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
March 1, 2017
Date of report (Date of earliest event reported)
Condor Hospitality Trust, Inc.
(Exact Name of Registrant as Specified in Its Charter)
Maryland
(State or Other Jurisdiction of Incorporation)
1-34087 | 52-1889548 | |
(Commission File Number) |
(IRS Employer Identification No.) |
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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)
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Item 1.01 Entry into a Material Definitive Agreement.
On March 1, 2017, Condor Hospitality Limited Partnership ( CHLP ), the operating partnership of Condor Hospitality Trust, Inc. (the Company ), entered into a Credit Agreement with KeyBank National Association, as administrative agent and a lender, KeyBanc Capital Markets Inc. and The Huntington National Bank, as joint lead arrangers, and the other lenders and agents party thereto (the Credit Agreement ). The Credit Agreement provides for a $90 million senior secured revolving credit facility (the Facility ). At closing, CHLP borrowed $34.25 million under the Facility, of which $32.7 million was used in connection with the repayment and termination of the credit facilities and loans described under Item 1.02 below and $1.55 million was used to pay a portion of the reserves and costs related to the closing of the Facility.
The Credit Agreement includes an accordion feature that allows the Facility to be increased to $400 million, subject to certain conditions, including obtaining additional commitments from any one or more lenders. The amount available to borrow under the Facility is limited according to a borrowing base formula for the pool of hotel properties securing the facility. As of the date hereof, the collateral pool consists of 14 hotel properties and the available borrowing capacity under the Facility is $41.05 million. CHLP has the option to add hotel properties to the collateral pool and remove hotel properties from the collateral pool, subject to certain conditions, including its continued compliance with the financial covenants and other terms of the Credit Agreement. Subject to certain conditions, borrowings under the Facility can be used for the repayment of debt, future acquisitions and capital improvements and general corporate and working capital purposes. The Company anticipates using borrowings under the Facility to acquire three out of the four Home2 Suites hotels currently under contract to be acquired (as discussed in the Companys Form 8-K dated January 23, 2017), which will be added to the collateral pool for the Facility.
The Facility has a scheduled maturity date of March 1, 2019, with an automatic one-year extension upon the completion of one or more offerings of common stock of the Company resulting in an aggregate of $50 million of gross proceeds (a Qualified Capital Raise ). The Facility has two additional one-year extension options, subject to certain conditions, including the completion of one or more offerings of common stock of the Company resulting in an aggregate of $100 million of gross proceeds (including the proceeds from a Qualified Capital Raise) and payment of 0.25% extension fees. The Facility requires monthly interest payments and principal is due on the maturity date. CHPL may, at any time, voluntarily prepay any borrowing under the Facility in whole or in part without premium or penalty (other than customary LIBOR breakage costs).
Prior to the occurrence of a Qualified Capital Raise, borrowings under the facility accrue interest, at CHLPs option, at either LIBOR plus 3.95% or a base rate plus 2.95%. Thereafter, borrowings bear interest based on a leverage-based pricing grid, at CHLPs option, at either LIBOR plus a spread ranging from 2.25% to 3.00% (depending on leverage) or a base rate plus a spread ranging from 1.25% to 2.00% (depending on leverage). In addition, CHLP is required to pay a fee equal to 0.20% of the amount of the unused portion of the Facility if amounts borrowed are greater than 50% of the total commitments under the Facility or 0.25% if amounts borrowed are less than or equal to 50% of such commitments.
The Facility is secured by first priority liens and security interests on the hotel properties in the collateral pool and the tangible and intangible personal property used in connection with such hotel properties, including inventory, equipment, fixtures, accounts and general intangibles. After a Qualified Capital Raise, hotel properties added to the collateral pool will be secured by a pledge of the equity interests in the subsidiaries of CHLP that own or lease such hotel properties. The Credit Agreement also requires customary cash management arrangements. The Facility is guaranteed by the Company and its material subsidiaries that do not have stand-alone financing, pursuant to an Unconditional Guaranty of Payment and Performance dated as of March 1, 2017 by Condor Hospitality REIT Trust, the Company and the subsidiary guarantors party thereto (the Guaranty ).
The Credit Agreement contains customary representations and warranties and financial and other affirmative and negative covenants. CHLPs ability to borrow under the Facility is subject to ongoing compliance by the Company and CHLP with various customary restrictive covenants, including with respect to indebtedness, liens, investments, distributions, mergers and asset sales. In addition, the Credit Agreement requires the Company and CHLP to satisfy certain financial covenants, including the following:
| Leverage Ratio : Prior to the occurrence of a Qualified Capital Raise, the ratio of consolidated total indebtedness to consolidated total asset value cannot exceed (a) 70% (from closing through June 29, 2017), (b) 65% (from June 30, 2017 through the day prior to a Qualified Capital Raise) and (c) 60% (from and after the date of a Qualified Capital Raise). When the first extension option becomes effective, the foregoing leverage ratio will no longer be applicable, and in lieu thereof, the ratio of consolidated total indebtedness to adjusted consolidated EBITDA for the most recently ended four fiscal quarters cannot exceed 6.25 to 1. |
| Secured Leverage Ratio : The ratio of consolidated secured indebtedness (excluding the Facility) to consolidated total asset value cannot exceed 40%. |
| Debt Service Coverage Ratio : The ratio of adjusted consolidated EBITDA for the most recently ended four fiscal quarters to consolidated debt service for the most recently ended four fiscal quarters cannot be less than (a) 1.50 to 1 (from closing through the first to occur of (i) December 31, 2017 and (ii) a Qualified Capital Raise), (b) 1.75 to 1 (provided that a Qualified Capital Raise has not occurred, from January 1, 2018 through the occurrence of a Qualified Capital Raise) and (c) 2.00 to 1 (from and after the occurrence of a Qualified Capital Raise). |
| Fixed Charge Coverage Ratio : The ratio of adjusted consolidated EBITDA for the most recently ended four fiscal quarters to consolidated fixed charges for the most recently ended four fiscal quarters cannot be less than (a) 1.00 to 1 (from closing through the first to occur of (i) December 31, 2017 and (ii) a Qualified Capital Raise), (b) 1.10 to 1 (provided that a Qualified Capital Raise has not occurred, from January 1, 2018 through the occurrence of a Qualified Capital Raise) and (c) 1.50 to 1 (from and after the occurrence of a Qualified Capital Raise). |
| Tangible Net Worth : Consolidated tangible net worth cannot be less than $55 million plus 80% of net offering proceeds. |
| Borrowing Base : There must be at least seven hotel properties in the collateral pool with an aggregate appraised value of at least $150 million. |
| Unhedged Variable Rate Debt : Consolidated unhedged variable rate debt cannot exceed 25% of consolidated total asset value. |
| Distributions : Prior to the occurrence of a Qualified Capital Raise, the Company is permitted to make scheduled distributions on its preferred stock and distributions on its common stock at the current dividend rate ($0.01 per share per month). After the occurrence of a Qualified Capital Raise, the Company is permitted to make distributions during any period of four fiscal quarters in an aggregate amount of up to 95% of funds available for distribution. |
Certain of the terms used in the foregoing descriptions of the financial covenants have the meanings given to them in the Credit Agreement, and certain of the financial covenants are subject to pro forma adjustments for acquisitions and sales of hotel properties and for a Qualified Capital Raise.
The Credit Agreement includes customary events of default, in certain cases subject to customary cure periods. The occurrence of an event of default, following any applicable cure period, would permit the lenders to, among other things, declare the unpaid principal, accrued and unpaid interest and all other amounts payable under the Facility to be immediately due and payable.
Some of the lenders in the Credit Agreement and / or their affiliates have other business relationships with the Company involving the provision of financial and bank-related services, including cash management and treasury services, and have participated in the Companys prior debt financings.
The foregoing summary of the Credit Agreement and Guaranty does not purport to be complete and is qualified in its entirety by reference to the Credit Agreement and Guaranty, copies of which are attached as Exhibits 10.1 and 10.2 hereto, respectively, and are incorporated herein by reference.
Item 1.02. Termination of a Material Definitive Agreement.
The information reported under Item 1.01 above is incorporated herein by reference. On March 1, 2017 and in connection with the closing of the Facility described under Item 1.01 above, the following credit facilities and loans were repaid in full and the related loan documents were terminated:
| Amended and Restated Loan Agreement dated December 3, 2008 by and between the Company and Great Western Bank, as amended; |
| Assignment and Assumption of Deed of Trust and Other Loan Documents and Modification Agreement dated October 1, 2015 by and among PHG San Antonio, LLC, Jatin Desai, Mitul Patel, and Gregory M. Friedman, CDOR San Spring, LLC, TRS San Spring, LLC and the Company, and LMREC 2015CRE1, Inc., as amended; |
| Loan Agreement dated January 5, 2007 by and between CHLP and Western Alliance Bank, as amended; |
| Loan Agreement dated December 31, 2007 by and between SPPRSouth Bend, LLC and Western Alliance Bank, as amended; |
| Loan Agreement dated November 2, 2012 by and between Solomons Beacon Inn Limited Partnership, TRS Subsidiary LLC and Morgan Stanley Mortgage Capital Holdings, LLC, as amended; |
| Loan Agreement dated October 12, 2012 by and between SPPRDowell, LLC, SPPR-Dowell TRS Subsidiary, LLC and Cantor Commercial Real Estate Lending, L.P.; and |
| Loan Agreement dated October 26, 2015 by and between SPPRHotels, LLC, SPPR TRS Subsidiary, LLC and The Huntington National Bank, as amended. |
Item 2.03. Creation of a Direct Financial Obligation or an Obligation under an Off-Balance Sheet Arrangement of a Registrant.
The information reported under Item 1.01 above is incorporated herein by reference.
Item 9.01 Financial Statements and Exhibits.
(d) Exhibits.
10.1 | Credit Agreement dated as of March 1, 2017 by and among Condor Hospitality Limited Partnership, as Borrower, Keybank National Association and the other lenders party thereto, as Lenders, and Keybank National Association, as Agent. |
10.2 | Unconditional Guaranty of Payment and Performance dated as of March 1, 2017 by Condor Hospitality REIT Trust, Condor Hospitality Trust, Inc. and the subsidiary guarantors party thereto. |
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: March 7, 2017 | By: | /s/ Jonathan Gantt | ||||
Name: | Jonathan Gantt | |||||
Title: | Chief Financial Officer |
EXHIBIT INDEX
Exhibit | Description | |
10.1 | Credit Agreement dated as of March 1, 2017 by and among Condor Hospitality Limited Partnership, as Borrower, Keybank National Association and the other lenders party thereto, as Lenders, and Keybank National Association, as Agent. | |
10.2 | Unconditional Guaranty of Payment and Performance dated as of March 1, 2017 by Condor Hospitality REIT Trust, Condor Hospitality Trust, Inc. and the subsidiary guarantors party thereto. |
Exhibit 10.1
CREDIT AGREEMENT
DATED AS OF MARCH 1, 2017
by and among
CONDOR HOSPITALITY LIMITED PARTNERSHIP,
AS THE BORROWER,
KEYBANK NATIONAL ASSOCIATION,
THE OTHER LENDERS WHICH ARE PARTIES TO THIS AGREEMENT
AND
OTHER LENDERS THAT MAY BECOME
PARTIES TO THIS AGREEMENT,
KEYBANK NATIONAL ASSOCIATION,
AS THE AGENT,
AND
KEYBANC CAPITAL MARKETS INC.
AND
THE HUNTINGTON NATIONAL BANK,
AS JOINT LEAD ARRANGERS
AND
THE HUNTINGTON NATIONAL BANK,
AS SYNDICATION AGENT
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§1. | DEFINITIONS AND RULES OF INTERPRETATION | 1 | ||||||
§1.1 | Definitions | 1 | ||||||
§1.2 | Rules of Interpretation | 38 | ||||||
§2. | THE CREDIT FACILITY | 40 | ||||||
§2.1 | Revolving Credit Loans | 40 | ||||||
§2.2 | [Intentionally Omitted] | 41 | ||||||
§2.3 | Unused Fee | 41 | ||||||
§2.4 | Reduction and Termination of the Commitments | 41 | ||||||
§2.5 | Swing Loan Commitment | 42 | ||||||
§2.6 | Interest on Loans | 44 | ||||||
§2.7 | Requests for Revolving Credit Loans | 45 | ||||||
§2.8 | Funds for Loans | 45 | ||||||
§2.9 | Use of Proceeds | 46 | ||||||
§2.10 | Letters of Credit | 46 | ||||||
§2.11 | Increase in Total Commitment | 49 | ||||||
§2.12 | Extension of Maturity Date | 51 | ||||||
§2.13 | Defaulting Lenders | 54 | ||||||
§3. | REPAYMENT OF THE LOANS | 57 | ||||||
§3.1 | Stated Maturity | 57 | ||||||
§3.2 | Mandatory Prepayments | 58 | ||||||
§3.3 | Optional Prepayments | 58 | ||||||
§3.4 | Partial Prepayments | 58 | ||||||
§3.5 | Effect of Prepayments | 58 | ||||||
§4. | CERTAIN GENERAL PROVISIONS | 58 | ||||||
§4.1 | Conversion Options | 58 | ||||||
§4.2 | Fees | 59 | ||||||
§4.3 | Funds for Payments | 59 | ||||||
§4.4 | Computations | 64 | ||||||
§4.5 | Suspension of LIBOR Rate Loans | 64 | ||||||
§4.6 | Illegality | 65 | ||||||
§4.7 | Additional Interest | 65 | ||||||
§4.8 | Additional Costs, Etc. | 65 | ||||||
§4.9 | Capital Adequacy | 66 | ||||||
§4.10 | Breakage Costs | 67 | ||||||
§4.11 | Default Interest; Late Charge | 67 | ||||||
§4.12 | Certificate | 67 | ||||||
§4.13 | Limitation on Interest | 67 | ||||||
§4.14 | Certain Provisions Relating to Increased Costs | 68 | ||||||
§5. | COLLATERAL SECURITY; GUARANTORS | 69 | ||||||
§5.1 | Collateral | 69 | ||||||
§5.2 | Appraisal | 69 | ||||||
§5.3 | Additional Collateral | 69 | ||||||
§5.4 | Additional Guarantors; Release of Guarantors | 71 |
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§5.5 | Partial Release of Collateral | 72 | ||||||
§5.6 | Release of Collateral | 73 | ||||||
§6. | REPRESENTATIONS AND WARRANTIES | 73 | ||||||
§6.1 | Corporate Authority, Etc. | 73 | ||||||
§6.2 | Governmental Approvals | 75 | ||||||
§6.3 | Title to Properties | 75 | ||||||
§6.4 | Financial Statements | 75 | ||||||
§6.5 | No Material Changes | 75 | ||||||
§6.6 | Franchises, Patents, Copyrights, Etc. | 75 | ||||||
§6.7 | Litigation | 76 | ||||||
§6.8 | No Material Adverse Contracts, Etc. | 76 | ||||||
§6.9 | Compliance with Other Instruments, Laws, Etc. | 76 | ||||||
§6.10 | Tax Status | 76 | ||||||
§6.11 | No Event of Default | 77 | ||||||
§6.12 | Investment Company Act | 77 | ||||||
§6.13 | Setoff; Absence of UCC Financing Statements | 77 | ||||||
§6.14 | Certain Transactions | 77 | ||||||
§6.15 | Employee Benefit Plans | 78 | ||||||
§6.16 | Disclosure | 78 | ||||||
§6.17 | Trade Name; Place of Business | 79 | ||||||
§6.18 | Regulations T, U and X | 79 | ||||||
§6.19 | Environmental Compliance | 79 | ||||||
§6.20 | Subsidiaries; Organizational Structure | 81 | ||||||
§6.21 | Leases | 81 | ||||||
§6.22 | Property | 82 | ||||||
§6.23 | Brokers | 84 | ||||||
§6.24 | Other Debt | 84 | ||||||
§6.25 | Solvency | 84 | ||||||
§6.26 | No Bankruptcy Filing | 84 | ||||||
§6.27 | No Fraudulent Intent | 84 | ||||||
§6.28 | Transaction in Best Interests of the Borrower and Guarantors; Consideration | 85 | ||||||
§6.29 | Contribution Agreement | 85 | ||||||
§6.30 | Representations and Warranties of Guarantors | 85 | ||||||
§6.31 | OFAC | 85 | ||||||
§6.32 | Labor Matters | 86 | ||||||
§6.33 | Ground Lease | 86 | ||||||
§6.34 | Material Contracts | 87 | ||||||
§6.35 | Intellectual Property | 87 | ||||||
§6.36 | EEA Financial Institutions | 87 | ||||||
§6.37 | Initial Borrowing Base Properties | 87 | ||||||
§7. | AFFIRMATIVE COVENANTS | 87 | ||||||
§7.1 | Punctual Payment | 87 | ||||||
§7.2 | Maintenance of Office | 87 | ||||||
§7.3 | Records and Accounts | 88 | ||||||
§7.4 | Financial Statements, Certificates and Information | 88 | ||||||
§7.5 | Notices | 92 | ||||||
§7.6 | Existence; Maintenance of Properties | 93 |
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§7.7 | Insurance; Condemnation | 94 | ||||||
§7.8 | Taxes; Liens | 99 | ||||||
§7.9 | Inspection of Properties and Books | 100 | ||||||
§7.10 | Compliance with Laws, Contracts, Licenses, and Permits | 100 | ||||||
§7.11 | Further Assurances | 101 | ||||||
§7.12 | Leases of the Property | 101 | ||||||
§7.13 | Material Contracts | 102 | ||||||
§7.14 | Business Operations | 102 | ||||||
§7.15 | Registered Service Mark | 102 | ||||||
§7.16 | Ownership of Real Estate | 103 | ||||||
§7.17 | Distributions of Income to the Borrower | 103 | ||||||
§7.18 | Plan Assets | 103 | ||||||
§7.19 | Completion of Renovations | 103 | ||||||
§7.20 | Borrowing Base Properties | 104 | ||||||
§7.21 | Sanctions Laws and Regulations | 108 | ||||||
§7.22 | Assignment of Interest Rate Protection | 108 | ||||||
§7.23 | Post-Closing Items | 109 | ||||||
§8. | NEGATIVE COVENANTS | 109 | ||||||
§8.1 | Restrictions on Indebtedness | 109 | ||||||
§8.2 | Restrictions on Liens, Etc. | 110 | ||||||
§8.3 | Restrictions on Investments | 112 | ||||||
§8.4 | Merger, Consolidation | 114 | ||||||
§8.5 | Sale and Leaseback | 115 | ||||||
§8.6 | Compliance with Environmental Laws | 115 | ||||||
§8.7 | Distributions. | 116 | ||||||
§8.8 | Asset Sales | 117 | ||||||
§8.9 | Restriction on Prepayment of Indebtedness | 117 | ||||||
§8.10 | Zoning and Contract Changes and Compliance | 117 | ||||||
§8.11 | Derivatives Contracts | 118 | ||||||
§8.12 | Transactions with Affiliates | 118 | ||||||
§8.13 | Management Fees | 118 | ||||||
§8.14 | Changes to Organizational Documents | 118 | ||||||
§8.15 | Equity Pledges | 118 | ||||||
§8.16 | Non-Encumbrance | 118 | ||||||
§9. | FINANCIAL COVENANTS | 119 | ||||||
§9.1 | Borrowing Base | 119 | ||||||
§9.2 | Leverage | 119 | ||||||
§9.3 | Secured Leverage Ratio | 119 | ||||||
§9.4 | Debt Service Coverage Ratio | 120 | ||||||
§9.5 | Adjusted Consolidated EBITDA to Fixed Charges | 120 | ||||||
§9.6 | Minimum Consolidated Tangible Net Worth | 121 | ||||||
§9.7 | Minimum Property Requirement | 121 | ||||||
§9.8 | Unhedged Variable Rate Debt | 121 | ||||||
§10. | CLOSING CONDITIONS | 121 | ||||||
§10.1 | Loan Documents | 121 | ||||||
§10.2 | Certified Copies of Organizational Documents | 121 | ||||||
§10.3 | Resolutions | 121 |
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§10.4 | Incumbency Certificate; Authorized Signers | 122 | ||||||
§10.5 | Opinion of Counsel | 122 | ||||||
§10.6 | Payment of Fees | 122 | ||||||
§10.7 | Performance; No Default | 122 | ||||||
§10.8 | Representations and Warranties | 122 | ||||||
§10.9 | Proceedings and Documents | 122 | ||||||
§10.10 | Borrowing Base Qualification Documents | 122 | ||||||
§10.11 | Compliance Certificate and Borrowing Base Certificate | 122 | ||||||
§10.12 | Appraisals | 122 | ||||||
§10.13 | Consents | 123 | ||||||
§10.14 | Contribution Agreement | 123 | ||||||
§10.15 | Insurance | 123 | ||||||
§10.16 | Other | 123 | ||||||
§11. | CONDITIONS TO ALL BORROWINGS | 123 | ||||||
§11.1 | Prior Conditions Satisfied | 123 | ||||||
§11.2 | Representations True; No Default | 123 | ||||||
§11.3 | Borrowing Documents | 123 | ||||||
§11.4 | Endorsement to Title Policy | 123 | ||||||
§11.5 | Future Advances Tax Payment | 124 | ||||||
§12. | EVENTS OF DEFAULT; ACCELERATION; ETC. | 124 | ||||||
§12.1 | Events of Default and Acceleration | 124 | ||||||
§12.2 | Certain Cure Periods; Limitation of Cure Periods | 127 | ||||||
§12.3 | Termination of Commitments | 128 | ||||||
§12.4 | Remedies | 128 | ||||||
§12.5 | Distribution of Collateral Proceeds | 129 | ||||||
§12.6 | Collateral Account | 129 | ||||||
§13. | SETOFF | 130 | ||||||
§14. | THE AGENT | 131 | ||||||
§14.1 | Authorization | 131 | ||||||
§14.2 | Employees and Agents | 131 | ||||||
§14.3 | No Liability | 132 | ||||||
§14.4 | No Representations | 132 | ||||||
§14.5 | Payments | 132 | ||||||
§14.6 | Holders of Notes | 133 | ||||||
§14.7 | Indemnity | 133 | ||||||
§14.8 | The Agent as Lender | 133 | ||||||
§14.9 | Resignation | 133 | ||||||
§14.10 | Duties in the Case of Enforcement | 134 | ||||||
§14.11 | Request for Agent Action | 135 | ||||||
§14.12 | Bankruptcy | 135 | ||||||
§14.13 | Reliance by the Agent | 135 | ||||||
§14.14 | Approvals | 135 | ||||||
§14.15 | The Borrower Not Beneficiary | 136 | ||||||
§14.16 | Reliance on Hedge Provider | 136 | ||||||
§14.17 | Comfort Letters | 136 | ||||||
§15. | EXPENSES | 136 | ||||||
§16. | INDEMNIFICATION | 137 |
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§17. | SURVIVAL OF COVENANTS, ETC. | 138 | ||||||
§18. | ASSIGNMENT AND PARTICIPATION | 139 | ||||||
§18.1 | Conditions to Assignment by Lenders | 139 | ||||||
§18.2 | Register | 140 | ||||||
§18.3 | New Notes | 140 | ||||||
§18.4 | Participations | 140 | ||||||
§18.5 | Pledge by Lender | 141 | ||||||
§18.6 | No Assignment by the Borrower | 141 | ||||||
§18.7 | Disclosure | 141 | ||||||
§18.8 | Mandatory Assignment | 142 | ||||||
§18.9 | Amendments to Loan Documents | 143 | ||||||
§18.10 | Titled Agents | 143 | ||||||
§19. | NOTICES; EFFECTIVENESS; ELECTRONIC COMMUNICATIONS | 143 | ||||||
§20. | RELATIONSHIP | 145 | ||||||
§21. | GOVERNING LAW; CONSENT TO JURISDICTION AND SERVICE | 145 | ||||||
§22. | HEADINGS | 146 | ||||||
§23. | COUNTERPARTS | 146 | ||||||
§24. | ENTIRE AGREEMENT, ETC. | 146 | ||||||
§25. | WAIVER OF JURY TRIAL AND CERTAIN DAMAGE CLAIMS | 147 | ||||||
§26. | DEALINGS WITH THE BORROWER | 147 | ||||||
§27. | CONSENTS, AMENDMENTS, WAIVERS, ETC. | 148 | ||||||
§28. | SEVERABILITY | 149 | ||||||
§29. | TIME OF THE ESSENCE | 149 | ||||||
§30. | NO UNWRITTEN AGREEMENTS | 149 | ||||||
§31. | REPLACEMENT NOTES | 149 | ||||||
§32. | NO THIRD PARTIES BENEFITED | 149 | ||||||
§33. | PATRIOT ACT | 150 | ||||||
§34. | ACKNOWLEDGEMENT AND CONSENT TO BAIL-IN OF EEA FINANCIAL INSTITUTIONS | 150 |
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EXHIBITS AND SCHEDULES
Exhibit A | FORM OF JOINDER AGREEMENT | |
Exhibit B | FORM OF REVOLVING CREDIT NOTE | |
Exhibit C | FORM OF SWING LOAN NOTE | |
Exhibit D | FORM OF REQUEST FOR REVOLVING CREDIT LOAN | |
Exhibit E | FORM OF LETTER OF CREDIT REQUEST | |
Exhibit F | FORM OF LETTER OF CREDIT APPLICATION | |
Exhibit G | FORM OF COMPLIANCE CERTIFICATE | |
Exhibit H | FORM OF BORROWING BASE CERTIFICATE | |
Exhibit I | FORM OF ASSIGNMENT AND ACCEPTANCE AGREEMENT | |
Exhibits J | FORMS OF U.S. TAX COMPLIANCE CERTIFICATES | |
Exhibit K | FORM OF ASSIGNMENT OF INTERESTS | |
Schedule 1.1 | LENDERS AND COMMITMENTS | |
Schedule 1.3 | INITIAL BORROWING BASE PROPERTIES, TIER I PROPERTIES AND TIER II PROPERTIES | |
Schedule 2.9(a) | PERMITTED ACQUISITIONS | |
Schedule 2.9(b) | PERMITTED REFINANCES | |
Schedule 4.3 | ACCOUNTS | |
Schedule 5.3 | BORROWING BASE QUALIFICATION DOCUMENTS | |
Schedule 6.3 | TITLE TO PROPERTIES | |
Schedule 6.5 | NO MATERIAL CHANGES | |
Schedule 6.7 | PENDING LITIGATION | |
Schedule 6.10 | TAX STATUS | |
Schedule 6.14 | CERTAIN TRANSACTIONS | |
Schedule 6.20(a) | SUBSIDIARIES OF REIT | |
Schedule 6.20(b) | UNCONSOLIDATED AFFILIATES OF REIT AND ITS SUBSIDIARIES | |
Schedule 6.21 | LEASES | |
Schedule 6.22 | PROPERTY | |
Schedule 6.24 | OTHER DEBT | |
Schedule 6.34 | MATERIAL CONTRACTS | |
Schedule 6.37 | INITIAL BORROWING BASE PROPERTIES | |
Schedule 7.23 | POST-CLOSING ITEMS |
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CREDIT AGREEMENT
THIS CREDIT AGREEMENT (this Agreement) is made as of March 1, 2017, by and among CONDOR HOSPITALITY LIMITED PARTNERSHIP , a Virginia limited partnership (the Borrower), KEYBANK NATIONAL ASSOCIATION (KeyBank), the other lending institutions which are parties to this Agreement as Lenders, and the other lending institutions that may become parties hereto as Lenders pursuant to §18, and KEYBANK NATIONAL ASSOCIATION , as Agent for the Lenders (the Agent).
R E C I T A L S
WHEREAS , the Borrower has requested that the Lenders provide a revolving credit facility to the Borrower; and
WHEREAS , the Agent and the Lenders are willing to provide such revolving credit facility to the Borrower on and subject to the terms and conditions set forth herein;
NOW, THEREFORE , in consideration of the recitals herein and mutual covenants and agreements contained herein, the parties hereto hereby covenant and agree as follows:
§1. DEFINITIONS AND RULES OF INTERPRETATION.
§1.1 Definitions . The following terms shall have the meanings set forth in this §l or elsewhere in the provisions of this Agreement referred to below:
Acknowledgments . The Acknowledgments executed by a Guarantor or another Person in which Equity Interests have been pledged pursuant to the Loan Documents in favor of the Agent, acknowledging the pledge of Equity Interests in such Guarantor or other Person to the Agent, such Acknowledgments to be in form and substance reasonably satisfactory to the Agent, as the same may be modified, amended or restated.
Additional Commitment Request Notice. See §2.11(a) .
Additional Guarantor . Each additional Subsidiary of the Borrower which becomes a Subsidiary Guarantor pursuant to §5.4.
Adjusted Consolidated EBITDA . On any date of determination, the sum of Consolidated EBITDA for the four (4) fiscal quarters most recently ended less the FF&E Reserve for all Real Estate of the REIT and its Subsidiaries and less the Franchise Fees of the REIT and its Subsidiaries and less the Management Fees of the REIT and its Subsidiaries (to the extent not previously included in Consolidated EBITDA), in each case for the four (4) fiscal quarters most recently ended. Adjusted Consolidated EBITDA for the period shall be adjusted on a proforma basis to account for properties acquired or sold in the period in a manner satisfactory to the Agent.
Adjusted Net Operating Income . On any date of determination Net Operating Income from the Borrowing Base Properties or other Real Estate, as applicable, for the prior four (4) fiscal quarters most recently ended less the FF&E Reserve applicable to the Borrowing Base Properties or other Real Estate, as applicable, for such period. Adjusted Net Operating Income for the period shall be adjusted on a pro forma basis to account for properties acquired in the period in a manner satisfactory to the Agent.
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Affected Lender . See §4.14.
Affiliate . An Affiliate, as applied to any Person, shall mean any other Person directly or indirectly controlling, controlled by, or under common control with, that Person. For purposes of this definition, control (including, with correlative meanings, the terms controlling, controlled by and under common control with), as applied to any Person, means (a) the possession, directly or indirectly, of the power to vote ten percent (10%) or more of the stock, shares, voting trust certificates, beneficial interest, partnership interests, member interests or other interests having voting power for the election of directors of such Person or otherwise to direct or cause the direction of the management and policies of that Person, whether through the ownership of voting securities or by contract or otherwise, or (b) the ownership of (i) a general partnership interest, (ii) a managing members or managers interest in a limited liability company or (iii) a limited partnership interest or preferred stock (or other ownership interest) representing ten percent (10%) or more of the outstanding limited partnership interests, preferred stock or other ownership interests of such Person.
Agent . KeyBank National Association, acting as administrative agent for the Lenders, and its successors and assigns.
Agents Head Office . The Agents head office located at 127 Public Square, Cleveland, Ohio 44114-1306, or at such other location as the Agent may designate from time to time by notice to the Borrower and the Lenders.
Agents Special Counsel . Dentons US LLP or such other counsel as selected by the Agent.
Agreement . This Credit Agreement, including the Schedules and Exhibits hereto.
Agreement Regarding Fees . See §4.2.
Aloft Atlanta Joint Venture . Spring Street Hotel Property II LLC and Spring Street Hotel OpCo II LLC, which are owned indirectly eighty percent (80%) by the REIT and twenty percent (20%) by Three Wall Capital LLC, and which are the indirect owner and lessee, respectively, of the Aloft hotel in Atlanta, Georgia.
Applicable Law . All applicable provisions of constitutions, statutes, rules, regulations, guidelines and orders of all Governmental Authorities and all orders and decrees of all courts, tribunals and arbitrators.
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Applicable Margin .
(a) On any date prior to the occurrence of the Qualified Capital Raise, the Applicable Margin for LIBOR Rate Loans and Base Rate Loans shall be a percentage per annum as set forth below:
Applicable Margin For LIBOR Rate Loans |
Applicable Margin For Base Rate Loans |
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3.95% |
2.95% |
(b) On any date commencing on the date of the occurrence of the Qualified Capital Raise and continuing thereafter, the Applicable Margin for LIBOR Rate Loans and Base Rate Loans shall be a percentage per annum as set forth below based on the applicable Leverage Ratio:
Pricing Level |
Leverage Ratio
Indebtedness to Consolidated Total Asset Value) 1 |
Leverage Ratio
Indebtedness to EBITDA) 2 |
Applicable
Margin for LIBOR Rate Loans |
Applicable
Margin for Base Rate Loans |
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Pricing Level 1 |
Less than 45% | Less than 5 to 1 | 2.25 | % | 1.25 | % | ||||||
Pricing Level 2 |
Equal to or greater than 45% but less than 55% | Equal to or greater than 5 to 1 but less than 5.5 to 1 | 2.50 | % | 1.50 | % | ||||||
Pricing Level 3 |
Equal to or greater than 55% | Equal to or greater than 5.5 to 1 | 3.00 | % | 2.00 | % |
The Applicable Margin determined pursuant to this subparagraph (b) shall not be adjusted based upon such ratio, if at all, until the first (1st) day of the first (1st) month following the delivery by REIT to the Agent of the Compliance Certificate after the end of a fiscal quarter. In the event that REIT shall fail to deliver to the Agent a quarterly Compliance Certificate on or before the date required by §7.4(c), then without limiting any other rights of the Agent and the Lenders under this Agreement, the Applicable Margin for Loans shall be at Pricing Level 3 until such failure is cured within any applicable cure period, or waived in writing by the Required Lenders, in which event the Applicable Margin shall adjust, if necessary, on the first (1st) day of the first (1st) month following receipt of such Compliance Certificate. Notwithstanding the foregoing, any accrued interest payable at the Applicable Margin determined pursuant to subparagraph (a) above prior to the applicability of this subparagraph (b) shall be payable as provided in §2.6.
In the event that the Agent, REIT or the Borrower determine that any financial statements previously delivered were incorrect or inaccurate (regardless of whether this Agreement or the Commitments are in effect when such inaccuracy is discovered), and such inaccuracy, if corrected, would have led to the application of a higher Applicable Margin for any period (an Applicable Period) than the Applicable Margin applied for such Applicable Period, then (a) the Borrower shall as soon as practicable deliver to the Agent the corrected financial
1 | The grid is applicable prior to the effectiveness of the First Extension Period. |
2 |
This grid is applicable commencing on the effectiveness of the First Extension Period and continuing thereafter. |
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statements for such Applicable Period, (b) the Applicable Margin shall be determined as if the Pricing Level for such higher Applicable Margin were applicable for such Applicable Period, and (c) the Borrower shall within three (3) Business Days of demand thereof by the Agent pay to the Agent the accrued additional amount owing as a result of such increased Applicable Margin for such Applicable Period, which payment shall be promptly applied by the Agent in accordance with this Agreement.
Appraisal . An MAI appraisal reasonably acceptable to the Agent of the value of Real Estate, determined on an as-is value basis, performed by an independent appraiser and ordered, with respect to the Borrowing Base Properties, by the Agent, and with respect to any Real Estate that is not a Borrowing Base Property, by the Agent, or with Agents prior approval, another Person.
Appraised Value . The as-is value of a parcel of Real Estate determined by the most recent Appraisal of such Real Estate, obtained pursuant to §2.12, §5.2, §5.3 or §10.12; subject, however, to such changes or adjustments to the value determined thereby as may be required by the appraisal department of the Agent in its good faith business judgment.
Approved Brand . Any of the hotel brands owned by the following hotel companies: (a) Marriott (including Starwood Hotels), (b) Hilton, (c) Hyatt or (d) International Hotels Group.
Arranger . KCM and The Huntington National Bank.
Assignment and Acceptance Agreement . See §18.1.
Assignment of Interests . Collectively, each of the Assignments of Interests executed by the Borrower, REIT, General Partner or a Subsidiary Guarantor in favor of the Agent, each such agreement to be substantially in the form of the Assignment of Interests attached hereto as Exhibit K, with such changes thereto as Agent may reasonably require.
Assignment of Leases and Rents . Each of the assignments of leases and rents from Borrower or a Subsidiary Guarantor that is an owner of a Borrowing Base Property to the Agent, as it may be modified or amended, pursuant to which there shall be assigned to the Agent for the benefit of the Lenders a security interest in the interest of Borrower or such Subsidiary Guarantor as lessor with respect to all leases of all or any part of each Borrowing Base Property (to which Borrower or such Subsidiary Guarantor is a lessor), each such assignment entered into after the date hereof to be substantially in the form as the initial Assignment of Leases and Rents executed and delivered by each of Borrower or the Subsidiary Guarantors on the Closing Date, with such changes thereto as Agent may reasonably require as a result of state law or practice.
Authorized Officer . Any of the following Persons: J. William Blackham, Jonathan Gantt, Jeffrey Dougan, Arinn Cavey and such other Persons as the Borrower shall designate in a written notice to the Agent.
Bail-In Action . The exercise of any Write-Down and Conversion Powers by the applicable EEA Resolution Authority in respect of any liability of an EEA Financial Institution.
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Bail-In Legislation . 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.
Balance Sheet Date . September 30, 2016.
Bankruptcy Code . Title 11, U.S.C.A., as amended from time to time or any successor statute thereto.
Base Rate . The greater of (a) the fluctuating annual rate of interest announced from time to time by the Agent at the Agents Head Office as its prime rate, (b) one half of one percent (0.5%) above the Federal Funds Effective Rate, and (c) LIBOR for an Interest Period of one (1) month plus one percent (1.0%). The Base Rate is a reference rate used by the lender acting as Agent in determining interest rates on certain loans and is not intended to be the lowest rate of interest charged by the lender acting as the Agent or any other lender on any extension of credit to any debtor. Any change in the rate of interest payable hereunder resulting from a change in the Base Rate shall become effective as of 12:01 a.m. on the Business Day on which such change in the Base Rate becomes effective, without notice or demand of any kind.
Base Rate Loans . Collectively, (a) the Revolving Credit Loans bearing interest calculated by reference to the Base Rate and (b) the Swing Loans.
Borrower . As defined in the preamble hereto.
Borrower Security Agreement . The Security Agreement dated as of the date hereof among the Agent, the Borrower and the REIT.
Borrowing Base Availability . The Borrowing Base Availability shall be as set forth below:
(a) For the period from the date of this Agreement through the occurrence of the Vista Acquisition, the lesser of:
(i) the aggregate of (A) sixty percent (60%) multiplied by the aggregate Tier I Borrowing Base Value of all Tier I Properties that are Borrowing Base Properties, plus (B) fifty percent (50%) multiplied by the aggregate Tier II Borrowing Base Value of all Tier II Properties that are Borrowing Base Properties; and
(ii) The quotient obtained by dividing (A) the aggregate Adjusted Net Operating Income from the Borrowing Base Properties by (B) the product of (x) 1.50 and (y) the Mortgage Constant.
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(b) For the period from the date of the occurrence of the Vista Acquisition through and including June 30, 2017, the lesser of:
(i) seventy percent (70%) multiplied by the aggregate Tier I Borrowing Base Value and Tier II Borrowing Base Value of all Borrowing Base Properties; and
(ii) The quotient obtained by dividing (A) the aggregate Adjusted Net Operating Income from the Borrowing Base Properties by (B) the product of (x) 1.50 and (y) the Mortgage Constant.
(c) Provided that the Vista Acquisition has occurred, for the period commencing July 1, 2017 through and including December 31, 2017, the lesser of:
(i) sixty-five percent (65%) multiplied by the aggregate Tier I Borrowing Base Value and Tier II Borrowing Base Value of all Borrowing Base Properties; and
(ii) The quotient obtained by dividing (A) the aggregate Adjusted Net Operating Income from the Borrowing Base Properties by (B) the product of (x) 1.50 and (y) the Mortgage Constant.
(d) Provided that the Vista Acquisition has occurred, for the period commencing January 1, 2018 and continuing thereafter, the lesser of:
(i) sixty percent (60%) multiplied by the aggregate Tier I Borrowing Base Value and Tier II Borrowing Base Value of all Borrowing Base Properties; and
(ii) The quotient obtained by dividing (A) the aggregate Adjusted Net Operating Income from the Borrowing Base Properties by (B) the product of (x) 1.50 and (y) the Mortgage Constant.
Notwithstanding the foregoing, provided that the Vista Acquisition has occurred, from and after the occurrence of the Qualified Capital Raise, the Borrowing Base Availability shall be the sum of the following:
(a) For Borrowing Base Properties that are Tier I Properties, the lesser of:
(i) sixty percent (60%) multiplied by the aggregate Tier I Borrowing Base Value of all such Tier I Borrowing Base Properties; and
(ii) The quotient obtained by dividing (A) the aggregate Adjusted Net Operating Income from the Tier I Borrowing Base Properties by (B) the product of (x) 1.50 and (y) the Mortgage Constant, plus
(b) For Borrowing Base Properties that are Tier II Properties, the lesser of:
(i) the Tier II Maximum Availability Amount;
(ii) fifty percent (50%) multiplied by the aggregate Tier II Borrowing Base Value of all such Tier II Borrowing Base Properties; and
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(iii) the maximum principal loan amount that would not result in the ratio (expressed as a percentage) of (a) the aggregate Adjusted Net Operating Income from Tier II Properties included in the calculation of the Borrowing Base Availability divided by (b) such maximum principal loan amount, to be less than twenty percent (20%).
Notwithstanding the foregoing, if the Borrowing Base Availability attributable to a Borrowing Base Property that is encumbered by a Mortgage increases after such property first becomes a Borrowing Base Property, such increased value shall not be included in the calculation of Borrowing Base Availability until Borrower increases the coverage under the Title Policy for such Borrowing Base Property (and any tie-in endorsements included in the Title Policies for the other Borrowing Base Properties) to 110% of such increased Borrowing Base Availability.
Borrowing Base Certificate . See §7.4(c).
Borrowing Base Property or Borrowing Base Properties . The Real Estate owned (or leased pursuant to a Ground Lease) by Borrower or a Subsidiary Guarantor and leased by a Subsidiary Guarantor pursuant to an Operating Lease that is security for the Obligations pursuant to the Mortgages or pursuant to the pledge of Equity Interests in the Subsidiary Guarantors that own (or lease pursuant to a Ground Lease) such Real Estate and lease such Real Estate pursuant to an Operating Lease pursuant to the Assignment of Interests, as required by the terms of this Agreement.
Borrowing Base Qualification Documents . See Schedule 5.3 attached hereto.
Breakage Costs . The cost to any Lender of re-employing funds bearing interest at LIBOR incurred (or reasonably expected to be incurred) in connection with (a) any payment of any portion of the Loans bearing interest at LIBOR prior to the termination of any applicable Interest Period, (b) the conversion of a LIBOR Rate Loan to any other applicable interest rate on a date other than the last day of the relevant Interest Period, or (c) the failure of the Borrower to draw down, on the first day of the applicable Interest Period, any amount as to which the Borrower has elected a LIBOR Rate Loan.
Building . With respect to any Real Estate, all of the buildings, structures and improvements now or hereafter located thereon.
Business Day . Any day on which banking institutions located in the same city and State as the Agents Head Office are located are open for the transaction of banking business and, in the case of LIBOR Rate Loans, which also is a LIBOR Business Day.
Capitalization Rate . The Capitalization Rate shall be (a) eight and one-half percent (8.5%) for Real Estate that is not a Borrowing Base Property and that satisfies the requirements of §7.20(a)(v) (except that Agent shall not be required to approve the Franchise Agreement and Management Agreement), and (b) twelve percent (12%) for all other Real Estate that is not a Borrowing Base Property.
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Capitalization Value . As of any date of determination with respect to Real Estate that is not a Borrower Base Property, as applicable, the amount equal to the Adjusted Net Operating Income for such Real Estate for the prior four (4) fiscal quarters most recently ended, divided by the Capitalization Rate.
Capitalized Lease . A lease under which the discounted future rental payment obligations of the lessee or the obligor are required to be capitalized on the balance sheet of such Person in accordance with GAAP.
Cash Collateral Agreement . The Cash Collateral Account Agreement, by and among the Borrower, the Subsidiary Guarantors, each Additional Subsidiary Guarantor that may hereafter become a party thereto and Agent, in its capacity as administrative agent, providing for the deposit of revenues from the Borrowing Base Properties into the Collection Account, and the granting of a security interest in and control of such account to Agent for the benefit of the Lenders, such agreement to be in form and substance reasonably satisfactory to Agent.
Cash Equivalents . As of any date, (a) securities issued or directly and fully guaranteed or insured by the United States government or any agency or instrumentality thereof having maturities of not more than one year from such date, (b) time deposits and certificates of deposits having maturities of not more than one (1) year from such date and issued by (i) any Lender or (ii) any domestic commercial bank having (A) senior long term unsecured debt rated at least A or the equivalent thereof by S&P or A2 or the equivalent thereof by Moodys and (B) capital and surplus in excess of $100,000,000.00, (c) commercial paper rated at least A-1 or the equivalent thereof by S&P or P-1 or the equivalent thereof by Moodys and in either case maturing within one hundred twenty (120) days from such date, and (d) shares of any money market mutual fund rated at least AAA or the equivalent thereof by S&P or at least Aaa or the equivalent thereof by Moodys.
CERCLA . The federal Comprehensive Environmental Response, Compensation, and Liability Act of 1980, as amended from time to time, and regulations promulgated thereunder.
Change of Control . A Change of Control shall exist upon the occurrence of any of the following:
(a) any Person (including a Persons Affiliates and associates) or group (as that term is understood under Section 13(d) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended (the Exchange Act) and the rules and regulations thereunder) shall have acquired beneficial ownership (within the meaning of Rule 13d-3 under the Exchange Act) of a percentage (based on voting power, in the event different classes of stock or interests shall have different voting powers) of the voting stock or voting interests of REIT equal to at least thirty percent (30%) (excluding the existing and future interests of the Existing Shareholders as of the date hereof and the interests in the REIT into which the Existing Shareholders may convert, provided that in no event shall any Existing Shareholder have beneficial ownership of the voting stock or voting interests of REIT greater than forty-nine and 9/10ths percent (49.9%);
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(b) as of any date a majority of the Board of Directors or Trustees or similar body (the Board) of REIT consists of individuals who were not either (i) directors or trustees of REIT as of the corresponding date of the previous year, or (ii) selected or nominated to become directors or trustees by the Board of REIT of which a majority consisted of individuals described in clause (i) above, or (iii) selected or nominated to become directors or trustees by the Board of REIT which majority consisted of individuals described in clause (i) above and individuals described in clause (ii) above;
(c) any two (2) of J. William Blackham, Jonathan Gantt and Jeffrey Dougan shall cease to be Chief Executive Officer, Chief Financial Officer and Chief Operating Officer, respectively, of the REIT holding the position described above and a competent and experienced officer shall not be approved by the Required Lenders within ninety (90) days of such event, which approval the Required Lenders shall not unreasonably withhold, condition or delay;
(d) notwithstanding the terms of clause (c) above, it shall be a Change of Control if J. William Blackham shall not be the Chief Executive Officer of the REIT, provided that if J. William Blackham shall not be the Chief Executive Officer of the REIT as a result of his death or disability, then no Change of Control shall occur under this clause (d) if a competent and experienced officer to replace him as Chief Executive Officer is approved by the Required Lenders within ninety (90) days of his death or disability, which approval the Required Lenders shall not unreasonably withhold, condition or delay; or
(e) REIT, General Partner or the Borrower consolidates with, is acquired in whole by, or merges into or with any Person (other than a merger permitted by §8.4); or
(f) General Partner fails to (i) be the sole general partner of Borrower, (ii) own directly, free of any lien, encumbrance or other adverse claim, at least eighty-five percent (85%) of the economic, voting and beneficial interest of the Borrower (other than any Lien of the Agent granted pursuant to the Loan Documents), or (iii) hold all management powers over the business and affairs of the Borrower and control the Borrower; or
(g) REIT fails to (i) own directly, free of any lien, encumbrance or other adverse claim (other than any Lien of the Agent granted pursuant to the Loan Documents), one hundred percent (100%) of the economic, voting and beneficial interest of the General Partner, or (ii) hold all management powers over the business and affairs of the Borrower and General Partner and control the Borrower and General Partner; or
(h) the Borrower fails to (i) own, directly or indirectly, free of any lien, encumbrance or other adverse claim (other than any Lien of the Agent granted pursuant to the Loan Documents), at least ninety-nine percent (99%) of the economic, voting and beneficial interest of each Subsidiary Guarantor (other than TRS and the other TRS Lessees) (the other one percent (1%) of which shall be owned, directly or indirectly, free of any lien, encumbrance or other adverse claim (other than any Lien of the Agent granted pursuant to the Loan Documents), by the REIT); or (ii) hold all management powers over the business and affairs of the Subsidiary Guarantors (other than TRS and the other TRS Lessees) and control the Subsidiary Guarantors (other than TRS and the other TRS Lessees); or
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(i) General Partner fails to (i) own directly, free of any lien, encumbrance or other adverse claim (other than any Lien of the Agent granted pursuant to the Loan Documents), one hundred percent (100%) of the economic, voting and beneficial interest of TRS, or (ii) hold all management powers over the business and affairs of TRS and control TRS; or
(j) TRS fails to (i) own directly, free of any lien, encumbrance or other adverse claim (other than any Lien of the Agent granted pursuant to the Loan Documents), at least one hundred percent (100%) of the economic, voting and beneficial interest of each other TRS Lessee, or (ii) hold all management powers over the business and affairs of each other TRS Lessee and control each other TRS Lessee.
Closing Date . The date of this Agreement.
Code . The Internal Revenue Code of 1986, as amended, and all regulations and formal guidance issued thereunder.
Collateral . All of the property, rights and interests of the Borrower or the Guarantors which are or are intended to be subject to the security interests, liens and mortgages created by the Security Documents, including, without limitation, the Borrowing Base Properties and the Equity Interests relating thereto.
Collateral Account . A special deposit account established by the Agent pursuant to §12.6 and under its sole dominion and control.
Collection Account . A deposit account maintained initially at Huntington, and thereafter at Agent or another depository approved by Agent more particularly described in the Cash Collateral Agreement, or any successor deposit accounts approved by Agent.
Commitment . With respect to each Lender, the amount set forth on Schedule 1.1 hereto as the amount of such Lenders commitment to make or maintain Loans to the Borrower and to participate in Letters of Credit for the account of the Borrower, as the same may be changed from time to time in accordance with the terms of this Agreement.
Commitment Increase . An increase in the Total Commitment to not more than $400,000,000.00 pursuant to §2.11.
Commitment Increase Date . See §2.11(a).
Commitment Percentage . With respect to each Lender, the percentage set forth on Schedule 1.1 hereto as such Lenders percentage of the Total Commitment, as the same may be changed from time to time in accordance with the terms of this Agreement; provided that if the Commitments of the Lenders have been terminated as provided in this Agreement, then the Commitment of each Lender shall be determined based on the Commitment Percentage of such Lender immediately prior to such termination and after giving effect to any subsequent assignments made pursuant to the terms hereof.
Commodity Exchange Act . The Commodity Exchange Act (7 U.S.C. §1 et seq.), as amended from time to time, and any successor statute.
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Communications . See §7.4.
Compliance Certificate . See §7.4(c).
Condemnation Proceeds . All compensation, awards, damages, judgments and proceeds awarded to the Borrower or a Subsidiary Guarantor by reason of any Taking, net of all reasonable and customary amounts actually expended to collect the same, including, without limitation, reasonable and customary amounts expended in negotiating, litigating, if appropriate, or investigating the amount of such compensation, awards, damages, judgments and proceeds.
Connection Income Taxes . Other Connection Taxes that are imposed on or measured by net income (however denominated) or that are franchise Taxes or branch profits Taxes.
Consolidated . With reference to any term defined herein, that term as applied to the accounts of a Person and its Subsidiaries, determined on a consolidated basis in accordance with GAAP.
Consolidated Debt Service . For the most recently completed four fiscal quarters for the REIT and its Subsidiaries, the sum (without duplication) of (i) Consolidated Interest Expense for such period, plus (ii) the scheduled principal amount of all amortization payments (but not final balloon payments at maturity) for such period on all Indebtedness of the REIT and its Subsidiaries. Consolidated Debt Service shall include the REITs share based on its Equity Percentage of the above-described items from any non-Wholly-Owned Subsidiary and Unconsolidated Affiliate. Consolidated Debt Service for the period shall be adjusted on a proforma basis to account for properties acquired or sold in the period in a manner satisfactory to the Agent.
Consolidated EBITDA . For any period, for the REIT and its Subsidiaries on a consolidated basis (and without double-counting), consolidated Net Income for such period, adjusted by (x) adding thereto (i) to the extent actually deducted in determining said consolidated Net Income, Consolidated Interest Expense, minority interest and provision for income taxes for such period (excluding, however, Consolidated Interest Expense and income taxes attributable to non-Wholly-Owned Subsidiaries and Unconsolidated Affiliates of the REIT and any of its Subsidiaries), and (ii) the amount of all amortization of intangibles and depreciation that were deducted determining consolidated Net Income for such period, and (iii) any non-recurring non-cash charges in such period to the extent that (A) such non-cash charges do not give rise to a liability that would be required to be reflected on the consolidated balance sheet of the REIT (and so long as no cash payments or cash expenses will be associated therewith (whether in the current period or for any future period)) and (B) the same were deducted in determining consolidated Net Income for such period, and (y) subtracting therefrom, to the extent included in determining consolidated Net Income for such period, the amount of non-recurring non-cash gains during such period; provided that Consolidated EBITDA shall be determined without giving effect to any extraordinary gains or losses (including any taxes attributable to any such extraordinary gains or losses) or gains or losses (including any taxes attributable to such gains or losses) from sales of assets other than from sales of inventory (excluding real property) in the ordinary course of business. Consolidated EBITDA shall be adjusted to include only the REITs or its Subsidiaries Equity Percentage of Consolidated EBITDA from any non-Wholly-Owned Subsidiary and Unconsolidated Affiliate.
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Consolidated Interest Expense . As of any date of determination and for any applicable period, with respect to REIT and its Subsidiaries, without duplication, total interest expense accruing or paid on Indebtedness of REIT and its Subsidiaries, on a consolidated basis, during such period (including interest expense attributable to Capitalized Leases and amounts attributable to interest incurred under Derivatives Contracts, but excluding, to the extent non-cash, amortization of defeasance financing costs and charges), determined in accordance with GAAP, and including (without duplication) the Equity Percentage of the foregoing items for the Unconsolidated Affiliates and non-Wholly-Owned Subsidiaries of REIT and its Subsidiaries. Consolidated Interest Expense shall not include capitalized interest funded under a construction loan by an interest reserve.
Consolidated Tangible Net Worth . As of any date of determination, for the REIT and its Subsidiaries, an amount determined by subtracting the Consolidated Total Indebtedness from the Consolidated Total Asset Value.
Consolidated Total Asset Value . As of any date of determination, with respect to REIT and its Subsidiaries on a consolidated basis, the sum of:
(a) The amount of Unrestricted Cash and Cash Equivalents of the Borrower; plus
(b) The amount of Restricted Cash of the Borrower and its Subsidiaries; plus
(c) With respect to any Real Estate of the REIT and its Subsidiaries which is included in the calculation of Borrowing Base Availability as of the date of determination, the sum of (i) the Tier I Borrowing Base Value plus (ii) the Tier II Borrowing Base Value; plus
(d) The book value determined in accordance with GAAP of all Development Properties owned by REIT and its Subsidiaries; plus
(e) With respect to all Real Estate (other than Development Properties and assets included under subparagraph (c) above), the Non-Borrowing Base Hotel Value thereof; plus
(f) The Borrowers pro rata share of such assets described in subparagraphs (c), (d) and (e) above held by a non-Wholly-Owned Subsidiary or Unconsolidated Affiliate (determined based upon its Equity Percentage in such non-Wholly-Owned Subsidiary and Unconsolidated Affiliate), the value of which shall be determined consistent with the above-described treatment for wholly owned assets.
Consolidated Total Asset Value will be adjusted, as appropriate, for acquisitions, dispositions and other changes to the portfolio during the fiscal quarter most recently ended prior to a date of determination. All income, expense and value associated with assets included in Consolidated Total Asset Value disposed of during the fiscal quarter period most recently ended prior to a date of determination will be eliminated from calculations. To the extent that Consolidated Total Asset Value attributable to Development Properties would exceed ten percent (10%) of Consolidated Total Asset Value, then such excess shall be excluded.
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Consolidated Total Indebtedness . All Indebtedness and, to the extent not included in Indebtedness, all liabilities (determined in accordance with GAAP) (but excluding trade debt incurred in the ordinary course of business which is not more than sixty (60) days past due) of the REIT and its Subsidiaries determined on a Consolidated basis and shall include (without duplication), such Persons Equity Percentage of the Indebtedness of its non-Wholly-Owned Subsidiaries and Unconsolidated Affiliates.
Contribution Agreement . The Contribution Agreement dated as of even date herewith among the Borrower, General Partner, REIT and the Subsidiary Guarantors that are a party thereto as of the Closing Date, and each Additional Guarantor which may hereafter become a party thereto, as the same may be modified, amended or ratified from time to time.
Conversion/Continuation Request . A notice given by the Borrower to the Agent of its election to convert or continue a Loan in accordance with §4.1.
Default . See §12.1.
Default Rate . See §4.11.
Defaulting Lender . Any Lender that, as reasonably determined by the Agent, (a) has failed to (i) fund all or any portion of its Loans within two (2) Business Days of the date such Loans were required to be funded by it hereunder unless such Lender notifies the Agent and the Borrower in writing that such failure is the result of such Lenders determination that one or more conditions precedent to funding (each of which conditions precedent, together with any applicable default, shall be specifically identified in such writing) has not been satisfied, or (ii) pay to Agent, any Issuing Lender, any Swing Loan Lender or any other Lender any other amount required to be paid by it hereunder (including in respect of its participation in Letters of Credit or Swing Loans) within two (2) Business Days of the date when due, (b) has notified the Borrower, the Agent or any Lender that it does not intend to comply with its funding obligations hereunder or has made a public statement to that effect unless with respect to this clause (b), such writing or public statement relates to such Lenders obligation to fund a Loan hereunder and states that such position is based on such Lenders determination that a condition precedent to funding (which condition precedent, together with any applicable default, shall be specifically identified in such writing or public statement) cannot be satisfied, (c) has failed, within three (3) Business Days after request by the Agent, to confirm in a manner reasonably satisfactory to the Agent that it will comply with its funding obligations; provided that, notwithstanding the provisions of §2.13, such Lender shall cease to be a Defaulting Lender upon the Agents receipt of confirmation that such Defaulting Lender will comply with its funding obligations, or (d) has, or has a direct or indirect parent company that has, (i) become the subject of a proceeding under any bankruptcy, insolvency, reorganization, liquidation, conservatorship, assignment for the benefit of creditors, moratorium, receivership, rearrangement or similar debtor relief law of the United States or other applicable jurisdictions from time to time in effect, including any law for the appointment of the Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation or any other state or federal regulatory authority as receiver, conservator, trustee, administrator or any similar capacity,
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(ii) had a receiver, conservator, trustee, administrator, assignee for the benefit of creditors or similar Person, including the Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation or any other state or federal regulatory authority acting in such capacity, charged with reorganization or liquidation of its business or a custodian appointed for it, (iii) taken any action in furtherance of, or indicated its consent to, approval of or acquiescence in any such proceeding or appointment or (iv) is the subject of a Bail-In Action; provided that a Lender shall not be a Defaulting Lender solely by virtue of the ownership or acquisition of any equity interest in that Lender or any direct or indirect parent company thereof by a governmental authority (including any agency, instrumentality, regulatory body, central bank or other authority) so long as such ownership interest does not result in or provide such Lender with immunity from the jurisdiction of courts of the United States or from the enforcement of judgments or writs of attachment of its assets or permit such Lender (or such governmental authority or instrumentality) to reject, repudiate, disavow, or disaffirm any contracts or agreements made with such Person). Any determination by the Agent that a Lender is a Defaulting Lender under any one or more of clauses (a) through (d) above shall be conclusive and binding absent manifest error, and such Lender shall be deemed to be a Defaulting Lender (subject to §2.13(g)) upon delivery of written notice of such determination to the Borrower and each Lender.
Derivatives Contract . Any and all rate swap transactions, basis swaps, credit derivative transactions, forward rate transactions, commodity swaps, commodity options, forward commodity contracts, equity or equity index swaps or options, bond or bond price or bond index swaps or options or forward bond or forward bond price or forward bond index transactions, interest rate options, forward foreign exchange transactions, cap transactions, floor transactions, collar transactions, currency swap transactions, cross-currency rate swap transactions, currency options, spot contracts, or any other similar transactions or any combination of any of the foregoing (including any options to enter into any of the foregoing), whether or not any such transaction is governed by or subject to any master agreement. Not in limitation of the foregoing, the term Derivatives Contract includes any and all transactions of any kind, and the related confirmations, which are subject to the terms and conditions of, or governed by, any form of master agreement published by the International Swaps and Derivatives Association, Inc., any International Foreign Exchange Master Agreement, or any other master agreement of similar type, including any such obligations or liabilities under any such master agreement.
Derivatives Termination Value . In respect of any one or more Derivatives Contracts, after taking into account the effect of any legally enforceable netting agreement relating to such Derivatives Contracts, (a) for any date on or after the date such Derivatives Contracts have been closed out and termination value(s) determined in accordance therewith, such termination value(s), and (b) for any date prior to the date referenced in clause (a) above, the amount(s) determined as the mark-to-market value(s) for such Derivatives Contracts, as determined based upon one or more mid-market or other readily available quotations provided by any recognized dealer in such Derivatives Contracts (which may include the Agent or any Lender).
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Designated Person . See §6.31.
Development Property . Any Real Estate owned or acquired by the REIT, any Subsidiary of REIT or any Unconsolidated Affiliate and on which such Person is pursuing construction of one or more buildings for use as a Hotel Property of the type permitted by §8.3(h)(i) and for which construction is proceeding to completion without undue delay from permit denial, construction delays or otherwise, all pursuant to the ordinary course of business of the REIT, any Subsidiary of REIT or any Unconsolidated Affiliate; provided that any Real Estate will no longer be considered to be a Development Property at the date on which all improvements related to the development of such Development Property have been substantially completed and a certificate of occupancy has been issued for twelve (12) months (provided that following such substantial completion, the REIT may by delivering written notice to Agent elect to no longer treat such property as a Development Property).
Directions . See §14.14.
Distribution . Any (a) dividend or other distribution, direct or indirect, on account of any Equity Interest of REIT or any of its Subsidiaries now or hereafter outstanding, except a dividend payable solely in Equity Interests of identical class to the holders of that class; (b) redemption, conversion, exchange, retirement, sinking fund or similar payment, purchase or other acquisition for value, direct or indirect, of any Equity Interest of REIT or any of its Subsidiaries now or hereafter outstanding; and (c) payment made to retire, or to obtain the surrender of, any outstanding warrants, options or other rights to acquire any Equity Interests of REIT or any of its Subsidiaries now or hereafter outstanding. Distributions from any Subsidiary of the Borrower to, directly or indirectly, the Borrower shall be excluded from this definition.
Dollars or $ . Dollars in lawful currency of the United States of America.
Domestic Lending Office . Initially, the office of each Lender designated as such on Schedule 1.1 hereto; thereafter, such other office of such Lender, if any, located within the United States that will be making or maintaining Base Rate Loans.
Drawdown Date . The date on which any Loan is made or is to be made, and the date on which any Loan which is made prior to the Maturity Date, as applicable, is converted in accordance with §4.1.
EEA Financial Institution . (a) Any credit institution or investment firm established in any EEA Member Country which is subject to the supervision of an EEA Resolution Authority, (b) any entity established in an EEA Member Country which is a parent of an institution described in clause (a) of this definition, or (c) any financial institution established in an EEA Member Country which is a subsidiary of an institution described in clauses (a) or (b) of this definition and is subject to consolidated supervision with its parent.
EEA Member Country . Any of the member states of the European Union, Iceland, Liechtenstein, and Norway.
EEA Resolution Authority . 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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Electronic System . See §7.4.
Eligible Real Estate . Real Estate:
(a) which is located within the continental United States;
(b) which is improved by an operating income-producing Hotel Property;
(c) as to which all of the representations set forth in §6 of this Agreement concerning the subject Borrowing Base Property are true and correct in all material respects;
(d) as to which the Agent and the Required Lenders, as applicable, have received and approved all Borrowing Base Qualification Documents, or will receive and approve them prior to inclusion of such Real Estate as a Borrowing Base Property; and
(e) as to which, notwithstanding anything to the contrary contained herein, the Agent and the Required Lenders have approved for inclusion in the Borrowing Base Availability.
Employee Benefit Plan . Any employee benefit plan within the meaning of Section 3(3) of ERISA maintained or contributed to by REIT or any ERISA Affiliate, other than a Multiemployer Plan.
Environmental Engineer . Any firm of independent professional engineers or other scientists generally recognized as expert in the detection, analysis and remediation of Hazardous Substances and related environmental matters and acceptable to the Agent in its reasonable discretion.
Environmental Laws . As defined in the Indemnity Agreement.
Environmental Reports . See §6.19.
EPA . See §6.19(b).
Equity Interests . With respect to any Person, (a) any share of capital stock of (or other ownership or profit interests in) such Person, (b) any warrant, option or other right for the purchase or other acquisition from such Person of (i) any share of capital stock of (or other ownership or profit interests in) such Person, or (ii) any security convertible into or exchangeable for any share of capital stock of (or other ownership or profit interests in) such Person or warrant, right or option for the purchase or other acquisition from such Person of such shares (or such other interests) and whether or not such share, warrant, option, right or other interest is authorized or otherwise existing on any date of determination, and (c) any other ownership or profit interest in such Person (including, without limitation, partnership, member or trust interests therein), whether voting or nonvoting.
Equity Offering . The issuance and sale after the Closing Date by REIT or any of its Subsidiaries of any equity securities of such Person (other than equity securities issued to REIT or any one or more of its Subsidiaries in their respective Subsidiaries), and the contribution of additional equity capital to Borrower.
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Equity Percentage . The aggregate ownership percentage of REIT or its Subsidiaries in each Unconsolidated Affiliate or Subsidiary that is not a Wholly-Owned Subsidiary, which shall be calculated as the greater of (a) such Persons direct or indirect nominal capital ownership interest in the Unconsolidated Affiliate or Subsidiary that is not a Wholly-Owned Subsidiary as set forth in the Unconsolidated Affiliates or Subsidiaries organizational documents, and (b) such Persons direct or indirect economic ownership interest in the Unconsolidated Affiliate or Subsidiary that is not a Wholly-Owned Subsidiary reflecting such Persons current allocable share of income and expenses of the Unconsolidated Affiliate Subsidiary that is not a Wholly-Owned Subsidiary.
ERISA . The Employee Retirement Income Security Act of 1974, as amended and in effect from time to time and all regulations and formal guidelines issued thereunder.
ERISA Affiliate . Any Person which is treated as a single employer with REIT or its Subsidiaries under Section 414 of the Code or Section 4001 of ERISA and any predecessor entity of any of them.
ERISA Reportable Event . A reportable event with respect to a Guaranteed Pension Plan within the meaning of Section 4043 of ERISA and the regulations promulgated thereunder as to which the requirement of notice has not been waived or any other event with respect to which the Borrower, a Guarantor or an ERISA Affiliate could have liability under Section 4062(e) or Section 4063 of ERISA.
EU Bail-In Legislation Schedule . The EU Bail-In Legislation Schedule published by the Loan Market Association (or any successor person), as in effect from time to time.
Event of Default . See §12.1.
Excluded Hedge Obligation . With respect to any Guarantor, any Hedge Obligation, if, and to the extent that, all or a portion of the guarantee of such Guarantor of, or the grant by such Guarantor of a security interest to secure, such Hedge Obligation (or any guarantee thereof) is or becomes illegal under the Commodity Exchange Act or any rule regulation or order of the Commodity Futures Trading Commission (or the application or official interpretation of any thereof) by virtue of such Guarantors failure for any reason to constitute an eligible contract participant as defined in the Commodity Exchange Act and the regulations thereunder at the time the guarantee of such Guarantor or the grant of such security interest becomes effective with respect to such Hedge Obligation. If a Hedge Obligation arises under a master agreement governing more than one swap, such exclusion shall apply only to the portion of such Hedge Obligation that is attributable to swaps for which such guarantee or security interest is or becomes illegal.
Excluded Subsidiary . Any Subsidiary of the Borrower which is prohibited from guaranteeing the Indebtedness of any other Person pursuant to (i) any document, instrument or agreement evidencing Secured Indebtedness permitted by this Agreement or (ii) a provision of such Subsidiarys organizational documents, which provision is included as a condition to the extension of such Secured Indebtedness. Notwithstanding the foregoing, the Excluded Subsidiaries as of the date hereof also include: Supertel Hospitality Management, Inc.; E&P Financing Limited Partnership; and E&P REIT Trust; provided that any of such Subsidiaries shall no longer be an Excluded Subsidiary if it shall own any asset (other than immaterial assets) or engage in any business operations.
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Excluded Taxes . Any of the following Taxes imposed on or with respect to a Recipient or required to be withheld or deducted from a payment to a Recipient, (a) Taxes imposed on or measured by net income (however denominated), franchise Taxes, and branch profits Taxes, in each case, (i) imposed as a result of such Recipient being organized under the laws of, or having its principal office or, in the case of any Lender, its applicable lending office located in, the jurisdiction imposing such Tax (or any political subdivision thereof) or (ii) that are Other Connection Taxes, (b) in the case of a Lender, U.S. federal withholding Taxes imposed on amounts payable to or for the account of such Lender with respect to an applicable interest in a Loan or its Commitment pursuant to an Applicable Law in effect on the date on which (i) such Lender acquires such interest in the Loan or its Commitment (other than pursuant to an assignment request by the Borrower under §4.14 as a result of costs sought to be reimbursed pursuant to §4.3) or (ii) such Lender changes its lending office, except in each case to the extent that, pursuant to §4.3, amounts with respect to such Taxes were payable either to such Lenders assignor immediately before such Lender became a party hereto or to such Lender immediately before it changed its lending office, (c) Taxes attributable to such Recipients failure to comply with §4.3(g) and (d) any U.S. federal withholding Taxes imposed under FATCA.
Existing Shareholders . IRSA Inversiones y Representaciones Sociedad Anónima, Real Estate Strategies, L.P., StepStone Group LP, SREP III Flight-Investco, L.P., and as to each such Person its respective Affiliates.
Extension Request . See §2.12(b)(i).
FATCA . Sections 1471 through 1474 of the Code, as of the date of this Agreement (or any amended or successor version that is substantively comparable and not materially more onerous to comply with), any current or future regulations or official interpretations thereof and any agreements entered into pursuant to Section 1471(b)(1) of the Code.
Federal Funds Effective Rate . For any day, the rate per annum (rounded upward to the nearest one-hundredth of one percent (1/100 of 1%)) announced by the Federal Reserve Bank of Cleveland on such day as being the weighted average of the rates on overnight federal funds transactions arranged by federal funds brokers on the previous trading day, as computed and announced by such Federal Reserve Bank in substantially the same manner as such Federal Reserve Bank computes and announces the weighted average it refers to as the Federal Funds Effective Rate.
Fee Owner . See §6.33(a).
FF&E . All fixtures, furnishings, equipment, furniture, and other items of tangible personal property now or hereafter located on a Borrowing Base Property or other Real Estate or used in connection with the ownership, use, occupancy, operation or maintenance of all or any part of such Borrowing Base Property or other Real Estate, other than stocks of food and other
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supplies held for consumption in normal operation but including, without limitation, appliances, machinery, equipment, signs, artwork, office furnishings and equipment, guest room furnishings, beds, linens, televisions, radios, telephones, specialized equipment for kitchens, dishware, utensils, tables, chairs, laundries, bars, restaurants, public rooms, health and recreational facilities, 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, and vehicles.
FF&E Reserve . For any period and with respect to any of the Real Estate for the most recently completed four (4) fiscal quarters, an amount equal to four percent (4%) of Gross Hotel Revenues from such Real Estate for such period.
First Extension Period . The period commencing on the date that the Maturity Date is extended pursuant to §2.12(a) (that being March 1, 2019) and continuing thereafter to February 28, 2020.
Fixed Charges . As of any date of determination for any applicable period for REIT and its Subsidiaries, determined on a consolidated basis, an amount equal to (i) Consolidated Interest Expense for such period plus (ii) the aggregate amount of scheduled principal or amortization payments of Indebtedness (excluding balloon payments at maturity) required to be made during such period by the REIT and its Subsidiaries on a consolidated basis plus (iii) the Preferred Distributions, if any, paid or required to be paid during such period plus (iv) the REIT or its Subsidiaries pro rata share (based upon their Equity Percentage in such Unconsolidated Affiliate) of all Fixed Charges from any non-Wholly-Owned Subsidiary and Unconsolidated Affiliate of REIT and its Subsidiaries. Fixed Charges for the period shall be adjusted on a proforma basis to account for properties acquired or sold in the period in a manner satisfactory to the Agent.
Foreign Lender . If the Borrower is a U.S. Person, a Lender that is not a U.S. Person, and if the Borrower is not a U.S. Person, a Lender that is resident or organized under the laws of a jurisdiction other than that in which the Borrower is resident for tax purposes.
Franchise Agreement . A license or franchise agreement between the Borrower (as to Borrower only with respect to the Initial Borrowing Base Properties, as applicable) or a Subsidiary Guarantor and a Franchisor for the operation of a Hotel Property using the brand of the Franchisor.
Franchise Fees . For any Real Estate, a deemed franchise fee in an amount equal to the greater of (i) the actual franchise fees payable with respect to such Real Estate for the period of determination and (ii) an amount equal to four percent (4%) of Gross Hotel Revenues from such Real Estate for such period.
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Franchisor . A person that licenses or franchises its hotel brand to hotel owners or operators, including the Borrower, the REIT (as to Borrower and the REIT only with respect to the Initial Borrowing Base Properties, as applicable) or a Subsidiary Guarantor.
Fronting Exposure . At any time there is a Defaulting Lender, (a) with respect to the Issuing Lender, such Defaulting Lenders Commitment Percentage of the outstanding Letter of Credit Liabilities other than Letter of Credit Liabilities as to which such Defaulting Lenders participation obligation has been reallocated to other Lenders or cash collateral or other credit support acceptable to the Issuing Lender shall have been provided in accordance with the terms hereof and (b) with respect to the Swing Loan Lender, such Defaulting Lenders Commitment Percentage of Swing Loans other than Swing Loans as to which such Defaulting Lenders participation obligation has been reallocated to other Lenders, repaid by the Borrower or for which cash collateral or other credit support acceptable to the Swing Loan Lender shall have been provided in accordance with the terms hereof.
Funds Available for Distribution . As of any date of determination, an amount equal to the sum of (a) Consolidated EBITDA for the prior four (4) consecutive fiscal quarters most recently ended minus (b) all Fixed Charges for such period, minus (c) Recurring Capital Expenditures for such period.
GAAP . Principles that are (a) consistent with the principles promulgated or adopted by the Financial Accounting Standards Board and its predecessors, as in effect from time to time and (b) consistently applied with past financial statements of the Person adopting the same principles.
General Partner . Condor Hospitality REIT Trust, a Maryland real estate investment trust.
Governmental Authority . Any national, state or local government (whether domestic or foreign), any political subdivision thereof or any other governmental, quasi-governmental, judicial, public or statutory instrumentality, authority, body, agency, bureau, commission, board, department or other entity (including, without limitation, the Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation, the Comptroller of the Currency or the Federal Reserve Board, any central bank or any comparable authority) or any arbitrator with authority to bind a party at law, and including any supra-national bodies such as the European Union or the European Central Bank.
Gross Hotel Revenues . All revenues and receipts of every kind derived from operating a Hotel Property and parts thereof, including, without limitation, income (from both cash and credit transactions), before commissions and discounts for prompt or cash payments, from rentals or sales of rooms, stores, offices, meeting space, exhibit space, or sales space of every kind; license, lease, and concession fees and rentals (not including gross receipts of licensees, lessees, and concessionaires); net income from vending machines; health club membership fees; food and beverage sales; parking; sales of merchandise (other than proceeds from the sale of FF&E no longer necessary to the operation of such Hotel Property); service charges, to the extent not distributed to the employees at such Hotel Property as, or in lieu of, gratuities; and proceeds, if any, from business interruption or other loss of income insurance;
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provided, however, that, Gross Hotel Revenues shall not include gratuities to employees of such Hotel Property; federal, state, or municipal excise, sales, use, or similar taxes collected directly from tenants, patrons, or guests or included as part of the sales price of any goods or services; insurance proceeds (other than proceeds from business interruption or other loss of income insurance); condemnation proceeds; or any proceeds from any sale of such Hotel Property. Gross Hotel Revenues shall not include any rents, reimbursements or other payments by a tenant under a Lease which is in default of any monetary or other material obligation or which is the subject of any bankruptcy, insolvency or similar debtor relief proceeding.
Ground Lease . A ground lease relating to a Borrowing Base Property as to which no default or event of default has occurred or with the passage of time or the giving of notice would occur and which Agent determines in its reasonable discretion is a financeable ground lease and that contains the following terms and conditions (in the ground lease or, if approved by Agent, in any other agreement in favor of Agent): (a) a remaining term (exclusive of any unexercised extension options that are subject to terms or conditions not yet agreed upon and specified in such ground lease or an amendment thereto, other than a condition that the lessee not be in default under such ground leases) of at least thirty (30) years or more from the date such asset becomes a Borrowing Base Property; (b) the right of the lessee to mortgage and encumber its interest in the leased property without the consent of the lessor; (c) the obligation of the lessor to give the holder of any mortgage lien on such leased property written notice of any defaults on the part of the lessee and agreement of such lessor that such lease will not be terminated until such holder has had a reasonable opportunity to cure or complete foreclosure, and fails to do so; (d) reasonable transferability of the lessees interest under such lease, including the ability to sublease; and (e) such other rights customarily required by mortgagees making a loan secured by the interest of the holder of the leasehold estate demised pursuant to a ground lease.
Ground Lease Default . See §6.33(d).
Guaranteed Pension Plan . Any employee pension benefit plan within the meaning of Section 3(2) of ERISA maintained or contributed to by REIT or any ERISA Affiliate the benefits of which are guaranteed on termination in full or in part by the PBGC pursuant to Title IV of ERISA, other than a Multiemployer Plan.
Guarantor . Collectively, REIT, General Partner, each Subsidiary Guarantor and each Additional Guarantor, and individually any one of them.
Guaranty . The Unconditional Guaranty of Payment and Performance dated of even date herewith made by REIT, General Partner, the Subsidiary Guarantors that are a party thereto as of the Closing Date, and each Additional Guarantor in favor of the Agent and the Lenders, as the same may be modified, amended, restated or ratified, such Guaranty to be in form and substance reasonably satisfactory to the Agent.
Hazardous Substances . As defined in the Indemnity Agreement.
Hedge Obligations . All obligations of Borrower to any Lender Hedge Provider to make any payments under any agreement with respect to an interest rate swap, collar, cap or floor or a forward rate agreement or other agreement regarding the hedging of interest rate risk
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exposure relating to the Obligations, and any confirming letter executed pursuant to such hedging agreement, and which shall include, without limitation, any obligation to pay or perform under any agreement, contract or transaction that constitutes a swap within the meaning of Section 1a(47) of the Commodity Exchange Act, all as amended, restated or otherwise modified. Under no circumstances shall any of the Hedge Obligations secured or guaranteed by any Loan Document as to a Guarantor include any obligation that constitutes an Excluded Hedge Obligation of such Guarantor.
Hotel Property . Any Real Estate that operates or, in the case of Land Assets or a Development Property is intended to be operated, as a hotel or similar lodging for transient uses of rooms.
Huntington . The Huntington National Bank.
Increase Notice . See §2.11(a).
Indebtedness . With respect to a Person, at the time of computation thereof, all of the following (without duplication): (a) all obligations of such Person in respect of money borrowed (other than trade debt incurred in the ordinary course of business which is not more than sixty (60) days past due); (b) all obligations of such Person, whether or not for money borrowed (i) represented by notes payable, or drafts accepted, in each case representing extensions of credit, (ii) evidenced by bonds, debentures, notes or similar instruments, or (iii) constituting purchase money indebtedness, conditional sales contracts, title retention debt instruments or other similar instruments, upon which interest charges are customarily paid or that are issued or assumed as full or partial payment for property or services rendered; (c) obligations of such Person as a lessee or obligor under a Capitalized Lease; (d) all reimbursement obligations of such Person under any letters of credit or acceptances (whether or not the same have been presented for payment); (e) all Off-Balance Sheet Obligations of such Person; (f) all obligations of such Person in respect of any purchase obligation, repurchase obligation, takeout commitment or forward equity commitment, in each case evidenced by a binding agreement (excluding any such obligation to the extent the obligation can be satisfied solely by the issuance of Equity Interests); (g) net obligations under any Derivatives Contract not entered into as a hedge against existing Indebtedness, in an amount equal to the Derivatives Termination Value thereof; (h) all Indebtedness of other Persons which such Person has guaranteed or is otherwise recourse to such Person (except for guaranties of customary exceptions for fraud, misapplication of funds, environmental indemnities, violations of special purpose entity covenants, bankruptcy and other similar exceptions to non-recourse liability until a claim is made with respect thereto, and then shall be included only to the extent of the amount of such claim), including liability of a general partner in respect of liabilities of a partnership in which it is a general partner which would constitute Indebtedness hereunder, any obligation to supply funds to or in any manner to invest directly or indirectly in a Person, to maintain working capital or equity capital of a Person or otherwise to maintain net worth, solvency or other financial condition of a Person, to purchase indebtedness, or to assure the owner of indebtedness against loss, including, without limitation, through an agreement to purchase property, securities, goods, supplies or services for the purpose of enabling the debtor to make payment of the indebtedness held by such owner or otherwise; (i) all Indebtedness of another Person secured by (or for which the holder of such Indebtedness has an existing right, contingent or otherwise, to be secured by)
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any Lien on property or assets owned by such Person, even though such Person has not assumed or become liable for the payment of such Indebtedness or other payment obligation; (j) all obligations of such Person to purchase, redeem, retire, defease or otherwise make any payment in respect of any Mandatorily Redeemable Stock issued by such Person or any other Person, valued at the greater of its voluntary or involuntary liquidation preference plus accrued and unpaid dividends; and (k) such Persons pro rata share of the Indebtedness (based upon its Equity Percentage) of any Unconsolidated Affiliate or non-Wholly-Owned Subsidiary of such Person. For the avoidance of doubt, if a Person has guaranteed Indebtedness of an Unconsolidated Affiliate or non-Wholly-Owned Subsidiary, the greater of the Indebtedness guaranteed or the Equity Percentage of such Indebtedness shall be included in Indebtedness. Indebtedness shall be adjusted to remove any impact of intangibles pursuant to FAS 141, as issued by the Financial Accounting Standards Board in June of 2001.
Indemnified Taxes . (a) Taxes, other than Excluded Taxes, imposed on or with respect to any payment made by or on account of any obligation of the Borrower or any Guarantor under any Loan Document and (b) to the extent not otherwise described in the immediately preceding clause (a), Other Taxes.
Indemnity Agreement . The Indemnity Agreement Regarding Hazardous Materials made by the Borrower and Guarantors, in favor of the Agent and the Lenders, as the same may be modified, amended or ratified, pursuant to which each of the Borrower and the Guarantors agrees to indemnify the Agent and the Lenders with respect to Hazardous Substances and Environmental Laws.
Information Materials . See §7.4.
Initial Borrowing Base Properties . The Initial Borrowing Base Properties shall include those properties described on Schedule 1.3 hereto.
Insurance Proceeds . All insurance proceeds, damages and claims and the right thereto under any insurance policies relating to any portion of any Borrowing Base Property, net of all reasonable and customary amounts actually expended to collect the same, including, without limitation, reasonable and customary amounts expended in negotiating, litigating, if appropriate, or investigating the amount of such insurance, proceeds, damages and claims.
Interest Hedge . See §7.22.
Interest Payment Date . As to each Loan, the first day of each calendar month during the term of such Loan.
Interest Period . With respect to each LIBOR Rate Loan (a) initially, the period commencing on the Drawdown Date of such LIBOR Rate Loan and ending one (1), two (2) or three (3) months thereafter, and (b) thereafter, each period commencing on the day following the last day of the next preceding Interest Period applicable to such Loan and ending on the last day of one (1) of the periods set forth above, as selected by the Borrower in a Loan Request or Conversion/Continuation Request; provided that all of the foregoing provisions relating to Interest Periods are subject to the following:
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(i) if any Interest Period with respect to a LIBOR Rate Loan would otherwise end on a day that is not a LIBOR Business Day, such Interest Period shall end on the next succeeding LIBOR Business Day, unless such next succeeding LIBOR Business Day occurs in the next calendar month, in which case such Interest Period shall end on the next preceding LIBOR Business Day, as determined conclusively by the Agent in accordance with the then current bank practice in London;
(ii) if the Borrower shall fail to give notice as provided in §4.1, the Borrower shall be deemed to have requested a continuation of the affected LIBOR Rate Loan as a Base Rate Loan on the last day of the then current Interest Period with respect thereto;
(iii) any Interest Period pertaining to a LIBOR Rate Loan that begins on the last Business Day of a calendar month (or on a day for which there is no numerically corresponding day in the calendar month at the end of such Interest Period) shall end on the last Business Day of the applicable calendar month; and
(iv) no Interest Period relating to any LIBOR Rate Loan shall extend beyond the Maturity Date.
Inventory . All inventory as defined in the Uniform Commercial Code, and including within the term items which would be entered on a balance sheet under the line items for Inventories or China, glassware, silver, linen and uniforms under the Uniform Systems of Accounts.
Investments . With respect to any Person, all shares of capital stock, evidences of Indebtedness and other securities issued by any other Person and owned by such Person, all loans, advances, or extensions of credit to, or contributions to the capital of, any other Person, all purchases of the securities or business or integral part of the business of any other Person and commitments and options to make such purchases, all interests in real property, and all other investments; provided , however , that the term Investment shall not include (x) equipment, inventory and other tangible personal property acquired in the ordinary course of business, or (y) current trade and customer accounts receivable for services rendered in the ordinary course of business and payable in accordance with customary trade terms. In determining the aggregate amount of Investments outstanding at any particular time: (a) there shall be included as an Investment all interest accrued with respect to Indebtedness constituting an Investment unless and until such interest is paid; (b) there shall be deducted in respect of each Investment any amount received as a return of capital; (c) there shall not be deducted in respect of any Investment any amounts received as earnings on such Investment, whether as dividends, interest or otherwise, except that accrued interest included as provided in the foregoing clause (a) shall be deducted when paid; and (d) there shall not be deducted in respect of any Investment any decrease in the value thereof.
Issuing Lender . KeyBank, in its capacity as the Lender issuing the Letters of Credit and any successor thereto.
Joinder Agreement . The Joinder Agreement with respect to the Guaranty, the Contribution Agreement, the Indemnity Agreement and the Cash Collateral Agreement to be executed and delivered pursuant to §5.4 by any Additional Guarantor, such Joinder Agreement to be substantially in the form of Exhibit A hereto.
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KCM . KeyBanc Capital Markets Inc.
KeyBank . As defined in the preamble hereto.
Land Assets . Land to be used as a Hotel Property with respect to which the commencement of grading, construction of improvements (other than improvements that are not material and are temporary in nature) or infrastructure has not yet commenced and for which no such work is reasonably scheduled to commence within the following twelve (12) months.
Lease . Each lease entered into or assumed by Borrower or a Guarantor with respect to a Borrowing Base Property, as amended, extended or restated. A lease shall not include agreements permitting users to occupy a Hotel Property in the ordinary course of business.
Lender Hedge Provider . With respect to any Hedge Obligations, any counterparty thereto that, at the time the applicable hedge agreement was entered into, was a Lender or an Affiliate of a Lender.
Lenders . KeyBank, the other lending institutions which are party hereto and any other Person which becomes an assignee of any rights of a Lender pursuant to this Agreement (but not including any participant as described in §18). The Issuing Lender shall be a Lender, as applicable. The Swing Loan Lender shall be a Lender.
Letter of Credit . Any standby letter of credit issued at the request of the Borrower and for the account of the Borrower in accordance with §2.10.
Letter of Credit Commitment . An amount equal to Five Million and No/100 Dollars ($5,000,000.00), as the same may be changed from time to time in accordance with the terms of this Agreement.
Letter of Credit Liabilities . At any time and in respect of any Letter of Credit, the sum of (a) the maximum undrawn face amount of such Letter of Credit plus (b) the aggregate unpaid principal amount of all drawings made under such Letter of Credit which have not been repaid (including repayment by a Revolving Credit Loan). For purposes of this Agreement, a Lender (other than the Lender acting as the Issuing Lender) shall be deemed to hold a Letter of Credit Liability in an amount equal to its participation interest in the related Letter of Credit under §2.10, and the Lender acting as the Issuing Lender shall be deemed to hold a Letter of Credit Liability in an amount equal to its retained interest in the related Letter of Credit after giving effect to the acquisition by the Lenders other than the Lender acting as the Issuing Lender of their participation interests under §2.10.
Letter of Credit Request . See §2.10(a).
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LIBOR . For any LIBOR Rate Loan for any Interest Period, the average rate as shown in Reuters Screen LIBOR 01 Page (or any successor service, or if such Person no longer reports such rate as determined by the Agent, by another commercially available source providing such quotations approved by the Agent) at which deposits in U.S. dollars are offered by first class banks in the London Interbank Market at approximately 11:00 a.m. (London time) on the day that is two (2) LIBOR Business Days prior to the first day of such Interest Period with a maturity approximately equal to such Interest Period and in an amount approximately equal to the amount to which such Interest Period relates, adjusted for reserves and taxes if required by future regulations. If such service or such other Person approved by the Agent described above no longer reports such rate or the Agent determines in good faith that the rate so reported no longer accurately reflects the rate available to the Agent in the London Interbank Market, Loans shall accrue interest at the Base Rate plus the Applicable Margin for such Loan. For any period during which a Reserve Percentage shall apply, LIBOR with respect to LIBOR Rate Loans shall be equal to the amount determined above divided by an amount equal to 1 minus the Reserve Percentage. Notwithstanding the foregoing, if the rate shown on Reuters Screen LIBOR01 Page (or any successor service designated pursuant to this definition) shall be less than zero, such rate shall be deemed to be zero for the purposes of this Agreement.
LIBOR Business Day . Any day on which commercial banks are open for international business (including dealings in Dollar deposits) in London, England.
LIBOR Lending Office . Initially, the office of each Lender designated as such on Schedule 1.1 hereto; thereafter, such other office of such Lender, if any, that shall be making or maintaining LIBOR Rate Loans.
LIBOR Rate Loans . Those Loans bearing interest calculated by reference to LIBOR.
Licenses . All certifications, permits, licenses and approvals, including certificates of completion, certificates of occupancy, and food and beverage and liquor licenses, required for the legal use, occupancy and operation of a Borrowing Base Property as used at the time at which it is added to the Borrowing Base Property and from time to time thereafter.
Lien . See §8.2.
Loan Documents . This Agreement, the Notes, the Guaranty, each Letter of Credit Request, the Security Documents, and all other documents, instruments or agreements now or hereafter executed or delivered by or on behalf of the Borrower or any Guarantor in connection with the Loans.
Loan Request . See §2.7.
Loan and Loans . An individual loan or the aggregate loans (including a Revolving Credit Loan and a Swing Loan (or Loans)), as the case may be, in the maximum principal amount of the Total Commitment. All Loans shall be made in Dollars. Amounts drawn under a Letter of Credit shall also be considered Revolving Credit Loans as provided in §2.10.
Management Agreements . An agreement entered into by any Subsidiary Guarantor pursuant to which it engages a Manager to manage and operate a Hotel Property.
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Management Fees . For any Borrowing Base Property for any period of determination, a deemed base management fee in an amount equal to the greater of (i) the actual base management fees payable with respect to such Borrowing Base Property for such period and (ii) an amount equal to four percent (4%) of Gross Hotel Revenues from such Borrowing Base Property for such period.
Manager . The management company that manages and operates a Hotel Property pursuant to the Management Agreement for such Hotel Property.
Mandatorily Redeemable Stock . With respect to any Person, any Equity Interest of such Person which by the terms of such Equity Interest (or by the terms of any security into which it is convertible or for which it is exchangeable or exercisable), upon the happening of any event or otherwise (a) matures or is mandatorily redeemable, pursuant to a sinking fund obligation or otherwise (other than an Equity Interest to the extent redeemable in exchange for common stock or other equivalent common Equity Interests), (b) is convertible into or exchangeable or exercisable for Indebtedness or Mandatorily Redeemable Stock, or (c) is redeemable at the option of the holder thereof, in whole or in part (other than an Equity Interest which is redeemable solely in exchange for common stock or other equivalent common Equity Interests).
Material Adverse Effect . A material adverse effect on (a) the business, properties, assets, condition (financial or otherwise), prospects or results of operations of REIT and its Subsidiaries, taken as a whole; (b) the ability of the Borrower or any Guarantor to perform any of its material obligations under the Loan Documents; (c) the validity or enforceability of any of the Loan Documents or the creation, perfection and priority of any Liens of the Agent in the Collateral; or (d) the rights or remedies of the Agent or the Lenders thereunder.
Material Contract . Collectively, (i) each contract (excluding purchase and sale contracts for Real Estate) to which the REIT or any of its Subsidiaries is a party involving aggregate consideration payable to or by the REIT or such Subsidiary in an amount of Three Million and No/100 Dollars ($3,000,000.00) or more, and (ii) each Operating Lease, each Management Agreement and each Franchise Agreement. For the avoidance of doubt, any contract to which the REIT is a party or which otherwise relates to the purchase or sale of securities (including, but not limited to, underwriting agreements and private placement agreements) shall not constitute a Material Contract.
Material Renovation . Any Renovation to any Hotel Property (whether separately or as part of an overall plan or other similar related renovations, even if not performed at the same time) that has resulted, or is reasonably expected to result in, twenty percent (20%) or more of the rooms in such Hotel Property not being available for occupancy for a period of forty-five (45) days or more.
Material Subsidiary . Material Subsidiaries shall mean (i) any Wholly-Owned Subsidiary of Borrower or REIT that directly or indirectly owns or leases an interest in a Borrowing Base Property and (ii) any Wholly-Owned Subsidiary of Borrower or REIT which is not an Excluded Subsidiary.
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Maturity Date . March 1, 2019, as the same may be extended as provided in §2.12, or such earlier date on which the Loans shall become due and payable pursuant to the terms hereof.
Moodys . Moodys Investor Service, Inc., and any successor thereto.
Mortgage Constant . As of any date of determination, the monthly factor determined by the Agent by reference to a standard level constant payment table for a fully amortizing loan with a maturity of thirty (30) years based upon an assumed per annum interest rate equal to the greatest of (i) the ten-year U.S. Treasury rate plus 3.0% (ii) 6.50% and (iii) the weighted average interest rate then applicable to outstanding Loans.
Mortgage Note Receivables . A first priority mortgage loan on a completed Hotel Property of the type permitted by §8.3(o), and which Mortgage Note Receivable includes, without limitation, the indebtedness secured by a related first priority security instrument.
Mortgages . The Mortgages, Deeds to Secure Debt and/or Deeds of Trust from Borrower or a Subsidiary Guarantor (which shall include at the Agents option the applicable TRS Lessee) to the Agent for the benefit of the Lenders (or to trustees named therein acting on behalf of the Agent for the benefit of the Lenders), as the same may be modified or amended, pursuant to which Borrower or a Subsidiary Guarantor has conveyed or granted a mortgage lien upon or a conveyance in fee simple (or of a leasehold under a Ground Lease, as applicable) (or with respect to a TRS Lessee, its leasehold interest under the Operating Lease and its other assets) of a Borrowing Base Property as security for the Obligations, each such mortgage entered into after the date hereof to be substantially in the form of the initial Mortgages executed and delivered by Borrower or the Subsidiary Guarantors on the Closing Date, with such changes thereto as Agent may reasonably require as a result of state law or practice.
Multiemployer Plan . Any multiemployer plan within the meaning of Section 3(37) of ERISA maintained or contributed to by REIT or any ERISA Affiliate.
Net Income (or Loss) . With respect to any Person (or any asset of any Person) with respect to any period, the net income (or loss) of such Person (or attributable to such asset), determined in accordance with GAAP.
Net Offering Proceeds . The total gross cash proceeds received by REIT or any of its Subsidiaries as a result of an Equity Offering or as a result of receipt of any contribution of capital less the customary and reasonable costs, expenses and discounts paid by REIT or such Subsidiary in connection therewith.
Net Operating Income . For any Real Estate as of any date of determination, an amount equal to (A) the total Gross Hotel Revenues of such Real Estate during such period; minus (B) the sum of all expenses and other proper charges incurred in connection with and directly attributable to the ownership and operation of such Real Estate during such period (including real estate taxes, Management Fees, Franchise Fees, payments under ground leases, insurance premiums, and bad debt expenses, but excluding any general and administrative expense, impairment charges, and any non-cash charges (such as depreciation or amortization of financing costs) related to the operation of the Borrower.
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Net Sale Proceeds . With respect to any sale, conveyance, transfer or other disposition of any Real Estate by the Borrower or any of its Subsidiaries (each referred to for the purposes of this definition as a disposition), the aggregate cash payments or other cash equivalent financial instruments received by Borrower or such Subsidiary from such disposition (including, without limitation, cash received by way of deferred payment pursuant to a note receivable, conversion of non-cash consideration, cash payments in respect of purchase price adjustments or otherwise, but only as and when such cash is received), minus the direct out-of-pocket costs and expenses paid to unaffiliated third parties incurred in connection with such disposition.
Non-Borrowing Base Hotel Asset Value . For each Hotel Property owned or leased by the Borrower or a Subsidiary of Borrower which is not included in the calculation of Borrowing Base Availability, the lowest of the Appraised Value of such Hotel Property and the cost basis of such Hotel Property determined in accordance with GAAP; provided that from and after the date that is twenty-four (24) months after the date such Hotel Property was acquired by Borrower or such Subsidiary, the value of such Hotel Property shall be its Capitalization Value as of the date of determination.
Non-Consenting Lender . See §18.8.
Non-Defaulting Lender . At any time, any Lender that is not a Defaulting Lender at such time.
Non-Recourse Exclusions . With respect to any Non-Recourse Indebtedness of any Person, any usual and customary exclusions from the non-recourse limitations governing such Indebtedness, including, without limitation, exclusions for claims that (a) are based on fraud, intentional or material misrepresentation, misapplication of funds, gross negligence or willful misconduct, (b) result from intentional mismanagement of or waste at the Real Property securing such Non-Recourse Indebtedness, (c) arise from the presence of Hazardous Substances on the Real Property securing such Non-Recourse Indebtedness, (d) are the result of any unpaid real estate taxes and assessments (whether contained in a loan agreement, promissory note, indemnity agreement or other document) or (e) result from the borrowing Subsidiary and/or its assets becoming the subject of a voluntary or involuntary bankruptcy, insolvency or similar proceeding.
Non-Recourse Indebtedness . With respect to a Person, (a) Indebtedness for borrowed money in respect of which recourse for payment (except for Non-Recourse Exclusions until a claim is made with respect thereto, and then such Indebtedness shall not constitute Non-Recourse Indebtedness only to the extent of the amount of such claim) is contractually limited to specific assets of such Person encumbered by a Lien securing such Indebtedness or (b) if such Person is a Single Asset Entity, any Indebtedness solely of such Person (except for guarantees of Non-Recourse Exclusions by another Person).
Notes . Collectively, the Revolving Credit Notes and the Swing Loan Note.
Notice . See §19.
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Obligations . All indebtedness, obligations and liabilities of the Borrower or any Guarantor to any of the Lenders or the Agent, individually or collectively, under this Agreement or any of the other Loan Documents or in respect of any of the Loans, the Notes or the Letters of Credit, or other instruments at any time evidencing any of the foregoing, whether existing on the date of this Agreement or arising or incurred hereafter, or whether arising before or after any bankruptcy or insolvency proceeding, direct or indirect, joint or several, absolute or contingent, matured or unmatured, liquidated or unliquidated, secured or unsecured, arising by contract, operation of law or otherwise.
OFAC . Office of Foreign Asset Control of the Department of the Treasury of the United States of America, or any successor thereto carrying out similar functions.
Off-Balance Sheet Obligations . Liabilities and obligations of REIT or any of its Subsidiaries or any other Person in respect of off-balance sheet arrangements (as defined in Item 303(a)(4)(ii) of Regulation S-K promulgated under the Securities Act, which REIT would be required to disclose in the Managements Discussion and Analysis of Financial Condition and Results of Operations section of REITs report on Form 10-Q or Form 10-K (or their equivalents) which REIT is required to file with the SEC or would be required to file if it were subject to the jurisdiction of the SEC (or any Governmental Authority substituted therefor).
Operating Lease . The operating lease of a Borrowing Base Property between the Borrower or applicable Subsidiary Guarantor that owns such Borrowing Base Property (whether in fee simple or subject to a Ground Lease) and the applicable TRS Lessee that leases such Borrowing Base Property, as each may be amended, restated, supplemented or otherwise modified from time to time.
Other Connection Taxes . With respect to any Recipient, Taxes imposed as a result of a present or former connection between such Recipient and the jurisdiction imposing such Tax (other than connections arising solely from such Recipient having executed, delivered, become a party to, performed its obligations under, received payments under, received or perfected a security interest under, engaged in any other transaction pursuant to or enforced any Loan Document, or sold or assigned an interest in any Loan or Loan Document).
Other Taxes . All present or future stamp, court or documentary, intangible, recording, filing or similar Taxes that arise from any payment made under, from the execution, delivery, performance, enforcement or registration of, from the receipt or perfection of a security interest under, or otherwise with respect to, any Loan Document, except any such Taxes that are Other Connection Taxes imposed with respect to an assignment (other than an assignment made pursuant to §4.14 as a result of costs sought to be reimbursed pursuant to §4.3).
Outstanding . With respect to the Loans, the aggregate unpaid principal thereof as of any date of determination. With respect to Letters of Credit, the aggregate undrawn face amount of issued Letters of Credit.
Participant Register . See §18.4.
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Patriot Act . The Uniting and Strengthening America by Providing Appropriate Tools Required to Intercept and Obstruct Terrorism Act of 2001, as the same may be amended from time to time, and corresponding provisions of future laws.
PBGC . The Pension Benefit Guaranty Corporation created by Section 4002 of ERISA and any successor entity or entities having similar responsibilities.
Permits . With respect to any Person, any permit, approval, authorization, license, registration, certificate, concession, grant, franchise, variance or permission from, and any other contractual obligations with, any Governmental Authority, in each case whether or not having the force of law and applicable to or binding upon such Person or any of its property or to which such Person or any of its property is subject.
Permitted Liens . Liens, security interests and other encumbrances permitted by §8.2.
Person . Any individual, corporation, limited liability company, partnership, trust, unincorporated association, business, or other legal entity, and any government or any governmental agency or political subdivision thereof.
PIP . A property improvement plan for a Hotel Property prepared by a Franchisor or a Manager of such Hotel Property.
Plan Assets . Assets of any employee benefit plan subject to Part 4, Subtitle B, Title I of ERISA.
Potential Collateral . Any (a) Real Estate or (b) following the Qualified Capital Raise, Equity Interests in a Wholly-Owned Subsidiary of Borrower and TRS Lessee which is not at the time included in the Collateral and which Real Estate (or with respect to a pledge of Equity Interests in a Wholly-Owned Subsidiary, whose assets), which in either case consists of (i) Eligible Real Estate and the related rights under an Operating Lease, or (ii) Real Estate which is capable of becoming Eligible Real Estate through the approval of the Required Lenders and the related rights under the Operating Lease, and the completion and delivery of Borrowing Base Qualification Documents as required by the Agent and the related rights under an Operating Lease.
Preferred Distributions . With respect to any period and without duplication, all Distributions paid, declared but not yet paid or otherwise due and payable during such period on Preferred Securities issued by REIT or any of its Subsidiaries, whether now issued and outstanding or hereafter issued and outstanding. Preferred Distributions shall not include dividends or distributions: (a) paid or payable solely in Equity Interests (other than Mandatorily Redeemable Stock) of identical class payable to holders of such class of Equity Interests; or (b) paid or payable to the Borrower or any of its Subsidiaries.
Preferred Securities . With respect to any Person, Equity Interests in such Person which are entitled to preference or priority over any other Equity Interest in such Person in respect of the payment of dividends or distribution of assets upon liquidation, or both.
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Project Approvals . See §6.23(a)(v).
Qualified Capital Raise . The Qualified Capital Raise shall be deemed to have occurred at such time as Agent shall have received from Borrower evidence reasonably satisfactory to Agent of the occurrence after the date of this Agreement of (a) one or many Equity Offerings of common shares of the REIT that shall have resulted in REIT receiving not less than $50,000,000.00 in gross equity proceeds and that the net proceeds thereof have been contributed to Borrower and (b) the conversion of the Series D Preferred Stock to common stock of the REIT; provided that for the purposes of §2.12(b), such aggregate gross proceeds received by REIT and contributed to Borrower pursuant to clause (a) above shall be not less than $100,000,000.00.
Real Estate . All real property, including, without limitation, the Borrowing Base Properties, at the time of determination then owned or leased (as lessee or sublessee) in whole or in part or operated by REIT or any of its Subsidiaries, or an Unconsolidated Affiliate of the Borrower and which is located in the United States of America or the District of Columbia.
Recipient . The Agent and any Lender.
Record . The grid attached to any Note, or the continuation of such grid, or any other similar record, including computer records, maintained by the Agent with respect to any Loan referred to in such Note.
Recourse Indebtedness . As of any date of determination, any Indebtedness (whether secured or unsecured) which is recourse to REIT or any of its Subsidiaries. Recourse Indebtedness shall not include Non-Recourse Indebtedness, but shall include any Non-Recourse Exclusions at such time a written claim is made with respect thereto.
Recurring Capital Expenditures . Items that would be reflected in the hotel and property operations line item of REITs financial statements for repairs and maintenance in accordance with GAAP and the Uniform System of Accounts, and consistent with the financial statements delivered to the Agent prior to the date of this Agreement.
Register . See §18.2.
REIT . Condor Hospitality Trust, Inc., a Maryland corporation.
REIT Status . With respect to a Person, its status as a real estate investment trust as defined in Section 856(a) of the Code.
Related Fund . With respect to any Lender which is a fund that invests in loans, any Affiliate of such Lender or any other fund that invests in loans that is managed by the same investment advisor as such Lender or by an Affiliate of such Lender or such investment advisor.
Release . Any releasing, spilling, leaking, pumping, pouring, emitting, emptying, discharging, injecting, escaping, disposing or dumping (other than (i) storing of materials in reasonable quantities to the extent necessary for the operation of property in the ordinary course of business, and in any event in compliance with all Environmental Laws and (ii) any isolated
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and de minimis spills or other dispositions of Hazardous Substances which do not give rise to any obligation to notify or report to any Governmental Authority and which do not violate any Environmental Law) of Hazardous Substances.
Renovations . Any renovations, remodeling, expansion, refurbishment or other capital improvements to a Hotel Property.
Representative . See §14.16.
Required Lenders . As of any date, the Lender or Lenders whose aggregate Commitment Percentage is equal to or greater than sixty-six and 67/100 percent (66.67%) of the Total Commitment; provided that in determining said percentage at any given time, all then existing Defaulting Lenders will be disregarded and excluded and the Commitment Percentages of the Lenders shall be redetermined for voting purposes only to exclude the Commitment Percentages of such Defaulting Lenders; provided that if there are three (3) or fewer Lenders, then Required Lenders shall mean all Lenders that are Non-Defaulting Lenders.
Requirements . See §6.22(a)(iii).
Reserve Percentage . For any Interest Period, that percentage which is specified three (3) Business Days before the first day of such Interest Period by the Board of Governors of the Federal Reserve System (or any successor) or any other Governmental Authority with jurisdiction over the Agent or any Lender for determining the maximum reserve requirement (including, but not limited to, any marginal reserve requirement) for the Agent or any Lender with respect to liabilities constituting of or including (among other liabilities) Eurocurrency liabilities in an amount equal to that portion of the Loan affected by such Interest Period and with a maturity equal to such Interest Period.
Restricted Cash . As of any date of determination, the aggregate amount of cash that is subject to any escrow, cash trap, reserves, Liens or claims of any kind in favor of any Person.
Revolving Credit Loan or Loans . An individual Revolving Credit Loan or the aggregate Revolving Credit Loans, as the case may be, in the maximum principal amount of the Total Commitment to be made by the Lenders hereunder as more particularly described in §2. Without limiting the foregoing, Revolving Credit Loans shall also include Revolving Credit Loans made pursuant to §2.10(f).
Revolving Credit Notes . See §2.1(b).
Sanctions Laws and Regulations . Any applicable sanctions, prohibitions or requirements imposed by any applicable executive order or by any applicable sanctions program administered by OFAC, the United Nations Security Council, the European Union or Her Majestys Treasury.
S&P . S&P Global, Inc.
SEC . The federal Securities and Exchange Commission.
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Secured Indebtedness . With respect to REIT and its Subsidiaries as of any given date, the aggregate principal amount of all Indebtedness of such Persons outstanding at such date and that is secured in any manner by any Lien.
Securities Act . The Securities Act of 1933, as amended from time to time, together with all rules and regulations issued thereunder.
Security Agreement . The Security Agreement dated as of the date hereof among the Agent and the TRS Lessees now or hereafter a party thereto, and any joinder thereto.
Security Documents . Collectively, the Joinder Agreements, the Assignment of Interests, the Acknowledgments, the Mortgages, the Assignments of Leases and Rents, the Security Agreement, the Borrower Security Agreement, the Indemnity Agreement, the Guaranty, the UCC-1 financing statements and any further collateral assignments to the Agent for the benefit of the Lenders.
Series D Preferred Stock . The REITs 6,245,156 shares of 6.25% Series D Preferred Stock issued on March 16, 2016 pursuant to the Amended and Restated Articles of Incorporation of the REIT, as amended.
Single Asset Entity . A bankruptcy remote, single purpose entity which is a Subsidiary of the Borrower and which is not a Subsidiary Guarantor or an owner of a direct or indirect interest in a Subsidiary Guarantor which owns real property and related assets which are security for Indebtedness of such entity, and which Indebtedness does not constitute Indebtedness of any other Person except as provided in the definition of Non-Recourse Indebtedness (except for Non-Recourse Exclusions).
Stabilized Properties . Hotel Properties that are open for business, have at least one (1) full year of operating history, and are not subject to a Material Renovation.
State . A state of the United States of America and the District of Columbia.
Submarket . Submarket shall have the meaning as used by Smith Travel Research in its STAR Report (or if such report shall no longer be available to Agent or such term shall no longer be used in such report, then such other definition as Agent may reasonably determine).
Subsidiary . For any Person, any corporation, partnership, limited liability company or other entity of which at least a majority of the securities or other ownership interests having by the terms thereof ordinary voting power to elect a majority of the board of directors or other persons performing similar functions of such corporation, partnership, limited liability company or other entity (without regard to the occurrence of any contingency) is at the time directly or indirectly owned or controlled by such Person or one or more Subsidiaries of such Person or by such Person and one or more Subsidiaries of such Person, and shall include all Persons the accounts of which are consolidated with those of such Person pursuant to GAAP. Notwithstanding any ownership interest in the Borrower, the Borrower shall at all times be considered a Subsidiary of REIT.
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Subsidiary Guarantor . Each Person, other than REIT and General Partner that is a party to the Guaranty as of the date of this Agreement and each Additional Guarantor.
Survey . An instrument survey of each parcel of Borrowing Base Property prepared by a registered land surveyor which shall show the location of all buildings, structures, easements and utility lines on such property, shall be sufficient to remove with respect to the Tier I Properties the standard survey exception from the Title Policy, shall show that all buildings and structures are within the lot lines of the Borrowing Base Property and shall not show any encroachments by others (or to the extent any encroachments are shown, such encroachments shall be acceptable to the Agent in its reasonable discretion), shall show rights of way, adjoining sites, establish building lines and street lines, the distance to and names of the nearest intersecting streets and such other details as the Agent may reasonably require; and shall show whether or not the Borrowing Base Property is located in a flood hazard district as established by the Federal Emergency Management Agency or any successor agency or is located in any flood plain, flood hazard or wetland protection district established under federal, state or local law, shall contain a certification satisfactory to Agent, and shall otherwise be in form and substance reasonably satisfactory to the Agent.
Swing Loan . See §2.5(a).
Swing Loan Commitment . An amount equal to Five Million and No/100 Dollars ($5,000,000), as the same may be changed from time to time in accordance with the terms of this Agreement.
Swing Loan Lender . KeyBank, in its capacity as Swing Loan Lender and any successor thereof.
Swing Loan Note . See §2.5(b).
Taking . The taking or appropriation (including by deed in lieu of condemnation) of any Borrowing Base Property, or any part thereof or interest therein, whether permanently or temporarily, for public or quasi-public use under the power of eminent domain, by reason of any public improvement or condemnation proceeding, or in any other manner or any damage or injury or diminution in value through condemnation, inverse condemnation or other exercise of the power of eminent domain.
Taxes . All present or future taxes, levies, imposts, duties, deductions, withholdings (including backup withholding), assessments, fees or other charges imposed by any Governmental Authority, including any interest, additions to tax or penalties applicable thereto.
Tier I Borrowing Base Value . For each Tier I Property included in the calculation of Borrowing Base Availability, the lower of the Appraised Value of such Borrowing Base Property and the cost basis of each such Borrowing Base Property determined in accordance with GAAP.
Tier I Properties . Collectively the Hotel Properties owned or leased under a Ground Lease by a Wholly-Owned Subsidiary of Borrower that is Eligible Real Estate and leased under an Operating Lease by a TRS Lessee and which satisfy the requirements of §7.20(a) (other than §7.20(a)(vi)) that have been included as Borrowing Base Properties and not removed from the calculation of Borrowing Base Availability. The initial Tier I Properties as of the date of this Agreement are described on Schedule 1.3 hereto.
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Tier II Borrowing Base Value . For each Tier II Property included in the calculation of Borrowing Base Availability, the Appraised Value of such Borrowing Base Property.
Tier II Maximum Availability Amount . The sum of (a) $25,000,000.00, minus (b) the greater of (i) an amount equal to one hundred percent (100%) of the aggregate Net Sales Proceeds from Tier II Properties after the date of this Agreement, (ii) an amount equal to $5,000,000.00 on September 1, 2017, (iii) an amount equal to $10,000,000.00 on March 1, 2018, (iv) an amount equal to $15,000,000 on September 1, 2018, and (v) an amount equal to $20,000,000.00 on March 1, 2019; and provided further that the Tier II Maximum Availability Amount shall reduce to zero dollars ($0.00) on September 1, 2019.
Tier II Properties . Collectively the Hotel Properties owned or leased under a Ground Lease by Borrower or a Wholly-Owned Subsidiary of Borrower that is Eligible Real Estate and leased under an Operating Lease by a TRS Lessee and which satisfy the requirements of §7.20 (a) (other than §7.20(a)(v)) that have been included as Borrowing Base Properties and not removed from the calculation of Borrowing Base Availability. The initial Tier II Properties as of the date of this Agreement are described on Schedule 1.3 hereto.
Title Insurance Company . Any title insurance company or companies approved by the Agent and the Borrower.
Title Policy . With respect to each of the Borrowing Base Properties, an ALTA standard form title insurance policy (or, if such form is not available, an equivalent, legally promulgated form of mortgagee title insurance policy reasonably acceptable to the Agent) issued by a Title Insurance Company (with such reinsurance as the Agent may reasonably require, any such reinsurance to be with direct access endorsements to the extent available under Applicable Law) in an amount as the Agent may reasonably require based upon the fair market value of the applicable Borrowing Base Property (but in any event not to exceed 110% of fair market value) insuring the priority of the Mortgage thereon and that the Borrower or a Subsidiary Guarantor, as applicable, holds marketable or indefeasible (with respect to Texas) fee simple title or a valid and subsisting leasehold interest to such parcel, subject only to the encumbrances acceptable to Agent in its reasonable discretion and which shall not contain standard exceptions for mechanics liens, persons in occupancy (other than tenants as tenants only under Leases) or matters which would be shown by a survey (other than with respect to any Tier II Properties as to which the survey delivered in connection with the closing under this Agreement has not been updated), shall not insure over any matter except to the extent that any such affirmative insurance is acceptable to the Agent in its reasonable discretion, and shall contain (a) a revolving credit endorsement and (b) such other endorsements and affirmative insurance as the Agent may reasonably require and is available in the State in which the Borrowing Base Property is located, including but not limited to (i) a comprehensive endorsement, (ii) a variable rate of interest endorsement, (iii) a usury endorsement, (iv) a doing business endorsement, (v) if required by Agent, an ALTA form 3.1 zoning endorsement, (vi) a tie-in endorsement relating to all Title
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Policies issued by such Title Insurance Company in respect of other Borrowing Base Properties, (vii) first loss and last dollar endorsements, and (viii) a utility location endorsement. With respect to each Borrowing Base Property as to which Agent does not receive a Mortgage, an ALTA standard form owners title insurance policy (or, if such form is not available, an equivalent, legally promulgated form of owners title insurance policy reasonably acceptable to the Agent) issued by a Title Insurance Company (with such reinsurance as the Agent may reasonably require, any such reinsurance to be with direct access endorsements to the extent available under Applicable Law) in an amount approved by the Agent insuring that the Subsidiary Guarantor holds marketable or indefeasible (with respect to Texas) fee simple title or a valid and subsisting leasehold interest to such parcel, subject only to the encumbrances acceptable to Agent in its reasonable discretion and which shall not contain standard exceptions for mechanics liens, persons in occupancy (other than tenants as tenants only under Leases) or matters which would be shown by a survey, and shall not insure over any matter except to the extent that any such affirmative insurance is acceptable to the Agent in its reasonable discretion.
Titled Agents . The Arranger, and any syndication agent or documentation agent.
Total Commitment . The sum of the Commitments of the Lenders, as in effect from time to time. As of the date of this Agreement, the Total Commitment is Ninety Million and No/100 Dollars ($90,000,000.00). The Total Commitment may increase in accordance with §2.11.
TRS . TRS Leasing, Inc., a Virginia corporation.
TRS Lessee . TRS and each Wholly-Owned Subsidiary of TRS that is a lessee of a Borrowing Base Property pursuant to an Operating Lease. Each TRS Lessee shall be a Subsidiary Guarantor.
Type . As to any Loan, its nature as a Base Rate Loan or a LIBOR Rate Loan.
Unconsolidated Affiliate . In respect of any Person, any other Person in whom such Person holds an Investment, which Investment is accounted for in the financial statements of such Person on an equity basis of accounting and whose financial results would not be consolidated under GAAP with the financial results of such first Person on the consolidated financial statements of such first Person if such financial statements were prepared in accordance with the full consolidation method of GAAP as of such date.
Unhedged Variable Rate Debt . Any Indebtedness with respect to which the interest is not fixed (or hedged to a fixed rate) for the entire term of such Indebtedness to maturity.
Uniform System of Accounts . The Uniform System of Accounts for the Lodging Industry, Eleventh Revised Edition, 2014, as published by the Educational Institute of the American Hotel & Motel Association, as revised from time to time to the extent such revision has been or is in the process of being generally implemented within such Uniform System of Accounts.
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Unrestricted Cash and Cash Equivalents . As of any date of determination, the sum of (a) the aggregate amount of Unrestricted cash and (b) the aggregate amount of Unrestricted Cash Equivalents (valued at fair market value). As used in this definition, Unrestricted means the specified asset is not subject to any escrow, cash trap, reserves, Liens or claims of any kind in favor of any Person.
Unused Fee . See §2.3.
Unused Fee Percentage . With respect to any day during a calendar quarter, (a) 0.20% per annum, if the sum of the Revolving Credit Loans, Swing Line Loans and Letter of Credit Liabilities outstanding on such day is more than 50% of the Total Commitment, or (b) 0.25% per annum if the sum of the Revolving Credit Loans, Swing Line Loans and Letter of Credit Liabilities outstanding on such day is less than or equal to 50% of the Total Commitment.
U.S. Person . Any Person that is a United States Person as defined in Section 7701(a)(30) of the Code.
U.S. Tax Compliance Certificate . See §4.3(g)(ii)(B)(iii).
Vista Acquisition . The acquisition by one or more Wholly-Owned Subsidiaries of Borrower of the properties described on Schedule 2.9(a) and the acceptance of such properties as Borrowing Base Properties in accordance with the terms of this Agreement.
West Virginia Lease . The Lease dated March 24, 2016 between Solomons Beacon Inn Limited Partnership as landlord and Beanery 119, LLC as tenant.
Wholly-Owned Subsidiary . As to the Borrower, REIT or TRS, any Subsidiary of the Borrower, REIT or TRS that is directly or indirectly owned one hundred percent (100%) by the Borrower, REIT or TRS, respectively. For the purposes of this Agreement, the Borrower shall be deemed to be a Wholly-Owned Subsidiary of the REIT. Also for purposes of this Agreement, any Subsidiary owned ninety-nine percent (99%) by the Borrower and one percent (1%), directly or indirectly, by the REIT, shall be deemed to be a Wholly-Owned Subsidiary of the Borrower.
Withholding Agent . The REIT, the Borrower, any other Guarantor and the Agent, as applicable.
Write-Down and Conversion Powers . With respect to any EEA Resolution Authority, the write-down and conversion powers of such EEA Resolution Authority from time to time under the Bail-In Legislation for the applicable EEA Member Country, which write-down and conversion powers are described in the EU Bail-In Legislation Schedule.
§1.2 Rules of Interpretation .
(a) A reference to any document or agreement shall include such document or agreement as amended, modified or supplemented from time to time in accordance with its terms and the terms of this Agreement.
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(b) The singular includes the plural and the plural includes the singular.
(c) A reference to any law includes any amendment or modification of such law.
(d) A reference to any Person includes its permitted successors and permitted assigns.
(e) Accounting terms not otherwise defined herein have the meanings assigned to them by GAAP applied on a consistent basis by the accounting entity to which they refer.
(f) The words include, includes and including are not limiting.
(g) The words approval and approved, as the context requires, means an approval in writing given to the party seeking approval after full and fair disclosure to the party giving approval of all material facts necessary in order to determine whether approval should be granted.
(h) All terms not specifically defined herein or by GAAP, which terms are defined in the Uniform Commercial Code as in effect in the State of New York, have the meanings assigned to them therein.
(i) Reference to a particular §, refers to that section of this Agreement unless otherwise indicated.
(j) The words herein, hereof, hereunder and words of like import shall refer to this Agreement as a whole and not to any particular section or subdivision of this Agreement.
(k) In the event of any change in GAAP after the date hereof or any other change in accounting procedures pursuant to §7.3 which would affect the computation of any financial covenant, ratio or other requirement set forth in any Loan Document, then upon the request of the Borrower or the Agent, the Borrower, the Guarantors, the Agent and the Lenders shall negotiate promptly, diligently and in good faith in order to amend the provisions of the Loan Documents such that such financial covenant, ratio or other requirement shall continue to provide substantially the same financial tests or restrictions of the Borrower and the Guarantors as in effect prior to such accounting change, as determined by the Required Lenders in their good faith judgment. Until such time as such amendment shall have been executed and delivered by the Borrower, the Guarantors, the Agent and the Required Lenders, such financial covenants, ratio and other requirements, and all financial statements and other documents required to be delivered under the Loan Documents, shall be calculated and reported as if such change had not occurred.
(l) Notwithstanding any other provision contained herein, all terms of an accounting or financial nature used herein shall be construed, and all computations of amounts and ratios referred to herein shall be made (i) without giving effect to any election under Accounting Standards Codification 825-10-25 (or any other Accounting Standards Codification
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or Financial Accounting Standard having a similar result or effect) to value any Indebtedness or other liabilities of the REIT or any of its Subsidiaries at fair value, as defined therein, (ii) without giving effect to any treatment of Indebtedness in respect of convertible debt instruments under Accounting Standards Codification 470-20 (or any other Accounting Standards Codification or Financial Accounting Standard having a similar result or effect) to value any such Indebtedness in a reduced or bifurcated manner as described therein, and such Indebtedness shall at all times be valued at the full stated principal amount thereof
(m) To the extent that any of the representations and warranties contained in this Agreement or any other Loan Document is qualified by Material Adverse Effect or any other materiality qualifier, then any further qualifier as to representations and warranties being true and correct in all material respects contained elsewhere in the Loan Documents shall not apply with respect to any such representations and warranties.
(n) Notwithstanding the terms of the definitions of Consolidated Debt Service, Consolidated EBITDA, Fixed Charges, Consolidated Interest Expense, Consolidated Total Asset Value, Consolidated Total Indebtedness, Adjusted Consolidated EBITDA and Funds Available for Distribution when determining any results under such definitions which are to be done on a Consolidated Basis, the results of any non-Wholly-Owned Subsidiaries shall not be Consolidated but only the REITs Equity Percentage of such Persons shall be included.
(o) If a certain action or event is not prohibited by the terms of this Agreement or the other Loan Documents, such action or event shall be deemed to be expressly permitted under the terms of this Agreement or the other Loan Documents provided that such action or event would not otherwise create or cause a Default or Event of Default.
§2. THE CREDIT FACILITY.
§2.1 Revolving Credit Loans .
(a) Subject to the terms and conditions set forth in this Agreement, each of the Lenders severally agrees to lend to the Borrower, and the Borrower may borrow (and repay and reborrow) from time to time between the Closing Date and the Maturity Date upon notice by the Borrower to the Agent given in accordance with §2.7, such sums as are requested by the Borrower for the purposes set forth in §2.9 up to a maximum aggregate principal amount outstanding (after giving effect to all amounts requested) at any one time equal to the lesser of (i) such Lenders Commitment and (ii) such Lenders Commitment Percentage of the Borrowing Base Availability minus the aggregate amount of Letter of Credit Liabilities and Swing Loans outstanding; provided , that, in all events no Default or Event of Default shall have occurred and be continuing; and provided , further , that the outstanding principal amount of the Revolving Credit Loans (after giving effect to all amounts requested), Swing Loans and Letter of Credit Liabilities shall not at any time exceed the Total Commitment or the Borrowing Base Availability. The Revolving Credit Loans shall be made pro rata in accordance with each Lenders Commitment Percentage. Each request for a Revolving Credit Loan hereunder shall constitute a representation and warranty by the Borrower that all of the conditions required of the Borrower set forth in §§10 and 11 have been satisfied on the date of such request. The Agent may assume that the conditions in §§10 and 11 have been satisfied unless it receives prior written
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notice from a Lender that such conditions have not been satisfied. No Lender shall have any obligation to make Revolving Credit Loans to the Borrower or participate in Letter of Credit Liabilities in the maximum aggregate principal outstanding balance of more than the lesser of the amount equal to its Commitment Percentage of the Commitments and the principal face amount of its Revolving Credit Note.
(b) The Revolving Credit Loans shall be evidenced by separate promissory notes of the Borrower in substantially the form of Exhibit B hereto (collectively, the Revolving Credit Notes ), dated of even date with this Agreement (except as otherwise provided in §18.3) and completed with appropriate insertions. One Revolving Credit Note shall be payable to the order of each Lender in the principal amount equal to such Lenders Commitment or, if less, the outstanding amount of all Revolving Credit Loans made by such Lender, plus interest accrued thereon, as set forth below. The Borrower irrevocably authorizes the Agent to make or cause to be made, at or about the time of the Drawdown Date of any Revolving Credit Loan or the time of receipt of any payment of principal thereof, an appropriate notation on the Agents Record reflecting the making of such Revolving Credit Loan or (as the case may be) the receipt of such payment. The outstanding amount of the Revolving Credit Loans set forth on the Agents Record shall be prima facie evidence of the principal amount thereof owing and unpaid to each Lender, but the failure to record, or any error in so recording, any such amount on the Agents Record shall not limit or otherwise affect the obligations of the Borrower hereunder or under any Revolving Credit Note to make payments of principal of or interest on any Revolving Credit Note when due.
§2.2 [Intentionally Omitted] .
§2.3 Unused Fee. The Borrower agrees to pay to the Agent for the account of the Lenders (other than a Defaulting Lender for such period of time as such Lender is a Defaulting Lender) in accordance with their respective Commitment Percentages a facility unused fee (the Unused Fee ) calculated by multiplying the Unused Fee Percentage applicable to such day, calculated as a per diem rate, times the excess of the Total Commitment over the outstanding principal amount of Revolving Credit Loans, Swing Loans and the face amount of Letters of Credit Outstanding on such day. The Unused Fee shall be payable quarterly in arrears on the first (1st) day of each calendar quarter for the immediately preceding calendar quarter or portion thereof, and on any earlier date on which the Commitments shall be reduced or shall terminate as provided in §2.10, with a final payment on the Maturity Date.
§2.4 Reduction and Termination of the Commitments . The Borrower shall have the right at any time and from time to time upon five (5) Business Days prior written notice to the Agent to reduce by $5,000,000.00 or an integral multiple of $1,000,000.00 in excess thereof ( provided that in no event shall the Total Commitment be reduced in such manner to an amount less than fifty percent (50%) of the highest Total Commitment ever in effect under this Agreement) or to terminate entirely the Commitments, whereupon the Commitments of the Lenders shall be reduced pro rata in accordance with their respective Commitment Percentages of the amount specified in such notice or, as the case may be, terminated, any such termination or reduction to be without penalty except as otherwise set forth in §4.7; provided , however , that no such termination or reduction shall be permitted if, after giving effect thereto, the sum of Outstanding Revolving Credit Loans, the Outstanding Swing Loans and the Letter of Credit
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Liabilities would exceed the Commitments of the Lenders as so terminated or reduced. Promptly after receiving any notice from the Borrower delivered pursuant to this §2.4, the Agent will notify the Lenders of the substance thereof. Any reduction of the Commitments shall also result in a proportionate reduction (rounded to the next lowest integral multiple of $100,000.00) in the maximum amount of Swing Loans and Letters of Credit. Upon the effective date of any such reduction or termination, the Borrower shall pay to the Agent for the respective accounts of the Lenders the full amount of any fee under §2.3 then accrued on the amount of the reduction. No reduction or termination of the Commitments may be reinstated.
§2.5 Swing Loan Commitment .
(a) Subject to the terms and conditions set forth in this Agreement, the Swing Loan Lender agrees to lend to the Borrower (the Swing Loans ), and the Borrower may borrow (and repay and reborrow) from time to time between the Closing Date and the date which is five (5) Business Days prior to the Maturity Date upon notice by the Borrower to the Swing Loan Lender given in accordance with this §2.5, such sums as are requested by the Borrower for the purposes set forth in §2.9 in an aggregate principal amount at any one time outstanding not exceeding the Swing Loan Commitment; provided that in all events (i) no Default or Event of Default shall have occurred and be continuing; and (ii) the outstanding principal amount of the Revolving Credit Loans and Swing Loans (after giving effect to all amounts requested) plus Letter of Credit Liabilities shall not at any time exceed the lesser of the Borrowing Base Availability or the Total Commitment. Notwithstanding anything to the contrary contained in this §2.5, the Swing Loan Lender shall not be obligated to make any Swing Loan at a time when any other Lender is a Defaulting Lender, unless the Swing Loan Lender is satisfied that the participation therein will otherwise be fully allocated to the Lenders that are Non-Defaulting Lenders consistent with §2.13(c) and the Defaulting Lender shall not participate therein, except to the extent the Swing Loan Lender has entered into arrangements with the Borrower or such Defaulting Lender that are satisfactory to the Swing Loan Lender in its good faith determination to eliminate the Swing Loan Lenders Fronting Exposure with respect to any such Defaulting Lender, including the delivery of cash collateral. Swing Loans shall constitute Revolving Credit Loans for all purposes hereunder. The funding of a Swing Loan hereunder shall constitute a representation and warranty by the Borrower that all of the conditions set forth in §§10 and 11 have been satisfied on the date of such funding. The Swing Loan Lender may assume that the conditions in §§10 and 11 have been satisfied unless the Swing Loan Lender has received written notice from a Lender that such conditions have not been satisfied. Each Swing Loan shall be due and payable within one (1) Business Day of demand by Agent but in any event no later than five (5) Business Days of the date such Swing Loan was provided and the Borrower hereby agrees (to the extent not repaid as contemplated by §2.5(d)) to repay each Swing Loan on or before the date that is five (5) Business Days from the date such Swing Loan was provided. A Swing Loan may not be refinanced with another Swing Loan.
(b) The Swing Loans shall be evidenced by a separate promissory note of the Borrower in substantially the form of Exhibit C hereto (the Swing Loan Note ), dated the date of this Agreement and completed with appropriate insertions. The Swing Loan Note shall be payable to the order of the Swing Loan Lender in the principal face amount equal to the Swing Loan Commitment, or, if less, the outstanding amount of all Swing Loans, and shall be payable as set forth below. The Borrower irrevocably authorizes the Swing Loan Lender to make or
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cause to be made, at or about the time of the Drawdown Date of any Swing Loan or at the time of receipt of any payment of principal thereof, an appropriate notation on the Swing Loan Lenders Record reflecting the making of such Swing Loan or (as the case may be) the receipt of such payment. The outstanding amount of the Swing Loans set forth on the Swing Loan Lenders Record shall be prima facie evidence of the principal amount thereof owing and unpaid to the Swing Loan Lender, but the failure to record, or any error in so recording, any such amount on the Swing Loan Lenders Record shall not limit or otherwise affect the obligations of the Borrower hereunder or under the Swing Loan Note to make payments of principal of or interest on any Swing Loan Note when due.
(c) The Borrower shall request a Swing Loan by delivering to the Swing Loan Lender a Loan Request executed by an Authorized Officer no later than 11:00 a.m. (Cleveland time) on the requested Drawdown Date specifying the amount of the requested Swing Loan (which shall be in the minimum amount of $1,000,000.00 or an integral multiple of $250,000.00 in excess thereof) and providing the wire instructions for the delivery of the Swing Loan proceeds. The Loan Request shall also contain the statements and certifications required by §2.7(a) and (b). Each such Loan Request shall be irrevocable and binding on the Borrower and shall obligate the Borrower to accept such Swing Loan on the Drawdown Date. Notwithstanding anything herein to the contrary, a Swing Loan shall be a Base Rate Loan and shall bear interest at the Base Rate plus the Applicable Margin. The proceeds of the Swing Loan will be disbursed by wire by the Swing Loan Lender to the Borrower no later than 1:00 p.m. (Cleveland time).
(d) The Swing Loan Lender shall, within two (2) Business Days after the Drawdown Date with respect to such Swing Loan, request each Lender to make a Revolving Credit Loan pursuant to §2.1 in an amount equal to such Lenders Commitment Percentage of the amount of the Swing Loan outstanding on the date such notice is given. In the event that the Borrower does not notify the Agent in writing otherwise on or before noon (Cleveland Time) on the Business Day of the Drawdown Date with respect to such Swing Loan, the Agent shall notify the Lenders that such Loan shall be a LIBOR Rate Loan with an Interest Period of one (1) month, provided that the making of such LIBOR Rate Loan will not be in contravention of any other provision of this Agreement, or if the making of a LIBOR Rate Loan would be in contravention of this Agreement, then such notice shall indicate that such loan shall be a Base Rate Loan. The Borrower hereby irrevocably authorizes and directs the Swing Loan Lender to so act on its behalf, and agrees that any amount advanced to the Agent for the benefit of the Swing Loan Lender pursuant to this §2.5(d) shall be considered a Revolving Credit Loan pursuant to §2.1. Unless any of the events described in §§12.1(g), 12.1(h) or 12.1(i) shall have occurred (in which event the procedures of §2.5(e) shall apply), each Lender shall make the proceeds of its Revolving Credit Loan available to the Swing Loan Lender for the account of the Swing Loan Lender at the Agents Head Office prior to 12:00 noon (Cleveland time) in funds immediately available no later than one (1) Business Day after the date such request was made by the Swing Line Lender just as if the Lenders were funding directly to the Borrower, so that thereafter such Obligations shall be evidenced by the Revolving Credit Notes. The proceeds of such Revolving Credit Loan shall be immediately applied to repay the Swing Loans.
(e) If for any reason a Swing Loan cannot be refinanced by a Revolving Credit Loan pursuant to §2.5(d), each Lender will, on the date such Revolving Credit Loan pursuant to §2.5(d) was to have been made, purchase an undivided participation interest in the
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Swing Loan in an amount equal to its Commitment Percentage of such Swing Loan. Each Lender will immediately transfer to the Swing Loan Lender in immediately available funds the amount of its participation and upon receipt thereof the Swing Loan Lender will deliver to such Lender a Swing Loan participation certificate dated the date of receipt of such funds and in such amount.
(f) Whenever at any time after the Swing Loan Lender has received from any Lender such Lenders participation interest in a Swing Loan, the Swing Loan Lender receives any payment on account thereof, the Swing Loan Lender will distribute to such Lender its participation interest in such amount (appropriately adjusted in the case of interest payments to reflect the period of time during which such Lenders participating interest was outstanding and funded); provided , however , that in the event that such payment received by the Swing Loan Lender is required to be returned, such Lender will return to the Swing Loan Lender any portion thereof previously distributed by the Swing Loan Lender to it.
(g) Each Lenders obligation to fund a Loan as provided in §2.5(d) or to purchase participation interests pursuant to §2.5(e) shall be absolute and unconditional and shall not be affected by any circumstance, including, without limitation, (a) any setoff, counterclaim, recoupment, defense or other right which such Lender or the Borrower may have against the Swing Loan Lender, the Borrower or anyone else for any reason whatsoever; (b) the occurrence or continuance of a Default or an Event of Default; (c) any adverse change in the condition (financial or otherwise) of REIT or any of its Subsidiaries; (d) any breach of this Agreement or any of the other Loan Documents by the Borrower or any Guarantor or any Lender; or (e) any other circumstance, happening or event whatsoever, whether or not similar to any of the foregoing. Any portions of a Swing Loan not so purchased or converted may be treated by the Agent and the Swing Loan Lender as against such Lender as a Revolving Credit Loan which was not funded by the non-purchasing Lender, thereby making such Lender a Defaulting Lender. Each Swing Loan, once so sold or converted, shall cease to be a Swing Loan for the purposes of this Agreement, but shall be a Revolving Credit Loan made by each Lender under its Commitment.
§2.6 | Interest on Loans . |
(a) Each Base Rate Loan shall bear interest for the period commencing with the Drawdown Date thereof and ending on the date on which such Base Rate Loan is repaid or converted to a LIBOR Rate Loan at the rate per annum equal to the sum of the Base Rate plus the Applicable Margin.
(b) Each LIBOR Rate Loan shall bear interest for the period commencing with the Drawdown Date thereof and ending on the last day of each Interest Period with respect thereto at the rate per annum equal to the sum of LIBOR determined for such Interest Period plus the Applicable Margin.
(c) The Borrower promises to pay interest on each Loan in arrears on each Interest Payment Date with respect thereto.
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(d) Base Rate Loans and LIBOR Rate Loans may be converted to Loans of the other Type as provided in §4.1.
§2.7 Requests for Revolving Credit Loans . The Borrower shall give to the Agent written notice executed by an Authorized Officer in the form of Exhibit D hereto (or telephonic notice confirmed in writing in the form of Exhibit D hereto) of each Revolving Credit Loan requested hereunder (a Loan Request ) by 11:00 a.m. (Cleveland time) one (1) Business Day prior to the proposed Drawdown Date with respect to Base Rate Loans and three (3) Business Days prior to the proposed Drawdown Date with respect to LIBOR Rate Loans. Each such notice shall specify with respect to the requested Revolving Credit Loan the proposed principal amount of such Revolving Credit Loan, the Type of Revolving Credit Loan, the initial Interest Period (if applicable) for such Revolving Credit Loan and the Drawdown Date. Promptly upon receipt of any such notice, the Agent shall notify each of the Lenders thereof. Each such Loan Request shall be irrevocable and binding on the Borrower and shall obligate the Borrower to accept the Revolving Credit Loan requested from the Lenders on the proposed Drawdown Date. Nothing herein shall prevent the Borrower from seeking recourse against any Lender that fails to advance its proportionate share of a requested Revolving Credit Loan as required by this Agreement. Each Loan Request shall be (a) for a Base Rate Loan in a minimum aggregate amount of $1,000,000.00 or an integral multiple of $250,000.00 in excess thereof; or (b) for a LIBOR Rate Loan in a minimum aggregate amount of $1,000,000.00 or an integral multiple of $250,000.00 in excess thereof; provided , however , that there shall be no more than six (6) LIBOR Rate Loans outstanding at any one time.
§2.8 Funds for Loans .
(a) Not later than 1:00 p.m. (Cleveland time) on the proposed Drawdown Date of any Revolving Credit Loans, each of the Lenders, will make available to the Agent, at the Agents Head Office, in immediately available funds, the amount of such Lenders Commitment Percentage of the amount of the requested Loans which may be disbursed pursuant to §2.1. Upon receipt from each such Lender of such amount, and upon receipt of the documents required by §§10 and 11 and the satisfaction of the other conditions set forth therein, to the extent applicable, the Agent will make available to the Borrower the aggregate amount of such Revolving Credit Loans made available to the Agent by the Lenders, as applicable, by crediting such amount to the account of the Borrower maintained at the Agents Head Office. The failure or refusal of any Lender to make available to the Agent at the aforesaid time and place on any Drawdown Date the amount of its Commitment Percentage of the requested Loans shall not relieve any other Lender from its several obligation hereunder to make available to the Agent the amount of such other Lenders Commitment Percentage of any requested Loans, including any additional Revolving Credit Loans that may be requested subject to the terms and conditions hereof to provide funds to replace those not advanced by the Lender so failing or refusing.
(b) Unless the Agent shall have been notified by any Lender prior to the applicable Drawdown Date that such Lender will not make available to the Agent such Lenders Commitment Percentage of a proposed Loan, the Agent may in its discretion assume that such Lender has made such Loan available to the Agent in accordance with the provisions of this Agreement and the Agent may, if it chooses, in reliance upon such assumption make such Loan available to the Borrower, and such Lender shall be liable to the Agent for the amount of such
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advance. If such Lender does not pay such corresponding amount upon the Agents demand therefor, the Agent will promptly notify the Borrower, and the Borrower shall promptly pay such corresponding amount to the Agent. The Agent shall also be entitled to recover from the Lender or the Borrower, as the case may be, interest on such corresponding amount in respect of each day from the date such corresponding amount was made available by the Agent to the Borrower to the date such corresponding amount is recovered by the Agent at a per annum rate equal to (i) from the Borrower at the applicable rate for such Loan or (ii) from a Lender at the Federal Funds Effective Rate plus one percent (1%).
§2.9 Use of Proceeds . The Borrower will use the proceeds of the Loans solely for (a) prior to the occurrence of the Qualified Capital Raise (but subject to the proviso below), (i) payment of closing costs in connection with this Agreement, (ii) payment on the Closing Date of existing Secured Indebtedness related to the Initial Borrowing Base Properties, (iii) the acquisition of the Real Estate described in Schedule 2.9(a) hereto (or with respect to the Morgan Stanley/PNC Real Estate loan described on Schedule 2.9(b) hereto, reimbursement to Borrower of amounts paid by Borrower to pay off such loan immediately prior to the date of this Agreement), (iv) payments of the existing Secured Indebtedness relating to the Real Estate described in Schedule 2.9(b) hereto which will then be Borrowing Base Properties, and (v) general corporate and working capital purposes, and (b) from and after the occurrence of the Qualified Capital Raise, for (i) repayment of Indebtedness, (ii) acquisitions and capital improvements, and (iii) general corporate and working capital purposes.
§2.10 Letters of Credit .
(a) Subject to the terms and conditions set forth in this Agreement, at any time and from time to time from the Closing Date through the day that is ninety (90) days prior to the Maturity Date, the Issuing Lender shall issue such Letters of Credit as the Borrower may request upon the delivery of a written request in the form of Exhibit E hereto (a Letter of Credit Request ) to the Issuing Lender, provided that (i) no Default or Event of Default shall have occurred and be continuing, (ii) upon issuance of such Letter of Credit, the Letter of Credit Liabilities shall not exceed the Letter of Credit Commitment, (iii) in no event shall the sum of the outstanding principal amount of the Revolving Credit Loans, Swing Loans and Letter of Credit Liabilities (after giving effect to any requested Letters of Credit) exceed the Borrowing Base Availability or the Total Commitment, (iv) the conditions set forth in §§10 and 11 shall have been satisfied, and (v) in no event shall any amount drawn under a Letter of Credit be available for reinstatement or a subsequent drawing under such Letter of Credit. Notwithstanding anything to the contrary contained in this §2.10, the Issuing Lender shall not be obligated to issue, amend, extend, renew or increase any Letter of Credit at a time when any other Lender is a Defaulting Lender, unless the Issuing Lender is satisfied that the participation therein will otherwise be fully allocated to the Lenders that are Non-Defaulting Lenders consistent with §2.13(c) and the Defaulting Lender shall have no participation therein, except to the extent the Issuing Lender has entered into arrangements with the Borrower or such Defaulting Lender which are satisfactory to the Issuing Lender in its good faith determination to eliminate the Issuing Lenders Fronting Exposure with respect to any such Defaulting Lender, including the delivery of cash collateral. The Issuing Lender may assume that the conditions in §§10 and 11 have been satisfied unless it receives written notice from a Lender that such conditions have not been satisfied. Each Letter of Credit Request shall be executed by an Authorized Officer of the
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Borrower. The Issuing Lender shall be entitled to conclusively rely on such Persons authority to request a Letter of Credit on behalf of the Borrower. The Issuing Lender shall have no duty to verify the authenticity of any signature appearing on a Letter of Credit Request. The Borrower assumes all risks with respect to the use of the Letters of Credit. Unless the Issuing Lender and the Required Lenders otherwise consent, the term of any Letter of Credit shall not exceed a period of time commencing on the issuance of the Letter of Credit and ending one year after the date of issuance thereof (or such longer period as Issuing Lender may approve); provided, however, that a Letter of Credit may contain a provision providing for the automatic extension of the expiration date in the absence of a notice of non-renewal from the Issuing Lender but in no event shall any such provision permit the extension of the expiration date of such Letter of Credit beyond the Maturity Date. The amount available to be drawn under any Letter of Credit shall reduce on a dollar-for-dollar basis the amount available to be drawn under the Total Commitment as a Revolving Credit Loan.
(b) Each Letter of Credit Request shall be submitted to the Issuing Lender at least five (5) Business Days (or such shorter period as the Issuing Lender may approve) prior to the date upon which the requested Letter of Credit is to be issued. The Borrower shall further deliver to the Issuing Lender such additional applications (which application as of the date hereof is in the form of Exhibit F attached hereto) and documents as the Issuing Lender may require, in conformity with the then standard practices of its letter of credit department, in connection with the issuance of such Letter of Credit; provided that in the event of any conflict, the terms of this Agreement shall control.
(c) The Issuing Lender shall, subject to the conditions set forth in this Agreement, issue the Letter of Credit on or before five (5) Business Days following receipt of the documents last due pursuant to §2.10(b). Each Letter of Credit shall be in form and substance reasonably satisfactory to the Issuing Lender in its reasonable discretion.
(d) Upon the issuance of a Letter of Credit, each Lender shall be deemed to have purchased a participation therein from the Issuing Lender in an amount equal to its respective Commitment Percentage of the amount of such Letter of Credit. No Lenders obligation to participate in a Letter of Credit shall be affected by any other Lenders failure to perform as required herein with respect to such Letter of Credit or any other Letter of Credit.
(e) Upon the issuance of each Letter of Credit, the Borrower shall pay to the Issuing Lender (i) for its own account, a Letter of Credit fronting fee calculated at the rate equal to one-eighth of one percent (0.125%) per annum of the face amount of such Letter of Credit (which fee shall not be less than $1,500 in any event) and an administrative charge of $250, and (ii) for the accounts of the Lenders (including the Issuing Lender) in accordance with their respective percentage shares of participation in such Letter of Credit, a Letter of Credit fee calculated at the rate per annum equal to the Applicable Margin then applicable to LIBOR Rate Loans on the face amount of such Letter of Credit. Such fees shall be payable in quarterly installments in arrears with respect to each Letter of Credit on the first day of each calendar quarter following the date of issuance and continuing on each quarter or portion thereof thereafter, as applicable, or on any earlier date on which the Commitments shall terminate and on the expiration or return of any Letter of Credit. In addition, the Borrower shall pay to the Issuing Lender for its own account within five (5) days of demand of the Issuing Lender the standard issuance, documentation and service charges for Letters of Credit issued from time to time by the Issuing Lender.
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(f) In the event that any amount is drawn under a Letter of Credit by the beneficiary thereof, the Borrower shall reimburse the Issuing Lender by having such amount drawn treated as an outstanding Base Rate Loan under this Agreement (the Borrower being deemed to have requested a Base Rate Loan on such date in an amount equal to the amount of such drawing and such amount drawn shall be treated as an outstanding Base Rate Loan under this Agreement) and the Agent shall promptly notify each Lender by telecopy, email, telephone (confirmed in writing) or other similar means of transmission, and each Lender shall promptly and unconditionally pay to the Agent, for the Issuing Lenders own account, an amount equal to such Lenders Commitment Percentage of such Letter of Credit (to the extent of the amount drawn). If and to the extent any Lender shall not make such amount available on the Business Day on which such draw is funded, such Lender agrees to pay such amount to the Agent forthwith on demand, together with interest thereon, for each day from the date on which such draw was funded until the date on which such amount is paid to the Agent, at the Federal Funds Effective Rate until three (3) days after the date on which the Agent gives notice of such draw and at the Federal Funds Effective Rate plus one percent (1%) for each day thereafter. Further, such Lender shall be deemed to have assigned any and all payments made of principal and interest on its Revolving Credit Loans, amounts due with respect to its participations in Letters of Credit and any other amounts due to it hereunder to the Agent to fund the amount of any drawn Letter of Credit which such Lender was required to fund pursuant to this §2.10(f) until such amount has been funded (as a result of such assignment or otherwise). In the event of any such failure or refusal, the Lenders not so failing or refusing shall be entitled to a priority secured position for such amounts as provided in §12.5. The failure of any Lender to make funds available to the Agent in such amount shall not relieve any other Lender of its obligation hereunder to make funds available to the Agent pursuant to this §2.10(f).
(g) If after the issuance of a Letter of Credit pursuant to §2.10(c) by the Issuing Lender, but prior to the funding of any portion thereof by a Lender, for any reason a drawing under a Letter of Credit cannot be refinanced as a Revolving Credit Loan, each Lender will, on the date such Revolving Credit Loan pursuant to §2.10(f) was to have been made, purchase an undivided participation interest in the Letter of Credit in an amount equal to its Commitment Percentage of the amount of such Letter of Credit. Each Lender will immediately transfer to the Issuing Lender in immediately available funds the amount of its participation and upon receipt thereof the Issuing Lender will deliver to such Lender a Letter of Credit participation certificate dated the date of receipt of such funds and in such amount.
(h) Whenever at any time after the Issuing Lender has received from any Lender any such Lenders payment of funds under a Letter of Credit and thereafter the Issuing Lender receives any payment on account thereof, then the Issuing Lender will distribute to such Lender its participation interest in such amount (appropriately adjusted in the case of interest payments to reflect the period of time during which such Lenders participation interest was outstanding and funded); provided , however , that in the event that such payment received by the Issuing Lender is required to be returned, such Lender will return to the Issuing Lender any portion thereof previously distributed by the Issuing Lender to it.
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(i) The issuance of any supplement, modification, amendment, renewal or extension to or of any Letter of Credit shall be treated in all respects the same as the issuance of a new Letter of Credit.
(j) The Borrower assumes all risks of the acts, omissions, or misuse of any Letter of Credit by the beneficiary thereof. Neither the Agent, the Issuing Lender nor any Lender will be responsible for (i) the form, validity, sufficiency, accuracy, genuineness or legal effect of any Letter of Credit or any document submitted by any party in connection with the issuance of any Letter of Credit, even if such document should in fact prove to be in any or all respects invalid, insufficient, inaccurate, fraudulent or forged; (ii) the form, validity, sufficiency, accuracy, genuineness or legal effect of any instrument transferring or assigning or purporting to transfer or assign any Letter of Credit or the rights or benefits thereunder or proceeds thereof in whole or in part, which may prove to be invalid or ineffective for any reason; (iii) failure of any beneficiary of any Letter of Credit to comply fully with the conditions required in order to demand payment under a Letter of Credit; (iv) errors, omissions, interruptions or delays in transmission or delivery of any messages, by mail, cable, telecopy, email or otherwise; (v) errors in interpretation of technical terms; (vi) any loss or delay in the transmission or otherwise of any document or draft required by or from a beneficiary in order to make a disbursement under a Letter of Credit or the proceeds thereof; (vii) for the misapplication by the beneficiary of any Letter of Credit of the proceeds of any drawing under such Letter of Credit; and (viii) for any consequences arising from causes beyond the control of the Agent or any Lender. None of the foregoing will affect, impair or prevent the vesting of any of the rights or powers granted to the Agent, the Issuing Lender or the Lenders hereunder. In furtherance and extension and not in limitation or derogation of any of the foregoing, any act taken or omitted to be taken by the Agent, the Issuing Lender or the other Lenders in good faith will be binding on the Borrower and will not put the Agent, the Issuing Lender or the other Lenders under any resulting liability to the Borrower; provided nothing contained herein shall relieve the Issuing Lender for liability to the Borrower arising as a result of the gross negligence or willful misconduct of the Issuing Lender as determined by a court of competent jurisdiction after the exhaustion of all applicable appeal periods.
§2.11 Increase in Total Commitment .
(a) Provided that no Default or Event of Default has occurred and is continuing, subject to the terms and conditions set forth in this §2.11, the Borrower shall have the option at any time and from time to time prior to the Maturity Date to request an increase in the Total Commitment to not more than $400,000,000.00 by giving written notice to the Agent (an Increase Notice; and the amount of such requested increase is the Commitment Increase), provided that any such individual increase must be in a minimum amount of $10,000,000.00 and increments of $5,000,000.00 in excess thereof. Upon receipt of any Increase Notice, the Agent shall consult with KCM and shall notify the Borrower of the amount of the facility fees to be paid to any Lenders who provide an additional Commitment in connection with such increase in addition to the fees to be paid pursuant to the Agreement Regarding Fees. If the Borrower agrees to pay the facility fees so determined, the Agent shall send a notice to all Lenders (the Additional Commitment Request Notice) informing them of the Borrowers request to increase the Total Commitment and of the facility fees to be paid with respect thereto. Each Lender who desires to provide an additional Commitment upon such terms shall provide
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Agent with a written commitment letter specifying the amount of the additional Commitment which it is willing to provide prior to such deadline as may be specified in the Additional Commitment Request Notice. If the requested increase is oversubscribed then the Agent and KCM shall allocate the Commitment Increase among the Lenders who provide such commitment letters on such basis as the Agent and KCM, shall determine in their sole discretion. If the additional Commitments so provided are not sufficient to provide the full amount of the Commitment Increase requested by the Borrower, then the Agent, KCM, or the Borrower may, but shall not be obligated to, invite one or more banks or lending institutions (which banks or lending institutions shall be acceptable to Agent, KCM, and the Borrower) to become a Lender and provide an additional Commitment. The Agent shall provide all Lenders with a notice setting forth the amount, if any, of the additional Commitment to be provided by each Lender and the revised Commitment Percentages which shall be applicable after the effective date of the Commitment Increase specified therein (the Commitment Increase Date). In no event shall any Lender be obligated to provide an additional Commitment.
(b) On any Commitment Increase Date the outstanding principal balance of the Revolving Credit Loans shall be reallocated among the Lenders such that after the applicable Commitment Increase Date the outstanding principal amount of Revolving Credit Loans owed to each Lender shall be equal to such Lenders Commitment Percentage (as in effect after the applicable Commitment Increase Date) of the outstanding principal amount of all Revolving Credit Loans. The participation interests of the Lenders in Swing Loans and shall be similarly adjusted. On any Commitment Increase Date, those Lenders whose Commitment Percentage is increasing shall advance the funds to the Agent and the funds so advanced shall be distributed among the Lenders whose Commitment Percentage is decreasing as necessary to accomplish the required reallocation of the outstanding Revolving Credit Loans. The funds so advanced shall be Base Rate Loans until converted to LIBOR Rate Loans which are allocated among all Lenders based on their Commitment Percentages.
(c) Upon the effective date of each increase in the Total Commitment pursuant to this §2.11, the Agent may unilaterally revise Schedule 1.1 to reflect the name and address, Commitment and Commitment Percentage of each Lender following such increase and the Borrower shall execute and deliver to the Agent new Revolving Credit Notes for each Lender whose Commitment has changed so that the principal amount of such Lenders Revolving Credit Note shall equal its Commitment. The Agent shall deliver such replacement Revolving Credit Note to the respective Lenders in exchange for the Revolving Credit Notes replaced thereby which shall be surrendered by such Lenders. Such new Revolving Credit Notes shall provide that they are replacements for the surrendered Revolving Credit Notes and that they do not constitute a novation, shall be dated as of the Commitment Increase Date and shall otherwise be in substantially the form of the replaced Revolving Credit Notes. In connection with the issuance of any new Revolving Credit Notes pursuant to this §2.11(c), the Borrower shall deliver an opinion of counsel, addressed to the Lenders and the Agent, relating to the due authorization, execution and delivery of such new Revolving Credit Notes the enforceability thereof, in form and substance substantially similar to the opinion delivered in connection with the first disbursement under this Agreement. The surrendered Revolving Credit Notes shall be canceled and returned to the Borrower.
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(d) Notwithstanding anything to the contrary contained herein, the obligation of the Agent and the Lenders to increase the Total Commitment pursuant to this §2.11 shall be conditioned upon satisfaction of the following conditions precedent which must be satisfied prior to the effectiveness of any increase of the Total Commitment:
(i) Payment of Activation Fee . The Borrower shall pay (A) to the Agent and KCM those fees described in and contemplated by the Agreement Regarding Fees with respect to the applicable Commitment Increase, and (B) to KCM such facility fees as the Lenders who are providing an additional Commitment may require to increase the aggregate Commitment, which fees shall, when paid, be fully earned and non-refundable under any circumstances. KCM shall pay to the Lenders acquiring the increased Commitment certain fees pursuant to their separate agreement; and
(ii) No Default . On the date any Increase Notice is given and on the date such increase becomes effective, both immediately before and after the Total Commitment is increased, there shall exist no Default or Event of Default; and
(iii) Representations True . The representations and warranties made by the Borrower in the Loan Documents or otherwise made by or on behalf of the Borrower in connection therewith or after the date thereof shall have been true and correct in all material respects when made and shall also be true and correct in all material respects on the date of such Increase Notice and on the date the Total Commitment is increased, both immediately before and after the Total Commitment is increased, except to the extent of changes resulting from transactions permitted by the Loan Documents (it being understood and agreed that any representation or warranty which by its terms is made as of a specified date shall be required to be true and correct only as of such specified date); and
(iv) Additional Documents and Expenses . The Borrower shall execute and deliver to Agent and the Lenders such additional documents (including, without limitation, amendments to the Security Documents), instruments, certifications and opinions as the Agent may reasonably require in its sole and absolute discretion (including, without limitation, in the case of the Borrower, a Compliance Certificate and Borrowing Base Certificate, demonstrating compliance with all covenants, representations and warranties set forth in the Loan Documents after giving effect to the increase) and the Borrower shall pay the cost of any updated UCC searches, all recording costs and fees, and any and all intangible taxes or other documentary or mortgage taxes, assessments or charges or any similar fees, taxes or expenses which are required to be paid in connection with such increase; and
(v) Other . The Borrower shall satisfy such other conditions to such increase as Agent may require in its reasonable discretion.
§2.12 Extension of Maturity Date .
(a) Upon the occurrence of the Qualified Capital Raise, provided that no Default or Event of Default exists, the Maturity Date shall be automatically extended to February 28, 2020 without the payment of any fee by Borrower.
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(b) In the event that the Maturity Date has been extended as provided in §2.12(a), the Borrower shall have the one-time right and option to extend the Maturity Date to March 1, 2021 upon satisfaction of the following conditions precedent, which must be satisfied prior to the effectiveness of any extension of the Maturity Date:
(i) Extension Request . The Borrower shall deliver written notice of such request (the Extension Request) to the Agent not earlier than the date which is one hundred twenty (120) days and not later than the date which is sixty (60) days prior to the Maturity Date (as determined without regard to such extension). Any such Extension Request shall be irrevocable and binding on the Borrower.
(ii) Qualified Capital Raise . The Qualified Capital Raise as it relates to this §2.12(b) shall have occurred.
(iii) Payment of Extension Fee . The Borrower shall pay to the Agent for the pro rata accounts of the Lenders in accordance with their respective Commitments an extension fee in an amount equal to twenty-five (25) basis points on the Total Commitment in effect on the Maturity Date (as determined without regard to such extension), which fee shall, when paid, be fully earned and non-refundable under any circumstances.
(iv) No Default . On the date the Extension Request is given and on the Maturity Date (as determined without regard to such extension) there shall exist no Default or Event of Default.
(v) Representations and Warranties . The representations and warranties made by the Borrower and the Guarantors in the Loan Documents or otherwise made by or on behalf of the Borrower and the Guarantors in connection therewith or after the date thereof shall have been true and correct in all material respects when made and shall also be true and correct in all material respects on the date the Extension Request is given and on the Maturity Date (as determined without regard to such extension), except to the extent of changes resulting from transactions permitted by the Loan Documents (it being understood and agreed that any representation or warranty which by its terms is made as of a specified date shall be required to be true and correct only as of such specified date).
(vi) Pro Forma Covenant Compliance . Borrower shall have delivered to Agent evidence reasonably satisfactory to Agent that Borrower will be in pro forma compliance with the Borrowing Base Availability and the covenants set forth in §9 immediately after giving effect to the extension.
(vii) Appraisals . Agent shall have obtained at Borrowers expense new Appraisals or an update to the existing Appraisals of the Borrowing Base Properties and determined the current Appraised Value of the Borrowing Base Properties.
(viii) Additional Documents and Expenses . The Borrower and the Guarantors shall execute and deliver to Agent and Lenders such additional consents and affirmations and other documents (including, without limitation, amendments to the Security Documents) as the Agent may reasonably require, and the Borrower shall pay the cost of any title endorsement or update thereto or any update of UCC searches, recordings costs and fees, and any and all intangible taxes or other documentary or mortgage taxes, assessments or charges or any similar fees, taxes or expenses which are required to be paid in connection with such extension.
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(c) In the event that the Maturity Date has been extended as provided in §2.12(a) and (b), the Borrower shall have the one-time right and option to extend the Maturity Date to March 1, 2022 upon satisfaction of the following conditions precedent, which must be satisfied prior to the effectiveness of any extension of the Maturity Date:
(i) Extension Request . The Borrower shall deliver the Extension Request to the Agent not earlier than the date which is one hundred twenty (120) days and not later than the date which is sixty (60) days prior to the Maturity Date (as determined without regard to such extension). Any such Extension Request shall be irrevocable and binding on the Borrower.
(ii) Qualified Capital Raise . The Qualified Capital Raise as it relates to §2.12(b) shall have occurred.
(iii) Payment of Extension Fee . The Borrower shall pay to the Agent for the pro rata accounts of the Lenders in accordance with their respective Commitments an extension fee in an amount equal to twenty-five (25) basis points on the Total Commitment in effect on the Maturity Date (as determined without regard to such extension), which fee shall, when paid, be fully earned and non-refundable under any circumstances.
(iv) No Default . On the date the Extension Request is given and on the Maturity Date (as determined without regard to such extension) there shall exist no Default or Event of Default.
(v) Representations and Warranties . The representations and warranties made by the Borrower and the Guarantors in the Loan Documents or otherwise made by or on behalf of the Borrower and the Guarantors in connection therewith or after the date thereof shall have been true and correct in all material respects when made and shall also be true and correct in all material respects on the date the Extension Request is given and on the Maturity Date (as determined without regard to such extension), except to the extent of changes resulting from transactions permitted by the Loan Documents (it being understood and agreed that any representation or warranty which by its terms is made as of a specified date shall be required to be true and correct only as of such specified date).
(vi) Pro Forma Covenant Compliance . Borrower shall have delivered to Agent evidence reasonably satisfactory to Agent that Borrower will be in pro forma compliance with the Borrowing Base Availability and the covenants set forth in §9 immediately after giving effect to the extension.
(vii) Appraisals . At Agents option, Agent shall have obtained at Borrowers expense new Appraisals or an update to the existing Appraisals of the Borrowing Base Properties and determined the current Appraised Value of the Borrowing Base Properties.
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(viii) Additional Documents and Expenses . The Borrower and the Guarantors shall execute and deliver to Agent and Lenders such additional consents and affirmations and other documents (including, without limitation, amendments to the Security Documents) as the Agent may reasonably require, and the Borrower shall pay the cost of any title endorsement or update thereto or any update of UCC searches, recordings costs and fees, and any and all intangible taxes or other documentary or mortgage taxes, assessments or charges or any similar fees, taxes or expenses which are required to be paid in connection with such extension.
§2.13 Defaulting Lenders .
(a) If for any reason any Lender shall be a Defaulting Lender, then, in addition to the rights and remedies that may be available to the Agent or the Borrower under this Agreement or Applicable Law, such Defaulting Lenders right to participate in the administration of the Loans, this Agreement and the other Loan Documents, including without limitation, any right to vote in respect of, to consent to or to direct any action or inaction of the Agent or to be taken into account in the calculation of the Required Lenders, all of the Lenders or affected Lenders, shall, except as specifically provided in §27, be suspended during the pendency of such failure or refusal. If a Lender is a Defaulting Lender because it has failed to make timely payment to the Agent of any amount required to be paid to the Agent hereunder (without giving effect to any notice or cure periods), in addition to other rights and remedies which the Agent or the Borrower may have under the immediately preceding provisions or otherwise, the Agent shall be entitled (i) to collect interest from such Defaulting Lender on such delinquent payment for the period from the date on which the payment was due until the date on which the payment is made at the Federal Funds Effective Rate plus one percent (1%), (ii) to withhold or setoff and to apply in satisfaction of the defaulted payment and any related interest, any amounts otherwise payable to such Defaulting Lender under this Agreement or any other Loan Document and (iii) to bring an action or suit against such Defaulting Lender in a court of competent jurisdiction to recover the defaulted amount and any related interest. Any amounts received by the Agent in respect of a Defaulting Lenders Loans shall be applied as set forth in §2.13(d).
(b) Any Non-Defaulting Lender may, but shall not be obligated, in its sole discretion, to acquire all or a portion of a Defaulting Lenders Commitments. Any Lender desiring to exercise such right shall give written notice thereof to the Agent and the Borrower no sooner than two (2) Business Days and not later than five (5) Business Days after such Defaulting Lender became a Defaulting Lender. If more than one Lender exercises such right, each such Lender shall have the right to acquire an amount of such Defaulting Lenders Commitments in proportion to the Commitments of the other Lenders exercising such right. If after such fifth Business Day, the Lenders have not elected to purchase all of the Commitments of such Defaulting Lender, then the Borrower (so long as no Default or Event of Default exists) or the Required Lenders may, by giving written notice thereof to the Agent, such Defaulting Lender and the other Lenders, demand that such Defaulting Lender assign its Commitments to an eligible assignee subject to and in accordance with the provisions of §18.1 for the purchase price provided for below. No party hereto shall have any obligation whatsoever to initiate any such replacement or to assist in finding an eligible assignee. Upon any such purchase or assignment, and any such demand with respect to which the conditions specified in §18.1 have been satisfied,
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the Defaulting Lenders interest in the Loans and its rights hereunder (but not its liability in respect thereof or under the Loan Documents or this Agreement to the extent the same relate to the period prior to the effective date of the purchase) shall terminate on the date of purchase, and the Defaulting Lender shall promptly execute all documents reasonably requested to surrender and transfer such interest to the purchaser or assignee thereof, including an appropriate Assignment and Acceptance Agreement. The purchase price for the Commitments of a Defaulting Lender shall be equal to the amount of the principal balance of the Loans outstanding and owed by the Borrower to the Defaulting Lender plus any accrued but unpaid interest thereon and accrued but unpaid fees. Prior to payment of such purchase price to a Defaulting Lender, the Agent shall apply against such purchase price any amounts retained by the Agent pursuant to §2.13(d).
(c) During any period in which there is a Defaulting Lender, all or any part of such Defaulting Lenders obligation to acquire, refinance or fund participations in Letters of Credit pursuant to §2.10(g) or Swing Loans pursuant to §2.5(e) shall be reallocated among the Lenders that are Non-Defaulting Lenders in accordance with their respective Commitment Percentages (computed without giving effect to the Commitment of such Defaulting Lender; provided that (i) each such reallocation shall be given effect only if, at the date the applicable Lender becomes a Defaulting Lender, no Default or Event of Default exists, (ii) the conditions set forth in §§10 and 11 are satisfied at the time of such reallocation (and, unless the Borrower shall have notified the Agent at such time, the Borrower shall be deemed to have represented and warranted that such conditions are satisfied at the time), (iii) the representations and warranties in the Loan Documents shall be true and correct in all material respects on and as of the date of such reallocation with the same effect as though made on and as of such date, except to the extent of changes resulting from transactions permitted by the Loan Documents (it being understood and agreed that any representation or warranty which by its terms is made as of a specified date shall be required to be true and correct only as of such specified date), and (iv) the aggregate obligation of each Lender that is a Non-Defaulting Lender to acquire, refinance or fund participations in Letters of Credit and Swing Loans shall not exceed the positive difference, if any, of (a) the Commitment of that Non-Defaulting Lender minus (b) the sum of (1) the aggregate outstanding principal amount of the Revolving Credit Loans of that Lender plus (2) such Lenders pro rata portion in accordance with its Commitment Percentage of outstanding Letter of Credit Liabilities and Swing Loans. Subject to §34, no reallocation hereunder shall constitute a waiver or release of any claim of any party hereunder against a Defaulting Lender arising from that Lender having become a Defaulting Lender, including any claim of a Non-Defaulting Lender as a result of such Non-Defaulting Lenders increased exposure following such reallocation.
(d) Any payment of principal, interest, fees or other amounts received by the Agent for the account of such Defaulting Lender (whether voluntary or mandatory, at maturity, or otherwise, and including any amounts made available to the Agent for the account of such Defaulting Lender pursuant to §13), shall be applied at such time or times as may be determined by the Agent as follows: first, to the payment of any amounts owing by such Defaulting Lender to the Agent (other than with respect to Letter of Credit Liabilities) hereunder; second, to the payment of any amounts owing by such Defaulting Lender to the Issuing Lender (with respect to Letter of Credit Liabilities) and/or the Swing Loan Lender hereunder; third, if so determined by the Agent or requested by the Issuing Lender or the Swing Loan Lender, to be held as cash
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collateral for future funding obligations of such Defaulting Lender of any participation in any Letter of Credit or Swing Loan; fourth, as the Borrower may request (so long as no Default or Event of Default exists), to the funding of any Loan in respect of which such Defaulting Lender has failed to fund its portion thereof as required by this Agreement, as determined by the Agent; fifth, if so determined by the Agent and the Borrower, to be held in a non-interest bearing deposit account and released pro rata in order to (x) satisfy obligations of such Defaulting Lender to fund Loans or participations under this Agreement and (y) be held as cash collateral for future funding obligations of such Defaulting Lender of any participation in any Letter of Credit or Swing Loan; sixth, to the payment of any amounts owing to the Agent or the Lenders (including the Issuing Lender and the Swing Loan Lender) as a result of any judgment of a court of competent jurisdiction obtained by the Agent or any Lender (including the Issuing Lender and the Swing Loan Lender) against such Defaulting Lender as a result of such Defaulting Lenders breach of its obligations under this Agreement; seventh, so long as no Default or Event of Default exists, to the payment of any amounts owing to the Borrower as a result of any judgment of a court of competent jurisdiction obtained by the Borrower against such Defaulting Lender as a result of such Defaulting Lenders breach of its obligations under this Agreement; and eighth, to such Defaulting Lender or as otherwise directed by a court of competent jurisdiction; provided that if (i) such payment is a payment of the principal amount of any Revolving Credit Loans or funded participations in Letters of Credit or Swing Loans in respect of which such Defaulting Lender has not fully funded its appropriate share and (ii) such Revolving Credit Loans or funded participations in Letters of Credit or Swing Loans were made at a time when the conditions set forth in §§10 and 11, to the extent required by this Agreement, were satisfied or waived, such payment shall be applied solely to pay the Revolving Credit Loans of, and funded participations in Letters of Credit or Swing Loans owed to, all Non-Defaulting Lenders on a pro rata basis until such time as all Revolving Credit Loans and funded and unfunded participations in Letters of Credit and Swing Loans are held by the Lenders pro rata in accordance with their Commitment Percentages without regard to §2.13(c), prior to being applied to the payment of any Revolving Credit Loans of, or funded participations in Letters of Credit or Swing Loans owed to, such Defaulting Lender. Any payments, prepayments or other amounts paid or payable to a Defaulting Lender that are applied (or held) to pay amounts owed by a Defaulting Lender or to post cash collateral pursuant to this §2.13(d) shall be deemed paid to and redirected by such Defaulting Lender, and each Lender irrevocably consents hereto, and to the extent allocated to the repayment of principal of the Loan, shall not be considered outstanding principal under this Agreement.
(e) Within five (5) Business Days of demand by the Issuing Lender or the Swing Loan Lender from time to time, the Borrower shall deliver to the Agent for the benefit of the Issuing Lender and the Swing Loan Lender cash collateral in an amount sufficient to cover all Fronting Exposure with respect to the Issuing Lender and the Swing Loan Lender (after giving effect to §§2.5(a), 2.10(a) and 2.13(c)) on terms satisfactory to the Issuing Lender and/or the Swing Loan Lender in its good faith determination (and such cash collateral shall be in Dollars). Any such cash collateral shall be deposited in the Collateral Account as collateral (solely for the benefit of the Issuing Lender and/or the Swing Loan Lender) for the payment and performance of each Defaulting Lenders pro rata portion in accordance with their respective Commitment Percentages of outstanding Letter of Credit Liabilities and Swing Loans. Moneys in the Collateral Account deposited pursuant to this §2.13(e) shall be applied by the Agent to reimburse the Issuing Lender and/or the Swing Loan Lender immediately for each Defaulting Lenders pro rata portion in accordance with their respective Commitment Percentages of any funding obligation with respect to a Letter of Credit or Swing Loan which has not otherwise been reimbursed by the Borrower or such Defaulting Lender.
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(f) (i) Each Lender that is a Defaulting Lender shall not earn and shall not be entitled to receive any Unused Fee pursuant to §2.3 for any period during which that Lender is a Defaulting Lender.
(ii) Each Lender that is a Defaulting Lender shall not earn and shall not be entitled to receive Letter of Credit fees pursuant to §2.10(e) for any period during which that Lender is a Defaulting Lender.
(iii) With respect to any Unused Fee or Letter of Credit fees not required to be paid to any Defaulting Lender pursuant to clause (i) or (ii) above, the Borrower shall (x) pay to each Non-Defaulting Lender that is a Lender that portion of any such fee otherwise payable to such Defaulting Lender with respect to such Defaulting Lenders participation in Letter of Credit Liabilities or Swing Loans that has been reallocated to such Non-Defaulting Lender pursuant to §2.13(c), (y) pay to the Issuing Lender and the Swing Loan Lender the amount of any such fee otherwise payable to such Defaulting Lender to the extent allocable to the Issuing Lenders or the Swing Loan Lenders Fronting Exposure to such Defaulting Lender and (z) not be required to pay any remaining amount of any such fee.
(g) If the Borrower (so long as no Default or Event of Default exists) and the Agent agree in writing in their sole discretion that a Defaulting Lender should no longer be deemed to be a Defaulting Lender, the Agent will so notify the parties hereto, whereupon as of the date specified in such notice and subject to any conditions set forth therein (which may include arrangements with respect to any cash collateral), that Lender will, to the extent applicable, purchase that portion of outstanding Loans of the other Lenders or take such other actions as the Agent may determine to be necessary to cause the Loans and funded and unfunded participations in Letters of Credit and Swing Loans to be held on a pro rata basis by the Lenders in accordance with their Commitments (without giving effect to §2.13(c)), whereupon such Lender will cease to be a Defaulting Lender; provided that no adjustments will be made retroactively with respect to fees accrued or payments made by or on behalf of the Borrower while such Lender was a Defaulting Lender; and provided , further , that except to the extent otherwise expressly agreed by the affected parties, no change hereunder from Defaulting Lender to Lender will constitute a waiver or release of any claim of any party hereunder arising from such Lenders having been a Defaulting Lender.
§3. REPAYMENT OF THE LOANS.
§3.1 Stated Maturity . The Borrower promises to pay on the Maturity Date and there shall become absolutely due and payable on the Maturity Date all of the Revolving Credit Loans, Swing Loans and other Letter of Credit Liabilities Outstanding on such date, together with any and all accrued and unpaid interest thereon.
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§3.2 Mandatory Prepayments .
(a) If at any time the sum of the aggregate outstanding principal amount of the Revolving Credit Loans, the Swing Loans and the Letter of Credit Liabilities exceeds the lesser of (i) the Total Commitment or (ii) the Borrowing Base Availability, then the Borrower shall, within five (5) Business Days of such occurrence, pay the amount of such excess to the Agent for the respective accounts of the Lenders for application to the Revolving Credit Loans as provided in §3.4, together with any additional amounts payable pursuant to §4.7, except that the amount of any Swing Loans shall be paid solely to the Swing Loan Lender.
(b) In the event there shall have occurred a casualty or Taking with respect to any Borrowing Base Property, the Borrower shall prepay the Loans concurrently with the date of receipt by Borrower, such Subsidiary Guarantor or the Agent of any Insurance Proceeds or Condemnation Proceeds in respect of such casualty or Taking to the extent required by §7.7.
§3.3 Optional Prepayments .
(a) The Borrower shall have the right, at its election, to prepay the outstanding amount of the Revolving Credit Loans and Swing Loans, as a whole or in part, at any time without penalty or premium; provided , that if any prepayment of the outstanding amount of any LIBOR Rate Loans pursuant to this §3.3 is made on a date that is not the last day of the Interest Period relating thereto, such prepayment shall be accompanied by the payment of any amounts due pursuant to §4.7.
(b) The Borrower shall give the Agent, no later than 10:00 a.m. (Cleveland time) at least three (3) Business Days prior written notice of any prepayment of any LIBOR Rate Loans, or at least one (1) Business Day prior written notice of any prepayment of a Base Rate Loan, pursuant to this §3.3, in each case specifying the proposed date of prepayment of the Loans and the principal amount to be prepaid ( provided that any such notice may be revoked or modified upon one (1) days prior notice to the Agent). Notwithstanding the foregoing, no prior notice shall be required for the prepayment of any Swing Loan.
§3.4 Partial Prepayments . Each prepayment of the Loans under §3.3 shall be in a minimum amount of $500,000.00 or an integral multiple of $100,000.00 in excess thereof. Each partial payment under §§3.2 and 3.3 shall be applied first to the principal of any Outstanding Swing Loans, then, in the absence of instruction by the Borrower and then to the principal of Revolving Credit Loans (and with respect to each category of Loans, first to the principal of Base Rate Loans, and then to the principal of LIBOR Rate Loans).
§3.5 Effect of Prepayments . Amounts of the Revolving Credit Loans prepaid under §§3.2 and 3.3 prior to the Maturity Date may be reborrowed as provided in §2.
§4. | CERTAIN GENERAL PROVISIONS. |
§4.1 Conversion Options .
(a) The Borrower may elect from time to time to convert any of its outstanding Revolving Credit Loans to a Revolving Credit Loan of another Type and such Revolving Credit Loans shall thereafter bear interest as a Base Rate Loan or a LIBOR Rate Loan, as applicable; provided that (i) with respect to any such conversion of a LIBOR Rate Loan
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to a Base Rate Loan, the Borrower shall give the Agent at least one (1) Business Days prior written notice of such election, and such conversion shall only be made on the last day of the Interest Period with respect to such LIBOR Rate Loan; (ii) with respect to any such conversion of a Base Rate Loan to a LIBOR Rate Loan, the Borrower shall give the Agent at least three (3) LIBOR Business Days prior written notice of such election and the Interest Period requested for such Loan, the principal amount of the Loan so converted shall be in a minimum aggregate amount of $1,000,000.00 or an integral multiple of $250,000.00 in excess thereof and, after giving effect to the making of such Loan, there shall be no more than six (6) LIBOR Rate Loans outstanding at any one time; and (iii) no Loan may be converted into a LIBOR Rate Loan when any Default or Event of Default has occurred and is continuing. All or any part of the outstanding Revolving Credit Loans of any Type may be converted as provided herein, provided that no partial conversion shall result in a Base Rate Loan in a principal amount of less than $1,000,000.00 or an integral multiple of $250,000.00 or a LIBOR Rate Loan in a principal amount of less than $1,000,000.00 or an integral multiple of $250,000.00. On the date on which such conversion is being made, each Lender shall take such action as is necessary to transfer its Commitment Percentage of such Loans to its Domestic Lending Office or its LIBOR Lending Office, as the case may be. Each Conversion/Continuation Request relating to the conversion of a Base Rate Loan to a LIBOR Rate Loan shall be irrevocable by the Borrower.
(b) Any LIBOR Rate Loan may be continued as such Type upon the expiration of an Interest Period with respect thereto by compliance by the Borrower with the terms of §4.1; provided that no LIBOR Rate Loan may be continued as such when any Default or Event of Default has occurred and is continuing, but shall be automatically converted to a Base Rate Loan on the last day of the Interest Period relating thereto ending during the continuance of any Default or Event of Default.
(c) In the event that the Borrower does not notify the Agent of its election hereunder with respect to any LIBOR Rate Loan, such Loan shall be automatically converted at the end of the applicable Interest Period to a Base Rate Loan.
§4.2 Fees . The Borrower agrees to pay to KeyBank, the Agent and KCM for their own account certain fees for services rendered or to be rendered in connection with the Loans as provided pursuant to the fee letter among the Borrower, KeyBank and KCM (the Agreement Regarding Fees). All such fees shall be fully earned when paid and nonrefundable under any circumstances. The Borrower agrees to pay to Huntington for its own account certain fees for services rendered or to be rendered in connection with the Loans as provided pursuant to the fee letter among the Borrower and Huntington.
§4.3 Funds for Payments .
(a) All payments of principal, interest, facility fees, Letter of Credit fees, closing fees and any other amounts due hereunder or under any of the other Loan Documents shall be made to the Agent, for the respective accounts of the Lenders and the Agent, as the case may be, at the Agents Head Office, not later than 2:00 p.m. (Cleveland time) on the day when due, in each case in lawful money of the United States in immediately available funds. The Agent is hereby authorized to charge the accounts of the Borrower with KeyBank set forth on Schedule 4.3 , on the dates when the amount thereof shall become due and payable, with the
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amounts of the principal of and interest on the Loans and all fees, charges, expenses and other amounts owing to the Agent and/or the Lenders (including the Swing Loan Lender) under the Loan Documents. Subject to the foregoing, all payments made to the Agent on behalf of the Lenders, and actually received by the Agent, shall be deemed received by the Lenders on the date actually received by the Agent.
(b) All payments by the Borrower hereunder and under any of the other Loan Documents shall be made without setoff or counterclaim, and free and clear of and without deduction or withholding for any Taxes, except as required by Applicable Law. If any Applicable Law (as determined in the good faith discretion of an applicable Withholding Agent) requires the deduction or withholding of any Tax from any such payment by a Withholding Agent, then the applicable Withholding Agent shall be entitled to make such deduction or withholding and shall timely pay the full amount deducted or withheld to the relevant Governmental Authority in accordance with Applicable Law and, if such Tax is an Indemnified Tax, then the sum payable by the Borrower or other applicable Guarantor shall be increased as necessary so that after such deduction or withholding has been made (including such deductions and withholdings applicable to additional sums payable under this §4.3) the applicable Recipient receives an amount equal to the sum it would have received had no such deduction or withholding been made.
(c) The Borrower and the Guarantors shall timely pay to the relevant Governmental Authority in accordance with Applicable Law, or at the option of the Agent timely reimburse it for the payment of, any Other Taxes.
(d) The Borrower and the Guarantors shall jointly and severally indemnify each Recipient, within ten (10) days after demand therefor, for the full amount of any Indemnified Taxes (including Indemnified Taxes imposed or asserted on or attributable to amounts payable under this §4.3) payable or paid by such Recipient or required to be withheld or deducted from a payment to such Recipient and any reasonable expenses arising therefrom or with respect thereto, whether or not such Indemnified Taxes were correctly or legally imposed or asserted by the relevant Governmental Authority. A certificate as to the amount of such payment or liability delivered to the Borrower by a Lender (with a copy to the Agent), or by the Agent on its own behalf or on behalf of a Lender, shall be conclusive absent manifest error; provided that the determinations in such statement are made on a reasonable basis and in good faith.
(e) Each Lender shall severally indemnify the Agent, within ten (10) days after demand therefor, for (i) any Indemnified Taxes attributable to such Lender (but only to the extent that the Borrower or a Guarantor has not already indemnified the Agent for such Indemnified Taxes and without limiting the obligation of the Borrower and the Guarantors to do so), (ii) any Taxes attributable to such Lenders failure to comply with the provisions of §18.4 relating to the maintenance of a Participant Register and (iii) any Excluded Taxes attributable to such Lender, in each case, that are payable or paid by the Agent in connection with any Loan Document, and any reasonable expenses arising therefrom or with respect thereto, whether or not such Taxes were correctly or legally imposed or asserted by the relevant Governmental Authority. A certificate as to the amount of such payment or liability delivered to any Lender by the Agent shall be conclusive absent manifest error. Each Lender hereby authorizes the Agent to set off and apply any and all amounts at any time owing to such Lender under any Loan Document or otherwise payable by the Agent to the Lender from any other source against any amount due to the Agent under this subsection.
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(f) As soon as practicable after any payment of Taxes by the Borrower or any Guarantor to a Governmental Authority pursuant to this §4.3, the Borrower or such Guarantor shall deliver to the Agent the original or a certified copy of a receipt issued by such Governmental Authority evidencing such payment, a copy of the return reporting such payment or other evidence of such payment reasonably satisfactory to the Agent.
(g) (i) Any Lender that is entitled to an exemption from or reduction of withholding Tax with respect to payments made under any Loan Document shall deliver to the Borrower and the Agent, at the time or times reasonably requested by the Borrower or the Agent, such properly completed and executed documentation reasonably requested by the Borrower or the Agent as will permit such payments to be made without withholding or at a reduced rate of withholding. In addition, any Lender, if reasonably requested by the Borrower or the Agent, shall deliver such other documentation prescribed by Applicable Law or reasonably requested by the Borrower or the Agent as will enable the Borrower or the Agent to determine whether or not such Lender is subject to backup withholding or information reporting requirements. Notwithstanding anything to the contrary in the preceding two sentences, the completion, execution and submission of such documentation (other than such documentation set forth in the immediately following clauses (ii)(A), (ii)(B) and (ii)(D)) shall not be required if in the Lenders reasonable judgment such completion, execution or submission would subject such Lender to any material unreimbursed cost or expense or would materially prejudice the legal or commercial position of such Lender.
(ii) Without limiting the generality of the foregoing, in the event that the Borrower is a U.S. Person:
(A) any Lender that is a U.S. Person shall deliver to the Borrower and the Agent on or prior to the date on which such Lender becomes a Lender under this Agreement (and from time to time thereafter upon the reasonable request of the Borrower or the Agent), an electronic copy (or an original if requested by the Borrower or the Agent) of an executed IRS Form W-9 (or any successor form) certifying that such Lender is exempt from U.S. federal backup withholding tax;
(B) any Foreign Lender shall, to the extent it is legally entitled to do so, deliver to the Borrower and the Agent (in such number of copies as shall be requested by the recipient) on or prior to the date on which such Foreign Lender becomes a Lender under this Agreement (and from time to time thereafter upon the reasonable request of the Borrower or the Agent), whichever of the following is applicable:
(I) in the case of a Foreign Lender claiming the benefits of an income tax treaty to which the United States is a party (x) with respect to payments of interest under any Loan Document, an electronic copy (or an original if requested by the Borrower or the Agent) of an executed IRS Form W-8BEN or W-8BEN-E establishing an exemption from, or reduction of, U.S. federal withholding Tax pursuant to the interest article of such tax treaty and (y) with respect to any other applicable payments under any Loan Document, IRS Form W-8BEN or W-8BEN-E establishing an exemption from, or reduction of, U.S. federal withholding Tax pursuant to the business profits or other income article of such tax treaty;
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(II) an electronic copy (or an original if requested by the Borrower or the Agent) of an executed IRS Form W-8ECI;
(III) in the case of a Foreign Lender claiming the benefits of the exemption for portfolio interest under Section 881(c) of the Code, (x) a certificate substantially in the form of Exhibit J-1 to the effect that such Foreign Lender is not a bank within the meaning of Section 881(c)(3)(A) of the Code, a 10 percent shareholder of the Borrower within the meaning of Section 881(c)(3)(B) of the Code, or a controlled foreign corporation described in Section 881(c)(3)(C) of the Code (a U.S. Tax Compliance Certificate) and (y) executed originals of IRS Form W-8BEN or W-8BEN-E; or
(IV) to the extent a Foreign Lender is not the beneficial owner, an electronic copy (or an original if requested by the Borrower or the Agent) of an executed IRS Form W-8IMY, accompanied by IRS Form W-8ECI, IRS Form W-8BEN or W-8BEN-E, a U.S. Tax Compliance Certificate substantially in the form of Exhibit J-2 or Exhibit J-3 , IRS Form W-9, and/or other certification documents from each beneficial owner, as applicable; provided that if the Foreign Lender is a partnership and one or more direct or indirect partners of such Foreign Lender are claiming the portfolio interest exemption, such Foreign Lender may provide a U.S. Tax Compliance Certificate substantially in the form of Exhibit J-4 on behalf of each such direct and indirect partner;
(C) any Foreign Lender shall, to the extent it is legally entitled to do so, deliver to the Borrower and the Agent (in such number of copies as shall be requested by the recipient) on or prior to the date on which such Foreign Lender becomes a Lender under this Agreement (and from time to time thereafter upon the reasonable request of the Borrower or the Agent), an electronic copy (or an original if requested by the Borrower or the Agent) of any other form prescribed by Applicable Law as a basis for claiming exemption from or a reduction in U.S. federal withholding Tax, duly completed, together with such supplementary documentation as may be prescribed by Applicable Law to permit the Borrower or the Agent to determine the withholding or deduction required to be made; and
(D) if a payment made to a Lender under any Loan Document would be subject to U.S. federal withholding Tax imposed by FATCA if such Lender were to fail to comply with the applicable reporting requirements of FATCA (including those contained in Section 1471(b) or 1472(b) of the Code, as applicable), such Lender shall deliver to the Borrower and the Agent at the time or times prescribed by Applicable Law and at such time or times reasonably requested by the Borrower or the Agent such documentation prescribed by Applicable Law (including as prescribed by Section 1471(b)(3)(C)(i) of the Code) and such additional documentation reasonably requested by the Borrower or the Agent as may be necessary for the Borrower and the Agent to comply with their obligations under FATCA and to determine that such Lender has complied with such Lenders obligations under FATCA or to determine the amount to deduct and withhold from such payment. Solely for purposes of this clause (D), FATCA shall include any amendments made to FATCA after the date of this Agreement.
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Each Lender agrees that if any form or certification it previously delivered expires or becomes obsolete or inaccurate in any respect, it shall update such form or certification or promptly notify the Borrower and the Agent in writing of its legal inability to do so.
(h) If any party determines, in its sole discretion exercised in good faith, that it has received a refund of any Taxes as to which it has been indemnified pursuant to this §4.3 (including by the payment of additional amounts pursuant to this §4.3), it shall pay to the indemnifying party an amount equal to such refund (but only to the extent of indemnity payments made under this §4.3 with respect to the Taxes giving rise to such refund), net of all out-of-pocket expenses (including Taxes) of such indemnified party and without interest (other than any interest paid by the relevant Governmental Authority with respect to such refund). Such indemnifying party, upon the request of such indemnified party, shall repay to such indemnified party the amount paid over pursuant to this subsection (plus any penalties, interest or other charges imposed by the relevant Governmental Authority) in the event that such indemnified party is required to repay such refund to such Governmental Authority. Notwithstanding anything to the contrary in this subsection, in no event will the indemnified party be required to pay any amount to an indemnifying party pursuant to this subsection the payment of which would place the indemnified party in a less favorable net after-Tax position than the indemnified party would have been in if the Tax subject to indemnification and giving rise to such refund has not been deducted, withheld or otherwise imposed and the indemnification payments or additional amounts with respect to such Tax had never been paid. This subsection shall not be construed to require any indemnified party to make available its Tax returns (or any other information relating to its Taxes that it reasonably deems confidential) to the indemnifying party or any other Person.
(i) Each partys obligations under this §4.3 shall survive the resignation or replacement of the Agent or any assignment of rights by, or the replacement of, a Lender, the termination of the Commitments and the repayment, satisfaction or discharge of all obligations under any Loan Document.
(j) The obligations of the Borrower to the Lenders under this Agreement with respect to Letters of Credit (and of the Lenders to make payments to the Issuing Lender with respect to Letters of Credit and to the Swing Loan Lender with respect to Swing Loans) shall be absolute, unconditional and irrevocable, and shall be paid and performed strictly in accordance with the terms of this Agreement, under all circumstances whatsoever, including, without limitation, the following circumstances: (i) any lack of validity or enforceability of this Agreement, any Letter of Credit or any of the other Loan Documents; (ii) any improper use which may be made of any Letter of Credit or any improper acts or omissions of any beneficiary or transferee of any Letter of Credit in connection therewith; (iii) the existence of any claim, set-off, defense or any right which the Borrower or any of its Subsidiaries or Affiliates may have at any time against any beneficiary or any transferee of any Letter of Credit (or persons or entities for whom any such beneficiary or any such transferee may be acting) or the Lenders (other than the defense of payment to the Lenders in accordance with the terms of this Agreement) or any other person, whether in connection with any Letter of Credit, this Agreement, any other Loan
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Document, or any unrelated transaction; (iv) any draft, demand, certificate, statement or any other documents presented under any Letter of Credit proving to be insufficient, forged, fraudulent or invalid in any respect or any statement therein being untrue or inaccurate in any respect whatsoever; (v) any breach of any agreement between the Borrower or any of its Subsidiaries or Affiliates and any beneficiary or transferee of any Letter of Credit; (vi) any irregularity in the transaction with respect to which any Letter of Credit is issued, including any fraud by the beneficiary or any transferee of such Letter of Credit; (vii) payment by the Issuing Lender under any Letter of Credit against presentation of a sight draft, demand, certificate or other document which does not comply with the terms of such Letter of Credit, provided that such payment shall not have constituted gross negligence or willful misconduct on the part of the Issuing Lender as determined by a court of competent jurisdiction after the exhaustion of all applicable appeal periods; (viii) any non-application or misapplication by the beneficiary of a Letter of Credit of the proceeds of such Letter of Credit; (ix) the legality, validity, form, regularity or enforceability of the Letter of Credit; (x) the failure of any payment by the Issuing Lender to conform to the terms of a Letter of Credit (if, in the Issuing Lenders good faith judgment, such payment is determined to be appropriate); (xi) the surrender or impairment of any security for the performance or observance of any of the terms of any of the Loan Documents; (xii) the occurrence of any Default or Event of Default; and (xiii) any other circumstance or happening whatsoever, whether or not similar to any of the foregoing.
(k) For purposes of this §4.3, the term Lender includes any Issuing Lender and the term Applicable Law includes FATCA.
§4.4 Computations . All computations of interest on the Base Rate Loans to the extent applicable shall be based on a three hundred sixty-five (365) or three hundred sixty-six (366)-day year, as applicable, and paid for the actual number of days elapsed. All other computations of interest on the Loans and of other fees to the extent applicable shall be based on a 360-day year and paid for the actual number of days elapsed. Except as otherwise provided in the definition of the term Interest Period with respect to LIBOR Rate Loans, whenever a payment hereunder or under any of the other Loan Documents becomes due on a day that is not a Business Day, the due date for such payment shall be extended to the next succeeding Business Day, and interest shall accrue during such extension. The Outstanding Loans and Letter of Credit Liabilities as reflected on the records of the Agent from time to time shall be considered prima facie evidence of such amount absent manifest error.
§4.5 Suspension of LIBOR Rate Loans . In the event that, prior to the commencement of any Interest Period relating to any LIBOR Rate Loan, the Agent shall determine that adequate and reasonable methods do not exist for ascertaining LIBOR for such Interest Period, or the Agent shall reasonably determine that LIBOR will not accurately and fairly reflect the cost of the Lenders making or maintaining LIBOR Rate Loans for such Interest Period, the Agent shall forthwith give notice of such determination (which shall be conclusive and binding on the Borrower and the Lenders absent manifest error) to the Borrower and the Lenders. In such event (a) any Loan Request with respect to a LIBOR Rate Loan shall be automatically withdrawn and shall be deemed a request for a Base Rate Loan and (b) each LIBOR Rate Loan will automatically, on the last day of the then current Interest Period applicable thereto, become a Base Rate Loan, and the obligations of the Lenders to make LIBOR Rate Loans shall be suspended until the Agent determines that the circumstances giving rise to such suspension no longer exist, whereupon the Agent shall so notify the Borrower and the Lenders.
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§4.6 Illegality . Notwithstanding any other provisions herein, if any present or future law, regulation, treaty or directive or the interpretation or application thereof shall make it unlawful, or any central bank or other Governmental Authority having jurisdiction over a Lender or its LIBOR Lending Office shall assert that it is unlawful, for any Lender to make or maintain LIBOR Rate Loans, such Lender shall forthwith give notice of such circumstances to the Agent and the Borrower and thereupon (a) the commitment of the Lenders to make LIBOR Rate Loans shall forthwith be suspended and (b) the LIBOR Rate Loans then outstanding shall be converted automatically to Base Rate Loans on the last day of each Interest Period applicable to such LIBOR Rate Loans or within such earlier period as may be required by law. Notwithstanding the foregoing, before giving such notice, the applicable Lender shall designate a different lending office if such designation will void the need for giving such notice and will not, in the judgment of such Lender, be otherwise materially disadvantageous to such Lender or increase any costs payable by the Borrower hereunder.
§4.7 Additional Interest . If any LIBOR Rate Loan or any portion thereof is repaid or is converted to a Base Rate Loan for any reason on a date which is prior to the last day of the Interest Period applicable to such LIBOR Rate Loan, or if repayment of the Loans has been accelerated as provided in §12.1, or if the Borrower fails to draw down on the first day of the applicable Interest Period any amount as to which the Borrower has elected a LIBOR Rate Loan, the Borrower will pay to the Agent upon demand for the account of the applicable Lenders in accordance with their respective Commitment Percentages (or to the Swing Loan Lender with respect to a Swing Loan), in addition to any amounts of interest otherwise payable hereunder, the Breakage Costs. The Borrower understands, agrees and acknowledges the following: (a) no Lender has any obligation to purchase, sell and/or match funds in connection with the use of LIBOR as a basis for calculating the rate of interest on a LIBOR Rate Loan; (b) LIBOR is used merely as a reference in determining such rate; and (c) the Borrower has accepted LIBOR as a reasonable and fair basis for calculating such rate and any Breakage Costs. The Borrower further agrees to pay the Breakage Costs, if any, whether or not a Lender elects to purchase, sell and/or match funds.
§4.8 Additional Costs, Etc . Notwithstanding anything herein to the contrary, if any present or future Applicable Law, which expression, as used herein, includes statutes, rules and regulations thereunder and interpretations thereof by any competent court or by any governmental or other regulatory body or official charged with the administration or the interpretation thereof and requests, directives, instructions and notices at any time (or from time to time) hereafter made upon or otherwise issued to any Lender or the Agent by any central bank or other fiscal, monetary or other authority (whether or not having the force of law), shall:
(a) subject any Lender or the Agent to any tax, levy, impost, duty, charge, fee, deduction or withholding of any nature with respect to this Agreement, the other Loan Documents, such Lenders Commitment, a Letter of Credit or the Loans (other than for Indemnified Taxes, Taxes described in clauses (b) through (d) of the definition of Excluded Taxes, and Connection Income Taxes), or
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(b) impose on any Lender or Issuing Lender or the London interbank market any other condition, cost or expense (other than Taxes) affecting this Agreement or Loans made by such Lender or any Letter of Credit or participation therein, or
(c) impose or increase or render applicable any special deposit, compulsory loan, insurance charge, reserve, assessment, liquidity, capital adequacy or other similar requirements (whether or not having the force of law and which are not already reflected in any amounts payable by the Borrower hereunder) against assets held by, or deposits in or for the account of, or loans by, or commitments of an office of any Lender, or
(d) impose on any Lender or the Agent any other conditions or requirements with respect to this Agreement, the other Loan Documents, the Loans, such Lenders Commitment, a Letter of Credit or any class of loans or commitments of which any of the Loans or such Lenders Commitment forms a part; and the result of any of the foregoing is:
(i) to increase the cost to any Lender of making, continuing, converting to, funding, issuing, renewing, extending or maintaining any of the Loans, the Letters of Credit or such Lenders Commitment, or
(ii) to reduce the amount of principal, interest or other amount payable to any Lender or the Agent hereunder on account of such Lenders Commitment or any of the Loans or the Letters of Credit, or
(iii) to require any Lender or the Agent to make any payment or to forego any interest or other sum payable hereunder, the amount of which payment or foregone interest or other sum is calculated by reference to the gross amount of any sum receivable or deemed received by such Lender or the Agent from the Borrower hereunder,
then, and in each such case, the Borrower will, within fifteen (15) days of demand made by such Lender or (as the case may be) the Agent at any time and from time to time and as often as the occasion therefor may arise, pay to such Lender or the Agent such additional amounts as such Lender or the Agent shall determine in good faith to be sufficient to compensate such Lender or the Agent for such additional cost, reduction, payment or foregone interest or other sum. Each Lender and the Agent in determining such amounts may use any reasonable averaging and attribution methods generally applied by such Lender or the Agent.
§4.9 Capital Adequacy . If after the date hereof any Lender determines that (a) the adoption of or change in any Applicable Law regarding liquidity or capital requirements for banks or bank holding companies or any change in the interpretation or application thereof by any Governmental Authority charged with the administration thereof, or (b) compliance by such Lender or its parent bank holding company with any guideline, request or directive of any such entity regarding liquidity or capital adequacy (whether or not having the force of law), has the effect of reducing the return on such Lenders or such holding companys capital as a consequence of such Lenders commitment to make Loans or participate in Letters of Credit hereunder to a level below that which such Lender or holding company could have achieved but for such adoption, change or compliance (taking into consideration such Lenders or such holding companys then existing policies with respect to capital adequacy and assuming the full
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utilization of such entitys capital) by any amount deemed by such Lender to be material, then such Lender may notify the Borrower thereof. The Borrower agrees to pay to such Lender the amount of such reduction in the return on capital as and when such reduction is determined, upon presentation by such Lender of a statement of the amount setting forth the Lenders calculation thereof. In determining such amount, such Lender may use any reasonable averaging and attribution methods generally applied by such Lender. For purposes of §4.8 and this §4.9, the Dodd-Frank Wall Street Reform and Consumer Protection Act and all requests, rules, publications, orders, guidelines and directives thereunder or issued in connection therewith and all requests, rules, guidelines or directives promulgated by the Bank for International Settlements, the Basel Committee on Banking Supervision (or any successor or similar authority) or the United States or foreign regulatory authorities, in each case pursuant to Basel III, shall be deemed to have been adopted and gone into effect after the date hereof regardless of when adopted, enacted or issued.
§4.10 Breakage Costs . The Borrower shall pay all Breakage Costs required to be paid by it pursuant to this Agreement and incurred from time to time by any Lender upon demand within fifteen (15) days from receipt of written notice from the Agent, or such earlier date as may be required by this Agreement.
§4.11 Default Interest; Late Charge . Following the occurrence and during the continuance of any Event of Default, and regardless of whether or not the Agent or the Lenders shall have accelerated the maturity of the Loans, all Loans shall bear interest payable on demand at a rate per annum equal to the sum of the Base Rate plus the Applicable Margin plus four percent (4.0%) (the Default Rate), until such amount shall be paid in full (after as well as before judgment) and the fee payable with respect to Letters of Credit shall be increased to a rate equal to four percent (4.0%) above the Letter of Credit fee that would otherwise be applicable to such time, if any of such amounts shall exceed the maximum rate permitted by law, then at the maximum rate permitted by law. In addition, the Borrower shall pay a late charge equal to four percent (4%) of any amount of interest and/or principal payable on the Loans or any other amounts payable hereunder or under the other Loan Documents, which is not paid by the Borrower within ten (10) days of the date when due (or, in the case of amounts due at the Maturity Date, within fifteen (15) Business Days of such date).
§4.12 Certificate . A certificate setting forth any amounts payable pursuant to §4.7, §4.8, §4.9, §4.10 or §4.11 and a reasonably detailed explanation of such amounts which are due, submitted by any Lender or the Agent to the Borrower, shall be conclusive in the absence of manifest error, and shall be promptly provided to the Agent and the Borrower upon their written request.
§4.13 Limitation on Interest . Notwithstanding anything in this Agreement or the other Loan Documents to the contrary, all agreements between or among the Borrower, the Guarantors, the Lenders and the Agent, whether now existing or hereafter arising and whether written or oral, are hereby limited so that in no contingency, whether by reason of acceleration of the maturity of any of the Obligations or otherwise, shall the interest contracted for, charged or received by the Lenders exceed the maximum amount permissible under Applicable Law. If, from any circumstance whatsoever, interest would otherwise be payable to the Lenders in excess of the maximum lawful amount, the interest payable to the Lenders shall be reduced to the
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maximum amount permitted under Applicable Law; and if from any circumstance the Lenders shall ever receive anything of value deemed interest by Applicable Law in excess of the maximum lawful amount, an amount equal to any excessive interest shall be applied to the reduction of the principal balance of the Obligations and to the payment of interest or, if such excessive interest exceeds the unpaid balance of principal of the Obligations, such excess shall be refunded to the Borrower. All interest paid or agreed to be paid to the Lenders shall, to the extent permitted by Applicable Law, be amortized, prorated, allocated and spread throughout the full period until payment in full of the principal of the Obligations (including the period of any renewal or extension thereof) so that the interest thereon for such full period shall not exceed the maximum amount permitted by Applicable Law. This §4.13 shall control all agreements between or among the Borrower, the Guarantors, the Lenders and the Agent.
§4.14 Certain Provisions Relating to Increased Costs . If a Lender gives notice of the existence of the circumstances set forth in §4.8 or any Lender requests compensation for any losses or costs to be reimbursed pursuant to any one or more of the provisions of §4.3 (as a result of the imposition of U.S. withholding taxes on amounts paid to such Lender under this Agreement), §4.8 or §4.9, then, upon request of the Borrower, such Lender, as applicable, shall use reasonable efforts in a manner consistent with such institutions practice in connection with loans like the Loan of such Lender to eliminate, mitigate or reduce amounts that would otherwise be payable by the Borrower under the foregoing provisions, provided that such action would not be otherwise prejudicial to such Lender, including, without limitation, by designating another of such Lenders offices, branches or affiliates; the Borrower agreeing to pay all reasonably incurred costs and expenses incurred by such Lender in connection with any such action. Notwithstanding anything to the contrary contained herein, if no Default or Event of Default shall have occurred and be continuing, and if any Lender has given notice of the existence of the circumstances set forth in §4.8 or has requested payment or compensation for any losses or costs to be reimbursed pursuant to any one or more of the provisions of §4.3 (as a result of the imposition of U.S. withholding taxes on amounts paid to such Lender under this Agreement), §4.8 or §4.9 and following the request of the Borrower has been unable to take the steps described above to mitigate such amounts (each, an Affected Lender ), then, within thirty (30) days after such notice or request for payment or compensation, the Borrower shall have the one-time right as to such Affected Lender, to be exercised by delivery of written notice delivered to the Agent and the Affected Lender within thirty (30) days of receipt of such notice, to elect to cause the Affected Lender to transfer its Commitment, provided that the Borrower shall pay to the Agent the assignment fee (if any) specified in §18.2, such assignment will result in a reduction in such compensation or payments thereafter, and such assignment does not conflict with Applicable Law. The Agent shall promptly notify the remaining Lenders that each of such Lenders shall have the right, but not the obligation, to acquire a portion of the Commitment, pro rata based upon their relevant Commitment Percentages, of the Affected Lender (or if any of such Lenders does not elect to purchase its pro rata share, then to such remaining Lenders in such proportion as approved by the Agent). In the event that the Lenders do not elect to acquire all of the Affected Lenders Commitment, then the Agent shall endeavor to obtain a new Lender to acquire such remaining Commitment. Upon any such purchase of the Commitment of the Affected Lender, the Affected Lenders interest in the Obligations and its rights hereunder and under the Loan Documents shall terminate at the date of purchase, and the Affected Lender shall promptly execute all documents reasonably requested to surrender and transfer such interest. The purchase price for the Affected Lenders Commitment shall equal any and all amounts outstanding and owed by the Borrower to the Affected Lender including principal, prepayment premium or fee, and all accrued and unpaid interest or fees.
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§5. COLLATERAL SECURITY; GUARANTORS.
§5.1 Collateral . The Obligations shall be secured by a perfected first priority lien and security interest (subject to Liens permitted with respect thereto by §8.2) to be held by the Agent for the benefit of the Lenders on the Collateral, pursuant to the terms of the Security Documents.
§5.2 Appraisal .
(a) The Agent may obtain new Appraisals or an update to existing Appraisals with respect to the Borrowing Base Properties, or any of them, as the Agent or the Required Lenders shall determine (i) at any time that the regulatory requirements of any Lender generally applicable to real estate loans of the category made under this Agreement as reasonably interpreted by such Lender shall require more frequent Appraisals, (ii) at any time following a Default or Event of Default, (iii) if there is change in the Franchisor of a Borrowing Base Property or if the Agent reasonably believes that there has been a casualty, Taking or material adverse change or deterioration with respect to any Borrowing Base Property, including, without limitation, a material change in the market in which any Borrowing Base Property is located, (iv) in connection with the Borrowers exercise of the option to extend the Maturity Date as provided in §2.12(b) and (c), or (v) at any time that Agent or the Required Lenders determine that a more updated Appraisal is required by Applicable Law. The expense of such Appraisals and/or updates performed pursuant to this §5.2(a) shall be borne by the Borrower and payable to the Agent within ten (10) days of demand; provided the Borrower shall not be obligated to pay for an Appraisal of a Borrowing Base Property obtained pursuant to this §5.2(a) more often than once in any period of twelve (12) months if no Event of Default exists
(b) The Borrower shall deliver to the Agent an Appraisal with respect to any Real Estate that is not a Borrowing Base Property on or prior to the date such Real Estate is acquired by Borrower or any of its Subsidiaries or Unconsolidated Affiliates.
(c) The Borrower acknowledges that the Agent has the right to approve any Appraisal performed pursuant to this Agreement. The Borrower further agrees that the Lenders and the Agent do not make any representations or warranties with respect to any such Appraisal and shall have no liability as a result of or in connection with any such Appraisal for statements contained in such Appraisal, including without limitation, the accuracy and completeness of information, estimates, conclusions and opinions contained in such Appraisal, or variance of such Appraisal from the fair value of such property that is the subject of such Appraisal given by the local tax assessors office, or the Borrowers idea of the value of such property.
§5.3 Additional Collateral .
Provided no Default or Event of Default exists, the Borrower shall have the right, subject to consent of the Agent and the Required Lenders (which consent may be withheld in its sole and absolute discretion) and the satisfaction by the Borrower of the conditions set forth in this §5.3, to add Potential Collateral to the calculation of Borrowing Base Availability. In the event the Borrower desires to add additional Potential Collateral to the Borrowing Base Availability as
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aforesaid, the Borrower shall provide written notice to the Agent of such request. The Required Lenders shall have ten (10) Business Days following receipt of all items required under this Agreement to add Real Estate as a Borrowing Base Property to grant or deny approval for such proposed Potential Collateral. If a Lender shall fail to respond within such ten (10) Business Day period, such Lender shall be deemed to have approved such proposed Potential Collateral. Agent shall notify Borrower if and when the Required Lenders have granted such approval. For the avoidance of doubt, only Real Estate that satisfies the requirement to be a Tier 1 Property may be included as Borrowing Base Properties after the date of this Agreement. Notwithstanding the foregoing, Potential Collateral shall not be included in the calculation of the Borrowing Base Availability unless and until the following conditions precedent shall have been satisfied as determined by Agent (or as required by this Agreement, the Required Lenders):
(a) such Potential Collateral shall be Eligible Real Estate and shall not cause a Default under §7.20;
(b) such Real Estate shall be owned (or leased under a Ground Lease) by a Wholly-Owned Subsidiary of the Borrower and leased pursuant to an Operating Lease to a TRS Lessee, and said Wholly-Owned Subsidiary, TRS Lessee and any other Persons required by §5.4 shall have executed a Joinder Agreement and satisfied the conditions of §5.4;
(c) prior to or contemporaneously with such addition, the Borrower shall have submitted to the Agent a Compliance Certificate prepared using the financial statements of the Borrower most recently provided or required to be provided to the Agent under §6.4 or §7.4 and a Borrowing Base Certificate, both prepared on a pro forma basis and adjusted to give effect to such addition, and shall certify that after giving effect to such addition, no Default or Event of Default shall exist;
(d) the Borrower, its Wholly-Owned Subsidiary, REIT, TRS Lessee and any other Wholly-Owned Subsidiary of Borrower or REIT owning an interest (or Equity Interest) therein, as applicable, which is the owner and/or lessee (whether under a Ground Lease or Operating Lease) of the Real Estate and, as applicable, the owner of an Equity Interest in such Persons, as applicable, shall have executed and delivered to the Agent all Borrowing Base Qualification Documents, all of which instruments, documents or agreements shall be in form and substance reasonably satisfactory to the Agent;
(e) after giving effect to the inclusion of such Eligible Real Estate, each of the representations and warranties made by or on behalf of the Borrower or the Guarantors or any of their respective Subsidiaries contained in this Agreement, the other Loan Documents or in any document or instrument delivered pursuant to or in connections with this Agreement shall be true in all material respects both as of the date of which it was made and shall also be true as of the time of the addition of such Borrowing Base Property with the same effect as if made at and as of that time, except to the extent of changes resulting from transactions permitted by the Loan Documents (it being understood and agreed that any representation or warranty which by its terms is made as of a specified date shall be required to be true and correct only as of such specified date), and no Default of Event of Default shall have occurred and be continuing and the Agent shall have received a certificate of the Borrower to such effect; and
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(f) the Agent and the Required Lenders as required above shall have consented to the inclusion of such Real Estate in the calculation of Borrowing Base Availability, which consent may be granted in the Agents sole and absolute discretion.
§5.4 Additional Guarantors; Release of Guarantors .
(a) In the event that the Borrower shall request that certain Real Estate owned (or leased under a Ground Lease) by a Wholly-Owned Subsidiary of the Borrower be included as a Borrowing Base Property as contemplated by §5.3 and such Real Estate is included as a Borrowing Base Property in accordance with the terms hereof, the Borrower shall, as a condition to such Real Estate being included as a Borrowing Base Property, cause each such Wholly-Owned Subsidiary, of Borrower that owns or leases under a Ground Lease such Real Estate and any TRS Lessee that leases such Real Estate under an Operating Lease and each other Wholly-Owned Subsidiary of Borrower or TRS that owns a direct or indirect interest in any of such Subsidiaries and/or is a pledgor of the Equity Interests in any of such Persons pursuant to the Assignment of Interests, to execute and deliver to the Agent a Joinder Agreement, and such Subsidiary shall become a Guarantor hereunder and thereunder. In addition, in the event any Subsidiary of the Borrower shall constitute a Material Subsidiary, the Borrower shall promptly cause such Subsidiary to execute and deliver to Agent a Joinder Agreement, and such Subsidiary shall become a Guarantor hereunder and thereunder. Each such Subsidiary shall be specifically authorized, in accordance with its respective organizational documents, to be a Guarantor hereunder and thereunder and to execute the Contribution Agreement and such Security Documents as the Agent may require. The Borrower shall further cause all representations, covenants and agreements in the Loan Documents with respect to the Guarantors to be true and correct with respect to each such Subsidiary. In connection with the delivery of such Joinder Agreement, the Borrower shall deliver to the Agent such organizational agreements, resolutions, consents, opinions and other documents and instruments as the Agent may reasonably require.
(b) In the event that all Borrowing Base Properties owned or leased by a Subsidiary Guarantor shall have been removed from the calculation of Borrowing Base Availability and released (or the Equity Interests relating thereto have been released, as applicable) as Collateral for the Obligations and Hedge Obligations in accordance with the terms of this Agreement, then such Subsidiary Guarantor shall be released by Agent from liability under this Agreement and the other Loan Documents, provided that such Subsidiary Guarantor is not otherwise required to be a Guarantor.
(c) The Borrower may request in writing that the Agent release, and upon receipt of such request the Agent shall release (subject to the terms hereof), a Subsidiary Guarantor that is a Guarantor solely by virtue of being a Material Subsidiary pursuant to clause (ii) of the definition thereof from the Guaranty so long as: (i) no Default or Event of Default shall then be in existence or would occur as a result of such release; (ii) the Agent shall have received such written request at least five (5) Business Days prior to the requested date of release; (iii) such Subsidiary Guarantor is not the direct or indirect owner or lessee of a Borrowing Base Property; and (iv) the Borrower shall deliver to Agent evidence reasonably satisfactory to Agent that (A) the Borrower has disposed of or simultaneously with such release will dispose of its entire interest in such Guarantor or that all of the assets of such Guarantor will be disposed of in compliance with the terms of this Agreement, and if such transaction involves
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the disposition by such Guarantor of all of its assets, the net cash proceeds, if any, from such disposition are being distributed to the Borrower in connection with such disposition, or (B) such Guarantor will be the borrower with respect to Secured Indebtedness that is not prohibited under this Agreement, which Indebtedness will be secured by a Lien on the assets of such Guarantor, or (C) the Borrower has contributed or simultaneously with such release will contribute its entire direct or indirect interest in such Guarantor to an Unconsolidated Affiliate or a Subsidiary which is not a Wholly-Owned Subsidiary or that such Guarantor will be contributing all of its assets to an Unconsolidated Affiliate or a Subsidiary which is not a Wholly-Owned Subsidiary in compliance with the terms of this Agreement, or (D) such Guarantor is an Excluded Subsidiary. Delivery by the Borrower to the Agent of any such request for a release shall constitute a representation by the Borrower that the matters set forth in the preceding sentence (both as of the date of the giving of such request and as of the date of the effectiveness of such request) are true and correct with respect to such request.
(d) The provisions of §5.4 shall not entitle Borrower, REIT, General Partner or TRS to any release from the Loan Documents.
§5.5 Partial Release of Collateral . Provided no Default or Event of Default shall have occurred hereunder and be continuing (or would exist immediately after giving effect to the transactions contemplated by this §5.5), the Agent shall release a Borrowing Base Property and the personal property solely used on or with respect to such Borrowing Base Property pledged under the Security Agreement or Borrower Security Agreement applicable thereto (and if such Collateral is a Borrowing Base Property and Borrower has pledged its Equity Interests in the applicable Subsidiary Guarantor pursuant to the Assignment of Interests which Subsidiary Guarantor is to be released pursuant to §5.4(b), such release shall include the Equity Interests in the applicable Subsidiary Guarantor) upon the request of the Borrower in connection with a sale or other permanent disposition or refinancing of such Borrowing Base Property, subject to and upon the following terms and conditions:
(a) the Borrower shall deliver to the Agent written notice of its desire to obtain such release no later than ten (10) days prior to the date on which such release is to be effected;
(b) the Borrower shall submit to the Agent with such request a Compliance Certificate and Borrowing Base Certificate prepared using the financial statements of the Borrower most recently provided or required to be provided to the Agent under §6.4 or §7.4 adjusted in the best good faith estimate of the Borrower to give effect to the proposed release and demonstrating that no Default or Event of Default with respect to the covenants referred to therein shall exist after giving effect to such release;
(c) all release documents to be executed by the Agent shall be in form and substance reasonably satisfactory to the Agent;
(d) the Borrower shall pay all reasonable costs and expenses of the Agent in connection with such release, including without limitation, reasonable attorneys fees;
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(e) the Borrower shall pay to the Agent for the account of the Lenders a release price, which payment shall be applied to reduce the outstanding principal balance of the Loans as provided in §3.4, in an amount equal to the amount necessary to reduce the outstanding principal balance of the Loans and Letter of Credit Liabilities so that no violation of the covenant set forth in §9.1 shall occur, and if such release involves a Tier II Property, such additional amount required pursuant to §5.5(g);
(f) if such release involves a Tier I Property and the Qualified Capital Raise has not occurred, the Required Lenders shall have approved such release in writing; and
(g) if such release involves a Tier II Property, the Required Lenders shall have approved such release in writing unless (i) such property is being sold, (ii) the Net Sales Proceeds from such sale are in excess of the Borrowing Base Availability attributable to such property, and (iii) such Net Sales Proceeds are paid to the Agent for the account of the Lender as an additional release price which is applied to reduce the outstanding principal balance of the Loans as provided in §3.4.
Notwithstanding the foregoing, in the event that any Borrowing Base Property is to be released from a Mortgage, Agent may condition such release upon (x) the increase of the coverages under the Title Policies for the remaining Borrowing Base Properties subject to Mortgages to 110% of the Borrowing Base Availability attributed to such remaining Borrowing Base Properties, and (y) the Borrower paying to the Agent or the Person entitled thereto any mortgage, recording, intangible, documentary stamp or other similar taxes and charges which the Agent reasonably determines to be payable with respect to the remaining Borrowing Base Properties subject to Mortgages as a result of such release to any state or any county or municipality thereof in which any of the Borrowing Base Properties subject to a Mortgage is located, and the Borrower delivering to the Agent such affidavits or other information which the Agent reasonably determines to be necessary in connection with such payment in order to insure that the Mortgages on the Borrowing Base Properties located in such state secure the Borrowers obligation with respect to the Obligations.
§5.6 Release of Collateral . Upon the refinancing or repayment of the Obligations in full and termination of the obligation to provide additional Loans or issue Letters of Credit to Borrower, then the Agent shall release the Collateral from the lien and security interest of the Security Documents and release the Borrower and Guarantors (other than with respect to obligations that survive termination of this Agreement), provided that Agent has not received a notice from the Representative or the holder of the Hedge Obligations that any Hedge Obligation is then due and payable to the holder thereof.
§6. REPRESENTATIONS AND WARRANTIES.
The Borrower represents and warrants to the Agent and the Lenders as follows.
§6.1 Corporate Authority, Etc .
(a) Incorporation; Good Standing . REIT is a Maryland corporation duly organized pursuant to articles of incorporation filed with the Maryland Secretary of State, and is validly existing and in good standing under the laws of Maryland. REIT conducts its business in
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a manner which enables it to qualify as a real estate investment trust under, and to be entitled to the benefits of, Section 856 of the Code, and has elected to be treated as and is entitled to the benefits of a real estate investment trust thereunder. The Borrower is a Virginia limited partnership duly organized pursuant to its certificate of limited partnership filed with the Virginia State Corporation Commission, and is validly existing and in good standing under the laws of Virginia. The Borrower (i) has all requisite power to own its property and conduct its business as now conducted and as presently contemplated, and (ii) is in good standing and is duly authorized to do business in the jurisdiction of its organization and where any of the Borrowing Base Properties owned or leased by it are located and in each other jurisdiction where a failure to be so qualified in such other jurisdiction could reasonably be expected to have a Material Adverse Effect.
(b) Subsidiaries . Each of the Guarantors and each of the Subsidiaries of the Borrower and the Guarantors (i) is a corporation, limited partnership, general partnership, limited liability company or trust duly organized under the laws of its State of organization and is validly existing and in good standing under the laws thereof, (ii) has all requisite power to own or lease its property and conduct its business as now conducted and as presently contemplated and (iii) is in good standing and is duly authorized to do business in each jurisdiction where it is organized and where any of the Borrowing Base Properties owned or leased by it are located and in each other jurisdiction where a failure to be so qualified could reasonably be expected to have a Material Adverse Effect.
(c) Authorization . The execution, delivery and performance of this Agreement and the other Loan Documents to which any of the Borrower or any Guarantor is a party and the transactions contemplated hereby and thereby (i) are within the authority of such Person, (ii) have been duly authorized by all necessary proceedings on the part of such Person, (iii) do not and will not conflict with or result in any breach or contravention of any provision of law, statute, rule or regulation to which such Person is subject or any judgment, order, writ, injunction, license or permit applicable to such Person, (iv) do not and will not conflict with or constitute a default (whether with the passage of time or the giving of notice, or both) under any provision of the partnership agreement, operating agreement, articles of incorporation or other charter documents or bylaws of, or any agreement or other instrument binding upon, such Person or any of its properties, (v) do not and will not result in or require the imposition of any lien or other encumbrance on any of the properties, assets or rights of such Person other than the liens and encumbrances in favor of the Agent contemplated by this Agreement and the other Loan Documents, and (vi) do not require the approval or consent of any Person other than those already obtained and delivered to the Agent.
(d) Enforceability . This Agreement and the other Loan Documents to which any of the Borrower or any Guarantor is a party are valid and legally binding obligations of such Person enforceable in accordance with the respective terms and provisions hereof and thereof, except as enforceability is limited by bankruptcy, insolvency, reorganization, moratorium or other laws relating to or affecting generally the enforcement of creditors rights and general principles of equity.
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§6.2 Governmental Approvals . The execution, delivery and performance of this Agreement and the other Loan Documents to which the Borrower or any Guarantor is a party and the transactions contemplated hereby and thereby do not require the approval or consent of, or filing or registration with, or the giving of any notice to, any court, department, board, governmental agency or authority other than those already obtained, and the filing of the Security Documents in the appropriate records office with respect thereto.
§6.3 Title to Properties . Except as indicated on Schedule 6.3 hereto, REIT and its Subsidiaries own or lease all of the assets reflected in the consolidated balance sheet of the REIT as of the Balance Sheet Date or acquired or leased since that date (except property and assets sold or otherwise disposed of in the ordinary course of business since that date) subject to no rights of others, including any mortgages, leases pursuant to which REIT or any of its Subsidiaries or any of their respective Affiliates is the lessee, conditional sales agreements, title retention agreements, liens or other encumbrances except Permitted Liens and otherwise with respect to any Indebtedness being repaid with the proceeds of Loans on the date hereof.
§6.4 Financial Statements . The Borrower has furnished to the Agent: (a) the consolidated balance sheet of REIT and its Subsidiaries as of the Balance Sheet Date and the related consolidated statement of operations and cash flow as of the Balance Sheet Date certified by the chief financial officer of REIT, (b) an unaudited statement of Net Operating Income for the period ending September 30, 2016, reasonably satisfactory in form to the Agent and certified by the chief financial officer of REIT as fairly presenting the Net Operating Income for such periods, and (c) certain other financial information relating to the Borrower, the Guarantors, the Borrowing Base Properties and the Collateral. The balance sheet and statements referred to in clauses (a) and (b) above have been prepared in accordance with generally accepted accounting principles and fairly present the consolidated financial condition of REIT and its Subsidiaries as of such dates and the consolidated results of the operations of REIT and its Subsidiaries for such periods. There are no liabilities, contingent or otherwise, of REIT or any of its Subsidiaries involving material amounts not disclosed in said financial statements and the related notes thereto.
§6.5 No Material Changes . Since the Balance Sheet Date or the date of the most recent financial statements delivered pursuant to §7.4 (with the date which is the most recent being applicable), there has occurred no materially adverse change in the financial condition, operations, prospects, business or assets of REIT and its Subsidiaries taken as a whole as shown on or reflected in the consolidated balance sheets of REIT as of the Balance Sheet Date, or its consolidated statement of income or cash flows as of the Balance Sheet Date, other than changes in the ordinary course of business that have not and could not reasonably be expected to have a Material Adverse Effect. As of the date hereof, except as set forth on Schedule 6.5 hereto, there has occurred no materially adverse change in the financial condition, operations, prospects, business or assets of REIT, its Subsidiaries or any of the Real Estate from the condition shown on the financial statements delivered to the Agent pursuant to §6.4 other than changes in the ordinary course of business that have not had any materially adverse effect either individually or in the aggregate on the business, assets, operations, prospects or financial condition of REIT and its Subsidiaries, considered as a whole, or of any of the Borrowing Base Properties.
§6.6 Franchises, Patents, Copyrights, Etc . The Borrower, the Guarantors and their respective Subsidiaries possess all franchises, patents, copyrights, trademarks, trade names, service marks, licenses and permits, and rights in respect of the foregoing, adequate for the
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conduct of their business substantially as now conducted without known conflict with any rights of others. Except for any rights granted pursuant to any approved Franchise Agreement for a Borrowing Base Property, none of the Borrowing Base Properties is owned or operated by the Borrower or its Subsidiaries under or by reference to any trademark, trade name, service mark or logo (provided that the Borrowing Base Properties may have signs or other indications that such properties are owned or operated by REIT or its Subsidiaries), and except for any rights granted pursuant to any approved Franchise Agreement for a Borrowing Base Property, none of the trademarks, tradenames, service marks or logos (other than those indications that such property is owned or operated by REIT or one of its Subsidiaries) are registered or subject to any license or provision of law limiting their assignability or use.
§6.7 Litigation . Except as stated on Schedule 6.7 , there are no actions, suits, proceedings or investigations of any kind pending or to the knowledge of the Borrower threatened against the Borrower, any Guarantor or any of their respective Subsidiaries before any court, tribunal, arbitrator, mediator or administrative agency or board which question the validity of this Agreement or any of the other Loan Documents, any action taken or to be taken pursuant hereto or thereto, the Borrowing Base Properties, the Collateral (provided that with respect to the Borrowing Base Properties and the Collateral, this representation is only made as of the Closing Date and excludes matters that are fully insured (other than deductibles)) or any lien, security title or security interest created or intended to be created pursuant hereto or thereto, or which if adversely determined could reasonably be expected to have a Material Adverse Effect. Except as set forth on Schedule 6.7 , as of the Closing Date there are no judgments, final orders or awards outstanding against or affecting the Borrower, any Guarantor, any of their respective Subsidiaries, any Collateral, any Material Contract or any Borrowing Base Property which are not fully covered by insurance (other than deductibles). No injunction, writ, temporary restraining order or any order of any nature has been issued by any court or other Governmental Authority purporting to enjoin or restrain the execution, delivery or performance of this Agreement or any other Loan Document, or directing that the transactions provided for herein or therein not be consummated as herein or therein provided.
§6.8 No Material Adverse Contracts, Etc . None of the Borrower, any Guarantor or any of their respective Subsidiaries is subject to any charter, corporate or other legal restriction, or any judgment, decree, order, rule or regulation that has or is expected in the future to have a Material Adverse Effect. None of the Borrower, any Guarantor or any of their respective Subsidiaries is a party to any contract or agreement that has or could reasonably be expected to have a Material Adverse Effect.
§6.9 Compliance with Other Instruments, Laws, Etc . None of the Borrower, any Guarantor or any of their respective Subsidiaries is in violation of any provision of its charter or other organizational documents, bylaws, or any agreement or instrument to which it is subject or by which it or any of its properties is bound or any decree, order, judgment, statute, license, rule or regulation, in any of the foregoing cases in a manner that has had or could reasonably be expected to have a Material Adverse Effect.
§6.10 Tax Status . Each of the Borrower, the Guarantors and their respective Subsidiaries (a) has made or filed all federal and state income and all other tax returns, reports and declarations required by any jurisdiction to which it is subject or has obtained an extension
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for filing, (b) has paid prior to delinquency all taxes and other governmental assessments and charges shown or determined to be due on such returns, reports and declarations except those which are being contested in good faith and by appropriate proceedings as permitted by this Agreement, and (c) has set aside on its books provisions reasonably adequate for the payment of all taxes for periods subsequent to the periods to which such returns, reports or declarations apply. Except as set forth on Schedule 6.10 , there are no unpaid taxes in any material amount claimed to be due by the taxing authority of any jurisdiction, and the officers or partners of such Person know of no basis for any such claim. Except as set forth on Schedule 6.10 , there are no audits pending or to the knowledge of the Borrower threatened with respect to any tax returns filed by the Borrower, any Guarantor or their respective Subsidiaries. The taxpayer identification number for REIT is 52-1889548, and the taxpayer identification number for the Borrower is 52-1889549.
§6.11 No Event of Default . No Default or Event of Default has occurred and is continuing.
§6.12 Investment Company Act . None of the Borrower, the Guarantors or any of their respective Subsidiaries is an investment company, or an affiliated company or a principal underwriter of an investment company, as such terms are defined in the Investment Company Act of 1940.
§6.13 Setoff; Absence of UCC Financing Statements .
(a) The Collateral and the rights of the Agent and the Lenders with respect to the Collateral are not subject to any setoff, claims (except for Liens with respect thereto permitted by §8.2), withholdings or other defenses by REIT, the Borrower or any of their Subsidiaries or Affiliates or, to the best knowledge of the Borrower, any other Person.
(b) Except with respect to Liens with respect to such Person permitted by §8.2 or as disclosed on the lien search reports delivered to and approved by the Agent, there is no financing statement (but excluding any financing statements that may be filed against Borrower or any Guarantor thereof without the consent or agreement of such Persons), security agreement, chattel mortgage, real estate mortgage or other document filed or recorded with any applicable filing records, registry, or other public office, that purports to cover, affect or give notice of any present or possible future lien on, or security interest or security title in, any property of Borrower or any Guarantor or rights thereunder.
§6.14 Certain Transactions . Except as disclosed on Schedule 6.14 hereto, none of the partners, officers, trustees, managers, members, directors, or employees of the Borrower, any Guarantor or any of their respective Subsidiaries is, nor shall any such Person become, a party to any transaction with the Borrower, any Guarantor or any of their respective Subsidiaries or Affiliates (other than for services as partners, managers, members, employees, officers and directors), including any agreement or other arrangement providing for the furnishing of services to or by, providing for rental of real or personal property to or from, or otherwise requiring payments to or from any partner, officer, trustee, director or such employee or, to the knowledge of the Borrower, any corporation, partnership, trust or other entity in which any partner, officer, trustee, director, or any such employee has a substantial interest or is an officer, director, trustee or partner, which are on terms less favorable to the Borrower, a Guarantor or any of their respective Subsidiaries than those that would be obtained in a comparable arms-length transaction.
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§6.15 Employee Benefit Plans . The Borrower, each Guarantor and each ERISA Affiliate has fulfilled its obligation, if any, under the minimum funding standards of ERISA and the Code with respect to each Employee Benefit Plan, Multiemployer Plan or Guaranteed Pension Plan and is in compliance in all material respects with the presently applicable provisions of ERISA and the Code with respect to each Employee Benefit Plan, Multiemployer Plan or Guaranteed Pension Plan. Neither the Borrower, any Guarantor nor any ERISA Affiliate has (a) sought a waiver of the minimum funding standard under Section 412 of the Code in respect of any Employee Benefit Plan, Multiemployer Plan or Guaranteed Pension Plan, (b) failed to make any contribution or payment to any Employee Benefit Plan, Multiemployer Plan or Guaranteed Pension Plan, or made any amendment to any Employee Benefit Plan, Multiemployer Plan or Guaranteed Pension Plan, which has resulted or could result in the imposition of a Lien or the posting of a bond or other security under ERISA or the Code, or (c) incurred any liability under Title IV of ERISA other than a liability to the PBGC for premiums under Section 4007 of ERISA. None of the assets of REIT or any of its Subsidiaries, including, without limitation, any Borrowing Base Property or other Collateral, constitutes a plan asset of any Employee Plan, Multiemployer Plan or Guaranteed Pension Plan.
§6.16 Disclosure . All of the representations and warranties made by or on behalf of the Borrower, the Guarantors and their respective Subsidiaries in this Agreement and the other Loan Documents or any document or instrument delivered to the Agent or the Lenders pursuant to or in connection with any of such Loan Documents are true and correct in all material respects, except to the extent of changes resulting from transactions permitted by the Loan Documents (it being, understood and agreed that any representation or warranty which by its terms is made as of a specified date shall be required to be true and correct only as of such specified date), and neither the Borrower nor any Guarantor has failed to disclose such information as is necessary to make such representations and warranties not misleading. All information contained in this Agreement, the other Loan Documents or otherwise furnished to or made available to the Agent or the Lenders by or on behalf of the Borrower, any Subsidiary or any Guarantor, as supplemented to date, taken as a whole, is and, when delivered, will be true and correct in all material respects and, as supplemented to date, does not, and when delivered will not contain any untrue statement of a material fact or omit to state a material fact necessary to make the statements contained therein not misleading. The written information, reports and other papers and data with respect to the Borrower, any Subsidiary, any Guarantor, the Borrowing Base Properties or the Collateral, including, without limitation, the Borrowing Base Properties (other than projections and estimates) furnished to the Agent or the Lenders in connection with this Agreement or the obtaining of the Commitments of the Lenders hereunder was, at the time so furnished, taken as a whole, complete and correct in all material respects, or has been subsequently supplemented by other written information, reports or other papers or data, to the extent necessary to give in all material respects a true and accurate knowledge of the subject matter in all material respects; provided that such representation shall not apply to (a) the accuracy of any appraisal, title commitment, survey, or engineering and environmental reports prepared by third parties or legal conclusions or analysis provided by the Borrowers or the Guarantors counsel (although the Borrower and the Guarantors have no reason to believe that
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the Agent and the Lenders may not rely on the accuracy thereof) or (b) budgets, projections and other forward-looking speculative information prepared in good faith by the Borrower (except to the extent the related assumptions were when made manifestly unreasonable).
§6.17 Trade Name; Place of Business . Neither the Borrower nor any Guarantor uses any trade name or conducts business under any name other than its actual name set forth in the Loan Documents or names licensed to them by Franchisors. The principal place of business of the Borrower is 4800 Montgomery Lane, Suite 220, Bethesda, Maryland 20814.
§6.18 Regulations T, U and X . No portion of any Loan is to be used for the purpose of purchasing or carrying any margin security or margin stock as such terms are used in Regulations T, U and X of the Board of Governors of the Federal Reserve System, 12 C.F.R. Parts 220, 221 and 224. Neither the Borrower nor any Guarantor is engaged, nor will it engage, principally or as one of its important activities, in the business of extending credit for the purpose of purchasing or carrying any margin security or margin stock as such terms are used in Regulations T, U and X of the Board of Governors of the Federal Reserve System, 12 C.F.R. Parts 220, 221 and 224.
§6.19 Environmental Compliance . The Borrower has obtained and provided to the Agent, or in the case of Borrowing Base Properties acquired after the date hereof will obtain and provide to the Agent, written environmental site assessment reports of the Environmental Engineer, which reports shall be in form and substance satisfactory to the Agent (collectively, the Environmental Reports ). Except as set forth in the Environmental Reports with respect to Borrowing Base Properties, the Borrower makes the following representations and warranties:
(a) None of the Borrower, the Guarantors or their respective Subsidiaries nor any manager of the Real Estate, nor any tenant or operations thereon, is in violation, or alleged violation, of any judgment, decree, order, law, license, rule or regulation pertaining to environmental matters, including without limitation, those arising under any Environmental Law, which violation (i) involves Real Estate (other than the Borrowing Base Properties) and has had or could reasonably be expected to have a Material Adverse Effect or (ii) involves a Borrowing Base Property and has had or could reasonably be expected, when taken together with other matters covered by this §6.19 and §8.6, to result in liability, clean up, remediation, containment, correction or other costs to the Borrower or any Guarantor individually or in the aggregate with other Borrowing Base Properties in excess of $250,000.00 or could reasonably be expected to materially adversely affect the operation of or ability to use such property.
(b) None of the Borrower, any Guarantor nor any of their respective Subsidiaries has received notice from any third party including, without limitation, any Governmental Authority, (i) that it has been identified by the United States Environmental Protection Agency ( EPA ) as a potentially responsible party under CERCLA with respect to a site listed on the National Priorities List, 40 C.F.R. Part 300 Appendix B (1986); (ii) that any Hazardous Substance(s) which it has generated, transported or disposed of have been found at any site at which a federal, state or local agency or other third party has conducted or has ordered that the Borrower, any Guarantor or any of their respective Subsidiaries conduct a remedial investigation, removal or other response action pursuant to any Environmental Law; or (iii) that it is or shall be a named party to any claim, action, cause of action, complaint, or legal or
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administrative proceeding (in each case, contingent or otherwise) arising out of any third partys incurrence of costs, expenses, losses or damages of any kind whatsoever in connection with the release of Hazardous Substances, which in any case (i) involves Real Estate (other than the Borrowing Base Properties) and has had or could reasonably be expected to have a Material Adverse Effect or (ii) involves a Borrowing Base Property.
(c) (i) no portion of the Real Estate has been used for the handling, processing, storage or disposal of Hazardous Substances except in accordance with applicable Environmental Laws, and no underground tank or other underground storage receptacle for Hazardous Substances is located on any portion of the Real Estate except those which are being operated and maintained in compliance with Environmental Laws; (ii) in the course of any activities conducted by the Borrower, the Guarantors, their respective Subsidiaries or the users or operators of their properties, no Hazardous Substances have been generated or are being used on the Real Estate except in the ordinary course of the Borrowers, the Guarantors and their respective Subsidiaries respective businesses and in accordance with applicable Environmental Laws; (iii) there has been no past or present Release or threatened Release of Hazardous Substances on, upon, into or from the Real Estate; (iv) there have been no Releases on, upon, from or into any real property in the vicinity of any of the Real Estate which, through soil or groundwater contamination, may have come to be located on the Real Estate; and (v) any Hazardous Substances that have been generated on any of the Real Estate have been transported off-site in accordance with all applicable Environmental Laws (except with respect to the foregoing in this §6.19(c) as to (A) any Real Estate (other than the Borrowing Base Properties) where the foregoing has not had or could not reasonably be expected to have a Material Adverse Effect) and (B) any Borrowing Base Property where the foregoing has not had or could not reasonably be expected, when taken together with other matters covered by this §6.19 and §8.6, to result in liability, clean up, remediation, containment, correction or other costs to the Borrower or any Guarantor individually or in the aggregate with other Borrowing Base Properties in excess of $250,000.00 and could not reasonably be expected to materially adversely affect the operation of or ability to use such property.
(d) none of the Borrower, the Guarantors, their respective Subsidiaries nor the Borrowing Base Properties is subject to any applicable Environmental Law requiring the performance of Hazardous Substances site assessments, or the removal or remediation of Hazardous Substances, or the giving of notice to any governmental agency or the recording or delivery to other Persons of an environmental disclosure document or statement in each case by virtue of the transactions set forth herein and contemplated hereby, or as a condition to the recording of the Mortgages or to the effectiveness of any other transactions contemplated hereby, except for such matters with which the Borrower, the Guarantors, their respective Subsidiaries shall have complied with as of the Closing Date.
(e) There are no existing or closed sanitary landfills, solid waste disposal sites, or hazardous waste treatment, storage or disposal facilities (i) on or affecting the Real Estate (other than the Borrowing Base Properties) except where such existence has not had or could not be reasonably be expected to have a Material Adverse Effect, or (ii) on or affecting a Borrowing Base Property.
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(f) There has been no claim by any party that any use, operation, or condition of the Real Estate has caused any nuisance or any other liability or adverse condition on any other property, nor is there any basis for such a claim, except where such existence (1) as to any Real Estate other than a Borrowing Base Property has not had or could not be reasonably be expected to have a Material Adverse Effect or (2) with respect to any Borrowing Base Property has not had or could not reasonably be expected, when taken together with other matters covered by this §6.19 and §8.6, to result in liability, clean up, remediation, containment, correction or other costs to the Borrower or any Guarantor individually or in the aggregate with other Borrowing Base Properties in excess of $250,000.00 or could not reasonably be expected to materially adversely affect the operation of or ability to use such property.
(g) Except as disclosed in a report of an Environmental Engineer delivered to Agent in connection with the inclusion of Real Estate as a Borrowing Base Property, no asbestos is located in or on any Building, except for nonfriable asbestos or contained friable asbestos which is being monitored and/or remediated in accordance with the recommendations of an Environmental Engineer.
§6.20 Subsidiaries; Organizational Structure . Schedule 6.20(a) sets forth, as of the date hereof, all of the Subsidiaries of REIT, the form and jurisdiction of organization of each of the Subsidiaries, and REITs direct and indirect ownership interests therein. Schedule 6.20(b) sets forth, as of the date hereof, all of the Unconsolidated Affiliates of the REIT and its Subsidiaries, the form and jurisdiction of organization of each of the Unconsolidated Affiliates, REITs or its Subsidiarys ownership interest therein and the other direct owners of the applicable Unconsolidated Affiliate. No Person owns any legal, equitable or beneficial interest in any of the Persons set forth on Schedules 6.20(a) and 6.20(b) except (i) as to Borrower, the limited partners of Borrower, (ii) as to any interests not owned by REIT or its Wholly-Owned Subsidiaries, the indirect owners of any Unconsolidated Affiliate, and (iii) as set forth on such Schedules. Each Subsidiary Guarantor is a Wholly-Owned Subsidiary of Borrower, General Partner (as to TRS) or TRS (as to the other TRS Lessees).
§6.21 Leases . Except as set forth on Schedule 6.21 with respect to the Initial Borrowing Base Properties or as disclosed in writing to Agent prior to the acceptance of any additional Borrowing Base Properties, none of the Borrowing Base Properties is subject to any Lease or other occupancy agreement, other than an Operating Lease to a Subsidiary Guarantor and a Ground Lease, as applicable. The Borrower has delivered to the Agent true copies of the Leases and any amendments thereto relating to each Borrowing Base Property required to be delivered as a part of the Borrowing Base Qualification Documents (other than the boat slip leases with respect to the Borrowing Base Properties located at 255 Lore Road, Solomons, Maryland and 201 Ocean Drive, Key Largo, Florida). Such Leases constitute as of such date thereof the sole leases or licenses or other agreements pertaining to the occupancy or use of space (except for occupants of the Hotel Property in the ordinary course of business) at such Borrowing Base Property and in the Building relating thereto. Except as reflected on Schedule 6.21 , no tenant under any Lease (i) is entitled to any free rent, partial rent, rebate of rent payments, credit, offset or deduction in rent, including, without limitation, lease support payments, lease buy-outs or abatements or credits, and (ii) has made any prepayments of rent or other payments due under such Lease for more than one (1) month in advance of the due date of such payment. Except as set forth in Schedule 6.21 and except with respect to defaults under the West Virginia Lease as
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set forth in the tenant estoppel certificate delivered on or about the date hereof, the Leases reflected therein are, as of the date of inclusion of the applicable Borrowing Base Property in the calculation of Borrowing Base Availability, in full force and effect in accordance with their respective terms, without basic rental payments or other payments to the landlord thereunder being in default beyond any applicable cure period or, to the best of Borrowers knowledge, any other material default thereunder, nor are there any defenses, counterclaims, offsets, concessions, rebates, or tenant improvement allowances, contributions or landlord construction obligations available to any tenant thereunder, and, except as reflected in Schedule 6.21 and except with respect to defaults under the West Virginia Lease as set forth in the tenant estoppel certificate delivered on or about the date hereof, neither the Borrower nor any Guarantor has given or made, any notice of any payment or other material default, or any claim, which remains uncured or unsatisfied, with respect to any of the Leases, and to the best of the knowledge and belief of the Borrower, there is no basis for any such claim or notice of default by any tenant under a Lease.
§6.22 Property . Except as set forth on Schedule 6.22, (i) all of the Borrowing Base Properties, and all major building systems located thereon, are structurally sound, in good condition and working order and free from material defects, subject to ordinary wear and tear, (ii) all of the other Real Estate of the Borrower, the Guarantors and their respective Subsidiaries is structurally sound, in good condition and working order, subject to ordinary wear and tear, except where such defects have not had and could not reasonably be expected to have a Material Adverse Effect, (iii) the Real Estate, and the use and operation thereof, is in material compliance with all applicable federal and state law and governmental regulations and any local ordinances, orders or regulations, including without limitation, laws, regulations and ordinances relating to zoning, building codes, parking, subdivision, fire protection, health, safety, handicapped access, historic preservation and protection, wetlands, tidelands and flood control, including without limitation, the American With Disabilities Act or any state laws regarding disability requirements, and any agreement, declaration, covenant or instrument to which Borrower, any Subsidiary Guarantor or its respective Borrowing Base Property may be subject (hereinafter referred to collectively as the Requirements) (but excluding for purposes of this §6.22, Environmental Laws) except where a failure to so comply as to Real Estate other than Borrowing Base Properties has not and could not reasonably be expected to have a Material Adverse Effect, and no Building located on a Borrowing Base Property is a so-called non-conforming use in violation of applicable zoning regulations, (iv) except as shown on the Survey for such Borrowing Base Property, such Borrowing Base Property is not located in a flood hazard area as defined by the Federal Insurance Administration, and such Borrowing Base Property is not located in Zone 3 or Zone 4 of the Seismic Zone Map of the U.S., (v) neither Borrower nor any Subsidiary Guarantor has received any written notice of, and has no knowledge of, any approvals, consents, licenses, permits, utility installations and connections (including, without limitation, drainage facilities), curb cuts and street openings, required by Applicable Laws or any agreement affecting such Borrowing Base Property for the maintenance, operation, servicing and use of such Borrowing Base Property or any Building for its current use (hereinafter referred to as the Project Approvals) which have not been granted, effected, or performed and completed (as the case may be), in accordance with the timeline required thereunder, or any fees or charges therefor which have not been fully paid before becoming delinquent, or which are no longer in full force and effect, and no Project Approvals will terminate, or become void or voidable or terminable on any foreclosure sale of such Borrowing Base Property pursuant to the applicable Mortgage or the foreclosure of any Equity Interests pursuant to the Assignment of Interests,
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(vi) there are no outstanding notices, suits, orders, decrees or judgments relating to zoning, building use and occupancy, fire, health, sanitation or other violations affecting, against, or with respect to, such Borrowing Base Property or any part thereof for any material matter (including any matter that could affect the use or operation of the Property for its intended purposes), (vii) neither Borrower nor any Subsidiary Guarantor has received any written notice of, nor has any knowledge of, any material violation of any applicable Requirements or Project Approvals or any other material violation of restrictions or agreements by which Borrower, such Subsidiary Guarantor or such Borrowing Base Property is bound; (viii) all utilities necessary for the use and operation of the Borrowing Base Properties are installed to the property lines of the Borrowing Base Properties through dedicated public rights of way or through perpetual private easements approved by the Agent with respect to which, as applicable, any applicable Mortgage creates a valid and enforceable first lien and, except in the case of drainage facilities, are connected to the Building located thereon with valid permits and are adequate to service the Building in compliance with Applicable Law, (ix) the streets abutting the Borrowing Base Properties are dedicated and accepted public roads, to which the Borrowing Base Properties in each case has direct access or are perpetual private ways (with direct access to public roads) to which the Borrowing Base Properties have direct access approved by the Agent and with respect to which, as applicable, any applicable Mortgage creates a valid and enforceable first lien (subject to Liens permitted by §8.2(ix)), (x) there are no unpaid or outstanding real estate or other taxes (including payments in lieu of taxes) or assessments on or against any of the Borrowing Base Properties which are payable by the Borrower, any Guarantor or any of their respective Subsidiaries (except only real estate or other taxes or assessments, that are not yet delinquent or are being protested as permitted by this Agreement), (xi) there are no unpaid or outstanding gross receipts, rent or sales taxes payable by Borrower or any Subsidiary Guarantor, with respect to the use and operation of such Borrowing Base Property which are due and payable, (xii)Borrower has delivered to Agent a true, correct and complete copy of the Management Agreement and Franchise Agreement relating to such Borrowing Base Property, (xiii) neither the improvements located on such Borrowing Base Property nor any operations therein, is now or has been damaged, impacted, or otherwise affected in any material respect by or subject to the growth or existence of a Mold Condition (as defined in the Indemnity Agreement); (xiv) except as set forth on Schedule 6.22 with respect to the Borrowing Base Properties as of the date of this Agreement or with respect to additional Borrowing Base Properties as disclosed in writing to Agent and the Lenders prior to acceptance of such Real Estate as a Borrowing Base Property, Borrower or the Subsidiary Guarantors have completed all PIP or other work required to be performed or completed under the Franchise Agreements with respect to each Borrowing Base Property by the date of acceptance of such Real Estate as a Borrowing Base Property, (xv) each Borrowing Base Property is separately assessed for purposes of real estate tax assessment and payment, (xvi) there are no pending, or to the knowledge of the Borrower, threatened or contemplated, eminent domain proceedings against any Borrowing Base Property except as disclosed to Agent pursuant to §7.7, (xvii) none of the Borrowing Base Property is now damaged in any material respect as a result of any fire, explosion, accident, flood or other casualty except as disclosed to Agent pursuant to §7.7, (xviii) none of the Borrower, the Guarantors or any of their respective Subsidiaries has received any outstanding notice from any insurer or its agent requiring performance of any work with respect to any of the Borrowing Base Property (other than with respect to outstanding claims in the ordinary course of business that are not material), or canceling or threatening to cancel any policy of insurance, and each of the Borrowing Base
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Properties complies with the material requirements of all of the Borrowers, Guarantors and their respective Subsidiaries insurance carriers, and (xix) no person or entity has any right or option to acquire any Borrowing Base Property or any portion thereof or interest therein. There have been no changes to any of the Tier II Properties that are Borrowing Base Properties (including, without limitation, changes or additions to the improvements, condemnations, changes in ingress, egress or parking, easements or encroachments) that would be shown by a current and accurate Survey from these conditions shown on the Surveys for the Tier II Properties provided to the Agent prior to the Closing Date.
§6.23 Brokers . None of REIT nor any of its Subsidiaries has engaged or otherwise dealt with any broker, finder or similar entity in connection with this Agreement or the Loans contemplated hereunder.
§6.24 Other Debt . As of the date of this Agreement, (a) none of the Borrower, any Guarantor nor any of their respective Subsidiaries is in default of the payment of any Indebtedness, the performance of any related agreement, mortgage, deed of trust, security agreement, financing agreement, indenture or lease to which any of them is a party, and (b) no Indebtedness of the Borrower, any Guarantor or any of their respective Subsidiaries has been accelerated. Neither the Borrower nor any Guarantor is a party to or bound by any agreement, instrument or indenture that may require the subordination in right or time or payment of any of the Obligations to any other indebtedness or obligation of the Borrower or any Guarantor. Schedule 6.24 hereto sets forth all agreements, mortgages, deeds of trust, financing agreements or other material agreements binding upon the Borrower and each Guarantor or their respective properties and entered into by the Borrower and/or such Guarantor as of the date of this Agreement with respect to any Indebtedness of the Borrower or any Guarantor in an amount greater than $1,000,000.00 (other than with respect to any Indebtedness being repaid with the proceeds of Loans on the date hereof), and the Borrower has provided the Agent with such true, correct and complete copies thereof.
§6.25 Solvency . After giving effect to the transactions contemplated by this Agreement and the other Loan Documents, including all Loans made or to be made hereunder, neither the Borrower nor any Guarantor is insolvent on a balance sheet basis such that the sum of such Persons assets exceeds the sum of such Persons liabilities, the Borrower and each Guarantor is able to pay its debts as they become due, and the Borrower and each Guarantor has sufficient capital to carry on its business.
§6.26 No Bankruptcy Filing . Neither the Borrower nor any Guarantor is contemplating either the filing of a petition by it under any state or federal bankruptcy or insolvency laws or for the liquidation of its assets or property, and the Borrower has no knowledge of any Person contemplating the filing of any such petition against it or any Guarantor.
§6.27 No Fraudulent Intent . Neither the execution and delivery of this Agreement or any of the other Loan Documents nor the performance of any actions required hereunder or thereunder is being undertaken by the Borrower, any Guarantor or any of their respective Subsidiaries with or as a result of any actual intent by any of such Persons to hinder, delay or defraud any entity to which any of such Persons is now or will hereafter become indebted.
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§6.28 Transaction in Best Interests of the Borrower and Guarantors; Consideration . The transaction evidenced by this Agreement and the other Loan Documents is in the best interests of the Borrower, each Guarantor and their respective Subsidiaries. The Borrower and the Guarantors are engaged in common business enterprises related to those of the Borrower and each Guarantor will derive substantial direct and indirect benefit from the effectiveness and existence of this Agreement. The direct and indirect benefits to inure to the Borrower, each Guarantor and their respective Subsidiaries pursuant to this Agreement and the other Loan Documents constitute substantially more than reasonably equivalent value (as such term is used in Section 548 of the Bankruptcy Code) and valuable consideration, fair value, and fair consideration (as such terms are used in any applicable state fraudulent conveyance law), in exchange for the benefits to be provided by the Borrower, the Guarantors and their respective Subsidiaries pursuant to this Agreement and the other Loan Documents, and but for the willingness of each Guarantor to guaranty the Loan, the Borrower would be unable to obtain the financing contemplated hereunder which financing will enable the Borrower, each Guarantor and their respective Subsidiaries to have available financing to conduct and expand their business.
§6.29 Contribution Agreement . The Borrower and the Guarantors have executed and delivered the Contribution Agreement, and the Contribution Agreement constitutes the valid and legally binding obligations of such parties enforceable against them in accordance with the terms and provisions thereof, except as enforceability is limited by bankruptcy, insolvency, reorganization, moratorium or other laws relating to or affecting generally the enforcement of creditors rights and except to the extent that availability of the remedy of specific performance or injunctive relief is subject to the discretion of the court before which any proceeding therefor may be brought.
§6.30 Representations and Warranties of Guarantors . The Borrower has no knowledge that any of the representations or warranties of any Guarantor contained in any Loan Document to which such Guarantor is a party are untrue or inaccurate in any material respect.
§6.31 OFAC . None of the Borrower, the Guarantors, any of their Subsidiaries or any of their respective officers or, to the knowledge of any Borrower, their respective directors, employees, agents, advisors or Affiliates (a) is (or will be) a Person: (i) that is, or is owned or controlled by Persons that are: (x) the subject or target of any Sanctions Laws and Regulations or (y) located, organized or resident in a country or territory that is, or whose government is, the subject of Sanctions Laws and Regulations, which includes, as of the Closing Date, Crimea, Cuba, Iran, North Korea, Sudan and Syria or (ii) listed in any list related to or otherwise designated under any Sanctions Laws and Regulations maintained under OFAC (including, those Persons named on OFACs Specially Designated and Blocked Persons list), the U.S. Department of State or by the United Nations Security Council, the European Union or Her Majestys Treasury of the United Kingdom or under the September 24, 2001 Executive Order Blocking Property and Prohibiting Transactions With Persons Who Commit, Threaten to Commit, or Support Terrorism (any such Person described in clauses (i) or (ii), a Designated Person) and (b) is not and shall not engage in any dealings or transactions or otherwise be associated with a Designated Person. In addition, the Borrower hereby agrees to provide to the Lenders any additional information that a Lender reasonably deems necessary from time to time in order to ensure compliance with Sanctions Laws and Regulations and all Applicable Laws concerning money laundering and similar activities. Neither Borrower, any Guarantor, nor any Subsidiary,
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director or officer of Borrower or Guarantor or, to the knowledge of Borrower, any Affiliate, agent or employee of Borrower or any Guarantor, has engaged in any activity or conduct which would violate any applicable anti-bribery, anti-corruption or anti-money laundering laws or regulations in any applicable jurisdiction, including without limitation, any Sanctions Laws and Regulations.
§6.32 Labor Matters . Except as, in the aggregate, have not had and could not reasonably be expected to have a Material Adverse Effect: (a) there are no strikes or other labor disputes against REIT or any of its Subsidiaries pending or, to the knowledge of the Borrower, threatened; (b) hours worked by and payment made to employees of the REIT or any of its Subsidiaries have not been in material violation of the Fair Labor Standards Act or any other applicable requirement of law dealing with such matters; and (c) all payments due from REIT or any of its Subsidiaries on account of employee health and welfare insurance have been paid or accrued as a liability on the books of the REIT or such Subsidiary.
§6.33 Ground Lease .
(a) Each Ground Lease with respect to a Borrowing Base Property, if any, contains the entire agreement of the Borrower or applicable Subsidiary Guarantor and the applicable owner of the fee interest in such Borrowing Base Property (the Fee Owner), pertaining to the Borrowing Base Property covered thereby. The Borrower or applicable Subsidiary Guarantors have no estate, right, title or interest in or to the Borrowing Base Property affected by a Ground Lease except under and pursuant to the Ground Lease. The Borrower has delivered a true and correct copy of the Ground Lease to the Agent and the Ground Lease has not been modified, amended or assigned, with the exception of written instruments that have been recorded in the applicable real estate records and referenced in the Title Policy for such Borrowing Base Property.
(b) The applicable Fee Owner is the exclusive fee simple owner of the Borrowing Base Property, subject only to the Ground Lease and all Liens and other matters disclosed in the applicable Title Policy for such Borrowing Base Property subject to the Ground Lease, and the applicable Fee Owner is the sole owner of the lessors interest in the Ground Lease.
(c) There are no rights to terminate the Ground Lease other than the applicable Fee Owners right to terminate by reason of default, casualty, condemnation or other reasons, in each case as expressly set forth in the Ground Lease.
(d) Each Ground Lease is in full force and effect and no breach or default or event that with the giving of notice or passage of time would constitute a breach or default under any Ground Lease (a Ground Lease Default) exists or has occurred on the part of Borrower a Subsidiary Guarantor or, to Borrowers knowledge, on the part of a Fee Owner under any Ground Lease. All base rent and additional rent, if any, due and payable under each Ground Lease has been paid through the date hereof and neither Borrower nor a Subsidiary Guarantor is required to pay any deferred or accrued rent after the date hereof under any Ground Lease. Neither Borrower nor a Subsidiary Guarantor has received any written notice that a Ground Lease Default has occurred or exists, or that any Fee Owner or any third party alleges the same to have occurred or exist.
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(e) The Borrower or applicable Subsidiary Guarantor is the exclusive owner of the ground lessees interest under and pursuant to each Ground Lease and has not assigned, transferred or encumbered its interest in, to, or under the Ground Lease, except to Agent under the Loan Documents or the lender of any Indebtedness being repaid with the proceeds of Loans on the date hereof and which is to be released in connection with the closing under this Agreement.
§6.34 Material Contracts . Schedule 6.34 is, as of the date of this Agreement, a true, correct and complete listing of all Material Contracts. Each of the Material Contracts is valid and enforceable in accordance with its terms and is in full force and effect. Each Borrower or Guarantor that is a party to any Material Contract has performed and is in compliance in all material respects with all of the terms of such Material Contract, and no default or event of default, or event or condition which with the giving of notice, the lapse of time, or both, would constitute such a default or event of default, exists with respect to any such Material Contract.
§6.35 Intellectual Property . The Borrower and the Guarantors own or have the right to use, under valid license agreements or otherwise, all patents, licenses, franchises, trademarks, trademark rights, trade names, trade name rights, trade secrets and copyrights, if any, necessary to the conduct of its businesses, without known conflict with any patent, license, franchise, trademark, trade secret, trade name, copyright, or other proprietary right of any other Person.
§6.36 EEA Financial Institutions . None of the Borrower, any Guarantor, nor their respective Subsidiaries is an EEA Financial Institution.
§6.37 Initial Borrowing Base Properties . Schedule 6.37 is, as of the date of this Agreement, a true, correct and complete listing of the owners, TRS Lessees, Managers and franchisees or licensees under the Franchise Agreements for the Initial Borrowing Base Properties. The rights of the franchisee or licensee under the Franchise Agreements for the Borrowing Base Properties and of the Borrower or Subsidiary Guarantor under the Management Agreements for the Borrowing Base Properties are included in the Collateral.
§7. AFFIRMATIVE COVENANTS.
The Borrower covenants and agrees that, so long as any Loan, Note or Letter of Credit is outstanding or any Lender has any obligation to make any Loans or issue Letters of Credit:
§7.1 Punctual Payment . The Borrower will duly and punctually pay or cause to be paid the principal and interest on the Loans and all interest and fees provided for in this Agreement, all in accordance with the terms of this Agreement and the Notes, as well as all other sums owing pursuant to the Loan Documents.
§7.2 Maintenance of Office . The Borrower and each Guarantor will maintain their respective chief executive office at 4800 Montgomery Lane, Suite 220, Bethesda, Maryland 20814, or at such other place in the United States of America as the Borrower or any Guarantor shall designate upon thirty (30) days prior written notice to the Agent and the Lenders, where notices, presentations and demands to or upon the Borrower or such Guarantor in respect of the Loan Documents may be given or made.
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§7.3 Records and Accounts . The Borrower and each Guarantor will (a) keep, and cause each of their respective Subsidiaries to keep true and accurate records and books of account in which full, true and correct entries will be made in accordance with GAAP and (b) maintain adequate accounts and reserves for all taxes (including income taxes), depreciation and amortization of its properties and the properties of their respective Subsidiaries, contingencies and other reserves. Neither the Borrower, any Guarantor nor any of their respective Subsidiaries shall, without the prior written consent of the Agent, (x) make any material change to the accounting policies/principles used by such Person in preparing the financial statements and other information described in §6.4 or §7.4, unless such change is required by GAAP or is mandated by GAAP to became effective, or (y) change its fiscal year. The Agent and the Lenders acknowledge that REITs fiscal year is a calendar year.
§7.4 Financial Statements, Certificates and Information . The Borrower will deliver or cause to be delivered to the Agent, in form and substance reasonably satisfactory to the Agent, with sufficient copies for each of the Lenders:
(a) not later than ninety (90) days after the end of each calendar year, the audited consolidated balance sheet of REIT and its Subsidiaries at the end of such year, and the related audited consolidated statements of operations, equity, and cash flows for such year, setting forth in comparative form the figures for the previous fiscal year and all such statements to be in reasonable detail, prepared in accordance with GAAP, together with a certification by the chief financial officer, chief executive officer, treasurer or chief accounting officer of the REIT, that the information contained in such financial statements fairly presents the financial position of REIT and its Subsidiaries, and accompanied by an auditors report prepared without qualification as to the scope of the audit by an independent nationally recognized accounting firm reasonably approved by the Agent and who shall have authorized REIT to deliver such financial statements and certifications thereof to the Agent and the Lenders;
(b) not later than forty-five (45) days after the end of each of the first three (3) fiscal quarters of each year, copies of the unaudited consolidated balance sheet of REIT and its Subsidiaries, at the end of such quarter, and the related unaudited consolidated statements of operations, equity and cash flows for the portion of REITs fiscal year then elapsed, all in reasonable detail and prepared in accordance with GAAP, together with a certification by the chief financial officer, chief executive officer, treasurer or chief accounting officer of REIT that the information contained in such financial statements fairly presents the financial position of REIT and its Subsidiaries on the date thereof (subject to year-end adjustments);
(c) simultaneously with the delivery of the financial statements referred to in §§7.4(a) and 7.4(b), (i) a statement (a Compliance Certificate) certified by the chief financial officer, chief executive officer, treasurer or chief accounting officer of REIT in the form of Exhibit G hereto (or in such other form as the Agent may approve from time to time) setting forth in reasonable detail computations evidencing compliance or non-compliance (as the case may be) with the covenants contained in §9 and the other covenants described in such certificate
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and (if applicable) setting forth reconciliations to reflect changes in GAAP since the Balance Sheet Date, and (ii) a projection for the current and next three (3) succeeding fiscal quarters of compliance with the covenants described in the Compliance Certificate. The Borrower shall submit with the Compliance Certificate a Borrowing Base Certificate in the form of Exhibit H attached hereto (a Borrowing Base Certificate ) pursuant to which the Borrower shall calculate the Borrowing Base Availability and the components thereof as of the end of the immediately preceding fiscal quarter, together with such supporting information as Agent may request, if reasonably available. Such Borrowing Base Certificate shall specify whether there are any monetary or other defaults under Ground Leases at a Borrowing Base Property. All income, expense and value associated with Real Estate or other Investments disposed of during any quarter will be eliminated from calculations, where applicable. All income, expense and value associated with Real Estate or other Investments acquired during any quarter will be added to calculations, where applicable, in a manner reasonably acceptable to Agent. The Compliance Certificate shall be accompanied by copies of the statements of the Consolidated EBITDA, Consolidated Adjusted EBITDA, Funds Available for Distribution, Net Operating Income and Adjusted Net Operating Income for such fiscal quarter, prepared on a basis consistent with the statements furnished to the Agent prior to the date hereof and otherwise in form and substance reasonably satisfactory to the Agent, together with a certification by the chief financial officer, chief executive officer, treasurer or chief accounting officer of REIT that the information contained in such statement fairly presents the Consolidated EBITDA, Consolidated Adjusted EBITDA, Funds Available for Distribution, Net Operating Income and Adjusted Net Operating Income for such periods. Such statements shall also include (i) a report on the average daily rate, occupancy levels and revenues per available room for each Borrowing Base Property for (A) the current month (as compared to the current budget and comparable period for the prior year), (B) on a year-to-date basis (as compared to the current budget and the comparable period of the prior year), (C) on a trailing 12-month basis (on a month-by-month basis), and (ii) a budget reforecast (expressed on a month-by-month fiscal year basis, showing year-to-date actual results plus projections for the remainder of the year);
(d) simultaneously with the delivery of the financial statements referred to in subsections (a) and (b) above, (i) an operating statement for each of the Borrowing Base Properties for each such fiscal quarter and year to date, together with a comparison against the operating statement for the prior year, and a consolidated operating statement for the Borrowing Base Properties for each such fiscal quarter and year to date, together with a comparison against the consolidated operating statement for the prior year (such statements and reports to be in form reasonably satisfactory to Agent), (ii) a consolidated operating statement for all of the Real Estate of the Borrower and its Subsidiaries for each such fiscal quarter and year to date (such statements and reports to be in form reasonably satisfactory to Agent), (iii) an updated twelve (12) month cash flow projection including details of the taxes, insurance, and capital expenditures, and (iv) the status of any PIP or any Renovations at any Borrowing Base Property;
(e) simultaneously with the delivery of the financial statements referred to in §§7.4(a) and 7.4(b) above, a statement (i) listing the Real Estate owned or leased by REIT and its Subsidiaries (or in which REIT or any of its Subsidiaries owns an interest) and stating the location thereof, the date acquired and the acquisition cost, the number of rooms and occupancy, and whether such Real Estate constitutes a Land Asset or a Development Property, and (ii) listing the Indebtedness of REIT and its Subsidiaries (excluding Indebtedness of the type
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described in §§8.1(a), 8.1(c), 8.1(d) and 8.1(f)), which statement shall include, without limitation, a statement of the original principal amount of such Indebtedness and the current amount outstanding, the holder thereof, the maturity date and any extension options, the interest rate, the collateral provided for such Indebtedness and whether such Indebtedness is Recourse Indebtedness or Non-Recourse Indebtedness;
(f) contemporaneously with the filing or mailing thereof, copies of all material of a financial nature, reports, proxy statements and all other material information sent to the owners of the Borrower or REIT (other than personal tax information);
(g) promptly following the Agents request, after they are filed with the Internal Revenue Service, copies of all annual federal income tax returns and amendments thereto of the Borrower and REIT;
(h) notice of any audits pending or threatened in writing with respect to any tax returns filed by REIT or any of its Subsidiaries promptly following notice of such audit;
(i) promptly following the occurrence thereof, written notice to the Agent of any new or additional Indebtedness in excess of $1,000,000 or monetary Liens on any Real Estate directly or indirectly owned or leased by Borrower;
(j) within five (5) Business Days of receipt, copies of any written claim made with respect to any Non-Recourse Exclusion;
(k) not later than January 31 of each year, a budget and business plan for the REIT and its Subsidiaries and each Borrowing Base Property for the then-current calendar year, which shall include a budget of planned capital expenditures on both an individual and a consolidated basis for each Hotel Property of REIT and its Subsidiaries and a marketing plan for each Hotel Property of the REIT and its Subsidiaries;
(l) within forty-five (45) days after the end of each fiscal quarter, for each Borrowing Base Property, a group booking pace report and market segmentation report, if reasonably available;
(m) upon the request of Agent, the most current Smith Travel Research STR Report available, comparing such Borrowing Base Property to its primary competitive set;
(n) prompt notice of (i) any change in the senior management of the REIT, and (ii) any change in the business, assets, liabilities, financial condition, results of operations or business prospects of Borrower, any Guarantor, or any of their respective Subsidiaries which has had or could have a Material Adverse Effect;
(o) evidence reasonably satisfactory to Agent of the timely payment of all real estate taxes for the Borrowing Base Properties; and
(p) from time to time, such other financial data and information in the possession of REIT or its Subsidiaries (including without limitation auditors management letters, status of litigation or investigations against REIT or any of its Subsidiaries and any settlement discussions relating thereto, property inspection and environmental reports and information as to zoning and other legal and regulatory changes affecting REIT or any of its Subsidiaries) as the Agent may reasonably request.
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The Borrower shall cooperate with the Agent in connection with the publication of certain materials and/or information provided by or on behalf of the Borrower. Documents required to be delivered pursuant to the Loan Documents shall be delivered by or on behalf of the Borrower to the Agent and the Lenders (collectively, Information Materials) pursuant to this Section and the Borrower shall designate Information Materials (a) that are either available to the public or not material with respect to the Borrower and its Subsidiaries or any of their respective securities for purposes of United States federal and state securities laws, as Public Information and (b) that are not Public Information as Private Information. Any material to be delivered pursuant to this §7.4 may be delivered electronically directly to Agent and the Lenders provided that such material is in a format reasonably acceptable to Agent, and such material shall be deemed to have been delivered to Agent and the Lenders upon Agents receipt thereof. Upon the request of Agent, the Borrower shall deliver paper copies thereof to Agent and the Lenders. The Borrower and the Guarantors authorize Agent and Arranger to disseminate any such materials, including without limitation the Information Materials through the use of Intralinks, SyndTrak or any other electronic information dissemination system (an Electronic System). Any such Electronic System is provided as is and as available. The Agent and the Arranger do not warrant the adequacy of any Electronic System and expressly disclaim liability for errors or omissions in any notice, demand, communication, information or other material provided by or on behalf of Borrower that is distributed over or by any such Electronic System (Communications). No warranty of any kind, express, implied or statutory, including, without limitation, any warranty of merchantability, fitness for a particular purpose, non-infringement of third-party rights or freedom from viruses or other code defects, is made by Agent or the Arranger in connection with the Communications or the Electronic System. In no event shall the Agent, the Arranger or any of their directors, officers, employees, agents or attorneys have any liability to the Borrower or the Guarantors, any Lender or any other Person for damages of any kind, including, without limitation, direct or indirect, special, incidental or consequential damages, losses or expenses (whether in tort, contract or otherwise) arising out of the Borrowers, any Guarantors, the Agents or any Arrangers transmission of Communications through the Electronic System, and the Borrower and the Guarantors release Agent, the Arranger and the Lenders from any liability in connection therewith. Certain of the Lenders (each, a Public Lender) may have personnel who do not wish to receive material non-public information with respect to the Borrower, its Subsidiaries or its Affiliates, or the respective securities of any of the foregoing, and who may be engaged in investment and other market related activities with respect to such Persons securities. The Borrower hereby agrees that it will identify that portion of the Information Materials that may be distributed to the Public Lenders and that (i) all such Information Materials shall be clearly and conspicuously marked PUBLIC which, at a minimum, shall mean that the word PUBLIC shall appear prominently on the first page thereof; (ii) by marking Information Materials PUBLIC, the Borrower shall be deemed to have authorized the Agent, the Lenders and the Arranger to treat such Information Materials as not containing any material non-public information with respect to the Borrower, its Subsidiaries, its Affiliates or their respective securities for purposes of United States Federal and state securities laws (provided, however, that to the extent such Information Materials constitute confidential information, they shall be treated as provided in §18.7); (iii) all Information
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Materials marked PUBLIC are permitted to be made available through a portion of any electronic dissemination system designated Public Investor or a similar designation; and (iv) the Agent and the Arranger shall be entitled to treat any Information Materials that are not marked PUBLIC as being suitable only for posting on a portion of any electronic dissemination system not designated Public Investor or a similar designation.
§7.5 Notices .
(a) Defaults . The Borrower will promptly upon becoming aware of same notify the Agent in writing of the occurrence of any Default or Event of Default, which notice shall describe such occurrence with reasonable specificity and shall state that such notice is a notice of default. If any Person shall give any notice of the existence of a claimed default or take any other action in respect of a claimed default (whether or not constituting an Event of Default) under this Agreement or under any note, evidence of indebtedness, indenture or other obligation to which or with respect to which the Borrower, any Guarantor or any of their respective Subsidiaries is a party or obligor, whether as principal or surety, and such default would permit the holder of such note or obligation or other evidence of indebtedness to accelerate the maturity thereof, which acceleration would either cause a Default or have a Material Adverse Effect, the Borrower shall forthwith give written notice thereof to the Agent and each of the Lenders, describing the notice or action and the nature of the claimed default.
(b) Environmental Events . The Borrower will give notice to the Agent within five (5) Business Days of becoming aware of (i) any potential or known Release, or threat of Release, of any Hazardous Substances in violation of any applicable Environmental Law; (ii) any violation of any Environmental Law that the Borrower, any Guarantor or any of their respective Subsidiaries reports in writing or is reportable by such Person in writing (or for which any written report supplemental to any oral report is made) to any federal, state or local environmental agency or (iii) any inquiry, proceeding, investigation, or other action, including a notice from any agency of potential environmental liability, of any federal, state or local environmental agency or board, that in any case involves (A) any Borrowing Base Property, (B) any other Real Estate and could reasonably be expected to have a Material Adverse Effect or (C) the Agents liens or security title on the Collateral pursuant to the Security Documents.
(c) Notification of Claims Against Collateral . The Borrower will give notice to the Agent in writing within five (5) Business Days of becoming aware of any material setoff, claims (including, with respect to any Borrowing Base Property, environmental claims), withholdings or other defenses to which any of the Collateral, or the rights of the Agent or the Lenders with respect to the Collateral, are subject (other than Liens permitted with respect thereto pursuant to §8.2).
(d) Notice of Litigation and Judgments . The Borrower will give notice to the Agent in writing within five (5) Business Days of becoming aware of any litigation, government investigations or proceedings threatened in writing or any pending litigation, government investigations and proceedings affecting the Borrower, any Guarantor or any of their respective Subsidiaries or to which the Borrower, any Guarantor or any of their respective Subsidiaries is or is to become a party involving an uninsured claim against the Borrower, any Guarantor or any of their respective Subsidiaries that could either reasonably be expected to cause a Default or could
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reasonably be expected to have a Material Adverse Effect and stating the nature and status of such litigation, government investigations or proceedings. The Borrower will give notice to the Agent, in writing, in form and detail reasonably satisfactory to the Agent and each of the Lenders, within ten (10) days of any judgment not covered by insurance, whether final or otherwise, against the REIT or any of its Subsidiaries in an amount in excess of $1,000,000.00.
(e) Notice of Defaults Under Organizational Agreements . The Borrower will, within five (5) Business Days of notice or receipt, provide to the Agent copies of any and all written notices of default under any partnership agreement, operating agreement or other organizational agreement to which Borrower or any of its Subsidiaries is a party or of any failure by the Borrower or any of its Subsidiaries to perform any material obligation under any such partnership agreement, operating agreement or other organizational agreement.
(f) ERISA . The Borrower will give notice to the Agent within five (5) Business Days after REIT or any ERISA Affiliate (i) gives or is required to give notice to the PBGC of any reportable event (as defined in Section 4043 of ERISA) with respect to any Guaranteed Pension Plan, Multiemployer Plan or Employee Benefit Plan, or knows that the plan administrator of any such plan has given or is required to give notice of any such reportable event; (ii) gives a copy of any notice of complete or partial withdrawal liability under Title IV of ERISA; or (iii) receives any notice from the PBGC under Title IV of ERISA of an intent to terminate or appoint a trustee to administer any such plan.
(g) Notices of Default Under Management Agreements, Franchise Agreements and Operating Leases . The Borrower will give notice to the Agent in writing within three (3) Business Days after the Borrower or any Guarantor (i) receives written notice from a Manager, Franchisor or TRS Lessee pursuant to a Management Agreement, Franchise Agreement or Operating Lease relating to a Borrowing Base Property of a default by the Borrower or Subsidiary Guarantor under such Management Agreement, Franchise Agreement or Operating Lease, or (ii) delivers a written notice to any Manager, Franchisor or TRS Lessee under a Management Agreement, Franchise Agreement or Operating Lease of a Borrowing Base Property of a default by such Manager, Franchisor or TRS Lessee under a Management Agreement, Franchise Agreement or Operating Lease.
(h) Sales of Assets . The Borrower will give notice to the Agent in writing within five (5) Business Days of any sale, disposition or other transfer of any Real Estate of the Borrower, any Guarantor or any of their respective Subsidiaries, which occurs prior to the occurrence of the Qualified Capital Raise.
(i) Notification of Lenders . Within five (5) Business Days after receiving any notice under this §7.5, the Agent will forward a copy thereof to each of the Lenders, together with copies of any certificates or other written information that accompanied such notice.
§7.6 Existence; Maintenance of Properties .
(a) Except as permitted under §§8.4 and 8.8, the Borrower and each Guarantor will (i) preserve and keep in full force and effect their legal existence in the jurisdiction of its incorporation or formation and (ii) will cause each of their respective
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Subsidiaries that are not Guarantors to preserve and keep in full force and effect their legal existence in the jurisdiction of its incorporation or formation except where such failure has not had and could not reasonably be expected to have a Material Adverse Effect. The Borrower and each Guarantor will preserve and keep in full force all of their rights and franchises and those of their respective Subsidiaries, the preservation of which is necessary to the conduct of their business (except with respect to Subsidiaries of the Borrower that are not Guarantors, where such failure has not had and could not reasonably be expected to have a Material Adverse Effect). REIT shall at all times comply with all requirements and applicable laws and regulations necessary to maintain REIT Status and shall continue to receive REIT Status. The common stock of REIT shall at all times during the term of this Agreement be listed for trading and be traded on the New York Stock Exchange, NASDAQ or another nationally recognized exchange. The REIT, Borrower, General Partner or TRS shall continue to own directly or indirectly one hundred percent (100%) of the Subsidiary Guarantors.
(b) The Borrower and each Guarantor (i) will cause all of its properties and those of its Subsidiaries used or useful in the conduct of its business or the business of its Subsidiaries to be maintained and kept in good condition, repair and working order (ordinary wear and tear excepted) and supplied with all necessary equipment, provided, that the foregoing, shall not prohibit the sale of properties in the ordinary course of business in accordance with the terms of this Agreement, and (ii) will cause to be made all necessary repairs, renewals, replacements, betterments and improvements thereof.
§7.7 Insurance; Condemnation .
(a) The Borrower and each Subsidiary Guarantor will, at its expense, procure and maintain for the benefit of the Borrower, each such Subsidiary Guarantor and the Agent, insurance policies issued by such insurance companies, in such amounts, in such form and substance, and with such coverages, endorsements, deductibles and expiration dates as are acceptable to the Agent, providing the following types of insurance covering each Borrowing Base Property:
(i) Cause of Loss-Special Form property insurance (including broad form flood, broad form earthquake, coverage from loss or damage arising from acts of terrorism, and comprehensive boiler and machinery coverages) on each Building and the contents therein of the Borrower and its Subsidiaries in an amount not less than one hundred percent (100%) of the full replacement cost of each Building and the contents therein of the Borrower and its Subsidiaries or such other amount as the Agent may approve, with deductibles not to exceed $100,000.00 for any one occurrence, with a replacement cost coverage endorsement, an agreed amount endorsement, and, if requested by the Agent, a contingent liability from operation of building laws endorsement in such amounts as the Agent may require. Full replacement cost as used herein means the cost of replacing the Building (exclusive of the cost of excavations, foundations and footings below the lowest basement floor) and the contents therein of the Borrower and its Subsidiaries without deduction for physical depreciation thereof;
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(ii) During the course of construction or repair of any Building, the insurance required by clause (i) above shall be written on a builders risk, completed value, non-reporting form, meeting all of the terms required by clause (i) above, covering the total value of work performed, materials, equipment, machinery and supplies furnished, existing structures, and temporary structures being erected on or near the Borrowing Base Property, including coverage against collapse and damage during transit or while being stored off-site, and containing a soft costs (including loss of rents) coverage endorsement and a permission to occupy endorsement;
(iii) Flood insurance if at any time any Building is located in any federally designated special hazard area (including any area having special flood, mudslide and/or flood-related erosion hazards, and shown on a Flood Hazard Boundary Map or a Flood Insurance Rate Map published by the Federal Emergency Management Agency as Zone A, AO, Al-30, AE, A99, AH, VO, V1-30, VE, V, M or E) and the broad form flood coverage required by clause (i) above is not available, in an amount equal to the full replacement cost or the maximum amount then available under the National Flood Insurance Program;
(iv) Business interruption insurance in an amount sufficient to recover at least the total estimated gross receipts from all sources of income for the Borrowing Base Property for a twelve (12) month period with an extended period of recovery provision covering at least 180 days following the resumption of operations;
(v) Commercial general liability insurance against claims for personal injury (to include, without limitation, bodily injury and personal and advertising injury) and property damage liability, all on an occurrence basis, if commercially available, with such coverages as the Agent may reasonably request (including, without limitation, contractual liability coverage, completed operations coverage for a period of two (2) years following completion of construction of any improvements on the Borrowing Base Property, and coverages equivalent to an ISO broad form endorsement), with a general aggregate limit of not less than $2,000,000.00, a completed operations aggregate limit of not less than $2,000,000.00, and a combined single per occurrence limit of not less than $1,000,000.00 for bodily injury and property damage;
(vi) During the course of construction or repair of any improvements on the Borrowing Base Property, the general contractor selected to oversee such improvements shall provide commercial general liability insurance (including completed operations coverage) naming Borrower as an additional insured, or in lieu thereof, may provide for such coverage by way of an owners contingent or protective liability insurance covering claims not covered by or under the terms or provisions of the insurance required by clause (v) above;
(vii) Employers liability insurance with respect to the Borrowers employees (or if the Borrower have no employees, with respect to the employees of the managers under the Management Agreements);
(viii) Umbrella liability insurance with limits of not less than $25,000,000.00 to be in excess of the limits of the insurance required by clauses (v), (vi) and (vii) above, with coverage at least as broad as the primary coverages of the insurance required by clauses (v), (vi) and (vii) above, with any excess liability insurance to be at least as broad as the coverages of the lead umbrella policy. All such policies shall be endorsed to provide defense coverage obligations;
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(ix) Workers compensation insurance for all employees of the Borrower or its Subsidiaries engaged on or with respect to the Borrowing Base Property with limits as required by Applicable Law (or if Borrower have no employees, for all employees of the managers under the Management Agreements); and
(x) If the Borrower or a Subsidiary Guarantor is directly engaged in operating the businesses of the Hotel Properties, the Borrower shall maintain such additional insurance appropriate to the nature of the operations in such forms and amounts as the Agent may reasonably require, including but not limited to innkeeper/bailee legal liability coverage, general liability coverages for restaurant and food service operations, liquor legal liability coverage, garagekeepers legal liability coverage, and automobile liability coverage. If the Borrower or a Subsidiary Guarantor contracts with a third party operator or manager to conduct the business operations of the Hotel Properties, the Borrower or such Subsidiary Guarantor shall cause its contracts to require these coverages to be maintained by the operator or manager. In either case, the insurance shall be written with appropriate extensions of coverage for the Borrower, the Subsidiary Guarantors, and the Agent and Lenders as additional insureds; and
(xi) Such other insurance in such form and in such amounts as may from time to time be reasonably required by the Agent against other insurable hazards and casualties which at the time are commonly insured against in the case of properties of similar character and location to the Borrowing Base Property.
The Borrower shall pay all premiums on insurance policies. The insurance policies with respect to all Borrowing Base Properties provided for in clauses (v), (vi) and (viii) above shall name the Agent as an additional insured and shall contain a cross liability/severability endorsement. The insurance policies provided for in clauses (i), (ii), (iii), (iv) and (vi) above shall name the Agent as mortgagee (with respect to each Borrowing Base Property subject to a Mortgage) and loss payee, shall be first payable in case of loss to the Agent, and shall contain mortgage clauses (with respect to each Borrowing Base Property subject to a Mortgage) and lenders loss payable endorsements in form and substance acceptable to the Agent. The Borrower shall deliver certificates of insurance evidencing all such policies to the Agent, and the Borrower shall promptly furnish to the Agent all renewal notices and evidence that all premiums or portions thereof then due and payable have been paid. Borrower shall provide to Agent a duplicate original or certified copy of the insurance policies required hereunder promptly after the original policy is received by Borrower. Not less than ten (10) days prior to the expiration date of the policies, as the same may be reduced by Agent, the Borrower shall deliver to the Agent evidence of continued coverage, as may be satisfactory to the Agent, and within five (5) Business Days after the renewal date of such policies, the Borrower shall deliver a certificate of insurance to Agent, in form and substance satisfactory to the Agent.
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(b) All policies of insurance required by this Agreement shall contain clauses or endorsements to the effect that (i) no act or omission of the Borrower or any Subsidiary or anyone acting for the Borrower or any Subsidiary (including, without limitation, any representations made in the procurement of such insurance), which might otherwise result in a forfeiture of such insurance or any part thereof, no occupancy or use of the Borrowing Base Property for purposes more hazardous than permitted by the terms of the policy, and no foreclosure or any other change in title to the Borrowing Base Property or any part thereof, shall affect the validity or enforceability of such insurance insofar as the Agent is concerned, (ii) the insurer waives any right of set off, counterclaim, subrogation, or any deduction in respect of any liability of the Borrower or any Subsidiary and the Agent, (iii) such insurance is primary and without right of contribution from any other insurance which may be available, (iv) such policies shall not be modified so as to reduce or in any way negatively affect insurance coverage on any Mortgaged Property, canceled or terminated prior to the scheduled expiration date thereof without the insurer thereunder giving at least thirty (30) days prior written notice to the Agent by certified or registered mail; provided, however, that only ten (10) days prior written notice to Agent shall be required if such cancellation or termination is due to non-payment of any insurance premium, and (v) that the Agent or the Lenders shall not be liable for any premiums thereon or subject to any assessments thereunder, and shall in all events be in amounts sufficient to avoid any coinsurance liability.
(c) The insurance required by this Agreement may be effected through a blanket policy or policies covering additional locations and property of the Borrower and other Persons not included in the Borrowing Base Properties, provided that such blanket policy or policies comply with all of the terms and provisions of this §7.7, and contain endorsements or clauses assuring that any claim or recovery will not be less than that which a separate policy would provide.
(d) All policies of insurance required by this Agreement shall be issued by companies licensed to do business in the State where the policy is issued and also in the States where the Real Estate is located and shall be issued by companies having a rating in Bests Key Rating Guide of at least A and a financial size category of at least X.
(e) Neither the Borrower nor any Subsidiary shall carry separate insurance, concurrent in kind or form or contributing in the event of loss, with any insurance required under this Agreement unless such insurance complies with the terms and provisions of this §7.7.
(f) In the event of any loss or damage to or Taking of any Borrowing Base Property, the Borrower or the applicable Guarantor shall give prompt written notice to the insurance carrier and the Agent. Each of the Borrower and the Guarantors hereby irrevocably authorizes and empowers the Agent, at the Agents option and in the Agents sole discretion or at the request of the Required Lenders in their sole discretion, as its attorney in fact, to make proof of such loss, to adjust and compromise any claim under insurance policies or as a result of a Taking, to appear in and prosecute any action arising from such insurance policies or as a result of a Taking, to collect and receive Insurance Proceeds and Condemnation Proceeds, and to deduct therefrom the Agents reasonable expenses incurred in the collection of such Insurance Proceeds and Condemnation Proceeds; provided, however, that so long as no Default or Event of Default has occurred and is continuing and so long as the Borrower or any Guarantor shall in good faith diligently pursue such claim, the Borrower or such Guarantor may make proof of loss and appear in any proceedings or negotiations with respect to the adjustment of such claim, except that the Borrower or such Guarantor may not settle, adjust or compromise any such claim
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without the prior written consent of the Agent, which consent shall not be unreasonably withheld or delayed; provided, further, that the Borrower or such Guarantor may make proof of loss and adjust and compromise any claim under casualty insurance policies which is in an amount less than $500,000.00 so long as no Default or Event of Default has occurred and is continuing and so long as the Borrower or such Guarantor shall in good faith diligently pursue such claim. The Borrower and each Guarantor further authorize the Agent, at the Agents option, to (i) apply the balance of such Insurance Proceeds and Condemnation Proceeds to the payment of the Obligations whether or not then due, or (ii) if the Agent shall require the reconstruction or repair of the Borrowing Base Property, to hold the balance of such proceeds as trustee to be used to pay taxes, charges, sewer use fees, water rates and assessments which may be imposed on the Borrowing Base Property and the Obligations as they become due during the course of reconstruction or repair of the Borrowing Base Property and to reimburse the Borrower or such Guarantor, in accordance with such terms and conditions as the Agent may prescribe, for, or to pay directly, the costs of reconstruction or repair of the Borrowing Base Property, and upon completion of such reconstruction or repair to pay any excess Insurance Proceeds to the Borrower, provided that (i) upon completion of such reconstruction or repair, such Borrowing Base Property is in compliance with all applicable state, federal and local laws, ordinances and regulations, including, without limitation, all building and zoning laws, ordinances and regulations and (ii) no Defaults or Events of Default exist or are continuing under this Agreement on the date of such payment to the Borrower.
(g) Notwithstanding the foregoing or anything to the contrary contained in the Mortgages, the Agent shall make net Insurance Proceeds and Condemnation Proceeds available to the Borrower or such Guarantor to reconstruct and repair the Borrowing Base Property, in accordance with such terms and conditions as the Agent may prescribe in the Agents discretion for the disbursement of the proceeds, provided that (i) the cost of such reconstruction or repair is not estimated by the Agent to exceed twenty-five percent (25%) of the replacement cost of the damaged Building (as reasonably estimated by the Agent), (ii) no Default or Event of Default shall have occurred and be continuing, (iii) the Borrower or such Guarantor shall have provided to the Agent additional cash security in an amount equal to the amount reasonably estimated by the Agent to be the amount in excess of such proceeds which will be required to complete such repair or restoration, (iv) the Agent shall have approved the plans and specifications, construction budget, construction contracts, and construction schedule for such repair or restoration and reasonably determined that the repaired or restored Borrowing Base Property will provide the Agent with adequate security for the Obligations (provided that the Agent shall not disapprove such plans and specifications if the Building is to be restored to substantially its condition immediately prior to such damage), (v) the Borrower or such Guarantor shall have delivered to the Agent written agreements binding upon the Franchisor and Manager agreeing upon a date for delivery of possession of the Borrowing Base Property to permit time which is sufficient in the judgment of the Agent for such repair or restoration and approving the plans and specifications for such repair or restoration, or other evidence satisfactory to the Agent that none of the Franchisor or Manager may terminate the Franchise Agreement or the Management Agreement as a result of such casualty or as a result of having a right to approve the plans and specifications for such repair or restoration and prior to the expiration of any business interruption coverage, (vi) the Agent shall reasonably determine that such repair or reconstruction can be completed prior to the Maturity Date, (vii) the Agent shall receive evidence reasonably satisfactory to it that any such restoration, repair or rebuilding complies in
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all respects with the Franchise Agreement, the Management Agreement and any and all applicable state, federal and local laws, ordinances and regulations, including without limitation, zoning laws, ordinances and regulations, and that all required permits, licenses and approvals relative thereto have been or will be issued in a manner so as not to materially impede the progress of restoration, (viii) the Agent shall receive evidence reasonably satisfactory to it that the insurer under such policies of fire or other casualty insurance does not assert any defense to payment under such policies against the Borrower, any Guarantor or the Agent, and (ix) with respect to any Taking, (a) the value of the land taken under such condemnation is less than $500,000.00; (b) less than five percent (5%) of the land is taken; (c) the land that is taken is located along the perimeter or periphery of the land; (d) access to the Borrowing Base Property is not affected in any way by the Taking; (e) no portion of the improvements are taken; and (f) Agent shall determine that following such repair or restoration there shall be no reduction in occupancy or income from the Borrowing Base Property so affected by such specific condemnation or taking (excluding any proceeds from business interruption insurance or proceeds from such award allocable to such income). Any excess Insurance Proceeds shall be paid to the Borrower, or if a Default or Event of Default has occurred and is continuing, such proceeds shall be applied to the payment of the Obligations, unless in either case by the terms of the applicable insurance policy the excess proceeds are required to be returned to such insurer. Any excess Condemnation Proceeds shall be applied to the payment of the Obligations. In no event shall the provisions of this Section be construed to extend the Maturity Date or to limit in any way any right or remedy of the Agent upon the occurrence of an Event of Default hereunder. If the Borrowing Base Property is acquired by the Agent, all right, title and interest of the Borrower and any Guarantor in and to any insurance policies to the extent that they relate to Borrowing Base Properties and unearned premiums thereon and in and to the proceeds thereof resulting from loss or damage to the Borrowing Base Property prior to the acquisition shall pass to the Agent or any other successor in interest to the Borrower or purchaser of the Borrowing Base Property.
(h) The Borrower, the Guarantors and their respective Subsidiaries (as applicable) will, at their expense, procure and maintain insurance covering the Borrower, the Guarantors and their respective Subsidiaries (as applicable) and the Real Estate other than the Borrowing Base Properties in such amounts and against such risks and casualties as are customary for properties of similar character and location, due regard being given to the type of improvements thereon, their construction, location, use and occupancy.
(i) The Borrower and the Guarantors will provide to the Agent for the benefit of the Lenders Title Policies for all of the Borrowing Base Properties.
§7.8 Taxes; Liens . The Borrower and the Guarantors will, and will cause their respective Subsidiaries to, duly pay and discharge, or cause to be paid and discharged, before the same shall become delinquent, all taxes, assessments and other governmental charges imposed upon them or upon the Borrowing Base Properties or the other Real Estate, sales and activities, or any part thereof, or upon the income or profits therefrom as well as all claims for labor, materials or supplies that if unpaid might by law become a lien or charge upon any of its property or other Liens affecting any of the Collateral, any Borrowing Base Property or any other property of the Borrower, the Guarantors or their respective Subsidiaries and all non-governmental assessments, levies, maintenance and other charges, whether resulting from
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covenants, conditions and restrictions or otherwise, water and sewer rents and charges assessments on any water stock, utility charges and assessments and owner association dues, fees and levies, provided that any such tax, assessment, charge or levy or claim need not be paid if the validity or amount thereof shall currently be contested in good faith by appropriate proceedings which shall suspend the collection thereof with respect to such property and the Borrower or applicable Guarantor shall not be subject to any fine, suspension or loss of privileges or rights by reason of such proceeding, neither such property nor any portion thereof or interest therein would be in any danger of sale, forfeiture, loss or suspension of operation by reason of such proceeding and the Borrower, such Guarantor or any such Subsidiary shall have set aside on its books adequate reserves in accordance with GAAP (or if such aggregate amount so contested relates to a Borrowing Base Property and equals or exceeds $500,000, then Borrower shall have deposited with Agent as additional Collateral adequate reserves as reasonably determined by Agent); and provided , further , that forthwith upon the commencement of proceedings to foreclose any lien that may have attached as security therefor, the Borrower, such Guarantor or any such Subsidiary either (i) will provide a bond issued by a surety reasonably acceptable to the Agent and sufficient to stay all such proceedings or (ii) if no such bond is provided, will pay each such tax, assessment, charge or levy. Borrower shall deliver to the Agent evidence of payment of taxes, other assessments, levies and charges described in this §7.8 with respect to the Borrowing Base Properties not later than ten (10) Business Days prior to the date upon which such amounts are due and payable unless the same are being contested in accordance with the terms hereof and the other Loan Documents.
§7.9 Inspection of Properties and Books . The Borrower and the Guarantors will, and will cause their respective Subsidiaries to, permit the Agent and the Lenders, at the Borrowers expense and upon reasonable prior notice, to visit and inspect any of the properties of the Borrower, each Guarantor or any of their respective Subsidiaries (subject to the rights of tenants under their leases), to examine the books of account of the Borrower, any Guarantor and their respective Subsidiaries (and to make copies thereof and extracts therefrom) and to discuss the affairs, finances and accounts of the Borrower, any Guarantor and their respective Subsidiaries with, and to be advised as to the same by, their respective officers, partners or members, all at such reasonable times and intervals as the Agent or any Lender may reasonably request, provided that so long as no Default or Event of Default shall have occurred and be continuing, the Borrower shall not be required to pay for such visits and inspections more often than once in any twelve (12) month period. The Lenders shall use good faith efforts to coordinate such visits and inspections so as to minimize the interference with and disruption to the normal business operations of such Persons.
§7.10 Compliance with Laws, Contracts, Licenses, and Permits . The Borrower and the Guarantors will, and will cause each of their respective Subsidiaries to, comply in all respects with (a) all applicable laws and regulations now or hereafter in effect wherever its business is conducted, including all Environmental Laws, (b) the provisions of its corporate charter, partnership agreement, limited liability company agreement or declaration of trust, as the case may be, and other charter documents and bylaws, (c) all agreements and instruments to which it is a party or by which it or any of its properties may be bound, (d) all applicable decrees, orders, and judgments, and (e) all licenses and permits required by applicable laws and regulations for the conduct of its business or the ownership, use or operation of its properties, except where failure to so comply with either clause (a), (c) or (e) would not result in the material non-
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compliance with the items described in such clauses. If any authorization, consent, approval, permit or license from any officer, agency or instrumentality of any government shall become necessary or required in order that the Borrower, any Guarantor or their respective Subsidiaries may fulfill any of its obligations hereunder, the Borrower, such Guarantor or such Subsidiary will promptly take or cause to be taken all steps necessary to obtain such authorization, consent, approval, permit or license and furnish the Agent and the Lenders with evidence thereof. The Borrower shall develop and implement such programs, policies and procedures as are necessary to comply with the Patriot Act and shall promptly advise the Agent in writing in the event that the Borrower shall determine that any investors in the Borrower are in violation of such act.
§7.11 Further Assurances . The Borrower and each Guarantor will and will cause each of their respective Subsidiaries to, cooperate with the Agent and the Lenders and execute such further instruments and documents as the Lenders or the Agent shall reasonably request to carry out to their reasonable satisfaction the transactions contemplated by this Agreement and the other Loan Documents.
§7.12 Leases of the Property . Neither Borrower nor any Guarantor will without the prior written consent of the Agent, such approval to not be unreasonably withheld, (i) enter into a new Lease of all or any portion of a Borrowing Base Property (other than with respect to the Leases of boat slips at the Borrowing Base Properties located at 255 Lore Road, Solomons, Maryland and 201 Ocean Drive, Key Largo, Florida), (ii) amend, supplement or otherwise modify any Lease in a manner materially adverse to the interest of the Lenders (it being understood that, without limitation, any shortening of a lease term, reduction of rents or other payment obligations, granting of abatements, increasing allowances, contributions or otherwise providing economic concessions to the tenant hereunder, creating economic obligations of the landlord thereunder, increasing the landlords obligations or decreasing the landlords rights, altering the triple net or double net (as applicable) nature of any Lease, decreasing the tenants obligations, creating additional remedies, rights of self-help, offset, termination, co-tenancy or other similar provisions for the benefit of the tenant thereunder, or creating rights of first offer or first refusal, shall be deemed to be materially adverse to the Lenders), (iii) terminate or cancel, or accept the surrender of, any Lease, (iv) if Borrowers or such Guarantors consent is required under the terms of such Lease) consent to the assignment or subletting of, any Lease, or (v) grant any concessions to or waive the performance of any material obligations of any tenant, lessee or licensee under, any now existing or future Lease. Agent consents to Borrower or the applicable Guarantor pursuing remedies against the tenant under the West Virginia Lease and terminating the West Virginia Lease, provided that, as provided above in this §7.12, any new Lease shall be subject to the approval of Agent, such approval to not be unreasonably withheld. The Lenders acknowledge that the existence of defaults under the West Virginia Lease in and of themselves shall not be a Default or Event of Default. Any new Lease (other than with respect to the Leases of boat slips at the Borrowing Base Properties located at 255 Lore Road, Solomons, Maryland and 201 Ocean Drive, Key Largo, Florida) shall contain customary mortgagee provisions (including the ability of the landlord to assign its interest without consent and the subordination of the Lease and the tenants rights thereunder to any mortgage, deed of trust or deed to secure debt encumbering such property). Borrower shall promptly deliver to Agent a copy of any amendment to a Lease (other than with respect to the Leases of boat slips at the Borrowing Base Properties located at 255 Lore Road, Solomons, Maryland and 201 Ocean Drive, Key Largo, Florida).
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§7.13 Material Contracts .
(a) The Borrower and the Guarantors shall perform each and all of their obligations under each Material Contract. Borrower shall not, and shall not permit a Guarantor to, directly or indirectly cause or permit to exist any condition which could result in the termination or cancellation of, or which would relieve the performance of any obligations of any other party thereto under, any Material Contract for all or any portion of the Borrowing Base Properties.
(b) Neither the Borrower nor any Guarantor shall do any of the following without the Agents prior written consent (which as to clause (i) shall not be unreasonably withheld, conditioned or delayed): (i) enter into, surrender or terminate any Material Contract, including any new or replacement Operating Lease, Franchise Agreement or Management Agreement; (ii) be or become a party to a Management Agreement that provides for base management fees in excess of 4.0% of Gross Hotel Revenues; or (iii) reduce the term of, increase the charges or fees payable by such Person under, decrease the charges or fees payable to such Person under, or otherwise modify or amend in any material respect, any Material Contract. As a condition to any approval of a new Manager, Borrower shall deliver to Agent upon Agents request a collateral assignment of such Management Agreement to Agent and a subordination of the Managers rights thereunder to the rights of the Agent and the Lenders under the Loan Documents. Agent may condition the approval of any Franchise Agreement upon the execution and delivery by the Franchisor to Agent of a comfort letter in form and substance reasonably satisfactory to Agent.
(c) The Borrower shall upon the request of the Agent obtain updated comfort letters from such Franchisors as the Agent may request.
§7.14 Business Operations . REIT and its Subsidiaries shall operate their respective businesses in substantially the same manner and in substantially the same fields and lines of business as such business is now conducted and such other lines of business that are reasonably related or incidental thereto and in compliance with the terms and conditions of this Agreement and the Loan Documents. Neither REIT nor the Borrower will, or permit any of their respective Subsidiaries to, directly or indirectly, engage in any line of business other than the acquisition, ownership, operation and development of Hotel Properties.
§7.15 Registered Service Mark . Without prior written notice to the Agent, except for such rights as are granted pursuant to the approved Franchise Agreement for a Borrowing Base Property or, only with respect to the Borrowing Base Property located at 800 Laurel Street, Creston, Iowa, those owned by the REIT or its Subsidiaries, none of the Borrowing Base Properties shall be owned or operated by the Borrower or any Guarantor under any trademark, tradename, service mark or logo (provided that the foregoing shall not preclude signs or other indications that a Borrowing Base Property is owned or operated by REIT or one of its Subsidiaries). In the event any of the Borrowing Base Properties shall be owned or operated under any tradename, trademark, service mark or logo, except those pursuant to a permitted Franchise Agreement or, only with respect to the Borrowing Base Property located at 800 Laurel Street, Creston, Iowa, those owned by the REIT or its Subsidiaries and excluding any such item that simply indicates that the property is owned or operated by REIT or a Subsidiary, the
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Borrower or the applicable Guarantor shall enter into such agreements with the Agent in form and substance reasonably satisfactory to the Agent, as the Agent may reasonably require to grant the Agent a perfected first priority security interest therein and to grant to the Agent or any successful bidder at a foreclosure sale of such Borrowing Base Property the right and/or license to continue operating such Borrowing Base Property under such tradename, trademark, service mark or logo as determined by the Agent.
§7.16 Ownership of Real Estate . Without the prior written consent of the Agent, all Real Estate and all interests (whether direct or indirect) of REIT or the Borrower in any Real Estate assets now owned or leased or acquired or leased after the date hereof shall be owned or leased directly by the Borrower or TRS or a Wholly-Owned Subsidiary of the Borrower or TRS; provided , however that the Borrower shall be permitted to own or lease interests in Real Estate through non-Wholly-Owned Subsidiaries and Unconsolidated Affiliates of the Borrower as permitted by §8.3(m).
§7.17 Distributions of Income to the Borrower . The Borrower shall cause all of its Subsidiaries (subject to the terms of any loan documents under which such Subsidiary is the borrower) to distribute to the Borrower (but not less frequently than once each calendar quarter, unless otherwise approved by the Agent), whether in the form of dividends, distributions or otherwise, all profits, proceeds or other income relating to or arising from its Subsidiaries use, operation, financing, refinancing, sale or other disposition of their respective assets and properties after (a) the payment by each Subsidiary of its debt service, operating expenses, capital improvements and leasing commissions for such quarter and (b) the establishment of reasonable reserves for the payment of operating expenses not paid on at least a quarterly basis and capital improvements and tenant improvements to be made to such Subsidiarys assets and properties approved by such Subsidiary in the course of its business consistent with its past practices.
§7.18 Plan Assets . The Borrower, the Guarantors and each of their respective Subsidiaries will do, or cause to be done, all things necessary to ensure that none of its Real Estate or other assets will be deemed to be Plan Assets at any time.
§7.19 Completion of Renovations .
(a) In the event that Borrower or any Subsidiary Guarantor shall undertake any Renovations to a Borrowing Base Property pursuant to a PIP or otherwise, the Borrower shall (i) obtain the prior written approval of Agent (which approval shall not be unreasonably withheld, conditioned or delayed) of such Renovation if the total budgeted cost for such Renovation (together with any related Renovations at such Borrowing Base Property) exceeds $500,000.00; (ii) cause the same to be performed diligently and promptly and to be commenced, performed and completed within the time limits set forth in the PIP (if applicable) and any Material Contract; (iii) cause to be obtained all governmental permits required for such Renovations; (iv) cause such Renovations to be constructed, performed and completed in compliance, in all material respects, with Applicable Law and all applicable requirements of the Manager and Franchisor, in a good and workmanlike manner, with materials of high quality, free of defects, and in accordance with the plans and specifications therefor and the PIP (if applicable), without substantial deviation therefrom unless approved by the Agent (which
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approval shall not be unreasonably withheld, conditioned or delayed) and by the Manager or Franchisor, as applicable; (v) cause such Renovations to be constructed and completed free and clear of any mechanics liens, materialmans liens and equitable liens; (vi) pay or cause to be paid all costs of such Renovations when due; (vii) subject to Borrowers or Subsidiary Guarantors rights pursuant to §7.19(c), fully pay and discharge, or cause to be fully paid and discharged, all claims for labor performed and material and services furnished in connection with such Renovations; and (viii) subject to Borrowers or Subsidiary Guarantors rights pursuant to §7.19(c), promptly release and discharge, or cause to be released and discharged, all claims of stop notices, mechanics liens, materialmans liens and equitable liens that may arise in connection with such Renovations.
(b) Borrower shall notify the Agent of any Material Renovations that are scheduled or planned for any Borrowing Base Property and shall, if reasonably requested by the Agent, promptly furnish or cause to be furnished to the Agent (i) copies of any plans and specifications, contracts and governmental permits for such Material Renovations, and (ii) upon substantial completion of such Material Renovations (A) a written statement or certificate executed by the architect designated or shown on the plans and specifications (or, if no architect has been retained, from the general contractor for such Material Renovations) certifying, without qualification or exception, that such Material Renovations are substantially completed, (B) all required occupancy permit(s) for the Borrowing Base Property issued by the local government agency having jurisdiction and authority to issue same, and (C) such other evidence of lien free completion as the Agent deems satisfactory in its reasonable discretion.
(c) The Borrower shall not suffer or permit any mechanics, materialmens, suppliers or other Lien claims to be filed or otherwise asserted against any Borrowing Base Property, subject to Borrowers rights pursuant to §7.19(c). If a claim of lien is recorded which affects any Borrowing Base Property, the Borrower shall, within fifteen (15) days of such recording, or within ten (10) days of the Agents demand, whichever occurs first: (i) pay and discharge, or cause to be paid and discharged, the claim of Lien; or (ii) provide the Agent with other assurances (which may include a bond) which the Agent deems, in its reasonable discretion, to be satisfactory for the payment of such claim of Lien and for the full and continuous protection of the Agent and the Lenders from the effect of such Lien.
§7.20 Borrowing Base Properties .
(a) Borrower shall cause the Eligible Real Estate included in the calculation of the Borrowing Base Availability and inclusion as Borrowing Base Properties to at all times satisfy all of the following conditions:
(i) the Eligible Real Estate shall be owned one hundred percent (100%) in fee simple or leased under a Ground Lease by Borrower or a Subsidiary Guarantor (provided that notwithstanding anything to the contrary in this Agreement, from and after the date of this Agreement, the Borrowing Base Properties shall only be owned by Subsidiary Guarantors) and leased to a Subsidiary Guarantor that is a TRS Lessee pursuant to an Operating Lease, free and clear of all Liens other than the Liens permitted by §8.2(ix) (provided that with respect to any Real Estate that becomes a Borrowing Base Property on or after the Closing Date, such TRS Lessee shall be a Wholly-Owned Subsidiary of TRS), and
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such Eligible Real Estate and all assets of the TRS Lessee shall not have applicable to it any negative pledge or restriction on the sale, pledge, transfer, mortgage or assignment of such property (including any restrictions contained in any applicable organizational documents);
(ii) none of the Eligible Real Estate shall have any material environmental, structural or other defects, and not be subject to any condemnation proceeding, that in any event would give rise to a materially adverse effect as to the value, use of, operation of or ability to sell or finance such property, and such property shall be in compliance with federally mandated flood insurance requirements (including the maintenance of flood insurance if all or any portion of any Building is located within a federally designated flood hazard zone);
(iii) the only assets of such Subsidiary Guarantor (including the TRS Lessee) shall be the Eligible Real Estate included in the calculation of the Borrowing Base Availability and as a Borrowing Base Property together with related fixtures and personal property;
(iv) no strike, lockout, labor dispute, embargo, injunction or other proceeding has occurred which causes, for more than fifteen (15) consecutive days, the cessation or substantial curtailment of revenue producing activities of the Borrower or any Guarantor at such Borrowing Base Property;
(v) to qualify as a Tier I Property:
(A) such Eligible Real Estate is used as a limited service, select service or full service, in each case of upscale or midscale quality or better;
(B) such Eligible Real Estate is (1) managed by a third party manager approved by the Agent; and (2) operated under a Management Agreement reasonably satisfactory to the Agent;
(C) such Eligible Real Estate is operated under an Approved Brand pursuant to a Franchise Agreement approved by Agent;
(D) such Eligible Real Estate was first acquired by such Subsidiary Guarantor after September 30, 2015 (other than the Hilton Garden Inn located in Dowell, Maryland); and
(E) the construction of the Hotel Property on such Eligible Real Estate was either substantially completed or has undergone a complete renovation consistent with the applicable PIP within fifteen (15) years of the date such Eligible Real Estate is first included in the calculation of Borrowing Base Availability;
(vi) with respect to any Tier II Property, such Eligible Real Estate is managed by a third-party manager approved by the Agent and operated under a Management Agreement reasonably satisfactory to Agent;
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(vii) prior to the occurrence of the Qualified Capital Raise, all of the hotel rooms in the Borrowing Base Properties must be open for business, have at least one year of operating history and not under Material Renovation, and not more than ten percent (10%) of the aggregate hotel rooms in the Borrowing Base Properties may be under any Renovation (but for the avoidance of doubt, none may be under Material Renovation);
(viii) from and after the occurrence of the Qualified Capital Raise:
(A) at least ninety percent (90%) of the aggregate hotel rooms in the Borrowing Base Properties must be open for business, not under Material Renovation, and have at least one year of operating history; and
(B) not more than ten percent (10%) of the total Borrowing Base Availability shall be attributable to Hotel Properties which are recently-completed developments or assets undergoing Material Renovation, but which assets included in the calculation of Borrowing Base Availability shall in any event have at least three (3) months of operating history (notwithstanding the foregoing, a failure to satisfy the requirements of this clause (viii) (B) shall not result in any Real Estate not being included as a Borrowing Base Property, but any such Borrowing Base Availability in excess of such limitation shall be excluded for purposes of calculating Borrowing Base Availability, the Tier I Borrowing Base Value and the Tier II Borrowing Base Value and the associated Net Operating Income and Adjusted Net Operating Income corresponding thereto shall be similarly excluded);
(ix) no Person other than the Borrower, the REIT or another Subsidiary Guarantor (and excluding for the purposes hereof ownership of other Persons in the Borrower or the REIT) has any direct or indirect ownership of any legal, equitable or beneficial interest in such Subsidiary Guarantors, and no direct or indirect ownership or other interests or rights in any such Subsidiary Guarantor shall be subject to any Lien (other than Liens in favor of Agent);
(x) no more than twenty percent (20%) of the total Borrowing Base Availability shall be attributable to any single Tier I Property (notwithstanding the foregoing, a failure to satisfy the requirements of this clause (x) shall not result in any such Real Estate not being included as a Borrowing Base Property, but any such Borrowing Base Availability in excess of such limitation shall be excluded for purposes of calculating Borrowing Base Availability, the Tier I Borrowing Base Value and the Tier II Borrowing Base Value and the associated Net Operating Income and Adjusted Net Operating Income corresponding thereto shall be similarly excluded);
(xi) no more than fifteen percent (15%) of the total Borrowing Base Availability shall be attributable to Tier I Properties which are subject to Ground Leases (notwithstanding the foregoing, a failure to satisfy the requirements of this clause (xi) shall not result in any such Real Estate not being included as a Borrowing Base Property, but any such Borrowing Base Availability in excess of such limitation shall be excluded for purposes of calculating Borrowing Base Availability, the Tier I Borrowing Base Value and the Tier II Borrowing Base Value and the associated Operating Income and Adjusted Net Operating Income corresponding thereto shall be similarly excluded);
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(xii) no more than twenty percent (20%) of the total Borrowing Base Availability shall be attributable to Tier I Properties located within the same Submarket (notwithstanding the foregoing, a failure to satisfy the requirements of this clause (xii) shall not result in any such Real Estate not being included as a Borrowing Base Property, but any such Borrowing Base Availability in excess of such limitation shall be excluded for purposes of calculating Borrowing Base Availability, the Tier I Borrowing Base Value and the Tier II Borrowing Base Value and the associated Net Operating Income and Adjusted Net Operating Income corresponding thereto shall be similarly excluded); and
(xiii) such Eligible Real Estate has not been removed from the calculation of the Borrowing Base Availability pursuant to §5.4 or §7.20(c) or (d).
Notwithstanding the foregoing, the provisions of §7.20(a)(x), (xi) and (xii) and §9.7 shall not be applicable until the date that is fifteen (15) months following the occurrence of the Qualified Capital Raise and then shall be applicable at all times thereafter.
(b) The Borrower shall, and shall cause each Subsidiary Guarantor to:
(i) operate each Borrowing Base Property in compliance with Applicable Law in all material respects;
(ii) promptly perform and/or observe (or cause to be performed and/or observed) in all material respects the covenants and agreements required to be performed and observed by it under the Material Contracts to which it is a party and do all things necessary to preserve and to keep unimpaired their rights thereunder;
(iii) enforce in all respects the performance and observance of all of the material covenants and agreements required to be performed or observed by the other parties to each Material Contract;
(iv) promptly deliver to the Agent a copy of each PIP, and any other material written notice or report received by it or to it under any Management Agreement or Franchise Agreement;
(v) maintain Inventory at the applicable Borrowing Base Property in amounts reasonably required to meet the standards from time to time required by the applicable Manager and Franchisor; and
(vi) maintain all Licenses required to operate the applicable Borrowing Base Property in full force and effect and promptly comply with all material conditions thereof.
(c) In the event that all or any material portion of any Eligible Real Estate included in the calculation of the Borrowing Base Availability shall be damaged in any material respect or taken by condemnation, then such property shall no longer be included in the calculation of the Borrowing Base Availability unless and until (i) any damage to such real estate is repaired or restored, such real estate becomes fully operational and the Agent shall receive evidence satisfactory to the Agent of the value of such real estate following such repair or
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restoration (both at such time and prospectively) or (ii) the Agent shall receive evidence satisfactory to the Agent (which evidence may include the availability of business interruption insurance) that the value of such real estate (both at such time and prospectively) shall not be materially adversely affected by such damage or condemnation. In the event that such damage or condemnation only partially affects such Eligible Real Estate included in the calculation of the Borrowing Base Availability, then the Agent may in good faith reduce the Borrowing Base Availability attributable thereto based on such damage until such time as the Agent receives evidence satisfactory to the Agent that the value of such real estate (both at such time and prospectively) shall no longer be materially adversely affected by such damage or condemnation.
(d) Upon any asset ceasing to qualify to be included in the calculation of the Borrowing Base Availability, such asset shall no longer be included in the calculation of the Borrowing Base Availability unless otherwise approved in writing by the Required Lenders. Within five (5) Business Days of any such disqualification, the Borrower shall deliver to the Agent a certificate reflecting such disqualification, together with the identity of the disqualified asset, a statement as to whether any Default or Event of Default arises as a result of such disqualification, and a calculation of the Borrowing Base Availability attributable to such asset. Simultaneously with the delivery of the items required pursuant above, the Borrower shall deliver to the Agent an updated Borrowing Base Certificate demonstrating, after giving effect to such removal or disqualification, compliance with the conditions and covenants contained in §§7.20, 9.1 and 9.7.
§7.21 Sanctions Laws and Regulations . The Borrower shall not, directly or indirectly, use the proceeds of the Loans or any Letter of Credit or lend, contribute or otherwise make available such proceeds to any Guarantor, Subsidiary, Unconsolidated Affiliate or other Person (i) to fund any activities or business of or with any Designated Person, or in any country or territory, that at the time of such funding is itself the subject of territorial sanctions under applicable Sanctions Laws and Regulations, (ii) in any manner that would result in a violation of applicable Sanctions Laws and Regulations by any party to this Agreement, or (iii) in any manner that would cause the Borrower, the Guarantors or any of their respective Subsidiaries to violate the United States Foreign Corrupt Practices Act. None of the funds or assets of the Borrower or Guarantors that are used to pay any amount due pursuant to this Agreement shall constitute funds obtained from transactions with or relating to Designated Persons or countries which are themselves the subject of territorial sanctions under applicable Sanctions Laws and Regulations. Borrower shall maintain policies and procedures designed to promote and achieve compliance with Sanctions Laws and Regulations.
§7.22 Assignment of Interest Rate Protection . In the event that the Borrower or any Guarantor shall enter into an interest rate cap, swap, collar or other interest rate protection agreement with a Lender Hedge Provider (the Interest Hedge), then as a condition to the obligations of Borrower or such Guarantor with respect thereto constituting Hedge Obligations for the purposes of the Loan Documents, Borrower or such Guarantor shall execute and deliver to Agent a collateral assignment of such Interest Hedge in form and substance reasonably satisfactory to Agent, and shall further deliver such legal opinions as to Borrower or such Guarantor, and consents to and acknowledgments of such pledge by the provider of the Interest Hedge, as Agent may reasonably require. For the avoidance of doubt, unless the provisions of this §7.22 are complied with, no Lender Hedge Provider shall have any right or benefit under or from the Loan Documents or the Collateral.
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§7.23 Post-Closing Items . Borrower has been unable, as of the date hereof, to satisfy all of the conditions precedent to the acceptance of certain assets for the calculation of Borrowing Base Availability under this Agreement but Agent and the Lenders are willing to enter into this Agreement and accept certain Loan Documents subject to the terms of this Section. Borrower shall cause each of the items described on Schedule 7.23 attached hereto and made a part hereof to be delivered to and approved by Agent on or before March 15, 2017, as such period may be extended by Agent in its discretion. All such items shall be in form and substance reasonably satisfactory to Agent. Borrower further acknowledges that with respect to the each of the Initial Borrowing Base Properties identified as numbers 3 (Creston, IowaSupertel), 4 (Billings, MontanaSuper 8), 7 (Creston, IowaSuper 8) and 14 (Bossier City, LouisianaDays Inn) on Schedule 1.3 hereto, notwithstanding the delivery to Agent and recording of Security Documents with respect to such properties, such property shall not be included in the calculation of Borrowing Base Availability until the items described in Item 2 on Schedule 7.23 hereto with respect to such property are satisfied in accordance with the terms of this §7.23.
§8. NEGATIVE COVENANTS.
The Borrower covenants and agrees that, so long as any Loan, Note or Letter of Credit is outstanding or any of the Lenders has any obligation to make any Loans or issue any Letter of Credit:
§8.1 Restrictions on Indebtedness . The Borrower will not, and will not permit any Guarantor or their respective Subsidiaries to, create, incur, assume, guarantee or be or remain liable, contingently or otherwise, with respect to any Indebtedness other than:
(a) Indebtedness to the Lenders arising under any of the Loan Documents;
(b) Indebtedness to the Lender Hedge Providers in respect of any Hedge Obligations;
(c) current liabilities of the Borrower, the Guarantors or their respective Subsidiaries incurred in the ordinary course of business but not incurred through (i) the borrowing of money, or (ii) the obtaining of credit except for credit on an open account basis customarily extended and in fact extended in connection with normal purchases of goods and services;
(d) Indebtedness in respect of taxes, assessments, governmental charges or levies and claims for labor, materials and supplies to the extent that payment therefor shall not at the time be required to be made in accordance with the provisions of §7.8;
(e) Indebtedness in respect of judgments only to the extent, for the period and for an amount not resulting in a Default;
(f) endorsements for collection, deposit or negotiation and warranties of products or services, in each case incurred in the ordinary course of business;
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(g) subject to the provisions of §9, Non-Recourse Indebtedness;
(h) prior to the occurrence of the Qualified Capital Raise, Recourse Indebtedness of (i) (A) the REIT in principal amount not to exceed $1,011,599 pursuant to the Convertible Promissory Note dated March 16, 2016 by the REIT to the order of Real Estate Strategies L.P., (B) the REIT, CDOR KCI Loft, LLC and TRS KCI Loft, LLC in a principal amount not to exceed $15,925,000.00 with respect to the purchase of the Aloft hotel in Leawood, Kansas, and (C) the REIT in a principal amount not to exceed $640,000.00 by virtue of a note by the REIT to the order of Real Estate Strategies, L.P. issued in connection with the conversion of the Series D Preferred Stock to common stock of the REIT, (ii) Indebtedness of Subsidiaries of Borrowers that are not Subsidiary Guarantors with respect to interest rate hedges, and (iii) Indebtedness with respect to Capitalized Leases and other equipment used in the ordinary course of the operations of Hotel Properties in an aggregate amount not to exceed $250,000.00 (provided that other than Borrower or the REIT, the only Person liable with respect to such Indebtedness shall be the Person owning or operating the Hotel Property where the applicable asset financed is located); and
(i) subject to the provisions of §9, from and after the occurrence of the Qualified Capital Raise, Recourse Indebtedness of the REIT and its Subsidiaries, provided that the aggregate amount of such Recourse Indebtedness (excluding the Obligations) shall not at any time exceed ten percent (10%) of Consolidated Total Asset Value.
Notwithstanding anything in this Agreement to the contrary, except as provided in clause (x) below of this paragraph, (i) none of the Indebtedness described in §8.1(g), (h) or (i) above shall have any of the Borrowing Base Properties or any interest therein or any direct or indirect ownership interest in the Borrower or any Subsidiary Guarantor as collateral, a borrowing base, asset pool or any similar form of credit support for such Indebtedness, and (ii) none of the Subsidiary Guarantors or any other Subsidiary of Borrower which, directly or indirectly, owns or leases (whether pursuant to a Ground Lease or an Operating Lease) a Borrowing Base Property shall create, incur, assume, guarantee or be or remain liable, contingently or otherwise, with respect to any Indebtedness (including, without limitation, pursuant to any conditional or limited guaranty or indemnity agreement creating liability with respect to usual and customary exclusions from the non-recourse limitations governing the Non-Recourse Indebtedness of any Person, or otherwise) other than Indebtedness described in §§8.1(a), 8.1(b), 8.1(c), 8.1(d), 8.1(e) and 8.1(f); provided further that (x) a Subsidiary Guarantor may be liable with respect to Capital Leases and purchase money Liens financing equipment used solely at such Subsidiary Guarantors Hotel Property (whether owned or leased), provided that the aggregate of all such obligations for all Subsidiary Guarantors shall not exceed $250,000.00 at any time.
§8.2 Restrictions on Liens, Etc .. The Borrower will not, and will not permit any Guarantor or their respective Subsidiaries to (a) create or incur or suffer to be created or incurred or to exist any lien, security title, encumbrance, mortgage, deed of trust, security deed, pledge, negative pledge, charge, restriction or other security interest of any kind upon any of their respective property or assets of any character whether now owned or hereafter acquired, or upon the income or profits therefrom; (b) transfer any of their property or assets or the income or profits therefrom for the purpose of subjecting the same to the payment of Indebtedness or
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performance of any other obligation in priority to payment of its general creditors; (c) acquire, or agree or have an option to acquire, any property or assets upon conditional sale or other title retention or purchase money security agreement, device or arrangement (or any financing lease having substantially the same economic effect as any of the foregoing); (d) suffer to exist for a period of more than thirty (30) days after the same shall have been incurred any Indebtedness or claim or demand against any of them that if unpaid could by law or upon bankruptcy or insolvency, or otherwise, be given any priority whatsoever over any of their general creditors; (e) sell, assign, pledge or otherwise transfer any accounts, contract rights, general intangibles, chattel paper or instruments, with or without recourse; or (f) incur or maintain any obligation to any holder of Indebtedness of any of such Persons which prohibits the creation or maintenance of any lien securing the Obligations (collectively, Liens ); provided that notwithstanding anything to the contrary contained herein, the Borrower, any Guarantor or any such Subsidiary may create or incur or suffer to be created or incurred or to exist:
(i) Liens on properties to secure taxes, assessments and other governmental charges (excluding any Lien imposed pursuant to any of the provisions of ERISA or pursuant to any Environmental Laws) or claims for labor, material or supplies incurred in the ordinary course of business in respect of obligations not then delinquent or which are being contested as permitted under this Agreement;
(ii) Liens on assets other than (A) the Collateral, (B) the Borrowing Base Properties and any Material Contracts that are not Collateral, or (C) any direct or indirect interest of the Borrower, any Guarantor or any Subsidiary of the Borrower in any Guarantor which owns or leases a Borrowing Base Property or in any other Subsidiary, in respect of judgments permitted by §8.1(e);
(iii) deposits or pledges made in connection with, or to secure payment of, workers compensation, unemployment insurance, old age pensions or other social security obligations;
(iv) encumbrances on Real Estate other than Borrowing Base Properties consisting of easements, rights of way, zoning restrictions, leases and other occupancy agreements, restrictions on the use of real property and defects and irregularities in the title thereto, and other minor non-monetary liens or encumbrances none of which interferes materially with the use of the property affected in the ordinary conduct of the business of the Borrower or any such Subsidiary, which defects do not individually or in the aggregate have a Material Adverse Effect;
(v) Liens on Real Estate and incidental personal property used in connection therewith (other than the Borrowing Base Properties or other Collateral or any direct or indirect interest therein) to secure Indebtedness of Subsidiaries of the Borrower that are not Subsidiary Guarantors or owners of interests in Subsidiary Guarantors permitted by §8.1(g), (h)(i)(B), (h)(ii), (h)(iii) and (i);
(vi) rights of setoff or bankers liens upon deposits of cash in favor of banks or other depository institutions, solely to the extent incurred in connection with the maintenance of such deposit accounts in the ordinary course of business;
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(vii) Liens of Capitalized Leases on the property leased thereby and Liens with respect to property financed pursuant to §8.1(h)(iii) and §8.1(i);
(viii) Liens in favor of the Agent and the Lenders under the Loan Documents to secure the Obligations and the Hedge Obligations; and
(ix) Leases, liens and encumbrances on a Borrowing Base Property expressly permitted under the terms of this Agreement (with respect to Leases) and the Mortgage relating thereto (with respect to liens and encumbrances), or if there is no Mortgage, as set forth in the Title Policy approved by Agent in connection with the acceptance of a Hotel Property as a Borrowing Base Property.
Notwithstanding anything in this Agreement to the contrary, (i) no Guarantor shall create or incur or suffer to be created or incurred or to exist any Lien other than Liens contemplated in (A) with respect to any Subsidiary Guarantor, §§8.2(i), 8.2(vi), 8.2(viii) and 8.2(ix), and Liens securing the Indebtedness permitted by clause (x) in the last paragraph of §8.1, (B) with respect to REIT, General Partner and TRS, §§8.2(i), 8.2(iii), 8.2(vi) and 8.2(viii), and (C) with respect to a Subsidiary Guarantor, §8.2(vii) (but subject to the terms of clause (x) in the last paragraph of §8.1), and (ii) either Borrower, any Guarantor nor any of their respective Subsidiaries shall grant any Liens secured by Equity Interests or any distributions or any other rights or interests relating thereto except for Liens granted to Agent under the Loan Documents and Liens secured by Equity Interests of Subsidiaries of the Borrower that are not Subsidiary Guarantors and that do not have direct or indirect interests in any Borrowing Base Property or TRS Lessee. For the avoidance of doubt, no vehicles used in connection with the operation of a Borrowing Base Property shall be subject to any Lien.
§8.3 Restrictions on Investments . Neither the Borrower will, nor will it permit any Guarantor or any of its Subsidiaries to, make or permit to exist or to remain outstanding any Investment except Investments in:
(a) marketable direct or guaranteed obligations of the United States of America that mature within one (1) year from the date of purchase by the REIT or its Subsidiary;
(b) marketable direct obligations of any of the following: Federal Home Loan Mortgage Corporation, Student Loan Marketing Association, Federal Home Loan Banks, Federal National Mortgage Association, Government National Mortgage Association, Bank for Cooperatives, Federal Intermediate Credit Banks, Federal Financing Banks, Export-Import Bank of the United States, Federal Land Banks, or any other agency or instrumentality of the United States of America;
(c) demand deposits, certificates of deposit, bankers acceptances and time deposits of United States banks having total assets in excess of $100,000,000; provided , however , that the aggregate amount at any time so invested with any single bank having total assets of less than $1,000,000,000 will not exceed $200,000;
(d) commercial paper assigned the highest rating by two (2) or more national credit rating agencies and maturing not more than ninety (90) days from the date of creation thereof;
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(e) bonds or other obligations having a short term unsecured debt rating of not less than A-1+ by S&P and P-1+ by Moodys and having a long term debt rating of not less than A by S&P and A1 by Moodys issued by or by authority of any state of the United States, any territory or possession of the United States, including the Commonwealth of Puerto Rico and agencies thereof, or any political subdivision of any of the foregoing;
(f) repurchase agreements having a term not greater than ninety (90) days and fully secured by securities described in the foregoing §§8.3(a), 8.3(b) or 8.3(c) with banks described in the foregoing §8.3(c) or with financial institutions or other corporations having total assets in excess of $500,000,000; and
(g) shares of so-called money market funds registered with the SEC under the Investment Company Act of 1940 which maintain a level per-share value, invest principally in investments described in the foregoing §§8.3(a) through 8.3(f) and have total assets in excess of $50,000,000.
(h) The acquisition of fee interests by the Borrower or its Subsidiaries in (i) Real Estate which is utilized as a full service, select service or limited service Hotel Property located in the continental United States or the District of Columbia and businesses and investments incidental thereto, and (ii) subject to the restrictions set forth in this §8.3, following the occurrence of the Qualified Capital Raise, the acquisition of Land Assets to be developed for the foregoing purpose;
(i) Investments by the Borrower in Wholly-Owned Subsidiaries of the Borrower, which in turn own Investments permitted by this §8.3;
(j) Investments by the REIT in the General Partner and in Subsidiaries of Borrower as contemplated in the definition of Wholly-Owned Subsidiary;
(k) Investments by General Partner in Borrower and in TRS;
(l) Following the occurrence of the Qualified Capital Raise, Investments in Land Assets, provided that the aggregate Investment pursuant to this §8.3(l) shall not at any time exceed five percent (5%) of Consolidated Total Asset Value;
(m) Following the occurrence of the Qualified Capital Raise, Investments in non-Wholly-Owned Subsidiaries and Unconsolidated Affiliates, which in turn own Investments permitted by this §8.3, provided that the aggregate Investment pursuant to this §8.3(m) (excluding Borrowers Investment as of the date hereof in the Aloft Atlanta Joint Venture) shall not at any time exceed ten percent (10%) of Consolidated Total Asset Value (provided that prior to the occurrence of the Qualified Capital Raise, the Borrower may own its Investment as of the date of this Agreement in the Aloft Atlanta Joint Venture);
(n) Following the occurrence of the Qualified Capital Raise, Investments in Development Properties for properties of the type described in §8.3(h)(i), provided that the aggregate Investment pursuant to this §8.3(n) shall not at any time exceed ten percent (10%) of Consolidated Total Asset Value; and
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(o) Investments in Mortgage Note Receivables created by seller-financing provided by Borrower with respect to any Tier II Properties included as Borrowing Base Properties existing on the date hereof, provided that the aggregate Investment pursuant to this §8.3(o) shall not exceed in the aggregate $5,000,000.00.
(p) Following the occurrence of the Qualified Capital Raise, Investments in Mortgage Note Receivables (other than seller-financing), provided that the aggregate Investment pursuant to §8.3(o) and this §8.3(p) shall not at any time exceed five percent (5%) of Consolidated Total Asset Value.
Notwithstanding the foregoing, in no event shall the aggregate value of the holdings of the Borrower, any Guarantor and their Subsidiaries in the Investments described in §8.3(l), (m), (n) (o) and (p) at any time exceed twenty percent (20%) of Consolidated Total Asset Value at any time. For the avoidance of doubt, no Investments described in §8.3(l), (m) (other than the Borrowers Investment as of the date of this Agreement in the Aloft Atlanta Joint Venture), (n) or (p) shall be permitted until the Qualified Capital Raise has occurred.
For the purposes of this §8.3, the Investment of REIT or any of its Subsidiaries in any non-Wholly-Owned Subsidiaries and Unconsolidated Affiliates will equal (without duplication) the sum of (i) such Persons Equity Percentage of their non-Wholly-Owned Subsidiaries and Unconsolidated Affiliates Investments valued in the manner set forth for the determination of Consolidated Total Asset Value, or if not included therein, valued at the GAAP book value.
§8.4 Merger, Consolidation . Other than with respect to or in connection with any disposition permitted under §8.8, the Borrower will not, nor will it permit the Guarantors or any of their respective Subsidiaries to, dissolve, liquidate, dispose of or lease (but not including Operating Leases) all or substantially all of its assets or business, merge, reorganize, consolidate or do any other business combination, individually or in a series of transactions which may have a similar effect as any of the foregoing, in each case without the prior written consent of the Required Lenders. Notwithstanding the foregoing, so long as no Default or Event of Default has occurred and is continuing immediately before and after giving effect thereto, the following shall be permitted without the consent of the Agent or any Lender: (i) the merger or consolidation of one or more of the Subsidiaries of the Borrower (other than any Subsidiary that is a Guarantor) with and into the Borrower (it being understood and agreed that in any such event the Borrower will be the surviving Person), (ii) the merger or consolidation of two or more Subsidiaries of the Borrower; provided that no such merger or consolidation shall involve any Subsidiary that is a Guarantor unless such Guarantor will be the surviving Person, and (iii) the liquidation or dissolution of any Subsidiary of the Borrower that does not own or lease any assets so long as such Subsidiary is not a Guarantor (or if such Subsidiary is a Guarantor, so long as the Borrower and such Subsidiary comply with the provisions of §5.4). Nothing in this §8.4 shall prohibit the dissolution of a Subsidiary which has disposed of its assets in accordance with this Agreement. A Subsidiary of the Borrower may sell all of its assets (and may effectuate such sale by merger or consolidation with another Person, with such other Person being the surviving entity) subject to compliance with the terms of this Agreement (including, without limitation, §§5.4 and 8.8), and after any such permitted sale, may dissolve.
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§8.5 Sale and Leaseback . The Borrower will not, and will not permit its Subsidiaries, to enter into any arrangement, directly or indirectly, whereby the Borrower or any such Subsidiary shall sell or transfer any Real Estate owned or leased by it in order that then or thereafter the Borrower or any such Subsidiary shall lease back such Real Estate without the prior written consent of the Agent, such consent not to be unreasonably withheld.
§8.6 Compliance with Environmental Laws . None of the Borrower nor any Guarantor will, nor will any of them permit any of their respective Subsidiaries or any other Person to, do any of the following: (a) use any of the Real Estate or any portion thereof as a facility for the handling, processing, storage or disposal of Hazardous Substances, except for quantities of Hazardous Substances used in the ordinary course of operating single tenant commercial operating properties as permitted under this Agreement and in material compliance with all applicable Environmental Laws, (b) cause or permit to be located on any of the Real Estate any underground tank or other underground storage receptacle for Hazardous Substances except in compliance with Environmental Laws, (c) generate any Hazardous Substances on any of the Real Estate except in compliance with Environmental Laws, (d) conduct any activity at any Real Estate or use any Real Estate in any manner that could reasonably be contemplated to cause a Release of Hazardous Substances on, upon or into the Real Estate or any surrounding properties or any threatened Release of Hazardous Substances which could reasonably be expected to give rise to liability under CERCLA or any other Environmental Law, or (e) directly or indirectly transport or arrange for the transport of any Hazardous Substances (except in compliance with all Environmental Laws), except, with respect to any Real Estate that is not a Borrowing Base Property, where any such use, generation, conduct or other activity has not had and could not reasonably be expected to have a Material Adverse Effect.
The Borrower and the Guarantors shall, and shall cause their respective Subsidiaries to:
(i) in the event of any change in Environmental Laws governing the assessment, release or removal of Hazardous Substances, take all reasonable action (including, without limitation, the conducting of engineering tests at the sole expense of the Borrower) to confirm that no Hazardous Substances are or ever were Released or disposed of on the Borrowing Base Properties in violation of applicable Environmental Laws; and
(ii) if any Release or disposal of Hazardous Substances which any Person may be legally obligated to contain, correct or otherwise remediate or which may otherwise expose it to liability shall occur or shall have occurred on any Mortgage Property (including, without limitation, any such Release or disposal occurring prior to the acquisition or leasing of such Mortgage Property by the Borrower or any Guarantor), the Borrower shall, after obtaining knowledge thereof, cause the prompt containment and removal of such Hazardous Substances and remediation of the Mortgage Property in full compliance with all applicable Environmental Laws; provided , that each of the Borrower and a Guarantor shall be deemed to be in compliance with Environmental Laws for the purpose of this clause (ii) so long as it or a responsible third party with sufficient financial resources is taking reasonable action to remediate or manage any event of noncompliance to the reasonable satisfaction of the Agent and no action shall have been commenced or filed by any enforcement agency. The Agent may engage its own Environmental Engineer to review the environmental assessments and the compliance with the covenants contained herein.
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(iii) At any time after an Event of Default shall have occurred hereunder, the Agent may at its election (and will at the request of the Required Lenders) obtain such environmental assessments of any or all of the Borrowing Base Properties prepared by an Environmental Engineer as may be necessary or advisable for the purpose of evaluating or confirming (A) whether any Hazardous Substances are present in the soil or water at or adjacent to any such Borrowing Base Property and (B) whether the use and operation of any such Borrowing Base Property complies with all Environmental Laws to the extent required by the Loan Documents. Additionally, at any time that the Agent or the Required Lenders shall have reasonable grounds to believe that a Release or threatened Release of Hazardous Substances which any Person may be legally obligated to contain, correct or otherwise remediate or which otherwise may expose such Person to liability may have occurred, relating to any Borrowing Base Properties, or that any of the Borrowing Base Properties is not in compliance with Environmental Laws to the extent required by the Loan Documents, the Borrower shall promptly upon the request of the Agent obtain and deliver to the Agent such environmental assessments of such Borrowing Base Properties prepared by an Environmental Engineer as may be necessary or advisable for the purpose of evaluating or confirming (A) whether any Hazardous Substances are present in the soil or water at or adjacent to such Borrowing Base Property and (B) whether the use and operation of such Real Estate comply with all Environmental Laws to the extent required by the Loan Documents. Environmental assessments may include detailed visual inspections of such Borrowing Base Property including, without limitation, any and all storage areas, storage tanks, drains, dry wells and leaching areas, and the taking of soil samples, as well as such other investigations or analyses as are reasonably necessary or appropriate for a complete determination of the compliance of such Borrowing Base Property and the use and operation thereof with all applicable Environmental Laws. All environmental assessments contemplated by this §8.6 shall be at the sole cost and expense of the Borrower.
§8.7 Distributions.
(a) Prior to the occurrence of the Qualified Capital Raise, the Borrower, General Partner and REIT shall not pay any Distributions to their partners or shareholders, respectively, except (i) Preferred Distributions on (A) the Series D Preferred Stock existing as of the date of this Agreement or (B) any Preferred Securities issued in connection with the complete conversion of all outstanding Series D Preferred Stock to the common stock of the REIT in an amount not greater than the amount of the Series D Preferred Stock as of the date of this Agreement and which have a dividend rate that does not exceed that of the Series D Preferred Stock as of the date of this Agreement, (ii) Distributions by the REIT to its common shareholders in an amount not in excess of REITs dividend rate in effect as of the date of this Agreement (such dividend rate being $0.01 per share per month) and (iii) Distributions by the Borrower to its limited partners (other than REIT) in an amount not in excess of the economic equivalent of the REITs dividend rate in effect as of the date of this Agreement (such economic equivalent dividend rate being $0.01 per eight (8) limited partnership interests per month); provided that the limitations contained in this §8.7(a) shall not preclude Distributions in an amount equal to the minimum distributions required under the Code to maintain the REIT Status of REIT, as evidenced by a certification of the principal financial or accounting officer of REIT containing calculations in detail reasonably satisfactory in form and substance to the Agent. Nothing in this §8.7(a) shall prohibit Distributions by the Borrower to the General Partner and Distributions by the General Partner to the REIT to facilitate Distributions by the REIT otherwise permitted in this §8.7(a).
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(b) From and after the occurrence of the Qualified Capital Raise, the Borrower, General Partner and REIT shall not pay any Distribution to their partners or shareholders, respectively, to the extent that the aggregate amount of such Distribution paid, when added to the aggregate amount of all other Distributions paid in any period of four (4) consecutive fiscal quarters, exceeds ninety-five percent (95%) of Funds Available for Distribution for such period); provided that the limitations contained in this §8.7(b) shall not preclude Distributions in an amount equal to the minimum distributions required under the Code to maintain the REIT Status of REIT, as evidenced by a certification of the principal financial or accounting officer of REIT containing calculations in detail reasonably satisfactory in form and substance to the Agent. Nothing in this §8.7(b) shall prohibit Distributions by the Borrower to the General Partner and Distributions by the General Partner to the REIT to facilitate Distributions by the REIT otherwise permitted in this §8.7(b). In addition, Distributions from the Borrower to the General Partner and Distributions from the General Partner to the REIT shall not be counted in the ninety-five percent (95%) limitation set forth above.
(c) If an Event of Default shall have occurred and be continuing, the Borrower, General Partner and REIT shall make no Distributions to their respective partners, members or other owners.
§8.8 Asset Sales . The Borrower will not, and will not permit the Guarantors or their respective Subsidiaries to, sell, transfer or otherwise dispose of (a) all or substantially all of their assets (provided that any direct or indirect Subsidiary of the REIT (except for the Borrower or General Partner) may sell, transfer or otherwise dispose of all of its assets as permitted by this Agreement provided that the aggregate of all sales by the Borrower, the Guarantors and their respective Subsidiaries shall not constitute a sale, transfer or disposition of all or substantially all of the assets of the Borrower and its Subsidiaries) or (b) any material asset other than pursuant to a bona fide arms length transaction.
§8.9 Restriction on Prepayment of Indebtedness . The Borrower and the Guarantors will not, and will not permit their respective Subsidiaries to, (a) during the existence of any Default or Event of Default, prepay, redeem, defease, purchase or otherwise retire the principal amount, in whole or in part, of any Indebtedness other than the Obligations; provided , that the foregoing shall not prohibit (x) the prepayment of Indebtedness which is financed solely from the proceeds of a new loan which would otherwise be permitted by the terms of §8.1, and (y) the prepayment, redemption, defeasance or other retirement of the principal of Indebtedness secured by Real Estate which is satisfied solely from the proceeds of a sale of the Real Estate securing such Indebtedness; or (b) modify any document evidencing any Indebtedness (other than the Obligations) to accelerate the maturity date or required payments of principal of such Indebtedness during the existence of an Event of Default.
§8.10 Zoning and Contract Changes and Compliance . Neither the Borrower nor any Guarantor shall (a) initiate or consent to any zoning reclassification of any of the Borrowing Base Property or seek any variance under any existing zoning ordinance or use or permit the use of any Borrowing Base Property in any manner that could result in such use becoming a non-
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conforming use under any zoning ordinance or any other applicable land use law, rule or regulation or (b) initiate any change in any laws, requirements of governmental authorities or obligations created by private contracts and Leases which now or hereafter may materially adversely affect the ownership, occupancy, use or operation of any Borrowing Base Property.
§8.11 Derivatives Contracts . Neither the Borrower, the Guarantors nor any of their respective Subsidiaries shall contract, create, incur, assume or suffer to exist any Derivatives Contracts except for Hedge Obligations and interest rate swap, collar, cap or similar agreements providing interest rate protection and currency swaps and currency options made in the ordinary course of business and permitted pursuant to §8.1.
§8.12 Transactions with Affiliates . The Borrower shall not, and shall not permit any Guarantor or Subsidiary of any of them to, permit to exist or enter into, any transaction (including the purchase, sale, lease or exchange of any property or the rendering of any service) with any Affiliate (but not including the Borrower or any Guarantor), except (i) transactions set forth on Schedule 6.14 attached hereto and (ii) transactions in the ordinary course of business pursuant to the reasonable requirements of the business of such Person and upon fair and reasonable terms which are no less favorable to such Person than would be obtained in a comparable arms length transaction with a Person that is not an Affiliate.
§8.13 Management Fees . Borrower shall not pay, and shall not permit to be paid, any management fees or other payments under any Management Agreement for any Borrowing Base Property to any manager that is an Affiliate of Borrower or REIT in the event that an Event of Default shall have occurred and be continuing.
§8.14 Changes to Organizational Documents . Borrower shall not amend or modify, or permit the amendment or modification of, the articles, bylaws, limited liability company agreements or other formation or organizational documents of Borrower or any Guarantor in any material respect, without the prior written consent of Agent, not to be unreasonably withheld, conditioned or delayed. For the avoidance of doubt, amendments or modifications to the organizational documents of Borrower, General Partner or REIT related to governance matters (e.g., board size) or capitalization including, but not limited to, the establishment of new classes or series of preferred stock and effecting stock splits shall not be deemed to be material for purposes of this §8.14.
§8.15 Equity Pledges . Notwithstanding anything in this Agreement to the contrary, neither the Borrower, the General Partner nor the REIT will create or incur or suffer to be created or incurred any Lien on any legal, equitable or beneficial interest of the REIT in the General Partner or the Borrower, or of Borrower in any Subsidiary Guarantor, including, without limitation, any Distributions or rights to Distributions on account thereof (other than those in favor of Agent).
§8.16 Non-Encumbrance . Without implying any limitation upon the generality of §8.2, the Borrower will not, and will not permit any other Person to, create or incur or suffer to be created or incurred or to exist (a) any lien, encumbrance, mortgage, pledge, negative pledge, change, restriction or other security interest of any kind upon any Borrowing Base Property, or (b) any provision of a document, instrument or agreement (other than a Loan Document) which, in the case of (a) or (b), prohibits or purports to prohibit the creation or assumption of any Lien on any Borrowing Base Property or interest therein as security for the Obligations.
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§9. FINANCIAL COVENANTS.
The Borrower covenants and agrees that, so long as any Loan, Note or Letter of Credit is outstanding or any Lender has any obligation to make any Loans or issue any Letter of Credit:
§9.1 Borrowing Base . The Borrower will not at any time permit the aggregate Outstanding Loans and Swing Loans and Letter of Credit Liabilities to exceed the Borrowing Base Availability.
§9.2 Leverage .
(a) Prior to the occurrence of the Qualified Capital Raise the Borrower will not at any time permit the ratio of Consolidated Total Indebtedness to Consolidated Total Asset Value (expressed as a percentage) to exceed the following:
For the Period: |
Ratio | |
Commencing on the date of this Agreement through June 29, 2017 |
70% | |
Commencing June 30, 2017 and continuing through the day prior to the occurrence of the Qualified Capital Raise |
65% | |
Commencing on the date of the Qualified Capital Raise and continuing thereafter |
60% |
(b) Commencing on the date the First Extension Period becomes effective and continuing thereafter, the Borrower will not at any time permit the ratio of Consolidated Total Indebtedness to Adjusted Consolidated EBITDA determined for the most recently ended four (4) fiscal quarters to exceed 6.25 to 1. For the avoidance of doubt commencing on the date the first Extension Period becomes effective, the covenant in §9.2(a) shall no longer be applicable.
§9.3 Secured Leverage Ratio . The Borrower shall not at any time permit the ratio of Secured Indebtedness of the REIT and its Subsidiaries (excluding the Obligations) to Consolidated Total Asset Value (expressed as a percentage) to exceed forty percent (40%).
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§9.4 Debt Service Coverage Ratio . The Borrower shall not at any time permit the ratio of Adjusted Consolidated EBITDA as determined for the most recently ended four (4) fiscal quarters to Consolidated Debt Service determined for the most recently ended four (4) fiscal quarters to be less than the following:
For the Period: |
Ratio |
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Commencing on the date of this Agreement through the first to occur of (x) December 31, 2017 and (y) the Qualified Capital Raise |
1.50 to 1 | |
Provided that the Qualified Capital Raise has not occurred, commencing on January 1, 2018 and continuing through the occurrence of the Qualified Capital Raise |
1.75 to 1 | |
Commencing on the occurrence of the Qualified Capital Raise and continuing thereafter |
2.00 to 1 |
For the purposes of determining compliance with this §9.4 commencing upon the occurrence of the Qualified Capital Raise, Consolidated Debt Service shall be determined for the fiscal quarter in which the Qualified Capital Raise occurs (and after giving pro forma effect in a manner reasonably acceptable to Agent to any debt reductions during such quarter as a result of the Qualified Capital Raise), and then annualized in a manner reasonably acceptable to Agent. Thereafter Consolidated Debt Service shall be determined by annualizing the actual Consolidated Debt Service (determined for the first fiscal quarter as provided above) from and including the quarter in which the Qualified Capital Raise occurs until there are four (4) full fiscal quarters of results, and thereafter shall be determined based upon the most recently ended four (4) fiscal quarters.
§9.5 Adjusted Consolidated EBITDA to Fixed Charges . The Borrower will not at any time permit the ratio of Adjusted Consolidated EBITDA determined for the most recently ended four (4) fiscal quarters to Fixed Charges determined for the most recently ended four (4) fiscal quarters to be less than the following:
For the Period: |
Ratio |
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Commencing on the date of this Agreement through the first to occur of (x) December 31, 2017 and (y) the Qualified Capital Raise |
1 to 1 | |
Provided that the Qualified Capital Raise has not occurred, commencing on January 1, 2018 and continuing through the occurrence of the Qualified Capital Raise |
1.10 to 1 | |
Commencing on the occurrence of the Qualified Capital Raise and continuing thereafter |
1.50 to 1 |
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For the purposes of determining compliance with this §9.5 commencing upon the occurrence of the Qualified Capital Raise, the Consolidated Interest Expense component of Fixed Charges shall be determined for the fiscal quarter in which the Qualified Capital Raise occurs (and after giving pro forma effect in a manner reasonably acceptable to Agent to any debt reductions during such quarter as a result of the Qualified Capital Raise), and then annualized in a manner reasonably acceptable to Agent. Thereafter the Consolidated Interest Expense component of Fixed Charges shall be determined by annualizing the actual Consolidated Interest Expense (determined for the first fiscal quarter as provided above) from and including the quarter in which the Qualified Capital Raise occurs until there are four (4) full fiscal quarters of results, and thereafter shall be determined based upon the most recently ended four (4) fiscal quarters.
§9.6 Minimum Consolidated Tangible Net Worth . The Borrower will not at any time permit Consolidated Tangible Net Worth to be less than the sum of (i) $55,000,000.00, plus (ii) eighty percent (80%) of the sum of any additional Net Offering Proceeds after the date of this Agreement.
§9.7 Minimum Property Requirement . The Borrowing Base Properties included in the calculation of the Borrowing Base Availability shall consist of not less than seven (7) Borrowing Base Properties, with an aggregate Appraised Value of not less than $150,000,000.00.
§9.8 Unhedged Variable Rate Debt . Commencing on March 31, 2017 and at all times thereafter, the Borrower will not at any time permit the Unhedged Variable Rate Debt of the REIT and its Subsidiaries on a Consolidated basis to exceed twenty-five percent (25%) of Consolidated Total Asset Value.
§10. CLOSING CONDITIONS.
The obligation of the Lenders to make the Loans or issue the Letter(s) of Credit shall be subject to the satisfaction of the following conditions precedent:
§10.1 Loan Documents . Each of the Loan Documents shall have been duly executed and delivered by the respective parties thereto and shall be in full force and effect. The Agent shall have received a fully executed counterpart of each such document, except that each Lender shall have receive the fully-executed original of its Note.
§10.2 Certified Copies of Organizational Documents . The Agent shall have received from the Borrower and each Guarantor a copy, certified as of a recent date by the appropriate officer of each State in which such Person is organized and (with respect to Borrower or any Guarantor that owns or leases a Borrowing Base Property) in which such Borrowing Base Property is located and a duly authorized officer, partner or member of such Person, as applicable, to be true and complete, of the partnership agreement, corporate charter or operating agreement and/or other organizational agreements of the Borrower and each such Guarantor, as applicable, and its qualification to do business, as applicable, as in effect on such date of certification.
§10.3 Resolutions . All action on the part of the Borrower and each Guarantor, as applicable, necessary for the valid execution, delivery and performance by such Person of this Agreement and the other Loan Documents to which such Person is or is to become a party shall have been duly and effectively taken, and evidence thereof reasonably satisfactory to the Agent shall have been provided to the Agent.
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§10.4 Incumbency Certificate; Authorized Signers . The Agent shall have received from the Borrower and each Guarantor an incumbency certificate, dated as of the Closing Date, signed by a duly authorized officer of such Person and giving the name and bearing a specimen signature of each individual who shall be authorized to sign, in the name and on behalf of such Person, each of the Loan Documents to which such Person is or is to become a party.
§10.5 Opinion of Counsel . The Agent shall have received an opinion addressed to the Lenders and the Agent and dated as of the Closing Date from counsel to the Borrower and each Guarantor in form and substance reasonably satisfactory to the Agent.
§10.6 Payment of Fees . The Borrower shall have paid to the Agent the fees payable pursuant to §4.2.
§10.7 Performance; No Default . The Borrower and each Guarantor shall have performed and complied with all terms and conditions herein required to be performed or complied with by it on or prior to the Closing Date, and on the Closing Date there shall exist no Default or Event of Default.
§10.8 Representations and Warranties . The representations and warranties made by the Borrower and each Guarantor in the Loan Documents or otherwise made by or on behalf of the Borrower, the Guarantors and their respective Subsidiaries in connection therewith or after the date thereof shall have been true and correct in all material respects when made and shall also be true and correct in all material respects on the Closing Date.
§10.9 Proceedings and Documents . All proceedings in connection with the transactions contemplated by this Agreement and the other Loan Documents shall be reasonably satisfactory to the Agent and the Agents counsel in form and substance, and the Agent shall have received all information and such counterpart originals or certified copies of such documents and such other certificates, opinions, assurances, consents, approvals or documents as the Agent and the Agents counsel may reasonably require.
§10.10 Borrowing Base Qualification Documents . The Borrowing Base Qualification Documents for each Borrowing Base Property included in the calculation of the Borrowing Base Availability as of the Closing Date shall have been delivered to the Agent at the Borrowers expense and shall be in form and substance reasonably satisfactory to the Agent.
§10.11 Compliance Certificate and Borrowing Base Certificate . The Agent shall have received a Compliance Certificate and Borrowing Base Certificate dated as of the date of the Closing Date demonstrating compliance with each of the covenants calculated therein as of the most recent fiscal quarter for which the Borrower has provided financial statements under §6.4.
§10.12 Appraisals . The Agent shall have received the Appraisals of each Borrowing Base Property and the other Real Estate of the Borrower.
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§10.13 Consents . The Agent shall have received evidence reasonably satisfactory to the Agent that all necessary stockholder, partner, member or other consents required in connection with the consummation of the transactions contemplated by this Agreement and the other Loan Documents have been obtained.
§10.14 Contribution Agreement . The Agent shall have received a fully executed counterpart of the Contribution Agreement.
§10.15 Insurance . The Agent shall have received certificates evidencing that the Agent is named as mortgagee and/or additional insured, as applicable, on all policies of insurance as required by this Agreement or the other Loan Documents.
§10.16 Other . The Agent shall have reviewed such other documents, instruments, certificates, opinions, assurances, consents and approvals as the Agent or the Agents Special Counsel may reasonably have requested.
§11. CONDITIONS TO ALL BORROWINGS.
The obligations of the Lenders to make any Loan or issue any Letter of Credit, whether on or after the Closing Date, shall also be subject to the satisfaction of the following conditions precedent:
§11.1 Prior Conditions Satisfied . All conditions set forth in §10 shall continue to be satisfied as of the date upon which any Loan is to be made or any Letter of Credit is to be issued.
§11.2 Representations True; No Default . Each of the representations and warranties made by or on behalf of the Borrower, the Guarantors or any of their respective Subsidiaries contained in this Agreement, the other Loan Documents or in any document or instrument delivered pursuant to or in connection with this Agreement shall be true and correct in all material respects both as of the date as of which they were made and shall also be true and correct in all material respects as of the time of the making of such Loan or the issuance of such Letter of Credit, with the same effect as if made at and as of that time, except to the extent of changes resulting from transactions permitted by the Loan Documents (it being understood and agreed that any representation or warranty which by its terms is made as of a specified date shall be required to be true and correct only as of such specified date), and no Default or Event of Default shall have occurred and be continuing.
§11.3 Borrowing Documents . The Agent shall have received a fully completed Loan Request for such Loan and the other documents and information as required by §2.7, or a fully completed Letter of Credit Request required by §2.10, as applicable.
§11.4 Endorsement to Title Policy . To the extent the Agent is a beneficiary of any Mortgage, at such times as the Agent shall determine in its discretion at any time, to the extent available under Applicable Law, a date down endorsement to each Title Policy indicating no change in the state of title and containing no survey exceptions not approved by the Agent, which endorsement shall, expressly or by virtue of a proper revolving credit clause or endorsement in each Title Policy, increase the coverage of each Title Policy to the aggregate amount of all Loans advanced and outstanding and Letters of Credit issued and outstanding
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( provided that the amount of coverage under an individual Title Policy for an individual Borrowing Base Property need not equal the aggregate amount of all Loans), or if such endorsement is not available, such other evidence and assurances as the Agent may reasonably require (which evidence may include, without limitation, an affidavit from the Borrower stating that there have been no changes in title from the date of the last effective date of the Title Policy).
§11.5 Future Advances Tax Payment . To the extent the Agent is a beneficiary of any Mortgage, as a condition precedent to any Lenders obligations to make any Loans available to the Borrower hereunder, the Borrower will pay to the Agent or the Person entitled thereto any mortgage, recording, intangible, documentary stamp or other similar taxes and charges which the Agent reasonably determines to be payable as a result of such Loan to any state or any county or municipality thereof in which any of the Borrowing Base Properties is located, and deliver to the Agent such affidavits or other information which the Agent reasonably determines to be necessary in connection with such payment in order to insure that the Mortgages on the Borrowing Base Properties located in such state secure the Borrowers obligation with respect to the Loans then being requested by the Borrower. The provisions of this §11.5 shall not limit the Borrowers obligations under other provisions of the Loan Documents, including §15.
§12. EVENTS OF DEFAULT; ACCELERATION; ETC.
§12.1 Events of Default and Acceleration . If any of the following events ( Events of Default or, if the giving of notice or the lapse of time or both is required, then, prior to such notice or lapse of time, Defaults ) shall occur:
(a) the Borrower shall fail to pay any principal of the Loans when the same shall become due and payable, whether at the stated date of maturity or any accelerated date of maturity or at any other date fixed for payment;
(b) the Borrower shall fail to pay any interest on the Loans, any reimbursement obligations with respect to the Letters of Credit or any fees or other sums due hereunder or under any of the other Loan Documents when the same shall become due and payable, whether at the stated date of maturity or any accelerated date of maturity or at any other date fixed for payment;
(c) the Borrower shall fail to perform any term, covenant or agreement contained in §9;
(d) any of the Borrower, the Guarantors or any of their respective Subsidiaries shall fail to perform any other term, covenant or agreement contained herein or in any of the other Loan Documents which they are required to perform (other than those specified in the other subsections or clauses of this §12 or in the other Loan Documents);
(e) any representation or warranty made by or on behalf of the Borrower, the Guarantors or any of their respective Subsidiaries in this Agreement or any other Loan Document, or any report, certificate, financial statement, request for a Loan, Letter of Credit Request, or in any other document or instrument delivered pursuant to or in connection with this Agreement, any advance of a Loan, the issuance of any Letter of Credit or any of the other Loan Documents shall prove to have been false in any material respect upon the date when made or deemed to have been made or repeated;
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(f) the Borrower, any Guarantor or any of their Subsidiaries shall fail to pay when due (including, without limitation, at maturity), or within any applicable period of grace, any obligation for borrowed money or credit received or other Indebtedness (including under any Derivatives Contract), or shall fail to observe or perform any term, covenant or agreement contained in any agreement by which it is bound, evidencing or securing any obligation for borrowed money or credit received or other Indebtedness (including under any Derivatives Contract) for such period of time as would permit (assuming the giving of appropriate notice if required) the holder or holders thereof or of any obligations issued thereunder to accelerate the maturity thereof or require the prepayment, redemption, purchase, termination or other settlement thereof; provided , however , that the events described in this §12.1(f) shall not constitute an Event of Default unless such failure to perform, together with other failures to perform as described in §12.1(f), involves singly or in the aggregate (i) any obligations for Indebtedness or under Derivative Contracts (other than Non-Recourse Indebtedness) totaling $500,000.00 or greater or (ii) Non-Recourse Indebtedness totaling $10,000,000.00 or greater;
(g) any of the Borrower, the Guarantors, or any of their respective Subsidiaries, (i) shall make an assignment for the benefit of creditors, or admit in writing its general inability to pay or generally fail to pay its debts as they mature or become due, or shall petition or apply for the appointment of a trustee or other custodian, liquidator or receiver for it or any substantial part of its assets, (ii) shall commence any case or other proceeding relating to it under any bankruptcy, reorganization, arrangement, insolvency, readjustment of debt, dissolution or liquidation or similar law of any jurisdiction, now or hereafter in effect, or (iii) shall take any action to authorize or in furtherance of any of the foregoing;
(h) a petition or application shall be filed for the appointment of a trustee or other custodian, liquidator or receiver of any of the Borrower, the Guarantors, or any of their respective Subsidiaries or any substantial part of the assets of any thereof, or a case or other proceeding shall be commenced against any such Person under any bankruptcy, reorganization, arrangement, insolvency, readjustment of debt, dissolution or liquidation or similar law of any jurisdiction, now or hereafter in effect, and any such Person shall indicate its approval thereof, consent thereto or acquiescence therein or such petition, application, case or proceeding shall not have been dismissed within sixty (60) days following the filing or commencement thereof;
(i) a decree or order is entered appointing a trustee, custodian, liquidator or receiver for any of the Borrower, the Guarantors, or any of their respective Subsidiaries or adjudicating any such Person, bankrupt or insolvent, or approving a petition in any such case or other proceeding, or a decree or order for relief is entered in respect of any such Person in an involuntary case under federal bankruptcy laws as now or hereafter constituted;
(j) there shall remain in force, undischarged, unsatisfied and unstayed, for more than thirty (30) days, whether or not consecutive, one (1) or more uninsured or unbonded final judgments against the Borrower, any Guarantor or any of their respective Subsidiaries that, either individually or in the aggregate, exceed $2,500,000.00 per occurrence or during any twelve (12) month period;
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(k) any of the Loan Documents or the Contribution Agreement shall be disavowed, canceled, terminated, revoked or rescinded otherwise than in accordance with the terms thereof or the express prior written agreement, consent or approval of the Lenders, or any action at law, suit in equity or other legal proceeding to disavow, cancel, revoke, rescind or challenge or contest the validity or enforceability of any of the Loan Documents or the Contribution Agreement shall be commenced by or on behalf of the Borrower or any Guarantor, or any court or any other governmental or regulatory authority or agency of competent jurisdiction shall make a determination, or issue a judgment, order, decree or ruling, to the effect that any one or more of the Loan Documents or the Contribution Agreement is illegal, invalid or unenforceable in accordance with the terms thereof;
(l) any dissolution, termination, partial or complete liquidation, merger or consolidation of the Borrower, any Guarantor or any of their respective Subsidiaries shall occur or any sale, transfer or other disposition of the assets of the Borrower, any Guarantor or any of their respective Subsidiaries shall occur, in each case, other than as permitted under the terms of this Agreement or the other Loan Documents;
(m) with respect to any Guaranteed Pension Plan, an ERISA Reportable Event shall have occurred and the Required Lenders shall have determined in their reasonable discretion that such event reasonably could be expected to result in liability of the Borrower, the Guarantors or any of their respective Subsidiaries to the PBGC or such Guaranteed Pension Plan in excess of $2,500,000.00 and (x) such event in the circumstances occurring reasonably could constitute grounds for the termination of such Guaranteed Pension Plan by the PBGC or for the appointment by the appropriate United States District Court of a trustee to administer such Guaranteed Pension Plan; or (y) a trustee shall have been appointed by the United States District Court to administer such Plan; or (z) the PBGC shall have instituted proceedings to terminate such Guaranteed Pension Plan;
(n) the Borrower, any Guarantor or any of their respective Subsidiaries or any shareholder, officer, director, partner or member of any of them shall be indicted for a federal crime, a punishment for which could include the forfeiture of (i) any assets of the Borrower or any of their respective Subsidiaries which in the good faith judgment of the Required Lenders could reasonably be expected to have a Material Adverse Effect, (ii) any Borrowing Base Property or any Material Contract, or (iii) the Collateral;
(o) any Guarantor denies that it has any liability or obligation under the Guaranty or any other Loan Document, or shall notify the Agent or any of the Lenders of such Guarantors intention to attempt to cancel or terminate the Guaranty or any other Loan Document, or shall fail to observe or comply with any term, covenant, condition or agreement under any Guaranty or any other Loan Document;
(p) any Change of Control shall occur; or
(q) an Event of Default under any of the other Loan Documents shall occur; then, and in any such event, the Agent may, and, upon the request of the Required Lenders, shall by notice in writing to the Borrower declare all amounts owing with respect to this Agreement, the Notes, the Letters of Credit and the other Loan Documents to be, and they shall thereupon
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forthwith become, immediately due and payable without presentment, demand, protest or other notice of any kind, all of which are hereby expressly waived by the Borrower; provided that in the event of any Event of Default specified in §§12.1(g), 12.1(h) or 12.1(i), all such amounts shall become immediately due and payable automatically and without any requirement of presentment, demand, protest or other notice of any kind from any of the Lenders or the Agent, the Borrower hereby expressly waiving any right to notice of intent to accelerate and notice of acceleration. Upon demand by the Agent or the Required Lenders in their absolute and sole discretion after the occurrence and during the continuance of an Event of Default, and regardless of whether the conditions precedent in this Agreement for a Revolving Credit Loan have been satisfied, the Lenders will cause a Revolving Credit Loan to be made in the undrawn amount of all Letters of Credit. The proceeds of any such Revolving Credit Loan will be pledged to and held by the Agent as security for any amounts that become payable under the Letters of Credit and all other Obligations and Hedge Obligations. In the alternative, if demanded by the Agent in its absolute and sole discretion after the occurrence and during the continuance of an Event of Default, the Borrower will deposit into the Collateral Account and pledge to the Agent cash in an amount equal to the amount of all undrawn Letters of Credit. Such amounts will be pledged to and held by the Agent for the benefit of the Lenders as security for any amounts that become payable under the Letters of Credit and all other Obligations and Hedge Obligations. Upon any draws under Letters of Credit, at the Agents sole discretion, the Agent may apply any such amounts to the repayment of amounts drawn thereunder and upon the expiration of the Letters of Credit any remaining amounts will be applied to the payment of all other Obligations and Hedge Obligations or if there are no outstanding Obligations and Hedge Obligations and the Lenders have no further obligation to make Revolving Credit Loans or issue Letters of Credit or if such excess no longer exists, such proceeds deposited by the Borrower will be released to the Borrower.
§12.2 Certain Cure Periods; Limitation of Cure Periods . Notwithstanding anything contained in §12.1 to the contrary, (i) no Event of Default shall exist hereunder upon the occurrence of any failure described in §12.1(b) in the event that the Borrower cures such Default within five (5) Business Days after the date such payment is due (or, with respect to any payments other than interest on the Loans, any reimbursement obligations with respect to the Letters of Credit, any fees due under the Loan Documents or any deposits to the Tax and Insurance Reserve Account or the FF&E Reserve Account (as defined in the Cash Collateral Agreement), within five (5) Business Days after written notice thereof shall have been given to the Borrower by the Agent), provided , however , that the Borrower shall not be entitled to receive more than two (2) grace or cure periods in the aggregate pursuant to this clause (i) in any period of 365 days ending on the date of any such occurrence of Default, and provided further , that no such cure period shall apply to any payments due upon the maturity of the Notes, and (ii) no Event of Default shall exist hereunder upon the occurrence of any failure described in §12.1(d) in the event that the Borrower cures (or causes to be cured) such Default within thirty (30) days following receipt of written notice of such default, provided that the provisions of this clause (ii) shall not pertain to defaults consisting of a failure to provide insurance as required by §7.7, to any default (whether of the Borrower, any Guarantor or any Subsidiary thereof) consisting of a failure to comply with §§7.4(c), 7.14, 7.18, 7.19(c), 7.20, 7.23, 8.1, 8.2, 8.3, 8.4, 8.7, 8.8, 8.9, 8.11, 8.13, 8.14, 8.15 or 8.16 or to any Default excluded from any provision of cure of defaults contained in any other of the Loan Documents.
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In the event that there shall occur any Default that affects only certain Borrowing Base Properties or the owner(s) thereof, then the Borrower may elect to cure such Default (so long as no other Default or Event of Default would arise as a result) by electing to have Agent remove such Borrowing Base Properties from the calculation of Borrowing Base Availability and by reducing the outstanding Loans by the amount of the Borrowing Base Availability attributable to such Borrowing Base Property, in which event such removal and reduction shall be completed within ten (10) Business Days after receipt of notice of such Default from the Agent or the Required Lenders and the expiration of any applicable cure period provided under this §12.2.
§12.3 Termination of Commitments . If any one or more Events of Default specified in §12.1(g), 12.1(h) or 12.1(i) shall occur, then immediately and without any action on the part of the Agent or any Lender any unused portion of the credit hereunder shall terminate and the Lenders shall be relieved of all obligations to make Loans or issue Letters of Credit to the Borrower. If any other Event of Default shall have occurred, the Agent may, and upon the election of the Required Lenders, shall, by notice to the Borrower terminate the obligation to make Revolving Credit Loans to and issue Letters of Credit for the Borrower. No termination under this §12.3 shall relieve the Borrower or the Guarantors of their obligations to the Lenders arising under this Agreement or the other Loan Documents.
§12.4 Remedies . In case any one or more Events of Default shall have occurred and be continuing, and whether or not the Lenders shall have accelerated the maturity of the Loans pursuant to §12.1, the Agent, on behalf of the Lenders may, and upon the direction of the Required Lenders, shall proceed to protect and enforce their rights and remedies under this Agreement, the Notes and/or any of the other Loan Documents by suit in equity, action at law or other appropriate proceeding, including to the full extent permitted by Applicable Law the specific performance of any covenant or agreement contained in this Agreement and the other Loan Documents, the obtaining of the ex parte appointment of a receiver, requiring the establishment of a hard lockbox and cash management system with Agent, and, if any amount shall have become due, by declaration or otherwise, the enforcement of the payment thereof. No remedy herein conferred upon the Agent or the holder of any Note is intended to be exclusive of any other remedy and each and every remedy shall be cumulative and shall be in addition to every other remedy given hereunder or now or hereafter existing at law or in equity or by statute or any other provision of law. Notwithstanding the provisions of this Agreement providing that the Loans may be evidenced by multiple Notes in favor of the Lenders, the Lenders acknowledge and agree that only the Agent may exercise any remedies arising by reason of a Default or Event of Default. If the Borrower or any Guarantor fails to perform any agreement or covenant contained in this Agreement or any of the other Loan Documents beyond any applicable period for notice and cure, the Agent may itself perform, or cause to be performed, any agreement or covenant of such Person contained in this Agreement or any of the other Loan Documents which such Person shall fail to perform, and the out-of-pocket costs of such performance, together with any reasonable expenses, including reasonable attorneys fees actually incurred (including attorneys fees incurred in any appeal) by the Agent in connection therewith, shall be payable by the Borrower upon demand and shall constitute a part of the Obligations and shall if not paid within five (5) days after demand bear interest at the Default Rate. In the event that all or any portion of the Obligations is collected by or through an attorney-at-law, the Borrower shall pay all costs of collection including, but not limited to, reasonable attorneys fees.
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§12.5 Distribution of Collateral Proceeds . In the event that, following the occurrence and during the continuance of any Event of Default, any monies are received in connection with the enforcement of any of the Loan Documents, or otherwise with respect to the realization upon any of the Collateral or other assets of the Borrower or the Guarantors, such monies shall be distributed for application as follows:
(a) First, to the payment of, or (as the case may be) the reimbursement of the Agent for or in respect of, all reasonable out-of-pocket costs, expenses, disbursements and losses which shall have been paid or incurred or sustained by the Agent to protect or preserve the Collateral or in connection with the collection of such monies by the Agent, for the exercise, protection or enforcement by the Agent of all or any of the rights, remedies, powers and privileges of the Agent or the Lenders under this Agreement or any of the other Loan Documents or in respect of the Collateral or in support of any provision of adequate indemnity to the Agent against any taxes or liens which by law shall have, or may have, priority over the rights of the Agent or the Lenders to such monies;
(b) Second, to all other Obligations and Hedge Obligations (including any interest, expenses or other obligations incurred after the commencement of a bankruptcy) in such order or preference as the Required Lenders shall determine; provided , that (i) Swing Loans shall be repaid first, (ii) distributions in respect of such other Obligations shall include, on a pari passu basis, any Agents fee payable pursuant to §4.2, (iii) in the event that any Lender is a Defaulting Lender, payments to such Lender shall be governed by §2.13, and (iv) except as otherwise provided in clause (iii), Obligations owing to the Lenders with respect to each type of Obligation such as interest, principal, fees and expenses and Hedge Obligations (but excluding the Swing Loans) shall be made among the Lenders and Lender Hedge Providers, pro rata; and provided , further that the Required Lenders may in their discretion make proper allowance to take into account any Obligations not then due and payable; and
(c) Third, the excess, if any, shall be returned to the Borrower or to such other Persons as are entitled thereto.
§12.6 Collateral Account .
(a) As collateral security for the prompt payment in full when due of all Letter of Credit Liabilities, Swing Loans and the other Obligations and Hedge Obligations, the Borrower hereby pledges and grants to the Agent, for the ratable benefit of the Agent and the Lenders as provided herein, a security interest in all of its right, title and interest in and to the Collateral Account and the balances from time to time in the Collateral Account (including any interest provided for below). The balances from time to time in the Collateral Account shall not constitute payment of any Letter of Credit Liabilities or Swing Loans until applied by the Agent as provided herein. Anything in this Agreement to the contrary notwithstanding, funds held in the Collateral Account shall be subject to withdrawal only as provided in this §12.6.
(b) Amounts on deposit in the Collateral Account shall not be invested by the Agent, and will earn interest at a rate paid by Agent with respect to similar accounts, and shall be held in the name of and be under the sole dominion and control of the Agent for the ratable benefit of the Lenders. The Agent shall exercise reasonable care in the custody and preservation
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of any funds held in the Collateral Account and shall be deemed to have exercised such care if such funds are accorded treatment substantially equivalent to that which the Agent accords other funds deposited with the Agent, it being understood that the Agent shall not have any responsibility for taking any necessary steps to preserve rights against any parties with respect to any funds held in the Collateral Account.
(c) If a drawing pursuant to any Letter of Credit occurs on or prior to the expiration date of such Letter of Credit, the Borrower and the Lenders authorize the Agent to use the monies deposited in the Collateral Account to make payment to the beneficiary with respect to such drawing or the payee with respect to such presentment. If a Swing Loan is not refinanced as a Base Rate Loan as provided in §2.5 above, then the Agent is authorized to use monies deposited in the Collateral Account to make payment to the Swing Loan Lender with respect to any participation not funded by a Defaulting Lender.
(d) If an Event of Default exists, the Required Lenders may, in their discretion, at any time and from time to time, instruct the Agent to liquidate or withdraw any amounts in the Collateral Account and apply proceeds thereof to the Obligations and Hedge Obligations in accordance with §12.5.
(e) So long as no Default or Event of Default exists, and to the extent amounts on deposit in the Collateral Account exceed the aggregate amount of the Letter of Credit Liabilities then due and owing and the pro rata share of any Letter of Credit Obligations and Swing Loans of any Defaulting Lender after giving effect to §2.13(c), the Agent shall, from time to time, at the request of the Borrower, deliver to the Borrower within ten (10) Business Days after the Agents receipt of such request from the Borrower, against receipt but without any recourse, warranty or representation whatsoever, such of the balances in the Collateral Account as exceed the aggregate amount of the Letter of Credit Liabilities and Swing Loans at such time.
(f) The Borrower shall pay to the Agent from time to time such fees as the Agent normally charges for similar services in connection with the Agents administration of the Collateral Account. The Borrower authorizes the Agent to file such financing statements as the Agent may reasonably require in order to perfect the Agents security interest in the Collateral Account, and the Borrower shall promptly upon demand execute and deliver to the Agent such other documents as the Agent may reasonably request to evidence its security interest in the Collateral Account.
§13. SETOFF.
Regardless of the adequacy of any Collateral, during the continuance of any Event of Default, any deposits (general or specific, time or demand, provisional or final, regardless of currency, maturity, or the branch where such deposits are held) or other sums credited by or due from any Lender to the Borrower or the Guarantors and any securities or other property of the Borrower or the Guarantors in the possession of such Lender may, without notice to the Borrower or any Guarantor (any such notice being expressly waived by the Borrower and each Guarantor) but with the prior written approval of the Agent, be applied to or set off against the payment of Obligations and any and all other liabilities, direct, or indirect, absolute or contingent, due or to become due, now existing or hereafter arising, of the Borrower or the
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Guarantors to such Lender under the Loan Documents. Each of the Lenders agree with each other Lender that if such Lender shall receive from the Borrower or the Guarantors, whether by voluntary payment, exercise of the right of setoff, or otherwise, and shall retain and apply to the payment of the Note or Notes held by such Lender (but excluding the Swing Loan Note) any amount in excess of its ratable portion of the payments received by all of the Lenders with respect to the Notes held by all of the Lenders, such Lender will make such disposition and arrangements with the other Lenders with respect to such excess, either by way of distribution, pro tanto assignment of claims, subrogation or otherwise as shall result in each Lender receiving in respect of the Notes held by it its proportionate payment as contemplated by this Agreement; provided that if all or any part of such excess payment is thereafter recovered from such Lender, such disposition and arrangements shall be rescinded and the amount restored to the extent of such recovery, but without interest. In the event that any Defaulting Lender shall exercise any such right of setoff, (a) all amounts so set off shall be paid over immediately to the Agent for further application in accordance with the provisions of this Agreement and, pending such payment, shall be segregated by such Defaulting Lender from its other funds and deemed held in trust for the benefit of the Agent and the Lenders, and (b) such Defaulting Lender shall provide promptly to the Agent a statement describing in reasonable detail the Obligations owing to such Defaulting Lender as to which it exercised such right of setoff.
§14. THE AGENT.
§14.1 Authorization . The Agent is authorized to take such action on behalf of each of the Lenders and to exercise all such powers as are hereunder and under any of the other Loan Documents and any related documents delegated to the Agent, together with such powers as are reasonably incident thereto, provided that no duties or responsibilities not expressly assumed herein or therein shall be implied to have been assumed by the Agent. The obligations of the Agent hereunder are primarily administrative in nature, and nothing contained in this Agreement or any of the other Loan Documents shall be construed to constitute the Agent as a trustee for any Lender or to create an agency or fiduciary relationship. The Agent shall act as the contractual representative of the Lenders hereunder, and notwithstanding the use of the term Agent, it is understood and agreed that the Agent shall not have any fiduciary duties or responsibilities to any Lender by reason of this Agreement or any other Loan Document and is acting as an independent contractor, the duties and responsibilities of which are limited to those expressly set forth in this Agreement and the other Loan Documents. The Borrower and any other Person shall be entitled to conclusively rely on a statement from the Agent that it has the authority to act for and bind the Lenders pursuant to this Agreement and the other Loan Documents.
§14.2 Employees and Agents . The Agent may exercise its powers and execute its duties by or through employees or agents and shall be entitled to take, and to rely on, advice of counsel concerning all matters pertaining to its rights and duties under this Agreement and the other Loan Documents. The Agent may utilize the services of such Persons as the Agent may reasonably determine, and all reasonable fees and expenses of any such Persons shall be paid by the Borrower to the extent otherwise required hereunder.
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§14.3 No Liability . Neither the Agent nor any of its shareholders, directors, officers or employees nor any other Person assisting them in their duties nor any agent, or employee thereof, shall be liable for (a) any waiver, consent or approval given or any action taken, or omitted to be taken, in good faith by it or them hereunder or under any of the other Loan Documents, or in connection herewith or therewith, or be responsible for the consequences of any oversight or error of judgment whatsoever, except that the Agent or such other Person, as the case may be, shall be liable for losses due to its willful misconduct or gross negligence as finally determined by a court of competent jurisdiction after the expiration of all applicable appeal periods or (b) any action taken or not taken by the Agent with the consent or at the request of the Required Lenders. The Agent shall not be deemed to have knowledge or notice of the occurrence of any Default or Event of Default, unless the Agent has received notice from a Lender or the Borrower referring to the Loan Documents and describing with reasonable specificity such Default or Event of Default and stating that such notice is a notice of default.
§14.4 No Representations . The Agent shall not be responsible for the execution or validity or enforceability of this Agreement, the Notes, any of the other Loan Documents or any instrument at any time constituting, or intended to constitute, collateral security for the Notes, or for the value of any such collateral security or for the validity, enforceability or collectability of any such amounts owing with respect to the Notes, or for any recitals or statements, warranties or representations made herein, or any agreement, instrument or certificate delivered in connection therewith or in any of the other Loan Documents or in any certificate or instrument hereafter furnished to it by or on behalf of the Borrower, the Guarantors or any of their respective Subsidiaries, or be bound to ascertain or inquire as to the performance or observance of any of the terms, conditions, covenants or agreements herein or in any of the other Loan Documents. The Agent shall not be bound to ascertain whether any notice, consent, waiver or request delivered to it by the Borrower, the Guarantors or any holder of any of the Notes shall have been duly authorized or is true, accurate and complete. The Agent has not made nor does it now make any representations or warranties, express or implied, nor does it assume any liability to the Lenders, with respect to the creditworthiness or financial condition of the Borrower, the Guarantors or any of their respective Subsidiaries, or the value of the Collateral or any other assets of the Borrower, any Guarantor or any of their respective Subsidiaries. Each Lender acknowledges that it has, independently and without reliance upon the Agent or any other Lender, and based upon such information and documents as it has deemed appropriate, made its own credit analysis and decision to enter into this Agreement. Each Lender also acknowledges that it will, independently and without reliance upon the Agent or any other Lender, based upon such information and documents as it deems appropriate at the time, continue to make its own credit analysis and decisions in taking or not taking action under this Agreement and the other Loan Documents. The Agents Special Counsel has only represented the Agent and KeyBank in connection with the Loan Documents and the only attorney client relationship or duty of care is between the Agents Special Counsel and the Agent or KeyBank. Each Lender has been independently represented by separate counsel on all matters regarding the Loan Documents and the granting and perfecting of liens in the Collateral.
§14.5 Payments .
(a) A payment by the Borrower or any Guarantor to the Agent hereunder or under any of the other Loan Documents for the account of any Lender shall constitute a payment to such Lender. The Agent agrees to distribute to each Lender not later than one Business Day after the Agents receipt of good funds, determined in accordance with the Agents customary
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practices, such Lenders pro rata share of payments received by the Agent for the account of the Lenders except as otherwise expressly provided herein or in any of the other Loan Documents. Notwithstanding anything to the contrary contained in this Agreement, if any Lender becomes a Defaulting Lender, then, until such time as such Lender is no longer a Defaulting Lender, each payment by the Borrower hereunder shall be applied in accordance with §2.13(d).
(b) If in the opinion of the Agent the distribution of any amount received by it in such capacity hereunder, under the Notes or under any of the other Loan Documents might involve it in liability, it may refrain from making such distribution until its right to make such distribution shall have been adjudicated by a court of competent jurisdiction. If a court of competent jurisdiction shall adjudge that any amount received and distributed by the Agent is to be repaid, each Person to whom any such distribution shall have been made shall either repay to the Agent its proportionate share of the amount so adjudged to be repaid or shall pay over the same in such manner and to such Persons as shall be determined by such court.
§14.6 Holders of Notes . Subject to the terms of §18, the Agent may deem and treat the payee of any Note as the absolute owner or purchaser thereof for all purposes hereof until it shall have been furnished in writing with a different name by such payee or by a subsequent holder, assignee or transferee.
§14.7 Indemnity . To the extent that Borrower for any reason fails to indefeasibly pay any amount required under §15 or §16 to be paid by it to the Agent, the Lenders ratably agree hereby to indemnify and hold harmless the Agent from and against any and all claims, actions and suits (whether groundless or otherwise), losses, damages, costs, expenses (including any expenses for which the Agent has not been reimbursed by the Borrower as required by §15), and liabilities of every nature and character arising out of or related to this Agreement, the Notes, or any of the other Loan Documents or the transactions contemplated or evidenced hereby or thereby, or the Agents actions taken hereunder or thereunder, except to the extent that any of the same shall be directly caused by the Agents willful misconduct or gross negligence as finally determined by a court of competent jurisdiction after the expiration of all applicable appeal periods. The agreements in this §14.7 shall survive the payment of all amounts payable under the Loan Documents.
§14.8 The Agent as Lender . In its individual capacity, KeyBank shall have the same obligations and the same rights, powers and privileges in respect to its Commitment and the Loans made by it, and as the holder of any of the Notes as it would have were it not also the Agent.
§14.9 Resignation . The Agent may resign at any time by giving written notice thereof to the Lenders and the Borrower. Any such resignation may at the Agents option also constitute the Agents resignation as the Issuing Lender and the Swing Loan Lender. Upon any such resignation, the Required Lenders, subject to the terms of §18.1, shall have the right to appoint as a successor Agent and, if applicable, Issuing Lender and Swing Loan Lender, any Lender or any bank whose senior debt obligations are rated not less than A or its equivalent by Moodys or not less than A or its equivalent by S&P and which has a net worth of not less than $500,000,000.00. If no successor Agent shall have been appointed and shall have accepted such appointment within ten (10) days after the retiring Agents giving of notice of resignation, then
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the retiring Agent may, on behalf of the Lenders, appoint a successor Agent, which shall be any Lender or any bank whose senior debt obligations are rated not less than A2 or its equivalent by Moodys or not less than A or its equivalent by S&P and which has a net worth of not less than $500,000,000.00. In either case, unless an Event of Default shall have occurred and be continuing, such successor Agent and, if applicable, Issuing Lender and Swing Loan Lender, shall be reasonably acceptable to the Borrower. Upon the acceptance of any appointment as the Agent and, if applicable, the Issuing Lender and the Swing Loan Lender, hereunder by a successor Agent and, if applicable, Issuing Lender and Swing Loan Lender, such successor Agent and, if applicable, Issuing Lender and Swing Loan Lender, shall thereupon succeed to and become vested with all the rights, powers, privileges and duties of the retiring Agent and, if applicable, Issuing Lender and Swing Loan Lender, and the retiring Agent and, if applicable, Issuing Lender and Swing Loan Lender, shall be discharged from its duties and obligations hereunder as the Agent and, if applicable, the Issuing Lender and the Swing Loan Lender. After any retiring Agents resignation, the provisions of this Agreement and the other Loan Documents shall continue in effect for its benefit in respect of any actions taken or omitted to be taken by it while it was acting as the Agent, the Issuing Lender and the Swing Loan Lender. If the resigning Agent shall also resign as the Issuing Lender, such successor Agent shall issue letters of credit in substitution for the Letters of Credit, if any, outstanding at the time of such succession or shall make other arrangements satisfactory to the current Issuing Lender, in either case, to assume effectively the obligations of the current Agent with respect to such Letters of Credit. Upon any change in the Agent under this Agreement, the resigning Agent shall execute such assignments of and amendments to the Loan Documents as may be necessary to substitute the successor Agent for the resigning Agent.
§14.10 Duties in the Case of Enforcement . In case one or more Events of Default have occurred and shall be continuing, and whether or not acceleration of the Obligations shall have occurred, the Agent may and, if (a) so requested by the Required Lenders and (b) the Lenders have provided to the Agent such additional indemnities and assurances in accordance with their respective Commitment Percentages against expenses and liabilities as the Agent may reasonably request, shall proceed to exercise all or any legal and equitable and other rights or remedies as it may have; provided , however , that unless and until the Agent shall have received such directions, the Agent may (but shall not be obligated to) take such action, or refrain from taking such action, with respect to such Default or Event of Default as it shall deem to be in the best interests of the Lenders. Without limiting the generality of the foregoing, if the Agent reasonably determines payment is in the best interest of all the Lenders, the Agent may without the approval of the Lenders pay taxes and insurance premiums and spend money for maintenance, repairs or other expenses which may be necessary to be incurred, and the Agent shall promptly thereafter notify the Lenders of such action. Each Lender shall, within thirty (30) days of request therefor, pay to the Agent its Commitment Percentage of the reasonable costs incurred by the Agent in taking any such actions hereunder to the extent that such costs shall not be promptly reimbursed to the Agent by the Borrower or the Guarantors or out of the Collateral within such period. The Required Lenders may direct the Agent in writing as to the method and the extent of any such exercise, the Lenders hereby agreeing to indemnify and hold the Agent harmless in accordance with their respective Commitment Percentages from all liabilities incurred in respect of all actions taken or omitted in accordance with such directions, provided that the Agent need not comply with any such direction to the extent that the Agent reasonably believes the Agents compliance with such direction to be unlawful in any applicable jurisdiction or commercially unreasonable under the UCC as enacted in any applicable jurisdiction.
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§14.11 Request for Agent Action . The Agent and the Lenders acknowledge that in the ordinary course of business of the Borrower, (a) a Borrowing Base Property may be subject to a Taking, or (b) the Borrower or any Subsidiary Guarantor may desire to enter into easements or other agreements affecting the Borrowing Base Properties, or take other actions or enter into other agreements in the ordinary course of business which similarly require the consent, approval or agreement of the Agent. In connection with the foregoing, the Lenders hereby expressly authorize the Agent to (x) execute releases of liens in connection with any Taking, (y) execute consents or subordinations in form and substance satisfactory to the Agent in connection with any easements or agreements affecting the Borrowing Base Property, or (z) execute consents, approvals, or other agreements in form and substance satisfactory to the Agent in connection with such other actions or agreements as may be necessary in the ordinary course of the Borrowers business.
§14.12 Bankruptcy . In the event a bankruptcy or other insolvency proceeding is commenced by or against the Borrower or any Guarantor with respect to the Obligations, the Agent shall have the sole and exclusive right to file and pursue a joint proof claim on behalf of all Lenders. Any votes with respect to such claims or otherwise with respect to such proceedings shall be subject to the vote of the Required Lenders or all of the Lenders as required by this Agreement. Each Lender irrevocably waives its right to file or pursue a separate proof of claim in any such proceedings unless the Agent fails to file such claim within thirty (30) days after receipt of written notice from the Lenders requesting that the Agent file such proof of claim.
§14.13 Reliance by the Agent . The Agent shall be entitled to rely upon, and shall not incur any liability for relying upon, any notice, request, certificate, consent, statement, instrument, document or other writing (including any electronic message, Internet or intranet website posting or other distribution) believed by it to be genuine and to have been signed, sent or otherwise authenticated by an Authorized Officer. The Agent also may rely upon any statement made to it orally or by telephone and believed by it to have been made by the proper Person, and shall not incur any liability for relying thereon. In determining compliance with any condition hereunder to the making of a Loan, that by its terms must be fulfilled to the satisfaction of a Lender, the Agent may presume that such condition is satisfactory to such Lender unless the Agent shall have received notice to the contrary from such Lender prior to the making of such Loan. The Agent may consult with legal counsel (who may be counsel for the Borrower), independent accountants and other experts selected by it, and shall not be liable for any action taken or not taken by it in accordance with the advice of any such counsel, accountants or experts.
§14.14 Approvals . If consent is required for some action under this Agreement, or except as otherwise provided herein an approval of the Lenders or the Required Lenders is required or permitted under this Agreement, each Lender agrees to give the Agent, within ten (10) days of receipt of the request for action from the Agent together with all reasonably requested information related thereto (or such lesser period of time required by the terms of the Loan Documents), notice in writing of approval or disapproval (collectively, Directions ) in respect of any action requested or proposed in writing pursuant to the terms hereof. To the extent that
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any Lender does not approve any recommendation of the Agent, such Lender shall in such notice to the Agent describe the actions that would be acceptable to such Lender. If consent is required for the requested action, any Lenders failure to respond to a request for Directions within the required time period shall be deemed to constitute a Direction to take such requested action. In the event that any recommendation is not approved by the requisite number of Lenders and a subsequent approval on the same subject matter is requested by the Agent, then for the purposes of this paragraph each Lender shall be required to respond to a request for Directions within five (5) Business Days of receipt of such request. The Agent and each Lender shall be entitled to assume that any officer of the other Lenders delivering any notice, consent, certificate or other writing is authorized to give such notice, consent, certificate or other writing unless the Agent and such other Lenders have otherwise been notified in writing.
§14.15 The Borrower Not Beneficiary . Except for the provisions of §14.9 relating to the appointment of a successor Agent, the provisions of this §14 are solely for the benefit of the Agent and the Lenders, may not be enforced by the Borrower or any Guarantor, and except for the provisions of §14.9, may be modified or waived without the approval or consent of the Borrower.
§14.16 Reliance on Hedge Provider . For purposes of applying payments received in accordance with §§12.1, 12.5, 12.6 or any other provision of the Loan Documents, the Agent shall be entitled to rely upon the trustee, paying agent or other similar representative (each, a Representative ) or, in the absence of such a Representative, upon the holder of the Hedge Obligations for a determination (which each holder of the Hedge Obligations agrees (or shall agree) to provide upon request of the Agent) of the outstanding Hedge Obligations owed to the holder thereof. Unless it has actual knowledge (including by way of written notice from such holder) to the contrary, the Agent, in acting hereunder, shall be entitled to assume that no Hedge Obligations are outstanding.
§14.17 Comfort Letters . Borrower and the Lenders acknowledge that Agent has entered into and will hereafter enter into comfort letters or other agreements with Franchisors on forms delivered to and reasonably approved by Agent. Borrower acknowledges that the existence of such letters and agreements and the performance by Agent and the Lenders of any obligations under such letters and agreements shall not affect, impair or release the obligations of Borrower or Guarantors under the Loan Documents. Such letters and agreements are solely for the benefit of Agent and the Lenders and not for the benefit of Borrower or Guarantors, and Borrower and Guarantors shall have no rights thereunder or any right to insist on the performance thereof. Agent is authorized by Lenders to perform its obligations under such letters and agreements, and each Lender agrees to be bound thereby and to perform its obligations thereunder.
§15. EXPENSES.
The Borrower agrees to pay (a) the reasonable costs of producing and reproducing this Agreement, the other Loan Documents and the other agreements and instruments mentioned herein, (b) any Indemnified Taxes (including any interest and penalties in respect thereto) payable by the Agent or any of the Lenders, including any recording, mortgage, documentary or intangibles taxes in connection with the Loan Documents, or other taxes relating thereto payable on or with respect to the transactions contemplated by this Agreement, including any such taxes
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payable by the Agent or any of the Lenders after the Closing Date (the Borrower hereby agreeing to indemnify the Agent and each Lender with respect thereto), (c) all title insurance premiums, engineers fees, environmental reviews and reasonable fees, expenses and disbursements of the counsel to the Agent and KCM and any local counsel to the Agent incurred in connection with the preparation, administration, or interpretation of the Loan Documents and other instruments mentioned herein, and amendments, modifications, approvals, consents or waivers hereto or hereunder, (d) the reasonable out-of-pocket fees, costs, expenses and disbursements of the Agent and KCM incurred in connection with the syndication and/or participation (by KeyBank) of the Loans, (e) all other reasonable out-of-pocket fees, expenses and disbursements of the Agent incurred by the Agent in connection with the preparation, administration or interpretation of the Loan Documents and other instruments mentioned herein, the addition or substitution of additional Collateral, the release of Collateral, the making of each advance hereunder, the issuance of Letters of Credit, and the syndication of the Commitments pursuant to §18 (without duplication of those items addressed in clause (d) above), (f) all reasonable out-of-pocket expenses (including reasonable attorneys fees and costs, and fees and costs of appraisers, engineers, investment bankers or other experts retained by the Agent) incurred by any Lender or the Agent in connection with (i) the enforcement of or preservation of rights under any of the Loan Documents against the Borrower or the Guarantors or the administration thereof after the occurrence of a Default or Event of Default or any other workout of the Loan Documents and (ii) any litigation, proceeding or dispute whether arising hereunder or otherwise, in any way related to the Agents, or any of the Lenders relationship with the Borrower or the Guarantors (provided that any attorneys fees and costs pursuant to this §15(f) with respect to counsel separate from that retained by Agent (including local counsel) shall be limited to those incurred by one primary counsel retained by the Required Lenders), (g) all reasonable out-of-pocket fees, expenses and disbursements of the Agent incurred in connection with UCC searches, UCC filings, title rundowns, title searches or mortgage recordings, (h) all reasonable out-of-pocket fees, expenses and disbursements (including reasonable attorneys fees and costs) which may be incurred by KeyBank in connection with the execution and delivery of this Agreement and the other Loan Documents (without duplication of any of the items listed above), and (i) all reasonable out-of-pocket expenses relating to the use of Intralinks, SyndTrak or any other similar system for the dissemination and sharing of documents and information in connection with the Loans. The covenants of this §15 shall survive the repayment of the Loans and the termination of the obligations of the Lenders hereunder.
§16. INDEMNIFICATION.
The Borrower agrees to indemnify and hold harmless the Agent, the Lenders, the Arranger, their respective Affiliates and Persons who control the Agent, or any Lender or the Arranger, and each director, officer, employee, agent and attorney of each of the foregoing Persons, against any and all claims, actions and suits, whether groundless or otherwise, and from and against any and all liabilities, losses, damages and expenses of every nature and character arising out of or relating to this Agreement or any of the other Loan Documents or the transactions contemplated hereby and thereby including, without limitation, (a) any and all claims for brokerage, leasing, finders or similar fees which may be made relating to the Borrowing Base Properties, any other Real Estate or the Loans, (b) any condition of the Borrowing Base Properties or any other Real Estate, (c) any actual or proposed use by the Borrower of the proceeds of any of the Loans or Letters of Credit, (d) any actual or alleged
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infringement of any patent, copyright, trademark, service mark or similar right of the Borrower, any Guarantor or any of their respective Subsidiaries, (e) the Borrower and the Guarantors entering into or performing this Agreement or any of the other Loan Documents, (f) any actual or alleged violation of any law, ordinance, code, order, rule, regulation, approval, consent, permit or license relating to the Borrowing Base Properties or any other Real Estate, (g) with respect to the Borrower, the Guarantors and their respective Subsidiaries and their respective properties and assets, the violation of any Environmental Law, the Release or threatened Release of any Hazardous Substances or any action, suit, proceeding or investigation brought or threatened with respect to any Hazardous Substances (including, but not limited to, claims with respect to wrongful death, personal injury, nuisance or damage to property), and (h) any use of Intralinks, SyndTrak or any other system for the dissemination and sharing of documents and information, in each case including, without limitation, the reasonable fees and disbursements of counsel incurred in connection with any such investigation, litigation or other proceeding; provided , however , that the Borrower shall not be obligated under this §16 to indemnify any Person for liabilities arising from such Persons own gross negligence or willful misconduct as determined by a court of competent jurisdiction after the exhaustion of all applicable appeal periods. In litigation, or the preparation therefor, the Lenders and the Agent shall be entitled to select a single law firm as their own counsel and an additional single local counsel in each applicable local jurisdiction for all such parties (and, to the extent reasonably necessary in the case of an actual or perceived conflict of interest, one additional counsel) and, in addition to the foregoing indemnity, the Borrower agrees to pay promptly the reasonable fees and expenses of such counsel. No person indemnified hereunder shall be liable for any damages arising from the use by unintended recipients of any information or other materials distributed by it through telecommunications, electronic or other information transmission systems in connection with this Agreement or the other Loan Documents or the transactions contemplated hereby or thereby. If, and to the extent that the obligations of the Borrower under this §16 are unenforceable for any reason, the Borrower hereby agrees to make the maximum contribution to the payment in satisfaction of such obligations which is permissible under Applicable Law. The provisions of this §16 shall survive the repayment of the Loans and the termination of the obligations of the Lenders hereunder.
§17. SURVIVAL OF COVENANTS, ETC.
All covenants, agreements, representations and warranties made herein, in the Notes, in any of the other Loan Documents or in any documents or other papers delivered by or on behalf of the Borrower or the Guarantors or any of their respective Subsidiaries pursuant hereto or thereto shall be deemed to have been relied upon by the Lenders and the Agent, notwithstanding any investigation heretofore or hereafter made by any of them, and shall survive the making by the Lenders of any of the Loans, as herein contemplated, and shall continue in full force and effect so long as any amount due under this Agreement or the Notes or any of the other Loan Documents remains outstanding or any Letters of Credit remain outstanding or any Lender has any obligation to make any Loans or issue any Letters of Credit. The indemnification obligations of the Borrower provided herein and in the other Loan Documents and the Borrowers obligations under §§4.8, 4.9 and 4.10 shall survive the full repayment of amounts due and the termination of the obligations of the Lenders hereunder and thereunder to the extent provided herein and therein. All statements contained in any certificate delivered to any Lender or the Agent at any time by or on behalf of the Borrower, any Guarantor or any of their respective Subsidiaries pursuant hereto or in connection with the transactions contemplated hereby shall constitute representations and warranties by such Person hereunder.
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§18. ASSIGNMENT AND PARTICIPATION.
§18.1 Conditions to Assignment by Lenders . Except as provided herein, each Lender may assign to one or more banks or other entities (but not to any natural person) all or a portion of its interests, rights and obligations under this Agreement (including all or a portion of its Commitment Percentage and Commitment and the same portion of the Loans at the time owing to it and the Notes held by it); provided that (a) the Agent, the Issuing Lender and, so long as no Default or Event of Default exists hereunder, the Borrower shall have each given its prior written consent to such assignment, which consent shall not be unreasonably withheld or delayed, and if the Borrower does not respond to any such request for consent within five (5) Business Days after receipt of notice, the Borrower shall be deemed to have consented (provided that such consent shall not be required for any assignment to another Lender, to a Related Fund, to a lender or an Affiliate of a Lender which controls, is controlled by or is under common control with the assigning Lender or to a wholly-owned Subsidiary of such Lender), (b) each such assignment shall be of a constant, and not a varying, percentage of all the assigning Lenders rights and obligations under this Agreement with respect to the Commitment, (c) the parties to such assignment shall execute and deliver to the Agent, for recording in the Register (as hereinafter defined) an assignment and acceptance agreement in the form of Exhibit I attached hereto (an Assignment and Acceptance Agreement), together with any Notes subject to such assignment, (d) in no event shall any assignment be to any Person controlling, controlled by or under common control with, or which is not otherwise free from influence or control by the Borrower or any Guarantor or be to a Defaulting Lender or an Affiliate of a Defaulting Lender, (e) such assignee of a portion of the Revolving Credit Loans shall have a net worth or unfunded commitment as of the date of such assignment of not less than $100,000,000.00 (unless otherwise approved by the Agent and, so long as no Default or Event of Default exists hereunder, the Borrower), (f) such assignee shall acquire an interest in the Loans of not less than $5,000,000.00 and integral multiples of $1,000,000.00 in excess thereof (or if less, the remaining Loans of the assignor), unless waived by the Agent, and so long as no Default or Event of Default exists hereunder, the Borrower and (g) if such assignment is less than the assigning Lenders entire Commitment, the assigning Lender shall retain an interest in the Loans of not less than $5,000,000.00. Upon execution, delivery, acceptance and recording of such Assignment and Acceptance Agreement, (i) the assignee thereunder shall be a party hereto and all other Loan Documents executed by the Lenders and, to the extent provided in such Assignment and Acceptance Agreement, have the rights and obligations of a Lender hereunder, (ii) the assigning Lender shall, upon payment to the Agent of the registration fee referred to in §18.2, be released from its obligations under this Agreement arising after the effective date of such assignment with respect to the assigned portion of its interests, rights and obligations under this Agreement, and (iii) the Agent may unilaterally amend Schedule 1.1 to reflect such assignment. In connection with each assignment, the assignee shall represent and warrant to the Agent, the assignor and each other Lender as to whether such assignee is controlling, controlled by, under common control with or is not otherwise free from influence or control by, the Borrower and/or any Guarantor and whether such assignee is a Defaulting Lender or an Affiliate of a Defaulting Lender. In connection with any assignment of rights and obligations of any Defaulting Lender, no such assignment shall be effective unless and until, in addition to the other
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conditions thereto set forth herein, the parties to the assignment shall make such additional payments to the Agent in an aggregate amount sufficient, upon distribution thereof as appropriate (which may be outright payment, purchases by the assignee of participations or actions, including funding, with the consent of the Borrower and the Agent, the applicable pro rata share of Loans previously requested but not funded by the Defaulting Lender to each of which the applicable assignee and assignor hereby irrevocably consent), to (x) pay and satisfy in full all payment liabilities then owed by such Defaulting Lender to the Agent or any Lender hereunder (and interest accrued thereon) and (y) acquire (and fund as appropriate) its full pro rata share of all Loans and participations in Letters of Credit and Swing Loans in accordance with its applicable Commitment Percentage. Notwithstanding the foregoing, in the event that any assignment of rights and obligations of any Defaulting Lender hereunder shall become effective under Applicable Law without compliance with the provisions of this paragraph, then the assignee of such interest shall be deemed to be a Defaulting Lender for all purposes of this Agreement until such compliance occurs.
§18.2 Register . The Agent, acting for this purpose as a non-fiduciary agent for Borrower, shall maintain on behalf of the Borrower a copy of each assignment delivered to it and a register or similar list (the Register ) for the recordation of the names and addresses of the Lenders and the Commitment Percentages of and principal amount of the Loans owing to the Lenders from time to time. The entries in the Register shall be conclusive, in the absence of manifest error, and the Borrower, the Guarantors, the Agent and the Lenders may treat each Person whose name is recorded in the Register as a Lender hereunder for all purposes of this Agreement. The Register shall be available for inspection by the Borrower and the Lenders at any reasonable time and from time to time upon reasonable prior notice. Upon each such recordation, the assigning Lender agrees to pay to the Agent a registration fee in the sum of $5,500.00.
§18.3 New Notes . Upon its receipt of an Assignment and Acceptance Agreement executed by the parties to such assignment, together with each Note subject to such assignment, the Agent shall record the information contained therein in the Register. Within five (5) Business Days after receipt of notice of such assignment from the Agent, the Borrower, at its own expense, shall execute and deliver to the Agent, in exchange for each surrendered Note, a new Note to the order of such assignee in an amount equal to the amount assigned to such assignee pursuant to such Assignment and Acceptance Agreement and, if the assigning Lender has retained some portion of its obligations hereunder, a new Note to the order of the assigning Lender in an amount equal to the amount retained by it hereunder. Such new Notes shall provide that they are replacements for the surrendered Notes, shall be in an aggregate principal amount equal to the aggregate principal amount of the surrendered Notes, shall be dated the effective date of such Assignment and Acceptance Agreement and shall otherwise be in substantially the form of the assigned Notes. The surrendered Notes shall be canceled and returned to the Borrower.
§18.4 Participations . Each Lender may, without the consent of Agent or Borrower, sell participations to one or more Lenders or other entities (but not to any natural person) in all or a portion of such Lenders rights and obligations under this Agreement and the other Loan Documents; provided that (a) any such sale or participation shall not affect the rights and duties of the selling Lender hereunder, (b) such participation shall not entitle such participant to any
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rights or privileges under this Agreement or any Loan Documents, including without limitation, rights granted to the Lenders under §§4.8, 4.9, 4.10 and 13, (c) such participation shall not entitle the participant to the right to approve waivers, amendments or modifications, (d) such participant shall have no direct rights against the Borrower, (e) such sale is effected in accordance with all applicable laws, and (f) such participant shall not be a Person controlling, controlled by or under common control with, or which is not otherwise free from influence or control by the Borrower and/or any Guarantor and shall not be a Defaulting Lender or an Affiliate of a Defaulting Lender; provided , however , such Lender may agree with the participant that it will not, without the consent of the participant, agree to (i) increase, or extend the term or extend the time or waive any requirement for the reduction or termination of, such Lenders Commitment, (ii) extend the date fixed for the payment of principal of or interest on the Loans or portions thereof owing to such Lender, (iii) reduce the amount of any such payment of principal, (iv) reduce the rate at which interest is payable thereon or (v) release any Guarantor or any material Collateral (except as otherwise permitted under this Agreement). Each Lender that sells a participation shall, acting solely for this purpose as an agent of the Borrower, maintain a register on which it enters the name and address of each Participant and the principal amounts (and stated interest) of each participants interest in the Loans or other obligations under the Loan Documents (the Participant Register); provided that no Lender shall have any obligation to disclose all or any portion of the Participant Register (including the identity of any participant or any information relating to a participants interest in any Commitments, Loans, or its other obligations under any Loan Document) to any Person except to the extent that such disclosure is necessary to establish that such Commitment, Loan, or other obligation is in registered form under Section 5f.103-1(c) of the United States Treasury Regulations. The entries in the Participant Register shall be conclusive absent manifest error, and such Lender shall treat each Person whose name is recorded in the Participant Register as the owner of such participation for all purposes of this Agreement notwithstanding any notice to the contrary. For the avoidance of doubt, the Agent (in its capacity as Agent) shall have no responsibility for maintaining a Participant Register.
§18.5 Pledge by Lender . Any Lender may at any time pledge all or any portion of its interest and rights under this Agreement (including all or any portion of its Note) to any of the twelve Federal Reserve Banks organized under Section 4 of the Federal Reserve Act, 12 U.S.C. §341, any other central bank having jurisdiction over such Lender, or to such other Person as the Agent may approve to secure obligations of such Lender. No such pledge or the enforcement thereof shall release the pledgor Lender from its obligations hereunder or under any of the other Loan Documents.
§18.6 No Assignment by the Borrower . The Borrower shall not assign or transfer any of its rights or obligations under this Agreement without the prior written consent of each of the Lenders.
§18.7 Disclosure . The Borrower agrees to promptly cooperate with any Lender in connection with any proposed assignment or participation of all or any portion of its Commitment. The Borrower agrees that in addition to disclosures made in accordance with standard banking practices any Lender may disclose information obtained by such Lender pursuant to this Agreement to assignees or participants and potential assignees or participants hereunder. Each Lender agrees for itself that it shall use reasonable efforts in accordance with its customary procedures to hold confidential all non-public information obtained from the
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Borrower or any Guarantor that has been identified in writing as confidential by any of them, and shall use reasonable efforts in accordance with its customary procedures to not disclose such information to any other Person, it being understood and agreed that, notwithstanding the foregoing, a Lender may make (a) disclosures to its participants (provided such Persons are advised of the provisions of this §18.7), (b) disclosures to its directors, officers, employees, Affiliates, accountants, appraisers, legal counsel and other professional advisors of such Lender (provided that such Persons who are not employees of such Lender are advised of the provision of this §18.7), (c) disclosures customarily provided or reasonably required by any potential or actual bona fide assignee, transferee or participant or their respective directors, officers, employees, Affiliates, accountants, appraisers, legal counsel and other professional advisors in connection with a potential or actual assignment or transfer by such Lender of any Loans or any participations therein (provided such Persons are advised of the provisions of this §18.7), (d) disclosures to bank regulatory authorities or self-regulatory bodies with jurisdiction over such Lender, or (e) disclosures required or requested by any other Governmental Authority or representative thereof or pursuant to legal process; provided that, unless specifically prohibited by Applicable Law or court order, each Lender shall notify the Borrower of any request by any Governmental Authority or representative thereof prior to disclosure (other than any such request in connection with any examination of such Lender by such Governmental Authority) for disclosure of any such non-public information prior to disclosure of such information. In addition, each Lender may make disclosure of such information to any contractual counterparty in swap agreements or such contractual counterpartys professional advisors (so long as such contractual counterparty or professional advisors agree to be bound by the provisions of this §18.7). In addition, the Agent and the Lenders may disclose the existence of this Agreement and information about this Agreement to market data collectors, similar service providers to the lending industry and service providers to the Agent and the Lenders in connection with the administration of this Agreement, the other Loan Documents, and the Commitments. Non-public information shall not include any information which is or subsequently becomes publicly available other than as a result of a disclosure of such information by a Lender, or prior to the delivery to such Lender is within the possession of such Lender if such information is not known by such Lender to be subject to another confidentiality agreement with or other obligations of secrecy to the Borrower or the Guarantors, or is disclosed with the prior approval of the Borrower. Nothing herein shall prohibit the disclosure of non-public information to the extent necessary to enforce the Loan Documents.
§18.8 Mandatory Assignment . In the event the Borrower requests that certain amendments, modifications or waivers be made to this Agreement or any of the other Loan Documents which request requires approval of the Required Lenders, all of the Lenders or all of the Lenders directly affected thereby but is not approved by one or more of the Lenders (any such non-consenting Lender shall hereafter be referred to as the Non-Consenting Lender ), then, within thirty (30) Business Days after the Borrowers receipt of notice of such disapproval by such Non-Consenting Lender, the Borrower shall have the right as to such Non-Consenting Lender, to be exercised by delivery of written notice delivered to the Agent and the Non-Consenting Lender within thirty (30) Business Days of receipt of such notice, to elect to cause the Non-Consenting Lender to transfer its Commitment. The Agent shall promptly notify the remaining Lenders that each of such Lenders shall have the right, but not the obligation, to acquire a portion of the Commitment, pro rata based upon their relevant Commitment Percentages, of the Non-Consenting Lender (or if any of such Lenders does not elect to purchase
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its pro rata share, then to such remaining Lenders in such proportion as approved by the Agent). In the event that the Lenders do not elect to acquire all of the Non-Consenting Lenders Commitment, then the Agent shall endeavor to find a new Lender or Lenders to acquire such remaining Commitment. Upon any such purchase of the Commitment of the Non-Consenting Lender, the Non-Consenting Lenders interests in the Obligations and its rights hereunder and under the Loan Documents shall terminate at the date of purchase, and the Non-Consenting Lender shall promptly execute and deliver any and all documents reasonably requested by the Agent to surrender and transfer such interest, including, without limitation, an Assignment and Acceptance Agreement and such Non-Consenting Lenders original Note. Notwithstanding anything in this §18.8 to the contrary, any Lender or other Lender assignee acquiring some or all of the assigned Commitment of the Non-Consenting Lender must consent to the proposed amendment, modification or waiver. The purchase price for the Non-Consenting Lenders Commitment shall equal any and all amounts outstanding and owed by the Borrower to the Non-Consenting Lender, including principal and all accrued and unpaid interest or fees, plus any applicable amounts payable pursuant to §4.7 which would be owed to such Non-Consenting Lender if the Loans were to be repaid in full on the date of such purchase of the Non-Consenting Lenders Commitment ( provided that the Borrower may pay to such Non-Consenting Lender any interest, fees or other amounts (other than principal) owing to such Non-Consenting Lender).
§18.9 Amendments to Loan Documents . Upon any such assignment, the Borrower and the Guarantors shall, upon the request of the Agent, enter into such documents as may be reasonably required by the Agent to modify the Loan Documents to reflect such assignment.
§18.10 Titled Agents . The Titled Agents shall not have any additional rights or obligations under the Loan Documents, except for those rights, if any, as a Lender.
§19. NOTICES; EFFECTIVENESS; ELECTRONIC COMMUNICATIONS.
(a) Each notice, demand, election or request provided for or permitted to be given pursuant to this Agreement (hereinafter in this §19 referred to as Notice ), but specifically excluding to the maximum extent permitted by law any notices of the institution or commencement of foreclosure proceedings, must be in writing and shall be deemed to have been properly given or served by personal delivery or by sending same by overnight courier or by depositing same in the United States Mail, postpaid and registered or certified, return receipt requested, or as expressly permitted herein, by telecopy and addressed as follows:
If to the Agent or KeyBank:
KeyBank National Association
1200 Abernathy Road, N.E., Suite 1550
Atlanta, Georgia 30328
Attn: Tom Schmitt
Telecopy No.: (770) 510-2195
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and
KeyBank National Association
1200 Abernathy Road, N.E., Suite 1550
Atlanta, Georgia 30328
Attn: Michele Barber
Telecopy No.: (770) 510-2195
and
Dentons US LLP
Suite 5300
303 Peachtree Street, N.E.
Atlanta, Georgia 30308
Attn: William F. Timmons, Esq.
Telecopy No.: (404) 527-4198
If to the Borrower:
Condor Hospitality Limited Partnership
4800 Montgomery Lane, Suite 220
Bethesda, Maryland 20814
Attn: Jonathan J. Gantt
Telecopy No.: (402) 371-4229
With a copy to:
McGrath North Mullin & Kratz, PC LLO
First National Tower, Suite 3700
1601 Dodge Street
Omaha, Nebraska 68102
Attn: Jason D. Benson, Esq.
Telecopy No.: (402) 952-6864
to any other Lender which is a party hereto, at the address for such Lender set forth on its signature page hereto, and to any Lender which may hereafter become a party to this Agreement, at such address as may be designated by such Lender. Each Notice shall be effective upon being personally delivered or upon being sent by overnight courier or upon being deposited in the United States Mail as aforesaid, or if transmitted by telecopy is permitted, upon being sent and confirmation of receipt. The time period in which a response to such Notice must be given or any action taken with respect thereto (if any), however, shall commence to run from the date of receipt if personally delivered or sent by overnight courier, or if so deposited in the United States Mail, the earlier of three (3) Business Days following such deposit or the date of receipt as disclosed on the return receipt. Rejection or other refusal to accept or the inability to deliver because of changed address for which no notice was given shall be deemed to be receipt of the Notice sent. By giving at least fifteen (15) days prior Notice thereof, the Borrower, a Lender or the Agent shall have the right from time to time and at any time during the term of this Agreement to change their respective addresses and each shall have the right to specify as its address any other address within the United States of America.
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(b) Loan Documents and notices under the Loan Documents may, with Agents approval, be transmitted and/or signed by facsimile and by signatures delivered in PDF format by electronic mail. The effectiveness of any such documents and signatures shall, subject to Applicable Law, have the same force and effect as an original copy with manual signatures and shall be binding on the Borrower, the Guarantors, Agent and Lenders. Agent may also require that any such documents and signature delivered by facsimile or PDF format by electronic mail be confirmed by a manually-signed original thereof; provided, however, that the failure to request or deliver any such manually-signed original shall not affect the effectiveness of any facsimile or PDF document or signature.
(c) Notices and other communications to the Agent, the Lenders and the Issuing Lender hereunder may be delivered or furnished by electronic communication (including e-mail and Internet or intranet websites) pursuant to procedures approved by the Agent, provided that the foregoing shall not apply to notices to any Lender or Issuing Lender pursuant to §2 if such Lender or Issuing Lender, as applicable, has notified the Agent that it is incapable of receiving notices under such Section by electronic communication. The Agent or the Borrower may, in its discretion, agree to accept notices and other communications to it hereunder by electronic communications pursuant to procedures approved by it; provided that approval of such procedures may be limited to particular notices or communications. Unless the Agent otherwise prescribes, (i) notices and other communications sent to an e-mail address shall be deemed received upon the senders receipt of an acknowledgement from the intended recipient (such as by the return receipt requested function, as available, return e-mail or other written acknowledgement), and (ii) notices or communications posted to an Internet or intranet website shall be deemed received upon the deemed receipt by the intended recipient, at its e-mail address as described in the foregoing clause (i), of notification that such notice or communication is available and identifying the website address therefor; provided that, for both clauses (i) and (ii) above, if such notice, e-mail or other communication is not sent during the normal business hours of the recipient, such notice or communication shall be deemed to have been sent at the opening of business on the next business day for the recipient.
§20. RELATIONSHIP.
Neither the Agent nor any Lender has any fiduciary relationship with or fiduciary duty to the Borrower, any Guarantor or their respective Subsidiaries arising out of or in connection with this Agreement or the other Loan Documents or the transactions contemplated hereunder and thereunder, and the relationship between each Lender and the Agent, and the Borrower is solely that of a lender and borrower, and nothing contained herein or in any of the other Loan Documents shall in any manner be construed as making the parties hereto partners, joint venturers or any other relationship other than lender and borrower.
§21. GOVERNING LAW; CONSENT TO JURISDICTION AND SERVICE.
THIS AGREEMENT AND EACH OF THE OTHER LOAN DOCUMENTS, EXCEPT AS OTHERWISE SPECIFICALLY PROVIDED HEREIN OR THEREIN, SHALL, PURSUANT TO NEW YORK GENERAL OBLIGATIONS LAW SECTION 5- 1401, BE GOVERNED BY THE LAWS OF THE STATE OF NEW YORK. THE BORROWER AGREES THAT ANY SUIT FOR THE ENFORCEMENT OF THIS
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AGREEMENT OR ANY OF THE OTHER LOAN DOCUMENTS MAY BE BROUGHT IN ANY COURT OF COMPETENT JURISDICTION IN THE STATE OF NEW YORK (INCLUDING ANY FEDERAL COURT SITTING THEREIN). THE BORROWER FURTHER ACCEPTS, GENERALLY AND UNCONDITIONALLY, THE NON-EXCLUSIVE JURISDICTION OF SUCH COURTS AND ANY RELATED APPELLATE COURT AND IRREVOCABLY (a) AGREES TO BE BOUND BY ANY JUDGMENT RENDERED THEREBY WITH RESPECT TO THIS AGREEMENT AND ANY OF THE OTHER LOAN DOCUMENTS AND (b) WAIVES ANY OBJECTION IT MAY NOW OR HEREAFTER HAVE AS TO THE VENUE OF ANY SUCH PROCEEDING BROUGHT IN SUCH A COURT OR THAT SUCH A COURT IS AN INCONVENIENT FORUM. THE BORROWER FURTHER AGREES THAT SERVICE OF PROCESS IN ANY SUCH SUIT MAY BE MADE UPON THE BORROWER BY MAIL AT THE ADDRESS SPECIFIED IN §19. IN ADDITION TO THE COURTS OF THE STATE OF NEW YORK OR ANY FEDERAL COURT SITTING THEREIN, THE AGENT OR ANY LENDER MAY BRING ACTION(S) FOR ENFORCEMENT ON A NONEXCLUSIVE BASIS WHERE ANY COLLATERAL OR OTHER ASSETS OF THE BORROWER AND THE GUARANTORS EXIST AND THE BORROWER CONSENTS TO THE NONEXCLUSIVE JURISDICTION OF SUCH COURTS AND THE SERVICE OF PROCESS IN ANY SUCH SUIT BEING MADE UPON THE BORROWER BY MAIL AT THE ADDRESS SPECIFIED IN §19.
§22. HEADINGS.
The captions in this Agreement are for convenience of reference only and shall not define or limit the provisions hereof.
§23. COUNTERPARTS.
This Agreement and any amendment hereof may be executed in several counterparts and by each party on a separate counterpart, each of which when so executed and delivered shall be an original, and all of which together shall constitute one instrument. In proving this Agreement it shall not be necessary to produce or account for more than one such counterpart signed by the party against whom enforcement is sought.
§24. ENTIRE AGREEMENT, ETC.
This Agreement and the Loan Documents is intended by the parties as the final, complete and exclusive statement of the transactions evidenced by this Agreement and the Loan Documents. All prior or contemporaneous promises, agreements and understandings, whether oral or written, are deemed to be superseded by this Agreement and the Loan Documents, and no party is relying on any promise, agreement or understanding not set forth in this Agreement and the Loan Documents. Neither this Agreement nor any term hereof may be changed, waived, discharged or terminated, except as provided in §27.
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§25. WAIVER OF JURY TRIAL AND CERTAIN DAMAGE CLAIMS.
EACH OF THE BORROWER, THE AGENT AND THE LENDERS HEREBY WAIVES ITS RIGHT TO A JURY TRIAL WITH RESPECT TO ANY ACTION OR CLAIM ARISING OUT OF ANY DISPUTE IN CONNECTION WITH THIS AGREEMENT, ANY NOTE OR ANY OF THE OTHER LOAN DOCUMENTS, ANY RIGHTS OR OBLIGATIONS HEREUNDER OR THEREUNDER OR THE PERFORMANCE OF SUCH RIGHTS AND OBLIGATIONS. THE BORROWER HEREBY WAIVES ANY RIGHT IT MAY HAVE TO CLAIM OR RECOVER IN ANY SUCH LITIGATION ANY SPECIAL, INDIRECT OR CONSEQUENTIAL DAMAGES AND TO THE EXTENT PERMITTED BY APPLICABLE LAW, PUNITIVE OR ANY DAMAGES OTHER THAN, OR IN ADDITION TO, ACTUAL DAMAGES. THE BORROWER (A) CERTIFIES THAT NO REPRESENTATIVE, AGENT OR ATTORNEY OF ANY LENDER OR THE AGENT HAS REPRESENTED, EXPRESSLY OR OTHERWISE, THAT SUCH LENDER OR THE AGENT WOULD NOT, IN THE EVENT OF LITIGATION, SEEK TO ENFORCE THE FOREGOING WAIVERS AND (B) ACKNOWLEDGES THAT THE AGENT AND THE LENDERS HAVE BEEN INDUCED TO ENTER INTO THIS AGREEMENT AND THE OTHER LOAN DOCUMENTS TO WHICH THEY ARE PARTIES BY, AMONG OTHER THINGS, THE WAIVERS AND CERTIFICATIONS CONTAINED IN THIS §25. THE BORROWER ACKNOWLEDGES THAT IT HAS HAD AN OPPORTUNITY TO REVIEW THIS §25 WITH LEGAL COUNSEL AND THAT THE BORROWER AGREES TO THE FOREGOING AS ITS FREE, KNOWING AND VOLUNTARY ACT.
§26. DEALINGS WITH THE BORROWER.
The Agent, the Lenders and their affiliates may accept deposits from, extend credit to, invest in, act as trustee under indentures of, serve as financial advisor of, and generally engage in any kind of banking, trust or other business with the Borrower, the Guarantors and their respective Subsidiaries or any of their Affiliates regardless of the capacity of the Agent or the Lender hereunder. The Lenders acknowledge that, pursuant to such activities, KeyBank or its Affiliates may receive information regarding such Persons (including information that may be subject to confidentiality obligations in favor of such Person) and acknowledge that the Agent shall be under no obligation to provide such information to them. Borrower acknowledges, on behalf of itself and its Affiliates, that the Agent and each of the Lenders and their respective Affiliates may be providing debt financing, equity capital or other services (including financial advisory services) in which Borrower and its Affiliates may have conflicting interests regarding the transactions described herein and otherwise. Neither the Agent nor any Lender will use confidential information described in §18.7 obtained from Borrower by virtue of the transactions contemplated hereby or its other relationships with Borrower and its Affiliates in connection with the performance by the Agent or such Lender or their respective Affiliates of services for other companies, and neither the Agent nor any Lender nor their Affiliates will furnish any such information to other companies. Borrower, on behalf of itself and its Affiliates, also acknowledges that neither the Agent nor any Lender has any obligation to use in connection with the transactions contemplated hereby, or to furnish to Borrower, confidential information obtained from other companies. Borrower, on behalf of itself and its Affiliates, further acknowledges that one or more of the Agent and Lenders and their respective Affiliates may be a full service securities firm and may from time to time effect transactions, for its own or its Affiliates account or the account of customers, and hold positions in loans, securities or options on loans or securities of Borrower and its Affiliates.
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§27. CONSENTS, AMENDMENTS, WAIVERS, ETC.
Except as otherwise expressly provided in this Agreement, any consent or approval required or permitted by this Agreement may be given, and any term of this Agreement or of any other instrument related hereto or mentioned herein may be amended, and the performance or observance by the Borrower or the Guarantors of any terms of this Agreement or such other instrument or the continuance of any Default or Event of Default may be waived (either generally or in a particular instance and either retroactively or prospectively) with, but only with, the written consent of the Required Lenders. Notwithstanding the foregoing, none of the following may occur without the written consent of each Lender directly affected thereby: (a) a reduction in the rate of interest on the Notes (other than a reduction or waiver of default interest); (b) an increase in the amount of the Commitments of the Lenders (except as provided in §2.11 and §18.1); (c) a forgiveness, reduction or waiver of the principal of any unpaid Loan or any interest thereon (other than a reduction or waiver of default interest) or fee payable under the Loan Documents; (d) a change in the amount of any fee payable to a Lender hereunder; (e) the postponement of any date fixed for any payment of principal of or interest on the Loan; (f) an extension of the Maturity Date; (g) a change in the manner of distribution of any payments to the Lenders or the Agent; (h) the release of the Borrower, any Collateral or all or substantially all of the Guarantors except as otherwise provided in this Agreement; (i) an amendment of the definition of Required Lenders or of any requirement for consent by all of the Lenders; (j) any modification to require a Lender to fund a pro rata share of a request for an advance of the Revolving Credit Loan made by the Borrower other than based on its Commitment Percentage; (k) an amendment to this §27; or (l) an amendment of any provision of this Agreement or the Loan Documents which requires the approval of all of the Lenders or the Required Lenders to require a lesser number of Lenders to approve such action. The provisions of §14 may not be amended without the written consent of the Agent. There shall be no amendment, modification or waiver of any provision in the Loan Documents with respect to Swing Loans without the consent of the Swing Loan Lender, nor any amendment, modification or waiver of any provision in the Loan Documents with respect to Letters of Credit without the consent of the Issuing Lender. Notwithstanding anything to the contrary herein, no Defaulting Lender shall have any right to approve or disapprove any amendment, waiver or consent hereunder (and any amendment, waiver or consent which by its terms requires the consent of all Lenders or each affected Lender may be effected with the consent of the applicable Lenders other than Defaulting Lenders, except that (x) the Commitment of any Defaulting Lender may not be increased without the consent of such Lender and (y) any waiver, amendment or modification requiring the consent of all Lenders or each affected Lender that by its terms affects any Defaulting Lender more adversely than other affected Lenders shall require the consent of such Defaulting Lender. The Borrower agrees to enter into such modifications or amendments of this Agreement or the other Loan Documents as reasonably may be requested by KeyBank and KCM in connection with the syndication of the Loan, provided that no such amendment or modification affects or increases any of the obligations of the Borrower hereunder. No waiver shall extend to or affect any obligation not expressly waived or impair any right consequent thereon. No course of dealing or delay or omission on the part of the Agent or any Lender in exercising any right shall operate as a waiver thereof or otherwise be prejudicial thereto. No notice to or demand upon the Borrower shall entitle the Borrower to other or further notice or demand in similar or other circumstances.
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§28. SEVERABILITY.
The provisions of this Agreement are severable, and if any one clause or provision hereof shall be held invalid or unenforceable in whole or in part in any jurisdiction, then such invalidity or unenforceability shall affect only such clause or provision, or part thereof, in such jurisdiction, and shall not in any manner affect such clause or provision in any other jurisdiction, or any other clause or provision of this Agreement in any jurisdiction.
§29. TIME OF THE ESSENCE.
Time is of the essence with respect to each and every covenant, agreement and obligation of the Borrower and the Guarantors under this Agreement and the other Loan Documents.
§30. NO UNWRITTEN AGREEMENTS.
THE LOAN DOCUMENTS REPRESENT THE FINAL AGREEMENT BETWEEN THE PARTIES AND MAY NOT BE CONTRADICTED BY EVIDENCE OF PRIOR, CONTEMPORANEOUS OR SUBSEQUENT ORAL AGREEMENTS OF THE PARTIES. THERE ARE NO UNWRITTEN ORAL AGREEMENTS BETWEEN THE PARTIES. ANY ADDITIONAL TERMS OF THE AGREEMENT BETWEEN THE PARTIES ARE SET FORTH BELOW.
§31. REPLACEMENT NOTES.
Upon receipt of evidence reasonably satisfactory to the Borrower of the loss, theft, destruction or mutilation of any Note, and in the case of any such loss, theft or destruction, upon delivery of an indemnity agreement reasonably satisfactory to the Borrower or, in the case of any such mutilation, upon surrender and cancellation of the applicable Note, the Borrower will execute and deliver, in lieu thereof, a replacement Note, identical in form and substance to the applicable Note and dated as of the date of the applicable Note and upon such execution and delivery all references in the Loan Documents to such Note shall be deemed to refer to such replacement Note.
§32. NO THIRD PARTIES BENEFITED.
This Agreement and the other Loan Documents are made and entered into for the sole protection and legal benefit of the Borrower, the Guarantors, the Lenders, the Agent, the Arranger and their permitted successors and assigns, and no other Person shall be a direct or indirect legal beneficiary of, or have any direct or indirect cause of action or claim in connection with, this Agreement or any of the other Loan Documents. All conditions to the performance of the obligations of the Agent and the Lenders under this Agreement, including the obligation to make Loans and issue Letters of Credit, are imposed solely and exclusively for the benefit of the Agent and the Lenders and no other Person shall have standing to require satisfaction of such conditions in accordance with their terms or be entitled to assume that the Agent and the Lenders will refuse to make Loans or issue Letters of Credit in the absence of strict compliance with any or all thereof and no other Person shall, under any circumstances, be deemed to be a beneficiary of such conditions, any and all of which may be freely waived in whole or in part by the Agent and the Lenders at any time if in their sole discretion they deem it desirable to do so. In particular, the Agent and the Lenders make no representations and assume no obligations as to third parties concerning the quality of any construction by the Borrower or any of its Subsidiaries of any development or the absence therefrom of defects.
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§33. PATRIOT ACT.
Each Lender and the Agent (for itself and not on behalf of any Lender) hereby notifies the Borrower that, pursuant to the requirements of the Patriot Act, it is required to obtain, verify and record information that identifies the Borrower, which information includes names and addresses and other information that will allow such Lender or the Agent, as applicable, to identify the Borrower in accordance with the Patriot Act.
§34. ACKNOWLEDGEMENT AND CONSENT TO BAIL-IN OF EEA FINANCIAL INSTITUTIONS.
Notwithstanding anything to the contrary in any Loan Document or in any other agreement, arrangement or understanding among any such parties, each party hereto acknowledges that any liability of any EEA Financial Institution arising under any Loan Document, to the extent such liability is unsecured, may be subject to the write-down and conversion powers of an EEA Resolution Authority and agrees and consents to, and acknowledges and agrees to be bound by:
(a) the application of any Write-Down and Conversion Powers by an EEA Resolution Authority to any such liabilities arising hereunder which may be payable to it by any party hereto that is an EEA Financial Institution; and
(b) the effects of any Bail-In Action on any such liability, including, if applicable:
(i) a reduction in full or in part or cancellation of any such liability;
(ii) a conversion of all, or a portion of, such liability into shares or other instruments of ownership in such EEA Financial Institution, its parent undertaking, or a bridge institution that may be issued to it or otherwise conferred on it, and that such shares or other instruments of ownership will be accepted by it in lieu of any rights with respect to any such liability under this Agreement or any other Loan Document; or
(iii) the variation of the terms of such liability in connection with the exercise of the write-down and conversion powers of any EEA Resolution Authority.
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IN WITNESS WHEREOF , each of the undersigned have caused this Agreement to be executed by its duly authorized representatives as of the date first set forth above.
BORROWER | ||
CONDOR HOSPITALITY LIMITED PARTNERSHIP, | ||
a Virginia limited partnership | ||
By: | Condor Hospitality REIT Trust, | |
a Maryland real estate investment trust, | ||
its general partner |
By: | /s/ Jonathan J. Gantt | |
Name: Jonathan J. Gantt | ||
Title: Vice President | ||
(SEAL) |
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K EY B ANK / C ONDOR C REDIT A GREEMENT
AGENT AND LENDERS | ||
KEYBANK NATIONAL ASSOCIATION, | ||
individually as a Lender and as the Agent | ||
By: | /s/ Jennifer L. Power | |
Name: Jennifer L. Power | ||
Title: Vice President | ||
(SEAL) |
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K EY B ANK / C ONDOR C REDIT A GREEMENT
THE HUNTINGTON NATIONAL BANK | ||
By: | /s/ Lisa M. Mahoney | |
Name: Lisa M. Mahoney | ||
Title: Assistant Vice President | ||
(SEAL) |
Address:
The Huntington National Bank
200 Public Square, 7th Floor
Cleveland, Ohio 44114
Attention: Scott A. Childs
Facsimile: (888) 987-9315
Email: scott.childs@huntington.com
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EXHIBIT A
FORM OF JOINDER AGREEMENT
THIS JOINDER AGREEMENT (Joinder Agreement) is executed as of , 20__, by , a (Joining Party), and delivered to KeyBank National Association, as Agent, pursuant to §5.4 of that certain Credit Agreement dated as of March 1, 2017, as from time to time in effect (the Credit Agreement), by and among CONDOR HOSPITALITY LIMITED PARTNERSHIP (the Borrower), KeyBank National Association, for itself and as the Agent, and the other Lenders from time to time party thereto. Terms used but not defined in this Joinder Agreement shall have the meanings defined for those terms in the Credit Agreement.
RECITALS
A. Joining Party is required, pursuant to §5.4 of the Credit Agreement, to become an additional Guarantor under the Cash Collateral Agreement, the Guaranty, the Indemnity Agreement and the Contribution Agreement.
B. Joining Party expects to realize direct and indirect benefits as a result of the availability to the Borrower of the credit facilities under the Credit Agreement.
NOW, THEREFORE, Joining Party agrees as follows:
AGREEMENT
1. Joinder . By this Joinder Agreement, Joining Party hereby becomes a Subsidiary Guarantor and a Guarantor under the Credit Agreement, the Cash Collateral Agreement, the Guaranty, the Indemnity Agreement, and the other Loan Documents with respect to all the Obligations of the Borrower now or hereafter incurred under the Credit Agreement and the other Loan Documents, a Guarantor under the Indemnity Agreement and the Contribution Agreement. Joining Party agrees that Joining Party is and shall be bound by, and hereby assumes, all representations, warranties, covenants, terms, conditions, duties and waivers applicable to a Subsidiary Guarantor and a Guarantor under the Credit Agreement, the Cash Collateral Agreement, the Guaranty, the Indemnity Agreement, the other Loan Documents and the Contribution Agreement.
2. Representations and Warranties of Joining Party . Joining Party represents and warrants to Agent that, as of the Effective Date (as defined below), the representations and warranties contained in the Credit Agreement and the other Loan Documents applicable to a Subsidiary Guarantor or Guarantor are true and correct in all material respects as applied to Joining Party as a Subsidiary Guarantor and a Guarantor on and as of the Effective Date as though made on that date. As of the Effective Date, all covenants and agreements in the Loan Documents and the Contribution Agreement of the Guarantors apply to Joining Party and no Default or Event of Default shall exist or might exist upon the Effective Date in the event that Joining Party becomes a Guarantor.
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3. Joint and Several . Joining Party hereby agrees that, as of the Effective Date, the Cash Collateral Agreement, the Guaranty, the Contribution Agreement and the Indemnity Agreement heretofore delivered to the Agent and the Lenders shall be a joint and several obligation of Joining Party to the same extent as if executed and delivered by Joining Party, and upon request by the Agent, will promptly become a party to the Cash Collateral Agreement, the Guaranty, the Contribution Agreement and the Indemnity Agreement to confirm such obligation.
4. Further Assurances . Joining Party agrees to execute and deliver such other instruments and documents and take such other action, as the Agent may reasonably request, in connection with the transactions contemplated by this Joinder Agreement.
5. GOVERNING LAW . THIS AGREEMENT SHALL BE DEEMED TO BE A CONTRACTUAL OBLIGATION UNDER, AND SHALL, PURSUANT TO NEW YORK GENERAL OBLIGATIONS LAW SECTION 5-1401, BE GOVERNED BY AND CONSTRUED AND ENFORCED IN ACCORDANCE WITH, THE LAWS OF THE STATE OF NEW YORK.
6. Counterparts . This Joinder Agreement may be executed in any number of counterparts which shall together constitute but one and the same agreement.
7. The effective date (the Effective Date) of this Joinder Agreement is , 201 .
IN WITNESS WHEREOF, Joining Party has executed this Joinder Agreement under seal as of the day and year first above written.
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EXHIBIT B
FORM OF REVOLVING CREDIT NOTE
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FOR VALUE RECEIVED, the undersigned (Maker), hereby promises to pay to (Payee), or order, in accordance with the terms of that certain Credit Agreement, dated as of March 1, 2017, as from time to time in effect, by and among Maker, KeyBank National Association, for itself and as Agent, and such other Lenders as may be from time to time named therein (the Credit Agreement), to the extent not sooner paid, on or before the Maturity Date, the principal sum of ($ ), or such amount as may be advanced by the Payee under the Credit Agreement as a Revolving Credit Loan with daily interest from the date thereof, computed as provided in the Credit Agreement, on the principal amount hereof from time to time unpaid, at a rate per annum on each portion of the principal amount which shall at all times be equal to the rate of interest applicable to such portion in accordance with the Credit Agreement, and with interest on overdue principal and, to the extent permitted by Applicable Law, on overdue installments of interest and late charges at the rates provided in the Credit Agreement. Interest shall be payable on the dates specified in the Credit Agreement, except that all accrued interest shall be paid at the stated or accelerated maturity hereof or upon the prepayment in full hereof. Capitalized terms used herein and not otherwise defined herein shall have the meanings set forth in the Credit Agreement.
Payments hereunder shall be made to the Agent for the Payee at 127 Public Square, Cleveland, Ohio 44114-1306, or at such other address as Agent may designate from time to time.
This Note is one of one or more Revolving Credit Notes evidencing borrowings under and is entitled to the benefits and subject to the provisions of the Credit Agreement. The principal of this Note may be due and payable in whole or in part prior to the Maturity Date and is subject to mandatory prepayment in the amounts and under the circumstances set forth in the Credit Agreement, and may be prepaid in whole or from time to time in part, all as set forth in the Credit Agreement.
Notwithstanding anything in this Note to the contrary, all agreements between the undersigned Maker and the Lenders and the Agent, whether now existing or hereafter arising and whether written or oral, are hereby limited so that in no contingency, whether by reason of acceleration of the maturity of any of the Obligations or otherwise, shall the interest contracted for, charged or received by the Lenders exceed the maximum amount permissible under Applicable Law. If, from any circumstance whatsoever, interest would otherwise be payable to the Lenders in excess of the maximum lawful amount, the interest payable to the Lenders shall be reduced to the maximum amount permitted under Applicable Law; and if from any circumstance the Lenders shall ever receive anything of value deemed interest by Applicable Law in excess of the maximum lawful amount, an amount equal to any excessive interest shall be applied to the reduction of the principal balance of the Obligations of the undersigned Maker and to the payment of interest or, if such excessive interest exceeds the unpaid balance of principal of the Obligations of the undersigned Maker, such excess shall be refunded to the undersigned Maker. All interest paid or agreed to be paid to the Lenders shall, to the extent
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permitted by Applicable Law, be amortized, prorated, allocated and spread throughout the full period until payment in full of the principal of the Obligations of the undersigned Maker (including the period of any renewal or extension thereof) so that the interest thereon for such full period shall not exceed the maximum amount permitted by Applicable Law. This paragraph shall control all agreements between the undersigned Maker and the Lenders and the Agent.
In case an Event of Default shall occur, the entire principal amount of this Note may become or be declared due and payable in the manner and with the effect provided in said Credit Agreement.
This Note shall, pursuant to New York General Obligations Law Section 5-1401, be governed by the laws of the State of New York.
The undersigned Maker and all guarantors and endorsers hereby waive presentment, demand, notice, protest, notice of intention to accelerate the indebtedness evidenced hereby, notice of acceleration of the indebtedness evidenced hereby and all other demands and notices in connection with the delivery, acceptance, performance and enforcement of this Note, except as specifically otherwise provided in the Credit Agreement, and assent to extensions of time of payment or forbearance or other indulgence without notice.
IN WITNESS WHEREOF, the undersigned has by its duly authorized officer executed this Note on the day and year first above written.
CONDOR HOSPITALITY LIMITED PARTNERSHIP , a Virginia limited partnership | ||
By: | Condor Hospitality REIT Trust, | |
a Maryland real estate investment trust, | ||
its general partner |
By: | ||
Name: | ||
Title: | ||
(SEAL) |
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EXHIBIT C
FORM OF SWING LOAN NOTE
$5,000,000.00 | , 2017 |
FOR VALUE RECEIVED, the undersigned (Maker), hereby promises to pay to (Payee), or order, in accordance with the terms of that certain Credit Agreement, dated as of March 1, 2017, as from time to time in effect, by and among Maker, KeyBank National Association, for itself and as Agent, and such other Lenders as may be from time to time named therein (the Credit Agreement), to the extent not sooner paid, on or before the Maturity Date, the principal sum of Five Million and No/100 Dollars ($5,000,000.00), or such amount as may be advanced by the Payee under the Credit Agreement as a Swing Loan with daily interest from the date thereof, computed as provided in the Credit Agreement, on the principal amount hereof from time to time unpaid, at a rate per annum on each portion of the principal amount which shall at all times be equal to the rate of interest applicable to such portion in accordance with the Credit Agreement, and with interest on overdue principal and, to the extent permitted by Applicable Law, on overdue installments of interest and late charges at the rates provided in the Credit Agreement. Interest shall be payable on the dates specified in the Credit Agreement, except that all accrued interest shall be paid at the stated or accelerated maturity hereof or upon the prepayment in full hereof. Capitalized terms used herein and not otherwise defined herein shall have the meanings set forth in the Credit Agreement.
Payments hereunder shall be made to the Agent for the Payee at 127 Public Square, Cleveland, Ohio 44114-1306, or at such other address as Agent may designate from time to time.
This Note is one of one or more Swing Loan Notes evidencing borrowings under and is entitled to the benefits and subject to the provisions of the Credit Agreement. The principal of this Note may be due and payable in whole or in part prior to the Maturity Date and is subject to mandatory prepayment in the amounts and under the circumstances set forth in the Credit Agreement, and may be prepaid in whole or from time to time in part, all as set forth in the Credit Agreement.
Notwithstanding anything in this Note to the contrary, all agreements between the undersigned Maker and the Lenders and the Agent, whether now existing or hereafter arising and whether written or oral, are hereby limited so that in no contingency, whether by reason of acceleration of the maturity of any of the Obligations or otherwise, shall the interest contracted for, charged or received by the Lenders exceed the maximum amount permissible under Applicable Law. If, from any circumstance whatsoever, interest would otherwise be payable to the Lenders in excess of the maximum lawful amount, the interest payable to the Lenders shall be reduced to the maximum amount permitted under Applicable Law; and if from any circumstance the Lenders shall ever receive anything of value deemed interest by Applicable Law in excess of the maximum lawful amount, an amount equal to any excessive interest shall be applied to the reduction of the principal balance of the Obligations of the undersigned Maker and to the payment of interest or, if such excessive interest exceeds the unpaid balance of principal of the Obligations of the undersigned Maker, such excess shall be refunded to the undersigned Maker. All interest paid or agreed to be paid to the Lenders shall, to the extent
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permitted by Applicable Law, be amortized, prorated, allocated and spread throughout the full period until payment in full of the principal of the Obligations of the undersigned Maker (including the period of any renewal or extension thereof) so that the interest thereon for such full period shall not exceed the maximum amount permitted by Applicable Law. This paragraph shall control all agreements between the undersigned Maker and the Lenders and the Agent.
In case an Event of Default shall occur, the entire principal amount of this Note may become or be declared due and payable in the manner and with the effect provided in said Credit Agreement.
This Note shall, pursuant to New York General Obligations Law Section 5-1401, be governed by the laws of the State of New York.
The undersigned Maker and all guarantors and endorsers hereby waive presentment, demand, notice, protest, notice of intention to accelerate the indebtedness evidenced hereby, notice of acceleration of the indebtedness evidenced hereby and all other demands and notices in connection with the delivery, acceptance, performance and enforcement of this Note, except as specifically otherwise provided in the Credit Agreement, and assent to extensions of time of payment or forbearance or other indulgence without notice.
IN WITNESS WHEREOF, the undersigned has by its duly authorized officer executed this Note on the day and year first above written.
CONDOR HOSPITALITY LIMITED PARTNERSHIP, a Virginia limited partnership | ||
By: | Condor Hospitality REIT Trust, | |
a Maryland real estate investment trust, | ||
its general partner |
By: | ||||
Name: | ||||
Title: | ||||
(SEAL) |
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EXHIBIT D
FORM OF REQUEST FOR REVOLVING CREDIT LOAN
KeyBank National Association, as Agent
1200 Abernathy Road, N.E., Suite 1550
Atlanta, Georgia 30328
Attn: Shelly West
Ladies and Gentlemen:
Pursuant to the provisions of §2.7 of that certain Credit Agreement dated as of March 1, 2017 (as the same may hereafter be amended, the Credit Agreement), by and among Condor Hospitality Limited Partnership (the Borrower), KeyBank National Association for itself and as Agent, and the other Lenders from time to time party thereto, the Borrower hereby requests and certifies as follows:
1. Revolving Credit Loan . The Borrower hereby requests a [Revolving Credit Loan under §2.1] [Swing Loan under §2.5] of the Credit Agreement:
Principal Amount: $
Type (LIBOR Rate, Base Rate):
Drawdown Date:
Interest Period for LIBOR Rate Loans:
by credit to the general account of the Borrower with the Agent at the Agents Head Office.
[If the requested Loan is a Swing Loan and the Borrower desires for such Loan to be a LIBOR Rate Loan following its conversion as provided in §2.5(d), specify the Interest Period following conversion: ]
2. Use of Proceeds . Such Loan shall be used for purposes permitted by §2.9 of the Credit Agreement.
3. No Default . Borrower certifies that the Borrower and the Guarantors are and will be in compliance with all covenants under the Loan Documents after giving effect to the making of the Loan requested hereby and no Default or Event of Default has occurred and is continuing. No condemnation proceedings are pending or, to the undersigneds knowledge, threatened against any Borrowing Base Property except as disclosed to Agent in writing.
4. Representations True . Borrower certifies, represents and agrees that each of the representations and warranties made by or on behalf of the Borrower, the Guarantors or their respective Subsidiaries, contained in the Credit Agreement, in the other Loan Documents or in any document or instrument delivered pursuant to or in connection with the Credit Agreement was true in all material respects as of the date on which it was made and, is true in all material respects as of the date hereof and shall also be true at and as of the Drawdown Date for the Loan requested hereby, with the same effect as if made at and as of such Drawdown Date, except to the extent of changes resulting from transactions permitted by the Loan Documents (it being understood and agreed that any representation or warranty which by its terms is made as of a specified date shall be required to be true and correct only as of such specified date).
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5. Other Conditions . The undersigned chief executive officer, president or chief financial officer of the Borrower certifies, represents and agrees that all other conditions to the making of the Loan requested hereby set forth in the Credit Agreement have been satisfied or waived in writing.
6. Definitions . Terms defined in the Credit Agreement are used herein with the meanings so defined.
IN WITNESS WHEREOF, the undersigned has duly executed this request this day of , 201 .
CONDOR HOSPITALITY LIMITED PARTNERSHIP , a Virginia limited partnership | ||
By: | Condor Hospitality REIT Trust, | |
a Maryland real estate investment trust, | ||
its general partner |
By: | ||||
Name: | ||||
Title: | ||||
(SEAL) |
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EXHIBIT E
FORM OF LETTER OF CREDIT REQUEST
[Date]
KeyBank National Association, as Agent
1200 Abernathy Road, N.E., Suite 1550
Atlanta, Georgia 30328
Attn: Shelly West
Re: Letter of Credit Request under Credit Agreement
Ladies and Gentlemen:
Pursuant to §2.10 of that certain Credit Agreement dated as of March 1, 2017, by and among you, certain other Lenders and Condor Hospitality Limited Partnership (the Borrower), as amended from time to time (the Credit Agreement), we hereby request that you issue a Letter of Credit as follows:
Name and address of beneficiary:
Face amount: $
Proposed Issuance Date:
Proposed Expiration Date:
Other terms and conditions as set forth in the proposed form of Letter of Credit attached hereto.
Purpose of Letter of Credit:
This Letter of Credit Request is submitted pursuant to, and shall be governed by, and subject to satisfaction of, the terms, conditions and provisions set forth in §2.10 of the Credit Agreement.
The Borrower certifies that the Borrower is and will be in compliance with all covenants under the Loan Documents after giving effect to the issuance of the Letter of Credit requested hereby and no Default or Event of Default has occurred and is continuing. No condemnation proceedings are pending or, to the undersigneds knowledge, threatened against any Borrowing Base Property except as disclosed to Agent in writing.
We also understand that if you grant this request this request obligates us to accept the requested Letter of Credit and pay the issuance fee and Letter of Credit fee as required by §2.10(e). All capitalized terms defined in the Credit Agreement and used herein without definition shall have the meanings set forth in §1.1 of the Credit Agreement.
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The Borrower certifies, represents and agrees that each of the representations and warranties made by or on behalf of the Borrower, the Guarantors or their respective Subsidiaries, contained in the Credit Agreement, in the other Loan Documents or in any document or instrument delivered pursuant to or in connection with the Credit Agreement was true in all material respects as of the date on which it was made, is true as of the date hereof and shall also be true at and as of the proposed issuance date of the Letter of Credit requested hereby, with the same effect as if made at and as of the proposed issuance date, except to the extent of changes resulting from transactions permitted by the Loan Documents (it being understood and agreed that any representation or warranty which by its terms is made as of a specified date shall be required to be true and correct only as of such specified date).
CONDOR HOSPITALITY LIMITED PARTNERSHIP, a Virginia limited partnership | ||
By: | Condor Hospitality REIT Trust, | |
a Maryland real estate investment trust, | ||
its general partner |
By: | ||||
Name: | ||||
Title: | ||||
(SEAL) |
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EXHIBIT F
FORM OF LETTER OF CREDIT APPLICATION
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EXHIBIT G
FORM OF COMPLIANCE CERTIFICATE
KeyBank National Association, as Agent
1200 Abernathy Road, N.E., Suite 1550
Atlanta, Georgia 30328
Attention: Tom Schmitt
Ladies and Gentlemen:
Reference is made to that certain Credit Agreement dated as of March 1, 2017 (as the same may hereafter be amended, the Credit Agreement) by and among Condor Hospitality Limited Partnership (the Borrower), KeyBank National Association for itself and as Agent, and the other Lenders from time to time party thereto. Terms defined in the Credit Agreement and not otherwise defined herein are used herein as defined in the Credit Agreement.
Pursuant to the Credit Agreement, the Borrower (or REIT, on the Borrowers behalf) is furnishing to you herewith (or has most recently furnished to you) the consolidated financial statements of REIT for the fiscal period ended (the Balance Sheet Date). Such financial statements have been prepared in accordance with GAAP and present fairly the consolidated financial position of REIT at the date thereof and the results of its operations for the periods covered thereby.
This certificate is submitted in compliance with requirements of §2.11(d), §5.3, §5.5(b), §7.4(c) or §10.11 of the Credit Agreement, as applicable. If this certificate is provided under a provision other than §7.4(c), the calculations provided below are made using the consolidated financial statements of REIT as of the Balance Sheet Date adjusted in the best good faith estimate of REIT to give effect to the making of a Loan, issuance of a Letter of Credit, acquisition or disposition of property or other event that occasions the preparation of this certificate; and the nature of such event and the estimate of REIT of its effects are set forth in reasonable detail in an attachment hereto. The undersigned officer is the chief financial officer, chief executive officer, treasurer or chief accounting officer of the Borrower (or REIT, if this certificate is delivered by REIT on the Borrowers behalf).
The undersigned representative has caused the provisions of the Loan Documents to be reviewed and has no knowledge of any Default or Event of Default. (Note: If the signer does have knowledge of any Default or Event of Default, the form of certificate should be revised to specify the Default or Event of Default, the nature thereof and the actions taken, being taken or proposed to be taken by the Borrower with respect thereto.)
The undersigned is providing the attached information to demonstrate compliance as of the date hereof with the covenants described in the attachment hereto.
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IN WITNESS WHEREOF, the undersigned has duly executed this Compliance Certificate this day of , 201 .
CONDOR HOSPITALITY LIMITED PARTNERSHIP , a Virginia limited partnership | ||||
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APPENDIX TO COMPLIANCE CERTIFICATE
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EXHIBIT H
FORM OF BORROWING BASE CERTIFICATE
KeyBank National Association, as Agent
1200 Abernathy Road, Suite 1550
Atlanta, Georgia 30328
Attn: Tom Schmitt
Ladies and Gentlemen:
Reference is made to that certain Credit Agreement dated as of March 1, 2017 (as the same may hereafter be amended, the Credit Agreement), by and among Condor Hospitality Limited Partnership (the Borrower), KeyBank National Association for itself and as Agent, and the other Lenders from time to time party thereto. Terms defined in the Credit Agreement and not otherwise defined herein are used herein as defined in the Credit Agreement.
Pursuant to the Credit Agreement, the Borrower is furnishing to you herewith the Borrowing Base Certificate. This certificate is submitted in compliance with requirements of the Credit Agreement.
The undersigned is providing the attached information to demonstrate compliance as of the date hereof with the covenants of the Credit Agreement relating hereto.
IN WITNESS WHEREOF, the undersigned have duly executed this Borrowing Base Certificate this day of , 201 .
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EXHIBIT I
FORM OF ASSIGNMENT AND ACCEPTANCE AGREEMENT
THIS ASSIGNMENT AND ACCEPTANCE AGREEMENT (this Agreement) dated , by and between (Assignor), and (Assignee).
W I T N E S S E T H:
WHEREAS , Assignor is a party to that certain Credit Agreement, dated March 1, 2017, as, by and among CONDOR HOSPITALITY LIMITED PARTNERSHIP , a Delaware limited partnership (the Borrower), the other lenders that are or may become a party thereto, and KEYBANK NATIONAL ASSOCIATION , individually and as Agent (as amended from time to time, the Credit Agreement); and
WHEREAS , Assignor desires to transfer to Assignee [Describe assigned Commitment] under the Credit Agreement and its rights with respect to the Commitment assigned and its Outstanding Loans with respect thereto;
NOW, THEREFORE , for and in consideration of the sum of Ten and No/100 Dollars ($10.00) and other good and valuable considerations, the receipt and sufficiency of which are hereby acknowledged, Assignor and Assignee hereby agree as follows:
1. Definitions . Terms defined in the Credit Agreement and used herein without definition shall have the respective meanings assigned to such terms in the Credit Agreement.
2. Assignment .
(a) Subject to the terms and conditions of this Agreement and in consideration of the payment to be made by Assignee to Assignor pursuant to Paragraph 5 of this Agreement, effective as of the Assignment Date (as defined in Paragraph 7 below), Assignor hereby irrevocably sells, transfers and assigns to Assignee, without recourse, a portion of its Revolving Credit Note in the amount of $ representing a $ Commitment, and a percent ( %) Commitment Percentage, and a corresponding interest in and to all of the other rights and obligations under the Credit Agreement and the other Loan Documents relating thereto (the assigned interests being hereinafter referred to as the Assigned Interests), including Assignors share of all outstanding Revolving Credit Loans with respect to the Assigned Interests and the right to receive interest and principal on and all other fees and amounts with respect to the Assigned Interests, all from and after the Assignment Date, all as if Assignee were an original Lender under and signatory to the Credit Agreement having a Commitment Percentage equal to the amount of the respective Assigned Interests.
(b) Assignee, subject to the terms and conditions hereof, hereby assumes all obligations of Assignor with respect to the Assigned Interests from and after the Assignment Date as if Assignee were an original Lender under and signatory to the Credit Agreement, which obligations shall include, but shall not be limited to, the obligation to make Revolving Credit
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Loans to the Borrower with respect to the Assigned Interests and to indemnify the Agent as provided therein (such obligations, together with all other obligations set forth in the Credit Agreement and the other Loan Documents are hereinafter collectively referred to as the Assigned Obligations). Assignor shall have no further duties or obligations with respect to, and shall have no further interest in, the Assigned Obligations or the Assigned Interests.
3. Representations and Requests of Assignor .
(a) Assignor represents and warrants to Assignee (i) that it is legally authorized to, and has full power and authority to, enter into this Agreement and perform its obligations under this Agreement; (ii) that as of the date hereof, before giving effect to the assignment contemplated hereby the principal face amount of Assignors Revolving Credit Note is $ and the aggregate outstanding principal balance of the Revolving Credit Loans made by it equals $ , and (iii) that it has forwarded to the Agent the Revolving Credit Note held by Assignor. Assignor makes no representation or warranty, express or implied, and assumes no responsibility with respect to any statements, warranties or representations made in or in connection with the Loan Documents or the execution, legality, validity, enforceability, genuineness or sufficiency of any Loan Document or any other instrument or document furnished pursuant thereto or in connection with the Loan, the collectability of the Loans, the continued solvency of the Borrower or the continued existence, sufficiency or value of the Collateral or any assets of the Borrower which may be realized upon for the repayment of the Loans, or the performance or observance by the Borrower of any of its obligations under the Loan Documents to which it is a party or any other instrument or document delivered or executed pursuant thereto or in connection with the Loan; other than that it is the legal and beneficial owner of, or has the right to assign, the interests being assigned by it hereunder and that such interests are free and clear of any adverse claim.
(b) Assignor requests that the Agent obtain replacement notes for each of Assignor and Assignee as provided in the Credit Agreement.
4. Representations of Assignee . Assignee makes and confirms to the Agent, Assignor and the other Lenders all of the representations, warranties and covenants of a Lender under Articles 14 and 18 of the Credit Agreement. Without limiting the foregoing, Assignee (a) represents and warrants that it is legally authorized to, and has full power and authority to, enter into this Agreement and perform its obligations under this Agreement; (b) confirms that it has received copies of such documents and information as it has deemed appropriate to make its own credit analysis and decision to enter into this Agreement; (c) agrees that it has and will, independently and without reliance upon Assignor, any other Lender or the Agent and based upon such documents and information as it shall deem appropriate at the time, continue to make its own credit decisions in evaluating the Loans, the Loan Documents, the creditworthiness of the Borrower and the Guarantors and the value of the assets of the Borrower and the Guarantors, and taking or not taking action under the Loan Documents; (d) appoints and authorizes the Agent to take such action as agent on its behalf and to exercise such powers as are reasonably incidental thereto pursuant to the terms of the Loan Documents; (e) agrees that, by this Assignment, Assignee has become a party to and will perform in accordance with their terms all the obligations which by the terms of the Loan Documents are required to be performed by it as a Lender; (f) represents and warrants that Assignee does not control, is not controlled by, is not
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under common control with and is otherwise free from influence or control by, the Borrower or any Guarantor and is not a Defaulting Lender or Affiliate of a Defaulting Lender, (g) represents and warrants that if Assignee is not incorporated under the laws of the United States of America or any State, it has on or prior to the date hereof delivered to the Borrower and the Agent certification as to its exemption (or lack thereof) from deduction or withholding of any United States federal income taxes and (h) if Assignee is an assignee of any portion of the Revolving Credit Notes, Assignee has a net worth or unfunded commitments as of the date hereof of not less than $100,000,000.00 unless waived in writing by the Borrower and the Agent as required by the Credit Agreement. Assignee agrees that the Borrower may rely on the representation contained in Section 4(h).
5. Payments to Assignor . In consideration of the assignment made pursuant to Paragraph 1 of this Agreement, Assignee agrees to pay to Assignor on the Assignment Date, an amount equal to $ representing the aggregate principal amount outstanding of the Revolving Credit Loans owing to Assignor under the Loan Agreement and the other Loan Documents with respect to the Assigned Interests.
6. Payments by Assignor . Assignor agrees to pay the Agent on the Assignment Date the registration fee required by §18.2 of the Credit Agreement.
7. Effectiveness .
(a) The effective date for this Agreement shall be (the Assignment Date). Following the execution of this Agreement, each party hereto shall deliver its duly executed counterpart hereof to the Agent for acceptance and recording in the Register by the Agent.
(b) Upon such acceptance and recording and from and after the Assignment Date, (i) Assignee shall be a party to the Credit Agreement and, to the extent of the Assigned Interests, have the rights and obligations of a Lender thereunder, and (ii) Assignor shall, with respect to the Assigned Interests, relinquish its rights and be released from its obligations under the Credit Agreement.
(c) Upon such acceptance and recording and from and after the Assignment Date, the Agent shall make all payments in respect of the rights and interests assigned hereby accruing after the Assignment Date (including payments of principal, interest, fees and other amounts) to Assignee.
(d) All outstanding LIBOR Rate Loans shall continue in effect for the remainder of their applicable Interest Periods and Assignee shall accept the currently effective interest rates on its Assigned Interest of each LIBOR Rate Loan.
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8. Notices . Assignee specifies as its address for notices and its Lending Office for all assigned Loans, the offices set forth below:
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9. Payment Instructions . All payments to Assignee under the Credit Agreement shall be made as provided in the Credit Agreement in accordance with the separate instructions delivered to the Agent.
10. GOVERNING LAW . THIS AGREEMENT SHALL BE DEEMED TO BE A CONTRACTUAL OBLIGATION UNDER, AND SHALL, PURSUANT TO NEW YORK GENERAL OBLIGATIONS LAW SECTION 5-1401, BE GOVERNED BY AND CONSTRUED AND ENFORCED IN ACCORDANCE WITH, THE LAWS OF THE STATE OF NEW YORK.
11. Counterparts . This Agreement may be executed in any number of counterparts which shall together constitute but one and the same agreement.
12. Amendments . This Agreement may not be amended, modified or terminated except by an agreement in writing signed by Assignor and Assignee, and consented to by the Agent.
13. Successors . This Agreement shall inure to the benefit of the parties hereto and their respective successors and assigns as permitted by the terms of Credit Agreement.
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IN WITNESS WHEREOF, intending to be legally bound, each of the undersigned has caused this Agreement to be executed on its behalf by its officers thereunto duly authorized, as of the date first above written.
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EXHIBIT J-1
FORM OF U.S. TAX COMPLIANCE CERTIFICATE
(For Foreign Lenders That Are Not Partnerships For U.S. Federal Income Tax Purposes)
Reference is made to that certain Credit Agreement dated as of March 1, 2017 (as amended, restated, supplemented or otherwise modified from time to time, the Credit Agreement) by and among Condor Hospitality Limited Partnership (the Borrower), the financial institutions party thereto and their assignees under §18.1 thereof (the Lenders), KeyBank National Association, as Agent (the Agent) and the other parties thereto.
Pursuant to the provisions of §4.3 of the Credit Agreement, the undersigned hereby certifies that (i) it is the sole record and beneficial owner of the Loan(s) (as well as any Note(s) evidencing such Loan(s)) in respect of which it is providing this certificate, (ii) it is not a bank within the meaning of Section 881(c)(3)(A) of the Code, (iii) it is not a ten percent shareholder of the Borrower within the meaning of Section 871(h)(3)(B) of the Code and (iv) it is not a controlled foreign corporation related to the Borrower as described in Section 881(c)(3)(C) of the Code.
The undersigned has furnished the Agent and the Borrower with a certificate of its non-U.S. Person status on IRS Form W-8BEN or W-8BEN-E. By executing this certificate, the undersigned agrees that (1) if the information provided on this certificate changes, the undersigned shall promptly so inform the Borrower and the Agent, and (2) the undersigned shall have at all times furnished the Borrower and the Agent with a properly completed and currently effective certificate in either the calendar year in which each payment is to be made to the undersigned, or in either of the two calendar years preceding such payments.
Unless otherwise defined herein, terms defined in the Credit Agreement and used herein shall have the meanings given to them in the Credit Agreement.
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EXHIBIT J-2
FORM OF U.S. TAX COMPLIANCE CERTIFICATE
(For Foreign Participants That Are Not Partnerships For U.S. Federal Income Tax Purposes)
Reference is made to that certain Credit Agreement dated as of March 1, 2017 (as amended, restated, supplemented or otherwise modified from time to time, the Credit Agreement) by and among Condor Hospitality Limited Partnership (the Borrower), the financial institutions party thereto and their assignees under §18.1 thereof (the Lenders), KeyBank National Association, as Agent (the Agent) and the other parties thereto.
Pursuant to the provisions of §4.3 of the Credit Agreement, the undersigned hereby certifies that (i) it is the sole record and beneficial owner of the participation in respect of which it is providing this certificate, (ii) it is not a bank within the meaning of Section 881(c)(3)(A) of the Code, (iii) it is not a ten percent shareholder of the Borrower within the meaning of Section 871(h)(3)(B) of the Code, and (iv) it is not a controlled foreign corporation related to the Borrower as described in Section 881(c)(3)(C) of the Code.
The undersigned has furnished its participating Lender with a certificate of its non-U.S. Person status on IRS Form W-8BEN or W-8BEN-E. By executing this certificate, the undersigned agrees that (1) if the information provided on this certificate changes, the undersigned shall promptly so inform such Lender in writing, and (2) the undersigned shall have at all times furnished such Lender with a properly completed and currently effective certificate in either the calendar year in which each payment is to be made to the undersigned, or in either of the two calendar years preceding such payments.
Unless otherwise defined herein, terms defined in the Credit Agreement and used herein shall have the meanings given to them in the Credit Agreement.
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EXHIBIT J-3
FORM OF U.S. TAX COMPLIANCE CERTIFICATE
(For Foreign Participants That Are Partnerships For U.S. Federal Income Tax Purposes)
Reference is made to that certain Credit Agreement dated as of March 1, 2017 (as amended, restated, supplemented or otherwise modified from time to time, the Credit Agreement) by and among Condor Hospitality Limited Partnership (the Borrower), the financial institutions party thereto and their assignees under §18.1 thereof (the Lenders), KeyBank National Association, as Agent (the Agent) and the other parties thereto.
Pursuant to the provisions of §4.3 of the Credit Agreement, the undersigned hereby certifies that (i) it is the sole record owner of the participation in respect of which it is providing this certificate, (ii) its direct or indirect partners/members are the sole beneficial owners of such participation, (iii) with respect such participation, neither the undersigned nor any of its direct or indirect partners/members is a bank extending credit pursuant to a loan agreement entered into in the ordinary course of its trade or business within the meaning of Section 881(c)(3)(A) of the Code, (iv) none of its direct or indirect partners/members is a ten percent shareholder of the Borrower within the meaning of Section 871(h)(3)(B) of the Code and (v) none of its direct or indirect partners/members is a controlled foreign corporation related to the Borrower as described in Section 881(c)(3)(C) of the Code.
The undersigned has furnished its participating Lender with IRS Form W-8IMY accompanied by one of the following forms from each of its partners/members that is claiming the portfolio interest exemption: (i) an IRS Form W-8BEN or W-8BEN-E or (ii) an IRS Form W-8IMY accompanied by an IRS Form W-8BEN or W-8BEN-E from each of such partners/members beneficial owners that is claiming the portfolio interest exemption. By executing this certificate, the undersigned agrees that (1) if the information provided on this certificate changes, the undersigned shall promptly so inform such Lender and (2) the undersigned shall have at all times furnished such Lender with a properly completed and currently effective certificate in either the calendar year in which each payment is to be made to the undersigned, or in either of the two calendar years preceding such payments.
Unless otherwise defined herein, terms defined in the Credit Agreement and used herein shall have the meanings given to them in the Credit Agreement.
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EXHIBIT J-4
FORM OF U.S. TAX COMPLIANCE CERTIFICATE
(For Foreign Lenders That Are Partnerships For U.S. Federal Income Tax Purposes)
Reference is made to that certain Credit Agreement dated as of March 1, 2017 (as amended, restated, supplemented or otherwise modified from time to time, the Credit Agreement) by and among Condor Hospitality Limited Partnership (the Borrower), the financial institutions party thereto and their assignees under §18.1 thereof (the Lenders), KeyBank National Association, as Agent (the Agent) and the other parties thereto.
Pursuant to the provisions of §4.3 of the Credit Agreement, the undersigned hereby certifies that (i) it is the sole record owner of the Loan(s) (as well as any Note(s) evidencing such Loan(s)) in respect of which it is providing this certificate, (ii) its direct or indirect partners/members are the sole beneficial owners of such Loan(s) (as well as any Note(s) evidencing such Loan(s)), (iii) with respect to the extension of credit pursuant to this Credit Agreement or any other Loan Document, neither the undersigned nor any of its direct or indirect partners/members is a bank extending credit pursuant to a loan agreement entered into in the ordinary course of its trade or business within the meaning of Section 881(c)(3)(A) of the Code, (iv) none of its direct or indirect partners/members is a ten percent shareholder of the Borrower within the meaning of Section 871(h)(3)(B) of the Code and (v) none of its direct or indirect partners/members is a controlled foreign corporation related to the Borrower as described in Section 881(c)(3)(C) of the Code.
The undersigned has furnished the Agent and the Borrower with IRS Form W-8IMY accompanied by one of the following forms from each of its partners/members that is claiming the portfolio interest exemption: (i) an IRS Form W-8BEN or W-8BEN-E or (ii) an IRS Form W-8IMY accompanied by an IRS Form W-8BEN or W-8BEN-E from each of such partners/members beneficial owners that is claiming the portfolio interest exemption. By executing this certificate, the undersigned agrees that (1) if the information provided on this certificate changes, the undersigned shall promptly so inform the Borrower and the Agent, and (2) the undersigned shall have at all times furnished the Borrower and the Agent with a properly completed and currently effective certificate in either the calendar year in which each payment is to be made to the undersigned, or in either of the two calendar years preceding such payments.
Unless otherwise defined herein, terms defined in the Credit Agreement and used herein shall have the meanings given to them in the Credit Agreement.
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EXHIBIT K
FORM OF ASSIGNMENT OF INTERESTS
THIS ASSIGNMENT OF INTERESTS (this Assignment ), dated as of , 2017, by , a ( Assignor ), to KEYBANK NATIONAL ASSOCIATION ( KeyBank ), as the Agent for itself and other Lenders from time to time party to the Credit Agreement (as hereinafter defined) (KeyBank, in its capacity as the Agent, is hereinafter referred to as the Agent ).
W I T N E S S E T H:
WHEREAS, Assignor is the sole member [ and manager ] of each of the limited liability companies described on Exhibit A attached hereto and made a part hereof (such limited liability companies are hereinafter referred to collectively as the Companies and individually as a Company ); and
WHEREAS, the Companies are governed by the agreements and other organizational documents, if any, described on Exhibit A attached hereto opposite the name of the respective Company (collectively, the Organizational Agreements ); and
WHEREAS, [Assignor][Condor Hospitality Limited Partnership, a Virginia limited partnership (Borrower] , KeyBank, the other Lenders which are now or hereafter a party thereto and the Agent have entered into that certain Credit Agreement dated as of March 1, 2017 (as the same may be varied, extended, supplemented, consolidated, amended, replaced, increased, renewed or modified or restated from time to time, the Credit Agreement ), pursuant to which the Lenders have agreed to provide to [Assignor][Borrower] a revolving credit loan facility as provided in the Credit Agreement; and
WHEREAS, the Agent and the Lenders have required, as a condition to entering into the Credit Agreement, that Assignor execute this Assignment in order to secure the prompt and complete payment, as and when due and payable (whether by scheduled maturity, required prepayment, acceleration, demand or otherwise), of all indebtedness, liabilities, duties, responsibilities and obligations, whether such indebtedness, liabilities, duties, responsibilities and obligations are now existing or are hereafter created or arising, under the Credit Agreement, the Notes and/or the other Loan Documents, including, without limitation, the payment, observance and performance of, among other things, (a) the obligations of [Borrower and] Assignor arising from this Assignment and the other Loan Documents to which [it][each] is a party [including, without limitation, the Guaranty] , (b) all other Obligations (including, in the case of each of clauses (a) and (b), any interest, fees and other charges in respect of the Credit Agreement and the other Loan Documents that would accrue but for the filing of a petition initiating any bankruptcy, insolvency, receivership or other similar case or proceeding under federal or state law, whether or not such interest, fees and other charges accrue or are recoverable against Assignor after the filing of such petition for purposes of the Bankruptcy Code or are an allowed claim in such proceeding), and (c) the Hedge Obligations (but excluding any Excluded Hedge Obligations), plus reasonable attorneys fees and expenses if the obligations represented
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under this Assignment, the Credit Agreement and the other Loan Documents are collected by law, through an attorney-at-law, or under advice therefrom (all such indebtedness, liabilities, duties, responsibilities and obligations being hereinafter referred to as the Secured Obligations ).
NOW, THEREFORE, for and in consideration of the sum of Ten and No/100 Dollars ($10.00), and other good and valuable considerations, the receipt and sufficiency of which are hereby acknowledged, the parties hereto do hereby covenant and agree as follows:
1. Definitions . Capitalized terms used herein that are not otherwise defined herein shall have the meaning set forth in the Credit Agreement.
2. Grant of Security Interest . As security for the payment and performance by [Borrower and] Assignor of each and all of the Secured Obligations, Assignor does hereby transfer, assign, pledge, convey, and grant to the Agent, and does hereby grant a security interest to the Agent in, all of Assignors right, title and interest in and to the following:
(a) All right, title, interest and claims or rights of Assignor now or hereafter acquired as a member or manager of the Companies, specifically including, but without limitation, Assignors economic rights, control rights and interest and status as a member in the Companies, the Assignors right to participate in the management of the business and affairs of the Companies, the interest of Assignor in, to and under the Organizational Agreements of each of the Companies, the capital of the Companies, and the property and assets of the Companies and any rights pertaining thereto, as such membership interests are described on Exhibit A , which membership interests are evidenced, as applicable, by the certificates (the Certificates) as described on Exhibit A representing the membership interests of Assignor as described on Exhibit A in such Companies, together with any and all other securities, cash, certificates or other property, option or right in respect of, in addition to or substitution or exchange for the Certificates or any of the foregoing, or other property at any time and from time to time receivable or otherwise distributed in respect of or in exchange for all or any thereof; and
(b) Any and all profits, proceeds, accounts, income, dividends, distributions, payments upon dissolution or liquidation of any of the Companies, or the sale, financing or refinancing of any of the property or assets of any of the Companies, proceeds of a casualty or condemnation, proceeds upon a redemption or conversion, return of capital, repayment of loans, and payments of any kind or nature whatsoever, now or hereafter distributable or payable by any of the Companies, or any member or manager of any of the Companies (in such members capacity as a member) to Assignor, by reason of Assignors interest in any of the Companies, or otherwise, or now or hereafter distributable or payable to Assignor from any other source by reason of Assignor being a member in any of the Companies or otherwise, or on account of any interest in or claims or rights against any of the Companies held by Assignor, or by reason of services performed by Assignor as a member for or on behalf of any of the Companies, or with respect to the assets of any of the Companies, and any and all proceeds from any transfer, assignment or pledge of any interest of Assignor in, or claim or right against, any of the Companies (regardless of whether such transfer, assignment or pledge is permitted under the terms hereof or the other Loan Documents), and all claims, choses in action or things in action or rights as a creditor now or hereafter arising against any of the Companies; and
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(c) All accounts, contract rights, chattel paper (whether tangible or electronic), deposit accounts, security entitlements, securities accounts, investment property, letters of credit, letter of credit rights, money, supporting obligations, commercial tort claims and general intangibles (including, without limitation, payment intangibles and software) of Assignor now or hereafter evidencing, arising from or relating to, any of the foregoing; and
(d) All notes or other documents or instruments of Assignor now or hereafter evidencing or securing any of the foregoing; and
(e) All right of Assignor to collect and enforce payments distributable or payable by any of the Companies or any member or manager of any of the Companies to Assignor pursuant to the terms of any of the Organizational Agreements of any Company in which Assignor is a member or otherwise; and
(f) All documents, writings, leases, books, files, records, computer tapes, programs, ledger books and ledger pages of Assignor arising from or used in connection with any of the foregoing; and
(g) All renewals, extensions, additions, substitutions or replacements of any of the foregoing; and
(h) All powers, options, rights, privileges and immunities pertaining to any of the foregoing; and
(i) All products and proceeds of any of the foregoing and all cash, security or other property distributed on account of, or in exchange or substitution of, any of the foregoing (including, without limitation, certificates and securities).
All of the foregoing described in this Section 2 are hereinafter referred to collectively as the Collateral . The items described in clause (a) above are sometimes hereinafter referred to as the Membership Interests , and the items described in clauses (b) through (i) above are sometimes hereinafter referred to collectively as the Distributions .
3. Obligations Secured . This Assignment secures the payment and performance of the Secured Obligations, whether now existing or arising hereafter. Without limiting the generality of the foregoing, this Assignment secures the payment of all amounts which constitute part of the Secured Obligations and would be owed by [Borrower or] Assignor to the Agent, the Lenders, or any of them, but for the fact that they are unenforceable or not allowable due to the existence of an Insolvency Event involving [Borrower, ] Assignor or any Guarantor.
4. Collection of Distributions .
(a) It is acknowledged and agreed by the parties hereto that the Agent shall have sole and exclusive possession of the Distributions and that this Assignment constitutes a present, absolute and current assignment of all the Distributions and is effective upon the execution and delivery hereof. Payments under or with respect to the Distributions shall be made as follows:
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(i) Assignor shall not have any right to receive payments made under or with respect to the Distributions (including, without limitation, any Distributions from or relating to any sale, transfer, assignment, conveyance, option or other disposition of, or any pledge, mortgage, encumbrance, financing or refinancing of, or casualty to or condemnation of, any of the Collateral or any real or personal property of the Company (collectively, the Property ), or upon any redemption or conversion of the Collateral, regardless of whether such event is permitted under the terms of the Loan Documents), and all such payments shall be delivered directly by the Companies, as applicable, to the Agent for application by the Agent to the Secured Obligations in accordance with the Credit Agreement.
(ii) If Assignor shall receive any payments made under or with respect to the Distributions (including, without limitation, any Distributions from or relating to any sale, transfer, assignment, conveyance, option or other disposition of, or any pledge, mortgage, encumbrance, financing or refinancing of, or payment of, or casualty to or condemnation of, any of the Collateral or the Property, or upon any redemption or conversion of the Collateral, regardless of whether such event is permitted under the terms of the Loan Documents), Assignor shall hold all such payments in trust for the Agent, will not commingle such payments with other funds of Assignor, and will immediately pay and deliver in kind, all such payments directly to the Agent (with such endorsements and assignments as may be necessary to transfer title to the Agent) for application by the Agent to the Secured Obligations in accordance with the Credit Agreement.
(iii) Assignor hereby agrees for the benefit of each of the Companies and any member or manager thereof, that all payments actually received by the Agent hereunder or pursuant hereto shall be deemed payments to Assignor by the respective Company, as the case may be.
(iv) In furtherance of the foregoing, Assignor does hereby notify and direct each of the Companies and their members and managers that all payments under or with respect to the Distributions shall be made directly to the Agent at the address set forth herein for application by the Agent to the Secured Obligations in accordance with the Credit Agreement.
(b) Assignor shall cause each of the Companies to promptly distribute all net proceeds of the sale, transfer, assignment, conveyance, option or other disposition of, or any mortgage, hypothecation, encumbrance, financing or refinancing of, or payment of, or casualty to, or condemnation of, any of their respective assets or properties, and the assets or properties of their respective subsidiaries, and any and all other Distributions distributable or payable by the Companies or any member or manager thereof, under the terms of the Organizational Agreements of the Companies.
(c) To the extent permitted by law, Assignor hereby irrevocably designates and appoints the Agent its true and lawful attorney in fact, which appointment is coupled with an interest and is irrevocable, either in the name of the Agent, or in the name of Assignor, at Assignors sole cost and expense, and regardless of whether or not the Agent becomes a member or manager in any of the Companies, to take any or all of the following actions, provided, however, that no such action shall be permitted or undertaken by Agent unless an Event of Default shall have occurred and be continuing:
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(i) to ask, demand, sue for, attach, levy, settle, compromise, collect, compound, recover, receive and give receipt and acquittances for any and all Collateral and to take any and all actions as the Agent may deem necessary or desirable in order to realize upon the Collateral, or any portion thereof, including, without limitation, making any statements and doing and taking any actions on behalf of Assignor which are otherwise required of Assignor under the terms of any agreement as conditions precedent to the payment of the Distributions, and the right and power to receive, endorse, assign and deliver in the name of Assignor, any checks, notes, drafts, instruments and other evidences of payment received in payment of or on account of all or any portion of the Collateral and Assignor hereby waives presentment, demand, protest, and notice of demand, protest and non-payment of any instrument so endorsed; and
(ii) to institute one or more actions against any of the Companies or any member or manager thereof in connection with the collection of the Collateral, to prosecute to judgment, settle or dismiss any such actions, and to make any compromise or settlement deemed desirable, in the Agents sole and absolute discretion, with respect to such Distributions, to extend the time of payment, arrange for payment in installments or otherwise modify the terms of any of the Organizational Agreements of any Company with respect to the Distributions or release of any of the Companies or any member or manager thereof, respectively, from their respective obligations to pay any Distribution, without incurring responsibility to, or affecting any liability of, Assignor under any of such Organizational Agreements;
it being specifically understood and agreed, however, that the Agent shall not be obligated in any manner whatsoever to give any notices of default (except as specifically required herein or in the other Loan Documents) or to exercise any such power or authority or be in any way responsible for the preservation, maintenance, collection of or realizing upon the Collateral, or any portion thereof or any of Assignors rights therein. The foregoing appointment is irrevocable and continuing and any such rights, powers and privileges shall be exclusive in the Agent, its successors and assigns until this Assignment terminates as provided in Section 14 hereof.
(d) Notwithstanding anything in this Section 4 to the contrary, so long as no Event of Default has occurred and is continuing, or would occur as a result thereof, Assignor shall have a right (revocable upon the occurrence and during the continuation of an Event of Default) to receive any Distributions as permitted under the Credit Agreement. Notwithstanding anything contained herein to the contrary, no such income to be distributed shall be attributable to rents, accounts, accounts receivable, fees or other amounts paid more than one (1) month in advance, and provided further that the right to receive such Distributions shall not include any proceeds of any sale, transfer, assignment, conveyance, option or other disposition of, or any mortgage, hypothecation, encumbrance, financing or refinancing of, or casualty or condemnation of, any of the Properties, or any other Person in which it directly or indirectly holds an interest except after compliance with the terms of §5.5 of the Credit Agreement, any principal payments of any notes receivable, any amounts otherwise required by the terms of the Loan Documents to be paid to the Agent or any other items of income which are extraordinary or of a non-recurring nature.
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5. Warranties and Covenants . Assignor does hereby warrant and represent to, and covenant and agree with the Agent, as follows:
(a) Assignor has, and shall maintain throughout the term of this Assignment, all necessary power, authority and legal right to own and grant a security interest in the Collateral, and to assign to the Agent the security interest granted hereby.
(b) Each of the Companies is a limited liability company duly formed and validly existing under the laws of the State identified on Exhibit A attached hereto. If required by the laws of any jurisdiction in which each of the Companies directly or indirectly owns, leases or operates property or conducts or transacts business, the applicable Company is, and shall remain throughout the term of this Assignment, legally qualified to do business therein and is, and shall remain throughout the term of this Assignment, in good standing therein, has, and shall maintain throughout the term of this Assignment, all necessary power, authority and legal right to own, lease and operate its properties and assets as now or hereinafter contemplated to be owned, leased or operated, and to conduct the businesses and transactions in which it is currently engaged or as hereinafter contemplated to be engaged, and to hold all necessary governmental approvals, licenses, permits, certificates, inspections, consents and franchises as are required to so own, lease or operate its properties and assets and to so carry on such businesses and transactions.
(c) None of the Companies own or shall own an interest in any Person.
(d) All duties, obligations and responsibilities required to be performed by Assignor or any Company as of the date hereof under any of the Organizational Agreements of any Company have been performed, and no default or condition which with the passage of time or the giving of notice, or both, would constitute an event of default exists under any of such Organizational Agreements.
(e) None of the Membership Interests are or will be evidenced by any certificate, instrument, document or other writing other than the Certificates and the Organizational Agreements of the Companies, as the case may be. The Certificates have been duly authorized and validly issued, and are fully paid and non-assessable.
(f) This Assignment has been duly executed and delivered by Assignor and constitutes the valid, legal and binding obligation of Assignor, except as enforceability is limited by bankruptcy, insolvency, reorganization, moratorium or other laws relating to or affecting generally the enforcement of creditors rights and general principles of equity. No Person other than Assignor has or shall have any right to exercise any voting or management rights with respect to any Company (other than the managers and officers thereof).
(g) A certified copy of each of the Organizational Agreements of each Company, together with all amendments thereto, has been delivered to the Agent and such Organizational Agreements have been duly authorized, executed and delivered by Assignor and have not been modified, amended or supplemented except as indicated on Exhibit A . Each of such Organizational Agreements is in full force and effect and is enforceable in accordance with its respective terms, and, so long as this Assignment remains in effect, Assignor shall not modify, amend, cancel, release, surrender, terminate or permit the modification, amendment, cancellation, release, surrender or termination of, any of such Organizational Agreements, or dissolve, liquidate or permit the expiration of any of such Organizational Agreements or the termination or cancellation thereof, without in each instance the prior written consent of the Agent.
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(h) There are no actions, suits or proceedings pending or, to the knowledge of Assignor, threatened against or affecting Assignor, the Collateral or any Company, or involving the validity or enforceability of this Assignment or the priority of the lien thereof, at law or in equity, or before any governmental or administrative agency, and there are no judgments outstanding against Assignor, and no actions, suits, proceedings or investigations pending or threatened against Assignor, that if adversely determined, individually or in the aggregate, would adversely affect the property, assets, financial condition or business of Assignor or any Company or impair the rights or abilities of Assignor or any Company to carry on its operations, substantially as conducted on the date of this Assignment.
(i) Assignor is and shall remain the sole lawful, beneficial and record owner of the Collateral, which Assignor has hereby granted a security interest to the Agent, free and clear of all liens, restrictions, Adverse Claims, pledges, encumbrances, charges, rights of third parties and rights of set off or recoupment whatsoever (other than those with respect to the Collateral in favor of the Agent hereunder), and Assignor has the full and complete right, power and authority to grant a security interest in the Collateral in favor of the Agent, in accordance with the terms and provisions of this Assignment. The term Adverse Claims shall mean, with respect to any item of property, any and all claims, liens, security interests, charges, options, rights, restrictions on transfer or pledge, covenants and encumbrances of any kind affecting the item of property, including (if applicable) adverse claims as such term is defined in Section 8-102 of the Uniform Commercial Code, other than the liens and security interests created in favor of the Agent pursuant to this Assignment. Each Company is and shall remain the sole, lawful, beneficial and record owner of its [Real Estate][leasehold] owned as of the date on which such Person becomes a Company under this Agreement, except after compliance with the terms of §5.5 of the Credit Agreement, and no Company owns or will own any asset other than the applicable assets described as being owned by such Company in Schedule 1 attached hereto (except for any furniture, fixtures, equipment, accounts, agreements and cash related to, or used in the ordinary operation of, the applicable assets described in Schedule 1 attached hereto). Assignor is not and will not become a party to or otherwise be bound by or subject to any agreement, other than the Credit Agreement, which restricts in any manner the rights of any present or future holder of such Collateral with respect thereto. No Person has any option, right of first refusal, right of first offer or other right to acquire all or any portion of the Collateral.
(j) Assignor is and shall remain the sole lawful, beneficial and record owner of the Membership Interests and Distributions in the Companies in which Assignor has hereby granted a security interest to Agent, and no other Person owns or shall have any right to vote or exercise control over such Companies (other than the managers and officers thereof). Assignor has fully funded all of its capital contributions required pursuant to the applicable Organizational Agreements of each of the Companies and Assignor has no further obligation to contribute capital to such Companies.
(k) This Assignment, together with the filing of appropriate UCC financing statement, and the Certificates and powers delivered to the Agent (such powers to be in the form of Exhibit B attached hereto) creates a valid and binding first priority security interest in the
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Collateral securing the payment of the Secured Obligations and the performance by Assignor of its obligations under the Loan Documents and this Assignment, and all filings and other actions necessary to perfect and protect such security interests have been duly made and taken. Neither Assignor nor any other Person has performed, nor will Assignor perform, or cause or permit any other Person to perform, any acts which could reasonably be expected to prevent the Agent from enforcing any of the terms and conditions of this Assignment or which would limit the Agent in any such enforcement.
(l) There are no notes or other documents or instruments evidencing, constituting, guaranteeing or securing any of the Distributions or any right to receive the Distributions.
(m) Assignor consents to the admission of the Agent or any other purchaser of any of the Membership Interests upon a foreclosure sale as a substitute member of a Company, with all of the rights and privileges of a member under the applicable Organizational Agreement in the event that the Agent exercises its rights under this Assignment and the Agent or such other purchaser succeeds to ownership of all or any portion of the Membership Interests.
(n) (i) Assignors correct legal name (including, without limitation, punctuation and spacing) indicated on the public record of Assignors jurisdiction, mailing address, identity or corporate structure, residence or chief executive office, jurisdiction of organization, organizational identification number, and federal tax identification number, are as set forth on Exhibit C attached hereto and by this reference made a part hereof, (ii) Assignor has been using or operating under said name, identity or corporate structure without change for the time period set forth on Exhibit C attached hereto, and (iii) in order to perfect the pledge and security interests granted herein against Assignor, a U.C.C. Financing Statement must be filed with the Secretary of State of [Delaware] . Assignor covenants and agrees that Assignor shall not change any of the matters addressed by clauses (i), (ii), and (iii) of this Section 5(m) unless it has given the Agent no less than thirty (30) days prior written notice of any such change and caused to be filed at the request of the Agent, or authorized the Agent or the Agents counsel to file, such additional financing statements or other instruments to be filed in such jurisdictions as the Agent may deem necessary or advisable in its sole discretion to prevent any filed financing statement from becoming misleading or losing its perfected status.
(o) Assignor agrees to do such further acts and things, and to execute and deliver such additional conveyances, assignments, agreements, documents, endorsements, assurances and instruments as the Agent may reasonably at any time request in connection with the administration or enforcement of this Assignment or related to the Collateral or any part thereof or in order to better assure and confirm unto the Agent its rights, powers and remedies hereunder, including, without limitation, the protection and perfection of the Agents security interest in the Collateral. Without limiting the generality of the foregoing, at any time and from time to time, Assignor shall, at the reasonable request of the Agent, make, execute, acknowledge, and deliver or authorize the execution and delivery of and where appropriate, cause to be recorded and/or filed and from time to time thereafter to be re-recorded and/or refiled at such time in such offices and places as shall be deemed desirable by the Agent all such other and further assignments, security agreements, financing statements, continuation statements, endorsements, assurances, certificates and other documents as the Agent from time to time may
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require for the better assuring, conveying, assigning and confirming to the Agent the Collateral and the rights hereby conveyed or assigned or intended now or hereafter to be conveyed or assigned, and for carrying out the intention or facilitating the performance of the terms of this Assignment. Upon any failure of Assignor to do so, the Agent may make, execute, record, file, rerecord and/or refile, acknowledge and deliver any and all such further assignments, security agreements, financing statements, continuation statements, endorsements, assurances, instruments, certificates and documents for and in the name of Assignor, and Assignor hereby irrevocably appoints the Agent the agent and attorney-in-fact with full power of substitutions of Assignor so to do. This power is coupled with an interest and is irrevocable. Without limiting the generality of the foregoing, Assignor will obtain such waivers of lien, estoppel certificates or subordination agreements as the Agent may reasonably require to insure the priority of its security interest in the Collateral. Assignor also shall furnish to the Agent such evidence as the Agent reasonably may require from time to time to confirm the value of the Collateral.
(p) Exhibit C correctly sets forth all names and tradenames that Assignor has used within the last five years, and also correctly sets forth the locations of all of the chief executive offices of Assignor over the last five years.
(q) Assignor shall, at any time and from time to time, take such steps as the Agent may reasonably request for the Agent (1) to obtain an acknowledgment, in form and substance reasonably satisfactory to the Agent, of any bailee having possession of any of the Collateral, stating that the bailee holds possession of such Collateral on behalf of the Agent, (2) to obtain control of any investment property, deposit accounts, letter-of-credit rights, or electronic chattel paper (as such terms are defined by the Uniform Commercial Code as enacted in the State of New York (the UCC ) with corresponding provisions thereof defining what constitutes control for such items of collateral) in each case which are included as Collateral, with any agreements establishing control to be in form and substance reasonably satisfactory to the Agent, and (3) otherwise to insure the continued perfection and priority of the Agents security interest in any of the Collateral and of the preservation of its rights therein. If Assignor shall at any time, acquire a commercial tort claim (as such term is defined in the UCC with respect to the Collateral or any portion thereof) in excess of $250,000, Assignor shall promptly notify the Agent thereof in writing, providing a reasonable description and summary thereof, and, upon the request of Agent, shall execute a supplement to this Assignment in form and substance acceptable to the Agent granting a security interest in such commercial tort claim to the Agent.
(r) Assignor hereby authorizes the Agent, its counsel or its representative, at any time and from time to time, to file financing statements, amendments and continuations that describe or relate to the Collateral or any portion thereof in such jurisdictions as the Agent may deem necessary or desirable in order to perfect the security interests granted by Assignor under this Assignment or any other Loan Document, and such financing statements may contain, among other items as the Agent may deem advisable to include therein, the federal tax identification number and state organizational number of Assignor.
(s) The transactions contemplated by this Assignment do not violate and do not require that any filing, registration or other act be taken with respect to any and all laws pertaining to the registration or transfer of securities, including without limitation the Securities
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Act of 1933, as amended, the Securities and Exchange Act of 1934, as amended, and any and all rules and regulations promulgated thereunder or any similar federal, state or local law, rule, regulation or orders (collectively, the Applicable Law ) hereafter enacted or analogous in effect, as the same are amended and in effect from time to time (hereinafter referred to collectively as the Securities Laws ). Assignor shall at all times comply with the Securities Laws as the same pertain to all or any portion of the Collateral or any of the transactions contemplated by this Assignment.
(t) Except for the Loan Documents, Assignor is not a party to any contract or agreement or subject to any restriction or requirement materially and adversely affecting the Collateral, its business, operations or condition, financial or otherwise.
(u) No transfer tax, deed tax, conveyance tax or similar tax will be payable as a result of a transfer of the Collateral (whether by foreclosure, conveyance in lieu of foreclosure or otherwise) by Assignor to the Agent.
(v) Each of the Organizational Agreements of the Companies provides that the Equity Interests governed thereby are securities governed by Article 8 of the Uniform Commercial Code as in effect in any relevant jurisdiction.
6. General Covenants . Assignor covenants and agrees that, so long as this Assignment is continuing:
(a) Except with respect to any Equity Interests that have been released as provided in §5.5 of the Credit Agreement, Assignor shall not, without the prior written consent of the Agent, which consent may be withheld by the Agent in its sole and absolute discretion, directly or indirectly or by operation of law, sell, transfer, assign, dispose of, pledge, convey, option, mortgage, hypothecate or encumber any of the Collateral. [Assignor shall not, without the prior written consent of Agent, which consent may be withheld by Agent in its sole and absolute discretion, directly or indirectly or by operation of law, sell, transfer, assign, dispose of, pledge, convey, option, mortgage, hypothecate or encumber any of the managing interests of any of the Companies.]
(b) Assignor shall at all times defend the Collateral against all claims and demands of all persons at any time claiming any interest in the Collateral adverse to the Agents interest in the Collateral as granted hereunder.
(c) So long as this Assignment remains in effect, Assignor shall not, unless the Equity Interests of such Company have been released pursuant to §5.5 of the Credit Agreement (i) modify, amend, cancel, release, surrender, terminate or permit the modification, amendment, cancellation, release, surrender or termination of, any of the Organizational Agreements of any Company, or (ii) dissolve, liquidate or to the extent within Assignors control under such Organizational Agreements, permit the dissolution, liquidation or expiration of any of the Companies or any of such Organizational Agreements, or (iii) seek the partition of any of the assets of any of the Companies. Assignor shall not permit any change in any manager or appointment of additional managers or officers of a Company that is a limited liability company except in compliance with Section 6(n). Any manager, if not an individual, shall be a Wholly-Owned Subsidiary of REIT, and if an individual, shall be an officer of REIT.
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(d) Assignor shall perform all of its duties, responsibilities and obligations under each of the Organizational Agreements of each Company and with respect to the Collateral, and shall diligently and in good faith protect the value of the Collateral.
(e) Assignor shall pay or cause to be paid all taxes and other charges against the Collateral, shall not use the Collateral illegally, and shall not suffer to exist any material loss, theft, damage or destruction of the Collateral and shall suffer to exist no levy, seizure or attachment of the Collateral.
(f) Assignor, at the request of the Agent, shall promptly take such actions as the Agent may reasonably require to enforce or cause to be enforced the terms of any of the Organizational Agreements of any Company, or any other contract, agreement or instrument included in, giving rise to, creating, establishing, evidencing or relating to the Collateral or to collect or enforce any claim for payment or other right or privilege assigned to the Agent hereunder.
(g) Except for those items of the Collateral that are delivered to the Agent as provided herein, the Collateral, and all records of Assignor relative to the Collateral, are and will be kept at the office of Assignor located in Douglas County, Nebraska. Assignor shall give the Agent not fewer than thirty (30) days prior written notice of any change in the location of the Collateral or of such records, and Assignor will not, without the prior written consent of the Agent, move the Collateral or such records to a location outside of Douglas County, Nebraska or keep duplicate records with respect to the Collateral at any address outside such county.
(h) If any amounts are due from any of the Companies to Assignor, including, without limitation, any amounts in respect of Distributions payable to Assignor in the future, and the obligations to pay or repay such amount is to be evidenced by a separate document or instrument, then as evidence of such obligations, Assignor shall cause such Company to issue Assignor, as the evidence of any obligations of such Company to pay Distributions to Assignor in the future, a promissory note bearing the legend attached hereto as Exhibit C , which note shall provide that all payments due under such promissory note are to be paid directly to the Agent as required by and applied as provided in this Assignment until the Secured Obligations are paid in full and the Lenders have no further obligation to make any advances or issue Letters of Credit under the Credit Agreement or this Assignment is otherwise terminated as provided herein. No other evidence of such obligations shall be executed by such Company to Assignor.
(i) Assignor shall promptly deliver to the Agent any note or other document or instrument entered into after the date hereof which evidences, constitutes, guarantees or secures any of the Distributions or any right to receive a Distribution, which notes or other documents and instruments shall be accompanied by such endorsements or assignments as the Agent may require to transfer title to the Agent.
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(j) So long as this Assignment shall remain in effect, Assignor shall, promptly following receipt, forward to the Agent duplicate copies of any and all notices of default under any of the Organizational Agreements of any Company or of any failure by Assignor or any other Company to perform any obligation under any of such Organizational Agreements.
(k) [Reserved].
(l) Anything herein to the contrary notwithstanding, (i) Assignor shall remain liable under each of the Organizational Agreements of each Company and all other contracts, agreements and instruments included in, giving rise to, creating, establishing, evidencing or relating to the Collateral to the extent set forth therein to perform all of its duties and obligations (including, without limitation, any obligation to make capital contributions or provide other funds to such entities) to the same extent as if this Assignment had not been executed, (ii) the exercise by the Agent of any of its rights hereunder shall not release Assignor from any of its duties or obligations under any of such Organizational Agreements or any such contracts, agreements and instruments, and (iii) neither the Agent nor any of the Lenders shall have any obligation or liability under any of such Organizational Agreements or any such contract, agreement or instrument by reason of this Assignment, nor shall the Agent or any of the Lenders be obligated to perform any of the obligations or duties of Assignor thereunder or to take any action to collect or enforce any claim for payment or other right or privilege assigned to the Agent hereunder.
(m) Assignor shall not, without the prior written consent of the Agent, which consent may be withheld by the Agent in its sole and absolute discretion, take or permit to be taken any action which could result in the sale, reduction, cancellation, dilution, diminution, conversion or withdrawal of any interest of such Assignor in any of the Companies or omit to take any action necessary to prevent any such sale, reduction, cancellation, dilution, diminution, conversion or withdrawal, or otherwise take any action or omit to take any action that would, in the exercise of the Agents judgment, jeopardize or diminish the security interests or rights and benefits afforded to the Agent by the Collateral. Without limiting the foregoing, such Assignor shall not consent to or permit to occur the admission of any new member or equityholder, or the creation of any new class of interest in any of the Companies or the issuance, directly or indirectly, of any other equity or beneficial interest in any of the Companies.
(n) Assignor has delivered to the Agent a resignation letter in the form of Exhibit E attached hereto (each, a Resignation Letter) from each officer or manager of each Company that provides that such Person has resigned its position as an officer or manager of the Company, as applicable, effective upon receipt of written notice from the Agent of the occurrence of an Event of Default. Assignor shall within ten (10) days notify the Agent of any change in any such officer or manager, or the addition of any other Person as an officer or manager, and shall cause each officer or manager of the Company that may be appointed after the date hereof to deliver to the Agent within ten (10) days of such appointment or election a Resignation Letter satisfactory to the Agent.
(o) Assignor has delivered to the Agent an Acknowledgement in the form of Exhibit F attached hereto from each Company.
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7. Substitution, Exchanges, Additional Interest .
If Assignor shall at any time be entitled to receive or shall receive any cash, certificate or other property, option or right, upon, in respect of, as an addition to, or in substitution or exchange for any of the Collateral, whether for value paid by Assignor or otherwise, Assignor agrees that the same shall be deemed to be Collateral and shall be delivered directly to the Agent in each case, accompanied by proper instruments of assignment and powers duly executed by Assignor in such a form as may be reasonably required by the Agent, to be held by the Agent subject to the terms hereof, as further security for the Secured Obligations (except as otherwise provided herein with respect to the application of the foregoing to the Secured Obligations). If Assignor receives any of the foregoing directly, Assignor agrees to hold such cash or other property in trust for the benefit of the Agent, and to surrender such cash or other property to the Agent promptly following receipt of the same. In the event that Assignor purchases or otherwise acquires or obtains any additional interest in the Companies or any rights or options to acquire such interest, all rights to receive profits, proceeds, accounts, income, dividends, distributions or other payments as a result of such additional interest, rights and options shall automatically be deemed to be a part of the Collateral. All certificates, if any, representing such interests shall be promptly delivered to the Agent, together with assignments related thereto, or other instruments appropriate to transfer a certificate representing any such interest, duly executed in blank.
8. Events of Default . An Event of Default shall exist hereunder upon the occurrence of any of the following:
(a) Assignor shall fail to duly and fully comply with any covenant, condition or agreement in Section 5(a), 5(i), 5(j), 6(a), 6(c), 6(h), 6(i), 6(m) or 7 of this Assignment;
(b) Assignor shall fail to, or Assignor shall fail to cause any other Person, to duly and fully comply with any covenant, condition or agreement of this Assignment (other than those specified in subsection (a) above or any default excluded from any provision of a grace period or cure of defaults contained in any other of the Loan Documents) and such failure is not cured in the applicable time period provided in the Credit Agreement;
(c) The occurrence of an Event of Default under any of the other Loan Documents;
(d) Any amendment to or termination of a financing statement naming Assignor as debtor and the Agent as secured party, or any correction statement with respect thereto, is filed in any jurisdiction by, or caused by, or at the instance of Assignor or by, or caused by, or at the instance of any principal, member, partner, shareholder or officer of Assignor without the prior written consent of the Agent; or
(e) Any amendment to or termination of a financing statement naming Assignor as debtor and Agent as secured party, or any correction statement with respect thereto, is filed in any jurisdiction by any party other than Agent or Agents counsel without the prior written consent of Agent and the effect of such filing is not completely nullified to the reasonable satisfaction of Agent within ten (10) days after notice to Assignor thereof.
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9. Remedies .
(a) Upon the occurrence and during the continuance of any Event of Default, the Agent may take any action deemed by the Agent to be necessary or appropriate to the enforcement of the rights and remedies of the Agent under this Assignment and the Loan Documents, including, without limitation, the exercise of its rights and remedies with respect to any or all of the Collateral. The remedies of the Agent shall include, without limitation, all rights and remedies specified in the Loan Documents and this Assignment, all remedies of the Agent under applicable general or statutory law, and the remedies of a secured party under the UCC, regardless of whether the UCC has been enacted or enacted in that form in any other jurisdiction in which such right or remedy is asserted. In addition to such other remedies as may exist from time to time, whether by way of set off, bankers lien, consensual security interest or otherwise, upon the occurrence and during the continuance of an Event of Default, the Agent is authorized at any time and from time to time, without notice to or demand upon Assignor (any such notice or demand being expressly waived by Assignor) to charge any and all deposits (general or special, time or demand, provisional or final) at any time held and other obligations at any time owing by the Agent to or for the credit of or the account of Assignor against any and all of the Secured Obligations, irrespective of whether or not the Agent shall have made any demand for payment and although such Secured Obligations may be unmatured. Any notice required by law, including, but not limited to, notice of the intended disposition of all or any portion of the Collateral, shall be reasonable and properly given if given in the manner prescribed for the giving of notice herein, and, in the case of any notice of disposition, if given at least ten (10) days prior to such disposition. The Agent may require Assignor to assemble the Collateral and make it available to the Agent at any place to be designated by the Agent which is reasonably convenient to both parties. It is expressly understood and agreed that the Agent shall be entitled to dispose of the Collateral at any public or private sale or sales, without recourse to judicial proceedings and without either demand, appraisement, advertisement or notice (except as such notice as is otherwise required under this Assignment) of any kind, all of which are expressly waived, and that the Agent shall be entitled to bid and purchase at any such sale. In the event that the Agent is the successful bidder at any public or private sale of any note or other document or instrument evidencing Assignors right to receive a Distribution, the Agent shall be entitled to credit the amount bid by the Agent against the obligations evidenced by such note, document or instrument rather than the Secured Obligations. In the event that the Agent is the successful bidder at any public or private sale of the Collateral or any portion thereof, the amount bid by the Agent may be credited against the Secured Obligations as provided in the Credit Agreement. To the extent the Collateral consists of marketable securities, the Agent shall not be obligated to sell such securities for the highest price obtainable, but shall sell them at the market price available on the date of sale. The Agent shall not be obligated to make any sale of the Collateral if it shall determine not to do so regardless of the fact that notice of sale of the Collateral may have been given. The Agent may, without notice or publication, adjourn any public sale from time to time by announcement at the time and place fixed for sale, and such sale may, without further notice, be made at the time and place to which the same was so adjourned. Each such purchaser at any such sale shall hold the Collateral sold absolutely free from claim or right on the part of Assignor. In the event that any consent, approval or authorization of any governmental agency or commission will be necessary to effectuate any such sale or sales, Assignor shall execute all such applications or other instruments as the Agent may deem reasonably necessary to obtain such consent, approval or authorization. The Agent may notify any account debtor or obligor with respect to the Collateral to make payment directly to the Agent, and may demand, collect,
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receipt for, settle, compromise, adjust, sue for, foreclose or realize upon the Collateral as the Agent may determine whether or not the Secured Obligations or the Collateral are due, and for the purpose of realizing the Agents rights therein, the Agent may receive, open and dispose of mail addressed to Assignor and endorse notes, checks, drafts, money orders, documents of title or other evidences of payment, shipment or storage of any form of Collateral on behalf and in the name of Assignor, as its attorney in fact. In addition, Assignor hereby irrevocably designates and appoints the Agent its true and lawful attorney-in-fact either in the name of the Agent or Assignor to (i) sign Assignors name on any Collateral, drafts against account debtors, assignments, any proof of claim in any bankruptcy or other insolvency proceeding involving any account debtor, any notice of lien, claim of lien or assignment or satisfaction of lien, or on any financing statement or continuation statement under the UCC; (ii) send verifications of accounts receivable to any account debtor; and (iii) in connection with a transfer of the Collateral as described above, sign in Assignors name any documents necessary to transfer title to the Collateral to the Agent or any third party. All acts of said attorney in fact are hereby ratified and approved and the Agent shall not be liable for any mistake of law or fact made in connection therewith. This power of attorney is coupled with an interest and shall be irrevocable so long as any amounts remain unpaid on any of the Secured Obligations. All remedies of the Agent shall be cumulative to the full extent provided by law, all without liability except to account for property actually received, but the Agent shall have no duty to exercise such rights and shall not be responsible for any failure to do so or delay in so doing. Pursuit by the Agent of certain judicial or other remedies shall not abate nor bar other remedies with respect to the Secured Obligations or to other portions of the Collateral. The Agent may exercise its rights to the Collateral without resorting or regard to other collateral or sources of security or reimbursement for the Secured Obligations. In the event that any transfer tax, deed tax, conveyance tax or similar tax is payable in connection with the foreclosure, conveyance in lieu of foreclosure or otherwise of the Membership Interests or other Collateral, Assignor shall pay such amount to the Agent upon demand and if Assignor fails to pay such amount on demand, the Agent may advance such amount on behalf of Assignor and the amount thereof shall become a part of the Secured Obligations and bear interest at the Default Rate until paid.
(b) If Assignor fails to perform any agreement or covenant contained in this Assignment beyond any applicable period for notice and cure, the Agent may itself perform, or cause to be performed, any agreement or covenant of Assignor contained in this Assignment which Assignor shall fail to perform, and the cost of such performance, together with any expenses, including reasonable attorneys fees actually incurred (including reasonable attorneys fees incurred in any appeal) by the Agent in connection therewith, shall be payable by Assignor within ten (10) days of written demand therefor and shall constitute a part of the Secured Obligations and, if not paid within such ten (10) days of written demand, shall bear interest at the Default Rate.
(c) Whether or not an Event of Default has occurred and whether or not the Agent is the absolute owner of the Collateral, the Agent may take such action as the Agent may deem necessary to protect the Collateral or its security interest therein, the Agent being hereby authorized to pay, purchase, contest and compromise any encumbrance, charge or lien which in the reasonable judgment of the Agent appears to be prior or superior to its security interest, and in exercising any such powers and authority to pay necessary out-of-pocket expenses, employ counsel and pay reasonable attorneys fees. Any such advances made or expenses incurred by
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the Agent shall be deemed advanced under the Loan Documents, shall increase the indebtedness evidenced and secured thereby, shall be payable within ten (10) days of written demand therefor and, if not paid within such ten (10) days of written demand, and shall bear interest at the Default Rate.
(d) Any certificates or securities held by the Agent as Collateral hereunder may, at any time, and at the option of the Agent, be registered in the name of the Agent or its nominee, endorsed or assigned in blank or in the name of any nominee and the Agent may deliver any or all of the Collateral to the issuer or issuers thereof for the purpose of making denominational exchanges or registrations or transfer or for such other purposes in furtherance of this Assignment as the Agent may deem desirable. Except as provided in the immediately succeeding sentence, Assignor shall retain the right to vote any of the Collateral, as applicable, or exercise membership rights, as applicable, in a manner not inconsistent with the terms of this Assignment and the other Loan Documents, and the Agent hereby grants to Assignor its proxy to enable Assignor to so vote any of the Collateral or exercise such membership rights, as applicable (except that Assignor shall not have any right to exercise any such power if the exercise thereof would violate or result in a violation of any of the terms of this Assignment or any of the other Loan Documents). At any time after the occurrence and during the continuance of any Event of Default, the Agent or its nominee shall, upon written notice to Assignor and the applicable Company, automatically have the sole and exclusive right to give all consents, waivers and ratifications in respect of the Collateral and exercise all voting and other membership, management, approval or other rights at any meeting of the members or managers of such Company (and the right to call such meetings) or otherwise (and to give written consents in lieu of voting thereon) (collectively, the Voting Rights ), and exercise any and all rights of conversion, exchange, subscription or any of the rights, privileges or options pertaining to such Collateral and otherwise act with respect thereto and thereunder as if the Agent or its nominee were the absolute owner thereof (all of such rights of Assignor ceasing to exist and terminating upon the occurrence and during the continuance of an Event of Default) including, without limitation, the right to exchange, at its discretion, any and all of such Collateral upon the merger, consolidation, reorganization, recapitalization or the readjustment of the issuer thereof, all without liability except to account for property actually received and in such manner as the Agent shall determine in its sole and absolute discretion, but the Agent shall have no duty to exercise any of the aforesaid rights, privileges or options and shall not be responsible for the failure to do so or delay in so doing. The exercise by the Agent of any of its rights and remedies under this Section 9(d) shall not be deemed a disposition of collateral under Article 9 of the UCC nor an acceptance by the Agent of any of the Collateral in satisfaction of the Secured Obligations.
(e) Upon the written demand of the Agent following the occurrence of and during the continuance of an Event of Default, Assignor shall deliver or cause to be delivered to the Agent or the Agents designee copies of all books, records, contracts, Leases, other loan documents, files and other correspondence relating to each Company, or any property owned by any Company, and upon the foreclosure, conveyance in lieu of foreclosure or otherwise of the Membership Interests which constitute 100% of the Membership Interests in a Company, Assignor shall deliver or cause to be delivered to the Agent or the Agents designee original versions of all of such instruments relating to such Company.
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(f) Notwithstanding anything in this Assignment or any other Loan Document to the contrary, any reference in this Assignment or any other Loan Document to the continuance of a default or the continuance of an Event of Default or any similar phrase shall not create or be deemed to create any right of Assignor or any other party to cure any default following the expiration of any applicable grace or notice and cure period.
10. Duties of the Agent . The powers conferred on the Agent hereunder are solely to protect its interest in the Collateral and shall not impose any duty upon it to exercise any such powers. The Agents duty with reference to the Collateral shall be solely to use slight care in the custody and preservation of the Collateral, which shall not include any steps necessary to preserve rights against prior parties. The Agent shall have no responsibility or liability for the collection of any Collateral or by reason of any invalidity, lack of value or uncollectability of any of the payments received by it.
11. Indemnification .
(a) It is specifically understood and agreed that this Assignment shall not operate to place any responsibility or obligation whatsoever upon the Agent or any of the Lenders, or cause the Agent or any of the Lenders to be, or to be deemed to be, a member in any of the Companies and that in accepting this Assignment, the Agent and the Lenders neither assume nor agree to perform at any time whatsoever any obligation or duty of Assignor relating to the Collateral or under any of the Organizational Agreements of the Companies or any other mortgage, indenture, contract, agreement or instrument to which the Companies are a party or to which they are subject, all of which obligations and duties shall be and remain with and upon Assignor.
(b) Assignor agrees to indemnify, defend and hold the Agent and the Lenders harmless from and against any and all claims, expenses, losses and liabilities growing out of or resulting from this Assignment (including, without limitation, enforcement of this Assignment) or acts taken or omitted to be taken by the Agent or the Lenders hereunder or in connection therewith, except claims, expenses, losses or liabilities resulting from the Agents or such Lenders gross negligence or willful misconduct as finally determined by a court of competent jurisdiction after the expiration of all applicable appeal periods.
(c) Assignor, within ten (10) days of written demand shall pay to the Agent the amount of any and all reasonable out-of-pocket expenses, including, without limitation, the reasonable fees and disbursements of counsel actually incurred (including those incurred in any appeal), and of any experts and agents, which the Agent may incur in connection with (i) the administration of this Assignment, (ii) the sale of, collection from, or other realization upon, any of the Collateral, (iii) the exercise or enforcement of any of the rights of the Agent hereunder, or (iv) the failure by Assignor or any Company to perform or observe any of the provisions hereof.
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12. Security Interest Absolute . All rights of the Agent, and the security interests hereunder, and all of the obligations secured hereby, shall be absolute and unconditional, irrespective of:
(a) Any lack of validity or enforceability of the Loan Documents or any other agreement or instrument relating thereto;
(b) Any change in the time (including any extension of the maturity date of the Note), manner or place of payment of, or in any other term of, all or any of the Secured Obligations or any other amendment or waiver of or any consent to any departure from the Loan Documents;
(c) Any exchange, release or nonperfection of any other collateral for the Secured Obligations, or any release or amendment or waiver of or consent to departure from any of the Loan Documents with respect to all or any part of the Secured Obligations; or
(d) Any other circumstance (other than payment of the Secured Obligations in full) that might otherwise constitute a defense available to, or a discharge of, Assignor, any Company or any third party for the Secured Obligations or any part thereof.
13. Amendments and Waivers . No amendment or waiver of any provision of this Assignment nor consent to any departure therefrom shall in any event be effective unless the same shall be in writing and signed by the Agent and Assignor, and then such waiver or consent shall be effective only in the specific instance and for the specific purpose for which given. No course of dealing, delay or omission of the Agent to exercise any right, power or remedy accruing upon any Default or Event of Default shall exhaust or impair any such right, power or remedy or shall be construed to be a waiver of any such Event of Default, or acquiescence therein; and every right, power and remedy given by this Assignment to the Agent may be exercised from time to time and as often as may be deemed expedient by the Agent. No notice to or demand upon Assignor shall entitle Assignor to other or further notice or demand in similar or other circumstances. Failure on the part of the Agent to complain of any act or failure to act which constitutes an Event of Default, irrespective of how long such failure continues, shall not constitute a waiver by the Agent of the Agents rights hereunder or impair any rights, powers or remedies consequent on any Event of Default. Assignor hereby waives to the extent permitted by law all rights which Assignor has or may have under and by virtue of the UCC and any federal, state, county or municipal statute, regulation, ordinance, Constitution or charter, now or hereafter existing, similar in effect thereto providing any right of Assignor to notice and to a judicial hearing prior to seizure by the Agent of any of the Collateral. Assignor hereby waives and renounces for itself, its heirs, successors and assigns, presentment, demand, protest, advertisement or notice of any kind (except for any notice required by law or the Loan Documents) and all rights to the benefits of any statute of limitations and any moratorium, reinstatement, marshaling, forbearance, valuation, stay, extension, homestead, redemption and appraisement now provided or which may hereafter be provided by the Constitution and laws of the United States and of any state thereof, both as to itself and in and to all of its property, real and personal, against the enforcement of this Assignment and the collection of any of the Secured Obligations.
14. Continuing Security Interest; Transfer of Note; Release of Collateral . This Assignment shall create a continuing security interest in the Collateral and shall (a) remain in full force and effect until the indefeasible payment in full of the Secured Obligations and the Lenders have no further obligation to make any advances or issue Letters of Credit under the Credit
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Agreement, (b) be binding upon Assignor and its permitted heirs, successors and assigns, and (c) inure, together with the rights and remedies of the Agent hereunder, to the benefit of the Agent and the Lenders and their respective successors, transferees and assigns. Upon the indefeasible payment in full of the Secured Obligations and the termination or expiration of any obligation of the Lenders to make further advances or issue Letters of Credit under the Credit Agreement, the security interest granted hereby shall terminate and all rights to the Collateral shall revert to Assignor. Upon any such termination, the Agent will, at Assignors expense, execute and deliver to Assignor such documents as Assignor shall reasonably request to evidence such termination.
15. Modifications, Etc. Assignor hereby consents and agrees that the Agent may at any time and from time to time, without notice to or further consent from Assignor, either with or without consideration, surrender any property or other security of any kind or nature whatsoever held by it or by any person, firm or corporation on its behalf or for its account, securing the Secured Obligations; substitute for any Collateral so held by it, other collateral of like kind; agree to modification of the terms of the Loan Documents; extend or renew the Loan Documents for any period; grant releases, compromises and indulgences with respect to the Loan Documents for any period; grant releases, compromises and indulgences with respect to the Loan Documents to any persons or entities now or hereafter liable thereunder or hereunder; release any guarantor, endorser or any other person or entity liable with respect to the Secured Obligations; or take or fail to take any action of any type whatsoever; and no such action which the Agent shall take or fail to take in connection with the Loan Documents, or any of them, or any security for the payment of the Secured Obligations or for the performance of any obligations or undertakings of Assignor, nor any course of dealing with Assignor or any other person, shall release Assignors obligations hereunder, affect this Assignment in any way or afford Assignor any recourse against Lender.
16. Securities Act . In view of the position of Assignor in relation to the Collateral, or because of other current or future circumstances, a question may arise under the Securities Laws or the Organizational Agreements of the Companies with respect to any disposition of the Collateral permitted hereunder. Assignor recognizes that the Organizational Agreements of the Companies strictly limit transfers of the Membership Interests, as the case may be, and the admission of substitute members to the Companies. Assignor understands that compliance with the Securities Laws and the Organizational Agreements of the Companies might very strictly limit the course of conduct of the Agent if the Agent were to attempt to dispose of all or any part of the Collateral in accordance with the terms hereof, and might also limit the extent to which or the manner in which any subsequent transferee of any Collateral could dispose of the same. Similarly, there may be other legal restrictions or limitations affecting the Agent in any attempt to dispose of all or part of the Collateral in accordance with the terms hereof under applicable Blue Sky or other state securities laws or similar Applicable Law analogous in purpose or effect. Assignor recognizes that in light of the foregoing restrictions and limitations the Agent may, with respect to any sale of the Collateral, limit the purchasers to those who will agree, among other things, to acquire such Collateral for their own account, for investment, and not with a view to the distribution or resale thereof and who are able to satisfy any conditions or requirements set forth in the Organizational Agreements of the Companies and the Agent may sell the Collateral in parcels and at such times and to such Persons as the Agent may reasonably determine is necessary to comply with such conditions or requirements. Assignor acknowledges and agrees that in light of the foregoing restrictions and limitations, the Agent in its sole and
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absolute discretion may, in accordance with Applicable Law and the Organizational Agreements of the Companies, (a) proceed to make such a sale whether or not a registration statement for the purpose of registering such Collateral or part thereof shall have been filed under the Securities Laws (b) approach and negotiate with a single potential purchaser to effect such sale and (c) sell portions of the Collateral separately and at such times and in such manner to such Persons as the Agent may reasonably determine is necessary to comply with such conditions and requirements. Assignor acknowledges and agrees that any such sale might result in prices and other terms less favorable to the seller if such sale were a public sale without such restrictions. In the event of any such sale, the Agent shall incur no responsibility or liability for selling all or any part of the Collateral in accordance with the terms hereof at a price that the Agent, in its sole and absolute discretion, may in good faith deem reasonable under the circumstances, notwithstanding the possibility that a substantially higher price might have been realized if the sale were deferred until after registration as aforesaid or if more than a single purchaser were approached or if all the Collateral were sold at a single sale. Assignor further agrees that any sale or sales by the Agent of the Collateral made as provided in this Section 16 shall be commercially reasonable. The provisions of this Section 16 will apply notwithstanding the existence of a public or private market upon which the quotations or sales prices may exceed substantially the price at which the Agent sells. The Agent and the Lenders shall not be liable to Assignor for any loss in value of the Collateral by reason of any delay in the sale of the Collateral.
17. Governing Law; Terms . THIS ASSIGNMENT SHALL PURSUANT TO SECTION 5-1401 OF THE NEW YORK GENERAL OBLIGATIONS LAW BE GOVERNED BY AND CONSTRUED UNDER THE LAWS OF THE STATE OF NEW YORK EXCEPT TO THE EXTENT OF PROCEDURAL AND SUBSTANTIVE MATTERS RELATING ONLY TO THE CREATION, PERFECTION AND FORECLOSURE OF SECURITY INTERESTS AND LIENS, AND ENFORCEMENT OF RIGHTS AND REMEDIES AGAINST THE COLLATERAL, WHICH MATTER SHALL BE GOVERNED BY THE INTERNAL LAWS OF THE STATE OF NEW YORK.
18. Notices . Each notice, demand, election or request provided for or permitted to be given pursuant to this Assignment (hereinafter in referred to as a Notice ) must be in writing and shall be deemed to have been properly given or served if given in the manner prescribed in the Credit Agreement if given to Assignor.
19. Counterparts . This Assignment and any amendment hereof may be executed in several counterparts and by each party on a separate counterpart, each of which when so executed and delivered shall be an original, and all of which together shall constitute one instrument. In proving this Assignment it shall not be necessary to produce or account for more than one such counterpart signed by the party against whom enforcement is sought.
20. No Unwritten Agreements . THE WRITTEN LOAN DOCUMENTS REPRESENT THE FINAL AGREEMENT BETWEEN THE PARTIES AND MAY NOT BE CONTRADICTED BY EVIDENCE OF PRIOR, CONTEMPORANEOUS OR SUBSEQUENT ORAL AGREEMENTS OF THE PARTIES. THERE ARE NO UNWRITTEN ORAL AGREEMENTS BETWEEN THE PARTIES.
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21. Miscellaneous . Time is of the essence of this Assignment. Title or captions of sections or paragraphs hereof are for convenience only and neither limit nor amplify the provisions hereof. If, for any circumstances whatsoever, fulfillment of any provision of this Assignment shall involve transcending the limit of validity presently prescribed by applicable law, the obligation to be fulfilled shall be reduced to the limit of such validity; and if any clause or provision herein operates or would prospectively operate to invalidate this Assignment, in whole or in part, then such clause or provision only shall be held for naught, as though not herein contained, and the remainder of this Assignment shall remain operative and in full force and effect.
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IN WITNESS WHEREOF, Assignor and the Agent have executed this Assignment under seal on the date first above written.
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EXHIBIT B
FORM OF POWER
IRREVOCABLE CERTIFICATE POWER
FOR VALUE RECEIVED , the undersigned (hereinafter referred to as Assignor ) has fully and irrevocably granted, assigned and transferred and hereby does fully and irrevocably grant, assign and transfer to and the successors, transferees, assigns and personal representatives thereof (hereinafter collectively referred to as Assignee ) the following property:
[ ] shares of [units/limited liability company interests] of [ ], a [ ], represented by certificate number [ ].
Assignor hereby irrevocably appoints Assignee to be Assignors true and lawful attorney-in-fact, with full power of substitution, and empowers Assignee, for and in the name and stead of Assignor, to sell, transfer, hypothecate, liquidate or otherwise dispose of all of or any portion of the above-described securities, from time to time, and, for that purpose, to make, sign, execute and deliver any documents or perform any other act necessary for such sale, transfer, hypothecation, liquidation or other disposition. Assignor acknowledges that this appointment is coupled with an interest and shall not be revocable by Assignors dissolution or any other reason. Assignor hereby ratifies and approves all acts that Assignee or any substitute therefor shall do by virtue hereof.
IN WITNESS WHEREOF , the undersigned has executed and sealed this power as of this day of , .
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EXHIBIT C
PROMISSORY NOTE LEGEND
THIS NOTE HAS BEEN PLEDGED BY ( ASSIGNOR ) TO KEYBANK NATIONAL ASSOCIATION, AS THE AGENT (THE AGENT ), PURSUANT TO AN ASSIGNMENT OF INTERESTS DATED , 201_ (AS THE SAME MAY BE MODIFIED, AMENDED OR RESTATED FROM TIME TO TIME, THE ASSIGNMENT ). ALL AMOUNTS PAYABLE TO ASSIGNOR PURSUANT TO THIS NOTE SHALL BE PAID DIRECTLY TO THE AGENT AS REQUIRED BY THE ASSIGNMENT.
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DESCRIPTION OF DEBTOR AND SECURED PARTY
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, a . Debtor has been using or operating under said name and identity or corporate structure without change since .
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KEYBANK NATIONAL ASSOCIATION, as the Agent.
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FORM OF RESIGNATION LETTER
[DATE]
KeyBank National Association, as Agent
4910 Tiedeman Road, 3 rd Floor
Brooklyn, Ohio 44144
Attention: Real Estate Capital Services
Ladies and Gentlemen:
The undersigned hereby irrevocably tenders its resignation as [an officer][a manager] of [NAME OF COMPANY], a limited liability company (the Company ), which resignation shall become effective at the time specified in any written notice from you advising the Company that an Event of Default has occurred under that certain Credit Agreement dated as of March 1, 2017, among Condor Hospitality Limited Partnership, KeyBank National Association, as the Agent, and the other parties thereto (as the same may be varied, extended, supplemented, consolidated, amended, replaced, renewed, modified or restated, the Credit Agreement ; capitalized terms used herein and not defined herein shall have the meanings ascribed to such terms in the Credit Agreement). The undersigned acknowledges and agrees that the undersigned shall have no right or obligation to inquire or verify whether any Event of Default has occurred, and notwithstanding any claim of any other Person to the contrary, the foregoing resignation shall be effective upon the Companys receipt from you of the notice described above. The undersigned further agrees that any such notice shall be effective if delivered to the undersigned at the address set forth below (or at such other address of which the undersigned shall have notified the Agent in accordance with the notice provision set forth in the Credit Agreement).
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FORM OF ACKNOWLEDGMENT
(NAME OF PLEDGED COMPANY)
FOR AND IN CONSIDERATION of the sum of Ten and No/100 Dollars ($10.00), and other good and valuable consideration, the receipt and sufficiency of which are hereby acknowledged, the undersigned [NAME OF PLEDGED COMPANY] ( Pledged Company ), being a Company as defined in that certain Assignment of Interests dated as of , 201_ (the Assignment ) from ( Assignor ) to KEYBANK NATIONAL ASSOCIATION , as the Agent (the Agent ), do hereby:
(a) consent to the execution and delivery of the Assignment by Assignor, a copy of which has been delivered to Pledged Company;
(b) acknowledge and represent to the Agent and the Lenders that all conditions and requirements, if any, set forth in the Organizational Agreements governing Pledged Company and all other agreements, if any, with respect to the assignment by Assignor to the Agent of the Membership Interests and the Distributions (in each case as defined in the Assignment) and a subsequent transfer to the Agent, the Lenders, or any nominee thereof or any purchaser (a Purchaser ) of the Membership Interests and the Distributions, in the event that the Agent exercises its remedies under the Assignment, by foreclosure, a conveyance in lieu thereof or otherwise, have been satisfied, and acknowledge and agree that it has reflected such assignment to the Agent pursuant to the Assignment in its books and records and shall take such actions, without regard to any notice or demand by Assignor to Pledged Company, as the Agent, the Lenders or any nominee thereof or any other Purchaser of the Membership Interests and the Distributions may deem necessary to reflect (i) the assignment of the Membership Interests and the Distributions to the Agent or (ii) the transfer of the Membership Interests and Distributions to the Agent, the Lenders, any nominee thereof or any Purchaser, in their respective books and records. Pledged Company acknowledges that any Purchaser that acquires the Membership Interests by foreclosure, conveyance in lieu thereof or otherwise shall automatically and without further action be recognized as a substitute Member of Pledged Company in the place of Assignor, without the necessity of any other consent or approval of any member or manager of Pledged Company or other Person or the payment of any fees or expenses;
(c) agree to cooperate with the Agent, the Lenders, any nominee thereof, or any other Purchaser in executing and filing any amendments to the certificate or agreement of Pledged Company and any other registrations or qualifications to do business as the Agent, the Lenders, any nominee thereof or such Purchaser may deem necessary upon a transfer of the Membership Interests and the Distributions by foreclosure, conveyance in lieu thereof or otherwise;
(d) acknowledge and represent that no default or event which, with the giving of notice or the passage of time, could become a default has occurred as to Assignor under the Organizational Agreements of Pledged Company and all capital contributions required of Assignor pursuant to the Organizational Agreements of Pledged Company as of the date hereof have been made, and that Assignor has no further obligation to contribute capital to Pledged Company;
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(e) acknowledge that it has received proper notice from Assignor to pay directly to the Agent, to the extent required by the Assignment, all Distributions now or hereafter distributable or payable by Pledged Company to Assignor pursuant to the Organizational Agreements of Pledged Company, and agree it will pay such Distributions to the Agent at 127 Public Square, Cleveland, Ohio 44114-1306, or to such other address as the Agent may designate in writing, without any additional notification or authorization from Assignor;
(f) represent to the Agent that (i) the books and records of Pledged Company indicate that Assignor is the owner of the Membership Interests and the Distributions, and (ii) it has not received any notice of, and is not otherwise aware of, any assignment of, security interest in, or lien or encumbrance on, or with respect to, such Membership Interests or Distributions other than the lien of the Agent;
(g) agree that the Agent and its representatives may inspect the books and records of Pledged Company at the place of business of Pledged Company at or at any other location of any of the books and records of Pledged Company during normal business hours, and that Assignor may disclose to the Agent information and reports concerning its financial condition and affairs and the financial condition and affairs of Pledged Company;
(h) agree to send copies to the Agent at the address referenced in subparagraph (e) above of any and all notices that are sent to Assignor pursuant to the Organizational Agreements of Pledged Company;
(i) agree that if any amounts are due from Pledged Company to Assignor and the obligation to repay such amount is to be evidenced by a separate document, then as evidence of such indebtedness, Pledged Company shall issue to Assignor a promissory note which contains the following legend: THIS NOTE HAS BEEN PLEDGED BY ( ASSIGNOR ) TO KEYBANK NATIONAL ASSOCIATION, AS THE AGENT (THE AGENT ) PURSUANT TO AN ASSIGNMENT OF INTERESTS DATED AS OF , 201_ (THE ASSIGNMENT ). ALL AMOUNTS PAYABLE TO ASSIGNOR PURSUANT TO THIS NOTE SHALL BE PAID DIRECTLY TO THE AGENT AS REQUIRED BY THE ASSIGNMENT, and Pledged Company shall cause Assignor to deliver such promissory note to the Agent as required by the terms of the Assignment. No other evidence of such obligation shall be executed by Pledged Company to Assignor. As of the date hereof, there are no amounts owed to Assignor by Pledged Company other than Distributions to be made in accordance with the Organizational Agreements of Pledged Company, and there are no notes, documents, instruments or other agreements evidencing, constituting, guaranteeing or securing any Distributions;
(j) to distribute any Distributions in accordance with the provisions of the Assignment and the Credit Agreement;
(k) covenant and agree to give the Agent written notice at the address provided in paragraph (e) above properly specifying wherein Assignor under the Organizational Agreements of Pledged Company has failed to perform any of the covenants or obligations of Assignor
E XHIBIT F TO A SSIGNMENT OF I NTERESTS (C ONDOR )
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thereunder, and agree that the Agent shall have the right, but not the obligation, within thirty (30) days after receipt by the Agent of such notice (or within such additional time as is reasonably required to correct any such default) to correct or remedy, or cause to be corrected or remedied, each such default before Pledged Company may take any action under the Organizational Agreements of Pledged Company by reason of such default;
(l) acknowledge and agree that the representations, warranties, covenants and agreements contained in this Acknowledgment constitute a material inducement to the Agent and the Lenders to enter into the Loan Documents and the transactions contemplated hereby and thereby and that without the execution and delivery of this Acknowledgment the Agent and the Lenders would not have entered into the Loan Documents and the transactions contemplated hereby and thereby;
(m) acknowledge and agree that neither the Agent nor any Lender shall have any obligation or liability under the Organizational Agreements of Pledged Company or any other agreement between Assignor and Pledged Company by virtue of the Assignment or any of the other Loan Documents, nor shall the Agent or any Lender be obligated to perform any of the obligations or duties of Assignor thereunder;
(n) agree that upon the occurrence and during the continuance of any Event of Default, all rights of Assignor to exercise the Voting Rights in Pledged Company shall, upon notice by the Agent to Assignor and Pledged Company, automatically terminate and cease to exist and all such rights shall thereupon be automatically vested in the Agent who shall thereupon have the sole and exclusive right to exercise such Voting Rights;
(o) covenant and agree that it shall not take any action of any kind or nature whatsoever, either directly or indirectly, to oppose, impede, obstruct, hinder, frustrate, enjoin or otherwise interfere with the legal and rightful exercise by the Agent of any of the Agents rights and remedies against or with respect to the Loan, the Collateral, this Acknowledgment or any of the other Loan Documents, and shall not, either directly or indirectly, cause any other Person to take any of the foregoing actions; and
(p) covenant and agree to cooperate fully and completely with the legal and rightful exercise by the Agent of any of the Agents rights and remedies against or with respect to the Collateral, this Acknowledgment or any of the Loan Documents.
Except as otherwise provided herein, capitalized terms used herein and not otherwise defined herein shall have the meanings set forth in the Assignment. This Acknowledgment shall be binding upon the parties hereto and their successors, successors-in-title and assigns. This Acknowledgment shall pursuant to Section 5-1401 of the New York General Obligations Law be governed and construed under the laws of the State of New York.
This Acknowledgment may be executed in several counterparts, each of which when so executed and delivered shall be an original, and all of which together shall constitute one instrument.
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IN WITNESS WHEREOF, the undersigned has hereunto set its hand and seal this day of , 201_.
PLEDGED COMPANY : |
[INSERT SIGNATURE BLOCK FOR PLEDGED COMPANY] |
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SCHEDULE 1.1
LENDERS AND COMMITMENTS
Name and Address |
Commitment | Commitment Percentage | ||||
KeyBank National Association 1200 Abernathy Road, N.E., Suite 1550 Atlanta, Georgia 30328 Attention: Tom Schmitt Telephone: 770-510-2109 Facsimile: 770-510-2195 |
$45,000,000.00 | 50 | % | |||
LIBOR Lending Office: Same as Above |
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The Huntington National Bank 200 Public Square, 7th Floor Cleveland, Ohio 44114 Attention: Scott A. Childs Telephone: 216-515-6529 Facsimile: 888-987-9315 |
$45,000,000.00 | 50 | % | |||
LIBOR Lending Office: Same as Above |
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TOTAL |
$90,000,000.00 | 100 | % |
Schedule 1.1 Page 1
SCHEDULE 1.3
INITIAL BORROWING BASE PROPERTIES,
TIER I PROPERTIES AND TIER II PROPERTIES
Property Name |
City |
State | Rooms | |||||||||
Tier I Properties | ||||||||||||
1 | SpringHills Suites | San Antonio | TX | 116 | ||||||||
2 | Hilton Garden Inn | Solomons | MD | 100 | ||||||||
Tier II Properties | ||||||||||||
3 | Supertel | Creston | IA | 41 | ||||||||
4 | Super 8 | Billings | MT | 106 | ||||||||
5 | Quality Inn | Solomons | MD | 60 | ||||||||
6 | Comfort Suites | South Bend | IN | 135 | ||||||||
7 | Super 8 | Creston | IA | 121 | ||||||||
8 | Key West Inn | Key Largo | FL | 40 | ||||||||
9 | Comfort Inn | New Castle | PA | 79 | ||||||||
10 | Quality Inn | Morgantown | WV | 80 | ||||||||
11 | Comfort Inn | Ft. Wayne | IN | 127 | ||||||||
12 | Comfort Inn | Warsaw | IN | 71 | ||||||||
13 | Comfort Inn | Lafayette | IN | 62 | ||||||||
14 | Days Inn | Bossier City | LA | 176 | ||||||||
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Total |
1,375 |
Schedule 1.3 Page 1
SCHEDULE 2.9(a)
PERMITTED ACQUISITIONS
Property Name |
City | State | Rooms | |||||
1 Home2 Suites |
Round Rock | TX | 91 | |||||
2 Home2 Suites |
Lexington | KY | 103 | |||||
3 Home2 Suites |
Tallahassee | FL | 132 | |||||
4 Home2 Suites |
Memphis | TN | 105 | * | ||||
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* | Will not be Borrowing Base Property |
Schedule 2.9(a) Page 1
SCHEDULE 2.9(b)
PERMITTED REFINANCES
Debt |
Payoff Amount | |||
Great Western Bank (Revolving Credit Facility) |
$ | 3,158.61 | ||
Latitude / NorthMarq |
$ | 11,181,783.99 | ||
Western Alliance Bank (MOA Portfolio) |
$ | 4,630,171.25 | ||
Western Alliance Bank (South Portfolio) |
$ | 2,741,110.78 | ||
Morgan Stanley / PNC Real Estate |
$ | 936,232.72 | ||
Cantor / Wells Fargo |
$ | 5,847,972.38 | ||
Huntington |
$ | 7,354,814.52 | ||
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Total |
$ | 32,695,244.25 | ||
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Schedule 2.9(b) Page 1
SCHEDULE 4.3
ACCOUNTS
None.
Schedule 4.3 Page 1
SCHEDULE 5.3
BORROWING BASE QUALIFICATION DOCUMENTS
With respect to any parcel of Real Estate of the Borrower or a Subsidiary Guarantor proposed to be included as a Borrowing Base Property, each of the following:
(a) Description of Property . A narrative description of the Real Estate, the improvements thereon and other information required pursuant to §5.3 and evidence of compliance with the requirements of §7.20.
(b) Security Documents .
(i) With respect to any Tier I Properties and Tier II Properties included as a Borrowing Base Property prior to the occurrence of the Qualified Capital Raise, a Mortgage, Assignment of Leases and Rents, a joinder and supplement to the Security Agreement and such other Security Documents relating to such Real Estate, including any amendments to or additional Security Documents, in order to grant to the Agent, for the benefit of the Lenders, a first priority lien and security interest (subject to any Liens expressly permitted with respect thereto by §8.2) in such Borrowing Base Property and all assets of the TRS Lessee, duly executed and delivered by the respective parties thereto, and the Agent shall have recorded such Security Documents, amendments, UCC financing statements or amendments thereto as the Agent may reasonably require.
(ii) With respect to any Tier I Properties included as a Borrowing Base Property commencing upon the occurrence of the Qualified Capital Raise and continuing thereafter, such Security Documents relating to the Equity Interests in each Subsidiary directly or indirectly owning or leasing (including TRS Lessee) any such Real Estate, including any amendments to or additional Security Documents, in order to grant to the Agent, for the benefit of the Lenders, a first priority lien and security interest (subject to any Liens expressly permitted with respect thereto by §8.2) in such Equity Interests in each Subsidiary directly or indirectly owning or leasing (including TRS Lessee) such Real Estate and in each other Subsidiary, duly executed and delivered by the respective parties thereto (which with respect to such Borrowing Base Property shall include, if required by the Agent, the delivery to Agent of certificates evidencing such Equity Interests together with such transfer powers or assignments as the Agent may reasonably require), and the Agent shall have recorded such UCC financing statements or amendments thereto as the Agent may reasonably require.
(c) Authority Documents . If such Real Estate is owned or leased by a Subsidiary Guarantor, such organizational and formation documents of such Subsidiary Guarantor as the Agent shall require.
(d) Opinion . If required by the Agent, the favorable legal opinion of counsel to the Borrower or such Subsidiary Guarantor, from counsel reasonably acceptable to the Agent, addressed to the Lenders and the Agent covering the due authorization, execution, delivery and enforceability of such Security Documents, the Joinder Agreement and such other matters as the Agent shall reasonably request.
Schedule 5.3 Page 1
(e) Perfection of Liens . Evidence reasonably satisfactory to the Agent that the Security Documents are effective to create in favor of the Agent a legal, valid and enforceable first lien or security title and security interest in the Collateral subject thereto and that all filings, recordings, deliveries of instruments and other actions necessary or desirable to protect and preserve such liens or security title or security interests have been duly effected.
(f) Survey and Taxes . With respect to the Borrowing Base Properties, a current Survey of such Real Estate or with respect to the Initial Borrowing Base Properties that are Tier II Properties, the most recent Survey, of such Real Estate and evidence of payment of all taxes, assessments and municipal charges on such Real Estate, which on the date of determination are required to have been paid under §7.8.
(g) Title Insurance; Title Exception Documents . The Title Policy (or marked commitment/pro forma policy for a Title Policy) covering such Real Estate, including all endorsements thereto, and together with proof of payment of all fees and premiums for such policy, and true and accurate copies of all documents listed as exceptions under such policy.
(h) Mezzanine Endorsement . If required by Agent in connection with any pledge of Equity Interests, an ALTA Form 16-06 Mezzanine Financing endorsement or equivalent to the Title Policy relating to such Borrowing Base Property in form and substance reasonably satisfactory to Agent, together with proof of payment of all premiums for such endorsement (provided that no Mezzanine Financing endorsement shall be required with respect to the Initial Borrowing Base Properties).
(i) UCC Certification; Bankruptcy and Litigation Searches . A certification from the Title Insurance Company, records search firm, or counsel satisfactory to the Agent that a search of the appropriate public records designated by Agent, disclosed no (i) financing statements which affect any property, rights or interests of the Borrower or such Subsidiary Guarantor except to the extent that the same are discharged and removed prior to or simultaneously with the inclusion of the Real Estate and/or Equity Interests in the Collateral, (ii) bankruptcy filings, or (iii) judgments (except those that are approved by Agent).
(j) Material Contracts . A true copy of the Operating Lease, Management Agreement and Franchise Agreement relating to such Real Estate, which shall be in form and substance reasonably satisfactory to the Agent, and with respect to the Management Agreement for each Tier I Property and upon request of Agent with respect to each Tier II Property, an assignment of such Management Agreement and a subordination of the managers rights thereunder to the rights of Agent and the Lenders under the Loan Documents, and with respect to the Franchise Agreement, a comfort letter in form and substance satisfactory to Agent.
(k) Subordination Agreements . A subordination and attornment agreement from the TRS Lessee of such Real Estate as required by Agent, each such agreement to be in form and substance reasonably satisfactory to Agent.
(l) Estoppel Certificates . If requested by Agent, an estoppel certificate from the TRS Lessee of such Real Estate and such certificate to be dated after execution of the applicable Operating Lease and in any event not more than thirty (30) days prior to the inclusion of such Real Estate as a Borrowing Base Property, each such estoppel certificate to be in form and substance reasonably satisfactory to Agent.
Schedule 5.3 Page 2
(m) Certificates of Insurance . Each of (i) a current certificate of insurance as to the insurance maintained by the Borrower or such Subsidiary Guarantor on such Real Estate (including flood insurance if necessary) from the insurer or an independent insurance broker dated as of the date of determination, identifying insurers, types of insurance, insurance limits, and policy terms; (ii) certified copies of all policies evidencing such insurance (or certificates therefor signed by the insurer or an agent authorized to bind the insurer); and (iii) such further information and certificates from the Borrower or such Subsidiary Guarantor, its insurers and insurance brokers as the Agent may reasonably request, all of which shall be in compliance with the requirements of this Agreement.
(n) Property Condition Report . A property condition report from a firm of professional engineers or architects selected by Borrower or Subsidiary Guarantor and reasonably acceptable to Agent (the Inspector) satisfactory in form and content to the Agent and the Required Lenders, dated not more than one hundred twenty (120) days prior to the inclusion of such Real Estate and/or Equity Interests in the Collateral, addressing such matters as the Agent and the Required Lenders may reasonably require.
(o) Hazardous Substance Assessments . A hazardous waste site assessment report addressed to the Agent (or the subject of a reliance letter addressed to, and in a form reasonably satisfactory to, the Agent) concerning Hazardous Substances and asbestos on such Real Estate dated or updated not more than one hundred twenty (120) days prior to the inclusion of such Real Estate and/or Equity Interests in the Collateral, from the Environmental Engineer, such report to contain no qualifications except those that are acceptable to the Required Lenders in their reasonable discretion and to otherwise be in form and substance reasonably satisfactory to the Agent in its reasonable discretion.
(p) Zoning and Land Use Compliance . Such evidence regarding zoning and land use compliance as the Agent may require and approve in its reasonable discretion, including, without limitation, a PZR Zoning report.
(q) Licenses . A copy of all Licenses necessary or desirable for the use occupancy of the Borrowing Base Property.
(r) Equipment Leases . Copies of each lease of personal property or other equipment used at such Real Estate.
(s) Appraisal . An Appraisal of such Real Estate, in form and substance satisfactory to the Agent and the Required Lenders as provided in §5.2 and dated not more than one hundred (120) days prior to the inclusion of such Real Estate and/or Equity Interests in the Collateral.
(t) Budget . An operating and capital expenditure budget for such Real Estate in form and substance reasonably satisfactory to the Agent, together with a thirty-six (36) month cash flow projection. The capital expenditure budget for the Real Estate must show adequate reserves or cash flow to cover capital expenditure needs of the Real Estate.
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(u) Operating Statements . Operating statements for such Real Estate in the form of such statements delivered to the Agent under §7.4(d) covering each of the twelve (12) fiscal quarters ending immediately prior to the addition of such Real Estate and/or Equity Interests to the Collateral, to the extent available.
(v) Marketing Information . Such information regarding the market in which the Real Estate is located as Agent may reasonably request.
(w) Certificate of Occupancy . A copy of the certificate(s) of occupancy issued to the Subsidiary Guarantor for such parcel of Real Estate permitting the use and occupancy of the Building thereon (or a copy of the certificates of occupancy issued for such parcel of Real Estate and evidence satisfactory to the Agent that any previously issued certificate(s) of occupancy is not required to be reissued to the Borrower or any Subsidiary Guarantor), or a legal opinion or certificate from the appropriate authority reasonably satisfactory to the Agent that no certificates of occupancy are necessary to the use and occupancy thereof.
(x) Covenant Compliance . A Compliance Certificate and Borrowing Base Certificate demonstrating compliance with all covenants, representations and warranties set forth in the Loan Documents after giving effect to the inclusion of such parcel as a Borrowing Base Property.
(y) Environmental Disclosure . With respect to the Initial Borrowing Base Properties, such evidence regarding compliance with §6.19(d) as the Agent may reasonably require.
(z) Guarantor Documents . With respect to Real Estate owned or leased by a Subsidiary, the Joinder Agreement and such other documents, instruments, reports, assurances, or opinions as the Agent may reasonably require.
(aa) Additional Documents . Such other agreements, documents, certificates, reports or assurances as the Agent may reasonably require.
Schedule 5.3 Page 4
SCHEDULE 6.3
TITLE TO PROPERTIES
None.
Schedule 6.3 Page 1
SCHEDULE 6.5
NO MATERIAL CHANGES
None.
Schedule 6.5 Page 1
SCHEDULE 6.7
PENDING LITIGATION
1. | Ellis vs. Supertel Hospitality Limited Partnership . On February 17, 2016, our registered agent was served with a complaint filed in the Monroe County Circuit Court, Florida. Mr. Ellis is alleging injury from a slip and fall at the Key West Inn Key Largo on August 4, 2014. This claim is fully insured by Liberty Mutual |
Schedule 6.7 Page 1
SCHEDULE 6.10
TAX STATUS
None.
Schedule 6.10 Page 1
SCHEDULE 6.14
CERTAIN TRANSACTIONS
None.
Schedule 6.14 Page 1
SCHEDULE 6.20(a)
SUBSIDIARIES OF REIT
1. | Condor Hospitality Limited Partnership, a Virginia limited partnership, owned 99% by Condor Hospitality REIT Trust and 1% by Limited Partners. |
2. | Condor Hospitality REIT Trust, a Maryland real estate investment trust, owned 100% by REIT. |
3. | Solomons Beacon Inn Limited Partnership, a Maryland limited partnership, owned 99% by Solomons GP, LLC and 1% by REIT. |
4. | Solomons GP, LLC, a Delaware limited liability company, owned 100% by Condor Hospitality Limited Partnership. |
5. | SPPR Holdings, Inc., a Delaware corporation, owned 100% by REIT. |
6. | SPPR TRS Subsidiary, LLC, a Delaware limited liability company, owned 100% by TRS Leasing, Inc. |
7. | SPPR-Dowell Holdings, Inc., a Delaware corporation, owned 100% by REIT. |
8. | SPPR-Dowell TRS Subsidiary, LLC, a Delaware limited liability company, owned 100% by TRS Leasing, Inc. |
9. | SPPR-Dowell, LLC, a Delaware limited liability company, owned 99% by Condor Hospitality Limited Partnership and 1% by SPPR-Dowell Holdings, Inc. |
10. | SPPR-Hotels, LLC, a Delaware limited liability company, owned 99% by Condor Hospitality Limited Partnership and 1% by SPPR Holdings, Inc. |
11. | SPPR-South Bend, LLC, a Delaware limited liability company, owned 100% by Condor Hospitality Limited Partnership. |
12. | TRS Subsidiary, LLC, a Delaware limited liability company, owned 100% by TRS Leasing, Inc. |
13. | TRS Leasing, Inc., a Virignia corporation, owned 100% by Condor Hospitality REIT Trust. |
14. | CDOR San Spring, LLC, a Delaware limited liability company, owned 100% by Condor Hospitality Limited Partnership. |
15. | TRS San Spring, LLC, a Delaware limited liability company, owned 100% by TRS Leasing, Inc. |
16. | CDOR KCI Loft, LLC, a Delaware limited liability company, owned 100% by Condor Hospitality Limited Partnership. |
Schedule 6.20(a) Page 1
17. | TRS KCI Loft, LLC, a Delaware limited liability company, owned 100% by TRS Leasing, Inc. |
18. | CDOR JAX Court, LLC, a Delaware limited liability company, owned 100% by Condor Hospitality Partnership. |
19. | TRS JAX Court, LLC, a Delaware limited liability company, owned 100% by TRS Leasing, Inc. |
20. | CDOR ATL Indy, LLC, a Delaware limited liability company, owned 100% by Condor Hospitality Partnership. |
21. | TRS ATL Indy, LLC, a Delaware limited liability company, owned 100% by TRS Leasing, Inc. |
22. | Supertel Hospitality Management, Inc., a Maryland corporation, owned 100% by REIT. |
23. | E&P REIT Trust, a Maryland real estate investment trust, owned 100% by REIT. |
24. | E&P Financing Limited Partnership, a Maryland limited partnership, owned 99% by REIT and 1% by E&P REIT Trust. |
Schedule 6.20(a) Page 2
SCHEDULE 6.20(b)
UNCONSOLIDATED AFFILIATES OF REIT AND ITS SUBSIDIARIES
1. | Spring Street Hotel Property II LLC, a Delaware limited liability company, owned 80% by Condor Hospitality Limited Partnership and 20% by TWC Spring Hotel LLC. |
2. | Spring Street Hotel OpCo II LLC, a Delaware limited liability company, owned 80% by TRS Leasing, Inc. and 20% by TWC Spring OpCo LLC. |
Schedule 6.20(b) Page 1
SCHEDULE 6.21
LEASES
Restaurant Leases:
1. | Morgantown, WV (Quality Inn) Lease dated March 24, 2016, by and between Solomons Beacon Inn Limited Partnership, a Maryland limited partnership (Landlord) and Beanery 119, LLC (Tenant) for space in the building located at Quality Inn, 226 Comfort Inn Road, Morgantown, West Virginia (the Property). |
2. | Solomons, MD (Quality Inn) Lease dated February 10, 2014, by and between Solomons Beacon Inn Limited Partnership, a Maryland limited partnership (Landlord) and Angler Investors LLC (Tenant) for space in the building located at Comfort Inn & Marina Restaurant, 255 Lore Road, Solomons, Maryland (the Property) . |
Parking License:
1. | San Antonio, TX (SpringHill Suites) Monthly License Agreement dated September 5, 2014, by and between Gunnels-Olivares, Inc. dba/Enter Park, a Texas corporation (Licensor) and SpringHill Suites By Marriott (Licensee) for the purpose of parking and storing vehicles in Licensors parking lot located at 510 St. Marys St., San Antonio, TX (the Premises). |
Boat Slip Leases:
1. | Boat slip leases with respect to the Borrowing Base Properties located at 255 Lore Road, Solomons, Maryland and 201 Ocean Drive, Key Largo, Florida. |
Schedule 6.21 Page 1
SCHEDULE 6.22
PROPERTY
1. | Any matters set forth in the property condition reports, Phase I environmental site assessments and surveys delivered to Agent. |
Schedule 6.22 Page 1
SCHEDULE 6.24
OTHER DEBT
1. | Springing Unconditional Guaranty of Payment and Performance dated as of December 14, 2016 by Condor Hospitality Trust, Inc. in favor of Great Western Bank, with respect to the Loan Agreement dated as of December 14, 2016 among CDOR KCI Loft, LLC, TRS KCI Loft, LLC and Great Western Bank, and the other Loan Documents thereto (as defined therein). |
2. | Convertible Promissory Note dated March 16, 2016 by Condor Hospitality Trust, Inc. to the order of Real Estate Strategies L.P. in the original principal amount of $1,011,599. |
Schedule 6.24 Page 1
SCHEDULE 6.34
MATERIAL CONTRACTS
Management Agreements:
1. | Peachtree Hospitality Management Hotel Management Agreement dated October 1, 2015, by and between TRS San Spring, LLC, a Delaware limited liability company (Lessee) and Peachtree Hospitality Management, LLC (Operator) for the purpose of engaging Operator to operate the following locations: |
a. | SpringHill Suites by Marriott hotel located at 524 St. Marys St., San Antonio, TX |
2. | Cherry Cove Hospitality Management Hotel Management Agreement dated July 1, 2016, by and between SPPR-Dowell TRS Subsidiary LLC, a Delaware limited liability company (Lessee) and Cherry Cove Hospitality Management, LLC(Operator) for the purpose of engaging Operator to operate the following locations: |
a. | Hilton Garden Inn by Hilton hotel located at 13100 Dowell Road, Dowell, MD |
b. | Quality Inn by Choice hotel located at 255 Lorre Road, Solomons, MD |
3. | K Partners Hospitality Group Hotel Management Agreement dated July 1, 2016, by and between TRS Subsidiary LLC, a Delaware limited liability company (Lessee) and K Partners Hospitality Group, LP(Operator) for the purpose of engaging Operator to operate the following locations: |
a. | Comfort Inn by Choice hotel located at 1740 New Butler Road, New Castle, PA |
b. | Quality Inn by Choice hotel located at 225 Comfort Inn Road, Morgantown, WV |
4. | Kinseth Hotel Corporation Hotel Management Agreement dated July 1, 2016, by and between TRS Leasing, Inc., a Virginia limited liability company and TRS Subsidiary LLC. a Delaware limited liability company (collectively Lessee) and Kinseth Hotel Corporation (Operator) for the purpose of engaging Operator to operate the following locations: |
a. | Super 8 by Wyndham hotel located at 5400 Southgate Drive, Billings, MT |
b. | Super 8 by Wyndham hotel located at 804 West Taylor, Creston, IA |
c. | Supertel Inn hotel located at 800 Laurel Street, Creston, IA |
Schedule 6.34 Page 1
5. | Hospitality Management Advisors, Inc. Hotel Management Agreement dated July 1, 2016, by and between TRS Leasing, Inc., a Virginia limited liability company and TRS Subsidiary LLC a Delaware limited liability company and SPPR TRS Subsidiary LLC, a Delaware limited liability company (collectively Lessee) and Hospitality Management Advisors, Inc. (Operator) for the purpose of engaging Operator to operate the following locations: |
a. | Comfort Inn & Suites by Choice hotel located 3328 E Center St, Warsaw, IN |
b. | Comfort Suites by Choice hotel located at 5775 Coventry Ln, Ft. Wayne, IN |
c. | Comfort Suites by Choice hotel located at 31 Frontage Rd, Lafayette, IN |
d. | Comfort Suites by Choice hotel located at 52939 US 933 N, South Bend, IN |
e. | Days Inn by Wyndham hotel located at 200 John Wesley Blvd, Bossier City, LA |
f. | Key West Inn hotel located at 201 Ocean Drive, Key Largo, FL |
Franchise Agreements:
1. | San Antonio, TX (SpringHill Suites) SpringHill Suites by Marriott Relicensing Franchise Agreement dated October 1, 2015, by and between Marriott International, Inc. (Franchisor) and TRS San Spring, LLC (Franchisee) for the hotel located at 524 St. Marys St., San Antonio, TX, and any amendments, assignments, modifications and any supplements thereto. |
2. | Dowell, MD (Hilton Garden Inn) Hilton Garden Inn Franchise Agreement effective date of May 25, 2012, by and between Hilton Garden Inns Franchise LLC (Franchisor) and TRS Leasing, Inc., a Virginia corporation (Franchisee) for the hotel located at 13100 Dowell Road, Dowell, MD, and any amendments, assignments, modifications and any supplements thereto. |
3. | Billings, MT (Super 8) Franchise Agreement effective date of October 11, 1999 by and between Super 8 Motels, Inc. (Franchisor) and MOA Hospitality, Inc., a Delaware corporation (Original Franchisee) for the hotel located at 5400 Southgate Drive, Billings, MT, and any amendments, assignments, modifications and any supplements thereto. |
4. | Bossier City, LA (Days Inn) License Agreement dated of March 31, 2007 by and between Days Inn Worldwide, Inc. (Franchisor) and Supertel Limited Partnership, a Virginia limited partnership and TRS Leasing, Inc. a Virginia corporation (Franchisee) for the hotel located at 200 John Wesley Blvd, Bossier City, LA, and any amendments, assignments, modifications and any supplements thereto. |
Schedule 6.34 Page 2
5. | Creston, IA (Super 8) Franchise Agreement effective date of September 20, 1998 by and between Super 8 Motels, Inc. (Franchisor) and Supertel Hospitality, Inc., a Delaware corporation (Franchisee) for the hotel located at 804 West Taylor, Creston, IA, and any amendments, assignments, modifications and any supplements thereto. |
6. | Ft. Wayne, IN (Comfort Suites) Franchise Agreement effective date of November 7, 2005 by and between Choice Hotels International, Inc. (Franchisor) and Supertel Hospitality, Inc., a Delaware corporation, Supertel Limited Partnership, a Virginia limited partnership, Supertel Hospitality REIT Trust, a Maryland REIT and TRS Leasing, Inc. a Virginia corporation (Franchisee) for the hotel located at 5775 Coventry Ln, Ft. Wayne, IN and any amendments, assignments, modifications and any supplements thereto. |
7. | Key Largo, FL (Key West Inn) License Agreement effective date of December 20, 2007, by and between Key West Inns, Inc. (Franchisor) and TRS Leasing, Inc., a Virginia corporation (Franchisee) for the hotel located at 201 Ocean Drive, Key Largo, FL, and any amendments, assignments, modifications and any supplements thereto. |
8. | Lafayette, IN (Comfort Suites) Franchise Agreement effective date of November 7, 2005 by and between Choice Hotels International, Inc. (Franchisor) and Supertel Hospitality, Inc., a Delaware corporation, Supertel Limited Partnership, a Virginia limited partnership, Supertel Hospitality REIT Trust, a Maryland REIT and TRS Leasing, Inc. a Virginia corporation (Franchisee) for the hotel located at 31 Frontage Rd, Lafayette, IN and any amendments, assignments, modifications and any supplements thereto. |
9. | Morgantown, WV (Quality Inn) Franchise Agreement effective date of September 29, 2014 by and between Choice Hotels International, Inc. (Franchisor) and TRS Subsidiary, LLC, a Delaware limited liability company (Franchisee) for the hotel located at 225 Comfort Inn Road, Morgantown, WV and any amendments, assignments, modifications and any supplements thereto. |
10. | New Castle, PA (Quality Inn) Franchise Agreement effective date of March 17, 1997 by and between Choice Hotels Franchising, Inc. (Franchisor) and Humphrey Hospitality Management, Inc. a Maryland corporation (Original Franchisee) for the hotel located at 1740 New Butler Road, New Castle, PA and any amendments, assignments, modifications and any supplements thereto. |
11. | Solomons, MD (Quality Inn) Franchise Agreement effective date of December 24, 2015 by and between Choice Hotels International, Inc. (Franchisor) and TRS Leasing, Inc. a Virginia corporation (Franchisee) for the hotel located at 255 Lorre Road, Solomons, MD and any amendments, assignments, modifications and any supplements thereto. |
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12. | South Bend, IN (Comfort Suites Franchise Agreement effective date of November 7, 2005 by and between Choice Hotels International, Inc. (Franchisor) and Supertel Hospitality, Inc., a Delaware corporation, Supertel Limited Partnership, a Virginia limited partnership, Supertel Hospitality REIT Trust, a Maryland REIT and TRS Leasing, Inc. a Virginia corporation (Franchisee) for the hotel located at 52939 US 933 N, South Bend, IN and any amendments, assignments, modifications and any supplements thereto. |
13. | Warsaw, IN (Comfort Inn & Suites) Franchise Agreement effective date of November 8, 2005 by and between Choice Hotels International, Inc. (Franchisor) and Supertel Hospitality, Inc., a Delaware corporation, Supertel Limited Partnership, a Virginia limited partnership, Supertel Hospitality REIT Trust, a Maryland REIT and TRS Leasing, Inc. a Virginia corporation (Franchisee) for the hotel located at 3328 E Center St, Warsaw, IN and any amendments, assignments, modifications and any supplements thereto. |
*Note: | Through various amendments, assignments, modifications and supplements to the foregoing Franchise Agreements, the current franchisees thereof are as indicated on Schedule 6.37 . |
Operating Leases:
1. | Billings, MT (Super 8) Master Lease Agreement dated as of January 5, 2007 by and between Supertel Limited Partnership, a Virginia limited partnership (Lessor) and TRS Leasing, Inc., a Virginia corporation (Lessee) for the hotel located at 5400 Southgate Drive, Billings, MT, and any amendments, assignments, modifications and any supplements thereto. |
2. | Bossier City, LA (Days Inn) Master Lease Agreement dated as of April 4, 2007 by and between Supertel Limited Partnership, a Virginia limited partnership (Lessor) and TRS Leasing, Inc., a Virginia corporation (Lessee) for the hotel located at 200 John Wesley Blvd, Bossier City, LA, and any amendments, assignments, modifications and any supplements thereto. |
3. | Creston, IA (Super 8) Master Lease Agreement dated as of November 26, 2002 by and between Solomons Beacon Inn Limited Partnership, a Maryland limited partnership (Lessor) and TRS Subsidiary, LLC, a Delaware limited liability company (Lessee) for the hotel located at 804 West Taylor, Creston, IA, and any amendments, assignments, modifications and any supplements thereto. |
4. | Creston, IA (Supertel Inn) Master Lease Agreement dated as of June 29, 2006 by and between Supertel Limited Partnership, a Virginia limited partnership (Lessor) and TRS Leasing, Inc., a Virginia corporation (Lessee) for the hotel located at 800 Laurel Street, Creston, IA, and any amendments, assignments, modifications and any supplements thereto. |
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5. | Dowell, MD (Hilton Garden Inn) Master Lease Agreement dated as of October 11, 2012 by and between SPPR-Dowell, LLC, a Delaware limited liability company (Lessor) and SPPR-Dowell TRS Subsidiary, LLC, a Delaware limited liability company (Lessee) for the hotel located at 13100 Dowell Road, Dowell, MD, and any amendments, assignments, modifications and any supplements thereto. |
6. | Ft. Wayne, IN (Comfort Suites) Master Lease Agreement dated as of November 7, 2005 by and between SPPR Hotels, LLC, a Delaware limited liability company (Lessor) and SPPR TRS Subsidiary, LLC, a Delaware limited liability company (Lessee) for the hotel located at 5775 Coventry Ln, Ft. Wayne, IN, and any amendments, assignments, modifications and any supplements thereto. |
7. | Key Largo, FL (Key West Inn) Master Lease Agreement dated as of November 26, 2002 by and between Solomons Beacon Inn Limited Partnership, a Maryland limited partnership (Lessor) and TRS Subsidiary, LLC, a Delaware limited liability company (Lessee) for the hotel located at 201 Ocean Drive, Key Largo, FL, and any amendments, assignments, modifications and any supplements thereto. |
8. | Lafayette, IN (Comfort Suites) Master Lease Agreement dated as of November 7, 2005 by and between SPPR Hotels, LLC, a Delaware limited liability company (Lessor) and SPPR TRS Subsidiary, LLC, a Delaware limited liability company (Lessee) for the hotel located at 31 Frontage Rd, Lafayette, IN, and any amendments, assignments, modifications and any supplements thereto. |
9. | Morgantown, WV (Quality Inn) Master Lease Agreement dated as of November 26, 2002 by and between Solomons Beacon Inn Limited Partnership, a Maryland limited partnership (Lessor) and TRS Subsidiary, LLC, a Delaware limited liability company (Lessee) for the hotel located at 225 Comfort Inn Road, Morgantown, WV, and any amendments, assignments, modifications and any supplements thereto. |
10. | New Castle, PA (Quality Inn) Master Lease Agreement dated as of November 26, 2002 by and between Solomons Beacon Inn Limited Partnership, a Maryland limited partnership (Lessor) and TRS Subsidiary, LLC, a Delaware limited liability company (Lessee) for the hotel located at 1740 New Butler Road, New Castle, PA, and any amendments, assignments, modifications and any supplements thereto. |
11. | San Antonio, TX (SpringHill Suites) Master Lease Agreement dated as of October 1, 2015 by and between CDOR San Spring, LLC, a Delaware limited liability company (Lessor) and TRS San Spring, LLC, a Delaware limited liability company (Lessee) for the hotel located at 524 St. Marys St., San Antonio, TX, and any amendments, assignments, modifications and any supplements thereto. |
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12. | Solomons, MD (Quality Inn) Master Lease Agreement dated as of November 2, 2012 by and between Supertel Limited Partnership, a Virginia limited partnership (Lessor) and TRS Leasing, Inc., a Virginia corporation (Lessee) for the hotel located at 255 Lorre Road, Solomons, MD, and any amendments, assignments, modifications and any supplements thereto. |
13. | South Bend, IN (Comfort Suites) Master Lease Agreement dated as of November 30, 2005 by and between SPPR-South Bend, LLC, a Delaware limited liability company (Lessor) and TRS Leasing, Inc., a Virginia corporation (Lessee) for the hotel located at 52939 US 933 N, South Bend, IN, and any amendments, assignments, modifications and any supplements thereto. |
14. | Warsaw, IN (Comfort Inn & Suites) Master Lease Agreement dated as of November 7, 2005 by and between SPPR Hotels, LLC, a Delaware limited liability company (Lessor) and SPPR TRS Subsidiary, LLC, a Delaware limited liability company (Lessee) for the hotel located at 3328 E Center St, Warsaw, IN, and any amendments, assignments, modifications and any supplements thereto. |
*Note: Through various amendments, assignments, modifications and supplements to the foregoing Operating Leases, the current TRS Lessees thereof are as indicated on Schedule 6.37 .
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SCHEDULE 6.37
INITIAL BORROWING BASE PROPERTIES
Asset # |
Tier |
Address |
City |
State |
Zip |
Flag |
Manager |
Owner |
TRS Lessee |
Franchisee
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1 | 1 | 524 S. St. Marys St. | San Antonio | Texas | 78205 | Spring Hill Suites by Marriott 3 | Peachtree | CDOR San Spring, LLC | TRS San Spring, LLC | |||||||||||
2 | 1 | 13100 Dowell Road | Dowell | Maryland | 20629 | Hilton Garden Inn 1 | Cherry Cove | SPPR-Dowell, LLC | SPPR-Dowell TRS Subsidiary, LLC | |||||||||||
3 | 2 | 800 Laurel Street | Creston | Iowa | 50801 | Supertel Inn | Kinseth | Condor Hospitality Limited Partnership | TRS Leasing, Inc. | |||||||||||
4 | 2 | 5400 Southgate Drive | Billings | Montana | 59101 | Super 8 | Kinseth | Condor Hospitality Limited Partnership | TRS Leasing, Inc. | Condor Hospitality Limited Partnership | ||||||||||
5 | 2 | 255 Lore Road | Solomons | Maryland | 20688 | Quality Inn | Cherry Cove 4 | Condor Hospitality Limited Partnership | TRS Leasing, Inc. | |||||||||||
6 | 2 | 52939 US 933N | South Bend | Indiana | 46637 | Comfort Suites | HMA | SPPR-South Bend, LLC | TRS Leasing, Inc. | SPPR South Bend, LLC and TRS Leasing, Inc. | ||||||||||
7 | 2 | 804 West Taylor Street | Creston | Iowa | 50801 | Super 8 | Kinseth | Solomons Beacon Inn Limited Partnership | TRS Subsidiary, LLC | |||||||||||
8 | 2 | 201 Ocean Drive | Key Largo | Florida | 33037 | Key West Inn | HMA | Solomons Beacon Inn Limited Partnership | TRS Subsidiary, LLC | |||||||||||
9 | 2 | 1740 New Butler Road | New Castle | Pennsylvania | 16101 | Comfort Inn | K Partners | Solomons Beacon Inn Limited Partnership | TRS Subsidiary, LLC | |||||||||||
10 | 2 | 225 Comfort Inn Drive | Morgantown | West Virginia | 26508 | Quality Inn | K Partners | Solomons Beacon Inn Limited Partnership | TRS Subsidiary, LLC | |||||||||||
11 | 2 | 5775 Coventry Lane | Fort Wayne | Indiana | 46804 | Comfort Suites | HMA | SPPR-Hotels, LLC | SPPR TRS Subsidiary, LLC | |||||||||||
12 | 2 | 3328 East Center Street | Warsaw | Indiana | 46580 | Comfort Inn & Suites | HMA | SPPR-Hotels, LLC | SPPR TRS Subsidiary, LLC | |||||||||||
13 | 2 | 31 Frontage Road | Lafayette | Indiana | 47905 | Comfort Suites | HMA | SPPR-Hotels, LLC | SPPR TRS Subsidiary, LLC | |||||||||||
14 | 2 | 200 John Wesley Blvd | Bossier City | Louisiana | 71112 | Days Inn | HMA | Condor Hospitality Limited Partnership | TRS Leasing, Inc. | TRS Leasing, Inc. and Condor Hospitality Limited Partnership |
3 | Liquor license |
4 | Management Agreement is with SPPR-Dowell TRS Subsidiary, LLC |
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SCHEDULE 7.23
POST-CLOSING DELIVERIES
1. | Delivery of signed comfort letters for all Borrowing Base Properties (other than the Key West Inn in Key Largo, Florida). |
2. | Final Title Policies (or marked pro forma policies acceptable to Agent) for the following Borrowing Base Properties: |
a. | Bossier City, Louisiana |
b. | Billings, Montana |
c. | Creston, Iowa (Super 8) |
d. | Creston, Iowa (Supertel) |
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Exhibit 10.2
UNCONDITIONAL GUARANTY OF PAYMENT AND PERFORMANCE
THIS UNCONDITIONAL GUARANTY OF PAYMENT AND PERFORMANCE is made as of the 1st day of March, 2017. FOR AND IN CONSIDERATION OF the sum of Ten and No/100 Dollars ($10.00) and other good and valuable consideration paid or delivered to the undersigned CONDOR HOSPITALITY REIT TRUST , a Maryland real estate investment trust (General Partner), CONDOR HOSPITALITY TRUST, INC. , a Maryland corporation (REIT), the other Subsidiary Guarantors (as defined in the Credit Agreement) that are a party hereto and the Additional Guarantors which may hereafter become a party hereto, if any (hereinafter referred to individually as a Subsidiary Guarantor and collectively, as Subsidiary Guarantors; REIT, General Partner and the Subsidiary Guarantors are sometimes hereinafter referred to individually as a Guarantor and collectively as Guarantors), the receipt and sufficiency whereof are hereby acknowledged by Guarantors, and for the purpose of seeking to induce KEYBANK NATIONAL ASSOCIATION , a national banking association (hereinafter referred to as Lender, which term shall also include each other Lender which may now be or hereafter become a party to the Credit Agreement (as hereinafter defined), any Lender acting as the Issuing Lender under the Credit Agreement and shall also include any such individual Lender acting as agent for all of the Lenders), to extend credit or otherwise provide financial accommodations to CONDOR HOSPITALITY LIMITED PARTNERSHIP , a Virginia limited partnership (Borrower) under the Credit Agreement, and seeking to induce the Lender Hedge Providers to provide financial accommodations by entering into derivative contracts that may give rise to Hedge Obligations, which extension of credit and provision of financial accommodations will be to the direct interest, advantage and benefit of Guarantors, Guarantors do hereby, jointly and severally, absolutely, unconditionally and irrevocably guarantee to Lender and the Lender Hedge Providers the complete payment and performance of the following liabilities, obligations and indebtedness of Borrower to Lender and Lender Hedge Providers (hereinafter referred to collectively as the Obligations) (capitalized terms that are used herein that are not otherwise defined herein shall have the meanings set forth in the Credit Agreement):
(a) the full and prompt payment when due, whether by acceleration or otherwise, either before or after maturity thereof, of the Revolving Credit Notes made by Borrower to the order of the Lenders in the aggregate principal face amount of up to Ninety Million and No/100 Dollars ($90,000,000.00), and of the Swing Loan Note made by Borrower to the order of the Swing Loan Lender in the principal face amount of Five Million and No/100 Dollars ($5,000,000), together with interest as provided in the Revolving Credit Notes and the Swing Loan Note and together with any replacements, supplements, renewals, modifications, consolidations, restatements, increases and extensions thereof; and
(b) the full and prompt payment and performance of any Hedge Obligations (as defined in the Credit Agreement); and
(c) the full and prompt payment and performance when due of any and all obligations of Borrower and any Guarantor to Lender under the Security Documents, together with any replacements, supplements, renewals, modifications, consolidations, restatements and extensions thereof; and
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(d) the full and prompt payment when due, whether by acceleration or otherwise, either before or after maturity thereof, of each other note as may be issued under that certain Credit Agreement dated of even date herewith (as replaced, supplemented, amended, modified, consolidated, restated, increased or extended, hereinafter referred to as the Credit Agreement) among Borrower, KeyBank, for itself and as agent, and the other lenders now or hereafter a party thereto, together with interest as provided in each such note, together with any replacements, supplements, renewals, modifications, consolidations, restatements, increases, and extensions thereof (the Revolving Credit Notes, the Swing Loan Note and each of the notes described in this subparagraph (d) are hereinafter referred to collectively as the Note); and
(e) the full and prompt payment and performance of any and all obligations of Borrower to Lender and Issuing Lender under the terms of the Credit Agreement, together with any replacements, supplements, renewals, modifications, consolidations, restatements, and extensions thereof; and
(f) the full and prompt payment and performance of any and all other obligations of Borrower to Lender under any other agreements, documents or instruments now or hereafter evidencing, securing or otherwise relating to the indebtedness evidenced by the Note or the Credit Agreement (the Note, the Credit Agreement, the Security Documents and said other agreements, documents and instruments are hereinafter collectively referred to as the Loan Documents and individually referred to as a Loan Document).
Notwithstanding anything to the contrary contained herein, under no circumstances shall any of the Obligations guaranteed hereby include any obligation that constitutes an Excluded Hedge Obligation of such Guarantor.
1. Agreement to Pay and Perform; Costs of Collection . Guarantors do hereby agree that following and during the continuance of an Event of Default under the Loan Documents if the Note is not paid by Borrower in accordance with its terms, or if any and all sums which are now or may hereafter become due from Borrower to Lender under the Loan Documents are not paid by Borrower in accordance with their terms, or if any and all other obligations of Borrower to Lender under the Note or of Borrower or any Guarantor under the other Loan Documents are not performed by Borrower or Guarantor, as applicable, in accordance with their terms, Guarantors will immediately upon demand make such payments and perform such obligations. Guarantors further agree to pay Lender on demand all reasonable costs and expenses (including court costs and reasonable attorneys fees and disbursements) paid or incurred by Lender in endeavoring to collect the Obligations guaranteed hereby, to enforce any of the Obligations of Borrower guaranteed hereby, or any portion thereof, or to enforce this Guaranty, and until paid to Lender, such sums shall if not paid within five (5) days after demand bear interest at the Default Rate set forth in Section 4.11 of the Credit Agreement unless collection from Guarantors of interest at such rate would be contrary to applicable law, in which event such sums shall bear interest at the highest rate which may be collected from Guarantors under applicable law.
2. Reinstatement of Refunded Payments . If, for any reason, any payment to Lender of any of the Obligations guaranteed hereunder is required to be refunded, rescinded or returned by Lender to Borrower, or paid or turned over to any other Person, including, without limitation, by reason of the operation of bankruptcy, reorganization, receivership or insolvency laws or
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similar laws of general application relating to creditors rights and remedies now or hereafter enacted, Guarantors agree to pay to the Lender on demand an amount equal to the amount so required to be refunded, paid or turned over (the Turnover Payment), the obligations of Guarantors shall not be treated as having been discharged by the original payment to Lender giving rise to the Turnover Payment, and this Guaranty shall be treated as having remained in full force and effect for any such Turnover Payment so made by Lender, as well as for any amounts not theretofore paid to Lender on account of such obligations.
3. Rights of Lender to Deal with Collateral, Borrower and Other Persons . Each Guarantor hereby consents and agrees that Lender may at any time, and from time to time, without thereby releasing any Guarantor from any liability hereunder and without notice to or further consent from any Guarantor or any other Person or entity, either with or without consideration: release or surrender any lien or other security of any kind or nature whatsoever held by it or by any Person, firm or corporation on its behalf or for its account, securing any indebtedness or liability hereby guaranteed; substitute for any collateral so held by it, other collateral of like kind, or of any kind; modify the terms of the Note or the other Loan Documents; extend or renew the Note for any period; grant releases, compromises and indulgences with respect to the Note or the other Loan Documents and to any Persons or entities now or hereafter liable thereunder or hereunder; release any other guarantor (including any Guarantor), surety, endorser, obligor or accommodation party of the Note or any other Loan Documents; or take or fail to take any action of any type whatsoever. No such action which Lender shall take or fail to take in connection with the Note or the other Loan Documents, or any of them, or any security for the payment of the indebtedness of Borrower to Lender or for the performance of any obligations or undertakings of Borrower, any Guarantor or any other Person, nor any course of dealing with Borrower or any other Person, shall release any Guarantors obligations hereunder, affect this Guaranty in any way or afford any Guarantor any recourse against Lender. The provisions of this Guaranty shall extend and be applicable to all replacements, supplements, renewals, amendments, extensions, consolidations, restatements and modifications of the Note and the other Loan Documents, and any and all references herein to the Note and the other Loan Documents shall be deemed to include any such replacements, supplements, renewals, extensions, amendments, consolidations, restatements or modifications thereof. Without limiting the generality of the foregoing, Guarantors acknowledge the terms of Section 2.11 of the Credit Agreement pursuant to which the Total Commitment under the Credit Agreement may be increased up to $400,000,000.00 and of Section 18.3 of the Credit Agreement and agree that this Guaranty shall extend and be applicable to each new or replacement note delivered by Borrower pursuant thereto without notice to or further consent from Guarantors, or any of them.
4. No Contest with Lender; Subordination . So long as any of the Obligations hereby guaranteed remain unpaid or undischarged or any Lender has any obligation to make Loans or issue Letters of Credit, Guarantors will not, by paying any sum recoverable hereunder (whether or not demanded by Lender) or by any means or on any other ground, claim any set-off or counterclaim against Borrower in respect of any liability of any Guarantor to Borrower or, in proceedings under federal bankruptcy law or insolvency proceedings of any nature, prove in competition with Lender in respect of any payment hereunder or be entitled to have the benefit of any counterclaim or proof of claim or dividend or payment by or on behalf of Borrower or the benefit of any other security for any of the Obligations hereby guaranteed which, now or
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hereafter, Lender may hold or in which it may have any share. For so long as any Lender has any obligation to make Loans or issue Letters of Credit or any Letters of Credit or other Obligations (other than obligations which survive termination of the Credit Agreement as to which no claim has been made) remain outstanding or subject to any bankruptcy preference period or any other possibility of disgorgement (such period, the Lock-out Period), Guarantors hereby expressly waive any right of contribution or reimbursement from or indemnity against Borrower or any other Guarantor, whether at law or in equity, arising from any payments made by any Guarantor pursuant to the terms of this Guaranty, and Guarantors acknowledge that Guarantors have no right whatsoever to proceed against Borrower, any other Guarantor or any other Person for reimbursement of any such payments except for those rights of each Guarantor under the Contribution Agreement; provided, however, each Guarantor agrees not to pursue or enforce any of its rights under the Contribution Agreement or otherwise and each Guarantor agrees not to make or receive any payment on account of the Contribution Agreement or otherwise so long as any of the Obligations remain unpaid or undischarged or any Lender has any obligation to make Loans or issue Letters of Credit. In the event any Guarantor shall receive any payment under or on account of the Contribution Agreement or otherwise, it shall hold such payment as trustee for Lender and be paid over to Lender on account of the indebtedness of Borrower to Lender but without reducing or affecting in any manner the liability of Guarantors under the other provisions of this Guaranty except to the extent the principal amount or other portion of such indebtedness shall have been reduced by such payment. In connection with the foregoing, Guarantors expressly waive any and all rights of subrogation to Lender against Borrower, any other Guarantor or any other Person, and Guarantors hereby waive any rights to enforce any remedy which Lender may have against Borrower, any other Guarantor or any other Person and any rights to participate in any collateral for Borrowers obligations under the Loan Documents. Guarantors hereby subordinate any and all indebtedness of Borrower or any other Guarantor now or hereafter owed to any Guarantor to all indebtedness of Borrower or any other Guarantor to Lender, and agree with Lender that (a) Guarantors shall not demand or accept any payment from Borrower or any other Guarantor on account of such indebtedness, (b) Guarantors shall not claim any offset or other reduction of Guarantors obligations hereunder because of any such indebtedness, and (c) Guarantors shall not take any action to obtain any interest in any of the security described in and encumbered by the Loan Documents because of any such indebtedness; provided, however, that, if Lender so requests, such indebtedness shall be collected, enforced and received by Guarantors as trustee for Lender and be paid over to Lender on account of the indebtedness of Borrower or such Guarantor to Lender, but without reducing or affecting in any manner the liability of Guarantors under the other provisions of this Guaranty except to the extent the principal amount or other portion of such outstanding indebtedness shall have been reduced by such payment.
5. Waiver of Defenses . Guarantors hereby agree that their obligations hereunder shall not be affected or impaired by, and hereby waive and agree not to assert or take advantage of any defense based on:
(a) (i) any change in the amount, interest rate or due date or other term of any of the obligations hereby guaranteed, (ii) any change in the time, place or manner of payment of all or any portion of the obligations hereby guaranteed, (iii) any amendment or waiver of, or consent to the departure from or other indulgence with respect to, the Credit Agreement, any other Loan Document, or any other document or instrument evidencing or relating to any obligations hereby
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guaranteed, or (iv) any waiver, renewal, extension, addition, or supplement to, or deletion from, or any other action or inaction under or in respect of, the Credit Agreement, any of the other Loan Documents, or any other documents, instruments or agreements relating to the obligations hereby guaranteed or any other instrument or agreement referred to therein or evidencing any obligations hereby guaranteed or any assignment or transfer of any of the foregoing;
(b) any subordination of the payment of the obligations hereby guaranteed to the payment of any other liability of Borrower or any other Person;
(c) any act or failure to act by Borrower or any other Person which may adversely affect any Guarantors subrogation rights, if any, against Borrower or any other Person to recover payments made under this Guaranty;
(d) any nonperfection or impairment of any security interest or other Lien on any collateral, if any, securing in any way any of the obligations hereby guaranteed;
(e) any application of sums paid by Borrower or any other Person with respect to the liabilities of Lender, regardless of what liabilities of the Borrower remain unpaid;
(f) any defense of Borrower, including without limitation, the invalidity, illegality or unenforceability of any of the Obligations;
(g) either with or without notice to Guarantors, any renewal, extension, modification, amendment or other changes in the Obligations, including but not limited to any material alteration of the terms of payment or performance of the Obligations;
(h) any statute of limitations in any action hereunder or for the collection of the Note or for the payment or performance of any obligation hereby guaranteed;
(i) the incapacity, lack of authority, death or disability of Borrower, any Guarantor or any other Person or entity, or the failure of Lender to file or enforce a claim against the estate (either in administration, bankruptcy or in any other proceeding) of Borrower or any Guarantor or any other Person or entity;
(j) the dissolution or termination of existence of Borrower, any Guarantor or any other Person or entity;
(k) the voluntary or involuntary liquidation, sale or other disposition of all or substantially all of the assets of Borrower or any Guarantor or any other Person or entity;
(l) the voluntary or involuntary receivership, insolvency, bankruptcy, assignment for the benefit of creditors, reorganization, assignment, composition, or readjustment of, or any similar proceeding affecting, Borrower or any Guarantor or any other Person or entity, or any of Borrowers or any Guarantors or any other Persons or entitys properties or assets;
(m) the damage, destruction, condemnation, foreclosure or surrender of all or any part of the Collateral, any Borrowing Base Property, any other Real Estate or any of the improvements located thereon;
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(n) the failure of Lender to give notice of the existence, creation or incurring of any new or additional indebtedness or obligation of Borrower or of any action or nonaction on the part of any other Person whomsoever in connection with any obligation hereby guaranteed;
(o) any failure or delay of Lender to commence an action against Borrower or any other Person, to assert or enforce any remedies against Borrower under the Note or the other Loan Documents, or to realize upon any security;
(p) any failure of any duty on the part of Lender to disclose to any Guarantor any facts it may now or hereafter know regarding Borrower (including, without limitation Borrowers financial condition), any other Person, the Collateral, or any other assets or liabilities of such Persons, whether such facts materially increase the risk to Guarantors or not (it being agreed that Guarantors assume responsibility for being informed with respect to such information);
(q) failure to accept or give notice of acceptance of this Guaranty by Lender;
(r) failure to make or give notice of presentment and demand for payment of any of the indebtedness or performance of any of the obligations hereby guaranteed;
(s) failure to make or give protest and notice of dishonor or of default to Guarantors or to any other party with respect to the indebtedness or performance of obligations hereby guaranteed;
(t) any and all other notices whatsoever to which Guarantors might otherwise be entitled;
(u) any lack of diligence by Lender in collection, protection or realization upon any collateral securing the payment of the indebtedness or performance of obligations hereby guaranteed;
(v) the invalidity or unenforceability of the Note, or any of the other Loan Documents, or any assignment or transfer of the foregoing;
(w) the compromise, settlement, release or termination of any or all of the obligations of Borrower under the Note or the other Loan Documents or the Hedge Obligations;
(x) any transfer by Borrower or any other Person of all or any part of the security encumbered by the Loan Documents;
(y) the failure of Lender to perfect any security or to extend or renew the perfection of any security; or
(z) to the fullest extent permitted by law, any other legal, equitable or surety defenses whatsoever to which Guarantors might otherwise be entitled, it being the intention that the obligations of Guarantors hereunder are absolute, unconditional and irrevocable.
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Each Guarantor understands that the exercise by Lender of certain rights and remedies may affect or eliminate such Guarantors right of subrogation against the Borrower, the other Guarantors or other Persons and that such Guarantor may therefore incur partially or totally nonreimbursable liability hereunder. Nevertheless, Guarantors hereby authorize and empower Lender, its successors, endorsees and assigns, to exercise in its or their sole discretion, any rights and remedies, or any combination thereof, which may then be available, it being the purpose and intent of Guarantors that the obligations hereunder shall be absolute, continuing, independent and unconditional under any and all circumstances. Notwithstanding any other provision of this Guaranty to the contrary, for so long as the Lock-Out Period is in existence, each Guarantor hereby waives and releases any claim or other rights which such Guarantor may now have or hereafter acquire against Borrower or any other Guarantor or other Person of all or any of the obligations of Guarantors hereunder that arise from the existence or performance of such Guarantors obligations under this Guaranty or any of the other Loan Documents, including, without limitation, any right of subrogation, reimbursement, exoneration, contribution or indemnification, whether or not such claim, remedy or right arises in equity or under contract, statute or common law, by any payment made hereunder or otherwise, including, without limitation, the right to take or receive from Borrower or any other Guarantor or other Person, directly or indirectly, in cash or other property or by setoff or in any other manner, payment or security on account of such claim or other rights, except for those rights of each Guarantor under the Contribution Agreement; provided, however, each Guarantor agrees not to pursue or enforce any of its rights under the Contribution Agreement and each Guarantor agrees not to make or receive any payment on account of the Contribution Agreement so long as any of the Obligations remain unpaid or undischarged or any Lender has any obligation to make Loans or issue Letters of Credit. In the event any Guarantor shall receive any payment under or on account of the Contribution Agreement, it shall hold such payment as trustee for Lender and be paid over to Lender on account of the indebtedness of Borrower to Lender but without reducing or affecting in any manner the liability of Guarantors under the other provisions of this Guaranty except to the extent the principal amount or other portion of such indebtedness shall have been reduced by such payment. Notwithstanding any other provision of the Guaranty to the contrary, each Guarantor waives and releases any right to participate in any claim or remedy of Lender against Borrower or any other Guarantor or other Person or any Collateral which Lender now has or hereafter acquires, whether or not such claim, remedy or right arises in equity or under contract, statute or common law, by any payment made hereunder or otherwise, including, without limitation, the right to take or receive from Borrower or any other Guarantor or other Person, directly or indirectly, in cash or other property or by setoff or in any other manner, payment or security on account of such claim or other rights,
6. Guaranty of Payment and Performance and Not of Collection . This is a guaranty of payment and performance and not of collection. The liability of Guarantors under this Guaranty shall be primary, direct and immediate and not conditional or contingent upon the pursuit of any remedies against Borrower or any other Person, nor against securities or liens available to Lender, its successors, successors in title, endorsees or assigns. Guarantors hereby waive any right to require that an action be brought against Borrower or any other Person or to require that resort be had to any security or to any balance of any deposit account or credit on the books of Lender in favor of Borrower or any other Person.
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7. Rights and Remedies of Lender . In the event of an Event of Default under the Note or the other Loan Documents, or any of them, that is continuing (it being understood that the Lender has no obligation to accept any cure after an Event of Default occurs), Lender shall have the right to enforce its rights, powers and remedies thereunder or hereunder or under any other Loan Document, in any order, and all rights, powers and remedies available to Lender in such event shall be nonexclusive and cumulative of all other rights, powers and remedies provided thereunder or hereunder or by law or in equity. Accordingly, Guarantors hereby authorize and empower Lender upon the occurrence and during the continuance of any Event of Default under the Note or the other Loan Documents, at its sole discretion, and without notice to Guarantors, to exercise any right or remedy which Lender may have, including, but not limited to, foreclosure, exercise of rights of power of sale, acceptance of a deed or assignment in lieu of foreclosure, appointment of a receiver, exercise of remedies against personal property, or enforcement of any assignment of leases, as to any security, whether real, personal or intangible. At any public or private sale of any security or collateral for any of the Obligations guaranteed hereby, whether by foreclosure or otherwise, Lender may, in its discretion, purchase all or any part of such security or collateral so sold or offered for sale for its own account and may apply against the amount bid therefor all or any part of the balance due it pursuant to the terms of the Note or any other Loan Document without prejudice to Lenders remedies hereunder against Guarantors for deficiencies. If the Obligations guaranteed hereby are partially paid by reason of the election of Lender to pursue any of the remedies available to Lender, or if such Obligations are otherwise partially paid, this Guaranty shall nevertheless remain in full force and effect, and Guarantors shall remain liable for the entire balance of the Obligations guaranteed hereby even though any rights which any Guarantor may have against Borrower or any other Person may be destroyed or diminished by the exercise of any such remedy.
8. Application of Payments . Guarantors hereby authorize Lender, without notice to Guarantors, to apply all payments and credits received from Borrower, any Guarantor or any other Person or realized from any security in such manner and in such priority as set forth in the Credit Agreement.
9. Business Failure, Bankruptcy or Insolvency . In the event of the business failure of any Guarantor or if there shall be pending any bankruptcy or insolvency case or proceeding with respect to any Guarantor under federal bankruptcy law or any other applicable law or in connection with the insolvency of any Guarantor, or if a liquidator, receiver, or trustee shall have been appointed for any Guarantor or any Guarantors properties or assets, Lender may file such proofs of claim and other papers or documents as may be necessary or advisable in order to have the claims of Lender allowed in any proceedings relative to such Guarantor, or any of such Guarantors properties or assets, and, irrespective of whether the indebtedness or other obligations of Borrower guaranteed hereby shall then be due and payable, by declaration or otherwise, Lender shall be entitled and empowered to file and prove a claim for the whole amount of any sums or sums owing with respect to the indebtedness or other obligations of Borrower guaranteed hereby, and to collect and receive any moneys or other property payable or deliverable on any such claim. Guarantors covenant and agree that upon the commencement of a voluntary or involuntary bankruptcy proceeding by or against Borrower, Guarantors shall not seek a supplemental stay or otherwise pursuant to 11 U.S.C. §105 or any other provision of the Bankruptcy Code, as amended, or any other debtor relief law (whether statutory, common law, case law, or otherwise) of any jurisdiction whatsoever, now or hereafter in effect, which may be or become applicable, to stay, interdict, condition, reduce or inhibit the ability of Lender to enforce any rights of Lender against Guarantors by virtue of this Guaranty or otherwise.
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10. Covenants of Guarantors . Guarantors hereby covenant and agree with Lender that until all indebtedness guaranteed hereby has been completely repaid and all obligations and undertakings of Borrower under, by reason of, or pursuant to the Note and the other Loan Documents have been completely performed and Lender has no further obligation to make Loans or issue Letters of Credit, Guarantors will comply with any and all covenants applicable to Guarantors set forth in the Credit Agreement and the Contribution Agreement.
11. Rights of Set-off . Regardless of the adequacy of any collateral, during the continuance of any Event of Default under the Note or the other Loan Documents, Lender may at any time and without notice to Guarantors, but subject to the prior written approval of Agent, set-off and apply the whole or any portion or portions of any or all deposits (general or specific, time or demand, provisional or final, regardless of currency, maturity, or branch of Lender where the deposits are held) now or hereafter held by Lender or other sums credited by or due from any Lender to any Guarantor and any securities or other property of the Guarantors in the possession of such Lender against amounts payable under this Guaranty, whether or not any other person or persons could also withdraw money therefrom.
12. Changes in Writing; No Revocation . This Guaranty may not be changed orally, and no obligation of any Guarantor can be released or waived by Lender except as provided in Sections 5.4 or 27 of the Credit Agreement. This Guaranty shall be irrevocable by Guarantors until all indebtedness guaranteed hereby has been completely repaid and all obligations and undertakings of Borrower under, by reason of, or pursuant to the Note, the Letters of Credit and the other Loan Documents have been completely performed and the Lenders have no further obligation to advance Loans or issue Letters of Credit under the Credit Agreement.
13. Notices . Each notice, demand, election or request provided for or permitted to be given pursuant to this Guaranty (hereinafter in this Section 13 referred to as Notice), but specifically excluding to the maximum extent permitted by law any notices of the institution or commencement of foreclosure proceedings, must be in writing and shall be deemed to have been properly given or served by personal delivery or by sending same by overnight courier or by depositing same in the United States Mail, postpaid and registered or certified, return receipt requested, or as expressly permitted herein, by telegraph, telecopy, telefax or telex, and addressed as follows:
If to the Agent or KeyBank:
KeyBank National Association
1200 Abernathy Road, Suite 1550
Atlanta, Georgia 30328
Attention: Tom Schmitt
Telecopy No.: (770) 510-2195
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and
KeyBank National Association
4910 Tiedeman Road, 3rd Floor
Brooklyn, Ohio 44144
Attn: Real Estate Capital Services
and
Dentons US LLP
Suite 5300
303 Peachtree Street, N.E.
Atlanta, Georgia 30308
Attn: William F. Timmons, Esq.
Telecopy No.: (404) 527-4198
If to the Guarantors:
Condor Hospitality Limited Partnership
4800 Montgomery Lane, Suite 220
Bethesda, Maryland 20814
Attn: Jonathan J. Gantt
Telecopy No.:
With a copy to:
McGrath North Mullin & Kratz, PC LLO
First National Tower, Suite 3700
1601 Dodge Street
Omaha, Nebraska 68102
Attn: Jason D. Benson, Esq.
Telecopy No.: (402) 952-6864
Each Notice shall be effective upon being personally delivered or upon being sent by overnight courier or upon being deposited in the United States Mail as aforesaid, or if transmitted by telegraph, telecopy, telefax or telex is permitted, upon being sent and confirmation of receipt. The time period in which a response to such Notice must be given or any action taken with respect thereto (if any), however, shall commence to run from the date of receipt if personally delivered or sent by overnight courier, or if so deposited in the United States Mail, the earlier of three (3) Business Days following such deposit or the date of receipt as disclosed on the return receipt. Rejection or other refusal to accept or the inability to deliver because of changed address for which no notice was given shall be deemed to be receipt of the Notice sent. By giving at least fifteen (15) days prior Notice thereof, Borrower, Guarantors or Lenders shall have the right from time to time and at any time during the term of this Guaranty to change their respective addresses and each shall have the right to specify as its address any other address within the United States of America
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14. Governing Law . GUARANTORS ACKNOWLEDGE AND AGREE, PURSUANT TO NEW YORK GENERAL OBLIGATIONS LAW SECTION 5-1401, THAT THIS GUARANTY AND THE OBLIGATIONS OF GUARANTORS HEREUNDER SHALL BE GOVERNED BY AND INTERPRETED AND DETERMINED IN ACCORDANCE WITH THE LAWS OF THE STATE OF NEW YORK.
15. CONSENT TO JURISDICTION; WAIVERS . EACH GUARANTOR HEREBY IRREVOCABLY AND UNCONDITIONALLY (A) SUBMITS TO PERSONAL JURISDICTION IN THE STATE OF NEW YORK OVER ANY SUIT, ACTION OR PROCEEDING ARISING OUT OF OR RELATING TO THIS GUARANTY, AND (B) WAIVES ANY AND ALL PERSONAL RIGHTS UNDER THE LAWS OF ANY STATE (I) TO THE RIGHT, IF ANY, TO TRIAL BY JURY(LENDER HAVING ALSO WAIVED SUCH RIGHT TO TRIAL BY JURY), (II) TO OBJECT TO JURISDICTION WITHIN THE STATE OF NEW YORK OR VENUE IN ANY PARTICULAR FORUM WITHIN THE STATE OF NEW YORK, AND (III) TO THE RIGHT, IF ANY, TO CLAIM OR RECOVER ANY SPECIAL, EXEMPLARY, PUNITIVE OR CONSEQUENTIAL DAMAGES OR ANY DAMAGES OTHER THAN OR IN ADDITION TO ACTUAL DAMAGES. EACH LENDER IRREVOCABLY AND UNCONDITIONALLY WAIVES ANY AND ALL RIGHTS UNDER THE LAWS OF ANY STATE TO THE RIGHT, IF ANY, TO TRIAL BY JURY. EACH GUARANTOR HEREBY WAIVES ITS RIGHTS TO PERSONAL SERVICE AND AGREES THAT, IN ADDITION TO ANY METHODS OF SERVICE OF PROCESS PROVIDED FOR UNDER APPLICABLE LAW, ALL SERVICE OF PROCESS IN ANY SUCH SUIT, ACTION OR PROCEEDING MAY BE MADE BY CERTIFIED OR REGISTERED MAIL, RETURN RECEIPT REQUESTED, DIRECTED TO SUCH GUARANTOR AT THE ADDRESS SET FORTH IN PARAGRAPH 13 ABOVE, AND SERVICE SO MADE SHALL BE COMPLETE FIVE (5) DAYS AFTER THE SAME SHALL BE SO MAILED. NOTHING CONTAINED HEREIN, HOWEVER, SHALL PREVENT LENDER FROM BRINGING ANY SUIT, ACTION OR PROCEEDING OR EXERCISING ANY RIGHTS AGAINST ANY SECURITY AND AGAINST ANY GUARANTOR PERSONALLY, AND AGAINST ANY PROPERTY OF ANY GUARANTOR, WITHIN ANY OTHER STATE. INITIATING SUCH SUIT, ACTION OR PROCEEDING OR TAKING SUCH ACTION IN ANY STATE SHALL IN NO EVENT CONSTITUTE A WAIVER OF THE AGREEMENT CONTAINED HEREIN THAT THE LAWS OF THE STATE OF NEW YORK SHALL GOVERN THE RIGHTS AND OBLIGATIONS OF GUARANTORS AND LENDER HEREUNDER OR OF THE SUBMISSION HEREIN MADE BY GUARANTORS TO PERSONAL JURISDICTION WITHIN THE STATE OF NEW YORK. EACH GUARANTOR HEREBY WAIVES ANY OBJECTION THAT IT MAY NOW OR HEREAFTER HAVE TO THE VENUE OF ANY SUCH SUIT OR ANY SUCH COURT OR THAT SUCH SUIT IS BROUGHT IN AN INCONVENIENT COURT. EACH GUARANTOR CERTIFIES THAT NO REPRESENTATIVE, AGENT OR ATTORNEY OF ANY LENDER HAS REPRESENTED, EXPRESSLY OR OTHERWISE, THAT SUCH LENDER WOULD NOT, IN THE EVENT OF LITIGATION, SEEK TO ENFORCE THE FOREGOING WAIVERS AND ACKNOWLEDGE THAT LENDER HAS BEEN INDUCED TO ENTER INTO THIS GUARANTY AND THE OTHER LOAN DOCUMENTS TO WHICH THEY ARE PARTIES BY, AMONG OTHER THINGS, THE WAIVERS AND CERTIFICATIONS CONTAINED IN THIS PARAGRAPH 15. EACH GUARANTOR ACKNOWLEDGES THAT THEY HAVE HAD AN OPPORTUNITY TO REVIEW THIS PARAGRAPH 15 WITH THEIR LEGAL COUNSEL AND THAT SUCH GUARANTOR AGREES TO THE FOREGOING AS THEIR FREE, KNOWING AND VOLUNTARY ACT.
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16. Successors and Assigns . The provisions of this Guaranty shall be binding upon Guarantors and their respective heirs, successors, successors in title, legal representatives, and assigns, and shall inure to the benefit of Lender, its successors, successors in title, legal representatives and assigns, and the holders of the Hedge Obligations. No Guarantor shall assign or transfer any of its rights or obligations under this Guaranty without the prior written consent of Lender.
17. Assignment by Lender . This Guaranty is assignable by Lender in whole or in part in conjunction with any assignment of the Note or portions thereof, and any assignment hereof or any transfer or assignment of the Note or portions thereof by Lender shall operate to vest in any such assignee the rights and powers, in whole or in part, as appropriate, herein conferred upon and granted to Lender.
18. Severability . If any term or provision of this Guaranty shall be determined to be illegal or unenforceable, all other terms and provisions hereof shall nevertheless remain effective and shall be enforced to the fullest extent permitted by law.
19. Disclosure . Guarantors agree that in addition to disclosures made in accordance with standard banking practices, any Lender may disclose information obtained by such Lender pursuant to this Guaranty to assignees or participants and potential assignees or participants hereunder subject to the terms and provisions of the Credit Agreement.
20. No Unwritten Agreements . THIS GUARANTY REPRESENTS THE FINAL AGREEMENT BETWEEN THE PARTIES AND MAY NOT BE CONTRADICTED BY EVIDENCE OF PRIOR, CONTEMPORANEOUS OR SUBSEQUENT ORAL AGREEMENTS OF THE PARTIES. THERE ARE NO UNWRITTEN ORAL AGREEMENTS BETWEEN THE PARTIES.
21. Time of the Essence . Time is of the essence with respect to each and every covenant, agreement and obligation of Guarantors under this Guaranty.
22. Ratification . Guarantors do hereby restate, reaffirm and ratify each and every warranty and representation regarding Guarantors or their Subsidiaries set forth in the Credit Agreement as if the same were more fully set forth herein.
23. Joint and Several Liability . Each of the Guarantors covenants and agrees that each and every covenant and obligation of Guarantors hereunder shall be the joint and several obligations of each of the Guarantors.
24. Fair Consideration . The Guarantors represent that the Guarantors are engaged in common business enterprises related to those of the Borrower and each Guarantor will derive substantial direct or indirect economic benefit from the effectiveness and existence of the Credit Agreement.
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25. Counterparts . This Guaranty and any amendment hereof may be executed in several counterparts and by each party on a separate counterpart, each of which when so executed and delivered shall be an original, and all of which together shall constitute one instrument. In proving this Guaranty it shall not be necessary to produce or account for more than one such counterpart signed by the party against whom enforcement is sought.
26. Condition of Borrower . Without reliance on any information supplied by the Lender, each Guarantor has independently taken, and will continue to take, whatever steps it deems necessary to evaluate the financial condition and affairs of the Borrower or any collateral, and the Lender shall not have any duty to advise any Guarantor of information at any time known to the Lender regarding such financial condition or affairs or any collateral.
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IN WITNESS WHEREOF, Guarantors have executed this Guaranty under seal as of the day and year first above written.
GUARANTORS: | ||||
CONDOR HOSPITALITY REIT TRUST , a Maryland real estate investment trust | ||||
By: | /s/ Jonathan J. Gantt |
Name: | Jonathan J. Gantt | |||
Title: |
Vice President |
CONDOR HOSPITALITY TRUST, INC. , a Maryland corporation | ||
By: | /s/ Jonathan J. Gantt |
Name: | Jonathan J. Gantt | |
Title: | Senior Vice President & Chief Financial | |
Officer |
TRS LEASING, INC. , a Virginia corporation |
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By: | /s/ Jonathan J. Gantt |
Name: | Jonathan J. Gantt | |
Title: | Vice President |
SPPR-SOUTH BEND, LLC , a Delaware limited liability company | ||||||
By: | Condor Hospitality Limited Partnership, a Virginia limited partnership, its manager | |||||
By: | Condor Hospitality REIT Trust, a Maryland real estate investment trust, its general partner | |||||
By: | /s/ Jonathan J. Gantt |
Name: | Jonathan J. Gantt | |||||
Title: | Vice President |
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CDOR SAN SPRING, LLC , a Delaware limited liability company |
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By: | /s/ Jonathan J. Gantt |
Name: | Jonathan J. Gantt | |
Title: | Vice President |
TRS SAN SPRING, LLC , a Delaware limited liability company | ||
By: | /s/ Jonathan J. Gantt |
Name: | Jonathan J. Gantt | |
Title: | Vice President |
SPPR-DOWELL, LLC , a Delaware limited liability company | ||||
By: | SPPR-Dowell Holdings, Inc., a Delaware corporation, its manager | |||
By: | /s/ Jonathan J. Gantt |
Name: | Jonathan J. Gantt | |||
Title: | Vice President |
SPPR-DOWELL HOLDINGS, INC. , a Delaware corporation | ||
By: | /s/ Jonathan J. Gantt |
Name: | Jonathan J. Gantt | |
Title: | Vice President |
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SPPR-DOWELL TRS SUBSIDIARY, LLC , a Delaware limited liability company | ||||
By: | Condor Hospitality REIT Trust, a Maryland real estate investment trust, its manager | |||
By: | /s/ Jonathan J. Gantt |
Name: | Jonathan J. Gantt | |||
Title: | Vice President |
SOLOMONS BEACON INN LIMITED PARTNERSHIP , a Maryland limited partnership | ||||
By: |
Solomons GP, LLC, a Delaware limited liability company, its general partner | |||
By: | /s/ Jonathan J. Gantt |
Name: | Jonathan J. Gantt | |||
Title: | Vice President |
SOLOMONS GP, LLC , a Delaware limited liability company | ||
By: |
/s/ Jonathan J. Gantt |
Name: | Jonathan J. Gantt | |
Title: | Vice President |
TRS SUBSIDIARY, LLC , a Delaware limited liability company | ||
By: |
/s/ Jonathan J. Gantt |
Name: | Jonathan J. Gantt | |
Title: | Vice President |
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SPPR-HOTELS, LLC, a Delaware limited liability company | ||||
By: | SPPR Holdings, Inc., a Delaware corporation, its manager | |||
By: | /s/ Jonathan J. Gantt |
Name: | Jonathan J. Gantt | |||
Title: | Vice President |
SPPR HOLDINGS, INC. , a Delaware corporation | ||
By: |
/s/ Jonathan J. Gantt |
Name: | Jonathan J. Gantt | |
Title: | Vice President |
SPPR TRS SUBSIDIARY, LLC , a Delaware limited liability company | ||||
By: |
TRS Leasing, Inc., a Virginia corporation, its manager | |||
By: | /s/ Jonathan J. Gantt |
Name: | Jonathan J. Gantt | |||
Title: | Vice President |
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Lender joins in the execution of this Guaranty for the sole and limited purpose of evidencing its agreement to waiver of the right to trial by jury contained in Paragraph 15 hereof and Section 25 of the Credit Agreement.
KEYBANK NATIONAL ASSOCIATION, as Agent for the Lenders | ||
By: | /s/ Jennifer L. Power |
Name: | Jennifer L. Power | |
Title: | Vice President |
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