UNITED STATES
SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION
WASHINGTON, DC 20549
FORM 8-K
CURRENT REPORT
PURSUANT TO SECTION 13 OR 15(D)
OF THE SECURITIES EXCHANGE ACT OF 1934
August 22, 2016
Date of report (Date of earliest event reported)
Condor Hospitality Trust, Inc.
(Exact Name of Registrant as Specified in Its Charter)
Maryland | 1-34087 | 52-1889548 | ||
(State or Other Jurisdiction of Incorporation) |
(Commission File Number) |
(IRS Employer Identification No.) |
4800 Montgomery Lane, Suite 220 Bethesda, MD |
20814 | |
(Address of Principal Executive Offices) | (Zip Code) |
(402) 371-2520
(Registrants Telephone Number, Including Area Code)
(Former Name or Former Address, if Changed Since Last Report)
Check the appropriate box below if the Form 8-K filing is intended to simultaneously satisfy the filing obligation of the registrant under any of the following provisions (see General Instruction A.2. below):
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1.01. Entry into a Material Definitive Agreement.
Acquisition of Aloft Atlanta Hotel
As previously disclosed by Condor Hospitality Trust, Inc. (Condor) on form 8-K filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission on August 1, 2016, Condor entered into a joint venture with Three Wall Capital LLC (TWC) to acquire a 254 room Aloft hotel in downtown Atlanta, Georgia at 300 Spring Street NW (the Aloft Atlanta Hotel). Condor owns 80% of the joint venture, and TWC owns the remaining 20% of the joint venture. On August 22, 2016, the joint venture closed on the acquisition of Aloft Atlanta Hotel. The purchase price for the hotel was $43,550,000.
The joint venture is comprised of two Delaware limited liability companies: Spring Street Hotel Property II LLC (Owner JV) and Spring Street Hotel OpCo II LLC (Lessee JV).
Condors operating partnership, Supertel Limited Partnership (Condor Member), holds an 80% equity interest in Owner JV and TWC Spring Hotel LLC (TWC Spring Member), an affiliate of TWC, holds a 20% equity interest in Owner JV. Condors wholly-owned taxable REIT subsidiary, TRS Leasing Inc. (TRS Lessee), holds an 80% equity interest in Lessee JV, and TWC Spring OpCo LLC (TWC Lessee), an affiliate of TWC, holds a 20% equity interest in Lessee JV.
The purchase price for the Aloft Atlanta Hotel was paid with $9,800,000 in cash (from $7,840,000 contributed by Condor and $1,960,000 contributed by TWC affiliates to the joint venture) and $33,750,000 of proceeds from a term loan, secured by the property. In connection with the closing of the acquisition:
| the Aloft Atlanta Hotel was acquired by Spring Street Hotel Property LLC, a wholly-owned subsidiary of Owner JV (Spring Street Hotel); |
| Spring Street Hotel leased the hotel to Spring Street Hotel OpCo LLC (Spring Street OpCo), a wholly-owned subsidiary of Lessee JV; and |
| the hotel is managed by Boast Hotel Management Company LLC (Boast), an affiliate of TWC. |
Joint Venture
General . Condor Member, TWC Spring Member and TWC Spring Street Hotel Promote LLC, an affiliate of TWC (TWC Promote Member), formed Owner JV as a Delaware limited liability company and entered into a limited liability company agreement (the Owner JV Agreement). The Owner JV Agreement provides that, in exchange for their initial capital contributions, Condor Member and TWC Spring Member received 80% and 20%, respectively, of the equity interests in Owner JV. Any additional capital contributions to Owner JV generally will be made 80% by Condor Member and 20% by TWC Spring Member.
TRS Lessee and TWC Lessee formed Lessee JV as a Delaware limited liability company and entered into a limited liability company agreement (the Lessee JV Agreement). The Lessee JV Agreement provides that, in exchange for their capital contributions, TRS Lessee and TWC Lessee received 80% and 20%, respectively, of the equity interests in Lessee JV. Any additional capital contributions to Lessee JV generally will be made 80% by TRS Lessee and 20% by TWC Lessee.
Management . Under the Owner JV Agreement, the business of Owner JV is managed by TWC Spring Member in accordance with business plans and budgets approved by Condor Member and TWC Spring Member. However, major decisions detailed in the Owner JV Agreement require the approval of Condor Member. The Owner JV Agreement also provides that Condor Member may remove TWC Spring Member as the manager of Owner JV and appoint a new manager upon the occurrence of certain events of default.
Distributions of Net Cash Flows . Net cash flow from Owner JV will be distributed for each fiscal year as follows:
| first, to Condor Member until it has received a preferred return equal to 10% of its capital contributions; |
| second, to TWC Spring Member until it has received a preferred return equal to 10% of its capital contributions; and |
| third, to the extent any net cash flow is remaining in any such fiscal year, to Condor Member and TWC Spring Member pro rata in accordance with their ownership interests. |
Distributions of Net Proceeds from Capital Transactions . Net proceeds from any capital transaction from Owner JV will be distributed as follows:
| first, to Condor Member and TWC Spring Member pro rata in accordance with their ownership interests, until Condor Member has received a 12% internal rate of return from all distributions (which includes the return of all of its capital contributions); |
| second, 85% to Condor Member and TWC Spring Member pro rata in accordance with their ownership interests and 15% to TWC Promote Member, until Condor Member has received a 15% internal rate of return from all distributions; |
| third, 80% to Condor Member and TWC Spring Member pro rata in accordance with their ownership interests and 20% to TWC Promote Member, until Condor Member has received a 20% internal rate of return from all distributions; and |
| fourth, 75% to Condor Member and TWC Spring Member pro rata in accordance with their ownership interests and 25% to TWC Promote Member, after Condor Member has received a 20% internal rate of return from all distributions. |
Buy-Sell Rights . Under the Owner JV Agreement, each of Condor Member and TWC Spring Member has buy-sell rights with respect to the other partys entire equity interest in Owner JV. This right permits Condor Member (after the third anniversary of the closing) and TWC Spring Member (after the fifth anniversary of the closing, or third anniversary if an affiliate of TWC is terminated as the manager of the hotel for any reason other than certain performance matters) to give a buy-sell notice to the other party. Pursuant to the buy-sell notice, the party receiving the notice is required to either buy the other partys entire equity interest in Owner JV or sell its entire equity interest in Owner JV, in each case, at a fair market value price supported by one or more qualified broker valuations. For purposes of these buy-sell rights, the equity interest of TWC Spring Member in Spring Street JV includes the interest of TWC Promote Member in Owner JV.
Purchase Option . The Owner JV Agreement also provides Condor Member with the option to purchase TWC Spring Members entire equity interest in Owner JV (and the interest of TWC Promote Member in Spring Street JV). The option is exercisable during the period from the third anniversary of the closing through the fifth anniversary of the closing. The purchase price under the option is the amount that would be distributed to TWC Spring Member and TWC Promote Member if the hotel was sold (after repayment of any mortgage loan) based on the following hotel valuations:
| if the hotel net operating income for the 12 months prior to the date of exercise of the option is less than $3,875,000, the hotel valuation used in determining the purchase price is $48,000,000; and |
| if the hotel net operating income for the 12 months prior to the date Condor Member delivers notice of its intent to exercise the option is equal to or greater than $3,875,000, the hotel valuation used in determining the purchase price is a fair market value price supported by one or more qualified broker valuations. The purchase price under this scenario also includes certain shortfalls of distributions of net cash flows to TWC Spring Member from prior fiscal years. |
The preceding summary of the Owner JV Agreement and the Lessee JV Agreement is qualified in its entirety by reference to the terms of the actual documents. A copy of the Owner JV Agreement and a copy of the Lessee JV Agreement are attached hereto as Exhibit 10.1 and 10.2, respectively, and are incorporated herein by reference.
Management . The Aloft Atlanta Hotel is managed by Boast pursuant to the Management Agreement with Lessee JV, attached hereto as Exhibit 10.3 and incorporated herein by reference.
Acquisition Loan
On August 22, 2016, the joint venture closed on a $33,750,000 term loan (the Term Loan) to finance the acquisition of the Aloft Atlanta Hotel pursuant to a term loan agreement (the Loan Agreement). The Loan Agreement is by Spring Street Hotel and Spring Street OpCo (collectively the Borrower), with LoanCore Capital Credit REIT LLC, a Delaware limited liability company (Lender).
The Term Loan is for a term of 24 months, subject to three 12 month extension periods which may be exercised at Borrowers options, subject to certain conditions. The second and third extension periods will each bear a fee of 0.25% of the then outstanding principal amount of the loan. The interest rate is a floating rate calculated on one-month LIBOR plus 500 basis points, and as a condition to closing, the Borrower purchased a LIBOR cap of 3.0%. The collateral for the Term Loan is the Aloft Atlanta Hotel, and the Term Loan is non-recourse, subject to specified exceptions. Condor is a non-recourse carve-out guarantor for the Term Loan.
The foregoing descriptions of the Term Loan and the Term Loan Agreement are qualified in their entirety by reference to the Term Loan Agreement and Guaranty of Recourse Obligations attached hereto as Exhibits 10.4 and 10.5 and incorporated herein by reference.
Item 9.01. Financial Statements and Exhibits.
(a) | Financial Statements of Business Acquired. |
Financial statements for the Aloft Atlanta Hotel acquired by the Owner JV will be filed on a Form 8-K/A no later than November 7, 2016.
(b) | Pro Forma Financial Information. |
Pro forma financial information on the Aloft Atlanta Hotel acquired by the Owner JV will be filed on a Form 8-K/A no later than November 7, 2016.
(d) | Exhibits. |
10.1 | Amended and Restated Limited Liability Company Agreement of Spring Street Hotel Property II LLC dated as of August 22, 2016. |
10.2 | Limited Liability Company Agreement of Spring Street Hotel OpCo II LLC effective as of August 22, 2016. |
10.3 | Management Agreement between Spring Street Hotel OpCo LLC and Boast Hotel Management Company LLC dated effective August 19, 2016. |
10.4 | Loan Agreement dated as of August 22 2016 between Spring Street Hotel Property LLC, Spring Street Hotel OpCo LLC and LoanCore Capital Credit REIT LLC. |
10.5 | Guaranty of Recourse Obligations by Condor Hospitality Trust, Inc. and Alan Kanders and Raviraj Kiran Dave dated August 22, 2016 in favor of LoanCore Capital Credit REIT LLC. |
SIGNATURES
Pursuant to the requirements of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, the registrant has duly caused this report to be signed on its behalf by the undersigned hereunto duly authorized.
Condor Hospitality Trust, Inc. | ||||||
Date: August 26, 2016 | By: | /s/ Jonathan Gantt | ||||
Name: Jonathan Gantt | ||||||
Title: Senior Vice President and Chief Financial Officer |
EXHIBIT INDEX
Exhibit | Description | |
10.1 | Amended and Restated Limited Liability Company Agreement of Spring Street Hotel Property II LLC dated as of August 22, 2016. | |
10.2 | Limited Liability Company Agreement of Spring Street Hotel OpCo II LLC effective as of August 22, 2016. | |
10.3 | Agreement between Spring Street Hotel OpCo LLC and Boast Hotel Management Company LLC dated effective August 19, 2016. | |
10.4 | Loan Agreement dated as of August 22 2016 between Spring Street Hotel Property LLC, Spring Street Hotel Opco LLC and LoanCore Capital Credit REIT LLC. | |
10.5 | Guaranty of Recourse Obligations by Condor Hospitality Trust, Inc. and Alan Kanders and Raviraj Kiran Dave dated August 22, 2016 in favor of LoanCore Capital Credit REIT LLC |
Exhibit 10.1
AMENDED AND RESTATED
LIMITED LIABILITY COMPANY AGREEMENT
OF
SPRING STREET HOTEL PROPERTY II LLC
a Delaware limited liability company
Dated as of August 22, 2016
THE LIMITED LIABILITY COMPANY INTERESTS REPRESENTED BY THIS AGREEMENT HAVE NOT BEEN REGISTERED UNDER THE UNITED STATES SECURITIES ACT OF 1933, AS AMENDED, OR UNDER ANY OTHER APPLICABLE SECURITIES LAWS. SUCH INTERESTS MAY NOT BE SOLD, ASSIGNED, PLEDGED OR OTHERWISE DISPOSED OF AT ANY TIME, EXCEPT IN COMPLIANCE WITH (a) THE REQUIREMENTS OF THE SECURITIES ACT OF 1933, AS AMENDED, AND ANY OTHER APPLICABLE LAWS, RULES AND REGULATIONS AND (b) THE OTHER TRANSFER RESTRICTIONS SET FORTH HEREIN.
THIS LIMITED LIABILITY COMPANY AGREEMENT AMENDS AND RESTATES IN ITS ENTIRETY THAT CERTAIN LIMITED LIABILITY COMPANY AGREEMENT AS OF THE DATE HEREOF BY AND AMONG TWC SPRING STREET HOTEL LLC, TWC SPRING STREET PROMOTE LLC AND SUPERTEL LIMITED PARTNERSHIP.
TABLE OF CONTENTS
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ARTICLE 1 |
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DEFINITIONS AND TERMS | 2 | |||||||
1.1 | Definitions | 2 | ||||||
1.2 | Construction | 13 | ||||||
ARTICLE 2 | ||||||||
THE LLC AND ITS BUSINESS | 14 | |||||||
2.1 | Formation of LLC; Admission of Members | 14 | ||||||
2.2 | Name | 14 | ||||||
2.3 | Principal Office | 14 | ||||||
2.4 | Registered Office and Registered Agent | 14 | ||||||
2.5 | Term | 14 | ||||||
2.6 | Business and Purpose of the LLC | 14 | ||||||
2.7 | Ownership and Management of Subsidiaries | 15 | ||||||
ARTICLE 3 | ||||||||
MEMBERS AND INITIAL CAPITAL CONTRIBUTIONS | 15 | |||||||
3.1 | Names and Addresses of Initial Members | 15 | ||||||
3.2 | Initial Capital Contributions | 16 | ||||||
3.3 | Additional Contributions | 17 | ||||||
3.4 | Rights with Respect to Capital | 17 | ||||||
3.5 | Capital Accounts | 18 | ||||||
ARTICLE 4 | ||||||||
ALLOCATION OF PROFITS AND LOSSES | 19 | |||||||
4.1 | Allocations of Profits and Losses | 19 | ||||||
4.2 | Special Allocations | 20 | ||||||
4.3 | Certain Adjustments | 22 | ||||||
4.4 | Withholding Taxes | 22 | ||||||
4.5 | Income Tax Reporting | 23 | ||||||
ARTICLE 5 | ||||||||
DISTRIBUTIONS; REPAYMENT OF MEMBER LOANS | 23 | |||||||
5.1 | Distributions | 23 | ||||||
5.2 | Available Cash Upon Dissolution | 24 | ||||||
5.3 | Effect of Transfers | 24 | ||||||
ARTICLE 6 | ||||||||
MANAGEMENT | 24 | |||||||
6.1 | Management of the LLC | 24 | ||||||
6.2 | Designation and Authority of the Administrative Member | 25 | ||||||
6.3 | Preparation of Business Plan and Budget | 26 | ||||||
6.4 | Major Decisions | 27 | ||||||
6.5 | Property Management and TWC Member Affiliate Agreement Decisions | 31 |
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TABLE OF CONTENTS (CONT.)
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ARTICLE 11 | ||||||||
TERMINATION AND DISSOLUTION | 42 | |||||||
11.1 | Dissolution | 42 | ||||||
11.2 | Statement of Intent to Dissolve | 42 | ||||||
11.3 | Conduct of Business | 42 | ||||||
11.4 | Distribution of Net Proceeds | 43 | ||||||
ARTICLE 12 | ||||||||
INDEMNIFICATION OF THE MEMBERS, ADMINISTRATIVE MEMBER AND THEIR AFFILIATES | 43 | |||||||
12.1 | Indemnification | 43 | ||||||
12.2 | Guarantee of LLC Indebtedness; Loan Indemnity | 44 | ||||||
12.3 | Expenses | 44 | ||||||
12.4 | Indemnification Rights Non-Exclusive | 44 | ||||||
12.5 | Assets of the LLC | 44 | ||||||
ARTICLE 13 | ||||||||
BUY/SELL/CONDOR MEMBER OPTION TO PURCHASE | 44 | |||||||
13.1 | Exercise of Buy-Sell Rights | 44 | ||||||
13.2 | Effect of No Election | 46 | ||||||
13.3 | Payment of Purchase Price | 47 | ||||||
13.4 | Closing | 47 | ||||||
13.5 | Condor Member Option to Purchase | 48 | ||||||
ARTICLE 14 | ||||||||
REPRESENTATIONS AND WARRANTIES | 49 | |||||||
14.1 | Representations and Covenants by the Members | 49 | ||||||
ARTICLE 15 | ||||||||
MISCELLANEOUS PROVISIONS | 52 | |||||||
15.1 | Counterparts | 52 | ||||||
15.2 | Survival of Rights | 52 | ||||||
15.3 | Severability | 52 | ||||||
15.4 | Notification or Notices | 52 | ||||||
15.5 | Construction | 53 | ||||||
15.6 | Section Headings | 53 | ||||||
15.7 | Governing Law | 53 | ||||||
15.8 | Further Actions | 53 | ||||||
15.9 | Dispute Resolution | 53 | ||||||
15.10 | Third Party Beneficiaries | 54 | ||||||
15.11 | Partition | 54 | ||||||
15.12 | Entire Agreement | 54 | ||||||
15.13 | Amendments | 54 | ||||||
15.14 | Waiver | 54 | ||||||
15.15 | Attorneys Fees | 55 |
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15.16 | Confidentiality | 55 | ||||||
15.17 | Brokers | 55 |
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EXHIBITS | ||||
Exhibit A | - | Description of Property | ||
Exhibit B | - | Due Diligence Expenses | ||
Exhibit C | - | Members; Percentage Interest; Capital Contributions | ||
Exhibit D | - | Approved Budget and Approved Business Plan | ||
Exhibit E | - | Form of Reimbursement Agreement | ||
Exhibit F | - | Form of Property Management Agreement | ||
Exhibit G | - | Reporting Requirements |
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AMENDED AND RESTATED
LIMITED LIABILITY COMPANY AGREEMENT
OF
SPRING STREET HOTEL PROPERTY II LLC
THIS AMENDED AND RESTATED LIMITED LIABILITY COMPANY AGREEMENT ( Agreement ), made and entered into as of August 22, 2016, by and among TWC SPRING HOTEL LLC , a Delaware limited liability company (together with any of its permitted successors and assigns admitted as Members hereunder in accordance with this Agreement, the TWC Member ), TWC SPRING HOTEL PROMOTE LLC , a Delaware limited liability company (and together with any of its permitted successors and assigns admitted as Members hereunder in accordance with this Agreement, the Promote Member ), and SUPERTEL LIMITED PARTNERSHIP , a Delaware limited partnership (together with any of its permitted successors and assigns admitted as Members hereunder in accordance with this Agreement, the Condor Member ).
R E C I T A L S:
WHEREAS, the parties hereto hereby confirm the formation of Spring Street Hotel Property II LLC (the LLC ) pursuant to the provisions of the Delaware Limited Liability Company Act, Delaware Code, Title 6, Section 18-101, et seq., as amended from time to time (the Act ) and that certain Certificate of Formation of the LLC filed with the Secretary of State of the State of Delaware (the Secretary of State ) on July 19, 2016 (the Certificate of Formation );
WHEREAS, DB Hotel Atlanta, LLC, a Florida limited liability company ( Seller )] and Three Wall Capital LLC, a Delaware limited liability company are parties to that certain Purchase and Sale Agreement, dated as of May 19, 2016 (as amended from time to time, the Purchase Agreement ), pursuant to which among other things, a subsidiary of LLC named [Spring Street Hotel Property LLC, a Delaware limited liability company] (the Property Owning Subsidiary ), of which the LLC is the sole equity member, will acquire fee title to the land, improvements and real property presently operating as the Aloft Atlanta Downtown Hotel, located at [300 Spring Street, Atlanta, Georgia], which property is more particularly described on Exhibit A attached hereto (the Hotel or the Property ). The Property Owning Subsidiary will enter into an Operating Lease of the Property with Spring Street Hotel OpCo LLC, a Delaware limited liability company ( Operating Tenant ), which is an Affiliate of the LLC; and
WHEREAS the parties hereto desire to enter into this Agreement in order to set forth their respective rights and obligations as Members effective as of the date hereof and on the terms and conditions set forth herein.
NOW, THEREFORE, in consideration of the mutual covenants and the promises contained herein (the receipt and sufficiency of which being hereby acknowledged), the parties hereto, intending to be legally bound, do hereby agree as follows:
ARTICLE 1
DEFINITIONS AND TERMS
1.1 Definitions . Unless the context otherwise requires, the following terms shall have the following meanings for the purposes of this Agreement:
Acquisition has the meaning ascribed thereto in Section 3.2.1(b) .
Act has the meaning ascribed thereto in the Recitals of this Agreement, as the same is in effect from time to time and shall include any corresponding provision or provisions of any succeeding law.
Adjusted Capital Account Deficit means, with respect to any Member, the deficit balance, if any, in the Members Capital Account, as of a specified time, after giving effect to the following adjustments:
(a) credit to such Capital Account any amounts that such Member is obligated to restore or deemed obligated to restore pursuant to Treasury Regulations Section 1.704-1(b)(2)(ii)(c) and the penultimate sentences of Treasury Regulations Section 1.704-2(g)(1) and Treasury Regulations Section 1.704-2(i)(5); and
(b) debit to such Capital Account the items described in Treasury Regulations Sections 1.704-1(b)(2)(ii)(d)(4), (5) and (6).
The foregoing definition of Adjusted Capital Account Deficit is intended to comply with the provisions of Treasury Regulations Section 1.704-1(b)(2)(ii)(d) and shall be interpreted consistently therewith.
Additional Capital Contributions has the meaning ascribed thereto in Section 9.1 .
Administrative Member means the TWC Member, in its capacity as the administrative member of the LLC, or any other Person that becomes the Administrative Member of the LLC in accordance with the terms of this Agreement.
Affiliate means, with respect to a specified Person, (a) a Person that, directly or indirectly through one or more intermediaries, Controls, is Controlled by or is under common Control with, the specified Person, (b) any Person that is an officer, director, partner, manager or trustee of, or serves in a similar capacity with respect to, the specified Person or of which the specified Person is an officer, partner, manager or trustee, or with respect to which the specified Person serves in a similar capacity, (c) any Person that directly or indirectly, is the beneficial owner of ten percent (10%) or more of any class of equity securities of, or otherwise has a substantial beneficial interest in, the specified Person or of which the specified Person has a substantial beneficial interest, and (d) the spouse, issue or parent of the specified Person.
Affiliate Agreement means any Agreement or contract between the LLC or any Subsidiary, on the one hand, and the Administrative Member or any Affiliate of the Administrative Member, on the other hand.
Agreement means this Limited Liability Company Agreement and all Exhibits referred to herein and attached hereto, each of which is made a part hereof, as further amended and in effect from time to time, as the context requires.
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Approved Accountants means a nationally recognized firm of certified public accountants selected by Condor Member to be engaged by the LLC to provide accounting and related services to the LLC from time to time. The Approved Accountants may be nationally recognized firm of certified public accountants used by Condor Member for its accounting, which is currently KPMG LP.
Approved Budget has the meaning ascribed thereto in Section 6.3.3 .
Approved Business Plan has the meaning ascribed thereto in Section 6.3.3 .
Approved Pre-Effective Date Costs means the out-of-pocket expenses heretofore incurred by each Member on account of due diligence, environmental and land use studies and other pre-development costs related to the Property as set forth on the closing statement approved by the Condor Member and the TWC Member in connection with the acquisition of the Property.
Available Cash for any period means the sum of (a) all cash receipts of the LLC or any Subsidiary from any source (other than Net Capital Transaction Proceeds) during such period, plus (b) all cash, cash equivalents or similar funds of the LLC or any Subsidiary as of the beginning of such period (including any returned from Reserves), less (c) the LLC Costs actually paid in cash during such period, less (d) the amount of Reserves held by or on behalf of the LLC or any Subsidiary as of the end of such period and any amount required to fund any Reserves during such period.
Available Cash Shortfall of TWC Member for a Fiscal Year shall mean the excess, if any, of the Target Distribution Amount for the Fiscal Year over the total of the actual distributions to TWC Member pursuant to Section 5.1.1(b) for the same Fiscal Year. The Target Distribution Amount for any Fiscal Year shall mean the Applicable Ratio multiplied by the full amount of the TWC Members Minimum Preferred Return for the Fiscal Year. The Applicable Ratio means the percentage representing the aggregate distributions made to Condor Member pursuant to Section 5.1.1(a) for the Fiscal Year divided by the full amount of the Condor Members Minimum Preferred Return for the Fiscal Year. For example, if the full amount of Condor Members Minimum Preferred Return for a Fiscal Year were $600,000.00 and the aggregate distributions to the Condor Member pursuant to Section 5.1.1(a) were $400,000.00, the Applicable Ratio would be 66.67%. If the full amount of the TWC Members Minimum Preferred Return for a Fiscal Year were $150,000.00, the Target Distribution Amount would be $100,000.00 (66.67% of $150,000.00), and if the actual distributions to TWC Member pursuant to Section 5.1.1(b) for the same Fiscal Year is zero (0), making the Available Cash Shortfall of TWC Member for that Fiscal Year $100,000.00.
Bankruptcy Act means the United States Bankruptcy Reform Act of 1978, as amended, or any successor Bankruptcy Act, and the rules promulgated thereunder.
Bankruptcy Action means, with respect to any Person, if such Person (a) makes an assignment for the benefit of creditors, (b) files a voluntary petition in bankruptcy, (c) is adjudged bankrupt or insolvent, or has entered against it an order for relief, in any bankruptcy or insolvency proceedings, (d) files a petition or answer seeking for itself any reorganization, arrangement, composition, readjustment, liquidation or similar relief under any statute, law or regulation, (e) files an answer or other pleading admitting or failing to contest the material allegations of a petition filed against it in any proceeding of this nature, (f) seeks, consents to or acquiesces in the appointment of a trustee, receiver or liquidator of the Person or of all or any substantial part of its properties, or (g) if one hundred twenty (120) days after the commencement of any proceeding against the Person seeking reorganization, arrangement, composition, readjustment, liquidation or similar relief under any statute, law or regulation, the proceeding has not been dismissed, or if within one hundred twenty (120) days after the appointment without such Persons consent or acquiescence of a trustee, receiver or liquidator of such Person or of all
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or any substantial part of its properties, the appointment is not vacated or stayed, or within one hundred twenty (120) days after the expiration of any such stay, the appointment is not vacated. The foregoing definition is intended to replace and shall supersede and replace the definition of bankruptcy set forth in Sections 18-101(1) and 18-304 of the Act.
Books and Records has the meaning ascribed thereto in Section 10.1 .
Budget has the meaning ascribed thereto in Section 6.3.2 .
Budget Overruns Provision has the meaning ascribed thereto in Section 6.3.2 .
Business Day means any day on which commercial banks are authorized to do business and are not required by law or executive order to close in New York, New York.
Business of the LLC means the purpose of the LLC as described in Section 2.6.1 .
Business Plan has the meaning ascribed thereto in Section 6.3.1 .
Buy-Out Deposit has the meaning ascribed hereto in Section 13.1.2 .
Buy-Out Price has the meaning ascribed thereto in Section 13.1.1 .
Buy-Sell Closing has the meaning ascribed thereto in Section 13.4 .
Buy-Sell Election Notice has the meaning ascribed thereto in Section 13.1.2 .
Buy-Sell Election Period has the meaning ascribed thereto in Section 13.1.2 .
Buy-Sell Escrow Agent has the meaning ascribed thereto in Section 13.1.2 .
Buy-Sell Non-Triggering Member has the meaning ascribed thereto in Section 13.1.1 .
Buy-Sell Notice has the meaning ascribed thereto in Section 13.1.1 .
Buy-Sell Right has the meaning ascribed thereto in Section 13.1 .
Buy-Sell Triggering Member has the meaning ascribed thereto in Section 13.1.1 .
Capital Account means the capital account of a Member maintained in accordance with Section 3.5.1 hereof.
Capital Call Notice has the meaning ascribed thereto in Section 9.1 .
Capital Contribution(s) means the total amount of any cash contributed to the LLC by or on behalf of a Member in accordance with the provisions of this Agreement, including Closing Contributions and Additional Capital Contributions.
Capital Contribution Balance of a Member as of a particular date means the total Capital Contributions made by the Member on or prior to that date, less any distributions received by the Member under Section 5.1.2 prior to that date, but not less than zero (0).
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Capital Transaction means (a) the sale of any portion of the LLC Property (whether the same is structured as a sale of the LLC Property or the equity interest in the Property Owning Subsidiary), merger or consolidation of the LLC or any Subsidiary with any other Person, entry into a partnership, limited liability company, joint venture, strategic alliance or sale-leaseback transaction by the LLC or any Subsidiary with any other Person (each a New Venture), issuance of any securities publicly or privately by the LLC (other than in connection with a Transfer of an already outstanding interest in the LLC), or conversion into a real estate investment trust, limited partnership or other investment vehicle (each a REIT Venture); and (b) any financing or refinancing of any debt encumbering all or any portion of the LLC Property or the interests in any Subsidiary.
Certificate of Formation has the meaning ascribed thereto in the Recitals of this Agreement, as the same may be amended from time to time.
Closing Contribution(s) means, with respect to each Member, the Capital Contributions made by such Member on and prior to the Closing Date, including any Members share of the Purchase Agreement Deposit and Due Diligence Expenses not reimbursed to such Member.
Closing Date has the meaning ascribed thereto in Section 3.2.1(b) .
Code means the Internal Revenue Code of 1986, as amended (or any corresponding provision or provisions of any succeeding law).
Compliance Expenses means expenses required on an immediate basis to avoid any criminal or civil liability on the part of the LLC or any Subsidiary respecting activities at the Property, unless the criminal liability to be avoided arises out of the failure to comply with fire or life safety legal requirements at the Property.
Condor Guarantor means at Condor Members option either (a) Condor Member and/or Affiliates of Condor Member having as of the date of a Guaranty either individually or in the aggregate shareholders total equity and/or Net Worth of at least $27,000,000.00, as reported on its last financial statement prepared prior to the date of the Guaranty, or (b) Condor Member and Condor Hospitality Trust, Inc., a Maryland corporation.
Condor Member has the meaning ascribed thereto in the Preamble.
Condor OpCo Tenant Parent Member means TRS Leasing, Inc., a Maryland corporation.
Confidential Information has the meaning ascribed thereto in Section 15.16.1 .
Control , or any derivation thereof, when used with respect to a specified Person, means the possession, directly or indirectly, of the power to direct or cause the direction of the management or policies of such Person; provided that a Person may still have control of a specified Person notwithstanding that one or more third parties may have rights to participate in major decisions of the specified Person.
Cram-Down Contribution has the meaning ascribed thereto in Section 9.2 .
Curative Action has the meaning ascribed thereto in Section 6.4 .
Declining Member has the meaning ascribed thereto in Section 9.2 .
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Declining Member Shortfall has the meaning ascribed thereto in Section 9.2 .
Defaulting Member has the meaning ascribed thereto in Section 3.2.1(d) .
Depreciation means, for each Fiscal Year or other period, an amount equal to the depreciation, amortization, or other cost recovery deduction allowable with respect to LLC Property for such Fiscal Year or other period for U.S. federal income tax purposes; provided, however, that if the Gross Asset Value of LLC Property differs from its adjusted basis for federal income tax purposes at the beginning of such Fiscal Year or other period, Depreciation shall be determined by the Administrative Member in accordance with Regulations Section 1.704-1(b)(2)(iv)(g) and 1.704-3(c).
Dissolution means, with reference to the LLC, the earlier to occur of the date upon which the LLC (a) is terminated under the Act, or any similar provision enacted in lieu thereof or (b) is otherwise dissolved pursuant to Section 11.1 .
Distributions has the meaning ascribed thereto in the definition of Internal Rate of Return.
Due Diligence Expenses has the meaning ascribed thereto in Section 3.2.1 .
Emergency has the meaning ascribed thereto in Section 6.3.1 .
Emergency Expenses means expenses reasonably required on an immediate basis to avoid or mitigate an Emergency.
Entire LLC Interest means, with respect to any Member, such Members LLC Interest and any other liability of the LLC to said Member for which the Member would receive payment under Section 11.4 if the LLC were liquidated.
Equivalent Subsidiary Positions has the meaning set forth in Section 6.10.1 .
Fire/Life Safety Emergency has the meaning set forth in Section 6.3.1 .
Fiscal Year means the taxable year of the LLC, which, except as provided by the Code, shall begin on January 1 and end on December 31, or such other taxable year as required by Section 706(b) of the Code, or any part thereof for the first and last taxable years of the LLC.
Franchise Agreement means the agreement of Operating Tenant with the Franchisor for the branded operation of the Property.
Franchisor initially means The Sheraton LLC, and if the branding of the Property is changed, the new franchisor.
GAAP means U.S. generally accepted accounting principles, consistently applied.
Gross Asset Value means, with respect to any asset, the assets adjusted basis for federal income tax purposes, except as follows:
(a) the initial Gross Asset Value of any asset contributed by a Member to the LLC shall be the fair market value of such asset as determined by the Administrative Member;
(b) the Gross Asset Value of each LLC asset shall be adjusted to equal its respective gross fair market value as of the following times: (1) the acquisition of an additional LLC Interest by any
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new or existing Member in exchange for more than a de minimis Capital Contribution; (2) the distribution by the LLC to a Member of more than a de minimis amount of LLC assets as consideration for a LLC Interest; or (3) the liquidation of the LLC within the meaning of Treasury Regulations Section 1.704-1(b)(2)(ii)(g); provided, however, that adjustments pursuant to clauses (1) and (2) above shall be made only if the Administrative Member determine that such adjustments are necessary or appropriate to reflect the relative economic interests of the Members in the LLC;
(c) the Gross Asset Value of any LLC asset distributed to any Member shall be the fair market value of such asset on the date of distribution as determined by the Administrative Member;
(d) the Gross Asset Values of LLC assets shall be increased (or decreased) to reflect any adjustments to the adjusted basis of such assets pursuant to Code Section 734(b) or Code Section 743(b), but only to the extent that such adjustments are taken into account in determining Capital Accounts pursuant to Treasury Regulations Section 1.704-1(b)(2)(iv)(m); provided, however, that the Gross Asset Values of LLC assets shall not be adjusted pursuant to this clause (d) to the extent the Administrative Member determine that an adjustment pursuant to clause (b) hereof is necessary or appropriate in connection with a transaction that would otherwise result in an adjustment pursuant to this clause (d); and
(e) If the Gross Asset Value of an asset has been determined or adjusted pursuant to clauses (a), (b), or (c) above, such Gross Asset Value shall thereafter be adjusted by the Depreciation deductions taken into account with respect to such asset for purposes of computing the LLCs taxable income.
Guarant(y)(ies) has the meaning ascribed thereto in Section 6.11.2 .
Hotel has the meaning ascribed thereto in the Recitals.
Indemnitee has the meaning ascribed thereto in Section 12.1 .
Immediate Decisions has the meaning ascribed thereto in Section 6.6 .
Internal Rate of Return means, as to any Member, a specified internal rate of return that, when used as a discount rate, causes the sum of the present value of all of the cash inflows (i.e., Distributions received by such Member) to equal the sum of the present value of all of the cash outflows (i.e., Capital Contributions made to the LLC by such Member) accruing from it. Distributions means distributions of Available Cash and Net Capital Transaction Proceeds received by the applicable Member from the LLC; provided , however , that any distributions (i) to any Member pursuant to the Special Distribution Provisions and (ii) to any Non-Declining Member in repayment of any Member Loan shall not constitute Distributions.
In determining the Internal Rate of Return, the following shall apply:
(a) All Internal Rates of Return shall be calculated on a compounded quarterly basis.
(b) All Distribution amounts shall be based on the amount of the Distribution prior to the application of any federal, state or local taxation to Members (including any withholding or deduction requirements).
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(c) The Internal Rate of Return calculations shall use the methodology of the XIRR function of the Microsoft Excel 2007 computer program (with daily cash inflows and daily cash outflows), or its functional equivalent.
(d) All Capital Contributions shall be treated as having been contributed to the LLC on the last day of the month on which a Members funds (or funds advanced on behalf of such Member) were actually delivered to the LLC.
(e) All Distributions shall be treated as having been received by the applicable Member on the last day of the month on which such Member actually receives such Distribution.
Investing Member has the meaning ascribed thereto in Section 3.2.1(b) .
LLC has the meaning ascribed thereto in the Recitals.
LLC Costs means all of the costs and expenditures of any kind and payments thereof actually made by or on behalf of the LLC or any Subsidiary in cash during any period with respect to their operations which are specified or reflected in the Approved Budget then in effect or approved as a Major Decision or otherwise permitted under the terms of this Agreement, other than Net Capital Transaction Costs.
LLC Interest or Interest means an ownership interest in the LLC.
LLC Property means any direct or indirect assets of the LLC, whether tangible or intangible, or any portion thereof, including the Property.
Lender initially means LoanCore Capital, LLC or an affiliate thereof, and any other lender, and their respective successors and assigns or any other holder, from time to time, of the Loan.
Loan means that certain senior mortgage loan made by Lender in connection with the Acquisition, (2) following a refinancing of such mortgage loan, such other debt facilities as may be provided by a third party debt provider in place thereof, (3) a mezzanine loan obtained by any Subsidiary of the LLC, and (4) following a refinancing of such mezzanine loan, such other debt facilities as may be provided by a third party debt provider in place thereof.
Loan Documents mean any loan Agreement, promissory note or other evidence of indebtedness evidencing the Loan and all mortgages and security Agreements, assignments, financing statements, pledges, collateral security Agreements and any other Agreements delivered in connection with the Loan, and any replacement, renewal, extension, substitution, addition, supplement, amendment or modification of any of the foregoing.
Loan/Franchise Default has the meaning ascribed thereto in Section 6.4 .
Loan Guarant(y)(ies) has the meaning ascribed thereto in Section 6.13.1 .
Major Decisions has the meaning ascribed thereto in Section 6.4 .
Members mean, collectively, all Persons who hold LLC Interests. Reference to a Member shall be to any one of the Members.
Member Loan has the meaning ascribed thereto in Section 9.2 .
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Minimum Preferred Return of a Member for a Fiscal Year means an amount equal to ten percent (10.0%) per annum on the Members Capital Contribution Balances for the various parts of the Fiscal Year on the basis of a three hundred sixty-five (365) day year, taking into account the actual number of days elapsed, prorated for any partial Fiscal Year based upon the number of days in that Fiscal Year. For example, if Condor Members Capital Contribution Balances for a Fiscal Year were $6,000,000.00 for the first 300 days of the Fiscal Year and $6,500,000 for the last 65 days of the Fiscal Year, the Condor Members Minimum Preferred Return for the Fiscal Year would be 10% of $6,000,000.00=$600,000.00 multiplied by 300/365=$493,150.68, plus 10% of $6,500,000.00= $650,000.00 multiplied by 65/365=$115,753.42, or a total of $608,904.10.
Necessary Expenses means all real property taxes and assessments; all casualty, liability, and business interruption insurance required by any Lender or the Franchisor; franchise fees and expenses; utility charges; repair and improvements required by applicable legal requirements;
Net Capital Transaction Costs means the sum of (a) any amounts expended to repair or replace any part of the LLC Property taken or destroyed as a result of any casualty or condemnation, (b) any other obligations of the LLC or any Subsidiary due as a result of such Capital Transaction and (c) attorneys fees and other third party costs incurred in connection with such Capital Transaction.
Net Capital Transaction Proceeds means the proceeds from any Capital Transaction less all Net Capital Transaction Costs paid in connection therewith.
Net Operating Income means for a period (a) the Earnings Before Interest, Taxes, Depreciation, and Amortization of the Property (as defined and determined in accordance with the Uniform System, and as shown on Summary of Operating Statement [Owner] on page 4 of the current Uniform System) for that period, less (b) the Reserves for that period (including a Reserve of at least four percent (4%) of Operating Revenue (as defined and determined in accordance with the Uniform System, and as shown on Summary of Operating Statement [Owner] on page 4 of the current Uniform System).
Net Worth shall mean, as of a given date, with respect to a Person, (x) the total assets of such Person (including the amount of uncalled capital commitments required from the constituent limited partners or members of such Person) as of such date less (y) such Persons total liabilities as of such date, determined in accordance with GAAP.
Non-Declining Member has the meaning ascribed thereto in Section 9.2 .
Non-Defaulting Member has the meaning ascribed thereto in Section 3.2.1(d) .
Notice(s) has the meaning ascribed thereto in Section 15.4 .
OFAC List means the list of specially designated nationals and blocked Persons subject to financial sanctions that are maintained by the U.S. Treasury Department, Office of Foreign Development Assets Control, pursuant to applicable law, including, without limitation, trade embargo, economic sanctions or other prohibitions imposed by the Executive Order of the President of the United States. As of the date hereof, the OFAC List is accessible through the internet website www.treas.gov/ofac/downloads/t11sdn.pdf .
OFAC/Patriot Act Laws means all anti-money laundering and anti-terrorist laws, regulations, rules, executive orders and/or government guidance, including, without limitation, the reporting, record-keeping and compliance requirements of the Bank Secrecy Act, as amended by the International Money Laundering Abatement and Financial Anti-Terrorism Act of 2001, Title III of the USA PATRIOT Act, and other authorizing statutes, executive orders and regulations administered by the Office of Foreign Assets Control of the U.S. Department of the Treasury, and related Securities and Exchange Commission or other agency rules and regulations related thereto.
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Operating Lease means the operating lease entered into or to be entered into by the Property Owning Subsidiary, as landlord, and Operating Tenant, as tenant, as it may be amended.
Operating Tenant has the meaning ascribed thereto in the Recitals.
Operating Tenant Parent means Spring Street Hotel OpCo II LLC, a Delaware limited liability company.
Operating Tenant Parent Limited Liability Company Agreement means the Limited Liability Company Agreement of Operating Tenant Parent, as it may be amended.
Option has the meaning ascribed thereto in Section 13.5.1 .
Option Agreement means that certain Option Agreement granted to Seller pursuant to the terms of the Purchase and Sale Agreement, with respect to a portion of the Property.
Option Deposit has the meaning ascribed thereto in Section 13.5.2 .
Optioned Interests has the meaning ascribed thereto in Section 13.5.1 .
Partnership Representative has the meaning ascribed thereto in Section 10.4.2 .
Percentage Interest means, initially, eighty percent (80%) for the Condor Member and twenty percent (20%) for the TWC Member and zero percent (0%) for the Promote Member, and with respect to any Member at any time on and following the Closing Date, such Members LLC Interest expressed as a percentage, obtained by dividing the Capital Contributions made by such Member by the Capital Contributions made by all Members, as adjusted from time to time as provided in Section 9.2 .
Person means any individual, corporation, partnership, limited liability company, firm, joint venture, association, joint-stock company, unincorporated organization, trust, governmental or regulatory body or other entity.
Plan Asset Regulation means U.S. Department of Labor Regulation § 2510.3-101.
Profits and Losses means, for any period, an amount equal to the LLCs taxable income, gain or loss for such year or other period, determined in accordance with Section 703(a) of the Code (for this purpose, all items of income, gain, loss or deduction required to be separately stated pursuant to Section 703(a)(1) of the Code shall be included in taxable income or loss), with the following adjustments:
(a) Any income of the LLC that is exempt from federal income tax or otherwise described in Section 705(a)(1)(B) of the Code and not otherwise taken into account shall be added to such taxable income or loss;
(b) Any expenditure of the LLC described in Section 705(a)(2)(B) of the Code and non-deductible syndication costs described in Section 709 of the Code and not otherwise taken into account shall be subtracted from such taxable income or loss;
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(c) If the Gross Asset Value of any asset differs from its adjusted basis for federal income tax purposes at the beginning of such period, in lieu of depreciation, amortization and other cost recovery deductions, there shall be taken into account Depreciation for such period, and in lieu of a gain or loss resulting from disposition of LLC property and taken into account in computing taxable income or loss, there shall be taken into account gain or loss computed by reference to the Gross Asset Value of such LLC property rather than its adjusted basis for federal income tax purposes; and
(d) Items of income, gain, loss or deduction that are specifically allocated pursuant to Section 4.2 shall not be taken into account in calculating Profits and Losses.
Prohibited Person means any Person identified on the OFAC List or any other Person with whom a U.S. Person may not conduct business or transactions by prohibition under Federal law or Executive Order of the President of the United States of America.
Promote Member has the meaning ascribed thereto in the Preamble.
Property has the meaning ascribed thereto in the Recitals.
Property Management Agreement means any property management agreement in respect of the Property or any portion thereof entered into in accordance with the terms of this Agreement.
Property Manager means any property manager for the Property pursuant to the Property Management Agreement, as such property manager shall be selected from time to time in accordance with the terms of this Agreement. The initial Property Manager shall be Boast Hotel Management Company LLC, an Affiliate of TWC Member and controlled by TWC Principal.
Property Owning Subsidiary has the meaning ascribed thereto in the Recitals.
Property Valuation has the meaning ascribed thereto in Section 13.1.1 .
Purchase Agreement has the meaning ascribed thereto in the Recitals.
Purchase Agreement Deposit has the meaning ascribed thereto in Section 3.2.1(a) .
Qualified Broker shall mean a licensed commercial real estate broker possessing at least ten (10) years of experience ending on the date of appointment advising on the sale of urban hospitality properties substantially similar in size, operating standard, and STR segment and market area to the Hotel, and who is unaffiliated with the Members or their respective Affiliates.
Qualified Organization has the meaning set forth in Section 514(c)(9)(C) of the Code or any successor provision of similar import.
Reimbursement Agreement has the meaning ascribed thereto in Section 6.13.1 .
REIT means Condor Hospitality Trust, Inc., a Maryland corporation.
Reserves means funds set aside by the Administrative Member as reserves in amounts reasonably determined by the Administrative Member, in the Approved Business Plan, the Approved Budget or otherwise, that are necessary or prudent in the best interests of the LLC and the Subsidiaries (as reasonably determined by the TWC Member) for future costs, expenses and payments not likely to be covered out of any other account of the LLC or any Subsidiary, including possible (a) capital expenditures and improvements and allowances in respect of the Property and (b) escrow or reserve requirements under the Loan Documents.
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Secretary of State has the meaning ascribed thereto in the Recitals.
Securities Act means the Securities Act of 1933, as amended.
Self-Help Notice has the meaning ascribed thereto in Section 6.4 .
Sell-Out Deposit has the meaning ascribed hereto in Section 13.1.3 .
Sell-Out Price has the meaning ascribed thereto in Section 13.1.1 .
Seller has the meaning ascribed thereto in the Recitals.
Special Distribution Provisions means the distributions to the Promote Member pursuant to Sections 5.1.2(b) , (c), and (d) .
SP Member has the meaning ascribed thereto in Section 8.1.2(a) .
Subsidiary means (a) any entity Controlled, directly or indirectly, by the LLC, and (b) the Operating Tenant and its sole member.
Tax Matters Partner has the meaning ascribed thereto in Section 10.4 .
Transfer has the meaning ascribed thereto in Section 8.1.1 .
Treasury Regulations means the Treasury Regulations, including temporary regulations, promulgated under the Code by the Internal Revenue Service.
TWC Event of Default means the occurrence of any of the following events:
(a) any Bankruptcy Action of the TWC Member, Promote Member or TWC Principal with respect to any Subsidiary or the LLC, or the TWC Member, Promote Member or TWC Principal; or
(b) a Transfer by, or with respect to, the TWC Member of its direct or indirect LLC Interests in violation of Article 8 ; or
(c) a breach of this Agreement by TWC Member in its capacity as the Administrative Member, after written notice and reasonable opportunity to cure (if the matter giving rise to such event is reasonably susceptible to cure), not to exceed five (5) Business Days in the case of any matter that can be cured by payment of money, and one hundred twenty (120) days in the case of any matter that is non-monetary in nature, subject to reasonable extension if the matter is affected by the occurrence of Force Majeure);
(d) the TWC Member or any of its direct or indirect principals, officers, directors or its or their respective Affiliates (including Property Manager) commits fraud, gross negligence, or willful misconduct in connection with the LLC or the Property or a criminal act; provided, that, any of the acts or events described in this clause (d) shall not constitute a TWC Event of Default if (1) no TWC Principal had any actual knowledge of the occurrence thereof, (2) such persons employment with the TWC Member or its Affiliates is terminated, (3) TWC Member and Property Manager adopt commercially reasonable practices to mitigate the risk of such occurrence happening, and (4) the TWC Member makes the LLC whole for any losses within 30 days from discovery;
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(e) the termination of the Property Management Agreement, but only if the termination is based on an act of fraud, criminal conduct, misappropriation of funds, or willful misconduct of the manager in connection the management and operation of the Property; or
(f) a TWC OpCo Member Default occurs.
TWC Guarantor means (a) TWC Member and/or Affiliates of TWC Member, together with TWC Principal, having as of the date of a Guaranty either individually or in the aggregate shareholders total equity and/or Net Worth of at least $6,125,000.00, as reported on its last financial statement prepared prior to the date of the Guaranty, and (b) TWC Principal.
TWC Member has the meaning ascribed thereto in the Preamble.
TWC OpCo Member Default means a TWC OpCo Member Default (as defined in the Operating Tenant Parent Limited Liability Company Agreement).
TWC OpCo Tenant Parent Member means TWC Spring OpCo LLC, a Delaware limited liability company.
TWC Principal means Alan Kanders.
TWC Shortfall means for the period commencing on the Closing Date and ending on the date of closing of either (a) the sale of TWC Members Entire LLC Interest pursuant to exercise by Condor Member of its option to purchase under Section 13.5 , or (b) a Capital Transaction, the sum of: (x) the Available Cash Shortfall of TWC Member, if any, for all Fiscal Years and partial Fiscal Years in that period; and (y) TWC OpCo Shortfall (as defined in the Operating Tenant Parent Limited Liability Company Agreement), less the distributions to TWC OpCo Tenant Parent Member under the Operating Tenant Parent Limited Liability Company Agreement on account of the TWC OpCo Shortfall.
Uniform System means the Uniform System of Accounts for the Lodging Industry, Eleventh Revised Edition, 2013, as published by the Educational Institute of the American Hotel & Lodging Association, or any later edition, revision or replacement thereof.
U.S. means the United States of America.
Withdrawing Member has the meaning ascribed thereto in Section 3.2.1(b) .
1.2 Construction . Words used herein, regardless of the number or any gender used, shall be deemed and construed to include any other number, singular or plural, and any other gender, masculine, feminine or neuter, as the context requires, and, as used herein, unless the context clearly requires otherwise, the words hereof, herein, and hereunder and words of similar import shall refer to this Agreement as a whole and not to any particular provisions hereof. References herein to any Article, Section or Exhibit shall be to an Article, a Section or an Exhibit, as the case may be, hereof unless otherwise specifically provided. The word or is not exclusive. The use herein of the word include or including, when following any general statement, term or matter, shall not be construed to limit such statement, term or matter to the specific items or matters set forth immediately following such word or to similar items or matters, whether or not non-limiting language (such as without limitation or but not limited to or words of similar import) is used with reference thereto, but rather shall be deemed to refer to all other items or matters that fall within the broadest possible scope of such general statement, term or matter.
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ARTICLE 2
THE LLC AND ITS BUSINESS
2.1 Formation of LLC; Admission of Members . The LLC was formed pursuant to the provisions of the Act by executing and delivering the Certificate of Formation to the Secretary of State in accordance with and pursuant to the Act. The Members hereby confirm the formation of the LLC as a limited liability company pursuant to the Act and that this Agreement shall constitute the operating Agreement of the LLC. The Administrative Member shall take such actions as may from time to time be necessary or appropriate under the laws of the State of Delaware with respect to the formation, operation and continued good standing of the LLC as a limited liability company. The Members shall execute, file and record any amendments to the Certificate of Formation and any other documents that, in the reasonable opinion of the Administrative Member, may be required or appropriate under the laws of the State of Delaware and New York with respect to the formation, operation and continued good standing of the LLC as a limited liability company. The rights and liabilities of the Members, the management of the affairs of the LLC and the conduct of its business shall be as provided in the Act, except as herein otherwise expressly provided. The existence of the LLC as a separate legal entity shall continue until cancellation of the Certificate of Formation as provided in the Act and this Agreement.
2.2 Name . The name of the LLC is SPRING STREET HOTEL PROPERTY II LLC. The Members shall operate the Business of the LLC under such name or use such other or additional names as selected by the Administrative Member.
2.3 Principal Office . The LLC shall maintain its principal place of business at c/o Three Wall Capital LLC, 1194 Kendrick Road NE, Atlanta, GA 30319 Attn: Alan Kanders, or at such other location in the United States as the Administrative Member may determine from time to time; provided that notice of such new location is given to the Condor Member.
2.4 Registered Office and Registered Agent . The address of the registered office of the LLC in the State of Delaware is c/o National Registered Agents, Inc., 160 Greentree Drive, Suite 101, Dover, DE 19904. The address of the registered agent of the LLC for service of process on the LLC in the State of Delaware is c/o National Registered Agents, Inc., 160 Greentree Drive, Suite 101, Dover, DE 19904. The name of its registered agent at such address is National Corporate Research, Ltd. The registered office and registered agent may be changed from time to time by filing the address of the new registered office and/or the name of the new registered agent with the Secretary of State pursuant to the Act.
2.5 Term . The existence of the LLC shall commence on the date of the filing of the Certificate of Formation with the Secretary of State and continue until the LLC is terminated or dissolved sooner, in accordance with the provisions of this Agreement or by law.
2.6 Business and Purpose of the LLC .
2.6.1 The business purpose of the LLC (the Business of the LLC ) is limited solely to engaging in the following activities:
(a) Acquiring through the Property Owning Subsidiary the Property and to, directly or indirectly, own, hold, lease, improve, renovate, develop, redevelop, finance, sell, transfer, exchange, operate and manage the Property; and
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(b) transacting any and all lawful business for which a limited liability company may be organized under the Act that is incident, necessary or appropriate to accomplish the foregoing including, contracting for necessary or desirable services of attorneys, accountants and other professionals.
2.6.2 The LLC shall not commingle its funds with those of any Affiliate or any other Person. Funds and other assets of the LLC shall be separately identified and segregated. All of the LLCs assets shall at all times be held by or on behalf of the LLC, and, if held on behalf of the LLC by another entity, shall at all times be kept identifiable (in accordance with customary usages) as assets owned by the LLC. The LLC shall maintain its own separate bank accounts, payroll and books of account.
2.6.3 The LLC shall pay from its own assets (including contributions by the Members) all obligations of any kind incurred by the LLC.
2.6.4 The LLC shall take all appropriate action necessary to ensure its existence as a limited liability company in good standing under the laws of the State of Delaware and shall otherwise comply with all formalities required by the Act.
2.6.5 The LLC shall at all times hold itself out to the public (including any Affiliates creditors) as a separate and distinct entity operating under the LLCs own name, and the LLC shall act solely in its own name and through its own authorized agents, and the LLC shall correct any known misunderstanding regarding the LLCs status as a separate and distinct entity.
2.7 Ownership and Management of Subsidiaries . The parties hereto acknowledge that in carrying out the purposes and powers of the LLC described in Section 2.6 , it may be necessary or desirable to directly or indirectly cause any Subsidiary to take such action, including executing and delivering Agreements or documents in such Subsidiarys name. The provisions of this Agreement regarding the management and governance of the LLC shall also apply to the management and governance of the Subsidiaries, whether the Subsidiaries are managed or controlled directly or indirectly by the LLC as a member, partner, stockholder or otherwise. Any action to be taken by any such Subsidiary shall be construed as an action taken by the LLC and shall be subject to the same rights and limitations granted to and imposed on the Members under this Agreement.
ARTICLE 3
MEMBERS AND INITIAL CAPITAL CONTRIBUTIONS
3.1 Names and Addresses of Initial Members . The addresses of the Members who are Members on the date hereof are:
3.1.1 Condor Member: c/o Condor Hospitality Trust, Inc., 14800 Montgomery Lane, Suite 220, Bethesda, MD 20814, Attn: Jonathan Gantt, Senior Vice President, Chief Financial Officer.
3.1.2 TWC Member: c/o Three Wall Capital, LLC, 1194 Kendrick Road NE, Atlanta, GA 30319 Attn: Alan Kanders.
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3.1.3 Promote Member: c/o Three Wall Capital, LLC, 1194 Kendrick Road NE, Atlanta, GA 30319 Attn: Alan Kanders.
3.2 Initial Capital Contributions .
3.2.1 Acquisition .
(a) Purchase Agreement Deposit and Approval of the Purchase Agreement . The Members acknowledge that (i) the TWC Member and the Condor Member have contributed $250,000.00 and $1,000,000.00, respectively, that was required to be funded under the Purchase Agreement (the Purchase Agreement Deposit ), (ii) each Member has approved the Purchase Agreement as of the date hereof, and (iii) the Members and/or their Affiliates have previously funded a portion of the actually incurred or estimated diligence expenses of the LLC set forth on Exhibit B attached hereto ( Due Diligence Expenses ) in the proportions set forth therein. If and when the Closing occurs, all Due Diligence Expenses shall be credited to the Capital Accounts of the Members in such amounts and proportions as set forth on Exhibit B attached hereto. If, however, the Closing does not occur, then within fifteen (15) days from the date the Closing Date was to occur, (i) the Condor Member and the TWC Member shall true-up all Due Diligence Expenses by funding or reimbursing the other Member such that each Member will bear its Percentage Interest of all Due Diligence Expenses paid by the Members or their Affiliates prior to the Closing Date, such that each Member shall be reimbursed for any Due Diligence Expenses incurred by such Member and set forth on Exhibit B attached hereto, (ii) if the Purchase Agreement Deposit is returned, the Administrative Member will distribute to each Member within three (3) Business Days after the return by wire transfer of immediately available funds the amount of the Purchase Agreement Deposit it funded, and (iii) the Company shall dissolve.
(b) Authority to Close . It is acknowledged and agreed that, subject to the remaining provisions of this Section 3.2.1(b) , if the LLC elects to proceed with the acquisition of the Property by the Property Owning Subsidiary pursuant to the Purchase Agreement (the Acquisition ), each Member and the LLC shall cause the closing to occur thereunder and to have the Property Owning Subsidiary acquire the Property on the closing date under the Purchase Agreement (the Closing Date ) pursuant to and in accordance with the terms of the Purchase Agreement. In connection therewith, the Administrative Member shall take, or cause to be taken all actions as are necessary, appropriate or advisable to cause the transactions contemplated by the Purchase Agreement to occur on the Closing Date; provided that neither Member shall amend or modify the Purchase Agreement, or waive any right of the LLC thereunder, without the prior written consent of the other Member. Notwithstanding the foregoing, if the LLC has the right to terminate the Purchase Agreement and receive a return of the Purchase Agreement Deposit and any other reimbursable expenses pursuant to the Purchase Agreement, whether by reason of the Sellers breach of the Purchase Agreement or the failure of the conditions precedent to the LLCs obligation to close or otherwise, the Administrative Member shall inform the Condor Member of that fact and either Member shall have the right to cause the LLC to exercise such termination and seek such reimbursements; provided, however, if only one Member (the Withdrawing Member ) desires to cause the LLC to exercise such termination right, the Member that does not wish to terminate (the Investing Member ) shall have the right, upon written notice to the Withdrawing Member given prior to the expiration of any such termination right, to proceed with the closing under the Purchase Agreement, provided that such Investing Member promptly refunds to the Withdrawing Member any and all funds contributed by the Withdrawing Member to the LLC within 10 days, after which payment the Withdrawing Member shall be deemed to have withdrawn as a Member of the LLC, shall have no Interest, and shall have no further rights or obligations as a Member hereunder or with respect to the Property.
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(c) Closing Contributions . On the later of the date hereof or two (2) Business Days prior to the Closing Date, (i) Condor Member shall make a Capital Contribution in the amount of its Percentage Interest of (1)(A) the funds needed in addition to the Purchase Agreement Deposit and net Loan proceeds to complete the purchase of the Property, and (B) the funds needed to establish any Reserves and working capital for the Property, and (ii) funds necessary on its part to true up the Due Diligence Expenses, and (ii) TWC Member shall make a Capital Contribution in the amount of it Percentage Interest of the amount described in clause (1) above and the funds necessary on its to true-up the Due Diligence Expenses (collectively, each Members Closing Capital Contribution ). The Members acknowledge that each Member has previously funded Approved Pre-Effective Date Costs, and accordingly, each Members Closing Capital Contribution includes the amount of the Approved Pre-Effective Date Costs previously funded by such Member. The Members hereby agree that no Capital Call Notice shall be required for the Closing Capital Contributions. Following the consummation of the Acquisition, the Administrative Member shall complete Exhibit C to reflect the Closing Capital Contributions made or deemed made by each of the Condor Member and the TWC Member as of the Closing Date, and upon the Condor Members approval of the completed Exhibit C , it shall be attached to and become part of this Agreement.
(d) Failure to Fund a Capital Contribution . If a Member fails to fully fund when due any Closing Contribution, such Member (the Defaulting Member ) shall have no further rights in the LLC or the Property (and for the avoidance of doubt shall be deemed to have forfeited its capital account and shall have no right to any return of any portion of the Purchase Agreement Deposit or any other amounts previously contributed to the LLC, whether or not the LLC proceeds with the closing or receives a refund of the Purchase Agreement Deposit or such other amounts). In furtherance of the foregoing, the Defaulting Member shall assign its interest and any rights pertaining to such interest, in the LLC to the other Member (the Non-Defaulting Member ) or the Non-Defaulting Members designee in the manner reasonably proposed by the Non-Defaulting Member. In furtherance of the foregoing, a Defaulting Member shall, upon demand from the Non-Defaulting Member, cause the LLC to assign the Purchase Agreement to any other entity directed by the Non-Defaulting Member, and cooperate with the Non-Defaulting Member to structure the Acquisition in a manner that complies with the Purchase Agreement, it being understood that a Defaulting Member shall have no economic interest in the Acquisition thereafter but shall remain involved solely to effectuate the acquisition by the Non-Defaulting Member. For the avoidance of doubt, the remedies described in this Section 3.2.1(d) shall be the Non-Defaulting Members and the LLCs sole and exclusive remedies against the Defaulting Member with respect to such Defaulting Members failure to fund a Closing Contribution.
(e) Termination of Purchase Agreement . If the Purchase Agreement is terminated without consummating the transactions contemplated therein, any amounts received by the LLC as a result of such termination (including by reason of the return of the Purchase Agreement Deposit) shall be distributed to the Members pro rata to their respective Capital C ontributions.
3.3 Additional Contributions . Upon the making (or deemed making) of any Capital Contributions), the Administrative Member shall update the Books and Records of the LLC to reflect such Capital Contributions. Except as shall be expressly set forth in this Article 3 and Articles 5 and 9 hereof, no Member shall be required or permitted to (a) make any Additional Capital Contributions, (b) make any loan to the LLC or any Subsidiary, or (c) cause to be loaned to such Member any money or other assets of the LLC or any Subsidiary.
3.4 Rights with Respect to Capital .
3.4.1 Return Of Capital Contribution . Except as expressly provided in this Agreement, no Member will have the right: (a) to demand a withdrawal, reduction, or return of its Capital
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Contribution; (b) to demand property, other than cash, in connection with any distribution by the LLC to the Members; (c) to bring an action for partition against the LLC or any Subsidiary; or (d) to receive any priority over any other Member in connection with any distribution by the LLC to the Members.
3.4.2 No Interest on Capital Contributions . Except as expressly provided in this Agreement, no Capital Contribution of any Member shall bear interest or otherwise entitle the contributing Member to any compensation for use of its Capital Contribution.
3.4.3 Credit to Capital Account . Except as otherwise specified herein, each Capital Contribution by a Member to the LLC pursuant to this Agreement shall be credited to the Capital Account of that Member as of the date such Capital Contribution is received by the LLC from the Member in immediately available funds.
3.5 Capital Accounts .
3.5.1 Maintenance of Capital Accounts . A Capital Account shall be maintained for each Member in accordance with Section 704(b) of the Code and Treasury Regulations Sections 1.704-1(b) and 1.704-2. Each Members Capital Account shall initially be equal to its initial Capital Contribution. Each Members Capital Account shall be increased by: (i) the amount of such Members additional Capital Contributions (if any) to the LLC and (ii) the amount of any profit, income and gain allocated to such Member pursuant to the provisions hereof. Each Members Capital Account shall be decreased by: (i) the amount of any losses, deductions and costs allocated to such Member pursuant to the provisions hereof and (ii) the amount of all distributions to such Member including the fair market value of assets distributed (net of liabilities securing such distributed assets that such Member is considered to assume or take subject to) pursuant to the provisions hereof.
3.5.2 Successor to Capital Accounts . If all or a portion of a Members Interest is sold, assigned or otherwise transferred in accordance with the terms of this Agreement, then the transferee shall succeed to the Capital Account of the transferor to the extent it relates to the transferred Interest.
3.5.3 Administration of Capital Accounts . This Section 3.5.3 and other provisions of this Agreement relating to the maintenance of Capital Accounts are intended to comply with Section 704(b) of the Code and the Treasury Regulations promulgated thereunder and shall be interpreted and applied in a manner consistent with such provisions. If the Administrative Member determines that it is prudent to modify the manner in which the Capital Accounts or any charges or credits thereto are computed in order to comply with such provisions, then the Administrative Member may make such modification, where approved by the Condor Member, but only if it is not likely to change distributions to any Member pursuant to Section 5.1 or pursuant to Section 11.4 upon the dissolution of the LLC. The Condor Member shall not unreasonably withhold, condition, or deny its approval of a modification under this Section 3.5.3 , if it will not have a material adverse effect on the Condor Member or Condor Hospitality Trust Inc., and failure of the Condor Member to respond to a request for its approval within five (5) Business Days after receipt of the request shall be deemed to be its approval, if the request states in capitalized letters that it is made pursuant to this Section 3.5.3 and that failure to respond within five (5) Business Days shall be deemed to be an approval.
3.5.4 Repayment of Capital Accounts . Notwithstanding any other provision of this Agreement or applicable law to the contrary, no Member shall be required or obligated to repay to the LLC, any Member or any creditor of the LLC any portion of any deficit balance in such Members Capital Account.
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ARTICLE 4
ALLOCATION OF PROFITS AND LOSSES
4.1 Allocations of Profits and Losses .
4.1.1 After giving effect to Section 4.2, Profits for any Fiscal Year (or portion thereof) not subject to Section 4.1.2 shall be allocated to the Members in the same proportion as Available Cash is distributed (or would be distributed if the LLCs gross cash receipts during the Fiscal Year were otherwise available for distribution) for the same Fiscal Year (or portion thereof).
4.1.2 After giving effect to Section 4.2 , and subject to Section 4.3, Profits for any fiscal year (or portion thereof) for which any Net Capital Proceeds are distributed to the Members shall be allocated to the Members as follows:
(a) First, to the Members pro rata in accordance with their respective Percentage Interests, until the balance in the Members respective Capital Accounts (increased for these purposes by each Members share of partnership minimum gain, determined in accordance with Treasury Regulations Section 1.704-2(g), and partner nonrecourse debt minimum gain, determined in accordance with Treasury Regulations Section 1.704-2(i)(3)) are equal to an amount that if such amount were distributed in accordance with Section 5.1.2(a) and taking into account all previous distributions under Section 5.1 , the Condor Member would realize an Internal Rate of Return equal to 12% (which, for the avoidance of doubt, includes the return of one hundred percent (100%) of the Condor Members Capital Contributions to the LLC);
(b) Second, (i) 15% to the Promote Member and (ii) 85% to the Members pro rata in accordance with their respective Percentage Interests, until the balance in the Members respective Capital Accounts (increased for these purposes by each Members share of partnership minimum gain, determined in accordance with Treasury Regulations Section 1.704-2(g), and partner nonrecourse debt minimum gain, determined in accordance with Treasury Regulations Section 1.704-2(i)(3)) are equal to an amount that if such amount were distributed in accordance with Section 5.1.2(b) and taking into account all previous distributions under Section 5.1 , the Condor Member would realize an Internal Rate of Return equal to 15%;
(c) Third, (i) 20% to the Promote Member and (ii) 80% to the Members pro rata in accordance with their respective Percentage Interests, until the balance in the Members respective Capital Accounts (increased for these purposes by each Members share of partnership minimum gain, determined in accordance with Treasury Regulations Section 1.704-2(g), and partner nonrecourse debt minimum gain, determined in accordance with Treasury Regulations Section 1.704-2(i)(3)) are equal to an amount that if such amount were distributed in accordance with Section 5.1.2(c) and taking into account all previous distributions under Section 5.1 , the Condor Member would realize an Internal Rate of Return equal to 20%; and
(d) Thereafter, (i) 25% to the Promote Member and (ii) 75% to the Members pro rata in accordance with their respective Percentage Interests.
4.1.3 After giving effect to Section 4.2 , Losses for any fiscal year (or portion thereof) shall be allocated to the Members as follows:
(a) First, to the Members who have previously been allocated Profits pursuant to Sections 4.1.1 and 4.1.2(a)-(d) , in the reverse order (and in the same ratios) as prior allocations of Profits pursuant to Sections 4.1.1 and 4.1.2(a)-(d) , until the aggregate Losses allocated to each such Member pursuant to this Section 4.1.3 are equal to the aggregate Profits allocated to that Member pursuant to Sections 4.1.1 and 4.1.2(a)-(d) ; and
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(b) Second, to the Members pro rata in proportion to their then Percentage Interests.
4.2 Special Allocations .
4.2.1 Minimum Gain Chargeback . If there is a net decrease in partnership minimum gain (within the meaning of Treasury Regulation Section 1.704-2(d)) for a fiscal year, then there shall be allocated to each Member items of income and gain for that year equal to that Members share of the net decrease in partnership minimum gain, provided, that if the LLC has any discretion as to an exception set forth pursuant to Treasury Regulation Section 1.704-2(f)(5), the Administrative Member may exercise such discretion on behalf of the LLC. In the event that the application of the minimum gain chargeback requirement would cause a distortion in the economic arrangement among the Members, the Administrative Member may request that the Internal Revenue Service waive the minimum gain chargeback requirement pursuant to Treasury Regulation Section 1.704-2(f)(4). The foregoing is intended to be a minimum gain chargeback provision as described in Treasury Regulation Section 1.704-2(f) and shall be interpreted and applied in all respects in accordance with that Treasury Regulation.
4.2.2 Member Minimum Gain Chargeback . If during a fiscal year there is a net decrease in partner nonrecourse debt minimum gain (as determined in accordance with Treasury Regulation Section1.704-2(i)(3)), then, in addition to the amounts, if any, allocated pursuant to the preceding paragraph, any Member with a share of that partner nonrecourse debt minimum gain as of the beginning of the fiscal year shall, subject to the exceptions in Treasury Regulation Section 1.704-2(i)(4) (including the exceptions analogous to those in Treasury Regulation Section 1.704-2(f)(2), (3) and (5), provided, that if the LLC has any discretion as to the exception set forth pursuant to Treasury Regulation Section 1.704-2(f)(5) as made applicable by Treasury Regulation Section 1.704-2(i)(4), the Administrative Member may exercise such discretion on behalf of the LLC), be allocated items of income and gain for the year (and, if necessary, for succeeding years) equal to that Members share of the net decrease in the partner nonrecourse debt minimum gain. In the event that the application of the partner nonrecourse debt minimum gain chargeback requirement would cause a distortion in the economic arrangement among the Members, the Administrative Member may request that the Internal Revenue Service waive the minimum gain chargeback requirement pursuant to Treasury Regulation Section 1.704-2(f)(4) and 1.704-2(i)(4). The foregoing is intended to be the chargeback of partner recourse debt minimum gain required by Treasury Regulation Section 1.704-2(i)(4) and shall be interpreted and applied in all respects in accordance with that Treasury Regulation.
4.2.3 Qualified Income Offset and No Adjusted Capital Account Deficits . In the event any Member unexpectedly receives any adjustments, allocations, or distributions described in Treasury Regulation Section 1.704-1(b)(2)(ii)(d)(4), (5) or (6) causing an Adjusted Capital Account Deficit, items of LLC income and gain shall be specially allocated to each such Member in an amount and manner sufficient to eliminate, to the extent required by the Treasury Regulations, the Adjusted Capital Account Deficit of such Member as quickly as possible.
(a) This Agreement shall be deemed to include a qualified income offset provision within the meaning of the Treasury Regulations under Section 704(b) of the Code. Accordingly, notwithstanding any other provision of this Agreement, items of gross income shall be allocated to the Members on a priority basis to the extent and in the manner required by such provision.
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(b) To the extent that Losses or items of loss or deduction otherwise allocable to a Member hereunder would cause such Member to have an Adjusted Capital Account Deficit as of the end of the taxable period to which such Losses, or items of loss or deduction, relate (after taking into account the allocation of all items of income and gain for such taxable period), such Losses, or items of loss or deduction, shall not be allocated to such Member and instead shall be allocated to the Members in accordance with Section 4.1 as if such Member were not a Member.
4.2.4 Member Nonrecourse Deductions . Notwithstanding anything to the contrary in this Article 4 , LLC losses, deductions, or Code Section 705(a)(2) expenditures that are attributable to particular partner nonrecourse liability shall be allocated to the Member that bears the economic risk of loss for the liability in accordance with Treasury Regulation Section 1.704-2(i).
4.2.5 Reversal of Regulatory Allocations . To the extent that any item of income, gain, loss or deduction has been specially allocated pursuant to this Section 4.2 . and such allocation is inconsistent with the way in which the same amount otherwise would have been allocated under Section 4.1 , subsequent allocations under this Article 4 shall be made, to the extent possible and permitted under Section 704 of the Code, to negate as rapidly as possible the effect of all such inconsistent allocations under this Section 4.2 .
4.2.6 Distributions of Property . Solely for the purpose of adjusting the Capital Accounts of the Members, and not for tax purposes, if any property is distributed in kind to any Member, the difference between its fair market value (as determined in the judgment of the Administrative Member) and its Gross Asset Value at the time of distribution shall be treated as gain or loss recognized by the LLC and allocated pursuant to the provisions of this Article 4 .
4.2.7 Transfer of Interest . Except to the extent otherwise required by the Code and Treasury Regulations, if an Interest or part thereof is Transferred in any fiscal year, the items of income, gain, loss, deduction and credit allocable to such Interest for such fiscal year shall be apportioned between the Transferor and the Transferee in proportion to the number of days in such fiscal year the Interest is held by each of them, except that, if they agree between themselves and so notify the Administrative Member within thirty (30) days after the Transfer, then at their option, (i) all items or (ii) extraordinary items, including capital gains and losses, may be allocated to the Person who held the Interest on the date such items were realized or incurred by the LLC. At the request of the Transferee, the Administrative Member shall make the election provided for in Code Section 754.
4.2.8 Curative Allocations . The allocation method set forth in this Article 4 is intended to allocate Profits, Losses, income, gain, loss, deduction and credit to the Members for federal income tax purposes in accordance with their economic interests in the LLC while complying with the principles of Sections 704(b), 704(c) and 752 of the Code and the Treasury Regulations promulgated thereunder. If in the opinion of the Condor Member, the allocation of profits, losses, income, gain, deduction and credit pursuant to the provisions of this Article 4 shall not (i) satisfy the requirements of Sections 704(b), 704(c) and/or 752 of the Code or the Treasury Regulations promulgated thereunder, (ii) comply with any other provisions of the Code or Treasury Regulations, or (iii) properly take into account any expenditure made by the LLC or any Transfer of an Interest, then, notwithstanding anything to the contrary contained in the preceding provisions of this Article 4 , Profits, Losses, income, gain, loss, deduction and credit shall be allocated in such manner as the Condor Member shall determine to be required so as to reflect properly (i), (ii) or (iii), as the case may be, and this Agreement shall be amended without any action on the part of the Members to reflect any such change in the method of allocating Profits, Losses, income, gain, loss, deduction and credit; provided, however, that any change in the method of allocating Profits, Losses, income, gain, loss, deduction and credit shall not materially alter the economic Agreement between the Members in a manner that negatively impacts the TWC Member; and provided further that any such reallocation shall be consistent with and subject to the requirements of Section 4.1.3 .
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4.2.9 Code Section 704(c) . In accordance with Code Section 704(c) and the Treasury Regulations promulgated thereunder, income, gain, loss, deduction and credit with respect to any property contributed to the capital of the LLC shall, solely for tax purposes, be allocated among the Members so as to take account of any variation between the adjusted basis of such property to the LLC for federal income tax purposes and its initial Gross Asset Value. In the event the Gross Asset Value of any LLC property is adjusted pursuant to the definition of Gross Asset Value, subsequent allocations of income, gain, loss, and deduction with respect to such asset shall take into account any variation between the adjusted basis of such asset for federal income tax purposes and its Gross Asset Value in the same manner as under Code Section 704(c) and the Treasury Regulations promulgated thereunder. Any elections or other decisions relating to such allocations shall be made by the Condor Member.
4.2.10 Tax Allocations . Items of income, gain, deduction and loss determined for income tax purposes shall be allocated, to the extent possible and except as otherwise provided herein, in the same proportions as corresponding items that enter into the calculation of Profits and Losses.
4.3 Certain Adjustments . It is intended that prior to a distribution of the proceeds from a liquidation of the LLC pursuant to Section 11.4 hereof, the positive Capital Account balance of each Member shall be equal to the amount that such Member would receive if liquidation proceeds were distributed in accordance with Section 5.1 . Accordingly, notwithstanding anything to the contrary in this Article 4 (other than Section 4.1.3 ), to the extent permissible under Sections 704(b) of the Code and the Treasury Regulations promulgated thereunder, Profits and Losses and, if necessary, items of gross income and gross deductions, of the LLC for the year of liquidation of the LLC (or, if earlier, the year in which all or substantially all of the LLC property is sold, transferred or disposed of, other than in connection with an exchange that qualifies as like-kind under Section 1031 of the Code) shall be allocated among the Members so as to bring the positive Capital Account balance of each Member as close as possible to the amount that such Member would receive if the LLC were liquidated and all of the proceeds were distributed in accordance with Section 5.1 .
4.4 Withholding Taxes .
4.4.1 Authority to Withhold; Treatment of Withheld Tax . Notwithstanding any other provision of this Agreement, each Member hereby authorizes the LLC to withhold and to pay over, or otherwise pay, any withholding or other taxes payable by the LLC or any of its Affiliates (pursuant to Section 1446 of the Code or any other similar provision of United States federal, state or local or non-United States tax law) with respect to such Members interest in the LLC or as a result of such Members participation in the LLC. If and to the extent that the LLC shall be required to withhold or pay any such withholding or other taxes, such Member shall be deemed for all purposes of this Agreement to have received a payment from the LLC as of the time such withholding or other tax is required to be paid, which payment shall be deemed to be a distribution pursuant to Section 5.1 with respect to such Members Interest to the extent that such Member (or any successor to such Members Interest) would have received a distribution but for such withholding. To the extent that the aggregate of such payments for any period exceeds the distributions that such Member would have received for such period but for such withholding, the Administrative Member shall notify such Member as to the amount of such excess and such Member shall make a prompt payment to the LLC of such amount by wire transfer of immediately available U.S. dollars.
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4.4.2 Withholding from Distributions of Property . If the LLC makes a distribution in kind and such distribution is subject to withholding or other taxes payable by the LLC on behalf of any Member, such Member shall make a prompt payment to the LLC of the amount required to be withheld.
4.5 Income Tax Reporting . Each Member is aware of the income tax consequences of the allocations made by this Article 4 and hereby agrees to be bound by the provisions of Article 4 in reporting such Members share of LLC income and loss for federal and state income tax purposes.
ARTICLE 5
DISTRIBUTIONS; REPAYMENT OF MEMBER LOANS
5.1 Distributions . Except as provided in this Section 5.1 and Sections 5.2, Available Cash and Net Capital Transaction Proceeds shall be distributed from time to time subject to the Condor Members reasonable approval, but no less often than quarterly for Available Cash, and as soon as practical (but in no event later than thirty (30) days) after receipt of Net Capital Transaction Proceeds, to the Members, in each case to the extent of available funds, as follows:
5.1.1 Distributions of Available Cash . Available Cash shall be allocated between and distributed to the Condor Member and TWC Member in the following amounts and priorities for each Fiscal Year:
(a) First , to the Condor Member until Condor Member has received from distributions under this Section 5.1.1(a) for the Fiscal Year an amount equal to Condor Members Minimum Preferred Return for that Fiscal Year;
(b) Second , to the TWC Member until TWC Member has received from distributions under this Section 5.1.1(b) for the Fiscal Year an amount equal to TWC Members Minimum Preferred Return for that Fiscal Year; and
(c) Third, any remaining Available Cash for the Fiscal Year to the Condor Member and TWC Member in proportion to their respective Percentage Interests.
If the Available Cash for a Fiscal Year is insufficient to pay any part of a Members Minimum Preferred Return for that Fiscal Year, the unpaid amount shall not thereafter be payable and shall not be carried forward or accumulated for payment from Available Cash in any subsequent Fiscal Year. The Available Cash for a Fiscal Year refers to the Available Cash from operation of the LLC for that Fiscal Year, even if the amount of Available Cash for the Fiscal Year is not determined and distributed until the next Fiscal Year. Distributions of Available Cash are a return on, and not a return of, Capital Contributions;
5.1.2 Distributions of Net Capital Transaction Proceeds . Following distribution to TWC Member of any TWC Shortfall, Net Capital Transaction Proceeds shall be allocated between and distributed to the Condor Member and TWC Member in the following amounts and priorities:
(a) First , to the Members, pro rata in accordance with their Percentage Interests, until Condor Member has received a twelve percent (12%) Internal Rate of Return from the aggregate distributions under this Section 5.1 (which, for the avoidance of doubt, (x) includes the return of one hundred percent (100%) of Condor Members Capital Contributions to the LLC, and (y) shall be increased to give effect to distributions made to any TRS Leasing Inc. or any other Condor Member Affiliate under the operating agreement of Operating Tenant);
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(b) Second , (a) eighty-five percent (85%) to the Members, pro rata in accordance with their Percentage Interests and (b) fifteen percent (15%) to the Promote Member, until such time as the Condor Member has received a fifteen percent (15%) Internal Rate of Return from the aggregate distributions under this Section 5.1 (and as such distributions are deemed increased in the manner specified in (y) of Section 5.1.2(a));
(c) Third , (a) eighty percent (80%) to the Members, pro rata in accordance with their Percentage Interests and (b) twenty percent (20%) to the Promote Member, until such time as the Condor Member has received a twenty percent (20%) Internal Rate of Return from the aggregate distributions under this Section 5.1 (and as such distributions are deemed increased in the manner specified in (y) of Section 5.1.2(a)); and
(d) Fourth , (a) seventy-five percent (75%) to the Members, pro rata in accordance with their Percentage Interests and (b) twenty-five percent (25%) to the Promote Member, following such time as the Condor Member has received a twenty percent (20%) Internal Rate of Return from the aggregate distributions under this Section 5.1 (and as such distributions are deemed increased in the manner specified in (y) of Section 5.1.2(a)).
Notwithstanding the foregoing, the amount of any Available Cash or Net Capital Transaction Proceeds that is distributable to (and would but for this provision otherwise be paid to) any Declining Member under this Section 5.1 or 11.4.3 shall instead be paid to any Non-Declining Member in repayment in whole or in part as the case may be of any Member Loans made by such Non-Declining Member to such Declining Member, together with any interest thereon, to be applied first to accrued and unpaid interest thereon and then to the principal balance thereof, in the order in which such Member Loans were made, so that the Member Loan longest outstanding is fully repaid prior to the payment of interest or principal on any Member Loan made after the date on which the longest outstanding Member Loan was made. Any such payment that would otherwise be distributed hereunder to a Declining Member that is made to the Non-Declining Member who has made a Member Loan shall be treated for all purposes of this Agreement as having been distributed to the Declining Member. The distributions paid on the Member Loan shall nonetheless be considered distributions to the Declining Member for all purposes under this Agreement, including but not limited to determination of the Declining Members Capital Contribution Balance and whether the Declining Member has received it Minimum Preferred Return.
5.2 Available Cash Upon Dissolution . Available Cash and Net Capital Transaction Proceeds distributed in Dissolution of the LLC shall be distributed by the Administrative Member in accordance with Section 11.4 of this Agreement.
5.3 Effect of Transfers . Distributions with respect to an LLC Interest shall be made to the Person reflected on the Books and Records of the LLC as owning that LLC Interest on the date of the distribution.
ARTICLE 6
MANAGEMENT
6.1 Management of the LLC . Subject to the terms and provisions of this Agreement, the Business of the LLC shall be managed by a single manager. TWC Member, as Administrative Member, is hereby designated as the sole manager of the LLC pursuant to Sections 18-101(10) and 18-401 of the Act, and shall operate the LLC solely in accordance with the Approved Business Plan and Approved Budget and this Agreement. Administrative Member shall act in good faith and in the best interests of the LLC, and shall devote such time and attention as shall be appropriate to manage and supervise the Business of the LLC properly and efficiently.
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6.2 Designation and Authority of the Administrative Member .
6.2.1 Subject to the terms of Section 6.3 hereof, including compliance in all material respects with the Approved Budget and Approved Business Plan, the day-to-day management and administration of the LLC and its Subsidiaries shall be the responsibility of the Administrative Member, who shall have all rights and powers set forth in this Agreement for the day-to-day management and administration of the business and affairs of the LLC and the Subsidiaries.
6.2.2 In connection with the duties of the Administrative Member set forth in Section 6.2.1 , the Administrative Member shall have the duty, right, power, and authority, at such times as the Administrative Member shall determine to do, to permit or cause the LLC for itself or on behalf of each Subsidiary to do any of the following:
(a) prepare or supervise the preparation of the Business Plan and the Budget, any appropriate budgets for the operations of the Property and each Subsidiary, subject to the approval of the Condor Member as provided in Section 6.3 hereof;
(b) manage the LLC and each Subsidiary in accordance with the Approved Business Plan and Approved Budget then in effect;
(c) oversee and supervise the Property Manager in connection with (i) all existing contracts and agreements, and renewals thereof and (ii) the making of new or additional contracts and Agreements for electricity, gas, telephone, cleaning, refuse disposal, vermin extermination and for any other utilities or services which the Administrative Member may consider advisable, but in each case of clauses (i) and (ii) above, only in accordance with the current Approved Business Plan and the Approved Budget;
(d) oversee and supervise the making of all repairs and replacements which are within the guidelines established in the Approved Business Plan and the Approved Budget then in effect and the making of all other material repairs and replacements approved by the Condor Member or made under circumstances which the Administrative Member considers in the exercise of its reasonable judgment to constitute an Emergency;
(e) oversee the collection of all revenues, rents, fees and income from the Property;
(f) oversee all contractors working at the Property in connection with the renovation of the Property whether relating to any property improvement plan or otherwise;
(g) oversee all room sales and marketing activities at the Property;
(h) review any and all insurance of any kind or nature including, but not limited to, property damage (including fire, acts of terrorism and all other risks), theft, public liability, loss of rents and business interruption and workmens compensation insurance obtained and paid for by the LLC or any Subsidiary in connection with the Property. The Administrative Member shall have the responsibility for the placement and maintenance of all insurance for the Property required pursuant to the Loan Documents;
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(i) subject to the Approved Business Plan, the Approved Budget and the Operating Lease, as and when appropriate in the Administrative Members reasonable discretion, retain service professionals necessary to provide services with respect to the Property;
(j) to the extent that there are excess funds of the LLC or any Subsidiary which the Administrative Member determines are not then required in connection with the Business of the LLC, temporarily invest or cause to be invested such excess funds in any investment permitted under the Loan Documents and in a manner consistent with the Approved Business Plan and the Approved Budget;
(k) prosecute, protect, defend and settle or cause to be prosecuted, protected, defended and settled all LLC and Subsidiary rights, including rights and title to LLC Property;
(l) subject to the Approved Business Plan, the Approved Budget and the Operating Lease, open and maintain financial institution and investment accounts (with the approval of the Condor Member), drawing checks and other orders for the payment of money, and designating individuals with authority to sign or give instructions with respect to those accounts and arrangements;
(m) to the extent that funds of the LLC are available therefor, pay debts and obligations of the LLC and cause the Subsidiaries to pay, perform, and comply with, their obligations, including but not limited to obligations under the Loan Documents and Franchise Agreement;
(n) execute and deliver such documents that the Administrative Member may deem necessary or appropriate in furtherance of the Business of the LLC; and
(o) perform other normal business functions and otherwise operate and manage the business and affairs of the LCC in accordance with, and as limited by, this Agreement.
6.3 Preparation of Business Plan and Budget .
6.3.1 Business Plan . In connection with the management of the LLCs operations, the Administrative Member shall be responsible for the preparation for each Fiscal Year or portion thereof during the term of this Agreement of a business plan for the operation and management of the Property (the Business Plan ), in substantial conformity to the form attached hereto as Exhibit D . The Business Plan shall set forth in reasonable detail (i) an annual forecast of revenues and expenses of the Property, (ii) an annual estimate of expected distributions to the Members, (iii) the Administrative Members estimation of required Reserves, and (iv) any contemplated construction, renovation or repair of the Property. The Business Plan shall be prepared by the Administrative Member and shall be subject to the approval of the Condor Member (as provided in Section 6.3.3 below). Except with respect to the Budget Overruns Provision and as otherwise provided in this Agreement, the Administrative Member shall be authorized to make only those expenditures and take only those actions which are included in, or contemplated by, the Approved Business Plan and the Approved Budget then in effect; provided , however , that the Administrative Member shall also be authorized to make or cause any Subsidiary to make any additional expenditures under circumstances which in the Administrative Members reasonable judgment constitute an event or condition (collectively, an Emergency ) requiring immediate action (a) for protection of the Property from imminent danger or damage or destruction, (b) for the avoidance of a risk of imminent personal injury or property damage to occupants, tenants or other persons, or (c) for the avoidance of any criminal liability on the part of the LLC or any Subsidiary arising out of the failure to comply with fire or life safety legal requirements at the Property (such event or condition described in this clause (c) shall be referred to as a Fire/Life Safety Emergency ). With respect to any expenditures
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made pursuant to a specific Emergency, the Administrative Member shall (i) promptly contact the Condor Member prior to, if reasonably practical to do so, or promptly after the making of such expenditures, and (ii) provide or cause the Property Manager to provide a reasonably detailed explanation of the Emergency, and the costs expended in connection therewith.
6.3.2 Budget . In connection with the management of the LLCs and the Subsidiaries operations, the Administrative Member shall be responsible for the preparation of a reasonably detailed estimated annual budget for the Property and the operations and renovation thereof (collectively, the Budget ), in substantial conformity to the form attached hereto Exhibit D . The Budget will be prepared on a line-item basis, which sets forth the estimated costs and expenses to be incurred by the LLC and the Subsidiaries in connection with the operation and management of the Property for each calendar quarter in the next ensuing Fiscal Year as well as a total budget for such Fiscal Year, and includes all anticipated income, operating expenses, working capital and other necessary Reserves and capital expenditures and renovations. Once approved by the Condor Member, the Approved Budget shall not be revised without the approval or the direction of the Condor Member pursuant to Section 6.3.3 below. Notwithstanding anything to the contrary contained herein, (i) the Administrative Member is authorized to spend up to an additional ten (10%) percent for any budgeted line item in an Approved Budget for a period not exceeding in the aggregate five (5%) of the total Approved Budget, (ii) if there is an increase in revenue over the budgeted line items for revenue in the Approved Budget, the budgeted line items in the Approved Budget for discretionary expenses shall be increased by a corresponding and proportional amount, and (iii) if there is a decrease in revenue under the budgeted line items for revenue in the Approved Budget, the budgeted line items in the Approved Budget for discretionary expenses shall be decreased by a corresponding and proportional amount (the Budget Overruns Provision ). Administrative Member shall provide or cause the Property Manager to provide an explanation of conditions giving rise to budget overruns.
6.3.3 Process for Approval . The Members have approved an initial Business Plan and Budget for the LLC for the 2016 Fiscal Year, which is (or shall prior to the Closing Date be) attached hereto as Exhibit D . For the Fiscal Year of the LLC commencing on January 1, 2017, and for each Fiscal Year thereafter, the Administrative Member shall submit a proposed Budget and Business Plan, in such form as on Exhibit D , (i) no later than November 15, 2016 with respect to the Fiscal Year commencing on January 1, 2017, and (ii) no later than October 1 preceding each Fiscal Year with respect to each Fiscal Year thereafter. The Condor Member shall, after its receipt of such Budget and/or Business Plan, either (a) approve the Budget and/or Business Plan, or (b) advise the Administrative Member in writing of the Condor Members detailed objections thereto. If the Condor Member has any objections to the proposed Budget or Business Plan, the Condor Member and Administrative Member shall endeavor to resolve any disagreements with respect thereto prior to January 1 of the following calendar year; provided that if they are unable to agree upon any provision of the proposed Budget or Business Plan, then the Administrative Member shall utilize the final Budget or Business Plan applicable to the immediately preceding Fiscal Year, with up to an additional ten (10%) percent increase above such Budget or Business Plan (excluding from both any Necessary Expenses), except that any Necessary Expenses shall not be subject to objection and may be added to the Budget without giving effect to the referenced Budget Cap. The Budget and Business Plan, once approved or finalized by the Condor Member pursuant to this Section 6.3.3 , or modified as provided in this Section 6.3.3 , shall be referred to herein as the Approved Budget and the Approved Business Plan .
6.4 Major Decisions . Notwithstanding anything to the contrary contained in Section 6.2 above or otherwise contained in this Agreement, the Administrative Member shall not cause the LLC to make any Major Decision without obtaining the approval of the Condor Member, which approval shall not be unreasonably withheld, denied, conditioned, or delayed. The making of any Major Decision shall require the unanimous consent of the Members. Major Decisions shall mean decisions to do any of the following with respect to the LLC or any Subsidiary:
6.4.1 Adopt, approve or amend any Business Plan or Budget for the activities for the Property or for the operations of the LLC and its Subsidiaries other than in accordance with Section 6.2 (it being understood and agreed that the Budget attached hereto as Exhibit D is hereby approved by the Condor Member);
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6.4.2 establish, increase or reduce Reserves not expressly provided for in the Approved Business Plan or in the Approved Budget, unless required by the Franchise Agreement;
6.4.3 enter into, or cause or permit any Subsidiary to enter into any contract or other arrangement if (a) it would, or are reasonably anticipated to, exceed $25,000 in the aggregate, (b) it has a term in excess of one year, (c) it is not terminable by the LLC or applicable Subsidiary without payment or penalty upon no more than thirty (30) days notice, (d) it provides for any automatic renewal terms greater than thirty (30) days, or (e) it is for the employment of any Hotel employees. Furthermore, except as contemplated in the Approved Budget, enter into, or cause or permit any Subsidiary to enter into, any contract or other arrangement which (i) provides for the payment of sums not authorized in the Approved Budget of more than $25,000, or in the case of a repair of any payment of more than $25,000, (ii) would give rise to a lien upon all or any part of the Property, (iii) is a lease of any part of the Property, (iv) relates to alterations to the exterior, interior or structural design of the Property, or (v) is a contract or arrangement for multiple guest rooms in the Hotel and/or multiple days that (x) exceed a 1-year term and/or (y) exceed 40% of the Hotels guest room inventory for a period of 14 days or more, or (z) exceed 50 room nights and have a negotiated net rate of $55 per night or less, including promoting such rates online or in print ads, such as coupons; or amend in a manner materially adverse to the LLC or applicable Subsidiary or terminate, other than in accordance with its terms, any contract or arrangement described in this Section 6.4.3 that Administrative Member was not authorized to enter into or cause or permit any Subsidiary to enter into without the consent of all of the Members;
6.4.4 except (x) as provided in Section 3.2.1 , or (y) as may be required under the Option Agreement, or (z) as contemplated in the then current Approved Business Plan or Approved Budget, directly or indirectly, sell, transfer, encumber or exchange or otherwise dispose of the Property or any portion thereof or any other assets of or for the LLC or any Subsidiary (or any related group of such transactions); or acquire any other real property or asset for the LLC or any Subsidiary;
6.4.5 cause or permit the LLC or any Subsidiary to incur, amend, modify, increase, extend, prepay, guarantee or refinance any borrowing (including mezzanine financing) or indebtedness (except for trade payables or other operational indebtedness incurred in the ordinary course of business) of the LLC or any Subsidiary or with respect to the Property;
6.4.6 enter into, amend or modify or cause or permit any Subsidiary to enter into, amend or modify the Loan Documents, any Loan Guaranty or any Guaranty, except for any modification of the Loan Documents (other than any Loan Guaranty or Guaranty in which the Condor Member or any of its Affiliates is a guarantor) which is an Immediate Decision;
6.4.7 consolidate or merge the LLC or any Subsidiary with or into any Person, or effectuate a new venture, or liquidate or dissolve the LLC or any Subsidiary;
6.4.8 issue, sell or redeem or grant options with respect to, or enter into any agreement or letter of intent to do the same, any securities or membership interests of the LLC or any Subsidiary;
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6.4.9 select the LLCs and Subsidiaries legal, tax, auditing or accounting service providers not expressly provided for in the Approved Business Plan or in the Approved Budget, provided that the Approved Accountants are approved as the LLCs accountants;
6.4.10 enter into any settlement with any taxing authority (federal, state or local) on behalf of the LLC or any Subsidiary, or any governmental authority regarding any pending or threatened condemnation or eminent domain proceedings;
6.4.11 amend or modify this Agreement or the Certificate of Formation or the organizational documents of any Subsidiary;
6.4.12 to the extent not expressly provided in the Approved Business Plan then in effect, cause or consent to any change in the use, any zoning law or entitlement relating to the Property or cause or permit any Subsidiary to do so or cause or permit a change in title or the condition of title to the Property;
6.4.13 adopt any insurance program (provided that the insurance program for the Property on the date hereof is hereby approved by the Condor Member), reduce or increase the scope of the insurance program for the LLC or its Subsidiaries or settle or adjust any insurance claim under policies maintained by the LLC or any Subsidiary in excess of $25,000 for any single occurrence, or in excess of $50,000 in the aggregate in any Fiscal Year.
6.4.14 settle any claim, cause of action, suit, declaration, judgment or other litigation on behalf of the LLC or any Subsidiary that involves monetary damages of $50,000 or more in any one instance, or $100,000 or more in any Fiscal Year;
6.4.15 make any Distributions other than as expressly set forth in Section 5.1 hereof;
6.4.16 perform any act (other than an act required by this Agreement) which would subject or purport to subject, at the time such act occurred, the Condor Member to personal liability or cause the Condor Member to guarantee or be deemed to become a guarantor or surety of any indebtedness of the LLC or any Subsidiary (including the Loan);
6.4.17 take any Bankruptcy Action or permit or cause any Subsidiary to take any Bankruptcy Action;
6.4.18 for so long as any indebtedness remains outstanding under the Loan, Transfer any direct or indirect legal or beneficial interests in the LLC or any Subsidiary without complying with the applicable provisions of the applicable Loan Documents, and for so long as a Franchise Agreement is in effect, Transfer any direct or indirect legal or beneficial interests in the LLC or any Subsidiary without complying with the applicable provisions of the Franchise Agreement;;
6.4.19 terminate or modify any Operating Lease;
6.4.20 Enter into, amend, modify or change any agreement with any Affiliate of Administrative Member, TWC Member or TWC Principal, which shall be the sole and exclusive right of Condor Member on behalf of the LLC or any Subsidiary;
6.4.21 Making of any matter or decision relating to environmental conditions concerning the Property, including, without limitation, selecting of environmental engineers or consultants and adopting and implementing any operation and maintenance program or any other program or action to remove or otherwise remediate hazardous materials;
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6.4.22 In the event of any casualty or condemnation affecting the Property or any portion thereof, deciding whether or not to restore the Property or portions thereof affected thereby and to what condition;
6.4.23 Except as may be otherwise expressly provided for herein, the making of any request that the Members make Additional Capital Contributions to the Company;
6.4.24 Approve any alteration, renovation or improvement of the Property whether pursuant to a Franchise Agreement, applicable law or otherwise that is in excess of $25,000 per year or that is not in the Approved Budget;
6.4.25 The election under Section 3.2.1(b) to proceed with the Acquisition;
6.4.26 Amend or modify the Option Agreement, extend any time period for exercise or performance by the optionee, or waive any of the optionors rights thereunder or authorize or permit any Subsidiary to do so;
6.4.27 Amend, modify or terminate the Purchase Agreement, or make any election or waive any right in the Purchase Agreement; and
6.4.28 Amend, modify, terminate, or waive any rights under the Franchise Agreement or Property Management Agreement or permit any Subsidiary to do so.
Notwithstanding anything contained in this Agreement to the contrary, including this Section 6.4 and Section 6.5 , if the TWC Member is removed as the Administrative Member in accordance with this Agreement, its approval of Major Decisions and Immediate Decisions shall not be required, except for the following Major Decisions, which shall require the approval of the TWC Member, which shall not be unreasonably withheld, denied, conditioned, or delayed: (a) any Major Decision if the taking or consenting to the action contemplated by the Major Decision would trigger recourse or liability under (x) any Guaranty given by TWC Principal or any Affiliate of TWC Principal, or (y) any Major Decision which would result in the TWC Members interest being diluted, including by the admission of an additional Member to the LLC or other any action under Section 6.4.8 , unless the Percentage Interests of the Condor Member and TWC Member are diluted proportionately (or disproportionately where the TWC Member Percentage Interest is diluted by less than a proportionate amount. Whether it is the Administrative Member, the Condor Member shall have the right to propose a Major Decision for approval by the Administrative Member (if it has a right of approval), which shall not be unreasonably withheld, denied, conditioned, or delayed. The Administrative Member shall implement any Major Decisions proposed by the Condor Member that are approved.
Administrative Member shall (i) promptly provide to Condor Member a copy of any written notice of default received by Administrative Member which was given by the Lender under any of the Loan Documents or by Franchisor under the Franchise Agreement (a Loan/Franchise Default ) and (ii) confer with Condor Member regarding its plan or recommendation for curing the Loan/Franchise Default on a timely basis taking into account the length of any cure period provided in the Loan Documents or Franchise Agreement, as applicable. If any action proposed or required by Administrative Member to cure the Loan/Franchise Default (the Curative Action ) requires the approval of Condor Member under the terms of this Agreement, Condor Member shall promptly provide its approval or disapproval. If (a) Condor Member has provided or is deemed to have provided, its approval to the Curative Action, and
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Administrative Member has not promptly commenced the Curative Action or is not proceeding with due diligence to complete the Curative Action within the cure period for the Loan/Franchise Default, (b) the Condor Member disapproves the Curative Action and has offered an alternative to such Curative Action that Administrative Member is unwilling to pursue, or (c) the Administrative Member does not promptly propose the Curative Action, then Condor Member may give to Administrative Member up to five (5) business days prior written notice (the exact length of the advance notice to be reasonably determined by Condor based upon the length of the remaining cure period for the particular Loan/Franchise Default) of its intent to cure the Loan/Franchise Default (the Self-Help Notice ). If, within the designated period following the giving of the Self-Help Notice, the Loan/Franchise Default has not been cured, the Administrative Member has not commenced or proceeding with due diligence to complete the Curative Action approved by the Condor Member , or if not previously done, delivers to the Condor Member a proposed Curative Action which the Condor Member approves, the Condor Member is authorized (but not obligated) to take the Curative Action or make such payments on the LLCs behalf and at the LLCs expense, as the Condor Member determines in its reasonable discretion are necessary to cure the Loan/Franchise Default before expiration of any applicable cure period. Administrative Member shall use LLC funds to reimburse to Condor Member any payments made by Condor Member and pay expenses reasonably incurred by Condor Member in its effort to cure the Loan/Franchise Default, and if insufficient funds exist for such purpose, the Administrative Member shall, and Condor Member may, require Additional Capital Contributions under Section 9.1 . In such case, Administrative Member and Condor Member will coordinate their respective efforts to cure the Loan/Franchise Default, and Condor Members election to undertake cure efforts shall not be deemed a breach by Administrative Member of any of its obligations under this Agreement. In the event that TWC Member is removed as Administrative Member, the then Administrative Member shall promptly provide to TWC Member a copy of any written notice of a Loan/Franchise Default and if there exists a Loan/Franchise Default that could trigger liability under any of the Loan Guaranties or the Franchise Guaranty, TWC Member shall have the same rights as Condor Member under this paragraph, including the right to give a Self-Help Notice and to cure such Loan/Franchise Default, and the then Administrative Member shall have the same obligations to TWC Member as Administrative Member has to Condor Member in this paragraph.
6.5 Property Management and TWC Member Affiliate Agreement Decisions . Notwithstanding any other provision of this Agreement, the Condor Member shall have the exclusive right without the consent or approval of the TWC Member being required, on behalf of the LLC or any Subsidiary, whether the Condor Member is the Administrative Member, to enforce the terms of the Property Management Agreement against the Property Manager or any other contract between the LLC or a Subsidiary and an Affiliate of the Administrative Member, TWC Member or TWC Principal, and otherwise act on behalf of the LLC as the contract party to the Property Management Agreement or any other contract between the LLC or a Subsidiary and an Affiliate of the Administrative Member, TWC Member or TWC Principal, including but not limited to granting or withholding consents and approvals, and making any other decisions required or permitted to be made thereunder, and exercising termination rights contained in the Property Management Agreement. TWC Member shall not dispute, challenge or impede any such Condor Member action.
6.6 Immediate Decisions . Notwithstanding anything to the contrary contained in Section 6.2 above or otherwise contained in this Agreement, the Administrative Member shall not cause the LLC to make any Immediate Decision without obtaining the approval of the Condor Member, which approval shall not be unreasonably withheld, denied or conditioned. The making of any Immediate Decision shall require the unanimous approval of the Members. Immediate Decisions shall mean decisions to do any of the following with respect to the LLC or any Subsidiary:
6.6.1 Amendments of the Loan Documents (excluding any Loan Guaranty) required by the Lender under any provision of Loan Documents allowing the Lender to correct scriveners errors;
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6.6.2 Approval or modification of accounting policies, including selection or modification of significant accounting methods of the Company or any Subsidiary;
6.6.3(a) making or revoking any tax election, adopting or changing any tax accounting method by or on behalf of the LLC or any Subsidiary; provided that an election under Section 754 of the Code shall be made at the request of any Member, (b) change the taxable year for federal, state or foreign income tax purposes of the LLC or any Subsidiary, or (c) approve a like kind exchange pursuant to Section 1031 of the Code;
6.6.4 Making or incurring by the LLC or any Subsidiary of Compliance Expenses; and
6.6.5 Making or incurring by the LLC or any Subsidiary of expenditures in excess of $25,000.00 in the aggregate to address any Emergency, other than a Fire/Life Safety Emergency.
If the Administrative Member desires to obtain the Condor Members approval of any Immediate Decision, it shall deliver notice of the proposed Immediate Decision to the Condor Member accompanied by the information necessary for the Condor Member to determine whether to approve, and unless the Condor Member delivers to the Administrative Member its response to the proposal within ten (10) Business Days (except three (3) Business Days for Immediate Decisions under Section 6.6.5 ) after receipt of the request and information, the Condor Member shall be deemed to have approved the proposed Immediate Decision, if the Administrative Members notice states in capitalized letters that it is made pursuant to this Section 6.6 and that failure to respond within ten (10) Business Days or three (3) Business Days, as applicable, shall be deemed to be an approval. Whether it is the Administrative Member, the Condor Member shall have the right to propose a Major Decision for approval by the Administrative Member (if it has a right of approval), and the same time periods for response and deemed approval applicable to Administrative Members requests for approval shall also be applicable to the Condor Members requests for approval. The Administrative Member shall implement any Immediate Decisions proposed by the Condor Member that are approved.
6.7 Authority of Members to Deal with LLC and Advances and Reimbursement to the Members . The Members shall be entitled to receive, out of LLC funds available therefor and only to the extent provided for in the Approved Budget or the Approved Business Plan, reimbursements of all reasonable actual and out-of-pocket costs and expenses incurred in connection with the Acquisition, the Business of the LLC and reasonable LLC organizational costs, including amounts expended that are related to the filing of the Certificate of Formation and the formation of the LLC (but without duplication of any expenses reimbursed under any Affiliate Agreements). The costs and expenses incurred by the Members as of the date hereof, and estimated to be incurred as of the Closing Date, shall be reimbursable costs and expenses of the LLC as set forth on Exhibit B attached hereto (as may be amended). The costs and expenses incurred by a Member that are not reimbursable costs and expenses to such Member pursuant to this Section 6.7 shall be paid by such Member, and such payments shall not constitute Capital Contributions, Member Loans, or any other loans to the LLC or any Member and shall not increase the Capital Account of such Member.
6.8 Limitations on Liability of the Administrative Member to the Members . Any other provision of this Agreement to the contrary notwithstanding, neither the Administrative Member nor its Affiliates nor any Member shall be liable for the return of any Capital Contributions of the Members or for any portion thereof, it being expressly understood that any return of capital shall be made solely from the assets of the LLC, nor shall the Administrative Member, any Member or any of their Affiliates be required to pay to the LLC or to any Member any capital deficits of any Member upon Dissolution of the LLC or otherwise.
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6.9 Other Business Ventures . The LLC and the Members: (a) recognize that the Members and their Affiliates, and their respective members, partners, shareholders, officers, directors, employees, agents and representatives, have or may in the future have other business interests, activities and investments, independently or with others; (b) agree that the Members and their Affiliates, and their respective related parties, are entitled to carry on such other business interests, activities and investments (exclusive of any area or exclusivity restrictions in the Property Management Agreement); (c) agree that neither the LLC, its Subsidiaries, the other Member, nor any of their respective related parties, shall have any right, by virtue of this Agreement or otherwise, in or to such business interests, activities and investments, any interests therein or the income or profits derived therefrom; and (d) agree that the pursuit of such potentially competing business interests, activities and investments, shall not be restricted by this Agreement or deemed a violation of any Members duties to the LLC or the other Member or otherwise wrongful or improper.
6.10 Removal of the Administrative Member .
6.10.1 Process . During the continuance of a TWC Event of Default, the Condor Member may remove the TWC Member as the Administrative Member of the LLC (in which event the TWC Member shall be deemed to be a Member that is not the Administrative Member for all purposes hereunder) and the TWC Member, or any of its Affiliates, and any of their agents and employees as the managing member, manager, officer, or any similar role or position in the Subsidiaries (the Equivalent Subsidiary Positions ) by written notice to the Administrative Member (it being agreed that such removal shall be effective immediately upon delivery of such notice so long as a TWC Event of Default is then continuing). If the TWC Member is removed as the Administrative Member of the LLC, the Condor Member shall select a new Administrative Member and for the Equivalent Subsidiary Positions, which successor Administrative Member and designees for the Equivalent Subsidiary Positions so designated may be the Condor Member, an Affiliate thereof or a third party non-Member manager appointed to act as the Administrative Member of the LLC and in the Equivalent Subsidiary Positions, in which event such non-Member manager shall not be a Member hereunder, notwithstanding its title as Administrative Member or a member of any of the Subsidiaries. Any such successor Administrative Member shall be bound by the terms of this Agreement. In the event that it is determined that the TWC Event of Default that gave rise to TWC Members removal as Administrative Member did not occur, then TWC Member may direct Condor Member to take such action as necessary to cause TWC Member to be immediately reinstated as the Administrative Member and TWC Member and its Affiliates, agents, and employees to their Equivalent Subsidiary Positions.
6.10.2 Effect of Removal . If the Condor Member properly elects to remove the TWC Member as the Administrative Member in accordance with this Section 6.10 the TWC Member shall retain its Interest in the LLC as a non-managing Member and shall have the same rights to distributions and allocations it would have had as the Administrative Member; except, that the Promote Member shall lose all rights to Special Distribution Provisions that would otherwise become payable hereunder.
6.11 Compensation of the Administrative Member; Reimbursement . No salaries or other benefits shall be paid to the TWC Member in its capacity as the Administrative Member. The LLC shall reimburse the TWC Member in its capacity as the Administrative Member for any expense of the LLC and the Subsidiaries paid by the TWC Member, where set forth in the Approved Budget.
6.12 Compensation of Other Members . No salaries or other benefits will be paid to the Condor Member or the TWC Member in its capacity as a Member of the LLC.
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6.13 Loan and Franchise Guaranties .
6.13.1 Loans . Each of the Members shall endeavor in good faith to obtain a Loan for the Subsidiary that will own the Property simultaneously with the closing of the transactions contemplated under the Purchase Agreement.
6.13.2 Loan and Franchise Guaranties . The TWC Member shall cause a TWC Guarantor acceptable to the Lender and Franchisor, on the one hand, and the Condor Member shall cause a Condor Guarantor acceptable to the Lender and Franchisor, on the other hand, on terms reasonably approved by the Members, to provide any and all payment, non-recourse carve-out and environmental guaranties and indemnities that may be required by any Lender (each, a Loan Guaranty , and collectively, the Loan Guaranties ) or as required by any Franchisor (the Franchise Guaranty ). If acceptable to the Lender, the Loan Guaranties will be given by the TWC Guarantor acceptable to the Lender and the Condor Guarantor acceptable to the Lender in proportion to the respective Percentage Interests of their related Members at the time; otherwise, the Loan Guaranties may be joint and several. If acceptable to the Franchisor, the Franchise Guaranty will be given by the TWC Guarantor acceptable to the Franchisor and the Condor Guarantor acceptable to the Franchisor in proportion to the respective Percentage Interests of their related Members at the time; otherwise, the Franchise Guaranty may be joint and several. However, any requirement that TWC Member or a creditworthy Affiliate of TWC Member provide any new Loan Guaranty or new Franchise Guaranty shall expire and be of no further force and effect at any time that TWC Member is no longer the Administrative Member, the Promote Member is no longer receiving or entitled to the Special Distribution Provisions, or the Property Manager has been removed as manager of the Property. At or prior to the closing of the initial Loan, (i) Condor Member shall execute and deliver and cause Condor Hospitality Trust Inc. and its respective Affiliate guarantors providing the Loan Guaranties and Franchise Guaranty to execute and deliver, and (ii) TWC Member shall execute and deliver and cause its respective Affiliate guarantors providing the Loan Guaranties and Franchise Guaranty to execute and deliver, a Reimbursement Agreement or Reimbursement Agreements in the form of Exhibit E concerning the sharing between them of liabilities payable under those guaranties, and providing that the Condor Member and the Condor Hospitality Trust Inc. will jointly and severally indemnify the TWC Member and its Affiliate guarantors from and against any liability under the Loan Guaranties and Franchise Guaranty arising after date when TWC Member is removed as the Administrative Member. In the case of any conflict between the foregoing description of the Reimbursement Agreement(s) and the actual Reimbursement Agreement(s), the Reimbursement Agreement(s) shall govern.
6.14 Property Management . The LLC shall cause the Operating Tenant to enter into the Property Management Agreement with the Property Manager in the form attached hereto as Exhibit F . In the event that Boast Hotel Management Company LLC is terminated as the Property Manager for the Property pursuant to Sections 16.05 or 16.06 of the Hotel Management Agreement, so long thereafter as TWC Member is a member of the LLC, TWC Member shall receive an asset management fee, payable to TWC Member monthly, equal to one percent (1%) of the aggregate operating revenue (as determined in accordance with the Uniform System) of the Property for the preceding calendar month for as long as the Property Owning Subsidiary owns the Property, and including without duplication any operating revenue that is received by or otherwise attributable to the Operating Tenant.
6.15 TWC Member Key Person(s) . TWC Member shall cause Alan Kanders or any permitted replacement described below in this Section 6.15 to be the executive in charge of the TWC Member responsible for the supervision and oversight of the TWC Members compliance with this Agreement and for him to spend as much of his time as is necessary to perform such oversight and supervision. If due to the death or disability of Alan Kanders, he no longer can serve in such chief executive capacity, then TWC Member shall cause Ravi Dave immediately to replace him as such
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executive in charge, and if Ravi Dave dies or is disabled and unable to perform those duties or ceases to be associated with the TWC Member, then within sixty (60) days thereafter, TWC Member shall appoint another qualified person with executive level managerial experience in the hospitality industry in the United States approved by the Condor Member to be the executive in charge.
6.16 REIT Status . The Members, upon receipt of written notice from Condor Member of any act or omission that adversely affects the ability of the REIT to qualify as a real estate investment trust under Section 856 of the Code or subjects the REIT (or any of its Affiliates) to any additional taxes under the Code, will use their commercially reasonable best efforts to take such action, or cause the Company to take such action, or refrain from taking any action, in each case as requested by the REIT to ensure continued qualification of Condor Hospitality Trust, Inc. as a REIT and avoid the imposition of additional taxes under the Code, provided, however, that such action or inaction requested by the Condor Member shall not adversely affect the Members respective economic and legal rights and obligations in any material respect.
ARTICLE 7
MEMBERS MEETINGS, RIGHTS, OBLIGATIONS AND LIABILITIES
7.1 Limitation of Liability . The Members will not be bound by, or be personally liable for, the expenses, liabilities or obligations of the LLC except as otherwise provided in the Act. The Members will not be obligated to make any Capital Contributions other than as provided in this Agreement, except that, to the extent required under the Act, any Members receiving a distribution of cash, or return, in whole or in part, of its net Capital Contribution could be liable to the LLC for any sum, not in excess of the amount returned (with any interest, if any, specified by the Act) necessary to discharge liabilities of the LLC to creditors who extended credit or whose claims arose before such return. In addition, the Members acknowledge that the liability of a Member for its obligations under this Agreement shall be limited to such Members interest in the LLC and the other Members shall not look to any other property or assets of such Member or the properties or assets of any of the trustees, beneficiaries, members, partners, shareholders, officers, directors, employees, agents and representatives (or others performing similar functions) of such Member in seeking either to enforce such Members obligations under this Agreement or to satisfy a judgment for such Members failure to perform such obligations. Except where expressly provided, each Member waives, to the full extent permitted by law, any claim for indirect, consequential or punitive damages, including loss of profits, in connection with any liability of the other Members hereunder.
7.2 No Participation in Management . The Members, in their capacity as such, may not transact any business for the LLC, and will have no power to execute Agreements on behalf of or otherwise bind or commit the LLC, but they may exercise the rights and powers granted to them in this Agreement, including the right to give consents and approvals to the extent provided in this Agreement. The exercise of any such rights and powers will be deemed to relate to the basic structure of the LLC and not the exercise of control over the Business of the LLC.
7.3 Meetings .
7.3.1 Place of Meetings . All meetings of the Members shall be held via internet conference or telephonic or similar communications equipment by means of which all persons participating in the meeting can hear one another, and such participation will constitute presence in person at such meeting.
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7.3.2 Annual Meetings of Members . An annual meeting of the Members shall be held on each anniversary of the date of this Agreement, or such other date as the Members may determine, at 10:00 a.m. If this day shall be a legal holiday, then the meeting shall be held on the next succeeding Business Day, at the same time. At the annual meeting, the Members shall transact such business as may be properly brought before the meeting.
7.3.3 Special Meetings . Special meetings of the Members may be called at any time by any Member. Upon receipt of a written request, which request may be mailed or delivered personally to the Administrative Member, by any Person entitled to call a special meeting of Members, the Administrative Member shall cause Notice to be given to the Members that a meeting will be held at a time requested by the Person or Persons calling the meeting, not less than three (3) Business Days nor more than thirty (30) days after the receipt of such request. If such Notice is not given within ten (10) Business Days after receipt of such request, the Persons calling the meeting may give Notice thereof in the manner provided by the Agreement.
7.3.4 A Notice of Meetings . Except as provided for in Section 7.3.3 for special meetings, Notice of meetings shall be given to the Members in writing not less than three (3) Business Days nor more than thirty (30) days before the date of the meeting by the Administrative Member. Notice of any meeting of Members shall specify the place, the day and the hour of the meeting, and in case of a special meeting, the general nature of the business to be transacted.
7.3.5 Validation of Members Meetings . The actions taken by the Members at a meeting of the Members which was not called or noticed pursuant to the provisions of Section 7.3.3 or 7.3.4 shall be valid as though transacted at a meeting duly held after regular call and notice, if all of the Members of the LLC are present or participating. All such waivers, consents or approvals shall be filed with the records of the LLC. Attendance shall constitute a waiver of notice, unless objection shall be made.
7.3.6 Actions Without a Meeting . Any action which may be taken at any annual or special meeting of Members may be taken, without a meeting and without prior Notice if (a) a consent in writing, setting forth the action so taken, shall be signed by all of the Members or (b) no consent of the Members is required under this Agreement and such action may be taken by the Administrative Member or the Condor Member as provided in this Agreement.
7.3.7 Quorum and Effect of Vote . The attendance of all Members shall be required in order to constitute a quorum at all meetings of the Members for the transaction of business; provided, however, that the foregoing shall not be deemed to (a) limit or prohibit the taking of any action by the Administrative Member or the Condor Member which the Administrative Member or the Condor Member, as applicable, is entitled to take pursuant to this Agreement without the consent or approval of any other Member or a meeting of the Members as a condition to the taking of such action or (b) expand the rights of any Member.
ARTICLE 8
TRANSFERS
8.1 Transfer or Assignment of Members Interest .
8.1.1 In General . Except as provided in this Article 8 and Articles 13 , no Member may sell, transfer, assign or otherwise convey or mortgage, pledge, hypothecate or otherwise dispose of, encumber or permit or suffer any encumbrance of (or permit or suffer to exist any of the foregoing), either
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directly or indirectly (a Transfer ), all or any part of its LLC Interest or any direct or indirect ownership interest in such Member without the consent of the Condor Member and the TWC Member. Any Transferee which has obtained an LLC Interest other than as expressly permitted in this Article 8 shall have no right to become a Member of the LLC. In addition, the Members acknowledge and agree that any Transfer permitted hereunder shall not result in there being more than two (2) Members in the LLC, unless the admission of additional Members is consented to in writing by the Condor Member and the TWC Member.
8.1.2 Certain Transfers Permitted . Notwithstanding Section 8.1.1 and subject in all events to Section 8.2 , each Member may allow the Transfer of ownership interests in such Member or in the partners, members or shareholders thereof, as follows:
(a) in the case of the TWC Member, any Transfer of direct or indirect ownership interests in the TWC Member, if (i) such Transfer (x) is for estate planning purposes, including the events that implement the estate plan, or (y) is among the holders of direct or indirect interests in the TWC Member as of the date hereof, or (z) involves the direct or indirect ownership interest in SP Spring Hotel LLC ( SP Member ) or the direct or indirect ownership interest of SP Member in TWC Member, to any Person; provided that following such Transfer Mark Walsh and/or Brett Bossung shall continue to control SP Member (or in the case of a direct Transfer of SP Members ownership interest in TWC Member, the relevant transferee), and (ii) following such Transfer, at least one of the TWC Principals continue to Control the TWC Member.
(b) in the case of the Condor Member, any Transfer of direct or indirect ownership interests in the Condor Member, if such Transfer (i) is to an Affiliate of the Condor Member, or (ii) involves the common stock or preferred stock of Condor Hospitality Trust, Inc. or the general or limited partnership interests in Supertel Limited Partnership. Notwithstanding anything to the contrary in this Article 8 or elsewhere in this Agreement, there are no restrictions in this Agreement in any manner on the sale or other transfer of stock or any other interest in Condor Hospitality Trust, Inc., direct or indirect, or the general or limited partnership interests in Supertel Limited Partnership, direct or indirect, but at all times subject to the provisions of the Loan Documents and any Franchise Agreement in effect at the time.
8.2 Restrictions on Transfers . Except as otherwise expressly set forth herein, all Transfers, directly or indirectly, of all or any portion of a direct or indirect legal or beneficial interest in the LLC shall be subject to the following restrictions: (a) no Transfer shall be made which results, or would result upon a foreclosure of any security interest, in a termination of the LLC within the meaning of the Code, and (b) no Transfer shall be made which (i) violates the provisions of any Loan Document, Franchise Agreement, or any other agreement of the LLC or its Subsidiaries or any provision of this Agreement, (ii) would result in the LLC or any Member having to register under the Securities Act, the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended, the Investment Company Act of 1940, as amended, or any other federal, state or local securities laws, (iii) would violate any applicable federal, state or local laws, including the Securities Act, and any other securities laws, (iv) would cause the LLC to fail to be treated as a partnership for federal income tax purposes or would cause a termination of the LLC under Section 708 of the Code or otherwise adversely affects the tax status of the LLC as a partnership, or (v) would cause the LLC to be treated as a publicly traded partnership within the meaning of Section 7704 of the Code or (vi) would result in the LLC or any of its Subsidiaries holding plan assets as defined in the Employee Retirement Income Security Act (ERISA). All attempts to Transfer, directly or indirectly, all or any portion of a direct or indirect legal or beneficial interest in the LLC in contravention of this Agreement shall be void.
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8.3 Effect of Transfer .
8.3.1 Except for a Transfer pursuant to Article 13 , no Transfer of LLC Interests shall release any party of its obligations hereunder without the express written consent of the Members to such release.
8.3.2 In the event of any direct Transfer of an LLC Interest specifically permitted under this Agreement, (a) the LLC Interest so transferred shall be and remain subject to all terms and provisions of this Agreement, (b) the transferee shall be deemed to have assumed all obligations hereunder relating to the LLC Interest so transferred and shall have such obligations jointly and severally with its transferor (provided that such obligations will be the obligations solely of the transferee if the transferor is released from its obligations pursuant to the provisions hereof), and (c) all of the terms hereof shall be binding upon and enforceable against the transferee.
8.3.3 No change in ownership of all or any portion of any LLC Interest shall be binding upon any Member or the LLC until an executed copy of all instruments in connection with such Transfer, including an executed counterpart signature page to this Agreement, has been delivered to all Members.
8.4 Lender Consent; Admission of New Members .
8.4.1 Notwithstanding anything to the contrary set forth in this Article 8 , no Transfer shall be permitted or effective for any purpose unless all required consents, if any, of the Lender and any franchisor with respect to the Property shall have been obtained in writing.
8.4.2 Additional Members may be admitted to the LLC only with the consent of each of the Members and only if such additional Members are bound by all the terms and provisions of this Agreement. Admission of additional Members shall be evidenced by a written modification hereto.
8.5 Void Transfers . Any Transfer made in violation of this Article 8 shall be of no force or effect, and the transferring Member shall continue to be treated as a member for all purposes, and obligated under each and every provision, of this Agreement.
ARTICLE 9
ADDITIONAL CAPITAL CONTRIBUTIONS
9.1 Additional Capital Contributions . If, at any time and from time to time after the Closing Contributions required to be contributed pursuant to Article 3 have been contributed to the LLC, Administrative Member determines that additional funds are necessary to meet the needs or obligations of the LLC or any of its Subsidiaries, but solely to the extent of costs and expenses that: (a) are related to any Emergency, (b) are described and set forth in the Approved Budget or Approved Business Plan (but solely to the extent that the Approved Budget or Approved Business Plan provides that Additional Capital Contributions will be required to fund such costs and expenses), (c) are needed to pay for (i) any uncontested liability or obligation of a Member or an Affiliate of a Member under any Guaranty in accordance with Section 6.13 or by the LLC to pay any uncontested obligation guaranteed under a Guaranty for which the LLC is the primary obligor, or (ii) to make any payment due or perform any obligation of any Subsidiary under the Loan Documents or Franchise Agreement, and/or (e) subject to the Condor Members approval, are otherwise necessary in the Administrative Members judgment, the Administrative Member shall have the right to deliver a Notice to the Members (a Capital Call Notice ) that additional cash Capital Contributions ( Additional Capital Contributions ) are required to be made to the LLC in the amount of such additional funds. If, at any time and from time to time after the Closing Contributions have been contributed to the LLC, Condor Member reasonably determines that additional
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funds are necessary for any of the purposes described in (a) to (e) above or to meet the operational needs or the obligations of the LLC or its Subsidiaries, then Condor Member shall have the right to deliver a Capital Call Notice for Additional Capital Contributions to the Members. Each Capital Call Notice shall specify in writing (A) the specific purpose for which the Additional Capital Contributions are required, (B) the aggregate amount of the Additional Capital Contributions being called, (C) each Members share of such Additional Capital Contributions, and (D) the due date for funding such Additional Capital Contributions, which due date shall not be less than ten (10) Business Days (or such sooner date as required with respect to any Emergency) after the date on which such Capital Call Notice is given. Each Member shall fund its share of each Additional Capital Contribution on or prior to the due date set forth in the applicable Capital Call Notice. Each Members share of each Additional Capital Contribution pursuant to clauses (a)-(c) above shall be in proportion to such Members Percentage Interest, and each Members share of each Additional Capital Contribution pursuant to clause (d) above shall be as set forth in Section 6.13 . No Member shall have the right to call for any additional capital contributions to the LLC except as expressly provided above and in Article 3 .
9.2 Member Loans and Cram-Down Contributions . If any Member shall fail to make all or any portion of any Additional Capital Contribution which such Member is obligated to make under Section 9.1 within the time period set forth in the applicable Capital Call Notice (such amount not contributed being herein referred to as a Declining Member Shortfall and such Member being herein referred to as a Declining Member ), and if the other Member shall have duly made its Additional Capital Contribution (the Non-Declining Member ), the Non-Declining Member shall have the right, thereafter within ten (10) Business Days of actual knowledge of the Declining Member Shortfall, to either (a) elect to cancel its respective share of the Additional Capital Contribution, in which case the Administrative Member shall cause the LLC to return to the Non-Declining Member within two (2) Business Days after the cancellation any amount previously contributed by such Non-Declining Member with respect to such Capital Call Notice, (b) advance to the LLC all or a portion of the Declining Member Shortfall, which advance shall be treated as an Additional Capital Contribution by the Declining Member and a loan by the Non-Declining Member to the Declining Member in the amount of such advance (each, a Member Loan ), which Member Loan will earn interest thereon at an annual rate, compounded monthly, equal to the lesser of twelve percent (12%) per annum or the maximum rate permitted by applicable law governing the Member Loan to be charged on the Member Loan, or (c) advance to the LLC an amount equal to the Declining Member Shortfall, which advance shall treated as an Additional Capital Contribution of the Non-Declining Member in an amount equal to the Declining Member Shortfall (any such advance, a Cram-Down Contribution ), at which point the Non-Declining Members Capital Account and Capital Contribution Balance shall be increased by an amount equal to the Cram-Down Contribution.
9.2.1 Member Loans . So long as a Member Loan is outstanding, the Declining Member shall have the right to repay the Member Loan (and all interest then due and owing), in whole or in part, by sending a Notice to the Non-Declining Member of its intention to repay such Member Loan, which Notice will not be effective unless it recites the date it intends to make such payment, which date shall be no more than ten (10) Business Days after the date the Non-Declining Member receives such Notice, but in all cases subject to a treatment as a Cram-Down Contribution pursuant to Sections 9.2 and 9.2.2 if the date of repayment is more than ninety (90) days after the date that such Member Loan was made.
9.2.2 Cram-Down Contributions . A Cram-Down Contribution shall be deemed an Additional Capital Contribution by the Non-Declining Member making (or deemed making) such Cram-Down Contribution (a) in the case of an election by the Non-Declining Member pursuant to Section 9.2(b) , at any time after the date that is ninety (90) days after the date that the subject Member Loan was made and any portion of such Member Loan remains outstanding as of such date, as of the date on which
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the Non-Declining Member elects to convert such Member Loan into a Cram-Down Contribution, and (b) in the case of an election by the Non-Declining Member pursuant to Section 9.2(c) , as of the date on which such Cram-Down Contribution is funded to the LLC. At the time of a Cram-Down Contribution, the Percentage Interest of the Declining Member shall be decreased by the number of percentage points equal in amount to the product of (1) one hundred fifty percent (150%) multiplied by (2) a fraction, the numerator of which equals the amount of the Cram-Down Contribution, and the denominator of which equals the aggregate amount of all Capital Contributions theretofore contributed by all of the Members plus (a) in the case of an election by the Non-Declining Member pursuant to Section 9.2(b) , the principal amount of the Member Loan that is being converted into an Additional Capital Contribution, and (b) in the case of an election by the Non-Declining Member pursuant to Section 9.2(c) , the amount of the Declining Member Shortfall funded to the LLC by the Non-Declining Member; and the Percentage Interest of the Non-Declining Member shall be increased by such number of percentage points. In no event shall the Declining Members Percentage Interest be reduced below zero nor shall the Non-Declining Members Percentage Interest be increased by more than the reduction in the Declining Members Percentage Interest.
9.3 Limitation of Liability . Anything contained in this Article 9 to the contrary notwithstanding, if any Member is required pursuant to Section 9.1 to provide Additional Capital Contributions to the LLC and shall fail to do so, such Declining Members sole liability, and the Non-Declining Members sole remedy, shall be expressly as set forth in this Article 9 . No Member and no partner, shareholder, member, director, officer or employee of any Member shall have any personal liability to provide such Additional Capital Contributions.
9.4 Sole Benefit . It is expressly acknowledged and agreed that the provisions of this Agreement relating to the rights and obligations of the Members to make any Additional Capital Contributions to the LLC or to make Member Loans are for the sole benefit of the Members and may not be exercised on behalf of the Members, the LLC or invoked or enforced for any other purpose not expressly set forth in this Article 9 , by any other Person, including by any lender or any trustee in a bankruptcy proceeding.
ARTICLE 10
BOOKS, RECORDS, REPORTS AND BANK ACCOUNTS
10.1 Maintenance of Books and Records . At all times and during the continuance of the term of the LLC, the Administrative Member shall keep or cause to be kept true and complete books and records of the LLC and the Subsidiaries (including all records required to be maintained by Section 18-305 of the Act, as amended from time to time, or other provisions of applicable law, work papers, check ledgers, bank records, books of account, files and journals) (collectively, the Books and Records ) in which each transaction of the LLC and the Subsidiaries shall be entered fully and accurately on the basis of the Fiscal Year in accordance with the accrual method of accounting, and shall reflect all transactions of the LLC in accordance with GAAP (and giving effect to the Uniform System where appropriate to do so) or alternatively, on the U.S. federal income tax basis, as determined by the Administrative Member in its sole discretion.
10.2 Inspection and Audit Rights . All of the Books and Records shall at all times be maintained at the principal office of the LLC, and shall be, upon reasonable notice to the Administrative Member, open to the inspection and examination of any Member or during reasonable business hours for any purpose. Notwithstanding any other provision of this Agreement to the contrary, neither the LLC nor the Administrative Member may keep confidential from any other Member any information that the LLC or the Administrative Member would otherwise be permitted to keep confidential pursuant to Section 18-
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305(c) of the Act. Each Member shall have the right to perform an audit of the LLC and the Subsidiaries at any time; provided that such auditing Member shall bear the cost of such audit. The Administrative Member shall retain all of the Books and Records and tax information with respect to the LLC and the Subsidiaries for a period of at least 36 months after such information is prepared (or such longer time as required by law).
10.3 Bank Accounts . The Administrative Member shall, as soon as reasonably practicable, establish and maintain segregated bank accounts in the name of the LLC and for the business of the LLC, which accounts shall, to the extent reasonably practicable, be interest-bearing. The bank accounts shall be maintained in such banking institutions as the Administrative Member shall determine.
10.4 Tax Matters Partner and Tax Representative .
10.4.1 Tax Matters Partner . The Condor Member is hereby designated the tax matters partner of the LLC as provided in Section 6231(a)(7) of the Code and corresponding provisions of applicable state law (the Tax Matters Partner ). The Tax Matters Partner shall manage audits, after consultation with the other Member, of the LLC and any Subsidiary conducted by the Internal Revenue Service or any other taxing authority pursuant to the audit procedures under the Code and the Treasury Regulations promulgated thereunder or other applicable law. The Tax Matters Partner shall give prompt notice to each other Member of any and all notices it receives from the Internal Revenue Service or any other taxing authority concerning the LLC, including any notice of audit, any notice of action with respect to a revenue agents report, any notice of a thirty (30)-day appeal letter and any notice of a deficiency in tax concerning the LLCs income tax return. The Tax Matters Partner will not take any actions with respect to any tax audit or proceeding concerning the LLC without the approval of all of the Members, which shall not be unreasonably withheld, denied, conditioned, or delayed.
10.4.2 Tax Representative . Beginning with the first year in which the new partnership audit rules enacted by the Bipartisan Budget Act of 2015 become effective: (a) the Condor Member shall be designated as the Partnership Representative (as defined in Internal Revenue Code Section 6223(a)); and (b) the Partnership Representative: (i) pursuant to Internal Revenue Code Section 6221(b), shall cause the LLC to elect-out annually from the default audit procedures in Internal Revenue Code Section 6221(a), or (ii) if (and only if) such election-out is not available for any particular year, shall cause the LLC to make the election under Internal Revenue Code Section 6226(a) to apply the alternative procedures to pass through payment of any underpayments to the applicable Members for that year. Each Member shall indemnify, defend and hold harmless the LLC from and against any liability respecting such Members share of any income tax deficiency paid or payable by the LLC (for the avoidance of doubt, including any applicable interest and penalties) that is allocable to the Member respecting an audited or reviewed taxable year for which such Member was a Member in the LLC. The obligations set forth in this Section shall survive such Members ceasing to be a Member in the LLC for any reason and/or the termination, dissolution, liquidation or winding up of the LLC. The LLC, Members and Partnership Representative shall take any and all actions as shall be necessary or appropriate to effectuate and comply with the elections and provisions described in this Section. The Partnership Representative will not take any actions with respect to any tax audit or proceeding concerning the LLC without the approval of all of the Members, which shall not be unreasonably withheld, denied, conditioned, or delayed.
10.5 No Election to be Taxed as Association . The LLC shall be treated as a partnership for federal and state income tax purposes. No Member shall cause the LLC to elect to be treated as a corporation for federal or state income tax purposes, unless such election is approved in writing by all of the Members.
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10.6 Reports and Statements .
10.6.1 The Administrative Member shall, as an LLC Cost, at least once every calendar year, have the LLCs books and records audited by the Approved Accountant. A copy of the annual audited financial statements shall be submitted promptly after completion to all Members.
10.6.2 The Administrative Member shall furnish to the Members the LLC reports listed in Exhibit G attached hereto as the time specified therein.
10.7 Tax Reporting . The Condor Member shall supervise the Approved Accountant in the preparation of the LLCs and each Subsidiarys federal, state, local and other tax returns. The Condor Member shall deliver to the other Member final copies of all federal, state and local income tax returns, and final copies of each Members Schedule K-1 or analogous schedule, at least twenty (20) days prior to the filing thereof. The Condor Member shall, on behalf of the LLC, use commercially reasonable efforts to cause all federal, state and local income and other tax returns to be timely filed by the LLC and each Subsidiary.
10.8 Expenses . All out-of-pocket expenses incurred by or on behalf of the LLC and payable to Persons in connection with keeping of the Books and Records of the LLC and its Subsidiaries and the preparation of audited or unaudited financial statements and federal, state and local tax and information returns required to implement the provisions of this Agreement or required by any governmental authority with jurisdiction over the LLC and the Subsidiaries shall be borne by the LLC as an LLC Cost.
ARTICLE 11
TERMINATION AND DISSOLUTION
11.1 Dissolution . The LLC shall be dissolved upon the occurrence of any of the following events:
11.1.1 the unanimous written Agreement of all Members to dissolve the LLC;
11.1.2 the resignation, bankruptcy, expulsion or dissolution of a Member or the occurrence of any other event which terminates a Members continued membership in the LLC; provided, however, that the LLC shall not dissolve pursuant to this Section 11.1.2 for so long as at least one remaining Member is solvent;
11.1.3 the sale, exchange or other transfer of all or substantially all of the LLC Property;
11.1.4 the occurrence of any event under the Act that dissolves the LLC; or
11.1.5 the failure to close the purchase of the LLC Property as provided in Section 3.2.1(a) .
11.2 Statement of Intent to Dissolve . As soon as possible after the occurrence of any event specified in Section 11.1 above, the LLC shall execute a statement of intent to dissolve in such form as prescribed by the Secretary of State.
11.3 Conduct of Business . Upon the filing of the statement of intent to dissolve with the Secretary of State, the LLC shall cease to carry on its business, except insofar as may be necessary for the winding up of its business, but the LLCs separate existence shall continue in accordance with the Act. If
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the LLC is dissolved, the business and affairs of the LLC shall thereupon be wound up by the Administrative Member. As promptly as possible, and in any event within ninety (90) days following the dissolution and the winding up of the LLC, the Administrative Member shall file appropriate articles of dissolution for the LLC with the Secretary of State pursuant to and in accordance with the applicable provisions of the Act.
11.4 Distribution of Net Proceeds . The Members shall continue to allocate Profits and Losses and distribute Available Cash and Net Capital Transaction Proceeds during the winding-up period in the same manner and the same priorities as provided for in Articles 4 and 5 hereof. The proceeds from the liquidation of LLC Property shall be applied in the following order:
11.4.1 to the payment of creditors (other than to Members on account of their Capital Contributions or Member Loans), in the order of priority as provided by law;
11.4.2 to the establishment of such Reserves that the Administrative Member reasonably deems necessary, appropriate or desirable for any contingent or unforeseen liabilities, debts or obligations of the LLC and its Subsidiaries arising out of or in connection with the LLC operations; and
11.4.3 to the Members in accordance with the positive balance in their respective Capital Accounts, as determined after taking into account all adjustments to Capital Accounts for the LLCs taxable year during which the liquidation occurs, by the end of such taxable year or, if later, within ninety (90) days after the date of such liquidation, and the distribution provisions in Section 5.1 hereof. For purposes of the application of this Section 11.4.3 and determining Capital Accounts on liquidation, all unrealized gains, losses and accrued income and deductions of the LLC will be treated as realized and recognized immediately before the date of the distribution.
Where the distribution pursuant to this Section 11.4 consists both of cash (or cash equivalents) and non-cash assets, the cash (or cash equivalents) shall first be distributed, in a descending order, to fully satisfy each category starting with the most preferred category above. In the case of non-cash assets, the distribution values are to be based on the fair market value thereof as determined in good faith by the Administrative Member, and the shortest maturity portion of such non-cash assets ( e.g. , notes or other indebtedness) shall, to the extent such non-cash assets are readily divisible, be distributed, in a descending order, to fully satisfy each category above, starting with the most preferred category.
ARTICLE 12
INDEMNIFICATION OF THE MEMBERS,
ADMINISTRATIVE MEMBER AND THEIR AFFILIATES
12.1 Indemnification .
12.1.1 The LLC shall indemnify and hold harmless each Member, the Affiliates of each Member (exclusive of Property Manager) and/or their respective members, partners, shareholders, officers, directors, employees, agents and representatives (individually, an Indemnitee ) from and against any and all losses, claims, demands, costs, damages, liabilities, joint and several, expenses of any nature (including reasonable attorneys fees and disbursements), judgments, fines, settlements and other amounts arising from any and all claims, demands, actions, suits or proceedings in which the Indemnitee may be involved, or threatened to be involved, as a party or otherwise, arising out of or in connection with the Business of the LLC, regardless of whether the Indemnitee continues to be a Member, an Affiliate of a Member or an officer, director, partner, employee, agent or representative of the Member or an Affiliate of the Member at the time any such liability or expense is paid or incurred, if the Indemnitees conduct did not constitute fraud, gross negligence, willful misconduct or a material breach of the express terms of this Agreement.
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12.1.2 Each Member shall indemnify and hold harmless the LLC and the other Member from and against any and all losses, claims, demands, costs, damages, liabilities, joint and several, expenses of any nature (including reasonable attorneys fees and disbursements), judgments, fines, settlements and other amounts arising from any and all claims, demands, actions, suits or proceedings in which the LLC or any other Member may be involved, or threatened to be involved, as a party or otherwise, arising out of or in connection with the fraud, gross negligence, willful misconduct or a material breach of the express terms of this Agreement by such Member.
12.2 Guarantee of LLC Indebtedness; Loan Indemnity . No Member shall enter into (or permit any Person related to the Member to enter into) any arrangement with respect to any liability of the LLC or any Subsidiary that would result in such Member (or a Person related to such Member) under Regulations Section 1.752-4(b) bearing the economic risk of loss (within the meaning of Regulations Section 1.752-2) with respect to such liability unless such arrangement has been consented to and approved by the Members in writing.
12.3 Expenses . Expenses incurred by an Indemnitee or an indemnified Member in defending any claim, demand, action, suit or proceeding subject to Section 12.1 or Section 12.2 shall, from time to time, be advanced by the LLC prior to the final disposition of such claim, demand, action, suit or proceeding upon receipt by the LLC of an undertaking by or on behalf of a creditworthy Person to repay such amount if it shall be determined that such Person is not entitled to be indemnified as authorized in Section 12.1 or Section 12.2 .
12.4 Indemnification Rights Non-Exclusive . The indemnification provided by Section 12.1 shall be in addition to any other rights to which those indemnified may be entitled under this Agreement, any other Agreement, as a matter of law or equity or otherwise, both as to action in the Indemnitees capacity as a Member, as an Affiliate or as a member, partner, shareholder, officer, director, employee, agent or representative of a Member or an Affiliate of a Member and as to any action in another capacity, and shall continue as to an Indemnitee who has ceased to serve in such capacity and shall inure to the benefit of the heirs, successors and assigns of the Indemnitee.
12.5 Assets of the LLC . Any indemnification under Section 12.1.1 shall be satisfied solely out of the assets of the LLC. No Member shall be subject to personal liability or required to fund or to cause to be funded any obligation by reason of these indemnification provisions.
ARTICLE 13
BUY/SELL/CONDOR MEMBER OPTION TO PURCHASE
13.1 Exercise of Buy-Sell Rights . From and after (A) in the case of the Condor Member, the third anniversary of the Closing Date, Condor Member, and (B) in the case TWC Member, the fifth anniversary of the Closing Date, TWC Member, shall have the right set forth in this Article 13 (a Buy-Sell Right ), and may exercise its Buy-Sell Right by giving a Buy-Sell Notice (as defined below) under this Section 13.1 ; provided, however, that if an Affiliate of TWC Member has been terminated by the LLC or Condor Member as the manager of the Hotel for any reason other than a termination under Section 16.02 of the Property Management Agreement, then TWC Member shall have this right from and after the third anniversary of the Closing Date. However, the TWC Member shall not have the right to exercise the Buy-Sell Right, if the Condor Member has previously exercised its option under Section 13.5 to purchase the Entire LLC Interests of the TWC Member and Promote Member, unless the closing of the
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acquisition does not occur due to a default of the Condor Member. Notwithstanding the foregoing, the Condor Member shall not exercise its Buy-Sell Right, and any attempt to exercise its Buy-Sell Right shall not be effective, unless the Condor OpCo Tenant Parent Member concurrently exercises its buy-sell right under the Operating Company Tenant Parent Limited Liability Company Agreement, and the TWC Member shall not exercise the Buy-Sell Right, and any attempt to exercise its Buy-Sell Right shall not be effective, unless the TWC OpCo Tenant Parent Member concurrently exercises its buy-sell right under the Operating Company Tenant Parent Limited Liability Company Agreement.
13.1.1 General Provisions . If any Member elects to trigger its Buy-Sell Right as provided in this Section 13.1 , such Member (together with any of its designees, the Buy-Sell Triggering Member ) may deliver to the other Member (together with any of its designees, the Buy-Sell Non-Triggering Member ) a Notice (the Buy-Sell Notice ) stating (i) that the Buy-Sell Triggering Member is exercising its Buy-Sell Right under this Section 13.1 , and (ii) that the terms of payment shall be all cash at closing. Within thirty (30) days after delivery of the Buy-Sell Notice, the Condor Member and TWC Member shall each deliver to the other (i) a current broker valuation prepared by a Qualified Broker, containing its determination of the fair market value for the Property (which includes for purposes of this Article 13, the Business of the LLC) on a going concern basis free and clear of all liabilities secured by or otherwise relating to the Property (the Property Valuation ). If the Property Valuations differ, the Condor Member and TWC Member will have fifteen (15) days after delivery of the second Property Valuation to object to the Property Valuation provided by the other Member. If neither Member timely objects to the Property Valuation provided by the other Member, the Property Valuation will be the average of the two (2) Property Valuations. If either or both Members object to the Property Valuation provided by the other Member, and the Condor Member and TWC Member cannot resolve the objection or objections to the Property Valuations within five (5) Business Days after expiration of the fifteen (15) day period, the two Qualified Brokers shall select a third Qualified Broker who shall deliver a Property Valuation to the Members and other Qualifying Brokers, and the Property Valuation to be used in determining the Buy-Out Price and Sell-Out Price shall be the average of the two closest of the three valuations, or if the difference between the highest and lowest valuations and the middle valuation are equal, the middle valuation shall be used as the Property Valuation. When the Property Valuation is determined, the Approved Accountants shall determine based on such Property Valuation, the amount that would be distributed to each Member hereunder if the Property were sold free and clear of all liabilities secured by the Property at such Property Valuation (excluding and without taking into account customary and reasonable closing costs, including any transfer taxes, sales taxes or any fees required under the Loan Documents), which shall determine the amount for which the Buy-Sell Non-Triggering Member shall either: (a) purchase the Buy-Sell Triggering Members Entire LLC Interest (the Sell-Out Price ) or (b) sell to the Buy-Sell Triggering Member the Buy-Sell Non-Triggering Members Entire LLC Interest (the Buy-Out Price ). Any difference between the Buy-Out Price and the Sell-Out Price shall be based solely on the distributions the Members would be entitled to receive pursuant to Section 11.4 as if the LLC were liquidating or dissolving and the Property was sold free and clear of all liabilities secured by the Property at a price equal to the Property Valuation. The Buy-Sell Notice shall constitute a demand that the Buy-Sell Non-Triggering Member either: (x) purchase the Buy-Sell Triggering Members Entire LLC Interest at the Sell-Out Price or (y) sell to the Buy-Sell Triggering Member the Buy-Sell Non-Triggering Members Entire LLC Interest at the Buy-Out Price.
13.1.2 Election to Buy or Sell . Within twenty (20) days after the Property Valuation is determined and the Approved Accountants notify the Member of the Buy-Out Price and Sell-Out Price (the Buy-Sell Election Period ), the Buy-Sell Non-Triggering Member shall notify the Buy-Sell Triggering Member and the Buy-Sell Escrow Agent in writing of its election to buy or sell (the Buy-Sell Election Notice ) pursuant to the Buy-Sell Notice, specifying in the Buy-Sell Election Notice the closing date, time, and place for the purchase, which shall not be later than the ninetieth (90th) day after the date of the Buy-Sell Election Notice, and within five (5) business after delivery of the Buy-Sell Election
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Notice, the buying Member shall deposit in escrow, in an interest-bearing account, with an escrow agent selected by the buying Member, which agent shall be a nationally recognized title insurance company (the Buy-Sell Escrow Agent ) pursuant to a customary and reasonable escrow Agreement, an amount equal to five percent (5%) of the Buy-Out Price or Sell-Out Price, whichever is applicable (the Buy-Out Deposit ). If the Buy-Sell Non-Triggering Member elects to sell its Entire LLC Interest or does not deliver a Buy-Sell Election Notice during the Buy-Sell Election Period, the Buy-Sell Triggering Member is obligated to buy the Entire LLC Interest of the Buy-Sell Non-Triggering Member and shall within five (5) Business Days after date of delivery of the Buy-Sell Election Notice or if none, five (5) Business Days after expiration of the Buy-Sell Election Period, deliver notice to the Non-Triggering Member specify the closing date, time, and place for the purchase of all of the Buy-Sell Non-Triggering Members Entire LLC Interest, which closing date shall be at any time in the ninety (90) day period subsequent to the Buy-Sell Non-Triggering Members election to sell its Entire LLC Interest or the expiration of the Buy-Sell Election Period and deliver the Buy-Out Deposit to the Buy-Sell Escrow Agent selected by it pursuant to a customary and reasonable escrow agreement.
13.1.3 Purchase and Sale Agreement . The buying Member shall be obligated to purchase and the selling Member shall obligated to sell the selling Members Entire Membership Interest for the Buy-Out Price or Sell-Out Price and on the other terms in the Buy-Sell Election Notice.
13.1.4 Failure to Close . If the selling Member shall be ready, willing and able to close in accordance with the provisions of this Article 13 and the purchasing Member shall default in its obligation to close under the provisions in this Section 13.1 , the selling Member may, in addition to the other rights hereunder, retain the Buy-Out Deposit or Sell-Out Deposit, as applicable, (together with any interest accrued thereon) as liquidated damages or may elect to become the purchasing Member while retaining the right to the amount deposited in escrow (in which case the new purchasing Member shall notify the defaulting Member of the closing date, time, and place for the purchase of the defaulting Members Entire LLC Interest on the same terms as if the defaulting Member had elected to its sell its Entire LLC Interest pursuant to a Buy-Sell Notice, except that the new purchasing Member will not be required to deposit any amounts in escrow and the provisions of this Article 13 shall be deemed amended to reflect the foregoing). If the purchasing Member shall be ready, willing and able to close in accordance with the provisions of this Article 13 and the selling Member shall default on its obligation to close under the provisions in this Section 13.1 , the purchasing Member may sue for specific performance (together with enforcement costs) only. Notwithstanding anything to the contrary contained herein, any such defaulting party shall no longer have the right to deliver a Buy-Sell Notice or initiate the transactions contemplated by this Article 13 .
13.1.5 Promote Member Interest . For purpose of this Article 13, the Promote Members Entire Interest shall be deemed to be included in the TWC Members Entire Interest. If the Condor Member is the purchasing Member, the Entire LLC Interest being purchased and sold to the Condor Member shall include both the TWC Members Entire Interest, and the Promote Members Entire LLC Interest, and all references herein to the selling Member shall include the Promote Member, which agrees to be bound by all of the terms and conditions of this Article 13 that are binding upon TWC as the Buy-Sell Triggering Member, or Buy-Sell Non-Triggering Member, as the case may be, and as the selling Member. A default by the TWC Member under this Article 13 shall also be a default of the Promote Member, and a default by the Promote Member under this Article 13 shall also be a default of the TWC Member.
13.2 Effect of No Election . If the Buy-Sell Non-Triggering Member fails or refuses to make any election pursuant to the Buy-Sell Notice within the Buy-Sell Election Period, such failure or refusal to provide the Buy-Sell Election Notice in a timely fashion shall be deemed an election to sell. If any buying Member fails to post the required Buy-Out Deposit, as applicable, within five (5) Business Days after delivery of its Buy-Sell Election Notice, such failure shall cause such notice to not be valid.
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13.3 Payment of Purchase Price . Any closing for the purchase and sale of a Members Entire LLC Interest pursuant to this Article 13 shall be conducted in accordance with the terms and conditions described in this Article 13 , all amounts deposited in escrow and the interest thereon pursuant to this Article 13 (and not returned hereunder) shall be applied to the purchase price at such closing and the remainder of the purchase price shall be paid in cash by wire transfer in immediately available funds.
13.4 Closing . At the closing (the Buy-Sell Closing ) of a sale and purchase of a Members Entire LLC Interest pursuant to this Article 13 , the following transactions shall occur:
13.4.1 the purchasing Member shall pay or cause to be paid (or tender) to the selling Member the applicable purchase price (minus the Buy-Out Deposit or Sell-Out Deposit, as applicable, together with any interest accrued thereon, and as adjusted by the credits and apportionments herein set forth) for the Entire LLC Interest being purchased;
13.4.2 the purchasing Member shall cause the LLC to pay all transfer taxes, filing fees, and any fees required under the Loan Documents due and payable in connection with the sale and purchase of the Entire LLC Interest to be paid and furnish the Members with satisfactory proof of such payment;
13.4.3 the Buy-Out Price or Sell-Out Price, whichever is applicable, shall be adjusted to reflect the aggregate amount of all Capital Contributions, distributions and Member Loans made or re-paid by or to the Members in the period between the date of the Buy-Sell Notice and the Buy-Sell Closing, as applicable, by performing the calculation set forth in Section 13.1.1 accounting for such adjusted circumstances, provided that the Property Valuation used in such calculation shall be increased by the aggregate amount of Capital Contributions made by the Members and decreased by the aggregate amount of any distributions to the Members;
13.4.4 upon receipt (or tender) of the Buy-Out Price or Sell-Out Price, whichever is applicable, the Entire LLC Interest of the selling Member shall be deemed transferred and the selling Member shall convey and assign by assignment to the purchasing Member (or its designee) the Entire LLC Interest of the selling Member, free and clear of all liens, claims and encumbrances (other than any lien, claim, or encumbrance that is expressly permitted by the purchasing Member), the purchasing Member shall execute and deliver an assumption Agreement by which it assumes the obligations of the selling Member as a Member under this Agreement accruing from and after the date of the sale of such Interest to the purchasing Member, and shall deliver or tender to the selling Member an Agreement pursuant to which the purchasing Member Agrees to protect, indemnify, and hold harmless the selling Member from and against all losses, costs (including reasonable attorneys fees and costs of litigation), expenses, liabilities, and obligations which are attributable to the selling Members Entire LLC Interest accruing from and after the date of the Buy-Sell Closing;
13.4.5 the selling Member agrees and shall be obligated to protect, indemnify, and hold harmless the purchasing Member from and against all losses, costs (including reasonable attorneys fees and costs of litigation), expenses, liabilities and obligations which are attributable to the selling Members Entire LLC Interest prior to the date of the Buy-Sell Closing, and the selling Member shall execute and deliver to the purchasing Member all documents which may be reasonably requested by the purchasing Member to confirm and evidence the sale and purchase of such Interest;
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13.4.6 the purchasing Member shall use commercially reasonable efforts to cause the holder of any financing secured by or otherwise relating to the LLC, any Subsidiary or the Property to release the selling Member and any of the selling Members respective Affiliates (other than the LLC or any Subsidiary), as applicable, from any guaranties, indemnities or liabilities for which such party would otherwise be personally liable to the extent that such liabilities first accrue from and after the date of the Buy-Sell Closing (or, after using such commercially reasonable efforts, if unable to obtain said release, shall cause a creditworthy affiliate of the purchasing Member that is reasonably acceptable to the selling Member to indemnify the selling Member and its Affiliates for all such liabilities first accruing from and after the date of the Buy-Sell Closing) unless the underlying financing to which such liabilities relate are indefeasibly repaid in full or otherwise satisfied in full by the purchasing Member or any of its Affiliates on or prior to the closing of the purchase and sale of the selling Members Entire LLC Interest in accordance herewith; and
13.4.7 The Members shall execute all amendments to fictitious name, partnership or similar certificates necessary to reflect the withdrawal of the selling Member from the LLC, the admission of any new Member to the LLC, if applicable, the termination of the LLC, or as may otherwise be required by law.
13.4.8 The buying Member shall be required to either cause any guarantor of selling member to be released from any guarantees under any financing or franchise license, or if not able to do so shall provide a guaranty from a credit entity reasonably acceptable to selling member from and against any liability under any such guarantee(s).
13.5 Condor Member Option to Purchase
13.5.1 Grant of Option . The TWC Member and Promote Member grant to the Condor Member an option ( Option ) to purchase both of their Entire Membership Interests (collectively, the Optioned Interest s) (for the sake of clarity, the Condor Member must exercise the option for both Entire Membership Interests), exercisable solely during the period commencing on the third (3rd) anniversary of the Closing Date and ending on the fifth (5th) anniversary of the Closing Date. However, the Condor Member shall not exercise the Option, and any attempt to exercise the Option shall not be effective, unless the Condor OpCo Tenant Parent Member concurrently exercises its option to purchase under the Operating Company Tenant Parent Limited Liability Company Agreement.
13.5.2 Establishment of Purchase Price; Exercise of Option .
(a) If the Condor Member exercises the Option and the Net Operating Income for the twelve (12) full calendar months immediately prior to the date of exercise is less than Three Million Eight Hundred Seventy-Five Thousand Dollars ($3,875,000.00), the Property Valuation to be used in determining the purchase price of the Optioned Interests shall be Forty-Five Million Sixty Thousand Four Hundred Eighty-Two Dollars ($45,060,482.00). The Approved Accountants shall determine based on such Property Valuation, the amount that would be distributed to the TWC Member and Promote Member as of the date of exercise of the Option, if the Property were sold on such date free and clear of all liabilities secured by the Property at such Property Valuation (excluding and without taking into account customary and reasonable closing costs, including any transfer taxes, sales taxes or any fees required under the Loan Documents), and the amount so determined shall be the purchase price of the Optioned Interests.
(b) If the Net Operating Income for the twelve (12) full calendar months immediately prior to the date of delivery of Condors notice of intent to exercise described below will be equal to or greater than Three Million Eight Hundred Seventy-Five Thousand Dollars ($3,875,000.00), and Condor Member desires to exercise the Option, it shall deliver to the TWC Member and the Promote Member a notice of its intent to exercise the Option and include with its notice of intent a
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Property Valuation. The TWC Member and Promote Member shall have thirty (30) days after receipt of the notice of intent and Property Valuation to deliver notice to the Condor Member objecting to the Property Valuation and providing a Property Valuation on a going concern value basis from a Qualified Broker. If the TWC Member and Promote Member do not timely object to the Property Valuation and provide the alternative Property Valuation from a Qualified Broker, then the Property Valuation delivered by the Condor Member shall be used to determine the purchase price. If the TWC Member and Promote Member timely object to the Property Valuation and provide the second Property Valuation, the Property Valuation to be used to set the purchase price shall be determined in accordance with the methodology involving the valuation by a third Qualified Broker, which is set forth in Section 13.1.1 . Once the Property Valuation has been established, the Approved Accountants shall determine based on such Property Valuation, the amount that would be distributed to the TWC Member and Promote Member as of the date of exercise of the Option, if the Property were sold on such date free and clear of all liabilities secured by the Property at such Property Valuation (excluding and without taking into account customary and reasonable closing costs, including any transfer taxes, sales taxes or any fees required under the Loan Documents), and the amount so determined, together with the TWC Shortfall to be paid by Condor Member to TWC Member, shall be the purchase price. It is the intent of the Members that the TWC Shortfall shall be paid to the TWC Member as a portion of the purchase price and in addition to amounts distributed to TWC Member pursuant to Section 5.1.2 based upon the Property Valuation. The Condor Member shall have a period of thirty (30) days after the purchase price is established, whether by agreement of the Members or by notice from the Approved Accountants, to exercise the Option by delivering notice of exercise to the TWC Member and the Promote Member, stating the closing date, time, and place for the purchase of the Optioned Interests, which closing date shall be at any time in the ninety (90) day period subsequent to the date of delivery of the Option exercise notice, and delivering an amount equal to five percent (5%) of the purchase price (the Option Deposit ) to the Buy-Sell Escrow Agent. If the Condor Member does not elect to exercise the Option within the 30 day period, the Option shall remain in effect, but in order to exercise it, the Condor Member will have to give a new notice of intent accompanied by a current Property Valuation, if the purchase price will be determined under this Section 13.5.2(b) .
13.5.3 Closing . If the Condor Member timely and effectively exercises the Option, Section 13.3 and 13.4 shall be applicable to, and govern, the closing of the purchase and sale.
13.5.4 Failure to Close . If the TWC Member and Promote Member, as the selling Members, shall be ready, willing and able to close in accordance with Section 13.5.3 and the Condor Member shall default in its obligation to close, the selling Members may, in addition to the other rights hereunder, retain the Option Deposit (together with any interest accrued thereon) as liquidated damages. If the Condor Member shall be ready, willing and able to close in accordance with Section 13.5.3 and the selling Members shall default on their obligation to close, the Condor Member may sue for specific performance (together with enforcement costs) only. Notwithstanding anything to the contrary contained herein, if the Condor Member defaults on its obligation to close, the Option shall terminate.
ARTICLE 14
REPRESENTATIONS AND WARRANTIES
14.1 Representations and Covenants by the Members . Each Member, only on its own behalf, represents, warrants, covenants, acknowledges and agrees for the benefit of the other Member, that:
14.1.1 Due Formation; Valid Existence; Authority . Such Member (a) is a limited liability company duly organized or formed and validly existing and in good standing under the laws of
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the state of its organization or formation, (b) has the requisite limited liability power, as applicable, and authority to enter into this Agreement, to acquire and hold its LLC Interest and to perform its obligations hereunder, (c) has the authority to execute, deliver and perform under this Agreement, and (d) has obtained any consent, approval, authorization or order of any court or governmental agency or body required for its execution, delivery and performance of this Agreement.
14.1.2 No Conflict . Such Members execution and delivery of this Agreement and its performance of its obligations hereunder will not (a) conflict with, result in a breach of or constitute a default (or any event that, with notice or lapse of time, or both, would constitute a default) or result in the acceleration of any obligation under any of the terms, conditions or provisions or, any other Agreement or instrument to which it is a party or by which it is bound or to which any of its property or assets is subject, (b) conflict with or violate any of the provisions of its organizational documents, or (c) violate any statute or any order, rule or regulation of any court or governmental or regulatory agency, body or officials.
14.1.3 No Litigation . There is no action, suit or proceeding pending against such Member, or, to the best of its knowledge, threatened against such Member in any court or by or before any other governmental agency or instrumentality that would prohibit its entry into or performance of its obligations hereunder.
14.1.4 Binding Agreement; Enforceability . This Agreement is a binding Agreement on the part of such Member enforceable in accordance with its terms against such Member.
14.1.5 Experience . Prior to the execution hereof, such Member has been advised to and has engaged its own counsel (whether in-house or external) and any other advisers it deems necessary and appropriate regarding all legal, tax and financial matters concerning an investment in the LLC and the tax consequences of participating in the LLC, and has done so, to the extent it considers necessary. Nothing in this Agreement should or may be construed to allow any Member to rely upon the advice of counsel acting for the other Member or to create an attorney-client relationship between a Member and counsel for the other Member.
14.1.6 Investment Risk . Such Member acknowledges and agrees that the LLC Interest is a speculative investment, which involves a substantial degree of risk of loss by it of its entire investment in the LLC, and that it understands and takes full cognizance of the risk factors related to purchase of the LLC Interest, including that the LLC is newly organized and has no financial or operating history. Such Member is financially able to bear the economic risk of its investment in its LLC Interest, including the total loss thereof.
14.1.7 Investment Intent . The LLC Interests have not been registered and will not be registered under the Securities Act, the securities laws of any state or territory of the United States, or applicable laws of any foreign jurisdiction.
14.1.8 No Registration of Interest . The issuance of the LLC Interests is being made privately by the LLC pursuant to the private placement exemption from registration provided by Section 4(2) of the Securities Act and Regulation D thereunder. Such Member understands that the LLC will not register as an investment company under the Investment Company Act of 1940, as amended, in reliance upon an exemption from registration thereunder in Section 3(c)(7) thereof, and that for purposes of the provisions of Section 3(c)(7) thereof, the LLC does not presently propose to make a public offering of its securities within the United States.
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14.1.9 Restrictions on Transferability . Such Member acknowledges that there are substantial restrictions on the transferability of the LLC Interest pursuant to this Agreement, that there is no public market for the Interest and none is expected to develop, and that, accordingly, it may not be possible for it to liquidate its investment in the LLC.
14.1.10 No Disposition in Violation of Law . Without limiting the representations set forth above, and without limiting Article 8 of this Agreement, such Member will not make a Transfer of all or any part of the LLC Interest or any direct or indirect ownership interest in it which will result in the violation by it or the LLC of the Securities Act or any other applicable securities laws.
14.1.11 No Representations by LLC . No Person has at any time expressly or impliedly represented, guaranteed, or warranted to it that (a) it may freely transfer the LLC Interest, (b) a percentage of profit and/or amount or type of consideration will be realized as a result of an investment in the LLC Interest, (c) past performance or experience on the part of the Members represented in the LLC or their respective Affiliates in any way indicates a predictable result from the ownership of the LLC Interest or of the overall LLC business or that of its Subsidiaries, (d) any cash distributions from LLC operations or otherwise will be made to the Members represented by any specific date or will be made at all, or (e) any specific tax benefits will accrue as a result of an investment in the LLC.
14.1.12 Accredited Investor Status . Such Member is familiar with the definition of accredited investor in Rule 501(a) of Regulation D and it represents that it is an accredited investor within the meaning of such rule.
14.1.13 Tax Consequences . The tax consequences of such Members investment in the LLC will depend on its particular circumstances, and neither the LLC, the Subsidiaries, the Members, their Affiliates nor any of their respective members, partners, shareholders, officers, directors, employees, agents, representatives, consultants, fiduciaries and trustees will be responsible or liable for the legal, tax or financial consequences to it of an investment in the LLC. Such Member will look solely to, and rely upon, its own advisers with respect to the tax consequences of this investment.
14.1.14 OFAC . (a) Each Person directly or indirectly owning a ten percent (10%) or greater interest in such Member is not a Prohibited Person and (b) such Member has implemented procedures, and will consistently apply those procedures, to ensure the foregoing remains true and correct at all times. This Section 14.1.14 shall not apply to any Person to the extent that such Persons interest in the Member is through either (x) a Person (other than an individual) whose securities are listed on a national securities exchange, or quoted on an automated quotation system, in the United States, or a wholly owned subsidiary of such a Person or (y) an employee pension benefit plan or pension plan as defined in Section 3(2) of the Employee Retirement Income Security Act of 1974, as amended.
14.1.15 Patriot Act . Such Member is in compliance with all OFAC/Patriot Act Laws and has policies, procedures, internal controls and systems that are reasonably designed to ensure such compliance.
14.1.16 U.S. Person . Such Member is a United States person as defined in Section 7701(a)(30) and is not a grantor trust within the meaning of Section 671-679 of the Code, unless the U.S. federal tax owner of such grantor trusts assets is (and will be) a United States person.
14.1.17 ERISA . Such Member is not a benefit plan investor (within the meaning of the Plan Asset Regulation).
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14.1.18 Control . TWC Member and Promote Member are each controlled by TWC Principal, the majority owner of both TWC Member and Promote Member.
Each Member covenants, on its own behalf, that the foregoing representations and warranties will be true, correct and complete at all times during the term of the LLC (and, if the LLC is dissolved prior to the disposition of all of its assets, then until such later time as such disposition has occurred).
ARTICLE 15
MISCELLANEOUS PROVISIONS
15.1 Counterparts . This Agreement may be executed in several counterparts, and all counterparts so executed shall constitute one Agreement, binding on all of the parties hereto, notwithstanding that all of the parties are not signatories to the original or the same counterpart. To facilitate execution of this Agreement, the parties may execute and exchange by email in PDF format counterparts of the signature pages, which shall be deemed an original.
15.2 Survival of Rights . This Agreement shall be binding upon the parties hereto and their respective executors, administrators, legal representatives, heirs, successors and permitted assigns, and shall inure to the benefit of the parties hereto and, except as otherwise expressly provided in this Agreement, their respective executors, administrators, legal representatives, heirs, successors and permitted assigns.
15.3 Severability . In the event any Section, or any sentence within any Section, is declared by a court of competent jurisdiction to be void or unenforceable, such sentence or Section shall be deemed severed from the remainder of this Agreement and the balance of this Agreement shall remain in full force and effect.
15.4 Notification or Notices . In order to be effective, all notifications or notices, consents, approvals and disapprovals required or permitted by this Agreement to be given (each, a Notice , and collectively, the Notices ) must be in writing and (a) delivered by nationally recognized overnight delivery service, (b) placed in the United States mail, registered with return receipt requested, properly addressed and with the full postage prepaid, (c) personally delivered or (d) electronic email transmission (including via .pdf files), with confirmation of delivery to recipients email address (such as an Outlook delivery receipt). Notices shall be deemed received and effective (i) if sent as described in subdivisions (a) or (c), on the date actually received or the date delivery is refused, (ii) if sent as described in subdivision (b) above, two (2) Business Days after being mailed as aforesaid, and (iii) if sent as described in subdivision (d) above, upon confirmation of receipt delivery to recipients email address (such as an Outlook delivery receipt). Notices must be addressed in each case, as follows:
If to the TWC Member, to:
c/o Three Wall Capital, LLC
40 West 57 th Street
29th Floor
New York, New York 10019
Attention: Alan Kanders
Email: akanders@threewallcapital.com
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With a copy to:
Herrick, Feinstein LLP
2 Park Avenue
New York, New York 10016
Attention: Paul M. Shapses
Email: pshapses@herrick.com
If to the Condor Member, to:
c/o Condor Hospitality Trust, Inc.
14800 Montgomery Lane, Suite 220
Bethesda, MD 20814
Attn: Jonathan Gantt, Senior Vice President, Chief Financial Officer
Email: jganntt@trustcondor.com
With a copy to:
Jeffer Mangels Butler & Mitchell LLP
1900 Avenue of the Stars, 7th Floor
Los Angeles, California 90067-4308
Attention: Jeffrey E. Steiner
Email: js@jmbm.com
Notices shall be valid only if served in the manner provided above. Each party will be entitled to change its address for purposes of notice in writing, communicated in the manner in accordance with the provisions of this Section 15.4 .
15.5 Construction . The language in all parts of this Agreement shall be in all cases construed simply according to its fair meaning and not strictly for or against any of the Members.
15.6 Section Headings . The captions of the Certificate of Formation or Sections in this Agreement are for convenience only and in no way define, limit, extend or describe the scope or intent of any of the provisions hereof, shall not be deemed part of this Agreement and shall not be used in construing or interpreting the Agreement.
15.7 Governing Law . This Agreement shall be construed according to the internal laws, and not the laws pertaining to choice or conflict of laws (to the extent they would permit the application of the laws of any other jurisdiction), of the State of New York.
15.8 Further Actions . Each of the Members Agrees to execute, acknowledge and deliver such additional documents, and take such further actions, as may reasonably be required from time to time to carry out each of the provisions, and the intent of the Agreement, and every Agreement or document relating hereto, or entered into in connection herewith.
15.9 Dispute Resolution .
15.9.1 Arbitration . Arbitration administered by JAMS shall be the exclusive method for resolution of any claims or disputes arising in connection with this Agreement, and the determination of the arbitrators shall be final and binding (except to the extent there exist grounds for vacating an award under applicable arbitration statutes and/or decisional precedents) on the Members. The parties agree that judgment on the determination and award of such arbitrators may be entered in any court having jurisdiction. Each party shall bear its own costs in any arbitration.
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15.9.2 Process . The number of arbitrators shall be three (3), each of whom shall be disinterested in the dispute or controversy and shall be impartial with respect to all parties hereto. With respect to any claim or dispute arising in connection with this Agreement, each Member shall appoint one arbitrator within ten (10) business days of Notice from the other that arbitration is requested. The third arbitrator shall be appointed by the two (2) initial arbitrators within ten (10) business days of appointment of the two (2) initial arbitrators.
15.9.3 Venue . The place of arbitration shall be the Borough of Manhattan, City of New York. To the extent that an issue is not expressly addressed in this Agreement, the arbitrators shall resolve such dispute or controversy in accordance with good commercial practice. The arbitrators shall decide such dispute in accordance with the law of the State of New York. The arbitrators shall decide such dispute within forty-five (45) days of selection of the third arbitrator. They shall apply the commercial arbitration rules of the American Arbitration Association.
15.9.4 Waiver of Jury Trial . By agreeing to binding arbitration, the parties irrevocably and voluntarily waive any right they may have to a trial by jury in respect of any claim. Furthermore, without intending in any way to limit this agreement to arbitrate, to the extent any claim is not arbitrated, the parties irrevocably and voluntarily waive any right they may have to a trial by jury in respect of such claim. This waiver of jury trial shall remain in effect even if the class action waiver is limited, voided or found unenforceable. WHETHER THE CLAIM IS DECIDED BY ARBITRATION OR BY TRIAL BY A JUDGE, THE PARTIES AGREE AND UNDERSTAND THAT THE EFFECT OF THIS AGREEMENT IS THAT THEY ARE GIVING UP THE RIGHT TO TRIAL BY JURY TO THE EXTENT PERMITTED BY LAW.
15.10 Third Party Beneficiaries . Except as expressly provided herein or in the Act (including Indemnitees entitled to the benefits of Section 12.1 ), this Agreement is for the sole benefit of the Members and their respective permitted successors and assignees, and shall not confer directly, indirectly, contingently, or otherwise, any rights or benefits on any person or party other than the Members and their permitted successors and assigns.
15.11 Partition . The Members agree that the LLC may own or have an interest in the LLC Property that is not suitable for partition. Each of the Members hereby irrevocably, waives any and all rights that it may have to maintain any action for partition of any LLC Property in which the LLC may at any time have an interest.
15.12 Entire Agreement . This Agreement and the Certificate of Formation constitute the entire Agreement of the Members with respect to, and supersedes all prior written and oral Agreements, understandings and negotiations with respect to, the subject matter hereof.
15.13 Amendments . The terms and provisions of this Agreement may only be modified or amended by a written Agreement executed by the Members.
15.14 Waiver . No failure by any party to insist upon the strict performance of any covenant duty, Agreement or condition of this Agreement or to exercise any right or remedy consequent upon a breach thereof shall constitute a waiver of any such breach or any other covenant, duty, Agreement or condition.
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15.15 Attorneys Fees . Except as otherwise provided herein, in the event of any litigation, arbitration or other dispute arising as a result of or by reason of this Agreement, the prevailing party in any such litigation, arbitration or other dispute shall be entitled to, in addition to any other damages assessed, its reasonable attorney fees, and all other costs and expenses incurred in connection with settling or resolving such dispute. The attorneys fees which the prevailing party is entitled to recover shall include fees for prosecuting or defending any appeal and shall be awarded for any supplemental proceedings until the final judgment is satisfied in full. In addition to the foregoing award of attorneys fees to the prevailing party, the prevailing party in any lawsuit or arbitration procedure on this Agreement shall be entitled to its reasonable attorneys fees incurred in any post judgment proceedings to collect or enforce the judgment. This attorneys fees provision is separate and several and shall survive the merger of the Agreement into any judgment.
15.16 Confidentiality .
15.16.1 Each Member Agrees not to disclose or permit the disclosure of any of the terms of this Agreement or of any other confidential, non-public or proprietary information relating to the Property or the business of the LLC or any Subsidiary (collectively, Confidential Information ); provided that such disclosure may be made (a) to any Person who is a member, partner, officer, investor, director or employee, directly or indirectly, of such Member or counsel to, or accountants of, such Member solely for their use and on a need-to-know basis; provided that such Persons are notified of the Members confidentiality obligations hereunder, (b) the Franchisor, (c) the Property Manager, (d) with the prior consent of the other Member, (e) subject to the next paragraph, pursuant to a subpoena or order issued by a court, arbitrator or governmental body, agency or official, (f) to any lender providing financing to the LLC and its Subsidiaries, (g) in connection with the sale of all or any portion of the Property, assets of the LLC or the Members LLC Interests, to any bona fide potential buyers, or (h) to any governmental or regulatory authority, body or agency pursuant to applicable laws, rules or regulations as reasonably determined by such Member.
15.16.2 In the event that a Member shall receive a request to disclose any Confidential Information under a subpoena or order or examination, such Member shall to the extent legally practicable (a) promptly notify the other Member, (b) consult with the other Member on the advisability of taking steps to resist or narrow such request, and (c) if disclosure is required or deemed advisable, cooperate with any of the other Member in any attempt it may make to obtain an order or other assurance that confidential treatment will be accorded the Confidential Information that is disclosed.
15.16.3 No Member shall issue or publish any press release, tombstone or other public communication about the formation or existence of the LLC or any Subsidiary without the approval of the other Member.
15.17 Brokers . Each Member (a) represents and warrants to the other Member that neither it nor its Affiliates have dealt with any brokers of any type, investment bankers, consultants or other third parties, who are entitled to receive a commission or other compensation in connection with the (i) acquisition of the Property, (ii) obtaining the initial Loan (other than as may be privately agreed to by TWC Member or TWC Principal and not an LLC obligation or Condor Member obligation), (iii) entering into of the Operating Agreement or (iv) forming and capitalizing the LLC (including obtaining or arranging the Capital Contributions) or the negotiation or completion of this Agreement, which shall be compensated by the LLC pursuant to a separate Agreement, and (b) agrees to indemnify, defend and hold the LLC, its Subsidiaries and the other Member harmless from and against any actual losses for or relating to any claims for commissions or any other fees due in connection with the transactions described in this Agreement, and arising or resulting from the actions of such Member or the Affiliates of any of them. In the event of a breach of this Section 15.17, any amounts paid to cure such breach by the breaching party shall not constitute Capital Contributions, Member Loans or loans to the LLC or any Member and shall not increase the Capital Account of such Member. The terms of this Section 15.17 shall survive the termination of this Agreement.
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IN WITNESS WHEREOF, the parties hereto have executed this Agreement as of the date first written above.
TWC MEMBER
TWC SPRING HOTEL LLC, a Delaware limited liability company |
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By: | TWC Spring Street Hotel GP LLC, its Managing Member | |||||
By :/s/ Alan Kanders | ||||||
Alan Kanders, Managers |
CONDOR MEMBER
SUPERTEL LIMITED PARTNERSHIP, a Virginia limited partnership |
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By: | Supertel Hospitality REIT Trust, its General Partner | |||||
By: | /s/ Jonathan J. Gantt | |||||
Name: Jonathan J. Gantt | ||||||
Title: Senior Vice President and Chief Financial Officer |
PROMOTE MEMBER
TWC SPRING HOTEL PROMOTE LLC, a Delaware limited liability company |
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By: | TWC Spring Street Hotel GP LLC, its Managing member | |||||
By: /s/ Alan Kanders | ||||||
Title: Manager |
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EXHIBIT A
LEGAL DESCRIPTION OF PROPERTY
All that tract or parcel of land lying and being in Land Lot 78 of the 14 th District of Fulton County, Georgia containing 3.124 acres (136,108 sq. ft.) and being more particularly described as follows:
BEGINNING at 1/2" rebar found located at the corner formed by the intersection of the southern right-of-way line of Simpson Street with the western right-of-way line of Spring Street (59 foot, right-of-way); thence South 00'57'30" West along the western right-of-way line of Spring Street, 335.58 feet to a 1/2" iron pin placed at the corner formed by the intersection of the westerly right-of-way line of Spring Street with the northern right-of-way line of Baker Street (60 foot right-of-way); thence North 89'30'30" West along the northern right-of-way line of Baker Street, 388.90 feet to a 1/2" iron pin placed; thence North 44'58'12" West, 21.39 feet to a 1/2" iron pin placed on the eastern right-of-way of Williams Street (60 foot right-of-way); thence running along the eastern right-of-way line of Williams Street the following courses and distances: North 00'19'30" East, 119.01 feet to a point; North 00'29'41" East, 33.93 feet to a point, North 00'46'30" East, a distance of 158.41 feet to a 1/2" iron pin placed on the curve at the intersection of Williams Street and Simpson Street; thence in a northeasterly direction along the curve of the street line of said intersection, which is along a curve to the right, an arc distance of 19.52 feet (the radius of which is 25 feet and the chord of which is North 58'33'12" East, a distance of 19.03 feet) to a 1/2" iron pin placed on the southern right-of-way line of Simpson Street; thence South 89'23'00" East along the southern right-of-way of Simpson Street, 390.30 feet to the POINT OF BEGINNING.
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EXHIBIT B
DUE DILIGENCE EXPENSES
TWC Member Expenses |
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Franchisor - Starwood Application Fee |
$ | 30,000 | ||
LoanCore Due Diligence |
$ | 75,000 | ||
LoanCore Application Fee |
$ | 10,000 | ||
Legal - Licenses & Permits |
$ | 7,500 | ||
Licenses & Permits Fees |
$ | 5,536 | ||
Entity Formation Fees |
$ | 1,197 | ||
Travel |
$ | 1,559 | ||
Total |
$ | 130,793 | ||
Condor Member Expenses |
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CBRE Report |
$ | 5,000 | ||
Legal-Zoning |
$ | 4,998.24 | ||
Legal-Title and other Due Diligence |
$ | 5,318.00 |
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EXHIBIT C
CAPITAL CONTRIBUTIONS; PERCENTAGE INTERESTS
Members |
Initial Capital Contributions |
Percentage
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TWC Member |
$2,094,191.42 | 20% | ||
Condor Member |
$8,376,765.58 | 80% | ||
Promote Member |
$0.00 | 0% | ||
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Totals: |
$10,470,957.00 | 100% | ||
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Exhibit C will be completed, once the amount of each Members Closing Contribution and contributions to initial reserves and working capital is determined.
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EXHIBIT D
APPROVED BUSINESS PLAN AND APPROVED BUDGET
The Approved Budget for the remainder of the Fiscal Year 2016 is attached. The Members waive the requirement of an Approved Business Plan covering the remainder of the Fiscal Year 2016. The first Business Plan will be for the Fiscal Year 2017. The Approved Business Plans will be in the form approved by the Condor Member for the annual plans under the Hotel Management Agreement.
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EXHIBIT E
FORM OF REIMBURSEMENT AGREEMENT
The form of the Reimbursement Agreement for the Loan Guarantees is attached. The form of the Reimbursement Agreement for the Franchise Agreement Guarantees s will be based upon the form of the Reimbursement Agreement for the Loan Guarantees.
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EXHIBIT F
FORM OF PROPERTY MANAGEMENT AGREEMENT
ATTACHED
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EXHIBIT G
REPORTING REQUIREMENTS
The monthly reporting requirements set forth in the Loan Agreement, Management Agreement, and Franchise Agreement
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Exhibit 10.2
LIMITED LIABILITY COMPANY AGREEMENT
OF
SPRING STREET HOTEL OPCO II LLC
a Delaware limited liability company
Dated as of August 22, 2016
THE LIMITED LIABILITY COMPANY INTERESTS REPRESENTED BY THIS AGREEMENT HAVE NOT BEEN REGISTERED UNDER THE UNITED STATES SECURITIES ACT OF 1933, AS AMENDED, OR UNDER ANY OTHER APPLICABLE SECURITIES LAWS. SUCH INTERESTS MAY NOT BE SOLD, ASSIGNED, PLEDGED OR OTHERWISE DISPOSED OF AT ANY TIME, EXCEPT IN COMPLIANCE WITH (a) THE REQUIREMENTS OF THE SECURITIES ACT OF 1933, AS AMENDED, AND ANY OTHER APPLICABLE LAWS, RULES AND REGULATIONS AND (b) THE OTHER TRANSFER RESTRICTIONS SET FORTH HEREIN.
TABLE OF CONTENTS
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ARTICLE 1 |
DEFINITIONS AND TERMS |
1 | ||||||
1.1 |
Definitions |
1 | ||||||
1.2 |
Construction |
13 | ||||||
ARTICLE 2 |
THE LLC AND ITS BUSINESS |
13 | ||||||
2.1 |
Formation of LLC; Admission of Members |
13 | ||||||
2.2 |
Name |
13 | ||||||
2.3 |
Principal Office |
13 | ||||||
2.4 |
Registered Office and Registered Agent |
14 | ||||||
2.5 |
Term |
14 | ||||||
2.6 |
Business and Purpose of the LLC |
14 | ||||||
2.7 |
Ownership and Management of Subsidiaries |
14 | ||||||
ARTICLE 3 |
MEMBERS AND INITIAL CAPITAL CONTRIBUTIONS |
15 | ||||||
3.1 |
Names and Addresses of Initial Members |
15 | ||||||
3.2 |
Initial Capital Contributions |
15 | ||||||
3.3 |
Additional Contributions |
15 | ||||||
3.4 |
Rights with Respect to Capital |
15 | ||||||
3.5 |
Capital Accounts |
16 | ||||||
ARTICLE 4 |
ALLOCATION OF PROFITS AND LOSSES |
16 | ||||||
4.1 |
Allocations of Profits and Losses |
16 | ||||||
4.2 |
Special Allocations |
17 | ||||||
4.3 |
Certain Adjustments |
20 | ||||||
4.4 |
Withholding Taxes |
20 | ||||||
4.5 |
Income Tax Reporting |
20 | ||||||
ARTICLE 5 |
DISTRIBUTIONS; REPAYMENT OF MEMBER LOANS |
20 | ||||||
5.1 |
Distributions |
20 | ||||||
5.2 |
Available Cash Upon Dissolution |
22 | ||||||
5.3 |
Effect of Transfers |
22 | ||||||
ARTICLE 6 |
MANAGEMENT |
22 | ||||||
6.1 |
Management of the LLC |
22 | ||||||
6.2 |
Designation and Authority of the Administrative Member |
22 | ||||||
6.3 |
Preparation of Business Plan and Budget |
24 | ||||||
6.4 |
Major Decisions |
25 | ||||||
6.5 |
Property Management and TWC Member Affiliate Agreement Decisions |
29 | ||||||
6.6 |
Immediate Decisions |
29 | ||||||
6.7 |
Authority of Members to Deal with LLC and Advances and Reimbursement to the Members |
30 | ||||||
6.8 |
Limitations on Liability of the Administrative Member to the Members |
30 | ||||||
6.9 |
Other Business Ventures |
30 | ||||||
6.10 |
Removal of the Administrative Member |
30 | ||||||
6.11 |
Compensation of the Administrative Member; Reimbursement |
31 | ||||||
6.12 |
Compensation of Other Members |
31 | ||||||
6.13 |
Loan and Franchise Guaranties |
31 | ||||||
6.14 |
Property Management |
31 | ||||||
6.15 |
TWC Member Key Person(s) |
32 |
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ARTICLE 7 |
MEMBERS MEETINGS, RIGHTS, OBLIGATIONS AND LIABILITIES |
32 | ||||||
7.1 |
Limitation of Liability |
32 | ||||||
7.2 |
No Participation in Management |
32 | ||||||
7.3 |
Meetings |
33 | ||||||
ARTICLE 8 |
TRANSFERS |
34 | ||||||
8.1 |
Transfer or Assignment of Members Interest |
34 | ||||||
8.2 |
Restrictions on Transfers |
34 | ||||||
8.3 |
Effect of Transfer |
35 | ||||||
8.4 |
Lender Consent; Admission of New Members |
35 | ||||||
8.5 |
Void Transfers |
35 | ||||||
ARTICLE 9 |
ADDITIONAL CAPITAL CONTRIBUTIONS |
35 | ||||||
9.1 |
Additional Capital Contributions |
35 | ||||||
9.2 |
Member Loans and Cram-Down Contributions |
36 | ||||||
9.3 |
Limitation of Liability |
37 | ||||||
9.4 |
Sole Benefit |
37 | ||||||
ARTICLE 10 |
BOOKS, RECORDS, REPORTS AND BANK ACCOUNTS |
37 | ||||||
10.1 |
Maintenance of Books and Records |
37 | ||||||
10.2 |
Inspection and Audit Rights |
38 | ||||||
10.3 |
Bank Accounts |
38 | ||||||
10.4 |
Tax Matters Partner and Tax Representative |
38 | ||||||
10.5 |
No Election to be Taxed as Association |
39 | ||||||
10.6 |
Reports and Statements |
39 | ||||||
10.7 |
Tax Reporting |
39 | ||||||
10.8 |
Expenses |
39 | ||||||
ARTICLE 11 |
TERMINATION AND DISSOLUTION |
39 | ||||||
11.1 |
Dissolution |
39 | ||||||
11.2 |
Statement of Intent to Dissolve |
40 | ||||||
11.3 |
Conduct of Business |
40 | ||||||
11.4 |
Distribution of Net Proceeds |
40 | ||||||
ARTICLE 12 |
INDEMNIFICATION OF THE MEMBERS, ADMINISTRATIVE MEMBER AND THEIR AFFILIATES |
41 | ||||||
12.1 |
Indemnification |
41 | ||||||
12.2 |
Guarantee of LLC Indebtedness; Loan Indemnity |
41 | ||||||
12.3 |
Expenses |
41 | ||||||
12.4 |
Indemnification Rights Non-Exclusive |
41 | ||||||
12.5 |
Assets of the LLC |
42 | ||||||
ARTICLE 13 |
BUY/SELL/CONDOR MEMBER OPTION TO PURCHASE |
42 | ||||||
13.1 |
Exercise of Buy-Sell Rights |
42 | ||||||
13.2 |
Effect of No Election |
44 | ||||||
13.3 |
Payment of Purchase Price |
44 | ||||||
13.4 |
Closing |
44 | ||||||
13.5 |
Condor Member Option to Purchase |
45 |
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ARTICLE 14 |
REPRESENTATIONS AND WARRANTIES |
47 | ||||||
14.1 |
Representations and Covenants by the Members |
47 | ||||||
ARTICLE 15 |
MISCELLANEOUS PROVISIONS |
49 | ||||||
15.1 |
Counterparts |
49 | ||||||
15.2 |
Survival of Rights |
49 | ||||||
15.3 |
Severability |
49 | ||||||
15.4 |
Notification or Notices |
49 | ||||||
15.5 |
Construction |
50 | ||||||
15.6 |
Section Headings |
50 | ||||||
15.7 |
Governing Law |
50 | ||||||
15.8 |
Further Actions |
50 | ||||||
15.9 |
Dispute Resolution |
51 | ||||||
15.10 |
Third Party Beneficiaries |
51 | ||||||
15.11 |
Partition |
51 | ||||||
15.12 |
Entire Agreement |
51 | ||||||
15.13 |
Amendments |
52 | ||||||
15.14 |
Waiver |
52 | ||||||
15.15 |
Attorneys Fees |
52 | ||||||
15.16 |
Confidentiality |
52 | ||||||
15.17 |
Brokers |
52 |
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EXHIBITS
Exhibit A | - | Description of Property | ||
Exhibit B | - | Due Diligence Expenses | ||
Exhibit C | - | Members; Percentage Interest; Capital Contributions | ||
Exhibit D | - | Approved Budget and Approved Business Plan | ||
Exhibit E | - | Form of Reimbursement Agreement | ||
Exhibit F | - | Form of Property Management Agreement | ||
Exhibit G | - | Reporting Requirements |
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LIMITED LIABILITY COMPANY AGREEMENT
OF
SPRING STREET HOTEL OPCO II LLC
THIS LIMITED LIABILITY COMPANY AGREEMENT ( Agreement ), made and entered into as of August 22, 2016, by and among TWC SPRING OPCO LLC , a Delaware limited liability company (together with any of its permitted successors and assigns admitted as Members hereunder in accordance with this Agreement, the TWC Member ), and TRS LEASING, INC. , a Virginia corporation (together with any of its permitted successors and assigns admitted as Members hereunder in accordance with this Agreement, the Condor Member ).
R E C I T A L S :
WHEREAS, the parties hereto hereby confirm the formation of Spring Street Hotel OpCo II LLC (the LLC ) pursuant to the provisions of the Delaware Limited Liability Company Act, Delaware Code, Title 6, Section 18-101, et seq., as amended from time to time (the Act ) and that certain Certificate of Formation of the LLC filed with the Secretary of State of the State of Delaware (the Secretary of State ) on July 19, 2016 (the Certificate of Formation );
WHEREAS, DB Hotel Atlanta, LLC, a Florida limited liability company ( Seller ) and Three Wall Capital LLC, a Delaware limited liability company are parties to that certain Purchase and Sale Agreement, dated as of May 19, 2016 (as amended from time to time, the Purchase Agreement ), pursuant to which among other things, an Affiliate of the LLC, Spring Street Hotel Property LLC, a Delaware limited liability company (the Property Owning Affiliate ), of which Spring Street Hotel Property II LLC, a Delaware limited liability company, is the sole equity member, will acquire fee title to the land, improvements and real property presently operating as the Aloft Atlanta Downtown Hotel, located at 300 Spring Street, Atlanta, Georgia, which property is more particularly described on Exhibit A attached hereto (the Hotel or the Property ). The Property Owning Affiliate will enter into an Operating Lease of the Property with Spring Street Hotel OpCo LLC, a Delaware limited liability company ( Operating Tenant ), which is a subsidiary of the LLC; and
WHEREAS the parties hereto desire to enter into this Agreement in order to set forth their respective rights and obligations as Members effective as of the date hereof and on the terms and conditions set forth herein.
NOW, THEREFORE, in consideration of the mutual covenants and the promises contained herein (the receipt and sufficiency of which being hereby acknowledged), the parties hereto, intending to be legally bound, do hereby agree as follows:
ARTICLE 1
DEFINITIONS AND TERMS
1.1 Definitions . Unless the context otherwise requires, the following terms shall have the following meanings for the purposes of this Agreement:
Act has the meaning ascribed thereto in the Recitals of this Agreement, as the same is in effect from time to time and shall include any corresponding provision or provisions of any succeeding law.
Adjusted Capital Account Deficit means, with respect to any Member, the deficit balance, if any, in the Members Capital Account, as of a specified time, after giving effect to the following adjustments:
(a) credit to such Capital Account any amounts that such Member is obligated to restore or deemed obligated to restore pursuant to Treasury Regulations Section 1.704-1(b)(2)(ii)(c) and the penultimate sentences of Treasury Regulations Section 1.704-2(g)(1) and Treasury Regulations Section 1.704-2(i)(5); and
(b) debit to such Capital Account the items described in Treasury Regulations Sections 1.704-1(b)(2)(ii)(d)(4), (5) and (6).
The foregoing definition of Adjusted Capital Account Deficit is intended to comply with the provisions of Treasury Regulations Section 1.704-1(b)(2)(ii)(d) and shall be interpreted consistently therewith.
Additional Capital Contributions has the meaning ascribed thereto in Section 9.1 .
Administrative Member means the TWC Member, in its capacity as the administrative member of the LLC, or any other Person that becomes the Administrative Member of the LLC in accordance with the terms of this Agreement.
Affiliate means, with respect to a specified Person, (a) a Person that, directly or indirectly through one or more intermediaries, Controls, is Controlled by or is under common Control with, the specified Person, (b) any Person that is an officer, director, partner, manager or trustee of, or serves in a similar capacity with respect to, the specified Person or of which the specified Person is an officer, partner, manager or trustee, or with respect to which the specified Person serves in a similar capacity, (c) any Person that directly or indirectly, is the beneficial owner of ten percent (10%) or more of any class of equity securities of, or otherwise has a substantial beneficial interest in, the specified Person or of which the specified Person has a substantial beneficial interest, and (d) the spouse, issue or parent of the specified Person.
Affiliate Agreement means any Agreement or contract between the LLC or any Subsidiary, on the one hand, and the Administrative Member or any Affiliate of the Administrative Member, on the other hand.
Agreement means this Limited Liability Company Agreement and all Exhibits referred to herein and attached hereto, each of which is made a part hereof, as further amended and in effect from time to time, as the context requires.
Approved Accountants means a nationally recognized firm of certified public accountants selected by Condor Member to be engaged by the LLC to provide accounting and related services to the LLC from time to time. The Approved Accountants may be nationally recognized firm of certified public accountants used by Condor Member for its accounting, which is currently KPMG LP.
Approved Budget has the meaning ascribed thereto in Section 6.3.3 .
Approved Business Plan has the meaning ascribed thereto in Section 6.3.3 .
Approved Pre-Effective Date Costs means the out-of-pocket expenses heretofore incurred by each Member on account of due diligence, environmental and land use studies and other pre-development costs related to the Property as set forth on the closing statement approved by the Condor Member and the TWC Member in connection with the acquisition of the Property.
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Available Cash for any period means the sum of (a) all cash receipts of the LLC or any Subsidiary from any source (other than Net Capital Transaction Proceeds) during such period, plus (b) all cash, cash equivalents or similar funds of the LLC or any Subsidiary as of the beginning of such period (including any returned from Reserves), less (c) the LLC Costs actually paid in cash during such period, less (d) the amount of Reserves held by or on behalf of the LLC or any Subsidiary as of the end of such period and any amount required to fund any Reserves during such period.
Available Cash Shortfall of TWC OpCo Member for a Fiscal Year shall mean the excess, if any, of the Target Distribution Amount for the Fiscal Year over the total of the actual distributions to TWC Member pursuant to Section 5.1.1(b) for the same Fiscal Year. The Target Distribution Amount for any Fiscal Year shall mean the Applicable Ratio multiplied by the full amount of the TWC Members Minimum Preferred Return for the Fiscal Year. The Applicable Ratio means the percentage representing the aggregate distributions made to Condor Member pursuant to Section 5.1.1(a) for the Fiscal Year divided by the full amount of the Condor Members Minimum Preferred Return for the Fiscal Year. For example, if the full amount of Condor Members Minimum Preferred Return for a Fiscal Year were $600,000.00 and the aggregate distributions to the Condor Member pursuant to Section 5.1.1(a) were $400,000.00, the Applicable Ratio would be 66.67%. If the full amount of the TWC Members Minimum Preferred Return for a Fiscal Year were $150,000.00, the Target Distribution Amount would be $100,000.00 (66.67% of $150,000.00), and if the actual distributions to TWC Member pursuant to Section 5.1.1(b) for the same Fiscal Year is zero (0), making the Available Cash Shortfall of TWC OpCo Member for that Fiscal Year $100,000.00.
Bankruptcy Act means the United States Bankruptcy Reform Act of 1978, as amended, or any successor Bankruptcy Act, and the rules promulgated thereunder.
Bankruptcy Action means, with respect to any Person, if such Person (a) makes an assignment for the benefit of creditors, (b) files a voluntary petition in bankruptcy, (c) is adjudged bankrupt or insolvent, or has entered against it an order for relief, in any bankruptcy or insolvency proceedings, (d) files a petition or answer seeking for itself any reorganization, arrangement, composition, readjustment, liquidation or similar relief under any statute, law or regulation, (e) files an answer or other pleading admitting or failing to contest the material allegations of a petition filed against it in any proceeding of this nature, (f) seeks, consents to or acquiesces in the appointment of a trustee, receiver or liquidator of the Person or of all or any substantial part of its properties, or (g) if one hundred twenty (120) days after the commencement of any proceeding against the Person seeking reorganization, arrangement, composition, readjustment, liquidation or similar relief under any statute, law or regulation, the proceeding has not been dismissed, or if within one hundred twenty (120) days after the appointment without such Persons consent or acquiescence of a trustee, receiver or liquidator of such Person or of all or any substantial part of its properties, the appointment is not vacated or stayed, or within one hundred twenty (120) days after the expiration of any such stay, the appointment is not vacated. The foregoing definition is intended to replace and shall supersede and replace the definition of bankruptcy set forth in Sections 18-101(1) and 18-304 of the Act.
Books and Records has the meaning ascribed thereto in Section 10.1 .
Budget has the meaning ascribed thereto in Section 6.3.2 .
Budget Overruns Provision has the meaning ascribed thereto in Section 6.3.2 .
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Business Day means any day on which commercial banks are authorized to do business and are not required by law or executive order to close in New York, New York.
Business of the LLC means the purpose of the LLC as described in Section 2.6.1 .
Business Plan has the meaning ascribed thereto in Section 6.3.1 .
Buy-Out Deposit has the meaning ascribed hereto in Section 13.1.2 .
Buy-Out Price has the meaning ascribed thereto in Section 13.1.1 .
Buy-Sell Closing has the meaning ascribed thereto in Section 13.4 .
Buy-Sell Election Notice has the meaning ascribed thereto in Section 13.1.2 .
Buy-Sell Election Period has the meaning ascribed thereto in Section 13.1.2 .
Buy-Sell Escrow Agent has the meaning ascribed thereto in Section 13.1.2 .
Buy-Sell Non-Triggering Member has the meaning ascribed thereto in Section 13.1.1 .
Buy-Sell Notice has the meaning ascribed thereto in Section 13.1.1 .
Buy-Sell Right has the meaning ascribed thereto in Section 13.1 .
Buy-Sell Triggering Member has the meaning ascribed thereto in Section 13.1.1 .
Capital Account means the capital account of a Member maintained in accordance with Section 3.5.1 hereof.
Capital Call Notice has the meaning ascribed thereto in Section 9.1 .
Capital Contribution(s) means the total amount of any cash contributed to the LLC by or on behalf of a Member in accordance with the provisions of this Agreement, including Closing Contributions and Additional Capital Contributions.
Capital Contribution Balance of a Member as of a particular date means the total Capital Contributions made by the Member on or prior to that date, less any distributions received by the Member under Section 5.1.2 prior to that date, but not less than zero (0).
Capital Transaction means (a) the sale of any portion of the LLC Property (whether the same is structured as a sale of the LLC Property or the equity interest in the Property Owning Affiliate), merger or consolidation of the LLC or any Subsidiary with any other Person, entry into a partnership, limited liability company, joint venture, strategic alliance or sale-leaseback transaction by the LLC or any Subsidiary with any other Person (each a New Venture), issuance of any securities publicly or privately by the LLC (other than in connection with a Transfer of an already outstanding interest in the LLC), or conversion into a real estate investment trust, limited partnership or other investment vehicle (each a REIT Venture); and (b) any financing or refinancing of any debt encumbering all or any portion of the LLC Property or the interests in any Subsidiary.
Certificate of Formation has the meaning ascribed thereto in the Recitals of this Agreement, as the same may be amended from time to time.
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Closing Date means the date when the Property Owning Affiliate acquire fee title to the Property.
Code means the Internal Revenue Code of 1986, as amended (or any corresponding provision or provisions of any succeeding law).
Compliance Expenses means expenses required on an immediate basis to avoid any criminal or civil liability on the part of the LLC or any Subsidiary respecting activities at the Property, unless the criminal liability to be avoided arises out of the failure to comply with fire or life safety legal requirements at the Property.
Condor Guarantor means at Condor Members option either (a) Condor Member and/or Affiliates of Condor Member having as of the date of a Guaranty either individually or in the aggregate shareholders total equity and/or Net Worth of at least $27,000,000.00, as reported on its last financial statement prepared prior to the date of the Guaranty, or (b) Condor Member and Condor Hospitality Trust, Inc., a Maryland corporation.
Condor Member has the meaning ascribed thereto in the Preamble.
Condor Property Owner Parent Member means Supertel Limited Partnership, a Virginia limited partnership.
Confidential Information has the meaning ascribed thereto in Section 15.16.1 .
Control , or any derivation thereof, when used with respect to a specified Person, means the possession, directly or indirectly, of the power to direct or cause the direction of the management or policies of such Person; provided that a Person may still have control of a specified Person notwithstanding that one or more third parties may have rights to participate in major decisions of the specified Person.
Cram-Down Contribution has the meaning ascribed thereto in Section 9.2 .
Curative Action has the meaning ascribed thereto in Section 6.4 .
Declining Member has the meaning ascribed thereto in Section 9.2 .
Declining Member Shortfall has the meaning ascribed thereto in Section 9.2 .
Depreciation means, for each Fiscal Year or other period, an amount equal to the depreciation, amortization, or other cost recovery deduction allowable with respect to LLC Property for such Fiscal Year or other period for U.S. federal income tax purposes; provided, however, that if the Gross Asset Value of LLC Property differs from its adjusted basis for federal income tax purposes at the beginning of such Fiscal Year or other period, Depreciation shall be determined by the Administrative Member in accordance with Regulations Section 1.704-1(b)(2)(iv)(g) and 1.704-3(c).
Dissolution means, with reference to the LLC, the earlier to occur of the date upon which the LLC (a) is terminated under the Act, or any similar provision enacted in lieu thereof or (b) is otherwise dissolved pursuant to Section 11.1 .
Distributions has the meaning ascribed thereto in the definition of Internal Rate of Return.
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Emergency has the meaning ascribed thereto in Section 6.3.1 .
Emergency Expenses means expenses reasonably required on an immediate basis to avoid or mitigate an Emergency.
Entire LLC Interest means, with respect to any Member, such Members LLC Interest and any other liability of the LLC to said Member for which the Member would receive payment under Section 11.4 if the LLC were liquidated.
Equivalent Subsidiary Positions has the meaning set forth in Section 6.10.1 .
Fire/Life Safety Emergency has the meaning set forth in Section 6.3.1 .
Fiscal Year means the taxable year of the LLC, which, except as provided by the Code, shall begin on January 1 and end on December 31, or such other taxable year as required by Section 706(b) of the Code, or any part thereof for the first and last taxable years of the LLC.
Franchise Agreement means the agreement of the Operating Tenant with the Franchisor for the branded operation of the Property.
Franchisor initially means The Sheraton LLC, and if the branding of the Property is changed, the new franchisor.
GAAP means U.S. generally accepted accounting principles, consistently applied.
Gross Asset Value means, with respect to any asset, the assets adjusted basis for federal income tax purposes, except as follows:
(a) the initial Gross Asset Value of any asset contributed by a Member to the LLC shall be the fair market value of such asset as determined by the Administrative Member;
(b) the Gross Asset Value of each LLC asset shall be adjusted to equal its respective gross fair market value as of the following times: (1) the acquisition of an additional LLC Interest by any new or existing Member in exchange for more than a de minimis Capital Contribution; (2) the distribution by the LLC to a Member of more than a de minimis amount of LLC assets as consideration for a LLC Interest; or (3) the liquidation of the LLC within the meaning of Treasury Regulations Section 1.704-1(b)(2)(ii)(g); provided, however, that adjustments pursuant to clauses (1) and (2) above shall be made only if the Administrative Member determine that such adjustments are necessary or appropriate to reflect the relative economic interests of the Members in the LLC;
(c) the Gross Asset Value of any LLC asset distributed to any Member shall be the fair market value of such asset on the date of distribution as determined by the Administrative Member;
(d) the Gross Asset Values of LLC assets shall be increased (or decreased) to reflect any adjustments to the adjusted basis of such assets pursuant to Code Section 734(b) or Code Section 743(b), but only to the extent that such adjustments are taken into account in determining Capital Accounts pursuant to Treasury Regulations Section 1.704-1(b)(2)(iv)(m); provided, however, that the Gross Asset Values of LLC assets shall not be adjusted pursuant to this clause (d) to the extent the Administrative Member determine that an adjustment pursuant to clause (b) hereof is necessary or appropriate in connection with a transaction that would otherwise result in an adjustment pursuant to this clause (d); and
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(e) If the Gross Asset Value of an asset has been determined or adjusted pursuant to clauses (a), (b), or (c) above, such Gross Asset Value shall thereafter be adjusted by the Depreciation deductions taken into account with respect to such asset for purposes of computing the LLCs taxable income.
Guarant(y)(ies) has the meaning ascribed thereto in Section 6.11.2 .
Hotel has the meaning ascribed thereto in the Recitals.
Indemnitee has the meaning ascribed thereto in Section 12.1 .
Immediate Decisions has the meaning ascribed thereto in Section 6.6 .
Internal Rate of Return means, as to any Member, a specified internal rate of return that, when used as a discount rate, causes the sum of the present value of all of the cash inflows (i.e., Distributions received by such Member) to equal the sum of the present value of all of the cash outflows (i.e., Capital Contributions made to the LLC by such Member) accruing from it. Distributions means distributions of Available Cash and Net Capital Transaction Proceeds received by the applicable Member from the LLC; provided , however , that any distributions to any Non-Declining Member in repayment of any Member Loan shall not constitute Distributions.
In determining the Internal Rate of Return, the following shall apply:
(a) All Internal Rates of Return shall be calculated on a compounded quarterly basis.
(b) All Distribution amounts shall be based on the amount of the Distribution prior to the application of any federal, state or local taxation to Members (including any withholding or deduction requirements).
(c) The Internal Rate of Return calculations shall use the methodology of the XIRR function of the Microsoft Excel 2007 computer program (with daily cash inflows and daily cash outflows), or its functional equivalent.
(d) All Capital Contributions shall be treated as having been contributed to the LLC on the last day of the month on which a Members funds (or funds advanced on behalf of such Member) were actually delivered to the LLC.
(e) All Distributions shall be treated as having been received by the applicable Member on the last day of the month on which such Member actually receives such Distribution.
LLC has the meaning ascribed thereto in the Recitals.
LLC Costs means all of the costs and expenditures of any kind and payments thereof actually made by or on behalf of the LLC or any Subsidiary in cash during any period with respect to their operations which are specified or reflected in the Approved Budget then in effect or approved as a Major Decision or otherwise permitted under the terms of this Agreement, other than Net Capital Transaction Costs.
LLC Interest or Interest means an ownership interest in the LLC.
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LLC Property means any direct or indirect assets of the LLC, whether tangible or intangible, or any portion thereof, including its leasehold interest in the Property.
Leasehold Valuation has the meaning ascribed thereto in Section 13.1.1 .
Lender initially means LoanCore Capital, LLC or an affiliate thereof, and any other lender, and their respective successors and assigns or any other holder, from time to time, of the Loan.
Loan means that certain senior mortgage loan made by Lender in connection with the Acquisition, (2) following a refinancing of such mortgage loan, such other debt facilities as may be provided by a third party debt provider in place thereof, (3) a mezzanine loan obtained by any Subsidiary of the LLC, and (4) following a refinancing of such mezzanine loan, such other debt facilities as may be provided by a third party debt provider in place thereof.
Loan Documents mean any loan Agreement, promissory note or other evidence of indebtedness evidencing the Loan and all mortgages and security Agreements, assignments, financing statements, pledges, collateral security Agreements and any other Agreements delivered in connection with the Loan, and any replacement, renewal, extension, substitution, addition, supplement, amendment or modification of any of the foregoing.
Loan/Franchise Default has the meaning ascribed thereto in Section 6.4 .
Loan Guarant(y)(ies) has the meaning ascribed thereto in Section 6.13.1 .
Major Decisions has the meaning ascribed thereto in Section 6.4 .
Members mean, collectively, all Persons who hold LLC Interests. Reference to a Member shall be to any one of the Members.
Member Loan has the meaning ascribed thereto in Section 9.2 .
Minimum Preferred Return of a Member for a Fiscal Year means an amount equal to ten percent (10.0%) per annum on the Members Capital Contribution Balances for the various parts of the Fiscal Year on the basis of a three hundred sixty-five (365) day year, taking into account the actual number of days elapsed, prorated for any partial Fiscal Year based upon the number of days in that Fiscal Year. For example, if Condor Members Capital Contribution Balances for a Fiscal Year were $6,000,000.00 for the first 300 days of the Fiscal Year and $6,500,000 for the last 65 days of the Fiscal Year, the Condor Members Minimum Preferred Return for the Fiscal Year would be 10% of $6,000,000.00=$600,000.00 multiplied by 300/365=$493,150.68, plus 10% of $6,500,000.00= $650,000.00 multiplied by 65/365=$115,753.42, or a total of $608,904.10.
Necessary Expenses means all real property taxes and assessments; all casualty, liability, and business interruption insurance required by any Lender or the Franchisor; franchise fees and expenses; utility charges; repair and improvements required by applicable legal requirements;
Net Capital Transaction Costs means the sum of (a) any amounts expended by the LLC to repair or replace any part of the LLC Property taken or destroyed as a result of any casualty or condemnation, (b) any other obligations of the LLC or any Subsidiary due as a result of such Capital Transaction and (c) attorneys fees and other third party costs incurred in connection with such Capital Transaction.
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Net Capital Transaction Proceeds means the proceeds from any Capital Transaction less all Net Capital Transaction Costs paid in connection therewith.
Net Operating Income means for a period (a) the Earnings Before Interest, Taxes, Depreciation, and Amortization of the Property (as defined and determined in accordance with the Uniform System, and as shown on Summary of Operating Statement (Owner) on page 4 of the current Uniform System) for that period, less (b) the Reserves for that period (including a Reserve of at least four percent (4%) of Operating Revenue (as defined and determined in accordance with the Uniform System, and as shown on Summary of Operating Statement (Owner) on page 4 of the current Uniform System).
Net Worth shall mean, as of a given date, with respect to a Person, (x) the total assets of such Person (including the amount of uncalled capital commitments required from the constituent limited partners or members of such Person) as of such date less (y) such Persons total liabilities as of such date, determined in accordance with GAAP.
Non-Declining Member has the meaning ascribed thereto in Section 9.2 .
Notice(s) has the meaning ascribed thereto in Section 15.4 .
OFAC List means the list of specially designated nationals and blocked Persons subject to financial sanctions that are maintained by the U.S. Treasury Department, Office of Foreign Development Assets Control, pursuant to applicable law, including, without limitation, trade embargo, economic sanctions or other prohibitions imposed by the Executive Order of the President of the United States. As of the date hereof, the OFAC List is accessible through the internet website www.treas.gov/ofac/downloads/t11sdn.pdf .
OFAC/Patriot Act Laws means all anti-money laundering and anti-terrorist laws, regulations, rules, executive orders and/or government guidance, including, without limitation, the reporting, record-keeping and compliance requirements of the Bank Secrecy Act, as amended by the International Money Laundering Abatement and Financial Anti-Terrorism Act of 2001, Title III of the USA PATRIOT Act, and other authorizing statutes, executive orders and regulations administered by the Office of Foreign Assets Control of the U.S. Department of the Treasury, and related Securities and Exchange Commission or other agency rules and regulations related thereto.
Operating Lease means the operating lease entered into or to be entered into by the Property Owning Affiliate, as landlord, and Operating Tenant, as tenant, as it may be amended.
Operating Tenant has the meaning ascribed thereto in the Recitals.
Option has the meaning ascribed thereto in Section 13.5.1 .
Option Agreement means that certain Option Agreement granted to Seller pursuant to the terms of the Purchase and Sale Agreement, with respect to a portion of the Property.
Option Deposit has the meaning ascribed thereto in Section 13.5.2 .
Optioned Interest has the meaning ascribed thereto in Section 13.5.1 .
Partnership Representative has the meaning ascribed thereto in Section 10.4.2 .
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Percentage Interest means, initially, eighty percent (80%) for the Condor Member and twenty percent (20%) for the TWC Member, and with respect to any Member at any time on and following the Closing Date, such Members LLC Interest expressed as a percentage, obtained by dividing the Capital Contributions made by such Member by the Capital Contributions made by all Members, as adjusted from time to time as provided in Section 9.2 .
Person means any individual, corporation, partnership, limited liability company, firm, joint venture, association, joint-stock company, unincorporated organization, trust, governmental or regulatory body or other entity.
Plan Asset Regulation means U.S. Department of Labor Regulation § 2510.3-101.
Profits and Losses means, for any period, an amount equal to the LLCs taxable income, gain or loss for such year or other period, determined in accordance with Section 703(a) of the Code (for this purpose, all items of income, gain, loss or deduction required to be separately stated pursuant to Section 703(a)(1) of the Code shall be included in taxable income or loss), with the following adjustments:
(a) Any income of the LLC that is exempt from federal income tax or otherwise described in Section 705(a)(1)(B) of the Code and not otherwise taken into account shall be added to such taxable income or loss;
(b) Any expenditure of the LLC described in Section 705(a)(2)(B) of the Code and non-deductible syndication costs described in Section 709 of the Code and not otherwise taken into account shall be subtracted from such taxable income or loss;
(c) If the Gross Asset Value of any asset differs from its adjusted basis for federal income tax purposes at the beginning of such period, in lieu of depreciation, amortization and other cost recovery deductions, there shall be taken into account Depreciation for such period, and in lieu of a gain or loss resulting from disposition of LLC property and taken into account in computing taxable income or loss, there shall be taken into account gain or loss computed by reference to the Gross Asset Value of such LLC property rather than its adjusted basis for federal income tax purposes; and
(d) Items of income, gain, loss or deduction that are specifically allocated pursuant to Section 4.2 shall not be taken into account in calculating Profits and Losses.
Prohibited Person means any Person identified on the OFAC List or any other Person with whom a U.S. Person may not conduct business or transactions by prohibition under Federal law or Executive Order of the President of the United States of America.
Property has the meaning ascribed thereto in the Recitals.
Property Management Agreement means any property management agreement in respect of the Property or any portion thereof entered into in accordance with the terms of this Agreement.
Property Manager means any property manager for the Property pursuant to the Property Management Agreement, as such property manager shall be selected from time to time in accordance with the terms of this Agreement. The initial Property Manager shall be Boast Hotel Management Company LLC, an Affiliate of TWC Member and controlled by TWC Principal.
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Property Owner Member means Spring Street Hotel Property II LLC, a Delaware limited liability company.
Property Owner Member Limited Liability Company Agreement means the Amended and Restated Limited Liability Company Agreement of Property Owner Member, as it may be amended.
Property Owning Affiliate has the meaning ascribed thereto in the Recitals.
Purchase Agreement has the meaning ascribed thereto in the Recitals.
Qualified Broker shall mean a licensed commercial real estate broker possessing at least ten (10) years of experience ending on the date of appointment advising on the sale or net lease of urban hospitality properties substantially similar in size, operating standard, and STR segment and market area to the Hotel, and who is unaffiliated with the Members or their respective Affiliates.
Qualified Organization has the meaning set forth in Section 514(c)(9)(C) of the Code or any successor provision of similar import.
Reimbursement Agreement has the meaning ascribed thereto in Section 6.13.1 .
REIT means Condor Hospitality Trust, Inc., a Maryland corporation.
Reserves means funds set aside by the Administrative Member as reserves in amounts reasonably determined by the Administrative Member, in the Approved Business Plan, the Approved Budget or otherwise, that are necessary or prudent in the best interests of the LLC and the Subsidiaries (as reasonably determined by the TWC Member) for future costs, expenses and payments not likely to be covered out of any other account of the LLC or any Subsidiary, including possible (a) capital expenditures and improvements and allowances in respect of the Property and (b) escrow or reserve requirements under the Loan Documents.
Secretary of State has the meaning ascribed thereto in the Recitals.
Securities Act means the Securities Act of 1933, as amended.
Self-Help Notice has the meaning ascribed thereto in Section 6.4 .
Sell-Out Deposit has the meaning ascribed hereto in Section 13.1.3 .
Sell-Out Price has the meaning ascribed thereto in Section 13.1.1 .
Seller has the meaning ascribed thereto in the Recitals.
SP Member has the meaning ascribed thereto in Section 8.1.2 .
Subsidiary means (a) any entity Controlled, directly or indirectly, by the LLC, and (b) the Property Owning Affiliate and its sole member.
Tax Matters Partner has the meaning ascribed thereto in Section 10.4 .
Transfer has the meaning ascribed thereto in Section 8.1.1 .
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Treasury Regulations means the Treasury Regulations, including temporary regulations, promulgated under the Code by the Internal Revenue Service.
TWC Event of Default means a TWC Event of Default as defined in the Property Owner Member Limited Liability Company Agreement.
TWC Guarantor means (a) TWC Member and/or Affiliates of TWC Member, together with TWC Principal, having as of the date of a Guaranty either individually or in the aggregate shareholders total equity and/or Net Worth of at least $6,125,000.00, as reported on its last financial statement prepared prior to the date of the Guaranty, and (b) TWC Principal.
TWC Member has the meaning ascribed thereto in the Preamble.
TWC OpCo Member Event of Default means the occurrence of any of the following events:
(a) any Bankruptcy Action of the TWC Member or TWC Principal with respect to any Subsidiary or the LLC, or the TWC Member or TWC Principal; or
(b) a Transfer by, or with respect to, the TWC Member of its direct or indirect LLC Interests in violation of Article 8 ; or
(c) a breach of this Agreement by TWC Member in its capacity as the Administrative Member, after written notice and reasonable opportunity to cure (if the matter giving rise to such event is reasonably susceptible to cure), not to exceed five (5) Business Days in the case of any matter that can be cured by payment of money, and one hundred twenty (120) days in the case of any matter that is non-monetary in nature, subject to reasonable extension if the matter is affected by the occurrence of Force Majeure);
(d) the TWC Member or any of its direct or indirect principals, officers, directors or its or their respective Affiliates (including Property Manager) commits fraud, gross negligence, or willful misconduct in connection with the LLC or the Property or a criminal act; provided, that, any of the acts or events described in this clause (d) shall not constitute a TWC OpCo Member Event of Default if (1) no TWC Principal had any actual knowledge of the occurrence thereof, (2) such persons employment with the TWC Member or its Affiliates is terminated, (3) TWC Member and Property Manager adopt commercially reasonable practices to mitigate the risk of such occurrence happening, and (4) the TWC Member makes the LLC whole for any losses within 30 days from discovery;
(e) the termination of the Property Management Agreement, but only if the termination is based on an act of fraud, criminal conduct, misappropriation of funds, or willful misconduct of the manager in connection the management and operation of the Property; or
(f) a TWC Event of Default occurs.
TWC OpCo Shortfall means for the period commencing on the Closing Date and ending on the date of closing of either (x) the sale of TWC Members Entire LLC Interest pursuant to exercise by Condor Member of its option to purchase under Section 13.5 , or (y) a Capital Transaction, the sum of the Available Cash Shortfall of TWC OpCo Member, if any, for all Fiscal Years and partial Fiscal Years in that period.
TWC Principal means Alan Kanders.
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TWC Property Owner Parent Member means Supertel Limited Partnership, a Virginia limited partnership.
Uniform System means the Uniform System of Accounts for the Lodging Industry, Eleventh Revised Edition, 2013, as published by the Educational Institute of the American Hotel & Lodging Association, or any later edition, revision or replacement thereof.
U.S. means the United States of America.
1.2 Construction . Words used herein, regardless of the number or any gender used, shall be deemed and construed to include any other number, singular or plural, and any other gender, masculine, feminine or neuter, as the context requires, and, as used herein, unless the context clearly requires otherwise, the words hereof, herein, and hereunder and words of similar import shall refer to this Agreement as a whole and not to any particular provisions hereof. References herein to any Article, Section or Exhibit shall be to an Article, a Section or an Exhibit, as the case may be, hereof unless otherwise specifically provided. The word or is not exclusive. The use herein of the word include or including, when following any general statement, term or matter, shall not be construed to limit such statement, term or matter to the specific items or matters set forth immediately following such word or to similar items or matters, whether or not non-limiting language (such as without limitation or but not limited to or words of similar import) is used with reference thereto, but rather shall be deemed to refer to all other items or matters that fall within the broadest possible scope of such general statement, term or matter.
ARTICLE 2
THE LLC AND ITS BUSINESS
2.1 Formation of LLC; Admission of Members . The LLC was formed pursuant to the provisions of the Act by executing and delivering the Certificate of Formation to the Secretary of State in accordance with and pursuant to the Act. The Members hereby confirm the formation of the LLC as a limited liability company pursuant to the Act and that this Agreement shall constitute the operating Agreement of the LLC. The Administrative Member shall take such actions as may from time to time be necessary or appropriate under the laws of the State of Delaware with respect to the formation, operation and continued good standing of the LLC as a limited liability company. The Members shall execute, file and record any amendments to the Certificate of Formation and any other documents that, in the reasonable opinion of the Administrative Member, may be required or appropriate under the laws of the State of Delaware and New York with respect to the formation, operation and continued good standing of the LLC as a limited liability company. The rights and liabilities of the Members, the management of the affairs of the LLC and the conduct of its business shall be as provided in the Act, except as herein otherwise expressly provided. The existence of the LLC as a separate legal entity shall continue until cancellation of the Certificate of Formation as provided in the Act and this Agreement.
2.2 Name . The name of the LLC is SPRING STREET HOTEL OPCO II LLC. The Members shall operate the Business of the LLC under such name or use such other or additional names as selected by the Administrative Member.
2.3 Principal Office . The LLC shall maintain its principal place of business at c/o Three Wall Capital LLC, 1194 Kendrick Road NE, Atlanta, GA 30319 Attn: Alan Kanders, or at such other location in the United States as the Administrative Member may determine from time to time; provided that notice of such new location is given to the Condor Member.
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2.4 Registered Office and Registered Agent . The address of the registered office of the LLC in the State of Delaware is c/o National Registered Agents, Inc., 160 Greentree Drive, Suite 101, Dover, DE 19904. The address of the registered agent of the LLC for service of process on the LLC in the State of Delaware is c/o National Registered Agents, Inc., 160 Greentree Drive, Suite 101, Dover, DE 19904. The name of its registered agent at such address is National Corporate Research, Ltd. The registered office and registered agent may be changed from time to time by filing the address of the new registered office and/or the name of the new registered agent with the Secretary of State pursuant to the Act.
2.5 Term . The existence of the LLC shall commence on the date of the filing of the Certificate of Formation with the Secretary of State and continue until the LLC is terminated or dissolved sooner, in accordance with the provisions of this Agreement or by law.
2.6 Business and Purpose of the LLC .
2.6.1 The business purpose of the LLC (the Business of the LLC ) is limited solely to engaging in the following activities:
(a) Acquiring through the Operating Tenant a leasehold interest in the Property and to, directly or indirectly, own, hold, sublease, sell, transfer, exchange, and finance its leasehold interest, and improve, renovate, develop, redevelop, operate and manage the Property; and
(b) transacting any and all lawful business for which a limited liability company may be organized under the Act that is incident, necessary or appropriate to accomplish the foregoing including, contracting for necessary or desirable services of attorneys, accountants and other professionals.
2.6.2 The LLC shall not commingle its funds with those of any Affiliate or any other Person. Funds and other assets of the LLC shall be separately identified and segregated. All of the LLCs assets shall at all times be held by or on behalf of the LLC, and, if held on behalf of the LLC by another entity, shall at all times be kept identifiable (in accordance with customary usages) as assets owned by the LLC. The LLC shall maintain its own separate bank accounts, payroll and books of account.
2.6.3 The LLC shall pay from its own assets (including contributions by the Members) all obligations of any kind incurred by the LLC.
2.6.4 The LLC shall take all appropriate action necessary to ensure its existence as a limited liability company in good standing under the laws of the State of Delaware and shall otherwise comply with all formalities required by the Act.
2.6.5 The LLC shall at all times hold itself out to the public (including any Affiliates creditors) as a separate and distinct entity operating under the LLCs own name, and the LLC shall act solely in its own name and through its own authorized agents, and the LLC shall correct any known misunderstanding regarding the LLCs status as a separate and distinct entity.
2.7 Ownership and Management of Subsidiaries . The parties hereto acknowledge that in carrying out the purposes and powers of the LLC described in Section 2.6 , it may be necessary or desirable to directly or indirectly cause any Subsidiary to take such action, including executing and delivering Agreements or documents in such Subsidiarys name. The provisions of this Agreement regarding the management and governance of the LLC shall also apply to the management and governance of the Subsidiaries, whether the Subsidiaries are managed or controlled directly or indirectly by the LLC as a member, partner, stockholder or otherwise. Any action to be taken by any such Subsidiary shall be construed as an action taken by the LLC and shall be subject to the same rights and limitations granted to and imposed on the Members under this Agreement.
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ARTICLE 3
MEMBERS AND INITIAL CAPITAL CONTRIBUTIONS
3.1 Names and Addresses of Initial Members . The addresses of the Members who are Members on the date hereof are:
3.1.1 Condor Member: c/o Condor Hospitality Trust, Inc., 14800 Montgomery Lane, Suite 220, Bethesda, MD 20814, Attn: Jonathan Gantt, Senior Vice President, Chief Financial Officer.
3.1.2 TWC Member: c/o Three Wall Capital, LLC, 1194 Kendrick Road NE, Atlanta, GA 30319 Attn: Alan Kanders.
3.2 Initial Capital Contributions .
3.2.1 Initial Capital Contributions . The Members acknowledge that (i) the TWC Member and the Condor Member have contributed $[ ] and $[ ], respectively as the initial Capital Contributions to the LLC.
3.2.2 Failure of Property Owning Affiliate to Acquire Property . If the purchase of the Property by the Property Owning Affiliate does not occur, the Administrative Member will distribute to each Member within three (3) Business Days after the return by wire transfer of immediately available funds the amount of any initial Capital Contribution it has made to the LLC, and (iii) the LLC shall dissolve.
3.3 Additional Contributions . Upon the making (or deemed making) of any Capital Contributions), the Administrative Member shall update the Books and Records of the LLC to reflect such Capital Contributions. Except as shall be expressly set forth in this Article 3 and Articles 5 and 9 hereof, no Member shall be required or permitted to (a) make any Additional Capital Contributions, (b) make any loan to the LLC or any Subsidiary, or (c) cause to be loaned to such Member any money or other assets of the LLC or any Subsidiary.
3.4 Rights with Respect to Capital .
3.4.1 Return Of Capital Contribution . Except as expressly provided in this Agreement, no Member will have the right: (a) to demand a withdrawal, reduction, or return of its Capital Contribution; (b) to demand property, other than cash, in connection with any distribution by the LLC to the Members; (c) to bring an action for partition against the LLC or any Subsidiary; or (d) to receive any priority over any other Member in connection with any distribution by the LLC to the Members.
3.4.2 No Interest on Capital Contributions . Except as expressly provided in this Agreement, no Capital Contribution of any Member shall bear interest or otherwise entitle the contributing Member to any compensation for use of its Capital Contribution.
3.4.3 Credit to Capital Account . Except as otherwise specified herein, each Capital Contribution by a Member to the LLC pursuant to this Agreement shall be credited to the Capital Account of that Member as of the date such Capital Contribution is received by the LLC from the Member in immediately available funds.
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3.5 Capital Accounts .
3.5.1 Maintenance of Capital Accounts . A Capital Account shall be maintained for each Member in accordance with Section 704(b) of the Code and Treasury Regulations Sections 1.704-1(b) and 1.704-2. Each Members Capital Account shall initially be equal to its initial Capital Contribution. Each Members Capital Account shall be increased by: (i) the amount of such Members additional Capital Contributions (if any) to the LLC and (ii) the amount of any profit, income and gain allocated to such Member pursuant to the provisions hereof. Each Members Capital Account shall be decreased by: (i) the amount of any losses, deductions and costs allocated to such Member pursuant to the provisions hereof and (ii) the amount of all distributions to such Member including the fair market value of assets distributed (net of liabilities securing such distributed assets that such Member is considered to assume or take subject to) pursuant to the provisions hereof.
3.5.2 Successor to Capital Accounts . If all or a portion of a Members Interest is sold, assigned or otherwise transferred in accordance with the terms of this Agreement, then the transferee shall succeed to the Capital Account of the transferor to the extent it relates to the transferred Interest.
3.5.3 Administration of Capital Accounts . This Section 3.5.3 and other provisions of this Agreement relating to the maintenance of Capital Accounts are intended to comply with Section 704(b) of the Code and the Treasury Regulations promulgated thereunder and shall be interpreted and applied in a manner consistent with such provisions. If the Administrative Member determines that it is prudent to modify the manner in which the Capital Accounts or any charges or credits thereto are computed in order to comply with such provisions, then the Administrative Member may make such modification, where approved by the Condor Member, but only if it is not likely to change distributions to any Member pursuant to Section 5.1 or pursuant to Section 11.4 upon the dissolution of the LLC. The Condor Member shall not unreasonably withhold, condition, or deny its approval of a modification under this Section 3.5.3 , if it will not have a material adverse effect on the Condor Member or Condor Hospitality Trust Inc., and failure of the Condor Member to respond to a request for its approval within five (5) Business Days after receipt of the request shall be deemed to be its approval, if the request states in capitalized letters that it is made pursuant to this Section 3.5.3 and that failure to respond within five (5) Business Days shall be deemed to be an approval.
3.5.4 Repayment of Capital Accounts . Notwithstanding any other provision of this Agreement or applicable law to the contrary, no Member shall be required or obligated to repay to the LLC, any Member or any creditor of the LLC any portion of any deficit balance in such Members Capital Account.
ARTICLE 4
ALLOCATION OF PROFITS AND LOSSES
4.1 Allocations of Profits and Losses .
4.1.1 After giving effect to Section 4.2, Profits for any Fiscal Year (or portion thereof) not subject to Section 4.1.2 shall be allocated to the Members in the same proportion as Available Cash is distributed (or would be distributed if the LLCs gross cash receipts during the Fiscal Year were otherwise available for distribution) for the same Fiscal Year (or portion thereof).
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4.1.2 After giving effect to Section 4.2 , and subject to Section 4.3, Profits for any fiscal year (or portion thereof) for which any Net Capital Proceeds are distributed to the Members shall be allocated to the Members as follows:
(a) First, to the Members pro rata in accordance with their respective Percentage Interests, until the balance in the Members respective Capital Accounts (increased for these purposes by each Members share of partnership minimum gain, determined in accordance with Treasury Regulations Section 1.704-2(g), and partner nonrecourse debt minimum gain, determined in accordance with Treasury Regulations Section 1.704-2(i)(3)) are equal to an amount that if such amount were distributed in accordance with Section 5.1.2(a) and taking into account all previous distributions under Section 5.1 , the Condor Member would realize an Internal Rate of Return equal to 12% (which, for the avoidance of doubt, includes the return of one hundred percent (100%) of the Condor Members Capital Contributions to the LLC);
(b) Second, to the Members pro rata in accordance with their respective Percentage Interests, until the balance in the Members respective Capital Accounts (increased for these purposes by each Members share of partnership minimum gain, determined in accordance with Treasury Regulations Section 1.704-2(g), and partner nonrecourse debt minimum gain, determined in accordance with Treasury Regulations Section 1.704-2(i)(3)) are equal to an amount that if such amount were distributed in accordance with Section 5.1.2(b) and taking into account all previous distributions under Section 5.1 , the Condor Member would realize an Internal Rate of Return equal to 15%;
(c) Third, to the Members pro rata in accordance with their respective Percentage Interests, until the balance in the Members respective Capital Accounts (increased for these purposes by each Members share of partnership minimum gain, determined in accordance with Treasury Regulations Section 1.704-2(g), and partner nonrecourse debt minimum gain, determined in accordance with Treasury Regulations Section 1.704-2(i)(3)) are equal to an amount that if such amount were distributed in accordance with Section 5.1.2(c) and taking into account all previous distributions under Section 5.1 , the Condor Member would realize an Internal Rate of Return equal to 20%; and
(d) Thereafter, to the Members pro rata in accordance with their respective Percentage Interests.
4.1.3 After giving effect to Section 4.2 , Losses for any fiscal year (or portion thereof) shall be allocated to the Members as follows:
(a) First, to the Members who have previously been allocated Profits pursuant to Sections 4.1.1 and 4.1.2(a)-(d) , in the reverse order (and in the same ratios) as prior allocations of Profits pursuant to Sections 4.1.1 and 4.1.2(a)-(d) , until the aggregate Losses allocated to each such Member pursuant to this Section 4.1.3 are equal to the aggregate Profits allocated to that Member pursuant to Sections 4.1.1 and 4.1.2(a)-(d) ; and
(b) Second, to the Members pro rata in proportion to their then Percentage Interests.
4.2 Special Allocations .
4.2.1 Minimum Gain Chargeback . If there is a net decrease in partnership minimum gain (within the meaning of Treasury Regulation Section 1.704-2(d)) for a fiscal year, then there shall be allocated to each Member items of income and gain for that year equal to that Members share of the net decrease in partnership minimum gain, provided, that if the LLC has any discretion as to an exception set
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forth pursuant to Treasury Regulation Section 1.704-2(f)(5), the Administrative Member may exercise such discretion on behalf of the LLC. In the event that the application of the minimum gain chargeback requirement would cause a distortion in the economic arrangement among the Members, the Administrative Member may request that the Internal Revenue Service waive the minimum gain chargeback requirement pursuant to Treasury Regulation Section 1.704-2(f)(4). The foregoing is intended to be a minimum gain chargeback provision as described in Treasury Regulation Section 1.704-2(f) and shall be interpreted and applied in all respects in accordance with that Treasury Regulation.
4.2.2 Member Minimum Gain Chargeback . If during a fiscal year there is a net decrease in partner nonrecourse debt minimum gain (as determined in accordance with Treasury Regulation Section1.704-2(i)(3)), then, in addition to the amounts, if any, allocated pursuant to the preceding paragraph, any Member with a share of that partner nonrecourse debt minimum gain as of the beginning of the fiscal year shall, subject to the exceptions in Treasury Regulation Section 1.704-2(i)(4) (including the exceptions analogous to those in Treasury Regulation Section 1.704-2(f)(2), (3) and (5), provided, that if the LLC has any discretion as to the exception set forth pursuant to Treasury Regulation Section 1.704-2(f)(5) as made applicable by Treasury Regulation Section 1.704-2(i)(4), the Administrative Member may exercise such discretion on behalf of the LLC), be allocated items of income and gain for the year (and, if necessary, for succeeding years) equal to that Members share of the net decrease in the partner nonrecourse debt minimum gain. In the event that the application of the partner nonrecourse debt minimum gain chargeback requirement would cause a distortion in the economic arrangement among the Members, the Administrative Member may request that the Internal Revenue Service waive the minimum gain chargeback requirement pursuant to Treasury Regulation Section 1.704-2(f)(4) and 1.704-2(i)(4). The foregoing is intended to be the chargeback of partner recourse debt minimum gain required by Treasury Regulation Section 1.704-2(i)(4) and shall be interpreted and applied in all respects in accordance with that Treasury Regulation.
4.2.3 Qualified Income Offset and No Adjusted Capital Account Deficits . In the event any Member unexpectedly receives any adjustments, allocations, or distributions described in Treasury Regulation Section 1.704-1(b)(2)(ii)(d)(4), (5) or (6) causing an Adjusted Capital Account Deficit, items of LLC income and gain shall be specially allocated to each such Member in an amount and manner sufficient to eliminate, to the extent required by the Treasury Regulations, the Adjusted Capital Account Deficit of such Member as quickly as possible.
(a) This Agreement shall be deemed to include a qualified income offset provision within the meaning of the Treasury Regulations under Section 704(b) of the Code. Accordingly, notwithstanding any other provision of this Agreement, items of gross income shall be allocated to the Members on a priority basis to the extent and in the manner required by such provision.
(b) To the extent that Losses or items of loss or deduction otherwise allocable to a Member hereunder would cause such Member to have an Adjusted Capital Account Deficit as of the end of the taxable period to which such Losses, or items of loss or deduction, relate (after taking into account the allocation of all items of income and gain for such taxable period), such Losses, or items of loss or deduction, shall not be allocated to such Member and instead shall be allocated to the Members in accordance with Section 4.1 as if such Member were not a Member.
4.2.4 Member Nonrecourse Deductions . Notwithstanding anything to the contrary in this Article 4 , LLC losses, deductions, or Code Section 705(a)(2) expenditures that are attributable to particular partner nonrecourse liability shall be allocated to the Member that bears the economic risk of loss for the liability in accordance with Treasury Regulation Section 1.704-2(i).
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4.2.5 Reversal of Regulatory Allocations . To the extent that any item of income, gain, loss or deduction has been specially allocated pursuant to this Section 4.2 . and such allocation is inconsistent with the way in which the same amount otherwise would have been allocated under Section 4.1 , subsequent allocations under this Article 4 shall be made, to the extent possible and permitted under Section 704 of the Code, to negate as rapidly as possible the effect of all such inconsistent allocations under this Section 4.2 .
4.2.6 Distributions of Property . Solely for the purpose of adjusting the Capital Accounts of the Members, and not for tax purposes, if any property is distributed in kind to any Member, the difference between its fair market value (as determined in the judgment of the Administrative Member) and its Gross Asset Value at the time of distribution shall be treated as gain or loss recognized by the LLC and allocated pursuant to the provisions of this Article 4 .
4.2.7 Transfer of Interest . Except to the extent otherwise required by the Code and Treasury Regulations, if an Interest or part thereof is Transferred in any fiscal year, the items of income, gain, loss, deduction and credit allocable to such Interest for such fiscal year shall be apportioned between the Transferor and the Transferee in proportion to the number of days in such fiscal year the Interest is held by each of them, except that, if they agree between themselves and so notify the Administrative Member within thirty (30) days after the Transfer, then at their option, (i) all items or (ii) extraordinary items, including capital gains and losses, may be allocated to the Person who held the Interest on the date such items were realized or incurred by the LLC. At the request of the Transferee, the Administrative Member shall make the election provided for in Code Section 754.
4.2.8
Curative Allocations
. The allocation method set forth in this
Article 4
is intended to allocate Profits, Losses, income,
gain, loss, deduction and credit to the Members for federal income tax purposes in accordance with their economic interests in the LLC while complying with the principles of Sections 704(b), 704(c) and 752 of the Code and the Treasury Regulations
promulgated thereunder. If in the opinion of the Condor Member, the allocation of profits, losses, income, gain, deduction and credit pursuant to the provisions of this
Article 4
shall not (i) satisfy the requirements of Sections 704(b),
704(c) and/or 752 of the Code or the Treasury Regulations promulgated thereunder, (ii) comply with any other provisions of the Code or Treasury Regulations, or (iii) properly take into account any expenditure made by the LLC or any
Transfer of an Interest, then, notwithstanding anything to the contrary contained in the preceding provisions of this
Article 4
, Profits, Losses, income, gain, loss, deduction and credit shall be allocated in such manner as the Condor Member
shall determine to be required so as to reflect properly (i), (ii) or (iii), as the case may be, and this Agreement shall be amended without any action on the part of the Members to reflect any such change in the method of allocating Profits,
Losses, income, gain, loss, deduction and credit; provided, however, that any change in the method of allocating Profits, Losses, income, gain, loss, deduction and credit shall not
materially
alter the economic Agreement between the
Members in a manner that negatively impacts the TWC Member; and provided further that any such reallocation shall be consistent with and subject to the requirements of
Section 4.1.3
.
4.2.9 Code Section 704(c) . In accordance with Code Section 704(c) and the Treasury Regulations promulgated thereunder, income, gain, loss, deduction and credit with respect to any property contributed to the capital of the LLC shall, solely for tax purposes, be allocated among the Members so as to take account of any variation between the adjusted basis of such property to the LLC for federal income tax purposes and its initial Gross Asset Value. In the event the Gross Asset Value of any LLC property is adjusted pursuant to the definition of Gross Asset Value, subsequent allocations of income, gain, loss, and deduction with respect to such asset shall take into account any variation between the adjusted basis of such asset for federal income tax purposes and its Gross Asset Value in the same manner as under Code Section 704(c) and the Treasury Regulations promulgated thereunder. Any elections or other decisions relating to such allocations shall be made by the Condor Member.
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4.2.10 Tax Allocations . Items of income, gain, deduction and loss determined for income tax purposes shall be allocated, to the extent possible and except as otherwise provided herein, in the same proportions as corresponding items that enter into the calculation of Profits and Losses.
4.3 Certain Adjustments . It is intended that prior to a distribution of the proceeds from a liquidation of the LLC pursuant to Section 11.4 hereof, the positive Capital Account balance of each Member shall be equal to the amount that such Member would receive if liquidation proceeds were distributed in accordance with Section 5.1 . Accordingly, notwithstanding anything to the contrary in this Article 4 (other than Section 4.1.3 ), to the extent permissible under Sections 704(b) of the Code and the Treasury Regulations promulgated thereunder, Profits and Losses and, if necessary, items of gross income and gross deductions, of the LLC for the year of liquidation of the LLC (or, if earlier, the year in which all or substantially all of the LLC property is sold, transferred or disposed of, other than in connection with an exchange that qualifies as like-kind under Section 1031 of the Code) shall be allocated among the Members so as to bring the positive Capital Account balance of each Member as close as possible to the amount that such Member would receive if the LLC were liquidated and all of the proceeds were distributed in accordance with Section 5.1 .
4.4 Withholding Taxes .
4.4.1 Authority to Withhold; Treatment of Withheld Tax . Notwithstanding any other provision of this Agreement, each Member hereby authorizes the LLC to withhold and to pay over, or otherwise pay, any withholding or other taxes payable by the LLC or any of its Affiliates (pursuant to Section 1446 of the Code or any other similar provision of United States federal, state or local or non-United States tax law) with respect to such Members interest in the LLC or as a result of such Members participation in the LLC. If and to the extent that the LLC shall be required to withhold or pay any such withholding or other taxes, such Member shall be deemed for all purposes of this Agreement to have received a payment from the LLC as of the time such withholding or other tax is required to be paid, which payment shall be deemed to be a distribution pursuant to Section 5.1 with respect to such Members Interest to the extent that such Member (or any successor to such Members Interest) would have received a distribution but for such withholding. To the extent that the aggregate of such payments for any period exceeds the distributions that such Member would have received for such period but for such withholding, the Administrative Member shall notify such Member as to the amount of such excess and such Member shall make a prompt payment to the LLC of such amount by wire transfer of immediately available U.S. dollars.
4.4.2 Withholding from Distributions of Property . If the LLC makes a distribution in kind and such distribution is subject to withholding or other taxes payable by the LLC on behalf of any Member, such Member shall make a prompt payment to the LLC of the amount required to be withheld.
4.5 Income Tax Reporting . Each Member is aware of the income tax consequences of the allocations made by this Article 4 and hereby agrees to be bound by the provisions of Article 4 in reporting such Members share of LLC income and loss for federal and state income tax purposes.
ARTICLE 5
DISTRIBUTIONS; REPAYMENT OF MEMBER LOANS
5.1 Distributions . Except as provided in this Section 5.1 and Sections 5.2 , Available Cash and Net Capital Transaction Proceeds shall be distributed from time to time subject to the Condor Members reasonable approval, but no less often than quarterly for Available Cash, and as soon as practical (but in no event later than thirty (30) days) after receipt of Net Capital Transaction Proceeds, to the Members, in each case to the extent of available funds, as follows:
5.1.1 Distributions of Available Cash . Available Cash shall be allocated between and distributed to the Condor Member and TWC Member in the following amounts and priorities for each Fiscal Year:
(a) First , to the Condor Member until Condor Member has received from distributions under this Section 5.1.1(a) for the Fiscal Year an amount equal to Condor Members Minimum Preferred Return for that Fiscal Year;
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(b) Second , to the TWC Member until TWC Member has received from distributions under this Section 5.1.1(b) for the Fiscal Year an amount equal to TWC Members Minimum Preferred Return for that Fiscal Year; and
(c) Third, any remaining Available Cash for the Fiscal Year to the Condor Member and TWC Member in proportion to their respective Percentage Interests.
If the Available Cash for a Fiscal Year is insufficient to pay any part of a Members Minimum Preferred Return for that Fiscal Year, the unpaid amount shall not thereafter be payable and shall not be carried forward or accumulated for payment from Available Cash in any subsequent Fiscal Year. The Available Cash for a Fiscal Year refers to the Available Cash from operation of the LLC for that Fiscal Year, even if the amount of Available Cash for the Fiscal Year is not determined and distributed until the next Fiscal Year. Distributions of Available Cash are a return on, and not a return of, Capital Contributions;
5.1.2 Distributions of Net Capital Transaction Proceeds . Following distribution to TWC Member of any TWC OpCo Shortfall, Net Capital Transaction Proceeds shall be allocated between and distributed to the Condor Member and TWC Member in the following amounts and priorities:
(a) First , to the Members, pro rata in accordance with their Percentage Interests, until Condor Member has received a twelve percent (12%) Internal Rate of Return from the aggregate distributions under this Section 5.1 (which, for the avoidance of doubt, (x) includes the return of one hundred percent (100%) of Condor Members Capital Contributions to the LLC, and (y) shall be increased to give effect to distributions made to any Condor Member Affiliate under the operating agreement of Operating Tenant);
(b) Second , to the Members, pro rata in accordance with their Percentage Interests, until such time as the Condor Member has received a fifteen percent (15%) Internal Rate of Return from the aggregate distributions under this Section 5.1 (and as such distributions are deemed increased in the manner specified in (y) of Section 5.1.2(a));
(c) Third , to the Members, pro rata in accordance with their Percentage Interests, until such time as the Condor Member has received a twenty percent (20%) Internal Rate of Return from the aggregate distributions under this Section 5.1 (and as such distributions are deemed increased in the manner specified in (y) of Section 5.1.2(a)); and
(d) Fourth , to the Members, pro rata in accordance with their Percentage Interests, following such time as the Condor Member has received a twenty percent (20%) Internal Rate of Return from the aggregate distributions under this Section 5.1 (and as such distributions are deemed increased in the manner specified in (y) of Section 5.1.2(a)).
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Notwithstanding the foregoing, the amount of any Available Cash or Net Capital Transaction Proceeds that is distributable to (and would but for this provision otherwise be paid to) any Declining Member under this Section 5.1 or 11.4.3 shall instead be paid to any Non-Declining Member in repayment in whole or in part as the case may be of any Member Loans made by such Non-Declining Member to such Declining Member, together with any interest thereon, to be applied first to accrued and unpaid interest thereon and then to the principal balance thereof, in the order in which such Member Loans were made, so that the Member Loan longest outstanding is fully repaid prior to the payment of interest or principal on any Member Loan made after the date on which the longest outstanding Member Loan was made. Any such payment that would otherwise be distributed hereunder to a Declining Member that is made to the Non-Declining Member who has made a Member Loan shall be treated for all purposes of this Agreement as having been distributed to the Declining Member. The distributions paid on the Member Loan shall nonetheless be considered distributions to the Declining Member for all purposes under this Agreement, including but not limited to determination of the Declining Members Capital Contribution Balance and whether the Declining Member has received it Minimum Preferred Return.
5.2 Available Cash Upon Dissolution . Available Cash and Net Capital Transaction Proceeds distributed in Dissolution of the LLC shall be distributed by the Administrative Member in accordance with Section 11.4 of this Agreement.
5.3 Effect of Transfers . Distributions with respect to an LLC Interest shall be made to the Person reflected on the Books and Records of the LLC as owning that LLC Interest on the date of the distribution.
ARTICLE 6
MANAGEMENT
6.1 Management of the LLC . Subject to the terms and provisions of this Agreement, the Business of the LLC shall be managed by a single manager. TWC Member, as Administrative Member, is hereby designated as the sole manager of the LLC pursuant to Sections 18-101(10) and 18-401 of the Act, and shall operate the LLC solely in accordance with the Approved Business Plan and Approved Budget and this Agreement. Administrative Member shall act in good faith and in the best interests of the LLC, and shall devote such time and attention as shall be appropriate to manage and supervise the Business of the LLC properly and efficiently.
6.2 Designation and Authority of the Administrative Member .
6.2.1 Subject to the terms of Section 6.3 hereof, including compliance in all material respects with the Approved Budget and Approved Business Plan, the day-to-day management and administration of the LLC and its Subsidiaries shall be the responsibility of the Administrative Member, who shall have all rights and powers set forth in this Agreement for the day-to-day management and administration of the business and affairs of the LLC and the Subsidiaries.
6.2.2 In connection with the duties of the Administrative Member set forth in Section 6.2.1 , the Administrative Member shall have the duty, right, power, and authority, at such times as the Administrative Member shall determine to do, to permit or cause the LLC for itself or on behalf of each Subsidiary to do any of the following:
(a) prepare or supervise the preparation of the Business Plan and the Budget, any appropriate budgets for the operations of the Property and each Subsidiary, subject to the approval of the Condor Member as provided in Section 6.3 hereof;
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(b) manage the LLC and each Subsidiary in accordance with the Approved Business Plan and Approved Budget then in effect;
(c) oversee and supervise the Property Manager in connection with (i) all existing contracts and agreements, and renewals thereof and (ii) the making of new or additional contracts and Agreements for electricity, gas, telephone, cleaning, refuse disposal, vermin extermination and for any other utilities or services which the Administrative Member may consider advisable, but in each case of clauses (i) and (ii) above, only in accordance with the current Approved Business Plan and the Approved Budget;
(d) oversee and supervise the making of all repairs and replacements which are within the guidelines established in the Approved Business Plan and the Approved Budget then in effect and the making of all other material repairs and replacements approved by the Condor Member or made under circumstances which the Administrative Member considers in the exercise of its reasonable judgment to constitute an Emergency;
(e) oversee the collection of all revenues, rents, fees and income from the Property;
(f) oversee all contractors working at the Property in connection with the renovation of the Property whether relating to any property improvement plan or otherwise;
(g) oversee all room sales and marketing activities at the Property;
(h) review any and all insurance of any kind or nature including, but not limited to, property damage (including fire, acts of terrorism and all other risks), theft, public liability, loss of rents and business interruption and workmens compensation insurance obtained and paid for by the LLC or any Subsidiary in connection with the Property. The Administrative Member shall have the responsibility for the placement and maintenance of all insurance for the Property required pursuant to the Loan Documents;
(i) subject to the Approved Business Plan, the Approved Budget and the Operating Lease, as and when appropriate in the Administrative Members reasonable discretion, retain service professionals necessary to provide services with respect to the Property;
(j) to the extent that there are excess funds of the LLC or any Subsidiary which the Administrative Member determines are not then required in connection with the Business of the LLC, temporarily invest or cause to be invested such excess funds in any investment permitted under the Loan Documents and in a manner consistent with the Approved Business Plan and the Approved Budget;
(k) prosecute, protect, defend and settle or cause to be prosecuted, protected, defended and settled all LLC and Subsidiary rights, including rights and title to LLC Property;
(l) subject to the Approved Business Plan, the Approved Budget and the Operating Lease, open and maintain financial institution and investment accounts (with the approval of the Condor Member), drawing checks and other orders for the payment of money, and designating individuals with authority to sign or give instructions with respect to those accounts and arrangements;
(m) to the extent that funds of the LLC are available therefor, pay debts and obligations of the LLC and cause the Subsidiaries to pay, perform, and comply with, their obligations, including but not limited to obligations under the Loan Documents and Franchise Agreement;
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(n) execute and deliver such documents that the Administrative Member may deem necessary or appropriate in furtherance of the Business of the LLC; and
(o) perform other normal business functions and otherwise operate and manage the business and affairs of the LCC in accordance with, and as limited by, this Agreement.
6.3 Preparation of Business Plan and Budget .
6.3.1 Business Plan . In connection with the management of the LLCs operations, the Administrative Member shall be responsible for the preparation for each Fiscal Year or portion thereof during the term of this Agreement of a business plan for the operation and management of the Property (the Business Plan ), in substantial conformity to the form attached hereto as Exhibit D . The Business Plan shall set forth in reasonable detail (i) an annual forecast of revenues and expenses of the Property, (ii) an annual estimate of expected distributions to the Members, (iii) the Administrative Members estimation of required Reserves, and (iv) any contemplated construction, renovation or repair of the Property. The Business Plan shall be prepared by the Administrative Member and shall be subject to the approval of the Condor Member (as provided in Section 6.3.3 below). Except with respect to the Budget Overruns Provision and as otherwise provided in this Agreement, the Administrative Member shall be authorized to make only those expenditures and take only those actions which are included in, or contemplated by, the Approved Business Plan and the Approved Budget then in effect; provided , however , that the Administrative Member shall also be authorized to make or cause any Subsidiary to make any additional expenditures under circumstances which in the Administrative Members reasonable judgment constitute an event or condition (collectively, an Emergency ) requiring immediate action (a) for protection of the Property from imminent danger or damage or destruction, (b) for the avoidance of a risk of imminent personal injury or property damage to occupants, tenants or other persons, or (c) for the avoidance of any criminal liability on the part of the LLC or any Subsidiary arising out of the failure to comply with fire or life safety legal requirements at the Property (such event or condition described in this clause (c) shall be referred to as a Fire/Life Safety Emergency ). With respect to any expenditures made pursuant to a specific Emergency, the Administrative Member shall (i) promptly contact the Condor Member prior to, if reasonably practical to do so, or promptly after the making of such expenditures, and (ii) provide or cause the Property Manager to provide a reasonably detailed explanation of the Emergency, and the costs expended in connection therewith.
6.3.2 Budget . In connection with the management of the LLCs and the Subsidiaries operations, the Administrative Member shall be responsible for the preparation of a reasonably detailed estimated annual budget for the Property and the operations and renovation thereof (collectively, the Budget ), in substantial conformity to the form attached hereto Exhibit D . The Budget will be prepared on a line-item basis, which sets forth the estimated costs and expenses to be incurred by the LLC and the Subsidiaries in connection with the operation and management of the Property for each calendar quarter in the next ensuing Fiscal Year as well as a total budget for such Fiscal Year, and includes all anticipated income, operating expenses, working capital and other necessary Reserves and capital expenditures and renovations. Once approved by the Condor Member, the Approved Budget shall not be revised without the approval or the direction of the Condor Member pursuant to Section 6.3.3 below. Notwithstanding anything to the contrary contained herein, (i) the Administrative Member is authorized to spend up to an additional ten (10%) percent for any budgeted line item in an Approved Budget for a period not exceeding in the aggregate five (5%) of the total Approved Budget, (ii) if there is an increase in revenue over the budgeted line items for revenue in the Approved Budget, the budgeted line items in the Approved Budget for discretionary expenses shall be increased by a corresponding and proportional amount, and (iii) if there is a decrease in revenue under the budgeted line items for revenue in the Approved Budget, the budgeted line items in the Approved Budget for discretionary expenses shall be decreased by a corresponding and proportional amount (the Budget Overruns Provision ). Administrative Member shall provide or cause the Property Manager to provide an explanation of conditions giving rise to budget overruns.
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6.3.3 Process for Approval . The Members have approved an initial Business Plan and Budget for the LLC for the 2016 Fiscal Year, which is (or shall prior to the Closing Date be) attached hereto as Exhibit D . For the Fiscal Year of the LLC commencing on January 1, 2017, and for each Fiscal Year thereafter, the Administrative Member shall submit a proposed Budget and Business Plan, in such form as on Exhibit D , (i) no later than November 15, 2016 with respect to the Fiscal Year commencing on January 1, 2017, and (ii) no later than October 1 preceding each Fiscal Year with respect to each Fiscal Year thereafter. The Condor Member shall, after its receipt of such Budget and/or Business Plan, either (a) approve the Budget and/or Business Plan, or (b) advise the Administrative Member in writing of the Condor Members detailed objections thereto. If the Condor Member has any objections to the proposed Budget or Business Plan, the Condor Member and Administrative Member shall endeavor to resolve any disagreements with respect thereto prior to January 1 of the following calendar year; provided that if they are unable to agree upon any provision of the proposed Budget or Business Plan, then the Administrative Member shall utilize the final Budget or Business Plan applicable to the immediately preceding Fiscal Year, with up to an additional ten (10%) percent increase above such Budget or Business Plan (excluding from both any Necessary Expenses), except that any Necessary Expenses shall not be subject to objection and may be added to the Budget without giving effect to the referenced Budget Cap. The Budget and Business Plan, once approved or finalized by the Condor Member pursuant to this Section 6.3.3 , or modified as provided in this Section 6.3.3 , shall be referred to herein as the Approved Budget and the Approved Business Plan .
6.4 Major Decisions . Notwithstanding anything to the contrary contained in Section 6.2 above or otherwise contained in this Agreement, the Administrative Member shall not cause the LLC to make any Major Decision without obtaining the approval of the Condor Member, which approval shall not be unreasonably withheld, denied, conditioned, or delayed. The making of any Major Decision shall require the unanimous consent of the Members. Major Decisions shall mean decisions to do any of the following with respect to the LLC or any Subsidiary:
6.4.1 Adopt, approve or amend any Business Plan or Budget for the activities for the Property or for the operations of the LLC and its Subsidiaries other than in accordance with Section 6.2 (it being understood and agreed that the Budget attached hereto as Exhibit D is hereby approved by the Condor Member);
6.4.2 establish, increase or reduce Reserves not expressly provided for in the Approved Business Plan or in the Approved Budget, unless required by the Franchise Agreement;
6.4.3 enter into, or cause or permit any Subsidiary to enter into any contract or other arrangement if (a) it would, or are reasonably anticipated to, exceed $25,000 in the aggregate, (b) it has a term in excess of one year, (c) it is not terminable by the LLC or applicable Subsidiary without payment or penalty upon no more than thirty (30) days notice, (d) it provides for any automatic renewal terms greater than thirty (30) days, or (e) it is for the employment of any Hotel employees. Furthermore, except as contemplated in the Approved Budget, enter into, or cause or permit any Subsidiary to enter into, any contract or other arrangement which (i) provides for the payment of sums not authorized in the Approved Budget of more than $25,000, or in the case of a repair of any payment of more than $25,000, (ii) would give rise to a lien upon all or any part of the Property, (iii) is a lease of any part of the Property, (iv) relates to alterations to the exterior, interior or structural design of the Property, or (v) is a contract or arrangement for multiple guest rooms in the Hotel and/or multiple days that (x) exceed a 1-year term and/or (y) exceed 40% of the Hotels guest room inventory for a period of 14 days or more, or (z) exceed 50 room nights and have a negotiated net rate of $55 per night or less, including promoting such rates
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online or in print ads, such as coupons; or amend in a manner materially adverse to the LLC or applicable Subsidiary or terminate, other than in accordance with its terms, any contract or arrangement described in this Section 6.4.3 that Administrative Member was not authorized to enter into or cause or permit any Subsidiary to enter into without the consent of all of the Members;
6.4.4 except (x) as provided in Section 3.2.1 , or (y) as may be required under the Option Agreement, or (z) as contemplated in the then current Approved Business Plan or Approved Budget, directly or indirectly, sell, transfer, encumber or exchange or otherwise dispose of the LLC Property or any portion thereof or any other assets of or for the LLC or any Subsidiary (or any related group of such transactions); or acquire any other real property or asset for the LLC or any Subsidiary;
6.4.5 cause or permit the LLC or any Subsidiary to incur, amend, modify, increase, extend, prepay, guarantee or refinance any borrowing (including mezzanine financing) or indebtedness (except for trade payables or other operational indebtedness incurred in the ordinary course of business) of the LLC or any Subsidiary or with respect to the LLC Property;
6.4.6 enter into, amend or modify or cause or permit any Subsidiary to enter into, amend or modify the Loan Documents, any Loan Guaranty or any Guaranty, except for any modification of the Loan Documents (other than any Loan Guaranty or Guaranty in which the Condor Member or any of its Affiliates is a guarantor) which is an Immediate Decision;
6.4.7 consolidate or merge the LLC or any Subsidiary with or into any Person, or effectuate a new venture, or liquidate or dissolve the LLC or any Subsidiary;
6.4.8 issue, sell or redeem or grant options with respect to, or enter into any agreement or letter of intent to do the same, any securities or membership interests of the LLC or any Subsidiary;
6.4.9 select the LLCs and Subsidiaries legal, tax, auditing or accounting service providers not expressly provided for in the Approved Business Plan or in the Approved Budget, provided that the Approved Accountants are approved as the LLCs accountants;
6.4.10 enter into any settlement with any taxing authority (federal, state or local) on behalf of the LLC or any Subsidiary, or any governmental authority regarding any pending or threatened condemnation or eminent domain proceedings;
6.4.11 amend or modify this Agreement or the Certificate of Formation or the organizational documents of any Subsidiary;
6.4.12 to the extent not expressly provided in the Approved Business Plan then in effect, cause or consent to any change in the use, any zoning law or entitlement relating to the Property or cause or permit any Subsidiary to do so or cause or permit a change in title or the condition of title to the Property;
6.4.13 adopt any insurance program (provided that the insurance program for the Property on the date hereof is hereby approved by the Condor Member), reduce or increase the scope of the insurance program for the LLC or its Subsidiaries or settle or adjust any insurance claim under policies maintained by the LLC or any Subsidiary in excess of $25,000 for any single occurrence, or in excess of $50,000 in the aggregate in any Fiscal Year.
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6.4.14 settle any claim, cause of action, suit, declaration, judgment or other litigation on behalf of the LLC or any Subsidiary that involves monetary damages of $50,000 or more in any one instance, or $100,000 or more in any Fiscal Year;
6.4.15 make any Distributions other than as expressly set forth in Section 5.1 hereof;
6.4.16 perform any act (other than an act required by this Agreement) which would subject or purport to subject, at the time such act occurred, the Condor Member to personal liability or cause the Condor Member to guarantee or be deemed to become a guarantor or surety of any indebtedness of the LLC or any Subsidiary (including the Loan);
6.4.17 take any Bankruptcy Action or permit or cause any Subsidiary to take any Bankruptcy Action;
6.4.18 for so long as any indebtedness remains outstanding under the Loan, Transfer any direct or indirect legal or beneficial interests in the LLC or any Subsidiary without complying with the applicable provisions of the applicable Loan Documents, and for so long as a Franchise Agreement is in effect, Transfer any direct or indirect legal or beneficial interests in the LLC or any Subsidiary without complying with the applicable provisions of the Franchise Agreement;
6.4.19 terminate or modify any Operating Lease;
6.4.20 Enter into, amend, modify or change any agreement with any Affiliate of Administrative Member, TWC Member or TWC Principal, which shall be the sole and exclusive right of Condor Member on behalf of the LLC or any Subsidiary;
6.4.21 Making of any matter or decision relating to environmental conditions concerning the Property, including, without limitation, selecting of environmental engineers or consultants and adopting and implementing any operation and maintenance program or any other program or action to remove or otherwise remediate hazardous materials;
6.4.22 In the event of any casualty or condemnation affecting the Property or any portion thereof, making any decisions regarding the rights of Operating Tenant under the Operating Lease concerning the casualty or condemnation;
6.4.23 Except as may be otherwise expressly provided for herein, the making of any request that the Members make Additional Capital Contributions to the Company;
6.4.24 Approve any alteration, renovation or improvement of the Property whether pursuant to a Franchise Agreement, applicable law or otherwise that is in excess of $25,000 per year or that is not in the Approved Budget, or requires the consent of the Property Owning Affiliate under the Operating Lease; and
6.4.25 Amend, modify, terminate, or waive any rights under the Franchise Agreement or Property Management Agreement or permit any Subsidiary to do so.
Notwithstanding anything contained in this Agreement to the contrary, including this Section 6.4 and Section 6.5 , if the TWC Member is removed as the Administrative Member in accordance with this Agreement, its approval of Major Decisions and Immediate Decisions shall not be required, except for the following Major Decisions, which shall require the approval of the TWC Member, which shall not be unreasonably withheld, denied, conditioned, or delayed: (a) any Major Decision if the taking or
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consenting to the action contemplated by the Major Decision would trigger recourse or liability under (x) any Guaranty given by TWC Principal or any Affiliate of TWC Principal, or (y) any Major Decision which would result in the TWC Members interest being diluted, including by the admission of an additional Member to the LLC or other any action under Section 6.4.8 , unless the Percentage Interests of the Condor Member and TWC Member are diluted proportionately (or disproportionately where the TWC Member Percentage Interest is diluted by less than a proportionate amount. Whether it is the Administrative Member, the Condor Member shall have the right to propose a Major Decision for approval by the Administrative Member (if it has a right of approval), which shall not be unreasonably withheld, denied, conditioned, or delayed. The Administrative Member shall implement any Major Decisions proposed by the Condor Member that are approved.
Administrative Member shall (i) promptly provide to Condor Member a copy of any written notice of default received by Administrative Member which was given by the Lender under any of the Loan Documents or by Franchisor under the Franchise Agreement (a Loan/Franchise Default ) and (ii) confer with Condor Member regarding its plan or recommendation for curing the Loan/Franchise Default on a timely basis taking into account the length of any cure period provided in the Loan Documents or Franchise Agreement, as applicable. If any action proposed or required by Administrative Member to cure the Loan/Franchise Default (the Curative Action ) requires the approval of Condor Member under the terms of this Agreement, Condor Member shall promptly provide its approval or disapproval. If (a) Condor Member has provided or is deemed to have provided, its approval to the Curative Action, and Administrative Member has not promptly commenced the Curative Action or is not proceeding with due diligence to complete the Curative Action within the cure period for the Loan/Franchise Default, (b) the Condor Member disapproves the Curative Action and has offered an alternative to such Curative Action that Administrative Member is unwilling to pursue, or (c) the Administrative Member does not promptly propose the Curative Action, then Condor Member may give to Administrative Member up to five (5) business days prior written notice (the exact length of the advance notice to be reasonably determined by Condor based upon the length of the remaining cure period for the particular Loan/Franchise Default) of its intent to cure the Loan/Franchise Default (the Self-Help Notice ). If, within the designated period following the giving of the Self-Help Notice, the Loan/Franchise Default has not been cured, the Administrative Member has not commenced or proceeding with due diligence to complete the Curative Action approved by the Condor Member , or if not previously done, delivers to the Condor Member a proposed Curative Action which the Condor Member approves, the Condor Member is authorized (but not obligated) to take the Curative Action or make such payments on the LLCs behalf and at the LLCs expense, as the Condor Member determines in its reasonable discretion are necessary to cure the Loan/Franchise Default before expiration of any applicable cure period. Administrative Member shall use LLC funds to reimburse to Condor Member any payments made by Condor Member and pay expenses reasonably incurred by Condor Member in its effort to cure the Loan/Franchise Default, and if insufficient funds exist for such purpose, the Administrative Member shall, and Condor Member may, require Additional Capital Contributions under Section 9.1 . In such case, Administrative Member and Condor Member will coordinate their respective efforts to cure the Loan/Franchise Default, and Condor Members election to undertake cure efforts shall not be deemed a breach by Administrative Member of any of its obligations under this Agreement. In the event that TWC Member is removed as Administrative Member, the then Administrative Member shall promptly provide to TWC Member a copy of any written notice of a Loan/Franchise Default and if there exists a Loan/Franchise Default that could trigger liability under any of the Loan Guaranties or the Franchise Guaranty, TWC Member shall have the same rights as Condor Member under this paragraph, including the right to give a Self-Help Notice and to cure such Loan/Franchise Default, and the then Administrative Member shall have the same obligations to TWC Member as Administrative Member has to Condor Member in this paragraph.
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6.5 Property Management and TWC Member Affiliate Agreement Decisions . Notwithstanding any other provision of this Agreement, the Condor Member shall have the exclusive right without the consent or approval of the TWC Member being required, on behalf of the LLC or any Subsidiary, whether the Condor Member is the Administrative Member, to enforce the terms of the Property Management Agreement against the Property Manager or any other contract between the LLC or a Subsidiary and an Affiliate of the Administrative Member, TWC Member or TWC Principal, and otherwise act on behalf of the LLC as the contract party to the Property Management Agreement or any other contract between the LLC or a Subsidiary and an Affiliate of the Administrative Member, TWC Member or TWC Principal, including but not limited to granting or withholding consents and approvals, and making any other decisions required or permitted to be made thereunder, and exercising termination rights contained in the Property Management Agreement. TWC Member shall not dispute, challenge or impede any such Condor Member action.
6.6 Immediate Decisions . Notwithstanding anything to the contrary contained in Section 6.2 above or otherwise contained in this Agreement, the Administrative Member shall not cause the LLC to make any Immediate Decision without obtaining the approval of the Condor Member, which approval shall not be unreasonably withheld, denied or conditioned. The making of any Immediate Decision shall require the unanimous approval of the Members. Immediate Decisions shall mean decisions to do any of the following with respect to the LLC or any Subsidiary:
6.6.1 Amendments of the Loan Documents (excluding any Loan Guaranty) required by the Lender under any provision of Loan Documents allowing the Lender to correct scriveners errors;
6.6.2 Approval or modification of accounting policies, including selection or modification of significant accounting methods of the Company or any Subsidiary;
6.6.3 (a) making or revoking any tax election, adopting or changing any tax accounting method by or on behalf of the LLC or any Subsidiary; provided that an election under Section 754 of the Code shall be made at the request of any Member, (b) change the taxable year for federal, state or foreign income tax purposes of the LLC or any Subsidiary, or (c) approve a like kind exchange pursuant to Section 1031 of the Code;
6.6.4 Making or incurring by the LLC or any Subsidiary of Compliance Expenses; and
6.6.5 Making or incurring by the LLC or any Subsidiary of expenditures in excess of $25,000.00 in the aggregate to address any Emergency, other than a Fire/Life Safety Emergency.
If the Administrative Member desires to obtain the Condor Members approval of any Immediate Decision, it shall deliver notice of the proposed Immediate Decision to the Condor Member accompanied by the information necessary for the Condor Member to determine whether to approve, and unless the Condor Member delivers to the Administrative Member its response to the proposal within ten (10) Business Days (except three (3) Business Days for Immediate Decisions under Section 6.6.5 ) after receipt of the request and information, the Condor Member shall be deemed to have approved the proposed Immediate Decision, if the Administrative Members notice states in capitalized letters that it is made pursuant to this Section 6.6 and that failure to respond within ten (10) Business Days or three (3) Business Days, as applicable, shall be deemed to be an approval. Whether it is the Administrative Member, the Condor Member shall have the right to propose a Major Decision for approval by the Administrative Member (if it has a right of approval), and the same time periods for response and deemed approval applicable to Administrative Members requests for approval shall also be applicable to the Condor Members requests for approval. The Administrative Member shall implement any Immediate Decisions proposed by the Condor Member that are approved.
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6.7 Authority of Members to Deal with LLC and Advances and Reimbursement to the Members . The Members shall be entitled to receive, out of LLC funds available therefor and only to the extent provided for in the Approved Budget or the Approved Business Plan, reimbursements of all reasonable actual and out-of-pocket costs and expenses incurred in connection with the Acquisition, the Business of the LLC and reasonable LLC organizational costs, including amounts expended that are related to the filing of the Certificate of Formation and the formation of the LLC (but without duplication of any expenses reimbursed under any Affiliate Agreements). The costs and expenses incurred by the Members as of the date hereof, and estimated to be incurred as of the Closing Date, shall be reimbursable costs and expenses of the LLC as set forth on Exhibit B attached hereto (as may be amended). The costs and expenses incurred by a Member that are not reimbursable costs and expenses to such Member pursuant to this Section 6.7 shall be paid by such Member, and such payments shall not constitute Capital Contributions, Member Loans, or any other loans to the LLC or any Member and shall not increase the Capital Account of such Member.
6.8 Limitations on Liability of the Administrative Member to the Members . Any other provision of this Agreement to the contrary notwithstanding, neither the Administrative Member nor its Affiliates nor any Member shall be liable for the return of any Capital Contributions of the Members or for any portion thereof, it being expressly understood that any return of capital shall be made solely from the assets of the LLC, nor shall the Administrative Member, any Member or any of their Affiliates be required to pay to the LLC or to any Member any capital deficits of any Member upon Dissolution of the LLC or otherwise.
6.9 Other Business Ventures . The LLC and the Members: (a) recognize that the Members and their Affiliates, and their respective members, partners, shareholders, officers, directors, employees, agents and representatives, have or may in the future have other business interests, activities and investments, independently or with others; (b) agree that the Members and their Affiliates, and their respective related parties, are entitled to carry on such other business interests, activities and investments (exclusive of any area or exclusivity restrictions in the Property Management Agreement); (c) agree that neither the LLC, its Subsidiaries, the other Member, nor any of their respective related parties, shall have any right, by virtue of this Agreement or otherwise, in or to such business interests, activities and investments, any interests therein or the income or profits derived therefrom; and (d) agree that the pursuit of such potentially competing business interests, activities and investments, shall not be restricted by this Agreement or deemed a violation of any Members duties to the LLC or the other Member or otherwise wrongful or improper.
6.10 Removal of the Administrative Member .
6.10.1 Process . During the continuance of a TWC OpCo Member Event of Default, the Condor Member may remove the TWC Member as the Administrative Member of the LLC (in which event the TWC Member shall be deemed to be a Member that is not the Administrative Member for all purposes hereunder) and the TWC Member, or any of its Affiliates, and any of their agents and employees as the managing member, manager, officer, or any similar role or position in the Subsidiaries (the Equivalent Subsidiary Positions ) by written notice to the Administrative Member (it being agreed that such removal shall be effective immediately upon delivery of such notice so long as a TWC OpCo Member Event of Default is then continuing). If the TWC Member is removed as the Administrative Member of the LLC, the Condor Member shall select a new Administrative Member and for the Equivalent Subsidiary Positions, which successor Administrative Member and designees for the Equivalent Subsidiary Positions so designated may be the Condor Member, an Affiliate thereof or a third party non-Member manager appointed to act as the Administrative Member of the LLC and in the Equivalent Subsidiary Positions, in which event such non-Member manager shall not be a Member hereunder, notwithstanding its title as Administrative Member or a member of any of the Subsidiaries.
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Any such successor Administrative Member shall be bound by the terms of this Agreement. In the event that it is determined that the TWC OpCo Member Event of Default that gave rise to TWC Members removal as Administrative Member did not occur, then TWC Member may direct Condor Member to take such action as necessary to cause TWC Member to be immediately reinstated as the Administrative Member and TWC Member and its Affiliates, agents, and employees to their Equivalent Subsidiary Positions.
6.10.2 Effect of Removal . If the Condor Member properly elects to remove the TWC Member as the Administrative Member in accordance with this Section 6.10 the TWC Member shall retain its Interest in the LLC as a non-managing Member and shall have the same rights to distributions and allocations it would have had as the Administrative Member.
6.11 Compensation of the Administrative Member; Reimbursement . No salaries or other benefits shall be paid to the TWC Member in its capacity as the Administrative Member. The LLC shall reimburse the TWC Member in its capacity as the Administrative Member for any expense of the LLC and the Subsidiaries paid by the TWC Member, where set forth in the Approved Budget.
6.12 Compensation of Other Members . No salaries or other benefits will be paid to the Condor Member or the TWC Member in its capacity as a Member of the LLC.
6.13 Loan and Franchise Guaranties . Loan and Franchise Guaranties . The TWC Member shall cause a TWC Guarantor acceptable to the Lender and Franchisor, on the one hand, and the Condor Member shall cause a Condor Guarantor acceptable to the Lender and Franchisor, on the other hand, on terms reasonably approved by the Members, to provide any and all payment, non-recourse carve-out and environmental guaranties and indemnities that may be required by any Lender (each, a Loan Guaranty , and collectively, the Loan Guaranties ) or as required by any Franchisor (the Franchise Guaranty ). If acceptable to the Lender, the Loan Guaranties will be given by the TWC Guarantor acceptable to the Lender and the Condor Guarantor acceptable to the Lender in proportion to the respective Percentage Interests of their related Members at the time; otherwise, the Loan Guaranties may be joint and several. If acceptable to the Franchisor, the Franchise Guaranty will be given by the TWC Guarantor acceptable to the Franchisor and the Condor Guarantor acceptable to the Franchisor in proportion to the respective Percentage Interests of their related Members at the time; otherwise, the Franchise Guaranty may be joint and several. However, any requirement that TWC Member or a creditworthy Affiliate of TWC Member provide any new Loan Guaranty or new Franchise Guaranty shall expire and be of no further force and effect at any time that TWC Member is no longer the Administrative Member, or the Property Manager has been removed as manager of the Property. At or prior to the closing of the initial Loan, (i) Condor Member shall execute and deliver and cause Condor Hospitality Trust Inc. and its respective Affiliate guarantors providing the Loan Guaranties and Franchise Guaranty to execute and deliver, and (ii) TWC Member shall execute and deliver and cause its respective Affiliate guarantors providing the Loan Guaranties and Franchise Guaranty to execute and deliver, a Reimbursement Agreement or Reimbursement Agreements in the form of Exhibit E concerning the sharing between them of liabilities payable under those guaranties, and providing that the Condor Member and the Condor Hospitality Trust Inc. will jointly and severally indemnify the TWC Member and its Affiliate guarantors from and against any liability under the Loan Guaranties and Franchise Guaranty arising after date when TWC Member is removed as the Administrative Member. In the case of any conflict between the foregoing description of the Reimbursement Agreement(s) and the actual Reimbursement Agreement(s), the Reimbursement Agreement(s) shall govern.
6.14 Property Management . The LLC shall cause the Operating Tenant to enter into the Property Management Agreement with the Property Manager in the form attached hereto as Exhibit F .
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6.15 TWC Member Key Person(s) . TWC Member shall cause Alan Kanders or any permitted replacement described below in this Section 6.15 to be the executive in charge of the TWC Member responsible for the supervision and oversight of the TWC Members compliance with this Agreement and for him to spend as much of his time as is necessary to perform such oversight and supervision. If due to the death or disability of Alan Kanders, he no longer can serve in such chief executive capacity, then TWC Member shall cause Ravi Dave immediately to replace him as such executive in charge, and if Ravi Dave dies or is disabled and unable to perform those duties or ceases to be associated with the TWC Member, then within sixty (60) days thereafter, TWC Member shall appoint another qualified person with executive level managerial experience in the hospitality industry in the United States approved by the Condor Member to be the executive in charge.
6.16 REIT Status . The Members, upon receipt of written notice from Condor Member of any act or omission that adversely affects the ability of the REIT to qualify as a real estate investment trust under Section 856 of the Code or subjects the REIT (or any of its Affiliates) to any additional taxes under the Code, will use their commercially reasonable best efforts to take such action, or cause the Company to take such action, or refrain from taking any action, in each case as requested by the REIT to ensure continued qualification of Condor Hospitality Trust, Inc. as a REIT and avoid the imposition of additional taxes under the Code, provided, however, that such action or inaction requested by the Condor Member shall not adversely affect the Members respective economic and legal rights and obligations in any material respect.
ARTICLE 7
MEMBERS MEETINGS, RIGHTS, OBLIGATIONS AND LIABILITIES
7.1 Limitation of Liability . The Members will not be bound by, or be personally liable for, the expenses, liabilities or obligations of the LLC except as otherwise provided in the Act. The Members will not be obligated to make any Capital Contributions other than as provided in this Agreement, except that, to the extent required under the Act, any Members receiving a distribution of cash, or return, in whole or in part, of its net Capital Contribution could be liable to the LLC for any sum, not in excess of the amount returned (with any interest, if any, specified by the Act) necessary to discharge liabilities of the LLC to creditors who extended credit or whose claims arose before such return. In addition, the Members acknowledge that the liability of a Member for its obligations under this Agreement shall be limited to such Members interest in the LLC and the other Members shall not look to any other property or assets of such Member or the properties or assets of any of the trustees, beneficiaries, members, partners, shareholders, officers, directors, employees, agents and representatives (or others performing similar functions) of such Member in seeking either to enforce such Members obligations under this Agreement or to satisfy a judgment for such Members failure to perform such obligations. Except where expressly provided, each Member waives, to the full extent permitted by law, any claim for indirect, consequential or punitive damages, including loss of profits, in connection with any liability of the other Members hereunder.
7.2 No Participation in Management . The Members, in their capacity as such, may not transact any business for the LLC, and will have no power to execute Agreements on behalf of or otherwise bind or commit the LLC, but they may exercise the rights and powers granted to them in this Agreement, including the right to give consents and approvals to the extent provided in this Agreement. The exercise of any such rights and powers will be deemed to relate to the basic structure of the LLC and not the exercise of control over the Business of the LLC.
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7.3 Meetings .
7.3.1 Place of Meetings . All meetings of the Members shall be held via internet conference or telephonic or similar communications equipment by means of which all persons participating in the meeting can hear one another, and such participation will constitute presence in person at such meeting.
7.3.2 Annual Meetings of Members . An annual meeting of the Members shall be held on each anniversary of the date of this Agreement, or such other date as the Members may determine, at 10:00 a.m. If this day shall be a legal holiday, then the meeting shall be held on the next succeeding Business Day, at the same time. At the annual meeting, the Members shall transact such business as may be properly brought before the meeting.
7.3.3 Special Meetings . Special meetings of the Members may be called at any time by any Member. Upon receipt of a written request, which request may be mailed or delivered personally to the Administrative Member, by any Person entitled to call a special meeting of Members, the Administrative Member shall cause Notice to be given to the Members that a meeting will be held at a time requested by the Person or Persons calling the meeting, not less than three (3) Business Days nor more than thirty (30) days after the receipt of such request. If such Notice is not given within ten (10) Business Days after receipt of such request, the Persons calling the meeting may give Notice thereof in the manner provided by the Agreement.
7.3.4 A Notice of Meetings . Except as provided for in Section 7.3.3 for special meetings, Notice of meetings shall be given to the Members in writing not less than three (3) Business Days nor more than thirty (30) days before the date of the meeting by the Administrative Member. Notice of any meeting of Members shall specify the place, the day and the hour of the meeting, and in case of a special meeting, the general nature of the business to be transacted.
7.3.5 Validation of Members Meetings . The actions taken by the Members at a meeting of the Members which was not called or noticed pursuant to the provisions of Section 7.3.3 or 7.3.4 shall be valid as though transacted at a meeting duly held after regular call and notice, if all of the Members of the LLC are present or participating. All such waivers, consents or approvals shall be filed with the records of the LLC. Attendance shall constitute a waiver of notice, unless objection shall be made.
7.3.6 Actions Without a Meeting . Any action which may be taken at any annual or special meeting of Members may be taken, without a meeting and without prior Notice if (a) a consent in writing, setting forth the action so taken, shall be signed by all of the Members or (b) no consent of the Members is required under this Agreement and such action may be taken by the Administrative Member or the Condor Member as provided in this Agreement.
7.3.7 Quorum and Effect of Vote . The attendance of all Members shall be required in order to constitute a quorum at all meetings of the Members for the transaction of business; provided, however, that the foregoing shall not be deemed to (a) limit or prohibit the taking of any action by the Administrative Member or the Condor Member which the Administrative Member or the Condor Member, as applicable, is entitled to take pursuant to this Agreement without the consent or approval of any other Member or a meeting of the Members as a condition to the taking of such action or (b) expand the rights of any Member.
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ARTICLE 8
TRANSFERS
8.1 Transfer or Assignment of Members Interest .
8.1.1 In General . Except as provided in this Article 8 and Articles 13 , no Member may sell, transfer, assign or otherwise convey or mortgage, pledge, hypothecate or otherwise dispose of, encumber or permit or suffer any encumbrance of (or permit or suffer to exist any of the foregoing), either directly or indirectly (a Transfer ), all or any part of its LLC Interest or any direct or indirect ownership interest in such Member without the consent of the Condor Member and the TWC Member. Any Transferee which has obtained an LLC Interest other than as expressly permitted in this Article 8 shall have no right to become a Member of the LLC. In addition, the Members acknowledge and agree that any Transfer permitted hereunder shall not result in there being more than two (2) Members in the LLC, unless the admission of additional Members is consented to in writing by the Condor Member and the TWC Member.
8.1.2 Certain Transfers Permitted . Notwithstanding Section 8.1.1 and subject in all events to Section 8.2 , each Member may allow the Transfer of ownership interests in such Member or in the partners, members or shareholders thereof, as follows:
(a) in the case of the TWC Member, any Transfer of direct or indirect ownership interests in the TWC Member, if (i) such Transfer (x) is for estate planning purposes, including the events that implement the estate plan, or (y) is among the holders of direct or indirect interests in the TWC Member as of the date hereof, or (z) involves the direct or indirect ownership interest in SP Spring Hotel LLC ( SP Member ) or the direct or indirect ownership interest of SP Member in TWC Member, to any Person; provided that following such Transfer Mark Walsh and/or Brett Bossung shall continue to control SP Member (or in the case of a direct Transfer of SP Members ownership interest in TWC Member, the relevant transferee), and (ii) following such Transfer, at least one of the TWC Principals continue to Control the TWC Member,.
(b) in the case of the Condor Member, any Transfer of direct or indirect ownership interests in the Condor Member, if such Transfer (i) is to an Affiliate of the Condor Member, or (ii) involves the common stock or preferred stock of Condor Hospitality Trust, Inc. or the general or limited partnership interests in Supertel Limited Partnership. Notwithstanding anything to the contrary in this Article 8 or elsewhere in this Agreement, there are no restrictions in this Agreement in any manner on the sale or other transfer of stock or any other interest in Condor Hospitality Trust, Inc., direct or indirect, or the general or limited partnership interests in Supertel Limited Partnership, direct or indirect, but at all times subject to the provisions of the Loan Documents and any Franchise Agreement in effect at the time.
8.2 Restrictions on Transfers . Except as otherwise expressly set forth herein, all Transfers, directly or indirectly, of all or any portion of a direct or indirect legal or beneficial interest in the LLC shall be subject to the following restrictions: (a) no Transfer shall be made which results, or would result upon a foreclosure of any security interest, in a termination of the LLC within the meaning of the Code, and (b) no Transfer shall be made which (i) violates the provisions of any Loan Document, Franchise Agreement, or any other agreement of the LLC or its Subsidiaries or any provision of this Agreement, (ii) would result in the LLC or any Member having to register under the Securities Act, the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended, the Investment Company Act of 1940, as amended, or any other federal, state or local securities laws, (iii) would violate any applicable federal, state or local laws, including the Securities Act, and any other securities laws, (iv) would cause the LLC to fail to be treated as a partnership for federal income tax purposes or would cause a termination of the LLC under Section
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708 of the Code or otherwise adversely affects the tax status of the LLC as a partnership, or (v) would cause the LLC to be treated as a publicly traded partnership within the meaning of Section 7704 of the Code or (vi) would result in the LLC or any of its Subsidiaries holding plan assets as defined in the Employee Retirement Income Security Act (ERISA). All attempts to Transfer, directly or indirectly, all or any portion of a direct or indirect legal or beneficial interest in the LLC in contravention of this Agreement shall be void.
8.3 Effect of Transfer .
8.3.1 Except for a Transfer pursuant to Article 13 , no Transfer of LLC Interests shall release any party of its obligations hereunder without the express written consent of the Members to such release.
8.3.2 In the event of any direct Transfer of an LLC Interest specifically permitted under this Agreement, (a) the LLC Interest so transferred shall be and remain subject to all terms and provisions of this Agreement, (b) the transferee shall be deemed to have assumed all obligations hereunder relating to the LLC Interest so transferred and shall have such obligations jointly and severally with its transferor (provided that such obligations will be the obligations solely of the transferee if the transferor is released from its obligations pursuant to the provisions hereof), and (c) all of the terms hereof shall be binding upon and enforceable against the transferee.
8.3.3 No change in ownership of all or any portion of any LLC Interest shall be binding upon any Member or the LLC until an executed copy of all instruments in connection with such Transfer, including an executed counterpart signature page to this Agreement, has been delivered to all Members.
8.4 Lender Consent; Admission of New Members .
8.4.1 Notwithstanding anything to the contrary set forth in this Article 8 , no Transfer shall be permitted or effective for any purpose unless all required consents, if any, of the Lender and any franchisor with respect to the Property shall have been obtained in writing.
8.4.2 Additional Members may be admitted to the LLC only with the consent of each of the Members and only if such additional Members are bound by all the terms and provisions of this Agreement. Admission of additional Members shall be evidenced by a written modification hereto.
8.5 Void Transfers . Any Transfer made in violation of this Article 8 shall be of no force or effect, and the transferring Member shall continue to be treated as a member for all purposes, and obligated under each and every provision, of this Agreement.
ARTICLE 9
ADDITIONAL CAPITAL CONTRIBUTIONS
9.1 Additional Capital Contributions . If, at any time and from time to time after the Closing Contributions required to be contributed pursuant to Article 3 have been contributed to the LLC, Administrative Member determines that additional funds are necessary to meet the needs or obligations of the LLC or any of its Subsidiaries, but solely to the extent of costs and expenses that: (a) are related to any Emergency, (b) are described and set forth in the Approved Budget or Approved Business Plan (but solely to the extent that the Approved Budget or Approved Business Plan provides that Additional Capital Contributions will be required to fund such costs and expenses), (c) are needed to pay for (i) any
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uncontested liability or obligation of a Member or an Affiliate of a Member under any Guaranty in accordance with Section 6.13 or by the LLC to pay any uncontested obligation guaranteed under a Guaranty for which the LLC is the primary obligor, or (ii) to make any payment due or perform any obligation of any Subsidiary under the Loan Documents or Franchise Agreement, and/or (e) subject to the Condor Members approval, are otherwise necessary in the Administrative Members judgment, the Administrative Member shall have the right to deliver a Notice to the Members (a Capital Call Notice ) that additional cash Capital Contributions ( Additional Capital Contributions ) are required to be made to the LLC in the amount of such additional funds. If, at any time and from time to time after the Closing Contributions have been contributed to the LLC, Condor Member reasonably determines that additional funds are necessary for any of the purposes described in (a) to (e) above or to meet the operational needs or the obligations of the LLC or its Subsidiaries, then Condor Member shall have the right to deliver a Capital Call Notice for Additional Capital Contributions to the Members. Each Capital Call Notice shall specify in writing (A) the specific purpose for which the Additional Capital Contributions are required, (B) the aggregate amount of the Additional Capital Contributions being called, (C) each Members share of such Additional Capital Contributions, and (D) the due date for funding such Additional Capital Contributions, which due date shall not be less than ten (10) Business Days (or such sooner date as required with respect to any Emergency) after the date on which such Capital Call Notice is given. Each Member shall fund its share of each Additional Capital Contribution on or prior to the due date set forth in the applicable Capital Call Notice. Each Members share of each Additional Capital Contribution pursuant to clauses (a)-(c) above shall be in proportion to such Members Percentage Interest, and each Members share of each Additional Capital Contribution pursuant to clause (d) above shall be as set forth in Section 6.13 . No Member shall have the right to call for any additional capital contributions to the LLC except as expressly provided above and in Article 3 .
9.2 Member Loans and Cram-Down Contributions . If any Member shall fail to make all or any portion of any Additional Capital Contribution which such Member is obligated to make under Section 9.1 within the time period set forth in the applicable Capital Call Notice (such amount not contributed being herein referred to as a Declining Member Shortfall and such Member being herein referred to as a Declining Member ), and if the other Member shall have duly made its Additional Capital Contribution (the Non-Declining Member ), the Non-Declining Member shall have the right, thereafter within ten (10) Business Days of actual knowledge of the Declining Member Shortfall, to either (a) elect to cancel its respective share of the Additional Capital Contribution, in which case the Administrative Member shall cause the LLC to return to the Non-Declining Member within two (2) Business Days after the cancellation any amount previously contributed by such Non-Declining Member with respect to such Capital Call Notice, (b) advance to the LLC all or a portion of the Declining Member Shortfall, which advance shall be treated as an Additional Capital Contribution by the Declining Member and a loan by the Non-Declining Member to the Declining Member in the amount of such advance (each, a Member Loan ), which Member Loan will earn interest thereon at an annual rate, compounded monthly, equal to the lesser of twelve percent (12%) per annum or the maximum rate permitted by applicable law governing the Member Loan to be charged on the Member Loan, or (c) advance to the LLC an amount equal to the Declining Member Shortfall, which advance shall treated as an Additional Capital Contribution of the Non-Declining Member in an amount equal to the Declining Member Shortfall (any such advance, a Cram-Down Contribution ), at which point the Non-Declining Members Capital Account and Capital Contribution Balance shall be increased by an amount equal to the Cram-Down Contribution.
9.2.1 Member Loans . So long as a Member Loan is outstanding, the Declining Member shall have the right to repay the Member Loan (and all interest then due and owing), in whole or in part, by sending a Notice to the Non-Declining Member of its intention to repay such Member Loan, which Notice will not be effective unless it recites the date it intends to make such payment, which date shall be no more than ten (10) Business Days after the date the Non-Declining Member receives such Notice, but in all cases subject to a treatment as a Cram-Down Contribution pursuant to Sections 9.2 and 9.2.2 if the date of repayment is more than ninety (90) days after the date that such Member Loan was made.
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9.2.2 Cram-Down Contributions . A Cram-Down Contribution shall be deemed an Additional Capital Contribution by the Non-Declining Member making (or deemed making) such Cram-Down Contribution (a) in the case of an election by the Non-Declining Member pursuant to Section 9.2(b) , at any time after the date that is ninety (90) days after the date that the subject Member Loan was made and any portion of such Member Loan remains outstanding as of such date, as of the date on which the Non-Declining Member elects to convert such Member Loan into a Cram-Down Contribution, and (b) in the case of an election by the Non-Declining Member pursuant to Section 9.2(c) , as of the date on which such Cram-Down Contribution is funded to the LLC. At the time of a Cram-Down Contribution, the Percentage Interest of the Declining Member shall be decreased by the number of percentage points equal in amount to the product of (1) one hundred fifty percent (150%) multiplied by (2) a fraction, the numerator of which equals the amount of the Cram-Down Contribution, and the denominator of which equals the aggregate amount of all Capital Contributions theretofore contributed by all of the Members plus (a) in the case of an election by the Non-Declining Member pursuant to Section 9.2(b) , the principal amount of the Member Loan that is being converted into an Additional Capital Contribution, and (b) in the case of an election by the Non-Declining Member pursuant to Section 9.2(c) , the amount of the Declining Member Shortfall funded to the LLC by the Non-Declining Member; and the Percentage Interest of the Non-Declining Member shall be increased by such number of percentage points. In no event shall the Declining Members Percentage Interest be reduced below zero nor shall the Non-Declining Members Percentage Interest be increased by more than the reduction in the Declining Members Percentage Interest.
9.3 Limitation of Liability . Anything contained in this Article 9 to the contrary notwithstanding, if any Member is required pursuant to Section 9.1 to provide Additional Capital Contributions to the LLC and shall fail to do so, such Declining Members sole liability, and the Non-Declining Members sole remedy, shall be expressly as set forth in this Article 9 . No Member and no partner, shareholder, member, director, officer or employee of any Member shall have any personal liability to provide such Additional Capital Contributions.
9.4 Sole Benefit . It is expressly acknowledged and agreed that the provisions of this Agreement relating to the rights and obligations of the Members to make any Additional Capital Contributions to the LLC or to make Member Loans are for the sole benefit of the Members and may not be exercised on behalf of the Members, the LLC or invoked or enforced for any other purpose not expressly set forth in this Article 9 , by any other Person, including by any lender or any trustee in a bankruptcy proceeding.
ARTICLE 10
BOOKS, RECORDS, REPORTS AND BANK ACCOUNTS
10.1 Maintenance of Books and Records . At all times and during the continuance of the term of the LLC, the Administrative Member shall keep or cause to be kept true and complete books and records of the LLC and the Subsidiaries (including all records required to be maintained by Section 18-305 of the Act, as amended from time to time, or other provisions of applicable law, work papers, check ledgers, bank records, books of account, files and journals) (collectively, the Books and Records ) in which each transaction of the LLC and the Subsidiaries shall be entered fully and accurately on the basis of the Fiscal Year in accordance with the accrual method of accounting, and shall reflect all transactions of the LLC in accordance with GAAP (and giving effect to the Uniform System where appropriate to do so) or alternatively, on the U.S. federal income tax basis, as determined by the Administrative Member in its sole discretion.
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10.2 Inspection and Audit Rights . All of the Books and Records shall at all times be maintained at the principal office of the LLC, and shall be, upon reasonable notice to the Administrative Member, open to the inspection and examination of any Member or during reasonable business hours for any purpose. Notwithstanding any other provision of this Agreement to the contrary, neither the LLC nor the Administrative Member may keep confidential from any other Member any information that the LLC or the Administrative Member would otherwise be permitted to keep confidential pursuant to Section 18-305(c) of the Act. Each Member shall have the right to perform an audit of the LLC and the Subsidiaries at any time; provided that such auditing Member shall bear the cost of such audit. The Administrative Member shall retain all of the Books and Records and tax information with respect to the LLC and the Subsidiaries for a period of at least 36 months after such information is prepared (or such longer time as required by law).
10.3 Bank Accounts . The Administrative Member shall, as soon as reasonably practicable, establish and maintain segregated bank accounts in the name of the LLC and for the business of the LLC, which accounts shall, to the extent reasonably practicable, be interest-bearing. The bank accounts shall be maintained in such banking institutions as the Administrative Member shall determine.
10.4 Tax Matters Partner and Tax Representative .
10.4.1 Tax Matters Partner . The Condor Member is hereby designated the tax matters partner of the LLC as provided in Section 6231(a)(7) of the Code and corresponding provisions of applicable state law (the Tax Matters Partner ). The Tax Matters Partner shall manage audits, after consultation with the other Member, of the LLC and any Subsidiary conducted by the Internal Revenue Service or any other taxing authority pursuant to the audit procedures under the Code and the Treasury Regulations promulgated thereunder or other applicable law. The Tax Matters Partner shall give prompt notice to each other Member of any and all notices it receives from the Internal Revenue Service or any other taxing authority concerning the LLC, including any notice of audit, any notice of action with respect to a revenue agents report, any notice of a thirty (30)-day appeal letter and any notice of a deficiency in tax concerning the LLCs income tax return. The Tax Matters Partner will not take any actions with respect to any tax audit or proceeding concerning the LLC without the approval of all of the Members, which shall not be unreasonably withheld, denied, conditioned, or delayed.
10.4.2 Tax Representative . Beginning with the first year in which the new partnership audit rules enacted by the Bipartisan Budget Act of 2015 become effective: (a) the Condor Member shall be designated as the Partnership Representative (as defined in Internal Revenue Code Section 6223(a)); and (b) the Partnership Representative: (i) pursuant to Internal Revenue Code Section 6221(b), shall cause the LLC to elect-out annually from the default audit procedures in Internal Revenue Code Section 6221(a), or (ii) if (and only if) such election-out is not available for any particular year, shall cause the LLC to make the election under Internal Revenue Code Section 6226(a) to apply the alternative procedures to pass through payment of any underpayments to the applicable Members for that year. Each Member shall indemnify, defend and hold harmless the LLC from and against any liability respecting such Members share of any income tax deficiency paid or payable by the LLC (for the avoidance of doubt, including any applicable interest and penalties) that is allocable to the Member respecting an audited or reviewed taxable year for which such Member was a Member in the LLC. The obligations set forth in this Section shall survive such Members ceasing to be a Member in the LLC for any reason and/or the termination, dissolution, liquidation or winding up of the LLC. The LLC, Members and Partnership Representative shall take any and all actions as shall be necessary or appropriate to effectuate and comply with the elections and provisions described in this Section. The Partnership Representative will not take any actions with respect to any tax audit or proceeding concerning the LLC without the approval of all of the Members, which shall not be unreasonably withheld, denied, conditioned, or delayed.
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10.5 No Election to be Taxed as Association . The LLC shall be treated as a partnership for federal and state income tax purposes. No Member shall cause the LLC to elect to be treated as a corporation for federal or state income tax purposes, unless such election is approved in writing by all of the Members.
10.6 Reports and Statements .
10.6.1 The Administrative Member shall, as an LLC Cost, at least once every calendar year, have the LLCs books and records audited by the Approved Accountant. A copy of the annual audited financial statements shall be submitted promptly after completion to all Members.
10.6.2 The Administrative Member shall furnish to the Members the LLC reports listed in Exhibit G attached hereto as the time specified therein.
10.7 Tax Reporting . The Condor Member shall supervise the Approved Accountant in the preparation of the LLCs and each Subsidiarys federal, state, local and other tax returns. The Condor Member shall deliver to the other Member final copies of all federal, state and local income tax returns, and final copies of each Members Schedule K-1 or analogous schedule, at least twenty (20) days prior to the filing thereof. The Condor Member shall, on behalf of the LLC, use commercially reasonable efforts to cause all federal, state and local income and other tax returns to be timely filed by the LLC and each Subsidiary.
10.8 Expenses . All out-of-pocket expenses incurred by or on behalf of the LLC and payable to Persons in connection with keeping of the Books and Records of the LLC and its Subsidiaries and the preparation of audited or unaudited financial statements and federal, state and local tax and information returns required to implement the provisions of this Agreement or required by any governmental authority with jurisdiction over the LLC and the Subsidiaries shall be borne by the LLC as an LLC Cost.
ARTICLE 11
TERMINATION AND DISSOLUTION
11.1 Dissolution . The LLC shall be dissolved upon the occurrence of any of the following events:
11.1.1 the unanimous written Agreement of all Members to dissolve the LLC;
11.1.2 the resignation, bankruptcy, expulsion or dissolution of a Member or the occurrence of any other event which terminates a Members continued membership in the LLC; provided, however, that the LLC shall not dissolve pursuant to this Section 11.1.2 for so long as at least one remaining Member is solvent;
11.1.3 the sale, exchange or other transfer of all or substantially all of the LLC Property;
11.1.4 the occurrence of any event under the Act that dissolves the LLC; or
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11.1.5 the failure of Property Owning Affiliate to close the purchase of the LLC Property as provided in Section 3.2.2 .
11.2 Statement of Intent to Dissolve . As soon as possible after the occurrence of any event specified in Section 11.1 above, the LLC shall execute a statement of intent to dissolve in such form as prescribed by the Secretary of State.
11.3 Conduct of Business . Upon the filing of the statement of intent to dissolve with the Secretary of State, the LLC shall cease to carry on its business, except insofar as may be necessary for the winding up of its business, but the LLCs separate existence shall continue in accordance with the Act. If the LLC is dissolved, the business and affairs of the LLC shall thereupon be wound up by the Administrative Member. As promptly as possible, and in any event within ninety (90) days following the dissolution and the winding up of the LLC, the Administrative Member shall file appropriate articles of dissolution for the LLC with the Secretary of State pursuant to and in accordance with the applicable provisions of the Act.
11.4 Distribution of Net Proceeds . The Members shall continue to allocate Profits and Losses and distribute Available Cash and Net Capital Transaction Proceeds during the winding-up period in the same manner and the same priorities as provided for in Articles 4 and 5 hereof. The proceeds from the liquidation of LLC Property shall be applied in the following order:
11.4.1 to the payment of creditors (other than to Members on account of their Capital Contributions or Member Loans), in the order of priority as provided by law;
11.4.2 to the establishment of such Reserves that the Administrative Member reasonably deems necessary, appropriate or desirable for any contingent or unforeseen liabilities, debts or obligations of the LLC and its Subsidiaries arising out of or in connection with the LLC operations; and
11.4.3 to the Members in accordance with the positive balance in their respective Capital Accounts, as determined after taking into account all adjustments to Capital Accounts for the LLCs taxable year during which the liquidation occurs, by the end of such taxable year or, if later, within ninety (90) days after the date of such liquidation, and the distribution provisions in Section 5.1 hereof. For purposes of the application of this Section 11.4.3 and determining Capital Accounts on liquidation, all unrealized gains, losses and accrued income and deductions of the LLC will be treated as realized and recognized immediately before the date of the distribution.
Where the distribution pursuant to this Section 11.4 consists both of cash (or cash equivalents) and non-cash assets, the cash (or cash equivalents) shall first be distributed, in a descending order, to fully satisfy each category starting with the most preferred category above. In the case of non-cash assets, the distribution values are to be based on the fair market value thereof as determined in good faith by the Administrative Member, and the shortest maturity portion of such non-cash assets ( e.g. , notes or other indebtedness) shall, to the extent such non-cash assets are readily divisible, be distributed, in a descending order, to fully satisfy each category above, starting with the most preferred category.
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ARTICLE 12
INDEMNIFICATION OF THE MEMBERS,
ADMINISTRATIVE MEMBER AND THEIR AFFILIATES
12.1 Indemnification .
12.1.1 The LLC shall indemnify and hold harmless each Member, the Affiliates of each Member (exclusive of Property Manager) and/or their respective members, partners, shareholders, officers, directors, employees, agents and representatives (individually, an Indemnitee ) from and against any and all losses, claims, demands, costs, damages, liabilities, joint and several, expenses of any nature (including reasonable attorneys fees and disbursements), judgments, fines, settlements and other amounts arising from any and all claims, demands, actions, suits or proceedings in which the Indemnitee may be involved, or threatened to be involved, as a party or otherwise, arising out of or in connection with the Business of the LLC, regardless of whether the Indemnitee continues to be a Member, an Affiliate of a Member or an officer, director, partner, employee, agent or representative of the Member or an Affiliate of the Member at the time any such liability or expense is paid or incurred, if the Indemnitees conduct did not constitute fraud, gross negligence, willful misconduct or a material breach of the express terms of this Agreement.
12.1.2 Each Member shall indemnify and hold harmless the LLC and the other Member from and against any and all losses, claims, demands, costs, damages, liabilities, joint and several, expenses of any nature (including reasonable attorneys fees and disbursements), judgments, fines, settlements and other amounts arising from any and all claims, demands, actions, suits or proceedings in which the LLC or any other Member may be involved, or threatened to be involved, as a party or otherwise, arising out of or in connection with the fraud, gross negligence, willful misconduct or a material breach of the express terms of this Agreement by such Member.
12.2 Guarantee of LLC Indebtedness; Loan Indemnity . No Member shall enter into (or permit any Person related to the Member to enter into) any arrangement with respect to any liability of the LLC or any Subsidiary that would result in such Member (or a Person related to such Member) under Regulations Section 1.752-4(b) bearing the economic risk of loss (within the meaning of Regulations Section 1.752-2) with respect to such liability unless such arrangement has been consented to and approved by the Members in writing.
12.3 Expenses . Expenses incurred by an Indemnitee or an indemnified Member in defending any claim, demand, action, suit or proceeding subject to Section 12.1 or Section 12.2 shall, from time to time, be advanced by the LLC prior to the final disposition of such claim, demand, action, suit or proceeding upon receipt by the LLC of an undertaking by or on behalf of a creditworthy Person to repay such amount if it shall be determined that such Person is not entitled to be indemnified as authorized in Section 12.1 or Section 12.2 .
12.4 Indemnification Rights Non-Exclusive . The indemnification provided by Section 12.1 shall be in addition to any other rights to which those indemnified may be entitled under this Agreement, any other Agreement, as a matter of law or equity or otherwise, both as to action in the Indemnitees capacity as a Member, as an Affiliate or as a member, partner, shareholder, officer, director, employee, agent or representative of a Member or an Affiliate of a Member and as to any action in another capacity, and shall continue as to an Indemnitee who has ceased to serve in such capacity and shall inure to the benefit of the heirs, successors and assigns of the Indemnitee.
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12.5 Assets of the LLC . Any indemnification under Section 12.1.1 shall be satisfied solely out of the assets of the LLC. No Member shall be subject to personal liability or required to fund or to cause to be funded any obligation by reason of these indemnification provisions.
ARTICLE 13
BUY/SELL/CONDOR MEMBER OPTION TO PURCHASE
13.1 Exercise of Buy-Sell Rights . From and after (A) in the case of the Condor Member, the third anniversary of the Closing Date, Condor Member, and (B) in the case TWC Member, the fifth anniversary of the Closing Date, TWC Member, shall have the right set forth in this Article 13 (a Buy-Sell Right ), and may exercise its Buy-Sell Right by giving a Buy-Sell Notice (as defined below) under this Section 13.1 ; provided, however, that if an Affiliate of TWC Member has been terminated by the LLC or Condor Member as the manager of the Hotel for any reason other than a termination under Section 16.02 of the Property Management Agreement, then TWC Member shall have this right from and after the third anniversary of the Closing Date. However, the TWC Member shall not have the right to exercise the Buy-Sell Right, if the Condor Member has previously exercised its option under Section 13.5 to purchase the Entire LLC Interests of the TWC Member, unless the closing of the acquisition does not occur due to a default of the Condor Member. Notwithstanding anything to the contrary, if either Condor Member or TWC Member exercises its Buy-Sell Right pursuant to this Section 13.1 , it must also exercise the buy-sell right set forth in Section 13.1 of the limited liability company agreement of Spring Street Hotel Property II LLC, a Delaware limited liability company. Notwithstanding the foregoing, the Condor Member shall not exercise the Buy-Sell Right, and any attempt to exercise its Buy-Sell Right shall not be effective, unless the Condor Property Owner Parent Member concurrently exercises its buy-sell right under the Property Owner Member Limited Liability Company Agreement, and the TWC Member shall not exercise the Buy-Sell Right, and any attempt to exercise its Buy-Sell Right shall not be effective, unless the TWC Property Owner Parent Member concurrently exercises its buy-sell right under the Property Owner Member Limited Liability Company Agreement.
13.1.1 General Provisions . If any Member elects to trigger its Buy-Sell Right as provided in this Section 13.1 , such Member (together with any of its designees, the Buy-Sell Triggering Member ) may deliver to the other Member (together with any of its designees, the Buy-Sell Non-Triggering Member ) a Notice (the Buy-Sell Notice ) stating (i) that the Buy-Sell Triggering Member is exercising its Buy-Sell Right under this Section 13.1 , and (ii) that the terms of payment shall be all cash at closing. Within thirty (30) days after delivery of the Buy-Sell Notice, the Condor Member and TWC Member shall each deliver to the other (i) a current broker valuation prepared by a Qualified Broker, containing its determination of the fair market value for the LLCs leasehold interest in the Property (which includes for purposes of this Article 13, the Business of the LLC) on a going concern basis free and clear of all liabilities secured by or otherwise relating to the leasehold interest in the Property (other than the Loan) (the Leasehold Valuation ). If the Leasehold Valuations differ, the Condor Member and TWC Member will have fifteen (15) days after delivery of the second Leasehold Valuation to object to the Leasehold Valuation provided by the other Member. If neither Member timely objects to the Leasehold Valuation provided by the other Member, the Leasehold Valuation will be the average of the two (2) Leasehold Valuations. If either or both Members object to the Leasehold Valuation provided by the other Member, and the Condor Member and TWC Member cannot resolve the objection or objections to the Leasehold Valuations within five (5) Business Days after expiration of the fifteen (15) day period, the two Qualified Brokers shall select a third Qualified Broker who shall deliver a Leasehold Valuation to the Members and other Qualifying Brokers, and the Leasehold Valuation to be used in determining the Buy-Out Price and Sell-Out Price shall be the average of the two closest of the three valuations, or if the difference between the highest and lowest valuations and the middle valuation are equal, the middle valuation shall be used as the Leasehold Valuation. When the Leasehold Valuation is determined, the
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Approved Accountants shall determine based on such Leasehold Valuation, the amount that would be distributed to each Member hereunder if the leasehold interest in the Property were sold free and clear of all liabilities secured by the leasehold interest in the Property (other than the Loan) at such Leasehold Valuation (excluding and without taking into account customary and reasonable closing costs, including any transfer taxes, sales taxes or any fees required under the Loan Documents), which shall determine the amount for which the Buy-Sell Non-Triggering Member shall either: (a) purchase the Buy-Sell Triggering Members Entire LLC Interest (the Sell-Out Price ) or (b) sell to the Buy-Sell Triggering Member the Buy-Sell Non-Triggering Members Entire LLC Interest (the Buy-Out Price ). Any difference between the Buy-Out Price and the Sell-Out Price shall be based solely on the distributions the Members would be entitled to receive pursuant to Section 11.4 as if the LLC were liquidating or dissolving and the Property was sold free and clear of all liabilities secured by the leasehold interest in the Property (other than the Loan) at a price equal to the Leasehold Valuation. The Buy-Sell Notice shall constitute a demand that the Buy-Sell Non-Triggering Member either: (x) purchase the Buy-Sell Triggering Members Entire LLC Interest at the Sell-Out Price or (y) sell to the Buy-Sell Triggering Member the Buy-Sell Non-Triggering Members Entire LLC Interest at the Buy-Out Price.
13.1.2 Election to Buy or Sell . Within twenty (20) days after the Leasehold Valuation is determined and the Approved Accountants notify the Member of the Buy-Out Price and Sell-Out Price (the Buy-Sell Election Period ), the Buy-Sell Non-Triggering Member shall notify the Buy-Sell Triggering Member and the Buy-Sell Escrow Agent in writing of its election to buy or sell (the Buy-Sell Election Notice ) pursuant to the Buy-Sell Notice, specifying in the Buy-Sell Election Notice the closing date, time, and place for the purchase, which shall not be later than the ninetieth (90th) day after the date of the Buy-Sell Election Notice, and within five (5) business after delivery of the Buy-Sell Election Notice, the buying Member shall deposit in escrow, in an interest-bearing account, with an escrow agent selected by the buying Member, which agent shall be a nationally recognized title insurance company (the Buy-Sell Escrow Agent ) pursuant to a customary and reasonable escrow Agreement, an amount equal to five percent (5%) of the Buy-Out Price or Sell-Out Price, whichever is applicable (the Buy-Out Deposit ). If the Buy-Sell Non-Triggering Member elects to sell its Entire LLC Interest or does not deliver a Buy-Sell Election Notice during the Buy-Sell Election Period, the Buy-Sell Triggering Member is obligated to buy the Entire LLC Interest of the Buy-Sell Non-Triggering Member and shall within five (5) Business Days after date of delivery of the Buy-Sell Election Notice or if none, five (5) Business Days after expiration of the Buy-Sell Election Period, deliver notice to the Non-Triggering Member specify the closing date, time, and place for the purchase of all of the Buy-Sell Non-Triggering Members Entire LLC Interest, which closing date shall be at any time in the ninety (90) day period subsequent to the Buy-Sell Non-Triggering Members election to sell its Entire LLC Interest or the expiration of the Buy-Sell Election Period and deliver the Buy-Out Deposit to the Buy-Sell Escrow Agent selected by it pursuant to a customary and reasonable escrow agreement.
13.1.3 Purchase and Sale Agreement . The buying Member shall be obligated to purchase and the selling Member shall obligated to sell the selling Members Entire Membership Interest for the Buy-Out Price or Sell-Out Price and on the other terms in the Buy-Sell Election Notice.
13.1.4 Failure to Close . If the selling Member shall be ready, willing and able to close in accordance with the provisions of this Article 13 and the purchasing Member shall default in its obligation to close under the provisions in this Section 13.1 , the selling Member may, in addition to the other rights hereunder, retain the Buy-Out Deposit or Sell-Out Deposit, as applicable, (together with any interest accrued thereon) as liquidated damages or may elect to become the purchasing Member while retaining the right to the amount deposited in escrow (in which case the new purchasing Member shall notify the defaulting Member of the closing date, time, and place for the purchase of the defaulting Members Entire LLC Interest on the same terms as if the defaulting Member had elected to its sell its Entire LLC Interest pursuant to a Buy-Sell Notice, except that the new purchasing Member will not be
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required to deposit any amounts in escrow and the provisions of this Article 13 shall be deemed amended to reflect the foregoing). If the purchasing Member shall be ready, willing and able to close in accordance with the provisions of this Article 13 and the selling Member shall default on its obligation to close under the provisions in this Section 13.1 , the purchasing Member may sue for specific performance (together with enforcement costs) only. Notwithstanding anything to the contrary contained herein, any such defaulting party shall no longer have the right to deliver a Buy-Sell Notice or initiate the transactions contemplated by this Article 13 .
13.1.5 Intentionally Omitted .
13.2 Effect of No Election . If the Buy-Sell Non-Triggering Member fails or refuses to make any election pursuant to the Buy-Sell Notice within the Buy-Sell Election Period, such failure or refusal to provide the Buy-Sell Election Notice in a timely fashion shall be deemed an election to sell. If any buying Member fails to post the required Buy-Out Deposit, as applicable, within five (5) Business Days after delivery of its Buy-Sell Election Notice, such failure shall cause such notice to not be valid.
13.3 Payment of Purchase Price . Any closing for the purchase and sale of a Members Entire LLC Interest pursuant to this Article 13 shall be conducted in accordance with the terms and conditions described in this Article 13, all amounts deposited in escrow and the interest thereon pursuant to this Article 13 (and not returned hereunder) shall be applied to the purchase price at such closing and the remainder of the purchase price shall be paid in cash by wire transfer in immediately available funds.
13.4 Closing . At the closing (the Buy-Sell Closing ) of a sale and purchase of a Members Entire LLC Interest pursuant to this Article 13 , the following transactions shall occur:
13.4.1 the purchasing Member shall pay or cause to be paid (or tender) to the selling Member the applicable purchase price (minus the Buy-Out Deposit or Sell-Out Deposit, as applicable, together with any interest accrued thereon, and as adjusted by the credits and apportionments herein set forth) for the Entire LLC Interest being purchased;
13.4.2 the purchasing Member shall cause the LLC to pay all transfer taxes, filing fees, and any fees required under the Loan Documents due and payable in connection with the sale and purchase of the Entire LLC Interest to be paid and furnish the Members with satisfactory proof of such payment;
13.4.3 the Buy-Out Price or Sell-Out Price, whichever is applicable, shall be adjusted to reflect the aggregate amount of all Capital Contributions, distributions and Member Loans made or re-paid by or to the Members in the period between the date of the Buy-Sell Notice and the Buy-Sell Closing, as applicable, by performing the calculation set forth in Section 13.1.1 accounting for such adjusted circumstances, provided that the Leasehold Valuation used in such calculation shall be increased by the aggregate amount of Capital Contributions made by the Members and decreased by the aggregate amount of any distributions to the Members;
13.4.4 upon receipt (or tender) of the Buy-Out Price or Sell-Out Price, whichever is applicable, the Entire LLC Interest of the selling Member shall be deemed transferred and the selling Member shall convey and assign by assignment to the purchasing Member (or its designee) the Entire LLC Interest of the selling Member, free and clear of all liens, claims and encumbrances (other than any lien, claim, or encumbrance that is expressly permitted by the purchasing Member), the purchasing Member shall execute and deliver an assumption Agreement by which it assumes the obligations of the selling Member as a Member under this Agreement accruing from and after the date of the sale of such Interest to the purchasing Member, and shall deliver or tender to the selling Member an Agreement
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pursuant to which the purchasing Member Agrees to protect, indemnify, and hold harmless the selling Member from and against all losses, costs (including reasonable attorneys fees and costs of litigation), expenses, liabilities, and obligations which are attributable to the selling Members Entire LLC Interest accruing from and after the date of the Buy-Sell Closing;
13.4.5 the selling Member agrees and shall be obligated to protect, indemnify, and hold harmless the purchasing Member from and against all losses, costs (including reasonable attorneys fees and costs of litigation), expenses, liabilities and obligations which are attributable to the selling Members Entire LLC Interest prior to the date of the Buy-Sell Closing, and the selling Member shall execute and deliver to the purchasing Member all documents which may be reasonably requested by the purchasing Member to confirm and evidence the sale and purchase of such Interest;
13.4.6 the purchasing Member shall use commercially reasonable efforts to cause the holder of any financing secured by or otherwise relating to the LLC, any Subsidiary or the Property to release the selling Member and any of the selling Members respective Affiliates (other than the LLC or any Subsidiary), as applicable, from any guaranties, indemnities or liabilities for which such party would otherwise be personally liable to the extent that such liabilities first accrue from and after the date of the Buy-Sell Closing (or, after using such commercially reasonable efforts, if unable to obtain said release, shall cause a creditworthy affiliate of the purchasing Member that is reasonably acceptable to the selling Member to indemnify the selling Member and its Affiliates for all such liabilities first accruing from and after the date of the Buy-Sell Closing) unless the underlying financing to which such liabilities relate are indefeasibly repaid in full or otherwise satisfied in full by the purchasing Member or any of its Affiliates on or prior to the closing of the purchase and sale of the selling Members Entire LLC Interest in accordance herewith; and
13.4.7 The Members shall execute all amendments to fictitious name, partnership or similar certificates necessary to reflect the withdrawal of the selling Member from the LLC, the admission of any new Member to the LLC, if applicable, the termination of the LLC, or as may otherwise be required by law.
13.4.8 The buying Member shall be required to either cause any guarantor of selling member to be released from any guarantees under any financing or franchise license, or if not able to do so shall provide a guaranty from a credit entity reasonably acceptable to selling member from and against any liability under any such guarantee(s).
13.5 Condor Member Option to Purchase
13.5.1 Grant of Option . The TWC Member grants to the Condor Member an option ( Option ) to purchase its Entire Membership Interest (the Optioned Interest ), exercisable solely during the period commencing on the third (3rd) anniversary of the Closing Date and ending on the fifth (5th) anniversary of the Closing Date; provided, however, that if Condor Member exercises the Option pursuant to this Section 13.5.1 , Condor Member must also exercise the option set forth in Section 13.5.1 of the limited liability company agreement of Spring Street Hotel Property II LLC, a Delaware limited liability company.
13.5.2 Establishment of Purchase Price; Exercise of Option .
(a) If the Condor Member exercises the Option and the Net Operating Income for the twelve (12) full calendar months immediately prior to the date of exercise is less than Three Million Eight Hundred Seventy-Five Thousand Dollars ($3,875,000.00), the Leasehold Valuation to be used in determining the purchase price of the Optioned Interest shall be Two Million Nine Hundred Thirty-Nine Thousand Five Hundred Twenty Dollars ($2,939,520.00). The Approved Accountants shall determine based on such Leasehold Valuation, the amount that would be distributed to the TWC Member as of the date of exercise of the Option, if the
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Property were sold on such date free and clear of all liabilities secured by the Property at such Leasehold Valuation (excluding and without taking into account customary and reasonable closing costs, including any transfer taxes, sales taxes or any fees required under the Loan Documents), and the amount so determined shall be the purchase price of the Optioned Interest.
(b) If the Net Operating Income for the twelve (12) full calendar months immediately prior to the date of delivery of Condors notice of intent to exercise described below will be equal to or greater than Three Million Eight Hundred Seventy-Five Thousand Dollars ($3,875,000.00), and Condor Member desires to exercise the Option, it shall deliver to the TWC Member a notice of its intent to exercise the Option and include with its notice of intent a Leasehold Valuation. The TWC Member shall have thirty (30) days after receipt of the notice of intent and Leasehold Valuation to deliver notice to the Condor Member objecting to the Leasehold Valuation and providing a Leasehold Valuation on a going concern value basis from a Qualified Broker. If the TWC Member does not timely object to the Leasehold Valuation and provide the alternative Leasehold Valuation from a Qualified Broker, then the Leasehold Valuation delivered by the Condor Member shall be used to determine the purchase price. If the TWC Member timely objects to the Leasehold Valuation and provide the second Leasehold Valuation, the Leasehold Valuation to be used to set the purchase price shall be determined in accordance with the methodology involving the valuation by a third Qualified Broker, which is set forth in Section 13.1.1 . Once the Leasehold Valuation has been established, the Approved Accountants shall determine based on such Leasehold Valuation, the amount that would be distributed to the TWC Member as of the date of exercise of the Option, if the leasehold interest in the Property were sold on such date free and clear of all liabilities secured by the leasehold interest in the Property (other than the Loan) at such Leasehold Valuation (excluding and without taking into account customary and reasonable closing costs, including any transfer taxes, sales taxes or any fees required under the Loan Documents), and the amount so determined, together with the TWC OpCo Shortfall to be paid by Condor Member to TWC Member, shall be the purchase price. It is the intent of the Members that the TWC OpCo Shortfall shall be paid to the TWC Member as a portion of the purchase price and in addition to amounts distributed to TWC Member pursuant to Section 5.1.2 based upon the Leasehold Valuation. The Condor Member shall have a period of thirty (30) days after the purchase price is established, whether by agreement of the Members or by notice from the Approved Accountants, to exercise the Option by delivering notice of exercise to the TWC Member, stating the closing date, time, and place for the purchase of the Optioned Interest, which closing date shall be at any time in the ninety (90) day period subsequent to the date of delivery of the Option exercise notice, and delivering an amount equal to five percent (5%) of the purchase price (the Option Deposit ) to the Buy-Sell Escrow Agent. If the Condor Member does not elect to exercise the Option within the 30 day period, the Option shall remain in effect, but in order to exercise it, the Condor Member will have to give a new notice of intent accompanied by a current Leasehold Valuation, if the purchase price will be determined under this Section 13.5.2(b) .
13.5.3 Closing . If the Condor Member timely and effectively exercises the Option, Section 13.3 and 13.4 shall be applicable to, and govern, the closing of the purchase and sale.
13.5.4 Failure to Close . If the TWC Member, as the selling Member, shall be ready, willing and able to close in accordance with Section 13.5.3 and the Condor Member shall default in its obligation to close, the selling Member may, in addition to the other rights hereunder, retain the Option Deposit (together with any interest accrued thereon) as liquidated damages. If the Condor Member shall be ready, willing and able to close in accordance with Section 13.5.3 and the selling Member shall default on their obligation to close, the Condor Member may sue for specific performance (together with enforcement costs) only. Notwithstanding anything to the contrary contained herein, if the Condor Member defaults on its obligation to close, the Option shall terminate.
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ARTICLE 14
REPRESENTATIONS AND WARRANTIES
14.1 Representations and Covenants by the Members . Each Member, only on its own behalf, represents, warrants, covenants, acknowledges and agrees for the benefit of the other Member, that:
14.1.1 Due Formation; Valid Existence; Authority . Such Member (a) is a limited liability company duly organized or formed and validly existing and in good standing under the laws of the state of its organization or formation, (b) has the requisite limited liability power, as applicable, and authority to enter into this Agreement, to acquire and hold its LLC Interest and to perform its obligations hereunder, (c) has the authority to execute, deliver and perform under this Agreement, and (d) has obtained any consent, approval, authorization or order of any court or governmental agency or body required for its execution, delivery and performance of this Agreement.
14.1.2 No Conflict . Such Members execution and delivery of this Agreement and its performance of its obligations hereunder will not (a) conflict with, result in a breach of or constitute a default (or any event that, with notice or lapse of time, or both, would constitute a default) or result in the acceleration of any obligation under any of the terms, conditions or provisions or, any other Agreement or instrument to which it is a party or by which it is bound or to which any of its property or assets is subject, (b) conflict with or violate any of the provisions of its organizational documents, or (c) violate any statute or any order, rule or regulation of any court or governmental or regulatory agency, body or officials.
14.1.3 No Litigation . There is no action, suit or proceeding pending against such Member, or, to the best of its knowledge, threatened against such Member in any court or by or before any other governmental agency or instrumentality that would prohibit its entry into or performance of its obligations hereunder.
14.1.4 Binding Agreement; Enforceability . This Agreement is a binding Agreement on the part of such Member enforceable in accordance with its terms against such Member.
14.1.5 Experience . Prior to the execution hereof, such Member has been advised to and has engaged its own counsel (whether in-house or external) and any other advisers it deems necessary and appropriate regarding all legal, tax and financial matters concerning an investment in the LLC and the tax consequences of participating in the LLC, and has done so, to the extent it considers necessary. Nothing in this Agreement should or may be construed to allow any Member to rely upon the advice of counsel acting for the other Member or to create an attorney-client relationship between a Member and counsel for the other Member.
14.1.6 Investment Risk . Such Member acknowledges and agrees that the LLC Interest is a speculative investment, which involves a substantial degree of risk of loss by it of its entire investment in the LLC, and that it understands and takes full cognizance of the risk factors related to purchase of the LLC Interest, including that the LLC is newly organized and has no financial or operating history. Such Member is financially able to bear the economic risk of its investment in its LLC Interest, including the total loss thereof.
14.1.7 Investment Intent . The LLC Interests have not been registered and will not be registered under the Securities Act, the securities laws of any state or territory of the United States, or applicable laws of any foreign jurisdiction.
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14.1.8 No Registration of Interest . The issuance of the LLC Interests is being made privately by the LLC pursuant to the private placement exemption from registration provided by Section 4(2) of the Securities Act and Regulation D thereunder. Such Member understands that the LLC will not register as an investment company under the Investment Company Act of 1940, as amended, in reliance upon an exemption from registration thereunder in Section 3(c)(7) thereof, and that for purposes of the provisions of Section 3(c)(7) thereof, the LLC does not presently propose to make a public offering of its securities within the United States.
14.1.9 Restrictions on Transferability . Such Member acknowledges that there are substantial restrictions on the transferability of the LLC Interest pursuant to this Agreement, that there is no public market for the Interest and none is expected to develop, and that, accordingly, it may not be possible for it to liquidate its investment in the LLC.
14.1.10 No Disposition in Violation of Law . Without limiting the representations set forth above, and without limiting Article 8 of this Agreement, such Member will not make a Transfer of all or any part of the LLC Interest or any direct or indirect ownership interest in it which will result in the violation by it or the LLC of the Securities Act or any other applicable securities laws.
14.1.11 No Representations by LLC . No Person has at any time expressly or impliedly represented, guaranteed, or warranted to it that (a) it may freely transfer the LLC Interest, (b) a percentage of profit and/or amount or type of consideration will be realized as a result of an investment in the LLC Interest, (c) past performance or experience on the part of the Members represented in the LLC or their respective Affiliates in any way indicates a predictable result from the ownership of the LLC Interest or of the overall LLC business or that of its Subsidiaries, (d) any cash distributions from LLC operations or otherwise will be made to the Members represented by any specific date or will be made at all, or (e) any specific tax benefits will accrue as a result of an investment in the LLC.
14.1.12 Accredited Investor Status . Such Member is familiar with the definition of accredited investor in Rule 501(a) of Regulation D and it represents that it is an accredited investor within the meaning of such rule.
14.1.13 Tax Consequences . The tax consequences of such Members investment in the LLC will depend on its particular circumstances, and neither the LLC, the Subsidiaries, the Members, their Affiliates nor any of their respective members, partners, shareholders, officers, directors, employees, agents, representatives, consultants, fiduciaries and trustees will be responsible or liable for the legal, tax or financial consequences to it of an investment in the LLC. Such Member will look solely to, and rely upon, its own advisers with respect to the tax consequences of this investment.
14.1.14 OFAC . (a) Each Person directly or indirectly owning a ten percent (10%) or greater interest in such Member is not a Prohibited Person and (b) such Member has implemented procedures, and will consistently apply those procedures, to ensure the foregoing remains true and correct at all times. This Section 14.1.14 shall not apply to any Person to the extent that such Persons interest in the Member is through either (x) a Person (other than an individual) whose securities are listed on a national securities exchange, or quoted on an automated quotation system, in the United States, or a wholly owned subsidiary of such a Person or (y) an employee pension benefit plan or pension plan as defined in Section 3(2) of the Employee Retirement Income Security Act of 1974, as amended.
14.1.15 Patriot Act . Such Member is in compliance with all OFAC/Patriot Act Laws and has policies, procedures, internal controls and systems that are reasonably designed to ensure such compliance.
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14.1.16 U.S. Person . Such Member is a United States person as defined in Section 7701(a)(30) and is not a grantor trust within the meaning of Section 671-679 of the Code, unless the U.S. federal tax owner of such grantor trusts assets is (and will be) a United States person.
14.1.17 ERISA . Such Member is not a benefit plan investor (within the meaning of the Plan Asset Regulation).
14.1.18 Control . TWC Member is controlled by TWC Principal, the majority owner of both TWC Member.
Each Member covenants, on its own behalf, that the foregoing representations and warranties will be true, correct and complete at all times during the term of the LLC (and, if the LLC is dissolved prior to the disposition of all of its assets, then until such later time as such disposition has occurred).
ARTICLE 15
MISCELLANEOUS PROVISIONS
15.1 Counterparts . This Agreement may be executed in several counterparts, and all counterparts so executed shall constitute one Agreement, binding on all of the parties hereto, notwithstanding that all of the parties are not signatories to the original or the same counterpart. To facilitate execution of this Agreement, the parties may execute and exchange by email in PDF format counterparts of the signature pages, which shall be deemed an original.
15.2 Survival of Rights . This Agreement shall be binding upon the parties hereto and their respective executors, administrators, legal representatives, heirs, successors and permitted assigns, and shall inure to the benefit of the parties hereto and, except as otherwise expressly provided in this Agreement, their respective executors, administrators, legal representatives, heirs, successors and permitted assigns.
15.3 Severability . In the event any Section, or any sentence within any Section, is declared by a court of competent jurisdiction to be void or unenforceable, such sentence or Section shall be deemed severed from the remainder of this Agreement and the balance of this Agreement shall remain in full force and effect.
15.4 Notification or Notices . In order to be effective, all notifications or notices, consents, approvals and disapprovals required or permitted by this Agreement to be given (each, a Notice , and collectively, the Notices ) must be in writing and (a) delivered by nationally recognized overnight delivery service, (b) placed in the United States mail, registered with return receipt requested, properly addressed and with the full postage prepaid, (c) personally delivered or (d) electronic email transmission (including via .pdf files), with confirmation of delivery to recipients email address (such as an Outlook delivery receipt). Notices shall be deemed received and effective (i) if sent as described in subdivisions (a) or (c), on the date actually received or the date delivery is refused, (ii) if sent as described in subdivision (b) above, two (2) Business Days after being mailed as aforesaid, and (iii) if sent as described in subdivision (d) above, upon confirmation of receipt delivery to recipients email address (such as an Outlook delivery receipt). Notices must be addressed in each case, as follows:
If to the TWC Member, to:
c/o Three Wall Capital, LLC
40 West 57 th Street
29th Floor
New York, New York 10019
Attention: Alan Kanders
Email: akanders@threewallcapital.com
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With a copy to:
Herrick, Feinstein LLP
2 Park Avenue
New York, New York 10016
Attention: Paul M. Shapses
Email: pshapses@herrick.com
If to the Condor Member, to:
c/o Condor Hospitality Trust, Inc.
14800 Montgomery Lane, Suite 220
Bethesda, MD 20814
Attn: Jonathan Gantt, Senior Vice President, Chief Financial Officer
Email: jganntt@trustcondor.com
With a copy to:
Jeffer Mangels Butler & Mitchell LLP
1900 Avenue of the Stars, 7th Floor
Los Angeles, California 90067-4308
Attention: Jeffrey E. Steiner
Email: js@jmbm.com
Notices shall be valid only if served in the manner provided above. Each party will be entitled to change its address for purposes of notice in writing, communicated in the manner in accordance with the provisions of this Section 15.4 .
15.5 Construction . The language in all parts of this Agreement shall be in all cases construed simply according to its fair meaning and not strictly for or against any of the Members.
15.6 Section Headings . The captions of the Certificate of Formation or Sections in this Agreement are for convenience only and in no way define, limit, extend or describe the scope or intent of any of the provisions hereof, shall not be deemed part of this Agreement and shall not be used in construing or interpreting the Agreement.
15.7 Governing Law . This Agreement shall be construed according to the internal laws, and not the laws pertaining to choice or conflict of laws (to the extent they would permit the application of the laws of any other jurisdiction), of the State of New York.
15.8 Further Actions . Each of the Members agrees to execute, acknowledge and deliver such additional documents, and take such further actions, as may reasonably be required from time to time to carry out each of the provisions, and the intent of the Agreement, and every Agreement or document relating hereto, or entered into in connection herewith.
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15.9 Dispute Resolution .
15.9.1 Arbitration . Arbitration administered by JAMS shall be the exclusive method for resolution of any claims or disputes arising in connection with this Agreement, and the determination of the arbitrators shall be final and binding (except to the extent there exist grounds for vacating an award under applicable arbitration statutes and/or decisional precedents) on the Members. The parties agree that judgment on the determination and award of such arbitrators may be entered in any court having jurisdiction. Each party shall bear its own costs in any arbitration.
15.9.2 Process . The number of arbitrators shall be three (3), each of whom shall be disinterested in the dispute or controversy and shall be impartial with respect to all parties hereto. With respect to any claim or dispute arising in connection with this Agreement, each Member shall appoint one arbitrator within ten (10) business days of Notice from the other that arbitration is requested. The third arbitrator shall be appointed by the two (2) initial arbitrators within ten (10) business days of appointment of the two (2) initial arbitrators.
15.9.3 Venue . The place of arbitration shall be the Borough of Manhattan, City of New York. To the extent that an issue is not expressly addressed in this Agreement, the arbitrators shall resolve such dispute or controversy in accordance with good commercial practice. The arbitrators shall decide such dispute in accordance with the law of the State of New York. The arbitrators shall decide such dispute within forty-five (45) days of selection of the third arbitrator. They shall apply the commercial arbitration rules of the American Arbitration Association.
15.9.4 Waiver of Jury Trial . By agreeing to binding arbitration, the parties irrevocably and voluntarily waive any right they may have to a trial by jury in respect of any claim. Furthermore, without intending in any way to limit this agreement to arbitrate, to the extent any claim is not arbitrated, the parties irrevocably and voluntarily waive any right they may have to a trial by jury in respect of such claim. This waiver of jury trial shall remain in effect even if the class action waiver is limited, voided or found unenforceable. WHETHER THE CLAIM IS DECIDED BY ARBITRATION OR BY TRIAL BY A JUDGE, THE PARTIES AGREE AND UNDERSTAND THAT THE EFFECT OF THIS AGREEMENT IS THAT THEY ARE GIVING UP THE RIGHT TO TRIAL BY JURY TO THE EXTENT PERMITTED BY LAW.
15.10 Third Party Beneficiaries . Except as expressly provided herein or in the Act (including Indemnitees entitled to the benefits of Section 12.1), this Agreement is for the sole benefit of the Members and their respective permitted successors and assignees, and shall not confer directly, indirectly, contingently, or otherwise, any rights or benefits on any person or party other than the Members and their permitted successors and assigns.
15.11 Partition . The Members agree that the LLC may own or have an interest in the LLC Property that is not suitable for partition. Each of the Members hereby irrevocably, waives any and all rights that it may have to maintain any action for partition of any LLC Property in which the LLC may at any time have an interest.
15.12 Entire Agreement . This Agreement and the Certificate of Formation constitute the entire Agreement of the Members with respect to, and supersedes all prior written and oral Agreements, understandings and negotiations with respect to, the subject matter hereof.
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15.13 Amendments . The terms and provisions of this Agreement may only be modified or amended by a written Agreement executed by the Members.
15.14 Waiver . No failure by any party to insist upon the strict performance of any covenant duty, Agreement or condition of this Agreement or to exercise any right or remedy consequent upon a breach thereof shall constitute a waiver of any such breach or any other covenant, duty, Agreement or condition.
15.15 Attorneys Fees . Except as otherwise provided herein, in the event of any litigation, arbitration or other dispute arising as a result of or by reason of this Agreement, the prevailing party in any such litigation, arbitration or other dispute shall be entitled to, in addition to any other damages assessed, its reasonable attorney fees, and all other costs and expenses incurred in connection with settling or resolving such dispute. The attorneys fees which the prevailing party is entitled to recover shall include fees for prosecuting or defending any appeal and shall be awarded for any supplemental proceedings until the final judgment is satisfied in full. In addition to the foregoing award of attorneys fees to the prevailing party, the prevailing party in any lawsuit or arbitration procedure on this Agreement shall be entitled to its reasonable attorneys fees incurred in any post judgment proceedings to collect or enforce the judgment. This attorneys fees provision is separate and several and shall survive the merger of the Agreement into any judgment.
15.16 Confidentiality .
15.16.1 Each Member Agrees not to disclose or permit the disclosure of any of the terms of this Agreement or of any other confidential, non-public or proprietary information relating to the Property or the business of the LLC or any Subsidiary (collectively, Confidential Information ); provided that such disclosure may be made (a) to any Person who is a member, partner, officer, investor, director or employee, directly or indirectly, of such Member or counsel to, or accountants of, such Member solely for their use and on a need-to-know basis; provided that such Persons are notified of the Members confidentiality obligations hereunder, (b) the Franchisor, (c) the Property Manager, (d) with the prior consent of the other Member, (e) subject to the next paragraph, pursuant to a subpoena or order issued by a court, arbitrator or governmental body, agency or official, (f) to any lender providing financing to the LLC and its Subsidiaries, (g) in connection with the sale of all or any portion of the Property, assets of the LLC or the Members LLC Interests, to any bona fide potential buyers, or (h) to any governmental or regulatory authority, body or agency pursuant to applicable laws, rules or regulations as reasonably determined by such Member.
15.16.2 In the event that a Member shall receive a request to disclose any Confidential Information under a subpoena or order or examination, such Member shall to the extent legally practicable (a) promptly notify the other Member, (b) consult with the other Member on the advisability of taking steps to resist or narrow such request, and (c) if disclosure is required or deemed advisable, cooperate with any of the other Member in any attempt it may make to obtain an order or other assurance that confidential treatment will be accorded the Confidential Information that is disclosed.
15.16.3 No Member shall issue or publish any press release, tombstone or other public communication about the formation or existence of the LLC or any Subsidiary without the approval of the other Member.
15.17 Brokers . Each Member (a) represents and warrants to the other Member that neither it nor its Affiliates have dealt with any brokers of any type, investment bankers, consultants or other third parties, who are entitled to receive a commission or other compensation in connection with the (i) acquisition of the Property, (ii) obtaining the initial Loan (other than as may be privately agreed to by
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TWC Member or TWC Principal and not an LLC obligation or Condor Member obligation), (iii) entering into of the Operating Agreement or (iv) forming and capitalizing the LLC (including obtaining or arranging the Capital Contributions) or the negotiation or completion of this Agreement, which shall be compensated by the LLC pursuant to a separate Agreement, and (b) agrees to indemnify, defend and hold the LLC, its Subsidiaries and the other Member harmless from and against any actual losses for or relating to any claims for commissions or any other fees due in connection with the transactions described in this Agreement, and arising or resulting from the actions of such Member or the Affiliates of any of them. In the event of a breach of this Section 15.17 , any amounts paid to cure such breach by the breaching party shall not constitute Capital Contributions, Member Loans or loans to the LLC or any Member and shall not increase the Capital Account of such Member. The terms of this Section 15.17 shall survive the termination of this Agreement.
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IN WITNESS WHEREOF, the parties hereto have executed this Agreement as of the date first written above.
TWC MEMBER |
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TWC SPRING OPCO LLC, a Delaware limited liability company | ||||||
By: | TWC Spring Street Hotel GP LLC, its Managing Member | |||||
By: |
/s/ Alan Kanders |
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Alan Kanders, Manager |
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CONDOR MEMBER | ||||||
TRS LEASING, INC., a Virginia corporation | ||||||
By: | /s/ Jonathan J. Gantt | |||||
Name: Jonathan J. Gantt | ||||||
Title: Senior Vice President & Chief Financial Officer |
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EXHIBIT A
LEGAL DESCRIPTION OF PROPERTY
All that tract or parcel of land lying and being in Land Lot 78 of the 14 th District of Fulton County, Georgia containing 3.124 acres (136,108 sq. ft.) and being more particularly described as follows:
BEGINNING at 1/2" rebar found located at the corner formed by the intersection of the southern right-of-way line of Simpson Street with the western right-of-way line of Spring Street (59 foot, right-of-way); thence South 00'57'30" West along the western right-of-way line of Spring Street, 335.58 feet to a 1/2" iron pin placed at the corner formed by the intersection of the westerly right-of-way line of Spring Street with the northern right-of-way line of Baker Street (60 foot right-of-way); thence North 89'30'30" West along the northern right-of-way line of Baker Street, 388.90 feet to a 1/2" iron pin placed; thence North 44'58'12" West, 21.39 feet to a 1/2" iron pin placed on the eastern right-of-way of Williams Street (60 foot right-of-way); thence running along the eastern right-of-way line of Williams Street the following courses and distances: North 00'19'30" East, 119.01 feet to a point; North 00'29'41" East, 33.93 feet to a point, North 00'46'30" East, a distance of 158.41 feet to a 1/2" iron pin placed on the curve at the intersection of Williams Street and Simpson Street; thence in a northeasterly direction along the curve of the street line of said intersection, which is along a curve to the right, an arc distance of 19.52 feet (the radius of which is 25 feet and the chord of which is North 58'33'12" East, a distance of 19.03 feet) to a 1/2" iron pin placed on the southern right-of-way line of Simpson Street; thence South 89'23'00" East along the southern right-of-way of Simpson Street, 390.30 feet to the POINT OF BEGINNING.
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EXHIBIT B
DUE DILIGENCE EXPENSES
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EXHIBIT C
CAPITAL CONTRIBUTIONS; PERCENTAGE INTERESTS
Members |
Initial Capital
Contributions |
Percentage
Interest |
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TWC Member |
$225,808.63 | 20% | ||
Condor Member |
$903,234.47 | 80% | ||
Totals: |
$1,129,043.10 | 100% |
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EXHIBIT D
APPROVED BUSINESS PLAN AND APPROVED BUDGET
The Approved Budget for the remainder of the Fiscal Year 2016 is attached. The Members waive the requirement of an Approved Business Plan covering the remainder of the Fiscal Year 2016. The first Business Plan will be for the Fiscal Year 2017. The Approved Business Plans will be in the form approved by the Condor Member for the annual plans under the Hotel Management Agreement.
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EXHIBIT E
FORM OF REIMBURSEMENT AGREEMENT
The form of the Reimbursement Agreement for the Loan Guarantees is attached. The form of the Reimbursement Agreement for the Franchise Agreement Guarantees will be based upon the form of the Reimbursement Agreement for the Loan Guarantees.
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EXHIBIT F
FORM OF PROPERTY MANAGEMENT AGREEMENT
ATTACHED
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EXHIBIT G
REPORTING REQUIREMENTS
The monthly reporting requirements set forth in the Loan Agreement, Management Agreement, and Franchise Agreement.
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Exhibit 10.3
HOTEL
MANAGEMENT AGREEMENT
Between
SPRING STREET HOTEL OPCO LLC
and
BOAST HOTEL MANAGEMENT COMPANY
Dated
August 19, 2016
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HOTEL MANAGEMENT AGREEMENT |
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ARTICLE 1 DEFINITIONS |
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Section 1.01. |
Definitions. | 1 | ||||||
ARTICLE 2 TERM OF AGREEMENT |
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Section 2.01. | Term. | 9 | ||||||
ARTICLE 3 OPERATION OF THE HOTELS |
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Section 3.01. | Representations by Operator; Engagement of Operator. | 9 | ||||||
Section 3.02. | Standards of Operation. | 9 | ||||||
Section 3.03. | Limitations on Operators Authority | 12 | ||||||
Section 3.04. | Reservations Services and Revenue Management. | 13 | ||||||
Section 3.05. | Marketing. | 14 | ||||||
Section 3.06. | Consultations Between Lessee and Operator. | 14 | ||||||
Section 3.07. | Transactions with Affiliates and Other Relationships. | 14 | ||||||
Section 3.08. | Regional Manager. | 15 | ||||||
Section 3.09. | Certain Expenses. | 15 | ||||||
ARTICLE 4 INDEPENDENT CONTRACTOR |
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Section 4.01. | Operator Status. | 15 | ||||||
Section 4.02. | Employees. | 16 | ||||||
Section 4.03. | Employee Expenses. | 16 | ||||||
Section 4.04. | Employee Benefit Plans. | 17 | ||||||
Section 4.05. | Execution of Agreements. | 17 | ||||||
ARTICLE 5 INDEMNIFICATION |
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Section 5.01. | Indemnification by Operator. | 18 | ||||||
Section 5.02. | Limitations on Indemnification. | 18 | ||||||
Section 5.03. | Indemnification by Lessee. | 18 | ||||||
Section 5.04. | Survival of Indemnity. | 19 | ||||||
ARTICLE 6 BUDGETS AND POLICY MEETINGS |
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Section 6.01. | Budgets. | 19 | ||||||
Section 6.02. | Budget Meetings. | 20 | ||||||
ARTICLE 7 OPERATING EXPENSES |
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Section 7.01. | Payment of Operating Expenses. | 20 | ||||||
Section 7.02. | Operating Expenses Not an Obligation of Operator. | 21 | ||||||
ARTICLE 8 BANK ACCOUNTS |
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Section 8.01. | Lessee Revenue Account. | 21 | ||||||
Section 8.02. | Operating Account. | 21 | ||||||
Section 8.03. | Ownership of Accounts. | 22 | ||||||
Section 8.04. | Distributions to Owner. | 22 | ||||||
Section 8.05. | Exculpation of Manager. | 22 | ||||||
Section 8.06. | Reimbursement of Manager. | 23 | ||||||
Section 8.07. | Reserve Fund. | 23 | ||||||
Section 8.08. | Working Capital Funds. | 23 |
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ARTICLE 9 BOOKS, RECORDS AND STATEMENTS |
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Section 9.01. | Books and Records. | 24 | ||||||
Section 9.02. | Statements. | 24 | ||||||
ARTICLE 10 OPERATORS FEE AND TRANSFERS TO LESSEE |
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Section 10.01. | Payment of Operators Fee. | 25 | ||||||
ARTICLE 11 REPAIRS AND MAINTENANCE |
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ARTICLE 12 INSURANCE |
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Section 12.01. | General. | 26 | ||||||
Section 12.02. | Workers Compensation and Other Employment Insurance. | 26 | ||||||
Section 12.03. | Approval of Companies and Cost by Owner and Lessee. | 26 | ||||||
Section 12.04. | Maintenance of Coverages. | 27 | ||||||
Section 12.05. | Waiver of Subrogation. | 27 | ||||||
Section 12.06. | Blanket Coverage. | 27 | ||||||
Section 12.07. | Employment Practice Liability. | 27 | ||||||
Section 12.08. | Cyber/Network/Privacy Liability. | 28 | ||||||
Section 12.09. | Liquor Liability. | 28 | ||||||
Section 12.10. | Automobile Liability. | 28 | ||||||
Section 12.11. | General Liability. | 29 | ||||||
Section 12.12. | Property. | 29 | ||||||
Section 12.13. | Crime. | 29 | ||||||
ARTICLE 13 PROPERTY TAXES, LOCAL TAXES, LEVIES AND OTHER ASSESSMENTS |
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Section 13.01. | Property Taxes. | 29 | ||||||
Section 13.02. | Lessees Right to Contest. | 29 | ||||||
ARTICLE 14 DAMAGE OR DESTRUCTIONCONDEMNATION |
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Section 14.01. | Damage. | 29 | ||||||
Section 14.02. | Condemnation. | 30 | ||||||
ARTICLE 15 USE OF NAME |
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ARTICLE 16 TERMINATION |
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Section 16.01. | Inspection Failure. | 30 | ||||||
Section 16.02. | Performance Failure. | 30 | ||||||
Section 16.03. | Sale of Hotels. | 31 | ||||||
Section 16.04. | Bad Acts. | 31 | ||||||
Section 16.05. | Optional Termination. | 32 | ||||||
Section 16.06. | Lessee Change of Control. | 32 | ||||||
Section 16.07. | Operator Change of Control. | 33 | ||||||
Section 16.08. | Bookings Beyond Expiration of Term. | 35 | ||||||
Section 16.09. | Tax Law Change. | 35 | ||||||
Section16.10. | Termination Fees. | 35 | ||||||
ARTICLE 17 DEFAULT AND REMEDIES |
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Section 17.01. | Events of Default- Remedies. | 35 | ||||||
Section 17.02. | Rights Not Exclusive. | 37 |
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ARTICLE 18 NOTICES |
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Section 18.01. | Notices. | 37 | ||||||
ARTICLE 19 ASSIGNMENT |
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Section 19.01. | No Assignment by Operator. | 38 | ||||||
Section 19.02. | Assignment by Lessee. | 38 | ||||||
ARTICLE 20 SUBORDINATION |
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Section 20.01. | Subordination To Mortgage. | 39 | ||||||
Section 20.02. | Foreclosure. | 39 | ||||||
Section 20.03. | Estoppel Certificates. | 39 | ||||||
ARTICLE 21 MISCELLANEOUS |
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Section 21.01. | Further Documentation and Reporting Compliance. | 40 | ||||||
Section 21.02. | Captions. | 40 | ||||||
Section 21.03. | Successors and Assigns. | 40 | ||||||
Section 21.04. | Competitive Market Area. | 40 | ||||||
Section 21.05. | Assumption of Post Termination Obligations. | 40 | ||||||
Section 21.06. | Entire Agreement. | 41 | ||||||
Section 21.07. | Governing Law. | 41 | ||||||
Section 21.08. | No Political Contributions. | 41 | ||||||
Section 21.09. | Eligible Independent Contractor. | 41 | ||||||
Section 21.10. | Time of the Essence. | 42 | ||||||
Section 21.11. | Offsets. | 42 | ||||||
Section 21.12. | Attorneys Fees. | 43 | ||||||
Section 21.13. | Final Accounting. | 43 | ||||||
Section 21.14. | Franchisor Communications. | 43 |
EXHIBIT A Hotel Properties and Owners
EXHIBIT A-1 Competitive Set
EXHIBIT A-2 Form of SPAR Inspection Form
EXHIBIT A-4 List of Operators Hotels Within 5 Mile Radius
EXHIBIT B Franchise Agreements
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HOTEL MANAGEMENT AGREEMENT
This HOTEL MANAGEMENT AGREEMENT is made and entered into effective as of August 22, 2016, by and among SPRING STREET HOTEL OPCO LLC, a Delaware limited liability company (Lessee), and BOAST HOTEL MANAGEMENT COMPANY, a Delaware limited liability company (Operator), with reference to the following facts:
A. Lessee leases from the entity described on Exhibit A ( Owner and collectively, the Owners) the hotel property described on Exhibit A ( Hotel) pursuant to one or more Lease Agreements described on Exhibit A (each, a Lease and collectively, the Leases);
B. Lessee desires to engage Operator to operate and manage the Hotels listed on Exhibit A beginning on the Commencement Date in accordance with the terms of this Agreement;
C. Operator desires to supply the services and to operate the Hotels beginning on the Commencement Date in accordance with the terms of this Agreement; and
D. The parties desire that this Agreement, while it controls all of the Hotels collectively, will represent an individual hotel management agreement for each Hotel described on Exhibit A , as it may be amended from time to time.
NOW, THEREFORE, for and in consideration of the mutual covenants, conditions, stipulations, agreements and obligations hereinafter set forth and other good and valuable consideration, the receipt and sufficiency of which are hereby acknowledged by the parties hereto, Lessee and Operator covenant and agree as follows:
ARTICLE 1
DEFINITIONS
Section 1.01. Definitions.
(a) As used herein, the following terms shall have the indicated meanings:
Adjusted Operating Expenses shall mean Operating Expenses excluding Operators Fee, insurance premiums (with the exception of the insurance described in Section 12.02), discretionary employee bonuses (to the extent exclusion is approved by Lessee), and Property real estate and personal property taxes.
Affiliate shall mean (a) any person that, directly or indirectly, controls or is controlled by or is under common control with such person, (b) any person that owns, beneficially, directly or indirectly, ten percent or more of the outstanding capital stock, shares or equity interests of such person, or (c) any officer, director, employee, partner or trustee of such person or any person controlling, controlled by, or under common control with such person.
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Agreement shall mean this Hotel Management Agreement and all amendments, modifications, supplements, consolidations, extensions and revisions to this Hotel Management Agreement approved by Lessee and Operator.
Approved Budget shall mean the Hotel Operating Budget prepared in accordance with Section 6.01 of this Agreement and approved in writing by Lessee.
CPI shall mean the Consumer Price Index, all items for All Urban Consumers, published by the Bureau of Labor Statistics of the United States Department of Labor as reported in The Wall Street Journal.
Capital Improvements will mean all expenditures for replacements, substitutions and additions to Hotels and Hotel FF&E which are required to be capitalized in accordance with generally accepted accounting principles.
Commencement Date shall mean August 22, 2016.
Competitive Set for each Hotel means the hotels listed on Exhibit_A-1 attached hereto, or such other hotels as may be reasonably agreed upon by Lessee and Operator from time to time during the Term. The Lessee and Operator shall discuss at least once a year, and upon any major change to the Hotel or an existing hotel in the Competitive Set, the composition of the Competitive Set. Notwithstanding the foregoing to the contrary, the Competitive Set shall at all times consist of hotels in the market areas that are most comparable to the Hotel in quality, price, location and market (with due consideration given to age, quality, size, amenities, amount of meeting space and business mix) (the Market Considerations ), and in the event that any hotel within the then current Competitive Set suffers a material change during any period of a Fiscal Year (including the cessation of operation for any period exceeding 7 days, a change in the standards of operation of a hotel (including any material brand license change or modification), or the occurrence of Force Majeure, then such hotel shall be excluded during the period that such hotel doesnt conform to the operations of the Hotel for any purpose that Competitive Set is used in this Agreement. Any changes to a Hotels Competitive Set must be approved by Lessee.
Event(s) of Default shall mean one or more of the events or occurrences listed in Section 17.01 of this Agreement.
Fiscal Year shall mean each twelve (12) month calendar year ending December 31 during the Operating Term, except that the first Fiscal Year and the last Fiscal Year of the Operating Term may not be full calendar years.
Force Majeure shall mean interruptions in the operation of the Hotel (or in the case of the hotels within the Competitive Set, to any such hotels) or any of its essential services on account of an interruption in any one or more of the utility services servicing the Hotel, or on account of act of God, labor dispute not caused by Operator, shortage of labor or materials, earthquake, hurricane, flood, fire or other casualty, taking by eminent domain, civil commotion, riot, mob violence, insurrection, malicious mischief, sabotage, rebellion, act of public enemy, invasion, embargo, or any similar cause beyond Operators reasonable control, but excluding any changes in economic or market conditions. For purpose of Force Majeure pertaining to one or more hotels within the Competitive Set, the reference to the Operator means the respective operator or manager under the Competitive Set hotel that is affected by the interruption.
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Franchisor shall mean the franchisor under the Franchise Agreements.
Franchisor Agreement shall mean the franchise license agreement held by Lessee with respect to the Hotel as described in Exhibit B as it may be amended from time to time.
GAAP shall mean generally accepted accounting principles and procedures in the United States.
Gross Hotel Income shall mean all income and proceeds of sales received by Operator for guest use, occupancy or enjoyment of the Hotel or for the sale of any goods, services or other items sold on or provided from the Hotel to guests in the ordinary course of the Hotel operation, and parking revenues but excluding the following: (i) any excise, sales or use taxes or similar government charges collected directly from patrons or guests, or as a part of the sales price of any goods, services or displays, such as gross receipts, admission, cabaret or similar or equivalent taxes; (ii) receipts from condemnation awards or sales in lieu of or under threat of condemnation; (iii) proceeds of insurance (other than proceeds from business interruption insurance received by Lessee which shall be allocated by Lessee to any applicable periods); (iv) proceeds of sales of capital assets, furniture and Hotel Operating Equipment; (v) consideration received at the Hotel for hotel accommodations, goods and services to be provided at other hotels although arranged by, for or on behalf of, Operator; (vi) proceeds of any financing; (vii) working capital provided by Lessee; (viii) any funds provided by Lessee to Operator whether for Operating Expenses or otherwise; (ix) interest income and fees, rents and other revenues from telecommunications tower or similar leases or other leases or sub-leases of any part of the Property (x) other income or proceeds resulting other than from guest use or occupancy of the Hotel or the Property, or any part thereof, or other than from the sale of goods, services or other items sold on or provided in connection with guest services at the Hotel in the ordinary course of business; (xi) tips and service charges paid to employees; (xii) interest on accounts; (xiii) value of complimentary rooms, f&b, and services; (xiv) revenues of subtenants, concessionaires, and licensees, but rent and license fees aid to Lessee would be included. The parties intend that Gross Hotel Income shall be computed in a manner consistent with room rentals and other hotel services computation of revenues on the Parents audited Consolidated Statements of Operations.
Holder shall mean the holder of any Mortgage and the indebtedness secured thereby, and such holders successors and assigns.
Hotel Capital Budget shall mean the budget relating to capital expenditures at a Hotel as described in Section 6.01.
Hotel FF&E shall mean the furniture, furnishings, wall coverings, fixtures and hotel equipment for a Hotel and which includes equipment required for operation of the kitchens, restaurants and laundry, office equipment, material handling equipment, cleaning and engineering equipment and vehicles.
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Hotel Operating Account shall mean the bank account opened and maintained in Operators name, or in a name designated by Operator, with a banking institution selected by Lessee, from which disbursements shall be made pursuant to the terms of this Agreement.
Hotel Operating Budget shall mean the budget relating to the operation of the Hotel as described in Section 6.01.
Hotel Operating Equipment shall mean linens, chinaware, glassware, silverware, uniforms, utensils and other non-consumable items of similar nature.
Hotel Operating Supplies shall mean paper supplies, cleaning materials and similar consumable items.
Hotel Standards shall mean the standards established by the respective Franchisor of the Hotel from time to time as well as those identified in section 3.01.
Hotels shall mean the hotel properties described in Exhibit A hereto, as it may be amended from time to time by mutual agreement of Lessee and Operator to add hotel properties or to delete hotel properties as a result of termination of this Agreement with respect to one or more hotel properties pursuant to the termination provisions set forth in this Agreement. Hotel shall mean any hotel set forth on Exhibit A as it may be amended from time to time.
Incentive Fees shall mean incentive compensation paid by Lessee to Operator for performance above budgeted expectations, achievable to a maximum payout of 2% of Gross Hotel Income. The following will trigger Incentive Fee payouts:
(i) | Operator will earn an 1% incentive management fee on gross hotel income, should the hotel achieve sufficient profits in order to pay Owner a 9% yield on their total initial investment. Operator will be entitled to an additional 1% incentive management fee on gross hotel income, should the hotel achieve sufficient profits in order to pay Owner a 10% yield on their total initial investment. In both cases, should the payment of the incentive management fee diminish the achieved percentage yield below the prescribed threshold (9% or 10% respectively) the incentive management fee will not be achieved by operator. Incentive management fees will be paid within 15 days after final yearend financial results have been properly audited by Owners auditors no earlier than March 1 but no later than May 1 of the following year. |
Initial Term shall have the meaning set forth in Section 2.01.
Independent CPA shall mean the firm of independent public accountants which is selected by Lessee from time to time.
Land shall mean the real property described in Exhibit A to the Lease.
Lease shall have the meaning set forth in the recitals.
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Lessee shall have the meaning set forth in the recitals.
Lessee Revenue Account shall mean the bank accounts opened and maintained in Lessees name, or in a name designated by Lessee, with a banking institution selected by Lessee, into which all income, receipts and proceeds included in the definition of Gross Hotel Income (without exclusion of any of the items excluded from the definition of such term) shall be deposited.
Mortgage shall mean any deed to secure debt, mortgage or deed of trust, from time to time, encumbering all or any portion of a Property, together with all other instruments evidencing or securing payment of the indebtedness secured by such deed to secure debt, mortgage or deed of trust and all amendments, modifications, supplements, extensions, and revisions of such mortgage, deed of trust and other instruments.
NOI shall mean Net Operating Income which shall be determined by deducting Adjusted Operating Expenses from Gross Hotel Income.
Operating Expenses shall mean all costs and expenses of maintaining, conducting and supervising the operation of the Property, to the extent set forth in an Approved Budget, incurred pursuant to this Agreement or as otherwise specifically provided herein which are properly attributable to the period under consideration under Lessees system of accounting, including without limitation:
(i) | The cost of all food and beverages sold or consumed and of all Hotel Operating Equipment and Hotel Operating Supplies; |
(ii) | Salaries and wages of on-site Hotel personnel, including costs of payroll taxes and employee benefits and amounts payable under bonus plans approved by Lessee. The salaries or wages of other employees or executives of Operator, or any Affiliate of Operator shall in no event be Operating Expenses; |
(iii) | The cost of all other goods and services obtained by Operator in connection with its operation of the Property including, without limitation, heat and utilities, office supplies and all services performed by third parties, including leasing expenses in connection with telephone and data processing equipment and such other equipment as Lessee shall designate; |
(iv) | The cost of repairs to and maintenance of the Property to keep the Property in good condition; |
(v) | Insurance premiums for all insurance maintained with respect to the Property, including without limitation, property damage insurance, public liability insurance, workers compensation insurance or insurance required by similar employee benefits acts, employment liability practices insurance, and such business interruption or other insurance as may be provided for protection against claim, liabilities and losses arising from the use and operation of the Hotel and losses incurred with respect to deductibles applicable to the foregoing types of insurance; |
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(vi) | All taxes, assessments and other charges (other than federal, state or local income taxes and franchise taxes or the equivalent) payable by or assessed against Operator or Lessee with respect to the operation of the Hotel, including water and sewer charges; |
(vii) | Legal fees relating to Hotel operations (excluding legal fees with respect to employee claims), and real estate tax abatement and appeal services excluding legal fees with respect to employee claims; |
(viii) | The costs and expenses of technical consultants and specialized operational experts for specialized services in connection with non-recurring work on operational, functional, decorating, design or construction problems and activities, including reasonable third party fees reasonably deemed necessary by Lessee for the efficient operation of the Hotels; |
(ix) | All expenses for marketing and sales, including all expenses of advertising, sales promotion and public relations activities at the Hotels, exclusive of Operators marketing manager and similar administrative personnel (which expenses shall be borne by Operator); |
(x) | Municipal, county and state license and permit fees; |
(xi) | All normal and recurring fees, assessments and charges due and payable under Franchisor Agreements; |
(xii) | Centralized Services, such as revenue management, approved in the operating budget. |
(xiii) | Credit card fees, travel agent commissions and other third party reservation fees and charges; |
(xiv) | All parking charges and parking rental fees and other expenses associated with revenues received by the Hotels related to parking operations, including valet services, including any related to the option lot; |
(xv) | All expenses related to the revenues included in Gross Hotel Income, including without limitation, expenses relating to telephone, vending, television, cable television, pay television and similar services; |
(xvi) | The costs of obtaining and keeping in force all licenses or permits (including liquor licenses, if any) necessary for the operation of the Hotel and in complying with governmental laws, rules, regulations, ordinances, orders and requirements; |
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(xvii) | All reasonable travel expenses of Operators supervisory personnel on the next level above hotel manager, to include director of engineering, revenue manager and internal auditors (to the extent approved by Lessee) for visits to the Hotels in the performance of their duties hereunder, but not including travel between Operators main office and Operators regional offices. Travel shall be limited to economy fares |
(xviii) | The costs to send above property supervisory personnel to brand conferences, which costs shall be reimbursed in proportion to the number of Lessees hotels associated with the brand conference out of Operators total portfolio of hotels managed associated with the specific brand conference. Such percentage of reimbursable costs shall be pre-approved by Lessee prior to the date of the conference. ; |
(xix) | Other potential operating expenses which are budgeted for and approved by Lessee provided they are disclosed in advance to Lessees designated representative; and |
(xx) | Operators Fee, if any. |
Operating Expenses shall not include (a) depreciation and amortization except as otherwise provided in this Agreement; (b) debt service; (c) capital expenditures per the Hotel Capital Budget; (d) lease payments to Owner; and (e) matters incidental to any exercise of the Sellers parking lot option; (f) All costs, expenses, salaries, wages or other compensation, and any recruitment costs, of any corporate, regional or other headquarters/corporate level employees of Operator, except to the extent such employees are assigned to the Hotel on a temporary basis for at least five (5) consecutive days (but unless approved by Owner, not more than ten (10) consecutive days) to fill a vacant Executive Staff position, in which case a fair and equitable cost and expense of the foregoing shall constitute an Operating Expense; (g) Any expenses of Operators principal or branch offices; (h) Any part of Operators capital expenses; (i) Operators overhead or general expenses, including but not limited to duplicating, stationery and postage expenses incurred at Operators principal or branch offices, and Operators own fidelity, liability, errors and omissions and casualty insurance, except as may be expressly assumed by Owner pursuant to the terms of this Agreement; (j) (k) Any expenses for advertising or promotional materials that feature Operators name or activities but which do not promote the Hotel, unless and to the extent approved in advance by Owner to be an Operating Expense; (l) Any travel expenses of Operator, other than those described in clause (xvi) of the definition of Operating Expenses; (m) Any interest or penalty payment with respect to an imposition or lien upon the Hotel imposed on Owner by reason of (1) the failure of Operator to make a payment required to be made by Operator under this Agreement when the funds therefor were available, or (2) the funds therefor were not available and Operator failed to so notify Owner; provided, however, that interest or penalty payments for the first five (5) such failures in a Fiscal Year and interest or penalty payments incurred as a result of a good faith decision to contest the imposition or lien, which could not be contested without incurrence thereof, shall be Operating Expenses; (n) Any cost for which Operator is liable under any indemnification or any other provision of this Agreement; and (o) Political or charitable contributions made by Operator on its own behalf.
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The parties intend that Operating Expenses shall be computed in a manner consistent with Hotel and property operations expenses computation of expenses on the Parents Audited Consolidated Statements of Operations.
Operating Loss shall mean for any period the amount by which Operating Expenses exceed Gross Hotel Income.
Operating Term shall mean, with respect to any Hotel, the term of this Agreement as set forth in Section 2.01.
Operator shall have the meaning set forth in the recitals.
Operators Fee shall mean a monthly fee equal to 3% of Gross Hotel Income.
Owners shall mean the entities described on Exhibit A as it may be amended from time to time as the owners of the Hotels. Owner shall mean any entity described on Exhibit A as it may be amended from time to time.
Parent shall mean Condor Hospitality Trust, Inc.
Property shall mean the Land, the Hotel, all real and personal property now or hereafter situated upon the Land and all appurtenant rights and easements thereto.
Renewal Term shall have the meaning set forth in Section 2.01.
RevPAR shall mean Hotel occupancy percentage multiplied by average daily rate.
RevPAR Benchmark means the Hotels RevPAR Index for the trailing 12-months ending on the Commencement Date.
RevPAR Index means the RevPAR Index included in the Smith Travel Research Report (STR Report).
STR Report shall mean Smith Travel Research Report produced for the Hotel by Smith Travel Research or, if Smith Travel Research no longer is in existence, the successor of Smith Travel Research or such other industry resource that is equally as reputable as Smith Travel Research will be substituted, in order to obtain substantially the same result as would be obtained if Smith Travel Research has not ceased to be in existence.
Unrelated Persons shall have the meaning set forth in Section 21.09.
Terms with initial capital letters which appear within the foregoing definitions are defined in this Article I or as indicated in this Agreement. Dollars are denominated in U.S. Dollars.
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ARTICLE 2
TERM OF AGREEMENT
Section 2.01. Term.
The term of this Agreement shall commence on the Commencement Date and shall terminate at midnight on August 18, 2019 (the Initial Term), subject to earlier termination or extension as set forth herein. This Agreement shall automatically renew for additional two (2) terms of one (1) year each (each, a Renewal Term) unless either party gives the other party written notice of termination at least ninety (90) days prior to the end of the Initial Term or the then-current Renewal Term.
ARTICLE 3
OPERATION OF THE HOTELS
Section 3.01. Representations by Operator; Engagement of Operator.
Operator hereby represents that Operator (i) is experienced and capable and will remain experienced and capable in the management and operation of the hotel in the regions it manages hotels, (ii) has reviewed and understands the terms and provisions of the Lease and the Franchise Agreements and the Hotel Standards, and (iii) will, on the effective date of this Agreement, meet the requirements to be an eligible independent contractor under Section 856(d)(9) of the Internal Revenue Code. In reliance on the foregoing representations, Lessee hereby engages Operator to manage and operate the Hotels during the Operating Term and Operator agrees to manage and operate the Hotels during the Operating Term, in accordance with this Agreement. Operator will provide all property management, financial accounting, reporting, marketing and other operational services for the Hotel, including the services of regional operations and regional sales support as necessary for the Hotel and will use commercially reasonable efforts to maximize the operating profitability thereof. Lessee and Operator acknowledge that it is the intention of the parties that the Hotels be operated in a profitable manner and in a manner for comparable hotels operated by a national operator within the Hotels market segment, all in accordance with the Hotel Standards. Operator shall diligently pursue all commercially reasonable measures to enable the Hotel to adhere to the Approved Budget.
Section 3.02. Standards of Operation.
Without limiting the generality of the foregoing, Operators engagement under this Agreement shall include the responsibility and authority (subject to the limitations on Operators authority set forth in this Agreement), to do the following, at all times in material compliance with the Annual Plan, the Franchise Agreement, the Lease Agreement, Mortgage, if any, Legal Requirements and the Operating Standard:
(a) Train, supervise, discharge and determine and pay the compensation, fringe benefits, 401(k) retirement plans and other policies and terms of employment of all personnel as may be reasonably required to provide proper operation, supervision, and management of the Hotel in a professional manner suitable to the character of the Hotel;
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(b) Determine the terms for guest admittance to the Hotel and establish all prices, price schedules, rates and rate schedules for rooms, and other amenities and services provided at or in connection with the Hotel;
(c) Develop, revise, and implement all prudent policies and practices relating to all aspects of the Hotel, which shall be set forth in one or more policy manuals or other writings, and train and supervise all Hotel employees for compliance with all such policies and practices, including policies and practices relating to: (i) terms and conditions of employment, applicant screening, background checks, selection, hiring, training, supervision, compensation, employee benefits, discipline, dismissal, transfer and replacement; (ii) compliance with laws, including but not limited to anti-discrimination, sexual harassment and Environmental Laws; and (iii) safety procedures, including those relating to the handling of hazardous and other dangerous materials;
(d) Select, purchase and install all Inventories and Operating Equipment and Supplies for the Hotel, and to the extent set forth in the Approved Capital Budget, but subject to the requirement to obtain Owners specific authorization for expenditures in the Approved Capital Budget exceeding $25,000, or otherwise requested by Owner, FF&E and other items on the Approved Capital Budget. Without limiting the generality of the foregoing, Operator agrees to maintain the levels of Inventories and Operating Supplies at standards consistent with past practice and the requirements of the Operating Standard through the date of termination of this Agreement, including the period after a notice of termination of this Agreement has been given by Owner or Operator;
(e) Negotiate and enter into service contracts on Owners behalf which are necessary or desirable in the ordinary course of business in operating the Hotel, including, without limitation, contracts for provision of electricity, gas, water, telephone and other utility services, cleaning services, security services, vermin extermination, trash removal, elevator and boiler maintenance, air conditioning maintenance, master television service, laundry and dry cleaning, entertainment satellite systems and other services necessary for operation of the Hotel in accordance with this Agreement. Unless Owner otherwise elects, all such service contracts shall be entered into in Operators name;
(f) Establish all credit policies, and enter into agreements with credit card companies, in connection with the Hotel;
(g) Apply for, and obtain and maintain in the name of Owner or Operator, as required by Legal Requirements and this Agreement, all Permits required of Owner or Operator in connection with the management and operation of the Hotel;
(h) Institute and defend in the name of Operator or Owner (or both), utilizing legal counsel selected by Owner, any and all legal actions or proceedings (i) involving routine collection litigation and similar matters respecting ordinary day-to-day operations of the Hotel where the amount in controversy is less than $10,000; or (ii) which Owner shall deem necessary or proper in connection with the operation of the Hotel and requests Operator to institute or defend;
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(i) Establish, supervise and implement a sales and marketing program for the Hotel consistent with the Marketing Plan, and in conjunction therewith, plan, prepare, arrange and contract for all advertising, publicity and promotional activities for the Hotel, including advertising and promotional activities in conjunction with other hotels owned, operated or franchised by Operator and its Affiliates, and all discount and complimentary policies with respect to bona fide travel agents, tourist officials, airline representatives, and employees of Owner, Lessor, Operator and their Affiliates in accordance with the customary practices of the travel industry;
(j) Engage such persons, as have been approved by Owner (in Owners sole discretion) for providing services of a specialist nature (such as legal counsel and independent accountants) related to matters within Operators responsibility under this Agreement;
(k) Perform (or cause to be performed and supervised) such maintenance and repairs to the Hotel as shall be required to maintain the Hotel in all material respects in accordance with the Operating Standard. Without limiting the generality of the foregoing Operator agrees to perform (or cause to be performed and supervised) all necessary or scheduled repair and maintenance through the date of termination of this Agreement, including the period after a notice of termination of this Agreement has been given by Owner or Operator;
(l) Perform any obligations of Owner under the Lease Agreement and any Mortgage which are applicable to the operation and management of the Hotel, and upon request of Owner, pay, as and when due, all payments due under the Lease Agreement, any Mortgage or other loans relating to the Hotel;
(m) Pay all Operating Expenses, including but not limited to Impositions and insurance premiums (whether for insurance maintained in accordance with this Agreement by Owner, Lessor or Operator);
(n) Pay all gross receipts, transient occupancy and similar taxes;
(o) Comply with all Legal Requirements and the requirements of insurance companies which are applicable to the operation and management of the Hotel;
(p) Perform each and all of the obligations of Owner and Operator under the Franchise Agreement, communicate directly with Franchisor and provide copies of all written communication between Operator and Franchisor to Owner;
(q) Operate and/or lease to third parties selected by Owner gift and sundry shops, concessions, food and beverage, banquet and room service facilities of the Hotel, provided, that Owner shall seek Operators approval of any such lease, which approval which may be withheld only if Operator can demonstrate that the third party operator is unable to manage the space or facility in a manner consistent with the Operating Standard;
(r) Do any and all other acts and things as Operator may deem necessary and appropriate to carry out its responsibilities under this Agreement; and
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(s) Comply with the provisions of any covenants, conditions and restrictions recorded against the Hotel.
Section 3.03 Limitations on Operators Authority
Operator shall have no authority to do any of the following without Owners prior written approval in each instance, which may be withheld in Owners sole and absolute discretion:
(a) Borrow money, guaranty the debts of any third person, or mortgage, pledge, grant a security interest in or otherwise encumber all or any part of the Hotel;
(b) Enter into any lease for the use of any item of FF&E or other property;
(c) Enter into any agreement, lease, license or concession agreement for office, retail, lobby or other commercial space at the Hotel;
(d) Incur any liabilities or obligations to third parties which are unrelated to the operation, maintenance and security of the Hotel or to the performance of Operators responsibilities under this Agreement;
(e) Engage in collective bargaining with the bargaining representative or representatives of Hotel employees, enter into collective bargaining agreements, or modify or renew existing Union Agreements, or approve across-the-board wage increases affecting any class of Hotel Employees;
(f) Enter into any contract or other arrangement (or series of related contracts or arrangements) if (i) the contract or other arrangement would, or are reasonably anticipated to, exceed $25,000 in the aggregate, (ii) the term of such contract or other arrangement is in excess of one year, or (iii) the contract or other arrangement is not terminable by Owner or Operator without payment or penalty upon not less than thirty (30) days notice, or (iv) if the contract is for the employment of any member of the Executive Staff or other Hotel Employee;
(g) Settle any casualty and insurance claims which involve, or which are reasonably estimated to involve, amounts in excess of $10,000, and any condemnation awards regardless of amount;
(h) Institute or defend any Legal Proceedings with respect to the Hotel, other than as required by Section 2.2 (h) ;
(i) Employ any professional firm for more than $10,000 in the aggregate except as set forth in the Annual Plan, or enter into any arrangement for the employment of any attorney or accountant;
(j) Prosecute or settle any tax claims or appeals;
(k) Purchase goods, supplies and services from itself or any Affiliate of Operator, or enter into any other transaction with an Affiliate of Operator, unless (i) such purchase from or other transaction with Operator or any Affiliate of Operator is disclosed in the
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Annual Plan or (ii) prior to the consummation of such transaction all of the prices and other terms thereof and the identity of the vendor and its relationship to Operator shall have been disclosed to and approved by Owner, which may be withheld in Owners sole discretion. Owner may require that the supplier of any goods, supplies or services for the Hotel be selected through competitive bidding by qualified independent third parties, with the transaction being awarded to the lowest bidder. Except to the extent disclosed to Owner in advance and approved by Owner in its sole and absolute discretion, neither Operator nor any Affiliate of Operator shall charge or receive any mark-up, profit or purchasing fee on the purchase by or for the Hotel of any goods, supplies or services. Operator shall ensure that the prices and terms of goods and services purchased under such contracts are competitive with the prices and terms of goods and services of equal quality available from others. Operator shall use its best efforts to obtain the maximum available discounts and rebates on purchases and the most favorable terms available. Any allowances, credits, rebates, discounts and the like received with respect to any such purchases shall be for the account of Owner, and if received by Operator or any of its Affiliates, shall be turned over to Owner;
(l) Provide complimentary rooms or services to any guests, employees or other persons except in accordance with Operators policies approved by Owner or for which the business purpose for the benefit of the Hotel is properly documented;
(m) Acquire on behalf of Owner any land or any interest therein;
(n) Consent to any condemnation or participate in any condemnation proceeding relating to the Hotel, the Site or any portion thereof;
(o) Sell, transfer or otherwise dispose of all or any portion of the Hotel or any capital assets of the Hotel or other interest therein, except for dispositions of FF&E to the extent expressly provided for in the Annual Plan;
(p) Perform any alterations to the Hotel or any portion thereof except to the extent Operators performance of any such alteration shall be expressly provided for in the Annual Plan;
(q) Take any other action which, under the terms of this Agreement, is prohibited or requires the approval of Owner;
(r) Lease or rent any one or more of the Hotels ballroom, bar or restaurant for periods in excess of two (2) consecutive weeks; and
(s) Do or take any other action that shall be contrary to any directions of Owner or limitations on Operators authority imposed by Owner pursuant to any other provision of this Agreement.
Section 3.04. Reservations Services and Revenue Management.
Operator shall use, among other things, the respective Franchisors sales and reservations systems and will encourage the use of the Hotel by all recognized sources of hotel business. Operator must employ, at the Hotels expense, at least one employee responsible for revenue management of the Hotel, with certification by a governing body reasonably acceptable to Lessee or use Franchisors Regional Manager services, which costs will be paid by the Hotel, through the approved operating budget.
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Section 3.05. Marketing.
(a) Operator shall maintain a sales staff dedicated to the Hotels to arrange, contract for and carry out such marketing, advertising, national trade show attendance, and promotion of the Hotel as Operator shall deem advisable and consistent with the Approved Budget and in accordance with the Hotel Standards. Operator will use reasonable effort to ensure that the Hotel shall receive an equitable share of the benefit of the cooperative advertising and promotion reasonably commensurate with its contribution to the costs thereof. The costs thereof shall be equitably allocated by Operator between the Hotel and other participating hotels. Upon Lessees request, Operator shall provide reasonable documentation to support such allocations. Operator shall provide Lessee with detailed monthly reports of its marketing, advertising and promotional activities through standard monthly reporting. Each property shall be visited at least once every three (3) months by a member of Operators sales leadership team if in approved budget.
(b) Operator may, consistent with the Approved Budget, and otherwise, with the consent of Lessee, cause the Hotel to participate in sales and promotional campaigns and activities involving complimentary rooms, food and beverages, consistent with customary practices in the travel industry. Operator shall not provide rooms or Hotel facilities at no cash charge or at a discounted cash rate in trade for non-cash consideration or services without the consent of Lessee.
Section 3.06. Consultations Between Lessee and Operator.
When requested by Lessee, Operator shall, from time to time, render advice and assistance to Lessee and Owner in the negotiation and prosecution of all claims for the reduction of real estate or other taxes or assessments affecting the Hotel and for any award for taking by condemnation or eminent domain affecting the Hotel.
Section 3.07. Transactions with Affiliates and Other Relationships.
(a) Operator shall obtain the prior written consent of Lessee (which Lessee may withhold in Lessees sole and absolute discretion) prior to contracting with any Affiliate (or companies in which Operator has an ownership or other economic interest if such interest is not sufficient to make such a company an Affiliate) to provide goods and/or services to the Hotel.
(b) Prior to entering into any contract, agreement or arrangement with respect to one or more of the Hotels pursuant to which Operator may receive rebates, credit card rebates, cash incentives, administration fees, concessions, profit participations, stock or stock options, investment rights or similar payments or economic consideration from or in, as applicable, vendors or suppliers of goods or services (collectively, Rebates), Operator shall promptly disclose to Lessee in writing the fact of and the estimated amount of such Rebates, and the charges and other amounts expected to be incurred in connection with any such contracts or agreements (which shall not exceed prevailing market rates with respect to such goods or services). All Rebates associated with the Hotel will accrue to the benefit of Lessee and will be applied against Operating Expenses.
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Section 3.08. Regional Manager.
Operator shall provide the services of one of its experienced management employees to oversee and manage the operations of the Hotels (the Regional Manager). Lessee shall have the right to approve the Regional Manager and any successor provided that such approval shall not be unreasonably withheld. The Regional Manager shall meet telephonically with the designated representatives of Lessee at least monthly to discuss operations at the Hotels and consult with Lessee to answer any questions Lessee may have, and to address any concerns of Lessee. Lessees representatives shall have the right to meet with the COO of Operator or his/her mutually acceptable alternative on a semi-annual basis to review hotel performance.
Section 3.09. Certain Expenses.
Operator shall not be entitled to charge Lessee for any of its costs and expenses, except as follows:
(a) Operator shall not charge tuition for training courses provided by Operator for employees employed at the Hotels or for course materials but shall be reimbursed the cost of course materials developed by third party companies, subject to approval in the Operating Budget. Reasonable travel and housing expenses of trainees shall be included in Operating Expenses, subject to approval in the Operating Budget.
(b) Travel expenses described in (xvi) of Operating Expenses above.
Operator shall be solely responsible and shall reimburse Lessee and Owner for re-inspection and/or penalty fees charged by Franchisors following a failure or its equivalent in any quality inspection report or brand required score standards unless the failure is for a Capital Improvement that has been previously brought to the attention of the Owner or Lessee and Owner or Lessee has not corrected at the time of the inspection or if the Operator has met the required brand guest service scores in which case the penalty fees will be paid by Lessee. This provision excludes failures solely driven by budgetary constraints allowing Hotel to operate to current brand standards as required by Franchisor and agreed to by Owner.
ARTICLE 4
INDEPENDENT CONTRACTOR
Section 4.01. Operator Status.
In the performance of its duties in the administration, management and operation of the Hotel, Operator shall act solely as an independent contractor. Nothing herein shall constitute or be construed to be or create a partnership or joint venture between Lessee and Operator, or be construed to appoint or constitute Operator as an agent of Owner for any purpose, or be construed to create a lease by Operator of the Hotel or the Property and Operator shall not constitute a tenant or subtenant of Lessee or Owner. Operators rights under this Agreement shall
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be those of an agent only and shall not constitute an interest in real property. Lessee or Owner shall have the right to lease, develop or sell excess land or structures not required for operation of the Hotel including the land related to the Sellers parking lot option. It is expressly covenanted that this Agreement is no more than an agreement for the rendering of services by Operator on behalf of Lessee in the operation and management of the Hotels.
Section 4.02. Employees.
Operator agrees that Lessee will have the right to review, interview, approve, or override, the hiring of Hotel General Manager and, Director of Sales. Operator will use all methods at their disposal to find qualified candidates for the above listed positions. If Operator presents three (3) qualified applicants, one of the three must be approved by Lessee. Operator agrees that if termination of either General Manager or Director of Sales occurs, Operator will put temporary or task force help in those vacated positions to insure continued smooth running operations of Hotel.
(a) Each Hotel employee shall be the employee of Operator, or an affiliate company of Operator, and not of Lessee, and every person performing services in connection with this Agreement shall be acting as the employee of Operator, but their salaries and other related expenses shall be an Operating Expense.
(b) Operator shall provide evidence to Lessee of statutory Workers Compensation Insurance and Employers Liability Insurance for each such employee. The insurance coverages (including, without limitation, the carrier, policy limits of each and waiver of subrogation endorsements) must be in form, substance and amount satisfactory to Lessee in all respects. Upon request of Lessee, Operator will deliver to Lessee waiver of subrogation endorsements in favor of Lessee and Owner.
(c) The hiring policies and the discharge of employees at the Hotel shall in all respects comply with all applicable laws and regulations, and Operator shall comply with all laws, regulations and ordinances regarding the employment and payment of persons engaged in the operation of each Hotel.
(d) Lessee shall have the right to participate in any negotiations with labor unions representing employees at the Hotel, and Operator shall not sign any union contracts or card check neutrality agreements covering such employees at the Hotel which have not been previously approved in writing by Lessee.
Section 4.03. Employee Expenses.
(a) All costs of every nature and reasonably available pertaining to all employees at the Hotel, including, without limitation, salaries, benefits, EPLI coverage, the terms of any bonus plan or arrangement, costs incurred in connection with governmental laws and regulations and insurance rules, shall be set forth in the Approved Budget as an Operating Expense.
(b) Compensation, overhead costs and other expenses of Operator and its Affiliates not specifically provided for herein shall not be Operating Expenses and shall not be
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payable or reimbursable by Lessee; provided, however, Operator may include in the calculation of Operating Expenses the salary of any of Operators employees which have been temporarily transferred to a Hotel to serve that Hotel exclusively; provided, further, that Operator may only include in Operating Expenses that portion of that employees salary which is not to exceed 10% of the normal rate charged for that employment position. Operator may also include in the calculation of Operating Expenses reasonable travel costs associated with Operators employees located at the Operators corporate headquarters which have been temporarily transferred to a Hotel to serve that Hotel exclusively. Lessee shall have the right to approve temporary travel schedule.
Section 4.04. Employee Benefit Plans.
Operator shall enroll employees at the Hotels in medical and health, life insurance and employee benefit plans which are approved by Lessee. Operators contributions to such plans, reasonable administrative fees, at cost, which may be expended in connection therewith, and reasonable expenses for such plans will be estimated and disclosed to Lessee in advance and provided for in the Approved Budget and will be an Operating Expense. Except for employer matching contributions under any 401(k) plan, Lessee, in its sole discretion shall determine whether to require employees at the Hotels to pay all or a portion of the costs of the employees participation in such plans. Except as otherwise provided in Section 6.03, all costs referenced in Section 4.03 and this Section 4.04 will be the responsibility of Lessee only to the extent the same are provided for in the Approved Budget. Upon Lessees request, Operator will establish a 401(k) plan as an employee benefit plan. All costs incurred by Operator pursuant to actions taken by Operator at Lessees direction will be Operating Expenses.
Section 4.05. Execution of Agreements.
(a) Except as provided in Section 4.05(b), Operator shall execute as agent of Lessee leases and other agreements relating to equipment and/or services provided to each Hotel, all of which, unless otherwise approved in writing in advance by Lessee, shall either be a term of one year or less or be cancelable upon not more than thirty (30) days written notice by Operator or Lessee without the payment of a penalty or fee. Notwithstanding the foregoing, without the prior written approval of Lessee, Operator shall not enter into any agreement (i) which provides for the payment of sums not authorized by Lessee in an Approved Budget, (ii) which would give rise to a lien upon all or any part of the Property, (iii) which would result in liability to Lessee for sums other than as set forth in the applicable Approved Budget, (iv) to lease any part of any Property, (v) relating to alterations to the exterior, interior or structural design of the Hotel, (vi) which requires an unbudgeted payment of more than $25,000, or in the case of a repair of any payment of more than $25,000 (vii) which is not cancelable by Lessee upon 30 days notice or less unless the term of said agreement is one year or less, or (viii) which provides for any automatic renewal terms greater than thirty (30) days. Contracts for multiple rooms and / or multiple days that (i) exceed a 1-year term and / or (ii) exceed 40% of the hotels room inventory for a period of 14 days or more, or (iii) exceed 50 room nights and have a negotiated net rate of $40 or less for economy properties, and $55 or less for midscale and above, this includes promoting such rates online, in print ads such as coupons. If Operator desires to enter into any agreements requiring the consent of Lessee, Operator shall first send written notice of intent to enter into such agreement to Lessee, and Lessee shall either approve or disapprove within five (5) business days of receipt of such notice. Lessees failure to timely respond to said request shall be deemed approval.
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(b) Subject to Lessees prior approval of the same and upon Lessees request, Operator shall execute, as agent for Lessee, (i) all leases, as sub-lessor, of any space at any Property, and (ii) equipment rental and/or lease agreements which cannot be terminated upon thirty (30) days notice or less without the payment of a penalty or fee. Operator shall exercise its best efforts to obtain in each equipment agreement a right on the part of the lessee of such equipment to terminate the same on thirty (30) days notice or less without the payment of a penalty fee. Notwithstanding anything in this Section 4.05 to the contrary, Lessee reserves the right, exercisable at Lessees option, to execute any lease or other agreement relating to equipment and/or services being provided to the Hotel.
ARTICLE 5
INDEMNIFICATION
Section 5.01. Indemnification by Operator.
Operator shall indemnify and hold Lessee harmless against all claims, demands, actions, liabilities, losses, damages, lawsuits and other proceedings at law or in equity, judgments, awards, commissions, fees, costs and expenses (including, without limitation, attorneys fees and expenses), of every kind and nature whatsoever to or of any party connected with, or arising out of, or by reason of any gross negligent act or omission, breach of contract, willful misconduct, or tortious actions by Operator, or any Affiliate of Operator, or any officer, employee, agent, contractor, subcontractor, or other person or entity working for Operator or any Affiliate of Operator and any employment related claims by Operators employees. The indemnification provisions of this Section 5.01 are subject to the limitations set forth in Section 5.02.
Section 5.02. Limitations on Indemnification.
None of the indemnifications set forth in Section 5.01 shall be applicable to (1) liability resulting from the design or construction of the Hotel, or (2) that portion of a liability which is covered and paid for by insurance maintained for the Hotel. The standard of performance of which Operator is to be responsible under this Agreement shall be that, reasonably and diligently exercised, of a professional hotel operator. Settlement of a third party claim shall not be prima facie evidence that a party has triggered an indemnification obligation hereunder. Notwithstanding the provisions of Section 5.01 above, neither Lessee nor Operator will assert against the other and each does hereby waive with respect to the other any claims for any losses, damages, liabilities and expenses (including lawyers fees and disbursements) incurred or sustained by that party as a result or damage or injury to persons or property arising out of the ownership, operation or management of the Hotels, to the extent that the damage and injury are covered by insurance and the proceeds are actually recovered from the insurer.
Section 5.03. Indemnification by Lessee.
Lessee shall indemnify and hold Operator harmless against all claims, demands, actions, liabilities, losses, damages, lawsuits and other proceedings at law or in equity, judgments,
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awards, commissions, fees, costs and expenses (including, without limitation, attorneys fees and expenses), of every kind and nature whatsoever to or of any party connected with or arising out of, or by reason of any gross negligent act or omission, breach of contract, willful misconduct, or tortious actions by Lessee or any Affiliate of Lessee, or any officer, employee, agent, contractor, subcontractor, or other person or entity working for Lessee or any Affiliate of Lessee. The indemnification provisions of this Section 5.03 are subject to the limitations set forth in Section 5.02. Lessee will indemnify and hold Operator harmless from all costs, expenses, claims, damages and liabilities, including without limitation, lawyers fees and disbursements, arising or resulting from Lessees failure following the expiration or earlier termination (for whatever cause) of this Agreement to provide all of the services contracted for in connection with the business booked on commercially reasonable terms for the Hotels on or prior to the date of such expiration or termination. The provisions of this Section will survive any expiration or termination of this Agreement and will be binding upon Lessee and its successors and assigns, including any successor or assign that becomes the beneficial or legal owner of the Hotels after the effective date of any such expiration or termination.
Section 5.04. Survival of Indemnity.
The provisions of this Article V shall survive the expiration or sooner termination of this Agreement with respect to matters arising out of facts or circumstances occurring during the period prior to such expiration or termination.
ARTICLE 6
BUDGETS AND POLICY MEETINGS
Section 6.01. Budgets.
(a) No later than October 1 of each year, excluding the first year, which will be due November 15, Operator will prepare and submit (following discussions with Lessee) to Lessee an annual capital budget for each Fiscal Year for each Hotel (the Hotel Capital Budget). Notwithstanding the foregoing, for the Fiscal Year in which this Agreement is executed Operator shall manage the Hotels in accordance with the then existing Hotel Capital Budget, which is subject to force majeure. The Hotel Capital Budget will set forth all projected Capital Improvements for such Fiscal Year, which budget shall also be month-to-month as well as annual. The Hotel Capital Budget will be subject to the approval of Lessee and Owner, in their sole and absolute discretion. No later than October 1 of each year, Operator shall prepare and submit (following discussions with Lessee) to Lessee an annual operating budget and business plan for the operation of each Hotel for the forthcoming Fiscal Year containing detailed projections of Gross Hotel Income and budgets of Operating Expenses (the Hotel Operating Budget). Notwithstanding the foregoing, for the Fiscal Year in which this Agreement is executed Operator shall manage the Hotels in accordance with the then existing Hotel Operating Budget. The Hotel Operating Budget shall be month-to-month as well as annual and shall be in the form designated by Lessee, and approved by Operator, which approval of the form shall not be unreasonably withheld. The Hotel Operating Budget and the Hotel Capital Budget shall provide for operating, equipping and maintaining the Hotel in accordance with the Hotel Standards. Contemporaneously with the submission of the Hotel Capital Budget, Operator shall
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submit to Lessee monthly budgeted occupancy, average daily rate and RevPAR statistics for each hotel. The Hotel Operating Budget and the monthly budgeted hotel operating statistics shall contain Operators reasonable good faith estimates of the amounts set forth therein. Operator shall provide Lessee, upon request, all details, information and assumptions used in preparing the Hotel Capital Budget and the Hotel Operating Budget. Owner shall be responsible for implementing the Hotel Capital Budget and may, in Owners sole discretion, increase, decrease, delete or modify in any respect any capital expenditure in any Hotel Capital Budget.
(b) Operator shall review the Hotel Capital Budget and the Hotel Operating Budget with Lessee, and upon Lessees written approval of the Budget, it shall constitute the Approved Budget for the succeeding Fiscal Year and shall be implemented by Operator. In the event Lessee does not provide Operator with written objections to the Hotel Capital Budget and Hotel Operating Budget within 30 days following Lessees receipt of the same, they shall be deemed approved. If Lessee objects to any portion of the Hotel Capital Budget or the Hotel Operating Budget within 30 days after receipt of the same, or to any portion of the revisions within 20 days after submission of the revisions by Operator to Lessee, the parties hereto will call a special budget meeting to resolve the points of disagreement. In the event that Lessee and Operator are unable to agree on the Hotel Operating Budget for a Hotel prior to the commencement of the applicable Fiscal Year, an interim operating budget shall be implemented which will reflect CPI increases for expenses and RevPAR increases based on the appropriate previous 12-month RevPAR growth percentage for the sector in which the Hotel is included, as published by Smith Travel Research, for revenue growth over the prior years actual amounts, including automatic increases of any necessary expenses such as Real Estate Tax, franchise fees or insurance.
Section 6.02. Budget Meetings.
Budget meetings between Lessee and Operator will be held at times as reasonably scheduled by Lessee. At each budget meeting and at any additional meetings during a Fiscal Year called by Lessee, Operator shall consult with Lessee on matters of policy concerning management, sales, room rates, wage scales, personnel, general overall operating procedures, economics and operation and any other matters affecting the operation of the Hotel as requested by Lessee.
ARTICLE 7
OPERATING EXPENSES
Section 7.01. Payment of Operating Expenses.
(a) In performing its authorized duties hereunder, Operator shall promptly pay all Operating Expenses, except that if requested by Lessee certain Operating Expenses shall be paid by Operator directly to Lessee for payment by Lessee to the appropriate lender, taxing authority, insurer or other party so identified by Lessee to Operator.
(b) Subject to Article V, all reasonable third party Operating Expenses incurred by Operator in performing its authorized duties shall be reimbursed or borne by Lessee; provided that such Operating Expenses are incurred pursuant to and within the limits set forth in an Approved Budget or otherwise pursuant to the terms of this Agreement.
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(c) Notwithstanding anything to the contrary contained herein, (i) the Administrative Member is authorized to spend up to an additional ten (10%) percent for any budgeted line item in an Approved Budget for a period not exceeding in the aggregate five percent (5%) of the total Approved Budget, (ii) if there is an increase in revenue over the budgeted line items for revenue in the Approved Budget, the budgeted line items in the Approved Budget for discretionary expenses shall be increased by a corresponding and proportional amount, and (iii) if there is a decrease in revenue under the budgeted line items for revenue in the Approved Budget, the budgeted line items in the Approved Budget for discretionary expenses shall be decreased by a corresponding and proportional amount.
Section 7.02. Operating Expenses Not an Obligation of Operator.
Except as may be otherwise specifically provided in this Agreement, Operator shall in no event be required to advance any of its own funds for Operating Expenses of the Hotel, nor to incur any liability in connection therewith unless Lessee shall have furnished Operator with funds as required of Lessee under the terms of this Agreement. However, if Lessee has provided funds required of Lessee hereunder, Operator shall advance such funds necessary to pay expenses incurred by Operator in performing its duties and obligations hereunder. Unless agreed to by Lessee in this Agreement, in the Hotel Operating Budget or otherwise in writing in advance, compensation, overhead costs, and other expenses of Operator and its Affiliates shall not be reimbursable to Operator by Lessee.
ARTICLE 8
BANK ACCOUNTS
Section 8.01. Lessee Revenue Account.
All income, receipts, and proceeds included in the definition of Gross Hotel Income shall be deposited into Lessee Revenue Account.
Section 8.02. Operating Account
Manager shall establish and maintain one or more separate segregated operating accounts (collectively, the Operating Account ) at a FDIC insured bank designated by Manager (except to the extent any Lender requires that the Operating Account be held with Lender as part of a cash management system) for the collection and disbursement of monies in connection with the management and operation of the Hotel. All Gross Revenue and other funds (exclusive of funds deposited in the Reserve Fund or the Emergency Fund) received by Manager in the operation of the Hotel or otherwise relating to the Property, and funds for the Working Capital Amount provided by Owner or retained by Manager from Gross Revenue, shall be deposited in the Operating Account. From the Operating Account, Manager shall pay all Operating Expenses, and other costs and expenses relating to the operation of the Hotel as permitted or required to be paid by Manager in accordance with this Agreement before any penalty or interest accrues thereon. The Operating Account shall be a segregated account and at all times shall be in
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Owners name; provided that Hotel Employees and Home Office Employees designated by Manager from time to time which shall be bonded or otherwise insured shall be authorized signatories of such account, as shall be representatives of Owner. All interest earned or accrued on amounts invested from the Operating Account shall be added to the Operating Account.
Section 8.03. Ownership of Accounts
Owner shall furnish information necessary for the printing of all Operating Account checks, which will bear the name of the Hotel. All bank accounts (including the Operating Account but excluding the Reserve Fund), bank balances, bank statements, advice, paid checks, blank checks and other related records established in connection with operation of the Hotel or the ownership of the Property shall be the sole property of Owner and/or any designee of Owner.
Section 8.04. Distributions to Owner
Along with the monthly financial information delivered, Manager shall remit to Owner out of the Operating Account an amount (the Distribution Amount ) by which the total amount of free and clear funds in the Operating Account as of the end of the preceding calendar month exceeds the sum of (i) the Working Capital Amount, (ii) the current accrued and unpaid Operating Expenses, Fixed Charges and Owners Expense (iii) any current accrued and unpaid contributions to the Reserve Fund and the Emergency Fund, and (iv) such additional amounts of working capital as are determined necessary by Manager and approved by Owner, which approval may be granted or withheld in Owners discretion exercised in a commercially reasonable manner (such sum being referred to herein as the Mandatory Balance ). Manager shall not be obligated to disburse the Distribution Amount until such date as the Operating Account contains in the aggregate more than the Mandatory Balance and each succeeding disbursement to Owner of the Distribution Amount shall not occur until such date as the sums contained in the Operating Account again exceed the Mandatory Balance. Each distribution shall be paid (by check, wire transfer or such other method designated by Owner) to Owner at Owners address then in effect hereunder for receipt of notices hereunder by Owner or at such other place as Owner may designate in writing to Manager. In the event that Manager distributes more or less than is required in any month, Manager shall correct such over or under payment by adjusting the Distribution Amount for the following month or months, as necessary, and shall notify Owner in writing of any such adjustment. Notwithstanding the foregoing, in the event that any Lender requires a cash management system that is inconsistent with the prevailing cash management agreement, the cash management system required by such Lender shall control, and Manager shall comply in all respects with the cash management system required by such Lender. Any deficits in or negative cash flow at any time or times in any Contract Year shall be borne exclusively by Owner.
Section 8.05. Exculpation of Manager
All expenses incurred by Manager in performing its obligations under this Agreement shall be borne by Owner and, to the extent funds are available, paid out of the Operating Account by Manager. All debts and liabilities to third parties which Manager incurs as Manager under this Agreement, whether incurred in the name of Owner, Manager or the name of the Hotel or any variation of such name used as a trade name, are and shall be the obligations of Owner, and
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Manager shall not be liable for any such obligations by reason of its management, supervision and operation of the Hotel. In the event that funds are not available in the Operating Account to pay any such expenses, debts or liabilities, Owner shall promptly upon request from Manager, deposit funds in the Operating Account sufficient to pay such expense, debts or liabilities.
Section 8.06. Reimbursement of Manager
Manager shall be reimbursed for all Out-of-Pocket Expenses and Travel Expenses incurred in rendering services to the Hotel or Owner to the extent such Out-of-Pocket Expenses and Travel Expenses are provided for in the Annual Budget, required or permitted by this Agreement or otherwise approved by Owner, which approval shall not be unreasonably withheld, conditioned or delayed. Nothing in this Agreement, however, shall require Manager to advance or otherwise expend any of its own funds in connection with the operation of the Hotel or ownership of the Property. If Manager pays any amount for which Owner is responsible under this Agreement, Manager shall be entitled to reimbursement thereof by Owner. Manager may pay to itself the Out- of-Pocket Expenses and Travel Expenses or other reimbursements from the Operating Account, with Owners approval. The Out-of-Pocket Expenses and Travel Expenses shall be payable to Manager monthly, in arrears. Manager shall also be reimbursed for all reasonable costs and expenses incurred in taking over management of the Hotel in accordance with the pre-opening budget, such reimbursement to be paid within fifteen (15) days after Manager delivers and invoice therefore.
Section 8.07. Reserve Fund
Manager shall, at the discretion of Owner, establish and maintain an interest-bearing reserve account (in either case, the Reserve Fund ), in the name of Manager, for the purpose of funding routine Capital Expenditures and the replacement of and additions to FF&E on an annual basis in accordance with the Franchise Agreement and the Mortgage (for avoidance of doubt, there shall be only one Reserve Fund, and such Reserve Fund shall be subject to the Franchise Agreement and the Mortgage). All interest earned or accrued on amounts invested from the Reserve Fund shall be added to the Reserve Fund (but shall not be credited against Owners obligations to fund the Reserve Fund. Home Office Employees designated by Manager from time to time, who shall be bonded or otherwise insured, shall be authorized signatories of such account, together with representatives of Owner, who shall also be authorized signatories of such account. The amount deposited in the Reserve Fund in each Contract Year shall be specified in the Annual Budget; provided, however, that unless Manager and Owner otherwise agree, or unless a greater amount is required by the Lender, the amount of deposits to the Reserve Fund shall be four percent (4%) of the total Gross Revenue derived from the operation of the Hotel during each subsequent twelve month period beginning with the management Commencement Date and continuing to the next anniversary thereof ( Replacement Reserves ). Manager shall comply with any requirements imposed by any Lender relating to the Reserve Fund.
Section 8.08. Working Capital Funds
Owner further agrees to provide funds to Manager sufficient to maintain a cash balance in the Operating Account equal to or greater than the Working Capital Amount, which amount shall be used by Manager solely in connection with operation of the Hotel and performance of the
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responsibilities of Manager under this Agreement. If Manager notifies Owner that funds in the Operating Account are less than the Working Capital Amount, Owner shall promptly, but in no event later than five (5) Business Days after receipt of such notice from Manager, provide sufficient funds to bring the balance of the Operating Account up to the Working Capital Amount.
ARTICLE 9
BOOKS, RECORDS AND STATEMENTS
Section 9.01. Books and Records.
(a) Operator shall keep full and adequate books of account and other records reflecting the results of operation of the Hotel on an accrual basis, all in accordance with GAAP.
(b) Except for the books and records which may be kept in Operators home office or other location approved by Lessee the books of account and all other records relating to or reflecting the operation of the Hotel shall be kept at the Hotel. All such books and records pertaining to the Hotel, including, without limitation, books of account, guest records and front office records, at all times shall be the property of Lessee and, except for books of account, accounts payable invoices, night audit packages, deposit records and similar documents which may be sent to Operators accounting department shall not be removed from any Hotel by Operator without Lessees written approval and consent. All books and records pertaining to the Hotel and of Operator (including all budgetary records of Operator), wherever kept, shall be available to Lessee and its representatives at all reasonable times for examination, audit, inspection, transcription and copying. Operator shall not remove, destroy or delete any books and records of the Hotels without the prior written consent of Lessee. Upon any termination of this Agreement, all of such books and records pertaining to the Hotel forthwith shall be turned over to Lessee so as to insure the orderly continuance of the operation of the Hotel, but such books and records shall be available to Operator for a period of five (5) years at all reasonable times for inspection, audit, examination, and transcription of particulars relating to the period in which Operator managed the Hotel.
Section 9.02. Statements.
(a) Operator shall deliver to Lessee by the twelfth (12 th ) business day following the last day of each month, for each Hotel, a monthly report of the state of the business and affairs of the operation of the Hotel for the immediately preceding month and for the Fiscal Year to date and within ten (10) days after the end of each quarter, a quarterly report with respect to the preceding quarter. Such reports shall include at least (i) a balance sheet account reconciliation including all intercompany accounts, (ii) a profit and loss statement, comparing current month and Fiscal Year-to-date profit, loss, and operating expenses to the Approved Budget and the prior year and comparing current month, quarter and Fiscal Year-to-date average daily rate, occupancy and RevPAR to the Approved Budget and the prior year, (iii) a statement which details the computation of all fees payable to Operator for the month and quarter, (iv) the balance of all bank accounts, and (v) an adjusting statement showing the actual cash position of the Hotel for the month, quarter and Fiscal Year-to-date. Additionally, Operator shall deliver to
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Lessee fifteen (15) days following the end of each month and fifteen (15) days following the end of each quarter a written narrative discussing any of the aforementioned reports and year-to-date variances from the Approved Budget, without thereby implying Lessees approval of such variance.
(b) Such reports and statements (i) shall be in form and in detail satisfactory to Lessee as reasonably requested by Lessee and consistent with standard hotel reporting procedures, (ii) shall be taken from the books and records maintained by Operator in the manner hereinabove specified, and (iii) if requested by Lessee, shall be in electronic form.
(c) Within sixty (60) days after the end of each Fiscal Year, Operator shall deliver to Lessee reviewed financial statements for Operator, and, if requested by Lessee, within thirty (30) days after the end of each quarter of each Fiscal Year, Operator shall deliver to Lessee unaudited financial statements for Operator.
(d) In addition, Operator shall timely deliver to Lessee a copy of (i) a monthly STAR report from Smith Travel Research for each Hotel, where available (which Operator hereby agrees to order with respect to each Hotel and provide to Lessee), (ii) each Guest Satisfaction report, (iii) upon receipt, each Franchisor inspection report, and (iv) such other reports or information in such form as may be reasonably requested by Lessee. Any out-of-pocket costs incurred by Operator to generate such reports will be included in Operating Expenses
(e) Operator agrees to annually have accounting and operations practices reviewed by a certified person or entity in order to provide Lessee with verification of a Type 2 SOC 1 Report, Report on Controls at a Service Organization Relevant to User Entities Internal Control over Financial Reporting . This report is to be prepared under Statement on Standards for Attest Engagements 16 (SSAE 16) as promulgated by the AICPA. If the standards of the AICPA change, the operator agrees to comply with revisions of these standards.
(f) Operator shall use the accounting software and payroll processor specified in Exhibit A-2 .
ARTICLE 10
OPERATORS FEE AND TRANSFERS TO LESSEE
Section 10.01. Payment of Operators Fee.
Within three (3) business days after the delivery to Lessee of the monthly report required by Section 9.02, Operator shall be paid the Operators Fee by Lessee for the immediately prior month, based upon Gross Hotel Income for the immediately prior month, as determined from the books and records referred to in Article IX.
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ARTICLE 11
REPAIRS AND MAINTENANCE
Subject to the provisions of the Approved Budget, Operator shall from time to time make such expenditures for repairs and maintenance as are necessary to keep the Hotel in good operating condition in accordance with the Hotel Standards. If any repairs or maintenance shall be made necessary by any condition against the occurrence of which Operator, Lessee or Owner has received the guaranty or warranty of any contractor for the building of the Hotel or of any supplier of labor or materials for the construction of the Hotel, then Operator shall, on Lessees or Owners request, cooperate with Lessee and Owner in invoking such guarantees or warranties. Notwithstanding the Approved Budget, Owner or Lessee may from time to time at its expense make such alterations, additions, or improvements (including structural changes or repairs) in or to the Hotel as they deem desirable, in their sole discretion and responsibility, for the efficient operation of the Hotels.
ARTICLE 12
INSURANCE
Section 12.01. General.
Owner and Lessee shall maintain insurance policies with respect to the Hotels as set forth below. Operator agrees to cooperate with Lessee and Owner in obtaining any such insurance. Operator further agrees to provide Lessee with detailed summaries of their Workers Compensation, Auto Liability, Cyber and Employment Practices Liability insurance policies and endorsements upon renewal.
Section 12.02. Workers Compensation and Other Employment Insurance.
Operator shall obtain, and the Hotel Operating Budget shall include, as an Operating Expense, Workers Compensation, in compliance with state law in the state of operation of each Hotel, including Employers Liability with minimum limits of $1,000,000 each accident. Such policy shall include an Alternate Employer Endorsement naming Owner and Lessee, and shall provide for a Waiver of Subrogation in favor of Owner and Lessee.
Section 12.03. Approval of Companies and Cost by Owner and Lessee.
All insurance shall be with such insurance company or companies as may be selected by Owner or Lessee. Lessee will obtain all insurance but, upon the request of Lessee not less than one hundred twenty (120) days prior to the coverage date, Operator will obtain such insurance, subject to Lessees approval of the insurance companies and coverages. Comprehensive general liability insurance and such other liability insurance as may be obtained or afforded shall be in the name of Owner and Lessee, and shall name Operator as an additional named insured as respects liability arising from the operation, maintenance and use of the Hotel and operations incidental thereto. All property insurance policies shall be endorsed specifically to the effect that the proceeds of any building, contents or business interruption insurance shall be made payable to Lessee. Operator shall provide proper evidence of insurance required by Operator to Owner/Lessee annually. Such policies shall require a minimum of 30 days notice to Owner/Lessee in the case of cancellation, for any reason, if allowed by insurance carrier.
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Section 12.04. Maintenance of Coverages.
Lessee shall hold all insurance policies obtained hereunder, and certificates of such policies, if any, shall be delivered to each of Lessee and Operator.
Section 12.05. Waiver of Subrogation.
To the extent obtainable from carriers and to the extent that endorsement forms are approved by the Insurance Commissioner (or comparable office or department) of the state in which the Hotel is located, all policies of property insurance shall provide that the insurance companies will have no rights to subrogation against Lessee or Operator or the agents or employees thereof.
Section 12.06. Blanket Coverage.
Owner and Lessee reserve the right to provide any insurance referenced in this Article XII by one or more so-called blanket or umbrella policies of insurance. Operator further acknowledges that the insurance coverage of the Hotel may be part of the general insurance plan of Owner or Lessee or of any of their affiliates. Owner or Lessee may elect to obtain any of the insurance coverages set forth in this Article XII with a deductible loss clause providing for per occurrence deductibles.
Section 12.07. Employment Practice Liability.
Operator shall obtain EPL coverage insuring against potential claims against Operator by Operators employees, for employment related claims. Such coverage shall have a minimum limit of $2,000,000, and shall name Owner/Lessee as additional insured.
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Section 12.08. Cyber/Network/Privacy Liability.
Lessee shall obtain Cyber/Network/Privacy insurance against potential claims against Operator and Owner/Lessee by third parties or a governmental authority arising from unauthorized access, unauthorized use, theft of data, virus transmission, denial of service, internet liability and failure to protect privacy and intellectual property in connection with and arising out of the design, development and use of any systems utilized to operate and maintain the services, premises and operations of the Hotels, with minimum limits of $1,000,000 per occurrence/aggregate.
Section 12.09. Liquor Liability.
Where a liquor license is held in Operators name, Operator shall obtain Liquor Legal Liability insurance against potential claims by third parties arising out of the serving of such. Coverages shall be in amount of minimum limits of $1,000,000 per occurrence, and shall include Owner/Lessee as additional insured.
Section 12.10. Automobile Liability.
(a) Owner/Lessee shall obtain Automobile Liability insuring against third party liability claims arising from the use of Owner/Lessee owned automobiles, with minimum limits of $1,000,000 each accident. Such coverage shall include the Operator as Additional Insured as respects liability arising from the use of such automobiles in connection with the Hotel and operations incidental thereto. Coverage shall include a Waiver of Subrogation in favor of Operator.
(b) Operator shall obtain Operator-Owned, Non-Owned and Hired Automobile Liability and Physical Damage insuring against third party liability and damage of such vehicles, when such vehicles are used hired or rented by employees of Operator, with minimum limits of liability $1,000,000 each accident. Coverage shall include a Waiver of Subrogation in favor of Owner and Lessee.
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Section 12.11. General Liability.
Owner/Lessee shall obtain General Liability insuring against third party liability claims with minimum limits of $1,000,000 each occurrence/$2,000,000 aggregate. Such coverage shall include the Operator as Additional Insured as respects liability arising from the operation, maintenance, and use of the Hotel and operations incidental thereto. Owner/Lessee also agree to maintain Umbrella Liability Policy with a minimum limit of $10,000,000.00.
Section 12.12. Property.
Owner/Lessee shall obtain Property insurance and Business Interruption insurance insuring the Hotel properties, as determined appropriate by Owner/Lessee. Coverage shall include a Waiver of Subrogation in favor of Operator.
Section 12.13. Crime.
Owner/Lessee shall obtain Crime coverage insuring against the dishonest acts & theft of Owners, Lessees and Owners/Lessees customers personal property by Operators employees.
ARTICLE 13
PROPERTY TAXES, LOCAL TAXES, LEVIES AND OTHER ASSESSMENTS
Section 13.01. Property Taxes.
At Lessees request, Operator shall pay from the Hotel Operating Account prior to the dates the same become delinquent, with the right upon Lessees request to pay the same in installments to the extent permitted by law, all real and personal property taxes levied against the Property or any of its component parts.
Section 13.02. Lessees Right to Contest.
Notwithstanding the foregoing, Lessee or Owner may contest the validity or the amount of any real or personal tax or assessment. Operator agrees to cooperate with Lessee and Owner and execute any documents or pleadings required for such purpose.
ARTICLE 14
DAMAGE OR DESTRUCTIONCONDEMNATION
Section 14.01. Damage.
If at any time during the Operating Term the Hotel or any portion thereof should be damaged or destroyed, Owner and Lessee shall have the respective rights and obligations provided in the Lease with respect to damage or destruction. In the event the Hotel is not repaired, rebuilt or replaced, Lessee may terminate this Agreement by written notice to Operator, effective as of the date sent and the parties shall treat such termination as if it were in connection with the sale of the Hotel in accordance with Section 16.03.
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Section 14.02. Condemnation.
If at any time during the Operating Term the whole or any part of the Property shall be taken or condemned in any eminent domain, condemnation, compulsory acquisition or like proceeding or sale in lieu thereof by any competent authority, or if such a portion thereof shall be taken or condemned as to make it imprudent or unreasonable to use the remaining portion as a hotel of the type and class immediately preceding such taking or condemnation, then the parties shall treat such termination as if it were in connection with the sale of Hotel in accordance with Section 16.03. Operator shall have no right to the award from the taking or condemning authority in any such proceeding; provided, however, that this shall not prevent Operator from making a separate claim against the condemning authority for loss of its business or profits.
ARTICLE 15
USE OF NAME
During the term of this Agreement, each Hotel shall at all times be known by such name as from time to time may be selected by Lessee or Owner.
ARTICLE 16
TERMINATION
Section 16.01. Inspection Failure.
If Operator fails two consecutive Franchisors quality inspections (Inspection), for reasons other than capital related issues, Lessee may terminate this Agreement and such termination shall be by delivery of written notice by Lessee to Operator not less than sixty (60) days prior to the effective date of termination. Additionally, Lessee reserves the right, at its sole and absolute discretion, to request an extra Inspection on the Hotel after Operator has failed an Inspection, for reasons other than capital related items, and if Operator fails the extra Inspection this will qualify as two consecutive fails of Inspections and Lessee may terminate this Agreement and such termination shall be by delivery of written notice by Lessee to Operator not less than thirty (30) days prior to the effective date of termination. Lessee will be responsible for any additional fee required by Franchisor for said extra Inspection.
Section 16.02. Performance Failure.
Lessees ability to terminate due to performance failure will be conditioned on the occurrence of Sections 16.02 (a) and 16.02 (b) below.
(a) If a Hotel fails to achieve as of the end of any Fiscal Year (i) actual NOI of at least 90% of the budgeted NOI, and (ii) 90% of such Hotels previous years running (12) month RevPAR index (as measured by STR) for such Fiscal Year (collectively, an Individual Hotel Performance Failure), subject to the cure periods below, Lessee may terminate this
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Agreement with respect to such Hotel upon sixty (60) days prior written notice to Operator. The effectiveness of any such notice of termination, however, shall be stayed until completion of the following applicable cure periods.
If the Hotel Performance Failure occurs with respect to a Fiscal Year, but the Hotel achieves as of the end of the immediately following three (3) months actual NOI of at least 100% of the budgeted NOI for such Hotel for such three (3) months, and 100% of such Hotels previous years running (3) month RevPAR index (as measured by STR), then the Individual Hotel Performance Failure shall be deemed cured and Lessee shall have no right to terminate for such Individual Hotel Performance Failure (and any notice of termination with respect thereto shall be deemed null and void).
(b) If the Hotel, after the operator has managed the Hotel for a consecutive twelve (12) month period, at any point, has a negative RevPAR change versus its competitive set, as of the date here of, as measured by the monthly STR Report of greater than 10% for a running (12) month period (Negative RevPAR Individual Hotel Performance Failure), subject to the cure periods below, Lessee may terminate this Agreement with respect to the individual Hotel upon sixty (60) days prior written notice to Operator. The effectiveness of such notice of termination however, shall be stayed until completion of the following applicable cure period.
If the Hotels performance, as measured by the monthly STR Report, for the following three (3) consecutive month period after notice of termination is provided, has a positive RevPAR change versus its competitive set, then the Negative RevPAR Individual Hotel Performance Failure shall be deemed cured and Lessee shall have no right to terminate for such Negative RevPAR Individual Hotel Performance Failure (and any notice of termination with respect thereto shall be deemed null and void). If however, the Hotels performance at any given period after termination has been cured, as measured by the monthly STR Report for the following twelve (12) month period, again becomes greater than negative 10% change against the individual Hotels competitive set as measured by the running (12) month period, Lessee may terminate this Agreement with respect to the individual Hotel upon sixty (60) days prior written notice and Operator shall no longer have the option to cure.
Section 16.03. Sale of Hotel.
Owner may sell or otherwise dispose of the Hotel to any other person, partnership, firm or corporation at any time. In such event during the Operating Term, Lessee may notify Operator in writing no less than thirty (30) days prior to any such sale of the Hotel and this Agreement shall terminate with respect to the Hotel upon the closing of the sale. Upon the sale of the hotel by the Owner/Lessee, Operator will be entitled to an Operator Fee equivalent to the monthly average of the preceding twelve (12) months Operator Fee for a sixty (60) day period after the sale.
Section 16.04. Bad Acts
This agreement may be terminated with a sixty (60) day notice, should operator commit an act of fraud, criminal conduct, misappropriation of funds, dishonesty, or willful misconduct of the manager in connection with the management and operation of the Hotel. Such acts will be considered bad person acts and will result in immediate termination of operator with no recourse against lessee or owner.
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Section 16.05. Optional Termination.
This Agreement may be terminated by Lessee at any time without a reason upon no less than sixty (60) days prior notice to Operator. Lessee agrees should this event occur, Lessee shall pay Administrative Member or its Affiliate, a 1% fee on Gross Revenues for as long as owners owns or leases the Hotel. Additionally, this asset management fee shall be payable under a corporate transaction described below in Section 16.06.
Section 16.06. Lessee Change of Control.
This Agreement may be terminated by Lessee or Operator upon a change of control of Lessee (as defined below) during the Operating Term. Said termination will be exercised by delivery of written notice to the other party not less than sixty (60) days prior to the effective date of termination which notice shall set forth the effective date of termination. For purposes hereof, a change of control shall be deemed to have occurred if, during the Operating Term, any of the following events occurs:
(i) | any person, as that term is used in Section 13(d) and Section 14(d)(2) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended (the Exchange Act), becomes, is discovered to be, or files a report on Schedule 13D or 14D-1 (or any successor schedule, form or report) disclosing that such person is, a beneficial owner (as defined in Rule 13d-3 under the Exchange Act or any successor rule or regulation), directly or indirectly, of securities of Condor Hospitality Trust, Inc., the parent of Lessee (the Parent) representing 50% or more of the combined voting power of the Parents then outstanding securities entitled to vote generally in the election of directors; |
(ii) | individuals who, as of the date of this Agreement, constitute the Board of Directors of the Parent or their duly elected successors cease for any reason to constitute at least a majority of the Board of Directors of the Parent; |
(iii) | the Parent is merged, consolidated or reorganized into or with another corporation or other legal person, or securities of the Parent are exchanged for securities of another corporation or other legal person, and immediately after such merger, consolidation, reorganization or exchange less than a majority of the combined voting power of the then-outstanding securities of such corporation or person immediately after such transaction are held, directly or indirectly, in the aggregate by the holders of securities entitled to vote generally in the election of directors of the Parent immediately prior to such transaction; or |
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(iv) | the Parent in any transaction or series of related transactions, sells all or substantially all of its assets to any other corporation or other legal person and less than a majority of the combined voting power of the then-outstanding securities of such corporation or person immediately after such sale or sales are held, directly or indirectly, in the aggregate by the holders of securities entitled to vote generally in the election of directors of the Parent immediately prior to such sale. |
In the event Lessee terminates this Agreement solely in accordance with this Section 16.05, Lessee shall pay Operator a termination fee equal to 50% of the Operators Fee paid to Operator during a number of months prior to the notice of termination equal to the lesser of 12 months or the number of months otherwise remaining of the then Initial Term or Renewal Term.
Section 16.07. Operator Change of Control.
This Agreement may be terminated by Lessee if Alan Kanders no longer has a supervisory role of Operator (as defined below) during the Operating Term. Said termination will be exercised by delivery of written notice to the Operator, such notice to be provided within sixty (60) days following the Lessee being made aware of the event giving rise to the change of control and not less than thirty (30) days prior to the effective date of termination which notice shall set forth the effective date of termination; provided that, in the event such written notice to Operator is not provided in accordance within the terms of this sentence, the Lessee shall be deemed to have waived any rights to terminate this Agreement with respect to the particular change of control giving rise to the required notice. For purposes hereof, a change of control of Operator shall mean (i) a change of fifty percent or more of the voting control of Operator or any of its owner entities or (ii) a substantial change in the current management of Operator.
In addition to the rights and remedies otherwise available to the Parties at law or in equity, the following provisions will apply following termination of this Agreement pursuant to Article 14 or any other provision of this Agreement:
(a) Operator shall quit, vacate, surrender, and deliver to Owner peacefully and promptly the Hotel and all Permits and all books, records, accounts, contracts, keys, Working Capital, and all other pertinent and necessary documents and records pertaining to the Hotel and the operation thereof. If any Permits, including but not limited to any liquor license, is issued to Operator or any of its Affiliates, Operator shall, to the extent permitted by Legal Requirements, assign or cause its Affiliate holding any such Permits to assign to Owner or its designee all of the interest of Operator or its Affiliates in such Permits and the Hotel liquor inventory without charge (other than any out of pocket expenses of the assignment, which shall be Operating Expenses), or (if such assignment is not permitted by applicable law) to use reasonable efforts to provide Owner or Owners designee with the use and benefits of such Permits and Hotel liquor inventory until such time (not to exceed 180 days) as Owner and/or its designee are able to obtain new Permits; provided that Owner shall indemnify, defend and hold harmless Operator and its Affiliates from claims and liabilities arising from the post-termination use of such Permits;
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(b) Operator shall deliver to Owner any and all of Owners properties and assets within the possession of Operator, including keys, locks and safe combinations, files, correspondence, information regarding group bookings, reservation lists, ledgers, bank statements for the Operating Account and FF&E Reserve, accounting books and records, all electronic data maintained by Operator relating to the Hotel (which data shall be delivered on computer disc in a format that is accessible and readable by Owners then current computer systems), insurance policies, bonds and other documents, agreements, leases, licenses, records and plans (including, without limitation, the as-built or record set plans) relating to the operation of the Hotel, provided that Operator may retain possession of copies of any of the foregoing;
(c) Operator shall keep confidential all information concerning the Hotel obtained by Operator or in Operators possession, and not use any of it for its own account, for the account of others or in any other manner that would directly or indirectly compete with the Hotel;
(d) Operator shall remit to Owner the balance (if any) of the Operating Account and the FF&E Reserve, after computation and disbursement to Operator of all accrued and unpaid Management Fees and Operating Expenses reimbursable to Operator;
(e) As expeditiously as reasonably possible, prepare and deliver to Owner the financial reports required under this Agreement with respect to the final Accounting Period and Fiscal Year and remit to Owner the amount (if any) shown as owing to Owner in the final financial statements on account of previously overpaid Management Fee, Operating Expenses reimbursable to Operator or other payments due under this Agreement; and
(f) Operator shall do all acts and execute and deliver all documents reasonably requested by Owner in connection with the transfer, all without consideration therefor, and otherwise reasonably cooperate with Owner and any successor operator to insure or facilitate orderly continuation of the business of the Hotel;
(g) The rights and liabilities of the Parties having accrued prior to termination of this Agreement shall continue;
(h) Operator will turn over possession of the Hotel in a clean, safe and secure manner;
(i) Prior to termination, Operator agrees to maintain operating inventories at standards consistent with past practice and the Hotel pursuant to the Annual Plan and existing repair and maintenance schedules;
(j) Owner, at its option, may install a shadow management team in the Hotel during the ten (10) day period immediately preceding the termination date to have daily access to the Hotel and its books and records; provided that such team shall not (a) unreasonably interfere with the management and operations of the Hotel, and (b) consist of more than ten (10) members. Owner shall use its reasonable efforts to cause the entity that succeeds Operator to hire a sufficient number of Hotel Employees to avoid a WARN Act violation;
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(k) Operator shall at all times fully co-operate with and explain all aspects of the business and operation of the Hotel to Owner or any persons authorized by Owner to allow Owner or such persons to successfully and efficiently conduct the business after the expiration of the Term.
Section 16.08 Bookings Beyond Expiration of Term.
Operator shall diligently discharge all its obligations under this Agreement during the whole of the Term, and in particular shall continue to advertise and promote the Hotel and actively seek and accept bookings notwithstanding that they are to occur after the expiration of the Term. Owner shall be responsible on its own account for all costs, charges and commissions payable for bookings made by Operator in the ordinary course of business of the Hotel which are for dates after the expiration of the Term.
Section 16.09 Tax Law Change.
Lessee may terminate this Agreement upon 60 days notice to Operator if Lessee ceases to be qualified as a real estate investment trust or if the United States tax laws change to allow a hotel REIT to self-manage its properties. In such event, Lessee shall pay Operator a termination fee equal to 50% of the Operators Fee paid to Operator during a number of months prior to the notice of termination equal to the lesser of 12 months or the number of months otherwise remaining of the then Initial Term or Renewal Term.
Section 16.10 Termination Fees.
Except as provided in Sections 14.01 and 14.02, Operator shall not be entitled to a termination fee or compensation in the event this agreement is terminated for a Hotel or Hotels by Lessee.
ARTICLE 17
DEFAULT AND REMEDIES
Section 17.01. Events of Default- Remedies.
(a) The following shall constitute Events of Default:
(1) The failure of Operator to diligently and efficiently operate the Hotel in accordance with the provisions of this Agreement;
(2) The failure of Operator to pay any amount to Lessee provided for herein for a period of five (5) days after written notice by Lessee of failure to pay such sum when payable;
(3) The failure of Lessee to pay any amount to Operator provided for herein for a period of five (5) days after written notice by Operator of failure to pay such sum when payable;
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(4) The filing of a voluntary petition in suspension of payments, bankruptcy or insolvency by either Lessee or Operator or any entity which owns or controls such party or if any such party otherwise voluntarily avails itself of any federal or state laws for the relief of debtors or admits in writing its inability to pay its debts as they become due;
(5) The consent to an involuntary petition in bankruptcy or the failure to vacate within sixty (60) days from the date of entry thereof any order approving an involuntary petition by or against either Lessee or Operator;
(6) The entering of an order, judgment or decree by any court of competent jurisdiction, on the application of a creditor, adjudicating Lessee or Operator a bankrupt or insolvent or appointing a judicial receiver, trustee or liquidator of all or a substantial part of such partys assets, and such order, judgment or decree shall continue unstayed and in effect for a period of one hundred twenty (120) consecutive days;
(7) The failure of either Lessee or Operator to perform, keep or fulfill any of the other covenants, undertakings, obligations or conditions set forth in this Agreement, and the continuance of any such default for a period of thirty (30) days after written notice of such failure;
(8) Default or termination of the franchise license for a Hotel as a result of any action, or failure to act, on the part of Operator;
(9) Failure by Operator to pay, when due, the accounts payable for the Hotels for which Lessee had previously reimbursed Operator.
(10) Hotel receives a failure or its equivalent in any quality inspection report from any of the Franchisors, if such deficiencies are within Operators reasonable control.
(11) Failure by Operator to execute any and all subordination agreements, estoppel certificates and other documents requested by Lessee or Owner and/or the Holder to further evidence the subordination of this Agreement and Operators rights hereunder.
(b) Upon the occurrence of any Event of Default, the non-defaulting party shall give to the defaulting party notice of its intention to terminate this Agreement after the expiration of a period of ten (10) days from such date of notice and, upon the expiration of such period, this Agreement shall terminate and expire without penalty. If, however, with respect to the Events of Default referred to in items (1), (4), (5), (6), (7), (9) (10) and (11) of subsection (a) above, unless a specific right of termination is specified elsewhere in this Agreement for the event in question, upon receipt of such notice, the defaulting party shall promptly and with all due diligence cure the default or take and continue action to cure such default within such ten (10) day period; provided, in the case of an event described in Section 17.01(a)(10), and subject to Lessees termination rights pursuant to Section 16.01, the Operator shall cure such default by receipt of a favorable quality inspection report upon an inspection by the Franchisor within six (6) months following the failed inspection. If such default shall not be capable of being cured within such ten (10) day period, then provided the defaulting party diligently pursues the cure of
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such default, such party shall have an additional five (5) days to cure any such default unless otherwise extended by the non-defaulting party. The procedure set forth in the preceding two sentences shall not be available for the curing of any default under items (2), (3) or (8) of subsection (a) above. In the event such default is not cured by the expiration of such period, the non-defaulting period may terminate this Agreement effective upon expiration of such period without penalty or payment of any fee.
Section 17.02. Rights Not Exclusive.
(a) The rights granted under this Article XVII shall not be in substitution for, but shall be, except as otherwise provided in this Agreement, in addition to any and all rights and remedies for breach of contract granted by applicable provisions of law; provided, however, upon any termination of this Agreement by Operator or Lessee as provided in this Agreement, Operator shall be entitled to recover only such sums as are owing to Operator under this Agreement on the date of any such termination and in no event will Operator have any claim or cause of action for future profits, damages resulting from termination or otherwise under this Agreement.
(b) No failure of Operator or Lessee to insist upon the strict performance of any covenant, agreement, term or condition of this Agreement or to exercise any right or remedy consequent upon a breach thereof, shall constitute a waiver of any such breach or any subsequent breach of such covenant, agreement, term or condition. No covenant, agreement, term or condition of this Agreement and no breach thereof shall be waived, altered or modified except by written instrument signed by both Lessee and Operator. No waiver of any breach shall affect or alter this Agreement but each and every covenant, agreement, term and condition of this Agreement shall continue in full force and effect with respect to any other then existing or subsequent breach thereof.
ARTICLE 18
NOTICES
Section 18.01. Notices.
(a) Any notice, statement or demand required to be given under this Agreement shall be in writing and shall be delivered by certified or registered mail, postage prepaid, return receipt requested, or by overnight delivery with proof of delivery, or by facsimile with receipt of transmission, addressed to the parties hereto at their respective addresses listed below:
(1) Notices to Lessee shall be addressed:
Condor Hospitality Trust, Inc.
1800 West Pasewalk Avenue, Suite 200
Norfolk, NE 68702-1448
Attention: J. William Blackham, CEO
Facsimile: (402) 371-4229
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(2) Notices to Operator shall be addressed:
Three Wall Capital
40 West 57 th Street
29 th Floor
New York, NY 10019
Attention: Alan J. Kanders
(b) All notices, statements, demands and requests shall be effective three (3) days after being deposited in the United States mail or one day after being sent by overnight delivery or by facsimile. However, the time period in which a response to any such notice, statement, demand or request must be given shall commence to run from date of receipt by the addressee thereof as shown on the return receipt of the notice, statement, demand or request, but in all events not later than the tenth (10th) day after it shall have been mailed as required herein.
(c) By giving to the other party at least thirty (30) days written notice thereof, either party shall have the right from time to time and at any time during the Operating Term to change their respective addresses for notices, statements, demands and requests, provided such new address shall be within the United States of America.
ARTICLE 19
ASSIGNMENT
Section 19.01. No Assignment by Operator.
Notwithstanding anything to the contrary set forth in this Agreement, without the prior written consent of Lessee (which consent may be withheld in Lessees sole and absolute discretion), Operator shall have no right to sell, transfer or assign (or permit the sale, transfer or assignment of) any of its rights, duties or obligations under this Agreement in any manner, either directly or indirectly, voluntarily, or by operation of law.
Section 19.02. Assignment by Lessee.
Lessee may transfer or assign its rights and obligations under this Agreement without the consent of Operator but shall deliver to Operator written notice of such transfer or assignment not less than ten (10) days prior to the effective date thereof; provided, however, in the event of the assignment of this Agreement to a party that is not an Affiliate, Operator shall have the right to terminate this Agreement within 15 days after receipt of written notice of such assignment, which termination will be effective within 30 days of Lessees receipt of such termination notice. Any transfer or assignment of this Agreement by Lessee shall include an express assumption by the transferee or assignee of Lessees obligations hereunder. Nothing herein shall be deemed to require Lessee to assign or attempt to assign this Agreement to any third party, including any buyer of a Hotel.
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ARTICLE 20
SUBORDINATION
Section 20.01. Subordination To Mortgage.
Operator hereby agrees that this Agreement, including, but not limited to Operators Fee, shall in all respects be and is hereby expressly made subordinate and inferior to the liens, security interest and/or any Mortgage and to any promissory note and other indebtedness secured or to be secured thereby and to all other instruments evidencing or securing or to evidence or secure indebtedness, and all amendments, modifications, supplements, consolidations, extensions and revisions of such note and other instruments and any other indebtedness of Lessee or Owner, secured or unsecured. Operator shall execute any and all subordination agreements, estoppel certificates and other documents requested by Lessee or Owner and/or the Holder to further evidence the subordination of this Agreement and Operators rights hereunder including without limitation providing any purchaser of a Hotel at a foreclosure sale or deed-in-lieu of foreclosure (including the lender) with the right to terminate this Agreement; provided, however, Lessee shall use its commercially reasonable efforts to obtain from the holder of any Mortgage a nondisturbance agreement, in form reasonably acceptable to Operator providing that this Agreement shall remain in full force and effect notwithstanding the fact that the Mortgage has been foreclosed.
Section 20.02. Foreclosure.
Prior to termination of this Agreement by foreclosure under the Mortgage or by acquisition of the property to be covered by the Mortgage by deed in lieu of foreclosure, Operator shall have the right to enjoy all rights and privileges conferred upon it pursuant to this Agreement, including, without limitation the rights to the Operators Fee, and Operator shall incur no liability to the Holder for acting pursuant to the terms of this Agreement; provided, however, Operator shall be required to (and does hereby agree to) repay to the Holder any Operators Fee paid to Operator under this Agreement from and after the date which is thirty (30) days after the date of receipt by Operator of a notice of default under the Mortgage, which default is not cured and results in the acceleration of the indebtedness secured by the Mortgage and the ultimate foreclosure of the liens and/or security interest under the Mortgage and/or other acquisition of the property covered thereby by the Holder in lieu of foreclosure. In the event of such foreclosure, Operator shall have the right to terminate this Agreement on thirty (30) days written notice to Lessee. Notwithstanding the foregoing, Operator may pursue, as an unsecured creditor, a claim for all amounts due and owing to Operator under this Management Agreement in accordance with the terms of this Section 20.02.
Section 20.03. Estoppel Certificates.
Lessee and Operator agree, at any time and from time to time, upon not less than 10 days prior written notice from the other party or any purchaser or lender, to provide a statement in writing certifying that this Agreement is unmodified and in full force and effect (or, if there have been modifications, that the same is full and force and effect as modified and stating the modifications), and stating whether or not to the best knowledge of the signer of such certificate,
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there exists any default in the performance of any obligation contained in this Agreement, and if so, specifying each such default of which a signer may have knowledge. Any statement delivered pursuant to this Section may be relied upon by the other party and by the prospective lender or purchaser.
ARTICLE 21
MISCELLANEOUS
Section 21.01. Further Documentation and Reporting Compliance.
Lessee and Operator shall execute and deliver all appropriate supplemental agreements and other instruments, and take any other action necessary to make this Agreement fully and legally effective, binding, and enforceable in accordance with the terms hereof as between them and as against third parties. Operator acknowledges that Parent is a reporting company under the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended, (the Exchange Act) and other federal laws, including the Sarbanes-Oxley Act of 2002, and Operator shall reasonably cooperate in providing Lessee information as necessary for Parent to prepare and submit its reports under such laws in a timely fashion.
Section 21.02. Captions.
The titles to the several articles of this Agreement are inserted for convenience only and are not intended to affect the meaning of any of the provisions hereof.
Section 21.03. Successors and Assigns.
This Agreement shall be binding upon and inure to the benefit of Lessee, its successors and/or assigns, and subject to the provisions of Article XIX, shall be binding upon and inure to the benefit of Operator, its permitted successors and assigns.
Section 21.04. Competitive Market Area.
Operator hereby agrees, for the benefit of Lessee, its successors and assigns, except for the hotels, if any, listed as Exhibit A-4, that Operator (and its Affiliates) will not own, operate, lease, manage, or otherwise have an interest in, directly or indirectly, any hotel within a three (3) mile radius of any Hotel during the Operating Term unless expressly consented to in writing by Lessee in advance, which consent may be withheld in Lessees sole and absolute discretion.
Section 21.05. Assumption of Post Termination Obligations.
In the event of termination of this Agreement, Lessee shall be responsible for assuming obligations under contracts entered into by Operator only to the extent that any such contract shall have been entered into in accordance with Section 4.05(a) and Lessee shall be responsible for the payment of obligations incurred by Operator in the operation of the Hotel only to the extent that such obligations shall have been incurred in accordance with the terms of this Agreement, and Operator hereby agrees to indemnify and to hold Lessee harmless from and against any liability in connection with any such contracts, agreements or obligations not so
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approved in writing by Lessee. Lessee will indemnify and hold Operator harmless from all costs, expenses, claims, damages and liabilities, including without limitation, lawyers fees and disbursements, arising or resulting from Lessees failure following the expiration or earlier termination (for whatever cause) of this Agreement to provide all of the services contracted for in connection with the business booked on commercially reasonable terms for the Hotels on or prior to the date of such expiration or termination. The provisions of this Section will survive any expiration or termination of this Agreement and will be binding upon Lessee and its successors and assigns, including any successor or assign that becomes the beneficial or legal owner of the Hotels after the effective date of any such expiration or termination.
Section 21.06. Entire Agreement.
This Agreement, together with the Exhibits hereto, constitutes the entire Agreement between the parties relating to the subject matter hereof, superseding all prior agreements or undertakings, oral or written. This Agreement and the Exhibits hereto shall be construed and interpreted without reference to any canon or rule of law requiring interpretation against the party drafting or causing the drafting of this Agreement or the portions in question, it being agreed and understood that all parties have participated in the preparation of this Agreement.
Section 21.07. Governing Law.
This Agreement shall be construed and enforced in accordance with the laws of the State of Georgia.
Section 21.08. No Political Contributions.
Any provision hereof to the contrary notwithstanding, no money or property of the Hotel shall be paid or used or offered, nor shall Lessee or Operator directly or indirectly pay or use or offer, consent or agree to pay or use or offer any money or property of the Hotel, for or in aid of any political party, committee or organization, or for or in aid of, any corporation, joint stock or other association organized or maintained for political purposes, or for, or in aid or, any candidate for political office or for nomination for such office, or in connection with any election including referendum for constitutional amendment, or for any political purpose whatever, or for lobbying in connection with legislation or regulation thereunder, or for the reimbursement for indemnification of any person for money or property so used.
Section 21.09. Eligible Independent Contractor.
(a) At the effective time of this Agreement, Operator shall qualify as an eligible independent contractor as defined in Section 856(d)(9) of the Internal Revenue Code of 1986, as amended (the Code). To that end:
(i) | during the Operating Term, Operator shall not permit wagering activities to be conducted at or in connection with the Hotels; |
(ii) | during the Operating Term, Operator shall not own, directly or indirectly (within the meaning of Section 856(d)(5) of the Code), more than 35% of the shares of Supertel Hospitality, Inc.; |
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(iii) | during the Operating Term, no more than 35% of the total combined voting power of Operators outstanding stock (or 35% of the total shares of all classes of its outstanding stock) shall be owned, directly or indirectly, by one or more persons owning 35% or more of the outstanding stock of Supertel Hospitality, Inc.; and |
(iv) | At the effective time, Operator shall be actively engaged in the trade or business of operating qualified lodging facilities (defined below) for a person who is not a related person within the meaning of Section 856(d)(9)(F) of the Code with respect to the Parent or Lessee (Unrelated Persons). In order to meet this requirement, Operator agrees that it (i) shall derive at least 10% of both its revenue and profit from operating qualified lodging facilities for Unrelated Persons and (ii) shall comply with any regulations or other administrative guidance under Section 856(d)(9) of the Code with respect to the amount of hotel management business with Unrelated Persons that is necessary to qualify as an eligible independent contractor with the meaning of such Code Section. |
(b) A qualified lodging facility is defined in Section 856(d)(9)(D) of the Code and means a lodging facility (defined below), unless wagering activities are conducted at or in connection with such facility by any person who is engaged in the business of accepting wagers and who is legally authorized to engage in such business at or in connection with such facility. A lodging facility is a hotel, motel or other establishment more than one-half of the dwelling units in which are used on a transient basis, and includes customary amenities and facilities operated as part of, or associated with, the lodging facility so long as such amenities and facilities are customary for other properties of a comparable size and class owned by other owners unrelated to Supertel Hospitality, Inc.
(c) Operator shall not sublet any Hotel or enter into any similar arrangement on any basis such that the rental or other amounts to be paid by the sublessee thereunder would be based, in whole or in part, on either (a) the net income or profits derived by the business activities of the sublessee, or (b) any other formula such that any portion of the rent would fail to qualify as rents from real property within the meaning of Section 856(d) of the Internal Revenue Code, or any similar or successor provision thereto.
Section 21.10. Time of the Essence.
Time is of the essence of this Agreement.
Section 21.11. Offsets.
Each party may offset amounts owed to another party hereunder against any amounts owed to such party, except to the extent any such offset is prohibited by the terms of the Lessee (or its Affiliates) credit agreements.
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Section 21.12. Attorneys Fees.
If any party brings an action against another party to enforce any provision of this Agreement, the prevailing party in such action shall be entitled to recover its court costs, attorneys fees and expenses in the judgment rendered through such action.
Section 21.13. Final Accounting.
(a) In addition to the reports required by Section 9.02, within sixty (60) days following the effective date of expiration or termination of this Agreement, Operator shall prepare and submit to Lessee a final accounting of Hotel operations through the effective date of such expiration or termination, which accounting shall be in the form of the financial statements required hereunder.
(b) Upon the effective date of expiration or termination of this Agreement, Operator shall deliver possession of the Hotel, and any cash, property and other assets pertaining thereto, together with any and all keys or other access devices, to Lessee.
(c) Upon the expiration or termination of this Agreement, Operator shall reasonably cooperate with and assist Lessee as may be necessary for the transfer of the operations and management of the Hotels to the successor operator and the transfer any and all Hotel licenses and permits to Lessee or Lessees designee.
Section 21.14. Franchisor Communications.
During the Operating Term, Operator shall promptly deliver to Lessee copies of any deficiency notices or similar notices received from a Franchisor and any response thereto.
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IN WITNESS WHEREOF, the parties hereto have executed this Agreement as of the date first set forth above.
LESSEE: | ||
SPRING STREET HOTEL OPCO LLC |
By: |
Spring Street Hotel OpCo II LLC, its sole member |
By: |
TWC Spring OpCo LLC, Its Administrative Member |
By: |
TWC Spring Street Hotel GP LLC, Its Managing Member |
By: | /s/ Alan Kanders | |||||
Alan Kanders, Manager |
OPERATOR: | ||
BOAST HOTEL MANAGEMENT COMPANY LLC | ||
By: | /s/ Alan Kanders | |
Name: | Alan Kanders | |
Title: | Authorized Signatory |
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EXHIBIT A
HOTEL PROPERTIES AND OWNERS
Hotel |
Owner |
Location |
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Aloft Atlanta Downtown | Spring Street Hotel Property LLC | 300 Spring Street, Atlanta GA |
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EXHIBIT A-1
Competitive Set
STR# | Name | City, State | Zip | Phone | Rooms | Open Date | ||||||
6998 | aloft Hotel Atlanta Downtown | Atlanta, GA | 30308-3007 | (404) 523-1144 | 254 | 198209 | ||||||
19131 |
Holiday Inn Atlanta Downtown Centennial Park |
Atlanta, GA | 30303-1713 | (404) 524-5555 | 260 | 198506 | ||||||
57271 |
Hilton Garden Inn Atlanta Downtown |
Atlanta, GA | 30313-1809 | (404) 577-2001 | 242 | 200803 | ||||||
61408 | Courtyard Atlanta Downtown | Atlanta, GA | 30303-1054 | (404) 222-2416 | 150 | 201101 | ||||||
906 |
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EXHIBIT A-2
Accounting Software and Payroll Processes
Accounting Software 3 AccKnowledge ®
Payroll System M3 RightTime ®
Payroll System SimpleHR
Payroll System ADP
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EXHIBIT A-4
List of Operators Hotels Within 3 Mile Radius
| None |
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EXHIBIT B
Franchise Agreements
Hotel | Location | Franchisor | ||
Aloft Atlanta Downtown | 300 Spring Street, Atlanta, GA | The Sheraton LLC |
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Exhibit 10.4
LOAN AGREEMENT
Dated as of August 22, 2016
between
SPRING STREET HOTEL PROPERTY LLC
and
SPRING STREET HOTEL OPCO LLC ,
collectively, as Borrower
and
LOANCORE CAPITAL CREDIT REIT LLC,
as Lender
TABLE OF CONTENTS
1. |
DEFINITIONS; PRINCIPLES OF CONSTRUCTION | 1 | ||||||
1.1 |
Specific Definitions |
1 | ||||||
1.2 |
Index of Other Definitions |
21 | ||||||
1.3 |
Principles of Construction |
23 | ||||||
2. |
GENERAL LOAN TERMS | 23 | ||||||
2.1 |
The Loan |
23 | ||||||
2.2 |
Interest; Monthly Payments |
24 | ||||||
2.2.1 Generally |
24 | |||||||
2.2.2 Default Rate |
24 | |||||||
2.2.3 Unavailability or Illegality of LIBOR |
24 | |||||||
2.2.4 Taxes |
24 | |||||||
2.2.5 Change in Law; Additional Costs |
25 | |||||||
2.2.6 Breakage Indemnity |
26 | |||||||
2.2.7 New Payment Date |
26 | |||||||
2.3 |
Loan Repayment |
26 | ||||||
2.3.1 Repayment |
26 | |||||||
2.3.2 Mandatory Prepayments |
27 | |||||||
2.3.3 Optional Prepayments |
27 | |||||||
2.3.4 Prepayments; Generally |
27 | |||||||
2.4 |
Release of Property |
28 | ||||||
2.4.1 Release Upon Payment in Full |
28 | |||||||
2.4.2 Release of Release Parcel |
28 | |||||||
2.5 |
Payments and Computations |
30 | ||||||
2.5.1 Making of Payments |
30 | |||||||
2.5.2 Computations |
30 | |||||||
2.5.3 Late Payment Charge |
30 | |||||||
2.6 |
Interest Rate Protection Agreements |
31 | ||||||
2.6.1 Interest Rate Protection Agreement |
31 | |||||||
2.6.2 Execution of Documents |
32 | |||||||
2.6.3 No Obligation of Lender |
32 | |||||||
2.6.4 Receipts from Interest Rate Protection Agreements |
32 | |||||||
2.6.5 Failure to Provide Interest Rate Protection Agreement |
32 | |||||||
2.7 |
Fees; Spread Maintenance Premium |
33 | ||||||
2.7.1 Exit Fee |
33 | |||||||
2.7.2 Spread Maintenance Premium |
33 | |||||||
2.8 |
Extension Options |
33 | ||||||
3. |
CASH MANAGEMENT AND RESERVES | 34 | ||||||
3.1 |
Cash Management Arrangements |
34 | ||||||
3.2 |
Required Repairs |
35 | ||||||
3.2.1 Completion of Required Repairs |
35 | |||||||
3.2.2 Required Repairs Reserves |
35 | |||||||
3.3 |
Taxes |
35 | ||||||
3.4 |
Insurance |
36 | ||||||
3.5 |
Capital/FF&E Expense Reserves |
36 |
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3.6 |
PIP Reserve Subaccount |
37 | ||||||
3.7 |
Operating Expense Subaccount |
38 | ||||||
3.8 |
Casualty/Condemnation Subaccount |
38 | ||||||
3.9 |
Security Deposits |
38 | ||||||
3.10 |
Cash Collateral Subaccount |
39 | ||||||
3.11 |
Grant of Security Interest; Application of Funds |
39 | ||||||
3.12 |
Property Cash Flow Allocation |
40 | ||||||
4. |
REPRESENTATIONS AND WARRANTIES | 41 | ||||||
4.1 |
Organization; Special Purpose |
41 | ||||||
4.2 |
Proceedings; Enforceability |
41 | ||||||
4.3 |
No Conflicts |
41 | ||||||
4.4 |
Litigation |
42 | ||||||
4.5 |
Agreements |
42 | ||||||
4.6 |
Title |
42 | ||||||
4.7 |
No Bankruptcy Filing |
43 | ||||||
4.8 |
Full and Accurate Disclosure |
43 | ||||||
4.9 |
Tax Filings |
44 | ||||||
4.10 |
ERISA; No Plan Assets |
44 | ||||||
4.11 |
Compliance |
44 | ||||||
4.12 |
Major Contracts |
45 | ||||||
4.13 |
Federal Reserve Regulations; Investment Company Act; Bank Holding Company |
45 | ||||||
4.14 |
Easements; Utilities and Public Access |
45 | ||||||
4.15 |
Physical Condition |
46 | ||||||
4.16 |
Leases |
46 | ||||||
4.17 |
Fraudulent Transfer |
46 | ||||||
4.18 |
Ownership of Borrower |
46 | ||||||
4.19 |
Purchase Options |
47 | ||||||
4.20 |
Management Agreement |
47 | ||||||
4.21 |
Hazardous Substances |
47 | ||||||
4.22 |
Name; Principal Place of Business |
48 | ||||||
4.23 |
Other Debt |
48 | ||||||
4.24 |
Assignment of Leases and Rents |
48 | ||||||
4.25 |
Insurance |
48 | ||||||
4.26 |
FIRPTA |
48 | ||||||
4.27 |
Fiscal Year |
48 | ||||||
4.28 |
Intellectual Property/Websites |
48 | ||||||
4.29 |
Operations Agreements |
48 | ||||||
4.30 |
Illegal Activity |
48 | ||||||
4.31 |
Operating Lease |
48 | ||||||
4.32 |
Franchise Agreement |
49 | ||||||
5. |
COVENANTS | 49 | ||||||
5.1 |
Existence |
49 | ||||||
5.2 |
Taxes and Other Charges |
49 | ||||||
5.3 |
Access to Property |
50 |
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6.3 |
Financial Reporting |
68 | ||||||
6.3.1 Bookkeeping |
68 | |||||||
6.3.2 Annual Reports |
68 | |||||||
6.3.3 Monthly/Quarterly Reports |
69 | |||||||
6.3.4 Compliance Certificates |
70 | |||||||
6.3.5 Other Reports |
70 | |||||||
6.3.6 Annual Budget |
70 | |||||||
6.3.7 Additional Operating Expenses |
70 | |||||||
6.3.8 Hotel Accounting |
71 | |||||||
6.3.9 Breach |
71 | |||||||
7. |
INSURANCE; CASUALTY; AND CONDEMNATION | 71 | ||||||
7.1 |
Insurance |
71 | ||||||
7.1.1 Coverage |
71 | |||||||
7.1.2 Policies |
74 | |||||||
7.2 |
Casualty |
75 | ||||||
7.2.1 Notice; Restoration |
75 | |||||||
7.2.2 Settlement of Proceeds |
75 | |||||||
7.3 |
Condemnation |
76 | ||||||
7.3.1 Notice; Restoration |
76 | |||||||
7.3.2 Collection of Award |
76 | |||||||
7.4 |
Application of Proceeds or Award |
76 | ||||||
7.4.1 Application to Restoration |
76 | |||||||
7.4.2 Application to Debt |
77 | |||||||
7.4.3 Procedure for Application to Restoration |
78 | |||||||
8. |
DEFAULTS | 78 | ||||||
8.1 |
Events of Default |
78 | ||||||
8.2 |
Remedies |
81 | ||||||
8.2.1 Acceleration |
81 | |||||||
8.2.2 Remedies Cumulative |
81 | |||||||
8.2.3 Severance |
82 | |||||||
8.2.4 Delay |
82 | |||||||
8.2.5 Lenders Right to Perform |
82 | |||||||
9. |
SECONDARY MARKET PROVISIONS | 83 | ||||||
9.1 |
Sale of Note and Secondary Market Transaction |
83 | ||||||
9.1.1 General; Borrower Cooperation |
83 | |||||||
9.1.2 Use of Information |
84 | |||||||
9.1.3 Borrower Obligations Regarding Disclosure Documents |
84 | |||||||
9.1.4 Borrower Indemnity Regarding Filings |
85 | |||||||
9.1.5 Indemnification Procedure |
85 | |||||||
9.1.6 Contribution |
85 | |||||||
9.1.7 Survival |
86 | |||||||
9.2 |
Severance of Loan |
86 | ||||||
9.3 |
Costs and Expenses |
87 |
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Schedule 1 | Required Repairs | |
Schedule 2 | Exceptions to Representations and Warranties | |
Schedule 3 | Release Parcel | |
Schedule 4 | Organization of Borrower | |
Schedule 5 | Definition of Special Purpose Bankruptcy Remote Entity | |
Schedule 6 | Intellectual Property/Websites |
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LOAN AGREEMENT
LOAN AGREEMENT dated as of August 22, 2016 (as the same may be modified, supplemented, amended or otherwise changed, this Agreement ) between SPRING STREET HOTEL PROPERTY LLC , a Delaware limited liability company ( Fee Borrower ), SPRING STREET HOTEL OPCO LLC , a Delaware limited liability company ( Leasehold Borrower ), and LOANCORE CAPITAL CREDIT REIT LLC , a Delaware limited liability company (together with its successors and assigns, Lender ).
1. | DEFINITIONS; PRINCIPLES OF CONSTRUCTION |
1.1 Specific Definitions . The following terms have the meanings set forth below:
Acceptable Counterparty shall mean a bank or other financial institution which has: (i) a long-term unsecured debt rating of A+ or higher by S&P; (ii) a long-term unsecured debt rating of not less than A1 by Moodys; and (iii) if the counterparty is rated by Fitch, a long-term unsecured debt rating of A or higher by Fitch and a short-term unsecured debt rating of not less than F-1 from Fitch; provided however , that SMBC Capital Markets, Inc. (with an Acceptable SMBC Credit Support Party as its credit support party) will be an Acceptable Counterparty so long as the rating of its credit support party (provided such credit support party shall be an Acceptable SMBC Credit Support Party ) is not downgraded, withdrawn or qualified by S&P or Moodys or Fitch from the long and short term ratings issued by such rating agencies below the lesser of the above rating (as applicable) or its ratings as of the date hereof. As used herein, an Acceptable SMBC Credit Support Party shall mean (a) Sumitomo Mitsui Banking Corporation or a replacement guarantor that meets the foregoing rating requirements and provides a guaranty on substantially the same form as the guaranty provided by Sumitomo Mitsui Banking Corporation on the date hereof and (b) provided any such credit support party guaranty guaranties all current and future obligations under the Interest Rate Cap Agreement or Replacement Interest Rate Cap Agreement, as applicable.
Affiliate shall mean, as to any Person (for purposes of this definition, the Subject Person ), any other Person: (i) which, directly or indirectly, through one or more intermediaries, Controls, is Controlled by, or is under common Control with, the Subject Person; (ii) which, directly or indirectly, beneficially owns or holds ten percent (10%) or more of any class of stock or any other ownership interest in the Subject Person; (iii) ten percent (10%) or more of the direct or indirect ownership of which is beneficially owned or held by the Subject Person; (iv) which is a member of the family (as defined in Section 267(c)(4) of the Code) of the Subject Person or which is a trust or estate, the beneficial owners of which are members of the family (as defined in Section 267(c)(4) of the Code) of the Subject Person; or (v) which, directly or indirectly, is a general partner, controlling shareholder, managing member, officer, director, trustee or employee of the Subject Person.
Approved Capital/FF&E Expenses shall mean FF&E Expenses and Capital Expenses (including deposits for materials needed for the work which is the subject of such FF&E Expense and/or Capital Expense which is separately referred to herein as the Approved Capital/FF&E Expenses Deposits ) incurred by Borrower, which FF&E Expenses or Capital Expenses shall either be (i) included in the Approved Capital Budget for the current calendar month or (ii) approved by Lender.
Approved Operating Expenses shall mean during a Cash Management Period, operating expenses incurred by Borrower which (i) are included in the Approved Operating Budget for the current calendar month, (ii) are for Taxes, Insurance Premiums, electric, gas, oil, water, sewer or other utility service to the Property, (iii) are Emergency Expenditures, (iv) are required by Franchisor pursuant to the terms of the Franchise Agreement and a failure to comply would result in a default under the Franchise Agreement or (v) are approved by Lender.
Acceptable Replacement Guarantor shall mean one or more Persons that satisfy the criteria set forth in clauses (1) through (4) of the defined term Qualified Transferees for whom Lender shall have received a credit check reasonably acceptable to Lender and whose identity, experience, financial condition and creditworthiness, including net worth and liquidity, is reasonably acceptable to Lender in Lenders sole discretion and, in each case, (i) either Controls Borrower or owns a direct or indirect interest in Borrower and (ii) is otherwise acceptable to Lender in all respects.
Available Cash shall mean, as of each Payment Date during the continuance of a Cash Management Period, the amount of Rents, if any, remaining in the Cash Management Account after the application of all of the payments required under clauses (i) through (vi) of Section 3.12(a) hereof.
Bankruptcy Code shall mean Title 11 of the United States Code entitled Bankruptcy, as amended from time to time, and any successor statute or statutes and all rules and regulations from time to time promulgated thereunder, and any comparable foreign laws relating to bankruptcy, insolvency or creditors rights.
Borrower shall mean Fee Borrower and Leasehold Borrower; provided, however, that each reference to Borrower hereunder and in the other Loan Documents shall mean each of Fee Borrower and Leasehold Borrower, individually, and both Fee Borrower and Leasehold Borrower, collectively.
Business Day shall mean any day other than a Saturday, Sunday or any day on which commercial banks in New York, New York are authorized or required to close.
Calculation Date shall mean the last day of each calendar quarter during the Term.
Capital Expenses shall mean expenses that are capital in nature or required under GAAP to be capitalized.
Cash Management Bank shall mean Wells Fargo Bank, National Association, or such other bank or depository selected by Lender.
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Cash Management Period shall mean a period that:
(i) commences upon the date on which a Default or Event of Default occurs, and ends on the next Payment Date following the date upon which such Default or Event of Default has been cured and such cure has been accepted by Lender, or such Default or Event of Default has been waived by Lender (provided that in no event shall Lender have any obligation to accept such a cure of, or waive, any Default or Event of Default), and no other Default or Event of Default is then continuing;
(ii) commences upon Lenders determination, from and after April 9, 2017 that the Debt Yield is less than eight and one half percent (8.50%) on any Calculation Date, and ends on the next Payment Date following the date upon which Lender has determined that the Debt Yield equals or exceeds eight and one half percent (8.50%) for the most recent Calculation Date; provided, however (a) no Cash Management Period shall commence solely with respect to the matter described in this clause (ii) in the event that, within three (3) Business Days after notice from Lender, Borrower prepays a portion of the unpaid Principal to a level such that the Debt Yield is equal to or greater than eight and one half percent (8.50%) and (b) any Cash Management Period continuing solely with respect to the matter described in this clause (ii) shall be deemed to have ended on the next Payment Date following the date that Borrower prepays a portion of the unpaid Principal to a level such that the Debt Yield is equal to or greater than eight and one half percent (8.50%), and any such prepayment in clause (a) or (b) shall be subject to the payment of the Spread Maintenance Premium and the Exit Fee;
(iii) commences upon the occurrence of a PIP Sweep Period, and ends when such PIP Sweep Period has terminated.
Notwithstanding the foregoing, in no event shall a Cash Management Period be deemed to have ended if (a) the Stated Maturity Date has occurred or (b) any other Cash Management Period is continuing.
Code shall mean the Internal Revenue Code of 1986, as amended and as it may be further amended from time to time, any successor statutes thereto, and applicable U.S. Department of Treasury regulations issued pursuant thereto in temporary or final form.
Condor Guarantor shall mean Condor Hospitality Trust, Inc., a Maryland corporation.
Construction Consultant shall mean one or more third party construction consultants, construction loan administration or servicing firms or comparable firms as may be retained by Lender, at Borrowers sole cost and expense, from time to time to monitor the scope and status of any Material Alteration or Restoration.
Control shall mean, with respect to any Person, either (i) ownership directly or indirectly of forty-nine percent (49%) or more of all equity interests in such Person or (ii) the possession, directly or indirectly, of the power to direct or cause the direction of the management and policies of such Person, through the ownership of voting securities, by contract or otherwise, and the terms Controlled, Controlling and Common Control shall have correlative meanings, provided that the mere granting of commercially typical major decision consent rights of a third party direct or indirect owner of Borrower shall not be deemed to constitute Control of Borrower by such third party owner.
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Debt shall mean the unpaid Principal, all interest accrued and unpaid thereon, all Exit Fees, any Spread Maintenance Premium, all transaction costs, all late fees and all other sums due to Lender in respect of the Loan or under any Loan Document.
Debt Service shall mean, with respect to any particular period, the scheduled interest payments due under the Note in such period.
Debt Yield shall mean, as of any date, the ratio (expressed as a percentage) calculated by Lender of (i) the Net Operating Income for the twelve (12)-month period ending with the most recently completed calendar month preceding the date of calculation to (ii) the outstanding Principal as of such date.
Default shall mean the occurrence of any event under any Loan Document which, with 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 (i) the maximum rate permitted by applicable law, or (ii) five percent (5%) above the Interest Rate, compounded monthly.
Eligible Account shall mean a separate and identifiable account from all other funds held by the holding institution that is either (i) an account or accounts (or subaccounts thereof) (a) maintained with a federal or state-chartered depository institution or trust company which complies with the definition of Eligible Institution or (b) if a Securitization has occurred, as to which Lender has received a Rating Comfort Letter from each of the applicable Rating Agencies with respect to holding funds in such account, or (ii) a segregated trust account or accounts (or subaccounts thereof) maintained with the corporate trust department of a federal depository institution or state chartered depository institution subject to regulations regarding fiduciary funds on deposit similar to Title 12 of the Code of Federal Regulations §9.10(b), having in either case corporate trust powers, acting in its fiduciary capacity, and a combined capital and surplus of at least $50,000,000 and subject to supervision or examination by federal and state authorities. An Eligible Account will not be evidenced by a certificate of deposit, passbook or other instrument.
Eligible Institution shall mean Wells Fargo Bank, National Association (as of the date hereof) or any other depository institution insured by the Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation the short term unsecured debt obligations or commercial paper of which are rated at least A-1 by S&P, P-1 by Moodys and F-1+ by Fitch, in the case of accounts in which funds are held for thirty (30) days or less or, in the case of Letters of Credit or accounts in which funds are held for more than thirty (30) days, the long term unsecured debt obligations of which are rated at least (i) AA by S&P, (ii) AA and/or F1+ (for securities) and/or AAAmmf (for money market funds), by Fitch and (iii) Aa2 by Moodys; provided , however , for the purposes of the Cash Management Bank, the definition of Eligible Institution shall have the meaning set forth in the Cash Management Agreement.
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Emergency Expenditures shall mean expenses that are necessary in order (i) to avoid imminent bodily injury, harm or damage to individuals or the Property, (ii) to avoid the suspension of any necessary service to the Property, (iii) to avoid any right of any insurance carrier to disclaim coverage under any Policy, but only to the extent that there are insufficient funds in the Insurance Subaccount to pay for such expense, (iv) to comply with the requirements of Franchisor and a failure to comply would result in a default under the Franchise Agreement or (v) to comply with Legal Requirements (including Environmental Laws), and, in each such case, with respect to which it would be impractical, in Borrowers reasonable judgment, under the circumstances, to obtain Lenders prior written consent; provided that Borrower shall give Lender notice of such Emergency Expenditures as soon as practicable.
Employee Plan shall mean 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 maintained by Borrower or Guarantor or any of their ERISA Affiliates or to which they contribute or have an obligation to contribute, or with respect to which they have any liability or obligation, whether through indemnity or otherwise.
Environmental Report shall mean that certain Phase I Environmental Site Assessment prepared by GRS Group and dated July 12, 2016.
ERISA shall mean the Employee Retirement Income Security Act of 1974, as amended from time to time, and the rules and regulations promulgated thereunder.
ERISA Affiliate shall mean any trade or business (whether or not incorporated) which is a member of the same controlled group of corporations or group of trades or businesses under common control with Borrower and/or Guarantor, or is treated as a single employer together with Borrower and/or Guarantor under Section 414 of the Code or Title IV of ERISA.
ERISA Event shall mean (a) the occurrence with respect to an Employee Plan of a reportable event, within the meaning of Section 4043 of ERISA, unless the 30-day notice requirement with respect thereto has been waived by the Pension Benefit Guaranty Corporation (or any successor) (PBGC) or regulation; (b) the application for a minimum funding waiver with respect to an Employee Plan; (c) the termination of an Employee Plan, pursuant to Section 4041(a)(2) of ERISA; (d) the conditions set forth in Section 430(k) of the Code or Section 303(k)(1)(A) and (B) of ERISA to the creation of a lien upon property or assets or rights to property or assets of the Borrower or any of its ERISA Affiliates for failure to make a required payment to an Employee Plan are satisfied; (e) the termination of an Employee Plan by the PBGC pursuant to Section 4042 of ERISA, or the appointment of a trustee to administer, an Employee Plan; (f) any failure by any Employee Plan to satisfy the minimum funding standards, within the meaning of Sections 412 or 430 of the Code or Section 302 of ERISA, whether or not waived; (g) the determination that any Employee Plan is or is expected to be in at-risk status, within the meaning of Section 430 of the Code or Section 303 of ERISA, (h) the withdrawal or partial withdrawal from a Multiemployer Plan or a determination that a Multiemployer Plan is, or is expected to be insolvent (within the meaning of Section 4245 of ERISA), in reorganization (within the meaning of Section 4241 of ERISA) or in endangered or critical status (within the meaning of Section 432 of the Code or Section 305 of ERISA) or (i) any event or condition which could reasonably be expected to result in liability to Borrower, Guarantor or any ERISA Affiliate with respect to Title IV of ERISA (whether directly or through indemnity or otherwise.)
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Exit Fee shall mean with respect to any repayment or prepayment of Principal, an amount equal to one half of one percent (0.50%) of the amount of Principal being repaid or prepaid; provided , however , if the Loan is repaid with the proceeds of a mortgage loan from LoanCore, the Exit Fee that would otherwise be payable with respect to the portion of the Loan refinanced by LoanCore shall be waived, provided that LoanCore shall have no obligation to offer to provide such financing.
FATCA shall mean Sections 1471 through 1474 of the Code and any regulations or official interpretations thereof.
FF&E Expenses shall mean expenses that are for fixtures, furnishings, equipment, furniture, and other items of tangible personal property now or hereafter located in or on the Property or the Improvements or used in connection with the use, occupancy, operation and maintenance of all or any part of the hotel located on the Property, other than stocks of food and other supplies held for consumption in normal operation but including appliances, machinery, equipment, signs, artwork, office furnishings and equipment, guest room furnishings, and specialized equipment for kitchens, laundries, bars, restaurant, public rooms, health and recreational facilities, linens, dishware, all partitions, screens, awnings, shades, blinds, floor coverings, hall and lobby equipment, heating, lighting, plumbing, ventilating, refrigerating, incinerating, elevators, escalators, air conditioning and communication plants or systems with appurtenant fixtures, vacuum cleaning systems, call or beeper systems, security systems, sprinkler systems and other fire prevention and extinguishing apparatus and materials; reservation system computer and related equipment; all equipment, manual, mechanical or motorized, for the construction, maintenance, repair and cleaning of, parking areas, walks, underground ways, truck ways, driveways, common areas, roadways, highways and streets; and the Vehicles (as defined in the USALI).
Fiscal Year shall mean each twelve (12) month period commencing on January 1 and ending on December 31 during each year of the Term.
Force Majeure shall mean any delay due to an act of God, governmental restriction, enemy action, terrorist act, war, civil commotion, storm, fire, casualty, strike, shortage of supplies or labor, work stoppage or other cause beyond the reasonable control of Borrower.
Franchise Agreement shall mean that certain Franchise Agreement on Change of Ownership, dated August 22, 2016, between Leasehold Borrower and current Franchisor pursuant to which Leasehold Borrower has the right to operate the hotel located on the Property under a name and/or hotel system controlled by such Franchisor.
Franchisor shall mean The Sheraton LLC, a Delaware limited liability company, or any other franchisor engaged in accordance with the terms and conditions of the Loan Documents.
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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 authority of any nature whatsoever for any governmental unit (federal, state, commonwealth, county, district, municipal, city or otherwise) now or hereafter in existence.
Guarantor shall mean Alan Kanders, an individual ( Kanders ), Raviraj Kiran Dave ( Dave ), an individual, and Condor Guarantor, or any other Person that now or hereafter guarantees any of Borrowers obligations hereunder or any other Loan Document.
Hotel Transactions shall mean, collectively, (i) occupancy arrangements for customary hotel transactions in the ordinary course of Borrowers business conducted at the hotel located at the Property, including nightly rentals (or licensing) of individual hotel rooms or suites, banquet room use and food and beverage services and (ii) informational or guest services which are terminable on one months notice or less without cause and without penalty or premium, including co-marketing, promotional services and outsourced services.
Interest Period shall mean (i) the period from the date hereof through the first day thereafter that is the 8 th day of a calendar month (the Initial Interest Period ) and (ii) each period thereafter from the 9 th day of each calendar month through the 8 th day of the following calendar month (even if such Interest Period extends beyond the Maturity Date). Notwithstanding the foregoing, if Lender exercises its right to change the Payment Date to a New Payment Date in accordance with Section 2.2.7 hereof, then from and after such election, each Interest Period shall be the period from the New Payment Date in each calendar month through the day in the next succeeding calendar month immediately preceding the New Payment Date in such calendar month.
Interest Rate shall mean the LIBOR Rate or, during the continuance of a Prime Rate Period, the Prime Rate, in each case, subject to Section 2.2.3 hereof (or, when applicable pursuant to this Agreement or any other Loan Document, the Default Rate).
Inventory shall have the definition for same set forth in the UCC, including items which would be entered on a balance sheet under the line items for Inventories or china, glassware, silver, linen and uniforms under USALI.
JV Agreement shall mean that certain Limited Liability Company Agreement dated as of July 26, 2016 by and among TWC Spring Street Hotel LLC ( TWC Member ), TWC Spring Street Hotel Promote LLC and Supertel.
Key Principal(s) shall mean Kanders and Dave.
Leases shall mean all leases and other agreements or arrangements heretofore or hereafter entered into affecting the use, enjoyment or occupancy of, or the conduct of any activity upon or in, the Property or the Improvements, including any guarantees, extensions, renewals, modifications or amendments thereof and all additional remainders, reversions and other rights and estates appurtenant thereunder. As used herein and in the other Loan Documents, the term Leases shall not include the Operating Lease, service contracts or Hotel Transactions.
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Legal Requirements shall mean statutes, laws, rules, orders, regulations, ordinances, judgments, decrees and injunctions of Governmental Authorities (including those regarding fire, health, handicapped access, sanitation, ecological, historic, zoning, environmental protection, wetlands and building laws and the Americans with Disabilities Act of 1990, Pub. L. No. 89-670, 104 Stat. 327 (1990), as amended, and all regulations promulgated pursuant thereto) affecting Borrower, any Loan Document or all or part of the Property or the construction, ownership, use, alteration or operation thereof, whether now or hereafter enacted and in force, and all permits, licenses and authorizations and regulations relating thereto, and all covenants, agreements, restrictions and encumbrances contained in any instrument, either of record or known to Borrower, at any time in force affecting all or part of the Property.
LIBOR shall mean, with respect to any Interest Period, a floating interest rate per annum (expressed as a percentage per annum rounded upwards, if necessary, to the nearest one sixteenth (1/16 th ) of one percent (1%)) for deposits in U.S. Dollars for a one (1) month period that appears on Reuters Screen LIBOR01 Page as of 11:00 a.m., London time, on the related LIBOR Determination Date. If such rate does not appear on Reuters Screen LIBOR01 Page as of 11:00 a.m., London time, on the applicable LIBOR Determination Date, Lender shall request the principal London office of any four (4) prime banks in the London interbank market selected by Lender to provide such banks quotations of the rates at which deposits in U.S. Dollars are offered by such banks at approximately 11:00 a.m., London time, to prime banks in the London interbank market for a one (1) month period commencing on the first day of the related Interest Period and in a principal amount that is representative for a single transaction in the relevant market at the relevant time. If at least two (2) such offered quotations are so provided, LIBOR will be the arithmetic mean of such quotations (expressed as a percentage and rounded upwards, if necessary, to the nearest one sixteenth (1/16 th ) of one percent (1%)). If fewer than two (2) such quotations are so provided, Lender will request major banks in New York City selected by Lender to quote such banks rates for loans in U.S. Dollars to leading European banks as of approximately 11:00 a.m., New York City time, on the applicable LIBOR Determination Date for a one (1) month period commencing on the first day of the related Interest Period and in an amount that is representative for a single transaction in the relevant market at the relevant time. If at least two (2) such rates are so provided, LIBOR will be the arithmetic mean of such rates (expressed as a percentage and rounded upwards, if necessary, to the nearest one sixteenth (1/16 th ) of one percent (1%)). If fewer than two (2) rates are so provided, then LIBOR will be LIBOR used to determine the LIBOR rate during the immediately preceding Interest Period. For purposes hereof: (i) Eurodollar Business Day shall mean any day other than a Saturday, Sunday or other day on which banks in the City of London, England are closed for interbank or foreign exchange transactions and (ii) LIBOR Determination Date shall mean, (a) with respect to the Initial Interest Period, the date which is two (2) Eurodollar Business Days prior to the date hereof and (b) with respect to any other Interest Period, the date which is two (2) Eurodollar Business Days prior to the fifteenth (15 th ) day of the calendar month occurring during such Interest Period. In no event shall LIBOR be less than one half of one percent (0.50%) per annum (the LIBOR Floor ).
LIBOR Rate shall mean the sum of (i) LIBOR and (ii) the LIBOR Spread.
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LIBOR Spread shall mean (i) five percent (5.00%) with respect to the Initial Term and the First Extension Term, (ii) five and one quarter of one percent (5.25%) with respect to the Second Extension Term, and (iii) five and one half of one percent (5.50%) with respect to the Third Extension Term.
Lien shall mean any mortgage, deed of trust, lien (statutory or otherwise), pledge, hypothecation, easement, restrictive covenant, preference, assignment, security interest, PACE Loan or any other encumbrance, charge or transfer of, or any agreement to enter into or create any of the foregoing, on or affecting all or any part of the Property or any interest therein, or any direct or indirect interest in Borrower or Sole Member, including 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 mechanics, materialmens and other similar liens and encumbrances.
Liquor License Cooperation Agreement shall mean that certain Cooperation Agreement Regarding Liquor License, dated as of even date herewith, by Borrower in favor of Lender.
Loan Documents shall mean this Agreement and all other documents, agreements and instruments now or hereafter evidencing, securing or delivered to Lender in connection with the Loan, including the following, each of which is dated as of the date hereof: (i) the Promissory Note or Promissory Notes made by Borrower to Lender in the aggregate principal amount equal to the Loan (the Note ); (ii) the Fee and Leasehold Deed to Secure Debt, Assignment of Leases and Rents and Security Agreement made by Borrower, in favor of Lender which covers the Property (the Mortgage ); (iii) the Assignment of Leases and Rents from Borrower to Lender (the Assignment of Leases and Rents ); (iv) the Assignment of Agreements, Licenses, Permits and Contracts from Borrower to Lender; (v) the Deposit Account Control Agreement (the Clearing Account Agreement ) among Borrower, Lender, Manager and the Clearing Bank; (vi) the Cash Management Agreement (the Cash Management Agreement ) among Borrower, Lender and the Cash Management Bank; (vii) the Guaranty of Recourse Obligations made by Guarantor (the Guaranty ) for the benefit of Lender; (viii) the Interest Rate Cap Assignment and Security Agreement from Borrower to Lender; (ix) the Consent and Subordination of Manager from Manager to Lender ( Manager Consent ); and (x) the Liquor License Cooperation Agreement, as each of the foregoing may be (and each of the foregoing defined terms shall refer to such documents as they may be) amended, restated, replaced, severed, split, supplemented or otherwise modified from time to time (including pursuant to Section 9.2 hereof).
LoanCore shall mean LoanCore Capital Credit REIT LLC, LoanCore Capital, LLC or any of their respective Affiliates.
Major Contract shall mean (i) any management, brokerage or leasing agreement, (ii) any Hotel Transaction relating to a reservation lasting for more than 60 days that is not cancellable on at least 10 days notice without requiring the payment of a termination fee and covering more than 25 rooms, (iii) any cleaning, maintenance, service or other contract or agreement of any kind (other than Leases) of a material nature (materiality for these purposes to include contracts which extend beyond one year (unless cancelable on thirty (30) days or less
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notice without requiring the payment of termination fees or payments of any kind)), in either case, relating to the ownership, leasing, management, use, operation, maintenance, repair or restoration of the Property, whether written or oral or (iv) any management, brokerage, leasing, cleaning, maintenance, service or other contract or agreement of any kind (other than Leases) that is between Borrower and an Affiliate of Borrower.
Management Agreement shall mean that certain Hotel Management Agreement dated as of August 22, 2016 between Leasehold Borrower and Manager, pursuant to which Manager is to manage the Property, as the same may be amended, restated, replaced, supplemented or otherwise modified from time to time in accordance with Section 5.12 hereof.
Manager shall mean Boast Hotel Management Company LLC, a Delaware limited liability company, or any successor, assignee or replacement manager appointed by Borrower in accordance with Section 5.12 hereof.
Material Adverse Effect shall mean a material adverse effect on (i) the Property, (ii) the business, profits, prospects, management, operations or condition (financial or otherwise) of Borrower, Guarantor, Key Principal or the Property, (iii) the enforceability, validity, perfection or priority of the lien of the Mortgage or the other Loan Documents, (iv) the ability of Borrower to perform its obligations under the Mortgage or the other Loan Documents, or (v) the ability of Guarantor to perform its obligations under the Guaranty.
Material Alteration shall mean (i) any individual alteration affecting (a) structural elements of the Property, (b) a roof of the Property (other than surface repairs to portions of the roof as opposed to replacements) or (c) any building system of the Property or (ii) any non-structural alteration the cost of which exceeds $500,000; provided , however , that in no event shall any of the following constitute a Material Alteration: (a) any Required Repairs, (b) any tenant improvement work performed pursuant to any Lease existing on the date hereof or entered into hereafter in accordance with the provisions of this Agreement, or (c) alterations performed as part of a Restoration.
Maturity Date shall mean the date on which the final payment of principal of the Note becomes due and payable as therein provided, whether at the Stated Maturity Date, by declaration of acceleration, or otherwise.
Multiemployer Plan shall mean a multiemployer plan within the meaning of Section 4001(a)(3) of ERISA which is subject to Title IV of ERISA, for which Borrower, Guarantor or any ERISA Affiliate has any obligation to make contributions or any obligation or liability (whether directly or through indemnity or otherwise).
Net Operating Income for any period, the net operating income of the Property determined by Lender in its sole but reasonable discretion, giving effect to USALI (to the extent not inconsistent with this definition), and on a cash basis of accounting, after (i) deducting therefrom (without duplication) (a) deposits to (but not withdrawals from) any reserves required under this Agreement, (b) any Rents from tenants operating under bankruptcy protection or from tenants that are not open for business (i.e., have gone dark), and (c) non-recurring extraordinary items of income, and (ii) making adjustments for market lease vacancies, leasing costs, capital items, FF&E Expenses or 4.0% of the annual Rents) and management fees (which shall be the greater of actual fees or 3.0% of the annual Rents).
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Officers Certificate shall mean a certificate delivered to Lender which is signed by an authorized senior officer or authorized representative of the Person on behalf of whom the certificate is delivered, which officer or representative is most knowledgeable with respect to the subject matter set forth in the applicable Officers Certificate.
Operating Lease shall mean that certain Master Lease Agreement dated as of the date hereof between Fee Borrower and Leasehold Borrower.
Operations Agreements shall mean any covenants, restrictions, easements, declarations or agreements of record relating to the construction, operation or use of the Property, together with all amendments, modifications or supplements thereto.
Option Agreement shall mean that certain Option Agreement between Fee Borrower and DB Hotel Atlanta LLC, or its permitted successor or assigns ( Release Parcel Purchaser ) dated as of the date hereof.
Other Charges shall mean all ground rents, maintenance charges, impositions other than Taxes, and any other charges, including vault charges and license fees for the use of vaults, chutes and similar areas adjoining the Property, now or hereafter levied or assessed or imposed against the Property or any part thereof.
PACE Loan shall mean (i) any Property-Assessed Clean Energy loan or (ii) any other indebtedness, without regard to the name given to such indebtedness, which is (a) incurred for improvements to the Property for the purpose of increasing energy efficiency, increasing use of renewable energy sources, resource conservation, or a combination of the foregoing, and (b) repaid through multi-year assessments against the Property.
Payment Date shall mean the 9 th day of each calendar month or, upon Lenders exercise of its right to change the Payment Date in accordance with Section 2.2.7 hereof, the New Payment Date (in either case, if such day is not a Business Day, the Payment Date shall be the immediately preceding Business Day). The first Payment Date hereunder shall be October 9, 2016.
Permitted Encumbrances shall mean: (i) the Liens created by the Loan Documents; (ii) all Liens and other matters disclosed in the Title Insurance Policy; (iii) Liens, if any, for Real Estate Taxes or Other Charges not yet due and payable and not delinquent; (iv) any workers, mechanics or other similar Liens on the Property provided that any such Lien is bonded or discharged within sixty (60) days after Borrower first receives notice of such Lien and (v) such other title and survey exceptions as Lender approves in writing.
Permitted Transfers shall mean:
(i) a Lease entered into in accordance with the Loan Documents;
(ii) a Permitted Encumbrance;
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(iii) a Transfer of the Release Parcel in accordance with the terms of the Option Agreement;
(iv) Hotel Transactions;
(v) provided that no Default or Event of Default shall then exist, a Transfer of a direct or indirect interest in Sole Member to any Person provided that:
(A) such Transfer shall not (y) cause the transferee (other than Key Principal(s)), together with its Affiliates, to acquire Control of Borrower or Sole Member or to increase its direct or indirect interest in Borrower or in Sole Member to an amount which equals or exceeds forty-nine percent (49%) or (z) result in Borrower or Sole Member no longer being Controlled by Key Principal(s);
(B) (1) prior to the occurrence of a Condor
Change of Control Event, after giving effect to such Transfer, Key
Principal(s) shall continue to Control the day to day operations of Borrower and Key Principals shall continue to own (taken together with interests owned by a Key
Principals immediate family members, partnerships or limited liability companies Controlled solely by one or more of such family members or trusts established for the benefit of such immediate family member(s)), collectively, at least seven
and one half percent (7.5%) of all equity interests (direct or indirect) of Borrower (except in connection with the dilution of TWC Members interests pursuant to Article 9 of the JV Agreement); and (2) after the occurrence of a
Condor Change of Control Event, after giving effect to such Transfer, Condor Guarantor shall continue to Control the day to day operations of Borrower and shall continue to own at least fifty percent (50%) of all equity interests (direct or
indirect) of Borrower;
(C) if such Transfer would cause the transferee to increase its direct or indirect interest in Borrower or in Sole Member to an amount which equals or exceeds ten percent (10%), Lender shall have approved in its reasonable discretion such proposed transferee, which approval shall be based upon Lenders satisfactory determination as to the reputable character and creditworthiness of such proposed transferee, as evidenced by credit and background checks performed by Lender and such other financial statements and other information reasonably requested by Lender;
(D) Borrower shall give Lender notice of such Transfer together with copies of all instruments effecting such Transfer not less than ten (10) days prior to the date of such Transfer (other than (i) a Transfer by devise or descent or by operation of law upon the death or as a result of the legal incapacity of a natural person of such Persons interest in Borrower to the person or persons lawfully entitled thereto or (ii) a Transfer of a direct or indirect interest in SP Spring Hotel LLC and with respect to clause (D)(i) and (D)(ii), Borrower shall deliver written notice to Lender as soon as practicable thereafter; provided, however, no notice shall be required with respect to this clause (D)(ii) if such Transfer would not cause the transferee, together with its Affiliates and including all prior Transfers, to increase its direct or indirect interest in Borrower or in Sole Member to an amount which equals or exceeds ten percent (10%));
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(E) the legal and financial structure of Borrower and its members and the single purpose nature and bankruptcy remoteness of Borrower and its members after such Transfer, shall satisfy Lenders then current applicable underwriting criteria and requirements; or
(vi) provided that no Default or Event of Default shall then exist, a Transfer of any indirect interest in Borrower related to or in connection with the estate planning of such transferor to (1) an immediate family member of such interest holder (or to partnerships or limited liability companies Controlled solely by one or more of such family members) or (2) a trust established for the benefit of such immediate family member, provided that:
(A) if such Transfer would cause the transferee to increase its direct or indirect interest in Borrower to an amount which equals or exceeds ten percent (10%), Lender shall have approved in its reasonable discretion such proposed transferee, which approval shall be based upon Lenders satisfactory determination as to the reputable character and creditworthiness of such proposed transferee, as evidenced by credit and background checks performed by Lender and such other financial statements and other information reasonably requested by Lender;
(B) Borrower shall give Lender notice of such Transfer together with copies of all instruments effecting such Transfer not less than twenty (20) days prior to the date of such Transfer;
(C) such Transfer shall not otherwise result in a change of Control of Borrower or change of the day to day management and operations of the Property; and
(D) the legal and financial structure of Borrower and its members and the single purpose nature and bankruptcy remoteness of Borrower and its members after such Transfer, shall satisfy Lenders then current applicable underwriting criteria and requirements; or
(vii) The Transfer of direct or indirect interests (whether common stock, preferred stock or otherwise) in Condor Guarantor, so long as Condor Guarantor at all times (i) remains publicly traded on NASDAQ or any other national securities exchange, and (ii) qualifies as a real estate investment trust under Section 856 of the Internal Revenue Code of 1986, as amended; or
(viii) a Transfer of limited partnership interests in Supertel to any Person provided that:
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(A) Condor Guarantor at all times shall own (directly or indirectly) all of the general partnership interests in Supertel and Condor Guarantor shall at all times Control Supertel;
(B) if such Transfer would cause the transferee, together with its Affiliates, to increase its direct or indirect interest in Borrower to an amount which equals or exceeds ten percent (10%), Borrower shall provide Lender with notice of such Transfer together with copies of all instruments effecting such Transfer not less than ten (10) days prior to the date of such Transfer and prior to such Transfer, Lender shall have received evidence that, or otherwise confirmed that, such transferee has never been indicted for or convicted of a Patriot Act Offense and is not on any Government List and the Transfer shall not otherwise breach any of the representations or covenants contained herein relating to ERISA, OFAC and Patriot Act matters;
(C) if such Transfer shall cause the transferee together with its Affiliates to acquire or to increase its direct or indirect interest in Borrower to an amount which equals or exceeds forty-nine percent (49%), to the extent that Lender determines that the pairings in the most recently delivered non-consolidation opinion with respect to the Loan no longer apply, Borrower shall deliver to Lender a new non-consolidation opinion in form and substance reasonably satisfactory to Lender and satisfactory to the applicable Rating Agencies;
(D) such Transfer shall not otherwise result in a change of Control of Borrower or change of the day to day management and operations of the Property; and
(E) the legal and financial structure of Borrower and its members and the single purpose nature and bankruptcy remoteness of Borrower and its members after such Transfer, shall satisfy Lenders then current applicable underwriting criteria and requirements; or
(ix) A change of Control of Borrower pursuant to Section 6.10 or Article 13 of the JV Agreement or a Transfer of a direct or indirect interest in Borrower between TWC Member and Supertel pursuant to Article 13 of the JV Agreement (any of the foregoing, a Condor Change of Control Event ), provided that:
(A) Condor Guarantor shall continue to own at least 50% of all equity interests (direct or indirect) of Borrower and shall Control the day to day operations of Borrower;
(B) The Property shall continue to be managed by the Manager as of the date hereof or a Qualified Manager shall be appointed in accordance with Section 5.12.2 hereof;
(C) the legal and financial structure of Borrower and its members and the single purpose nature and bankruptcy remoteness of Borrower and its members after such Transfer, shall satisfy Lenders then current applicable underwriting criteria and requirements; and
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(D) Borrower shall give Lender notice of such Transfer together with copies of all instruments effecting such Transfer not less than ten (10) days prior to the date of such Transfer; or
(x) a Transfer of any direct or indirect interest in Borrower that occurs by devise or bequest or by operation of law upon the death of a natural person that was the holder of such interest, provided that:
(A) if such Transfer would cause the transferee, together with its Affiliates, to acquire or to increase its direct or indirect interest in Borrower to an amount which equals or exceeds ten percent (10%) or to acquire direct or indirect Control of Borrower, (x) Borrower shall provide Lender with notice of such Transfer not less than thirty (30) days after the date of such Transfer and (y) Lender shall have approved in its reasonable discretion such proposed transferee, which approval shall be based upon Lenders satisfactory determination as to the reputable character and creditworthiness of such proposed transferee, as evidenced by credit and background checks performed by Lender and such other financial statements and other information reasonably requested by Lender;
(B) Borrower shall give Lender notice of such Transfer together with copies of all instruments effecting such Transfer not less than sixty (60) days after the date of such Transfer;
(C) the legal and financial structure of Borrower and its members and the single purpose nature and bankruptcy remoteness of Borrower and its members after such Transfer, shall satisfy Lenders then current applicable underwriting criteria and requirements;
(D) if such Transfer results in a change of Control of Borrower to a Person other than (x) a Key Principal (directly or indirectly) or (y) the estate of Key Principal (during the pendency of the settlement by the estate of Key Principal and if such Transfer occurs as a result of the death of Key Principal) (the Key Principal Estate ): if such Transfer occurs (1) prior to the occurrence of a Securitization, such Transfer is approved by Lender in writing within thirty (30) days after any such Transfer, which approval shall not be unreasonably withheld or (2) from and after a Securitization, Borrower shall deliver a Rating Comfort Letter from each applicable Rating Agency within ninety (90) days after any such Transfer (or such longer time as may reasonably be necessary for Borrower to obtain the Rating Comfort Letters, provided Borrower is diligently pursuing same); and
(E) if such Transfer shall cause (x) a change of Control of Borrower or (y) the transferee together with its Affiliates to acquire or to increase its direct or indirect interest in Borrower to an amount which equals or exceeds forty-nine
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percent (49%), then, to the extent that Lender determines that the pairings in the most recently delivered non-consolidation opinion with respect to the Loan no longer apply or that an additional pairing(s) is needed to cover the transferee or any other Person not included in the most recently delivered non-consolidation opinion, Borrower shall deliver to Lender a non-consolidation opinion in form and substance reasonably satisfactory to Lender and the applicable Rating Agencies within thirty (30) days of Lenders request for such non-consolidation opinion.
Notwithstanding anything to the contrary contained in this definition of Permitted Transfer, no Transfer shall be a Permitted Transfer unless such Transfer is made in compliance with the Franchise Agreement.
Person shall mean any individual, corporation, partnership, limited liability company, joint venture, estate, trust, unincorporated association, any other person or entity, and 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.
Physical Conditions Report shall mean that certain Physical Condition Assessment, prepared by GRS Group and dated as of July 7, 2016.
PIP shall mean any property improvement plan that is issued in connection with any Franchise Agreement.
PIP Costs shall mean the anticipated total amount required to complete any PIP, as determined by Lender in its reasonable discretion.
PIP Sweep Period shall (i) commence upon the receipt by Borrower of a notice from Franchisor which provides that a PIP has been issued for the Property (a PIP Notice ) and (ii) shall end upon Lenders determination that funds on deposit in the PIP Reserve Subaccount are expected to be sufficient to pay for all PIP Work. Notwithstanding the foregoing, a PIP Sweep Period shall not commence if Borrower deposits the PIP Costs into the PIP Reserve Subaccount within five (5) Business Days after Borrowers receipt of a PIP Notice.
Plan shall mean an employee benefit or other plan established or maintained by Borrower, Guarantor or any ERISA Affiliate or to which Borrower, Guarantor or any ERISA Affiliate makes or is obligated to make contributions and which is subject to Title IV of ERISA or Section 302 of ERISA or Section 412 of the Code.
Pooling and Servicing Agreement shall mean any pooling and servicing agreement or similar agreement entered into as a result of a Secondary Market Transaction.
Prime Rate shall mean 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 1/100th of one percent (0.01%). 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 quasigovernmental body, then Lender shall select a comparable interest rate index.
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Prime Rate Period shall mean the period commencing on the expiration of the Interest Period in effect at the time of the delivery of a LIBOR Notice pursuant to Section 2.2.3 and ending on the earlier to occur of the Maturity Date or such date upon which the conditions which gave rise to the delivery of such LIBOR Notice, shall no longer exist.
Prime Rate Spread shall mean the difference (expressed as the number of basis points) between (i) LIBOR plus the LIBOR Spread on the date LIBOR was last applicable to the Loan and (ii) 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.
Principal shall mean the unpaid principal balance of the Loan at the time in question.
Property shall mean the parcel of real property and Improvements thereon owned by Borrower and encumbered by the Mortgage, together with all rights pertaining to such real property and Improvements, and all other collateral for the Loan as more particularly described in the Granting Clauses of the Mortgage and referred to therein as the Deeded Property. The Property is located in Atlanta, Georgia.
Qualified Manager shall mean a property manager of the Property which (i) is a reputable, nationally or regionally recognized hotel management company having at least five (5) years experience in the management of similar type hotels in the United States, (ii) at the time of its engagement as property manager of the Property manages, and for the five (5) year period immediately preceding such engagement managed, at least ten (10) hotels of a size, quality, level of service and class similar to the Property, consisting of not fewer than 1,000 hotel rooms, and (iii) is not and has not been the subject of a bankruptcy or similar insolvency proceeding.
Qualified Transferee shall mean a transferee for whom, prior to the Transfer, Lender shall have received evidence that the proposed transferee (1) has never been indicted or convicted of, or pled guilty or no contest to, a felony, (2) has never been indicted or convicted for, or pled guilty or no contest to, a Patriot Act Offense and is not on any Government List, (3) has never been the subject of a voluntary or involuntary (to the extent the same has not been discharged) bankruptcy proceeding and (4) has no material outstanding judgments or litigations or regulatory actions continuing or threatened against such proposed transferee or its interests.
Rating Agency shall mean, prior to the final Securitization of the Loan (or if a Securitization has not occurred), each of Standard & Poors, a division of The McGraw-Hill Companies, Inc. ( S&P ), Moodys Investors Service, Inc. ( Moodys ), Fitch, Inc., a division of Fitch Ratings Ltd. ( Fitch ), DBRS, Inc., Morningstar, Inc., Kroll Bond Rating Agency or any other nationally-recognized statistical rating organization which has been designated by Lender, and after the final Securitization of the Loan, any of the foregoing that have rated any of the securities issued in connection with the Securitization.
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Rating Comfort Letter shall mean a letter issued by each of the applicable Rating Agencies which confirms that the taking of the action referenced to therein will not result in any qualification, withdrawal or downgrading of any existing ratings of Securities created in a Secondary Market Transaction.
Regulatory Change shall mean any change effective after the date of this Agreement in any statute, treaty, rule, regulation, ordinance, executive order or administrative or judicial precedents or authorities (including Regulation D of the Board of Governors of the Federal Reserve System of the United States (or any successor)) or the adoption or making after such date of any interpretation, directive or request applying to a class of banks, including any Lender, of or under any statute, treaty, rule, regulation, ordinance, executive order or administrative or judicial precedents or authorities (whether or not having the force of law and whether or not failure to comply therewith would be unlawful) by any Governmental Authority or monetary authority charged with the interpretation or administration thereof or compliance by Lender with any request or directive regarding capital adequacy. Notwithstanding anything herein to the contrary, (i) the Dodd-Frank Wall Street Reform and Consumer Protection Act and all requests, rules, guidelines or directives thereunder or issued in connection therewith and (ii) all requests, rules, guidelines or directives promulgated by the Bank for International Settlements, the Basel Committee on Banking Supervision (or any successor or similar authority) or the United States or foreign regulatory authorities, in each case pursuant to Basel III, shall in each case be deemed to be a Regulatory Change , regardless of the date enacted, adopted or issued.
Release Parcel shall mean that certain portion of the Property indicated on Schedule 3 hereto, which may be released pursuant to Section 2.4.2 hereof.
REMIC Trust shall mean a real estate mortgage investment conduit within the meaning of Section 860D of the Code that holds the Note.
Rents all rents, rent equivalents, moneys payable as damages (including payments by reason of the rejection of a Lease in a Bankruptcy Proceeding) or in lieu of rent or rent equivalents, royalties (including all oil and gas or other mineral royalties and bonuses), income, fees, receivables, receipts, revenues, deposits (including security, utility and other deposits), accounts, cash, issues, profits, charges for services rendered, and other payment and consideration of whatever form or nature received by or paid to or for the account of or benefit of Borrower, Manager or any of their agents or employees from any and all sources arising from or attributable to the Property and the Improvements, including all revenues and credit card receipts collected from guest rooms, restaurants, bars, meeting rooms, banquet rooms and recreational facilities, parking charges, all receivables, customer obligations, installment payment obligations and other 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 the Property or rendering of services by Borrower, Manager or any of their agents or employees, or any operator or manager of the hotel or the commercial space located in the Improvements at the Property or acquired from others (including from the rental of any office space, retail space, guest rooms or other space, halls, stores, and offices, and deposits securing reservations of such space), license, lease, sublease and concession fees and rentals, health club membership fees, food and beverage wholesale and retail sales, service charges, vending machine sales, and proceeds, if any, from business interruption or other loss of income insurance.
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Restoration Threshold shall mean an amount equal to $750,000.
Routine Hazardous Substances shall mean Hazardous Substances which are used in connection with the normal use and operation of the Property for its uses permitted hereunder and in compliance in all material respects and at all times with all Environmental Laws.
Servicer shall mean a servicer selected by Lender to service the Loan, including any master servicer or special servicer appointed under the terms of any Pooling and Servicing Agreement.
Sole Member shall mean Spring Street Hotel Property II LLC ( Fee Sole Member ), the sole member of Fee Borrower, and Spring Street Hotel OpCo II LLC ( Leasehold Sole Member ), the sole member of Leasehold Borrower, each a Delaware limited liability company; provided, however, that each reference to Sole Member hereunder and in the other Loan Documents shall mean each of Fee Sole Member and Leasehold Sole Member, individually, and both Fee Sole Member and Leasehold Sole Member, collectively.
Spread Maintenance Date shall mean the 18 th Payment Date after the closing of the Loan.
Spread Maintenance Premium shall mean with respect to any payment or prepayment of Principal (or acceleration of the Loan) prior to the Spread Maintenance Date, an amount equal to the product of the following: (i) the amount of such prepayment (or the amount of Principal so accelerated), multiplied by (ii) the sum of (a) the difference between (A) the Interest Rate and (B) LIBOR plus (b) the positive difference, if any, between (A) the LIBOR Floor minus (B) 0.51244%, multiplied by (iii) a fraction (expressed as a percentage) having a numerator equal to the number of days from the commencement of the next succeeding Interest Period (which may also be the prepayment date) through and including the end of the Interest Period at the First Extended Maturity Date (whether or not the extension option is exercised pursuant to Section 2.8 hereof) and a denominator equal to 360.
State shall mean the state in which the Property is located.
Stated Maturity Date shall mean September 9, 2018, as the same may be extended pursuant to Section 2.8 hereof, and as such date may be changed in accordance with Section 2.2.7 hereof. The period of time from and after the date hereof up to and including the originally scheduled Stated Maturity Date is referred to herein as the Initial Term .
Supertel shall mean Supertel Limited Partnership, a Virginia limited partnership.
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.
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Taxes shall mean all (i) real estate taxes, assessments, water rates or sewer rents, maintenance charges, impositions, vault charges and license fees ( Real Estate Taxes ), or (ii) personal property taxes, in each case, now or hereafter levied or assessed or imposed against all or part of the Property. In no event shall any PACE Loan be considered a Tax for purposes of this Agreement.
Term shall mean the entire term of this Agreement, which shall expire upon repayment in full of the Debt.
Title Insurance Policy shall mean the ALTA mortgagee title insurance policy in the form acceptable to Lender issued with respect to the Property and insuring the Lien of the Mortgage.
Transfer shall mean:
(i) any sale, conveyance, transfer, encumbrance, pledge, hypothecation, lease or assignment, or the entry into any agreement to sell, convey, transfer, encumber, pledge, hypothecate, lease or assign, whether by law or otherwise, of, on, in or affecting (a) all or part of the Property (including any legal or beneficial direct or indirect interest therein), (b) any direct or indirect interest in Borrower (including any profit interest), or (c) any direct or indirect interest in Sole Member;
(ii) entering into or subjecting the Property to a PACE Loan; or
(iii) any change of Control of Borrower or Sole Member.
For purposes hereof, a Transfer of an interest in Borrower or Sole Member shall be deemed to include (y) if Borrower or Sole Member or the controlling shareholder of Borrower or Sole Member is a corporation, the voluntary or involuntary sale, conveyance or transfer of such corporations stock (or the stock of any corporation directly or indirectly controlling such corporation by operation of law or otherwise) or the creation or issuance of new stock in one or a series of transactions by which an aggregate of more than ten percent (10%) of such corporations stock shall be vested in a party or parties who are not now stockholders or any change in the control of such corporation and (z) if Borrower, Sole Member or controlling shareholder of Borrower or Sole Member is a limited or general partnership, joint venture or limited liability company, the change, removal, resignation or addition of a general partner, managing partner, limited partner, joint venturer or member or the transfer of the partnership interest of any general partner, managing partner or limited partner or the transfer of the interest of any joint venturer or member.
UCC shall mean the Uniform Commercial Code as in effect in the State or the state in which any of the Cash Management System Accounts are located, as the case may be.
USALI shall mean the Uniform System of Accounts for the Lodging Industry, current edition.
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Welfare Plan shall mean an employee welfare benefit plan, as defined in Section 3(1) of ERISA.
1.2 Index of Other Definitions . The following terms are defined in the sections or Loan Documents indicated below:
Acceptable Blanket Policy - 7.1.2
Acceptable Counterparty - 2.6.1
Acceptable SMBC Credit Support Party - 1.1 (Definition of Acceptable Counterparty)
Additional Operating Expense - 6.3.7(a)
Annual Budget - 6.3.6
Applicable Taxes - 2.2.4
Approved Additional Operating Expense - 6.3.7(a)
Approved Annual Budget - 6.3.6
Approved Capital Expense/FF&E Budget - 6.3.6
Approved Operating Budget - 6.3.6
Assignment of Leases and Rents - 1.1 (Definition of Loan Documents)
Award - 7.3.2
Bankruptcy Proceeding - 4.7
Borrowers Recourse Liabilities - 10.1
Capital/FF&E Expense Reserve Subaccount - 3.4
Cash Collateral Subaccount - 3.11
Cash Management Account - 3.1
Cash Management System Accounts - 3.14
Cash Management Agreement - 1.1 (Definition of Loan Documents)
Casualty - 7.2.1
Casualty/Condemnation Prepayment - 2.3.2
Casualty/Condemnation Subaccount - 3.9
Cause - Schedule 5
Clearing Account - 3.1
Clearing Account Agreement - 1.1 (Definition of Loan Documents)
Clearing Bank - 3.1
Condemnation - 7.3.1
Consumer Price Index - 7.1.1
Delaware Act - Schedule 5
Disclosure Document - 9.1.2
Easements - 4.14
Embargoed Person - 5.31(c)
Environmental Laws - 4.21
Equipment - Mortgage
Eurodollar Business Day - 1.1 (Definition of LIBOR)
Event of Default - 8.1
Exchange Act - 9.1.2
Extension Period - 2.8
First Extended Maturity Date - 2.8
First Extension Term - 2.8
Fitch - 1.1 (Definition of Rating Agency)
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Government Lists - 5.31
Guaranty - 1.1 (Definition of Loan Documents)
Hazardous Substances - 4.21
Improvements - Mortgage
Indemnified Liabilities - 5.30
Indemnified Party - 5.30
Independent Director - Schedule 5
Initial Interest Period - 1.1 (Definition of Interest Period)
Initial Term - 1.1 (Definition of Stated Maturity Date)
Insurance Premiums - 7.1.2
Insurance Subaccount - 3.4
Insured Casualty - 7.2.2
Intellectual Property - 4.28
Interest Rate Protection Agreement - 2.6.1
Issuer - 9.1.3
Late Payment Charge - 2.5.3
Lender Group - 9.1.3
Lenders Consultant - 5.8.1
Liabilities - 9.1.3
LIBOR Determination Date - 1.1 (Definition of LIBOR)
LIBOR Notice - 2.2.3
Licenses - 4.11
Loan - 2.1
Manager Consent - 1.1 (Definition of Loan Documents)
Moodys - 1.1 (Definition of Rating Agency)
Mortgage - 1.1 (Definition of Loan Documents)
Nationally Recognized Service Company - Schedule 5
New Payment Date - 2.2.7
Note - 1.1 (Definition of Loan Documents)
Notice - 6.1
O & M Program - 5.8.3
OFAC - 5.31
Operating Expense Subaccount - 3.6
Patriot Act - 5.31
Patriot Act Offense - 5.31
Permitted Equipment Financing - 5.22
Permitted Indebtedness - 5.22
Permitted Investments - Cash Management Agreement
PIP Funds - 3.6
PIP Reserve Subaccount - 3.6
PIP Work - 3.6
Policies - 7.1.2
Proceeds - 7.2.2
Provided Information - 9.1.1
Qualified Carrier - 7.1.1
Real Estate Taxes - 1.1 (Definition of Taxes)
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Register - 10.21(b)
Registration Statement - 9.1.3
Remaining Property - 2.4.2
Remedial Work - 5.8.2
Rent Roll - 4.16
Required Records - 6.3.9
Required Repairs - 3.2.1
Required Repairs Subaccount - 3.2.2
Restoration - 7.4.1
Review Waiver - 10.5
S&P - 1.1 (Definition of Rating Agency)
Second Extended Maturity Date - 2.8
Second Extension Term - 2.8
Secondary Market Transaction - 9.1.1
Securities - 9.1.1
Securities Act - 9.1.2
Securitization - 9.1.1
Security Deposit Subaccount - 3.10
Servicing Agreement - 10.3
Significant Casualty - 7.2.2
Single Member Bankruptcy Remote LLC - Schedule 5
Special Member - Schedule 5
Special Purpose Bankruptcy Remote Entity - 5.13
Springing Recourse Event - 10.1
Subaccounts - 3.1
Subject Person - 1.1 (Definition of Affiliate)
Tax Subaccount - 3.3
Third Extended Maturity Date - 2.8
Third Extension Term - 2.8
Toxic Mold - 4.21
Underwriter Group - 9.1.3
Underwriters - 9.1.3
1.3 Principles of Construction . Unless otherwise specified, (i) all references to sections and schedules are to those in this Agreement, (ii) the words hereof, herein and hereunder and words of similar import refer to this Agreement as a whole and not to any particular provision, (iii) all definitions are equally applicable to the singular and plural forms of the terms defined, (iv) the word including means including but not limited to, and (v) accounting terms not specifically defined herein shall be construed in accordance with GAAP.
2. | GENERAL LOAN TERMS |
2.1 The Loan . Subject to and upon the terms and conditions set forth herein, Lender is making a loan (the Loan ) to Borrower on the date hereof, in the original principal amount of $33,750,000, which shall mature on the Stated Maturity Date. Borrower acknowledges receipt of the Loan, the proceeds of which are being and shall be used to (i) acquire the Property,
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(ii) fund certain of the Subaccounts, and (iii) pay transaction costs. Any excess proceeds may be used for any lawful purpose. Borrower shall receive only one borrowing hereunder in respect of the Loan and no amount repaid in respect of the Loan may be reborrowed. The Loan shall be evidenced by the Note and shall be repaid in accordance with the terms of this Agreement, the Note and the other Loan Documents.
2.2 Interest; Monthly Payments .
2.2.1 Generally . From and after the date hereof, interest on the unpaid Principal shall accrue at the Interest Rate and be due and payable as hereinafter provided. On the date hereof, Borrower shall pay interest on the unpaid Principal at the Interest Rate from the date hereof through and including September 8, 2016. On October 9, 2016 and each Payment Date thereafter through and including the Maturity Date, Borrower shall pay interest on the unpaid Principal which has accrued through the last day of the Interest Period immediately preceding such Payment Date. All accrued and unpaid interest and unpaid Principal shall be due and payable on the Maturity Date. If the Loan is repaid on any date other than on a Payment Date (whether prior to or after the Stated Maturity Date), Borrower shall also pay interest that would have accrued on such repaid Principal at the Interest Rate through and including the last day of the Interest Period in which such payment is made.
2.2.2 Default Rate . After the occurrence and during the continuance of an Event of Default, the entire unpaid Debt shall bear interest at the Default Rate, calculated from the date such payment was due or such underlying Default shall have occurred without regard to any grace or cure periods contained herein, and shall be payable upon demand from time to time, to the extent permitted by applicable law.
2.2.3 Unavailability or Illegality of LIBOR . If, at any time, Lender determines (which determination shall be conclusive and binding upon Borrower absent manifest error) that (a) Dollar deposits in an amount approximately equal to the then outstanding principal amount of the Loan are not generally available at such time in the London interbank Eurodollar market for deposits in Eurodollars, (b) reasonable means do not exist for ascertaining LIBOR, (c) the LIBOR Rate would be in excess of the maximum interest rate that Borrower may by law pay or (d) it shall become illegal for Lender to maintain the Loan on the basis of the LIBOR Rate, Lender shall promptly give notice of such fact to Borrower together with a reasonable explanation of such determination (a LIBOR Notice ), and upon and from the expiration of the then-current Interest Period, the Interest Rate shall be the rate equal to Prime Rate plus the Prime Rate Spread until the Maturity Date or such earlier date that the conditions referred to in this Section 2.2.3 no longer exist (as determined by Lender, Lender agreeing to give prompt notice to Borrower if such conditions no longer exist).
2.2.4 Taxes .
(a) Any and all payments by Borrower hereunder and under the other Loan Documents shall be made free and clear of and without deduction for any and all present or future taxes, levies, imposts, deductions, charges or withholdings, and all liabilities with respect thereto, excluding taxes imposed on Lenders income, and franchise taxes imposed on Lender by the law or regulation of any Governmental Authority (all such non-excluded taxes, levies,
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imposts, deductions, charges, withholdings and liabilities being hereinafter referred to in this Section 2.2.4 as Applicable Taxes ). If Borrower shall be required by law to deduct any Applicable Taxes from or in respect of any sum payable hereunder to Lender, the following shall apply: (i) the sum payable shall be increased as may be necessary so that after making all required deductions (including deductions applicable to additional sums payable under this Section 2.2.4 ), Lender receives an amount equal to the sum it would have received had no such deductions been made; (ii) Borrower shall make such deductions; and (iii) Borrower shall pay the full amount deducted to the relevant taxation authority or other authority in accordance with applicable law. Payments pursuant to this Section 2.2.4 shall be made within ten (10) days after the date Lender makes written demand therefor.
(b) Prior to the date that any lender organized under the laws of a jurisdiction outside the United States of America becomes a party hereto, such lender shall deliver to Borrower such certificates, documents or other evidence, as required by the IRS Code or Treasury Regulations issued pursuant thereto (including Internal Revenue Service Forms W-8ECI and W-8BEN, as applicable, or appropriate successor forms), properly completed, currently effective and duly executed by such lender establishing that payments to it the Loan Documents are (i) not subject to United States federal backup withholding tax and (ii) not subject to United States Federal withholding tax under the Code. Each such lender shall (A) deliver further copies of such forms or other appropriate certifications on or before the date that any such forms expire or become obsolete and after the occurrence of any event requiring a change in the most recent form delivered to Borrower and (B) obtain such extensions of the time for filing, and renew such forms and certifications thereof, as may be reasonably requested by Borrower. If a payment made to a lender under or in respect of this Agreement or any other Loan Document would be subject to United States federal withholding tax imposed by FATCA and such lender fails to comply with the applicable reporting requirements of FATCA, such lender shall deliver (y) a certification signed by the chief financial officer, principal accounting officer, treasurer or controller, and (z) other documentation reasonably requested by Borrower sufficient for Borrower to comply with its obligations under FATCA and to determine that such lender has complied with such applicable reporting requirements. Borrower shall not be required to pay any amount pursuant to Section 2.2.4(a) hereof to any lender that is organized under the laws of a jurisdiction outside of the United States of America if such lender fails to comply with the requirements of this Section 2.2.4(b) . Borrower will not be required to pay any additional amounts in respect of United States federal income tax pursuant to Section 2.2.4(a) hereof to any lender if the obligation to pay such additional amounts would not have arisen but for a failure by lender to comply with its obligations under this Section 2.2.4(b) .
2.2.5 Change in Law; Additional Costs . If any Regulatory Change or any other change in the interpretation or application of any requirement of law, 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 shall hereafter:
(a) 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;
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(b) have the effect of reducing the rate of return on Lenders 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 Lenders policies with respect to capital adequacy) by any amount deemed by Lender to be material; or
(c) 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;
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 reasonably determined by Lender, provided that such demand by Lender shall apply to all loans similarly affected by such change. Payments pursuant to this Section 2.2.5 shall be made within ten (10) days after the date Lender makes written demand therefor. Borrowers obligations under this Section 2.2.5 shall survive the payment of the Debt for a period of three (3) months.
2.2.6 Breakage Indemnity . Borrower shall indemnify Lender against any loss or expense which Lender may actually sustain or incur in liquidating or redeploying deposits from third parties acquired to effect or maintain the Loan or any part thereof as a consequence of (i) any payment or prepayment of the Loan or any portion thereof made on a date other than a Payment Date, (ii) any payment or prepayment of the Loan or any portion thereof made on a date that is a Payment Date if Borrower did not give the prior written notice of such prepayment required pursuant to the terms of this Agreement, (iii) any default in payment or prepayment of the Principal or any part thereof or interest accrued thereon, as and when due and payable (at the date thereof or otherwise, and whether by acceleration or otherwise) and/or (iv) the occurrence of a Prime Rate Period. Lender shall deliver to Borrower a statement for any such sums which it is entitled to receive pursuant to this Section 2.2.6 , which statement shall be binding and conclusive absent manifest error. Borrowers obligations under this Section 2.2.6 are in addition to Borrowers obligations to pay any Exit Fee and Spread Maintenance Premium applicable to a payment or prepayment of Principal and shall survive the payment of the Debt.
2.2.7 New Payment Date . Lender shall have the right, to be exercised not more than once during the term of the Loan, to change the Payment Date to a date other than the ninth (9 th ) day of each month, but such date shall not be earlier than the seventh (7 th ) day of each month (a New Payment Date ), on thirty (30) days written notice to Borrower; provided , however , that any such change in the Payment Date: (a) shall not modify the amount of regularly scheduled monthly principal and interest payments, except that the first payment of principal and interest payable on the New Payment Date shall be accompanied by interest at the interest rate herein provided for the period from the Payment Date in the month in which the New Payment Date first occurs to the New Payment Date, and (b) shall change the Stated Maturity Date to the New Payment Date occurring in the month set forth in the definition of Stated Maturity Date.
2.3 Loan Repayment .
2.3.1 Repayment . Borrower shall pay to Lender on the Maturity Date the entire outstanding principal balance of the Loan, all accrued and unpaid interest and all other
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amounts due and owing under the Loan Documents, including all interest that would accrue on the outstanding principal balance of the Loan through and including the end of the Interest Period in which the Maturity Date occurs (even if such Interest Period extends beyond the Maturity Date). Borrower shall have no right to prepay all or any portion of the Principal except in accordance with Sections 2.3.2 and 2.3.3 hereof. Except during the continuance of an Event of Default, all proceeds of any repayment, including any prepayments of the Loan, shall be applied by Lender as follows in the following order of priority: First , accrued and unpaid interest at the Interest Rate; Second , to Principal; and Third, to the Exit Fee and any other amounts then due and owing under the Loan Documents, including the Spread Maintenance Premium (if such repayment or prepayment occurs prior to the Spread Maintenance Date). If prior to the Stated Maturity Date the Debt is accelerated by reason of an Event of Default, then Lender shall be entitled to receive, in addition to the unpaid Principal and accrued interest and other sums due under the Loan Documents, an amount equal to the Spread Maintenance Premium and Exit Fee applicable to such Principal so accelerated. During the continuance of an Event of Default, all proceeds of repayment, including any payment or recovery on the Property (whether through foreclosure, deed-in-lieu of foreclosure, or otherwise) shall, unless otherwise provided in the Loan Documents, be applied in such order and in such manner as Lender shall elect.
2.3.2 Mandatory Prepayments . The Loan is subject to mandatory prepayment in certain instances of Insured Casualty or Condemnation (each a Casualty/Condemnation Prepayment ), in the manner and to the extent set forth in Section 7.4.2 hereof. Each Casualty/Condemnation Prepayment, after deducting Lenders out-of-pocket unaffiliated third party costs and expenses (including reasonable attorneys fees and expenses) in connection with the settlement or collection of the Proceeds or Award, shall be applied in the same manner as repayments under Section 2.3.1 hereof, and if such Casualty/Condemnation Prepayment is made on any date other than a Payment Date, then such Casualty/Condemnation Prepayment shall include interest that would have accrued on the Principal prepaid through and including the last day of the Interest Period in which such payment is made. Provided that no Event of Default is continuing, any such mandatory prepayment under this Section 2.3.2 shall be without the payment of the Spread Maintenance Premium, but subject to the payment of the Exit Fee. Notwithstanding anything to the contrary contained herein, each Casualty/Condemnation Prepayment shall be applied in inverse order of maturity and shall not extend or postpone the due dates of the monthly installments due under the Note or this Agreement, or change the amounts of such installments.
2.3.3 Optional Prepayments . Provided no Event of Default has occurred and is continuing, Borrower shall have the right to prepay the Loan in whole (but not in part) on any Payment Date provided that Borrower gives Lender at least thirty (30) days prior written notice thereof and such prepayment is accompanied by (a) the Spread Maintenance Premium applicable thereto (if such prepayment occurs prior to the Spread Maintenance Date) and (b) the Exit Fee applicable thereto. If any such prepayment is not made on a Payment Date, Borrower shall also pay interest that would have accrued on such prepaid Principal through and including the last day of the Interest Period in which such payment is made.
2.3.4 Prepayments; Generally . Notwithstanding anything to the contrary contained in this Agreement or any other Loan Document (a) no prepayment shall be permitted
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on any date during the period commencing on the first calendar day immediately following a Payment Date to, but not including, the LIBOR Determination Date in such calendar month, unless consented to by Lender, (b) regardless of whether any prepayment is made on a Payment Date or a date that is not a Payment Date (but subject to the restrictions set forth in foregoing clause (a) and any other prepayment restrictions and conditions set forth in the Loan Documents), in connection with such prepayment Borrower shall pay to Lender, simultaneously with such prepayment, all interest on the principal balance of the Loan then being prepaid which would have accrued through and including the last day of such Interest Period then in effect notwithstanding that such Interest Period extends beyond the prepayment date and (c) if any prepayment is made on or after the LIBOR Determination Date in any calendar month and prior to the first day of the Interest Period that commences in such calendar month, Borrower shall also pay to Lender in connection with such prepayment all interest on the Principal then being prepaid which would have accrued through the end of the next succeeding Interest Period. Any prepayment received by Lender on a date other than a Payment Date shall be held by Lender as collateral security for the Loan and shall be applied to the Debt on the next Payment Date.
2.4 Release of Property .
2.4.1 Release Upon Payment in Full . Lender shall, upon the written request and at the expense of Borrower, upon payment in full of the Debt in accordance herewith, release or, if requested by Borrower, assign to Borrowers designee (without any representation or warranty by and without any recourse against Lender whatsoever) the Lien of the Loan Documents if not theretofore released. In connection with the release or assignment of the Lien, Borrower shall submit to Lender, not less than thirty (30) days prior to the date of repayment (or such shorter time as is acceptable to Lender), a release or assignment of Lien (and related Loan Documents) for execution by Lender. Such release or assignment shall be in a form appropriate in the jurisdiction in which the Property is located and contain standard provisions protecting the rights of the releasing lender. In addition, Borrower shall provide all other documentation Lender reasonably requires to be delivered by Borrower in connection with such release, together with an Officers Certificate certifying that such documentation (a) is in compliance with all Legal Requirements, and (b) will effect such release in accordance with the terms of this Agreement. Borrower shall pay all costs, taxes and expenses associated with the release or assignment of the Lien of the Mortgage, including Lenders reasonable attorneys fees.
2.4.2 Release of Release Parcel On any Payment Date, Borrower may obtain the release of the Release Parcel from the Lien of the Mortgage (and related Loan Documents) solely in connection with the exercise of the purchase option by Release Parcel Purchaser pursuant to and in accordance with the Option Agreement, provided each of the following conditions are satisfied:
(a) After giving effect to the release, Borrower shall continue to be a Special Purpose bankruptcy Remote Entity;
(b) The Release Parcel is a legally subdivided parcel from the Property and is on a separate tax lot from the Property or is subject to a condominium regime (and Lender shall reasonably cooperate in such separation in anticipation of or in connection with such release);
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(c) The conveyance of the Release Parcel does not (1) violate the Option Agreement, (2) cause any portion of the portion of the Property continuing to be subject to the Lien of the Loan Documents after such release (the Remaining Property ) to be in violation of any Legal Requirements, (3) create any Liens on the Remaining Property, except for utility access, parking and other easements necessary for infrastructure that benefit or are necessary for the Release Parcel or (4) violate the terms of any document or instrument relating to the Property, including any Lease or any Permitted Encumbrance;
(d) The Purchase Price delivered to Fee Borrower by Release Parcel Purchaser shall be retained by Fee Borrower, unless a Cash Management Period is continuing, in which event such funds shall be applied in accordance with Section 3.12(a) hereof;
(e) Borrower shall submit to Lender, not less than ten (10) days prior to the date of such release:
(i) the proposed form of partial release of Lien documentation for the Release Parcel (for execution by Lender) in a form appropriate in the State and satisfactory to Lender in its reasonable discretion;
(ii) unless such an easement already exists of record, and provided that there are shared facilities, access or parking, a proposed form of easement agreement(s) or similar agreement(s) between Borrower and the transferee of the Release Parcel, in form and substance satisfactory to Lender in its reasonable discretion, pursuant to which Borrower shall receive and grant such easements, and the right to enforce such restrictive covenants, over the Release Parcel and the Remaining Property that are reasonably required for the continued use and operation of the Remaining Property and Release Parcel;
(iii) an updated zoning report or other evidence reasonably satisfactory to Lender that (1) the Release Parcel and the Remaining Property constitute separate and distinct tax lots, (2) the Remaining Property complies with all zoning laws and all other Legal Requirements (including parking requirements), (3) all of the Licenses, including all of the then existing certificates of occupancy, with respect to the Remaining Property shall remain in full force and effect after the conveyance of the Release Parcel and (4) from and after the date of the release, no portion of the Remaining Property shall with respect to any contractual requirement or Legal Requirement (including zoning approvals, building code violations and parking requirements) be materially adversely affected in any manner by any contractual requirement or Legal Requirement affecting the Release Parcel to be released or, unless covered by the easement or similar agreement(s) referred to in subclause (g)(ii) above (including, the CCE&R Agreement referenced in Section 2.10 of the Option Agreement), otherwise be dependent on or otherwise linked or connected to the Release Parcel; and
(iv) an Officers Certificate certifying that such documentation (A) is in compliance with all Legal Requirements, and (B) is in compliance with all requirements of the Loan Documents;
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(f) Borrower shall deliver to Lender (i) concurrently with such release, fully executed copies of all transfer and easement or other documents related to such release (including those required pursuant to clause (f) above) and an original of the estoppel required pursuant to subclause (f)(iv) above and (ii) following recordation of any of such documents, copies of such recorded documents;
(g) Borrower and Guarantor shall execute and deliver such documents as Lender may reasonably request to confirm the continued validity of the Loan Documents and the Liens thereof relative to the Remaining Property; and
(h) Borrowers shall have paid to Lender all out-of-pocket unaffiliated third party costs and expenses (including reasonable attorneys fees) incurred by Lender in connection with such release of the Release Parcel from the Lien of the Loan Documents.
2.5 Payments and Computations .
2.5.1 Making of Payments . Each payment by Borrower shall be made in funds settled through the New York Clearing House Interbank Payments System or other funds immediately available to Lender by 11:00 a.m., New York City time, on the date such payment is due, to Lender by deposit to such account as Lender may designate by written notice to Borrower. Whenever any such payment shall be stated to be due on a day that is not a Business Day, such payment shall be made on the immediately preceding Business Day (notwithstanding such adjustment of due dates, Borrower shall not be entitled to any deduction of interest due under this Agreement, the Note or any of the other Loan Documents). All such payments shall be made irrespective of, and without any deduction, set-off or counterclaim whatsoever and are payable without relief from valuation and appraisement laws and with all costs and charges incurred in the collection or enforcement thereof, including reasonable attorneys fees and court costs.
2.5.2 Computations . Interest payable under the Loan Documents shall be computed on the basis of the actual number of days elapsed over a 360-day year.
2.5.3 Late Payment Charge . If any Principal, interest or other sum due under any Loan Document is not paid by Borrower on the date on which it is due (other than the balloon payment of Principal due on the Maturity Date or upon acceleration of the Loan), Borrower shall pay to Lender upon demand an amount equal to the lesser of five percent (5%) of such unpaid sum or the maximum amount permitted by applicable law (the Late Payment Charge ), 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; provided , however, notwithstanding the foregoing, Lender agrees to give a one-time notice to Borrower with respect to the first such failure and the Late Payment Charge shall not apply until five (5) days after delivery of such notice (and no further notices shall be required during the term with respect to any subsequent failure). Such amount shall be secured by the Loan Documents.
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2.6 Interest Rate Protection Agreements .
2.6.1 Interest Rate Protection Agreement . As of the date hereof, Borrower has entered into, made all payments required under, and satisfied all conditions precedent to the effectiveness of an interest rate protection agreement that satisfies all of the following conditions (such interest rate protection agreement together with (i) any extension thereof or (ii) any other interest rate protection agreement entered into pursuant to Section 2.8 hereof, being referred to herein as the Interest Rate Protection Agreement ):
(a) the Interest Rate Protection Agreement (i) is with an Acceptable Counterparty, (ii) has a term ending no earlier than the Stated Maturity Date, (iii) is an interest rate cap in respect of a notional amount not less than the maximum principal amount of the Loan that shall have the effect of capping LIBOR at three percent (3.00%) per annum and (iv) provides that the only obligation of Borrower thereunder is the making of a single payment upon the execution and delivery thereof.
(b) Borrowers interest in such Interest Rate Protection Agreement has been assigned to Lender pursuant to documentation satisfactory to Lender in form and substance, and the counterparty to such Interest Rate Protection Agreement has executed and delivered to Lender an acknowledgment of such assignment, which acknowledgment includes such counterpartys agreement to pay directly into the Clearing Account all sums payable by such counterparty pursuant to the Interest Rate Protection Agreement and shall otherwise be satisfactory to Lender in form and substance.
(c) In connection with an Interest Rate Protection Agreement, Borrower shall obtain and deliver to Lender an opinion of counsel from counsel (in-house or independent) for the issuer of the Interest Rate Protection Agreement (upon which Lender and its successors and assigns may rely) which shall provide in relevant part, that: (i) the issuer is duly organized, validly existing, and in good standing under the laws of its jurisdiction of incorporation and has the organizational power and authority to execute and deliver, and to perform its obligations under, the Interest Rate Protection Agreement; (ii) the execution and delivery of the Interest Rate Protection Agreement by the issuer, and any other agreement which the issuer 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 issuer of the Interest Rate Protection Agreement, and any other agreement which the issuer 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 Protection Agreement, and any other agreement which the issuer has executed and delivered pursuant thereto, has been duly executed and delivered by the issuer and constitutes the legal, valid and binding obligation of the issuer, enforceable against the issuer 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).
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(d) In the event of any downgrade, withdrawal or qualification of the rating of the issuer of the Interest Rate Protection Agreement such that it ceases to qualify as an Acceptable Counterparty, Borrower shall either (i) replace (or cause the cap provider to replace) the Interest Rate Protection Agreement with a replacement Interest Rate Protection Agreement from an Acceptable Counterparty (with terms identical to the Interest Rate Protection Agreement being replaced, or otherwise approved by Lender in its reasonable discretion and the Rating Agencies) or (ii) if a guaranty was delivered in connection with the Interest Rate Protection Agreement from an Acceptable Counterparty at closing, cause the issuer to provide a replacement guaranty of its obligations under the Interest Rate Protection Agreement from another Acceptable Counterparty not later than thirty (30) days following receipt of notice from Lender or the Servicer of such downgrade, withdrawal or qualification, unless within such period the issuer is deemed to again be an Acceptable Counterparty.
2.6.2 Execution of Documents . Borrower shall promptly execute and deliver to the counterparty of the Interest Rate Protection Agreement such confirmations and agreements as may be requested by such counterparty in connection with such Interest Rate Protection Agreement.
2.6.3 No Obligation of Lender . Borrower agrees that Lender shall not have any obligation, duty or responsibility to Borrower or any other Person by reason of, or in connection with, any Interest Rate Protection Agreement (including any duty to provide or arrange any Interest Rate Protection Agreement, to consent to any mortgage or pledge of the Property or any portion thereof as security for Borrowers performance of its obligations under any Interest Rate Protection Agreement, or to provide any credit or financial support for the obligations of Borrower or any other Person thereunder or with respect thereto). No Interest Rate Protection Agreement shall alter, impair, restrict, limit or modify in any respect the obligation of Borrower to pay interest on the Loan as and when the same becomes due and payable in accordance with the provisions of the Loan Documents.
2.6.4 Receipts from Interest Rate Protection Agreements . All payments made by the counterparty to the Interest Rate Protection Agreement shall be deposited into the Clearing Account and applied in the same manner as Rents are applied under Section 3.15 hereof.
2.6.5 Failure to Provide Interest Rate Protection Agreement . If Borrower breaches its obligation to enter into an Interest Rate Protection Agreement (including any replacement thereof) to the extent required hereunder, Lender may, but shall have no obligation to, at Borrowers sole cost and expense and on Borrowers behalf, enter into an Interest Rate Protection Agreement as so required. Lender is hereby irrevocably appointed the true and lawful attorney of Borrower (coupled with an interest), in its name and stead, to execute such an Interest Rate Protection Agreement and all necessary documents ancillary thereto, and for that purpose Lender may execute all necessary agreements and instruments, Borrower hereby ratifying and confirming all that its said attorney shall lawfully do by virtue hereof. All fees, costs and expenses incurred by Lender (including reasonable attorneys fees), together with interest thereon at the Default Rate until paid to Lender pursuant to this Section 2.6.5 shall be paid by Borrower within five (5) days after Lenders demand and such sums and liabilities, including such interest, shall be deemed and shall constitute advances under this Agreement and be evidenced by the Note and be secured by the Loan Documents.
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2.7 Fees; Spread Maintenance Premium .
2.7.1 Exit Fee . Upon any repayment or prepayment of Principal, Borrower shall pay to Lender on the date of such repayment or prepayment the Exit Fee applicable thereto. Upon any acceleration or final repayment of the Loan, Borrower shall immediately pay to Lender on account of the Exit Fee the amount by which (a) one half of one percent (0.50%) of the original Principal exceeds (b) the total amount of Exit Fees theretofore paid by Borrower pursuant to this Section 2.7.1 . All Exit Fees hereunder shall be deemed to be earned by Lender upon the funding of the Loan. Notwithstanding the foregoing, to the extent that the Loan is repaid with the proceeds of a loan from LoanCore, the Exit Fee that would otherwise be payable with respect to the portion of the Loan refinanced by LoanCore shall be waived, provided that LoanCore shall have no obligation to offer to provide such financing.
2.7.2 Spread Maintenance Premium . Upon any repayment or prepayment of Principal (including in connection with an acceleration of the Loan) made prior to the Spread Maintenance Date, Borrower shall pay to Lender on the date of such repayment or prepayment (or acceleration of the Loan) the Spread Maintenance Premium applicable thereto. All Spread Maintenance Premium payments hereunder shall be deemed to be earned by Lender upon the funding of the Loan.
2.8 Extension Options . Borrower shall have the right, at its option, to extend the Term until (i) September 9, 2019 (the First Extended Maturity Date ; and the period of time from and after the originally scheduled Stated Maturity Date up to and including the First Extended Maturity Date, the First Extension Term ), (ii) September 9, 2020 (the Second Extended Maturity Date ; and the period of time from and after the First Extended Maturity Date up to and including the Second Extended Maturity Date, the Second Extension Term ) and (iii) September 9, 2021 (the Third Extended Maturity Date ; and the period of time from and after the Second Extended Maturity Date up to and including the Third Extended Maturity Date, the Third Extension Term ) (and the period of time during each such extension period being referred to herein as an Extension Period ), by giving notice of such extension to Lender at least fifteen (15) days prior and not more than sixty (60) days prior to the commencement of the requested Extension Period. Upon receipt of such request to extend the Term, Lender will confirm to Borrower in writing whether or not the Stated Maturity Date will be so extended, which extension will be granted upon the satisfaction of the following conditions:
(a) no Default or Event of Default exists at the time such request is made and on the then scheduled Stated Maturity Date, the First Extended Maturity Date or the Second Extended Maturity Date, as applicable;
(b) Borrower delivers to Lender an Officers Certificate confirming the accuracy of the information contained in clause (a) above and certifying that each of the representations and warranties of Borrower contained in the Loan Documents is true, complete and correct in all material respects as of the date of such Officers Certificate to the extent such representations and warranties are not matters which by their nature can no longer be true and correct as a result of the passage of time;
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(c) on or prior to the commencement of the requested Extension Period, Borrower either (i) extends the term of the Interest Rate Protection Agreement to a date not earlier than the expiration of the requested Extension Period or (ii) enters into a new interest rate protection agreement which expires no earlier than the expiration of the requested Extension Period, and which extension or new agreement is in respect of a notional amount of the then outstanding Principal and is otherwise on the same terms set forth in Section 2.6.1 hereof and has the effect of capping LIBOR at no more than three percent (3.00%) per annum;
(d) on or prior to the commencement of (i) the First Extension Term, the Debt Yield is at least 10.00%, (ii) the Second Extension Term, the Debt Yield is at least 10.50% and (iii) the Third Extension Term, the Debt Yield is at least 11.00%.
(e) if the option to extend the Term until the Second Extended Maturity Date is exercised, Borrower pays to Lender concurrently with the request to so extend the Term, an extension fee in an amount equal to 0.25% of the then-outstanding Principal; and
(f) if the option to extend the Term until the Third Extended Maturity Date is exercised, Borrower pays to Lender concurrently with the request to so extend the Term, an extension fee in an amount equal to 0.25% of the then-outstanding Principal.
If Borrower is unable to satisfy all of the foregoing conditions within the applicable time frames for each, Lender shall have no obligation to extend the Stated Maturity Date hereunder.
3. | CASH MANAGEMENT AND RESERVES |
3.1 Cash Management Arrangements . Borrower shall at all times cause all Rents (including Rents in the nature of sums payable by issuers of credit cards accepted at the Property) to be transmitted directly into an Eligible Account (the Clearing Account ) established and maintained by Borrower at a local bank selected by Borrower and reasonably approved by Lender, which shall at all times be an Eligible Institution (the Clearing Bank ) as more fully described in the Clearing Account Agreement. Without in any way limiting the foregoing, if Borrower or Manager receive any Rents, then (a) such amounts shall be deemed to be collateral for the Loan and shall be held in trust for the benefit, and as the property, of Lender, (b) such amounts shall not be commingled with any other funds or property of Borrower or Manager, and (c) Borrower or Manager shall deposit such amounts into the Clearing Account within one (1) Business Day of receipt; provided, however, that Borrower shall have the right to retain cash receipts (i.e., not credit card receipts, checks or other receipts) in Borrowers operating account so long as the aggregate amount of cash receipts (i.e., not credit card receipts, checks or other receipts) held in such operating account on any day does not exceed $5,000. Funds deposited into the Clearing Account shall be swept by the Clearing Bank on a daily basis into Borrowers operating account at the Clearing Bank, unless a Cash Management Period is continuing, in which event such funds shall be swept on a daily basis into an Eligible Account at the Cash Management Bank controlled by Lender (the Cash Management Account ) and
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applied and disbursed in accordance with this Agreement. Funds in the Cash Management Account shall be invested at Lenders discretion only in Permitted Investments. Lender will also establish subaccounts of the Cash Management Account which shall at all times be Eligible Accounts (and may be ledger or book entry accounts and not actual accounts) (such subaccounts are referred to herein as Subaccounts ). The Cash Management Account and any Subaccounts will be under the sole control and dominion of Lender, and Borrower shall have no right of withdrawal therefrom. Borrower shall pay for all expenses of opening and maintaining all of the above accounts.
3.2 Required Repairs .
3.2.1 Completion of Required Repairs . Borrower shall perform and complete each item of the repairs and environmental remedial work at the Property described on Schedule 1 hereto (the Required Repairs ) within six (6) months of the date hereof (which date may be extended for an additional reasonable period of time if Borrower is unable to complete the Required Repairs due to events of Force Majeure) or such shorter period of time for such item set forth on Schedule 1 hereto.
3.2.2 Required Repairs Reserves . On the date hereof, Borrower shall deposit with Lender the aggregate amount set forth on Schedule 1 hereto and Lender shall cause such amount to be transferred to a Subaccount (the Required Repairs Subaccount ). Provided no Event of Default shall have occurred and is continuing, Lender shall disburse funds held in the Required Repairs Subaccount to Borrower, within fifteen (15) days after the delivery by Borrower to Lender of a request therefor (but not more often than once per month), in increments of at least $5,000 (or such lesser amount equal to the remaining balance of the Required Repairs Subaccount), and, with respect to any particular disbursement for any portion of the Required Repairs, in an amount not to exceed the amount set forth on Schedule 1 with respect to such particular portion or item of the Required Repairs, accompanied by the following items (which items shall be in form and substance satisfactory to Lender): (a) an Officers Certificate (i) certifying that the Required Repairs or any portion thereof which are the subject of the requested disbursement have been completed in a good and workmanlike manner and in accordance with all applicable Legal Requirements, (ii) identifying each Person that supplied materials or labor in connection with such Required Repairs or any portion thereof and (iii) stating that each such Person has been or, upon receipt of the requested disbursement, will be paid in full with respect to the portion of the Required Repairs which is the subject of the requested disbursement; (b) copies of appropriate lien waivers or other evidence of payment satisfactory to Lender; (c) at Lenders option, a title search for the Property indicating that it is free from all Liens not previously approved by Lender; (d) a copy of each License required to be obtained with respect to the portion of the Required Repairs which is the subject of the requested disbursement; and (e) such other evidence as Lender shall reasonably request that the Required Repairs which are the subject of the requested disbursement have been completed and paid for. Provided no Default or Event of Default shall have occurred and is continuing, upon Borrowers completion of all Required Repairs in accordance with this Section 3.2 , Lender shall release any funds remaining in the Required Repairs Subaccount, if any, to Borrower.
3.3 Taxes . Borrower shall pay to Lender (a) $585,000 on the date hereof on account of Real Estate Taxes, and (b) on each Payment Date, one-twelfth (1/12) of the Real Estate Taxes
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that Lender estimates will be payable during the next twelve (12) months (initially $48,800 per month) in order to accumulate with Lender sufficient funds to pay all such Real Estate Taxes at least thirty (30) days prior to their respective due dates. Such amounts will be transferred by Lender to a Subaccount (the Tax Subaccount ). Provided that no Event of Default has occurred and is continuing, Lender will (i) apply funds in the Tax Subaccount to payments of Real Estate Taxes required to be made by Borrower pursuant to Section 5.2 hereof, provided that Borrower has promptly supplied Lender with notices of all Real Estate Taxes due, or (ii) reimburse Borrower for such amounts upon presentation of evidence of payment; subject, however, to Borrowers right to contest Real Estate Taxes in accordance with Section 5.2 hereof. In making any payment relating to Real Estate Taxes, Lender may do so according to any bill, statement or estimate procured from the appropriate public office, 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 Lender determines in its reasonable judgment that the funds in the Tax Subaccount will be insufficient to pay (or in excess of) the Real Estate Taxes next coming due, Lender may increase (or decrease) the monthly contribution required to be made by Borrower to the Tax Subaccount.
3.4 Insurance . Borrower shall pay to Lender (a) $57,000 on the date hereof on account of Insurance Premiums and (b) on each Payment one-twelfth (1/12) of the Insurance Premiums that Lender estimates will be payable (initially $8,100 per month) 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. Such amounts will be transferred by Lender to a Subaccount (the Insurance Subaccount ). Provided that no Event of Default has occurred and is continuing, Lender will (i) apply funds in the Insurance Subaccount to payments of Insurance Premiums required to be made by Borrower pursuant to Section 7.1 hereof, provided that Borrower has promptly supplied Lender with notices of all Insurance Premiums due, or (ii) reimburse Borrower for such amounts upon presentation of evidence of payment. In making any payment relating to Insurance Premiums, Lender may do so according to any bill, statement or estimate procured from the insurer or agent, without inquiry into the accuracy of such bill, statement or estimate. If Lender determines in its reasonable judgment that the funds in the Insurance Subaccount will be insufficient to pay (or in excess of) the Insurance Premiums next coming due, Lender may increase (or decrease) the monthly contribution required to be made by Borrower to the Insurance Subaccount.
3.5 Capital/FF&E Expense Reserves . Borrower shall pay to Lender on each Payment Date, an amount equal to one-twelfth (1/12 th ) of four percent (4.00%) of the annual gross operating income for the Property (based on the prior year). Lender will transfer such amounts into a Subaccount (the Capital/FF&E Expense Reserve Subaccount ). Additionally, upon thirty (30) days prior notice to Borrower, Lender may reassess and increase the amount of the monthly payment required under this Section 3.5 from time to time in its reasonable discretion (based upon its then current underwriting standards); provided, however, the amount of any such reassessment shall not exceed the amount of the reserve account contribution then being required by Franchisor pursuant to the Franchise Agreement. Provided that no Default or Event of Default has occurred and is continuing, Lender shall disburse funds held in the Capital Expense Reserve Subaccount to Borrower, within fifteen (15) days after the delivery by Borrower to Lender of a request therefor (but not more often than once per month), in increments
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of at least $10,000 provided that: (i) such disbursement is for an Approved Capital/FF&E Expense; (ii) with respect to any disbursement from the Capital/FF&E Expense Reserve Subaccount in excess of $75,000, Lender shall have (if it desires) verified (by an inspection conducted at Borrowers expense) performance of the work associated with such Approved Capital/FF&E Expense; and (iii) the request for disbursement is accompanied by (A) an Officers Certificate certifying (1) that such funds will be used to pay or reimburse Borrower for Approved Capital/FF&E Expenses and a description thereof, (2) that all outstanding trade payables (other than those to be paid from the requested disbursement or those constituting Permitted Indebtedness) have been paid in full, (3) that the same has not been the subject of a previous disbursement, and (4) that all previous disbursements have been used to pay the previously identified Approved Capital/FF&E Expenses, and (B) lien waivers or other evidence of payment satisfactory to Lender unless the requested disbursement shall be used to pay for such Approved Capital/FF&E Expense directly (and not reimburse Borrower for the Approved Capital/FF&E Expense previously paid for by Borrower), in which case Borrower shall be required to deliver such items with respect to the Approved Capital/FF&E Expense which was the subject of the previous disbursement and conditional lien waivers with respect to the requested items to be paid for from the requested disbursement, (C) at Lenders option, a title search for the Property indicating that the Property is free from all Liens, claims and other encumbrances not previously approved by Lender and (D) such other evidence as Lender shall reasonably request that the Approved Capital/FF&E Expenses (other than with respect to a request for Approved Capital/FF&E Expenses Deposits) 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. Any such disbursement of more than $25,000 to pay (rather than reimburse) Approved Capital/FF&E Expenses may, at Lenders option, be made by direct check payable to the payee on such Approved Capital/FF&E Expenses.
3.6 PIP Reserve Subaccount Upon the commencement and during the continuation of a PIP Sweep Period, all Available Cash shall be deposited into a Subaccount (the PIP Reserve Subaccount ). Funds deposited into the PIP Reserve Subaccount are referred to herein as the PIP Funds and shall be disbursed and applied in accordance with this Section 3.6 . Borrower shall perform and complete each item of the renovations required under any PIP (the PIP Work ), on or before the dates set forth in such PIP for completion of the PIP Work. Provided that no Default or Event of Default has occurred and is continuing, Lender shall disburse funds held in the PIP Reserve Subaccount to Borrower, within fifteen (15) days after the delivery by Borrower to Lender of a request therefor (but not more often than once per month), in increments of at least $10,000 provided that: (i) such disbursement is for an expense associated with the PIP Work; (ii) with respect to any disbursement from the PIP Reserve Subaccount in excess of $75,000, Lender shall have (if it desires) verified (by an inspection conducted at Borrowers expense) performance of the PIP Work associated with such expense; and (iii) the request for disbursement is accompanied by (A) an Officers Certificate certifying (1) that such funds will be used to pay or reimburse Borrower for such PIP Work and a description thereof, (2) that all outstanding trade payables (other than those to be paid from the requested disbursement or those constituting Permitted Indebtedness) have been paid in full, (3) that the same has not been the subject of a previous disbursement, and (4) that all previous disbursements have been used to pay the previously identified expenses associated with such PIP Work, and (B) lien waivers or other evidence of payment satisfactory to Lender unless the requested disbursement shall be used to pay for such PIP Work directly (and not reimburse
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Borrower for the PIP Work expenses previously paid for by Borrower), in which case Borrower shall be required to deliver such items with respect to the PIP Work which was the subject of the previous disbursement and conditional lien waivers with respect to the requested items to be paid for from the requested disbursement, (C) at Lenders option, a title search for the Property indicating that the Property is free from all Liens, claims and other encumbrances not previously approved by Lender and (D) such other evidence as Lender shall reasonably request that the expenses associated with the PIP Work 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. Any such disbursement of more than $25,000 to pay (rather than reimburse) expenses associated with PIP Work may, at Lenders option, be made by direct check payable to the payee on such PIP Work expenses.
3.7 Operating Expense Subaccount . During a Cash Management Period, on each Payment Date, a portion of the Rents that have been deposited into the Cash Management Account during the immediately preceding Interest Period in an amount equal to the sum of the monthly amount set forth in the Approved Operating Budget and the monthly amount of Approved Additional Operating Expenses, in each case, for the following month as being necessary for payment of Approved Operating Expenses and Approved Additional Operating Expenses at the Property for such month shall be transferred into a Subaccount for the payment of Approved Operating Expenses and Approved Additional Operating Expenses (the Operating Expense Subaccount ). Provided no Default or Event of Default has occurred and is continuing, Lender shall disburse funds held in the Operating Expense Subaccount to Borrower, within fifteen (15) days after delivery by Borrower to Lender of a request therefor (but not more often than once per month), in increments of at least $1,000, provided (a) such disbursement is for an Approved Operating Expense or Approved Additional Operating Expense and (b) such disbursement is accompanied by (i) an Officers Certificate certifying (A) that such funds will be used to pay Approved Operating Expenses or Approved Additional Operating Expenses and a description thereof, (B) that all outstanding trade payables (other than those to be paid from the requested disbursement or those constituting Permitted Indebtedness) have been paid in full, (C) that the same has not been the subject of a previous disbursement, and (D) that all previous disbursements have been or will be used to pay the previously identified Approved Operating Expenses and Approved Additional Operating Expenses, and (ii) reasonably detailed documentation satisfactory to Lender as to the amount, necessity and purpose therefor.
3.8 Casualty/Condemnation Subaccount . Borrower shall pay, or cause to be paid, to Lender all Proceeds or Awards due to any Casualty or Condemnation to be transferred to a Subaccount (the Casualty/Condemnation Subaccount ) in accordance with the provisions of Article 7 hereof. All amounts in the Casualty/Condemnation Subaccount shall be disbursed in accordance with the provisions of Article 7 hereof.
3.9 Security Deposits . Borrower shall keep and hold all security deposits under Leases in accordance with applicable Legal Requirements and, if required under applicable Legal Requirements, at a separately designated account under Borrowers control at the Clearing Bank (and in the case of a letter of credit, assigned with full power of attorney and executed sight drafts to Lender) so that the security deposits shall not be commingled with any other funds of Borrower. During a Cash Management Period, Borrower shall, upon Lenders request, if permitted by applicable Legal Requirements, turn over to Lender the security deposits (and any interest theretofore earned thereon) under Leases, to be held by Lender in a Subaccount (the Security Deposit Subaccount ) subject to the terms of the Leases. Security deposits held in the
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Security Deposit Subaccount will be released by Lender upon notice from Borrower together with such evidence as Lender may reasonably request that such security deposit is required to be returned to a tenant pursuant to the terms of a Lease or may be applied as Rent pursuant to the rights of Borrower under the applicable Lease. Any letter of credit or other instrument that Borrower receives in lieu of a cash security deposit under any Lease entered into after the date hereof shall (a) be maintained in full force and effect in the full amount unless replaced by a cash deposit as hereinabove described and (b) if permitted pursuant to any Legal Requirements, name Lender as payee or mortgagee thereunder (or at Lenders option, be fully assignable to Lender).
3.10 Cash Collateral Subaccount . If a Cash Management Period shall have commenced (other than a Cash Management Period continuing solely because of the continuance of a PIP Sweep Period), then on the immediately succeeding Payment Date and on each Payment Date thereafter during the continuance of such Cash Management Period, all Available Cash shall be paid to Lender, which amounts shall be transferred by Lender into a Subaccount (the Cash Collateral Subaccount ) as cash collateral for the Debt. Any funds in the Cash Collateral Subaccount and not previously disbursed or applied shall, upon the termination of such Cash Management Period, be disbursed to Borrower. Lender shall have the right, but not the obligation, at any time (a) during the continuance of an Event of Default or (b) subsequent to the second Calculation Date following the commencement of a Cash Management Period (whether or not an Event of Default is then continuing), to apply all sums then on deposit in the Cash Collateral Subaccount to the Debt, in such order and in such manner as Lender shall elect, including to make a prepayment of Principal (together with the applicable Exit Fee and Spread Maintenance Premium applicable thereto).
3.11 Grant of Security Interest; Application of Funds . As security for payment of the Debt and the performance by Borrower of all other terms, conditions and provisions of the Loan Documents, Borrower hereby pledges and assigns to Lender, and grants to Lender a security interest in, all of Borrowers right, title and interest in and to all Rents and in and to all payments to or monies held in the Clearing Account, the Cash Management Account, and all Subaccounts created pursuant to this Agreement (collectively, the Cash Management System Accounts ). Borrower hereby grants to Lender a continuing security interest in, and agrees to hold in trust for the benefit of Lender, all Rents in its possession prior to the (a) payment of such Rents to Lender or (b) deposit of such Rents into the Cash Management System Account. Borrower shall not, without obtaining the prior written consent of Lender, further pledge, assign or grant any security interest in any Cash Management System Account, or permit any Lien to attach thereto, or any levy to be made thereon, or any UCC Financing Statements, except those naming Lender as the secured party, to be filed with respect thereto. This Agreement is, among other things, intended by the parties to be a security agreement for purposes of the UCC. Upon the occurrence and during the continuance of an Event of Default, Lender may apply any sums in any Cash Management System Account in any order and in any manner as Lender shall elect without seeking the appointment of a receiver and without adversely affecting the rights of Lender to foreclose the Lien of the Mortgage or exercise its other rights under the Loan Documents. Cash Management System Accounts shall not constitute trust funds and may be commingled with other monies held by Lender. All interest which accrues on the funds in any Cash Management System Account (other than the Tax Subaccount and the Insurance Subaccount) shall accrue for the benefit of Borrower and shall be taxable to Borrower and shall be added to and disbursed in the same manner and under the same conditions as the principal sum on which said interest accrued. Upon repayment in full of the Debt, all remaining funds in the Subaccounts, if any, shall be promptly disbursed to Borrower.
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3.12 Property Cash Flow Allocation .
(a) During any Cash Management Period, all Rents deposited into the Cash Management Account during the immediately preceding Interest Period shall be applied on each Payment Date as follows in the following order of priority:
(i) First, to make payments into the Tax Subaccount as required under Section 3.3 hereof;
(ii) Second, to make payments into the Insurance Subaccount as required under Section 3.4 hereof
(iii) Third, to pay the monthly portion of the fees charged by the Cash Management Bank in accordance with the Cash Management Agreement;
(iv) Fourth, to Lender to pay the interest due on such Payment Date (plus, if applicable, interest at the Default Rate and all other amounts, other than those described under other clauses of this Section 3.15(a) , then due to Lender under the Loan Documents);
(v) Fifth, to make payments into the Capital/FF&E Expense Reserve Subaccount as required under Section 3.5 hereof;
(vi) Sixth, to make payments for Approved Operating Expenses and Approved Additional Operating Expenses as required under Section 3.8 hereof;
(vii) Lastly, to make payments in an amount equal to all remaining Available Cash on such Payment Date:
(1) during a Cash Management Period continuing because a PIP Sweep Period is continuing (regardless of whether any other Cash Management Period is continuing), to the PIP Reserve Subaccount to be held or disbursed in accordance with Section 3.6 ;
(2) if a Cash Management Period is continuing (other than due to a PIP Sweep Period), into the Cash Collateral Subaccount in accordance with Section 3.11 hereof.
(b) The failure of Borrower to make all of the payments required under clauses (i) through (vi) of Section 3.12(a) hereof in full on each Payment Date shall constitute an Event of Default under this Agreement; provided , however , if adequate funds are available in the Cash Management Account for such payments, the failure by the Cash Management Bank to allocate such funds into the appropriate Subaccounts shall not constitute an Event of Default.
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(c) Notwithstanding anything to the contrary contained in this Section 3.12 or elsewhere in the Loan Documents, after the occurrence of an Event of Default, Lender may apply all Rents deposited into the Cash Management Account and other proceeds of repayment in such order and in such manner as Lender shall elect. Lenders right to withdraw and apply any of the foregoing funds shall be in addition to all other rights and remedies provided to Lender under the Loan Documents.
4. | REPRESENTATIONS AND WARRANTIES |
Borrower represents and warrants to Lender as of the date hereof that, as to itself, except to the extent (if any) disclosed on Schedule 2 attached hereto with reference to a specific Section of this Article 4 :
4.1 Organization; Special Purpose
(a) Each of Borrower and Sole Member is duly organized, validly existing and in good standing under the laws of the state of its formation, with requisite power and authority, and all rights, licenses, permits and authorizations, governmental or otherwise, necessary to own its properties and to transact the business in which it is now engaged. Borrower is duly qualified to do business and is in good standing in the jurisdiction in which the Property is located and in each other jurisdiction where it is required to be so qualified in connection with its properties, business and operations.
(b) Borrower has at all times since its formation been, and as of the date hereof is, a Special Purpose Bankruptcy Remote Entity.
4.2 Proceedings; Enforceability . Borrower has taken all necessary action to authorize the execution, delivery and performance of the Loan Documents to which it is a party by it, and has the power and authority to execute, deliver and perform under the Loan Documents and all the transactions contemplated thereby. The Loan Documents to which Borrower is a party have been duly authorized, executed and delivered by Borrower and constitute legal, valid and binding obligations of Borrower, enforceable against Borrower in accordance with their respective terms, except as such enforcement may be limited by bankruptcy, insolvency, reorganization, moratorium or other similar laws affecting the enforcement of creditors rights generally, and by general principles of equity (regardless of whether such enforceability is considered in a proceeding in equity or at law). 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, and none of Borrower or Guarantor have asserted any right of rescission, set-off, counterclaim or defense with respect thereto.
4.3 No Conflicts . The execution, delivery and performance of the Loan Documents by Borrower and the transactions contemplated hereby will not conflict with any provision of any law or regulation to which Borrower is subject, or 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 (other than pursuant to the Loan Documents) upon any of the property of Borrower
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pursuant to the terms of, any agreement or instrument to which Borrower is a party or by which Borrowers property 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 Borrowers property. Borrowers rights under the Licenses, the Franchise Agreement and the Management Agreement will not be adversely affected by the execution and delivery of the Loan Documents, Borrowers performance thereunder, the recordation of the Mortgage, or the exercise of any remedies by Lender. Any consent, approval, authorization, order, registration or qualification of or with any Governmental Authority required for the execution, delivery and performance by Borrower of, or compliance by Borrower with, the Loan Documents or the consummation of the transactions contemplated hereby, has been obtained and is in full force and effect.
4.4 Litigation . There are no actions, suits or other proceedings at law or in equity by or before any Governmental Authority now pending or threatened (in writing) against or affecting Borrower, Sole Member, Guarantor, Key Principal, Manager or the Property, in any court or by or before any other Governmental Authority, which, if adversely determined, might have a Material Adverse Effect.
4.5 Agreements . Borrower is not a party to any agreement or instrument or subject to any restriction which might have a Material Adverse Effect. Borrower is not in default with respect to any order or decree of any court or any order, regulation or demand of any Governmental Authority, which default might have a Material Adverse Effect. Borrower is not in default, and has not received notice of any event or condition that with the giving of notice or the passage of time would constitute a default, in any material respect in the performance, observance or fulfillment of any of the obligations, covenants or conditions contained in any Permitted Encumbrance or any other agreement or instrument to which it is a party or by which it or the Property is bound, and to Borrowers knowledge, there are no defaults under any such agreement by any other party thereto.
4.6 Title . Fee Borrower has good, marketable and indefeasible title in fee to the real property and Leasehold Borrower has leasehold title to the real property demised under the Operating Lease and Borrower has good title to the balance of the Property, free and clear of all Liens except the Permitted Encumbrances. 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 in connection with the transfer of the Property to Borrower have been paid or are being paid simultaneously herewith. To Borrowers knowledge, the Mortgage when properly recorded in the appropriate records, together with any UCC Financing Statements required to be filed in connection therewith, will create (a) a valid, perfected first priority lien on Borrowers interest in the Property and (b) valid and perfected first priority 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. All mortgage, mortgage recording, stamp, intangible or other similar taxes required to be paid by any Person under applicable Legal Requirements in connection with the execution, delivery, recordation, filing, registration, perfection or enforcement of any of the Loan Documents, including the Mortgage, have been paid or are being paid simultaneously herewith. To Borrowers knowledge, all taxes and governmental assessments due and owing in respect of the Property have been paid, or an escrow of funds in an amount sufficient to cover such
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payments has been established hereunder or are insured against by the Title Insurance Policy. To Borrowers knowledge, the Permitted Encumbrances, individually or in the aggregate, do not (i) materially interfere with the benefits of the security intended to be provided by the Mortgage and this Agreement, (ii) materially and adversely affect the value, operation or use of the Property, or (iii) impair Borrowers ability to repay the Loan. To Borrowers knowledge, no Condemnation or other proceeding has been commenced or, to Borrowers best knowledge, is contemplated with respect to all or any portion of the Property or for the relocation of roadways providing access to the Property. There are no mechanics, materialmans or other similar Liens or claims which have been filed for work, labor or materials affecting the Property which are or may become a Lien on the Property. Except as set forth in the Option Agreement, there are no outstanding options to purchase or rights of first refusal affecting all or any portion of the Property. To Borrowers knowledge, the Survey does not fail to reflect any material matter affecting the Property or the title thereto. 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 affecting the Property encroach upon any of the Improvements, so as to affect the value or marketability of the Property, except those which are set forth on the Survey and insured against by the Title Insurance Policy. Each parcel comprising the Property is a separate tax lot and is not a portion of any other tax lot that is not a part of the Property. To Borrowers knowledge, there are no pending or proposed special or other assessments for public improvements or otherwise affecting the Property, nor are there any contemplated improvements to the Property that may result in such special or other assessments. With respect to the Title Insurance Policy, to Borrowers knowledge, the Title Insurance Policy is in full force and effect.
4.7 No Bankruptcy Filing . Neither Borrower nor any of its constituent Persons are contemplating either the filing of a petition by it under any state or federal bankruptcy or insolvency law or the liquidation of all or a major portion of Borrowers assets or properties (a Bankruptcy Proceeding ), and Borrower has no knowledge of any Person contemplating the filing of any such petition against it or such constituent Persons. In addition, neither Borrower nor Sole Member, Guarantor, Key Principal, nor any principal nor Affiliate of Borrower, Sole Member, Kanders, Dave or Key Principal, has been a party to, or the subject of a Bankruptcy Proceeding for the past ten (10) years. For purposes of this Section 4.7 , the term Affiliate does not include the direct or indirect equity owners of Condor Guarantor or the limited partners of Supertel or the direct or indirect owners of Supertels limited partners.
4.8 Full and Accurate Disclosure . No statement of fact made by Borrower in any Loan Documents with respect to Borrower, Sole Member, Guarantor, Key Principal or Manager contains any untrue statement of a material fact or omits to state any material fact necessary to make statements contained therein not misleading. To Borrowers knowledge, no statement of fact made by Borrower in any Loan Documents with respect to the Property contains any untrue statement of a material fact or omits to state any material fact necessary to make statements contained therein not misleading. There is no material fact presently known to Borrower that has not been disclosed to Lender which adversely affects, or, as far as Borrower can foresee, might have a Material Adverse Effect. All financial data, including the statements of cash flow and income and operating expense, that have been delivered to Lender in respect of Borrower and Guarantor (a) are true, complete and correct in all material respects, (b) accurately represent the
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financial condition of Borrower and Guarantor as of the date of such reports, and (c) to the extent prepared by an independent certified public accounting firm, have been prepared in accordance with GAAP consistently applied throughout the periods covered, except as disclosed therein. To Borrowers knowledge, all financial data, including the statements of cash flow and income and operating expense, that have been delivered to Lender in respect of the Property (a) are true, complete and correct in all material respects, (b) accurately represent the financial condition of the Property as of the date of such reports, and (c) to the extent prepared by an independent certified public accounting firm, have been prepared in accordance with GAAP consistently applied throughout the periods covered, except as disclosed therein. Borrower has no contingent liabilities, liabilities for taxes, unusual forward or long-term commitments, unrealized or anticipated losses from any unfavorable commitments or any liabilities or obligations not expressly permitted by this Agreement. Since the date of such financial statements, there has been no materially adverse change in the financial condition, operations or business of Borrower, Guarantor or the Property from that set forth in said financial statements.
4.9 Tax Filings . To the extent required, Borrower has filed (or has obtained effective extensions for filing) all federal, state, commonwealth, district and local tax returns required to be filed and has paid or made adequate provision for the payment of all federal, state, commonwealth, district and local taxes, charges and assessments payable by Borrower. Borrowers tax returns (if any) properly reflect the income and taxes of Borrower for the periods covered thereby, subject only to reasonable adjustments required by the Internal Revenue Service or other applicable tax authority upon audit.
4.10 ERISA; No Plan Assets . As of the date hereof and throughout the Term (a) neither Borrower, Guarantor nor any ERISA Affiliate are themselves an employee benefit plan, as defined in Section 3(3) of ERISA or a plan as defined in Section 4975 of the Code, (b) none of the assets of Borrower or Guarantor 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 in operation by Section 3(42) of ERISA, (c) neither Borrower nor Guarantor are or will be a governmental plan within the meaning of Section 3(32) of ERISA, and (d) transactions by or with Borrower or Guarantor are not and will not be subject to state statutes regulating investment of, and fiduciary obligations with respect to, governmental plans. As of the date hereof, neither Borrower, Guarantor nor any ERISA Affiliate maintains, sponsors or contributes to or has any obligation with respect to a defined benefit plan (within the meaning of Section 3(35) of ERISA) or a multiemployer pension plan (within the meaning of Section 3(37)(A) of ERISA). Neither Borrower nor Guarantor has engaged in any transaction in connection with which it could be subject to either a material civil penalty assessed pursuant to the provisions of Section 502 of ERISA or a material tax imposed under the provisions of Section 4975 of the Code.
4.11 Compliance . Borrower and to Borrowers knowledge, the Property (including the Improvements) and the use thereof comply in all material respects with all applicable Legal Requirements (including with respect to parking, building and applicable zoning and land use laws, codes, regulations and ordinances). To Borrowers knowledge, Borrower is not in default or violation of any order, writ, injunction, decree or demand of any Governmental Authority, the violation of which might have a Material Adverse Effect. Borrower has not committed any act which may give any Governmental Authority the right to cause Borrower to forfeit the Property or any part thereof or any monies paid in performance of Borrowers obligations under any of the
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Loan Documents. The Property is used exclusively as a hotel and other appurtenant and related uses. To Borrowers knowledge, in the event that all or any part of the Improvements are destroyed or damaged, said Improvements can be legally reconstructed to their condition prior to such damage or destruction, and thereafter exist for the same use without violating any zoning or other ordinances applicable thereto and without the necessity of obtaining any variances or special permits. No legal proceedings are pending or, to the knowledge of Borrower, threatened with respect to the zoning of the Property. Neither the zoning nor any other right to construct, use or operate the Property is in any way dependent upon or related to any property other than the Property. To Borrowers knowledge, all certifications, permits, licenses and approvals, including certificates of completion and occupancy permits required of Borrower for the legal use, occupancy and operation of the Property for its current use (collectively, the Licenses ), have been obtained and are in full force and effect (or Borrower is legally entitled to operate the Property in accordance with existing Licenses and promptly following the date hereof, will obtain such Licenses in accordance with Legal Requirements and local practice). The use being made of the Property is in conformity with the certificate of occupancy issued for the Property and all other restrictions, covenants and conditions affecting the Property.
4.12 Major Contracts . Borrower has not entered into, nor is bound by, any Major Contract which continues in existence, except those previously disclosed in writing to Lender. Each of the Major Contracts is in full force and effect, there are no monetary or other material defaults by Borrower thereunder and, to the best knowledge of Borrower, there are no monetary or other material defaults thereunder by any other party thereto. None of Borrower, Manager or any other Person acting on Borrowers behalf has given or received any notice of default under any of the Major Contracts that remains uncured or in dispute. Borrower has delivered true, correct and complete copies of the Major Contracts (including all amendments and supplements thereto) to Lender. Except for Manager under the Management Agreement, no Major Contract has as a party an Affiliate of Borrower.
4.13 Federal Reserve Regulations; Investment Company Act; Bank Holding Company . 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 that would be inconsistent with such Regulation U or any other regulation of such Board of Governors, or for any purpose prohibited by Legal Requirements or any Loan Document. 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. Borrower is not a bank holding company or a direct or indirect subsidiary of a bank holding company as defined in the Bank Holding Company Act of 1956, as amended, and Regulation Y thereunder of the Board of Governors of the Federal Reserve System.
4.14 Easements; Utilities and Public Access . To Borrowers knowledge, all easements, cross easements, licenses, air rights and rights-of-way or other similar property interests (collectively, Easements ), if any, necessary for the full utilization of the Improvements for their intended purposes have been obtained, are described in the Title Insurance Policy and are in full force and effect without default thereunder. The Property has rights of access to public ways and is served by water, sewer, sanitary sewer and storm drain
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facilities adequate to service the Property for its intended uses. All public utilities necessary or convenient to the full use and enjoyment of the Property are located in the public right-of-way abutting the Property, and all such utilities are connected so as to serve the Property without passing over other property absent a valid irrevocable easement. All roads necessary for the use of the Property for its current purpose have been completed and dedicated to public use and accepted by all Governmental Authorities.
4.15 Physical Condition . Except as may be expressly set forth in the Physical Conditions Report, to Borrowers knowledge, the Property, including all buildings, improvements, parking facilities, sidewalks, storm drainage systems, roofs, plumbing systems, HVAC systems, fire protection systems, electrical systems, equipment, elevators, exterior sidings and doors, landscaping, irrigation systems and all structural components, are in good condition, order and repair in all material respects; there exists no structural or other material defects or damages to the Property, whether latent or otherwise. Borrower has not received notice from any insurance company or bonding company of any defects or inadequacies in the Property, or any part thereof, which would adversely affect the insurability of the same or cause the imposition of extraordinary premiums or charges thereon or any termination or threatened termination of any policy of insurance or bond. No portion of the Property is 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 7.1.1 hereof is in full force and effect with respect to the Property. The Improvements have suffered no material casualty or damage which has not been fully repaired and the cost thereof fully paid.
4.16 Leases . The Property is not subject to any Leases other than the Operating Lease.
4.17 Fraudulent Transfer . Borrower has not entered into the Loan or any Loan Document with the actual intent to hinder, delay, or defraud any creditor, and Borrower has received reasonably equivalent value in exchange for its obligations under the Loan Documents. Giving effect to the transactions contemplated by the Loan Documents, the fair saleable value of Borrowers assets exceeds and will, immediately following the execution and delivery of the Loan Documents, exceed Borrowers total probable liabilities, including subordinated, unliquidated, disputed or contingent liabilities. The fair saleable value of Borrowers assets is, and immediately following the making of the Loan, will be, greater than Borrowers probable liabilities, including the maximum amount of its contingent liabilities on its debts as such debts become absolute and matured. Borrowers assets do not and, immediately following the execution and delivery of the Loan Documents will not, constitute unreasonably small capital to carry out its business as conducted or as proposed to be conducted. Borrower does not intend to, and does not believe that it will, incur debts and liabilities (including contingent liabilities and other commitments) beyond its ability to pay such debts as they mature (taking into account the timing and amounts to be payable on or in respect of the obligations of Borrower).
4.18 Ownership of Borrower . Fee Borrowers exact legal name is: Spring Street Hotel Property LLC and Leasehold Borrowers name is Spring Street Hotel OpCo LLC. Each Borrower is of the following organizational type (e.g., corporation, limited liability company): limited liability company, and the jurisdiction in which Borrower is organized is: Delaware. Fee Borrowers Tax I.D. number is 81-3395281, Leasehold Borrowers Tax I.D. number is 81-3380357, Fee Borrowers Delaware Organizational I.D. number is 6101153 and Leasehold
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Borrowers Delaware Organizational I.D. number is 6101519. The sole member of Fee Borrower is Fee Sole Member and the sole member of Leasehold Borrower is Leasehold Sole Member. The membership interests in Borrower are owned free and clear of all Liens, warrants, options and rights to purchase. Borrower has no obligation to any Person to purchase, repurchase or issue any ownership interest in it. The organizational chart attached hereto as Schedule 4 is true, complete and accurate in all respects and illustrates all Persons who have a direct or indirect ownership interest in Borrower.
4.19 Purchase Options . Neither the Property nor any part thereof is subject to any purchase options (other than pursuant to the Option Agreement and the JV Agreement), rights of first refusal, rights of first offer or other similar rights in favor of third parties.
4.20 Management Agreement . The Management Agreement is in full force and effect. There is no default, breach or violation existing thereunder, and no event has occurred (other than payments due but not yet delinquent) that, with the passage of time or the giving of notice, or both, would constitute a default, breach or violation thereunder, by either party thereto.
4.21 Hazardous Substances . (a) To Borrowers knowledge, after due inquiry, and except as set forth in the Environmental Report, the Property is not in violation of any Legal Requirement pertaining to or imposing liability or standards of conduct concerning environmental regulation, contamination or clean-up, including the Comprehensive Environmental Response, Compensation and Liability Act, the Resource Conservation and Recovery Act, the Emergency Planning and Community Right-to-Know Act of 1986, the Hazardous Substances Transportation Act, the Solid Waste Disposal Act, the Clean Water Act, the Clean Air Act, the Toxic Substance Control Act, the Safe Drinking Water Act, the Occupational Safety and Health Act, any state super-lien and environmental clean-up statutes (including with respect to Toxic Mold), any local law requiring related permits and licenses and all amendments to and regulations in respect of the foregoing laws (collectively, Environmental Laws ); (b) the Property is not subject to any private or governmental Lien or judicial or administrative notice or action or inquiry, investigation or claim relating to hazardous, toxic and/or dangerous substances, toxic mold or fungus of a type that may pose a risk to human health or the environment or would negatively impact the value of the Property ( Toxic Mold ) or any other substances or materials which are included under or regulated by Environmental Laws (collectively, Hazardous Substances ); (c) to the best of Borrowers knowledge, after due inquiry, no Hazardous Substances are or have been (including the period prior to Borrowers acquisition of the Property), discharged, generated, treated, disposed of or stored on, incorporated in, or removed or transported from the Property other than in compliance with all Environmental Laws; (d) to the best of Borrowers knowledge, after due inquiry, no Hazardous Substances are present in, on or under any nearby real property which could migrate to or otherwise affect the Property; (e) to the best of Borrowers knowledge, after due inquiry, no Toxic Mold is on or about the Property which requires remediation; (f) no underground storage tanks exist on the Property and the Property has never been used as a landfill; and (g) there have been no environmental investigations, studies, audits, reviews or other analyses conducted by or on behalf of Borrower or which are in Borrowers possession which have not been provided to Lender.
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4.22 Name; Principal Place of Business . Borrower does not use and will not use any trade name and has not done and will not do business under any name other than its actual name set forth herein. The principal place of business of Borrower is its primary address for notices as set forth in Section 6.1 hereof, and Borrower has no other place of business other than the Property.
4.23 Other Debt . There is no indebtedness with respect to the Property or any excess cash flow or any residual interest therein, whether secured or unsecured, other than Permitted Encumbrances and Permitted Indebtedness.
4.24 Assignment of Leases and Rents . The Assignment of Leases and Rents creates a valid assignment of, or a valid security interest in, certain rights under the Leases, subject only to a license granted to Borrower to exercise certain rights and to perform certain obligations of the lessor under the Leases, including the right to operate the Property. No Person other than Lender has any interest in or assignment of the Leases or any portion of the Rents due and payable or to become due and payable thereunder.
4.25 Insurance . Borrower has obtained and has delivered to Lender certificates of all of the Policies, with all premiums prepaid thereunder, reflecting the insurance coverages, amounts and other requirements set forth in this Agreement. No claims have been made under any of the Policies, and no Person, including Borrower, has done, by act or omission, anything which would impair the coverage of any of the Policies.
4.26 FIRPTA . Borrower is not a foreign person within the meaning of Sections 1445 or 7701 of the Code.
4.27 Fiscal Year . Each fiscal year of Borrower commences on January 1.
4.28 Intellectual Property/Websites . Other than as set forth on Schedule 6 attached hereto, neither Borrower nor any Affiliate (a) has or holds any tradenames, trademarks, servicemarks, logos, copyrights, patents or other intellectual property (collectively, Intellectual Property ) with respect to the Property or the use or operations thereof or (b) is the registered holder of any website with respect to the Property (other than Tenant or Franchisor websites).
4.29 Operations Agreements . Each Operations Agreement is in full force and effect and neither Borrower nor, to Borrowers knowledge, any other party to any Operations Agreement, is in default thereunder, and to the best of Borrowers knowledge, there are no conditions which, with the passage of time or the giving of notice, or both, would constitute a default thereunder.
4.30 Illegal Activity . No portion of the Property has been or will be purchased with proceeds of any illegal activity.
4.31 Operating Lease . The Operating Lease is in full force and effect and has not been modified or amended. There are no defaults under the Operating Lease and no event has occurred, which with the passage of time, the giving of notice, or both, would constitute a default under the Operating Lease. All rents, additional rents and other sums due and payable under the Operating Lease have been paid in full. Neither Fee Borrower nor Leasehold Borrower has
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commenced any action or given or received any notice for the purpose of terminating the Operating Lease. A memorandum of the Operating Lease has been or shall be duly recorded. The minimum base rent in the monthly amount of 26% of gross operating income for the Property is currently payable under the Operating Lease together with percentage rent, as set forth in the Operating Lease. Leasehold Borrower is current with respect to, and is paying the full rent and other charges stipulated in the Operating Lease.
4.32 Franchise Agreement . The Franchise Agreement is in full force and effect, there is no default, breach or violation existing thereunder by Borrower or, to the best of Borrowers knowledge, the franchisor thereunder, and no event has occurred (other than payments due but not yet delinquent) that, with the passage of time or the giving of notice, or both, would constitute a default, breach or violation by Borrower or, to Borrowers knowledge, the franchisor thereunder.
All of the representations and warranties in this Article 4 and elsewhere in the Loan Documents (i) shall survive for so long as any portion of the Debt remains owing to Lender and (ii) shall be deemed to have been relied upon by Lender notwithstanding any investigation heretofore or hereafter made by Lender or on its behalf, provided , however , that the representations, warranties and covenants set forth in Section 4.21 shall survive for a period of three (3) years from the date that the Debt is paid in full, unless Lender, any Affiliate thereof or any other Person acquires title to the Property (whether at foreclosure sale, a transfer in lieu of foreclosure or any other transfer), in which case the representations, warranties and covenants set forth in Section 4.21 shall survive in perpetuity, unless such specified event or condition occurs during Lenders period of ownership and provided that Borrower shall bear the burden of proving that such specified event or condition occurred during Lenders period of ownership.
5. | COVENANTS |
Until the end of the Term, Borrower hereby covenants and agrees with Lender that:
5.1 Existence . Each of Borrower and Sole Member shall (a) do or cause to be done all things necessary to preserve, renew and keep in full force and effect its existence, rights, and franchises, (b) continue to engage in the business presently conducted by it, (c) obtain and maintain all Licenses and all applicable governmental authorizations, and (d) qualify to do business and remain in good standing under the laws of each jurisdiction, in each case as and to the extent required for the ownership, maintenance, management and operation of the Property.
5.2 Taxes and Other Charges . Borrower shall pay all Taxes and Other Charges as the same become due and payable, and deliver to Lender receipts for payment or other evidence satisfactory to Lender that the Taxes and the Other Charges have been so paid no later than thirty (30) days before they would be delinquent if not paid ( provided , however , that Borrower need not pay any Real Estate Taxes nor furnish such receipts for payment of such Real Estate Taxes paid by Lender pursuant to Section 3.3 hereof). Borrower shall not suffer and shall promptly cause to be paid and discharged any Lien or charge against the Property, and shall promptly pay for all utility services provided to the Property. After prior notice to Lender, 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 of any Taxes or Other
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Charges, provided that (a) no Event of Default has occurred and is continuing, (b) such proceeding shall be permitted under and be conducted in accordance with all applicable statutes, laws and ordinances, (c) such proceeding shall suspend the collection of the applicable Taxes or such Other Charges, (d) 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, (e) no part of or interest in the Property will be in danger of being sold, forfeited, terminated, canceled or lost, (f) Borrower shall have furnished such security as may be reasonably required in the proceeding, or as may be requested by Lender, to insure the payment of any such Taxes or Other Charges, together with all interest and penalties thereon, which shall not be less than 115% of the Taxes and Other Charges being contested (less amounts then being retained in the Tax Subaccount to pay such Taxes so contested), (g) Borrower shall promptly upon final determination thereof pay the amount of such Taxes or Other Charges, together with all costs, interest and penalties (except to the extent paid from amounts in the Tax Subaccount), (h) such contest shall not affect the ownership, use or occupancy of the Property, and (i) Borrower shall, upon request by Lender, give Lender prompt notice of the status of such proceedings and/or confirmation of the continuing satisfaction of the conditions set forth in clauses (a) through (h) of this Section 5.2 . Lender may pay over any such security 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 any 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.
5.3 Access to Property . Borrower shall permit agents, representatives, consultants and employees of Lender to inspect the Property or any part thereof at reasonable hours upon reasonable advance notice (which may be given verbally). Lender or its agents, representatives, consultants and employees as part of any inspection may take soil, air, water, building material and other samples from the Property, subject to the rights of tenants under Leases and in a manner that complies with the Franchise Agreement.
5.4 Repairs; Maintenance and Compliance; Alterations .
5.4.1 Repairs; Maintenance and Compliance . Borrower shall at all times maintain, preserve and protect all franchises and trade names, and Borrower shall cause the Property to be maintained in a good and safe condition and repair and shall not remove, demolish or alter the Improvements or Equipment (except for alterations performed in accordance with Section 5.4.2 hereof and normal replacement of Equipment with Equipment of equivalent value and functionality). Borrower shall promptly comply with all Legal Requirements and promptly cure properly any violation of a Legal Requirement. Borrower shall notify Lender in writing within three (3) Business Days after Borrower first receives notice of any such non-compliance. Borrower shall promptly repair, replace or rebuild any part of the Property that becomes damaged, worn or dilapidated and shall complete and pay for any Improvements at any time in the process of construction or repair.
5.4.2 Alterations . Borrower may, without Lenders consent, perform alterations to the Improvements and Equipment which (a) do not constitute a Material Alteration, (b) do not adversely affect Borrowers financial condition or the value or Net Operating Income of the Property and (c) are in the ordinary course of Borrowers business. Borrower shall not
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perform any Material Alteration without Lenders prior written consent, which consent shall not be unreasonably withheld or delayed; provided , however , that Lender may withhold consent to any alteration the cost of which is reasonably estimated to exceed $1,000,000 or which is likely to result in a decrease of Net Operating Income by two and one-half percent (2.5%) or more for a period of thirty (30) days or longer. In connection with any Material Alteration: (i) at Lenders election, if the aggregate cost for the Material Alteration is expected to exceed $250,000, (A) Lender shall have received and approved (which approval shall not be unreasonably withheld or delayed), any general contractors agreement, architects agreement and the plans and specifications for such work prepared by a licensed architect, in such instances where it is customary to have such plans and specifications prepared by a licensed architect ( e.g., work of a structural nature) and (B) Lender shall have approved (which approval, including as to any reasonable list of proposed general contractors or architects submitted by Borrower, shall not be unreasonably withheld or delayed) the general contractor and architect retained for such work; (ii) Lender has the right to retain a Construction Consultant to monitor the work in question, and upon the completion of such Material Alteration Lender shall have received a report from Construction Consultant that all of the work completed has been done substantially in compliance with the approved plans and specifications and applicable Legal Requirements; and (iii) Lender may, as a condition to giving its consent to a Material Alteration, require that Borrower deliver to Lender security for payment of the cost of such Material Alteration in an amount equal to 125% of the cost of the Material Alteration as estimated by Lender. Upon substantial completion of the Material Alteration, Borrower shall provide evidence satisfactory to Lender that (A) the Material Alteration was constructed in accordance with applicable Legal Requirements and substantially in accordance with plans and specifications approved by Lender (which approval shall not be unreasonably withheld or delayed), (B) all contractors, subcontractors, materialmen and professionals who provided work, materials or services in connection with the Material Alteration have been paid in full and have delivered unconditional releases of liens and (C) all material Licenses necessary for the use, operation and occupancy of the Material Alteration (other than those which depend on the performance of tenant improvement work) have been issued. Borrower shall reimburse Lender upon demand for all out-of-pocket costs and expenses (including the reasonable fees of Construction Consultant and any architect, engineer or other professional engaged by Lender) incurred by Lender in reviewing plans and specifications or in making any determinations necessary to implement the provisions of this Section 5.4.2 . Notwithstanding the foregoing, for so long as the Franchise Agreement is in effect, to the extent that Borrower is required to perform Material Alterations pursuant to the Franchise Agreement without Borrowers prior consent or approval, then Lenders prior consent or approval shall not be required in connection with any such Material Alterations.
5.5 Performance of Other Agreements . Borrower shall observe and perform each and every term to be observed or performed by it pursuant to the terms of the Loan Documents. Borrower shall observe and perform each and every material term to be observed or performed by it pursuant to the terms of any agreement or instrument affecting or pertaining to the Property, the Operating Lease and the Franchise Agreement.
5.6 Cooperate in Legal Proceedings . Borrower shall cooperate fully with Lender with respect to, and permit Lender, at its option, and at Borrowers sole cost and expense, to participate in, any proceedings before any Governmental Authority which may in any way affect the rights of Lender under any Loan Document.
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5.7 Further Assurances . Borrower shall, at Borrowers sole cost and expense: (a) 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 Debt and/or for the better and more effective carrying out of the intents and purposes of the Loan Documents, as Lender may reasonably require from time to time; (b) provide all such information as Lender may reasonably require to ensure Borrowers ongoing compliance with Sections 5.26 and 5.31 hereof, including ensuring compliance with all know your customer procedures as Lender may from time-to-time institute with respect to loans that are of a similar size and nature as the Loan; and (c) upon Lenders request therefor given from time to time after the occurrence of any Default or Event of Default pay for (i) reports of UCC, federal tax lien, state tax lien, judgment and pending litigation searches with respect to Borrower and Sole Member and (ii) searches of title to the Property, each such search to be conducted by search firms reasonably designated by Lender in each of the locations reasonably designated by Lender.
5.8 Environmental Matters .
5.8.1 Hazardous Substances . So long as Borrower owns or is in possession of the Property, Borrower shall (i) keep the Property free from Hazardous Substances (other than Routine Hazardous Substances) and in compliance with all Environmental Laws, (ii) promptly notify Lender if Borrower shall become aware that (A) any Hazardous Substance is on or near the Property, (B) the Property is in violation of any Environmental Laws or (C) any condition on or near the Property shall pose a threat to the health, safety or welfare of humans and (iii) remove such Hazardous Substances and/or cure such violations and/or remove such threats, as applicable, as required by law (or as shall be required by Lender in the case of removal on the Property which is not required by law, but in response to the opinion of a licensed hydrogeologist, licensed environmental engineer or other qualified environmental consulting firm engaged by Lender ( Lenders Consultant )), promptly after Borrower becomes aware of same, at Borrowers sole expense. Nothing herein shall prevent Borrower from recovering such expenses from any other party that may be liable for such removal or cure.
5.8.2 Environmental Monitoring .
(a) Borrower shall give prompt written notice to Lender of (i) any proceeding or inquiry by any party (including any Governmental Authority) with respect to the presence of any Hazardous Substance on, under, from or about the Property, (ii) all claims made or threatened by any third party (including any Governmental Authority) against Borrower or the Property or any party occupying the Property relating to any loss or injury resulting from any Hazardous Substance, and (iii) Borrowers discovery of any occurrence or condition on any real property adjoining or in the vicinity of the Property that could cause the Property to be subject to any investigation or cleanup pursuant to any Environmental Law. Upon becoming aware of the presence of mold or fungus at the Property, Borrower shall (A) undertake an investigation to identify the source(s) of such mold or fungus and shall develop and implement an appropriate remediation plan to eliminate the presence of any Toxic Mold, (B) perform or cause to be
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performed all acts reasonably necessary for the remediation of any Toxic Mold (including taking any action necessary to clean and disinfect any portions of the Property affected by Toxic Mold, including providing any necessary moisture control systems at the Property), and (C) provide evidence reasonably satisfactory to Lender of the foregoing. Borrower shall permit Lender to join and participate in, as a party if Lender so elects, any legal or administrative proceedings or other actions initiated with respect to the Property in connection with any Environmental Law or Hazardous Substance, and Borrower shall pay all reasonable attorneys fees and disbursements incurred by Lender in connection therewith.
(b) Upon Lenders request, at any time and from time to time (which request shall not be made by Lender more frequently than one (1) time every two (2) years unless (i) such request is made in connection with a Secondary Market Transaction or (ii) an Event of Default is continuing), Borrower shall provide an inspection or audit of the Property prepared by a licensed hydrogeologist, licensed environmental engineer or qualified environmental consulting firm approved by Lender assessing the presence or absence of Hazardous Substances on, in or near the Property, and if a Default or Event of Default has occurred and is continuing, or if Lender determines that reasonable cause exists for the performance of such environmental inspection or audit, then the cost and expense of such audit or inspection shall be paid by Borrower. Such inspections and audit may include soil borings and ground water monitoring. If Borrower fails to commence any such inspection or audit within thirty (30) days after such request, Lender may order same, and Borrower hereby grants to Lender and its employees and agents access to the Property and a license to undertake such inspection or audit.
(c) If any environmental site assessment report prepared in connection with such inspection or audit recommends that an operations and maintenance plan be implemented for any Hazardous Substance, whether such Hazardous Substance existed prior to the ownership of the Property by Borrower, or presently exists or is reasonably suspected of existing, Borrower shall cause such operations and maintenance plan to be prepared and implemented at its expense, and with respect to any Toxic Mold, Borrower shall take all action necessary to clean and disinfect any portions of the Improvements affected by Toxic Mold in or about the Improvements, including providing any necessary moisture control systems at the Property. If any investigation, site monitoring, containment, cleanup, removal, restoration or other work of any kind is reasonably necessary under an applicable Environmental Law ( Remedial Work ), Borrower shall commence all such Remedial Work within thirty (30) days after becoming aware of the same and thereafter diligently prosecute to completion all such Remedial Work within such period of time as may be required under applicable law. All Remedial Work shall be performed by licensed contractors approved in advance by Lender and under the supervision of a consulting engineer approved by Lender. All costs of such Remedial Work shall be paid by Borrower, including Lenders reasonable attorneys fees and disbursements incurred in connection with the monitoring or review of such Remedial Work. If Borrower does not timely commence and diligently prosecute to completion the Remedial Work, Lender may (but shall not be obligated to) cause such Remedial Work to be performed at Borrowers expense. Notwithstanding the foregoing, Borrower shall not be required to commence such Remedial Work within the above specified time period: (i) if prevented from doing so by any Governmental Authority, (ii) if commencing such Remedial Work within such time period would result in Borrower or such Remedial Work violating any Environmental Law, or (iii) if Borrower, at its expense and after prior written notice to Lender, is contesting by appropriate
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legal, administrative or other proceedings, conducted in good faith and with due diligence, the need to perform Remedial Work. Borrower shall have the right to contest the need to perform such Remedial Work, provided that, (A) Borrower is permitted by the applicable Environmental Laws to delay performance of the Remedial Work pending such proceedings, (B) neither the Property nor any part thereof or interest therein will be sold, forfeited or lost if Borrower fails to promptly perform the Remedial Work being contested, and if Borrower fails to prevail in such contest, Borrower would thereafter have the opportunity to perform such Remedial Work, (C) Lender would not, by virtue of such permitted contest, be exposed to any risk of any civil liability for which Borrower has not furnished additional security as provided in clause (D) below, or to any risk of criminal liability, and neither the Property nor any interest therein would be subject to the imposition of any Lien for which Borrower has not furnished additional security as provided in clause (D) below, as a result of the failure to perform such Remedial Work and (D) Borrower shall have furnished to Lender additional security in respect of the Remedial Work being contested and the loss or damage that may result from Borrowers failure to prevail in such contest in such amount as may be reasonably requested by Lender but in no event less than 125% of the cost of such Remedial Work as estimated by Lender or Lenders Consultant and any loss or damage that may result from Borrowers failure to prevail in such contest.
(d) Borrower shall not install or permit to be installed on the Property any underground storage tank.
5.8.3 O & M Program . In the event any environmental report delivered to Lender in connection with the Loan recommends the development of or continued compliance with an operation and maintenance program for the Property (including with respect to the presence of asbestos and/or lead-based paint) ( O & M Program ), Borrower shall develop (or continue to comply with, as the case may be) such O & M Program and shall, during the term of the Loan, including any extension or renewal thereof, comply in all material respects with the terms and conditions of the O & M Program.
5.9 Title to the Property . Borrower will warrant and defend the title to the Property, and the validity and priority of all Liens granted or otherwise given to Lender under the Loan Documents, subject only to Permitted Encumbrances, against the claims of all Persons.
5.10 Leases .
5.10.1 Generally . Upon request, Borrower shall furnish Lender with executed copies of all Leases then in effect. All renewals of Leases and all proposed leases shall provide for rental rates and terms comparable to existing local market rates and shall be arms-length transactions with bona fide, independent third-party tenants. Borrower shall not enter into any Lease or a renewal, extension or modification of an existing Lease without the prior written consent of Lender, which consent shall not, so long as no Event of Default is continuing, be unreasonably withheld or delayed.
5.10.2 Additional Covenants with respect to Leases . Borrower: (a) shall observe and perform the material obligations imposed upon the lessor under the Leases and shall not do or permit anything to impair the value of the Leases as security for the Debt; (b) shall
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promptly send copies to Lender of all notices of default that Borrower shall send or receive under any Lease; (c) shall enforce, in accordance with commercially reasonable practices for properties similar to the Property, the terms, covenants and conditions in the Leases to be observed or performed by the lessees, short of termination thereof; (d) shall not collect any of the Rents more than one (1) month in advance (other than security deposits); (e) shall not execute any other assignment of lessors interest in the Leases or the Rents (except as contemplated by the Loan Documents); (f) shall not modify any Lease in a manner inconsistent with the Loan Documents; (g) shall not convey or transfer or suffer or permit a conveyance or transfer of the Property so as to effect a merger of the estates and rights of, or a termination or diminution of the obligations of, lessees under Leases; (h) shall not consent to any assignment of or subletting under any Lease unless required in accordance with its terms without the prior consent of Lender, which, with respect to a subletting, may not, so long as no Event of Default is continuing, be unreasonably withheld or delayed; and (i) shall not cancel or terminate any Lease or accept a surrender thereof without the prior consent of Lender, which consent shall not, so long as no Event of Default is continuing, be unreasonably withheld or delayed.
5.11 Estoppel Statement . (a) After request by Lender, Borrower shall within ten (10) days furnish Lender with a statement addressed to Lender, its successors and assigns, duly acknowledged and certified, setting forth (i) the unpaid Principal, (ii) the Interest Rate, (iii) the date installments of interest and/or Principal were last paid, (iv) any offsets or defenses to the payment of the Debt, and (v) that the Loan Documents are valid, legal and binding obligations and have not been modified or if modified, giving particulars of such modification.
(b) Borrower shall deliver to Lender, upon request, estoppel certificates from each party under any Operations Agreement, in form and substance reasonably satisfactory to Lender; provided , that Borrower shall not be required to deliver such certificates more than three (3) times during the Term and not more frequently than once per calendar year (or twice during any calendar year in which a Securitization occurs).
(c) Borrower shall deliver to Lender, upon request, estoppel certificates from Franchisor, in form and substance reasonably satisfactory to Lender; provided, that Borrower shall not be required to deliver such certificates more than three (3) times during the Term and not more frequently than once per calendar year (or twice during any calendar year in which a Securitization occurs).
5.12 Property Management .
5.12.1 Management Agreement . Borrower shall: (i) cause the Property to be managed pursuant to the Management Agreement; (ii) promptly perform and observe all of the covenants required to be performed and observed by it under the Management Agreement and do all things necessary to preserve and to keep unimpaired its rights thereunder; (iii) promptly notify Lender of any default under the Management Agreement of which it is aware; (iv) promptly deliver to Lender a copy of each financial statement, business plan, capital expenditure plan, and property improvement plan and any other notice, report and estimate received by Borrower under the Management Agreement; and (v) promptly enforce the performance and observance of all of the covenants required to be performed and observed by Manager under the Management Agreement. If Borrower shall default in the performance or observance of any material term,
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covenant or condition of the Management Agreement on the part of Borrower to be performed or observed, then, without limiting Lenders other rights or remedies under this Agreement or the other Loan Documents, and without waiving or releasing Borrower from any of its obligations hereunder or under the Management Agreement, Lender shall have the right, but shall be under no obligation, to pay any sums and to perform any act as may be appropriate to cause all the material terms, covenants and conditions of the Management Agreement on the part of Borrower to be performed or observed. Without Lenders prior written consent, Borrower shall not: (a) surrender, terminate, cancel, extend or renew the Management Agreement or otherwise replace Manager or enter into any other management agreement (except pursuant to Section 5.12.2 hereof); (b) reduce or consent to the reduction of the term of the Management Agreement; (c) increase or consent to the increase of the amount of any charges under the Management Agreement; (d) otherwise modify, change, supplement, alter or amend in any material respect, or waive or release any of its rights and remedies under, the Management Agreement; (e) suffer or permit the occurrence and continuance of a default beyond any applicable cure period under the Management Agreement (or any successor management agreement) if such default permits Manager to terminate the Management Agreement (or such successor management agreement); or (f) suffer or permit the ownership, management or control of Manager to be transferred to a Person other than an Affiliate of Borrower.
5.12.2 Termination of Manager . If: (a) as of any Calculation Date, Borrower fails to maintain a Debt Yield of at least 8.50% (unless such failure is due solely to a short-term decline in Net Operating Income resulting from renovations to the Property required by Franchisor); (b) an Event of Default shall be continuing; (c) Manager is in default under the Management Agreement; (d) Manager shall become a debtor in any bankruptcy or insolvency proceeding; or (e) upon the gross negligence, malfeasance or willful misconduct of Manager, Borrower shall, at the request of Lender, terminate the Management Agreement and replace Manager with a replacement manager acceptable to Lender and, if a Securitization has occurred, the applicable Rating Agencies, on terms and conditions satisfactory to Lender and, if a Securitization has occurred, the applicable Rating Agencies. All calculations of the Debt Yield for purposes of this Section 5.12.2 shall be subject to verification by Lender. Borrowers failure to appoint an acceptable manager within forty five (45) days after Lenders request of Borrower to terminate the Management Agreement shall constitute an immediate Event of Default. Borrower may from time to time appoint a successor manager to manage the Property, provided that such successor manager and Management Agreement shall be approved in writing by Lender and, if a Securitization has occurred, the applicable Rating Agencies (and Lenders approval may be conditioned upon Borrower delivering a Rating Comfort Letter if the Loan, by itself or together with other loans, has been the subject of a Secondary Market Transaction, and if required pursuant to a Pooling and Servicing Agreement from and after the occurrence of a Secondary Market Transaction). Notwithstanding the foregoing, however, provided no Event of Default is continuing, (a) the approval of Lender and the Rating Agencies shall not be required with respect to the appointment of a Qualified Manager and (b) upon the occurrence of a Condor Change of Control Event, Borrower may terminate the Management Agreement and replace the Manager with a Qualified Manager so long as such new Qualified Manager is in place prior to or concurrently with the termination of the prior Manager. If at any time Lender consents to the appointment of a new manager or a Qualified Manager is appointed, such new manager (including any Qualified Manager) and Borrower shall, as a condition of Lenders consent, execute (a) a management agreement in form and substance reasonably acceptable to Lender and
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(b) a consent and subordination of management agreement substantially in the form of the Manager Consent, or as otherwise approved by Lender in its reasonable discretion. In addition, if any new manager (including a Qualified Manager) is an Affiliate of Borrower, Borrower shall deliver to Lender a new substantive non-consolidation opinion letter in which Borrower is paired with such new manager.
5.13 Special Purpose Bankruptcy Remote Entity . Borrower shall at all times be a Special Purpose Bankruptcy Remote Entity. Borrower shall not directly or indirectly make any change, amendment or modification to its organizational documents, or otherwise take any action which could result in Borrower not being a Special Purpose Bankruptcy Remote Entity. A Special Purpose Bankruptcy Remote Entity shall have the meaning set forth on Schedule 5 hereto.
5.14 Assumption in Non-Consolidation Opinion . Borrower shall conduct its business so that the assumptions (with respect to each Person) made in that certain substantive non-consolidation opinion letter dated the date hereof delivered by Borrowers counsel in connection with the Loan, shall be true and correct in all material respects.
5.15 Change in Business or Operation of Property . Borrower shall not purchase or own any real property other than the Property and 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 or otherwise cease to operate the Property as a hotel or terminate such business for any reason whatsoever (other than temporary cessation in connection with renovations to the Property).
5.16 Debt Cancellation . Borrower shall not cancel or otherwise forgive or release any claim or debt (other than termination of Leases in accordance herewith) owed to Borrower by any Person, except for adequate consideration and in the ordinary course of Borrowers business.
5.17 Affiliate Transactions . Borrower shall not enter into, or be a party to, any transaction with an Affiliate of Borrower or any of the direct or indirect legal or beneficial owners of Borrower without the prior written consent of Lender, which consent shall not be unreasonably withheld if the terms are substantially similar to those that would be obtained in a comparable arms-length transaction with an unrelated third party. Lender acknowledges that Lender has reviewed and approved the terms of the Management Agreement.
5.18 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 consent of Lender; provided, however, that Borrower may join in any application to facilitate the terms of the Option Agreement.
5.19 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) 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 the Property.
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5.20 Principal Place of Business . Borrower shall not change its principal place of business or chief executive office from the address set forth in Section 6.1 hereof without first giving Lender thirty (30) days prior written notice.
5.21 Change of Name, Identity or Structure . Borrower shall not change its name, identity (including its trade name or names) or Borrowers corporate, partnership or other structure without notifying Lender of such change in writing at least thirty (30) days prior to the effective date of such change and, in the case of a change in Borrowers structure, without first obtaining the prior written consent of Lender, which consent, may be conditioned upon receipt of an updated substantive non-consolidation opinion (if Lender reasonably determines that the same is necessary as a result of Borrowers new structure). Borrower shall execute and deliver to Lender, prior to or contemporaneously with the effective date of any such change, any financing statement or financing statement change required by Lender to establish or maintain the validity, perfection and priority of the security interest granted herein. At the request of Lender, Borrower shall execute a certificate in form satisfactory to Lender listing the trade names under which Borrower intends to operate the Property, and representing and warranting that Borrower does business under no other trade name with respect to the Property.
5.22 Indebtedness . Borrower shall not directly or indirectly create, incur or assume any indebtedness other than (a) the Debt, (b) unsecured trade payables incurred in the ordinary course of business relating to the ownership and operation of the Property and (c) Permitted Equipment Financing (hereinafter defined), which in the case of such unsecured trade payables and Permitted Equipment Financing (i) are not evidenced by a note, (ii) do not exceed, at any time, a maximum aggregate amount of three percent (3%) of the original amount of the Principal and (iii) are paid within thirty (30) days of the date incurred (collectively, Permitted Indebtedness ). As used herein, Permitted Equipment Financing means equipment financing that (A) is entered into in the ordinary course of Borrowers business, (B) for equipment related to the ownership and operation of the Property whose removal would not materially damage or impair the value of the Property, and (C) which is secured only by the financed equipment.
5.23 Licenses; Intellectual Property; Website .
5.23.1 Licenses . Borrower shall not Transfer any License required for the operation of the Property.
5.23.2 Intellectual Property . Borrower shall keep and maintain all Intellectual Property owned by Borrower relating to the use or operation of the Property and all Intellectual Property owned by Borrower shall be held by and (if applicable) registered in the name of Borrower. Borrower shall not Transfer or let lapse any Intellectual Property owned by Borrower without Lenders prior consent.
5.23.3 Website . Any website with respect to the Property (other than tenant websites and any websites maintained or owned by Franchisor) shall be maintained by or on
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behalf of Borrower and any such website shall be registered in the name of Borrower. Borrower shall not Transfer any such website without Lenders prior consent.
5.24 Compliance with Restrictive Covenants . Borrower shall at all times comply in all material respects with all Operations Agreements. Borrower will not enter into, modify, waive in any material respect or release any Easements, Operations Agreements or other Permitted Encumbrances, or suffer, consent to or permit the foregoing, without Lenders prior written consent.
5.25 ERISA .
(a) Neither Borrower nor Guarantor shall engage in any transaction which would cause any obligation, or action taken or to be taken, hereunder (or the exercise by Lender or any assignee 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 or Section 4975 of the Code.
(b) Borrowers and Guarantors covenant in clause (a) above is based on the assumption that no portion of the assets used by Lender in connection with the transactions contemplated under this Agreement and the other Loan Documents constitutes assets of a benefit plan investor as defined in Section 3(42) of ERISA and with respect to which Borrower or Guarantor is a party in interest (as defined in Section 3(14) of ERISA) or a disqualified person (as defined in Section 4975 of the Code) unless the conditions of an available prohibited transaction exemption are satisfied.
(c) Neither Borrower nor Guarantor shall permit the assets of Borrower or Guarantor to become plan assets, within the meaning of 29 C.F.R. 2510.3-101, as modified in application by Section 3(42) of ERISA.
(d) Borrower shall deliver to Lender such certifications or other evidence from time to time throughout the Term, as requested by Lender, that: (i) neither Borrower nor Guarantor is or maintains a governmental plan within the meaning of Section 3(32) of ERISA; (ii) neither Borrower nor Guarantor is subject to state statutes regulating investments and fiduciary obligations with respect to governmental plans; and (iii) neither the assets of Borrower nor Guarantor constitute plan assets within the meaning of 29 C.F.R. Section 2510.3-101, as modified in application by Section 3(42) of ERISA of any benefit plan investor as defined in Section 3(42) of ERISA.
(e) Borrower and Guarantor shall not (i) permit any ERISA Event to occur, and (ii) if the employees at the Properties are employed by a manager other than the Borrower or an ERISA Affiliate, incur any liability or obligation with respect to withdrawal or partial withdrawal from a Multiemployer Plan or termination of a plan subject to Title IV of ERISA, whether by reason of indemnification or other contractual agreement with such manager. With for which Borrower, Guarantor or any ERISA Affiliate has an obligation to make contributions, within the meaning of Section 101(l) of ERISA (a Contributing Employer), within 30 days following the applicable Multiemployer Plans year end, if Lender so requests Borrower to do so, Borrower shall request, or cause to be requested, in accordance with Section 101(1)(1) of
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ERISA, that the plan sponsor or administrator of the applicable Multiemployer Plan provide: (i) an estimate of the amount of the withdrawal liability under Part 1 of Subtitle E of Title IV of ERISA if the Contributing Employer were to have completely withdrawn from the applicable Multiemployer Plan on the last day of the plan year preceding the date of the request; and (ii) an explanation of how such estimated withdrawal liability amount was determined, including the actuarial assumptions and methods used to determine the value of the Multiemployer Plans liabilities and assets, the data regarding employer contributions, unfunded vested benefits, annual changes in the Multiemployer Plans unfunded vested benefits and the application of any relevant limitations on the estimated withdrawal liability amount. As soon as available, and in any event within 10 days after the receipt from the plan sponsor or administrator of the applicable Multiemployer Plan, Borrower shall provide Lender with the information received from the Multiemployer Plan pursuant to the estimated withdrawal liability request described in the preceding sentence. As reasonably requested by Lender, Borrower shall promptly provide Lender with a copy of the most recent plan funding notice (if any) issued to each Contributing Employer pursuant to Section 101(f) of ERISA by a plan sponsor or administrator of a Multiemployer Plan.
(f) As soon as practicable, and in any event within 10 days after the occurrence thereof, (i) Borrower shall provide Lender with notice of the occurrence of any ERISA Event (or, to Borrowers knowledge, the occurrence with respect to a unaffiliated third-party property manager engaged by Borrower of an event that would constitute an ERISA Event if it occurred to an Employee Plan, provided that Borrower has an obligation to indemnify such manager in respect of such event) and (ii) if the employees at the Properties are employed by a manager other than the Borrower or an ERISA Affiliate, Borrower shall provide Lender with notice of any event relating to any Multiemployer Plan or plan subject to Title IV of ERISA, of which it knows or should have known.
5.26 Prohibited Transfers . Borrower shall not directly or indirectly make, suffer or permit the occurrence of any Transfer other than a Permitted Transfer. Borrower shall provide Lender with copies of all organizational documents (if any) relating to any Permitted Transfer (except with respect to Transfers of direct or indirect interests in SP Spring Hotel LLC). Borrower shall pay on demand all of the reasonable costs and expenses incurred by Lender, including reasonable attorneys fees and expenses, and, if a Securitization has occurred, including the fees and expenses of Rating Agencies and other outside entities, in connection with considering any proposed Transfer, whether or not the same is permitted or occurs.
5.27 Liens . Without Lenders prior written consent, Borrower shall not create, incur, assume, permit or suffer to exist any Lien on all or any portion of the Property or any direct or indirect legal or beneficial ownership interest in Borrower or Sole Member, except Liens in favor of Lender and Permitted Encumbrances, unless such Lien is bonded or discharged within sixty (60) days after Borrower first receives notice of such Lien.
5.28 Dissolution . Borrower shall not (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 and operation of the Property or (c) transfer, lease or sell, in one transaction or any combination of transactions, all or substantially all of the property or assets of Borrower except to the extent expressly permitted by the Loan Documents.
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5.29 Expenses .
(a) Borrower shall pay or, if Borrower fails to pay, reimburse Lender upon receipt of notice from Lender for all reasonable unaffiliated third party out-of-pocket costs and expenses (including reasonable attorneys fees and disbursements) incurred by Lender or Servicer in connection with the Loan, including: (i) the preparation, negotiation, execution and delivery of the Loan Documents and the consummation of the transactions contemplated thereby and all the costs of furnishing all opinions by counsel for Borrower; (ii) Borrowers and Lenders ongoing performance under and compliance with the Loan Documents, including confirming compliance with environmental and insurance requirements; (iii) the negotiation, preparation, execution, delivery and administration of any consents, amendments, waivers or other modifications of or under any Loan Document and any other documents or matters requested by Lender or Borrower; (iv) filing and recording of any Loan Documents; (v) title insurance, surveys, inspections and appraisals; (vi) the creation, perfection or protection of Lenders Liens in the Property and the Cash Management System Accounts (including fees and expenses for title and lien searches, intangibles taxes, personal property taxes, mortgage recording taxes, due diligence expenses, travel expenses, accounting firm fees, costs of appraisals, environmental reports and Lenders Consultant, surveys and engineering reports); (vii) 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, the Loan Documents, the Property, or any other security given for the Loan; (viii) investigating, preparing, defending, settling, compromising, responding to, or enforcing or preserving any rights in response to any claim, action, suit, proceeding, investigation, prosecution, subpoena, or request for documents or other evidence under or affecting Borrower, the Loan Documents, the Property, or any other security given for the Loan, whether or not in connection with an action in which Borrower is the named party; (ix) fees charged by Servicer or, if a Securitization has occurred, the Rating Agencies in connection with the Loan or any modification thereof; and (x) enforcing any obligations of or collecting any payments due from Borrower under any Loan Document or with respect to the Property or in connection with any refinancing or restructuring of the Loan in the nature of a work-out, or any insolvency or bankruptcy proceedings.
(b) In addition, in connection with any Rating Comfort Letter, Review Waiver or other Rating Agency consent, approval or review requested or required hereunder (other than the initial review of the Loan by the Rating Agencies in connection with a Securitization), Borrower shall pay all of the reasonable costs and expenses of Lender and Servicer and the costs and expenses of each Rating Agency in connection therewith, and, if applicable, shall pay any fees imposed by any Rating Agency in connection therewith.
(c) Any costs and expenses due and payable by Borrower hereunder which are not paid by Borrower within ten (10) Business Days after demand may be paid from any amounts in the Cash Management Account, with notice thereof to Borrower. The obligations and liabilities of Borrower under this Section 5.29 shall survive the Term and the exercise by Lender of any of its rights or remedies under the Loan Documents, including the acquisition of the Property by foreclosure or a conveyance in lieu of foreclosure.
5.30 Indemnity . Borrower shall defend, indemnify and hold harmless Lender (and for purposes of this Section 5.30 , Lender shall include LoanCore, its Affiliates, successors and
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assigns, and their respective officers and directors) and each of its Affiliates and their respective successors and assigns, including the directors, officers, partners, members, shareholders, participants, employees, professionals and agents of any of the foregoing (including any Servicer) and each other Person, if any, who Controls Lender, its Affiliates or any of the foregoing (each, an Indemnified Party ), from and against any and all liabilities, obligations, losses, damages, penalties, actions, judgments, suits, claims, costs, expenses and disbursements of any kind or nature whatsoever (including the reasonable fees and disbursements of counsel for an Indemnified Party in connection with any investigative, administrative or judicial proceeding commenced or threatened, whether or not Lender shall be designated a party thereto, court costs and costs of appeal at all appellate levels, investigation and laboratory fees, consultant fees and litigation expenses), that may be imposed on, incurred by, or asserted against any Indemnified Party (collectively, the Indemnified Liabilities ) in any manner, relating to or arising out of or by reason of the Loan, including: (a) any breach by Borrower of its obligations under, or any misrepresentation by Borrower contained in, any Loan Document; (b) the use or intended use of the proceeds of the Loan; (c) any information provided by or on behalf of Borrower, or contained in any documentation approved by Borrower; (d) the ownership of the Mortgage, the Property or any interest therein, or receipt of any Rents; (e) any accident, injury to or death of persons or loss of or damage to property occurring in, on or about the Property or on the adjoining sidewalks, curbs, adjacent property or adjacent parking areas, streets or ways; (f) any use, non-use or condition in, on or about the Property or on adjoining sidewalks, curbs, adjacent property or adjacent parking areas, streets or ways; (g) performance of any labor or services or the furnishing of any materials or other property in respect of the Property; (h) the presence, disposal, escape, seepage, leakage, spillage, discharge, emission, release, or threatened release of any Hazardous Substance on, from or affecting the Property; (i) any personal injury (including wrongful death) or property damage (real or personal) arising out of or related to such Hazardous Substance; (j) any lawsuit brought or threatened, settlement reached, or government order relating to such Hazardous Substance; (k) any violation of the Environmental Laws which is based upon or in any way related to such Hazardous Substance, including the costs and expenses of any Remedial Work; (l) any failure of the Property to comply with any Legal Requirement; (m) any claim by brokers, finders or similar persons claiming to be entitled to a commission in connection with any Lease or other transaction involving the Property or any part thereof, or any liability asserted against Lender with respect thereto; (n) the claims of any lessee of any portion of the Property or any Person acting through or under any lessee or otherwise arising under or as a consequence of any Lease; (o) 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, the Loan Documents, the Property, or any other security given for the Loan; and (p) investigating, preparing, defending, settling, compromising, responding to, or enforcing or preserving any rights in response to any claim, action, suit, proceeding, investigation, prosecution, subpoena, or request for documents or other evidence under or affecting Borrower, the Loan Documents, the Property, or any other security given for the Loan, whether or not in connection with an action in which Borrower is the named party; provided , however , that Borrower shall not have any obligation to any Indemnified Party hereunder to the extent that it is finally judicially determined that such Indemnified Liabilities arise from the gross negligence, illegal acts, fraud or willful misconduct of such Indemnified Party. Any amounts payable to any Indemnified Party by reason of the application of this paragraph shall be payable on demand and shall bear interest at the Default Rate from the date
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loss or damage is sustained by any Indemnified Party until paid. The obligations and liabilities of Borrower under this Section 5.30 shall survive the Term and the exercise by Lender of any of its rights or remedies under the Loan Documents, including the acquisition of the Property by foreclosure or a conveyance in lieu of foreclosure. Notwithstanding the foregoing, however, Borrower shall not be obligated to indemnify any Indemnified Party for any event or condition that first arises on or after the date on which Lender (or its transferee) acquires title or control of the Property (whether at foreclosure sale, conveyance in lieu of foreclosure or similar transfer) or after a receiver has been appointed for the Property; provided that Borrowers obligation to indemnify the Indemnified Parties with respect to an event or condition specified in clauses (h) through (k) above (relating to Hazardous Substances) shall continue in perpetuity after Lender (or its transferee) acquires title or control of the Property unless such specified event or condition occurs during Lenders period of ownership and provided that Borrower shall bear the burden of proving that such specified event or condition occurred during Lenders period of ownership. Notwithstanding the foregoing, the indemnification obligations of Borrower with respect to an event or condition specified in clauses (h) through (k) above (relating to Hazardous Substances) shall terminate three (3) years after the full and indefeasible payment by Borrower of the Debt provided that at the time of such payment Borrower furnishes to the Indemnified Parties an updated environmental report in form and substance, and from an environmental consultant, reasonably acceptable to the Indemnified Parties, which updated environmental report discloses, as of the date of such repayment, no actual or threatened: (A) non-compliance with or violation of applicable Environmental Laws (or permits issued pursuant to Environmental Laws) in connection with the Property or operations thereon, which has not been cured in accordance with applicable Environmental Laws, (B) environmental Liens encumbering the Property, (C) administrative processes or proceedings or judicial proceedings concerning any environmental matter addressed in this Agreement, or (D) unlawful presence or Release of Hazardous Substances in, on, above or under the Property that has not been fully remediated as required by applicable Environmental Laws. For purposes of the preceding sentence, (i) payment of the Debt shall not be deemed to have occurred if Lender or any Affiliate thereof acquires title to the Property through the exercise of remedies (whether at foreclosure sale, a Transfer in lieu of foreclosure or any other Transfer) and (ii) to the extent a third party suit, proceeding, or claim has been instituted or commenced prior to the termination date set forth in the foregoing sentence, this Agreement shall remain in full force and effect with respect to any such suit, proceeding, or claim (with respect to which Indemnitor has any obligation pursuant to this Agreement) until the completion of any such suits, proceedings or claims, including, without limitation, the payment by Borrower of any amounts which are due and payable under this Agreement in connection with such suits, proceedings or claims.
5.31 Patriot Act Compliance .
(a) Borrower will use its good faith and commercially reasonable efforts to comply with the Patriot Act (as defined below) and all applicable requirements of Governmental Authorities having jurisdiction over Borrower and/or the Property, including those relating to money laundering and terrorism. Lender shall have the right, from time to time, to audit Borrowers compliance with the Patriot Act and all applicable requirements of Governmental Authorities having jurisdiction over Borrower and/or the Property, including those relating to money laundering and terrorism. In the event that Borrower fails to comply with the Patriot Act or any such requirements of Governmental Authorities, then Lender may, at its option, cause
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Borrower to comply therewith and any and all reasonable costs and expenses incurred by Lender in connection therewith shall be secured by the Mortgage and the other Loan Documents and shall be immediately due and payable. For purposes hereof, the term Patriot Act means the Uniting and Strengthening America by Providing Appropriate Tools Required to Intercept and Obstruct Terrorism Act (USA PATRIOT ACT) of 2001, as the same was restored and amended by Uniting and Strengthening America by Fulfilling Rights and Ensuring Effective Discipline Over Monitoring Act (USA FREEDOM Act) of 2015 and as the same may be further amended, extended, replaced or otherwise modified from time to time, and any corresponding provisions of future laws.
(b) Neither Borrower nor any partner in Borrower or member of such partner nor any owner of ten percent (10%) or more of a direct or indirect interest in Borrower, or to Borrowers knowledge, any owner of less than ten percent (10%) of a direct or indirect interest in Borrower (i) is listed on any Government Lists (as defined below), (ii) is a person who has been determined by competent authority to be subject to the prohibitions contained in Presidential Executive Order No. 13224 (Sept. 23, 2001) or any other similar prohibitions contained in the rules and regulations of OFAC (as defined below) or in any enabling legislation or other Presidential Executive Orders in respect thereof, (iii) has been previously indicted for or convicted of any felony involving a crime or crimes of moral turpitude or for any Patriot Act Offense (as defined below), or (iv) is currently under investigation by any Governmental Authority for alleged criminal activity. For purposes hereof, the term Patriot Act Offense means any violation of the criminal laws of the United States of America or of any of the several states, or that would be a criminal violation if committed within the jurisdiction of the United States of America or any of the several states, relating to terrorism or the laundering of monetary instruments, including any offense under: (A) the criminal laws against terrorism; (B) the criminal laws against money laundering; (C) the Bank Secrecy Act, as amended; (D) the Money Laundering Control Act of 1986, as amended, or the (E) Patriot Act. Patriot Act Offense also includes the crimes of conspiracy to commit, or aiding and abetting another to commit, a Patriot Act Offense. For purposes hereof, the term Government Lists means (1) the Specially Designated Nationals and Blocked Persons Lists maintained by the Office of Foreign Assets Control ( OFAC ), (2) any other list of terrorists, terrorist organizations or narcotics traffickers maintained pursuant to any of the Rules and Regulations of OFAC that Lender notified Borrower in writing is now included in Government Lists, or (3) any similar lists maintained by the United States Department of State, the United States Department of Commerce or any other government authority or pursuant to any Executive Order of the President of the United States of America that Lender notified Borrower in writing is now included in Government Lists.
(c) At all times throughout the term of the Loan, including after giving effect to any Transfers permitted pursuant to the Loan Documents, (i) none of the funds or other assets of Borrower, Key Principal or Guarantor shall constitute property of, or shall be beneficially owned, directly or indirectly, by any Person subject to trade restrictions under United States 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 the investment in Borrower, Key Principal or Guarantor, as applicable (whether directly or indirectly), would be prohibited by law (each, an Embargoed Person ), or the Loan made by Lender would be in violation of law, (ii) no Embargoed Person shall have any interest of any nature whatsoever in Borrower, Key Principal
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or Guarantor, as applicable, with the result that the investment in Borrower, Key Principal or Guarantor, as applicable (whether directly or indirectly), would be prohibited by law or the Loan would be in violation of law, and (iii) none of the funds of Borrower, Key Principal or Guarantor, as applicable, shall be derived from any unlawful activity with the result that the investment in Borrower, Key Principal or Guarantor, as applicable (whether directly or indirectly), would be prohibited by law or the Loan would be in violation of law.
5.32 Approval of Major Contracts . Borrower shall not, without Lenders prior consent: (a) enter into, surrender or terminate any Major Contract to which it is a party or to which Borrower or the Property is subject (unless the other party thereto is in material default and the termination of such agreement would be commercially reasonable); (b) increase or consent to the increase of the amount of any charges under any Major Contract to which it is a party or to which Borrower or the Property is subject, except as provided therein or on an arms-length basis and commercially reasonable terms; or (c) otherwise modify, change, supplement, alter or amend, or waive or release any of its rights and remedies under any Major Contract to which it is a party or to which Borrower or the Property is subject in any material respect, except on an arms-length basis and commercially reasonable terms.
5.33 Operating Lease . Each of Fee Borrower and Leasehold Borrower shall (i) promptly perform and observe all of the covenants required to be performed and observed by it under the Operating Lease and do all things necessary to preserve and to keep unimpaired its material rights thereunder; (ii) promptly notify Lender of any default under the Operating Lease 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 or sent by it under the Operating Lease; and (iv) promptly enforce in accordance with commercially reasonable practices the performance and observance of all of the covenants required to be performed and observed by it under the Operating Lease. Without Lenders prior consent, neither Fee Borrower nor Leasehold Borrower shall (i) surrender, terminate or cancel the Operating Lease; (ii) reduce or consent to the reduction of the term of the Operating Lease; (iii) increase or consent to the increase of the amount of any charges under the Operating Lease in any material respect, except as may be required to comply with Legal Requirements applicable to a real estate investment trust, provided that rent under the Operating Lease shall be market rent in accordance with real estate investment trust rules and regulations; (iv) otherwise modify, change, supplement, alter or amend, or waive or release any of its rights and remedies under, the Operating Lease or (v) suffer or permit the occurrence of continuance a default beyond any applicable cure period under the Operating Lease if such default permits any party thereto to terminate or cancel such Operating Lease.
5.34 Franchise Agreement and Hotel Covenants .
(a) Borrower shall: (i) cause the hotel located on the Property to be operated pursuant to the Franchise Agreement; (ii) promptly perform and observe all of the covenants required to be performed and observed by it under the Franchise Agreement in all material respects and do all things necessary to preserve and to keep unimpaired its material rights thereunder; (iii) promptly notify Lender of any default under the Franchise Agreement of which
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it is has received written notice; (iv) promptly deliver to Lender a copy of each material financial statement, business plan, capital expenditures plan, notice, report and estimate received by it under the Franchise Agreement; and (v) promptly enforce the performance and observance of all of the covenants required to be performed and observed by the franchisor under the Franchise Agreement in all material respects.
(b) Borrower shall not without Lenders prior consent: (i) surrender, terminate or cancel the Franchise Agreement; (ii) reduce or consent to the reduction of the term of the Franchise Agreement; (iii) increase or consent to the increase of the amount of any charges under the Franchise Agreement; (iv) otherwise modify, change, supplement, alter or amend, or waive or release any of its rights and remedies under, the Franchise Agreement; or (v) suffer or permit the occurrence of continuance a default beyond any applicable cure period under the Franchise Agreement (or any successor franchise agreement) if such default permits the franchisor to terminate or cancel the Franchise Agreement (or any successor franchise agreement).
(c) Without in any way limiting the covenants set forth elsewhere in the Loan Documents, Borrower shall: (i) cause the hotel located on the Property to be operated, repaired and maintained as a well-maintained first-class hotel which shall mean a hotel providing amenities, services and facilities substantially equivalent or superior to hotels of similar average room rate and targeted market segment from time to time operating in the same or comparable geographic area of the Property, taking into consideration the age and location of the hotel located on the Property; and (ii) maintain Inventory in amounts sufficient to meet the hotel industry standard for hotels comparable to the hotel located on the Property and at levels sufficient for the operation of the hotel located on the Property at full occupancy levels.
6. | NOTICES AND REPORTING |
6.1 Notices . All notices, consents, approvals and requests required or permitted hereunder or under any other Loan Document (a Notice ) shall be given in writing (even if not specified herein) and shall only be effective for all purposes if either hand delivered with receipt acknowledged, or by a nationally recognized overnight delivery service (such as Federal Express), or by certified or registered United States mail, return receipt requested, postage prepaid, or by facsimile and confirmed by facsimile answer back, or e-mailed (with confirmation of delivery thereof) to the e-mail addresses for Lender to the extent set forth in this Section 6.1 with a subject line identifying the purpose of such Notice and the name of the Property and Borrower; in each case addressed as follows (or to such other address or Person as a party shall designate from time to time by notice to the other party):
If to Lender:
LoanCore Capital Credit REIT LLC
c/o LoanCore Capital
55 Railroad Avenue, Suite 100
Greenwich, Connecticut 06830
Attention: Brett Kaplan
Facsimile No.: (203) 861-6006
E-mail: BKaplan@LoanCoreCapital.com
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with a copy to:
LoanCore Capital Credit REIT LLC
c/o LoanCore Capital
55 Railroad Avenue, Suite 100
Greenwich, Connecticut 06830
Attention: Notices
E-mail: notices@loancorecapital.com
with a copy to:
Kaye Scholer LLP
250 West 55th Street
New York, New York 10019-9710
Attention: Stephen Gliatta, Esq.
Facsimile No.: (212) 836-8689
Email: steve.gliatta@kayescholer.com
If to Borrower:
40 West 57 th Street, 29 th Floor
New York, New York 10019
Attention: Alan Kanders
Facsimile No.:
with a copy to:
Herrick, Feinstein LLP
Two Park Avenue
New York, New York 10016
Attention: Paul Shapses, Esq.
Facsimile No.: (212) 545-3443
and to:
Condor Hospitality Trust, Inc.
4800 Montgomery Lane, Suite 220
Bethesda, Maryland 20814
Attention: Jonathan J. Gantt, CFO and SVP
Facsimile No.: (402) 371-4229
and to:
Jeffer Mangels Butler & Mitchell LLP
1900 Avenue of the Stars, 7 th Floor
Los Angeles, California 90067
Attention: Jeffrey E. Steiner, Esq.
Facsimile No.: (310) 712-8514
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A notice shall be deemed to have been given: (a) in the case of hand delivery, at the time of delivery; (b) in the case of registered or certified mail, when delivered or the first attempted delivery on a Business Day; (c) in the case of overnight delivery, upon the first attempted delivery on a Business Day; (d) in the case of facsimile, upon the confirmation of delivery of such facsimile transmission; or (e) in the case of e-mail, upon the confirmation of delivery such e-mail.
6.2 Borrower Notices and Deliveries . Borrower shall: (a) give prompt written notice to Lender of: (i) any litigation, governmental proceedings or claims or investigations pending or threatened against Borrower or Sole Member which might materially adversely affect Borrowers or Sole Members condition (financial or otherwise) or business or the Property; (ii) any Material Adverse Effect, or of the occurrence of any Default or Event of Default of which Borrower has knowledge; and (b) furnish and provide to Lender: (i) any Securities and Exchange Commission or other public filings, if any, of Borrower, Sole Member or Manager within two (2) Business Days of such filing; and (ii) all instruments, documents, boundary surveys, footing or foundation surveys, certificates, plans and specifications, appraisals, title and other insurance reports and agreements, reasonably requested, from time to time, by Lender, to the extent in Borrowers possession or reasonable control. In addition, after written request by Lender (but no more frequently than twice in any year), Borrower shall furnish to Lender (A) within ten (10) days, a certificate addressed to Lender, its successors and assigns reaffirming all representations and warranties of Borrower set forth in the Loan Documents as of the date requested by Lender or, to the extent of any changes to any such representations and warranties, so stating such changes, and (B) within thirty (30) days, tenant estoppel certificates addressed to Lender, its successors and assigns from each tenant at the Property in form and substance reasonably satisfactory to Lender.
6.3 Financial Reporting .
6.3.1 Bookkeeping . Borrower shall keep on a calendar year basis, in accordance with GAAP and USALI ( provided that, in addition to GAAP compliant statements, Borrower shall prepare statements adjusted to show actual rents as scheduled to be received and not straight-lined), proper and accurate books, records and accounts reflecting all of the financial affairs of Borrower and all items of income and expense and any services, Equipment or furnishings provided in connection with the operation of the Property, whether such income or expense is realized by Borrower, Manager or any Affiliate of Borrower. Lender shall have the right from time to time during normal business hours upon reasonable notice to examine such books, records and accounts at the office of Borrower or other Person maintaining them, and to make such copies or extracts thereof as Lender shall desire. After an Event of Default, Borrower shall pay any costs incurred by Lender to examine such books, records and accounts, as Lender shall determine to be necessary or appropriate in the protection of Lenders interest.
6.3.2 Annual Reports . Borrower shall furnish to Lender annually, within 120 days after each calendar year, a complete copy of Borrowers annual financial statements audited
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by a big four accounting firm or another independent certified public accountant (accompanied by an unqualified opinion from such accounting firm or other independent certified public accountant) reasonably acceptable to Lender, each in accordance with GAAP and containing balance sheets and statements of profit and loss for Borrower and the Property in such detail as Lender may request. Such financial statements (a) shall be in form and substance satisfactory to Lender, (b) shall set forth the financial condition and the income and expenses for the Property for the immediately preceding calendar year, including statements of annual Net Operating Income and (c) shall be accompanied by an Officers Certificate certifying (i) that such statement is true, correct, complete and accurate and presents fairly the financial condition of the Property and has been prepared in accordance with GAAP, (ii) whether there exists a Default or Event of Default, and if so, the nature thereof, the period of time it has existed and the action then being taken to remedy it, (iii) that as of the date of such Officers Certificate, no litigation exists involving Borrower or the Property in which the amount involved is $250,000 (in the aggregate) or more or in which all or substantially all of the potential liability is not covered by insurance, or, if so, specifying such litigation and the actions being taken in relation thereto and (iv) the amount by which operating expenses incurred by Borrower for such period were greater than or less than the operating expenses reflected in the applicable Annual Budget.
6.3.3 Monthly/Quarterly Reports . Borrower shall furnish to Lender within fifteen (15) days after the end of each calendar month or calendar quarter (as indicated below) the following items: (a) monthly and year-to-date operating statements, noting Net Operating Income and other information necessary and sufficient under GAAP to fairly represent the financial position and results of operation of the Property during such calendar month, all in form satisfactory to Lender; (b) a balance sheet for such calendar month; (c) a comparison of the budgeted income and expenses and the actual income and expenses for each month and year-to-date for the Property, together with a detailed explanation of any variances of ten percent (10%) or more between budgeted and actual amounts for such period and year-to-date; (d) a statement of the actual Capital Expenses made by Borrower during each calendar quarter as of the last day of such calendar quarter; (e) a statement that Borrower has not incurred any indebtedness other than Permitted Indebtedness; (f) an aged receivables report; (g) all franchise inspection reports received by Borrower in such month; and (h) a summary report detailing occupancy, including average daily rate. Each such statement shall be accompanied by an Officers Certificate certifying, to the best of signers knowledge, (i) 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 in accordance with GAAP (subject to normal year-end adjustments), (ii) whether there exists a Default or Event of Default, and if so, the nature thereof, the period of time it has existed and the action then being taken to remedy it, (iii) that as of the date of such Officers Certificate, no litigation exists involving Borrower or the Property in which the amount involved is $250,000 (in the aggregate) or more or in which all or substantially all of the potential liability is not covered by insurance, or, if so, specifying such litigation and the actions being taken in relation thereto and (iv) the amount by which operating expenses incurred by Borrower for such period were greater than or less than the operating expenses reflected in the applicable Annual Budget. Such financial statements shall contain such other information as shall be reasonably requested by Lender for purposes of calculations to be made by Lender pursuant to the terms hereof. In addition, Borrower shall furnish or cause to be furnished to Lender, within thirty (30) days after the end of each calendar month, the most current Smith Travel Research Reports then available to Borrower reflecting market penetration and relevant hotel properties competing with the Property.
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6.3.4 Compliance Certificates . Borrower shall furnish to Lender (a) within thirty (30) days after the end of each calendar quarter (and, prior to a Securitization, within ten (10) days of Lenders request), a quarterly calculation of the Debt Yield for the immediately preceding two (2) calendar quarters as of the most recent Calculation Date (together with such back-up information as Lender shall require), prepared in the form required by Lender, accompanied by an Officers Certificate certifying that such statement is true, correct, complete and accurate and (b) a calculation of the Debt Yield for the immediately preceding six months as of the following dates with respect to the Debt Yield calculation required pursuant to Section 2.8(d) hereof for the applicable Extension Term: (i) August 1, 2018, with respect to the First Extension Term; (ii) August 1, 2019, with respect to the Second Extension Term; and (iii) August 1, 2020, with respect to the Third Extension Term, in each case, no later than thirty (30) days prior to the commencement of the applicable Extension Term.
6.3.5 Other Reports . Borrower shall furnish to Lender, within ten (10) Business Days after request, such further detailed information with respect to the operation of the Property and the financial affairs of Borrower, Sole Member or Manager as may be reasonably requested by Lender or, if a Securitization has occurred, any applicable Rating Agency.
6.3.6 Annual Budget . Borrower shall prepare and submit (or shall cause Manager to prepare and submit) to Lender within thirty (30) days after a Cash Management Period and by November 30 th of each year thereafter during the Term until such Cash Management Period has ended, for approval by Lender, which approval shall not be unreasonably withheld or delayed, a proposed pro forma budget for the Property for the succeeding calendar year (the Annual Budget , and each Annual Budget approved by Lender is referred to herein as the Approved Annual Budget ), and, promptly after preparation thereof, any revisions to such Annual Budget. The Annual Budget shall consist of (i) an operating expense budget showing, on a month-by-month basis, in reasonable detail, each line item of Borrowers anticipated operating income and operating expenses (on a cash and accrual basis), including amounts required to establish, maintain and/or increase any monthly payments required hereunder (and once such Annual Budget has been approved by Lender, such operating expense budget shall be referred to herein as the Approved Operating Budget ), and (ii) a Capital Expense budget showing, on a month-by-month basis, in reasonable detail, each line item of anticipated Capital Expenses (and once such Annual Budget has been approved by Lender, such Capital Expense budget shall be referred to herein as the Approved Capital Expense/FF&E Budget ). Until such time that any Annual Budget has been approved by Lender, the prior Approved Annual Budget shall apply for all purposes hereunder (with such adjustments as reasonably determined by Lender (including increases for any non-discretionary expenses)).
6.3.7 Additional Operating Expenses .
(a) During a Cash Management Period, in the event that Borrower incurs or will incur any operating expense, including Emergency Expenditures, that is not in the Approved Annual Budget but is otherwise an Approved Operating Expense (each an Additional
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Operating Expense ), then Borrower shall promptly (but in no event shall Borrower be required to do so more frequently than monthly) deliver to Lender a reasonably detailed explanation of such Additional Operating Expense(s) or, with respect to any such item that is subject to Lenders approval, such proposed Additional Operating Expense. Any Additional Operating Expense submitted to Lender (and, if required, approved by Lender) in accordance with this Agreement is referred to herein as an Approved Additional Operating Expense .
(b) Any funds distributed to Borrower for the payment of Approved Additional Operating Expenses (including any distribution to Borrower pursuant to Section 3.12(a)(vi) ) shall be used by Borrower only to pay for Approved Additional Operating Expenses or reimburse Borrower for Approved Additional Operating Expenses, as applicable.
6.3.8 Hotel Accounting . All monthly and other operating statements to be delivered by Borrower hereunder shall be (and all accompanying Officers Certificates shall state that they have been) prepared based upon USALI.
6.3.9 Breach . If Borrower fails to provide to Lender or its designee any of the financial statements, certificates, reports or information (the Required Records ) required by this Article 6 within thirty (30) days after the date upon which such Required Record is due, Borrower shall pay to Lender, at Lenders option and in its discretion (and without limiting any other rights or remedies of Lender hereunder), an amount equal to $10,000 for each Required Record that is not delivered; provided Lender has given Borrower at least fifteen (15) days prior notice of such failure. In addition, thirty (30) days after Borrowers failure to deliver any Required Records, Lender shall have the option (and without limiting any other rights or remedies of Lender hereunder), upon fifteen (15) days notice to Borrower to gain access to Borrowers books and records and prepare or have prepared at Borrowers expense, any Required Records not delivered by Borrower.
7. | INSURANCE; CASUALTY; AND CONDEMNATION |
7.1 Insurance Coverage . Borrower, at its sole cost, for the mutual benefit of Borrower and Lender, shall obtain and maintain during the Term the following policies of insurance:
(a) Property insurance insuring against loss or damage customarily included under so called all risk or special form policies including but not limited to fire, lightning, windstorm, vandalism, and malicious mischief, boiler and machinery and subject to Section 7.1.1(m) hereof, coverage for damage or destruction caused by the acts of Terrorists, both foreign and domestic, (or such policies shall have no exclusion from coverage with respect thereto) and such other insurable hazards as, under good insurance practices, from time to time are insured against for other property and buildings similar to the premises in nature, use, location, height, and type of construction. Such insurance policy shall also insure for ordinance of law coverage, coverage for loss to the undamaged portion of the building, costs of demolition and increased cost of construction in amounts satisfactory to Lender. Each such insurance policy shall (i) be in an amount equal to 100% of the then replacement cost of the Improvements without deduction for physical depreciation, (ii) have deductibles no greater than $25,000, except for windstorm which shall be no greater than 5% of the total insurable value, (iii) be paid
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annually in advance and (iv) be on a replacement cost basis and contain either no coinsurance or, if coinsurance, an agreed amount endorsement, and shall cover, without limitation, all tenant improvements and betterments that Borrower is required to insure on a replacement cost basis. Lender shall be named Mortgagee and Loss Payee on a Standard Mortgagee Endorsement.
(b) Flood insurance if any part of the Property is located in an area now or hereafter designated by the Federal Emergency Management Agency as a Special Flood Hazard Area, or such other Zone if Lender so requires. Such coverage shall (i) be in an amount equal to the maximum limit available through the National Flood Insurance Program, (ii) include such excess limits in an amount equal to (A) 100% of the full replacement cost of the Improvements on the Property (without any deduction for depreciation) or (B) such other amount as agreed to by Lender and (iii) have deductibles acceptable to Lender.
(c) Commercial general liability insurance, including coverage for personal injury, bodily injury, death, accident and property damage, and excess and/or umbrella liability coverage for personal injury, bodily injury, death, accident and property damage, such insurance providing in combination no less than containing minimum limits per occurrence of $1,000,000 and $2,000,000 in the aggregate (applying per location if the policy covers more than one location) for any policy year with no deductible or self-insured retention; together with at least $50,000,000 excess and/or umbrella liability insurance for any and all claims. Such excess and/or umbrella liability shall schedule the auto liability, liquor liability and/or employers liability policies, to the extent such coverages are required. The policies described in this subsection shall also include coverage for Terrorism, elevators, escalators, independent contractors, and contractual liability for insured contracts (covering, to the maximum extent permitted by law, Borrowers obligation to indemnify Lender as required under this Agreement and the other Loan Documents).
(d) Rental loss and/or business interruption insurance in an amount equal to 100% of the projected gross revenues and/or Rents (less any non-continuing expenses) for a period of at least 18 months. The period of indemnification shall include the initial period of restoration of not less than twelve (12) months, which is the period of time required to rebuild the Property following a casualty, and an extended period of indemnity endorsement for a period of 6 months, which provides that after the physical loss to the 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 until the limit for such coverage as required above is exhausted, whichever first occurs, and notwithstanding that the policy may expire prior to the end of such period. The amount of such insurance shall be increased from time to time during the Term as and when the estimated or actual gross revenues and/or Rents increase.
(e) Comprehensive boiler and machinery insurance covering all mechanical and electrical equipment against physical damage, rent loss and improvements loss and covering, without limitation, all tenant improvements and betterments that Borrower is required to insure pursuant to the lease on a replacement cost basis and in an amount equal to the full replacement cost of the Improvements on the Property (without any deduction for depreciation) or such other amount acceptable to Lender.
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(f) Workers compensation insurance with respect to any employees of Borrower, as required by any Legal Requirement and employers liability with minimum limits of $500,000 each accident, $500,000 each disease per employee, and $500,000 each disease policy limit.
(g) During any period of repair or restoration, and only if the property and liability coverage forms do not otherwise apply, (i) commercial general liability and umbrella liability insurance covering claims related to the repairs or restoration at the Property that are not covered by or under the terms or provisions of the insurance provided for in Section 7.1.1(c) hereof and (i) the insurance provided for in Section 7.1.1(a) hereof, which shall, in addition to the requirements set forth in such Section, (A) be written on a builders all-risk insurance on a completed value, non-reporting form, in an amount equal to not less than the full insurable value of the Property, against such risks (including fire and extended coverage and collapse of the Improvements to agreed limits) as Lender may request, in form, substance and with deductibles acceptable to Lender and against all risks insured against pursuant to clauses (a) , (b) , (d) , (e) , (h) and (m) of this Section 7.1.1 and (B) include permission to occupy the Property.
(h) If required by Lender, earthquake insurance (i) 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, (ii) having a deductible not in excess of 5% of the total insurable value of the Property, and (iii) if the Property is legally nonconforming under applicable zoning ordinances and codes, containing ordinance of law coverage in amounts as required by Lender.
(i) Insurance against employee dishonesty in an amount acceptable to Lender (if applicable);
(j) Commercial auto liability coverage for all owned, non-owned and hired autos containing minimum limits per occurrence of $1,000,000 (if applicable);
(k) Liquor liability coverage containing minimum limits of $1,000,000 or in such greater amount as may be required by applicable Legal Requirements (if applicable).
(l) Such other insurance or higher limits (including Innkeepers Legal Liability environmental liability insurance, earthquake insurance and mine subsidence insurance) as may from time to time be reasonably required by Lender in order to protect its interests.
(m) Notwithstanding anything in Section 7.1.1(a) hereof to the contrary, Borrower shall be required to obtain and maintain coverage in its property insurance Policy (or by a separate Policy), its loss of rents/business interruption coverage, and its liability policies against loss or damage by terrorist acts, both foreign and domestic, in an amount equal to 100% of the Full Replacement Cost of the Property plus the rental loss and/or business interruption insurance required in Section 7.1.1(d) hereof provided that such coverage is available. Borrower shall obtain the coverage required under this Section 7.1.1(m) from a carrier which otherwise satisfies the rating criteria specified in Section 7.1.2 hereof (a Qualified Carrier ) or in the event that such coverage is not available from a Qualified Carrier, Borrower shall obtain such coverage from the highest rated insurance company providing such coverage. In the event that
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such coverage with respect to terrorist acts is not included as part of the all risk property policy required by Section 7.1.1(a) hereof, Borrower shall, nevertheless be required to obtain coverage for terrorism (as standalone coverage) in an amount equal to 100% of the Full Replacement Cost of the Property plus the rental loss and/or business interruption coverage under Section 7.1.1(d) hereof provided that such coverage is available.
7.1.2 Policies . All policies of insurance (the Policies ) required pursuant to Section 7.1.1 hereof shall: (a) be issued by companies approved by Lender and authorized to do business in the State, with a claims paying ability rating of A or better by S&P and A2 or better by Moodys (to the extent Moodys rates the Securities and rates the applicable insurance company), and a rating of A:X or better in the current Bests Insurance Reports; (b) name Lender and its successors and/or assigns as their interest may appear as the mortgagee/lenders loss payable (in the case of property insurance and business interruption/loss of rents coverage) and an additional insured (in the case of liability insurance); (c) contain (in the case of property insurance) a Non-Contributory Standard Mortgagee Clause/Lenders Loss Payable Endorsement, or their equivalents, naming Lender as the person to which all payments made by such insurance company shall be paid; (d) with respect to property (including business interruption/loss of rents), commercial general liability and excess/umbrella liability policies, contain a waiver of subrogation in favor of Lender; (e) with respect to property policies (including business interruption/loss of rents), contain such provisions as Lender deems reasonably necessary or desirable to protect its interest, including (i) endorsements providing that neither Borrower, Lender nor any other party shall be a co-insurer under the Policies, (ii) that Lender shall receive at least thirty (30) days prior written notice of cancellation of any of the Property Policies, except ten (10) days notice for cancellation due to non-payment of premium; such notice shall also be provided for Liability policies, when available (however, when not available for Liability policies, Borrower shall provide required notice to Lender), (iii) that such policy shall not contain any provision that would make the Lender liable for any premiums and commissions, provided that the policy need not waive the requirement that the premium be paid in order to effect continuation of coverage if the policy will be cancelled due to non-payment of premium and (iv) providing that Lender is permitted to make payments to effect the continuation of such policy upon notice of cancellation due to non-payment of premiums; (f) in the event any property insurance policy shall contain breach of warranty provisions, such policy shall provide that with respect to the interest of Lender, such insurance policy shall not be invalidated by and shall insure Lender regardless of (i) any act, failure to act or negligence of or violation of warranties, declarations or conditions contained in such policy by any named insured, (ii) the occupancy or use of the premises for purposes more hazardous than permitted by the terms thereof, or (iii) any foreclosure or other action or proceeding taken by Lender pursuant to any provision of the Loan Documents; and (g) be satisfactory in form and substance to Lender and approved by Lender as to amounts, form, risk coverage, deductibles, loss payees and insureds and complete copies thereof delivered to Lender. In the event of foreclosure or other transfer of title, Borrower agrees that all proceeds payable thereunder pertaining to the Property shall thereupon vest in the purchaser at such foreclosure or in Lender or other transferee in the event of such other transfer of title. Borrower shall pay the premiums for such Policies (the Insurance Premiums ) as the same become due and payable and furnish to Lender evidence of the renewal of each of the Policies together with (unless such Insurance Premiums have been paid by Lender pursuant to Section 3.4 hereof) receipts for or other evidence of the payment of the Insurance Premiums reasonably satisfactory to Lender. If Borrower does not furnish such evidence and receipts at
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least thirty (30) days prior to the expiration of any expiring Policy, then Lender may, but shall not be obligated to, procure such insurance and pay the Insurance Premiums therefor, and Borrower shall reimburse Lender for the cost of such Insurance Premiums promptly on demand, with interest accruing at the Default Rate. Borrower shall deliver to Lender a complete copy of each Policy within thirty (30) days after its effective date. Within thirty (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. Lender agrees that the Policies may be in the form of a blanket policy provided that (A) such policy otherwise meets the requirements set forth herein this Section 7.1 , (B) Lender shall be satisfied by evidence required by Lender that the blanket policy provides the same protection as would a separate Policy insuring only the Property in accordance with the terms of this Agreement and (C) Borrower shall, upon written request of Lender, provide Lender with a complete schedule of locations and values for properties associated with such blanket policy (any such blanket policy that satisfies the foregoing conditions, an Acceptable Blanket Policy ).
7.2 Casualty .
7.2.1 Notice; Restoration . If the Property is damaged or destroyed, in whole or in part, by fire or other casualty (a Casualty ), Borrower shall give prompt notice thereof to Lender. Following the occurrence of a Casualty, Borrower, regardless of whether insurance proceeds are available, shall promptly proceed to restore, repair, replace or rebuild the Property in accordance with Legal Requirements to be of at least equal value and of substantially the same character as prior to such damage or destruction.
7.2.2 Settlement of Proceeds . If a Casualty covered by any of the Policies (an Insured Casualty ) occurs where the loss does not exceed the Restoration Threshold, provided no Default or Event of Default has occurred and is continuing, Borrower may settle and adjust any claim without the prior consent of Lender provided that such adjustment is carried out in a competent and timely manner, and Borrower is hereby authorized to collect and receipt for the insurance proceeds (the Proceeds ). In the event of an Insured Casualty where the loss equals or exceeds the Restoration Threshold (a Significant Casualty ), Lender may settle and adjust any claim without the consent of Borrower and agree with the insurer(s) on the amount to be paid on the loss, and the Proceeds shall be due and payable solely to Lender and held by Lender in the Casualty/Condemnation Subaccount and disbursed in accordance herewith; provided that so long as no Event of Default is continuing, Lender shall settle and adjust any claim in consultation with Borrower. If Borrower or any party other than Lender is a payee on any check representing Proceeds with respect to a Significant Casualty, Borrower shall promptly endorse, and cause all such third parties to endorse, such check payable to the order of Lender. Borrower hereby irrevocably appoints Lender as its attorney-in-fact, coupled with an interest, to endorse such check payable to the order of Lender. The out-of-pocket expenses incurred by Lender in the settlement, adjustment and collection of the Proceeds shall become part of the Debt and shall be reimbursed by Borrower to Lender upon demand. Notwithstanding anything to the contrary contained herein, if in connection with a Casualty any insurance carrier makes a payment under a property insurance Policy that Borrower proposes be treated as business or rental interruption insurance, then, notwithstanding any designation (or lack of designation) by the insurance carrier as to the purpose of such payment, as between Lender and Borrower, such payment shall not be
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treated as business or rental interruption insurance proceeds unless Borrower has demonstrated to Lenders satisfaction that the remaining net Proceeds that will be received from the property insurance carriers are sufficient to pay 100% of the cost of fully restoring the Improvements or, if such net Proceeds are to be applied to repay the Debt in accordance with the terms hereof, that such remaining net Proceeds will be sufficient to pay the Debt in full.
7.3 Condemnation .
7.3.1 Notice; Restoration . Borrower shall promptly give Lender notice of the actual or threatened commencement of any condemnation or eminent domain proceeding affecting the Property (a Condemnation ) and shall deliver to Lender copies of any and all papers served in connection with such Condemnation. Following the occurrence of a Condemnation, Borrower, regardless of whether an Award is available, shall promptly proceed to restore, repair, replace or rebuild the Property in accordance with Legal Requirements to the extent practicable to be of at least equal value and of substantially the same character (and to have the same utility) as prior to such Condemnation.
7.3.2 Collection of Award . Lender is hereby irrevocably appointed as Borrowers attorney-in-fact, coupled with an interest, with exclusive power to collect, receive and retain any award or payment in respect of a Condemnation (an Award ), where such Award exceeds the Restoration Threshold and to make any compromise, adjustment or settlement in connection with such Condemnation. Notwithstanding any Condemnation (or any transfer made in lieu of or in anticipation of such Condemnation), Borrower shall continue to pay the Debt at the time and in the manner provided for in the Loan Documents, and the Debt shall not be reduced unless and until any Award shall have been actually received and applied by Lender to expenses of collecting the Award and to 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 Interest Rate. If the Property is sold, through foreclosure or otherwise, prior to the receipt by Lender of such Award, Lender shall have the right, whether or not a deficiency judgment on the Note shall be recoverable or shall have been sought, recovered or denied, to receive all or a portion of the Award sufficient to pay the Debt. Borrower shall cause any Award that is payable to Borrower to be paid directly to Lender. Lender shall hold such Award in the Casualty/Condemnation Subaccount and disburse such Award in accordance with the terms hereof.
7.4 Application of Proceeds or Award .
7.4.1 Application to Restoration . If an Insured Casualty or a Condemnation occurs where:
(a) the loss is in an aggregate amount less than fifteen percent (15%) of the unpaid Principal;
(b) in the reasonable judgment of Lender, the Property can be restored within nine (9) months, and prior to six (6) months before the Stated Maturity Date, and prior to the expiration of the rental or business interruption insurance with respect thereto, to the Propertys pre-existing condition and utility as existed
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immediately prior to such Insured Casualty or Condemnation, and to an economic unit not less valuable and not less useful than the same was immediately prior to the Insured Casualty or Condemnation, and after such restoration will adequately secure the Debt;
(c) less than (i) thirty percent (30%), in the case of an Insured Casualty or (ii) fifteen percent (15%), in the case of a Condemnation, of the rentable area of the Improvements has been damaged, destroyed or rendered unusable as a result of such Insured Casualty or Condemnation;
(d) Leases demising in the aggregate at least sixty-five percent (65%) of the total rentable space in the Property and in effect as of the date of the occurrence of such Insured Casualty or Condemnation remain in full force and effect during and after the completion of the Restoration (hereinafter defined);
(e) no Default or Event of Default shall have occurred and be then continuing; and
(f) the Franchise Agreement shall at all times during the Restoration and from and after the completion thereof remain in full force and effect, without default by Borrower thereunder (except to the extent such default would be cured by performance of such Restoration).
then the Proceeds or the Award, as the case may be (after reimbursement of any expenses incurred by Lender), shall be applied to reimburse Borrower for the cost of restoring, repairing, replacing or rebuilding the Property (the Restoration ), in the manner set forth herein. Borrower shall commence (which shall be deemed to mean that Borrower has commenced the filing of all applications and permits required to effect such Restoration) and diligently prosecute such Restoration. Notwithstanding the foregoing, in no event shall Lender be obligated to apply the Proceeds or Award to reimburse Borrower for the cost of Restoration unless, in addition to satisfaction of the foregoing conditions, both (i) Borrower shall pay (and if required by Lender, Borrower shall deposit with Lender in advance) all costs of such Restoration in excess of the net amount of the Proceeds or the Award made available pursuant to the terms hereof and (ii) Lender shall have received evidence reasonably satisfactory to it that during the period of the Restoration, the Rents will be at least equal to the sum of the operating expenses and Debt Service and other reserve payments required hereunder, as reasonably determined by Lender or that Borrower has otherwise committed sufficient funds to address any such shortfall in a manner reasonably acceptable to Lender.
7.4.2 Application to Debt . Except as provided in Section 7.4.1 hereof, any Proceeds and/or Award may, at the option of Lender, be applied to the payment of (i) accrued but unpaid interest on the Note, (ii) the unpaid Principal and (iii) other charges due under the Note and/or any of the other Loan Documents, or applied to reimburse Borrower for the cost of any Restoration, in the manner set forth in Section 7.4.3 hereof. Any prepayment of the Loan made pursuant to this Section 7.4.2 shall be subject to the Exit Fee, but shall otherwise be without any Spread Maintenance Premium, unless an Event of Default has occurred and is
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continuing at the time the Proceeds are received from the insurance company or the Award is received from the condemning authority, as the case may be, in which event Borrower shall pay to Lender an additional amount equal to the Spread Maintenance Premium, if any, that may be required with respect to the amount of the Proceeds or Award applied to the unpaid Principal.
7.4.3 Procedure for Application to Restoration . If Borrower is entitled to reimbursement out of the Proceeds or an Award held by Lender, such Proceeds or Award shall be disbursed from time to time from the Casualty/Condemnation Subaccount upon Lender being furnished with (a) evidence satisfactory to Lender of the estimated cost of completion of the Restoration, (b) with respect to any Restoration the cost of which is anticipated to exceed the Restoration Threshold, a fixed price or guaranteed maximum cost construction contract for Restoration satisfactory to Lender, (c) prior to the commencement of Restoration, all immediately available funds in addition to the Proceeds or Award that in Lenders judgment are required to complete the proposed Restoration, (d) such architects certificates, waivers of lien, contractors sworn statements, title insurance endorsements, bonds, plats of survey, permits, approvals, licenses and such other documents and items as Lender may reasonably require and approve, and (e) all plans and specifications for such Restoration, such plans and specifications to be approved by Lender prior to commencement of any work, and provided that no Event of Default is then continuing, such approval shall not be unreasonably withheld, conditioned or delayed. Lender may, at Borrowers expense, retain a Construction Consultant to review and approve all requests for disbursements, which approval shall also be a condition precedent to any disbursement. No payment made prior to the final completion of the Restoration shall exceed ninety percent (90%) of the value of the work performed from time to time; funds other than the Proceeds or Award shall be disbursed prior to disbursement of such Proceeds or Award; and at all times, the undisbursed balance of such Proceeds or Award remaining in the hands of Lender, together with funds deposited for that purpose or irrevocably committed to the satisfaction of Lender by or on behalf of Borrower 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 Default or Event of Default then exists, any surplus that remains out of the Proceeds held by Lender after payment of such costs of Restoration shall be paid to Borrower (unless a Cash Management Period is continuing, in which event, such surplus shall be deposited into the Cash Management Account as if Rents and disbursed pursuant to Section 3.15 hereof. Any surplus that remains out of the Award received by Lender after payment of such costs of Restoration shall be retained by Lender and applied to payment of the Debt or returned to Borrower.
8. DEFAULTS
8.1 Events of Default . An Event of Default shall exist with respect to the Loan if any of the following shall occur:
(a) any portion of the Debt is not paid when due or Borrower shall fail to pay when due any payment required under Sections 3.3 , 3.4 , 3.5 , 3.6 , 3.8 , 3.9 or 3.11 hereof;
(b) any of the Taxes are not paid when due (unless, with respect to Real Estate Taxes, Lender is paying such Real Estate Taxes pursuant to Section 3.3 hereof, sufficient funds are in the Tax Subaccount to make such payment, Lender is otherwise obligated to (and has the
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right to) make such payments, and Lender has failed to make such payments), subject to Borrowers right to contest Taxes in accordance with Section 5.2 hereof;
(c) the Policies are (i) not kept in full force and effect (unless, with respect to Insurance Premiums, Lender is paying such Insurance Premiums pursuant to Section 3.4 hereof, sufficient funds are in the Insurance Subaccount to make such payment, Lender is otherwise obligated to (and has the right to) pay for such Insurance Premiums, and Lender has failed to make such payments) or (ii) not delivered to Lender upon request;
(d) a Transfer other than a Permitted Transfer occurs; provided, however, if such Transfer was unintentional, immaterial and can be reversed within five (5) Business Days, such Transfer shall not constitute an Event of Default if Borrower causes such Transfer to in fact be reversed within five (5) Business Days after the date that such Transfer occurred;
(e) any certification, representation or warranty made by Borrower or Guarantor herein or in any other Loan Document, or in any report, certificate, financial statement or other instrument, agreement or document furnished by Borrower or Guarantor in connection with any Loan Document, shall be false or misleading in any material respect as of the date the representation or warranty was made (provided, however, as to any such false or misleading representation or warranty which was unintentionally made or submitted to Lender and which can either be made true and correct by action of Borrower or be cured to Lenders reasonable satisfaction, Borrower shall have a period of thirty (30) days following the earlier to occur of, (A) written notice thereof from Lender to Borrower or (B) Borrower becoming aware of such breach, to undertake and complete all action necessary to make such representation or warranty either true and correct in all material respects as and when made or cured to Lenders reasonable satisfaction);
(f) Borrower, Sole Member, Key Principal or Guarantor shall make an assignment for the benefit of creditors, or shall generally not be paying its debts as they become due;
(g) a receiver, liquidator or trustee shall be appointed for Borrower, Sole Member, Key Principal or Guarantor; or Borrower, Sole Member, Key Principal or Guarantor shall be adjudicated a bankrupt or insolvent; or any petition for bankruptcy, reorganization or arrangement pursuant to federal bankruptcy law, or any similar federal or state law, shall be filed by or against, consented to, or acquiesced in by, Borrower, Sole Member, Key Principal or Guarantor, as the case may be; or any proceeding for the dissolution or liquidation of Borrower, Sole Member, Key Principal or Guarantor shall be instituted; provided , however , if such appointment, adjudication, petition or proceeding was involuntary and not consented to by Borrower, Sole Member, Key Principal or Guarantor, as the case may be, only upon the same not being discharged, stayed or dismissed within sixty (60) days;
(h) Borrower breaches any covenant contained in Sections 5.12.1(a) through (f) , 5.13, 5.15, 5.22, 5.25, 5.27 , 5.28 or 5.34 hereof;
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(i) except as expressly permitted hereunder, the actual or threatened alteration, improvement, demolition or removal of all or any portion of the Improvements without the prior written consent of Lender;
(j) an Event of Default as defined or described elsewhere in this Agreement or in any other Loan Document occurs; or any other event shall occur or condition shall exist, if the effect of such event or condition is to accelerate or to permit Lender to accelerate the maturity of any portion of the Debt;
(k) a default occurs under any term, covenant or provision set forth herein or in any other Loan Document which specifically contains a notice requirement or grace period and such notice has been given and such grace period has expired;
(l) any of the assumptions contained in any substantive non-consolidation opinion, delivered to Lender by Borrowers counsel in connection with the Loan or otherwise hereunder, were not true and correct as of the date of such opinion or thereafter became untrue or incorrect (provided, however, that such breach shall not constitute an Event of Default if (A) such breach was inadvertent, immaterial and non-recurring, (B) such breach is curable and Borrower shall promptly cure such breach upon Borrowers obtaining actual knowledge of such breach and (C) within thirty (30) calendar days of the request by Lender, Borrower causes its legal counsel to deliver (1) a non-consolidation opinion stating that such breach would not result in a substantive consolidation of the assets and liabilities of Borrower with those of any other Person in a bankruptcy proceeding under the Bankruptcy Code or (2) if a non-consolidation opinion had previously been delivered to Lender, a revised or updated non-consolidation opinion to the effect that such breach shall not impair, negate or amend the opinions rendered in the non-consolidation opinion delivered in connection with the closing of the Loan, which opinion shall be acceptable to Lender in its reasonable discretion);
(m) Guarantors breach any of the financial covenants set forth in Section 6 of the Guaranty; or
(n) a default shall be continuing under any of the other terms, covenants or conditions of this Agreement or any other Loan Document not otherwise specified in this Section 8.1 , for ten (10) days after notice to Borrower (and Guarantor, if applicable) from Lender, in the case of any default which can be cured by the payment of a sum of money, or for thirty (30) days after 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 Borrower (or Guarantor, if applicable) 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 an additional period of time as is reasonably necessary for Borrower (or Guarantor, if applicable) in the exercise of due diligence to cure such default, such additional period not to exceed ninety (90) days.
Notwithstanding the foregoing, with respect to Guarantors covenant set forth in Section 6 of the Guaranty to continuously maintain the Net Worth Threshold and the Liquid Assets Threshold, the parties agree that in the event that, subsequent to the date hereof, Guarantor anticipates that it will fail to maintain such level of Net Worth and/or Liquid Assets, the same shall not constitute
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an Event of Default hereunder if prior to such occurrence, Borrower causes an Acceptable Replacement Guarantor approved by Lender to execute and deliver to Lender a replacement guaranty in the same form as the Guaranty whereby such Acceptable Replacement Guarantor agrees to be bound by all of the obligations and liabilities of Guarantors set forth in the Guaranty and covenants to continuously maintain the Net Worth Threshold and the Liquid Assets Threshold, whereupon all references herein or in any other Loan Document to Guarantor shall mean such Acceptable Replacement Guarantor, as the guarantors thereunder.
8.2 Remedies .
8.2.1 Acceleration . Upon the occurrence of an Event of Default (other than an Event of Default described in Sections 8.1(f) or (g) hereof) and at any time and from time to time thereafter, in addition to any other rights or remedies available to it pursuant to the Loan Documents or at law or in equity, Lender may take such action, without notice or demand (and Borrower hereby expressly waives any such notice or demand), that Lender deems advisable to protect and enforce its rights against Borrower and in and to the Property; including declaring the Debt to be immediately due and payable (including unpaid interest, Default Rate interest, Late Payment Charges, Spread Maintenance Premium, Exit Fees and any other amounts owing by Borrower), without notice or demand; and upon any Event of Default described in Sections 8.1(f) or (g) hereof, the Debt (including unpaid interest, Default Rate interest, Late Payment Charges, Spread Maintenance Premium, Exit Fees and any other amounts owing by Borrower) shall immediately and automatically become due and payable, without notice or demand, and Borrower hereby expressly waives any such notice or demand, anything contained in any Loan Document to the contrary notwithstanding.
8.2.2 Remedies Cumulative . 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 the Loan Documents 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, or be automatically, 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. Any such 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, 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 the Loan Documents. Without limiting the generality of the foregoing, Borrower agrees that if an Event of Default is continuing, (a) to the extent permitted by applicable law, Lender is not subject to any one action or election of remedies law or rule, and (b) 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, the Mortgage has been foreclosed, the Property has been sold and/or otherwise realized upon in satisfaction of the Debt or the Debt has been paid in full. To the extent permitted by applicable law, nothing contained in any Loan Document shall be construed as requiring Lender to resort to any portion of the Property for the satisfaction of any of the Debt in preference or priority to any other portion, and Lender may seek satisfaction out of the entire Property or any part thereof.
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8.2.3 Severance . (a) During the continuance of an Event of Default, 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, including the following circumstances: (i) in the event Borrower defaults beyond any applicable grace period in the payment of one or more scheduled payments of Principal and interest, Lender may foreclose the Mortgage to recover such delinquent payments; or (ii) in the event 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 sums secured by the Mortgage as Lender may elect. Notwithstanding one or more partial foreclosures, the Property shall remain subject to the Mortgage to secure payment of the sums secured by the Mortgage and not previously recovered.
(b) 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 in such denominations and priorities of payment and liens as Lender shall determine for purposes of evidencing and enforcing its rights and remedies provided hereunder. Borrower shall execute and deliver to Lender from time to time, promptly after the request of Lender, a severance agreement and such other documents as Lender shall request in order to effect the severance described in the preceding sentence, all in form and substance reasonably satisfactory to Lender. Borrower hereby absolutely and irrevocably appoints Lender as its true and lawful attorney, coupled with an interest, in its name and stead to make and execute all documents necessary or desirable to effect such severance, Borrower ratifying all that such attorney shall do by virtue thereof.
8.2.4 Delay . No delay or omission to exercise any remedy, right or power accruing upon an Event of Default, or the granting of any indulgence or compromise by Lender shall impair any such remedy, right or power hereunder or 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 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. Notwithstanding any other provision of this Agreement, Lender reserves the right to seek a deficiency judgment or preserve a deficiency claim in connection with the foreclosure of the Mortgage to the extent necessary to foreclose on all or any portion of the Property, the Rents, the Cash Management System Accounts or any other collateral.
8.2.5 Lenders Right to Perform . If Borrower fails to perform any covenant or obligation contained herein and such failure shall continue for a period of ten (10) Business Days after Borrowers receipt of written notice thereof from Lender, without in any way limiting Lenders right to exercise any of its rights, powers or remedies as provided hereunder, or under any of the other Loan Documents, Lender may, but shall have no obligation to, perform, or cause performance of, such covenant or obligation, and all costs, expenses, liabilities, penalties and fines of Lender incurred or paid in connection therewith shall be payable by Borrower to Lender upon demand and if not paid shall be added to the Debt (and to the extent permitted under applicable laws, secured by the Mortgage and other Loan Documents) and shall bear interest thereafter at the Default Rate. Notwithstanding the foregoing, Lender shall have no obligation to send notice to Borrower of any such failure.
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9. | SECONDARY MARKET PROVISIONS |
9.1 Sale of Note and Secondary Market Transaction .
9.1.1 General; Borrower Cooperation . Lender shall have the right at any time and from time to time (a) to sell or otherwise transfer the Loan or any portion thereof or the Loan Documents or any interest therein to one or more investors, (b) to sell participation interests in the Loan to one or more investors or (c) to securitize the Loan or any portion thereof in a single asset securitization or a pooled loan securitization of rated single or multi-class securities (the Securities ) secured by or evidencing ownership interests in the Note and the Mortgage (each such sale, assignment, participation and/or securitization is referred to herein as a Secondary Market Transaction , and the transactions referred to in clause (c) shall be referred to herein as a Securitization ). In connection with any Secondary Market Transaction, Borrower shall, at Borrowers reasonable expense, use all reasonable efforts and cooperate fully and in good faith with Lender and otherwise assist Lender in satisfying the market standards to which Lender customarily adheres or which may be reasonably required in the marketplace or by the Rating Agencies in connection with any such Secondary Market Transactions, including: (i) to (A) provide such financial and other information with respect to the Property, Borrower and its Affiliates, Guarantor, Manager and any tenants of the Property, (B) provide business plans and budgets relating to the Property and (C) perform or permit or cause to be performed or permitted such site inspection, appraisals, surveys, market studies, environmental reviews and reports, engineering reports and other due diligence investigations of the Property, as may be reasonably requested from time to time by Lender or, if applicable, the Rating Agencies or as may be necessary or appropriate in connection with a Secondary Market Transaction or Exchange Act requirements (the items provided to Lender pursuant to this clause (i) being called the Provided Information ), together, if customary, with appropriate verification of and/or consents to the Provided Information through letters of auditors or opinions of counsel of independent attorneys acceptable to Lender and, if applicable, the Rating Agencies; (ii) at Borrowers expense, cause counsel to render opinions as to non-consolidation and any other opinion customary in securitization transactions with respect to the Property, Borrower and its Affiliates, which counsel and opinions shall be reasonably satisfactory to Lender and, if applicable, the Rating Agencies; (iii) make such representations and warranties as of the date hereof of any Secondary Market Transaction with respect to the Property, Borrower and the Loan Documents as are customarily provided in such transactions and as may be reasonably requested by Lender or, if applicable, the Rating Agencies and consistent with the facts covered by such representations and warranties as they exist on the date thereof, including the representations and warranties made in the Loan Documents; (iv) provide current certificates of good standing and qualification with respect to Borrower and Sole Member from appropriate Governmental Authorities; and (v) execute such amendments to the Loan Documents and Borrowers organizational documents, as may be requested by Lender or, if applicable, the Rating Agencies or otherwise to effect a Secondary Market Transaction, provided that nothing contained in this clause (v) shall result in a material economic change in the transaction. Borrower shall pay all reasonable third party costs and expenses incurred by Lender in connection with a Secondary Market Transaction. Borrowers cooperation obligations set forth herein shall continue until the Loan has been paid in full. For purposes of this Section 9.1.1 , the term Affiliate does not include the direct or indirect equity owners of Condor Guarantor or the limited partners of Supertel or the direct or indirect owners of Supertels limited partners.
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9.1.2 Use of Information . Borrower understands that all or any portion of the Provided Information and the Required Records may be included in disclosure documents in connection with a Secondary Market Transaction, including a prospectus or private placement memorandum (each, a Disclosure Document ) and may also be included in filings with the Securities and Exchange Commission pursuant to the Securities Act of 1933, as amended (the Securities Act ), or the Securities and Exchange Act of 1934, as amended (the Exchange Act ), or provided or made available to investors or prospective investors in the Securities, the Rating Agencies, and service providers or other parties relating to the Secondary Market Transaction. If the Disclosure Document is required to be revised, Borrower shall cooperate with Lender in updating the Provided Information or Required Records for inclusion or summary in the Disclosure Document or for other use reasonably required in connection with a Secondary Market Transaction by providing all current information pertaining to Borrower, Manager and the Property necessary to keep the Disclosure Document accurate and complete in all material respects with respect to such matters.
9.1.3 Borrower Obligations Regarding Disclosure Documents . In connection with a Disclosure Document, Borrower shall: (a) if requested by Lender, certify in writing that Borrower has carefully examined those portions of such Disclosure Document, pertaining to Borrower, the Property, Manager and the Loan, and that such portions 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; and (b) indemnify (in a separate instrument of indemnity, if so requested by Lender) (i) any underwriter, syndicate member or placement agent (collectively, the Underwriters ) retained by Lender or its issuing company affiliate (the Issuer ) in connection with a Secondary Market Transaction, (ii) Lender (and for purposes of this Section 9.1 , Lender shall include LoanCore, its Affiliates, successors and assigns, and their respective officers and directors) and (iii) the Issuer that is named in the Disclosure Document or registration statement relating to a Secondary Market Transaction (the Registration Statement ), and each of the Issuers directors, each of its officers who have signed the Registration Statement and each person or entity who controls the Issuer or the Lender within the meaning of Section 15 of the Securities Act or Section 30 of the Exchange Act (collectively within clause (iii) , the Lender Group ), and each of its directors and each person who controls each of the Underwriters, within the meaning of Section 15 of the Securities Act and Section 20 of the Exchange Act (collectively, the Underwriter Group ) for any losses, claims, damages or liabilities (the Liabilities ) to which Lender, the Lender Group or the Underwriter Group may become subject (including reimbursing all of them for any legal or other expenses actually incurred in connection with investigating or defending the Liabilities) insofar as the Liabilities arise out of or are based upon any untrue statement or alleged untrue statement of any material fact contained in any of the Provided Information or in any of the applicable portions of such sections of the Disclosure Document applicable to Borrower, Manager, Guarantor, the Property or the Loan, or arise out of or are based upon the omission or alleged omission to state therein a material fact required to be stated in the applicable portions of such sections or necessary in order to make the statements in the applicable portions of such sections in light of the circumstances under which they were made, not misleading; provided , however , that Borrower shall not be required to indemnify Lender for any Liabilities relating to untrue statements or omissions which Borrower identified to Lender in writing at the time of Borrowers examination of such Disclosure Document.
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9.1.4 Borrower Indemnity Regarding Filings . In connection with filings under the Exchange Act, Borrower shall (a) indemnify Lender, the Lender Group and the Underwriter Group for any Liabilities to which Lender, the Lender Group or the Underwriter Group may become subject insofar as the Liabilities arise out of or are based upon the omission or alleged omission to state in the Provided Information a material fact required to be stated in the Provided Information in order to make the statements in the Provided Information, in light of the circumstances under which they were made not misleading and (b) reimburse Lender, the Lender Group or the Underwriter Group for any legal or other expenses actually incurred by Lender, Lender Group or the Underwriter Group in connection with defending or investigating the Liabilities.
9.1.5 Indemnification Procedure . Promptly after receipt by an indemnified party under Section 9.1.3 or Section 9.1.4 hereof of notice of the commencement of any action for which a claim for indemnification is to be made against Borrower, such indemnified party shall notify Borrower in writing of such commencement, but the omission to so notify Borrower will not relieve Borrower from any liability that it may have to any indemnified party hereunder except to the extent that failure to notify causes prejudice to Borrower. If any action is brought against any indemnified party, and it notifies Borrower of the commencement thereof, Borrower will be entitled, jointly with any other indemnifying party, to participate therein and, to the extent that it (or they) may elect by written notice delivered to the indemnified party promptly after receiving the aforesaid notice of commencement, to assume the defense thereof with counsel satisfactory to such indemnified party in its discretion. After notice from Borrower to such indemnified party under this Section 9.1.5 , Borrower shall not be responsible for any legal or other expenses subsequently incurred by such indemnified party in connection with the defense thereof other than reasonable costs of investigation; provided , however , if the defendants in any such action include both Borrower and an indemnified party, and any indemnified party shall have reasonably concluded that there are any legal defenses available to it and/or other indemnified parties that are different from or additional to those available to Borrower, then the indemnified party or parties shall have the right to select separate counsel to assert such legal defenses and to otherwise participate in the defense of such action on behalf of such indemnified party or parties. Borrower shall not be liable for the expenses of more than one separate counsel unless there are legal defenses available to it that are different from or additional to those available to another indemnified party. Without the prior written consent of Lender (which consent shall not be unreasonably withheld or delayed), 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 Borrower is an actual or potential party to such claim, action, suit or proceeding) unless Borrower shall have given Lender reasonable prior written notice thereof and shall have obtained an unconditional release of each indemnified party hereunder from all liability arising out of such claim, action, suit or proceedings.
9.1.6 Contribution . In order to provide for just and equitable contribution in circumstances in which the indemnity agreement provided for in Section 9.1.3 or Section 9.1.4 hereof is for any reason held to be unenforceable by an indemnified party in respect of any Liabilities (or action in respect thereof) referred to therein which would otherwise be indemnifiable under Section 9.1.3 or Section 9.1.4 hereof, Borrower shall contribute to the amount paid or payable by the indemnified party as a result of such Liabilities (or action in
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respect thereof); provided , however , that no Person guilty of fraudulent misrepresentation (within the meaning of Section 11(f) of the Securities Act) shall be entitled to contribution from any Person not guilty of such fraudulent misrepresentation. In determining the amount of contribution to which the respective parties are entitled, the following factors shall be considered: (a) the Lender Groups and Borrowers relative knowledge and access to information concerning the matter with respect to which the claim was asserted; (b) the opportunity to correct and prevent any statement or omission; and (c) any other equitable considerations appropriate in the circumstances. Lender and Borrower hereby agree that it may not be equitable if the amount of such contribution were determined by pro rata or per capita allocation.
9.1.7 Survival . The liabilities and obligations of both Borrower and Lender under this Section 9.1 shall survive the termination of this Agreement and the satisfaction and discharge of the Debt.
9.2 Severance of Loa n. Lender, without in any way limiting Lenders other rights hereunder, shall have the right, at any time (whether prior to, in connection with, or after any Secondary Market Transaction), at Borrowers sole cost and expense, with respect to all or any portion of the Loan, to modify, split and/or sever all or any portion of the Loan as hereinafter provided. Without limiting the foregoing, Lender may (a) cause the Note and the Mortgage to be split into a first and second mortgage loan, (b) create one or more senior and subordinate notes ( i.e ., an A/B or A/B/C structure, provided that any mezzanine borrower under such a structure shall be newly formed at the time of such transaction), (c) create multiple components of the Note (and allocate or reallocate the principal balance of the Loan among such components), (d) otherwise sever the Loan into two (2) or more loans secured by mortgages and by a pledge of partnership or membership interests (directly or indirectly) in Borrower ( i.e., a senior loan/mezzanine loan structure), in each such case described in clauses (a) through (d) above, in whatever proportion and whatever priority Lender determines, and (e) modify the Loan Documents with respect to the newly created notes or components of the Note such that the pricing and marketability of the Securities and the size of each class of Securities and the rating assigned to each such class by the Rating Agencies shall provide the most favorable rating levels and achieve the optimum rating levels for the Loan. Notwithstanding the foregoing, no such amendment described above shall (i) modify or amend any material economic term of the Loan, or (ii) materially increase the obligations, or decrease the rights, of Borrower under the Loan Documents; provided , however , in each such instance the outstanding principal balance of all the notes evidencing the Loan (or components of such notes) immediately after the effective date of such modification equals the outstanding principal balance of the Loan immediately prior to such modification and the weighted average of the interest rates for all such note(s) (or components thereof) immediately after the effective date of such modification equals the Interest Rate immediately prior to such modification ( provided , however , that it is agreed that partial prepayments of principal, including resulting from a Casualty/Condemnation Prepayment may cause the weighted average Interest Rate to change over time due to the non-pro rata allocation of such prepayments between any such separate notes, participations or counterparts). If requested by Lender, Borrower (and Borrowers constituent members, if applicable, and Guarantor) shall execute within five (5) Business Days after such request, such documentation as Lender may reasonably request to evidence and/or effectuate any such modification or severance. At Lenders election, each note comprising the Loan may be subject to one or more
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Securitizations. Lender shall have the right to modify the Note and/or Notes and any components in accordance with this Section 9.2 and, provided that such modification shall comply with the terms of this Section 9.2 , it shall become immediately effective.
9.3 Costs and Expenses . Notwithstanding anything to the contrary contained in this Article 9 , Borrower shall not be required to incur any costs or expenses in the performance of its obligations under Sections 9.1 , 9.2 (excluding the indemnity obligations set forth therein) or 9.3 hereof in excess of $25,000, other than expenses of Borrowers counsel, accountants and consultants.
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10.1 Exculpation . Subject to the qualifications below, Lender shall not enforce the liability and obligation of Borrower to perform and observe the obligations contained in the 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 and rights under the 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 Borrowers interest in the Property, in the Rents and in any other collateral given to Lender. The provisions of this Section 10.1 shall not, however, (i) constitute a waiver, release or impairment of any obligation evidenced or secured by any Loan Document, (ii) impair the right of Lender to name Borrower as a party defendant in any action or suit for foreclosure and sale under the Mortgage, (iii) affect the validity or enforceability of any of the Loan Documents or any guaranty made in connection with the Loan or any of the rights and remedies of Lender thereunder, (iv) impair the right of Lender to obtain the appointment of a receiver, (v) impair the enforcement of the Assignment of Leases and Rents, (vi) constitute a prohibition against Lender to commence any other appropriate action or proceeding in order for Lender to fully realize the security granted by the Mortgage or to exercise its remedies against the Property or (vii) 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 and costs reasonably incurred) arising out of or in connection with the following (all such liability and obligation of Borrower for any or all of the following being referred to herein as Borrowers Recourse Liabilities ):
(a) fraud, willful misconduct, intentional misrepresentation or intentional failure to disclose a material fact by or on behalf of Borrower, Guarantor or any Affiliate of Borrower or Guarantor, or any of their respective agents or representatives in connection with the Loan, including by reason of any claim under the Racketeer Influenced and Corrupt Organizations Act (RICO);
(b) the forfeiture by Borrower of the Property, or any portion thereof, because of the conduct or purported conduct of criminal activity by Borrower or Guarantor or any of their respective agents or representatives in connection therewith;
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(c) physical waste of the Property or any portion thereof (including the abandonment of the Property), or, after an Event of Default, the removal or disposal of any portion of the Property, unless such waste was due to the fact that Rents received during the period in question are insufficient to pay all of Borrowers current and/or past due liabilities (including such relevant costs) with respect to the Property;
(d) any Proceeds paid by reason of any Insured Casualty or any Award received in connection with a Condemnation or other sums or payments attributable to the Property not applied in accordance with the provisions of the Loan Documents (except to the extent that Borrower did not have the legal right, because of a bankruptcy, receivership or similar judicial proceeding, to direct disbursement of such sums or payments);
(e) all Rents of the Property received or collected by or on behalf of Borrower after an Event of Default and not applied to payment of Principal and interest due under the Note, and to the payment of actual and reasonable operating expenses of the Property, as they become due or payable (except to the extent that such application of such funds is prevented by bankruptcy, receivership, or similar judicial proceeding in which Borrower is legally prevented from directing the disbursement of such sums);
(f) misappropriation or conversion by or on behalf of Borrower (including failure to turn over to Lender on written demand following an Event of Default) of any gross revenues (including Rents, advance deposits, any other deposits, rents collected in advance, funds held by Borrower for the benefit of another party and Lease termination payments);
(g) the failure to pay Taxes, unless (A) with respect to Real Estate Taxes, Lender is paying such Real Estate Taxes pursuant to Section 3.3 hereof, sufficient funds are in the Tax Subaccount to make such payment, Lender is otherwise obligated to (and has the right to) make such payments, and Lender has failed to make such payments) or (B) Rents received during the tax period in question are insufficient to pay all of Borrowers current and/or past due liabilities (including such Real Estate Taxes) with respect to the Property so long as Borrower has provided Lender prior written notice of such insufficiency;
(h) the breach of any representation, warranty, covenant or indemnification in any Loan Document concerning Environmental Laws or Hazardous Substances, including Sections 4.21 and 5.8 hereof, and clauses (h) through (l) of Section 5.30 hereof;
(i) the failure to pay any charges for labor or materials or other charges that can create Liens on any portion of the Property; unless (A) funds to pay such charges were, at the time in question, available in an applicable reserve and Lender failed to pay (or make such funds available to pay) such charges or (B) Rents received during the period in question are insufficient to pay all of Borrowers current and/or past due liabilities (including such charges) with respect to the Property so long as Borrower has provided Lender prior written notice of such insufficiency;
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(j) any security deposits, advance deposits or any other deposits collected with respect to the Property which are not delivered to Lender in accordance with the provisions of the Loan Documents;
(k) the failure to obtain and maintain the fully paid for Policies in accordance with Section 7.1.1 hereof (unless, (A) with respect to Insurance Premiums, Lender is paying such Insurance Premiums pursuant to Section 3.4 hereof, sufficient funds are in the Insurance Subaccount to make such payment, Lender is otherwise obligated to (and has the right to) pay for such Insurance Premiums, and Lender has failed to make such payments or (B) Rents received during the period in question are insufficient to obtain and maintain the fully paid for Policies, so long as Borrower has provided Lender prior written notice of such insufficiency);
(l) a breach of the representation set forth in Section 4.1(b) hereof or a breach in the covenants set forth in Section 5.13 hereof that does not result in the substantive consolidation of the assets and liabilities of Borrower with any other Person as a result of such breach;
(m) if in connection with any Transfer of the Property to Lender (or Lenders designee) in full or partial satisfaction of the Debt, Borrower or any Affiliate of Borrower fails to take any lawful action reasonably necessary to effect the transfer of any liquor license or other Licenses with respect to the Property from the then-current holder thereof to the transferee of the Property or its designee after receipt of notice from Lender (or Lenders designee) that Borrowers or such Affiliates cooperation is necessary for the transfer of any liquor license or other License;
(n) TWC Member is removed as the Administrative Member pursuant to Section 6.10 of the JV Agreement as a result of the occurrence of (i) the event described in clause (c) of the definition of TWC Event of Default (as such term is defined in the JV Agreement) or (ii) a criminal act by TWC Member or any of its direct or indirect principals, officers, directors or its or their respective Affiliates (the events described in this clause (n), the JV Agreement Recourse Liabilities ), but damages, if any, shall be limited to the actual damages suffered by Lender (including reasonable attorneys fees and costs reasonably incurred) for such actual breach and neither Borrower nor Guarantor shall be liable for damages pursuant to this clause (n) resulting from actions taken by Condor Member from and after Condor Member has assumed control of the Property;
(o) if either (A) the Franchise Agreement (or the right to operate the Property thereunder) shall be cancelled, surrendered or terminated by reason of any failure of Borrower or any Affiliate of Borrower to perform its obligations in connection therewith, except for a cancellation, surrender or termination arising as a result of the operation of the default provisions of the Franchise Agreement where Rents received at the Property were insufficient during the period in question to pay all sums due and owing under the Franchise Agreement and operate the Property in accordance with the applicable brand standards, and use of such Rents was not restricted by Lender, or (B) Borrower amends or modifies the Franchise Agreement without the prior written consent of Lender; and/or
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(p) any cost or expense incurred by Lender in connection with the enforcement of its rights and remedies hereunder or any other Loan Document; and/or
(q) the breach of the covenant set forth in Section 2.6.5 hereof.
Notwithstanding anything to the contrary in this Agreement or any of the Loan Documents, (A) Lender shall not be deemed to have waived any right which Lender may have under Section 506(a), 506(b), 1111(b) or any other provisions of the Bankruptcy Code to file a claim for the full amount of the Debt or to require that all collateral shall continue to secure all of the Debt in accordance with the Loan Documents, and (B) Lenders agreement not to pursue personal liability of Borrower as set forth above SHALL BECOME NULL AND VOID and shall be of no further force and effect, and the Debt shall be fully recourse to Borrower in the event that one or more of the following occurs (each, a Springing Recourse Event ):
(i) an Event of Default described in Section 8.1(d) hereof shall have occurred;
(ii) a breach of the representation set forth in Section 4.1(b) hereof or a breach in the covenants set forth in Section 5.13 hereof that results in the substantive consolidation of the assets and liabilities of Borrower with any other Person as a result of such breach;
(iii) Borrower files a voluntary petition under the Bankruptcy Code or files a petition for bankruptcy, reorganization or similar proceeding pursuant to any other Federal or state bankruptcy, insolvency or similar law;
(iv) Borrower is substantively consolidated with any other Person; unless such consolidation was involuntary and not consented to by Borrower or Guarantor and is discharged, stayed or dismissed within sixty (60) days following the occurrence of such consolidation;
(v) the filing of an involuntary petition against Borrower under the Bankruptcy Code or an involuntary petition for bankruptcy, reorganization or similar proceeding pursuant to any other Federal or state bankruptcy, insolvency or similar law by any other Person in which (x) Borrower or any Affiliate, officer, director or representative which, directly or indirectly, Controls Borrower colludes with or otherwise assists such Person, and/or (y) Borrower or any Affiliate, officer, director or representative which, directly or indirectly, Controls Borrower solicits or causes to be solicited petitioning creditors for any involuntary petition against Borrower by any Person;
(vi) Borrower or any Affiliate, officer, director or representative which, directly or indirectly, Controls Borrower files an answer consenting to, or otherwise acquiescing in, or joining in, any involuntary petition filed against Borrower by any other Person under the Bankruptcy Code or any other Federal or state bankruptcy or insolvency law;
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(vii) Borrower or any Affiliate, officer, director or representative which, directly or indirectly, Controls Borrower consents to, or acquiesces in, or joins in, an application for the appointment of a custodian, receiver, liquidator, trustee or examiner for Borrower or any portion of the Property (unless at Lenders express written request or direction);
(viii) Borrower makes an assignment for the benefit of creditors or admits, in writing or in any legal proceeding, its insolvency or inability to pay its debts as they become due;
(ix) if either (A) the Franchise Agreement (or the right to operate the Property thereunder) shall be cancelled or terminated by Borrower or any Affiliate of Borrower (provided, however, a mandatory termination of the Franchise Agreement by Franchisor pursuant to which neither Borrower nor any Affiliate has any approval or consent rights over such termination shall not be deemed to be a termination by Borrower or any Affiliate for purposes of this clause (ix)(A)) or (B) Borrower amends or modifies the Franchise Agreement in any material and adverse respect without the prior written consent of Lender (provided, however, a modification or amendment that is mandated by Franchisor pursuant to the terms of the Franchise Agreement pursuant to which neither Borrower nor any Affiliate has any approval or consent rights over such modification or amendment shall not be deemed to be a modification by Borrower or any Affiliate for purposes of this clause (ix)(B)). For purposes of this clause (ix)(B), the term material and adverse respect shall mean that the value of the Property is impaired, as determined by Lender in its sole but good faith discretion, by greater than 2.5% of the value of the Property prior to implementation of such amendment); and/or
(x) if Guarantor, Borrower or any Affiliate of any of the foregoing, in connection with any enforcement action or exercise or assertion of any right or remedy by or on behalf of Lender under or in connection with the Note, the Mortgage or any other Loan Document, seeks a defense, judicial intervention or injunctive or other equitable relief of any kind or asserts in a pleading filed in connection with a judicial proceeding any defense against Lender or any right in connection with any security for the Loan, unless such defense (including the defense of performance), judicial intervention or injunctive or other equitable relief is raised, asserted or sought in good faith.
10.2 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 Loan. Borrower shall indemnify and hold Lender harmless from and against any and all claims, liabilities, costs and expenses (including attorneys fees, whether incurred in connection with enforcing this indemnity or defending claims of third parties) 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 herein. The provisions of this Section 10.2 shall survive the expiration and termination of this Agreement and the repayment of the Debt.
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10.3 Retention of Servicer
(a) At the option of Lender, the Loan may be serviced by the Servicer and Lender may delegate all or any portion of its responsibilities under this Agreement and the other Loan Documents to the Servicer pursuant to a servicing agreement (the Servicing Agreement ) between Lender and the Servicer. Borrower shall not be responsible for any set-up fees or any other initial costs relating to or arising under the Servicing Agreement. Borrower shall not be responsible for payment of the regular ongoing master servicing fee due to the Servicer under the Servicing Agreement.
(b) Borrower shall pay any fees and expenses of the Servicer and any customary third-party fees and expenses in connection with a prepayment, release of the Property, approvals under the Loan Documents requested by Borrower, assumption of Borrowers obligations or modification of the Loan, as well as any fees and expenses in connection with the special servicing or work-out of the Loan or enforcement of the Loan Documents, including, special servicing fees, operating or trust advisor fees (if the Loan is a specially serviced loan or in connection with a workout), work-out fees, liquidation fees, attorneys fees and expenses and other fees and expenses in connection with the modification or restructuring of the Loan.
10.4 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 any of the Debt is unpaid or such longer period if expressly set forth in this Agreement. 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 of Borrowers covenants and agreements in this Agreement shall inure to the benefit of the respective legal representatives, successors and assigns of Lender.
10.5 Lenders Discretion; Rating Agency Review Waiver .
(a) Whenever pursuant to this Agreement or any other Loan Document, Lender exercises any right given to it to request, approve or disapprove, or consent or withhold consent, or any arrangement or term is to be satisfactory to Lender or is to be in Lenders discretion, the decision of Lender to request, approve or disapprove, to consent or withhold consent, or to decide whether arrangements or terms are satisfactory or not satisfactory, or acceptable or unacceptable or in Lenders discretion shall (except as is otherwise specifically herein provided) be in the sole and absolute discretion of Lender and shall be final and conclusive. Additionally, whenever in this Agreement or any other Loan Document, Lender exercises any right given to it to approve or disapprove, or consent or withhold consent, or any arrangement or term is to be satisfactory to Lender in Lenders reasonable discretion, or Lender agrees to not withhold, condition or delay its consent, the decision of Lender to approve or disapprove, to consent, condition, delay or withhold consent, or to decide whether arrangements or terms are satisfactory or not satisfactory, or acceptable or unacceptable or in Lenders discretion shall (except as is otherwise specifically herein provided) be in the sole and absolute discretion of Lender while an Event of Default is continuing unless otherwise specifically herein provided.
(b) Whenever, pursuant to this Agreement or any other Loan Documents, a Rating Comfort Letter is required from each applicable Rating Agency, in the event that any applicable Rating Agency declines review, waives review or otherwise indicates in writing
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or otherwise to Lenders or Servicers satisfaction that no Rating Comfort Letter will or needs to be issued with respect to the matter in question (each, a Review Waiver ), then the Rating Comfort Letter requirement with respect to such Rating Agency shall be deemed to be satisfied with respect to such matter. It is expressly agreed and understood, however, that receipt of a Review Waiver (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 Rating Comfort Letter is required.
(c) Prior to a Securitization or in the event that there is a Review Waiver, if Lender does not have a separate and independent approval right with respect to the matter in question, then the term Rating Agency Confirmation shall be deemed instead to require the prior written consent of Lender.
10.6 Governing Law .
(a) THIS AGREEMENT WAS NEGOTIATED IN THE STATE OF NEW YORK, AND MADE BY LENDER AND ACCEPTED BY BORROWER IN THE STATE OF NEW YORK, AND THE PROCEEDS OF THE NOTE DELIVERED PURSUANT HERETO WERE DISBURSED FROM THE STATE OF NEW YORK, WHICH STATE THE PARTIES AGREE HAS A SUBSTANTIAL RELATIONSHIP TO THE PARTIES AND TO THE UNDERLYING TRANSACTION EMBODIED HEREBY, AND IN ALL RESPECTS, INCLUDING MATTERS OF CONSTRUCTION, VALIDITY AND PERFORMANCE, THIS AGREEMENT AND THE OBLIGATIONS ARISING HEREUNDER SHALL BE GOVERNED BY, AND CONSTRUED IN ACCORDANCE WITH, THE LAWS OF THE STATE OF NEW YORK APPLICABLE TO CONTRACTS MADE AND PERFORMED IN SUCH STATE (WITHOUT REGARD TO PRINCIPLES OF CONFLICT OF LAWS) AND ANY APPLICABLE LAW OF THE UNITED STATES OF AMERICA, EXCEPT THAT AT ALL TIMES THE PROVISIONS FOR THE CREATION, PERFECTION, AND ENFORCEMENT OF THE LIENS CREATED PURSUANT TO THE LOAN DOCUMENTS SHALL BE GOVERNED BY, AND CONSTRUED ACCORDING TO, THE LAW OF THE STATE, COMMONWEALTH OR DISTRICT, AS APPLICABLE, IN WHICH THE PROPERTY IS LOCATED, IT BEING UNDERSTOOD THAT, TO THE FULLEST EXTENT PERMITTED BY THE LAW OF SUCH STATE, COMMONWEALTH OR DISTRICT, AS APPLICABLE, THE LAW OF THE STATE OF NEW YORK SHALL GOVERN THE CONSTRUCTION, VALIDITY AND ENFORCEABILITY OF ALL LOAN DOCUMENTS AND THE DEBT. 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 AND THE NOTE, AND THIS AGREEMENT AND THE NOTE SHALL BE GOVERNED BY AND CONSTRUED IN ACCORDANCE WITH THE LAWS OF THE STATE OF NEW YORK PURSUANT TO § 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 SHALL BE INSTITUTED IN ANY FEDERAL OR STATE COURT IN NEW YORK COUNTY, NEW YORK AND BORROWER WAIVES ANY OBJECTION WHICH IT MAY NOW OR
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HEREAFTER HAVE TO THE LAYING OF VENUE 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 AGREES THAT SERVICE OF PROCESS UPON BORROWER AT THE ADDRESS FOR BORROWER SET FORTH HEREIN 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 CHANGE IN THE ADDRESS FOR BORROWER SET FORTH HEREIN, (ii) MAY AT ANY TIME AND FROM TIME TO TIME DESIGNATE AN AUTHORIZED AGENT WITH AN OFFICE IN NEW YORK, NEW YORK (WHICH AGENT AND OFFICE SHALL BE DESIGNATED AS THE PERSON AND ADDRESS FOR SERVICE OF PROCESS), AND (iii) SHALL PROMPTLY DESIGNATE AN AUTHORIZED AGENT IF BORROWER CEASES TO HAVE AN OFFICE IN NEW YORK, NEW YORK. NOTWITHSTANDING THE FOREGOING, LENDER SHALL HAVE THE RIGHT TO INSTITUTE ANY LEGAL SUIT, ACTION OR PROCEEDING FOR THE ENFORCEMENT OR FORECLOSURE OF ANY LIEN ON ANY COLLATERAL FOR THE LOAN IN ANY FEDERAL OR STATE COURT IN ANY JURISDICTION(S) THAT LENDER MAY ELECT IN ITS SOLE AND ABSOLUTE DISCRETION, AND BORROWER WAIVES ANY OBJECTION WHICH IT MAY NOW OR HEREAFTER HAVE TO THE LAYING OF VENUE 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.
10.7 Modification, Waiver in Writing . No modification, amendment, extension, discharge, termination or waiver of any provision of this Agreement or of any other Loan Document, nor consent to any departure by Borrower therefrom, shall in any event be effective unless the same shall be in a writing signed by the party or parties 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. 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 any other Loan Document, 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 any 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 the Loan Documents, or to declare an Event of Default for failure to effect prompt payment of any such other amount. Lender shall have the right to waive or reduce any time periods that Lender is entitled to under the Loan Documents in its sole and absolute discretion.
10.8 Trial by Jury . BORROWER AND LENDER 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 NOW OR HEREAFTER EXIST WITH REGARD TO THE LOAN DOCUMENTS, OR
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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 LENDER, AND IS INTENDED TO ENCOMPASS INDIVIDUALLY EACH INSTANCE AND EACH ISSUE AS TO WHICH THE RIGHT TO A TRIAL BY JURY WOULD OTHERWISE ACCRUE. EITHER PARTY IS HEREBY AUTHORIZED TO FILE A COPY OF THIS PARAGRAPH IN ANY PROCEEDING AS CONCLUSIVE EVIDENCE OF THIS WAIVER BY THE OTHER.
10.9 Headings/Schedules . 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. The Schedules attached hereto, are hereby incorporated by reference as a part of this Agreement with the same force and effect as if set forth in the body hereof.
10.10 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.
10.11 Preferences . Upon the occurrence and 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 Debt. To the extent Borrower makes a payment to Lender, or Lender receives proceeds of any collateral, which is in whole or part 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 Debt 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. This provision shall survive the expiration or termination of this Agreement and the repayment of the Debt.
10.12 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 any other Loan Document specifically and expressly requires 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 no Loan Document specifically and expressly requires the giving of notice by Lender to Borrower.
10.13 Remedies of Borrower . If a claim or adjudication is made that Lender or any of its agents, including Servicer, has acted unreasonably or unreasonably delayed acting in any case where by law or under any Loan Document, Lender or any such agent, as the case may be, has an obligation to act reasonably or promptly, Borrower agrees that neither Lender nor its agents, including Servicer, shall be liable for any monetary damages, and Borrowers sole remedy shall be to commence an action seeking injunctive relief or declaratory judgment. Any action or proceeding to determine whether Lender has acted reasonably shall be determined by an action seeking declaratory judgment. Borrower specifically waives any claim against Lender and its
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agents, including Servicer, with respect to actions taken by Lender or its agents on Borrowers behalf. Additionally, and without limiting any of the other provisions contained herein, Borrower hereby unconditionally and irrevocably waives, to the maximum extent permitted by applicable law, any rights it may have to claim or recover against Lender in any legal action or proceeding any special, exemplary, punitive or consequential damages.
10.14 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, understandings and negotiations among or between such parties, whether oral or written, are superseded by the terms of this Agreement and the other Loan Documents.
10.15 Offsets, Counterclaims and Defenses . 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, including Servicer, or otherwise offset any obligations to make payments required under the Loan Documents. Any assignee of Lenders interest in and to the Loan Documents shall take the same free and clear of all offsets, counterclaims or defenses which Borrower may otherwise have against any assignor of such documents, and no such offset, 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 offset, counterclaim or defense in any such action or proceeding is hereby expressly waived by Borrower.
10.16 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, the Loan, Lender or any member of the Lender Group, a Loan purchaser, the Servicer or the trustee in a Secondary Market Transaction, shall be subject to the prior written approval of Lender, unless such disclosure is required in accordance with applicable Legal Requirements. Lender shall have the right to issue any of the foregoing without Borrowers approval.
10.17 No Usury . Borrower and Lender intend at all times to comply with applicable state law or applicable United States federal law (to the extent that it permits Lender to contract for, charge, take, reserve or receive a greater amount of interest than under state law) and that this Section 10.17 shall control every other agreement in the Loan Documents. If the applicable law (state or federal) is ever judicially interpreted so as to render usurious any amount called for under the Note or any other Loan Document, or contracted for, charged, taken, reserved or received with respect to the Debt, or if Lenders exercise of the option to accelerate the maturity of the Loan or any prepayment by Borrower results in Borrower having paid any interest in excess of that permitted by applicable law, then it is Borrowers and Lenders express intent that all excess amounts theretofore collected by Lender shall be credited against the unpaid Principal and all other Debt (or, if the Debt has been or would thereby be paid in full, refunded to Borrower), and the provisions of the Loan Documents immediately be deemed reformed and the amounts thereafter collectible thereunder reduced, without the necessity of the execution of any new document, so as to comply with applicable law, but so as to permit the recovery of the fullest amount otherwise called for thereunder. All sums paid or agreed to be paid to Lender for the use, forbearance or detention of the Loan shall, to the extent permitted by applicable law, be
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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 Debt does not exceed the maximum lawful rate from time to time in effect and applicable to the Debt for so long as the Debt is outstanding. Notwithstanding anything to the contrary contained in any Loan Document, it is not the intention of Lender to accelerate the maturity of any interest that has not accrued at the time of such acceleration or to collect unearned interest at the time of such acceleration.
10.18 Conflict; Construction of Documents; Reliance . In the event of any conflict between the provisions of this Agreement and any of the other Loan Documents, the provisions of this Agreement shall control. The parties hereto acknowledge that each is represented by separate counsel in connection with the negotiation, drafting, execution and delivery of the Loan Documents and that the Loan Documents shall not be subject to the principle of construing their meaning against the party that drafted them. 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 Lenders 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.
10.19 No Joint Venture or Partnership; No Third Party Beneficiaries .
(a) Borrower and Lender intend that the relationships created under the 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) The Loan Documents are solely for the benefit of Lender and Borrower and nothing contained in any Loan Document 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 therein.
10.20 Spread Maintenance Premium . Borrower acknowledges that (a) Lender is making the Loan in consideration of the receipt by Lender of all interest and other benefits intended to be conferred by the Loan Documents and (b) if payments of Principal are made to Lender prior to the Stated Maturity Date, for any reason whatsoever, whether voluntary, as a result of Lenders acceleration of the Loan after an Event of Default, by operation of law or otherwise, Lender will not receive all such interest and other benefits and may, in addition, incur costs. For these reasons, and to induce Lender to make the Loan, Borrower agrees that, except as expressly provided in Article 7 hereof, all prepayments, if any, whether voluntary or involuntary, will be accompanied by the Spread Maintenance Premium applicable thereto; provided , however ,
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that the foregoing shall not be deemed to imply that the Loan may be voluntarily prepaid in any manner or under any circumstance other than as expressly set forth in this Agreement. Such Spread Maintenance Premium shall be required whether payment is made by Borrower, by a Person on behalf of Borrower, or by the purchaser at any foreclosure sale, and may be included in any bid by Lender at such sale. Borrower further acknowledges that: (i) it is a knowledgeable real estate developer and/or investor; (ii) it fully understands the effect of the provisions of this Section 10.20 , as well as the other provisions of the Loan Documents; (iii) the making of the Loan by Lender at the Interest Rate and other terms set forth in the Loan Documents are sufficient consideration for Borrowers obligation to pay a Spread Maintenance Premium (if required); and (iv) Lender would not make the Loan on the terms set forth herein without the inclusion of such provisions. Borrower also acknowledges that the provisions of this Agreement limiting the right of prepayment and providing for the payment of the Spread Maintenance Premium and other charges specified herein were independently negotiated and bargained for, and constitute a specific material part of the consideration given by Borrower to Lender for the making of the Loan except as expressly permitted hereunder.
10.21 Assignments and Participations .
(a) In addition to any other rights of Lender hereunder, the Loan, the Note, the Loan Documents and/or Lenders rights, title, obligations and interests therein may be sold, assigned, participated or otherwise transferred by Lender and any of its successors and assigns to any Person at any time in its sole and absolute discretion, in whole or in part, whether by operation of law (pursuant to a merger or other successor in interest) or otherwise without notice to or consent from Borrower or any other Person. Upon such assignment, all references to Lender in this Agreement and in any Loan Document shall be deemed to refer to such assignee or successor in interest and such assignee or successor in interest shall thereafter stand in the place of Lender in all respects. Except as expressly permitted herein, Borrower may not assign its rights, title, interests or obligations under this Agreement or under any of the Loan Documents.
(b) Lender or its designee, acting for this purpose solely as a non-fiduciary agent of Borrower, shall maintain a register (the Register ) for the recordation of the name and address of each transferee of the Loan or any direct interest therein ( i.e. , not a participation interest therein) and the outstanding principal, accrued and unpaid interest and other fees due such transferee. Lender or its designee shall make the Register available to Borrower upon Borrowers request. Entries in the Register shall be conclusive absent manifest error. Borrower acknowledges that Lenders agreement to maintain the Register is an accommodation for Borrowers benefit and therefore Borrower acknowledges that Lender shall have no liability whatsoever to Borrower or to any other Person, nor shall Borrower be entitled to any offsets, claims or defenses against Lender or with respect to the Loan or any of the Loan Documents, as a result of Lenders failure to properly maintain the Register.
10.22 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, Borrowers members or partners, as applicable, and others with interests in Borrower, and of the Property, and shall not assert any right under any laws pertaining to the marshalling of assets, the sale in inverse order of alienation, homestead exemption, the
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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.
10.23 Joint and Several Liability . If more than one Person has executed this Agreement as Borrower , the representations, covenants, warranties and obligations of all such Persons hereunder shall be joint and several.
10.24 Creation of Security Interest . Notwithstanding any other provision set forth in this Agreement, the Note, the Mortgage or any of the other Loan Documents, Lender may at any time create a security interest in all or any portion of its rights under this Agreement, the Note, the Mortgage and any other Loan Document (including the advances owing to it) in favor of any Federal Reserve Bank in accordance with Regulation A of the Board of Governors of the Federal Reserve System.
10.25 Certain Additional Rights of Lender . Subject to the last sentence of this Section 10.25 , Lender shall have:
(a) the right to routinely consult with Borrowers management regarding the significant business activities and business and financial developments of Borrower, provided, however, that such consultations shall not include discussions of environmental compliance programs or disposal of hazardous substances. Consultation meetings should occur on a regular basis (no less frequently than quarterly) with Lender having the right to call special meetings at any reasonable times;
(b) the right, in accordance with the terms of this Agreement, to examine the books and records of Borrower at any time upon reasonable notice;
(c) the right, in accordance with the terms of this Agreement, to receive monthly, quarterly and year-end financial reports, including balance sheets, statements of income, shareholders equity and cash flow, a management report and schedules of outstanding indebtedness;
(d) the right, without restricting any other rights of Lender under this Agreement (including any similar right), to restrict financing to be obtained with respect to the Property so long as any portion of the Debt remains outstanding;
(e) the right, without restricting any other right of Lender under this Agreement or the other Loan Documents (including any similar right), to restrict, upon the occurrence of an Event of Default, Borrowers payments of management, consulting, director or similar fees to Affiliates of Borrower from the Rents;
(f) the right, without restricting any other rights of Lender under this Agreement (including any similar right), to approve any acquisition by Borrower of any other significant property (other than personal property required for the day to day operation of the Property); and
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(g) the right, without restricting any other rights of Lender under this Agreement (including any similar right), to restrict the transfer of interests in Borrower held by its members, and the right to restrict the transfer of interests in such member, except for any transfer that is a Permitted Transfer.
The rights described above may be exercised directly or indirectly by any Person that owns substantially all of the ownership interests in Lender. The provisions of this Section are intended to satisfy the requirement of management rights for purposes of the Department of Labor plan assets regulation 29 C.F.R., Section 2510.3-101. For the avoidance of doubt, in no event shall any of the rights of Lender set forth in this Section 10.25 expand any rights of Lender provided in any other provision of this Loan Agreement or in any of the other Loan Documents.
10.26 Set-Off . In addition to any rights and remedies of Lender provided by this Agreement and by law, Lender shall have the right in its sole discretion, without prior notice to Borrower, any such notice being expressly waived by Borrower to the extent permitted by applicable law, upon any amount becoming due and payable by Borrower hereunder (whether at the stated maturity, by acceleration or otherwise) to set-off and appropriate and apply against such amount any and all deposits (general or special, time or demand, provisional or final), in any currency, and any other credits, indebtedness or claims, in any currency, in each case whether direct or indirect, absolute or contingent, matured or unmatured, at any time held or owing by Lender or any Affiliate thereof to or for the credit or the account of Borrower. Lender agrees promptly to notify Borrower after any such set-off and application made by Lender; provided that the failure to give such notice shall not affect the validity of such set-off and application.
10.27 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.
10.28 Negation of Implied Right to Cure Events of Default . Notwithstanding anything contained in this Agreement or any of the other Loan Documents providing that certain rights, remedies or privileges are only available to Lender during the continuance of an Event of Default (or words of similar import), Borrower expressly acknowledges and agrees that it does not have the right to cure an Event of Default once the same has occurred under this Agreement or any other Loan Document and Lender has delivered Borrower written notice of such Event of Default, in each case without the consent of Lender, which consent may be withheld, delayed or denied by Lender in its sole and absolute discretion.
10.29 Acknowledgement and Consent to Bail-In of EEA Financial Institutions .
(a) Notwithstanding anything to the contrary in any Loan Document or in any other agreement, arrangement or understanding among the respective parties thereto, each party hereto acknowledges that any liability of any EEA Financial Institution arising under any Loan Document, to the extent such liability is unsecured, may be subject to the write-down and conversion powers of an EEA Resolution Authority and agrees and consents to, and acknowledges and agrees to be bound by:
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(i) the application of any Write-Down and Conversion Powers by an EEA Resolution Authority to any such liabilities arising hereunder which may be payable to it by any party hereto that is an EEA Financial Institution; and
(ii) the effects of any Bail-in Action on any such liability, including, if applicable:
(A) a reduction in full or in part or cancellation of any such liability;
(B) a conversion of all, or a portion of, such liability into shares or other instruments of ownership in such EEA Financial Institution, its parent undertaking, or a bridge institution that may be issued to it or otherwise conferred on it, and that such shares or other instruments of ownership will be accepted by it in lieu of any rights with respect to any such liability under this Agreement or any other Loan Document; or
(C) the variation of the terms of such liability in connection with the exercise of the write-down and conversion powers of any EEA Resolution Authority.
(b) As used in this Section 10.29 the following terms have the following meanings ascribed thereto:
(i) Bail-In Action means the exercise of any Write-Down and Conversion Powers by the applicable EEA Resolution Authority in respect of any liability of an EEA Financial Institution;
(ii) Bail-In Legislation means, with respect to any EEA Member Country implementing Article 55 of Directive 2014/59/EU of the European Parliament and of the Council of the European Union, the implementing law for such EEA Member Country from time to time which is described in the EU Bail-In Legislation Schedule;
(iii) EEA Financial Institution means (A) any credit institution or investment firm established in any EEA Member Country which is subject to the supervision of an EEA Resolution Authority; (B) any entity established in an EEA Member Country which is a parent of an institution described in clause (A) of this definition, or (C) any financial institution established in an EEA Member Country which is a subsidiary of an institution described in clauses (A) or (B) of this definition and is subject to consolidated supervision with its parent;
(iv) EEA Member Country means any of the member states of the European Union, Iceland, Liechtenstein, and Norway;
(v) EEA Resolution Authority means any public administrative authority or any person entrusted with public administrative authority of any EEA Member Country (including any delegee) having responsibility for the resolution of any EEA Financial Institution;
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(vi) EU Bail-In Legislation Schedule means the EU Bail-In Legislation Schedule published by the Loan Market Association (or any successor person), as in effect from time to time; and
(vii) Write-Down and Conversion Powers means, with respect to any EEA Resolution Authority, the write-down and conversion powers of such EEA Resolution Authority from time to time under the Bail-In Legislation for the applicable EEA Member Country, which write-down and conversion powers are described in the EU Bail-In Legislation Schedule.
Nothing in this Section 10.29 shall result in any increased cost to Borrower in any material respect.
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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:
SPRING STREET HOTEL PROPERTY LLC |
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Spring Street Hotel Property II LLC, its sole member |
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TWC Spring Hotel LLC, its Administrative Member |
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TWC Spring Street Hotel GP LLC, its Managing Member |
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/s/ Alan Kanders |
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Alan Kanders, Manager |
SPRING STREET HOTEL OPCO LLC | ||||||||||
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Spring Street Hotel OpCo II LLC, its sole member |
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By: |
TWC Spring OpCo LLC, its Administrative Member |
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By: |
TWC Spring Street Hotel GP LLC, its Managing Member |
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/s/ Alan Kanders |
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Alan Kanders, Manager |
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LENDER:
LOANCORE CAPITAL CREDIT REIT LLC a Delaware limited liability company |
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By: | /s/ Richard Small | |
Name: Richard Small | ||
Title: Managing Director |
Schedule 1
Required Repairs
Required Repair Item |
Estimated
Cost |
Reserve Deposit
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1. ADA Guestroom Communication Kits |
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$ | 6,375 |
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Schedule 2
Exceptions to Representations and Warranties
None.
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Schedule 3
Release Parcel
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Schedule 4
Organization of Borrower
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Schedule 5
Definition of Special Purpose Bankruptcy Remote Entity
(I) A Special Purpose Bankruptcy Remote Entity means (x) a limited liability company that is a Single Member Bankruptcy Remote LLC or (y) a corporation, limited partnership or limited liability company which at all times since its formation and at all times thereafter:
(i) was and will be organized solely for the purpose of (A) owning the Property (or with respect to Leasehold Borrower, leasing the Property) or (B) acting as a general partner of the limited partnership that owns the Property or member of the limited liability company that owns the Property, and all activities incidental thereto;
(ii) has not engaged and will not engage in any business unrelated to (A) the ownership (or with respect to Leasehold Borrower, the leasing) of the Property, (B) acting as general partner of the limited partnership that owns the Property or (C) acting as a member of the limited liability company that owns the Property, as applicable;
(iii) has not had and will not have any assets other than those related to the Property or its partnership or member interest in the limited partnership or limited liability company that owns the Property, as applicable;
(iv) has not engaged, sought or consented to and will not engage in, seek or consent to any dissolution, winding up, liquidation, consolidation, merger, asset sale (except as expressly permitted by this Agreement), transfer of partnership or membership interests or the like, or amendment of its limited partnership agreement, articles of incorporation, articles of organization, certificate of formation or operating agreement (as applicable);
(v) if such entity is a limited partnership, has and will have, as its only general partners, Special Purpose Bankruptcy Remote Entities that are corporations;
(vi) if such entity is a corporation, has and will have at least two (2) Independent Directors, and has not caused or allowed and will not cause or allow the board of directors of such entity to take any action requiring the unanimous affirmative vote of 100% of the members of its board of directors unless all of the directors and all Independent Directors shall have participated in such vote, and the organizational documents of such entity shall provide that no Independent Director may be removed or replaced without Cause and unless such entity provides Lender with not less than three (3) Business Days prior written notice of (a) any proposed removal of an Independent Director, together with a statement as to the reasons for such removal, and (b) the identity of the proposed replacement Independent Director, together with a certification that such replacement satisfies the requirements set forth in the organizational documents for an Independent Director;
(vii) if such entity is a limited liability company, has and will have at least one member that has been and will be a Special Purpose Bankruptcy Remote Entity that has been and will be a corporation and such corporation is the managing member of such limited liability company;
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(viii) if such entity is a limited liability company, has and will have articles of organization, a certificate of formation and/or an operating agreement, as applicable, providing that (A) such entity will dissolve only upon the bankruptcy of the managing member, (B) the vote of a majority-in-interest of the remaining members is sufficient to continue the life of the limited liability company in the event of such bankruptcy of the managing member and (C) if the vote of a majority-in-interest of the remaining members to continue the life of the limited liability company following the bankruptcy of the managing member is not obtained, the limited liability company may not liquidate the Property without the consent of the applicable Rating Agencies for as long as the Loan is outstanding;
(ix) has not, and without the unanimous consent of all of its partners, directors or members (including all Independent Directors), as applicable, will not, with respect to itself or to any other entity in which it has a direct or indirect legal or beneficial ownership interest (A) file a bankruptcy, insolvency or reorganization petition or otherwise institute insolvency proceedings or otherwise seek any relief under any laws relating to the relief from debts or the protection of debtors generally, (B) seek or consent to the appointment of a receiver, liquidator, assignee, trustee, sequestrator, custodian or any similar official for such entity or for all or any portion of such entitys properties, (C) make any assignment for the benefit of such entitys creditors or (D) take any action that might cause such entity to become insolvent;
(x) has remained and intends to remain solvent and has maintained and intends to maintain adequate capital in light of its contemplated business operations;
(xi) has not failed and will not fail to correct any known misunderstanding regarding the separate identity of such entity;
(xii) has maintained and will maintain its accounts, books and records separate from any other Person and will file its own tax returns separate from those of any other Person;
(xiii) has maintained and will maintain its books, records, resolutions and agreements as official records;
(xiv) except as contemplated by this Agreement and/or the other Loan Documents, has not commingled and will not commingle its funds or assets with those of any other Person;
(xv) has held and will hold its assets solely in its own name (except such personalty that has been transferred from one Borrower to the other Borrower);
(xvi) has conducted and will conduct its business solely in its name,
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(xvii) has maintained and will maintain its financial statements, accounting records and other entity documents separate from any other Person, except that its assets may be listed on a consolidated financial statement of an Affiliate; provided, however, that (A) any such consolidated financial statement shall contain a note indicating that its separate assets and liabilities are neither available to pay the debts of the consolidated Person nor constitute obligations of the consolidated Person and (B) such assets shall be listed on its own separate balance sheet;
(xviii) has maintained a sufficient number of employees, if any, in light of its contemplated business operations and has paid and will pay its own liabilities, including the salaries of its own employees, solely out of its own funds and assets;
(xix) has observed and will observe all partnership, corporate or limited liability company formalities, as applicable, in all material respects;
(xx) has maintained and will maintain an arms-length relationship with its Affiliates;
(xxi)(a) if such entity owns the Property, has no and will not have any indebtedness other than Permitted Indebtedness, or (b) if such entity acts as the general partner of a limited partnership which owns the Property, has not and will not have any indebtedness other than unsecured trade payables in the ordinary course of business relating to acting as general partner of the limited partnership which owns the Property which (1) do not exceed, at any time, $10,000 and (2) are paid within thirty (30) days of the date incurred, or (c) if such entity acts as a managing member of a limited liability company which owns the Property, has and will have no indebtedness other than unsecured trade payables in the ordinary course of business relating to acting as a member of the limited liability company which owns the Property which (1) do not exceed, at any time, $10,000 and (2) are paid within thirty (30) days of the date incurred;
(xxii) has not and will not assume or guarantee or become obligated for the debts of any other Person or hold out its credit as being available to satisfy the obligations of any other Person nd has not and will not permit any Affiliate to assume or guarantee or become obligated for its debts other than, with respect to Borrower, the Guarantor in connection with the Loan and the Franchise Agreement;
(xxiii) has not and will not acquire obligations or securities of its partners, members or shareholders;
(xxiv) has allocated and will allocate fairly and reasonably shared expenses with Affiliates, including, without limitation, shared office space, and uses separate stationery, invoices and checks bearing its own name;
(xxv) except to the Lender in connection with the Loan, has not pledged and will not pledge its assets for the benefit of any other Person;
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(xxvi) has held itself out and identified itself and will hold itself out and identify itself as a separate and distinct entity under its own name and not as a division or part of any other Person;
(xxvii) has maintained and will maintain its assets in such a manner that it will not be costly or difficult to segregate, ascertain or identify its individual assets from those of any other Person;
(xxviii) has not made and will not make loans to any Person and has not permitted and will not permit any Affiliate to make any loans to it;
(xxix) has not identified and will not identify its partners, members or shareholders, or any Affiliate of any of them, as a division or part of it;
(xxx) has not entered into or been a party to, and will not enter into or be a party to, any transaction with its partners, members, shareholders or Affiliates except in the ordinary course of its business and on terms which are intrinsically fair and substantially similar to those that would be obtained in a comparable arms-length transaction with an unrelated third party;
(xxxi) has and will have no obligation to indemnify its partners, officers, directors, members or Special Members, as the case may be, or has such an obligation that is fully subordinated to the Debt and will not constitute a claim against it if cash flow in excess of the amount required to pay the Debt is insufficient to pay such obligation;
(xxxii) has and will have an express acknowledgment in its organizational documents that Lender is an intended third-party beneficiary of the special purpose provisions of such organizational documents; and
(xxxiii) will consider the interests of its creditors in connection with all corporate, partnership or limited liability company actions, as applicable.
(II) Single Member Bankruptcy Remote LLC means a limited liability company organized under the laws of the State of Delaware which at all times since its formation and at all times thereafter:
(i) was and will be organized solely for the purpose of owning the Property (or with respect to Leasehold Borrower, leasing the Property) and all activities incidental thereto;
(ii) has not engaged and will not engage in any business unrelated to the ownership (or with respect to Leasehold Borrower, the leasing) of the Property;
(iii) has not had and will not have any assets other than those related to the Property;
(iv) has not engaged, sought or consented to and will not engage in, seek or consent to any dissolution, winding up, liquidation, consolidation, merger, asset sale (except as expressly permitted by this Agreement), transfer of partnership or membership interests or the like, or amendment of its limited liability company agreement or certificate of formation;
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(v) has not, and without the unanimous consent of all of directors (including all Independent Directors), as applicable, will not, with respect to itself or to any other entity in which it has a direct or indirect legal or beneficial ownership interest (A) file a bankruptcy, insolvency or reorganization petition or otherwise institute insolvency proceedings or otherwise seek any relief under any laws relating to the relief from debts or the protection of debtors generally, (B) seek or consent to the appointment of a receiver, liquidator, assignee, trustee, sequestrator, custodian or any similar official for such entity or for all or any portion of such entitys properties, (C) make any assignment for the benefit of such entitys creditors or (D) take any action that might cause such entity to become insolvent;
(vi) has remained and intends to remain solvent and has maintained and intends to maintain adequate capital in light of its contemplated business operations;
(vii) has not failed and will not fail to correct any known misunderstanding regarding the separate identity of such entity;
(viii) has maintained and will maintain its books, records, resolutions and agreements as official records;
(ix) except as contemplated by this Agreement and/or the other Loan Documents, has not commingled and will not commingle its funds or assets with those of any other Person;
(x) has held and will hold its assets solely in its own name;
(xi) has conducted and will conduct its business solely in its name,
(xii) has maintained and will maintain its financial statements, accounting records and other entity documents separate from any other Person, except that its assetse may be listed on a consolidated financial statement of an Affiliate; provided, however, that any such consolidated financial statement shall contain a note indicating that its separate assets and liabilities are neither available to pay the debts of the consolidated Person nor constitute obligations of the consolidated Person and (B) such assets shall be listed on its own separate balance sheet;
(xiii) has maintained a sufficient number of employees, if any, in light of its contemplated business operations and has paid and will pay its own liabilities, including the salaries of its own employees, solely out of its own funds and assets;
(xiv) has observed and will observe all limited liability company formalities, in all material respects;
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(xv) has maintained and will maintain an arms-length relationship with its Affiliates;
(xvi) has not and will not have any indebtedness other than Permitted Indebtedness;
(xvii) has not and will not assume or guarantee or become obligated for the debts of any other Person or hold out its credit as being available to satisfy the obligations of any other Person and will not permit any Affiliate to assume or guarantee or become obligated for its debts;
(xviii) has not and will not acquire obligations or securities of its partners, members or shareholders;
(xix) has allocated and will allocate fairly and reasonably shared expenses with Affiliates, including, without limitation, shared office space, and uses separate stationery, invoices and checks bearing its own name;
(xx) except to the Lender in connection with the Loan, has not pledged and will not pledge its assets for the benefit of any other Person;
(xxi) has held itself out and identified itself and will hold itself out and identify itself as a separate and distinct entity under its own name and not as a division or part of any other Person;
(xxii) has maintained and will maintain its assets in such a manner that it will not be costly or difficult to segregate, ascertain or identify its individual assets from those of any other Person;
(xxiii) has not made and will not make loans to any Person and has not permitted and will not permit any Affiliate to make any loans to it;
(xxiv) has not identified and will not identify its members or any Affiliate of any of them, as a division or part of it;
(xxv) has not entered into or been a party to, and will not enter into or be a party to, any transaction with its partners, members, shareholders or Affiliates except in the ordinary course of its business and on terms which are intrinsically fair and substantially similar to those that would be obtained in a comparable arms-length transaction with an unrelated third party;
(xxvi) has and will have no obligation to indemnify its partners, officers, directors, members or Special Members, as the case may be, or has such an obligation that is fully subordinated to the Debt and will not constitute a claim against it if cash flow in excess of the amount required to pay the Debt is insufficient to pay such obligation;
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(xxvii) has and will have an express acknowledgment in its organizational documents that Lender is an intended third-party beneficiary of the special purpose provisions of such organizational documents;
(xxviii) will consider the interests of its creditors in connection with all limited liability company actions;
(xxix) has maintained and will maintain its accounts, books and records separate from any other person;
(xxx) has and will have an operating agreement which provides that the business and affairs of Borrower shall be managed by or under the direction of a board of one or more directors designated by Sole Member, and at all times there shall be at least two (2) duly appointed Independent Directors on the board of directors, and the board of directors will not take any action requiring the unanimous affirmative vote of 100% of the members of its board of directors unless, at the time of such action there are at least two (2) members of the board of directors who are Independent Directors, and all of the directors and all Independent Directors shall have participated in such vote;
(xxxi) has and will have an operating agreement which provides that, as long as any portion of the Debt remains outstanding, (A) upon the occurrence of any event that causes Sole Member to cease to be a member of Borrower (other than (x) upon an assignment by Sole Member of all of its limited liability company interest in Borrower and the admission of the transferee, if permitted pursuant to the organizational documents of Borrower and the Loan Documents, or (y) the resignation of Sole Member and the admission of an additional member of Borrower, if permitted pursuant to the organizational documents of Borrower and the Loan Documents), the person acting as an Independent Director of Borrower shall, without any action of any Person and simultaneously with Sole Member ceasing to be a member of Borrower, automatically be admitted as the sole member of Borrower (the Special Member ) and shall preserve and continue the existence of Borrower without dissolution, (B) no Special Member may resign or transfer its rights as Special Member unless (x) a successor Special Member has been admitted to Borrower as a Special Member, and (y) such successor Special Member has also accepted its appointment as an Independent Director, (C) no Independent Director may be removed or replaced without Cause and unless the company provides Lender with not less than three (3) Business Days prior written notice of (a) any proposed removal of an Independent Director, together with a statement as to the reasons for such removal, and (b) the identity of the proposed replacement Independent Director, together with a certification that such replacement satisfies the requirements set forth in the organizational documents for an Independent Director except in the event of death or legal incapacity of an Independent Director, (D) to the greatest extent permitted by law, except for duties to Borrower (including duties to the members of Borrower solely to the extent of their respective economic interest in Borrower and to Borrowers creditors), such Independent Director shall not owe any fiduciary duties to, and shall not consider, in acting or otherwise voting on any matter for which their approval is required, the interests of (i) the members of Borrower, (ii) other Affiliates of Borrower, or (iii) any group of Affiliates of which Borrower is a part); provided , however , the foregoing shall not eliminate the implied contractual covenant of good faith and fair dealing and (E) except as expressly permitted pursuant to the terms of this Agreement, Sole Member may not resign and no additional member shall be admitted to Borrower; and
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(xxxii) has and will have an operating agreement which provides that, as long as any portion of the Debt remains outstanding, (A) Borrower shall be dissolved, and its affairs shall be wound up only upon the first to occur of the following: (x) the termination of the legal existence of the last remaining member of Borrower or the occurrence of any other event which terminates the continued membership of the last remaining member of Borrower in Borrower unless the business of Borrower is continued in a manner permitted by its operating agreement or the Delaware Limited Liability Company Act (the Delaware Act ) or (y) the entry of a decree of judicial dissolution under Section 18-802 of the Delaware Act; (B) upon the occurrence of any event that causes the last remaining member of Borrower to cease to be a member of Borrower or that causes Sole Member to cease to be a member of Borrower (other than (x) upon an assignment by Sole Member of all of its limited liability company interest in Borrower and the admission of the transferee, if permitted pursuant to the organizational documents of Borrower and the Loan Documents, or (y) the resignation of Sole Member and the admission of an additional member of Borrower, if permitted pursuant to the organizational documents of Borrower and the Loan Documents), to the fullest extent permitted by law, the personal representative of such member shall be authorized to, and shall, within 90 days after the occurrence of the event that terminated the continued membership of such member in Borrower, agree in writing to continue the existence of Borrower and to the admission of the personal representative or its nominee or designee, as the case may be, as a substitute member of Borrower, effective as of the occurrence of the event that terminated the continued membership of such member in Borrower; (C) the bankruptcy of Sole Member or a Special Member shall not cause such member or Special Member, respectively, to cease to be a member of Borrower and upon the occurrence of such an event, the business of Borrower shall continue without dissolution; (D) in the event of dissolution of Borrower, Borrower shall conduct only such activities as are necessary to wind up its affairs (including the sale of the assets of Borrower in an orderly manner), and the assets of Borrower shall be applied in the manner, and in the order of priority, set forth in Section 18-804 of the Delaware Act; and (E) to the fullest extent permitted by law, each of Sole Member and the Special Members shall irrevocably waive any right or power that they might have to cause Borrower or any of its assets to be partitioned, to cause the appointment of a receiver for all or any portion of the assets of Borrower, to compel any sale of all or any portion of the assets of Borrower pursuant to any applicable law or to file a complaint or to institute any proceeding at law or in equity to cause the dissolution, liquidation, winding up or termination of Borrower.
(III) Cause shall mean, with respect to an Independent Director or Independent Manager, (i) acts or omissions by such Independent Director or Independent Manager, as applicable, that constitute willful disregard of, or gross negligence with respect to such Independent Directors or Independent Managers, as applicable, duties, (ii) such Independent Director or Independent Manager, as applicable, has engaged in or has been charged with or has been indicted or convicted for any crime or crimes of fraud or other acts constituting a crime under any law applicable to such Independent Director or Independent Manager, as applicable, (iii) such
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Independent Director or Independent Manager, as applicable, has breached its fiduciary duties of loyalty and care as and to the extent of such duties in accordance with the terms of the Borrowers organizational documents, (iv) there is a material increase in the fees charged by such Independent Director or Independent Manager, as applicable, or a material change to such Independent Directors or Independent Managers, as applicable, terms of service, (v) such Independent Director or Independent Manager, as applicable, is unable to perform his or her duties as Independent Director or Independent Manager, as applicable, due to death, disability or incapacity, (vi) such Person no longer meets the criteria provided in the definition of Independent Director or Independent Manager, as applicable or (vii) the death or legal incapacity of such Independent Director or Independent Manager.
(IV) Independent Director or Independent Manager means a natural person selected by Borrower (a) with prior experience as an independent director, independent manager or independent member, (b) with at least three (3) years of employment experience, (c) who is provided by a Nationally Recognized Service Company (defined below), (d) who is duly appointed as an Independent Director or Independent Manager and is not, will not be while serving as Independent Director or Independent Manager (except pursuant to an express provision in Borrowers operating agreement providing for the appointment of such Independent Director or Independent Manager to become a special member upon Sole Member ceasing to be a member of Borrower) and shall not have been at any time during the preceding five (5) years, any of the following:
(i) a stockholder, director (other than as an Independent Director), officer, employee, partner, attorney or counsel of Borrower, any Affiliate of Borrower or any direct or indirect parent of Borrower;
(ii) a customer, supplier or other Person who derives any of its purchases or revenues from its activities with Borrower or any Affiliate of Borrower;
(iii) a Person or other entity Controlling or under Common Control with any such stockholder, partner, customer, supplier or other Person; or
(iv) a member of the immediate family of any such stockholder, director, officer, employee, partner, customer, supplier or other Person.
A natural person who otherwise satisfies the foregoing definition and satisfies subparagraph (i) by reason of being the Independent Director or Independent Manager of a special purpose entity affiliated with Borrower shall be qualified to serve as an Independent Director or Independent Manager of Borrower, provided that the fees that such individual earns from serving as Independent Director or Independent Manager of affiliates of Borrower in any given year constitute in the aggregate less than five percent (5%) of such individuals annual income for that year.
A natural person who satisfies the foregoing definition other than clause (ii) shall not be disqualified from serving as an Independent Director or Independent Manager of Borrower if such individual is an independent director, independent manager or special manager provided by a Nationally Recognized Service Company that provides professional independent directors, independent managers and special managers and also provides other corporate services in the ordinary course of its business.
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(V) Nationally Recognized Service Company means any of CT Corporation, Corporation Service Company, National Registered Agents, Inc., Wilmington Trust Company, National Corporate Research, Ltd. or such other nationally recognized company that provides independent director, independent manager or independent member services and that is reasonably satisfactory to Lender, in each case that is not an Affiliate of Borrower and that provides professional independent directors and other corporate services in the ordinary course of its business.
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Schedule 6
Intellectual Property/Websites
None.
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Exhibit 10.5
GUARANTY OF RECOURSE OBLIGATIONS
made by
CONDOR HOSPITALITY TRUST, INC.
AND
ALAN KANDERS
AND
RAVIRAJ KIRAN DAVE
as guarantors,
in favor of
LOANCORE CAPITAL CREDIT REIT LLC
Dated as of August 22, 2016
GUARANTY OF RECOURSE OBLIGATIONS
This GUARANTY OF RECOURSE OBLIGATIONS (this Guaranty ), dated as of August 22, 2016, made by CONDOR HOSPITALITY TRUST, INC . ( Condor ), a Maryland corporation, having an address at 4800 Montgomery Lane, Suite 220, Bethesda, Maryland 20814, ALAN KANDERS ( Kanders ), an individual having an address at 500 West End Ave, Apt 2A, New York, New York 10024, and RAVIRAJ KIRAN DAVE ( Dave ; and together with Kanders, collectively, the Individual Guarantors ), an individual, having an address at 40 West 57 th Street, 29 th Floor, New York, New York 10019, (each of Condor, Kanders and Dave, a Guarantor and collectively, Guarantors ), in favor of LOANCORE CAPITAL CREDIT REIT LLC , a Delaware limited liability company (together with its successors and assigns, hereinafter referred to as Lender ) , having an address c/o LoanCore Capital, 55 Railroad Avenue, Suite 100, Greenwich, Connecticut 06830.
R E C I T A L S :
A. Pursuant to that certain Loan Agreement dated as of the date hereof (as the same may be amended, modified, supplemented or replaced from time to time, the Loan Agreement ) between Spring Street Hotel Property LLC and Spring Street Hotel Opco LLC, each a Delaware limited liability company (individually or collectively as the context so requires, Borrower ) and Lender, Lender has agreed to make a loan (the Loan ) to Borrower in an aggregate principal amount not to exceed $33,750,000, subject to the terms and conditions of the Loan Agreement;
B. As a condition to Lenders making the Loan, Lender is requiring that Guarantors execute and deliver to Lender this Guaranty; and
C. Each Guarantor hereby acknowledges that it will materially benefit from Lenders agreeing to make the Loan;
NOW, THEREFORE, in consideration of the premises set forth herein and as an inducement for and in consideration of the agreement of Lender to make the Loan pursuant to the Loan Agreement, each Guarantor hereby agrees, covenants, represents and warrants to Lender as follows:
1. Definitions .
(a) All capitalized terms used and not defined herein shall have the respective meanings given such terms in the Loan Agreement.
(b) The term Foreclosure Event means (x) the completion of a foreclosure of the Loan or the acceptance by Lender (in writing) of a deed in lieu of foreclosure under the Loan Documents or (y) if the Loan is bifurcated into a mortgage and mezzanine loan pursuant to Section 9.2 of the Loan Agreement, the completion of a foreclosure pursuant to any
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mezzanine loan lenders rights under any mezzanine loan document and UCC or the acceptance by any mezzanine loan lender (in writing) of a conveyance in lieu of foreclosure, each (in the case of the events described in this clause (y)) in accordance with the applicable terms of the related intercreditor agreement, provided that a Foreclosure Event as described in this clause (y) shall not occur if any Guarantor or any Affiliate colludes with such mezzanine loan lender to effectuate such Foreclosure Event without the participation or consent of Lender.
(c) The term Guaranteed Obligations means (i) Borrowers Recourse Liabilities and (ii) from and after the date that any Springing Recourse Event occurs, payment of all the Debt as and when the same is due in accordance with the Loan Documents (and whether accrued prior to, on or after such date).
2. Guaranty .
(a) Each Guarantor hereby irrevocably, absolutely and unconditionally guarantees to Lender the full, prompt and complete payment when due of the Guaranteed Obligations. Notwithstanding anything to the contrary contained herein or in any other Loan Document, it is expressly understood and agreed that Condor shall not be liable hereunder for any Guaranteed Obligation arising as a result of any JV Agreement Recourse Liabilities and the Individual Guarantors shall be solely liable for any and all Guaranteed Obligations arising as a result of any JV Agreement Recourse Liabilities.
(b) All sums payable to Lender under this Guaranty shall be payable five (5) Business Days after demand and without reduction for any offset, claim, counterclaim or defense.
(c) Each Guarantor agrees that no portion of any sums applied (other than sums received from Guarantor in full or partial satisfaction of its obligations hereunder), from time to time, in reduction of the Debt shall be deemed to have been applied in reduction of the Guaranteed Obligations until such time as the Debt has been paid in full, or Guarantors shall have made the full payment required hereunder, it being the intention hereof that the Guaranteed Obligations shall be the last portion of the Debt to be deemed satisfied.
3. Representations and Warranties . Each Guarantor hereby, as to itself or himself, as applicable, represents and warrants to Lender as follows (which representations and warranties shall be given as of the date hereof and shall survive the execution and delivery of this Guaranty):
(a) Organization, Authority and Execution . Condor is a corporation duly organized, validly existing and in good standing under the laws of the State of Maryland, and has all necessary power and authority to own its properties and to conduct its business as presently conducted or proposed to be conducted and to enter into and perform this Guaranty and all other agreements and instruments to be executed by it in connection herewith. This Guaranty has been duly executed and delivered by each Guarantor.
(b) Enforceability . This Guaranty constitutes a legal, valid and binding obligation of each Guarantor, enforceable against each Guarantor in accordance with its terms, except as enforceability may be limited by applicable bankruptcy, insolvency, reorganization, moratorium or similar laws affecting the enforcement of creditors rights generally.
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(c) No Violation . The execution, delivery and performance by Condor of its obligations under this Guaranty has been duly authorized by all necessary action, and do not and will not violate any law, regulation, order, writ, injunction or decree of any court or governmental body, agency or other instrumentality applicable to Condor, or result in a breach of any of the terms, conditions or provisions of, or constitute a default under, or result in the creation or imposition of any mortgage, lien, charge or encumbrance of any nature whatsoever upon any of the assets of Condor pursuant to the terms of Condors articles of organization, or any mortgage, indenture, agreement or instrument to which Condor is a party or by which it or any of its properties is bound. The execution, delivery and performance by the Individual Guarantors of their obligations under this Guaranty do not and will not violate any law, regulation, order, writ, injunction or decree of any court or governmental body, agency or other instrumentality applicable to the Individual Guarantors, or result in a breach of any of the terms, conditions or provisions of, or constitute a default under, or result in the creation or imposition of any mortgage, lien, charge or encumbrance of any nature whatsoever upon any of the assets of the Individual Guarantors pursuant to the terms of any mortgage, indenture, agreement or instrument to which the Individual Guarantors are a party or by which they or any of their properties is bound. No Guarantor is in default under any other guaranty which it has provided to Lender.
(d) No Litigation . There are no actions, suits or proceedings at law or at equity, pending or, to each Guarantors best knowledge, threatened against or affecting a Guarantor or which involve or might involve the validity or enforceability of this Guaranty or which might materially adversely affect the financial condition of a Guarantor or the ability of a Guarantor to perform any of its obligations under this Guaranty. No Guarantor is in default beyond any applicable grace or cure period with respect to any order, writ, injunction, decree or demand of any Governmental Authority which might materially adversely affect the financial condition of such Guarantor or the ability of such Guarantor to perform any of its obligations under this Guaranty.
(e) Consents . All consents, approvals, orders or authorizations of, or registrations, declarations or filings with, all Governmental Authorities (collectively, the Consents ) that are required in connection with the valid execution, delivery and performance by Guarantors of this Guaranty have been obtained and each Guarantor agrees that all Consents required in connection with the carrying out or performance of any of such Guarantors obligations under this Guaranty will be obtained when required.
(f) Financial Statements and Other Information . All financial statements of Guarantors heretofore delivered to Lender are true and correct in all material respects and fairly present the financial condition of Guarantors as of the respective dates thereof, and no materially adverse change has occurred in the financial conditions reflected therein since the respective dates thereof. None of the aforesaid financial statements or any certificate or statement furnished to Lender by or on behalf of a Guarantor in connection with the transactions contemplated hereby, and none of the representations and warranties in this Guaranty contains any untrue statement of a material fact or omits to state a material fact
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necessary in order to make the statements contained therein or herein not misleading. No Guarantor is insolvent within the meaning of the United States Bankruptcy Code or any other applicable law, code or regulation and the execution, delivery and performance of this Guaranty will not render any Guarantor insolvent.
(g) Consideration . Each Guarantor is the owner, directly or indirectly, of certain legal and beneficial equity interests in Borrower.
4. Financial Statements . The Individual Guarantors shall deliver to Lender, (a) within 90 days after the end of each calendar year, (i) a complete copy of the Individual Guarantors annual financial statements which shall be prepared by an independent certified public accountant after the occurrence of an Event of Default, certified by each Individual Guarantor as applicable, and in form, content, level of detail and scope reasonably acceptable to Lender (it being agreed that the form of financial statements delivered to Lender in connection with the closing of the Loan are acceptable to Lender), and (ii) a certificate of each Individual Guarantor setting forth the Net Worth (as defined below) and Liquid Assets (as defined below) of each Individual Guarantor in form, content, level of detail and scope reasonably satisfactory to Lender, and (b) 20 days after request by Lender, such other financial information with respect to the Individual Guarantors as Lender may reasonably request.
5. Unconditional Character of Obligations of Guarantors .
(a) The obligations of Guarantors hereunder shall be irrevocable, absolute and unconditional, irrespective of the validity, regularity or enforceability, in whole or in part, of the other Loan Documents or any provision thereof, or the absence of any action to enforce the same, any waiver or consent with respect to any provision thereof, the recovery of any judgment against Borrower, a Guarantor or any other Person or any action to enforce the same, any failure or delay in the enforcement of the obligations of Borrower under the other Loan Documents or Guarantors under this Guaranty, or any setoff, counterclaim, and irrespective of any other circumstances which might otherwise limit recourse against a Guarantor by Lender or constitute a legal or equitable discharge or defense of a guarantor or surety. Lender may enforce the obligations of any Guarantor under this Guaranty by a proceeding at law, in equity or otherwise, independent of any loan foreclosure or similar proceeding or any deficiency action against Borrower or any other Person at any time, either before or after an action against the Property or any part thereof, Borrower or any other Person. This Guaranty is a guaranty of payment and performance and not merely a guaranty of collection. Each Guarantor waives diligence, notice of acceptance of this Guaranty, filing of claims with any court, any proceeding to enforce any provision of any other Loan Document, against such Guarantor, Borrower or any other Person, any right to require a proceeding first against Borrower or any other Person, or to exhaust any security (including, without limitation, the Property) for the performance of the Guaranteed Obligations or any other obligations of Borrower or any other Person, or any protest, presentment, notice of default or other notice or demand whatsoever (except to the extent expressly provided to the contrary in this Guaranty).
(b) The obligations of Guarantors under this Guaranty, and the rights of Lender to enforce the same by proceedings, whether by action at law, suit in equity or otherwise, shall not be in any way affected by any of the following:
(i) any insolvency, bankruptcy, liquidation, reorganization, readjustment, composition, dissolution, receivership, conservatorship, winding up or other similar proceeding involving or affecting Borrower, the Property or any part thereof, a Guarantor or any other Person;
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(ii) any failure by Lender or any other Person, whether or not without fault on its part, to perform or comply with any of the terms of the Loan Agreement, or any other Loan Documents, or any document or instrument relating thereto;
(iii) the sale, transfer or conveyance of the Property or any interest therein to any Person, whether now or hereafter having or acquiring an interest in the Property or any interest therein and whether or not pursuant to any foreclosure, trustee sale or similar proceeding against Borrower or the Property or any interest therein;
(iv) the conveyance to Lender, any Affiliate of Lender or Lenders nominee of the Property or any interest therein by a deed-in-lieu of foreclosure;
(v) the release of Borrower or any other Person from the performance or observance of any of the agreements, covenants, terms or conditions contained in any of the Loan Documents by operation of law or otherwise; or
(vi) the release in whole or in part of any collateral for any or all Guaranteed Obligations or for the Loan or any portion thereof.
(c) Except as otherwise specifically provided in this Guaranty, each Guarantor hereby expressly and irrevocably waives all defenses in an action brought by Lender to enforce this Guaranty based on claims of waiver, release, surrender, alteration or compromise and all setoffs, reductions, or impairments, whether arising hereunder or otherwise, other than a mandatory or compulsory counterclaim, in any action or proceeding brought against or by Lender.
(d) Lender may deal with Borrower and Affiliates of Borrower in the same manner and as freely as if this Guaranty did not exist and shall be entitled, among other things, to grant Borrower or any other Person such extension or extensions of time to perform any act or acts as may be deemed advisable by Lender, at any time and from time to time, without terminating, affecting or impairing the validity of this Guaranty or the obligations of Guarantors hereunder.
(e) No compromise, alteration, amendment, modification, extension, renewal, release or other change of, or waiver, consent, delay, omission, failure to act or other action with respect to, any liability or obligation under or with respect to, or of any of the terms, covenants or conditions of, the Loan Documents shall in any way alter, impair or affect any of the obligations of Guarantors hereunder, and Guarantors agree that if any Loan Documents are modified with Lender and Borrowers written consent, the Guaranteed Obligations shall automatically be deemed modified to include such modifications.
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(f) Lender may proceed to protect and enforce any or all of its rights under this Guaranty by suit in equity or action at law, whether for the specific performance of any covenants or agreements contained in this Guaranty or otherwise, or to take any action authorized or permitted under applicable law, and shall be entitled to require and enforce the performance of all acts and things required to be performed hereunder by Guarantors. Each and every remedy of Lender shall, to the extent permitted by law, be cumulative and shall be in addition to any other remedy given hereunder or now or hereafter existing at law or in equity.
(g) No waiver shall be deemed to have been made by Lender of any rights hereunder unless the same shall be in writing and signed by Lender, and any such waiver shall be a waiver only with respect to the specific matter involved and shall in no way impair the rights of Lender or the obligations of Guarantors to Lender in any other respect or at any other time.
(h) At the option of Lender, any Guarantor may be joined in any action or proceeding commenced by Lender against Borrower in connection with or based upon any other Loan Documents and recovery may be had against any Guarantor in such action or proceeding or in any independent action or proceeding against such Guarantor to the extent of such Guarantors liability hereunder, without any requirement that Lender first assert, prosecute or exhaust any remedy or claim against Borrower or any other Person, or any security for the obligations of Borrower or any other Person.
(i) Guarantors agree that this Guaranty shall continue to be effective or shall be reinstated, as the case may be, if at any time any payment is made by Borrower or a Guarantor to Lender and such payment is rescinded or must otherwise be returned by Lender (as determined by Lender in its sole and absolute discretion) upon insolvency, bankruptcy, liquidation, reorganization, readjustment, composition, dissolution, receivership, conservatorship, winding up or other similar proceeding involving or affecting Borrower or a Guarantor, all as though such payment had not been made.
(j) In the event that any Guarantor shall advance or become obligated to pay any sums under this Guaranty or in connection with the Guaranteed Obligations or in the event that for any reason whatsoever Borrower or any subsequent owner of the Property or any part thereof is now, or shall hereafter become, indebted to a Guarantor, such Guarantor agrees that (i) the amount of such sums and of such indebtedness and all interest thereon shall at all times be subordinate as to lien, the time of payment and in all other respects to all sums, including Principal and interest and other amounts, at any time owed to Lender under the Loan Documents, and (ii) such Guarantor shall not be entitled to enforce or receive payment thereof until all Principal, interest and other sums due pursuant to the Loan Documents have been paid in full. Nothing herein contained is intended or shall be construed to give any Guarantor any right of subrogation in or under the Loan Documents or any right to participate in any way therein, or in the right, title or interest of Lender in or to any collateral for the Loan, notwithstanding any payments made by a Guarantor under this Guaranty, until the actual and irrevocable receipt by Lender of payment in full of all Principal, interest and other sums due with respect to the Loan or otherwise payable under the Loan Documents. If any amount shall be paid to a Guarantor on account of such subrogation rights at any time when any such sums due and owing to Lender shall not have been fully paid, such amount shall be paid by such Guarantor to Lender for credit and application against such sums due and owing to Lender.
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(k) Subject to Section 19 hereof, Guarantors obligations hereunder shall survive a foreclosure, deed-in-lieu of foreclosure or similar proceeding involving the Property and the exercise by Lender of any or all of its remedies pursuant to the Loan Documents.
6. Covenants .
(a) As used in this Section 6 , the following terms shall have the respective meanings set forth below:
(i) GAAP shall mean generally accepted accounting principles, consistently applied.
(ii) Liquid Assets shall mean assets in the form of cash, cash equivalents, obligations of (or fully guaranteed as to principal and interest by) the United States or any agency or instrumentality thereof (provided the full faith and credit of the United States supports such obligation or guarantee), certificates of deposit issued by a commercial bank having net assets of not less than $500 million, securities listed and traded on a recognized stock exchange or traded over the counter and listed in the National Association of Securities Dealers Automatic Quotations, undrawn lines of credit that are unrestricted and available on an immediate basis or liquid debt instruments that have a readily ascertainable value and are regularly traded in a recognized financial market.
(iii) Net Worth shall mean, as of a given date, (x) the total assets of a Guarantor as of such date (exclusive of any interest in the Property or in any other asset that is part of the collateral for the Loan) less (y) such Guarantors total liabilities as of such date, determined in accordance with GAAP.
(b) Until all of the Guaranteed Obligations have been paid in full, Guarantors (i) shall maintain, collectively, (A) a Net Worth in excess of $20,000,000 (the Net Worth Threshold ) and (B) Liquid Assets having a market value of at least $2,500,000 (the Liquid Assets Threshold ) and (ii) shall not sell, pledge, mortgage or otherwise transfer any of its assets, or any interest therein, which would cause Guarantors Net Worth to fall below the Net Worth Threshold or Guarantors Liquid Assets to fall below the Liquid Assets Threshold.
(c) No Individual Guarantor shall, at any time while a default in the payment of the Guaranteed Obligations has occurred and is continuing, either (i) enter into or effectuate any transaction with any Affiliate which would reduce the Net Worth of such Individual Guarantor or (ii) sell, pledge, mortgage or otherwise transfer to any Person any of such Individual Guarantors assets, or any interest therein.
7. Entire Agreement/Amendments . This instrument represents the entire agreement between the parties with respect to the subject matter hereof. The terms of this Guaranty shall not be waived, altered, modified, amended, supplemented or terminated in any manner whatsoever except by written instrument signed by Lender and Guarantors.
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8. Successors and Assigns . This Guaranty shall be binding upon each Guarantor, and such Guarantors estate, heirs, personal representatives, successors and assigns, may not be assigned or delegated by any Guarantor and shall inure to the benefit of Lender and its successors and assigns.
9. Governing Law .
(a) THIS GUARANTY WAS NEGOTIATED IN THE STATE OF NEW YORK AND THE PROCEEDS OF THE NOTE DELIVERED PURSUANT TO THE LOAN AGREEMENT WERE DISBURSED FROM THE STATE OF NEW YORK, WHICH STATE THE PARTIES AGREE HAS A SUBSTANTIAL RELATIONSHIP TO THE PARTIES AND TO THE UNDERLYING TRANSACTION EMBODIED HEREBY, AND IN ALL RESPECTS, INCLUDING MATTERS OF CONSTRUCTION, VALIDITY AND PERFORMANCE, THIS GUARANTY AND THE OBLIGATIONS ARISING HEREUNDER SHALL BE GOVERNED BY, AND CONSTRUED IN ACCORDANCE WITH, THE LAWS OF THE STATE OF NEW YORK APPLICABLE TO CONTRACTS MADE AND PERFORMED IN SUCH STATE AND ANY APPLICABLE LAW OF THE UNITED STATES OF AMERICA. TO THE FULLEST EXTENT PERMITTED BY LAW, EACH GUARANTOR HEREBY UNCONDITIONALLY AND IRREVOCABLY WAIVES ANY CLAIM TO ASSERT THAT THE LAW OF ANY OTHER JURISDICTION GOVERNS THIS GUARANTY AND THE NOTE, AND THIS GUARANTY AND THE NOTE SHALL BE GOVERNED BY AND CONSTRUED IN ACCORDANCE WITH THE LAWS OF THE STATE OF NEW YORK PURSUANT TO § 5-1401 OF THE NEW YORK GENERAL OBLIGATIONS LAW.
(b) ANY LEGAL SUIT, ACTION OR PROCEEDING AGAINST LENDER OR CONDOR ARISING OUT OF OR RELATING TO THIS GUARANTY SHALL BE INSTITUTED IN ANY FEDERAL OR STATE COURT IN NEW YORK COUNTY, NEW YORK AND CONDOR WAIVES ANY OBJECTION WHICH IT MAY NOW OR HEREAFTER HAVE TO THE LAYING OF VENUE OF ANY SUCH SUIT, ACTION OR PROCEEDING, AND CONDOR HEREBY IRREVOCABLY SUBMITS TO THE JURISDICTION OF ANY SUCH COURT IN ANY SUIT, ACTION OR PROCEEDING. CONDOR DOES HEREBY DESIGNATE AND APPOINT CORPORATION SERVICE COMPANY AT 1180 AVENUE OF THE AMERICAS, SUITE 210, NEW YORK, NEW YORK 10036, 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 OF CONDOR MAILED OR DELIVERED TO CONDOR IN THE MANNER PROVIDED HEREIN SHALL BE DEEMED IN EVERY RESPECT EFFECTIVE SERVICE OF PROCESS UPON CONDOR (UNLESS LOCAL LAW REQUIRES ANOTHER METHOD OF SERVICE), IN ANY SUCH SUIT, ACTION OR PROCEEDING IN THE STATE OF NEW YORK. CONDOR (i) SHALL GIVE PROMPT NOTICE TO LENDER OF ANY CHANGED ADDRESS OF ITS AUTHORIZED AGENTS HEREUNDER, (ii) MAY AT ANY TIME AND FROM TIME TO TIME DESIGNATE A
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SUBSTITUTE AUTHORIZED AGENT WITH AN OFFICE IN NEW YORK, NEW YORK (WHICH OFFICE SHALL BE DESIGNATED AS THE ADDRESS FOR SERVICE OF PROCESS), AND (iii) SHALL PROMPTLY DESIGNATE SUCH A SUBSTITUTE IF ITS AUTHORIZED AGENTS CEASE TO HAVE AN OFFICE IN NEW YORK, NEW YORK OR IS DISSOLVED WITHOUT LEAVING A SUCCESSOR. NOTWITHSTANDING THE FOREGOING, LENDER SHALL HAVE THE RIGHT TO INSTITUTE ANY LEGAL SUIT, ACTION OR PROCEEDING FOR THE ENFORCEMENT OR FORECLOSURE OF ANY LIEN ON ANY COLLATERAL FOR THE LOAN IN ANY FEDERAL OR STATE COURT IN ANY JURISDICTION(S) THAT LENDER MAY ELECT IN ITS SOLE AND ABSOLUTE DISCRETION, AND CONDOR WAIVES ANY OBJECTION WHICH IT MAY NOW OR HEREAFTER HAVE TO THE LAYING OF VENUE OF ANY SUCH SUIT, ACTION OR PROCEEDING, AND CONDOR HEREBY IRREVOCABLY SUBMITS TO THE JURISDICTION OF ANY SUCH COURT IN ANY SUIT, ACTION OR PROCEEDING.
(c) ANY LEGAL SUIT, ACTION OR PROCEEDING AGAINST LENDER, KANDERS OR DAVE ARISING OUT OF OR RELATING TO THIS GUARANTY SHALL BE INSTITUTED IN ANY FEDERAL OR STATE COURT IN NEW YORK COUNTY, NEW YORK AND KANDERS AND DAVE WAIVE ANY OBJECTION WHICH THEY MAY NOW OR HEREAFTER HAVE TO THE LAYING OF VENUE OF ANY SUCH SUIT, ACTION OR PROCEEDING, AND KANDERS AND DAVE HEREBY IRREVOCABLY SUBMIT TO THE JURISDICTION OF ANY SUCH COURT IN ANY SUIT, ACTION OR PROCEEDING. KANDERS AND DAVE AGREE THAT SERVICE OF PROCESS UPON KANDERS AND DAVE AT THE ADDRESS FOR KANDERS AND DAVE SET FORTH HEREIN AND WRITTEN NOTICE OF SAID SERVICE MAILED OR DELIVERED TO KANDERS AND DAVE IN THE MANNER PROVIDED HEREIN SHALL BE DEEMED IN EVERY RESPECT EFFECTIVE SERVICE OF PROCESS UPON KANDERS AND DAVE IN ANY SUCH SUIT, ACTION OR PROCEEDING IN THE STATE OF NEW YORK. KANDERS AND DAVE, AS APPLICABLE (i) SHALL GIVE PROMPT NOTICE TO LENDER OF ANY CHANGE IN THE ADDRESS FOR KANDERS AND DAVE SET FORTH HEREIN, (ii) MAY AT ANY TIME AND FROM TIME TO TIME DESIGNATE AN AUTHORIZED AGENT WITH AN OFFICE IN NEW YORK, NEW YORK (WHICH AGENT AND OFFICE SHALL BE DESIGNATED AS THE PERSON AND ADDRESS FOR SERVICE OF PROCESS), AND (iii) SHALL PROMPTLY DESIGNATE AN AUTHORIZED AGENT IF KANDERS OR DAVE CEASES TO HAVE AN OFFICE IN NEW YORK, NEW YORK. NOTWITHSTANDING THE FOREGOING, LENDER SHALL HAVE THE RIGHT TO INSTITUTE ANY LEGAL SUIT, ACTION OR PROCEEDING FOR THE ENFORCEMENT OR FORECLOSURE OF ANY LIEN ON ANY COLLATERAL FOR THE LOAN IN ANY FEDERAL OR STATE COURT IN ANY JURISDICTION(S) THAT LENDER MAY ELECT IN ITS SOLE AND ABSOLUTE DISCRETION, AND KANDERS AND DAVE WAIVE ANY OBJECTION WHICH IT MAY NOW OR HEREAFTER HAVE TO THE LAYING OF VENUE OF ANY SUCH SUIT, ACTION OR PROCEEDING, AND KANDERS AND DAVE HEREBY IRREVOCABLY SUBMIT TO THE JURISDICTION OF ANY SUCH COURT IN ANY SUIT, ACTION OR PROCEEDING.
10. Section Headings . The headings of the sections and paragraphs of this Guaranty have been inserted for convenience of reference only and shall in no way define, modify, limit or amplify any of the terms or provisions hereof.
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11. Severability . Any provision of this Guaranty which may be determined by any competent authority to be prohibited or unenforceable in any jurisdiction shall, as to such jurisdiction, be ineffective to the extent of such prohibition or unenforceability without invalidating the remaining provisions hereof, and any such prohibition or unenforceability in any jurisdiction shall not invalidate or render unenforceable such provision in any other jurisdiction. To the extent permitted by applicable law, each Guarantor hereby waives any provision of law which renders any provision hereof prohibited or unenforceable in any respect.
12. WAIVER OF TRIAL BY JURY . EACH GUARANTOR HEREBY WAIVES THE RIGHT OF TRIAL BY JURY IN ANY LITIGATION, ACTION OR PROCEEDING ARISING HEREUNDER OR IN CONNECTION THEREWITH.
13. Other Guaranties . The obligations of each Guarantor hereunder are separate and distinct from, and in addition to, the obligations of such Guarantor now or hereafter arising under any other guaranties, indemnification agreements or other agreements to which such Guarantor is now or hereafter becomes a party. In no event shall any Guarantor be entitled to any credit against amounts due under this Guaranty by reason of amounts paid to Lender by Guarantors (or any of them) or any other person under or by reason of the other guaranties, indemnification agreements or other agreements to which Guarantors (or any of them) are now or hereafter become a party.
Notices . All notices, consents, approvals and requests required or permitted hereunder (a Notice ) shall be given in writing and shall be effective for all purposes if either hand delivered with receipt acknowledged, or by a nationally recognized overnight delivery service (such as Federal Express), or by certified or registered United States mail, return receipt requested, postage prepaid, or by facsimile and confirmed by facsimile answer back, in each case addressed as follows (or to such other address or Person as a party shall designate from time to time by notice to the other party): If to Lender: Jefferies LoanCore LLC, 55 Railroad Avenue, Suite 100, Greenwich, Connecticut 06830, Attention: Brett Kaplan, Telecopier (203) 861-6006, with a copy to: Kaye Scholer LLP, 250 West 55th Street, New York, New York 10019-9710, Attention: Stephen Gliatta, Esq., Telecopier: (212) 836-8689; if to Condor: c/o Condor Hospitality Trust, Inc., 4800 Montgomery Lane, Suite 220, Bethesda, Maryland 20814, Attn: Jonathan J. Gantt, Chief Financial Officer and Senior Vice President, Email: jgantt@trustcondor.com with a copy to: Condor Hospitality Trust, Inc., 11422 Miracle Hills Drive, Suite 501, Omaha, Nebraska 68154, Attn: Lauren Green, Esq. Corporate Counsel, Email: lgreen@trustcondor.com; if to Kanders: 500 West End Ave, Apt 2A, New York, New York 10024; if to Dave: c/o 40 West 57 th Street, 29 th Floor, New York, New York 10019 with a copy to 12 Summit Street, Englewood Cliffs, New Jersey 07632. 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 overnight delivery, upon the first attempted delivery on a Business Day.
14. Guarantors Receipt of Loan Documents . Each Guarantor by its execution hereof acknowledges receipt of true copies of all of the Loan Documents, the terms and conditions of which are hereby incorporated herein by reference.
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15. Interest; Expenses .
(a) If Guarantors fail to pay all or any sums due hereunder upon demand by Lender, the amount of such sums payable by Guarantors to Lender shall bear interest from the date of demand until paid at the Default Rate in effect from time to time.
(b) Each Guarantor hereby agrees to pay all costs, charges and expenses, including reasonable attorneys fees and disbursements, that may be incurred by Lender in enforcing the covenants, agreements, obligations and liabilities of Guarantors under this Guaranty.
16. Joint and Several Obligations . Each Guarantor shall have joint and several liability for the obligations of Guarantors hereunder.
17. Counterparts . This Guaranty 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.
18. Release of Guarantors . Notwithstanding anything to the contrary contained herein, Guarantors shall have no liability hereunder for any Guaranteed Obligations that arise from and after:
(a) the full and complete repayment of the Debt in accordance with the terms, provisions and requirements set forth in the Loan Agreement. For purposes for this clause (a), (i) repayment of the Debt shall not be deemed to have occurred by reason of a foreclosure of the Property and (ii) to the extent a third party suit, proceeding or claim has been instituted or commenced relating to the Debt or this Guaranty prior to the termination date set forth in the foregoing sentence, this Guaranty and the Guaranteed Obligations shall remain in full force and effect with respect to any such suit, proceeding or claim until the earliest to occur of the completion, settlement, discontinuance or dismissal of any such suit, proceeding or claim, including, without limitation, if applicable, the payment and performance by Guarantors of any and all amounts (if any) which are due and payable under this Guaranty in connection with such suit, proceeding or claim;
(b) upon the completion of any Foreclosure Event, provided that Guarantors shall be released from all further liability under this Guaranty solely with respect to matters, events or circumstances which first occur or arise on or after the date of such Foreclosure Event, as applicable, to the extent that such matters, events or circumstances are not directly, or indirectly, caused by actions of any Guarantor or their Affiliates taken on or after such Foreclosure Event (but in the case of environmental liabilities specified in Section 5.30 of the Loan Agreement, subject to the provisions of said Section 5.30). Notwithstanding the foregoing, Guarantors shall remain obligated for the Guaranteed Obligations and this Guaranty shall continue in full force and effect in the event any Foreclosure Event is rescinded or declared void by a court of competent jurisdiction.
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Notwithstanding anything contained in this Guaranty (including this Section 19 ) to the contrary, Guarantors shall have no liability under this Guaranty for any acts or omissions solely caused by Lender, the holder of any mezzanine loan created in accordance with Section 9.2 of the Loan Agreement or any of their respective designees or any purchaser at a foreclosure sale (or the purchaser of a deed in lieu of foreclosure).
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IN WITNESS WHEREOF , each Guarantor has executed this Guaranty as of the date first above written.
CONDOR HOSPITALITY TRUST, INC., a Maryland corporation | ||||
By: | /s/ | Jonathan J. Gantt | ||
Name: Jonathan J. Gantt | ||||
Title: Senior Vice President and Chief Financial Officer |
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/s/ Alan Kanders | ||
ALAN KANDERS , an individual |
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/s/ Raviraj Kiran Dave | ||
RAVIRAJ KIRAN DAVE , an individual |
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