignment of Management Agreement, the Lockbox Agreement, the Cash Management Agreement, the Contribution Agreement, the Assignment of Interest Rate Cap Agreement, the Interest Rate Cap Agreement, and all other documents executed and/or delivered in connection with the Loan, as each of the same may be amended, restated, replaced, supplemented or otherwise modified from time to time.

“Loan Party” shall mean Borrower and Guarantor.

“Loan Split Documents” shall have the meaning set forth in Section 9.1.2(b) hereof.

“Loan Splitting” shall have the meaning set forth in Section 9.1.2(a) hereof.

“Lockbox Account” shall have the meaning set forth in Section 2.7.1 hereof.

“Lockbox Agreement” shall mean the Closing Date Lockbox Agreement or any Replacement Lockbox Agreement, as applicable, in each case, as the same may be amended, restated, replaced, supplemented or otherwise modified from time to time.

“Lockbox Bank” shall mean KeyBank National Association or any Replacement Lockbox Bank.

“Major Lease” shall mean, with respect to any Individual Property, any (a) Lease (i) covering more than fifty thousand (50,000) square feet at such Individual Property or (ii) entered into by a Tenant that is a Tenant under another Lease at such Individual Property or that is an Affiliate of any other Tenant under a Lease at such Individual Property, if, pursuant to such Leases, such Tenant (or such Tenant and its Affiliate(s)) leases more than fifty thousand (50,000) square feet in the aggregate at the applicable Individual Property or (b) Lease under which the Tenant is an Affiliate of Borrower or Guarantor. Notwithstanding the foregoing, no Permitted Parcel Ground Lease shall constitute a Major Lease.

“Management Agreement” shall mean the Existing Management Agreement or, if the context requires, a Replacement Management Agreement pursuant to which a Qualified Manager is managing one or more of the Individual Properties in accordance with the terms and provisions of this Agreement.

“Manager” shall mean Existing Manager or, if the context requires, a Qualified Manager who is managing one or more of the Individual Properties in accordance with the terms and provisions of this Agreement pursuant to a Replacement Management Agreement.

 

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“Manager Bankruptcy” shall mean any Bankruptcy Action with respect to Manager.

“Manager Bankruptcy Period” shall mean the period from the date of the occurrence of a Manager Bankruptcy until the date that a Qualified Manager, other than the Manager or any Affiliate thereof which is the subject of the Manager Bankruptcy, is managing the Properties pursuant to a Replacement Management Agreement.

“Material Action” shall have the meaning set forth in paragraph (xii) of the definition of “Special Purpose Entity” below.

“Material Lease” shall mean, with respect to any Individual Property, any Lease or Leases (i) with a Tenant that is a nationally or regionally recognized retail chain (as reasonably determined by Lender) or (ii) pursuant to which such Tenant leases more than five thousand (5,000) square feet in the aggregate at such Individual Property.

“Maturity Date” shall mean the Initial Maturity Date or, following an exercise by Borrower of one (1) or more of the Extension Options described in Section 2.8 hereof, the Extended Maturity Date, or such other date on which the final payment of principal of the Note becomes due and payable as therein or herein provided, whether at such stated maturity date, by declaration of acceleration, or otherwise.

“Maximum Legal Rate” shall mean the maximum nonusurious interest rate, if any, that at any time or from time to time may be contracted for, taken, reserved, charged or received on the indebtedness evidenced by the Note and as provided for herein or the other Loan Documents, under the laws of such state or states whose laws are held by any court of competent jurisdiction to govern the interest rate provisions of the Loan.

“Minimum Disbursement Amount” shall mean Twenty-Five Thousand and No/100 Dollars ($25,000.00).

“Moisture and Mold Mitigation Protocol” shall mean an operations and maintenance plan, that is reasonably satisfactory to Lender, for the prevention and remediation of any mold, mycotoxins, microbial matter and airborne pathogens (naturally occurring or otherwise) on or at each of the Properties and that pose a threat to human health or the environment or that adversely affect any of the Properties. Any such Moisture and Mold Mitigation Protocol shall include provision for annual site assessments by an engineering firm licensed to conduct such testing, and the preparation by such engineering firm of a report on the results of such testing and any recommendations for removal or other remediation with respect to any such mold, mycotoxins, microbial matter and airborne pathogens.

“Monthly Debt Service Payment Amount” shall mean, on each Payment Date, the amount of interest which accrues on the Loan for the related Interest Period.

“Moody’s” shall mean Moody’s Investors Service, Inc.

“Mortgage” shall mean, with respect to each Individual Property, that certain first-priority Mortgage/Deed of Trust, Assignment of Leases and Rents, Fixture Filing and Security Agreement, dated as of the Closing Date or such other date with respect to a substitution in

 

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accordance with Section 2.6.6 , executed and delivered by Borrower to Lender as security for the Loan and encumbering an Individual Property, as the same may be amended, restated, replaced, supplemented or otherwise modified from time to time.

“Net Cash Flow” shall mean, with respect to the Properties for any period, the amount obtained by subtracting Operating Expenses and Capital Expenditures for such period from Gross Income from Operations for such period.

“Net Cash Flow Schedule” shall have the meaning set forth in Section 5.1.11(b) hereof.

“Net Operating Income” shall mean, for any period, the amount obtained by subtracting Operating Expenses for such period from Gross Income from Operations for such period.

“Net Proceeds” shall have the meaning set forth in Section 6.4(b) hereof

“Net Proceeds Deficiency” shall have the meaning set forth in Section 6.4(b)(vi) hereof.

“Net Proceeds Prepayment” shall have the meaning set forth in Section 6.4(e) hereof.

“Net Worth” shall mean net worth as calculated in accordance with generally accepted accounting principles (or other principles reasonably acceptable to Lender).

“New Note” shall have the meaning set forth in Section 9.1.2(b) hereof.

“New Note Amount” shall have the meaning set forth in Section 9.1.2(b) hereof.

“New TRS Borrower” shall have the meaning set forth in Section 10.29 hereof.

“Non-Disturbance Agreement” shall have the meaning set forth in Section 5.1.20 hereof.

“Non-Excluded Taxes” shall mean (a)  Section 2.9 Taxes, other than Excluded Taxes, imposed on or with respect to any payment made by or on account of any Loan Party under any Loan Document, and (b) to the extent not otherwise described in (a), Other Taxes.

“Non-Guarantor Restricted Party” shall mean any Restricted Party excluding Guarantor.

“Non-U.S. Lender” shall have the meaning set forth in Section 2.9(e)(i) hereof

“Note” shall mean that certain Promissory Note of even date herewith in the principal amount of Eighty Million and No/100 Dollars ($80,000,000.00), made by Borrower in favor of Lender, as the same may be amended, restated, replaced, supplemented or otherwise modified from time to time.

“O&M Agreement” shall mean that certain Operations and Maintenance Agreement dated as of the Closing Date between Lender and each applicable Borrower, as the same may be amended, restated, replaced, supplemented or otherwise modified from time to time.

 

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“Officer’s Certificate” shall mean a certificate delivered to Lender by Borrower which is signed by an authorized officer of Borrower or the general partner or the managing member of Borrower, as applicable.

“Operating Expenses” shall mean, for any period, all operating, renting, administrative, management, legal and other ordinary expenses of Borrower during such period, determined based on GAAP principles; provided , however , that such expenses shall not include (i) depreciation, amortization or other non-cash items (other than expenses that are due and payable but not yet paid), (ii) interest, principal or any other sums due and owing with respect to the Loan, (iii) deposits into reserve accounts required to be maintained pursuant to the Loan Documents, (iv) income taxes or other taxes in the nature of income taxes, (v) Capital Expenditures, or (vi) equity distributions.

“Other Charges” shall mean 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 any Individual Property, now or hereafter levied or assessed or imposed against such Individual Property or any part thereof.

“Other Obligations” shall have the meaning as respectively set forth in the Mortgages.

“Other Obligor” and “Other Obligors” shall have the meaning set forth in Section 10.26 .

“Other Taxes” shall have the meaning set forth in Section 2.9(b) hereof.

“Outparcel” shall mean each parcel of Land described or depicted on Schedule 1.1(c) hereto.

“Payment Date” shall mean, with respect to the Note, the first (1 st ) day of every month during the term of the Loan, until and including the Maturity Date. The parties hereto acknowledge that the first Payment Date shall be August 1, 2011.

“Permitted Assumption” shall have the meaning set forth in Section 5.2.10(e) hereof.

“Permitted Debt” shall mean, collectively (a) the Note and the other obligations, indebtedness and liabilities specifically provided for in any Loan Document and secured by the Mortgages and the other Loan Documents and (b) trade payables incurred in the ordinary course of Borrower’s business, not secured by Liens on any one or more Individual Properties (other than Liens being properly contested in accordance with the provisions of this Agreement), provided that such trade payables (i) do not exceed at any one time in the aggregate three percent (3%) of the sum of the original Allocated Loan Amounts of the Individual Properties, (ii) are normal and reasonable under the circumstances, (iii) are payable by or on behalf of Borrower for or in respect of the operation of such Individual Property in the ordinary course of the operation of Borrower’s business or the routine administration of such Borrower’s business, (iv) are paid within sixty (60) days following the later of (A) the date on which such amount is incurred or (B) the date invoiced, and (v) are not evidenced by a note. Nothing contained herein shall be deemed to require Borrower to pay any trade payable, so long as Borrower is in good faith at its own expense, and by proper legal proceedings, diligently contesting the validity, amount or application thereof, provided that in each case, at the time of the commencement of any such

 

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action or proceeding, and during the pendency of such action or proceeding (w) no Event of Default shall exist and be continuing hereunder, (x) no Individual Property nor any part thereof or interest therein will be in material danger of being sold, forfeited, or lost, (y) Borrower shall furnish such security as may be required in the proceeding, or as may be reasonably requested by Lender, to insure the payment any amounts contested, together with all interest and penalties thereon, and (z) such contest operates to suspend collection or enforcement, as the case may be, of the contested amount. For the avoidance of doubt, “trade payables” shall not include any amounts incurred with respect to Taxes or Leasing Costs.

“Permitted Encumbrances” shall mean, with respect to an Individual Property, collectively, (a) the Liens and security interests created by the Loan Documents, (b) all Liens, encumbrances and other matters disclosed in the applicable Title Insurance Policy relating to such Individual Property or any part thereof, (c) Liens, if any, for Taxes imposed by any Governmental Authority not yet due or delinquent or contested in accordance with the terms hereof, (d) such other title and survey exceptions as Lender has approved or may approve in writing in Lender’s sole discretion, (e) all immaterial easements, rights-of-way, restrictions and other similar non-monetary encumbrances recorded against and affecting such Individual Property and that do not materially and adversely affect (i) the ability of Borrower to pay any of its obligations to any Person as and when due, (ii) the marketability of title to such Individual Property, (iii) the fair market value of such Individual Property, or (iv) the use or operation of such Individual Property, (1) rights of Tenants, as Tenants only, along with such rights of first refusal, rights of first offer and tenant options which are granted to tenants under Major Leases which are approved by Lender in accordance with Section 5.1.20 hereof and (g) any easements, rights-of-way, restrictions and other similar non-monetary encumbrances recorded against and affecting such Individual Property as a result of any Outparcel or Tenant Option Release Parcel in accordance with Section 2.6.2 .

“Permitted Equipment Transfer” shall mean the Transfer by Borrower of Equipment, Fixtures and/or Personal Property that is either being replaced or that is no longer necessary in connection with the operation of the applicable Individual Property, provided that such Transfer will not (i) materially adversely affect the value of such Individual Property, (ii) impair the utility of such Individual Property or (iii) result in a reduction or abatement of, or right of offset against, the Rents under any Lease in respect of such Individual Property.

“Permitted Investments” shall mean any one or more of the following obligations or securities acquired at a purchase price of not greater than par, including those issued by Servicer, or any Certificate Administrator under any Securitization or any of their respective Affiliates, payable on demand or having a maturity date not later than the Business Day immediately prior to the first Payment Date following the date of acquiring such investment and meeting one of the appropriate standards set forth below:

(i) obligations of, or obligations fully guaranteed as to timely payment of principal and interest by, the United States or any agency or instrumentality thereof provided such obligations are backed by the full faith and credit of the United States of America including, without limitation, obligations of: the U.S. Treasury (all direct or fully guaranteed obligations), the Farmers Home Administration (certificates of beneficial ownership), the General Services Administration (participation certificates), the U.S. Maritime Administration (guaranteed Title XI financing), the Small Business Administration (guaranteed participation certificates and guaranteed pool certificates),

 

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the U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development (local authority bonds) and the Washington Metropolitan Area Transit Authority (guaranteed transit bonds); provided , however , that the investments described in this clause must (A) have a predetermined fixed dollar of principal due at maturity that cannot vary or change, (B) if rated by S&P, must not have an “r” highlighter affixed to their rating, (C) if such investments have a variable rate of interest, such interest rate must be tied to a single interest rate index plus a fixed spread (if any) and must move proportionately with that index, and (D) such investments must not be subject to liquidation prior to their maturity;

(ii) obligations of the following United States government sponsored agencies: Federal Home Loan Mortgage Corp. (debt obligations), the Federal National Mortgage Association (debt obligations); provided , however , that the investments described in this clause must (A) have a predetermined fixed dollar of principal due at maturity that cannot vary or change, (B) if rated by S&P, must not have an “r” highlighter affixed to their rating, (C) if such investments have a variable rate of interest, such interest rate must be tied to a single interest rate index plus a fixed spread (if any) and must move proportionately with that index, and (D) such investments must not be subject to liquidation prior to their maturity;

(iii) unsecured certificates of deposit, time deposits, bankers’ acceptances and repurchase agreements or obligations with maturities of not more than 365 days issued or held by any depository institution or trust company incorporated or organized under the laws of the United States of America or any state thereof and subject to supervision and examination by federal or state banking authorities, so long as the commercial paper or other short term obligations of which at all times are rated in the highest short term rating category by each Rating Agency (or, if not rated by all Rating Agencies, rated by at least one Rating Agency in the highest short term rating category and otherwise acceptable to each other Rating Agency, as confirmed in writing that such investment would not, in and of itself, result in a downgrade, qualification or withdrawal of the initial, or, if higher, then-current ratings assigned to the Securities); provided , however , that the investments described in this clause must (A) have a predetermined fixed dollar of principal due at maturity that cannot vary or change, (B) if rated by S&P, must not have an “r” highlighter affixed to their rating, (C) if such investments have a variable rate of interest, such interest rate must be tied to a single interest rate index plus a fixed spread (if any) and must move proportionately with that index, and (D) such investments must not be subject to liquidation prior to their maturity;

(iv) fully Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation-insured demand and time deposits in, or certificates of deposit of, or bankers’ acceptances issued by, any bank or trust company, savings and loan association or savings bank, the short term obligations of which at all times are rated in the highest short term rating category by each Rating Agency (or, if not rated by all Rating Agencies, rated by at least one Rating Agency in the highest short term rating category and otherwise acceptable to each other Rating Agency, as confirmed in writing that such investment would not, in and of itself, result in a downgrade, qualification or withdrawal of the initial, or, if higher, then-current ratings

 

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assigned to the Securities); provided , however , that the investments described in this clause must (A) have a predetermined fixed dollar of principal due at maturity that cannot vary or change, (B) if rated by S&P, must not have an “r” highlighter affixed to their rating, (C) if such investments have a variable rate of interest, such interest rate must be tied to a single interest rate index plus a fixed spread (if any) and must move proportionately with that index, and (D) such investments must not be subject to liquidation prior to their maturity;

(v) debt obligations bearing interest or sold at a discount issued by any corporation incorporated under the laws of the United States of America or any state thereof with maturities of not more than 365 days from the date of acquisition and at all times rated by each Rating Agency (or, if not rated by all Rating Agencies, rated by at least one Rating Agency and otherwise acceptable to each other Rating Agency, as confirmed in writing that such investment would not, in and of itself, result in a downgrade, qualification or withdrawal of the initial, or, if higher, then-current ratings assigned to the Securities) in its highest rating category; provided , however , that securities issued by any particular corporation will not be Permitted Investments to the extent that investment therein will cause the then-outstanding principal amount of the securities issued by such corporation and held in the accounts established hereunder to exceed ten percent (10%) of the sum of the aggregate principal balance and the aggregate principal amount of all Permitted Investments in such account; provided , further , that the investments described in this clause must (A) have a predetermined fixed dollar of principal due at maturity that cannot vary or change, (B) if rated by S&P, must not have an “r” highlighter affixed to their rating, (C) if such investments have a variable rate of interest, such interest rate must be tied to a single interest rate index plus a fixed spread (if any) and must move proportionately with that index, and (D) such investments must not be subject to liquidation prior to their maturity;

(vi) commercial paper (including both non-interest-bearing discount obligations and interest-bearing obligations) of any corporation or other entity organized under the laws of the United States of America or any state thereof payable on demand or on a specified date maturing not more than one year after the date of acquisition thereof) and that at all times is rated by each Rating Agency (or, if not rated by all Rating Agencies, rated by at least one Rating Agency and otherwise acceptable to each other Rating Agency, as confirmed in writing that such investment would not, in and of itself, result in a downgrade, qualification or withdrawal of the initial, or, if higher, then-current ratings assigned to the Securities) in its highest rating category; provided , however , that the investments described in this clause must (A) have a predetermined fixed dollar of principal due at maturity that cannot vary or change, (B) if rated by S&P, must not have an “r” highlighter affixed to their rating, (C) if such investments have a variable rate of interest, such interest rate must be tied to a single interest rate index plus a fixed spread (if any) and must move proportionately with that index, and (D) such investments must not be subject to liquidation prior to their maturity;

(vii) units of taxable money market funds, which funds are regulated investment companies, seek to maintain a constant net asset value per share and invest solely in obligations backed by the full faith and credit of the United States, which funds

 

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have the highest rating available from each Rating Agency (or, if not rated by all Rating Agencies, rated by at least one Rating Agency and otherwise acceptable to each other Rating Agency, as confirmed in writing that such investment would not, in and of itself, result in a downgrade, qualification or withdrawal of the initial, or, if higher, then-current ratings assigned to the Securities) for money market funds; and

(viii) any other demand, money market or time deposit, security, obligation or investment which has been approved as a Permitted Investment in writing by (A) Lender and (B) as to which Borrower has obtained a Rating Agency Confirmation;

provided , however , that no obligation or security shall be a Permitted Investment if (A) such obligation or security evidences a right to receive only interest payments, (B) the right to receive principal and interest payments on such obligation or security are derived from an underlying investment that provides a yield to maturity in excess of one hundred twenty percent (120%) of the yield to maturity at par of such underlying investment, or (C) such instrument may be redeemed at a price below the purchase price. Permitted Investments that are subject to prepayment or call may not be purchased at a price in excess of par.

“Permitted Parcel Ground Lease” shall mean any Lease entered into after the Closing Date that constitutes a “triple net” ground lease pursuant to which premises located wholly within an Outparcel or Tenant Option Release Parcel are demised to a Person that is not an Affiliate of Borrower and which does not obligate Borrower as ground lessor to pay the costs of, or reimburse the applicable ground lessee for the costs of, any tenant improvements, or perform any Alterations, the aggregate cost of which exceeds the Threshold Amount.

“Permitted Transfer” shall mean any of the following: (a) any transfer, directly as a result of the death of a natural person, of stock, membership interests, partnership interests or other ownership interests previously held by the decedent in question to the Person or Persons lawfully entitled thereto, provided if such decedent Controlled Borrower, then any such Person or Persons succeeding to Control shall have the same expertise and experience in owning the Properties as the decedent, (b) any transfer, directly as a result of the legal incapacity of a natural person, of stock, membership interests, partnership interests or other ownership interests previously held by such natural person to the Person or Persons lawfully entitled thereto, provided if such incapacitated Person Controlled Borrower, then any such Person or Persons succeeding to Control shall have the same expertise and experience in owning the Properties as the incapacitated Person prior to such incapacity, (c) any Transfer of any interest in an Affiliated Manager if, following such Transfer, such Affiliated Manager shall be under common Control with Guarantor, (d) any Transfer permitted without the consent of Lender pursuant to the provisions of Section 5.2.2(b) , Section 5.2.10(d) , Section 5.2.10(e) , Section 5.2.10(f) , or Section 5.2.10(g) , (e) any Lease of space in any of the Improvements to Tenants in accordance with the provisions of Section 5.1.20 , (f) any Permitted Equipment Transfer, (g) Permitted Encumbrances, (h) the release of any Property or portion thereof (or an Unencumbered Borrower) in connection with a release or substitution in accordance with Section 2.6 , (i) a transfer of an Individual Property to Existing TRS Borrower or a New TRS Borrower in accordance with Section 10.29 , (j) any direct or indirect pledge (or any Transfer occurring upon the foreclosure of, or other remedial action with respect to, the same or delivery of an assignment in lieu of foreclosure in respect of the same) by the holder of any loan created pursuant to

 

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Section 9.1 , (k) Transfers of direct or indirect ownership interests in BRE Retail to a person that is not a Public Vehicle so long as Blackstone owns at least 51% of the direct or indirect interest in BRE Retail, (1) Transfers of direct or indirect ownership interests in Guarantor to a Public Vehicle, and (m) Transfers through which Guarantor becomes, or is merged or consolidated with, a Public Vehicle ( “Guarantor Public Vehicle Successor” ).

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

“Personal Property” shall have the meaning set forth in the applicable granting clause of the related Mortgage with respect to each Individual Property.

“PLL Policy” shall have the meaning set forth in Section 6.1(a)(x) hereof.

“Policies” shall have the meaning set forth in Section 6.1(b) hereof.

“Policy” shall have the meaning set forth in Section 6.1(b) hereof.

“Preapproved Alterations” shall mean the Alterations more particularly described on Schedule 1.1(d) hereto.

“Preapproved Leases” shall mean the Leases more particularly described on Schedule 1.1.(e) hereto.

“Prepayment Premium” shall mean the outstanding principal amount of the Loan being prepaid multiplied by: (i) five percent (5.00%) if such prepayment occurs on or prior to the Payment Date occurring in July, 2012; (ii) two percent (2.00%) if such prepayment occurs after the Payment Date occurring in July, 2012, and on or prior to the Payment Date occurring in October, 2012; (iii) one and one-half of one percent (1.50%) if such prepayment occurs after the Payment Date occurring in October, 2012, and on or prior to the Payment Date occurring in January, 2013, (iv) one percent (1.00%) if such prepayment occurs after the Payment Date occurring in January, 2013 and prior to the Payment Date occurring in April, 2013, and (v) one-half of one percent (0.50%) if such prepayment occurs after the Payment Date occurring in April, 2013, and on or prior to the Payment Date occurring in July, 2013. No Prepayment Premium shall be payable with respect to any prepayment occurring after the Payment Date occurring in July, 2013.

“Prepayment Threshold” shall mean $16,000,000.

“Prime Rate Loan” shall mean the Loan at such time as interest thereon accrues at a rate of interest based upon the Prime Rate plus the Prime Rate Spread.

“Prime Rate Spread” shall mean the difference (expressed as the number of basis points) between (a) LIBOR plus the Spread on the date LIBOR was last applicable to the Loan and (b) the Prime Rate on the date that LIBOR was last applicable to the Loan; provided , however , in no event shall such difference be a negative number.

 

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“Properties” shall mean, collectively, each and every Individual Property which is subject to the terms of this Agreement.

“Provided Information” shall mean any and all financial and other information (including any updates thereto) provided at any time by, or on behalf of, Borrower, SPE Constituent Entity, Guarantor and/or Manager.

“Public Vehicle” shall mean a Person whose securities are listed and traded on a national or international securities exchange or quoted on a nationally or internationally recognized automated quotation system and shall include a wholly owned subsidiary of any such Person or any operating partnership through which such Person conducts all or substantially all of its business.

“Public Vehicle Debt Yield” shall mean as of the date of determination (and giving effect to the related Transfer), (x) the consolidated net operating income (before capital expenditures) of the Public Vehicle for the trailing twelve month period prior to such date of determination divided by (y) the aggregate outstanding debt of the Public Vehicle less all cash, cash equivalents and marketable securities.

“Public Vehicle Non-Guarantor Restricted Party Transfer” shall have the meaning set forth in Section 5.2.10(1) hereof.

“Purchaser” shall have the meaning set forth in Section 4.1.3 hereof

“Qualified Manager” shall mean (a) Existing Manager, (b) any Person that is under common Control with Existing Manager or Guarantor and/or (c) is a reputable Person that (i) has at least five (5) years’ experience in the management of commercial retail properties with similar size, scope, class, use and value as the Properties, (ii) has, for at least five (5) years prior to its engagement as property manager, managed at least twenty-five (25) properties similar in size, scope, class, use and value as the Properties which comprise in the aggregate (A) at least five million (5,000,000) leasable square feet of retail shopping centers if such Qualified Manager will be managing more than 10 of the Properties and (B) at least two million five hundred thousand (2,500,000) leasable square feet of retail shopping centers if such Qualified Manager will be managing ten (10) or fewer of the Properties, and (iii) is not the subject of a Bankruptcy Action, provided , that, if required by Lender following a Securitization, Borrower shall have obtained (i) in the case of the foregoing subclause (c) , a Rating Agency Confirmation in respect of the management of the Properties by such Person (and in which event Lender shall be deemed to have consented to such management organization) and (ii) in the case of the foregoing subclause (b)  and subclause (c) , if such Person is an Affiliate of Borrower, an Additional Insolvency Opinion.

“Rating Agencies” shall mean each of S&P, Moody’s, Fitch, KBRA, and Realpoint or any other nationally recognized statistical rating organization that has been approved by Lender, or that has been engaged by or on behalf of Lender or its designee to rate the Loan to assign a rating to the Loan or the Securities.

“Rating Agency Confirmation” means, collectively, a written affirmation from each of the Rating Agencies that the credit rating of the Securities given by such Rating Agency of such

 

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Securities immediately prior to the occurrence of the event with respect to which such Rating Agency Confirmation is sought will not be qualified, downgraded or withdrawn as a result of the occurrence of such event, which affirmation may be granted or withheld in such Rating Agency’s sole and absolute discretion. In the event that, at any given time, any Rating Agency elects not to consider whether to grant or withhold such an affirmation, then the term Rating Agency Confirmation shall be deemed instead to require the written approval of Lender based on its good faith determination of whether the Rating Agencies would issue a Rating Agency Confirmation, provided that the foregoing shall be inapplicable in any case in which Lender has an independent approval right in respect of the matter at issue pursuant to the terms of this Agreement.

“REA” or “Reciprocal Easement Agreement” shall mean any reciprocal easement agreement or similar agreement affecting any Individual Property or portion thereof.

“Realpoint” shall mean Realpoint, LLC, a Pennsylvania limited liability company.

“REIT” shall mean a real estate investment trust, as defined in Section 856 of the Code.

“Related Party” or “Related Parties” shall have the meaning set forth in Section 4.1.30(e)(i) hereof.

“Release Amount” shall mean, for an Individual Property, the lesser of:

(a) the Debt; or

(b) an amount equal to the Allocated Loan Amount for such Individual Property set forth on Schedule 1.1(a) (less any application of Release Amounts paid by Borrower to Lender in connection with releases of Release Properties pursuant to Sections 2.4.2 and 2.6.1 which occurred prior to the release of the Individual Property for which the Release Amount is being calculated) multiplied by one hundred ten percent (110%).

“Release Property” shall have the meaning set forth in Section 2.6.1 hereof

“REMIC Trust” shall mean a “real estate mortgage investment conduit” (within the meaning of Section 860D of the Code) that holds the Note or a portion thereof

“Rents” shall mean, with respect to each Individual Property, all rents (including, without limitation, percentage rents), rent equivalents, moneys payable as damages or in lieu of rent or rent equivalents, any fees, payments or other compensation from any Tenant relating to or in exchange for the termination of such Tenant’s Lease, royalties (including, without limitation, all oil and gas or other mineral royalties and bonuses), income, receivables, receipts, revenues, deposits (including, without limitation, security, utility and other deposits), accounts, cash, issues, profits, charges for services rendered, all other amounts payable as rent under any Lease or other agreement relating to such Individual Property, including, without limitation, charges for electricity, oil, gas, water, steam, heat, ventilation, air-conditioning and any other energy, telecommunication, telephone, utility or similar items or time use charges, HVAC equipment charges, sprinkler charges, escalation charges, license fees, maintenance fees, charges for Taxes, operating expenses or other reimbursables payable to Borrower (or to Manager for the account of

 

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Borrower) under any Lease, and other consideration of whatever form or nature received by or paid to or for the account of or benefit of Borrower or its agents or employees from any and all sources arising from or attributable to the Individual Property, and proceeds, if any, from business interruption or other loss of income or rental insurance.

“Replacement Agent” shall mean any successor to Servicer that is an Eligible Institution and either (a) assumes the obligations of the Agent being replaced under the then-existing Cash Management Agreement or (b) executes and delivers a Replacement Cash Management Agreement, in each case, acting in such Person’s capacity as Agent under the Replacement Cash Management Agreement.

“Replacement Cash Management Agreement” shall mean any cash management agreement entered into by and among Borrower, Lender, Manager, and a Replacement Agent, provided that such cash management agreement is in form and substance substantially similar to the Closing Date Cash Management Agreement or is otherwise in form and substance reasonably acceptable to Lender.

“Replacement Interest Rate Cap Agreement” shall mean, collectively, one or more interest rate protection agreements from an Acceptable Counterparty with terms identical to the Interest Rate Cap Agreement except that the same shall be effective as of the date required in Section 2.2.7(c) or if such interest rate protection agreement is delivered in connection with an extension of the Maturity Date pursuant to Section 2.8 shall meet the requirements set forth in Section 2.8(c) ; provided that to the extent any such interest rate protection agreements do not meet the foregoing requirements, a “Replacement Interest Rate Cap Agreement” shall be such interest rate protection agreements approved in writing by the applicable Rating Agencies with respect thereto.

“Replacement Lockbox Bank” shall mean any successor to KeyBank National Association that is an Eligible Institution which maintains and holds the Lockbox Account and either (a) assumes the obligations of the Lockbox Bank being replaced under the then-existing Lockbox Agreement or (b) executes and delivers a Replacement Lockbox Agreement, in each case, acting in such Person’s capacity as Lockbox Bank under the Replacement Cash Management Agreement.

“Replacement Lockbox Agreement” shall mean any lockbox agreement entered into by and among Borrower, Manager, Lender and a Replacement Lockbox Bank, provided that such lockbox agreement is in form and substance substantially similar to the Closing Date Lockbox Agreement or is otherwise in form and substance reasonably acceptable to Lender.

“Replacement Management Agreement” shall mean, 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 reasonably acceptable to Lender in form and substance, provided , with respect to this subclause (ii) , Lender, at its option, after a Securitization, may require that Borrower obtain a Rating Agency Confirmation in respect of such management agreement and (b) an assignment of management agreement and subordination of management fees substantially in the form then used by Lender (or of such other form and substance reasonably acceptable to Lender), executed and delivered to Lender by Borrower and such Qualified Manager at Borrower’s expense.

 

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“Replacement Reserve Account” shall have the meaning set forth in Section 7.3.1 hereof.

“Replacement Reserve Funds” shall have the meaning set forth in Section 7.3.1 hereof.

“Replacement Reserve Monthly Deposit” shall mean, for each date of determination, one twelfth (1/12) of the amount equal to the Aggregate Square Footage multiplied by Twenty Cents ($0.20).

“Replacements” shall have the meaning set forth in Section 7.3.1 hereof.

“Representative Borrower” shall have the meaning set forth in Section 10.6(b) hereof.

“Repurchase” shall have the meaning set forth in Section 9.1.2(d) hereof.

“Required Repair Deadline” shall have the meaning set forth in Section 7.1.1 hereof.

“Required Repair Reserve Account” shall have the meaning set forth in Section 7.1.1 hereof.

“Required Repair Reserve Funds” shall have the meaning set forth in Section 7.1.1 hereof.

“Required Repairs” shall have the meaning set forth in Section 7.1.1 hereof.

“Reserve Accounts” shall mean, collectively, the Tax and Insurance Reserve Account, the Replacement Reserve Account, the Required Repair Reserve Account, the Rollover Reserve Account, the Excess Cash Flow Reserve Account and any other escrow account established pursuant to the Loan Documents.

“Reserve Funds” shall mean, collectively, the Tax Reserve Funds, the Insurance Reserve Funds, the Replacement Reserve Funds, the Required Repair Reserve Account, the Rollover Reserve Funds, the Excess Cash Flow Reserve Funds and any funds deposited into any other Reserve Account.

“Reserve Threshold” shall mean Two Hundred Fifty Thousand and No/100 Dollars ($250,000.00).

“Reserved Other Charges” shall mean all Other Charges which are or may become a Lien prior to, or of equal priority with, the Liens created by the Loan Documents.

“Restoration” shall mean the repair and restoration of an Individual Property after a Casualty or Condemnation as nearly as possible to the condition the Individual Property was in immediately prior to such Casualty or Condemnation, with such Alterations as may be reasonably approved by Lender.

 

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“Restricted Party” shall mean collectively, (a) Borrower, each SPE Constituent Entity, Guarantor and any Affiliated Manager and (b) any subsidiary of Guarantor which is a direct or indirect legal or beneficial owner (including, without limitation, any shareholder, partner, member and/or non-member manager) of Borrower, any SPE Constituent Entity, any or any Affiliated Manager.

“Restricted Pledge Party” shall mean any Restricted Party.

“Rollover Reserve Account” shall have the meaning set forth in Section 7.4.1 hereof.

“Rollover Reserve Funds” shall have the meaning set forth in Section 7.4.1 hereof.

“Rollover Reserve Monthly Deposit” shall mean, for each date of determination, one twelfth (1/12) of the amount equal to the Aggregate Square Footage multiplied by Forty-Nine Cents ($0.49).

“S&P” shall mean Standard & Poor’s Ratings Group, a division of the McGraw-Hill Companies.

“Sale or Pledge” shall mean a voluntary or involuntary sale, conveyance, assignment, transfer, encumbrance, pledge, grant of option to purchase or other transfer or disposal of a legal or beneficial interest, whether direct or indirect.

“Section 2.9 Certificate” shall have meaning set forth in Section 2.9(e)(i)(C) hereof.

“Section 2.9 Taxes” shall have the meaning set forth in Section 2.9(a) hereof.

“Securities” shall have the meaning set forth in Section 9.1 hereof.

“Securities Act” shall have the meaning set forth in Section 9.1.1(1) hereof.

“Securitization” shall have the meaning set forth in Section 9.1.1 hereof.

“Securitization Vehicle” shall mean the issuer of Certificates in a Securitization.

“Servicer” shall have the meaning set forth in Section 9.4 hereof.

“Servicing Agreement” shall have the meaning set forth in Section 9.4 hereof.

“Severed Loan Documents” shall have the meaning set forth in Section 8.2(c) hereof.

“SPA” shall mean that certain Stock Purchase Agreement dated as of February 28, 2011, by and among the Companies identified on Exhibit A thereto, the Sellers identified on Exhibit B thereto, CPT Manager Limited, in its capacity as the responsible entity of Centro Property Trust, Centro Properties Limited, Centro MCS Manager Limited, in its capacity as the responsible entity of Centro Retail Trust, Centro Retail Limited and Guarantor.

 

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“SPE Constituent Entity” shall mean the Special Purpose Entity that is the general partner of Borrower, if Borrower is a limited partnership, or the managing member of Borrower, if Borrower is a multi-member limited liability company.

“Special Purpose Entity” shall mean a corporation, limited partnership, limited liability company or statutory trust that, at all times on and after the date hereof, has complied with and shall at all times comply with the following requirements:

(i) is and shall be organized solely for the purpose of (A) in the case of Borrower, acquiring, developing, owning, holding, selling, leasing, transferring, exchanging, managing and operating the Properties or its Individual Property, entering into and performing its obligations under the Loan Documents with Lender, refinancing the Properties in connection with a permitted repayment of the Loan, and transacting any lawful business that is incident, necessary and appropriate to accomplish the foregoing; or (B) in the case of an SPE Constituent Entity, acting as a general partner of the limited partnership that owns any one or more Individual Properties or as member of the limited liability company that owns any one or more Individual Properties and transacting lawful business that is incident, necessary and appropriate to accomplish the foregoing;

(ii) shall not engage in any business unrelated to (A) the acquisition, development, ownership, management, leasing or operation of any one or more Individual Properties or (B) in the case of an SPE Constituent Entity, acting as general partner of the limited partnership that owns any one or more Individual Properties or acting as a member of the limited liability company that owns any one or more Individual Properties, as applicable;

(iii) shall not own any real property other than, in the case of Borrower, any one or more Individual Properties;

(iv) does not have and shall not have any assets other than (A) in the case of Borrower, any one or more Individual Properties and personal property necessary or incidental to its ownership and operation of such Individual Property or Individual Properties or (B) in the case of an SPE Constituent Entity, its partnership interest in the limited partnership or the member interest in the limited liability company that owns any one or more Individual Properties and personal property necessary or incidental to its ownership of such interests;

(v) shall not engage in, seek, consent to or permit (A) any dissolution, winding up, liquidation, consolidation or merger, (B) any sale or other transfer of all or substantially all of its assets or any sale of assets outside the ordinary course of its business, except as permitted by the Loan Documents, or (C) in the case of an SPE Constituent Entity, any transfer of its partnership interest or member interest in Borrower;

(vi) shall not cause, consent to or permit any amendment of its limited partnership agreement, articles of incorporation, articles of organization, certificate of formation, trust agreement, operating agreement or other formation document or organizational document (as applicable) with respect to the matters set forth in this definition or matters as to which such formation document requires prior written consent of Lender, in each case without the prior written consent of Lender;

 

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(vii) if such entity is a limited partnership, shall be a Delaware entity and has and shall have at least one general partner and has and shall have, as its only general partners, Special Purpose Entities each of which (A) is a corporation or single-member Delaware limited liability company, (B) has two (2) Independent Directors, and (C) holds a direct interest as general partner in the limited partnership of not less than one-tenth of one percent (0.1%);

(viii) if such entity is a corporation, has and shall have at least two (2) Independent Directors, and shall not cause or permit the board of directors of such entity to take any Material Action either with respect to itself or, if the corporation is an SPE Constituent Entity, with respect to Borrower, unless two (2) Independent Directors shall have consented in writing to such action;

(ix) if such entity is a statutory trust, has and shall have at least two (2) Independent Trustees and shall not cause or permit the board of trustees to take any Material Action with respect to Borrower unless two (2) Independent Trustees shall have consented in writing to such action.

(x) if such entity is a limited liability company (other than a limited liability company meeting all of the requirements applicable to a single-member limited liability company set forth in this definition of “Special Purpose Entity” ), shall be a Delaware entity and has and shall have at least one (1) member that is a Special Purpose Entity that is a corporation or a single-member Delaware limited liability company, that has at least two (2) Independent Directors and that directly owns at least one-tenth-of-one percent (0.1%) of the equity of the limited liability company;

(xi) if such entity is a single-member limited liability company, (A) is and shall be a Delaware limited liability company, (B) has and shall have at least two (2) Independent Directors, (C) shall not take any Material Action and shall not cause or permit the members or managers of such limited liability company to take any Material Action, either with respect to itself or, if the limited liability company is an SPE Constituent Entity, with respect to Borrower, in each case unless two (2) Independent Directors then serving as managers of the limited liability company shall have given their prior written consent to such action, and (D) has and shall have two (2) natural persons who are not members of the limited liability company, that have signed its limited liability company agreement and that, under the terms of such limited liability company agreement become a member of the limited liability company immediately prior to the withdrawal or dissolution of the last remaining member of the limited liability company;

(xii) shall not (and, if such entity is (a) a limited liability company, has and shall have a limited liability agreement or an operating agreement, as applicable, (b) a limited partnership, has a limited partnership agreement, (c) a statutory trust, a trust agreement, or (d) a corporation, has a certificate or articles of incorporation or bylaws that, in each case, provide that such entity shall not) (I) dissolve, merge, liquidate,

 

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consolidate; (II) sell all or substantially all of its assets; (III) amend its organizational documents with respect to the matters set forth in this definition without the prior written consent of Lender; or (IV) without the affirmative vote of two (2) Independent Directors of itself or the consent of an SPE Constituent Entity that is a member or general partner in it: (A) file or consent to the filing of any bankruptcy, insolvency or reorganization case or proceeding, institute any proceedings under any applicable insolvency law or otherwise seek relief under any laws relating to the relief from debts or the protection of debtors generally, file a bankruptcy or insolvency petition or otherwise institute insolvency proceedings; (B) seek or consent to the appointment of a receiver, liquidator, assignee, trustee, sequestrator, custodian or any similar official for the entity or a substantial portion of its property; (C) make an assignment for the benefit of the creditors of the entity; or (D) take any action in furtherance of any of the foregoing (actions described in clauses (A) through (D), collectively, the “Material Actions” );

(xiii) shall at all times remain solvent and shall pay its debts and liabilities (including a fairly-allocated portion of any personnel and overhead expenses that it shares with any Affiliate) from its assets as the same shall become due, and shall maintain adequate capital for the normal obligations reasonably foreseeable in a business of its size and character and in light of its contemplated business operations; provided , however , that the foregoing shall not require any shareholder, partner or member of such entity, as applicable, to make additional capital contributions to such entity;

(xiv) shall not fail to correct any known misunderstanding regarding the separate identity of such entity;

(xv) shall maintain books of account, books and records separate from those of any other Person and, to the extent that it is required to file tax returns under applicable law, shall file its own tax returns, except to the extent that it is required by law to file consolidated tax returns and, if it is a corporation, shall not file a consolidated federal income tax return with any other corporation, except to the extent that it is required by law to file consolidated tax returns;

(xvi) shall maintain its own records, books, resolutions and agreements;

(xvii) shall not commingle its funds or assets with those of any other Person and shall not participate in any cash management system with any other Person other than as provided in the Loan Agreement and Cash Management Agreement with respect to each other Borrower;

(xviii) shall hold its assets in its own name;

(xix) shall conduct its business in its name or in a name franchised or licensed to it by an entity other than its Affiliate, except for business conducted on behalf of itself by another Person under a business management services agreement that is on commercially-reasonable terms, so long as the manager, or equivalent thereof, under such business management services agreement holds itself out as its agent;

 

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(xx) (A) shall maintain its financial statements, accounting records and other entity documents separate from those of any other Person; (B) shall show, in its financial statements, its asset and liabilities separate and apart from those of any other Person; and (C) shall not permit its assets to be listed as assets on the financial statement of any of its Affiliates except as required by GAAP; provided , however , that any such consolidated financial statement contains a note indicating that the Special Purpose Entity’s separate assets and credit are not available to pay the debts of such Affiliate and that the Special Purpose Entity’s liabilities do not constitute obligations of the consolidated entity except as provided herein with respect to each other Borrower;

(xxi) shall pay its own liabilities and expenses, including the salaries of its own employees, if any, out of its own funds and assets, and shall maintain a sufficient number of employees in light of its contemplated business operations;

(xxii) shall observe all partnership, corporate or limited liability company formalities, as applicable, that are necessary to maintain its separate existence;

(xxiii) in the case of Borrower, or in the case of an SPE Constituent Entity that is a general partner, in its capacity as such, shall have no Indebtedness other than (A) the Loan, (B) Permitted Debt, and (C) such other liabilities that are permitted pursuant to this Agreement or as otherwise imposed by law;

(xxiv) in the case of Borrower, or in the case of an SPE Constituent Entity that is a general partner, in its capacity as such, shall not assume or guarantee or become obligated for the debts of any other Person, and shall not hold out itself or its credit or assets as being available to satisfy the obligations of any other Person, in each case, except as contemplated by this Agreement with respect to each other Borrower or as otherwise imposed by law;

(xxv) shall not acquire obligations or securities of its partners, members or shareholders or any other Affiliate;

(xxvi) shall allocate fairly and reasonably any overhead expenses that are shared with any of its Affiliates or any guarantor of any of their respective obligations, or any Affiliate of any of the foregoing, including, but not limited to, paying for shared office space and for services performed by any employee of an Affiliate;

(xxvii) shall maintain and use separate stationery, invoices and checks bearing its name and not bearing the name of any other entity unless such entity is clearly designated as being the Special Purpose Entity’s agent;

(xxviii) except as contemplated herein with respect to each other Borrower, shall not pledge its assets to secure the obligations of any other Person;

(xxix) shall hold itself out and identify itself as a separate and distinct entity under its own name or in a name franchised or licensed to it by an entity other than an Affiliate of Borrower and not as a division or part of any other Person;

 

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(xxx) shall maintain its assets in such a manner that it shall not be costly or difficult to segregate, ascertain or identify its individual assets from those of any other Person;

(xxxi) shall not make loans to any Person and shall not hold evidence of indebtedness issued by any other Person (other than cash and investment-grade securities issued by an entity that is not an Affiliate of or subject to common ownership with such entity);

(xxxii) shall not identify its partners, members or shareholders, or any Affiliate of any of them, as a division or part of it;

(xxxiii) other than capital contributions and distributions permitted under the terms of its organizational documents, shall not enter into or be a party to, any transaction with any of its partners, members, shareholders or Affiliates except (A) in the ordinary course of its business and in each case on terms which are intrinsically fair, commercially reasonable and are comparable to those of an arm’s-length transaction with an unrelated third party and (B) with respect to co-Borrowers in connection with this Agreement;

(xxxiv) shall not have any obligation to, and shall not indemnify its partners, officers, directors or members, as the case may be, in each case unless such an obligation or indemnification is fully subordinated to the Debt and shall not constitute a claim against it in the event that its cash flow is insufficient to pay the Debt;

(xxxv) if such entity is a corporation, shall consider the interests of its creditors in connection with all corporate actions;

(xxxvi) shall not have any of its obligations guaranteed by any Affiliate except as provided by the Loan Documents with respect to each other Borrower and with respect to the Guaranty and certain guarantees with respect to the landlord’s obligations for tenant improvements under Leases in the ordinary course of business (the “TI Guarantees” ; provided , however , that the obligations of the guarantors under the TI Guaranties, if any, are limited to less than $25,000,000 and the TI Guaranties arise only upon the occurrence of specific, contingent events and are limited in scope;

(xxxvii) shall not form, acquire or hold any subsidiary, except that an SPE Constituent Entity may acquire and hold its interest in Borrower and Borrower may form a New TRS Borrower in accordance with Section 10.29 ;

(xxxviii) shall comply with all of the terms and provisions contained in its organizational documents.

(xxxix) shall maintain its bank accounts separate from those of any other Person and shall not permit any Affiliate independent access to its bank accounts (other than Existing Manager, acting in its capacity as agent pursuant to the Management Agreement, or any other Manager that is under common Control with Existing Manager or Guarantor), except as otherwise contemplated by the Loan Documents with respect to each Borrower;

 

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(xl) is, and shall continue to be duly formed, validly existing, and in good standing in the state of its incorporation or formation and duly qualified in all other jurisdictions where it is required to be qualified in order to do business;

(xli) has no material contingent or actual obligations, other than, in the case of Borrower, material contingent or actual obligations related to the Individual Property or Individual Properties owned by it; and

(xlii) if treated as a “disregarded entity” for tax purposes, does not have and shall not have any obligation to reimburse its equityholders or any of their Affiliates for any taxes that such equityholders or any of their Affiliates may incur as a result of any profits or losses of such entity.

“Split Loan” shall have the meaning set forth in Section 9.1.2(a) hereof.

“Splitting Documentation” shall have the meaning set forth in Section 9.1.2(a) hereof.

“Spread” shall mean two and a half percent (2.5%).

“State” shall mean, with respect to an Individual Property, the State or Commonwealth in which such Individual Property or any part thereof is located.

“Strike Price” shall mean five percent (5.0%).

“Survey” shall mean a survey of the Individual Property in question prepared by a surveyor licensed in the State in which such Individual Property is located and satisfactory to Lender and the company or companies issuing the applicable Title Insurance Policy relating to such Individual Property or any part thereof, and containing a certification of such surveyor satisfactory to Lender.

“Tax and Insurance Reserve Account” shall have the meaning set forth in Section 7.2.1 hereof.

“Tax and Insurance Reserve Funds” shall have the meaning set forth in Section 7.2.1 hereof.

“Tax Bill” shall have the meaning set forth in Section 7.2.1 hereof.

“Tax Reserve Funds” shall have the meaning set forth in Section 7.2.1 hereof.

“Taxes” shall mean all real estate and personal property taxes, assessments, water rates or sewer rents, now or hereafter levied or assessed or imposed against any Individual Property or part thereof.

“Tenant” shall mean any Person with a possessory right to all or any part of an Individual Property pursuant to a Lease.

 

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“Tenant Direction Letter” shall have the meaning set forth in the Cash Management Agreement.

“Tenant Option Release Parcel” shall mean each parcel of Land described or depicted on Schedule 1.1(f) .

“Termination Payment” shall have the meaning set forth in Section 7.4.1 hereof.

“Threshold Amount” shall mean One Million Two Hundred Fifty Thousand and No/100 Dollars ($1,250,000.00).

“Title Insurance Policy” shall mean, with respect to each Individual Property, an ALTA mortgagee title insurance policy in a form reasonably acceptable to Lender (or, if an Individual 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 Lender) issued with respect to such Individual Property and insuring the Lien of the Mortgage encumbering such Individual Property.

“Transaction Property” shall have the meaning set forth in Section 4.1.38(f) hereof.

“Transfer” shall have the meaning set forth in Section 5.2.10(b) hereof.

“Transferee” shall have the meaning set forth in Section 5.2.10(e) hereof.

“Transferee Replacement Guarantor” shall have the meaning set forth in Section 5.2.10(e)(xi) hereof.

“Transferee’s SPE Constituent Entity” shall mean, in respect of any Transferee, the Special Purpose Entity that is the general partner of such Transferee, if such Transferee is a limited partnership, or managing member of such Transferee, if such Transferee is a multi-member limited liability company.

“Transferee’s Sponsors” shall mean, in respect of any Transferee, collectively, (A) such Transferee’s managing members, general partners or principal shareholders and (B) such other members, partners or shareholders which, directly or indirectly, shall own a fifty-one percent (51%) or greater economic and voting interest in such Transferee.

“U.S. Obligations” shall mean non-redeemable securities evidencing an obligation to timely pay principal and/or interest in a full and timely manner that are (a) direct obligations of the United States of America for the payment of which its full faith and credit is pledged, or (b) to the extent acceptable to the Rating Agencies, other “government securities” within the meaning of Section 2(a)(16) of the Investment Company Act of 1940, as amended.

“U.C.C.” or “Uniform Commercial Code” shall mean the Uniform Commercial Code as in effect in the applicable State in which an Individual Property is located.

“Zoning Reports” shall mean those certain planning and zoning reports provided to Lender in connection with the Closing.

 

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Section 1.2 Principles of Construction . All references to sections and schedules are to sections and schedules in or to this Agreement unless otherwise specified. All uses of the word “including” shall mean “including, without limitation” unless the context shall indicate otherwise. Unless otherwise specified, the words “hereof”, “herein” and “hereunder” and words of similar import when used in this Agreement shall refer to this Agreement as a whole and not to any particular provision of this Agreement. Unless otherwise specified, all meanings attributed to defined terms herein shall be equally applicable to both the singular and plural forms of the terms so defined.

ARTICLE II – GENERAL TERMS

Section 2.1 Loan Commitment; Disbursement to Borrower .

2.1.1 Agreement to Lend and Borrow . Subject to and upon the terms and conditions set forth herein, Lender hereby agrees to make, and Borrower hereby agrees to accept, the Loan on the Closing Date.

2.1.2 Single Disbursement to Borrower . The principal amount of the Loan shall be advanced to Borrower in one advance on the Closing Date. Any amount borrowed and repaid hereunder in respect of the Loan may not be. reborrowed. Borrower acknowledges and agrees that the Loan has been fully funded as of the Closing Date.

2.1.3 The Note, Mortgages and Loan Documents . The Loan shall be evidenced by the Note and secured by the Mortgages, the Assignments of Leases and the other Loan Documents.

2.1.4 Use of Proceeds . Borrower shall use the proceeds of the Loan to (a) make distributions to the direct and indirect owners of Borrower to ultimately pay transaction costs relating to the acquisition under the SPA and/or repay and discharge certain debt and discharge existing loans relating to the entities and assets acquired under the SPA, (b) repay and discharge any existing loans relating to the Properties, (c) pay all past-due basic carrying costs, if any, with respect to the Properties, (d) make deposits into the Reserve Accounts on the Closing Date in the amounts provided herein, (e) pay costs and expenses incurred in connection with the closing of the Loan, as approved by Lender, (1) fund any working capital requirements of the Properties and (g) distribute the balance, if any, to Borrower.

Section 2.2 Interest Rate .

2.2.1 Interest Rate . Except as herein provided with respect to interest accruing at the Default Rate, subject to Section 2.2.4 , interest on the Loan outstanding from time to time shall accrue at the Floating Interest Rate from (and including) the Closing Date until (and including) the Maturity Date, Borrower shall pay to Lender on each Payment Date the interest accrued on the outstanding principal balance of the Loan for the related Interest Period.

2.2.2 Interest Calculation . Interest on the outstanding principal balance of the Loan shall be calculated by multiplying (a) the actual number of days elapsed in the relevant Interest Period by (b) a daily rate based on the Interest Rate and a three hundred sixty (360) day year by (c) the outstanding principal balance of the Loan.

 

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2.2.3 Default Rate . In the event that, and for so long as, any Event of Default shall have occurred and be continuing, the outstanding principal balance of the Loan and, to the extent permitted by law, all accrued and unpaid interest in respect of the Loan and any other amounts due pursuant to the Loan Documents, shall accrue interest at the Default Rate, calculated from the date such payment was due without regard to any grace or cure periods contained herein. Interest at the Default Rate shall be computed from the occurrence of the Event of Default until (i) in the event of an Event of Default that is non-monetary in nature, the cure of such Event of Default by Borrower or (ii) in the event of an Event of Default that is monetary in nature, the actual receipt and collection of the Debt (or that portion thereof that is then due). To the extent permitted by applicable law, interest at the Default Rate shall be added to the Debt, shall itself accrue interest at the same rate as the Loan and shall be secured by the Mortgages. This Section 2.2.3 shall not be construed as an agreement or privilege to extend the date of the payment of the Debt, nor as a waiver of any other right or remedy accruing to Lender by reason of the occurrence of any Event of Default, and Lender retains its rights under the Note and this Agreement to accelerate and to continue to demand payment of the Debt during the continuance of any Event of Default.

2.2.4 Usury Savings . This Agreement, the Note and the other Loan Documents are subject to the express condition that at no time shall Borrower be obligated or required to pay interest on the principal balance of the Loan at a rate which could subject Lender to either civil or criminal liability as a result of being in excess of the Maximum Legal Rate. If, by the terms of this Agreement or the other Loan Documents, Borrower is at any time required or obligated to pay interest on the principal balance due hereunder at a rate in excess of the Maximum Legal Rate, the Interest Rate or the Default Rate, as the case may be, shall be deemed to be immediately reduced to the Maximum Legal Rate and all previous payments in excess of the Maximum Legal Rate shall be deemed to have been payments in reduction of principal and not on account of the interest due hereunder. All sums paid or agreed to be paid to Lender for the use, forbearance, or detention of the sums due under the Loan, shall, to the extent permitted by applicable law, be amortized, prorated, allocated, and spread throughout the full stated term of the Loan until payment in full so that the rate or amount of interest on account of the Loan does not exceed the Maximum Legal Rate of interest from time to time in effect and applicable to the Loan for so long as the Loan is outstanding.

2.2.5 Determination of Interest Rate . (a) Subject to the terms and conditions of this Section 2.2.5 , the Note shall bear interest at the Floating Interest Rate. The Floating Interest Rate applicable to an Interest Period shall be determined by Lender as set forth herein; provided , however , that LIBOR for the Interest Period commencing on the Closing Date through and including July 1, 2011 shall be seventy-five hundredths of one percent (0.75%).

(b) In the event that Lender shall have reasonably determined that by reason of circumstances affecting the interbank eurodollar market LIBOR cannot be determined as provided in the definition of LIBOR as set forth herein, then Lender shall forthwith give notice by telephone of such fact, confirmed in writing, to Borrower at least one (1) Business Day prior to the last day of the Interest Period in which such fact shall be determined. If such notice is given, the Loan shall be converted, from and after the first day of the next succeeding Interest Period, to a Prime Rate Loan.

 

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(c) If, pursuant to the terms of Section 2.2.5(b) above, the Loan has been converted to a Prime Rate Loan but thereafter LIBOR can again be determined as provided in the definition of LIBOR as set forth herein, Lender shall give notice thereof to Borrower and convert the Prime Rate Loan back to a Floating Interest Rate Loan by delivering to Borrower notice of such conversion no later than 11:00 a.m. (New York City Time), three (3) Business Days prior to the next succeeding Determination Date, in which event the Prime Rate Loan shall be converted to a Floating Interest Rate Loan from, after and including the first day of the next succeeding Interest Period. Notwithstanding any provision of this Agreement to the contrary, in no event shall Borrower have the right to elect to convert a Floating Interest Rate Loan to a Prime Rate Loan.

(d) Intentionally Omitted.

(e) If the adoption of any requirement of law or any change therein or in the interpretation or application thereof, shall hereafter make it unlawful for Lender to make or maintain a Floating Interest Rate Loan as contemplated hereunder, (i) the obligation of Lender hereunder to make a Floating Interest Rate Loan or to convert a Prime Rate Loan to a Floating Interest Rate Loan shall be canceled forthwith and (ii) any outstanding Floating Interest Rate Loan shall be converted automatically to a Prime Rate Loan on the first day of the next succeeding Interest Period or within such earlier period as required by law. Borrower hereby agrees promptly to pay Lender, upon demand, any additional amounts necessary to compensate Lender for any costs incurred by Lender in making any conversion in accordance with this Agreement, including, without limitation, any interest or fees payable by Lender to lenders of funds obtained by it in order to make or maintain the Floating Interest Rate Loan hereunder. Lender’s notice of such costs, as certified to Borrower, shall be conclusive absent manifest error.

(f) In the event that any change in any requirement of law or in the interpretation or application thereof, or compliance by Lender with any request or directive (whether or not having the force of law) hereafter issued from any central bank or other Governmental Authority:

(i) shall hereafter impose, modify or hold applicable any reserve, special deposit, compulsory loan or similar requirement against assets held by, or deposits or other liabilities in or for the account of, advances or loans by, or other credit extended by, or any other acquisition of funds by, any office of Lender which is not otherwise included in the determination of LIBOR hereunder;

(ii) shall hereafter subject any recipient to any Taxes on its loans, loan principal, letters of credit, commitments, or other obligations, or its deposits, reserves, other liabilities or capital attributable thereto (other than Section 2.9 Taxes and Excluded Taxes);

(iii) shall hereafter have the effect of reducing the rate of return on Lender’s capital as a consequence of its obligations hereunder to a level below that which Lender could have achieved but for such adoption, change or compliance (taking into consideration Lender’s policies with respect to capital adequacy) by any amount deemed by Lender to be material; or

(iv) shall hereafter impose on Lender any other condition and the result of any of the foregoing is to increase the cost to Lender of making, renewing or maintaining loans or extensions of credit or to reduce any amount receivable hereunder;

 

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then, in any such case, Borrower shall promptly pay Lender, upon demand, any additional amounts necessary to compensate Lender for such additional cost or reduced amount receivable which Lender deems to be material as determined by Lender in its reasonable discretion. If Lender becomes entitled to claim any additional amounts pursuant to this Section 2.2.5(f) , Lender shall provide Borrower with not less than sixty (60) days written notice specifying in reasonable detail the event by reason of which it has become so entitled and the additional amount required to fully compensate Lender for such additional cost or reduced amount. A certificate as to any additional costs or amounts payable pursuant to the foregoing sentence submitted by Lender to Borrower shall be conclusive in the absence of manifest error. Subject to Section 2.2.5(h) hereof, this provision shall survive payment of the Note and the satisfaction of all other obligations of Borrower under this Agreement and the Loan Documents.

(g) Borrower agrees to indemnify Lender and to hold Lender harmless from any loss or expense which Lender sustains or incurs as a consequence of (i) any default by Borrower in payment of the principal of or interest on a Floating Interest Rate Loan, including, without limitation, any such loss or expense arising from interest or fees payable by Lender to lenders of funds obtained by it in order to maintain a Floating Interest Rate Loan hereunder, (ii) any prepayment (whether voluntary or mandatory) of the Floating Interest Rate Loan on a day that (A) is not a Payment Date or (B) is a Payment Date if Borrower did not give the prior written notice of such prepayment required pursuant to the terms of this Agreement, including, without limitation, such loss or expense arising from interest or fees payable by Lender to lenders of funds obtained by it in order to maintain the Floating Interest Rate Loan hereunder and (iii) the conversion pursuant to the terms hereof of the Floating Interest Rate Loan to the Prime Rate Loan on a date other than the Payment Date, including, without limitation, such loss or expenses arising from interest or fees payable by Lender to lenders of funds obtained by it in order to maintain a Floating Interest Rate Loan hereunder (the amounts referred to in clauses (i), (ii) and (iii) are herein referred to collectively as the “Breakage Costs” ); provided , however , Borrower shall not indemnify Lender from any loss or expense arising from Lender’s willful misconduct or gross negligence. This provision shall survive payment of the Note in full and the satisfaction of all other obligations of Borrower under this Agreement and the other Loan Documents.

(h) Lender shall not be entitled to claim compensation pursuant to this Section 2.2.5 for any increased cost or reduction in amounts received or receivable hereunder, or any reduced rate of return, which was incurred or which accrued more than the earlier of (i) ninety (90) days before the date Lender notified Borrower of the change in law or other circumstance on which such claim for compensation is based and delivered to Borrower a written statement setting forth in reasonable detail the basis for the calculation of the additional amounts owed to Lender under this Section 2.2.5 , which statement shall be conclusive and binding on all parties absent manifest error, or (ii) any earlier date provided Lender notified Borrower of such change in law or circumstance and delivered the written statement referenced in clause (i) within ninety (90) days after Lender received written notice of such change in law or circumstance.

 

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2.2.6 Additional Costs . Lender will use reasonable efforts (consistent with legal and regulatory restrictions) to maintain the availability of the Floating Interest Rate Loan and to avoid or reduce any increased or additional costs payable by Borrower under Section 2.2.3 , including, if requested by Borrower, a transfer or assignment of the Loan to a branch, office or Affiliate of Lender in another jurisdiction, or a redesignation of its lending office with respect to the Loan, in order to maintain the availability of the Floating Interest Rate Loan or to avoid or reduce such increased or additional costs, provided that the transfer or assignment or redesignation (a) would not result in any additional costs, expenses or risk to Lender that are not reimbursed by Borrower and (b) would not be disadvantageous in any other respect to Lender (including the effect on any Securitization) as determined by Lender in its reasonable discretion.

2.2.7 Interest Rate Cap Agreement . (a) Prior to or contemporaneously with the Closing Date, Borrower shall enter into an Interest Rate Cap Agreement with a LIBOR strike price equal to the Strike Price. The Interest Rate Cap Agreement (i) shall at all times be in a form and substance reasonably acceptable to Lender, (ii) shall at all times be with an Acceptable Counterparty, (iii) shall direct such Acceptable Counterparty to deposit directly into the Cash Management Account any amounts due Borrower under such Interest Rate Cap Agreement so long as any portion of the Debt exists, provided that the Debt shall be deemed to exist if the Properties are transferred by judicial or non-judicial foreclosure or deed-in-lieu thereof, (iv) shall be for a period equal to the term of the Loan and (v) shall at all times have a notional amount equal to or greater than the principal balance of the Loan and shall at all times provide for the applicable Strike Price. Borrower shall collaterally assign to Lender, pursuant to the Collateral Assignment of Interest Rate Cap Agreement (the “Assignment of Interest Rate Cap Agreement”), all of its right, title and interest to receive any and all payments under the Interest Rate Cap Agreement, and shall deliver to Lender an executed counterpart of such Interest Rate Cap Agreement (which shall, by its terms, authorize the assignment to Lender and require that payments be deposited directly into the Cash Management Account) and shall notify the Acceptable Counterparty of such assignment.

(b) Borrower shall comply with all of its obligations under the terms and provisions of the Interest Rate Cap Agreement. All amounts paid by the Acceptable Counterparty under the Interest Rate Cap Agreement to Borrower or Lender shall be directly deposited immediately into the Cash Management Account. Borrower shall take all actions reasonably requested by Lender to enforce Lender’s rights under the Interest Rate Cap Agreement in the event of a default by the Acceptable Counterparty and shall not waive, amend or otherwise modify any of its rights thereunder.

(c) In the event of any downgrade, withdrawal or qualification of the rating of the Acceptable Counterparty by any Rating Agency, Borrower shall (i) replace the Interest Rate Cap Agreement with a Replacement Interest Rate Cap Agreement not later than the period of time provided for in such Interest Rate Cap Agreement following such downgrade, withdrawal or qualification (not to exceed ten (10) Business Days) or (ii) if provided in such Interest Rate Cap Agreement, in the case of such downgrade, withdrawal or qualification of the Rating of such Acceptable Counterparty, cause the Acceptable Counterparty to deliver collateral to secure Borrower’s exposure under the Interest Rate Cap Agreement in such amount and pursuant to such terms as are acceptable to the Rating Agencies.

 

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(d) In the event that Borrower fails to purchase and deliver to Lender the Interest Rate Cap Agreement or fails to maintain the Interest Rate Cap Agreement in accordance with the terms and provisions of this Agreement, Lender may purchase the Interest Rate Cap Agreement and the cost incurred by Lender in purchasing such Interest Rate Cap Agreement shall be paid by Borrower to Lender with interest thereon at the Default Rate from the date such cost was incurred by Lender until such cost is reimbursed by Borrower to Lender.

(e) In connection with the Interest Rate Cap Agreement, Borrower shall obtain and deliver to Lender within 15 Business Days following the Closing or the first day of any applicable Extension Option, as applicable (i) a resolution/consent, as applicable, of the Acceptable Counterparty authorizing the delivery of the Interest Rate Cap Agreement acceptable to Lender, and (ii) an opinion from counsel (which counsel may be in-house counsel for the Acceptable Counterparty) for the Acceptable Counterparty (upon which Lender and its successors and assigns may rely) which shall provide, in relevant part, that:

(i) the Acceptable Counterparty is duly organized, validly existing, and in good standing under the laws of its jurisdiction of incorporation or formation and has the organizational power and authority to execute and deliver, and to perform its obligations under, the Interest Rate Cap Agreement;

(ii) the execution and delivery of the Interest Rate Cap Agreement by the Acceptable Counterparty, and any other agreement which the Acceptable Counterparty has executed and delivered pursuant thereto, and the performance of its obligations thereunder have been and remain duly authorized by all necessary action and do not contravene any provision of its certificate of incorporation or by-laws (or equivalent organizational documents) or any law, regulation or contractual restriction binding on or affecting it or its property;

(iii) all consents, authorizations and approvals required for the execution and delivery by the Acceptable Counterparty of the Interest Rate Cap Agreement, and any other agreement which the Acceptable Counterparty has executed and delivered pursuant thereto, and the performance of its obligations thereunder have been obtained and remain in full force and effect, all conditions thereof have been duly complied with, and no other action by, and no notice to or filing with any governmental authority or regulatory body is required for such execution, delivery or performance; and

(iv) the Interest Rate Cap Agreement, and any other agreement which the Acceptable Counterparty has executed and delivered pursuant thereto, has been duly executed and delivered by the Acceptable Counterparty and constitutes the legal, valid and binding obligation of the Acceptable Counterparty, enforceable against the Acceptable Counterparty in accordance with its terms, subject to applicable bankruptcy, insolvency and similar laws affecting creditors’ rights generally, and subject, as to enforceability, to general principles of equity (regardless of whether enforcement is sought in a proceeding in equity or at law).

(f) At such time as the Loan is repaid in full, all of Lender’s right, title and interest in and to the Interest Rate Cap Agreement shall terminate and Lender shall execute and deliver such documents as may be required to evidence Lender’s release of the Interest Rate Cap Agreement and to notify Acceptable Counterparty of such release.

 

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Section 2.3 Loan Payment .

2.3.1 Monthly Debt Service Payments . Borrower shall pay to Lender (a) on the Closing Date, an amount equal to interest only on the outstanding principal balance of the Loan for the initial Interest Period and (b) on August 1, 2011, and on each Payment Date thereafter up to and including the Maturity Date, the Monthly Debt Service Payment Amount.

2.3.2 Payments Generally . The first Interest Period hereunder shall commence on and include the Closing Date and shall end on and include June 30, 2011. Thereafter during the term of the Loan, each Interest Period shall commence on the first (1st) day of the calendar month preceding the calendar month in which the related Payment Date occurs and shall end on and include the last day of the calendar month in which the related Payment Date occurs. For purposes of making payments hereunder, but not for purposes of calculating Interest Periods, if the day on which such payment is due is not a Business Day, then amounts due on such date shall be due on the immediately preceding Business Day and with respect to payments of principal due on the Maturity Date, interest shall be payable at the Interest Rate or the Default Rate, as the case may be, through and including the last day of the related Interest Period. All amounts due pursuant to this Agreement and the other Loan Documents shall be payable without setoff, counterclaim, defense or any other deduction whatsoever unless required by applicable law. Lender shall have the right from time to time, in its sole discretion, upon not less than ten (10) days prior written notice to Borrower, to change the Payment Date to a different calendar day and/or the Interest Period to different starting and ending calendar days and, if requested by Lender, Borrower shall promptly execute an amendment to this Agreement to evidence such changes; provided, however, that if Lender shall have elected to change the Payment Date as aforesaid, Lender shall also be required to adjust the Interest Period such that the Payment Date is the day following the last day of the Interest Period.

2.3.3 Payment on Maturity Date . Borrower shall pay to Lender on the Maturity Date the outstanding principal balance of the Loan, all accrued and unpaid interest and all other amounts due hereunder and under the Note, the Mortgages and the other Loan Documents.

2.3.4 Late Payment Charge . If any principal, interest or any other sums due under the Loan Documents (excluding the balloon payment due on the Maturity Date) are not paid by Borrower on or before the date on which it is due, Borrower shall pay to Lender upon demand an amount equal to the lesser of three percent (3%) of such unpaid sum and the Maximum Legal Rate in order to defray the expense incurred by Lender in handling and processing such delinquent payment and to compensate Lender for the loss of the use of such delinquent payment. Any such amount shall be secured by the Mortgages and the other Loan Documents to the extent permitted by applicable law.

2.3.5 Method and Place of Payment . Except as otherwise specifically provided herein, all payments and prepayments under this Agreement and the Note shall be made to Lender not later than 11:00 a.m., New York City time, on the date when due and shall be made in lawful money of the United States of America in immediately available funds at Lender’s office or as otherwise directed by Lender, and any funds received by Lender after such time shall, for all purposes hereof, be deemed to have been paid on the next succeeding Business Day.

 

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Section 2.4 Prepayments .

2.4.1 Voluntary Prepayments . (a) Except as otherwise expressly provided in this Section 2.4, Borrower shall not have the right to prepay the Loan in whole or in part prior to the Maturity Date.

(b) On any Business Day through the Maturity Date, Borrower may, at its option, prepay the Debt in full or in part without payment of any penalty or premium; provided , that, (i) no Event of Default exists; (ii) Borrower gives Lender not less than ten (10) Business Days prior written revocable notice (a “Prepayment Notice” ) of the amount of the Loan that Borrower intends to prepay and the intended date of prepayment; (iii) no such prepayment shall be permitted on any date during the period commencing on the first calendar day immediately following a Payment Date to, but not including, the Determination Date in such calendar month, unless consented to by Lender in its sole discretion; and (iv) Borrower pays Lender, in addition to the outstanding principal amount of the Loan to be prepaid, (A) all interest which would have accrued on the amount of the Loan to be paid through and including the last day of the Interest Period related to the Payment Date next occurring following the date of such prepayment, or, if such prepayment occurs on a Payment Date, through and including the last day of the Interest Period related to such Payment Date; (B) all other sums due and payable under this Agreement, the Note, and the other Loan Documents, including, but not limited to the Breakage Costs and all of Lender’s reasonable costs and expenses (including reasonable attorney’s fees and disbursements) actually incurred by Lender in connection with such prepayment; and (C) if such prepayment is made after the occurrence of aggregate prepayments (whether voluntary pursuant to this Section 2.4.1(b) or in connection with releases of Individual Properties but excluding any mandatory prepayments pursuant to Section 2.4.2 ) in excess of the Prepayment Threshold, the Prepayment Premium then due and payable. Notwithstanding anything to the contrary contained in this Section 2.4.1 , Borrower may rescind a Prepayment Notice upon delivery of written notice to Lender on or prior to the date specified for prepayment in the Prepayment Notice; provided Borrower shall be responsible for the reasonable costs and expenses actually incurred by Lender in connection with the rescission of such Prepayment Notice, including any applicable Breakage Costs and reasonable attorney’s fees.

2.4.2 Mandatory Prepayments . (a) Each Net Proceeds Prepayment shall be applied up to the Release Amount for the affected Individual Property in any order or priority as Lender may determine in its sole discretion. No Prepayment Premium or other premium or penalty shall be due in connection with any prepayment made pursuant to this Section 2.4.2 . The Allocated Loan Amount for the Individual Property with respect to which such Net Proceeds were paid shall be reduced in an amount equal to such prepayment. Borrower shall be entitled to a release of an Individual Property if its Allocated Loan Amount is reduced to zero, provided that Borrower satisfies the requirements of Section 2.6.1(a)(iii) and (v)  hereof.

(b) As provided in Section 6.4(e) hereof, each Casualty/Condemnation Prepayment tendered by Borrower to Lender in accordance with said Section 6.4(e) shall be in the amount of the Release Amount in respect of the applicable Individual Property. No Prepayment Premium or other penalty or premium shall be due in connection with any such Casualty/Condemnation Prepayment.

 

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2.4.3 Prepayments After Default . If payment of all or any part of the Debt is tendered by Borrower or otherwise recovered by Lender (including through application of any Reserve Funds) during the continuance of an Event of Default, such tender or recovery shall be (a) made on the next occurring Payment Date together with the Monthly Debt Service Payment Amount and (b) Borrower shall pay, in addition to the other Debt, an amount equal to the Prepayment Premium, if any Prepayment Premium is then required, which shall be applied by Lender to the Debt in such order and priority as Lender shall determine in its sole and absolute discretion.

Section 2.5 Intentionally Omitted .

Section 2.6 Release of Properties . Except as set forth in this Section 2.6 , no repayment or prepayment of all or any portion of the Loan shall cause, give rise to a right to require, or otherwise result in, the release of any Lien of any Mortgage on any Individual Property.

2.6.1 Release of Individual Property . (a) At any time, Borrower may obtain the release of an Individual Property from the Lien of the Mortgage thereon and related Loan Documents (each such Individual Property, a “Release Property” ) and the release of Borrower’s obligations under the Loan Documents with respect to such Release Property (other than those expressly stated to survive), upon the satisfaction of each of the following conditions:

(i) Borrower shall deliver notice to Lender of the proposed release of such Release Property, and no Default or Event of Default shall be continuing at the time such notice is delivered to Lender and on the date that the Release Property is released from the Lien of the Mortgage thereon;

(ii) Borrower shall have paid to Lender the applicable Release Amount together with any Prepayment Premium then required;

(iii) Borrower shall submit to Lender, not less than fifteen (15) days prior to the date of such release, a release of Lien (and related Loan Documents) for such Release Property for execution by Lender. Such release shall be in a form appropriate in each jurisdiction in which such Release Property is located and that would be reasonably satisfactory to a prudent lender. In addition, Borrower shall provide all documentation Lender reasonably requires to be delivered by Borrower in connection with such release, together with an Officer’s Certificate certifying that such documentation (A) will effect such release in accordance with the terms of this Agreement, and (B) will not impair or otherwise adversely affect the Liens, security interests and other rights of Lender under the Loan Documents not being released (or as to the parties to the Loan Documents and Individual Properties subject to the Loan Documents not being released);

(iv) After giving effect to such release, as of the date of such release, the Debt Yield (excluding such Release Property then being released) shall not be less than the Closing Date Debt Yield; provided , however , that in order to satisfy the Debt Yield

 

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requirement set forth in this clause (iv)  Borrower may make a pro rata prepayment of a portion of the Loan in accordance with Section 2.4.1 hereof. For the purpose of calculating the Debt Yield for this Section 2.6.1 only, Borrower may elect to deliver a Letter of Credit to Lender as additional collateral for the Loan to be counted against the outstanding principal balance of the Loan on a dollar for dollar basis in the calculation of the Debt Yield;

(v) Borrower shall have paid or reimbursed Lender for all reasonable out-of-pocket costs and expenses incurred by Lender (including, without limitation, reasonable attorneys’ fees and disbursements) in connection with any release effectuated pursuant to this Section 2.6.1 , and Borrower shall have paid all third-party fees, costs and expenses incurred in connection with any such release, including but not limited to, the current fee being assessed by such Servicer to effect such release and any other charges incurred in connection with the release of any Liens; and

(vi) Borrower shall have delivered to Lender evidence that would be reasonably satisfactory to a prudent lender that the Special Purpose Entity nature and bankruptcy remoteness of Borrower following such release have not been adversely affected and are in accordance with the terms and provisions of this Agreement, provided that Borrower shall not be required to deliver a “bring-down” of the Insolvency Opinion or delivery of an Additional Insolvency Opinion.

(b) Simultaneously with any release of a Release Property in accordance with this Section 2.6.1 , any Borrower which, as a result of such release no longer owns any Individual Properties, shall be released from its obligations under the Loan and the Loan Documents other than with respect to any provision of this Agreement and the other Loan Documents which expressly survives the termination of this Agreement and the satisfaction and discharge of the Debt and then only insofar as such liabilities and obligations arise from or relate to such Borrower and/or such Release Property owned by such Borrower.

(c) Notwithstanding the foregoing provisions of this Section 2.6.1 , if the Loan is included in a REMIC Trust, as a condition to such release, Borrower shall have established to Lender’s reasonable satisfaction that the loan-to-value ratio of the Loan (expressed as a percentage) based upon valuations obtained by Borrower at its sole cost and expense using any commercially reasonable method permitted to a REMIC Trust (which may include an existing or updated appraisal, a broker’s price opinion or other written determination of value using a commercially reasonable valuation method satisfactory to Lender) does not exceed 125% immediately after the release of the Release Property, no such release will be permitted unless the Borrower pays down the principal balance of the Loan by an amount not less than the greater of (A) the Release Amount or (B) the least of one of the following amounts: (i) if the Individual Property is sold, the net proceeds of an arm’s-length sale of the Release Property to an unrelated Person, (ii) the fair market value of the Release Property at the time of the release, or (iii) an amount such that the loan-to-value ratio as so determined by Lender after the release is not greater than the loan-to-value ratio of the all of the Properties immediately prior to the release, unless the Lender receives an opinion of counsel that, if (B) is not followed, the Securitization will not fail to maintain its status as a REMIC Trust as a result of the release.

 

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(d) In connection with any release or cancellation under this Section 2.6 , in the event that such release would result in the release of all Individual Properties held by an individual Borrower (each an “Unencumbered Borrower” ), such Unencumbered Borrower shall be released by Lender from the obligations of the Loan Documents, except with respect to those obligations and liabilities which expressly survive the repayment of the Loan pursuant to any Loan Document. In connection with a release or cancellation of each Unencumbered Borrower, Lender agrees to deliver (i) a UCC 3 Financing Statement termination or amendment releasing Lender’s security interest in the collateral pledged to Lender relating to each Unencumbered Borrower, and (ii) instruments executed by Lender reasonably necessary to evidence the release or cancellation of each Unencumbered Borrower from its obligations under the Loan Documents. All reasonable costs and expenses incurred by Lender in connection with such release shall be paid by Borrower.

2.6.2 Releases of Outparcels and Tenant Option Release Parcels . Lender agrees that, upon the request of Borrower, Borrower may obtain the release of individual Outparcels and Tenant Option Release Parcels (from time to time) and the release of Borrower’s obligations under the Loan Documents with respect to each such Outparcel and Tenant Option Release Parcel that is released from time to time as herein provided (other than those expressly stated to survive) without any requirements to pay any portion of any Allocated Loan Amount, Release Amount, prepayment fee, Prepayment Premium or otherwise upon the satisfaction of each of the following conditions:

(a) Borrower shall deliver notice to Lender of the proposed release of such Outparcel or Tenant Option Release Parcel, and no Default or Event of Default shall be continuing at the time such notice is delivered to Lender and on the date that the Outparcel or Tenant Option Release Parcel is released from the Lien of the Mortgage thereon;

(b) Borrower shall submit to Lender, not less than fifteen (15) days prior to the date of such release, a release of Lien (and related Loan Documents) for such Outparcel or Tenant Option Release Parcel for execution by Lender. Such release shall be in a form reasonably satisfactory to a prudent lender and appropriate in each jurisdiction in which the Individual Property is located.

(c) Reserved;

(d) Prior to the transfer and release of the Outparcel or Tenant Option Release Parcel in question, each applicable municipal authority exercising jurisdiction over such Outparcel or Tenant Option Release Parcel shall have approved a lot-split ordinance or other applicable action under local law dividing the Outparcel or Tenant Option Release Parcel from the remainder of the affected Individual Property, and a separate tax identification number shall have been issued for the Outparcel or Tenant Option Release Parcel in question (with the result that, upon the transfer and release of the Outparcel or Tenant Option Release Parcel in question, no part of the remaining affected Individual Property shall be part of a tax lot or zoning lot which includes any portion of such Outparcel or Tenant Option Release Parcel);

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necessary variances, if any, shall have been obtained, and Borrower shall have delivered to Lender either (1) letters or other evidence from the appropriate municipal authorities confirming such compliance with laws, (2) a zoning report, legal opinion or other evidence confirming such compliance with laws, in each case in substance reasonably satisfactory to Lender;

(f) As a result of the lot split, the remaining Individual Property (after the release of the Outparcel or Tenant Option Release Parcel in question from such Individual Property) with all easements appurtenant and other Permitted Encumbrances thereto will not be in violation of any Leases and then applicable Legal Requirements and all necessary variances, if any, shall have been obtained and evidence thereof has been delivered to Lender which in form and substance is appropriate for the jurisdiction in which the applicable Outparcel or Tenant Option Release Parcel is located;

(g) If reasonably necessary, appropriate reciprocal easement agreements for the benefit and burden of the remaining Individual Property and the Outparcel or Tenant Option Release Parcel in question regarding the use of common facilities of such parcels, including, but not limited to, roadways, parking areas, utilities and community facilities, in a form and substance that would be reasonably acceptable to an ordinary prudent lender and which easements will not materially adversely affect the remaining Individual Property, shall be declared and recorded, and the remaining Individual Property and the applicable Outparcel or Tenant Option Release Parcel shall be in compliance with all applicable covenants under all easements and property agreements contained in the Permitted Encumbrances for the Individual Property;

(h) Reserved;

(i) Intentionally deleted;

(j) Borrower shall have delivered an Officer’s Certificate to the effect that (i), to such officer’s knowledge after diligent inquiry, the conditions in subsection (a) - (i)  hereof have occurred or shall occur concurrently with the transfer and release of the applicable Outparcel or Tenant Option Release Parcel and (ii) that the release of the applicable Outparcel or Tenant Option Release Parcel will not impair or otherwise adversely affect the Liens, security interests and other rights of Lender under the Loan Documents other than the release of the same as to the applicable Outparcel or Tenant Option Release Parcel;

(k) Borrower shall have executed and delivered such other documents and instruments that are reasonably requested by Lender and typical for similar transactions;

(l) If reasonably required by Lender, Borrower shall have delivered to Lender an endorsement or comfort letter with regard to Lender’s Title Insurance Policy (to the extent available in the applicable state) solely with respect to the Individual Property being affected by the release of the Outparcel or Tenant Option Release Parcel that (i) extends the date of the Title Insurance Policy to the effective date of the release (without any requirement to extend the date of any tie-in endorsement or other endorsement relating to other Properties), (ii) insures the priority of the Mortgage is not affected, and (iii) insures the rights and benefits of any new or amended material reciprocal easement agreement affecting the Individual Property;

 

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(m) Lender shall have received payment of all Lender’s reasonable out-of-pocket costs and expenses, reasonable counsel fees and disbursements incurred in connection with the release of the Outparcel or Tenant Option Release Parcel from the Lien of the related Mortgage and the review and approval of the documents and information required to be delivered in connection therewith. In addition, Borrower shall have paid all third-party fees, costs and expenses incurred in connection with the release of the applicable Outparcel or Tenant Option Release Parcel, including but not limited to, the current fee being assessed by such Servicer to effect such release; and

(n) Notwithstanding the foregoing provisions of this Section 2.6.2 , if the Loan is included in a REMIC Trust, as a condition to any such release of an Outparcel or Tenant Option Release Parcel, Borrower shall have established to Lender’s reasonable satisfaction that the loan-to-value ratio of the Loan (expressed as a percentage) based upon valuations obtained by Borrower at its sole cost and expense using any commercially reasonable method permitted to a REMIC Trust, which may include an existing or updated appraisal, a broker’s price opinion or other written determination of value using a commercially reasonable valuation method satisfactory to Lender) does not exceed 125% immediately after the release of the Outparcel or Tenant Option Release Parcel, no such release will be permitted unless the Borrower pays down the principal balance of the Loan by an amount not less than the greater of (A) the Release Amount, if any, or (B) the least of one of the following amounts: (i) if the Outparcel or Tenant Option Release Parcel is sold, the net proceeds of an arm’s-length sale of the Outparcel or Tenant Option Release Parcel to an unrelated Person, (ii) the fair market value of the Release Property at the time of the release, or (iii) an amount such that the loan-to-value ratio as so determined by Lender after the release is not greater than the loan-to-value ratio of all of the Properties immediately prior to the release, unless the Lender receives an opinion of counsel that, if (B) is not followed, the Securitization will not fail to maintain its status as a REMIC Trust as a result of the release.

2.6.3 Release on Payment in Full . Upon payment in full of the Debt in accordance with the terms and provisions of the Note and this Agreement and the other Loan Documents, Lender shall, upon the written request and at the sole cost and expense (including Lender’s reasonable attorneys’ fees and disbursements) of Borrower, release the Lien of the Mortgage on each Individual Property, in each case not theretofore released.

2.6.4 Release of Reserve Funds . In connection with a release of a Release Property pursuant to this Section 2.6 , Lender will return to Borrower a portion of the Reserve Funds (or permit Borrower to deposit replacement Letters of Credit in lieu of any Letters of Credit delivered to Lender in lieu of such Reserve Funds in accordance with Section 7.7 ) equal to the amount, as determined by Lender in its reasonable discretion, that is allocable to such Release Property, but only to the extent the remaining amount in the applicable Reserve Accounts or the amount of such Letters of Credit with respect to all Individual Properties remaining subject to the Loan Documents exceed the estimated amounts that Lender determines in its reasonable discretion is necessary to satisfy the obligations for which such Reserve Accounts were established or Letters of Credit were deposited. Following the release of a Release Property in accordance with Section 2.6.1 , Lender shall adjust the amounts thereafter required to be deposited by Borrower into the Reserve Accounts to reflect amounts required solely for the remaining Individual Properties after giving effect to such release.

 

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2.6.5 Assignments of Mortgages . Upon the request of Borrower in connection with the release of any Release Property pursuant to the provisions of this Agreement, Lender agrees to cooperate, at Borrower’s sole cost and expense (including Lender’s reasonable attorneys’ fees and disbursements), to provide an assignment of the Mortgage with respect to such Release Property without representation or warranty and without recourse in lieu of the release.

Section 2.7 Lockbox Account/Cash Management .

2.7.1 Lockbox Account . (a) Borrower shall establish and, during the term of the Loan, maintain one or more segregated Eligible Accounts (collectively, the “Lockbox Account” ) with Lockbox Bank in trust for the benefit of Lender, which Lockbox Account shall be under the sole dominion and control of Lender. The Lockbox Account shall initially consist of an account entitled “BRE Retail Owner 1 LLC FBO Wells Fargo Bank, National Association, together with its successors and assigns — Lockbox Account”; provided , however , that such Lockbox Account shall have subaccounts thereof which include the name of each applicable Individual Property. Borrower hereby grants to Lender a first-priority security interest in the Lockbox Account and all deposits at any time contained therein and the proceeds thereof and will take all actions necessary to maintain in favor of Lender a perfected first-priority security interest in the Lockbox Account, including, without limitation, filing UCC-1 financing statements and continuations thereof Lender and Servicer shall have the sole right to make withdrawals from the Lockbox Account. All costs and expenses of establishing and maintaining the Lockbox Account shall be paid by Borrower. All monies now or hereafter deposited into the Lockbox Account shall be deemed additional security for the Debt. The Lockbox Agreement shall remain in effect and the Lockbox Account shall remain in existence until the Loan has been repaid in full.

(b) Borrower shall, or shall cause Manager to, as promptly as possible following the Closing Date but in no event later than fifteen (15) days thereafter, deliver Tenant Direction Letters to all Tenants under Leases to deliver all Rents payable thereunder directly to the Lockbox Account. Borrower shall, and shall cause Manager to, deposit all amounts received by Borrower or Manager constituting Rents (including, without limitation, all Termination Payments) into the Lockbox Account within one (1) Business Day after receipt thereof.

(c) Borrower shall obtain from Lockbox Bank its agreement to transfer to the Cash Management Account on each Business Day in immediately available funds by federal wire transfer all amounts on deposit in the Lockbox Account (other than the reasonable fees of the Lockbox Bank as more particularly described in the Lockbox Agreement) throughout the term of the Loan.

(d) Upon the occurrence and during the continuance of an Event of Default, Lender may, in addition to any and all other rights and remedies available to Lender, apply any sums then present in the Lockbox Account to the payment of the Debt in such order and priority as Lender shall determine in its sole discretion.

(e) Funds on deposit in the Lockbox Account shall not be commingled with other monies held by Borrower, Manager or Lockbox Bank.

 

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(f) Borrower shall not further pledge, assign or grant any security interest in the Lockbox Account or the monies deposited therein or permit any Lien to attach thereto, or any levy to be made thereon, or any UCC-1 financing statement, except those naming Lender as the secured party, to be filed with respect thereto.

(g) Borrower shall indemnify Lender and hold Lender harmless from and against any and all actions, suits, claims, demands, liabilities, losses, damages, obligations and costs and expenses (including litigation costs and reasonable attorneys’ fees and expenses) arising from or in any way connected with the Lockbox Account and/or the Lockbox Agreement (unless arising from the gross negligence or willful misconduct of Lender) or the performance of the obligations for which the Lockbox Account was established.

2.7.2 Cash Management Account . (a) Borrower shall establish and, during the term of the Loan, maintain a segregated Eligible Account (the “Cash Management Account” ) to be held by Agent in trust and for the benefit of Lender, which Cash Management Account shall be under the sole dominion and control of Lender. The Cash Management Account shall be entitled “BRE Retail NP Owner 1 LLC as Borrower fbo Wells Fargo Bank, National Association, as Lender together with its successors and assigns pursuant to Loan Agreement dated as of June 28, 2011 — Cash Management Account”. Borrower hereby grants to Lender a first-priority security interest in the Cash Management Account and all deposits at any time contained therein and the proceeds thereof and will take all actions necessary to maintain in favor of Lender a perfected first-priority security interest in the Cash Management Account, including, without limitation, filing UCC-1 financing statements and continuations thereof upon Lender’s request therefor. Borrower will not in any way alter or modify the Cash Management Account without the prior written consent of Lender, and Borrower will notify Lender of the account number of the Cash Management Account. Lender and Servicer shall have the sole right to make withdrawals from the Cash Management Account and all costs and expenses for establishing and maintaining the Cash Management Account shall be paid by Borrower.

(b) Upon the occurrence and during the continuance of an Event of Default, all funds on deposit in the Cash Management Account shall be applied by Lender to the payment of the Debt and/or for any other purpose for which such funds may be applied by Lender pursuant to the provisions of any Loan Document, in such order and priority as Lender shall determine, in its sole discretion.

(c) The insufficiency of funds on deposit in the Cash Management Account shall not relieve Borrower from the obligation to make any payments, as and when due pursuant to this Agreement and the other Loan Documents, and such obligations shall be separate and independent, and not conditioned on any event or circumstance whatsoever.

(d) Borrower hereby agrees to cooperate with Lender in connection with any amendment to the Cash Management Agreement that Lender deems necessary for the purpose of establishing additional sub-accounts in connection with any payments otherwise required under this Agreement and the other Loan Documents.

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Documents, and provided no Event of Default has occurred and is continuing, Borrower’s obligations with respect to the payment of the Monthly Debt Service Payment Amount and amounts required to be deposited into the Reserve Accounts, if any, shall be deemed satisfied to the extent sufficient amounts are deposited in the Cash Management Account to satisfy such obligations pursuant to this Agreement and the Cash Management Agreement on the dates that each such payment is required, regardless of whether any of such amounts are so applied by Lender.

Section 2.8 Extension of the Initial Maturity Date . Borrower shall have the option to extend the Initial Maturity Date of the Loan for three (3) successive terms (each such option, an “Extension Option” and each such successive term, an “Extension Term” ) of one (1) year each (the Initial Maturity Date following the exercise of each such option is hereinafter the “Extended Maturity Date” ) upon satisfaction of the following terms and conditions:

(a) no Event of Default shall have occurred and be continuing at the time the applicable Extension Option is exercised and at the time that the applicable extension occurs;

(b) Borrower shall provide Lender with written revocable notice of its election to extend the Maturity Date as aforesaid not later than thirty (30) days and not earlier than one hundred twenty (120) days prior to the date the Loan is then scheduled to mature (provided that if Borrower shall subsequently revoke such notice, Borrower shall be responsible for Lender’s costs and expenses incurred in connection with same); and

(c) With respect to any Interest Rate Protection Agreement with a term shorter than the Extended Maturity Date (after giving effect to such extension), Borrower shall obtain and deliver to Lender on the first day of each Extension Option, one or more Replacement Interest Rate Protection Agreement, which shall be an Interest Rate Cap Agreement from an Acceptable Counterparty in a notional amount equal to the then outstanding principal balance of the Loan, which Interest Rate Cap Agreement shall have a LIBOR strike price equal to the Strike Price and be effective commencing on the first date of such Extension Option and shall have a maturity date not earlier than the applicable Extended Maturity Date after giving effect to the option then being exercised.

Section 2.9 Withholding Taxes .

(a) Any and all payments by any Loan Party in respect of this Agreement or any other Loan Document to which any Loan Party is a party shall be made free and clear of, and without deduction or withholding for or on account of, any and all present or future taxes, levies, imposts, deductions, charges or withholdings, and all liabilities (including penalties, interest and additions to tax) with respect thereto, whether now or hereafter imposed, levied, collected, withheld or assessed by any taxation authority or other Governmental Authority (collectively, “Section 2.9 Taxes” ), unless required by law. If any Loan Party shall be required under any applicable Legal Requirement to deduct or withhold any Section 2.9 Taxes from or in respect of any sum payable under or in respect of this Agreement or any of the other Loan Documents to Lender or Agent, (i) any Loan Party shall make all such deductions and withholdings in respect of Section 2.9 Taxes, (ii) any Loan Party shall pay the full amount deducted or withheld in respect of Section 2.9 Taxes to the relevant taxation authority or other Governmental Authority

 

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in accordance with the applicable Legal Requirement, and (iii) the sum payable by any Loan Party shall be increased as may be necessary so that after any Loan Party have made all required deductions and withholdings (including deductions and withholdings applicable to additional sums payable under this Section 2.9) Lender or Agent, as the case may be, receives an amount equal to the sum it would have received had no such deductions or withholdings been made in respect of Non-Excluded Taxes.

(b) In addition, Borrower hereby agrees to timely pay any present or future stamp, recording, documentary, excise, intangible, property or similar taxes, charges or levies that arise from any payment made under or in respect of this Agreement or any other Loan Document or from the execution, delivery or registration of, any performance under, or otherwise with respect to, this Agreement, the Notes or any other Loan Document, other than Excluded Taxes (collectively, “Other Taxes” ) to the relevant taxing authority or other Governmental Authority in accordance with applicable law.

(c) Each Loan Party hereby agrees to indemnify Lender or Agent (and their direct and indirect beneficial owners) for, and to hold each of them harmless against, the full amount of Non-Excluded Taxes and Other Taxes paid or payable by Lender, as the case may be, in connection with this Agreement or any other Loan Document and any liability (including penalties, additions to tax, interest and reasonable expenses) arising therefrom or with respect thereto. The indemnity by any Loan Party provided for in this Section 2.9(c) shall apply and be made whether or not the Non-Excluded Taxes or Other Taxes for which indemnification hereunder is sought have been correctly or legally asserted. Amounts payable by any Loan Party under the indemnity set forth in this Section 2.9(c) shall be paid within 10 days from the date on which the Lender, as the case may be, makes written demand therefor. Such written demand shall be conclusive of the amount so paid or payable absent manifest error.

(d) As soon as practical after the date of any payment of Non-Excluded or Other Taxes to a taxing authority or other Governmental Authority, any Loan Party (or any Person making such payment on behalf of any Loan Party) shall furnish to Cash Management Bank for its own account or for the account of Lender or Cash Management Bank, as the case may be, the original or a certified copy of the original official receipt issued by such taxing authority or other Governmental Authority evidencing payment thereof.

(e) Any Lender that is entitled to an exemption from, or reduction of, any applicable withholding tax with respect to any payments under any Loan Document shall deliver to any Loan Party, at the time or times prescribed by applicable law or reasonably requested by any Loan Party, such properly completed and executed documentation prescribed by applicable law and reasonably requested by any Loan Party as will permit such payments to be made without, or at a reduced rate of, withholding. In addition, any Lender, if requested by any Loan Party, shall deliver such other documentation prescribed by law or reasonably requested by any Loan Party as will enable any Loan Party to determine whether or not Lender is subject to any withholding (including backup withholding) or information reporting requirements. Notwithstanding anything to the contrary in the preceding two sentences, the completion, execution and submission of such documentation (other than such documentation set forth in Sections 2.9(e)(i) through (iii)) shall not be required if in Lenders judgment such completion, execution or submission would subject Lender to any material unreimbursed cost or expense (or, in the case

 

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of a change in a law, any incremental material unreimbursed cost or expense) or would materially prejudice the legal or commercial position of Lender. Upon the reasonable request of any Loan Party, Lender shall update any form or certification previously delivered pursuant to this Section 2.9(e). If any form or certification previously delivered pursuant to this Section expires or becomes obsolete or inaccurate in any respect with respect to Lender, Lender shall promptly (and in any event within 10 days after such expiration, obsolescence or inaccuracy) notify the applicable Loan Party in writing of such expiration, obsolescence or inaccuracy and update the form or certification if it is legally eligible to do so. Without limiting the generality of the foregoing:

(i) Lender (including for avoidance of doubt any participant, assignee or successor) that is not a “United States person” within the meaning of Section 7701(a)(30) of the Code (“Non-U.S. Lender) shall, if it is legally eligible to do so, deliver or caused to be delivered to a Loan Party the following properly completed and duly executed documents:

(A) with respect to payments of interest under any Loan Document, a complete and executed U.S. Internal Revenue Form W-8BEN establishing an exemption from, or reduction of, U.S. federal withholding tax pursuant to the “interest” article of an applicable tax treaty (or any successor forms thereto), including all appropriate attachments or (y) with respect to any other applicable payments under any Loan Document, U.S. Internal Revenue Form W-8BEN establishing an exemption from, or reduction of, U.S. federal withholding tax pursuant to the “business profits” or “other income” article of such tax treaty;

(B) a U.S. Internal Revenue Service Form W-8ECI (or any successor form thereto); or

(C) in the case of a Non-U.S. Lender claiming the benefits of the exemption for portfolio interest under Section 881(c) of the Code both, (x) a complete and executed U.S. Internal Revenue Service Form W-8BEN (or any successor form thereto) and (y) a certificate substantially in the form of Schedule 2.8 (a “Section 2.9 Certificate” ) to the effect that Non-U.S. Lender is not (a) a “bank” within the meaning of Section 881(c)(3)(A) of the Code, (b) a “10 percent shareholder” of any Loan Party within the meaning of Section 881(c)(3)(B) of the Code (c) a “controlled foreign corporation” described in Section 881(c)(3)(C) of the Code and (d) conducting a trade or business in the United States with which the relevant interest payments are effectively connected; or

(D) in the case of a Non-U.S. Lender that is not the beneficial owner of payments made under any Loan Document (including a partnership, an entity disregarded for U.S. federal income tax purposes, or a participating Lender), (x) a complete and executed U.S. Internal Revenue Service Form W-8IMY (or any successor form thereto) (including all required documents and attachments) on behalf of itself and (y) with respect to each of its beneficial owners and the beneficial owners of such beneficial owners looking through chains of owners to individuals or entities that are treated as corporations for U.S. federal income tax purposes (all such owners, a “ beneficial owners ”), the documents that would be required by these clauses (A), (B), (C), (D) or Section 2.9(e)(ii) with respect to each such beneficial owner if such beneficial owner were a Lender, provided , however , that no such documents will be required with respect

 

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to a beneficial owner to the extent the actual Lender is determined to be in compliance with the requirements for certification on behalf of its beneficial owner as may be provided in applicable U.S. Treasury regulations, or the requirements of this clause (iv) are otherwise determined to be unnecessary, all such determinations under this clause (iv) to be made in the sole discretion of Loan Party; provided further , that if the Non-U.S. Lender is a partnership and one or more of its partners are claiming the exemption for portfolio interest under Section 881(c) of the Code, such Lender may provide a Section 2.9 Certificate on behalf of such partners; or

(E) any other form prescribed by law as a basis for claiming exemption from, or a reduction of, U.S. federal withholding tax together with such supplementary documentation necessary to enable any Loan Party to determine the amount of tax (if any) required by law to be withheld.

(ii) Lender (including for avoidance of doubt any participant, assignee or successor) that is a “United States person” within the meaning of Section 7701(a)(30) of the Code shall, if it is legally eligible to do so, deliver or cause to be delivered to any applicable Loan Party a properly completed and duly executed U.S. Internal Revenue Service Form W-9 certifying that Lender is exempt from U.S. federal backup withholding tax.

(iii) If a payment made to Lender under any Loan Document would be subject to U.S. federal withholding tax imposed by FATCA if Lender were to fail to comply with the applicable reporting requirements of FATCA (including those contained in Section 1471(b) or 1472(b) of the Code, as applicable), Lender shall deliver to any applicable Loan Party, at the time or times prescribed by law and at such time or times reasonably requested by Loan Party, such documentation prescribed by applicable law (including as prescribed by Section 1471(b)(3)(C)(i) of the Code) and such additional documentation reasonably requested by Loan Party as may be necessary for Loan Party to comply with its obligations under FATCA, to determine that Lender has or has not complied with Lender’s obligations under FATCA or to determine the amount to deduct and withhold from such payment. Solely for purposes of this Section 2.9(e)(iii), “FATCA” shall include any amendments made to FATCA after the date of this Agreement.

(f) Lender hereby agrees that, upon the occurrence of any circumstances entitling Lender to additional amounts pursuant to this Section 2.9 , Lender, at the request of Loan Party, shall use reasonable efforts (consistent with its internal policy and legal and regulatory restrictions), to designate a different applicable lending office for the funding or booking its Loan hereunder, if, in the reasonable judgment of such Lenders, such designation (i) would eliminate or reduce amounts payable pursuant to Section 2.9 in the future, and (ii) would not subject such Lender to any unreimbursed cost or expense and would not otherwise be disadvantageous to such Lender. The Borrower hereby agrees to pay all reasonable costs and expenses incurred by any Lender in connection with any such designation.

(g) If Lender is entitled to additional compensation under any of the foregoing provisions of this Section 2.9 and shall fail to designate a different applicable lending office as provided in subsection (g) of this Section 2.9, then, so long as no Default or Event of Default shall have occurred and be continuing, Loan Party may cause such Lender to (and, if Loan Party

 

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so demands, such Lender shall) assign all of its rights and obligations under this Agreement to one or more other Persons identified by Loan Party and reasonably acceptable to the Lender provided that (i) such Lender shall have received payment of an amount equal to the outstanding principal of its Loans, accrued interest thereon, accrued fees and all other amounts payable to such Lender hereunder, from the assignee (to the extent of such outstanding principal and accrued interest and fees) or the Borrower (in the case of all other amounts) and (ii) in the case of any such assignment resulting from a claim for additional compensation under any of the foregoing provisions of this Section 2.9 , such assignment will result in a reduction in such compensation or payments; provided further , that if, upon such demand by Loan Party, Lender elects to waive its request for additional compensation pursuant to this Section 2.9 , the demand by Loan Party for Lender to so assign all of its rights and obligations under this Agreement shall thereupon be deemed withdrawn. Nothing in subsection (g) of this Section 2.9 or this Section 2.8(i) shall affect or postpone any of the rights of Lender or any of the Obligations of Loan Party under any of the foregoing provisions of this Section 2.9 in any manner. A Lender shall not be required to make any such assignment and delegation if, prior thereto, as a result of a waiver by such Lender or otherwise, the circumstances entitling Borrower to require such assignment and delegation cease to apply.

(h) If the Agent or any Lender determines that it has received a refund of any Non-Excluded Taxes or Other Taxes as to which it has been indemnified by a Loan Party or with respect to which a Loan Party has paid additional amounts pursuant to this Section 2.9 , it shall pay over such refund to such Loan Party (but only to the extent of indemnity payments made, or additional amounts paid, by such Loan Party under this Section 2.9 with respect to the Non-Excluded Taxes or Other Taxes giving rise to such refund), net of all out-of-pocket expenses of the Agent or such Lender and without interest (other than any interest paid by the relevant Governmental Authority with respect to such refund); provided , that such Loan Party, upon the request of the Administrative Agent or such Lender, agrees to repay the amount paid over to such Loan Party to the Administrative Agent or such Lender in the event the Administrative Agent or such Lender is required to repay such refund to such Governmental Authority. This paragraph shall not be construed to require the Agent or any Lender to make available its tax returns (or any other information relating to its taxes which it deems confidential) to any Loan Party or any other Person.

ARTICLE III – CONDITIONS PRECEDENT

Section 3.1 Intentionally Omitted .

ARTICLE IV – REPRESENTATIONS AND WARRANTIES

Section 4.1 Borrower Representations . Borrower represents and warrants as of the Closing Date that:

4.1.1 Organization . Each Borrower and each SPE Constituent Entity has been duly organized and is validly existing and is in good standing with requisite power and authority to own its properties and to transact the businesses in which it is now engaged. Each Borrower and each SPE Constituent Entity is duly qualified to do business and in good standing in each jurisdiction where it is required to be so qualified in connection with its properties, businesses

 

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and operations. Each Borrower and each SPE Constituent Entity possesses all material rights, licenses, permits and authorizations, governmental or otherwise, necessary to entitle it to own its properties and to transact the businesses in which it is now engaged, and the sole business of Borrower is the ownership, management, leasing and operation of the Properties. The ownership interests in Borrower are as set forth on the organizational chart attached hereto as Schedule 4.1.1 .

4.1.2 Proceedings . Borrower has taken all necessary action to authorize the execution, delivery and performance of this Agreement and the other Loan Documents. This Agreement and the other Loan Documents have been duly executed and delivered by or on behalf of Borrower and constitute legal, valid and binding obligations of Borrower enforceable against Borrower in accordance with their respective terms, subject only to applicable bankruptcy, insolvency and similar laws affecting rights of creditors generally, and subject, as to enforceability, to general principles of equity (regardless of whether enforcement is sought in a proceeding in equity or at law).

4.1.3 No Conflicts . The execution, delivery and performance of this Agreement and the other Loan Documents by Borrower will not conflict with or result in a breach of any of the terms or provisions of, or constitute a default under, or result in the creation or imposition of any Lien, charge or encumbrance (other than pursuant to the Loan Documents) upon any of the property or assets of Borrower pursuant to the terms of any indenture, mortgage, deed of trust, deed to secure debt, loan agreement, partnership agreement, management agreement or other agreement or instrument to which Borrower is a party or, to Borrower’s Knowledge, to which any of Borrower’s property or assets is subject, nor will such action result in any violation of the provisions of any statute or any order, rule or regulation of any Governmental Authority having jurisdiction over Borrower or any of Borrower’s properties or assets, and any consent, approval, authorization, order, registration or qualification of or with any such Governmental Authority required for the execution, delivery and performance by Borrower of this Agreement or any other Loan Documents has been obtained and is in full force and effect. Each Lender represents as of the date hereof and for so long as the Mortgage Lender is a holder of all or any part of the Mortgage Loan, and the Borrower’s representation above is based upon and subject to such Lender representation, that no portion of the assets used by any Lender in connection with the transactions contemplated under this Agreement and the other Loan Documents constitutes assets of (i) “benefit plan investor” within the meaning of 29 C.F.R. Section 2510.3-101, as amended from time to time, unless the applicable Lender relied on an available prohibited transaction exemption, all of the conditions of which are satisfied or (ii) governmental plan which is subject to any provision which is similar to the prohibited transaction provisions of Title I of ERISA or Section 4975 of the Code ( “Applicable Similar Law” ), unless the acquisition and holding of the Loan or any interest therein does not give rise to a violation of any such Applicable Similar Law.

4.1.4 Litigation . There are no actions, suits or proceedings at law or in equity by or before any Governmental Authority or other agency now pending or, to Borrower’s Knowledge, threatened against or affecting Borrower, Guarantor, any SPE Constituent Entity or any Individual Property, which actions, suits or proceedings, if determined against Borrower, Guarantor, any SPE

 

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Constituent Entity or any Individual Property, would materially adversely affect the condition (financial or otherwise) or business of Borrower, Guarantor, any SPE Constituent Entity or the condition or ownership of any Individual Property. There are no actions, suits or proceedings at law or in equity by or before any Governmental Authority or other agency that resulted in a judgment against any Borrower or Guarantor or that otherwise affects any Individual Property that has not been paid in full.

4.1.5 Agreements . Borrower is not a party to any agreement or instrument or subject to any restriction which would materially and adversely affect Borrower or any Individual Property, or Borrower’s business, properties or assets, operations or condition, financial or otherwise. Borrower is not in default in any material respect in the performance, observance or fulfillment of any of the obligations, covenants or conditions contained in any agreement or instrument to which it is a party or by which Borrower or, to Borrower’s Knowledge, any of the Properties are bound. Borrower has no material financial obligation under any indenture, mortgage, deed of trust, loan agreement or other agreement or instrument to which Borrower is a party or by which Borrower or the Properties is otherwise bound, other than (a) obligations incurred in the ordinary course of the operation of the Properties as permitted pursuant to clause (xxiii)  of the definition of “Special Purpose Entity” set forth in Section 1.1 hereof and (b) obligations under the Loan Documents. Each Borrower has no contingent or actual obligations not related to the Individual Property(ies) owned by such Borrower.

4.1.6 Title . Borrower has (a) good and insurable fee simple title to the real property comprising part of each Individual Property, and (b) good title to the balance of such Individual Property, free and clear of all Liens whatsoever except the Permitted Encumbrances, such other Liens as are permitted pursuant to the Loan Documents and the Liens created by the Loan Documents. The Permitted Encumbrances in the aggregate do not have an Individual Material Adverse Effect on any Individual Property or an Aggregate Material Adverse Effect. Each Mortgage, when properly recorded in the appropriate records, together with any Uniform Commercial Code financing statements required to be filed in connection therewith, will create (a) a valid, perfected first-priority lien on the applicable Individual Property, subject only to Permitted Encumbrances and (b) perfected security interests in and to, and perfected collateral assignments of, all personalty (including the Leases), all in accordance with the terms thereof, in each case subject only to any applicable Permitted Encumbrances. There are no claims for payment for work, labor or materials affecting the Properties which are or may become a Lien prior to, or of equal priority with, the Liens created by the Loan Documents, and as to which Lender has not otherwise received affirmative insurance in the applicable Title Insurance Policy (in form and substance satisfactory to Lender in all respects).

4.1.7 Solvency . Borrower has (a) not entered into the transaction contemplated by this Agreement nor executed any Loan Document with the actual intent to hinder, delay or defraud any creditor and (b) received reasonably equivalent value in exchange for its obligations under the Loan Documents. After giving effect to the Loan (i) the fair saleable value of Borrower’s assets exceeds Borrower’s total liabilities, including, without limitation, subordinated, unliquidated, disputed and contingent liabilities, (ii) the fair saleable value of Borrower’s assets is greater than Borrower’s probable liabilities, including the maximum amount of its contingent liabilities on its debts as such debts become absolute and matured, and (iii) Borrower’s assets do not constitute unreasonably small capital to carry out its business as conducted or as proposed to be conducted. Borrower does not intend to, and does not believe that it will, incur debt and liabilities (including contingent liabilities and other commitments) beyond

 

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its ability to pay such debt and liabilities as they mature (taking into account the timing and amounts of cash to be received by Borrower and the amounts to be payable on or in respect of obligations of Borrower). No petition in bankruptcy has been filed against Borrower, any SPE Constituent Entity or Guarantor in the last seven (7) years, and none of Borrower, any SPE Constituent Entity or Guarantor has, in the last seven (7) years, made an assignment for the benefit of creditors or taken advantage of any insolvency act for the benefit of debtors. None of Borrower, any SPE Constituent Entity or Guarantor is contemplating either the filing of a petition by it under any state or federal bankruptcy or insolvency laws or the liquidation of all or a major portion of such Person’s assets or property, and to Borrower’s Knowledge no Person is contemplating the filing of any such petition against it or against any SPE Constituent Entity or Guarantor.

4.1.8 Full and Accurate Disclosure . No statement of fact made by Borrower in this Agreement or in any of the other Loan Documents contains any materially untrue statement of a material fact or omits to state any material fact necessary to make statements contained herein or therein not misleading. There is no material fact presently known to Borrower which has not been disclosed to Lender which materially and adversely affects, nor as far as Borrower can reasonably foresee, would be reasonably likely to materially and adversely affect, any Individual Property or the business, operations or condition (financial or otherwise) of Borrower, any SPE Constituent Entity or Guarantor.

4.1.9 No Plan Assets . Borrower does not sponsor, is not obligated to contribute to, an “employee benefit plan,” as defined in Section 3(3) of ERISA, subject to Title IV of ERISA and is not itself an “employee benefit plan” subject to Title I of ERISA or Section 4975 of the Code, and none of the assets of Borrower constitutes or will constitute “plan assets” of one or more such plans within the meaning of 29 C.F.R. Section 2510.3-101 as modified by Section 3(42) of ERISA. In addition, (a) Borrower is not a “governmental plan” within the meaning of Section 3(32) of ERISA and (b) transactions by or with Borrower are not subject to any state or other statute applicable to Borrower regulating investments of, or fiduciary obligations with respect to, governmental plans within the meaning of Section 3(32) of ERISA which is substantially similar to the provisions of Section 406 of ERISA or Section 4975 of the Code and which prohibit or otherwise restrict the transactions contemplated by this Agreement, including but not limited to the exercise by Lender of any of its rights under the Loan Documents.

4.1.10 Compliance . Except as disclosed in the Zoning Reports or in the engineering reports commissioned by Lender in connection with the origination of the Loan, Borrower and the Properties (including the use thereof) comply in all material respects with all applicable Legal Requirements, including, without limitation, building and zoning ordinances and codes and parking requirements and ratios, except where the failure to comply with such Legal Requirements would not have an Individual Material Adverse Effect on any Individual Property. Borrower is not in default or violation of any order, writ, injunction, decree or demand of any Governmental Authority. There has not been committed by Borrower or, to Borrower’s Knowledge, by any other Person in occupancy of or involved with the operation or use of the Properties any act or omission affording the federal government or any other Governmental Authority the right of forfeiture as against any Individual Property or any part thereof or any monies paid in performance of Borrower’s obligations under any of the Loan Documents.

 

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4.1.11 Financial Information . All financial data (including, without limitation, the statements of cash flow and income and operating expense) that have been delivered to Lender by or at the direction of Borrower or its Affiliates in connection with the Loan (a) are true, complete and correct in all material respects (or, to the extent that any such financial data were incorrect in any material respect when delivered, the same have been corrected by financial data subsequently delivered to Lender prior to the Closing Date), (b) accurately represent the financial condition of Borrower and the Properties, as applicable, as of the date of such reports, and (c) to the extent prepared or audited by an independent certified public accounting firm, have been prepared in accordance with GAAP throughout the periods covered, except as disclosed therein. The foregoing representation shall not apply to any such financial data that constitutes projections, provided that Borrower represents and warrants that such projections were made in good faith and that Borrower has no reason to believe that such projections are materially inaccurate. Except for Permitted Encumbrances, neither Borrower nor Guarantor has any contingent liabilities, liabilities for taxes, unusual forward or long-term commitments or unrealized or anticipated losses from any unfavorable commitments that are known to Borrower and reasonably likely to have a materially adverse effect on Borrower, Guarantor or any Individual Property or the current operation thereof as a retail shopping center, except as referred to or reflected in said financial statements. Since the date of such financial statements, there has been no material adverse change in the financial condition, operation or business of Borrower or Guarantor from that set forth in said financial statements.

4.1.12 Condemnation . Except as set forth on Schedule 4.1.12 , no Condemnation or other similar proceeding has been commenced or, to Borrower’s Knowledge, is threatened or, to Borrower’s Knowledge, is contemplated with respect to all or any portion of any Individual Property or for the relocation of roadways providing access to any Individual Property other than to the extent that the same do not have an Individual Material Adverse Effect on the Individual Property affected thereby.

4.1.13 Federal Reserve Regulations . No part of the proceeds of the Loan will be used for the purpose of purchasing or acquiring any “margin stock” within the meaning of Regulation U of the Board of Governors of the Federal Reserve System or for any other purpose which would be inconsistent with such Regulation U or any other Regulations of such Board of Governors, or for any purposes prohibited by Legal Requirements or by the terms and conditions of this Agreement or the other Loan Documents.

4.1.14 Utilities and Public Access . Except if the same do not, in the aggregate in respect of the Individual Property affected thereby, have an Individual Material Adverse Effect on such Individual Property or an Aggregate Material Adverse Effect, (i) as depicted on the Surveys of the Properties delivered to Lender, (A) each Individual Property has rights of access to public ways and is served by water, sewer, sanitary sewer and storm drain facilities adequate to service such Individual Property for its respective intended uses and (B) all public utilities necessary or convenient to the full use and enjoyment of each Individual Property are located either in the public right-of-way abutting such Individual Property (which are connected so as to serve such Individual Property without passing over other property) or in recorded easements serving such Individual Property and such easements are set forth in and insured by the applicable Title Insurance Policy and (ii) all roads necessary for the use of each Individual Property for their current respective purposes have been completed and dedicated to public use and accepted by all Governmental Authorities.

 

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4.1.15 Not a Foreign Person . Borrower is not a “foreign person” within the meaning of § 1445(f)(3) of the Code.

4.1.16 Separate Lots . Each Individual Property is comprised of one (1) or more parcels which constitute a separate tax lot or lots and does not constitute a portion of any other tax lot not a part of such Individual Property.

4.1.17 Assessments . To Borrower’s Knowledge, there are no pending or, to Borrower’s Knowledge, proposed special or other assessments for public improvements or otherwise affecting any Individual Property, nor are there any contemplated improvements to any Individual Property that may result in such special or other assessments, except to the extent, in each case, such assessments could not reasonably be expected to have an Individual Material Adverse Effect on such Individual Property.

4.1.18 Enforceability . The Loan Documents are enforceable by Lender (or any subsequent holder thereof) in accordance with their respective terms, subject to principles of equity and bankruptcy, insolvency and other laws generally applicable to creditors’ rights and the enforcement of debtors’ obligations. The Loan Documents are not subject to any right of rescission, set-off, counterclaim or defense by Borrower or Guarantor, including the defense of usury, nor would the operation of any of the terms of the Loan Documents, or the exercise of any right thereunder, render the Loan Documents unenforceable (subject to principles of equity and bankruptcy, insolvency and other laws generally affecting creditors’ rights and the enforcement of debtors’ obligations), and none of Borrower, Manager or Guarantor has asserted any right of rescission, set-off, counterclaim or defense with respect thereto.

4.1.19 No Prior Collateral Assignment . There are no prior collateral assignments of the Leases or any portion of the Rents due and payable or to become due and payable which are presently outstanding.

4.1.20 Insurance . Borrower has obtained and has delivered to Lender certificates evidencing all Policies, which certificates reflect the insurance coverages, amounts and other requirements set forth in this Agreement. No claims have been made that are currently pending, outstanding or otherwise remain unsatisfied under any such Policies and would have an Individual Material Adverse Effect with respect to any Individual Property or an Aggregate Material Adverse Effect. No Person, including Borrower, has done, by act or omission, anything which would impair the coverage of any of the Policies.

4.1.21 Use of Property . Each Individual Property is used exclusively as a retail shopping center and other appurtenant and related uses.

4.1.22 Certificate of Occupancy; Licenses . Except as disclosed in the Zoning Reports, all certifications, permits, licenses and approvals, including without limitation, certificates of completion and occupancy permits, required for the legal use, occupancy and operation of each Individual Property as a retail shopping center (collectively, the “Licenses” ), have been obtained and are in full force and effect to the extent the failure to not have such

 

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Licenses would have individually or in the aggregate an Individual Material Adverse Effect on such Individual Property. Borrower shall keep and maintain all Licenses necessary for the operation of each Individual Property as a retail shopping center to the extent the failure to not have such Licenses would have an Individual Material Adverse Effect on such Individual Property. The use being made of each Individual Property is in conformity with the certificate of occupancy issued for such Individual Property (if any).

4.1.23 Flood Zone . None of the Improvements on any Individual Property are located in an area as identified by the Federal Emergency Management Agency as an area having special flood hazards, or, if so located, the flood insurance required pursuant to Section 6.1(a)(i) is in full force and effect with respect to each such Individual Property.

4.1.24 Physical Condition . Except if the same do not, in the aggregate in respect of the Individual Property affected thereby, have an Individual Material Adverse Effect or Aggregate Material Adverse Effect, and except as disclosed in the engineering reports or physical condition reports commissioned by Lender in connection with the origination of the Loan, to Borrower’s Knowledge (i) each Individual Property, including, without limitation, all 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; and (ii) there exists no structural or other material defects or damages in any Individual Property, whether latent or otherwise, and Borrower has not received notice from any insurance company or bonding company of any defects or inadequacies in any Individual Property, or any part thereof, which have not been remedied prior to the Closing Date and 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.

4.1.25 Boundaries . As depicted on the Surveys of the Properties delivered to Lender, all of the Improvements which were included in determining the appraised value of each Individual Property lie wholly within the boundaries and building restriction lines of such Individual Property, and no improvements on adjoining properties encroach upon such Individual Property, and no easements or other encumbrances upon the applicable Individual Property encroach upon any of the Improvements, so as to materially affect the value or marketability of the applicable Individual Property except those which are insured against by the applicable Title Insurance Policy.

4.1.26 Leases . No Individual Property is subject to any leases other than the Leases in respect of such Individual Property that are described in the Certificate of Rent Roll. To Borrower’s Knowledge, except as otherwise disclosed on the Certificate of Rent Roll and except for discrepancies which, either individually or in the aggregate would not have an Individual Material Adverse Effect in respect of any Individual Property nor have an Aggregate Material Adverse Effect, the rent roll attached to the Certificate of Rent Roll is true, complete and accurate in all respects as of the date of such rent roll. In respect of each Individual Property, (i) Borrower is the owner and lessor of landlord’s interest in the Leases in respect to such Individual Property and (ii) to Borrower’s Knowledge, no Person has any possessory interest in such Individual Property or right to occupy the same except under and pursuant to the provisions of

 

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the Leases or any Permitted Encumbrances. To Borrower’s Knowledge, except as otherwise disclosed on the Certificate of Rent Roll, the current Leases are in full force and effect. Except as set forth in the tenant estoppels delivered to Lender on or prior to the Closing Date or on Schedule 4.1.26(a) , none of Manager or Borrower has received written notice that Borrower (or Borrower’s predecessor-in-interest) is in default under any 10K Lease except for violations or defaults (A) that have been cured or (B) that do not, in the aggregate in respect of any Individual Property, have an Individual Material Adverse Effect on such Individual Property. Except (1) as set forth in the tenant estoppels delivered by Borrower to Lender on or prior to the Closing Date, in the Certificate of Rent Roll or on Schedule 4.1.26(b) and (2) if the same, either individually or in the aggregate, would not have an Individual Material Adverse Effect in respect of any Individual Property nor have an Aggregate Material Adverse Effect, as of the Closing Date (a) none of Manager or Borrower (or Borrower’s predecessor-in-interest) has delivered a written notice to a Tenant at any Individual Property that it is in default under its 10K Lease (other than notices relating to defaults that have been cured by such tenant) and no Tenant under any Material Lease is in monetary or, to Borrower’s Knowledge, material non-monetary default under its Lease, (b) all security deposits in respect of each Individual Property are held by Borrower in accordance with applicable law, (c) except as set forth on Schedule 4.1.26(c) hereto, no Rent has been paid by any Tenant at any Individual Property more than one (1) month in advance of its due date, and (d) all work that is required to have been performed by Borrower under each Lease in respect of each Individual Property as of the Closing Date has been performed as required and has been accepted by the applicable Tenant. As of the Closing Date, except as otherwise disclosed on Schedule 4.1.26(d) hereto, no Tenant has a right or option pursuant to its Lease or otherwise to purchase all or any part of the Individual Property to which such Lease relates. Except if the same, either individually or in the aggregate, would not have an Individual Material Adverse Effect in respect of any Individual Property nor have an Aggregate Material Adverse Effect, and except as set forth on Schedule 4.1.26(e) hereto, as of the Closing Date, no Tenant has a right or option pursuant to its Lease or otherwise to terminate such Lease prior to the scheduled expiration date thereof, other than any such right or option that is conditional upon the occurrence of certain events of circumstances. Borrower has not, directly or indirectly, voluntarily or involuntarily, by operation of law or otherwise, assigned, transferred, encumbered, hypothecated, pledged or granted a security interest in any of the Leases or its interest therein, other than pursuant to the Loan Documents.

4.1.27 Survey . The Survey for each Individual Property delivered to Lender in connection with this Agreement does not fail to reflect any material matter affecting such Individual Property or the title thereto.

4.1.28 Principal Place of Business; State of Organization . Borrower’s principal place of business has been for the preceding four months (or, if less, the entire period of the existence of Borrower), and is as of the Closing Date, the address set forth in the introductory paragraph of this Agreement. Borrower is organized under the laws of the state of Delaware.

4.1.29 Filing and Recording Taxes . All transfer taxes, deed stamps, intangible taxes or other amounts in the nature of transfer taxes required to be paid by any Person under applicable Legal Requirements currently in effect in connection with the transfer of the Properties to Borrower have been paid. All mortgage, mortgage recording, stamp, intangible or other similar tax required to be paid by any Person under applicable Legal Requirements

 

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currently in effect in connection with the execution, delivery, recordation, filing, registration, perfection or enforcement of any of the Loan Documents, including, without limitation, the Mortgages, have been paid, and, under current Legal Requirements, the Mortgages are enforceable in accordance with their respective terms by Lender (or any subsequent holder thereof), subject to principles of equity and bankruptcy, insolvency and other laws generally applicable to creditors’ rights and the enforcement of debtors’ obligations.

4.1.30 Special Purpose Entity/Separateness . (a) Borrower and each SPE Constituent Entity is and will remain a Special Purpose Entity.

(b) The representations and warranties set forth in Section 4.1.30(a) shall survive for so long as any amount remains payable to Lender under this Agreement or any other Loan Document.

(c) Any amendment or amendment and restatement of any of Borrower’s or any of SPE Constituent Entity’s organizational documents on or prior to the Closing Date has been accomplished in accordance with, and was permitted by, the relevant provisions of each such organizational document (as the same existed prior to such amendment or amendment and restatement).

(d) All of the stated facts and assumptions made in the Insolvency Opinion, including, but not limited to, any exhibits attached thereto, are true and correct and any assumptions made in any subsequent non-consolidation opinion required to be delivered in connection with the Loan Documents (an “Additional Insolvency Opinion” ), including, but not limited to, any exhibits attached thereto, will have been and shall be true and correct. Borrower and each SPE Constituent Entity have complied with all of the stated facts and assumptions made with respect to Borrower and each SPE Constituent Entity in the Insolvency Opinion. Borrower and each SPE Constituent Entity have complied with all of the stated facts and assumptions made with respect to Borrower in any Additional Insolvency Opinion. Each entity other than Borrower and each SPE Constituent Entity with respect to which an assumption is made or a fact stated in the Insolvency Opinion and any Additional Insolvency Opinion have complied with all of the assumptions made and facts stated with respect to it in the Insolvency Opinion and any such Additional Insolvency Opinion.

(e) Borrower and each SPE Constituent Entity hereby represents from the date of such entity’s formation (including, if applicable, since the date of formation of such entity’s predecessor by merger) to the date of this Agreement that it:

(i) has not entered into any contract or agreement with any of its Affiliates, constituents, or owners, or any guarantors of any of its obligations or any Affiliate of any of the foregoing (individually, a Related Party and collectively, the Related Parties ), except upon terms and conditions that are commercially reasonable and substantially similar to those available in an arm’s-length transaction with an unrelated party;

(ii) has paid all of its debts and liabilities from its assets except with respect to prior debt that has been repaid in full;

 

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(iii) has done or caused to be done all things necessary to observe all organizational formalities applicable to it and to preserve its existence;

(iv) has maintained all of its books, records, financial statements and bank accounts separate from those of any other Person;

(v) has not had its assets listed as assets on the financial statement of any other Person;

(vi) has filed its own tax returns (except to the extent that it has been a tax-disregarded entity not required to file tax returns under applicable law) and, if it is a corporation, has not filed a consolidated federal income tax return with any other Person;

(vii) has been, and at all times has held itself out to the public as, a legal entity separate and distinct from any other Person (including any Affiliate or other Related Party);

(viii) has corrected any known misunderstanding regarding its status as a separate entity;

(ix) has conducted all of its business and held all of its assets in its own name;

(x) has not identified itself or any of its Affiliates as a division or part of the other;

(xi) has maintained and utilized separate stationery, invoices and checks bearing its own name;

(xii) has not commingled its assets with those of any other Person and has held all of its assets in its own name other than with other co-borrowers as may have been permitted under cash management systems with respect to prior debt that has been repaid in full;

(xiii) has not guaranteed or become obligated for the debts of any other Person, except (A) in connection with the debt that has been repaid in full and (B) with respect to other Borrowers, in connection with this Loan;

(xiv) has not held itself out as being responsible for the debts or obligations of any other Person, except with respect to the co-borrowers in connection with this Loan or prior debt that has been repaid in full or the other Borrower in connection with this Loan;

(xv) has allocated fairly and reasonably any overhead expenses that have been shared with an Affiliate, including paying for office space and services performed by any employee of an Affiliate or Related Party;

(xvi) has not pledged its assets to secure the obligations of any other Person except in connection with prior debt that has been repaid in full and no such pledge remains outstanding except with respect to the other Borrowers pursuant to the Loan Documents;

 

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(xvii) has maintained adequate capital in light of its contemplated business operations;

(xviii) has maintained a sufficient number of employees in light of its contemplated business operations and has paid the salaries of its own employees from its own funds;

(xix) has not owned any subsidiary or any equity interest in any other entity, except for any SPE Constituent Entity that is a general partner that was formed prior to the date hereof, with respect to its interest in the relevant limited partnership;

(xx) has not incurred any indebtedness that is still outstanding other than indebtedness that is permitted under the Loan Documents; and

(xxi) has not had any of its obligations guaranteed by an Affiliate, except for guarantees that have been either released or discharged (or that will be discharged as a result of the closing of the Loan) or except for (A) the Guaranty, (B) with respect to other Borrowers pursuant to the Loan Documents, and (C) TI Guaranties; provided , however , that the obligations of the guarantors under the TI Guaranties, if any, were limited to less than $25,000,000 and the TI Guaranties arose only upon the occurrence of specific, contingent events and were limited in scope.

(f) With respect to any consents, waivers or amendments to the limited liability company agreement of any limited liability company Borrower, or limited partnership agreement of any limited partnership Borrower, that were required to effect any assignment of a limited liability company interest in such limited liability company Borrower or assignment of a partnership interest in such limited partnership Borrower, as the case may be, or for the admission of an assignee as a member of a limited liability company Borrower, or as a partner of a limited partnership Borrower, has been obtained or accomplished in accordance with such limited liability company agreement or partnership agreement, as applicable, as in effect at the time of such assignment, and that any conditions to assignment of any limited liability company interest in a limited liability company Borrower or any partnership interest in a limited partnership Borrower, as the case may be, or for the admission of an assignee as a member of a limited liability company Borrower or as a partner of a limited partnership Borrower, as applicable, have been satisfied or waived.

(g) Each Borrower that is a limited liability company has had at all times at least one member.

(h) Each Borrower that is a limited partnership has had at all times at least one general partner and one limited partner that were different Persons.

4.1.31 Management Agreement . The Management Agreement is in full force and effect and there is no default thereunder by any party thereto and no event has occurred that, with the passage of time and/or the giving of notice would constitute a default thereunder. The Management Agreement was entered into on commercially reasonable terms.

 

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4.1.32 Illegal Activity . No portion of any Individual Property has been or will be purchased with proceeds of any illegal activity.

4.1.33 No Change in Facts or Circumstances; Disclosure . To Borrower’s Knowledge, all information submitted by and on behalf of Borrower, Guarantor and Manager to Lender and in all financial statements, reports, certificates and other documents submitted in connection with the Loan or in satisfaction of the terms thereof and all statements of fact made by Borrower, Guarantor and Manager in this Agreement or in any other Loan Document, are true, complete and correct in all material respects. The foregoing representation shall not apply to any such financial information that constitutes projections, provided that Borrower represents and warrants that it has no reason to believe that such projections are materially inaccurate. There has been no material adverse change in any condition, fact, circumstance or event that would make any such information inaccurate, incomplete or otherwise misleading in any material respect or that otherwise has or might have an Individual Material Adverse Effect with respect to any Individual Property or an Aggregate Material Adverse Effect. Borrower and Manager have disclosed to Lender all material facts and has not failed to disclose any material fact that could cause any Provided Information or representation or warranty made herein to be materially misleading.

4.1.34 Investment Company Act . Borrower is not (a) an “investment company” or a company “controlled” by an “investment company,” within the meaning of the Investment Company Act of 1940, as amended; or (b) subject to any other federal or state law or regulation which purports to restrict or regulate its ability to borrow money.

4.1.35 Embargoed Person . None of the funds or other assets of Borrower or Guarantor constitute property of, or are beneficially owned, directly or, to the best of Borrower’s knowledge (i.e., without regard to the limitations of specific knowledge parties in the definition of “Borrower’s Knowledge”), indirectly, by any Embargoed Person. No Embargoed Person has any interest of any nature whatsoever in Borrower or Guarantor, as applicable, with the result that the investment in Borrower or Guarantor, as applicable (whether directly or, to the best of Borrower’s knowledge (i.e., without regard to the limitations of specific knowledge parties in the definition of “Borrower’s Knowledge”) indirectly), is prohibited by law or the Loan is in violation of law, and none of the funds of Borrower or Guarantor, as applicable, have been derived from any unlawful activity with the result that the investment in Borrower or Guarantor, as applicable (whether directly or indirectly), is prohibited by law or the Loan is in violation of law.

4.1.36 Cash Management Account .

(a) This Agreement, together with the other Loan Documents, creates a valid and continuing security interest (as defined in the Uniform Commercial Code of the State of New York) in the Lockbox Account and Cash Management Account in favor of Lender, which security interest is prior to all other Liens, other than Permitted Encumbrances, and is enforceable as such against creditors of and purchasers from Borrower. Other than in connection with the Loan Documents and except for Permitted Encumbrances, Borrower has not sold, pledged, transferred or otherwise conveyed the Lockbox Account or the Cash Management Account;

 

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(b) Each of the Lockbox Account and Cash Management Account constitutes a “deposit account” and/or “securities account” within the meaning of the Uniform Commercial Code as in effect in the State of New York;

(c) Pursuant and subject to the terms hereof and the other applicable Loan Documents, the Lockbox Bank and Agent have agreed to comply with all instructions originated by Lender, without further consent by Borrower, directing disposition of the Lockbox Account and Cash Management Account and all sums at any time held, deposited or invested therein, together with any interest or other earnings thereon, and all proceeds thereof (including proceeds of sales and other dispositions), whether accounts, general intangibles, chattel paper, deposit accounts, instruments, documents or securities, and Borrower has not consented to the Lockbox Bank or Agent complying with instructions with respect to the Lockbox Account and Cash Management Account from any Person other than Lender;

(d) The Lockbox Account and Cash Management Account are not in the name of any Person other than Borrower, as pledgor, or Lender, as pledgee; and

(e) None of the Properties are subject to any cash management system (other than pursuant to the Loan Documents), and Borrower has prepared the Tenant Direction Letters, which Tenant Direction Letters (i) direct the Tenants to deposit all Rents directly into the Lockbox Account, (ii) state that any and all existing tenant instruction letters issued in connection with any previous financing are terminated, and (iii) shall be delivered to the Tenants as required by Section 2.7.1(b) .

4.1.37 Reciprocal Easement Agreement . To Borrower’s Knowledge, each Reciprocal Easement Agreement is in full force and effect. Neither the applicable Borrower nor, to Borrower’s Knowledge, any other party to the Reciprocal Easement Agreement, is in default under any of the material provisions thereof (except for violations or defaults that have been cured or that have not resulted, or would not reasonably be expected to result, individually or in the aggregate, in an Individual Material Adverse Effect). Borrower has not delivered a written notice to any party under a Reciprocal Easement Agreement that it is in default thereunder (other than notices relating to defaults that have been cured by such party) and no such party to a Reciprocal Easement Agreement is in monetary or, to Borrower’s Knowledge, material non-monetary default under such Reciprocal Easement Agreement (except for defaults that do not have, or would not reasonably be expected to result in, individually or in the aggregate, an Individual Material Adverse Effect on the applicable Individual Property).

4.1.38 Underwriting Representations . Borrower hereby represents, warrants and covenants that, each Borrower and each Borrower’s predecessor by merger if applicable:

(a) is and always has been duly formed, validly existing, and in good standing in the state of its organization and in all other jurisdictions where it is qualified to do business (other than with respect to temporary non-compliance which was cured in due course);

 

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(b) to Borrower’s Knowledge, has no judgments or liens of any nature against it except for Permitted Encumbrances;

(c) is in material compliance with all laws, regulations and orders applicable to it and, except as otherwise disclosed in this Agreement, has received all permits necessary for it to operate;

(d) is not involved in any dispute with any taxing authority except contests relating to Permitted Encumbrances conducted in accordance with this Agreement;

(e) to Borrower’s Knowledge, has paid all material taxes which it owes, except as expressly permitted by this Agreement;

(f) has never owned any real property other than the Individual Property or Individual Properties reflected on Schedule 4.1.38 as being owned by it (individually or collectively, as the context may dictate, the “Transaction Property” ), and personal property necessary or incidental to its ownership or operation of the Transaction Property and has never engaged in any business other than the acquisition, ownership, development, leasing and operation of the Transaction Property;

(g) is not now, nor has ever been, party to any lawsuit, arbitration, summons or legal proceeding that is still pending or that resulted in a judgment against it that has not been paid in full; and

(h) has no material contingent or actual obligations that are not related to the Transaction Property.

4.1.39 Equipment, Fixtures and Personal Property . Borrower is the owner of all of the Equipment, Fixtures and Personal Property located on or at each Individual Property, other than any such Equipment, Fixtures and Personal Property which have been leased by Borrower as permitted under the terms of this Agreement. All of the Equipment, Fixtures and Personal Property are sufficient to operate each Individual Property in the manner required hereunder and in the manner in which it is currently operated.

Section 4.2 Survival of Representations . Borrower agrees that all of the representations and warranties of Borrower set forth in Section 4.1 hereof and elsewhere in this Agreement and in the other Loan Documents shall survive for so long as any amount remains owing to Lender under this Agreement or any of the other Loan Documents by Borrower. All representations, warranties, covenants and agreements made in this Agreement or in the other Loan Documents by Borrower shall be deemed to have been relied upon by Lender notwithstanding any investigation heretofore or hereafter made by Lender or on its behalf.

 

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ARTICLE V – BORROWER COVENANTS

Section 5.1 Affirmative Covenants . From the Closing Date and until payment and performance in full of all obligations of Borrower under the Loan Documents or the earlier release of the Liens of the Mortgages encumbering the Properties (and all related obligations) in accordance with the terms of this Agreement and the other Loan Documents, Borrower hereby covenants and agrees with Lender that:

5.1.1 Existence; Compliance with Legal Requirements . Borrower shall 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 Legal Requirements applicable to Borrower and the Properties (and the use thereof), including, without limitation, building and zoning ordinances and codes and certificates of occupancy. There shall never be committed by Borrower, and Borrower shall not permit any other Person in occupancy of or involved with the operation or use of the Properties to commit any act or omission affording the federal government or any state or local government the right of forfeiture against any Individual Property or any part thereof or any monies paid in performance of Borrower’s obligations under any of the Loan Documents. Borrower hereby covenants and agrees not to commit, permit or suffer to exist any act or omission affording such right of forfeiture. 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 and shall keep the Properties in good working order and repair, and from time to time make, or cause to be made, all reasonably necessary repairs, renewals, replacements, betterments and improvements thereto, all as more fully provided in the Loan Documents. Borrower shall keep the Properties insured at all times by financially sound and reputable insurers, to such extent and against such risks, and maintain liability and such other insurance, as is more fully provided in this Agreement. After prior written notice to Lender, Borrower, at Borrower’s own expense, may contest by appropriate legal proceeding promptly initiated and conducted in good faith and with due diligence, the validity of any Legal Requirement, the applicability of any Legal Requirement to Borrower or any Individual Property or any alleged violation of any Legal Requirement, provided that (a) no Default or Event of Default has occurred and remains uncured; (b) such proceeding shall be permitted under and be conducted in accordance with the provisions of any instrument to which Borrower is subject and shall not constitute a default thereunder and such proceeding shall be conducted in accordance with all applicable statutes, laws and ordinances; (c) no Individual Property nor any part thereof or interest therein will be in danger of being sold, forfeited, terminated, cancelled or lost; (d) Borrower shall promptly upon final determination thereof comply with any such Legal Requirement determined to be valid or applicable or cure any violation of any Legal Requirement; (e) such proceeding shall suspend the enforcement of the contested Legal Requirement against Borrower and any Individual Property; and (f) Borrower shall furnish such security as may be required in the proceeding, or as may be reasonably requested by Lender, to insure compliance with such Legal Requirement, together with all interest and penalties payable in connection therewith. Lender may apply any such security, as necessary to cause compliance with such Legal Requirement at any time when, in the reasonable judgment of Lender, the validity, applicability or violation of such Legal Requirement is finally established or any Individual Property (or any part thereof or interest therein) shall be in danger of being sold, forfeited, terminated, cancelled or lost.

5.1.2 Taxes and Other Charges . Subject to Section 7.2 hereof, Borrower shall pay all Taxes and Other Charges now or hereafter levied or assessed or imposed against the Properties or any part thereof as the same become due and payable. Borrower shall, not later than ten (10) Business Days after receipt of a written request from Lender, deliver to Lender receipts for payment or other evidence reasonably satisfactory to Lender that all Taxes and Other Charges

 

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that are due and payable at such time have been duly paid by Borrower prior to delinquency ( provided , however , that Lender shall have no right to deliver such written request to Borrower during any period that such Taxes and Other Charges are being paid by Lender pursuant to Section 7.2 hereof). Borrower shall not suffer and shall promptly cause to be paid and discharged any Lien or charge whatsoever which may be or become a Lien or charge against the Properties, and shall promptly pay for all utility services provided to the Properties (other than any such utilities which are, pursuant to the terms of any Lease, required to be paid by the Tenant thereunder directly to the applicable service provider). After prior written notice to Lender, Borrower, at Borrower’s own expense, may contest by appropriate legal proceeding, promptly initiated and conducted in good faith and with due diligence, the amount or validity or application in whole or in part of any Taxes or Other Charges, provided that (a) no Default or Event of Default has occurred and remains uncured; (b) such proceeding shall be permitted under and be conducted in accordance with the provisions of any other instrument to which Borrower is subject and shall not constitute a default thereunder and such proceeding shall be conducted in accordance with all applicable statutes, laws and ordinances; (c) no Individual Property nor any part thereof or interest therein will be in danger of being sold, forfeited, terminated, cancelled or lost; (d) Borrower shall promptly upon final determination thereof pay the amount of any such Taxes or Other Charges, together with all costs, interest and penalties which may be payable in connection therewith; (e) such proceeding shall suspend the collection of such contested Taxes or Other Charges from the applicable Individual Property; and (f) Borrower shall furnish such security as may be reasonably required in the proceeding, or as may be reasonably requested by Lender, to insure the payment of any such Taxes or Other Charges, together with all interest and penalties thereon. Lender may pay over any such cash deposit or part thereof held by Lender to the claimant entitled thereto at any time when, in the judgment of Lender, the entitlement of such claimant is established or any Individual Property (or part thereof or interest therein) shall be in danger of being sold, forfeited, terminated, cancelled or lost or there shall be any danger of the Lien of the related Mortgage being primed by any related Lien.

5.1.3 Litigation . Borrower shall give prompt written notice to Lender of any litigation or governmental proceedings pending or threatened in writing against Borrower, any SPE Constituent Entity, Guarantor or any Individual Property which might materially adversely affect the condition of Borrower, any SPE Constituent Entity or Guarantor (financial or otherwise) or business or any Individual Property.

5.1.4 Access to Properties . Subject to the rights of Tenants, Borrower shall permit agents, representatives and employees of Lender to inspect the Properties or any part thereof at reasonable hours upon reasonable advance notice.

5.1.5 Notice of Default . Borrower shall promptly advise Lender of any material adverse change in the condition of Borrower, any SPE Constituent Entity or Guarantor, financial or otherwise, or of the occurrence of any Default or Event of Default of which Borrower has knowledge.

5.1.6 Cooperate in Legal Proceedings . Borrower shall cooperate fully with Lender with respect to any proceedings before any court, board or other Governmental Authority which may in any way affect the rights of Lender hereunder or any rights obtained by Lender under any of the other Loan Documents and, in connection therewith, permit Lender, at its election, to participate in any such proceedings.

 

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5.1.7 Perform Loan Documents . Borrower shall, in a timely manner, observe, perform and satisfy all the terms, provisions, covenants and conditions of the Loan Documents executed and delivered by, or applicable to, Borrower, and shall pay when due all costs, fees and expenses of Lender, to the extent required under the Loan Documents executed and delivered by, or applicable to, Borrower.

5.1.8 Award and Insurance Benefits . Borrower shall cooperate with Lender in obtaining for Lender, in accordance with the relevant provisions of this Agreement, the benefits of any Awards or Insurance Proceeds lawfully or equitably payable in connection with any Individual Property, and Lender shall be reimbursed for any expenses incurred in connection therewith (including reasonable attorneys’ fees and disbursements, and the payment by Borrower of the reasonable expense of an appraisal on behalf of Lender in case of Casualty or Condemnation affecting any Individual Property or any part thereof) out of such Insurance Proceeds.

5.1.9 Further Assurances . Borrower shall, at Borrower’s sole cost and expense:

(a) upon written request, furnish to Lender all instruments, documents, boundary surveys, footing or foundation surveys, certificates, plans and specifications, appraisals, title and other insurance reports and agreements, and each and every other document, certificate, agreement and instrument required to be furnished by Borrower pursuant to the terms of the Loan Documents or which are reasonably requested by Lender in connection therewith, provided that the foregoing shall not require Borrower to obtain updated appraisals after the Closing Date unless specifically required by the terms of this Agreement;

(b) execute and deliver to Lender such documents, instruments, certificates, assignments and other writings, and do such other acts reasonably necessary, to evidence, preserve and/or protect the collateral at any time securing or intended to secure the obligations of Borrower under the Loan Documents, as Lender may reasonably require; and

(c) do and execute all and such further lawful and reasonable acts, conveyances and assurances for the better and more effective carrying out of the intents and purposes of this Agreement and the other Loan Documents, as Lender shall reasonably require from time to time.

5.1.10 Supplemental Mortgage Affidavits . Borrower represents that it has paid all state, county and municipal recording and all other taxes imposed upon the execution and recordation of the Mortgages. If at any time Lender determines, based on applicable law, that Lender is not being afforded the maximum amount of security available from any one or more of the Properties as a direct or indirect result of applicable recording, stamp and like taxes not having been paid upon the execution and recordation of any Mortgage, Borrower agrees that Borrower will execute, acknowledge and deliver to Lender, immediately upon Lender’s request, supplemental affidavits increasing the amount of the Debt attributable to any such Individual Property (as set forth as the Allocated Loan Amount on Schedule 1.1(a) annexed hereto) for which all applicable taxes have been paid to an amount determined by Lender to be equal to the

 

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lesser of (a) the greater of the fair market value of the applicable Individual Property (i) as of the Closing Date and (ii) as of the date such supplemental affidavits are to be delivered to Lender, and (b) the amount of the Debt attributable to any such Individual Property (as set forth as the Allocated Loan Amount on Schedule 1.1(a) annexed hereto), and Borrower shall, on demand, pay any additional taxes.

5.1.11 Financial Reporting . (a) Borrower will keep and maintain or will cause to be kept and maintained on a Fiscal Year basis, in accordance with the requirements for a Special Purpose Entity set forth herein and GAAP (or such other consistently applied accounting basis that is acceptable to Lender), proper and accurate books, records and accounts reflecting all of the financial affairs of Borrower and all items of income and expense in connection with the operation on an individual basis of the Properties. Lender shall have the right from time to time at all times during normal business hours upon reasonable notice (and, in any event, not more than twice in any calendar year (unless an Event of Default shall have occurred and be continuing, in which case no such restriction shall apply)) to examine such books, records and accounts at the office of Borrower or any other Person maintaining such books, records and accounts and to make such copies or extracts thereof as Lender shall desire. After the occurrence of an Event of Default, Borrower shall pay any reasonable costs and expenses incurred by Lender to examine Borrower’s accounting records with respect to the Properties, as Lender shall determine to be necessary or appropriate in the protection of Lender’s interest.

(b) Borrower will furnish to Lender annually, within one hundred and twenty (120) days following the end of each Fiscal Year, a complete copy of the annual financial statements (provided that, with respect to the first such submission, such statements shall be prepared for the period beginning on the Closing Date and ending on the end of the current Fiscal Year) of Guarantor audited by a “Big Four” accounting firm or other independent certified public accountant reasonably acceptable to Lender in accordance with GAAP (or such other consistently applied accounting basis that is acceptable to Lender) covering the Properties on a combined basis for such Fiscal Year and containing statements of profit and loss for Borrower and the Properties and a balance sheet for Borrower. Such statements shall set forth the financial condition and the results of operations for Borrower and the Properties (on a combined basis) for such Fiscal Year, and shall include, but not be limited to, amounts representing annual Net Cash Flow, Net Operating Income, Gross Income from Operations, Capital Expenditures (for the avoidance of doubt, not including any contributions to the Replacement Reserve Account or the Required Repair Reserve Account) and Operating Expenses. Guarantor’s annual financial statements shall be accompanied by (i) if reasonably requested by Lender, a comparison of the budgeted income and expenses and the actual income and expenses for the Properties (on a combined basis) for the prior Fiscal Year, (ii) an unqualified opinion of a “Big Four” accounting firm or other independent certified public accountant reasonably acceptable to Lender, (iii) a current rent roll for each Individual Property, (iv) if reasonably requested by Lender, a schedule reconciling Net Operating Income to Net Cash Flow for the Properties on a combined basis (the “Net Cash Flow Schedule” ), which shall itemize all adjustments made to Net Operating Income to arrive at Net Cash Flow deemed material by such independent certified public accountant and (v) an Officer’s Certificate certifying (1) that each annual financial statement, including each of the schedules described in the immediately preceding subclause (iv) , present fairly the financial condition and the results of operations of Borrower and the Properties being reported upon, (2) that such financial statements and schedules have been prepared in accordance with GAAP and

 

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(3) as of the date thereof whether there exists an event or circumstance which constitutes a Default or Event of Default under the Loan Documents executed and delivered by, or applicable to, Borrower, and if such Default or Event of Default exists, the nature thereof, the period of time it has existed and the action then being taken to remedy the same.

(c) (i) Prior to the Securitization of the entire Loan, Borrower will furnish, or cause to be furnished, to Lender on or before thirty (30) days after the end of each calendar month, (A) an operating statement in respect of such calendar month and a calendar year-to-date operating statement (on a combined basis with respect to the Properties), noting Net Operating Income, Net Cash Flow, Gross Income from Operations, Operating Expenses and Capital Expenditures (for the avoidance of doubt, not including any contributions to the Replacement Reserve Account and the Required Repair Reserve Account), and containing a comparison of (A) such information for (I) in respect of the operating statement in respect of such calendar month, the same calendar month in the immediately preceding calendar year, and (II) in respect of the operating statement in respect of the calendar year-to-date, the corresponding time period of the immediately preceding calendar year, and (B) budgeted income and expenses and the actual income and expenses for such calendar month, and (C) upon Lender’s request, other information reasonably necessary and sufficient to fairly represent the financial position and results of operation of the Properties (on a combined basis) during such calendar month. Each such monthly report shall be accompanied by an Officer’s Certificate stating that the items provided are true, correct, accurate, and complete and fairly present the financial condition and results of the operations of Borrower and the Properties on a combined basis as well as, where applicable, the financial condition and results of operations of each Individual Property, for the applicable calendar month. The reports and statements provided by Borrower pursuant to this Section 5.1.11(c) may be prepared in accordance with the accounting standards otherwise utilized by Borrower on a consistent basis for interim financial reporting and need not be prepared in accordance with GAAP.

(ii) During any Cash Sweep Period (regardless of whether occurring before or after any Securitization of the Loan), Borrower will furnish, or cause to be furnished (without duplication of any item furnished to Lender pursuant to clause (i) above) on or before thirty (30) days after the end of each calendar month, (A) an operating statement in respect of such calendar month and a calendar year-to-date operating statement (on a combined basis with respect to the Properties), (B) a current rent roll for each Individual Property, and (C) upon Lender’s request, other information maintained by Borrower in the ordinary course of business that is reasonably necessary and sufficient to fairly represent the financial position and results of operation of the Properties (on a combined basis) during such calendar month. The reports and statements provided by Borrower pursuant to this Section 5.1.11(c) may be prepared in accordance with the accounting standards otherwise utilized by Borrower on a consistent basis for interim financial reporting and need not be prepared in accordance with GAAP.

(d) Borrower will furnish, or cause to be furnished, to Lender, on or before sixty (60) days after the end of each calendar quarter the following items, accompanied by an Officer’s Certificate stating that such items are true, correct, accurate, and complete and fairly present the financial condition and results of the operations of Borrower and the Properties on a combined basis as well as, where applicable, the financial condition and results of operations of each Individual Property (subject to normal year-end adjustments) as applicable: (i) a rent roll for the

 

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subject period for each Individual Property and (ii) quarterly and year-to-date operating statements prepared for each calendar quarter, noting Net Operating Income, Net Cash Flow, Gross Income from Operations, and Operating Expenses and Capital Expenditures (for the avoidance of doubt, not including any contributions to the Replacement Reserve Account and the Required Repair Reserve Account), and for the Properties (on a combined basis), and, upon Lender’s request, (A) other information reasonably necessary and sufficient to fairly represent the financial position and results of operation of the Properties (on a combined basis) during such calendar quarter, and (B) a comparison of budgeted income and expenses and the actual income and expenses for the applicable calendar quarter, together with a detailed explanation of any variances of ten percent (10%) or more between budgeted and actual amounts for such periods, all in form reasonably satisfactory to Lender; and (iii) a calculation reflecting the annual Debt Service Coverage Ratio for the immediately preceding three (3), six (6), and twelve (12) month periods as of the last day of such quarter. In addition, such Officer’s Certificate shall also state that the representations and warranties of Borrower set forth in Section 4.1.30 are true and correct as of the date of such certificate and that there are no trade payables outstanding for more than sixty (60) days unless such amounts are being contested pursuant to the terms hereof.

(e) For each annual budgeting period following the partial annual budgeting period commencing on the Closing Date, Borrower shall submit to Lender an Annual Budget not later than fifteen (15) days prior to the commencement of such annual budgeting period in form reasonably satisfactory to Lender. In respect of the partial annual budgeting period commencing on the Closing Date, Borrower has submitted the existing Annual Budget to Lender on or prior to the Closing Date. The Annual Budget shall be for informational purposes only, provided that, during any Cash Sweep Period, the Annual Budget shall be subject to Lender’s written approval (each such Annual Budget, an “Approved Annual Budget” ), which approval shall not be unreasonably withheld or conditioned. Lender shall grant or deny, in writing to Borrower with a reasonable explanation of any objections, any consent required hereunder within seven (7) days after the receipt of the applicable proposed Annual Budget. In the event that Lender fails to respond within said seven (7) day period, such failure shall be deemed to be the consent and approval of Lender if (A) Borrower resubmits to Lender the Annual Budget with the notation “IMMEDIATE RESPONSE REQUIRED, FAILURE TO RESPOND TO THIS APPROVAL REQUEST WITHIN SEVEN (7) DAYS FROM RECEIPT SHALL BE DEEMED TO BE LENDER’S APPROVAL” prominently displayed in bold, all caps and fourteen (14) point or larger font in the transmittal letter requesting approval and (B) Lender does not approve or reject (with a reasonable explanation) the applicable request within seven (7) days from the date Lender receives such second request as evidenced by a certified mail return receipt or confirmation by a reputable national overnight delivery service that the same has been delivered. In the event that Lender timely disapproves a proposed Annual Budget in accordance with the foregoing, Borrower shall promptly revise such Annual Budget and resubmit the same to Lender (and each such resubmittal shall be subject to the provisions of this Section 5.1.11(e) as if the applicable proposed Annual Budget were being submitted to Lender for its initial review of the same, provided that the aforesaid fourteen (14) day period (in the aggregate) shall be ten (10) days in connection with any such resubmittal). Borrower shall promptly revise each proposed Annual Budget and resubmit the same to Lender in accordance with the foregoing until Lender approves the proposed Annual Budget. Until such time that Lender approves a proposed Annual Budget, the most recently Approved Annual Budget shall apply; provided that, each line item of such Approved Annual Budget shall be increased by an amount equal to the increase in

 

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the Consumer Price Index for the prior year (other than the line items in respect of Taxes, Insurance Premiums, utilities expenses and Other Charges, which line items shall be adjusted to reflect actual increases in such expenses). In the event that, during any Cash Sweep Period, Borrower proposes to incur an extraordinary operating expense or capital expense that is not consistent with the Approved Annual Budget (each an “Extraordinary Expense” ), Borrower shall promptly deliver to Lender a reasonably detailed explanation of such proposed Extraordinary Expense for Lender’s approval, such approval not to be unreasonably withheld, conditioned or delayed. Notwithstanding the foregoing, Borrower and Lender acknowledge and agree that (i) Borrower was not required to deliver an Annual Budget with respect to the remainder of the 2011 calendar year on the Closing Date, (ii) Borrower shall be required to deliver an Annual Budget with respect to the remainder of the calendar year 2011 within 60 days of the Closing (the “2011 Interim Budget” ) and (iii) until the delivery of the 2011 Interim Budget, the amounts identified as “Interim Deemed Operating Expenses” and “Interim Deemed Budgeted Cap Ex” in an officer’s certificate delivered at Closing by Borrower shall be deemed to be Operating Expenses and budgeted Capital Expenditures (as applicable) under an Annual Budget or Approved Annual Budget for all purposes of the Loan Documents (including with respect to Section 3.4(a)(ix) of the Cash Management Agreement).”

(f) Intentionally omitted.

(g) Borrower shall furnish to Lender, within ten (10) Business Days after Lender’s request (or as soon thereafter as may be reasonably possible), financial and sales information from any Tenant designated by Lender, provided that such financial and sales information shall be provided by Borrower only if (i) the same is in the possession of Borrower or is otherwise required to be provided by the applicable Tenant pursuant to the terms of its Lease, (ii) Borrower is not prohibited from disclosing the same, whether pursuant to any provisions of the applicable Lease or any other agreement entered into by Borrower and the applicable Tenant prior to the date of Lender’s request, (iii) the same is not publicly available upon reasonable inquiry, and (iv) the Tenant as to which such information is requested is one of the three (3) largest Tenants at the applicable Individual Property, calculated on the basis of aggregate rentable square footage leased by such Tenant and such Tenant’s Affiliates under one or more Leases at such Individual Property.

(h) Borrower will cause Guarantor to furnish to Lender annually, within one hundred twenty (120) days following the end of each Fiscal Year of Guarantor, financial statements audited by a “Big Four” accounting firm or other independent certified public accountant reasonably acceptable to Lender in accordance with GAAP (or such other consistently applied accounting basis that is acceptable to Lender), which shall include an annual balance sheet and profit and loss statement of Guarantor.

(i) Any reports, statements or other information required to be delivered under this Agreement shall be delivered in electronic form and prepared using Microsoft Word for Windows files (which files may be prepared using a spreadsheet program and saved as word processing files), provided that Borrower may elect to provide the same also in paper form and/or on a diskette. Borrower agrees that Lender may disclose information regarding the Properties and Borrower that is provided to Lender pursuant to this Section 5.1.11 in connection with a Securitization to such parties requesting such information in connection with such Securitization.

 

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5.1.12 Business and Operations . Borrower will continue to engage in the businesses presently conducted by it as and to the extent the same are necessary for the ownership, maintenance, management, leasing and operation of the Properties. Borrower will qualify to do business and will remain in good standing under the laws of each jurisdiction as and to the extent the same are required for the ownership, maintenance, management and operation of the Properties. Borrower shall, at all times during the term of the Loan, continue to own or lease all Equipment, Fixtures and Personal Property which are necessary to operate the Properties in the manner in which they are currently operated, provided that the foregoing shall not be deemed to prohibit or restrict any Permitted Equipment Transfer.

5.1.13 Title to the Properties . Borrower will warrant and defend (a) the title to each Individual Property and every part thereof, subject only to Liens permitted hereunder (including Permitted Encumbrances) and (b) the validity and priority of the Liens of the Mortgages and the Assignments of Leases on the Properties, subject only to Liens permitted hereunder (including Permitted Encumbrances), in each case against the claims of all Persons whomsoever. Borrower shall reimburse Lender for any losses, costs, damages or expenses (including reasonable attorneys’ fees, costs and expenses) incurred by Lender if an interest in any Individual Property, other than as permitted hereunder, is claimed by another Person.

5.1.14 Costs of Enforcement . In the event (a) that any Mortgage encumbering one or more Individual Properties is foreclosed in whole or in part or that such Mortgage is put into the hands of an attorney for collection, suit, action or foreclosure, (b) of the foreclosure of any mortgage prior to or subsequent to the Mortgage encumbering any Individual Property in which proceeding Lender is made a party, or (c) of the bankruptcy, insolvency, rehabilitation or other similar proceeding in respect of Borrower, Guarantor or any of their respective constituent Persons or an assignment by Borrower, Guarantor or any of their respective constituent Persons for the benefit of its creditors, Borrower, its successors or assigns, shall be chargeable with and agree to pay all costs of collection and defense, including reasonable attorneys’ fees, costs and expenses, incurred by Lender or Borrower in connection therewith and in connection with any appellate proceeding or post-judgment action involved therein, together with all required service or use taxes.

5.1.15 Estoppel Statement . (a) After request by Lender, Borrower shall within fifteen (15) days furnish Lender with a statement, duly acknowledged and certified, setting forth (i) the original principal amount of the Loan, (ii) the unpaid principal amount of the Loan, (iii) the Interest Rate of the Loan, (iv) the date installments of interest and/or principal were last paid, (v) any offsets or defenses to the payment of the Debt, if any, claimed by Borrower, and (vi) that the Note, this Agreement, the Mortgages and the other Loan Documents are valid, legal and binding obligations and have not been modified or if modified, giving particulars of such modification; provided, however, Borrower shall not be required to provide such statement more often than two (2) times in any calendar year.

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prior to or following a Securitization), Borrower shall use commercially reasonable efforts to deliver to Lender tenant estoppel certificates from each Tenant under any Material Lease, in form and substance reasonably satisfactory to Lender, provided that Borrower shall not be required to deliver such certificates more frequently than once in any calendar year to the Lender.

5.1.16 Loan Proceeds . Borrower shall use the proceeds of the Loan received by it on the Closing Date only for the purposes set forth in Section 2.1.4 hereof.

5.1.17 Intentionally Omitted .

5.1.18 Confirmation of Representations . Borrower shall deliver, in connection with any Securitization, (a) one (1) or more Officer’s Certificates certifying as to the accuracy in all material respects of all representations made by Borrower in the Loan Documents as of the date of the closing of such Securitization in all relevant jurisdictions or, if any of such representations require qualification on such date, setting forth such qualifications in detail, and (b) certificates of the relevant Governmental Authorities in all relevant jurisdictions indicating the good standing and qualification of Borrower, each SPE Constituent Entity and Guarantor as of the date of such Securitization.

5.1.19 No Joint Assessment . Borrower shall not suffer, permit or initiate the joint assessment of any Individual Property (a) with any other real property constituting a tax lot separate from such Individual Property, and (b) which constitutes real property with any portion of such Individual 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 the Individual Property.

5.1.20 Leasing Matters . (a) Any Major Lease, including any amendment, modification or supplement thereto, executed after the Closing Date shall be subject to the approval of Lender, which approval shall not be unreasonably withheld. Notwithstanding the foregoing, Lender’s consent shall not be required in connection with any Preapproved Leases. Upon request, Borrower shall furnish Lender with executed copies of such Leases as are identified by Lender (including all Leases, if requested by Lender, provided that Borrower shall not be required to deliver copies of all Leases more frequently than two (2) times in any calendar year). All renewals of Leases and all proposed Leases shall provide for rental rates and other terms comparable or superior to then-existing local market rates. All proposed Leases shall be on commercially reasonable terms, shall not contain any terms which would have any materially adverse effect on Lender’s rights under the Loan Documents or the value of the applicable Individual Property and shall not be with Affiliates of the Borrower (unless it is on terms which are substantially similar to those available in an arm’s length transaction with an unrelated party). All Leases executed after the Closing Date shall provide that they are subordinate to the Mortgage encumbering the applicable Individual Property and that the Tenant agrees to attorn to Lender or any purchaser at a sale by foreclosure or power of sale. Lender, at the request of Borrower, shall enter into a subordination, attornment and non-disturbance agreement in the form attached hereto as Exhibit B (with such modifications thereto as may be reasonably acceptable to Lender) or in such other form that is reasonably satisfactory to Lender and such Tenant (provided in each case that Lender shall agree to modifications reasonably required to

 

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reflect an obligation on behalf of Lender to release any casualty or condemnation proceeds in connection with any restoration required pursuant to a 15K Lease) (a “Non-Disturbance Agreement” ) with any Tenant entering into a Material Lease, including a Major Lease (other than a Lease to an Affiliate of Borrower), after the Closing Date. All actual and reasonable, out-of-pocket costs and expenses of Lender and Servicer in connection with the negotiation, preparation, execution and delivery by Lender and Servicer of any Non-Disturbance Agreement, including, without limitation, reasonable attorneys’ fees and disbursements and the current fee being assessed by Servicer in connection therewith, shall be paid by Borrower.

(b) Borrower shall (i) observe and perform the obligations imposed upon the lessor under the Leases in a commercially reasonable manner; (ii) enforce the terms, covenants and conditions contained in the Leases upon the part of the Tenant thereunder to be observed or performed in a commercially reasonable manner and in a manner not to impair the value of the Individual Property involved and (iii) execute and deliver at the request of Lender all such further assurances, confirmations and assignments in connection with the Leases as Lender shall from time to time reasonably require.

(c) Lender shall grant or deny with a reasonable explanation any consent required hereunder within seven (7) days after the receipt of the applicable request and all documents in connection therewith. In the event that Lender fails to respond within said seven (7) day period, such failure shall be deemed to be the consent and approval of Lender if (A) Borrower has resubmitted to Lender the applicable documents, with the notation “IMMEDIATE RESPONSE REQUIRED, FAILURE TO RESPOND TO THIS APPROVAL REQUEST WITHIN SEVEN (7) DAYS FROM RECEIPT SHALL BE DEEMED TO BE LENDER’S APPROVAL” prominently displayed in bold, all caps and fourteen (14) point or larger font in the transmittal letter requesting approval and (B) Lender does not approve or reject (with a reasonable explanation) the applicable request within seven (7) days from the date Lender receives such second request as evidenced by a certified mail return receipt or confirmation by a reputable national overnight delivery service that the same has been delivered.

5.1.21 Alterations . (a) Borrower shall obtain Lender’s prior written consent to any alterations to any Improvements ( “Alterations” ), including tenant improvements, which consent shall not be unreasonably withheld except with respect to Alterations that would reasonably be expected to result in an Individual Material Adverse Effect on the applicable Individual Property. Notwithstanding the foregoing, Lender’s consent shall not be required in connection with any (i) Required Repairs, (ii) (intentionally omitted), (iii) Preapproved Alterations, (iv) Alterations to Improvements located wholly on an Outparcel or Tenant Option Release Parcel pursuant to a Permitted Parcel Ground Lease ( provided that the cost of such Alterations is borne solely by the applicable Tenant), (v) Alterations, the cost of which, per Alteration, is less than the Threshold Amount (provided the aggregate of all such Alterations annually is less than $3,000,000); (vi) Alterations made pursuant to an Approved Annual Budget; and (vii) Alterations that are not reasonably expected to result in an Individual Material Adverse Effect on the applicable Individual Property, provided that any Alterations with respect to Leases approved (or deemed approved) by Lender pursuant to Section 5.1.20 shall not constitute an Individual Material Adverse Effect and shall not require an additional Lender consent. Lender shall grant or deny with a reasonable explanation any consent required hereunder within seven (7) days after the receipt of the applicable request and all documents in connection therewith. In the event that

 

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Lender fails to respond within said seven (7) day period, such failure shall be deemed to be the consent and approval of Lender if (x) Borrower has resubmitted to Lender the applicable documents, with the notation “IMMEDIATE RESPONSE REQUIRED, FAILURE TO RESPOND TO THIS APPROVAL REQUEST WITHIN SEVEN (7) DAYS FROM RECEIPT SHALL BE DEEMED TO BE LENDER’S APPROVAL” prominently displayed in bold, all caps and fourteen (14) point or larger font in the transmittal letter requesting approval and (y) Lender does not approve or reject with a reasonable explanation the applicable request within seven (7) days from the date Lender receives such second request as evidenced by a certified mail return receipt or confirmation by a reputable national overnight delivery service that the same has been delivered.

(b) If the total unpaid amounts due and payable with respect to Alterations at any Individual Property (other than such amounts to be paid or reimbursed by Tenants under the Leases and any amounts to be paid in respect of Preapproved Alterations with respect to such Individual Property) shall at any time exceed the Threshold Amount (or the aggregate of all such Alterations on all Properties annually shall exceed $3,000,000), Borrower shall promptly deliver to Lender as security for the payment of such excess amounts and as additional security for Borrower’s obligations under the Loan Documents any of the following with respect to such Alteration exceeding the Threshold Amount (as applicable, the “Alterations Deposit” ): (I) cash, (II) U.S. Obligations, (III) other securities having a rating reasonably acceptable to Lender and in respect of which, at Lender’s option, Borrower has obtained a Rating Agency Confirmation from the applicable Rating Agencies or (IV) a completion and performance bond or an irrevocable letter of credit (payable on sight draft only) issued by a financial institution having a rating by S&P of not less than “A-1+” if the term of such bond or letter of credit is no longer than three (3) months or, if such term is in excess of three (3) months, issued by a financial institution having a rating that is reasonably acceptable to Lender and in respect of which, at Lender’s option, Borrower has obtained a Rating Agency Confirmation from the applicable Rating Agencies. Each such Alterations Deposit shall be (A) in an amount equal to the excess of the total unpaid amounts with respect to the applicable Alterations on the applicable Individual Property (other than such amounts to be paid or reimbursed by Tenants under the Leases) over the Threshold Amount and (B) disbursed from time to time by Lender to Borrower for completion of the Alterations at the applicable Individual Property upon the satisfaction of the following conditions: (1) Borrower shall submit a request for payment to Lender at least ten (10) days prior to the date on which Borrower requests that such payment be made, which request for payment shall specify the Alterations for which payment is requested, (2) on the date such request is received by Lender and on the date such payment is to be made, no Event of Default shall be continuing, and (3) such request shall be accompanied by an Officer’s Certificate (x) stating that the applicable portion of the Alterations at the applicable Individual Property to be funded by the requested disbursement have been completed in good and workmanlike manner and in accordance with all applicable Legal Requirements, such Officer’s Certificate to be accompanied by copies of paid invoices and any licenses, permits or other approvals by any Governmental Authority required in connection with the applicable portion of the Alterations, (y) identifying each contractor that supplied materials or labor in connection with the applicable portion of the Alterations to be funded by the requested disbursement and (z) stating that each such contractor has been paid in full upon such disbursement. Each Alterations Deposit shall be held by Lender in an interest-bearing account and, until disbursed in accordance with the provisions of this Section 5.1.21(b) , shall constitute additional security for the Debt and other obligations under the

 

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Loan Documents. Upon the completion of the Alterations in respect of which any Alteration Deposit is being held, Lender shall promptly return to Borrower any remaining portion of the Alterations Deposit upon the request of Borrower, provided that (1) on the date such request is received by Lender and on the date such disbursement is to be made, no Event of Default shall be continuing and (2) such request shall be accompanied by an Officer’s Certificate stating that the Alterations have been fully completed in good and workmanlike manner and in accordance with all applicable Legal Requirements, such Officer’s Certificate to be accompanied by copies of paid invoices and any licenses, permits or other approvals by any Governmental Authority required in connection with Alterations (to the extent not received by Lender in connection with prior disbursement requests) and stating that each contractor providing services in connection with the Alterations has been paid in full.

5.1.22 Operation of Property . (a) Borrower shall cause the Properties to be operated, in all material respects, in accordance with the Management Agreement. In the event that the Management Agreement expires or is terminated (without limiting any obligation of Borrower to obtain Lender’s consent to any termination or modification of the Management Agreement in accordance with the terms and provisions of this Agreement), Borrower shall promptly enter into a Replacement Management Agreement with Manager or another Qualified Manager, as applicable.

(b) Borrower shall: (i) promptly perform and/or observe, in all material respects, all of the covenants and agreements required to be performed and observed by it under the Management Agreement and do all things necessary to preserve and to keep unimpaired its material rights thereunder; (ii) promptly notify Lender of any material default under the Management Agreement of which it is aware; (iii) promptly deliver to Lender a copy of each financial statement, business plan, capital expenditures plan, notice, report and estimate received by it under the Management Agreement (without duplication of any item being delivered to Lender pursuant to Section 5.1.11 hereof); and (iv) enforce the performance and observance in all material respects of all of the covenants and agreements required to be performed and/or observed by Manager under the Management Agreement, in a commercially reasonable manner.

5.1.23 Operations and Maintenance Program . Each Borrower that owns an Individual Property identified on Schedule 5.1.23 shall implement, within no more than ninety (90) days after the Closing Date, and diligently comply in all respects with, the terms, conditions and requirements of an operations and maintenance program, all in accordance with the terms of the applicable O&M Agreements. Each operations and maintenance program adopted by each such Borrower, as aforesaid, shall be in compliance with all applicable Legal Requirements and shall be subject to the reasonable approval of Lender. Each such Borrower shall comply with the recommendations identified in each Phase I environmental assessment for each such Borrower’s Individual Property.

5.1.24 Intentionally Omitted .

5.1.25 Updated Appraisals . During the continuance of an Event of Default, Lender may commission (or Lender may request that Borrower commission directly) an updated appraisal of one or more of the Properties then remaining subject to the Lien of a Mortgage. Borrower shall pay directly or promptly reimburse Lender for, as applicable, the costs and expenses of obtaining all such updated appraisals.

 

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5.1.26 Principal Place of Business, State of Organization . Upon Lender’s request, Borrower shall, at Borrower’s sole cost and expense, execute and deliver additional financing statements, security agreements and other instruments which may be necessary to effectively evidence or perfect Lender’s security interest in each Individual Property as a result of any change in its principal place of business or place of organization. Borrower shall cause its principal place of business and chief executive office, and the place where Borrower keeps its books and records, including recorded data of any kind or nature, regardless of the medium or recording, including software, writings, plans, specifications and schematics, to continue to be the address of Borrower set forth at the introductory paragraph of this Agreement (unless Borrower notifies Lender in writing at least thirty (30) days prior to the date of such change). Borrower shall promptly notify Lender of any change in its organizational identification number. If any Borrower does not now have an organizational identification number and later obtains one, such Borrower promptly shall notify Lender of such organizational identification number.

5.1.27 Embargoed Person . Borrower shall perform reasonable due diligence to insure that at all times throughout the term of the Loan, including after giving effect to any Transfers permitted pursuant to the Loan Documents, (a) none of the funds or other assets of Borrower, any SPE Constituent Entity and Guarantor shall constitute property of, or are beneficially owned, directly or indirectly, by any Embargoed Person; (b) no Embargoed Person shall have any interest of any nature whatsoever in Borrower, any SPE Constituent Entity or Guarantor, as applicable, with the result that the investment in Borrower, any SPE Constituent Entity or Guarantor, as applicable (whether directly or indirectly), is prohibited by law or the Loan is in violation of law; and (c) none of the funds of Borrower, any SPE Constituent Entity or Guarantor, as applicable, shall be derived from, or are the proceeds of, any unlawful activity, including money laundering, terrorism or terrorism activities, with the result that the investment in Borrower, any SPE Constituent Entity or Guarantor, as applicable (whether directly or indirectly), is prohibited by law or the Loan is in violation of law, or may cause any Individual Property to be subject to forfeiture or seizure.

5.1.28 Intentionally Deleted .

5.1.29 Special Purpose Entity/Separateness . Borrower and each SPE Constituent Entity shall each be and continue to be a Special Purpose Entity.

(b) Borrower and each SPE Constituent Entity will comply with all of the stated facts and assumptions made with respect to Borrower and each SPE Constituent Entity in the Insolvency Opinion. Borrower and each SPE Constituent Entity will comply with all of the stated facts and assumptions made with respect to Borrower in any Additional Insolvency Opinion. Each entity other than Borrower and each SPE Constituent Entity with respect to which an assumption is made or a fact stated in the Insolvency Opinion and any Additional Insolvency Opinion will comply with all of the assumptions made and facts stated with respect to it in the Insolvency Opinion and any such Additional Insolvency Opinion. Borrower covenants that, in connection with any Additional Insolvency Opinion, it shall provide an updated certification regarding compliance with the facts and assumptions made therein.

 

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(c) Borrower shall provide Lender with five (5) Business Days’ prior written notice prior to the removal of an Independent Director or Independent Manager of Borrower or any SPE Constituent Entity and Borrower shall not remove any such Independent Director or Independent Manager without Cause (as defined in the organizational documents of Borrower or such SPE Constituent Entity, as applicable).

5.1.31 Environmental Insurance . Borrower shall maintain in full force and effect at all times during the term of the Loan the PLL Policy.

Section 5.2 Negative Covenants . From the Closing Date until payment and performance in full of all obligations of Borrower under the Loan Documents or the earlier release of the Lien of the Mortgages in accordance with the terms of this Agreement and the other Loan Documents, Borrower covenants and agrees with Lender that it will not do, directly or indirectly, any of the following:

5.2.1 Operation of Property . (a) Borrower shall not, without Lender’s prior written consent (which consent shall not be unreasonably withheld): (i) surrender, terminate or cancel the Management Agreement; provided , that Borrower may, without Lender’s consent, replace the Manager so long as (A) the replacement manager is a Qualified Manager pursuant to a Replacement Management Agreement ( provided that, in the event that such Qualified Manager is an Affiliate of Borrower or Guarantor, Borrower shall deliver an acceptable Additional Insolvency Opinion covering such Qualified Manager if such Qualified Manager was not covered by the Insolvency Opinion) or (B) the proposed replacement manager is a Person that is under common Control with Existing Manager; (ii) reduce or consent to the reduction of the term of the Management Agreement; (iii) increase or consent to the increase of the amount of any charges under the Management Agreement, or (iv) otherwise modify, change, supplement, alter or amend, or waive or release any of its rights and remedies under, the Management Agreement in any material respect.

(b) Following the occurrence and during the continuance of an Event of Default, Borrower shall not exercise any rights, make any decisions, grant any approvals or otherwise take any action under the Management Agreement without the prior written consent of Lender, which consent may be granted, conditioned or withheld in Lender’s sole discretion.

5.2.2 Liens; Utility and Other Easements . (a) Borrower shall not create, incur, assume or suffer to exist any Lien on any portion of any Individual Property or permit any such action to be taken, except Permitted Encumbrances.

(b) Borrower may, without the consent of Lender, (i) make Transfers of immaterial portions of any one or more Individual Properties to Governmental Authorities for dedication or public use, or to third parties for private use as roadways or for access, ingress or egress, or (ii) grant easements, restrictions, covenants, reservations and rights of way in the ordinary course of business for use, access, water and sewer lines, telephone and telegraph lines, electric lines, telecommunications leases and other utilities, provided that no such conveyance, grant, conveyance or encumbrance shall materially impair the utility and operation of the affected Individual Property or have an Individual Material Adverse Effect on such Individual Property. In connection with any such grant, conveyance or encumbrance, if requested by Borrower,

 

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Lender shall execute and deliver any instrument necessary or reasonably appropriate and in the form reasonably acceptable to the Lender evidencing its consent to such grant, conveyance or encumbrance (and, in the case of any such Transfer as described in the preceding subclause (i) , a release of such portion of the Individual Property from the Lien of the applicable Mortgage and, in the case of any easement, covenant, reservation or right-of-way as described in the preceding subclause (ii) , the subordination of the Lien of the Mortgage encumbering the affected Individual Property to such easement, covenant, reservation or right-of-way) upon receipt by Lender of:

(A) thirty (30) days’ prior written notice thereof;

(B) a copy of the easement, covenant, reservation or right of way;

(C) an Officer’s Certificate stating (I) with respect to any Transfer, the consideration, if any, being paid for the Transfer and (II) that such Transfer, easement, covenant, reservation or right of way does not have an Individual Material Adverse Effect on the applicable Individual Property; and

(D) reimbursement of all of Lender’s reasonable costs and expenses incurred in connection with such grant, conveyance or encumbrance (and such consent, release of Lien or instrument of subordination).

If Borrower shall receive any consideration in connection with any Transfers or grants consummated in accordance with this Section 5.2.2(b) , Borrower shall have the right to use any such consideration in connection with any Alterations performed in connection with such Transfer or grant, provided that, to the extent any such consideration is not used in connection with such Alterations (or any such consideration exceeds the amount required to perform such Alterations), Borrower shall promptly deposit the consideration or such excess amount, as the case may be, into the Cash Management Account.

5.2.3 Dissolution; Amendment of Organizational Documents . Borrower shall not, without obtaining the consent of Lender (a) engage in any dissolution, liquidation or consolidation or merger with or into any other business entity, (b) engage in any business activity not related to the ownership, leasing,, maintenance and operation of the Properties, (c) transfer, lease or sell, in one transaction or any combination of transactions, the assets or all or substantially all of the properties or assets of Borrower except to the extent permitted by the Loan Documents, (d) modify, amend, waive or terminate its organizational documents or its qualification and good standing in any jurisdiction or (e) cause or permit any SPE Constituent Entity to (i) dissolve, wind up or liquidate or take any action, or omit to take an action, as a result of which such SPE Constituent Entity would be dissolved, wound up or liquidated in whole or in part, or (ii) amend, modify, waive or terminate the organizational documents of such SPE Constituent Entity, in each case, without obtaining the prior written consent of Lender or Lender’s designee.

5.2.4 Change in Business . Borrower shall not enter into any line of business other than the ownership and operation of the Properties (and any ancillary business related to such operation), or make any material change in the scope or nature of its business objectives, purposes or operations, or undertake or participate in activities other than the continuance of its

 

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present business. Nothing contained in this Section 5.2.4 shall be deemed to apply to any Transfers, and for the avoidance of doubt, the rights of Borrower to effectuate Transfers is governed solely by Section 5.2.10 hereof.

5.2.5 Debt Cancellation . Borrower shall not cancel or otherwise forgive or release any claim or debt (other than termination of Leases in accordance with Section 5.2.14 hereof or forgiveness in the ordinary course of Borrower’s business of Rent in arrears in connection with a settlement with a Tenant under a Lease, provided that in the case of a Major Lease, the amount of Rent so forgiven is less than the aggregate amount of six (6) months’ basic Rent under such Major Lease) owed to Borrower by any Person, except for adequate consideration and in the ordinary course of Borrower’s business.

5.2.6 Zoning . Borrower shall not initiate or consent to any zoning reclassification of any portion of any Individual Property or seek any variance under any existing zoning ordinance or use or permit the use of any portion of any Individual Property in any manner that could result in such use becoming a non-conforming use under any zoning ordinance or any other applicable land use law, rule or regulation, without the prior written consent of Lender.

5.2.7 No Joint Assessment . Borrower shall not suffer, permit or initiate the joint assessment of any Individual Property (a) with any other real property constituting a tax lot separate from such Individual Property, and (b) which constitutes real property with any portion of such Individual 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 Individual Property.

5.2.8 Principal Place of Business and Organization . Borrower shall not change (or permit any other Person to change) its name, identity (including its trade name or names), place of organization or formation (as set forth in Section 4.1.28 hereof) or its corporate or partnership or other structure unless Borrower shall have first notified Lender in writing of such change at least thirty (30) days prior to the effective date of such change, and shall have first taken all action required by Lender for the purpose of perfecting or protecting the lien and security interests of Lender pursuant to this Agreement, and the other Loan Documents and, in the case of a change in Borrower’s structure, without first obtaining the prior written consent of Lender, which consent may given or denied in Lender’s sole discretion. Borrower shall not change (or permit any Person to change) the place of its organization from the State of Delaware without the consent of Lender, which consent shall not be unreasonably withheld.

5.2.9 Intentionally Omitted .

5.2.10 Transfers . (a) Borrower acknowledges that Lender has examined and relied on the experience of Borrower and its stockholders, general partners, members and (if Borrower is a trust) beneficial owners, as applicable, and principals of Borrower in owning and operating properties such as the Properties in agreeing to make the Loan, and will continue to rely on Borrower’s ownership of the Properties as a means of maintaining the value of the Properties as security for repayment of the Debt and the performance of the Other Obligations. Borrower acknowledges that Lender has a valid interest in maintaining the value of the Properties so as to ensure that, should Borrower default in the repayment of the Debt or the performance of the Other Obligations, Lender can recover the Debt by a sale of the Properties.

 

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(b) Without the prior written consent of Lender and except to the extent otherwise set forth in this Section 5.2.10 , Borrower shall not, and shall not permit any Restricted Party to do any of the following (collectively, a “Transfer” ): (i) sell, convey, mortgage, grant, bargain, encumber, pledge, assign, grant options with respect to, or otherwise transfer or dispose of (directly or indirectly, voluntarily or involuntarily, by operation of law or otherwise, and whether or not for consideration or of record) any Individual Property or any part thereof or any legal or beneficial interest therein or (ii) permit a Sale or Pledge of an interest in any Restricted Party, other than, in either case, to the extent that such Transfer constitutes a Permitted Transfer or Permitted Debt. Any Transfer made without Lender’s prior written consent (to the extent that such consent is required pursuant to this Section 5.2.10 ) shall be null and void. Notwithstanding the foregoing, if after giving effect to any such Transfer of a direct interest in a Restricted Party permitted in this Section 5.2.10 more than forty-nine percent (49%) in the aggregate of direct or indirect interests in a Borrower are owned by any Person and its Affiliates that owned less than forty-nine percent (49%) direct or indirect interests in Borrower as of the Closing Date, Borrower shall, no less than thirty (30) days prior to the effective date of any such Transfer, deliver to Lender an Additional Insolvency Opinion reasonably acceptable to Lender and, following a Securitization, acceptable to the Rating Agencies.

(c) A Transfer shall include, but not be limited to, (i) an installment sales agreement wherein Borrower agrees to sell an Individual Property or any part thereof for a price to be paid in installments; (ii) an agreement by Borrower leasing all or a substantial part of an Individual Property for other than actual occupancy by a space Tenant thereunder or a sale, assignment or other transfer of, or the grant of a security interest in, Borrower’s right, title and interest in and to any Leases or any Rents; (iii) if a Restricted Party is a corporation, any merger, consolidation or Sale or Pledge of such corporation’s stock or the creation or issuance of new stock; (iv) if a Restricted Party is a limited or general partnership or joint venture, any merger or consolidation or the change, removal, resignation or addition of a general partner or the Sale or Pledge of the partnership interest of any general partner or any profits or proceeds relating to such partnership interest, or the Sale or Pledge of limited partnership interests or any profits or proceeds relating to such limited partnership interest or the creation or issuance of new limited partnership interests; (v) if a Restricted Party is a limited liability company, any merger or consolidation or the change, removal, resignation or addition of a managing member or non-member manager (or if no managing member, any member) or the Sale or Pledge of the membership interest of a managing member (or if no managing member, any member) or any profits or proceeds relating to such membership interest, or the Sale or Pledge of non-managing membership interests or the creation or issuance of new non-managing membership interests; (vi) if a Restricted Party is a trust or nominee trust, any merger, consolidation or the Sale or Pledge of the legal or beneficial interest in a Restricted Party or the creation or issuance of new legal or beneficial interests; or (vii) the removal or the resignation of the managing agent (including, without limitation, an Affiliated Manager) other than in accordance with Section 5.1.22 hereof

(d) Notwithstanding the provisions of this Section 5.2.10 but subject to the final two sentences of this Section 5.2.10(d) and without limiting the ability to effectuate a Permitted Transfers without Lender’s consent, Lender’s consent shall not be required in connection with

 

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one or a series of Transfers, of the stock, limited partnership interests or membership interests (excluding any interests of any SPE Constituent Entity) (as the case may be) in a Non-Guarantor Restricted Party; provided , however , (i) no such Transfer shall result in Guarantor no longer indirectly owning 51% of the direct and indirect equity interests in Borrower and Controlling Borrower, (ii) as a condition to each such Transfer, Lender shall receive not less than thirty (30) days’ prior written notice of such proposed Transfer, and (iii) if after giving effect to any such Transfer, more than forty-nine percent (49%) in the aggregate of direct or indirect interests in a Borrower are owned by any Person and its Affiliates that owned less than forty-nine percent (49%) direct or indirect interest in Borrower as of the Closing Date, Borrower shall, no less than thirty (30) days prior to the effective date of any such Transfer, deliver to Lender an Additional Insolvency Opinion reasonably acceptable to Lender and, following a Securitization, acceptable to the Rating Agencies. Notwithstanding anything contained in this Section 5.2.10(d) , except for Permitted Transfers pursuant to clause (j) of the definition thereof, no Transfer of any direct ownership interests in any Borrower or any SPE Constituent Entity shall be permitted without Lender’s consent. In addition, (except as may be permitted in Section 5.2.10(f) and except for Permitted Transfers pursuant to clause (j) of the definition thereof) at all times, Guarantor must continue to Control Borrower and each SPE Constituent Entity and own, directly or indirectly, at least a fifty-one percent (51%) of the legal and beneficial interest in Borrower and each SPE Constituent Entity.

(e) No Transfer of all of the Properties and assumption of the Loan shall occur during the period that is sixty (60) days prior to a Securitization or the period that is sixty (60) days after a Securitization. Otherwise (and without limiting the ability to effectuate a Permitted Transfer not governed by this Section 5.2.10(e) ), a one (1) time Transfer of all of the Properties and assumption of the entire Loan by the proposed Transferee (the “Transferee” ) shall be permitted without Lender’s consent (a “Permitted Assumption” ) provided that Lender receives sixty (60) days’ prior written notice of such Transfer and no Event of Default has occurred and is continuing at the time Lender receives such notice and at the time such Transfer is consummated. In connection with any Permitted Assumption pursuant to this Section 5.2.10(e) , Borrower shall be required to satisfy the following:

(i) Borrower shall pay Lender a fee equal to one-half percent (0.5%) of the outstanding principal balance of the Loan at the time of such Transfer;

(ii) Borrower shall pay any and all reasonable out-of-pocket costs incurred in connection with such Permitted Assumption (including, without limitation, Lender’s reasonable counsel fees and disbursements and all recording fees, title insurance premiums and mortgage and intangible taxes and the fees and expenses of the Rating Agencies pursuant to clause (x)  below);

(iii) Transferee or Transferee’s Sponsors must have demonstrated expertise in owning and operating multiple commercial real estate properties, which expertise shall be reasonably determined by Lender;

(iv) Transferee shall be Controlled by entities having (i) total assets in excess of $3 billion in the aggregate; and (ii) shareholder/partner equity in excess of $750 million in the aggregate and (iii) liquidity in excess of $50,000,000 in the aggregate;

 

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(v) Transferee and Transferee’s Sponsors must not have been party to any bankruptcy proceedings, voluntary or involuntary, made an assignment for the benefit of creditors or taken advantage of any insolvency act, or any act for the benefit of debtors within seven (7) years prior to the date of the proposed Transfer, provided that the foregoing requirement shall not apply to General Growth Properties, Inc. or its Affiliates or sponsors and their related bankruptcies which occurred prior to the Closing;

(vi) Transferee shall assume all of the obligations of Borrower under the Loan Documents in a manner satisfactory to Lender in all respects, including, without limitation, by entering into an assumption agreement in form and substance satisfactory to Lender;

(vii) (intentionally omitted);

(viii) (intentionally omitted);

(ix) Transferee and Transferee’s SPE Constituent Entities must be able to make all of the representations set forth in Sections 4.1.30 , 4.1.35 , and 4.1.38 , and perform all of the covenants set forth in Sections 5.1.27 , 5.1.29 and 5.2.9 of this Agreement, no Default or Event of Default shall otherwise occur as a result of such Transfer, and Transferee and Transferee’s SPE Constituent Entities shall deliver (A) all organizational documentation reasonably requested by Lender, which shall be reasonably satisfactory to Lender, and (B) all certificates, agreements, covenants and legal opinions reasonably required by Lender;

(x) Following a Securitization, if required by Lender, Transferee shall be approved by the Rating Agencies rating the Loan, which approval, if required by Lender, shall take the form of a Rating Agency Confirmation with respect to such Transfer;

(xi) Prior to any release of Guarantor, one (1) or more substitute guarantors reasonably acceptable to Lender shall have assumed all of the liabilities and obligations of Guarantor under the Guaranty or executed a replacement guaranty reasonably satisfactory to Lender (the “Transferee Replacement Guarantor” );

(xii) If the Permitted Assumption is accomplished by a deed or conveyance of the Properties, rather than an assignment of all of Guarantor’s or a Restricted Party’s interest in Borrower, Borrower shall deliver, at its sole cost and expense, an endorsement to each Title Insurance Policy, as modified by the assumption agreement, confirming the Lien of the Mortgages as a valid first lien on all of the Properties and naming the Transferee as owner of all of the Properties, which endorsements shall insure that, as of the date of the recording of the assumption agreement, the applicable Individual Property shall not be subject to any additional exceptions or Liens other than those contained in the applicable Title Insurance Policy issued on the Closing Date and the Permitted Encumbrances;

(xiii) Each Individual Property shall be managed by Qualified Manager (and, if the Qualified Manager managing any one or more Individual Properties prior to the Transfer is being replaced, the replacement Qualified Manager shall manage such Individual Properties pursuant to a Replacement Management Agreement); and

(xiv) Borrower or Transferee, at its sole cost and expense, shall deliver to Lender (A) an Additional Insolvency Opinion in respect of such Transfer in form and substance reasonably satisfactory to Lender and (B) a fraudulent conveyance opinion in respect of such Transfer, each of which opinions may be relied upon by Lender and the Rating Agencies with respect to the proposed Transfer.

 

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Immediately upon the consummation of a Transfer pursuant to this Section 5.2.10(e) ( provided that Lender has consented thereto in accordance with the foregoing), each Borrower and Guarantor shall be released from all liability under this Agreement, the Note, the Mortgages and the other Loan Documents accruing after the date of such Transfer (other than to the extent such liability is expressly stated herein to survive). The foregoing release shall be effective upon the date of such Transfer, but Lender agrees to provide written evidence thereof if the same is reasonably requested by Borrower.

(f) Notwithstanding anything to the contrary in the Loan Documents, so long as no Event of Default shall be continuing, a Public Vehicle Non-Guarantor Restricted Party Transfer shall be permitted and may be effectuated by the applicable Person upon thirty (30) days written notice to Lender without the consent of, or any fees payable to, Lender. A “Public Vehicle Non-Guarantor Restricted Party Transfer” shall mean a Transfer, in one or a series of transactions, (x) of all or a portion of the direct interests in any Non-Guarantor Restricted Party to a Public Vehicle (other than the direct interests in Borrower) or (y) through which such Non-Guarantor Restricted Party becomes, or is merged or consolidated with, a Public Vehicle, provided that for both (x) and (y) above, immediately after giving effect to such Transfer, the Public Vehicle has:

(i) total assets in excess of $3 billion;

(ii) shareholder/partner equity in excess of $750 million; and

(iii) an aggregate Public Vehicle Debt Yield greater than or equal to 10%.

In connection with a Public Vehicle Non-Guarantor Restricted Party Transfer, Borrower shall be required to deliver (1) a replacement Guaranty from the Public Vehicle in favor of Lender in the form of the Guaranty (and upon such delivery, Guarantor (or Guarantor Successor, as applicable) shall be released from all obligations under the Guaranty) and (2) a certificate from the officer of the Public Vehicle certifying that the Public Vehicle satisfies the requirements set forth in clauses (i), (ii) and (iii) above.

Following any Transfer in accordance with this Section 5.2.10(f) , the Transfer of direct or indirect interests in such Public Vehicle shall not be restricted.

In addition, a Public Vehicle Non-Guarantor Restricted Party Transfer shall be further conditioned upon: (A) if after giving effect to any such Public Vehicle Non-Guarantor Restricted Party Transfer, more than forty-nine percent (49%) in the aggregate of direct or indirect interests in Borrower are owned by any Person and its Affiliates that owned less than forty-nine percent (49%) direct or indirect interest in Borrower as of the Closing Date, Borrower shall deliver to

 

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Lender an Additional Insolvency Opinion reasonably acceptable to Lender and the Rating Agencies, (B) Lender shall have received a Rating Agency Confirmation from each of the Rating Agencies with respect to such Public Vehicle Non-Guarantor Restricted Party Transfer, (C) no Borrower shall fail to be a Special Purpose Entity by reason of such Public Vehicle Non-Guarantor Restricted Party Transfer, (D) for so long as the Loan shall remain outstanding, (i) no pledge or other encumbrance of any direct interests in any Restricted Pledge Party shall be permitted (except as otherwise permitted pursuant to the Loan Documents), and (ii) no Restricted Pledge Party shall issue preferred equity that has the characteristics of mezzanine debt (such as a fixed maturity date, regular payments of interest, a fixed rate of return and rights of the equity holder to demand repayment of its investment) (except as otherwise permitted pursuant to the Loan Documents), and (E) payment of all of Lender’s reasonable out-of-pocket costs and expenses (including reasonable counsel fees).

(g) Notwithstanding anything to the contrary contained in the Loan Documents, so long as no Event of Default shall be continuing, Lender’s consent shall not be required in connection with any BRE Retail Private Sale, provided that, immediately after giving effect to such BRE Retail Private Sale, BRE Retail shall have a Net Worth of at least $140,000,000 (exclusive of the Properties), provided , however , in the event that BRE Retail does not have a Net Worth of at least $140,000,000, then such BRE Retail Private Sale shall be permitted so long as a replacement guarantee in the form of the Guaranty is delivered by an entity with a Net Worth of least $140,000,000 (a “BRE Private Sale Replacement Guarantor” ).

(h) Lender shall not be required to demonstrate any actual impairment of its security or any increased risk of default hereunder in order to declare the Debt immediately due and payable upon the consummation of a purported Transfer that is prohibited (and as such, null and void) pursuant to the terms of this Section 5.2.10 . This provision shall apply to every Transfer regardless of whether voluntary or not, or whether or not Lender has consented to any previous Transfer.

5.2.11 Indebtedness . Borrower shall not incur any Indebtedness other than Permitted Debt.

5.2.12 REA . Borrower agrees that without the prior consent of Lender, Borrower shall not execute modifications to any REA if such modifications will have an Individual Material Adverse Effect on the affected Individual Property. Without limiting the generality of the foregoing, Borrower shall not, without the prior written consent of Lender, take (and hereby assigns to Lender any right it may have to take) any action to terminate, surrender, or accept any termination or surrender of, any REA. Borrower shall pay all charges and other sums to be paid by Borrower pursuant to the terms of any REA as the same shall become due and payable and prior to the expiration of any applicable grace period therein provided. Borrower shall comply, in all material respects, with all of the terms, covenants and conditions on Borrower’s part to be complied with pursuant to terms of any REA. Borrower shall take all actions as may be necessary from time to time to preserve and maintain the REA’s in accordance with applicable laws, rules and regulations. Borrower shall enforce, in a commercially reasonably manner, the obligations to be performed by the parties to the REA (other than Borrower). Borrower shall promptly furnish to Lender any notice of default or other communication delivered in connection with any REA by any party to any such REA or any third party other than routine correspondence and invoices. Borrower shall not assign (other than to Lender) or encumber its rights under any REA.

 

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5.2.13 Intentionally Deleted .

5.2.14 Leasing Matters . Except as set forth on Schedule 5.2.14 , Borrower shall not (i) terminate any Material Lease or Major Lease or accept a surrender by a Tenant of any Lease other than by reason of either (A) a Tenant default and then only in a commercially reasonable manner to preserve and protect the Individual Property, or (B) a Tenant pursuant to the exercise by such Tenant of any termination right expressly provided in any existing Lease or any Lease hereafter entered into in compliance with the conditions set forth in Section 5.1.20 ; provided , however , that no such termination or surrender of any Material Lease or Major Lease will be permitted under the foregoing subclause (A) without the prior written consent of Lender, which consent shall not be unreasonably withheld; (ii) collect any of the Rents more than one (1) month in advance (other than security deposits and estimated additional rent amounts on account of operating expenses, tax and other escalations or pass-throughs); or (iii) execute any other collateral assignments of lessor’s interest in the Leases or the Rents (except as contemplated by the Loan Documents); (iv) alter, modify or change the terms of the Leases in a manner inconsistent with the provisions of the Loan Documents. Notwithstanding anything to the contrary contained herein, Borrower shall not enter into a lease of all or substantially all of any Individual Property without Lender’s prior written consent.

5.2.15 PLL Policy . Prior to the payment in full of the Debt, Borrower shall not terminate the PLL Policy or enter into or otherwise suffer or permit any modification, amendment (including any endorsement), supplement or replacement thereof or thereto without the prior written consent of Lender.

ARTICLE VI – INSURANCE; CASUALTY; CONDEMNATION

Section 6.1 Insurance . (a) Borrower shall obtain and maintain, or cause to be maintained, insurance for Borrower and the Properties providing at least the following coverages:

(i) comprehensive “all risk” or special causes of loss form insurance, as is available in the insurance market as of the closing date, including, but not limited to, loss caused by any type of windstorm or hail on the Improvements and the Personal Property, including contingent liability from Operation of Building Laws, Demolition Costs and Increased Cost of Construction Endorsements, (A) except as specifically provided in subclause (D)  below in respect of demolition costs and coverage for increased costs of construction, 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); (B) containing an agreed amount endorsement with respect to the Improvements and Personal Property waiving all co-insurance provisions or to be written on a no co-insurance form; (C) providing for no deductible in excess of $250,000.00 for all such insurance coverage; provided however with respect to windstorm and earthquake coverage, providing for a deductible not to exceed five percent (5%) of the total insurable

 

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value of the applicable Individual Property; and (D) if any of the Improvements on any Individual Property or the use of any Individual Property shall at any time constitute legal non-conforming structures or uses, coverage for loss due to operation of law and coverage for demolition costs and coverage for increased costs of construction in amounts reasonably acceptable to Lender. In addition, Borrower shall obtain: (x) “named windstorm” sublimit of no less than $25,000,000 per occurrence, (y) if any portion of the Improvements is currently or at any time in the future located in a federally designated “special flood hazard area”, flood hazard insurance in an amount equal to the maximum amount of such insurance available under the National Flood Insurance Act of 1968, the Flood Disaster Protection Act of 1973 or the National Flood Insurance Reform Act of 1994, as each may be amended, plus excess amounts as Lender shall require, and (z) earthquake insurance in an amount equal to the greater of (i) the 500 year PML for the portfolio or (ii) $25,000,000; provided that the insurance pursuant to subclauses (y)  and (z)  hereof shall be on terms consistent with the comprehensive all risk insurance policy required under this subsection (i) . Notwithstanding the above, Lender shall require that Borrower provide coverage for flood with limits acceptable to the Lender;

(ii) business income or rental loss insurance, written on an Actual Loss Sustained Basis (A) with loss payable to Lender; (B) covering all risks required to be covered by the insurance provided for in subsections (i) , (iii) , (iv) , (ix)  and (xi)  of this Section 6.1(a) ; (C) in an amount equal to one hundred percent (100%) of the aggregate projected gross revenues from the operation of the Properties (as reduced to reflect expenses not incurred during a period of Restoration) for a period of at least eighteen (18) months after the date of the Casualty; and (D) containing an extended period of indemnity endorsement which provides that after the physical loss to the Improvements and Personal Property has been repaired, the continued loss of income will be insured until such income either returns to the same level it was at prior to the loss, or the expiration of twelve (12) months from the date that the applicable Individual 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 Closing Date and at least once each year thereafter based on Borrower’s reasonable estimate of the gross revenues from each Individual Property for the succeeding eighteen (18) month period. Notwithstanding the provisions of Section 2.7.1 hereof, all proceeds payable to Lender pursuant to this subsection shall be held by Lender and shall be applied in Lender’s sole discretion to (I) the obligations secured by the Loan Documents from time to time due and payable hereunder and under the Note or (II) Operating Expenses approved by Lender in its sole discretion; provided , however , that nothing herein contained shall be deemed to relieve Borrower of its obligations to pay the obligations secured by the Loan 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 the Improvements, and only if each of the Individual Property coverage form and the liability insurance coverage form does not otherwise apply, (A) owner’s contingent or protective liability insurance, otherwise known as Owner

 

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Contractor’s Protective Liability (or its equivalent), covering claims not covered by or under the terms or provisions of the above mentioned commercial general liability insurance policy and (B) the insurance provided for in subsection (i)  above written in a so-called builder’s risk completed value form including coverage for all insurable hard and soft costs of construction (1) on a non-reporting basis, (2) against all risks insured against pursuant to subsections (i) , (ii) , (iv) , (ix)  and (xi)  of this Section 6.1(a) , (3) including permission to occupy such Individual Property and (4) with an agreed amount endorsement waiving co-insurance provisions;

(iv) comprehensive boiler and machinery insurance, in amounts as shall be reasonably required by Lender 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 Individual Property, such insurance (A) to be on the so-called “occurrence” form with a combined limit of not less than Two Million and No/100 Dollars ($2,000,000.00) in the aggregate “per location” and One Million and No/100 Dollars ($1,000,000.00) per occurrence; (B) to continue at not less than the aforesaid limit until required to be changed by Lender in writing by reason of changed economic conditions making such protection inadequate and (C) to cover at least the following hazards: (1) premises and operations; (2) products and completed operations on an “if any” basis; (3) independent contractors; (4) blanket contractual liability for all insured contracts and (5) contractual liability covering the indemnities contained in Article 9 of each Mortgage 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 One Million and No/100 Dollars ($1,000,000.00);

(vii) if applicable, worker’s compensation subject to the worker’s compensation laws of the applicable state, and employer’s liability in amounts reasonably acceptable to Lender;

(viii) umbrella and excess liability insurance in an amount not less than Fifty Million and No/100 Dollars ($50,000,000.00) per occurrence and in the aggregate on terms consistent with the commercial general liability insurance policy required under subsection (v)  above, and including employer liability and automobile liability, if required;

(ix) the insurance required under this Section 6.1(a) shall cover perils of terrorism and acts of terrorism (including, without limitation, domestic, foreign, certified and non-certified as set forth in the Terrorism Risk Insurance Program Reauthorization Act of 2007) and Borrower shall maintain insurance for loss resulting from perils and acts of terrorism on terms (including amounts) consistent with those required under this Section 6.1(a) at all times during the term of the Loan;

 

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(x) Pollution Legal Liability insurance ( “PLL Policy” ), covering the Properties scheduled thereon for a period of no less than the term of this Agreement, including any extensions, to be written under Chartis Specialty Insurance Company policy number PLS7782775 with terms and conditions including but not limited to an extended reporting period of no less than thirty-six (36) months, a limit of $10,000,000 for each “event”, an unimpaired aggregate of no less than $10,000,000, with a deductible and/or self-insured retention of no more than $250,000 (actual retentions, deductibles and exclusion that shall be the same as those noted on Chartis Specialty Insurance Company policy number PLS7782775), and naming the Lender, on a form substantially similar to the one attached on Schedule 6.1(a)(x), as an additional named insured, with a right of assignment in the event of foreclosure); and

(xi) upon sixty (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 which at the time are commonly insured against for property similar to the Individual Property located in or around the region in which such Individual Property is located.

(b) All insurance provided for in Section 6.1(a) 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 Lender as to insurance companies. 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-:IX” or better with an outlook of “Positive” or “Stable” in the current Best’s Insurance Reports or a claims paying ability rating of “A-” or better by (i) prior to a Securitization, S&P or another Rating Agency selected by Lender, and (ii) from and after a Securitization, S&P and any other Rating Agency rating the Securities (if such Rating Agency also rates the applicable insurance company), provided , however , that if Borrower elects to have its insurance coverage provided by a syndicate of insurers, then, if such syndicate consists of five (5) or more members, (A) at least sixty percent (60%) of the insurance coverage (or seventy-five percent (75%) if such syndicate consists of four (4) or fewer members) and one hundred (100%) of the first layer of such insurance coverage shall be provided by insurance companies having a claims paying ability rating of “A-” or better by S&P and (B) the remaining forty percent (40%) of the insurance coverage (or the remaining twenty-five percent (25%) if such syndicate consists of four (4) or fewer members) shall be provided by insurance companies having a claims paying ability rating of “BBB” or better by S&P. Borrower shall deliver to Lender (1) within ten (10) days prior to the expiration dates of the Policies theretofore furnished to Lender, certificates of insurance evidencing the Policies accompanied by evidence satisfactory to Lender of payment of the premiums due thereunder (the “Insurance Premiums” ) and (2) within five (5) Business Days of Lender’s request, any other documentation evidencing the Policies (including without limitation certified copies of the Policies) as may be reasonably requested by Lender from time to time. Notwithstanding the foregoing Factory Mutual Insurance Company shall be an approved provider of insurance coverage hereunder, provided that Factory Mutual Insurance Company’s A.M. Best rating does not fall below “A:XV” or its S&P rating does not fall below “Api”.

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separate Policy insuring only each Individual Property in compliance with the provisions of Section 6.1(a) hereof. Lender has approved the blanket insurance Policy in effect on the Closing Date.

(d) All Policies of insurance provided for or contemplated by Section 6.1(a) shall name Borrower as the named insured and, in the case of liability coverages (other than the PLL Policy, as to which Lender is the named insured), shall name Lender as the additional insured on a form acceptable to the Lender, as its interests may appear, and all property insurance Policies described in Section 6.1(a) shall name Lender as a mortgagee and lender loss payee and shall contain a so-called New York standard non-contributing mortgagee clause in favor of Lender providing that the loss thereunder shall be payable to Lender.

(e) Each Policy shall contain clauses or endorsements to the effect that:

(i) no act or negligence of Borrower, or anyone acting for Borrower, or of any Tenant or other occupant, or failure to comply with the provisions of any Policy, which might otherwise result in a forfeiture of the insurance or any part thereof, or exercise of Lender’s rights or remedies hereunder or any other Loan Document, shall in any way affect the validity or enforceability of the insurance insofar as Lender is concerned;

(ii) such Policy shall not be materially changed (other than to increase the coverage provided thereby) or canceled without at least thirty (30) days written notice to Lender and any other party named therein as an additional insured;

(iii) the issuer thereof shall give written notice to Lender if such Policy has not been renewed thirty (30) days prior to its expiration; and

(iv) Lender shall not be liable for any Insurance Premiums thereon or subject to any assessments thereunder.

(f) Borrower shall deliver to Lender, within ten (10) days of Lender’s request, certificates of insurance, in a form acceptable to the Lender, setting forth the particulars as to all Policies required hereunder, that all premiums due thereon have been paid and that the same are in full force and effect. Not later than ten (10) days prior to the expiration date of each of the Policies required hereunder, Borrower shall deliver to Lender a certificate of insurance, evidencing renewal of coverage as required herein or binders of all such renewal Policies, if available, provided that if the forgoing are not available as of such date, then Borrower shall deliver to Lender not later than ten (10) days prior to the expiration date of each of the Policies required hereunder, evidence reasonably satisfactory to Lender that the coverages required herein shall have been timely renewed, and shall promptly deliver to Lender such certificates and/or binders once they are available, provided, however, the certificates and or binders shall be delivered not later than the expiration of the current Policies. Within thirty (30) days of written request by the Lender, Borrower shall provide full and complete copies of all Policies required hereunder. Lender shall not be deemed by reason of the custody of any Policies, certificates or binders or copies thereof to have knowledge of the contents thereof. If Borrower fails to maintain any Policy as required pursuant to this Section 6.1 , Lender may, at its option, obtain such Policy

 

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using such carriers and agencies as Lender shall elect from year to year (until Borrower shall have obtained such Policy in accordance with this Section 6.1 ) and pay the premiums therefor, and Borrower shall reimburse Lender on demand for any premium so paid, with interest thereon at the Default Rate from the time such premiums are paid by Lender until the same are reimbursed by Borrower, and the amount so owing to Lender shall constitute a portion of the Debt. The insurance obtained by Lender pursuant to the foregoing may, but need not, protect Borrower’s interest, and the same may not pay any claim that Borrower makes or any claim that is made against Borrower in connection with any Individual Property.

(g) In the event of foreclosure of any Mortgage or other transfer of title to any Individual Property in extinguishment in whole or in part of the Debt, all right, title and interest of Borrower in and to the Policies then in force concerning such Individual Property and all proceeds payable thereunder with respect to such Individual Property shall thereupon vest in the purchaser of such foreclosure or Lender or other transferee in the event of such other transfer of title.

Section 6.2 Casualty . If an Individual Property shall be damaged or destroyed, in whole or in part, by fire or other casualty (a “Casualty” ), Borrower shall give prompt written notice of such damage to Lender and shall promptly commence and diligently prosecute the completion of the Restoration of the Individual Property pursuant to Section 6.4 hereof as nearly as possible to the condition the Individual Property was in immediately prior to such Casualty, with such Alterations as may be reasonably approved by Lender (to the extent approval thereof is required pursuant to Section 5.1.21 ) and otherwise in accordance with Section 6.4 hereof Borrower shall pay all costs of such Restoration whether or not such costs are covered by insurance. Lender may, but shall not be obligated to make proof of loss if not made promptly by Borrower. In addition, Lender may participate in any settlement discussions with any insurance companies with respect to any Casualty in which the Net Proceeds or the costs of completing the Restoration are equal to or greater than the Casualty/Condemnation Threshold Amount, and Borrower shall deliver to Lender all instruments required by Lender to permit such participation.

Section 6.3 Condemnation . Borrower shall promptly give Lender notice of the actual or threatened commencement of any proceeding for the Condemnation of any Individual Property and shall deliver to Lender copies of any and all papers served in connection with such proceedings. Lender may participate in any such proceedings that relate to a Condemnation of a material portion of an Individual Property, and Borrower shall from time to time deliver to Lender all instruments requested by it to permit such participation. Borrower shall, at its expense, diligently prosecute any such proceedings, and in the case of such proceedings that relate to a Condemnation of a material portion of an Individual Property, shall consult with Lender, its attorneys and experts, and cooperate with them in the carrying on or defense of any such proceedings. Notwithstanding any taking by any public or quasi-public authority through Condemnation or otherwise (including, but not limited to, any transfer made in lieu of or in anticipation of the exercise of such taking), Borrower shall continue to pay the Debt at the time and in the manner provided for its payment in the Note and in this Agreement and the Debt shall not be reduced until any Award shall have been actually received and applied by Lender, after the deduction of expenses of collection, to the reduction or discharge of the Debt. Lender shall not be limited to the interest paid on the Award by the condemning authority but shall be entitled to receive out of the Award interest at the rate or rates provided herein or in the Note. If any

 

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Individual Property or any portion thereof is taken by a condemning authority, Borrower shall promptly commence and diligently prosecute the Restoration of the applicable Individual Property pursuant to Section 6.4 hereof and otherwise comply with the provisions of Section 6.4 hereof If any Individual Property is sold, through foreclosure or otherwise, prior to the receipt by Lender of the Award, Lender shall have the right, whether or not a deficiency judgment on the Note shall have been sought, recovered or denied, to receive the Award, or a portion thereof sufficient to pay the Debt.

Section 6.4 Restoration . The following provisions shall apply in connection with the Restoration of any Individual Property:

(a) If the Net Proceeds shall be less than the Casualty/Condemnation Threshold Amount and the costs of completing the Restoration shall be less than the Casualty/Condemnation Threshold Amount, the Net Proceeds (i) if the same are paid by the insurance company directly to Borrower, may be retained by Borrower or (ii) if the same are paid by the insurance company to Lender, will be disbursed by Lender to Borrower upon receipt, provided that no Event of Default shall have occurred and be continuing and Borrower delivers to Lender a written undertaking to expeditiously commence and to satisfactorily complete with due diligence the Restoration in accordance with the terms of this Agreement.

(b) If the Net Proceeds are equal to or greater than the Casualty/Condemnation Threshold Amount or the costs of completing the Restoration is equal to or greater than the Casualty/Condemnation Threshold Amount, the Net Proceeds will be held by Lender and Lender shall make the Net Proceeds available for the Restoration in accordance with the provisions of this Section 6.4 . The term “Net Proceeds” for purposes of this Section 6.4 shall mean: (i) the net amount of all insurance proceeds received by Lender pursuant to Section 6.1(a)(i) , Section 6.1(a)(ix) and Section 6.1(a)(xi) as a result of such damage or destruction, after deduction of its reasonable costs and expenses (including, but not limited to, reasonable counsel fees), if any, in collecting same ( “Insurance Proceeds” ), or (ii) the net amount of the Award, after deduction of its reasonable costs and expenses (including, but not limited to, reasonable counsel fees), if any, in collecting same ( “Condemnation Proceeds” ), whichever the case may be.

(i) The Net Proceeds shall be made available to Borrower for Restoration (1) if required pursuant to the terms of a Non-Disturbance Agreement entered into with a Tenant under a 15K Lease without the approval of Lender or satisfaction of the conditions set forth below but subject to Section 6.4(f) or (2) upon the approval of Lender in its reasonable discretion that the following conditions are met:

(A) no Event of Default shall have occurred and be continuing;

(B) (1) in the event the Net Proceeds are Insurance Proceeds, less than thirty percent (30%) of the total floor area of the Improvements on the Individual Property has been damaged, destroyed or rendered unusable as a result of such Casualty or (2) in the event the Net Proceeds are Condemnation Proceeds, less than ten percent (10%) of the land constituting the Individual Property is taken, and such land is located along the perimeter or periphery of the Individual Property, and no portion of the Improvements is located on such land;

 

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(C) Leases demising in the aggregate a percentage amount equal to or greater than seventy-five percent (75%) of the total rentable space in the Individual Property which has been demised under executed and delivered Leases in effect as of the date of the occurrence of such Casualty or Condemnation, whichever the case may be, shall remain in full force and effect during and after the completion of the Restoration, notwithstanding the occurrence of any such Casualty or Condemnation, whichever the case may be, and Borrower and/or Tenant, as applicable under the respective Lease, will make all necessary repairs and restorations thereto at their sole cost and expense;

(D) Borrower shall commence the Restoration as soon as reasonably practicable (but in no event later than ninety (90) days after such Casualty or Condemnation, whichever the case may be, occurs) and shall expeditiously and diligently pursue the same to satisfactory completion in compliance with all applicable Legal Requirements; provided that for the purposes of this clause the filing of an application for a building permit for the Restoration work shall be deemed to be commencement of the Restoration provided Borrower promptly commences work thereafter and diligently proceeds to the completion of such Restoration;

(E) Lender shall be satisfied that any operating deficits, including all scheduled payments of principal and interest under the Note, which will be incurred with respect to the Individual Property as a result of the occurrence of any such Casualty or Condemnation, whichever the case may be, will be covered out of (1) the Net Proceeds, (2) the insurance coverage referred to in Section 6.1(a)(ii) hereof, if applicable, or (3) by other funds of Borrower;

(F) Lender shall be satisfied that, subject to Force Majeure, the Restoration will be completed on or before the earliest to occur of (1) six (6) months prior to the Maturity Date, (2) the earliest date required for such completion under the terms of any Leases, (3) such time as may be required under all applicable Legal Requirements in order to repair and restore the affected Individual Property as nearly as possible to the condition it was in immediately prior to such Casualty or Condemnation, as applicable, or (4) the expiration of the insurance coverage referred to in Section 6.1(a)(ii) hereof;

(G) the Individual Property and the use thereof after the Restoration will be in compliance with and permitted under all applicable Legal Requirements (including, as a legal non-conforming use);

(H) such Casualty or Condemnation, as applicable, does not result in the loss of access to the Individual Property or the related Improvements;

(I) the Debt Service Coverage Ratio, after giving effect to the Restoration, based on the trailing twelve (12) month period immediately preceding the date of determination in connection with this Section 6.4(b) , shall be equal to or greater than 1.15 to 1.00, provided that , if such Debt Service Coverage Ratio is less than 1.25 to 1.00, then the Debt Service Coverage Ratio of the affected Individual Property shall be equal to or greater than 1.00 to 1.00 (with such Individual Property Debt Service Coverage Ratio calculated using a denominator equal to the Debt Service multiplied by a fraction equal to (x) the Allocated Loan Amount of the affected Individual Property over (y) the aggregate of all Allocated Loan Amounts for the Properties);

 

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(J) Borrower shall deliver, or cause to be delivered, to Lender a detailed budget approved in writing by Borrower’s architect or engineer stating the entire cost of completing the Restoration, which budget shall be subject to Lender’s approval in the same manner as each Annual Budget is to be approved by Lender during the continuance of a Cash Sweep Period as provided in Section 5.1.11(e) ; and

(K) the Net Proceeds together with any cash or cash equivalent deposited by Borrower with Lender or Letter of Credit reasonably satisfactory to Lender delivered to Lender are sufficient in Lender’s reasonable discretion to cover the cost of the Restoration.

(ii) The Net Proceeds shall be held by Lender in an interest-bearing Eligible Account and, until disbursed in accordance with the provisions of this Section 6.4(b) , shall constitute additional security for the Debt and the Other Obligations. The Net Proceeds shall be disbursed by Lender to, or as directed by, Borrower from time to time during the course of the Restoration, upon receipt of evidence reasonably satisfactory to Lender that (A) all materials installed and work and labor performed (except to the extent that they are to be paid for out of the requested disbursement) in connection with the Restoration have been paid for in full, and (B) there exist no notices of pendency, stop orders, mechanic’s or materialman’s liens or notices of intention to file same, or any other liens or encumbrances of any nature whatsoever on the Individual Property which have not either been fully bonded to the reasonable satisfaction of Lender and discharged of record or in the alternative fully insured to the reasonable satisfaction of Lender by the title company issuing the applicable Title Insurance Policy.

(iii) All plans and specifications required in connection with the Restoration shall be subject to prior review and acceptance in all respects by Lender and by an independent consulting engineer selected by Lender (the “Casualty Consultant” ). Lender shall have the use of the plans and specifications and all permits, licenses and approvals required or obtained in connection with the Restoration. The identity of the contractors, subcontractors and materialmen engaged in the Restoration, as well as the contracts under which they have been engaged, shall be subject to prior review and reasonable acceptance by Lender and the Casualty Consultant. All reasonable costs and expenses incurred by Lender in connection with making the Net Proceeds available for the Restoration including, without limitation, reasonable counsel fees and disbursements and the Casualty Consultant’s fees, shall be paid by Borrower. Lender shall grant or deny with a reasonable explanation any consent required hereunder within seven (7) days after the receipt of the applicable request and all documents in connection therewith. In the event that Lender fails to respond within said seven (7) day period, such failure shall be deemed to be the consent and approval of Lender if (A) Borrower has delivered to Lender the applicable documents, with the notation “IMMEDIATE RESPONSE REQUIRED, FAILURE TO RESPOND TO THIS APPROVAL REQUEST WITHIN SEVEN (7) DAYS FROM RECEIPT SHALL BE DEEMED TO BE LENDER’S APPROVAL” prominently displayed in bold, all caps and fourteen (14) point or larger font in the transmittal letter requesting approval and (B) Lender does not approve or reject (with a reasonable explanation) the applicable request within seven (7) days from the date Lender receives such second request as evidenced by a certified mail return receipt or confirmation by a reputable national overnight delivery service that the same has been delivered.

 

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(iv) In no event shall Lender be obligated to make disbursements of the Net Proceeds in excess of an amount equal to the costs actually incurred from time to time for work in place as part of the Restoration, as certified by the Casualty Consultant, minus the Casualty Retainage. The term “Casualty Retainage” shall mean an amount equal to ten percent (10%) of the costs actually incurred for work in place as part of the Restoration, as certified by the Casualty Consultant, until the Restoration has been completed. The Casualty Retainage shall in no event, and notwithstanding anything to the contrary set forth above in this Section 6.4(b) , be less than the amount actually held back by Borrower from contractors, subcontractors and materialmen engaged in the Restoration. The Casualty Retainage shall not be released until the Casualty Consultant certifies to Lender that the Restoration has been completed in accordance with the provisions of this Section 6.4(b) and that all approvals necessary for the re-occupancy and use of the Individual Property have been obtained from all appropriate governmental and quasi-governmental authorities, and Lender receives evidence satisfactory to Lender that the costs of the Restoration have been paid in full or will be paid in full out of the Casualty Retainage; provided , however , that Lender will release the portion of the Casualty Retainage being held with respect to any contractor, subcontractor or materialman engaged in the Restoration as of the date upon which the Casualty Consultant certifies to Lender that the contractor, subcontractor or materialman has satisfactorily completed all work and has supplied all materials in accordance with the provisions of the contractor’s, subcontractor’s or materialman’s contract, the contractor, subcontractor or materialman delivers the lien waivers and evidence of payment in full of all sums due to the contractor, subcontractor or materialman as may be reasonably requested by Lender or by the title company issuing the applicable Title Insurance Policy, and Lender receives an endorsement to such Title Insurance Policy insuring the continued priority of the Lien of the related Mortgage and evidence of payment of any premium payable for such endorsement. If reasonably required by Lender, the release of any such portion of the Casualty Retainage shall be approved by the surety company, if any, which has issued a payment or performance bond with respect to the contractor, subcontractor or materialman.

(v) Lender shall not be obligated to make disbursements of the Net Proceeds more frequently than once every calendar month.

(vi) If at any time the Net Proceeds or the undisbursed balance thereof shall not, in the reasonable opinion of Lender in consultation with the Casualty Consultant, be sufficient to pay in full the balance of the costs which are estimated by the Casualty Consultant to be incurred in connection with the completion of the Restoration, Borrower shall, before any further disbursement of the Net Proceeds is made either (A) deposit the deficiency (the “Net Proceeds Deficiency” ) with Lender or (B) deliver a Letter of Credit reasonably satisfactory to Lender in an amount equal to the Net Proceeds Deficiency. The Net Proceeds Deficiency deposited with Lender, or a Letter of Credit delivered to Lender, shall be held by Lender and shall be disbursed, or drawn upon, as applicable, for costs actually incurred in connection with the Restoration on the same conditions applicable to

 

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the disbursement of the Net Proceeds, and until so disbursed, or drawn upon, as applicable, pursuant to this Section 6.4(b) shall constitute additional security for the Debt and the Other Obligations.

(vii) The excess, if any, of the Net Proceeds and the remaining balance, if any, of the Net Proceeds Deficiency deposited with Lender after the Casualty Consultant certifies to Lender that the Restoration has been completed in accordance with the provisions of this Section 6.4(b) ( “Excess Net Proceeds” ) and Lender has received evidence reasonably satisfactory to Lender that all costs incurred in connection with the Restoration have been paid in full, shall be (A) deposited in the Cash Management Account and applied in accordance with the Cash Management Agreement or (B) if such Excess Net Proceeds are the result of a Condemnation, or if Borrower shall otherwise elect or if an Event of Default shall have occurred and shall be continuing at the time that Excess Net Proceeds become available, applied as a Net Proceeds Prepayment.

(c) In the event of foreclosure of the Mortgage with respect to an Individual Property, or other transfer of title to an Individual Property in extinguishment in whole or in part of the Debt all right, title and interest of Borrower in and to the Policies that are not blanket Policies then in force concerning such Individual Property and all proceeds payable thereunder shall thereupon vest in the purchaser at such foreclosure or Lender or other transferee in the event of such other transfer of title.

(d) (intentionally omitted)

(e) Lender shall, with reasonable promptness following any Casualty or Condemnation, notify Borrower whether or not Net Proceeds are required to be made available to Borrower for a Restoration pursuant to this Section 6.4 (or, if the same are not required to be made available to Borrower for Restoration pursuant to this Section 6.4 , whether Lender will nevertheless make the same available, which election Lender may make in its sole discretion). All Net Proceeds and the Net Proceeds Deficiency not made available for a Restoration pursuant to this Section 6.4 and any Excess Net Proceeds required to be applied in accordance with subclause (B)  of Section 6.4(b)(vii) hereof (as applicable, a “Net Proceeds Prepayment” ) shall be applied by Lender in accordance with Section 2.4.2 hereof. If any such Net Proceeds Prepayment shall be equal to or greater than sixty percent (60%) of the Release Amount in respect of the applicable Individual Property, Borrower shall have the right, regardless of any restrictions contained in Section 2.4.1 hereof, to prepay the Release Amount of the applicable Individual Property (a “Casualty/Condemnation Prepayment” ) and obtain the release of the applicable Individual Property from the Lien of the Mortgage thereon and related Loan Documents, provided that (i) Borrower shall have satisfied the requirements of Section 2.6.1(a)(i) , (ii) , (iii) , (v) , and (vi)  and Section 2.6.1(c) hereof, (ii) Borrower shall consummate the Casualty/Condemnation Prepayment on or before the second Payment Date occurring following the proposed date of the intended Casualty/Condemnation Prepayment and (iii) Borrower pays to Lender, concurrently with making such Casualty/Condemnation Prepayment, the amounts required pursuant to Section 2.4.2(b) hereof. Notwithstanding anything in Section 6.2 or Section 6.3 to the contrary, Borrower shall not have any obligation to commence Restoration of an Individual Property upon delivery of the written notice required pursuant to Section 2.6.1(a)(i) hereof unless Borrower shall subsequently fail to pay to Lender the amounts required to be paid pursuant to Section 2.4.2(b) hereof.

 

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(f) Notwithstanding the foregoing provisions of this Section 6.4 , if the Loan isincluded in a REMIC Trust and if immediately after giving effect to a release of any portion of the Lien (on an Individual Property or any portion of an Individual Property) following a Casualty or Condemnation (but taking into account any proposed Restoration on the remaining Individual Property), the ratio of the unpaid principal balance of the Loan to the value of the remaining Property (expressed as a percentage) is greater than 125% (such value to be based upon valuations obtained by Borrower at its sole cost and expense using any commercially reasonable method permitted to a REMIC Trust, which may include an existing or updated appraisal, a broker’s price opinion or other written determination of value using a commercially reasonable valuation method satisfactory to Lender), the Borrower must pay down the principal balance of the Loan by an amount not less than the least of the following amounts: (i) the Net Proceeds plus the net proceeds of any arm’s-length sale of the property to an unrelated Person, (ii) the fair market value of the released property at the time of the release, or (iii) an amount such that the loan-to-value ratio of the Loan (as so determined by Lender) does not increase after the release, unless the Lender receives an opinion of counsel that if such amount is not paid, the Securitization will not fail to maintain its status as a REMIC Trust as a result of the related release of such portion of the Lien.

ARTICLE VII – RESERVE FUNDS

Section 7.1 Required Repairs .

7.1.1 Deposits . Borrower shall perform all of the repairs (on an Individual Property by Individual Property basis) at the applicable Individual Properties, as more particularly set forth on Schedule 7.1.1 hereto (such repairs hereinafter referred to as “Required Repairs” ) (i) in compliance with all applicable Legal Requirements, (ii) in a Lien-free, good and workmanlike manner and (iii) prior to the one (1) year anniversary of the Closing Date (the “Required Repair Deadline” ). It shall constitute an Event of Default if Borrower does not complete each Required Repair by the Required Repair Deadline, provided that, if Borrower shall have been unable to complete a Required Repair by the Required Repair Deadline, after using commercially reasonable efforts to do so, the Required Repair Deadline shall be automatically extended solely as to such Required Repair to permit Borrower to complete such Required Repair so long as Borrower is at all times thereafter diligently and expeditiously proceeding to complete the same ( provided that such additional period shall not exceed ninety (90) days in respect of any Required Repair). From time to time, as may be required pursuant to this Agreement, Borrower shall deposit with Lender funds to be held by Lender in accordance with Section 7.8 hereof and disbursed to Borrower in accordance with Section 7.1.2 hereof for future Required Repairs not scheduled on Schedule 7.1.1 (any such funds, the “Required Repair Reserve Funds” ). The account in which the Required Repair Reserve Funds are held shall hereinafter be referred to as the “Required Repair Reserve Account” . Upon the occurrence of an Event of Default, Lender, at its option, may withdraw all Required Repair Reserve Funds from the Required Repair Reserve Account and apply such funds either to (i) the costs of completion of the Required Repairs or (ii) the Debt, in such order, proportion and priority as Lender may determine in its sole discretion. Notwithstanding the foregoing, if an Event of Default shall occur as a result of a failure by

 

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Borrower to timely complete a Required Repair in accordance with the foregoing and (A) Lender shall apply the Required Repair Reserve Funds to the costs of completion of the Required Repairs in accordance with the foregoing, (B) Borrower shall have paid to Lender all costs and expenses incurred by Lender in connection with the completion such Required Repairs and (C) the Required Repair Reserve Funds are sufficient to complete the Required Repairs, the applicable Event of Default shall be deemed to have been cured by Borrower. Lender’s right to withdraw and apply Required Repair Reserve Funds in accordance with the foregoing shall be in addition to all other rights and remedies provided to Lender under this Agreement and the other Loan Documents.

7.1.2 Release of Required Repair Reserve Funds . Lender shall disburse to Borrower the Required Repair Reserve Funds from the Required Repair Reserve Account from time to time upon satisfaction by Borrower of each of the following conditions: (a) Borrower shall submit a written request for payment to Lender at least ten (10) days prior to the date on which Borrower requests such payment be made, which written request shall specify the Required Repairs as to which the disbursement is requested, (b) on the date such request is received by Lender and on the date such payment is to be made, no Default or Event of Default shall exist and remain uncured, (c) Lender shall have received an Officer’s Certificate (i) stating that all Required Repairs to be funded by the requested disbursement have been completed in a good and workmanlike manner and in accordance with all applicable Legal Requirements, such certificate to be accompanied by a copy of any license, permit or other approval by any Governmental Authority required to commence and/or complete the Required Repairs, (ii) identifying each Person that supplied materials or labor in connection with the Required Repairs to be funded by the requested disbursement, and (iii) stating that each such Person has been paid in full or will be paid in full from such disbursement, (d) Lender shall have received such other evidence as Lender shall reasonably request in order to confirm the facts stated in the aforesaid Officer’s Certificate and (e) if the costs of the such Required Repairs exceed the Reserve Threshold, such request shall be accompanied by (i) lien waivers or other evidence of payment reasonably satisfactory to Lender, and (ii) at Lender’s option, a title search for the applicable Individual Property indicating that such Individual Property is free from all Liens not previously approved by Lender (other than Permitted Encumbrances). Lender shall not be required to make disbursements from the Required Repair Reserve Account with respect to the Properties (i) more than twice per calendar month, and (ii) unless such requested disbursement is in an amount greater than the Minimum Disbursement Amount (or a lesser amount if the total remaining amount on deposit in the Required Repair Reserve Account is less than the Minimum Disbursement Amount on the date of the requested disbursement, in which case only one disbursement of the amount remaining in the Required Repair Reserve Account shall be made).

7.1.3 Limitations on Required Repairs . Notwithstanding anything to the contrary in this Agreement (except as set forth in the next succeeding sentence), the Required Repairs shall not be subject to the provisions of Section 5.1.21 or Section 6.4 , including, without limitation, (i) any obligation of Borrower to deliver to Lender an Alterations Deposit pursuant to Section 5.1.21 and (ii) any restriction on the ability of Borrower to use Insurance Proceeds for the completion of the Required Repairs to which such Insurance Proceeds relate.

 

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Section 7.2 Tax and Insurance Reserve Funds .

7.2.1 Tax and Insurance Reserve Funds . Subject to Section 2.7.3 hereof, Borrower shall pay to Lender, on each Payment Date occurring (a) at any time that an Event of Default has occurred and is continuing, (b) during any period from and after the date that Borrower shall have failed to provide to Lender, upon Lender’s written request pursuant to Section 5.1.2 hereof, receipts for payment or other evidence reasonably satisfactory to Lender that no Taxes are then delinquent until Borrower shall have provided such receipts for payment or other evidence or (c) at any time that the Debt Service Coverage Ratio, based on the trailing twelve (12) month period immediately preceding the date of determination, shall then be less than 1.40 to 1.00 for two (2) consecutive calendar quarters, one-twelfth (1/12) of the Taxes that Lender estimates will be payable during the next ensuing twelve (12) months, in each case, in order to accumulate with Lender sufficient funds to pay all such Taxes at least thirty (30) days prior to their respective due dates (the “Tax Reserve Funds” ). In addition, Borrower shall pay to Lender, on each Payment Date occurring (i) at any time that an Event of Default has occurred and is continuing and (ii) at any period during which the Properties are not insured pursuant to a blanket insurance policy covering all properties owned, directly or indirectly, by Guarantor (which policy satisfies the conditions of Section 6.1 hereof and covers substantially all other real property owned by Guarantor, as reasonably demonstrated to Lender), one-twelfth (1/12) of the Insurance Premiums that Lender estimates will be payable for the renewal of the coverage afforded by the Policies upon the expiration thereof in order to accumulate with Lender sufficient funds to pay all such Insurance Premiums at least thirty (30) days prior to the expiration of the Policies (the “Insurance Reserve Funds,” and collectively with the Tax Reserve Funds, the “Tax and Insurance Reserve Funds” ). The account in which the Tax and Insurance Reserve Funds are held shall hereinafter be referred to as the “Tax and Insurance Reserve Account” . Provided no Event of Default is then continuing, Lender will release to Borrower Tax Reserve Funds sufficient to pay such Taxes, provided that, Borrower shall have delivered to Lender copies of all Tax Bills (defined below) relating to such Taxes (and following payment of such Taxes by Borrower, Borrower shall provide to Lender receipts for payment or other evidence reasonably satisfactory to Lender of such payment). Lender will apply any Insurance Reserve Funds on deposit in the Tax and Insurance Reserve Account to payments of Insurance Premiums and on or prior to the date such payments are due and, upon written request, shall provide to Borrower evidence of such payment. In making any payment from the Tax and Insurance Reserve Account, Lender may do so according to any bill, statement or estimate procured from the appropriate public office (each, a “Tax Bill” ) (with respect to Taxes) or insurer or agent (with respect to Insurance Premiums), without inquiry into the accuracy of such bill, statement or estimate or into the validity of any tax, assessment, sale, forfeiture, tax lien or title or claim thereof. If at any time during which Borrower is required to make payments of Tax and Insurance Reserve Funds pursuant to this Section 7.2.1 , the amount on deposit in the Tax and Insurance Reserve Account shall exceed the amounts due for Taxes, Reserved Other Charges and/or Insurance Premiums, as applicable, Lender shall, in its sole discretion, either (1) return any excess to Borrower or (2) credit such excess against future payments required to be made by Borrower to the Tax and Insurance Reserve Account pursuant to the provisions of this Section 7.2.1 . In allocating such excess, Lender may deal with the Person shown on the records of Lender to be the owner of the Properties. If at the time that Borrower ceases to have an obligation to deposit Tax and Insurance Reserve Funds into the Tax and Insurance Reserve Account pursuant to this Section 7.2.1 , there shall remain any amount on deposit in the Tax and Insurance Reserve Account, Lender shall promptly upon receipt of the written request of

 

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Borrower, return such remaining amount to Borrower. If, at any time during which Borrower is required to make payments of Tax and Insurance Reserve Funds pursuant to this Section 7.2.1 , Lender reasonably determines that the amount on deposit in the Tax and Insurance Reserve Account is not or will not be sufficient to pay Taxes, Reserved Other Charges and Insurance Premiums, as applicable, by the required payment dates set forth above in this Section 7.2.1 , Lender shall notify Borrower in writing of such determination and, commencing with the first Payment Date following the date of Borrower’s receipt of such written notice, Borrower shall increase its monthly payments to Lender by the amount that Lender reasonably estimates is sufficient to fund the deficiency. Any Tax and Insurance Reserve Funds remaining on deposit in the Tax and Insurance Reserve Account after the Debt has been paid in full shall be paid to Borrower.

7.2.2 Intentionally Omitted .

Section 7.3 Replacements and Replacement Reserve .

7.3.1 Replacement Reserve Fund . Subject to Section 2.7.3 hereof, on each Payment Date, Borrower shall pay to Lender the Replacement Reserve Monthly Deposit, if any, which amounts shall be held by Lender in accordance with Section 7.8 hereof and disbursed to Borrower in accordance with Section 7.3.2 in respect of replacements and repairs required to be made to the Properties (collectively, the “Replacements” ). Amounts so deposited shall hereinafter be referred to as the “Replacement Reserve Funds” and the account in which such amounts are held shall hereinafter be referred to as the “Replacement Reserve Account” . Any amount held in the Replacement Reserve Account and allocated for an Individual Property shall be retained by Lender and credited toward the future Replacement Reserve Monthly Deposits required by Lender hereunder in the event such Individual Property is released from the Lien of the related Mortgage in accordance with Section 2.6 hereof.

7.3.2 Disbursements from Replacement Reserve Account . (a) Lender shall disburse to Borrower the Replacement Reserve Funds (or applicable portion thereof) upon satisfaction by Borrower of each of the following conditions:

(i) Borrower shall submit a request for payment to Lender at least ten (10) days prior to the date on which Borrower requests that such payment be made, which request for payment shall specify the Replacements for which payment is requested;

(ii) on the date such request is received by Lender and on the date such payment is to be made, no Event of Default shall be continuing;

(iii) such request shall be accompanied by an Officer’s Certificate (A) stating that all Replacements (or, in the case of periodic payments approved by Lender pursuant to Section 7.3.2(c) below, the applicable portion of such Replacements) at the applicable Individual Property to be funded by the requested disbursement have been completed in good and workmanlike manner and in accordance with all applicable Legal Requirements, such Officer’s Certificate to be accompanied by copies of paid invoices and any licenses, permits or other approvals by any Governmental Authority required in connection with the applicable Replacements (or portion thereof, in the case of approved

 

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periodic payments), (B) identifying each contractor that supplied materials or labor in connection with the Replacements (or portion thereof, in the case of approved periodic payments) to be funded by the requested disbursement, and (C) stating that each such contractor has been paid in full upon such disbursement (or, in any case in which Borrower has requested that Lender issue joint checks payable to Borrower and such contractor, that each such contractor will be paid in full with the funds to be so disbursed);

(iv) if the costs of the applicable Replacements exceed the Reserve Threshold or in any case in which Borrower has requested that Lender issue joint checks payable to Borrower and the contractor that supplied materials or labor in connection with the Replacements (or portion thereof, in the case of approved periodic payments), such request is accompanied by (X) lien waivers or other evidence of payment reasonably satisfactory to Lender, (Y) at Lender’s request, a title search for the applicable Individual Property indicating that such Individual Property is free from all Liens not previously approved by Lender (other than Permitted Encumbrances);

(v) such request is accompanied by such other evidence as Lender shall reasonably request that the Replacements (or portion thereof, in the case of approved periodic payments) at the applicable Individual Property to be funded by the requested disbursement have been completed and are paid for (or, in any case in which Borrower has requested that Lender issue joint checks payable to Borrower and the contractor that supplied materials or labor in connection with the Replacements (or portion thereof, in the case of approved periodic payments), that the same will be paid for upon such disbursement to Borrower); and

(vi) if the costs of the applicable Replacements exceed the Reserve Threshold, if requested by Lender, the applicable Replacements shall have been inspected by an independent qualified professional selected by Lender, at Borrower’s expense, in order to verify that such Replacements (or portion thereof, in the case of approved periodic payments) have been completed.

(b) Lender shall not be required to make disbursements from the Replacement Reserve Account with respect to the Properties (i) more than twice in each calendar month and (ii) unless such requested disbursement is in an amount greater than the Minimum Disbursement Amount (or a lesser amount if the total amount on deposit in the Replacement Reserve Account on the date of the requested disbursement is less than the Minimum Disbursement Amount), in which case only one disbursement of the amount remaining in the Replacement Reserve Account shall be made).

(c) If (i) the cost of a Replacement exceeds the Minimum Disbursement Amount, (ii) the contractor performing such Replacement requires periodic payments pursuant to terms of a written contract, and (iii) Lender has approved in writing in advance (such approval not to be unreasonably withheld) such periodic payments, a request for reimbursement from the Replacement Reserve Account may be made after completion of a portion of the work under such contract, provided that (A) such contract requires payment upon completion of such portion of the work, (B) the materials for which the request is made are on site at the applicable

 

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Individual Property and are properly secured or have been installed in the applicable Individual Property, (C) all other conditions to disbursement set forth in this Section 7.3.2 have been satisfied, and (D) funds remaining in the Replacement Reserve Account are, in Lender’s reasonable judgment, sufficient to complete such Replacement and other contemplated Replacements as and when the same are required to be completed.

(d) During the continuance of an Event of Default, Lender may use the Replacement Reserve Funds (or any portion thereof) to complete any Replacements that are then in progress or otherwise apply the same in accordance with Section 7.8(a) hereof, and such rights shall be in addition to all other rights and remedies provided to Lender under this Agreement and the other Loan Documents. If Lender shall apply the Replacement Reserve Funds (or any portion thereof) to complete any Replacements in accordance with the foregoing, (i) Borrower shall indemnify and hold harmless each Indemnified Party from and against any and all actions, suits, claims, demands, liabilities, losses, damages, obligations and costs and expenses (including litigation costs and reasonable attorneys’ fees and expenses) arising from or in any way connected with any such action taken by Lender, unless the same are solely due to gross negligence, illegal acts, fraud or willful misconduct of such Indemnified Party and (ii) Borrower shall assign to Lender all rights and claims Borrower may have against all Persons supplying labor or materials in connection with the applicable Replacements ( provided , that Lender may pursue such rights and claims only during such time as an Event of Default is continuing).

7.3.3 Balance in the Replacement Reserve Account . The insufficiency of any balance in the Replacement Reserve Account shall not relieve Borrower from any obligation to repair and maintain the Properties set forth in the Loan Documents. Any Replacement Reserve Funds remaining on deposit in the Replacement Reserve Account after the Debt has been paid in full shall be paid to Borrower.

Section 7.4 Rollover Reserve Account .

7.4.1 Deposits to Rollover Reserve Funds . Subject to Section 2.7.3 hereof, on each Payment Date Borrower shall pay to Lender the Rollover Reserve Monthly Deposit, if any, which amounts shall be held by Lender in accordance with Section 7.8 hereof and disbursed to Borrower in accordance with Section 7.4.2 in respect of tenant improvement costs, tenant allowances, tenant relocation costs, tenant reimbursements and leasing commission obligations or other expenditures required pursuant to a Lease which are incurred or otherwise payable following the Closing Date in connection with the entering into, renewal and/or extension of a Lease (collectively, “Leasing Costs” ). Amounts so deposited shall hereinafter be referred to as the “Rollover Reserve Funds” and the account in which such amounts are held shall hereinafter be referred to as the “Rollover Reserve Account” . In addition to and not as a substitute for any required Rollover Reserve Monthly Deposit, in accordance with the Cash Management Agreement Borrower shall deposit with Lender as Rollover Reserve Funds all lease termination payments and similar payments required under any Lease to be made by the related Tenant in connection with the termination or non-renewal of such Lease (each, a “Termination Payment” ).

7.4.2 Withdrawal from Rollover Reserve Fund . (a) Lender shall disburse to Borrower the Rollover Reserve Funds (or any portion thereof) upon satisfaction by Borrower of each of the following conditions: (i) Borrower shall submit a request for payment to Lender at

 

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least ten (10) days prior to the date on which Borrower requests such payment be made, which request for payment shall specify the Leasing Costs for which payment is requested; (ii) on the date such request is received by Lender and on the date such payment is to be made, no Event of Default shall be continuing; (iii) with respect to any request for payment relating to tenant improvement costs, Lender shall have received (A) an Officer’s Certificate (1) stating that all tenant improvements at the applicable Individual Property to be funded by the requested disbursement have been completed in good and workmanlike manner and in accordance with all applicable Legal Requirements, such certificate to be accompanied by a copy of any license, permit or other approval by any Governmental Authority required in connection with the tenant improvements, (2) identifying each Person that supplied materials or labor in connection with the tenant improvements to be funded by the requested disbursement, and (3) stating that each such Person has been paid in full or will be paid in full upon such disbursement; (iv) with respect to any request for payment relating to tenant improvement costs in excess of the Reserve Threshold, such request is accompanied by (X) lien waivers or other evidence of payment reasonably satisfactory to Lender, (Y) at Lender’s option, a title search for the applicable Individual Property indicating that such Individual Property is free from all Liens not previously approved by Lender (other than Permitted Encumbrances); (v) with respect to any request for payment relating to tenant improvements pursuant to any Lease, as to which the aggregate costs incurred and to be incurred exceeds the Threshold Amount, Lender shall have approved such tenant improvements (including any approval or deemed approval of the same granted pursuant to Section 5.1.21 ), which approval shall have been deemed given in any case in which Lender shall have approved (or such approval have been deemed to have been given pursuant to Section 5.1.20 ) the Major Lease pursuant to which such tenant improvement costs have been incurred, provided that the terms of such Major Lease provides for payments of tenant improvement costs by Borrower in an amount not less than the amount requested to be disbursed by Borrower; and (vi) such request is accompanied by such other evidence as Lender shall reasonably request that the tenant improvements at the applicable Individual Property to be funded by the requested disbursement have been completed and are paid for or will be paid upon such disbursement to Borrower. Lender shall not be required to make disbursements from the Rollover Reserve Account with respect to the Properties (i) more than twice in each calendar month and (ii) unless such requested disbursement is in an amount greater than the Minimum Disbursement Amount (or a lesser amount if the total amount on deposit in the Rollover Reserve Account on the date of the requested disbursement is less than the Minimum Disbursement Amount), in which case only one disbursement of the amount remaining in the Rollover Reserve Account shall be made). Any Rollover Reserve Funds remaining on deposit in the Rollover Reserve Account after the Debt has been paid in full shall be paid to Borrower.

Section 7.5 Excess Cash Flow Reserve Fund .

7.5.1 Deposits to Excess Cash Flow Reserve Fund . During the continuance of any Cash Sweep Period, all Excess Cash Flow shall be held by Lender as additional security for the Loan, all as more particularly provided in the Cash Management Agreement. The amounts so held by Lender shall be hereinafter referred to as the “Excess Cash Flow Reserve Funds” and the account in which such amounts are held shall hereinafter be referred to as the “Excess Cash Flow Reserve Account” .

 

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7.5.2 Release of Excess Cash Flow Reserve Fund . (a) So long as no Event of Default has occurred and is continuing or any Bankruptcy Action of Borrower has occurred, Borrower will have access to the Excess Cash Flow Reserve Account for (i) payment of shortfalls in the payment of Debt Service, (ii) payment of shortfalls in the required deposits into the Reserve Accounts (in each case, to the extent required in the Loan Agreement and the Cash Management Agreement), (iii) principal prepayments of the Loan at Borrower’s option, (iv) payment of any Operating Expenses (including any budgeted Capital Expenditures) pursuant to the applicable Approved Annual Budget, (v) payment of management fees due and payable under the Management Agreement, and (vi) payments to a REIT owning an indirect interest in Borrower so such REIT can pay (and the REIT in fact uses such payments to pay) annual cash dividends equal to the sum of dividends accrued on its outstanding preferred stock in accordance with the terms thereof in the amount of $300,000.

(b) Any Excess Cash Flow Reserve Funds remaining on deposit in the Excess Cash Flow Reserve Account on a Cash Sweep Cure Date shall be paid to Borrower. Any Excess Cash Flow Reserve Funds remaining on deposit in the Excess Cash Flow Reserve Account after the Debt has been paid in full shall be paid to Borrower.

Section 7.6 Intentionally Deleted .

Section 7.7 Letter of Credit . (a) In addition to or in lieu of making the payments to the Replacement Reserve Account or the Rollover Reserve Account as set forth in Sections 7.3.1 or 7.4.1 , Borrower may from time to time deliver to Lender a Letter of Credit in accordance with the provisions of this Section 7.7 . Any Letter of Credit from time to time delivered in lieu of payments to the Replacement Reserve Account or the Rollover Reserve Account shall be for not less than the amount of deposits required to be made by Borrower to such Reserve Account for the twelve (12) calendar months following the date such Letter of Credit is delivered to Lender. If during the term of any Letter of Credit delivered by Borrower pursuant to this Section 7.7 , the amount of deposits required to be made by Borrower to the applicable Reserve Account for the twelve (12) calendar months following such date shall increase to an amount exceeding the amount of such Letter of Credit, Borrower shall deliver to Lender an amendment to such Letter of Credit or a replacement Letter of Credit which shall be in an amount not less than the aggregate amount of such deposits required to be made during such twelve (12) calendar month period. In no event shall Borrower be an account party to, or have or incur any reimbursement obligations in connection with, any Letter of Credit.

(b) Borrower shall give Lender no less than ten (10) days’ revocable notice of Borrower’s election to deliver a Letter of Credit on account of the Replacement Reserve Account or the Rollover Reserve Account and Borrower shall pay to Lender all of Lender’s reasonable out-of-pocket costs and expenses in connection therewith, if any. Borrower shall not be entitled to draw from any such Letter of Credit. Upon fifteen (15) days’ revocable notice to Lender, Borrower may replace a Letter of Credit with a cash deposit to the Replacement Reserve Account or the Rollover Reserve Account pursuant to Section 7.3.1 or 7.4.1 , as applicable. Prior to the return of a Letter of Credit, Borrower shall deposit an amount equal to the amount that would be on deposit in the Replacement Reserve Account or the Rollover Reserve Account (excluding any interest that may have accrued) if such Letter of Credit had not been delivered.

 

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(c) Each Letter of Credit delivered under this Agreement shall be additional security for the payment of the Debt. Upon the occurrence and during the continuance of an Event of Default, Lender shall have the right, at its option, to draw on any Letter of Credit and to apply all or any part thereof to the payment of the items for which such Letter of Credit was established or to apply each such Letter of Credit to payment of the Debt in such order, proportion or priority as Lender may determine.

(d) In addition to any other right Lender may have to draw upon a Letter of Credit pursuant to the terms and conditions of this Agreement, Lender shall have the additional rights to draw in full any Letter of Credit: (i) with respect to any evergreen Letter of Credit, if Lender has received a notice from the issuing bank that the Letter of Credit will not be renewed and a substitute Letter of Credit is not provided at least twenty (20) days prior to the date on which the outstanding Letter of Credit is scheduled to expire; (ii) with respect to any Letter of Credit with a stated expiration date, if a substitute Letter of Credit is not provided at least twenty (20) days prior to the date on which the outstanding Letter of Credit is scheduled to expire; (iii) upon receipt of notice from the issuing bank that the Letter of Credit will be terminated (except if the termination of such Letter of Credit is permitted pursuant to the terms and conditions of this Agreement or a substitute Letter of Credit is provided); or (iv) if Lender has received notice that the bank issuing the Letter of Credit shall cease to be an Eligible Institution; provided , however , that in the event Lender receives any notice referred to in subclause (iv)  hereof and Lender, in its reasonable discretion, determines that the security intended to be provided to Lender by the related Letter of Credit is not thereby materially jeopardized, Borrower shall have ten (10) Business Days following receipt of notice from Lender in which to deliver to Lender a replacement Letter of Credit issued by an Eligible Institution; provided , further , that in the event Lender draws on any Letter of Credit upon the happening of an event specified in subclause (i) , (ii) , (iii)  or (iv)  above (but specifically excluding any draw related to the occurrence of an Event of Default), Lender shall return to Borrower the funds so drawn in the event Borrower provides Lender with a replacement Letter of Credit issued by an Eligible Institution within thirty (30) days following such draw. Notwithstanding anything to the contrary contained in the above, Lender is not obligated to draw any Letter of Credit upon the happening of an event specified in subclause (i) , (ii) , (iii)  or (iv)  above and shall not be liable for any losses sustained by Borrower due to the insolvency of the bank issuing the Letter of Credit if Lender has not drawn the Letter of Credit.

(e) In the event that Borrower elects to deliver a Letter of Credit pursuant to this Section 7.7 for which an Affiliate of Borrower provides collateral, and if such Letter of Credit, together with all outstanding Letters of Credit, is in an aggregate amount equal to or greater than ten percent (10%) of the face amount of the Loan, then Borrower shall deliver an updated Insolvency Opinion reasonably acceptable to Lender which takes into account such Letters of Credit.

Section 7.8 Reserve Accounts Generally . (a) During the continuance of an Event of Default, Lender may, in addition to any and all other rights and remedies available to Lender, apply any sums then present in any or all of the Reserve Accounts to the payment of the Debt in any order in its sole discretion.

 

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(b) All interest or other earnings on Reserve Funds shall be added to and become a part of such Reserve Funds and shall be disbursed in the same manner as other monies deposited in the applicable Reserve Account. The Reserve Funds shall be held in an Eligible Account and shall bear interest at a money market rate selected by Lender, provided that Borrower shall have the right to direct Lender to invest sums on deposit in the Eligible Account in Permitted Investments if (a) such investments are then regularly offered by Lender for accounts of this size, category and type, (b) such investments are permitted by applicable Legal Requirements, (c) the maturity date of the Permitted Investment is not later than the date on which the applicable Reserve Funds are required for payment of an obligation for which the applicable Reserve Account was created, and (d) no Event of Default shall have occurred and be continuing. Borrower shall be responsible for payment of any federal, state or local income or other tax applicable to the interest earned on the Reserve Funds credited or paid to Borrower, provided that, so long as no Event of Default is continuing, such taxes may be paid from the applicable Reserve Funds. No other investments of the sums on deposit in the Reserve Accounts shall be permitted except as set forth in this Section 7.8(b) . All interest on Reserve Funds (i) shall be added to and become a part of such Reserve Fund, (ii) shall accrue to the benefit of Borrower and (iii) shall be disbursed in the same manner as other monies deposited in such Reserve Fund. Such costs shall be deducted from the income or earnings on such investment, if any, and to the extent such income or earnings shall not be sufficient to pay such costs, such costs shall be paid by Borrower promptly on demand by Lender.

(c) Servicer shall hold each Reserve Account in trust and for the benefit of Lender and Borrower as provided in the Loan Documents, and each Reserve Account shall be under the sole dominion and control of Lender. Each Reserve Account shall be entitled “BRE Retail NP Owner 1 LLC as Borrower fbo Wells Fargo Bank, National Association, as Lender together with its successors and assigns pursuant to Loan Agreement dated as of June 28, 2011 – Reserve Account”. Lender shall have the sole right to make withdrawals from each Reserve Account.

(d) Lender and Servicer shall not be liable for any loss sustained on the investment of any funds constituting the Reserve Funds. Borrower shall indemnify Lender and Servicer and hold Lender and Servicer harmless from and against any and all actions, suits, claims, demands, liabilities, losses, damages, obligations and costs and expenses (including litigation costs and reasonable attorneys’ fees and expenses) arising from or in any way connected with the Reserve Accounts or the performance of the obligations for which the Reserve Accounts were established. Borrower shall assign to Lender all rights and claims Borrower may have against all persons or entities supplying labor, materials or other services which are to be paid from or secured by the Reserve Accounts; provided , however , that Lender may not pursue any such right or claim unless an Event of Default has occurred and remains uncured.

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ARTICLE VIII – DEFAULTS

Section 8.1 Event of Default . (a) Each of the following events shall constitute an event of default hereunder (an “Event of Default” ):

(i) if (A) any Monthly Debt Service Payment Amount is not paid on or before the date when due, (B) the Debt is not paid in full on the Maturity Date or (C) any other portion of the Debt not specified in the foregoing subclause (A)  or subclause (B)  is not paid on or prior to the date when the same is due with such failure continuing for five (5) Business Days after Lender delivers written notice thereof to Borrower;

(ii) if any of the Taxes or Other Charges are not paid when the same become delinquent, subject to Borrower’s rights to contest same as provided herein;

(iii) if the Policies are not kept in full force and effect;

(iv) if Borrower shall fail to deliver to Lender certificates of insurance evidencing the Policies and such other documentation as reasonably requested by Lender in respect of the Policies within the applicable time periods set forth in Section 6.1(b) hereof;

(v) if any Transfer is consummated in violation of the provisions of Section 5.2.10 hereof;

(vi) if any representation or warranty made by Borrower herein or by Borrower or Guarantor in any other Loan Document, or in any report, certificate, financial statement or other instrument, agreement or document or other materials or information furnished to Lender shall have been false or misleading in any material adverse respect as of the date the representation or warranty was made, provided that if such untrue representation or warranty is susceptible of being cured (for the avoidance of doubt, a statement which has already been relied on by Lender to its detriment shall not be susceptible of being cured), Borrower shall have the right to cure such representation or warranty within thirty (30) days of receipt of notice from Lender;

(vii) if Borrower or any SPE Constituent Entity shall make an assignment for the benefit of creditors;

(viii) if a receiver, liquidator or trustee shall be appointed for Borrower or any SPE Constituent Entity or if Borrower or any SPE Constituent Entity shall be adjudicated a bankrupt or insolvent, or if any petition for bankruptcy, reorganization or arrangement pursuant to the Bankruptcy Code shall be filed by or against, consented to, or acquiesced in by, Borrower or any SPE Constituent Entity, or if any proceeding for the dissolution or liquidation of Borrower or any SPE Constituent Entity shall be instituted; provided , however , if such appointment, adjudication, petition or proceeding was involuntary and not consented to by Borrower or any SPE Constituent Entity upon the same not being discharged, stayed or dismissed within ninety (90) days;

(ix) only upon the declaration by Lender that the same constitutes an Event of Default (which declaration may be made by Lender in its sole discretion) if (A) Guarantor or any other guarantor or indemnitor under any guaranty or indemnity that may be entered into in respect of the Loan following the Closing Date shall make an assignment for the benefit of creditors or if, (B) a receiver, liquidator or trustee shall be appointed for Guarantor or any guarantor or indemnitor under any guarantee or indemnity

 

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issued in connection with the Loan or if Guarantor or any such other guarantor or indemnitor shall be adjudicated a bankrupt or insolvent, or if (C) any petition for bankruptcy, reorganization or arrangement pursuant to the Bankruptcy Code shall be filed by or against, consented to, or acquiesced in by, Guarantor or any such other guarantor or indemnitor, or if (D) any proceeding for the dissolution or liquidation of Guarantor or any such other guarantor or indemnitor shall be instituted; provided , however , if such appointment, adjudication, petition or proceeding was involuntary and not consented to by Guarantor or such other guarantor or indemnitor, upon the same not being discharged, stayed or dismissed within ninety (90) days;

(x) if Borrower or Guarantor attempts to assign its rights under this Agreement or any of the other Loan Documents or any interest herein or therein in contravention of the Loan Documents;

(xi) if Borrower breaches any covenant contained in Section 5.1.29 hereof, provided , however , that any such breach shall not constitute an Event of Default (A) if such breach is inadvertent and non-recurring, (B) if such breach is curable, if Borrower shall promptly cure such breach within thirty (30) days after such breach occurs, and (C) upon the written request of Lender, if Borrower promptly delivers to Lender an Additional Insolvency Opinion or a modification of the Insolvency Opinion, as applicable, to the effect that such breach shall not in any way impair, negate or amend the opinions rendered in the Insolvency Opinion, which opinion or modification and the counsel delivering such opinion and modification shall be acceptable to Lender in its sole discretion;

(xii) with respect to any term, covenant or provision set forth herein which specifically contains a notice requirement or grace period, if Borrower shall be in default under such term, covenant or condition after the giving of such notice or the expiration of such grace period;

(xiii) if any of the assumptions contained in the Insolvency Opinion delivered to Lender in connection with the Loan, or in any Additional Insolvency Opinion delivered subsequent to the closing of the Loan, is or shall become untrue in any material respect;

(xiv) if a material default has occurred and continues beyond any applicable cure period under the Management Agreement (or any Replacement Management Agreement) and if such default permits the Manager thereunder to terminate or cancel the Management Agreement (or any Replacement Management Agreement), unless Borrower engages a Qualified Manager in accordance with the terms and conditions of Section 5.2.1 within ten (10) days of notice of such default;

(xv) if a material default by Borrower has occurred and continues beyond any applicable cure period under any REA, provided , however , that prior to declaring an Event of Default under this clause (xv), Lender shall permit Borrower to release the Property subject to such REA creating such default within forty-five (45) days of the date of such default upon payment of the applicable Release Amount and satisfaction of the conditions set forth in Section 2.4.1 hereof (excluding Section 2.4.1(a) if otherwise applicable) and Section 2.6.1 hereof (excluding clause (a)(iv) thereof);

 

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(xvi) if Borrower shall breach any of the other terms, covenants or conditions of this Agreement and the other Loan Documents not specified in clauses (i)  to (xv)  above or (xviii)  below, and such Default shall continue for ten (10) days after written notice to Borrower from Lender, in the case of any such Default which can be cured by the payment of a sum of money, or for thirty (30) days after written notice from Lender in the case of any other Default; provided , however , that if such non-monetary Default is susceptible of cure but cannot reasonably be cured within such thirty (30) day period and provided further that Borrower shall have commenced to cure such Default within such thirty (30) day period and thereafter diligently and expeditiously proceeds to cure the same, such thirty (30) day period shall be extended for such time as is reasonably necessary for Borrower in the exercise of due diligence to cure such Default, such additional period not to exceed ninety (90) days;

(xvii) if there shall be any default under any of the other Loan Documents beyond any applicable cure periods contained in such documents or, if no cure period is specified in such documents, beyond the cure period specified in Section 8.1(xvi) , whether as to Borrower or any Individual Property, or if any other such event shall occur or condition shall exist, if the effect of such event or condition is to accelerate the maturity of any portion of the Debt or to permit Lender to accelerate the maturity of all or any portion of the Debt; or

(xviii) Borrower shall fail to obtain and/or maintain the Interest Rate Cap Agreement or Replacement Interest Rate Cap Agreement, as applicable, as required pursuant to Section 2.2.7 hereof

(b) Upon the occurrence of an Event of Default (other than an Event of Default described in clauses (vii) , (viii)  or (x)  above) and at any time thereafter, in addition to any other rights or remedies available to it pursuant to this Agreement and the other Loan Documents or at law or in equity, Lender may take such action, without notice or demand, that Lender deems advisable to protect and enforce its rights against Borrower and in and to all or any Individual Property, including, without limitation, declaring the Debt to be immediately due and payable, and Lender may enforce or avail itself of any or all rights or remedies provided in the Loan Documents against Borrower and any or all of the Properties, including, without limitation, all rights or remedies available at law or in equity; and upon any Event of Default described in clauses (vii) , (viii)  or (x)  above, the Debt and the Other Obligations shall immediately and automatically become due and payable, without notice or demand, and Borrower hereby expressly waives any such notice or demand, anything contained herein or in any other Loan Document to the contrary notwithstanding.

Section 8.2 Remedies . (a) Upon the occurrence of an Event of Default, all or any one or more of the rights, powers, privileges and other remedies available to Lender against Borrower under this Agreement or any of the other Loan Documents executed and delivered by, or applicable to, Borrower or at law or in equity may be exercised by Lender at any time and from time to time, whether or not all or any of the Debt shall be declared due and payable, and

 

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whether or not Lender shall have commenced any foreclosure proceeding or other action for the enforcement of its rights and remedies under any of the Loan Documents with respect to all or any part of any Individual Property. Any such actions taken by Lender shall be cumulative and concurrent and may be pursued independently, singularly, successively, together or otherwise, at such time and in such order as Lender may determine in its sole discretion, to the fullest extent permitted by law, without impairing or otherwise affecting the other rights and remedies of Lender permitted by law, equity or contract or as set forth herein or in the other Loan Documents. Without limiting the generality of the foregoing, Borrower agrees that if an Event of Default is continuing (i) Lender is not subject to any “one action” or “election of remedies” law or rule, and (ii) all liens and other rights, remedies or privileges provided to Lender shall remain in full force and effect until Lender has exhausted all of its remedies against the Properties and the Mortgages have been foreclosed, sold and/or otherwise realized upon in satisfaction of the Debt or the Debt has been paid in full.

(b) With respect to Borrower and the Properties, nothing contained herein or in any other Loan Document shall be construed as requiring Lender to resort to any Individual Property for the satisfaction of any of the Debt in any preference or priority to any other Individual Property, and Lender may seek satisfaction out of all of the Properties or any part thereof, in its absolute discretion in respect of the Debt. In addition, Lender shall have the right from time to time to partially foreclose any or all of the Mortgages in any manner and for any amounts secured by the Mortgages then due and payable as determined by Lender in its sole discretion. During the continuance of any Event of Default pursuant to clause (i)  of Section 8.1 or any other monetary Event of Default, Lender may foreclose any or all of the Mortgages to recover the applicable delinquent payments. If, pursuant to its rights set forth in Section 8.1(b) , Lender elects to accelerate less than the entire outstanding principal balance of the Loan, Lender may foreclose any or all of the Mortgages to recover so much of the principal balance of the Loan as Lender may accelerate and such other portions of the Debt as Lender may elect. Notwithstanding any partial foreclosures, the Properties shall remain subject to the Mortgages to secure payment of sums secured by the Mortgages and not previously recovered.

(c) Upon the occurrence and during the continuance of an Event of Default, Lender shall have the right from time to time to sever the Note and the other Loan Documents into one or more separate notes, mortgages and other security documents (the “Severed Loan Documents” ) in such denominations as Lender shall determine in its sole discretion for purposes of evidencing and enforcing its rights and remedies provided hereunder. Borrower shall execute and deliver to Lender from time to time, promptly after the request of Lender, a severance agreement and such other documents as Lender shall request in order to effect the severance described in the preceding sentence, all in form and substance reasonably satisfactory to Lender. Borrower hereby absolutely and irrevocably appoints Lender as its true and lawful attorney, coupled with an interest, in its name and stead to execute the Severed Loan Documents (Borrower ratifying all that its said attorney shall do by virtue thereof); provided , however , that Lender shall not make or execute any such Severed Loan Documents under such power until the expiration of three (3) days after written notice has been given to Borrower by Lender of Lender’s intent to exercise its rights under the aforesaid power. Borrower shall be obligated to pay any costs or expenses incurred in connection with the preparation, execution, recording or filing of the Severed Loan Documents. The Severed Loan Documents shall not contain any representations, warranties or covenants not contained in the Loan Documents, and any such representations and warranties contained in the Severed Loan Documents will be given by Borrower only as of the Closing Date.

 

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(d) Any amounts recovered by Lender in connection with the exercise of its remedies under this Section 8.2 may be applied by Lender toward the payment of Debt in such order and priority as Lender shall determine in its sole and absolute discretion.

(e) As used in this Section 8.2 , a “foreclosure” shall include, without limitation, any sale by power of sale.

Section 8.3 Remedies Cumulative; Waivers . The rights, powers and remedies of Lender under this Agreement shall be cumulative and not exclusive of any other right, power or remedy which Lender may have against Borrower pursuant to this Agreement or the other Loan Documents, or existing at law or in equity or otherwise. Lender’s rights, powers and remedies may be pursued singularly, concurrently or otherwise, at such time and in such order as Lender may determine in Lender’s sole discretion. No delay or omission to exercise any remedy, right or power accruing upon an Event of Default shall impair any such remedy, right or power or shall be construed as a waiver thereof, but any such remedy, right or power may be exercised from time to time and as often as may be deemed expedient. A waiver of one Default or Event of Default with respect to Borrower shall not be construed to be a waiver of any subsequent Default or Event of Default by Borrower or to impair any remedy, right or power consequent thereon.

ARTICLE IX – SPECIAL PROVISIONS

Section 9.1 Securitization .

9.1.1 Sale of Notes and Securitization . (a) Borrower acknowledges and agrees that Lender may assign, syndicate or participate the Loan or sell all or any portion of the Loan and the Loan Documents, or issue one or more participations therein, or consummate one or more private or public securitizations of rated or unrated single-class or multi-class securities (the “Securities” ) secured by or evidencing ownership interests in all or any portion of the Loan and the Loan Documents or a pool of assets that include the Loan and the Loan Documents (such syndications, assignments, sales, participations and/or securitizations, collectively, a “Securitization” ).

(b) At the request of Lender prior to a Securitization of the entire Loan, and to the extent not already required to be provided by or on behalf of Borrower under this Agreement, Borrower shall (i) use commercially reasonable efforts to provide information not in the possession of Lender or which may be reasonably required by Lender or (ii) take other actions reasonably required by Lender, in each case, in order to (A) comply with disclosure laws applicable to any such Securitization, (B) satisfy inquiries from one or more Rating Agencies relating to any such Securitization, (C) satisfy requests from actual or potential investors or other interested parties (including any holder of an interest in a mezzanine loan or other loan subordinate to the Loan created or entered into in connection with any structural changes to the Loan contemplated by this Section 9.1 ) in any such Securitization, or (D) satisfy the market standards to which Lender customarily adheres or which may be reasonably required by prospective investors and/or the Rating Agencies in connection with any such Securitization.

 

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Lender shall have the right to provide to prospective investors in any Securitization and the Rating Agencies (whether or not such Rating Agencies have been engaged by or on behalf of Lender or its designee to rate the Loan to assign a rating to the Loan or the Securities) any information in its possession (including, without limitation, financial statements) relating to Borrower, any SPE Constituent Entity, Guarantor, the Properties and any Tenant. Borrower acknowledges that certain information regarding the Loan and the parties thereto and the Properties may be included in Disclosure Documents. Borrower agrees that each of Borrower, each SPE Constituent Entity, Guarantor, and their respective officers and representatives, shall, at Lender’s request, reasonably cooperate with Lender’s efforts to arrange for a Securitization in accordance with the market standards to which Lender customarily adheres and/or which may be required by prospective investors and/or the Rating Agencies in connection with any such Securitization.

(c) Lender shall cause to be delivered to Borrower the Disclosure Documents for review and comment by Borrower not less than five (5) Business Days prior to the date upon which Borrower is otherwise required to confirm such Disclosure Documents. Borrower agrees to provide, in connection with the Securitization, an indemnification agreement (i) certifying that (A) each of Borrower, each SPE Constituent Entity and Guarantor has, at Lender’s request in connection with each Securitization, reviewed the sections of the Disclosure Documents entitled “Risk Factors,” “Description of the Properties,” “Description of the Borrowers,” “Description of the Management Agreements,” “The Manager”, “The Borrower”, “Description of the Mortgage Loan,” “Special Considerations” and “Certain Legal Aspects of the Mortgage Loan” solely to the extent the same relate to Borrower, each SPE Constituent Entity, Guarantor, Manager (and/or the respective Affiliates of the foregoing), the Properties and the Loan (collectively with the Provided Information, the “Covered Disclosure Information” ), and (B) the factual statements and representations contained in such sections do not contain any untrue statement of a material fact or omit to state a material fact necessary in order to make the statements made, in the light of the circumstances under which they were made, not misleading, (ii) jointly and severally indemnifying Lender and any Affiliate of Lender that has filed any registration statement relating to the Securitization or has acted as the sponsor or depositor in connection with the Securitization, any Affiliate of Lender that acts as an underwriter, placement agent or initial purchaser of Securities issued in the Securitization, any other co-underwriters, co-placement agents or co-initial purchasers of Securities issued in the Securitization, and each of their respective officers, directors, partners, employees, representatives, agents and Affiliates and each Person or entity who controls any such Person within the meaning of Section 15 of the Securities Act or Section 20 of the Exchange Act (collectively, the “Indemnified Persons” ), for any losses, claims, damages, liabilities, reasonable costs or expenses (including, without limitation, reasonable legal fees and expenses for enforcement of these obligations (collectively, the “Liabilities” )) to which any such Indemnified Person may become subject (whether or not arising from any third-party claim) insofar as the Liabilities arise out of or are based upon (A) any untrue statement or alleged untrue statement of any material fact contained in the Covered Disclosure Information or arise out of or are based upon the omission or alleged omission to state in the Covered Disclosure Information a material fact required to be stated therein or necessary in order to make the statements in the Covered Disclosure Information, in light of the circumstances under which they were made, not misleading, (B) any untrue statement or alleged untrue statement of any material fact contained in the Covered Disclosure Information based upon information provided to Lender by or on behalf of Borrower or its Affiliates, and (iii)

 

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agreeing to reimburse each Indemnified Person for any reasonable legal or other expenses incurred by such Indemnified Person, as they are incurred, in connection with investigating or defending the Liabilities. Borrower’s liability under this paragraph will be limited to Liability that arises out of, or is based upon, an untrue statement or omission of material fact in the Covered Disclosure Information made in reliance upon, and in conformity with, information furnished to Lender by or on behalf of Borrower in connection with the preparation of the Disclosure Document or in connection with the underwriting or closing of the Loan, including financial statements of Borrower, operating statements and rent rolls with respect to the Property. This indemnity agreement will be in addition to any liability which Borrower may otherwise have. Moreover, the indemnification provided for in clauses (ii) and (iii) above shall be effective whether or not an indemnification agreement described in clause (i) above is provided.

(d) In connection with filings under the Exchange Act, Borrower jointly and severally agrees to indemnify (i) the Indemnified Persons for Liabilities to which any such Indemnified Person may become subject insofar as the Liabilities arise out of or are based upon any untrue statement or alleged untrue statement of any material fact in the Covered Disclosure Information, or the omission or alleged omission to state in the Covered Disclosure Information a material fact required to be stated therein or necessary in order to make the statements in the Covered Disclosure Information, in light of the circumstances under which they were made, not misleading and (ii) reimburse each Indemnified Person for any reasonable legal or other expenses incurred by such Indemnified Persons, as they are incurred, in connection with defending or investigating the Liabilities.

(e) Promptly after receipt by an Indemnified Person of notice of any claim or the commencement of any action, the Indemnified Person shall, if a claim in respect thereof is to be made against any Borrower, notify such Borrower in writing of the claim or the commencement of that action; provided , however , that the failure to notify such Borrower shall not relieve it from any liability which it may have under the indemnification provisions of this Section 9.1 except to the extent that it has been materially prejudiced by such failure and, provided further that the failure to notify such Borrower shall not relieve it from any liability which it may have to an Indemnified Person otherwise than under the provisions of this Section 9.1 . If any such claim or action shall be brought against an Indemnified Person, and it shall notify any Borrower thereof, such Borrower shall be entitled to participate therein and, to the extent that it wishes, assume the defense thereof with counsel reasonably satisfactory to the Indemnified Person. After notice from any Borrower to the Indemnified Person of its election to assume the defense of such claim or action, such Borrower shall not be liable to the Indemnified Person for any legal or other expenses subsequently incurred by the Indemnified Person in connection with the defense thereof.

(f) Without the prior consent of Lender (which consent shall not be unreasonably withheld), no Borrower shall settle or compromise or consent to the entry of any judgment in any pending or threatened claim, action, suit or proceeding in respect of which indemnification may be sought hereunder (whether or not any Indemnified Person is an actual or potential party to such claim, action, suit or proceeding) unless such Borrower shall have given Lender reasonable prior notice thereof and shall have obtained an unconditional release of each Indemnified Person hereunder from all liability arising out of such claim, action, suit or proceedings. As long as Borrower has complied with its obligations to defend and indemnify hereunder, such Borrower shall not be liable for any settlement made by any Indemnified Person without the consent of such Borrower (which consent shall not be unreasonably withheld).

 

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(g) Borrower agrees that if any indemnification or reimbursement sought pursuant to this Section 9.1 is finally judicially determined to be unavailable for any reason or is insufficient to hold any Indemnified Person harmless (with respect only to the Liabilities that are the subject of this Section 9.1 ), then Borrower, on the one hand, and such Indemnified Person, on the other hand, shall contribute to the Liabilities for which such indemnification or reimbursement is held unavailable or is insufficient: (x) in such proportion as is appropriate to reflect the relative benefits to Borrower, on the one hand, and such Indemnified Person, on the other hand, from the transactions to which such indemnification or reimbursement relates; or (y) if the allocation provided by clause (x) above is not permitted by applicable law, in such proportion as is appropriate to reflect not only the relative benefits referred to in clause (x) but also the relative faults of Borrower, on the one hand, and all Indemnified Persons, on the other hand, as well as any other equitable considerations. Notwithstanding the provisions of this Section 9.1 , no party found liable for a fraudulent misrepresentation shall be entitled to contribution from any other party who is not also found liable for such fraudulent misrepresentation.

(h) Borrower agrees that the indemnification, contribution and reimbursement obligations set forth in this Section 9.1 shall apply whether or not any Indemnified Person is a formal party to any lawsuits, claims or other proceedings. Borrower further agrees that the Indemnified Persons are intended third party beneficiaries under this Section 9.1 .

(i) The liabilities and obligations of the Indemnified Persons and Borrower under this Section 9.1 shall survive the termination of this Agreement and the satisfaction and discharge of the Debt.

(j) Notwithstanding anything to the contrary contained herein, Borrower shall have no obligation to act as depositor with respect to the Loan or an issuer or registrant with respect to the Securities issued in any Securitization.

(k) Borrower shall execute such amendments to the Loan Documents as are necessary to reflect any structural changes to the Loan that are requested by Lender in writing from time to time prior to a Securitization. Such structural changes may involve, without limitation, (i) the delivery by Borrower of one or more new or additional components to the notes to replace the original note or the modification of the original note to reflect multiple components of the Loan (which new notes or modified note may have different interest rates and amortization schedules), and (ii) the creation of one or more mezzanine loans (including amending Borrower’s organizational structure to provide for one or more mezzanine borrowers); provided , however , that (A) no amendment to the Loan Documents or new notes, modified notes or mezzanine notes shall (x) modify (1) the initial weighted average interest rate payable under the Note, (2) the stated maturity of the Note, (3) the aggregate amortization of principal of the Note, or (4) any other material economic term of the Loan, or (y) decrease the time periods during which Borrower is permitted to perform its obligations under the Loan Documents and (B) any documents evidencing any mezzanine loans shall be substantially in the same form of the mezzanine loan documents relating to that certain 107 Centro asset loan with Wells Fargo, Barclays and GACC (as modified to reflect the terms hereof). In connection with the foregoing,

 

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Borrower shall (1) modify the Cash Management Agreement to reflect the newly created or additional components and/or mezzanine loans and (2) deliver updates of the opinions of counsel delivered at Closing with respect to due authorization, execution and non-consolidation.

(l) If requested by Lender, Borrower shall provide Lender, promptly upon request, with any financial statements, or financial, statistical or operating information, as Lender shall determine to be required pursuant to Regulation AB under the Securities Act of 1933, as amended (as applicable, the “Securities Act” ), or the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended (as applicable, the “Exchange Act” ), or any amendment, modification or replacement thereto or other legal requirements in connection with any Disclosure Documents or any filing pursuant to the Exchange Act in connection with a Securitization.

(m) Lender shall promptly provide written notice to Borrower of any assignment, syndication or participation of the Loan or sale of all or any portion of the Loan but the failure to so notify shall not be a default by Lender hereunder.

9.1.2 Splitting the Loan; Uncross of Properties . (a) Without limitation to Section 9.1.1(b) above, at the election of Lender (in its sole discretion) at any time prior to a Securitization, the Loan may be split and severed into additional loans (any such splitting and severing, a “Loan Splitting” and any such severed and split loan, a “Split Loan” ). Upon the written request of Lender in connection with any Loan Splitting, Borrower shall deliver to Lender, (i) the Loan Split Documents, (ii) updates of the opinions of counsel delivered at Closing with respect to due authorization, execution and non-consolidation, (iii) endorsements and/or updates to the Title Insurance Policies, and (iv) such other certificates, instruments and documentation as Lender may reasonably determine are necessary or appropriate to effect the Loan Splitting (the items described in subclauses (i)  through (iv)  collectively hereinafter shall be referred to as the “Splitting Documentation” ), which Splitting Documentation shall be in form and substance reasonably acceptable to Lender (subject to Section 9.1.2(b) below). Upon any Loan Splitting, Lender may effect, in its sole discretion, one or more Securitizations of which the Split Loan(s) may be a part.

(b) In furtherance of any Loan Splitting, Lender shall have the right to (i) sever or divide the Note and the other Loan Documents in order to allocate the Split Loan to the applicable Individual Properties (the “Affected Properties” ) and to evidence the same with a new note having a original principal amount equal to the New Note Amount (the “New Note” ) and other necessary loan documents (such loan documents, collectively with the New Note and the Note and other Loan Documents, as severed and divided, the “Loan Split Documents” ), (ii) segregate the applicable portion of each of the Reserve Accounts relating to the Affected Properties and (iii) take such additional action as is reasonably necessary to effect the Loan Splitting; provided , that (A) the Loan Split Documents, together with the Loan Documents secured by the remaining Individual Properties, shall not (1) modify (w) the initial weighted average interest rate payable under the Note, (x) the stated maturity of the Note, (y) the aggregate amortization of principal of the Note, or (z) any other material economic term of the Loan, as any of the foregoing existed prior to the Loan Splitting, or (2) decrease the time periods during which Borrower is permitted to perform its obligations under the Loan Documents, and (B) the Loan Split Documents shall be substantially in the form of the applicable Loan Documents. The Loan Split Documents may, at Lender’s option, contain provisions that cross-default and/or

 

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cross-collateralize the Split Loan with the Loan and/or one or more other Split Loans. Upon a Loan Splitting, the principal amount of the Loan shall be reduced by an amount equal to the aggregate Allocated Loan Amounts of the Affected Properties (the “New Note Amount” ), and the original principal amount of the Split Loan, as evidenced by the New Note, shall be equal to the New Note Amount.

(c) Upon the written request of Lender in connection with any Loan Splitting, Borrower shall deliver to Lender evidence that would be reasonably satisfactory to a prudent lender that the Special Purpose Entity nature and bankruptcy remoteness of Borrower following such Loan Splitting have not been adversely affected and are in accordance with the terms and provisions of this Agreement (which evidence may include a “bring-down” of the Insolvency Opinion or delivery of an Additional Insolvency Opinion, if the same would be reasonably required by a prudent lender in such circumstances).

(d) Notwithstanding the foregoing, in the event that Lender shall be required to repurchase any portion of the Loan under the operative documents for any Securitization (a “Repurchase” ), Lender may effect a Loan Splitting in connection therewith pursuant to, and subject to the terms and provisions of, the foregoing subsections of this Section 9.1.2 . In connection with any such Repurchase, Borrower shall reasonably cooperate with Lender to satisfy all requirements necessary in order to (A) obtain a Rating Agency Confirmation with respect to such Loan Splitting in connection with such Repurchase and (B) obtain an opinion of a nationally-recognized tax counsel that such Loan Splitting does not constitute a “significant modification” of the Mortgage Loan under Treasury Regulations Section 1.860G-2(b)(2) nor cause a Securitization Vehicle to fail to qualify as a REMIC Trust under Treasury Regulations Section 1.860G-2(b)(2) or a Grantor Trust under Section 1001 of the Code, or a tax to be imposed on a Securitization Vehicle. In the event that (and only in the event that) a Repurchase is required due to any misrepresentation made by Borrower in connection with the Disclosure Documents or indirectly due to a material breach of any representation made by Borrower in this Agreement or the other Loan Documents, Borrower shall pay all third-party expenses incurred in connection with the preparation and delivery of Splitting Documentation and the effectuation of the Repurchase and the related Loan Splitting, notwithstanding the provisions of Section 9.1.4 to the contrary.

9.1.3 Loan . Notwithstanding the provisions of Section 9.1 to the contrary, Borrower covenants and agrees that, prior to a Securitization, Lender shall have the right to reallocate the amortization, interest rates and principal balances (including, without limitation, a reallocation of the Allocated Loan Amounts on a pro rata basis) of the Loan and to require the payment of the Loan in such order of priority as may be designated by Lender such that the pricing and marketability of the Securities and the size of each class of Securities and the rating assigned to each class by the Rating Agencies shall provide the most favorable rating levels and achieve the optimum bond execution for the Loan; provided , that, Lender agrees that (a) the Loan shall, at all times prior to the occurrence of an Event of Default (and other than any modifications resulting from the application of any Insurance Proceeds or Condemnation Proceeds to the outstanding principal balance of the Loan and the non pro rata application of voluntary prepayments) have the same weighted average coupon as the weighted average coupon of the Loan on the Closing Date and (b) no such reallocation shall modify the aggregate amortization of principal of the Loan. Borrower shall, as promptly as possible under the

 

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circumstances, execute and deliver such amendments to the Loan Documents and other documents as shall reasonably be required by Lender in connection with such reallocation, all in form and substance reasonably satisfactory to Lender and the Rating Agencies, provided that no such amendments or other documents shall modify any provisions of the Loan Documents other than to effectuate such reallocation. In connection with any such reallocation, Borrower shall deliver to Lender opinions of legal counsel with respect to due execution, authority and the enforceability of the Loan Documents, in each case, as amended, and an Additional Insolvency Opinion for the Loan, each in form and substance reasonably acceptable to Lender, any prospective investors in a Securitization and the Rating Agencies.

9.1.4 Securitization Costs . All reasonable third-party costs and expenses incurred by Borrower and Guarantor in connection with Borrower’s complying with requests made under this Section 9.1 (including the reasonable fees of any counsel to Borrower that issues any legal opinion required to be delivered by Borrower pursuant to this Section 9.1 ) shall be paid by Borrower. All of Lender’s costs and expenses and any fees and expenses of the Rating Agencies incurred in connection with a Securitization shall be paid by Lender.

Section 9.2 Exculpation . (a) Subject to the qualifications below, Lender shall not enforce the liability and obligation of Borrower to perform and observe the obligations contained in the Note, this Agreement, the Mortgages or the other Loan Documents by any action or proceeding wherein a money judgment shall be sought against Borrower, except that Lender may bring a foreclosure action, an action for specific performance or any other appropriate action or proceeding to enable Lender to enforce and realize upon its interest under the Note, this Agreement, the Mortgages and the other Loan Documents, or in the Properties, the Rents, or any other collateral given to Lender pursuant to the Loan Documents; provided , however , that, except as specifically provided herein, any judgment in any such action or proceeding shall be enforceable against Borrower only to the extent of Borrower’s interest in the Properties, in the Rents and in any other collateral given to Lender, and Lender, by accepting the Note, this Agreement, the Mortgages and the other Loan Documents, agrees that it shall not sue for, seek or demand any deficiency judgment against Borrower in any such action or proceeding under, or by reason of, or in connection with, the Note, this Agreement, the Mortgages or the other Loan Documents. The provisions of this Section shall not, however, (a) constitute a waiver, release or impairment of any obligation evidenced or secured by any of the Loan Documents; (b) impair the right of Lender to name Borrower as a party defendant in any action or suit for foreclosure and sale under any of the Mortgages; (c) affect the validity or enforceability of the Guaranty or the Environmental Indemnity or any of the rights and remedies of Lender thereunder; (d) impair the right of Lender to obtain the appointment of a receiver; (e) impair the enforcement of the Assignment of Leases; (f) constitute a prohibition against Lender to seek a deficiency judgment against Borrower in order to fully realize the security granted by each of the Mortgages or to commence any other appropriate action or proceeding in order for Lender to exercise its remedies against all of the Properties; or (g) constitute a waiver of the right of Lender to enforce the liability and obligation of Borrower, by money judgment or otherwise, to the extent of any loss, damage, cost, expense, liability, claim or other obligation incurred by Lender (including attorneys’ fees, costs and expenses reasonably incurred) arising out of or in connection with the following:

(i) fraud or intentional misrepresentation by Borrower, any SPE Constituent Entity or any of their respective Affiliates in connection with the Loan;

 

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(ii) the gross negligence or willful misconduct of Borrower, any SPE Constituent Entity or any of their respective Affiliates;

(iii) the failure to return, or to reimburse Lender for, all Personal Property removed from any Individual Property by or on behalf of Borrower and not replaced with Personal Property of the same utility and of the same or greater value;

(iv) material physical waste of any Individual Property by Borrower any SPE Constituent Entity or any of their respective Affiliates;

(v) the removal or disposal of any portion of any Individual Property during the continuance of an Event of Default;

(vi) the misapplication or conversion by Borrower, any SPE Constituent Entity, Guarantor or any of their respective Affiliates of (A) any Insurance Proceeds paid by reason of any Casualty or proceeds of the PLL Policy, (B) any Awards or other amounts received in connection with a Condemnation, (C) any Rents during the continuance of an Event of Default, or (D) any Rents paid more than one (1) month in advance;

(vii) failure to pay charges for labor or materials or other charges or judgments that can create Liens on any portion of any Individual Property to the extent that Borrower has sufficient revenue from such Individual Property with which to make such payment;

(viii) any security deposits, advance deposits or any other deposits collected with respect to any Individual Property which are not delivered to Lender upon a foreclosure of such Individual Property or action in lieu thereof, except to the extent any such security deposits were applied in accordance with the terms and conditions of any of the Leases prior to the occurrence of the Event of Default that gave rise to such foreclosure or action in lieu thereof;

(ix) breach by Borrower or any SPE Constituent Entity of any representation set forth in Section 4.1.30 or Section 4.1.38 or failure by Borrower or any SPE Constituent Entity to comply with any covenant set forth in Section 5.1.29 hereof (other than to the extent relating to a failure to comply, on a prospective basis only, with clause (xiii) of the definition of “Special Purpose Entity” in Section 1.1 ); and

(x) intentionally deleted.

(b) Notwithstanding anything to the contrary in this Agreement, the Note or any of the Loan Documents, (A) Lender shall not be deemed to have waived any right which Lender may have under Section 506(a), 506(b), 1111(b) or any other provisions of the Bankruptcy Code to file a claim for the full amount of the Debt secured by the Mortgages or to require that all collateral shall continue to secure all of the Debt owing to Lender in accordance with the Loan

 

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Documents, and (B) the Debt shall be fully recourse to Borrower (i) in the event of: (a) Borrower or any SPE Constituent Entity filing a voluntary petition under the Bankruptcy Code; (b) the filing of an involuntary petition against Borrower or any SPE Constituent Entity under the Bankruptcy Code in which Borrower, any SPE Constituent Entity or Guarantor colludes with, or otherwise assists such Person, or solicits or causes to be solicited petitioning creditors for any involuntary petition against Borrower or any SPE Constituent Entity from any Person; (c) Borrower or any SPE Constituent Entity filing an answer consenting to or otherwise acquiescing in or joining in any involuntary petition filed against it, by any other Person under the Bankruptcy Code; (d) Borrower or any SPE Constituent Entity consenting to or acquiescing in or joining in an application for the appointment of a custodian, receiver, trustee, or examiner for Borrower or any SPE Constituent Entity or any Individual Property (or portion thereof); (e) Borrower or any SPE Constituent Entity making an assignment for the benefit of creditors, or admitting in any legal proceeding, its insolvency or inability to pay its debts as they become due, unless such statements are compelled and required by law and otherwise true and correct; or (f) Borrower or any SPE Constituent Entity seeking substantive consolidation in connection with a proceeding under the Bankruptcy Code, or under federal, state or foreign insolvency law involving Borrower, any SPE Constituent Entity, or any respective Affiliate thereof; (ii) if Borrower encumbers any Individual Property (or causes any Individual Property to be encumbered) by any Lien (other than a Permitted Encumbrance) without Lender’s prior written consent; or (iii) if Borrower, any SPE Constituent Entity, Guarantor or any respective Affiliate fails to obtain Lender’s prior written consent to any Transfer in any case in which such consent is required to be obtained pursuant to Section 5.2.10 hereof (provided, however, that a Transfer by reason of a foreclosure (or deed-in-lieu or assignment deed-in-lieu thereof) by Lender of the collateral for the Loan shall not be deemed a Transfer in violation of Section 5.2.10 hereof).

Section 9.3 Matters Concerning Manager . If (a) an Event of Default occurs and is continuing, (b) Manager shall become subject to a Bankruptcy Action, or (c) a default occurs under the Management Agreement, then, in the case of any of the foregoing, Borrower shall, at the request of Lender, terminate the Management Agreement and replace the Manager with a Qualified Manager (other than Existing Manager or any Person that is under common Control with Existing Manager or Guarantor) 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 9.4 Servicer . At the option of Lender, the Loan may be serviced by a master servicer, primary servicer, special servicer and/or trustee (any such master servicer, primary servicer, special servicer, and trustee, together with its agents, nominees or designees, are collectively referred to as “Servicer” ) selected by Lender, and Lender may delegate all or any portion of its responsibilities under this Agreement and the other Loan Documents to Servicer pursuant to a pooling and servicing agreement, trust and servicing agreement, servicing agreement, special servicing agreement or other agreement providing for the servicing of one or more mortgage loans (collectively, the “Servicing Agreement” ) between Lender and Servicer. Borrower shall not be responsible for any cost or expenses relating to the Servicing Agreement or the services provided by Servicer thereunder, including, without limitation, any set-up fees or other initial costs, the regular monthly master servicing fee or trustee fee due to Servicer under the Servicing Agreement or any other fees or expenses required to be borne by, and not reimbursable to, Servicer, provided that, notwithstanding the foregoing, Borrower shall promptly

 

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reimburse Lender on demand for (a) interest payable on advances made by Servicer with respect to delinquent debt service payments (to the extent charges pursuant to Section 2.3.4 and interest at the Default Rate actually paid by Borrower in respect of such payments are insufficient to pay the same) or expenses paid by Servicer in respect of the protection and preservation of the Properties (including, without limitation, payments of Taxes and Insurance Premiums) and (b) the following costs and expenses payable by Lender to Servicer as a result of the Loan becoming specially serviced: (i) any liquidation fees that are due and payable to Servicer under the Servicing Agreement in connection with the exercise of any or all remedies permitted under this Agreement, (ii) any workout fees and special servicing fees that are due and payable to Servicer under the Servicing Agreement, which fees may be due and payable under the Servicing Agreement on a periodic or continuing basis, and (iii) the costs of all property inspections and/or appraisals of the Properties (or any updates to any existing inspection or appraisal) that Servicer may be required to obtain (other than the cost of regular annual inspections required to be borne by Servicer under the Servicing Agreement).

ARTICLE X – MISCELLANEOUS

Section 10.1 Survival . This Agreement and all covenants, agreements, representations and warranties made herein and in the certificates delivered pursuant hereto shall survive the making by Lender of the Loan and the execution and delivery to Lender of the Note, and shall continue in full force and effect so long as all or any of the Debt is outstanding and unpaid unless a longer period is expressly set forth herein or in the other Loan Documents. Whenever in this Agreement any of the parties hereto is referred to, such reference shall be deemed to include the legal representatives, successors and assigns of such party. All covenants, promises and agreements in this Agreement, by or on behalf of Borrower, shall inure to the benefit of the legal representatives, successors and assigns of Lender.

Section 10.2 Lender’s Discretion . Whenever pursuant to this Agreement, Lender exercises any right given to it to approve or disapprove, or any arrangement or term is to be satisfactory to Lender, the decision of Lender to approve or disapprove or to decide whether arrangements or terms are satisfactory or not satisfactory shall (except as is otherwise specifically herein provided) be in the sole discretion of Lender and shall be final and conclusive. Whenever this Agreement expressly provides that Lender is required to be reasonable in its determination of whether or not to consent to or approve a certain matter, such provisions shall also be deemed to require that Lender not unreasonably delay or condition such consent or approval.

Section 10.3 Governing Law . (a) THIS AGREEMENT WAS NEGOTIATED IN THE STATE OF NEW YORK, THE LOAN WAS MADE BY LENDER AND ACCEPTED BY BORROWER IN THE STATE OF NEW YORK, AND THE PROCEEDS OF THE LOAN DELIVERED PURSUANT HERETO WERE DISBURSED FROM THE STATE OF NEW YORK, WHICH STATE THE PARTIES AGREE HAS A SUBSTANTIAL RELATIONSHIP TO THE PARTIES AND TO THE UNDERLYING TRANSACTION EMBODIED HEREBY, AND IN ALL RESPECTS, INCLUDING, WITHOUT LIMITING THE GENERALITY OF THE FOREGOING, MATTERS OF CONSTRUCTION, VALIDITY AND PERFORMANCE, THIS AGREEMENT, THE NOTE AND THE OTHER LOAN DOCUMENTS AND THE OBLIGATIONS ARISING HEREUNDER

 

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AND THEREUNDER SHALL BE GOVERNED BY, AND CONSTRUED IN ACCORDANCE WITH, THE LAWS OF THE STATE OF NEW YORK APPLICABLE TO CONTRACTS MADE AND PERFORMED IN SUCH STATE AND ANY APPLICABLE LAW OF THE UNITED STATES OF AMERICA, EXCEPT THAT AT ALL TIMES THE PROVISIONS FOR THE CREATION, PERFECTION, AND ENFORCEMENT OF THE LIENS AND SECURITY INTERESTS CREATED PURSUANT HERETO AND PURSUANT TO THE OTHER LOAN DOCUMENTS SHALL BE GOVERNED BY AND CONSTRUED ACCORDING TO THE LAW OF THE STATE IN WHICH THE APPLICABLE INDIVIDUAL PROPERTY IS LOCATED, IT BEING UNDERSTOOD THAT, TO THE FULLEST EXTENT PERMITTED BY THE LAW OF SUCH STATE, THE LAW OF THE STATE OF NEW YORK SHALL GOVERN THE CONSTRUCTION, VALIDITY AND ENFORCEABILITY OF ALL LOAN DOCUMENTS AND ALL OF THE OBLIGATIONS ARISING HEREUNDER OR THEREUNDER. TO THE FULLEST EXTENT PERMITTED BY LAW, BORROWER HEREBY UNCONDITIONALLY AND IRREVOCABLY WAIVES ANY CLAIM TO ASSERT THAT THE LAW OF ANY OTHER JURISDICTION GOVERNS THIS AGREEMENT, THE NOTE AND THE OTHER LOAN DOCUMENTS, AND THIS AGREEMENT, THE NOTE AND THE OTHER LOAN DOCUMENTS SHALL BE GOVERNED BY AND CONSTRUED IN ACCORDANCE WITH THE LAWS OF THE STATE OF NEW YORK PURSUANT TO SECTION 5-1401 OF THE NEW YORK GENERAL OBLIGATIONS LAW.

(b) ANY LEGAL SUIT, ACTION OR PROCEEDING AGAINST LENDER OR BORROWER ARISING OUT OF OR RELATING TO THIS AGREEMENT OR THE OTHER LOAN DOCUMENTS MAY AT LENDER’S 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 BORROWER WAIVES ANY OBJECTIONS WHICH IT MAY NOW OR HEREAFTER HAVE BASED ON VENUE AND/OR FORUM NON CONVENIENS OF ANY SUCH SUIT, ACTION OR PROCEEDING, AND BORROWER HEREBY IRREVOCABLY SUBMITS TO THE JURISDICTION OF ANY SUCH COURT IN ANY SUIT, ACTION OR PROCEEDING. BORROWER DOES HEREBY DESIGNATE AND APPOINT:

CORPORATION SERVICE COMPANY

80 STATE STREET

ALBANY, NEW YORK 12207-2543

AS ITS AUTHORIZED AGENT TO ACCEPT AND ACKNOWLEDGE ON ITS BEHALF SERVICE OF ANY AND ALL PROCESS WHICH MAY BE SERVED IN ANY SUCH SUIT, ACTION OR PROCEEDING IN ANY FEDERAL OR STATE COURT IN NEW YORK, NEW YORK, AND AGREES THAT SERVICE OF PROCESS UPON SAID AGENT AT SAID ADDRESS AND WRITTEN NOTICE OF SAID SERVICE MAILED OR DELIVERED TO BORROWER IN THE MANNER PROVIDED HEREIN SHALL BE DEEMED IN EVERY RESPECT EFFECTIVE SERVICE OF PROCESS UPON BORROWER IN ANY SUCH SUIT, ACTION OR PROCEEDING IN THE STATE OF NEW YORK. BORROWER (I) SHALL GIVE PROMPT NOTICE TO LENDER OF ANY

 

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CHANGED ADDRESS OF ITS AUTHORIZED AGENT HEREUNDER, (II) MAY AT ANY TIME AND FROM TIME TO TIME DESIGNATE A SUBSTITUTE AUTHORIZED AGENT WITH AN OFFICE IN NEW YORK, NEW YORK (WHICH SUBSTITUTE AGENT AND OFFICE SHALL BE DESIGNATED AS THE PERSON AND ADDRESS FOR SERVICE OF PROCESS), AND (III) SHALL PROMPTLY DESIGNATE SUCH A SUBSTITUTE IF ITS AUTHORIZED AGENT CEASES TO HAVE AN OFFICE IN NEW YORK, NEW YORK OR IS DISSOLVED WITHOUT LEAVING A SUCCESSOR.

Section 10.4 Modification, Waiver in Writing . No modification, amendment, extension, discharge, termination or waiver of any provision of this Agreement, or of the Note, or of any other Loan Document, nor consent to any departure by Borrower therefrom, shall in any event be effective unless the same shall be in a writing signed by the party against whom enforcement is sought, and then such waiver or consent shall be effective only in the specific instance, and for the purpose, for which given. Except as otherwise expressly provided herein, no notice to, or demand on Borrower, shall entitle Borrower to any other or future notice or demand in the same, similar or other circumstances.

Section 10.5 Delay Not a Waiver . Neither any failure nor any delay on the part of Lender in insisting upon strict performance of any term, condition, covenant or agreement, or exercising any right, power, remedy or privilege hereunder, or under the Note or under any other Loan Document, or any other instrument given as security therefor, shall operate as or constitute a waiver thereof, nor shall a single or partial exercise thereof preclude any other future exercise, or the exercise of any other right, power, remedy or privilege. In particular, and not by way of limitation, by accepting payment after the due date of any amount payable under this Agreement, the Note or any other Loan Document, Lender shall not be deemed to have waived any right either to require prompt payment when due of all other amounts due under this Agreement, the Note or the other Loan Documents, or to declare a default for failure to effect prompt payment of any such other amount.

Section 10.6 Notices . (a) All notices, consents, approvals and requests required or permitted hereunder or under any other Loan Document shall be given in writing and shall be effective for all purposes if hand delivered or sent by (a) certified or registered United States mail, postage prepaid, return receipt requested or (b) expedited prepaid delivery service, either commercial or United States Postal Service, with proof of attempted delivery, and by telecopier (with answer back acknowledged), addressed as follows (or at such other address and Person as shall be designated from time to time by any party hereto, as the case may be, in a written notice to the other parties hereto in the manner provided for in this Section 10.6):

 

If to Lender:    Wells Fargo Bank, National Association
  

Wells Fargo Center

1901 Harrison Street, 2nd Floor

Oakland, California 94612

MAC A0227-020

Attention: Commercial Mortgage Servicing

Facsimile No.: (1-866) 359-5952

 

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with a copy to   

Cadwalader, Wickersham & Taft LLP

227 West Trade Street, Suite 2400

Charlotte, North Carolina 28202

Attention: James P. Carroll, Esq.

Facsimile No. (704) 348-5200

If to Borrower, to   
each Borrower at:   

c/o Blackstone Real Estate Advisors VI L.P.,

345 Park Avenue

New York, NY 10154

Attention: A.J. Agarwal

Facsimile No.: (212) 583-5725

 

c/o Centro Properties Group

420 Lexington Avenue

New York, New York 10170

Attention: Steven F. Siegel

Facsimile No.: (212) 869-9585

With a copy to:   

Simpson Thacher & Bartlett LLP

425 Lexington Avenue

New York, New York 10017

Attention: Erik Quarfordt, Esq.

Facsimile No.: (212) 455-2502

A notice shall be deemed to have been given: in the case of hand delivery, at the time of delivery; in the case of registered or certified mail, when delivered or the first attempted delivery on a Business Day; or in the case of expedited prepaid delivery and telecopy, upon the first attempted delivery on a Business Day; or in the case of telecopy, upon sender’s receipt of a machine-generated confirmation of successful transmission after advice by telephone to recipient that a telecopy notice is forthcoming.

(b) The Borrowers hereby appoint BRE Retail NP Owner 1 LLC (the “Representative Borrower” to serve as agent on behalf of all Individual Borrowers to receive any notices required to be delivered to any or all of the Individual Borrowers hereunder or under the other Loan Documents and to be the sole party authorized to deliver notices on behalf of the Individual Borrowers hereunder. Any notice delivered to the Representative Borrower shall be deemed to have been delivered to all Individual Borrowers, and any notice received from the Representative Borrower shall be deemed to have been received from all Individual Borrowers. The Individual Borrowers shall be entitled from time to time to appoint a replacement Representative Borrower by written notice delivered to Lender and signed by both the new Representative Borrower and the Representative Borrower being so replaced.

Section 10.7 Trial by Jury . BORROWER HEREBY AGREES NOT TO ELECT A TRIAL BY JURY OF ANY ISSUE TRIABLE OF RIGHT BY JURY, AND WAIVES ANY RIGHT TO TRIAL BY JURY FULLY TO THE EXTENT THAT ANY SUCH RIGHT SHALL

 

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NOW OR HEREAFTER EXIST WITH REGARD TO THE LOAN DOCUMENTS, OR ANY CLAIM, COUNTERCLAIM OR OTHER ACTION ARISING IN CONNECTION THEREWITH. THIS WAIVER OF RIGHT TO TRIAL BY JURY IS GIVEN KNOWINGLY AND VOLUNTARILY BY BORROWER, AND IS INTENDED TO ENCOMPASS INDIVIDUALLY EACH INSTANCE AND EACH ISSUE AS TO WHICH THE RIGHT TO A TRIAL BY JURY WOULD OTHERWISE ACCRUE. LENDER IS HEREBY AUTHORIZED TO FILE A COPY OF THIS PARAGRAPH IN ANY PROCEEDING AS CONCLUSIVE EVIDENCE OF THIS WAIVER BY BORROWER.

Section 10.8 Headings . The Article and/or Section headings and the Table of Contents in this Agreement are included herein for convenience of reference only and shall not constitute a part of this Agreement for any other purpose.

Section 10.9 Severability . Wherever possible, each provision of this Agreement shall be interpreted in such manner as to be effective and valid under applicable law, but if any provision of this Agreement shall be prohibited by or invalid under applicable law, such provision shall be ineffective to the extent of such prohibition or invalidity, without invalidating the remainder of such provision or the remaining provisions of this Agreement.

Section 10.10 Preferences . Lender shall have the continuing and exclusive right to apply or reverse and reapply any and all payments by Borrower to any portion of the obligations of Borrower hereunder. To the extent Borrower makes a payment or payments to Lender, which payment or proceeds or any part thereof are subsequently invalidated, declared to be fraudulent or preferential, set aside or required to be repaid to a trustee, receiver or any other party under any bankruptcy law, state or federal law, common law or equitable cause, then, to the extent of such payment or proceeds received, the obligations hereunder or part thereof intended to be satisfied shall be revived and continue in full force and effect, as if such payment or proceeds had not been received by Lender.

Section 10.11 Waiver of Notice . Borrower shall not be entitled to any notices of any nature whatsoever from Lender except with respect to matters for which this Agreement or the other Loan Documents specifically and expressly provide for the giving of notice by Lender to Borrower and except with respect to matters for which Borrower is not, pursuant to applicable Legal Requirements, permitted to waive the giving of notice. Borrower hereby expressly waives the right to receive any notice from Lender with respect to any matter for which this Agreement or the other Loan Documents do not specifically and expressly provide for the giving of notice by Lender to Borrower.

Section 10.12 Remedies of Borrower . In the event that a claim or adjudication is made that Lender or its agents have acted unreasonably or unreasonably delayed acting in any case where by law or under this Agreement or the other Loan Documents, Lender or such agent, as the case may be, has an obligation to act reasonably or promptly, Borrower agrees that neither Lender nor its agents shall be liable for any monetary damages, and Borrower’s sole remedies shall be limited to commencing an action seeking injunctive relief or declaratory judgment. The parties hereto agree that any action or proceeding to determine whether Lender has acted reasonably shall be determined by an action seeking declaratory judgment.

 

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Section 10.13 Expenses; Indemnity . (a) Other than as provided in Section 9.1.4 , Borrower covenants and agrees to pay or, if Borrower fails to pay, to reimburse, Lender upon receipt of written notice from Lender for all reasonable costs and expenses (including reasonable attorneys’ fees, disbursements and expenses) incurred by Lender in connection with (i) the preparation, negotiation, execution and delivery of this Agreement and the other Loan Documents and the consummation of the transactions contemplated hereby and thereby and all the costs of furnishing all opinions by counsel for Borrower required under this Agreement or the other Loan Documents with respect to the Properties); (ii) Borrower’s ongoing performance of and compliance with Borrower’s respective agreements and covenants contained in this Agreement and the other Loan Documents on its part to be performed or complied with after the Closing Date, including, without limitation, confirming compliance with environmental and insurance requirements; (iii) Lender’s ongoing performance and compliance with all agreements and conditions contained in this Agreement and the other Loan Documents on its part to be performed or complied with after the Closing Date; (iv) the negotiation, preparation, execution, delivery and administration of any consents, amendments, waivers or other modifications to this Agreement and the other Loan Documents and any other documents or matters requested by Borrower or Lender; (v) securing Borrower’s compliance with any requests made pursuant to the provisions of this Agreement; (vi) the filing and recording fees and expenses, the premiums and other costs and expenses associated with the Title Insurance Policy and reasonable fees and expenses of counsel for providing to Lender all required legal opinions, and other similar expenses incurred in creating and perfecting the Liens in favor of Lender pursuant to this Agreement and the other Loan Documents; (vii) enforcing or preserving any rights, either in response to third-party claims or in prosecuting or defending any action or proceeding or other litigation, in each case against, under or affecting Borrower, this Agreement, the other Loan Documents, the Properties, or any other security given for the Loan; and (viii) enforcing any obligations of or collecting any payments due from Borrower or Guarantor under this Agreement, the other Loan Documents or with respect to the Properties (including, without limitation, any fees incurred by a Servicer that is a master servicer in connection with the transfer of the Loan to a Servicer that is a special servicer prior to or following a Default or an Event of Default) or in connection with any refinancing or restructuring of the credit arrangements provided under this Agreement in the nature of a “work-out” or of any insolvency or bankruptcy proceedings; provided , however , that Borrower shall not be liable for the payment of any such costs and expenses to the extent the same arise by reason of the gross negligence, illegal acts, fraud or willful misconduct of Lender. Any cost and expenses due and payable to Lender may be paid from any amounts in the Lockbox Account or the Cash Management Account, as applicable.

(b) Borrower shall indemnify, defend and hold harmless the Indemnified Parties from and against any and all other liabilities, obligations, losses, damages, penalties, actions, judgments, suits, claims, costs, expenses and disbursements of any kind or nature whatsoever (including, without limitation, the reasonable fees and disbursements of counsel in connection with any investigative, administrative or judicial proceeding commenced or threatened, whether or not an Indemnified Party shall be designated a party thereto), that may be imposed on, incurred by, or asserted against any Indemnified Party in any manner (whether or not arising from a third-party claim) relating to or arising out of (i) any breach by Borrower of its obligations under, or any material misrepresentation by Borrower contained in, this Agreement or the other Loan Documents (including, without limitation, any material misstatement or

 

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omission in any report, certificate, financial statement or other instrument, agreement or document or other materials or information furnished by or on behalf of Borrower pursuant to this Agreement or any other Loan Document), or (ii) the use or intended use of the proceeds of the Loan (collectively, the “Indemnified Liabilities” ); provided , however , that Borrower shall not have any obligation to any Indemnified Party hereunder to the extent that such Indemnified Liabilities arise from the gross negligence, illegal acts, fraud or willful misconduct of such Indemnified Party. To the extent that the undertaking to indemnify, defend and hold harmless set forth in the preceding sentence may be unenforceable because it violates any law or public policy, Borrower shall pay the maximum portion that it is permitted to pay and satisfy under applicable law to the payment and satisfaction of all Indemnified Liabilities incurred by the Indemnified Parties.

(c) Other than as provided in Section 9.1.4 , Borrower covenants and agrees to pay for or, if Borrower fails to pay, to reimburse Lender for, any fees and expenses incurred by any Rating Agency in connection with any Rating Agency review of the Loan, the Loan Documents or any transaction contemplated thereby or any consent, approval, waiver or confirmation obtained from such Rating Agency pursuant to the terms and conditions of this Agreement or any other Loan Document, and Lender shall be entitled to require payment of such fees and expenses as a condition precedent to the obtaining of any such consent, approval, waiver or confirmation.

Section 10.14 Schedules Incorporated . The Schedules annexed hereto are hereby incorporated herein as a part of this Agreement with the same effect as if set forth in the body hereof.

Section 10.15 Offsets, Counterclaims and Defenses . Any assignee of Lender’s interest in and to this Agreement, the Note and the other Loan Documents shall take the same free and clear of all offsets, counterclaims or defenses which are unrelated to such documents which Borrower may otherwise have against any assignor of such documents, and no such unrelated counterclaim or defense shall be interposed or asserted by Borrower in any action or proceeding brought by any such assignee upon such documents and any such right to interpose or assert any such unrelated offset, counterclaim or defense in any such action or proceeding is hereby expressly waived by Borrower.

Section 10.16 No Joint Venture or Partnership; No Third Party Beneficiaries . (a) Borrower and Lender intend that the relationships created hereunder and under the other Loan Documents be solely that of borrower and lender. Nothing herein or therein is intended to create a joint venture, partnership, tenancy-in-common, or joint tenancy relationship between Borrower and Lender nor to grant Lender any interest in the Properties other than that of mortgagee, beneficiary or lender.

(b) This Agreement and the other Loan Documents are solely for the benefit of Lender and Borrower and nothing contained in this Agreement or the other Loan Documents shall be deemed to confer upon anyone other than Lender and Borrower any right to insist upon or to enforce the performance or observance of any of the obligations contained herein or therein. All conditions to the obligations of Lender to make the Loan hereunder are imposed solely and exclusively for the benefit of Lender and no other Person shall have standing to require

 

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satisfaction of such conditions in accordance with their terms or be entitled to assume that Lender will refuse to make the Loan in the absence of strict compliance with any or all thereof and no other Person shall under any circumstances be deemed to be a beneficiary of such conditions, any or all of which may be freely waived in whole or in part by Lender if, in Lender’s sole discretion, Lender deems it advisable or desirable to do so.

Section 10.17 Publicity . All news releases, publicity or advertising by Borrower or its Affiliates through any media intended to reach the general public which refers to the Loan Documents or the financing evidenced by the Loan Documents, to Lender, any of its Affiliates shall be subject to the prior written approval of Lender in its sole discretion.

Section 10.18 Cross-Collateralization; Waiver of Marshalling of Assets . (a) Borrower acknowledges that Lender has made the Loan to Borrower upon the security of its collective interest in the Properties and in reliance upon the aggregate of the Properties taken together being of greater value as collateral security than the sum of each Individual Property taken separately. Subject to Section 9.1.2 , Borrower agrees that the Mortgages are and will be cross-collateralized and cross-defaulted with each other so that (i) upon the occurrence of any Event of Default, an event of default shall be deemed to have occurred under each of the Mortgages regardless of whether the event constituting such Event of Default related to any particular Individual Property; (ii) each Mortgage shall constitute security for the Note as if a single blanket lien were placed on all of the Properties as security for the Note; and (iii) such cross-collateralization shall in no event be deemed to constitute a fraudulent conveyance.

(b) To the fullest extent permitted by law, Borrower, for itself and its successors and assigns, waives all rights to a marshalling of the assets of Borrower, Borrower’s partners and others with interests in Borrower, and of the Properties, or to a sale in inverse order of alienation in the event of foreclosure of any Mortgage, and agrees not to assert any right under any laws pertaining to the marshalling of assets, the sale in inverse order of alienation, homestead exemption, the administration of estates of decedents, or any other matters whatsoever to defeat, reduce or affect the right of Lender under the Loan Documents to a sale of the Properties for the collection of the Debt without any prior or different resort for collection or of the right of Lender to the payment of the Debt out of the net proceeds of the Properties in preference to every other claimant whatsoever. In addition, Borrower, for itself and its successors and assigns, waives in the event of foreclosure of any or all of the Mortgages, any equitable right otherwise available to Borrower which would require the separate sale of the Properties or require Lender to exhaust its remedies against any Individual Property or any combination of the Properties before proceeding against any other Individual Property or combination of Properties; and further in the event of such foreclosure Borrower does hereby expressly consent to and authorize, at the option of Lender, the foreclosure and sale either separately or together of any combination of the Properties.

Section 10.19 Waiver of Counterclaim . Borrower hereby waives the right to assert a counterclaim, other than a compulsory counterclaim, in any action or proceeding brought against it by Lender or its agents.

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provisions of this Agreement shall control. The parties hereto acknowledge that they were represented by competent counsel in connection with the negotiation, drafting and execution of the Loan Documents and that such Loan Documents shall not be subject to the principle of construing their meaning against the party which drafted same. Borrower acknowledges that, with respect to the Loan, Borrower shall rely solely on its own judgment and advisors in entering into the Loan without relying in any manner on any statements, representations or recommendations of Lender or any parent, subsidiary or Affiliate of Lender. Lender shall not be subject to any limitation whatsoever in the exercise of any rights or remedies available to it under any of the Loan Documents or any other agreements or instruments which govern the Loan by virtue of the ownership by it or any parent, subsidiary or Affiliate of Lender of any equity interest any of them may acquire in Borrower, and Borrower hereby irrevocably waives the right to raise any defense or take any action on the basis of the foregoing with respect to Lender’s exercise of any such rights or remedies. Borrower acknowledges that Lender engages in the business of real estate financings and other real estate transactions and investments which may be viewed as adverse to or competitive with the business of Borrower or its Affiliates.

Section 10.21 Brokers and Financial Advisors . Borrower hereby represents that it has dealt with no financial advisors, brokers, underwriters, placement agents, agents or finders in connection with the transactions contemplated by this Agreement, other than Holliday Fenoglio Fowler, L.P. Borrower hereby agrees to indemnify, defend and hold Lender harmless from and against any and all claims, liabilities, costs and expenses of any kind (including Lender’s attorneys’ fees and expenses) in any way relating to or arising from a claim by any Person that such Person acted on behalf of Borrower or Lender in connection with the transactions contemplated herein. The provisions of this Section 10.21 shall survive the expiration and termination of this Agreement and the payment of the Debt.

Section 10.22 Prior Agreements . This Agreement and the other Loan Documents contain the entire agreement of the parties hereto and thereto in respect of the transactions contemplated hereby and thereby, and all prior agreements among or between such parties, whether oral or written, are superseded by the terms of this Agreement and the other Loan Documents. This Agreement and the other Loan Documents may not be contradicted by evidence of prior, contemporaneous or subsequent oral agreements of the parties hereto or thereto.

Section 10.23 Joint and Several Liability . If Borrower consists of more than one (1) Person the obligations and liabilities of each Person comprising Borrower shall be joint and several. The parties hereto acknowledge that the defined term “Borrower” (as well as the defined term “Collective Group”) has been defined to collectively include each Borrower (and in the case of the Collective Group, defined to collectively include each Borrower and each SPE Constituent Entity). It is the intent of the parties hereto in determining whether there has occurred an event which (i) constitutes a Default or Event of Default or (ii) creates recourse obligations under Section 9.2 hereof, that any such event with respect to any Borrower (or, where applicable, with respect to any single member of the Collective Group) shall be deemed to be such a Default, Event of Default or event creating recourse obligations under Section 9.2 hereof, as applicable, with respect to every Borrower and that every Borrower need not have been involved with the event causing the same in order for such event to be deemed such a Default, Event of Default or event creating recourse obligations under Section 9.2 hereof, as applicable, with respect to every

 

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Borrower (and likewise, where applicable, that each member of the Collective Group need not have been involved with such event for the same to be deemed such a Default, Event of Default or event creating recourse obligations under Section 9.2 hereof, as applicable).

Section 10.24 Register . The initial Lender or Servicer (or in the case of participants, the applicable Lender), as non-fiduciary agent of Borrower, shall maintain a record within the meaning of U.S. Treasury Regulation 5f.103-1(c) that identifies each owner (including successors, assignees and participants) of an interest in the Loan, including the name and address of the owner, and each owner’s rights to principal and stated interest (the “Register”) and shall record all transfers of an interest in the Loan, including each assignment and participation, in the Register. The initial Lender or Servicer (or in the case of participants, the applicable Lender) as a non-fiduciary agent of Borrower, shall approve transfers of interests in the Loan (including assignments and participations) and will update the Register to reflect the transfer. Notwithstanding anything in this Agreement to the contrary, the entries in the Register shall be conclusive, and the Borrower, the Lenders and the Servicer may treat each Person whose name is recorded in the Register pursuant to the terms hereof as a Lender hereunder for all purposes of this Agreement, notwithstanding notice to the contrary. No transfer is effective until the transferee is reflected as such on the Register pursuant to this Section 10.24. The parties intend for the Loan to be in registered form for tax purposes and to the extent of any conflict with this Section 10.24, this Section 10.24 shall be construed in accordance with that intent.

Section 10.25 Certain Additional Rights of Lender (VCOC) . Notwithstanding anything to the contrary contained in this Agreement, to the extent Lender or any Person who Controls Lender is a “venture capital operating company” within the meaning of 29 C.F.R. Section 2510.3-101, Lender shall have:

(a) upon not less than fifteen (15) Business Days’ prior written notice to Borrower, the right to request and to hold a meeting at mutually agreeable times, and not more than four (4) times during any calendar year to consult with an officer of Borrower that is familiar with the financial condition of each Borrower and the operation of the Individual Properties and is otherwise reasonably acceptable to Lender regarding such significant business activities and business and financial developments of Borrower as are specified by Lender in writing in the request for such meeting; provided , however , that such consultations shall not include discussions of environmental compliance programs or disposal of hazardous substances and provided further that neither the Borrower nor its designated representative shall be under any obligation to follow or implement any advice or recommendations of the Lender. The rights of the Lender provided in this Agreement are expressly limited to consultation, and shall not include any other rights or obligations, including without limitation, any right or obligation to supervise or conduct any aspect of the Borrower’s business or operations; and

(b) the right, in accordance with the terms of Section 5.1.11(a) of this Agreement, to examine the books and records of Borrower at any reasonable times upon reasonable notice, provided that any such examination shall be conducted so as not to unreasonably interfere with the business of Borrower or any Tenants or other occupants of any Individual Property.

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any confidential information provided to or learned by the Lender or the Person or its designated representative in connection with the rights under this Agreement; provided that nothing herein shall prevent any Lender from disclosing any such information (a) to any loan participant, provided that such participants use such information solely in connection with their ownership of their interest in the Loan, (b) subject to an agreement to comply with the provisions of this Section 10.25, to any prospective participant or transferee of an interest in the Loan, (c) to its employees, directors, agents, attorneys, accountants and other professional advisors or those of any of its Affiliates, (d) upon the request or demand of any Governmental Authority or as may otherwise be required pursuant to any Legal Requirement, (f) if requested or required to do so in connection with any litigation or similar proceeding, (g) that has been publicly disclosed, or (h) in connection with the exercise of any remedy hereunder or under any other Loan Document.

Section 10.26 Intentionally Deleted .

Section 10.27 Use of Borrower Provided Information . Lender agrees to (i) use all Provided Information solely for purposes of its ownership of its interest in the Loan and shall not use such information obtained in its capacity as lender in a manner to compete with Borrower in the business of the ownership and operation of retail properties similar to the Properties and (ii) keep confidential all Provided Information that is designated by Borrower or Borrower’s Affiliates as confidential; provided that nothing herein shall prevent any Lender from disclosing any such information (a) to any loan participant, provided that such participants use such information solely in connection with their ownership of their interest in the Loan, (b) subject to an agreement to comply with the provisions of this Section 10.27, to any prospective participant or transferee of an interest in the Loan, (c) to its employees, directors, agents, attorneys, accountants and other professional advisors or those of any of its Affiliates, (d) upon the request or demand of any Governmental Authority or as may otherwise be required pursuant to any Legal Requirement, (f) if requested or required to do so in connection with any litigation or similar proceeding, (g) that has been publicly disclosed, or (h) in connection with the exercise of any remedy hereunder or under any other Loan Document.

Section 10.28 Borrower Affiliate Lender . Lender agrees that the Lender Documents shall not prohibit or restrict Affiliates of Borrower from purchasing or otherwise acquiring and owning any direct or indirect interest in the Loan (including any Securities) or otherwise impose additional restrictions or requirements on a transfer to such Affiliate of Borrower, provided , however , that the Lender Documents may include customary and reasonable restrictions on the exercise of the rights and remedies by such Affiliates of Borrower under, any participations, B-notes or controlling class of securities. The foregoing shall in no way permit Borrower to review or otherwise approve the Lender Documents.

Section 10.29 TRS Transfer . At Borrower’s option, without Lender’s consent, Borrower may cause an Individual Property to be transferred to (i) Existing TRS Borrower or (ii) a newly formed, wholly-owned subsidiary (a “New TRS Borrower” ) provided that the following conditions are satisfied:

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(b) If the transfer is to a New TRS Borrower, the New TRS Borrower shall have organizational documents substantially the same as the organizational documents of the Existing TRS Borrower (or in such other form reasonably approved by Lender) and Borrower and New TRS Borrower shall otherwise comply with the provisions of Section 4.1.30 and Section 5.2.10 hereof;

(c) The Existing TRS Borrower and the New TRS Borrower, as applicable, shall execute and deliver such documents reasonably requested by Lender to evidence that the New TRS Borrower or the Existing TRS Borrower, as applicable, shall be bound to the Loan Documents as a Borrower thereunder;

(d) If the transfer is to a New TRS Borrower, the Borrower shall deliver to Lender an Additional Insolvency Opinion from Borrower’s counsel with respect to the New TRS; and

(e) Borrower shall reimburse Lender for any actual costs and expenses it reasonably incurs arising from the transactions contemplated by this Section (including, without limitation, reasonable attorneys’ fee and expenses).

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IN WITNESS WHEREOF, the parties hereto have caused this Agreement to be duly executed by their duly authorized representatives, all as of the day and year first above written.

 

BORROWER:
BRE RETAIL NP OWNER 1 LLC, a Delaware limited liability company
By:  

/s/ Steven Siegel

  Name:   Steven Siegel
  Title:   Executive Vice President
BRE RETAIL NP LEXINGTON ROAD PLAZA OWNER LLC, a Delaware limited liability company
By:  

/s/ Steven Siegel

  Name:   Steven Siegel
  Title:   Executive Vice President
BRE RETAIL NP SHOPPES AT HICKORY HOLLOW OWNER LLC, a Delaware limited liability company
By:  

/s/ Steven Siegel

  Name:   Steven Siegel
  Title:   Executive Vice President

 

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Loan Agreement


BRE RETAIL NP KIMBALL CROSSING OWNER LLC, a Delaware limited liability company
By:  

/s/ Steven Siegel

  Name:   Steven Siegel
  Title:   Executive Vice President
BRE RETAIL NP MEMPHIS COMMONS OWNER LLC, a Delaware limited liability company
By:  

/s/ Steven Siegel

  Name:   Steven Siegel
  Title:   Executive Vice President
BRE RETAIL NP BRENHAM FOUR CORNERS OWNER LLC, a Delaware limited liability company
By:  

/s/ Steven Siegel

  Name:   Steven Siegel
  Title:   Executive Vice President
BRE RETAIL NP FESTIVAL CENTRE OWNER LLC, a Delaware limited liability company
By:  

/s/ Steven Siegel

  Name:   Steven Siegel
  Title:   Executive Vice President

 

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Loan Agreement


HK NEW PLAN HUNT RIVER COMMONS, LLC, a Delaware limited liability company
By:  

/s/ Steven Siegel

  Name:   Steven Siegel
  Title:   Executive Vice President
BRE RETAIL NP TRS LLC, a Delaware limited liability company
By:  

/s/ Steven Siegel

  Name:   Steven Siegel
  Title:   Executive Vice President

 

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Loan Agreement


LENDER:
WELLS FARGO BANK, NATIONAL ASSOCIATION, a national banking association
By:  

/s/ John G. Nicol

  Name:   John G. Nicol
  Title:   Director

Loan Agreement


EXHIBIT A

BORROWER

 

1. BRE Retail NP Owner 1 LLC

 

2. BRE Retail NP Lexington Road Plaza Owner LLC

 

3. BRE Retail NP Shoppes at Hickory Hollow Owner LLC

 

4. BRE Retail NP Kimball Crossing Owner LLC

 

5. BRE Retail NP Memphis Commons Owner LLC

 

6. BRE Retail NP Brenham Four Corners Owner LLC

 

7. BRE Retail NP Festival Centre Owner LLC

 

8. HK New Plan Hunt River Commons, LLC

 

9. BRE Retail NP TRS LLC


EXHIBIT B

(FORM OF SUBORDINATION, NON-DISTURBANCE

AND ATTORNMENT AGREEMENT)

(See attached)

 

EXH. B-1


WELLS FARGO BANK, NATIONAL ASSOCIATION, (Lender)

- and -

[                      ]

(Tenant)

 

 

SUBORDINATION, NON-DISTURBANCE

AND ATTORNMENT AGREEMENT

 

 

 

   Dated:      as of [                      ], 2011   
   Location: [              ]   
  

Section:

Block:

Lot:

County:

  
  

PREPARED BY AND UPON

RECORDATION RETURN TO:

  
  

Cadwalader, Wickersham & Taft LLP

227 West Trade Street, Suite 2400

Charlotte, North Carolina 28202

Attention: James P. Carroll, Esq.

  

 

 

 

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SUBORDINATION, NON-DISTURBANCE AND ATTORNMENT AGREEMENT

THIS SUBORDINATION, NON-DISTURBANCE AND ATTORNMENT AGREEMENT (this “Agreement”) is made as of the [      ] day of [              ], 2011 by and between WELLS FARGO BANK, NATIONAL ASSOCIATION (“Lender”), and [              ], a [              ], having an address at              (“Tenant”).

RECITALS:

(A) Lender has made (or will make) a loan (the “Loan ) to Landlord (defined below), which Loan is given pursuant to the terms and conditions of certain loan documents between Lender and Landlord (collectively, including, without limitation, the Mortgage (defined below), the “Loan Documents ). The Loan is secured by a certain mortgage, deed of trust or deed to secure debt, as applicable, given by Landlord for the benefit of Lender (the “Mortgage ), which encumbers the fee estate of Landlord in certain premises described in Exhibit A attached hereto (the “Property );

(B) Tenant occupies a portion of the Property under and pursuant to the provisions of a certain lease dated [              ], [              ] between [              ], as landlord (“Landlord”), and Tenant, as tenant (the “Lease”); and

(C) Tenant has agreed to subordinate the Lease to the Mortgage and to the lien thereof and Lender has agreed to grant non-disturbance to Tenant under the Lease on the terms and conditions hereinafter set forth.

AGREEMENT:

For good and valuable consideration, Tenant and Lender agree as follows:

1. Subordination . Tenant agrees that the Lease and all of the terms, covenants and provisions thereof and all rights, remedies and options of Tenant thereunder are and shall at all times continue to be subject and subordinate in all respects to the Mortgage and to the lien thereof and all terms, covenants and conditions set forth in the Mortgage and the other Loan Documents including without limitation all renewals, increases, modifications, spreaders, consolidations, replacements and extensions thereof and to all sums secured thereby with the same force and effect as if the Mortgage and the other Loan Documents had been executed, delivered and (in the case of the Mortgage) recorded prior to the execution and delivery of the Lease.

2. Non-Disturbance . Lender agrees that if any action or proceeding is commenced by Lender for the foreclosure of the Mortgage or the sale of the Property, Tenant shall not be named as a party therein unless such joinder shall be required by law, provided , however , such joinder shall not result in the termination of the Lease or disturb the Tenant’s possession or use of the premises demised thereunder, and the sale of the Property in any such action or proceeding shall be made subject to all rights of Tenant under the Lease except as set forth in Section 3 below, provided that at the time of the commencement of any such action or proceeding or at the time of any such sale or exercise of any such other rights (a) the term of the

 

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Lease shall have commenced pursuant to the provisions thereof, (b) Tenant shall be in possession of the premises demised under the Lease, (c) the Lease shall be in full force and effect and (d) Tenant shall not be in default under any of the terms, covenants or conditions of the Lease or of this Agreement on Tenant’s part to be observed or performed beyond the expiration of any applicable notice or grace periods.

3. Attornment . Lender and Tenant agree that upon the conveyance of the Property by reason of the foreclosure of the Mortgage or the acceptance of a deed or assignment in lieu of foreclosure or otherwise, the Lease shall not be terminated or affected thereby (at the option of the transferee of the Property (the “ Transferee ”) if the conditions set forth in Section 2 above have not been met at the time of such transfer) but shall continue in full force and effect as a direct lease between the Transferee and Tenant upon all of the terms, covenants and conditions set forth in the Lease and in that event, Tenant agrees to attorn to the Transferee and the Transferee shall accept such attornment, whereupon, subject to the observance and performance by Tenant of all the terms, covenants and conditions of the Lease on the part of Tenant to be observed and performed, Transferee shall recognize the leasehold estate of Tenant under all of the terms, covenants and conditions of the Lease with the same force and effect as if Transferee were the lessor under the Lease; provided , however , that Transferee shall not be: (a) obligated to complete any construction work required to be done by Landlord pursuant to the provisions of the Lease or to reimburse Tenant for any construction work done by Tenant, (b) liable (i) for Landlord’s failure to perform any of its obligations under the Lease which have accrued prior to the date on which the Transferee shall become the owner of the Property, or (ii) for any act or omission of Landlord, whether prior to or after such foreclosure or sale, (c) required to make any repairs to the Property or to the premises demised under the Lease required as a result of fire, or other casualty or by reason of condemnation unless the Transferee shall be obligated under the Lease to make such repairs and shall have received sufficient casualty insurance proceeds or condemnation awards to finance the completion of such repairs, (d) required to make any capital improvements to the Property or to the premises demised under the Lease which Landlord may have agreed to make, but had not completed, or to perform or provide any services not related to possession or quiet enjoyment of the premises demised under the Lease, (e) subject to any offsets, defenses, abatements or counterclaims which shall have accrued to Tenant against Landlord prior to the date upon which the Transferee shall become the owner of the Property, (f) liable for the return of rental security deposits, if any, paid by Tenant to Landlord in accordance with the Lease unless such sums are actually received by the Transferee, (g) bound by any payment of rents, additional rents or other sums which Tenant may have paid more than one (1) month in advance to any prior Landlord unless (i) such sums are actually received by the Transferee or (ii) such prepayment shall have been expressly approved of by the Transferee, (h) bound to make any payment to Tenant which was required under the Lease, or otherwise, to be made prior to the time the Transferee succeeded to Landlord’s interest, (i) bound by any agreement amending, modifying or terminating the Lease made without the Lender’s prior written consent prior to the time the Transferee succeeded to Landlord’s interest or (j) bound by any assignment of the Lease or sublease of the Property, or any portion thereof, made prior to the time the Transferee succeeded to Landlord’s interest other than if pursuant to the provisions of the Lease.

 

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4. Notice to Tenant . After notice is given to Tenant by Lender to the effect that an event of default on the part of the Landlord is continuing under the Loan Documents and that the rentals under the Lease should be paid to Lender pursuant to the terms of the assignment of leases and rents executed and delivered by Landlord to Lender in connection therewith, Tenant shall thereafter pay to Lender or as directed by the Lender, all rentals and all other monies due or to become due to Landlord under the Lease and Landlord hereby expressly authorizes Tenant to make such payments to Lender and hereby releases and discharges Tenant from any liability to Landlord on account of any such payments.

5. Lender’s Consent . Tenant shall not, without obtaining the prior written consent of Lender, (a) voluntarily surrender the premises demised under the Lease or terminate the Lease without cause or shorten the term thereof unless pursuant to the exercise by Tenant of a termination right expressly provided in the Lease (any such right, a “Termination Right”) (or enter into any agreement to do the foregoing), or (b) assign the Lease or sublet the premises demised under the Lease or any part thereof other than pursuant to the provisions of the Lease; and any such termination, voluntary surrender, assignment or subletting, without Lender’s prior consent, shall not be binding upon Lender. Tenant shall not, without obtaining the prior written consent of the Lender, prepay any of the rents, additional rents or other sums due under the Lease for more than one (1) month in advance of the due dates thereof (other than security deposits and estimated additional rent amounts on account of operating expenses, tax and other escalations or pass-throughs).

6. Lender to Receive Notices . Tenant shall provide Lender with copies of all written notices sent to Landlord pursuant to the Lease simultaneously with the transmission of such notices to the Landlord. Tenant shall notify Lender of any default by Landlord under the Lease which would entitle Tenant to cancel the Lease or to an abatement of the rents, additional rents or other sums payable thereunder, and agrees that, notwithstanding any provisions of the Lease to the contrary, no notice of cancellation thereof or of such an abatement shall be effective unless Lender shall have received notice of default giving rise to such cancellation or abatement and shall have failed within thirty (30) days after receipt of such notice to cure such default, or if such default cannot be cured within thirty (30) days, shall have failed within sixty (60) days after receipt of such notice to commence and thereafter diligently pursue any action necessary to cure such default.

7. Notices . All notices or other written communications hereunder shall be deemed to have been properly given (i) upon delivery, if delivered in person or by facsimile transmission with receipt acknowledged by the recipient thereof and confirmed by telephone by sender, (ii) one (1) Business Day (hereinafter defined) after having been deposited for overnight delivery with any reputable overnight courier service, or (iii) three (3) Business Days after having been deposited in any post office or mail depository regularly maintained by the U.S. Postal Service and sent by registered or certified mail, postage prepaid, return receipt requested, addressed as follows:

 

If to Tenant:    [                                           ]
   [                                           ]
   Attention: [                          ]
   Facsimile No. [                      ]

 

EXH. B-5


With a copy to:    [                                             ]
   [                                             ]
   Attention: [                          ]
   Facsimile No. [                      ]
If to Lender:    Wells Fargo Bank, National Association
   40 West 57th Street, 21st Floor
   New York, New York 10019
   Attention: Jon Martin
   Facsimile No. [                      ]
With a copy to:    Cadwalader, Wickersham & Taft LLP
   227 West Trade Street, Suite 2400
   Charlotte, North Carolina 28202
   Attention: James P. Carroll, Esq.
   Facsimile No. (704) 348-5200

or addressed as such party may from time to time designate by written notice to the other parties. For purposes of this Section, the term “ Business Day ” shall mean a day on which commercial banks are not authorized or required by law to close in New York, New York.

Either party by notice to the other may designate additional or different addresses for subsequent notices or communications.

8. Joint and Several Liabilit y. If Tenant consists of more than one person, the obligations and liabilities of each such person hereunder shall be joint and several. This Agreement shall be binding upon and inure to the benefit of Lender and Tenant and their respective successors and assigns.

9. Definitions . The term “Lender” as used herein shall include the successors and assigns of Lender and any person, party or entity which shall become the owner of the Property by reason of a foreclosure of the Mortgage or the acceptance of a deed or assignment in lieu of foreclosure or otherwise. The term “Landlord” as used herein shall mean and include the present landlord under the Lease and such landlord’s predecessors and successors in interest under the Lease, but shall not mean or include Lender. The term “Property” as used herein shall mean the Property, the improvements now or hereafter located thereon and the estates therein encumbered by the Mortgage.

10. No Oral Modifications . This Agreement may not be modified in any manner or terminated except by an instrument in writing executed by the parties hereto.

11. Governing Law . This Agreement shall be deemed to be a contract entered into pursuant to the laws of the State where the Property is located and shall in all respects be governed, construed, applied and enforced in accordance with the laws of the State where the Property is located.

12. Inapplicable Provisions . If any term, covenant or condition of this Agreement is held to be invalid, illegal or unenforceable in any respect, this Agreement shall be construed without such provision.

 

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13. Duplicate Originals; Counterparts . This Agreement may be executed in any number of duplicate originals and each duplicate original shall be deemed to be an original. This Agreement may be executed in several counterparts, each of which counterparts shall be deemed an original instrument and all of which together shall constitute a single Agreement. The failure of any party hereto to execute this Agreement, or any counterpart hereof, shall not relieve the other signatories from their obligations hereunder.

14. Number and Gender . 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.

15. Transfer of Loan . Lender may sell, transfer and deliver the note evidencing the Loan and assign the Mortgage, this Agreement and the other documents executed in connection therewith to one or more investors in the secondary mortgage market (“ Investors ”). In connection with such sale, Lender may retain or assign responsibility for servicing the loan, including the Mortgage, this Agreement and the other documents executed in connection therewith, or may delegate some or all of such responsibility and/or obligations to a servicer including, but not limited to, any subservicer or master servicer, on behalf of the Investors. All references to Lender herein shall refer to and include any such servicer to the extent applicable.

16. Further Acts . Tenant will, at the cost of Tenant, and without expense to Lender, do, execute, acknowledge and deliver all and every such further acts and assurances as Lender shall, from time to time, require, for the better assuring and confirming unto Lender the property and rights hereby intended now or hereafter so to be, or for carrying out the intention or facilitating the performance of the terms of this Agreement or for filing, registering or recording this Agreement, or for complying with all applicable laws.

17. Limitations on Lender’s Liability . Tenant acknowledges that Lender is obligated only to Landlord to make the Loan upon the terms and subject to the conditions set forth in the Loan Documents. In no event shall Lender or any purchaser of the Property at foreclosure sale or any grantee of the Property named in a deed-in-lieu of foreclosure, nor any heir, legal representative, successor, or assignee of Lender or any such purchaser or grantee (collectively the Lender, such purchaser, grantee, heir, legal representative, successor or assignee, the “ Subsequent Landlord ”) have any personal liability for the obligations of Landlord under the Lease and should the Subsequent Landlord succeed to the interests of the Landlord under the Lease, Tenant shall look only to the estate and property of any such Subsequent Landlord in the Property for the satisfaction of Tenant’s remedies for the collection of a judgment (or other judicial process) requiring the payment of money in the event of any default by any Subsequent Landlord as landlord under the Lease, and no other property or assets of any Subsequent Landlord shall be subject to levy, execution or other enforcement procedure for the satisfaction of Tenant’s remedies under or with respect to the Lease; provided , however , that the Tenant may exercise any other right or remedy provided thereby or by law in the event of any failure by Subsequent Landlord to perform any such material obligation.

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EXH. B-7


IN WITNESS WHEREOF, Lender and Tenant have duly executed tis Agreement as of the date first above written.

 

LENDER:  
WELLS FARGO BANK, NATIONAL
ASSOCIATION , a national banking Association
By:  

 

  Name:  
  Title:  

 

EXH. B-8


TENANT:

 

                                                                                           
By:  

 

  Name:
  Title:

 

The undersigned accepts and agrees to
the provisions of Section 4 hereof:
LANDLORD:
                                 , a                                                     
                                                                                         
By:                                                                                             
  Name:
  Title:

 

EXH. B-9


ACKNOWLEDGMENTS

[INSERT STATE-SPECIFIC ACKNOWLEDGMENT]

 

EXH. B-10


EXHIBIT A (TO SNDA)

LEGAL DESCRIPTION

 

EXH. B-11

Exhibit 10.17

LOAN AGREEMENT

Dated as of August 22, 2012

between

THE BORROWERS NAMED HEREIN,

as Borrower,

and

GOLDMAN SACHS MORTGAGE COMPANY,

as Lender

(BRIXMOR LLC POOL - 3 PROPERTIES)


TABLE OF CONTENTS

 

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DEFINITIONS

     1   

ARTICLE I GENERAL TERMS

     30   

1.1.    The Loan; Term

     30   

1.2.    Interest and Principal

     32   

1.3.    Method and Place of Payment

     33   

1.4.    Taxes; Regulatory Change

     34   

1.5.    Interest Rate Cap Agreements

     36   

1.6.    Release

     37   

1.7.    Replacement of Sponsor

     37   

ARTICLE II PREPAYMENT AND RELEASE

     38   

2.1.    Voluntary Prepayment

     38   

2.2.    Transfers of Equity Interests to Qualified Equityholders

     38   

2.3.    Property Releases

     40   

2.4.    Release of Permitted Release Parcels

     42   

ARTICLE III ACCOUNTS

     43   

3.1.    Cash Management Account

     43   

3.2.    Distributions from Cash Management Account

     45   

3.3.    Loss Proceeds Account

     46   

3.4.    Basic Carrying Costs Escrow Account

     46   

3.5.    TI/LC Reserve Account

     49   

3.6.    Capital Expenditure Reserve Account

     50   

3.7.    Deferred Maintenance and Environmental Escrow Account

     50   

3.8.    Unfunded Obligations

     52   

3.9.    Excess Cash Flow Reserve Account

     52   

3.10.  Account Collateral

     53   

3.11.  Bankruptcy

     54   

ARTICLE IV REPRESENTATIONS

     54   

4.1.    Organization

     54   

 

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4.2.    Authorization

     55   

4.3.    No Conflicts

     55   

4.4.    Consents

     55   

4.5.    Enforceable Obligations

     55   

4.6.    No Default

     55   

4.7.    Payment of Taxes

     55   

4.8.    Compliance with Law

     55   

4.9.    ERISA

     56   

4.10.  Investment Company Act

     56   

4.11.  No Bankruptcy Filing

     56   

4.12.  Other Debt; Contractual Indemnities

     56   

4.13.  Litigation

     56   

4.14.  Leases; Material Agreements

     57   

4.15.  Full and Accurate Disclosure

     58   

4.16.  Financial Condition

     58   

4.17.  Single-Purpose Requirements

     58   

4.18.  Use of Loan Proceeds

     59   

4.19.  Not Foreign Person

     59   

4.20.  Labor Matters

     59   

4.21.  Title

     59   

4.22.  No Encroachments

     59   

4.23.  Physical Condition

     60   

4.24.  Fraudulent Conveyance

     60   

4.25.  Management

     60   

4.26.  Condemnation

     60   

4.27.  Utilities and Public Access

     60   

4.28.  Environmental Matters

     61   

4.29.  Assessments

     61   

4.30.  No Joint Assessment

     61   

4.31.  Separate Lots

     62   

4.32.  Permits; Certificate of Occupancy

     62   

4.33.  Flood Zone

     62   

 

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4.34.  Security Deposits

     62   

4.35.  Acquisition Documents

     62   

4.36.  Insurance

     62   

4.37.  No Dealings

     62   

4.38.  Estoppel Certificates

     62   

4.39.  Compliance with Anti-Terrorism, Embargo, Sanctions and Anti-Money Laundering Laws

     62   

4.40.  Ground Leased Parcel

     63   

4.41.  Survival

     64   

ARTICLE V AFFIRMATIVE COVENANTS

     64   

5.1.    Existence

     64   

5.2.    Maintenance of Properties

     65   

5.3.    Compliance with Legal Requirements

     65   

5.4.    Impositions and Other Claims

     66   

5.5.    Access to Properties

     66   

5.6.    Cooperate in Legal Proceedings

     67   

5.7.    Leases

     67   

5.8.    Plan Assets, etc.

     68   

5.9.    Further Assurances

     68   

5.10.  Management of Collateral

     69   

5.11.  Notice of Material Event

     70   

5.12.  Annual Financial Statements

     70   

5.13.  Quarterly Financial Statements

     70   

5.14.  Monthly Financial Statements

     71   

5.15.  Insurance

     72   

5.16.  Casualty and Condemnation

     77   

5.17.  Annual Budget

     80   

5.18.  Nonbinding Consultation

     81   

5.19.  Compliance with Material Agreements

     81   

5.20.  Prohibited Persons

     81   

 

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ARTICLE VI NEGATIVE COVENANTS

     82   

6.1.    Liens on the Collateral

     82   

6.2.    Ownership

     82   

6.3.    Transfer; Change of Control

     82   

6.4.    Debt; Contractual Indemnity Obligations

     83   

6.5.    Dissolution; Merger or Consolidation

     83   

6.6.    Change in Business

     83   

6.7.    Debt Cancellation

     83   

6.8.    Affiliate Transactions

     83   

6.9.    Misapplication of Funds

     84   

6.10.  Jurisdiction of Formation; Name

     84   

6.11.  Modifications and Waivers

     84   

6.12.  ERISA

     85   

6.13.  Alterations and Expansions

     85   

6.14.  Advances and Investments

     87   

6.15.  Single-Purpose Entity

     87   

6.16.  Zoning and Uses

     87   

6.17.  Waste

     88   

ARTICLE VII DEFAULTS

     88   

7.1.    Event of Default

     88   

7.2.    Remedies

     91   

7.3.    No Waiver

     92   

7.4.    Application of Payments after an Event of Default

     92   

ARTICLE VIII [INTENTIONALLY OMITTED]

     93   

ARTICLE IX MISCELLANEOUS

     93   

9.1.    Successors

     93   

9.2.    GOVERNING LAW

     93   

9.3.    Modification, Waiver in Writing

     93   

9.4.    Notices

     94   

9.5.    TRIAL BY JURY

     94   

9.6.    Headings

     95   

 

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9.7.    Assignment and Participation

     95   

9.8.    Severability

     96   

9.9.    Preferences; Waiver of Marshalling of Assets

     96   

9.10.  Remedies of Borrower

     97   

9.11.  Offsets, Counterclaims and Defenses

     97   

9.12.  No Joint Venture

     98   

9.13.  Conflict; Construction of Documents

     98   

9.14.  Brokers and Financial Advisors

     98   

9.15.  Counterparts

     98   

9.16.  Estoppel Certificates

     98   

9.17.  General Indemnity; Payment of Expenses; Mortgage Recording Taxes

     99   

9.18.  No Third-Party Beneficiaries

     101   

9.19.  Recourse

     102   

9.20.  Right of Set-Off

     104   

9.21.  Exculpation of Lender

     104   

9.22.  Servicer

     105   

9.23.  No Fiduciary Duty

     105   

9.24.  Borrower Information

     106   

9.25.  PATRIOT Act Records

     107   

9.26.  Prior Agreements

     107   

9.27.  Publicity

     107   

9.28.  Delay Not a Waiver

     107   

9.29.  Schedules and Exhibits Incorporated

     107   

9.30.  Independence of Covenants

     107   

9.31.  Joint and Several Liability

     108   

 

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Exhibits

 

A    Organizational Chart
B    Form of Tenant Notice
C    Form of Subordination and Non-Disturbance Agreement
D    Form of Assumption Agreement

 

Schedules

 

A    Property
B    Exception Report
C    Deferred Maintenance Conditions
D    Unfunded Obligations
E    Property Square Footage
F    Material Agreements
G    Allocated Loan Amounts
H    [Intentionally Deleted]
I    Permitted Release Parcels

 

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LOAN AGREEMENT

This Loan Agreement is dated August 22, 2012 and is between GOLDMAN SACHS MORTGAGE COMPANY, a New York limited partnership, as lender (together with its successors and assigns, including any lawful holder of any portion of the Indebtedness, as hereinafter defined, “ Lender ”), and THE ENTITIES IDENTIFIED ON THE SIGNATURE PAGES HEREOF AS “ BORROWER ”, each either a Delaware or New Jersey limited liability company or Delaware limited partnership, collectively as borrower (collectively, jointly and severally, together with their respective permitted successors and assigns, “ Borrower ”).

RECITALS

Borrower desires to obtain from Lender the Loan (as hereinafter defined) in connection with the financing of the Properties (as hereinafter defined).

Lender is willing to make the Loan on the terms and conditions set forth in this Agreement if Borrower joins in the execution and delivery of this Agreement, issues the Note and executes and delivers the other Loan Documents.

In consideration of the premises and the agreements, provisions and covenants contained herein, and for other good and valuable consideration, the sufficiency of which is hereby acknowledged, Lender and Borrower agree as follows:

DEFINITIONS

(a) When used in this Agreement, the following capitalized terms have the following meanings:

Acceptable Counterparty ” means any counterparty to an Interest Rate Cap Agreement that has and maintains (a) either (i) a long-term unsecured debt rating or counterparty rating of A- or higher from S&P or (ii) a short-term unsecured debt rating of A-1 or higher from S&P and (b) a long-term unsecured debt rating of A3 or higher from Moody’s.

Account Collateral ” means, collectively, the Collateral Accounts and all sums at any time held, deposited or invested therein, together with any interest or other earnings thereon, and all securities and investment property credited thereto and all proceeds thereof (including proceeds of sales and other dispositions), whether accounts, general intangibles, chattel paper, deposit accounts, instruments, documents or securities.

Agreement ” means this Loan Agreement, as the same may from time to time hereafter be amended, restated, replaced, supplemented or otherwise modified.

Allocated Loan Amount ” means, with respect to each Property, the portion of the Loan Amount allocated thereto as set forth in Schedule G .

ALTA ” means the American Land Title Association or any successor thereto.

 

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Alteration ” means any demolition, alteration, installation, improvement or expansion of or to any of the Properties or any portion thereof.

Annual Budget ” means an operating budget for the Properties that includes all planned Capital Expenditures, which operating budget is prepared by Borrower for the applicable Fiscal Year or other period.

Applicable Indemnified Party ” has the meaning set forth in Section 9.17(c) .

Appraisal ” means, with respect to each Property, an as-is appraisal of such Property that is prepared by a member of the Appraisal Institute selected by Lender, meets the minimum appraisal standards for national banks promulgated by the Comptroller of the Currency pursuant to Title XI of the Financial Institutions Reform, Recovery, and Enforcement Act of 1989, as amended (FIRREA) and complies with the Uniform Standards of Professional Appraisal Practice (USPAP).

Approved Annual Budget ” has the meaning set forth in Section 5.17 .

Approved Management Agreement ” means (i) that certain Property Management Agreement, dated as of the Closing Date, between Borrower and Brixmor Management Joint Venture 2, LP, (ii) any Replacement Management Agreement and (iii) any other management agreement that is approved by Lender and with respect to which the Rating Condition is satisfied, in each case, as the same may be amended, restated, replaced, supplemented or otherwise modified in accordance herewith.

Approved Property Manager ” means (i) Brixmor Management Joint Venture 2, LP, (ii) any Person that is Controlled by or under common Control with Sponsor, or (iii) any other reputable management company with respect to which the Rating Condition is satisfied that (a) has at least five years’ experience in the management of commercial retail properties with similar size, scope, class, use and value as the Properties and (b) has, for at least five years prior to its engagement as property manager, managed at least twenty-five properties similar in size, scope, class, use and value as the Properties which comprise in the aggregate at least 5,000,000 leasable square feet of retail shopping centers and (c) is not, at the time of designation, the subject of a bankruptcy or similar insolvency proceeding, in each case, unless and until Lender requests the termination of that management company pursuant to Section 5.10(c) .

Assignment ” has the meaning set forth in Section 9.7(b) .

Assignment of Interest Rate Cap Agreement ” means each collateral assignment of the Interest Rate Cap Agreement executed by Borrower and an Acceptable Counterparty in accordance herewith, each of which must be in the form executed by Borrower and the initial Acceptable Counterparty on the Closing Date or such other form as shall be reasonably acceptable to Lender, as the same may from time to time be amended, restated, replaced, supplemented or otherwise modified in accordance herewith.

Assumption Agreement ” means an assumption agreement in in the form attached hereto as Exhibit D .

 

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Bankruptcy Code ” has the meaning set forth in Section 7.1(d) .

Basic Carrying Costs Escrow Account ” has the meaning set forth in Section 3.4(a) .

Blocked Account ” has the meaning set forth in Section 3.1(b) .

Blocked Account Agreement ” has the meaning set forth in Section 3.1(b) .

Blocked Account Bank ” means an Eligible Institution at which a Blocked Account is maintained.

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

BPG ” means Brixmor Property Group Inc., a Delaware corporation.

Budgeted Operating Expenses ” means, with respect to any calendar month during a Trigger Period, (i) an amount equal to the operating expenses of the Properties for such calendar month in the then-applicable Approved Annual Budget or (ii) such greater amount as shall equal Borrower’s actual operating expenses for such month, except that such greater amount shall not include any expenditures not provided for in the Approved Annual Budget that would, in the aggregate, (i) cause total expenditures in respect of operating expenses as set forth in the Approved Annual Budget for the applicable month to be exceeded by 5% or more of the amount set forth therefor in the Approved Annual Budget or (ii) cause any line item in the Approved Annual Budget to be exceeded by 10% or more measured on an annual basis, other than expenditures for non-discretionary items and expenditures required to be made by reason of the occurrence of any emergency (i.e., an unexpected event that threatens imminent harm to persons or property at the Property) and with respect to which it would be impracticable, under the circumstances, to obtain Lender’s prior consent thereto.

Business Day ” means any day other than (i) a Saturday and a Sunday and (ii) a day on which federally insured depository institutions in the State of New York or the state in which the offices of Lender, its trustee, its Servicer or any Blocked Account are located are authorized or obligated by law, governmental decree or executive order to be closed. When used with respect to an Interest Determination Date, “Business Day” shall mean a day on which banks are open for dealing in foreign currency and exchange in London.

Capital Expenditure ” means hard and soft costs incurred by Borrower with respect to replacements and capital repairs made to the Properties (including repairs to, and replacements of, structural components, roofs, building systems, parking garages and parking lots), in each case to the extent capitalized based on GAAP principles.

Capital Expenditure Reserve Account ” has the meaning set forth in Section 3.6(a) .

Capital Expenditure Threshold Amount ” means, as of the date of any calculation thereof, the product of (x) $0.40, times (y) the aggregate Square Footage of all of the Properties that remain subject to the Lien of the Loan Documents on such date of calculation.

 

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Cash Management Account ” has the meaning set forth in Section 3.1(a) .

Cash Management Agreement ” has the meaning set forth in Section 3.1(a) .

Cash Management Bank ” means a depository institution in which Eligible Accounts may be maintained, which institution shall, in the absence of an Event of Default, be selected by Borrower and reasonably approved by Lender (and, during the continuance of an Event of Default, shall be selected by Lender in its sole discretion). The initial Cash Management Bank shall be KeyBank, National Association.

Casualty ” means a fire, explosion, flood, collapse, earthquake or other casualty affecting all or any portion of any Property.

Cause ” means, with respect to an Independent Director, (i) acts or omissions by such Independent Director that constitute systematic and persistent or willful disregard of such Independent Director’s duties under the organizational documents of the corporation or limited liability company as to which it serves, (ii) that such Independent Director has engaged in or has been charged with, or has been convicted of, fraud or other acts constituting a crime under any law applicable to such Independent Director, (iii) that such Independent Director is unable to perform his or her duties as Independent Director due to death, disability or incapacity, or (iv) that such Independent Director no longer meets the definition of Independent Director set forth in this Agreement.

Certificate of Rent Roll ” means a Certificate of Rent Roll, in form and substance reasonably satisfactory to Lender, dated as of the Closing Date, certifying and attaching a rent roll for each Property for the month in which the Closing Date occurs.

Certificates ” means, collectively, any senior and/or subordinate notes, debentures or pass-through certificates, or other evidence of indebtedness, or debt or equity securities, or any combination of the foregoing, representing a direct or beneficial interest, in whole or in part, in the Loan.

Closing Date ” means the date of this Agreement.

Closing Date Debt Yield ” means 10.51%.

Closing Date Environmental Policy ” means that certain Pollution Legal Liability Select Policy bearing policy number PLS 7782775 as issued by American International Specialty Lines Insurance Company (predecessor to Chartis Specialty Insurance Company).

Closing Date Interest Rate Cap Agreement ” means that certain Confirmation and Agreement (together with the confirmation and schedules relating thereto), dated on or about the date hereof, between the initial Acceptable Counterparty and Borrower.

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

 

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Collateral ” means all assets owned from time to time by Borrower including the Properties, the Revenues and all other tangible and intangible property in respect of which Lender is granted a Lien under the Loan Documents, and all proceeds thereof.

Collateral Accounts ” means, collectively, the Cash Management Account, any Blocked Account, the Loss Proceeds Account, the Basic Carrying Costs Escrow Account, the TI/LC Reserve Account, the Capital Expenditure Reserve Account, the Qualified Operating Expense Account, the Excess Cash Flow Reserve Account, and the Deferred Maintenance and Environmental Escrow Account.

Component Spread ” has the meaning set forth in Section 1.1(c) .

Condemnation ” means a taking or voluntary conveyance of all or part of any of the Properties or any interest in or right accruing to or use of any of the Properties, as the result of, or in settlement of, any condemnation or other eminent domain proceeding by any Governmental Authority.

Contingent Obligation ” means, with respect to any Person, any obligation of such Person directly or indirectly guaranteeing any Debt of any other Person in any manner and any contingent obligation to purchase, to provide funds for payment, to supply funds to invest in any other Person or otherwise to assure a creditor against loss.

Control ” of any entity means the ownership, directly or indirectly, of at least 51% of the equity interests in, and the right to at least 51% of the distributions from, such entity and the possession, directly or indirectly, of the power to direct or cause the direction of the management or policies of such entity, whether through the ability to exercise voting power, by contract or otherwise (“ Controlled ” and “ Controlling ” each have the meanings correlative thereto).

Cooperation Agreement ” means that certain Mortgage Loan Cooperation Agreement, dated as of the Closing Date, among Borrower, Lender and BPG and/or any replacement mortgage loan cooperation agreement executed by Operating Partnership in accordance with Section 1.7 or Section 2.2(vi) , as the same may from time to time be amended, restated, replaced, supplemented or otherwise modified in accordance herewith.

Damages ” to a party means any and all liabilities, obligations, losses, demands, damages (but excluding Excluded Damages), penalties, assessments, actions, causes of action, judgments, proceedings, suits, claims, costs, expenses and disbursements of any kind or nature whatsoever (including reasonable attorneys’ fees and other costs of defense and/or enforcement whether or not suit is brought), fines, charges, fees, settlement costs and disbursements imposed on, incurred by or asserted against such party, whether based on any federal, state or foreign laws, statutes, rules or regulations (including securities and commercial laws, statutes, rules or regulations and Environmental Laws), on common law or equitable cause or on contract or otherwise.

DBRS ” means DBRS, Inc. or its applicable affiliate.

 

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Debt ” means, with respect to any Person, without duplication:

(i) all indebtedness of such Person to any other party (regardless of whether such indebtedness is evidenced by a written instrument such as a note, bond or debenture), including indebtedness for borrowed money or for the deferred purchase price of property or services;

(ii) all letters of credit issued for the account of such Person and all unreimbursed amounts drawn thereunder;

(iii) all indebtedness secured by a Lien on any property owned by such Person (whether or not such indebtedness has been assumed) except obligations for impositions that are not yet due and payable;

(iv) all Contingent Obligations of such Person; and

(v) all payment obligations of such Person under any interest rate protection agreement (including any interest rate swaps, floors, collars or similar agreements) and similar agreements.

Debt Yield ” means, as of the date of determination, the percentage obtained by dividing Net Operating Income by the outstanding principal balance of the Loan on the date of determination.

Debt Yield Threshold ” means, with respect to any release of a Property, the greater of (x) the Closing Date Debt Yield and (y) Debt Yield immediately prior to such release.

Default ” means the occurrence of any event that, but for the giving of notice or the passage of time, or both, would be an Event of Default.

Default Interest ” means, during the continuance of an Event of Default, the amount by which interest accrued on the Notes or Note Components at their respective Default Rates exceeds the amount of interest that would have accrued on the Notes or Note Components at their respective interest rates calculated as set forth in Section 1.2(a) .

Default Rate ” means, with respect to any Note or Note Component, the greater of (x) 4% per annum in excess of the interest rate otherwise applicable to such Note or Note Component hereunder and (y) 1% per annum in excess of the Prime Rate from time to time; provided that, if the foregoing would result in an interest rate in excess of the maximum rate permitted by applicable law, the Default Rate shall be limited to the maximum rate permitted by applicable law.

Deferred Maintenance Amount ” means $161,975.

Deferred Maintenance Conditions ” means those items described in Schedule C .

Deferred Maintenance and Environmental Escrow Account ” has the meaning set forth in Section 3.7(a) .

 

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Eligible Account ” means (i) a segregated account maintained with a federal or state-chartered depository institution or trust company that complies with the definition of Eligible Institution, or (ii) a segregated trust account or accounts maintained with the corporate trust department of a federal depository institution or state-chartered depository institution that has an investment-grade rating and is subject to regulations regarding fiduciary funds on deposit under, or similar to, Title 12 of the Code of Federal Regulations Section 9.10(b) that, in either case, has corporate trust powers, acting in its fiduciary capacity.

Eligible Institution ” means (i) Keybank, National Association, for so long as it shall maintain short-term and long-term ratings no lower than those in effect on the Closing Date (i.e., long term: Baa1 by Moody’s, BBB+ by S&P and A- by Fitch; short term: Prime-2 by Moody’s, A-2 by S&P and F-1 by Fitch) and (ii) any other institution (x) whose commercial paper, short-term debt obligations or other short-term deposits are rated at least A-1 by S&P, Prime-1 by Moody’s and/or F-1 by Fitch, and whose long-term senior unsecured debt obligations are rated at least A- by S&P, A by Fitch, and A2 by Moody’s and whose deposits are insured by the FDIC or (y) with respect to which the Rating Condition is satisfied.

Embargoed Person ” has the meaning set forth in Section 4.39 .

Engineering Report ” means a structural and seismic engineering report or reports (including a “probable maximum loss” calculation, if applicable) with respect to each of the Properties prepared by an independent engineer approved by Lender and delivered to Lender in connection with the Loan, and any amendments or supplements thereto delivered to Lender.

Environmental Claim ” means any written notice, claim, proceeding, notice of proceeding, investigation, demand, abatement order or other order or directive by any Person or Governmental Authority alleging or asserting liability with respect to Borrower or any Property arising out of, based on, in connection with, or resulting from (i) the actual or alleged presence, Use or Release of any Hazardous Substance, (ii) any actual or alleged violation of any Environmental Law, or (iii) any actual or alleged injury or threat of injury to property, health or safety, natural resources or to the environment caused by Hazardous Substances.

Environmental Indemnity ” means, with respect to each Property, that certain environmental indemnity agreement executed by Borrower and BPG as of the Closing Date and/or any replacement environmental indemnity agreement executed by Operating Partnership in accordance with Section 1.7 or Section 2.2(vi) , as the same may from time to time be amended, restated, replaced, supplemented or otherwise modified in accordance herewith.

Environmental Laws ” means any and all present and future federal, state and local laws, statutes, ordinances, orders, rules, regulations and the like, as well as common law, any judicial or administrative orders, decrees or judgments thereunder, and any permits, approvals, licenses, registrations, filings and authorizations, in each case as now or hereafter in effect, relating to (i) the pollution, protection or cleanup of the environment, (ii) the impact of Hazardous Substances on property, health or safety, (iii) the Use or Release of Hazardous Substances, (iv) occupational safety and health, industrial hygiene or the protection of human, plant or animal health or welfare or (v) the liability for or costs of other actual or threatened danger to health or the environment. The term “Environmental Law” includes, but is not limited

 

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to, the following statutes, as amended, any successors thereto, and any regulations promulgated pursuant thereto, and any state or local statutes, ordinances, rules, regulations and the like addressing similar issues: the Comprehensive Environmental Response, Compensation and Liability Act; the Emergency Planning and Community Right-to-Know Act; the Hazardous Materials Transportation Act; the Resource Conservation and Recovery Act (including Subtitle I relating to underground storage tanks); the Clean Water Act; the Clean Air Act; the Toxic Substances Control Act; the Safe Drinking Water Act; the Occupational Safety and Health Act; the Federal Water Pollution Control Act; the Federal Insecticide, Fungicide and Rodenticide Act; the Endangered Species Act; the National Environmental Policy Act; and the River and Harbors Appropriation Act. The term “ Environmental Law ” also includes, but is not limited to, any present and future federal state and local laws, statutes ordinances, rules, regulations and the like, as well as common law, conditioning transfer of property upon a negative declaration or other approval of a Governmental Authority of the environmental condition of a property; or requiring notification or disclosure of Releases of Hazardous Substances or other environmental conditions of a property to any Governmental Authority or other Person, whether or not in connection with transfer of title to or interest in property.

Environmental Policy ” has the meaning set forth in Section 5.15(a)(xi) .

Environmental Reports means “Phase I Environmental Site Assessments” as referred to in the ASTM Standards on Environmental Site Assessments for Commercial Real Estate, E 1527-05 (and, if necessary, “Phase II Environmental Site Assessments”), prepared by an independent environmental auditor approved by Lender and delivered to Lender in connection with the Loan and any amendments or supplements thereto delivered to Lender, and shall also include any other environmental reports delivered to Lender.

ERISA ” means the Employee Retirement Income Security Act of 1974, as amended from time to time, and the regulations promulgated thereunder.

ERISA Affiliate, ” at any time, means each trade or business (whether or not incorporated) that would, at the time, be treated together with Borrower as a single employer under Title IV or Section 302 of ERISA or Section 412 of the Code.

Event of Default ” has the meaning set forth in Section 7.1 .

Excess Cash Flow Reserve Account ” has the meaning set forth in Section 3.9(a) .

Exception Report ” means the report prepared by Borrower and attached to this Agreement as Schedule B , setting forth any exceptions to the representations set forth in Article IV .

Excluded Damages ” means special, indirect, consequential or punitive damages (whether or not the claim therefor is based on contract, tort or duty imposed by any applicable Legal Requirement).

Extension Reserve ” has the meaning set forth in Section 1.1(d) .

Extension Term ” has the meaning set forth in Section 1.1(d) .

 

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Fiscal Quarter ” means the three-month period ending on March 31, June 30, September 30 and December 31 of each year, or such other fiscal quarter of Borrower as Borrower may select from time to time with the prior consent of Lender, such consent not to be unreasonably withheld.

Fiscal Year ” means the 12-month period ending on December 31 of each year, or such other fiscal year of Borrower as Borrower may select from time to time with the prior consent of Lender, not to be unreasonably withheld.

Fitch ” means Fitch, Inc. and its successors.

Force Majeure ” means a delay due to acts of God, governmental restrictions, stays, judgments, orders, decrees, enemy actions, civil commotion, fire, casualty, strikes, work stoppage, shortages of labor or materials or similar causes beyond the reasonable control of Borrower; provided that, with respect to any of such circumstances, for the purposes of this Agreement, (1) any period of Force Majeure shall apply only to performance of the obligations necessarily affected by such circumstance and shall continue only so long as Borrower is continuously and diligently using all reasonable efforts to minimize the effect and duration thereof; and (2) Force Majeure shall not include the unavailability or insufficiency of funds.

Form W-8BEN ” means Form W-8BEN (Certificate of Foreign Status of Beneficial Owner for United States Tax Withholding) of the Department of Treasury of the United States of America, and any successor form.

Form W-8ECI ” means Form W-8ECI (Certificate of Foreign Person’s Claim for Exemption from Withholding of Tax on Income Effectively Connected with the Conduct of a Trade or Business in the United States) of the Department of the Treasury of the United States of America, and any successor form.

GAAP ” means generally accepted accounting principles in the United States of America, consistently applied.

Governmental Authority ” means any federal, state, county, regional, local or municipal government, any bureau, department, agency or political subdivision thereof and any Person with jurisdiction exercising executive, legislative, judicial, regulatory or administrative functions of or pertaining to government (including any court).

Ground Lease ” means that certain Lease, dated as of August 1, 2006, by and between New Plan Cinnaminson Urban Renewal, L.L.C., as lessor, and New Plan of Cinnaminson, L.L.C., as lessee, as amended by that certain Assignment, Assumption and Consent Agreement, dated as of August 8, 2006, by and among New Plan Cinnaminson Urban Renewal, L.L.C., as lessor, New Plan of Cinnaminson, L.L.C., as lessee, and New Plan of Cinnaminson, L.P., as assignee, as amended by that certain First Amendment to Lease Agreement, dated as of July 30, 2009, between New Plan Cinnaminson Urban Renewal, L.L.C., as lessor, and New Plan of Cinnaminson, L.L.C., as lessee, as the same may be further amended, restated, replaced, supplemented or otherwise modified from time to time in accordance herewith.

 

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Ground Leased Parcel ” means, with respect to each Property, any portion of such Property with respect to which Borrower is the lessee under a Ground Lease.

Ground Rents ” means rents payable by Borrower pursuant to a Ground Lease, if any.

Guaranty ” means that certain guaranty, dated as of the Closing Date, executed by BPG for the benefit of Lender and/or any replacement guaranty executed by Operating Partnership in accordance with Section 1.7 or Section 2.2(vi) , as the same may from time to time be amended, restated, replaced, supplemented or otherwise modified in accordance herewith.

Hazardous Substances ” means any and all substances (whether solid, liquid or gas) defined, listed, or otherwise classified as pollutants, hazardous wastes, hazardous substances, hazardous materials, extremely hazardous wastes, toxic substances, toxic pollutants, contaminants, pollutants or words of similar meaning or regulatory effect under any present or future Environmental Laws or that may have a negative impact on human health or the indoor or outdoor environment or the presence of which on, in or under the Property is prohibited or requires investigation or remediation under Environmental Law, including petroleum and petroleum by-products, asbestos and asbestos-containing materials, toxic mold, polychlorinated biphenyls, lead and radon, and compounds containing them (including gasoline, diesel fuel, oil and lead-based paint), pesticides and radioactive materials, flammables and explosives and compounds containing them.

Increased Costs ” has the meaning set forth in Section 1.4(d) .

Indebtedness ” means the Principal Indebtedness, together with interest and all other obligations and liabilities of Borrower under the Loan Documents, including all transaction costs, Prepayment Fees and other amounts due or to become due to Lender pursuant to this Agreement, under the Notes or in accordance with any of the other Loan Documents, and all other amounts, sums and expenses reimbursable by Borrower to Lender hereunder or pursuant to the Notes or any of the other Loan Documents.

Indemnified Liabilities ” has the meaning set forth in Section 9.19(b) .

Indemnified Parties ” has the meaning set forth in Section 9.17 .

Independent Director ” of any corporation or limited liability company means a natural person who has prior experience as an independent director or independent manager with at least three years of employment experience and who is provided by CT Corporation, Corporation Service Company, National Registered Agents, Inc., Wilmington Trust Company, Stewart Management Company, Lord Securities Corporation or, if none of those companies is then providing professional independent directors or independent managers, another nationally-recognized company reasonably approved by Lender that provides professional independent directors or independent managers and other corporate services in the ordinary course of its business and is not an affiliate of such corporation or limited liability company, and which natural person is duly appointed as independent director or independent manager, as applicable, of such corporation or limited liability company and is not, and has never been, and will not while serving as Independent Director be, any of the following:

(i) a member, partner, equityholder, manager, director, officer or employee of such corporation or limited liability company or any of its equityholders or affiliates (other than as a special member or an independent director or independent manager, as applicable, of such corporation or limited liability company or an affiliate of such corporation or limited liability company that is not in the direct chain of ownership of such corporation or limited liability company and that is required by a creditor to be a single purpose bankruptcy remote entity, provided that (A) such Person is employed by a company that routinely provides professional independent directors or independent managers in the ordinary course of its business and (B) the fees that such Independent Director earns from serving as an Independent Director of such corporation or limited liability company and any affiliate of such corporation or limited liability company in any given calendar year constitute, in the aggregate, less than five percent of the annual income of such Person for that calendar year);

 

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(ii) a creditor, supplier or service provider (including provider of professional services) to such corporation or limited liability company or any of its affiliates (other than a nationally-recognized company that routinely provides professional independent directors and/or independent managers and other corporate services to such corporation or limited liability company or any of its affiliates in the ordinary course of its business);

(iii) a family member of any Person referenced in the foregoing clause (i) that is a natural person; or

(iv) a Person that Controls any Person referenced in any of the foregoing clauses (i), (ii) or (iii).

Insurance Requirements ” means, collectively, (i) all material terms of any insurance policy required pursuant to this Agreement and (ii) all material regulations and then-current standards applicable to or affecting any of the Properties or any portion thereof or any use or condition thereof, which may, at any time, be required by the board of fire underwriters, if any, having jurisdiction over any of the Properties, or any other body exercising similar functions.

Interest Accrual Period ” means each period from and including the sixth day of a calendar month through and including the fifth day of the immediately succeeding calendar month; provided that, prior to a Securitization, Lender shall have the one-time right, in connection with a change in the Payment Date in accordance with the definition thereof, to make a corresponding change to the Interest Accrual Period. Notwithstanding the foregoing, the first Interest Accrual Period shall commence on and include the Closing Date.

Interest Determination Date ” means, in connection with the calculation of interest accruing during any Interest Accrual Period, the second Business Day preceding the first day of such Interest Accrual Period.

Interest Rate Cap Agreement ” means an interest rate cap agreement (together with an interest rate cap confirmation and schedules relating thereto) between an Acceptable Counterparty and Borrower, relating to the initial term of the Loan or any Extension Term, as

 

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applicable, pursuant to Section 1.5, which is either (i) in substantially the form of the Closing Date Interest Rate Cap Agreement or (ii) otherwise conforms to Lender’s then-current requirements with respect to interest rate cap agreements. For the avoidance of doubt, Lender has approved the Closing Date Interest Rate Cap Agreement.

Lease ” means any lease, license, letting, concession, occupancy agreement, sublease to which Borrower is a party or has a consent right, or other agreement (whether written or oral and whether now or hereafter in effect) under which Borrower is a lessor, sublessor, licensor or other grantor existing as of the Closing Date or thereafter entered into by Borrower, in each case pursuant to which any Person is granted a possessory interest in, or right to use or occupy all or any portion of any space in any of the Properties, and every modification or amendment thereof, and every guarantee of the performance and observance of the covenants, conditions and agreements to be performed and observed by the other party thereto. For the avoidance of doubt, the Ground Lease shall not constitute a Lease.

Leasing Commissions ” means leasing commissions required to be paid by Borrower in connection with the leasing of space to Tenants at any of the Properties pursuant to Leases entered into by Borrower in accordance herewith and payable in accordance with either (i) the Approved Management Agreement or (ii) third-party/arm’s-length brokerage agreements, provided that the commissions payable pursuant thereto are commercially reasonable based upon the then current brokerage market for property of a similar type and quality to such Property in the geographic market in which such Property is located.

Legal Requirements ” means all governmental statutes, laws, rules, orders, regulations, ordinances, judgments, decrees and injunctions of Governmental Authorities (including Environmental Laws) affecting Borrower, the Property or any other Collateral or any portion thereof or the construction, ownership, use, alteration or operation thereof, or any portion thereof (whether now or hereafter enacted and in force), and all permits, licenses and authorizations and regulations relating thereto.

Lender ” has the meaning set forth in the first paragraph of this Agreement and in Section 9.7 .

Lender 80% Determination ” means a reasonable determination by Lender that, based on a current or updated appraisal, a broker’s price opinion or other written determination of value using a commercially reasonable valuation method satisfactory to Lender, the fair market value of the Property securing the Indebtedness at the time of such determination is at least 80% of the amount of the Indebtedness (including any accrued and unpaid interest) at the time of such determination.

Letter of Credit ” shall mean an irrevocable, unconditional, freely transferable, clean sight draft evergreen letter of credit in favor of Lender, with respect to which Borrower has no reimbursement obligation, entitling Lender to draw thereon in New York, New York, issued by a domestic Eligible Institution or the U.S. agency or branch of a foreign Eligible Institution.

 

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LIBOR ” means the greater of (x) the rate per annum of 0.5% and (y) the rate per annum calculated as set forth below:

(i) On each Interest Determination Date, LIBOR for the applicable period will be the rate for deposits in United States dollars for a one-month period which appears as the London interbank offered rate on the display designated as “LIBOR01” on the Reuters Screen (or such other page as may replace that page on that service, or such page or replacement therefor on any successor service) as the London interbank offered rate as of 11:00 a.m., London time, on such date.

(ii) With respect to an Interest Determination Date on which no such rate appears as the London interbank offered rate on “LIBOR01” on the Reuters Screen (or such other page as may replace that page on that service, or such page or replacement therefor on any successor service) as described above, LIBOR for the applicable period will be determined on the basis of the rates at which deposits in United States dollars are offered by the Reference Banks at approximately 11:00 a.m., London time, on such date to prime banks in the London interbank market for a one-month period (each a “Reference Bank Rate”). Lender shall request the principal London office of each of the Reference Banks to provide a quotation of its Reference Bank Rate. If at least two such quotations are provided, LIBOR for such period will be the arithmetic mean of such quotations. If fewer than two quotations are provided, LIBOR for such period will be the arithmetic mean of the rates quoted by major banks in New York City, selected by Lender, at approximately 11:00 a.m., New York City time, on such date for loans in United States dollars to leading European banks for a one-month period.

All percentages resulting from any calculations or determinations referred to in this definition will be rounded upwards to the nearest multiple of 1/1000 of 1% and all U.S. dollar amounts used in or resulting from such calculations will be rounded to the nearest cent (with one-half cent or more being rounded upwards).

LIBOR Loan ” means the Loan at such time as interest thereon accrues at a rate of interest based upon LIBOR pursuant to Section 1.2.

Lien ” means any mortgage, lien (statutory or other), pledge, hypothecation, assignment, preference, priority, security interest, or any other encumbrance or charge on or affecting any Collateral or any portion thereof, or any interest therein (including any conditional sale or other title retention agreement, any sale-leaseback, any financing lease or similar transaction having substantially the same economic effect as any of the foregoing, the filing of any financing statement or similar instrument under the Uniform Commercial Code or comparable law of any other jurisdiction, domestic or foreign, and mechanics’, materialmen’s and other similar liens and encumbrances, as well as any option to purchase, right of first refusal to purchase, right of first offer to purchase or similar right).

Loan ” has the meaning set forth in Section 1.1(a).

Loan Amount ” means $90,000,000.

Loan Documents ” means this Agreement, each of the Notes, each of the Mortgages (and related financing statements), each of the Environmental Indemnities, each of the Subordination of Property Management Agreements, the Cash Management Agreement, any

 

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Blocked Account Agreement, the Cooperation Agreement, the Guaranty, each Assignment of Interest Rate Cap Agreement, the Qualified Operating Expense Account Agreement and all other agreements, instruments, certificates and documents necessary to effectuate the granting to Lender of first-priority Liens on the Collateral or otherwise in satisfaction of the requirements of this Agreement or the other documents listed above, as all of the aforesaid may be amended, restated, replaced, supplemented or otherwise modified from time to time in accordance herewith.

Loss Proceeds ” means amounts, awards or payments payable to Borrower or Lender in respect of all or any portion of any of the Properties in connection with a Casualty or Condemnation thereof (after the deduction therefrom and payment to Borrower and Lender, respectively, of any and all reasonable expenses incurred by Borrower and Lender in the recovery thereof, including all attorneys’ fees and disbursements, the fees of insurance experts and adjusters and the costs incurred in any litigation or arbitration with respect to such Casualty or Condemnation).

Loss Proceeds Account ” has the meaning set forth in Section 3.3(a) .

Major Lease ” means any Lease which (i) when aggregated with all other Leases at the applicable Property with the same Tenant (or affiliated Tenants), and assuming the exercise of all expansion rights and all preferential rights to lease additional space contained in each such Lease, is expected to cover more than 50,000 rentable square feet, (ii) contains an option or preferential right to purchase all or any portion of such Property, (iii) is with an affiliate of Borrower as Tenant, or (iv) is entered into during the continuance of an Event of Default, provided that any ground lease of premises located entirely within an outparcel that was undeveloped (except for landscaping and/or paving) and non-income producing as of the Closing Date to a Person that is not an affiliate of Borrower shall not constitute a Major Lease (provided that any Alterations to be performed by or on behalf of Borrower in connection with any such ground lease shall be approved by Lender in accordance with this Agreement if the same constitute a Material Alteration).

Material Agreements ” means (x) each contract and agreement (other than Leases and the Approved Management Agreement) relating to a Property, or otherwise imposing obligations on Borrower, under which Borrower would have the obligation to pay more than $250,000 per annum and that cannot be terminated by Borrower without cause upon 60 days’ notice or less without payment of a termination fee, or that is with an affiliate of Borrower, and (y) any reciprocal easement agreement, declaration of covenants, condominium documents, ground lease, parking agreement or other agreement that constitutes or creates a material Permitted Encumbrance.

Material Alteration ” means any Alteration (or series of related Alterations) to be performed by or on behalf of Borrower at any of the Properties that (a) is reasonably expected to result in a Property Material Adverse Effect with respect to the applicable Property or (b) is reasonably expected to (x) cost Borrower in excess of $3,000,000 or (y) cause the cost of all Alterations at the Properties committed or expended in any calendar year (including commitments remaining from any previous year) to cost Borrower in excess of $5,000,000 in the aggregate, excepting Alterations made pursuant to a budget approved by Lender (in each case, as

 

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such amount is determined by Borrower, and at Lender’s option, confirmed by an independent architect); provided , however , that in no event shall any of the following constitute a Material Alteration: (i) any Alteration that is required by law, (ii) any Alteration that constitutes a Tenant Improvement expressly required to be performed pursuant to any Lease existing on the Closing Date or approved by Lender following the Closing Date, (iii) any Alteration that is undertaken in connection with the correction of the Deferred Maintenance Conditions or is otherwise expressly required or approved hereunder, (iv) Alterations to improvements located wholly on outparcels that are ground leased to third parties, to the extent the cost of such Alterations are borne solely by the applicable Tenant (except for amounts that by the terms of any such ground lease are the obligation of Borrower, in which case, such amounts shall be counted towards the caps in preceding clauses (b)(x) and (b)(y)) and (v) ordinary course non-structural maintenance and upkeep Alterations that are not reasonably expected to result in a Property Material Adverse Effect.

Material Alterations Deposit ” has the meaning set forth in Section 6.13(a) .

Material Tenant ” means, with respect to any Property, any Tenant (i) that is a nationally or regionally recognized retail chain (as reasonably determined by Lender) or (ii) whose Lease covers more than 5,000 square feet in the aggregate at such Property.

Maturity Date ” means September 1, 2015, as same may be extended in accordance with Section 1.1(d) , or such earlier date as may result from acceleration of the Loan in accordance with this Agreement.

Mezzanine Foreclosure ” means the acquisition of the direct or indirect ownership interests in Borrower by the lender under any Mezzanine Loan or its designee (including, without limitation, a purchaser at a foreclosure or a transferee in connection with an assignment in lieu of foreclosure) through a foreclosure, assignment in lieu of foreclosure or other remedial action with respect to such Mezzanine Loan.

Mezzanine Loan ” means any portion of the Loan that is recast as a mezzanine loan in accordance with the Loan Documents, including any New Mezzanine Loan (as defined in the Cooperation Agreement).

Minimum Balance ” has the meaning set forth in Section 3.2(a).

Monthly Capital Expenditure Amount ” means, as of the date of any calculation thereof, the product of (x) 1/12, times (y) $0.20, times (z) the aggregate Square Footage of all of the Properties that remain subject to the Lien of the Loan Documents on such date of calculation.

Monthly TI/LC Amount ” means, as of the date of any calculation thereof, the product of (x) 1/12, times (y) $0.50, times (z) the aggregate Square Footage of all of the Properties that remain subject to the Lien of the Loan Documents on such date of calculation.

Moody’s ” means Moody’s Investors Service, Inc. and its successors.

Mortgage ” means, with respect to each Property, that certain mortgage, deed of trust or deed to secure debt, as the case may be, assignment of rents and leases, security

 

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agreement and fixture filing encumbering such Property, executed by Borrower as of the Closing Date, as the same may from time to time be amended, restated, replaced, supplemented or otherwise modified in accordance herewith. Each Mortgage shall secure the entire Indebtedness, provided that in the event that the jurisdiction in which the Property is located imposes a mortgage recording, intangibles or similar Tax and does not permit the allocation of indebtedness for the purpose of determining the amount of such Tax payable, the principal amount secured by such Mortgage shall be equal to the appraised value of such Property as reflected in the Appraisal obtained by Lender as of the Closing Date (or such greater amount to which Borrower shall agree in its sole discretion).

Mortgage Foreclosure ” means the acquisition of title to the Property by Lender or its designee (including, without limitation, a purchaser at a foreclosure or a transferee in connection with an assignment in lieu of foreclosure) through a foreclosure, trustee’s sale or deed in lieu of foreclosure.

Net Operating Income ” means, with respect to any Test Period, the excess of (i) Operating Income for the last two Fiscal Quarters contained in such Test Period, times two, minus (ii) Operating Expenses for such Test Period.

Net Proceeds ” means, with respect to the sale of any Property, means (x) the gross purchase price set forth in the applicable purchase agreement for a sale of such Property, less (y) reasonable and customary selling expenses, including brokerage commissions, closing costs transfer taxes and prorations and similar adjustments not to exceed 7.5% of such gross purchase price in the aggregate, to the extent that such expenses are actually incurred and paid (or, in the case of prorations and similar adjustments, incurred) by Borrower in connection with such sale.

Nonconsolidation Opinion ” means the opinion letter, dated the Closing Date, delivered by Borrower’s counsel to Lender and addressing issues relating to substantive consolidation in bankruptcy.

Note(s) ” means that certain promissory note, dated as of the Closing Date, made by Borrower to the order of Lender to evidence the Loan, as such note may be replaced by multiple Notes or divided into multiple Note Components in accordance with Section 1.1(c) and as otherwise assigned (in whole or in part), amended, restated, replaced, supplemented or otherwise modified in accordance herewith.

Note Component ” has the meaning set forth in Section 1.1(c) .

O&M Plan ” has the meaning set forth in Section 5.2(c) .

OFAC List ” means the list of specially designated nationals and blocked persons subject to financial sanctions that is maintained by the U.S. Treasury Department, Office of Foreign Assets Control and any other similar list maintained by the U.S. Treasury Department, Office of Foreign Assets Control pursuant to any applicable governmental statutes, laws, rules, orders, regulations, ordinances, judgments, decrees and injunctions of Governmental Authorities, including trade embargo, economic sanctions, or other prohibitions imposed by Executive Order of the President of the United States. The OFAC List currently is accessible through the internet website at www.treas.gov/ofac/t11sdn.pdf .

 

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Officer’s Certificate ” means a certificate delivered to Lender that is signed by an authorized officer of Borrower (or an authorized officer of any direct or indirect equityholder of Borrower or any manager of any direct or indirect equityholder of Borrower, in its applicable capacity with respect to Borrower) and certifies, on behalf of Borrower (or such direct or indirect equityholder or its manager), in such officer’s representative capacity, the information therein to the best of such officer’s knowledge.

Operating Expenses ” means, for any period, solely for the purpose of calculating Net Operating Income and Debt Yield, all operating, renting, administrative, management, legal and other ordinary expenses of Borrower during such period, determined based on GAAP principles; provided , however , that such expenses shall not include (i) depreciation, amortization or other non-cash items (other than expenses that are due and payable but not yet paid), (ii) interest, principal or any other sums due and owing with respect to the Loan, (iii) deposits into reserve accounts required to be maintained pursuant to the Loan Documents, (iv) income taxes or other taxes in the nature of income taxes, (v) Capital Expenditures and other extraordinary or nonrecurring expenses, or (vi) equity distributions.

Operating Income ” means, for any period, solely for the purpose of calculating Net Operating Income and Debt Yield, all operating income of Borrower from each of the Properties during such period, determined based on GAAP principles (but without straight-lining of rents), other than (i) Loss Proceeds (but Operating Income will include rental loss insurance proceeds to the extent allocable to such period), (ii) any revenue attributable to a Lease to the extent it is paid more than 30 days prior to the due date (but any such prepayment shall be included as revenue in the month for which it was paid), (iii) any interest income from any source, (iv) any repayments received from any Person that is not an affiliate of Borrower of principal loaned or advanced to such Person by Borrower, (v) any proceeds resulting from the Transfer of all or any portion of such Property, (vi) sales, use and occupancy or other taxes on receipts required to be accounted for by Borrower to any government or governmental agency, (vii) Termination Fees, and (v) any other extraordinary or non-recurring items.

Operating Partnership ” means BRE Retail Operating Partnership LP, a Delaware limited partnership.

Overpaying Borrower ” has the meaning set forth in Section 9.31 .

Par Prepayment Date ” means February 28, 2014.

Participation ” has the meaning set forth in Section 9.7(b) .

PATRIOT Act ” means the Uniting and Strengthening America by Providing Appropriate Tools Required to Intercept and Obstruct Terrorism Act (Title III of Pub. L. 107-56 (signed into law October 26, 2001), as amended from time to time.

Payment Date ” means, with respect to each Interest Accrual Period, the first day of the calendar month in which such Interest Accrual Period ends (or, if such day is not a

 

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Business Day, the first preceding Business Day); provided , that (i) prior to a Securitization, Lender shall have the one-time right to change the Payment Date so long as a corresponding change to the Interest Accrual Period is also made and (ii) so long as all or any portion of the Loan is not then subject to a Securitization, for purposes of determining the Maturity Date, “Payment Date” shall mean the last day of the applicable Interest Accrual Period. The first Payment Date on which principal and interest shall be payable is October 1, 2012.

Permits ” means all licenses, permits, variances and certificates used in connection with the ownership, operation, use or occupancy of each of the Properties (including certificates of occupancy, business licenses, state health department licenses, licenses to conduct business and all such other permits, licenses and rights, obtained from any Governmental Authority or private Person concerning ownership, operation, use or occupancy of such Property).

Permitted Debt ” means:

(i) the Indebtedness;

(ii) Trade Payables not represented by a note, customarily paid by Borrower within 60 days of incurrence and in fact not more than 60 days outstanding (unless Borrower is contesting in good faith the validity, amount or application thereof and (i) no Collateral nor any part thereof or interest therein will be in danger of being sold, forfeited, terminated, cancelled or lost a result of such contest, (ii) such contest shall suspend the collection of the contested amount and (iii) such contest could not reasonably be expected to otherwise result in a Property Material Adverse Effect), which are incurred in the ordinary course of Borrower’s ownership and operation of the Properties, in amounts reasonable and customary for similar properties and not exceeding 3.0% of the Loan Amount in the aggregate;

(iii) Taxes not yet delinquent; and

(iv) tenant allowances and Capital Expenditure costs required under Leases or otherwise permitted to be incurred under the Loan Documents that are paid on or prior to the date when due.

Permitted Encumbrances ” means:

(i) the Liens created by the Loan Documents;

(ii) all Liens and other matters specifically disclosed on Schedule B of the Qualified Title Insurance Policy;

(iii) Liens, if any, for Taxes not yet delinquent;

(iv) mechanics’, materialmen’s or similar Liens, if any, and Liens for delinquent taxes or impositions, in each case only if being diligently contested in good faith and by appropriate proceedings, provided that no such Lien is in imminent danger of foreclosure and provided further that either (a) each such Lien is released or discharged

 

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of record or fully insured over by the title insurance company issuing the Qualified Title Insurance Policy within 30 days of the date that Borrower first has knowledge of its creation, or (b) Borrower deposits with Lender, by the expiration of such 30-day period, an amount equal to 150% of the dollar amount of such Lien or a bond in the aforementioned amount from such surety, and upon such terms and conditions, as is reasonably satisfactory to Lender, as security for the payment or release of such Lien; and

(v) rights of existing and future Tenants as tenants only pursuant to written Leases entered into in conformity with the provisions of this Agreement.

(vi) easements, rights of way, covenants, conditions and restrictions on use of real property and other similar matters affecting the Properties which do not, individually or in the aggregate, have a Property Material Adverse Effect.

Permitted Investments ” means the following, subject to the qualifications hereinafter set forth:

(i) direct obligations of, or obligations fully and unconditionally guaranteed as to principal and interest by, the U.S. government or any agency or instrumentality thereof, when such obligations are backed by the full faith and credit of the United States of America and have maturities not in excess of one year;

(ii) federal funds, unsecured certificates of deposit, time deposits, banker’s acceptances, and repurchase agreements, each having maturities of not more than 90 days, of any commercial bank organized under the laws of the United States of America or any state thereof or the District of Columbia, the short-term debt obligations of which are rated A-1+ by S&P, F1+ by Fitch and P-1 by Moody’s (and if the term is between one and three months A1 by Moody’s) and, if it has a term in excess of three months, the long-term debt obligations of which are rated AAA (or the equivalent) by each of the Rating Agencies, and that (a) is at least “adequately capitalized” (as defined in the regulations of its primary Federal banking regulator) and (b) has Tier 1 capital (as defined in such regulations) of not less than $1,000,000,000;

(iii) deposits that are fully insured by the Federal Deposit Insurance Corp. (FDIC);

(iv) commercial paper rated A-1+ by S&P, F1+ by Fitch and P-1 Moody’s (and if the term is between one and three months A1 by Moody’s) by each of the Rating Agencies and having a maturity of not more than 90 days;

(v) any money market funds that (a) has substantially all of its assets invested continuously in the types of investments referred to in clause (i) above, (b) has net assets of not less than $5,000,000,000, and (c) has a rating of AAAm or AAAm-G from S&P, Aaa by Moody’s and the highest rating obtainable from Fitch; and

(vi) such other investments as to which the Rating Condition has been satisfied.

 

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(vii) Notwithstanding the foregoing, “Permitted Investments” (i) shall exclude any security with the Standard & Poor’s “r” symbol (or any other Rating Agency’s corresponding symbol) attached to the rating (indicating high volatility or dramatic fluctuations in their expected returns because of market risk), as well as any mortgage-backed securities and any security of the type commonly known as “strips”; (ii) shall not have maturities in excess of one year; (iii) shall be limited to those instruments that have a predetermined fixed dollar of principal due at maturity that cannot vary or change; and (iv) shall exclude any investment where the right to receive principal and interest derived from the underlying investment provides a yield to maturity in excess of 120% of the yield to maturity at par of such underlying investment. Interest on Permitted Investments may either be fixed or variable, and any variable interest must be tied to a single interest rate index plus a single fixed spread (if any), and move proportionately with that index. No Permitted Investments shall require a payment above par for an obligation if the obligation may be prepaid at the option of the issuer thereof prior to its maturity. All Permitted Investments shall mature or be redeemable upon the option of the holder thereof on or prior to the earlier of (x) three months from the date of their purchase or (y) the Business Day preceding the day before the date such amounts are required to be applied hereunder.

Permitted Release Parcel ” means each of the parcels depicted on Schedule I hereto.

Person ” means any natural person, corporation, limited liability company, partnership, joint venture, estate, trust, unincorporated association or Governmental Authority and any fiduciary acting in such capacity on behalf of any of the foregoing.

Plan Assets ” means assets of any (i) employee benefit plan (as defined in Section 3(3) of ERISA) subject to Title I of ERISA, (ii) plan (as defined in Section 4975(e)(1) of the Code) subject to Section 4975 of the Code, or (iii) governmental plan (as defined in Section 3(32) of ERISA) subject to federal, state or local laws, rules or regulations substantially similar to Title I of ERISA or Section 4975 of the Code.

Policies ” has the meaning set forth in Section 5.15(b) .

Portfolio Material Adverse Effect ” means a material adverse effect upon (i) the ability of Borrower or Sponsor (as applicable) to perform, or of Lender to enforce, any material provision of any Loan Document, (ii) the enforceability of any material provision of any Loan Document, or (iii) the value, Net Operating Income, use or enjoyment of the Properties or the operation or occupancy thereof, in each case, taken as a whole.

Prepayment Fee ” means, with respect to any prepayment received by Lender (i) from the Closing Date, to and including August 22, 2013, an amount equal to the Spread Maintenance Amount applicable to the Principal Indebtedness prepaid and (ii) from but excluding August 22, 2013, to and including the Par Prepayment Date, an amount equal to 0.5% of the Principal Indebtedness prepaid. From and after the Par Prepayment Date, no prepayment fee shall be payable. For the avoidance of doubt, Borrower’s obligation to pay any Prepayment Fee shall be subject to the provisions of Section 2.1 .

 

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Prepayment Period ” means the final six Interest Accrual Periods prior to the Maturity Date.

Prime Rate ” means the rate of interest published in The Wall Street Journal from time to time as the “Prime Rate.” If more than one “Prime Rate” is published in The Wall Street Journal for a day, the average of such “Prime Rates” shall be used, and such average shall be rounded up to the nearest 1/1000th of one percent (0.001%). If The Wall Street Journal ceases to publish the “Prime Rate,” Lender shall select an equivalent publication that publishes such “Prime Rate,” and if such “Prime Rates” are no longer generally published or are limited, regulated or administered by a governmental or quasi-governmental body, then Lender shall select a comparable interest rate index.

Prime Rate Loan ” means the Loan at such time as interest thereon accrues at a rate of interest based upon the Prime Rate pursuant to Section 1.2 .

Prime Rate Spread ” means, in connection with any conversion of the Loan to a Prime Rate Loan, the difference (expressed as the number of basis points) between (a) the sum of LIBOR, determined as of the Interest Determination Date for which LIBOR was last available, plus the Spread, minus (b) the Prime Rate on such Interest Determination Date; provided, however, that if such difference is a negative number, then the Prime Rate Spread shall be zero.

Principal Indebtedness ” means the principal balance of the Loan outstanding from time to time.

Prior Loan ” has the meaning set forth in Section 4.17(c) .

Prohibited Change of Control ” means the occurrence of either or both of the following: (i) the failure of Borrower to be Controlled by one or more Qualified Equityholders (individually or collectively), or (ii) the failure of the Single-Purpose Equityholder (if any) to be Controlled by the same Qualified Equityholder(s) that Control Borrower, other than, in either case, as a result of a Mezzanine Foreclosure.

Prohibited Pledge ” has the meaning set forth in Section 7.1(f) .

Properties ” means the real property described on Schedule A , together with all buildings and other improvements thereon and all personal property owned by Borrower and encumbered by the Mortgages, together with all rights pertaining to such property.

Property Material Adverse Effect ” means, with respect to an individual Property, a material adverse effect upon (i) the ability of Borrower or Sponsor (as applicable) to perform, or of Lender to enforce, any material provision of any Loan Document, (ii) the enforceability of any material provision of any Loan Document, or (iii) the value, Net Operating Income, use or enjoyment of such individual Property or the operation or occupancy thereof, in each case, with respect to such individual Property.

Proportional Amount ” has the meaning set forth in Section 9.31 .

 

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Qualified Equityholder ” means (i) Sponsor, (ii) Operating Partnership and/or (iii) any other Person approved by Lender in its sole discretion and with respect to which the Rating Condition is satisfied.

Qualified Operating Expense Account ” means an Eligible Account maintained by Borrower at an Eligible Institution, which account (i) shall only contain amounts in respect of the Property (and no amounts unrelated to the Property shall be deposited therein or otherwise commingled with the amounts on deposit in such account) and (ii) is subject to a Qualified Operating Expense Account Agreement.

Qualified Operating Expense Account Agreement ” means an agreement relating to the Qualified Operating Expense Account, dated as of the date hereof, among Lender, Borrower and the Eligible Institution at which such account is maintained, pursuant to which such account is pledged to the Lender and the Borrower is given full access to the funds on deposit therein but provides for the discontinuance of such access upon receipt by such Eligible Institution of written notice from Lender of the occurrence of an Event of Default, as such agreement may be amended, restated, replaced, supplemented or otherwise modified in accordance herewith.

Qualified Survey ” means, with respect to each of the Properties, current ALTA land title surveys of such Property, certified to Borrower, the title company issuing the Qualified Title Insurance Policy and Lender and their respective successors and assigns, in form and substance reasonably satisfactory to Lender.

Qualified Title Insurance Policy ” means, with respect to each of the Properties, an ALTA extended coverage mortgagee’s title insurance policy in form and substance reasonably satisfactory to Lender.

Rating Agency ” shall mean, prior to the final Securitization of the Loan, each of S&P, Moody’s, DBRS and Fitch, or any other nationally-recognized statistical rating agency that has been designated by Lender and, after the final Securitization of the Loan, shall mean any of the foregoing that have rated and continue to rate any of the Certificates.

Rating Condition ” means, with respect to any proposed action, the receipt by Lender of confirmation in writing from each of the Rating Agencies rating a Securitization that such action shall not result, in and of itself, in a downgrade, withdrawal, or qualification of any rating then assigned to any outstanding Certificates; except that if all or any portion of the Loan has not been Securitized pursuant to a Securitization rated by the Rating Agencies, then “Rating Condition” shall instead mean the receipt of prior written approval of both (x) the applicable Rating Agencies (if and to the extent that any portion of the Loan has been Securitized pursuant to a Securitization or series of Securitizations rated by such Rating Agencies), and (y) Lender in its reasonable discretion (it being agreed that for the purposes of this clause (y), the customary requirements of the Rating Agencies as reasonably interpreted by Lender are deemed reasonable). No Rating Condition shall be regarded as having been satisfied unless and until any conditions imposed on the effectiveness of any confirmation from any Rating Agency shall have been satisfied. In any case in which a Rating Agency “declines review”, “waives review” or otherwise indicates in writing or otherwise to Lender’s satisfaction that no confirmation from

 

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such Rating Agency will be issued with respect to the matter in question, then the Rating Condition shall instead mean, with respect to such matter, Lender’s approval in its reasonable discretion (except in the case of the Rating Condition referenced in the definition of “Approved Property Manager” above and in Section 2.4(h) , as to which there shall be no such substitute approval rights in favor of Lender); provided , however , that receipt of any such indication (i) from any one Rating Agency shall not be binding or apply with respect to any other Rating Agency and (ii) with respect to one matter shall not apply or be deemed to apply to any subsequent matter for which a Rating Condition must be satisfied.

Reference Banks ” means four major banks in the London interbank market selected by Lender

Regulatory Change ” means any change after the Closing Date in federal, state or foreign laws or regulations or the adoption or the making, after such date, of any interpretations, directives or requests applying to a class of banks or companies controlling banks, including Lender, of or under any federal, state or foreign laws or regulations (whether or not having the force of law) by any court or governmental or monetary authority charged with the interpretation or administration thereof.

Release ” with respect to any Hazardous Substance means any release, deposit, discharge, emission, leaking, leaching, spilling, seeping, migrating, injecting, pumping, pouring, emptying, escaping, dumping, disposing or other movement of Hazardous Substances into the indoor or outdoor environment (including the movement of Hazardous Substances through ambient air, soil, surface water, ground water, wetlands, land or subsurface strata).

Release Price ” means, with respect to each Property:

(i) in the case of the release of a Property in connection with an arm’s length sale thereof to a Person that is not an affiliate of Borrower, an amount equal to the greater of (x) 120% of such Property’s Allocated Loan Amount and (y) 90% of the Net Proceeds resulting from such sale; and

(ii) in the case of any release of a Property other than as described in preceding clause (i) (including any release of a Ground Leased Parcel pursuant to Section 2.3(b) ), an amount equal to 125% of such Property’s Allocated Loan Amount.

Rent Roll ” has the meaning set forth in Section 4.14(a)) .

Replacement Management Agreement ” means any management agreement with an Approved Property Manager that replaces the then-existing Approved Management Agreement; provided that such management agreement (i) does not provide for fees (base or incentive), commissions, penalties, reimbursements or other amounts payable by Borrower in excess of the fees (base or incentive), commissions, penalties, reimbursements or other amounts payable by Borrower under the Approved Management Agreement it replaces and is otherwise on commercially reasonable terms (except that the base fee payable pursuant to such Replacement Management Agreement may be increased to a percentage not to exceed 4% of gross revenues for the Properties that remain subject to the Liens of the Loan Documents from time to time), and (ii) is subject to a subordination of property management agreement substantially in the form of the Subordination of Property Management Agreement delivered at closing or in such other form as shall be reasonably acceptable to Lender.

 

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Restoration Threshold ” means, with respect to any Property, the greater of (i) 5% of the Allocated Loan Amount for such Property and (ii) $1,000,000.

Revenues ” means all rents (including percentage rent), rent equivalents, moneys payable as damages pursuant to a Lease or in lieu of rent or rent equivalents (including all Termination Fees), royalties (including all oil and gas or other mineral royalties and bonuses), income, receivables, receipts, revenues, deposits (including security, utility and other deposits), accounts, cash, issues, profits, charges for services rendered, and other consideration of whatever form or nature received by or paid to or for the account of or benefit of Borrower from any and all sources including any obligations now existing or hereafter arising or created out of the sale, lease, sublease, license, concession or other grant of the right of the use and occupancy of property or rendering of services by Borrower and proceeds, if any, from business interruption or other loss of income insurance.

S&P ” means Standard & Poor’s Ratings Services, a division of the McGraw-Hill Companies, Inc., and its successors.

Securitization ” means a transaction in which all or any portion of the Loan is deposited into one or more trusts or entities that issue Certificates to investors, or a similar transaction; and the term “ Securitize ” and “ Securitized ” have meanings correlative to the foregoing.

Securitization Vehicle ” means the issuer of Certificates in a Securitization of the Loan.

Service ” means the Internal Revenue Service or any successor agency thereto.

Servicer ” means the entity or entities appointed by Lender from time to time to serve as servicer and/or special servicer of the Loan. If at any time no entity is so appointed, the term “Servicer” shall be deemed to refer to Lender.

Single Member LLC ” means a limited liability company that either (x) has only one member, or (y) has multiple members, none of which is a Single-Purpose Equityholder.

Single-Purpose Entity ” means a Person that (a) was formed under the laws of the State of Delaware (or in the case of New Plan of Cinnaminson Urban Renewal, L.L.C., New Jersey) solely for the purpose of acquiring and holding (i) an ownership interest in such Property, or (ii) in the case of a Single-Purpose Equityholder, an ownership interest in the Borrower, (b) does not engage in any business unrelated to (i) such Property, or (ii) in the case of a Single-Purpose Equityholder, its ownership interest in the Borrower, (c) does not have any assets other than those related to (i) its interest in such Property, or (ii) in the case of a Single-Purpose Equityholder, its ownership interest in the Borrower, (d) is subject to and complies with all of the limitations on powers and separateness requirements set forth in the organizational documentation of such Person as of the Closing Date, (e) maintains its books, records and bank accounts separate from those of any other Person, (f) at all times holds itself out to the public and

 

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all other Persons as a legal entity separate from its member and from any other Person, (g) files its own tax returns separate from those of any other Person, except to the extent that it is treated as a “disregarded entity” for tax purposes and is not required to file tax returns under applicable law, (h) except as contemplated by the Loan Documents with respect to any co-borrower, does not commingle its assets with assets of any other Person, (i) conducts its business only in its own name and complies with all organizational formalities necessary to maintain its separate existence, (j) maintains separate financial statements, showing its assets and liabilities separate and apart from those of any other Person and does not have its assets listed on any financial statement of any other Person; provided, however, that its assets may be included in a consolidated financial statement of its affiliate provided that (1) the financial statements do not suggest in any way that its assets are directly available to satisfy the claims of its affiliate’s creditors and (2) such assets shall also be listed on its own separate balance sheet, (k) pays its own liabilities and expenses only out of its own funds, (l) subject to the terms and conditions of the Loan Documents and except for capital contributions and capital distributions permitted under the terms and conditions of its organizational documents and properly reflected on its books and records, does not enter into any transaction with an affiliate except upon terms and conditions that are intrinsically fair and substantially similar to those that would be available to unaffiliated parties in an arm’s-length transaction and continues to maintain an arms-length relationship with its affiliates, (m) pays the salaries of its own employees, if any, only from its own funds, (o) except as contemplated by the Loan Documents with respect to any co-borrower, does not hold out its credit or assets as being available to satisfy the obligations of any other Person, (p) allocates fairly and reasonably any overhead expenses that are shared with an affiliate, including for shared office space and for services performed by an employee of an affiliate, (q) except as contemplated by the Loan Documents with respect to any co-borrower, does not pledge its assets to secure the obligations of any other Person, (r) corrects any known misunderstanding regarding its separate identity and does not identify itself as a department or division of any other Person, (s) maintains adequate capital (and in the case of any Person that is a Borrower, to the extent there is adequate cash flow from the applicable Property) and maintains a sufficient number of employees in light of its contemplated business purpose, transactions and liabilities; provided, however, that the foregoing shall not require its member (or any other direct or indirect equityholder in such person) to make additional capital contributions to it, (t) observes all Delaware (or in the case of New Plan of Cinnaminson Urban Renewal, L.L.C., New Jersey) limited liability company (or limited partnership, as applicable) formalities and preserves its existence as an entity duly formed, validly existing and in good standing under the laws of Delaware or in the case of New Plan of Cinnaminson Urban Renewal, L.L.C., New Jersey) (u) does not acquire any obligation or securities of any of its affiliates, (v) ensures that all of its written communications, including, without limitation, stationery, letters, business forms, invoices, purchase orders, contracts, statements, checks and applications are made and will continue to be made solely in its name, and not in the name of any other Person, (w) causes all of its officers, agents and other representatives to act at all times with respect to it consistently and in furtherance of the foregoing and in its best interests, (x) has two Independent Directors, or, in the case of a limited partnership, has a Single-Purpose Equityholder with two Independent Directors, and has (or such Single-Purpose Equityholder has) organizational documents that prohibit replacing any Independent Director without Cause and without giving at least two Business Days’ prior written notice to Lender (except in the case of the death, legal incapacity, or voluntary non-collusive resignation of an Independent Director, in which case no prior notice

 

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to Lender shall be required in connection with the replacement of such Independent Director with a new Independent Director that is provided by any of the companies listed in the definition of “Independent Director”), (y) has organizational documents that provide that (1) without the affirmative vote of both of its Independent Directors (or, in the case of a limited partnership, without the affirmative vote of both of the Independent Directors of such limited partnership’s Single-Purpose Equityholder), such Person will not (A) file any insolvency, or reorganization case or proceeding, (B) institute proceedings to have such Person be adjudicated bankrupt or insolvent, (C) institute proceedings under any applicable insolvency law, (D) seek any relief under any law relating to relief from debts or the protection of debtors, (E) consent to the filing or institution of bankruptcy or insolvency proceedings against such Person, (F) file a petition seeking, or consent to, reorganization or relief with respect to such Person under any applicable federal or state law relating to bankruptcy or insolvency, (G) seek or consent in writing to the appointment of a receiver, liquidator, assignee, trustee, sequestrator, custodian, or any similar official of or for such Person or a substantial part of its property (other than an appointment thereof by the Lender), (H) make any assignment for the benefit of creditors of such Person, (I) admit in writing such Person’s inability to pay its debts generally as they become due, or (J) to take action in furtherance of any of the foregoing, and (2) if such Person is a Single Member LLC, upon the occurrence of any event (other than a permitted equity transfer) that causes its sole member (or all of its members, in the case of a multiple member Single Member LLC) to cease to be a member while the Loan is outstanding, at least one of its Independent Directors shall automatically be admitted as the sole member of the Single Member LLC and shall preserve and continue the existence of the Single Member LLC without dissolution, and (z) has by-laws or an operating agreement which provides that, or, in the case of a limited partnership, has an agreement of limited partnership and has a Single-Purpose Equityholder with by-laws or an operating agreement which each provide that, for so long as the Loan is outstanding, such Person shall not take or consent to any of the following actions except to the extent expressly permitted in this Agreement and the other Loan Documents:

(i) guarantee, become obligated for or hold out itself or its credit as being available to pay an obligation of any Person, including any affiliate;

(ii) engage, directly or indirectly, in any business other than as required or permitted to be performed under its organizational documents;

(iii) incur, create or assume any Debt (other than Permitted Debt);

(iv) make or permit to remain outstanding any loan or advance to, or own or acquire any stock or securities of, any Person;

(v) buy or hold evidence of indebtedness issued by any other Person (other than cash or investment-grade securities);

(vi) form, acquire or hold any subsidiary (whether corporate, partnership, limited liability company or other) or own any equity interest in or make any investment in any other Person;

 

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(vii) increase or reclassify its limited liability company interests (or limited partnership interests, as applicable) or issue any additional limited liability company interests (or limited partnership interests, as applicable);

(viii) operate or purport to operate as an integrated, single economic unit with respect to any other Person;

(ix) seek or obtain credit or incur any obligation to any Person based upon the assets of any other Person (other than based upon the credit of Sponsor in respect of the delivery by Sponsor of the Guaranty);

(x) induce any third party to rely on the creditworthiness of any other Person in extending credit to it (other than based upon the credit of Sponsor in respect of the delivery by Sponsor of the Guaranty);

(xi) enter into any transaction of merger or consolidation, purchase or otherwise acquire all or substantially all of the assets of any other Person, change its form of organization or its business, or, to the fullest extent permitted by law, liquidate or dissolve itself;

(xii) acquire or own any assets, other than the Property and such incidental personal property and such other assets as may be necessary for the operation of the Property;

(xiii) maintain its assets in such a manner that would be costly or difficult to segregate, ascertain or identify its individual assets from those of any other Person;

(xiv) have any obligation to reimburse a member/partner or any affiliate of a member/partner for any taxes that such member/partner or any affiliate of such member/partner may incur as a result of any profits or losses of such Person; or

(xv) amend or modify any provision of its (and, in the case of a Single-Purpose Equityholder, the Borrower’s) organizational documents relating to qualification as a “Single-Purpose Entity”.

Single-Purpose Equityholder ” means any Single-Purpose Entity that (i) is a limited liability company or corporation formed under the laws of the State of Delaware, (ii) owns at least a 0.1% direct equity interest in Borrower, (iii) serves as the general partner or managing member of Borrower and (iv) is not also itself a Borrower. As of the Closing Date, each of the following is a Single-Purpose Equityholder: New Plan of Cinnaminson GP, LLC and Brixmor Montebello Plaza GP, LLC.

Sponsor ” means (i) as of the Closing Date, BPG and (ii) from and after any replacement of BPG pursuant to Section 1.7 or Section 2.2(vi) , Operating Partnership.

Sponsor Documents ” means, collectively (i) the Guaranty, the Environmental Indemnity and the Cooperation Agreement, in each case, executed by BPG on the Closing Date and (ii) any other Loan Document (if any) executed by BPG after the Closing Date.

 

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Spread ” means:

(i) initially, 3.75%; and

(ii) following the bifurcation of the Note into multiple Note Components pursuant to Section 1.1(c) , the weighted average of the Component Spreads of such Note Components at the time of determination, weighted on the basis of the corresponding outstanding principal balances of such Note Components at the time of determination. For the avoidance of doubt, the Spread shall at all times be as set forth in clause (i) of this definition, except as a result of (x) the application of payments or other amounts to the Principal Indebtedness pursuant to this Agreement during the continuance of an Event of Default and/or (y) as a result of the application of Loss Proceeds to the Principal Indebtedness, in each case, as more particularly described in Section 1.1(c) ).

Spread Maintenance Amount ” means, with respect to any prepayment of the Loan prior to and including August 22, 2013, the greater of (a) 1.0% of the amount of the Principal Indebtedness prepaid and (b) an amount equal to the product of (i) the amount of the Principal Indebtedness prepaid, times (ii) the Spread, times (iii) 1/360, times (iv) the number of days from (but excluding) the conclusion of the Interest Accrual Period in which such prepayment is made to and including August 22, 2013.

Square Footage ” means, with respect to each Property, the square footage set forth with respect to such Property on Schedule E .

Strike Rate ” means 4%.

Subordination of Property Management Agreement ” means that certain consent and agreement of manager and subordination of management agreement executed by Borrower and the Approved Property Manager as of the Closing Date, as the same may from time to time be amended, restated, replaced, supplemented or otherwise modified in accordance herewith.

Taxes ” means all real estate and personal property taxes, assessments, fees, taxes on rents or rentals, water rates or sewer rents, facilities and other governmental, municipal and utility district charges or other similar taxes or assessments now or hereafter levied or assessed or imposed against the Properties or Borrower with respect to the Properties or rents therefrom or that may become Liens upon any of the Properties, without deduction for any amounts reimbursable to Borrower by third parties.

Tenant ” means any Person liable by contract or otherwise to pay monies (including a percentage of gross income, revenue or profits) pursuant to a Lease.

Tenant Improvements ” means, collectively, (i) tenant improvements to be undertaken for any Tenant that are required to be completed by or on behalf of Borrower pursuant to the terms of such Tenant’s Lease, and (ii) tenant improvements paid or reimbursed through allowances to a Tenant pursuant to such Tenant’s Lease.

Tenant Notice ” has the meaning set forth in Section 3.1(b) .

 

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Termination Fee ” has the meaning set forth in Section 3.5(d) .

Test Period ” means each 12-month period ending on the last day of a Fiscal Quarter.

TI/LC Reserve Account ” has the meaning set forth in Section 3.5(a) .

TI/LC Threshold Amount ” means, as of the date of any calculation thereof, the product of (x) $1.00, times (y) the aggregate Square Footage of all of the Properties that remain subject to the Lien of the Loan Documents on the date of such calculation.

Trade Payables ” means unsecured amounts payable by or on behalf of Borrower for or in respect of the operation of the Properties in the ordinary course and that would based on GAAP principles be regarded as ordinary expenses, including amounts payable to suppliers, vendors, contractors, mechanics, materialmen or other Persons providing property or services to the Properties or Borrower and the capitalized amount of any ordinary-course financing leases.

Transaction ” means, collectively, the transactions contemplated and/or financed by the Loan Documents.

Transfer ” means the sale or other whole or partial conveyance of all or any portion of any of the Properties or any direct or indirect interest therein to a third party, including granting of any purchase options, rights of first refusal to purchase, rights of first offer to purchase or similar rights in respect of any portion of such Property or the subjecting of any portion of such Property to restrictions on transfer; except that the conveyance of a space lease (or any rights of first refusal or rights of first offer to lease additional space contained therein) at such Property in accordance herewith shall not constitute a Transfer.

Trigger Level means 8.5%.

Trigger Period ” means any period from (i) the conclusion of any Test Period during which Debt Yield for such Test Period is less than the Trigger Level, to (ii) the conclusion of any Test Period thereafter during which Debt Yield for such Test Period is equal to or greater than the Trigger Level (and if the financial statements required under Sections 5.13 are not delivered to Lender as and when required hereunder, and Borrower shall continue to fail to deliver the same for 30 days following Borrower’s receipt of written notice from Lender of its failure to comply with Section 5.13 , a Trigger Period shall be deemed to have commenced and be ongoing, unless and until such financial statements are delivered and they indicate that, in fact, no Trigger Period is ongoing).

Unfunded Obligation ” means each item described in Schedule D .

Unfunded Obligations Amount ” means, with respect to a particular Unfunded Obligation, the amount set forth with respect thereto on Schedule D .

Use ” means, with respect to any Hazardous Substance, the generation, manufacture, processing, distribution, handling, possession, use, discharge, placement, treatment, disposal, disposition, removal, abatement, recycling or storage of such Hazardous Substance or transportation of such Hazardous Substance.

 

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U.S. Person ” means a United States person within the meaning of Section 7701(a)(30) of the Code.

U.S. Tax ” means any present or future tax, assessment or other charge or levy imposed by or on behalf of the United States of America or any taxing authority thereof.

Waste ” means any material abuse or destructive use (whether by action or inaction) of any Property.

Zoning Reports ” means zoning compliance reports for the Properties prepared by the Planning and Zoning Resource Corporation or such other similar company as shall be reasonably acceptable to Lender and delivered to Lender (which delivery may be by electronic means) in connection with the Loan.

(b) Rules of Construction . All references to sections, schedules and exhibits are to sections, schedules and exhibits in or to this Agreement unless otherwise specified. Unless otherwise specified: (i) all meanings attributed to defined terms in this Agreement shall be equally applicable to both the singular and plural forms of the terms so defined, (ii) “including” means “including, but not limited to”, (iii) “mortgage” means a mortgage, deed of trust, deed to secure debt or similar instrument, as applicable, and “mortgagee” means the secured party under a mortgage, deed of trust, deed to secure debt or similar instrument and (iv) the words “hereof,” “herein,” “hereby,” “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, article, section or other subdivision of this Agreement. All accounting terms not specifically defined in this Agreement shall be construed based on GAAP principles, as the same may be modified in this Agreement.

ARTICLE I

GENERAL TERMS

1.1.  The Loan; Term .

(a) On the Closing Date, subject to the terms and conditions of this Agreement, Lender shall make a loan to Borrower (the “ Loan ”) in an amount equal to the Loan Amount. The Loan shall initially be represented by a single Note that shall bear interest as described in this Agreement at a per annum rate as provided in Section 1.2(a) .

(b) The Loan shall be secured by the Collateral pursuant to the Mortgage and the other applicable Loan Documents.

(c) Upon written notice from Lender to Borrower, the Note will be deemed to have been subdivided into multiple components (“ Note Components ”). Each Note Component shall have such notional balance and spread (each, a “ Component Spread ”) as Lender shall specify in such notice, provided that the sum of the principal balances of all Note Components shall equal the then-current Principal Indebtedness, and the weighted average of the Component

 

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Spreads, weighted on the basis of their respective principal balances, shall at all times equal the percentage set forth in clause (i) of the definition of “Spread”, other than as a result of the application of payments or other amounts hereunder to the Principal Indebtedness during the continuance of an Event of Default or the application of Loss Proceeds to the Principal Indebtedness (it being acknowledged and agreed by Borrower that, in the event Lender shall apply principal repayments during the continuance of an Event of Default or Loss Proceeds to reduce the Principal Indebtedness on a non-pro rata basis as permitted by the last sentence of this Section 1.1(c) , the weighted average of the Component Spread applicable to the Notes and/or Note Components may exceed the Spread as of the Closing Date). Borrower shall be treated as the obligor with respect to each of the Note Components, and Borrower acknowledges that each Note Component may be individually beneficially owned by a separate Person. The Note Components need not be represented by separate physical Notes, but if requested by Lender, each Note Component shall be represented by a separate physical Note (and each such Note shall be in the form of any Note or Notes it replaces, but for its principal amount and Spread contained therein). Borrower shall execute and return to Lender each such Note within five Business Days after Borrower’s receipt of an execution copy thereof. Upon Borrower’s request, Lender shall promptly return to Borrower any Note(s) being replaced by the applicable replacement Notes. Borrower hereby authorizes and appoints Lender as its attorney-in-fact to execute such replacement Notes on Borrower’s behalf should Borrower fail to do so, provided that such authorization and appointment shall be effective only during the continuance of an Event of Default. The foregoing grant of authority is a power of attorney coupled with an interest and such appointment shall be irrevocable for the term of this Agreement. Borrower hereby ratifies all actions that such attorney shall lawfully take or cause to be taken in accordance with this Section 1.1(c) . If requested by Lender, Borrower shall deliver to Lender, at Lender’s sole cost and expense (except for Borrower’s attorneys’ fees), together with such replacement Notes, an opinion of counsel with respect to the due authorization and enforceability of such replacement Notes. All principal payments of the Loan shall be applied to the Notes and/or Note Components on a pro rata basis; provided , however , that any prepayment of the Principal Indebtedness (i) during the continuance of an Event of Default or (ii) from Loss Proceeds pursuant to Section 5.16(f) shall be applied to the Notes or Note Components in ascending order of interest rate (i.e., first to the Note or Note Component with the lowest Component Spread until its outstanding principal balance has been reduced to zero, then to the Note or Note Component with the second lowest Component Spread until its outstanding principal balance has been reduced to zero, and so on) or in such other order as Lender shall determine.

(d) Borrower shall have two successive options to extend the scheduled Maturity Date of the Loan to September 1, 2016 and August 1, 2017, respectively (the period of each such extension, an “ Extension Term ”), provided that, as a condition to each Extension Term (i) Borrower shall deliver to Lender written notice of such extension at least 30 and not more than 90 days prior to the Maturity Date as theretofore in effect; (ii) no Event of Default shall be continuing on either the date of such notice or the Maturity Date as theretofore in effect; (iii) Borrower shall have obtained an Interest Rate Cap Agreement for the applicable Extension Term and collaterally assigned such Interest Rate Cap Agreement to Lender pursuant to an Assignment of Interest Rate Cap Agreement; (iv) Debt Yield for the Properties that have not theretofore been released from the Liens of the Loan Documents for the Test Period ending immediately prior to the Maturity Date as theretofore in effect shall be no less than 10.0% (provided that, if Debt Yield is less than 10.0%, Borrower shall be permitted to (x) prepay the Loan in the amount

 

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required to cause Debt Yield to equal 10.0%, which prepayment shall be made pursuant to, and in accordance with, Section 2.1 but without the prior notice required thereunder or (y) deposit with Lender, as additional collateral for the Loan, cash or a Letter of Credit (any such deposit, an “ Extension Reserve ”) in an amount that, when subtracted from the Principal Indebtedness, results in a Debt Yield of 10.0% (provided, however, that the aggregate amount of any Letters of Credit delivered to Lender under this Agreement shall not, at any one time, exceed an amount equal to 10% of the Principal Indebtedness, unless Borrower shall have delivered to Lender a nonconsolidation opinion substantially in the form of the Nonconsolidation Opinion, and otherwise reasonably acceptable to Lender, which takes into account all such Letters of Credit); and (iv) solely in connection with the second Extension Term, Borrower shall have paid an extension fee in an amount equal to 0.25% of the Principal Indebtedness and all reasonable out-of-pocket expenses incurred by Lender in connection with such extension. If Borrower fails to exercise any extension option in accordance with the provisions of this Agreement, such extension option, and any subsequent extension option hereunder, will automatically cease and terminate. Provided no Event of Default or Trigger Period is continuing, any Extension Reserve held by Lender shall be released to Borrower upon achieving a Debt Yield of 10.0% or greater for any Test Period.

1.2.  Interest and Principal .

(a) On each Payment Date, Borrower shall pay to Lender interest on each Note for the applicable Interest Accrual Period at a rate per annum equal to (i) at any time the Loan is a LIBOR Loan, the sum of LIBOR, determined as of the Interest Determination Date immediately preceding such Interest Accrual Period, plus the Spread and (ii) at any time the Loan is a Prime Rate Loan, the sum of the Prime Rate, determined as of the Interest Determination Date immediately preceding such Interest Accrual Period, plus the Prime Rate Spread (except that in each case, interest shall be payable on the Indebtedness, including due but unpaid interest, at the Default Rate with respect to any portion of such Interest Accrual Period falling during the continuance of an Event of Default, in which case the monthly payment shall be increased by the amount of Default Interest accrued on the Notes during the applicable Interest Accrual Period). Interest payable hereunder shall be computed on the basis of a 360-day year and the actual number of days elapsed in the related Interest Accrual Period. Notwithstanding the foregoing, on the Closing Date, Borrower shall pay interest from and including the Closing Date through the end of the first Interest Accrual Period, in lieu of making such payment on the first Payment Date following the Closing Date (unless the Closing Date falls on a Payment Date, in which case, no interest will be collected on the Closing Date, and Borrower shall make the payment required pursuant to this Section commencing on the first Payment Date following the Closing Date). As of the Closing Date, the Loan is a LIBOR Loan, and except as provided in Section 1.1(d) , the Loan shall at all times be a LIBOR Loan.

(b) Prepayments of the Loan shall be permitted pursuant and subject to Section 2.1 and (i) in the case of a prepayment made to satisfy the required Debt Yield in connection with a proposed Extension Term, Section 1.1(d) , (ii) in the case of a prepayment pursuant to Section 1.4(f) , such Section 1.4(f) , (iii) in the case of any prepayment upon an acceleration of the Indebtedness pursuant to Section 5.4 , Section 5.4 and (iv) in the case of the prepayment of Loss Proceeds, Section 5.16(f) . The entire outstanding principal balance of the Loan, together with interest through the end of the applicable Interest Accrual Period and all other amounts then due under the Loan Documents, shall be due and payable by Borrower to Lender on the Maturity Date.

 

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(c) Any payments of interest and/or principal not paid when due hereunder shall bear interest at the applicable Default Rate and, in the case of all payments due hereunder other than the repayment of the Principal Indebtedness on the Maturity Date or on any other earlier date as a result of an acceleration of the Loan, when paid, shall be accompanied by a late fee in an amount equal to the lesser of four percent of such unpaid sum and the maximum amount permitted by applicable law in order to defray a portion of the expense incurred by Lender in handling and processing such delinquent payment and to compensate Lender for the loss of the use of such delinquent payment.

(d) In the event that Lender shall determine that by reason of circumstances affecting the interbank Eurodollar market, adequate and reasonable means do not exist for ascertaining LIBOR in accordance with the definition thereof, then the Loan shall be converted to a Prime Rate Loan effective as of the commencement of the Interest Accrual Period following the date of such determination, and Lender shall give notice thereof to Borrower by telephone at least one Business Day prior to the applicable Interest Determination Date (which notice shall thereafter be promptly confirmed by Lender in writing). If, pursuant to this Section, any portion of the Loan has been converted to a Prime Rate Loan and Lender thereafter determines that the events or circumstances that resulted in such conversion are no longer applicable, the Loan shall be converted to a LIBOR Loan effective as of the commencement of the Interest Accrual Period following the date of such determination, and Lender shall give notice thereof to Borrower by telephone at least one Business Day prior to the applicable Interest Determination Date (which notice shall thereafter be promptly confirmed by Lender in writing). Borrower shall pay to Lender, promptly following demand, any additional amounts necessary to compensate Lender for any reasonable out-of-pocket costs incurred by Lender in making any conversion in accordance with this Section, including interest or fees payable by Lender to lenders of funds obtained by it in order to maintain a LIBOR Loan hereunder. In the event the Note has been divided into multiple Notes or Note Components pursuant to Section 1.1(c) , upon any conversion of the Loan pursuant to this Section, the interest rates applicable to such Notes or Note Components shall be proportionately adjusted to reflect such conversion. Except as provided in this Section, the Loan shall at all times be a LIBOR Loan. In no event shall Borrower have the right to convert a LIBOR Loan to a Prime Rate Loan.

1.3.  Method and Place of Payment . Except as otherwise specifically provided in this Agreement, all payments and prepayments under this Agreement and the Notes (including any deposit into the Cash Management Account pursuant to Section 3.2(c) ) shall be made to Lender not later than 2:00 p.m., New York City time, on the date when due and shall be made in lawful money of the United States of America by wire transfer in federal or other immediately available funds to the account specified from time to time by Lender in a written notice to Borrower. Any funds received by Lender after such time shall be deemed to have been paid on the next succeeding Business Day. Lender shall notify Borrower in writing of any changes in the account to which payments are to be made. If the amount received from Borrower (or from the Cash Management Account pursuant to Section 3.2(b) ) is less than the sum of all amounts then due and payable hereunder, and such amount is received during the continuance of an Event of Default (or the shortfall in such amount shall, pursuant to the terms of the Loan Documents,

 

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constitute an Event of Default in and of itself) such amount shall be applied, at Lender’s sole discretion, either toward the components of the Indebtedness ( e.g. , interest, principal and other amounts payable hereunder) and the Notes and Note Components, in such sequence as Lender shall elect in its sole discretion, or toward the payment of Property expenses.

1.4.  Taxes; Regulatory Change .

(a) Borrower agrees to indemnify Lender against any present or future stamp, documentary or other similar or related taxes or other similar or related charges now or hereafter imposed, levied, collected, withheld or assessed by any United States Governmental Authority by reason of the execution and delivery of the Loan Documents and any consents, waivers, amendments and enforcement of rights under the Loan Documents.

(b) If Borrower is required by law to withhold or deduct any amount from any payment hereunder in respect of any U.S. Tax, Borrower shall withhold or deduct the appropriate amount, remit such amount to the appropriate Governmental Authority and pay to each Person to whom there has been an Assignment or Participation of a Loan and who is not a U.S. Person such additional amounts as are necessary in order that the net payment of any amount due to such non-U.S. Person hereunder after deduction for or withholding in respect of any U.S. Tax imposed with respect to such payment (or in lieu thereof, payment of such U.S. Tax by such non-U.S. Person), will not be less than the amount stated in this Agreement to be then due and payable; except that the foregoing obligation to pay such additional amounts shall not apply (i) to any assignee that has not complied with the obligations contained in Section 9.7(c) , (ii) to any U.S. Taxes imposed solely by reason of the failure by such Person (or, if such Person is not the beneficial owner of the relevant Loan, such beneficial owner) to comply with applicable certification, information, documentation or other reporting requirements concerning the nationality, residence, identity or connections with the United States of America of such Person (or beneficial owner, as the case may be) if such compliance is required by statute or regulation of the United States of America as a precondition to relief or exemption from such U.S. Taxes or any additional information requested by Borrower that is required for Borrower to comply with the requirements of the United States Hiring Incentives to Restore Employment Act; (iii) with respect to any Person who is a fiduciary or partnership or other than the sole beneficial owner of such payment, to any U.S. Tax imposed with respect to payments made under any Note to a fiduciary or partnership to the extent that the beneficial owner or member of the partnership would not have been entitled to the additional amounts if such beneficial owner or member of the partnership had been the holder of the Note; (iv) to any income or franchise taxes imposed on (or measured by) such non-U.S. Person’s net income, or branch profits taxes or similar taxes imposed, by the United States of America or any political subdivision or taxing authority thereof or (v) to any withholding taxes, other than to the extent imposed as a result of a change in applicable law occurring after the date that such non-U.S. Person becomes a party to this Agreement.

(c) Within 30 days after paying any amount from which it is required by law to make any deduction or withholding, and within 30 days after it is required by law to remit such deduction or withholding to any relevant taxing or other authority, Borrower shall deliver to such non-U.S. Person satisfactory evidence of such deduction, withholding or payment (as the case may be).

 

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(d) If, as a result of any Regulatory Change, any reserve, special deposit or similar requirements relating to any extensions of credit or other assets of, or any deposits with, Lender or any holder of all or a portion of the Loan is imposed, modified or deemed applicable and the result is to increase the cost to such Lender or such holder of making or holding the Loan, or to reduce the amount receivable by Lender or such holder hereunder in respect of any portion of the Loan by an amount deemed by Lender or such holder to be material (such increases in cost and reductions in amounts receivable, “ Increased Costs ”), then Borrower agrees that it will pay to Lender or such holder upon Lender’s or such holder’s request such additional amount or amounts as will compensate Lender and/or such holder for such Increased Costs to the extent that such Increased Costs are reasonably allocable to the Loan and provided that Lender is also charging other similarly situated borrowers for such amounts. Lender will notify Borrower in writing of any event occurring after the Closing Date that will entitle Lender or any holder of the Loan to compensation pursuant to this Section 1.4(d) as promptly as practicable after it obtains knowledge thereof and determines to request such compensation and will designate a different lending office if such designation will avoid the need for, or reduce the amount of, such compensation and will not, in the reasonable judgment of such Lender, be otherwise disadvantageous to such Lender. If such Lender shall fail to notify Borrower of any such event within 90 days following the end of the month during which such event occurred, then Borrower’s liability for any amounts described in this Section incurred by such Lender as a result of such event shall be limited to those attributable to the period occurring subsequent to the 90th day prior to the date upon which such Lender actually notified Borrower of the occurrence of such event. Notwithstanding the foregoing, in no event shall Borrower be required to compensate Lender or any holder of the Loan for any portion of the income or franchise taxes of Lender or such holder, whether or not attributable to payments made by Borrower. If a Lender requests compensation under this Section 1.4(d) , Borrower may, by notice to Lender, require that such Lender furnish to Borrower a statement setting forth in reasonable detail the basis for requesting such compensation and the method for determining the amount thereof.

(e) If Lender has received a refund of any taxes or Increased Costs as to which it has been indemnified by Borrower or with respect to which Borrower has paid additional amounts pursuant to this Section 1.4 , Lender shall pay over such refund to Borrower (but only to the extent of indemnity payments made, or additional amounts paid, by Borrower under this Section 1.4 with respect to the taxes or Increased Costs giving rise to such refund), net of all out-of-pocket expenses of such Person and without interest (other than any interest paid by the relevant Governmental Authority with respect to such refund).

(f) To the extent that Lender or any other holder of all or any portion of the Loan shall receive payments under Section 1.4(b) or (d), it will, to the extent not inconsistent with the internal policies of Lender or such holder and any applicable legal or regulatory restrictions, use reasonable efforts to (i) hold the Loan or such portion thereof through another office of such Lender or holder, or (ii) take such other measures as such Lender or holder may deem reasonable, if as a result thereof the circumstances requiring Borrower to make payments under Section 1.4(b) or (d)  would cease to exist or such payments would be materially reduced and if, as reasonably determined by such Lender or holder, the holding of the Loan or portion of the Loan through such other office or in accordance with such other measures, as the case may be, would not otherwise adversely affect the Loan or the interests of Lender or such holder; provided , such Lender or such holder will not be obligated to utilize such other office pursuant to

 

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this Section 1.4(f) unless Borrower agrees to pay all incremental expenses incurred by such Lender or holder as a result of utilizing such other office as described above. If, notwithstanding the actions of Lender or such other holder of all or any portion of the Loan, Borrower shall be required to make payments pursuant to Section 1.4(b) or (d) , unless Lender shall waive such requirement, Borrower shall have the right to prepay the Loan in an amount equal to the portion of the Loan for which such payments are required, which prepayment shall be made without payment of any Prepayment Fee.

1.5. Interest Rate Cap Agreements.

(a) On or prior to the Closing Date, Borrower shall obtain, and thereafter maintain in effect, an Interest Rate Cap Agreement, which shall be coterminous with the initial term of the Loan and have a notional amount equal to the Loan Amount. Any initial Interest Rate Cap Agreement shall have a strike rate equal to or less than the Strike Rate.

(b) If Borrower exercises any of its options to extend the term of the Loan pursuant to Section 1.1(d) , on or prior to the commencement of the applicable Extension Term, Borrower shall obtain, and thereafter maintain in effect, an Interest Rate Cap Agreement having (x) a term coterminous with such Extension Term, (y) a notional amount at least equal to the Principal Indebtedness as of the first day of such Extension Term, and (z) a strike rate equal to or less than the Strike Rate.

(c) Borrower shall collaterally assign to Lender pursuant to an Assignment of Interest Rate Cap Agreement all of its right, title and interest in any and all payments under each Interest Rate Cap Agreement and shall deliver to Lender an executed counterpart of such Interest Rate Cap Agreement and obtain the consent of the Acceptable Counterparty to such collateral assignment (as evidenced by the Acceptable Counterparty’s execution of such Collateral Assignment of Interest Rate Cap Agreement).

(d) Borrower shall comply with all of its obligations under the terms and provisions of each Interest Rate Cap Agreement. All amounts paid under an Interest Rate Cap Agreement shall be deposited directly into the Cash Management Account. Borrower shall take all actions reasonably requested by Lender to enforce Lender’s rights under the Interest Rate Cap Agreement in the event of a default by the counterparty thereunder and shall not waive, amend or otherwise modify any of its rights thereunder.

(e) If, at any time during the term of the Loan, the counterparty to the Interest Rate Cap Agreement then in effect ceases to be an Acceptable Counterparty and thereafter fails to abide by the requirements set forth in such Interest Rate Cap Agreement with respect to ratings downgrades, then Borrower shall promptly obtain a replacement Interest Rate Cap Agreement satisfying the requirements set forth in paragraph (a) or (b) above, as applicable, with a counterparty that is an Acceptable Counterparty; provided , however , that Borrower shall not be required to obtain such replacement Interest Rate Cap Agreement if, within 10 Business Days following receipt of written notice of such downgrade, (i) the counterparty to the Interest Rate Cap Agreement or an affiliate thereof posts cash collateral in an amount reasonably acceptable to Lender securing its obligations under the Interest Rate Cap Agreement or (ii) an affiliate of such counterparty with a rating such that, if such affiliate were the counterparty under the Interest

 

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Rate Cap Agreement, it would be an Acceptable Counterparty, delivers a guaranty reasonably acceptable to Lender guaranteeing the counterparty’s obligations under the Interest Rate Cap Agreement.

(f) Within fifteen Business Days following (i) the Closing Date and (ii) the date that Borrower delivers a replacement Interest Rate Cap Agreement pursuant to this Section, Borrower shall deliver to Lender a legal opinion or opinions from counsel to the applicable Acceptable Counterparty (which counsel may be internal counsel) in form and substance reasonably satisfactory to Lender.

1.6.  Release . Upon payment of the Indebtedness in full when permitted or required hereunder, Lender shall execute instruments prepared by Borrower and reasonably satisfactory to Lender, which, at Borrower’s election and at Borrower’s sole cost and expense: (a) release and discharge all Liens on all Collateral securing payment of the Indebtedness (subject to Borrower’s obligation to pay any associated fees and expenses), including all balances in the Collateral Accounts; or (b) assign such Liens (and the Loan Documents) to a new lender designated by Borrower. Any release or assignment provided by Lender pursuant to this Section 1.5 shall be without recourse, representation or warranty of any kind. In addition, following the repayment of the Indebtedness in full, upon the written request of Borrower and at Borrower’s sole cost and expense, Lender shall provide a written notice to Borrower and/or to such Persons as shall be designated by Borrower (including the financial institutions that are parties to the Cash Management Agreement and any Blocked Account Agreement) stating that the Indebtedness has been paid in full.

1.7.  Replacement of Sponsor . Borrower shall have the right to replace BPG with Operating Partnership as “Sponsor” hereunder, and in any such case, at the sole option of Borrower, either (A) Operating Partnership shall assume all of the obligations of Sponsor under the Sponsor Documents, whether arising prior to or from and after the date of such replacement, pursuant to an Assumption Agreement and, concurrently therewith, BPG shall be released from all obligations under the Sponsor Documents, or (B) Operating Partnership shall execute replacements of the Sponsor Documents in the form of the Sponsor Documents executed by BPG as of the Closing Date (or such later date as may be applicable), which replacement documents shall be applicable solely to liabilities arising from and after the date of such replacement documents, in which case BPG shall remain liable for all obligations under the Sponsor Documents arising prior to the date of such replacement documents but shall be released from (and the Sponsor Documents executed by BPG prior to the date of such replacement shall be deemed to be terminated with respect to) all liabilities and obligations under the Sponsor Documents first arising from and after the date of such replacement. In connection with any such replacement, Lender shall execute any documentation reasonably requested by Borrower and reasonably acceptable to Lender solely to the extent necessary to evidence the same, which documentation shall be prepared by Borrower at Borrower’s sole cost and expense, including Lender’s reasonable legal fees and expenses. As a condition to the effectiveness of any Assumption Agreement or replacement Sponsor Documents executed by Operating Partnership pursuant to this Section 1.7 , Borrower shall deliver (or cause to be delivered) to Lender organizational documents and resolutions evidencing the authority of Operating Partnership to enter into such Assumption Agreement or replacement Sponsor Documents and an opinion of counsel reasonably acceptable to Lender opining as to such authorization and the enforceability against Operating Partnership of such Assumption Agreement or Sponsor Documents.

 

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ARTICLE II

PREPAYMENT AND RELEASE

2.1.  Voluntary Prepayment .

Subject to the following sentence, Borrower shall have the right, at its option, upon not less than 30 days’ prior written notice to Lender, to prepay the Loan in whole or in part at any time. Simultaneously with any such prepayment made prior to the Par Prepayment Date, Borrower shall pay to Lender the applicable Prepayment Fee; provided , however , that notwithstanding anything to the contrary contained herein or in any other Loan Document, no Prepayment Fee shall be payable with respect to any of the following prepayments, regardless of whether the same are made prior to the Par Prepayment Date: (i) the first $18,000,000 of the Principal Indebtedness prepaid, whether the same is prepaid pursuant to this Section 2.1 or otherwise (including any prepayments made pursuant to the following clause (ii)), (ii) any prepayments of Loss Proceeds pursuant to Section 5.16(f) and (iii) any prepayment of the Loan made pursuant to Section 1.4(f) or Section 5.4 . Each such prepayment shall be accompanied by the amount of interest theretofore accrued but unpaid in respect of the principal amount so prepaid, plus the amount of interest that would have accrued on the principal amount so prepaid had it remained outstanding through the end of the Interest Accrual Period in which such prepayment is made (and, if all or any portion of the Loan has been Securitized and such prepayment is made during the last two Business Days in any Interest Accrual Period, such prepayment shall also be accompanied by the amount of additional interest that would have accrued on the principal amount so prepaid had it remained outstanding through the end of the following Interest Accrual Period). Following any such prepayment, Borrower may release or transfer, free and clear of the Lien of the Loan Documents, a portion of the notional amount of the Interest Rate Cap Agreement equal to the amount of such prepayment. Any partial prepayment shall be applied to the last payments of principal due under the Loan. Borrower’s notice of prepayment shall create an obligation of Borrower to prepay the Loan as set forth therein, but may be rescinded with five days’ written notice to Lender (subject to payment of any reasonable out-of-pocket costs and expenses resulting from such rescission). If the Note has been bifurcated into multiple Notes or Note Components pursuant to Section 1.1(c) , except as otherwise provided in the last sentence of Section 1.1(c) , all prepayments of the Loan shall be applied to the Note Components on a pro rata basis.

2.2.  Transfers of Equity Interests to Qualified Equityholders . Transfers of direct and indirect equity interests in Borrower shall be permitted without the consent of Lender provided that:

(i) no Event of Default is continuing (provided that the foregoing condition shall not apply to any transfer of direct or indirect interests in Operating Partnership);

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(iii) as a condition to the first such transfer that would result in Borrower ceasing to be Controlled by Sponsor or Operating Partnership and each transfer subsequent to such first transfer that again changes the identity of the Qualified Equityholder that Controls Borrower (if and to the extent any such transfer shall be permitted by Lender in its sole discretion), Borrower shall pay to Lender a transfer fee in an amount equal to 0.5% of the Principal Indebtedness at the time of such transfer (for the avoidance of doubt, the transfer fee under this clause (iii) shall not be due for so long as Borrower remains Controlled by Sponsor or Operating Partnership);

(iv) as a condition to any such transfer that would result in any Person acquiring more than 49% of the direct or indirect equity interest in Borrower or a Single-Purpose Equityholder (even if not constituting a Prohibited Change of Control), Borrower shall deliver to Lender with respect to such Person a new non-consolidation opinion satisfactory to (A) prior to the occurrence of any Securitization of the Loan, Lender (Lender’s approval of any such non-consolidation opinion that is in substantially the form of the Nonconsolidation Opinion not to be unreasonably withheld), and (B) at any time following any Securitization or series of Securitizations of the Loan, each of the Rating Agencies rating such Securitization or Securitizations;

(v) Borrower shall promptly deliver to Lender written notice of any such transfer, provided that such notice shall not be required in connection with (i) the transfer, in one or a series of transactions, of not more than 49% (in the aggregate) of the direct or indirect interests in Operating Partnership, (ii) gifts for estate planning purposes of any Person’s direct or indirect interests in Operating Partnership and involuntary assignments or transfers caused by the death, incompetence or dissolution of any Person that is an owner of direct or indirect interests in Operating Partnership and/or (iii) any transfer of stock or other applicable ownership interests in Operating Partnership or any Person owning direct or indirect interests in Operation Partnership in any case in which such stock or other applicable ownership interests are listed for trading on the American Stock Exchange, the New York Stock Exchange, the NASDAQ National Market, Australian Securities Exchange or any other generally recognized national or foreign exchange; and

(vi) If such transfer consists of the transfer of all of the direct interests in Operating Partnership, at the sole option of Borrower, either (A) Operating Partnership shall assume all of the obligations of Sponsor under the Sponsor Documents, whether arising prior to or from and after the date of such transfer, pursuant to an Assumption Agreement and, concurrently therewith, BPG shall be released from all obligations under the Sponsor Documents, or (B) Operating Partnership shall execute replacements of the Sponsor Documents in the form of the Sponsor Documents executed by BPG on the Closing Date (or such later date as may be applicable), which replacement Sponsor Documents shall be applicable solely to liabilities arising from and after the date of such transfer, in which case BPG shall remain liable for all obligations under the Sponsor Documents arising

 

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prior to the date of such transfer but shall be released from (and the Sponsor Documents executed by BPG prior to the date of such transfer shall be deemed to be terminated with respect to) all liabilities and obligations under the Sponsor Documents first arising from and after the date of such transfer; in connection with any such transfer, Lender shall execute any documentation reasonably requested by Borrower and reasonably acceptable to Lender, solely to the extent necessary to evidence the same, which documentation shall be prepared by Borrower at Borrower’s sole cost and expense, including Lender’s reasonable legal fees and expenses, and as a condition to the effectiveness of any Assumption Agreement and/or replacement Sponsor Documents executed by Operating Partnership pursuant to this Section 2.2(vi) , Borrower shall deliver (or cause to be delivered) to Lender organizational documents and resolutions evidencing the authority of Operating Partnership to enter into such Assumption Agreement or Sponsor Documents and an opinion of counsel reasonably acceptable to Lender opining as to such authorization and the enforceability of such Assumption Agreement or replacement Sponsor Documents against Operating Partnership; and

(vii) Borrower shall have reimbursed Lender for its reasonable out-of-pocket costs and expenses incurred in connection with any such transfer.

2.3.  Property Releases .

(a) Provided no Event of Default is then continuing and all Indebtedness then due and owing to Lender has been paid in full, Borrower shall have the right, at its option, on not less than 30 days’ prior written notice to Lender, to obtain the release of one or more of the Properties from the Liens of the Loan Documents, provided that the following conditions shall have been satisfied:

(i) Borrower shall prepay the Loan, pursuant to, and in accordance with, Section 2.1 , in an amount equal to the applicable Release Price, which prepayment shall be accompanied by all other amounts required to be paid in connection with such prepayment pursuant to Section 2.1 ;

(ii) Borrower shall reimburse Lender for any actual out-of-pocket costs and expenses incurred by Lender in connection with this Section 2.3 (including the reasonable fees and expenses of legal counsel and the reasonable out-of-pocket expenses of the Servicer);

(iii) after giving effect to the release of the Property or Properties, Debt Yield for the Test Period then most recently ended, recalculated to include only income and expense attributable to the Properties remaining after the contemplated release and to exclude the interest expense on the aggregate amount to be prepaid in connection with such release, shall be no less than the Debt Yield Threshold;

 

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(iv) if the Loan has been Securitized in a REMIC trust, Borrower shall either (x) deliver to Lender an opinion of counsel in form and substance which would be acceptable to a prudent lender of securitized commercial mortgage loans acting reasonably, stating, among other things, that any REMIC Trust formed pursuant to a Securitization will not fail to maintain its status as a REMIC as a result of such release and will not be subject to tax on any “prohibited transactions” or “prohibited contributions” as a result of such release or (y) deliver evidence reasonably satisfactory to Lender that, after giving effect to the release of the Property or Properties, the Lender 80% Determination shall have been satisfied (or, if the same is not so satisfied, then Borrower shall have prepaid the Loan in an amount equal to the lesser of (x) the fair market value of the Property or Properties so released and (y) the amount necessary to obtain a Lender 80% Determination); and

(v) to the extent that the applicable Borrower shall continue to own one or more Properties that have not theretofore been released from the Liens of the Loan Documents, after giving effect to the release of the Property or Properties, the Property or Properties so released shall be owned by a Person that is not a Borrower.

(b) Notwithstanding anything to the contrary contained in this Section, in the event that a default shall occur under a Ground Leased Parcel, which default results in a Default, Borrower shall be permitted to cure any such Default by obtaining a release of the applicable Ground Leased Parcel pursuant to Section 2.3(a) (excluding, solely for purposes of this Section 2.3(b) , the Debt Yield requirement set forth in Section 2.3(a)(iii) ), provided that the default under the applicable Ground Lease shall not have been caused by, or left uncured by, Borrower for the purpose of circumventing the same.

(c) For the avoidance of doubt, in connection with any release of a Property pursuant to this Section 2.3 , the direct interests in the applicable Borrower and its related Single-Purpose Equityholder (if applicable) may be transferred to a Person that is not a Borrower, provided that (i) such Borrower does not continue to own one or more Properties that have not theretofore been released from the Liens of the Loan Documents and (ii) the conditions set forth in Section 2.3(a) (subject to Section 2.3(b) in the case of a Ground Leased Parcel) shall have been satisfied.

(d) Upon satisfaction of the requirements set forth in this Section 2.3 , Lender will execute and deliver to Borrower such instruments, prepared by Borrower and reasonably approved by Lender, as shall be necessary to release the applicable Property from the Liens of the Loan Documents, and to release the applicable Borrower from all further liabilities and obligations under the Loan Documents (other than those expressly provided to survive repayment and unless such applicable Borrower owns one or more other Properties that have not theretofore been released from the Liens of the Loan Documents). Thereafter the “ Borrower ” hereunder shall exclude the Borrower that owned the released Property (unless the applicable Borrower owns one or more other Properties that have not theretofore been released from the Liens of the Loan Documents). Any rents or other income from the released Property that is thereafter inadvertently paid or deposited into the Blocked Account or the Cash Management Account shall be promptly released to the applicable Borrower.

 

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2.4.  Release of Permitted Release Parcels . Lender agrees to release from the Lien of the Mortgage and the other Loan Documents one or more Permitted Release Parcels in connection with a sale, ground lease, sublease or other conveyance of an interest to one or more third parties for use by such third parties in a manner that is not inconsistent with the use of properties similar to the Property, upon satisfaction of the following conditions by Borrower in each case:

(a) no Event of Default shall be continuing at the time that such proposed release is to be consummated;

(b) any such release shall not result in a Property Material Adverse Effect;

(c) Borrower shall have delivered to Lender such evidence as shall be requested by Lender (including, if requested by Lender, a zoning report or legal opinion), which evidence shall be reasonably satisfactory to Lender, that (x) the applicable Permitted Release Parcel constitutes or will constitute one or more complete tax lots separate and apart from the remainder of the applicable Property (or an application therefor shall have been filed and Borrower and the applicable transferee shall have entered into a property tax allocation agreement reasonably acceptable to Lender with the same economic effect of a tax lot subdivision) and has been legally subdivided from the remainder of the Property, (y) after giving effect to any such release and any reciprocal easement agreement entered into by Borrower pursuant to clause (d) below, the remaining portion of the applicable Property complies with applicable zoning, parking, building, land use and other Legal Requirements and (z) after giving effect to such release, Borrower continues to be a Single-Purpose Entity (provided that any covenant with respect thereto which requires that Borrower shall at all times only own the Property subject to the Lien of the Loan Documents shall be deemed to account for the ownership of the applicable Permitted Release Parcel prior to the date of the release thereof);

(d) Borrower shall have delivered to Lender reasonably satisfactory evidence that such transfer will not adversely affect in any material respect ingress and egress required for the operation and use of the remaining portion of the applicable Property by Borrower or any Tenant, unless (with respect to such ingress and egress) Borrower has entered into one or more reciprocal easement agreements reasonably acceptable to Lender that provide for an additional or substitute means of ingress or egress;

(e) not less than 10 Business Days prior to the proposed date of transfer, Borrower shall have delivered to Lender a metes and bounds description and an updated survey depicting the applicable Property following such release and an endorsement to the Qualified Title Insurance Policy confirming that from and after such release, Lender’s interest in such Property remains insured under such policy (and any reciprocal easement or similar agreement entered into in connection with such release shall also be insured by such policy) and that the priority of the Mortgage shall not be affected by such release, and if such coverage is available in the applicable jurisdiction, endorsements in respect of the matters described in the foregoing clause (c);

 

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(f) to the extent all or any portion of the Loan has been Securitized in a REMIC trust, Borrower shall have delivered to Lender an opinion of counsel in form and substance and delivered by counsel that would be acceptable to a prudent lender of securitized commercial mortgage loans acting reasonably, stating, among other things, that any REMIC Trust formed pursuant to a Securitization will not fail to maintain its status as a “real estate mortgage investment conduit” within the meaning of Section 860D of the Code as a result of such release and will not be subject to tax on any “prohibited transactions” or “prohibited contributions” as a result of such release;

(g) to the extent all or any portion of the Loan has been Securitized in a REMIC trust, after giving effect to any such release, the Lender 80% Determination shall have been satisfied or, if the same is not so satisfied, then Borrower shall have prepaid the Loan pursuant to and in accordance with Section 2.1 in an amount equal to the lesser of (x) the fair market value of the applicable Permitted Release Parcel and (y) the amount necessary to obtain a Lender 80% Determination;

(h) to the extent all or any portion of the Loan has been Securitized, the Rating Condition shall have been satisfied;

(i) Borrower shall have delivered to Lender any other information, approvals and documents that are requested in writing by Lender, provided that the same would be required by a prudent lender acting reasonably relating to such release; and

(j) Borrower shall have paid all of Lender’s reasonable out-of-pocket expenses (including Lender’s legal fees) relating to the release, provided that no premium or penalty (except the Prepayment Fee payable, if any, in connection with a prepayment of the Loan pursuant to clause ( g ) above) shall be payable with respect to any such release.

ARTICLE III

ACCOUNTS

3.1.  Cash Management Account .

(a) On or prior to the Closing Date, Borrower shall establish and thereafter maintain with the Cash Management Bank a cash management account into which all cash Revenues relating to the Properties and all other money received by Borrower or the Approved Property Manager with respect to the Properties (other than tenant security deposits required to be held in escrow accounts) will be deposited (the “ Cash Management Account ”) (whether directly or, if a Blocked Account exists, through a transfer from such Blocked Account pursuant to the Blocked Account Agreement) which account shall be owned by Borrower but remain under the sole and exclusive control (as defined in the New York Uniform Commercial Code) of Lender. As a condition precedent to the closing of the Loan, Borrower shall cause the Cash Management Bank to execute and deliver an agreement (as amended, restated, replaced, supplemented or otherwise modified in accordance herewith, a “ Cash Management Agreement ”) that provides, inter alia, that no party other than Lender and Servicer shall have the right to withdraw funds from the Cash Management Account and that the Cash Management Bank shall

 

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comply with all instructions and entitlement orders of Lender relating to the Cash Management Account and the other Collateral Accounts, in each case, without the consent of Borrower or any other Person. The fees and expenses of the Cash Management Bank shall be paid by Borrower.

(b) Within five Business Days following the Closing Date, Borrower shall deliver to each Tenant in the Properties a written notice (a “ Tenant Notice ”) in the form of Exhibit B . Borrower shall send a copy of each such written notice to Lender and shall redeliver such notices to each Tenant until such time as such Tenant complies therewith. Borrower shall cause all cash Revenues relating to the Properties and all other money received by Borrower or the Approved Property Manager with respect to the Properties (other than tenant security deposits required to be held in escrow accounts) to be deposited in the Cash Management Account or a Blocked Account by the end of the first Business Day following Borrower’s or the Approved Property Manager’s receipt thereof. “ Blocked Account ” means an Eligible Account maintained with a financial institution satisfactory to Lender that enters into a blocked account agreement in form and substance satisfactory to Lender (as amended, restated, replaced, supplemented or otherwise modified in accordance herewith, the “ Blocked Account Agreement ”) satisfactory to Lender pursuant to which such financial institution will remit, at the end of each Business Day, all amounts contained therein to an account specified by Lender (Lender hereby agreeing to specify the Cash Management Account so long as no Event of Default has occurred and is then continuing).

(c) During the continuance of an Event of Default or if the Cash Management Bank fails to comply with the Cash Management Agreement or ceases to be an Eligible Institution, Lender shall have the right, upon not less than 30 days’ prior written notice to Borrower, to replace (or to require Borrower to replace) the Cash Management Bank with any Eligible Institution at which Eligible Accounts may be maintained that will promptly execute and deliver to Lender a Cash Management Agreement substantially identical to the Cash Management Agreement executed at Closing. In addition, during the continuance of an Event of Default or if the Blocked Account Bank fails to comply with the Blocked Account Agreement or ceases to be an Eligible Institution, Lender shall have the right, upon not less than 30 days’ prior written notice to Borrower, to replace the Blocked Account Bank with any Eligible Institution at which Eligible Accounts may be maintained that will promptly execute and deliver to Lender a Blocked Account Agreement satisfactory to Lender.

(d) Borrower shall maintain at all times a Qualified Operating Expense Account. Borrower shall not permit any amounts unrelated to the Properties to be commingled with amounts on deposit in the Qualified Operating Expense Account and shall cause all amounts payable with respect to operating expenses for the Properties to be paid from the Qualified Operating Expense Account or the Cash Management Account (to the extent required or permitted hereunder) and no other account. Upon Lender’s request in each instance, Borrower shall deliver to Lender each month the monthly bank statement related to such Qualified Operating Expense Account. Except during the continuance of an Event of Default, Borrower shall have direct access to, and shall be permitted to make withdrawals and equity distributions from, the Qualified Operating Expense Account, without the consent of Lender. During the continuance of an Event of Default, all amounts contained in the Qualified Operating Expense Account shall be remitted to the Cash Management Account.

 

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3.2.  Distributions from Cash Management Account .

(a) The Cash Management Agreement shall provide that the Cash Management Bank shall remit to the Qualified Operating Expense Account, at the end of each Business Day (or, at Borrower’s election, on a less frequent basis), the amount, if any, by which amounts then contained in the Cash Management Account exceed the aggregate amount required to be paid to or reserved with Lender on the next Payment Date pursuant hereto (the “ Minimum Balance ”); provided , however , that Lender shall have the right to terminate such remittances during the continuance of an Event of Default or Trigger Period upon notice to the Cash Management Bank. Lender may notify the Cash Management Bank at any time of any change in the Minimum Balance.

(b) On each Payment Date, provided no Event of Default is continuing, Lender shall transfer amounts from the Cash Management Account, to the extent available therein, to make the following payments in the following order of priority:

(i) during the continuance of a Trigger Period, to the Basic Carrying Costs Escrow Account, the amounts then required to be deposited therein pursuant to Section 3.4 ;

(ii) to Lender, the amount of all scheduled or delinquent payments of interest and principal on the Loan and all other amounts then due and payable under the Loan Documents (with any amounts in respect of principal paid last);

(iii) during the continuance of a Trigger Period, to the Qualified Operating Expense Account, an amount equal to the Budgeted Operating Expenses for the month in which such Payment Date occurs, provided that the amounts disbursed to such account pursuant to this clause (iii) shall be used by Borrower solely to pay Budgeted Operating Expenses for such month (Borrower agreeing that, in the event that Budgeted Operating Expenses disbursed to Borrower in respect of such month exceed the actual operating expenses for such month, such excess amounts shall be remitted by Borrower to the Cash Management Account prior to the next succeeding Payment Date if a Trigger Period is continuing on such Payment Date) and provided further that amounts will be disbursed to Borrower pursuant to this clause (iii) in respect of the fees of the Approved Property Manager solely to the extent such fees do not exceed 4% of gross Revenues;

(iv) to the Capital Expenditure Reserve Account, the amounts required to be deposited therein pursuant to Section 3.6 ;

(v) to the TI/LC Reserve Account, any amount required to be deposited therein pursuant to Section 3.5 ;

(vi) during the continuance of a Trigger Period, all remaining amounts to the Excess Cash Flow Reserve Account; and

(vii) if no Trigger Period is continuing, all remaining amounts to the Qualified Operating Expense Account.

 

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(c) If on any Payment Date the amount in the Cash Management Account shall be insufficient to make all of the transfers described in Section 3.2(b)(i) through (v) , Borrower shall deposit into the Cash Management Account on such Payment Date the amount of such deficiency. If Borrower shall fail to make such deposit, the same shall constitute an Event of Default and, in addition to all other rights and remedies provided for under the Loan Documents, Lender may disburse and apply the amounts in the Collateral Accounts in accordance with Section 3.10(c) .

(d) Notwithstanding anything to the contrary contained in this Agreement or the other Loan Documents, and provided that no Event of Default has occurred and is continuing, Borrower’s obligations with respect to the payment of scheduled or delinquent payments of interest and principal on the Loan and all other amounts then due and payable under the Loan Documents and amounts required to be deposited into the Collateral Accounts shall be deemed satisfied to the extent sufficient amounts are deposited in the Cash Management Account to satisfy such obligations pursuant to this Agreement and the Cash Management Agreement on the dates that each such payment is required, regardless of whether any of such amounts are so applied by Lender, provided that Lender’s access to such amounts is not obstructed or interfered with in any way by the activities of Borrower or its affiliates or by any action or proceeding affecting any of them or the Collateral.

3.3.  Loss Proceeds Account .

(a) On or prior to the Closing Date, Borrower shall establish and thereafter maintain with the Cash Management Bank an account for the purpose of depositing any Loss Proceeds (the “ Loss Proceeds Account ”).

(b) Provided no Event of Default is continuing, funds in the Loss Proceeds account shall be applied in accordance with Section 5.16 .

3.4.  Basic Carrying Costs Escrow Account .

(a) On or prior to the Closing Date, Borrower shall establish and thereafter maintain with the Cash Management Bank an account for the purpose of reserving amounts payable by Borrower in respect of Taxes, Ground Rents and insurance premiums (the “ Basic Carrying Costs Escrow Account ”).

(b) On the first Payment Date following the commencement of a Trigger Period, the Basic Carrying Costs Escrow Account shall be funded in an amount equal to the sum of (i) an amount sufficient to pay all Taxes by the 30th day prior to the date they come due, assuming subsequent monthly fundings on Payment Dates of 1/12 of projected annual Taxes (adjusted to give Borrower credit for any payments in respect of Taxes to be made directly by one or more Tenants, provided that Borrower provides Lender with reasonably satisfactory evidence of the same), plus (ii) an amount sufficient to pay all Ground Rents by the 30th day prior to the date they come due, assuming subsequent monthly fundings on Payment Dates of 1/12 of projected annual Ground Rents, plus (iii) subject to clause (e) below, an amount

 

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sufficient to pay all insurance premiums by the 30th day prior to the date they come due, assuming subsequent monthly fundings on Payment Dates of 1/12 of projected annual insurance premiums.

(c) On each Payment Date occurring during the continuance of a Trigger Period and following the Payment Date upon which the initial funding of the Basic Carrying Costs Escrow is made in accordance with Section 3.4(b) , a deposit shall be made into the Basic Carrying Costs Escrow in an amount equal to the sum of:

(A) 1/12 of the Taxes that Lender reasonably estimates, based on information provided by Borrower, will be payable during the next ensuing 12 months (but excluding any payments in respect of Taxes to be made directly by one or more Tenants, provided that Borrower provides Lender with reasonably satisfactory evidence of the same), plus

(B) 1/12 of the Ground Rents that Lender reasonably estimates, based on information provided by Borrower, will be payable during the next ensuing 12 months, plus

(C) subject to clause (d) below, 1/12 of the insurance premiums that Lender reasonably estimates, based on information provided by Borrower, will be payable during the next ensuing 12 months;

provided , however , that if at any time Lender reasonably determines that the amount in the Basic Carrying Costs Escrow Account will not be sufficient to accumulate (upon payment of subsequent monthly amounts in accordance with the provisions of this Agreement) the full amount of all installments of Taxes (taking into account any payments in respect of Taxes to be made directly by one or more Tenants, provided that Borrower provides Lender with reasonably satisfactory evidence of the same), Ground Rents and, subject to clause (e) below, insurance premiums by the date on which such amounts come due, then Lender shall notify Borrower of such determination and Borrower shall increase its monthly payments to the Basic Carrying Costs Escrow Account by the amount that Lender reasonably estimates is sufficient to achieve such accumulation. Provided that no Event of Default is continuing, if at any time the amount on deposit in the Basic Carrying Costs Escrow Account shall exceed an amount required to pay all installments of Taxes (taking into account any payments in respect of Taxes to be made directly by one or more Tenants, provided that Borrower provides Lender with reasonably satisfactory evidence of the same), Ground Rents and insurance premiums by the date on which such amounts come due, as reasonably determined by Lender, Lender shall, in its sole discretion, either (i) return any excess to Borrower or (ii) credit such excess against future payments required to be made by Borrower to the Basic Carrying Costs Escrow Account pursuant to the provisions of this Section 3.4 .

(d) Promptly following Lender’s written request therefor from time to time, Borrower shall provide Lender with copies of all tax and insurance bills relating to each Property. Borrower shall provide Lender with written notice of any modification to a Ground Lease (which modification shall be made only in accordance with the terms of this Agreement) that changes the Ground Rents payable thereunder prior to any such modification taking effect. If a Trigger Period is continuing such that amounts are on deposit in the Basic Carrying Costs Escrow Account, upon written request of Borrower and provided that no Event of Default is

 

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continuing, Lender shall cause disbursements to be made to Borrower from the Basic Carrying Costs Escrow Account to permit Borrower to make direct payments of Taxes, Ground Rents and insurance premiums that are due and payable, which disbursements shall, in the case of Taxes and insurance premiums, be conditioned on Borrower having delivered to Lender invoices evidencing that the Taxes or insurance premiums for which such disbursements are requested are due and payable no later than 30 days after the date on which the request for such disbursement is received by Lender. Promptly following Lender’s written request therefor, Borrower shall deliver an Officer’s Certificate stating that all amounts theretofore disbursed to Borrower from the Basic Carrying Cost Account in respect of Taxes, Ground Rents and insurance premiums have been duly paid by Borrower in respect of such Taxes, Ground Rents and insurance premiums prior to delinquency and, if Lender shall so request, Borrower shall also deliver reasonably satisfactory evidence of the payment of Taxes, Ground Rents and insurance premiums for such Properties and such prior periods as Lender shall identify in writing ( provided that Borrower shall not be required to deliver such Officer’s Certificate or evidence of payment during any period that such Taxes, Ground Rents and insurance premiums are being paid directly from the Basic Carrying Cost Account pursuant to this Section 3.4(d) ). Notwithstanding anything to the contrary contained herein, Borrower’s right to receive disbursements from the Basic Carrying Cost Account shall terminate from and after (i) any failure by Borrower to apply amounts disbursed from the Basic Carrying Cost Account toward the Taxes, Ground Rents and/or insurance premiums for which they were advanced on or prior to the date such amounts are due, (ii) any failure of Borrower to deliver to Lender the Officer’s Certificate required pursuant to the immediately preceding sentence within the 30-day period set forth therein or (iii) during the continuance of any Event of Default. If Borrower’s right to receive disbursements from the Basic Carrying Cost Account shall have terminated, or if Borrower fails to request a disbursement from the Basic Carrying Cost Account at least 15 days prior to the date on which and Taxes, Ground Rents or insurance premiums are due, Lender will apply amounts in the Basic Carrying Costs Escrow Account toward the purposes for which such amounts are deposited therein (i) in the case of Taxes and insurance premiums, according to any bill, statement or estimate procured from the appropriate public office or insurance carrier, without inquiry into the accuracy of such bill, statement or estimate or into the validity of any tax, assessment, sale, forfeiture, tax lien or title or claim thereof unless given written advance notice by Borrower of such inaccuracy, invalidity or other contest and (ii) in the case of Ground Rents, according to the applicable Ground Lease.

(e) Notwithstanding the terms and provisions of this Section 3.4 , in the event that Borrower is required to reserve amounts for payment of insurance premiums pursuant to Section 3.4(c) and (c) , Borrower shall not be required to reserve any such amounts for so long as (i) Borrower shall have provided Lender with evidence that insurance satisfying the requirements set forth in Section 5.15 has been obtained under a blanket policy of insurance and thereafter provides Lender with evidence of the payment of premiums in respect thereof at least 10 days prior to the date on which such payment would become delinquent and (ii) no Event of Default is continuing. During the continuance of an Event of Default or, if a Trigger Period is continuing, at any time that Borrower shall have failed to deliver to Lender the evidence required by the immediately preceding sentence, amounts in respect of insurance premiums shall be reserved in accordance with Section 3.4(c) and ( c ).

 

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(f) Provided that no Event of Default is then continuing, Lender shall release to the Cash Management Account all amounts then contained in the Basic Carrying Costs Reserve Account on the first Payment Date after Borrower delivers to Lender evidence reasonably satisfactory to Lender establishing that no Trigger Period is then continuing. Such a release shall not preclude the subsequent commencement of a Trigger Period and the deposit of amounts into the Basic Carrying Cost Reserve Account as set forth in Section 3.2(b)(i) .

3.5.  TI/LC Reserve Account .

(a) On or prior to the Closing Date, Borrower shall establish and thereafter maintain with the Cash Management Bank an account for the purpose of reserving amounts in respect of Tenant Improvements and Leasing Commissions (the “ TI/LC Reserve Account ”).

(b) On each Payment Date, to the extent the amount contained in the TI/LC Reserve Account is less than the TI/LC Threshold Amount (without giving effect to any amount contained therein that constitutes all or any portion of any Termination Fee), there shall be deposited into the TI/LC Reserve Account an amount equal to the Monthly TI/LC Amount.

(c) Upon the request of Borrower at any time that no Event of Default is continuing (but not more often than twice per calendar month), Lender shall cause disbursements to Borrower from the TI/LC Reserve Account to pay, or reimburse Borrower for, Leasing Commissions and Tenant Improvement costs incurred by Borrower in connection with a new Lease (or Lease extension) entered into in accordance herewith, provided that:

(i) Borrower shall deliver to Lender invoices evidencing that the costs for which such disbursements are requested are due and payable;

(ii) Borrower shall deliver to Lender an Officer’s Certificate confirming that all such costs have been previously paid by Borrower or will be paid from the proceeds of the requested disbursement and that no Event of Default is continuing; and

(iii) Lender may condition the making of a requested disbursement on (1) reasonable evidence establishing that Borrower has applied any amounts previously received by it in accordance with this Section for the expenses to which specific draws made hereunder relate and (2) with respect to disbursements for Tenant Improvements relating to any single Tenant or any single Lease in excess of $250,000 in the aggregate (whether disbursed in a lump sum or multiple installments), (A) a reasonably satisfactory site inspection and (B) receipt of lien releases and waivers from any contractors, subcontractors and others with respect to such amounts.

(d) Whenever a Lease is terminated, whether by buy-out, cancellation, default or otherwise, if Borrower receives any payment, fee or penalty in respect of such termination (a “ Termination Fee ”), Borrower shall promptly cause such Termination Fee to be deposited into the TI/LC Reserve Account. Provided no Event of Default is continuing, Lender shall disburse such Termination Fee or portion thereof to Borrower in respect of Leasing Commissions and Tenant Improvements at the Properties, subject to the requirements of Section 3.5(c) .

 

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3.6.  Capital Expenditure Reserve Account .

(a) On or prior to the Closing Date, Borrower shall establish and thereafter maintain with the Cash Management Bank an account for the purpose of reserving amounts in respect of Capital Expenditures (the “ Capital Expenditure Account ”).

(b) On each Payment Date to the extent the amount contained in the Capital Expenditure Reserve Account is less than the Capital Expenditure Threshold Amount, there shall be deposited into the Capital Expenditure Reserve Account an amount equal to the Monthly Capital Expenditure Amount.

(c) Upon the request of Borrower at any time that no Event of Default is continuing (but not more often than twice per calendar month), Lender shall cause disbursements to Borrower from the Capital Expenditure Reserve Account to pay, or reimburse Borrower for, Capital Expenditures; provided that:

(i) Borrower shall deliver to Lender invoices evidencing that the costs for which such disbursements are requested are due and payable;

(ii) Borrower shall deliver to Lender an Officer’s Certificate confirming that all such costs have been previously paid by Borrower or will be paid from the proceeds of the requested disbursement and that no Event of Default is continuing; and

(iii) Lender may condition the making of a requested disbursement on (1) reasonable evidence establishing that Borrower has applied any amounts previously received by it in accordance with this Section for the expenses to which specific draws made hereunder relate and (2) with respect to disbursements for Capital Expenditures relating to any single capital improvement costing in excess of the $250,000 in the aggregate (whether disbursed in a lump sum or multiple installments), (A) reasonably satisfactory site inspections and (B) receipt of lien releases and waivers from any contractors, subcontractors and others with respect to such amounts.

For the avoidance of doubt, Borrower may obtain multiple disbursements from the Capital Expenditure Reserve Account in respect of the same capital improvement projects at the Properties, provided that (i) the requirements of this Section 3.6(c) are otherwise satisfied in respect of each such disbursement and (ii) each such disbursement is requested by Borrower to reimburse it for Capital Expenditures that have not been previously reimbursed to Borrower pursuant to this Section 3.6(c) .

3.7.  Deferred Maintenance and Environmental Escrow Account .

(a) On or prior to the Closing Date, if the Deferred Maintenance Amount is greater than zero, Borrower shall establish and thereafter maintain with the Cash Management Bank an account for the purpose of reserving amounts anticipated to be required to correct Deferred Maintenance Conditions (the “ Deferred Maintenance and Environmental Escrow Account ”).

 

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(b) On the Closing Date, Borrower shall deposit into the Deferred Maintenance and Environmental Escrow Account, from the proceeds of the Loan, an amount equal to the Deferred Maintenance Amount.

(c) Upon the request of Borrower at any time that no Event of Default is continuing (but not more often than twice per calendar month), Lender shall cause disbursements to Borrower from the Deferred Maintenance and Environmental Escrow Account to pay, or reimburse Borrower for, reasonable costs and expenses incurred in order to correct Deferred Maintenance Conditions, provided that

(i) Borrower shall deliver to Lender invoices evidencing that the costs for which such disbursements are requested are due and payable;

(ii) Borrower shall deliver to Lender an Officer’s Certificate confirming that all such costs have been previously paid by Borrower or will be paid from the proceeds of the requested disbursement and that no Event of Default is continuing; and

(iii) Lender may condition the making of a requested disbursement on (1) reasonable evidence establishing that Borrower has applied any amounts previously received by it in accordance with this Section for the expenses to which specific draws made hereunder relate and (2) with respect to disbursements for any single Deferred Maintenance Condition costing in excess of the $250,000 in the aggregate to remediate (whether disbursed in a lump sum or multiple installments), (A) reasonably satisfactory site inspections, and (B) receipt of lien releases and waivers from any contractors, subcontractors and others with respect to such amounts.

(d) Upon substantial completion (as reasonably determined by Lender) of the portion of the Deferred Maintenance Conditions identified on any line on Schedule C , and provided no Event of Default is then continuing, the remainder of the portion of the Deferred Maintenance Reserve Account held for such line item (as shown adjacent to such line item on Schedule C ) shall promptly be remitted to Borrower. Upon the correcting of all Deferred Maintenance Conditions, provided no Event of Default or Trigger Period is then continuing, any amounts then remaining in the Deferred Maintenance Reserve Account shall promptly be remitted to Borrower and the Deferred Maintenance Account will no longer be maintained.

(e) Any amount (or portion thereof) required to be deposited into the Deferred Maintenance and Environmental Escrow Account pursuant to this Agreement may, at Borrower’s election, be provided instead in the form of one or more Letters of Credit (and provided no Event of Default is continuing, Borrower shall have the right to replace any amounts theretofore deposited into the Deferred Maintenance and Environmental Escrow Account with one or more Letters of Credit, whereupon the amount so replaced shall be remitted to Borrower); provided , however , that the aggregate amount of any Letters of Credit delivered to Lender under this Agreement shall not, at any one time, exceed an amount equal to 10% of the Principal Indebtedness, unless Borrower shall have delivered to Lender a nonconsolidation opinion substantially in the form of the Nonconsolidation Opinion, and otherwise reasonably acceptable

 

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to Lender, which takes into account all such Letters of Credit. Lender shall be entitled to draw on such Letters of Credit, and hold the proceeds of such draws as additional Collateral, immediately and without further notice, (a) during the continuance of any Event of Default, (b) if Borrower shall not have delivered to Lender, no less than 30 days prior to the termination of any Letter of Credit, a replacement Letter of Credit reasonably satisfactory to Lender, or (c) if Borrower shall not have delivered to Lender, within 10 days after the issuer of such Letter of Credit ceases to be an Eligible Institution, a replacement Letter of Credit reasonably satisfactory to Lender. Borrower shall have the right, by written request to Lender from time to time, to reduce the aggregate notional amount of such Letters of Credit to the amount that would then be contained in the Deferred Maintenance and Environmental Escrow Account had Borrower not made the election to provide Letters of Credit in lieu of cash.

3.8.  Unfunded Obligations .

(a) In lieu of taking a reserve in respect of the Unfunded Obligations, Lender has accepted Sponsor’s guaranty of the Unfunded Obligations pursuant to Section 9.19(b)(xi) and the Guaranty.

(b) Borrower shall pay and/or perform its obligations in respect of the Unfunded Obligations when and as due under the respective Leases or other applicable agreements, and any failure to do so shall constitute a Default (and “ Unfunded Obligation Default ”). During the continuance of any Unfunded Obligation Default, Lender shall have the right to make a claim under the Guaranty for payment of the Unfunded Obligation Amount in respect of the applicable Unfunded Obligation(s), and Sponsor shall pay (or cause Borrower to pay) such amount to Lender within 10 days after Lender’s written demand therefor. Upon payment of such Unfunded Obligation Amount by Borrower or Sponsor to Lender, provided that no Event of Default shall be continuing, Lender shall pay the same to the Person to which the applicable Unfunded Obligation is owed for application to such Unfunded Obligation. Upon any payment by Lender to the Person to which the applicable Unfunded Obligation is owed pursuant to the foregoing sentence, which payment satisfies the applicable Unfunded Obligation, the related Unfunded Obligation Default shall be deemed to have been cured and shall thereafter cease to be in existence. Notwithstanding anything in the foregoing to the contrary, during the continuance of an Event of Default (whether as a result of an Unfunded Obligation Default that has matured to an Event of Default or otherwise), Lender shall have the right to make a claim under the Guaranty for payment of an amount equal to the aggregate Unfunded Obligation Amounts that have not theretofore been paid by Borrower or Sponsor (or by Lender pursuant to the foregoing), and Sponsor shall pay (or cause Borrower to pay) such amount to Lender within 10 days after Lender’s written demand therefor. Any such payment(s) made by Borrower or Sponsor to Lender during the continuance of such Event of Default may be applied by Lender toward the components of the Indebtedness ( e.g. , interest, principal and other amounts payable hereunder), the Loan and the Notes, in such sequence as Lender shall elect in its sole discretion, and/or toward the payment of Property expenses.

3.9.  Excess Cash Flow Reserve Account .

(a) On or prior to the Closing Date, Borrower shall establish and thereafter maintain with the Cash Management Bank an account for the deposit of amounts required to be deposited therein in accordance with Section 3.2(b)(vi) (the “ Excess Cash Flow Reserve Account ”).

 

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(b) If a Trigger Period shall be continuing such that amounts are on deposit in the Excess Cash Flow Reserve Account, upon the request of Borrower at any time that no Event of Default is continuing (but not more often than twice per calendar month), Lender shall cause disbursements to Borrower from the Excess Cash Flow Reserve Account to pay, or reimburse Borrower for Tenant Improvements, Leasing Commissions and/or Capital Expenditures, in each case, subject to Lender’s approval thereof and (x) in the case of Tenant Improvements and Leasing Commissions, satisfaction of the conditions set forth in Section 3.5(c)(i) , (ii) and (iii) with respect to such Tenant Improvements and/or Leasing Commissions and (y) in the case of Capital Expenditures, satisfaction of the conditions set forth in Section 3.6(c)(i) , (ii)  and (iii)  with respect to such Capital Expenditures.

(c) Provided that no Event of Default is then continuing, Lender shall release to the Cash Management Account all amounts then contained in the Excess Cash Flow Reserve Account on the first Payment Date after Borrower delivers to Lender evidence reasonably satisfactory to Lender establishing that no Trigger Period is then continuing. Such a release shall not preclude the subsequent commencement of a Trigger Period and the deposit of amounts into the Excess Cash Flow Reserve Account as set forth in Section 3.2(b)(vi) .

3.10.  Account Collateral .

(a) Borrower hereby grants a perfected first-priority security interest in favor of Lender in and to the Account Collateral as security for the Indebtedness, together with all rights of a secured party with respect thereto. Each Collateral Account shall be an Eligible Account under the sole dominion and control of Lender and shall be in the name of Borrower, as pledgor, and Lender, as pledgee. Borrower shall have no right to make withdrawals from any of the Collateral Accounts (other than the Qualified Operating Expense Account). Funds in the Collateral Accounts shall not be commingled with any other monies at any time. Borrower shall execute any additional documents that Lender in its reasonable discretion may require and shall provide all other evidence reasonably requested by Lender to evidence or perfect its first-priority security interest in the Account Collateral. Funds in the Collateral Accounts shall be invested at Borrower’s direction only in Permitted Investments, which Permitted Investments shall be credited to the related Collateral Account. All income and gains from the investment of funds in the Collateral Accounts shall be retained in the Collateral Accounts from which they were derived and included in determining the amounts required to be deposited therein. After the Indebtedness has been paid in full, the Collateral Accounts shall be closed and the balances therein, if any, shall be paid to Borrower.

(b) The insufficiency of amounts contained in the Collateral Accounts shall not relieve Borrower from its obligation to fulfill all covenants contained in the Loan Documents.

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Indebtedness ( e.g. , interest, principal and other amounts payable hereunder), the Loan and the Notes, in such sequence as Lender shall elect in its sole discretion, and/or toward the payment of Property expenses.

3.11. Bankruptcy . Borrower and Lender acknowledge and agree that upon the filing of a bankruptcy petition by or against Borrower under the Bankruptcy Code, the Account Collateral and the Revenues (whether then already in the Collateral Accounts, or then due or becoming due thereafter) shall be deemed not to be property of Borrower’s bankruptcy estate within the meaning of Section 541 of the Bankruptcy Code. If, however, a court of competent jurisdiction determines that, notwithstanding the foregoing characterization of the Account Collateral and the Revenues by Borrower and Lender, the Account Collateral and/or the Revenues do constitute property of Borrower’s bankruptcy estate, then Borrower and Lender further acknowledge and agree that all such Revenues, whether due and payable before or after the filing of the petition, are and shall be cash collateral of Lender. Borrower acknowledges that Lender does not consent to Borrower’s use of such cash collateral and that, in the event Lender elects (in its sole discretion) to give such consent, such consent shall only be effective if given in writing signed by Lender. Except as provided in the immediately preceding sentence, Borrower shall not have the right to use or apply or require the use or application of such cash collateral unless Borrower shall have received a court order authorizing the use of the same, and Borrower shall have provided such adequate protection to Lender as shall be required by the bankruptcy court in accordance with the Bankruptcy Code.

ARTICLE IV

REPRESENTATIONS

Each Borrower represents to Lender that, as of the Closing Date, except as set forth in the Exception Report or any estoppel certificate delivered to Lender prior to the Closing Date:

4.1.  Organization .

(a) Each Person comprising Borrower is duly organized, validly existing and in good standing under the laws of the State of Delaware (or in the case of New Plan of Cinnaminson Urban Renewal, L.L.C., the laws of the state of New Jersey), and is in good standing in each other jurisdiction where ownership of its properties or the conduct of its business requires it to be so, and Borrower has all power and authority under such laws and its organizational documents and all material governmental licenses, authorizations, consents and approvals required to carry on its business as now conducted.

(b) Borrower has no subsidiaries and does not own any equity interest in any other Person. The general partner to each of New Plan of Cinnaminson LP and Brixmor Montebello Plaza L.P. is a Single-Purpose Equityholder.

(c) The organizational chart contained in Exhibit A is true and correct as of the date hereof.

 

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4.2.  Authorization . Borrower has the power and authority to enter into this Agreement and the other Loan Documents, to perform its obligations hereunder and thereunder and to consummate the transactions contemplated by the Loan Documents and has by proper action duly authorized the execution and delivery of the Loan Documents.

4.3.  No Conflicts Neither the execution and delivery of the Loan Documents, nor the consummation of the transactions contemplated therein, nor performance of and compliance with the terms and provisions thereof will (i) violate or conflict with any provision of its formation and governance documents, (ii) violate any Legal Requirement, regulation (including Regulation U, Regulation X or Regulation T), order, writ, judgment, injunction, decree or permit applicable to it, (iii) violate or conflict with contractual provisions of, or cause an event of default under, any indenture, loan agreement, mortgage, contract or other Material Agreement to which Borrower or Sponsor is a party or by which Borrower or Sponsor may be bound, or (iv) result in or require the creation of any Lien or other charge or encumbrance upon or with respect to the Collateral in favor of any party other than Lender.

4.4.  Consents . No consent, approval, authorization or order of, or qualification with, any court or Governmental Authority is required in connection with the execution, delivery or performance by Borrower of this Agreement or the other Loan Documents, except for any of the foregoing that have already been obtained.

4.5.  Enforceable Obligations . This Agreement and the other Loan Documents have been duly executed and delivered by Borrower and constitute Borrower’s legal, valid and binding obligations, enforceable in accordance with their respective terms, subject to bankruptcy, insolvency and similar laws of general applicability relating to or affecting creditors’ rights and to general equity principles. The Loan Documents are not subject to any right of rescission, set-off, counterclaim or defense by Borrower, including the defense of usury.

4.6.  No Default . No Default or Event of Default will exist immediately following the making of the Loan.

4.7.  Payment of Taxes . Borrower has filed, or caused to be filed, all tax returns (federal, state, local and foreign) required to be filed and paid all amounts of taxes shown as due thereon (including interest and penalties) except for taxes that are not yet delinquent and has paid all other taxes, fees, assessments and other governmental charges (including mortgage recording taxes, documentary stamp taxes and intangible taxes) owing by it necessary to preserve the Liens in favor of Lender.

4.8.  Compliance with Law . Except as set forth in the Zoning Reports, to Borrower’s actual knowledge, (i) Borrower, each Property and the uses thereof comply in all material respects with all applicable Insurance Requirements and Legal Requirements, including building and zoning ordinances and codes and (ii) each Property conforms to current zoning requirements (including requirements relating to parking) and is neither an illegal nor a legal nonconforming use. Borrower is not in default or violation of any order, writ, injunction, decree or demand of any Governmental Authority the violation of which could materially adversely affect any Property or the condition (financial or otherwise) or business of Borrower. There has not been committed by or on behalf of Borrower or, to the best of Borrower’s knowledge, any

 

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other person in occupancy of or involved with the operation or use of any Property, any act or omission affording any federal Governmental Authority or any state or local Governmental Authority the right of forfeiture as against any Property or any portion thereof or any monies paid in performance of its obligations under any of the Loan Documents. Neither Borrower nor Sponsor has purchased any portion of the Properties with proceeds of any illegal activity.

4.9.  ERISA . Neither Borrower nor any ERISA Affiliate of Borrower has incurred or could be subjected to any liability under Title IV or Section 302 of ERISA or Section 412 of the Code or maintains or contributes to, or is or has been required to maintain or contribute to, any employee benefit plan (as defined in Section 3(3) of ERISA) subject to Title IV or Section 302 of ERISA or Section 412 of the Code. The transactions contemplated by this Agreement will not constitute a nonexempt prohibited transaction under Section 406(a) of ERISA or Section 4975(c)(1(A), (B), (C) or (D) of the Code (assuming that the Loan is not funded with Plan Assets) that would subject the Lender to any tax or penalty on prohibited transactions imposed under Section 4975 of the Code or Section 502(i) of ERISA.

4.10.  Investment Company Act . Borrower is not an “investment company”, or a company “controlled” by an “investment company”, registered or required to be registered under the Investment Company Act of 1940, as amended.

4.11.  No Bankruptcy Filing . Borrower is not contemplating either the filing of a petition by it under any state or federal bankruptcy or insolvency laws or the liquidation of all or a major portion of its assets or property. Borrower does not have knowledge of any Person contemplating the filing of any such petition against it. During the ten year period preceding the Closing Date, no petition in bankruptcy has been filed by or against Borrower or Sponsor, or any affiliate of Borrower or Sponsor, or any person who owns or controls, directly or indirectly, ten percent or more of the beneficial ownership interests of Borrower or Sponsor. Borrower has not received notice of any Tenant under a Major Lease contemplating or having filed any of the foregoing actions

4.12.  Other Debt; Contractual Indemnities . Borrower does not have outstanding any Debt other than Permitted Debt. Borrower does not have any contractual indemnity obligations, except for contractual indemnity obligations entered into in the ordinary course of business in connection with the normal course of operation of the Property, including customary indemnities contained in Leases, the Approved Management Agreement, agreements entered into with contractors, subcontractors and materialmen performing services at the Property and the service agreement entered into with the Independent Directors of Borrower.

4.13.  Litigation . There are no actions, suits, proceedings, arbitrations or governmental investigations by or before any Governmental Authority or other court or agency now pending, and to the best of Borrower’s knowledge there are no such actions, suits, proceedings, arbitrations or governmental investigations threatened, against or affecting Borrower or any of the Collateral other than any such actions, suits, proceedings, arbitrations or governmental investigations as to which all potential liability is covered by existing policies of insurance (and none of such uninsured matters, if determined against Borrower or such Collateral, could reasonably be expected to result in a Portfolio Material Adverse Effect).

 

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4.14.  Leases; Material Agreements .

(a) Borrower has delivered to Lender true, correct and complete copies of all Leases in effect as of the Closing Date. No person has any possessory interest in any of the Properties or right to occupy the same except under and pursuant to the provisions of the Leases or Permitted Encumbrances. The rent roll attached to the Certificate of Rent Roll (the “ Rent Roll ”) is true, correct and complete in all material respects as of the Closing Date. No Tenant has a purchase option with respect to any portion of any of the Properties. No Tenant has the right or option to terminate its Lease prior to the scheduled expiration date thereof, other than any such rights or options that (i) (A) are conditional upon the occurrence of certain events or circumstances and (B) could not, individually or in the aggregate, cause a Property Material Adverse Effect or a Portfolio Material Adverse Effect, or (ii) are expressly set forth in the applicable Lease and are triggered in connection with (1) a Casualty or Condemnation, (2) cotenancy provisions or (3) sales thresholds. Except (x) as set forth in the tenant estoppel certificates delivered by Borrower to Lender prior to the Closing Date or in the Rent Roll or (y) if the same, either individually or in the aggregate, would not have a Property Material Adverse Effect, no fixed rent has been paid more than 30 days in advance of its due date. Except as set forth in the arrearages report contained in the Exception Report, no payments of rent are more than 30 days delinquent.

(b) (i) Borrower is the sole owner of the entire lessor’s interest in the Leases, (ii) all of the Leases are arm’s-length agreements with bona fide, independent third parties, (iii) the terms of all alterations, modifications and amendments to the Leases are reflected in all material respects in the written documents delivered to Lender prior to the Closing Date, and (iv) none of the Revenues reserved in the Leases have been assigned or otherwise pledged or hypothecated (except such pledge or hypothecation that will be fully terminated and released in connection with the filing and recordation of the Mortgages and except for the Liens contemplated pursuant to the Loan Documents).

(c) To Borrower’s knowledge, the Leases are in full force and effect. In addition, (i) neither Borrower nor any affiliate of Borrower has received any written notice that Borrower (or Borrower’s predecessor-in-interest) is in default in any material respect under such Lease except for violations or defaults (A) that have been cured or (B) that do not, in the aggregate in respect of any Property, have a Property Material Adverse Effect and (ii) except as set forth in the tenant estoppel certificates delivered by Borrower to Lender prior to the Closing Date or in the Rent Roll and except if the same, either individually or in the aggregate, could not have a Property Material Adverse Effect, (A) except as set forth in the arrearages report contained in the Exception Report, no Tenant is in monetary or, to Borrower’s actual knowledge, material non-monetary default under its Lease and (B) all work to be performed by the landlord under the Leases has been substantially performed. All contributions to be made by Borrower to any Tenant under a Lease and that are currently due to the applicable Tenant have been made. Borrower has received no notice from any Tenant challenging the validity or enforceability of any Lease (unless such Tenant has subsequently withdrawn such challenge in writing), which challenge, if successful, could reasonably be expected to result in a Property Material Adverse Effect.

 

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(d) There are no Material Agreements except as described in Schedule F or on Schedule B to any Qualified Title Insurance Policy. Borrower has made available to Lender true and complete copies of all Material Agreements (including such Material Agreements as have been provided as underlying title documents by the title insurance company issuing the Qualified Title Insurance Policies). Each Material Agreement has been entered into at arm’s length in the ordinary course of business by or on behalf of Borrower.

(e) The Material Agreements are in full force and effect and there are no material defaults thereunder by Borrower or, to Borrower’s knowledge, any other party thereto. Borrower is not in default in any material respect in the performance, observance or fulfillment of any of the obligations, covenants or conditions contained in any Material Agreement or any other agreement or instrument to which it is a party or by which it or any of the Properties are bound.

(f) All Leases covering premises that are used as gas stations at the Properties contain provisions whereby such Tenant indemnifies Borrower for environmental hazards related to such Tenant’s operation of such premises.

4.15.  Full and Accurate Disclosure . No statement of fact heretofore delivered by Sponsor or Borrower to Lender in writing in respect of the Properties or the Borrower contains any untrue statement of a material fact or omits to state any material fact necessary to make statements contained therein not misleading unless subsequently corrected. There is no fact, event or circumstance presently known to Borrower that has not been disclosed to Lender that has had or could reasonably be expected to result in a Portfolio Material Adverse Effect.

4.16.  Financial Condition . All financial data concerning Borrower and the Properties heretofore provided to Lender fairly presents based on GAAP principles the financial position of Borrower in all material respects, as of the date on which it was made, and does not omit to state any material fact necessary to make statements contained herein or therein not misleading (or, to the extent that any such financial data were incorrect when delivered, the same have been corrected by financial data subsequently delivered to Lender prior to the Closing Date). The foregoing representation shall not apply to any such financial data that constitutes projections, provided that Borrower represents and warrants that such projections were made in good faith and that Borrower has no reason to believe that such projections are materially inaccurate. Since the delivery of such data, except as otherwise disclosed in writing to Lender, there have occurred no changes or circumstances that have had or are reasonably likely to result in a Portfolio Material Adverse Effect.

4.17.  Single-Purpose Requirements .

(a) Borrower is now, and has always been since its formation, a Single-Purpose Entity and has conducted its business in substantial compliance with the provisions of its organizational documents. Borrower has never (i) owned any property other than the Properties and related personal property, (ii) engaged in any business, except the ownership and operation of the Properties or (iii) had any material contingent or actual obligations or liabilities unrelated to the Properties.

 

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(b) Borrower has provided Lender with true, correct and complete copies of (i) Borrower’s current financial statements; and (ii) Borrower’s current operating agreement or partnership agreement, as applicable, together with all amendments and modifications thereto.

(c) Upon closing of the Loan, Borrower shall have been fully released from any loan (other than the Loan) secured by the Properties or any of the Collateral (a “ Prior Loan ”), and Borrower shall not have any continuing liability (except for indemnities that survive the repayment of such loan, provided that same are customarily contained in loan documents similar to the loan documents evidencing such loan), actual or contingent, for any Prior Loan, and no recourse whatsoever against any portion of any of the Properties shall be available to satisfy any Prior Loan under any circumstances.

4.18.  Use of Loan Proceeds . No part of the proceeds of the Loan will be used for the purpose of purchasing or acquiring any “margin stock” within the meaning of Regulations T, U or X of the Board of Governors of the Federal Reserve System or for any other purpose that would be inconsistent with such Regulations T, U or X or any other Regulations of such Board of Governors, or for any purpose prohibited by Legal Requirements or by the terms and conditions of the Loan Documents. The Loan is solely for the business purpose of Borrower or for distribution to Borrower’s equity holder’s in accordance with Legal Requirements.

4.19.  Not Foreign Person . Borrower is not a “foreign person” within the meaning of Section 1445(f)(3) of the Code.

4.20.  Labor Matters . Borrower is not a party to any collective bargaining agreements.

4.21.  Title . Borrower owns good and insurable fee or leasehold title to the Properties and good title to the related personal property, to the Collateral Accounts and to any other Collateral, in each case free and clear of all Liens whatsoever except the Permitted Encumbrances. The Mortgages, when properly recorded in the appropriate records, together with any Uniform Commercial Code financing statements required to be filed in connection therewith, will create (i) valid, perfected first priority Liens on the Properties and the rents therefrom, enforceable as such against creditors of and purchasers from Borrower and subject only to Permitted Encumbrances, and (ii) perfected Liens (pursuant to the Uniform Commercial Code of the State of New York) in and to all personality, all in accordance with the terms thereof, in each case subject only to any applicable Permitted Encumbrances. The Permitted Encumbrances do not and will not have a Property Material Adverse Effect or a Portfolio Material Adverse Effect. Except as insured over by a Qualified Title Insurance Policy, there are no claims for payment for work, labor or materials affecting the Properties that are or may become a Lien prior to, or of equal priority with, the Liens created by the Loan Documents. No creditor of Borrower other than Lender has in its possession any goods that constitute or evidence the Collateral.

4.22.  No Encroachments . To the knowledge of Borrower, except as shown on the applicable Qualified Survey, all of the improvements on each Property lie wholly within the boundaries and building restriction lines of the such Property, and no improvements on adjoining property encroach upon any Property, and no easements or other encumbrances upon any

 

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Property encroach upon any of the improvements, so as, in either case, to materially adversely affect the value or marketability of the applicable Property, except those that are insured against by a Qualified Title Insurance Policy.

4.23.  Physical Condition . Except for matters set forth in the Engineering Reports, (i) each Property (including sidewalks, storm drainage system, roof, plumbing system, HVAC system, fire protection system, electrical system, equipment, elevators, exterior sidings and doors, irrigation system and all structural components) is in good condition, order and repair in all respects material to its use, operation or value and (ii) Borrower is not aware of any material structural or other material defect or damages in any of the Properties, whether latent or otherwise. Borrower has not received and is not aware of any other party’s receipt of notice from any insurance company or bonding company of any defects or inadequacies in any of the Properties that would, alone or in the aggregate, adversely affect in any material respect 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 unless the same have been remedied prior to the Closing Date.

4.24.  Fraudulent Conveyance . Borrower has not entered into the Transaction or any of the Loan Documents with the actual intent to hinder, delay or defraud any creditor. Borrower has received reasonably equivalent value in exchange for its obligations under the Loan Documents. On the Closing Date, the fair salable value of Borrower’s aggregate assets is and will, immediately following the making of the Loan and the use and disbursement of the proceeds thereof, be greater than Borrower’s probable aggregate liabilities (including subordinated, unliquidated, disputed and Contingent Obligations). Borrower’s aggregate assets do not and, immediately following the making of the Loan and the use and disbursement of the proceeds thereof will not, constitute unreasonably small capital to carry out its business as conducted or as proposed to be conducted. Borrower does not intend to, and does not believe that it will, incur debts and liabilities (including Contingent Obligations and other commitments) beyond its ability to pay such debts as they mature (taking into account the timing and amounts to be payable on or in respect of obligations of Borrower).

4.25.  Management . Except for any Approved Management Agreement, no property management agreements are in effect with respect to the Properties. The Approved Management Agreement is in full force and effect and there is no event of default thereunder by any party thereto and no event has occurred that, with the passage of time and/or the giving of notice would constitute an event of default thereunder

4.26.  Condemnation . No Condemnation has been commenced or, to Borrower’s knowledge, is contemplated with respect to all or any portion of any of the Properties or for the relocation of roadways providing access to any of the Properties, except to the extent the same could not have a Property Material Adverse Effect.

4.27.  Utilities and Public Access . Each Property has adequate rights of access to dedicated public ways (and makes no material use of any means of access or egress that is not pursuant to such dedicated public ways or recorded, irrevocable rights-of-way or easements) and is adequately served by all public utilities necessary to the continued use and enjoyment of such Property as presently used and enjoyed.

 

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4.28.  Environmental Matters . Except as disclosed in the Environmental Reports, to Borrower’s knowledge:

(i) Each Property is in compliance in all material respects with all Environmental Laws applicable to such Property (which compliance includes, but is not limited to, the possession of, and compliance with, all environmental, health and safety permits, approvals, licenses, registrations and other governmental authorizations required in connection with the ownership and operation of such Property under all Environmental Laws).

(ii) No Environmental Claim is pending with respect to any of the Properties, nor, to Borrower’s knowledge, is any threatened, nor are there any consent decrees or other decrees, consent orders, administrative orders or other orders, or other administrative or judicial requirements outstanding under any Environmental Law with respect to Borrower or any of the Properties.

(iii) Without limiting the generality of the foregoing, except in compliance with Environmental Laws, there is not present at, on, in or under any Property, any Hazardous Substances, PCB-containing equipment, asbestos or asbestos containing materials, underground storage tanks or surface impoundments for any Hazardous Substance, lead in drinking water (except in concentrations that comply with all Environmental Laws), or lead-based paint.

(iv) There have not been and are no past, present or threatened Releases of any Hazardous Substance from or at any of the Properties that are reasonably likely to form the basis of any Environmental Claim, and, to Borrower’s knowledge, there is no threat of any Release of any Hazardous Substance migrating to any of the Properties.

(v) Except as expressly set forth on Schedule B of the Qualified Title Insurance Policy, no Liens are presently recorded with the appropriate land records under or pursuant to any Environmental Law with respect to any of the Properties and, to Borrower’s best knowledge, no Governmental Authority has been taking any action to subject any of the Properties to Liens under any Environmental Law.

4.29.  Assessments . Except to the extent that the same could not have a Property Material Adverse Effect on the Property, there are no pending or, to Borrower’s knowledge, proposed special or other assessments for public improvements or otherwise affecting any of the Properties, nor are there any contemplated improvements to any of the Properties that may result in such special or other assessments. No extension of time for assessment or payment by Borrower of any federal, state or local tax is in effect.

4.30.  No Joint Assessment . Borrower has not suffered, permitted or initiated the joint assessment of any of the Properties (i) with any other real property constituting a separate tax lot, or (ii) with any personal property, or any other procedure whereby the Lien of any Taxes that may be levied against such other real property or personal property shall be assessed or levied or charged to any of the Properties as a single Lien.

 

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4.31.  Separate Lots . No portion of any of the Properties is part of a tax lot that also includes any real property that is not Collateral.

4.32.  Permits; Certificate of Occupancy . Borrower has obtained all Permits necessary for the present and contemplated use and operation of each Property, except to the extent that the failure to obtain and maintain the same would have, individually or in the aggregate, a Property Material Adverse Effect. The uses being made of each Property are in conformity in all material respects with the certificate of occupancy and/or Permits for such Property and any other restrictions, covenants or conditions affecting such Property.

4.33.  Flood Zone . None of the improvements on any of the Properties is located in an area identified by the Federal Emergency Management Agency or the Federal Insurance Administration as a “100 year flood plain” or as having special flood hazards (including Zones A and V), or, to the extent that any portion of any of the Properties is located in such an area, such Property is covered by flood insurance meeting the requirements set forth in Section 5.15(a)(ii) .

4.34.  Security Deposits . Borrower is in compliance in all material respects with all Legal Requirements relating to security deposits.

4.35.  Acquisition Documents . Borrower has delivered to Lender true and complete copies of all material agreements and instruments under which Borrower or any of its affiliates or the seller of any of the Properties have remaining rights or obligations in respect of Borrower’s acquisition of the Properties.

4.36.  Insurance . Borrower has obtained insurance policies reflecting the insurance coverages, amounts and other requirements set forth in this Agreement. All premiums on such insurance policies required to be paid as of the Closing Date have been paid for the current policy period. Neither Borrower, nor to Borrower’s knowledge, any other Person, has done, by act or omission, anything that would impair the coverage of any such policy.

4.37.  No Dealings . Neither Borrower nor Sponsor is aware of any unlawful influence on the assessed value of any of the Properties.

4.38.  Estoppel Certificates . Borrower has delivered to Lender true and complete copies of (a) the form(s) of estoppel certificate heretofore sent by Borrower or an Affiliate to every Tenant at the Properties in connection with the Loan, and (b) each estoppel certificate received back from any such Tenant prior to the Closing Date.

4.39. Compliance with Anti-Terrorism, Embargo, Sanctions and Anti-Money Laundering Laws. (a) None of the funds or other assets of any of Borrower or Sponsor constitute property of, or are beneficially owned, directly or indirectly, by any person, entity or government subject to trade restrictions under federal law, including the International Emergency Economic Powers Act, 50 U.S.C. §§ 1701 et seq., The Trading with the Enemy Act, 50 U.S.C. App. 1 et seq., and any executive orders or regulations promulgated thereunder, with the result that (i) the investment in any of Borrower or Sponsor, as applicable (whether directly or indirectly), is

 

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prohibited by law or (ii) the Loan is in violation of law (any such person, entity or government, an “Embargoed Person”); (b) no Embargoed Person has any interest of any nature whatsoever in any of Borrower or Sponsor, as applicable (whether directly or indirectly), with the result that (i) the investment in any of Borrower or Sponsor, as applicable (whether directly or indirectly) is prohibited by law or (ii) the Loan is in violation of law, (c) none of the funds of any of Borrower or Sponsor, as applicable, have been derived from any unlawful activity with the result that (i) the investment in any of Borrower or Sponsor, as applicable (whether directly or indirectly) is prohibited by law or (ii) the Loan is in violation of law, (d) to the best of Borrower’s knowledge, no Tenant at any Property is identified on the OFAC List and (e) Borrower and Sponsor are in material compliance with the PATRIOT Act. Borrower has implemented procedures, and will consistently apply those procedures throughout the term of the Loan, to ensure the foregoing representations and warranties remain true and correct during the term of the Loan. Notwithstanding Section 4.41 to the contrary, the representations and warranties contained in this Section 4.39 shall survive in perpetuity.

4.40.  Ground Leased Parcel . Taking into account the estoppel letter delivered to Lender by the related ground lessor, except as indicated on the Exception Report, each of the following is true with respect to the Ground Lease:

(i) The Ground Lease or a memorandum thereof has been duly recorded in the land records with respect to the applicable Ground Leased Parcel. The Ground Lease permits the interest of the lessee to be encumbered by the Mortgage and does not restrict the use of the Property by Borrower, its successors or assigns in a manner that would adversely affect the security provided by the Mortgage;

(ii) The lessor has agreed in writing in the Ground Lease that the Ground Lease may not be amended, modified, canceled or terminated without the prior written consent of Lender and that any such action without such consent is not binding on Lender;

(iii) The Ground Lease has an original term (or an original term plus one or more optional renewal terms, which, under all circumstances, may be exercised, and will be enforceable, by Borrower or Lender) that extends not less than 20 years beyond the scheduled Maturity Date;

(iv) The Ground Lease is not subject to any Liens superior to, or of equal priority with, the Mortgage, except for the related fee interest of the ground lessor and the Permitted Encumbrances;

(v) The Ground Lease is assignable to Lender and its successors and assigns without the consent of the lessor thereunder, and in the event it is so assigned, it is further assignable by the holder of the Loan and its successors and assigns without the consent of the lessor;

(vi) There exists no continuing default (or condition that, but for the passage of time or the giving of notice, could result in such a default) by Borrower or, to Borrower’s actual knowledge, by the lessor thereunder, and the Ground Lease is in full force and effect as of the Closing Date;

 

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(vii) The Ground Lease requires the lessor to give to Lender written notice of any default;

(viii) Lender is permitted a reasonable opportunity (including, where necessary, sufficient time to gain possession of the interest of Borrower under the Ground Lease through legal proceedings) to cure any default under the Ground Lease which is curable after Lender’s receipt of notice of any default before the lessor may terminate the Ground Lease;

(ix) The Ground Lease does not impose any restrictions on subletting that would be viewed as commercially unreasonable by a prudent commercial mortgage lender;

(x) The Ground Lease does not prohibit or otherwise prevent Loss Proceeds from being held by Lender in the Loss Proceeds Account and applied either to the repair or restoration the Property or to the payment of the Indebtedness in accordance herewith; and without limiting the foregoing, in the case of a total or substantially total loss or taking, the Ground Lease does not prohibit or prevent the application of the Loss Proceeds to the payment of the Indebtedness; and

(xi) Provided that the lender cures any defaults which are susceptible to being cured, the lessor has agreed to enter into a new lease with Lender upon termination of the Ground Lease for any reason, including rejection of the Ground Lease in a bankruptcy proceeding.

4.41.  Survival . Borrower agrees that all of the representations of Borrower set forth in this Agreement and in the other Loan Documents shall survive for so long as any portion of the Indebtedness is outstanding. All representations, covenants and agreements made by Borrower in this Agreement or in the other Loan Documents shall be deemed to have been relied upon by Lender notwithstanding any investigation heretofore or hereafter made by Lender or on its behalf. On the date of any Securitization, on not less than five Business Days’ prior written notice, Borrower shall deliver to Lender a certification (x) confirming that all of the representations contained in this Agreement are true and correct as of the date of such Securitization, or (y) otherwise specifying any changes in or qualifications to such representations as of such date as may be necessary to make such representations consistent with the facts as they exist on such date.

ARTICLE V

AFFIRMATIVE COVENANTS

5.1.  Existence . So long as it owns a Property encumbered by any of the Loan Documents, each Borrower and, if applicable, each Single-Purpose Equityholder shall do or

 

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cause to be done all things necessary to preserve, renew and keep in full force and effect its existence and all rights, licenses, Permits, franchises and other agreements necessary for the continued use and operation of its business. Upon request by Lender, Borrower and, if applicable, each Single-Purpose Equityholder shall deliver to Lender a copy of each amendment or other modification to any of its organizational documents promptly after the execution thereof.

5.2.  Maintenance of Properties .

(a) Borrower shall cause each Property to be maintained in good and safe working order and repair, reasonable wear and tear excepted, and in keeping with the condition and repair of properties of a similar use, value, age, nature and construction. Borrower shall not use, maintain or operate any Property in any manner that constitutes a public or private nuisance or that makes void, voidable, or cancelable any insurance then in force with respect thereto. Subject to Section 6.13 , without the prior written consent of Lender, no improvements or equipment of Borrower located at or on any Property shall be removed, demolished or materially altered (except in the ordinary course of Borrower’s business, to the extent any such removal, demolition or alteration does not have a Property Material Adverse Effect). Subject to Section 6.13 , Borrower shall from time to time make, or cause to be made, all reasonably necessary repairs, renewals and replacements to the Properties. Borrower shall not make any change in the use of any Property that would materially increase the risk of fire or other hazard arising out of the operation of any Property, or do or permit to be done thereon anything that may in any way impair the value of any Property in any material respect or the Liens of the Mortgages or otherwise cause or reasonably be expected to result in a Property Material Adverse Effect. Borrower shall not install or permit to be installed on any Property any underground storage tank, except with the advance written consent of Lender. Except to the extent required by applicable Legal Requirements, Borrower shall not, without the prior written consent of Lender, permit any drilling or exploration for or extraction, removal, or production of any minerals from the surface or the subsurface of any Property, regardless of the depth thereof or the method of mining or extraction thereof.

(b) Borrower shall remediate the Deferred Maintenance Conditions, if any, within 12 months following the Closing Date, subject to Force Majeure, and upon request from Lender after the expiration of such period shall deliver to Lender an Officer’s Certificate confirming that such remediation has been completed and that all associated expenses have been paid.

(c) For so long as the Loan shall remain outstanding, Borrower shall comply with the terms of that certain Asbestos Containing Materials Operations and Maintenance Program, dated as of December 30, 2011, prepared by AEI Consultants (the “ O&M Plan ”). Lender’s requirement that Borrower comply with the O&M Plan shall not be deemed to constitute a waiver or modification of any covenants or agreements of Borrower or Sponsor with respect to Hazardous Material or Environmental Laws as set forth in the Loan Agreement or in the Environmental Indemnity.

5.3.  Compliance with Legal Requirements . Borrower shall comply with, and shall cause each Property to comply with and be operated, maintained, repaired and improved in compliance with, all Legal Requirements, Insurance Requirements and all material contractual

 

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obligations by which Borrower is legally bound, in each case, in all material respects. After prior written notice to Lender, Borrower, at Borrower’s own expense, may contest by appropriate legal proceeding promptly initiated and conducted in good faith and with due diligence, the validity of any Legal Requirement, the applicability of any Legal Requirement to Borrower or any Property or any alleged violation of any Legal Requirement, provided that such contest could not reasonably be expected to result in a Property Material Adverse Effect or a Portfolio Material Adverse Effect.

5.4.  Impositions and Other Claims . Subject to Section 3.4 , Borrower shall pay and discharge all taxes, assessments and governmental charges levied upon it, its income and its assets as and when such taxes, assessments and charges are due and payable, as well as all lawful claims for labor, materials and supplies or otherwise. Borrower shall file all federal, state and local tax returns and other reports that it is required by law to file. If any law or regulation applicable to Lender, any Note, any of the Collateral or any of the Mortgages is enacted that deducts from the value of property for the purpose of taxation any Lien thereon, or imposes upon Lender the payment of the whole or any portion of the taxes or assessments or charges or Liens required by this Agreement to be paid by Borrower, or changes in any way the laws or regulations relating to the taxation of mortgages or security agreements or debts secured by mortgages or security agreements or the interest of the mortgagee or secured party in the property covered thereby, or the manner of collection of such taxes, so as to affect any of the Mortgages, the Indebtedness or Lender, then Borrower, upon demand by Lender, shall pay such taxes, assessments, charges or Liens, or reimburse Lender for any amounts paid by Lender. If it is unlawful to require Borrower to make such payment or the making of such payment might result in the imposition of interest beyond the maximum amount permitted by Legal Requirements, as determined by Lender’s counsel, Lender may elect to declare the Indebtedness to be prepaid in an amount equal to the Release Price(s) for the Property or Properties giving rise to an such payment within 120 days from the giving of written notice by Lender to Borrower, provided that, if any such payment would be rendered lawful by a lesser prepayment of the Indebtedness by Borrower, the Indebtedness may be so accelerated by Lender only to the extent of such lesser partial prepayment. Any prepayment of the Indebtedness or any portion thereof by Borrower in accordance with the foregoing sentence may be made by Borrower without payment of any Prepayment Fee. After prior written notice to Lender, Borrower, at Borrower’s own expense, may contest by appropriate legal proceeding, promptly initiated and conducted in good faith and with due diligence, the amount or validity or application in whole or in part of any taxes, assessments and/or governmental charges, provided that (i) no Property nor any part thereof or interest therein will be in danger of being sold, forfeited, terminated, cancelled or lost as a result of such contest, (ii) such contest shall suspend the collection of such contested taxes, assessments and/or governmental charges from the applicable Property and (iii) such contest could not reasonably be expected to otherwise result in a Property Material Adverse Effect.

5.5.  Access to Properties . Borrower shall permit agents, representatives and employees of Lender and the Servicer to enter and inspect the Properties or any portion thereof, and/or inspect, examine and audit the books and records of Borrower (including all recorded data of any kind or nature, regardless of the medium of recording), at such reasonable times as may be requested by Lender upon reasonable advance notice (but in no event more than once per calendar year except during the continuance of an Event of Default). If Lender shall determine that an Event of Default exists, the cost of such inspections, examinations, or audits shall be

 

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borne by Borrower, including the cost of all follow up or additional investigations, audits or inquiries deemed reasonably necessary by Lender. The cost of such inspections, examinations, and audits, if not paid for by Borrower following demand, may be added to the Indebtedness and shall bear interest thereafter until paid at the Default Rate. If Borrower prohibits, bars or fails to permit agents, representatives and employees of Lender and Servicer from entering and inspecting any of the Properties or from inspecting, examining, and auditing Borrower’s books and records, as required by this Section, for more than five days after a written request is made by Lender to do so, Borrower agrees to pay Lender on demand the sum of $1,000.00 for each day after such five-day period that Borrower so prohibits or bars such inspection, and such sum or sums shall be part of the Indebtedness.

5.6.  Cooperate in Legal Proceedings . Except with respect to any claim by Borrower against Lender, Borrower shall cooperate fully with Lender with respect to any proceedings before any Governmental Authority that may in any way affect the rights of Lender hereunder or under any of the Loan Documents and, in connection therewith, Lender may, at its election, participate or designate a representative to participate in any such proceedings.

5.7.  Leases .

(a) Upon request, Borrower shall furnish Lender with executed copies of such Leases as are identified by Lender (including all Leases, if requested by Lender, provided that, so long as no Event of Default is continuing, Borrower shall not be required to deliver copies of all Leases more frequently than two times in any calendar year). All Leases and renewals or amendments of Leases entered into after the Closing Date that do not require the approval of Lender pursuant to Section 5.7(b) may be entered into without the approval of Lender, provided that such Leases (i) are entered into on an arms-length basis on commercially reasonable terms with Tenants that are not affiliates of Borrower, (ii) solely to the extent that they are with Material Tenants, have an initial term of not more than 10 years (excluding renewals), (iii) do not have or could not reasonably be expected to result in a Property Material Adverse Effect, (iv) are expressly subject and subordinate to the Mortgages and contain provisions for the agreement by the Tenant thereunder to attorn to Lender and any purchaser at a foreclosure sale, such attornment to be self-executing and effective upon acquisition of title to the applicable Property by any purchaser at a foreclosure sale and (v) require the Tenant thereunder to execute and deliver to Borrower an estoppel certificate addressing the issues set forth in Section 9.16(b) of this Agreement (in each case, unless Lender consents to such Lease in its sole discretion). Lender, at the request of Borrower (and at Borrower’s sole cost and expense), shall enter into a subordination, attornment and non-disturbance agreement in the form attached hereto as Exhibit C , or in such other form that is reasonably satisfactory to Lender and the applicable Material Tenant, with respect to any Lease entered into with a Material Tenant after the Closing Date.

(b) All new Leases that are Major Leases, and all terminations, renewals (other than pursuant to the exercise of options contained in the applicable Major Lease) or amendments of Major Leases, and any surrender of rights under any Major Lease, shall be subject to the prior written consent of Lender, which shall not be unreasonably withheld, conditioned or delayed. If Lender shall fail to respond to Borrower’s request to approve or disapprove any Lease or Major Lease within five Business Days of Lender’s receipt thereof, Borrower may deliver to Lender a second request for consent stating in bold and capitalized that

 

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“LENDER’S FAILURE TO RESPOND TO THE ENCLOSED REQUEST WITHIN TEN BUSINESS DAYS SHALL BE DEEMED LENDER’S APPROVAL.” In the event Lender fails to approve or disapprove such request within ten Business Days of Lender’s receipt of such second request, such request shall be deemed approved.

(c) Borrower shall (i) observe and punctually perform all the material obligations imposed upon the lessor under the Leases in a commercially reasonable manner; (ii) enforce all of the material terms, covenants and conditions contained in the Leases on the part of the lessee thereunder to be observed or performed in a commercially reasonable manner, short of termination thereof (provided that, except in the case of a Major Lease, Borrower may terminate any Lease or accept a surrender by a Tenant of any Lease (A) upon a default by a Tenant under its Lease, but only in a commercially reasonable manner to preserve and protect the applicable Property, and (B) in connection with the exercise by a Tenant of any termination right expressly provided in the applicable Lease); (iii) not take any affirmative action to collect any of the rents thereunder more than one month in advance or, if despite Borrower’s efforts to prohibit such prepayments, Borrower shall receive payments of rent more than one month in advance, Borrower shall not disburse from the Qualified Operating Expense Account amounts in respect of such prepayments prior to the date on which such rents should have been paid (provided that this clause (iii) shall not be deemed to apply to security deposits and estimated additional rent amounts on account of operating expenses, tax and other escalations or pass-throughs) (iv) not execute any assignment of lessor’s interest in the Leases or associated rents other than the assignments of rents and leases under the Mortgages; and (v) not cancel or terminate any guarantee of any of the Major Leases without the prior written consent of Lender. Borrower shall deliver to each new Tenant a Tenant Notice upon execution of such Tenant’s Lease, and promptly thereafter deliver to Lender a copy thereof.

(d) Security deposits of Tenants under all Leases, whether held in cash or any other form, shall be held in accordance with Legal Requirements applicable thereto and the provisions of the applicable Leases. Borrower shall maintain books and records of sufficient detail to identify all security deposits of Tenants. During the continuance of an Event of Default, Borrower shall, upon Lender’s request, deposit with Lender in an Eligible Account pledged to Lender an amount equal to the aggregate security deposits of the Tenants (and any interest theretofore earned on such security deposits and actually received by Borrower) that Borrower had not returned to the applicable Tenants or applied in accordance with the terms of the applicable Lease.

(e) Borrower shall promptly deliver to Lender a copy of each written notice from a Tenant under any Major Lease claiming that Borrower is in default in the performance or observance of any of the material terms, covenants or conditions thereof to be performed or observed by Borrower.

5.8.  Plan Assets, etc. Borrower will do, or cause to be done, all things necessary to ensure that it will not be deemed to hold Plan Assets at any time.

5.9.  Further Assurances . Borrower shall, at Borrower’s sole cost and expense, from time to time as reasonably requested by Lender, execute, acknowledge, record, register, file and/or deliver to Lender such other instruments, agreements, certificates and documents

 

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(including Uniform Commercial Code financing statements and amended or replacement mortgages) as Lender may reasonably request to evidence, confirm, perfect and maintain the Liens securing or intended to secure the obligations of Borrower and the rights of Lender under the Loan Documents or to facilitate a replacement of the Cash Management Bank pursuant to Section 3.1(c) or a bifurcation of the Note pursuant to Section 1.1(c) and/or 9.7(b) or a restructuring of the Loan pursuant to the Cooperation Agreement, in each case if requested by Lender, and do and execute all such further lawful and reasonable acts, conveyances and assurances for the better and more effective carrying out of the intents and purposes of this Agreement and the other Loan Documents as Lender shall reasonably request from time to time; provided the same shall not alter the terms and provisions of the Loan Documents except as provided in the applicable Section of this Agreement or the Cooperation Agreement, as applicable. Upon foreclosure of the Collateral, the appointment of a receiver for the Collateral or any other similar action, Borrower shall, at its sole cost and expense, cooperate fully and completely to effect the assignment or transfer of any license, permit, agreement or any other right necessary or useful to the operation of the Collateral. Borrower hereby authorizes and appoints Lender as its attorney-in-fact, solely during the continuance of an Event of Default, to execute, acknowledge, record, register and/or file such instruments, agreements, certificates and documents, and to do and execute such acts, conveyances and assurances, should Borrower fail to do so itself in violation of this Agreement or the other Loan Documents following written request from Lender, in each case without the signature of Borrower. The foregoing grant of authority is a power of attorney coupled with an interest and such appointment shall be irrevocable for the term of this Agreement. Borrower hereby ratifies all actions that such attorney shall lawfully take or cause to be taken in accordance with this Section 5.9 .

5.10.  Management of Collateral .

(a) Each Property shall be managed at all times by an Approved Property Manager pursuant to an Approved Management Agreement. Pursuant to the Subordination of Property Management Agreement or Agreements, each Approved Property Manager shall agree that its Approved Management Agreement and all fees thereunder (including any incentive fees) are subject and subordinate to the Indebtedness. Borrower may from time to time appoint an Approved Property Manager to manage the applicable Property pursuant to an Approved Management Agreement, and such successor manager shall execute for Lender’s benefit a Subordination of Property Management Agreement in the form of the Subordination of Property Management Agreement in effect on the Closing Date or in such other form as shall be reasonably satisfactory to Lender. The aggregate per annum fees payable by Borrower to the Approved Property Manager (including any incentive fees), whether pursuant to the Approved Management Agreement or otherwise, shall not, at any time, exceed 4% of the gross Revenues of the Properties for the then most recently concluded Test Period.

(b) Borrower shall cause each Approved Property Manager (including any successor Approved Property Manager) to maintain at all times worker’s compensation insurance as required by Governmental Authorities.

(c) During the continuance of an Event of Default that has not been waived by Lender in writing, or a material default by an Approved Property Manager under an Approved Management Agreement after the expiration of any applicable cure period or upon the filing of a

 

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bankruptcy petition or the occurrence of a similar event with respect to an Approved Property Manager, Lender may, in its sole discretion, require Borrower to terminate the Approved Management Agreement and engage an Approved Property Manager selected by Lender in Lender’s sole discretion.

5.11.  Notice of Material Event . Borrower shall give Lender prompt notice (containing reasonable detail) of (i) any material change in the financial or physical condition of any Property, as reasonably determined by Borrower, including the termination or cancellation of any Major Lease (or the addition or closure of any anchor Tenant) and the termination or cancellation of terrorism or other insurance required by this Agreement, (ii) any notice from the Approved Property Manager, to the extent such notice relates to a matter that could reasonably be expected to result in a Property Material Adverse Effect or a Portfolio Material Adverse Effect, (iii) any litigation or governmental proceedings pending or threatened in writing against Borrower or any Property that could reasonably be expected to result in a Property Material Adverse Effect or a Portfolio Material Adverse Effect, (iv) the insolvency or bankruptcy filing of Borrower, Borrower’s Single-Purpose Equityholder (if applicable), Sponsor or any Person that Controls Sponsor and (v) any other circumstance or event that could reasonably be expected to result in a Property Material Adverse Effect or a Portfolio Material Adverse Effect.

5.12.  Annual Financial Statements . As soon as available, and in any event within 90 days after the close of each Fiscal Year, Borrower shall furnish to Lender, in an Excel spreadsheet file in electronic format, or, in the case of predominantly text documents, in Adobe pdf format, an audited or unaudited combined balance sheet of Borrower (including no Persons other than those that comprise Borrower), together with the related combined statements of operations, members’ capital and cash flows, including a combining balance sheet and statement of income for the Properties on a combined basis for such Fiscal Year and, if the foregoing are not audited, Borrower shall deliver or cause to be delivered to Lender a review prepared in accordance with AICPA standards by a certified public accounting firm satisfactory to Lender, within 120 days after the close of each Fiscal Year. In the event that the financial statements required pursuant to this Section are audited, the audit shall be performed by a “Big Four” accounting firm (or such other accounting firm approved by Lender), and such accounting firm shall issue an opinion to the effect that such financial statements have been prepared based on GAAP principles applied on a consistent basis and shall not be qualified as to the scope of the audit. Together with Borrower’s annual financial statements, Borrower shall furnish to Lender, in an Excel spreadsheet file in electronic format or, in the case of predominantly text documents, in Adobe pdf format such other information as Lender shall reasonably request, provided such information is readily available to Borrower or its affiliates and can be furnished to Lender without material expense to Borrower, and the furnishing thereof is not prohibited by law or any confidentiality obligation to which Borrower is subject.

5.13.  Quarterly Financial Statements . As soon as available, and in any event within 45 days after the end of each Fiscal Quarter (including year-end), Borrower shall furnish to Lender, in an Excel spreadsheet file in electronic format or, in the case of predominantly text documents, in Adobe pdf format, quarterly and year-to-date unaudited financial statements prepared for such fiscal quarter with respect to Borrower, including a balance sheet and operating statement as of the end of such Fiscal Quarter, together with related statements of income and cash flows for such Fiscal Quarter and for the portion of the Fiscal Year ending with

 

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such Fiscal Quarter, which statements shall be accompanied by an Officer’s Certificate certifying that the same are true, correct and complete and were prepared based on GAAP principles applied on a consistent basis, subject to changes resulting from audit and normal year-end audit adjustments. Each such quarterly report shall be accompanied by the following, in an Excel spreadsheet file in electronic format or, in the case of predominantly text documents, in Adobe pdf format:

(i) a statement in reasonable detail that calculates Net Operating Income for each of the Fiscal Quarters in the Test Period ending in such Fiscal Quarter, in the case of each such Fiscal Quarter, ending at the end thereof;

(ii) at Lender’s written request, copies of each of the Leases signed during such Fiscal Quarter;

(iii) then current rent roll and Tenant sales reports for the Properties, to the extent such sales reports are in the possession of Borrower or are otherwise required to be provided by the applicable Tenant pursuant to the terms of its Lease and Borrower is not prohibited from disclosing the same pursuant to any provisions of the applicable Lease or any other agreement entered into by Borrower (Borrower agreeing that it shall not enter into agreements to keep such sales reports confidential solely for the purpose of restricting Lender’s access thereto); and

(iv) such other information as Lender shall reasonably request, provided such information is readily available to Borrower or its affiliates, can be furnished to Lender without material expense to Borrower and the furnishing thereof is not prohibited by law or any confidentiality obligation to which Borrower is subject.

5.14.  Monthly Financial Statements . Until the earlier of (i) the occurrence of a Securitization and (ii) the one-year anniversary of the Closing Date, and during the continuance of a Trigger Period or an Event of Default (or, in the case of item (ii) below, at all times), upon Lender’s written request, Borrower shall furnish within 30 days after the end of each calendar month (other than the calendar month immediately following the final calendar month of any Fiscal Year or Fiscal Quarter), in an Excel spreadsheet file in electronic format or, in the case of predominantly text documents, in Adobe pdf format, monthly and year-to-date unaudited financial statements prepared for the applicable month with respect to Borrower, including a balance sheet and operating statement as of the end of such month, together with related statements of income and cash flows for such month and for the portion of the Fiscal Year ending with such month, which statements shall be accompanied by an Officer’s Certificate certifying that the same are true, correct and complete and were prepared in based on GAAP principles applied on a consistent basis, subject to changes resulting from audit and normal yearend audit adjustments. Each such monthly report shall be accompanied by the following:

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and Borrower is not prohibited from disclosing the same pursuant to any provisions of the applicable Lease or any other agreement entered into by Borrower (Borrower agreeing that it shall not enter into agreements to keep such sales reports confidential solely for the purpose of restricting Lender’s access thereto); and

(ii) such other information as Lender shall reasonably request, provided such information is readily available to Borrower or its affiliates, can be furnished to Lender without material expense to Borrower and the furnishing thereof is not prohibited by law or any confidentiality obligation to which Borrower is subject.

5.15.  Insurance .

(a) Borrower shall obtain and maintain with respect to the Properties, for the mutual benefit of Borrower and Lender at all times, the following policies of insurance:

(i) insurance against loss or damage by standard perils included within the classification “All Risks Special Form Cause of Loss” (including coverage for damage caused by windstorm and hail). Such insurance shall (A) be in an amount equal to the full replacement cost of the Properties and fixtures (without deduction for physical depreciation); (B) have deductibles acceptable to Lender (but in any event not in excess of $50,000, except in the case of windstorm and earthquake coverage, which shall have deductibles not in excess of 5% of the total insurable value of the Property); (C) be paid annually in advance; (D) contain a “Replacement Cost Endorsement” with a waiver of depreciation and an “Agreed Upon Amount Endorsement” waiving all coinsurance provisions; and (E) include an ordinance or law coverage endorsement containing Coverage A: “Loss Due to Operation of Law” (with a limit equal to replacement cost), Coverage B: “Demolition Cost” and Coverage C: “Increased Cost of Construction” coverages each with limits of no less than 10% of replacement cost or such lesser amounts as Lender may require in its sole discretion. If such insurance excludes mold, then Borrower shall implement a mold prevention program reasonably satisfactory to Lender;

(ii) flood insurance if the Property is located in a “100 Year Flood Plain”, “special flood hazard area” (including Zones A and V) or other area with a high degree of flood risk in an amount equal to the maximum limit of coverage available from FEMA/FIA, plus such excess limits reasonably requested by Lender, with a deductible not in excess of $25,000;

(iii) commercial general liability insurance, including broad form coverage of property damage, blanket contractual liability and personal injury (including death resulting therefrom), to be on the so-called “occurrence” form containing minimum limits per occurrence of not less than $1,000,000 with not less than a $2,000,000 general aggregate for any policy year (with a per location aggregate if the Properties are on a blanket policy). In addition, at least

 

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$100,000,000 excess and/or umbrella liability insurance shall be obtained and maintained for any and all claims, including all legal liability imposed upon Borrower and all related court costs and attorneys’ fees and disbursements;

(iv) rental loss and/or business interruption insurance covering all risks required to be covered by the insurance provided for herein, including but not limited to, clauses (i) , (ii) , (v) , (vii) , (viii)  and (ix)5.15(a)(i) of this Section 5.15(a) , and covering the 18 month period commencing on the date of any Casualty or Condemnation, and containing an extended period of indemnity endorsement covering the 12 month period commencing on the date on which the applicable Property has been restored, as reasonably determined by the applicable insurer (even if the policy will expire prior to the end of such period). The amount of such insurance shall be increased from time to time as and when the gross revenues from such Property increase;

(v) insurance against loss or damage from (A) leakage of sprinkler systems, if not provided by the policy required by Section 5.15(a)(i) and (B) explosion of steam boilers, air conditioning equipment, high pressure piping, machinery and equipment, pressure vessels or similar apparatus now or hereafter installed in any of the improvements (without exclusion for explosions) and insurance against loss of occupancy or use arising from any breakdown, in such amounts as are generally available and are generally required by institutional lenders for properties comparable to the Properties;

(vi) worker’s compensation insurance with respect to all employees of Borrower as and to the extent required by any Governmental Authority or Legal Requirement and employer’s liability coverage of at least $1,000,000 (if applicable);

(vii) during any period of repair or restoration, and only if the property and liability coverage forms do not otherwise apply, owner’s contingent or protective liability insurance covering claims not covered by or under the terms or provisions of the insurance provided for in Section 5.15(a)(iii) . The insurance provided for in Section 5.15(a) shall (1) be written in a so-called builder’s risk completed value form or equivalent coverage, including coverage for 100% of the total costs of construction on a non-reporting basis and against all risks insured against pursuant to clauses (i) , (ii) , (iv) , (v) , (viii)  and (ix)  of Section 5.15(a) , (2) shall include permission to occupy the Property, and (3) shall contain an agreed amount endorsement waiving co-insurance provisions;

(viii) if required by Lender, earthquake insurance (A) with minimum coverage equivalent to the greater of 1.0x SUL (scenario upper loss) and 1.5x SEL (scenario expected loss) multiplied by the full replacement cost of the building plus business income, (B) having a deductible approved by Lender (but in any event not be in excess of 5% of the total insurable value of such Property), and (C) if the Property is legally nonconforming under applicable zoning ordinances and codes, containing ordinance of law coverage in amounts as reasonably required by Lender;

 

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(ix) so long as the Terrorism Risk Insurance Program Reauthorization Act of 2007 (“ TRIPRA ”) or a similar or subsequent statute is in effect, terrorism insurance for foreign and domestic acts (as such terms are defined in TRIPRA or similar or subsequent statute) in an amount equal to the full replacement cost of the Properties (plus twelve months of business interruption coverage). If TRIPRA or a similar or subsequent statute is not in effect, then provided that terrorism insurance is commercially available, Borrower shall be required to carry terrorism insurance throughout the term of the Loan as required by the preceding sentence, but in such event Borrower shall not be required to spend on terrorism insurance coverage more than two times the amount of the insurance premium that is payable at such time in respect of the property and business interruption/rental loss insurance required hereunder on a stand-alone basis (without giving effect to the cost of terrorism and earthquake components of such casualty and business interruption/rental loss insurance), and if the cost of terrorism insurance exceeds such amount, Borrower shall purchase the maximum amount of terrorism insurance available with funds equal to such amount;

(x) motor vehicle liability coverage for all owned and non owned vehicles, including rented and leased vehicles containing minimum limits per occurrence of $1,000,000.00 (if applicable);

(xi) the Closing Date Environmental Policy or a policy in replacement thereof providing no less coverage for the Property in scope or amount than provided by the Closing Date Environmental Policy (as applicable, the “ Environmental Policy ”); and

(xii) such other insurance as may from time to time be reasonably requested by Lender.

(b) All policies of insurance (the “ Policies ”) required pursuant to this Section 5.15 shall be issued by one or more primary insurers having a claims-paying ability of at least “A” or “A2” by each of the Rating Agencies (or in the case of FM Global, is rated at least “A- or its equivalent by any of S&P, Moody’s or Fitch), or by a syndicate of insurers through which at least 75% of the coverage (if there are 4 or fewer members of the syndicate) or at least 60% of the coverage (if there are 5 or more members of the syndicate) is with carriers having such claims-paying ability ratings (provided that the first layers of coverage are from carriers rated at least “A” or “A2” and all such carriers shall have claims-paying ability ratings of not less than “BBB+” or “Baa1”). Notwithstanding anything to the contrary herein, for purposes of determining whether the insurer ratings requirements set forth above have been satisfied, (1) any insurer that is not rated by Fitch will be regarded as having a Fitch rating that is the equivalent of the rating given to such insurer by any of Moody’s and S&P that does rate such insurer (or, if both such rating agencies rate such insurer, the lower of the two ratings), and (2) any insurer that is not rated by Moody’s will be regarded as having a Moody’s rating of “Baa1” or better if it is rated “A-” or better by S&P and will be regarded as having a Moody’s rating of “A2” or better if it is rated “A+” or better by S&P.

 

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(c) All Policies required pursuant to this Section 5.15 :

(i) shall contain deductibles that, in addition to complying with any other requirements expressly set forth in Section 5.15(a) , are approved by Lender (such approval not to be unreasonably withheld, delayed or conditioned, but subject to the requirements of each Rating Agency) and are no larger than is customary for similar policies covering similar properties in the geographic market in which the Property is located, but in any event are not in excess of $50,000 (except in the case of windstorm and earthquake coverage, which shall have deductibles not in excess of 5% of the total insurable value of the Property);

(ii) shall be maintained throughout the term of the Loan without cost to Lender and shall name Borrower as the named insured;

(iii) with respect to casualty and rental or business interruption insurance policies, shall contain a standard noncontributory mortgagee clause naming Lender and its successors and assigns as their interests may appear as first mortgagee and loss payee;

(iv) with respect to liability policies, shall name Lender and its successors and assigns as their interests may appear as additional insureds;

(v) with respect to casualty and rental or business interruption insurance policies, shall contain an endorsement providing that neither Borrower nor Lender nor any other party shall be a co-insurer under said Policies;

(vi) with respect to casualty and rental or business interruption insurance policies, shall contain an endorsement providing that Lender shall receive at least 30 days’ prior written notice of any modification, reduction or cancellation thereof;

(vii) with respect to casualty and rental or business interruption insurance policies, shall contain an endorsement providing that no act or negligence of Borrower or of a Tenant or other occupant or any foreclosure or other proceeding or notice of sale relating to the Property shall affect the validity or enforceability of the insurance insofar as a mortgagee is concerned;

(viii) shall provide that Lender shall not be liable for any insurance premiums thereon or subject to any assessments thereunder;

(ix) shall contain a waiver of subrogation against Lender, as applicable;

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payment of such allocated amount shall maintain the effectiveness of such Policy as to the Properties notwithstanding the failure of payment of any other portion of premiums, and (ii) overall insurance limits will under no circumstance limit the amount that will be paid in respect of the Properties, and provided further that any such blanket policy specifically shall specifically allocate to each Property the amount of coverage from time to time required hereunder or shall otherwise provide the same protection as would a separate Policy in Lender’s discretion, subject to review and approval by Lender based on the schedule of locations and values; and

(xi) shall otherwise be reasonably satisfactory in form and substance to Lender and shall contain such other provisions as Lender deems reasonably necessary or desirable to protect its interests.

(d) Borrower shall pay the premiums for all Policies as the same become due and payable. Complete copies of such Policies, certified as true and correct by Borrower, shall be delivered to Lender promptly upon request. Borrower shall deliver to Lender, no less than 10 days prior to the expiration date of each Policy, evidence, reasonably satisfactory to Lender, of its renewal (which may be in the form of a certificate of insurance). Borrower shall promptly forward to Lender a copy of each written notice received by Borrower of any modification, reduction or cancellation of any of the Policies or of any of the coverages afforded under any of the Policies. Within 30 days after request by Lender, Borrower shall obtain such increases in the amounts of coverage required hereunder as may be reasonably requested by Lender, taking into consideration changes in the value of money over time, changes in liability laws, changes in prudent customs and practices, and the like.

(e) Borrower shall not procure any other insurance coverage that would be on the same level of payment as the Policies or would adversely impact in any way the ability of Lender or Borrower to collect any proceeds under any of the Policies. If at any time Lender is not in receipt of written evidence that all Policies are in full force and effect when and as required hereunder, and Borrower fails to furnish such written evidence within five Business Days after its receipt of written request therefor, then Lender shall have the right to take such action as Lender deems necessary to protect its interest in the Properties, including the obtaining of such insurance coverage as Lender in its sole discretion deems appropriate (but limited to the coverages and amounts required hereunder). All premiums incurred by Lender in connection with such action or in obtaining such insurance and keeping it in effect shall be paid by Borrower to Lender upon demand and, until paid, and shall bear interest at the Default Rate.

(f) In the event of foreclosure of one or more of the Mortgages or other transfer of title to one or more of the Properties in extinguishment in whole or in part of the Indebtedness, all right, title and interest of Borrower in and to the Policies then in force with respect to such Properties and all proceeds payable thereunder shall thereupon vest in the purchaser at such foreclosure or in Lender or other transferee in the event of such other transfer of title.]

 

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5.16.  Casualty and Condemnation .

(a) Borrower shall give prompt notice to Lender of any Casualty or Condemnation or of the actual or threatened commencement of proceedings that would result in a Condemnation.

(b) Lender may participate in any proceedings for any taking by any public or quasi-public authority accomplished through a Condemnation or any transfer made in lieu of or in anticipation of a Condemnation, to the extent permitted by law. Upon Lender’s request, Borrower shall deliver to Lender all instruments reasonably requested by it to permit such participation. Borrower shall, at its sole cost and expense, diligently prosecute any such proceedings, and shall consult with Lender, its attorneys and experts, and cooperate with them in the carrying on or defense of any such proceedings. Borrower shall not consent or agree to a Condemnation or action in lieu thereof without the prior written consent of Lender in each instance, which consent shall not be unreasonably withheld or delayed in the case of a taking of an immaterial portion of any Property.

(c) Lender may (x) jointly with Borrower settle and adjust any claims, (y) during the continuance of an Event of Default, settle and adjust any claims without the consent or cooperation of Borrower, or (z) allow Borrower to settle and adjust any claims; except that if no Event of Default is continuing, Borrower may settle and adjust claims aggregating not in excess of the Restoration Threshold if such settlement or adjustment is carried out in a competent and timely manner, but Lender shall be entitled to collect and receive (as set forth below) any and all Loss Proceeds. The reasonable expenses incurred by Lender in the adjustment and collection of Loss Proceeds shall become part of the Indebtedness and shall be reimbursed by Borrower to Lender upon demand therefor.

(d) Except as provided in clause (A) of the next succeeding sentence, all Loss Proceeds from any Casualty or Condemnation shall be immediately deposited into the Loss Proceeds Account (monthly rental loss/business interruption proceeds to be initially deposited into the Loss Proceeds Account and subsequently deposited into the Cash Management Account in installments as and when the lost rental income covered by such proceeds would have been payable). Provided no Event of Default is continuing, if the Loss Proceeds in respect of a particular Casualty or Condemnation are not in excess of the Restoration Threshold and the costs of completing the restoration of such Property are, in the reasonable determination of Lender, not in excess of the Restoration Threshold, (A) if the Loss Proceeds are paid by the insurance company directly to Borrower, the same may be retained by Borrower and shall be applied to the cost of restoring, repairing, replacing or rebuilding such Property or part thereof subject to the Casualty or Condemnation in the manner set forth below or (B) if the Loss Proceeds are paid by the insurance company to Lender, the same shall be disbursed by Lender to Borrower, subject to the conditions to disbursement set forth below. If, at any Property, a Condemnation or Casualty occurs as to which the Loss Proceeds or, in the reasonable determination of Lender, the costs of completing the restoration of such Property are in excess of the Restoration Threshold and, in the reasonable judgment of Lender:

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not render untenantable, or result in the cancellation of Leases covering, more than 25% of the gross rentable area of such Property, or result in cancellation of Leases covering more than 25% of the base contractual rental revenue of such Property;

(ii) in the case of a Condemnation, the Condemnation does not render untenantable, or result in the cancellation of Leases covering, more than 15% of the gross rentable area of such Property;

(iii) restoration of such Property is reasonably expected to be completed prior to the expiration of rental interruption insurance and at least six months prior to the Maturity Date;

(iv) (after such restoration, the fair market value of the Property is reasonably expected to equal at least the fair market value of such Property immediately prior to such Condemnation or Casualty (assuming the affected portion of such Property is relet); and

(v) all necessary approvals and consents from Governmental Authorities will be obtained to allow the rebuilding and re-occupancy of the Property;

or if Lender otherwise elects to allow Borrower to restore such Property, then, provided no Event of Default is continuing, the Loss Proceeds after receipt thereof by Lender and reimbursement of any reasonable expenses incurred by Lender in connection therewith shall be applied to the cost of restoring, repairing, replacing or rebuilding such Property or part thereof subject to the Casualty or Condemnation, in the manner set forth below. In any case in which the Borrower is required or permitted to restore, repair, replace or rebuild a Property pursuant to this Section 5.16 , Borrower shall commence, as promptly and diligently as practicable, to prosecute such restoring, repairing, replacing or rebuilding in a workmanlike fashion and in accordance with applicable law to cause the applicable Property to be of substantially the same character as immediately prior to the Condemnation or Casualty, all in accordance with the terms hereof applicable to Alterations and regardless of whether Loss Proceeds are sufficient therefor (but subject to Lender making the same available, it being agreed that Borrower shall have no obligation to proceed with any such restoring, repairing, replacing or rebuilding if applicable Loss Proceeds have been received by Lender but have not been made available to Borrower). Provided that no Event of Default shall have occurred and be then continuing, Lender shall disburse to Borrower any Loss Proceeds required to be so disbursed pursuant to this Section 5.16 upon Lender’s being furnished with (i) evidence reasonably satisfactory to it of the estimated cost of completion of the restoration, (ii) funds, or assurances reasonably satisfactory to Lender that such funds are available and sufficient in addition to any remaining Loss Proceeds, to complete the proposed restoration (including for any reasonable costs and expenses of Lender to be incurred in administering such restoration) and for payment of the Indebtedness as it becomes due and payable during the restoration, and (iii) such architect’s certificates, waivers of lien, contractor’s sworn statements, title insurance endorsements, bonds, plats of survey and such other evidences of cost, payment and performance as Lender may reasonably request; and Lender may, in any event, require that all plans and specifications for restoration reasonably

 

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estimated by Lender to exceed the Restoration Threshold be submitted to and approved by Lender prior to commencement of work (which approval shall not be unreasonably withheld). If Lender reasonably estimates that the cost to restore will exceed the Restoration Threshold, Lender may retain a local construction consultant to inspect such work and review Borrower’s request for payments and Borrower shall, on demand by Lender, reimburse Lender for the reasonable fees and expenses of such consultant (which fees and expenses shall constitute Indebtedness). No payment shall exceed 90% of the value of the work performed from time to time until such time as 50% of the restoration (calculated based on the anticipated aggregate cost of the work) has been completed, and amounts retained prior to completion of 50% of the restoration shall not be paid prior to the final completion of the restoration. Funds other than Loss Proceeds shall be disbursed prior to disbursement of such Loss Proceeds, and at all times the undisbursed balance of such proceeds remaining in the Loss Proceeds Account, together with any additional funds irrevocably and unconditionally deposited therein or irrevocably and unconditionally committed for that purpose, shall be at least sufficient in the reasonable judgment of Lender to pay for the cost of completion of the restoration free and clear of all Liens or claims for Lien. Provided no Event of Default is continuing, the excess, if any, of any Loss Proceeds remaining on deposit with Lender after the restoration, repair, replacement and/or rebuilding of the applicable Property has been completed in accordance with the provisions of this Section 5.16 , as reasonably determined by Lender, and after Lender has received evidence reasonably satisfactory to Lender that all costs incurred in connection with such restoration, repair, replacement and/or rebuilding have been paid in full shall be deposited in the Cash Management Account and applied in accordance with the Cash Management Agreement as if the same were Revenues.

(e) Borrower shall cooperate with Lender in obtaining for Lender the benefits of any Loss Proceeds lawfully or equitably payable to Lender in connection with the Properties. Lender shall be reimbursed for any expenses reasonably incurred in connection therewith (including reasonable attorneys’ fees and disbursements, and, if reasonably necessary to collect such proceeds, the expense of an Appraisal on behalf of Lender) out of such Loss Proceeds or, if insufficient for such purpose, by Borrower. Borrower hereby irrevocably constitutes and appoints Lender, solely during the continuance of an Event of Default, as the attorney-in-fact of Borrower for matters in excess of the Restoration Threshold with respect to any Property, with full power of substitution, subject to the terms of this Section 5.16 , to settle for, collect and receive all Loss Proceeds and any other awards, damages, insurance proceeds, payments or other compensation from the parties or authorities making the same, to appear in and prosecute any proceedings therefor and to give receipts and acquittance therefor (which power of attorney shall be irrevocable so long as any of the Indebtedness is outstanding, shall be deemed coupled with an interest, and shall survive the voluntary or involuntary dissolution of Borrower).

(f) If Borrower is not entitled to apply Loss Proceeds toward the restoration of a Property pursuant to Section 5.16(d) and Lender elects not to permit such Loss Proceeds to be so applied, such Loss Proceeds shall be applied on the first Payment Date following such election to the prepayment of the Loan and shall be accompanied by interest through the end of the applicable Interest Accrual Period (calculated as if the amount prepaid were outstanding for the entire Interest Accrual Period). Upon any prepayment pursuant to this Section 5.16(f) , the Allocated Loan Amount for the Property with respect to which such Loss Proceeds are paid shall be reduced in an amount equal to the principal of the Loan so prepaid. If any Loss Proceeds to be

 

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applied as a prepayment pursuant to this Section 5.16(f) shall be equal to or greater than 60% of the Release Price in respect of the applicable Property, Borrower shall have the right, regardless of any restrictions contained in this Agreement, to pay to Lender, in addition to such Loss Proceeds, the amount by which the Release Price exceeds such Loss Proceeds, and the Loss Proceeds and such additional payment shall be applied by Lender as a prepayment of the Loan (and Lender shall release the applicable Property from the Lien of the Mortgage thereon and related Loan Documents). Any prepayment pursuant to this Section 5.16(f) shall be made pursuant to, and in accordance with, Section 2.1 and, as provided in Section 2.1 , (i) shall not be subject to any Prepayment Fee (unless an Event of Default is continuing) and (ii) if the Note has been bifurcated into multiple Notes or Note Components pursuant to Section 1.1(c) , shall be applied to the Notes or Note Components in ascending order of interest rate (i.e., first to the Note or Note Component with the lowest Component Spread until its outstanding principal balance has been reduced to zero, then to the Note or Note Component with the second lowest Component Spread until its outstanding principal balance has been reduced to zero, and so on) or in such other order as Lender shall determine.

(g) Notwithstanding anything in this Section 5.16 that would permit the application of Loss Proceeds to the restoration of the applicable Property, if immediately following a release of any portion of the applicable Property from the Lien of the Loan Documents in connection with a Casualty or Condemnation (but taking into account any proposed restoration on the remaining Property) the Loan would fail to satisfy a Lender 80% Determination, then so much of the Loss Proceeds as are necessary to cause the Lender 80% Determination to be satisfied shall be applied to the repayment of the Loan in accordance with Section 5.16(f) ; provided, however, if the aggregate Loss Proceeds are insufficient for such purpose, then the full amount of such Loss Proceeds shall be applied toward the repayment of the Loan pursuant to Section 5.16(f) . Any prepayment made pursuant to this Section 5.16(g) shall be made pursuant to, and in accordance with, Section 2.1 .

5.17.  Annual Budget . Within 30 days following the commencement of each Fiscal Year during the term of the Loan, Borrower shall deliver to Lender, for informational purposes only, an Annual Budget for such Fiscal Year and, promptly after preparation thereof, any subsequent revisions to the Annual Budget. In addition, Borrower shall deliver to Lender an Annual Budget for the then-current Fiscal Year within 30 days after the commencement of any Trigger Period or Event of Default (provided that, in the case of an Event of Default, the same has not been waived within such 30 day period), which Annual Budget and any revisions thereto shall be subject to Lender’s approval, which shall not be unreasonably withheld (the Annual Budget, as so approved, the “ Approved Annual Budget ”); provided , however , that Borrower shall not amend any Approved Annual Budget more than once in any 60-day period. For so long as Lender shall withhold its consent to any Annual Budget or any revisions thereto, the Annual Budget in effect prior to any such request for approval shall remain in effect. Without the prior written consent of Lender, which consent shall not be unreasonably withheld or delayed, during the continuance of a Trigger Period, Borrower shall not make any expenditures that are not Budgeted Operating Expenses. If Lender shall fail to respond to Borrower’s request to approve or disapprove any Annual Budget or expenditure that is not a Budgeted Operating Expenses within five Business Days of Lender’s receipt thereof, Borrower may deliver to Lender a second request for consent stating in bold and capitalized that “LENDER’S FAILURE TO RESPOND TO THE ENCLOSED REQUEST WITHIN TEN BUSINESS DAYS SHALL BE DEEMED

 

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LENDER’S APPROVAL.” In the event Lender fails to approve or disapprove such request within ten Business Days of Lender’s receipt of such second request, such request shall be deemed approved.

5.18.  Nonbinding Consultation . Lender shall have the right to consult with and advise Borrower regarding significant business activities and business and financial developments of Borrower, provided that any such advice or consultation or the result thereof shall be completely nonbinding on Borrower.

5.19.  Compliance with Material Agreements . Borrower covenants and agrees as follows:

(i) Borrower shall comply with all material terms, conditions and covenants of each Material Agreement, including any reciprocal easement agreement, any declaration of covenants, conditions and restrictions, and any condominium arrangements in all material respects.

(ii) Borrower shall promptly deliver to Lender a true, correct and complete copy of each and every notice of default received by Borrower with respect to any obligation of such Borrower under the provisions of any Material Agreement.

(iii) Borrower shall deliver to Lender copies of any written notices of default or event of default relating to any Material Agreement served by Borrower.

(iv) During the continuance of an Event of Default, Borrower shall not grant or withhold any material consent, approval or waiver under any Material Agreement without the prior written consent of Lender.

(v) Borrower shall deliver to each other party to any Material Agreement notice of the identity of Lender (in the case of any assignee of the initial Lender, only to the extent that Borrower is aware of the same) if such notice is required in order to protect Lender’s interest thereunder.

(vi) Borrower shall enforce the performance and observance of each and every material term, covenant and provision of each Material Agreements to be performed or observed by the other party thereto, if any.

5.20.  Prohibited Persons . None of Borrower, Sponsor or any Person owning a direct or indirect beneficial interest in Borrower or Sponsor shall (i) knowingly conduct any business, or engage in any transaction or dealing, with any Embargoed Person, including, but not limited to, the making or receiving of any contribution of funds, goods, or services, to or for the benefit of an Embargoed Person, or (ii) knowingly engage in or conspire to engage in any transaction that evades or avoids, or has the purpose of evading or avoiding, or attempts to violate, any of the prohibitions set forth in Executive Order 13224. Borrower shall deliver to Lender from time to time written certification or other evidence as may be reasonably requested by Lender, confirming that (x) none of Borrower, Sponsor nor, to Borrower’s knowledge, any

 

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Person owning a direct or indirect beneficial interest in Borrower is an Embargoed Person and (y) none of Borrower, Sponsor or, to Borrower’s knowledge, any Person owning a direct or indirect beneficial interest in Borrower has knowingly engaged in any business, transaction or dealings with an Embargoed Person, including, but not limited to, the making or receiving of any contribution of funds, goods, or services, to or for the benefit of an Embargoed Person.

ARTICLE VI

NEGATIVE COVENANTS

6.1.  Liens on the Collateral . Neither Borrower nor, if applicable, any Single-Purpose Equityholder shall permit or suffer the existence of any Lien on any of its assets, other than Permitted Encumbrances.

6.2.  Ownership . Borrower shall not own any assets other than the Properties and related personal property and fixtures located therein or used in connection therewith.

6.3.  Transfer; Change of Control .

(a) Borrower shall not Transfer any Collateral other than in compliance with Article II and other than the replacement or other disposition of obsolete or non-useful personal property and fixtures in the ordinary course of business, and Borrower shall not hereafter file a declaration of condominium with respect to any of the Properties. No Prohibited Change of Control or Prohibited Pledge shall occur without the prior written consent of Lender.

(b) Notwithstanding anything to the contrary in this Agreement, Borrower may, without the consent of Lender, grant easements, restrictions, covenants, reservations and rights of way in the ordinary course of business for access, water and sewer lines, telephone and telegraph lines, electric lines, telecommunications leases and other utilities, provided that no such grant shall impair the utility and operation of the affected Property or otherwise have a Property Material Adverse Effect. In connection with any such grant of easements, restrictions, covenants, reservations or rights of way, if requested by Borrower, and at Borrower’s sole cost and expense, Lender shall execute and deliver any instrument necessary, in form and substance reasonably acceptable to Lender, evidencing its consent to such grant and the subordination of the Lien of the Mortgage encumbering the affected Property to such easement, covenant, reservation or right of way, upon receipt by Lender of:

(i) 30 days’ prior written notice thereof;

(ii) a copy of the easement, covenant, reservation or right of way;

(iii) an Officer’s Certificate stating, the consideration, if any, being paid for any such easements, restrictions, covenants, reservations or right of way, and that the same will not have a Property Material Adverse Effect; and

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(c) Subject to Lender’s prior written consent, not to be unreasonably withheld, conditioned or delayed, Borrower shall be permitted to Transfer an immaterial portion of a Property to Governmental Authorities for dedication or public use, or to third parties for private use as roadways or for access, ingress or egress, and upon Borrower’s written request, and at Borrower’s sole cost and expense, Lender shall execute and deliver to Borrower documentation necessary to effectuate any such Transfer, provided that such documentation is in a form reasonably acceptable to the Lender. If Lender shall fail to respond to Borrower’s request to approve or disapprove any Transfer pursuant to this Section 6.3(c) within ten Business Days of Lender’s receipt thereof, together with all information reasonably necessary for Lender to properly evaluate such request, Borrower may deliver to Lender a second request for consent stating in bold and capitalized that “LENDER’S FAILURE TO RESPOND TO THE ENCLOSED REQUEST WITHIN TEN BUSINESS DAYS SHALL BE DEEMED LENDER’S APPROVAL.” In the event Lender fails to approve or disapprove such request within ten Business Days of Lender’s receipt of such second request, such request shall be deemed approved.

6.4.  Debt; Contractual Indemnity Obligations . Borrower shall not have (i) any Debt, other than Permitted Debt, subject, in the case of involuntarily incurred Debt, to Borrower’ right to contest the same, so long as in connection with any such contest (i) no Property nor any part thereof or interest therein will be in danger of being sold, forfeited, terminated, cancelled or lost a result of such contest, (ii) such contest shall suspend the collection of the contested amount and (iii) such contest could not reasonably be expected to otherwise result in a Property Material Adverse Effect, or (ii) any contractual indemnity obligations, except for contractual indemnity obligations entered into in the ordinary course of business in connection with the normal course of operation of the Property, including customary indemnities contained in Leases, the Approved Management Agreement and agreements entered into with contractors, subcontractors and materialmen performing services at the Property and the service agreement entered into with the Independent Directors of Borrower.

6.5.  Dissolution; Merger or Consolidation . Neither Borrower nor, if applicable, any Single-Purpose Equityholder shall dissolve, terminate, liquidate, merge with or consolidate into another Person.

6.6.  Change in Business . Borrower shall not make any material change in the scope or nature of its business objectives, purposes or operations or undertake or participate in activities other than the continuance of its present business.

6.7.  Debt Cancellation . Borrower shall not cancel or otherwise forgive or release any material claim or Debt owed to it by any Person, except for adequate consideration or in the ordinary course of its business and other than (i) termination of Leases in accordance with Section 5.7 and (ii) forgiveness in the ordinary course of Borrower’s business of rent in arrears in connection with a settlement with a Tenant under a Lease (provided that, in the case of a Major Lease, the amount of rent so forgiven is equal to or less than an aggregate amount equal to three month’s fixed rent under such Major Lease).

6.8.  Affiliate Transactions . Borrower shall not enter into, or be a party to, any transaction with any affiliate of Borrower, except (i) in connection with the Loan Documents, (ii) the Approved Management Agreement and (iii) any other transaction that is on terms that would be obtained in a comparable arm’s length transaction with an unrelated third party.

 

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6.9.  Misapplication of Funds . Borrower shall not (a) distribute any Revenues or Loss Proceeds in violation of the provisions of this Agreement (and shall promptly cause the reversal of any such distributions made in error of which Borrower becomes aware), (b) fail to remit amounts to the Cash Management Account as required by Section 3.1 , or (c) misappropriate any security deposit or portion thereof.

6.10.  Jurisdiction of Formation; Name . Borrower shall not change its jurisdiction of formation or name without receiving Lender’s prior written consent (which shall not be unreasonably withheld, conditioned or delayed) and promptly providing Lender such information and replacement Uniform Commercial Code financing statements and legal opinions as Lender may reasonably request in connection therewith.

6.11.  Modifications and Waivers . Unless otherwise consented to in writing by Lender:

(i) Borrower shall not amend, modify, terminate, renew, or surrender any rights or remedies under any Lease, or enter into any Lease, except in compliance with Section 5.7 ;

(ii) Neither Borrower nor, if applicable, any Single-Purpose Equityholder shall terminate, amend or modify its organizational documents (including any operating agreement, limited partnership agreement, by-laws, certificate of formation, certificate of limited partnership or certificate of incorporation), except for (A) amendments or modifications (i) to cure any ambiguity or (ii) to convert or supplement any provision in a manner consistent with the intent of this Agreement and the organizational documents of Borrower; provided that (x) Borrower shall provide five Business Days’ prior written notice thereof to Lender and (y) no such amendment or modification shall affect Borrower or such Single-Purpose Equityholder’s status as a Single Purpose Entity (including any change to provisions relating to Independent Directors and so-called springing members) and (B) an amendment of Borrower’s certificate of formation in the form attached hereto as Exhibit D ;

(iii) Borrower shall not terminate the Approved Management Agreement unless the same is replaced by a Replacement Management Agreement concurrently with such termination. Borrower shall not amend or modify the Approved Management Agreement without the prior written consent of Lender (which consent shall not be unreasonably withheld, provided that it shall be reasonable for Lender to withhold such consent if such amendment or modification (x) shall increase Borrower’s liability thereunder, (y) shall conflict with the terms of this Agreement, the Subordination of Management Agreement or any other Loan Document or (z) cause the terms thereof to not be commercially reasonable);

 

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(iv) Borrower shall not (A) amend, modify, surrender, terminate or waive any material rights or remedies under any Material Agreement to the extent such amendment, modification, surrender, termination or waiver could reasonably be expected to have a Property Material Adverse Effect, (B) enter into any Material Agreement or (C) default in its obligations under any Material Agreement beyond any applicable notice, grace and cure periods set forth therein. If Lender shall fail to respond to Borrower’s request to approve or disapprove of Borrower entering into a new Material Agreement within ten Business Days of Lender’s receipt thereof, together with all information reasonably necessary for Lender to properly evaluate such request, Borrower may deliver to Lender a second request for consent stating in bold and capitalized that “LENDER’S FAILURE TO RESPOND TO THE ENCLOSED REQUEST WITHIN TEN BUSINESS DAYS SHALL BE DEEMED LENDER’S APPROVAL.” In the event Lender fails to approve or disapprove such request within ten Business Days of Lender’s receipt of such second request, such request shall be deemed approved. For the avoidance of doubt, the foregoing deemed approval shall not apply to clause (A) of this Section 6.11(iv) ; and

(v) Borrower shall not amend, modify or terminate any Ground Lease.

6.12.  ERISA . (a) Borrower shall not maintain or contribute to, or agree to maintain or contribute to, or permit any ERISA Affiliate of Borrower to maintain or contribute to or agree to maintain or contribute to, any employee benefit plan (as defined in Section 3(3) of ERISA) subject to Title IV or Section 302 of ERISA or Section 412 of the Code.

(b) Borrower shall not engage in a non-exempt prohibited transaction under Section 406 of ERISA, Section 4975 of the Code, or substantially similar provisions under federal, state or local laws, rules or regulations or in any transaction that would cause any obligation or action taken or to be taken hereunder (or the exercise by Lender of any of its rights under the Notes, this Agreement, the Mortgages or any other Loan Document) to be a non-exempt prohibited transaction under such provisions (subject to the Loan not having been funded with Plan Assets).

(c) Borrower shall not have any material actual or contingent liability to any Person or Governmental Authority with respect to any employee benefit plan (within the meaning of Section 3(3) of ERISA) subject to Title IV of ERISA, Section 302 of ERISA or Section 412 of the Code.

6.13.  Alterations and Expansions .

(a) During the continuance of any Trigger Period or Event of Default, Borrower shall not perform or contract to perform any capital improvements requiring Capital Expenditures that are not consistent with the Approved Annual Budget, except to the extent that (i) the performance of such capital improvements commenced prior to the Trigger Period or Event of Default, (ii) such capital improvements are required to prevent an imminent threat to the life or safety of Persons or prevent material damage to property or (iii) such capital improvements are required to be completed pursuant to a Lease. Borrower shall not perform,

 

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undertake, contract to perform or consent to any Material Alteration, except to the extent required to do so pursuant to a Lease, without the prior written consent of Lender, which consent (in the absence of an Event of Default) shall not be unreasonably withheld. If the unpaid cost of any such Material Alteration approved by Lender shall be, in Lender’s reasonable judgment, in excess of $3,000,000 or cause the aggregate cost of all Alterations ongoing at the Properties at such time to exceed 5% of the Principal Indebtedness, such consent may be conditioned on the delivery of additional collateral equal to such excess amount (any such excess amount, a “ Material Alterations Deposit ”).

(b) Any Material Alterations Deposit required by Lender hereunder shall be (i) in the form of (A) cash, (B) securities having a rating reasonably acceptable to Lender and in respect of which, at Lender’s option, the Rating Condition has been satisfied, (C) a completion and performance bond issued by a financial institution having a rating by S&P of not less than “ A-1+ ” if the term of such bond is no longer than three months or, if such term is in excess of three months, issued by a financial institution having a rating that is reasonably acceptable to Lender and in respect of which, at Lender’s option, the Rating Condition has been satisfied, (D) a Letter of Credit (provided, however, that the aggregate amount of any Letters of Credit delivered to Lender under this Agreement shall not, at any one time, exceed an amount equal to 10% of the Principal Indebtedness, unless Borrower shall have delivered to Lender a nonconsolidation opinion substantially in the form of the Nonconsolidation Opinion, and otherwise reasonably acceptable to Lender, which takes into account all such Letters of Credit) or (E) a completion guaranty executed by Sponsor in favor of Lender pursuant to which Sponsor guarantees the payment of costs of the applicable Material Alterations in an amount equal to the required Material Alterations Deposit (such completion guaranty to be in form reasonably acceptable to Lender), (ii) reduced by any amounts to be paid or reimbursed by Tenants under the Leases with respect to the applicable Material Alteration and (iii) disbursed from time to time by Lender to Borrower for completion of the applicable Material Alterations upon the satisfaction of the following conditions: (1) Borrower shall submit a request for payment to Lender at least ten days prior to the date on which Borrower requests that such payment be made, which request for payment shall specify the Alterations for which payment is requested, (2) on the date such request is received by Lender and on the date such payment is to be made, no Event of Default shall be continuing, and (3) such request shall be accompanied by an Officer’s Certificate (x) stating that the applicable portion of the Material Alterations to be funded by the requested disbursement have been completed in good and workmanlike manner and in accordance with all applicable Legal Requirements, which Officer’s Certificate shall be accompanied by copies of paid invoices, (y) identifying each contractor that supplied materials or labor in connection with the applicable portion of the Alterations to be funded by the requested disbursement and (z) stating that each such contractor has been paid in full upon such disbursement. Each Material Alterations Deposit shall be held by Lender in an interest-bearing account and, until disbursed in accordance with the provisions of this Section 6.13 , shall constitute additional Collateral as security for the Indebtedness. Upon the completion of the Material Alterations in respect of which any Material Alterations Deposit is being held by Lender, Lender shall promptly return to Borrower any remaining portion of the Material Alterations Deposit upon the request of Borrower, provided that (I) on the date such request is received by Lender and on the date such disbursement is to be made, no Event of Default or Trigger Period shall be continuing, (II) such request shall be accompanied by an Officer’s Certificate stating that the Material Alterations have been fully completed in good and

 

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workmanlike manner and in accordance with all applicable Legal Requirements, which Officer’s Certificate shall be accompanied by copies of paid invoices (to the extent not received by Lender in connection with prior disbursement requests) and stating that each contractor providing services in connection with the Material Alterations has been paid in full and (III) Borrower shall have delivered lien releases and waivers from any contractors performing the Material Alterations, to the extent the cost of the work performed by any such contractor with respect to such Material Alteration is in excess of the $250,000 in the aggregate (whether such amount was disbursed to such contractor in a lump sum or multiple installments). If Lender’s consent is requested hereunder with respect to a Material Alteration, Lender may retain a construction consultant to review such request and, if such request is granted, Lender may retain a construction consultant to inspect the work from time to time. Borrower shall, on written demand by Lender, reimburse Lender for the reasonable fees and disbursements of such consultant.

6.14.  Advances and Investments . Borrower shall not lend money or make advances to any Person, or purchase or acquire any stock, obligations or securities of, or any other interest in, or make any capital contribution to, any Person, except for Permitted Investments.

6.15.  Single-Purpose Entity . Borrower shall not cease to be a Single-Purpose Entity. Borrower shall not remove or replace any Independent Director without Cause and without providing at least two Business Days’ advance written notice thereof to Lender.

6.16.  Zoning and Uses . Borrower shall not do any of the following, in each case, without the prior written consent of Lender, which shall not be unreasonably withheld, conditioned or delayed:

(i) initiate or support any limiting change in the permitted uses of any of the Properties (or to the extent applicable, zoning reclassification of any of the Properties), or any portion thereof, or seek any variance under existing land use restrictions, laws, rules or regulations (or, to the extent applicable, zoning ordinances) applicable to a Property, in each case, to the extent such action could be reasonably likely to result in a Property Material Adverse Effect;

(ii) use or permit the use of a Property in a manner that would result in the use of such Property becoming a nonconforming use under applicable land-use restrictions or zoning ordinances or that would violate the terms of any Lease, Material Agreement or Legal Requirement (and if under applicable zoning ordinances the use of all or any portion of any Property is a nonconforming use, Borrower shall not cause or permit such nonconforming use to be discontinued or abandoned without the express written consent of Lender, other than in any case in which such nonconforming use is discontinued as a result of the Tenant that conducted such use no longer occupying the applicable Property);

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(iv) execute or file any subdivision plat affecting any of the Properties, or institute, or permit the institution of, proceedings to alter any tax lot comprising any of the Properties; or

(v) permit or consent to any of the Properties being used by the public or any Person in such manner as might make possible a claim of adverse usage or possession or of any implied dedication or easement.

6.17.  Waste . Borrower shall not commit or permit any Waste on any of the Properties, nor take any actions that might invalidate any insurance carried on any of the Properties (and Borrower shall promptly correct any such actions of which Borrower becomes aware).

ARTICLE VII

DEFAULTS

7.1.  Event of Default . The occurrence of any one or more of the following events shall be, and shall constitute the commencement of, an “ Event of Default ” hereunder (any Event of Default that has occurred shall continue unless and until waived by Lender in writing in its sole discretion):

(a) Payment.

(i) Borrower shall default in the payment when due of any regularly scheduled principal or interest owing hereunder or under the Notes; or

(ii) Borrower shall default, and such default shall continue for at least five Business Days after notice to Borrower that such amounts are owing, in the payment when due of fees, expenses or other amounts owing hereunder, under the Notes or under any of the other Loan Documents (other than regularly scheduled payments of principal and interest owing hereunder or under the Note).

(b) Representations . Any representation made by Borrower in any of the Loan Documents, or in any report, certificate, financial statement or other instrument, agreement or document furnished to Lender shall have been false or misleading in any material respect (or, with respect to any representation that itself contains a materiality qualifier, in any respect) as of the date such representation was made; provided , however , that if Borrower did not have actual knowledge at the time of such representation or warranty that such representation or warranty was false or misleading in any material respect and the same is susceptible of being cured, the same shall be an Event of Default hereunder only if the same is not cured within 30 days after written notice from Lender.

(c) Other Loan Documents . Any Loan Document shall fail to be in full force and effect or to convey the material Liens, rights, powers and privileges purported to be created thereby; or a default shall occur under any of the other Loan Documents beyond the expiration of any applicable cure period set forth therein with respect thereto (and if no specific reference is made therein to a default becoming an “ Event of Default, ” then the provisions of Section 7.1(m)

 

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shall apply; provided , however , that nothing in this parenthetical shall be construed to create or extend any notice, grace or cure period for any default that would be contrary to the notice, grace or cure periods (or lack thereof) for such default as set forth in this Agreement).

(d) Bankruptcy, etc.

(i) Borrower or, if applicable, any Single-Purpose Equityholder shall commence a voluntary case concerning itself under Title 11 of the United States Code (as amended, modified, succeeded or replaced, from time to time, the “ Bankruptcy Code ”);

(ii) Borrower or, if applicable, any Single-Purpose Equityholder shall commence any other proceeding under any reorganization, arrangement, adjustment of debt, relief of creditors, dissolution, insolvency or similar law of any jurisdiction whether now or hereafter in effect relating to Borrower or such Single-Purpose Equityholder, or shall dissolve or otherwise cease to exist;

(iii) there is commenced against Borrower or, if applicable, any Single-Purpose Equityholder an involuntary case under the Bankruptcy Code, or any such other proceeding, which remains undismissed for a period of 90 days after commencement;

(iv) Borrower or, if applicable, any Single-Purpose Equityholder is adjudicated insolvent or bankrupt;

(v) Borrower or, if applicable, any Single-Purpose Equityholder suffers appointment of any custodian or the like for it or for any substantial portion of its property and such appointment continues unchanged or unstayed for a period of 90 days after commencement of such appointment;

(vi) Borrower or, if applicable, any Single-Purpose Equityholder makes a general assignment for the benefit of creditors; or

(vii) any action is taken by Borrower or, if applicable, any Single-Purpose Equityholder for the purpose of effecting any of the foregoing.

(e) Prohibited Change of Control .

(i) A Prohibited Change of Control shall occur; or

(ii) the failure to deliver any Nonconsolidation Opinion required pursuant to Section 2.2 .

(f) Equity Pledge; Preferred Equity . Any direct or indirect equity interest in or right to distributions from Borrower shall be subject to a Lien in favor of any Person, or Borrower or any holder of a direct or indirect interest in Borrower shall issue preferred equity (or debt granting the holder thereof rights substantially similar to those generally associated with preferred equity); except that the following shall be permitted without the consent or approval of Lender:

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(ii) any pledge of rights to distributions from Operating Partnership or any Person that owns direct or indirect equity interests in Operating Partnership; and

(iii) the issuance of preferred equity interests in Operating Partnership or any Person that owns direct or indirect equity interests in Operating Partnership.

Any act, action or state of affairs that would result in an Event of Default pursuant to this Section 7.1(f) shall be referred to in this Agreement as a “ Prohibited Pledge ”.

(g) Insurance . Borrower shall fail to maintain in full force and effect all Policies required hereunder.

(h) ERISA; Negative Covenants . A default shall occur in the due performance or observance by Borrower of any term, covenant or agreement contained in Section 5.8 or in Article VI ; except that in the case of a defaul t that can be cured through the payment of money, such defau lt shall not cons titute an Event of Default unless and until it shall remain uncured for 10 days after Borrower receives written notice thereof from Lender, and in the case of a non-monetary default susceptible of being cured, such default shall not constitute an Event of Default unless and until it remains uncured for 30 days after Borrower receives written notice thereof from Lender; provided, however, that in connection with any default under Section 6.15 , Borrower’s cure thereof shall not be effective unless and until Borrower shall deliver to Lender a new non-consolidation opinion satisfactory to (A) prior to the occurrence of any Securitization of the Loan, Lender (Lender’s approval of any such non-consolidation opinion that is in substantially the form of the Nonconsolidation Opinion not to be unreasonably withheld), and (B) at any time following any Securitization or series of Securitizations of the Loan, each of the Rating Agencies rating such Securitization or Securitizations.

(i) Legal Requirements . If Borrower fails to cure properly any violations of Legal Requirements affecting all or any portion of any Property, which violations could result in a Property Material Adverse Effect or create an imminent threat to the life or safety of Persons or damage to property, within 30 days after Borrower first receives written notice of any such violations; provided, however, if any such violation is not cured within such 30 day period despite Borrower’s diligent efforts but is susceptible of being cured within 120 days after Borrower first receives written notice of such violation, then Borrower shall have such additional time as is reasonably necessary to effect such cure, but in no event in excess of 120 days after Borrower first receives written notice of such violation (and Borrower shall deliver with reasonable promptness written notice to Lender of its intention and ability to effect such cure prior to the expiration of such 120 day period).

 

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(j) Note Components . If Borrower fails to execute any new Note as required pursuant to Section 1.1(c) and deliver the same to Lender within the five Business Day period provided for in such Section and such failure shall continue for two Business Days following receipt by Borrower of a written notice of such failure from Lender.

(k) Financial Statements . If Borrower fails to provide to Lender the financial statements specified in Sections 5.13 within the time period specified in such Section, such failure continues for 10 Business Days after Lender shall have delivered to Borrower written notice of such failure, and Lender thereafter delivers a subsequent written notice to Borrower that such failure constitutes an Event of Default prior to delivery of such financial statements by Borrower to Lender.

(l) Ground Lease . If any Ground Lease shall terminate as a result of a default by Borrower thereunder.

(m) Other Covenants . A default shall occur in the due performance or observance by Borrower of any term, covenant or agreement (other than those referred to in any other subsection of this Section 7.1 ) contained in this Agreement or in any of the other Loan Documents, except that in the case of a default that can be cured by the payment of money, such default shall not constitute an Event of Default unless and until it shall remain uncured for 10 days after Borrower receives written notice thereof from Lender; and in the case of a default that cannot be cured by the payment of money but is susceptible of being cured within 30 days, such default shall not constitute an Event of Default unless and until it remains uncured for 30 days after Borrower receives written notice thereof from Lender (and Borrower shall deliver with reasonable promptness written notice to Lender of its intention and ability to effect such cure within such 30 day period); and if such non-monetary default is not cured within such 30 day period despite Borrower’s diligent efforts but is susceptible of being cured within 120 days of Borrower’s receipt of Lender’s original notice, then Borrower shall have such additional time as is reasonably necessary to effect such cure, but in no event in excess of 120 days from Borrower’s receipt of Lender’s original notice (and Borrower shall deliver with reasonable promptness written notice to Lender of its intention and ability to effect such cure prior to the expiration of such 120 day period).

7.2.  Remedies .

(a) During the continuance of an Event of Default, Lender may by written notice to Borrower, in addition to any other rights or remedies available pursuant to this Agreement, the Notes, the Mortgages and the other Loan Documents, at law or in equity, declare by written notice to Borrower all or any portion of the Indebtedness to be immediately due and payable, whereupon all or such portion of the Indebtedness shall so become due and payable, and Lender may enforce or avail itself of any or all rights or remedies provided in the Loan Documents against Borrower and the Collateral (including all rights or remedies available at law or in equity); provided , however , that, notwithstanding the foregoing, if an Event of Default specified in paragraph 7.1(d) shall occur, then the Indebtedness shall immediately become due and payable without the giving of any notice or other action by Lender. Any actions taken by Lender shall be cumulative and concurrent and may be pursued independently, singly, successively, together or otherwise, at such time and in such order as Lender may determine in

 

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its sole discretion, to the fullest extent permitted by law, without impairing or otherwise affecting the other rights and remedies of Lender permitted by law, equity or contract or as set forth in this Agreement or in the other Loan Documents.

(b) If Lender forecloses on any of the Properties, Lender shall apply all net proceeds of such foreclosure to repay the Indebtedness, the Indebtedness shall be reduced to the extent of such net proceeds and the remaining portion of the Indebtedness shall remain outstanding and secured by the Properties and the other Loan Documents, it being understood and agreed by Borrower that Borrower is liable for the repayment of all the Indebtedness; provided , however , that at the election of Lender, the Notes shall be deemed to have been accelerated only to the extent of the net proceeds actually received by Lender with respect to the Properties and applied in reduction of the Indebtedness.

(c) During the continuance of any Event of Default (including an Event of Default resulting from a failure to satisfy the insurance requirements specified herein), Lender may, but without any obligation to do so and without notice to or demand on Borrower, except to the extent expressly required hereunder, and without releasing Borrower from any obligation hereunder, take any action to cure such Event of Default. Lender may enter upon any or all of the Properties upon reasonable notice to Borrower for such purposes or appear in, defend, or bring any action or proceeding to protect its interest in the Collateral or to foreclose the Mortgages or collect the Indebtedness. The costs and expenses incurred by Lender in exercising rights under this paragraph (including reasonable attorneys’ fees), with interest at the Default Rate for the period after notice from Lender that such costs or expenses were incurred to the date of payment to Lender, shall constitute a portion of the Indebtedness, shall be secured by the Mortgages and other Loan Documents and shall be due and payable to Lender upon demand therefor.

(d) Interest shall accrue on any judgment obtained by Lender in connection with its enforcement of the Loan at a rate of interest equal to the Default Rate.

7.3.  No Waiver . No delay or omission to exercise any remedy, right or power accruing upon an Event of Default shall impair any such remedy, right or power or shall be construed as a waiver thereof, but any such remedy, right or power may be exercised from time to time and as often as may be deemed by Lender to be expedient. A waiver of any Default or Event of Default shall not be construed to be a waiver of any subsequent Default or Event of Default or to impair any remedy, right or power consequent thereon.

7.4.  Application of Payments after an Event of Default . Notwithstanding anything to the contrary contained herein, during the continuance of an Event of Default, all amounts received by Lender in respect of the Loan shall be applied at Lender’s sole discretion either toward the components of the Indebtedness ( e.g. , Lender’s expenses in enforcing the Loan, interest, principal and other amounts payable hereunder) and the Notes or Note Components in such sequence as Lender shall elect in its sole discretion, or toward the payment of Property expenses.

 

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ARTICLE VIII

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ARTICLE IX

MISCELLANEOUS

9.1.  Successors . Except as otherwise provided in this Agreement, whenever in this Agreement any of the parties to this Agreement is referred to, such reference shall be deemed to include the successors and permitted assigns of such party. All covenants, promises and agreements in this Agreement contained, by or on behalf of Borrower, shall inure to the benefit of Lender and its successors and assigns.

9.2.  GOVERNING LAW .

(A) THIS AGREEMENT SHALL BE GOVERNED BY, AND CONSTRUED IN ACCORDANCE WITH, THE LAWS OF THE STATE OF NEW YORK WITHOUT REGARD TO CHOICE OF LAW RULES TO THE EXTENT THE APPLICATION OF THE LAWS OF ANOTHER JURISDICTION WOULD BE REQUIRED THEREBY.

(B) ANY LEGAL SUIT, ACTION OR PROCEEDING AGAINST LENDER, BORROWER OR SPONSOR ARISING OUT OF OR RELATING TO THIS AGREEMENT OR ANY OF THE OTHER LOAN DOCUMENTS (OTHER THAN ANY ACTION IN RESPECT OF THE CREATION, PERFECTION OR ENFORCEMENT OF A LIEN OR SECURITY INTEREST CREATED PURSUANT TO ANY LOAN DOCUMENTS NOT GOVERNED BY THE LAWS OF THE STATE OF NEW YORK) SHALL BE INSTITUTED IN ANY FEDERAL OR STATE COURT IN NEW YORK, NEW YORK. BORROWER AND SPONSOR HEREBY (i) IRREVOCABLY WAIVE, TO THE FULLEST EXTENT PERMITTED BY APPLICABLE LAW, ANY OBJECTION THAT THEY MAY NOW OR HEREAFTER HAVE TO THE LAYING OF VENUE OF ANY SUCH SUIT, ACTION OR PROCEEDING BROUGHT IN SUCH A COURT AND ANY CLAIM THAT ANY SUCH PROCEEDING BROUGHT IN SUCH A COURT HAS BEEN BROUGHT IN AN INCONVENIENT FORUM, (ii) IRREVOCABLY SUBMIT TO THE JURISDICTION OF ANY SUCH COURT IN ANY SUCH SUIT, ACTION OR PROCEEDING, AND (iii) IRREVOCABLY CONSENT TO SERVICE OF PROCESS BY MAIL, PERSONAL SERVICE OR IN ANY OTHER MANNER PERMITTED BY APPLICABLE LAW, AT THE ADDRESS SPECIFIED IN SECTION 9.4 (AND AGREES THAT SUCH SERVICE AT SUCH ADDRESS IS SUFFICIENT TO CONFER PERSONAL JURISDICTION OVER ITSELF IN ANY SUCH SUIT, ACTION OR PROCEEDING IN ANY SUCH COURT, AND OTHERWISE CONSTITUTES EFFECTIVE AND BINDING SERVICE IN EVERY RESPECT).

9.3.  Modification, Waiver in Writing . Neither this Agreement nor any other Loan Document may be amended, changed, waived, discharged or terminated, nor shall any consent or approval of Lender be granted hereunder, unless such amendment, change, waiver, discharge, termination, consent or approval is in writing signed by Lender.

 

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9.4.  Notices . All notices, consents, approvals and requests required or permitted hereunder or under any other Loan Document shall be given in writing by expedited prepaid delivery service, either commercial or United States Postal Service, with proof of delivery or attempted delivery, addressed as follows (or at such other address and person as shall be designated from time to time by any party to this Agreement, as the case may be, in a written notice to the other parties to this Agreement in the manner provided for in this Section). A notice shall be deemed to have been given when delivered or upon refusal to accept delivery.

If to Lender:

Goldman Sachs Mortgage Company

6011 Connection Drive, Suite 550

Irving, Texas 75039

Attention: Michael Forbes

with copies to:

Goldman Sachs Mortgage Company

200 West Street

New York, New York 10282

Attention: Daniel Bennett and J. Theodore Borter

and

Cleary Gottlieb Steen & Hamilton LLP

One Liberty Plaza

New York, New York 10006

Attention: Michael Weinberger, Esq.

If to Borrower:

c/o Brixmor Property Group, Inc.

420 Lexington Avenue, 7th Floor

New York, New York 10170

Attention: General Counsel

with a copy to:

Perkins Coie LLP

131 South Dearborn Street

Suite 1700

Chicago, Illinois 60603

Attention: Matthew A. Shebuski, Esq.

9.5.  TRIAL BY JURY . LENDER AND BORROWER, TO THE FULLEST EXTENT THAT THEY MAY LAWFULLY DO SO, HEREBY AGREE NOT TO ELECT A TRIAL BY JURY OF ANY ISSUE TRIABLE OF RIGHT BY JURY, AND WAIVE ANY RIGHT TO TRIAL BY JURY FULLY TO THE EXTENT THAT ANY SUCH RIGHT SHALL

 

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NOW OR HEREAFTER EXIST WITH REGARD TO THE LOAN DOCUMENTS, OR ANY CLAIM, COUNTERCLAIM OR OTHER ACTION ARISING IN CONNECTION THEREWITH. THIS WAIVER OF RIGHT TO TRIAL BY JURY IS GIVEN KNOWINGLY AND VOLUNTARILY BY LENDER, BORROWER AND SPONSOR AND IS INTENDED TO ENCOMPASS INDIVIDUALLY EACH INSTANCE AND EACH ISSUE AS TO WHICH THE RIGHT TO A TRIAL BY JURY WOULD OTHERWISE ACCRUE. LENDER, BORROWER AND/OR SPONSOR ARE HEREBY AUTHORIZED TO FILE A COPY OF THIS PARAGRAPH IN ANY PROCEEDING AS CONCLUSIVE EVIDENCE OF THIS WAIVER BY LENDER AND BORROWER.

9.6.  Headings . The Article and Section headings in this Agreement are included in this Agreement for convenience of reference only and shall not constitute a part of this Agreement for any other purpose.

9.7.  Assignment and Participation .

(a) Except as expressly permitted in this Agreement, Borrower may not sell, assign or transfer any interest in the Loan Documents or any portion thereof (including Borrower’s rights, title, interests, remedies, powers and duties hereunder and thereunder).

(b) Lender and each assignee of all or a portion of the Loan shall have the right from time to time in its discretion to sell one or more of the Notes or Note Components or any interest therein (an “ Assignment ”) and/or sell a participation interest in one or more of the Notes or Note Components (a “ Participation ”). Borrower agrees to reasonably cooperate with Lender, upon Lender’s request and at Lender’s expense (except for any legal fees incurred by Borrower in connection therewith, which shall be paid by Borrower), in order to effectuate any such Assignment or Participation, and Borrower shall promptly provide such information, legal opinions and documents relating to Borrower, any Single-Purpose Equityholder (if applicable), Sponsor, the Property, the Approved Property Manager and any Tenants as Lender may reasonably request in connection with such Assignment or Participation (provided that, in the case of such information relating to Tenants, Borrower shall be required to provide the same only if (x) such information is in the possession of Borrower or is otherwise required to be provided by the applicable Tenant pursuant to the terms of its Lease and (y) Borrower is not prohibited from disclosing such information, whether pursuant to any provisions of the applicable Lease or any other agreement entered into by Borrower and the applicable Tenant prior to the date of Lender’s request (Borrower agreeing that it shall not enter into agreements with Tenants to keep information confidential solely for the purpose of restricting Lender’s access thereto). In the case of an Assignment, (i) each assignee shall have, to the extent of such Assignment, the rights, benefits and obligations of the assigning Lender as a “Lender” hereunder and under the other Loan Documents, (ii) the assigning Lender shall, to the extent that rights and obligations hereunder have been assigned by it pursuant to an Assignment, relinquish its rights and be released from its obligations under this Agreement, and (iii) one Lender shall serve as agent for all Lenders and shall be the sole Lender to whom notices, requests and other communications shall be addressed and the sole party authorized to grant or withhold consents hereunder on behalf of the Lenders (subject, in each case, to appointment of a Servicer, pursuant to Section 9.22 , to receive such notices, requests and other communications and/or to grant or withhold consents, as the case may be) and to be the sole Lender to designate the account to which

 

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payments shall be made by Borrower to the Lenders hereunder. Goldman Sachs Mortgage Company or, upon the appointment of a Servicer, such Servicer, shall maintain, or cause to be maintained, as agent for Borrower, a register on which it shall enter the name or names of the registered owner or owners from time to time of the Notes. Borrower agrees that upon effectiveness of any Assignment of any Note in part, Borrower will promptly provide to the assignor and the assignee separate promissory notes in the amount of their respective interests (but, if applicable, with a notation thereon that it is given in substitution for and replacement of an original Note or any replacement thereof), and otherwise in the form of such Note, upon return of the Note then being replaced. The assigning Lender shall notify in writing each of the other Lenders of any Assignment. Each potential or actual assignee, participant or investor in a Securitization, and each Rating Agency, shall be entitled to receive all information received by Lender under this Agreement. After the effectiveness of any Assignment, the party conveying the Assignment shall provide notice to Borrower and each Lender of the identity and address of the assignee. Notwithstanding anything in this Agreement to the contrary, after an Assignment, the assigning Lender (in addition to the assignee) shall continue to have the benefits of any indemnifications contained in this Agreement that such assigning Lender had prior to such assignment with respect to matters occurring prior to the date of such assignment.

(c) If, pursuant to this Section 9.7 , any interest in this Agreement or any Note is transferred to any transferee that is not a U.S. Person, the transferor Lender shall cause such transferee, concurrently with the effectiveness of such transfer, (i) to furnish to the transferor Lender either Form W-8BEN or Form W-8ECI or any other form in order to establish an exemption from, or reduction in the rate of, U.S. withholding tax on all interest payments hereunder, and (ii) to agree (for the benefit of Lender and Borrower) to provide the transferor Lender a new Form W-8BEN or Form W-8ECI or any forms reasonably requested in order to establish an exemption from, or reduction in the rate of, U.S. withholding tax upon the expiration or obsolescence of any previously delivered form and comparable statements in accordance with applicable U.S. laws and regulations and amendments duly executed and completed by such transferee, and to comply from time to time with all applicable U.S. laws and regulations with regard to such withholding tax exemption.

9.8.  Severability . Wherever possible, each provision of this Agreement shall be interpreted in such manner as to be effective and valid under applicable law, but if any provision of this Agreement shall be prohibited by or invalid under applicable law, such provision shall be ineffective to the extent of such prohibition or invalidity, without invalidating the remainder of such provision or the remaining provisions of this Agreement.

9.9.  Preferences; Waiver of Marshalling of Assets . Lender shall have no obligation to marshal any assets in favor of Borrower or any other party or against or in payment of any or all of the obligations of Borrower pursuant to this Agreement, the Notes or any other Loan Document. During the continuance of an Event of Default, Lender shall have the continuing and exclusive right to apply or reverse and reapply any and all payments by Borrower to any portion of the obligations of Borrower hereunder and under the Loan Documents (provided that, in no event shall Default Interest accrue as to any payment so reversed other than from and after the date that the same is reversed until the same is paid). To the extent Borrower makes a payment or payments to Lender, which payment or proceeds or any portion thereof are subsequently invalidated, declared to be fraudulent or preferential, set aside or required to be

 

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repaid to a trustee, receiver or any other party under any bankruptcy law, state or federal law, common law or equitable cause, then, to the extent of such payment or proceeds received, the obligations hereunder or portion thereof intended to be satisfied shall be revived and continue in full force and effect, as if such payment or proceeds had not been received by Lender. To the fullest extent permitted by law, Borrower, for itself and its successors and assigns, waives all rights to a marshalling of the assets of Borrower, and Borrower’s partners and others with interests in Borrower, or to a sale in inverse order of alienation in the event of foreclosure of any Mortgage, and agrees not to assert any right under any laws pertaining to the marshalling of assets, the sale in inverse order of alienation, homestead exemption, the administration of estates of decedents, or any other matters whatsoever to defeat, reduce or affect the right of Lender under the Loan Documents to a sale of any Property for the collection of the Indebtedness without any prior or different resort for collection or of the right of Lender to the payment of the Indebtedness out of the net proceeds of the Properties in preference to every other claimant whatsoever. In addition, to the fullest extent permitted by law, Borrower, for itself and its successors and assigns, waives in the event of foreclosure of any Mortgage, any legal right otherwise available to Borrower that would require the separate sale of any Collateral or require Lender to exhaust its remedies against any Collateral before proceeding against any other Collateral; and further in the event of such foreclosure, Borrower does hereby expressly consent to and authorize, at the option of Lender, the foreclosure and sale either separately or together of any combination of the Collateral.

9.10.  Remedies of Borrower . If a claim is made that Lender or its agents have unreasonably delayed acting or acted unreasonably in any case where by law or under this Agreement, the Notes, the Mortgage or the other Loan Documents, any of such Persons has an obligation to act promptly or reasonably, Borrower agrees that, except to the extent that any such delay or act is the result of Lender’s gross negligence, bad faith or willful misconduct, no such Person shall be liable for any monetary damages, and Borrower’s sole remedy shall be limited to commencing an action seeking specific performance, injunctive relief and/or declaratory judgment. Without in any way limiting the foregoing, Borrower shall not assert, and hereby waives, any claim against Lender and/or its affiliates, directors, employees, attorneys, agents or sub-agents, on any theory of liability, for Excluded Damages) arising out of, as a result of, or in any way related to, the Loan Agreement or any other Loan Document or any agreement or instrument contemplated hereby or thereby or referred to herein or therein, the transactions contemplated hereby or thereby, the Loan or the use of the proceeds thereof or any act or omission or event occurring in connection therewith, and Borrower hereby waives, releases and agrees not to sue upon any such claim for any such damages, whether or not accrued and whether or not known or suspected to exist in its favor.

9.11.  Offsets, Counterclaims and Defenses . All payments made by Borrower hereunder or under the other Loan Documents shall be made irrespective of, and without any deduction for, any setoffs or counterclaims. Borrower waives the right to assert a counterclaim, other than a mandatory or compulsory counterclaim, in any action or proceeding brought against it by Lender arising out of or in any way connected with the Notes, this Agreement, the other Loan Documents or the Indebtedness. Any assignee of Lender’s interest in the Loan shall take the same free and clear of all offsets, counterclaims or defenses that are unrelated to the Loan.

 

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9.12.  No Joint Venture . Nothing in this Agreement is intended to create a joint venture, partnership, tenancy-in-common, or joint tenancy relationship between Borrower and Lender, nor to grant Lender any interest in any Property other than that of mortgagee or lender.

9.13.  Conflict; Construction of Documents . In the event of any conflict between the provisions of this Agreement and the provisions of the Notes, the Mortgages or any of the other Loan Documents, the provisions of this Agreement shall prevail.

9.14.  Brokers and Financial Advisors . Borrower represents that neither it nor Sponsor has dealt with any financial advisors, brokers, underwriters, placement agents, agents or finders in connection with the transactions contemplated by this Agreement. Borrower agrees to indemnify and hold Lender harmless from and against any and all claims, liabilities, costs and expenses of any kind in any way relating to or arising from a claim by any Person that such Person acted on behalf of Borrower in connection with the transactions contemplated in this Agreement. The provisions of this Section 9.14 shall survive the expiration and termination of this Agreement and the repayment of the Indebtedness.

9.15.  Counterparts . This Agreement may be executed in any number of counterparts, each of which when so executed and delivered shall be an original, but all of which shall together constitute one and the same instrument. Any counterpart delivered by facsimile, pdf or other electronic means shall have the same import and effect as original counterparts and shall be valid, enforceable and binding for the purposes of this Agreement

9.16.  Estoppel Certificates .

(a) Borrower agrees at any time and from time to time, but in no event more than once in any 12-month period, to execute, acknowledge and deliver to Lender, within ten days after receipt of Lender’s written request therefor, a statement in writing setting forth (A) the Principal Indebtedness, (B) the date on which installments of interest and/or principal were last paid, (C) to Borrower’s knowledge, any offsets or defenses to the payment of the Indebtedness, (D) that the Notes, this Agreement, the Mortgages and the other Loan Documents are valid, legal and binding obligations and have not been modified or if modified, giving particulars of such modification, (E) that neither Borrower nor, to Borrower’s knowledge, Lender, is in default under the Loan Documents (or specifying any such default), (F) that all Leases are in full force and effect and have not been modified (except in accordance with the Loan Documents), (G) whether or not to Borrower’s knowledge any of the Tenants under the Leases are in material default under the Leases (setting forth the specific nature of any such material defaults) and (H) such other matters as Lender may reasonably request. Any prospective purchaser of any interest in a Loan shall be permitted to rely on such certificate.

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that each Lease covered thereby is in full force and effect with, to the applicable Tenant’s knowledge, no material defaults thereunder on the part of any party, that rent has not been paid more than one month in advance, except as security, and that the applicable Tenant claims no defense or offset against the full and timely performance of its obligations under the Lease; provided, however, that no such estoppel certificate shall be required to contain statements not required to be made by the Tenant pursuant to the terms of its Lease. Borrower shall not be required to deliver such certificates more frequently than one time in any 12-month period, other than any period prior to a Securitization.

9.17.  General Indemnity; Payment of Expenses; Mortgage Recording Taxes .

(a) Borrower, at its sole cost and expense, shall protect, indemnify, reimburse, defend and hold harmless Lender and its officers, partners, members, directors, trustees, advisors, employees, agents, sub-agents, affiliates, successors, participants and assigns of any and all of the foregoing (collectively, the “ Indemnified Parties ”) for, from and against, and shall be responsible for, any and all Damages of any kind or nature whatsoever that may be imposed on, incurred by, or asserted against any of the Indemnified Parties, in any way relating to or arising out of (i) any negligence or tortious act or omission on the part of Borrower or any of its agents, contractors, servants, employees, sublessees, licensees or invitees with respect to the Property; (ii) any accident, injury to or death of persons or loss of or damage to property occurring in, on or about any Property or any part thereof or on the adjoining sidewalks, curbs, adjacent property or adjacent parking areas, streets or ways; (iii) any use, nonuse or condition in, on or about any Property any part thereof or on adjoining sidewalks, curbs, adjacent property or adjacent parking areas, streets or ways; (iv) any failure on the part of Borrower or Sponsor to perform or comply with any of the terms of the Loan Documents; (v) performance of any labor or services or the furnishing of any materials or other property in respect of any Property or any part thereof; (vi) any failure of any Property, Borrower or Sponsor to comply with any Legal Requirements; (vii) any claim by brokers, finders or similar persons claiming to be entitled to a commission in connection with any Lease or other transaction involving any Property, to the extent such claim relates to a Lease entered into, or a transaction occurring, prior to Lender or its designee foreclosing on the Property (or taking possession of the Property by a deed-in-lieu or similar transaction); and (viii) any and all claims and demands whatsoever that may be asserted against any Indemnified Party by reason of any alleged obligations or undertakings on such party’s part to perform or discharge any of the terms, covenants, or agreements contained in any Lease, in each case, to the extent resulting, directly or indirectly, from any claim (including any Environmental Claim) made (whether or not in connection with any legal action, suit, or proceeding) by or on behalf of any Person; provided , however , that no Indemnified Party shall have the right to be indemnified hereunder to the extent that (x) such Damages have been found by a final, non-appealable judgment of a court of competent jurisdiction to have resulted from the gross negligence or willful misconduct of such Indemnified Party, or (y) to the extent such Damages arise as a result of acts or omissions of Lender after Lender has taken possession of the applicable Property (and provided that such Damages are otherwise unrelated to acts or omissions or Borrower or its affiliates while Borrower was in possession of the applicable Property).

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unenforceable in whole or in part or are otherwise unavailable to Lender or insufficient to hold it harmless, then Borrower shall contribute to the amount paid or payable by Lender as a result of any Damages the maximum amount Borrower is permitted to pay under Legal Requirements. The obligations of Borrower under this Section 9.17 will be in addition to any liability that Borrower may otherwise have hereunder and under the other Loan Documents, will extend upon the same terms and conditions to any affiliate of Lender and the partners, members, directors, agents, employees and controlling persons (if any), as the case may be, of Lender and any such affiliate, and will be binding upon and inure to the benefit of any successors, assigns, heirs and personal representatives of Borrower, Lender, any such affiliate and any such person.

(c) To the extent any Indemnified Party has notice of a claim for which it will seek indemnification hereunder, such Indemnified Party shall give prompt written notice thereof to Borrower, provided that failure by Lender to so notify Borrower will not relieve Borrower of its obligations under this Section 9.17 , except to the extent that Borrower suffers actual prejudice as a result of such failure. In connection with any claim for which indemnification is sought hereunder, Borrower shall have the right to defend the applicable Indemnified Party or Indemnified Parties (as applicable, the “ Applicable Indemnified Party ”) (if requested by any Applicable Indemnified Party, in the name of the Applicable Indemnified Party) from such claim by attorneys and other professionals reasonably approved by the Applicable Indemnified Party. Upon assumption by Borrower of any defense pursuant to the immediately preceding sentence, Borrower shall have the right to control such defense, provided that the Applicable Indemnified Party shall have the right to reasonably participate in such defense and Borrower shall not consent to the terms of any compromise or settlement of any action defended by Borrower in accordance with the foregoing without the prior consent of the Applicable Indemnified Party, unless such compromise or settlement (i) includes an unconditional release of the Applicable Indemnified Party from all liability arising out of such action and (ii) does not include a statement as to or an admission of fault, culpability or a failure to act, by or on behalf of the Applicable Indemnified Party. The Applicable Indemnified Party shall have the right to retain its own counsel if (i) Borrower shall have failed to employ counsel reasonably satisfactory to the Applicable Indemnified Party in a timely manner, or (ii) the Applicable Indemnified Party shall have been advised by counsel that there are actual or potential material conflicts of interest between Borrower and the Applicable Indemnified Party, including situations in which there are one or more legal defenses available to the Applicable Indemnified Party that are different from or additional to those available to Borrower. So long as Borrower is conducting the defense of any action defended by Borrower in accordance with the foregoing in a prudent and commercially reasonable manner, Lender and the Applicable Indemnified Party shall not compromise or settle such action defended without Borrower’s consent, which shall not be unreasonably withheld or delayed. Upon demand, Borrower shall pay or, in the sole discretion of the Applicable Indemnified Party, reimburse the Applicable Indemnified Party for the payment of reasonable fees and disbursements of attorneys, engineers, environmental consultants, laboratories and other professionals retained by the Applicable Indemnified Party in accordance with this Section 9.17(c) in connection with defending any claim subject to indemnification hereunder.

(d) Any amounts payable to Lender by reason of the application of this Section 9.17 shall be secured by the Mortgages and shall become immediately due and payable and shall bear interest at the Default Rate from the date Damages are sustained by the Indemnified Parties until paid.

 

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(e) The provisions of and undertakings and indemnification set forth in this Section 9.17 shall survive the satisfaction and payment in full of the Indebtedness and termination of this Agreement.

(f) Borrower shall reimburse Lender upon receipt of written notice from Lender for (i) all out-of-pocket costs and expenses incurred by Lender (or any of its affiliates) in connection with the origination of the Loan, including legal fees and disbursements, accounting fees, and the costs of the Appraisal, the Engineering Report, the Qualified Title Insurance Policy, the Qualified Survey, the Environmental Report and any other third-party diligence materials; (ii) all out-of-pocket costs and expenses reasonably incurred by Lender (or any of its affiliates) in connection with (A) monitoring Borrower’s ongoing performance of and compliance with Borrower’s agreements and covenants contained in this Agreement and the other Loan Documents on its part to be performed or complied with after the Closing Date, including confirming compliance with environmental and insurance requirements, (B) the negotiation, preparation, execution, delivery and administration of any consents, amendments, waivers or other modifications to this Agreement and the other Loan Documents and any other documents or matters requested by Borrower or by Lender (including Leases, Material Agreements, and Permitted Encumbrances), (C) filing, registration or recording fees and expenses and other similar expenses incurred in creating and perfecting the Liens in favor of Lender pursuant to this Agreement and the other Loan Documents (including the filing, registration or recording of any instrument of further assurance) and all federal, state, county and municipal, taxes (including, if applicable, intangible taxes), search fees, title insurance premiums, duties, imposts, assessments and charges arising out of or in connection with the execution and delivery of the Loan Documents, any mortgage supplemental thereto, any security instrument with respect to the Collateral or any instrument of further assurance, (D) enforcing or preserving any rights, in response to third party claims or the prosecuting or defending of any action or proceeding or other litigation, in each case against, under or affecting Borrower, this Agreement, the other Loan Documents or any Collateral, and (E) the satisfaction of the Rating Condition; (iii) all reasonable out-of-pocket costs and reasonable fees, expenses and disbursements of any auditors, accountants, consultants or appraisers engaged by Lender in connection with the Transaction; and (iv) all actual out-of-pocket costs and expenses (including attorney’s fees and, if the Loan has been Securitized, special servicing fees) incurred by Lender (or any of its affiliates) in connection with the enforcement of any obligations of Borrower, or a Default by Borrower, under the Loan Documents, including any actual or attempted foreclosure, deed-in-lieu of foreclosure, refinancing, restructuring, settlement or workout and any insolvency or bankruptcy proceedings (including any applicable transfer taxes).

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conditions in accordance with their terms or be entitled to assume that Lender will refuse to make the Loan in the absence of strict compliance with any or all thereof, and no other Person shall under any circumstances be deemed to be a beneficiary of such conditions, any or all of which may be freely waived in whole or in part by Lender if, in Lender’s sole discretion, Lender deems it advisable or desirable to do so.

9.19.  Recourse .

(a) Except for any indemnification by Borrower under this Agreement or any of the other Loan Documents, the Indebtedness shall not be recourse to Borrower. In addition, no recourse shall be had for the Indebtedness against any other Person, including any affiliate or officer, director, partner, equityholder (whether direct or indirect), employee or agent of Borrower (other than Sponsor), Sponsor or any other Person, unless expressly set forth in a Loan Document.

(b) Borrower shall indemnify Lender and hold Lender harmless from and against any and all Damages actually incurred by Lender (including the legal and other expenses of enforcing the obligations of Borrower under this Section 9.19 and Sponsor under the Guaranty) resulting from or arising out of any of the following (the “ Indemnified Liabilities ”) (but subject to the last paragraph of this Section 9.19(b) ), which Indemnified Liabilities shall be guaranteed by Sponsor pursuant to the Guaranty (subject to the provisions of the Guaranty):

(i) any intentional physical Waste with respect to any Property committed or permitted by Borrower, Sponsor or any of their respective affiliates;

(ii) any fraud or intentional misrepresentation relating to the Loan committed by Borrower, Sponsor or any of their respective affiliates;

(iii) any willful misconduct by Borrower, the Sponsor or any of their respective affiliates in connection with the Loan in violation of the Loan Documents (including wrongful interference by any such Person with the exercise of remedies by Lender during the continuance of an Event of Default);

(iv) the misappropriation or misapplication by Borrower, Sponsor or any of their respective affiliates of any funds in violation of the Loan Documents (including misappropriation or misapplication of Revenues, security deposits (including any violation of the last sentence of Section 5.7(d) ) and/or Loss Proceeds);

(v) any voluntary Debt (other than mechanic’s liens that are Permitted Encumbrances) if and to the extent the continued existence of such Debt is prohibited hereunder (for these purposes, Debt will be regarded as voluntary if either (a) incurred voluntarily, or (b) incurred involuntarily but subsequently not repaid despite the availability of sufficient cash flow from the Properties) subject, in the case of involuntarily incurred Debt, to Borrower’ right to contest the same pursuant to Section 6.4 );

 

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(vi) the failure of Borrower to be, and to at all times have been, a Single-Purpose Entity, which failure results in a substantive consolidation of Borrower with any affiliate of Borrower (other than another Borrower) in a bankruptcy or similar proceeding (or the filing by Borrower or any affiliate of Borrower of a motion to substantively consolidate Borrower with any affiliate of Borrower (other than another Borrower));

(vii) with respect to each Borrower that is a so-called “recycled entity”, the failure of such Borrower to have been, in any material respect, a Single-Purpose Entity since its formation to the extent relating to the operating history of such Borrower prior to the Closing Date and/or the ownership of assets by such Borrower (other than any such assets that constitute Collateral) prior to the Closing Date;

(viii) removal of personal property from any Property during an Event of Default, unless replaced with personal property of the same utility and of the same or greater value and utility;

(ix) any Transfer of any portion of the Property that constitutes real property in violation of the Loan Documents (other than a Mortgage Foreclosure) and/or any Prohibited Change of Control; and

(x) any voluntary action by Borrower or any affiliate of Borrower to create or cause a Lien on the Property (other than a Permitted Encumbrance).

In addition to the foregoing, (i) the Unfunded Obligation Amounts shall be fully recourse to Borrower and Sponsor, jointly and severally, pursuant to, and subject to the provisions of, Section 3.8(b) and the Guaranty and (ii) the Loan shall be fully recourse to Borrower and Sponsor (pursuant to, and subject to the provisions of, the Guaranty), jointly and severally, upon the occurrence of any filing by Borrower under the Bankruptcy Code or any joining or colluding by Borrower or any of its affiliates (including Sponsor) in the filing of an involuntary case in respect of Borrower under the Bankruptcy Code; provided, however, that the liability of Sponsor pursuant to this sentence shall not exceed, in the aggregate, an amount equal to 25% of the then-outstanding Principal Indebtedness. For the avoidance of doubt, the liabilities described in the immediately preceding sentence are included in the definition of “Indemnified Liabilities”.

Notwithstanding anything to the contrary in this Section 9.19 or otherwise in any Loan Document, in no event shall Indemnified Liabilities or the Guaranteed Obligations (as defined in the Guaranty) include Damages or other liabilities arising as a result of the actions or omissions of (i) any Person other than (A) Borrower or any other Person that is controlled by Sponsor or any affiliate of Sponsor or (B) a Person to whom direct or indirect equity interests in Borrower have been transferred in violation of the Loan Documents, (ii) Lender, any lender of a Mezzanine Loan or their respective designees or (iii) from and after the completion of a Mezzanine Foreclosure, Borrower or any borrower under a Mezzanine Loan.

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Liens on the Collateral, or the right of Lender, as mortgagee or secured party, to foreclose and/or enforce its rights with respect to the Collateral after an Event of Default. Nothing in this Agreement shall be deemed to be a waiver of any right which Lender may have under the Bankruptcy Code to file a claim for the full amount of the debt owing to Lender by Borrower or to require that all Collateral shall continue to secure all of the Indebtedness owing to Lender in accordance with the Loan Documents. Lender may seek a judgment on the Note (and, if necessary, name Borrower in such suit) as part of judicial proceedings to foreclose under the Mortgage or to foreclose pursuant to any other Loan Documents, or as a prerequisite to any such foreclosure or to confirm any foreclosure or sale pursuant to power of sale thereunder, and in the event any suit is brought on the Notes, or with respect to any Indebtedness or any judgment rendered in such judicial proceedings, such judgment shall constitute a Lien on and will be and can be enforced on and against the Collateral and the rents, profits, issues, products and proceeds thereof. Nothing in this Agreement shall impair the right of Lender to accelerate the maturity of the Note upon the occurrence of an Event of Default, nor shall anything in this Agreement impair or be construed to impair the right of Lender to enforce all rights and remedies under applicable law, jointly and severally against any guarantors to the extent allowed by any applicable guarantees (including any right to seek personal judgment against any such guarantors pursuant to and in accordance with the terms of any such guarantees). The provisions set forth in this Section 9.19 are not intended as a release or discharge of the obligations due under the Note or under any Loan Documents, but are intended as a limitation, to the extent provided in this Section, on Lender’s right to sue for a deficiency or seek a personal judgment against Borrower or Sponsor.

9.20.  Right of Set-Off . In addition to any rights now or hereafter granted under applicable law or otherwise, and not by way of limitation of any such rights, during the continuance of an Event of Default, Lender may from time to time, without presentment, demand, protest or other notice of any kind (all of such rights being hereby expressly waived), set-off and appropriate and apply any and all deposits (general or special) and any other indebtedness at any time held or owing by Lender (including branches, agencies or affiliates of Lender wherever located) to or for the credit or the account of Borrower against the obligations and liabilities of Borrower to Lender hereunder, under the Notes, the other Loan Documents or otherwise, irrespective of whether Lender shall have made any demand hereunder and although such obligations, liabilities or claims, or any of them, may be contingent or unmatured, and any such set-off shall be deemed to have been made immediately upon the occurrence of an Event of Default even though such charge is made or entered on the books of Lender subsequent thereto.

9.21.  Exculpation of Lender . Lender neither undertakes nor assumes any responsibility or duty to Borrower or any other party to select, review, inspect, examine, supervise, pass judgment upon or inform Borrower or any third party of (a) the existence, quality, adequacy or suitability of Appraisals of the Properties or other Collateral, (b) any environmental report, or (c) any other matters or items, including engineering, soils and seismic reports that are contemplated in the Loan Documents. Any such selection, review, inspection, examination and the like, and any other due diligence conducted by Lender, is solely for the purpose of protecting Lender’s rights under the Loan Documents, and shall not render Lender liable to Borrower or any third party for the existence, sufficiency, accuracy, completeness or legality thereof.

 

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9.22.  Servicer . Lender may delegate any and all rights and obligations of Lender hereunder and under the other Loan Documents to the Servicer upon written notice by Lender to Borrower, whereupon any notice or consent from the Servicer to Borrower, and any action by Servicer on Lender’s behalf, shall have the same force and effect as if Servicer were Lender.

9.23.  No Fiduciary Duty .

(a) Borrower acknowledges that, in connection with this Agreement, the other Loan Documents and the Transaction, Lender has relied upon and assumed the accuracy and completeness of all of the financial, legal, regulatory, accounting, tax and other information provided to, discussed with or reviewed by Lender for such purposes, and Lender does not assume any liability therefor or responsibility for the accuracy, completeness or independent verification thereof. Lender, its affiliates and their respective stockholders and employees (for purposes of this Section, the “ Lending Parties ”) have no obligation to conduct any independent evaluation or appraisal of the assets or liabilities (including any contingent, derivative or off-balance sheet assets and liabilities) of Sponsor, Borrower or any other Person or any of their respective affiliates or to advise or opine on any related solvency or viability issues.

(b) It is understood and agreed that (i) the Lending Parties shall act under this Agreement and the other Loan Documents as an independent contractor, (ii) the Transaction is an arm’s-length commercial transaction between the Lending Parties, on the one hand, and Borrower, on the other, (iii) each Lending Party is acting solely as principal and not as the agent or fiduciary of Borrower, Sponsor or their respective affiliates, stockholders, employees or creditors or any other Person and (iv) nothing in this Agreement, the other Loan Documents, the Transaction or otherwise shall be deemed to create (a) a fiduciary duty (or other implied duty) on the party of any Lending Party to Sponsor, Borrower, any of their respective affiliates, stockholders, employees or creditors, or any other Person or (b) a fiduciary or agency relationship between Sponsor, Borrower or any of their respective affiliates, stockholders, employees or creditors, on the one hand, and the Lending Parties, on the other. Borrower agrees that neither it nor Sponsor nor any of their respective affiliates shall make, and hereby waives, any claim against the Lending Parties based on an assertion that any Lending Party has rendered advisory services of any nature or respect, or owes a fiduciary or similar duty to Borrower, Sponsor of their respective affiliates, stockholders, employees or creditors. Nothing in this Agreement or the other Loan Documents is intended to confer upon any other Person (including affiliates, stockholders, employees or creditors of Borrower and Sponsor) any rights or remedies by reason of any fiduciary or similar duty.

(c) Borrower acknowledges that it has been advised that the Lending Parties are a full service financial services firm engaged, either directly or through affiliates in various activities, including securities trading, investment banking and financial advisory, investment management, principal investment, hedging, financing and brokerage activities and financial planning and benefits counseling for both companies and individuals. In the ordinary course of these activities, the Lending Parties may make or hold a broad array of investments and actively trade debt and equity securities (or related derivative securities) and/or financial instruments (including loans) for their own account and for the accounts of their customers and may at any time hold long and short positions in such securities and/or instruments. Such investment and other activities may involve securities and instruments of affiliates of Borrower, including

 

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Sponsor, as well as of other Persons that may (i) be involved in transactions arising from or relating to the Transaction, (ii) be customers or competitors of Borrower, Sponsor and/or their respective affiliates, or (iii) have other relationships with Borrower, Sponsor and/or their respective affiliates. In addition, the Lending Parties may provide investment banking, underwriting and financial advisory services to such other Persons. The Lending Parties may also co-invest with, make direct investments in, and invest or co-invest client monies in or with funds or other investment vehicles managed by other parties, and such funds or other investment vehicles may trade or make investments in securities of affiliates of Borrower, including Sponsor, or such other Persons. The Transaction may have a direct or indirect impact on the investments, securities or instruments referred to in this paragraph. Although the Lending Parties in the course of such other activities and relationships may acquire information about the Transaction or other Persons that may be the subject of the Transaction, the Lending Parties shall have no obligation to disclose such information, or the fact that the Lending Parties are in possession of such information, to Borrower, Sponsor or any of their respective affiliates or to use such information on behalf of Borrower, Sponsor or any of their respective affiliates.

(d) Borrower acknowledges and agrees that Borrower has consulted its own legal and financial advisors to the extent it deemed appropriate and that it is responsible for making its own independent judgment with respect to this Agreement, the other Loan Documents, the Transaction and the process leading thereto.

9.24.  Borrower Information . Borrower shall make available to Lender all information concerning its business and operations that Lender may reasonably request (provided that the foregoing shall not expand the right of Lender to receive financial information, as provided in Article V hereof, or any limitations on the obligation of Borrower to provide such financial information set forth therein). Lender shall have the right to disclose any and all information provided to Lender by Borrower or Sponsor regarding Borrower, Sponsor, the Loan and the Properties (i) to affiliates of Lender and to Lender’s agents and advisors, (ii) to any bona fide or potential assignee, transferee or participant in connection with the contemplated assignment, transfer, participation or Securitization of all or any portion of the Loan or any participations therein or by any direct or indirect contractual counterparties (or the professional advisors thereto) to any swap or derivative transaction relating to Borrower and its obligations, in each case, to the extent reasonably required by such Person, (iii) to any Rating Agency in connection with a Securitization or as otherwise required in connection with a disposition of the Loan, (iv) to any Person necessary or desirable in connection with the exercise of any remedies hereunder or under any other Loan Document, (v) to any governmental agency or representative thereof or by the National Association of Insurance Commissioners or pursuant to legal or judicial process and (vi) in any Disclosure Document (as defined in the Cooperation Agreement). In addition, Lender may disclose the existence of this Agreement and the information about this Agreement to market data collectors, similar services providers to the lending industry, and service providers to Lender in connection with the administration and management of this Agreement and the other Loan Documents. Each party hereto (and each of their respective affiliates, employees, representatives or other agents) may disclose to any and all Persons, without limitation of any kind, the tax treatment and tax structure of the Transaction and all materials of any kind (including opinions and other tax analyses) that are provided to any such party relating to such tax treatment and tax structure. For the purpose of this Section 9.24 , “tax structure” means any facts relevant to the federal income tax treatment of the Transaction but does not include information relating to the identity of any of the parties hereto or any of their respective affiliates.

 

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9.25.  PATRIOT Act Records . Lender hereby notifies Borrower that pursuant to the requirements of the PATRIOT Act, it is required to obtain, verify and record information that identifies Borrower and Sponsor, which information includes the name and address of Borrower and Sponsor and other information that will allow Lender to identify Borrower or Sponsor in accordance with the PATRIOT Act.

9.26.  Prior Agreements . THIS AGREEMENT AND THE OTHER LOAN DOCUMENTS CONTAIN THE ENTIRE AGREEMENT OF THE PARTIES HERETO AND THERETO IN RESPECT OF THE TRANSACTIONS CONTEMPLATED HEREBY AND THEREBY, AND ALL PRIOR AGREEMENTS AMONG OR BETWEEN SUCH PARTIES, WHETHER ORAL OR WRITTEN, INCLUDING ANY TERM SHEETS, CONFIDENTIALITY AGREEMENTS AND COMMITMENT LETTERS, ARE SUPERSEDED BY THE TERMS OF THIS AGREEMENT AND THE OTHER LOAN DOCUMENTS.

9.27.  Publicity . Lender shall not make any references to Borrower in any press release, advertisement or promotional material issued by Lender or any of its affiliates, unless Borrower shall have approved of the same in writing prior to the issuance of such press release, advertisement or promotional material; provided, however, that the foregoing shall in no way limit Lender’s right to make references to Borrower, Sponsor, the Properties or the Loan in printed materials in connection with Lender’s marketing of the Loan, nor shall Borrower’s consent be required with respect to any such materials. Borrower shall not make any references to Lender in any press release, advertisement or promotional material issued by Borrower or Sponsor, unless Lender shall have approved of the same in writing prior to the issuance of such press release, advertisement or promotional material.

9.28.  Delay Not a Waiver . Neither any failure nor any delay on the part of Lender in insisting upon strict performance of any term, condition, covenant or agreement, or exercising any right, power, remedy or privilege hereunder, or under the Note or under any other Loan Document, or under any other instrument given as security therefor, shall operate as or constitute a waiver thereof, nor shall a single or partial exercise thereof preclude any other future exercise, or the exercise of any other right, power, remedy or privilege. In particular, and not by way of limitation, by accepting payment after the due date of any amount payable under this Agreement, the Note or any other Loan Document, Lender shall not be deemed to have waived any right either to require prompt payment when due of all other amounts due under this Agreement, the Note or the other Loan Documents, or to declare a default for failure to effect prompt payment of any such other amount.

9.29.  Schedules and Exhibits Incorporated . The Schedules and Exhibits annexed hereto are hereby incorporated herein as a part of this Agreement with the same effect as if set forth in the body hereof.

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covenants, the fact that it would be permitted by an exception to, or would otherwise be within the limitations of, another covenant shall not avoid the occurrence of a Default or an Event of Default if such action is taken or condition exists; provided , however , that if Lender shall expressly approve a particular action or condition, such action or condition shall be deemed approved for all purposes under the Loan Documents, notwithstanding any other provision of the Loan Documents restricting or prohibiting such action or condition.

9.31.  Joint and Several Liability . The representations, covenants, warranties and obligations of Borrower hereunder are joint and several. In the event of (a) any payment by any one or more of the Persons comprising Borrower of any Indebtedness in excess of its respective Proportional Amount, or (b) the foreclosure of, or the delivery of deeds in lieu of foreclosure relating to, any of the Collateral owned by one or more of the Persons comprising Borrower, each Person comprising Borrower (each, an “ Overpaying Borrower ”) that has paid more than its Proportional Amount of any Indebtedness or whose Collateral or assets have been utilized to satisfy more than its Proportional Amount of any Indebtedness (each entity comprising Borrower that is benefited thereby, a “ Benefited Borrower ”) shall be entitled to contribution from each of the Benefited Borrowers for the Indebtedness so paid up to such Benefited Borrower’s then current Proportional Amount of such Indebtedness, provided that such right to contribution shall be subordinate in all respects to the Loan and shall not be exercised by an Overpaying Borrower until the Indebtedness shall have been paid in full. As used herein, the “ Proportional Amount ” with respect to any Borrower shall equal the amount derived as follows: (a) the ratio of the aggregate Allocated Loan Amounts of the Property or Properties owned by such Borrower to the Loan Amount; times (b) the amount of the Indebtedness as to which such determination is being made.

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Lender and Borrower are executing this Agreement as of the date first above written.

 

BORROWER :
NEW PLAN OF ARLINGTON HEIGHTS, LLC, a Delaware limited liability company
By:  

/s/ Steven Siegel

Name:   Steven Siegel
Title:   Executive Vice President
BORROWER :
NEW PLAN CINNAMINSON URBAN RENEWAL, L.L.C., a New Jersey limited liability company
By:  

/s/ Steven Siegel

Name:   Steven Siegel
Title:   Executive Vice President
BORROWER :
NEW PLAN OF CINNAMINSON, L.P., a Delaware limited partnership
By:   New Plan of Cinnaminson GP, LLC, a Delaware limited liability company, its general partner
  By:  

/s/ Steven Siegel

  Name:   Steven Siegel
  Title:   Executive Vice President

 

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BORROWER :
BRIXMOR MONTEBELLO PLAZA, L.P., a Delaware limited partnership
By:   Brixmor Montebello Plaza GP, LLC, a Delaware limited liability company, its general partner
  By:  

/s/ Steven Siegel

  Name:   Steven Siegel
  Title:   Executive Vice President

 

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LENDER :
GOLDMAN SACHS MORTGAGE COMPANY, a New York limited partnership
  By:   Goldman Sachs Real Estate Funding Corp., its general partner
  By:  

/s/ J. Theodore Borter

  Name:   J. Theodore Borter
  Title:   Vice President


Exhibit A

Organizational Chart

 

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LOGO

 

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Exhibit B

Form of Tenant Notice

Properties Being Transferred to New Borrower Entity

[BORROWER’S LETTERHEAD]

                     , 2012

 

Re: Lease between [          ], as Landlord, and [          ], as Tenant, concerning premises known as [          ] (the “ Property ”).

Dear Tenant:

This letter constitutes notification that, on or about the date of this letter, [              ], the landlord under your lease, has transferred the Property to [                      ], LLC (the “ New Landlord ”), and you should direct all correspondence to the landlord under your lease to New Landlord at the following address:

 

   With a copy to:

[New Landlord]

c/o Brixmor Property Group

420 Lexington Avenue, 7 th Floor

New York, New York 10170

Attn: General Counsel

  

[New Landlord]

c/o Brixmor Property Group

[Regional Office Address]

Attn: Regional Counsel

You should make any checks payable to the landlord under your lease to the New Landlord. In addition, the undersigned hereby directs and authorizes you to direct all rental payments and other amounts payable by you pursuant to your lease as follows:

 

If the payment is made by wire transfer, you shall transfer the applicable funds to the following account:

  

If the payment is made by check, you shall deliver your payment to one of the following addresses:

Bank: KeyBank, National Association Account    By Regular Mail :
Name: [              ]    [              ]
Account No.   [              ]   
ABA No.:   [              ]    By Overnight Mail:
Contact:   [              ]    [              ]

In addition, please amend the insurance policies which you are required to maintain under your lease to include the New Landlord as an additional insured thereon and send proof of such amendment to [              ]@brixmor.com

 

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The instructions set forth herein (i) replace any prior instructions delivered to you (which prior instructions are deemed rescinded by the undersigned) and (ii) are irrevocable and are not subject to modification by us or the New Landlord in any manner except that (A) Goldman Sachs Mortgage Company, or its successors and assigns (the “ Lender ”), may by written notice to you rescind or modify the instructions contained herein and (B) following repayment in full of the loan made by the Lender, the New Landlord may rescind or modify the instructions contained herein by sending you a written notice that includes a copy of Lender’s written confirmation that the loan has been repaid in full.

Thank you in advance for your cooperation and if you have any questions, please contact us at legalinfo@brixmor.com .

 

Very truly yours,

 

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Properties Owned by Recycled Borrower Entity/

Not Being Transferred to New Borrower Entity

[BORROWER’S LETTERHEAD]

            , 2012

 

Re: Lease between [          ], as Landlord, and [          ], as Tenant, concerning premises known as [              ].

Dear Tenant:

The undersigned hereby directs and authorizes you to direct all rental payments and other amounts payable by you pursuant to your lease as follows:

 

If the payment is made by wire transfer, you shall transfer the applicable funds to the following account:

  

If the payment is made by check, you shall deliver your payment to one of the following addresses:

Bank: KeyBank, National Association Account    By Regular Mail :
Name:   [              ]    [              ]
Account No.   [              ]   
ABA No.:   [              ]    By Overnight Mail :
Contact:   [              ]    [              ]

The instructions set forth herein (i) replace any prior instructions delivered to you (which prior instructions are deemed rescinded by the undersigned) and (ii) are irrevocable and are not subject to modification by us in any manner except that (A) Goldman Sachs Mortgage Company, or its successors and assigns (the “ Lender ”), may by written notice to you rescind or modify the instructions contained herein and (B) following repayment in full of the loan made by the Lender, the undersigned may rescind or modify the instructions contained herein by sending you a written notice that includes a copy of Lender’s written confirmation that the loan has been repaid in full.

Please note that the contact information for your property manager and property accountant remain unchanged.

Thank you in advance for your cooperation and if you have any questions, please contact us at legalinfo@brixmor.com.

 

Very truly yours,

 

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Exhibit C

Form of Subordination and Non-Disturbance Agreement

SUBORDINATION, NON-DISTURBANCE

AND ATTORNMENT AGREEMENT

THIS SUBORDINATION, NON-DISTURBANCE AND ATTORNMENT AGREEMENT (this “ Agreement ”) made as of the      day of              , 201      , by and between Goldman Sachs Mortgage Company, a New York limited partnership, whose address for notice under this Agreement is 600 East Las Colinas Boulevard, Suite 450, Irving, Texas 75039, Attention: General Counsel, (with its successors and assigns, “ Lender ”), and                                          , whose address for notice under this Agreement is                                         , (with its successors and assigns, “ Tenant ”).

Introductory Provisions

A. Lender has agreed to make a loan to the landlord (with its successors and assigns, “ Landlord ”) under the Lease, as defined below, which will be evidenced by a promissory note (the “ Note ”) made by Landlord to order of Lender and will be secured by, among other things, a mortgage or deed of trust, assignment of rents, security agreement and fixture filing (the “ Mortgage ”) made by Landlord covering the land (the “ Land ”) described on Exhibit A attached hereto and all improvements (the “ Improvements ”) now or hereafter located on the land (the Land and the Improvements hereinafter collectively referred to as the “ Property ”).

B. Tenant is the tenant or lessee under a lease dated as of              ,              (which lease, as the same may have been amended and supplemented as of the date hereof, is hereinafter called the “ Lease ”), covering approximately                      square feet of space located in the Improvements (the “ Premises ”). Landlord holds all rights of landlord or lessor under the Lease.

C. The parties hereto desire to make the Lease subject and subordinate to the Mortgage in accordance with the terms and provisions of this Agreement.

NOW, THEREFORE, the parties hereto, in consideration of the covenants contained herein and other good and valuable consideration, the receipt and sufficiency of which are hereby acknowledged, hereby agree as follows:

1. The Lease, as the same may hereafter be modified, amended or extended, and all of Tenant’s right, title and interest in and to the Premises and the Property, including all rights, remedies and options of Tenant under the Lease, are and shall be unconditionally subject and subordinate to the Mortgage and the lien thereof, and to all renewals, modifications, consolidations, replacements, substitutions and extensions of the Mortgage.

 

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2. Lender agrees that so long as no event exists on Tenant’s part that constitutes a default under the Lease, (i) if any action or proceeding is commenced by Lender for the foreclosure of the Mortgage or the sale of the Property, Tenant shall not be named as a party therein unless such joinder shall be required by law, provided, however, such joinder shall not result in the termination of the Lease or disturb the Tenant’s possession or use of the premises demised thereunder, and the sale of the Property in any such action or proceeding shall be made subject to all rights of Tenant under the Lease and (ii) Tenant’s leasehold estate under the Lease shall not be terminated by Lender and Tenant’s possession of the Premises shall not be disturbed by Lender. Tenant shall attorn to Lender upon any foreclosure of the lien of the Mortgage and sale of the Property or deed-in-lieu of foreclosure of the Property, and shall recognize Lender as the landlord or lessor under the Lease, and shall be bound to Lender in accordance with all of the provisions of the Lease for the balance of the term thereof, and Lender will accept the attornment of Tenant. Such attornment will be effective and self-operative without the execution of any further instrument.

3. Tenant agrees to give Lender a copy of any default notice sent by Tenant to Landlord. Tenant agrees not to exercise any right to terminate the Lease, or to claim a partial or total eviction, or to reduce the rent payable under the Lease or credit or offset any amounts against future rents payable under the Lease due to any default by Landlord until it has given written notice of such default to Lender and a period of not less than thirty (30) days for remedying such default. If Landlord’s default cannot be cured within such thirty (30) day period, the time within which such default may be cured by Lender shall be extended for an additional period, not to exceed ninety (90) days, as may be necessary to complete the curing of the same so long as Lender proceeds promptly to effect a cure (including such time as may be necessary to acquire possession of the Premises from Landlord, if possession is necessary to effect such cure) and thereafter prosecutes the curing of such default with diligence. Lender’s cure of Landlord’s default shall not be considered an assumption by Lender of Landlord’s other obligations under the Lease.

4. If Lender succeeds to the position of landlord or lessor under the Lease and Tenant attorns to Lender as provided for above, (i) the Lease shall not be terminated or affected thereby but shall continue in full force and effect as a direct lease between the Lender and Tenant upon all of the terms, covenants and conditions set forth in the Lease and whereupon, subject to the observance and performance by Tenant of all the terms, covenants and conditions of the Lease on the part of Tenant to be observed and performed, (ii) Lender shall recognize the leasehold estate of Tenant under all of the terms, covenants and conditions of the Lease with the same force and effect as if Lender were the lessor under the Lease and (iii) Lender shall be bound to Tenant under all the terms, covenants and conditions of the Lease, but Lender shall not be liable or bound to Tenant (a) for any act, obligation or omission of any prior landlord (including Landlord), provided that Lender as successor landlord shall be obligated to cure any continuing default of the prior landlord of which it has received prior written notice and shall be liable for acts or omissions accruing or arising after Lender’s succession to the position of landlord and commencement of control and management of the Property; or (b) for any offsets or defenses which Tenant might have against any prior landlord (including

 

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Landlord) except for such offsets and defenses relating to continuing acts or omissions with respect to which Lender has received prior written notice and has failed to cure; or (c) for any rent or additional rent which Tenant might have paid for more than one month in advance to any prior landlord (including Landlord) unless (A) such sums are actually received by Lender or (B) such prepayment shall have been expressly approved by Lender; or (d) by any modification or amendment of the Lease, or any waiver of any terms of the Lease, that materially and adversely affects Landlord’s obligations under the Lease or Lender’s rights, duties or obligations under this Agreement, unless such modification, amendment, or waiver was consented to in writing by Lender; or (e) for any security deposit, rental deposit or similar deposit given by Tenant to a prior landlord (including Landlord) unless such deposit is actually paid over to Lender by the prior landlord. If Lender succeeds to the position of landlord or lessor, Lender shall be liable to Tenant under the Lease only for matters arising during Lender’s period of ownership of the Property, and such liability shall terminate upon the transfer by Lender of its interest in the Lease and the Property and the assumption of such liability by Lender’s transferee.

6. Tenant acknowledges that Landlord has assigned to Lender its right, title and interest in the Lease and to the rents, issues and profits of the Property and the Premises pursuant to the Mortgage, and that Landlord has been granted the license to collect such rents provided no Event of Default has occurred under, and as defined in, the Mortgage. Upon receipt by Tenant of written notice from Lender that Lender has elected to terminate the license granted to Landlord to collect rents, as provided in the Mortgage, and directing the payment of rents and other amounts due under the Lease by Tenant to Lender, Tenant shall comply with such direction to pay and shall not be required to determine whether Landlord is in default under the Note and/or the Mortgage.

7. This Agreement may be executed in two or more counterparts, each of which shall be deemed an original but all of which together shall constitute and be construed as one and the same instrument.

8. All notices or other communications required or permitted to be given pursuant to this Agreement shall be in writing and shall be considered as properly given if (a) mailed by first class United States mail, postage prepaid, registered or certified with return receipt requested; (b) by delivering same in person to the intended addressee; or (c) by delivery to an independent third party commercial delivery service for same day or next day delivery and providing for evidence of receipt at the office of the intended addressee. Notice so mailed shall be effective upon its deposit with the United States Postal Service or any successor thereto; notice sent by a commercial delivery service shall be effective upon delivery to such commercial delivery service; notice given by personal delivery shall be effective only if and when received by the addressee; and notice given by other means shall be effective only if and when received at the office or designated address of the intended addressee. For purposes of notice, the addresses of the parties shall be as set forth above; provided, however, that every party shall have the right to change its address for notice hereunder to any other location within the continental United States by the giving of thirty (30) days notice to the other parties in the manner set forth herein.

 

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9. This Agreement shall be interpreted and construed in accordance with and governed by the laws of the state where the Property is located.

10. This Agreement shall apply to, bind and inure to the benefit of the parties hereto and their respective successors and assigns. As used herein “ Lender ” shall include any subsequent holder of the Mortgage, and any transferee of Lender’s or Landlord’s title in and to the Property by or following Lender’s exercise of its rights and remedies under the Mortgage.

The remainder of this page is blank. The signature pages follow.

 

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IN WITNESS WHEREOF, the parties hereto have duly executed this Agreement as of the day and year first above written.

 

GOLDMAN SACHS MORTGAGE COMPANY., a New York limited partnership
By:  

 

  Name:  

 

  Title:   Authorized Officer

 

STATE OF                        §   
                      §      
COUNTY OF                        §   

This instrument was acknowledged before me on the      day of              , 200      by                                          , an Authorized Officer of GOLDMAN SACHS MORTGAGE COMPANY, a New York limited partnership, on behalf of said company and partnership.

 

[SEAL]     

 

     Notary Public
My Commission Expires:      Print Name:

 

    

 

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[TENANT]

 

By:  

 

  Name:  

 

  Title:  

 

 

STATE OF                        §   
                      §      
COUNTY OF                        §   

This instrument was acknowledged before me on the      day of              , 200      , by                                          , the                              of                                          , a                      , on behalf of said                              .

 

[SEAL]     

 

     Notary Public - State of   

 

My Commission Expires:      Print Name:   

 

Insert Exhibit A to SNDA

LEGAL DESCRIPTION

 

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Exhibit D

Form of Assumption Agreement

ASSIGNMENT AND ASSUMPTION AGREEMENT

This ASSIGNMENT AND ASSUMPTION AGREEMENT (this “ Agreement ”) is made and entered into as of this [      ] day of [              ], 20[          ] (the “ Effective Date ”), by and among BRE RETAIL OPERATING PARTNERSHIP LP, a Delaware limited partnership (“ Operating Partnership ”), BRIXMOR PROPERTY GROUP INC., a Delaware corporation (“ BPG ”), and [                      ] 1 , a [                      ] (“ Lender ”).

W I T N E S S E T H :

WHEREAS, pursuant to that certain Loan Agreement, dated as of August 22, 2012 (as may be amended, restated, supplemented or otherwise modified from time to time, the “ Loan Agreement ”; capitalized terms used herein and not otherwise defined shall have the meanings given such terms in the Loan Agreement) by and among Lender and the borrowers named therein (collectively, “ Borrower ”), Lender made a loan (the “ Loan ”) in the original principal amount of $90,000,000, which Loan is secured, inter alia , by the Mortgage;

WHEREAS, Operating Partnership owns, indirectly, all of the ownership interests in Borrower; and

WHEREAS, as contemplated by [Section 1.7/Section 2.2(vi)] 2 of the Loan Agreement, BPG wishes to assign, and Operating Partnership wishes to assume, the Assumed Obligations (as defined below), effective as of the Effective Date.

NOW THEREFORE, in consideration of the mutual promises and agreements contained herein and other good and valuable consideration, the receipt and sufficiency of which are hereby acknowledged, the parties hereto agree as follows:

1. Operating Partnership as Sponsor . Each party hereto hereby acknowledges and agrees that, from and after the Effective Date, Operating Partnership (and no other Person) shall constitute “ Sponsor ” for all purposes in the Loan Documents.

2. Assumption by Operating Partnership . Operating Partnership hereby (i) irrevocably and entirely assumes, on a retroactive basis to the Closing Date, all of the duties, obligations, liabilities and responsibilities of BPG under the Sponsor Documents, whether the same have accrued prior to the Effective Date or arise from and after the Effective Date (collectively, the “ Assumed Obligations ”) and (ii) agrees to be bound by all of Assumed Obligations, which Assumed Obligations are hereby incorporated by this reference as if set forth herein in full.

 

1   Then-current “Lender” to be inserted at the time of execution.
2   Appropriate section reference to be inserted based upon nature of replacement.

 

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3. Representations and Warranties . Operating Partnership represents and warrants to Lender that each of representations and warranties made by BPG in each of the Sponsor Documents is true and correct in all material respects as if made by Operating Partnership on the Effective Date, except for representations which are made as of or with respect to a specific date or period, which representations are true and correct in all material respects as and when made.

4. Consent to Assumption; Release of BPG . Lender hereby consents to the assumption by Operating Partnership of the Assumed Obligations pursuant to Section 2 , and Lender hereby acknowledges and agrees that, from and after the Effective Date, BPG shall be released from, and shall have no liability with respect to, the Assumed Obligations.

5. Conditions Precedent . The effectiveness of this Agreement shall be subject to and conditioned upon Lender’s receipt of (i) reimbursement from Borrower for all reasonable out-of-pocket costs and expenses actually incurred by Lender in connection with the transaction contemplated herein, (ii) organizational documents and resolutions evidencing the authority of Operating Partnership to enter into this Agreement and (iii) an opinion of counsel reasonably acceptable to Lender opining as to such authorization and the enforceability of this Agreement. Following the satisfaction of the foregoing conditions, at Borrower’s request, Lender shall promptly provide written confirmation thereof.

6. Counterparts . This Agreement may be executed in counterparts, each of which when so executed shall be deemed to be an original and both of which when taken together shall constitute one and the same agreement.

7. Governing Law . This Agreement shall be governed by and construed in accordance with the laws of the State of New York.

8. Benefit of Agreement . This Agreement will inure to the benefit of and be binding upon the parties hereto and their respective successors and assigns.

9. Effect of Operating Partnership’s Signature . Upon its execution of this Agreement, Operating Partnership shall be deemed to have executed each Sponsor Document (as if Operating Partnership had actually executed each such Sponsor Document).

[No further text on this page; Signature page follows]

 

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IN WITNESS WHEREOF, the parties hereto have caused this Agreement to be executed by their duly authorized representatives on the date first above written.

 

OPERATING PARTNERSHIP :
BRE RETAIL OPERATING PARTNERSHIP LP, a Delaware limited partnership
By:   BRE Retail OP GP LLC, a Delaware limited liability company, its general partner
  By:  

 

  Name:  
  Title:  

 

BPG :
BRIXMOR PROPERTY GROUP INC., a
Delaware corporation
By:  

 

Name:  
Title:  

 

LENDER :
[                      ], a [                      ]
By:  

 

Name:  
Title:  

 

D-3

Exhibit 10.19

INDEMNIFICATION AGREEMENT

THIS INDEMNIFICATION AGREEMENT (“Agreement”) is made and entered into as of the              day of                      , 2013, by and between Brixmor Property Group Inc. (the “Company”), and                                                   (“Indemnitee”).

WHEREAS, at the request of the Company, Indemnitee currently serves as [a director] [and] [an officer] of the Company and may, therefore, be subjected to claims, suits or proceedings arising as a result of such service;

WHEREAS, as an inducement to Indemnitee to serve or continue to serve in such capacity, the Company has agreed to indemnify Indemnitee and to advance expenses and costs incurred by Indemnitee in connection with any such claims, suits or proceedings, to the maximum extent permitted by law; and

WHEREAS, the parties by this Agreement desire to set forth their agreement regarding indemnification and advance of expenses;

NOW, THEREFORE, in consideration of the premises and the covenants contained herein, the Company and Indemnitee do hereby covenant and agree as follows:

Section 1. Definitions . For purposes of this Agreement:

(a) “Change in Control” means a change in control of the Company occurring after the Effective Date of a nature that would be required to be reported in response to Item 6(e) of Schedule 14A of Regulation 14A (or in response to any similar item on any similar schedule or form) promulgated under the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended (the “Exchange Act”), whether or not the Company is then subject to such reporting requirement; provided, however, that, without limitation, such a Change in Control shall be deemed to have occurred if, after the Effective Date (i) any “person” or “group” (as such terms are used in Sections 13(d) and 14(d) of the Exchange Act), other than The Blackstone Group L.P. or any affiliate thereof or any group including The Blackstone Group L.P. or any affiliate thereof, is or becomes the “beneficial owner” (as defined in Rule 13d-3 under the Exchange Act), directly or indirectly, of securities of the Company representing 35% or more of the combined voting power of all of the Company’s then-outstanding securities entitled to vote generally in the election of directors without the prior approval of at least two-thirds of the members of the Board of Directors in office immediately prior to such person’s or group’s attaining such percentage interest; (ii) the Company is a party to a merger, consolidation, sale of assets, plan of liquidation or other reorganization not approved by at least two-thirds of the members of the Board of Directors then in office, as a consequence of which members of the Board of Directors in office immediately prior to such transaction or event constitute less than a majority of the Board of Directors thereafter; or (iii) at any time, a majority of the members of the Board of Directors are not individuals (A) who were directors as of the Effective Date or (B) whose election by the Board of Directors or nomination for election by the Company’s stockholders was approved by the affirmative vote of at least two-thirds of the directors then in office who were directors as of the Effective Date or whose election or nomination for election was previously so approved.

 

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(b) “Corporate Status” means the status of a person as a present or former director, officer, employee or agent of the Company or as a director, trustee, officer, partner, manager, managing member, fiduciary, employee or agent of any other foreign or domestic corporation, partnership, limited liability company, joint venture, trust, employee benefit plan or other enterprise that such person is or was serving in such capacity at the request of the Company. As a clarification and without limiting the circumstances in which Indemnitee may be serving at the request of the Company, service by Indemnitee shall be deemed to be at the request of the Company: (i) if Indemnitee serves or served as a director, trustee, officer, partner, manager, managing member, fiduciary, employee or agent of any corporation, partnership, limited liability company, joint venture, trust or other enterprise (1) of which a majority of the voting power or equity interest is or was owned directly or indirectly by the Company or (2) the management of which is controlled directly or indirectly by the Company and (ii) if, as a result of Indemnitee’s service to the Company or any of its affiliated entities, Indemnitee is subject to duties by, or required to perform services for, an employee benefit plan or its participants or beneficiaries, including as deemed fiduciary thereof.

“Determination” means a determination that either ( 1 ) Indemnitee is entitled to indemnification under this Agreement (a “ Favorable Determination ”) or ( 2 ) Indemnitee is not entitled to indemnification under this Agreement (an “ Adverse Determination ”).

(c) “Disinterested Director” means a director of the Company who is not and was not a party to the Proceeding in respect of which indemnification and/or advance of Expenses is sought by Indemnitee.

(d) “Effective Date” means the date set forth in the first paragraph of this Agreement.

(e) “Expenses” means any and all reasonable and out-of-pocket attorneys’ fees and costs, retainers, court, arbitration and mediation costs, transcript costs, fees of experts, witness fees, public relations consultants, bonds, costs of collecting and producing documents, travel expenses, duplicating costs, printing and binding costs, telephone charges, postage, delivery service fees, federal, state, local or foreign taxes imposed on Indemnitee as a result of the actual or deemed receipt of any payments under this Agreement, ERISA excise taxes and penalties and any other disbursements or expenses incurred in connection with prosecuting, defending, preparing to prosecute or defend, investigating, being or preparing to be a witness in or otherwise participating in a Proceeding. Expenses shall also include Expenses incurred in connection with any appeal resulting from any Proceeding including, without limitation, the premium, security for and other costs relating to any cost bond, supersedeas bond or other appeal bond or its equivalent.

 

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(f) “Independent Counsel” means a law firm, or a member of a law firm, that is experienced in matters of corporation law and neither is, nor in the past five years has been, retained to represent: (i) the Company or Indemnitee in any matter material to either such party (other than with respect to matters concerning Indemnitee under this Agreement or of other indemnitees under similar indemnification agreements), or (ii) any other party to or participant or witness in the Proceeding giving rise to a claim for indemnification or advance of Expenses hereunder. Notwithstanding the foregoing, the term “Independent Counsel” shall not include any person who, under the applicable standards of professional conduct then prevailing, would have a conflict of interest in representing either the Company or Indemnitee in an action to determine Indemnitee’s rights under this Agreement.

(g) “Proceeding” means any threatened, pending or completed action, suit, arbitration, alternate dispute resolution mechanism, investigation, inquiry, administrative hearing, claim, demand, discovery request, or any other actual, threatened or completed proceeding, whether brought by or in the right of the Company or otherwise and whether of a civil (including intentional or unintentional tort claims), criminal, administrative or investigative (formal or informal) nature in which Indemnitee was, is, will or might be involved as a party or non-party witness by reason of Indemnitee’s Corporate Status, including any appeal therefrom, except one pending or completed on or before the Effective Date, unless otherwise specifically agreed in writing by the Company and Indemnitee. If Indemnitee reasonably believes that a given situation may lead to or culminate in the institution of a Proceeding, such situation shall also be considered a Proceeding.

(h) “ Voting Securities ” means any securities of the Company that entitle the holder thereof to vote generally in the election of directors.

Section 2. Services by Indemnitee . Indemnitee will serve in the capacity or capacities set forth in the first WHEREAS clause above. However, this Agreement shall not impose any independent obligation on Indemnitee or the Company to continue Indemnitee’s service to the Company. Indemnitee shall be entitled to resign or otherwise terminate such service with immediate effect at any time, and neither such resignation or termination nor the length of such service shall affect the Indemnitee’s rights under this Agreement. This Agreement shall not be deemed an employment contract, supersede any employment agreement to which Indemnitee is a party or create any right of Indemnitee to continued employment or appointment.

Section 3. General . The Company shall indemnify, and advance Expenses to, Indemnitee (a) as provided in this Agreement and (b) otherwise to the maximum extent permitted by Maryland law in effect on the Effective Date and as amended from time to time; provided, however, that no change in Maryland law shall have the effect of reducing the benefits available to Indemnitee hereunder based on Maryland law as in effect on the Effective Date. The rights of Indemnitee provided in this Section 3 shall include, without limitation, the rights set forth in the other sections of this Agreement and any additional indemnification permitted by the Maryland General Corporation Law (the “MGCL”).

Section 4. Standard for Indemnification . If, by reason of Indemnitee’s Corporate Status, Indemnitee is, or is threatened to be, made a party to any Proceeding, the Company shall indemnify Indemnitee against all judgments, penalties, fines and amounts paid in settlement and

 

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all Expenses actually and reasonably incurred by Indemnitee or on Indemnitee’s behalf in connection with any such Proceeding unless it is established that (a) the act or omission of Indemnitee was material to the matter giving rise to the Proceeding and (i) was committed in bad faith or (ii) was the result of active and deliberate dishonesty, (b) Indemnitee actually received an improper personal benefit in money, property or services or (c) in the case of any criminal Proceeding, Indemnitee had reasonable cause to believe that Indemnitee’s conduct was unlawful.

Section 5. Certain Limits on Indemnification . Notwithstanding any other provision of this Agreement (other than Section 6), Indemnitee shall not be entitled to:

(a) indemnification hereunder if the Proceeding was one by or in the right of the Company and Indemnitee is adjudged, in a final adjudication of the Proceeding not subject to further appeal, to be liable to the Company;

(b) indemnification hereunder if Indemnitee is adjudged, in a final adjudication of the Proceeding not subject to further appeal, to be liable on the basis that personal benefit was improperly received in any Proceeding charging improper personal benefit to Indemnitee, whether or not involving action in the Indemnitee’s Corporate Status; or

(c) indemnification or advance of Expenses hereunder if the Proceeding was brought by Indemnitee, unless: (i) the Proceeding was brought to enforce indemnification under this Agreement, and then only to the extent in accordance with and as authorized by Section 12 of this Agreement, or (ii) the Company’s charter or Bylaws, a resolution of the stockholders entitled to vote generally in the election of directors or of the Board of Directors or an agreement approved by the Board of Directors to which the Company is a party expressly provide otherwise.

Section 6. Court-Ordered Indemnification . Notwithstanding any other provision of this Agreement, a court of appropriate jurisdiction, upon application of Indemnitee and such notice as the court shall require, may order indemnification of Indemnitee by the Company in the following circumstances:

(a) if such court determines that Indemnitee is entitled to reimbursement under Section 2-418(d)(1) of the MGCL, the court shall order indemnification, in which case Indemnitee shall be entitled to recover the Expenses of securing such reimbursement; or

(b) if such court determines that Indemnitee is fairly and reasonably entitled to indemnification in view of all the relevant circumstances, whether or not Indemnitee (i) has met the standards of conduct set forth in Section 2-418(b) of the MGCL or (ii) has been adjudged liable for receipt of an improper personal benefit under Section 2-418(c) of the MGCL, the court may order such indemnification as the court shall deem proper without regard to any limitation on such court-ordered indemnification contemplated by Section 2-418(d)(2)(ii) of the MGCL.

Section 7. Indemnification for Expenses of an Indemnitee Who is Wholly or Partially Successful . Notwithstanding any other provision of this Agreement, and without limiting any such provision, to the extent that Indemnitee was or is, by reason of Indemnitee’s Corporate Status, made a party to (or otherwise becomes a participant in) any Proceeding and is successful,

 

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on the merits or otherwise, in the defense of such Proceeding, the Company shall indemnify Indemnitee for all Expenses actually and reasonably incurred by Indemnitee or on Indemnitee’s behalf in connection therewith. If Indemnitee is not wholly successful in such Proceeding but is successful, on the merits or otherwise, as to one or more but less than all claims, issues or matters in such Proceeding, the Company shall indemnify Indemnitee under this Section 7 for all Expenses actually incurred by Indemnitee or on Indemnitee’s behalf in connection with each such claim, issue or matter, allocated on proportionate basis. For purposes of this Section 7 and, without limitation, the termination of any claim, issue or matter in such a Proceeding by dismissal, with or without prejudice, shall be deemed to be a successful result as to such claim, issue or matter.

Section 8. Advance of Expenses for Indemnitee . If, by reason of Indemnitee’s Corporate Status, Indemnitee is, or is threatened to be, made a party to any Proceeding, the Company shall, without requiring a preliminary Determination of Indemnitee’s ultimate entitlement to indemnification hereunder, advance all Expenses incurred by or on behalf of Indemnitee in connection with such Proceeding. The Company shall make such advance within ten days after the receipt by the Company of a statement or statements requesting such advance from time to time, whether prior to or after final disposition of such Proceeding and may be in the form of, in the reasonable discretion of the Indemnitee (but without duplication) (a) payment of such Expenses directly to third parties on behalf of Indemnitee, (b) advance of funds to Indemnitee in an amount sufficient to pay such Expenses or (c) reimbursement to Indemnitee for Indemnitee’s payment of such Expenses. Such statement or statements shall reasonably evidence the Expenses incurred by Indemnitee and shall include or be preceded or accompanied by a written affirmation by Indemnitee and a written undertaking by or on behalf of Indemnitee, in substantially the form attached hereto as Exhibit A or in such form as may be required under applicable law as in effect at the time of the execution thereof. To the extent that Expenses advanced to Indemnitee do not relate to a specific claim, issue or matter in the Proceeding, such Expenses shall be allocated on a reasonable and proportionate basis. The undertaking required by this Section 8 shall be an unlimited general obligation by or on behalf of Indemnitee and shall be accepted without reference to Indemnitee’s financial ability to repay such advanced Expenses and without any requirement to post security therefor.

Section 9. Indemnification and Advance of Expenses as a Witness or Other Participant . Notwithstanding any other provision of this Agreement, to the extent that Indemnitee is or may be, by reason of Indemnitee’s Corporate Status, made a witness or otherwise asked to participate in any Proceeding, or is called upon to produce documents in connection with any such Proceeding, whether instituted by the Company or any other person, and to which Indemnitee is not a party, Indemnitee shall be advanced and indemnified against all Expenses actually and reasonably incurred by Indemnitee or on Indemnitee’s behalf in connection therewith within ten days after the receipt by the Company of a statement or statements requesting any such advance or indemnification from time to time, whether prior to or after final disposition of such Proceeding. Such statement or statements shall reasonably evidence the Expenses incurred by Indemnitee. In connection with any such advance of Expenses, the Company may require Indemnitee to provide an undertaking and affirmation substantially in the form attached hereto as Exhibit A .

 

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Section 10. Procedure for Determination of Entitlement to Indemnification .

(a) To obtain indemnification under this Agreement, Indemnitee shall submit to the Company a written request as soon as practicable, including therein or therewith such documentation and information as is reasonably available to Indemnitee and is reasonably necessary to determine whether and to what extent Indemnitee is entitled to indemnification; provided that any failure or delay in giving such notice shall not relieve the Company of its obligations under this Agreement unless and to the extent that (i) none of the Company or its subsidiaries are party to or aware of such Proceeding and (ii) the Company is materially prejudiced by such failure or delay. Subject to the foregoing, Indemnitee may submit one or more such requests from time to time and at such time(s) as Indemnitee deems appropriate in Indemnitee’s sole discretion. The officer of the Company receiving any such request from Indemnitee shall, promptly upon receipt of such a request for indemnification, advise the Board of Directors in writing that Indemnitee has requested indemnification.

(b) Upon written request by Indemnitee for indemnification pursuant to Section 10(a) above, a Determination, if required by applicable law, shall promptly be made in the specific case: (i) if a Change in Control has occurred, by Independent Counsel, in a written opinion to the Board of Directors, a copy of which shall be delivered to Indemnitee, which Independent Counsel shall be selected by the Indemnitee and approved by the Board of Directors in accordance with Section 2-418(e)(2)(ii) of the MGCL, which approval shall not be unreasonably withheld; or (ii) if a Change in Control has not occurred, (A) a majority vote of the Disinterested Directors or, by the majority vote of a group of Disinterested Directors designated by the Disinterested Directors to make the determination, (B) if Independent Counsel has been selected by the Board of Directors in accordance with Section 2-418(e)(2)(ii) of the MGCL and approved by the Indemnitee, which approval shall not be unreasonably withheld or delayed, by Independent Counsel, in a written opinion to the Board of Directors, a copy of which shall be delivered to Indemnitee or (C) if so directed by the Board of Directors, by the stockholders of the Company, other than directors or officers who are parties to the Proceeding. If it is so determined that Indemnitee is entitled to indemnification, the Company shall make payment to Indemnitee within ten days after such Determination. Indemnitee shall cooperate with the person, persons or entity making such Determination with respect to Indemnitee’s entitlement to indemnification, including providing to such person, persons or entity upon reasonable advance request any documentation or information which is not privileged or otherwise protected from disclosure and which is reasonably available to Indemnitee and reasonably necessary or appropriate to such Determination in the discretion of the Board of Directors or Independent Counsel if retained pursuant to clause (ii)(B) of this Section 10(b). Any Expenses incurred by Indemnitee in so cooperating with the person, persons or entity making such Determination shall be borne by the Company (irrespective of whether the Determination is a Favorable Determination or an Adverse Determination) and the Company shall indemnify and hold Indemnitee harmless therefrom.

(c) The Company shall pay the reasonable fees and expenses of Independent Counsel, if one is appointed.

 

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Section 11. Presumptions and Effect of Certain Proceedings .

(a) In making a Determination hereunder, the person or persons or entity making such Determination shall presume that Indemnitee is entitled to indemnification under this Agreement if Indemnitee has submitted a request for indemnification in accordance with Section 10(a) of this Agreement, and the Company shall have the burden of overcoming that presumption and may only do so by showing that there is a reasonable basis to support it.

(b) The termination of any Proceeding or of any claim, issue or matter therein, by judgment, order, settlement or conviction, upon a plea of nolo contendere or its equivalent, or entry of an order of probation prior to judgment, does not create a presumption that Indemnitee did not meet the requisite standard of conduct described herein for indemnification.

(c) The knowledge and/or actions, or failure to act, of any other director, officer, employee or agent of the Company or any other director, trustee, officer, partner, manager, managing member, fiduciary, employee or agent of any other foreign or domestic corporation, partnership, limited liability company, joint venture, trust, employee benefit plan or other enterprise shall not be imputed to Indemnitee for purposes of determining any other right to indemnification under this Agreement.

Section 12. Remedies of Indemnitee .

(a) If (i) an Adverse Determination is made pursuant to Section 10(b) of this Agreement, (ii) advance of Expenses is not timely made pursuant to Sections 8 or 9 of this Agreement, (iii) no Favorable Determination shall have been made pursuant to Section 10(b) of this Agreement within 60 days after receipt by the Company of the request for indemnification, (iv) payment of indemnification is not made pursuant to Sections 7 or 9 of this Agreement within ten days after receipt by the Company of a written request therefor, or (v) payment of indemnification pursuant to any other section of this Agreement or the charter or Bylaws of the Company is not made within ten days after a Favorable Determination , Indemnitee shall be entitled to an adjudication in an appropriate court located in the State of Maryland, or in any other court of competent jurisdiction, or in an arbitration conducted by a single arbitrator pursuant to the Commercial Arbitration Rules of the American Arbitration Association, of Indemnitee’s entitlement to indemnification or advance of Expenses. Indemnitee shall commence a proceeding seeking an adjudication or an award in arbitration within 180 days following the date on which Indemnitee first has the right to commence such proceeding pursuant to this Section 12(a); provided, however, that the foregoing clause shall not apply to a proceeding brought by Indemnitee to enforce Indemnitee’s rights under Section 7 of this Agreement. Except as set forth herein, the provisions of Maryland law (without regard to its conflicts of laws rules) shall apply to any such arbitration. The Company shall not oppose Indemnitee’s right to seek any such adjudication or award in arbitration.

 

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(b) In any judicial proceeding or arbitration commenced pursuant to this Section 12, Indemnitee shall be presumed to be entitled to indemnification or advance of Expenses, as the case may be, under this Agreement and the Company shall have the burden of proving that Indemnitee is not entitled to indemnification or advance of Expenses, as the case may be. Any Proceeding commenced by Indemnitee pursuant to Section 12 shall be de novo with respect to all determinations of fact and law. If Indemnitee commences a judicial proceeding or arbitration pursuant to this Section 12, Indemnitee shall not be required to reimburse the Company for any advances pursuant to Section 8 of this Agreement until a final Determination is made with respect to Indemnitee’s entitlement to indemnification (as to which all rights of appeal have been exhausted or lapsed). The Company shall, to the fullest extent not prohibited by law, be precluded from asserting in any judicial proceeding or arbitration commenced pursuant to this Section 12 that the procedures and presumptions of this Agreement are not valid, binding and enforceable and shall stipulate in any such court or before any such arbitrator that the Company is bound by all of the provisions of this Agreement.

(c) If a Favorable Determination shall have been made pursuant to Section 10(b) of this Agreement, the Company shall be bound by such Favorable Determination in any judicial proceeding or arbitration commenced pursuant to this Section 12, absent a misstatement by Indemnitee of a material fact, or an omission of a material fact necessary to make Indemnitee’s statement not materially misleading, in connection with the request for indemnification that was not disclosed in connection with the determination.

(d) In the event that Indemnitee is successful in seeking, pursuant to this Section 12, a judicial adjudication of or an award in arbitration to enforce Indemnitee’s rights under, or to recover damages for breach of, this Agreement, Indemnitee shall be entitled to recover from the Company, and shall be indemnified by the Company for, any and all Expenses actually incurred by Indemnitee in such judicial adjudication or arbitration. If it shall be determined in such judicial adjudication or arbitration that Indemnitee is entitled to receive part but not all of the indemnification or advance of Expenses sought, the Expenses incurred by Indemnitee in connection with such judicial adjudication or arbitration shall be appropriately prorated.

(e) Interest shall be paid by the Company to Indemnitee at the maximum rate allowed to be charged for judgments under the Courts and Judicial Proceedings Article of the Annotated Code of Maryland for amounts which the Company pays or is obligated to pay for the period (i) commencing with either the tenth day after the date on which the Company was requested to advance Expenses in accordance with Sections 8 or 9 of this Agreement or the 60 th day after the date on which the Company was requested to make the Determination of entitlement to indemnification under Section 10(b) of this Agreement, as applicable, and (ii) ending on the date such payment is made to Indemnitee by the Company.

Section 13. Defense of the Underlying Proceeding .

(a) Indemnitee shall notify the Company promptly in writing upon being served with any summons, citation, subpoena, complaint, indictment, request or other document relating to any Proceeding which may result in the right to indemnification or the advance of Expenses hereunder and shall include with such notice a description of the nature of

 

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the Proceeding and a summary of the facts underlying the Proceeding. The failure to give any such notice shall not disqualify Indemnitee from the right, or otherwise affect in any manner any right of Indemnitee, to indemnification or the advance of Expenses under this Agreement unless the Company’s ability to defend in such Proceeding or to obtain proceeds under any insurance policy is materially and adversely prejudiced thereby, and then only to the extent the Company is thereby actually so prejudiced.

(b) Subject to the provisions of the last sentence of this Section 13(b) and of Section 13(c) below, the Company shall have the right to defend Indemnitee in any Proceeding which may give rise to indemnification hereunder; provided, however, that the Company shall notify Indemnitee of any such decision to defend within 15 calendar days following receipt of notice of any such Proceeding under Section 13(a) above. The Company shall not, without the prior written consent of Indemnitee, which shall not be unreasonably withheld or delayed, consent to the entry of any judgment against Indemnitee or enter into any settlement or compromise which (i) includes an admission of fault of Indemnitee, (ii) does not include, as an unconditional term thereof, the full release of Indemnitee from all liability in respect of such Proceeding, which release shall be in form and substance reasonably satisfactory to Indemnitee, or (iii) would impose any Expense, judgment, fine, penalty or limitation on Indemnitee. This Section 13(b) shall not apply to a Proceeding brought by Indemnitee under Section 12 of this Agreement.

(c) Notwithstanding the provisions of Section 13(b) above, if in a Proceeding to which Indemnitee is a party by reason of Indemnitee’s Corporate Status, (i) Indemnitee reasonably concludes, based upon an opinion of counsel approved by the Company, which approval shall not be unreasonably withheld or delayed, that Indemnitee may have separate defenses or counterclaims to assert with respect to any issue which may not be consistent with other defendants in such Proceeding, (ii) Indemnitee reasonably concludes, based upon an opinion of counsel approved by the Company, which approval shall not be unreasonably withheld or delayed, that an actual or apparent conflict of interest or potential conflict of interest exists between Indemnitee and the Company, or (iii) if the Company fails to assume the defense of such Proceeding in a timely manner, Indemnitee shall be entitled to be represented by separate legal counsel of Indemnitee’s choice, subject to the prior approval of the Company, which approval shall not be unreasonably withheld or delayed, at the expense of the Company. In addition, if the Company fails to comply with any of its obligations under this Agreement or in the event that the Company or any other person takes any action to declare this Agreement void or unenforceable, or institutes any Proceeding to deny or to recover from Indemnitee the benefits intended to be provided to Indemnitee hereunder, Indemnitee shall have the right to retain counsel of Indemnitee’s choice, subject to the prior approval of the Company, which approval shall not be unreasonably withheld or delayed, at the expense of the Company (subject to Section 12(d) of this Agreement), to represent Indemnitee in connection with any such matter.

 

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Section 14. Non-Exclusivity; Survival of Rights; Primacy of Indemnification; Subrogation .

(a) The rights of indemnification and advance of Expenses as provided by this Agreement shall not be deemed exclusive of any other rights to which Indemnitee may at any time be entitled under applicable law, the charter or Bylaws of the Company, any agreement or a resolution of the stockholders entitled to vote generally in the election of directors or of the Board of Directors, or otherwise. Unless consented to in writing by Indemnitee, no amendment, alteration or repeal of the charter or Bylaws of the Company, this Agreement or of any provision hereof shall limit or restrict any right of Indemnitee under this Agreement in respect of any action taken or omitted by such Indemnitee in Indemnitee’s Corporate Status prior to such amendment, alteration or repeal, regardless of whether a claim with respect to such action or inaction is raised prior or subsequent to such amendment, alteration or repeal. No right or remedy herein conferred is intended to be exclusive of any other right or remedy, and every other right or remedy shall be cumulative and in addition to every other right or remedy given hereunder or now or hereafter existing at law or in equity or otherwise. The assertion of any right or remedy hereunder, or otherwise, shall not prohibit the concurrent assertion or employment of any other right or remedy.

(b) [The Company hereby acknowledges that Indemnitee may have certain rights to indemnification, advancement of expenses and/or insurance provided by The Blackstone Group L.P. and certain of its affiliates (collectively, the “Blackstone Indemnitors”). The Company hereby agrees (i) that, as between the Company and the Blackstone Indemnitors, the Company is the indemnitor of first resort ( i.e., its obligations to Indemnitee are primary and any obligation of the Blackstone Indemnitors to advance Expenses or to provide indemnification for the same Expenses or liabilities incurred by Indemnitee are secondary), (ii) that the Company shall be required to advance the full amount of expenses incurred by Indemnitee and shall be liable for the full amount of all Expenses, judgments, penalties, fines and amounts paid in settlement to the extent legally permitted and as required by the terms of this Agreement and the charter or Bylaws of the Company (or any other agreement between the Company and Indemnitee), without regard to any rights Indemnitee may have against the Blackstone Indemnitors, and, (iii) that the Company irrevocably waives, relinquishes and releases the Blackstone Indemnitors from any and all claims against the Blackstone Indemnitors for contribution, subrogation or any other recovery of any kind in respect thereof. The Company further agrees that no advancement or payment by the Blackstone Indemnitors on behalf of Indemnitee with respect to any claim for which Indemnitee has sought indemnification from the Company shall affect the foregoing and the Blackstone Indemnitors shall have a right of contribution and/or be subrogated to the extent of such advancement or payment to all of the rights of recovery of Indemnitee against the Company. The Company and Indemnitee agree that the Blackstone Indemnitors are express third party beneficiaries of the terms of this Section 14.

 

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(c) ] In the event of any payment under this Agreement, the Company shall be subrogated to the extent of such payment to all of the rights of recovery of Indemnitee, who shall execute all papers required and take all action necessary to secure such rights, including execution of such documents as are necessary to enable the Company to bring suit to enforce such rights.

Section 15. Insurance .

(a) The Company will use its reasonable best efforts to acquire directors and officers liability insurance, on terms and conditions deemed appropriate by the Board of Directors, with the advice of counsel, covering Indemnitee or any claim made against Indemnitee by reason of Indemnitee’s Corporate Status and covering the Company for any indemnification or advance of Expenses made by the Company to Indemnitee for any claims made against Indemnitee by reason of Indemnitee’s Corporate Status. In the event of a Change in Control, the Company will use its reasonable best efforts to maintain in force any and all directors and officers liability insurance policies that were maintained by the Company immediately prior to the Change in Control for a period of six years with the insurance carrier or carriers and through the insurance broker in place at the time of the Change in Control; provided, however, (i) if the carriers will not offer the same policy and an expiring policy needs to be replaced, a policy substantially comparable in scope and amount shall be obtained and (ii) if any replacement insurance carrier is necessary to obtain a policy substantially comparable in scope and amount, such insurance carrier shall have an AM Best rating that is the same or better than the AM Best rating of the existing insurance carrier.

(b) Without in any way limiting any other obligation under this Agreement, the Company shall indemnify Indemnitee for any payment by Indemnitee which would otherwise be indemnifiable hereunder arising out of the amount of any deductible or retention and the amount of any excess of the aggregate of all judgments, penalties, fines, settlements and Expenses incurred by Indemnitee in connection with a Proceeding over the coverage of any insurance referred to in Section 15(a). The purchase, establishment and maintenance of any such insurance shall not in any way limit or affect the rights or obligations of the Company or Indemnitee under this Agreement except as expressly provided herein, and the execution and delivery of this Agreement by the Company and the Indemnitee shall not in any way limit or affect the rights or obligations of the Company under any such insurance policies. If, at the time the Company receives notice from any source of a Proceeding to which Indemnitee is a party or a participant (as a witness or otherwise) the Company has director and officer liability insurance in effect, the Company shall give prompt notice of such Proceeding to the insurers in accordance with the procedures set forth in the respective policies.

(c) The Indemnitee shall cooperate with the Company or any insurance carrier of the Company with respect to any Proceeding.

Section 16. Coordination of Payments . [Subject to Section 14(b),] The Company shall not be liable under this Agreement to make any payment of amounts otherwise indemnifiable or payable or reimbursable as Expenses hereunder if and to the extent that Indemnitee has otherwise actually received such payment under any insurance policy, contract, agreement or otherwise.

 

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Section 17. Contribution . If the indemnification provided in this Agreement is unavailable in whole or in part and may not be paid to Indemnitee for any reason, other than for failure to satisfy the standard of conduct set forth in Section 4 or due to the provisions of Section 5, then, in respect to any Proceeding in which the Company is jointly liable with Indemnitee (or would be joined in such Proceeding), to the fullest extent permissible under applicable law, the Company, in lieu of indemnifying and holding harmless Indemnitee, shall pay, in the first instance, the entire amount incurred by Indemnitee, whether for Expenses, judgments, penalties, and/or amounts paid or to be paid in settlement, in connection with any Proceeding without requiring Indemnitee to contribute to such payment, and the Company hereby waives and relinquishes any right of contribution it may have at any time against Indemnitee.

Section 18. Reports to Stockholders . To the extent required by the MGCL, the Company shall report in writing to its stockholders the payment of any amounts for indemnification of, or advance of Expenses to, Indemnitee under this Agreement arising out of a Proceeding by or in the right of the Company with the notice of the meeting of stockholders of the Company next following the date of the payment of any such indemnification or advance of Expenses or prior to such meeting.

Section 19. Duration of Agreement; Binding Effect .

(a) This Agreement shall continue until and terminate on the later of (i) the date that Indemnitee shall have ceased to serve as a director, officer, employee or agent of the Company or as a director, trustee, officer, partner, manager, managing member, fiduciary, employee or agent of any other foreign or domestic corporation, real estate investment trust, partnership, limited liability company, joint venture, trust, employee benefit plan or other enterprise that such person is or was serving in such capacity at the request of the Company and (ii) the date that Indemnitee is no longer subject to any actual or possible Proceeding (including any rights of appeal thereto and any Proceeding commenced by Indemnitee pursuant to Section 12 of this Agreement).

(b) This Agreement shall be binding upon the Indemnitee and the Company and their respective successors and assigns, including without limitation any direct or indirect acquiror of all or substantially all of the Company’s assets or business, any person (as such term is used in Sections 13(d) and 14(d) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended) that acquires beneficial ownership of securities of the Company representing more than 50% of the total voting power represented by the Company’s then-outstanding Voting Securities or any survivor of any merger or consolidation to which the Company is a party, shall continue as to an Indemnitee who has ceased to be a director, officer, employee or agent of the Company or a director, trustee, officer, partner, manager, managing member, fiduciary, employee or agent of any other foreign or domestic corporation, partnership, limited liability company, joint venture, trust, employee benefit plan or other enterprise that such person is or was serving in such capacity at the request of the Company, and shall inure to the benefit of Indemnitee and Indemnitee’s spouse, assigns, heirs, devisees, executors and administrators and other legal representatives.

 

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(c) The Company shall require and cause any successor, including without limitation any direct or indirect acquiror of all or substantially all of the Company’s assets or business, any person (as such term is used in Sections 13(d) and 14(d) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended) that acquires beneficial ownership of securities of the Company representing more than 50% of the total voting power represented by the Company’s then-outstanding Voting Securities or any survivor of any merger or consolidation to which the Company is a party, by written agreement in form and substance satisfactory to Indemnitee, expressly to assume and agree to perform this Agreement in the same manner and to the same extent that the Company would be required to perform if no such succession had taken place, and the Company shall not permit any such succession (purchase of assets or business, acquisition of securities or merger or consolidation) to occur until such written agreement has been executed and delivered. No such assumption and agreement shall relieve the Company of any of its obligations hereunder, and this Agreement shall not otherwise be assignable by the Company.

(d) The Company and Indemnitee agree that a monetary remedy for breach of this Agreement, at some later date, may be inadequate, impracticable and difficult of proof, and further agree that such breach may cause Indemnitee irreparable harm. Accordingly, the parties hereto agree that Indemnitee may enforce this Agreement by seeking injunctive relief and/or specific performance hereof, without any necessity of showing actual damage or irreparable harm and that by seeking injunctive relief and/or specific performance, Indemnitee shall not be precluded from seeking or obtaining any other relief to which Indemnitee may be entitled. Indemnitee shall further be entitled to such specific performance and injunctive relief, including temporary restraining orders, preliminary injunctions and permanent injunctions, without the necessity of posting bonds or other undertakings in connection therewith. The Company acknowledges that, in the absence of a waiver, a bond or undertaking may be required of Indemnitee by a court, and the Company hereby waives any such requirement of such a bond or undertaking.

Section 20. Severability . If any provision or provisions of this Agreement shall be held to be invalid, void, illegal or otherwise unenforceable for any reason whatsoever: (a) the validity, legality and enforceability of the remaining provisions of this Agreement (including, without limitation, each portion of any Section, paragraph or sentence of this Agreement containing any such provision held to be invalid, illegal or unenforceable that is not itself invalid, illegal or unenforceable) shall not in any way be affected or impaired thereby and shall remain enforceable to the fullest extent permitted by law; (b) such provision or provisions shall be deemed reformed to the extent necessary to conform to applicable law and to give the maximum effect to the intent of the parties hereto; and (c) to the fullest extent possible, the provisions of this Agreement (including, without limitation, each portion of any Section, paragraph or sentence of this Agreement containing any such provision held to be invalid, illegal or unenforceable, that is not itself invalid, illegal or unenforceable) shall be construed so as to give effect to the intent manifested thereby.

Section 21. Counterparts . This Agreement may be executed in one or more counterparts, (delivery of which may be by facsimile, or via e-mail as a portable document format (.pdf) or other electronic format), each of which will be deemed to be an original and it will not be necessary in making proof of this agreement or the terms of this Agreement to produce or account for more than one such counterpart. One such counterpart signed by the party against whom enforceability is sought shall be sufficient to evidence the existence of this Agreement.

 

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Section 22. Headings . The headings of the paragraphs of this Agreement are inserted for convenience only and shall not be deemed to constitute part of this Agreement or to affect the construction thereof.

Section 23. Termination, Modification and Waiver . No termination, cancellation, supplement, modification or amendment of this Agreement shall be binding unless executed in writing by both of the parties hereto. No waiver of any of the provisions of this Agreement shall be deemed or shall constitute a waiver of any other provisions hereof (whether or not similar) nor, unless otherwise expressly stated, shall such waiver constitute a continuing waiver.

Section 24. Notices . All notices, requests, demands and other communications hereunder shall be in writing and shall be deemed to have been duly given if (i) delivered by hand and receipted for by the party to whom said notice or other communication shall have been directed, on the day of such delivery, or (ii) mailed by certified or registered mail with postage prepaid, on the third business day after the date on which it is so mailed:

(a) If to Indemnitee, to the address set forth on the signature page hereto.

(b) If to the Company, to:

                                 _________________________

                                 _________________________

                                 _________________________

                                 _________________________

or to such other address as may have been furnished in writing to Indemnitee by the Company or to the Company by Indemnitee, as the case may be.

Section 25. Governing Law . This Agreement shall be governed by, and construed and enforced in accordance with, the laws of the State of Maryland, without regard to its conflicts of laws rules.

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IN WITNESS WHEREOF, the parties hereto have executed this Agreement as of the day and year first above written.

 

COMPANY:
Brixmor Property Group Inc.
By:    
Name:
Title:
INDEMNITEE:
 
Name:
Address:

 

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EXHIBIT A

AFFIRMATION AND UNDERTAKING TO REPAY EXPENSES ADVANCED

To: The Board of Directors of Brixmor Property Group Inc.

Re: Affirmation and Undertaking

Ladies and Gentlemen:

This Affirmation and Undertaking is being provided pursuant to that certain Indemnification Agreement dated the              day of                              , 20      , by and between Brixmor Property Group Inc., a Maryland corporation (the “Company”), and the undersigned Indemnitee (the “Indemnification Agreement”), pursuant to which I am entitled to advance of Expenses in connection with [Description of Proceeding] (the “Proceeding”).

Terms used herein and not otherwise defined shall have the meanings specified in the Indemnification Agreement.

I am subject to the Proceeding by reason of my Corporate Status or by reason of alleged actions or omissions by me in such capacity. I hereby affirm my good faith belief that at all times, insofar as I was involved as [a director] [and] [an officer] of the Company, in any of the facts or events giving rise to the Proceeding, I (1) did not act with bad faith or active or deliberate dishonesty, (2) did not receive any improper personal benefit in money, property or services and (3) in the case of any criminal proceeding, had no reasonable cause to believe that any act or omission by me was unlawful.

In consideration of the advance by the Company for Expenses incurred by me in connection with the Proceeding (the “Advanced Expenses”), I hereby agree that if, in connection with the Proceeding, it is established that (1) an act or omission by me was material to the matter giving rise to the Proceeding and (a) was committed in bad faith or (b) was the result of active and deliberate dishonesty or (2) I actually received an improper personal benefit in money, property or services or (3) in the case of any criminal proceeding, I had reasonable cause to believe that the act or omission was unlawful, then I shall promptly reimburse the portion of the Advanced Expenses relating to the claims, issues or matters in the Proceeding as to which the foregoing findings have been established.

IN WITNESS WHEREOF, I have executed this Affirmation and Undertaking on this              day of                      , 20      .

Name:                                                                   

Exhibit 10.20

EXECUTION COPY

EMPLOYMENT AGREEMENT

(Michael Carroll)

EMPLOYMENT AGREEMENT (the “Agreement”) dated November 1, 2011 by and between Brixmor Property Group, Inc. (the “Company”) and Michael Carroll (“Executive”).

The Company desires to employ Executive and to enter into an agreement embodying the terms of such employment;

Executive desires to accept such employment and enter into such an agreement;

In consideration of the premises and mutual covenants herein and for other good and valuable consideration, the parties agree as follows:

1. Term of Employment . Subject to the provisions of Section 5 of this Agreement, Executive shall be employed by the Company for a period commencing on the date hereof (or such earlier date as Executive and the Company mutually agree upon) (the “Effective Date”) and ending on the third anniversary of the Effective Date (the “Employment Term”) on the terms and subject to the conditions set forth in this Agreement; provided , however , the Employment Term shall be automatically extended for an additional one-year period commencing with the third anniversary of the Effective Date and, thereafter, on each such successive anniversary of the Effective Date thereafter (each an “Extension Date”), unless the Company or Executive provides the other party hereto at least 90 days prior written notice before the next Extension Date that the Employment Term shall not be so extended (a “Notice of Non-Renewal”).

2. Position, Duties and Authority .

(a) During the Employment Term, Executive shall serve as the Company’s Chief Executive Officer. In such position, Executive shall have such duties, functions, responsibilities and authority as shall be determined from time to time by the Board of Directors of the Company (the “Board”) and be consistent with the duties, functions, responsibilities and authority of a chief executive officer of a portfolio company of a private equity firm. Executive shall report directly to the Board. No later than 30 days following the Effective Date, the Company shall cause Executive to be appointed as a member of the Board without additional compensation, and shall nominate Executive for election and re-election to the Board as and when Executive’s Board term expires during the Employment Term.

(b) With respect to each full fiscal year during the Employment Term, Executive will devote his full business time and best efforts to the performance of Executive’s duties hereunder (excluding periods of vacation and sick leave) and will not engage in any other business, profession or occupation for compensation or otherwise which would conflict or interfere with the rendition of such services either directly or indirectly, without the prior written consent of the Board; provided that nothing herein shall preclude Executive, subject to the prior approval of the Board, from (i) accepting appointment to or continuing to serve on any board of directors or trustees of any business corporation, (ii) serving as an officer or director or otherwise participating in non-profit educational, welfare, social, religious and civil organizations, including, without limitation, all such positions and participation in effect as of the Effective Date, and (iii) managing personal and family investments; provided, however, that any such


activities as described in (i), (ii) or (iii) of the preceding provisions of this paragraph do not conflict or interfere with the performance and fulfillment of the Executive’s duties and responsibilities as an executive or director of the Company in accordance with this Agreement or conflict with Section 6. Executive shall be permitted to retain all compensation in respect of any of the services or activities referred to in the first proviso of the first sentence of this Section 2(b).

(c) As of the start of the Employment Term, Executive’s principal place of employment shall be the Company’s offices located at 420 Lexington Avenue, New York, New York, subject to required travel.

3. Compensation .

(a) Base Salary . During the Employment Term, the Company shall pay Executive a base salary (“Base Salary”) at the annual rate of $800,000, payable in regular installments in accordance with the Company’s usual payment practices. Executive shall be entitled to such increases in Executive’s Base Salary, if any, as may be determined from time to time in the sole discretion of the Board, but in no event shall the Company be entitled to reduce Executive’s Base Salary.

(b) Annual Bonus . During the Employment Term, Executive shall be eligible to earn an annual bonus award (an “Annual Bonus”) based on the achievement of performance objectives and targets (including the level of achievement required for Executive to earn the threshold, target and high performance objectives) adopted by the Board within the first three months of each fiscal year during the Employment Term. During each fiscal year, the minimum bonus payable to Executive if the threshold performance objectives and targets are achieved will be 75% of Executive’s Base Salary, the target bonus will be 100% of Executive’s Base Salary (the “Annual Target Bonus”) if target performance objectives and targets are achieved and the maximum bonus payable to Executive will be 150% of Base Salary if high performance objectives and targets are achieved; provided that, if the 2011-12 fiscal year is shorter than a full 12 months, (x) the Annual Bonus will be reduced proportionately (for example, if the 2011 fiscal year is only six months, the Annual Bonus will be 50% of the amount otherwise payable) and (y) all performance objectives and targets will be equitably adjusted by the Board’s compensation committee (or, if there is no such committee, the Board) to reflect a shorter year. The Annual Bonus, if any, shall be paid to Executive within two and one-half months after the end of the applicable fiscal year. Except as provided in Section 5, no Annual Bonus shall be payable in respect of any fiscal year in which Executive’s employment is terminated.

4. Benefits .

(a) General . During the Employment Term, Executive shall be entitled to participate in the Company’s employee benefit, fringe and perquisite plans, practices, policies and arrangements as in effect from time to time (collectively, “Employee Benefits”), on generally the same terms and conditions as each of the Employee Benefits are made available to other senior executives of the Company (other than with respect to annual bonuses, incentive plans and severance plans (as well as any other terms and conditions specifically determined under this Agreement), the benefits for each which shall be determined instead in accordance with this Agreement).

 

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(b) Reimbursement of Business Expenses . During the Employment Term, the Company shall reimburse Executive for reasonable and necessary business expenses incurred by Executive in the performance of Executive’s duties hereunder in accordance with its then prevailing policy for senior executives (which shall include appropriate itemization and substantiation of expenses incurred).

(c) Centro LTIP Payment . The Company agrees to pay or cause an affiliate to pay Executive $945,000 (the “Centro LTIP Payment”), as the amount of the final payment to which Executive is entitled under the Centro Long Term Compensation Plan. The Centro LTIP Payment shall be paid in a single lump-sum cash payment on July 31, 2012, provided that Executive remains employed with the Company through such date, except as provided in Section 5.

(d) Retention Bonus . The Company agrees to pay or cause an affiliate to pay Executive $1,108,861 in consideration of Executive entering into this Agreement (the “Retention Bonus”). The Retention Bonus shall be payable in two parts: (i) fifty percent (50% of the Retention Bonus shall be paid on the Effective Date (the “First Payment”) and (ii) except for such earlier payment as may be required by Section 5(d), the remaining fifty percent (50%) of the Retention Bonus shall be paid on June 28, 2013 (the “Second Payment”), provided that Executive remains employed with the Company though the date of the Second Payment, except as provided in Section 5.

(e) Brixmor LTIP Retention Payment . The Company agrees to pay or cause an affiliate to pay $1,000,000 to Executive as an LTIP retention award (the “LTIP Retention Payment”) if Executive remains employed by the Company through the first to occur of the following dates (such date, the “LTIP Vesting Date”): (i) June 28, 2014, (ii) the occurrence of a Change in Control (as defined below) and (iii) the date that is six months after a Public Offering (as defined in the Amended and Restated Limited Partnership Agreements, each dated as of November 1, 2011, of BRE Retail Holdco L.P. and Blackstone Retail Transaction II Holdco L.P.). The LTIP Retention Payment will be payable to Executive on the Company’s next regularly scheduled payroll date following the LTIP Vesting Date. “Partnerships” shall refer to BRE Retail Holdco L.P. and Blackstone Retail Transaction II Holdco L.P.

5. Termination .

(a) The Employment Term and Executive’s employment hereunder may be terminated by either party at any time and for any reason; provided that Executive will be required to give the Company at least 60 days advance written notice of any resignation of Executive’s employment (other than as a result of a Constructive Termination). Notwithstanding any other provision of this Agreement, the provisions of this Section 5 shall exclusively govern Executive’s rights upon termination of employment with the Company and its affiliates.

 

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(b) By the Company For Cause or By Executive Other Than as a Result of a Constructive Termination.

(i) The Employment Term and Executive’s employment hereunder may be terminated by the Company for Cause and shall terminate automatically upon the effective date of Executive’s resignation other than as a result of a Constructive Termination (as defined in Section 5(d)(i)).

(ii) Definition of Cause . For purposes of this Agreement, “Cause” shall mean (A) Executive’s repeated and willful refusal to undertake good faith efforts to substantially perform Executive’s duties hereunder (other than as a result of total or partial incapacity due to physical or mental illness or injury); (B) in connection with his employment, Executive engages in conduct that constitutes willful gross neglect or willful gross misconduct or any willful act or omission which is injurious in a non-de minimis manner to the financial condition or business reputation of the Company and its subsidiaries (taken as a whole); (C) an act or acts on Executive’s part constituting (x) a felony under the laws of the United States or any state thereof or (y) a misdemeanor involving moral turpitude; or (D) Executive’s willful breach of any material provision of Section 7 of this Agreement, any breach of Section 6 of this Agreement or any breach of the representations in Section 9(l) of this Agreement. Any act or failure to act based upon express direction given pursuant to a resolution of the Board or upon the express instructions of the Chairman of the Board (provided that Executive was not the Chairman of the Board at the applicable time) shall be conclusively presumed to be done, or omitted to be done, by Executive in good faith and in the best interests of the Company. Under no circumstances shall poor performance of Executive or the Company be deemed to constitute “Cause.”

(iii) If Executive’s employment is terminated by the Company for Cause, Executive shall be entitled to receive:

(A) no later than 10 days following the date of termination, the Base Salary through the date of termination;

(B) any Annual Bonus earned, but unpaid, as of the date of termination for the immediately preceding fiscal year, paid in accordance with Section 3(b) (except to the extent payment is otherwise deferred pursuant to any applicable deferred compensation arrangement with the Company, in which case such payment shall be made in accordance with the terms and conditions of such deferred compensation arrangement);

(C) reimbursement, within 60 days following receipt by the Company of Executive’s claim for such reimbursement (including appropriate supporting documentation), for any unreimbursed business expenses properly incurred by Executive in accordance with Company policy prior to Executive’s termination; provided that such claims for such reimbursement are submitted to the Company within 90 days following the date of Executive’s termination of employment; and

(D) such Employee Benefits, if any, as to which Executive may be entitled under the tax qualified employee benefit plans of the Company,

 

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payable in accordance with the terms and conditions of such tax qualified employee benefit plans (the amounts described in clauses (A) through (D) hereof being referred to as the “Accrued Rights”).

Following such termination of Executive’s employment by the Company for Cause, except as set forth in this Section 5(b)(iii), Executive shall have no further rights to any compensation or any other benefits under this Agreement.

(iv) If Executive resigns other than as a result of a Constructive Termination, Executive shall be entitled to receive the Accrued Rights. Following such resignation by Executive other than as a result of a Constructive Termination, except as set forth in this Section 5(b)(iv), Executive shall have no further rights to any compensation or any other benefits under this Agreement.

(c) Disability or Death .

(i) Disability . During any period that Executive fails to perform his duties hereunder as a result of incapacity due to physical or mental illness or injury (the “Disability Period”), Executive shall continue to receive his full Base Salary set forth in Section 3(a) until his employment is terminated pursuant to Section 5(a). For purposes of this Agreement, “Disability” shall mean Executive’s inability to perform, with or without reasonable accommodation, Executive’s duties under this Agreement due to a physical or mental illness or injury for a period of six consecutive months or for an aggregate of 12 months in any consecutive 24-month period. Any question as to the existence of the Disability of Executive as to which Executive and the Company cannot agree shall be determined in writing by a qualified independent physician mutually acceptable to Executive and the Company. If Executive and the Company cannot agree as to a qualified independent physician, each shall appoint such a physician and those two physicians shall select a third physician who shall make such determination in writing. The determination of Disability made in writing to the Company and Executive shall be final and conclusive for all purposes of this Agreement.

(ii) Upon termination of Executive’s employment hereunder for either Disability or death, where such Disability or death occurs in connection with the performance of Executive’s duties hereunder (such Disability or death, a “Business Related Disability or Death”), Executive or Executive’s estate, survivors or beneficiaries (as the case may be) shall be entitled to receive:

(A) the Accrued Rights;

(B) any portion of the Centro LTIP Payment remaining unpaid as of the date of termination;

(C) any portion of the Retention Bonus remaining unpaid as of the date of termination;

 

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(D) no later than 10 days following the date of termination, a pro rata portion of the Annual Target Bonus, based on a fraction, the numerator of which is the number of days during the fiscal year up to and including the date of termination of Executive’s employment and the denominator of which is the number of days in such fiscal year (the “Pro-Rated Bonus”);

(E) if Executive’s employment is terminated (i) prior to the LTIP Vesting Date or (ii) after the LTIP Vesting Date, but prior to the payment of the LTIP Retention Payment, an amount equal to the LTIP Retention Payment; and

(F) death or disability benefits under any applicable plans and programs of the Company in accordance with the terms and provisions of such plans and programs.

(iii) Upon termination of Executive’s employment hereunder for either Disability or death, other than for a Business Related Disability or Death, Executive or Executive’s estate, survivors or beneficiaries (as the case may be) shall be entitled to receive:

(A) the Accrued Rights;

(B) any portion of the Centro LTIP Payment remaining unpaid as of the date of termination;

(C) no later than 10 days following the date of termination, the Pro-Rated Bonus; and

(D) death or disability benefits under any applicable plans and programs of the Company in accordance with the terms and provisions of such plans and programs.

(d) By the Company Without Cause or Resignation by Executive as a Result of Constructive Termination.

(i) a “Constructive Termination” shall be deemed to have occurred upon (A) a material reduction in Executive’s Base Salary or Annual Target Bonus opportunity (as a percentage of Base Salary), or the failure of the Company to pay or cause to be paid Executive’s Base Salary, Annual Bonus, Retention Bonus, Centro LTIP Payment, or LTIP Retention Payment when due hereunder; (B) a material diminution in Executive’s authority or responsibilities from those described in Section 2 hereof; (C) the relocation of Executive’s primary office location to a location that is more than fifty (50) miles from the Executive’s primary office location as of the Effective Date; (D) the Company’s failure to pay or provide any material Employee Benefits required to be provided to Executive under this Agreement; (E) the issuance of a Notice of Non-Renewal by the Company to Executive pursuant to Section 1 of this Agreement; or (F) the Company’s failure to assign (by contract or by law) this Agreement to any Successor

 

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as required by Section 9(h) of this Agreement; provided that none of the events described in this Section 5(d)(i) shall constitute Constructive Termination unless the Company fails to cure such event within 30 days after receipt from Executive of written notice of the event which constitutes Constructive Termination; provided , further , that “Constructive Termination” shall cease to exist for an event on the 90 th day following the later of its occurrence or Executive’s knowledge thereof, unless Executive has given the Board written notice thereof prior to such date.

(ii) If Executive’s employment is terminated by the Company without Cause (other than by reason of death or Disability) or Executive resigns as a result of a Constructive Termination, Executive shall be entitled to receive:

(A) the Accrued Rights;

(B) the Pro-Rated Bonus;

(C) any portion of the Centro LTIP Payment remaining unpaid as of the date of termination;

(D) any portion of the Retention Bonus remaining unpaid as of the date of Executive’s termination of employment;

(E) if Executive’s employment is terminated (i) prior to the LTIP Vesting Date or (ii) after the LTIP Vesting Date, but prior to the payment of the LTIP Retention Payment, an amount equal to the LTIP Retention Payment;

(F) continuation of medical, vision and dental group insurance coverage (as applicable), contingent on Executive electing continuation coverage under COBRA (including dependent coverage) for twelve (12) months (the “Continuation Period”) following the date of termination, with the Company reimbursing Executive on an after tax basis during the Continuation Period for the total amount of the monthly COBRA premiums payable by the Executive for such continued benefits in excess of the cost the Executive paid for such coverage (on a monthly premium basis) immediately prior to the date of termination; and

(G) subject to Executive’s continued compliance with Section 6 and material compliance with Section 7 hereof,

(i) if such termination of employment occurs on or within 45 days after the date of a Change in Control (as defined below) (a “Change in Control Termination”), a lump sum cash payment equal to the excess, if any, of (x) the Severance Target (as defined below) over (y) the sum of (A) the value (as calculated by reference to the prices paid in connection with the Change in Control transaction ) of Executive’s Class B Units in the Partnerships (and/or any cash or property delivered in exchange for or as a distribution in respect of such Class B Units) and (B) an amount equal to the LTIP Retention Payment (if such LTIP Retention Payment has previously been made);

 

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(ii) if such termination is not a Change in Control Termination, a lump-sum cash payment equal to the sum of (x) 200% of Executive’s Base Salary as of the date immediately prior to Executive’s termination of employment and (y) the sum of Executive’s Annual Bonuses payable (if any) in respect of the two fiscal years (the “Reference Fiscal Years”) immediately prior to the date of Executive’s termination of employment (or, if the date of Executive’s termination of employment occurs in 2011 or 2012, the sum of Executive’s Annual Bonuses will be deemed to be two times the Annual Target Bonus in lieu of the foregoing formulation)(the total of (x) and (y), the “Severance Target”); provided that if either Reference Fiscal Year is less than a full 12 months, then the Annual Bonus payable in respect of such fiscal year shall be annualized prior to making the foregoing calculation; and

(iii) “Change of Control” means (i) the sale or disposition, in one or a series of related transactions, of all or substantially all of the assets of the Company and its subsidiaries, as a whole, to any “person” or “group” (as such terms are defined in Sections 13(d)(3) and 14(d)(2) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended (the “Exchange Act”)) other than The Blackstone Group L.P. (the “Sponsor”) or its affiliates; or (ii) any person or group, other than the Sponsor or its affiliates, is or becomes the “beneficial owner” (as defined in Rules 13d-3 and 13d-5 under the Exchange Act), directly or indirectly, of more than 50% of the total voting power of the voting equity of the Company, including by way of merger, consolidation or otherwise.

Such payment shall be paid to Executive on the 90 th day immediately following the date of Executive’s termination of employment.

(e) Release . Amounts payable to Executive under Sections 5(c)(ii)(B), 5(c)(ii)(C), 5(c)(ii)(D), 5(c)(ii)(E), 5(c)(iii)(B), 5(c)(iii)(C), 5(d)(ii)(B), 5(d)(ii)(C), 5(d)(ii)(D), 5(d)(ii)(E), 5(d)(ii)(F) and/or 5(d)(ii)(G) (collectively, the “Conditioned Benefits”) are subject to (i) Executive’s execution and non-revocation of a release of claims, substantially in the form attached hereto as Exhibit I (the “Release”), within 55 days of the date of termination and (ii) the expiration of any revocation period contained in such Release. Further, to the extent that any of the Conditioned Benefits constitutes “nonqualified deferred compensation” for purposes of Section 409A of the Internal Revenue Code of 1986, as amended (the “Code”), any payment of any amount or provision of any benefit otherwise scheduled to occur prior to the sixtieth (60th) day following the date of Executive’s termination of employment hereunder, but for the condition on executing the Release as set forth herein, shall not be made until the first regularly scheduled payroll date following such sixtieth (60th) day, after which any remaining Conditioned Benefits shall thereafter be provided to the Executive according to the applicable schedule set forth herein.

 

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(f) Expiration of Employment Term . Unless the parties otherwise agree in writing, continuation of Executive’s employment with the Company beyond the expiration of the Employment Term shall be deemed an employment at-will and shall not be deemed to extend any of the provisions of this Agreement and Executive’s employment may thereafter be terminated at will by either Executive or the Company; provided that the provisions of Sections 6, 7 and 8 of this Agreement shall survive any termination of this Agreement or Executive’s termination of employment hereunder.

(g) Notice of Termination; Board/Committee Resignation . Any purported termination of employment by the Company or by Executive (other than due to Executive’s death) pursuant to Section 5 of this Agreement shall be communicated by written Notice of Termination to the other party hereto. For purposes of this Agreement, a “Notice of Termination” shall mean a notice which shall indicate the specific termination provision in this Agreement relied upon and shall set forth in reasonable detail the facts and circumstances claimed to provide a basis for termination of employment under the provision so indicated. Upon termination of Executive’s employment for any reason, Executive agrees to resign, as of the date of such termination and to the extent applicable, from the Board (and any committees thereof) and the Board of Directors (and any committees thereof) of any of the Company’s affiliates.

(h) Certain Additional Payments .

(i) If at a time when the Company is a corporation for U.S. federal income tax purposes and stock in the Company is readily tradeable on an established securities market or otherwise, it shall be determined that any payment or distribution by the Company or its affiliates (or any other payor of a parachute payment with respect to the Company or its affiliates within the meaning of Treas. Reg. § 1.280G-1, Q&A-10) to or for the benefit of Executive (determined without regard to any additional payments required under this Section 5(h)) (a “Payment,” collectively, the “Payments”) would be subject to the excise tax imposed by Section 4999 of the Code (the “Excise Tax”), then Executive shall be entitled to receive an additional payment (a “Gross-Up Payment”) to be paid by the Company to the relevant taxing authority on Executive’s behalf in an amount such that after payment by Executive of all taxes, including any income taxes and Excise Tax (and any interest and penalties imposed with respect thereto not resulting from Executive’s actions), imposed upon the Gross-Up Payment, Executive retains an amount of the Gross-Up Payment equal to the Excise Tax imposed upon the Payments. Notwithstanding the foregoing provisions of this Section 5(h), if it shall be determined that Executive is otherwise entitled to the Gross-Up Payment in accordance with this Section 5(h), but that the Parachute Value (as defined below) of all Payments does not exceed 120% of the Safe Harbor Amount (as defined below), then no Gross-Up Payment shall be made to Executive, and the amounts payable under this Agreement shall be reduced so that the Parachute Value of all Payments, in the aggregate, equals the Safe Harbor Amount. For purposes of this Section 5(h), (x) “Parachute Value” of a Payment shall mean the present value as of the date of the chance of control for purposes of

 

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Section 280G of the Code of the portion of such Payment that constitutes a “parachute payment” under Section 280G(b)(2), and (y) the “Safe Harbor Amount” means 2.99 times Executive’s “base amount,” within the meaning of Section 280G(b)(3) of the Code (or such other number used under Section 280G of the Code from time to time).

(ii) All determinations required to be made under this Section 5(h), including whether and when a Gross-Up Payment is required and the amount of such Gross-Up Payment and the assumptions to be utilized in arriving at such determination, shall be made by such nationally recognized certified public accounting firm designated by the Company (the “Accounting Firm”); provided that for purposes of determining the amount of any Gross-Up Payment, Executive shall be deemed to pay federal income tax at the highest marginal rates applicable to individuals in the calendar year in which any such Gross-Up Payment is to be made and deemed to pay state and local income taxes at the highest effective rates applicable to individuals in the state or locality of Executive’s residence or place of employment in the calendar year in which any such Gross-Up Payment is to be made, net of the maximum reduction in federal income taxes that can be obtained from deduction of such state and local taxes, taking into account limitations applicable to individuals subject to federal income tax at the highest marginal rates. All fees and expenses of the Accounting Firm shall be borne solely by the Company. If the Accounting Firm determines that no Excise Tax is payable by Executive, it shall so indicate to Executive in writing. Any determination by the Accounting Firm shall be binding upon the Company and Executive (subject to Section 5(h)(iii) below).

(iii) Executive shall notify the Company in writing of any claim by the Internal Revenue Service that, if successful, would require the payment by the Company of the Gross-Up Payment. Such notification shall be given as soon as practicable but no later than 15 business days after Executive is informed in writing of such claim and shall apprise the Company of the nature of such claim and the date on which such claim is requested to be paid. Executive shall not pay such claim prior to the expiration of the 15-day period following the date on which Executive gives such notice to the Company (or such shorter period ending on the date that any payment of taxes with respect to such claim is required). If the Company notifies Executive prior to the expiration of such period that it desires to contest such claim, Executive shall fully cooperate with the Company in so contesting; provided, however, that the Company shall bear and pay directly all reasonable costs and expenses (including additional interest and penalties) incurred in connection with such contest and shall indemnify and hold Executive harmless, on an after-tax basis, from any Excise Tax or income tax (including interest and penalties with respect thereto) imposed as a result of such representation and payment of costs and expenses.

(iv) If, after the receipt by Executive of an amount paid or advanced by the Company pursuant to this Section 5(h), Executive becomes entitled to receive any refund with respect to a Gross-Up Payment, Executive shall (subject to the Company’s complying with the requirements of Section 5(h)(iii)) promptly pay to the Company the amount of such refund received (together with any interest paid or credited thereon after taxes applicable thereto). If, after the receipt by Executive of an amount advanced by the

 

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Company pursuant to this Section 5(h), a determination is made by the Internal Revenue Service that Executive shall not be entitled to any refund with respect to such claim and the Company does not notify Executive of its intent to contest such denial of refund prior to the expiration of thirty days after such determination, then the amount of such advance shall offset, to the extent thereof, the amount of the Gross-Up Payment required to be paid.

(v) In no event will any Gross-Up Payment be paid later than the end of the calendar year next following the calendar year in which the related taxes on a Payment are remitted to the applicable taxing authority or, in the case of amounts relating to a claim described in Section 5(h)(iii) that does not result in the remittance of any taxes, the calendar year in which the claim is finally settled or otherwise resolved.

6. Non-Competition; Non-Solicitation . Executive acknowledges and recognizes the highly competitive nature of the businesses of the Company and its affiliates and accordingly agrees as follows:

(a) Non-Competition .

(i) During the Employment Term and, for a period of two years following the date Executive ceases to be employed by the Company (the “Restricted Period”), Executive will not, whether on Executive’s own behalf or on behalf of or in conjunction with any person, firm, partnership, joint venture, association, corporation or other business organization, entity or enterprise whatsoever (“Person”), directly or indirectly, own, manage, operate, control, consult with, be employed by or otherwise provide services to, or participate in the ownership, management, operation or control of, any person or entity involved in the Business (as defined herein) within 25 miles of any location where the Company and its subsidiaries and, to the extent engaged materially in the Business, their respective affiliates (including The Blackstone Group L.P. and its affiliates) (collectively, the “Restricted Group”) engages in the Business. For purposes of this Agreement, “Business” shall mean the business of owning and operating retail shopping centers.

(ii) Notwithstanding the foregoing, Executive’s ownership solely as an investor of two percent (2%) or less of the outstanding securities of any class of any publicly-traded securities of any company shall not, by itself, be considered to be competition with the Company or any of its subsidiaries.

(iii) The period of time during which the provisions of this Section 6(a) shall be in effect shall be extended by the length of time during which Executive is in breach of the terms hereof as determined by any court of competent jurisdiction on the Company’s application for injunctive relief.

 

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(b) Non-Solicitation . During the Employment Term and the Restricted Period, Executive will not, whether on Executive’s own behalf or on behalf of or in conjunction with any Person:

(i) solicit or encourage any employee of the Company or its subsidiaries to leave the employment of the Company or its subsidiaries, or hire any such employee who was engaged in the Business and employed by the Restricted Group as of the date of Executive’s termination of employment with the Company or who left such employment of the Restricted Group coincident with, or within one year prior to, the date of Executive’s termination of employment with the Company; or

(ii) intentionally encourage any material consultant engaged in the Business and retained by the Restricted Group to cease working with the Restricted Group.

(c) Notwithstanding anything to the contrary, the provisions of Section 6(a) shall expire at the end of the Employment Term if (i) at the end of the Employment Term, the Sponsor and its affiliates no longer beneficially own any equity interest in the Company or (ii) Executive’s employment is terminated by the Company for Cause.

(d) It is expressly understood and agreed that although Executive and the Company consider the restrictions contained in this Section 6 to be reasonable, if a final judicial determination is made by a court of competent jurisdiction that any restriction contained in this Section 6 is an unenforceable restriction against Executive, the provisions of this Agreement shall not be rendered void but shall be deemed amended to apply with such deletion or modification as such court may judicially determine or indicate to make the Agreement valid and enforceable. The restrictions contained in this Section 6 shall be construed as separate and individual restrictions and shall each be capable of being reduced in application or severed without prejudice to the other restrictions contained in this Section 6 or to the remaining provisions of this Agreement.

(e) Notwithstanding any provision of this Agreement to the contrary, the restrictions contained in this Section 6 shall be immediately void and unenforceable upon any failure by the Company to pay the amounts specified in Section 5(d)(ii) (if applicable) when due under this Agreement (unless such amounts are paid in full within 5 days after written notice by Executive to the Company specifying such failure to pay).

7. Confidentiality; Intellectual Property .

(a) Confidentiality .

(i) Executive will not at any time (whether during or after Executive’s employment with the Company), disclose, divulge, reveal, communicate, share, transfer or provide access to any Confidential Information that he may obtain during his employment by the Company to any other Person, except (A) in connection with performing his duties for the Company or its subsidiaries, (B) to the Company or its subsidiaries, or to any authorized (or apparently authorized) agent or representative of any of them, (C) when required to do so by law or regulation or by a court, governmental agency, legislative body, arbitrator or other person with apparent jurisdiction to order him to communicate, divulge or make accessible any such confidential information, (D) in the course of any proceeding under Section 9(d) of this Agreement or to defend the

 

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Executive’s rights, or (E) in confidence to any attorney or other professional advisor for the purposes of securing professional advice. For purposes of this Agreement, “Confidential Information” shall mean any proprietary or confidential information of the Company and its subsidiaries, and includes, without limitation, trade secrets, know-how, research and development, software, databases, inventions, processes, formulae, technology, designs and other intellectual property, information concerning finances, investments, profits, pricing, costs, products, services, vendors, customers, clients, partners, investors, personnel, compensation, recruiting, training, advertising, sales, marketing, promotions, government and regulatory activities and approvals; provided , however, that the term Confidential Information shall not include any document, record, data, compilation or other information that is known or generally available to the public, or within any trade or industry of the Company or any of its affiliates, other than as a result of Executive’s violation of this Section 7, or not otherwise considered confidential by persons within such trade or industry.

(ii) Except as required by law, Executive will not disclose to anyone, other than Executive’s family (it being understood that, in this Agreement, the term “family” refers to Executive, Executive’s spouse, minor children, parents and spouse’s parents) and legal, financial or other professional advisors, the existence or contents of this Agreement; provided that Executive may disclose to any prospective future employer the provisions of Sections 6 and 7 of this Agreement; provided they agree to maintain the confidentiality of such terms. This Section 7(a)(ii) shall terminate if the Company publicly discloses a copy of this Agreement (or, if the Company publicly discloses summaries or excerpts of this Agreement, to the extent so disclosed).

(iii) Upon termination of Executive’s employment with the Company for any reason, Executive shall (A) cease and not thereafter commence use of any Confidential Information or intellectual property (including without limitation, any patent, invention, copyright, trade secret, trademark, trade name, logo, domain name or other source indicator) owned or used by the Company, its subsidiaries or affiliates; and (B) immediately destroy, delete, or return to the Company, at the Company’s option, all originals and copies in any form or medium (including memoranda, books, papers, plans, computer files, letters and other data) in Executive’s possession or control (including any of the foregoing stored or located in Executive’s office, home, laptop or other computer, whether or not Company property) that contain Confidential Information or otherwise relate to the Business of the Company and its subsidiaries, except that Executive may retain only those portions of any personal notes, notebooks and diaries that do not contain any Confidential Information.

(b) Intellectual Property .

(i) If Executive creates, invents, designs, develops, contributes to or improves any works of authorship, inventions, intellectual property, materials, documents or other work product (including without limitation, research, reports, software, databases, systems, applications, presentations, textual works, content, or audiovisual materials) (“Works”), either alone or with third parties, at any time during Executive’s employment by the Company and within the scope of such employment and with the use

 

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of any the Company resources (“Company Works”), Executive shall promptly and fully disclose same to the Company and hereby irrevocably assigns, transfers and conveys, to the maximum extent permitted by applicable law, all rights and intellectual property rights therein (including rights under patent, industrial property, copyright, trademark, trade secret, unfair competition and related laws) to the Company to the extent ownership of any such rights does not vest originally in the Company.

(ii) Executive shall take all requested actions and execute all requested documents (including any licenses or assignments required by a government contract) at the Company’s expense (but without further remuneration) to assist the Company in validating, maintaining, protecting, enforcing, perfecting, recording, patenting or registering any of the Company’s rights in the Company Works.

(iii) Executive shall not improperly use for the benefit of, bring to any premises of, divulge, disclose, communicate, reveal, transfer or provide access to, or share with the Company any confidential, proprietary or non-public information or intellectual property relating to a former employer or other third party without the prior written permission of such third party. Executive shall comply with all relevant policies and guidelines of the Company that are from time to time previously disclosed to Executive, including regarding the protection of Confidential Information and intellectual property and potential conflicts of interest.

(iv) The provisions of Section 7 hereof shall survive the termination of Executive’s employment for any reason (except as otherwise set forth in Section 7(a)(ii) hereof).

8. Specific Performance . Executive acknowledges and agrees that the Company’s remedies at law for a breach or threatened breach of any of the provisions of Section 6 and Section 7 of this Agreement would be inadequate and the Company would suffer irreparable damages as a result of such breach or threatened breach. In recognition of this fact, Executive agrees that, in the event of such a breach or threatened breach, in addition to any remedies at law, the Company, without posting any bond, shall be entitled, in addition to any other remedy available at law or equity, to cease making any payments or providing any benefit otherwise required by this Agreement and obtain equitable relief in the form of specific performance, temporary restraining order, temporary or permanent injunction or any other equitable remedy which may then be available. In addition, upon any breach of Section 6 or any material breach of Section 7 of this Agreement, Executive shall promptly return to the Company upon request all cash payments made to Executive pursuant to Section 5 (if any), less any amounts paid by Executive as taxes in respect of such payments (unless such taxes are actually recovered by Executive from the relevant governmental authority, in which case such tax amounts also shall be returned to the Company). Any determination under Section 5(d)(ii)(G) or this Section 8 of whether the Executive is in compliance with Section 6 hereof and material compliance with Section 7 hereof shall be determined based solely on the contractual provisions provided therein and the facts and circumstances of Executive’s actions without regard to whether the Company could obtain an injunction or other relief under the law of any particular jurisdiction.

 

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9. Miscellaneous .

(a) Professional Fees and Expenses . The Company shall pay or reimburse Executive up to $130,000 for reasonable attorneys’ or other professional fees and for any other expenses Executive incurs in connection with the preparation, negotiation, execution and delivery of this Agreement and the equity incentive agreements entered into in connection herewith. Such reimbursements shall be made within ten (10) days following presentation to the Company of appropriate invoices or other documentation for the amount of such fees and expenses.

(b) Indemnification; Directors’ and Officers’ Insurance . The Company shall indemnify and hold Executive harmless for all acts and omissions occurring during his employment with the Company or service as a member of the Board to the extent provided under the Company’s charter, by-laws and applicable law, and shall promptly advance to Executive or Executive’s heirs or representatives all damages, costs, liabilities, losses and expenses (including reasonable attorneys’ fees and expenses) (collectively, “Expenses”) as a result of any claim, demand, request, investigation, dispute, controversy, threat, discovery request or request for testimony or information (collectively, a “Claim”) or any proceeding (whether civil, criminal, administrative or investigative), or any threatened Claim or proceeding (whether civil, criminal, administrative or investigative), against Executive that arises out of or relates to Executive’s service as an officer, director or employee, as the case may be, of the Company, or the Executive’s service in any such capacity or similar capacity with an affiliate of the Company or other entity at the request of the Company, upon receipt by the Company of a written request with appropriate documentation of such Expenses, and an undertaking by Executive to repay the amount advanced if it shall ultimately be determined that Executive is not entitled to be indemnified by the Company against such Expenses. During the Employment Term and for a term of six years thereafter, the Company, or any successor to the Company, shall purchase and maintain, at its own expense, directors and officers liability insurance providing coverage for Executive in the same amount as for members of the Board.

(c) Governing Law . This Agreement shall be governed by and construed in accordance with the laws of the State of New York, without regard to conflicts of laws principles thereof.

(d) Jurisdiction; Venue . Except as otherwise provided in Section 8 in connection with equitable remedies, each of the parties hereto hereby irrevocably submits to the exclusive jurisdiction of any federal court sitting in the Southern District of New York or any state court in the First Judicial Department over any suit, action or proceeding arising out of or relating to this Agreement and each of the parties agrees that any action relating in any way to this Agreement must be commenced only in the courts of the State of New York, federal or state. Each of the parties hereto hereby irrevocably waives, to the fullest extent permitted or not prohibited by law, any objection which it may now or hereafter have to the laying of the venue of any such suit, action or proceeding brought in such a court and any claim that any such suit, action or proceeding brought in such a court has been brought in an inconvenient forum. Each of the parties hereto hereby irrevocably consents to the service of process in any suit, action or proceeding by sending the same by certified mail, return receipt requested, or by recognized overnight courier service, to the address of such party set forth in Section 9(k).

 

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(e) Entire Agreement; Amendments . This Agreement (including, without limitation, the schedules and exhibits attached hereto) contains the entire understanding of the parties with respect to the employment of Executive by the Company, and supersedes all prior agreements and understandings (including verbal agreements) between Executive and the Company and/or its current or former affiliates regarding the terms and conditions of Executive’s employment with the Company and/or its current or former affiliates. There are no restrictions, agreements, promises, warranties, covenants or undertakings between the parties with respect to the subject matter herein other than those expressly set forth herein. This Agreement (including, without limitation, the schedules and exhibits attached hereto) may not be altered, modified, or amended except by written instrument signed by the parties hereto.

(f) No Waiver . The failure of a party to insist upon strict adherence to any term of this Agreement on any occasion shall not be considered a waiver of such party’s rights or deprive such party of the right thereafter to insist upon strict adherence to that term or any other term of this Agreement.

(g) Severability . In the event that any one or more of the provisions of this Agreement shall be or become invalid, illegal or unenforceable in any respect, the validity, legality and enforceability of the remaining provisions of this Agreement shall not be affected thereby.

(h) Assignment . This Agreement, and all of Executive’s rights and duties hereunder, shall not be assignable or delegable by Executive. Any purported assignment or delegation by Executive in violation of the foregoing shall be null and void ab initio and of no force and effect. This Agreement shall be assigned by the Company to a person or entity which is a successor in interest (“Successor”) to substantially all of the business operations of the Company. Upon such assignment, the rights and obligations of the Company hereunder shall become the rights and obligations of such affiliate or successor person or entity.

(i) Set Off; No Mitigation . The Company’s obligation to pay Executive the amounts provided and to make the arrangements provided hereunder shall be subject to set-off, counterclaim or recoupment of amounts owed by Executive to the Company or its affiliates, except to the extent such set-off would result in a violation of Section 409A of the Code (as defined below). Executive shall not be required to mitigate the amount of any payment provided for pursuant to this Agreement by seeking other employment, and such payments shall not be reduced by any compensation or benefits received from any subsequent employer or other endeavor. Any amounts due under Section 5 of this Agreement are considered reasonable by the Company and are not in the nature of a penalty.

(j) Compliance with Code Section 409A .

(i) The intent of the parties is that payments and benefits under this Agreement comply with or be exempt from Code Section 409A and, accordingly, to the maximum extent permitted, this Agreement shall be interpreted to be in compliance therewith. If any provision of this Agreement (or of any award of compensation, including equity compensation or benefits) would cause Executive to incur any additional tax or interest under Code Section 409A, the Company shall, after consulting with and receiving the approval of Executive, reform such provision in a manner intended to avoid the incurrence by Executive of any such additional tax or interest.

 

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(ii) A termination of employment shall not be deemed to have occurred for purposes of any provision of this Agreement providing for the payment of any amounts or benefits that are considered nonqualified deferred compensation under Code Section 409A upon or following a termination of employment unless such termination is also a “separation from service” within the meaning of Code Section 409A, and, for purposes of any such provision of this Agreement, references to a “termination,” “termination of employment” or like terms shall mean “separation from service.” The determination of whether and when a separation from service has occurred for proposes of this Agreement shall be made in accordance with the presumptions set forth in Section 1.409A-1(h) of the Treasury Regulations.

(iii) Any provision of this Agreement to the contrary notwithstanding, if at the time of Executive’s separation from service, the Company determines that Executive is a “specified employee,” within the meaning of Code Section 409A, then to the extent any payment or benefit that Executive becomes entitled to under this Agreement on account of such separation from service would be considered nonqualified deferred compensation under Code Section 409A, such payment or benefit shall be paid or provided at the date which is the earlier of (i) six (6) months and one day after such separation from service and (ii) the date of Executive’s death (the “Delay Period”). Upon the expiration of the Delay Period, all payments and benefits delayed pursuant to this Section 9(j) (whether they would have otherwise been payable in a single sum or in installments in the absence of such delay) shall be paid or provided to Executive in a lump-sum, and any remaining payments and benefits due under this Agreement shall be paid or provided in accordance with the normal payment dates specified for them herein.

(iv) Any reimbursements and in-kind benefits provided under this Agreement that constitute deferred compensation within the meaning of Code Section 409A shall be made or provided in accordance with the requirements of Code Section 409A, including that (A) in no event shall any fees, expenses or other amounts eligible to be reimbursed by the Company under this Agreement be paid later than the last day of the calendar year next following the calendar year in which the applicable fees, expenses or other amounts were incurred; (B) the amount of expenses eligible for reimbursement, or in-kind benefits that the Company is obligated to pay or provide, in any given calendar year shall not affect the expenses that the Company is obligated to reimburse, or the in-kind benefits that the Company is obligated to pay or provide, in any other calendar year, provided that the foregoing clause (B) shall not be violated with regard to expenses reimbursed under any arrangement covered by Section 105(b) of the Code solely because such expenses are subject to a limit related to the period the arrangement is in effect; (C) Executive’s right to have the Company pay or provide such reimbursements and in-kind benefits may not be liquidated or exchanged for any other benefit; and (D) in no event shall the Company’s obligations to make such reimbursements or to provide such in-kind benefits apply later than Executive’s remaining lifetime (or if longer, through the sixth (6th) anniversary of the Effective Date).

 

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(v) For purposes of Code Section 409A, Executive’s right to receive any installment payments shall be treated as a right to receive a series of separate and distinct payments. Whenever a payment under this Agreement specifies a payment period with reference to a number of days (for example, “payment shall be made within thirty (30) days following the date of termination”), the actual date of payment within the specified period shall be within the sole discretion of the Company. In no event may Executive, directly or indirectly, designate the calendar year of any payment to be made under this Agreement, to the extent such payment is subject to Code Section 409A.

(k) Notice . For the purpose of this Agreement, notices and all other communications provided for in the Agreement shall be in writing and shall be deemed to have been duly given when delivered by hand or overnight courier or three days after it has been mailed by United States registered mail, return receipt requested, postage prepaid, addressed to the respective addresses set forth below in this Agreement, or to such other address as either party may have furnished to the other in writing in accordance herewith, except that notice of change of address shall be effective only upon receipt.

If to the Company:

Brixmor Property Group, Inc.

c/o The Blackstone Group

345 Park Avenue

New York, New York 10154

Attention: General Counsel

with a copy (which shall not constitute notice) to:

The Blackstone Group

345 Park Avenue

New York, New York 10154

Attention: William J. Stein

and

Simpson Thacher & Bartlett LLP

425 Lexington Avenue,

New York, New York 10017

Attention: Gregory T. Grogan

If to Executive:

To the most recent address of Executive set forth in the personnel records of the Company,

with a copy (which shall not constitute notice) to:

King & Spalding LLP

1185 Avenue of the Americas

New York, New York 10036

Attention: Kenneth A. Raskin

 

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(l) Executive Representation . Executive hereby represents to the Company that the execution and delivery of this Agreement by Executive and the Company and the performance by Executive of Executive’s duties hereunder shall not constitute a breach of the terms of any employment agreement or other agreement or written policy to which Executive is a party or otherwise bound. Executive hereby further represents that he is not subject to any restrictions on his ability to solicit, hire or engage any employee or other service-provider. Executive agrees that the Company is relying on the foregoing representations in entering into this Agreement and related equity-based award agreements.

(m) Withholding Taxes . The Company may withhold from any amounts payable under this Agreement such Federal, state and local taxes as may be required to be withheld pursuant to any applicable law or regulation.

(n) Counterparts . This Agreement may be signed in counterparts, each of which shall be an original, with the same effect as if the signatures thereto and hereto were upon the same instrument.

(o) Mutual Non-Disparagement . Executive agrees not to make, or cause any other person to make, any communication that is intended to criticize or disparage, or has the effect of criticizing or disparaging, the Company or any of its affiliates, agents or advisors (or any of its or their respective employees, officers or directors (it being understood that comments made in the Executive’s good faith performance of his duties hereunder shall not be deemed disparaging or defamatory for purposes of this Agreement). The Company shall instruct its executive officers and directors to refrain from intentionally making any public communication outside the ordinary course of such person’s business that is intended to criticize or disparage, or has the effect of criticizing or disparaging, Executive. Nothing set forth herein shall be interpreted to prohibit either party from responding truthfully to incorrect public statements, making truthful statements when required by law, subpoena or court order and/or from responding to any inquiry by any regulatory or investigatory organization.

 

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IN WITNESS WHEREOF, the parties hereto have duly executed this Agreement as of the day and year first above written.

 

BRIXMOR PROPERTY GROUP, INC.

/s/ Steven Siegel

By:   Steven Siegel
Title:   EVP
EXECUTIVE

/s/ Michael Carroll

Michael Carroll

 

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Exhibit I

RELEASE AND WAIVER OF CLAIMS

This Release and Waiver of Claims (“ Release ”) is entered into and delivered to Brixmor Property Group, Inc. (the “ Company ”) as of this [ ] day of              , 201[      ], by Michael Carroll (the “ Executive ”). The Executive agrees as follows:

1. The employment relationship between the Executive and the Company and its subsidiaries and affiliates, as applicable, terminated on the [ ] day of              , 201[      ] (the “ Termination Date ”) pursuant to Section [      ] of the Employment Agreement between the Company and Executive dated July      , 2011 (“ Employment Agreement ”).

2. In consideration of the payments, rights and benefits provided for in Sections 5(c)(ii)(B), 5(c)(ii)(C), 5(c)(ii)(D), 5(c)(ii)(E), 5(c)(iii)(B), 5(c)(iii)(C), 5(d)(ii)(B), 5(d)(ii)(C), 5(d)(ii)(D), 5(d)(ii)(E), 5(d)(ii)(F) and/or 5(d)(ii)(G) of the Employment Agreement (collectively, as applicable, the “ Separation Terms ”) and this Release, the sufficiency of which the Executive hereby acknowledges, the Executive, on behalf of himself and his agents, representatives, attorneys, administrators, heirs, executors and assigns (collectively, the “ Employee Releasing Parties ”), hereby releases and forever discharges the Company Released Parties (as defined below), from all claims, charges, causes of action, obligations, expenses, damages of any kind (including attorneys fees and costs actually incurred) or demands, in law or in equity, whether known or unknown, which may have existed or which may now exist from the beginning of time to the date of this Release, arising from or relating to Executive’s employment or termination from employment with the Company or otherwise, including a release of any rights or claims the Executive may have under Title VII of the Civil Rights Act of 1964; the Civil Rights Act of 1991; the Age Discrimination in Employment Act of 1967, as amended (“ ADEA ”); the Older Workers Benefit Protection Act; the Americans with Disabilities Act of 1990; the Rehabilitation Act of 1973; the Family and Medical Leave Act of 1993; Section 1981 of the Civil Rights Act of 1866; Section 1985(3) of the Civil Rights Act of 1871; the Employee Retirement Income Security Act of 1974; the Fair Labor Standards Act; any other federal, state or local laws against discrimination; or any other federal, state, or local statute, regulation or common law relating to employment, wages, hours, or any other terms and conditions of employment. This includes a release by the Executive of any and all claims or rights arising under contract (whether written or oral, express or implied), covenant, public policy, tort or otherwise. For purposes hereof, “ Company Released Parties ” shall mean the Company and any of its past or present employees, agents, insurers, attorneys, administrators, officials, directors, shareholders, divisions, parents, members, subsidiaries, affiliates, predecessors, successors, employee benefit plans, and the sponsors, fiduciaries, or administrators of the Company’s employee benefit plans.

3. The Executive acknowledges that the Executive is waiving and releasing rights that the Executive may have under the ADEA and other federal, state and local statutes contract and the common law and that this Release is knowing and voluntary. The Executive and the Company agree that this Release does not apply to any rights or claims that may arise after the date of execution by Executive of this Release. The Executive acknowledges that the consideration given for this Release is in addition to anything of value to which the Executive is


already entitled. The Executive further acknowledges that the Executive has been advised by this writing that: (i) the Executive should consult with an attorney prior to executing this Release; (ii) the Executive has up to twenty-one (21) days within which to consider this Release, although the Executive may, at the Executive’s discretion, sign and return this Release at an earlier time, in which case the Executive waives all rights to the balance of this twenty-one (21) day review period; and (iii) for a period of 7 days following the execution of this Release in duplicate originals, the Executive may revoke this Release in a writing delivered to the Chairman of the Board of Directors of the Company, and this Release shall not become effective or enforceable until the revocation period has expired.

4. This Release does not release the Company Released Parties from (i) any obligations due to the Executive under the Separation Terms, (ii) any rights Executive has to indemnification by the Company and to directors and officers liability insurance coverage, (iii) any vested rights the Executive has under the Company’s employee pension benefit and group healthcare benefit plans as a result of Executive’s actual service with the Company, or (iv) any fully vested and nonforfeitable rights of the Executive as a shareholder of the Company or its affiliates.

5. The Executive represents and warrants that he has not filed any action, complaint, charge, grievance, arbitration or similar proceeding against the Company Released Parties.

6. This Release is not an admission by the Company Released Parties or the Employee Releasing Parties of any wrongdoing, liability or violation of law.

7. The Executive shall continue to be bound by the restrictive covenants contained in the Employment Agreement.

8. This Release shall be governed by and construed in accordance with the laws of the State of New York, without reference to the principles of conflict of laws.

9. Each of the sections contained in this Release shall be enforceable independently of every other section in this Release, and the invalidity or unenforceability of any section shall not invalidate or render unenforceable any other section contained in this Release.

10. The Executive acknowledges that the Executive has carefully read and understands this Release, that the Executive has the right to consult an attorney with respect to its provisions and that this Release has been entered into knowingly and voluntarily. The Executive acknowledges that no representation, statement, promise, inducement, threat or suggestion has been made by any of the Company Released Parties to influence the Executive to sign this Release except such statements as are expressly set forth herein or in the Employment Agreement.

 

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Executive has executed this Release as of the day and year first written above.

 

EXECUTIVE

 

Michael Carroll

 

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Exhibit 10.21

EMPLOYMENT AGREEMENT

(Michael Pappagallo)

EMPLOYMENT AGREEMENT (the “Agreement”) dated 6/24/13 by and between Brixmor Property Group, Inc. (the “Company”) and Michael Pappagallo (“Executive”).

The Company desires to employ Executive and to enter into an agreement embodying the terms of such employment;

Executive desires to accept such employment and enter into such an agreement;

In consideration of the premises and mutual covenants herein and for other good and valuable consideration, the parties agree as follows:

1. Term of Employment . Subject to the provisions of Section 5 of this Agreement, Executive shall be employed by the Company for a period commencing on the date hereof (or such earlier date as Executive and the Company mutually agree upon) (the “Effective Date”) and ending on the third anniversary of the Effective Date (the “Employment Term”) on the terms and subject to the conditions set forth in this Agreement; provided , however , the Employment Term shall be automatically extended for an additional one-year period commencing with the third anniversary of the Effective Date and, thereafter, on each such successive anniversary of the Effective Date thereafter (each an “Extension Date”), unless the Company or Executive provides the other party hereto at least 90 days prior written notice before the next Extension Date that the Employment Term shall not be so extended (a “Notice of Non-Renewal”).

2. Position, Duties and Authority .

(a) During the Employment Term, Executive shall serve as the Company’s President and Chief Financial Officer. In such position, Executive shall have such duties, functions, responsibilities and authority as shall be determined from time to time by the Chief Executive Officer (the “CEO”) of the Company and be consistent with the duties, functions, responsibilities and authority of a president and chief financial officer of a portfolio company of a private equity firm. Executive shall report directly to the CEO.

(b) With respect to each full fiscal year during the Employment Term, Executive will devote his full business time and best efforts to the performance of Executive’s duties hereunder (excluding periods of vacation and sick leave) and will not engage in any other business, profession or occupation for compensation or otherwise which would conflict or interfere with the rendition of such services either directly or indirectly, without the prior written consent of the Board of Directors of the Company (the “Board”); provided that nothing herein shall preclude Executive, subject to the prior approval of the Board, from (i) accepting appointment to or continuing to serve on any board of directors or trustees of any business corporation, (ii) serving as an officer or director or otherwise participating in non-profit educational, welfare, social, religious and civil organizations, including, without limitation, all such positions and participation in effect as of the Effective Date, and (iii) managing personal and family investments; provided, however, that any such activities as described in (i), (ii) or (iii) of the preceding provisions of this paragraph do not conflict or interfere with the performance and fulfillment of the Executive’s duties and responsibilities as an executive or director of the


Company in accordance with this Agreement or conflict with Section 6. Executive shall be permitted to retain all compensation in respect of any of the services or activities referred to in the first proviso of the first sentence of this Section 2(b).

(c) As of the start of the Employment Term, Executive’s principal place of employment shall be the Company’s offices located at 420 Lexington Avenue, New York, New York, subject to required travel.

3. Compensation .

(a) Base Salary . During the Employment Term, the Company shall pay Executive a base salary (“Base Salary”) at the annual rate of $750,000, payable in regular installments in accordance with the Company’s usual payment practices. Executive shall be entitled to such increases in Executive’s Base Salary, if any, as may be determined from time to time in the sole discretion of the Board, but in no event shall the Company be entitled to reduce Executive’s Base Salary.

(b) Annual Bonus . During the Employment Term, Executive shall be eligible to earn an annual bonus award (an “Annual Bonus”) based on the achievement of performance objectives and targets (including the level of achievement required for Executive to earn the threshold, target and high performance objectives) adopted by the Board within the first three months of each fiscal year during the Employment Term. During each fiscal year, the minimum bonus payable to Executive if the threshold performance objectives and targets are achieved will be 75% of Executive’s Base Salary, the target bonus will be 100% of Executive’s Base Salary (the “Annual Target Bonus”) if target performance objectives and targets are achieved and the maximum bonus payable to Executive will be 150% of Base Salary if high performance objectives and targets are achieved; provided that, Executive’s Annual Bonus for 2013 will be pro-rated based on Executive’s length of employment during 2013. The Annual Bonus, if any, shall be paid to Executive within two and one-half months after the end of the applicable fiscal year. Except as provided in Section 5, no Annual Bonus shall be payable in respect of any fiscal year in which Executive’s employment is terminated.

4. Benefits .

(a) General . During the Employment Term, Executive shall be entitled to participate in the Company’s employee benefit, fringe and perquisite plans, practices, policies and arrangements as in effect from time to time (collectively, “Employee Benefits”), on generally the same terms and conditions as each of the Employee Benefits are made available to other senior executives of the Company (other than with respect to annual bonuses, incentive plans and severance plans (as well as any other terms and conditions specifically determined under this Agreement), the benefits for each which shall be determined instead in accordance with this Agreement). In addition, Executive will be reimbursed for the cost of any premiums Executive pays for medical insurance pursuant to COBRA with respect to the period beginning on the Effective Date and ending on the date Executive is eligible for the Company’s medical benefits.

 

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(b) Reimbursement of Business Expenses . During the Employment Term, the Company shall reimburse Executive for reasonable and necessary business expenses incurred by Executive in the performance of Executive’s duties hereunder in accordance with its then prevailing policy for senior executives (which shall include appropriate itemization and substantiation of expenses incurred).

(c) Housing Allowance . The Company shall negotiate in good faith a schedule of direct reimbursement for overnight accommodation incurred by Executive, or a specific sum to defray costs incurred for Executive’s private rental of an apartment reflecting the need for late night working hours necessitated by Company business.

5. Termination .

(a) The Employment Term and Executive’s employment hereunder may be terminated by either party at any time and for any reason; provided that Executive will be required to give the Company at least 60 days advance written notice of any resignation of Executive’s employment (other than as a result of a Constructive Termination). Notwithstanding any other provision of this Agreement, the provisions of this Section 5 shall exclusively govern Executive’s rights upon termination of employment with the Company and its affiliates.

(b) By the Company For Cause or By Executive Other Than as a Result of a Constructive Termination.

(i) The Employment Term and Executive’s employment hereunder may be terminated by the Company for Cause and shall terminate automatically upon the effective date of Executive’s resignation other than as a result of a Constructive Termination (as defined in Section 5(d)(i)).

(ii) Definition of Cause . For purposes of this Agreement, “Cause” shall mean (A) Executive’s repeated and willful refusal to undertake good faith efforts to substantially perform Executive’s duties hereunder (other than as a result of total or partial incapacity due to physical or mental illness or injury); (B) in connection with his employment, Executive engages in conduct that constitutes willful gross neglect or willful gross misconduct or any willful act or omission which is injurious in a non-de minimis manner to the financial condition or business reputation of the Company and its subsidiaries (taken as a whole); (C) an act or acts on Executive’s part constituting (x) a felony under the laws of the United States or any state thereof or (y) a misdemeanor involving moral turpitude; or (D) Executive’s willful breach of any material provision of Section 7 of this Agreement, any breach of Section 6 of this Agreement or any breach of the representations in Section 9(1) of this Agreement. Any act or failure to act based upon express direction given pursuant to a resolution of the Board or upon the express instructions of the Chairman of the Board (provided that Executive was not the Chairman of the Board at the applicable time) shall be conclusively presumed to be done, or omitted to be done, by Executive in good faith and in the best interests of the Company. Under no circumstances shall poor performance of Executive or the Company be deemed to constitute “Cause.”

 

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(iii) If Executive’s employment is terminated by the Company for Cause, Executive shall be entitled to receive:

(A) no later than 10 days following the date of termination, the Base Salary through the date of termination;

(B) any Annual Bonus earned, but unpaid, as of the date of termination for the immediately preceding fiscal year, paid in accordance with Section 3(b) (except to the extent payment is otherwise deferred pursuant to any applicable deferred compensation arrangement with the Company, in which case such payment shall be made in accordance with the terms and conditions of such deferred compensation arrangement);

(C) reimbursement, within 60 days following receipt by the Company of Executive’s claim for such reimbursement (including appropriate supporting documentation), for any unreimbursed business expenses properly incurred by Executive in accordance with Company policy prior to Executive’s termination; provided that such claims for such reimbursement are submitted to the Company within 90 days following the date of Executive’s termination of employment; and

(D) such Employee Benefits, if any, as to which Executive may be entitled under the tax qualified employee benefit plans of the Company, payable in accordance with the terms and conditions of such tax qualified employee benefit plans (the amounts described in clauses (A) through (D) hereof being referred to as the “Accrued Rights”).

Following such termination of Executive’s employment by the Company for Cause, except as set forth in this Section 5(b)(iii), Executive shall have no further rights to any compensation or any other benefits under this Agreement.

(iv) If Executive resigns other than as a result of a Constructive Termination, Executive shall be entitled to receive the Accrued Rights. Following such resignation by Executive other than as a result of a Constructive Termination, except as set forth in this Section 5(b)(iv), Executive shall have no further rights to any compensation or any other benefits under this Agreement.

(c) Disability or Death .

(i) Disability. During any period that Executive fails to perform his duties hereunder as a result of incapacity due to physical or mental illness or injury (the “Disability Period”), Executive shall continue to receive his full Base Salary set forth in Section 3(a) until his employment is terminated pursuant to Section 5(a). For purposes of this Agreement, “Disability” shall mean Executive’s inability to perform, with or without reasonable accommodation, Executive’s duties under this Agreement due to a physical or mental illness or injury for a period of six consecutive months or for an aggregate of 12 months in any consecutive 24-month period. Any question as to the existence of the Disability of Executive as to which Executive and the Company cannot agree shall be

 

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determined in writing by a qualified independent physician mutually acceptable to Executive and the Company. If Executive and the Company cannot agree as to a qualified independent physician, each shall appoint such a physician and those two physicians shall select a third physician who shall make such determination in writing. The determination of Disability made in writing to the Company and Executive shall be final and conclusive for all purposes of this Agreement.

(ii) Upon termination of Executive’s employment hereunder for either Disability or death, where such Disability or death occurs in connection with the performance of Executive’s duties hereunder (such Disability or death, a “Business Related Disability or Death”), Executive or Executive’s estate, survivors or beneficiaries (as the case may be) shall be entitled to receive:

(A) the Accrued Rights;

(B) no later than 10 days following the date of termination, a pro rata portion of the Annual Target Bonus, based on a fraction, the numerator of which is the number of days during the fiscal year up to and including the date of termination of Executive’s employment and the denominator of which is the number of days in such fiscal year (the “Pro-Rated Bonus”);

(C) death or disability benefits under any applicable plans and programs of the Company in accordance with the terms and provisions of such plans and programs.

(iii) Upon termination of Executive’s employment hereunder for either Disability or death, other than for a Business Related Disability or Death, Executive or Executive’s estate, survivors or beneficiaries (as the case may be) shall be entitled to receive:

(A) the Accrued Rights;

(B) no later than 10 days following the date of termination, the Pro-Rated Bonus; and

(C) death or disability benefits under any applicable plans and programs of the Company in accordance with the terms and provisions of such plans and programs.

(d) By the Company Without Cause or Resignation by Executive as a Result of Constructive Termination.

(i) a “Constructive Termination” shall be deemed to have occurred upon (A) a material reduction in Executive’s Base Salary or Annual Target Bonus opportunity (as a percentage of Base Salary), or the failure of the Company to pay or cause to be paid Executive’s Base Salary or Annual Bonus when due hereunder; (B) a material diminution in Executive’s authority or responsibilities from those described in Section 2 hereof; (C) the relocation of Executive’s primary office location to a location

 

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that is more than fifty (50) miles from the Executive’s primary office location as of the Effective Date; (D) the Company’s failure to pay or provide any material Employee Benefits required to be provided to Executive under this Agreement; (E) the issuance of a Notice of Non-Renewal by the Company to Executive pursuant to Section 1 of this Agreement; or (F) the Company’s failure to assign (by contract or by law) this Agreement to any Successor as required by Section 9(h) of this Agreement; provided that none of the events described in this Section 5(d)(i) shall constitute Constructive Termination unless the Company fails to cure such event within 30 days after receipt from Executive of written notice of the event which constitutes Constructive Termination; provided , further , that “Constructive Termination” shall cease to exist for an event on the 90 th day following the later of its occurrence or Executive’s knowledge thereof, unless Executive has given the Board written notice thereof prior to such date.

(ii) If Executive’s employment is terminated by the Company without Cause (other than by reason of death or Disability) or Executive resigns as a result of a Constructive Termination, Executive shall be entitled to receive:

(A) the Accrued Rights;

(B) the Pro-Rated Bonus;

(C) continuation of medical, vision and dental group insurance coverage (as applicable), contingent on Executive electing continuation coverage under COBRA (including dependent coverage) for twelve (12) months (the “Continuation Period”) following the date of termination, with the Company reimbursing Executive on an after tax basis during the Continuation Period for the total amount of the monthly COBRA premiums payable by the Executive for such continued benefits in excess of the cost the Executive paid for such coverage (on a monthly premium basis) immediately prior to the date of termination; and

(D) subject to Executive’s continued compliance with Section 6 and material compliance with Section 7 hereof,

(i) if such termination of employment occurs on or within 45 days after the date of a Change in Control (as defined below) (a “Change in Control Termination”), a lump sum cash payment equal to the excess, if any, of (x) the Severance Target (as defined below) over (y) the value (as calculated by reference to the prices paid in connection with the Change in Control transaction ) of Executive’s Class B Units in the Partnerships (and/or any cash or property delivered in exchange for or as a distribution in respect of such Class B Units);

(ii) if such termination is not a Change in Control Termination, a lump-sum cash payment equal to the sum of (x) 200% of Executive’s Base Salary as of the date immediately prior to Executive’s termination of employment and (y) the sum of Executive’s Annual Bonuses payable (if any) in respect of the two fiscal years (the “Reference

 

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Fiscal Years”) immediately prior to the date of Executive’s termination of employment (or, if the date of Executive’s termination of employment occurs in 2013 or 2014, the sum of Executive’s Annual Bonuses will be deemed to be two times the Annual Target Bonus in lieu of the foregoing formulation) (the total of (x) and (y), the “Severance Target”); provided that if either Reference Fiscal Year is less than a full 12 months, then the Annual Bonus payable in respect of such fiscal year shall be annualized prior to making the foregoing calculation; and

(iii) “Change of Control” means (i) the sale or disposition, in one or a series of related transactions, of all or substantially all of the assets of the Company and its subsidiaries, as a whole, to any “person” or “group” (as such terms are defined in Sections 13(d)(3) and 14(d)(2) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended (the “Exchange Act”)) other than The Blackstone Group L.P. (the “Sponsor”) or its affiliates; or (ii) any person or group, other than the Sponsor or its affiliates, is or becomes the “beneficial owner” (as defined in Rules 13d-3 and 13d-5 under the Exchange Act), directly or indirectly, of more than 50% of the total voting power of the voting equity of the Company, including by way of merger, consolidation or otherwise.

Such payment shall be paid to Executive on the 90 th day immediately following the date of Executive’s termination of employment.

(e) Release . Amounts payable to Executive under Sections 5(c)(ii)(B), 5(c)(iii)(B), 5(d)(ii)(B), 5(d)(ii)(C) and/or 5(d)(ii)(D) (collectively, the “Conditioned Benefits”) are subject to (i) Executive’s execution and non-revocation of a release of claims, substantially in the form attached hereto as Exhibit I (the “Release”), within 55 days of the date of termination and (ii) the expiration of any revocation period contained in such Release. Further, to the extent that any of the Conditioned Benefits constitutes “nonqualified deferred compensation” for purposes of Section 409A of the Internal Revenue Code of 1986, as amended (the “Code”), any payment of any amount or provision of any benefit otherwise scheduled to occur prior to the sixtieth (60th) day following the date of Executive’s termination of employment hereunder, but for the condition on executing the Release as set forth herein, shall not be made until the first regularly scheduled payroll date following such sixtieth (60th) day, after which any remaining Conditioned Benefits shall thereafter be provided to the Executive according to the applicable schedule set forth herein.

(f) Expiration of Employment Term . Unless the parties otherwise agree in writing, continuation of Executive’s employment with the Company beyond the expiration of the Employment Term shall be deemed an employment at-will and shall not be deemed to extend any of the provisions of this Agreement and Executive’s employment may thereafter be terminated at will by either Executive or the Company; provided that the provisions of Sections 6, 7 and 8 of this Agreement shall survive any termination of this Agreement or Executive’s termination of employment hereunder.

 

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(g) Notice of Termination; Board/Committee Resignation . Any purported termination of employment by the Company or by Executive (other than due to Executive’s death) pursuant to Section 5 of this Agreement shall be communicated by written Notice of Termination to the other party hereto. For purposes of this Agreement, a “Notice of Termination” shall mean a notice which shall indicate the specific termination provision in this Agreement relied upon and shall set forth in reasonable detail the facts and circumstances claimed to provide a basis for termination of employment under the provision so indicated. Upon termination of Executive’s employment for any reason, Executive agrees to resign, as of the date of such termination and to the extent applicable, from the board of directors (and any committees thereof) of the Company and any of its affiliates.

(h) Certain Additional Payments .

(i) If at a time when the Company is a corporation for U.S. federal income tax purposes and stock in the Company is readily tradeable on an established securities market or otherwise, it shall be determined that any payment or distribution by the Company or its affiliates (or any other payor of a parachute payment with respect to the Company or its affiliates within the meaning of Treas. Reg. § 1.280G-1, Q&A-10) to or for the benefit of Executive (determined without regard to any additional payments required under this Section 5(h)) (a “Payment,” collectively, the “Payments”) would be subject to the excise tax imposed by Section 4999 of the Code (the “Excise Tax”), then Executive shall be entitled to receive an additional payment (a “Gross-Up Payment”) to be paid by the Company to the relevant taxing authority on Executive’s behalf in an amount such that after payment by Executive of all taxes, including any income taxes and Excise Tax (and any interest and penalties imposed with respect thereto not resulting from Executive’s actions), imposed upon the Gross-Up Payment, Executive retains an amount of the Gross-Up Payment equal to the Excise Tax imposed upon the Payments. Notwithstanding the foregoing provisions of this Section 5(h), if it shall be determined that Executive is otherwise entitled to the Gross-Up Payment in accordance with this Section 5(h), but that the Parachute Value (as defined below) of all Payments does not exceed 120% of the Safe Harbor Amount (as defined below), then no Gross-Up Payment shall be made to Executive, and the amounts payable under this Agreement shall be reduced so that the Parachute Value of all Payments, in the aggregate, equals the Safe Harbor Amount. For purposes of this Section 5(h), (x) “Parachute Value” of a Payment shall mean the present value as of the date of the chance of control for purposes of Section 280G of the Code of the portion of such Payment that constitutes a “parachute payment” under Section 280G(b)(2), and (y) the “Safe Harbor Amount” means 2.99 times Executive’s “base amount,” within the meaning of Section 280G(b)(3) of the Code (or such other number used under Section 280G of the Code from time to time).

(ii) All determinations required to be made under this Section 5(h), including whether and when a Gross-Up Payment is required and the amount of such Gross-Up Payment and the assumptions to be utilized in arriving at such determination, shall be made by such nationally recognized certified public accounting firm designated by the Company (the “Accounting Firm”); provided that for purposes of determining the amount of any Gross-Up Payment, Executive shall be deemed to pay federal income tax at the highest marginal rates applicable to individuals in the calendar year in which any

 

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such Gross-Up Payment is to be made and deemed to pay state and local income taxes at the highest effective rates applicable to individuals in the state or locality of Executive’s residence or place of employment in the calendar year in which any such Gross-Up Payment is to be made, net of the maximum reduction in federal income taxes that can be obtained from deduction of such state and local taxes, taking into account limitations applicable to individuals subject to federal income tax at the highest marginal rates. All fees and expenses of the Accounting Firm shall be borne solely by the Company. If the Accounting Firm determines that no Excise Tax is payable by Executive, it shall so indicate to Executive in writing. Any determination by the Accounting Firm shall be binding upon the Company and Executive (subject to Section 5(h)(iii) below).

(iii) Executive shall notify the Company in writing of any claim by the Internal Revenue Service that, if successful, would require the payment by the Company of the Gross-Up Payment. Such notification shall be given as soon as practicable but no later than 15 business days after Executive is informed in writing of such claim and shall apprise the Company of the nature of such claim and the date on which such claim is requested to be paid. Executive shall not pay such claim prior to the expiration of the 15-day period following the date on which Executive gives such notice to the Company (or such shorter period ending on the date that any payment of taxes with respect to such claim is required). If the Company notifies Executive prior to the expiration of such period that it desires to contest such claim, Executive shall fully cooperate with the Company in so contesting; provided, however, that the Company shall bear and pay directly all reasonable costs and expenses (including additional interest and penalties) incurred in connection with such contest and shall indemnify and hold Executive harmless, on an after-tax basis, from any Excise Tax or income tax (including interest and penalties with respect thereto) imposed as a result of such representation and payment of costs and expenses.

(iv) If, after the receipt by Executive of an amount paid or advanced by the Company pursuant to this Section 5(h), Executive becomes entitled to receive any refund with respect to a Gross-Up Payment, Executive shall (subject to the Company’s complying with the requirements of Section 5(h)(iii)) promptly pay to the Company the amount of such refund received (together with any interest paid or credited thereon after taxes applicable thereto). If, after the receipt by Executive of an amount advanced by the Company pursuant to this Section 5(h), a determination is made by the Internal Revenue Service that Executive shall not be entitled to any refund with respect to such claim and the Company does not notify Executive of its intent to contest such denial of refund prior to the expiration of thirty days after such determination, then the amount of such advance shall offset, to the extent thereof, the amount of the Gross-Up Payment required to be paid.

(v) In no event will any Gross-Up Payment be paid later than the end of the calendar year next following the calendar year in which the related taxes on a Payment are remitted to the applicable taxing authority or, in the case of amounts relating to a claim described in Section 5(h)(iii) that does not result in the remittance of any taxes, the calendar year in which the claim is finally settled or otherwise resolved.

 

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6. Non-Competition; Non-Solicitation . Executive acknowledges and recognizes the highly competitive nature of the businesses of the Company and its affiliates and accordingly agrees as follows:

(a) Non-Competition .

(i) During the Employment Term and, for a period of two years following the date Executive ceases to be employed by the Company (the “Restricted Period”), Executive will not, whether on Executive’s own behalf or on behalf of or in conjunction with any person, firm, partnership, joint venture, association, corporation or other business organization, entity or enterprise whatsoever (“Person”), directly or indirectly, own, manage, operate, control, consult with, be employed by or otherwise provide services to, or participate in the ownership, management, operation or control of, any person or entity involved in the Business (as defined herein) within 25 miles of any location where the Company and its subsidiaries and, to the extent engaged materially in the Business, their respective affiliates (including The Blackstone Group L.P. and its affiliates) (collectively, the “Restricted Group”) engages in the Business. For purposes of this Agreement, “Business” shall mean the business of owning and operating retail shopping centers.

(ii) Notwithstanding the foregoing, Executive’s ownership solely as an investor of two percent (2%) or less of the outstanding securities of any class of any publicly-traded securities of any company shall not, by itself, be considered to be competition with the Company or any of its subsidiaries.

(iii) The period of time during which the provisions of this Section 6(a) shall be in effect shall be extended by the length of time during which Executive is in breach of the terms hereof as determined by any court of competent jurisdiction on the Company’s application for injunctive relief.

(b) Non-Solicitation . During the Employment Term and the Restricted Period, Executive will not, whether on Executive’s own behalf or on behalf of or in conjunction with any Person:

(i) solicit or encourage any employee of the Company or its subsidiaries to leave the employment of the Company or its subsidiaries, or hire any such employee who was engaged in the Business and employed by the Restricted Group as of the date of Executive’s termination of employment with the Company or who left such employment of the Restricted Group coincident with, or within one year prior to, the date of Executive’s termination of employment with the Company; or

(ii) intentionally encourage any material consultant engaged in the Business and retained by the Restricted Group to cease working with the Restricted Group.

(c) Notwithstanding anything to the contrary, the provisions of Section 6(a) shall expire at the end of the Employment Term if (i) at the end of the Employment Term, the Sponsor and its affiliates no longer beneficially own any equity interest in the Company or (ii) Executive’s employment is terminated by the Company for Cause.

 

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(d) It is expressly understood and agreed that although Executive and the Company consider the restrictions contained in this Section 6 to be reasonable, if a final judicial determination is made by a court of competent jurisdiction that any restriction contained in this Section 6 is an unenforceable restriction against Executive, the provisions of this Agreement shall not be rendered void but shall be deemed amended to apply with such deletion or modification as such court may judicially determine or indicate to make the Agreement valid and enforceable. The restrictions contained in this Section 6 shall be construed as separate and individual restrictions and shall each be capable of being reduced in application or severed without prejudice to the other restrictions contained in this Section 6 or to the remaining provisions of this Agreement.

(e) Notwithstanding any provision of this Agreement to the contrary, the restrictions contained in this Section 6 shall be immediately void and unenforceable upon any failure by the Company to pay the amounts specified in Section 5(d)(ii) (if applicable) when due under this Agreement (unless such amounts are paid in full within 5 days after written notice by Executive to the Company specifying such failure to pay).

7. Confidentiality; Intellectual Property .

(a) Confidentiality .

(i) Executive will not at any time (whether during or after Executive’s employment with the Company), disclose, divulge, reveal, communicate, share, transfer or provide access to any Confidential Information that he may obtain during his employment by the Company to any other Person, except (A) in connection with performing his duties for the Company or its subsidiaries, (B) to the Company or its subsidiaries, or to any authorized (or apparently authorized) agent or representative of any of them, (C) when required to do so by law or regulation or by a court, governmental agency, legislative body, arbitrator or other person with apparent jurisdiction to order him to communicate, divulge or make accessible any such confidential information, (D) in the course of any proceeding under Section 9(d) of this Agreement or to defend the Executive’s rights, or (E) in confidence to any attorney or other professional advisor for the purposes of securing professional advice. For purposes of this Agreement, “Confidential Information” shall mean any proprietary or confidential information of the Company and its subsidiaries, and includes, without limitation, trade secrets, know-how, research and development, software, databases, inventions, processes, formulae, technology, designs and other intellectual property, information concerning finances, investments, profits, pricing, costs, products, services, vendors, customers, clients, partners, investors, personnel, compensation, recruiting, training, advertising, sales, marketing, promotions, government and regulatory activities and approvals; provided , however, that the term Confidential Information shall not include any document, record, data, compilation or other information that is known or generally available to the public, or within any trade or industry of the Company or any of its affiliates, other than as a result of Executive’s violation of this Section 7, or not otherwise considered confidential by persons within such trade or industry.

 

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(ii) Except as required by law, Executive will not disclose to anyone, other than Executive’s family (it being understood that, in this Agreement, the term “family” refers to Executive, Executive’s spouse, minor children, parents and spouse’s parents) and legal, financial or other professional advisors, the existence or contents of this Agreement; provided that Executive may disclose to any prospective future employer the provisions of Sections 6 and 7 of this Agreement; provided they agree to maintain the confidentiality of such terms. This Section 7(a)(ii) shall terminate if the Company publicly discloses a copy of this Agreement (or, if the Company publicly discloses summaries or excerpts of this Agreement, to the extent so disclosed).

(iii) Upon termination of Executive’s employment with the Company for any reason, Executive shall (A) cease and not thereafter commence use of any Confidential Information or intellectual property (including without limitation, any patent, invention, copyright, trade secret, trademark, trade name, logo, domain name or other source indicator) owned or used by the Company, its subsidiaries or affiliates; and (B) immediately destroy, delete, or return to the Company, at the Company’s option, all originals and copies in any form or medium (including memoranda, books, papers, plans, computer files, letters and other data) in Executive’s possession or control (including any of the foregoing stored or located in Executive’s office, home, laptop or other computer, whether or not Company property) that contain Confidential Information or otherwise relate to the Business of the Company and its subsidiaries, except that Executive may retain only those portions of any personal notes, notebooks and diaries that do not contain any Confidential Information.

(b) Intellectual Property .

(i) If Executive creates, invents, designs, develops, contributes to or improves any works of authorship, inventions, intellectual property, materials, documents or other work product (including without limitation, research, reports, software, databases, systems, applications, presentations, textual works, content, or audiovisual materials) (“Works”), either alone or with third parties, at any time during Executive’s employment by the Company and within the scope of such employment and with the use of any the Company resources (“Company Works”), Executive shall promptly and fully disclose same to the Company and hereby irrevocably assigns, transfers and conveys, to the maximum extent permitted by applicable law, all rights and intellectual property rights therein (including rights under patent, industrial property, copyright, trademark, trade secret, unfair competition and related laws) to the Company to the extent ownership of any such rights does not vest originally in the Company.

(ii) Executive shall take all requested actions and execute all requested documents (including any licenses or assignments required by a government contract) at the Company’s expense (but without further remuneration) to assist the Company in validating, maintaining, protecting, enforcing, perfecting, recording, patenting or registering any of the Company’s rights in the Company Works.

 

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(iii) Executive shall not improperly use for the benefit of, bring to any premises of, divulge, disclose, communicate, reveal, transfer or provide access to, or share with the Company any confidential, proprietary or non-public information or intellectual property relating to a former employer or other third party without the prior written permission of such third party. Executive shall comply with all relevant policies and guidelines of the Company that are from time to time previously disclosed to Executive, including regarding the protection of Confidential Information and intellectual property and potential conflicts of interest.

(iv) The provisions of Section 7 hereof shall survive the termination of Executive’s employment for any reason (except as otherwise set forth in Section 7(a)(ii) hereof).

8. Specific Performance . Executive acknowledges and agrees that the Company’s remedies at law for a breach or threatened breach of any of the provisions of Section 6 and Section 7 of this Agreement would be inadequate and the Company would suffer irreparable damages as a result of such breach or threatened breach. In recognition of this fact, Executive agrees that, in the event of such a breach or threatened breach, in addition to any remedies at law, the Company, without posting any bond, shall be entitled, in addition to any other remedy available at law or equity, to cease making any payments or providing any benefit otherwise required by this Agreement and obtain equitable relief in the form of specific performance, temporary restraining order, temporary or permanent injunction or any other equitable remedy which may then be available. In addition, upon any breach of Section 6 or any material breach of Section 7 of this Agreement, Executive shall promptly return to the Company upon request all cash payments made to Executive pursuant to Section 5 (if any), less any amounts paid by Executive as taxes in respect of such payments (unless such taxes are actually recovered by Executive from the relevant governmental authority, in which case such tax amounts also shall be returned to the Company). Any determination under Section 5(d)(ii)(G) or this Section 8 of whether the Executive is in compliance with Section 6 hereof and material compliance with Section 7 hereof shall be determined based solely on the contractual provisions provided therein and the facts and circumstances of Executive’s actions without regard to whether the Company could obtain an injunction or other relief under the law of any particular jurisdiction.

9. Miscellaneous .

(a) Professional Fees and Expenses . The Company shall pay or reimburse Executive for reasonable attorneys’ or other reasonable professional fees and for any other reasonable expenses Executive incurs in connection with the preparation, negotiation, execution and delivery of this Agreement and the equity incentive agreements entered into in connection herewith. Such reimbursements shall be made within ten (10) days following presentation to the Company of appropriate invoices or other documentation for the amount of such fees and expenses.

(b) Indemnification; Directors’ and Officers’ Insurance . The Company shall indemnify and hold Executive harmless for all acts and omissions occurring during his employment with the Company or service as a member of the Board to the extent provided under the Company’s charter, by-laws and applicable law, and shall promptly advance to Executive or

 

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Executive’s heirs or representatives all damages, costs, liabilities, losses and expenses (including reasonable attorneys’ fees and expenses) (collectively, “Expenses”) as a result of any claim, demand, request, investigation, dispute, controversy, threat, discovery request or request for testimony or information (collectively, a “Claim”) or any proceeding (whether civil, criminal, administrative or investigative), or any threatened Claim or proceeding (whether civil, criminal, administrative or investigative), against Executive that arises out of or relates to Executive’s service as an officer, director or employee, as the case may be, of the Company, or the Executive’s service in any such capacity or similar capacity with an affiliate of the Company or other entity at the request of the Company, upon receipt by the Company of a written request with appropriate documentation of such Expenses, and an undertaking by Executive to repay the amount advanced if it shall ultimately be determined that Executive is not entitled to be indemnified by the Company against such Expenses. During the Employment Term and for a term of six years thereafter, the Company, or any successor to the Company, shall purchase and maintain, at its own expense, directors and officers liability insurance providing coverage for Executive in the same amount as for members of the Board.

(c) Governing Law . This Agreement shall be governed by and construed in accordance with the laws of the State of New York, without regard to conflicts of laws principles thereof.

(d) Jurisdiction; Venue . Except as otherwise provided in Section 8 in connection with equitable remedies, each of the parties hereto hereby irrevocably submits to the exclusive jurisdiction of any federal court sitting in the Southern District of New York or any state court in the First Judicial Department over any suit, action or proceeding arising out of or relating to this Agreement and each of the parties agrees that any action relating in any way to this Agreement must be commenced only in the courts of the State of New York, federal or state. Each of the parties hereto hereby irrevocably waives, to the fullest extent permitted or not prohibited by law, any objection which it may now or hereafter have to the laying of the venue of any such suit, action or proceeding brought in such a court and any claim that any such suit, action or proceeding brought in such a court has been brought in an inconvenient forum. Each of the parties hereto hereby irrevocably consents to the service of process in any suit, action or proceeding by sending the same by certified mail, return receipt requested, or by recognized overnight courier service, to the address of such party set forth in Section 9(k).

(e) Entire Agreement; Amendments . This Agreement (including, without limitation, the schedules and exhibits attached hereto) contains the entire understanding of the parties with respect to the employment of Executive by the Company, and supersedes all prior agreements and understandings (including verbal agreements) between Executive and the Company and/or its current or former affiliates regarding the terms and conditions of Executive’s employment with the Company and/or its current or former affiliates. There are no restrictions, agreements, promises, warranties, covenants or undertakings between the parties with respect to the subject matter herein other than those expressly set forth herein. This Agreement (including, without limitation, the schedules and exhibits attached hereto) may not be altered, modified, or amended except by written instrument signed by the parties hereto.

(f) No Waiver . The failure of a party to insist upon strict adherence to any term of this Agreement on any occasion shall not be considered a waiver of such party’s rights or deprive such party of the right thereafter to insist upon strict adherence to that term or any other term of this Agreement.

 

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(g) Severability . In the event that any one or more of the provisions of this Agreement shall be or become invalid, illegal or unenforceable in any respect, the validity, legality and enforceability of the remaining provisions of this Agreement shall not be affected thereby.

(h) Assignment . This Agreement, and all of Executive’s rights and duties hereunder, shall not be assignable or delegable by Executive. Any purported assignment or delegation by Executive in violation of the foregoing shall be null and void ab initio and of no force and effect. This Agreement shall be assigned by the Company to a person or entity which is a successor in interest (“Successor”) to substantially all of the business operations of the Company. Upon such assignment, the rights and obligations of the Company hereunder shall become the rights and obligations of such affiliate or successor person or entity.

(i) Set Off; No Mitigation . The Company’s obligation to pay Executive the amounts provided and to make the arrangements provided hereunder shall be subject to set-off, counterclaim or recoupment of amounts owed by Executive to the Company or its affiliates, except to the extent such set-off would result in a violation of Section 409A of the Code (as defined below). Executive shall not be required to mitigate the amount of any payment provided for pursuant to this Agreement by seeking other employment, and such payments shall not be reduced by any compensation or benefits received from any subsequent employer or other endeavor. Any amounts due under Section 5 of this Agreement are considered reasonable by the Company and are not in the nature of a penalty.

(j) Compliance with Code Section 409A .

(i) The intent of the parties is that payments and benefits under this Agreement comply with or be exempt from Code Section 409A and, accordingly, to the maximum extent permitted, this Agreement shall be interpreted to be in compliance therewith. If any provision of this Agreement (or of any award of compensation, including equity compensation or benefits) would cause Executive to incur any additional tax or interest under Code Section 409A, the Company shall, after consulting with and receiving the approval of Executive, reform such provision in a manner intended to avoid the incurrence by Executive of any such additional tax or interest.

(ii) A termination of employment shall not be deemed to have occurred for purposes of any provision of this Agreement providing for the payment of any amounts or benefits that are considered nonqualified deferred compensation under Code Section 409A upon or following a termination of employment unless such termination is also a “separation from service” within the meaning of Code Section 409A, and, for purposes of any such provision of this Agreement, references to a “termination,” “termination of employment” or like terms shall mean “separation from service.” The determination of whether and when a separation from service has occurred for proposes of this Agreement shall be made in accordance with the presumptions set forth in Section 1.409A-1(h) of the Treasury Regulations.

 

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(iii) Any provision of this Agreement to the contrary notwithstanding, if at the time of Executive’s separation from service, the Company determines that Executive is a “specified employee,” within the meaning of Code Section 409A, then to the extent any payment or benefit that Executive becomes entitled to under this Agreement on account of such separation from service would be considered nonqualified deferred compensation under Code Section 409A, such payment or benefit shall be paid or provided at the date which is the earlier of (i) six (6) months and one day after such separation from service and (ii) the date of Executive’s death (the “Delay Period”). Upon the expiration of the Delay Period, all payments and benefits delayed pursuant to this Section 9(j) (whether they would have otherwise been payable in a single sum or in installments in the absence of such delay) shall be paid or provided to Executive in a lump-sum, and any remaining payments and benefits due under this Agreement shall be paid or provided in accordance with the normal payment dates specified for them herein.

(iv) Any reimbursements and in-kind benefits provided under this Agreement that constitute deferred compensation within the meaning of Code Section 409A shall be made or provided in accordance with the requirements of Code Section 409A, including that (A) in no event shall any fees, expenses or other amounts eligible to be reimbursed by the Company under this Agreement be paid later than the last day of the calendar year next following the calendar year in which the applicable fees, expenses or other amounts were incurred; (B) the amount of expenses eligible for reimbursement, or in-kind benefits that the Company is obligated to pay or provide, in any given calendar year shall not affect the expenses that the Company is obligated to reimburse, or the in-kind benefits that the Company is obligated to pay or provide, in any other calendar year, provided that the foregoing clause (B) shall not be violated with regard to expenses reimbursed under any arrangement covered by Section 105(b) of the Code solely because such expenses are subject to a limit related to the period the arrangement is in effect; (C) Executive’s right to have the Company pay or provide such reimbursements and in-kind benefits may not be liquidated or exchanged for any other benefit; and (D) in no event shall the Company’s obligations to make such reimbursements or to provide such in-kind benefits apply later than Executive’s remaining lifetime (or if longer, through the sixth (6th) anniversary of the Effective Date).

(v) For purposes of Code Section 409A, Executive’s right to receive any installment payments shall be treated as a right to receive a series of separate and distinct payments. Whenever a payment under this Agreement specifies a payment period with reference to a number of days (for example, “payment shall be made within thirty (30) days following the date of termination”), the actual date of payment within the specified period shall be within the sole discretion of the Company. In no event may Executive, directly or indirectly, designate the calendar year of any payment to be made under this Agreement, to the extent such payment is subject to Code Section 409A.

 

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(k) Notice . For the purpose of this Agreement, notices and all other communications provided for in the Agreement shall be in writing and shall be deemed to have been duly given when delivered by hand or overnight courier or three days after it has been mailed by United States registered mail, return receipt requested, postage prepaid, addressed to the respective addresses set forth below in this Agreement, or to such other address as either party may have furnished to the other in writing in accordance herewith, except that notice of change of address shall be effective only upon receipt.

If to the Company:

Brixmor Property Group, Inc.

c/o The Blackstone Group

345 Park Avenue

New York, New York 10154

Attention: General Counsel

with a copy (which shall not constitute notice) to:

The Blackstone Group

345 Park Avenue

New York, New York 10154

Attention: William J. Stein

and

Simpson Thacher & Bartlett LLP

425 Lexington Avenue,

New York, New York 10017

Attention: Gregory T. Grogan

If to Executive:

Michael Pappagallo

47 Aspen Lane

Trumbull, Connecticut 06611

(l) Executive Representation . Executive hereby represents to the Company that the execution and delivery of this Agreement by Executive and the Company and the performance by Executive of Executive’s duties hereunder shall not constitute a breach of the terms of any employment agreement or other agreement or written policy to which Executive is a party or otherwise bound. Executive hereby further represents that he is not subject to any restrictions on his ability to solicit, hire or engage any employee or other service-provider. Executive agrees that the Company is relying on the foregoing representations in entering into this Agreement and related equity-based award agreements.

(m) Withholding Taxes . The Company may withhold from any amounts payable under this Agreement such Federal, state and local taxes as may be required to be withheld pursuant to any applicable law or regulation.

(n) Counterparts . This Agreement may be signed in counterparts, each of which shall be an original, with the same effect as if the signatures thereto and hereto were upon the same instrument.

 

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(o) Mutual Non-Disparagement . Executive agrees not to make, or cause any other person to make, any communication that is intended to criticize or disparage, or has the effect of criticizing or disparaging, the Company or any of its affiliates, agents or advisors (or any of its or their respective employees, officers or directors (it being understood that comments made in the Executive’s good faith performance of his duties hereunder shall not be deemed disparaging or defamatory for purposes of this Agreement). The Company shall instruct its executive officers and directors to refrain from intentionally making any public communication outside the ordinary course of such person’s business that is intended to criticize or disparage, or has the effect of criticizing or disparaging, Executive. Nothing set forth herein shall be interpreted to prohibit either party from responding truthfully to incorrect public statements, making truthful statements when required by law, subpoena or court order and/or from responding to any inquiry by any regulatory or investigatory organization.

 

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IN WITNESS WHEREOF, the parties hereto have duly executed this Agreement as of the day and year first above written.

 

BRIXMOR PROPERTY GROUP, INC.

/s/ Michael Carroll

By:   Michael Carroll
Title:   CEO
EXECUTIVE

/s/ Michael Pappagallo

Michael Pappagallo

 

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Exhibit I

RELEASE AND WAIVER OF CLAIMS

This Release and Waiver of Claims (“Release”) is entered into and delivered to Brixmor Property Group, Inc. (the “Company”) as of this [ ] day of             , 201[    ], by Michael Pappagallo (the “Executive”) . The Executive agrees as follows:

1. The employment relationship between the Executive and the Company and its subsidiaries and affiliates, as applicable, terminated on the [ ] day of             , 201[    ] (the “Termination Date”) pursuant to Section [    ] of the Employment Agreement between the Company and Executive dated              (“Employment Agreement”) .

2. In consideration of the payments, rights and benefits provided for in Sections 5(c)(ii)(B), 5(c)(iii)(B), 5(d)(ii)(B), 5(d)(ii)(C), 5(d)(ii)(C) and/or 5(d)(ii)(D) of the Employment Agreement (collectively, as applicable, the “Separation Terms”) and this Release, the sufficiency of which the Executive hereby acknowledges, the Executive, on behalf of himself and his agents, representatives, attorneys, administrators, heirs, executors and assigns (collectively, the “Employee Releasing Parties”) , hereby releases and forever discharges the Company Released Parties (as defined below), from all claims, charges, causes of action, obligations, expenses, damages of any kind (including attorneys fees and costs actually incurred) or demands, in law or in equity, whether known or unknown, which may have existed or which may now exist from the beginning of time to the date of this Release, arising from or relating to Executive’s employment or termination from employment with the Company or otherwise, including a release of any rights or claims the Executive may have under Title VII of the Civil Rights Act of 1964; the Civil Rights Act of 1991; the Age Discrimination in Employment Act of 1967, as amended (“ ADEA ”); the Older Workers Benefit Protection Act; the Americans with Disabilities Act of 1990; the Rehabilitation Act of 1973; the Family and Medical Leave Act of 1993; Section 1981 of the Civil Rights Act of 1866; Section 1985(3) of the Civil Rights Act of 1871; the Employee Retirement Income Security Act of 1974; the Fair Labor Standards Act; any other federal, state or local laws against discrimination; or any other federal, state, or local statute, regulation or common law relating to employment, wages, hours, or any other terms and conditions of employment. This includes a release by the Executive of any and all claims or rights arising under contract (whether written or oral, express or implied), covenant, public policy, tort or otherwise. For purposes hereof, “ Company Released Parties ” shall mean the Company and any of its past or present employees, agents, insurers, attorneys, administrators, officials, directors, shareholders, divisions, parents, members, subsidiaries, affiliates, predecessors, successors, employee benefit plans, and the sponsors, fiduciaries, or administrators of the Company’s employee benefit plans.

3. The Executive acknowledges that the Executive is waiving and releasing rights that the Executive may have under the ADEA and other federal, state and local statutes contract and the common law and that this Release is knowing and voluntary. The Executive and the Company agree that this Release does not apply to any rights or claims that may arise after the date of execution by Executive of this Release. The Executive acknowledges that the consideration given for this Release is in addition to anything of value to which the Executive is already entitled. The Executive further acknowledges that the Executive has been advised by this


writing that: (i) the Executive should consult with an attorney prior to executing this Release; (ii) the Executive has up to twenty-one (21) days within which to consider this Release, although the Executive may, at the Executive’s discretion, sign and return this Release at an earlier time, in which case the Executive waives all rights to the balance of this twenty-one (21) day review period; and (iii) for a period of 7 days following the execution of this Release in duplicate originals, the Executive may revoke this Release in a writing delivered to the Chairman of the Board of Directors of the Company, and this Release shall not become effective or enforceable until the revocation period has expired.

4. This Release does not release the Company Released Parties from (i) any obligations due to the Executive under the Separation Terms, (ii) any rights Executive has to indemnification by the Company and to directors and officers liability insurance coverage, (iii) any vested rights the Executive has under the Company’s employee pension benefit and group healthcare benefit plans as a result of Executive’s actual service with the Company, or (iv) any fully vested and nonforfeitable rights of the Executive as a shareholder of the Company or its affiliates.

5. The Executive represents and warrants that he has not filed any action, complaint, charge, grievance, arbitration or similar proceeding against the Company Released Parties.

6. This Release is not an admission by the Company Released Parties or the Employee Releasing Parties of any wrongdoing, liability or violation of law.

7. The Executive shall continue to be bound by the restrictive covenants contained in the Employment Agreement.

8. This Release shall be governed by and construed in accordance with the laws of the State of New York, without reference to the principles of conflict of laws.

9. Each of the sections contained in this Release shall be enforceable independently of every other section in this Release, and the invalidity or unenforceability of any section shall not invalidate or render unenforceable any other section contained in this Release.

10. The Executive acknowledges that the Executive has carefully read and understands this Release, that the Executive has the right to consult an attorney with respect to its provisions and that this Release has been entered into knowingly and voluntarily. The Executive acknowledges that no representation, statement, promise, inducement, threat or suggestion has been made by any of the Company Released Parties to influence the Executive to sign this Release except such statements as are expressly set forth herein or in the Employment Agreement.

 

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Executive has executed this Release as of the day and year first written above.

 

EXECUTIVE

 

Michael Pappagallo

 

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Exhibit 10.22

EXECUTION COPY

EMPLOYMENT AGREEMENT

(Timothy Bruce)

EMPLOYMENT AGREEMENT (the “Agreement”) dated November 1, 2011 by and between Brixmor Property Group, Inc. (the “Company”) and Timothy Bruce (“Executive”).

The Company desires to employ Executive and to enter into an agreement embodying the terms of such employment;

Executive desires to accept such employment and enter into such an agreement;

In consideration of the premises and mutual covenants herein and for other good and valuable consideration, the parties agree as follows:

1. Term of Employment . Subject to the provisions of Section 5 of this Agreement, Executive shall be employed by the Company for a period commencing on the date hereof (or such earlier date as Executive and the Company mutually agree upon) (the “Effective Date”) and ending on the third anniversary of the Effective Date (the “Employment Term”) on the terms and subject to the conditions set forth in this Agreement; provided , however , the Employment Term shall be automatically extended for an additional one-year period commencing with the third anniversary of the Effective Date and, thereafter, on each such successive anniversary of the Effective Date thereafter (each an “Extension Date”), unless the Company or Executive provides the other party hereto at least 90 days prior written notice before the next Extension Date that the Employment Term shall not be so extended (a “Notice of Non-Renewal”).

2. Position, Duties and Authority .

(a) During the Employment Term, Executive shall serve as the Company’s Executive Vice President, Leasing and Redevelopment. In such position, Executive shall have such duties, functions, responsibilities and authority as shall be determined from time to time by the Chief Executive Officer of the Company (the “CEO”) and be consistent with the duties, functions, responsibilities and authority of an individual in Executive’s position at a portfolio company of a private equity firm. Executive shall report directly to the CEO.

(b) With respect to each full fiscal year during the Employment Term, Executive will devote his full business time and best efforts to the performance of Executive’s duties hereunder (excluding periods of vacation and sick leave) and will not engage in any other business, profession or occupation for compensation or otherwise which would conflict or interfere with the rendition of such services either directly or indirectly, without the prior written consent of the Board; provided that nothing herein shall preclude Executive, subject to the prior approval of the Board, from (i) accepting appointment to or continuing to serve on any board of directors or trustees of any business corporation, (ii) serving as an officer or director or otherwise participating in non-profit educational, welfare, social, religious and civil organizations, including, without limitation, all such positions and participation in effect as of the Effective Date, and (iii) managing personal and family investments; provided, however, that any such activities as described in (i), (ii) or (iii) of the preceding provisions of this paragraph do not conflict or interfere with the performance and fulfillment of the Executive’s duties and


responsibilities as an executive or director of the Company in accordance with this Agreement or conflict with Section 6. Executive shall be permitted to retain all compensation in respect of any of the services or activities referred to in the first proviso of the first sentence of this Section 2(b).

(c) As of the start of the Employment Term, Executive’s principal place of employment shall be the Company’s offices located at 420 Lexington Avenue, New York, New York, subject to required travel.

3. Compensation .

(a) Base Salary . During the Employment Term, the Company shall pay Executive a base salary (“Base Salary”) at the annual rate of $400,000, payable in regular installments in accordance with the Company’s usual payment practices. Executive shall be entitled to such increases in Executive’s Base Salary, if any, as may be determined from time to time in the sole discretion of the Board, but in no event shall the Company be entitled to reduce Executive’s Base Salary.

(b) Annual Bonus . During the Employment Term, Executive shall be eligible to earn an annual bonus award (an “Annual Bonus”) based on the achievement of performance objectives and targets (including the level of achievement required for Executive to earn the threshold, target and high performance objectives) adopted by the Board within the first three months of each fiscal year during the Employment Term. During each fiscal year, the minimum bonus payable to Executive if the threshold performance objectives and targets are achieved will be 49% of Executive’s Base Salary, the target bonus will be 65% of Executive’s Base Salary (the “Annual Target Bonus”) if target performance objectives and targets are achieved and the maximum bonus payable to Executive will be 85% of Base Salary if high performance objectives and targets are achieved; provided that, if the 2011-12 fiscal year is shorter than a full 12 months, (x) the Annual Bonus will be reduced proportionately (for example, if the 2011 fiscal year is only six months, the Annual Bonus will be 50% of the amount otherwise payable) and (y) all performance objectives and targets will be equitably adjusted by the Board’s compensation committee (or, if there is no such committee, the Board) to reflect a shorter year. The Annual Bonus, if any, shall be paid to Executive within two and one-half months after the end of the applicable fiscal year. Except as provided in Section 5, no Annual Bonus shall be payable in respect of any fiscal year in which Executive’s employment is terminated.

4. Benefits.

(a) General . During the Employment Term, Executive shall be entitled to participate in the Company’s employee benefit, fringe and perquisite plans, practices, policies and arrangements as in effect from time to time (collectively, “Employee Benefits”), on generally the same terms and conditions as each of the Employee Benefits are made available to other senior executives of the Company (other than with respect to annual bonuses, incentive plans and severance plans (as well as any other terms and conditions specifically determined under this Agreement), the benefits for each which shall be determined instead in accordance with this Agreement).

 

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(b) Reimbursement of Business Expenses . During the Employment Term, the Company shall reimburse Executive for reasonable and necessary business expenses incurred by Executive in the performance of Executive’s duties hereunder in accordance with its then prevailing policy for senior executives (which shall include appropriate itemization and substantiation of expenses incurred).

(e) Brixmor LTIP Retention Payment. The Company agrees to pay or cause an affiliate to pay $350,000 to Executive as an LTIP retention award (the “LTIP Retention Payment”) if Executive remains employed by the Company through the first to occur of the following dates (such date, the “LTIP Vesting Date”): (i) June 28, 2014, (ii) the occurrence of a Change in Control (as defined below) and (iii) the date that is six months after a Public Offering (as defined in the Amended and Restated Limited Partnership Agreements, each dated as of November 1, 2011, of BRE Retail Holdco L.P. and Blackstone Retail Transaction II Holdco L.P.). The LTIP Retention Payment will be payable to Executive on the Company’s next regularly scheduled payroll date following the LTIP Vesting Date. “Partnerships” shall refer to BRE Retail Holdco L.P. and Blackstone Retail Transaction II Holdco L.P.

5. Termination .

(a) The Employment Term and Executive’s employment hereunder may be terminated by either party at any time and for any reason; provided that Executive will be required to give the Company at least 60 days advance written notice of any resignation of Executive’s employment (other than as a result of a Constructive Termination). Notwithstanding any other provision of this Agreement, the provisions of this Section 5 shall exclusively govern Executive’s rights upon termination of employment with the Company and its affiliates.

(b) By the Company For Cause or By Executive Other Than as a Result of a Constructive Termination.

(i) The Employment Term and Executive’s employment hereunder may be terminated by the Company for Cause and shall terminate automatically upon the effective date of Executive’s resignation other than as a result of a Constructive Termination (as defined in Section 5(d)(i)).

(ii) Definition of Cause . For purposes of this Agreement, “Cause” shall mean (A) Executive’s repeated and willful refusal to undertake good faith efforts to substantially perform Executive’s duties hereunder (other than as a result of total or partial incapacity due to physical or mental illness or injury); (B) in connection with his employment, Executive engages in conduct that constitutes willful gross neglect or willful gross misconduct or any willful act or omission which is injurious in a non-de minimis manner to the financial condition or business reputation of the Company and its subsidiaries (taken as a whole); (C) an act or acts on Executive’s part constituting (x) a felony under the laws of the United States or any state thereof or (y) a misdemeanor involving moral turpitude; or (D) Executive’s willful breach of any material provision of Section 7 of this Agreement, any breach of Section 6 of this Agreement or any breach of the representations in Section 9(l) of this Agreement. Any act or failure to act based upon express direction given pursuant to a resolution of the Board or upon the express

 

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instructions of the Chairman of the Board (provided that Executive was not the Chairman of the Board at the applicable time) shall be conclusively presumed to be done, or omitted to be done, by Executive in good faith and in the best interests of the Company. Under no circumstances shall poor performance of Executive or the Company be deemed to constitute “Cause.”

(iii) If Executive’s employment is terminated by the Company for Cause, Executive shall be entitled to receive:

(A) no later than 10 days following the date of termination, the Base Salary through the date of termination;

(B) any Annual Bonus earned, but unpaid, as of the date of termination for the immediately preceding fiscal year, paid in accordance with Section 3(b) (except to the extent payment is otherwise deferred pursuant to any applicable deferred compensation arrangement with the Company, in which case such payment shall be made in accordance with the terms and conditions of such deferred compensation arrangement);

(C) reimbursement, within 60 days following receipt by the Company of Executive’s claim for such reimbursement (including appropriate supporting documentation), for any unreimbursed business expenses properly incurred by Executive in accordance with Company policy prior to Executive’s termination; provided that such claims for such reimbursement are submitted to the Company within 90 days following the date of Executive’s termination of employment; and

(D) such Employee Benefits, if any, as to which Executive may be entitled under the tax qualified employee benefit plans of the Company, payable in accordance with the terms and conditions of such tax qualified employee benefit plans (the amounts described in clauses (A) through (D) hereof being referred to as the “Accrued Rights”).

Following such termination of Executive’s employment by the Company for Cause, except as set forth in this Section 5(b)(iii), Executive shall have no further rights to any compensation or any other benefits under this Agreement.

(iv) If Executive resigns other than as a result of a Constructive Termination, Executive shall be entitled to receive the Accrued Rights. Following such resignation by Executive other than as a result of a Constructive Termination, except as set forth in this Section 5(b)(iv), Executive shall have no further rights to any compensation or any other benefits under this Agreement.

(c) Disability or Death .

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Section 3(a) until his employment is terminated pursuant to Section 5(a). For purposes of this Agreement, “Disability” shall mean Executive’s inability to perform, with or without reasonable accommodation, Executive’s duties under this Agreement due to a physical or mental illness or injury for a period of six consecutive months or for an aggregate of 12 months in any consecutive 24-month period. Any question as to the existence of the Disability of Executive as to which Executive and the Company cannot agree shall be determined in writing by a qualified independent physician mutually acceptable to Executive and the Company. If Executive and the Company cannot agree as to a qualified independent physician, each shall appoint such a physician and those two physicians shall select a third physician who shall make such determination in writing. The determination of Disability made in writing to the Company and Executive shall be final and conclusive for all purposes of this Agreement.

(ii) Upon termination of Executive’s employment hereunder for either Disability or death, where such Disability or death occurs in connection with the performance of Executive’s duties hereunder (such Disability or death, a “Business Related Disability or Death”), Executive or Executive’s estate, survivors or beneficiaries (as the case may be) shall be entitled to receive:

(A) the Accrued Rights;

(B) no later than 10 days following the date of termination, a pro rata portion of the Annual Target Bonus, based on a fraction, the numerator of which is the number of days during the fiscal year up to and including the date of termination of Executive’s employment and the denominator of which is the number of days in such fiscal year (the “Pro-Rated Bonus”);

(C) if Executive’s employment is terminated (i) prior to the LTIP Vesting Date or (ii) after the LTIP Vesting Date, but prior to the payment of the LTIP Retention Payment, an amount equal to the LTIP Retention Payment; and

(D) death or disability benefits under any applicable plans and programs of the Company in accordance with the terms and provisions of such plans and programs.

(iii) Upon termination of Executive’s employment hereunder for either Disability or death, other than for a Business Related Disability or Death, Executive or Executive’s estate, survivors or beneficiaries (as the case may be) shall be entitled to receive:

(A) the Accrued Rights;

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(C) death or disability benefits under any applicable plans and programs of the Company in accordance with the terms and provisions of such plans and programs.

(d) By the Company Without Cause or Resignation by Executive as a Result of Constructive Termination.

(i) a “Constructive Termination” shall be deemed to have occurred upon (A) a material reduction in Executive’s Base Salary or Annual Target Bonus opportunity (as a percentage of Base Salary), or the failure of the Company to pay or cause to be paid Executive’s Base Salary or Annual Bonus when due hereunder; (B) a material diminution in Executive’s authority or responsibilities from those described in Section 2 hereof; (C) the relocation of Executive’s primary office location to a location that is more than fifty (50) miles from the Executive’s primary office location as of the Effective Date; (D) the Company’s failure to pay or provide any material Employee Benefits required to be provided to Executive under this Agreement; (E) the issuance of a Notice of Non-Renewal by the Company to Executive pursuant to Section 1 of this Agreement; or (F) the Company’s failure to assign (by contract or by law) this Agreement to any Successor as required by Section 9(h) of this Agreement; provided that none of the events described in this Section 5(d)(i) shall constitute Constructive Termination unless the Company fails to cure such event within 30 days after receipt from Executive of written notice of the event which constitutes Constructive Termination; provided , further , that “Constructive Termination” shall cease to exist for an event on the 90 th day following the later of its occurrence or Executive’s knowledge thereof, unless Executive has given the Board written notice thereof prior to such date.

(ii) If Executive’s employment is terminated by the Company without Cause (other than by reason of death or Disability) or Executive resigns as a result of a Constructive Termination, Executive shall be entitled to receive:

(A) the Accrued Rights;

(B) the Pro-Rated Bonus;

(C) if Executive’s employment is terminated (i) prior to the LTIP Vesting Date or (ii) after the LTIP Vesting Date, but prior to the payment of the LTIP Retention Payment, an amount equal to the LTIP Retention Payment;

(D) continuation of medical, vision and dental group insurance coverage (as applicable), contingent on Executive electing continuation coverage under COBRA (including dependent coverage) for twelve (12) months (the “Continuation Period”) following the date of termination, with the Company reimbursing Executive on an after tax basis during the Continuation Period for the total amount of the monthly COBRA premiums payable by the Executive for such continued benefits in excess of the cost the Executive paid for such coverage (on a monthly premium basis) immediately prior to the date of termination; and

 

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(E) subject to Executive’s continued compliance with Section 6 and material compliance with Section 7 hereof,

(i) if such termination of employment occurs on or within 45 days after the date of a Change in Control (as defined below) (a “Change in Control Termination”), a lump sum cash payment equal to the excess, if any, of (x) the Severance Target (as defined below) over (y) the sum of (A) the value (as calculated by reference to the prices paid in connection with the Change in Control transaction) of Executive’s Class B Units in the Partnerships (and/or any cash or property delivered in exchange for or as a distribution in respect of such Class B Units) and (B) an amount equal to the LTIP Retention Payment (if such LTIP Retention Payment has previously been made);

(ii) ii. if such termination is not a Change in Control Termination, a lump-sum cash payment equal to the sum of (x) 200% of Executive’s Base Salary as of the date immediately prior to Executive’s termination of employment and (y) the sum of Executive’s Annual Bonuses payable (if any) in respect of the two fiscal years (the “Reference Fiscal Years”) immediately prior to the date of Executive’s termination of employment (or, if the date of Executive’s termination of employment occurs in 2011 or 2012, the sum of Executive’s Annual Bonuses will be deemed to be two times the Annual Target Bonus in lieu of the foregoing formulation)(the total of (x) and (y), the “Severance Target”); provided that if either Reference Fiscal Year is less than a full 12 months, then the Annual Bonus payable in respect of such fiscal year shall be annualized prior to making the foregoing calculation; and

(iii) “Change of Control” means (i) the sale or disposition, in one or a series of related transactions, of all or substantially all of the assets of the Company and its subsidiaries, as a whole, to any “person” or “group” (as such terms are defined in Sections 13(d)(3) and 14(d)(2) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended (the “Exchange Act”)) other than The Blackstone Group L.P. (the “Sponsor”) or its affiliates; or (ii) any person or group, other than the Sponsor or its affiliates, is or becomes the “beneficial owner” (as defined in Rules 13d-3 and 13d-5 under the Exchange Act), directly or indirectly, of more than 50% of the total voting power of the voting equity of the Company, including by way of merger, consolidation or otherwise.

 

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Such payment shall be paid to Executive on the 90 th day immediately following the date of Executive’s termination of employment.

(e) Release . Amounts payable to Executive under Sections 5(c)(ii)(B), 5(c)(ii)(C), 5(c)(iii)(B), 5(d)(ii)(B), 5(d)(ii)(C), 5(d)(ii)(D) and/or 5(d)(ii)(E) (collectively, the “Conditioned Benefits”) are subject to (i) Executive’s execution and non-revocation of a release of claims, substantially in the form attached hereto as Exhibit I (the “Release”), within 55 days of the date of termination and (ii) the expiration of any revocation period contained in such Release. Further, to the extent that any of the Conditioned Benefits constitutes “nonqualified deferred compensation” for purposes of Section 409A of the Internal Revenue Code of 1986, as amended (the “Code”), any payment of any amount or provision of any benefit otherwise scheduled to occur prior to the sixtieth (60th) day following the date of Executive’s termination of employment hereunder, but for the condition on executing the Release as set forth herein, shall not be made until the first regularly scheduled payroll date following such sixtieth (60th) day, after which any remaining Conditioned Benefits shall thereafter be provided to the Executive according to the applicable schedule set forth herein.

(f) Expiration of Employment Term . Unless the parties otherwise agree in writing, continuation of Executive’s employment with the Company beyond the expiration of the Employment Term shall be deemed an employment at-will and shall not be deemed to extend any of the provisions of this Agreement and Executive’s employment may thereafter be terminated at will by either Executive or the Company; provided that the provisions of Sections 6, 7 and 8 of this Agreement shall survive any termination of this Agreement or Executive’s termination of employment hereunder.

(g) Notice of Termination; Board/Committee Resignation . Any purported termination of employment by the Company or by Executive (other than due to Executive’s death) pursuant to Section 5 of this Agreement shall be communicated by written Notice of Termination to the other party hereto. For purposes of this Agreement, a “Notice of Termination” shall mean a notice which shall indicate the specific termination provision in this Agreement relied upon and shall set forth in reasonable detail the facts and circumstances claimed to provide a basis for termination of employment under the provision so indicated. Upon termination of Executive’s employment for any reason, Executive agrees to resign, as of the date of such termination and to the extent applicable, from the Board (and any committees thereof) and the Board of Directors (and any committees thereof) of any of the Company’s affiliates.

(h) Certain Additional Payments .

(i) If at a time when the Company is a corporation for U.S. federal income tax purposes and stock in the Company is readily tradeable on an established securities market or otherwise, it shall be determined that any payment or distribution by the Company or its affiliates (or any other payor of a parachute payment with respect to the Company or its affiliates within the meaning of Treas. Reg. § 1.280G-1, Q&A-10) to or for the benefit of Executive (determined without regard to any additional payments required under this Section 5(h)) (a “Payment,” collectively, the “Payments”) would be subject to the excise tax imposed by Section 4999 of the Code (the “Excise Tax”), then

 

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Executive shall be entitled to receive an additional payment (a “Gross-Up Payment”) to be paid by the Company to the relevant taxing authority on Executive’s behalf in an amount such that after payment by Executive of all taxes, including any income taxes and Excise Tax (and any interest and penalties imposed with respect thereto not resulting from Executive’s actions), imposed upon the Gross-Up Payment, Executive retains an amount of the Gross-Up Payment equal to the Excise Tax imposed upon the Payments. Notwithstanding the foregoing provisions of this Section 5(h), if it shall be determined that Executive is otherwise entitled to the Gross-Up Payment in accordance with this Section 5(h), but that the Parachute Value (as defined below) of all Payments does not exceed 120% of the Safe Harbor Amount (as defined below), then no Gross-Up Payment shall be made to Executive, and the amounts payable under this Agreement shall be reduced so that the Parachute Value of all Payments, in the aggregate, equals the Safe Harbor Amount. For purposes of this Section 5(h), (x) “Parachute Value” of a Payment shall mean the present value as of the date of the chance of control for purposes of Section 280G of the Code of the portion of such Payment that constitutes a “parachute payment” under Section 280G(b)(2), and (y) the “Safe Harbor Amount” means 2.99 times Executive’s “base amount,” within the meaning of Section 280G(b)(3) of the Code (or such other number used under Section 280G of the Code from time to time).

(ii) All determinations required to be made under this Section 5(h), including whether and when a Gross-Up Payment is required and the amount of such Gross-Up Payment and the assumptions to be utilized in arriving at such determination, shall be made by such nationally recognized certified public accounting firm designated by the Company (the “Accounting Firm”); provided that for purposes of determining the amount of any Gross-Up Payment, Executive shall be deemed to pay federal income tax at the highest marginal rates applicable to individuals in the calendar year in which any such Gross-Up Payment is to be made and deemed to pay state and local income taxes at the highest effective rates applicable to individuals in the state or locality of Executive’s residence or place of employment in the calendar year in which any such Gross-Up Payment is to be made, net of the maximum reduction in federal income taxes that can be obtained from deduction of such state and local taxes, taking into account limitations applicable to individuals subject to federal income tax at the highest marginal rates. All fees and expenses of the Accounting Firm shall be borne solely by the Company. If the Accounting Firm determines that no Excise Tax is payable by Executive, it shall so indicate to Executive in writing. Any determination by the Accounting Firm shall be binding upon the Company and Executive (subject to Section 5(h)(iii) below).

(iii) Executive shall notify the Company in writing of any claim by the Internal Revenue Service that, if successful, would require the payment by the Company of the Gross-Up Payment. Such notification shall be given as soon as practicable but no later than 15 business days after Executive is informed in writing of such claim and shall apprise the Company of the nature of such claim and the date on which such claim is requested to be paid. Executive shall not pay such claim prior to the expiration of the 15-day period following the date on which Executive gives such notice to the Company (or such shorter period ending on the date that any payment of taxes with respect to such claim is required). If the Company notifies Executive prior to the expiration of such period that it desires to contest such claim, Executive shall fully cooperate with the

 

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Company in so contesting; provided, however, that the Company shall bear and pay directly all reasonable costs and expenses (including additional interest and penalties) incurred in connection with such contest and shall indemnify and hold Executive harmless, on an after-tax basis, from any Excise Tax or income tax (including interest and penalties with respect thereto) imposed as a result of such representation and payment of costs and expenses.

(iv) If, after the receipt by Executive of an amount paid or advanced by the Company pursuant to this Section 5(h), Executive becomes entitled to receive any refund with respect to a Gross-Up Payment, Executive shall (subject to the Company’s complying with the requirements of Section 5(h)(iii)) promptly pay to the Company the amount of such refund received (together with any interest paid or credited thereon after taxes applicable thereto). If, after the receipt by Executive of an amount advanced by the Company pursuant to this Section 5(h), a determination is made by the Internal Revenue Service that Executive shall not be entitled to any refund with respect to such claim and the Company does not notify Executive of its intent to contest such denial of refund prior to the expiration of thirty days after such determination, then the amount of such advance shall offset, to the extent thereof, the amount of the Gross-Up Payment required to be paid.

(v) In no event will any Gross-Up Payment be paid later than the end of the calendar year next following the calendar year in which the related taxes on a Payment are remitted to the applicable taxing authority or, in the case of amounts relating to a claim described in Section 5(h)(iii) that does not result in the remittance of any taxes, the calendar year in which the claim is finally settled or otherwise resolved.

6. Non-Competition; Non-Solicitation . Executive acknowledges and recognizes the highly competitive nature of the businesses of the Company and its affiliates and accordingly agrees as follows:

(a) Non-Competition . During the Employment Term and, for a period of two years following the date Executive ceases to be employed by the Company (the “Restricted Period”), Executive will not, whether on Executive’s own behalf or on behalf of or in conjunction with any person, firm, partnership, joint venture, association, corporation or other business organization, entity or enterprise whatsoever (“Person”), directly or indirectly, own, manage, operate, control, consult with, be employed by or otherwise provide services to, or participate in the ownership, management, operation or control of, any person or entity involved in the Business (as defined herein) within 25 miles of any location where the Company and its subsidiaries and, to the extent engaged materially in the Business, their respective affiliates (including The Blackstone Group L.P. and its affiliates) (collectively, the “Restricted Group”) engages in the Business. For purposes of this Agreement, “Business” shall mean the business of owning and operating retail shopping centers.

(i) Notwithstanding the foregoing, Executive’s ownership solely as an investor of two percent (2%) or less of the outstanding securities of any class of any publicly-traded securities of any company shall not, by itself, be considered to be competition with the Company or any of its subsidiaries.

 

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(ii) The period of time during which the provisions of this Section 6(a) shall be in effect shall be extended by the length of time during which Executive is in breach of the terms hereof as determined by any court of competent jurisdiction on the Company’s application for injunctive relief.

(b) Non-Solicitation . During the Employment Term and the Restricted Period, Executive will not, whether on Executive’s own behalf or on behalf of or in conjunction with any Person:

(i) solicit or encourage any employee of the Company or its subsidiaries to leave the employment of the Company or its subsidiaries, or hire any such employee who was engaged in the Business and employed by the Restricted Group as of the date of Executive’s termination of employment with the Company or who left such employment of the Restricted Group coincident with, or within one year prior to, the date of Executive’s termination of employment with the Company; or

(ii) intentionally encourage any material consultant engaged in the Business and retained by the Restricted Group to cease working with the Restricted Group.

(c) Notwithstanding anything to the contrary, the provisions of Section 6(a) shall expire at the end of the Employment Term if (i) at the end of the Employment Term, the Sponsor and its affiliates no longer beneficially own any equity interest in the Company or (ii) Executive’s employment is terminated by the Company for Cause.

(d) It is expressly understood and agreed that although Executive and the Company consider the restrictions contained in this Section 6 to be reasonable, if a final judicial determination is made by a court of competent jurisdiction that any restriction contained in this Section 6 is an unenforceable restriction against Executive, the provisions of this Agreement shall not be rendered void but shall be deemed amended to apply with such deletion or modification as such court may judicially determine or indicate to make the Agreement valid and enforceable. The restrictions contained in this Section 6 shall be construed as separate and individual restrictions and shall each be capable of being reduced in application or severed without prejudice to the other restrictions contained in this Section 6 or to the remaining provisions of this Agreement.

(e) Notwithstanding any provision of this Agreement to the contrary, the restrictions contained in this Section 6 shall be immediately void and unenforceable upon any failure by the Company to pay the amounts specified in Section 5(d)(ii) (if applicable) when due under this Agreement (unless such amounts are paid in full within 5 days after written notice by Executive to the Company specifying such failure to pay).

7. Confidentiality; Intellectual Property .

(a) Confidentiality .

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or provide access to any Confidential Information that he may obtain during his employment by the Company to any other Person, except (A) in connection with performing his duties for the Company or its subsidiaries, (B) to the Company or its subsidiaries, or to any authorized (or apparently authorized) agent or representative of any of them, (C) when required to do so by law or regulation or by a court, governmental agency, legislative body, arbitrator or other person with apparent jurisdiction to order him to communicate, divulge or make accessible any such confidential information, (D) in the course of any proceeding under Section 9(d) of this Agreement or to defend the Executive’s rights, or (E) in confidence to any attorney or other professional advisor for the purposes of securing professional advice. For purposes of this Agreement, “Confidential Information” shall mean any proprietary or confidential information of the Company and its subsidiaries, and includes, without limitation, trade secrets, know-how, research and development, software, databases, inventions, processes, formulae, technology, designs and other intellectual property, information concerning finances, investments, profits, pricing, costs, products, services, vendors, customers, clients, partners, investors, personnel, compensation, recruiting, training, advertising, sales, marketing, promotions, government and regulatory activities and approvals; provided , however, that the term Confidential Information shall not include any document, record, data, compilation or other information that is known or generally available to the public, or within any trade or industry of the Company or any of its affiliates, other than as a result of Executive’s violation of this Section 7, or not otherwise considered confidential by persons within such trade or industry.

(ii) Except as required by law, Executive will not disclose to anyone, other than Executive’s family (it being understood that, in this Agreement, the term “family” refers to Executive, Executive’s spouse, minor children, parents and spouse’s parents) and legal, financial or other professional advisors, the existence or contents of this Agreement; provided that Executive may disclose to any prospective future employer the provisions of Sections 6 and 7 of this Agreement; provided they agree to maintain the confidentiality of such terms. This Section 7(a)(ii) shall terminate if the Company publicly discloses a copy of this Agreement (or, if the Company publicly discloses summaries or excerpts of this Agreement, to the extent so disclosed).

(iii) Upon termination of Executive’s employment with the Company for any reason, Executive shall (A) cease and not thereafter commence use of any Confidential Information or intellectual property (including without limitation, any patent, invention, copyright, trade secret, trademark, trade name, logo, domain name or other source indicator) owned or used by the Company, its subsidiaries or affiliates; and (B) immediately destroy, delete, or return to the Company, at the Company’s option, all originals and copies in any form or medium (including memoranda, books, papers, plans, computer files, letters and other data) in Executive’s possession or control (including any of the foregoing stored or located in Executive’s office, home, laptop or other computer, whether or not Company property) that contain Confidential Information or otherwise relate to the Business of the Company and its subsidiaries, except that Executive may retain only those portions of any personal notes, notebooks and diaries that do not contain any Confidential Information.

 

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(b) Intellectual Property .

(i) If Executive creates, invents, designs, develops, contributes to or improves any works of authorship, inventions, intellectual property, materials, documents or other work product (including without limitation, research, reports, software, databases, systems, applications, presentations, textual works, content, or audiovisual materials) (“Works”), either alone or with third parties, at any time during Executive’s employment by the Company and within the scope of such employment and with the use of any the Company resources (“Company Works”), Executive shall promptly and fully disclose same to the Company and hereby irrevocably assigns, transfers and conveys, to the maximum extent permitted by applicable law, all rights and intellectual property rights therein (including rights under patent, industrial property, copyright, trademark, trade secret, unfair competition and related laws) to the Company to the extent ownership of any such rights does not vest originally in the Company.

(ii) Executive shall take all requested actions and execute all requested documents (including any licenses or assignments required by a government contract) at the Company’s expense (but without further remuneration) to assist the Company in validating, maintaining, protecting, enforcing, perfecting, recording, patenting or registering any of the Company’s rights in the Company Works.

(iii) Executive shall not improperly use for the benefit of, bring to any premises of, divulge, disclose, communicate, reveal, transfer or provide access to, or share with the Company any confidential, proprietary or non-public information or intellectual property relating to a former employer or other third party without the prior written permission of such third party. Executive shall comply with all relevant policies and guidelines of the Company that are from time to time previously disclosed to Executive, including regarding the protection of Confidential Information and intellectual property and potential conflicts of interest.

(iv) The provisions of Section 7 hereof shall survive the termination of Executive’s employment for any reason (except as otherwise set forth in Section 7(a)(ii) hereof).

8. Specific Performance . Executive acknowledges and agrees that the Company’s remedies at law for a breach or threatened breach of any of the provisions of Section 6 and Section 7 of this Agreement would be inadequate and the Company would suffer irreparable damages as a result of such breach or threatened breach. In recognition of this fact, Executive agrees that, in the event of such a breach or threatened breach, in addition to any remedies at law, the Company, without posting any bond, shall be entitled, in addition to any other remedy available at law or equity, to cease making any payments or providing any benefit otherwise required by this Agreement and obtain equitable relief in the form of specific performance, temporary restraining order, temporary or permanent injunction or any other equitable remedy which may then be available. In addition, upon any breach of Section 6 or any material breach of Section 7 of this Agreement, Executive shall promptly return to the Company upon request all cash payments made to Executive pursuant to Section 5 (if any), less any amounts paid by Executive as taxes in respect of such payments (unless such taxes are actually recovered by

 

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Executive from the relevant governmental authority, in which case such tax amounts also shall be returned to the Company). Any determination under Section 5(d)(ii)(E) or this Section 8 of whether the Executive is in compliance with Section 6 hereof and material compliance with Section 7 hereof shall be determined based solely on the contractual provisions provided therein and the facts and circumstances of Executive’s actions without regard to whether the Company could obtain an injunction or other relief under the law of any particular jurisdiction.

9. Miscellaneous .

(a) Mutual Non-Disparagement . Executive agrees not to make, or cause any other person to make, any communication that is intended to criticize or disparage, or has the effect of criticizing or disparaging, the Company or any of its affiliates, agents or advisors (or any of its or their respective employees, officers or directors (it being understood that comments made in the Executive’s good faith performance of his duties hereunder shall not be deemed disparaging or defamatory for purposes of this Agreement). The Company shall instruct its executive officers and directors to refrain from intentionally making any public communication outside the ordinary course of such person’s business that is intended to criticize or disparage, or has the effect of criticizing or disparaging, Executive. Nothing set forth herein shall be interpreted to prohibit either party from responding truthfully to incorrect public statements, making truthful statements when required by law, subpoena or court order and/or from responding to any inquiry by any regulatory or investigatory organization.

(b) Indemnification; Directors’ and Officers’ Insurance . The Company shall indemnify and hold Executive harmless for all acts and omissions occurring during his employment with the Company or service as a member of the Board to the extent provided under the Company’s charter, by-laws and applicable law, and shall promptly advance to Executive or Executive’s heirs or representatives all damages, costs, liabilities, losses and expenses (including reasonable attorneys’ fees and expenses) (collectively, “Expenses”) as a result of any claim, demand, request, investigation, dispute, controversy, threat, discovery request or request for testimony or information (collectively, a “Claim”) or any proceeding (whether civil, criminal, administrative or investigative), or any threatened Claim or proceeding (whether civil, criminal, administrative or investigative), against Executive that arises out of or relates to Executive’s service as an officer, director or employee, as the case may be, of the Company, or the Executive’s service in any such capacity or similar capacity with an affiliate of the Company or other entity at the request of the Company, upon receipt by the Company of a written request with appropriate documentation of such Expenses, and an undertaking by Executive to repay the amount advanced if it shall ultimately be determined that Executive is not entitled to be indemnified by the Company against such Expenses. During the Employment Term and for a term of six years thereafter, the Company, or any successor to the Company, shall purchase and maintain, at its own expense, directors and officers liability insurance providing coverage for Executive in the same amount as for members of the Board.

(c) Governing Law . This Agreement shall be governed by and construed in accordance with the laws of the State of New York, without regard to conflicts of laws principles thereof.

 

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(d) Jurisdiction; Venue . Except as otherwise provided in Section 8 in connection with equitable remedies, each of the parties hereto hereby irrevocably submits to the exclusive jurisdiction of any federal court sitting in the Southern District of New York or any state court in the First Judicial Department over any suit, action or proceeding arising out of or relating to this Agreement and each of the parties agrees that any action relating in any way to this Agreement must be commenced only in the courts of the State of New York, federal or state. Each of the parties hereto hereby irrevocably waives, to the fullest extent permitted or not prohibited by law, any objection which it may now or hereafter have to the laying of the venue of any such suit, action or proceeding brought in such a court and any claim that any such suit, action or proceeding brought in such a court has been brought in an inconvenient forum. Each of the parties hereto hereby irrevocably consents to the service of process in any suit, action or proceeding by sending the same by certified mail, return receipt requested, or by recognized overnight courier service, to the address of such party set forth in Section 9(k).

(e) Entire Agreement; Amendments . This Agreement (including, without limitation, the schedules and exhibits attached hereto) contains the entire understanding of the parties with respect to the employment of Executive by the Company, and supersedes all prior agreements and understandings (including verbal agreements) between Executive and the Company and/or its current or former affiliates regarding the terms and conditions of Executive’s employment with the Company and/or its current or former affiliates. There are no restrictions, agreements, promises, warranties, covenants or undertakings between the parties with respect to the subject matter herein other than those expressly set forth herein. This Agreement (including, without limitation, the schedules and exhibits attached hereto) may not be altered, modified, or amended except by written instrument signed by the parties hereto.

(f) No Waiver . The failure of a party to insist upon strict adherence to any term of this Agreement on any occasion shall not be considered a waiver of such party’s rights or deprive such party of the right thereafter to insist upon strict adherence to that term or any other term of this Agreement.

(g) Severability . In the event that any one or more of the provisions of this Agreement shall be or become invalid, illegal or unenforceable in any respect, the validity, legality and enforceability of the remaining provisions of this Agreement shall not be affected thereby.

(h) Assignment . This Agreement, and all of Executive’s rights and duties hereunder, shall not be assignable or delegable by Executive. Any purported assignment or delegation by Executive in violation of the foregoing shall be null and void ab initio and of no force and effect. This Agreement shall be assigned by the Company to a person or entity which is a successor in interest (“Successor”) to substantially all of the business operations of the Company. Upon such assignment, the rights and obligations of the Company hereunder shall become the rights and obligations of such affiliate or successor person or entity.

(i) Set Off; No Mitigation . The Company’s obligation to pay Executive the amounts provided and to make the arrangements provided hereunder shall be subject to set-off, counterclaim or recoupment of amounts owed by Executive to the Company or its affiliates, except to the extent such set-off would result in a violation of Section 409A of the Code (as

 

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defined below). Executive shall not be required to mitigate the amount of any payment provided for pursuant to this Agreement by seeking other employment, and such payments shall not be reduced by any compensation or benefits received from any subsequent employer or other endeavor. Any amounts due under Section 5 of this Agreement are considered reasonable by the Company and are not in the nature of a penalty.

(j) Compliance with Code Section 409A .

(i) The intent of the parties is that payments and benefits under this Agreement comply with or be exempt from Code Section 409A and, accordingly, to the maximum extent permitted, this Agreement shall be interpreted to be in compliance therewith. If any provision of this Agreement (or of any award of compensation, including equity compensation or benefits) would cause Executive to incur any additional tax or interest under Code Section 409A, the Company shall, after consulting with and receiving the approval of Executive, reform such provision in a manner intended to avoid the incurrence by Executive of any such additional tax or interest.

(ii) A termination of employment shall not be deemed to have occurred for purposes of any provision of this Agreement providing for the payment of any amounts or benefits that are considered nonqualified deferred compensation under Code Section 409A upon or following a termination of employment unless such termination is also a “separation from service” within the meaning of Code Section 409A, and, for purposes of any such provision of this Agreement, references to a “termination,” “termination of employment” or like terms shall mean “separation from service.” The determination of whether and when a separation from service has occurred for proposes of this Agreement shall be made in accordance with the presumptions set forth in Section 1.409A-1(h) of the Treasury Regulations.

(iii) Any provision of this Agreement to the contrary notwithstanding, if at the time of Executive’s separation from service, the Company determines that Executive is a “specified employee,” within the meaning of Code Section 409A, then to the extent any payment or benefit that Executive becomes entitled to under this Agreement on account of such separation from service would be considered nonqualified deferred compensation under Code Section 409A, such payment or benefit shall be paid or provided at the date which is the earlier of (i) six (6) months and one day after such separation from service and (ii) the date of Executive’s death (the “Delay Period”). Upon the expiration of the Delay Period, all payments and benefits delayed pursuant to this Section 9(j) (whether they would have otherwise been payable in a single sum or in installments in the absence of such delay) shall be paid or provided to Executive in a lump-sum, and any remaining payments and benefits due under this Agreement shall be paid or provided in accordance with the normal payment dates specified for them herein.

(iv) Any reimbursements and in-kind benefits provided under this Agreement that constitute deferred compensation within the meaning of Code Section 409A shall be made or provided in accordance with the requirements of Code Section 409A, including that (A) in no event shall any fees, expenses or other amounts eligible to be reimbursed by the Company under this Agreement be paid later than the last day of the calendar year next following the calendar year in which the applicable fees, expenses or other amounts were incurred; (B) the amount of expenses eligible for reimbursement, or in-kind benefits that the

 

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Company is obligated to pay or provide, in any given calendar year shall not affect the expenses that the Company is obligated to reimburse, or the in-kind benefits that the Company is obligated to pay or provide, in any other calendar year, provided that the foregoing clause (B) shall not be violated with regard to expenses reimbursed under any arrangement covered by Section 105(b) of the Code solely because such expenses are subject to a limit related to the period the arrangement is in effect; (C) Executive’s right to have the Company pay or provide such reimbursements and in-kind benefits may not be liquidated or exchanged for any other benefit; and (D) in no event shall the Company’s obligations to make such reimbursements or to provide such in-kind benefits apply later than Executive’s remaining lifetime (or if longer, through the sixth (6th) anniversary of the Effective Date).

(v) For purposes of Code Section 409A, Executive’s right to receive any installment payments shall be treated as a right to receive a series of separate and distinct payments. Whenever a payment under this Agreement specifies a payment period with reference to a number of days (for example, “payment shall be made within thirty (30) days following the date of termination”), the actual date of payment within the specified period shall be within the sole discretion of the Company. In no event may Executive, directly or indirectly, designate the calendar year of any payment to be made under this Agreement, to the extent such payment is subject to Code Section 409A.

(k) Notice . For the purpose of this Agreement, notices and all other communications provided for in the Agreement shall be in writing and shall be deemed to have been duly given when delivered by hand or overnight courier or three days after it has been mailed by United States registered mail, return receipt requested, postage prepaid, addressed to the respective addresses set forth below in this Agreement, or to such other address as either party may have furnished to the other in writing in accordance herewith, except that notice of change of address shall be effective only upon receipt.

If to the Company:

Brixmor Property Group, Inc.

c/o The Blackstone Group

345 Park Avenue

New York, New York 10154

Attention: General Counsel

with a copy (which shall not constitute notice) to:

The Blackstone Group

345 Park Avenue

New York, New York 10154

Attention: William J. Stein

 

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and

Simpson Thacher & Bartlett LLP

425 Lexington Avenue,

New York, New York 10017

Attention: Gregory T. Grogan

If to Executive:

To the most recent address of Executive set forth in the personnel records of the Company.

(l) Executive Representation . Executive hereby represents to the Company that the execution and delivery of this Agreement by Executive and the Company and the performance by Executive of Executive’s duties hereunder shall not constitute a breach of the terms of any employment agreement or other agreement or written policy to which Executive is a party or otherwise bound. Executive hereby further represents that he is not subject to any restrictions on his ability to solicit, hire or engage any employee or other service-provider. Executive agrees that the Company is relying on the foregoing representations in entering into this Agreement and related equity-based award agreements.

(m) Withholding Taxes . The Company may withhold from any amounts payable under this Agreement such Federal, state and local taxes as may be required to be withheld pursuant to any applicable law or regulation.

(n) Counterparts . This Agreement may be signed in counterparts, each of which shall be an original, with the same effect as if the signatures thereto and hereto were upon the same instrument.

 

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IN WITNESS WHEREOF, the parties hereto have duly executed this Agreement as of the day and year first above written.

 

BRIXMOR PROPERTY GROUP, INC.

/s/ Michael Carroll

By:

Title:

EXECUTIVE

/s/ Timothy Bruce

Timothy Bruce

 

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Exhibit I

RELEASE AND WAIVER OF CLAIMS

This Release and Waiver of Claims (“ Release ”) is entered into and delivered to Brixmor Property Group, Inc. (the “ Company ”) as of this [ ] day of              , 201[      ], by Timothy Bruce (the “ Executive ”). The Executive agrees as follows:

1. The employment relationship between the Executive and the Company and its subsidiaries and affiliates, as applicable, terminated on the [ ] day of              , 201[      ] (the “ Termination Date ”) pursuant to Section [      ] of the Employment Agreement between the Company and Executive dated July      , 2011 (“ Employment Agreement ”).

2. In consideration of the payments, rights and benefits provided for in Sections 5(c)(ii)(B), 5(c)(ii)(C), 5(c)(iii)(B), 5(d)(ii)(B), 5(d)(ii)(C), 5(d)(ii)(D) and/or 5(d)(ii)(E) of the Employment Agreement (collectively, as applicable, the “ Separation Terms ”) and this Release, the sufficiency of which the Executive hereby acknowledges, the Executive, on behalf of himself and his agents, representatives, attorneys, administrators, heirs, executors and assigns (collectively, the “ Employee Releasing Parties ”), hereby releases and forever discharges the Company Released Parties (as defined below), from all claims, charges, causes of action, obligations, expenses, damages of any kind (including attorneys fees and costs actually incurred) or demands, in law or in equity, whether known or unknown, which may have existed or which may now exist from the beginning of time to the date of this Release, arising from or relating to Executive’s employment or termination from employment with the Company or otherwise, including a release of any rights or claims the Executive may have under Title VII of the Civil Rights Act of 1964; the Civil Rights Act of 1991; the Age Discrimination in Employment Act of 1967, as amended (“ ADEA ”); the Older Workers Benefit Protection Act; the Americans with Disabilities Act of 1990; the Rehabilitation Act of 1973; the Family and Medical Leave Act of 1993; Section 1981 of the Civil Rights Act of 1866; Section 1985(3) of the Civil Rights Act of 1871; the Employee Retirement Income Security Act of 1974; the Fair Labor Standards Act; any other federal, state or local laws against discrimination; or any other federal, state, or local statute, regulation or common law relating to employment, wages, hours, or any other terms and conditions of employment. This includes a release by the Executive of any and all claims or rights arising under contract (whether written or oral, express or implied), covenant, public policy, tort or otherwise. For purposes hereof, “ Company Released Parties ” shall mean the Company and any of its past or present employees, agents, insurers, attorneys, administrators, officials, directors, shareholders, divisions, parents, members, subsidiaries, affiliates, predecessors, successors, employee benefit plans, and the sponsors, fiduciaries, or administrators of the Company’s employee benefit plans.

3. The Executive acknowledges that the Executive is waiving and releasing rights that the Executive may have under the ADEA and other federal, state and local statutes contract and the common law and that this Release is knowing and voluntary. The Executive and the Company agree that this Release does not apply to any rights or claims that may arise after the date of execution by Executive of this Release. The Executive acknowledges that the consideration given for this Release is in addition to anything of value to which the Executive is already entitled. The Executive further acknowledges that the Executive has been advised by


this writing that: (i) the Executive should consult with an attorney prior to executing this Release; (ii) the Executive has up to twenty-one (21) days within which to consider this Release, although the Executive may, at the Executive’s discretion, sign and return this Release at an earlier time, in which case the Executive waives all rights to the balance of this twenty-one (21) day review period; and (iii) for a period of 7 days following the execution of this Release in duplicate originals, the Executive may revoke this Release in a writing delivered to the Chairman of the Board of Directors of the Company, and this Release shall not become effective or enforceable until the revocation period has expired.

4. This Release does not release the Company Released Parties from (i) any obligations due to the Executive under the Separation Terms, (ii) any rights Executive has to indemnification by the Company and to directors and officers liability insurance coverage, (iii) any vested rights the Executive has under the Company’s employee pension benefit and group healthcare benefit plans as a result of Executive’s actual service with the Company, or (iv) any fully vested and nonforfeitable rights of the Executive as a shareholder of the Company or its affiliates.

5. The Executive represents and warrants that he has not filed any action, complaint, charge, grievance, arbitration or similar proceeding against the Company Released Parties.

6. This Release is not an admission by the Company Released Parties or the Employee Releasing Parties of any wrongdoing, liability or violation of law.

7. The Executive shall continue to be bound by the restrictive covenants contained in the Employment Agreement.

8. This Release shall be governed by and construed in accordance with the laws of the State of New York, without reference to the principles of conflict of laws.

9. Each of the sections contained in this Release shall be enforceable independently of every other section in this Release, and the invalidity or unenforceability of any section shall not invalidate or render unenforceable any other section contained in this Release.

10. The Executive acknowledges that the Executive has carefully read and understands this Release, that the Executive has the right to consult an attorney with respect to its provisions and that this Release has been entered into knowingly and voluntarily. The Executive acknowledges that no representation, statement, promise, inducement, threat or suggestion has been made by any of the Company Released Parties to influence the Executive to sign this Release except such statements as are expressly set forth herein or in the Employment Agreement.

 

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Executive has executed this Release as of the day and year first written above.

 

EXECUTIVE

 

Timothy Bruce

 

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Exhibit 10.23

EXECUTION COPY

EMPLOYMENT AGREEMENT

(Steven Siegel)

EMPLOYMENT AGREEMENT (the “Agreement”) dated November 1, 2011 by and between Brixmor Property Group, Inc. (the “Company”) and Steven Siegel (“Executive”).

The Company desires to employ Executive and to enter into an agreement embodying the terms of such employment;

Executive desires to accept such employment and enter into such an agreement;

In consideration of the premises and mutual covenants herein and for other good and valuable consideration, the parties agree as follows:

1. Term of Employment . Subject to the provisions of Section 5 of this Agreement, Executive shall be employed by the Company for a period commencing on the date hereof (or such earlier date as Executive and the Company mutually agree upon) (the “Effective Date”) and ending on the third anniversary of the Effective Date (the “Employment Term”) on the terms and subject to the conditions set forth in this Agreement; provided , however, the Employment Term shall be automatically extended for an additional one-year period commencing with the third anniversary of the Effective Date and, thereafter, on each such successive anniversary of the Effective Date thereafter (each an “Extension Date”), unless the Company or Executive provides the other party hereto at least 90 days prior written notice before the next Extension Date that the Employment Term shall not be so extended (a “Notice of Non-Renewal”).

2. Position, Duties and Authority .

(a) During the Employment Term, Executive shall serve as the Company’s Executive Vice President, General Counsel and Secretary. In such position, Executive shall have such duties, functions, responsibilities and authority as shall be determined from time to time by the Chief Executive Officer of the Company (the “CEO”) and be consistent with the duties, functions, responsibilities and authority of an individual in Executive’s position at a portfolio company of a private equity firm. Executive shall report directly to the CEO.

(b) With respect to each full fiscal year during the Employment Term, Executive will devote his full business time and best efforts to the performance of Executive’s duties hereunder (excluding periods of vacation and sick leave) and will not engage in any other business, profession or occupation for compensation or otherwise which would conflict or interfere with the rendition of such services either directly or indirectly, without the prior written consent of the Board; provided that nothing herein shall preclude Executive, subject to the prior approval of the Board, from (i) accepting appointment to or continuing to serve on any board of directors or trustees of any business corporation, (ii) serving as an officer or director or otherwise participating in non-profit educational, welfare, social, religious and civil organizations, including, without limitation, all such positions and participation in effect as of the Effective Date, and (iii) managing personal and family investments; provided, however, that any such activities as described in (i), (ii) or (iii) of the preceding provisions of this paragraph do not conflict or interfere with the performance and fulfillment of the Executive’s duties and


responsibilities as an executive or director of the Company in accordance with this Agreement or conflict with Section 6. Executive shall be permitted to retain all compensation in respect of any of the services or activities referred to in the first proviso of the first sentence of this Section 2(b).

(c) As of the start of the Employment Term, Executive’s principal place of employment shall be the Company’s offices located at 420 Lexington Avenue, New York, New York, subject to required travel.

3. Compensation .

(a) Base Salary . During the Employment Term, the Company shall pay Executive a base salary (“Base Salary”) at the annual rate of $421,199, payable in regular installments in accordance with the Company’s usual payment practices. Executive shall be entitled to such increases in Executive’s Base Salary, if any, as may be determined from time to time in the sole discretion of the Board, but in no event shall the Company be entitled to reduce Executive’s Base Salary.

(b) Annual Bonus . During the Employment Term, Executive shall be eligible to earn an annual bonus award (an “Annual Bonus”) based on the achievement of performance objectives and targets (including the level of achievement required for Executive to earn the threshold, target and high performance objectives) adopted by the Board within the first three months of each fiscal year during the Employment Term. During each fiscal year, the minimum bonus payable to Executive if the threshold performance objectives and targets are achieved will be 49% of Executive’s Base Salary, the target bonus will be 65% of Executive’s Base Salary (the “Annual Target Bonus”) if target performance objectives and targets are achieved and the maximum bonus payable to Executive will be 85% of Base Salary if high performance objectives and targets are achieved; provided that, if the 2011-12 fiscal year is shorter than a full 12 months, (x) the Annual Bonus will be reduced proportionately (for example, if the 2011 fiscal year is only six months, the Annual Bonus will be 50% of the amount otherwise payable) and (y) all performance objectives and targets will be equitably adjusted by the Board’s compensation committee (or, if there is no such committee, the Board) to reflect a shorter year. The Annual Bonus, if any, shall be paid to Executive within two and one-half months after the end of the applicable fiscal year. Except as provided in Section 5, no Annual Bonus shall be payable in respect of any fiscal year in which Executive’s employment is terminated.

4. Benefits .

(a) General . During the Employment Term, Executive shall be entitled to participate in the Company’s employee benefit, fringe and perquisite plans, practices, policies and arrangements as in effect from time to time (collectively, “Employee Benefits”), on generally the same terms and conditions as each of the Employee Benefits are made available to other senior executives of the Company (other than with respect to annual bonuses, incentive plans and severance plans (as well as any other terms and conditions specifically determined under this Agreement), the benefits for each which shall be determined instead in accordance with this Agreement).

 

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(b) Reimbursement of Business Expenses . During the Employment Term, the Company shall reimburse Executive for reasonable and necessary business expenses incurred by Executive in the performance of Executive’s duties hereunder in accordance with its then prevailing policy for senior executives (which shall include appropriate itemization and substantiation of expenses incurred).

(c) Centro LTIP Payment . The Company agrees to pay or cause an affiliate to pay Executive $412,500 (the “Centro LTIP Payment”), as the amount of the final payment to which Executive is entitled under the Centro Long Term Compensation Plan. The Centro LTIP Payment shall be paid in a single lump-sum cash payment on July 31, 2012, provided that Executive remains employed with the Company through such date, except as provided in Section 5.

(d) Retention Bonus . The Company agrees to pay or cause an affiliate to pay Executive $725,914 in consideration of Executive entering into this Agreement (the “Retention Bonus”). The Retention Bonus shall be payable in two parts: (i) fifty percent (50% of the Retention Bonus shall be paid on the Effective Date (the “First Payment”) and (ii) except for such earlier payment as may be required by Section 5(d), the remaining fifty percent (50%) of the Retention Bonus shall be paid on June 28, 2013 (the “Second Payment”), provided that Executive remains employed with the Company though the date of the Second Payment, except as provided in Section 5.

(e) Brixmor LTIP Retention Payment. The Company agrees to pay or cause an affiliate to pay $400,000 to Executive as an LTIP retention award (the “LTIP Retention Payment”) if Executive remains employed by the Company through the first to occur of the following dates (such date, the “LTIP Vesting Date”): (i) June 28, 2014, (ii) the occurrence of a Change in Control (as defined below) and (iii) the date that is six months after a Public Offering (as defined in the Amended and Restated Limited Partnership Agreements, each dated as of November 1, 2011, of BRE Retail Holdco L.P. and Blackstone Retail Transaction II Holdco L.P.). The LTIP Retention Payment will be payable to Executive on the Company’s next regularly scheduled payroll date following the LTIP Vesting Date. “Partnerships” shall refer to BRE Retail Holdco L.P. and Blackstone Retail Transaction II Holdco L.P.

5. Termination .

(a) The Employment Term and Executive’s employment hereunder may be terminated by either party at any time and for any reason; provided that Executive will be required to give the Company at least 60 days advance written notice of any resignation of Executive’s employment (other than as a result of a Constructive Termination). Notwithstanding any other provision of this Agreement, the provisions of this Section 5 shall exclusively govern Executive’s rights upon termination of employment with the Company and its affiliates.

(b) By the Company For Cause or By Executive Other Than as a Result of a Constructive Termination.

(i) The Employment Term and Executive’s employment hereunder may be terminated by the Company for Cause and shall terminate automatically upon the effective date of Executive’s resignation other than as a result of a Constructive Termination (as defined in Section 5(d)(i)).

 

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(ii) Definition of Cause . For purposes of this Agreement, “Cause” shall mean (A) Executive’s repeated and willful refusal to undertake good faith efforts to substantially perform Executive’s duties hereunder (other than as a result of total or partial incapacity due to physical or mental illness or injury); (B) in connection with his employment, Executive engages in conduct that constitutes willful gross neglect or willful gross misconduct or any willful act or omission which is injurious in a non-de minimis manner to the financial condition or business reputation of the Company and its subsidiaries (taken as a whole); (C) an act or acts on Executive’s part constituting (x) a felony under the laws of the United States or any state thereof or (y) a misdemeanor involving moral turpitude; or (D) Executive’s willful breach of any material provision of Section 7 of this Agreement, any breach of Section 6 of this Agreement or any breach of the representations in Section 9(l) of this Agreement. Any act or failure to act based upon express direction given pursuant to a resolution of the Board or upon the express instructions of the Chairman of the Board (provided that Executive was not the Chairman of the Board at the applicable time) shall be conclusively presumed to be done, or omitted to be done, by Executive in good faith and in the best interests of the Company. Under no circumstances shall poor performance of Executive or the Company be deemed to constitute “Cause.”

(iii) If Executive’s employment is terminated by the Company for Cause, Executive shall be entitled to receive:

(A) no later than 10 days following the date of termination, the Base Salary through the date of termination;

(B) any Annual Bonus earned, but unpaid, as of the date of termination for the immediately preceding fiscal year, paid in accordance with Section 3(b) (except to the extent payment is otherwise deferred pursuant to any applicable deferred compensation arrangement with the Company, in which case such payment shall be made in accordance with the terms and conditions of such deferred compensation arrangement);

(C) reimbursement, within 60 days following receipt by the Company of Executive’s claim for such reimbursement (including appropriate supporting documentation), for any unreimbursed business expenses properly incurred by Executive in accordance with Company policy prior to Executive’s termination; provided that such claims for such reimbursement are submitted to the Company within 90 days following the date of Executive’s termination of employment; and

(D) such Employee Benefits, if any, as to which Executive may be entitled under the tax qualified employee benefit plans of the Company, payable in accordance with the terms and conditions of such tax qualified employee benefit plans (the amounts described in clauses (A) through (D) hereof being referred to as the “Accrued Rights”).

 

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Following such termination of Executive’s employment by the Company for Cause, except as set forth in this Section 5(b)(iii), Executive shall have no further rights to any compensation or any other benefits under this Agreement.

(iv) If Executive resigns other than as a result of a Constructive Termination, Executive shall be entitled to receive the Accrued Rights. Following such resignation by Executive other than as a result of a Constructive Termination, except as set forth in this Section 5(b)(iv), Executive shall have no further rights to any compensation or any other benefits under this Agreement.

(c) Disability or Death .

(i) Disability. During any period that Executive fails to perform his duties hereunder as a result of incapacity due to physical or mental illness or injury (the “Disability Period”), Executive shall continue to receive his full Base Salary set forth in Section 3(a) until his employment is terminated pursuant to Section 5(a). For purposes of this Agreement, “Disability” shall mean Executive’s inability to perform, with or without reasonable accommodation, Executive’s duties under this Agreement due to a physical or mental illness or injury for a period of six consecutive months or for an aggregate of 12 months in any consecutive 24-month period. Any question as to the existence of the Disability of Executive as to which Executive and the Company cannot agree shall be determined in writing by a qualified independent physician mutually acceptable to Executive and the Company. If Executive and the Company cannot agree as to a qualified independent physician, each shall appoint such a physician and those two physicians shall select a third physician who shall make such determination in writing. The determination of Disability made in writing to the Company and Executive shall be final and conclusive for all purposes of this Agreement.

(ii) Upon termination of Executive’s employment hereunder for either Disability or death, where such Disability or death occurs in connection with the performance of Executive’s duties hereunder (such Disability or death, a “Business Related Disability or Death”), Executive or Executive’s estate, survivors or beneficiaries (as the case may be) shall be entitled to receive:

(A) the Accrued Rights;

(B) any portion of the Centro LTIP Payment remaining unpaid as of the date of termination;

(C) any portion of the Retention Bonus remaining unpaid as of the date of termination;

(D) no later than 10 days following the date of termination, a pro rata portion of the Annual Target Bonus, based on a fraction, the numerator of

 

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which is the number of days during the fiscal year up to and including the date of termination of Executive’s employment and the denominator of which is the number of days in such fiscal year (the “Pro-Rated Bonus”);

(E) if Executive’s employment is terminated (i) prior to the LTIP Vesting Date or (ii) after the LTIP Vesting Date, but prior to the payment of the LTIP Retention Payment, an amount equal to the LTIP Retention Payment; and

(F) death or disability benefits under any applicable plans and programs of the Company in accordance with the terms and provisions of such plans and programs.

(iii) Upon termination of Executive’s employment hereunder for either Disability or death, other than for a Business Related Disability or Death, Executive or Executive’s estate, survivors or beneficiaries (as the case may be) shall be entitled to receive:

(A) the Accrued Rights;

(B) any portion of the Centro LTIP Payment remaining unpaid as of the date of termination;

(C) no later than 10 days following the date of termination, the Pro-Rated Bonus; and

(D) death or disability benefits under any applicable plans and programs of the Company in accordance with the terms and provisions of such plans and programs.

(d) By the Company Without Cause or Resignation by Executive as a Result of Constructive Termination.

(i) a “Constructive Termination” shall be deemed to have occurred upon (A) a material reduction in Executive’s Base Salary or Annual Target Bonus opportunity (as a percentage of Base Salary), or the failure of the Company to pay or cause to be paid Executive’s Base Salary, Annual Bonus, Retention Bonus, Centro LTIP Payment, or LTIP Retention Payment when due hereunder; (B) a material diminution in Executive’s authority or responsibilities from those described in Section 2 hereof; (C) the relocation of Executive’s primary office location to a location that is more than fifty (50) miles from the Executive’s primary office location as of the Effective Date; (D) the Company’s failure to pay or provide any material Employee Benefits required to be provided to Executive under this Agreement; (E) the issuance of a Notice of Non-Renewal by the Company to Executive pursuant to Section 1 of this Agreement; or (F) the Company’s failure to assign (by contract or by law) this Agreement to any Successor as required by Section 9(h) of this Agreement; provided that none of the events described in this Section 5(d)(i) shall constitute Constructive Termination unless the Company fails

 

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to cure such event within 30 days after receipt from Executive of written notice of the event which constitutes Constructive Termination; provided , further , that “Constructive Termination” shall cease to exist for an event on the 90 th day following the later of its occurrence or Executive’s knowledge thereof, unless Executive has given the Board written notice thereof prior to such date.

(ii) If Executive’s employment is terminated by the Company without Cause (other than by reason of death or Disability) or Executive resigns as a result of a Constructive Termination, Executive shall be entitled to receive:

(A) the Accrued Rights;

(B) the Pro-Rated Bonus;

(C) any portion of the Centro LTIP Payment remaining unpaid as of the date of termination; and

(D) any portion of the Retention Bonus remaining unpaid as of the date of Executive’s termination of employment;

(E) if Executive’s employment is terminated (i) prior to the LTIP Vesting Date or (ii) after the LTIP Vesting Date, but prior to the payment of the LTIP Retention Payment, an amount equal to the LTIP Retention Payment;

(F) continuation of medical, vision and dental group insurance coverage (as applicable), contingent on Executive electing continuation coverage under COBRA (including dependent coverage) for twelve (12) months (the “Continuation Period”) following the date of termination, with the Company reimbursing Executive on an after tax basis during the Continuation Period for the total amount of the monthly COBRA premiums payable by the Executive for such continued benefits in excess of the cost the Executive paid for such coverage (on a monthly premium basis) immediately prior to the date of termination; and

(G) subject to Executive’s continued compliance with Section 6 and material compliance with Section 7 hereof,

(i) if such termination of employment occurs on or within 45 days after the date of a Change in Control (as defined below) (a “Change in Control Termination”), a lump sum cash payment equal to the excess, if any, of (x) the Severance Target (as defined below) over (y) the sum of (A) the value (as calculated by reference to the prices paid in connection with the Change in Control transaction) of Executive’s Class B Units in the Partnerships (and/or any cash or property delivered in exchange for or as a distribution in respect of such Class B Units) and (B) an amount equal to the LTIP Retention Payment (if such LTIP Retention Payment has previously been made);

 

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(ii) if such termination is not a Change in Control Termination, a lump-sum cash payment equal to the sum of (x) 200% of Executive’s Base Salary as of the date immediately prior to Executive’s termination of employment and (y) the sum of Executive’s Annual Bonuses payable (if any) in respect of the two fiscal years (the “Reference Fiscal Years”) immediately prior to the date of Executive’s termination of employment (or, if the date of Executive’s termination of employment occurs in 2011 or 2012, the sum of Executive’s Annual Bonuses will be deemed to be two times the Annual Target Bonus in lieu of the foregoing formulation)(the total of (x) and (y), the “Severance Target”); provided that if either Reference Fiscal Year is less than a full 12 months, then the Annual Bonus payable in respect of such fiscal year shall be annualized prior to making the foregoing calculation; and

(iii) “Change of Control” means (i) the sale or disposition, in one or a series of related transactions, of all or substantially all of the assets of the Company and its subsidiaries, as a whole, to any “person” or “group” (as such terms are defined in Sections 13(d)(3) and 14(d)(2) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended (the “Exchange Act”)) other than The Blackstone Group L.P. (the “Sponsor”) or its affiliates; or (ii) any person or group, other than the Sponsor or its affiliates, is or becomes the “beneficial owner” (as defined in Rules 13d-3 and 13d-5 under the Exchange Act), directly or indirectly, of more than 50% of the total voting power of the voting equity of the Company, including by way of merger, consolidation or otherwise.

Such payment shall be paid to Executive on the 90 th day immediately following the date of Executive’s termination of employment.

(e) Release . Amounts payable to Executive under Sections 5(c)(ii)(B), 5(c)(ii)(C), 5(c)(ii)(D), 5(c)(ii)(E), 5(c)(iii)(B), 5(c)(iii)(C), 5(d)(ii)(B), 5(d)(ii)(C), 5(d)(ii)(D), 5(d)(ii)(E), 5(d)(ii)(F) and/or 5(d)(ii)(G) (collectively, the “Conditioned Benefits”) are subject to (i) Executive’s execution and non-revocation of a release of claims, substantially in the form attached hereto as Exhibit I (the “Release”), within 55 days of the date of termination and (ii) the expiration of any revocation period contained in such Release. Further, to the extent that any of the Conditioned Benefits constitutes “nonqualified deferred compensation” for purposes of Section 409A of the Internal Revenue Code of 1986, as amended (the “Code”), any payment of any amount or provision of any benefit otherwise scheduled to occur prior to the sixtieth (60th) day following the date of Executive’s termination of employment hereunder, but for the condition on executing the Release as set forth herein, shall not be made until the first regularly scheduled payroll date following such sixtieth (60th) day, after which any remaining Conditioned Benefits shall thereafter be provided to the Executive according to the applicable schedule set forth herein.

 

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(f) Expiration of Employment Term . Unless the parties otherwise agree in writing, continuation of Executive’s employment with the Company beyond the expiration of the Employment Term shall be deemed an employment at-will and shall not be deemed to extend any of the provisions of this Agreement and Executive’s employment may thereafter be terminated at will by either Executive or the Company; provided that the provisions of Sections 6, 7 and 8 of this Agreement shall survive any termination of this Agreement or Executive’s termination of employment hereunder.

(g) Notice of Termination; Board/Committee Resignation . Any purported termination of employment by the Company or by Executive (other than due to Executive’s death) pursuant to Section 5 of this Agreement shall be communicated by written Notice of Termination to the other party hereto. For purposes of this Agreement, a “Notice of Termination” shall mean a notice which shall indicate the specific termination provision in this Agreement relied upon and shall set forth in reasonable detail the facts and circumstances claimed to provide a basis for termination of employment under the provision so indicated. Upon termination of Executive’s employment for any reason, Executive agrees to resign, as of the date of such termination and to the extent applicable, from the Board (and any committees thereof) and the Board of Directors (and any committees thereof) of any of the Company’s affiliates.

(h) Certain Additional Payments .

(i) If at a time when the Company is a corporation for U.S. federal income tax purposes and stock in the Company is readily tradeable on an established securities market or otherwise, it shall be determined that any payment or distribution by the Company or its affiliates (or any other payor of a parachute payment with respect to the Company or its affiliates within the meaning of Treas. Reg. § 1.280G-1, Q&A-10) to or for the benefit of Executive (determined without regard to any additional payments required under this Section 5(h)) (a “Payment,” collectively, the “Payments”) would be subject to the excise tax imposed by Section 4999 of the Code (the “Excise Tax”), then Executive shall be entitled to receive an additional payment (a “Gross-Up Payment”) to be paid by the Company to the relevant taxing authority on Executive’s behalf in an amount such that after payment by Executive of all taxes, including any income taxes and Excise Tax (and any interest and penalties imposed with respect thereto not resulting from Executive’s actions), imposed upon the Gross-Up Payment, Executive retains an amount of the Gross-Up Payment equal to the Excise Tax imposed upon the Payments. Notwithstanding the foregoing provisions of this Section 5(h), if it shall be determined that Executive is otherwise entitled to the Gross-Up Payment in accordance with this Section 5(h), but that the Parachute Value (as defined below) of all Payments does not exceed 120% of the Safe Harbor Amount (as defined below), then no Gross-Up Payment shall be made to Executive, and the amounts payable under this Agreement shall be reduced so that the Parachute Value of all Payments, in the aggregate, equals the Safe Harbor Amount. For purposes of this Section 5(h), (x) “Parachute Value” of a Payment shall mean the present value as of the date of the chance of control for purposes of Section 280G of the Code of the portion of such Payment that constitutes a “parachute payment” under Section 280G(b)(2), and (y) the “Safe Harbor Amount” means 2.99 times Executive’s “base amount,” within the meaning of Section 280G(b)(3) of the Code (or such other number used under Section 280G of the Code from time to time).

 

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(ii) All determinations required to be made under this Section 5(h), including whether and when a Gross-Up Payment is required and the amount of such Gross-Up Payment and the assumptions to be utilized in arriving at such determination, shall be made by such nationally recognized certified public accounting firm designated by the Company (the “Accounting Firm”); provided that for purposes of determining the amount of any Gross-Up Payment, Executive shall be deemed to pay federal income tax at the highest marginal rates applicable to individuals in the calendar year in which any such Gross-Up Payment is to be made and deemed to pay state and local income taxes at the highest effective rates applicable to individuals in the state or locality of Executive’s residence or place of employment in the calendar year in which any such Gross-Up Payment is to be made, net of the maximum reduction in federal income taxes that can be obtained from deduction of such state and local taxes, taking into account limitations applicable to individuals subject to federal income tax at the highest marginal rates. All fees and expenses of the Accounting Firm shall be borne solely by the Company. If the Accounting Firm determines that no Excise Tax is payable by Executive, it shall so indicate to Executive in writing. Any determination by the Accounting Firm shall be binding upon the Company and Executive (subject to Section 5(h)(iii) below).

(iii) Executive shall notify the Company in writing of any claim by the Internal Revenue Service that, if successful, would require the payment by the Company of the Gross-Up Payment. Such notification shall be given as soon as practicable but no later than 15 business days after Executive is informed in writing of such claim and shall apprise the Company of the nature of such claim and the date on which such claim is requested to be paid. Executive shall not pay such claim prior to the expiration of the 15- day period following the date on which Executive gives such notice to the Company (or such shorter period ending on the date that any payment of taxes with respect to such claim is required). If the Company notifies Executive prior to the expiration of such period that it desires to contest such claim, Executive shall fully cooperate with the Company in so contesting; provided, however, that the Company shall bear and pay directly all reasonable costs and expenses (including additional interest and penalties) incurred in connection with such contest and shall indemnify and hold Executive harmless, on an after-tax basis, from any Excise Tax or income tax (including interest and penalties with respect thereto) imposed as a result of such representation and payment of costs and expenses.

(iv) If, after the receipt by Executive of an amount paid or advanced by the Company pursuant to this Section 5(h), Executive becomes entitled to receive any refund with respect to a Gross-Up Payment, Executive shall (subject to the Company’s complying with the requirements of Section 5(h)(iii)) promptly pay to the Company the amount of such refund received (together with any interest paid or credited thereon after taxes applicable thereto). If, after the receipt by Executive of an amount advanced by the Company pursuant to this Section 5(h), a determination is made by the Internal Revenue Service that Executive shall not be entitled to any refund with respect to such claim and

 

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the Company does not notify Executive of its intent to contest such denial of refund prior to the expiration of thirty days after such determination, then the amount of such advance shall offset, to the extent thereof, the amount of the Gross-Up Payment required to be paid.

(v) In no event will any Gross-Up Payment be paid later than the end of the calendar year next following the calendar year in which the related taxes on a Payment are remitted to the applicable taxing authority or, in the case of amounts relating to a claim described in Section 5(h)(iii) that does not result in the remittance of any taxes, the calendar year in which the claim is finally settled or otherwise resolved.

6. Non-Competition; Non-Solicitation . Executive acknowledges and recognizes the highly competitive nature of the businesses of the Company and its affiliates and accordingly agrees as follows:

(a) Non-Competition .

(i) During the Employment Term and, for a period of two years following the date Executive ceases to be employed by the Company (the “Restricted Period”), Executive will not, whether on Executive’s own behalf or on behalf of or in conjunction with any person, firm, partnership, joint venture, association, corporation or other business organization, entity or enterprise whatsoever (“Person”), directly or indirectly, own, manage, operate, control, consult with, be employed by or otherwise provide services to, or participate in the ownership, management, operation or control of, any person or entity involved in the Business (as defined herein) within 25 miles of any location where the Company and its subsidiaries and, to the extent engaged materially in the Business, their respective affiliates (including The Blackstone Group L.P. and its affiliates) (collectively, the “Restricted Group”) engages in the Business. For purposes of this Agreement, “Business” shall mean the business of owning and operating retail shopping centers.

(ii) Notwithstanding the foregoing, Executive’s ownership solely as an investor of two percent (2%) or less of the outstanding securities of any class of any publicly-traded securities of any company shall not, by itself, be considered to be competition with the Company or any of its subsidiaries.

(iii) The period of time during which the provisions of this Section 6(a) shall be in effect shall be extended by the length of time during which Executive is in breach of the terms hereof as determined by any court of competent jurisdiction on the Company’s application for injunctive relief.

(b) Non-Solicitation . During the Employment Term and the Restricted Period, Executive will not, whether on Executive’s own behalf or on behalf of or in conjunction with any Person:

(i) solicit or encourage any employee of the Company or its subsidiaries to leave the employment of the Company or its subsidiaries, or hire any such

 

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employee who was engaged in the Business and employed by the Restricted Group as of the date of Executive’s termination of employment with the Company or who left such employment of the Restricted Group coincident with, or within one year prior to, the date of Executive’s termination of employment with the Company; or

(ii) intentionally encourage any material consultant engaged in the Business and retained by the Restricted Group to cease working with the Restricted Group.

(c) Notwithstanding anything to the contrary, the provisions of Section 6(a) shall expire at the end of the Employment Term if (i) at the end of the Employment Term, the Sponsor and its affiliates no longer beneficially own any equity interest in the Company or (ii) Executive’s employment is terminated by the Company for Cause.

(d) It is expressly understood and agreed that although Executive and the Company consider the restrictions contained in this Section 6 to be reasonable, if a final judicial determination is made by a court of competent jurisdiction that any restriction contained in this Section 6 is an unenforceable restriction against Executive, the provisions of this Agreement shall not be rendered void but shall be deemed amended to apply with such deletion or modification as such court may judicially determine or indicate to make the Agreement valid and enforceable. The restrictions contained in this Section 6 shall be construed as separate and individual restrictions and shall each be capable of being reduced in application or severed without prejudice to the other restrictions contained in this Section 6 or to the remaining provisions of this Agreement.

(e) Notwithstanding any provision of this Agreement to the contrary, the restrictions contained in this Section 6 shall be immediately void and unenforceable upon any failure by the Company to pay the amounts specified in Section 5(d)(ii) (if applicable) when due under this Agreement (unless such amounts are paid in full within 5 days after written notice by Executive to the Company specifying such failure to pay).

7. Confidentiality; Intellectual Property .

(a) Confidentiality .

(i) Executive will not at any time (whether during or after Executive’s employment with the Company), disclose, divulge, reveal, communicate, share, transfer or provide access to any Confidential Information that he may obtain during his employment by the Company to any other Person, except (A) in connection with performing his duties for the Company or its subsidiaries, (B) to the Company or its subsidiaries, or to any authorized (or apparently authorized) agent or representative of any of them, (C) when required to do so by law or regulation or by a court, governmental agency, legislative body, arbitrator or other person with apparent jurisdiction to order him to communicate, divulge or make accessible any such confidential information, (D) in the course of any proceeding under Section 9(d) of this Agreement or to defend the Executive’s rights, or (E) in confidence to any attorney or other professional advisor for the purposes of securing professional advice. For purposes of this Agreement,

 

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“Confidential Information” shall mean any proprietary or confidential information of the Company and its subsidiaries, and includes, without limitation, trade secrets, know-how, research and development, software, databases, inventions, processes, formulae, technology, designs and other intellectual property, information concerning finances, investments, profits, pricing, costs, products, services, vendors, customers, clients, partners, investors, personnel, compensation, recruiting, training, advertising, sales, marketing, promotions, government and regulatory activities and approvals; provided, however, that the term Confidential Information shall not include any document, record, data, compilation or other information that is known or generally available to the public, or within any trade or industry of the Company or any of its affiliates, other than as a result of Executive’s violation of this Section 7, or not otherwise considered confidential by persons within such trade or industry.

(ii) Except as required by law, Executive will not disclose to anyone, other than Executive’s family (it being understood that, in this Agreement, the term “family” refers to Executive, Executive’s spouse, minor children, parents and spouse’s parents) and legal, financial or other professional advisors, the existence or contents of this Agreement; provided that Executive may disclose to any prospective future employer the provisions of Sections 6 and 7 of this Agreement; provided they agree to maintain the confidentiality of such terms. This Section 7(a)(ii) shall terminate if the Company publicly discloses a copy of this Agreement (or, if the Company publicly discloses summaries or excerpts of this Agreement, to the extent so disclosed).

(iii) Upon termination of Executive’s employment with the Company for any reason, Executive shall (A) cease and not thereafter commence use of any Confidential Information or intellectual property (including without limitation, any patent, invention, copyright, trade secret, trademark, trade name, logo, domain name or other source indicator) owned or used by the Company, its subsidiaries or affiliates; and (B) immediately destroy, delete, or return to the Company, at the Company’s option, all originals and copies in any form or medium (including memoranda, books, papers, plans, computer files, letters and other data) in Executive’s possession or control (including any of the foregoing stored or located in Executive’s office, home, laptop or other computer, whether or not Company property) that contain Confidential Information or otherwise relate to the Business of the Company and its subsidiaries, except that Executive may retain only those portions of any personal notes, notebooks and diaries that do not contain any Confidential Information.

(b) Intellectual Property .

(i) If Executive creates, invents, designs, develops, contributes to or improves any works of authorship, inventions, intellectual property, materials, documents or other work product (including without limitation, research, reports, software, databases, systems, applications, presentations, textual works, content, or audiovisual materials) (“Works”), either alone or with third parties, at any time during Executive’s employment by the Company and within the scope of such employment and with the use of any the Company resources (“Company Works”), Executive shall promptly and fully

 

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disclose same to the Company and hereby irrevocably assigns, transfers and conveys, to the maximum extent permitted by applicable law, all rights and intellectual property rights therein (including rights under patent, industrial property, copyright, trademark, trade secret, unfair competition and related laws) to the Company to the extent ownership of any such rights does not vest originally in the Company.

(ii) Executive shall take all requested actions and execute all requested documents (including any licenses or assignments required by a government contract) at the Company’s expense (but without further remuneration) to assist the Company in validating, maintaining, protecting, enforcing, perfecting, recording, patenting or registering any of the Company’s rights in the Company Works.

(iii) Executive shall not improperly use for the benefit of, bring to any premises of, divulge, disclose, communicate, reveal, transfer or provide access to, or share with the Company any confidential, proprietary or non-public information or intellectual property relating to a former employer or other third party without the prior written permission of such third party. Executive shall comply with all relevant policies and guidelines of the Company that are from time to time previously disclosed to Executive, including regarding the protection of Confidential Information and intellectual property and potential conflicts of interest.

(iv) The provisions of Section 7 hereof shall survive the termination of Executive’s employment for any reason (except as otherwise set forth in Section 7(a)(ii) hereof).

8. Specific Performance . Executive acknowledges and agrees that the Company’s remedies at law for a breach or threatened breach of any of the provisions of Section 6 and Section 7 of this Agreement would be inadequate and the Company would suffer irreparable damages as a result of such breach or threatened breach. In recognition of this fact, Executive agrees that, in the event of such a breach or threatened breach, in addition to any remedies at law, the Company, without posting any bond, shall be entitled, in addition to any other remedy available at law or equity, to cease making any payments or providing any benefit otherwise required by this Agreement and obtain equitable relief in the form of specific performance, temporary restraining order, temporary or permanent injunction or any other equitable remedy which may then be available. In addition, upon any breach of Section 6 or any material breach of Section 7 of this Agreement, Executive shall promptly return to the Company upon request all cash payments made to Executive pursuant to Section 5 (if any), less any amounts paid by Executive as taxes in respect of such payments (unless such taxes are actually recovered by Executive from the relevant governmental authority, in which case such tax amounts also shall be returned to the Company). Any determination under Section 5(d)(ii)(G) or this Section 8 of whether the Executive is in compliance with Section 6 hereof and material compliance with Section 7 hereof shall be determined based solely on the contractual provisions provided therein and the facts and circumstances of Executive’s actions without regard to whether the Company could obtain an injunction or other relief under the law of any particular jurisdiction.

 

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9. Miscellaneous .

(a) Mutual Non-Disparagement . Executive agrees not to make, or cause any other person to make, any communication that is intended to criticize or disparage, or has the effect of criticizing or disparaging, the Company or any of its affiliates, agents or advisors (or any of its or their respective employees, officers or directors (it being understood that comments made in the Executive’s good faith performance of his duties hereunder shall not be deemed disparaging or defamatory for purposes of this Agreement). The Company shall instruct its executive officers and directors to refrain from intentionally making any public communication outside the ordinary course of such person’s business that is intended to criticize or disparage, or has the effect of criticizing or disparaging, Executive. Nothing set forth herein shall be interpreted to prohibit either party from responding truthfully to incorrect public statements, making truthful statements when required by law, subpoena or court order and/or from responding to any inquiry by any regulatory or investigatory organization.

(b) Indemnification; Directors’ and Officers’ Insurance . The Company shall indemnify and hold Executive harmless for all acts and omissions occurring during his employment with the Company or service as a member of the Board to the extent provided under the Company’s charter, by-laws and applicable law, and shall promptly advance to Executive or Executive’s heirs or representatives all damages, costs, liabilities, losses and expenses (including reasonable attorneys’ fees and expenses) (collectively, “Expenses”) as a result of any claim, demand, request, investigation, dispute, controversy, threat, discovery request or request for testimony or information (collectively, a “Claim”) or any proceeding (whether civil, criminal, administrative or investigative), or any threatened Claim or proceeding (whether civil, criminal, administrative or investigative), against Executive that arises out of or relates to Executive’s service as an officer, director or employee, as the case may be, of the Company, or the Executive’s service in any such capacity or similar capacity with an affiliate of the Company or other entity at the request of the Company, upon receipt by the Company of a written request with appropriate documentation of such Expenses, and an undertaking by Executive to repay the amount advanced if it shall ultimately be determined that Executive is not entitled to be indemnified by the Company against such Expenses. During the Employment Term and for a term of six years thereafter, the Company, or any successor to the Company, shall purchase and maintain, at its own expense, directors and officers liability insurance providing coverage for Executive in the same amount as for members of the Board.

(c) Governing Law . This Agreement shall be governed by and construed in accordance with the laws of the State of New York, without regard to conflicts of laws principles thereof.

(d) Jurisdiction; Venue . Except as otherwise provided in Section 8 in connection with equitable remedies, each of the parties hereto hereby irrevocably submits to the exclusive jurisdiction of any federal court sitting in the Southern District of New York or any state court in the First Judicial Department over any suit, action or proceeding arising out of or relating to this Agreement and each of the parties agrees that any action relating in any way to this Agreement must be commenced only in the courts of the State of New York, federal or state. Each of the parties hereto hereby irrevocably waives, to the fullest extent permitted or not prohibited by law,

 

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any objection which it may now or hereafter have to the laying of the venue of any such suit, action or proceeding brought in such a court and any claim that any such suit, action or proceeding brought in such a court has been brought in an inconvenient forum. Each of the parties hereto hereby irrevocably consents to the service of process in any suit, action or proceeding by sending the same by certified mail, return receipt requested, or by recognized overnight courier service, to the address of such party set forth in Section 9(k).

(e) Entire Agreement; Amendments . This Agreement (including, without limitation, the schedules and exhibits attached hereto) contains the entire understanding of the parties with respect to the employment of Executive by the Company, and supersedes all prior agreements and understandings (including verbal agreements) between Executive and the Company and/or its current or former affiliates regarding the terms and conditions of Executive’s employment with the Company and/or its current or former affiliates. There are no restrictions, agreements, promises, warranties, covenants or undertakings between the parties with respect to the subject matter herein other than those expressly set forth herein. This Agreement (including, without limitation, the schedules and exhibits attached hereto) may not be altered, modified, or amended except by written instrument signed by the parties hereto.

(f) No Waiver . The failure of a party to insist upon strict adherence to any term of this Agreement on any occasion shall not be considered a waiver of such party’s rights or deprive such party of the right thereafter to insist upon strict adherence to that term or any other term of this Agreement.

(g) Severability . In the event that any one or more of the provisions of this Agreement shall be or become invalid, illegal or unenforceable in any respect, the validity, legality and enforceability of the remaining provisions of this Agreement shall not be affected thereby.

(h) Assignment . This Agreement, and all of Executive’s rights and duties hereunder, shall not be assignable or delegable by Executive. Any purported assignment or delegation by Executive in violation of the foregoing shall be null and void ab initio and of no force and effect. This Agreement shall be assigned by the Company to a person or entity which is a successor in interest (“Successor”) to substantially all of the business operations of the Company. Upon such assignment, the rights and obligations of the Company hereunder shall become the rights and obligations of such affiliate or successor person or entity.

(i) Set Off; No Mitigation . The Company’s obligation to pay Executive the amounts provided and to make the arrangements provided hereunder shall be subject to set-off, counterclaim or recoupment of amounts owed by Executive to the Company or its affiliates, except to the extent such set-off would result in a violation of Section 409A of the Code (as defined below). Executive shall not be required to mitigate the amount of any payment provided for pursuant to this Agreement by seeking other employment, and such payments shall not be reduced by any compensation or benefits received from any subsequent employer or other endeavor. Any amounts due under Section 5 of this Agreement are considered reasonable by the Company and are not in the nature of a penalty.

 

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(j) Compliance with Code Section 409A .

(i) The intent of the parties is that payments and benefits under this Agreement comply with or be exempt from Code Section 409A and, accordingly, to the maximum extent permitted, this Agreement shall be interpreted to be in compliance therewith. If any provision of this Agreement (or of any award of compensation, including equity compensation or benefits) would cause Executive to incur any additional tax or interest under Code Section 409A, the Company shall, after consulting with and receiving the approval of Executive, reform such provision in a manner intended to avoid the incurrence by Executive of any such additional tax or interest.

(ii) A termination of employment shall not be deemed to have occurred for purposes of any provision of this Agreement providing for the payment of any amounts or benefits that are considered nonqualified deferred compensation under Code Section 409A upon or following a termination of employment unless such termination is also a “separation from service” within the meaning of Code Section 409A, and, for purposes of any such provision of this Agreement, references to a “termination,” “termination of employment” or like terms shall mean “separation from service.” The determination of whether and when a separation from service has occurred for proposes of this Agreement shall be made in accordance with the presumptions set forth in Section 1.409A-1(h) of the Treasury Regulations.

(iii) Any provision of this Agreement to the contrary notwithstanding, if at the time of Executive’s separation from service, the Company determines that Executive is a “specified employee,” within the meaning of Code Section 409A, then to the extent any payment or benefit that Executive becomes entitled to under this Agreement on account of such separation from service would be considered nonqualified deferred compensation under Code Section 409A, such payment or benefit shall be paid or provided at the date which is the earlier of (i) six (6) months and one day after such separation from service and (ii) the date of Executive’s death (the “Delay Period”). Upon the expiration of the Delay Period, all payments and benefits delayed pursuant to this Section 9(j) (whether they would have otherwise been payable in a single sum or in installments in the absence of such delay) shall be paid or provided to Executive in a lump-sum, and any remaining payments and benefits due under this Agreement shall be paid or provided in accordance with the normal payment dates specified for them herein.

(iv) Any reimbursements and in-kind benefits provided under this Agreement that constitute deferred compensation within the meaning of Code Section 409A shall be made or provided in accordance with the requirements of Code Section 409A, including that (A) in no event shall any fees, expenses or other amounts eligible to be reimbursed by the Company under this Agreement be paid later than the last day of the calendar year next following the calendar year in which the applicable fees, expenses or other amounts were incurred; (B) the amount of expenses eligible for reimbursement, or in-kind benefits that the Company is obligated to pay or provide, in any given calendar year shall not affect the expenses that the Company is obligated to reimburse, or the in-kind benefits that the Company is obligated to pay or provide, in any other calendar year,

 

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provided that the foregoing clause (B) shall not be violated with regard to expenses reimbursed under any arrangement covered by Section 105(b) of the Code solely because such expenses are subject to a limit related to the period the arrangement is in effect; (C) Executive’s right to have the Company pay or provide such reimbursements and in-kind benefits may not be liquidated or exchanged for any other benefit; and (D) in no event shall the Company’s obligations to make such reimbursements or to provide such in-kind benefits apply later than Executive’s remaining lifetime (or if longer, through the sixth (6th) anniversary of the Effective Date).

(v) For purposes of Code Section 409A, Executive’s right to receive any installment payments shall be treated as a right to receive a series of separate and distinct payments. Whenever a payment under this Agreement specifies a payment period with reference to a number of days (for example, “payment shall be made within thirty (30) days following the date of termination”), the actual date of payment within the specified period shall be within the sole discretion of the Company. In no event may Executive, directly or indirectly, designate the calendar year of any payment to be made under this Agreement, to the extent such payment is subject to Code Section 409A.

(k) Notice. For the purpose of this Agreement, notices and all other communications provided for in the Agreement shall be in writing and shall be deemed to have been duly given when delivered by hand or overnight courier or three days after it has been mailed by United States registered mail, return receipt requested, postage prepaid, addressed to the respective addresses set forth below in this Agreement, or to such other address as either party may have furnished to the other in writing in accordance herewith, except that notice of change of address shall be effective only upon receipt.

If to the Company:

Brixmor Property Group, Inc.

c/o The Blackstone Group

345 Park Avenue

New York, New York 10154

Attention: General Counsel

with a copy (which shall not constitute notice) to:

The Blackstone Group

345 Park Avenue

New York, New York 10154

Attention: William J. Stein

and

Simpson Thacher & Bartlett LLP

425 Lexington Avenue,

New York, New York 10017

Attention: Gregory T. Grogan

 

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If to Executive:

To the most recent address of Executive set forth in the personnel records of the Company.

(l) Executive Representation . Executive hereby represents to the Company that the execution and delivery of this Agreement by Executive and the Company and the performance by Executive of Executive’s duties hereunder shall not constitute a breach of the terms of any employment agreement or other agreement or written policy to which Executive is a party or otherwise bound. Executive hereby further represents that he is not subject to any restrictions on his ability to solicit, hire or engage any employee or other service-provider. Executive agrees that the Company is relying on the foregoing representations in entering into this Agreement and related equity-based award agreements.

(m) Withholding Taxes . The Company may withhold from any amounts payable under this Agreement such Federal, state and local taxes as may be required to be withheld pursuant to any applicable law or regulation.

(n) Counterparts . This Agreement may be signed in counterparts, each of which shall be an original, with the same effect as if the signatures thereto and hereto were upon the same instrument.

 

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IN WITNESS WHEREOF, the parties hereto have duly executed this Agreement as of the day and year first above written.

 

BRIXMOR PROPERTY GROUP, INC.

/s/ Michael Carroll

By:
Title:
EXECUTIVE

/s/ Steven Siegel

Steven Siegel

 

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Exhibit I

RELEASE AND WAIVER OF CLAIMS

This Release and Waiver of Claims (“ Release ”) is entered into and delivered to Brixmor Property Group, Inc. (the “ Company ”) as of this [ ] day of              , 201[      ], by Steven Siegel (the “ Executive ”). The Executive agrees as follows:

1. The employment relationship between the Executive and the Company and its subsidiaries and affiliates, as applicable, terminated on the [ ] day of              , 201[      ] (the “ Termination Date ”) pursuant to Section [      ] of the Employment Agreement between the Company and Executive dated July       , 2011 (“ Employment Agreement ”).

2. In consideration of the payments, rights and benefits provided for in Sections 5(c)(ii)(B), 5(c)(ii)(C), 5(c)(ii)(D), 5(c)(ii)(E), 5(c)(iii)(B), 5(c)(iii)(C), 5(d)(ii)(B), 5(d)(ii)(C), 5(d)(ii)(D), 5(d)(ii)(E), 5(d)(ii)(F) and/or 5(d)(ii)(G) of the Employment Agreement (collectively, as applicable, the “ Separation Terms ) and this Release, the sufficiency of which the Executive hereby acknowledges, the Executive, on behalf of himself and his agents, representatives, attorneys, administrators, heirs, executors and assigns (collectively, the “ Employee Releasing Parties ”) , hereby releases and forever discharges the Company Released Parties (as defined below), from all claims, charges, causes of action, obligations, expenses, damages of any kind (including attorneys fees and costs actually incurred) or demands, in law or in equity, whether known or unknown, which may have existed or which may now exist from the beginning of time to the date of this Release, arising from or relating to Executive’s employment or termination from employment with the Company or otherwise, including a release of any rights or claims the Executive may have under Title VII of the Civil Rights Act of 1964; the Civil Rights Act of 1991; the Age Discrimination in Employment Act of 1967, as amended (“ ADEA ”); the Older Workers Benefit Protection Act; the Americans with Disabilities Act of 1990; the Rehabilitation Act of 1973; the Family and Medical Leave Act of 1993; Section 1981 of the Civil Rights Act of 1866; Section 1985(3) of the Civil Rights Act of 1871; the Employee Retirement Income Security Act of 1974; the Fair Labor Standards Act; any other federal, state or local laws against discrimination; or any other federal, state, or local statute, regulation or common law relating to employment, wages, hours, or any other terms and conditions of employment. This includes a release by the Executive of any and all claims or rights arising under contract (whether written or oral, express or implied), covenant, public policy, tort or otherwise. For purposes hereof, “ Company Released Parties ” shall mean the Company and any of its past or present employees, agents, insurers, attorneys, administrators, officials, directors, shareholders, divisions, parents, members, subsidiaries, affiliates, predecessors, successors, employee benefit plans, and the sponsors, fiduciaries, or administrators of the Company’s employee benefit plans.

3. The Executive acknowledges that the Executive is waiving and releasing rights that the Executive may have under the ADEA and other federal, state and local statutes contract and the common law and that this Release is knowing and voluntary. The Executive and the Company agree that this Release does not apply to any rights or claims that may arise after the date of execution by Executive of this Release. The Executive acknowledges that the


consideration given for this Release is in addition to anything of value to which the Executive is already entitled. The Executive further acknowledges that the Executive has been advised by this writing that: (i) the Executive should consult with an attorney prior to executing this Release; (ii) the Executive has up to twenty-one (21) days within which to consider this Release, although the Executive may, at the Executive’s discretion, sign and return this Release at an earlier time, in which case the Executive waives all rights to the balance of this twenty-one (21) day review period; and (iii) for a period of 7 days following the execution of this Release in duplicate originals, the Executive may revoke this Release in a writing delivered to the Chairman of the Board of Directors of the Company, and this Release shall not become effective or enforceable until the revocation period has expired.

4. This Release does not release the Company Released Parties from (i) any obligations due to the Executive under the Separation Terms, (ii) any rights Executive has to indemnification by the Company and to directors and officers liability insurance coverage, (iii) any vested rights the Executive has under the Company’s employee pension benefit and group healthcare benefit plans as a result of Executive’s actual service with the Company, or (iv) any fully vested and nonforfeitable rights of the Executive as a shareholder of the Company or its affiliates.

5. The Executive represents and warrants that he has not filed any action, complaint, charge, grievance, arbitration or similar proceeding against the Company Released Parties.

6. This Release is not an admission by the Company Released Parties or the Employee Releasing Parties of any wrongdoing, liability or violation of law.

7. The Executive shall continue to be bound by the restrictive covenants contained in the Employment Agreement.

8. This Release shall be governed by and construed in accordance with the laws of the State of New York, without reference to the principles of conflict of laws.

9. Each of the sections contained in this Release shall be enforceable independently of every other section in this Release, and the invalidity or unenforceability of any section shall not invalidate or render unenforceable any other section contained in this Release.

10. The Executive acknowledges that the Executive has carefully read and understands this Release, that the Executive has the right to consult an attorney with respect to its provisions and that this Release has been entered into knowingly and voluntarily. The Executive acknowledges that no representation, statement, promise, inducement, threat or suggestion has been made by any of the Company Released Parties to influence the Executive to sign this Release except such statements as are expressly set forth herein or in the Employment Agreement.

 

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Executive has executed this Release as of the day and year first written above.

 

EXECUTIVE

 

Steven Siegel

 

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Exhibit 10.24

EXECUTION COPY

EMPLOYMENT AGREEMENT

(Dean Bernstein)

EMPLOYMENT AGREEMENT (the “Agreement”) dated November 1, 2011 by and between Brixmor Property Group, Inc. (the “Company”) and Dean Bernstein (“Executive”).

The Company desires to employ Executive and to enter into an agreement embodying the terms of such employment;

Executive desires to accept such employment and enter into such an agreement;

In consideration of the premises and mutual covenants herein and for other good and valuable consideration, the parties agree as follows:

1. Term of Employment . Subject to the provisions of Section 5 of this Agreement, Executive shall be employed by the Company for a period commencing on the date hereof (or such earlier date as Executive and the Company mutually agree upon) (the “Effective Date”) and ending on the third anniversary of the Effective Date (the “Employment Term”) on the terms and subject to the conditions set forth in this Agreement; provided , however , the Employment Term shall be automatically extended for an additional one-year period commencing with the third anniversary of the Effective Date and, thereafter, on each such successive anniversary of the Effective Date thereafter (each an “Extension Date”), unless the Company or Executive provides the other party hereto at least 90 days prior written notice before the next Extension Date that the Employment Term shall not be so extended (a “Notice of Non-Renewal”).

2. Position, Duties and Authority .

(a) During the Employment Term, Executive shall serve as the Company’s Executive Vice President, Acquisitions and Dispositions. In such position, Executive shall have such duties, functions, responsibilities and authority as shall be determined from time to time by the Chief Executive Officer of the Company (the “CEO”) and be consistent with the duties, functions, responsibilities and authority of an individual in Executive’s position at a portfolio company of a private equity firm. Executive shall report directly to the CEO.

(b) With respect to each full fiscal year during the Employment Term, Executive will devote his full business time and best efforts to the performance of Executive’s duties hereunder (excluding periods of vacation and sick leave) and will not engage in any other business, profession or occupation for compensation or otherwise which would conflict or interfere with the rendition of such services either directly or indirectly, without the prior written consent of the Board; provided that nothing herein shall preclude Executive, subject to the prior approval of the Board, from (i) accepting appointment to or continuing to serve on any board of directors or trustees of any business corporation, (ii) serving as an officer or director or otherwise participating in non-profit educational, welfare, social, religious and civil organizations, including, without limitation, all such positions and participation in effect as of the Effective Date, and (iii) managing personal and family investments; provided, however, that any such activities as described in (i), (ii) or (iii) of the preceding provisions of this paragraph do not conflict or interfere with the performance and fulfillment of the Executive’s duties and


responsibilities as an executive or director of the Company in accordance with this Agreement or conflict with Section 6. Executive shall be permitted to retain all compensation in respect of any of the services or activities referred to in the first proviso of the first sentence of this Section 2(b).

(c) As of the start of the Employment Term, Executive’s principal place of employment shall be the Company’s offices located at 420 Lexington Avenue, New York, New York, subject to required travel.

3. Compensation .

(a) Base Salary . During the Employment Term, the Company shall pay Executive a base salary (“Base Salary”) at the annual rate of $377,216, payable in regular installments in accordance with the Company’s usual payment practices. Executive shall be entitled to such increases in Executive’s Base Salary, if any, as may be determined from time to time in the sole discretion of the Board, but in no event shall the Company be entitled to reduce Executive’s Base Salary.

(b) Annual Bonus . During the Employment Term, Executive shall be eligible to earn an annual bonus award (an “Annual Bonus”) based on the achievement of performance objectives and targets (including the level of achievement required for Executive to earn the threshold, target and high performance objectives) adopted by the Board within the first three months of each fiscal year during the Employment Term. During each fiscal year, the minimum bonus payable to Executive if the threshold performance objectives and targets are achieved will be 49% of Executive’s Base Salary, the target bonus will be 65% of Executive’s Base Salary (the “Annual Target Bonus”) if target performance objectives and targets are achieved and the maximum bonus payable to Executive will be 85% of Base Salary if high performance objectives and targets are achieved; provided that, if the 2011-12 fiscal year is shorter than a full 12 months, (x) the Annual Bonus will be reduced proportionately (for example, if the 2011 fiscal year is only six months, the Annual Bonus will be 50% of the amount otherwise payable) and (y) all performance objectives and targets will be equitably adjusted by the Board’s compensation committee (or, if there is no such committee, the Board) to reflect a shorter year. The Annual Bonus, if any, shall be paid to Executive within two and one-half months after the end of the applicable fiscal year. Except as provided in Section 5, no Annual Bonus shall be payable in respect of any fiscal year in which Executive’s employment is terminated.

4. Benefits .

(a) General . During the Employment Term, Executive shall be entitled to participate in the Company’s employee benefit, fringe and perquisite plans, practices, policies and arrangements as in effect from time to time (collectively, “Employee Benefits”), on generally the same terms and conditions as each of the Employee Benefits are made available to other senior executives of the Company (other than with respect to annual bonuses, incentive plans and severance plans (as well as any other terms and conditions specifically determined under this Agreement), the benefits for each which shall be determined instead in accordance with this Agreement).

 

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(b) Reimbursement of Business Expenses . During the Employment Term, the Company shall reimburse Executive for reasonable and necessary business expenses incurred by Executive in the performance of Executive’s duties hereunder in accordance with its then prevailing policy for senior executives (which shall include appropriate itemization and substantiation of expenses incurred).

(c) Centro LTIP Payment . The Company agrees to pay or cause an affiliate to pay Executive $315,000 (the “Centro LTIP Payment”), as the amount of the final payment to which Executive is entitled under the Centro Long Term Compensation Plan. The Centro LTIP Payment shall be paid in a single lump-sum cash payment on July 31, 2012, provided that Executive remains employed with the Company through such date, except as provided in Section 5.

(d) Retention Bonus . The Company agrees to pay or cause an affiliate to pay Executive $611,828 in consideration of Executive entering into this Agreement (the “Retention Bonus”). The Retention Bonus shall be payable in two parts: (i) fifty percent (50% of the Retention Bonus shall be paid on the Effective Date (the “First Payment”) and (ii) except for such earlier payment as may be required by Section 5(d), the remaining fifty percent (50%) of the Retention Bonus shall be paid on June 28, 2013 (the “Second Payment”), provided that Executive remains employed with the Company though the date of the Second Payment, except as provided in Section 5.

(e) Brixmor LTIP Retention Payment. The Company agrees to pay or cause an affiliate to pay $350,000 to Executive as an LTIP retention award (the “LTIP Retention Payment”) if Executive remains employed by the Company through the first to occur of the following dates (such date, the “LTIP Vesting Date”): (i) June 28, 2014, (ii) the occurrence of a Change in Control (as defined below) and (iii) the date that is six months after a Public Offering (as defined in the Amended and Restated Limited Partnership Agreements, each dated as of November 1, 2011, of BRE Retail Holdco L.P. and Blackstone Retail Transaction II Holdco L.P.). The LTIP Retention Payment will be payable to Executive on the Company’s next regularly scheduled payroll date following the LTIP Vesting Date. “Partnerships” shall refer to BRE Retail Holdco L.P. and Blackstone Retail Transaction II Holdco L.P.

5. Termination .

(a) The Employment Term and Executive’s employment hereunder may be terminated by either party at any time and for any reason; provided that Executive will be required to give the Company at least 60 days advance written notice of any resignation of Executive’s employment (other than as a result of a Constructive Termination). Notwithstanding any other provision of this Agreement, the provisions of this Section 5 shall exclusively govern Executive’s rights upon termination of employment with the Company and its affiliates.

(b) By the Company For Cause or By Executive Other Than as a Result of a Constructive Termination.

(i) The Employment Term and Executive’s employment hereunder may be terminated by the Company for Cause and shall terminate automatically upon the effective date of Executive’s resignation other than as a result of a Constructive Termination (as defined in Section 5(d)(i)).

 

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(ii) Definition of Cause . For purposes of this Agreement, “Cause” shall mean (A) Executive’s repeated and willful refusal to undertake good faith efforts to substantially perform Executive’s duties hereunder (other than as a result of total or partial incapacity due to physical or mental illness or injury); (B) in connection with his employment, Executive engages in conduct that constitutes willful gross neglect or willful gross misconduct or any willful act or omission which is injurious in a non-de minimis manner to the financial condition or business reputation of the Company and its subsidiaries (taken as a whole); (C) an act or acts on Executive’s part constituting (x) a felony under the laws of the United States or any state thereof or (y) a misdemeanor involving moral turpitude; or (D) Executive’s willful breach of any material provision of Section 7 of this Agreement, any breach of Section 6 of this Agreement or any breach of the representations in Section 9(l) of this Agreement. Any act or failure to act based upon express direction given pursuant to a resolution of the Board or upon the express instructions of the Chairman of the Board (provided that Executive was not the Chairman of the Board at the applicable time) shall be conclusively presumed to be done, or omitted to be done, by Executive in good faith and in the best interests of the Company. Under no circumstances shall poor performance of Executive or the Company be deemed to constitute “Cause.”

(iii) If Executive’s employment is terminated by the Company for Cause, Executive shall be entitled to receive:

(A) no later than 10 days following the date of termination, the Base Salary through the date of termination;

(B) any Annual Bonus earned, but unpaid, as of the date of termination for the immediately preceding fiscal year, paid in accordance with Section 3(b) (except to the extent payment is otherwise deferred pursuant to any applicable deferred compensation arrangement with the Company, in which case such payment shall be made in accordance with the terms and conditions of such deferred compensation arrangement);

(C) reimbursement, within 60 days following receipt by the Company of Executive’s claim for such reimbursement (including appropriate supporting documentation), for any unreimbursed business expenses properly incurred by Executive in accordance with Company policy prior to Executive’s termination; provided that such claims for such reimbursement are submitted to the Company within 90 days following the date of Executive’s termination of employment; and

(D) such Employee Benefits, if any, as to which Executive may be entitled under the tax qualified employee benefit plans of the Company, payable in accordance with the terms and conditions of such tax qualified employee benefit plans (the amounts described in clauses (A) through (D) hereof being referred to as the “Accrued Rights”).

 

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Following such termination of Executive’s employment by the Company for Cause, except as set forth in this Section 5(b)(iii), Executive shall have no further rights to any compensation or any other benefits under this Agreement.

(iv) If Executive resigns other than as a result of a Constructive Termination, Executive shall be entitled to receive the Accrued Rights. Following such resignation by Executive other than as a result of a Constructive Termination, except as set forth in this Section 5(b)(iv), Executive shall have no further rights to any compensation or any other benefits under this Agreement.

(c) Disability or Death .

(i) Disability . During any period that Executive fails to perform his duties hereunder as a result of incapacity due to physical or mental illness or injury (the “Disability Period”), Executive shall continue to receive his full Base Salary set forth in Section 3(a) until his employment is terminated pursuant to Section 5(a). For purposes of this Agreement, “Disability” shall mean Executive’s inability to perform, with or without reasonable accommodation, Executive’s duties under this Agreement due to a physical or mental illness or injury for a period of six consecutive months or for an aggregate of 12 months in any consecutive 24-month period. Any question as to the existence of the Disability of Executive as to which Executive and the Company cannot agree shall be determined in writing by a qualified independent physician mutually acceptable to Executive and the Company. If Executive and the Company cannot agree as to a qualified independent physician, each shall appoint such a physician and those two physicians shall select a third physician who shall make such determination in writing. The determination of Disability made in writing to the Company and Executive shall be final and conclusive for all purposes of this Agreement.

(ii) Upon termination of Executive’s employment hereunder for either Disability or death, where such Disability or death occurs in connection with the performance of Executive’s duties hereunder (such Disability or death, a “Business Related Disability or Death”), Executive or Executive’s estate, survivors or beneficiaries (as the case may be) shall be entitled to receive:

(A) the Accrued Rights;

(B) any portion of the Centro LTIP Payment remaining unpaid as of the date of termination;

(C) any portion of the Retention Bonus remaining unpaid as of the date of termination;

(D) no later than 10 days following the date of termination, a pro rata portion of the Annual Target Bonus, based on a fraction, the numerator of which is the number of days during the fiscal year up to and including the date of termination of Executive’s employment and the denominator of which is the number of days in such fiscal year (the “Pro-Rated Bonus”);

 

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(E) if Executive’s employment is terminated (i) prior to the LTIP Vesting Date or (ii) after the LTIP Vesting Date, but prior to the payment of the LTIP Retention Payment, an amount equal to the LTIP Retention Payment; and

(F) death or disability benefits under any applicable plans and programs of the Company in accordance with the terms and provisions of such plans and programs.

(iii) Upon termination of Executive’s employment hereunder for either Disability or death, other than for a Business Related Disability or Death, Executive or Executive’s estate, survivors or beneficiaries (as the case may be) shall be entitled to receive:

(A) the Accrued Rights;

(B) any portion of the Centro LTIP Payment remaining unpaid as of the date of termination;

(C) no later than 10 days following the date of termination, the Pro-Rated Bonus; and

(D) death or disability benefits under any applicable plans and programs of the Company in accordance with the terms and provisions of such plans and programs.

(d) By the Company Without Cause or Resignation by Executive as a Result of Constructive Termination.

(i) a “Constructive Termination” shall be deemed to have occurred upon (A) a material reduction in Executive’s Base Salary or Annual Target Bonus opportunity (as a percentage of Base Salary), or the failure of the Company to pay or cause to be paid Executive’s Base Salary, Annual Bonus, Retention Bonus, Centro LTIP Payment, or LTIP Retention Payment when due hereunder; (B) a material diminution in Executive’s authority or responsibilities from those described in Section 2 hereof; (C) the relocation of Executive’s primary office location to a location that is more than fifty (50) miles from the Executive’s primary office location as of the Effective Date; (D) the Company’s failure to pay or provide any material Employee Benefits required to be provided to Executive under this Agreement; (E) the issuance of a Notice of Non-Renewal by the Company to Executive pursuant to Section 1 of this Agreement; or (F) the Company’s failure to assign (by contract or by law) this Agreement to any Successor as required by Section 9(h) of this Agreement; provided that none of the events described in this Section 5(d)(i) shall constitute Constructive Termination unless the Company fails to cure such event within 30 days after receipt from Executive of written notice of the event which constitutes Constructive Termination; provided , further , that “Constructive

 

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Termination” shall cease to exist for an event on the 90 th day following the later of its occurrence or Executive’s knowledge thereof, unless Executive has given the Board written notice thereof prior to such date.

(ii) If Executive’s employment is terminated by the Company without Cause (other than by reason of death or Disability) or Executive resigns as a result of a Constructive Termination, Executive shall be entitled to receive:

(A) the Accrued Rights;

(B) the Pro-Rated Bonus;

(C) any portion of the Centro LTIP Payment remaining unpaid as of the date of termination; and

(D) any portion of the Retention Bonus remaining unpaid as of the date of Executive’s termination of employment;

(E) if Executive’s employment is terminated (i) prior to the LTIP Vesting Date or (ii) after the LTIP Vesting Date, but prior to the payment of the LTIP Retention Payment, an amount equal to the LTIP Retention Payment;

(F) continuation of medical, vision and dental group insurance coverage (as applicable), contingent on Executive electing continuation coverage under COBRA (including dependent coverage) for twelve (12) months (the “Continuation Period”) following the date of termination, with the Company reimbursing Executive on an after tax basis during the Continuation Period for the total amount of the monthly COBRA premiums payable by the Executive for such continued benefits in excess of the cost the Executive paid for such coverage (on a monthly premium basis) immediately prior to the date of termination; and

(G) subject to Executive’s continued compliance with Section 6 and material compliance with Section 7 hereof,

(i) if such termination of employment occurs on or within 45 days after the date of a Change in Control (as defined below) (a “Change in Control Termination”), a lump sum cash payment equal to the excess, if any, of (x) the Severance Target (as defined below) over (y) the sum of (A) the value (as calculated by reference to the prices paid in connection with the Change in Control transaction) of Executive’s Class B Units in the Partnerships (and/or any cash or property delivered in exchange for or as a distribution in respect of such Class B Units) and (B) an amount equal to the LTIP Retention Payment (if such LTIP Retention Payment has previously been made);

(ii) if such termination is not a Change in Control Termination, a lump-sum cash payment equal to the sum of (x)

 

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200% of Executive’s Base Salary as of the date immediately prior to Executive’s termination of employment and (y) the sum of Executive’s Annual Bonuses payable (if any) in respect of the two fiscal years (the “Reference Fiscal Years”) immediately prior to the date of Executive’s termination of employment (or, if the date of Executive’s termination of employment occurs in 2011 or 2012, the sum of Executive’s Annual Bonuses will be deemed to be two times the Annual Target Bonus in lieu of the foregoing formulation)(the total of (x) and (y), the “Severance Target”); provided that if either Reference Fiscal Year is less than a full 12 months, then the Annual Bonus payable in respect of such fiscal year shall be annualized prior to making the foregoing calculation; and

(iii) “Change of Control” means (i) the sale or disposition, in one or a series of related transactions, of all or substantially all of the assets of the Company and its subsidiaries, as a whole, to any “person” or “group” (as such terms are defined in Sections 13(d)(3) and 14(d)(2) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended (the “Exchange Act”)) other than The Blackstone Group L.P. (the “Sponsor”) or its affiliates; or (ii) any person or group, other than the Sponsor or its affiliates, is or becomes the “beneficial owner” (as defined in Rules 13d-3 and 13d-5 under the Exchange Act), directly or indirectly, of more than 50% of the total voting power of the voting equity of the Company, including by way of merger, consolidation or otherwise.

Such payment shall be paid to Executive on the 90 th day immediately following the date of Executive’s termination of employment.

(e) Release . Amounts payable to Executive under Sections 5(c)(ii)(B), 5(c)(ii)(C), 5(c)(ii)(D), 5(c)(ii)(E), 5(c)(iii)(B), 5(c)(iii)(C), 5(d)(ii)(B), 5(d)(ii)(C), 5(d)(ii)(D), 5(d)(ii)(E), 5(d)(ii)(F) and/or 5(d)(ii)(G) (collectively, the “Conditioned Benefits”) are subject to (i) Executive’s execution and non-revocation of a release of claims, substantially in the form attached hereto as Exhibit I (the “Release”), within 55 days of the date of termination and (ii) the expiration of any revocation period contained in such Release. Further, to the extent that any of the Conditioned Benefits constitutes “nonqualified deferred compensation” for purposes of Section 409A of the Internal Revenue Code of 1986, as amended (the “Code”), any payment of any amount or provision of any benefit otherwise scheduled to occur prior to the sixtieth (60th) day following the date of Executive’s termination of employment hereunder, but for the condition on executing the Release as set forth herein, shall not be made until the first regularly scheduled payroll date following such sixtieth (60th) day, after which any remaining Conditioned Benefits shall thereafter be provided to the Executive according to the applicable schedule set forth herein.

(f) Expiration of Employment Term . Unless the parties otherwise agree in writing, continuation of Executive’s employment with the Company beyond the expiration of the

 

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Employment Term shall be deemed an employment at-will and shall not be deemed to extend any of the provisions of this Agreement and Executive’s employment may thereafter be terminated at will by either Executive or the Company; provided that the provisions of Sections 6, 7 and 8 of this Agreement shall survive any termination of this Agreement or Executive’s termination of employment hereunder.

(g) Notice of Termination; Board/Committee Resignation . Any purported termination of employment by the Company or by Executive (other than due to Executive’s death) pursuant to Section 5 of this Agreement shall be communicated by written Notice of Termination to the other party hereto. For purposes of this Agreement, a “Notice of Termination” shall mean a notice which shall indicate the specific termination provision in this Agreement relied upon and shall set forth in reasonable detail the facts and circumstances claimed to provide a basis for termination of employment under the provision so indicated. Upon termination of Executive’s employment for any reason, Executive agrees to resign, as of the date of such termination and to the extent applicable, from the Board (and any committees thereof) and the Board of Directors (and any committees thereof) of any of the Company’s affiliates.

(h) Certain Additional Payments .

(i) If at a time when the Company is a corporation for U.S. federal income tax purposes and stock in the Company is readily tradeable on an established securities market or otherwise, it shall be determined that any payment or distribution by the Company or its affiliates (or any other payor of a parachute payment with respect to the Company or its affiliates within the meaning of Treas. Reg. § 1.280G-1, Q&A-10) to or for the benefit of Executive (determined without regard to any additional payments required under this Section 5(h)) (a “Payment,” collectively, the “Payments”) would be subject to the excise tax imposed by Section 4999 of the Code (the “Excise Tax”), then Executive shall be entitled to receive an additional payment (a “Gross-Up Payment”) to be paid by the Company to the relevant taxing authority on Executive’s behalf in an amount such that after payment by Executive of all taxes, including any income taxes and Excise Tax (and any interest and penalties imposed with respect thereto not resulting from Executive’s actions), imposed upon the Gross-Up Payment, Executive retains an amount of the Gross-Up Payment equal to the Excise Tax imposed upon the Payments. Notwithstanding the foregoing provisions of this Section 5(h), if it shall be determined that Executive is otherwise entitled to the Gross-Up Payment in accordance with this Section 5(h), but that the Parachute Value (as defined below) of all Payments does not exceed 120% of the Safe Harbor Amount (as defined below), then no Gross-Up Payment shall be made to Executive, and the amounts payable under this Agreement shall be reduced so that the Parachute Value of all Payments, in the aggregate, equals the Safe Harbor Amount. For purposes of this Section 5(h), (x) “Parachute Value” of a Payment shall mean the present value as of the date of the chance of control for purposes of Section 280G of the Code of the portion of such Payment that constitutes a “parachute payment” under Section 280G(b)(2), and (y) the “Safe Harbor Amount” means 2.99 times Executive’s “base amount,” within the meaning of Section 280G(b)(3) of the Code (or such other number used under Section 280G of the Code from time to time).

 

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(ii) All determinations required to be made under this Section 5(h), including whether and when a Gross-Up Payment is required and the amount of such Gross-Up Payment and the assumptions to be utilized in arriving at such determination, shall be made by such nationally recognized certified public accounting firm designated by the Company (the “Accounting Firm”); provided that for purposes of determining the amount of any Gross-Up Payment, Executive shall be deemed to pay federal income tax at the highest marginal rates applicable to individuals in the calendar year in which any such Gross-Up Payment is to be made and deemed to pay state and local income taxes at the highest effective rates applicable to individuals in the state or locality of Executive’s residence or place of employment in the calendar year in which any such Gross-Up Payment is to be made, net of the maximum reduction in federal income taxes that can be obtained from deduction of such state and local taxes, taking into account limitations applicable to individuals subject to federal income tax at the highest marginal rates. All fees and expenses of the Accounting Firm shall be borne solely by the Company. If the Accounting Firm determines that no Excise Tax is payable by Executive, it shall so indicate to Executive in writing. Any determination by the Accounting Firm shall be binding upon the Company and Executive (subject to Section 5(h)(iii) below).

(iii) Executive shall notify the Company in writing of any claim by the Internal Revenue Service that, if successful, would require the payment by the Company of the Gross-Up Payment. Such notification shall be given as soon as practicable but no later than 15 business days after Executive is informed in writing of such claim and shall apprise the Company of the nature of such claim and the date on which such claim is requested to be paid. Executive shall not pay such claim prior to the expiration of the 15-day period following the date on which Executive gives such notice to the Company (or such shorter period ending on the date that any payment of taxes with respect to such claim is required). If the Company notifies Executive prior to the expiration of such period that it desires to contest such claim, Executive shall fully cooperate with the Company in so contesting; provided, however, that the Company shall bear and pay directly all reasonable costs and expenses (including additional interest and penalties) incurred in connection with such contest and shall indemnify and hold Executive harmless, on an after-tax basis, from any Excise Tax or income tax (including interest and penalties with respect thereto) imposed as a result of such representation and payment of costs and expenses.

(iv) If, after the receipt by Executive of an amount paid or advanced by the Company pursuant to this Section 5(h), Executive becomes entitled to receive any refund with respect to a Gross-Up Payment, Executive shall (subject to the Company’s complying with the requirements of Section 5(h)(iii)) promptly pay to the Company the amount of such refund received (together with any interest paid or credited thereon after taxes applicable thereto). If, after the receipt by Executive of an amount advanced by the Company pursuant to this Section 5(h), a determination is made by the Internal Revenue Service that Executive shall not be entitled to any refund with respect to such claim and the Company does not notify Executive of its intent to contest such denial of refund prior to the expiration of thirty days after such determination, then the amount of such advance shall offset, to the extent thereof, the amount of the Gross-Up Payment required to be paid.

 

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(v) In no event will any Gross-Up Payment be paid later than the end of the calendar year next following the calendar year in which the related taxes on a Payment are remitted to the applicable taxing authority or, in the case of amounts relating to a claim described in Section 5(h)(iii) that does not result in the remittance of any taxes, the calendar year in which the claim is finally settled or otherwise resolved.

6. Non-Competition; Non-Solicitation . Executive acknowledges and recognizes the highly competitive nature of the businesses of the Company and its affiliates and accordingly agrees as follows:

(a) Non-Competition .

(i) During the Employment Term and, for a period of two years following the date Executive ceases to be employed by the Company (the “Restricted Period”), Executive will not, whether on Executive’s own behalf or on behalf of or in conjunction with any person, firm, partnership, joint venture, association, corporation or other business organization, entity or enterprise whatsoever (“Person”), directly or indirectly, own, manage, operate, control, consult with, be employed by or otherwise provide services to, or participate in the ownership, management, operation or control of, any person or entity involved in the Business (as defined herein) within 25 miles of any location where the Company and its subsidiaries and, to the extent engaged materially in the Business, their respective affiliates (including The Blackstone Group L.P. and its affiliates) (collectively, the “Restricted Group”) engages in the Business. For purposes of this Agreement, “Business” shall mean the business of owning and operating retail shopping centers.

(ii) Notwithstanding the foregoing, Executive’s ownership solely as an investor of two percent (2%) or less of the outstanding securities of any class of any publicly-traded securities of any company shall not, by itself, be considered to be competition with the Company or any of its subsidiaries.

(iii) The period of time during which the provisions of this Section 6(a) shall be in effect shall be extended by the length of time during which Executive is in breach of the terms hereof as determined by any court of competent jurisdiction on the Company’s application for injunctive relief.

(b) Non-Solicitation . During the Employment Term and the Restricted Period, Executive will not, whether on Executive’s own behalf or on behalf of or in conjunction with any Person:

(i) solicit or encourage any employee of the Company or its subsidiaries to leave the employment of the Company or its subsidiaries, or hire any such employee who was engaged in the Business and employed by the Restricted Group as of the date of Executive’s termination of employment with the Company or who left such employment of the Restricted Group coincident with, or within one year prior to, the date of Executive’s termination of employment with the Company; or

 

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(ii) intentionally encourage any material consultant engaged in the Business and retained by the Restricted Group to cease working with the Restricted Group.

(c) Notwithstanding anything to the contrary, the provisions of Section 6(a) shall expire at the end of the Employment Term if (i) at the end of the Employment Term, the Sponsor and its affiliates no longer beneficially own any equity interest in the Company or (ii) Executive’s employment is terminated by the Company for Cause.

(d) It is expressly understood and agreed that although Executive and the Company consider the restrictions contained in this Section 6 to be reasonable, if a final judicial determination is made by a court of competent jurisdiction that any restriction contained in this Section 6 is an unenforceable restriction against Executive, the provisions of this Agreement shall not be rendered void but shall be deemed amended to apply with such deletion or modification as such court may judicially determine or indicate to make the Agreement valid and enforceable. The restrictions contained in this Section 6 shall be construed as separate and individual restrictions and shall each be capable of being reduced in application or severed without prejudice to the other restrictions contained in this Section 6 or to the remaining provisions of this Agreement.

(e) Notwithstanding any provision of this Agreement to the contrary, the restrictions contained in this Section 6 shall be immediately void and unenforceable upon any failure by the Company to pay the amounts specified in Section 5(d)(ii) (if applicable) when due under this Agreement (unless such amounts are paid in full within 5 days after written notice by Executive to the Company specifying such failure to pay).

7. Confidentiality; Intellectual Property .

(a) Confidentiality .

(i) Executive will not at any time (whether during or after Executive’s employment with the Company), disclose, divulge, reveal, communicate, share, transfer or provide access to any Confidential Information that he may obtain during his employment by the Company to any other Person, except (A) in connection with performing his duties for the Company or its subsidiaries, (B) to the Company or its subsidiaries, or to any authorized (or apparently authorized) agent or representative of any of them, (C) when required to do so by law or regulation or by a court, governmental agency, legislative body, arbitrator or other person with apparent jurisdiction to order him to communicate, divulge or make accessible any such confidential information, (D) in the course of any proceeding under Section 9(d) of this Agreement or to defend the Executive’s rights, or (E) in confidence to any attorney or other professional advisor for the purposes of securing professional advice. For purposes of this Agreement, “Confidential Information” shall mean any proprietary or confidential information of the Company and its subsidiaries, and includes, without limitation, trade secrets, know-how, research and development, software, databases, inventions, processes, formulae, technology, designs and other intellectual property, information concerning finances, investments, profits, pricing, costs, products, services, vendors, customers, clients,

 

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partners, investors, personnel, compensation, recruiting, training, advertising, sales, marketing, promotions, government and regulatory activities and approvals; provided , however, that the term Confidential Information shall not include any document, record, data, compilation or other information that is known or generally available to the public, or within any trade or industry of the Company or any of its affiliates, other than as a result of Executive’s violation of this Section 7, or not otherwise considered confidential by persons within such trade or industry.

(ii) Except as required by law, Executive will not disclose to anyone, other than Executive’s family (it being understood that, in this Agreement, the term “family” refers to Executive, Executive’s spouse, minor children, parents and spouse’s parents) and legal, financial or other professional advisors, the existence or contents of this Agreement; provided that Executive may disclose to any prospective future employer the provisions of Sections 6 and 7 of this Agreement; provided they agree to maintain the confidentiality of such terms. This Section 7(a)(ii) shall terminate if the Company publicly discloses a copy of this Agreement (or, if the Company publicly discloses summaries or excerpts of this Agreement, to the extent so disclosed).

(iii) Upon termination of Executive’s employment with the Company for any reason, Executive shall (A) cease and not thereafter commence use of any Confidential Information or intellectual property (including without limitation, any patent, invention, copyright, trade secret, trademark, trade name, logo, domain name or other source indicator) owned or used by the Company, its subsidiaries or affiliates; and (B) immediately destroy, delete, or return to the Company, at the Company’s option, all originals and copies in any form or medium (including memoranda, books, papers, plans, computer files, letters and other data) in Executive’s possession or control (including any of the foregoing stored or located in Executive’s office, home, laptop or other computer, whether or not Company property) that contain Confidential Information or otherwise relate to the Business of the Company and its subsidiaries, except that Executive may retain only those portions of any personal notes, notebooks and diaries that do not contain any Confidential Information.

(b) Intellectual Property .

(i) If Executive creates, invents, designs, develops, contributes to or improves any works of authorship, inventions, intellectual property, materials, documents or other work product (including without limitation, research, reports, software, databases, systems, applications, presentations, textual works, content, or audiovisual materials) (“Works”), either alone or with third parties, at any time during Executive’s employment by the Company and within the scope of such employment and with the use of any the Company resources (“Company Works”), Executive shall promptly and fully disclose same to the Company and hereby irrevocably assigns, transfers and conveys, to the maximum extent permitted by applicable law, all rights and intellectual property rights therein (including rights under patent, industrial property, copyright, trademark, trade secret, unfair competition and related laws) to the Company to the extent ownership of any such rights does not vest originally in the Company.

 

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(ii) Executive shall take all requested actions and execute all requested documents (including any licenses or assignments required by a government contract) at the Company’s expense (but without further remuneration) to assist the Company in validating, maintaining, protecting, enforcing, perfecting, recording, patenting or registering any of the Company’s rights in the Company Works.

(iii) Executive shall not improperly use for the benefit of, bring to any premises of, divulge, disclose, communicate, reveal, transfer or provide access to, or share with the Company any confidential, proprietary or non-public information or intellectual property relating to a former employer or other third party without the prior written permission of such third party. Executive shall comply with all relevant policies and guidelines of the Company that are from time to time previously disclosed to Executive, including regarding the protection of Confidential Information and intellectual property and potential conflicts of interest.

(iv) The provisions of Section 7 hereof shall survive the termination of Executive’s employment for any reason (except as otherwise set forth in Section 7(a)(ii) hereof).

8. Specific Performance . Executive acknowledges and agrees that the Company’s remedies at law for a breach or threatened breach of any of the provisions of Section 6 and Section 7 of this Agreement would be inadequate and the Company would suffer irreparable damages as a result of such breach or threatened breach. In recognition of this fact, Executive agrees that, in the event of such a breach or threatened breach, in addition to any remedies at law, the Company, without posting any bond, shall be entitled, in addition to any other remedy available at law or equity, to cease making any payments or providing any benefit otherwise required by this Agreement and obtain equitable relief in the form of specific performance, temporary restraining order, temporary or permanent injunction or any other equitable remedy which may then be available. In addition, upon any breach of Section 6 or any material breach of Section 7 of this Agreement, Executive shall promptly return to the Company upon request all cash payments made to Executive pursuant to Section 5 (if any), less any amounts paid by Executive as taxes in respect of such payments (unless such taxes are actually recovered by Executive from the relevant governmental authority, in which case such tax amounts also shall be returned to the Company). Any determination under Section 5(d)(ii)(G) or this Section 8 of whether the Executive is in compliance with Section 6 hereof and material compliance with Section 7 hereof shall be determined based solely on the contractual provisions provided therein and the facts and circumstances of Executive’s actions without regard to whether the Company could obtain an injunction or other relief under the law of any particular jurisdiction.

9. Miscellaneous .

(a) Mutual Non-Disparagement . Executive agrees not to make, or cause any other person to make, any communication that is intended to criticize or disparage, or has the effect of criticizing or disparaging, the Company or any of its affiliates, agents or advisors (or any of its or their respective employees, officers or directors (it being understood that comments made in the Executive’s good faith performance of his duties hereunder shall not be deemed disparaging or defamatory for purposes of this Agreement). The Company shall instruct its

 

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executive officers and directors to refrain from intentionally making any public communication outside the ordinary course of such person’s business that is intended to criticize or disparage, or has the effect of criticizing or disparaging, Executive. Nothing set forth herein shall be interpreted to prohibit either party from responding truthfully to incorrect public statements, making truthful statements when required by law, subpoena or court order and/or from responding to any inquiry by any regulatory or investigatory organization.

(b) Indemnification; Directors’ and Officers’ Insurance . The Company shall indemnify and hold Executive harmless for all acts and omissions occurring during his employment with the Company or service as a member of the Board to the extent provided under the Company’s charter, by-laws and applicable law, and shall promptly advance to Executive or Executive’s heirs or representatives all damages, costs, liabilities, losses and expenses (including reasonable attorneys’ fees and expenses) (collectively, “Expenses”) as a result of any claim, demand, request, investigation, dispute, controversy, threat, discovery request or request for testimony or information (collectively, a “Claim”) or any proceeding (whether civil, criminal, administrative or investigative), or any threatened Claim or proceeding (whether civil, criminal, administrative or investigative), against Executive that arises out of or relates to Executive’s service as an officer, director or employee, as the case may be, of the Company, or the Executive’s service in any such capacity or similar capacity with an affiliate of the Company or other entity at the request of the Company, upon receipt by the Company of a written request with appropriate documentation of such Expenses, and an undertaking by Executive to repay the amount advanced if it shall ultimately be determined that Executive is not entitled to be indemnified by the Company against such Expenses. During the Employment Term and for a term of six years thereafter, the Company, or any successor to the Company, shall purchase and maintain, at its own expense, directors and officers liability insurance providing coverage for Executive in the same amount as for members of the Board.

(c) Governing Law . This Agreement shall be governed by and construed in accordance with the laws of the State of New York, without regard to conflicts of laws principles thereof.

(d) Jurisdiction; Venue . Except as otherwise provided in Section 8 in connection with equitable remedies, each of the parties hereto hereby irrevocably submits to the exclusive jurisdiction of any federal court sitting in the Southern District of New York or any state court in the First Judicial Department over any suit, action or proceeding arising out of or relating to this Agreement and each of the parties agrees that any action relating in any way to this Agreement must be commenced only in the courts of the State of New York, federal or state. Each of the parties hereto hereby irrevocably waives, to the fullest extent permitted or not prohibited by law, any objection which it may now or hereafter have to the laying of the venue of any such suit, action or proceeding brought in such a court and any claim that any such suit, action or proceeding brought in such a court has been brought in an inconvenient forum. Each of the parties hereto hereby irrevocably consents to the service of process in any suit, action or proceeding by sending the same by certified mail, return receipt requested, or by recognized overnight courier service, to the address of such party set forth in Section 9(k).

(e) Entire Agreement; Amendments . This Agreement (including, without limitation, the schedules and exhibits attached hereto) contains the entire understanding of the

 

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parties with respect to the employment of Executive by the Company, and supersedes all prior agreements and understandings (including verbal agreements) between Executive and the Company and/or its current or former affiliates regarding the terms and conditions of Executive’s employment with the Company and/or its current or former affiliates. There are no restrictions, agreements, promises, warranties, covenants or undertakings between the parties with respect to the subject matter herein other than those expressly set forth herein. This Agreement (including, without limitation, the schedules and exhibits attached hereto) may not be altered, modified, or amended except by written instrument signed by the parties hereto.

(f) No Waiver . The failure of a party to insist upon strict adherence to any term of this Agreement on any occasion shall not be considered a waiver of such party’s rights or deprive such party of the right thereafter to insist upon strict adherence to that term or any other term of this Agreement.

(g) Severability . In the event that any one or more of the provisions of this Agreement shall be or become invalid, illegal or unenforceable in any respect, the validity, legality and enforceability of the remaining provisions of this Agreement shall not be affected thereby.

(h) Assignment . This Agreement, and all of Executive’s rights and duties hereunder, shall not be assignable or delegable by Executive. Any purported assignment or delegation by Executive in violation of the foregoing shall be null and void ab initio and of no force and effect. This Agreement shall be assigned by the Company to a person or entity which is a successor in interest (“Successor”) to substantially all of the business operations of the Company. Upon such assignment, the rights and obligations of the Company hereunder shall become the rights and obligations of such affiliate or successor person or entity.

(i) Set Off; No Mitigation . The Company’s obligation to pay Executive the amounts provided and to make the arrangements provided hereunder shall be subject to set-off, counterclaim or recoupment of amounts owed by Executive to the Company or its affiliates, except to the extent such set-off would result in a violation of Section 409A of the Code (as defined below). Executive shall not be required to mitigate the amount of any payment provided for pursuant to this Agreement by seeking other employment, and such payments shall not be reduced by any compensation or benefits received from any subsequent employer or other endeavor. Any amounts due under Section 5 of this Agreement are considered reasonable by the Company and are not in the nature of a penalty.

(j) Compliance with Code Section 409A .

(i) The intent of the parties is that payments and benefits under this Agreement comply with or be exempt from Code Section 409A and, accordingly, to the maximum extent permitted, this Agreement shall be interpreted to be in compliance therewith. If any provision of this Agreement (or of any award of compensation, including equity compensation or benefits) would cause Executive to incur any additional tax or interest under Code Section 409A, the Company shall, after consulting with and receiving the approval of Executive, reform such provision in a manner intended to avoid the incurrence by Executive of any such additional tax or interest.

 

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(ii) A termination of employment shall not be deemed to have occurred for purposes of any provision of this Agreement providing for the payment of any amounts or benefits that are considered nonqualified deferred compensation under Code Section 409A upon or following a termination of employment unless such termination is also a “separation from service” within the meaning of Code Section 409A, and, for purposes of any such provision of this Agreement, references to a “termination,” “termination of employment” or like terms shall mean “separation from service.” The determination of whether and when a separation from service has occurred for proposes of this Agreement shall be made in accordance with the presumptions set forth in Section 1.409A-1(h) of the Treasury Regulations.

(iii) Any provision of this Agreement to the contrary notwithstanding, if at the time of Executive’s separation from service, the Company determines that Executive is a “specified employee,” within the meaning of Code Section 409A, then to the extent any payment or benefit that Executive becomes entitled to under this Agreement on account of such separation from service would be considered nonqualified deferred compensation under Code Section 409A, such payment or benefit shall be paid or provided at the date which is the earlier of (i) six (6) months and one day after such separation from service and (ii) the date of Executive’s death (the “Delay Period”). Upon the expiration of the Delay Period, all payments and benefits delayed pursuant to this Section 9(j) (whether they would have otherwise been payable in a single sum or in installments in the absence of such delay) shall be paid or provided to Executive in a lump-sum, and any remaining payments and benefits due under this Agreement shall be paid or provided in accordance with the normal payment dates specified for them herein.

(iv) Any reimbursements and in-kind benefits provided under this Agreement that constitute deferred compensation within the meaning of Code Section 409A shall be made or provided in accordance with the requirements of Code Section 409A, including that (A) in no event shall any fees, expenses or other amounts eligible to be reimbursed by the Company under this Agreement be paid later than the last day of the calendar year next following the calendar year in which the applicable fees, expenses or other amounts were incurred; (B) the amount of expenses eligible for reimbursement, or in-kind benefits that the Company is obligated to pay or provide, in any given calendar year shall not affect the expenses that the Company is obligated to reimburse, or the in-kind benefits that the Company is obligated to pay or provide, in any other calendar year, provided that the foregoing clause (B) shall not be violated with regard to expenses reimbursed under any arrangement covered by Section 105(b) of the Code solely because such expenses are subject to a limit related to the period the arrangement is in effect; (C) Executive’s right to have the Company pay or provide such reimbursements and in-kind benefits may not be liquidated or exchanged for any other benefit; and (D) in no event shall the Company’s obligations to make such reimbursements or to provide such in-kind benefits apply later than Executive’s remaining lifetime (or if longer, through the sixth (6th) anniversary of the Effective Date).

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period with reference to a number of days (for example, “payment shall be made within thirty (30) days following the date of termination”), the actual date of payment within the specified period shall be within the sole discretion of the Company. In no event may Executive, directly or indirectly, designate the calendar year of any payment to be made under this Agreement, to the extent such payment is subject to Code Section 409A.

(k) Notice . For the purpose of this Agreement, notices and all other communications provided for in the Agreement shall be in writing and shall be deemed to have been duly given when delivered by hand or overnight courier or three days after it has been mailed by United States registered mail, return receipt requested, postage prepaid, addressed to the respective addresses set forth below in this Agreement, or to such other address as either party may have furnished to the other in writing in accordance herewith, except that notice of change of address shall be effective only upon receipt.

If to the Company:

Brixmor Property Group, Inc.

c/o The Blackstone Group

345 Park Avenue

New York, New York 10154

Attention: General Counsel

with a copy (which shall not constitute notice) to:

The Blackstone Group

345 Park Avenue

New York, New York 10154

Attention: William J. Stein

and

Simpson Thacher & Bartlett LLP

425 Lexington Avenue,

New York, New York 10017

Attention: Gregory T. Grogan

If to Executive:

To the most recent address of Executive set forth in the personnel records of the Company.

(l) Executive Representation . Executive hereby represents to the Company that the execution and delivery of this Agreement by Executive and the Company and the performance by Executive of Executive’s duties hereunder shall not constitute a breach of the terms of any employment agreement or other agreement or written policy to which Executive is a party or otherwise bound. Executive hereby further represents that he is not subject to any restrictions on his ability to solicit, hire or engage any employee or other service-provider. Executive agrees that the Company is relying on the foregoing representations in entering into this Agreement and related equity-based award agreements.

 

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(m) Withholding Taxes . The Company may withhold from any amounts payable under this Agreement such Federal, state and local taxes as may be required to be withheld pursuant to any applicable law or regulation.

(n) Counterparts . This Agreement may be signed in counterparts, each of which shall be an original, with the same effect as if the signatures thereto and hereto were upon the same instrument.

 

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IN WITNESS WHEREOF, the parties hereto have duly executed this Agreement as of the day and year first above written.

 

BRIXMOR PROPERTY GROUP, INC.

/s/ Michael Carroll

By:
Title:
EXECUTIVE

/s/ Dean Bernstein

Dean Bernstein

 

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Exhibit I

RELEASE AND WAIVER OF CLAIMS

This Release and Waiver of Claims (“Release”) is entered into and delivered to Brixmor Property Group, Inc. (the “Company”) as of this [ ] day of              , 201[      ], by Dean Bernstein (the “Executive”). The Executive agrees as follows:

1. The employment relationship between the Executive and the Company and its subsidiaries and affiliates, as applicable, terminated on the [ ] day of              , 201[      ] (the “Termination Date”) pursuant to Section [      ] of the Employment Agreement between the Company and Executive dated July      , 2011 (“Employment Agreement”).

2. In consideration of the payments, rights and benefits provided for in Sections 5(c)(ii)(B), 5(c)(ii)(C), 5(c)(ii)(D), 5(c)(ii)(E), 5(c)(iii)(B), 5(c)(iii)(C), 5(d)(ii)(B), 5(d)(ii)(C), 5(d)(ii)(D), 5(d)(ii)(E), 5(d)(ii)(F) and/or 5(d)(ii)(G) of the Employment Agreement (collectively, as applicable, the “Separation Terms”) and this Release, the sufficiency of which the Executive hereby acknowledges, the Executive, on behalf of himself and his agents, representatives, attorneys, administrators, heirs, executors and assigns (collectively, the “Employee Releasing Parties”), hereby releases and forever discharges the Company Released Parties (as defined below), from all claims, charges, causes of action, obligations, expenses, damages of any kind (including attorneys fees and costs actually incurred) or demands, in law or in equity, whether known or unknown, which may have existed or which may now exist from the beginning of time to the date of this Release, arising from or relating to Executive’s employment or termination from employment with the Company or otherwise, including a release of any rights or claims the Executive may have under Title VII of the Civil Rights Act of 1964; the Civil Rights Act of 1991; the Age Discrimination in Employment Act of 1967, as amended (“ ADEA ”); the Older Workers Benefit Protection Act; the Americans with Disabilities Act of 1990; the Rehabilitation Act of 1973; the Family and Medical Leave Act of 1993; Section 1981 of the Civil Rights Act of 1866; Section 1985(3) of the Civil Rights Act of 1871; the Employee Retirement Income Security Act of 1974; the Fair Labor Standards Act; any other federal, state or local laws against discrimination; or any other federal, state, or local statute, regulation or common law relating to employment, wages, hours, or any other terms and conditions of employment. This includes a release by the Executive of any and all claims or rights arising under contract (whether written or oral, express or implied), covenant, public policy, tort or otherwise. For purposes hereof, “Company Released Parties” shall mean the Company and any of its past or present employees, agents, insurers, attorneys, administrators, officials, directors, shareholders, divisions, parents, members, subsidiaries, affiliates, predecessors, successors, employee benefit plans, and the sponsors, fiduciaries, or administrators of the Company’s employee benefit plans.

3. The Executive acknowledges that the Executive is waiving and releasing rights that the Executive may have under the ADEA and other federal, state and local statutes contract and the common law and that this Release is knowing and voluntary. The Executive and the Company agree that this Release does not apply to any rights or claims that may arise after the date of execution by Executive of this Release. The Executive acknowledges that the


consideration given for this Release is in addition to anything of value to which the Executive is already entitled. The Executive further acknowledges that the Executive has been advised by this writing that: (i) the Executive should consult with an attorney prior to executing this Release; (ii) the Executive has up to twenty-one (21) days within which to consider this Release, although the Executive may, at the Executive’s discretion, sign and return this Release at an earlier time, in which case the Executive waives all rights to the balance of this twenty-one (21) day review period; and (iii) for a period of 7 days following the execution of this Release in duplicate originals, the Executive may revoke this Release in a writing delivered to the Chairman of the Board of Directors of the Company, and this Release shall not become effective or enforceable until the revocation period has expired.

4. This Release does not release the Company Released Parties from (i) any obligations due to the Executive under the Separation Terms, (ii) any rights Executive has to indemnification by the Company and to directors and officers liability insurance coverage, (iii) any vested rights the Executive has under the Company’s employee pension benefit and group healthcare benefit plans as a result of Executive’s actual service with the Company, or (iv) any fully vested and nonforfeitable rights of the Executive as a shareholder of the Company or its affiliates.

5. The Executive represents and warrants that he has not filed any action, complaint, charge, grievance, arbitration or similar proceeding against the Company Released Parties.

6. This Release is not an admission by the Company Released Parties or the Employee Releasing Parties of any wrongdoing, liability or violation of law.

7. The Executive shall continue to be bound by the restrictive covenants contained in the Employment Agreement.

8. This Release shall be governed by and construed in accordance with the laws of the State of New York, without reference to the principles of conflict of laws.

9. Each of the sections contained in this Release shall be enforceable independently of every other section in this Release, and the invalidity or unenforceability of any section shall not invalidate or render unenforceable any other section contained in this Release.

10. The Executive acknowledges that the Executive has carefully read and understands this Release, that the Executive has the right to consult an attorney with respect to its provisions and that this Release has been entered into knowingly and voluntarily. The Executive acknowledges that no representation, statement, promise, inducement, threat or suggestion has been made by any of the Company Released Parties to influence the Executive to sign this Release except such statements as are expressly set forth herein or in the Employment Agreement.

 

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Executive has executed this Release as of the day and year first written above.

 

EXECUTIVE

 

Dean Bernstein

 

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Exhibit 10.25

EXECUTION COPY

EMPLOYMENT AGREEMENT

(Tiffanie Fisher)

EMPLOYMENT AGREEMENT (the “Agreement”) dated November 1, 2011 by and between Brixmor Property Group, Inc. (the “Company”) and Tiffanie Fisher (“Executive”).

The Company desires to employ Executive and to enter into an agreement embodying the terms of such employment;

Executive desires to accept such employment and enter into such an agreement;

In consideration of the premises and mutual covenants herein and for other good and valuable consideration, the parties agree as follows:

1. Term of Employment . Subject to the provisions of Section 5 of this Agreement, Executive shall be employed by the Company for a period commencing on the date hereof (or such earlier date as Executive and the Company mutually agree upon) (the “Effective Date”) and ending on the third anniversary of the Effective Date (the “Employment Term”) on the terms and subject to the conditions set forth in this Agreement; provided , however , the Employment Term shall be automatically extended for an additional one-year period commencing with the third anniversary of the Effective Date and, thereafter, on each such successive anniversary of the Effective Date thereafter (each an “Extension Date”), unless the Company or Executive provides the other party hereto at least 90 days prior written notice before the next Extension Date that the Employment Term shall not be so extended (a “Notice of Non-Renewal”).

2. Position, Duties and Authority .

(a) During the Employment Term, Executive shall serve as the Company’s Executive Vice President, Chief Financial Officer. In such position, Executive shall have such duties, functions, responsibilities and authority as shall be determined from time to time by the Chief Executive Officer of the Company (the “CEO”) and be consistent with the duties, functions, responsibilities and authority of an individual in Executive’s position at a portfolio company of a private equity firm. Executive shall report directly to the CEO.

(b) With respect to each full fiscal year during the Employment Term, Executive will devote her full business time and best efforts to the performance of Executive’s duties hereunder (excluding periods of vacation and sick leave) and will not engage in any other business, profession or occupation for compensation or otherwise which would conflict or interfere with the rendition of such services either directly or indirectly, without the prior written consent of the Board; provided that nothing herein shall preclude Executive, subject to the prior approval of the Board, from (i) accepting appointment to or continuing to serve on any board of directors or trustees of any business corporation, (ii) serving as an officer or director or otherwise participating in non-profit educational, welfare, social, religious and civil organizations, including, without limitation, all such positions and participation in effect as of the Effective Date, and (iii) managing personal and family investments; provided, however, that any such activities as described in (i), (ii) or (iii) of the preceding provisions of this paragraph do not conflict or interfere with the performance and fulfillment of the Executive’s duties and


responsibilities as an executive or director of the Company in accordance with this Agreement or conflict with Section 6. Executive shall be permitted to retain all compensation in respect of any of the services or activities referred to in the first proviso of the first sentence of this Section 2(b).

(c) As of the start of the Employment Term, Executive’s principal place of employment shall be the Company’s offices located at 420 Lexington Avenue, New York, New York, subject to required travel.

3. Compensation .

(a) Base Salary . During the Employment Term, the Company shall pay Executive a base salary (“Base Salary”) at the annual rate of $500,000, payable in regular installments in accordance with the Company’s usual payment practices. Executive shall be entitled to such increases in Executive’s Base Salary, if any, as may be determined from time to time in the sole discretion of the Board, but in no event shall the Company be entitled to reduce Executive’s Base Salary.

(b) Annual Bonus . During the Employment Term, Executive shall be eligible to earn an annual bonus award (an “Annual Bonus”) based on the achievement of performance objectives and targets (including the level of achievement required for Executive to earn the threshold, target and high performance objectives) adopted by the Board within the first three months of each fiscal year during the Employment Term. During each fiscal year, the minimum bonus payable to Executive if the threshold performance objectives and targets are achieved will be 75% of Executive’s Base Salary, the target bonus will be 100% of Executive’s Base Salary (the “Annual Target Bonus”) if target performance objectives and targets are achieved and the maximum bonus payable to Executive will be 125% of Base Salary if high performance objectives and targets are achieved; provided that, if the 2011-12 fiscal year is shorter than a full 12 months, (x) the Annual Bonus will be reduced proportionately (for example, if the 2011 fiscal year is only six months, the Annual Bonus will be 50% of the amount otherwise payable) and (y) all performance objectives and targets will be equitably adjusted by the Board’s compensation committee (or, if there is no such committee, the Board) to reflect a shorter year. The Annual Bonus, if any, shall be paid to Executive within two and one-half months after the end of the applicable fiscal year. Except as provided in Section 5, no Annual Bonus shall be payable in respect of any fiscal year in which Executive’s employment is terminated.

4. Benefits .

(a) General . During the Employment Term, Executive shall be entitled to participate in the Company’s employee benefit, fringe and perquisite plans, practices, policies and arrangements as in effect from time to time (collectively, “Employee Benefits”), on generally the same terms and conditions as each of the Employee Benefits are made available to other senior executives of the Company (other than with respect to annual bonuses, incentive plans and severance plans (as well as any other terms and conditions specifically determined under this Agreement), the benefits for each which shall be determined instead in accordance with this Agreement).

 

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(b) Reimbursement of Business Expenses . During the Employment Term, the Company shall reimburse Executive for reasonable and necessary business expenses incurred by Executive in the performance of Executive’s duties hereunder in accordance with its then prevailing policy for senior executives (which shall include appropriate itemization and substantiation of expenses incurred).

(c) Centro LTIP Payment . The Company agrees to pay or cause an affiliate to pay Executive $487,500 (the “Centro LTIP Payment”), as the amount of the final payment to which Executive is entitled under the Centro Long Term Compensation Plan. The Centro LTIP Payment shall be paid in a single lump-sum cash payment on July 31, 2012, provided that Executive remains employed with the Company through such date, except as provided in Section 5.

(d) Retention Bonus . The Company agrees to pay or cause an affiliate to pay Executive $684,103 in consideration of Executive entering into this Agreement (the “Retention Bonus”). The Retention Bonus shall be payable in two parts: (i) fifty percent (50% of the Retention Bonus shall be paid on the Effective Date (the “First Payment”) and (ii) except for such earlier payment as may be required by Section 5(d), the remaining fifty percent (50%) of the Retention Bonus shall be paid on June 28, 2013 (the “Second Payment”), provided that Executive remains employed with the Company though the date of the Second Payment, except as provided in Section 5.

(e) Brixmor LTIP Retention Payment . The Company agrees to pay or cause an affiliate to pay $600,000 to Executive as an LTIP retention award (the “LTIP Retention Payment”) if Executive remains employed by the Company through the first to occur of the following dates (such date, the “LTIP Vesting Date”): (i) June 28, 2014, (ii) the occurrence of a Change in Control (as defined below) and (iii) the date that is six months after a Public Offering (as defined in the Amended and Restated Limited Partnership Agreements, each dated as of November 1, 2011, of BRE Retail Holdco L.P. and Blackstone Retail Transaction II Holdco L.P.). The LTIP Retention Payment will be payable to Executive on the Company’s next regularly scheduled payroll date following the LTIP Vesting Date. “Partnerships” shall refer to BRE Retail Holdco L.P. and Blackstone Retail Transaction II Holdco L.P.

5. Termination .

(a) The Employment Term and Executive’s employment hereunder may be terminated by either party at any time and for any reason; provided that Executive will be required to give the Company at least 60 days advance written notice of any resignation of Executive’s employment (other than as a result of a Constructive Termination). Notwithstanding any other provision of this Agreement, the provisions of this Section 5 shall exclusively govern Executive’s rights upon termination of employment with the Company and its affiliates.

(b) By the Company For Cause or By Executive Other Than as a Result of a Constructive Termination.

(i) The Employment Term and Executive’s employment hereunder may be terminated by the Company for Cause and shall terminate automatically upon the effective date of Executive’s resignation other than as a result of a Constructive Termination (as defined in Section 5(d)(i)).

 

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(ii) Definition of Cause . For purposes of this Agreement, “Cause” shall mean (A) Executive’s repeated and willful refusal to undertake good faith efforts to substantially perform Executive’s duties hereunder (other than as a result of total or partial incapacity due to physical or mental illness or injury); (B) in connection with her employment, Executive engages in conduct that constitutes willful gross neglect or willful gross misconduct or any willful act or omission which is injurious in a non-de minimis manner to the financial condition or business reputation of the Company and its subsidiaries (taken as a whole); (C) an act or acts on Executive’s part constituting (x) a felony under the laws of the United States or any state thereof or (y) a misdemeanor involving moral turpitude; or (D) Executive’s willful breach of any material provision of Section 7 of this Agreement, any breach of Section 6 of this Agreement or any breach of the representations in Section 9(l) of this Agreement. Any act or failure to act based upon express direction given pursuant to a resolution of the Board or upon the express instructions of the Chairman of the Board (provided that Executive was not the Chairman of the Board at the applicable time) shall be conclusively presumed to be done, or omitted to be done, by Executive in good faith and in the best interests of the Company. Under no circumstances shall poor performance of Executive or the Company be deemed to constitute “Cause.”

(iii) If Executive’s employment is terminated by the Company for Cause, Executive shall be entitled to receive:

(A) no later than 10 days following the date of termination, the Base Salary through the date of termination;

(B) any Annual Bonus earned, but unpaid, as of the date of termination for the immediately preceding fiscal year, paid in accordance with Section 3(b) (except to the extent payment is otherwise deferred pursuant to any applicable deferred compensation arrangement with the Company, in which case such payment shall be made in accordance with the terms and conditions of such deferred compensation arrangement);

(C) reimbursement, within 60 days following receipt by the Company of Executive’s claim for such reimbursement (including appropriate supporting documentation), for any unreimbursed business expenses properly incurred by Executive in accordance with Company policy prior to Executive’s termination; provided that such claims for such reimbursement are submitted to the Company within 90 days following the date of Executive’s termination of employment; and

(D) such Employee Benefits, if any, as to which Executive may be entitled under the tax qualified employee benefit plans of the Company, payable in accordance with the terms and conditions of such tax qualified employee benefit plans (the amounts described in clauses (A) through (D) hereof being referred to as the “Accrued Rights”).

 

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Following such termination of Executive’s employment by the Company for Cause, except as set forth in this Section 5(b)(iii), Executive shall have no further rights to any compensation or any other benefits under this Agreement.

(iv) If Executive resigns other than as a result of a Constructive Termination, Executive shall be entitled to receive the Accrued Rights. Following such resignation by Executive other than as a result of a Constructive Termination, except as set forth in this Section 5(b)(iv), Executive shall have no further rights to any compensation or any other benefits under this Agreement.

(c) Disability or Death .

(i) Disability. During any period that Executive fails to perform her duties hereunder as a result of incapacity due to physical or mental illness or injury (the “Disability Period”), Executive shall continue to receive her full Base Salary set forth in Section 3(a) until her employment is terminated pursuant to Section 5(a). For purposes of this Agreement, “Disability” shall mean Executive’s inability to perform, with or without reasonable accommodation, Executive’s duties under this Agreement due to a physical or mental illness or injury for a period of six consecutive months or for an aggregate of 12 months in any consecutive 24-month period. Any question as to the existence of the Disability of Executive as to which Executive and the Company cannot agree shall be determined in writing by a qualified independent physician mutually acceptable to Executive and the Company. If Executive and the Company cannot agree as to a qualified independent physician, each shall appoint such a physician and those two physicians shall select a third physician who shall make such determination in writing. The determination of Disability made in writing to the Company and Executive shall be final and conclusive for all purposes of this Agreement.

(ii) Upon termination of Executive’s employment hereunder for either Disability or death, where such Disability or death occurs in connection with the performance of Executive’s duties hereunder (such Disability or death, a “Business Related Disability or Death”), Executive or Executive’s estate, survivors or beneficiaries (as the case may be) shall be entitled to receive:

(A) the Accrued Rights;

(B) any portion of the Centro LTIP Payment remaining unpaid as of the date of termination;

(C) any portion of the Retention Bonus remaining unpaid as of the date of termination;

(D) no later than 10 days following the date of termination, a pro rata portion of the Annual Target Bonus, based on a fraction, the numerator of which is the number of days during the fiscal year up to and including the date of termination of Executive’s employment and the denominator of which is the number of days in such fiscal year (the “Pro-Rated Bonus”);

 

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(E) if Executive’s employment is terminated (i) prior to the LTIP Vesting Date or (ii) after the LTIP Vesting Date, but prior to the payment of the LTIP Retention Payment, an amount equal to the LTIP Retention Payment; and

(F) death or disability benefits under any applicable plans and programs of the Company in accordance with the terms and provisions of such plans and programs.

(iii) Upon termination of Executive’s employment hereunder for either Disability or death, other than for a Business Related Disability or Death, Executive or Executive’s estate, survivors or beneficiaries (as the case may be) shall be entitled to receive:

(A) the Accrued Rights;

(B) any portion of the Centro LTIP Payment remaining unpaid as of the date of termination;

(C) no later than 10 days following the date of termination, the Pro-Rated Bonus; and

(D) death or disability benefits under any applicable plans and programs of the Company in accordance with the terms and provisions of such plans and programs.

(d) By the Company Without Cause or Resignation by Executive as a Result of Constructive Termination.

(i) a “Constructive Termination” shall be deemed to have occurred upon (A) a material reduction in Executive’s Base Salary or Annual Target Bonus opportunity (as a percentage of Base Salary), or the failure of the Company to pay or cause to be paid Executive’s Base Salary, Annual Bonus, Retention Bonus, Centro LTIP Payment, or LTIP Retention Payment when due hereunder; (B) a material diminution in Executive’s authority or responsibilities from those described in Section 2 hereof; (C) the relocation of Executive’s primary office location to a location that is more than fifty (50) miles from the Executive’s primary office location as of the Effective Date; (D) the Company’s failure to pay or provide any material Employee Benefits required to be provided to Executive under this Agreement; (E) the issuance of a Notice of Non-Renewal by the Company to Executive pursuant to Section 1 of this Agreement; or (F) the Company’s failure to assign (by contract or by law) this Agreement to any Successor as required by Section 9(h) of this Agreement; provided that none of the events described in this Section 5(d)(i) shall constitute Constructive Termination unless the Company fails to cure such event within 30 days after receipt from Executive of written notice of the event which constitutes Constructive Termination; provided , further , that “Constructive

 

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Termination” shall cease to exist for an event on the 90 th day following the later of its occurrence or Executive’s knowledge thereof, unless Executive has given the Board written notice thereof prior to such date.

(ii) If Executive’s employment is terminated by the Company without Cause (other than by reason of death or Disability) or Executive resigns as a result of a Constructive Termination, Executive shall be entitled to receive:

(A) the Accrued Rights;

(B) the Pro-Rated Bonus;

(C) any portion of the Centro LTIP Payment remaining unpaid as of the date of termination; and

(D) any portion of the Retention Bonus remaining unpaid as of the date of Executive’s termination of employment;

(E) if Executive’s employment is terminated (i) prior to the LTIP Vesting Date or (ii) after the LTIP Vesting Date, but prior to the payment of the LTIP Retention Payment, an amount equal to the LTIP Retention Payment;

(F) continuation of medical, vision and dental group insurance coverage (as applicable), contingent on Executive electing continuation coverage under COBRA (including dependent coverage) for twelve (12) months (the “Continuation Period”) following the date of termination, with the Company reimbursing Executive on an after tax basis during the Continuation Period for the total amount of the monthly COBRA premiums payable by the Executive for such continued benefits in excess of the cost the Executive paid for such coverage (on a monthly premium basis) immediately prior to the date of termination; and

(G) subject to Executive’s continued compliance with Section 6 and material compliance with Section 7 hereof,

(i) if such termination of employment occurs on or within 45 days after the date of a Change in Control (as defined below) (a “Change in Control Termination”), a lump sum cash payment equal to the excess, if any, of (x) the Severance Target (as defined below) over (y) the sum of (A) the value (as calculated by reference to the prices paid in connection with the Change in Control transaction) of Executive’s Class B Units in the Partnerships (and/or any cash or property delivered in exchange for or as a distribution in respect of such Class B Units) and (B) an amount equal to the LTIP Retention Payment (if such LTIP Retention Payment has previously been made);

(ii) if such termination is not a Change in Control Termination, a lump-sum cash payment equal to the sum of (x)

 

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200% of Executive’s Base Salary as of the date immediately prior to Executive’s termination of employment and (y) the sum of Executive’s Annual Bonuses payable (if any) in respect of the two fiscal years (the “Reference Fiscal Years”) immediately prior to the date of Executive’s termination of employment (or, if the date of Executive’s termination of employment occurs in 2011 or 2012, the sum of Executive’s Annual Bonuses will be deemed to be two times the Annual Target Bonus in lieu of the foregoing formulation) (the total of (x) and (y), the “Severance Target”); provided that if either Reference Fiscal Year is less than a full 12 months, then the Annual Bonus payable in respect of such fiscal year shall be annualized prior to making the foregoing calculation; and

(iii) “Change of Control” means (i) the sale or disposition, in one or a series of related transactions, of all or substantially all of the assets of the Company and its subsidiaries, as a whole, to any “person” or “group” (as such terms are defined in Sections 13(d)(3) and 14(d)(2) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended (the “Exchange Act”)) other than The Blackstone Group L.P. (the “Sponsor”) or its affiliates; or (ii) any person or group, other than the Sponsor or its affiliates, is or becomes the “beneficial owner” (as defined in Rules 13d-3 and 13d-5 under the Exchange Act), directly or indirectly, of more than 50% of the total voting power of the voting equity of the Company, including by way of merger, consolidation or otherwise.

Such payment shall be paid to Executive on the 90 th day immediately following the date of Executive’s termination of employment.

(e) Release . Amounts payable to Executive under Sections 5(c)(ii)(B), 5(c)(ii)(C), 5(c)(ii)(D), 5(c)(ii)(E), 5(c)(iii)(B), 5(c)(iii)(C), 5(d)(ii)(B), 5(d)(ii)(C), 5(d)(ii)(D), 5(d)(ii)(E), 5(d)(ii)(F) and/or 5(d)(ii)(G) (collectively, the “Conditioned Benefits”) are subject to (i) Executive’s execution and non-revocation of a release of claims, substantially in the form attached hereto as Exhibit I (the “Release”), within 55 days of the date of termination and (ii) the expiration of any revocation period contained in such Release. Further, to the extent that any of the Conditioned Benefits constitutes “nonqualified deferred compensation” for purposes of Section 409A of the Internal Revenue Code of 1986, as amended (the “Code”), any payment of any amount or provision of any benefit otherwise scheduled to occur prior to the sixtieth (60th) day following the date of Executive’s termination of employment hereunder, but for the condition on executing the Release as set forth herein, shall not be made until the first regularly scheduled payroll date following such sixtieth (60th) day, after which any remaining Conditioned Benefits shall thereafter be provided to the Executive according to the applicable schedule set forth herein.

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Employment Term shall be deemed an employment at-will and shall not be deemed to extend any of the provisions of this Agreement and Executive’s employment may thereafter be terminated at will by either Executive or the Company; provided that the provisions of Sections 6, 7 and 8 of this Agreement shall survive any termination of this Agreement or Executive’s termination of employment hereunder.

(g) Notice of Termination; Board/Committee Resignation . Any purported termination of employment by the Company or by Executive (other than due to Executive’s death) pursuant to Section 5 of this Agreement shall be communicated by written Notice of Termination to the other party hereto. For purposes of this Agreement, a “Notice of Termination” shall mean a notice which shall indicate the specific termination provision in this Agreement relied upon and shall set forth in reasonable detail the facts and circumstances claimed to provide a basis for termination of employment under the provision so indicated. Upon termination of Executive’s employment for any reason, Executive agrees to resign, as of the date of such termination and to the extent applicable, from the Board (and any committees thereof) and the Board of Directors (and any committees thereof) of any of the Company’s affiliates.

(h) Certain Additional Payments .

(i) If at a time when the Company is a corporation for U.S. federal income tax purposes and stock in the Company is readily tradeable on an established securities market or otherwise, it shall be determined that any payment or distribution by the Company or its affiliates (or any other payor of a parachute payment with respect to the Company or its affiliates within the meaning of Treas. Reg. § 1.280G-1, Q&A-10) to or for the benefit of Executive (determined without regard to any additional payments required under this Section 5(h)) (a “Payment,” collectively, the “Payments”) would be subject to the excise tax imposed by Section 4999 of the Code (the “Excise Tax”), then Executive shall be entitled to receive an additional payment (a “Gross-Up Payment”) to be paid by the Company to the relevant taxing authority on Executive’s behalf in an amount such that after payment by Executive of all taxes, including any income taxes and Excise Tax (and any interest and penalties imposed with respect thereto not resulting from Executive’s actions), imposed upon the Gross-Up Payment, Executive retains an amount of the Gross-Up Payment equal to the Excise Tax imposed upon the Payments. Notwithstanding the foregoing provisions of this Section 5(h), if it shall be determined that Executive is otherwise entitled to the Gross-Up Payment in accordance with this Section 5(h), but that the Parachute Value (as defined below) of all Payments does not exceed 120% of the Safe Harbor Amount (as defined below), then no Gross-Up Payment shall be made to Executive, and the amounts payable under this Agreement shall be reduced so that the Parachute Value of all Payments, in the aggregate, equals the Safe Harbor Amount. For purposes of this Section 5(h), (x) “Parachute Value” of a Payment shall mean the present value as of the date of the chance of control for purposes of Section 280G of the Code of the portion of such Payment that constitutes a “parachute payment” under Section 280G(b)(2), and (y) the “Safe Harbor Amount” means 2.99 times Executive’s “base amount,” within the meaning of Section 280G(b)(3) of the Code (or such other number used under Section 280G of the Code from time to time).

 

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(ii) All determinations required to be made under this Section 5(h), including whether and when a Gross-Up Payment is required and the amount of such Gross-Up Payment and the assumptions to be utilized in arriving at such determination, shall be made by such nationally recognized certified public accounting firm designated by the Company (the “Accounting Firm”); provided that for purposes of determining the amount of any Gross-Up Payment, Executive shall be deemed to pay federal income tax at the highest marginal rates applicable to individuals in the calendar year in which any such Gross-Up Payment is to be made and deemed to pay state and local income taxes at the highest effective rates applicable to individuals in the state or locality of Executive’s residence or place of employment in the calendar year in which any such Gross-Up Payment is to be made, net of the maximum reduction in federal income taxes that can be obtained from deduction of such state and local taxes, taking into account limitations applicable to individuals subject to federal income tax at the highest marginal rates. All fees and expenses of the Accounting Firm shall be borne solely by the Company. If the Accounting Firm determines that no Excise Tax is payable by Executive, it shall so indicate to Executive in writing. Any determination by the Accounting Firm shall be binding upon the Company and Executive (subject to Section 5(h)(iii) below).

(iii) Executive shall notify the Company in writing of any claim by the Internal Revenue Service that, if successful, would require the payment by the Company of the Gross-Up Payment. Such notification shall be given as soon as practicable but no later than 15 business days after Executive is informed in writing of such claim and shall apprise the Company of the nature of such claim and the date on which such claim is requested to be paid. Executive shall not pay such claim prior to the expiration of the 15-day period following the date on which Executive gives such notice to the Company (or such shorter period ending on the date that any payment of taxes with respect to such claim is required). If the Company notifies Executive prior to the expiration of such period that it desires to contest such claim, Executive shall fully cooperate with the Company in so contesting; provided, however, that the Company shall bear and pay directly all reasonable costs and expenses (including additional interest and penalties) incurred in connection with such contest and shall indemnify and hold Executive harmless, on an after-tax basis, from any Excise Tax or income tax (including interest and penalties with respect thereto) imposed as a result of such representation and payment of costs and expenses.

(iv) If, after the receipt by Executive of an amount paid or advanced by the Company pursuant to this Section 5(h), Executive becomes entitled to receive any refund with respect to a Gross-Up Payment, Executive shall (subject to the Company’s complying with the requirements of Section 5(h)(iii)) promptly pay to the Company the amount of such refund received (together with any interest paid or credited thereon after taxes applicable thereto). If, after the receipt by Executive of an amount advanced by the Company pursuant to this Section 5(h), a determination is made by the Internal Revenue Service that Executive shall not be entitled to any refund with respect to such claim and the Company does not notify Executive of its intent to contest such denial of refund prior to the expiration of thirty days after such determination, then the amount of such advance shall offset, to the extent thereof, the amount of the Gross-Up Payment required to be paid.

 

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(v) In no event will any Gross-Up Payment be paid later than the end of the calendar year next following the calendar year in which the related taxes on a Payment are remitted to the applicable taxing authority or, in the case of amounts relating to a claim described in Section 5(h)(iii) that does not result in the remittance of any taxes, the calendar year in which the claim is finally settled or otherwise resolved.

6. Non-Competition; Non-Solicitation . Executive acknowledges and recognizes the highly competitive nature of the businesses of the Company and its affiliates and accordingly agrees as follows:

(a) Non-Competition .

(i) During the Employment Term and, for a period of two years following the date Executive ceases to be employed by the Company (the “Restricted Period”), Executive will not, whether on Executive’s own behalf or on behalf of or in conjunction with any person, firm, partnership, joint venture, association, corporation or other business organization, entity or enterprise whatsoever (“Person”), directly or indirectly, own, manage, operate, control, consult with, be employed by or otherwise provide services to, or participate in the ownership, management, operation or control of, any person or entity involved in the Business (as defined herein) within 25 miles of any location where the Company and its subsidiaries and, to the extent engaged materially in the Business, their respective affiliates (including The Blackstone Group L.P. and its affiliates) (collectively, the “Restricted Group”) engages in the Business. For purposes of this Agreement, “Business” shall mean the business of owning and operating retail shopping centers.

(ii) Notwithstanding the foregoing, Executive’s ownership solely as an investor of two percent (2%) or less of the outstanding securities of any class of any publicly-traded securities of any company shall not, by itself, be considered to be competition with the Company or any of its subsidiaries.

(iii) The period of time during which the provisions of this Section 6(a) shall be in effect shall be extended by the length of time during which Executive is in breach of the terms hereof as determined by any court of competent jurisdiction on the Company’s application for injunctive relief.

(b) Non-Solicitation . During the Employment Term and the Restricted Period, Executive will not, whether on Executive’s own behalf or on behalf of or in conjunction with any Person:

(i) solicit or encourage any employee of the Company or its subsidiaries to leave the employment of the Company or its subsidiaries, or hire any such employee who was engaged in the Business and employed by the Restricted Group as of the date of Executive’s termination of employment with the Company or who left such employment of the Restricted Group coincident with, or within one year prior to, the date of Executive’s termination of employment with the Company; or

 

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(ii) intentionally encourage any material consultant engaged in the Business and retained by the Restricted Group to cease working with the Restricted Group.

(c) Notwithstanding anything to the contrary, the provisions of Section 6(a) shall expire at the end of the Employment Term if (i) at the end of the Employment Term, the Sponsor and its affiliates no longer beneficially own any equity interest in the Company or (ii) Executive’s employment is terminated by the Company for Cause.

(d) It is expressly understood and agreed that although Executive and the Company consider the restrictions contained in this Section 6 to be reasonable, if a final judicial determination is made by a court of competent jurisdiction that any restriction contained in this Section 6 is an unenforceable restriction against Executive, the provisions of this Agreement shall not be rendered void but shall be deemed amended to apply with such deletion or modification as such court may judicially determine or indicate to make the Agreement valid and enforceable. The restrictions contained in this Section 6 shall be construed as separate and individual restrictions and shall each be capable of being reduced in application or severed without prejudice to the other restrictions contained in this Section 6 or to the remaining provisions of this Agreement.

(e) Notwithstanding any provision of this Agreement to the contrary, the restrictions contained in this Section 6 shall be immediately void and unenforceable upon any failure by the Company to pay the amounts specified in Section 5(d)(ii) (if applicable) when due under this Agreement (unless such amounts are paid in full within 5 days after written notice by Executive to the Company specifying such failure to pay).

7. Confidentiality; Intellectual Property .

(a) Confidentiality .

(i) Executive will not at any time (whether during or after Executive’s employment with the Company), disclose, divulge, reveal, communicate, share, transfer or provide access to any Confidential Information that she may obtain during her employment by the Company to any other Person, except (A) in connection with performing her duties for the Company or its subsidiaries, (B) to the Company or its subsidiaries, or to any authorized (or apparently authorized) agent or representative of any of them, (C) when required to do so by law or regulation or by a court, governmental agency, legislative body, arbitrator or other person with apparent jurisdiction to order him to communicate, divulge or make accessible any such confidential information, (D) in the course of any proceeding under Section 9(d) of this Agreement or to defend the Executive’s rights, or (E) in confidence to any attorney or other professional advisor for the purposes of securing professional advice. For purposes of this Agreement, “Confidential Information” shall mean any proprietary or confidential information of the Company and its subsidiaries, and includes, without limitation, trade secrets, know-how, research and development, software, databases, inventions, processes, formulae, technology, designs and other intellectual property, information concerning finances, investments, profits, pricing, costs, products, services, vendors, customers, clients,

 

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partners, investors, personnel, compensation, recruiting, training, advertising, sales, marketing, promotions, government and regulatory activities and approvals; provided , however, that the term Confidential Information shall not include any document, record, data, compilation or other information that is known or generally available to the public, or within any trade or industry of the Company or any of its affiliates, other than as a result of Executive’s violation of this Section 7, or not otherwise considered confidential by persons within such trade or industry.

(ii) Except as required by law, Executive will not disclose to anyone, other than Executive’s family (it being understood that, in this Agreement, the term “family” refers to Executive, Executive’s spouse, minor children, parents and spouse’s parents) and legal, financial or other professional advisors, the existence or contents of this Agreement; provided that Executive may disclose to any prospective future employer the provisions of Sections 6 and 7 of this Agreement; provided they agree to maintain the confidentiality of such terms. This Section 7(a)(ii) shall terminate if the Company publicly discloses a copy of this Agreement (or, if the Company publicly discloses summaries or excerpts of this Agreement, to the extent so disclosed).

(iii) Upon termination of Executive’s employment with the Company for any reason, Executive shall (A) cease and not thereafter commence use of any Confidential Information or intellectual property (including without limitation, any patent, invention, copyright, trade secret, trademark, trade name, logo, domain name or other source indicator) owned or used by the Company, its subsidiaries or affiliates; and (B) immediately destroy, delete, or return to the Company, at the Company’s option, all originals and copies in any form or medium (including memoranda, books, papers, plans, computer files, letters and other data) in Executive’s possession or control (including any of the foregoing stored or located in Executive’s office, home, laptop or other computer, whether or not Company property) that contain Confidential Information or otherwise relate to the Business of the Company and its subsidiaries, except that Executive may retain only those portions of any personal notes, notebooks and diaries that do not contain any Confidential Information.

(b) Intellectual Property .

(i) If Executive creates, invents, designs, develops, contributes to or improves any works of authorship, inventions, intellectual property, materials, documents or other work product (including without limitation, research, reports, software, databases, systems, applications, presentations, textual works, content, or audiovisual materials) (“Works”), either alone or with third parties, at any time during Executive’s employment by the Company and within the scope of such employment and with the use of any the Company resources (“Company Works”), Executive shall promptly and fully disclose same to the Company and hereby irrevocably assigns, transfers and conveys, to the maximum extent permitted by applicable law, all rights and intellectual property rights therein (including rights under patent, industrial property, copyright, trademark, trade secret, unfair competition and related laws) to the Company to the extent ownership of any such rights does not vest originally in the Company.

 

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(ii) Executive shall take all requested actions and execute all requested documents (including any licenses or assignments required by a government contract) at the Company’s expense (but without further remuneration) to assist the Company in validating, maintaining, protecting, enforcing, perfecting, recording, patenting or registering any of the Company’s rights in the Company Works.

(iii) Executive shall not improperly use for the benefit of, bring to any premises of, divulge, disclose, communicate, reveal, transfer or provide access to, or share with the Company any confidential, proprietary or non-public information or intellectual property relating to a former employer or other third party without the prior written permission of such third party. Executive shall comply with all relevant policies and guidelines of the Company that are from time to time previously disclosed to Executive, including regarding the protection of Confidential Information and intellectual property and potential conflicts of interest.

(iv) The provisions of Section 7 hereof shall survive the termination of Executive’s employment for any reason (except as otherwise set forth in Section 7(a)(ii) hereof).

8. Specific Performance . Executive acknowledges and agrees that the Company’s remedies at law for a breach or threatened breach of any of the provisions of Section 6 and Section 7 of this Agreement would be inadequate and the Company would suffer irreparable damages as a result of such breach or threatened breach. In recognition of this fact, Executive agrees that, in the event of such a breach or threatened breach, in addition to any remedies at law, the Company, without posting any bond, shall be entitled, in addition to any other remedy available at law or equity, to cease making any payments or providing any benefit otherwise required by this Agreement and obtain equitable relief in the form of specific performance, temporary restraining order, temporary or permanent injunction or any other equitable remedy which may then be available. In addition, upon any breach of Section 6 or any material breach of Section 7 of this Agreement, Executive shall promptly return to the Company upon request all cash payments made to Executive pursuant to Section 5 (if any), less any amounts paid by Executive as taxes in respect of such payments (unless such taxes are actually recovered by Executive from the relevant governmental authority, in which case such tax amounts also shall be returned to the Company). Any determination under Section 5(d)(ii)(G) or this Section 8 of whether the Executive is in compliance with Section 6 hereof and material compliance with Section 7 hereof shall be determined based solely on the contractual provisions provided therein and the facts and circumstances of Executive’s actions without regard to whether the Company could obtain an injunction or other relief under the law of any particular jurisdiction.

9. Miscellaneous .

(a) Mutual Non-Disparagement . Executive agrees not to make, or cause any other person to make, any communication that is intended to criticize or disparage, or has the effect of criticizing or disparaging, the Company or any of its affiliates, agents or advisors (or any of its or their respective employees, officers or directors (it being understood that comments

 

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made in the Executive’s good faith performance of her duties hereunder shall not be deemed disparaging or defamatory for purposes of this Agreement). The Company shall instruct its executive officers and directors to refrain from intentionally making any public communication outside the ordinary course of such person’s business that is intended to criticize or disparage, or has the effect of criticizing or disparaging, Executive. Nothing set forth herein shall be interpreted to prohibit either party from responding truthfully to incorrect public statements, making truthful statements when required by law, subpoena or court order and/or from responding to any inquiry by any regulatory or investigatory organization.

(b) Indemnification; Directors’ and Officers’ Insurance . The Company shall indemnify and hold Executive harmless for all acts and omissions occurring during her employment with the Company or service as a member of the Board to the extent provided under the Company’s charter, by-laws and applicable law, and shall promptly advance to Executive or Executive’s heirs or representatives all damages, costs, liabilities, losses and expenses (including reasonable attorneys’ fees and expenses) (collectively, “Expenses”) as a result of any claim, demand, request, investigation, dispute, controversy, threat, discovery request or request for testimony or information (collectively, a “Claim”) or any proceeding (whether civil, criminal, administrative or investigative), or any threatened Claim or proceeding (whether civil, criminal, administrative or investigative), against Executive that arises out of or relates to Executive’s service as an officer, director or employee, as the case may be, of the Company, or the Executive’s service in any such capacity or similar capacity with an affiliate of the Company or other entity at the request of the Company, upon receipt by the Company of a written request with appropriate documentation of such Expenses, and an undertaking by Executive to repay the amount advanced if it shall ultimately be determined that Executive is not entitled to be indemnified by the Company against such Expenses. During the Employment Term and for a term of six years thereafter, the Company, or any successor to the Company, shall purchase and maintain, at its own expense, directors and officers liability insurance providing coverage for Executive in the same amount as for members of the Board.

(c) Governing Law . This Agreement shall be governed by and construed in accordance with the laws of the State of New York, without regard to conflicts of laws principles thereof.

(d) Jurisdiction; Venue . Except as otherwise provided in Section 8 in connection with equitable remedies, each of the parties hereto hereby irrevocably submits to the exclusive jurisdiction of any federal court sitting in the Southern District of New York or any state court in the First Judicial Department over any suit, action or proceeding arising out of or relating to this Agreement and each of the parties agrees that any action relating in any way to this Agreement must be commenced only in the courts of the State of New York, federal or state. Each of the parties hereto hereby irrevocably waives, to the fullest extent permitted or not prohibited by law, any objection which it may now or hereafter have to the laying of the venue of any such suit, action or proceeding brought in such a court and any claim that any such suit, action or proceeding brought in such a court has been brought in an inconvenient forum. Each of the parties hereto hereby irrevocably consents to the service of process in any suit, action or proceeding by sending the same by certified mail, return receipt requested, or by recognized overnight courier service, to the address of such party set forth in Section 9(k).

 

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(e) Entire Agreement; Amendments . This Agreement (including, without limitation, the schedules and exhibits attached hereto) contains the entire understanding of the parties with respect to the employment of Executive by the Company, and supersedes all prior agreements and understandings (including verbal agreements) between Executive and the Company and/or its current or former affiliates regarding the terms and conditions of Executive’s employment with the Company and/or its current or former affiliates. There are no restrictions, agreements, promises, warranties, covenants or undertakings between the parties with respect to the subject matter herein other than those expressly set forth herein. This Agreement (including, without limitation, the schedules and exhibits attached hereto) may not be altered, modified, or amended except by written instrument signed by the parties hereto.

(f) No Waiver . The failure of a party to insist upon strict adherence to any term of this Agreement on any occasion shall not be considered a waiver of such party’s rights or deprive such party of the right thereafter to insist upon strict adherence to that term or any other term of this Agreement.

(g) Severability . In the event that any one or more of the provisions of this Agreement shall be or become invalid, illegal or unenforceable in any respect, the validity, legality and enforceability of the remaining provisions of this Agreement shall not be affected thereby.

(h) Assignment . This Agreement, and all of Executive’s rights and duties hereunder, shall not be assignable or delegable by Executive. Any purported assignment or delegation by Executive in violation of the foregoing shall be null and void ab initio and of no force and effect. This Agreement shall be assigned by the Company to a person or entity which is a successor in interest (“Successor”) to substantially all of the business operations of the Company. Upon such assignment, the rights and obligations of the Company hereunder shall become the rights and obligations of such affiliate or successor person or entity.

(i) Set Off; No Mitigation . The Company’s obligation to pay Executive the amounts provided and to make the arrangements provided hereunder shall be subject to set-off, counterclaim or recoupment of amounts owed by Executive to the Company or its affiliates, except to the extent such set-off would result in a violation of Section 409A of the Code (as defined below). Executive shall not be required to mitigate the amount of any payment provided for pursuant to this Agreement by seeking other employment, and such payments shall not be reduced by any compensation or benefits received from any subsequent employer or other endeavor. Any amounts due under Section 5 of this Agreement are considered reasonable by the Company and are not in the nature of a penalty.

(j) Compliance with Code Section 409A .

(i) The intent of the parties is that payments and benefits under this Agreement comply with or be exempt from Code Section 409A and, accordingly, to the maximum extent permitted, this Agreement shall be interpreted to be in compliance therewith. If any provision of this Agreement (or of any award of compensation, including equity compensation or benefits) would cause Executive to incur any additional tax or interest under Code Section 409A, the Company shall, after consulting with and receiving the approval of Executive, reform such provision in a manner intended to avoid the incurrence by Executive of any such additional tax or interest.

 

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(ii) A termination of employment shall not be deemed to have occurred for purposes of any provision of this Agreement providing for the payment of any amounts or benefits that are considered nonqualified deferred compensation under Code Section 409A upon or following a termination of employment unless such termination is also a “separation from service” within the meaning of Code Section 409A, and, for purposes of any such provision of this Agreement, references to a “termination,” “termination of employment” or like terms shall mean “separation from service.” The determination of whether and when a separation from service has occurred for proposes of this Agreement shall be made in accordance with the presumptions set forth in Section 1.409A-1(h) of the Treasury Regulations.

(iii) Any provision of this Agreement to the contrary notwithstanding, if at the time of Executive’s separation from service, the Company determines that Executive is a “specified employee,” within the meaning of Code Section 409A, then to the extent any payment or benefit that Executive becomes entitled to under this Agreement on account of such separation from service would be considered nonqualified deferred compensation under Code Section 409A, such payment or benefit shall be paid or provided at the date which is the earlier of (i) six (6) months and one day after such separation from service and (ii) the date of Executive’s death (the “Delay Period”). Upon the expiration of the Delay Period, all payments and benefits delayed pursuant to this Section 9(j) (whether they would have otherwise been payable in a single sum or in installments in the absence of such delay) shall be paid or provided to Executive in a lump-sum, and any remaining payments and benefits due under this Agreement shall be paid or provided in accordance with the normal payment dates specified for them herein.

(iv) Any reimbursements and in-kind benefits provided under this Agreement that constitute deferred compensation within the meaning of Code Section 409A shall be made or provided in accordance with the requirements of Code Section 409A, including that (A) in no event shall any fees, expenses or other amounts eligible to be reimbursed by the Company under this Agreement be paid later than the last day of the calendar year next following the calendar year in which the applicable fees, expenses or other amounts were incurred; (B) the amount of expenses eligible for reimbursement, or in-kind benefits that the Company is obligated to pay or provide, in any given calendar year shall not affect the expenses that the Company is obligated to reimburse, or the in-kind benefits that the Company is obligated to pay or provide, in any other calendar year, provided that the foregoing clause (B) shall not be violated with regard to expenses reimbursed under any arrangement covered by Section 105(b) of the Code solely because such expenses are subject to a limit related to the period the arrangement is in effect; (C) Executive’s right to have the Company pay or provide such reimbursements and in-kind benefits may not be liquidated or exchanged for any other benefit; and (D) in no event shall the Company’s obligations to make such reimbursements or to provide such in-kind benefits apply later than Executive’s remaining lifetime (or if longer, through the sixth (6th) anniversary of the Effective Date).

 

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(v) For purposes of Code Section 409A, Executive’s right to receive any installment payments shall be treated as a right to receive a series of separate and distinct payments. Whenever a payment under this Agreement specifies a payment period with reference to a number of days (for example, “payment shall be made within thirty (30) days following the date of termination”), the actual date of payment within the specified period shall be within the sole discretion of the Company. In no event may Executive, directly or indirectly, designate the calendar year of any payment to be made under this Agreement, to the extent such payment is subject to Code Section 409A.

(k) Notice . For the purpose of this Agreement, notices and all other communications provided for in the Agreement shall be in writing and shall be deemed to have been duly given when delivered by hand or overnight courier or three days after it has been mailed by United States registered mail, return receipt requested, postage prepaid, addressed to the respective addresses set forth below in this Agreement, or to such other address as either party may have furnished to the other in writing in accordance herewith, except that notice of change of address shall be effective only upon receipt.

If to the Company:

Brixmor Property Group, Inc.

c/o The Blackstone Group

345 Park Avenue

New York, New York 10154

Attention: General Counsel

with a copy (which shall not constitute notice) to:

The Blackstone Group

345 Park Avenue

New York, New York 10154

Attention: William J. Stein

and

Simpson Thacher & Bartlett LLP

425 Lexington Avenue,

New York, New York 10017

Attention: Gregory T. Grogan

If to Executive:

To the most recent address of Executive set forth in the personnel records of the Company.

(l) Executive Representation . Executive hereby represents to the Company that the execution and delivery of this Agreement by Executive and the Company and the performance by Executive of Executive’s duties hereunder shall not constitute a breach of the terms of any employment agreement or other agreement or written policy to which Executive is a

 

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party or otherwise bound. Executive hereby further represents that she is not subject to any restrictions on her ability to solicit, hire or engage any employee or other service-provider. Executive agrees that the Company is relying on the foregoing representations in entering into this Agreement and related equity-based award agreements.

(m) Withholding Taxes . The Company may withhold from any amounts payable under this Agreement such Federal, state and local taxes as may be required to be withheld pursuant to any applicable law or regulation.

(n) Counterparts . This Agreement may be signed in counterparts, each of which shall be an original, with the same effect as if the signatures thereto and hereto were upon the same instrument.

 

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IN WITNESS WHEREOF, the parties hereto have duly executed this Agreement as of the day and year first above written.

 

BRIXMOR PROPERTY GROUP, INC.

/s/ Michael Carroll

By:   Michael Carroll
Title:   CEO
EXECUTIVE

/s/ Tiffanie Fisher

Tiffanie Fisher

 

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Exhibit I

RELEASE AND WAIVER OF CLAIMS

This Release and Waiver of Claims (“ Release ”) is entered into and delivered to Brixmor Property Group, Inc. (the “ Company ”) as of this [ ] day of              , 201[      ], by Tiffanie Fisher (the “ Executive ”). The Executive agrees as follows:

1. The employment relationship between the Executive and the Company and its subsidiaries and affiliates, as applicable, terminated on the [ ] day of              , 201[      ] (the “ Termination Date ”) pursuant to Section [      ] of the Employment Agreement between the Company and Executive dated July      , 2011 (“ Employment Agreement ”).

2. In consideration of the payments, rights and benefits provided for in Sections 5(c)(ii)(B), 5(c)(ii)(C), 5(c)(ii)(D), 5(c)(ii)(E), 5(c)(iii)(B), 5(c)(iii)(C), 5(d)(ii)(B), 5(d)(ii)(C), 5(d)(ii)(D), 5(d)(ii)(E), 5(d)(ii)(F) and/or 5(d)(ii)(G) of the Employment Agreement (collectively, as applicable, the “ Separation Terms ”) and this Release, the sufficiency of which the Executive hereby acknowledges, the Executive, on behalf of himself and her agents, representatives, attorneys, administrators, heirs, executors and assigns (collectively, the “ Employee Releasing Parties ”), hereby releases and forever discharges the Company Released Parties (as defined below), from all claims, charges, causes of action, obligations, expenses, damages of any kind (including attorneys fees and costs actually incurred) or demands, in law or in equity, whether known or unknown, which may have existed or which may now exist from the beginning of time to the date of this Release, arising from or relating to Executive’s employment or termination from employment with the Company or otherwise, including a release of any rights or claims the Executive may have under Title VII of the Civil Rights Act of 1964; the Civil Rights Act of 1991; the Age Discrimination in Employment Act of 1967, as amended (“ ADEA ”); the Older Workers Benefit Protection Act; the Americans with Disabilities Act of 1990; the Rehabilitation Act of 1973; the Family and Medical Leave Act of 1993; Section 1981 of the Civil Rights Act of 1866; Section 1985(3) of the Civil Rights Act of 1871; the Employee Retirement Income Security Act of 1974; the Fair Labor Standards Act; any other federal, state or local laws against discrimination; or any other federal, state, or local statute, regulation or common law relating to employment, wages, hours, or any other terms and conditions of employment. This includes a release by the Executive of any and all claims or rights arising under contract (whether written or oral, express or implied), covenant, public policy, tort or otherwise. For purposes hereof, “ Company Released Parties ” shall mean the Company and any of its past or present employees, agents, insurers, attorneys, administrators, officials, directors, shareholders, divisions, parents, members, subsidiaries, affiliates, predecessors, successors, employee benefit plans, and the sponsors, fiduciaries, or administrators of the Company’s employee benefit plans.

3. The Executive acknowledges that the Executive is waiving and releasing rights that the Executive may have under the ADEA and other federal, state and local statutes contract and the common law and that this Release is knowing and voluntary. The Executive and the Company agree that this Release does not apply to any rights or claims that may arise after the date of execution by Executive of this Release. The Executive acknowledges that the


consideration given for this Release is in addition to anything of value to which the Executive is already entitled. The Executive further acknowledges that the Executive has been advised by this writing that: (i) the Executive should consult with an attorney prior to executing this Release; (ii) the Executive has up to twenty-one (21) days within which to consider this Release, although the Executive may, at the Executive’s discretion, sign and return this Release at an earlier time, in which case the Executive waives all rights to the balance of this twenty-one (21) day review period; and (iii) for a period of 7 days following the execution of this Release in duplicate originals, the Executive may revoke this Release in a writing delivered to the Chairman of the Board of Directors of the Company, and this Release shall not become effective or enforceable until the revocation period has expired.

4. This Release does not release the Company Released Parties from (i) any obligations due to the Executive under the Separation Terms, (ii) any rights Executive has to indemnification by the Company and to directors and officers liability insurance coverage, (iii) any vested rights the Executive has under the Company’s employee pension benefit and group healthcare benefit plans as a result of Executive’s actual service with the Company, or (iv) any fully vested and nonforfeitable rights of the Executive as a shareholder of the Company or its affiliates.

5. The Executive represents and warrants that she has not filed any action, complaint, charge, grievance, arbitration or similar proceeding against the Company Released Parties.

6. This Release is not an admission by the Company Released Parties or the Employee Releasing Parties of any wrongdoing, liability or violation of law.

7. The Executive shall continue to be bound by the restrictive covenants contained in the Employment Agreement.

8. This Release shall be governed by and construed in accordance with the laws of the State of New York, without reference to the principles of conflict of laws.

9. Each of the sections contained in this Release shall be enforceable independently of every other section in this Release, and the invalidity or unenforceability of any section shall not invalidate or render unenforceable any other section contained in this Release.

10. The Executive acknowledges that the Executive has carefully read and understands this Release, that the Executive has the right to consult an attorney with respect to its provisions and that this Release has been entered into knowingly and voluntarily. The Executive acknowledges that no representation, statement, promise, inducement, threat or suggestion has been made by any of the Company Released Parties to influence the Executive to sign this Release except such statements as are expressly set forth herein or in the Employment Agreement.

 

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Executive has executed this Release as of the day and year first written above.

 

EXECUTIVE

 

Tiffanie Fisher

 

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Exhibit 21.1

 

Subsidiary

  

Jurisdiction of Incorporation/Organization

550 West Germantown Pike LLC    Delaware
550 West Germantown Pike Manager LLC    Delaware
Arapahoe Crossings, L.P.    Delaware
Berkshire Crossing Retail LLC    Delaware
Berkshire Crossing Shopping Center, LLC    Delaware
BPG Subsidiary Inc.    Delaware
Bradley Financing LLC    Delaware
Bradley Financing Partnership    Delaware
Bradley Operating LLC    Delaware
BRE Mariner Bay Point LLC    Delaware
BRE Mariner Belfair II LLC    Delaware
BRE Mariner Belfair Town Village LLC    Delaware
BRE Mariner Carolina Pavilion LLC    Delaware
BRE Mariner Carrollwood LLC    Delaware
BRE Mariner Chelsea Place LLC    Delaware
BRE Mariner Conway Crossing LLC    Delaware
BRE Mariner Dolphin Village LLC    Delaware
BRE Mariner Hunters Creek LLC    Delaware
BRE Mariner Lake St. Charles LLC    Delaware
BRE Mariner Marco Town Center LLC    Delaware
BRE Mariner Milestone Plaza LLC    Delaware
BRE Mariner Parkwest Crossing LLC    Delaware
BRE Mariner Ross Plaza LLC    Delaware
BRE Mariner Salisbury Marketplace LLC    Delaware
BRE Mariner Shops of Huntcrest LLC    Delaware
BRE Mariner Sunrise Town Center LLC    Delaware
BRE Mariner Venice Plaza LLC    Delaware
BRE Mariner Venice Shopping Center LLC    Delaware
BRE Mariner Winchester Plaza LLC    Delaware


BRE Retail Management GP Holdings LLC    Delaware
BRE Retail Management Holdings LLC    Delaware
BRE Retail NP Brenham Four Corners Owner LLC    Delaware
BRE Retail NP Festival Centre Owner LLC    Delaware
BRE Retail NP Kimball Crossing Owner LLC    Delaware
BRE Retail NP Lexington Road Plaza Owner LLC    Delaware
BRE Retail NP Memphis Commons Owner LLC    Delaware
BRE Retail NP Mezz 1 LLC    Delaware
BRE Retail NP Mezz Holdco LLC    Delaware
BRE Retail NP Owner 1 LLC    Delaware
BRE Retail NP Shoppes at Hickory Hollow Owner LLC    Delaware
BRE Retail NP TRS LLC    Delaware
BRE Retail Residual Boyertown Shopping Center Holdings LLC    Delaware
BRE Retail Residual Boyertown Shopping Center Owner LLC    Delaware
BRE Retail Residual Circle Center Owner LLC    Delaware
BRE Retail Residual GP Holdings LLC    Delaware
BRE Retail Residual Greeneville Commons Owner LLC    Delaware
BRE Retail Residual LP Holdings LLC    Delaware
BRE Retail Residual Mezz 1 LLC    Delaware
BRE Retail Residual Mezz 2 LLC    Delaware
BRE Retail Residual Mezz 3 LLC    Delaware
BRE Retail Residual Mezz 4 LLC    Delaware
BRE Retail Residual Mezz Holdco LLC    Delaware
BRE Retail Residual Mist Lake Plaza Owner LLC    Delaware
BRE Retail Residual MO Owner LLC    Delaware
BRE Retail Residual MO/SC Holdings Trust    Delaware
BRE Retail Residual NC GP Holdings LLC    Delaware
BRE Retail Residual NC LP Holdings LLC    Delaware
BRE Retail Residual NC Owner L.P.    Delaware
BRE Retail Residual North Penn Market Place Holdings LLC    Delaware
BRE Retail Residual North Penn Market Place Owner LLC    Delaware
BRE Retail Residual OP 4 GP Holdings LLC    Delaware
BRE Retail Residual OP 5 GP Holdings LLC    Delaware


BRE Retail Residual OP 7-A GP Holdings LLC    Delaware
BRE Retail Residual Owner 1 LLC    Delaware
BRE Retail Residual Owner 2 LLC    Delaware
BRE Retail Residual Owner 3 LLC    Delaware
BRE Retail Residual Owner 4 LLC    Delaware
BRE Retail Residual Owner 5 LLC    Delaware
BRE Retail Residual Owner 6 LLC    Delaware
BRE Retail Residual Shoppes at Southside LLC    Delaware
BRE Retail Residual Shoppes at Valley Forge Holdings LLC    Delaware
BRE Retail Residual Shoppes at Valley Forge Owner LLC    Delaware
BRE Retail Residual TRS LLC    Delaware
BRE Retail Residual Woodbourne Square Owner LLC    Delaware
BRE Retail Residual Woodbourne Square Holdings LLC    Delaware
BRE Southeast Retail Mezz 1 LLC    Delaware
BRE Tarpon Dublin Village Holdings LLC    Delaware
BRE Tarpon Dublin Village LLC    Delaware
BRE Tarpon Eustis Village LLC    Delaware
BRE Tarpon Governors Town Square LLC    Delaware
BRE Tarpon Greensboro Village LLC    Delaware
BRE Tarpon Keith Bridge Commons LLC    Delaware
BRE Tarpon Midpoint Center LLC    Delaware
BRE Tarpon Salem Road Station Holdings LLC    Delaware
BRE Tarpon Salem Road Station LLC    Delaware
BRE Tarpon Shops of Lake Tuscaloosa LLC    Delaware
BRE Tarpon South Plaza LLC    Delaware
BRE Tarpon Vineyards at Chateau Elan LLC    Delaware
BRE Tarpon Whitaker Square LLC    Delaware
BRE Tarpon Wilmington Island LLC    Delaware
BRE Throne Applegate Ranch LLC    Delaware
BRE Throne Beneva Village Shops LLC    Delaware
BRE Throne Clovis Commons LLC    Delaware
BRE Throne East Port Plaza LLC    Delaware
BRE Throne First Street Village LLC    Delaware


BRE Throne Frankfort Crossing LLC    Delaware
BRE Throne Garner Towne Center Square LLC    Delaware
BRE Throne Holdings LLC    Delaware
BRE Throne Martin Downs Center LLC    Delaware
BRE Throne Martin Downs Village Center LLC    Delaware
BRE Throne Martin Downs Village Shoppes LLC    Delaware
BRE Throne Nashboro Village LLC    Delaware
BRE Throne Plaza Rio Vista LLC    Delaware
BRE Throne Preston Park LLC    Delaware
BRE Throne Property Holdings LLC    Delaware
BRE Throne Wadsworth Crossing LLC    Delaware
Brixmor 23rd Street Station Owner, LLC    Delaware
Brixmor Acquisition Company, LLC    Delaware
Brixmor Arbor Faire GP, LLC    Delaware
Brixmor Arbor Faire Owner, LP    Delaware
Brixmor Atlantic Plaza, LLC    Delaware
Brixmor Augusta West Plaza, LLC    Delaware
Brixmor Banks Station, LLC    Delaware
Brixmor Berkshire Crossing LLC    Delaware
Brixmor Bethel Park, LLC    Delaware
Brixmor Broadway Faire, L.P.    Delaware
Brixmor Burlington Square LLC    Delaware
Brixmor Capitol SC LLC    Delaware
Brixmor Cedar Plaza, LLC    Delaware
Brixmor Clark, LLC    Delaware
Brixmor Coconut Creek Owner, LLC    Delaware
Brixmor County Line LLC    Delaware
Brixmor Covington Gallery Owner, LLC    Delaware
Brixmor Creekwood SC, LLC    Delaware
Brixmor Cross Keys Commons LLC    Delaware
Brixmor Crystal Lake LLC    Delaware
Brixmor East Lake Pavilions, LLC    Delaware
Brixmor Eastlake SC, LLC    Delaware


Brixmor Employment Company, LLC    Delaware
Brixmor ERT, LLC    Delaware
Brixmor Exchange Property Owner IV, LLC    Delaware
Brixmor Fairview Corners LLC    Delaware
Brixmor Festival Center (IL) LLC    Delaware
Brixmor GA Albany Plaza LLC    Delaware
Brixmor GA America LLC    Delaware
Brixmor GA Apollo 1 LLC    Delaware
Brixmor GA Apollo 2 LLC    Delaware
Brixmor GA Apollo 3 LLC    Delaware
Brixmor GA Apollo 4 LLC    Delaware
Brixmor GA Apollo 5 LLC    Delaware
Brixmor GA Apollo 6 LLC    Delaware
Brixmor GA Apollo I Sub Holdings, LLC    Delaware
Brixmor GA Apollo I Sub LLC    Delaware
Brixmor GA Apollo I TX Holdings, LLC    Delaware
Brixmor GA Apollo II Sub LLC    Delaware
Brixmor GA Apollo II TX LLC    Delaware
Brixmor GA Apollo II TX LP    Delaware
Brixmor GA Apollo III Sub Holdings, LLC    Delaware
Brixmor GA Apollo III Sub LLC    Delaware
Brixmor GA Apollo III TX LLC    Delaware
Brixmor GA Apollo III TX LP    Delaware
Brixmor GA Apollo IV Sub LLC    Delaware
Brixmor GA Apollo Member LLC    Delaware
Brixmor GA Arlington Heights LLC    Delaware
Brixmor GA BJ's Plaza, LLC    Delaware
Brixmor GA Chamberlain Plaza LLC    Delaware
Brixmor GA Chicopee Marketplace LLC    Massachusetts
Brixmor GA Chicopee Marketplace Member LLC    Delaware
Brixmor GA Coastal Landing (FL) LLC    Delaware
Brixmor GA Coastal Way LLC    Delaware


Brixmor GA Cobblestone Village at Royal Palm Beach, LLC    Florida
Brixmor GA Cobblestone Village at St. Augustine, LLC    Delaware
Brixmor GA Conyers LLC    Delaware
Brixmor GA Conyers Phase I Owner LLC    Delaware
Brixmor GA Conyers Phase II Owner LLC    Delaware
Brixmor GA Cosby Station LLC    Delaware
Brixmor GA Delta Center (MI) LLC    Delaware
Brixmor GA Devonshire (NC) GP LLC    Delaware
Brixmor GA Devonshire (NC) LP    Delaware
Brixmor GA Dover Park Plaza, LLC    Delaware
Brixmor GA East Ridge Crossing LLC    Delaware
Brixmor GA Elizabethtown LLC    Delaware
Brixmor GA Fashion Corner, LLC    Delaware
Brixmor GA Fashion Square-Orange Park, LLC    Florida
Brixmor GA Financing 1 LLC    Delaware
Brixmor GA Freshwater/Stateline LLC    Delaware
Brixmor GA Galleria, LLC    Delaware
Brixmor GA Grand Central Plaza I LLC    Delaware
Brixmor GA Grand Central Plaza LLC    Delaware
Brixmor GA Grand Central Plaza LP    Delaware
Brixmor GA Green Acres (MI) LLC    Delaware
Brixmor GA Haymarket Square LLC    Delaware
Brixmor GA Hilltop Plaza, LLC    Delaware
Brixmor GA Holdings A LLC    Delaware
Brixmor GA Holdings B LLC    Delaware
Brixmor GA Holdings C LLC    Delaware
Brixmor GA Holdings D LLC    Delaware
Brixmor GA Holdings E LLC    Delaware
Brixmor GA Karam Shopping Center LLC    Delaware
Brixmor GA Kingston Overlook LLC    Delaware
Brixmor GA London Marketplace, LLC    Delaware
Brixmor GA Lunenburg Crossing LLC    Delaware
Brixmor GA Marketplace Wycliffe, LLC    Delaware


Brixmor GA Marwood Plaza, LLC    Delaware
Brixmor GA Member II LLC    Delaware
Brixmor GA Merchants Central GP LLC    Delaware
Brixmor GA Merchants Central LP    Delaware
Brixmor GA Moundsville LLC    Delaware
Brixmor GA Mount Houston TX LLC    Delaware
Brixmor GA Mount Houston TX LP    Delaware
Brixmor GA Non-Core TN LLC    Delaware
Brixmor GA Normandy Square, LLC    Delaware
Brixmor GA North Haven Crossing LLC    Delaware
Brixmor GA North Olmsted LLC    Delaware
Brixmor GA North Ridgeville LLC    Delaware
Brixmor GA Panama City, LLC    Delaware
Brixmor GA Paradise Plaza GP, LLC    Delaware
Brixmor GA Paradise Plaza Leasehold LLC    Delaware
Brixmor GA Paradise Plaza, LP    Delaware
Brixmor GA Parkway Plaza GP, LLC    Delaware
Brixmor GA Parkway Plaza, LP    Delaware
Brixmor GA PUT Portfolio LLC    Delaware
Brixmor GA Roundtree Place, LLC    Delaware
Brixmor GA San Dimas GP, LLC    Delaware
Brixmor GA San Dimas, LP    Delaware
Brixmor GA SEA Member LLC    Delaware
Brixmor GA Seacoast Shopping Center LLC    Delaware
Brixmor GA Shops at Prospect GP LLC    Delaware
Brixmor GA Shops at Prospect LP    Delaware
Brixmor GA Shops at Prospect LP LLC    Delaware
Brixmor GA Southland Shopping Center LLC    Delaware
Brixmor GA Springdale Member LLC    Delaware
Brixmor GA Springdale/Mobile Limited Partnership    Alabama
Brixmor GA Stratford Commons GP, LLC    Delaware
Brixmor GA Stratford Commons, LP    Delaware
Brixmor GA Streetsboro Crossing LLC    Delaware


Brixmor GA Sub LLC    Delaware
Brixmor GA Tuckernuck Square, LLC    Delaware
Brixmor GA Turnpike Plaza LLC    Delaware
Brixmor GA Vail Ranch GP, LLC    Delaware
Brixmor GA Vail Ranch, LP    Delaware
Brixmor GA Valley Commons LLC    Delaware
Brixmor GA Washtenaw Fountain, LLC    Delaware
Brixmor GA Waterbury LLC    Delaware
Brixmor GA Waterford Commons LLC    Delaware
Brixmor GA Westminster LLC    Delaware
Brixmor GA Wilkes-Barre LP    Delaware
Brixmor GA Wilkes-Barre Member I LLC    Delaware
Brixmor GA Wilkes-Barre Member LLC    Delaware
Brixmor GA Wilkes-Barre Sub LLC    Delaware
Brixmor GA Willow Springs Plaza LLC    Delaware
Brixmor Grand Traverse I LLC    Delaware
Brixmor Grand Traverse II LLC    Delaware
Brixmor Greentree SC, LLC    Delaware
Brixmor Hale Road LLC    Delaware
Brixmor Hamilton Plaza Owner, LLC    Delaware
Brixmor Hanover Square SC, LLC    Delaware
Brixmor Heritage Square LLC    Delaware
Brixmor Heritage Square MGR LLC    Delaware
Brixmor Highland Commons LLC    Delaware
Brixmor Holdings 1 SPE, LLC    Delaware
Brixmor Holdings 10 SPE, LLC    Delaware
Brixmor Holdings 11 SPE, LLC    Delaware
Brixmor Holdings 12 SPE, LLC    Delaware
Brixmor Holdings 3 SPE, LLC    Delaware
Brixmor Holdings 6 SPE, LLC    Delaware
Brixmor Holdings 8 SPE, LLC    Delaware
Brixmor HTG SPE 1 LLC    Delaware
Brixmor HTG SPE 5 LLC    Delaware


Brixmor HTG SPE MGR 1 LLC    Delaware
Brixmor III OP, LLC    Delaware
Brixmor Incap LLC    Delaware
Brixmor Innes Street LLC    Delaware
Brixmor Ivyridge SC, LLC    Delaware
Brixmor Junior Mezz Holding, LLC    Delaware
Brixmor Laurel Square Owner, LLC    Delaware
Brixmor Lehigh SC LLC    Delaware
Brixmor LLC    Maryland
Brixmor Long Meadow LLC    Delaware
Brixmor Mableton Walk, LLC    Delaware
Brixmor Management Joint Venture 2 Holding, LLC    Delaware
Brixmor Management Joint Venture 2, LLC    Delaware
Brixmor Management Joint Venture 2, LP    Delaware
Brixmor Management Joint Venture LP    Delaware
Brixmor Management NY LLC    Delaware
Brixmor Manchester I LLC    Delaware
Brixmor Manchester II LLC    Delaware
Brixmor Manchester III LLC    Delaware
Brixmor MergerSub LLC    Delaware
Brixmor Metro 580 SC, L.P.    Delaware
Brixmor Miami Gardens, LLC    Delaware
Brixmor Middletown Plaza Owner, LLC    Delaware
Brixmor Miracle Mile, LLC    Delaware
Brixmor Monroe Plaza, LLC    Delaware
Brixmor Montebello Plaza GP, LLC    Delaware
Brixmor Montebello Plaza, L.P.    Delaware
Brixmor Morris Hills LLC    Delaware
Brixmor Naples SC LLC    Delaware
Brixmor New Centre LLC    Delaware
Brixmor New Chastain Corners SC, LLC    Delaware
Brixmor New Garden Mezz 1, LLC    Delaware
Brixmor New Garden Mezz 2, LLC    Delaware


Brixmor New Garden SC Owner, LLC    Delaware
Brixmor Northern Hills LLC    Delaware
Brixmor Oakwood Commons LLC    Delaware
Brixmor Old Bridge LLC    Delaware
Brixmor OP GP LLC    Delaware
Brixmor OP Holdings 2, LLC    Delaware
Brixmor OP Holdings LLC    Delaware
Brixmor Operating Partnership 16, LLC    Delaware
Brixmor Operating Partnership 2, LLC    Delaware
Brixmor Operating Partnership 4, L.P.    Delaware
Brixmor Operating Partnership 5, L.P.    Delaware
Brixmor Operating Partnership 7-A, LP    Delaware
Brixmor Operating Partnership, LLC    Delaware
Brixmor Operating Partnership LP    Delaware
Brixmor PA, LLC    Pennsylvania
Brixmor Paradise Pavilion, LLC    Delaware
Brixmor Park Shore SC LLC    Delaware
Brixmor Property Owner II, LLC    Delaware
Brixmor Renaissance Center East, LLC    Delaware
Brixmor Residual Arapahoe Crossings LLC    Delaware
Brixmor Residual Brooksville Square, LLC    Delaware
Brixmor Residual Dickson City Crossings Member, LLC    Delaware
Brixmor Residual Dickson City Crossings, LLC    Delaware
Brixmor Residual Dillsburg SC Member, LLC    Delaware
Brixmor Residual Dillsburg SC, LLC    Delaware
Brixmor Residual Holding LLC    Delaware
Brixmor Residual Presidential Plaza, LLC    Delaware
Brixmor Residual Rising Sun, LLC    Delaware
Brixmor Residual Shoppes at Fox Run, LLC    Delaware
Brixmor Residual Shops of Riverdale, LLC    Delaware
Brixmor Residual Stone Mill Plaza Member, LLC    Delaware
Brixmor Residual Stone Mill Plaza, LLC    Delaware
Brixmor Ridgeview, LLC    Delaware


Brixmor Roanoke Plaza LLC    Delaware
Brixmor Roosevelt Mall Owner, LLC    Delaware
Brixmor Rose Pavilion, L.P.    Delaware
Brixmor Royal Oaks GP LLC    Delaware
Brixmor Royal Oaks L.P.    Delaware
Brixmor Seminole Plaza Owner, LLC    Delaware
Brixmor Senior Mezz Holding, LLC    Delaware
Brixmor Silver Pointe, LLC    Delaware
Brixmor Skyway Plaza, LLC    Delaware
Brixmor Slater Street LLC    Delaware
Brixmor Southeast Retail Manager, LLC    Delaware
Brixmor Southport Centre LLC    Delaware
Brixmor SPE 1 LLC    Delaware
Brixmor SPE 2 LLC    Delaware
Brixmor SPE 3 LLC    Delaware
Brixmor SPE 4 LLC    Delaware
Brixmor SPE 5 LLC    Delaware
Brixmor SPE 6 LLC    Delaware
Brixmor SPE MGR 1 LLC    Delaware
Brixmor Spradlin Farm LLC    Delaware
Brixmor Spring Mall Limited Partnership    Delaware
Brixmor Spring Mall, LLC    Delaware
Brixmor St. Francis Plaza LLC    Delaware
Brixmor STN LLC    Delaware
Brixmor Stockbridge Village, LLC    Delaware
Brixmor Stone Mountain, LLC    Delaware
Brixmor Sunshine Square LLC    Delaware
Brixmor Surrey Square Mall, LLC    Delaware
Brixmor Sweetwater Village, LLC    Delaware
Brixmor Tarpon Mall, LLC    Delaware
Brixmor Throne Retail Manager LLC    Delaware
Brixmor Tinton Falls, LLC    Delaware
Brixmor Tri City Plaza LLC    Delaware


Brixmor Trinity Commons SPE Limited Partnership    Delaware
Brixmor Trinity Commons SPE MGR LLC    Delaware
Brixmor UC Greenville LLC    Delaware
Brixmor Venetian Isle LLC    Delaware
Brixmor Ventura Downs Owner, LLC    Delaware
Brixmor Victory Square, LLC    Delaware
Brixmor Warminster SPE LLC    Delaware
Brixmor Watson Glen LLC    Delaware
Brixmor Wendover Place LLC    Delaware
Brixmor Westgate-Dublin, LLC    Delaware
Brixmor Williamson Square GP LLC    Delaware
Brixmor Winwood Town Center, LLC    Delaware
Brixmor Wolfcreek I LLC    Delaware
Brixmor Wolfcreek II LLC    Delaware
Brixmor Wolfcreek III LLC    Delaware
Brixmor Wolfcreek IV LLC    Delaware
Brixmor/IA 18 Mile & Ryan, LLC    Delaware
Brixmor/IA Bennetts Mills Plaza, LLC    Delaware
Brixmor/IA Brunswick Town Center, LLC    Delaware
Brixmor/IA Cayuga Plaza, LLC    Delaware
Brixmor/IA Central Station, LLC    Delaware
Brixmor/IA Centre at Navarro, LLC    Delaware
Brixmor/IA Clearwater Mall, LLC    Delaware
Brixmor/IA Colonial Marketplace, LLC    Delaware
Brixmor/IA Columbus Center, LLC    Delaware
Brixmor/IA Commerce Central, LLC    Delaware
Brixmor/IA Crossroads Center, LLC    Delaware
Brixmor/IA Delco Plaza, LLC    Delaware
Brixmor/IA Downtown Publix, LLC    Delaware
Brixmor/IA Georgetown Square, LLC    Delaware
Brixmor/IA Lake Drive Plaza, LLC    Delaware
Brixmor/IA Northeast Plaza, LLC    Delaware
Brixmor/IA Payton Park, LLC    Delaware


Brixmor/IA Points West SC, LLC    Delaware
Brixmor/IA Quentin Collection, LLC    Delaware
Brixmor/IA Regency Park SC, LLC    Delaware
Brixmor/IA Rutland Plaza, LLC    Delaware
Brixmor/IA Southfield (MI) SC, LLC    Delaware
Brixmor/IA Southfield Plaza, LLC    Delaware
Brixmor/IA Spencer Square, LLC    Delaware
Brixmor/IA Tinley Park Plaza, LLC    Delaware
Brixmor/IA JV Manager, LLC    Delaware
Brixmor/IA JV Pool A, LLC    Delaware
Brixmor/IA JV Pool B, LLC    Delaware
Brixmor/IA JV Pool C, LLC    Delaware
Brixmor/IA JV Property Manager, LLC    Delaware
Brixmor/IA JV, LLC    Delaware
Brixmor/IA Member, LLC    Delaware
Brixmor-Lakes Crossing, LLC    Delaware
CA New Plan Asset LLC    Delaware
CA New Plan Asset Partnership IV, L.P.    Delaware
CA New Plan Fixed Rate Partnership, L.P.    Delaware
CA New Plan Fixed Rate SPE LLC    Delaware
CA New Plan IV    Maryland
CA New Plan Sarasota Holdings SPE, LLC    Delaware
CA New Plan Sarasota, L.P.    Delaware
CA New Plan Texas Assets, L.P.    Delaware
CA New Plan Texas Assets, LLC    Delaware
CA New Plan V    Maryland
CA New Plan Venture Direct Investment Fund, LLC    Delaware
CA New Plan Venture Fund, LLC    Delaware
CA New Plan Venture Partner    Maryland
CA New Plan VI    Maryland
CA New Plan Victoria Holdings SPE, LLC    Delaware
CA New Plan Victoria, L.P.    Delaware
CA New Plan Villa Monaco Holdings SPE, LLC    Delaware


CA New Plan Villa Monaco, L.P.    Delaware
California Mezz 1, LLC    Delaware
California Mezz 2, LLC    Delaware
California Mezz Holdings, LLC    Delaware
California Property Owner I, LLC    Delaware
Campus Village IDOT LLC    Delaware
Campus Village Shopping Center Joint Venture    Delaware
Cedar Crest Associates L.P.    Delaware
Cedar Crest GP, LLC    Delaware
Century Plaza Associates, L.P.    Delaware
Chalfont Plaza Associates, L.P.    Delaware
Chalfont Plaza LLC    Delaware
Cherry Square MCV Associates, L.P.    Delaware
Cherry Square MCV L.L.C.    Delaware
Chesterbrook Village Center Associates, L.P.    Delaware
Chesterbrook Village Center LLC    Delaware
Collegeville Plaza Associates, L.P.    Delaware
Collegeville Plaza LLC    Delaware
County Line Plaza Realty Associates, L.P.    Delaware
County Line Plaza Realty LLC    Delaware
CP General Partner, LLC    Delaware
Culpeper Shopping Center Joint Venture    Delaware
CV GP L.P.    Delaware
CV GP LLC    Delaware
CW A & P Mamaroneck LLC    Delaware
CW Bensalem II GP LLC    Delaware
CW Bensalem II LP    Delaware
CW Bensalem Square GP LLC    Delaware
CW Bensalem Square LP    Delaware
CW Dover LLC    Delaware
CW Dover Manager LLC    Delaware
CW Groton Square LLC    Delaware
CW Highridge Plaza LLC    Delaware


CW Milford LLC    Delaware
CW North Ridge Plaza LLC    Delaware
CW Park Hills Plaza GP LLC    Delaware
CW Park Hills Plaza LP    Delaware
CW Parkway Plaza LLC    Delaware
CW Parkway Plaza Manager LLC    Delaware
CW Pilgrim Gardens GP LLC    Delaware
CW Pilgrim Gardens Holding GP LLC    Delaware
CW Pilgrim Gardens Holding LP    Delaware
CW Pilgrim Gardens LP    Delaware
CW Plymouth Plaza Holding GP LLC    Delaware
CW Plymouth Plaza Holding LP    Delaware
CW Plymouth Plaza Holding Parent LLC    Delaware
CW Port Washington LLC    Delaware
CW Village Square LLC    Delaware
CWAR 14 LLC    Delaware
CWAR 15 LLC    Delaware
CWOP 2 Mansell Pad Site LLC    Delaware
ERP Australian Member, LLC    Delaware
ERP Hillcrest, LLC    Delaware
ERP Mingo Marketplace, LLC    Delaware
ERP Nevada, LLC    Delaware
ERP New Britain GP, LLC    Delaware
ERP New Britain Holdings, LP    Delaware
ERP New Britain Mezz GP, LLC    Delaware
ERP New Britain Property Owner, L.P.    Delaware
ERP of Midway, LLC    Delaware
ERPF, LLC    Delaware
ERT 163rd Street Mall, LLC    Delaware
ERT Australian Management, LP    Delaware
ERT Development LLC    Delaware
ERT Southland LLC    Delaware
Excel Realty Partners, L.P.    Delaware


Excel Realty Trust - NC    Delaware
Fox Run Limited Partnership    Alabama
Fox Run LLC    Delaware
Gilbertsville Plaza Associates, L.P.    Delaware
Gilbertsville Plaza LLC    Delaware
Glenmont Associates Limited Partnership    Pennsylvania
Glenmont LLC    Delaware
Grove Court Shopping Center LLC    Delaware
Heritage County Line Plaza SPE LLC    Delaware
Heritage County Line Plaza SPE MGR LLC    Delaware
Heritage Hale Road LLC    Delaware
Heritage HR Manager LLC    Delaware
Heritage Property Investment Limited Partnership    Delaware
Heritage Realty Management, LLC    Delaware
Heritage Realty Special L.P., LLC    Delaware
Heritage Southwest GP LLC    Delaware
Heritage Southwest Limited Partnership    Delaware
Heritage SPE LLC    Delaware
Heritage SPE MGR LLC    Delaware
Heritage SPE MGR Manager, LLC    Delaware
Heritage-Riverhead Retail Developers LLC    Delaware
Heritage-Westwood La Vista LLC    Delaware
HK New Plan Arvada Plaza, LLC    Delaware
HK New Plan Covered Sun, LLC    Delaware
HK New Plan ERP Property Holdings, LLC    Delaware
HK New Plan Exchange Property Holdings I, LLC    Delaware
HK New Plan Exchange Property Owner II, LP    Delaware
HK New Plan Hunt River Commons, LLC    Delaware
HK New Plan Lower Tier OH, LLC    Delaware
HK New Plan Macon Chapman TRS GP LLC    Delaware
HK New Plan Mid Tier OH, L.P.    Delaware
HK New Plan STH Mid Tier I, LLC    Delaware
HK New Plan STH Upper Tier I, LLC    Delaware


HK New Plan STH Upper Tier II Company    Maryland
HK New Plan Vineyards GP LLC    Delaware
HK New Plan Vineyards, LP    Delaware
Killingly Plaza LLC    Delaware
Killingly Plaza Manager LLC    Delaware
KOP Kline Plaza LLC    Delaware
KOP Kline Plaza Manager LLC    Delaware
KOP Perkins Farm Marketplace LLC    Delaware
KOP Vestal Venture LLC    Delaware
KR 69th Street GP LLC    Delaware
KR 69th Street, L.P.    Delaware
KR Barn GP LLC    Delaware
KR Barn, L.P.    Pennsylvania
KR Best Associates GP LLC    Delaware
KR Best Associates, L.P.    Pennsylvania
KR Campus GP LLC    Delaware
KR Campus II GP LLC    Delaware
KR Collegetown LLC    Delaware
KR Collegetown Manager LLC    Delaware
KR Culpeper GP LLC    Delaware
KR Culpeper II GP LLC    Delaware
KR Fox Run GP LLC    Delaware
KR Holcomb LLC    Delaware
KR Holcomb Manager LLC    Delaware
KR Mableton LLC    Delaware
KR Mableton Manager LLC    Delaware
KR Morganton LLC    Delaware
KR Morganton Manager LLC    Delaware
KR Northpark Associates GP LLC    Delaware
KR Park Plaza LLC    Delaware
KR Park Plaza Manager LLC    Delaware
KR Stratford LLC    Delaware
KR Stratford Manager LLC    Delaware


Kramont Operating Partnership, L.P.    Delaware
KRT Property Holdings LLC    Delaware
KRT Property Holdings Manager LLC    Delaware
Lakewood Plaza 9 Associates, L.P.    Delaware
Marlton Plaza Associates II, L.P.    Delaware
Marlton Plaza Associates, L.P.    Delaware
Marlton Plaza II LLC    Delaware
Montgomery CV Realty L.P.    Delaware
Mount Carmel Plaza Associates, L.P.    Delaware
Mount Carmel Plaza LLC    Delaware
NC Properties #1, LLC    Delaware
NC Properties #2, LLC    Delaware
New Holland Plaza Associates, L.P.    Delaware
New Holland Plaza LLC    Delaware
New Plan Australian Member, LLC    Delaware
New Plan Cinnaminson Urban Renewal, L.L.C.    New Jersey
New Plan Disbursing LLC    Delaware
New Plan DRP Trust    Maryland
New Plan ERP Limited Partner Company    Maryland
New Plan ERT HD Florida, LLC    Delaware
New Plan ERT Tyrone Gardens, LLC    Delaware
New Plan Florida Holdings, LLC    Delaware
New Plan Hampton Village, LLC    Delaware
New Plan Institutional Retail Partner II, LLC    Delaware
New Plan Maryland Holdings, LLC    Delaware
New Plan of Arlington Heights, LLC    Delaware
New Plan of Cinnaminson GP, LLC    Delaware
New Plan of Cinnaminson LP    Delaware
New Plan of Michigan Member, LLC    Delaware
New Plan of New Garden, LLC    Delaware
New Plan of West Ridge, LLC    Delaware
New Plan Pennsylvania Holdings, LLC    Delaware
New Plan Property Holding Company    Maryland


New Plan Realty Trust, LLC    Delaware
NewSem Tyrone Gardens Property Owner, LLC    Delaware
NewSem Tyrone Gardens, LLC    Delaware
Newtown Village Plaza Associates L.P.    Delaware
Newtown Village Plaza LLC    Delaware
Northpark Associates, L.P.    Georgia
NP/I & G Montecito Marketplace Phase I, LLC    Delaware
NP/I & G Montecito Marketplace Phase II, LLC    Delaware
NP/I&G Institutional Retail Company II, LLC    Delaware
Orange Plaza LLC    Delaware
Orange Plaza Manager LLC    Delaware
Plymouth Plaza Associates, L.P.    Delaware
Plymouth Plaza LLC    Delaware
Pointe Orlando Development Company    California
Rio Grande Associates, L.P.    Pennsylvania
Rio Grande Plaza LLC    Delaware
Salmon Run Plaza LLC    Delaware
Springfield Supermarket LLC    Delaware
Springfield Supermarket Manager LLC    Delaware
Super LLC    Maryland
Vestal Campus Plaza LLC    Delaware
Vestal Parkway Plaza LLC    Delaware
Vestal Retail Holdings, L.L.C.    Delaware
Vestal Shoppes LLC    Delaware
Vestal Shoppes LLC    Delaware
Vestal Town Square LLC    Delaware
Vestal Town Square Manager LLC    Delaware
Village Plaza LLC    Delaware
Village Plaza Manager LLC    Delaware
Williamson Square Associates Limited Partnership    Illinois

Exhibit 23.1

Consent of Independent Registered Public Accounting Firm

We consent to the reference to our firm under the caption “Experts” and to the use of our report dated August 23, 2013, in the Registration Statement (Form S-11) filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission on August 23, 2013, and related Prospectus of Brixmor Property Group, Inc. for the registration of its common stock.

/s/ Ernst & Young LLP

New York, New York

August 23, 2013

Exhibit 99.1

AMENDED AND RESTATED CERTIFICATE OF INCORPORATION

OF

BPG SUBSIDIARY INC.

BPG Subsidiary Inc. (the “Corporation”), a corporation organized and existing under and by virtue of the laws of the State of Delaware, hereby certifies as follows:

The Corporation was original formed as a limited liability company under the name “Centro Super Residual Holding 2 LLC” by filing its certificate of formation with the Secretary of State on October 2, 2006. The Corporation thereafter converted to a Corporation under the name “BRE Retail Holdings Inc.” by filing a certificate of conversion and its original certificate of incorporation with the Secretary of State on June 28, 2011. The Corporation subsequently changed its name to “Brixmor Property Group Inc.” by filing a certificate of amendment to its certificate of incorporation on September 20, 2011, and then to “BPG Subsidiary Inc.” by filing a certificate of amendment to its certificate of incorporation on June 17, 2013.

This Amended and Restated Certificate of Incorporation, which restates, integrates and further amends in its entirety the Corporation’s original Certificate of Incorporation, as amended, was duly adopted in accordance with the provisions of Section 242 and 245 of the General Corporation Law of the State of Delaware (the “DGCL”) and by the written consent of the Corporation’s stockholders in accordance with Section 228 of the DGCL. The Certificate of Incorporation of the Corporation, as amended, is hereby amended, integrated and restated as follows:

ARTICLE I

NAME

The name of the corporation is BPG Subsidiary Inc.

ARTICLE II

REGISTERED OFFICE

The registered office and registered agent of the Corporation is The Corporation Trust Company, Corporation Trust Center, 1209 Orange Street, Wilmington, New Castle County, Delaware 19801.

ARTICLE III

PURPOSE

The purpose of the Corporation is to engage in any lawful act or activity for which corporations may be organized under the DGCL. It is intended that the Corporation shall carry on a business as a “real estate investment trust” under the REIT Provisions of the Code.


ARTICLE IV

CAPITAL STOCK

SECTION 4.1. Capitalization . The total number of shares of stock that the Corporation is authorized to issue is 3,300,000,000 shares, consisting of (i) 3,000,000,000 shares of common stock, par value $0.01 per share (“Common Stock”), and (ii) 300,000,000 shares of preferred stock, par value $0.01 per share (“Preferred Stock” and, together with the Common Stock, the “Stock”). The Corporation may issue fractional shares.

Upon the filing of this Amended and Restated Certificate of Incorporation (the “Effective Time”), each share of Common Stock of the Corporation issued immediately prior to the Effective Time will be reclassified into                      issued, fully paid and nonassessable shares of Common Stock, without any action required on the part of the Corporation or the holders of such Common Stock. No fractional shares of Common Stock will be issued in connection with the reclassification of shares of Common Stock provided herein. In lieu of fractional shares, holders of such Common Stock will receive a cash payment equal to the fair value of such fractional shares, as determined in good faith by the Board of Directors (as defined below). From and after the Effective Time, stock certificates representing the Common Stock issued immediately prior to the Effective Time, if any, shall represent the number of whole shares of Common Stock into which such Common Stock shall have been reclassified pursuant to this Amended and Restated Certificate of Incorporation.

The Board of Directors of the Corporation (the “Board of Directors”) is hereby expressly authorized, by resolution or resolutions thereof, to provide, out of the unissued shares of Preferred Stock, for series of Preferred Stock and, with respect to each such series, to fix the number of shares constituting such series and the designation of such series, the voting powers (if any) of the shares of such series, and the preferences and relative, participating, optional or other special rights, if any, and any qualifications, limitations or restrictions thereof, of the shares of such series. The powers, preferences and relative, participating, optional and other special rights, if any, of each series of Preferred Stock, and the qualifications, limitations or restrictions thereof, if any, may differ from those of any and all other series at any time outstanding.

SECTION 4.2. Common Stock .

(a) Dividends . Subject to applicable law and rights, if any, of the holders of any outstanding series of Preferred Stock or any class or series of stock having preference over or the right to participate with the Common Stock with respect to the payment of dividends, dividends may be declared and paid on the Common Stock at such times and in such amounts as the Board of Directors in its discretion shall determine.

(b) Voting Rights . Each holder of record of Common Stock shall have one vote for each share of Common Stock that is outstanding in his, her or its name on the books of the Corporation on all matters on which stockholders generally are entitled to vote. Except as may otherwise be required by law, the holders of Common Stock shall vote as a single class with the holders of Series A Preferred Stock (as defined below).

 

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(c) Liquidation, Dissolution or Winding Up . Upon the dissolution, liquidation or winding up of the Corporation, subject to the rights, if any, of the holders of any outstanding series of Preferred Stock or any class or series of stock having a preference over or the right to participate with the Common Stock with respect to the distribution of assets of the Corporation upon such dissolution, liquidation or winding up of the Corporation, the holders of Common Stock shall be entitled to receive the assets of the Corporation available for distribution to its stockholders ratably in proportion to the number of shares of Common Stock held by them.

(d) Preemptive Rights . Holders of the Common Stock shall not have preemptive rights.

SECTION 4.3. Series A Preferred Stock .

(a) Designation and Number . A series of Preferred Stock, designated the “Series A Redeemable Preferred Stock” (the “Series A Preferred Stock”), is hereby established. The total number of authorized shares of Series A Preferred Stock is one hundred and fifty (150).

(b) Rank . The Series A Preferred Stock shall, in respect of rights to the payment of dividends and the distribution of assets in the event of any liquidation, dissolution or winding up of the Corporation, rank (i) senior to the Common Stock and senior to any other class or series of capital stock of the Corporation other than capital stock referred to in clauses (ii) and (iii) of this sentence (collectively, the “Junior Securities”), (ii) on a parity with any class or series of capital stock of the Corporation the terms of which specifically provide that such class or series of capital stock ranks on a parity with the Series A Preferred Stock in respect of rights to the payment of dividends and the distribution of assets in the event of any liquidation, dissolution or winding up of the Corporation (collectively, the “Parity Securities”), and (iii) junior to any class or series of capital stock of the Corporation the terms of which specifically provide that such class or series of capital stock ranks senior to the Series A Preferred Stock in respect of rights to the payment of dividends and the distribution of assets in the event of any liquidation, dissolution or winding up of the Corporation (collectively, the “Senior Securities”). The term “capital stock” shall not include convertible debt securities unless and until such securities are converted into capital stock of the Corporation.

(c) Dividends .

(i) Subject to the preferential rights of the holders of any Senior Securities, each holder of the then outstanding shares of Series A Preferred Stock shall be entitled to receive, when, as, and if declared by the Board of Directors, out of funds legally available for the payment of dividends, cumulative cash dividends at the rate of 12% per annum of the total of $10,000.00 per share plus all accumulated and unpaid dividends thereon. Such dividends shall accrue on a daily basis and be cumulative from the first date on which any share of Series A Preferred Stock is issued, such issue date to be contemporaneous with the receipt by the Corporation of subscription funds for the Series A Preferred Stock (the “Original Issue Date”), and shall be payable annually in arrears on or before December 31 of each year or, if not a Business Day, the next succeeding Business Day (each, a “Dividend Payment Date”). Any dividend payable on the Series A Preferred Stock for any partial Dividend Period will be

 

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computed on the basis of a 360-day year consisting of twelve 30-day months. A “Dividend Period” shall mean, with respect to the first “Dividend Period,” the period from and including the Original Issue Date to and including the first Dividend Payment Date, and with respect to each subsequent “Dividend Period,” the period from but excluding a Dividend Payment Date to and including the next succeeding Dividend Payment Date or other date as of which accrued dividends are to be calculated. Dividends will be payable to holders of record as they appear in the share records of the Corporation at the close of business on the applicable record date, which shall be the fifteenth day of the calendar month in which the applicable Dividend Payment Date falls or on such other date designated by the Board of Directors for the payment of dividends that is not more than 30 nor less than 10 days prior to such Dividend Payment Date (each, a “Dividend Record Date”). Notwithstanding the foregoing and subject to Section 4.3(c)(iii), the Board of Directors may declare any dividends that are in arrears on the shares of Series A Preferred Stock at any time and the Dividend Payment Date and Dividend Record Date for such dividends shall be as determined by the Board of Directors.

(ii) No dividends on shares of Series A Preferred Stock shall be declared by the Corporation or paid or set apart for payment by the Corporation at such time as any written agreement between the Corporation and any party that is not an Affiliate of the Corporation, including any agreement relating to its indebtedness, prohibits such declaration, payment or setting apart for payment or provides that such declaration, payment or setting apart for payment would constitute a breach thereof or a default thereunder, or if such declaration or payment shall be restricted or prohibited by law.

(iii) Notwithstanding the foregoing, dividends on the Series A Preferred Stock shall accrue whether or not the terms and provisions set forth in Section 4.3(c)(ii) hereof at any time prohibit the current payment of dividends, whether or not the Corporation has earnings, whether or not there are funds legally available for the payment of such dividends and whether or not such dividends are authorized or declared. Accrued but unpaid dividends on the Series A Preferred Stock will accumulate as of the Dividend Payment Date on which they first become payable.

(iv) Unless full cumulative dividends on all outstanding shares of the Series A Preferred Stock have been or contemporaneously are declared and paid or declared and a sum sufficient for the payment thereof is set apart for payment for all past Dividend Periods through a prior Dividend Payment Date, no dividends (other than in Junior Securities) shall be declared or paid or set aside for payment nor shall any other distribution be declared or made upon any shares of any Junior Securities, nor shall any shares of any Junior Securities be redeemed, purchased or otherwise acquired for any consideration (or any moneys be paid to or made available for a sinking fund for the redemption of any such shares) by the Corporation (except by conversion into or exchange for other shares of any Junior Securities and except for transfers made pursuant to the provisions of Article VI of this Certificate of Incorporation). Notwithstanding anything to the contrary contained herein and for the avoidance of doubt, dividends to the holders of the Junior Securities shall be permitted and shall not be restricted at any time if the Corporation is not in arrears with regard to the payment of any dividends on any outstanding Series A Preferred Stock in respect of any completed Dividend Period through a prior Dividend Payment Date.

 

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(v) If dividends are not paid in full (or a sum sufficient for such full payment is not set apart) on the Series A Preferred Stock and any Parity Securities, all dividends declared upon the Series A Preferred Stock and any Parity Securities shall be declared and paid pro rata so that the amount of dividends declared per share of Series A Preferred Stock and such Parity Securities shall in all cases bear to each other the same ratio that accrued and unpaid dividends per share on the shares of Series A Preferred Stock and such Parity Securities bear to each other.

(vi) Any dividend payment made on shares of the Series A Preferred Stock shall first be credited against the earliest accrued but unpaid dividend due with respect to such shares which remains payable. No interest, or sum of money in lieu of interest, shall be payable in respect of any dividends or payments on the Series A Preferred Stock which may be in arrears, and holders of the Series A Preferred Stock shall not be entitled to any dividend, whether payable in cash, securities or other property, in excess of full cumulative dividends on the Series A Preferred Stock as described above.

(vii) If, for any taxable year, the Corporation elects to designate as “capital gain dividends” (as defined in Section 857 of the Code), any portion (the “Capital Gains Amount”) of the dividends (within the meaning of the Code) paid or made available for the year to holders of all classes and series of the Corporation’s capital stock (the “Total Dividends”), then the portion of the Capital Gains Amount that shall be allocable to the holders of the Series A Preferred Stock shall be an amount equal to (A) the total Capital Gains Amount multiplied by (B) a fraction (1) the numerator of which is equal to the total dividends (within the meaning of the Code), paid or made available to the holders of the Series A Preferred Stock for that year and (2) the denominator of which is the Total Dividends for that year.

(d) Liquidation Preference .

(i) Upon any voluntary or involuntary liquidation, dissolution or winding up of the affairs of the Corporation, but subject to the preferential rights of the holders of any Senior Security, the holders of shares of Series A Preferred Stock then outstanding are entitled to be paid out of the assets of the Corporation legally available for distribution to its shareholders, a liquidation preference equal to the sum of the following (collectively, the “Liquidation Preference”): (i) $10,000.00 per share and (ii) an amount equal to all accrued and unpaid dividends thereon through and including the date of payment before any distribution of assets is made to holders of any Junior Securities.

(ii) In the event that, upon any such voluntary or involuntary liquidation, dissolution or winding up, the available assets of the Corporation are insufficient to pay the full amount of the Liquidation Preference on all outstanding shares of Series A Preferred Stock and the full amount of the Liquidation Preference on all outstanding shares of Parity Securities, then the holders of the Series A Preferred Stock and the holders of such other Parity Securities shall share ratably in any such distribution of assets in proportion to the full Liquidation Preference to which they would otherwise be respectively entitled.

 

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(iii) After payment of the full amount of the Liquidation Preference to which they are entitled, the holders of Series A Preferred Stock will have no right or claim to any of the remaining assets of the Corporation. After payment to the holders of Series A Preferred Stock of the full amount of the Liquidation Preference to which they are entitled, the remaining assets of the Corporation shall be distributed among the holders of any Junior Securities, according to their respective rights and preferences.

(iv) Upon the Corporation’s provision of written notice as to the effective date of any such liquidation, dissolution or winding up of the Corporation, accompanied by a check in the amount of the full Liquidation Preference to which each record holder of the Series A Preferred Stock is entitled, the Series A Preferred Stock shall no longer be deemed outstanding shares of the Corporation and all rights of the holders of such shares will terminate. Such notice shall be given by first class mail, postage pre-paid to each record holder of the Series A Preferred Stock at the respective mailing addresses of such holders as the same shall appear on the share transfer records of the Corporation.

(v) For purposes of this Section 4.3(d), the consolidation or merger of the Corporation with or into any other business enterprise or of any other business enterprise with or into the Corporation, the sale, lease or conveyance of all or substantially all of the assets or business of the Corporation, or the conversion of the Corporation to another entity shall not be deemed to constitute a liquidation, dissolution or winding up of the Corporation.

(e) Redemption .

(i) Right of Optional Redemption . The Corporation, at its option, may redeem shares of the Series A Preferred Stock, in whole or in part, at any time or from time to time, for cash at a redemption price (the “Redemption Price”) equal to $10,000.00 per share plus an amount equal to all accrued and unpaid dividends thereon to and including the date fixed for redemption, plus a redemption premium per share (each, a “Redemption Premium”) calculated as follows based on the date fixed for redemption: (1) until June 30, 2012, $500; (2) from July 1, 2012 to June 30, 2013, $400; (3) from July 1, 2013 to June 30, 2014, $300; (4) from July 1, 2014 to June 30, 2015, $200; (5) from July 1, 2015 to June 20, 2016, $100 and thereafter, no Redemption Premium. If less than all of the outstanding Series A Preferred Stock are to be redeemed, the number of shares of Series A Preferred Stock to be redeemed will be determined by the Corporation and such shares may be redeemed pro rata from the holders of record of such shares in proportion to the number of such shares held by such holders (with adjustments to avoid redemption of fractional shares or, if fractional shares are outstanding, with such additional adjustments as the Corporation may elect in order to effect the redemption of fractional shares) or by lot or any other equitable manner determined by the Corporation.

(ii) Limitations on Redemption . Unless full cumulative dividends on all shares of Series A Preferred Stock shall have been, or contemporaneously are, declared and paid or declared and a sum sufficient for the payment thereof set apart for payment for all past Dividend Periods, no shares of Series A Preferred Stock shall be redeemed or otherwise acquired, directly or indirectly, by the Corporation unless all outstanding shares of Series A Preferred Stock are simultaneously redeemed or acquired; provided, however, that the foregoing shall not prevent the purchase by the Corporation of shares under certain circumstances described in, and pursuant to, Article VI of this Certificate of Incorporation in order to ensure that the Corporation remains qualified as a REIT for U.S. federal income tax purposes or the purchase or acquisition of shares of Series A Preferred Stock pursuant to a purchase or exchange offer made on the same terms to holders of all outstanding shares of Series A Preferred Stock.

 

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(iii) Procedures for Redemption .

(A) Upon the Corporation’s provision of written notice as to the effective date of the redemption, accompanied by a check in the amount of the full Redemption Price through such effective date to which each record holder of Series A Preferred Stock is entitled, the Series A Preferred Stock shall be redeemed and shall no longer be deemed outstanding shares of the Corporation and all rights of the holders of such shares will terminate. Such notice may provide that the redemption is contingent on the occurrence of a specified event. Such notice shall be given by first class mail, postage pre-paid, to each record holder of the Series A Preferred Stock at the respective mailing addresses of such holders as the same shall appear on the share transfer records of the Corporation. No failure to give such notice or any defect therein or in the mailing thereof shall affect the validity of the proceedings for the redemption of any shares of Series A Preferred Stock except as to the holder to whom notice was defective or not given.

(B) In addition to any information required by law, such notice shall state: (A) the redemption date; (B) the Redemption Price; (C) the number of shares of Series A Preferred Stock to be redeemed; and (D) that dividends on the shares to be redeemed will cease to accrue on such redemption date.

(C) If notice of redemption of any shares of Series A Preferred Stock has been given and if the funds necessary for such redemption have been set aside by the Corporation for the benefit of the holders of any shares of Series A Preferred Stock so called for redemption, then, from and after the redemption date dividends will cease to accrue on such shares of Series A Preferred Stock, such shares of Series A Preferred Stock shall no longer be deemed outstanding and all rights of the holders of such shares will terminate, except the right to receive the Redemption Price.

(D) If the Corporation shall so require and the notice shall so state, holders of Series A Preferred Stock to be redeemed shall surrender the certificates evidencing such Series A Preferred Stock, to the extent that such shares are certificated, at the place designated in such notice and, upon surrender in accordance with said notice of the certificates for shares of Series A Preferred Stock so redeemed (properly endorsed or assigned for transfer, if the Corporation shall so require and the notice shall so state), such shares of Series A Preferred Stock shall be redeemed by the Corporation at the Redemption Price. In case less than all of the shares of Series A Preferred Stock evidenced by any such certificate are redeemed, a new certificate or certificates shall be issued evidencing the unredeemed shares of Series A Preferred Stock without cost to the holder thereof. In the event that the shares of Series A Preferred Stock to be redeemed are uncertificated, such shares shall be redeemed in accordance with the notice and no further action on the part of the holders of such shares shall be required.

 

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(E) The deposit of funds with a bank or trust corporation for the purpose of redeeming Series A Preferred Stock shall be irrevocable except that:

 

  1) the Corporation shall be entitled to receive from such bank or trust corporation the interest or other earnings, if any, earned on any money so deposited in trust, and the holders of any shares redeemed shall have no claim to such interest or other earnings; and

 

  2) any balance of monies so deposited by the Corporation and unclaimed by the holders of the Series A Preferred Stock entitled thereto at the expiration of two years from the applicable redemption dates shall be repaid, together with any interest or other earnings thereon, to the Corporation, and after any such repayment, the holders of the shares entitled to the funds so repaid to the Corporation shall look only to the Corporation for payment of the Redemption Price without interest or other earnings.

(iv) Status of Redeemed Shares . Any shares of Series A Preferred Stock that shall at any time have been redeemed or otherwise acquired by the Corporation shall, after such redemption or acquisition, have the status of authorized but unissued shares of Preferred Stock, without designation as to series until such shares are once more classified and designated as part of a particular series by the Board of Directors.

(f) Voting Rights . Except as may otherwise be required by law, holders of Series A Preferred Stock shall vote together with the holders of Common Stock as a single class on all matters. Each holder of record of Series A Preferred Stock shall have one vote for each share of Series A Preferred Stock that is outstanding in his, her or its name on the books of the Corporation on all matters on which stockholders generally are entitled to vote.

(g) Conversion . The shares of Series A Preferred Stock are not convertible into or exchangeable for any other property or securities of the Corporation.

(h) Validity . If any power, preference or relative, participating, optional and other special right of the Series A Preferred Stock, or qualification or restriction thereof is invalid, unlawful or incapable of being enforced by reason of any rule of law or public policy, then, to the extent permitted by law, all other powers, preferences and relative, participating, optional and other special rights of the Series A Preferred Stock and qualifications and restrictions thereof which can be given effect without the invalid, unlawful or unenforceable powers, preferences or relative, participating, optional or other special rights of the Series A Preferred Stock or the qualifications or restriction thereof shall remain in full force and effect and shall not be deemed dependent upon any other such powers, preferences or relative, participating, optional or other special right of the Series A Preferred Stock or qualifications or restrictions thereof unless so expressed herein.

 

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ARTICLE V

BOARD OF DIRECTORS

SECTION 5.1.  Number of Directors . The business and affairs of the Corporation shall be managed by or under the direction of the Board of Directors. The number of directors of the Corporation shall be established from time to time in the manner provided in the by-laws of the Corporation (the “By-laws”). A director may be removed at any time by holders of shares of Stock of the Corporation representing at least a majority of the outstanding voting power entitled to vote thereon. The election of directors need not be by a written ballot.

SECTION 5.2.  Vacancies and Newly Created Directorships . Vacancies and newly created directorships may be filled only by a majority of the remaining directors, or if only one director shall remain, by the remaining director (though less than a quorum). If at any time there shall be no directors in office, successor directors shall be elected by the holders of shares of Stock of the Corporation entitled to vote thereon in accordance with the By-laws. A director elected by the Board of Directors to fill a vacancy shall be elected to hold office until the next annual meeting of stockholders or until his successor is elected and qualified.

ARTICLE VI

STOCKHOLDERS’ DISCLOSURES; RESTRICTIONS ON TRANSFER; TRANSFER LEGENDS

SECTION 6.1.  Stockholders’ Disclosures . Stockholders shall promptly upon demand disclose to the Board of Directors in writing such information with respect to direct and indirect ownership of shares of Stock as the Board of Directors deems necessary or appropriate to comply with the REIT Provisions of the Code or to comply with the requirements of any taxing authority or governmental agency, including, the names and addresses of the actual beneficial owners of shares of Stock, the dates of acquisition or disposition of shares of Stock and the names and addresses of the Persons from whom shares of Stock were acquired or to whom they were transferred. Upon the failure by a Stockholder to comply with the provisions of this Section 6.1, as determined in good faith by the Board of Directors, the Corporation shall have the right to redeem all such shares held directly or indirectly by such Stockholder for a value as determined by the Board of Directors in good faith. Any such redemption shall be pursuant to procedures substantially as set forth in Section 4.3(e).

SECTION 6.2.  Corporation’s Right to Refuse to Transfer Shares; Limitation on Holdings; Redemption of Shares .

(a) Each Stockholder shall give not less than 30 days’ prior written notice to the Board of Directors of any proposed Transfer of any shares of Stock. Whenever it is deemed by the Board of Directors to be reasonably necessary (i) to protect the status

 

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of the Corporation under the REIT Provisions of the Code because of a resulting increase in the concentration of ownership or other change of ownership of shares of Stock or otherwise, including ownership that would result in the Corporation owning (actually or constructively) an interest in a tenant that is described in Section 856(d)(2)(B) of the Code if the income derived by the Corporation (either directly or indirectly through another entity owned in whole or in part by the Corporation) from such tenant would cause the Corporation to fail to satisfy any of the gross income requirements of Section 856(c) of the Code or ownership that would cause the Corporation to be considered “closely held” within the meaning of Section 856(h) of the Code or (ii) to prevent the Corporation from being beneficially owned by less than 100 Persons (determined under the principles of Section 856(a)(5) of the Code), the Board of Directors may require a statement or affidavit from each Stockholder or proposed transferee of shares of Stock setting forth the number of shares of Stock already owned (either actually or through constructive ownership) by it and any related Person specified in the form prescribed by the Board of Directors for that purpose or any other pertinent information relating to the proposed Transfer. If, in the good faith opinion of the Board of Directors, which shall be conclusive upon any proposed transferee of shares of Stock, any proposed Transfer would result in the Corporation (x) being “closely held” within the meaning of Section 856(h) of the Code (without regard to whether the ownership interest is held during the last half of a taxable year), or otherwise failing to qualify as a REIT (including, without limitation, ownership that would result in the Corporation owning (actually or constructively) an interest in a tenant that is described in Section 856(d)(2)(B) of the Code if the income derived by the Corporation (either directly or indirectly through another entity owned in whole or in part by the Corporation) from such tenant would cause the Corporation to fail to satisfy any of the gross income requirements of Section 856(c) of the Code) or (y) being beneficially owned by less than 100 Persons (determined under the principles of Section 856(a)(5) of the Code), the Board of Directors shall have the right, but not the duty, to refuse to permit such Transfer. If the Board of Directors shall so refuse to permit any proposed Transfer of shares of Stock, or a Stockholder fails to (i) give 30 days’ prior written notice of a proposed Transfer as required by this Section 6.2(a), (ii) provide an affidavit or statement upon request by the Board of Directors as required by this Section 6.2(a), or (iii) pay reasonable expenses incurred by the Corporation in connection with such Transfer pursuant to Section 6.2(e), any attempt to effect the proposed Transfer shall be null and void and of no force or effect to Transfer any legal or beneficial interest in such shares of Stock.

(b) The Board of Directors, by notice to the holder thereof, may cause the Corporation to redeem, out of funds legally available therefor, any or all shares of Stock of any holder (whether or not such shares have been transferred with the prior approval of the Board of Directors) if, in the good faith opinion of the Board of Directors, such redemption is necessary to (i) prevent the Corporation from being “closely held” within the meaning of Section 856(h) of the Code (without regard to whether the ownership interest is held during the last half of a taxable year), or otherwise failing to qualify as a REIT (including, without limitation, ownership that would result in the Corporation owning (actually or constructively) an interest in a tenant that is described in

 

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Section 856(d)(2)(B) of the Code if the income derived by the Corporation (either directly or indirectly through another entity owned in whole or in part by the Corporation) from such tenant would cause the Corporation to fail to satisfy any of the gross income requirements of Section 856(c) of the Code) or (ii) prevent the Corporation from being beneficially owned by less than 100 Persons (determined under the principles of Section 856(a)(5) of the Code). From and after the date of such notice of redemption (the “Redemption Date”) and setting aside of funds in respect of the redemption price, shares of Stock called for redemption shall cease to be outstanding and the holder thereof shall cease to be entitled to dividends, voting rights and other benefits with respect to such shares, except the right to payment by the Corporation of the redemption price determined and payable as set forth in the following sentence. The redemption price of each share called for redemption shall be the fair market value thereof as determined by the Board of Directors in good faith.

(c) Notwithstanding any other provision of this Certificate of Incorporation to the contrary, any purported acquisition of shares of Stock of the Corporation which would result in the Corporation (i) being “closely held” within the meaning of Section 856(h) of the Code (without regard to whether the ownership interest is held during the last half of a taxable year), or otherwise failing to qualify as a REIT (including, without limitation, ownership that would result in the Corporation owning (actually or constructively) an interest in a tenant that is described in Section 856(d)(2)(B) of the Code if the income derived by the Corporation (either directly or indirectly through another entity owned in whole or in part by the Corporation) from such tenant would cause the Corporation to fail to satisfy any of the gross income requirements of Section 856(c) of the Code) or (ii) being beneficially owned by less than 100 Persons (determined under the principles of Section 856(a)(5) of the Code), shall be null and void and of no force or effect to Transfer any legal or beneficial interest in such shares unless the Board of Directors determines that such acquisition shall be given force and effect. All contracts and other arrangements for the sale or other Transfer of shares of Stock shall be subject to this provision.

 

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(d) Notwithstanding any other provisions of this Section 6.2, no Transfer of any shares of Stock may be made unless in the opinion of responsible counsel (who may be counsel for the Corporation), satisfactory in form and substance to the Board of Directors (which opinion may be waived, in whole or in part, at the discretion of the Board of Directors), such Transfer would not violate the registration or qualification provisions of the Securities Act of 1933, as amended, or any state securities or “Blue Sky” laws applicable to the Corporation or the shares of Stock.

(e) Each Stockholder will pay all reasonable expenses, including attorneys’ fees, incurred by the Corporation in connection with a Transfer of shares of Stock by such Stockholder.

(f) If any provision of this Section 6.2 or any application of any such provision is determined to be invalid by any Federal or state court having jurisdiction over the issues, the validity of the remaining provisions shall not be affected and other applications of such provision shall be affected only to the extent necessary to comply with the determination of such court. To the extent this Section 6.2 may be inconsistent with any other provision of this Certificate of Incorporation, this Section 6.2 shall be controlling.

SECTION 6.3.  Transfer Legend . Each certificate for shares of Stock (if certificated), including each certificate issued to any transferee, shall be stamped or otherwise imprinted with a conspicuous legend in substantially the following form (in addition to any other legend required by applicable law), unless in the opinion of counsel for the Corporation such legend (or any portion thereof) shall no longer be required:

“THE SHARES REPRESENTED BY THIS CERTIFICATE HAVE NOT BEEN REGISTERED UNDER THE SECURITIES ACT OF 1933, AS AMENDED, OR REGISTERED OR QUALIFIED UNDER ANY OTHER SECURITIES LAWS, AND MAY NOT BE OFFERED OR SOLD WITHOUT SUCH REGISTRATION OR QUALIFICATION, UNLESS AN EXEMPTION THEREFROM IS AVAILABLE.”

“THE SHARES REPRESENTED BY THIS CERTIFICATE ARE SUBJECT TO CERTAIN RESTRICTIONS SET FORTH IN THE CERTIFICATE OF INCORPORATION AND BY-LAWS OF BPG SUBSIDIARY INC. (FORMERLY BRE RETAIL HOLDINGS INC. AND BRIXMOR PROPERTY GROUP INC.) AND MAY NOT BE SOLD, ASSIGNED, TRANSFERRED, PLEDGED OR OTHERWISE DISPOSED OF, WHETHER BY MERGER, CONSOLIDATION OR OTHERWISE BY OPERATION OF LAW, EXCEPT IN COMPLIANCE THEREWITH.”

 

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ARTICLE VII

EXCULPATION

SECTION 7.1.  Exculpation . To the fullest extent permitted by the DGCL, as the same exists or may hereafter be amended, a director of the Corporation shall not be liable to the Corporation or the Stockholders for monetary damages for breach of fiduciary duty as a director.

SECTION 7.2.  Repeal or Modification . Any repeal or modification of Section 7.1 shall not adversely affect any right or protection of a director of the Corporation existing hereunder with respect to any act or omission occurring prior to such repeal or modification.

ARTICLE VIII

AMENDMENTS

SECTION 8.1.  Amendments to the Certificate of Incorporation . The Corporation reserves the right from time to time to make any amendments to its Certificate of Incorporation which may be now or hereafter authorized by law, upon the approval of holders of shares of capital stock representing at least a majority of the outstanding voting power entitled to vote thereon. All rights and powers conferred by the Certificate of Incorporation to Stockholders, directors and officers are granted subject to the foregoing reservation.

 

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SECTION 8.2.  Adoption, Amendment and Repeal of By-laws . In furtherance and not in limitation of the powers conferred by the laws of the State of Delaware, the Board of Directors is expressly authorized to make, alter and repeal the By-laws. The By-laws may be amended or repealed by resolution adopted by the Board of Directors or upon the approval of holders of shares of capital stock representing at least a majority of the outstanding voting power entitled to vote thereon.

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IN WITNESS WHEREOF, BPG Subsidiary Inc. has caused this Amended and Restated Certificate of Incorporation to be executed on                      , 2013.

 

BPG SUBSIDIARY INC.
   
Name:
Title:

Signature Page to A&R Cert. of Incorporation


ANNEX I

Definitions

Capitalized terms used in the Amended and Restated Certificate of Incorporation of BPG Subsidiary Inc. but not defined therein shall have the meanings set forth in this Annex I. The definitions in this Annex I shall apply equally to both the singular and plural forms of the terms defined. Whenever the context may require, any pronoun shall include the corresponding masculine, feminine and neuter forms. All references herein to Articles and Sections shall be deemed to be references to Articles and Sections of the Amended and Restated Certificate of Incorporation of BPG Subsidiary Inc. unless the context shall otherwise require. The words “include”, “includes” and “including” shall be deemed to be followed by the phrase “without limitation”.

Affiliate ” shall mean, with respect to any Person, any other Person that, directly or indirectly, through one or more intermediaries, Controls, is Controlled by or is under common Control with such Person.

Business Day ” shall mean any day except a Saturday, Sunday or other day on which commercial banks in New York City are authorized to close.

Code ” shall mean the Internal Revenue Code of 1986, as amended from time to time. Any reference in the Certificate of Incorporation to a particular provision of the Code shall be interpreted to include a reference to any corresponding provision of any successor statute.

Control ” shall mean the possession, directly or indirectly, of the power to direct or cause the direction of the management and policies of a Person, whether through the ownership of voting securities, by contract or otherwise, and “Controlling” and “Controlled” shall have meanings correlative thereto. A Person shall not be deemed to Control any specified Person through the ownership of securities unless it owns, directly or indirectly, a majority of the voting interests in such specified Person.

ERISA ” shall mean the Employee Retirement Income Security Act of 1974, as amended from time to time. Any reference in the Certificate of Incorporation to a particular provision of ERISA shall be interpreted to include a reference to any corresponding provision of any successor statute.

Person ” shall mean any individual, partnership, corporation, trust, limited liability company or other entity.

Plan Asset Regulations ” shall mean the regulations issued by the Department of Labor at Section 2510.3-101 of Part 2510 of Chapter XXV, Title 29 of the Code of Federal Regulations.

REIT ” shall mean a real estate investment trust as defined in the REIT Provisions of the Code.


REIT Provisions of the Code ” shall mean Parts II and III of Subchapter M of Chapter 1 of Subtitle A of the Code or any successor statute.

Similar Law ” shall mean any federal, state, local, non-U.S. or other law or regulation that contains one or more provisions that are (x) similar to any of the fiduciary responsibility or prohibited transaction provisions contained in Title I of ERISA or Section 4975 of the Code or (y) similar to the provisions of the Plan Asset Regulations or would otherwise provide that the assets of the Corporation could be deemed to include “plan assets” under such law or regulation.

Stockholders ” shall mean, at any time, all holders of record of outstanding shares of Stock at such time.

Transfer ” shall mean a sale, pledge, transfer or other disposition of shares (whether by merger, consolidation or otherwise by operation of law and whether beneficially or of record).

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Exhibit 99.2

AMENDED AND RESTATED BYLAWS

OF

BPG SUBSIDIARY INC.

(adopted                     , 2013)

Capitalized terms used herein and not defined shall have the meanings assigned such terms in the Amended and Restated Certificate of Incorporation (as amended and restated from time to time, the “ Certificate of Incorporation ”) of BPG Subsidiary Inc. (the “ Corporation ”).

ARTICLE I

MEETING OF STOCKHOLDERS

SECTION 1.1  Meetings

(a) If required by applicable law, annual meetings of stockholders shall be held at such place, if any, date and hour as shall be fixed by the Board of Directors and stated in the notice of meeting, at which the directors shall be elected and any other proper business of the Corporation may be conducted. Any business of the Corporation may be transacted at the annual meeting without being specially designated in the notice, except such business as is specifically required by law to be stated in the notice.

(b) Special meetings of the stockholders may be called at any time by the chief executive officer of the Corporation or by or at the request of a majority of the directors. Notwithstanding the foregoing, if there shall be no directors, the officers of the Corporation shall promptly call a special meeting of the stockholders entitled to vote for the election of successor directors. Notice of any special meeting shall state the purpose or purposes of the meeting.

SECTION 1.2  Notice of Meetings

Unless otherwise required by law, the Certificate of Incorporation or these bylaws, not less than ten (10) nor more than sixty (60) days before the date of every stockholders’ meeting, the Corporation shall give to each stockholder entitled to vote at such meeting as of the record date for determining the stockholders entitled to notice of the meeting, and to each stockholder not entitled to vote who is entitled by law to notice, notice stating the date, time and place, if any, of the meeting, the means of remote communications, if any, by which stockholders and proxy holders may be deemed to be present in person and vote at such meeting, the record date for determining the stockholders entitled to vote at the meeting (if such date is different from the record date for stockholders entitled to notice of the meeting) and, in the case of a special meeting, the purpose or purposes for which the meeting is called.


SECTION 1.3  Quorum

Except as otherwise provided by law, the Certificate of Incorporation or these bylaws, at any meeting of stockholders, the presence in person or by proxy of the holders of a majority in voting power of the outstanding shares of capital stock of the Corporation (“ Shares ”) entitled to vote at the meeting shall constitute a quorum. If, however, such quorum shall not be present in person or by proxy at any meeting of the stockholders, the stockholders entitled to vote thereat, present in person or by proxy, shall have power to adjourn the meeting from time to time, by a majority in voting power thereof, without notice other than announcement at the meeting, until a quorum shall be present in person or by proxy. If the adjournment is for more than thirty (30) days or a new record date is set, a notice of the adjourned meeting shall be given to each stockholder of record entitled to vote at the meeting. At such adjourned meeting at which a quorum shall be present, in person or by proxy, any business may be transacted which could have been transacted at the meeting as originally noticed.

SECTION 1.4  Voting

Except as otherwise required by law, the Certificate of Incorporation or these bylaws, whenever any action is to be taken by the stockholders at a meeting at which a quorum is present, it shall be authorized by the affirmative vote of the holders of a majority in voting power of the outstanding Shares present and entitled to vote thereon. At all elections of directors, voting by stockholders shall be conducted under the noncumulative method and the election of directors shall be by a plurality of the votes cast.

A stockholder may vote only the Shares owned by such stockholder, as shown on the record of stockholders of the Corporation as of the record date for stockholders entitled to vote determined pursuant to these bylaws or pursuant to applicable law. All persons who were holders of record of Shares at such time, and no others, shall be entitled to vote at such meeting and any adjournment thereof. A stockholder may vote the Shares owned of record by such stockholder, either in person or by proxy executed by the stockholder or by such stockholder’s duly authorized attorney-in-fact in accordance with applicable law and filed with the Secretary prior to the meeting. No proxy shall be valid after three years from the date of its execution, unless the proxy provides for a longer period. At all meetings of stockholders, unless the voting is conducted by inspectors, all questions relating to the qualification of voters and the validity of proxies and the acceptance or rejection of votes shall be decided by the chairman of the meeting.

SECTION 1.5  Organization and Order of Business

At each meeting of the stockholders, the Chairman of the Board, or in his absence or inability to act, the President, or in the absence or inability to act of the Chairman of the Board and the President, a Vice President, shall act as chairman of the meeting. The Secretary, or in his absence or inability to act, any person appointed by the chairman of the meeting, shall act as secretary of the meeting and keep the minutes thereof. The order of business at all meetings of the stockholders shall be as determined by the chairman of the meeting. The Board of Directors may adopt by resolution such rules and regulations for the conduct of the meeting of stockholders as it shall deem appropriate. Except to the extent inconsistent with such rules and regulations as adopted by the Board of Directors, the chairman of the meeting shall have the right and authority to convene and (for any or no reason) to adjourn the meeting, to prescribe such rules, regulations and procedures and to do all such acts as, in the judgment of such presiding person, are appropriate for the proper conduct of the meeting.

 

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SECTION 1.6  Inspectors

The Board of Directors may, and shall if required by law, in advance of any meeting of stockholders, appoint one or more inspectors to act at such meeting or any adjournment thereof. If the inspectors shall not be so appointed or if any of them shall fail to appear or act, the chairman of the meeting may, and on the request of any stockholder entitled to vote thereat shall, appoint inspectors. Each inspector, before entering upon the discharge of his duties, shall take and sign an oath to execute faithfully the duties of inspector at such meeting with strict impartiality and according to the best of his ability. The inspectors shall determine the number of Shares represented at the meeting, the existence of a quorum, the validity and effect of proxies, and shall receive votes, ballots or consents, hear and determine all challenges and questions arising in connection with the right to vote, count and tabulate all votes, ballots or consents, determine the result, and do such acts as are proper to conduct the election or vote with fairness to all stockholders. On request of the chairman of the meeting or any stockholder entitled to vote thereat, the inspectors shall make a report in writing of any challenge, request or matter determined by them and shall execute a certificate of any fact found by them. No director or candidate for the office of director shall act as inspector of an election of directors. Inspectors need not be stockholders.

SECTION 1.7  Action Without Meeting

Except as otherwise provided by statute or the Certificate of Incorporation, any action required or permitted to be taken at any meeting of stockholders may be taken without a meeting, without prior notice and without a vote, if a consent or consents in writing, setting forth such action, is signed by stockholders representing not less than the minimum number of votes that would be necessary to authorize or take such action at a meeting at which all Shares were present and voted and such consent or consents shall be delivered to the Corporation by delivery to its registered office in the State of Delaware, its principal place of business, or an officer or agent of the Corporation having custody of the book in which minutes of proceedings of stockholders are recorded. Delivery made to the Corporation’s registered office shall be by hand or by certified or registered mail, return receipt requested. Prompt notice of the taking of the corporate action without a meeting by less than unanimous written consent shall, to the extent required by law, be given to those stockholders who have not consented in writing and who, if the action had been taken at a meeting, would have been entitled to notice of the meeting if the record date for such meeting had been the date that written consents signed by a sufficient number of holders to take the action were delivered to the Corporation.

SECTION 1.8  List of Stockholders Entitled to Vote

The officer who has charge of the stock ledger shall prepare and make, at least ten (10) days before every meeting of stockholders, a complete list of the stockholders entitled to vote at the meeting (provided, however, if the record date for determining the stockholders entitled to vote is less than ten (10) days before the date of the meeting, the list shall reflect the

 

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stockholders entitled to vote as of the tenth day before the meeting date), arranged in alphabetical order, and showing the address of each stockholder and the number of shares registered in the name of each stockholder. Such list shall be open to the examination of any stockholder, for any purpose germane to the meeting at least ten (10) days prior to the meeting (i) on a reasonably accessible electronic network, provided that the information required to gain access to such list is provided with the notice of meeting or (ii) during ordinary business hours at the principal place of business of the Corporation. If the meeting is to be held at a place, then a list of stockholders entitled to vote at the meeting shall be produced and kept at the time and place of the meeting during the whole time thereof and may be examined by any stockholder who is present. If the meeting is to be held solely by means of remote communication, then the list shall also be open to the examination of any stockholder during the whole time of the meeting on a reasonably accessible electronic network, and the information required to access such list shall be provided with the notice of the meeting. Except as otherwise provided by law, the stock ledger shall be the only evidence as to who are the stockholders entitled to examine the list of stockholders required by this Section 1.8 or to vote in person or by proxy at any meeting of stockholders.

ARTICLE II

BOARD OF DIRECTORS

SECTION 2.1  Number, Election, Term and Qualifications

Except as provided below, the number of directors of the Corporation shall be one or such greater number as is determined by resolution of the Board of Directors. A director may be removed as provided in the Certificate of Incorporation and applicable law. The tenure of office of a director shall not be affected by any decrease or increase in the number of directors so made by the Board of Directors.

SECTION 2.2  Powers

The business and affairs of the Corporation shall be managed by or under the direction of the Board of Directors, which may exercise all of the powers of the Corporation except such as are by law, by the Certificate of Incorporation or by these bylaws conferred upon or reserved to the stockholders.

SECTION 2.3  Resignations

Any director or member of a committee may resign at any time. Such resignation shall be made in writing or by electronic transmission and shall take effect at the time specified therein, or if no time be specified, at the time of the receipt by the Chairman of the Board, the President or the Secretary. The acceptance of a resignation shall not be necessary to make it effective unless the resignation so provides.

 

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SECTION 2.4  Vacancies and Newly Created Directorships

Vacancies and newly created directorships may be filled only by a majority of the remaining directors, or if only one director shall remain, by the remaining director (though less than a quorum). If at any time there shall be no directors in office, successor directors shall be elected by the stockholders in accordance with Article I. A director elected by the Board of Directors to fill a vacancy shall be elected to hold office until the next annual meeting of stockholders or until his successor is elected and qualified.

SECTION 2.5  Actions by Directors

The Board of Directors, or any committee thereof, may act with or without a meeting. Unless specifically provided otherwise in these bylaws, any action of the Board of Directors, or any committee thereof, may be taken (i) at a meeting at which a quorum is present, by vote of a majority of the directors present or (ii) without a meeting, by unanimous written (or electronic) consent by all members of the Board of Directors or committee and the writing or writings or electronic transmission or transmissions are filed with the records of meetings of the Board of Directors or such committee. Any action or actions permitted to be taken by the Board of Directors, or any committee thereof, in connection with the business of the Corporation may be taken pursuant to authority granted by a meeting of the directors conducted by a telephone conference call or other communication equipment, and the transaction of business represented thereby shall be of the same authority and validity as if transacted at a meeting of the directors held in person or by written consent. The minutes of any Board of Directors’ meeting or committee’s meeting held by telephone or other communication equipment shall be prepared in the same manner as a meeting of the Board of Directors or committee held in person.

SECTION 2.6  Committees of the Board

The Board of Directors may appoint from among its members an executive committee, an audit committee and other committees. The Board of Directors may designate one or more directors as alternative members of any committees who may replace any absent or disqualified member at any meeting of the committee. Any such committee, to the extent permitted by law and to the extent provided in the resolutions of the Board of Directors, shall have and may exercise all the powers and authority of the Board of Directors in the management of the business and affairs of the Corporation.

Notice of committee meetings shall be given in the same manner as notice for special meetings of the Board of Directors. One-third of the members of any committee shall be present in person, by telephone or other communication equipment at any meeting of such committee in order to constitute a quorum for the transaction of business at such meeting. The Board of Directors may designate a chairman of any committee and such chairman or any two members of any committee (if there are at least two members of the committee) may fix the time and place of its meetings unless the Board of Directors shall otherwise provide. In the absence or disqualification of any member of any such committee, the members thereof present at any meeting and not disqualified from voting, whether or not they constitute a quorum, may unanimously appoint another director to act at the meeting in the place of such absent or disqualified members. The committees shall keep minutes of their proceedings.

 

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The Board of Directors shall have the power at any time to change the membership of any committee, to fill all vacancies, to designate alternate members to replace any absent or disqualified member, or to dissolve any such committee.

SECTION 2.7  Meetings of the Board of Directors

Meetings of the Board of Directors, regular or special, may be held at any place as the Board of Directors may from time to time determine or as shall be specified in the notice of such meeting.

As soon as practicable after each annual meeting of stockholders, a regular meeting of the directors shall be held for the purpose of organizing, electing officers and transacting other business. The meeting may be held at such time and place as shall be specified in a notice given as hereinafter provided for special meetings of the Board of Directors, or as shall be specified in a written waiver signed by all of the directors as provided in Article III, except that no notice shall be necessary if such meeting is held immediately after, and at the site, of the annual meeting of stockholders.

Regular meetings of the Board of Directors may be held without notice at such time and place as shall from time to time be determined by the Board of Directors.

Special meetings of the Board of Directors may be called at any time by two or more directors or by or at the request of the Chairman of the Board or the President. Special meetings may be held at such place or places as may be designated from time to time by the Board of Directors; in the absence of such designation, such meetings shall be held at such places as may be designated in the notice of meeting.

At least twenty four (24) hours before each special meeting of the Board of Directors, either written notice, notice by electronic transmission or oral notice (either in person or by telephone) of the time, date and place of the meeting shall be given to each director.

SECTION 2.8  Organization

The Chairman of the Board shall be selected by a majority of the directors and shall preside at each meeting of the Board of Directors. In the absence or inability of the Chairman to preside at a meeting, the President, or, in his absence or inability to act, another director chosen by a majority of the directors present, shall act as chairman of the meeting and preside thereat. The Secretary (or, in his absence or inability to act any person appointed by the chairman of the meeting) shall act as secretary of the meeting and keep the minutes thereof.

SECTION 2.9  Directors’ Compensation

No director shall receive any compensation for serving as a director or as an officer of the Corporation, but may be reimbursed for his or her reasonable expenses incurred in connection with his or her service as a director.

 

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ARTICLE III

NOTICES

SECTION 3.1  Notice to Stockholders

Any notice of any meeting or other notice, communication or report to any stockholder shall be delivered to such stockholder by (a) United States mail, postage prepaid, (b) express mail or overnight delivery or courier service, (c) telecopy or other facsimile transmission, (d) personal delivery to the address or telecopy number of such stockholder appearing on the books of the Corporation or theretofore given by such stockholder to the Corporation for the purpose of notice or (e) as otherwise permitted by law. Such notice shall be deemed given (i) if given by telecopier, when transmitted to the number specified for such purpose and the appropriate answerback or confirmation is received (or, if such time is not during a Business Day, at the beginning of the next Business Day), (ii) if given by mail, when deposited in the United States mail, postage prepaid, directed to such stockholder at his address as it appears on the records of the Corporation or (iii) if given by any other means, when delivered to such stockholder, provided that, if notice is given by electronic transmission, such stockholder must consent to such notice procedure.

SECTION 3.2  Waivers of Notice

Whenever any notice of the time, place or purpose of any meeting of stockholders, directors or committee is required to be given under law or under the provisions of the Certificate of Incorporation or these bylaws, a waiver thereof given by the person or persons entitled to such notice and filed with the records of the meeting, whether before or after the holding thereof, or attendance at a meeting of stockholders, directors or committee in person (or, in the case of a meeting of stockholders, by proxy), except when the person attends the meeting for the express purpose of objecting, at the beginning of the meeting, to the transaction of any business because the meeting is not lawfully called or convened, shall be deemed equivalent to the giving of such notice to such persons.

ARTICLE IV

OFFICERS

SECTION 4.1  Officers

The officers of the Corporation shall be chosen by the Board of Directors and shall be a Chief Executive Officer, a President (or one or more Co-Presidents), a Secretary and a Treasurer. The Board of Directors may also choose a Chairman (or one or more Co-Chairmen) of the Board, and one or more Vice Presidents, Assistant Secretaries or Assistant Treasurers. Two or more offices, except those of Chairman and Secretary, or Chairman and/or President and Assistant Secretary, may be held by the same person, but no officer shall execute, acknowledge or verify any instrument in more than one capacity, if such instrument is required by law, the Certificate of Incorporation or these bylaws to be executed, acknowledged or verified by two or more officers.

 

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SECTION 4.2  Other Officers and Agents

The Board of Directors may appoint such other officers and agents as it shall deem necessary, who shall exercise such powers and perform such duties as shall be determined from time to time by the Board of Directors.

SECTION 4.3  Removal; Resignation

The officers of the Corporation shall serve until their successors are chosen and qualify. Any officer or agent may be removed by the Board of Directors whenever, in its judgment, the best interests of the Corporation will be served thereby. Any officer may resign at any time. Such resignation shall be made in writing or by electronic transmission, and shall take effect at the time specified therein, and if such time is not specified, at the time of its receipt by the Chairman, the President or the Secretary. The acceptance of a resignation shall not be necessary to make it effective unless otherwise provided in the resignation. If the office of any officer becomes vacant for any reason, the vacancy shall be filled by the Board of Directors.

SECTION 4.4  Chairman

The Chairman shall, if present, preside at all meetings of the Board of Directors and stockholders and exercise and perform such other powers and duties as may be from time to time assigned to him by the Board of Directors or prescribed by these bylaws and as may be set forth herein.

SECTION 4.5  Chief Executive Officer

The Chief Executive Officer of the Corporation shall have general and active control of the business, finances and affairs of the Corporation, subject to the control of the Board of Directors. Except as may otherwise be provided by the Board of Directors from time to time, the Chief Executive Officer shall have the general power to execute bonds, deeds, contracts, conveyances and other instruments in the name of the Corporation, to appoint all employees and agents of the Corporation whose appointment is not otherwise provided for and to fix the compensation thereof subject to the provisions of these bylaws and subject to the approval of the Board of Directors; to remove or suspend any employee or agent who shall not have been appointed by the Board of Directors; to suspend for cause, pending final action by the body which shall have appointed him, any officer other than an officer, employee or agent who shall have been appointed by the Board of Directors; to delegate to a responsible agent any of the foregoing; and to take any other such action as the Chief Executive Officer deems necessary, subject to the oversight of the Board of Directors.

SECTION 4.6  President

The President shall, in the absence or disability of the Chief Executive Officer, perform the duties and exercise the powers of the Chief Executive Officer, and shall perform such other duties and have such other powers as the Board of Directors may from time to time prescribe.

 

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SECTION 4.7  Vice President

The Vice President, or if there shall be more than one, the Vice Presidents in the order determined by the Board of Directors, shall, in the absence or disability of the President, perform the duties and exercise the powers of the President, and shall perform such other duties and have such other powers as the Board of Directors may from time to time prescribe.

SECTION 4.8  Secretary

The Secretary shall attend all meetings of the Board of Directors and all meetings of the stockholders and record all the proceedings of the meetings of the Corporation and of the Board of Directors in a book to be kept for that purpose and perform like duties for the standing committees when required. The Secretary shall give, or cause to be given, notice of all meetings of the stockholders and special meetings of the Board of Directors, and shall perform such other duties as may be prescribed by the Board of Directors or President, under whose supervision the Secretary shall be. The Secretary shall keep in safe custody the seal of the Corporation and, when authorized by the Board of Directors, affix the same to any instrument requiring it and, when so affixed, it shall be attested by the Secretary’s signature or by the signature of an Assistant Secretary.

SECTION 4.9  Assistant Secretary

The Assistant Secretary, or if there be more than one, the Assistant Secretaries in the order determined by the Board of Directors, shall, in the absence or disability of the Secretary, perform the duties and exercise the powers of the Secretary and shall perform such other duties and have such other powers as the Board of Directors may from time to time prescribe.

SECTION 4.10  Treasurer and Assistant Treasurer

The Treasurer shall have the custody of the corporate funds and securities and shall keep full and accurate accounts of receipts and disbursements in books belonging to the Corporation and shall deposit all moneys in the name and to the credit of the Corporation in such depositories as may be designated by the Board of Directors.

The Treasurer shall disburse the funds of the Corporation as may be ordered by the Board of Directors, taking proper vouchers for such disbursements, and shall render to the Board of Directors when the Board of Directors so requires, an account of all his transactions as Treasurer and of the financial condition of the Corporation.

The Assistant Treasurer, or if there shall be more than one, the Assistant Treasurers in the order determined by the Board of Directors, shall, in the absence or disability of the Treasurer, perform the duties and exercise the powers of the Treasurer and shall perform such other duties and have such other powers as the Board of Directors may from time to time prescribe.

 

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SECTION 4.11  Delegation of Duties

In the case of the absence of any officer of the Corporation or for any other reason that the Board of Directors may deem sufficient, the Board of Directors may confer for the time being the powers or duties, or any of them, of such officer upon any director.

ARTICLE V

OWNERSHIP; CERTIFICATES OF SHARES

SECTION 5.1  Certificates

The shares of stock of the Corporation shall be represented by certificates, provided that the Board of Directors may provide by resolution or resolutions that some or all of any or all classes or series of the Corporation’s stock shall be uncertificated shares. Any such resolution shall not apply to shares represented by a certificate until such certificate is surrendered to the Corporation. Every holder of stock in the Corporation represented by certificates shall be entitled to have a certificate signed by, or in the name of the Corporation by, the Chairman of the Board of Directors, or the President or a Vice President, and by the Treasurer or an Assistant Treasurer or the Secretary or an Assistant Secretary of the Corporation, certifying the number and class of shares of stock of the Corporation owned by such holder. Any or all of the signatures on the certificate may be a facsimile. The Board of Directors may require stock certificates to be countersigned or registered by one or more of such transfer agents and/or registrars.

If the Board of Directors chooses to issue shares of stock without certificates, the Corporation, if required by the DGCL, shall, within a reasonable time after the issue or transfer of shares without certificates, send the stockholder a written statement of the information required by the DGCL. The Corporation may adopt a system of issuance, recordation and transfer of its shares of stock by electronic or other means not involving the issuance of certificates, provided the use of such system by the Corporation is permitted in accordance with applicable law.

SECTION 5.2  Lost Certificates

The Corporation may direct a new certificate or certificates to be issued in place of any certificate or certificates theretofore issued by the Corporation alleged to have been stolen, lost or destroyed, upon the making of an affidavit of that fact by the person claiming the certificate to be stolen, lost or destroyed. When authorizing such issue of a new certificate or certificates, the Corporation may, in its discretion and as a condition precedent to the issuance thereof require the owner of such stolen, lost or destroyed certificate or certificates, or his legal representative, to give a bond, with sufficient surety, to the Corporation to indemnify it against any loss or claim which may arise by reason of the issuance of a new certificate.

 

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SECTION 5.3  Share Record; Issuance and Transferability of Shares

(a) Records shall be kept by or on behalf of and under the direction of the directors or the officers of the Corporation, which shall contain the names and addresses of the stockholders, the number of Shares held by them respectively, the numbers of certificates representing the Shares (to the extent certificated) and the amount of any installment or remaining commitment payable thereon, if any, and in which there shall be recorded all transfers of Shares. To the fullest extent permitted by law, the Corporation, the directors and the officers, employees and agents of the Corporation shall be entitled to deem the persons in whose names certificates are registered on the records of the Corporation (or whose names are reflected on such records, in the case of uncertificated shares) to be the absolute owners of the Shares represented thereby for all purposes of the Corporation; but nothing herein shall be deemed to preclude the directors or officers, employees or agents of the Corporation from inquiring as to the actual ownership of Shares. Until a transfer is duly effected on the records of the Corporation, the directors shall not be affected by any notice of such transfer, either actual or constructive.

(b) Shares shall be transferable on the records of the Corporation only by the record holder thereof or by his agent thereunto duly authorized in writing upon delivery to the directors or a transfer agent of the certificate or certificates therefor (if certificated), properly endorsed or accompanied by duly executed instruments of transfer and accompanied by all necessary documentary stamps together with such evidence of the genuineness of each such endorsement, execution or authorization and of other matters as may reasonably be required by the Corporation or such transfer agent. Subject to the restrictions set forth in the Certificate of Incorporation, upon such delivery, the transfer shall be recorded in the records of the Corporation and a new certificate for the Shares so transferred shall be issued to the transferee (if certificated) and, in case of a transfer of only a part of the Shares represented by any certificate, a new certificate for the balance shall be issued to the transferor (if certificated). Uncertificated shares shall be transferable on the records of the Corporation only by the record holder thereof or by his agent thereunto duly authorized in writing upon delivery to the directors or a transfer agent of such duly executed instrument of transfer and accompanied by all necessary documentary stamps together with such evidence of the genuineness of each such endorsement, execution or authorization and of other matters as may reasonably be required by the Board of Directors or such transfer agent. Subject to the restrictions set forth on the Certificate of Incorporation, upon such delivery, the transfer shall be recorded in the records of the Corporation. Until a transfer is duly effected on the records of the Corporation, the directors shall not be affected by any notice of such transfer, either actual or constructive. Subject to the restrictions set forth in the Certificate of Incorporation, any person becoming entitled to any Shares in consequence of the death of a stockholder or otherwise by operation of law shall be recorded as the holder of such Shares and shall receive a new certificate therefor but only upon delivery to the Board of Directors or a transfer agent of instruments and other evidence required by the Board of Directors or the transfer agent to demonstrate such entitlement, the existing certificate for such Shares and such releases from applicable governmental authorities as may be required by the Board of Directors or transfer agent. Nothing in these bylaws shall impose upon the Board of Directors or a transfer agent a duty or limit their rights to inquire into adverse claims.

 

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SECTION 5.4  Fixing Record Date

(a) In order that the Corporation may determine the stockholders entitled to notice of any meeting of stockholders or any adjournment thereof, the Board of Directors may fix a record date, which record date shall not precede the date upon which the resolution fixing the record date is adopted by the Board of Directors, and which record date shall, unless otherwise required by law, not be more than sixty (60) nor less than ten (10) days before the date of such meeting. If the Board of Directors so fixes a date, such date shall also be the record date for determining the stockholders entitled to vote at such meeting unless the Board of Directors determines, at the time it fixes such record date, that a later date on or before the date of the meeting shall be the date for making such determination. If no record date is fixed by the Board of Directors, the record date for determining stockholders entitled to notice of or to vote at a meeting of stockholders shall be at the close of business on the day next preceding the day on which notice is given, or, if notice is waived, at the close of business on the day next preceding the day on which the meeting is held. A determination of stockholders of record entitled to notice of or to vote at a meeting of stockholders shall apply to any adjournment of the meeting; provided, however, that the Board of Directors may fix a new record date for determination of stockholders entitled to vote at the adjourned meeting, and in such case shall also fix as the record date for stockholders entitled to notice of such adjourned meeting the same or an earlier date as that fixed for determination of stockholders entitled to vote in accordance herewith at the adjourned meeting.

(b) In order that the Corporation may determine the stockholders entitled to receive payment of any dividend or other distribution or allotment of any rights, or entitled to exercise any rights in respect of any change, conversion or exchange of stock or for the purpose of any other lawful action, the Board of Directors may fix a record date, which shall not be more than sixty (60) days prior to such action. If no such record date is fixed, the record date for determining stockholders for any such purpose shall be at the close of business on the day on which the Board of Directors adopts the resolution relating thereto.

(c) Unless otherwise restricted by the Certificate of Incorporation, in order that the Corporation may determine the stockholders entitled to express consent to corporate action in writing without a meeting, the Board of Directors may fix a record date, which record date shall not precede the date upon which the resolution fixing the record date is adopted by the Board of Directors, and which record date shall not be more than ten (10) days after the date upon which the resolution fixing the record date is adopted by the Board of Directors. If no record date for determining stockholders entitled to express consent to corporate action in writing without a meeting is fixed by the Board of Directors, (i) when no prior action of the Board of Directors is required by law, the record date for such purpose shall be the first date on which a signed written consent setting forth the action taken or proposed to be taken is delivered to the Corporation in accordance with applicable law, and (ii) if prior action by the Board of Directors is required by law, the record date for such purpose shall be at the close of business on the day on which the Board of Directors adopts the resolution taking such prior action.

 

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SECTION 5.5  Transfer Agent; Dividend Disbursing Agent and Registrar

The Board of Directors shall have power to employ one or more transfer agents, dividend disbursing agents and registrars and to authorize them on behalf of the Corporation to keep records, to hold and to disburse any dividends or distributions, and to have and perform, in respect of all original issues and transfers of Shares, dividends and distributions and reports and communications to stockholders, the powers and duties usually had and performed by transfer agents, dividend disbursing agents and registrars of a Delaware corporation.

ARTICLE VI

GENERAL PROVISIONS

SECTION 6.1  Checks

All checks, drafts and orders for the payment of money, notes and other evidences of indebtedness, issued in the name of the Corporation shall be signed by the President, Chief Executive Officer or the Treasurer or by such officer or officers as the Board of Directors may from time to time designate.

SECTION 6.2  Depositories

The funds of the Corporation shall be deposited with such banks or other depositories as the Board of Directors of the Corporation or any officer may from time to time determine.

SECTION 6.3  Books of Account and Records

The Corporation shall maintain correct and complete books and records of account of all the business and transactions of the Corporation. Any records maintained by the Corporation in the regular course of its business, including its stock ledger, books of account, and minute books, may be kept on, or by means of, or be in the form of, any information storage device or method, provided that the records so kept can be converted into clearly legible paper form within a reasonable time.

SECTION 6.4  Fiscal Year

The fiscal year of the Corporation shall be the calendar year.

 

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SECTION 6.5  Statement of Investment Policy

The Corporation intends to invest in:

(a) one or more Investments directly or indirectly;

(b) any direct or indirect Investment made to preserve, protect or enhance any existing investment of the Corporation or an affiliate thereof; and

(c) the Corporation intends to make Investments and exercise its authority with respect to investments in such a manner that the Corporation would satisfy the requirements for REIT status under the REIT Provisions of the Code.

Investment ” shall mean the Corporation’s investment in real property and any other investments including: (i) any debt or equity or other interest in, directly or indirectly, or relating to, real estate assets (including performing or nonperforming mortgage or other real estate related loans), (ii) property management, development or other real estate related businesses and (iii) any non-real estate assets or any businesses that consist of non-real estate related assets or operations, as the case may be, including personal property and unsecured loans, which are part of, or incidental to, an Investment which consists principally of assets or businesses referred to in clauses (i) and (ii).

ARTICLE VII

INDEMNIFICATION; INSURANCE

SECTION 7.1  Right to Indemnification

The Corporation shall indemnify and hold harmless, to the fullest extent permitted by applicable law as it presently exists or may hereafter be amended, any person (a “ Covered Person ”) who was or is made or is threatened to be made a party or is otherwise involved in any action, suit or proceeding, whether civil, criminal, administrative or investigative (a “ Proceeding ”), by reason of the fact that he or she, or a person for whom he or she is the legal representative, is or was a director or officer of the Corporation or, while a director or officer of the Corporation, is or was serving at the request of the Corporation as a director, officer, employee or agent of another corporation or of a partnership, limited liability company, joint venture, trust, nonprofit entity or other enterprise, including service with respect to employee benefit plans, against all liability and loss suffered and expenses (including attorneys’ fees) reasonably incurred by such Covered Person. Notwithstanding the preceding sentence, except as otherwise provided in Section 7.3, the Corporation shall be required to indemnify a Covered Person in connection with a Proceeding (or part thereof) commenced by such Covered Person only if the commencement of such Proceeding (or part thereof) by the Covered Person was authorized in the specific case by the Board of Directors.

 

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SECTION 7.2  Advancement of Expenses

The Corporation shall to the fullest extent not prohibited by applicable law pay the expenses (including attorneys’ fees) incurred by a Covered Person in defending any Proceeding in advance of its final disposition, provided, however, that, to the extent required by law, such payment of expenses in advance of the final disposition of the Proceeding shall be made only upon receipt of an undertaking by the Covered Person to repay all amounts advanced if it should be ultimately determined that the Covered Person is not entitled to be indemnified under this Article VII or otherwise.

SECTION 7.3  Claims

If a claim for indemnification (following the final disposition of such action, suit or proceeding) or advancement of expenses under this Article VII is not paid in full within thirty days after a written claim therefor by the Covered Person has been received by the Corporation, the Covered Person may file suit to recover the unpaid amount of such claim and, if successful in whole or in part, shall be entitled to be paid the expense of prosecuting such claim to the fullest extent permitted by law. In any such action the Corporation shall have the burden of proving that the Covered Person is not entitled to the requested indemnification or advancement of expenses under applicable law.

SECTION 7.4  Insurance

The Corporation shall have the power to purchase and maintain insurance on behalf of any Covered Person, against any liability asserted against such person and incurred by such person in any such capacity, or arising out of such person’s status as such, whether or not the Corporation would have the power to indemnity such person against such liability under this Article VII.

SECTION 7.5  Successors

The indemnification and advancement of expenses provided by, or granted pursuant to, this Article VII shall, unless otherwise provided when authorized or ratified, continue as to a person who has ceased to be a director or officer and shall inure to the benefit of the heirs, executors and administrators of such officer or director. The indemnification and advancement of expenses that may have been provided to an employee or agent of the Corporation by corporate action shall, unless otherwise provided when authorized or ratified, continue as to a person who has ceased to be an employee or agent of the Corporation and shall inure to the benefit of the heirs, executors and administrators of such person, after the time such person has ceased to be an employee or agent of the Corporation, only on such terms and conditions and to the extent determined by the Board of Directors in its sole discretion.

SECTION 7.6  Nonexclusivity of Rights

The rights conferred on any Covered Person by this Article VII shall not be exclusive of any other rights which such Covered Person may have or hereafter acquire under any statute, provision of the Certificate of Incorporation, these bylaws, agreement, vote of stockholders or disinterested directors or otherwise.

 

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SECTION 7.7  Other Sources

The Corporation’s obligation, if any, to indemnify or to advance expenses to any Covered Person who was or is serving at its request as a director, officer, employee or agent of another corporation, partnership, limited liability company, joint venture, trust, nonprofit entity or other enterprise shall be reduced by any amount such Covered Person may collect as indemnification or advancement of expenses from such other corporation, partnership, limited liability company, joint venture, trust, nonprofit entity or other enterprise.

SECTION 7.8  Amendment or Repeal

The provisions of this Article VII shall be a contract between the Corporation, on the one hand, and each Covered Person, on the other hand, pursuant to which the Corporation and each such Covered Person intend to be legally bound. Any right to indemnification or advancement of expenses of any Covered Person arising hereunder shall not be eliminated or impaired by an amendment to or repeal of this Article VII after the occurrence of the act or omission that is subject of the Proceeding for which indemnification or advancement is being sought.

SECTION 7.9  Other Indemnification and Advancement of Expenses

This Article VII shall not limit the right of the Corporation, to the extent and in the manner permitted by law, to indemnify and to advance expenses to persons other than Covered Persons when and as authorized by appropriate corporate action.

 

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